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Area residents alter Thanksgiving

plans due to COVID-19 concerns
Lisa Long, left, and her
10-year-old daughter, ‘Skip this year so her husband and their 10-year-old
daughter — due to the ongoing
Cameron Long-McMil-
len, take their Thanks-
giving turkey out of the
that everybody will COVID-19 pandemic.
She and her daughter plan to
car Wednesday outside
their home in Starkville. be there next year’ drop off some food at her parents’
home on Thursday.
Thursday will be Long’s BY TESS VRBIN “(We’ll) say a quick hello from
first time cooking a tvrbin@cdispatch.com far apart outside and won’t go in,”
Thanksgiving turkey, she Long said. “I think my dad is also
said, since the holiday
gathering will just be Lisa Long has never cooked a going to make his typical dish,
herself, her husband Thanksgiving turkey before, but cranberry salad, and we’ll do the
and Cameron. Usually she will this year. handoff.”
their extended family Her family gathers in a group of People across the region, state
celebrates in a group of about 15 most years, usually at her and country plan to forgo their usu-
about 15 and everyone house in Starkville, and everyone al Thanksgiving gatherings with
cooks something, but friends and family outside their
brings a dish. She usually makes a
concerns about the
COVID-19 coronavirus side dish or a dessert while some- households, in accordance with
led them to forgo a large one else handles the turkey, she recommendations from state and
gathering, Long said. said, but this year the group is lim- national health experts.
Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff ited to just her household — her, See PLANS, 8A

Long-term GOOD COOKING

care facilities
‘making best’
of Thanksgiving
Residents will eat in
small groups, have
limited opportunities to
visit family outside
BY SLIM SMITH
ssmith@cdispatch.com

Even as she talks about plans for

this year’s Thanksgiving prepara-
tions, there’s a wistful tone in Judy
Otts’ voice.
On Thursday, the 47 residents
of Carrington Nursing Center in
Starkville will still enjoy a tradition-
al Thanksgiving meal and some
will have visits from relatives. The
common areas will still be decorat-
ed for the holiday.
But a COVID-19 Thanksgiving
will be different than those of years
past.
“Normally, we have a family/ Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff
resident Thanksgiving,” said Otts, Juantel Hughes, left, and Tim Macon remove barbecued chicken from the grill Friday evening in Starkville. They are both
the residential care facility’s ad- Starkville natives and said they have regular barbecue dinners with family and close friends whenever a group of about five or
See CARE FACILITIES, 8A six of them can find the time.

Columbus librarians launch ‘Worth Reading Wednesday’ podcast

Columbus librarians Ni-
cole Minor, left, and Tori Tori Hopper: ‘We are Nic Stone writes in her novel “Clean
Getaway” — made Columbus librar-
Hopper share a laugh as
they record the third ep- just chilling at work’ ian Tori Hopper cry. Set in the years
of segregation in the South, she said,
isode of the Columbus BY YUE STELLA YU
Lowndes Public Library’s the book tells the story of Lamar and
syu@cdispatch.com his grandmother’s use of the Green
weekly podcast, “Worth
Reading Wednesdays” Book — a segregation-era guide for
on Nov. 17. The first In the passenger seat of his African Americans — to travel to
episode of the podcast grandma’s car, “Scoob” Lamar civil rights “hotspots.”
launches today. In each leaned back, closed his eyes and “It was just so heartwarming,
episode, they share with sighed. so very uplifting and educational,”
the listeners their favor- Lamar had just seen a road sign Hopper said of the novel. “It didn’t
ite books and discuss
that read “WELCOME TO ALA- shy away from the hard topics, but
the topics the books
touch upon and recom- BAMA THE BEAUTIFUL.” That it didn’t make them graphic either.”
mend online resources sign, he thought, was beautiful. Now, in her own voice, Hopper
as well, Hopper said. The journey the young Black boy will share the book — her favorite
Courtesy Photo/Tori Hopper was about to embark on — as author See PODCAST, 3A

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‘America is back’: Biden pushes

past Trump era with nominees
‘It’s a team that reflects the fact that America is
back, ready to lead the world, not retreat from it.’
BY ALEX ANDR A JAFFE, MAT THEW
LEE AND A AMER MADHANI
The Associated Press
W I L M I NG T ON,
Del. — Declaring
“America is back,”
President-elect Joe
Biden introduced
his national security
team, his first sub-
stantive offering of
how he’ll shift from Biden
Trump-era “America First” poli-
cies by relying on experts from the
Democratic establishment to be
some of his most important advis-
ers.
“Together, these public servants
will restore America globally, its
global leadership and its moral lead-
ership,” Biden said Tuesday from
a theater in his longtime home of
Wilmington, Delaware. “It’s a team
that reflects the fact that America
is back, ready to lead the world, not
retreat from it.”
The nominees are all Washing-
ton veterans with ties to the Obama
administration, a sign of Biden’s
effort to resume some form of nor-
malcy after the tumult of President
Donald Trump’s four years in of-
fice. Another sign that Biden will
soon be in charge: He scheduled a
Thanksgiving address to the nation
for Wednesday afternoon, planning
to focus his remarks on shared sac-
rifices during the holiday season
President-elect Joe Biden
and expressing confidence that
Americans will get through the
pandemic together.
There are risks to choosing
experienced hands from the pre-
vious Democratic administration.
Besides Republican attacks, pro-
gressives fret that Biden is tapping
some officials who were too cau-
tious and incremental the last time
they held power.
Still, Biden’s nominees were
a clear departure from Trump,
whose Cabinet has largely consist-
ed of men, almost all of them white.
Biden’s picks included several
women and people of color, some of
whom would break barriers if con-
firmed to their new positions.
On Tuesday they stood behind
Biden and Vice President-elect Ka-
mala Harris spaced apart and wear-
ing masks to prevent the spread
of the coronavirus, a contrast with
Trump and many of his top aides
who have largely eschewed facial
coverings.
The president-elect’s team in-
cludes Antony Blinken, a veteran
foreign policy hand well-regarded
on Capitol Hill whose ties to Biden
go back some 20 years, for sec-
retary of state; lawyer Alejandro
Mayorkas to be homeland security
secretary; veteran diplomat Linda
Thomas-Greenfield to be U.S. am-
bassador to the United Nations; and
Obama White House alumnus Jake
Sullivan as national security advis-
er.
Avril Haines, a former deputy
director of the CIA, was picked to
serve as director of national intelli-
gence, the first woman to hold that
post, and former Secretary of State
John Kerry will make a curtain
call as a special envoy on climate
change. Kerry and Sullivan’s posi-
tion will not require Senate confir-
mation.
With the Senate’s balance of
power hinging on two runoff races
in Georgia that will be decided in
January, some Senate Republicans
have already expressed antipathy
to Biden’s picks as little more than
Obama world retreads.
Sen. Tom Cotton, an Arkansas
Republican and potential 2024
presidential candidate, argued that
Biden is surrounding himself with
people who will go soft on China.
Sen. Marco Rubio, another po-
tential White House hopeful, who
sits on the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee that will consid-
er Blinken’s nomination, broadly
wrote off the early selections.
“Biden’s cabinet picks went to
Ivy League schools, have strong
resumes, attend all the right con-
ferences & will be polite & orderly
caretakers of America’s decline,”
Rubio tweeted.
Biden said his choices “reflect
the idea that we cannot meet these
challenges with old thinking and
unchanged habits.” He said he
tasked them with reasserting glob-
al and moral leadership, a clear
swipe at Trump, who has resisted
many traditional foreign alliances.

Gun-toting congresswoman-elect may carry Glock at Capitol

The practice is allowed for lawmakers, with some mass shootings.
Even so, prospects for
limitations, under decades-old congressional regulations significantly changing
federal gun laws seem
BY ALAN FRAM gresswoman-Elect won’t main a passionate issue scant as a new, narrowly
The Associated Press be going on the record,” for both parties, fueled by divided Congress takes
Boebert aide Laura Carno images of demonstrations office in January along-
WASHINGTON — A said in an email last week. by armed Trump support- side President-elect Joe
firearms-toting congress- The inquiries by Boe- ers, conservative pushes Biden.
woman-elect who owns a bert, who runs Shooters to ease state gun restric-
gun-themed restaurant Grill, come as guns re- tions and recent years’
in Rifle, Colorado, has al-
ready asked Capitol Police
about carrying her weap-
on on Capitol grounds,
her office has acknowl-
edged. If she does so, she
apparently won’t be alone.
The practice is allowed
for lawmakers, with some
limitations, under de-
cades-old congressional
regulations. The public
is barred from carrying
weapons in the Capitol, its
grounds and office build-
ings.
Republican Lauren
Boebert, 33, was elected
this month from a con-
servative western Colora-
do district after gaining
notice as a brash pro-
gun activist who straps
a Glock pistol to her hip.
In an upset last June,
she defeated five-term
Rep. Scott Tipton for the
GOP nomination, in part
by claiming he wasn’t an
ardent enough backer of
President Donald Trump.
Boebert asked Capitol
Police officials about car-
rying her weapon when
she and other House
freshmen taking office
in January were in town
recently for orientation
programs, according to
two congressional offi-
cials. Both people — a
Democrat and a Republi-
can — spoke on condition
of anonymity to describe
her request.
Aides to Boebert, who
Trump endorsed as “a
fighter” who will “never
bow down to the estab-
lishment in Congress,”
did not make her available
for an interview.
“This was a private
discussion and inquiry
about what the rules are,
and as a result the Con-

Buckle up...
and your child, too
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Gov. expands mask mandate to half of Mississippi counties

‘We have chosen, very clearly, to prioritize
social events over disease transmission’
Dr. Thomas Dobbs, Mississippi’s state health officer
BY LEAH WILLINGHAM
Associated Press/Report for America
JACKSON — Mississippi
Gov. Tate Reeves announced
Tuesday that he is expanding
his mask mandate to cover half
of Mississippi’s 82 counties.
Reeves had previously
placed under the mandate 22
counties with the highest num-
ber of new cases of coronavirus
in the state.
“It’s clear we are in the
middle of our second surge,”
Reeves said during a briefing
with news media where he
announced he was adding 19
counties to that list.
The new counties are: Al-
corn, Attala, Bolivar, Chicka-
saw, Choctaw, Jefferson Davis,
Jones, Lafayette, Lawrence,
Lincoln, Lowndes, Neshoba,
Panola, Perry, Prentiss, Stone,
Tippah, Tishomingo and Union.
The announcement comes
a day after Dr. LouAnn Wood-
ward, vice chancellor and dean
of the University of Mississip-
pi Medical Center’s School of
Medicine, called on the gover-
nor to reinstitute a statewide
mask mandate to prevent fur-
ther spread of the virus. Wood-
ward said last week that no
intensive care unit beds were
available at the hospital, Mis-
sissippi’s only level-one trauma
center.
“I think we have reasonable
evidence to believe that the
county-by-county approach is
not working,” she said during a
Monday news briefing.
Mississippi, with a popu-
lation of about 3 million, has
reported more than 144,500
confirmed coronavirus cases
and at least 3,729 deaths from
COVID-19. Hospitalizations are
rising, with 946 people hospital-
ized in Mississippi with corona-
virus Monday, compared with
560 on Nov. 4, according to the
state Department of Health.
Reeves said Tuesday that
he is holding off on a statewide
mandate for now. He said that
mask mandate has become a
“buzzword in this fight against
COVID” which he compared
to calls for closing bars, lock-
downs and sheltering in place.
“Lately all we’ve heard is
‘statewide mask mandate’ and
the fact of the matter is that
none of those actions taken by
themselves is a panacea, none
of them are a silver bullet,”
Reeves said.
Meanwhile, Mississippi’s top
health official said this week he
is exhausted trying to convince
people in the state to take the
coronavirus seriously and fol-
low public health guidelines.
“It’s just going nowhere,”
Dr. Thomas Dobbs, Mississip-
pi’s state health officer, said
Monday during a meeting with
members of the Mississippi
Senate.
As state health officer,
Dobbs has been running the
state’s effort to track the virus,
put preventative measures in
place and test residents.
He has also been the face
of the state’s coronavirus re-
sponse, speaking at many of
Reeves’ televised coronavirus
press briefings and online fo-
rums with the University of
Mississippi Medical Center, the
state Department of Health and
the Mississippi State Medical
Association. Throughout the
pandemic, he has repeated the
same message: masking, social
distancing and avoiding large
social gatherings will prevent
the spread of the virus.
Speaking to the Senate Pub-
lic Health and Welfare Commit-
tee on Monday, he said there is
no “collective will” among the
public to prevent the spread of
the virus by following safety
protocols.
He said church and school
outbreaks are rising through-
out the state. Schools, in par-
ticular, have become a major
problem — in general, schools
have been unwilling to cut back
on extracurriculars and social
activities, Dobbs said.
“We have chosen, very clear-
ly, to prioritize social events
over disease transmission,” he
said.
The Mississippi State De-
partment of Health on Tuesday
reported 665 new confirmed
cases of coronavirus and new
53 deaths. Thirty-one deaths
occurred between Nov. 13 and
Nov. 23 and were identified lat-
er using death certificates.

Podcast
Continued from Page 1A
of 2020 — with many of
the library’s readers and
beyond.
Hopper and her
co-host Nicole Mi-
nor, both librarians at
the Columbus-Lown-
des Public Library, are
launching a book recom-
mendation podcast today,
titled “Worth Reading
Wednesdays.” Each epi-
sode runs 45 to 60 min-
utes long, Hopper said,
and they plan to record a
total of 20 to 22 episodes
for a season. By Tuesday,
they had recorded four
episodes.
In each episode, Hop-
per said they would dis-
cuss their favorite books
and the topics those books
touch upon. The talks
range from race relations
to the passing of “Jeop-
ardy!” host Alex Trebek,
she said, and they would
also recommend online
resources to readers at
the end of the show in ad-
dition to print materials.
“There are just dif-
ferent things that we are
seeing in our daily scrolls
through our screens that
we think other people will
be interested in,” she said.
“We are just having fun.
… We are really chilling
at work.”
The name “Worth
Reading Wednesdays”
jumped into Hopper’s
mind when she thought of
hosting a midweek show,
Hopper said.
“I felt like it would give
somebody something to
look forward to in the mid-
dle of the week, get you
over that hump,” she said.
Hopper said she was
inspired by the podcasts
of the New York Public
Library, where librari-
ans share their thoughts myself,” Hopper said, “I
about books on “The Li- feel like I’m in a safe space
brarian is in” and “Library because I feel in a sense
Talks.” Those podcasts that I’m listening to my
made her feel like a patron friends talk in the room
there in New York, Hop- next to me, and I can get
per said, and she hopes a lot done.”
“Worth Reading Wednes- Minor said Hopper’s
days” make some readers passion for books moved
feel the same. her, and she, too, has had
“I just really wanted to a passion for books since
recreate something like she was a “little girl.”
that for our patrons, and Through the podcast, Mi-
for the people who don’t nor said she wants to show
know anything about the readers just what kind of
(Columbus) library,” Hop- books they can offer.
per said. “(Maybe) they’ve “I want people to be
never set foot in one of our able to understand the
library branches. Now power of the library, the
they don’t even have to. power of books,” Minor
We can come to them.” said. “I believe that books
During the COVID-19 rule the world.”
pandemic, Hopper said The weekly podcast
the podcast could also is now available on Apple After-school fun:
reach beyond the library’s Podcast, Spotify, Google
Boys and Girls Club
regulars and offer them a Podcasts, Anchor, Break-
safe option. er, Pocket Casts and Ra- 244-7090
“As a podcast listener dioPublic.

Men charged with attempted murder

in Old West Point Road shooting
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
Lowndes County inves-
tigators have identified
two men allegedly respon-
sible for the Old West Point
Road shooting that injured
a man Nov. 19.
Kevin Lee Parker, 37,
and Steven Bradley Car-
ley, 34, have been charged
with attempted murder,
conspiracy to commit a
felony crime and felon in
possession of a weapon,
according to a Tuesday
press release from Sheriff
Eddie Hawkins.
Deputies were dis-
patched to a home on Old
West Point Road Thurs-
day morning and found a
26-year-old man shot fol-
lowing an argument at the Parker Carley
residence, The Dispatch
reported. The man was air- Detention Center officials
lifted to hospital and was did not release the bond
in critical condition. The amounts or whether the
sheriff’s department is still suspects are still being
investigating the case. held to The Dispatch by
Lowndes County Adult press time.

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peak-feeding times for fish and game.
Wed. Thurs.
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Genevieve Swartzberg
STARKVILLE —
Genevieve Wallace
Malone Swartzberg, 88,
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OCH Regional Medical
Center.
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AREA OBITUARIES
Jearline Wright James Hill
VERNON, Ala. — NOXUBEE COUN-
Jearline Wright, 82, TY — James Hill, 79,
died Nov. 22, 2020, at died Nov. 22, 2020, at
Generation of Vernon. Rush Specialty Hospi-
Funeral services tal of Meridian.
were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Graveside ser-
at Otts Funeral Home, vices will be at 2 p.m.
with James Godsey offi- Friday, in Slaughter
ciating. Burial followed Cemetery, with Leroy
in Shiloh-Pinhook Cem- Horne officiating.
etry. Visitation was one Visitation will be from
hour prior to services.
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Otts Funeral Home of
Friday, at Carter’s
Sulligent, Alabama was
Funeral Services. Car-
in charge of arrange-
ter’s Funeral Services
ments. of Macon is in charge
Mrs. Wright was of arrangements.
born April 16, 1938, in Mr. Hill was born
Lamar County, Ala- Feb. 14, 1941, in Nox-
bama, to the late Willie ubee County, to the
Smith and Pauline late Alonzo Hill Sr. and
South. She was previ- Penny Ball Hill.
ously employed with In addition to his
Reltoc, McCoy Manu- parents, he was pre-
facturing and Chrom- ceded in death by his
alox. wife, Nancy Mae Hill;
In addition to her daughter, Nicki Hill;
parents, she was stepchildren; Billy
preceded in death by Brandy, Louisa Shields
her husband, Murray and Jimmy Brandy;
J. Wright; and siblings, and sister, Jane Hill.
Billy Wayne Smith and He is survived by
Joe Smith. his children, Kim
She is survived by Franklin of Shuqual-
her daughter, Faye ak, Louise Turner of
Carruth; and siblings, Snellville, Georgia and
Nellie Johnson and Penny Neal of Georgia;
Stella Karr. stepchildren, Tom-
my Brandy, Harvey
Steven Barnett Brandy, James Bran-
WEST POINT — dy, Lisa Shields and
Steven Barnett, 63, died Travis Hill Sr.; eight
Nov. 22, 2020. grandchildren; and 10
A private memorial great-grandchildren.
service will be Satur-
day, at the episcopal Otis Pritchett
Church of the Incarna- COLUMBUS — Otis
tion. Robinson Funeral
T. Pritchett, 88, died
Home of West Point is Nov. 24, 2020, at Bap-
in charge of arrange-
tist Memorial Hospi-
in charge of arrange- Cooper and Teresa ers McDowell and Roy
ments. Pennington; sister, Black Sr.
Mr. Sims was born Ann Moulder; and five In addition to her
Nov. 20, 1950, in grandchildren. parents, she was pre-
Missouri, to the late ceded in death by her
Sylvia Ramer Sims and sister, Joyce McDowell.
Lloyce Elbert Sims. He
Kimberly Ivy She is survived by
COLUMBUS —
was formerly employed her children, Danielle
Kimberly Ivy, 55, died Ivy and Rachel Ivy
as a firefighter and a
school bus driver. Nov. 12, 2020, at her both of Starkville; sib-
residence.
In addition to his lings, Roy Blac, Gene
parents, he was pre- Lowndes Funeral McDowell, Carolyn
Home of Columbus is
ceded in death by his Riskowski, Marie
in charge of arrange-
wife, Judy Fife Sims. Weeks, Becky Stewart,
ments.
He is survived by Connie Black, Grace
Mrs. Ivy was born
his children, Michelle Black, Cynthia Long
Roberts of Vernon, Oct. 10, 1965, in and Sharon Griffin;
Lisa Sims and Patricia Leakesville, to the late and six grandchildren.
Gann; brother, James Barbara Carolyn My- See OBITUARIES, 5A
Elbert Sims; six grand-
children; and two
great-grandchildren.
Betty Carroll
COLUMBUS —
Berry Jean Carrol, 80,
died Nov. 20, 2020, at
Baptist Memorial Hos-
pital-Golden Triangle.
A private service
will be held. Lowndes
Funeral Home of Co-
lumbus is in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Carroll was
born Nov. 28, 1939, in
Raleigh, to the late An-
nie Mae Crout Develin
and Earnest Develin.
In addition to her
parents, she was
preceded in death by
her son, Alan Eugene
Bounds; and brother,
Billy Develin.
She is survived by
her husband, Sammy
Carroll; son, Michael
Bounds of Swansbora,
North Carolina; step-
children, Jason Carrol,
Shane Carroll, Leanne

of arrangements.
Mrs. Swartzberg
was born Nov. 16,
1932, in Longview, to
the late Ernest and
Gussie Hamill Wallace.
She was a graduate of
Starkville High School
and Jackson Commer-
cial College. She was
formerly employed with
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and was a
member of Longview
Methodist Church.
In addition to her
parents, she was
preceded in death by
her husband, Melvis B.
Swartzberg; siblings,
Lucy Wallace Montgom-
ery, Earnestine Wallace
Clay, Shirley Wallace
Oswalt, Benita Wallace,
James Laverne Wallace
and Robert Laymon
Wallace.
She is survived by
her daughter, Carla
Malone Eaves; stepson,
Murray B. Swartsberg;
five grandchildren; and
two great-grandchil-
dren.
Daryel Lavender
COLUMBUS —
Annie Kessinger
ments. tal-Golden Triangle.
Mr. Barnett was born Arrangements are
March 24, 1957, in Cum- incomplete and will be
ming, Georgia, to the announced by Lown-
Annie Morris Kessinger,
late Leonard B. Barnett des Funeral Home of
93, of Albany, died Thursday,
and Sarah Elizabeth Columbus.
November 19, 2020, at her
Henderson Barnett. He
daughter’s home.
was formerly employed
as the owner of Steve Richard Boyd Her funeral service will be
COLUMBUS — at 1:00 PM on Wednesday,
Barnett Fine Guns.
Richard Haywood November 25, 2020, at the
He is survived by his
Boyd, 70, died Nov. 11, graveside at Friendship
wife, Joan Whetstone
2020. Cemetery in Columbus, MS.
Barnett; children, Chan-
Services will be Mrs. Kessinger was born
dler Barnett, August
held at a later date. in Columbus, MS and had lived in Albany since
Morris and Susan Eliz-
Lowndes Funeral 1975. She was a Presbyterian. Mrs. Kessinger
abeth Morris; siblings, Annie Kessinger
Home of Columbus is retired from the Marine Corps Logistics Base in
Joan McWhorter, Linda Graveside Services:
in charge of arrange- Wednesday, Nov. 25 • 1 PM Albany.
Jane Stacnil, Constance
ments. Friendship Cemetery She was preceded in death by her husband,
“Connie” Tallot, Susan College St. Location
Mr. Boyd was born Charles W. Kessinger; her parents, Grover
Mullinax and Lynn B.
May 15, 1950, in Morris and Catherine Hopkins Morris; and her
Barnett; and one grand- Jason Bishop son, Joel Michael Killman.
child. Greenville, to the late Services:
Peggy Johnson Boyd A memorial service will be Mrs. Kessinger is survived by two daughters,
Memorials may held at a later date.
and Haywood Boyd. Kay Bracknell (Joe), Albany, GA and Teresa
be made to Episcopal 2nd Ave. N. Location
Killman, Columbus, MS; one granddaughter,
Church of the Incarna- In addition to his
parents, he was pre- James Bolin Heather Adams; one great-granddaughter, Kyla
tion, P.O. Box 316, West Killman; and stepdaughter, Sara Gifford, Divide,
ceded in death by his Graveside Services:
Point, MS 39773 or to Friday, Nov. 27 • 11 AM CO.
Saint Paul’s Episcopal siblings, David Boyd Beersheba Cemetery
and Clyde Boyd. College St. Location Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors are in
Church, P.O. Box 207, charge of services in Albany, GA and Gunter &
Woodville, MS 39669. He is survived by
his wife, Martha Gray James Dyer Peel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
Boyd; and sister, Car- Visitation: in Columbus, MS.
Frank Pokorny oline Boyd of Nampa, Wednesday, Nov. 25 • 10-11 AM In lieu of flowers, those desiring may send
WEST POINT — New Salem Baptist Church
memorials to the Albany Rescue Mission, 604 N.
Indiana. Services:
Frank R. Pokorny Jr., Wednesday, Nov. 25 • 11 AM Monroe St., Albany, GA 31701.
Memorials may be New Salem Baptist Church
86, died Nov. 21, 2020, made to Immanuel
at his residence.
Burial
Egger Cemetery
Paid Obituary - Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors
Baptist Church Pantry,
A memorial service 2nd Ave. N. Location
6342 Military Road,

Daryel D. Lavender
died Nov.
12, 2020,
at Baptist
Memorial
Hospi-
tal-Golden
Triangle.
Grave-
side Lavender
services
will be at 1 p.m. Friday,
in Sandfield Ceme-
tery. Visitation is from
noon-5 p.m. today, at
Carter’s Funeral Ser-
vices. Carter’s Funeral
Services of Columbus
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Lavender was
born May 19, 1972, in
Columbus, to Willie B.
Newman and the late
Frances Bradford. He
was a member of Glenn
Chapel CME Church.
In addition to his
father, he is survived by
his sister, Nicole Cun-
gious of Columbus.
James Bolin
will be held at a later Steens, MS, 39766.
date. Robinson Funeral
Home of West Point is
in charge of arrange- Joseph Sims James K. Bolin, Jr., age 78, of West Point, MS,
ments. COLUMBUS — Jo- passed away Monday, November 22, 2020, at
Mr. Pokorny was seph Michael Sims, 69, memorialgunterpeel.com Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto, MS.
born Dec. 23, 1933, died Nov. 18, 2020. Graveside services will be Friday, November
in Cleveland, Ohio, to Lowndes Funeral 27, 2020, at 11:00 AM at Beersheba Cemetery
the late Helen Kusek Home of Columbus is with Rev. Byron Benson officiating. Memorial
and Frank Pokorny. He Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory 903
was a veteran of the US College St. location is in charge of arrangements.
Army. He was formerly Mr. Bolin was born February 22, 1942, in
employed as a plant Artesia, MS, to the late James K. and Mae
manager with Flexible Taylor Bolin, Sr. He was a graduate of Lee High
Flyer and Blazon Tube School and East Mississippi Community College
and was a member of receiving a vocational technology degree as a
Immaculate Conception tool and die maker. Mr. Bolin worked for United
Catholic Church. Technologies and Sanderson Plumbing and was
In addition to his par- a member of East End Baptist Church where he
ents, he was preceded served as a former deacon.
in death by his siblings, In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
George Pokorny and death by his first wife, Mary Beaty Bolin.
Helen Sullivan. Survivors include his wife, Jean McClanahan
He is survived by his Bolin of West Point, MS; son, Jimmy Bolin and
wife, Maryann Pokorny; his wife Missy of Columbus, MS; daughters,
children, Andy, Jeff, Susan Bolin Boykin of West Point, MS and Angie
Ellen and Kathy; Dawkins and her husband Billy of Columbus,
brother, John Pokorny; MS; and grandchildren, Hunter Bolin and his
five grandchildren; and wife Cat, Mary Beth Boykin, Jenna Kate Boykin,
three great-grandchil- Brooke Dawkins and Jessica Balli and her
dren. husband Brandon.
Memorials may be made to East End Baptist
Church, P.O. Box 8480, Columbus, MS, 39705.

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Explainer: Why the Dow

topped 30,000 for the first time
Investors encouraged by progress in development
of coronavirus vaccines and news that transition of
power to President-elect Joe Biden finally beginning
BY STAN CHOE
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK — Wall Street bust-
ed through its latest milestone
Tuesday, when the Dow Jones In-
dustrial Average topped 30,000 for
the first time.
The Dow rose 454.97 points, or
1.5 percent, to close at 30,046.24.
Investors were encouraged by prog-
ress in the development of coronavi-
rus vaccines and news that the tran-
sition of power to President-elect
Joe Biden is finally beginning. Trad-
ers also welcomed word that Biden
has selected Janet Yellen, a widely
respected former Federal Reserve
chair, as treasury secretary.
The milestone is an atten-
tion-grabbing psychological thresh-
old, and it’s an encouraging signal
that the market’s rally is broaden-
ing beyond the handful of stocks
that carried Wall Street through
the pandemic. But the Dow at
30,000 means less to most inves-
tors’ 401(k) accounts than the fact
that broader market indexes are
also at record highs.
Here’s a look at how the Dow
has rallied to its latest multiple of
10,000, the first time that’s hap-
pened since January 2017, and what
it means for investors.
What is the Dow, exactly?
It’s a measure of 30 companies,
mostly blue-chip stocks spread
across a range of industries. They
include tech stars like Apple and
Microsoft, as well as more tradi-
tional industrial companies like
Boeing and Caterpillar. Other be-
hemoths in the Dow include Nike
and The Walt Disney Co.
Unlike many other measures
of the market, the most import-
ant thing for the Dow is how big
a stock’s price is, not how much
a company is worth in total. That
means a 1 percent move for Unit-
edHealth Group has a bigger effect
on the Dow than the same move-
ment for Apple, even though Ap-
ple is worth more than six times
the insurer. That’s because Unit-
edHealth Group’s stock price is
$336.01 versus $115.17 for Apple,
due to having a smaller number of
total shares.
How big a deal is Dow 30,000?
It’s just an arbitrary number,
and it doesn’t mean things are
much better than when the Dow
was at 29,999. What’s more im-
pactful is that the Dow has finally
clawed back all its losses from the
pandemic and is once again reach-
ing new heights. It is up 61.5 per-
cent since dropping below 18,600
on March 23.
It took just over nine months
for the Dow to surpass the record
it had set in February, before pan-
ic about the coronavirus triggered
the market’s breathtaking sell-off.
What got the Dow this high?
The Dow’s rocket ride to 30,000
got big boosts from the Federal
Reserve, which slashed short-term
interest rates back to roughly zero
and took other measures to stabi-
lize financial markets, and Con-
gress, which came through with
trillions of dollars of financial aid
for the economy.
The economy has improved
since the pandemic’s initial shock.
For instance, claims for unemploy-
ment benefits dropped from 6.9
million in March to 742,000 last
week. Company profits didn’t tank
as much as initially feared. And the
possibility that a COVID vaccine
could begin distribution by the end
of the year has recently given the
market more reason to be optimis-
tic.
Among individual companies,
Apple did much of the heavy lifting
early in the Dow’s recovery after its
price soared nearly $275 to above
$500 by late August. A four-for-one
stock split on Aug. 28 cut Apple’s
stock price below $130, diminish-
ing its impact on the Dow, even
though its total market value con-
tinued to rise.

Obituaries
Continued from Page 4A

Debra Spinks Jason Rhodes Columbus, to the late He is survived by his

STARKVILLE — MILLPORT, Ala. Barbara Thompson children, Christopher
Debra Spinks, 68, died — Jason Christopher Rhodes and James Rhodes of Winfield,
Nov. 17, 2020. Rhodes, 45, died Nov. Chester Rhodes. He Alabama, Josh Rhodes
Graveside services 13, 2020, at his resi- was formerly employed and Jamie Allen; sib-
will be at 1 p.m. Sat- dence. as a jailer with the lings, Lance Rhodes of
urday, in Rest Haven Lowndes Funeral Lowndes County Adult Atlanta, Georgia, Tom
Cemetery. Visitation is Home of Columbus is Detention Center. Rhodes, Debbie Reed,
from 1-5 p.m. Friday, at in charge of arrange- In addition to his par- Barbara Salas and Pam
Hairston and Hairston ments. ents, he was preceded Hickman.
Funeral Home. Hairston Mr. Rhodes was in death by his brother,
and Hairston Funeral born Nov. 26, 1974, in James Michael Rhodes.
Home of Starkville is in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Spinks was
born May 8, 1952, in
Starkville, to the late
L.M. Spinks and Ra-
cheal Spinks. She was
formerly employed as a
housekeeper.
She is survived by
her children, Michael
Spinks Jr., Joseph Rob-
inson, Rachel Norman
and Patricia Norman;
siblings, Nancy Floyd of
Lexington, Kentucky,
Mary Spinks of Ala-
bama, Mary Ann Rob-
inson, Calvin Spinks,
James Spinks and
Johnnie Mack Hairston
all of Starkville; and
grandchildren.

Ida Potts-West Ross

STARKVILLE — Ida
Georgia Potts-West
Ross, 79, died Nov. 18,
2020.
Graveside services
will be at 11 a.m.
Friday, in New Bethel
M.B. Church Cem-
etery, with the Rev.
Joseph L. Stone Jr.
officiating. Visitation
is from noon-3 p.m.
Thursday, at Hairston
and Hairston Funeral
Home. Hairston and
Hairston Funeral
Home of Starkville is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Ross was
born Feb. 14, 1941, in
French Camp. She was
formerly employed as
a homemaker. She is
survived by her chil-
dren, Sammie R. West
of Radchiff, Kentucky
and Letha Johnson of
Starkville; brother,
Mack Earnest Potts of
French Camp; eight
grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren;
and one great-great-
grandchild.
Pallbearers will be
Ibrahm El-Arnin, Mel-
vin Gatewood, Phillip
Arnell Davis and Will
Anderson.
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LETTERS FROM DETROIT

The small town, big city divide
T
his is my ic recession are as the sunrise in the east. museums, local family orien- nities’ arts and cultural and
second a match for any I’m no sociologist, but I tated entertainment, amplifi- storytelling institutions. And
letter from non-wartime era. do see some surface trends. cation of local sport achieve- those institutions need to take
Detroit to my Our generation Clearly small towns feed ments, can all appropriate seriously the desire of local
hometown. In the appears on the talent into large cities, and as what is working well within artists to perform and exhibit
first, I emphasized verge of a rupture the country becomes more our small towns. In addition, their work on the largest plat-
the importance of that could create urban, those trends feel like it wouldn’t hurt if our small form possible. Too often these
local media and long term damage big cities taking the life out towns became more focused civic arts institutions become
to follow through to our future. In of small towns and not giving on fun. Young people want a national celebrity obsessed
on that suggestion part we need new much in return. Many of my vibrant social life. Large scale themselves.
I am seeking to voices to speak a talented classmates have gone events and entertainment at Finally, more national
write more to my better future into on to be bankers in Tokyo, the local level brings togeth- content set in and made for
local paper, The Andrew Colom existence. lawyers in Washington D.C., erness that can feed a bigger the south would be great as
Commercial Dis- One national filmmakers in Los Angeles, sense of belonging and joy. well; shows like Friday Night
patch. split is between the and many other successful Next, the national media Lights and movies like Amer-
The Presidency of Don- small towns/rural areas and endeavors, but that success is needs to stop locking us out. ican Sniper have done well
ald Trump crystallizes the the big cities/suburbs. Di- not being felt in places like my Having spent much of my life financially but have not led to
historic challenges facing my vides are pesty little creatures hometown. in Mississippi, our stories and a renaissance of media made
generation, the millennials. always looking for some place We need to reverse this voices are woefully underrep- by and for small town Ameri-
Growing up I thought we to infest. Even when you are trend. And it is very doable. resented in the national media can. Why not?
lacked a clarion call to justice in a small town, you recognize For one, we need to highlight landscape and used in car- The cleavage pulling our
compared to my parent’s gen- such artificial divides between and celebrate and expound toonish ways when mentioned country apart can be coun-
eration. I remember my father the small towns and their upon the infrastructure that at all. It often feels like if you tered by acknowledging the
making that very point to me smaller neighbors, small town makes our small towns suc- don’t live in a city you are tensions and seizing the
on occasion, not without a hint off shoots (think Columbus cessful. Our small towns have invisible and voiceless. opportunities for consensus.
of cockiness, either. and Caledonia), in the same strong networks of families The films and television I would argue it’s an eternal
Not now. Even my father way there is tension between and churches that can create shows about our country truth that one can never be
would acknowledge that 9/11, the inner city and its suburbs, a sense of community and be- cannot all be set in a few cities better than where you came
the Iraq War, the 2008 Great think Detroit and Oakland longing that inspire people as and their suburbs, OR tell from.
Recession, current partisan County. While expressed dif- individuals and families to be just their stories. The federal Andrew Colom is a Colum-
politics, the pandemic with ferently these divisions always their best selves, and to feel government needs to invest in bus native currently living in
the accompanying pandem- appear to arise, as consistent happy. Things like children’s rural and small town commu- Detroit, Michigan.

OTHER EDITORS
The California Governor’s
hypocritical dinner party
The French Laundry up in
Yountville isn’t just another
good California restaurant.
It has the coveted three stars
from the real French guys, the
Michelin Guide. Chef Thomas
Keller has surrounded the
place with a three-acre biody-
namic garden where he grows
most of his vegetables, fruits
and herbs. Tuesday night’s
tasting menu began with
oysters and caviar and built its
way toward a “Dégustation of
Broken Arrow Ranch Antelope
with French green lentils, hon-
ey poached cranberries and
red cabbage ‘consommé.’”
Unless, that is, you opted
in for the “Beef and Broccoli”
supplement, which involves
Japanese wagyu steak, and
adds another $100 to the bill.
And, since the prix fixe is
already $350 per person, that
may not be in the household
budget, no matter how fine a
touch the charcoal master has
with the hibachi out back.
But, famously, The French
Laundry was in the household
budget for Gov. Gavin New-
som and his wife earlier this
month. The dinner the state’s
What Trump will leave in Biden’s inbox
D
first couple attended was at a ismissing President ida terrorists who perpetrated responded with attacks on Israel?
table for 12, a birthday party Donald Trump’s claim 9/11. This is not an academic question. Sun-
for an old friend who also hap- that the 2020 election Biden could, in his first days day, the Israelis launched new attacks on
pens to be a registered lobby- remains undecided, Joe Biden in office, preside over the first Iranian-backed militia in Syria, and Trump
ist whose job is to sway policy has begun to name his national U.S. defeat in a major war since has said that if an Iranian hand is found
and legislation in California. security team. Vietnam. behind an attack that kills an American,
Newsom paid his own bill, Right now, it looks Demo- A second situation confront- then the U.S. will retaliate against Iran.
so that’s not the issue. The cratic establishment all the way. ing the new president is China. While his foreign policy advisers
issue is that the bash involved Antony Blinken, a longtime For the China of 2021 is not argued successfully against a Trump
members of more than three foreign policy aide, is Biden’s the China with which Barack proposal for a preemptive strike on Iran’s
other households chowing choice for secretary of state. Obama and Biden had to deal. nuclear enrichment plant at Natanz, Israeli
down together at a pandemic Jake Sullivan, one of Hillary The China of today revels in its strikes on Iranian-backed militia in Syria
time when the governor’s own Clinton’s closest aides, is said Patrick Buchanan Communist ideology. could produce retaliation, and a sudden
COVID-19 guidelines frown to be his choice for national It openly crushes demo- larger and wider war.
on such large gatherings. security adviser. cratic dissent in Hong Kong and defends Worst-case scenario: Iran responds to
At a time when other Cal- Biden’s urgency in naming his foreign “reeducation camps” for Muslim Uighurs an Israeli attack; Americans are killed;
ifornians are coming to grip policy team is understandable. in Xinjiang, uses air and naval forces and Trump retaliates; and Biden inherits a war
with the fact that, if we play by For if his election is confirmed by the missile threats to assert and to defend its with Iran he must fight or seek to end.
the governor’s rules, we won’t Electoral College, then he will find himself claims to the Paracel and Spratly Islands in Then, there are the human rights back-
have Thanksgiving with our on Jan. 20 with a lineup of foreign policy the South China Sea, to Taiwan, and to the sliders that are U.S. partners and allies
extended families this year, crises. Senkaku Islands that Japan controls and -- Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia. How does
for the first time ever. First is Afghanistan. While a Beltway claims. Biden deal with the party’s progressives
For a governor who wants battle has erupted over the wisdom of U.S. planes and ships flying close to who demand he sanction such partner-na-
us in lockdown, the optics are Trump’s decision to cut in half, to 2,500, Chinese territorial claims are intercepted tions -- without risking the loss of these
atrocious. Jerry Brown would the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and treated as hostile. countries’ cooperation on our policy
have moved into a single-room by Jan. 15, no one denies the risk this This is not a China that is going to back agenda?
cell in a monastery by now, entails for the besieged pro-American down before American power. If the U.S. And the question with regard to Afghan-
to set an example. Newsom government in Kabul. imposes sanctions on Beijing, then Beijing istan is also true of Syria and Iraq. How do
instead paints the town red. Ex-Ambassador to Afghanistan and will reciprocate with sanctions on the U.S. we extract our military from these end-
At least the governor Pakistan Ryan Crocker summed it up And if the U.S. decides to use force, the less conflicts without losing any leverage
acknowledges the blunder. He Friday before the House Armed Services U.S. should not be surprised if China recip- we have, and with it losing our influence
now says that after seeing the Committee: “The worst thing we can do is rocates in kind. over the composition and character of the
size of the dinner party, “In- what we are doing. ... Basically telling the President Biden, it is said, will find a regime and its direction?
stead of sitting down, I should Taliban, ‘You win. We lose. Let’s dress this way to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal from “America First” has an answer to these
have stood up and walked up as best we can.’” which Trump rudely exited. questions:
back, got in my car and drove America “is waving the white flag” of And how will this sit with Israel? If there are no vital U.S. interests im-
back to my house.” That house surrender, said Crocker. Sunday, at a memorial service for periled, keep U.S. troops out. And ashcan
in which his four privately Saturday, a barrage of rockets slammed Founding Father David Ben-Gurion, Prime the utopian nonsense of trying to plant
schooled children are no lon- into the Green Zone of Kabul where many Minister Bibi Netanyahu sent a message, democracy in the sandy soil of a Middle
ger stuck, because they can embassies are located, killing eight and clearly for Biden: “We must stick to an East that has shown itself unreceptive to
afford “classroom learning.” wounding two dozen. The Islamic State uncompromising policy to ensure that Iran that particular crop.
During this crisis, Califor- claimed responsibility. does not develop nuclear weapons. ... There The interventionalists got us into the
nians deserve a governor who As President Biden is not going to send must be no return to the previous nuclear sandbox. Let’s see if they can get us out.
actually steps away from such fresh regiments of U.S. troops back to Af- agreement.” Patrick J. Buchanan, a nationally
tables rather than talking ghanistan, he could, in his first year, face a How will Biden deal with the now-reg- syndicated columnist, was a senior advisor
about doing so later. collapse of the Kabul regime and a triumph ular Israeli attacks on Iran and Irani- to presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
Orange County of the Taliban, whom we expelled from an-backed militias in Syria, Iraq and and Ronald Reagan. His website is http://
(California) Register power 19 years ago for hosting the al-Qa- Lebanon? What would Biden do if Iran buchanan.org/blog.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2020 7A

GM to recall 7M vehicles globally

to replace Takata air bags
The automaker had petitioned the NHTSA four
times since 2016 to avoid recalls, contending the
air bag inflator canisters have been safe
BY TOM KRISHER
AP Auto Writer
DETROIT — General Motors
will recall about 7 million big pick-
up trucks and SUVs worldwide
to replace potentially dangerous
Takata air bag inflators.
The announcement came Mon-
day after the U.S. government told
the automaker it had to recall 6 mil-
lion of the vehicles domestically.
GM says it will not fight the de-
cision, even though it believes the
vehicles are safe. It will cost the
company an estimated $1.2 billion,
about one-third of its net income so
far this year.
The automaker had petitioned
the agency four times since 2016
to avoid recalls, contending the air
bag inflator canisters have been
safe on the road and in testing. But
the National Highway Traffic Safe-
ty Administration on Monday de-
nied the petitions, saying the infla-
tors still run the risk of exploding.
Owners complained to the NHT-
SA that the company was placing
profits over safety.
Exploding Takata inflators
caused the largest series of auto re-
calls in U.S. history, with at least 63
million inflators recalled. The U.S.
government says that as of Septem-
ber, more than 11.1 million had not
been fixed. About 100 million infla-
tors have been recalled worldwide.
Takata used volatile ammonium
nitrate to create a small explosion
to fill air bags in a crash. But the
chemical can deteriorate when ex-
posed to heat and humidity, and it
can explode with too much pres-
sure, blowing apart a metal canis-
ter and spewing shrapnel.
Twenty-seven people have been
killed worldwide by the exploding
inflators, including 18 in the U.S.
Monday’s decision by NHTSA is
a major step in drawing the Taka-
ta saga to a close. It means that all
Takata ammonium nitrate inflators
in the U.S. will be recalled, NHTSA
said. Earlier this year the agency
decided against a recall of inflators
with a moisture-absorbing chemi-
cal called a desiccant. NHTSA said
it would monitor those inflators and
take action if problems arise.
GM will recall full-size pickup
trucks and SUVs from the 2007
through 2014 model years, includ-
ing the Chevrolet Silverado 1500,
2500 and 3500 pickups. The Sil-
verado is GM’s top-selling vehicle
and the second-best selling vehicle
in the U.S. Also covered are the
Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe and
Avalanche, the Cadillac Escalade,
GMC Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500,
and the GMC Yukon.
It took the agency more than
four years to arrive at its decision,
which comes toward the end of
President Donald Trump’s four-
year term.
NHTSA said in a statement that
it analyzed data on the air bags, in-
cluding engineering and statistical
analyses, aging tests and field data.
“Based on this information
and information provided to the
petition’s public docket, NHTSA
concluded that the GM inflators
in question are at risk of the same
type of explosion after long-term
exposure to high heat and humid-
ity as other recalled Takata infla-
tors,” the agency said.
The company has 30 days to give
NHTSA a proposed schedule for
notifying vehicle owners and start-
ing the recall, the statement said.

Texts: US census manager told counters to use fake answers

BY MIKE SCHNEIDER
The Associated Press
The texts from an Ala-
bama census supervisor
had an urgent tone. “THIS
JUST IN ...,” one of them
began. It then laid out how
census takers should fake
data to mark households
as having only one resident
even if they had no idea
how many people actually
lived there.
The goal of the texts
from October, obtained by
The Associated Press, was
to check off as many house-
holds as possible on the
list of homes census tak-
ers were supposed to visit
because residents never
had filled out census ques-
tionnaires. The supervisor
wanted the census takers
to finalize cases — without
interviewing households
— as the Trump adminis-
tration waged a legal battle
to end the once-a-decade
head count early.
The texts are the latest
evidence suggesting cen-
sus accuracy was sacri-
ficed for speed as census
takers and supervisors
rushed to complete a head
count last month. Critics
contend the schedule was
shortened by two weeks so
the Trump administration
could enforce a presiden-
tial order excluding peo-
ple in the country illegally
from the numbers used for
apportionment of congres-
sional districts.
The texted instructions
said that if two failed at-
tempts were made to in-
terview members of the
households, along with
two unsuccessful tries
to interview landlords
or neighbors about the
homes’ residents, then the
census takers should mark
that a single person lived
there.
“You are to clear the
case indicating occupied
by 1,” said the text from
the census supervisor in
the small city of Dothan,
Alabama.
The texts were shared
with the AP by a census
taker from Florida who
traveled to Alabama among
groups of enumerators dis-
patched to areas lagging
behind in the count.
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Plans
Continued from Page 1A
The Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Preven-
tion recommend hosting
virtual holiday gatherings
and avoiding travel, espe-
cially if it would be diffi-
cult to socially distance
while traveling or if some-
one has been in contact
with people outside their
household in the past two
weeks.
“Please keep Thanks-
giving small, local and
outdoors,” State Health
Officer Thomas Dobbs
tweeted Sunday.
A nationwide investi-
gation published Tuesday
by The New York Times
indicated only about 30
percent of Mississippians
plan to celebrate Thanks-
giving with people outside
their households — the
14th-highest percentage
of any state. Locally,
that data shows about 35
percent of people in the
Starkville, Columbus,
West Point and Mississip-
pi State university areas
have these plans.
Long’s extended family
lives in the area, and they
might all try to meet out-
side at some point Thurs-
day from a distance while
wearing masks if they feel
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ministrator. “I wouldn’t
call it a formal dinner, but
it is a sit-down dinner with
entertainment for the res-
idents and their families.
We’ll still have a meal, but
it won’t be like before, es-
pecially without the fami-
lies.”
Nursing homes
throughout the Golden
Triangle are offering
scaled-down celebrations
Thursday while brain-
storming for new ways to
make up for the family in-
timacy that won’t be a part
of the holiday this year.
With 328 cases and 67
deaths in long-term fa-
cilities in Clay, Lowndes
and Oktibbeha counties
since March, the health of
their vulnerable residents
won’t be compromised by
holiday traditions.
“We really can’t have
the families come in like
(the residents) want,” said
Mississippi troopers to begin
holiday patrols Wednesday
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JACKSON — The Mis-
sissippi Highway Patrol
said it will begin the 2020
Thanksgiving holiday
travel enforcement peri-
od on Wednesday at 12:01
a.m. and end Sunday at
midnight.
State troopers will be
used on all state, federal
and interstate systems to
combat reckless driving,
including speeding and
distracted driving issues,
safe enough doing it, she
said.
“It’s been a year
of tough decisions all
around, decisions that
we’ve never had to make
before,” Long said. “Ev-
ery day it seems there’s
a new decision and a new
thing you need to figure
out and decide what’s the
safest, (such as) that push
and pull of wanting and
needing to be with your
loved ones while also be-
ing worried about every-
one’s safety.”
‘Just too risky’
Thanksgiving won’t be
much different this year
than most years for Steens
resident Allison Pool.
Her in-laws live next
door, her mother lives in
New Hope, and the entire
group sees each other
and not many other peo-
ple regularly, so they feel
safe gathering on Thurs-
day, she said. Some family
members will not be visit-
ing from out of state, more
as a result of work sched-
ules than virus concerns,
she said.
“We never have a really
big Thanksgiving,” Pool
Mary Williams, a caregiv-
er at Garden Hill Assisted
Living in Lowndes Coun-
ty. “We’ll still have a meal
and a few other things,
but really we’re just trying
to make the best of it.”
Heather Parham, di-
rector of social services
at West Point Community
Living Center, said the
large communal Thanks-
giving meal will be re-
placed by smaller groups
of residents.
“We are going to use
different areas through-
out the facility so we can
bring residents of 10 to-
gether for the meal,” she
said. “It will mainly just
be residents and staff, al-
though we have permis-
sion for some limited vis-
itation. We definitely want
to make it a special day,
but there are limitations
in what we can do.”
Otts said Carrington
The Vicksburg Post re-
ported. Safety check-
points also will be con-
ducted throughout the
period to enforce child
restraint and seatbelt
laws while also removing
impaired drivers.
Last year, the highway
patrol investigated 185
crashes with 10 fatalities
and made 95 DUI arrests
over the Thanksgiving
holiday on state and fed-
eral highway roadways.
“We are reminded that
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
said. “We
do that at
Christmas,
and we are
considering
our options
for that,
not know-
ing what Pool
COVID and restrictions
are going to look like.
That may change our usu-
al plans.”
Meanwhile, Nancy
Hargrove of Starkville will
be alone on
T hanksgiv-
ing for the
first time
in her life,
but she said
she does
not have
a problem Hargrove
with it and
looks forward to watching
football and the Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day Pa-
rade.
Her daughter canceled
a flight to Mississippi
from Colorado with her
husband and children less
than two weeks ago be-
cause traveling through
two airports was “just too
risky,” Hargrove said.
She had already or-
dered a large Thanksgiv-
has set up opportunities
for limited visitation as
well.
“What we are plan-
ning to do is set up some
outdoor visitation, if we
weather permits,” she
said. “Families can bring
meals if they want to. But
we’ll have to schedule the
visits to maintain the re-
quirements.”
Williams said resi-
dents will be allowed to
have “window visits” or
phone visits with fami-
ly members, a common
practice these days at
nursing homes.
But it still won’t be
quite the same, Otts ad-
mitted.
“One thing we miss
through all of this, is
hearing the residents
come up and down the
halls, talking, laughing,”
Otts said. “They are more
in their rooms now. So the
Thanksgiving 2019 was a
particularly deadly travel
period and with the ap-
proach of Thanksgiving
2020, we are asking all
motorists to use good
driving habits as we try
to reduce fatalities and
injuries this year,” Col.
Randy Ginn, director of
MHP, said. “Our goal is
for you and your family to
safely reach your destina-
tion so that you may have
a truly Happy Thanksgiv-
ing.”
ing dinner but plans to put tive student cases of the Jackson suburbs is al-
it to use by saving some in COVID-19 in the two- ready planning a smaller
her freezer and dropping week period from Nov. gathering than usual, she
some off with friends, she 10 to Nov. 23, according said.
said. She also plans to talk to data on the university “I was kind of sad my
to her children via Face- website, and 259 students mom canceled (plans),
Time and Zoom on the quarantined as of Tues- but my fam-
holiday. day. ily’s health
Hargrove worries that Jones plans to Face- c o m e s
the country might see a Time her family, whom f i r s t , ”
spike in COVID-19 cas- she said she hasn’t seen Wren-Dan-
es and deaths a couple since August because iel said.
weeks after Thanksgiv- MSU eliminated its usual Thurs-
ing if enough people do fall break this year. day is her
choose to travel. “It’s sad I won’t be see- last day of Wren-Daniel
“We need to skip this ing them until Christmas, quarantine, and she said
year so that everybody and they’re
some friends might drop
will be there next year sad too be-
off some food at her place,
when hopefully (the vi- cause they
rus) is under control,” she don’t get to
but she will not be cook-
ing her own Thanksgiv-
said. see me that
much,” she ing meal.
said. “I had to cook for my
Caution from college Similar- (student) organization a
students ly, MSU se- Jones couple of weeks ago for
Keely Jones, of the nior Aniya a Friendsgiving, and af-
Bay St. Louis area, loves Wren-Daniel will stay in ter that I tested positive,
cooking with her family Starkville due to her re- so I don’t really want to
but will be cooking for quired quarantine period cook anything else re-
Thanksgiving alone this after testing positive for lated to Thanksgiving,”
year in Starkville, she the virus. Her family in Wren-Daniel said.
said.
Jones is a junior at MSU
and was recently quaran-
tined due to COVID-19,
so she said she will not go
home and risk exposing
her family to the virus.
MSU had 85 posi-
atmosphere, that’s what I
miss.”
Throughout the pan-
demic, nursing homes
have put a heavy empha-
sis on increased interac-
tion with residents, many
of whom feel isolated
from their families.
“It’s not just the nurs-
ing staff’s job,” Parham
said. “When it comes to
what the residents are
dealing with mentality,
everybody is involved,
from custodians to our
laundry people. We just
love on them and hug on
them and talk to them as
much as we can. We know
it’s hard for them.”
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West Point boys still learning after loss to Amory

BY THEO DEROSA hit the floor. going to come to frui-
tderosa@cdispatch.com The play epitomized tion,” Dixon said. “We’re
the Green Wave’s strug- better than what we
WEST POINT — gles in their 65-28 home showed.”
Headed to the hoop, loss to the Panthers on What West Point
Lebron Lewis freed Tuesday. West Point (0 - showed on Tuesday
the basketball from his 5) allowed 12 straight wasn’t encouraging,
hands and tossed it to- points to begin the but it wasn’t altogeth-
ward the rim. game, trailed 29-11 at er dispiriting. While
It wasn’t immediately halftime and couldn’t re- giveaways ended Green
clear if the West Point coup what it had lost. Wave possessions early
junior was attempting an It was, Green Wave all afternoon, the cir-
alley-oop pass to senior coach Gary Dixon said, cumstances surround-
teammate Steven Moore a typical early-season ing the miscues weren’t
or going up for an un- performance by his always bad, Dixon said.
conventional layup, but young team — a squad “Some of the turn-
it hardly mattered. The still looking to build overs we had, we were
ball clanked off the cyl- confidence as the year trying to do the right
inder and into the hands goes on. thing,” he said. “I’ll live
Theo DeRosa/Dispatch Staff
of an Amory defender. “We’ve just got to with those. That comes West Point eighth-grader Jalen Hall (23) drives on Amory senior LaDavian Hampton
Lewis, after jostling un- trust that what we pre- with the youth.” (24) during the third quarter of Tuesday’s basketball game in West Point. The
successfully to corral it, pared for is actually See PREP, 3B Panthers beat the Green Wave 65-28.

Playoff ‘IT’S OK TO EMBRACE THIS GAME’

rankings:
‘Bama, ND,
Clemson,
How SEC Network’s Tom Hart is
Ohio St;
Cincinnati 7
preparing for his first Egg Bowl
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alabama was No. 1 in

the first College Foot-
ball Playoff rankings
of the season Tuesday
night, followed by No-
tre Dame, Clemson and
Ohio State.
Texas A&M was fifth
and Florida sixth, giv-
ing the Southeastern
Conference three of the
top six teams. Alabama
is No. 1 in the CFP
rankings for a record
19th time.
Unbeaten Cincinnati
from the American Ath-
letic Conference at sev-
enth has the best rank-
ing for a non-Power Five
team in the seven-year
history of the selection
committee’s top 25.
No. 8 Northwestern,
Georgia and Miami
rounded out the top 10.
Another unbeaten
team from outside the
Power Five was not so
See CFP, 3B

Pandemic
leaves
opening week
of college hoops
in disarray
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wichita State landed Courtesy of Tom Hart

in Sioux Falls, South
Dakota on Monday af-
ternoon, masked up
and looking forward to
tipping off the season in
the Crossover Classic.
A few hours later, the
Shockers announced
they were out of the
tournament after multi-
ple positive COVID-19
tests. Event organiz-
ers said the tests came
from two players who
were re-tested before
the final decision was
made.
“The kids were excit-
ed because they were
going to get to compete
against someone,” said
Wichita State interim
coach Isaac Brown,
whose team had been
practicing since June.
“Just to get here and
find out that we’re not
able to play in the tour-
nament — they were
disappointed.”
See COLLEGE, 3B
SEC Network announcer Tom Hart is scheduled to call his first Egg Bowl on Saturday.
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
STARK VILLE — SEC Net-
work play-by-play announc-
er Tom Hart begins each fall
Sunday the same way.
Hart flips open his com-
puter and begins the arduous
process of filling holes on his
spotting board — a handy
spreadsheet-type document
that’s comprised of informa-
tion for his weekly broadcasts
— with the two-deep for
whatever team’s he’s slated to
cover the following Saturday.
This past Sunday, that includ-
ed Mississippi State and Ole
Miss.
Hart, who’s in his eighth
year with ESPN after vary-
ing spells in minor league
baseball and later in a hand-
ful of different roles with the
Big Ten Network, Fox Sports
Radio and Comcast Sports
Southeast, among other jobs,
is set to call his first Egg Bowl
on Saturday as MSU (2-5) and
Ole Miss (3-4) meet in Oxford.
“Whatever return to nor-
malcy this rivalry can give
the people of Mississippi and
college football fans is a win
in my book,” Hart told The
Dispatch. “... Somebody re-
cently mentioned out loud this
(the Egg Bowl) was getting
toxic, and I know that that’s
been a storyline in the last few
years… but it’s OK to return
to normal, and it’s OK to em-
brace this game, which means
more than maybe any other in
the schedule for these respec-
tive teams.”
This week, Hart joins fellow
commentators Cole Cubelic
and Jordan Rodgers — the
trio has only called two on-
site games this fall due to
the COVID-19 pandemic. For
Hart, that’s meant spending
Saturdays in his basement,
headset on and spotting board
before him, calling whatever
game he’s tasked with from a
live feed.
But for what technology
has added in convenience, it
lacks in-game experience. In
the booth, there’s nuance in
how players carry themselves
on the sideline that’s lost in
one’s basement. Even in a lim-
ited capacity this year due to
COVID-19 concerns, fan ener-
gy feeds into the excitement of
moments throughout any con-
test and in how Hart and his
team are able to react on the
air waves.
“Even if it’s not a sellout,
even if it’s not packed to the
top row, there’s still an ener-
gy in being on site that is very
difficult and consuming to try
and replicate when you’re sit-
ting alone in your basement,”
Hart said.
A native of Columbia, Mis-
souri, and a graduate of the
University of Missouri, Hart
grew up in the Border War ri-
valry between Missouri and
Kansas, a game whose roots
are based in the Civil War. Sat-
urday will offer his first look
at another of college football’s
oldest and most hate-filled ri-
valries when he, Cubelic and
Rodgers descend on Oxford
for the 93rd annual Egg Bowl.
Hart’s schedule remains
relatively similar week to
week. His Mondays are filled
with planning and graphic re-
quests. Production meetings
are scattered throughout the
week. Interviews with players
and coaches usually occur on
Wednesdays and Thursdays,
and he visits a local restaurant
of whatever town the game is
in on Friday.
Consistencies aside, rivalry
games offer a deeper level of
preparation on the broadcast
side. Hart is quick to note
parents, players and coaches
who’ve come of age on either
side of the Egg Bowl boast an
almost encyclopedic knowl-
edge of its history — a trait
he concedes can’t be earned
See HART, 3B
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COVID-19 putting college basketball traditions in quarantine

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
There is a tradition at
Taylor University, a small
NAIA school in Indiana,
where the entire crowd
sits in complete silence
until the men’s basketball
team scores its 10th point
of the game and sets off a
wild celebration.
Thanks to the scourge
of COVID-19, there will
be no Silent Night game
this year. Only silence.
The game has been
played on the Friday be-
fore finals week for de-
cades, but the pandemic
forced the university to
call it off this year. The
standing room-only
crowd, including hun-
dreds of students dressed
in their pajamas, will stay
at home, unable to sing
the old Christmas stan-
dard of the same name at
the end of the game.
As the college basket-
ball season begins this
week, there is a disheart-
ening absence of tradi-
tion. The population of
Krzyzewskiville at Duke
will be zero, the Oakland
Zoo at Pittsburgh a little
more tame. The Orange
Crush at Illinois will be
less intimidating and the
ghost-like sound of “Rock
Chalk Jayhawk” at Kan-
sas will be merely echoes
from thousands of previ-
ous wins.
“Without doubt, this is
a difficult announcement
for us to deliver to our
Taylor community,” inter-
im president Paige Com-
stock Cunningham said
in announcing the can-
cellation of Silent Night,
“but the health of each
student, faculty and staff
member, as well as that of
our families, must be our
primary objective.”
Indeed, very little has
been normal since sports
returned from a long
shutdown with the NBA
and NHL playoffs held in
largely fanless bubbles
and Major League Base-
ball played before oceans
of empty seats. The NFL
season brought small
numbers of fans, as did
the return of college foot-
ball in some locations, but
the sense of electricity
has still been missing.
That will be even more
pronounced for college
hoops, where fans packed
into arenas ranging from
the tiny (G.B. Hodge Cen-
ter at South Carolina-Up-
state, capacity 878) to the
massive (Carrier Dome
at Syracuse, capacity
35,446) are close enough
to the action that they can
see and smell the sweat
dripping from the players.
Fans in such close
proximity create massive
homecourt advantages
at places such as Allen
Fieldhouse (Kansas)
and turn venues such as
Cameron Indoor Stadium
(Duke) into nightmares
for opposing teams.
“I’m starting my 41st
year here, so I’ve bene-
fited greatly from having
that sixth man to create
one of the best environ-
ments in sport, not just in
basketball,” Duke coach
Mike Krzyzewski said.
“We’ll see. After we play
a couple of games, I’ll let
you know how good or
how bad it is. I will tell
you this, though: I know
overall it’s an advantage
for us.”
Just about every school
has unique traditions that
have been quarantined.
Michigan State is only
allowing friends and fam-
ilies of players and coach-
es, meaning the raucous
Izzone section will be
on hiatus. The handful
of people allowed for In-
diana games won’t be
singing the “William Tell
Overture” at the under-8
timeout of the second
half with the same gusto.
Chants of “I Believe” at
Utah State, “O-H-I-O” at
Ohio State and “Boomer
Sooner” at Oklahoma will
feel very different when
they are merely audio re-
cordings.
Fans are locked out of
the Palestra, the old Phil-
adelphia gym that has
served as the Big 5 home
for 65 years. Saint Jo-
seph’s, Villanova, La Sal-
le, Penn and Temple have
long had their rivalry
games intertwined in the
fabric of Philly sports. But
the Quakers are not play-
ing this season because
the entire Ivy League is
shut down and the “Big 4”
just doesn’t have the same
ring to it.
“It’s been hard trying
to get my arms around
this entire situation,”
said Temple coach Aaron
McKie, whose team has
had a number of schedule
changes due to positive
tests and contact trac-
ing. “But it’s our reality
now. It’s what everybody
throughout the country is
dealing with.”
There are some bene-
fits to traditions taking a
hike.
The poor student in
The Hawk mascot cos-
tume at Saint Joseph’s
might get a break from
flapping his wings the
entire night and maybe
there will be no need to
dodge tortillas during vis-
its to Texas Tech.
For the first time in 35
years, John Brown Uni-
versity in Arkansas won’t
have to deal with the
same old technical foul in
its home opener — there
won’t be a capacity crowd
unfurling 2,000 rolls of
toilet paper onto the court
when the Golden Eagles
score their first points.
“Times are very differ-
ent,” Kentucky guard Da-
vion Mintz said. “We’re
definitely going to have
to find energy from with-
in ourselves. I know that
it will be very different. I
say that it will actually be
pretty tough coming out
starting, but like I said, we
have to find energy from
within each other, kind of
get each other motivated.
Realize that we are on TV
playing, so there are still
our fans around the world
watching. Just try to make
it work.”

Trask faces Kentucky again, as starter, Heisman front-runner

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GAINESVILLE, Fla.
— Kyle Trask’s college
football career, maybe
even his current Heisman
Trophy campaign, essen-
tially began at Kentucky
last season.
The Florida quarter-
back stepped in for injured
starter Feleipe Franks
late, rallied the Gators
to 19 unanswered points
in the fourth quarter and
left Lexington with a 29-
21 victory that vaulted the
longtime backup into the
spotlight for good.
Humble confidence.
Quick decisions. Pre-
cision passes. Trask
showed all those traits in
that stunning comeback
on Sept. 14, 2019.
“I knew watching him
last year against us that
he was a special talent,”
Kentucky coach Mark
Stoops said.
Seventeen starts and
14 wins later, Trask has
improved every aspect
of his game. And when
No. 6 Florida (6-1) faces
the Wildcats (3-5) in the
Swamp on Saturday, the
fifth-year senior will be a
factor long before the fi-
nal frame.
Trask has direct-
ed opening-possession
scores six times in seven
games this season, in-
cluding five touchdowns.
He’s been at his best
early and hasn’t needed
any late-game heroics.
He might have gotten a
chance at Texas A&M
in October had running
back Malik Davis not
fumbled at midfield in a
tie game with less than 4
minutes to play.
The Aggies kicked a
field goal on the final play
for a 41-38 victory. The
Gators haven’t been in
a tight game since, and
Trask is the main reason
for their success.
He reads defenses
before the snap as well
as any of Florida’s three
Heisman Trophy winners
— Steve Spurrier, Danny
Wuerffel and Tim Tebow
— and is more accurate
than each of them.
The 6-foot-5 Trask has
completed 70.7% of his
passes for 2,554 yards,
with a nation-leading
31 touchdowns and just
three interceptions. Most
quarterbacks would glad-
ly take those numbers
for an entire season.
Trask has done it in seven
games — against seven
SEC opponents.
He is tied with Tulsa’s
David Johnson (2008)
and Texas Tech’s Graham
Harrell (2007) for the
second-most TD passes
through seven games in
Football Bowl Subdivi-
sion history. Only Texas
Tech’s B.J. Symons (32 in
2003) threw more in his
first seven games.
Trask also ranks sec-
ond nationally in yards
per game (364.9) and fifth
in passer rating (197.1).
His stats and stature
have made him regarded
as a Heisman front-run-
ner as Florida maintains
its stranglehold on a spot
in next month’s South-
eastern Conference title
game in Atlanta.
“I don’t think anybody
in the country is playing
the way he is right now,”
backup quarterback Em-
ory Jones said. “Just the
way he’s operating and
managing the game, I feel
like that’s the guy who’s
going to actually win the
Heisman. The things he’s
doing are crazy. I don’t
think anybody is playing
that well. It’s pretty excit-
ing.”
No one saw it coming,
either, at least not before
his performance at Ken-
tucky last year. Trask was
a career backup in high
school, playing mostly in
mop-up duty behind cur-
rent Miami starter D’Eriq
King, and spent three-
plus years waiting for his
turn in Gainesville.
But he didn’t flinch
against the Wildcats and
has been better than any-
one could have expected
since.
“I think about it a lot
because, you know, it’s a
huge moment for my ca-
reer,” Trask said. “Being
a backup for all that time,
it kind of is waiting on
that moment where you
get your opportunity and
that kind of was where I
got my chance to really
get some meaningful reps
and do something good
for my team.
“So, yeah, I do think
about it a lot. Just kind of
my like true beginnings
in terms of when I finally
got on the field for games,
and you know it’s been
a crazy journey so far. I
think we’re just getting
started.”
Trask threw at least
four touchdowns pass-
es in each of his first six
games this season, anoth-
er SEC record, but ended
the streak last week at
Vanderbilt. In what some
called an off day for Flor-
ida’s offense, Trask still
completed 26 of 35 passes
for 383 yards and three
touchdowns — with no
turnovers and just one
sack.
It just shows how high
Trask has raised the bar
since that night in Ken-
tucky.
“If you’re willing to
work hard, if you’re will-
ing to make sacrifices and
you’re committed long
term, you don’t quit, you
don’t give up, you don’t
stop on your dream, you
can see what you can ac-
complish,” Gators coach
Dan Mullen said. “He’s a
great example.”
Clemson’s Swinney still “I’m not going worry “We’re all good over Athletic director Dan
about the advice from Tal- here,” Lawrence said. Radakovich has said he’ll
frustrated with FSU lahassee,” he continued. That shift began short- talk with the ACC about
postponement “I trust the people here. I ly after Clemson learned rescheduling the Florida
Clemson coach Dabo trust our doctors, 100%.” of the postponement. Ti-
State game. Both teams
Swinney remains frus- Clemson quarterback gers defensive coordina-
have Saturday, Dec. 12
trated about postponing Trevor Lawrence, who tor Brent Venables had
the Tigers game against missed two games af- players watching film of off, although nothing has
Florida State, a decision ter testing positive for the Panthers as the group been finalized.
he sees as an insult to his COVID-19 last month, waited to fly home earlier Swinney will try keep
program’s credibility. was disappointed he than expected. the focus on Pitt this
While the Tigers’ play- couldn’t return to the field Players understand week, although he’ll prob-
ers and staff have appar- last week for the first time and appreciate Swinney’s ably continue to get asked
ently turned the page, it since Oct. 24. view, knowing he simply about Florida State.
not quite as easy for Swin- The quarterback said wants the best for them,
“You can’t always have
ney, who touts a “wind- what Swinney says to re- Lawrence said.
a poker face. People have
shield mentality,” to let porters and TV networks “Obviously, there’s a
go of how the game was emotions,” Lawrence
isn’t the message he’s lot of backlash going on
called off. said. “You can’t always
sending to the Tigers (7- social media right now,”
When asked about the say things that aren’t ac-
1, 6-1 ACC). Lawrence Lawrence said. “As a lead-
decision again Tuesday, tually how you feel, but
said the team’s focus is er, coach Swinney is great
Swinney dug in once sound good. I think that’s
on game-planning to face at what he does and we’ve
more. Pittsburgh (5-4, 4-4 ) on got his back through what you’re seeing a little
“I know what the rules Saturday night. thick and thin.” bit.”
are, I know what they
were and I know we met
the standard to play,” he
said. “And we didn’t play.”
It’s the latest in the ver-
bal sparring between the
the schools.
On Sunday, Swinney
said Florida State admin-
istrators used COVID-19
as an “excuse” to post-
pone the game.
A day later, Swinney
said on his radio call-in
show the decision was an
“insult to the credibility
of our program and the
credibility of our medical
people.”
The spat started when
an unidentified Clemson
reserve offensive line-
man, who had shown
symptoms associated
with coronavirus earlier
in the week and had test-
ed negative for the illness,
had a positive test result
on Friday after the team
had flown to Tallahassee,
Florida for the game.
The Atlantic Coast
Conference announced
the postponement Satur-
day morning a few hours
before kickoff, saying
medical advisors from
both could not agree it
was safe to play.
Seminoles coach Mike
Norvell weighed in Mon-
day when asked, saying
he and his players wanted
to play and were as dis-
appointed as the Tigers
at the postponement. He
said his team’s safety was
paramount and that the
right decision was made
in calling things off.
“Football coaches are
not doctors, some of us
might think that we are,”
Norvell said.
Swinney, asked about
Norvell’s comment, kept
the back-and-forth going
Tuesday.
“I’m not a doctor, I’m
just trying to listen to the
doctors,” Swinney said.
“Listen, I’m not really
worried about what they
say down there in Talla-
hassee, that’s for sure.
I’ve been in this league 18
years, head coach here 12.
They’ve had three head
coaches in four years.
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College
Continued from Page 1B

Eight months after er-Tooley, the tourna-
the coronavirus shut ment director. “We’ve
down college basketball learned a lot, but we’ve
at tournament time, the really been able to hang
sport returns this week in there.”
with dozens of teams Texas A&M, Creigh-
opening their seasons ton and Wichita State
as early as Wednesday are the most recent
and the pandemic still programs to drop out
raging. It has already or be removed from
forced cancellations and the Crossover Classic
postponements across field. Utah, Ohio State
the country, leading and Dayton already had
to a chaotic scramble backed out. South Dako-
to schedule opponents ta State, Utah State, St.
willing to drop every- Mary’s, Northern Iowa,
thing to play. Western Kentucky
No. 2 Baylor, 9 Duke and Virginia Common-
and the No. 3 UConn wealth have stepped in
women have all can- as replacement teams.
celed games because of VCU was quickly added
COVID-19. after Wichita State was
The Shockers were removed. The Rams had
the sixth team to pull been scheduled to play
out of the South Dako- in the Volunteer Classic
ta tournament alone — this week, but that event
only West Virginia and was canceled.
Memphis are left from A day after UConn
the original slate — announced it was paus-
though the event is go- ing its women’s season
ing ahead with replace- for 14 days following
ment teams and without a positive coronavirus
fans. test, organizers of the
“It’s been a wild Hall of Fame Women’s
ride,” said Lea Mill- Challenge tournament
canceled this weekend’s ter to ask coaches to how the Big-12 is test- uled to open the season
event, which was to fea- contact him. Through ing and how we’re test- at home Wednesday
ture the Huskies and his various efforts, his ing, it’s different, and night against IUPUI,
No. 6 Mississippi State. Cardinals set up a game we can’t take that risk but the Cougars jumped
UConn coach Geno at Southeast Missouri and put our student-ath- on a chance to fill a hole
Auriemma said he was State for Wednesday. letes in jeopardy,” Ari-
in a mini-tournament in
not sure his program He said several games zona State coach Bobby
can make up those have been scheduled Hurley said on Arizona Champaign. Out with
games or a scheduled through the group chat, Sports 98.7. IUPUI and DePaul this
Dec. 4 showdown with including Eastern Ken- Florida’s men will not week, in with a road
No. 5 Louisville that tucky’s trip to play Indi- play this week’s sched- trip and games against
also has been canceled. ana on Wednesday. uled games against Ohio, No. 8 Illinois and
He said he has been Tennessee canceled UMass Lowell and No. North Carolina AT&T.
spending a lot of time the three-team Volun- 4 Virginia in a tourna- Memphis coach Pen-
reassuring players that teer Classic after coach ment at the Mohegan ny Hardaway is glad his
things are going to be Rick Barnes was among Sun resort in Connecti- team is still set to play
fine. those in the men’s pro- cut because of positive
this week.
“I’m sure there was a gram who tested posi- COVID-19 tests and
“We were just nine
guy on the Titanic who tive for COVID-19. The contact tracing proto-
was in charge of saying 12th-ranked Volunteers cols. months ago canceling
that,” he said. “I just also won’t go to Indi- Nebraska’s men were the conference tourna-
hope I’m not that guy.” anapolis to play No. 1 going to host an eight- ment and canceling the
Jeff Walz, the coach Gonzaga in the Jimmy team Golden Window NCA A tournament and
of the No. 5 Louisville V Classic on Dec. 2 and Classic tournament, but not knowing if we were
women’s team, saw the won’t play Notre Dame it has been reduced to a going to have a season,”
issues coming. He set on Dec. 4. three-team round robin he said. “So to be here
up a group chat that has Baylor’s men were with Nevada and North right now, to be able to
grown to 25 coaches to scheduled to play No. Dakota State. Cal’s men play a game especial-
help them work through 18 Arizona State on has scheduled fellow
ly with tournaments
schedule changes. It Wednesday in the Em- Pac-12 member Oregon
came in handy when pire Classic, but things State on Wednesday around the country be-
several of his team’s changed after coach — as a non-conference ing canceled because
early games were can- Scott Drew tested posi- game. of COVID situations —
celed. tive for COVID-19. The Chicago State we’re definitely fortu-
Walz even used Twit- “When you look at men’s team was sched- nate to be here.”

Prep
Continued from Page 1B

Three eighth-graders, including
Jalen Hall, saw significant minutes
Tuesday with senior Jarion Cunning-
ham and sophomore Daveon Willis
unable to play. Hall, who scored nine
points, and sophomore Elijah Young,
who had 10, did most of the heavy lift-
ing for West Point.
Dixon said he hopes to get Young to
be able to defend more dribble moves
and further improve with time.
“He’s going to be a sight to see,”
Dixon said. “Give me just a little while,
and I’ll give y’all something to see.”
Lewis, too played an appreciable
role for West Point, but his coach said
the junior is capable of more.
“We need his presence on offense
and defense,” Dixon said. “We’re try-
ing to get him to provide us with that.
We’re bearing with him. He’s going
to give it to us. He’s going to turn it
around.”
Dixon called Tuesday’s loss a
“learning experience” as the Green
Wave near competition in a district
consisting of Columbus, New Hope
and Grenada.
But with West Point’s girls games
against Houston on Thursday and
against Amory both canceled because
of COVID-19, just taking the court
was a boon for the Green Wave boys.
“I’m grateful we were able to play
today,” Dixon said.
Other scores
Prep Girls Basketball
New Hope 42, Kosciusko 31
NEW HOPE — The New Hope girls
won their season opener Tuesday with
a 42-31 home victory over Kosciusko.
Taylor Brownlee had 13 points for
the Trojans, and Madyson McBrayer
had eight.
New Hope’s next game is at Caledo-
nia on Dec. 1.
Starkville Academy 65, Greenville
St. Joseph 30
IT TA BENA — The Starkville
Academy girls posted a big win over
Greenville St. Joseph on Tuesday at
the Delta Duels at Mississippi Valley
State in Itta Bena.
Caroline Wood led the way with
15 points in the Volunteers’ 65-30
win. Lillee Alpe scored 14, and Arden
Parker had 11.
Starkville Academy’s next game is
at Oak Hill Academy on Dec. 1.
Prep Boys Basketball
New Hope 66, Kosciusko 57
NEW HOPE — The New Hope
boys also started their season with a
win in Tuesday’s home game against
Kosciusko.
Eric Caldwell, LJ Hackman and Ca-
leb Parr each had 14 points to lead the
Trojans. Carson Latham added eight
points.
Starkville Academy 52, Greenville
St. Joseph 38
IT TA BENA — The Starkville
Academy boys remained undefeated
with a 52-38 win over Greenville St.
Joseph at the Delta Duels on Tuesday.
Dre Frazier led the Volunteers (4-
0) with 13 points. Jawon Yarbrough
scored 11.

CFP
Continued from Page 1B
highly regarded by the The coronavirus pan-
committee. BYU was demic didn’t stop the
slotted 14th, behind No. selection committee
11 Oklahoma (6 -2) and from meeting in person
No. 13 Iowa State (6 -2), as usual at the Gaylord
among others. The Cou- Hotel in Grapevine, Tex-
gars were No. 8 in the as, just outside Dallas.
latest AP Top 25. And the playoff itself
The highest-ranked is scheduled to go off
Pac-12 team was Oregon as scheduled with the
at 15th. Southern Cali- semifinals on Jan. 1 in
fornia was 18th. the Rose Bowl and Sug-
Much like this entire ar Bowl, and the cham-
college football season pionship game Jan. 11
played in a pandemic, at Hard Rock Stadium
the rankings schedule in Miami Gardens, Flor-
has been delayed and ida.
truncated this year. Because of the
The 13-person selec- strange season, these
tion committee usually initial committee rank-
starts ranking teams ings had more intrigue
around Halloween and than normal and several
produces six rankings questions to answer.
before the final ones “We embraced the
that determine which chaos,” committee
12 teams will play in the chairman Gary Barta,
semifinals and major who is Iowa’s athletic di-
bowl games. rector, told ESPN.
This is the first of How did the commit-
four reveals leading up tee treat the non-Power
to the only ones that re- Five unbeatens?
ally count, scheduled to Cincinnati (8-0)
be released on Dec. 20. should be thrilled. BYU
(9-0), not so much. Even
though the Cougars
lead the FBS in scoring
margin at 33 points per
game.
Barta said the Cou-
gars’ schedule, which
had to be rebuilt because
Power Five conferences
mostly decided to play
only league games due
to the pandemic, wasn’t
tough enough to war-
rant a better ranking.
“Right now BYU’s
best win is over Boise
State, and in that game
I think (the Broncos)
got down to their third-
string quarterback,”
Barta said.
No non-Power Five
team had ever ranked
better than 12th in the
first rankings. The best
ranking in any selection
committee top 25 by a
team from outside the
Power Five had been No.
8 for unbeaten UCF in
the final 2018 rankings.

Hart
Continued from Page 1B

in a week’s worth of preparation. That has the advantage of calling games in

said, there’s moments, trends, and re-
cent game history that all find its way
onto his spotting board and various
notes that scatter the broadcast booth.
Hart explains this year, for exam-
ple, it’s become an ongoing conversa-
tion between his team and producers
on how much to discuss Elijah Moore’s
ill-timed peeing dog celebration from
last season’s game and the subsequent
ripple effect it had on college football
at large.
“I want to make sure, especially this
week, that I have all the documented
series history at my fingertips,” Hart
said. “And any specific trends within
the series and trends for units — of-
fense and defense. That’s just what I’m
putting on paper.”
Of course there’s some overlap in
Hart’s preparation this week. As an
employee of the SEC Network, he
the same conference each week. He’s
also already called MSU and Ole Miss
games this year. But as Hart readily
admits, there’s a staunch difference
when MSU and Ole Miss meet on the
same field, particularly when coaches
as intriguing as Mike Leach and Lane
Kiffin line up on either sideline.
“I’m thankful that we’ll be there
and we get to experience it,” Hart
said. “I wouldn’t trade it for anything
in a normal year, and I’m especially
appreciative that we have that chance
this year.
“The way I view it is it doesn’t have
to be top 10 teams battling for the Egg
Bowl to matter,” he continued. “But
this has the potential to be the first
of many great ones to come between
these two coaching staffs and what
they’re both building locally.”
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Braves boost rotation, sign Morton for a year at $15 million

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTA — The Atlanta
Braves were looking for more
than just experience and
depth when they signed two-
time All-Star Charlie Morton
to a $15 million, one-year deal
Tuesday.
As was the case when the
Braves recently signed an-
other veteran for the rotation,
Drew Smyly, general manag-
er Alex Anthopoulos sought a
power arm to help push Atlan-
ta to the World Series.
“It’s swing and miss stuff,”
Anthopoulos said. “There’s a
theme there with both Char-
lie and with Drew. Power
swing-and-miss stuff, in the
postseason it certainly plays.”
Morton, a 37-year-old
right-hander, is returning to
the Braves after helping Tam-
pa Bay reach the World Series
this season.
The Rays declined his $15
million option and the Braves
gave him what he would have
earned.
The Braves relied on their
young starting pitchers to
move within one game of the
World Series this year, falling
to the Los Angeles Dodgers
in Game 7 of the NL Champi-
onship Series.
Braves left-hander Max
Fried finished fifth in the NL
Cy Young Award voting. Rook-
ie sensation Ian Anderson
and Kyle Wright also boosted
the rotation after Atlanta lost
ace Mike Soroka with a torn
Achilles tendon.
The Braves are counting
on Soroka’s return in 2021,
but the injury was a reminder
of the need for depth.
“It’s going to be a longer
season than it was last season
with 60 games, and depth is
critically important,” Antho-
poulos said. “Whoever you
think your five are going to
be when you get into spring
training, I can pretty much
guarantee you those five will
not be standing upright by
the time you break for open-
ing day. You want to have at
least six that you feel good
about.
“Even though our young
starters took a step, having
that depth was critically im-
portant for us and it’s some-
thing that if we could get done
early we certainly were going
to try.”
In addition to losing Soro-
ka, the Braves demoted strug-
gling right-hander Mike Fol-
tynewicz. Cole Hamels made
only one start after signing an
$18-million, one-year deal for
2020 that became more than
$6.6 million prorated during
the season shortened by the
novel coronavirus.
Smyly and Morton provide
significant experience to the
group of young starters. Smy-
ly signed an $11 million, one-
year deal with the Braves on
Nov. 16. Smyly, 31, became
the first of the 181 free agents
to switch teams.
Atlanta was impressed
with Smyly’s four September
starts with San Francisco
when he had 31 strikeouts in
18 innings, allowing 13 hits
and seven earned runs.
Morton was 2-2 with a 4.74
ER A in nine starts with Tam-
pa Bay in 2020. He was 3-1
with a 2.70 ER A in four post-
season starts as the Rays ad-
vanced to the World Series.
He was an All-Star in 2018
and 2019 and helped the
Houston Astros win the World
Series in 2017. Anthopoulos
said he believes Morton may
have had a slow start in 2020
because of the coronavirus
quarantine but showed his
All-Star form in the postsea-
son.
Morton was drafted by At-
lanta in 2002 and made his
major league debut with the
Braves in 2008 before he was
traded to Pittsburgh in 2009.
He is 93-89 with a 4.08 ER A
in 13 seasons. Since 2017, he
is 47-18 with a 3.34 ER A. He
was third in the AL Cy Young
voting in 2019.
“We saw him trending back
to where he was in 2019,” An-
thopoulos said.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
Recently, I
kindly and
lovingly gave my
daughter some
feedback on how
she berates her
husband in front
of my 8-year-old
grandson. I told
her I didn’t want
him to grow up
thinking that’s
ZITS how we treat the
people we love. To
make a long story
short, she said
that if I wanted to
estrange myself
from her, I had
succeeded. I remained calm
and loving and told her she
could use the feedback if it was
helpful, or ignore it if it wasn’t. and exits the marriage, but if
She has now blocked me!
My daughter has had no
compunction over the years
about informing me about my
GARFIELD shortcomings, but went into a
rage when I spoke about her
behavior. Although it breaks
my heart that my daughter
has cut me out of her life, my
real concern is losing contact
with my grandson. Fortunately,
my son-in-law is still relaying
messages to him, but what
about when I want to visit my
grandson? I have always stayed
with my daughter and her
family. — HEARTBROKEN IN
ANOTHER STATE
DEAR
HEARTBROKEN:
You may have hit
the nail on the
head, but you
must have also
struck a nerve for
your daughter to
have reacted so
strongly. Staying
with her may be
off the table until
she cools off, but
visits with your
grandson may
still be possible
if her husband
Dear Abby can arrange it.
Not knowing your
son-in-law, I can
only guess that it may be just a
matter of time until he tires of
your daughter’s verbal abuse
they separate, it may make ac-
cess to your grandchild easier
for you.
DEAR ABBY: Several of
us lady friends get together
periodically over coffee to catch
up. We haven’t seen each other
since the pandemic began, but
I’m thinking of inviting them
to my backyard for a socially
distanced get-together.
One of them is very political
and dominates the conver-
sation with her opinions and
observations. Because of it,
I’m considering not including
her. I don’t want to cause hard
feelings, but I don’t know what
to do — not have the gathering,
lay out ground rules or put up
with her political spewing? Your
thoughts would be appreciated.
— MISSING MY FRIENDS IN
CALIFORNIA
DEAR MISSING: Deal with it
by leaving the choice of whether
to attend up to this amateur
pundit. Keep it alcohol-free
and explain that you want the
conversation to be “light” and
strictly social, which is why you
do not want the subject of pol-
itics to be mentioned. At all. It
will then be up to her to decide
which is more important: her
soapbox or some much-needed
relaxing conversation.
DEAR READERS: Tomorrow
is Thanksgiving, and no Thanks-
giving would be complete
without sharing the traditional
prayer penned by my dear late
mother:
Oh, Heavenly Father,
We thank Thee for food and
remember the hungry.
We thank Thee for health
and remember the sick.
We thank Thee for friends
and remember the friendless.
We thank Thee for freedom
and remember the enslaved.
May these remembrances
stir us to service,
That Thy gifts to us may be
used for others.
Amen.
Have a safe, happy and
socially distanced celebration,
everyone! — Love, ABBY

CANDORVILLE Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov.
25). Your cosmic birthday gift
is a brightening of your mind, a
quickening in your spirit. You’ll
readily turn and apply the en-
ergy to work and relationships,
where it will inspire immediate
improvements. Dare to hoard
your gifts sometimes, too.
You’re allowed to savor your
you-ness. In fact, you’re better
for it. Virgo and Scorpio adore
you. Your lucky numbers are:
11, 8, 31, 28 and 5.
BABY BLUES ARIES (March 21-April 19).
What you chase will run from
you. What you learn about will
draw near to you, insomuch that
it wants to be understood. Your
strategy of astute observation
will be most effective.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Your potential is unknown and
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
unknowable. For this reason,
it will be important you commit
to the work at hand with un-
self-conscious devotion. There
is not a moment to waste in
doubt.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Those who accuse others have
themselves something to be
accused of. The innocent will
stay out of it, wishing everyone
resolution. Trust people who are
too busy to point fingers.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Sometimes, you rate yourself
based on how clean your house
is. Of course, you are not really
your home environment, but you
can’t help but identify with it as
you give such special care to
your surroundings.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
There are things you forget be-
cause they have little bearing on
your experience, and, strangely,
some things of equally small
impact are unforgettable. Those
you must learn to forget so
progress won’t be hindered by
the inconsequential.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Your general habit of minding
your own business usually
serves you quite well, but today
it will help you to be a little
nosy and competitive. Are you
offering something to the world
at too high or too low a price?
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Small decisions are more signif-
icant than they seem and, when
repeated by you or copied by
others, can have an exponential
impact. This is why you take
great care today with purchases
and other choices.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). If thunder did not send
its booming scold through
the heavens, it would not be
thunder. And we could scarcely
call it lightning that did not tear
the sky with terrifying power.
Embrace your stormy phenome-
non as part of your package.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Many of your aims are so
on track that you rarely think
about them anymore. You’ve
developed these goals into
daily habits and now they are
just part of who you are. Do the
same for a new, challenging
ambition.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). There may be some con-
fusion about who is accepting
which responsibility and exactly
what it entails, but don’t get
caught up in that. Patiently fig-
ure out what the best thing you
can do is, and then do it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-
Feb. 18). You are learning to
recognize your many forms of
resistance. Sometimes, it’s a
hesitation inside you; some-
times, it’s a tantrum you feel
like throwing. You’ll be enlight-
ened by the curiosity you bring
to your resistance.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). What you’re thinking of as
your personality may actually
just be a series of decisions
you made. You can go on
making similar choices or you
can change the script. You are
totally in charge now, and you
feel it.

Age of consent
SOLUTION:
Food
Love those leftovers
Tomorrow, we eat. And the day after and the day after. Isn’t part of enjoying a Thanksgiving meal the anticipation
of the leftovers?
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com
B
y now, plans have been made
for how our Thanksgivings
will unfold. Just before
writing this, I listened to a call-in
program on MPB radio as listeners
shared how they’re adapting this
year. One gentleman said it will
be just him and his wife this time
around. They’re opting for Cornish
hens rather than the traditional big
turkey — then he’ll spend the rest
of the day on a dirt bike. One young
woman talked about communicat-
ing back and forth with her sisters
in other cities about family recipes
handed down that they will make
in their own homes this week. The
program’s host struck a chord with
me in particular when she talked
about her daughters not coming
for the holiday, to avoid taking
unnecessary risks leading up to
Christmas. At my house, it’s been
hard for me and our son, who lives
in North Carolina, to conclude that
he shouldn’t travel. The decision is
pulling at all of us, and we’ve come
close to giving in a time or two.
Filling family comfort foods
FAMILY FEATURES
J
ust the thought of comfort
foods is often enough to
warm the soul, especially
as cool winds blow and tem-
peratures drop. When cooler
weather calls for hearty meals
to give your family a warming
boost, you can turn to simple
shortcuts for comforting flavor
without skipping on quality.
It’s hard to go wrong with a
casserole on a chilly day. This
Chicken and Rice Casserole
with Spinach and Mushrooms
is made with simple ingredi-
ents you probably already have
on hand. Because it takes just
20 minutes to make, this rec-
ipe is easy to put on the table
quickly and may become a new
family favorite. Plus, you only Parmesan stuffed peppers with rice is an Italian spin on a classic dish.
use a couple of dishes to pre-
pare, which makes for a simple classic dish using a variety of
cleanup after a filling meal. cheeses packed into colorful
Parmesan Stuffed Peppers bell peppers. You can preheat
with Rice is the perfect recipe
the oven while completing the
if you are looking for a tasty minimal preparation then bake
dish that’s a little outside the to a bubbling, golden perfec-
box. It’s an Italian spin on a tion.
However we all spend this
Thanksgiving, most of us will eat
some traditional fare, even if we
don’t dive into the huge spread
we’re used to. And if there’s one
thing most of us have in common
the day after, it’s looking forward to
the leftovers.
“My favorite thing about
Thanksgiving leftovers is a turkey
sandwich on white
bread with real mayo
and a pinch of salt,”
said Michael Stew-
art, who is director
of communications
at East Mississippi
Community College.
“All year, my wife Stewart
and I eat only whole
wheat, light mayo and no salt. To
me, that one ‘real sandwich’ of the
year is a treat.”
Stewart and his wife also freeze
some of their leftovers in individ-
ual meals. “Whenever the mood
strikes, we can treat ourselves to a
taste of Thanksgiving,” he said.
Lowndes County Extension
Agent Vivian Cade has a couple of
day-after standouts.
The convenience, taste,
texture and quality of Success
Brown Rice as one of the main
ingredients in these recipes
helps make mealtime a cinch.
In fact, any variety can be
used in this recipe, including
LIFESTYLES EDITOR
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Ranch crusted burgers with avoca-
do ranch sauce elevate a week-
night meal with bold flavor.
Put a zesty
spin on
weeknight
meals
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D
inner in many households
means foolproof recipes
that families can count on,
but those can become bland and
boring. Finding new ways to put
a twist on meals throughout the
week adds fun to time spent in the
kitchen while bringing new flavor
to the table.
To help reinvigorate traditional
weeknight dinners, chef Bobby
Flay and Hidden Valley Ranch cre-
ated the three-part Hidden Valley
Ranch Night! series to debut dish-
es that bring bold flavor to tradi-
tional meals, such as these recipes
for Ranch Crusted Burgers with
Avocado Ranch Sauce and Ranch
iStockphoto.com Seasoned Chicken and Mushroom
Quesadillas with Tomato Salsa and
Sour Cream. The series will pro-
vide a spin on weeknight staples to
“My first one is showcase the simplicity, versatility
homemade yeast and zesty flavor of ranch seasoning
rolls. They are the when used to create family-friend-
best toasted with but- ly dinners any night of the week.
ter the next morning, Find more information, includ-
or slip a piece of ham ing series episodes and additional
in them — yummm!” recipes, at hiddenvalley.com/
she said. “My second ranch-night.
favorite is dressing. Cade
Just plain ole corn-
bread dressing with onions, celery RANCH CRUSTED BURGERS
and butter. I could eat my weight WITH AVOCADO RANCH SAUCE
with both of those.” The rolls and Servings: 4
dressing are both from Cade’s late
mother’s recipes. Avocado ranch sauce:
1/4 cup mayonnaise
Alison Buehler of Starkville 1/4 cup sour cream
likes to make a bone broth with the 1 tablespoon well-shaken buttermilk
turkey carcass. 1/2 teaspoon Hidden Valley Ranch
“Put the carcass in a crock pot Seasoning
with spring water for Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
24 hours and a bit 3 green onions, thinly sliced
of sea salt and apple 2 avocados, peeled, pitted and diced
cider vinegar. It’s
a nourishing broth Ranch spice crusted burger:
full of minerals and 1 1/2 teaspoons Hidden Valley Ranch
Seasoning
collagen,” she said. 1 teaspoon paprika
The holiday, of Kosher salt
course, isn’t all about Buehler Freshly ground pepper
savory: Sweets are 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck (80 percent
integral, too. lean)
2 tablespoons canola oil
See LEFTOVERS, 6B 8 slices American cheese
1/4cup water
4 brioche buns, split in half
See ZESTY, 6B
with a fork for a no mess, no
measure timesaver.
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CHICKEN AND RICE
CASSEROLE WITH SPINACH
AND MUSHROOMS
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
1 bag Success Brown Rice
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon chopped Italian
parsley
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/3 cup chopped onions
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 package (4 ounces) mush-
rooms, sliced
1/4 cup white wine
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2 cups shredded, cooked chicken
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Its “Boil-in-Bag” cooking 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
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Leftovers
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“My favorite way
to enjoy
Thanksgiv-
ing the day
or so after is
to thorough-
ly enjoy the
desserts,”
said Katie
Fenster- Fenstermacher
macher,
marketing and admis-
sions director at Annun-
ciation Catholic School.
“Usually the day of, I am
too stuffed to really eat
the desserts. My favorite
is to eat my mom’s pecan
pie the few days after
Thanksgiving.”
For me personally,
it’s gotta be the turkey
sandwich with mayo and
Zesty
Continued from Page 5B
Avocado ranch sauce
n To make avocado ranch sauce:
In bowl, whisk mayonnaise, sour
cream, buttermilk, ranch seasoning,
salt and pepper until smooth. Fold
in green onions and diced avocados;
set aside.
n To make burgers: In small bowl,
whisk ranch seasoning, paprika, salt
and pepper.
n Heat large cast-iron pan or griddle
over high heat. Divide meat into four
6-ounce patties and make deep
depression in centers with thumb.
Season each with spice rub on one
side.
n Add canola oil to pan and heat
until shimmering. Place on burgers in
pan, spice side down, and cook until
golden brown and lightly charred, 4
Comfort foods
Continued from Page 5B
n In large skillet over medium
heat, heat oil. Add onions and
garlic; saute 2 minutes. Add
mushrooms and wine to skillet.
Continue cooking 3 minutes,
stirring occasionally. Add
spinach and chicken. Stir until
spinach is wilted and chicken
is heated through, about 2
minutes. Stir in rice, salt and
pepper.
n Serve casserole topped with
dollops of reserved cheese
mixture.
a bit of cranberry. Heck,
put a little green bean
casserole on there, too.
Below are a few tips
for safely storing left-
overs, as well as Cade’s
mother’s dressing recipe,
and a recipe for a “left-
overs” casserole layered
with stuffing, turkey,
veggies, mashed potatoes
and cheese.
n The first rule of
thumb, says the Universi-
ty of Arkansas Coopera-
tive Extension Service, is
to debone the turkey and
refrigerate all leftovers in
shallow containers within
two hours of cooking.
Bacteria causing food
borne illness can mul-
tiply to high levels on
minutes. Turn burgers over and cook
4 minutes, or until they reach desired
doneness.
n Top each burger with two slices
cheese. Add water to pan and cover
tightly with lid 10 seconds, or until
the cheese is melted.
n Place burgers on bottom buns and
top each with avocado ranch sauce
and top buns.
RANCH SEASONED CHICKEN
AND MUSHROOM
QUESADILLAS WITH TOMATO
SALSA AND SOUR CREAM
Servings: 4
Tomato salsa:
PARMESAN STUFFED
PEPPERS WITH RICE
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
2 bags Success Brown Rice
2 cups (or 1 can, 15 ounces)
tomato sauce, divided
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
cheese, divided
1/4 cup basil pesto
3 large bell peppers in assorted
colors, halved lengthwise
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perishable food left at However you may n Add onion and celery. (How stuffing mix for turkey
room temperature longer spend it, have a meaning- much is a matter of taste.) 4 cups chopped leftover roast-
n Add chicken broth, butter ed turkey
than that. ful and safe Thanksgiv- 2 cups frozen mixed vege-
and salt. (She would use
n Gravy, stuffing and ing. Bon appetit. some broth from the turkey as tables (carrots, corn, green
meat need to be stored well as the canned.) beans, peas), thawed
3/4 cup Kraft Mayo or Miracle
separately from each n Adjust ingredients until
other.
MOM’S DRESSING it tastes right. The dressing Whip Dressing
3 cups leftover mashed
should be “jiggly” in the pan,
n The carcass makes Cornbread like very soft-set Jell-O.
potatoes
a great soup base later. If Onion, chopped 1 cup Kraft shredded cheddar
n Bake in 400 F oven until cheese
you save it, refrigerate or Celery (make sure you get browned. (If it looks like it is 1/8 teaspoon paprika
freeze it in a large ziplock celery with leaves on the stalk drying out in the oven before
and use the leaves), chopped being brown, you can add
bag or other container. Chicken/turkey broth, at least
n Heat oven to 375 degrees
broth during cooking, using F.
n Use leftover turkey 4-5 cans, always better to spoon or baster.) n Prepare stuffing as directed
within three to four days, have more than you need (Source: Shared by Vivian on package; spread onto bot-
and stuffing or gravy White bread Cade, her late mother’s recipe) tom of 13x9-inch baking dish
within one to two days; or Salt sprayed with cooking spray.
One stick of butter (why not!), n Combine turkey, mixed
freeze them. melted THANKSGIVING vegetables and mayo; spoon
n Date your packages over stuffing.
if freezing and use the n Make cornbread, at least LEFTOVERS CASSEROLE n Mix potatoes and cheese;
oldest ones first. Frozen two pans. Put cornbread in Prep time: 15 minutes spread over turkey mixture.
big bowl and crumble up. Add Total time: 55 minutes Sprinkle with paprika.
leftovers should be used a few slices of white bread, Makes 10 servings n Bake 30 to 40 min. or until
within two to six months probably two slices per pan of heated through.
for best quality. cornbread. 1 (6 ounce) package Stove Top (Source: Kraft, allrecipes.com)
4 plum tomatoes, seeded and finely chicken, shredded aside to cool.
diced Kosher salt n Place tortillas next to each other
1/2 small red onion, finely diced Freshly ground black pepper on baking sheet. Sprinkle thin layer
1/2 jalapeno, finely diced Canola oil of cheese on eight tortillas. Add
1lime, juice only 1/2 cup sour cream cooled mushrooms to four tortillas
2 tablespoons olive oil Tomato salsa and shredded chicken to other four
3 tablespoons fresh basil, finely 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped tortillas. Season each layer with salt
chopped into ribbons and pepper. Stack tortillas to create
Kosher salt n To make tomato salsa: In medium four, two-layer quesadillas. Cover
Freshly ground black pepper bowl, combine tomatoes, red onion, each with remaining tortillas; brush
jalapeno, lime juice, olive oil and top tortillas lightly with canola oil
Quesadillas: basil; season with salt and pepper. and sprinkle with remaining ranch
2 tablespoons canola oil Refrigerate until ready to use. seasoning.
1 1/2 pounds cremini or button
mushrooms, thinly sliced
n To make quesadillas: Preheat
oven to 450 F.
n Bake 6-8 minutes until cheese
is melted and tortillas turn lightly
2 teaspoons Hidden Valley Ranch
Seasoning, divided
n In large saute pan over me-
dium-high heat, heat oil. Add
golden brown with crispy edges.
n Cut each quesadilla into four
12 flour tortillas (6 inches) mushrooms and season with 1 1/2 pieces. Garnish each slice with
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack teaspoons ranch seasoning. Cook dollop of sour cream. Add dollop of
cheese until mushrooms are golden brown tomato salsa on top of sour cream
16 ounces roasted or rotisserie and liquid has evaporated. Set and garnish with basil.
1 cup shredded mozzarella among peppers. Place stuffed
cheese peppers in prepared baking
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves,
thinly sliced
dish. Sprinkle mozzarella and
remaining Parmesan cheese
over peppers.
n Preheat oven to 425 F. Pre- n Cover with foil; bake 18-20
pare rice according to package minutes, or until peppers are
directions. tender, filling is heated through
n Add 1 1/2 cups tomato and cheese is melted. Remove
sauce to greased 13-by-9-inch foil. Broil 3-5 minutes, or until
baking dish. In bowl, toss rice cheese is golden brown. Garnish
with remaining tomato sauce, with fresh basil.
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese and (Substitutions: Use fontina or pro- familyfeatures.com
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August, 2008, Wayne Vincent
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE’S NO- Davis Sr. aka Wayne V. Davis,
TICE OF SALE Sr. and Sharon Ann Davis aka
Sharon Davis, his wife, ex-
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI ecuted and delivered a certain
COUNTY OF Lowndes Deed of Trust unto Real Estate
Closing Services, Trustee for
WHEREAS, on the 4th day of Mortgage Electronic Registra-
March, 1997, Herbert L. Mar- tion Systems, Inc. as nominee
tin and Carol D. Martin, ex- for Realty Mortgage Corpora-
ecuted and delivered a certain tion, Beneficiary, to secure an
Deed of Trust unto Mississippi indebtedness therein de-
Valley Title Ins Co., Trustee for scribed, which Deed of Trust is
BankAmerica Housing Services, recorded in the office of the
a Division of Bank of America, Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
FSB, Beneficiary, to secure an County, Mississippi in Mort-
indebtedness therein de- gage Book 2008 at Page
scribed, which Deed of Trust is 21932; and
recorded in the office of the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes WHEREAS, Wayne Vincent Dav-
County, Mississippi in Trust is Sr. aka Wayne V. Davis, Sr.
Deed Book 1183 at Page 216; and Sharon Ann Davis aka
and Sharon Davis, his wife is also
known as Sharon A. Davis per
WHEREAS, on the 22nd day of the land records of Lowndes
October, 2020, Ditech Finan- County, Mississippi; and
cial LLC, assigned said Deed of
Trust unto The Bank of New WHEREAS, on the 13th day of
York Mellon Trust Company September, 2018, Mortgage
N.A. as successor in interest to Electronic Registration Sys-
all permitted successors and tems, Inc. as nominee for Re-
assigns of The First National alty Mortgage Corporation, as-
Bank of Chicago as Trustee, for signed said Deed of Trust unto
BankAmerica Manufactured PennyMac Loan Services, LLC,
Housing Contract Trust IV, by instrument recorded in the
Senior/Subordinate Pass- office of the aforesaid Chan-
Through Certificates, Series cery Clerk in MORT Book 2018
1998-1, by instrument recor- at Page 20137; and
ded in the office of the afore-
said Chancery Clerk in Book WHEREAS by Amended Order
2020 at Page 27969; and granting Default Judgment and
Final Judgment on the Plead-
WHEREAS, on the 27th day of ings, in the matter of
October, 2020 the Holder of PennyMac Loan Services, LLC
said Deed of Trust substituted vs. Wayne Davis, Sr. a/k/a
Wayne Vincent Davis, Sr., et al;
and appointed Dean Morris,
LLC as Substitute Trustee by Cause No.: 2019-0530 DE in
instrument recorded in the of- the Chancery Court of Lowndes
fice of the aforesaid Chancery County, Mississippi, rendered
Clerk in Book 2020 at Page on the 30th day of September
28480; and 2020, which reforms the Deed
of Trust filed in the Chancery
WHEREAS, default having been Court of Lowndes County, Mis-
made in the payments of the sissippi in Mortgage Book
indebtedness secured by the 2008 at Page 21932, grants a
declaratory judgment that the
said Deed of Trust, and the
holder of said Deed of Trust, Deed of Trust in Book 1246 at
Page
having requested the under- Medical177 is satisfied and is
/ Dental
signed so to do, on the 9th day canceled of record, and recog-
of December, 2020, I will dur- nizes the reformed Deed of
ing the lawful hours of between Trust in Mortgage Book 2008
11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at at Page 21932 to be a valid,
public outcry, offer for sale and perfected, and enforceable first
will sell, at the south east front priority lien on the subject prop-
door of Lowndes County Court- erty. The Order further author-
house, 505 2nd Ave. North at izes judicial foreclosure of the
Columbus, Mississippi, for subject Deed of Trust recorded
cash to the highest bidder, the in Mortgage Book 2008 at
following described land and Page 21932, and appoints
property situated in Lowndes Dean Morris, LLC, Special
County, Mississippi, to-wit: Commissioner, or its author-
ized agent, for purposes of con-
Commencing at the Southwest ducting the Judicial Foreclos-
corner of the Southeast ure Sale. Said Amended Order
Quarter of Section 17, Town- appearing in the Chancery
ship 17 South, Range 18 West, Clerk of Lowndes County, Mis-
Lowndes County, Mississippi; sissippi's land records in Deed
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feet along the South boundary
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and the point of beginning. Run made in the payments of the
thence North 00 degrees 21 indebtedness secured by the
minutes East 281.43 feet to said Deed of Trust, and the
an iron pin on the South right- holder of said Deed of Trust,
of-way of Jess Lyons Road; run having requested the under-
thence South 89 degrees 30 signed so to do, on the 9th day
minutes East 156.30 feet of December, 2020, I will dur-
along said right-of-way to an ing the lawful hours of between
iron pin; run thence South 00 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at
degrees 02 minutes West public outcry, offer for sale and
275.99 feet to an iron pin on will sell, at the south east front
the South boundary of said door of Lowndes County Court-
Section 17; run thence South house, 505 2nd Ave. North at
88 degrees 31 minutes West Columbus, Mississippi, for
157.86 feet along said bound- cash to the highest bidder, the
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Quarter of the Southeast County, Mississippi, to-wit:
Quarter of Section 17, Town-
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Lowndes County, Mississippi corner of Section 30, Town-
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I will only convey such title as minutes West 336.05 feet to a
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855 S Pear Orchard Rd., Ste. Quarter (NE1/4) of Section 30,
404, Bldg. 400 Township 16 South, Range 17
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