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Against policy, councilman receives Trotter discount

Ward 4’s Fred Jackson pays discounted fee
for graduation party, originally given half
price rate for May wedding
By Zack Plair
zplair@cdispatch.com
A Columbus councilman ap-
pears to have paid a discounted
rate to rent a Trotter Convention
Center space in December and
was almost allowed to pay half-
price for another to hold his May
wedding, an apparent violation of
city policy.
Fred Jackson, Ward 4, paid
$300 to rent Regal Hall — the
smallest of the city-owned event
spaces downtown under the Trot-
ter umbrella — for an event on
Sunday, Dec. 9, according to a
rental agreement and receipt The
Dispatch inspected on Tuesday.
Trotter Direc-
tor Rogena Bon-
Online
n RENTAL AGREEMENT: View an
the full-price combined total of
the booking and cleaning fees
ner told The Dis-
patch $300 is the
altered copy of the rental agreement
at cdispatch.com
for a weekend event.
The Dispatch inspected the
Monday-T hu r s -
day rate for Regal price — $625 — for the space,
records as part of a Mississip-
pi Public Records Act request
Hall, while the with an additional $150 clean- submitted on March 26. The
Fr iday- Sunday ing fee. However, the $625 is newspaper submitted the re-
Jackson quest after receiving an anon-
rate is $500. marked through and $1,400
Other records written above it, along with the ymous letter alleging Jackson
was hosting personal events at
The Dispatch inspected show letters “RA.” The change was
an altered rental agreement not dated. Trotter for free.
for Jackson’s May 11 wedding So far, the records show, Jackson, serving his first
in the Trotter’s upper level. It Jackson has only paid a $200 term on the council, reserved
appears the original agreement deposit for the space. the Regal Hall event on Nov.
was for Jackson to only pay half- Bonner said the $1,400 was See Trotter, 3A

Starkville Walmart clear after bomb threat Man who

pleaded to
murdering
MSU student
sentenced to life
Suspect involved in
robbery, shooting
of 21-year-old
By Alex Holloway
aholloway@cdispatch.com

Columbus resi-
dent Jaylen Barker re-
ceived a life sentence
in the Mississippi De-
partment of Correc-
tions Tuesday after
pleading guilty to a
murder in Starkville
Barker
two years ago.
Barker, 22, was charged with
capital murder in the November
2016 shooting death of Mississip-
Alex Holloway/Dispatch Staff pi State University student Joseph
Starkville police cleared the Walmart Supercenter in west Starkville after receiving a report about a bomb threat. Police re- Tillman. Barker pleaded guilty
ported that no bomb was found during the investigation. Tuesday morning in Lowndes
County Circuit Court.

Nichols: No bomb found in store during investigation As a capital murder defendant,

By Alex Holloway
aholloway@cdispatch.com
The Walmart Supercenter in west
Starkville is clear and open again after
a bomb threat closed it for more than
three hours Tuesday evening.
Starkville Police Department re-
ceived a report about the threat at 4:51
p.m. Police Chief Frank Nichols said
a customer found a note in the store
that said a bomb was in the building
Barker was eligible for the death
penalty, and District Attorney Scott
and would be detonated secured the scene, we go in and search Colom said his office was “absolute-
in a specific time. While the building. With there being a time ly” prepared to pursue it if the case
Nichols declined to re- notification on that note, we decided to went to trial.
lease the time the note “Mr. Barker got in front of the
wait outside of that time. That’s why it
specified, he said police court and the judge asked very
may have seemed like we were there for
cleared the building and clearly, ‘Did you kill Joseph Till-
a long time. But we weren’t going to go
waited until after the man,’ and (Barker) said ‘Yes, I
in before the time. We weren’t going to did,’” Colom said. “He was under
specified time to begin a
Nichols let it open back up for business when oath when he said that. There’s no
search.
“We don’t take this as a joke when there could have been a bomb inside of longer any mystery as to who killed
we get a call like this, so we secured the store.” Joseph Tillman.
the scene,” Nichols said. “Once we’ve See Bomb threat, 8A See Sentence, 3A

CMSD to use $200K audit windfall to help fund employee pay incentives
Audit reveals two programs in 2018 where district budgeted more than it spent from classroom teachers
and cafeteria workers to
BY MARY POLLITZ after CMSD’s audit re- if schools’ accountability Spears said. “Teachers custodial staff. Starting
mpollitz@cdispatch.com vealed the district had grades improve year-to- are the first in line of us in December, those staff
budgeted $193,000 more year. Board of Trustees being successful at our members will see checks
Columbus Municipal coming in, dependent on
than it spent last year in President Jason Spears mission. We want to make
School District will use accountability increases.
nearly $200,000 of excess its unemployment fund said the plan is in place sure teachers and all staff Mississippi rates pub-
funds found in its 2018 au- balance and a nutrition to not only encourage em- members who play a role Spears Labat
lic school districts, as
dit to help fund its Teach- program. ployees, but also provide a in child’s development Unlike state incen- well as individual cam-
er Incentive Pay Plan. TIPP was approved level of support. and success are going to tives, TIPP provides a puses, on a letter-grade
District trustees voted last year and awards bo- “We firmly believe feel like they are appreci- bonus for each staff and scale — ranging from A
Monday for the transfer, nuses to all its employees in investing in people,” ated and rewarded.” faculty member of CMSD, See CMSD, 3A

Weather Five Questions Calendar Local Folks Public

Miles Johnston
Second grade, Heritage
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signature sweeping bow to the fans April 12:
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brary, 314 Seventh St. N., hosts an Edible Book Festival,
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and Arts Festival? 4-5:30 p.m. View creative interpretations in food of book
titles and themes. 662-329-5300. regular board
3 What catch phrase does Tim Gunn
in “Project Runway” use to motivate ■ “The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy”: The Colum- meeting, 12:30
contestants? bus Arts Council screens this documentary at 6:30 p.m. p.m., Central
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High — ammonia, asbestos, arsenic, form-
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Sunny
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Wednesday
Did you hear?
Capitol Hill hearing on
online hate sees it firsthand
Livestream of the proceedings was

Scene&Seen
TACO HOP
bombarded with racist and anti- Tacos, craft beers and live music were on the menu at the inau-
gural Taco Hop in downtown Starkville Saturday, organized by the
Semitic comments from online users Greater Starkville Development Partnership. — Photos by Austin
Frayser/Special to The Dispatch.
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, rector of public policy, and
MARCY GORDON and Alexandria Walden, coun-
RACHEL LERMAN sel for free expression and
The Associated Press
human rights at Google,
defended policies at the
WASHINGTON — A
congressional hearing on two companies that prohib-
online hate turned into a it material that incites vio-
vivid demonstration of the lence or hate. Google owns
problem Tuesday when a YouTube.
YouTube livestream of the “There is no place for
proceedings was bombard- terrorism or hate on Face-
ed with racist and anti-Se- book,” Potts testified. “We
mitic comments from inter- remove any content that
net users. incites violence.”
YouTube disabled the The hearing broke
live chat section of the down into partisan dis-
streaming video about 30 agreement among the law-
minutes into the hearing makers and among some of
because of what it called the witnesses, with Repub-
“hateful comments.” lican members of Congress
The incident came as ex- denouncing as hate speech
ecutives from Google and Democratic Rep. Ilhan
Facebook appeared before Omar’s criticism of Ameri-
the House Judiciary Com- can supporters of Israel.
mittee to answer questions As the bickering went
about the companies’ role on, committee chairman
in the spread of hate crimes Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.,
and the rise of white na- was handed a news report
tionalism in the U.S. They that included the hateful J.R., Emily, Jace and Brandon Lovelady
were joined by leaders of comments about the hear-
such human rights organi- ing on YouTube. He read
zations as the Anti-Defama- them aloud, along with the
tion League and the Equal users’ screen names, as the
Justice Society, along with room quieted.
conservative commentator “This just illustrates part
Candace Owens. of the problem we’re deal-
Neil Potts, Facebook di- ing with,” Nadler said.

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Tornado debris cleanup begins despite lack of FEMA funding

Councilmen voted to give companies lumbus to receive Federal
Emergency Management
removal was the subject
of debate between Smith
hour for debris monitor-
ing and Looks Great will
if,” he said. “It’s a ques-
tion of when the declara-
responsible for monitoring, removing Agency funds to assist
with storm damage re-
and councilman
Gavin, Ward 6, during
Bill bill the city roughly $1.9
million total, according to
tion will be signed. We’re
just waiting.”
debris the go-ahead pair.
Councilmen originally
the special-call meeting.
Gavin questioned where
their bids. Ward 5, represented
Smith argued that the by Councilman Stephen
By AMANDA LIEN Great Services, a utility planned to wait until the the funding would come city would “have to bor- Jones, saw the majority
alien@cdispatch.com clearing and maintenance federal emergency decla- from, while Smith reiter- row money regardless” of the tornado damage.
company based in Co- ration was signed before ated that Columbus would to pay for cleanup. The
Colum- Jones said he’s been field-
lumbia, began clearing authorizing the begin- have to pay for the debris city will take out a munic-
bus city debris from rights-of-way ning of cleanup in order to be removed regardless ing calls from residents
ipal bond in anticipation
council- in north and east Colum- to ensure both companies of whether FEMA fund- wondering why debris
of FEMA funding to pay
men voted bus Tuesday afternoon would be reimbursed by ing came through. cleanup hasn’t started yet,
both companies, said Co-
during a after councilmen voted FEMA, but Smith said “If we approve (the and is glad he can now tell
lumbus Chief Operations
special- call unanimously to give both photographs on Facebook notices to proceed), and them it has begun.
Officer David Armstrong.
meeting companies a notice to of mice and snakes living I know that we have to “We were hoping the
Smith said he was “not
Tuesday to proceed. Mayor Robert in debris piles motivated because we don’t have a president would sign the
at liberty” to discuss how
begin storm Smith Smith told The Dispatch him to ask councilmen to choice, then all I want to declaration so we could
the city would repay the
debris monitoring and the notices to proceed are act. know is how we’re going sort out the money,” he
bond if a federal emergen-
cleanup following a Feb. not contractual, and that “Debris is a hazard to to pay for it,” Gavin said. said. “But we can’t wait
cy was not declared and
23 tornado that damaged the city will not be billed human health and safety,” “We have the storm dam- any longer. It’s not fair
the city did not receive
parts of north and east by either company un- he said. “We owe it to the age and the city isn’t in to the residents. At least
FEMA money. However,
Columbus. til a national emergency residents to get this taken great shape financially. now citizens will feel like
he added, he doesn’t ex-
Debris Tech, an Atlan- declaration is signed by care of.” That’s what I’m asking.”
pect that to be an issue. the mayor and city coun-
ta-based debris monitor- President Donald Trump, Funding to pay for Debris Tech will bill
“It’s not a question of cil are trying.”
ing company, and Looks which would enable Co- debris monitoring and the city about $229 per

Sentence
Continued from Page 1A
“Somebody stated under oath
that they did it knowing they were
going to have to spend at least the
next 43 years in prison, if not the
rest of their lives,” Colom contin-
ued. “That’s why we were willing to
offer life.”
Barker’s attorney, Sanford Knott
of Jackson, did not immediately re-
turn calls from The Dispatch.
Barker was scheduled to go to
trial in early May. The case had
been moved to Union County.
Assistant District Attorney Scott
Rogillio said Barker and two other
suspects robbed Tillman of his wal-
let after asking for change for $100
in November 2016. Tillman chased
and confronted the group and was
shot to death.
Tillman was 21. He was a senior
marketing major from Schlater.
During Tuesday’s press confer-
ence, Collier Tillman, Joseph’s fa-
ther, said he was thankful for the
work of law enforcement and the
district attorney’s office in pursu-
ing the case. He also
thanked the universi-
ty and community for
support after Joseph’s
death.
“We lost a lot when
we lost Joseph,” he
said. “He was full of
life and love and had Colom
a lot more to give. We and many oth-
ers will always feel that loss, but can
rest in the assurance that justice
has been served.”
Alex Holloway/Dispatch Staff
Colom added he thought it was
Collier Tillman talks about his son,
important to remember the victims Joseph, during a Tuesday press
in crimes such as the Tillman case. conference. Joseph Tillman was
“Too often on these cases, the murdered in the Cotton District in
focus and attention is just on the de- November 2016.
fendant and we forget that not only
has an innocent person been taken fact, respectively, are still pending.
from this earth, but that person has While Colom said he could not com-
been taken from their family,” Co- ment on their cases, he hoped Bark-
lom said. er’s plea would help to resolve them.
The cases for Barker’s co-defen- Colom said Barker will be eli-
dants, Syboris Pippins and Brandon gible for early release in 2062. He
Sherrod, who are charged with cap- said that decision would have to go
ital murder and accessory after the through a judge.

Trotter
Continued from Page 1A
26 and the wedding on
Jan. 18, both before for-
mer Trotter Director
Mike Anderson retired.
Since the bookings pre-
date Bonner, who started
in March, she said she
didn’t know anything
about them, including
why or when the booking
fee for Jackson’s wedding
was changed.
Speaking to The Dis-
patch Tuesday evening,
Jackson would not com-
ment on what he paid for
the Trotter spaces.
Jackson said the event
at Regal Hall was a grad-
uation party he hosted
with his family after he
received his master’s
degree. He further ac-
cused The Dispatch of
attempting to cast a neg-
ative light on his positive
achievements.
“You’re trying to scru-
tinize my name,” the
councilman said. “These
are two decent occa-
sions. … If you want to
call and congratulate me
for getting my master’s
and getting married,
then we can talk. Other-
wise, I have no (further)
comment.”
By policy, government
agencies can use Trot-
ter spaces for a free or
reduced rate for official
activities, City Attorney
Jeff Turnage said. Other
than that, he believes the
policy may give discre-
tion for offering reduced
rates to nonprofits to
which the city directly
appropriates funds, such
as Main Street Columbus
and the Convention and
Visitors Bureau.
Turnage said there is
“nothing that I know of”
in city policy that would
allow a private event,
such as a graduation par-
ty or wedding, a discount
at the Trotter.
Mayor Robert Smith
said in a text other or-
ganizations, such as Ju-
nior Auxiliary and WCBI
(Bridal Showcase), have
received discounts for
events.
The Dispatch also
sent screenshots of Jack-
son’s rental agreements
to Smith, and specifically
asked why the council-
man was given discount-
ed rates, as well as when
and why the booking
fee for the wedding was
changed.
He responded to the
texts but did not answer
any of those questions.
“It’s my understanding
that Councilman Jackson
is paying full price for
his wedding, which is
$1,400,” the text reads.
Publisher’s note: Dis-
patch Managing Editor
Zack Plair was involved
in an incident that result-
ed in a police report at
the Trotter’s administra-
tive office Tuesday in the
course of reporting this
story. This story has been
edited by Dispatch news
editor Isabelle Altman
and publisher Peter Imes.
Details of the incident will
be reported in a separate
story.

CMSD
Continued from Page 1A
to F — based on a number
of factors, mainly student
performance on end-of-
year benchmark exams.
CMSD is currently rat-
ed a D overall. Fairview
Elementary, Columbus
Middle School and Joe
Cook Elementary are
rated D campuses, and
Stokes Beard Elemen-
tary is rated an F. Three
district campuses — Sale
Elementary, Franklin El-
ementary and Columbus
High School—are all Cs.
If a school increases
from a F to a D, certified
staff will receive $500,
teacher assistants will
receive $250 and support
staff will receive $50. In-
centive amounts increase
gradually for each letter
grade, up to $2,000 for
certified faculty at A-rat-
ed campuses.
Starting in 2019-20,
the same scale for incen-
tives will be offered, along
with awards for staff at a
school maintaining a
grade of C or higher. If a
school maintains a C, cer-
tified staff would receive
$1,000, assistant teachers
would receive $500 and
support staff would get
$100. Maintaining a B
would earn certified staff
$1,500, teacher assistants
$750 and support staff
$250 and maintaining an
A would bring those to-
tals to $2,000, $1,000 and
$500, respectively.
Come October, if each
campus improves one let-
ter grade, CMSD would
shell out nearly $450,000.
District Chief Financial
Officer Tammie Holmes
told the board Monday
night, approximately
$99,000 will be awarded
to the district next month
from the back taxes owed
from the Sanderson
Plumbing bankruptcy in
2013. Spears added, in
addition to the $193,000,
the Sanderson Plumbing
check will also be added
to TIPP.
“We’ve really listened
to what has been shared
back to us from the
ground level of teachers
and other staff,” Spears
said. “We know that we
need the best and bright-
est shaping the minds of
the best and brightest.”
Spears said when he
found out those funds
were in the bank, he was
elated to use those dollars
to reward CMSD staff and
faculty.
In addition to approv-
ing the TIPP program,
the board approved pay-
ing all math and science
teachers currently serv-
ing within the district, as
well as first-time teachers,
a $3,500 bonus. Superin-
tendent Cherie Labat said
she hopes with the TIPP
program and math and
science incentive, CMSD
will become an attractive
district to those seeking
employment.
“We focus on student
achievement,” Labat said.
“We’ve improved the cur-
riculum. We’ve actively
tried to recruit teachers.
We are about eight teach-
ers short and used a lot of
substitute teachers in key
areas but we are hoping
with this TIPP incentive
plan, we will have a teach-
er in every classroom by
the fall.”
Labat added she’s
hopeful to see an increase
in accountability scores
this fall, but those scores
are heavily reflected on
one day.
“It will not be for a lack
of effort,” Labat said. “I
pray that we pay out all
the money for the TIPP
program, because our
employees sure worked
hard to earn it.”
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Final soldiers from Mississippi unit return from deployment

About 3,250 citizen-soldiers
deployed to the Middle East as part
of Operation Spartan Shield
The Associated Press
FLOWOOD — The fi-
Combat Team returned
home Saturday after leav-
ing last April.
The last flight landed
Saturday night at Thomp-
son Field, the Air National
Guard base adjacent to the
Jackson airport, where
they were welcomed by
family and friends with
signs, hugs and tears.
Colby Maxwell told
for a year, soldiers said
they’re ready to eat good
food, and relax with the
family. Spc. Matthew Jen-
kins’ family was headed to
eat as soon as they picked
him up.
“It hadn’t really hit me
yet. But I’m sure it will
ple are here to support
you and are there for you.”
The Tupelo-based
brigade has units in
McComb, Senatobia,
Starkville, Amory, Mon-
ticello and Meridian, as
well as Kansas City, Kan-
sas. The first parts of the
unit began arriving home
in February, with each
detachment taking about
14 days to go through de-
mobilization and board a
charter flight for Missis-
sippi.

nal members of a Missis-
sippi National Guard unit
returned home Saturday
from deployment in the
Middle East.
Mississippi Army Na-
tional Guard spokesman
Christian Patterson says
the last 275 soldiers of the
155th Armored Brigade
Last WWII Doolittle Raider dies in Texas
Daring attack was carried out less
than five months after the December
1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor
By DIANA HEIDGERD
and DAN SEWELL
The Associated Press
DALLAS — Retired Lt.
Col. Richard “Dick” Cole,
the last of the 80 Doolittle
Tokyo Raiders who car-
ried out the daring U.S.
attack on Japan during
World War II, died Tues-
day at a military hospital
in Texas. He was 103.
Robert Whetstone, a
spokesman for Brooke
Army Medical Center in
San Antonio, confirmed
Cole’s death. Cole’s
daughter, Cindy Chal,
said he was having some
heart issues but had
walked into the emergen-
cy room.
Cole, who lived in
Comfort, Texas, had
stayed active even in re-
cent years, attending air
shows and participating
in commemorative events
including April 18, 2017,
ceremonies for the raid’s
75th anniversary at the
National Museum of the
U.S. Air Force near Day-
ton, Ohio.
Chal said her father
“enjoyed every minute”
About 3,250 citizen-sol-
diers deployed to Kuwait
and other parts of the
Middle East to deter and
react to threats as part of
Operation Spartan Shield,
the unit’s third deploy-
ment to the Middle East
since 2001.
of his long, distinguished
life.
Cole was mission com-
mander Jimmy Doolittle’s
co-pilot in the attack less
than five months after the
December 1941 Japanese
bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Doolittle died in 1993.
The Gen. James “Jimmy”
H. Doolittle Archives are
at the University of Tex-
as at Dallas. Cole’s pa-
pers are also part of the
school’s History of Avia-
tion Collection.
Cole was a Dayton-ar-
ea native who recounted
riding his bicycle as a
child to watch planes at
McCook Field, a military
testing air base there.
He dreamed of being a
pilot and after attending
Ohio University, enlisted
in the Army Air Corps in
1940. Stationed in South
Carolina, he signed up as
a volunteer for a secret
mission he knew would be
dangerous, but not much
else about. They trained
at Eglin Air Force to fly
B-25 bombers on short
takeoffs, in preparation
for flying off an aircraft
carrier.
Brantley Bobitt
WLBT-TV she’s relieved when I get to the house,”
that her husband is now Jenkins said. “So, it’s ex-
safe back home. citing though. You know
“It’s been hard, you just to get off the plane Brantley Ray Bobitt, infant son of Brian and
know you miss your best and see everybody here, Angela Bobitt, passed away on April 07, 2019, at
friend when they’re gone, see everybody gathered Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.
Maxwell said. “But we’re round just waiting on In addition to his parents, Brantley is survived
excited that today’s here.” their family. It’s a good by his two sisters, Kaylee and Brianna Bobitt;
After being overseas feeling to know that peo- grandparents, Deborah (Alvin) Clinton, Neon
(Renee’) Bobitt and Robbie (Jesse) Gonzalez;
great-grandmother, Alice Randall; aunts and un-
cles, Michelle Huff, Steven “Bear” (Shelly) Huff
and Lauren (Chris) Davidson; cousins, Hayden
and Tyler Huff and Ali, Emily and Ashley Sim-
mons; and great aunts and uncles, Jane Randall,
Mark (Debbie) Randall, Shelia (Buster) Stacy
and Mark Foreman.
The Raiders launched
their assault April 18,
him dangling but safe.
Chinese partisans helped Compliments of
1942, in B-25 bombers lead him and other Raid- Lowndes Funeral Home
from the USS Hornet. ers to safety. www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
Suspecting they had been
detected by Japanese
patrols, they left farther
away from Japan than
planned.
The crews of the 16
planes were “very quiet”
as they neared Japan,
Cole recalled, saying his
role next to Doolittle was
to “be seen, not heard.
... You didn’t speak until
spoken to.” But the coun-
try song “Wabash Can-
nonball” started running
through his head and he
unconsciously began tap-
ping his toe, which caught
Doolittle’s attention. He
shot Cole a look, he re-
called with a laugh.
Doolittle soon ordered
bomb bay doors opened,
and the attack was on
against what turned out
to be limited anti-aircraft
fire in the surprise attack.
They then headed to
China, running out of
fuel. Cole said Doolittle
gave the command to pre-
pare to bail out as they
neared the coast, adding:
“I wish you all good luck.”
Cole said it was scary
to parachute into a dark
“unknown” in rough
weather. His parachute
caught in a tree, leaving

Facebook tweaks tools for remembering dead friends

Company made the changes in
response to users’ experiences with
seeing their loved ones’ profiles pop
up on Facebook after they had died
By BARBARA ORTUTAY
AP Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO
— Facebook says it will
use artificial intelligence
to help find profiles of
people who have died so
their friends and family
members won’t get, for in-
stance, painful reminders
about their birthdays.
The social network
said Tuesday that it is also
adding a “tributes” sec-
tion to accounts that have
been memorialized, that
is, designated as belong-
ing to someone who has
died. Friends and family
members will be able to
write posts and share pho-
tos in this section to re-
member their loved one.
Facebook is also tight-
ening its rules around
who can memorialize an
account. Until now, any-
one could do this by send-
ing the company proof
that someone had died,
such an obituary. Now, it
will have to be a friend or
family member.
The company made the
changes in response to
users’ experiences with
seeing their loved ones’
profiles pop up on Face-
book after they had died.
Sometimes, the company
said people might not be
ready to memorialize a
person’s profile immedi-
ately after their death —
it can feel like a big step
they are not ready to take.
Facebook says it will use
AI to prevent that profile
from showing up in places
it might cause distress,
such as in birthday re-
minders.
Chief Operating Of-
ficer Sheryl Sandberg,
whose husband died un-
expectedly in 2015, is one
of those users. She said
seeing tributes to her late
husband on Facebook
have helped her cope with
her grief.
“I want his memory to
stay alive,” she said. “Re-
member specific and won-
derful things.”

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Publisher of iconic black Are You Ready

magazines files for bankruptcy
Owner of Ebony and Jet magazines said company
was ‘caught in a tidal wave of marketplace changes
and business issues which, despite exhaustive
efforts, could not be overcome’
By HERBERT G. McCANN
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Johnson Publish-
ing Co., owner of the iconic Ebo-
ny and Jet magazines that helped
changed the negative image of
black people portrayed by U.S. me-
dia, filed for bankruptcy liquidation
Tuesday in a federal court in Chica-
go.
In announcing the Chapter 7
bankruptcy petition, the company
said it was “caught in a tidal wave of
marketplace changes and business
company in 1942 when he launched
Negro Digest with a $500 loan from
his mother. The magazine sum-
marized newspaper articles about
black life.
But key to the company’s growth
was Ebony magazine, founded in
1945 and patterned after Life mag-
azine, one of the nation’s leading
magazines at the time. The average
monthly circulation of Ebony was
around 2 million for a time in the
1990s, making it the largest maga-
zine catering to blacks.
Advertisers were initially re-
offices, Johnson officials said.
Ebony was often criticized for
focusing too much on successful
people. In a 1992 interview with
The Associated Press, Johnson
said he believed Ebony has made
an important contribution to black
people.
“It has inspired them to be suc-
cessful by showing examples of
blacks who have made it,” Johnson
said.
However, Ebony and Jet also
addressed social issues affect-
ing black America. Jet became a
legendary part of the civil rights
movement in 1955 when it pub-
lished a photograph of the open cof-
fin of Emmett Till, which showed
the effects of the fatal beating the
14-year-old Chicago boy suffered
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forts, could not be overcome.” The
issues included the bankruptcy of a
major retailer that carried its Fash-
ion Fair Cosmetics line, a “costly
recall” of products and increasing
competition from digital rivals, the
company said.
John H. Johnson founded the
luctant to display their products
in black-oriented publications be-
cause of concerns on how they
would be perceived by other cus-
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to blacks. The company overcame
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Feds charge 2 dozen in billion dollar Medicare brace scam

Medicare’s anti-fraud unit said it’s
taking action against 130 medical
equipment companies implicated
By RICARDO
ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — telemedicine firms and
Federal agents on Tues-
day broke up a billion dol-
lar Medicare scam that
peddled unneeded ortho-
pedic braces to hundreds
of thousands of seniors.
Two dozen people were
charged, including doc-
tors accused of writing
bogus prescriptions.
The Justice Depart-
ment said the scheme
relied on overseas call
centers to pry Medicare
numbers from beneficia-
ries. Authorities also an-
nounced charges against
owners of call centers,
medical equipment com-
panies that shipped un-
needed back, shoulder,
wrist and knee braces.
Profits from the
scheme were laundered
through offshore shell
companies and then used
to buy high-end cars,
yachts and luxury homes
here and abroad, officials
said.
Medicare’s anti-fraud
unit said it’s taking ac-
tion against 130 medical
equipment companies im-
plicated. The companies
billed the program a total
of $1.7 billion, but not all
of it was paid out.
The loss to Medicare
was estimated at more
than $1.2 billion.
The Health and Hu-
man Services inspector
general’s office said the
fast-moving scam was fu-
eled by kickbacks among
the parties involved. The
FBI, the IRS and 17 U.S.
attorney’s offices took
part in the crackdown.
“The telemedicine we
are talking about is ba-
sically a tele-scam,” said
Gary Cantrell, who over-
sees fraud investigations
for the HHS inspector
general’s office. “We are
not talking about the use
of advanced technology
to provide better access
to care.”
Officials said the scam
was detected last summer
as complaints from bene-
ficiaries poured in to the
Medicare fraud hotline.
They said telemarket-
ers would reach out to
seniors offering “free”
orthopedic braces, also
touted through television
and radio ads. Interested
beneficiaries would be
patched through to call
centers, part of what offi-
cials described as an “in-
ternational telemarketing
network” with operations
in the Philippines and
throughout Latin Ameri-
ca.

Lawsuit filed over gun controls inspired by synagogue shooting

Gun rights groups accuse Pittsburgh
officials of blatantly defying the state’s
prohibition on city gun regulation
By RAMESH SANTANAM
and MICHAEL
RUBINK AM
The Associated Press
PIT TSBURGH — Gun
rights groups sued Tues-
day to block Pittsburgh
from enforcing firearms
legislation passed after a
mass shooting at a syna-
gogue, accusing city offi-
cials of blatantly defying
the state’s prohibition on
municipal gun regulation.
Democratic Mayor Bill
Peduto signed the bills
into law in a ceremony at
the City-County Building,
declaring the community
had come together “to say
enough is enough.” City
officials said they had to
act because the Republi-
can-controlled Pennsylva-
nia Legislature — which
is planning to hold a me-
morial service for the vic-
tims this week — will not.
“We are going to take
some action, we are going
to do something positive
and, yes, it is going to be
everlasting,” said Peduto,
surrounded by gun-con-
trol advocates and mem-
bers of three congrega-
tions that were targeted
in the shooting rampage
at Tree of Life Synagogue.
“Change only happens
when you challenge the
status quo.”
Minutes later, a coali-
tion of gun rights groups
sued to get the newly
minted laws overturned,
calling them “patently un-
enforceable, unconstitu-
tional, illegal.” Shortly af-
ter that, a second lawsuit,
this one backed by the Na-
tional Rifle Association,
declared that “Pittsburgh
has violated the rights of
its citizens.”
“Worse yet, Pittsburgh
has committed this viola-
tion without any realistic
prospect of diminishing
the ... incidence of horrif-
ic mass shootings,” said
the suit, filed by four city
residents. “All it will do is
leave law-abiding citizens
more vulnerable to attack
from better-armed and
more ruthless assailants.”
The new legislation
restricts military-style
assault weapons like the
AR-15 rifle authorities
say was used in the Oct.
27 massacre that killed
11 and wounded seven. It
also bans most uses of ar-
mor-piercing ammunition
and high-capacity maga-
zines and allows the tem-
porary seizure of guns
from people who are de-
termined to be a danger
to themselves or others.
The first two laws are due
to take effect in 60 days,
the imminent-danger law
in 180 days.
Whether the city will
be able to enforce them
is an open question. State
law has long prohibited
municipalities from reg-
ulating the ownership
or possession of guns or
ammunition, and courts
have thrown out other
local firearms measures,
including a 1990s-era
assault weapons ban in
Pittsburgh.

AG: Redacted Mueller report coming ‘within a week’

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — At-
torney General William
Barr told Congress Tues-
day he expects to release
his redacted version of
the special counsel’s
Trump-Russia investi-
gation report “within a
week,” while Democrats
criticized his handling
of the long-awaited doc-
ument and demanded he
turn it over in full.
Barr bluntly defend-
ed his dealing with the
report and said portions
must remain hidden to
comply with the law. He
said he could be open to
eventually releasing some
of the redacted materi-
al after consulting with
congressional leaders,
but maintained he had no
plans to seek a judge’s ap-
proval to disclose grand
jury material. Democrats,
he said, were “free to go
to court” on their own to
ask for it.
House Judiciary Com-
mittee Chairman Jerrold
Nadler said he could issue
subpoenas “very quickly”
if Robert Mueller’s report
is released with redac-
tions after Democrats
failed “to reach an accom-
modation with the attor-
ney general under which
we would see the report
and the underlying evi-
dence.” He said of Barr:
“He has been unrespon-
sive to our requests.”
The attorney gen-
eral appeared before a
House appropriations
subcommittee to discuss
his department’s budget
request — normally a
sleepy affair — but Dem-
ocrats, in particular, were
more interested in asking
questions about the re-
port.
While opening the
hearing, subcommittee
Chairman Jose Serrano
of New York called it “the
elephant in the room.”
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SLIMANTICS
Breaking the ideological sound barrier
I had a pretty double-digits high- conservative for the Columbus there are a lot of things people have heard a little more sub-
good idea of what er that Reeves — Rotary Club, he has broken like Reeves do that drive me stance on what his policies and
to expect when Lt. further proof that the ideological sound barrier. to distraction — underfund- vision for the state will be.
Gov. Tate Reeves many folks in the It sure has changed my ing and under-cutting public Instead, all they got was a
arrived in Colum- state are secretly perspective on who Mississip- education, ignoring the health bag full of Liberal Evil.
bus Tuesday to liberal. pians are, what they believe care crisis that threatens to “Hollywood and coastal
speak to the Lown- Apparently, the and what they need from the wipe rural hospitals off the elites want to confine our
des County Repub- cloud of suspicion next Governor. face of the earth, pushing religion inside our churches,”
lican Women at the has fallen on the For the next 15 minutes through the biggest corporate Reeves said. “They want to
group’s monthly Columbus Rotary or so, Reeves railed against tax cut in state history at a take our religious liberty.
luncheon at Lion Club, based on angry liberals. time when the state could They want to make abortion
Hills Center. Reeves’ opening “Now, in 2019, the radical use every penny to patch up legal all the way up to birth.
Reeves, the pre- Slim Smith comments. liberals have taken aim at Mis- and prop up our state’s road They want to get rid of our
sumed front-runner “I’ve had the sissippi’s culture and Missis- infrastructure, ignoring calls borders (let’s invade Tusca-
for the Republican nomination opportunity to speak to this sippi’s values,” Reeves said. to change our state flag so it loosa!). They want to legalize
for Governor, was on Day 2 group several times,” Reeves Liberals, he said, are in a doesn’t look like a KKK party every drug on the street. They
of his three-day campaign told his audience as the generally foul mood. favor. want to erase the morality that
kickoff, having opened his Rotary Club met in the next How bad has it become? But it never occurred to me has made our nation great.”
campaign Monday in Pearl room where state auditor “The liberals are mad that to be mad about how conserva- I was not at all aware that
with a bag full of rhetoric and Shad White was the speaker. we go hunting on Saturday, tives spend their weekends. me and the Rotarians felt that
not much else. “I know that sometimes you but we still go to church on I’m far more worried about way.
In a state dominated by Re- bring the Rotary Club in with Sunday,” Reeves said. what they’re up to Monday Next thing you know, liber-
publicans, a state where five of you and sometimes you don’t. You could tell Reeves was through Friday, especially als will be out there drowning
the six people who represent “I’ve got to tell you, I might especially proud of that line, when the Legislature is in puppies and pushing old wom-
us in Washington are Repub- get a little bit partisan here delivering it with gusto and session. en into traffic.
licans and a state where six of today, so maybe it’s good that pausing for one of his young Reeves comments were That’s just how we radical
the past seven governors have they’re not in this room today. campaign workers in the back received warmly enough, but liberals and Rotarians roll, you
been Republicans, Reeves I hope that’s OK with every- of the room to initiate the nobody was standing on their know.
painted a portrait of a state un- body.” applause that dutifully spread chairs as Reeves ended his Save us, Tate.
der siege by “radical liberals.” My thought? across the room. speech. Slim Smith is a columnist
This includes noted flaming “OK, Tate, now you’ve got Being well left of even the I think maybe even the and feature writer for The
liberal Jim Hood, whose ap- my attention.” Columbus Rotarians, I will Lowndes County Republican Dispatch. His email address is
proval ratings are consistently When a politician is too confess my sins and admit that Women would have liked to ssmith@cdispatch.com.

State of the nation

Baloney is not free

Baloney is not free.
That’s important to keep in
mind in an era that finds Amer-
ica wading hip deep in a cas-
cading tide of bovine effluvium.
This nonsense is not harmless,
not trivial, not abstract. And it
always exacts a cost.
If some of us ever knew that,
they have apparently forgotten.
As a result, we have become a
nation awash in public lies —
conspiracy theories without Leonard Pitts
basis, crackpot pronounce-
ments from figures of authority, misleading, mendacious
misstatements false as a four-dollar bill, delivered every
minute of every day to our television, computer and smart-
phone screens.
Baloney is not free. Still, the price thus far has been
borne by a relative few.
It has cost “only” the parent who paid in heartache
when some wild-eyed conspiracist claimed that a beloved
child killed in a mass shooting never existed and the
shooting itself did not happen.
“Only” the African Americans who paid in deepening
estrangement as the first black president was pressured
into producing his birth certificate to answer baseless
claims that he was not born in this country.
“Only” the pizza restaurant patrons who paid in terror
as a man with a military-style assault rifle opened fire
in hopes of rescuing child sex slaves he had been led to
believe were imprisoned there.
But if only a few of us have paid for such baloney thus
far, it looks as if the whole country might soon have to
ante up.
It seems the United States is grappling with an out-
break of the measles, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention reporting last week that there have been
465 cases so far this year. That means this is already the
second worst year since the disease was reported eradi-
cated in 2000. Measles has shown up in 19 states, includ-
ing Michigan, Missouri, California, Texas, Georgia, New
York and Florida. At the present rate, we will eclipse the
previous record of 667 cases, set in 2014.
Officials say the resurgence of the highly contagious,
sometimes-fatal disease is driven by the so-called “an-
ti-vax” movement — parents who refuse to allow their
children to be vaccinated because they believe the vaccine
causes autism. Which it doesn’t. The supposed link
between vaccinations and autism stems from a 1998 study
by a British doctor. The study was debunked, its findings
retracted, the doctor defrocked.
But the baseless fear he raised lives on.
Now we — actually, our young children — stand to pay
for the baloney he sold. The currency will be fevers, runny
noses, coughs, watery eyes and rashes. It could be death.
Is that what it will take to finally bring some of us to
their senses? There is, after all, something stark and
undeniable about the link between cause and effect here,
between anti-vaccination and outbreak.
Maybe that will show some of us how foolish it is to
believe absurd untruths without the slightest evidence.
Maybe it will remind them how dangerous it is to abandon
the obligation of thinking critically. Maybe it will teach
them how dumb it is to consider Facebook more authorita-
tive than the CDC or The New York Times.
And maybe it will remind them that the truth doesn’t
care what you believe, doesn’t care what you want or
whom you voted for. The truth just is.
To reject that is to reject the connective tissue that
makes nationhood possible, to reject any chance of great-
er good and common cause, to reject the very possibility
of us. So this outbreak, troubling as it is, offers a timely
chance for some of us to reconsider the choice to live in
nonsense.
Because the cost of baloney is high. And it’s getting
higher all the time.
Slim Smith is a columnist and feature writer for The
Dispatch. His email address is ssmith@cdispatch.com.

CLUBS
n PLANT SALE
Lowndes County Master Gardeners host
its 3rd Annual Plant Sale 8 a.m.-noon
April 13 at the Brickerton Plaza on Brick-
erton St. Annuals, perennials, flowers,
natives, herbs, vegetables & more. Cash
or checks only. For more information, call
the Lowndes County Extension Office,
662-328-2111.
n POSSUM TOWN TOASTMASTERS
Possum Town Toastmasters meet every
Friday at 7 a.m. at the Church of Christ,
Columbus. To become a better communi-
cator and leader, call 662-549-3483.
n POSSUM TOWN QUILTERS
Possum Town Quilters meet at 9:30 a.m.
the second and fourth Saturdays of each
month at the Rosenzweig Arts Center
(lower level), 501 Main St., Columbus.
Check us out at possumtownquilters.
blogspot.com.
n EAST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus East Lions Club meets
every second and fourth Monday of
the month at 65 Airline Road. For more
information, call 662-251-1415 or 662-
574-7552.
n HOST LIONS CLUB
The Columbus Host Lions Club meets
every Friday at noon at EMCC Lion Hills
Center for a buffet lunch and business
gathering. For more information, call John
Michael, 601-955-2176.
n LOWNDES REPUBLICAN WOMEN
Lowndes County Republican Women
meets the second Tuesday of each
month. Buffet line opens at 11:15 a.m.,
with call to order at noon.
n GT QUILTERS GUILD
The Golden Triangle Quilters Guild meets
at 5:30 p.m. every third Thursday at the
Starkville Sportsplex Activities Building.
■ BREAKFAST WITH THE BULLDOGS
MSU alumni, friends are invited to
Breakfast with the Bulldogs on second
Thursdays each month at Starkville
Café. Dutch treat breakfast 7:30 a.m.
Contact Carol Moss Read at carolmoss@
bellsouth.net or 662-312-0637.
■ DULCIMER PLAYERS
Friendly City Strummers meet twice
monthly to practice and teach others
to play dulcimers. Join for $10/year for
the whole family. Dulcimers available to
borrow. Contact David Saum, 662-386-
6836 or DrSaum@cableone.net, or the
Switzers, 662-312-6025.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 288 meets
Tuesdays at Community Baptist Church,
Yorkville Road East, Columbus. Weigh-in
begins at 5:30 p.m. Contact Pat Harris,
662-386-0249.
n TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 270 meets
Thursdays at 4370 Cal-Kolola Road,
Caledonia. Weigh-in begins at 5-5:30
p.m. Contact Michelle Holliman, 662-
386-3650.
n SENIOR CRAFTS
Senior Crafts meets at the Starkville
Sportsplex Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m.
Crafts provided by the parks department.
For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-323-
2294.
n QUILTING CLUB
Quilting Club meets in the activities room
adjacent to the multi-purpose facility at
the Starkville Sportsplex Thursdays 10
a.m.-noon. Bring your own project to work
on. For information, call Lisa Cox, 662-
323-2294.
n AARP
AARP meets the first Wednesday of each
month at 10 a.m. in the Community Room
of Regions Bank, Main Street, Columbus.
Programs are geared to the needs and
interests of seniors 50 and up. For more
information, call 662-889-9496.
Health Notes
n SPRING BOOT CAMP
North Mississippi Medical Center-West
Point Wellness Center offers Spring Boot
Camp classes from 5:15-6 p.m. every
Monday and Wednesday April 22-May 29.
$25 for members. $50 for nonmembers.
For more information ,call 662-495-
9355.
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North Mississippi Medical Center-West
Point Wellness Center offers Extreme
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Tuesday and Thursday April 22-May 30.
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Free for members. $50 for nonmembers.
Call James Daniels, 662-495-9355 or
662-295-8574.
n SWOLL CLASSES
North Mississippi Medical Center-West
Point Wellness Center offers Swoll
classes from 6-7 p.m. every Tuesday
and Thursday through April 15. Free for
members. $50 for nonmembers. Call
James Daniels, 662-495-9355 or 662-
295-8574.
n COMPETITIVE EDGE
North Mississippi Medical Center-West
Point Wellness Center offers Competitive
Edge training for young athletes through
May 8. Ages 6-8 meet from 3:30-4:30
p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Ages 9-12
meet from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Mondays and
Wednesdays. Limited slots. Cost $100.
Call James Daniels, 662-495-9355 or
662-295-8574.
n FREE MAMMOGRAMS
Baptist Golden Triangle offers free
mammograms to women 35 and older
who have no insurance coverage for
mammograms and are living in Lowndes,
Oktibbeha, Clay, Monroe or Chickasaw
Counties. To see if you qualify, call 662-
244-2979.
n CROSSOVER SYMMETRY
North Mississippi Medical Center-West
Point Wellness Center offers a Crossover
Symmetry Program focusing on shoul-
der health/performance. The 30-day
membership is $30 members; $50
nonmembers. Call the Wellness Center,
662-495-9355.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers Childbirth
classes and Breastfeeding classes each
month, 6 p.m., in room 6, near the Gift
Shop, $20. For information or to register,
call 662-244-2498.
n LUPUS SUPPORT
A lupus support group meets from 10
a.m.-2 p.m. the first Saturday of every
month in Classroom 6 of the Baptist
Golden Triangle Patient Tower. Open to
anyone with lupus or any family mem-
ber or friend. For more information, call
Rashell Hopkins, 662-570-8342.
n CANCER SUPPORT
Baptist Cancer Center hosts a support
group for cancer survivors and their fami-
lies, noon-1 p.m. the third Friday of every
month in Classroom 5 of the Patient
Towers. Next meeting is April 19. Lunch
provided. For information and location,
call 662-244-2923.
n HYPERTENSION SUPPORT
A pulmonary hypertension support group
meets at 2 p.m. the second Saturday of
every month at North Mississippi Medical
Center-West Point Education Center, 385
Medical Center Drive. For information,
call Dana Albert, 662-295-3642.
■ DIABETES SUPPORT
Baptist Golden Triangle hosts day
classes for Diabetes Support on third
Wednesdays of each month, 10-11 a.m.
in room 6 PT. For information, call Lacy
Smith at 662-244-1392 or 800-544-
8762, ext. 1392.
■ HEART SUPPORT
Weekly education/support group for
people with congestive heart failure are
Thursdays 11 a.m.-noon in the Outpa-
tient Pavilion Boardroom, Baptist Golden
Triangle. For information, call 244-1953
or 244-2132.
n NUTRITION EDUCATION
Diabetes education class meets on
fourth Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Baptist Golden Triangle Outpatient
Pavilion. Physician referral required. For
information, call 662-244-1597 or email
info.goldentriangle@bmhcc.org.
n ABUSE RECOVERY GROUP
A Domestic Abuse Recovery Group meets
Thursdays at 6 p.m. through Safe Haven
Inc. Group counseling for rape recovery
is available. For information, call 662-
327-6118 or 662-889-2067.
n CHILDBIRTH CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers childbirth
classes Tuesdays at 6 p.m. To register,
call 662-244-2498 or email info.golden-
triangle@bmhcc.org.
n CPR CLASSES
Baptist Golden Triangle offers CPR class-
es each month at 6 p.m. in the Patient
Tower. Next class is April 29. Pre-reg-
istration required. Call the Education
Department, 662-244-2498.
n FREE PSA SCREENINGS
Baptist Cancer Center offers free pros-
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 7A
tate PSA screenings ever other month for
men over 40. Next screenings are May
31, 8-11:45 a.m. & 1-2 p.m. Walk-ins
accepted. For appointments, call 662-
244-4673.
n DIABETES EDUCATION
Diabetes Self-Management Education
Class meets on fourth Wednesdays at
8:30 a.m. at Baptist Golden Triangle
Outpatient Pavilion Conference Center.
Physician referral required. For informa-
tion, call 662-244-1596.
n ANGER MANAGEMENT
Family Resource Center, Columbus
campus, 1575 Second Ave. N., offers
free conflict resolution and anger man-
agement classes. For information, call
662-368-3603.
n BAPTIST VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Golden Triangle seeks caring,
compassionate volunteers to help in a
variety of hospital settings. For informa-
tion, call 662-244-1165 or email info.
goldentriangle@bmhcc.org.
n BAPTIST HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS
Baptist Hospice-Golden Triangle seeks
volunteers to assist in the office and
with Hospice families at 2309 Bluecutt
Road, Suite B. For more information, call
Katie Bostwick, 662-243-1173.
OTHER EVENTS
n PLANT SALE
Lowndes County Master Gardeners hosts
its third annual Plant Sale 8 a.m.-noon
April 13 at Brickerton Plaza near the
intersection of Military Road and Bluec-
utt Road. Annuals, perennials, flowers,
natives, herbs, vegetables, more. Cash
or checks only. For more information, call
the Lowndes County Extension Office,
662-328-2111.
n FREE SPEECH ON CAMPUS
Political comedian Tim Young speaks on
Free Speech on College Campuses at
6:30 p.m. April 11 at the Rogers Audito-
rium, McCool Hall, MSU. Doors open 6
p.m.; hosted by MSU’s Young Americans
for Freedom.
n EGG HUNT
PediaTrust, 306 Hospital Drive, Colum-
bus, hosts an egg hunt from 10 a.m.-
noon April 13 for special needs children
and their families. For more information,
call Amanda Miels White, 662-570-1957.
n REFUEL, REBUILD, REPAIR
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Nu
Epsilon Omega Chapter, hosts “Refu-
el, Rebuild, Repair” for a successful
economic legacy 1-3 p.m. April 13 at the
Columbus Boys and Girls Club, 1815 14th
Ave. N. Speak with mortgage and real
estate officers, credit repair specialists,
insurance agents and community recovery
representatives. Bring new or gently used
shoes and eyeglasses for donation.
n 100 WOMEN WHO CARE
100+ Women Who Care in Columbus
(and Lowndes County): 100 women giving
$100 means $10,000, 100 percent
awarded to member-nominated and vot-
ed-on local charity. Too good to be true?
Believe it. #thePOWERof100. Member-
ship registration and social 5:30 p.m.
April 16, meeting 6-7 p.m., at Courtyard
by Marriott, Columbus.
n SURVIVOR DINNER
Lowndes Relay for Life hosts a Survivor
Dinner 5:30-7:30 p.m. April 18 at the
lower level of Trotter Convention Center.
n EASTER EGG HUNT
An Easter Egg Hunt is 11 a.m. April 20
at Moncrief Park, 409 N. Montgomery
St., Starkville. 2,000 eggs, prizes, candy,
drawings, free food. For more information,
visit lifechurchms.com or call 662-684-
9099.
n TOWN HALL MEETING
A Town Hall Meeting will be 6-8 p.m.
April 22 at the Genesis Dream Center,
1820 23rd St. N., Columbus, to discuss
the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp Super-
fund Site and cleanup progress with the
Multistate Trust, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and the Mississippi
Department of Environmental Quality.
n COMMUNITY OUTREACH
A Community Outreach Listening Session
will be 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4
p.m. April 23 at the Multistate Trust’s
Community Resource Building, 2300 14th
Ave. N. Talk one-on-one with reps of the
Multistate Trust, EPA, MDEQ and Orion
Planning and Design.
n BANK NIGHT
Relay for Life hosts Bank Night 4-6 p.m.
April 23 at Regions Bank, 710 Main St.
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State auditor sheds light on investigations

into government theft, corruption
By ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com

Shad White said there

are two ways to do his job:
the easy way and the right
way.
White was appointed to
the position of state audi-
tor about nine months ago,
meaning he’s in charge of
the office that sorts out
misappropriation, theft
and corruption in govern-
ment offices all over the
state, he told Columbus
Rotary Club members at
their weekly luncheon at
Lion Hills Tuesday.
“Every single day I
have to call on that im-
pulse to do the right
thing, regardless of what
the consequences are, re-
gardless of who might not
like it,” he said. “That’s
just the nature of this job.
Auditing and holding folks
accountable for stealing
money, regardless of who
they are or where they’re
from or what the color of
their skin is or how con-
nected they might be or
not connected they might
be — that’s the thing that
I have to do every single
day in this gig.”
White told the story
of an investigation into
embezzlement last year
at Coahoma Communi-
ty College in which his
office found two women
had conspired and stolen
$980,000 over four years.
Following their investiga-
tion, White and several
investigators travelled
to Clarksdale to publicly
present their findings to
the area district attorney,
expecting local media to
be the only members of
the public to show up.
“We got there and the
court room is full ... of nor-
mal people in that com-
munity, and students and
administrators because
they know what it means
to lose $1 million like
that,” he said snapping
his fingers. “They know
what it means to that com-
munity college. It means
less money for workforce
Columbus Rotary president Stacy Madison speaks with State Auditor Shad White at
Lion Hills on Tuesday. White spoke to the Rotary Club about conducting investiga-
tions into government theft and corruption.
training, it means less
money for that classroom,
it means less money for
campus security, all of
that. And for the tax pay-
ers, it means your money
just evaporated.”
He was later told he
shouldn’t publicize the
case because the sus-
pects had enough friends,
family and connections
that White might lose
the county if he ran for
re-election.
But White said he feels
part of his job is talking
about the cases — not just
to reassure taxpayers he’s
working on their behalf,
but to deter others from
stealing.
“Maybe they remem-
ber, ‘oh yeah, I read a
headline about how so-
and-so got in trouble, that
they got caught by the
state auditor and they’re
going to jail for 20 years,’”
he said. “...That’s why you
talk about these cases.
Everybody in here knows
we are not going to get
$980,000 back from these
two folks. It’s not going to
happen. We have lost a lot
of money. So what do you
do in a world where you
know you’re going to lose
money if people will steal
it? You have to work really
hard on the front end to
prevent it.”
White stressed that
most often the office’s
investigators root out
corruption through tips,
rather than audits his of-
fice conducts. He also, in
answer to a question from
a Rotarian, shed light on
why Mississippi tends to
rank highly in “most cor-
rupt states” lists.
He pointed out that
Mississippi every year is
among the top five states
for per capita convictions
of public corruption,
meaning it’s possible oth-
er states just aren’t catch-
ing as many as Mississip-
pi.
“There is potential that
there are other states out
there worse than us,” he
said.
But he said he feels is-
sues throughout the state
such as small government
offices, rural areas and
widespread poverty make
it easier for government
employees to get away
with corruption over
long periods of time. For
example, he said, they
discovered the $980,000
embezzlement from a
community college, not
Mississippi State Univer-
sity which is big enough
Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff
to employ internal audi-
tors.
When asked by both
audience members and
The Dispatch whether
his office was looking
into the city of Columbus’
financial difficulties —
which include potentially
being $338,000 in debt by
October, according to the
city’s financial consultant
— White said he couldn’t
comment on whether his
office was conducting in-
vestigations into particu-
lar departments. He did
say that while his office
could potentially investi-
gate a tip, his office legal-
ly cannot conduct audits
of municipalities.
White also didn’t speak
about similar financial dif-
ficulties faced by Lowndes
County School District,
which has run deficits the
past three years totaling
more than $7 million.
However, he said his
office can conduct inves-
tigations into school dis-
tricts if they receive tips.

Bomb threat
Continued from Page 1A
Walmart employees gathered at the
BankFirst east of Walmart. While they
could not comment on record without
clearance from Walmart corporate com-
munications, a store employee told the
Dispatch a female found the note in a
bathroom.
Nichols said police do not believe the
threat is tied to any particular group.
Police used bomb dogs, from Mis-
sissippi State University Police Depart-
ment, Mississippi Highway Patrol and
Columbus Air Force Base, to search the
store.
“It’s unfortunate for Walmart and
the customers for this business to close
for what we believe to be a prank that
someone was playing,” Nichols said. “...
During our investigation, we searched
the store and there was nothing found
that resembles a bomb, or a bomb, or any
bomb-making materials.”
Police gave the all-clear at about 8
p.m. and the store reopened shortly af-
ter.
The case remains under active inves-
tigation and Nichols said SPD will pur-
sue charges if a suspect is caught.
“If we find out who did it, someone
will face charges for this,” he said.
According to Mississippi Code Sec-
tion 97-37-21, making a false bomb threat
is punishable by up to 10 years in prison
and a $10,000 fine.
Nichols said the Mississippi Bureau
of Investigation, Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation and Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives assisted
in the investigation.
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slam dunk celebration

Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch

Howard White Jr., head women’s basketball coach at the Mississippi University for Women, enjoys Tuesday’s championship celebration with members of his team in down-
town Columbus.

W women’s team, Heritage boys enjoy tribute

BY PAUL D. BOWKER
pbowker@cdispatch.com
The screams and the
cheering began even be-
fore the large red dou-
ble-decker Columbus
Historic Tours bus turned
onto Main Street in down-
town Columbus on Tues-
day night.
A group of players from
the Mississippi University
for Women’s softball team
took their spots at the top
part of Main and cheered
on their classmates, who
had won a national cham-
pionship in women’s bas-
ketball a few weeks ago.
Parade time had ar-
rived.
Their cheers began a
The Heritage
rocking party stretching
Academy
down Main Street, a cele-
boys, who
bration that also included
won the first
the Overall State Cham-
Overall State
pionship boys basketball
Championship
team from Heritage Acad- in school his-
emy. tory, rejoiced
Torrential storms had with a ride
rained on the planned pa-
rade Monday, causing a
in Tuesday’s
parade. “This is just a great day.”
postponement of the fes- Nora Miller, President, Mississippi
See celebration, 2B Chris McDill/Special
to The Dispatch University for Women

mississippi state football

Dawgs’ Sweat headed for NFL Draft show

By BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
Mississippi State defensive end
Montez Sweat is headed to Music
City.
It was announced Tuesday that
Sweat will attend the NFL Draft in
Nashville. The first round is April
25.
Sweat is widely considered to be
a first-round prospect and is likely
to hear his name read within the
first 10 picks of the night.
ESPN Draft Analyst Mel Kiper
Jr. has Sweat slated No. 8 to the De-
troit Lions in his latest mock draft.
“It’s obviously a big day, big step-
ping stone,” Sweat said during MSU
Pro Day. “And everybody watches
and wants to get drafted, so yeah,
it’s on my mind a lot.”
But for a guy who left Michigan
State after his freshman year, spent
a season at Copiah-Lincoln Com-
munity College and then headed
to Starkville, what makes him so
good?
The physical is an obvious pull
for NFL teams. At 6-foot-6 and 260
pounds, his frame speaks for itself.
Sweat’s 40-yard dash of 4.41 sec-
onds at the NFL Combine — the
fastest time for a defensive lineman
in the modern era — gave scouts a
glance at his athleticism.
His 11-foot-2 broad jump and
7.0-second three-cone drill fur-
thered that narrative.
“I thought it was for sure possi- Mississippi
State defensive
ble to run pretty fast,” Sweat said.
end Mont-
“I mean, I obviously exceeded my ez Sweat is
expectations, but when you put the projected as a
work in and you get results it was no first-round pick
surprise to me.” in the upcoming
Drills aside, Sweat’s numbers NFL Draft.
the past two seasons are enough to
Jim Lytle/Special to
See sweat, 2B The Dispatch
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Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch

Members of the Heritage Academy state championship boys basketball team take to center stage during Tues-
day’s celebration event in downtown Columbus.

Celebration
Continued from Page 1B
tivities until Tuesday.
But when you’ve waited since
1971 to celebrate a national cham-
pionship in women’s basketball,
what’s another day.
Member of The W’s basketball
team swayed to the music atop their
bus, waving to spectators and toss-
ing candy treats below. Police offi-
cers blocked off the roads to make
way for their hometown heros.
Tenazhia Hinkson, one of just
two seniors on this year’s team,
clutched the national championship
trophy. Others made sure to take
photos with their phones.
For head coach Howard White
Jr., this was all about his players.
“This is something they’ll take
for the rest of their lives,” he said.
And the same for Heritage Acad-
emy’s boys, who became the first in
school history to win a Mississip-
pi Overall State Championship in
boys basketball. They rode a truck
ahead of the W’s bus in the parade
and joined the Owls on a stage af-
terward, where proclamations were
issued by city and county officials.
“For them to be recognized in
this way by the city, it’s something
real special,” said Heritage Acade-
my coach Russ Whiteside said.
Folks with HA signs lined Main
Street to honor the Patriots.
For The W, a 21-6 championship
season went deeper than a basket-
ball run in a national tournament.
This season’s team was the first
women’s basketball team at The W
since a tornado ripped through the
campus in 2002, destroying Pohl
Gymnasium. Athletics at the uni-
versity were shut down because of
the lack of athletic facilities.
The women’s basketball team
helped bring athletics back alive the
campus with their national champi-
onship win on March 9 in Union-
town, Pennsylvania, and Tuesday’s
festivities seemed to be as much
about that. Among those attending
were Nora Miller, the school’s pres-
ident, and Robert Smith, Columbus
Mayor.
When the Owls disembarked the
bus following the parade, they did
so between two lines of Owls stu-
dents who had created a pathway
for them.
“This is just a great day,” Miller
said. “We are so proud of our wom-
en’s basketball team.”
For White, this day had begun
months ago, when he pulled togeth-
er his first team and asked each one
of them to accept roles on the team
that each Owl accepted.
“Everybody became a star in
their role,” he said.
The Owls won their last seven
consecutive games, including de-
feating Silver Lake, Paul Quinn and
Maine-Fort Kent in the national
tournament.
They lost just once in their last
11 games.
And now, there is something
about next year. The Owls roster is
filled with underclassmen, includ-
ing 11 sophomores. One of them,
Tori Weir, is a Columbus High
School graduate.
“Trying to go back-to-back
(championships),” White said
with a smile. “To lose less than six
games.”

Sweat
Continued from Page 1B
warrant a top-flight selec-
tion.
He totaled 11.5 sacks
and 14 tackles for a loss
last season and lead the
Southeastern Conference
with 10.5 sacks the year
prior.
Sweat’s 22 sacks the
past two years ranked
second among all Power 5
Conference players.
At MSU’s Pro Day he
showed more of the on-
field side to his game.
Working through mock-
pass coverage drills, he
flashed an ability to run
with receivers and run-
ning backs, despite his
slot in the trenches.
“I feel like I’m a very
unique player,” Sweat
said.
It’s been seven years
since an MSU player was
selected in the first round.
That honor belongs to
Fletcher Cox, who went
No. 12 to the Philadelphia
Eagles in 2012.
It’s also conceivable
that Sweat could be the
highest drafted Bulldog
since running back Mi-
chael Haddix — the No.
8 overall pick in the 1983
draft to the Baltimore
Colts.
But no matter the num-
ber he’s chosen, Sweat
will be there in Nashville
to hear his name called.
“I’m just trying to be
as humble as possible
all the way,” he said. “I’ll
just be blessed with any
team that takes me and
we’re going to take it from
there.”
DAWG NOTES: MSU
appears to be on the
mend. Head coach Joe
Moorhead has harped on
injuries hampering what
his team can do in prac-
tice all spring.
That said, only junior
linebacker R.J. Jennings
and junior safety C.J.
Morgan wore yellow lim-
ited participant jerseys
Tuesday.

mississippi state baseball

Diamond Dawgs to face South Alabama

By BEN PORTNOY
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
Home again.
Following a victorious road trip to
Tennessee, the Mississippi State base-
ball team is back in Starkville for a 6:30
p.m. Wednesday matchup against South
Alabama at Dudy Noble Field.
MSU has yet to name a starter but
freshman Eric Cerantola is a strong can-
didate to do so.
Redshirt junior Keegan James is
likely out of the discussion after being
thrust into action Sunday when fresh-
man JT Ginn was pulled after just one
inning with some discomfort.
The same can be said for senior Pey-
ton Plumlee, who pitched 5.1 innings
Saturday.
Lemonis will likely save redshirt
junior Ethan Small for Friday’s start
against Alabama, especially if Ginn’s
condition persists.
That leaves Cerantola as the only real
starter available. The hard-throwing Ca-
nadian has shown flashes of top-flight
ability, but he’s struggled with control.
He hasn’t lasted more than 0.2 innings
in his previous two starts.
“We have to develop him for the fu-
ture,” head coach Chris Lemonis said.
“And if we can find the right spot, trying
to get him out there and letting him have
some success.”
Offensively, sophomores Tanner Al-
len and Rowdey Jordan have exemplified
their freshman selves of late.
Allen and Jordan both notched home
runs in Sunday’s game three win over
Tennessee, marking the first time the
duo has done so in the same game this
season.
“Those two left-handed bats are huge
for us moving forward,” Lemonis said in
an MSU Athletics release Sunday.
South Alabama comes into the con-
test at 14-17 and 4-8 in the Sun Belt Con-
ference.
Freshman Ethan Wilson and redshirt
sophomore Michael Sandle will bolster
the Jaguars offense.
Wilson is the lone South Alabama bat-
ter with a batting average above .300 and
leads the team with seven home runs,
while Sandle sits second on roster in bat-
ting average at .289.
Sandle also enters Wednesday’s game
with a seven-game on-base streak.
Following tonight’s game, the Dia-
mond Dawgs remain home to face Ala-
bama in a three-game set, which is a part
of Super Bulldog Weekend.
The Dawgs and Crimson Tide open at
6:30 p.m. Friday, followed by games at 3
on Saturday and Sunday.
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briefly CALENDAR Basketball

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T_3:12. A_26,124 (50,398).
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Charlotte 39 42 .481 2 L.Urias ph 1 0 0 0 Gott p 0 0 0 0
Her 31 double-doubles this season broke her own MSU record Caledonia at Amory, 7 p.m. Miami 39 42 .481 2 Erlin p 0 0 0 0 Mlancon p 0 0 0 0 Kndrick ph 1 1 1 1 C.Hrnan 2b 5 0 0 0
G.Grcia ph 1 1 0 0 Grace p 0 0 0 0 Franco 3b 5 2 2 1
and ranked third nationally. McCowan also lead the Southeastern New Hope vs. Kosciusko, 7 p.m. Washington 32 50 .390 9½
Warren p 0 0 0 0 Suzuki ph 1 0 0 0 Nola p 2 1 0 0
Atlanta 29 52 .358 12
Conference in blocks — 87 — and rebounds — 487. Totals 31 2 7 2 Totals 29 7 7 7 Brrclgh p 0 0 0 0 Dmingez p 0 0 0 0
She will leave Starkville as the NCAA Tournament’s all-time
Hebron Christian at Columbus Christian, 6 p.m.
Central Division
W L Pct GB San Diego 000 000 110—2 Dlittle p 1 0 0 0 Altherr cf-cf 1 0 0 0
V.Rbles cf 5 2 3 2
leading rebounder with 240 career postseason boards. Prep Softball z-Milwaukee 60 21 .741 —
x-Indiana 47 34 .580 13
San Francisco 060 100 00x—7
DP_San Francisco 1. LOB_San Diego 4, San
Francisco 3. 2B_Myers (2), Pillar (1), Solarte
Totals 42
Washington
10 14 10 Totals 39 6 9 6
100 001 301 4—10
Louisville’s Asia Durr, Iowa’s Megan Gustafson, and Oregon’s Thursday’s Games Detroit 40 41 .494 20
(3), Parra (2). HR_Renfroe (4). CS_Myers (1). Philadelphia 004 200 000 0—6
Chicago 22 59 .272 38
Sabrina Ionescu are the other finalists. Cleveland 19 63 .232 41½ SF_Pillar (2). S_D.Holland (1). E_Franco (1). DP_Philadelphia 2. LOB_Wash-
The winner will be announced next week after administrators from Starkville High at Columbus, 6:30 p.m.
Caledo- WESTERN CONFERENCE IP H R ER BB SO ington 6, Philadelphia 8. 2B_Eaton (2), Rendon
San Diego (6), V.Robles (4). 3B_Segura (1). HR_Soto (2),
over 1,000 NCAA member institutions are polled. nia at Shannon, 7 p.m.
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB Lucchesi L,2-1 4 7 7 7 2 4 Gomes (1), Kendrick (1), V.Robles (3), B.Harper
Erlin 3 0 0 0 1 4 (4), Franco (4). SF_Rendon (1).
ESPNW, the Associated Press and the U.S. Basketball Writers Friday’s Games y-Houston 53 29 .646 —
Warren 1 0 0 0 0 1 IP H R ER BB SO
x-San Antonio 47 34 .580 5½
Association have already named McCowan an All-American this year. Starkville High vs. West Point, 6 p.m. Dallas 33 48 .407 19½ San Francisco Washington
Holland W,1-1 7 5 1 1 2 9 Strasburg 4 6 6 6 4 3
New Orleans 33 49 .402 20 Ross 2 1 0 0 0 2
New Hope at Amory, 6:30 p.m. Memphis 32 49 .395 20½ Gott
Melancon
1 2 1 1 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 1 Grace 2 1 0 0 0 1
Bulldogs host Memphis in softball tonight Columbus at Noxapater, 6:30 p.m.
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB Umpires_Home, Pat Hoberg; First, Gerry
Davis; Second, Brian Knight; Third, Jeremie
Barraclough
Doolittle W,3-0 1
1-3 1 0 0 0 1
2-3 0 0 0 1
The MSU softball team will close out its non-conference slate Caledonia at Houston, 7 p.m. y-Denver 53 28 .654 —
Rehak. Philadelphia
x-Portland 52 29 .642 1
Wednesday with a home matchup against Memphis. x-Utah 50 31 .617 3 T_2:39. A_28,506 (41,915). Nola 6 1-3 7 5 4 1
West Lowndes vs. French Camp, 5 p.m. Dominguez H,2 2-3 0 0 0 0 0
This will be the second time this season the Tigers and Bulldogs x-Oklahoma City 48 33 .593 5 Twins 14, Mets 8 Neris H,2 1 0 0 0 2 1
meet this season. College Baseball Minnesota 36 45 .444 17
Pacific Division
Minnesota New York
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Ramos BS,1
Alvarez L,0-1
2-3 1 1 1 0 1
1 1-3 6 4 4 0
MSU notched a 10-7 win in Memphis Feb. 27 backed by grand Today’s Games
W L Pct GB Kepler rf 6 0 1 1 Nimmo cf 4 2 2 1 Umpires_Home, Alan Porter; First, Stu Scheu-
z-Golden State 57 24 .704 —
slams from sophomore Mia Davidson and junior Fa Leilua. x-L.A. Clippers 47 34 .580 10
J.Plnco ss 5 2 3 2 P.Alnso 1b 5 2 2 3 water; Second, Mark Wegner; Third, Jim
Entering Wednesday, Leilua and Davidson rank fourth nationally South Alabama at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m. Sacramento 39 42 .481 18
Astdllo 1b 5 1 1 0 Cano 2b 4 1 1 0 Reynolds.
E.Rsrio lf 4 2 2 2 Cnforto rf 3 3 2 1 T_3:51. A_38,073 (43,647).
Friday’s Games L.A. Lakers 37 45 .451 20½
with 18 home runs apiece. Phoenix 19 63 .232 38½
Garver c 5 3 4 2 J..Dvis 3b 3 0 1 0
Tuesday’s College
Ma.Gnzl 3b 3 0 0 0 McNeil lf 4 0 0 1
First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Nusz Park. Southern Miss at Florida International, 6 p.m. x-clinched playoff spot Parker p 0 0 0 0 A.Rsrio ss 5 0 3 1
y-clinched division R.Hrper p 0 0 0 0 d’Arnud c 5 0 0 1 Baseball Scores
Alabama at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m. z-clinched conference J.Cstro ph 1 1 1 1 deGrom p 1 0 0 0 EAST
Monday’s Games
Baseball Kentucky at Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m. No games scheduled.
Tuesday’s Games
De Jong p 0 0 0 0 Do.Smth ph 1 0 0 0
Schoop 2b 5 2 2 4 S.Lugo p 0 0 0 0
Buxton cf 5 2 2 0 Lagares ph 1 0 0 0
Binghamton 8, Cornell 4
Boston College 4, Rhode Island 0
Bucknell 9, Towson 8
Alabama at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m. Boston 116, Washington 110 Gibson p 1 0 0 0 Avilan p 0 0 0 0 Canisius 13, Kent St. 2
Charlotte 124, Cleveland 97
College Softball Hldnbrg p 0 0 0 0 Gsllman p 0 0 0 0 Fordham 3, Columbia 2, 11 innings
Ole Miss cruises past Southern Miss, 11-2 Detroit 100, Memphis 93
Miami 122, Philadelphia 99
C.Cron ph 1 0 1 0 Gllorme ph 1 0 0 0
May p 0 0 0 0 J.Vrgas p 0 0 0 0
Hofstra 4, Monmouth (NJ) 1
Niagara 9-6, St. Bonaventure 4-10
PEARL – No. 10 Ole Miss (24-10) made a slow offensive start Today’s Games Golden State 112, New Orleans 103 A.Mejia p 0 0 0 0 W.Ramos ph 1 0 0 0 N.J. Tech at St. Peter’s, ppd.
New York 96, Chicago 86 Northeastern at UMass, ccd.
an afterthought Tuesday in Pearl, pouring on 10 runs in the final three Talladega College at Mississippi University for Toronto 120, Minnesota 100
Adranza 3b 2 1 0 0
Old Westbury 6, Baruch 5
Totals 43 14 17 12 Totals 38 8 11 8
innings in an 11-2 win over Southern Miss at Trustmark Park. Dallas 120, Phoenix 109 Minnesota 014 101 034—14 Quinnipiac 10, Hartford 3
Jackson Prep product Knox Loposer had a big day in his home Women, 2 p.m. Utah 118, Denver 108 New York 012 000 104—8 Rider 11, Seton Hall 8, 7 innings, rain
Oklahoma City 112, Houston 111 Siena at Fairleigh Dickinson, ccd.
city, going 2-for-4 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored to fuel the late Rebel Memphis at Mississippi State, 6 p.m. Portland 104, L.A. Lakers 101
E_P.Alonso (1). LOB_Minnesota 5, New York
10. 2B_E.Rosario (2), Buxton 2 (5), Nimmo St. John’s 5, Albany (NY) 4
Wednesday’s Games Stony Brook 4, Iona 2
charge. After a solid start by Zack Phillips, the bullpen trio of Austin UAB at Ole Miss, 6 p.m.| Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
(2), Conforto (4), A.Rosario (2). 3B_J.Polanco
Thiel 4-11, Chatham 1-4
(3). HR_J.Polanco (2), E.Rosario (2), Garver
Miller, Tyler Myers and Gunnar Hoglund held the Golden Eagles to just Georgia State at Alabama, 6 p.m. Dallas at San Antonio, 8 p.m. 2 (2), Schoop 2 (2), Nimmo (1), P.Alonso 2 (5), UConn 8, Bryant 6, 7 innings, darkness
Detroit at New York, 8 p.m. UMass Lowell at Dartmouth, ccd.
two hits over the final 4.2 innings to seal the victory. Conforto (3). SB_Buxton (3). CS_Kepler (2).
Southern Miss struck first in the opening frame after its leadoff
Mississippi Valley State at Southern Miss, 6 p.m. Golden State at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Indiana at Atlanta, 8 p.m.
S_Gibson (1). Villanova 8, Saint Joseph’s 7, 11 innings
SOUTH
IP H R ER BB SO
batter reached on a hit by pitch. Phillips yielded a pair of singles in the Friday’s Games Miami at Brooklyn, 8 p.m. Minnesota Appalachian St. at W. Carolina, ccd.
Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Gibson 4 2-3 6 3 3 3 Campbell 15, Elon 7
first but escaped the jam with just one run allowed thanks to a pair of Mississippi State at Tennessee, time TBA Orlando at Charlotte, 8 p.m. Hildenberger W,2-0 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Charleston Southern at Clemson, ccd., weather
Minnesota at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Delta St. at MVSU, ccd.
strikeouts. Missouri at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. Sacramento at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
May 1 0 0 0 0 1
George Mason 4, Longwood 3
Mejia 2-3 1 1 1 1 1
Ole Miss got that run right back in the second after a leadoff single Utah at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Women’s College Golf Parker H,1 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 Louisville 11, N. Kentucky 2
by Anthony Servideo. He stole second and advanced to third on a wild Loyola (NO) 11-1, LSU-Alexandria 10-6
Baseball
Harper 2-3 1 0 0 0 0
De Jong 1 3 4 4 3 0 Morehead St. 19, Alabama A&M 0
pitch before scoring when Tyler Keenan grounded into a double play, Thursday’s Games New York NC Central 7, Duke 5
tying the game at one. Alabama, Ole Miss at Liz Murphy Collegiate American League Glance deGrom L,2-1
Lugo
4 8 6 6 1 3
2 2 1 1 0 1
South Carolina 5, Charlotte 4
Southern Virginia 10, EMU 6
Three straight walks in the sixth inning loaded the bases for Cole All Times EDT Wake Forest 14, High Point 9
(Athens, Georgia) East Division Avilan 1 1 0 0 1 1
Zabowski, who tied the game as he grounded into a fielder’s choice. Gsellman 1 2 3 0 0 1 MIDWEST
W L Pct GB Ball St. 12, Butler 5
Kevin Graham then put Ole Miss ahead, reaching on an error to bring Friday’s Games Tampa Bay 9 3 .750 — Vargas
WP_deGrom, Harper.
1 4 4 4 0 1
Bradley 4, W. Illinois 1
Baltimore 5 6 .455 3½ Cent. Michigan 24, Oakland 10, 8 innings
home Keenan. Loposer crushed a double off the left-center wall to Alabama, Ole Miss at Liz Murphy Collegiate New York 5 6 .455 3½ Umpires_Home, Mike Muchlinski; First, Mike
Chicago St. at Valparaiso, ccd.
Toronto 4 8 .333 5 Winters; Second, Tim Timmons; Third, Rob
break the game open. Finally, Chase Cockrell put the finishing touches (Athens, Georgia) Boston 3 9 .250 6 Drake. Culver-Stockton 7, Columbia (Mo.) 2
on a five-run inning, ripping an RBI single down the left field line to T_4:08. A_22,126 (41,922). Dayton 12, Toledo 9
Central Division
make it 6-2. Men’s College Tennis
Cleveland
W L Pct GB
7 3 .700 — Astros 6, Yankees 3
Dakota Wesleyan at S. Dakota St., ppd.
Hannibal-LaGrange 13-1, William Penn 10-15
Ole Miss tacked on another in the seventh when Kessinger New York Houston Miami (Ohio) 7, Wright St. 6
Thursday’s Games Minnesota 6 3 .667 ½
ab r h bi ab r h bi Missouri Baptist 2-4, Mount Mercy 1-5
reached base on a hit by pitch, his fourth time reaching base in the Detroit 7 4 .636 ½ S. Illinois 9, E. Illinois 8
Arkansas at Alabama, 6 p.m. Chicago 3 7 .300 4 Gardner cf 3 1 0 0 Sprnger cf-rf 4 0 1 2
UIC 15, N. Illinois 10
game. The Rebel shortstop stole second and advanced to third when Kansas City 2 8 .200 5 Judge rf 3 0 1 0 Altuve 2b 4 1 2 2
the Golden Eagle catcher’s throw skipped into the outfield. That put him Friday’s Games West Division Voit 1b 4 2 1 1 Bregman 3b 4 1 1 0 FAR WEST
Air Force 12, Utah Valley 9
W L Pct GB G.Sanch dh 4 0 2 2 A.Diaz pr-1b 0 0 0 0
in perfect position to score on a Keenan double down the left field line, Ole Miss at LSU, 5 p.m. Seattle 11 2 .846 — Torres ss 4 0 0 0 Brntley dh 5 1 3 1 Seattle at Washington St., ccd., weather
LMahieu 2b 4 0 0 0 Correa ss 3 0 0 0 Stanford 11, San Francisco 1
the 49th RBI of the season for the Rebel third baseman. Houston 7 5 .583 3½
Mississippi State at Texas A&M, 6 p.m. Los Angeles 6 6 .500 4½ C.Frzer lf 4 0 0 0 Gurriel 1b-3b 3 1 1 1 UC Santa Barbara 8, Pepperdine 2
Urshela 3b 2 0 0 0 Reddick rf-lf 4 0 2 0

Football
West Alabama at Mississippi University for Wom-
en, time TBA
Oakland
Texas
7 8 .467 5
5 6 .455 5
Monday’s Games
Romine c 3 0 1 0 R.Chrns c 3 1 1 0
T.Kemp lf 3 1 0 0 Transactions
Tampa Bay 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Mrsnick cf 0 0 0 0 Tuesday’s Moves
Women’s College Tennis Baltimore 12, Oakland 4
Houston 4, N.Y. Yankees 3
Totals
New York
Houston
31 3 5 3 Totals
100
011
33 6 11 6
002 000—3
000 13x—6
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
Alabama and Oklahoma announce home-and-home series Friday’s Games Seattle 13, Kansas City 5
L.A. Angels 5, Milwaukee 2 E_Gardner (1). DP_New York 1, Houston 1.
LOB_New York 4, Houston 10. 2B_G.Sanchez
MLB — Suspended Pittsburgh RHP Chris Ar-
cher five games and fined him an undisclosed
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama and Oklahoma announced a Texas A&M at Mississippi State, 3 p.m. Tuesday’s Games
(1), Springer (2), Bregman (3), Brantley 2 (3).
amount for intentionally throwing a pitch at Cin-
Cleveland 8, Detroit 2 cinnati’s Derek Dietrich. Suspended Cincinnati
home-and-home series between the Crimson Tide and Sooners for LSU at Ole Miss, 3 p.m. Toronto 7, Boston 5 HR_Voit (3), Altuve (3). SB_Correa (1). SF_Al- OF Yasiel Puig two games and Cincinnati man-
tuve (1), Gurriel (1).
2032 and 2033 seasons on Tuesday. Tampa Bay 10, Chicago White Sox 5
IP H R ER BB SO
ager David Bell one game and fined them un-
“We’ve worked diligently at adding high-caliber home-and-home Arkansas at Alabama, 5 p.m. Oakland 13, Baltimore 2
New York
disclosed amounts for their aggressive actions
Minnesota 14, N.Y. Mets 8 during the incident.
series to our future football non-conference schedules, and we are West Alabama at Mississippi University for Wom- Houston 6, N.Y. Yankees 3 Loaisiga
Tarpley
3 4 2 2 2 5
1 1 0 0 0 0
American League
Seattle 6, Kansas City 3 BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed RHP Nate
excited to announce this one with Oklahoma for the 2032 and 2033 en, time TBA Arizona 5, Texas 4 Cessa 1 2-3 2 0 0 1 Karns on the 10-day IL and RHP Alex Cobb on
Holder BS,1 1 2 1 1 0 1
seasons,” Alabama director of athletics Greg Byrne said. “Alabama and
College Track and Field
L.A. Angels 11, Milwaukee 8 the 10-day IL, retroactive to April 6. Recalled
Wednesday’s Games Green L,0-2 2-3 2 3 3 2 0 RHP Evan Phillips from Norfolk (IL).
Oklahoma are two of the most storied programs in college football his- Cleveland (Bauer 1-0) at Detroit (Boyd 0-1), Kahnle 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned INF Tzu-Wei
tory, and this certainly will give both teams and fan bases a tremendous Thursday’s Games 1:10 p.m. Houston
Cole 7 4 3 3 3 6
Lin to Pawtucket (IL). Reinstated 2B Dustin Pe-
Tampa Bay (Glasnow 2-0) at Chicago White droia from the 10-day IL.
opportunity during the regular season.” Alabama, Mississippi State at Crimson Tide Sox (Lopez 0-1), 2:10 p.m. Rondon W,1-0 1 1 0 0 0 2 CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned OF Ryan
Osuna S,4-4 1 0 0 0 0 1
The first game will take place in Norman, Oklahoma, on September Invitational (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Oakland (Montas 1-1) at Baltimore (Straily 0-0),
WP_Loaisiga.
Cordell to Charlotte (IL). Selected the contract
7:05 p.m. of RHP Ervin Santana from Charlotte.
11, 2032, with Oklahoma returning the trip to Tuscaloosa on September Minnesota (Odorizzi 0-1) at N.Y. Mets (Synder- Umpires_Home, Larry Vanover; First, Alfonso CLEVELAND INDIANS — Placed RHP Mike
10, 2033. Friday’s Games gaard 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Marquez; Second, Dan Bellino; Third, Dave Clevinger on the 10-day IL, retroactive to
N.Y. Yankees (Paxton 1-1) at Houston (McHugh Rackley. Monday. Recalled RHP Nick Wittgren from
Alabama and Oklahoma have met on six occasions with the Soon- Alabama, Mississippi State, Southern Miss at 1-1), 7:40 p.m. T_3:15. A_31,009 (41,168). Columbus (IL).
ers holding a 3-2-1 advantage in the series. Alabama won the most Crimson Tide Invitational (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) Seattle (Kikuchi 0-0) at Kansas City (Fillmyer
0-0), 8:15 p.m.
Cardinals 4, Dodgers 0 OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Sent RHP Chris
Bassitt to Las Vegas (PCL) for a rehab as-
recent match 45-34 in the Capital One Orange Bowl this past season. Ole Miss hosts Joe Walker Invite Texas (Lynn 0-1) at Arizona (Ray 0-1), 9:40 p.m.
Los Angeles St. Louis
signment.
ab r h bi ab r h bi
The Tide is 2-0 in Orange Bowl games against OU while also earning a Milwaukee (Woodruff 1-0) at L.A. Angels (Pena SEATTLE MARINERS — Placed RHP Chasen
Junior College Baseball
Pderson lf 3 0 0 0 M.Crpnt 3b 3 0 0 0
0-1), 10:07 p.m. Bradford on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Erik
tie in the 1970 Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston. Thursday’s Games
Freese ph 1 0 0 0 Gldschm 1b 4 2 1 1
Swanson from Tacoma (PCL).
Y.Grcia p 0 0 0 0 DeJong ss 2 2 2 0
Alabama is scheduled to open the 2019 season on August 31 in Today’s Games Oakland (Brooks 1-1) at Baltimore (Bundy 0-0), J.Trner 3b 3 0 1 0 Ozuna lf 3 0 0 0 National League
12:35 p.m. COLORADO ROCKIES — Placed OF David
Atlanta against Duke in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game before beginning Itawamba at Northeast (DH), 2 p.m. Cleveland (Bieber 0-0) at Detroit (Turnbull 0-1),
Bllnger rf 4 0 2 0 Molina c 4 0 2 3
Dahl on the 10-day DL, retroactive to Monday.
Pollock cf 5 0 1 0 De.Fwlr rf 4 0 1 0
the home schedule against New Mexico State on September 7. 1:10 p.m. Muncy 1b 3 0 1 0 Wong 2b 3 0 0 0 Recalled OF Yonathan Daza from Albuquerque
Holmes at EMCC (DH), 3 p.m. Seattle (Leake 2-0) at Kansas City (Lopez 0-1),
1:15 p.m.
K.Hrnan 2b 4 0 2 0 Bader cf 4 0 0 0 (PCL).
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed LHP

Crimson Tide in final week of spring workouts Junior College Softball Toronto (Sanchez 1-1) at Boston (Eovaldi 0-0),
7:10 p.m.
C.Tylor ss-lf 2 0 0 0 Dak.Hds p 2 0 0 0
A.Brnes c 3 0 0 0 Brebbia p 0 0 0 0
Strplng p 2 0 0 0 J.Mrtin ph 1 0 0 0
Hyun-Jin Ryu on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP
JT Chargois from Oklahoma City (PCL). Sent
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama football team wrapped up its Friday’s Games National League Glance Verdugo ph 1 0 0 0 Gant p 0 0 0 0 LHP Clayton Kershaw to Tulsa (TL) for a rehab
assignment.
All Times EDT Frguson p 0 0 0 0 Mayers p 0 0 0 0
13th of 14 spring practice sessions on Tuesday afternoon with a two- Itawamba at Southwest (DH), 2 p.m. East Division Chrgois p 0 0 0 0 A.Mller p 0 0 0 0 NEW YORK METS — Signed OF Bradley Mar-
Seager ph-ss 1 0 0 0 O’Neill ph 1 0 0 0 quez to a minor league contract and assigned
hour session in full pads on the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields. Pearl River at EMCC (DH), 3 p.m. W L Pct GB
Leone p 0 0 0 0 him to Columbia (SAL).
Philadelphia 7 3 .700 —
Alabama will return to the practice field on Thursday to make Atlanta 7 4 .636 ½ Totals 32 0 7 0 Totals 31 4 6 4 PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Sent C Elias Diaz
Los Angeles 000 000 000—0 to Indianapolis (IL) for a rehab assignment.
its final preparations before spring drills conclude with the annual
on the air
New York 6 4 .600 1 SAN DIEGO PADRES — Assigned RHP Chris
Washington 5 5 .500 2 St. Louis 102 010 00x—4
Golden Flake A-Day Spring Football Game on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Miami 3 8 .273 4½ E_M.Carpenter (1), A.Barnes (1). DP_St. Louis Rowley to El Paso (PCL).
2. LOB_Los Angeles 13, St. Louis 8. 2B_Bell- Atlantic League
Bryant-Denny Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN2. Central Division
inger (3), K.Hernandez (4), DeJong 2 (5), Moli- LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed LHP Bennett
Today
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
W L Pct GB
8 4 .667 —
5 4 .556 1½
na 2 (4). HR_Goldschmidt (6). SB_DeJong (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
Parry.
Frontier League
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Signed INF Matt
Southern Miss preps for Black and Gold Spring Game COLLEGE BASEBALL St. Louis 6 5 .545 1½ Los Angeles
Brown.
Chicago 3 7 .300 4 Stripling L,0-1 5 5 4 4 3 7
HATTIESBURG -- The Southern Miss football team has had three 6:30 p.m. — Purdue at Indiana, FS1 Cincinnati 2 8 .200 5 Ferguson 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed LHP Alex
Winkelman.
Chargois 2-3 0 0 0 1 1
full weeks of spring practice under its belts, and now the march to the COLLEGE SOFTBALL West Division
Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 2 SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Signed 1B
W L Pct GB Quincy Nieporte.
annual Black and Gold Spring Game has begun. The action is set to be- 4 p.m. — Purdue at Indiana, Big Ten Network Los Angeles 8 4 .667 — St. Louis
WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Signed RHP
Hudson 4 2-3 6 0 0 4
gin at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, and it will feature Golden Eagle legends San Diego 7 5 .583 1
Brebbia W,1-0 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 Roberto Delgado.
Reggie Collier and Brett Favre as honorary coaches. 6 p.m. — South Florida at Florida, SEC Arizona 6 5 .545 1½
Gant 1 0 0 0 1 2 BASKETBALL
San Francisco 4 8 .333 4 National Basketball Association
Admission is free to the event, and beforehand there will be the GOLF Colorado 3 9 .250 5 Mayers
Miller H,3
1-3 1 0 0 1 0
2-3 0 0 0 0 1 DALLAS MAVERICKS — Announced the re-
Monday’s Games tirement of F Dirk Nowitzki.
annual Future Golden Eagles Camp, a clinic free for ages 14 and under. 2 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: The Masters Par 3 Chicago Cubs 10, Pittsburgh 0 Leone 1 0 0 0 1 1
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Claimed G Rod-
Philadelphia 4, Washington 3 HBP_by Garcia (Wong). WP_Hudson.
ney McGruder off waivers from Miami.
Contest, Augusta, Ga., ESPN St. Louis 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 Umpires_Home, Doug Eddings; First, Chris
WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Signed Gs Jor-
Prep baseball MLB BASEBALL Atlanta 8, Colorado 6
San Diego 6, San Francisco 5
L.A. Angels 5, Milwaukee 2
Conroy; Second, Bill Miller; Third, Jansen
Visconti.
T_3:17. A_36,353 (45,538).
dan McRae and Tarik Phillips.
FOOTBALL
6:30 p.m. — NY Yankees at Houston OR LA National Football League
Tuesday’s Games Mariners 6, Royals 3 ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed DE Adrian
Berry leads Heritage to sweep of Canton Dodgers at St. Louis, MLB Cincinnati 14, Miami 0
Washington 10, Philadelphia 6, 10 innings
Seattle Kansas City Clayborn to a one-year contract.
ab r h bi ab r h bi BUFFALO BILLS — Signed DE Eddie Yar-
Blayze Berry drove in four runs and had a strong pitching perfor- NBA BASKETBALL Minnesota 14, N.Y. Mets 8
St. Louis 4, L.A. Dodgers 0
M.Smith cf 5 0 0 0 Mrrfeld rf 5 1 2 0 brough to a one-year contract.
Do.Sntn lf 5 0 2 0 Mondesi ss 4 0 2 2 CINCINNATI BENGALS — Re-signed CB Tony
mance in Game 1, leading Heritage Academy to a doubleheader sweep 7 p.m. — Orlando at Charlotte, ESPN Atlanta 7, Colorado 1 Bruce rf 5 1 1 2 A.Grdon lf 4 0 2 0 McRae to a one-year contract.
Arizona 5, Texas 4
of Canton Academy on Tuesday. The Patriots won, 5-0 and 9-4. 9:30 p.m. — Minnesota at Denver, ESPN San Francisco 7, San Diego 2
Encrnco 1b 4 1 1 0 Soler dh 4 0 0 0 DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed DE DeMarcus
Vglbach dh 5 1 3 0 Schwndl 1b 3 0 0 0 Lawrence to a five-year contract through 2023
Berry struck out 13 in the opening game and held Canton to five L.A. Angels 11, Milwaukee 8 and DT Shakir Soto.
NHL HOCKEY Wednesday’s Games
Haniger pr-dh 0 0 0 0 O’Hearn ph-1b 0 0 0 0
hits. Atlanta (Gausman 1-0) at Colorado (Hoffman
Healy 3b 4 1 2 1 H.Dzier 3b 4 0 0 0 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Named La’Roi
Berry had three of Heritage’s 10 hits in the nightcap. Banks Hyde 6 p.m. — Stanley Cup Playoff: Teams TBA, NBC 0-0), 3:10 p.m.
Narvaez c 5 1 2 0 Owings 2b 4 1 2 0 Glover assistant defensive line coach and Chris
Caminiti senior coaching assistant.
D.Moore ss 4 0 1 1 Mldnado c 2 0 0 0
San Diego (Margevicius 0-1) at San Francisco
had two hits. Sports Network (Rodriguez 1-1), 3:45 p.m.
D.Grdon 2b 4 1 3 2 Duda ph 1 0 0 0 MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed G Michael Dunn,
LBs Jayrone Elliott and Tyrone Holmes, RB
B.Hmltn cf 2 1 0 1
6 p.m. — Stanley Cup Playoff: Teams TBA, USA Miami (Richards 0-1) at Cincinnati (Mahle 0-0),
6:40 p.m.
Totals 41 6 15 6 Totals 33 3 8 3 Kenneth Farrow, OT Jaryd Jones-Smith, WR
Reece Horn and DT Joey Mbu.
Softball 8:30 p.m. — Stanley Cup Playoff: Teams TBA, Washington (Hellickson 0-0) at Philadelphia
(Pivetta 1-0), 7:05 p.m.
Seattle
Kansas City
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MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed DE Karter
Schult.
NBC Sports Network Minnesota (Odorizzi 0-1) at N.Y. Mets (Synder- 10, Kansas City 8. 2B_Vogelbach 2 (4), Healy HOCKEY
gaard 0-1), 7:10 p.m. (8), Narvaez (1), Mondesi (4), A.Gordon (1), National Hockey League
SOCCER (MEN’S) L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 2-0) at St. Louis (Flaherty
Alabama ranked No. 5/7 in national polls 11:25 a.m. — German Cup: Bayern Munich vs.
0-0), 7:45 p.m.
Owings (1). 3B_Merrifield (2). HR_Bruce (7).
SB_D.Gordon (6), Owings (2). SF_Healy (2),
NHL — Suspended D Slava Voynov for the
2019-20 season and the 2020 playoffs for acts
Alabama heads into this week’s games ranked No. 5 in the USA Pittsburgh (Lyles 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Dar- Mondesi (1), B.Hamilton (1). of domestic violence.
vish 0-1), 8:05 p.m.
Today/NFCA poll and No. 7 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. Heidenheim, quarterfinal, ESPNEWS Texas (Lynn 0-1) at Arizona (Ray 0-1), 9:40 p.m.
IP H R ER BB SO ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned F Conor
Garland to Tucson (AHL).
Seattle
Milwaukee (Woodruff 1-0) at L.A. Angels (Pena
The Crimson Tide defeated UAB on Wednesday before falling in 1:55 p.m. — Serie A: Internazionale vs. Genoa, 0-1), 10:07 p.m.
Gonzales W,4-0 6 6 3 2 2 5 CALGARY FLAMES — Recalled G Jon Gillies
from Stockton (AHL) and G Nick Schneider
two of its three weekend games at then-No. 17 South Carolina. The Brennan H,2 2 1 0 0 1 0
ESPNEWS Thursday’s Games
Miami (Lopez 1-1) at Cincinnati (Gray 0-2),
Swarzak S,2-2 1 1 0 0 0 1 from Kansas City (ECHL) to Stockton. Signed
Tide dropped one spot in the coaches poll and three spots in the media Kansas City G Artyom Zagidulin to a one-year, entry-level
poll. Alabama remains the highest-ranked SEC team in the NFCA poll, 2 p.m. — UEFA Champions League: Manchester 12:35 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 1-0) at St. Louis (Wacha
Junis L,1-1 4 8 4 4 1 6 contract.
Sparkman 2 2-3 6 2 2 0 WINNIPEG JETS — Recalled G Mikhail Berdin
joined in the top 10 by Florida (6/9), LSU (7/5) and Tennessee (9/8). In United vs. FC Barcelona, TNT 0-0), 1:15 p.m. Diekman 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 from Jacksonville (ECHL) to Manitoba (AHL).
N.Y. Mets (Matz 0-0) at Atlanta (Wright 0-1), Lovelady 1 0 0 0 0 2 American Hockey League
total, 10 SEC programs are represented in at least one top-25 poll with WNBA Basketball 7:20 p.m. Peralta 1 1 0 0 0 1 AHL — Suspended Springfield F Bobby Farn-
Missouri and Mississippi State receiving votes. Pittsburgh (Musgrove 1-0) at Chicago Cubs ham one game.
7 p.m. — WNBA Draft, ESPNU (Quintana 0-1), 8:05 p.m.
Gonzales pitched to 2 batters in the 7th
WP_Brennan. HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Returned D Matt
Thursday
San Diego (Paddack 0-0) at Arizona (Godley Umpires_Home, Gary Cederstrom; First, Ra- Register to Toledo (ECHL).
1-1), 9:40 p.m.
College athletics AUTO RACING
Colorado (Gray 0-2) at San Francisco (Sa-
mardzija 0-0), 9:45 p.m.
mon De Jesus; Second, Marvin Hudson; Third,
Quinn Wolcott.
T_3:17. A_10,366 (37,903).
ONTARIO REIGN — Returned D Cliff Watson
to Kansas City (ECHL).
SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Signed F Ben
8:55 p.m. — Formula One: Chinese Grand Prix, Braves 7, Rockies 1 Diamondbacks 5,
Duffy to a professional tryout. Released Fs
Mark Cooper and Ryan Tesink from profession-
Atlanta Colorado
ICC announces addition of women’s volleyball, archery practice, China, ESPNEWS ab r h bi ab r h bi Rangers 4
al tryouts and returned Cooper to Kansas City
(ECHL) and Tesink to Tulsa (ECHL).
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12:55 a.m. (Friday) — Formula One: Chinese Dnldson 3b 5 1 1 0 Tapia lf 4 0 1 0 ab r h bi ab r h bi
STOCKTON HEAT — Recalled G Nick Schnei-
der from Kansas City (ECHL).
Ball-Williamson has announced the addition of women’s volleyball to Freeman 1b 4 2 2 1 Arenado 3b 4 0 1 0
its intercollegiate athletic programs. The program will begin in the fall of
Grand Prix, practice, China, ESPN2 Acn Jr. lf 4 1 2 1 Story ss 4 1 0 0
Choo lf 5 1 2 0 A.Jones rf 3 0 1 0
Leclerc p 0 0 0 0 K.Marte cf 4 0 0 0
UTICA COMETS — Released D Colton Sau-
cerman from a professional tryout and returned
Mrkakis rf 4 1 2 1 Desmond cf 3 0 1 1
2019 with current plans to begin competition in the fall of the 2020-21 COLLEGE BASEBALL D.Swnsn ss 4 1 1 3 Fuentes 1b 4 0 0 0
Odor 2b 3 1 1 0 Flores 2b 4 0 1 0
Andrus ss 4 0 2 2 D.Prlta lf 4 0 0 0
him to Idaho (ECHL). Returned D Matt Petgrave
to Brampton (ECHL). Assigned G Ivan Kulba-
academic year. 6 p.m. — Georgia at Tennessee, SEC Albies 2b 4 1 2 0 Hampson 2b 4 0 1 0
Flowers c 4 0 1 0 Wolters c 4 0 1 0
Mazara rf 4 0 0 1 C.Wlker 1b 4 1 1 0 kov and Fs Reid Gardiner and Kyle Thomas to
Gallo cf-lf 4 0 0 0 E.Escbr 3b 4 1 2 1 Kalamazoo (ECHL).
“We are happy to announce the addition of women’s volleyball to 6:30 p.m. — South Carolina at Florida, ESPNU Fried p 1 0 0 0 Marquez p 1 0 1 0 Frsythe 1b 4 0 0 0 Ahmed ss 4 1 2 1 ECHL
our athletic programs here at ICC,” said Ball-Williamson. “Volleyball has Joyce ph 1 0 0 0 Valaika ph 0 0 0 0 Wisdom 3b 4 1 1 0 J.Mrphy c 3 1 1 1 ECHL — Suspended Indy F Ryan Rupert 14
COLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN’S) L.Jcksn p 0 0 0 0 B.Shaw p 0 0 0 0 Mathis c 4 1 1 0 J.Dyson ph 1 1 1 2 games, Allen D David Makowski 11 games and
been growing very fast in our part of the state. We are excited to help Sobotka p 0 0 0 0 Dunn p 0 0 0 0 Minor p 2 0 0 0 Greinke p 1 0 0 0 Allen LW Curt Gogol five games.
continue the growth of the sport and offer a new opportunity for young 4 p.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams TBD, Semifi- Clbrson ph 1 0 1 1 Rynolds ph 0 0 0 0 C.Mrtin p 0 0 0 0 Hirano p 0 0 0 0 KALAMAZOO WINGS — Released G Dave
Biddle p 0 0 0 0 Oh p 0 0 0 0 Pence ph 1 0 1 0 Lcastro ph 1 0 0 0
women to be able to continue their education through athletics.” nal, Buffalo, N.Y., ESPN2 Almonte p 0 0 0 0 DShelds cf 0 0 0 0 Andrese p 0 0 0 0
Desander as emergency backup.
TOLEDO WALLEYE — Added G Kent Nus-
The inaugural season will be dedicated to establishing the founda- Totals 37 7 12 7 Totals 32 1 6 1
7:30 p.m. — NCAA Tournament: Teams TBD, Atlanta 010 400 011—7
Totals 35 4 8 3 Totals 33 5 9 5
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baum as emergency backup.
COLLEGE
tion of the program. Student-athletes participating in 2019 will not lose Semifinal, Buffalo, N.Y., ESPN2 Colorado 000 100 000—1 Arizona 001 000 103—5 AUBURN — Junior G Jared Harper will enter
a year of eligibility. ICC is the second community college in the state to E_Fried (1). DP_Atlanta 1. LOB_Atlanta 4, E_Flores (1), Choo (1). DP_Texas 1. LOB_Tex- the NBA Draft.
add volleyball to its intercollegiate athletic programs. MLB BASEBALL Colorado 7. 2B_Donaldson (2), Albies (3),
Culberson (1), Wolters (3). HR_Acuna Jr. (4),
as 6, Arizona 5. 2B_Choo 2 (5), Andrus (2), GEORGIA TECH — Named Nell Fortner wom-
E.Escobar 2 (4). HR_Ahmed (1), J.Murphy (2), en’s basketball coach.
ICC will now offer 11 sports, including six men’s and five women’s 12 p.m. — LA Dodgers at St. Louis OR Oakland D.Swanson (4). S_Fried (1).
IP H R ER BB SO
J.Dyson (2). S_Minor (1). KENTUCKY — Sophomore F PJ Washington
IP H R ER BB SO will enter the NBA draft.
programs. at Baltimore (12:30 p.m.), MLB Atlanta Texas SOUTH CAROLINA — Announced women’s
ICC also announced the addition of archery to its club sports. Fried W,2-0 6 5 1 0 1 4 Minor 7 5 2 2 2 5 basketball players, Mikiah Herbert Harrigan,
7 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Chicago OR NY Mets at Jackson 1 1 0 0 1 3 Martin H,2 1 1 0 0 0 1 Bianca Jackson and LaDazhia Williams will
All incoming or current ICC students interested in joining the ICC Sobotka 1 0 0 0 0 2 Leclerc L,1-1 BS,1 1-3 3 3 3 0 1
Archery Club Team are encouraged to email archery@iccms.edu for Atlanta (7 p.m.), MLB Biddle 1 0 0 0 1 1 Arizona
transfer.
ST. JOHN’S — Announced the resignation of
Colorado
more information. 10 p.m. — Colorado at San Francisco OR San Marquez L,1-1 5 7 5 5 0 2
Greinke
Hirano
6 2-3 7 4 3 1
1-3 0 0 0 0 0
men’s basketball coach Chris Mullin.
TENNESSEE — Junior F Grant Williams will
Shaw 1 1-3 0 0 0 0
Diego at Arizona (10 p.m.) (games joined in Dunn 2-3 0 0 0 0 1
Andriese W,2-0 2 1 0 0 0 2
Umpires_Home, D.J. Reyburn; First, Fieldin
enter the NBA draft. Named Kellie Harper wom-
en’s basketball coach.
progress), MLB Oh 1 3 1 1 0 2 Cubreth; Second, Paul Nauert; Third, CB UCLA — Named Mick Cronin men’s basketball
Almonte 1 2 1 1 0 0 Bucknor. coach.
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major league baseball

Braves pitcher Max Fried leaves Rockies cooked in Denver

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DENVER — Freddie Free-
man thought Max Fried was
headed for a big season.
Looks like a solid prediction
so far.
Fried pitched six effective in-
nings to lead the Atlanta Braves
to a 7-1 victory over the Colora-
do Rockies on Tuesday night.
“I told you guys in spring
training. I love the guy. That
left arm, those kinds of special
talents don’t come around,”
Freeman said. “He’s been off to
a great start. Pitching like that
here in Coors Field, it’s a big job
and I thought he did fantastic.”
Dansby Swanson and Ronald
Acuña Jr. homered for Atlanta.
The Braves have won five of
their last seven games in Den-
ver after dropping 11 straight at
Coors Field.
Fried (2-0) took a no-hitter
into the sixth inning against
the Chicago Cubs on Thursday
and carried that momentum
into the matchup with Colora-
do. The left-hander allowed an
unearned run and five hits.
“In the bullpen I noticed all
my pitches were breaking about
the same as they normally did
so I wanted to go out there with
the same approach,” Fried said.
“Attack them, try to get ahead,
throw some curveballs, some
sliders and some changeups
and keep them off balance.”
In four games, two starts,
Fried has yet to allow an earned
run in 13.2 innings.
“He was really solid, very
aggressive,” Atlanta manager
Brian Snitker said. “Good, solid
outing by him.”
Colorado has dropped its
first five home games. It has
lost nine of 10 overall since win-
ning the first two games of the
season.
German Márquez (1-1) has
been the Rockies’ best starter
so far, and he was rewarded
with a new contract Saturday
that runs through the 2023
season. He entered with a 0.69
ERA but allowed more runs in
the fourth inning (four) than he
had in his first two starts com-
bined.
“I made a couple of bad pitch-
es,” Márquez said. “I won’t have
a carryover to my next start.”
Acuña went deep on the first
pitch of the second. Freeman
singled in Josh Donaldson in
the fourth before Swanson hit
a drive to center for a three-run
homer.
Acuña also homered during
Monday’s 8-6 victory over the
Rockies.
Ian Desmond hit an RBI sin-
gle in the fourth for Colorado.
MILE HIGH MEMORY:
Tuesday marked the 26th an-
niversary of Colorado’s first
home game. The Rockies beat
the Montreal Expos 11-4 that
afternoon, with Eric Young
homering in the first in front of
a crowd of 80,227.
Young, whose son, Eric
Young Jr., also played for the
Rockies, is now the first base
coach for the Braves.
FLASHING THE LEATH-
ER: Freeman helped Fried get
out of a jam in the third. After
Tony Wolters doubled and Mar-
quez reached on a bunt single,
Freeman’s leaping catch of Da-
za’s line drive led to a double
play.
Fried then struck out Raimel
Tapia to end the inning.
“It’s incredible,” Fried said
of Atlanta’s defense. “Some of
these plays being made behind
me only makes me want to just
put the ball in play more.”

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY: I
am extreme-
ly upset. My
son got married
a year ago. We
were very happy
and have wel-
comed his wife
into our family. He
met us for lunch
yesterday and an-
nounced that he
ZITS and his wife have
a polyamorous
relationship. They
will stay married,
but both of them
will date and have
Dear Abby
long-term relation-
ships with other people.
My husband and I are in
shock. We have been married
for more than 30 years and
have always been faithful to
each other. We thought we had
set a good example. They are
asking to be able to bring other
boyfriends and girlfriends to our
GARFIELD family events. I’m heartsick at
the thought of watching them
be affectionate with other part-
ners. My granddaughter was a
flower girl at their wedding. How
do we explain this to her?
I love my son, but does a
relationship with him mean I
have to abandon the values I
have always felt were important
to uphold? Right now he isn’t
speaking to me because he
thinks I was not supportive
enough when he
told me. I feel
like I’m being
forced to accept
this new lifestyle
or not see my
son. How should
I handle this? —
DUMBFOUNDED
IN DALLAS
DEAR DUMB-
FOUNDED: Unless
you are raising
your granddaugh-
ter, you don’t
have to explain
anything. That will
be her parents’
responsibility if
they decide to
expose her to your son and
daughter-in-law’s lifestyle.
As to your being forced to
entertain his and his wife’s
lovers, if it makes you uncom-
fortable — which appears to
be the case — you are under
no obligation to do so. Handle
this by standing your ground
and refusing to be emotionally
blackmailed.
Your son is an adult and en-
titled to live his life any way he
wishes. However, this does not
mean that you must endorse it.
Tell him you would love to see
just him and his wife when they
are spending time together.
DEAR ABBY: I have been
married to my husband, “Ken,”
for 34 years. At home, he
doesn’t pay much attention to
me. Although he’s generally
helpful around the house, he
puts his needs first. Because
we run a small business togeth-
er, we are together most of the
time.
When we go over to friends’
for dinner or to a party, Ken
complains that I don’t talk
with him enough or notice if
he’s alone and not engaged in
conversation. He feels I should
be more aware of him and stay
by his side. I am more outgoing
than he is. I make conversation
easily and find people to be
involved with.
Is he right? Should his
needs be more on my radar?
Shouldn’t I have the freedom
to enjoy those around me, as-
suming that Ken can take care
of himself? I know he’s less at
ease in social situations, but I
need interaction with others. —
WONDERING WHAT’S RIGHT IN
CALIFORNIA
DEAR WONDERING: Know-
ing Ken isn’t as socially adept
as you, the kind thing would
be to keep an eye on him at
these dinners/parties to make
sure he isn’t isolated. If he is
standing by himself, ask him to
join in the conversations you
are having. Not every couple
is equally outgoing, and it may
be a bit of a balancing act, but
supportive spouses make an
effort to compensate for the
other’s deficits if asked to, as
your husband has.

CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April
10). You’ll help someone and
get twice helped. You’ll love
someone and wind up with
heaps of the stuff. It’s impos-
sible for you to do anything
selfless without gaining some
kind of enrichment. A tangent
will turn into your main gig.
There’s a move or a big domes-
tic update. For luck, include
family in a business venture.
Capricorn and Libra adore you.
BABY BLUES Your lucky numbers are: 9, 3,
33, 38 and 17.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
A good day, like a good life,
must include uncomfortable
situations. It’s a sign that you’re
living adventurously and cou-
rageously. Each new pickle will
teach you a helpful skill.
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
You’ll soon be in a position to
state your terms, haggle a price
or negotiate a salary. Start
thinking about the value you
give, what it’s worth and what
you really want. It’s going to
take some time to settle on the
right amount.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Put your feelers out because
your work is too much for one
person to handle alone. Find
one good person to help you
with your project and soon you’ll
be surrounded by good people,
as like attracts like.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Some types of education seem
pointlessly inapplicable, but
your commitment to learning
is anything but. Even if you’ve
consciously forgotten what you
learned, it’s still in there, and
you’re building on it every day.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). In
the weeks to come you will
open your heart to many people,
some of them very different
from you. The more diverse your
group is, the stronger it will be.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Your problems aren’t bigger
than the problems of others. It
just seems like it because ev-
erything seems bigger up close.
Change the channel. Go some-
where new. Meet more people.
Then come back. Perspective
restored!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). A
wave of ambition will wash over
you, thanks to your exposure to
a certain inspiring person. What
you’re starting to dream about
for yourself is a lot, but it’s
possible. You can do this!
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Negotiations ensue. You
long ago learned that holding
out for everything usually
precipitates walking away with
nothing, which is not always a
bad thing. It depends on what’s
on the table. You’re good at
this. Trust yourself.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Of course there’s no such
thing as a perfect relationship,
but certainly, there are more
and less compatible people.
Events today will show you who
fits into which category.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Two sorts of people can be
hard to tolerate: those very dif-
ferent from you, and those too
much like you. Love those who
challenge you because it will
broaden your capacity to love
everyone, including yourself.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). It could very well be that
there’s an ideal in your head
that’s blocking the reality in
front of your nose. It’s one of
those days when you have to try
a little harder to find something
to love.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). At this point, you’re not
sure if your aim is within the
realm of reason. But some
things are worth trying to do
even if you’re pretty sure they’re
impossible. Some things are
worth doing because you’re
pretty sure they’re impossible.

Dominos
SOLUTION:
Food
Easter brunch
Mississippi University for Women Culinary Arts Institute students made an Easter brunch April 2 for their food
styling class. From left, Ricky Puckett of Columbus holds his sweet tea and rosemary chicken and waffles; John
McIntyre of Jackson holds a ham with a brown sugar and cinnamon glaze and pineapples; and Priscilla Johnson of
Monticello shows off buttermilk biscuits with a honey-brown sugar-butter glaze.
BY JAN SWOOPE
jswoope@cdispatch.com
T
he W’s Culinary Arts Insti-
tute kitchen was “styling” on
the morning of April 2. From
chef station to station, an Easter
brunch was coming together and
looking good. That’s the purpose
of a food styling class: to prepare
food to look as tempting as possible
for photography, video or film. If
you’ve ever thumbed through a
magazine with food photos in it,
drooled over a commercial, or been
swayed by a mouth-watering photo
on a restaurant menu, you’ve seen
the work of food stylists.
“We eat with our eyes first,” said
instructor Chef Mary
Helen Hawkins.
Some food styling
techniques used to
make food “pretty”
for a close-up are
fairly dramatic —
mashed potatoes or
Hawkins
lard standing in for
ice cream, cardboard
between layers of pancakes or
burger ingredients, motor oil for
syrup, Scotch Guarded food. But
the MUW students’ goal April 2
was designing and turning out an
Easter brunch both delicious and
worthy of being photographed for
their food blogs. They know that
any future careers in the food in-
dustry will probably call on styling
skills.
“It can help them in restaurant
plating, or some want to go into
food art. Some will design menus,”
Hawkins said.
Forget white rice
or even brown rice.
Try red rice tonight
BY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN
R
egular white rice; aromatic
basmati; chewy, healthful
brown rice; and even rus-
tic wild rice are common pantry
items. But there’s one rice variety
that doesn’t get enough play: red
rice.
Red rice sports — surprise — a
red husk, and it has a nutty flavor
and is highly nutritious. For a rice
and grain salad that was colorful,
hearty, and a little out of the ordi-
nary, we mixed this healthful rice
with nutty quinoa, cooking both
in the same pot using the pasta
method.
We gave the rice a 15-minute
head start and then added the
quinoa to the pot to ensure that
See Rice, 6B
Janie Jones ices a “flower” in her cupcake bouquet April 2 at The W.
The students collaborated to
plan the Easter brunch menu
— ham, chicken and waffles,
bacon-wrapped asparagus, home-
made mac and cheese, deviled
eggs and a cupcake “bouquet” for
dessert. They share several of the
recipes today.
“I like to be creative with my
baking,” said student Janie Jones
of Sallis, attaching an un-iced
cupcake (in a paper liner) with a
toothpick to a foam ball wrapped in
green tissue paper. The ball rested
in the mouth of a Mason jar — the
“bouquet” vase. After icing the
cupcakes, Jones added green tissue
paper “leaves” between them,
Butter together
If it’s not easy, it won’t get cooked
I
have reached the part of
the year where I am offi-
cially done. Not really, of
course: we still have nearly
half a semester’s worth
of class. But emotionally,
physically, mentally ... stick
a fork in me.
So when it comes to
making dinner this time
of year, it’s all about ease
of preparation for me. If it
Amelia Plair
takes more than 30 minutes
to prepare, I’m not going
to make it. At all. Right now I’m trying
to figure out how to make as many
different types of sheet pan or one-pot
dinners that my family will eat. (Or
— let’s be real here — pretend to eat.
Hear no evil, see no evil, if you know
what I mean.)
If I’m really thoughtful and remem-
ber to line my sheet pan with foil, I
don’t even have much cleanup at the
end. Win-win.
THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM n WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch
creating a colorful arrangement of
seriously sweet “flowers.”
For his chicken and waffles,
Ricky Puckett of Columbus soaked
the chicken overnight in sweet
tea with rosemary, which, he said,
helps the chicken stay super moist.
“I heard of a chef in South Caroli-
na doing this,” said Puckett, who is a
culinary arts student and also kitch-
en manager at Lion Hills Center.
Nearby, John McIntyre of Jack-
son tried to decide how to polish
the presentation of his macaroni
and cheese made with cheddar and
Gruyere cheeses.
See Easter brunch, 6B
The recipe below is one I
made up on the fly based on
other sheet pan recipes I’ve
seen. The trick is to cut the
chicken into small pieces.
They’re about the size
and shape of earthworms,
but calling them “chicken
worms” went over about as
well as you’d expect when I
tried it on my family.
I’ve thought of a few
variations but haven’t tried
those out yet. This week,
I’m subbing Greek seasoning for the
fajita seasoning, ditching the cooked
veggies, and serving it with flatbread,
cucumber, tomato, and feta dressing. I
also plan to try seasoning the chicken
with just a little salt, pepper, and garlic
and adding it to an alfredo sauce.
Busy people of the world, try this
recipe. And may the force be with you.
Amelia Plair is a mom and high
school teacher in Starkville. Email
LIFESTYLES EDITOR
Jan Swoope: 328-2471
Joe Keller/America’s Test Kitchen
Deepen the flavor of oats in these
granola bars by toasting them first
with oil and salt.
Honey is the
glue that
keeps these
granola bars
together
BY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN
G
reat granola bars put the
flavor of the oats at the
forefront while supporting
players back them up with a mel-
low sweetness.
We found that toasting the oats
with a little oil and salt before
mixing them with the other ingre-
dients really deepened their flavor.
Honey provided plenty of sticki-
ness to hold the bars together.
We kept the other flavors sim-
ple: a little brown sugar for extra
sweetness, aromatic vanilla and
cinnamon, and chopped nuts for
additional crunch.
After multiple attempts at
baking the bars resulted in a
crumbly mess, we realized the key
to making granola bars that held
their shape was to spread the mix-
ture onto a rimmed baking sheet
and then firmly press on it with a
greased metal spatula.
Do not substitute quick or
instant oats in this recipe. Don’t
use a baking sheet smaller than
18-by-13-inches or the bars will be
too thick and won’t bake evenly.
Be sure to let the granola bars
cool for 15 minutes before cutting.
If any of the bars should fall apart
during cutting, just press them
back together; as they cool they
will firm up and stick together.
CRUNCHY GRANOLA BARS
Servings: 36
Start to finish: 1 hour, 30 minutes
7 cups (21 ounces) old-fashioned rolled
oats
1/2 cup vegetable oil
See Granola, 6B
reaches her at mamabadgerplair@
gmail.com.
SHEET PAN CHICKEN FAJITAS
Serves 4
1 pound chicken breast (this is two large
breasts for me)
1 small onion
1 bell pepper
2 tablespoons oil
1 packet of fajita seasoning (or make your own
with salt, pepper, garlic powder, cumin and
chili powder)
Optional toppings: cheese, guacamole or avo-
cado, salsa, sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes
n Preheat oven to 400 F. Butterfly chicken
breasts (it’s fine to cut them completely
apart). Cut each slim breast into small strips.
Slice vegetables into strips. Pour oil into a
mixing bowl and add seasoning packet or
seasonings. Mix oil and seasonings.
n Add meat and vegetables and toss to coat.
Place in a single layer on a lined sheet pan
and bake for about 15 minutes, until chicken
shows no pink when cut through. Serve alone,
over rice, or in a tortilla with the toppings of
your choice.
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Earthy spinach and nutty cheese star in this strata
BY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN
E
arthy spinach and
nutty cheese star in this
brunch-worthy strata.
(Strata is a family of layered
casserole dishes.)
Ideally, this savory make-
ahead bread pudding should be
rich enough to satisfy without
being overindulgent. And,
since strata is such a great
make-ahead dish, it should
also be straightforward to put
together. Unfortunately, too
Easter brunch
Continued from Page 5B
Hawkins told him,
“Think about what’s in
your mac and cheese;
what are your ingredients?
What is the star?”
McIntyre chose to
top his dish with melted
swirls of Gruyere before
taking photos. He said his
decision to study culinary
arts was, in part, because
“When you make food,
it helps people be happy.
Even if you’re mad at
something, if you eat a
good meal, you’re happy at
the end.”
The recipes below, sup-
plied by the Culinary Arts
Institute, may help in your
own happy Easter meal
that is fast approaching.
Please enjoy.
ROSEMARY SWEET TEA
CHICKEN AND WAFFLES
For waffles:
8 cups self-rising flour
7 cups milk
2 cups oil
2 cups sugar
8 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
n Mix all the ingredients to-
gether. Pour one cup into hot
waffle iron.
For the chicken:
3 chicken tenders (for one
serving)
4 cups sweet tea
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary
4 cups flour
4 cups oil
Rice
Continued from Page 5B
both grains were done at
the same time. Then we
drained them, drizzled
them with lime juice to
add bright flavor, and let
them cool.
Next, we looked for
ingredients that would
make this salad fresh and
a little sweet. We added
dates and orange seg-
ments for sweetness (and
used some of the orange
juice in our dressing).
Cilantro and red pep-
per flakes added a fresh
bite and a bit of spiciness
to round it out. If you buy
unwashed quinoa (or if
you are unsure whether
it’s washed), be sure to
rinse it before cooking to
remove its bitter pro-
tective coating (called
saponin).
RED RICE
AND QUINOA SALAD
Servings: 4-6
Start to finish: 45 minutes
3/4 cup red rice
Salt and pepper
3/4 cup prewashed white
quinoa
3 tablespoons lime juice (2
limes)
2 oranges
1 small shallot, minced
1 tablespoon minced fresh
cilantro plus 1 cup leaves
1/4 teaspoon red pepper
flakes
Granola
Continued from Page 5B
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup honey
3/4 cup packed (5 1/4 ounc-
es) light brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
(optional)
1 1/2 cups almonds, pecans,
peanuts, or walnuts, chopped
coarse
n Adjust oven rack to middle
position and heat oven to
375 F. Toss oats, oil, and
salt together in medium bowl.
Spread mixture over rimmed
baking sheet and toast, stir-
ring often, until pale golden,
20 to 25 minutes.
many recipes for strata are
soggy and laden with excessive
custard and filling ingredients.
BREAKFAST STRATA
WITH SPINACH AND GRUYERE
Servings: 4-6
Start to finish: 2 hours 15 minutes
(plus 1 hour refrigeration time)
8-10 (1/2 inch-thick) slices French or
Italian bread
4 tablespoons unsalted butter,
softened
4 shallots, minced
Salt and pepper
William Thompson of Jackson, left, flavored his deviled eggs with mayo, mustard, butter, pickle relish and “a little
sugar.” Cricket Sellars of Grenada made bacon- and-puff pastry-wrapped asparagus with smoked Gouda cheese.
n Heat tea and add salt,
stirring until salt dissolves;
remove from heat and add
rosemary. Cool tea. Once
tea is cool add chicken and
let marinate for at least an
hour.
n Heat oil in cast iron skil-
let; bread chicken in flour.
Fry chicken until internal
temperature reaches 165 F.
This red rice and quinoa salad is made from a recipe in
the cookbook “Vegan for Everybody.”
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
6 ounces pitted dates,
chopped (1 cup)
n Bring 4 quarts water to boil
in large pot over high heat.
Add rice and 1 tablespoon salt
and cook, stirring occasional-
ly, for 15 minutes. Add quinoa
to pot and continue to cook
until grains are tender, 12 to
14 minutes. Drain rice-quinoa
mixture, spread over rimmed
baking sheet, drizzle with 2
tablespoons lime juice, and
let cool completely, about 15
minutes.
n Meanwhile, cut away
peel and pith from oranges.
Holding fruit over bowl, use
paring knife to slice between
membranes to release seg-
ments. Cut segments in half
n Meanwhile, line 18-by-13-
inch rimmed baking sheet with
aluminum foil and grease foil.
Cook honey and sugar in small
saucepan over medium heat,
stirring frequently, until sugar
is fully dissolved, about 5 min-
utes. Off heat, stir in vanilla
and cinnamon, if using.
n Transfer toasted oat mixture
to large bowl. Reduce oven
temperature to 300 F. Add
honey mixture and almonds to
oat mixture and toss until well
combined. Transfer mixture to
prepared sheet and press firm-
ly into even layer with greased
metal spatula.
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10 ounces frozen chopped spinach,
thawed and squeezed dry
1/2 cup dry white wine
6 ounces Gruyere cheese, shredded
(1 1/2 cups)
6 large eggs
1 3/4 cups half-and-half
n Adjust oven rack to middle posi-
tion and heat oven to 225 F. Arrange
bread in single layer on rimmed
baking sheet and bake until dry and
crisp, about 40 minutes, flipping
slices halfway through baking. Let
bread cool slightly, then spread 2 ta-
blespoons butter evenly over 1 side
of bread slices.
n Meanwhile, melt remaining 2
PUFFY WRAPPED
BACON AND ASPARAGUS
1 small bunch (about 1/2
pound) asparagus
1/4 cup smoked Gouda, sliced
into thin rectangles
8 slices pancetta or bacon
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed if
frozen
1 tablespoon oil
Carl Tremblay/America’s Test Kitchen
crosswise. If needed, squeeze
orange membranes to equal 2
tablespoons juice in bowl.
n Whisk 2 tablespoons
orange juice, remaining 1
tablespoon lime juice, shallot,
minced cilantro, and pepper
flakes together in large bowl.
Whisking constantly, slowly
drizzle in oil. Add rice-quinoa
mixture, dates, orange seg-
ments, and remaining 1 cup
cilantro leaves, and toss to
combine. Season with salt and
pepper to taste, and serve.
Nutrition information per serv-
ing: 348 calories; 96 calories
from fat; 11 g fat (1 g satu-
rated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg
cholesterol; 397 mg sodium;
62 g carbohydrate; 7 g fiber;
25 g sugar; 6 g protein.
n Bake bars until golden, 35
to 40 minutes, rotating sheet
halfway through baking. Let
bars cool completely in sheet
on wire rack for 15 minutes,
then cut into 36 pieces. Let
cool completely, then remove
individual bars from sheet with
spatula. Serve. (Bars can be
stored at room temperature
for up to 2 weeks.)
Nutrition information per serv-
ing: 161 calories; 64 calories
from fat; 7 g fat (1 g satu-
rated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg
cholesterol; 34 mg sodium;
22 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber;
11 g sugar; 3 g protein.
tablespoons butter in 10-inch
nonstick skillet over medium heat.
Add shallots and pinch salt and cook
until softened, about 3 minutes. Stir
in spinach and cook until warmed
through, about 2 minutes; transfer to
bowl. Add wine to now-empty skillet
and simmer over medium-high heat
until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 3
minutes; set aside to cool.
n Grease 8-inch square baking dish.
Arrange half of bread slices, buttered
side up, in single layer in dish. Sprin-
kle half of spinach mixture and 1/2
cup Gruyere over top. Repeat with
remaining bread, remaining spinach
mixture, and 1/2 cup Gruyere to
make second layer.
Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch
Salt and pepper the side.
1 teaspoon celery salt (op- n Toss asparagus in oil,
tional)
1 large egg plus 1 tablespoon
salt, pepper, and celery salt
(optional)
water, for egg wash n To make bundles: Wrap
pancetta or bacon around your
n Preheat oven to 375 F. asparagus then lay the start of
n Lightly flour work station your puff pastry ribbon down
and lay out your puff pastry. on a lined pan and place the
Cut long strips out and set to top of the asparagus on top
n Whisk eggs, reduced wine, half-
and-half, 1 teaspoon salt, and pinch
pepper together in bowl, then pour
evenly over top of bread and cheese
in dish. Cover dish tightly with plastic
wrap, pressing it flush to surface.
Weight down strata and refrigerate
for at least 1 hour.
n Adjust oven rack to middle posi-
tion and heat oven to 325 F. Mean-
while, let strata sit at room tempera-
ture for 20 minutes. Unwrap strata
and top with remaining 1/2 cup
Gruyere. Bake until edges and center
are puffed and edges have pulled
away slightly from sides of dish, 50
to 55 minutes. Let casserole cool for
5 minutes before serving.
with smoked Gouda slice on
top. Continue to wrap the puff
pastry around your asparagus
to hold everything together.
Make sure that the start and
end of the ribbon are on the
same side.
n Lay the bundle with the
ends of the puff pastry on
the pan, to ensure everything
stays in place.
n Brush puff pastry with egg
wash and sprinkle with salt, if
desired
n Cook until puff pastry is
golden brown and puffy and
bacon is fully cooked, around
15-25 minutes.
DEVILED EGGS
12 large eggs boiled, peeled,
and cut in half length-wise
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon butter, softened
and room temperature
2 teaspoons yellow mustard
1 tablespoon pickle relish
1 teaspoon sugar
Salt and pepper, to taste
4 slices of bacon, cooked and
finely crumbled
1/4 tablespoon dill
1/4 tablespoon paprika
n After eggs are boiled and
cooled, separate the yolks,
place in mixing bowl. Whites
go on serving tray.
n Add mayo, mustard, butter,
sugar and relish to the yolks
and mix until smooth.
n Salt and pepper to taste.
Place mixture in pastry bag, or
use a spoon to fill egg whites.
n Disperse the bacon evenly
on top of stuffed eggs.
n Mix the dill and paprika then
sprinkle on top of eggs.
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laneous county road Bids shall be based on Chancery Clerk in Mort Book 1152, Page 69 in
and bridge repair at • www.cdispatch.com
a rate per mile and shall Book 2016 atWednesday,
Page theApril
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which time they will be include all materials 23921; and cery Clerk of Lowndes
publicly opened and and labor necessary to County, Mississippi;
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SUBSTITUTED TRUST- NOTICE OF SUBSTI- SUBSTITUTED TRUST- Bid A: Furnish and in- Bid M: Furnish and in- STATE OF MISSISSIPPI STATE OF MISSISSIPPI the Holder of said Deed WHEREAS, the afore-
EE'S NOTICE OF SALE TUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE EE'S NOTICE OF SALE stall soil-cement base stall 4” wide traffic OKTIBBEHA COUNTY OKTIBBEHA COUNTY of Trust substituted and mentioned Deed of
stabilization for county stripe (skip yellow) in appointed Dean Morris, Trust was again re-recor-
WHEREAS, on October STATE OF MISSISSIPPI WHEREAS, on July 26, roadways in accord- accordance with Sec- ADVERTISEMENT FOR ADVERTISEMENT FOR LLC as Substitute Trust- ded in Book 1157, Page
26, 2001, Gerald Kend- COUNTY OF LOWNDES 2012, Lona T. Rice, an ance with Section S- tion S-619 of the Stand- BIDS BIDS ee by instrument recor- 829 in the Office of the
al Blunt and wife, unmarried woman ex- 308-A and S-308-B of ard Specifications for ROADWAY REPAIR AND SLURRY SEAL MILLER ded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of
Michelle Levacious WHEREAS, default has ecuted a certain deed of the Standard Specifica- State-Aid Road and RESURFACING ROAD aforesaid Chancery Lowndes County, Mis-
Blunt executed a cer- occurred in the perform- trust to Real Estate tions for State-Aid Road Bridge Construction, CRAIG SPRINGS ROAD, OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Clerk in MORT Book sissippi; and
tain deed of trust to ance of the covenants, Closing Services, Inc., and Bridge Construc- latest edition. LOUISVILLE ROAD, AND MISSISSIPPI 2018 at Page 22699;
Trace K. Robbins, Trust- terms and conditions of Trustee for the benefit tion, latest edition. Ap- WHITE OAK LANE and WHEREAS, Bank of Mis-
ee for the benefit of Be- a Deed of Trust dated of Mortgage Electronic plication rate is 39.71 Bids shall be based on OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Sealed or electronic sissippi subsequently
neficial Mortgage Co. of August 27, 2012, ex- Registration Systems, pounds per square yard a rate per mile and shall MISSISSIPPI bids will be received by WHEREAS, default hav- merged into Bancorp-
Mississippi which deed ecuted by EDWARD AR- Inc. as nominee for Plat- for 8 inch incorporation include all materials the Board of Super- ing been made in the South Bank; and
of trust is of record in THUR FURNARI, convey- inum Mortgage, Inc., its depth over 22 feet road- and labor necessary to Sealed or electronic visors of Oktibbeha payments of the in-
the office of the Chan- ing certain real property successors and as- way width. complete the work. bids will be received by County, Mississippi at debtedness secured by WHEREAS, Bancorp-
cery Clerk of Lowndes therein described to MI- signs which deed of the Board of Super- the Oktibbeha County the said Deed of Trust, South Bank, the holder
County, State of Missis- CHAEL LYON, as Trust- trust is of record in the Bids shall be based on Bid N: Furnish and in- visors of Oktibbeha Court House, 108 East and the holder of said of said Deed of Trust
sippi in Book 1398 at ee, for MORTGAGE office of the Chancery a rate per mile and shall stall 4” wide traffic County, Mississippi at Main Street Starkville, Deed of Trust, having re- and the Note secured
Page 612 Instrument ELECTRONIC REGISTRA- Clerk of Lowndes include all materials stripe (continuous yel- the Oktibbeha County Mississippi 39759 un- quested the under- thereby, substituted
No. As Reformed in TION SYSTEMS INC AS County, State of Missis- and labor necessary to low) in accordance with Court House, 108 East til 10:00 A.M. Thursday, signed so to do, on the Scot P. Goldsholl as
Chancery Cause No. NOMINEE FOR ONE RE- sippi in Book 2012 at complete the work. Section S-619 of the Main Street Starkville, May 2nd for construc- 17th day of April, 2019, Trustee in place of the
2017-0581; and VERSE MORTGAGE LLC, Page 18161; and Standard Specifications Mississippi 39759 un- tion of Slurry Seal of I will during the lawful afore-mentioned origin-
Original Beneficiary, to Bid B: Mill existing as- for State-Aid Road and til 10:00 A.M. Thursday, Miller Road at which hours of between 11:00 al Trustee, as author-
WHEREAS, U.S. Bank secure the indebted- WHEREAS, Wells Fargo phalt and/or DBST and Bridge Construction, May 2nd for construc- time they will be pub- a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at ized by the terms there-
Trust, N.A., as Trustee ness therein described, Bank, N.A. has hereto- furnish and install soil- latest edition. tion of roadway repair licly opened and read public outcry, offer for of, as evidenced by an
for LSF9 Master Parti- as same appears of re- fore substituted Sha- cement base stabiliza- and resurfacing of Craig aloud. sale and will sell, at the instrument recorded
cipation Trust has here- cord in the office of the piro & Brown, LLC as tion for county road- Bids shall be based on Springs Road, Louis- south east front door of as/in Book 2019, Page
tofore substituted Sha- Chancery Clerk of Trustee by instrument ways in accordance with a rate per linear foot ville Road, and White Items of work include Lowndes County Court- 4207 in the Office of
piro & Brown, LLC as Lowndes County, Mis- dated January 16, 2019 Section S-308-A and S- and shall include all ma- Oak Lane at which time base repairs, asphalt house, 505 2nd Ave. the Chancery Clerk of
Trustee by instrument sissippi filed and recor- and recorded in the 308-B of the Standard terials and labor neces- they will be publicly leveling, slurry seal, and North at Columbus, Mis- Lowndes County, Mis-
dated April 13, 2017 ded September 12, aforesaid Chancery Specifications for State- sary to complete the opened and read aloud. traffic striping on ap- sissippi, for cash to the sissippi; and
and recorded in the 2012, in Deed Book Clerk's Office in Book Aid Road and Bridge work. proximately 1.25 miles highest bidder, the fol-
aforesaid Chancery 2012, Page 21582 ; MORT2019 at Page Construction, latest edi- Items of work include of existing roadway(s). lowing described land WHEREAS, default hav-
Clerk's Office in Book and 1255; and tion. Application rate is Bid O: Furnish and in- asphalt milling, base re- and property situated in ing been made in the
MORT2017 at Page 39.71 pounds per stall traffic legend pairs, asphalt leveling, Proposals shall be good Lowndes County, Mis- terms and conditions of
8993; and WHEREAS, the benefi- WHEREAS, default hav- square yard for 8 inch (white) in accordance single bituminous sur- for a period of 45 day sissippi, to-wit: said Deed of Trust, and
cial interest of said ing been made in the incorporation depth over with Section S-621 of face treatment, double from date of signing. the entire debt secured
WHEREAS, default hav- Deed of Trust was trans- terms and conditions of 22 feet roadway width. the Standard Specifica- bituminous surface Lot 94 of and in Oak thereby having been de-
ing been made in the ferred and assigned to said deed of trust and tions for State-Aid Road treatment, and traffic Plans and specifica- Dale Park, Phase 2 (II), clared to be due and
terms and conditions of Reverse Mortgage Solu- the entire debt secured Bids shall be based on and Bridge Construc- striping on approxim- tions are being made a subdivision in and of payable, and the legal
said deed of trust and tions, Inc.; and thereby having been de- a rate per mile and shall tion, latest edition. ately 2.27 miles of ex- available via paper or di- Lowndes County, Mis- holder of said indebted-
the entire debt secured clared to be due and include all materials isting roadway(s). gital copy. Plan Holders sissippi, as shown by ness, BancorpSouth
thereby having been de- WHEREAS, the under- payable in accordance and labor necessary to Bids shall be based on are required to log-in or the plat recorded in Plat Bank, having requested
clared to be due and signed, Rubin Lublin, with the terms of said complete the work. a rate per square foot Proposals shall be good register for an account Book 5 at Page 2 in the the undersigned Substi-
payable in accordance LLC has been appoin- deed of trust, Wells and shall include all ma- for a period of 45 day to view or order bid doc- land records of Lowndes tute Trustee to execute
with the terms of said ted as Substitute Trust- Fargo Bank, N.A., the Bid C: Removal of exist- terials and labor neces- from date of signing. uments at County, Mississippi. the trust and sell said
deed of trust, U.S. Bank ee; and legal holder of said in- ing asphalt pavement sary to complete the www.pritchardengineer- land and property in ac-
Trust, N.A., as Trustee debtedness, having re- on county roadways in work. Plans and specifica- ingplans.com. Bid docu- SUBJECT TO those cer- cordance with the terms
for LSF9 Master Parti- NOW, THEREFORE, the quested the under- accordance with Sec- tions are being made ments are non-refund- tain restrictive coven- of said Deed of Trust for
cipation Trust, the legal holder of said Deed of signed Substituted tion S-202 of the Stand- Proposals shall be good available via paper or di- able and must be pur- ants and conditions of the purpose of raising
holder of said indebted- Trust, having requested Trustee to execute the ard Specifications for for a period of 180 day gital copy. Plan Holders chased through the record in Deed Book the sums due thereun-
ness, having requested the undersigned so to trust and sell said land State-Aid Road and from date of signing. are required to log-in or website. Questions re- 850 at page 24 in said der, together with attor-
the undersigned Substi- do, as Substitute Trust- and property in accord- Bridge Construction, register for an account garding website registra- land records. ney's fees, Substitute
tuted Trustee to ex- ee or his duly appoin- ance with the terms of latest edition. Plans and specifica- to view or order bid doc- tion and online orders Trustee's fees and ex-
ecute the trust and sell ted agent, by virtue of said deed of trust and tions are being made uments at please contact Plan I will only convey such penses of sale.
said land and property the power, duty and au- for the purpose of rais- Bids shall be based on available via paper or di- www.pritchardengineer- House at 662-407- title as is vested in me
in accordance with the thority vested and im- ing the sums due there- a rate per square yard gital copy. Plan Holders ingplans.com. Bid docu- 0193. For questions re- as Substitute Trustee. NOW, THEREFORE, I,
terms of said deed of posed upon said Substi- under, together with at- and shall include all ma- are required to log-in or ments are non-refund- lated to the contract Scot P. Goldsholl, Sub-
trust and for the pur- tute Trustee shall, on torney's fees, trustee's terials and labor neces- register for an account able and must be pur- documents contact the WITNESS MY SIGNA- stitute Trustee, will on
pose of raising the April 17, 2019 within fees and expense of sary to complete the to view or order bid doc- chased through the office of Pritchard Engin- TURE, this 18th day of April 24, 2019, offer for
sums due thereunder, the lawful hours of sale sale. work. uments at website. Questions re- eering, Inc at (662) March, 2019. sale at public outcry to
together with attorney's between 11:00AM and www.pritchardengineer- garding website registra- 324-2205, 100 Miley the highest bidder for
fees, trustee's fees and 4:00PM at the south- NOW, THEREFORE, I, Bid D: Furnish and in- ingplans.com. Bid docu- tion and online orders Road, Starkville, Missis- Dean Morris, LLC cash, within legal hours
expense of sale. east front door of Court- Shapiro & Brown, LLC, stall double bituminous ments are non-refund- please contact Plan sippi 39759. No partial Substitute Trustee (between the hours of
house proceed to sell at Substituted Trustee in surface treatment for able and must be pur- House at 662-407- sets of drawings of 855 S Pear Orchard 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
NOW, THEREFORE, I, public outcry to the said deed of trust, will county roadways in ac- chased through the 0193. For questions re- project manuals will be Rd., Ste. 404, Bldg. p.m.) at the front door
Shapiro & Brown, LLC, highest and best bidder on April 24, 2019 offer cordance with Section website. Questions re- lated to the contract issued. 400 of the Lowndes County
Substituted Trustee in for cash or certified for sale at public outcry S-410 of the Standard garding website registra- documents contact the Ridgeland, MS 39157 Courthouse in Colum-
said deed of trust, will funds ONLY, the follow- and sell within legal Specifications for State- tion and online orders office of Pritchard Engin- Proposal shall be sub- (318) 330-9020 bus, Lowndes County,
on April 24, 2019 offer ing described property hours (being between Aid Road and Bridge please contact Plan eering, Inc at (662) mitted on Bid Forms Mississippi, the follow-
for sale at public outcry situated in Lowndes the hours of 11:00 a.m. Construction, latest edi- House at 662-407- 324-2205, 100 Miley provided with the spe- adp/F18-0665 ing-described property:
and sell within legal County, Mississippi, to and 4:00 p.m.), at the tion. Application rate is 0193. For questions re- Road, Starkville, Missis- cifications. Bids may be
hours (being between wit: Southeast Door of the 100.0 gallons CRS-2P lated to the contract sippi 39759. No partial submitted in person, or PUBLISH: 3/27/2019, Lot No. Sixty-Eight (68)
the hours of 11:00 a.m. County Courthouse of and 5.68 tons #57 documents contact the sets of drawings of for those interested, 4/3/2019, 4/10/2019 Chilcutt Subdivision,
and 4:00 p.m.), at the LAND SITUATED IN THE Lowndes County, loc- stone per station for office of Pritchard Engin- project manuals will be bids can be electronic- Lowndes County, Mis-
Southeast Door of the CITY OF CALEDONIA IN ated at 505 2nd Aven- Mat Coat and 90.0 gal- eering, Inc at (662) issued. ally submitted at Notice of Bid #661 sissippi, a subdivision
County Courthouse of THE COUNTY OF ue North, Columbus, lons CRS-2P and 3.79 324-2205, 100 Miley www.pritchardengineer- of the City of Columbus,
Lowndes County, loc- LOWNDES IN THE MS 39701, to the tons #7 stone per sta- Road, Starkville, Missis- Proposal shall be sub- ingplans.com under the The Columbus Municip- Mississippi, of record in
ated at 505 2nd Aven- STATE OF MS INDEX AS highest and best bidder tion for Seal Coat. sippi 39759. No partial mitted on Bid Forms project page. No oral, al School District will re- Plat Book 2 at Page 4 in
ue North, Columbus, FOLLOWS: 1.53 ACRE, for cash or certified sets of drawings of provided with the spe- telegraphic, telephonic, ceive Electronic Sealed the Office of the Chan-
MS 39701, to the MORE OR LESS, LYING funds the following de- Bids shall be based on project manuals will be cifications. Bids may be or e-mail proposals will Bids via Reverse Auc- cery Clerk of said
highest and best bidder IN THE NORTHEAST scribed property situ- a rate per mile for a 20 issued. submitted in person, or be considered. For tion for the purchase of County. Subject to
for cash or certified QUARTER OF THE ated in Lowndes ft. roadway and shall in- for those interested, sealed bids, the cur- the following: those certain restrictive
funds the following de- NORTHWEST QUARTER County, State of Missis- clude all materials and Proposal shall be sub- bids can be electronic- rent Certificate of Re- covenants and condi-
scribed property situ- OF SECTION 26, TOWN- sippi, to-wit: labor necessary to com- mitted on Bid Forms ally submitted at sponsibility Number of Summer Reading Pro- tions recorded in Deed
ated in Lowndes SHIP 16 SOUTH, RANGE plete the work. provided with the spe- www.pritchardengineer- the bidder shall appear gram Book 246 at Page 221
County, State of Missis- 17 WEST, LOWNDES Commencing at the cifications. Bids may be ingplans.com under the on the outside of each in the land records of
sippi, to-wit: COUNTY. MISSISSIPPI, Northwest corner of the Bid E: Furnish and in- submitted in person, or project page. No oral, sealed envelope con- Bids will be received by said County.
BEING DESCRIBED AS Northeast Quarter (NE stall hot mix asphalt for those interested, telegraphic, telephonic, taining a proposal, said an Electronic Sealed
A tract of land contain- FOLLOWS: COMMEN- 1/4) of the Northwest paving for county road- bids can be electronic- or e-mail proposals will envelope being plainly Bidding Process admin- Title to the above de-
ing 0.51 acres, more or CING AT THE NORTH- Quarter (NW 1/4) of ways in accordance with ally submitted at be considered. For marked Bid for Road- istered by Southern Pro- scribed property is be-
less, in the Northeast EAST CORNER OF THE Section 27, Township Section S-403 of the www.pritchardengineer- sealed bids, the cur- way Repair and Resurfa- curement Services at ht- lieved to be good, but I
Quarter of Section 26, NORTHWEST QUARTER 18 South, Range 17 Standard Specifications ingplans.com under the rent Certificate of Re- cing in Bel Air Subdivi- tps://southernprocure- will convey only such
Township 18 South, OF SAID SECTION 26 West, Lowndes County, for State-Aid Road and project page. No oral, sponsibility Number of sion. If submitting elec- ment.procureport.com title as vested in me as
Range 18 West, (IN THE CENTERLINE OF Mississippi; thence Bridge Construction, telegraphic, telephonic, the bidder shall appear tronically, please in- on 30 April 2019 at Substitute Trustee.
Lowndes County, Mis- A PUBLIC ROAD KNOWN South 88 degrees 32 latest edition. Material or e-mail proposals will on the outside of each clude this information 10:00 AM CST at which
sissippi, more particu- AS DODSON ROAD); minutes East along the shall be a surface be considered. For sealed envelope con- on a cover page with time bidding will begin WITNESS my signature
larly described as fol- RUN THENCE NORTH 87 centerline of Ben Chris- course meeting MDOT sealed bids, the cur- taining a proposal, said your bid submission. and run until Suppliers on this 21st day of
lows: DEGREES 30 MINUTES topher Road for 1380.3 specifications for MT- rent Certificate of Re- envelope being plainly have completed enter- March, 2019.
WEST, ALONG THE feet; thence South 02 9.5. sponsibility Number of marked Bid for Road- Each Bid must be ac- ing all bids.
Beginning at the South- NORTH SIDE OF SAID degrees 05 minutes the bidder shall appear way Repair and Resurfa- companied by a bid /s/ Scot P. Goldsholl,
east Corner of the SECTION 26 FOR 20 East for 711.9 feet; Bid is for a 2 in. lift on a on the outside of each cing in Bel Air Subdivi- bond/security deposit A complete bid pack- Substitute Trustee
Northeast Quarter of FEET TO THE INTERSEC- thence North 86 de- 20 ft. roadway and shall sealed envelope con- sion. If submitting elec- or certified check in an age which contains bid 1501 N. University Av-
Section 26, Township TION OF THE NORTH grees 01 minutes East include all materials taining a proposal, said tronically, please in- amount equal to 5% of instructions and spe- enue, Suite 930
18 South, Range 18 SIDE OF SAID SECTION for 165.0 feet to a point and labor necessary to envelope being plainly clude this information the bid, payable to Okt- cification response Little Rock, AR 72207-
West, Lowndes County, 26 WITH THE WEST on the West line of an complete the work. marked Bid for Oktib- on a cover page with ibbeha County as bid sheets may be ob- 5238
Mississippi, and go RIGHT OF WAY OF SAID existing 50.0 foot wide beha County Road and your bid submission. security. In the event tained by registering as Telephone No. (501)
thence North along the DODSON ROAD; access easement Bid F: Furnish and in- Bridge Repair. If submit- that an electronic bid is a supplier at 664-4808
East boundary line of THENCE SOUTH 02 DE- (known as Fountain stall HP-10x42 piles in ting electronically, Each Bid must be ac- submitted, a copy of the www.southernprocure-
the Northeast Quarter of GREES 41 MINUTES Drive); thence South 02 accordance with Sec- please include this in- companied by a bid bid bond must be in- ment.com. Choose the THIS DOCUMENT PRE-
said Section 26 a dis- WEST, ALONG THE degrees 11 minutes tion S-803 of the Stand- formation on a cover bond/security deposit cluded with the submis- Registration link, and PARED BY:
tance of 2310 feet to a WEST RIGHT OF WAY OF East, along the said ard Specifications for page with your bid sub- or certified check in an sion. If submitting elec- then email
point on the South right- SAID DODSON ROAD West line a distance of State-Aid Road and mission. amount equal to 5% of tronically, a hard copy of vaughn@southernpro- Scot P. Goldsholl
of-way line of Yorkville AND ALONG THE EAST 286.50 feet; thence Bridge Construction, the bid, payable to Okt- all bid documents must curement.com be in- Mickel Law Firm, P.A.
Road; go thence along LINE OF THE 3-ACRE North 67 degrees 52 latest edition. Length = Each Bid must be ac- ibbeha County as bid be provided within 3 vited to the bid event. 1501 NORTH UNI-
the South right of way TRACT CONVEYED TO minutes East along the 20 ft. companied by a bid security. In the event business days if reques- Please use the term VERSITY
line of said Yorkville WALTER AND MAR- South end of said ac- bond/security deposit that an electronic bid is ted after the bid open- “Summer Reading Pro- PROSPECT BUILDING,
Road for the following GARET GUENTHER (RE- cess easement, a dis- Bid G: Furnish and in- or certified check in an submitted, a copy of the ing. gram” in the subject SUITE 930
calls and distances: CORDED IN DEED BOOK tance of 50.0 feet to a stall HP-10x42 piles in amount equal to 5% of bid bond must be in- line. Vendors must in- LITTLE ROCK, AR
thence North 52 de- 1216 AT PAGE 253 IN point; thence North 02 accordance with Sec- the bid, payable to Okt- cluded with the submis- Orlando Trainer, Presid- clude full contact in- 72207-5238
grees 15 minutes West THE CHANCERY degrees 08 minutes tion S-803 of the Stand- ibbeha County as bid sion. If submitting elec- ent formation, including Ph: 501-664-4808 Fax:
a distance of 350 feet; CLERK`S OFFICE OF West along the East ard Specifications for security. In the event tronically, a hard copy of Oktibbeha County Board company name, email 501-664-0631
thence North 60 de- SAID COUNTY), FOR side of said easement State-Aid Road and that an electronic bid is all bid documents must of Supervisors address, telephone Mickel Case No.
grees 50 minutes West 210 FEET TO THE for 210.9 feet to an ex- Bridge Construction, submitted, a copy of the be provided within 3 numbers and contact 104426-1
for 100 feet; thence CORNER THEREOF; isting iron pipe; thence latest edition. Length = bid bond must be in- business days if reques- Publish Dates: person in your email re- s.goldsholl@mickellaw.c
North 74 degrees 5 THENCE SOUTH 02 DE- South 86 degrees 03 30 ft. cluded with the submis- ted after the bid open- April 5, 2019 and quest. Email requests om
minutes West for 100 GREES 11 MINUTES minutes East a dis- sion. If submitting elec- ing. April 10, 2019 will be filled within 24
feet; thence North 88 WEST FOR 228.8 FEET; tance of 715.89 feet to Bid H: Furnish and in- tronically, a hard copy of hours of submission or PUBLISH ON THESE
degrees 00 minutes THENCE SOUTH 02 DE- an iron pin, thence stall 4” wide thermo- all bid documents must Orlando Trainer, Presid- NOTICE TO CREDITORS registration. DATES:
West for 615 feet to the GREES 44 MINUTES North 02 degrees 27 plastic edge stripe (con- be provided within 3 ent April 3, 2019
initial point of begin- WEST FOR 340 FEET TO minutes West a dis- tinuous white)(60 mil) in business days if reques- Oktibbeha County Board STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Registration with South- April 10, 2019
ning of the lot herein de- THE POINT OF BEGIN- tance of 100.0 feet to accordance with Sec- ted after the bid open- of Supervisors LOWNDES COUNTY ern Procurement Ser- April 17, 2019
scribed. NING: THENCE SOUTH an iron pin, and being tion S-621 of the Stand- ing. vices and acceptance of
01 DEGREE 38 the Point of Beginning ard Specifications for Publish Dates: April 5, CAUSE NO.: 2018- the Southern Procure-
From said initial point of MINUTES WEST, ALONG of the herein described State-Aid Road and Orlando Trainer, Presid- 2019 and April 10, 0147-C ment Services Platform
beginning run thence SAID WEST RIGHT OF tract of land; thence Bridge Construction, ent 2019 Agreement is not option-
South parallel with the WAY (20 FEET FROM North 86 degrees 03 latest edition. Oktibbeha County Board Letters of Administra- al and is required in or-
East boundary line of CENTERLINE) FOR 325 minutes West, a dis- of Supervisors tion have been granted der to participate in this
said Section 26 a dis- FEET; THENCE NORTH tance of 80.25 feet to Bids shall be based on and issued to the under- bidding event. No excep- IN THE CHANCERY
tance of 200 feet; 88 DEGREES 31 an iron pin; thence a rate per mile and shall Publish Dates: signed upon the Estate tions will be made. COURT OF LOWNDES
thence North 88 de- MINUTES WEST FOR North 11 degrees 47 include all materials IN THE CHANCERY
April 5, 2019 and April of Levell Hill, deceased, COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
grees West a distance 150 FEET;THENCE minutes East a dis- and labor necessary to 10, 2019 COURT OF LOWNDES by the Chancery Court Specification re-
of 110 feet; thence NORTH 17 DEGREES 05 tance of 180.0 feet to complete the work. COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI of Lowndes County, Mis- sponses must be sub- IN THE MATTER OF THE
North parallel with the MINUTES WEST FOR an iron pin; thence sissippi, on the 12th mitted for this bid event ESTATE OF JAMES WAL-
East boundary line of 342.8 FEET; THENCE Bid I: Furnish and in-
South 83 degrees 25 IN THE MATTER OF THE day of September, A.D., and are due no later LACE NEYMAN, DE-
Section 26 a distance SOUTH 88 DEGREES 31 stall 4” wide thermo-
minutes East for a dis- IN THE CHANCERY ESTATE OF TIMOTHY D. 2018. This is to give no- than 26 April 2019 at CEASED
of 200 feet to a point MINUTES EAST FOR plastic traffic stripe
tance of 197.3 feet to COURT OF LOWNDES HUDGINS, SR., DE- tice to all persons hav- 12:00 PM local time in
on the South right-of- 260 FEET TO THE POINT (skip yellow)(90 mil) in
the West right of way of COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI CEASED ing claims against said order to be considered CAUSE NO.: 2018-
way line of Yorkville OF BEGINNING. accordance with Sec-
a public road known as estate to Probate and for this bidding oppor- 0246-F
Road; thence South 88 Beersheba Road; tion S-621 of the Stand- IN RE: ESTATE OF NO: 44CH1:18-pr- Register same with the tunity. Specification Re-
degrees 00 minutes PROPERTY ADDRESS: ard Specifications for
thence South 23 de- YVONNE BROOKS, DE- 00088-B Chancery Clerk of sponse Forms shall not DELENE CARTER, AD-
East along said South The street address of State-Aid Road and
grees 49 minutes West CEASED Lowndes County, Mis- contain pricing. Pricing MINISTRATRIX
right of way line a dis-the property is believed Bridge Construction,
along said West right of TIMOTHY HUDGINS, JR. sissippi, within ninety shall only be taken on-
tance of 110 feet to theto be 51 DODSON RD, way (30 feet fromlatest edition. SHEMEEKIA M. NICH- PETITIONER (90) days from the first line through the South- SUMMONS BY PUBLICA-
initial point of the lotCALEDONIA , MS centerline) for a dis- OLSON, EXECUTRIX publication of this No- ern Procurement portal. TION
herein described. 39740. In the event of Bids shall be based on
tance of 180.0 feet; SUMMONS BY PUBLICA- tice to Creditors. A fail-
any discrepancy a rate per mile and shall
thence North 86 de- CAUSE NO. 2019-0038- TION ure to so Probate and No bid shall be accep- THE STATE OF MISSIS-
Subject to the terms between this street ad- include all materials
grees 03 minutes West F Register said claim will ted or considered after SIPPI
and conditions of the dress and the legal de- and labor necessary to
for a distance of 80.25 THE STATE OF MISSIS- forever bar the same. such scheduled time.
certain Warranty Deed scription of the prop- complete the work.
feet to the point of be- NOTICE TO CREDITORS SIPPI The Board of Trustees TO: All Unknown Heirs-
and Agreement entered erty, the legal descrip- ginning. This the 29th day of of the Columbus Muni- at-Law of James Wal-
into by M.L. Dean and tion shall control. Bid J: Furnish and in- Letters Testamentary TO: All Unknown Heirs March, 2019. cipal School District re- lace Neyman, de-
wife, Ruth Walton Dean, I WILL CONVEY only stall 4” wide thermo- have been granted and at law of Timothy serves the right to waive ceased and Any Un-
to County of Lowndes, Title to the above de- such title as vested in plastic traffic stripe issued to Shemeekia M. Hudgins, Sr., Deceased EBONY HILL, Adminis- informalities and to re- known Persons In In-
Mississippi, et al., scribed property is be- me as Substituted (continuous yellow)(90 Nicholson, Executrix of tratrix ject any/or all bids as terest
dated March 27, 1953, lieved to be good, but I Trustee. mil) in accordance with the Estate of Yvonne You have been made a might be in the best in-
and recorded in Book will convey only such Section S-621 of the Brooks, deceased, by Defendant in the suit PUBLISH: 4/3, 4/10, & terest of the school. You have been made a
236, Page 414, et seq., title as is vested in me WITNESS MY SIGNA- Standard Specifications the Chancery Court of filed in this Court by 4/17/2019 defendant in the Peti-
land records of Lowndes as Substitute Trustee. TURE on this 20th day for State-Aid Road and Lowndes County, Mis- Timothy Hudgins, Jr., Andrea Pastchal-Smith, tion for Authority to Sell
County, Mississippi of March, 2019. Bridge Construction, sissippi, on the 27th Petitioner, seeking to SUBSTITUTED TRUST- Ph.D. Real Property, for Adju-
THIS LAW FIRM IS AT- latest edition. day of March, 2019. Determine Heirs of EE’S NOTICE OF SALE Chief Academic Officer dication of Heirs-at-Law,
I WILL CONVEY only TEMPTING TO COLLECT Shapiro & Brown, LLC This is to give notice to Timothy Hudgins, Sr. in Columbus Municipal and to Waive Inventory
such title as vested in A DEBT. ANY INFORMA- SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE Bids shall be based on all persons having the above referenced STATE OF MISSISSIPPI School District and Appraisement filed
me as Substituted TION OBTAINED WILL a rate per linear foot claims against said es- cause. Other Defend- COUNTY OF Lowndes 2630 McArthur Drive by the Administratrix,
Trustee. BE USED FOR THAT Shapiro & Brown, LLC and shall include all ma- tate to Probate and Re- ants in this action are Columbus, MS 39705 Delene Carter, on Febru-
PURPOSE. 1080 River Oaks Drive, terials and labor neces- gister same with the the unknown heirs at WHEREAS, on the 26th ary 26, 2019, among
WITNESS MY SIGNA- Suite B-202 sary to complete the Chancery Clerk of law of Timothy Hudgins, day of November, 2013, Performance Dates: other things seeking to
TURE on this 21st day 428 North Lamar Blvd, Flowood, MS 39232 work. Lowndes County, Mis- Sr., Deceased. Caleb D Stratton an un- Advertise 10 April 2019 determine the heirs-at-
of March, 2019. Suite 107 (601) 981-9299 sissippi, within ninety married man, executed Advertise 17 April 2019 law of James Wallace
Oxford, MS 38655 Bid K: Furnish and in- (90) days after the first You are summoned to and delivered a certain Bid Response 26 April Neyman, deceased. Oth-
Shapiro & Brown, LLC rubinlublin.com/prop- 1240 Beersheba Rd stall thermoplastic le- publication of this No- appear and defend Deed of Trust unto J 2019 12:00 PM CST er than you, the only
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE erty-listing Columbus, MS 39702 gend (white)(120 mil) in tice to Creditors. A fail- against the petition filed Douglas Dalrymple, Bid Day 30 April 2019 other interested parties
Tel: (877) 813-0992 19-023275 accordance with Sec- ure to so Probate and in this action at 9:00 Trustee for Mortgage 10:00 AM CST in this action are
Shapiro & Brown, LLC Fax: (404) 601-5846 tion S-621 of the Stand- Register said claim will a.m. on Thursday, May Electronic Registration Delene Marie Carter and
1080 River Oaks Drive, Publication Dates: ard Specifications for forever bar the same. 9, 2019 in the Systems, Inc. as nomin- PUBLISH: 4/10 & David Wallace Neyman.
Suite B-202 PUBLISH: 02/27/2019, March 27, April 3, 10, State-Aid Road and courtroom of Noxubee ee for Renasant Bank, 4/17/2019
Flowood, MS 39232 03/27/2019, and 17, 2019 Bridge Construction, /s/Shemeekia M. Nich- County located at 505 Beneficiary, to secure You are summoned to
(601) 981-9299 04/03/2019, latest edition. olson South Jefferson, Macon, an indebtedness therein SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S appear and represent
04/10/2019 STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Shemeekia M. Nich- Mississippi, and in case described, which Deed NOTICE OF SALE your interests against
24 Dean Acres Blvd OKTIBBEHA COUNTY Bids shall be based on olson, Executrix of your failure to ap- of Trust is recorded in said Petition before the
Columbus, MS 39702 a rate per square foot pear and defend a judg- the office of the Chan- WHEREAS, on Decem- Honorable Rodney P.
19-023744 ADVERTISEMENT FOR and shall include all ma- OF COUNSEL: ment will be entered cery Clerk of Lowndes ber 1, 1995, James E. Faver, Chancellor of the
NOTICE OF STORAGE BID PROPOSALS terials and labor neces- against you for relief de- County, Mississippi in Wiley executed a Deed 14th Chancery District
PUBLISH: April 3, 10, CONTENTS SALE MISCELLANEOUS sary to complete the M. Jay Nichols, MB # manded in the petition. Mort Book 2013 at of Trust to Frank A. Ri- at 9:00 a.m. on the
and 17, 2019 COUNTY ROAD WORK work. 10066 Page 32073; and ley as Trustee for the 14th day of May 2019,
THE FOLLOWING INDI- The Nichols Firm, PLLC You are not required to benefit of Bank of Mis- at the Oktibbeha County
VIDUAL IS IN DEFAULT Sealed or electronic Bid L: Furnish and in- Post Office Box 1081 file an answer or other WHEREAS, on the 20th sissippi, which Deed of Courthouse, in Stark-
OF PAYMENT ON THEIR bids will be received by stall 4” wide traffic Columbus, MS 39703- pleading but you may do day of October, 2016, Trust was recorded ville, Mississippi, and in
STORAGE UNIT AT MC- the Board of Super- stripe (continuous 1081 so if you desire. Mortgage Electronic Re- as/in Book 1150, Page case of your failure to
CONNELL BROTHERS visors of Oktibbeha white) in accordance (662) 243-7330 Issued under my hand gistration Systems, Inc., 573 in the Office of the appear your interest in
TRANSFER & STORAGE, County, Mississippi at jnichols@thenicholsfirm. and the seal of said as nominee for Renas- Chancery Clerk of this matter will not be
Let your 2406 HWY 69 SOUTH, the Oktibbeha County
with Section S-619 of
net Court, this the 29th day ant Bank, assigned said Lowndes County, Mis- considered.
the Standard Specifica-
fingers do the COLUMBUS, MS Court House, 108 East tions for State-Aid Road of March, 2019. Deed of Trust unto sissippi; and
39702. THE CONTENTS Main Street Starkville, and Bridge Construc- PUBLISH: 4/3, 4/10, & PennyMac Loan Ser- You are not required to
walking. OF THIS UNIT WILL BE Mississippi 39759 un- 4/17/2019 CHANCERY CLERK OF vices, LLC, by instru- WHEREAS, the afore- file an answer or other
tion, latest edition.
Find your AUCTIONED ON til 10:00 A.M. Thursday, LOWNDES COUNTY, MS ment recorded in the of- mentioned Deed of pleading, but you may
4/25/19 AT 10:00 A.M. May 2nd for miscel- Bids shall be based on fice of the aforesaid Trust was re-recorded in do so if you desire.
dream job in laneous county road BY: Tina Fisher Chancery Clerk in Mort Book 1152, Page 69 in
a rate per mile and shall
the classifieds! Bobby Dismuke and bridge repair at include all materials (SEAL) Deputy Clerk Book 2016 at Page the Office of the Chan- Issued under my hand
– Unit 34 which time they will be and labor necessary to cdispatch.com 23921; and cery Clerk of Lowndes and the seal of said
publicly opened and complete the work. Publication Dates: County, Mississippi; Court, this the 25th day
PUBLISH: 4/7, 4/10, & read aloud. 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, & WHEREAS, on the 22nd and of March 2019.
4/14/2019 Bid M: Furnish and in- 4/24/2019 day of October, 2018
Bid A: Furnish and in- the Holder of said Deed WHEREAS, the afore- LISA YOUNGER NEESE,
8B Wednesday,
Issued under my handApril 10, 2019
and the seal of said
Court, this the 25th day
of March
Legal Notices2019.
0010
LISA YOUNGER NEESE,
CHANCERY CLERK
LOWNDES COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI
(SEAL)
BY: /s/ Shantrell W.
Granderson, D.C.
PUBLISH: 3/27, 4/3 &
4/10/2019
Notice of Bid # 660
The Columbus Municip-
al School District will re-
ceive Electronic Sealed
Bids via Reverse Auc-
tion for the purchase of
the following:
Reading Bundle Packet
Bids will be received by
an Electronic Sealed
Bidding Process admin-
istered by Southern Pro-
curement Services at ht-
tps://southernprocure-
ment.procureport.com
on 30 April 2019 at
10:00 AM CST at which
time bidding will begin
and run until Suppliers
have completed enter-
ing all bids.
A complete bid pack-
age which contains bid
instructions and spe-
cification response
sheets may be ob-
tained by registering as
a supplier at
www.southernprocure-
ment.com. Choose the
Registration link, and
then email
vaughn@southernpro-
curement.com be in-
vited to the bid event.
Please use the term
“Reading Bundle Pack-
et” in the subject line.
Vendors must include
full contact information,
including company
name, email address,
telephone numbers and
contact person in your
email request. Email re-
quests will be filled
within 24 hours of sub-
mission or registration.
Registration with South-
ern Procurement Ser-
vices and acceptance of
the Southern Procure-
ment Services Platform
Agreement is not option-
al and is required in or-
der to participate in this
bidding event. No excep-
tions will be made.
Specification re-
sponses must be sub-
mitted for this bid event
and are due no later
than 26 April 2019 at
12:00 PM local time in
order to be considered
for this bidding oppor-
tunity. Specification Re-
sponse Forms shall not
contain pricing. Pricing
shall only be taken on-
line through the South-
ern Procurement portal.
No bid shall be accep-
ted or considered after
such scheduled time.
The Board of Trustees
of the Columbus Muni-
cipal School District re-
serves the right to waive
informalities and to re-
ject any/or all bids as
might be in the best in-
terest of the school.
Andrea Pastchal-Smith,
Ph.D.
Chief Academic Officer
Columbus Municipal
School District
2630 McArthur Drive
Columbus, MS 39705
Performance Dates:
Advertise 10 April 2019
Advertise 17 April 2019
Bid Response 26 April
2019 12:00 PM CST
Bid Day 30 April 2019
10:00 AM CST
PUBLISH: 4/10 &
4/17/2019
Building & Remodeling 1120
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CONSTRUCTION WORK
WANTED. Carpentry,
small concrete jobs,
electrical, plumbing,
roof repairs, pressure
washing and mobile
home roof coating and
underpinning. No job
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claims. 662-364-1769.
Licensed & Bonded
RAY'S WOOD WORKS
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Kitchen/Bath
Decks- Dock Repair
Pressure Washing
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Sudoku
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662-425-9116 Columbus: 411 Main YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
Yesterday’sANSWER
answer
Sudoku
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placing puzzle based on 2 7 9 4 1 3 8 6 5
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placing with based
puzzle severalon 5 6 3 8 7 9 4 2 1
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Rugs - Must Be Seen
Car Upholstery
entry level employee FOX RUN COMPANY LLC agiven
9x9 grid with several
numbers. The object 4 8 1 2 6 5 7 3 9
whose duties will in- 1 & 2 BR near hospital. FIRST FULL MONTH given numbers. The object
Cleaning Available clude: shop cleanliness
Commercial Property For is to place the numbers 8 4 5 1 3 2 6 9 7
$595-645/mo. Military RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed-
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1 to
to 9place
in thethe numbers
empty spaces
HILL'S PRESSURE repair. Valid driver's area, pet friendly, and Stove & refrigerator.
FOR RENT located near
1sotothat
9 ineach
the empty
row, spaces
each 3 1 7 6 9 8 2 5 4
WASHING. Commercial/ license req. Experience $335-$600 Monthly.
residential. House, con- preferred. Apply in
furnished corporate
apartments available. Credit check & deposit. downtown. 3,000 sq. ft. so that each
column row, each
and each 3x3 box 6 9 2 7 5 4 1 8 3
crete, sidewalks & mo- person at 825 Hwy 12 Coleman Realty, truck terminal, 9,500 column and each
same3x3 box
bile washing. Free est. W in Starkville.
ON SITE SECURITY.
ON SITE MAINTENANCE. 662-329-2323. sq. ft. shop & 3,200 sq. contains
contains
the
the same
number
number
9 2 4 5 8 1 3 7 6
ft. office/shop. Build- only once. The difficulty
Call 662-386-8925 662-323-3250 ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
ings can be rented to- only once. The difficulty 1 3 6 9 2 7 5 4 8
HOME MAKEOVER &
24-HOUR CAMERA
SURVEILLANCE. C
OLEMAN All w/ excellent access level
gether or separately. level increases from
increases from
Monday to Sunday. 7 5 8 3 4 6 9 1 2
Agricultural Tractor
Benji @ 662-386-4446 RENTALS & Hwy. 82 visibility. Monday to Sunday. Difficulty Level 4/09
ESTATE CLOSEOUT
SERVICES. Generate Operator job opening, to Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. TOWNHOUSES & APARTMENTS
662-327-9559.
work on Tenn-Tom Wa- Sat/Sun by appt only.
cash from the sale of
terway Project, Colum- 1 BEDROOM
unwanted items. I will OFFICE SPACE: 2,000
help organize & coordin- bus, MS. Must have val- Apts For Rent: West 7050 2 BEDROOMS square feet. 294
id Class- A CDL, with
3 BEDROOMS
VIP
ate the removal of un- Chubby Dr. Flexible leas-
good driving record and ing terms. Available
wanted furniture & clut- pass pre-employment
ter from homes. Creat- now. 662-328-8254.
Rentals
drug screen. EOE LEASE,
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ive makeover solutions Apply in person or Send
from professional interi- Resume’: R & D Main- DEPOSIT HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
or designer included for
free! Contact: Weslyn
tenance Services Apartments AND
Columbus Office, Retail,
Restaurant Space avail-
3600 W. Plymouth Road
Wood 214-674-9514 Columbus, MS 39701 & Houses CREDIT CHECK able. Call 662-328-
8655 or 662-574-7879.
1 Bedrooms
RETAINER WALL, drive-
way, foundation, con-
Carpenter/Millwright
2 Bedroooms 662-329-2323 RETAIL SPACE Available
crete, masonry restora-
tion, remodeling, base-
Opening. Must have ex- 3 Bedrooms in Historic Downtown.
404 Main St. 3,000
perience in general car-
ment foundation, re- pentry & concrete. Will Furnished & 2411 HWY 45 N sq. ft. $1,300/mo.
pairs, small dump truck Call 662-328-8655
hauling (5-6 yd) load &
work on Tenn-Tom Wa-
Unfurnished COLUMBUS, MS or 662-574-7879.
terway Project, based in
demolition/lot cleaning. Columbus, MS. Must
Burr Masonry have valid, clean 1, 2, & 3 Baths Commercial Property For Houses For Rent: Northside
662-242-0259. driver’s license and Lease, Deposit Rent 7100 7110
pass pre-employment
WORK WANTED: drug screen. EOE & Credit Check COMMERCIAL PROPER- ALL BRICK 3BR/2BA
Licensed & Bonded-car- Apply in person or Send viceinvestments.com TIES/RETAIL/OFFICE house for rent. Big yard.
327-8555
pentry, painting, & de- Resume’ to: R & D Spaces starting @ Carport. W/D hookup.
molition. Landscaping, Maintenance Services $285/mo. Downtown & Nice neighborhood.
gutters cleaned, bush 3600 W. Plymouth Road East Columbus loca- $780 per month. 70 W
hogging, clean-up work, Columbus, MS 39701 tions. 662-435-4188. Thomas Dr. 3 min from
pressure washing, mov- Apts For Rent: Other 7080 CAFB. 504-813-1200.
ing help & furniture OFFICE SPACE for
repair. 662-242-3608 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart- lease. 1112 Main St., COLONIAL TOWN-
OUR COMPANY is seek- ments & townhouses. Ste. 5. 3700 sq. ft.
ing an experienced car- Call for more info. HOUSES. 2 & 3 bed-
Plenty of private park- room w/ 2-3 bath town-
Lawn Care / Landscaping penter. The ideal can- 662-328-8254. ing. 662-327-9559.
didate will have an eye houses. $600 to $695.
1470 662-549-9555. Ask for
for detail, be depend-
able, have good commu- Glenn or text.
FOR YOUR Spring &
Summer lawn care nication skills, reliable
needs, call Robinson transportation & basic Houses For Rent: Caledonia
Lawn Service, 662-435- tools. We specialize in 7160
8746. home remodels & new
construction. Call 2BR/1BA. Caledonia
662-312-3130 for info. area. 1 yr. lease. $650
JESSE & BEVERLY'S rent. plus dep. No pets.
LAWN SERVICE.
No smoking. 662-574-
Mowing, cleanup, land- 0227 or 662-356-4958.
scaping, sodding, & tree SWOOPE INSURANCE
cutting. 356-6525. Agency, Columbus, MS Hunting Land 7200
is seeking to fill a Cus-
tomer Service Repres-
TERRA CARE LOOKING FOR hunting
Landscaping L.L.C. entative Position. We land. GTA area in Mis-
Phone: 662-549-1878 offer Competitive sissippi. 662-386-6024.
Landscaping, Property Salary, Health Insur-
Clean Up, Plant Care, ance and Retirement Even if you Mobile Homes for Rent 7250
Benefits. Must have
Bush Hogging,
Herbicide Spraying Property and Casualty don’t get out much 123 BECK Dr. 14 x 64.
these days, you can
License to apply. Please 2BR/1BA. $450/mo.
forward resume to
$450/dep. Includes
Moving & Storage 1590
ccruse@swoopeins.com
still “go shopping” in the garbage. No pets. No
HUD. 662-574-7614.
Classifieds. You can find
MOVING??? I can help
pack, organize and/or
exactly what you’ve
coordinate your move. General Maintenance 3BR/2BA Trailer, New
Includes help selling un- Worker needed. Must Hope school dist.
been looking for.
wanted items. Weslyn have experience in $500/mo & $500 dep.
Wood 214-674-9514. maintenance of equip- No pets, no drugs, no
ment & buildings which partying. Call between
requires practical skill & 10a-7p. 662-386-4292.
Painting & Papering 1620 knowledge in such Find someone to mow the lawn NO TEXT MESSAGES.
SULLIVAN'S PAINT trades as painting, car-
pentry, plumbing, ma-
•
SERVICE
Certified in lead sonry & electrical work, Find someone to clean the house RENT A fully equipped
camper w/utilities & ACROSS
removal. Offering spe- also able to perform • cable from $145/wk -
1 “Get lost!”
cial prices on interior & maintenance on equip- $535/month. Colum-
exterior painting, pres- ment & machinery. Will Find that special recliner bus & County School 5 Layered mineral
sure washing & sheet report to work in Colum-
bus, MS. Must have val- • locations. 662-242- 9 Shade
rock repairs. 7653 or 601-940-1397.
Free Estimates id driver’s license & Buy a computer system 11 Bourne’s por-
pass a pre-employment
Call 435-6528
drug screen. EOE. Ap- • Houses For Sale: Caledonia trayer
Stump Removal 1790
ply at: R & D Mainten-
ance Services, Inc.
Buy a used car 8450 12 Indian coin
3600 West Plymouth Rd • NEW 3BR/2BA for sale. 13 Bulb gas
Columbus, MS 39701
Buy that rare coin $150-170K. Email 14 Clumsy galoot
caledoniaimprovements
for your collection @yahoo.com
15 Sheet fabric
17 Scent
Housekeeper & . . . and lots more Houses For Sale: Other 8500 19 Blend
The CommerCial
Groundskeeper wanted,
punctuality & attention RIVER HOME, nice! 20 Country division
ALLSTUMP GRINDING
to detail a must. Great area in WP. 21 Acquire
DispaTCh
662-570-1758 or Across from water with
SERVICE 662-352-4460. access to Tenn-Tom 22 Audacity
GET 'ER DONE!
We can grind all your waterway. 4BR/2BA 24 Funny fellow
stumps. Hard to reach with 2 acres & large 26 Some babies
places, blown over screened in room.
SERVICE TECHNICIAN 29 Take in
roots, hillsides, back-
yards, pastures. Free
for local pest control
company. Applicant
516 Main St. $212,000
Call: 662-245-4273 or 30 Arrange in every
estimates. You find it,
we'll grind it!
must be organized, de-
pendable, work well with
Columbus, MS 39701 662-889-1228
possible way
4 Bunion spot 28 Posture
Lots & Acreage 8600 32 Spread through-
662-361-8379 5 Painter Chagall 29 Ship poles
662-328-2424
the public, and have
good driving record with out
LOT FOR Sale in Stark- 6 “Count me in!” 30 Buddies
valid driver's license.
ville. Will need cleared. 34 Spot to jot
Drug test required. 7 “Settle down!” 31 Borders
35 Be of advantage
www.cdispatch.com
818 N. Jackson St. Lot
Apply at 107 Gardner
5, City Block 97. 662- 8 Building wing 33 Competed
Blvd. No phone calls. 36 Having debts
465-7611, 662-418- 10 Good name 37 Funny fellow
9096 or 662-418-4176. 38 Solemn cere-
Houses For Sale: Other 8500 11 Be bold
monies
16 Came into view
SPRING SPECIAL 39 Subsequently
1.95 acre lots. 18 Viper feature
Good/bad credit. 40 Winter glider
21 Start of an idea
10% down, as low as 41 Casual tops
$299/mo. Eaton Land. 23 Green-and-yel-
662-361-7711 low birds
DOWN
24 Cotton pest
Autos For Sale 9150 1 Scuffle
25 Pump full of
2015 CHEVY Impala. 2 Some autos
bubbles
Black, 4dr, 6cyl, 82k 3 Tijuana Brass
mi, showroom clean, 27 Wolfish
local owner, $10,900.
trumpeter
See @ 59 Amanda Dr.
in New Hope Park Sub-
division off of Yorkville
Rd. E. 662-327-3081.
Campers & RVs 9300
TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
located on Wilkins Wise
Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
Hookups available.
$300/mo. 662-328-
8655 or 662-574-7879.
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1 Kyle Busch
2 Tennessee
3 “Make it
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4 Seven
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