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Supervisors entertain idea of using trust fund

interest for possible operations shortfall
Artesia receives go-ahead on emergency siren project By law, su-
pervisors can
new base amount for next year’s
calculation.
BY YUE STELLA YU If they decide such, supervi- The trust fund was estab- withdraw up to Supervisors approved
syu@cdispatch.com sors would be diverging from lished following the sale of Bap- 3 percent of the Wednesday an annual with-
the tradition of designating the tist Memorial Hospital-Golden fund balance — drawal of $1,119,492, the larg-
Lowndes County Board of money solely for capital im- Triangle in 2006. Supervisors evaluated Aug. est withdrawal to date.
Supervisors discussed at a provement projects. invested all $30 million from 31 each year — The $1.1 million, Billingsley
Wednesday meeting the pos- The discussion came about the fund into stocks and bonds to “improve the Billingsley said, can be used to prevent a
sibility of using gains from the after supervisors, who serve under state law in 2013 (estab- county” as long fiscal shortfall at the end of the
county’s $30 million-plus trust as fund trustees, learned from lished specifically for the Lown- as the withdrawal doesn’t de- year when county funds begin
fund in case the county experi- outgoing County Administrator des County trust fund) and have plete the corpus, or principal. to dry up and tax collections
ences a financial shortfall near Ralph Billingsley the use of the witnessed the investment grow Following the withdrawal, the have yet to arrive.
the end of the year. funds is at their discretion. for most of the past seven years. rest of the balance becomes the See SUPES, 3A

OCH shows $3.2M Hundreds of absentee ballots already

operational requested, cast for general election
deficit in 2020; Barksdale, Rook both say
budgets surplus voter turnout promises to
for 2021 be high amid pandemic,
presidential race
Hospital expects more
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
inpatient, clinic visits ialtman@cdispatch.com

over next 12 months There are more than

BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
OCH Regional
Medical Center op-
erated at a deficit of
$3.2 million for Fis-
cal Year 2020, which
ended Wednesday,
according to budget
documents present-
ed at Tuesday’s spe- Russell
cial-call board of trustees meeting.
Some of the deficit came from
the increase in tax deductions out-
pacing revenue growth by more
than $2 million. However, some rev-
enue losses came from public fear
of catching COVID-19, Chief Finan-
cial Officer Susan Russell said.
“We’ve heard multiple depart-
ment directors say that people are
delaying care because of COVID,”
she said.
Russell and OCH CEO Jim Jack-
son could not be reached for com-
ment Wednesday when asked if
they expect the hospital to make up
that lost revenue during Fiscal Year
2021. The budget, which the trust-
ees approved unanimously on Tues-
See OCH, 3A
40,672 registered voters
in Lowndes County, with
more people registering
every day, Circuit Clerk Te-
resa Barksdale said.
“And I think they’ve
all been in the office this
Barksdale
week,” she told Columbus
Exchange Club, of which Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff
she is a member, at its Taneisha Malone, a deputy clerk at Lowndes County Circuit Clerk’s Office, assists
weekly meeting at Lion a voter with an absentee application and ballot at the Lowndes County Court-
Hills Center on Thursday. house Thursday afternoon. Circuit Clerk Teresa Barksdale spoke with Columbus
The deadline to register Exchange Club Thursday about the absentee voting process, including the Monday
for the Nov. 3 general elec- deadline and the many requirements for the absentee ballots to be counted.
tion is Monday. With both “We have seen a substantial turnout ing on, many voters fitting state require-
a special runoff election Rook for absentee voting so far, and we antici- ments — 65 or older, have a disability,
to fill the recently vacated pate … turnout to remain consistent until required to work during Election Day
House District 37 seat in the state Leg- Election Day,” he said. or will be outside the county on Election
islature next week and the presidential Oktibbeha County also has a special Day — have opted to vote absentee, they
election coming up, Barksdale said, the runoff election to fill the recently vacated said.
clerks in her office have been extremely District 15 Senate seat. The deadline to “I also believe there’s more interest
busy this week. As of Wednesday, they register for that and the District 37 House this year compared to previous elections,
had received 1,100 requests for absentee race have already passed, but absentee and these are the two driving forces be-
ballots for the general election alone. voting for those runoffs also is underway. hind the increased turnout this year,”
In Oktibbeha County, which has more Presidential election years almost al-
than 30,000 registered voters, Circuit Rook said.
ways see twice the turnout that state or
Clerk Tony Rook told The Dispatch his Though those wanting to vote absen-
local elections do, Barksdale said during
office has received about 800 or 900 re- tee may do so by mail — and, in a change
her presentation at Exchange Club, but
quests for general election absentee bal- she and Rook both said this year’s turn- from previous years, can have their en-
lots since circuit clerks’ offices through- out promises to be high even by those velope postmarked on or before Election
out the state began receiving the ballots standards. Day and still counted as long as it is re-
last week. With the COVID-19 pandemic still go- See BALLOTS, 3A

Jeana Whitacre,
left, and Cindy Columbus nurse practitioner beats
Robertson pose
for a portrait in
their office at
cancer with upbeat, tenacious attitude
Baptist Memorial
Hospital-Golden Whitacre: ‘We refuse to let it beat us’
Triangle Family
Medicine clinic
BY YUE STELLA YU nurse slowly pushed the
in Columbus on syu@cdispatch.com bright-red Adriamycin
fluid — nicknamed “Red BREAST CANCER

J
Thursday. The
pair of friends eana Whitacre dread- Devil” — into her veins. AWARENESS MONTH
are both breast ed the “Red Devil.” “When they got it out
cancer survivors During the sum- to put in my IV,” she said,
and nurse practi- mer of 2019, she sat on “I was like, ‘Oh, here we
tioners. They have
her chemotherapy chair go.’” like lump in her right
known each other
for 14 years. in Birmingham, Ala- A few months before, breast when she was
Yue Stella Yu/Dispatch Staff bama, and watched as the Whitacre had felt a pearl- See WHITACRE, 6A

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Trump says he and first lady tested positive for coronavirus

White House physician said the president is expected to continue The diagnosis marks a dev-
astating blow for a president
paign schedule, but with small,
socially distanced crowds. He
carrying out his duties ‘without disruption’ while recovering who has been trying desper-
ately to convince the Ameri-
also regularly wears a mask
in public, something Trump
BY JILL COLVIN said he and Mrs. Trump were We will begin our quarantine can public that the worst of the mocked him for at Tuesday
AND ZEKE MILLER quarantining. The White House and recovery process immedi- pandemic is behind them. In night’s debate.
The Associated Press physician said the president is ately,” Trump tweeted just be- the best of cases, if he develops “I don’t wear masks like
expected to continue carrying fore 1 a.m. “We will get through no symptoms, which can in- him,” Trump said of Biden.
WA S H I N G - out his duties “without disrup- this TOGETHER!” clude fever, cough and breath- “Every time you see him, he’s
TON — Pres- tion” while recovering. Trump was last seen by re- ing trouble, it will likely force got a mask. He could be speak-
ident Donald Still, Trump’s diagnosis porters returning to the White him off the campaign trail just ing 200 feet away from me, and
Trump said early was sure to have a destabiliz- House on Thursday evening weeks before the election and he shows up with the biggest
Friday that he ing effect in Washington and and did not appear visibly ill. puts his participation in the mask I’ve ever seen.”
and first lady Me- around the world, raising ques- Trump is 74 years old, putting second presidential debate, There was no immediate
lania Trump have tions about how far the virus him at higher risk of serious scheduled for Oct. 15 in Miami, comment from the Biden cam-
tested positive had spread through the high- complications from a virus that into doubt. paign on whether the former
Trump
for the coronavi- est levels of the U.S. govern- has infected more than 7 mil- Trump’s handling of the vice president had been tested
rus, a stunning announcement ment. Hours before Trump an- lion people nationwide. pandemic has already been since appearing at the debate
that plunges the country deep- nounced he had contracted the The president’s physician a major flashpoint in his race with Trump or whether he was
er into uncertainty just a month virus, the White House said a said in a memo that Trump against Democrat Joe Biden, taking any additional safety
before the presidential election. top aide who had traveled with and the first lady, who is 50, who spent much of the summer protocols. Trump and Biden
Trump, who has spent much him during the week had tested “are both well at this time” and off the campaign trail and at did not shake hands during
of the year downplaying the positive. “plan to remain at home within his home in Delaware because the debate, but stood without
threat of a virus that has killed “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I the White House during their of the virus. Biden has since masks about 10 feet apart for
more than 205,000 Americans, tested positive for COVID-19. convalescence.” resumed a more active cam- the 90-minute event.

High demand for flu shots?

Experts hope to avoid ‘twindemic’
‘This year I think everyone is wanting
to get their vaccine and maybe
wanting it earlier than usual’
Dr. Daniel Jernigan of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
BY LAURAN NEERGAARD
AP Medical Writer
October is prime time
for flu vaccinations, and
the U.S. and Europe are
gearing up for what ex-
perts hope is high de-
mand as countries seek to
avoid a “twindemic” with
COVID-19.
“There’s considerable
concern as we enter the
fall and winter months
and into the flu season
that we’ll have that dread-
ed overlap” of flu and the
coronavirus, Dr. Anthony
Fauci of the U.S. National
Institutes of Health said
Thursday. He got his own
flu shot earlier this week.
A record number of flu
vaccine doses are on the
way, between 194 million
and 198 million for the
U.S. alone — seemingly
plenty considering last
year just under half of
adults got vaccinated and
there usually are leftovers.
Still, there’s no way
to know how many will
seek shots this year and
some people occasionally
are finding drugstores or
clinics temporarily out of
stock.
Be patient: Flu vaccine
ships gradually. Less than
half has been distributed
so far, and the CDC and
manufacturers say more is
in transit.
“This year I think ev-
eryone is wanting to get
their vaccine and maybe
wanting it earlier than usu-
al,” Dr. Daniel Jernigan of
the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
told The Associated Press.
“If you’re not able to get
your vaccination now,
don’t get frustrated” but
keep trying.
Pharmaceutical giant
Sanofi Pasteur, which is
supplying nearly 250 mil-
lion doses worldwide in-
cluding 80 million for the
U.S., says it has shipments
staggered into November.
Vaccine maker Seqi-
rus is exploring if it could
squeeze out “a limited
number of additional dos-
es” to meet high demand,
said spokeswoman Polina
Miklush.
Brewing flu vaccine is
time-consuming. Once
production ends for the
year, countries can’t sim-
ply order more — making
for a stressful balancing
act as they guess how
many people will roll up
their sleeves.
Germany usually buys
18 million to 19 million
doses, and this year or-
dered more. As German
Health Minister Jens
Spahn put it: “If we man-
age, together, to get the flu
vaccination rate so high
that all 26 million doses
are actually used, then
I’d be a very happy health
minister.”
Spain purchased extra
doses in hopes of vaccinat-
ing far more older adults
and pregnant women
than usual, along with key
workers in health facilities
and nursing homes.
In contrast, Poland,
which last year had
100,000 doses go unused,
didn’t anticipate this fall’s
high demand and is seek-
ing more.
The good news: The
same precautions that help
stop spread of the corona-
virus — wearing masks,
avoiding crowds, washing
your hands and keeping
your distance — can help
block influenza, too.

AREA OBITUARIES
COMMERCIAL DISPATCH is in charge of arrange- Vera Bland, Edward J. both of Columbus,
OBITUARY POLICY ments. Deal Jr. and Eddie Deal; Angela Gray of Craw-
Obituaries with basic informa-
tion including visitation and
Mr. Deal was born and siblings, Lawrence ford, Irene Dancy of
service times, are provided Sept. 1, 1932, in Nox- Deal, Emmitt Bailey Brooksville and Lakee-
free of charge. Extended ubee County, to the and Rev. Thomas Earl ta Harris of Indianap-
obituaries with a photograph, late Annie Bailey and Deal. olis, Indiana; siblings,
detailed biographical informa- Willie L. Deal. He was He is survived by Mary Ford of Chicago,
tion and other details families formerly employed with his wife, Cora Jean Illinois, Willie Bell Deal
may wish to include, are avail- Beneke Corporation Coleman of Columbus;
able for a fee. Obituaries must of New Orleans, Esther
and as a farmer. He was children, Daniel Deal
be submitted through funeral
a member of Pleasant of Savannah, Georgia, Long of Tuscaloosa,
homes unless the deceased’s Alabama, James Bailey
body has been donated to Grove Full Gospel Pearlie Deal of Cin-
science. If the deceased’s Church. cinnati, Ohio, Richard Sr. of Columbus and
body was donated to science, In addition to his Deal of Nashville, Ten- Calvin Deal of Gon-
the family must provide official parents, he was pre- nessee, Johnny Dixon, zales, Louisiana; 23,
proof of death. Please submit
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all obituaries on the form pro-
vided by The Commercial Dis-
wife, Lauretha S. Deal; Macon, Pamela Bran- great-grandchildren.
patch. Free notices must be children, Debra Deal, don, Natashea Brown See OBITUARIES, 5A
submitted to the newspaper
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prior for publication Tuesday
through Friday; no later than 4
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edition; and no later than 7:30
a.m. for the Monday edition.
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Edward Deal Sr.

COLUMBUS — Ed-
ward “Ed” James Deal
Sr., 88,
died Sept.
22, 2020, at
her resi-
dence.
Grave-
sides
services
will be at Deal Sr.
11 a.m.
Saturday,
in Pleasant Grove Full
Gospel Church Cem-
etery, with John Cox
officiating. Visitation is
from 2-6 p.m. today, at
Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices. Carter’s Funeral
Services of Columbus
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Supes
Continued from Page 1A
“We are always tight on funds
in November, December,” said
Billingsley, who officially retired
from his position on Thursday.
“This would go toward covering
whatever that shortfall is.”
According to a legislation
signed into law in 2014, the funds
“shall be available for appropria-
tion and spending on designated
‘special’ projects or purposes, as
determined by the supervisors.”
The use of the withdrawn funds
each year is at the supervisors’
discretion, meaning they can use
it however they see fit, said Sen.
Chuck Younger (R-Columbus)
after consulting an attorney for
the Senate.
There is no written policy at
the county level dictating the
investment of that money, Bill-
ingsley said. But traditionally,
supervisors have always invest-
ed the withdrawn profit in capital
improvement projects, and he
still recommends doing so. The
county has roughly $1 million in
the bank reserved for capital im-
provement projects, and the $1.1
million this year would grow that
fund.
This year’s withdrawal, Bill-
ingsley said, could go toward the
debt payments on the county’s
$2.6 million horse park complex
or the sports complex, on which
the county pays a $100,000 note
each year for roughly eight years.
Some supervisors told The
Dispatch they would support
the idea of using the withdrawn
funds to fill the year-end financial
gap and replenish the capital im-
provement funds later using tax
revenue collected in the spring.
The method, said both John
Holliman of District 3 and Leroy
Brooks of District 5, would al-
low the county to borrow money
from its own bank account for fi-
nancial shortfalls without paying
any interest.
“Instead of borrowing short-
term (loans), we can use that
money to get us till January and
February after the taxes come
in,” Holliman said. “Then we put
that money in that fund, and we
use it for capital improvements.”
District 4 Supervisor Jeff
Smith told The Dispatch he
thinks reserving the money for
a shortfall would also be a good
idea.
“Rather than go borrowing
money and pay interest on it,
that money could be used until
the money comes in from the tax
returns and allow us to replenish
that money back into its origi-
nal account,” he said. “It makes
sense. … I 100 percent support
it.”
District 2 Supervisor Trip
Hairston, however, said rely-
ing on the withdrawal to fill the
shortfall would be “irresponsi-
ble.”
“You don’t know what that
draw could be,” he said. “We may
not have $1 million to draw from.
You certainly don’t want to have
that as an ongoing budget item
of revenue you depend on every
year.”
Holliman said he thinks the
supervisors will decide on an in-
vestment plan by Oct. 15.
District 1 Supervisor Harry
Sanders did not return The Dis-
patch’s inquiry about the matter.
Record withdrawal
The growth in this year’s
profits, Billingsley said, is due
to a robust stock market during
the past year and a solid fund
balance from last year.
The fund balance as of Aug.
31 was $37.3 million, which rep-
resents a 10.6-percent increase
from the $34.8 million last year.
With $1.1 million withdrawn —
the maximum amount super-
visors can withdraw this year
— the new corpus will be $36.2
million.
The investment, Billingsley
said, is worthwhile.
“We have a real nice gain
on the investment,” Billingsley
said. “It’s been a game changer
for us.”
Over the past seven years,
Billingsley said, the funds have
generated roughly $12 million
in profit. Since 2014, supervi-
sors have withdrawn more than
$6 million from the trust fund.
“By growing the fund, we
can somewhat keep up with in-
flation,” he said. “And the buy-
ing power on (the funds) we can
pull out will still be good.”
In previous years, the county
withdrew money from the trust
fund to improve county-owned
buildings, build a new E911
center and renovate the soccer
complex in downtown Colum-
bus, The Dispatch reported.
During Wednesday’s meet-
ing, Sanders asked Billingsley if
trustees can withdraw the funds
six months after the evaluation
date — the longest they can
wait — instead of right away.
Billingsley, however, advised
against it. Withdrawing the $1.1
million and depositing it in the
county’s bank account would
guarantee 2.83 percent of inter-
est earnings, he said, but with-
out knowing what the market
would look like in six months,
leaving the funds invested
could be risky.
“None of us can judge what
the performance is going to be,”
he said.
Supes table public defender
pay raise, approves funding
for Artesia emergency siren
In other business, supervi-
sors tabled a request from Cir-
cuit Court Judge Jim Kitchens
for a pay raise for his five public
defenders.
The last raise for public de-
fenders was in 2010, when their
monthly pay rose from $2,744 to
$3,248, according to Kitchens’
notes. They received a “cost of
living raise” of $104 a month,
along with other county employ-
ees, in 2017. Their annual salary
now sits at $38,976, an amount
not including health insurance
and benefits.
Kitchens said the pay raise
would be “appropriate,” espe-
cially considering the public
defenders’ workload and their
good performance.
“In the old days, (public de-
fenders) didn’t have to do a lot
in the lower courts,” he said.
“There’s more responsibility
on the … public defenders and
retail councils to do preliminary
hearings and matters like that.”
Supervisors decided to table
the discussion until January,
citing concerns that the raise
would be an unbudgeted item.
The county approved its Fiscal
Year 2021 budget Sept. 15.
Pushing the issue until next
year is because January is the
beginning of a new cycle for ser-
vices such as Medicare, social
security and retirement, Sand-
ers told The Dispatch.
In other business, super-
visors unanimously voted to
commit to a grant match to fund
an emergency siren in Artesia,
which the town of roughly 700
people direly needs, said Arte-
sia Mayor Jimmy Sanders.
The siren in town was bro-
ken a year and a half ago, Jim-
my Sanders told The Dispatch.
Whenever a storm rolled in,
he said, he relied on calls from
Emergency Management Ser-
vices Director Cindy Lawrence.
“Every time something
would start up, she would give
us a call and we would try to in-
form the community,” he said.
The grant, issued by the
U.S. Department of Agricul-
ture Rural Development and
approved last week, would cov-
er a total cost of up to $26,000,
said George Crawford of the
Golden Triangle Planning and
Development District. The fed-
eral government will shoulder
75 percent of the cost, and the
county will afford the rest. Jim-
my Sanders told The Dispatch
the estimated total cost of the si-
ren system is roughly $24,000,
which means the county is on
the hook for roughly $6,000.

OCH
Continued from Page 1A
day, projects a $709,000
operational surplus even
as the COVID-19 pandem-
ic continues.
The budget is based on
projected numbers of pro-
cedures and patient days,
which Russell acknowl-
edged are difficult to pre-
dict due to the pandemic.
Predicted increases in
procedures, patient days
and resulting revenue
during FY 2021 include
the divisions of respirato-
ry therapy and labor and
delivery. Meanwhile, few-
er emergency room and
physical therapy visits are
expected, as the hospital
has seen so far during the
pandemic.
The $3.2 million oper-
ational deficit far exceeds
the $260,000 shortfall the
FY 2020 budget project-
ed, according to the docu-
ments. About $900,000 in
non-operational revenue
brought the hospital’s net
loss to $2.3 million, but
Russell and Jackson did
not respond to The Dis-
patch’s inquiries about
how the hospital spends
some of its non-operation-
al revenue.
Revenue to support
the projected $709,000
surplus for FY 2021 is ex-
pected to come from inpa-
tient care and an expected
increase in visits to OCH’s
several clinics in FY 2021.
The new budget also cuts
expenses, the most signif-
icant being a decrease in
employee benefits. The
FY 2021 budget projects
almost $1 million less
than the FY 2020 budget,
although the expected
actual total for FY 2020 is
only $228,000 more than
the FY 2021 projection.
Russell and Jackson
did not say which benefits
are being cut or how this
will affect hospital em-
ployees.
The budget also allows
for $38 million in salaries
and wages, while the FY
2020 budget allowed for
$36.5 million, and the
year’s projected final total
was $35.8 million. Jack-
son said in July that hos-
pital employees had been
hoping for raises in light
of their work during the
pandemic.
The FY 2021 budget
does not include the $13
million the hospital re-
ceived from the federal
Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
and Economic Security
Act (CARES Act), Rus-
sell said. The hospital has
spent more than $5.1 mil-
lion of the CARES funds
so far.
Jackson said in July
that much of the CARES
money is in an escrow ac-
count, meaning it can’t be
applied to the hospital’s
income statements until
the hospital can prove
“valid COVID expenses,”
since the purpose of the
money is to “offset the in-
cremental cost of treating
COVID patients” and the
hospital has to justify all
of its CARES spending. 2020 after paying off sev- bills covered by the insur-
He said Tuesday that eral debts for technology ance program, Russell
hospital administrators and equipment. said, and the CARES Act
are trying to determine Additionally, Medicaid implemented a 2-percent
if they can use some of patients have had their increase in Medicare pay-
the CARES money for COVID-related hospital ments to physicians.
some of the expenses on
the $11.2 million capital
equipment budget, which
the board also approved
unanimously.
“If we see that we’re
nearing the deadline
(next year) of retaining
that money and we feel
confident from our con-
sultant that that’s a prop-
er use of the money, we’ll
go ahead and purchase
(some equipment),” Jack-
son said.
The capital equipment
budget includes $4 mil-
lion for electronic medi-
cal records software “for
planning purposes,” Rus-
sell said.
The hospital also proj-
ects an expense of $1.75
million in debt service for
FY 2021, a decrease from
roughly $2 million in FY

Ballots
Continued from Page 1A
ceived up to five business to contain the spread of register to vote can do so office by Monday. We’ve
days after Election Day — COVID-19 and keep voters until closing on Monday, been getting a lot of that,
there is a “stringent set of safe and comfortable in the Barksdale said — includ- and a lot of changes.”
requirements” that, if not office. Those same safety ing Saturday from 8 a.m.-
followed correctly, signifi- measures will be in place at noon.
cantly increases the chanc- the actual polls on Election “Do get out and vote. Do
es the vote will not count, Day, Barksdale said, with encourage people to get
Rook said. poll workers distributing out and vote,” she said. “Do
Those requirements in- pens that also function as encourage young people to
clude having a notary sign styluses, so that voters can get out and vote if they’re
the ballot and envelope as sign polling books and vote not registered. If you know
well as the voter. The ap- without their fingers touch- somebody that’s not regis-
plications also have to be ing the computer screen. tered but will be 18 by Nov.
filled out properly with the Those who still need to 3, please get them into the
ballot and application sent
in a separate envelope,
Barksdale said.
That’s why both she
and Rook recommend vot-
ers who can visit the circuit
clerks’ offices in person if
they want to vote absentee.
“We encourage you to
come to the office if you
can,” Barksdale said. “It’s
just so much better and
clearer to the voter when
we do it. I know some peo-
ple just can’t get out, and
I know some people are
not getting out and I un-
derstand that. But we just
really encourage people to SOLUNAR TABLE
The solunar period indicates

come to the office because peak-feeding times for fish and game.
Fri. Sun.
we’re there 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Major
Minor
1:16a
7:34p
1:56a
8:02p
and four Saturdays out of Major 1:36p 2:16p
Minor 8:02a 8:55a
this month (from 8 a.m.- Courtesy of Mississippi Department
of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
noon).”

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Oktibbeha circuit clerks’
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OUR VIEW
Diagnosis puts Trump in even better position
to galvanize support for masks
T
he news that President
Trump and First Lady
Melania Trump have
tested positive for COVID-19
lit up news websites and social
media when it was announced
early Friday morning.
Americans everywhere
should put away partisan
attitudes and wish the Presi-
dent and First Lady a full and
speedy recovery.
The news came as it often
does with the President, via
an early-morning tweet by the
President, hours after it was
reported that presidential ad-
viser Hope Hicks had tested
positive for the virus.
Trump now becomes one of
the more than 7 million Amer-
icans who have contracted the
virus over the past 300 days.
As of Friday, Over that time,
208,000 Americans have died
from the virus.
At age 74, the President is
among those who are par-
ticularly vulnerable to the
most severe outcomes, but he
benefits from having access
to the best medical care in
the world. The President’s
doctor said the President is
not suffering any effects from
the virus and will be able to
continue to perform his duties
while under quarantine for an
unspecified amount of time.
Assuming that the Presi-
dent and First Lady do make
a full and speedy recovery,
there may be a silver lining in
play here.
Throughout the pandemic,
the President has downplayed
the seriousness of the virus,
even to the point of withhold-
ing information about the
seriousness of the virus when
the first cases emerged in the
U.S. There is little value in
rehashing the many times the
President has minimized the
seriousness of the virus, con-
tradicted medical experts and
made unsubstantiated claims
about testing, treatment and
the availability of a vaccine.
His cavalier attitude about
safety measures such as
mask-wearing and social
distancing is well-document-
ed. He has continued to hold
rallies drawing large crowds
to confined spaces. At those
rallies, audiences reflected
the President’s attitude,
declining to wear masks and
sitting close to each other.
Trump mocked Democratic
Party nominee Joe Biden’s re-
fusal to hold large campaign
rallies, as well.
By virtue of the office
alone, the President exerts
enormous influence and it’s
certainly no different where
President Trump is con-
cerned.
His skepticism about the
virus is reflected by the atti-
tudes and actions of millions
of Americans.
Now that the President has
tested positive for the virus,
those attitudes and actions
may change. After all, if
the President, whose White
House has had access to daily
testing and the finest medical
care, can contract the virus,
no one is immune to it.
In light of all this, it will
be difficult for the President
to minimize the threat of the
virus going forward.
As someone whose influ-
ence surpasses that of any
other American, Trump is
now in a position to send, re-
ally for the first time, a clear,
even-handed message about
the importance of taking
proper preventative measures.
In Mississippi one out of
every 1,000 citizens has died
from COVID since March.
We hope, too, that Gov. Tate
Reeves will take this moment
to reflect on his decision
Wednesday to lift the state-
wide mask mandate. Health
officials have warned of seri-
ous consequences of easing
mask mandates, especially as
we head into winter.
Let’s hope that the full
recovery of the President
and First Lady will galvanize
America’s determination
to follow the precautions
we know will help fight
the spread of this awful
pandemic.

OTHER EDITORS
Our history is far too
valuable to let it crumble
and whither away
Vicksburg is unbelievably
blessed and challenged in so
many ways when it comes to its
history.
While today our local economy
flourishes off the tourism indus-
try, driven by our history, that
industry itself comes with both a
cost and a responsibility.
Recently, a number of historic
homes — some that are bed and
breakfasts — have been put on
the market. Their current owners
have found it tremendously diffi-
cult in recent years, particularly
in the past few months during
the COVID-19 pandemic, to turn
their beloved ventures into con-
stant moneymakers.
The Balfour House, one of the
more iconic and historic homes
in Vicksburg, hit the market after
out-of-town owners felt they could
no longer care for the home.
And this week, the owners of the
Cedar Grove Mansion Inn and
Restaurant — among the more
stately properties in Vicksburg —
closed on the sale of the property
to someone they hope can proper- CAMPAIGN 2020
ly care for the facility.
There is no doubt the bed
and breakfast industry has its
challenges, but this year, has put
It’s late, but there’s still time
I
those small profit margins in the n their first debate, the going to exploit, for political What happened on that stage in
best of years under tremendous president of the United purposes, my opponent’s Cleveland?
strain. With international travel States, challenged by youth, and inexperience.” The insults, the interruptions, the
all but cut off due to pandemic the former vice president, Came then the kicker. “I name-calling and the yelling became
restrictions and the overall drop performed poorly — even by might add, Mr. Trewhitt ... the story of the debate, the “worst in
in tourism as a whole, those who his own estimation. that it was Seneca, or was it presidential history,” a “dumpster fire”
invested so much time and money If memory serves, an Cicero ... that said, ‘If it was in which Trump, Biden and moderator
are now wondering if their invest- instant poll showed that the not for the elders correcting Chris Wallace were all complicit, with
ments are worth any additional American people, by 47-43, the mistakes of the young, Trump fingered as the instigator.
investment. thought Walter Mondale had there would be no state.’” Millions of Americans likely walked
That said, these homes, these bested Ronald Reagan in the “Fritz” Mondale joined away saying, “What a mess!” More
beloved relics of a time and archi- Louisville debate where the in the laughter. The cloud difficult to imagine is that undecided or
tecture are too important to not president made such gaffes Patrick Buchanan that had hung over Reagan’s Trump-leaning voters would have come
just the tourism industry but to as citing the high cost of the campaign since Louisville away saying, “That’s the leader we’ve
the ability to learn and appreciate military’s “food and ward- lifted. And we all knew it, been looking for.”
our own history. robe.” even a media that wanted to see Rea- Trump has two debates left to
These homes, inns and By week’s end, reflecting the press ganism repudiated. achieve the goals he failed to achieve in
mansions must be preserved, commentary, 80% of the country was Rereading Reagan’s reply of 36 years Cleveland.
protected and prosper. If not, of the view that Mondale had crushed ago, one can see that it was not spon- He and his campaign need to tie
they will be lost to development Reagan. taneous, but a product of preparation. Biden to the repellent elements of the
and lost to time. Far too often in Democrats were cheering Mondale And the old actor knew how to deliver Democratic Party and their radical
our city’s history, buildings of as “The Louisville Slugger.” the lines. The age issue instantly van- agenda on remaking an America that
historic importance have been Among Republicans, there was real ished, and Reagan, weeks later, would the extreme left visibly detests, or to
demolished, cleared and replaced alarm. Had The Gipper “lost it”? sweep 49 states, losing only Mondale’s force Biden to repudiate those ele-
by businesses or other structures The president blamed his staff for Minnesota. ments.
that do little to honor the history stuffing him like a pelican with facts Which brings us to that less courtly Trump’s rallies continue to reflect
of the land on which they sit. that he spent much of the debate trying affair of Tuesday last. the energy, enthusiasm and affection
We cannot afford any more of to regurgitate. This set the scene for It was a debacle, and, more crucially of his followers. But in four years, the
those stories to be lost. That is the second debate in Kansas City where for Trump, a major lost opportunity. His rallies have not changed the math.
why we are excited about those Henry Trewhitt of the Baltimore Sun objective going in was to leave 90 min- For Trump to rise into competitive
who recently purchased Cedar put to Reagan the question raised by utes later with several goals achieved. range, Biden must fall, and Trump must
Grove. While they have not said the first debate: First, show, by contrast with the Joe appear the necessary and only alterna-
much of their plans, they have a “Mr. President, I want to raise an Biden on stage beside him, that he was tive, even to folks who are not that fond
history and a connection to that issue that I think has been lurking out the stronger, superior leader to handle of him.
facility’s past and we expect they there for two or three weeks and cast it the pandemic and economic crises Trump’s assignment in the next
have big plans for its future. specifically in national security terms. of 2020, and the racial crisis that has two debates: Link Biden to the people
It is our hope that those who You already are the oldest president erupted since the Memorial Day death — and their agenda — in his coalition
find it within their heart, soul in history. And some of your staff say of George Floyd. whom the national majority detests.
and pocketbook to buy these you were tired after your most recent Second, to let the country see itself Make Joe repudiate both. And let
properties have the wherewithal encounter with Mr. Mondale. I recall that Biden was too weak — and too Biden’s performance expose his own
to invest in them and ensure yet that President Kennedy had to go captive to the Bernie-AOC-BLM-antifa inadequacies.
their preservation for years and for days on end with very little sleep radicals — to deal with the crisis creat- The presidency hinges upon whether
decades to come. during the Cuban missile crisis. Is there ed by the criminal elements that have Trump can succeed in this. And the
Vicksburg’s history began long any doubt in your mind that you would ravaged the cities of Portland, Seattle next two presidential debates will likely
before the Siege of Vicksburg and be able to function in such circumstanc- and Minneapolis. give us the answer.
has continued far beyond it. We es?” Trump’s need was to show that while Patrick J. Buchanan, a nationally
are a community of more than Reagan stepped into the pitch: he may have lost the Mr. Nice Guy com- syndicated columnist, was a senior advi-
one story and the buildings that “Not at all, Mr. Trewhitt, and I want petition of 2020, in the situation we are sor to presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald
line our streets tell that story. you to know that also I will not make in now, the nation needs a strong leader Ford and Ronald Reagan. His website is
Vicksburg Post age an issue of this campaign. I am not — not a good buddy. http://buchanan.org/blog.
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Obituaries
Continued from Page 2A

Janie Young Syrina Dora Mr. Powell was born In addition to her Ariel Wang Bend, Indiana, to the
COLUMBUS — MEMPHIS, Tenn. — April 5, 1954, in West parents, she is survived STARKVILLE late Cora Katherine
Janie B. Young, 64, died Syrina Rena Dora, 35, Point, to the late Johnny by her children, Pari- — Ariel Wang, 34, Hayes Talboon and
Sept. 26, died Sept. 26, 2020, at Lee Powell and Jannie sha Colom and Christo- died Sept. 30, 2020, Walter Herman Petrie.
2020, at her her residence. Lee Powell. He was pher Sherman; siblings, at North Mississippi He was a veteran of
residence. Graveside services previously employed as Larry M. Vaughn and Medical Center of the United States Air
Grave- will be at 2 p.m. Sat- a painter with Babcock Derwin Johnson; and Tupelo. Force in which he was
side ser- urday, in Pilgrim Rest and Wilcox. three grandchildren. Services will be held an instructor pilot and
vices will M.B. Church Cemetery He is survived by his at a later date. Welch fighter pilot. He was
be at 1 p.m. of Brooksville, with siblings, Robert L. Pow- Christine Conner Funeral Home of formerly employed
Saturday, the Rev. Michael Tate ell, Bettye Lue Powell COLUMBUS — Starkville is in charge as an AF ROTC in-
in Memo- Young officiating. Visitation is and Janie Mae Powell. Christine Davis Con- of arrangements. structor with Foley
rial Gar- from 2-6 p.m. today, at ner,76, Ms. Wang was a High School and was a
dens, with Maxine Hall Carter’s Funeral Ser- Walter Johnson Jr. died Sept. cashier at OEC restau- member of First United
officiating. Visitation is vices. Carter’s Funeral COLUMBUS — Wal- 28, 2020, rant. Methodist Church.
from 2-6 p.m. today, at Services of Columbus ter “Walt” Lee Johnson at Baptist She is survived by In addition to his
Carter’s Funeral Ser- is in charge of arrange- Jr., 53, died Memorial her mother, Suzi Pon- parents, he was pre-
vices. Carter’s Funeral ments. Sept. 22, Hospi- der of Starkville. ceded in death by
Services of Columbus Mrs. Dora was born 2020. tal-Golden his step-father, Clem
is in charge of arrange- Dec. 8, 1984, to Tom- Services Triangle. Walter Petrie Talboon.
ments. mie Sharp and Sharon will be at Grave- Conner
STARKVILLE — He is survived by his
Mrs. Young was Hughes. 11 a.m. Sat- sides ser- Walter Herman “Pete” wife, Martha Jean Ros-
born Sept. 12, 1956, In addition to her urday, in vices will be at 2:30 p.m. Petrie, 89, died Sept. brugh Petrie; children,
in Columbus, to the parents, she is survived Bethlehem Saturday, in Memorial 16, 2020. Jean Elizabeth Wind-
late W.C. Young and by her siblings, Antenio Cemetery. Johnson Jr. Gardens Cemetery, Welch Funeral sor, Anne Collord,
Lessie Young. She was Johnson of Garland, Visita- with the Rev. Michael L. Home of Starkville is Cherylyn Osthagen,
formerly employed as Texas, Tommy Sharp of tion is from 1-6 p.m. Cox officiating. Visi- in charge of arrange- Lora Hanson and
a waitress with Ryan’s East St. Louis, Illinois, today, at Lee-Sykes tation is from 1-5 p.m. ments. Gweneth Petrie; sister
Restaurant and was a Yolanda Dora of Jack- Funeral Home. Lee- today, at Hairston and Mr. Petrie was born Christine Bare; and six
member of Full Gospel son, Alphonso Hughes Sykes Funeral Home of Hairston Funeral Home. Aug. 19, 1931, in South grandchildren.
Ministries. Jr of Oxon Hill, Mary- Columbus is in charge Hairston and Hairston
In addition to her land, and Akedio Sharp of arrangements. Funeral Home of Co-
parents, she was pre- of Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Johnson was lumbus is in charge of
ceded in death by her born to the late Walter arrangements.
and Mary Jane Johnson
brother, W.C. Young Jr. Pearlie Gillespie Sr. He attended public
Mrs. Conner was
She is survived by NOXUBEE COUN- born Oct. 11, 1943, in
her children, David schools in Lowndes Columbus, to the late
TY — Pearlie Gillespie,
Young of John Creek, County. Annie Pearl Miller
69, died Oct. 1, 2020.
Georgia and Corey In addition to his par- Davis and Luther Davis.
Arrangements are
Young of Columbus; ents, he was preceded She was a member
incomplete and will be
siblings, Mary Turner, in death by his siblings, of Friendship M.B.
announced by Carter’s
Daisy Young, Pamela Gregory Johnson, Pat- Church.
Funeral Services of
Turner, Nancy Harris, rick Johnson and henry She is survived by
Macon.
Annie Holt, Angela Nicholson. her children, Terance
Young, James C. Young He is survived by Conner, Tanjiala Dis-
Gloria Cummings
Mary Beth Winders
all of Columbus and his wife, Emmer Lou muke both of Columbus
WEST POINT — Kidd; children, Drucilla
Randy L. Young of Gloria Jean Cummings, and Torlaf Conner of
Dallas, Texas; and four Vassar, Marcoria Rice, Baton Rouge, Louisi-
69, died Sept. 26, 2020, Timothy Kidd all of Mary Beth Arnold Winders, age 78, of
grandchildren. at North Mississippi ana; siblings, Gennette
Columbus, Kenyartha Roberson of Columbus, Columbus, MS, passed away October 1, 2020, at
Medical Center of Tupe- Smith of Macon, Malik Trinity Healthcare.
Keith Miller lo. Johnson of Starkville
Ella Mae Gordan of
Memorial services will be Saturday, October
CALEDONIA — Graveside services Birmingham, Alabama
and Tina Turner of and Ella Louise Mor- 3, 2020, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter
Keith Miller, 58, died will be at 11 a.m. Caledonia; siblings, Peel Chapel 903 College St. location with
Sept. 29, 2020, at his Saturday, in Dixie ris of Madison; five
Carolyn Guyton of Lou- grandchildren; and two Rev. Mel Howton officiating. The interment
residence. Community Cemetery isville, Kentucky, Patri- will immediately follow at Egger Cemetery in
A memorial service of Woodland, with great-grandchildren.
cia Smith, Roger Taylor, Caledonia, MS. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM
will be held at a later the Rev. Herbert Ivy Pallbearers will be
Lionel White all of until the time of the service.
date. Otts Funeral officiating. Visitation Willie B. Ellis, Timothy
Macon, Milton Johnson Mrs. Winders was born May 7, 1942, in
Home of Sulligent, will be from 10:30-11 Rush, Michael Rush,
of Springfield, Missouri Columbus, MS, to the late James Clifton and
Alabama is in charge of a.m. prior to services at Klaus Gore, Jemaine
and Jasin Johnson of Mildred Andrews Arnold. She was a graduate
arrangements. the cemetery. Carter’s Latham, Tony Jones,
Radcliff, Kentucky; and of Caledonia High School and member of the
Mr. Miller was born Mortuary Services of Raymond Jones and
15 grandchildren. Caledonia United Methodist Church. Mrs.
June 19, 1962, in Amo- West Point is in charge Larry Keen.
Winders worked as a nurse for Baptist Memorial
ry, to the late Joseph of arrangements.
Henry Miller and Mary Mrs. Cummings was
Carla Roby Hospital for 25 years and also worked as a hospice
COLUMBUS — Car- nurse for a number of years. She had a God given
Blanche Taylor. He born Sept. 7, 1951, in talent for taking care of people and animals in
la Deborria Roby, 54,
attended Lamar County Clay County, to Willie need.
passed
High School and was Ed Mosley and the late Survivors include her daughter, Diane Holtman
away.
formerly employed as a Francis Chandler Mos- (Marty Holtman) of Caledonia, MS; son, Marty
Grave-
mechanic and an auto ley. She was self-em- Pennington (Angie Pennington) of Caledonia,
side ser-
body repairman. ployed. MS; and grandchildren, Emily Sprouse (Nathan
vices will
In addition to his par- In addition to her fa- Sprouse), Jacob Holtman, Macey Pennington,
be at 2 p.m.
ents, he was preceded ther, she is survived by Brooke Hall (Corey Hall) and Kane Doty.
Saturday,
in death by his brother, her children, Derrick Memorial donations may be sent to Columbus
in Union
Jonathan Miller. Cummings of Cedar Lowndes Humane Society, American Kidney
Cemetery. Roby
He is survived by his Bluff, Erick Cummings, Foundation, or other charitable organizations.
Visitation Barbara Nance
children, Jared Keith Rochelle Westbrook is from noon-6 p.m. Graveside Services:
Miller and Jessie Miller both of Pheba and Trac- Saturday, Oct. 3 • 2 PM
today, at Lee-Sykes
both of Vernon, Ala- ey Crayton of Guntown; Friendship Cemetery
Funeral Home. Lee- 2nd Ave N. Location
bama. siblings, Willie Earl Sykes Funeral Home of
Mosley of Meridian, Columbus is in charge Mary Beth Winders
Frankie Humbers James Mosley of Pen- of arrangements. Visitation:
Saturday, Oct. 3 • 10-11 AM
Sign the online guest book at
SULLIGENT, Ala. — sacola, Florida, James Mrs. Roby was College St. Location www.memorialgunterpeel.com
Frankie Humbers, 62, Cunningham of Pheba, born June 27, 1966, Memorial Services: College Street • Columbus, MS
Charles Knox of Hous- Saturday, Oct. 3 • 11 AM
died Sept. 27, 2020, at in Columbus to Lil- College St. Location
North Mississippi Med- ton, Eddie Pearl Lyons, lie Ruth Vaughn and Burial
Annie Harrie both of Egger Cemetery
ical Center-Gilmore of

Nita Walsh
Larry D. Vaughn. She College St. Location
Amory. Montpelier, Supora was a graduate of S.D.
A private family Coleman of Pheba, Lee High School and
graveside service will Tammy Pierce of Var- attended Jackson State
be held in Lovejoy daman, Joyce Chandler Nita Faye Walsh, 73, of Columbus, MS
University. She was
Cemetery. Otts Funeral of Philadelphia, Penn- memorialgunterpeel.com passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at
formerly employed in
Home of Sulligent is sylvania, Betty Douglas Windsor Place, Columbus, MS.
dentistry and was a
in charge of arrange- of Mantee and Wanda A graveside service will be Saturday, October
member of Elizabeth
ments. Jean Wofford of Eupora; 3, 2020, at 2:00 PM at Yellow Creek Baptist
Baptist Church.
Mr. Humbers was 20 grandchildren; and Church Cemetery, with Bro. Kenny Gardner
born July 24, 1958, in 10 great-grandchildren. officiating.
Vernon, Alabama, to Mrs. Walsh was born on April 5, 1947, in
the late Frank Humbers James Powell Noxubee County, MS to the late Laura Viola
and Nora Bell Egger. WEST POINT — Sanders Mordecai and James Ernest Mordecai.
He was a graduate of James Henry Powell, Mrs. Walsh graduated from Noxubee County
Winfield City High 66, died Sept. 27, 2020, High School and East MS Community College.
School and was previ- at her residence. She was employed at the University of New
ously employed with a Graveside services Orleans for many years. She moved back to
mobile home plant and will be at 3:30 p.m. Noxubee County, MS to take care of her mother,
as a truck driver. Saturday, in Strong later working as a mail carrier for U.S. Postal
In addition to his par- Hill Church Cemetery, Service. Nita was married to William “Bill”
ents, he was preceded Walsh, Jr. from 1971 until his death in 1986. Her
with the Rev. Cedric N.
in death by his siblings, soul mate in later years was James Kinard.
Dean officiating. Visita-
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Walsh is
Roosevelt Humbers, tion will be from 3-3:30
preceded in death by her husband, William
Steve Humbers and p.m. prior to services at
“Bill” Walsh; brothers, Thomas Jasper Mordecai,
Patricia Madden. the cemetery. Carter’s
Edgar Mordecai, Robert Mordecai and James
He is survived by his Mortuary Services of
Mordecai; and sister, Jewel Saarinen.
brother, Terry Hum- West Point is in charge
Mrs. Walsh is survived by many nieces,
bers of Guin, Alabama. of arrangements.
nephews and cousins; and friends made while
living at Trinty Independent Living facility,
Columbus, MS.
The family would like to say a special thanks to
Trinity Independent, Windsor, Halcyon Hospice
and Baptist Memorial Hospital-GT.
Send in your church event! Memorials may be made to Trinity Healthcare
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Whitacre
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about to take a shower.
The feeling was odd, she
thought. Busy with work,
however, she did not im-
mediately pay attention.
On April Fool’s Day
2019, Whitacre — a
38-year-old nurse practi-
tioner at Baptist Medical
Group Golden Triangle
Family Medicine in
Columbus — received an
ultrasound test. Before
the radiologist informed
her of the bad outlook,
Whitacre looked at the
screen and thought:
“That does not look
good.”
Days after, she was
diagnosed with Stage I
Triple Negative Breast
Cancer, an aggressive
type that could reoccur
usually within five years
after removal, she said.
“I really thought it
was an April Fool’s Day
(joke). I wanted to believe
it was,” Whitacre said.
“It was just kind of a
shock, and I was like,
‘OK, where do I go from
here?’ It was almost like
… ‘Pinch me. I’m in a
nightmare.’”
But soon, Whitacre
sprinted to action. She
was going to fight it.
“(My husband and I)
knew right then that we
were going to tackle this
and beat it,” she said.
“We refuse to let it beat
us.”
Whitacre received her
first surgery to remove
both of her breasts on
April 16, then another the
next week. She started
her chemotherapy on
June 6 at the Bruno Can-
cer Center in Birming-
ham — a monthslong
process that ended on
Sept. 12.
To fight the side ef-
fects from the treatment,
Whitacre ordered ice
packs online to prevent
her fingernails from
falling off.
Sometimes, however,
she could still be under-
prepared for what came
her way. On June 18,
Whitacre was driving
home when her then-
3-year-old son, Dylan,
said from the backseat:
“Mama, your hair is
falling out.”
Hesitant, she stroked
her hair. A strand fell off
onto her lap, her pink
pants.
That night, she sat on
the front porch as her
husband, Dustin, shaved
her head clean with his
clippers. The couple
cried. So did Dylan and
his brother Colt, 13, and
sister Kendryn, 14.
‘I feel like I can
conquer the world’
But Whitacre marched
on, with the strength she
cdispatch.com
Jeana Whitacre holds up signs her friends made to
cheer her on during her chemotherapy to battle breast
cancer. Whitacre was diagnosed with Stage I Triple
Negative Breast Cancer in April 2019. She is now
roughly a year cancer-free.
said she gained from her
family, friends and her
coworkers at the Colum-
bus clinic.
The day before
Withacre’s first surgery,
Kendryn and her softball
team at West Point High
School played a game
and held a silent auction
in her honor, she said.
Kendryn painted the tail
of her hair pink, she said,
and the family wore pink
T-shirts in solidarity.
Whitacre’s friends
and coworkers also
offered support in their
own ways. She wears a
necklace — a gift from
her friend in Houston,
Mississippi — that spells
out “survivor” in Morse
code. The clinic staff
made her “boobie cakes,”
she said, and they sent
her cards with inspira-
tional messages written
on them.
“They had a little pack
that was like inspirational
cards that each one of
them wrote,” she said.
“They made it into a little
book that said, ‘For Tits
and Giggles.’”
Cindy Robertson,
Whitacre’s coworker and
friend for 14 years, was
diagnosed with breast
cancer five years ago at
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the age of 58. Both her
mother and daughter, she
said, had it. She had both
breasts removed and has
been on long-term medi-
cation for five years.
Whitacre said Robert-
son is among her biggest
supporters. The 63-year-
old nurse practitioner
keeps a wristband on her
office desk that reads,
“#FightlikeJeana.”
Whitacre, Robertson
said, is “special” to her.
“She’s like my child,”
Robertson said, choking
up. “She’s just somebody
that’s been there and
done that, knows exactly
how you feel. … We can
almost look at each other
and know if you are hav-
ing a bad day.”
And helping Whitacre
felt like God’s will at play,
Robertson said.
“He puts people in
your life when they need
to be there,” she said.
“God had a place for me
here, for her, if for no
other reason.”
Whitacre is now
roughly a year can-
cer-free. Looking back,
she said she could not
have persisted without
the support she received.
“The funny, kick-ass
attitude that most people,
especially Cindy and my
husband, gave me is re-
ally what got me through
it,” she said. “I feel like I
could conquer the world.”
After her last chemo-
therapy, Whitacre stood
in front of the cancer
center and held high a
sign that read, “It’s my
last day of CHEMO”
and “Cancer tried. But I
kicked ass!”
‘A whole new outlook’
Being a health worker
and a cancer patient at
the same time, Whitacre
said, is scary.
“You know how bad it
can be or how good it can
be,” she said. “It’s always
a fear that you just know
too much. … It gave me
a whole new outlook on
cancer patients, and on
patients in general.”
Except for days when
she underwent and
recovered from surger-
ies, Whitacre showed up
to work for her patients
as usual. With them
in mind, she avoided
receiving cancer treat-
ment in Columbus so she
wouldn’t bump into them.
“Because I want them
to know that I’m still as
strong as everyone. I can
take care of them. That’s
what I’m supposed to do,”
she said. “I just didn’t
want them worrying that,
‘My provider is gone.’”
In hindsight, Whitacre
said she had “never
been so ready for the
end of something.” Early
detection and a positive
attitude, she said, are
keys to a successful fight
against cancer.
Whitacre said she
wants to write a book
about her experience.
On her fifth cancer-free
anniversary, she said she
will celebrate.
“Once I hit my five-
year mark,” she said, “I’m
going to have a party. A
survivor party.”
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INSIDE THE PROCESS THAT BROUGHT ABOUT K.J. COSTELLO’S FINAL ACT AT MSU
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — K.J.
Costello never dreamed
of concluding his college
career in a tiny corner of
northeast Mississippi.
He’s a California kid
tried and true. Costel-
lo’s hair is poetically
bleached blonde, though
not quite long enough
to emit clichéd compar-
isons to famed Golden
State signal caller Ron-
nie “Sunshine” Bass. As
a kid, he spent much of
his childhood on the golf
course at the Coto de
Caza Golf and Racquet
Club, even winning a ju-
nior tournament over a
future University of Flor-
ida golfer.
His demeanor too
mimics the calm, cool
and collected Califor-
nian in him. He’s poi-
gnant in his wording,
thoughtful in his break-
downs of questions from
reporters and mature in
the way he carries him-
self for a 23-year-old kid
from north of Los Ange-
les and west of Bakers-
field.
But after a four-year
career at Stanford, in
the ever-buzzing town
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Columbus
takes on
Center Hill
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
The Columbus High
School football team is
still trying to just control
what it can control.
“We don’t try to put the
cart before the horse,”
Falcons coach Joshua Pul-
phus said. “We just want
to try to be perfect each
week.”
For Pulphus, that
means not looking ahead
at the games to come on
the schedule: Grenada,
West Point, Lafayette and
more.
Instead, the Falcons
(1-3) must focus solely on
Friday’s contest at Center
Hill (3-1) as both teams
hope to improve to 2-0 in
MHSAA Class 5A, Region
1 play.
“You work hard all sum-
mer, you work a lot during
your football career just to
go and play in big games
like this,” Pulphus said.
“We’re excited just to go
back up there and get
ready to play another Fri-
day.”
Columbus heads into
the game with a defense as
strong as any in Class 5A
and an offense that broke
out a bit against New Hope
in last week’s 23-7 win.
A whole host of Falcons
earned touches, and many
had solid games.
Pulphus said the Fal-
cons will have to play even
better than that to have a
shot against the Mustangs
on Friday.
“We’re excited to see
how we respond this
week to what they did last
week,” he said. “Hopefully
we can take it and not just
be settled but be better
— be more explosive, see
how our guys react with
the ball in space.”
New Hope (1-3) at Lake
Cormorant (2-1)
Lake Cormorant might
be 0-1 in Region 1-5A play
when New Hope travels to
face the Gators on Friday,
but Trojans coach Wade
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Mississippi State quarterback K.J. Costello (3) never dreamed of concluding his college career in a tiny corner of
northeast Mississippi. But he now takes over at quarterback for a football-crazed program in Mississippi State
that is hyped following its win at LSU.
of Palo Alto where the
next Thiels and Musks
wander the collegiate
grounds, Costello finds
himself in the Deep
South. Trading his Car-
dinal red for maroon,
he now takes over at
quarterback for a foot-
ball-crazed program in
Mississippi State that
New Hope volleyball sweeps Caledonia in Dig Pink Game
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
NEW HOPE — They
had to try it.
New Hope volleyball
coach Allison Woolbright
knows that late-season
adjustments can often go
awry, but when she and
assistant Becky Hudgins
realized the Trojans’ 5-1
rotation was leaving the
team without a blocker on
the front row and leading
to frustration on the back,
they decided it was time for
a change.
The Trojans, realizing
last Saturday’s tournament
at Hartfield Academy didn’t
matter for district stand-
ings or postseason seeding,
switched to a 6-2 scheme,
bringing Marlee Davis in
as a second setter alongside
Annie Woolbright. So far,
the decision has paid off.
“Having three blockers
and three hitters on the
front row really has helped
our back row,” coach Wool-
bright said. “They’re get-
ting touches and being able
to defend the ball a little bit
better.”
New Hope’s new scheme
certainly hit its stride
Thursday against Caledo-
Catching up with the Arkansas Razorbacks
BY GARRICK HODGE
ghodge@cdispatch.com
STARK VILLE ––
Bob Holt has covered
Arkansas and the South-
eastern Conference for
the Arkansas Democrat
Gazette for many years.
He took some time to
speak with The Dis-
patch ahead of Missis-
sippi State’s home open-
er against Arkansas on
Saturday.
In a conversation
with The Dispatch that
also will appear on the
newspaper’s podcast,
Bully Banter, Holt dis-
cussed the Razorbacks’
performance against
Georgia last week, what
can be done to get run-
ning back Rakeem Boyd
going and more.
This interview has
been edited for length
and clarity.
MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL
after a win over then-No.
6 and defending national
champion LSU might be
just good enough to drop
a bomb on the seersuck-
er-clad, bow tie-wearing
Southeastern Confer-
ence fraternity.
“I think from Day 1,
the effort and attitude of
this team is something
nia as the Trojans earned
their second straight-set
win over their rivals this
season. Set scores were 25-
12, 25-16 and 25-14.
Thursday’s contest was
the fourth annual Dig Pink
Game featuring the two
Lowndes County schools.
All proceeds, including
concessions, donations and
raffle tickets, went to the
Side-Out Foundation to fur-
ther the research and treat-
ment of Stage IV breast
cancer.
“It’s just really good be-
ing able to come out here
and win for such a good
cause,” Annie Woolbright
said.
The Trojans won a Dig
Pink contest for the first
time since the game was
first hosted at Caledonia in
2017, earning some retri-
bution for a sweep at their
rivals’ hands last season.
But Caledonia graduated
seven seniors, and New
Hope brought back its
whole roster.
Thursday, the Trojans’
experience paid off.
“They’ve lost a lot of
players, but they’ve al-
ways been a good team,”
Woolbright said. “We just
happened to be the better
Q: Obviously it sur-
prised everybody with
Arkansas leading Geor-
gia at halftime last week
before the Razorbacks
eventually fell. What did
you see from that per-
formance?
A: They did put a
scare into them. Arkan-
sas’ defense played well
at a lot of different posi-
tions. The offense real-
ly struggled to get out
of the shadows of the
goalposts as they say.
Georgia made a quar-
terback change and that
kind of rallied them.
Georgia eventually put
the hammer down, they
got a blocked punt and a
pick six. Special teams
really struggled and the
offense did too, which
really isn’t a surprise
because Georgia has a
that’s inspired me and
I’ve respected, as well,”
Costello said at his first
press availability Sept.
15. “I’ve definitely seen
coming to the SEC, you
know, the slogan they
always say, ‘It means
more.’ I’ve seen it just in
the day-to-day practice.”
New Hope senior middle blocker Micaela Hudgins (13) turns back a shot from Caledonia
in Thursday’s match in New Hope. The Trojans won in straight sets.
team this year.”
Caledonia coach Sa-
mantha Brooks noted that
her team picked up wins
in the middle school and
junior varsity games earli-
er Thursday, so the night
wasn’t “a complete loss,”
but she expected her var-
sity squad to play a bit
really good defense and
Arkansas has a young
offensive line.
Q: Ra-
keem Boyd
seems to
be one of
the more
reliable
backs in
the SEC, Boyd
yet he
st r uggled
to get going against
Georgia. What do you
think they can do to get
him going against Mis-
sissippi State?
A: Well, not playing
Georgia is going to help,
no offense to Mississip-
pi State. Arkansas’ two
guards were making
their first starts, their
center started last year
at guard, and their right
tackle missed last year
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That athletic suc-
cess came to Costello
shouldn’t be all that sur-
prising.
His father, Kevin,
played quarterback for
two years at College of
the Canyons in Santa
better given its familiarity
with facing New Hope and
watching the Trojans play.
“I feel like overall, we
played our game, but we
did not match up with their
quick offense,” Brooks
said.
Daylyn Nettles led the
high-powered Trojans
with an ACL injury. It
was tough on Felipe
Franks to make sure
guys were lined up cor-
rectly pre-snap. Those
are all things with new
players are a work in
progress, but honest-
ly Arkansas just has to
play better.
Q: You
mentioned
Feleipe
Franks,
the Flori-
da trans-
fer, how
much val- Franks
ue is there
in having
a guy like him under
center who’s played so
many SEC games?
A: It’s been huge,
because quarterback
here has been a revolv-
ing door. Before Franks,
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Clarita, California, while
his mother, Annette, ran
track in high school. Mid-
dle sister Tiffany, a mara-
thon runner who qualified
for the U.S. Olympic trials
ahead of the since-post-
poned Tokyo Olympics,
is the most prolific of the
bunch: She’s current-
ly training for the 2024
Olympic Games.
“She runs close to 100
miles a week in training,”
Kevin explained. “She
loves running — not like
mom or dad, but she’s our
runner.”
The youngest of three
siblings, K.J. and Tiffany
are separated by just 11
months, while eldest-sis-
ter Paige is nearly three
years his senior. The trio
are close. Kevin says they
spend ample time togeth-
er when home in Cali-
fornia and speak on the
phone almost every day.
Costello, or Kevin Jr.,
is similarly tight with the
man with whom he shares
a name. Kevin coached
K.J. in football, basketball
and baseball as the head
coach or right below it
until high school. Today,
the pair FaceTime every
night between 11 p.m.
and midnight.
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with 15 kills, while Madys-
on McBrayer and Megan
Neeb added five apiece.
New Hope came out swing-
ing early by winning the
first eight points and took
the first set 25-12.
Caledonia’s best show-
ing was in the second set,
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five started last year
and there’s no continu-
ity there at such a key
position. Obviously he
doesn’t have the sup-
porting cast here he did
at Florida, but I’m sure
he’d rather play here
than ride the bench. If
Arkansas didn’t have a
quarterback like Franks
last week, the game
might have been even
worse. There may have
been a few more turn-
overs. A guy like Franks
gives them a quality,
SEC-like quarterback.
To listen to the rest of
the interview with Bob
Holt, listen to Bully Ban-
ter, which can be found
wherever podcasts are
available.
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making a stand early to
lead 8-6. But New Hope
netted five points in a row,
Nettles had a monster kill
to push the lead to 15-10
shortly thereafter, and the
Trojans pulled away once
again. They had little issue
in the third set, winning it
25-14 to claim the match.
The Trojans’ effort was
good to see from a team
that often tends to play to
the level of its competition,
coach Woolbright said.
But the Trojans showed
they were the better team
Thursday.
“I think we played really
well,” Woolbright said. “I
think our energy from the
very first ball was high, and
I think they kept it at that
level all night.”
New Hope’s perfor-
mance excited its sizable
crowd, which was as big as
could be under a 25 percent
capacity limit. As always,
the rivalry win was a “great
feeling” for the Trojans,
their coach said.
Costello
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“That’s usually when
we get all caught up after
the day and just see how
the day went and just kind
of touch base on some
stuff,” Kevin said.
Boasting an athletic
background and a family
keen to watch him com-
pete, Costello picked up
football early. He played
quarterback and line-
backer for his local flag
football team before pro-
gressing into pads and
later to the middle and
high school ranks.
He arrived in Palo Alto
as the fourth-highest rat-
ed Cardinal quarterback
signee since 247sports
began rating recruits.
Those ahead of him?
High-four-star prospect
Keller Chryst and future
NFL signal-callers Trent
Edwards and Andrew
Luck.
Costello bided his
time with the Cardinal,
redshirting his first year
on campus before start-
ing seven games during
his redshirt freshman
campaign. A breakout
sophomore season fol-
lowed. He passed for over
3,500 yards and tossed
29 touchdowns to just 11
interceptions, earning
second team all-Pac-12
honors.
“In spurts he looked
as good as anybody in
America (playing) quar-
terback,” Stanford head
coach David Shaw said of
Costello at Pac-12 Media
Days in July 2019.
Costello’s redshirt ju-
nior year was supposed
to be simple. He’d finish
his degree in political sci-
ence and hopefully play
well enough to consider
an early entry into the
NFL draft. Pro day, the
combine and, ultimately,
draft night would ensue.
In a perfect world, he’d
be a first-round pick. His
bank account would read
eight figures before his
23rd birthday.
Things began accord-
ing to plan. Costello
torched Northwestern
for 152 yards and a touch-
down on 16-of-20 passing
in less than two quarters
of play to open the sea-
son. Then came the hit.
With less than 10 sec-
onds remaining in the
second quarter and the
Cardinal near midfield,
Costello dropped back to
pass. With no one open,
he stepped into the pock-
et, crossed the line of
scrimmage, scrambled
for a few yards and went
into a slide. Northwest-
ern defensive lineman
Earnest Brown IV then
flew toward him, lead-
ing with the crown of his
helmet, nearly decap-
itating the then-junior
quarterback. Costello
was helped off the field
and was diagnosed with a
concussion.
The final blow to his
once-promising Stanford
career came three weeks
“For our students here
at New Hope, anytime you
beat Caledonia, it’s a pretty
big thing,” Woolbright said.
“We had a lot of kids here
because it was Caledonia
and all.”
But in the Trojans’ hud-
dle after the match, Wool-
bright reminded her play-
ers that their opponents
remain their friends off the
court and outside the gym.
She implored New Hope to
stay classy in victory, just
as Caledonia did in its prior
wins, for the sake of sports-
manship.
“Last year, we were in
that position of not being
the winner, and this year it
was us,” Woolbright said.
“Who knows next year
what it’ll be?”
‘Our ultimate goal’
When the calendar hits
October — Breast Cancer
Awareness Month — An-
nie Woolbright says she
often thinks about her sev-
later at home against Ore-
gon. Whipping a pass out
of the backfield, Costel-
lo’s throwing thumb
smacked into a helmet
in front of him. Soldier-
ing through what Kevin
believes was later diag-
nosed as a fracture, his
thumb was three times
its normal size by game’s
end.
“He wanted to stay in,”
Kevin said. “He wanted
to play.”
Costello played two
more games at Stanford
— a win over Arizona
and a loss to Colorado —
though a lingering shoul-
der issue also limited his
effectiveness. With his
degree in hand and look-
ing for a way to further
his NFL draft prospects,
Costello spoke with Stan-
ford head coach David
Shaw about exploring
the transfer portal. Kev-
in says Shaw was open to
the idea and would wel-
come K.J. back should he
want to return.
Entering the portal in
mid-December, Costello
was quickly sought after.
Among those interested?
Washington State and
head coach Mike Leach.
All but assured he’d
conclude his career in
Pullman, following in the
steps of Gardner Min-
shew II’s mustached run
through the Pac-12 the
year before, Costello and
his family had planned a
visit to the Palouse in ear-
ly January. Then things
went dark. The Costellos
didn’t hear from Leach
or the recruiting staff for
between 48 and 72 hours.
In the interim, Leach was
at his vacation home in
Key West signing on to
fill Joe Moorhead’s job in
Starkville.
Having settled on
the Cougars given their
belief in Leach, his air
raid system, and the in-
telligence he brings to a
quarterback room, the
family briefly regrouped
then pivoted. A visit to
Starkville followed. So
too did Costello’s public
commitment to MSU on
Feb. 3. For the first time
in his life, Costello was
leaving California for, of
all places, rural Missis-
sippi.
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Costello arrived at
MSU on June 1 eager to
compete.
He never had to en-
dure surgery for his
thumb, but vigorous
physical therapy ensued
each morning to boost
flexibility. Sessions with
private trainers near his
home in Rancho Santa
Margarita ensured his
physical fitness and bol-
stered his agility. Days
concluded bouncing be-
tween two different quar-
terback coaches in the
area.
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enth-grade math teacher,
Heather Henry.
Henry beat the disease
the year before Woolbright
was in her class, and the
New Hope setter got to see
her teacher recover and im-
prove.
“It was really cool seeing
her get back in action and
go back to her daily routine
like she just couldn’t really
do,” Woolbright said.
Woolbright was playing
with Henry in her mind
during Thursday’s Dig
Pink Game, and she wasn’t
the only one. Brooks hon-
ored her grandmother,
Katherine Becker, who
survived the disease.
Coach Woolbright said her
grandmother died from
breast cancer, and several
other family members and
friends have been affected.
It was clear from the
Trojans’ pink jerseys to the
posters hanging on the side
and back walls of the New
Hope gym that breast can-
cer was on everyone’s mind
“I was rehabbing, I
think, harder than any-
one else in the country
two to three times per
day,” Costello said. “Lit-
erally 8, 12, 4 o’clock, ev-
ery single day, probably
overdoing it, for four or
five months.”
Player-run practic-
es in June and July at
nearby Starkville High
School or, when possible,
at the Leo Seal Jr. Foot-
ball Complex began in
earnest upon his arrival
in Mississippi. Strength
and conditioning coach
Tyson Brown also pushed
Costello and the rest of
the Bulldogs through
labor-intensive summer
workouts in preparation
for fitness needed to run
the air raid.
Going about his busi-
ness with a quiet confi-
dence, Costello quickly
gained trust among his
teammates. He and Bran-
don product Will Rogers
even set out teaching
what they expected to be
Leach’s offense.
Costello was loose-
ly trained in the gun-
slinging system having
watched Washington
State tape during his
time at Stanford. He
also received film from
MSU’s video staff of Min-
shew, former Texas Tech
quarterback and current
USC offensive coordina-
tor Graham Harrell and
former Cougar quarter-
back Anthony Gordon to
watch over the summer.
“By the time I got here,
Leach’s kind of mentali-
ty gave me a new wind,”
Costello said Tuesday. “I
like that old-school kind
of stuff.”
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In a non-COVID-19-
afflicted world, Costello’s
first start in the maroon
and white would’ve come
Sept. 3 against New Mex-
ico. Instead, the SEC’s
rejiggered slate served
him a shot at defending
national champion LSU
in Death Valley.
By now, the narra-
tive is stuff of legend.
Costello torched the Ti-
ger defense for an MSU
and SEC single-game re-
cord 623 yards and five
touchdowns. He became
the first quarterback in
history to eclipse 500
yards at Tiger Stadium.
He and Mike Leach’s air
raid offense sailed into
the bayou and put cannon
ball-sized holes in the
persistent narrative that
the air raid can’t function
in the ground-and-pound
physicality of the SEC.
There were mishaps,
sure. Costello surren-
dered two interceptions
and two fumbles in a
nearly debilitating man-
ner. But like a prize fight-
er ceremoniously rising
from the mat, the former
Stanford signal-caller
Thursday.
“To me, it’s a really scary
thing,” Coach Woolbright
said. “It’s just something
that women have to, unfor-
tunately, think about and
do what they can to protect
themselves.”
Thursday’s Dig Pink
event involved raising mon-
ey to beat the disease, and
both schools delivered.
Coach Woolbright said
money was still coming
in from New Hope as of
Wednesday and won’t be
counted to the weekend,
but the high quantity and
quality of Thursday’s raf-
fle prizes was a great sign.
Caledonia raised over
$2,600 by Wednesday night
alone, and its players devot-
ed themselves to the event.
“It’s just such a neat
cause,” Brooks said. “I felt
like the girls really dove
in and worked hard to get
raffle prizes and to earn
money, and that was our
ultimate goal.”
delivered the knockout
blow — a 24-yard tear-
drop pass into the back
right corner of the end
zone with 3:39 remain-
ing.
With a flick of the wrist
and a toe tap, Costello
called game.
“It’s a vertical,” Costel-
lo said of the route Mitch-
ell ran. “Everyone in the
country runs verticals,
but when you’ve just
thrown three or four
or six passes in a row
leading up to that play,
that defensive back ran
around the field quite a
bit. He’s not playing the
same way he was on that
first play. We were will-
ing to attack him.”
His high school
coach, Harry Welch, who
watched the game on
television back in Coto de
Caza, wasn’t shocked at
the performance. Welch,
a 42-year high school
coaching veteran in Cali-
fornia who notched more
than 250 career victories,
had seen Costello as a
lanky middle schooler
watching practice at San-
ta Margarita. He oversaw
the transition of incum-
bent starter Kyle Sweet,
who eventually played
for Leach at Washington
State, from quarterback
to receiver to make space
for Costello under center.
He watched as Costello
tossed touchdown pass-
es of 85 and 95 yards on
the first two throws of his
high school starting ca-
reer as a sophomore. He
respected when Costello
refused to be taken out
of a game despite flu-like
symptoms that saw him
vomit through his face-
mask on the field, before
he wandered back toward
the huddle.
“He’s always handled
the physical and the in-
tellectual and the mental
(and) emotional chal-
lenge supremely,” Welch
told The Dispatch. “He’s
a great kid, now he’s not
the second coming, but
a wonderful young man
and a pretty darn good
quarterback.”
For Costello, the win
over LSU in Baton Rouge
is behind him. His first
appearance at Davis
Wade Stadium awaits
Saturday against a sneak-
ily improved Arkansas
team. Kevin and Annette
will be in attendance, as
they were at Tiger Stadi-
um a week ago.
A year after plans for
Costello’s future went
haywire, he’s promptly
captured college foot-
ball’s consciousness
in a matter of a week.
Raised in Rancho Santa
Margarita, matured in
Palo Alto and thriving in
Starkville, it’s easy to for-
get Costello has only de-
livered one week’s worth
of eye-popping stats, but
the California kid seems
right at home in the Mag-
nolia State.

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Tackett said he and his
team won’t take their oppo-
nent lightly.
Tackett remembers
Lake Cormorant’s sea-
son last year — wins over
Grenada and Center Hill
en route to a playoff ap-
pearance. The Gators
kept the score within two
touchdowns against even-
tual state champion West
Point — a week after they
cruised to a 34-0 win at
New Hope.
“They’re still a power
team within our district
right now,” Tackett said.
With the Trojans’ 23-7
loss at Columbus last
week, both schools claim
an equivalent district re-
cord thus far, making Fri-
day’s game important for
the winner — and just as
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critical for the loser.
“Either one of us com-
ing out with the win would
give us some momentum
going forward in the dis-
trict,” Tackett said.
To get that victory, New
Hope will have to handle
the Gators’ spread offense,
featuring a strong running
back in Jaiden Gray and all
77 inches and 292 pounds
of Mississippi State com-
mit Gabe Cavazos, who
offers quarterback Telvin
Amos a big target.
West Point (3-1)
at Saltillo (0-3)
West Point handled
Saltillo 34-7 last season
at Hamblin Stadium, but
Green Wave coach Chris
Chambless knows that
doesn’t count for much
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when the two teams anything can happen in
square off again Friday in Region 1-5A road games,
Lee County. and the Green Wave must
“Every year is differ- stay prepared for any sce-
ent, so you have to stay nario they might face Fri-
prepared the best you day at Saltillo.
can,” Chambless said.
With four straight Starkville (4-0)
state championships un-
der its belt, West Point
at Germantown (3-1)
Top-ranked Starkville is
comes into Friday’s game
riding high off last week’s
about as prepared as a
38-20 win at No. 2 South Pa-
team can be to face the
nola, and the Yellow Jackets
winless Tigers, who went
know they can’t afford a
just 1-11 last year. Plus,
letdown Friday at German-
the Green Wave have al-
town.
ready replaced last year’s “Every week is import-
three-headed rushing at- ant,” coach Chris Jones
tack of Brandon Harris, said.
Dantariyus Cannon and This week could be
Jimothy Mays with three especially so on the road
new talented rushers: Ja- against a Germantown
Kobe Pate, Chris Ivy and team that won its first
Cameron Young. three games before last
Still, Chambless said, week’s loss to Warren
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
Years ago, I
met a man
through golf, and
we developed a
casual friendship.
I lost track of him
for a few years,
but when I heard
his wife was
being treated with
chemo for cancer,
I took them food
and offered my
support. As our
friendship grew
stronger, we be-
gan playing more Dear Abby
golf and became
“refriended.” He’s a good golfer,
but very serious, and he whines
constantly on the course. I
have kidded him about it, and
he acknowledges it to a small
degree.
He’s also joined at the hip
with his wife, so much so that
when I invited him to our cabin
for a guys’ weekend, he asked
if his wife and dog could come
along. I nixed the dog and
reluctantly agreed to the wife.
A year later, I invited him again,
but without his wife because
two other friends were coming
and it was guys only. He came,
but he didn’t really fit in.
Fast-forward to now. Our
friendship continues, but his
whining has grown much worse,
and he can’t go anywhere
without his wife (although she’s
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct.
2). You’ll wrap up a messy bit
of the past and put the last
chapter in your rearview. New
friends step in right on cue with
just the sort of fun you prefer.
You’ll make a trade and come
out on top. In December, you
have a reason for celebration.
Family makes you so proud.
Remarkable changes in June
give you the means to start a
project. Leo and Pisces adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 2,
22, 13, 5 and 18.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
It is the most natural thing in
the world to do what brings you
comfort. The unnatural part
is judging yourself for this. If
Central.
Quarterback Colton
Gardner, running back
Branson Robinson and
several defenders who
can fly around will lead
the Mustangs’ charge
Friday. Starkville, of
course, counters with
Florida State commit
Luke Altmyer and Mis-
sissippi State pledge Am-
ariyon Howard.
Jones said he hopes
the Jackets will keep
their unbeaten season
going and won’t suffer
a letdown on Friday in
Madison.
“Hopefully we come
out this week and have a
good game come tomor-
row, but we understand
that we can’t come out
half cocked,” he said.
very nice). She
has mentioned to
friends that I’m
one of only a few
remaining friends,
and she appreci-
ates it very much.
Now I know why!
How do I “break
up,” Abby? I don’t
want to be around
him anymore. —
ANONYMOUS IN
THE WEST
DEAR
ANONYMOUS:
Because your
friend doesn’t fit
in with the other
guy friends, no rule of etiquette
says you must continue to invite
him. I wish you had mentioned
what he whines about when you
golf with him. If it is his wife’s
precarious health, it may be
that he needs to vent in a can-
cer support group rather than
with you. If it’s the golf game,
then you will have to decide
whether he’s such a valuable
golf partner that you need
him. If other members of your
golf group no longer want him
there, it would be a kindness to
socialize with him and his wife
less often rather than abandon
them. If the shoe was on the
other foot, isn’t that what you
would want?
DEAR ABBY: My siblings died
a couple of years apart, and my
parents treat me like I’m the
you don’t like what you do for
comfort, then make it easy
for yourself to try some other
options, no judgment.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Wrestling with problems is the
way to grow strong. The problem
will meet you with resistance all
over, but it’s only in your weaker
areas that you will feel it. Know
that you’re being made stronger.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
No one can be liked by every-
one, but you come pretty close
today. Even those who don’t
believe as you do, or who are in
an opposing position, will offer
you respect and kindness.
CANCER (June 22-July
22). If you’re going to come to
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020 3B
ON THE AIR
Saturday
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
11 a.m. — Missouri at Ten-
nessee, SECN
11 a.m. — South Carolina at
Florida, ESPN
11 a.m. — TCU at Texas, FOX
11 a.m. — Baylor at West
Virginia, ABC
2:30 p.m. — Texas A&M at
Alabama, CBS
2:30 p.m. — Memphis at
SMU, ESPN2
2:30 p.m. — Texas Tech at
Kansas State, FS1
2:30 p.m. — UNC at Boston
College, ABC
3 p.m. — Ole Miss at Ken-
tucky, SECN
6:30 p.m. — Arkansas at
Mississippi State, SECN
6:30 p.m. — Auburn at Geor-
gia, ESPN
6:30 p.m. — LSU at Vander-
bilt, SECN
one who should be gone. They
often complain or compare the
things I do to something they
would have done.
My parents raised me to be
independent and take care of
myself, but all they do is show
me that I don’t matter. My niece
shares that opinion. She thinks
I’m not raising my son right.
(Mind you, she’s only 20 and
doesn’t know her behind from
her elbow.)
I want to leave, but finances
and obligations prohibit me.
What can I do to make them
see that I’m doing everything
I can? — NOT VALUED IN CALI-
FORNIA
DEAR NOT VALUED: I
am sorry for what you are
experiencing. The thing about
being compared to a deceased
person (or two) is there is a
tendency to idealize the dearly
departed. That you are being
given short shrift for your ef-
forts is sad. I think it’s time to
speak up and let your feelings
be known. As to your niece, the
“expert” on child care, tune her
out as you would with static on
your radio.
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also known
as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother,
Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear
Abby at www.DearAbby.com or
P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles,
CA 90069.
someone with a problem today,
you’ll probably also have a few
solutions they can choose from,
as well as a backup plan that’s
probably better than plan A.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
You probably know what’s best
for your loved ones, but that’s
beside the point. Just listen-
ing and being there with your
strongly supportive presence
will help more than you might
imagine.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Sometimes, all that’s needed to
make things work is a jostle -- a
little shove, a jog to the left, a
swerve to the right. Be flexible,
adaptable, experimental and
ready.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You’ll say “yes,” even though it
means extra work for you, even
though it’s out of your way, even
though it makes no financial
sense. Why? Because you’re
guided by something stronger
than logistics and money.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Today plays out like a dra-
ma, not because of any exciting
fireworks but because of the
use of exquisite and extraordi-
nary tension, which won’t get
relieved any time soon.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). The quickest way to earn
trust is to give it. After you gain
someone’s trust, you don’t need
to keep asking for or earning it.
It will be given again and again.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Cruel opposition has a
way of unifying opposing forces.
This is why the leaders will paint
the other side as villains, even
though down deep everyone
knows most people are about
the same mix of good and evil.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). You have your own cosmic
runner these days. Like an
office runner who feels underuti-
lized when only asked to pour
coffee, your angels are itching
for a juicy assignment.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). You prefer it when a
person’s role in your life is easy
to define, even though, recently,
that has not been the case at
all. You’ve opened your mind to
new possibilities.
Give up the ghost
SOLUTION:
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Trump debate comment pushing RELIGIOUS BRIEFS

Black Americans, others to vote
‘I hear the ghost of voter Roberson, CEO of the Detroit nonprofit
Focus: Hope.
suppressionists past. It’s Trump tried to walk back his debate
comments on Wednesday, but the mo-
the same soup. It’s just ment when he told one far-right group to
“stand back and stand by” had already
warmed over now.’ been cemented in the minds of many
Eric Sheffield, a Black real estate Americans, experts and activists say. A
developer in Atlanta day after the debate, the president said he
didn’t know the group but that it should
BY K AT STAFFORD, JAY REEVES “let law enforcement do their work.”
AND CHRISTINE FERNANDO During the debate, he also urged
The Associated Press his “supporters to go into the polls and
watch very carefully because that’s what
DETROIT — When President Don- has to happen.”
ald Trump refused to outright condemn Eric Sheffield, a Black real estate de-
white nationalists in this week’s presi- veloper in Atlanta whose parents hail
dential debate and urged his supporters from the Deep South, said Trump’s com-
to monitor polling sites, Portia Roberson ments reminded him of the Jim Crow era.
was reminded of earlier eras when Black “I hear the ghost of voter suppres-
Americans were intimidated at the polls sionists past,” said Sheffield, 52. “It’s the
to deter them from voting. same soup. It’s just warmed over now.”
Roberson, a 51-year-old Black woman It’s not just Black Americans who
who lives in Detroit, found the comments
chilling — but also felt a renewed resolve
took notice — and umbrage — at the
president’s debate comments. Similar
to vote. concerns are also reverberating among
For many Black Americans and other
people of color, Trump’s comments in
Americans from other backgrounds, said
Anna Mach, a biracial Filipino American
his debate with Democratic challenger woman who is a master’s student at the
Joe Biden were a harsh reminder that University of Denver.
the nation has yet to fully grapple with “I’m disgusted and angry and terri-
systemic racism laid bare this year by fied by those comments,” Mach, 22, said.
protests against police killings of Black “But I’m not surprised.”
people, the coronavirus pandemic, and Since the coronavirus, which first
the resulting economic fallout. flared in China, spread to the United
But they were also a call to action. States, Mach said she’s seen a surge in
“I hope that we take some of that frus- hate directed toward Asian Americans.
tration, anger and sadness that we’ve all Trump himself has been criticized for
been feeling for the better part of 2020, referring to COVID-19 as the “Chinese
and use it to motivate ourselves to go to virus.”
the polls and make sure we vote and vote “I’m worried there will be more hate
for candidates who really reflect what crimes from white supremacists,” she
Black folks need in this country,” said said.
Hiring likely slowed in September for 3rd straight month
BY CHRISTOPHER When the Labor De- tember proves accurate,
RUGABER partment issues its Sep- it would mean that the
AP Economics Writer
tember jobs report, econo- economy has regained
WASHINGTON — A mists predict it will show a only slightly more than
critical snapshot of the job gain of 850,000, according half the 22 million jobs
market and the economy to a survey by data provid- that vanished when the
to be released Friday is er FactSet. That would pandemic flattened the
expected to show a fur- mark a third straight economy in early spring.
ther slowdown in hiring monthly slowdown, after Should job gains continue
as the nation’s viral case- June’s 4.8 million job gain, to remain below 1 million
load creeps higher and as July’s 1.7 million and Au- a month, it would take un-
government financial aid gust’s 1.4 million. til late 2021 or 2022 to re-
has faded. If the forecast for Sep- coup them all.
Pastor’s 6th Pastoral Anniversary Celebrate Recovery
Providence M.B. Church Columbus will
host their Pastor’s 6th Pastoral Anniver-
sary at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020.
The public is invited to attend the drive
through celebration of Pastor Gilbert and
First Lady Dollie Anderson.
Mississippi State
School Ministry
Mississippi State School of Ministry
will be taking applications for enrollment
into their online degree granting program.
Earn your Certification, Associates,
Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Degree in
Religious Studies. We are an accreditation
School of Ministry authorized through
State of Mississippi and Federal Govern-
ment. Our degrees are for ecclesiastical
purposes only. We accept transcripts and
your life experience also can also be used
for degree granting purposes. For further
information feel free to call 662-425-
8443
CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE Forgive and Live
Forgive and Live meets from 6-7
p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday
of each month in the downtown YMCA
Board Room and every third Wednes-
day at Vibrant Church Cafe. Inquire and
seek information to succeed spiritually,
physically and financially and be eager to
be a blessing to the community, churches
and families through the Word of God.
The public is invited to attend. For more
information, call Pat Fisher Douglas, 662-
251-5899.
Fellowship Dinner, Youth Service Prayer Service
Pleasant Ridge Faith Center, 923 Ridge
Road, hosts a fellowship dinner and youth
service every third Sunday.
Gospel Book Club
Friendship M.B. Church, 1102 12th
Ave. S., invites the public to join its
Community Gospel Book Club from 6-7
p.m., on the fourth Friday of each month,
to study and share views of the Holy Bible.
Open to all ages and ethnicities. For more
information, call Barbara Mattison or
Lillian Murray, 662-570-5595.
Grief Support Group
The Oil of Joy for Grief and Mourning
offers a grief support group at 6 p.m.
every second Thursday of the month at
United Christian Baptist Church, 232
Yorkville Road East. “Making your grieving
journey easier.” For more information, call
662-327-0604 or e-mail unitedchristian@
cableone.net.
The Assembly Church, 2201 Military
Road, and Meadowview Church, 300 Linden
Circle in Starkville, host Celebrate Recovery
at 6 p.m. every Sunday at The Assembly
Church (next to Lowe’s) and at 6 p.m. every
Tuesday at Meadowview Church. Get help,
healing and support for any habit, hurt or
hang-up using the Christ-centered 12 steps.
Prayer for Youth
Every second and third Saturday, Pleas-
ant Ridge Faith Center hosts a prayer for
the youth from 2-3 p.m.
Prayer, Free Coffee
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church,
2221 14th Ave. N., hosts free coffee and
a prayer community outreach service from
8-9 a.m. every fifth Saturday. For informa-
tion, contact Jesse Slater, 662-328-4979.
Radio Program
Apostles Patrick Perkins invites the pub-
lic to tune in to WTWG, radio 1050 AM for
Perfecting the Saints Broadcast, Wednes-
days 8:30 a.m.
Women Prayer, Worship Service
Church of the Eternal Word, 106 22nd
St. S., holds a prayer and worship service
every Thursday from 5-6 p.m. Call Marie
Nabors, 662-549-4322 or 662-329-1234,
for prayer requests.
Prayer Ministry
New Beginning Everlasting Outreach
Ministry invites the public to call in with
their prayer requests at 662-327-9843.
Church of the Eternal Word, 106 22nd.
St. S., Columbus, holds prayer service
Thursday nights 5-6 p.m. Contact Marie Na-
bors, 662-549-4322. Church service times:
Sunday school 10 a.m.; Sunday worship
11:15 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study 7 p.m. For
information, call Pastor District Elder Lou
Nabors, 662-329-1234.
Fitness Transformations
The Transformational Church, 2301 Jess
Lyons Road, hosts boxing lessons Mondays
and Wednesday from 5-7 p.m., weight-loss
boot camp Tuesdays and Thursdays 5-7
p.m. and both on Saturdays 9-11 a.m.
Youth Fellowship
The Transformational Church, 2301 Jess
Lyons Road, hosts Youth Fellowship from
7-8:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Games, prayer,
service, food, and more. Transportation
available. For information, call Iris Rober-
son, 662-295-7456.

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SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NO-
TICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on September 8,
2017, Fawdil A. Djebbar, un-
married man executed a cer-
tain deed of trust to Denise
McLaurin, Trustee for the bene-
fit of Regions Bank d/b/a Re-
gions Mortgage which deed of
trust is of record in the office
of the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, State of Mis-
sissippi in Book 2017 at Page
20018; and
WHEREAS, Regions Bank Dba
Regions Mortgage has hereto-
fore substituted Shapiro &
Brown, LLC as Trustee by in-
strument dated August 13,
2020 and recorded in the
aforesaid Chancery Clerk's Of-
fice in Book 2020 Page
20681; and
WHEREAS, default having been
made in the terms and condi-
tions of said deed of trust and
the entire debt secured thereby
having been declared to be due
and payable in accordance with
the terms of said deed of trust,
Regions Bank Dba Regions
Mortgage, the legal holder of
said indebtedness, having re-
quested the undersigned Sub-
stituted Trustee to execute the
trust and sell said land and
property in accordance with the
terms of said deed of trust and
for the purpose of raising the
sums due thereunder, togeth-
er with attorney's fees,
trustee's fees and expense of
sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Shapiro &
Brown, LLC, Substituted Trust-
ee in said deed of trust, will on
October 15, 2020 offer for sale
at public outcry and sell within
legal hours (being between the
hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m.), at the Southeast Door of
the County Courthouse of
Lowndes County, located at
505 2nd Avenue North, Colum-
bus, MS 39701, to the highest
and best bidder for cash or cer-
tified funds the following de-
scribed property situated in
Lowndes County, State of Mis-
sissippi, to-wit:
A part of Square No. 67 North
of Main Street in the City of
Columbus, Mississippi, more
particularly described as fol-
lows: Beginning at the Southw-
est corner of Square No. 67
North of Main Street, and from
this initial point, running East
parallel with Second Avenue
North, 55 feet; thence running
North parallel with Eleventh
Street North 165 feet; thence
running West parallel with
Second Avenue North, 55 feet;
thence running South 165 feet
to the point of beginning. The
same being a part of Lot 1 and
being leasehold property from
the Trustees of Franklin
Academy leased for a term of
99 years from August 1, 1920,
renewable forever. LESS AND
EXCEPT THEREFROM that cer-
tain tract of land recorded in
Deed Book 470 at page 56
and that certain tract of land
recorded in Deed Book 1228 at
page 549 of the land records
of Lowndes County, Mississippi
I WILL CONVEY only such title
as vested in me as Substi-
tuted Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this 1st day of September,
2020.
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
1080 River Oaks Drive, Suite
B-202
Flowood, MS 39232
(601) 981-9299
214-216 11th Street North
Columbus, MS 39701
20-026468
Publication Dates:
September 18, September 25,
October 2 and October 9, 2020
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Sale of contents of
self storage unit. Pursuant to
Mississippi Code Ann. Section
85-7-125, U-stor Inside will of-
fer for sale and sell to the
highest bidder, for cash, the
contents of the following cli-
mate controlled storage units:
Unit D8 Christopher W Prather,
705 4th St. S., Columbus, MS
39701.
The aforementioned Lessees
have rent due on the self stor-
age unit which remains unpaid
and to whom proper notice has
been given according to law.
The contents of the above unit
will be sold at public auction on
October 7th 2020 at 213
Alabama St, Columbus, MS at
8:00 AM. Winner bidder will
clean out said Unit at U-Stor In-
side, 213 Alabama St, Colum-
bus, MS 39702.
PUBLISH: 10/2/2020
All notices must be
emailed to
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cdispatch.com.
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SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NO-
TICE OF SALE
WHEREAS, on September 21,
2009, Janet L. Chesser and
Dale D. Chesser, wife and hus-
band executed a certain deed
of trust to Scott R. Valby, Trust-
ee for the benefit of Mortgage
Electronic Registration Sys-
tems, Inc. as beneficiary, as
nominee for Franklin American
Mortgage Company, its suc-
cessors and assigns which
deed of trust is of record in the
office of the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, State of Mis-
sissippi in Book 2009 at Page
22515; and
WHEREAS, MidFirst Bank has
heretofore substituted Shapiro
& Brown, LLC as Trustee by in-
strument dated August 21,
2020 and recorded in the
aforesaid Chancery Clerk's Of-
fice in Book 2020 Page
20684; and
WHEREAS, default having been
made in the terms and condi-
tions of said deed of trust and
the entire debt secured thereby
having been declared to be due
and payable in accordance with
the terms of said deed of trust,
MidFirst Bank, the legal holder
of said indebtedness, having
requested the undersigned
Substituted Trustee to execute
the trust and sell said land and
property in accordance with the
terms of said deed of trust and
for the purpose of raising the
sums due thereunder, togeth-
er with attorney's fees,
trustee's fees and expense of
sale.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Shapiro & email address for registration.
Brown, LLC, Substituted Trust- The cost of the bid documents
ee in said deed of trust, will on are non-refundable and must
October 8, 2020 offer for sale
at public outcry and sell within site (digital and hard copies).
legal hours (being between the Questions regarding website re-
hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m.), at the Southeast Door of please contact Plan House at
the County Courthouse of
Lowndes County, located at
505 2nd Avenue North, Colum- All proposals must be on file
bus, MS 39701, to the highest with the Columbus Municipal
and best bidder for cash or cer- School District prior to the
tified funds the following de-
scribed property situated in
Lowndes County, State of Mis- and clearly marked on the out-
sissippi, to-wit:
A tract of land containing 1.6
acres, more or less, located in {insert bid date here}. Envel-
the Southeast Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter of Section
25, Township 16 South, Range and the School District as-
18 West, Lowndes County, Mis- sumes no responsibility for the
sissippi, and being more partic- premature opening of same by
ularly described as follows, to- any School District employee.
wit:
Beginning at the Southeast
corner of the Northeast Quarter Bid, electronic bids may be
of Section 25, Township 16
South, Range 18 West,
Lowndes County, Mississippi;
and run thence West for 30
feet to a fence corner on the
West right-of-way of a public
road known as Buck Egger
Road and the INITIAL POINT OF (662) 407-0193. Electronic
BEGINNING of the property
herein described; from said ini- quired.
tial point of beginning, run
thence North 86 degrees 45
minutes West along a fence for waive any informalities and to
530 feet to an iron pin; thence reject any or all bids.
run North 04 degrees 00
minutes East for 130 feet to
an iron pin; thence run South
86 degrees 45 minutes East
for 300 feet to an iron pin;
thence run North 85 degrees
27 minutes East along a fence tions to Bidders. Performance
line for 230 feet, more or less, and Payment Bonds will be re-
to a point on said West right-of- quired from the successful bid-
way; thence run South 04 de-
grees 00 minutes West along
said West right-of-way for
136.2 feet, more or less, to
the point of beginning.
The above described property
was conveyed as two tracts of
land in those certain deeds re- ted preference over non-resid-
corded in Deed Book 486 at
page 63 and Deed Book 1090 tract in the same manner and
at page 723, all in the land re- to the same extent as provided
cords of Lowndes County, Mis- by the laws of the state of
sissippi.
I WILL CONVEY only such title
as vested in me as Substi-
tuted Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on
this 27th day of August, 2020.
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE
Shapiro & Brown, LLC
1080 River Oaks Drive, Suite
B-202
Flowood, MS 39232
(601) 981-9299
861 Buck Egger Road
Caledonia, MS 39740
20-026474
Publication Dates: September
11, September 18, September
25 and October 2, 2020
THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES
HAVE BEEN ABANDONED AT
COREY HERRING AUTOMOTIVE,
1230 GARDNER BLVD, COLUM-
BUS, MS.
2001 BUICK LESABRE
VIN# 1G4HP54K514274372
2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
VIN# 1J4GX48S14C385462
2007 CHEVY IMPALA
VIN# 2G1WT58K779205196
IF NOT CLAIMED AND PAID FOR
CHARGES, THESE VEHICLES
WILL BE PUT UP FOR PUBLIC
SALE ON THE 24TH DAY OF
OCTOBER 2020 AT 7:30 A.M.
AT COREY HERRING AUTOMOT-
IVE, 1230 GARDNER BLVD.,
COLUMBUS, MS 39702.
PUBLISH: 10/2, 10/9 &
10/16/2020
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Legal Notices
ADVERTISEMENT TO BID
You are hereby invited to sub-
mit a sealed bid (or at the Bid-
der’s option, electronically sub-
mitted Bids) for “Asbestos
Abatement of Hunt School”.
Bids will be received from con-
tractors at the Columbus Muni-
cipal School District, Brandon
Central Services Center loc-
ated at 2630 McArthur Drive,
Columbus, MS 39705, until
2:00 P.M., Thursday, Novem-
ber 5, 2020, and then publicly
opened and read aloud.
Single stipulated sum bids will
be received for all work re-
quired by the Contract Docu-
ments in accordance with the
Instructions to Bidders.
Instructions to Bidders, Form of
Bid, Form of Contract, Form of
Contract Bond, Drawings, Spe-
cifications and other Contract
Documents may be examined
at the following locations:
1. Office of the Architect, Eley
Guild Hardy Architects, P.A.,
1091 Tommy Munro Drive,
Biloxi, Mississippi 39532.
2. ABC Plan Rooms, Gulfport
and Jackson, Mississippi.
3. AGC Plan Rooms, Gulfport
and Jackson, Mississippi.
Bid documents are being made
available via hard copy or CD at
www.eleyguildhardyprojects.co
m. Interested bidders should
log-in or register for a free ac-
count to view and order Bid
Documents. All plan holders
are required to have a valid
be purchased through the web-
gistration and online orders
(662) 407-0193.
opening time as stated above.
All proposals must be sealed
side of the envelope as indic-
ated “Asbestos Abatement of
Hunt School” to be opened on
opes not so marked are sub-
mitted at the risk of the Bidder
At the Bidder’s option, in lieu
of submitting a physical sealed
submitted at www.eleyguild-
hardyprojects.com. Bids shall
be received electronically until
the date/time as stated above.
For any questions relating to
the electronic bidding process,
please call Plan House at
submittal of Bids is not re-
The Owner reserves the right to
Each bidder must deposit with
his bid (or upload at Bidders
Option), security in the amount,
form and subject to the condi-
tions provided in the Instruc-
der. Bidders shall comply with
law of the State of Mississippi
requiring Certificate of Re-
sponsibility.
Resident contractors shall, in
accordance with laws of the
State of Mississippi, be gran-
ents in the award of this con-
domicile of the non-resident. A
non-resident contractor shall
attach to his proposal a copy of
his resident state's current law
pertaining to such state's treat-
ment of non-resident contract-
ors.
The successful bidder must ad-
here to the Owner’s policy con-
cerning non-discrimination
without regard to race, creed,
color, age, sex, national origin
or handicap. No bidder may
withdraw his bid within sixty
(60) days after the actual date
of the opening thereof.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Run: Friday, October 2, 2020
and Friday, October 9, 2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
ROBIN MARIE JONES MCMIL-
LEN PLAINTIFF
VS
JOHN ANDREW MCMILLEN DE-
FENDANT
CAUSE NO: 2020-411-S
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: JOHN ANDREW MCMILLEN
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in the Court
by Robin Marie Jones McMil-
len, Plaintiff seeking a divorce
from you.
You are required to mail or
hand deliver a written re-
sponse to the Complaint filed
against you in this action to
Robin Marie Jones McMillen,
Plaintiff, whose street address
is 396 Elm Drive, Columbus,
Mississippi 39701.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT
LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
AFTER THE 2ND DAY OF OCTO-
BER, 2020, WHICH IS THE
DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF
YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO
MAILED OR DELIVERED, A
In the Classifieds section.
JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL
BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU
FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER
RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE
COMPLAINT.
You must also file the original
of your Response with the
Clerk of this Court within a
reasonable time afterward.
Issued under my hand and the
ROBIN MARIE JONES MCMIL-
LEN PLAINTIFF
VS
JOHN ANDREW MCMILLEN DE-
Ads appear in The Commercial Dispatch,
FENDANT
CAUSE NO: 2020-411-S
The Starkville Dispatch and Online
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: JOHN ANDREW MCMILLEN
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in the Court
by Robin Marie Jones McMil-
len, Plaintiff seeking a divorce
from you.
Legal Notices
You are required to mail or
hand deliver a written re-
sponse to the Complaint filed
against you in this action to
Robin Marie Jones McMillen,
Plaintiff, whose street address
is 396 Elm Drive, Columbus,
Mississippi 39701.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT
LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
AFTER THE 2ND DAY OF OCTO-
BER, 2020, WHICH IS THE
DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF
YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO
MAILED OR DELIVERED, A
JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL
BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU
FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER
RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE
COMPLAINT.
You must also file the original
of your Response with the
Clerk of this Court within a
reasonable time afterward.
Issued under my hand and the By: Shantrell W. Granderson ,
seal of this Court, this the 30th D.C.
day of September, 2020.
/s/ Cindy E. Goode
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi
(SEAL)
By: /s/ Tina Fisher
Publish: October 2, October 9,
& October 16, 2020
NOTICE TO QUALIFIED PUBLIC
UTILITY CONTRACTORS AND
SUPPLIERS
FRANKLIN TELEPHONE COM-
PANY, INC.,
DELTA TELEPHONE COMPANY,
INC.,
CELLULAR SOUTH, INC.,
TELEPAK NETWORKS, INC.
Notice is hereby given pursu-
ant to Section 77 3 16 of the
Mississippi Code of 1972, as
amended, (Act) by each of the
above named companies (to
the extent they are covered by
said section) to each qualified
contractor and supplier who de-
sires to have its name added
to the separate list maintained
by each utility of contractors
and suppliers qualified to per-
form contracts within the scope
of proposed utility projects
covered by said Act to advise
the particular public utility
above named of said desire by
a writing mailed certified mail,
return receipt requested, to
such utility at the addresses
shown below. Any requests to
be added must clearly identify
the legal name of the contract-
or/supplier and its mailing ad-
dress and the utility or utilities
to which said request is direc-
ted. Further, each request
must include a brief descrip-
tion of the contractor or suppli-
er, a detailed description of the
services offered and appropri-
ate references which establish
its ability and qualifications to
perform contracts for construc-
tion, extension and/or repair of
facilities of the public utility
within the scope of said Act
and for which it desires to be
listed.
Send requests to be added to:
Utility Contractors and Suppli-
ers List Manager for
(Insert name of Company to
which directed)
Attention: Mrs. Whitehead
1018 Highland Colony Parkway,
Suite 700
Ridgeland, MS 39157
with a separate copy mailed
direct to the President
of each company to which the
request is directed
as follows: Prepared by:
TRHESA B. PATTERSON (MS
President
Bar #102635)
(Insert Name of Company) Heidelberg Patterson Welch
1018 Highland Colony Parkway, PLLC
Suite 700 207 W. Jackson Street, Suite
Ridgeland, MS 39157 200
Ridgeland, MS 39157
PUBLISH: 10/2/2020 601-790-1588 Telephone
tpatterson@hpwlawgroup.com
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- PUBLISH: 9/18, 9/25 &
SIPPI 10/2/2020
IN RE: ESTATE OF OLIVIA DI-
ANE WARD GATEWOOD, DE-
CEASED
DAVID WARD GATEWOOD, AD-
MINISTRATOR
CAUSE NO.: 2020-00150-JNS
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT
LAW OF OLIVIA DIANE WARD
GATEWOOD, DECEASED
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Court by DAVID WARD GATE-
WOOD, in a suit to determine
heirship of OLIVIA DIANE WARD
GATEWOOD. Defendants other
than you are unknown.
You are to mail or hand deliver
a copy of a written Answer
either admitting or denying
each allegation in the Petition
to JEFFREY C. SMITH, whose
address is Post Office Box
648, Columbus, MS 39703-
0648.
YOUR ANSWER MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NO
LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS CO-EXECUTRIX
FROM THE DATE OF FIRST PUB-
LICATION.
You must also file the original
of your Answer with the Clerk of KYLE B. AINSWORTH, MSB
this Court within a reasonable
time afterward and you are
summoned to appear and de-
fend against the Petition for
Determination of Heirs at 9:00 Ridgeland, MS 39157
o’clock a.m. on the 9th day of
November 2020, in the
courtroom of the Clay County
Chancery Courthouse at West
Point, Mississippi, before the
Honorable Joseph N. Studdard
and in case of your failure to
appear and defend, a judg-
ment will be entered against
you for the things demanded in
the Complain. You are not re-
quired to file an answer or oth-
er pleading to the Complaint,
but you may do so if you de-
sire.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND
THE SEAL OF SAID COURT, on
this the 30th day of Septem-
ber 2020.
Cindy Egger Goode
CINDY EGGER GOODE, Chan-
cery Clerk
Lowndes County, Mississippi
By: Shantrell W. Granderson ,
GATEWOOD. Defendants other
than you are unknown.
You are to mail or hand deliver
a copy of a written Answer
either admitting or denying
each allegation in the Petition
to JEFFREY C. SMITH, whose
address is Post Office Box
648, Columbus, MS 39703-
0648.
YOUR ANSWER MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NO
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LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS SO NOTICED, this the 28th day
FROM THE DATE OF FIRST PUB- of September, 2020.
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You must also file the original CO-EXECUTRIX
of your Answer with the Clerk of
this Court within a reasonable
Legal afterward
time Notices and you are
summoned to appear and de-
fend against the Petition for
Determination of Heirs at 9:00 #9543
o’clock a.m. on the 9th day of
November 2020, in the
courtroom of the Clay County
Chancery Courthouse at West
Point, Mississippi, before the
Honorable Joseph N. Studdard
and in case of your failure to
appear and defend, a judg-
ment will be entered against
you for the things demanded in IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
the Complain. You are not re-
quired to file an answer or oth- SIPPI
er pleading to the Complaint,
but you may do so if you de-
sire.
ISSUED UNDER MY HAND AND
THE SEAL OF SAID COURT, on
this the 30th day of Septem-
ber 2020.
Cindy Egger Goode
CINDY EGGER GOODE, Chan-
cery Clerk
Lowndes County, Mississippi
PUBLISH: 10/2/2020
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
SERGEY GRISHIN PLAINTIFF
vs.
JENNIFER LYNN SULKESS DE-
FENDANT
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2020-0010- You are summoned to appear
CV1C and defend against the com-
plaint or petition filed against pet friendly, and furnished
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION you in this action at 9:00
o’clock a.m. on the 18th day of 24−HOUR PROFESSIONAL
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI November, 2020, in the
courtroom of the Clay County
TO: JENNIFER LYNN SULKESS Courthouse at 365 Court
Street, West Point, Mississippi, ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
You have been made a Defend- before the Honorable Rodney
ant in the suit filed in this Faver and in case of your fail- SURVEILLANCE. Benji &
Court by Sergey Grishin, ure to appear and defend a
Plaintiff, seeking compensat-
ory, punitive, and special dam-
ages against you for alienation
of affection, intentional inflic-
tion of emotional distress, and
negligent infliction of emotion-
al distress. You are the single
defendant in this action.
You are required to mail or
hand deliver a written re-
sponse to the Complaint filed
against you in this action to C.
Maison Heidelberg, Attorney for
the Plaintiff, whose U.S. mail-
ing address and street ad-
dress is 207 W. Jackson
Street, Suite 200, Ridgeland,
Mississippi 39157.
YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE
MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT
LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS
AFTER THE 18TH DAY OF
SEPTEMBER, 2020, WHICH IS
THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUB-
LICATION OF THIS SUMMONS.
IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT
MAILED OR DELIVERED, A
JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL
BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU
FOR THE MONEY OR OTHER
RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE
COMPLAINT.
You must also file the original
of your response with the Clerk
of this Court within a reason-
able time afterward.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of Court, this the 14th day
of September, 2020.
LOWNDES County Circuit Clerk
By: Ann Marie Langford
Deputy Clerk
P.O. Box 31
Columbus, MS 39703
(SEAL)
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF THELMA A.
KNIGHTON, DECEASED
CASE NO. 2020-0177 F
NORA GREEN AND DAIL BEN-
SON PETITIONERS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters Testamentary having
been granted on the 15th day
of September, 2020, by the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, to the un-
dersigned Co-Executrixes of the
Estate of Thelma A. Knighton,
deceased, notice is hereby giv-
en to all persons having claims
against the estate to present
the same to the Clerk of this
Court for administration and re-
gistration according to law with-
in (90) days from the first pub-
lication of this Notice or they
will be forever barred.
SO NOTICED, this the 28th day
of September, 2020.
/s/Nora Green NORA GREEN,
/s/Dail Benson GAIL BENSON,
CO-EXECUTRIX
#9543
Rogers,
FindAinsworth
the best& deals.
Williams,
PLLC
567 Highway 51, Suite B
(601) 969-7777
Publish: 10/2, 10/9 &
10/16/2020
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, to the un-
dersigned Co-Executrixes of the
Estate of Thelma A. Knighton,
deceased, notice is hereby giv-
en to all persons having claims
against the estate to present
the same to the Clerk of this
Court for administration and re-
gistration according to law with-
To place ads starting at only $12,
in (90) days from the first pub-
lication of this Notice or they
will be forever barred.
/s/Nora Green NORA GREEN,
/s/Dail Benson GAIL BENSON,
Legal Notices
CO-EXECUTRIX General Help Wanted
KYLE B. AINSWORTH, MSB Licensed Cosmetologist
Needed! No booth rent. No
Rogers, Ainsworth & Williams, clientele needed. For more
PLLC
567 Highway 51, Suite B info, call or text 662-312-
Ridgeland, MS 39157 8727 or email
(601) 969-7777 haircuts123@yahoo.com
Publish: 10/2, 10/9 & FIELD SERVICES, INC.
10/16/2020
in Boligee, AL is seeking
the following positions:
*Hydraulic Mechanics
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
*Diesel Mechanics
*Heavy Equipment Oilers
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- *Mill Right Workers
TATE OF THELMA A. *Electrical Cable Pullers
KNIGHTON, DECEASED
If interested, please call
205-336-8401.
CASE NO. 2020-0177 F
NORA GREEN AND DAIL BEN- NEW, SMALL, fast growing
SON PETITIONERS business looking for skilled
carpenter or laborer. Must
SUMMONS
be knowledgeable or will-
ing to learn in all aspects
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
of carpentry and mainten-
TO: ANY AND ALL PERSONS ance. Email resume to
CLAIMING TO BE HEIRS AT LAW job112@cdispatch.com
OF THELMA A. KNIGHTON, DE-
CEASED AND CHILDREN OF
WAYNE McDANIEL, DECEASED
You have been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in this
Rentals
Court by Nora Green and Dail
Benson, Co-Executrixes of the Ads starting at $25
Estate of Thelma A. Knighton,
deceased, seeking a determin-
Apts For Rent: North
ation of the true and lawful
heirs at law of said Thelma A.
Knighton. FOX RUN APARTMENTS
1 & 2 BR near hospital.
$595−$645 monthly.
Military discount, pet area,
corporate apts.
GYM. ON SITE SECURITY.
ON SITE MAINTENANCE.
24−HOUR CAMERA
Ashleigh, 662−386−4446.
judgment will be entered
against you for the money or
other things demanded in the MILITARY SQUARE APTS.
complaint or petition. Remodeled units 1−4
bedrooms. Military, police
You are not required to file an officers, fireman & SSI.
answer or other pleading but Discounted rates. Come
you may do so if you desire.
check us out! Call Joyce for
showing. 662−549−9873.
Issued under my hand and the
seal of said Court, this 28th
day of September, 2020. Apts For Rent: West
VIP
CINDY EGGER GOODE, CHAN-
CERY CLERK
Rentals
(SEAL)
By: Tina Fisher, D.C.
KYLE B. AINSWORTH, MBN
9543 Apartments & Houses
Rogers, Ainsworth & Williams,
PLLC
567 Highway 51, Suite B
1 Bedrooms
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(601) 969-7777
2 Bedroooms
3 Bedrooms
Publish: 10/2, 10/9 &
10/16/2020 Furnished & Unfurnished
1, 2, & 3 Baths
Lease, Deposit
Employment
& Credit Check
Call us: 662-328-2424 viceinvestments.com
Accounting / Finance
327-8555
Apts For Rent: Other
WANTED: BOOKKEEPER.
Experience necessary.
Call for details,
662-574-4221
General Help Wanted
RETAIL STORE needs entry
level employee. Part time,
flexible hours, ideal for loc-
al college student. Mail let-
ter of introduction to
Blind Box 676 c/o The
Commercial Dispatch
P.0. Box 511
Columbus, MS 39703.
POSITION OPENING for a
kennel technician.
Experience with animals is
highly preferred.
We are located in West
Point, MS. Please contact Read local.
us for more information at cdispatch.com
662-524-4155.
Medical / Dental
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