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Chipotle to anchor new retail development
Developer: Eatery has signed on as he
recruits two to three more tenants
BY SLIM SMITH
ssmith@cdispatch.com
A Georgia developer has
submitted site plans for a re-
tail center project that would
bring Chipotle Mexican
Grill and as many as three
other tenants to Starkville.
Mike Bimbrey, CEO of
Southbound Development
Group of Atlanta, confirmed
plans to convert the site cur-
rently occupied by Petty’s
Barbecue at Highway 12
and Jackson Street into a
7,800-square-foot retail de-
City to OCSO toy drive still growing in 4th year
contract with Citizens, churches
and SOCSD connect
Waste Pro OCSO with families
for recycling in need
BY ZACK PLAIR
zplair@cdispatch.com
Starkville is
getting back into
the recycling busi-
ness.
The board of
aldermen on Tues-
day voted unani-
mously to autho-
rize City Attorney Beatty
Chris Latimer to
negotiate a con-
tract with Waste
Pro USA in Co-
lumbus to begin
hauling dropped-
off waste from a
central location
beginning next Spruill
year.
Part of the mo-
tion, offered by
Ward 2 Alderman
Sandra Sistrunk,
capped startup
costs at $15,000,
which would in- Sistrunk
clude staging and
fencing the drop-off location for
recyclables at the Sanitation De-
partment office on North Wash-
ington Street as well as launch-
ing a marketing campaign to
See WASTE PRO, 3A
Yo’ Bar to move to Bluecutt despite outcry from area businesses
Columbus Council, Planning and Zoning Commission
approved ordinance variance in split votes
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
Columbus sports bar Yo’ Bar
will move from its Highway 45
location to a larger building on
Bluecutt Road early next year
thanks to a 4-2 decision by the
city council at its regular meet-
ing Tuesday.
But that decision came after
two public meetings and sever-
al hours of discussion among
Yo’ Bar owners Ledrico and Mi-
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“At this stage, the city A Georgia-based
department will each be developer has
submitted site
going through the site
plans to see what issues plans to Starkville
velopment to be anchored officials for a retail
there might be — every-
development at the
by the popular casual eat- thing from setbacks (how northwest corner of
ery. far buildings are from the the Jackson Street/
“We have a signed lease road), to traffic control to Highway 12 intersec-
with Chipotle and are stormwater abatement,” tion, which currently
working with (Starkville) Havelin said. “From there, houses Petty’s
through the application they’ll apply for building Barbecue. The “Join
process,” Bimbrey said permits.” Chipotle” sign hang-
Tuesday. Havelin said the city’s ing on a building at
City Planner Daniel process shortens the time the site indicates
for obtaining permits and the popular Mexican
Havelin said the developer
casual eatery has
submitted its site plans on getting approval from the signed on to the
Dec. 1, the first step in the Planning and Zoning Com- anchor the devel-
process for developing the mission and board of alder- opment that could
site, which is referred to in men. include two to three
the site plans as Cowbell “The process typically other business.
Square. See CHIPOTLE, 8A Zack Plair/Dispatch Staff
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
After a Tupelo family’s
house burned down last
year, the mother heard from
the local Salvation Army that
her children could still get
toys for Christmas, even if
she would have to drive to
Starkville to pick them up.
“She called me and asked
if I could help her, and she
drove down from Tupelo,”
Oktibbeha County Sheriff
Steve Gladney said. “She had
two small kids and nothing
left, and we helped her.” Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff
The Oktibbeha County Sgt. Itce Blair, left, and Sheriff Steve Gladney assess the growing pile of toys in Gladney’s
office Monday for the ongoing toy drive that the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office coordinates
Sheriff’s Office collects toys every December. The number of toys donated and children receiving them increases every year,
every December for chil- Gladney said. Families can reach out to OCSO directly to be added to the list of recipients, and
dren who might not receive the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District also collects names for the drive.
anything for Christmas
otherwise, and Gladney said inside his office. The box Blair, who helps coordinate “Kids go back to school
the drive has received more had started to refill by the the toy drive. Emerson Fami- after Christmas and stand
donations and recipients afternoon, with toys ranging ly School and Family Cen- around and tell their buddies
every year since it began in from stuffed animals and ac- tered Programs at SOCSD what they got for Christ-
2017. tion figures to board games connect families with OCSO mas, and there are always a
The drive started Dec. and a rubber kickball. for the toy drive, SOCSD couple who might not have
1, and deputies will start OCSO receives names of Public Information Officer gotten anything,” he said.
recipients via some church- Nicole Thomas said. “That breaks my heart, and
distributing toys on Dec. 21.
Donors can drop off toys in es, the Starkville-Oktibbeha The ongoing COVID-19 we don’t want that to hap-
a large box in the sheriff’s Consolidated School District pandemic has increased the pen.”
office lobby. and families contacting them number of families in the Deputies usually deliver
The box was full when directly, Gladney said. county struggling financially toys in person. Gladney said
Gladney arrived at the office The drive served about this year, since some parents he has not decided if they
Monday morning, so he emp- 50 families last year via the have lost their jobs, Gladney will this year, due to the pan-
tied it into a growing pile school district, said Sgt. Itce said. See OCSO, 8A
pacity, and give the business a Zoning Commission chair Kev-
bigger parking lot, the Isaacs in Stafford, who also serves as
jumped at the opportunity. city engineer. Per city zoning
gnon Isaac, public officials and “It’s real frustrating that a ordinances, bars must obtain
area business owners, many of business owner … would try to a permitted use variance from
knock another business own- the Planning and Zoning Com-
whom raised concerns about
er for trying to grow,” Ledrico mission in order to locate in a
the traffic, trash and possible
Isaac said. C-1 zone, and the city council
crime they feel will follow their must then approve the variance.
new neighbors to Bluecutt. The Planning and Zoning
Ledrico Isaac told The Dis- Isaac Hardy Arguments for Commission met via Zoom on
patch he and Mignon have been reached out to them about leas- and against relocation Monday to discuss the issue,
looking for a new location for ing the building to them with an The stretch of Bluecutt and multiple business people
Yo’ Bar for about two months. option to eventually purchase. already home to banks and with offices on Bluecutt were
Lee Stafford, who owns the Since the move would take Yo’ medical offices is zoned a C-1 present to voice their opposition,
building that formerly housed Bar from a 99-person capacity commercial-residential district, including Realtor Doris Hardy,
The Columbus Boat Gallery, to a more than 160-person ca- according to city Planning and See YO’ BAR, 8A
FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC
1 What former FBI director committed to donating his Saturday and MEETINGS
$100,000 guest lecturing pay from Howard University to Dec. 21: Oktibbeha
charity in 2017? Sunday, Dec. 19-20 County Board of
2 According to the title of bestselling author Sue Graf- ■ Christmas at the Supervisors meeting,
ton’s 2017 novel, what is “Y” for? Blues Museum: More 5:30 p.m., Chancery
3 What “cryptic” word is often used to describe Bitcoin, than 18 trees decorated Courthouse
Ripple, Ethereum, and Dash, in the world of money? by businesses, churches Jan. 4: Oktibbeha
4 What type of therapy left Michael Phelps with several
circular bruises on his body during the 2016 games in and schools are up at the County Board of
future Black Prairie Blues Supervisors meeting,
Rio?
5 Which state in the Southwest is home to Walter White, Museum in downtown 9 a.m., Chancery
Jesse Pinkman and Saul Goodman in “Breaking Bad”? West Point, open on days Courthouse
listed from 1-4 p.m., Jan. 5: Starkville
Answers, 8B
and upon request on Board of Aldermen
weekdays. Take pictures meeting, 5:30 p.m.,
in the Santa Room and City Hall
INSIDE enjoy hot chocolate and
cookies. 662-494-5121
Jan. 12: Starkville-Ok-
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Classifieds 7,8B Food 5B or email lklutts@wesst- Ellen Synovec, of North School District Board
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Trump voters accept Biden

election win ‘with reservations’
‘I think it’s pretty
much over. I trust
the Electoral College.’
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — Robert Reed
says he will always believe the 2020
election was stolen from President
Donald Trump. The retired police
officer-turned-construction work-
er believes fraud marred the vote,
no matter how many courts reject-
ed that claim. Still, a day after the
Electoral College made Joe Biden’s
win official, the ardent Trump sup-
porter from the suburbs of Lancast-
er, Pennsylvania, was ready to move
on.
“I think it’s pretty much over,”
Reed said of Trump’s ongoing quest
to overturn the results of the elec-
tion. “I trust the Electoral College.”
For weeks, Trump has been on a
mission to convince his loyal base
that his victory was stolen and the
contest was rigged. With help from
conservative media, polls show
he’s had considerable success. But
now that the Electoral College has
formalized Biden’s win and Re-
publican officials, including Sen-
ate Leader Mitch McConnell, are
finally acknowledging Biden as
president-elect, many Trump voters
across the country seem to be do-
ing the same.
Interviews with voters, along
with fresh surveys of Republicans,
suggest their unfounded doubts
about the integrity of the vote re-
main. But there is far less consen-
sus on what should be done about
it and whether to carry that resent-
ment forward.
For some, like Reed, the Elec-
toral College vote was the clear end
of a process. Others have vowed
to continue to protest with demon-
strations like the one that turned
violent in Washington, D.C., over
the weekend. And some said they
hoped GOP leaders would press
for more investigations to put the
doubts Trump sowed to rest.
They are people like Scott Ad-
ams, a retiree and Trump voter liv-
ing in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware,
who said he accepts Biden’s victory
— but “with reservations.”
Adams said he’s heard too much
discussion about irregularities in
the vote count on Fox News Chan-
nel and conservative talk radio to
trust the election’s outcome and
doesn’t feel he’ll ever know the true
margin of victory. (Biden won the
Electoral College by a vote of 306
to 232.)
But Adams doesn’t think the
election was rigged enough to
change the outcome, even if he be-
lieves it was “rigged enough that it
should be questioned more.” He’d
like to see more investigations.
Republicans across the country
— from local officials to governors
to Attorney General William Barr
— have said repeatedly there is no
evidence mass voter fraud affected
the outcome. Trump and his allies
brought a flurry of lawsuits, but
nearly all have been dismissed by
judges. The Supreme Court, which
includes three Trump-nominated
justices, denied requests to hear a
pair of cases aimed at invalidating
the outcome of the election in key
battleground states.
Still, coming to terms with this
pile of evidence has been difficult
for many Trump voters. They ex-
pressed disbelief that Trump could
have lost, given the huge crowds he
drew to his rallies. Some said their
suspicions were heightened by the
mainstream media’s reluctance to
air Trump’s baseless claims. And
they repeatedly pointed to the
slower-than-usual vote count as evi-
dence something had gone awry.
“Something’s not right here,”
said Reed, who lives in East Lam-
peter Township.
The explanation is well known
— in many states, an influx of mail-
in ballots, overwhelmingly cast by
Democrats, were tallied later than
ballots cast in person. Still, Reed
said he thought the courts should
have spent more time investigating.
“I’ll always believe that it was
stolen from him. I’ll really never be
able to have peace of mind that it
wasn’t,” he said.
Others were less willing to go
along.
“I don’t trust that result. I think
that the election was a fraud. I think
the election was stolen. I don’t know
how anybody could not think that.
All you have to do is look at the re-
sults,” said Katherine Negrete, 55,
a teacher living in Peoria, Arizona.
Negrete is among those who
holds out hope that Trump can win
if the Supreme Court intervenes
(there is no indication that will hap-
pen) or Congress chooses to accept
an “alternative slate” of Trump elec-
tors from several states. Election
experts have said that scheme has
no legal pathway and Republican
Senate leaders have discouraged it.
Still, Negrete said, “hopefully
Congress will do the right thing”
and she expressed frustration with
dwindling options.
“I don’t know what we can do
about that. If we don’t have the
courts that stand up for us,” she
said. “If we don’t have an attorney
general that will stand up and say,
‘This was wrong and we need to in-
vestigate it.’ What are we supposed
to do? Do we need to fight brother
against brother? It’s crazy.”
Biden has vowed to bring Amer-
icans together and work across the
aisle. His success on both fronts
may depend on how many Republi-
cans hold on to their election griev-
ances. A Quinnipiac University poll
from earlier this month found that
38% of registered voters, including
77% of Republicans, said they be-
lieve there was widespread fraud in
the presidential election.
And a recent Fox News poll found
36% of voters, including 77% of
Trump voters, believe the election
was stolen from Trump. However,
the same poll also found that about
8 in 10 voters overall, and about half
of Trump voters, said they will at
least give Biden a chance as presi-
dent.
Others believe Biden won fair
and square. Steve Volkman, a Re-
publican who works in construction
in Mesa, Arizona, said he made
peace with Trump’s loss weeks ago.

TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Wednesday,
Dec. 16, the 351st day of
2020. There are 15 days
left in the year.
Today’s Highlight
in History:
On Dec. 16, 2000,
President-elect George
W. Bush selected Colin
Powell to become the first
African-American secre-
tary of state.

On this date:
In 1773, the Boston
Tea Party took place
as American colonists
boarded a British ship
and dumped more than
300 chests of tea into
Boston Harbor to protest
tea taxes.
In 1809, the French
Senate granted a divorce
decree to Emperor Napo-
leon I and Empress Jose-
phine (the dissolution was
made final the following
month).
In 1811, the first of
the powerful New Madrid
(MAD’-rihd) earthquakes
struck the central Missis-
sippi Valley with an esti-
mated magnitude of 7.7.
In 1905, the enter-
tainment trade publication
Variety came out with its
first weekly issue.
In 1944, the World
War II Battle of the Bulge
began as German forces
launched a surprise at-
tack against Allied forces
through the Ardennes
Forest in Belgium and
Luxembourg (the Allies
were eventually able to
turn the Germans back).
In 1950, President
Harry S. Truman pro-
claimed a national state
of emergency in order to
fight “world conquest by
Communist imperialism.”
In 1960, 134 people
were killed when a United
Air Lines DC-8 and a
TWA Super Constellation
collided over New York
City.
SOURCE: AP
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020 3A

Supes appoint two new members of LCIDA board

Hairston: Funding dispute with county had ‘no bearing’ on appointments
BY SLIM SMITH
former Lowndes County
ssmith@cdispatch.com
Administrator Ralph Bill-
ingsley.
The Lowndes Coun-
Both Graham and
ty Board of Supervisors
McConnell were chosen
made two appointments
unanimously after super-
to the Lowndes County
visors voted 3-2 against
Industrial Development
the appointment of Bill-
Authority during Mon-
ingsley.
day’s regular meeting.
Graham replaces
The board chose Go-
Frank Lockhart, whose
Box president Rob Gra-
term expires Dec. 31,
ham as LCIDA’s District
while McConnell replaces
2 representative while
Greg Rader, whose term
retired businessman Kyle
expired Nov. 30. Board
McConnell was appointed
members serve four-year
as an at-large selection. terms.
Graham was the only LCIDA is responsible
candidate for the District for land purchases for in-
2 position while the board dustrial expansion, main-
chose McConnell over tenance and infrastruc-
ture building primarily
at the Lowndes County
Industrial Park near the
Golden Triangle Region-
al Airport. It receives
annual funding from the
county just like other de-
partments. The county is
LCIDA’s primary funding
source, and it is also re-
sponsible for all of LCI-
DA’s debts.
LCIDA is governed by
a seven-member board —
a representative of each
county district and two at-
large members. All mem-
bers are appointed by the
supervisors.
Graham, whose waste
removal company has
been in operation near the
Lowndes County Indus-
trial Park since 2005, said
he’s excited to be a part of
LCIDA’s leadership team.
“I know how import-
ant the (LCIDA) is to
economic development in
the area,” Graham said.
“I think my financial and
business background will
allow me to bring some-
thing to the table. I’m
pretty familiar with a lot
of the industries. We do a
lot of hauling into and out
of the steel mill and with
PACCAR, too, so I’m look-
ing forward to working
with industry on behalf of
the county.”
McConnell said the
timing of the opening on
the board was his motiva-
tion in seeking the posi-
tion.
“I retired in early Oc-
tober, so I have more time
on my hands than I’ve
ever had,” said McCon-
nell, who operated Mc-
Connell Brothers Moving
and Storage for 40 years.
“When someone men-
tioned there was going
to be an open position on
the board, it seemed like
a good time to step in. I
think my 40 years expe-
rience will be something
that will be a benefit to
the board.”
Tuesday’s appointment
comes at a time when the
supervisors and the Gold-
en Triangle Development
LINK CEO Joe Max Hig-
gins have clashed on how
LCIDA should be funded.
Higgins advocates that
the county appropriate
$750,000 each year while
some supervisors, includ-
ing board president Trip
Hairston, favor funding
LCIDA on an “as-needed”
basis.
Hairston said that dis-
pute had no bearing on
the board’s choices for the
board positions Tuesday.
“I don’t think it even
came up,” Hairston said.
“I don’t believe our dis-
cussions over the funding
is nearly as big a deal as
some people are making
it out to be. It’s just a dif-
ference in opinion, and I
think we’ll be able to set-
tle this and go on about
our business.”

2 arrested in Starkville attempted murder

Dec. 7 shooting sent one to hospital
murder, according to
DISPATCH STAFF REPORT
a Starkville Police De-
partment press release.
Starkville police have Lockett was arrested
arrested two men in Thursday and King ar-
connection with a Dec. 7 rested Monday.
shooting on Reed Ridge The shooting oc-
Circle that sent one per- curred outside a res-
son to the hospital. idence before 5 a.m.,
Roderiques Lock- SPD Public Information
ett, 24, and John King Officer Brandon Love-
Jr., 35, have both been lady told The Dispatch.
charged with armed He declined to say if the
robbery and attempted suspects and the victim
Lockett King Jr.
knew each other.
Lovelady said the
victim is still receiv-
ing medical treatment.
Medical authorities
could not be reached for
additional information
about the victim’s inju-
ries by press time.
The shooting is still
under investigation and
more arrests are likely,
the press release states.
Lockett and King are
both being held in the
Oktibbeha County Jail.
Lockett had not received
a bond for either charge
as of this morning, and
King’s bond amounts
are $500,000 for the at-
tempted murder charge
and $250,000 for the
armed robbery charge.

Waste Pro
Continued from Page 1A
encourage participation. “If I were budgeting it men who supported the “This is something
“This gives us a for next (fiscal) year, I’d project echoed Beatty’s we do with the goal of re-
chance to see just how say it would cost $20,000 and Sistrunk’s concerns ducing our carbon foot-
much support there is for a whole year,” Beatty about participation. print and paying a little
and see if there is an told The Dispatch. “But Ward 1 Alderman Ben bit of money to do that,”
that’s still a third of what Carver pointed to other Spruill told The Dispatch
opportunity to expand it
we were paying.” cities in Mississippi, spe- after the meeting.
(in the future),” Sistrunk
Beatty had champi- cifically Clinton, which In other business,
said. oned partnering with had booming recycling aldermen unanimous-
Starkville, which once Mississippi State on programs. He said he ly changed the city’s
had curbside recycling, a joint contract with didn’t understand why co-smoking ordinance
had dialed back its recy- Waste Pro for recycling, it never caught on in to allow a cigar lounge to
cling program in recent something he told The Starkville. open at the old Mugshots
years due to high costs Dispatch university ad- “I don’t think recy- Grill location on Main
and low participation, ministration “flat turned cling can sustain itself Street.
eliminating it altogeth- down.” long-term with minimal The amended ordi-
er earlier this year as The casualty of go- participation,” Carver nance adds cigar lounges
a cost-saving measure ing it alone, he said, was said. “... I don’t know as exceptions to the pub-
amid the COVID-19 pan- plastics, which will not what the magic formula lic smoking ban. Other
demic. At that time, offi- be accepted in the new is to get people involved.” exceptions are private
cials said Waste Manage- city program. Beatty, speaking with clubs, designated rooms
ment, the city’s previous “That’s a big deal,” The Dispatch, said he in hotels or motels and
contracted service, was Beatty said. “I’m disap- had spoken with officials stores that sell tobacco
charging up to $60,000 pointed we couldn’t get in other cities that fund or electronic cigarettes
annually to haul recycla- plastics done. If we had their recycling programs and are “not adjoined or
ble materials to Tupelo. included it, though, it with a mandatory month- physically connected to
Meanwhile the service, would have cost us dou- ly fee for all sanitation another business or res-
for which residents paid ble.” customers, regardless idence.”
a $2 per month fee to par- Though there’s no of whether they recycle. Spring Street Cigars
ticipate, generated only revenue stream to offset Those cities get high owner John Higgins of
about $24,000 in reve- the recycling costs, Be- participation, he said, be- Tupelo met with alder-
nue. atty said, high participa- cause “they want to get men earlier this month to
Under the new plan, tion could save the city their money’s worth.” discuss locating a cigar
residents can drop off enough in solid waste “We don’t have the po- lounge at the old Mug- If you don’t read The Dispatch,
cardboard, paper and disposal costs to make it litical will on our board shots and requested the how are you gonna know?
aluminum and steel cans “a wash.” to put that kind of man- ordinance change.
for recycling at the cen- To get that participa- datory fee on residents,”
tral location on weekdays tion, he proposed a ro- Beatty said. “But I would
during the Sanitation De- bust awareness program support one.”
partment’s regular work- that would even pro- Mayor Lynn Spruill
ing hours. Aldermen mote recycling in local also echoed those con-
indicated the program schools. cerns and said restarting
might include Saturday “We need to re-edu- the program would allow
drop-of hours as well, at cate people here about city leaders to gauge the
least once a month. the need for recycling,” program’s effectiveness
he said. before setting the Fiscal
Residents will not be
Several of the alder- Year 2022 budget.
charged a fee to partici-
pate.
Beyond the startup
costs, Waste Pro will
haul off dropped off ma-
terials “as-needed” at
a rate of $350 per load,
which Ward 5 Alderman
Hamp Beatty estimat-
ed would cost between
$11,000 and $12,000 for
the remainder of this fis-
cal year.
Beatty estimated the
city could establish the
drop-off and start accept-
ing recycling by Febru-
ary 2021, which would
give it eight months to SOLUNAR TABLE
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peak-feeding times for fish and game.

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Benchmarks were
higher in most major
markets but unchanged
in Shanghai. U.S. futures
also climbed higher.
Overnight, the S&P
500 gained 1.3 percent
as investors grew hope-
ful that Washington can
surmount its partisan di-
vide to deliver more aid to
the struggling economy.
Technology companies
powered much of the ral-
ly, which helped push the
tech-heavy Nasdaq com-
posite to an all-time high.
An index of small-compa-
ny stocks also set a record
high.
Optimism over the eco-
nomic outlook is rising
as approval for a second
COVID-19 vaccine may
be imminent.
Investors also have
been encouraged by signs
that the European Union
and United Kingdom may
finally broker a trade deal
following the UK’s depar-
ture from the bloc.
The brightening in
sentiment comes even as
rising rates of coronavi-
rus infections lead gov-
ernments in Europe and
elsewhere to raise their
alert levels and tighten
pandemic-fighting re-
strictions.
Britain’s FTSE surged
1.3 percent to 6,595.07,
while Germany’s DAX
added 1.2 percent to
13,527.20. In Paris, the
CAC 40 surged 0.9 percent
to 5,581.40. The future for
the S&P 500 gained 0.2
percent and the future for
the Dow industrials was
up 0.2 percent.
In Asian trading, Ja-
pan’s Nikkei 225 index
gained 0.3 percent to
26,757.40 despite the re-
lease of data showing
exports fell 4 percent in
November, while imports
dropped 11 percent from
a year earlier. Exports of
vehicles, semiconductors
and other manufactured
ed Methodist Church.
In addition to her
parents, she was pre-
ceded in death by her
brother, Chuck Kirk-
land.
She is survived by
her husband, Robert
Smith; children, Amy
Pilgrim of Union and
Nikki Smith of Cale-
donia; siblings, Pat
Vowell, Danny Kirkland
and Sonny Kirkland;
six grandchildren; and
four great-grandchil-
dren.
Mary Powell
REFORM, Ala. —
Mary Elizabeth Powell,
95, died Dec. 12, 2020,
at Hospice of West
Alabama.
Funeral services will
be at 11 a.m. Saturday,
at Skelton Funeral
Home Chapel, with
the Rev. Joey Lucas
officiating. Burial will
follow in Ethelsville
Community Cemetery.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to services
at the funeral home.
Skelton Funeral Home
of Reform is in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Powell was
born March 19, 1925,
in Camden, to the late
Clarence A. Whitten
and Alice Elizabeth
Brownlee Whitten. She
was formerly employed
with Aliceville Cotton
Mill and was a member
of Ethelsville Baptist
Church.
In addition to her
parents, she was
preceded in death by
husband, J.K. Powell;
siblings, Carter, Troy,
Calvin, James, Dewitt,
items showed the biggest
declines.
However, a monthly
survey of manufactur-
ers showed conditions
improving, with the pur-
chasing managers index
at preliminary reading of
49.7 on a scale up to 100
where 50 markets the cut
off for expansion. It was
a 20-month high for the
purchasing managers in-
dex of au Jibun Bank. The
PMI was at 49.0 in Novem-
ber.
Hong Kong’s Hang
Seng surged 1 percent to
26,460.29 and the Kospi
in South Korea rose 0.5
percent to 2,771.79.
Australia’s S&P/ASX
200 advanced 0.7 percent
to 6,679.20 and the Shang-
hai Composite index was
virtually unchanged, at
3,366.98.
In the U.S., negotia-
tions between Democrats
and Republicans on an-
other round of coronavi-
rus relief have been drag-
ging on for weeks. Fresh
signs of cooperation Tues-
day appeared to boost the
market’s confidence that
Washington can get past
its partisan divide and
hammer out a deal.
A bipartisan group of
lawmakers unveiled a de-
tailed proposal on Tues-
day, as meanwhile House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and
Treasury Secretary Ste-
ven Mnuchin held anoth-
er round of talks.
A vaccine candidate
developed by Moderna
and the National Insti-
tutes of Health may be on
the cusp of regulatory ap-
proval after the Food and
Drug Administration said
its preliminary analysis
confirmed its safety and
effectiveness. It would
join the nation’s first vac-
cine, which just began
rolling out. Hundreds of
hospital and health care
facilities will get their
first shipments Tuesday
of the vaccine developed
by Pfizer and BioNTech.
The S&P 500 rose 47.13
points to 3,694.62. The
Dow Jones Industrial Av-
erage gained 1.1 percent
to 30,199.31. The tech-
heavy Nasdaq climbed 1.3
percent, to 12,595.06.
Small-company stocks
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Shaden, Junior and
Virgil Whitten, Louise
Bradshaw and Corrine
Jaynes; stepchildren,
Jerry Powell and Ann
Finch; one grandchild;
and one step-grand-
child,
She is survived by
her daughter, Brenda
Byars; siblings, Ear-
nest Whitten, Bennie
Whitten and Blanche
Taylor; four grandchil-
dren; six great-grand-
children; and four
great-great-grandchil-
dren.
Memorials may be
made to St. Jude Chil-
dren’s Hospital, 501 St.
Jude Place, Memphis,
TN 38105-9959.
Dale McLemore
SULLIGENT, Ala. —
Dale “Batman” McLem-
ore, 72, died Dec. 14,
2020, at Generations of
Vernon.
Funeral services are
at 2 p.m. today, at Otts
Funeral Home, with
Jeff Chaffin officiating.
Burial will follow in
Sulligent City Ceme-
tery. Visitation is one
hour prior to services
at the funeral home.
Otts Funeral Home of
Sulligent is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. McLemore was
born Dec. 21, 1947, in
Sulligent, Alabama, to
the late Luther “Mac”
McLemore and Marie
McPherson. He was a
graduate of Sulligent
High School and was
formerly employed
in construction with
Hyster.
Pallbearers will be
Dickie Carter, Brian
did especially well, a sign
that investors are feeling
more optimistic about
prospects for the econo-
my. The Russell 2000 in-
dex picked up 2.4 percent,
to 1,959.76, a record high.
Another round of finan-
cial support from Wash-
ington could help carry
the economy through
what’s expected to be a
bleak winter, before vac-
cines help things get clos-
er to normal next year.
“It does feel like we’re
getting closer, albeit to a
leaner package that ad-
dresses the near-term
threats facing the coun-
try. But that’s better than
the alternative of moving
into 2021 without any sup-
port measures in place,”
Craig Erlam of Oanda
said in a commentary.
The number of U.S.
workers applying for un-
employment benefits is
back on the rise, as gov-
ernments around the
country and world bring
back varying degrees of
restrictions on business-
es. Even without lock-
down orders, the fear is
that the rising number of
deaths will keep custom-
ers away from businesses.
Knight, Danny Dillard,
Dustin Sandlin, Darlis
Metcalfe and Gregg
Stanford.
Ellen Simpson
COLUMBUS — El-
len Jean Simpson, 82,
died Dec. 14, 2020, at
her residence.
Lowndes Funeral
Home of Columbus is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Simpson was
born Nov. 26, 1938, in
Greenhill, Alabama,
to the late Cora Hazel
Gladney Gray and
William Nathan Gray.
She was formerly em-
ployed as a switchboard
operator with Baptist
Memorial Hospi-
tal-Golden Triangle and
as a manager with Mini
Mart at Columbus Air
Force Base.
In addition to her
parents, she was
preceded in death by
her husband, Luther
D. Simpson; brother,
Melvin Gray; and one
grandchild.
She is survived by
her children, Pam
Simpson, Wanda
Allred, Charlotte Bull-
ock and David Simp-
son; siblings, Gaynell
Sanders, Helen Lentz,
Oma Mae Overton,
Rosa Davis, Myra Pat-
rick, Mary Ann Gray,
Jane Moore, W.N. Gray,
Henry Gray, Ray Gray
and Jimmy Gray; three
grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Delois Wells
MACON — Delois
Wells, 57, died Dec. 15,
Still, the S&P 500 re-
mains near its record set a
week ago. Massive efforts
by the Federal Reserve
have provided another
huge underpinning, and
the central bank began
its last policy meeting of
the year on Tuesday. It
will announce its decision
on Wednesday after al-
ready cutting short-term
interest rates to nearly
zero and indicating it
will keep them there for
a while even if inflation
rises above its target of 2
percent.
The yield on the 10-
year Treasury was steady
at 0.92 percent.
In other trading,
benchmark U.S. crude
oil gained 7 cents to 47.69
per barrel in electronic
trading on the New York
Mercantile Exchange. It
rose 63 cents on Tuesday
to $47.62. Brent crude,
the international stan-
dard, picked up 6 cents to
$50.83 per barrel.
The U.S. dollar slipped
to 103.37 Japanese yen
from 103.68 yen late Tues-
day. The euro rose to
$1.2197 from $1.2155.
SOURCE:
The Associated Press
2020, at Rush Specialty
Hospital of Meridian.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Carter’s
Funeral Services of
Macon.
Gordon Howell
STARKVILLE — Charlie Upton
Gordon Henderson Incomplete
Howell, 55, died Dec. 2nd Ave. N. Location
6, 2020, in Burlington,
North Carolina. Margaret Ross
Visitation:
Graveside ser- Saturday, Dec. 19 • 1-2 PM
vices will be at 2 p.m. 2nd Ave. N. Location
Thursday, in Memorial Graveside Services:
Saturday, Dec. 19 • 2:30 PM
Garden Park Cemetery,
Friendship Cemetery
Burial
with the Rev. Larry Friendship Cemetery
Watson officiating. 2nd Ave. N. Location
Welch Funeral Home of
Starkville is in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Howell was born
memorialgunterpeel.com
Jan. 17, 1965, to Robert
Howell. He was a grad-
uate of Starkville High
School.
In addition to his
father, he is survived
by his daughter, Tara
Michelle Pruitt; sib-
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of Burlington, North on the web at
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and Clint McCain both
of Starkville; and three
grandchildren.
Margaret Ross
Margaret Hussey Ross
entered the greater life to be
with her Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ on December 14, 2020,
at Sanctuary Hospice House
in Tupelo MS. She was born
in Lee County to Thomas M.
and Isolene Evans Hussey
on January 8, 1926. She was
a member of First Baptist
Church, Columbus, MS for over 50 years where
she was active in several ministries of her church
for many years. She lived in Columbus 61 years
before moving to Tupelo in 2011 to be near her
daughter and her family.
Because of Covid-19, there will be a graveside
service at Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, at
2:30 PM on Saturday, December 19. Visitation
will be at the 716 2nd Avenue North location
of Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home &
Crematory from 1:00 to 2:00 PM preceding the
service. Rev. Bobby Sanderson will officiate.
Her grandsons and great grandsons will serve as
pallbearers.
She and her family were big into water sports,
skiing, boating, etc. She married Ben F. Ross,
Sr. in 1946. They had four children. She and Ben
owned and operated Ben Ross Boat Yard from
1951 until Ben’s death in 1994. She and her sons
continued the business until 2008.
She is survived by her daughter, Cindy Ross
Sanders McAuley (Malcolm), Tupelo; son, Ben
Ross, Jr., Tupelo; sister, Jane Berryhill (Bob),
Muskogee, OK; four grandchildren, John
Sanders, Jr. (Joan), Tupelo, Wendy Hutson
(Kirby), Madison, Taylor Sanders (Amanda),
Tupelo and Mericlare Paxton (Lee), Inverness;
and ten great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Ben Ross, Sr.; two sons, Carl Dudley Ross and
Gary Ross; and son-in-law, Dr. John Sanders.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to:
First Baptist Church P.O. Box 829 Columbus
MS 39703 or Sanctuary Hospice House P.O. Box
2177 Tupelo MS 38803.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS
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Biden’s challenge: Creating

a COVID-19-free White House
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Three blocks from
the White House, office
space for more than 500
Biden transition staffers
sits mostly idle. The
government is shipping
out laptops so staffers can
work from home. Presi-
dent-elect Joe Biden, sur-
rounded by just a handful
of aides in Delaware, is
using Zoom to oversee his
plans to assume power.
But Biden soon will be
entering a no-Zoom zone
at the White House — just
one sign of the challenges
his new administration
will face when it moves to
Washington in the midst
of a pandemic.
After months of
making a virtue of the
cautious approach his
campaign and transition
team have taken toward
campaign went all-virtual
in mid-March, clearing
out its Philadelphia
headquarters and sending
staff back to their families
in Washington, New York
and beyond. His transition
team plotted out his path
to power entirely online.
The closest Biden’s
team has come to exper-
imenting with in-person
work was election night,
when a small selection of
masked and socially dis-
tanced aides in Wilming-
ton, Delaware, monitored
returns in hotel confer-
ence rooms, a far cry from
running a White House
24/7.
Even now, the most
prominent use of the
100,000-plus square feet
(9,290 square meters) of
office space reserved for
the transition is for Vice
President-elect Kamala
not to run a workplace
during a pandemic.
Despite relying on an
aggressive testing regi-
men that is not available
in other workplaces, the
West Wing under Presi-
dent Donald Trump has
been the locus of at least
two significant outbreaks
of COVID-19 since Trump
himself came down with
the virus five weeks be-
fore Election Day.
Besides the first fam-
ily, the dozens in Trump
world who have tested
positive include the White
House chief of staff, the
vice president’s chief of
staff, the White House
press secretary and the
president’s campaign
manager. Still more aides
have had to isolate after
potential exposure. The
full scale of the infections
is not publicly known.
among both White House
staff and the hundreds of
government employees
from other federal agen-
cies who support it.
Detailed planning is
still underway, but some
early considerations are
to curtail the number of
staffers who have unfet-
tered access to the West
Wing, encourage remote
work where possible and
even have staffers use
secure teleconferencing
between individual offices
to minimize use of shared
spaces.
Biden’s team may get
a blueprint of sorts for its
use of COVID-19 vaccines
from the Trump White
House, which is begin-
ning to roll out inocula-
tions for some critical
government staffers,
including military aides to
the president, Secret Ser-

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COVID-19, Biden’s pru- Harris to receive the high- The problems vice agents and Situation
dence will be tested by ly classified President’s stemmed in large part Room watch officers.

technology and tradition
when he arrives on Jan.
20.
White House comput-
ers don’t allow the popular
video conference software
Zoom or rival systems
like Google Meet and
Slack. Government-issue
cellphones only gained
texting capabilities a few
years ago. And many
employees will need to
be present at the White
House to access classified
information.
Biden’s team has
limited experience with
staffing a physical office
during the pandemic. His
Daily Brief.
Telework is possible for
some White House staff,
and improvements in both
secure and unclassified
videoconferencing have
been made over the last
two decades. But the lack
of in-person coordination
could pose an additional
challenge to the new
government facing a mul-
titude of crises.
Further complicating
matters, the Biden team
must devise health and
safety protocols from
scratch. The Trump ad-
ministration was, at best,
a cautionary tale in how
help them.
from the Trump White Biden himself appears
House flouting its own likely to receive at least a
guidelines for COVID-19 first dose of the vaccine
safety, including holding before taking office,
large events, allowing fre-
quent travel and above all
relying on the advice of
the nation’s top U.S. infec-
The Humane
not requiring face masks.
The Biden team believes
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that some of the greatest
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Biden and Harris to swift-
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ply by adhering to scien-
tific advice: holding safer
events, requiring face
coverings and continuing
regular testing.
White House veterans
say the task of making the
West Wing a safe work-
space is attainable but will
require intense discipline,

China prepares for
return of lunar probe
with moon samples
BEIJING — Chinese
ground crews are stand-
ing by for the return of
a lunar probe bringing
back the first fresh sam-
ples of rock and debris
from the moon in more
than 40 years.
The Chang’e probe
is expected to land in
the Siziwang district of
the vast Inner Mongolia
region late Wednesday
or early Thursday. It
fired its engines early
Wednesday to put it on
course before the orbiter
separates from the return
vehicle, with all systems
functioning as expected,
the China National Space
Administration said.
Recovery of the return
vehicle will be complicat-
ed by its small size, dark-
ness and heavy snow,
state media reported.
Plans call for it to per-
form an initial bounce off
the Earth’s atmosphere
to reduce its speed before
passing through and
floating down on para-
chutes, making it difficult
to precisely calculate
where it will land, the offi-
cial Xinhua News Agency
quoted Bian Hancheng,
a leader of the recovery
crew, as saying. lunar rocks since the for-
State broadcaster mer Soviet Union’s Luna
CCTV showed four mili- 24 robot probe in 1976.
tary helicopters standing Chang’e 5 blasted off
by Wednesday morning from a launch base in
at a base on the snow-cov- China’s southern island
ered grasslands. Crews province of Hainan on
in vehicles on the ground Nov. 23 on a mission ex-
will also seek to hone in pected to last 23 days.
on signals. While sprawl- It marks China’s third
ing in size, the area is rel- successful lunar landing
atively familiar because
but the only one to lift off
of its use as a landing
again from the moon. Its
site for China’s Shenzhou
predecessor, Chang’e 4,
crewed spaceships.
Chang’e 5 set down became the first probe
on the moon on Dec. 1 to land on the moon’s
and collected about 2 little-explored far side
kilograms (4.4 pounds) and continues to send
of samples by scooping back data on conditions
them from the surface, that could affect a future
and by drilling 2 meters extended stay by humans
(about 6 feet) into the on the moon.
moon’s crust. The sam- SOURCE: AP
ples were deposited in a
sealed container that was
carried back to the return
module by an ascent
vehicle.
Flying a Chinese flag,
the lander ceased func-
tioning soon after it was
used as a launching pad
for the ascender, which
was ejected from the
orbiter after transferring
the samples and came
to rest on the moon’s
surface.
The spacecraft’s
return will mark the
first time scientists have
obtained fresh samples of
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

In adulthood, Marine appreciates Columbus upbringing

M
y name is Patrick
Dean Swartz. My
mother’s name is
Deborah J. Swartz and she is
still a loyal resident of Colum-
bus. I grew up in Columbus
for twenty-four years having
gone to, what felt like, every
public school the city had to
offer. I grew up enjoying some
of the world’s best pulled pork,
playing against the most com-
petitive youth baseball teams
(I still have nightmares about
New Hope pitchers), and made
some of my most long-tenured
friends in Columbus.
My last message to The Dis-
patch was simply to say hello
from where I was in the world.
I suppose I’m doing the same,
now. My life in the Marine
Corps has taken me from the
East Coast, to the West Coast,
and back to the East Coast. I
have been sent to Sweden, the
Middle East, and then to the
center of Western Europe here
in Germany, where we cur-
rently live. I’m definitely not a
Lieutenant anymore as I now
wear the golden oak leaves of a
Major and my knees hurt more
everyday. However, life has
given myself and my spouse
Kathryn two great children,
Karaline (7) and Noah (5).
The kids are even bi-lingual in
English and German. I’ve even
got an online blog focused on
family travel throughout the
Alps to enjoy the snow.
There are things about
Columbus that frustrated me
as a teenager; however, as I’ve
gotten a bit older, there are
things about Columbus that
have stuck with me in a posi-
tive way. While I was complain-
ing about nothing to do while
I was 15-years old, I didn’t
realize that the politeness and
manners I had grown up on
and practiced in The Friendly
City would never leave. I still
find myself saying, “Sir” and
“Ma’am” even when those I’m
speaking to beg me to stop. I
always hold the door open for
others and I never miss an op-
portunity to say “Thank you”. I
suppose my point is that, even
living in Germany and being
an Officer in the toughest fight
club one could imagine, Co-
lumbus and Southern manners
always seem to have a place.
I know each city certainly
has its issues to deal with ...
and it’s easy, especially during
our current environment, to fo-
cus so strictly on what is going
wrong, everywhere. All I can
say is: try your best to keep
your glass half-full instead
of half-empty. It’s tough, but
we could all use a little more
uplifting, these days. I’m just
here to tell you all thank you
for keeping me polite in my
middle-age years. I’ve had my
moments ... but I’d like to think
that the deep south manners I
learned have played an import-
ant part in becoming who I am,
today.
Bis nächstes mal and Sem-
per Fidelis!
Patrick Swartz
Stuttgart, Germany

OTHER EDITORS CARTOONIST VIEW

Butler’s impact measured more
in the lived he has touched
In August 1963, Martin Luther
King Jr. stood on the steps of the
Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
to give his iconic “I Have a Dream”
speech.
The words of that speech, and
the manner in which King delivered
the message, changed the world and
shaped a new future for this country.
“I look to a day when people will not
be judged by the color of their skin,
but by the content of their character,”
King said in one of the more memora-
ble sections of that speech.
But while there is still plenty of
work left to do on the divisions in our
society — especially when it comes
to race — there is something that has
happened in recent weeks that on the
surface might seem trivial but speaks
volumes.
Last week, Vicksburg native and
current Tennessee Titan’s player
Malcolm Butler donated thousands
of dollars to three local organizations
to provide gift cards for groceries
to needy families in our community.
This was in addition to the mountain
of contributions and good works
Butler has provided to Vicksburg and
Warren County and in the communi-
ties he has been blessed to call home
and play football.
Earlier this year, at the start of the
COVID-19 pandemic, Butler donated
$10,000 each to the United Way of
Central Mississippi and Meharry
Medical College, which funded per-
sonal protective equipment supplies
and 600 grab-and-go meals for first
responders.
Last year he purchased 25 turkeys
for several retirement homes in Vicks-
burg, and each summer since 2015 he MISSISSIPPI VOICES
has hosted a free youth football camp
in his hometown. Those recent contri-
butions, combined with his resume of
other charitable contributions, landed
Special interest legislation will hurt Mississippi
Y
Butler a tremendously prestigious ou would think that The Lumbee Recog- government’s official review process.
honor when he was named the NFL with everything nition Act is just the kind The other thing to consider is
Players Association’s Community going on — a dis- of bill that gets passed that if Congress is allowed to evade
MVP for Week 11 of the 2020 season. puted election, a pandem- when no one is watching. the rulemaking process in this case
The honor was for his recent char- ic, rising unemployment The act is not a new idea. of questionable ancestry, what is to
ity work in Vicksburg, Nashville, and claims and skyrocketing Every other year or so, prevent them from doing so in other
at his college alma mater West Ala- debt — Congress would its supporters have tried cases? Recall that federal recognition
bama. The Community MVPs receive have clear priorities once to get it through. In 1956, also awards “Indian preference” in
a $10,000 donation to their foundation lawmakers returned to Congress passed the hiring and contracts. If we allow such
or charity of choice from the NFLPA. Washington, D.C. Think Lumbee Act, recognizing preferences to be granted by politi-
The union will also set up a crowd- again. Instead of coming to the Lumbee as “Indians,” cal whim, it makes a mockery of the
funding campaign where supporters the table to craft a target- but not extending federal entire preference system, which is
can pledge donations to the player’s ed and responsible COVID Dr. Jameson Taylor benefits to them. In 2010, supposed to be rooted in a desire to
cause based on their on-the-field per- relief package, they passed with the Obama adminis- rectify longstanding social injustices.
formances during the season. a special-interest bill that overrides tration’s support, a Lumbee recogni- Once this preference system becomes
The $10,000 donation and crowd- federal policy regarding Indian Tribe tion bill also passed the U.S. House. It merely transactional, it loses all
funding campaign for Butler will recognition. died in the Senate over concerns that moral authority, akin to purchasing
benefit the United Way of West Cen- Called the “Lumbee Recognition the real issue was about being able to indulgences: very valuable, lucrative
tral Mississippi, with which he has Act,” the bill will cost taxpayers open a casino on Lumbee land. indulgences.
partnered on a number of charitable nearly $1 billion over the next four Mississippi taxpayers will lose The Lumbee have claimed ances-
endeavors in and around Vicksburg. years as it extends federal benefits to if Congress chooses to recognize try to at least four separate, unrelated
Butler has had an amazing career, a group that calls itself the Lumbee the Lumbees without the thorough tribes over the years. Several other
which has now extended to his sev- Indians. It passed on a voice vote, review that’s required. With federal tribes, including the Mississippi
enth NFL season and third with the which means you can’t really see how recognition comes a wealth of health- Choctaw Indians, oppose the Lumbee
Titans. He broke into the league as your Congressman voted. At stake care, education, job training and Recognition Act. With all that’s at
an undrafted free agent with the New are hundreds of millions in federal other benefits. The precedent the bill stake, Mississippi taxpayers should
England Patriots in 2014 and helped aid and a significant degree of tribal sets is also bad. Why have a process oppose it too.
them win two Super Bowls and reach sovereignty — including rights to for determining tribal recognition at Mississippi’s need for COVID relief
a third. potentially operate casinos on tribal all if Congress can override it through isn’t going away. The state’s COVID
His last-minute interception in Su- land. special-interest legislation? infection numbers continue to rise
per Bowl XLIX sealed a 28-24 victory The Lumbee claim they are an But at bottom is the debate over as funding gets thinner and thinner.
over the Seattle Seahawks. But that is American Indian tribe. But the fed- whether biology — in this case, How Congress chooses to spend our
what Butler does and is a means to an eral Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) ancestry — is determined by subjec- money — and its time — isn’t just
end. His play and impact on the field, seems to have its doubts. Likewise, in tive beliefs and political maneuvering politics. It will affect the quality of life
in the end, is irrelevant to the impact 1991 the director of the Office of Trib- or whether an objective, transparent for all Mississippians.
he has had on the lives of others. al Services testified that “the Lumbee review should decide the matter. If In the coming days, our U.S. Sena-
Butler has proven that he is far have not documented their descent there is strong evidence that the Lum- tors Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-
more than a football player. He is a from a historic tribe.” bee deserve federal recognition, Con- Smith need to do everything they can
hero not just to our community, but The BIA and other skeptics may gress should hold hearings and revise to root out waste, fraud, and abuse
to many others. In Butler’s case, it is change their minds if the Lumbees go the acknowledgment process to make and ensure that every dollar Con-
important that we change a few of the through the Department of Interior’s it fair for every group seeking formal gress spends addresses the concerns
words in King’s historic speech; we formal review process for determin- status. If there’s a problem with how of our working families and business-
look to a day when people will not be ing which groups receive federal the Office of Federal Acknowledg- es. There’s too much on the line to
judged by what they do or how much recognition and benefits. Instead, ment is doing things, fix the process kowtow to special interests.
money they make, but by the content the group is attempting to avoid this for everyone. However, the process Dr. Jameson Taylor is senior vice
of their character. federally-designated rulemaking should start with the Lumbees president for policy at the Mississippi
Vicksburg Post (Dec. 1) process. cooperating and going through the Center for Public Policy.

Germany enters harder lockdown
as virus deaths hit new high
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BERLIN — Germany reported a
record level of coronavirus deaths
as it entered a harder lockdown
Wednesday, closing shops and
schools to try to bring down stub-
bornly high new daily infections.
The country recorded 179.8 vi-
rus deaths per 100,000 residents
over the last seven days, a new
high and significantly more than
the 149 per 100,000 reported a
week ago by the Robert Koch Insti-
tute, the country’s disease control
center.
It also blew past its previous
daily death toll, with Germany’s
16 states reporting that 952 more
people had died of the virus, the
institute said. That was far greater
than the previous daily record set
Friday of 598 deaths, although in-
cluded two days of figures from the
hard-hit eastern state of Saxony,
which did not report Tuesday. It
brought the country’s overall pan-
demic death toll to 23,427.
Faced with exponentially in-
creasing cases in October, Ger-
many implemented a “lockdown
light” at the start of November,
which closed bars and restaurants
but left shops open. The measures
succeeded in leveling off new dai-
ly infections but didn’t bring them
down, prompting the new stricter
restrictions.
In addition to closing shops
and moving children to remote
learning for the few days before
the Christmas holidays, private
gatherings are being limited to
two households with a maximum
of five people, among other things.
Grocery stores, pharmacies,
gas stations, banks and other busi-
nesses providing services deemed
essential — including Christmas
tree vendors — can remain open.
In Saxony, where the virus is
spreading most rapidly in Germa-
ny at the moment, hospitals are fill-
ing up. The state’s governor said
more drastic restrictions might be
necessary, calling it “pure poison”
when too many people were still
going out and about.
The restrictions are expected
last until at least Jan. 10 but enjoy
wide support, with the latest polls
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020 7A
UK still plans to ease restrictions on holiday gatherings
LONDON — Britain’s easing of restrictions for family gatherings
over Christmas looks like it’s still on despite a sharp spike in new
coronavirus infections that’s raised fears of another wave of cases and
deaths in the new year.
Britain’s communities secretary, Robert Jenrick, said further dis-
cussions will take place on Wednesday between leaders from the four
nations of the U.K. about the planned relaxation. However, he gave no
indication that a change would be announced, beyond urging people to
think harder about their holiday plans.
“It could be counterproductive to produce overly restrictive rules
rather than providing very clear and sober guidance and ask people
to think carefully and come to their informed judgment,” he told BBC
radio.
Criticism of the planned five-day easing of restrictions, which would
allow three households to form a holiday bubble, have ratcheted higher
in recent days. With new infections rising in many places, concerns are
growing that the relaxation will only escalate infections and deaths and
put too much pressure on the already-stressed National Health Service.
Michael Gove, a senior member of Britain’s Conservative govern-
ment, which sets public health policy for England, has met with lead-
ers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the U.K.’s Christ-
mas plans, and the group will meet again Wednesday. They agreed last
month to allow a maximum of three households to mix between Dec. 23
and Dec. 27, regardless of what local restrictions are in place.
On Wednesday, London and nearby areas entered the highest level of
local restrictions in England — Tier 3 — in which pubs and restaurants
had to close again apart from takeout, and more curbs were placed on
different households meeting up. Other areas in England, including the
cities of Manchester and Birmingham, are finding out later Wednesday
whether they will be moved down to Tier 2 restrictions.
SOURCE: AP
showing more than 80 percent of While daily new cases peaked
Germans approve of the lockdown in March at about 6,000, they are
measures or think they should be now more than four times that lev-
stricter. el, with 27,728 new cases reported
“This year, I don’t think Christ- Wednesday by the Robert Koch
mas is that important, in the face Institute.
of the facts we have in society right German officials have pressed
now,” said Stella Kretschmer, who the European Union’s regulatory
was picking up a prescription in agency hard to speed up its approv-
the western city of Cologne. al of a coronavirus vaccine, and
The 27-year-old student said the European Medicines Agency
she was in favor of shops being has scheduled a meeting Monday
closed down. on that. With vaccinations expect-
“For me, consumption is not the ed to start before year’s end, Ger-
most important thing,” she said, man officials have urged people to
adding, however, that she does stay patient and respect the regu-
“feel sorry for the people who ... lations over the holidays.
have to fear for their jobs.” Health Minister Jens Spahn
Germany was widely praised said Germany was ready and could
for slowing the spread of its out- begin vaccinations within two to
break in the spring, but as peo- four days of the EMA’s approval.
ple grew lax with distancing and “By summer, we’ll be able to
mask rules over the summer the return to normal, step by step,”
numbers of cases started to climb he said Wednesday on RTL televi-
again. sion.
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Yo’ Bar
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of CENTU-
RY 21 Doris
Hardy and
Associates,
and Colum-
bus attorney
Rod Ray,
who repre-
sented Lee Ray
Enterprises and the Lee
Foundation, which has
several business offices
on Bluecutt. Despite their
objections, the committee
voted 5-2 to grant the vari-
ance.
Hardy and Ray argued
at both Monday’s Plan-
ning and Zoning meet-
ing and at Tuesday’s city
council meeting that the
move was fundamental-
ly at odds with the city’s
zoning ordinance, which
states the location of a
bar, tavern or lounge mov-
ing into a C-1 district must
be “harmonious” with ex-
isting businesses in the
area.
“Is there any part of
this establishment that is
conforming and homoge-
nous with this corridor?”
Hardy asked The Dis-
patch before Tuesday’s
council meeting, pointing
out that it would increase
traffic in the area and
possibly result in littering
and more police calls.
She said she would
have opposed any restau-
rant coming to Bluecutt,
not just Yo’ Bar.
Columbus attorney
Wilbur Colom repre-
sented Lee Stafford and
the Isaacs at both Mon-
day’s and
Tu e s d a y ’ s
meetings,
where he
promised
the Isaacs
would have
ample park-
ing, a fence Colom
that would
prevent most trash from
getting onto the road,
as many as 25 security
guards on site to monitor
safety and a person di-
recting traffic on nights
when the bar has an ex-
ceptionally large number
of customers — the last of
which Colom said would
Chipotle
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moves pretty fast,” Hav-
elin said.
Bimbrey is hoping the
city will quickly approve
the plans.
“Really, it’s a moving
target right now, but the
goal is to deliver (Chipot-
le) the space in the sum-
mer so they can open in
the fall of 2021.”
Bimbrey, who de-
clined to say how much
will be invested in the
OCSO
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demic, but everyone will
be wearing protective
face coverings if so.
The types of toys do-
nated vary from year to
year, Blair and Gladney
both said, and they sort
through the donated
toys and categorize
them by age group be-
fore delivering them.
“(Last year), a lot of
what we had was new-
born stuff,” Blair said.
The toy drive came
to OCSO in 2017 when
Hobie Hobart, the owner
of Hobie’s on Main,
coordinated a bar crawl
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be a rare occurrence. He
further argued that the
definition of “harmoni-
ous” as used to apply to
zoning issues, had mainly
to do with architectural
and aesthetic similarities
between businesses in an
area.
But Ray countered that
the fact that Yo’ Bar need-
ed a variance at all proved
they were not “harmoni-
ous” with other business-
es on Bluecutt Road.
“Name one other busi-
ness: Bank of Vernon,
the nephrology clinic?
Do they have guards at
night? Do they have peo-
ple directing traffic?” he
argued. “No, because
that’s not what goes on in
this area.”
Ray said he had found
27 incident reports since
the beginning of the year
that listed Yo’ Bar, includ-
ing one disorderly con-
duct/inciting a riot call
and one discharge of a
firearm in the city limits.
Ledrico Isaac told The
Dispatch the discharge
of a firearm actually hap-
pened behind Yo’ Bar’s
current location after the
bar had already closed
for the night — it stays
open until 11 p.m. on
weeknights and 1 a.m. on
Friday and Saturday —
while Colom argued the
majority of other incident
reports included business
checks and examples of
drivers on Highway 45 be-
ing pulled over for traffic
violations and happening
to pull into Yo’ Bar’s park-
ing lot.
He argued a restau-
rant/bar moving to the
Bluecutt area is no differ-
ent than Zachary’s or the
Trotter Convention Cen-
ter locating in downtown
Columbus — also an area
with high traffic, nearby
residences and profes-
sional businesses like law
offices nearby.
“Every business down-
town has to adapt to that,”
he said during Tuesday’s
council meeting. “ ... They
can exaggerate every-
thing. You can fathom any
scenario of anything that
project, said he’s had in-
formal talks with other
prospective tenants. A
sign at the site also ad-
vertises for tenants.
“We are talking to oth-
er interested parties, but
it’s very informal at this
point,” Birmbrey said.
Most likely, he said,
Chipotle would be one of
three tenants.
“It could possibly go to
four, depending on what
called 12 Bars of Christ-
mas, and the price of
admission was a new toy.
Starkville Police Depart-
ment coordinated the
drive before 2017, but
SPD Public Information
Office Brandon Lovela-
dy said the department
no longer does a toy
drive at all.
The Barnes Crossing
used car dealership on
Highway 12 collected
and donated some toys
last year, Gladney said.
OCSO has advertised
the drive on social me-
dia, but word of mouth is
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could go wrong and claim
that that’s a basis (against
the move) but there’s no
reasonable facts, no rea-
sonable showing there
will be a traffic problem,
that there will be any
harm to anybody across
the street.”
Council reaction
Ward 3 Councilman
Charlie Box, one of the
councilmen who opposed
the variance, said in 12
years of serving on the
council he has never op-
posed the Planning and
Zoning Commission, but
he did in
this case
because the
Bluecutt
location is
near resi-
dences.
“This is
one time Box
that I hon-
estly believe that they
have made a mistake,” he
said. “The zoning laws
are to protect neighbor-
hoods. Mr. Colom and
some of them are saying
that it’s harmonious, but
... they’ve neglected that
harmonious means with
the people, not just with
the businesses.”
Ward 6 Councilman
Bill Gavin, whose ward in-
cludes both
Yo’ Bar’s
current and
planned lo-
cations, said
sports bars
like this
have given
the city con- Gavin
tinual prob-
lems.
“I ask the other coun-
cil members, would you
want this in your ward?”
he said.
He moved to table ap-
proval of the variance
so that other business
owners in the area could
weigh in. However, the
motion died for want of a
second.
Ward 4 Councilman
Pierre Beard, however,
voiced support for Yo’ Bar,
pointing out the American
the tenant’s plans turn
out to be,” he said.
Chipotle opened its
first restaurant in Col-
orado in 1993. As of
2019, the chain has 2,622
restaurants in the U.S.
and Europe. The public-
ly-traded company does
not franchise its restau-
rants.
Chipotle currently has
two locations in Missis-
sippi (Oxford and South-
also key, Gladney said.
Citizens regularly call
the office to ask what
they can do to help with
the drive.
“We just try to find
Legion has a bingo hall in
the area that is significant-
ly bigger than Yo’ Bar.
“ I ’ m
hearing ev-
erything
that ev-
e r y b o d y ’s
saying,” he
said. “I’m
h e a r i n g Beard
concerns
about the trash. The own-
ers have gave us their
word. … That’s the only
thing we can go off is their
word, and their word is
that we won’t have an is-
sue. … As far as the traffic
issues, it brings up many
other issues when you
have traffic areas. A law
officer is always present
when there’s a congested
amount of traffic, no mat-
ter if it’s a business or if
it’s a wreck in the middle
of 45.”
He moved to approve
the variance. He, Ward 1
Councilwoman Ethel Tay-
lor, Ward 2 Councilman
Joseph Mickens and Ward
5 Councilman Stephen
Jones all voted to approve
the ordinance, while Box
and Gavin opposed.
Ledrico Isaac said he
and Mignon hope to meet
with Hardy and other busi-
nesses to work out their
differences, which Hardy
indicated she would be
open to, though she still
opposes the move.
“Hopefully we can
change her perception
and change her mind
about the business that
we’re doing coming to
Bluecutt,” Ledrico Isaac
said. “It’s not going to
downgrade (the area). If
anything it’ll upgrade it.
It’ll make people want to
come here.”
Disclaimer: The Dis-
patch has hired Ledrico
Isaac for freelance photog-
raphy work in the past.
Conflict disclosure:
Managing Editor Zack
Plair took part in editing
this article. He is cur-
rently involved in legal
proceedings with the city of
Columbus.
aven) and one in Tusca-
loosa.
Starkville Mayor Lynn
Spruill said the news
has created a buzz in the
community.
“It’s really taken off on
social media, especially,”
Spruill said. “People are
excited and we are, too.
We look forward to work-
ing with the developer
to bring Chipotle to our
city.”
the kids that truly need
(toys), and try to make
their day a little bit bet-
ter and have something
for them to have on
Christmas,” he said.
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Columbus High heads into winter break with sweep of West Lowndes
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Blake Burnett hit the
layups when the Colum-
bus High School boys
basketball team needed a
comeback.
Willie Young hit the
3-pointers when the Fal-
cons needed to pull ahead.
Together, Burnett and
Young helped Columbus
(5-3) recover after what
coach Phillip Morris
called the Falcons’ worst
half of the year, gain sepa-
ration from West Lowndes
in Tuesday’s home game
and hold off the Panthers
in a 65-47 victory.
“It felt good to win to-
night,” Burnett said.
The senior, who didn’t
enter the game until the
second quarter after miss-
ing practice during the
week, made an instant im-
pact when he drove to the
rim for four straight layups
that tied the contest at 28-
28 heading into halftime.
“We had to get back in
the game, put ourselves
in a better situation than
where we started our-
selves,” said Burnett, who
finished with 14 points for
the Falcons.
Columbus struggled
early, allowing West Lown-
des to corral a 15-11 lead
after the first eight min-
utes and stretch its advan-
tage to 26-18 on a 3-pointer
by Darrell Brooks and an
and-one by Jamarveion
Seals.
“We jumped out on
them,” West Lowndes
coach Michael Huffman
said. “We felt like they
were going to take us a lit-
tle lightly.”
But the Falcons’ JJ Wil-
liams answered with a nice
move for a layup, and Bur-
nett did the rest with four
more scores to tie things
up.
“They taught us a les-
son, taught us how to win.
No. 1 taught us how to
win a ballgame,” Huffman
said, referencing Burnett’s
jersey number. “He took
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over. He made the differ- West Lowndes senior Tydajasha Hood (12) drives against Columbus junior Makayla
ence.” Rieves (11) during the third quarter of Tuesday’s basketball game at Columbus High
See PREP, 3B School. The Falcons beat the Panthers 63-28.

Arnett, MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL

Brown get
contract Early Signing Period Primer: Who could
extensions
from MSU MSU add to its 2021 class this week?
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com

STARK VILLE —
Mike Leach is locking up
two integral parts to his
program.
A source confirmed
to The Dis-
patch on
Tue s d a y
a f ternoon
that defen-
sive coordi-
nator Zach
A r n e t t
and head Arnett
strength
and con-
ditioning coach Tyson
Brown received exten-
sions from Mississippi
State.
Steve Robertson of
247 Sports first reported
the news.
“I’ve absolutely loved
it here,” Arnett said
last week when queried
on his name arising in
See ARNETT, 3B

‘It’s just weird’:

Pandemic
uncertainty on
recruiting trail
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Three-star cornerback Jadarrius Perkins is a big target for Mississippi State’s 2021 recruiting class.

The personal touch
that helps coaches sell
their programs to blue-
chip prospects is miss-
ing this year.
Restrictions brought
about by the pandem-
ic prevent face-to-face
communication between
players and coaches.
Staffs can’t visit high
schools. Plenty of states
didn’t even play high
school football.
“It’s just weird,” Geor-
gia coach Kirby Smart
said.
It all creates uncer-
tainty as high school se-
niors finalize their college
selections during the ear-
ly signing period, which
begins Wednesday. Many
signings will bond a play-
See RECRUITING, 3B
BY BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
S TA R K V ILLE — Mike
Leach is putting the finish-
ing touches on his first class
at Mississippi State.
With the Early Signing
Period opening Wednesday
and running through Friday,
it ’s expected the bulk of the
Bulldogs’ 2021 class will ink
their names over the next
day-plus. Following the de-
commitment of Mississippi
Gulf Coast Community Col-
lege linebacker Navonteque
Strong on Tuesday after-
noon, MSU’s class currently
sits at No. 34 nationally and
No. 10 in the Southeastern
Conference.
With that, here’s a look at
some names outside MSU’s
17 high school commits to
keep an eye on heading into
the back end of this week:
Three-star OT Canon
Boone — No. 941 in 247
Sports Composite Rankings
(Dickinson, T X)
Mississippi State is look-
ing for as many as five or
six offensive linemen in its
2021 class and Boone fits
the bill. The Bulldogs have
been heavy on the Lonestar
State native throughout the
process and remained so af-
ter he committed to Virginia
Tech in August.
It ’s unclear where Boone
stands in his commitment
with the Hokies, though the
Bulldogs remain a favorite to
land him when the early sign-
ing period opens. All seven
Crystal Ball predictions cur-
rently have Boone f lipping
from Virginia Tech to MSU.
Listed at 6 -foot-4, 280
pounds, Boone boasts the
frame necessary to play tack-
le at the next level assuming
he adds some weight once a
part of a college weight pro-
gram. Given the prospects
the Bulldogs have missed on
up front, he’d be a major coup
for offensive line coach Ma-
son Miller and this staff.
Three-star CB Jadarrius
Perkins — No. 5 JUCO player
in 247 Sports Composite
Rankings (Hattiesburg, MS;
Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C.)
A one-time Oregon com-
mit, Perkins would be a mas-
sive haul for Mike Leach and
company this late in the re-
cruiting process. MSU has
been recruiting Perkins for
months and were seen as a fa-
vorite before the Hattiesburg
native chose Oregon in May.
A rangy 6 -foot-2, 185 pound
corner, Perkins has elite speed
to compete for playing time al-
most immediately should he
head to Starkville. Perkins
and his coaches at MGCCC
spoke with The Dispatch ear-
lier this year regarding his
fit at MSU and what he might
bring to the college game.
“He’s just a bigger body,
bigger shoulders,
legs,” MGCCC coach Jack
bigger
Wright said in May. “He’s the
type of corner now that all the
big time programs want, be-
cause at some point they’re
going to try a big athlete out
there and try to get you one-
on-one, man (coverage) and
he’s the type with his body
See MSU, 2B
2B WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

Giannis Antetokounmpo agrees to extension with Bucks

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MILWAUKEE — Gi-
annis Antetokounmpo
has agreed to a supermax
extension with the Mil-
waukee Bucks that takes
the two-time reigning
MVP off next summer’s
free-agent market.
“I’m blessed to be a
part of the Milwaukee
Bucks for the next 5
years,” Antetokounmpo
posted Tuesday on his so-
cial media platforms. The
Bucks announced later in
the day that Antetokoun-
mpo had signed an exten-
sion without announcing
the terms or length.
The 26-year-old An-
tetokounmpo had un-
til Monday to sign the
Bucks’ supermax exten-
sion offer. If he turned it
down, Antetokounmpo
could have become a free
agent after the upcoming
season.
The Athletic and Sta-
dium reported that he
agreed to a five-year ex-
tension worth $228 mil-
lion that includes an opt-
out clause in 2025.
“This is my home, this
is my city,” Antetokoun-
mpo said in his post on so-
cial media. “I’m blessed to
be able to be a part of the
Milwaukee Bucks for the
next 5 years. Let’s make
these years count. The
show goes on, let’s get it.”
Bucks co-owners Marc
Lasry, Wes Edens and
Jamie Dinan said in a
statement that “Giannis
is a once in a generation
player and we are beyond
excited for him to remain
with the Bucks.”
“This is a big moment
for me and my family and
I want to thank the Bucks
organization for believ-
ing in us,” Antetokoun-
mpo said in a statement
released by the team.
“You took a chance on us
eight years ago and now
putting my signature on
a contract like this is un-
real – but it’s all because
of hard work. This is my
home and I’m going to
continue working hard
and do my best to make
the Bucks, our fans and
the city proud.”
His decision means
the Bucks will hang on
to their biggest star since
Hall of Famer Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar, who led
Milwaukee to its lone
NBA title in 1971, but de-
manded a trade and was
dealt to the Los Angeles
Lakers in 1975.
The Bucks paid a hefty
price to revamp their ros-
ter this offseason in an
attempt to persuade Ante-
tokounmpo to stay. They
dealt away guards Eric
Bledsoe and George Hill,
first-round draft pick R.J.
Hampton and two more
first-round selections as
part of a package to ac-
quire Jrue Holiday.
They also overhauled
their bench by adding
Bobby Portis, D.J. Au-
gustin, Torrey Craig and
Bryn Forbes. Antetok-
ounmpo called those off-
season moves “amazing”
without indicating wheth-
er he planned to sign the
extension.
“At the end of the day,
the team is going to take
care of what they’re going
to do,” Antetokounmpo
said last week. “Off the
court, they tried to im-
prove this team as much
as possible. We’ve had the
best regular-season team
the last two years and that
shows you that the team
and the front office cares
about improving the team
every single year. Me, on
the court, I’m going to try
to improve individually
and help my teammates
improve, also.”
Despite that regu-
lar-season success, the
A ntetokounmpo -led
Bucks have yet to reach
the NBA Finals. Milwau-
kee lost a second-round
series in five games to
Miami last season, with
Antetokounmpo missing
most of Game 4 and all of
Game 5 with a sprained
right ankle. In 2019, the
Bucks reached the East-
ern Conference finals
and took a 2-0 lead over
eventual NBA champion
Toronto before dropping
four straight.
The Bucks under-
stood the importance of
Antetokounmpo’s deci-
sion to the future of the
franchise. When Ante-
tokounmpo celebrated
his birthday on Dec. 6,
each of his teammates
jokingly gave him a pen
as a present in hopes
he’d use one to sign his
extension.
After Antetokounmpo
announced his decision,
All-Star forward Khris
Middleton tweeted to
Bucks teammate Pat
Connaughton: “I hope he
uses the pens we all gave
him!!”
Milwaukee select-
ed Antetokounmpo
out of Greece with the
15th overall pick in the
2013 draft. The 6 -foot-
11 “Greek Freak” has
career averages of 20.1
points, 8.9 rebounds and
4.3 assists per game.
Last season, he aver-
aged 29.5 points, 13.6
rebounds and 5.6 assists
while winning his sec-
ond straight MVP award.
He also was named the
NBA Defensive Player of
the Year.
“His work ethic and
desire to be the best epit-
omize what the Bucks
stand for and what our
future holds,” the Bucks
co-owners said in their
statement. “We thank
Giannis and his family
for their long-term com-
mitment to Milwaukee
and we look forward to
many years of success.
This is a momentous day
for the Bucks, our fans
and the state of Wiscon-
sin.”

Column: A major success getting in 7 major championships

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON — Already
the latest a major cham-
pionship had ever been
played, it was only fitting
the U.S. Women’s Open
had to go an additional
day because of rain.
Equally appropriate for
the conclusion of this sur-
real season was the win-
ner, A Lim Kim, wearing
a mask while she played.
“I’m OK to get positive
tests for COVID-19, but I
don’t want to affect other
people,” Kim said.
What a year.
Mike Davis, the retir-
ing CEO of the USGA,
couldn’t help but think
about what almost was.
Imagine the USGA
leaving the wintry chill of
Houston on Monday and
heading straight to Los
Angeles for a U.S. Open
at Riviera the week before
Christmas. It was one day
away from happening.
And it’s a reminder
that piecing together
a major championship
schedule among seven
golf organizations in the
middle of a pandemic was
tougher than trying to hit
a mud-splotched ball with
a 5-iron.
Davis could only smile
and shake his head on the
eve of the Women’s Open
when thinking back to
the possibilities and the
last-minute phone calls
as golf was trying to re-
configure a schedule that
worked for everyone.
September was proba-
bly the latest the British
Open could be played be-
cause of weather and day-
light in England. The PGA
Championship was going
from May to August. The
Masters was going from
April to November. Davis
said the USGA thought
about consecutive weeks
in December to stage a
U.S. Open for women and
men.
He said he called Los
Angeles Country Club,
site of the 2023 U.S.
Open, but the greens on
the North course were
not ready. So he called
Riviera Country Club,
which asked for 24 hours
to consider, and called
back to accept.
“We were ready to go,”
Davis said.
Press releases were
prepared for the surprise
announcement. And then
the R&A concluded it
could not host the British
Open this year and would
be forced to cancel. That
freed up September, the
USGA made sure the date
would work with Winged
Foot, and so it was.
That only one major —
the oldest one — wasn’t
played is remarkable.
Between the men and
women, golf staged seven
majors in five U.S. states
(two in California sepa-
rated by one month, 500
miles and more than 50
degrees in temperature)
and Scotland.
No tickets were sold.
The courses were not
devoid of spectators be-
cause of player guests (a
spouse, a parent); photog-
raphers, writers and sup-
port staff for the broad-
cast; and tournament and
club officials. The Mas-
ters allowed Augusta Na-
tional members, who only
wore their green jackets
if they were on a tourna-
ment committee (Peyton
Manning apparently isn’t
on a committee yet).
Observers can only
speculate whether the si-
lence helped or hurt. Six
of the seven winners had
never won a major. Two
of them — Sophia Popov
in the Women’s British
Open at Royal Troon and
Kim at the U.S. Women’s
Open — had never even
played a major.
Rory McIlroy was
among those who said
he didn’t do a good job
adjusting to the lack of
buzz. For those players
who wondered how Tiger
Woods dealt with chaos
around him, he got a taste
of their world with hardly
anyone watching.
Everyone played in the
same environment. The
low score won. That didn’t
change.
The ANA Inspiration
in the California desert
moved from early spring
to late summer, and when
temperatures climbed
toward 120 degrees, the
LPGA Tour wisely al-
lowed carts for caddies
all week and for players
during practice.
Augusta National was
stunning in autumn col-
ors, and while it looked
mostly the same on TV,
spells of warm weather
kept the Bermuda grass
from going entirely dor-
mant, leading to a differ-
ent variety of shots. The
course was so soft that
players took aim at spots
on the greens they nev-
er would contemplate in
April.
Turns out Augusta Na-
tional can’t control every-
thing. Who knew?
And yes, the climate
from late fall led to some
mud on golf balls at the
Masters and U.S. Wom-
en’s Open, which was
smartly referred to by
Dottie Pepper on the CBS
broadcast at Augusta Na-
tional as “organic matter.”
Dustin Johnson man-
aged fine. He had a clump
of mud on the right side
of his ball in the 10th fair-
way and said he aimed
right of the bunker to-
ward the bushes and
trusted it would move left
(it did). He had mud on
the left side of his ball on
No. 11. Aim a little left? “I
can’t start this in the wa-
ter,” he said. From right
of the green, he saved par.
Exquisite.
Through it all, golf was
seamless.
Johnson was the big-
gest star to test positive
for the coronavirus, cost-
ing him two tournaments.
Sergio Garcia and Joaquin
Niemann had to with-
draw from the Masters.
Jin Young Ko, the No. 1
player in women’s golf,
played it safe by staying
home in South Korea and
skipping three majors.
She was runner-up in the
U.S. Women’s Open by
one shot.
It was nothing like the
NBA bubble in Florida.
The PGA Tour, Cham-
pions and LPGA Tour
combined to play 44 do-
mestic tournaments in
24 states. There were no
stoppages, no last-min-
ute changes like in foot-
ball.
USC began this week
preparing to play Wash-
ington in the Pac-12
Championship, only for
Washington to cancel
because of COVID-19
and be replaced by Or-
egon. Imagine turning
up at Winged Foot for a
day of practice and be-
ing told the U.S. Open
instead would be played
at Oakmont.
The seven majors
were played in a span of
130 days, even with an
extra day in Houston.
The ANA Inspiration is
107 days away. No tell-
ing what 2021 will bring.
But if golf can make
it through this year, it
should be ready for any-
thing.

‘Bama, ND, Clemson, OSU enter champ weekend in CFP position

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Alabama, Notre Dame,
Clemson and Ohio State
will enter championship
weekend in position to
make the College Football
Playoff with very little dra-
ma.
In fact, where the semi-
finals will be played might
be more in doubt than who
will play in them.
The top five teams were
locked into their plac-
es Tuesday night for the
fourth straight week, with
the Crimson Tide (10-0)
leading the way as it pre-
pares to play Florida for the
Southeastern Conference
championship.
The Fighting Irish (10-
0) are second and Clemson
is third going into their
Atlantic Coast Conference
championship game.
Ohio State (5-0) is
fourth going into the Big
Ten title game against
Northwestern, and Texas
A&M is on deck at No. 5.
The Aggies play at Ten-
nessee in their last regu-
lar-season game Saturday.
If all the favorites win
— that includes Clemson
(9-1) in the rematch with
Notre Dame — the current
top four likely would be re-
ordered a bit and placed in
the semifinals.
If the Irish beat the Ti-
gers for the second time
this season, the selection
committee’s job becomes a
little trickier.
After Texas A&M (7-1),
Iowa State (8-2) is sixth
heading into the Big 12
title game against No. 10
Oklahoma. No team with
two losses has ever made
the playoff.
Florida (8-2) dropped
only one spot to seventh
after losing as a big favor-
ite to LSU. Georgia (7-2) is
eighth and Cincinnati (8-0)
is ninth after not playing
for two weeks because of
COVID-19 issues.
The unbeaten Bearcats
host Tulsa, which is 23rd,
in the American Athletic
Conference title game.
The semifinals are
scheduled to be played
Jan. 1 at the Rose Bowl in
Pasadena, California, and
the Sugar Bowl in New Or-
leans.
The current COVID-19
restrictions in California
will prohibit the Rose Bowl
from having any fans in at-
tendance, including family
members of the players.
That has become a
point of discussion among
the 10 FBS conference
commissioners who make
up the playoff manage-
ment committee. Notre
Dame athletic director
Jack Swarbrick is also a
part of the management
committee.
CFP executive director
Bill Hancock said the Rose
Bowl remains the site of
the game.
“As we move forward
with our planning, we
continue to hope that the
Rose Bowl’s appeal to
government officials to
allow the families of stu-
dent-athletes to attend
will be permitted, just as
student-athlete families
will be welcomed at the
Sugar Bowl, the other
New Years’ Six games
and the Championship
game in Miami,” Hancock
said in a statement.
During a conference
call with reporters Tues-
day night, Hancock de-
clined to say if the game
would be moved out of
California if the restric-
tion was not lifted.

MSU
Continued from Page 1B
type that really can match up with
that.”
Since decommitting from Oregon
two weeks ago, Perkins has picked
up offers from Arizona State, LSU
and Florida State. A recent offer from
Oklahoma could also factor in.
As of Tuesday, eight of Perkins’
11 Crystal Ball predictions have him
heading to MSU. He’s already an-
nounced he won’t publicly commit
anywhere until Christmas Day, but
don’t be surprised if his signature is
sent in behind closed doors this week
and revealed then.
Three-star WDE Deonte Anderson
— No. 386 player in 247 Sports
Composite Rankings
(Fort Meade, FL)
Anderson has been as big a riser
as anyone in the 2021 class. Since
March, Anderson has picked up 17 of-
fers — 14 of which came from Power
Five Conference schools.
While the 247 Sports Composite
Rankings have him rated as a three-
star prospect, 247 Sports’ in-house
rankings have him more than 100
slots higher nationally and listed as a
four-star guy.
“One of the more imposing pass
rushers in the Sunshine State this
cycle given explosive first step and
ability to bend,” 247 Sports South-
east Recruiting Analyst Andrew Ivins
wrote. “Launches out of his stance
and doesn’t give his target much time
to escape. Effective with his hands.
Hasn’t been asked to cover much, but
doubles as a tight end on offense and
is athletic enough to get open on a
regular basis.”
MSU currently has just one de-
fensive lineman committed in its
2021 class in Georgia defensive end
Tre’von Marshall. The Bulldogs are
also in play for in-state defensive end
Ty Cooper.
Given how thin MSU was on the
defensive front this year coupled with
the likely departures of Kobe Jones
and Marquiss Spencer, Anderson
would go a long way in addressing an
immediate need next fall, even if it’s
just as a depth piece with high end po-
tential.
Three-star WR Simeon Price — No.
564 in 247 Sports Composite
Rankings (Pensacola, FL)
MSU hasn’t been shy on adding re-
ceivers in its 2021 class. With the ex-
pected commitment of four-star Kos-
ciusko pass-catcher Antonio Harmon
coupled with the potential for fellow
four-star Malik Nabers to fall out of
MSU’s contingent should LSU make
a strong push, Price would be a nice
insurance add for the Bulldogs if he
stays at receiver.
A former South Carolina commit,
Price reopened his recruitment fol-
lowing the dismissal of Will Mus-
champ in Columbia. MSU has already
added one former Gamecock pledge
in three-star receiver Rodarius Thom-
as, and Price would be the second.
It’s not altogether clear whether
MSU is willing to take as many as six
receivers in the 2021 class, but Price
could be the missing running back
commit the Bulldogs stand to add to
this year’s group.
Other names to watch:
Four-star CB Damarius McGhee —
No. 185 247 Sports Composite (Pen-
sacola, FL)
Four-star WR Antonio Harmon
— No. 298 in 247 Sports Composite
Rankings (Kosciusko, MS)
Three-star RB Jarquez Hunter
— No. 739 in 247 Sports Composite
Rankings (Philadelphia, MS)
Three-star DE Ty Cooper —No.
1192 in 247 Sports Composite Rank-
ings (Louisville, MS)
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Prep
Continued from Page 1B
Huffman also credited
Young, who had 20 points,
including four 3-pointers.
His second trey, roughly
three minutes into the sec-
ond quarter, broke a 33-33
tie; Columbus never gave
up the lead.
“That boy played solid
today,” Burnett said of
Young. “He played a good
game. He was able to con-
tribute and help the team
get a win.”
Young added two
more 3-balls as Colum-
bus stretched its lead
to as big as 65-45 with a
minute and 40 seconds to
go.
“I knew that we had
the game after we went
up 20,” Burnett said.
Columbus contin-
ued a solid season de-
spite three losses to top
teams in MHSA A Class
4A (Pontotoc), Class 5A
(Center Hill) and Class
6A (Starkville). The Fal-
cons haven’t had a full
team at any practice or
game yet, but they hope
to get starters Tre Dis-
muke and Ethan Conner
back by the time they
next play, currently set
for Dec. 29 in the New
Hope Holiday Classic.
“We’ll get everybody
back together,” Mor-
ris said. “It should be a
good thing for us.”
Columbus girls 63,
West Lowndes 28
The Falcons’ girls
team knew what to get
coach Yvonne Hairston for
Christmas: a blowout win.
After a narrow over-
time loss to Noxubee
County last Tuesday and
a road game at Starkville
in which the Jackets near-
ly erased a sizable deficit,
Columbus hoped to coast
in its final game: Tuesday’s
home contest against West
Lowndes.
The Falcons (5-2) exe-
cuted their plan to perfec-
tion in a 63-28 win, jump-
ing on top of the Panthers
(1-4) early and keeping
the pressure on through-
out the contest.
“We came out with that
mentality that we needed
to go up and stay up —
don’t let them catch up,”
Columbus junior forward
Charity Yeates said.
Yeates was fundamen-
tal in achieving that goal,
scoring the first six Fal-
cons points and 13 of her
game-high 19 in the first
quarter alone. With 25.4
seconds to go in the first
quarter, she corralled a re-
bound after multiple miss-
es by her teammates and
sank a midrange jumper
plus the foul to put Colum-
bus up 21-9 at the end of
the period.
“I practice that shot
almost every single day,”
Yeates said. “My coach
told me, ‘This is your shot.
This is your sweet spot, so
I want you to practice it.’”
As Yeates found her
groove, so did the rest of
the Falcons. Junior Makay-
la Rieves had nine points
in the second quarter, se-
nior DJ Jackson added six,
and Columbus stretched
its lead to as much as 30 in
taking a 43-14 lead into the
break.
“We’ve been trying
to get into some kind of
rhythm,” said Hairston,
whose team rolled to the
MHSAA Class 5A cham-
pionship in March. “I feel
like we’ve been playing not
up to our potential.”
That changed Tues-
day for the Falcons, but
once again, the Panthers
struggled. West Lowndes
went undefeated in the
regular season last year
and reached the Class 1A
semifinals but has won just
one of its first five games
this winter. Of course,
games against the likes
of Columbus, Starkville
and Kosciusko presented
a greater challenge, West
Lowndes coach Takeea
Bozeman said.
“Playing these tough
teams, they bring out your
weaknesses that you’ve
got to work on,” she said.
Bozeman said her team
needed to improve its de-
fense and ball handling,
both of which lapsed
against the Falcons as the
game went on and the defi-
cit mounted. Tydajasha
Hood led West Lowndes
with 16 points, but no one
else had more than four.
“We knew they were
going to come in hard,”
Hairston said. “I didn’t ex-
pect to win that big, to be
honest with you.”
Still, Columbus will
certainly take it. The Fal-
cons’ next game is Jan. 8
at Grenada to open district
play, and Hairston said
Tuesday’s contest will help
them prepare for it.
“We wanted to have a
win like that so we can
get in here and clean up
some stuff that I didn’t
feel like we did very well
and try to really focus,”
Hairston said.
Other scores
Prep Girls Basketball
Itawamba Agricultur-
al 66, Caledonia 43
FULTON — The
Caledonia girls basket-
ball team lost to Itawam-
ba Agricultural 66 -43 on
Tuesday in Fulton.
Tenyzia Lathan had
12 points to lead the
Cavaliers, and Amaiya
Quinn scored seven.
Caledonia’s next
game is Thursday
against Smithville.
Starkville Academy
48, Winston Academy 34
STARKVILLE — The
Starkville Academy girls
earned a 48-34 win over
Winston Academy in
Tuesday’s home game.
Lillee Alpe had 13
points to lead the Vol-
unteers. Fallon Parker
added 11 for Starkville
Academy.
Starkville Academy is
scheduled to play Satur-
day at the Shan White-
side Classic at DeSoto
Central High School in
Southaven.
Prep Boys Basketball
Starkville 73, Calhoun
City 26
CALHOUN CITY
— The Starkville High
School boys improved
to 8-0 with a 73-26 road
win over Calhoun City
on Tuesday.
Coltie Young led the
Yellow Jackets with 27
points, and Makhi Myles
added 13.
Itawamba Agricultur-
al 56, Caledonia 37
Starkville Academy
63, Winston Academy 10
Prep Girls Soccer
Starkville 3, Koscius-
ko 0
KOSCIUSKO — The
Starkville High School
girls soccer team beat
Kosciusko 3-0 in Tues-
day’s road match.
Meg Rodgers and
Skyler Miller had goals
for the Yellow Jackets
in the first half. Sara
Pinzon scored in the
second half.
Starkville’s next
match is Jan. 2 at Saltil-
lo.
Caledonia 1, Moorev-
ille 0 (OT)
CALEDONIA — The
Caledonia girls beat
Mooreville 1-0 in over-
time in Tuesday’s home
match.
Jane Claire Newman
had the winning goal for
the Cavaliers.
Caledonia will host
Shannon on Friday.
Prep Boys Soccer
Starkville 8, Koscius-
ko 0
KOSCIUSKO — The
Starkville boys put up
an 8-0 road win over
Kosciusko on Tuesday.
Dominique Bush had
four goals for the Yellow
Jackets.
Ethan Pulliam had
two, and Ashton Staton
and Holloway Wilsey
each had one.
Caledonia 7, Moorev-
ille 0

Recruiting
Continued from Page 1B
er and coach who haven’t
yet spent time in the same
room.
“Almost half of our play-
ers that are going to sign,
we haven’t met face to face
or shook hands,” Minne-
sota coach P.J. Fleck said.
There are various opin-
ions over the pandemic’s
short-term impact.
About 80% of last year’s
Football Bowl Subdivision
recruits signed in Decem-
ber rather than waiting un-
til February. Mike Farrell,
the director of recruiting
for Rivals, doesn’t expect
that percentage to change
while Barton Simmons,
the 247Sports director of
scouting, believes fewer
prospects will sign early
this time.
The pandemic didn’t
necessarily hinder elite
recruits who already were
being heavily pursued. But
it caused headaches for
other prospects looking to
raise their stock at camps
or high school games that
never took place.
“I’ve had several high
school coaches here in
Florida call me about
some 2021 guys that they
had who are really, really
good players that had FBS
offers,” South Florida re-
cruiting coordinator Jules
Montinar said. “And all of
a sudden, now they’ve got
nothing.”
College staffs feel
hamstrung because they
couldn’t evaluate players
in the usual manner.
“We’ve been really
dependent upon camps,”
Duke coach David Cut-
cliffe said. “We’ve signed
a lot of people out of
camps where we can get
our hands on guys, coach
them and see what their
effort levels are and what
their character’s about
and how good they are at
the end of the day, as op-
posed to the beginning of
the day. All of those things
are just out the window.”
The lack of official vis-
its under pandemic-im-
posed NCAA restrictions
also has caused problems.
Coaches liked seeing how
each recruit interacted
with prospective team-
mates during those visits.
“You get a better feel
for kids and their families
when you’re face to face,”
Florida State recruiting
coordinator David John-
son said. “It’s a little differ-
ent on Zoom.”
Those restrictions also
have prevented coaches
from touring high schools
or attending games. Ohio
State defensive coordina-
tor Kerry Coombs said he
likes to talk to the janitor
and lunch lady to learn
more about the player
away from football. Not
this year.
“That’s hard to do,
right?” Coombs said. “You
can’t Zoom the janitor.”
It has been even tough-
er on the prospects them-
selves. That’s particularly
true in the 16 states, in-
cluding California, that
didn’t have a fall high
school football season.
Jason Negro coaches
St. John Bosco, a national
prep power in Bellflower,
California. He has been
sending out tapes of com-
bine-style workouts show-
ing the height, weights,
wingspans and speed of
players.
He also mailed out
tapes matching his cor-
nerbacks up with Clem-
son-bound wide receiver
and St. John Bosco senior
Beaux Collins to show col-
lege staffs how those de-
fensive backs would fare
against Power Five talent. the time the pandemic Schools also could That could force tough
Of course, most schools arrived. Those schools face a long-term roster decisions on how many of
without fall seasons don’t don’t know as much crunch. this year’s high school ju-
have top-100 recruits on about the juniors without When the NCAA niors to eventually sign,
campus to give their pros- having evaluated them in granted college athletes extending COVID-19’s
pects similar showcases. person. the opportunity for an ex- impact on recruiting long
“For the West Coast “The ’22 class, you’re tra year of eligibility due after the pandemic itself
states, I think there’s go- going to have to really to the pandemic, it per- has faded.
ing to be a lot more kids be careful in your vetting mitted seniors to come “It’s definitely been
who may sign in Febru- and what you’re getting back without counting super challenging to say
ary or post-February be- and not just go off statis- against their team’s 85- the least,” Montinar said.
cause there’s just not go- tics or old film,” Wiscon- man scholarship limit. “But the flip side to it is
ing to be a lot of evidence sin director of player per- That 85-man limit will everyone’s playing by the
for them to show they’re sonnel Saeed Khalif said. likely return in 2022. same rules. It is what it is.”
college-level athletes,”
Negro said. “California.
Oregon. Washington.
Nevada. Those are some
pretty good football areas
in terms of having kids
who can play at the next
level who aren’t having
any kind of experience.”
St. John Bosco defen-
sive end Iele Moore fits
that profile.
The former rugby
player from New Zea-
land moved to the United
States last year. Moore is
listed at 6-foot-3 and 265
pounds on the 247Sports
database and has Power
Five physical skills.
But he lacks varsity
game experience. Moore,
who says he has an offer
from Duke, is waiting un-
til February to sign and
hoping California’s high
school football season
starts by then.
“Right now, a lot of the
coaches are just waiting
for me to get the pads
on,” Moore said.
High school juniors
may get hampered even
more, even if the NCAA
ends the recruiting dead
period April 15 rather
than extending it once
again.
Many Power Five pro-
grams already had as-
sembled much of their
classes or had narrowed
down their targets by

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Continued from Page 1B
other coaching search-
es. “First of all I get to
work with an absolute-
ly fantastic head coach
who’s a future Hall of
Famer, obviously. So for
a young coach to get to
learn from (Leach) and
the other guys on the
staff who’ve had a lot
more years experience
and a lot more knowl-
edge — the opportunity
to learn from those guys
is incredibly invaluable.”
Arnett has been a
fixture of success amid
an up and down first
season for Leach and
his staff. After pivoting
from an accepted offer
at Syracuse, Arnett has
guided the Bulldogs to
the Southeastern Con-
ference’s fourth-best
defense despite a litany
of injuries, COVID-19
positive tests and con-
tact tracing-related ab-
sences.
A former linebacker
at New Mexico, he spent
the past four seasons
as an assistant coach at
San Diego State before
heading to Starkville.
According to USA To-
day, Arnett’s salary on
his previous deal was
$600,000. It’s unclear
what the terms of the
extension are at present.
Brown arrived at
MSU following a six sea-
son spell working with
Leach at Washington
State. Under his guid-
ance, the Bulldogs have
revamped their strength
and conditioning pro-
gram, including adding
the well documented
sand pit alongside the
practice fields at the Leo
Seal Jr. Football Com-
plex.
4B WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020
Ravens hope win over Browns provides spark for playoff push
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
An emotional, uplifting victory on the
road against a division rival strongly en-
hanced the Baltimore Ravens’ chances of
reaching the playoffs and provided a posi-
tive vibe during a season marred by inju-
ries, a three-game skid and an outbreak
of COVID-19.
Now, with a soft schedule in front of
them, the Ravens need to get healthy
and finish strong.
Baltimore (8-5) used a brilliant finish
by quarterback Lamar Jackson and a 55-
yard field goal by reliable Justin Tucker
to squeeze out a 47-42 victory over the
Cleveland Browns on Monday night.
Jackson missed one series and part
of another with cramps before emerg-
ing from the locker room to lead a pair
of scoring drives in the closing minutes
after the Ravens’ short-handed defense
blew a 14-point lead.
Soon after the epic duel ended, coach
John Harbaugh declared, “It’s a game
that’s going to go down in history. Our
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ZITS
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guys had faith and trust and belief, and
sometimes, that’s what it takes.”
Baltimore’s defense barely made it to
the finish after injuries in the backfield
forced special teams standout Anthony
Levine to join the fray and cornerback
Marcus Peters to limp onto the huddle
without consulting with team doctors.
“We had so many guys going down on
defense, just trying to get 11 guys on the
field was a challenge,” Harbaugh said.
The victory was Baltimore’s second
straight following a three-game los-
ing streak perpetuated by a bout with
COVID-19 that depleted the roster and
caused the rescheduling of matchups
with Pittsburgh and Dallas.
Still, the Ravens are not assured a
playoff berth, even if they win out against
Jacksonville (1-12), the New York Giants
(5-8) and Cincinnati (2-10-1). Baltimore
is chasing several teams for a wild-card
spot, including Miami, also 8-5 but cur-
rently with the tiebreaking edge be-
cause of winning percentage within the
conference.
FAMILY CIRCUS
“All these games coming up are play-
off games,” tight end Mark Andrews
said.
What’s working
Baltimore’s strength is its running
game, and that was really the key to
victory against the Browns in spite of
Jackson’s crisp passing in the waning
moments. Jackson accounted for 124 of
Baltimore’s 231 yards rushing on just
nine carries, and the Ravens tallied
five touchdowns on the ground. Balti-
more has run for at least 100 yards in 36
straight games, seven short of the NFL
record.
What needs help
Pity poor defensive coordinator Don
Martindale, who was more concerned
with getting healthy bodies on the field
than devising a plan to stop Cleveland’s
robust attack. The Browns ran for 138
yards and passed for 355. Worse, Cleve-
land scored three touchdowns in the
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
Although I
have been
divorced from
my ex for eight
years, we still live
together. There
is not — nor will
there ever be
— more than a
platonic relation-
ship between us,
and I have made
that abundantly
clear to him.
It wasn’t always
a bad situation, Dear Abby
but now it’s worse
than I could have
ever imagined it would be. He
drinks heavily on a daily basis
and becomes verbally abusive.
He has a woman over a lot, and I
can’t sleep when she’s here.
She’s a drunk, too, and she
also abuses her prescription
medications. At least half the
time when she’s here, I have
to lift her passed-out body off
the floor and drag her off to his
bedroom. She steals money,
cigarettes, food and booze all
the time.
He dismisses me when I
bring up her behavior. He tells
me to shut up or get out. I pay
for everything except the rent
and homeowner’s insurance.
Cable, electric, oil, propane and
groceries are my responsibility. I
also do all the inside and outside
chores. I earn less than he does,
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec.
16). There is no consensus
on what constitutes a lifestyle
upgrade. Your genius will be
in sensing the change that’s
right for you and then bravely
opening yourself to a generous
source and accepting what
comes. Settling into the new
groove will take some creative
problem-solving. Supportive alli-
ances help, too. Leo and Cancer
adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 9, 28, 1, 44 and 16.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
There are many levels beyond
excellence. You’ll elevate a
work by fusing the styles you
already know and adding your
own unusual elements. The
fresh approach will impress and
fascinate.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
fourth quarter, the last on a four-play
drive that took just 47 seconds from start
to finish.
“The offense bailed us out,” corner-
back Marlon Humphrey acknowledged.
Stock up
Gus Edwards ran for 49 yards on
only seven carries and had his first
two-touchdown game. With Edwards
and J.K. Dobbins rambling for big yard-
age over the past few games, veteran
Mark Ingram appears to have been
phased out. Ingram didn’t get a carry
against the Browns despite being in the
starting lineup.
Stock down
Cornerback Davontae Harris was ex-
posed as the weakest link in the back-
field after Jimmy Smith left with a shoul-
der injury. Claimed off waivers from
Denver last month, Harris struggled
mightily in coverage before leaving with
an injury of his own.
but I pay more have continually posted photos
than he does. of themselves and the kids
He tells me maskless with friends, hugging
what to eat and each other and acting as if life
who I can talk is normal. My daughter-in-law
to. I can’t have has told me she’s “scared” and
company. Yet he does the “wear a mask” thing
wants to know why and shares routine online posts,
I’m not dating. etc., yet she continues having
I can’t save any people over.
money so I can get In normal circumstances, it’s
out. I’m stuck, and difficult for me to visit. I want
he knows it. What to visit them, but every time I
do I do? — HORRI-
BLE SITUATION IN
consider it, I see them on social
media with someone else, sans
MAINE mask and no social distancing.
DEAR HORRI- I’m sure they would say their
BLE SITUATION: friends are all healthy, but none
You owe this man of us can know for certain who
nothing. You are their friends have been around.
being treated like It’s like dominoes, and it’s scary.
a serf, and it has been going on I don’t know how to explain
far too long. If you have family this to them because I know they
or friends you can stay with until will feel I’m being ridiculous.
you save enough for a place of Also, my DIL is super sensitive
your own, start asking now. That and would be hurt and insult-
should enable you to save more ed. I love them. I don’t want to
money because you won’t be pay- alienate them. I’m ready to just
ing for cable, electricity, propane, take my chances, although my
etc. for your ex. other daughter is against it. What
P.S. When the girlfriend should I do? — CAUTIOUS IN
passes out, do not lift or drag NEW YORK
her anywhere. That is your ex’s DEAR CAUTIOUS: Many
privilege and not your responsibil- people have grown complacent
ity. With the load you’re already about mask wearing and social
carrying, the last thing you need distancing. That’s unfortunate
is a strained back. because, as I write this, “mask
DEAR ABBY: I am at high risk fatigue” has led to an increase
for COVID. My oldest son and in the number of people testing
his family live an hour and a half positive for the virus. Your
away. They have two children at concerns are valid, and I hope
home. Their daughter is also at you will stick to your guns. As a
high risk. member of a high-risk group, your
During this pandemic, they life could depend on it.
As soon as you put a word to eryone happier, especially you.
how you are feeling, the feeling LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
is subtly changed into some- Knowing that your role in a
thing your consciousness can group is essential and that you
process. There are times when are crucial to the outcome of
this helps and other times when other people’s goals, you often
wordlessness is divine. make decisions based on what
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). everyone needs but you. Press
Your powers of mind control are pause on that tendency today.
augmented, and you’ll guide Act in self-interest.
your own thoughts as an expert VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
rider would guide an obedient It can take a long time to learn
horse; the slightest tension on the ropes, or it can take a short
the reins and your thoughts time. Being your own teacher
go off in the direction of your is the hard way. You’re better
choosing. off looking around, reaching
CANCER (June 22-July 22). out and even paying to avoid
People want what they want. needless confusion.
Don’t wait for someone to LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
desire in the same direction or When you don’t know what to
intensity as you. Whatever you do to support another person,
can do to release others from just try something. Effort will
your expectations will make ev- be admirable, regardless of
how it lands. That you care to
respond at all is, in and of itself,
meaningful.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Even though “no drama”
is among your proclamations,
the fact is that without some
degree of tension and conflict,
the story of a relationship would
be mighty boring. Maybe change
your mantra to “some drama.”
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You’ll be made aware of
how the word “responsibility”
means something different to
everyone. The standard you
hold yourself to is so far from
universal, it may as well come
from a different ZIP code of the
multiverse.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Charm can be used for be-
nevolent or nefarious purposes.
Distrust it in others today, and
that goes double for yourself.
Question motives. Why is it, do
you think, that this added layer
of social grease is suddenly
necessary?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). The need to socialize and
the reliance on other people
for survival will be noticeably
balanced by an individual and
hard-to-explain need for tran-
quility and a connection with
something beyond human.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). You will get the same mes-
sage that others get, but you’ll
hear something very different
in it. If language is a code, then
you crack it, deciphering the
intent and motive behind each
word.
Dominoes
SOLUTION:
Food
Cozy comfort
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com
W the season
e all know the feeling.
The countdown is on for
St. Nick’s worldwide tour,
and we’re still looking for ways to
share a little holiday cheer with
a neighbor, a friend or perhaps a
child’s teacher. Something with a
personal touch is always appreci-
ated, and something tasty usually
doubly so. While many of us are
spending a little (or a lot) more
time at home, consider putting
together “happies” of hearty,
satisfying “soups in a jar.” Measure
out the dry ingredients, layer them
in a mason jar and attach a recipe.
It has the thoughtful homemade
touch and, as a bonus, it’s an
affordable route to take in a season
when budgets are often strained.
Form an assembly line of jars
and fill them with the fixings for
a favorite soup or chili recipe. (It
works for most cookie ingredi-
ents, too, of course.) You can put
together enough for everyone on
your list in fairly short order. The
layers make a pretty present and
the end result will warm up a chilly
night. Finish off the jars with fes-
tive ribbon; perhaps tie a wooden
spoon or holiday pot holder on, too.
There are plenty of ways to make
them special.
More DIY from the kitchen
Food and nutrition specialist
Julie Garden-Robinson and Exten-
sion Educator Alice Henneman,
for North Dakota State University,
posted additional ideas found at
food.unl.extension.
n Create a recipe booklet with
favorite holiday recipes. Copy them
onto festive recipe cards, punch
a hole in the corner of the cards
and tie them together with holiday
ribbons. Holiday photo albums can
also be used to hold recipes.
n Fill a holiday mug with pack-
ets of flavored tea, hot cocoa or
coffee. Or tie a packet of soup mix
to a large wooden spoon. Include a
bowl and package of biscuit mix.
n Repurpose old tins, filling
them with cookies, muffins or
holiday goodies.
Below are some recipes suited
to soup in a jar gifts, from food.unl.
extension — a soup, a chili and a
cornbread to complement them.
These include what to put in the
jar, and also the rest of the recipe
your gift recipient will need to
make the finished product.
Enjoy the tastes of the season.
Turn to tempeh
for a plant-based
superfood  holiday treats go hand-
FAMILY FEATURES
A
s a key part of a nutritious
eating plan, protein intake
can be a healthy step to take
in the new year. One increasing-
ly popular way to add protein to
your at-home menu is with pro-
tein-packed, plant-based foods like
tempeh.
Tempeh’s roots date back
thousands of years and originate
in Indonesia. It’s an all-natural
protein source made with simple,
whole-food ingredients – most
often fermented soybeans, water
and rice – and is high in protein,
packed with fiber and low in fat, so-
dium and calories. Tempeh is also
loaded with vitamins and minerals
like calcium, manganese, phos-
phorus and iron, and has all nine
See TEMPEH, 6B
in a jar
Soups or chilis in a jar lend a homemade touch to holiday expressions of
friendship and appreciation.
FRIENDSHIP SOUP MIX
To put in jar:
1/2 cup dry split peas
2 tablespoons beef bouillon granules
1/4 cup pearl barley
1/2 cup dry lentils
1/4 cup dry, minced onions
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1/2 cup rice
1/2 cup macaroni noodles
To make the soup:
1 container Friendship Soup mix
1 pound lean ground beef or turkey
3 quarts water
1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes
n To put in jar: In a clean, quart-sized
jar, layer all the ingredients except the
macaroni. Place the macaroni in a sand-
wich bag and place it on top of the other
ingredients. Cover the jar tightly with a
lid, decorate it and attach a copy of the
recipe card.
n Recipe to make soup: Brown meat and
drain. Place in a large pot and add the
water and tomatoes. Add soup mix except
macaroni. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and
simmer for one hour. Add macaroni and
continue cooking for another 10 to 15
minutes (until macaroni is done). For best
flavor, use this mix within one year. Makes
12 servings.
Holiday fun with a seasonal treat
Christmas Tree Cheesecake Brownies are a delicious sweet for the holidays.
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ag.ndsu.edu
Note: To avoid overcooked pasta in
leftovers, add the appropriate amount of
macaroni to the portion being served.
COUNTRY CHILI MIX
To put in jar:
1 pound kidney beans
3 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons dehydrated onions
1 tablespoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon oregano
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
(To reduce sodium, substitute garlic powder
for some of the garlic salt.)
To make the chili:
1 container Country Chili Mix
10 cups water (for soaking beans)
1 (8-ounce) can reduced-sodium tomato
sauce
1 (24-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 pound ground beef or turkey
6 cups water (for cooking beans)
n To put in jar: Pour the kidney beans into
a clean quart-sized jar. In a small bowl,
mix the remaining ingredients. Pour mix-
ture into a clear sandwich bag and place
it on top of the beans. Cover the jar tightly
with a lid, decorate and attach a copy of
See SOUP, 6B
familyfeatures.com
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Make this cheeseball for your own
table or to give as a holiday happy.
Celebrate
with taste
FAMILY FEATURES
T
he holiday season and all its
celebrating often means full
days of visiting family and
friends, opening gifts and enjoying
moments with loved ones, even if
much of that interaction may take
place virtually this year. With all
the laughter and happiness, you’re
bound to get hungry, and feeding
the family throughout the day
means you’ll need recipe ideas
ready for the occasion.
Starting the big day with a
bountiful breakfast helps begin
the festivities on a high note, while
appetizers help hold everyone over
for the main course, which usually
includes a golden brown turkey.
Visit Culinary.net to find more
holiday meal ideas.
One terrific turkey
Centering your holiday meal
around a turkey cooked to golden
perfection is the ideal way to serve
a feast. Without the right prepara-
tion and execution, however, your
bird could fall short. To ensure
your holiday dinner centerpiece
lives up to expectations, follow
these simple tips, from purchase
to plate:
n Buy the right bird. Finding a
turkey that’s just the right size for
your expected party is the start
to a successful gathering. One
common rule of thumb is the buy 1
pound of turkey per person — so,
for a 10-person meal, purchase a
10-pound turkey. Don’t forget that
nearly everyone loves leftovers,
so you may consider buying a few
pounds more than necessary.
n Be patient. If you opt for a fro-
zen turkey, don’t rush the thawing
process. For larger turkeys, it can
take days to defrost properly.
n Timing is everything. Find-
ing the right amount of time for
your turkey to spend in the oven is
crucial but not always the easiest
thing to do. For an 8-12-pound
bird, aim for 2.5-3.5 hours; 12-
16 pounds for 3.5-4 hours; 16-20
pounds for 4-4.5 hours, and so on.
The key is bringing the turkey to a
temperature reading of 170 F.
n Let it rest. Instead of pulling
the turkey out of the oven and im-
See TASTE, 6B
FAMILY FEATURES
F
estive fun and baking
in-hand, and these
Christmas Tree Cheesecake
Brownies provide a perfect
way to enjoy a holiday tradi-
tion in the kitchen with loved
ones.
Decorate your own
version using green and
white frosting, sprinkles and
candy canes for “stumps” in
the tree-shaped sweets.
Visit milkmeansmore.org
to find more holiday inspira-
tion.
CHRISTMAS TREE
CHEESECAKE BROWNIES
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Servings: 16
Cheescake batter:
8 ounces low-fat cream cheese,
See BROWNIES, 6B
6B WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020
Soup
Continued from Page 5B
the recipe card.
n Recipe to make chili:
Remove bag of seasoning
from jar and rinse beans. In
a stockpot, bring 10 cups of
water to a boil. Add beans and
return to a boil; let boil two to
three minutes. Cover and set
aside at room temperature for
one hour. Drain and rinse the
beans.
Tempeh
Continued from Page 5B
essential amino acids.
Because it’s fermented,
the nutrients in tempeh
are easy for the body to
digest.
The health benefits
of tempeh, including
18 grams of protein per
serving, are one rea-
son to give it a try, but
another is it’s easy and
versatile to cook. It has
a firm texture, nutty
taste and can be baked,
fried, steamed or grilled.
Tempeh also easily ab-
sorbs marinades, spices
and sauces. To prepare
tempeh, cut it into cubes,
strips or crumble it then
toss into a stir-fry, layer
Taste
Continued from Page 5B
mediately carving it, give
it a chance to rest for 20-
30 minutes, which allows
the juices to soak into the
meat and moisten it up.
An easy cheesy
appetizer
If you need a last-min-
ute appetizer or want to
Brownies
Continued from Page 5B
room temperature
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Brownie batter:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
n Fill a pot with 6 cups of
water and add the beans.
Cook beans until soft, about
one hour; simmer gently with
lid tilted. Brown meat; drain
and add to the beans with
tomatoes and sauce. Add in
seasonings, stir and simmer,
covered, for one hour. Add a
little more water if needed
to thin the broth. For best
it onto a BLT sandwich
or simply warm a skillet
and sear it until golden
brown.
The possibilities
for tempeh are nearly
endless, and it’s also
increasingly easy to find.
For example, Lightlife,
founded in 1979 as “Tem-
peh Works,” was among
the first commercial
producers of tempeh in
the United States. Today,
it offers its Original Tem-
peh at more than 18,500
retail stores nationwide.
Find protein-packed
meal ideas, like Sesame
Ginger Tempeh Power
Bowls with Quinoa and
impress your friends,
but don’t have the time
to spend hours making
something, consider this
easy-to-make, easy-to-eat
cheesy treat.
This Cheeseball recipe
calls for a handful of com-
mon household ingredi-
ents like cream cheese,
cheddar cheese, vegeta-
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Decorations:
Green frosting
White frosting
Assorted sprinkles
Star-shaped sprinkles
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flavor, use mix within one year.
Makes eight servings.
HOMEMADE
CORNBREAD MIX
To put in jar:
1 cup flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
Sweet Potatoes, at light-
life.com.
SESAME GINGER
TEMPEH POWER BOWLS
WITH QUINOA
AND SWEET POTATOES
Pickled pink onions:
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 small red onion, peeled
and thinly sliced
Sesame ginger vinaigrette:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons grated fresh
ginger
2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
bles and Worcestershire
sauce rolled together
and chilled for a tasty dip
served with crackers. For
added flavor, it’s made
using Buddig Beef, which
has been feeding tradi-
tions for more than 75
years with its time-tested
appetizer.
Find more holiday
Candy canes
n Preheat oven to 350 F.
n Coat 8-inch square baking
pan with nonstick cooking
spray, set aside.
n For cheesecake batter:
Place cream cheese in bowl of
stand mixer. Beat at medi-
um speed until smooth and
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup dry milk powder
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons
cornmeal
To make the cornbread:
1 container Homemade Corn-
bread Mix
1 egg
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons toasted sesame
seeds
Sweet potatoes:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large sweet potato, peeled
and cut into 1/2-inch slices
Tempeh:
1 package (8 ounces) Lightlife
Original Tempeh
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 cups baby spinach or kale
2 cups cooked tri-color qui-
noa, at room temperature
1/2 ripe avocado, cubed
1/2 cup canned chickpeas,
rinsed and drained
6 red grape cherry tomatoes,
halved
6 yellow grape cherry toma-
toes, halved
recipe ideas at buddig.
com/recipes.
CHEESEBALL
Total time: 30 minutes
Servings: 10
1 package (8 ounces) cream
cheese, softened
2 cups (8 ounces) finely shred-
ded cheddar cheese
1 can (2 1/4 ounces) sliced
creamy. Add sugar and beat
well. Add eggs, one at a time,
beating well after each addi-
tion. Add flour and beat mixture
until blended.
n For brownie batter: In me-
dium bowl, whisk flour, cocoa
powder and salt until com-
bined. In separate bowl, whisk
sugar, milk, eggs and vanilla
1 cup water
2 tablespoon oil
n To put in jar: In a large
bowl, mix all the ingredients.
Place the mixture in a clean
quart-sized jar. Cover the jar
tightly with a lid, decorate
it and attach a copy of the
recipe card.
n To make cornbread: Preheat
1/2 cup pea shoots
n To make pickled pink on-
ions: In small pot, bring white
wine vinegar, sugar and salt
to boil. Add onions and toss
to coat 15 seconds. Turn off
heat and let sit 20 minutes,
stirring occasionally, until on-
ions are soft and bright pink.
Set aside.
n To make sesame ginger
vinaigrette: In small bowl, stir
vegetable and sesame oils
with ginger, rice wine vinegar,
soy sauce and sesame seeds.
Pour into two small ramekins.
Set aside.
n To make sweet potatoes:
In large nonstick skillet over
medium heat, heat olive oil.
Add sweet potato slices and
cook, turning occasionally, 15-
17 minutes, adjusting heat as
necessary until tender when
black olives, drained
2 tablespoons minced green
onion
2 tablespoons minced red bell
pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 packages (4 ounces) Buddig
Beef or Ham, chopped, divided
1package assorted crackers
n In large bowl of mixer on
medium speed, beat cream
until well combined. Add wet
ingredients to dry ingredients
and mix until blended.
n Pour brownie batter evenly
into prepared pan.
n Carefully pour cheesecake
batter over top, spreading
evenly. Carefully swirl layers
together using knife tip.
n Bake 30 minutes until
oven to 425 F. Pour dry mix
into a large bowl. In a second
bowl, combine egg, water and
oil. Add liquid ingredients to
dry ingredients. Stir well. Pour
into a greased baking pan and
bake for 20 to 25 minutes
until the top is golden brown.
For best flavor, use this mix
within nine months. Makes 10
servings.
pierced with knife. Remove
to cutting board and cut each
slice into quarters. Wipe out
skillet.
n To make tempeh: Cut
tempeh crosswise into eight
triangles. In nonstick skillet
over medium-low heat, heat
vegetable oil. Cook tempeh
with soy sauce until golden
brown and warm, 2-3 minutes
per side. Remove tempeh
from pan and add baby spin-
ach or kale; stir 1-2 minutes
just until wilted.
n To assemble bowls: On bot-
toms of two shallow bowls or
plates, spread cooked quinoa.
Top with piles of warm sweet
potatoes, pickled pink onions,
sauteed spinach or kale,
avocado, chickpeas, grape
tomatoes and pea shoots. Top
with tempeh and serve with
sesame ginger vinaigrette.
cheese and cheddar cheese
until creamy.
n Mix in black olives, green
onion, red bell pepper,
Worcestershire sauce, pepper
and 2 ounces chopped beef
until well combined.
n Form into ball. Wrap in
plastic wrap. Chill at least 2-3
hours to allow flavors to blend.
n Just before serving, roll in
remaining chopped beef until
completely coated. Serve with
assorted crackers.
brownies are set.
n Cool completely in pan on
wire rack before cutting into
triangle pieces.
n Decorate by piping frosting.
Top with sprinkles. Place 3-inch
candy cane pieces in bottoms
of brownies for stumps.
(Source: United Dairy Industry
of Michigan)

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LEGALS
Call us: 662-328-2424
Legal Notices
The following vehicle has been to Wilmington Trust, National
abandoned at Shelton's Tow-
ing, Inc., 1024 Gardner Blvd., al capacity, but solely as trust- DEGREES 32 MINUTES EAST A
Columbus, MS 39702.
2000 BMW 740
VIN: WBAGH83491DP23311
This vehicle will be put up for
sale on the 28th day of Decem- NOW,
ber, 2020 at 10am at
Shelton's Towing, Inc., 1024
Gardner Blvd., Columbus, MS
39702.
PUBLISH: 12/2, 12/9 &
12/16/2020
The following vehicle has been between 11:00AM and 4:00PM PROPERTY HEREIN DE-
abandoned at
Jim’s Towing and Recovery LLC public outcry to the highest and LYING AND BEING SITUATED IN
1020 ½ Gardner Blvd
Columbus, MS 39702
2008 BMW 28l
VIN# WBAVA33508K053483
If not claimed it will be sold onA TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND
December 17, 2020, at 10 AM
at 1020 ½ Gardner Blvd.,
Columbus, MS by Jim’s Towing
and Recovery LLC. It will be
sold for monies owed for the
tow bill, storage fees, and all WEST, LOWNDES COUNTY,
other expenses incurred to pro-
cess the claims.
Witnessed this the 7th day of
December, 2020.
Jim’s Towing and Recovery LLC SHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE 17
Publish: 12/11 & 12/16/2020 MISSISSIPPI, THENCE EAST
The following vehicle has been SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER
abandoned at Auto Mart LLC,
1009 Gardner Blvd., Colum-
bus, MS 39702.
2009 Chev Malibu
VIN: 1G1ZG57B394100647
This vehicle will be put up for SCRIBED; THENCE NORTH A
sale on the 23rd day of Decem- DISTANCE OF 443.8 FEET TO
ber, 2020 at 10am at Auto
Mart LLC 1009 Gardner Blvd.,
Columbus, MS 39702.
Publish: 12/16 & 12/22/2020 OF 209 FEET, MORE OR LESS;
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE
TRUSTEE’S SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
WHEREAS, default has oc-
curred in the performance of
the covenants, terms and con- THE INITIAL POINT OF THIS DE-
ditions of a Deed of Trust
dated February 2, 2001, ex-
ecuted by A J STEVENSON, JR., BEING THE SAME PROPERTY
DEBORRAH LYNN STEVENSON, CONVEYED TO DEPOSIT GUAR-
conveying certain real property ANTY NATIONAL BANK AS
therein described to *NONE
STATED*, as Trustee, for
CITIFINANCIAL MORTGAGE
COMPANY, Original Beneficiary, 1983, OF THE MISSISSIPPI
to secure the indebtedness
therein described, as same ap- TION BY TRUSTEE`S DEED FOR
pears of record in the office of ROBERT B. PRATHER, SUBSTI-
the Chancery Clerk of Lowndes TUTE TRUSTEE, RECORDED IN
County, Mississippi filed and
recorded February 13, 2001, in THE OFFICE OF THE CHAN-
Deed Book 1359, Page 152 ,
and re-recorded March 27,
2001 in Deed Book 1365,
Page 529; and
WHEREAS, the beneficial in-
terest of said Deed of Trust
was transferred and assigned
to Towd Point Mortgage Trust
2018-3, U.S. Bank National As- address and the legal descrip-
sociation, as Indenture Trust-
ee; and
WHEREAS, Rubin Lublin, LLC
has been appointed as Substi-
tute Trustee; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the holder
of said Deed of Trust, having
requested the undersigned so
to do, as Substitute Trustee or
his duly appointed agent, by vir-
tue of the power, duty and au-
thority vested and imposed
upon said Substitute Trustee
shall, on January 6, 2021 with-
in the lawful hours of sale
between 11:00AM and 4:00PM
at the southeast front door of
Courthouse proceed to sell at
public outcry to the highest and
best bidder for cash or certi-
fied funds ONLY, the following
described property situated in
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
to wit:
LOT 11 AND SOUTH HALF OF
LOT 10, OF AND IN PINE
HAVEN SUBDIVISION, AS
SHOWN AND RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 2 AT PAGE 62 IN
THE CHANCERY CLERK`S OF-
FICE OF LOWNDES COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI.
PROPERTY ADDRESS: The
street address of the property
is believed to be 86 ELMORE
STREET, COLUMBUS, MS
39702. In the event of any dis- TATE CLOSING SERVICES INC,
crepancy between this street
address and the legal descrip-
tion of the property, the legal
description shall control.
Title to the above described
property is believed to be good, cery Clerk of Lowndes County,
but I will convey only such title Mississippi filed and recorded
as is vested in me as Substi-
tute Trustee.
THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPT-
ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Rubin Lublin, LLC
428 North Lamar Blvd, Suite
107
Oxford, MS 38655
rlselaw.com/property-listing
Tel: (877) 813-0992
Fax: (470) 508-9401
PUBLISH: 12/09/2020,
12/16/2020, 12/23/2020,
12/30/2020
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE
TRUSTEE’S SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
WHEREAS, default has oc-
curred in the performance of
the covenants, terms and con-
ditions of a Deed of Trust
dated November 14, 2003, ex-
ecuted by MINNIE S. ARMOUR,
conveying certain real property
therein described to T. FRANK
COLLINS, as Trustee, for
WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL MIS-
SISSIPPI 2, INC., Original Bene-
ficiary, to secure the indebted-
ness therein described, as
same appears of record in the
office of the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi
filed and recorded November
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE
TRUSTEE’S SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
WHEREAS, default has oc-
curred in the performance of
the covenants, terms and con-
ditions of a Deed of Trust
dated November 14, 2003, ex-
ecuted by MINNIE S. ARMOUR,
conveying certain real property
therein described to T. FRANK
COLLINS, as Trustee, for
WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL MIS-
SISSIPPI 2, INC., Original Bene-17 WEST, LOWNDES COUNTY,
ficiary, to secure the indebted-MISSISSIPPI; THENCE NORTH
ness therein described, as
Legal Notices
same appears of record in the LegalFEET;
office of the Chancery Clerk of DEGREE 00 MINUTES WEST A
Lowndes County, Mississippi
filed and recorded November
20, 2003, in Deed Book 2003,
Page 46894 ; and
WHEREAS, the beneficial in-
terest of said Deed of Trust
was transferred and assigned
Association, not in its individu- 240 FEET; THENCE NORTH 23
ee of MFRA Trust 2015-1; and DISTANCE OF 132.8 FEET;
WHEREAS, Rubin Lublin, LLC
has been appointed as Substi- OF 435.3 FEET; THENCE
tute Trustee; and
THEREFORE, the holder
of said Deed of Trust, having
requested the undersigned so
to do, as Substitute Trustee or THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES
his duly appointed agent, by vir- 14 MINUTES EAST A DIS-
tue of the power, duty and au-
thority vested and imposed
upon said Substitute Trustee
shall, on January 6, 2021 with- OF 478 FEET TO THE INITIAL
in the lawful hours of sale
at the southeast front door of
Courthouse proceed to sell at
best bidder for cash or certi-
fied funds ONLY, the following
described property situated in
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
to wit:
LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST
QUARTER (SW 1/4) OF THE
NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE
1/4) OF SECTION 21, TOWN-
SHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE 17
MISSISSIPPI AND BEING MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE
NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE
1/4) OF SECTION 21, TOWN-
WEST, LOWNDES COUNTY,
ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF
(NE 1/4) A DISTANCE OF
330.0 FEET; THENCE NORTH A
DISTANCE OF 25 FEET TO A
POINT ON THE NORTH BOUND-
ARY LINE OF A PAVED ROAD,
THE INITIAL POINT OF THE
PROPERTY HEREIN DE-
THE CENTERLINE OF A SMALL
DITCH, THENCE SOUTHEAST-
ERLY ALONG THE CENTERLINE
OF SAID DITCH, A DISTANCE
THENCE SOUTH 327.2 FEET TO
A POINT ON THE NORTH
BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID
PAVED COUNTY ROAD; THENCE
NORTH 86 DEGREES 44
MINUTES WEST ALONG THE
NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF
SAID PAVED COUNTY ROAD, A
DISTANCE OF 167.2 FEET TO
SCRIPTION, AND CONTAINING
1.5 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
TRUSTEE FOR THE SINGLE
FAMILY MORTGAGEPURCHASE
REVENUE BONDS, SERIES
HOUSING FINANCE CORPORA-
BOOK 740, PAGE 303-307 IN
CERY CLERK OF LOWNDES
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
PROPERTY ADDRESS: The
street address of the property
is believed to be 1174 MOUNT
VERNON RD, COLUMBUS, MS
39702. In the event of any dis-
crepancy between this street
tion of the property, the legal
description shall control.
Title to the above described
property is believed to be good,
but I will convey only such title
as is vested in me as Substi-
tute Trustee.
THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPT-
ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Rubin Lublin, LLC
428 North Lamar Blvd, Suite
107
Oxford, MS 38655
rlselaw.com/property-listing
Tel: (877) 813-0992
Fax: (470) 508-9401
PUBLISH: 12/09/2020,
12/16/2020, 12/23/2020,
12/30/2020
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE
TRUSTEE’S SALE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
WHEREAS, default has oc-
curred in the performance of
the covenants, terms and con-
ditions of a Deed of Trust
dated May 16, 2013, ex-
ecuted by PAUL N. STEWART,
conveying certain real property
therein described to REAL ES-
as Trustee, for REVERSE
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC.,
Original Beneficiary, to secure
the indebtedness therein de-
scribed, as same appears of
record in the office of the Chan-
May 22, 2013, in Deed Book
2013, Page 14797 ; and
WHEREAS, the beneficial in-
terest of said Deed of Trust
was transferred and assigned
to Reverse Mortgage Solutions,
Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Rubin Lublin, LLC
has been appointed as Substi-
tute Trustee; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the holder
of said Deed of Trust, having
requested the undersigned so
to do, as Substitute Trustee or
his duly appointed agent, by vir-
tue of the power, duty and au-
thority vested and imposed
upon said Substitute Trustee
shall, on January 6, 2021 with-
in the lawful hours of sale
between 11:00AM and 4:00PM
at the southeast front door of
Courthouse proceed to sell at
public outcry to the highest and
best bidder for cash or certi-
fied funds ONLY, the following
described property situated in
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
to wit:
BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHW-
EST CORNER OF SECTION 31,
TOWNSHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE
17 WEST, LOWNDES COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI; THENCE NORTH
1 DEGREE 20 MINUTES WEST
561 FEET; THENCE NORTH 1
DEGREE 00 MINUTES WEST A
DISTANCE OF 466 FEET TO
THE INITIAL POINT OF BEGIN-
tue of the power, duty and au- 24" END SECTION REMOVED are on file in the Office of the TEMPORARY TRAFFIC STRIPE,
thority vested and imposed AND RELAID (RCP) Chancery Clerk of Lowndes SKIP YELLOW
upon said Substitute Trustee 2.000 County, the County Engineer's 36,740.000
shall, on January 6, 2021 with-
in the lawful hours of sale
between 11:00AM and 4:00PM
EA
Ads appear in The Commercial Dispatch,
office and the Office of the
State Aid Engineer, 412 E.
LF
RIGHT-OF-WAY MARKERS (TYPE Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jack- TEMPORARY TRAFFIC STRIPE,
at the southeast front door of
Courthouse proceed to sell at
public outcry to the highest and
I)
12.000
EA
The Starkville Dispatch and Online
son, Mississippi. This project LEGEND WHITE
shall be constructed in accord- 2,240.000
ance with the latest edition of LF
best bidder for cash or certi- the Mississippi Standard Spe-
fied funds ONLY, the following
described property situated in
MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC
LUMP SUM
cifications for State Aid Road
and Bridge Construction.
To place ads starting at only $12,
4" WIDE THERMOPLASTIC
EDGE STRIP (CONTINUOUS
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
to wit:
LS
PLANS AND PROPOSALS may
call 662-328-2424 or visit ads.cdispatch.com
WHITE) (60 mil)
14.716
ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION be secured from Robert L. Cal- MI
BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHW- SIGNS vert, County Engineer for
EST CORNER OF SECTION 31, 0.000 LowndesTHECounty,
DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM
Mississippi, n WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020 n 7B
4" WIDE THERMOPLASTIC
TOWNSHIP 18 SOUTH, RANGE SF P.0. Drawer 1078, West Point. TRAFFIC STRIPE (SKIP YELLOW)
The Cost is seventy-five dollars (90 mil)
6" WIDE THERMOPLASTIC ($75.00) for the plans and sev- 6.958
1 DEGREE 20 MINUTES WEST EDGE STRIPE (CONTINUOUS enty-five dollars ($75.00)for MI
561 NoticesTHENCE NORTH 1 Legal Notices
WHITE) (60 mil) Legalproposal,
the Notices non-refundable. Legal Notices Legal Notices
2.947 4" WIDE THERMOPLASTIC
DISTANCE OF 466 FEET TO MI Certified check or bid bond for TRAFFIC STRIPE (CONTINUOUS OFFICE OF STATE AID ROAD
THE INITIAL POINT OF BEGIN- five percent (5%) of the total YELLOW) (90 mil) CONSTRUCTION
NING OF THE PROPERTY 6" WIDE THERMOPLASTIC bid, made payable to Lowndes 19,473.000 MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
HEREIN DESCRIBED; THENCE
CONTINUE NORTH 1 DEGREE
TRAFFIC STRIPE (SKIP YELLOW) County and the State of Missis- LF
(90 mil) sippi must accompany each
TRANSPORTATION
AND
00 MINUTES WEST A DIS- 1.432 proposal. THERMOPLASTIC LEGEND LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF
TANCE OF 298 FEET; THENCE MI (WHITE)(120 mil) SUPERVISORS
NORTH 3 DEGREES 26 Bidders are hereby notified that 2,240.000
MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 6" WIDE THERMOPLASTIC any proposal accompanied by LF SECTION 900
TRAFFIC STRIPE (CONTINUOUS letters qualifying in any man-
YELLOW) (90 mil) ner the condition under which TWO-WAY YELLOW REFLECT- NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:
4,090.000 the proposal is tendered will be IVE HIGH PERFORMANCE Sealed bids will be received by
THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES LF considered an irregular bid and RAISED MARKERS the Board of Supervisors of
4 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE such proposal will not be con- 617.000 Lowndes County, Mississippi at
THERMOPLASTIC LEGEND sidered in making the award. EA the Lowndes County Court-
SOUTH 3 DEGREES 26 (WHITE) (120 mil) house, Columbus, Mississippi,
MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE 180.000 Official bid documents can be REFLECTORIZED TRAFFIC until 10:00 a.m. On the 15th
OF 200 FEET; THENCE NORTH LF downloaded from Central at WARNING SIGN (ENCAPSU- day of January, 2021 and
87 DEGREES 44 MINUTES www.centralbidding.com. Elec- LATED LENS) shortly thereafter publicly
WEST A DISTANCE OF 10 FEET; TWO-WAY YELLOW REFLECT- tronic bids can be submitted at 73.000 opened for the construction of
IVE HIGH PERFORMANCE www.centralbidding.com. For EA 7.603 miles of HOT MIX AS-
RAISED MARKERS any questions related to the PHALT OVERLAY on ROAD "E"
TANCE OF 476 FEET; THENCE 116.000 electronic bidding process, REFLECTORIZED TRAFFIC REG- THROUGH "G" being known as
NORTH 87 DEGREES 44 EA please call Central Bidding at ULATORY SIGN (ENCAPSU- Project No. SAP-44(12)M in
MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE 225-810-4814. LATED LENS) Lowndes County, Mississippi
REFLECTORIZED TRAFFIC 43.000
POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE WARNING SIGN (ENCAPSU- Trip Hairston, President EA PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF WORK
LATED LENS) Lowndes County Board of Su- ARE APPROXIMATELY AS FOL-
SCRIBED AND CONTAINING 3.000 pervisors REFLECTORIZED TRAFFIC OB- LOWS:
7.31 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, EA JECT MARKER (ENCAPSU-
Publish: December 9, 2020 LATED LENS) (TYPE 3) ITEM
THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF REFLECTORIZED TRAFFIC REG- December 16, 2020 8.000 QUANTITY
SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 18 ULATORY SIGN (ENCAPSU- EA UNIT
SOUTH, RANGE 17 WEST, LATED LENS) OFFICE OF STATE AID ROAD
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS- 2.000 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: ROADWAY ITEMS:
CONSTRUCTION
SIPPI. EA MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT TIME: 75 Working MOBILIZATION
PROPERTY ADDRESS: The EROSION CONTROL ITEMS: Days LUMP SUM
AND
street address of the property LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF LS
is believed to be 119 SONIA AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONE BASIS OF AWARD
SUPERVISORS
DRIVE, COLUMBUS, MS 15.600 The award, if made, will be UNCLASSIFIED EXCAVATION
39702. In the event of any dis- TON made to the lowest qualified (FM)
SECTION 900
crepancy between this street COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER (13- bidder on the basis of pub- 171.000
address and the legal descrip- 13-13) lished quantities. CY
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:
tion of the property, the legal 7.800 Sealed bids will be received by The attention of the BIDDER is
description shall control. TON directed to the State and Fed- GRANULAR MATERIAL (LVM),
the Board of Supervisors of
Lowndes County, Mississippi at eral laws governing selection of (CLASS 3, GROUP "B")
Title to the above described AMMONIUM NITRATE and employment of labor. 2,029.000
the Lowndes County Court-
property is believed to be good, 3.900 house, Columbus, Mississippi, CY
but I will convey only such title TON until 10:00 a.m. On the 15th MINIMUM WAGE RATES for this
as is vested in me as Substi- project have been predeter- CRUSHED STONE
day of January, 2021 and
tute Trustee. SEEDING shortly thereafter publicly mined by the Secretary of the 548.000
15.600 opened for the construction of Department of Labor in accord- TON
THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPT- AC 7.465 miles of HOT MIX AS- ance with the requirements of
ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY PHALT OVERLAY on ROAD "A" Federal regulations governing HOT MIX ASPHALT, (ST)
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL VEGETATIVE MATERIALS FOR THROUGH "D" being known as the expenditure of FEDERAL (12.5mm) (BASE REPAIR)
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. MULCH Project No. SAP-44(11)M in AID HIGHWAY FUNDS and are 339.000
31.200 Lowndes County, Mississippi set out in the labor regulations TON
Rubin Lublin, LLC TON contained in the proposal.
428 North Lamar Blvd, Suite PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF WORK HOT MIX ASPHALT, (ST)
107 SOLID SODDING ARE APPROXIMATELY AS FOL- The Board of Supervisors (9.5mm)
Oxford, MS 38655 1,851.000 LOWS: hereby notifies all bidders that 8,656.000
rlselaw.com/property-listing SY it will affirmatively insure that TON
Tel: (877) 813-0992 ITEM in any contract entered into
Fax: (470) 508-9401 TEMPORARY GRASSING QUANTITY pursuant to this advertisement, HOT MIX ASPHALT, (ST)
3.000 UNIT minority business enterprise (9.5mm) LEVELING
PUBLISH: 12/09/2020, AC will be afforded full opportunity 195.000
12/16/2020, 12/23/2020, ROADWAY ITEMS: to submit bids in response to TON
12/30/2020 TEMPORARY SILT FENCE this invitation and will not be
8,800.000 MOBILIZATION discriminated against on the COLD MILLING OF BITUMIN-
OFFICE OF STATE AID ROAD LF LUMP SUM grounds of race, color, or na- OUS PAVEMENT, ALL DEPTHS
CONSTRUCTION LS tional origin in consideration for 25,256.000
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WATTLES 20" an award. SY
TRANSPORTATION 2,000.000 UNCLASSIFIED EXCAVATION
AND LF (FM) PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC
LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF 8.000 are on file in the Office of the LUMP SUM
SUPERVISORS LOOSE RIPRAP, 100 LB. CY Chancery Clerk of Lowndes LS
40.000 County, the County Engineer's
SECTION 900 TON GRANULAR MATERIAL (LVM), office and the Office of the ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION
(CLASS 3, GROUP "B") State Aid Engineer, 412 E. SIGNS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: LOOSE RIPRAP, 200 LB. 2,372.000 Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jack- 0.000
Sealed bids will be received by 690.000 CY son, Mississippi. This project SF
the Board of Supervisors of TON shall be constructed in accord-
Lowndes County, Mississippi at CRUSHED STONE ance with the latest edition of TEMPORARY TRAFFIC STRIPE,
the Lowndes County Court- NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: 836.000 the Mississippi Standard Spe- CONTINUOUS YELLOW
house, Columbus, Mississippi, TON cifications for State Aid Road 27,484.000
until 10:00 a.m. On the 15th CONTRACT TIME: 150 Working and Bridge Construction. LF
day of January, 2021 and Days HOT MIX ASPHALT,
shortly thereafter publicly (ST)(12.5mm) (BASE REPAIR) PLANS AND PROPOSALS may TEMPORARY TRAFFIC STRIPE,
opened for the construction of BASIS OF AWARD 16.000 be secured from Robert L. Cal- SKIP YELLOW
1.492 miles of WIDENING AND The award, if made, will be TON vert, County Engineer for 43,492.000
HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVING on made to the lowest qualified Lowndes County, Mississippi, LF
the CHARLEIGH FORD DRIVE bidder on the basis of pub- HOT MIX ASPHALT, (ST) P.0. Drawer 1078, West Point.
being known as Project No. lished quantities. (9.5mm) The Cost is seventy-five dollars TEMPORARY TRAFFIC STRIPE,
APL-0044(36)B in Lowndes 3,576.000 ($75.00) for the plans and sev- LEGEND WHITE
County, Mississippi. The attention of the BIDDER is TON enty-five dollars ($75.00)for 1,050.000
directed to the State and Fed- the proposal, non-refundable. LF
PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF WORK eral laws governing selection of HOT MIX ASPHALT, (ST)
ARE APPROXIMATELY AS FOL- and employment of labor. (9.5mm) LEVELING Certified check or bid bond for 4" WIDE THERMOPLASTIC
LOWS: 113.000 five percent (5%) of the total EDGE STRIP (CONTINUOUS
MINIMUM WAGE RATES for this TON bid, made payable to Lowndes WHITE) (60 mil)
ITEM project have been predeter- County and the State of Missis- 15.137
QUANTITY mined by the Secretary of the COLD MILLING OF BITUMIN- sippi must accompany each MI
UNIT Department of Labor in accord- OUS PAVEMENT, ALL DEPTHS proposal.
ance with the requirements of 1,420.000 4" WIDE THERMOPLASTIC
ROADWAY ITEMS: Federal regulations governing SY Bidders are hereby notified that TRAFFIC STRIPE (SKIP YELLOW)
MOBILIZATION the expenditure of FEDERAL any proposal accompanied by (90 mil)
LUMP SUM AID HIGHWAY FUNDS and are ULTRA-THIN ASPHALT PAVE- letters qualifying in any man- 6.709
LS set out in the labor regulations MENT ner the condition under which MI
contained in the proposal. 3,260.000 the proposal is tendered will be
CLEARING AND GRUBBING TON considered an irregular bid and 4" WIDE THERMOPLASTIC
LUMP SUM The Board of Supervisors such proposal will not be con- TRAFFIC STRIPE (CONTINUOUS
LS hereby notifies all bidders that MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC sidered in making the award. YELLOW) (90 mil)
it will affirmatively insure that LUMP SUM 22,623.000
UNCLASSIFIED EXCAVATION in any contract entered into LS Official bid documents can be LF
(FM) pursuant to this advertisement, downloaded from Central at
19,512.000 minority business enterprise ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION www.centralbidding.com. Elec- THERMOPLASTIC LEGEND
CY will be afforded full opportunity SIGNS tronic bids can be submitted at (WHITE) (120 mil)
to submit bids in response to 0.000 www.centralbidding.com. For 780.000
GRANULAR MATERIAL (LVM), this invitation and will not be SF any questions related to the LF
(CLASS 3, GROUP "B") discriminated against on the electronic bidding process,
7,914.000 grounds of race, color, or na- TEMPORARY TRAFFIC STRIPE, please call Central Bidding at THERMOPLASTIC LEGEND
CY tional origin in consideration for CONTINUOUS YELLOW 225-810-4814. (WHITE)(120 mil)
an award. 19,473.000 120.000
CRUSHED STONE LF Trip Hairston, President SF
7,085.000 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS Lowndes County Board of Su-
TON are on file in the Office of the TEMPORARY TRAFFIC STRIPE, pervisors TWO-WAY YELLOW REFLECT-
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes SKIP YELLOW IVE HIGH PERFORMANCE
HOT MIX ASPHALT, (ST) County, the County Engineer's 36,740.000 Publish: December 9, 2020 RAISED MARKERS
(12.5mm) office and the Office of the LF December 16, 2020 597.000
4,901.000 State Aid Engineer, 412 E. EA
TON Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jack- TEMPORARY TRAFFIC STRIPE,
son, Mississippi. This project LEGEND WHITE REFLECTORIZED TRAFFIC
HOT MIX ASPHALT, (ST) shall be constructed in accord- 2,240.000 WARNING SIGN (ENCAPSU-
(19mm) ance with the latest edition of LF LATED LENS)
4,362.000 the Mississippi Standard Spe- 38.000
TON cifications for State Aid Road 4" WIDE THERMOPLASTIC EA
and Bridge Construction. EDGE STRIP (CONTINUOUS
HOT MIX ASPHALT, (ST) WHITE) (60 mil) All notices must be REFLECTORIZED TRAFFIC REG-
(9.5mm) PLANS AND PROPOSALS may 14.716 ULATORY SIGN (ENCAPSU-
2,072.000 be secured from Robert L. Cal- MI emailed to LATED LENS)
TON vert, County Engineer for 24.000
Lowndes County, Mississippi, 4" WIDE THERMOPLASTIC
classifieds@ EA
COLD MILLING OF BITUMIN- P.0. Drawer 1078, West Point. TRAFFIC STRIPE (SKIP YELLOW) cdispatch.com.
OUS PAVEMENT, ALL DEPTHS The Cost is seventy-five dollars (90 mil) REFLECTORIZED TRAFFIC OB-
160.000 ($75.00) for the plans and sev- 6.958 JECT MARKER (ENCAPSU-
SY enty-five dollars ($75.00)for MI LATED LENS) (TYPE 3)
the proposal, non-refundable. 16.000
RUMBLE STRIPS, GROUND-IN 4" WIDE THERMOPLASTIC EA
2.990 Certified check or bid bond for TRAFFIC STRIPE (CONTINUOUS
Service Directory
MI five percent (5%) of the total YELLOW) (90 mil) REFLECTORIZED TRAFFIC REG-
bid, made payable to Lowndes 19,473.000 ULATORY SIGN WITH SUPP.
15" PIPE REMOVED AND RE- County and the State of Missis- LF PLATE (ENCAPSULATED LENS)
LAID (CPP) sippi must accompany each 2.000
180.000 proposal. THERMOPLASTIC LEGEND EA
LF (WHITE)(120 mil)
Bidders are hereby notified that 2,240.000 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:
24" PIPE REMOVED AND RE- any proposal accompanied by LF
LAID (CMP)
60.000
Promote your small business starting at only $25
letters qualifying in any man-
ner the condition under which TWO-WAY YELLOW REFLECT-
CONTRACT TIME: 75 Working
Days
LF the proposal is tendered will be IVE HIGH PERFORMANCE
considered an irregular bid and General Services General Services BASIS
Carpet & Flooring RAISED MARKERS PaintingOF AWARD
& Papering
24" PIPE REMOVED AND RE- such proposal will not be con- 617.000 The award, if made, will be
sidered in making the award.
LAID (RCP CLASS III) EA A & T TREE SERVICES WORK WANTED: Licensed madeSULLIVAN’S to the lowest qualified
on the basis PAINT
32.000
Official bid documents can be Bucket truck & stump & Bonded. Carpentry, minor bidder lished SERVICE
quantities.
of pub-
LF REFLECTORIZED
removal. TRAFFIC
Free est. electrical, minor plumbing,
downloaded from Central at WARNING SIGN (ENCAPSU- Special Prices.
42" PIPE REMOVED AND RE- www.centralbidding.com. Elec- LATED Serving
LENS) Columbus insulation, painting, demo− The attention
Interior of the BIDDER
& Exterior is
Painting.
LAID (CPP) tronic bids can be submitted at 73.000 since 1987. Senior lition, gutters cleaned, directed to the State and Fed-
662−435−6528
80.000 www.centralbidding.com. For EAcitizen disc. Call Alvin @ pressure washing, land− eral laws governing selection of
any questions related to the and employment
LF
electronic bidding process,
242−0324/241−4447 scaping, cleanup work. Painting & Papering of labor.
REFLECTORIZED TRAFFIC REG-
"We’ll go out on a limb for 662−242−3608.
24" END SECTION REMOVED please call Central Bidding at ULATORY SIGN (ENCAPSU- MINIMUM WAGE RATES for this
you!"
AND RELAID (RCP) 225-810-4814. LATED LENS) Lawn Care / Landscaping QUALITY
project have beenPAINTING.
predeter-
2.000 43.000 mined Ext/Int
by the Secretary
Painting.of the
EA Trip**HOLIDAY SPECIAL**
Hairston, President EA Department
Sheet Rockof Labor
Hang, in accord-
Finish &
Lowndes 4 ROOMS − $100
County Board of Su- JESSE & BEVERLY’S ance
Repair.with Pressure
the requirements
Washing.of
pervisors LAWN SERVICE Federal
RIGHT-OF-WAY MARKERS (TYPE 1 Room − $50 REFLECTORIZED TRAFFIC OB- Free regulations
Estimates.governing
Ask for
I) 2 Room − $70 JECT MARKER (ENCAPSU- Mowing, cleanup, tree thespecials!
expenditure of FEDERAL
Larry Webber,
12.000 Publish: December
3 Rooms − $90 9, 2020 LATED LENS) (TYPE 3) cutting, landscaping, AID HIGHWAY FUNDS and are
EA December 16, 2020
Carpet−Rugs−Tile−Cars 8.000 sodding & bush hogging. set out662−242−4932.
in the labor regulations
EA contained in the proposal.
DAVID’S CARPET & 662−356−6525
MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC UPHOLSTERY
LUMP SUM NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: The Board of Supervisors
LS
CLEANING TERRA CARE hereby notifies all bidders that
Call for more info! CONTRACT TIME: 75 Working LANDSCAPING L.L.C. it will affirmatively insure that
ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION 662−722−1758 Days Phone: 662−549−1878 LIST YOUR
in any contract entered into
pursuant to this advertisement,
SIGNS
0.000 BASIS OF AWARD
Landscaping, Property BUSINESS HERE!
minority business enterprise
Clean Up, Plant Care,
SF The award, if made, will be Bush Hogging, Ads
will startingfull
be afforded at opportunity
$25 ads.
made to the lowest qualified to submit bids in response to
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EDGE STRIPE (CONTINUOUS lished quantities. discriminated against on the
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MI eral laws governing selection of an award.
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16.000
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tronic bids can be submitted at
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2.000
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any questions related to the
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Attached front porch with
for a printable copy of
please call Central Bidding at
225-810-4814. roof. May have to be
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: moved unless lease is
CONTRACT TIME: 75 Working
Trip Hairston, President
Lowndes County Board of Su-
approved by land owner. these puzzles.
Days $40,000. 828−674−8659
pervisors
BASIS OF AWARD
Publish: December 9, 2020

The award, if made, will be
made to the lowest qualified
bidder on the basis of pub-
lished quantities.
The attention of the BIDDER is
directed to the State and Fed-
eral laws governing selection of
and employment of labor.
MINIMUM WAGE RATES for this
project have been predeter-
mined by the Secretary of the
Department of Labor in accord-
ance with the requirements of
Federal regulations governing
the expenditure of FEDERAL
AID HIGHWAY FUNDS and are
set out in the labor regulations
contained in the proposal.
The Board of Supervisors
hereby notifies all bidders that
it will affirmatively insure that
in any contract entered into
pursuant to this advertisement,
minority business enterprise
Merchandise
December 16, 2020
Ads starting at $12
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will be afforded full opportunity
to submit bids in response to
GYM. ON SITE SECURITY. YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
ON SITE MAINTENANCE. Pre moving sale: Table, 4
this invitation and will not be ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
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discriminated against on the chairs, china cabinet Oak
grounds of race, color, or na- 24−HOUR CAMERA $650. Twin bed complete Sudoku is a number- Yesterday’s answer
tional origin in consideration for SURVEILLANCE. Benji & $50. Night stand $20. placing puzzle based on
an award. Ashleigh, 662−386−4446. Dresser $25. Rocker $25. Sudoku
a 9x9 gridis witha several
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Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, the County Engineer's Serious inquiries only. grid
1 to 9with
in theseveral
empty spaces 1 9 8 7 4 5 6 3 2
office and the Office of the 662−570−1730 given
so thatnumbers.
each row, eachThe 6 2 3 1 9 8 5 4 7
Rentals
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column and each 3x3 the
is to place box
Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jack-
numbers 4 5 7 6 2 3 9 1 8
contains the1same to 9 number
in
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son, Mississippi. This project
shall be constructed in accord- Apartments & Houses
standard size, good
the empty spaces so 9 4 5 2 7 6 3 8 1
ance with the latest edition of condition, $200. only once. The difficulty 3 7 1 8 5 4 2 9 6
662−312−6617. that each row, each
the Mississippi Standard Spe-
cifications for State Aid Road 1 Bedrooms level increases from
column and each 8 6 2 3 1 9 7 5 4
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PLANS AND PROPOSALS may

be secured from Robert L. Cal-
vert, County Engineer for
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
P.0. Drawer 1078, West Point.
The Cost is seventy-five dollars
($75.00) for the plans and sev-
enty-five dollars ($75.00)for
the proposal, non-refundable.
Certified check or bid bond for
3 Bedrooms
Craftsman table saw. 10"
$100. Craftsman the same number only once. The difficulty level
compound miter saw. 12" increases from Monday to Sunday.
Furnished & Unfurnished $100. "Tell City" 70" table
w/ extensions rumford
1, 2, & 3 Baths finish. Six chairs. $600.
Lease, Deposit "Ethan Allen" china cabinet
w/ hutch. 66" cherry finish.
& Credit Check $600. "Ethan Allen"
viceinvestments.com
highboy dresser. mahogany

General Help Wanted
five percent (5%) of the total
bid, made payable to Lowndes
County and the State of Missis-
sippi must accompany each
proposal.
Bidders are hereby notified that
any proposal accompanied by
letters qualifying in any man-
ner the condition under which
the proposal is tendered will be
considered an irregular bid and
such proposal will not be con-
sidered in making the award.
Official bid documents can be
downloaded from Central at
www.centralbidding.com. Elec-
tronic bids can be submitted at
www.centralbidding.com. For
any questions related to the
electronic bidding process,
please call Central Bidding at
327-8555
76" height. $400.
Call 662−368−6779
Apts For Rent: Other Sporting Goods
ED SANDERS GUNSMITH
Open for season!
Tue−Fri: 9−5 & Sat: 9−12
Over 50 years experience!
Repairs, cleaning, refin−
ishing, scopes mounted &
zeroed, handmade knives.
Located: Hwy 45 Alt, North
of West Point, turn right on
Yokahama Blvd, 8mi & turn
left on Darracott Rd, will
see sign, 2.5mi ahead
shop on left.
662−494−6218.

Community
225-810-4814.

Trip Hairston, President

Lowndes County Board of Su-
pervisors
Ads starting at $12
Publish: December 9, 2020
December 16, 2020 Good Things To Eat
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bedroom units available.
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We also offer rent

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Call us at: 662−205−0005

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