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Utility worker Monday profile

who fell to Fighting for family

his death 16-year-old middleweight trains with grandfather
identified in Columbus with eyes on 2024 Olympics
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — Au-

thorities have released the identify
of a utility worker who died after
falling from a cell tower on Highway
12 in Longview Saturday.
Oktibbeha County Coroner Mi-
chael Hunt confirmed that John
Womack, 43, of Mountain View,
Arkansas, fell from between 76 and
90 feet in what appears to have been
an accident at about 2:30 p.m. The
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration is investigating be-
cause it was a workplace incident,
Hunt said.
OSHA had not released the name
of Womack’s employer by press
time today.

Oktibbeha Co.
investigating
suspected arson Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff
ABOVE: Oliver Miller puts on punching mitts to work with his grandson Zion Reed, 16, during practice on Thursday
Fire damaged part at Miller’s Boxing and Taekwondo Gym in Columbus. Reed has been training at his grandfather’s gym for much of
his life. BELOW: Zion Reed, 16, pauses for a portrait between throwing jabs at the punching bag during practice
of Sunset subdivision on Thursday at Miller’s Boxing and Taekwondo Gym in Columbus. On Oct. 18, Reed participated in a three-round
practice bout at Trotter Convention Center, which he won.
home southwest By Zack Plair Not so long ago, Reed was
of Starkville zplair@cdispatch.com a 220-pound linebacker for the

D
New Hope football team. Now,
Dispatch Staff Report ancing around on the he’s a 160-pound middleweight
mat softening the con-
with a 1-0 official record in the
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — The crete gym floor, Zion
USA Boxing amateur ranks.
Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office Reed awaits his instructions.
For most of his life, he’s
is investigating a potential arson on “One-two,” barks his grand-
spent occasional days goofing
Finley Drive in the Sunset Subdivi- father and trainer, who is mov-
ing in front of Reed wearing off in his grandfather’s gym
sion southwest of Starkville.
punching mitts. Reed peppers watching his uncle, Shannon
The Central Oktibbeha Fire De-
partment responded around 5:30 the mitts with a quick left jab Miller, pursue a fighting ca-
a.m. today to a fire that had been and a hard right. reer. Shannon died in 2018 of a
burning for a few hours, county fire “Eight times,” responds the heart attack at age 42, and now
services coordinator Kirk Rosenhan trainer, eliciting a fury of hard Reed is trying to honor his un-
said. The fire burned a wall, part of punches into the mitts while cle’s memory with a successful
the roof and one room. The house music plays in the background career of his own.
was unoccupied and no firefighters to help Reed keep his rhythm. “I’ve just started getting
were injured while putting out the It’s a typical Thursday eve- serious over the last four or
blaze, he said. ning for the 16-year-old New five months,” Reed said. “I just
Since no one was home and the Hope High School student remember seeing my uncle
fire only damaged part of the house, working out with Oliver Miller struggle and work so hard at
investigators believe it might have at his boxing gym on College it. … Since he died, I’m to the
been purposely set. Street — at least typical of the point where I want to dedicate
OCSO currently has no suspects Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff last six months or so. See Reed, 6A
and will contact the state fire marshal
today for assistance in the investiga-
tion, Capt. Brett Watson said.

Under the capitol dome

Analysis: McCoy leaves legacy of roads, schools, service

Former Mississippi House Speaker served
from January 1980 to January 2012
By EMILY WAGSTER PET TUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Former Mis-
sissippi House Speaker Billy
McCoy died last week, but his
legislative work remains visible
in the form of four-lane high-
ways in rural areas and schools
that are better funded and bet-
ter equipped than they once
were on track to be.
McCoy served in the
122-member House from Janu-
ary 1980 to January 2012, pre-
siding as speaker during the
last eight years of his tenure.
He was a farm-
er and Yellow
Transportation Committee, he
helped enact a highway con-
in pushing the Mississippi Ad-
equate Education Program
Dog Democrat
from northeast
struction program in 1987.
As Education Committee
into law in 1997. Although it
has been fully funded only two
M is s is s ip pi ’s chairman in the mid- to late years in more than two decades,
Prentiss County 1990s, McCoy was among the
the program is designed to give
— an unapologet- first legislative leaders to open
ic believer that conference committee meet- each school district enough
money to meet midlevel accred-
government pro- McCoy ings to the general public; it is
grams could improve the qual- in those often-secret meetings itation standards.
ity of life for people of modest where final versions of bills are As chairman of the House
means. negotiated. Ways and Means Committee
As vice chairman of the He also was instrumental See Analysis, 6A

Weather Five Questions Calendar Local Folks Public

1 According to the classic commer- Tuesday meetings
cial, what does Almond Joy have that Today: Columbus-
■ Winter recital: Mississippi University for
Mounds doesn’t? Lowndes
Women Department of Music presents a free
2 New Mexico’s official state ques- Convention and
tions, “Red or green?”, asks about winter recital at 7:30 p.m. in Poindexter Hall on
Visitors Bureau
your preference of what food? campus. For more information, call 662-241-
Board regular
3 What instrument is played by these 6399.
three rock virtuosos: Bill Wyman, Krist meeting, 4 p.m.,
Sophia Keith CVB office
Kindergarten, Annunciation
Novoselic and Flea?
4 What rock band shares its name Wednesday Nov. 19:

57 Low 39
with the man whose assassination ■ Benefit luncheon: The Lowndes County Columbus City
helped spark World War I? Circuit Clerk’s office hosts a luncheon and bake
High 5 Who composed the music to the sale starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Lowndes
Council regular
Clouds and sun meeting, 5
Nutcracker and Swan Lake ballets? County Courthouse, to benefit a medical fund p.m., Municipal
Full forecast on
for Fannie Brewer, who is battling cancer. Complex
page 3A. Answers, 6B
Courtroom
Thursday Nov. 21:
■ Senior Citizens Thanksgiving Luncheon: Skeet Williams is from Colum- Columbus Light
Inside Columbus Mayor Robert Smith hosts the 13th bus. He has worked for the city and Water utility
Classifieds 5B Dear Abby 4B annual free seniors’ luncheon at Trotter Con- for the past 11 years. When he’s meeting, 12
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Weary Democratic voters balk Twitter details political ad

ban, admits it’s imperfect
at new presidential candidates By BARBARA ORTUTAY
AP Technology Writer

‘They need to sit down.
We’ve got enough
Democrats running.’
63-year-old South Carolina
Democrat Debra Tyus
By STEVE PEOPLES
AP National Political Writer
CONCORD, N.H. — The number
of Democrats running for president
is growing as the first votes of the
primary approach. And voters have
a clear message: Stop.
Former Massachusetts Gov. De-
val Patrick roiled the race last week
by launching a surprise bid. New
York billionaire Michael Bloomberg
is likely to do the same in the com-
ing days.
The late entries, less than 80
days before Iowa’s kickoff caucus-
es, have exposed a fresh gulf in a
party already plagued by divisions.
On one side: anxious establish-
ment leaders and donors, who are
increasingly concerned about the
direction of the race and welcome
new candidates. On the other: many
rank-and-file voters and local offi-
cials across early voting Iowa, New
Hampshire and South Carolina,
who are drowning in candidates and
say they’re more than satisfied with
their current options.
“They need to sit down. We’ve
got enough Democrats running,”
said Debra Tyus, a 63-year-old Dem-
ocrat from Walterboro, South Caro-
lina.
In New Hampshire, 75-year-old
undecided Democrat Thea Lahti
said it’s “awfully late” in the process
and fears that adding more can-
didates is “further splintering the
field.”
And in Iowa, state Rep. Jennifer
Konfrst said she hasn’t spoken to a
single Democrat who felt the cur-
rent field wasn’t good enough.
“The more common refrain re-
volves around having too many
great candidates already,” said Kon-
frst, a first-term lawmaker who’s
backing Sen. Cory Booker of New
Jersey. “I struggle to see what more
candidates bring to the conversa-
tion that isn’t already here.”
Before Patrick’s announcement,
at least 16 high-profile Democrats
were running for president. The
field spans multiple generations,
racial backgrounds, political ideolo-
gies and levels of experience.
There are still so many candi-
dates, in fact, that they can’t all
debate together. The Democratic
National Committee implemented a
system of rising donor and polling
thresholds to make the numbers
manageable, although last month’s
debate featured 12 candidates, and a
group of 10 will share the stage this
week.
Despite the extraordinary op-
tions, establishment-minded Dem-
ocrats have become increasingly
concerned about the direction of
the race, seizing on what they see as
former Vice President Joe Biden’s
lackluster candidacy and fears that
leading progressives Elizabeth War-
ren and Bernie Sanders are too lib-
eral.
Underlying their concerns is an
almost desperate urgency shared
by much of the Democratic Party
to find a surefire nominee to deny
Trump a second term. After almost
a year of campaigning, virtually all
the candidates face lingering ques-
tions about their political liabilities.
Twitter’s new ban on political ads will cover ap-
peals for votes, solicitations for campaign contri-
butions and any political content. But the compa-
ny quickly acknowledged Friday that it expects to
make mistakes as individuals and groups look for
loopholes.
Twitter is defining political content to include
any ad that references a candidate, political party,
government official, ballot measure, or legislative
or judicial outcome. The ban also applies to all ads
— even non-political ones — from candidates, po-
litical parties and elected or appointed government
officials.
However, Twitter is allowing ads related to so-
cial causes such as climate change, gun control and
abortion. People and groups running such ads won’t
be able to target those ads down to a user’s ZIP code
or use political categories such as “conservative”
or “liberal.” Rather, targeting must be kept broad,
based on a user’s state or province, for instance.
News organizations will be exempt so they can
promote stories that cover political issues. While
Twitter has issued guidelines for what counts as a
news organization — single-issue advocacy outlets
don’t qualify, for instance — it’s unclear if this will be
enough prevent partisan websites from promoting
political content.

Pelosi invites Trump to testify as new witnesses prepare

‘If he has information that is inquiry, including with
the man who is arguably
exculpatory, that means ex, taking the most important wit-
ness. Gordon Sondland,
away, culpable, blame, then we look Trump’s ambassador to
the European Union, is
forward to seeing it’ among the only people
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Pelosi Trump interviewed to date who
speaking on ‘Face the Nation’ had direct conversations
he’s hearing, doesn’t with the president about
By JILL COLVIN if he chooses. like what he’s hearing, the situation because the
The Associated Press “If he has information he shouldn’t tweet. He White House has blocked
that is exculpatory, that should come to the com- others from cooperating
WASHINGTON — means ex, taking away,
mittee and testify under with what they dismiss as
Democratic House Speak-
culpable, blame, then we oath. And he should allow a sham investigation. And
er Nancy Pelosi invited
look forward to seeing all those around him to testimony suggests he
President Donald Trump
it,” she said in an inter- come to the committee was intimately involved in
to testify in front of inves-
tigators in the House im- view that aired Sunday on and testify under oath,” discussions that are at the
peachment inquiry ahead CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Schumer told reporters. heart of the investigation
of a week that will see sev- Trump “could come right He said the White House’s into whether Trump held
eral key witnesses appear before the committee and insistence on blocking up U.S. military aid to
publicly. talk, speak all the truth witnesses from cooper- Ukraine to try to pressure
Pushing back against that he wants if he wants,” ating begs the question: the county’s president to
accusations from the she said. “What is he hiding?” announce an investigation
president that the process Senate Democratic The comments come into Democrats, including
has been stacked against leader Chuck Schumer as the House Intelligence former Vice President Joe
him, Pelosi said Trump is echoed that suggestion. Committee prepares for Biden, a leading 2020 can-
welcome to appear or an- “If Donald Trump a second week of public didate, and his son, Hunt-
swer questions in writing, doesn’t agree with what hearings as part of its er.

4 dead, 6 wounded in California football party shooting

The Associated Press
FRESNO, Calif. — Four
people were killed and six
more wounded when “un-
known suspects” sneaked
into a backyard filled with
people at a party in central
California and fired into
the crowd, police said.
The shooting took
place about 6 p.m. on the
Fresno’s southeast side,
where people were gath-
ered to watch a football
game, Fresno Police Lt.
Bill Dooley said.
Deputy Chief Michael
Reid told the Fresno Bee
and the KSEE/KGPE TV
stations that a total of 10
people were shot, with
three found dead in the
backyard. A fourth per-
son died at the hospital.
Six others are expected to
survive and are recover-
ing at the hospital.
All the victims were
Asian men ranging from
ages 25 to 35, Reid said.
“What we do know is
that this was a gathering,
a family and friend gath-
ering in the backyard,”
Dooley said. “Everyone
was watching football this
evening when unknown
suspects approached the
residence, snuck into the
backyard and opened
fire.”
The victims were taken
to Community Regional
Medical Center in critical
condition, and some are
now stable, the TV sta-
tions reported.
About 35 people were
at the party when the
shooting began, Reid said.
“Thank God that no
kids were hurt,” he said.
No one is in custody in
connection with the shoot-
ing. Police said there was
no immediate indication
that the victims knew the
shooter or shooters.
Police were going
door-to-door in search of
surveillance video that
might help them track
down the suspects. The
shooting took place about
a half-mile from the city’s
airport.
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Democrat Edwards wins reelection Trial goes to larger

in conservative Louisiana
Edwards cobbled together enough cross-party
support Saturday to defeat GOP businessman Eddie
Rispone, getting about 51 percent of the vote
By MELINDA DESLATTE
The Associated Press
BATON ROUGE, La. — Deep in
the heart of the conservative South,
Louisiana’s voters reelected Dem-
ocratic Gov. John Bel Edwards to a
second term, shocking Republicans
who had hoped to reclaim the seat
on the strength of President Donald
Trump’s popularity.
With his focus on bipartisan,
state-specific issues, the moderate
Edwards cobbled together enough
cross-party support Saturday to de-
feat Republican businessman Eddie
Rispone, getting about 51 percent of
the vote.
Trump fought to return the seat
to the GOP, but his intense interest
in the race not only motivated con-
servative Republicans, but also pow-
ered a surge in anti-Trump and black
voter turnout that helped boost Ed-
wards over the finish line.
Around the state
Judge says no in
appeals over 2
proposed coast casino
sites
GULFPORT — A
judge has said no to pro-
posals for two new casino
sites on the Mississippi
Gulf Coast.
The Sun Herald re-
ports that one site was in
Biloxi and the other was
in Bay St. Louis.
The Mississippi Gam-
ing Commission ruled in
March 2017 that neither
property met state regu-
lations for a casino site.
Developers appealed.
On Tuesday, Spe-
cial Circuit Court Judge
Christopher Schmidt up-
held the commission’s
decision.
Had Schmidt over-
turned the Gaming Com-
mission’s ruling, it could
courtroom for man
called on supporters to give a round
of applause for Trump, saying: “That
man loves America and he loves
Louisiana.”
charged in 8 killings
Democrats who argue that nom- Willy Cory Godbolt’s trial moved
inating a moderate presidential can-
Coming after a defeat in the Ken- didate is the best approach to beat to Pike County and jurors will be
tucky governor’s race and sizable Trump are certain to say Louisiana’s
losses in Virginia’s legislative races, race bolsters their case. chosen from DeSoto County
the Louisiana result seems certain to Still, while Rispone’s loss rais-
rattle Republicans heading into the es questions about the strength of The Associated Press
2020 presidential election. Trump Trump’s coattails, its relevance to
made three trips to Louisiana to rally his reelection chances are less clear. BROOKHAVEN — A Mississippi judge is mov-
against Edwards, and fashioned the Louisiana is expected to easily back ing the trial of a man charged with killing a sher-
runoff election between Edwards Trump next year, and Edwards’ iff’s deputy and seven other people.
and Rispone into a test of his own views are, in many ways, out of step But, the judge is denying defense attorneys’
popularity and political prowess. with his own party. request to delay the trial of Willy Cory Godbolt
In a victory rally of his own late A West Point graduate and for- by at least six months. They wanted more time to
Saturday, Edwards thanked support- mer Army Ranger, Edwards oppos- prepare.
ers who danced, sang and cheered in es most gun restrictions, signed one Goldbolt has been held without bail since his
celebration, while he declared, “How of the nation’s strictest abortion bans arrest hours after the killings in May 2017. He is
sweet it is!” and dismissed the impeachment ef- charged with killing the deputy, his own moth-
He added, “And as for the pres- fort as a distraction. er-in-law and six others at three houses in and
ident, God bless his heart” — a Meanwhile, Rispone, 70, wasn’t around Brookhaven, in southwest Mississippi’s
phrase often used by genteel South- among the top-tier candidates Re- Lincoln County.
erners to politely deprecate some- publican leaders hoped would chal- Goldbolt has pleaded not guilty to four counts
one. lenge Edwards. He had ties to the of capital murder, four counts of murder, one count
“Tonight the people of Louisi- unpopular former Gov. Bobby Jindal, of attempted murder, two counts of kidnapping
ana have chosen to chart their own started with little name recognition and one count of armed robbery.
path,” Edwards said. and offered few details about his The trial is set to begin in February and the
As he conceded the race, Rispone agenda. Daily Leader reported that Circuit Judge David
Strong signed an order Thursday to move it to
neighboring Pike County, where the courtroom is
larger.
Jurors will be chosen from DeSoto County,
about 275 miles to the north. They will be brought
to Pike County.
have opened up property tribal government. Now Allison Steiner, with the capital defense coun-
for casinos all along the the 46-year-old Choctaw
Mississippi man gets sel division of the state public defender’s office,
beach. faces a superceding in- 15 years for human filed a motion to reset the trial date Sept. 29.
One issue in dispute dictment accusing him trafficking “Feb. 10 is impossible,” she argued in Strong’s
for the Biloxi site was the of committing an abusive OXFORD — A feder- courtroom during an Oct. 29 hearing.
meaning of the high-wa- sexual contact. al judge has sentenced Steiner said when the trial date was originally
ter line in the state’s reg- A statement by U.S. a Mississippi man to 15 set, Jason Tate of the Lincoln County Public De-
ulations — whether it is Attorney Mike Hurst says years in prison for sex fender’s Office was on the defense team with Al-
the seawall or the current Anderson entered the trafficking of a minor. lison Poor with the state public defender’s office.
shoreline. home of a woman on res- Authorities say U.S. Poor recently had a baby and is on maternity leave.
Developers could ervation lands in August District Judge Michael Tate left the county public defender’s office in July.
ask the Mississippi Su- and engaged in witness Mills sentenced 39-year- Hazlehurst attorney M.A. Bass Jr. joined the
preme Court to overturn tampering by trying to old Edward Daniels, of defense team in August, but Steiner said Tate’s
Schmidt’s decision. intimidate and threaten Oxford, on Thursday. departure leaves the defense team unable to pre-
the victim into not report- Daniels pleaded guilty pare adequately with attorneys who have the ex-
ing the alleged offense. perience and training required by the Mississippi
Former tribal official These acts allegedly vio-
May 19 to the charge.
Oxford Police initial- Rules of Criminal Procedure.
under indictment faces lated the condition of his ly arrested Daniels on Steiner indicated that if trial isn’t delayed, an
more charges bond set under the initial March 1, 2018, for a traf- appeals court will likely agree that she was not
JACKSON — A for- Feb. 6 indictment. fic violation. In the car, ready and find error.
mer member of the Tribal Anderson appeared officers found drugs and “I think the court will be trying this again,” she
Council for the Missis- Thursday before U.S. a runaway juvenile from said.
sippi Band of Choctaw Magistrate Judge Linda another county who was District Attorney Dee Bates’ office is prosecut-
Indians is facing more R. Anderson for arraign- being trafficked for com- ing other murder cases in a district that covers
charges. ment and was jailed pend- mercial sex acts. Walthall, Pike and Lincoln counties.
Randy Anderson of ing a Tuesday hearing. It’s
Conehatta is already ac- unknown if Anderson has
cused of defrauding a legal representation.

Mississippi murder suspect, bystander killed in Texas

The Associated Press
SPRING, Texas — Au-
thorities in Texas say a
Mississippi murder sus-
pect apparently killed
himself and a man whose
apartment he had broken
into.
Montgomery County,
Texas, Sheriff’s Lt. Scott
Spencer said in a news
release on Facebook
that 52-year-old Roder-
ick Bowers of Gulfport,
Mississippi, was found
dead late Thursday in
the apartment in Spring,
Texas. Also dead was
the apartment resident,
52-year-old John William
Mohr.
Spence said the two
men apparently did not
know each other.
Suspected causes of
the deaths were not re-
leased. Spencer said au-
topsies were ordered.
Spence said Bowers
was wanted for murder,
kidnapping and assault in
Gulfport and was found
by authorities Thursday
in Spring, on the north-
ern outskirts of Houston.
Spence said Bowers point-
ed a gun at authorities
and fled into the apart-
ment where SWAT team
members trying to enter
the apartment heard gun-
shots.

SOLUNAR TABLE
The solunar period indicates
peak-feeding times for fish and game.
Mon. Tue.
Major 5:56a 6:54a
Minor 11:09p 12:16a
Major 6:35p —
Minor 1:37p 2:23p
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4A Monday, November 18, 2019
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Musings
Stop shoving
your sports
agenda down
my throat
I’m what used to be
called a “regular guy.”
House. Wife. Job. Taxes.
Scared of street crime.
Frozen pizza. Flannel
shirts. Draft beer. Used
car. It took me six months
to pay off the new mattress
I bought.
But I don’t like sports.
By that, I mean I have
never seen a complete
basketball or hockey game, Marc Dion
I can’t name five profes-
sional baseball or football
players, I don’t know what a “touchback” is, and I
don’t own even one piece of clothing with a team
logo.
I like to watch boxing, but I can go six months
without watching a fight, and if there were boxing
on television five nights a week, I wouldn’t watch
boxing five nights a week.
And a couple months ago, I attended the gay Letters to the editor
pride festival in our town, not because I’m gay (I’d

Voice of the people

remember a thing like that) but because it was a
nice day and there were going to be hamburgers
and ice cream. I took a selfie with a drag queen.
Nice guy, even if his wrists are a little too big to get
away with it.
People complain all the time that the “gay agen-
da” is “being shoved down their throats,” which is
a metaphor too horrifying to contemplate.
And I know how they feel. The sports agenda
has been shoved down my throat for decades.
There are far more sports bars than there are
gay bars. I take my wife to a modestly priced
restaurant for a couple steaks, and there’s a televi-
sion everywhere, each one showing some kind of
sweaty, all-male sport.
“So, ya think the Bulldogs are gonna win the
series?” a new employee says to me on the job. No
one’s bothered to tell him that I’m the guy in the
office who “doesn’t like sports.” Sooner or later
someone will tell him.
“Wanna buy a square in the pool?” some
co-worker asks me when it’s time for May Mad-
ness, or February Feeble Mindedness, or whatever
it is.
I used to throw the guy $5 just to make him go
away, but I went 23 years without an office pool win
and I finally “came out” as someone who doesn’t
know what a “point guard” does. They leave me
alone now. Very alone.
And, I swear to God, I’m manly. I hunted quite
a bit when I was younger, and I’m a good shot. I
can ride horseback. I have a pretty wife. I drink
straight whiskey and black coffee, no sugar. I have
a filthy mouth AND I smoke.
But it’s not enough. Everywhere I go, they try to
shove the sports agenda down my narrow throat.
There are T-shirts everywhere. Sometimes, I see a
team name on a shirt, and I don’t even know what
sport that team plays.
And, look, I don’t care what you and your
buddies do behind the closed doors of your “man
cave,” on Sundays when you’re all liquored-up and
there’s no women around and the testosterone
is thicker than perfume at a high school dance. I
don’t care at all, but my God, can’t you keep it to
yourself?
And you people recruit our children! I’m tall,
and I’m fairly good-sized. Do you know how many
well-meaning (I think) high school coaches asked
me if I’d “like to try out” their way of life?
There are no sports in the Bible. The “Hail
Mary pass” wasn’t even a thing then, but you
people are so brazen that you shove your sports
agenda into our cherished religious phrases.
I’m done with this column. I’m going to go read
now. There’s probably a game on because there’s
always a game on, all the time. And they took your
pension, and broke the union, and shipped the jobs
to China, and your kid died in Afghanistan, and
you never missed an inning.
Marc Dion, a nationally syndicated columnist,
is a reporter and columnist for The Herald News,
the daily newspaper of his hometown, Fall River,
Massachusetts. For more on Dion, go to go to www.
creators.com.
Today in History
Today is Monday, Nov. 18, the 322nd day of
2019. There are 43 days left in the year.
Questions Trumps support of
veterans
Mr. Gross: Thank the Lord
for our Commander in Chief,
President Trump, who loves our
country and veterans, very much,
who has promised us that he will
never let us down. Again, in 2016,
the Trump Foundation, had a fund
raising — in Iowa, just for Vet-
erans. The money he raised was
used to pay off campaign expenses
and to buy a portrait of himself to
put in one of his hotels. For that,
he was fined $2 million and closed
the Trump Foundation. I am a
Democrat, but this is no lie. And
the country and veterans, which
he loves so much, when it came
time to protect them, he turned it
down five times because of bone
spurs? He said McCain, a POW for
five years, was not a war hero. He
liked people who weren’t captured.
This should make any veteran
want to throw up, instead of swell-
ing up with pride.
There’s a good chance, when he
can do without the support of our
veterans, they will go the way of
his attorney of 10 years, who said
that he changed his mind about
taking a bullet for the President.
And the Kurds, who helped our
soldiers kill the ISIS leader, were
abandoned by Trump in Syria to
be slaughtered by Turkey, while
Trump was giving himself much of
the credit. It is all about Trump.
I am a Democrat, but I am not
lying to you. Wake up, while the
truth still matters.
James Hodges
Steens
Rebuttal of Mr. Mack and
answer to his patriotism chal-
lenge.
Just a short review of what hap-
pened to the 56 patriotic conser-
vative men — all would be Repub-
licans if alive today — who signed
the Declaration of Independence.
Five were captured and tor-
tured before they died. Twelve
had their homes burned. Two
lost their sons serving in the
Revolutionary Army; another had
two sons captured. Nine of the
56 fought and died from wounds
or hardships of the Revolution-
ary War. They signed and they
pledged their lives, their fortunes
and their sacred honor.
What kind of men were these?
Twenty-four were lawyers and
jurists. Eleven were merchants,
nine were farmers and large
plantation owners; men of means,
well educated. But they signed
the Declaration of Independence
knowing full well that the penalty
would be death if they were cap-
tured. How many Democrats and
Rinos in D.C. would do this today?
Thomas McKeam was forced to
move his family almost constant-
ly. He served in the Congress
without pay, and his family was
kept in hiding. His possessions
were taken from him, and poverty
was his reward. Carter Braxton
of Virginia, a wealthy planter and
trader, saw all his ships destroyed.
He had to sell his home and prop-
erties to pay his debts, and died
in rags. Vandals or soldiers looted
the properties of Dillery, Hall,
Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Hey-
ward, Ruttledge and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown,
Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the
British General Cornwallis had
taken over the Nelson home for
his headquarters. He urged Gen-
eral George Washington to open
fire. The home was destroyed, and
Nelson died bankrupt. Francis
Lewis had his home and proper-
ties destroyed. The enemy jailed
his wife, and she died within a
few months. John Hart was driven
from his wife’s bedside as she
was dying. Their 13 children fled
for their lives. His fields and his
gristmill were laid to waste. For
more than a year he lived in for-
ests and caves, returning home to
find his wife dead and his children
vanished. A few weeks later he
died from exhaustion and a bro-
ken heart. Norris and Livingston
suffered similar fates.
Now I never thought I’d say this
but I’m glad that Romney/Ryan
lost to Obama/Biden in 2012. If
Mitt had won we would not have
President Trump, who actually
endorsed Romney, in office today.
And all these liberal Democrat
shammers who are making fools
of themselves in their attempt to
embarrass President Trump will
live with regret the rest of their
lives because they are also caus-
ing his numbers to go on up and
up starting the first day of their
so-called hearings. It’s hard to
believe they are nutty enough to
go this far, it has to be something
they are copying from a commu-
nist country. All the moderate
Democrats I know are voting for
Trump/Pence next year so please
keep up all these crazy shenani-
gans and the Democrats who love
our Country will probably just
permanently change parties.
Patriotism is a good thing and
I believe all 56 signers would be
supporting our great patriot Pres-
ident, Donald J. Trump, if they
were alive today.
Raymond Gross
Columbus
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Will you get dementia? Many may not understand their risk
‘We really haven’t done a good job of getting the word out that there assess their likelihood of devel-
oping dementia and whether
mentia and almost two-thirds of
blacks said they were unlikely.
really are things you can do to lower your risk’ they had ever discussed ways to
prevent it with their doctor. Few
Only 93 blacks were surveyed,
making it difficult to generalize
University of Michigan geriatric psychiatrist Dr. Donovan Maust people said they had, regardless those results to all U.S. blacks.
By LINDSEY TANNER in excellent health said they Research has shown that reg- of their self-rated risk for demen- But U.S. minorities face higher
AP Medical Writer were likely to develop the mem- ular exercise, a good diet, lim- tia. risks for dementia than whites
ory robbing disease. iting alcohol and not smoking The results raise concerns — blacks face double the risk —
Many older American adults because doctors can help people and the Alzheimer’s group has
Many said they tried at least make dementia less likely. Sup-
may inaccurately estimate their manage conditions such as high programs in black and Hispanic
one of four unproven memo- plements have not been shown
chances for developing demen- blood pressure and diabetes that communities.
ry-protecting methods, includ- to help.
tia and do useless things to pre- have been linked with dementia “There’s lots of work to do
ing taking supplements like “We really haven’t done a
vent it, new research suggests. risk, Maust, said. ... to educate the public so they
Almost half of adults sur- fish oil and ginkgo. The most good job of getting the word out Among those who said their can take some actions to protect
veyed believed they were likely popular strategy was doing that there really are things you physical health was only fair or themselves,” Fargo said.
to develop dementia. The results crossword puzzles. Mental stim- can do to lower your risk,” said poor, a substantial 40 percent One in three seniors die with
suggest many didn’t understand ulation is thought to help, but Dr. Donovan Maust, the study’s thought they were at low risk Alzheimer’s or other dementias,
the connection between physi- there’s stronger evidence for lead author and a geriatric psy- for Alzheimer’s disease or oth- according to the Alzheimer’s
cal health and brain health and more challenging activities than chiatrist at the University of er dementia. Almost the same Association. While there are no
how racial differences can affect puzzles — things like playing Michigan. portion rated their chances as medicines or medical treatments
dementia risk. chess, taking a class, reading The study was published on- likely even though they reported proven to prevent it, rigorous
Substantial numbers of peo- about unfamiliar topics, said line Friday in JAMA Neurology. very good or excellent physical European studies have shown
ple who rated their health as fair Keith Fargo, who oversees re- It’s based on a nationally repre- health. that healthy lifestyles may help
or poor thought their dementia search and outreach programs sentative health survey of 1,000 More whites than blacks or prevent mental decline. The Alz-
chances were low. At the same at the Alzheimer’s Association. adults aged 50 to 64. Hispanics surveyed believed heimer’s Association is sponsor-
time, many who said they were He was not involved in the study. The survey asked people to they were likely to develop de- ing similar U.S. research.

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US approves new drug

to manage sickle cell disease
Blood disorder affects about 100K
Americans, most of them black, and
about 300 million people worldwide
By LINDA A. JOHNSON
AP Medical Writer
U.S. regulators on Fri-
day approved a new med-
icine that can help reduce
extremely painful sickle
cell disease flare-ups.
The Food and Drug
Administration approved
Novartis AG’s Adakveo
for patients 16 and older.
The monthly infusion,
which halves occurrenc-
es of sickle cell pain ep-
isodes, will carry a list
price of roughly $85,000
to $113,000 per year, de-
pending on dosing. In-
sured patients generally
will pay less.
Sickle cell disease is
one of the most common
inherited blood disorders,
affecting about 100,000
Americans, most of them
black, and about 300 mil-
lion people worldwide.
Its hallmark is peri-
odic episodes in which
red blood cells stick to-
gether, blocking blood
from reaching organs and
small blood vessels. That
causes intense pain and
cumulative organ damage
that shortens the lives of
people with the disease.
“The duration and se-
verity of these pain cri-
ses worsens with aging.
Often patients die during
one of these crises,” said
Dr. Biree Andemariam,
chief medical officer of
the Sickle Cell Disease
Association of America.
Andemariam, a former
Novartis advisory board
member, said the drug ap-
pears to work better the
longer patients receive it.
The Swiss drugmaker
is continuing patient test-
ing to determine whether
Adakveo, also known as
crizanlizumab, lengthens
patients’ lives, said Ameet
Mallik, the company’s
head of U.S. oncology and
blood disorders.
He said severe pain
episodes send U.S. pa-
tients to emergency de-
partments about 200,000
times per year. About 85
percent are hospitalized
for days to a week, run-
ning up big bills.
The debilitating condi-
tion also causes anemia,
delayed growth, vision
damage and painful swell-
ing in hands and feet,
making it hard for some
people to maintain jobs or
attend school.
Current treatments in-
clude a 21-year-old cancer
drug called hydroxyurea
and Endari, approved in
2017.

White House: Trump undergoes exam at Walter Reed

By JILL COLVIN
The Associated Press
BETHESDA, Md. —
President Donald Trump
spent more than two hours
at Walter Reed National
Medical Center on Sat-
urday for what the White
House said were medical
tests as part of his annual
physical.
The appointment wasn’t
on Trump’s weekend pub-
lic schedule, and his last
physical was in February.
Press secretary Stephanie
Grisham said the 73-year-
old president was “antici-
pating a very busy 2020”
and wanted to take advan-
tage of “a free weekend” in
Washington to begin por-
tions of his routine check-
up.
She did not specify
which tests he’d received
or explain why the visit
had not been disclosed
in advance. Trump’s 2018
and 2019 physicals were
both announced ahead of
time and appeared on his
public schedule.
Grisham said after the
visit that the president had
had “a quick exam and
labs” and assured he re-
mains in good health.
“The President remains
healthy and energetic with-
out complaints, as demon-
strated by his repeated
vigorous rally performanc-
es in front of thousands of
Americans several times a
week,” she said.
Trump also spent time
at the hospital meeting
with the family of a spe-
cial forces soldier injured
in Afghanistan. And he
visited with medical staff
“to share his thanks for all
the outstanding care they
provide to our Wounded
Warriors, and wish them
an early happy Thanksgiv-
ing,” Grisham said.
It was the president’s
ninth visit to the hospital
since taking office.
Walter Reed spokes-
woman Sandy Dean said
the hospital does not
comment on patients who
receive care at the facility
and referred questions to
the White House.
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Drug cost legislation gets a push from White House

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The White
House is ramping up its push to get
a bill through Congress that curbs
prescription drug costs, feeling a
new urgency as the impeachment
investigation advances amid the
2020 election campaign.
The effort has progressed be-
yond anything seen in years, says
President Donald Trump’s top do-
mestic policy adviser. “This is a
once-in-a-generation opportunity to
confront these issues in a nonideo-
logical fashion,” adviser Joe Grogan
said in a recent session with report-
ers.
“Unfortunately,” Grogan ex-
plained, “there are some current
complications.”
After months of dialogue, the
White House and House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi have parted ways on
Medicare price negotiations that
Pelosi advocates and Trump — un-
like most Republicans — once sup-
ported in principle.
Instead Trump is backing a com-
promise bipartisan bill in the Sen-
ate, which does not give Medicare
bargaining authority, but forces
drugmakers to pay rebates if they
raise prices too high.
Grogan said the administration
is working to line up Republican
support for the Senate bill while
trying to sweeten its impact by
plowing more of the government’s
savings from reduced drug prices
into benefits for seniors.

Reed
Continued from Page 1A
all my time to this.”
So far, so good,
according to his grandfa-
ther, a one-time Missis-
sippi Gold Gloves winner
whose more than 40
years as either a boxer
or trainer helps him ac-
curately spot talent when
he sees it.
“He’s training con-
stantly,” Oliver said.
“He’s an overachiever.
He’s the kind of fighter
that if you forget a drill,
he asks, ‘Why didn’t we
do this drill or that drill?’
A lot of times, I have to
stop him from training.
“That’s what you
want though,” he add-
ed. “You’ve got to be in
shape in this because
somebody’s always out
there waiting on you.”
At Reed’s football
playing weight, he would
have had to fight in the
heavyweight division,
something his 5-foot-
9 frame would have
struggled with against Reed said the jar- working on getting
opponents over 6-feet ring lick helped him Reed a few sanctioned
who had several inches focus and bear down bouts later this month in
of reach advantage, as on the other fighter. He Mobile, Alabama. After
well. By trimming to 160 “whooped him” deci- that, he hopes to land
pounds — something sively in the second and sponsorships and start
Reed did in less than third rounds, claiming showcasing Reed’s tal-
three months — he can the win on points. ents in sanctioned fights
use his strength and “It was such a rush,” in Columbus.
speed to pound middle- Reed said. “It was every- “In my time training
weight fighters of more thing I thought it would boxers, I’ve had about
equitable dimensions. be. … (If my uncle had 20 or 30 serious fight-
His only sanctioned seen it), he probably ers I would take out of
win came in Louisiana would have told me I
town,” Oliver said. “Zion
earlier this year. But in could do more, but he
is one of those guys, and
training bouts against would have been proud
he’s hungry.”
other middleweights, of me.”
Admittedly, working
most recently a win in Reed’s immediate
a three-round fight in goal is building punch- with Reed also gives Ol-
late October at Trotter ing power, which he said iver a taste of something
Convention Center, Reed comes from the legs, he wants to hold onto
seems to be growing into so he can start scoring as long as possible —
his potential. knockouts. Then he the memory of training
“I came out energized, wants to box for Team his son Shannon in the
got my jab going and USA in the 2024 Olym- same gym.
just got a feel for (the pics and ultimately “It means a heck of
opponent) at first,” Reed become a professional a lot to me that (Reed
recalled of his October prize fighter. is) family,” Oliver said.
practice fight. “Then he Those goals are “It makes me want to
hit me, and everything attainable, Oliver said. do everything I can for
changed.” As his manager, he’s him.”

Analysis
Continued from Page 1A
from 2000 to early 2004, tive he is, how he’s beat- ed audio of a speech Mc- United States Senate. I
McCoy helped craft in- ing the liberals into line Coy gave during the 2003 never wanted to be state
centives that lured Nissan down here — whoever campaign. He said that treasurer. I never wanted
to develop Mississippi’s the liberals are,” McCoy his father’s service in the to be anything as a public
first auto manufacturing said. “Clearly, I believe House inspired him. servant except your rep-
plant. we’re the conservatives “I never wanted to be resentative.”
McCoy said he always today.” president of the United
felt an affinity with the The Northeast Missis- States,” McCoy said. “I
Mississippi House, where sippi Daily Journal post- never wanted to be in the
his father, E.E. McCoy,
served from 1936 to 1952
and helped found the
state community college
system. As a child, Billy
McCoy often traveled to
Jackson with his father
to watch legislators work-
ing.
The Mississippi Legis-
lature spent the opening
day of its 2009 session in
the Old Capitol in down-
town Jackson. The build-
ing was the cradle of state
government from 1839 to
1903 and had been used
as state offices and as a
history museum before
being heavily damaged
by rain from hurricanes
Katrina and Rita in 2005.
The building underwent a
$16 million renovation.
“I’ve often wondered
— even as a fairly young
fella coming here with my
father, when we’d come in
and see that Old Capitol
— what it must’ve been
like for a legislator in the
1800s to get on a horse
or a buggy or, God for-
bid, walk from very far,”
McCoy said just before
that 2009 session. “I won-
dered about what they felt
like when they rounded
the curve, coming from
whatever direction, and
saw that dome and knew
that was going to be the
place they were going to
do work for some several
weeks or months.”
McCoy was plainspo-
ken and at times showed
flashes of anger.
In June 2011, legisla-
tors met in special ses-
sion to set a state bud-
get for the year that was
about to begin. Demo-
crats and Republicans
clashed over spending,
and McCoy took a jab at
then-Gov. Haley Barbo-
ur, a Republican who was
exploring a 2012 presi-
dential run. Barbour had
been to Iowa while Mis-
sissippi lawmakers were
in special session, and he
ended up canceling a trip
to New Hampshire.
“He can be up yon’ in
northern states telling
people how conserva-
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Mississippi State’s Robert Woodard II, right is fouled by New Orleans’ Damion Rosser (1) during the second half of their NCAA college basketball game on Sunday in
Starkville.

By Garrick Hodge bus native bellowed.
ghodge@cdispatch.com That wasn’t the first
time he’d get to yell that
STARKVILLE — New phrase Sunday.
Orleans’ Damien Rosser The sophomore for-
was a step too slow. ward’s career-high 21
When he turned his points and 16 rebounds
head, Mississippi State’s led Mississippi State to
Robert Woodard II had a 82-59 victory over New
already cut to the bas- Orleans at Humphrey
ket. Woodard II caught a Coliseum.
pass from teammate Key- “It’s just a matter of
Shawn Feazell, and let his playing hard,” Woodard II
vertical leap do the rest. said. “You can’t put a limit
Rosser had no choice on how hard you play.”
but to foul. Woodard II was every-
It didn’t matter. Wood- where in the post on both
ard II converted the bas- ends of the floor, blocking
ket despite the contact. two shots, stealing three
“AND-ONE,” the Colum- passes and dishing out
four assists. He made 8 of
14 shots and 2 of 3 long
range attempts.
“This is just the begin-
ning for him,” MSU coach
Ben Howland said. “He’s
going to have a lot of big
nights in his career with
the Bulldogs. It’s all about
how hard he’s worked.
He’s paid the price to be
this good.”
At the end of the day,
Woodard II was a stat
stuffer, and his team
knew it.
“He was just method-
ical,” Howland said. “He
just kept doing what he
does ... He might as well
be serving popcorn as
well.”
Woodard II already
surpassed his career-high
in points by the time the
first half ended, scoring
15 entering the break.
“The energy was just
high,” Woodard II said.
“Even before the game.
My teammates were into
it and the vibe was right
even at breakfast.”
At halftime, MSU (4-0)
led 38-28, then began the
second half on an 11-2 run
to seal its fourth straight
victory.
Meanwhile, Reggie
Perry finished with 14
points and nine rebounds,
coming one board short
of his third straight dou-
ble-double. Redshirt
freshman guard D.J.
Stewart was also in dou-
ble figures, scoring 13
points off the bench. Iver-
son Molinar also chipped
in 10 points in 29 minutes.
MSU outrebounded
New Orleans 45-27, in-
cluding a 18-9 offensive
rebound advantage. The
Bulldogs shot 50.8 per-
cent from the floor and
held the Privateers to 37.9
percent shooting.
Bryson Robinson and
Troy Green each had 14
points for New Orleans
(1-3).
“I think coach How-
land has put together a
roster that plays to their
strength,” New Orleans
coach Mark Slessinger
said. “Not just with their
offensive skillset, but he’s
one of the best defensive
coaches in the country.
The roster really fits and
plays into that really well.”
Sunday was the third
straight night the MSU
defense held an opponent
to less than 60 points.
“We expect to be a
good defense because of
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Analysis Nascar
Kyle Busch leads Gibbs trio to
Is Mississippi State taking a step back as a program? win 2nd NASCAR championship
By Ben Portnoy The Associated Press
bportnoy@cdispatch.com
HOMESTEAD, Fla. —
STARKVILLE — As Kyle Busch casually col-
Mississippi State coach lected the championship
Joe Moorhead addressed flag from his team and
the media following Satur- did a slow,
day’s 38-7 loss to Alabama, subdued
there was an heir of famil- celebratory
iarity in his postgame ser- lap. The
mon. most polar-
For the third time this izing driver
season, MSU was out- in NASCAR
played, outcoached and had just won
flat out beaten against an- his second Busch
other of the conferences Cup title
elite.
and wanted
“At the end of the day,
to soak in the moment
we didn’t coach or play
with his true fans.
well enough to beat a team
He didn’t do his cus-
like Alabama,” Moorhead
tomary bow to the crowd,
said.
asked NASCAR for per-
While some will note mission to take his 4-year-
the injuries and suspen- old son along for the ride
sions that have plagued to victory lane, and when
this year’s squad as a the duo finally got there
means of solace, Moor- it was then that Busch re-
head’s script has become membered he’d just won
repetitive — drawing both Sunday’s season fi-
more eye rolls than inspi- nale at Homestead-Miami
ration of late. Now sitting Speedway and his second
at 4-6 and 2-5 in Southeast- Matt Bush/USA TODAY Sports NASCAR title.
ern Conference play, it’s Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Joe Moorhead looks up at the scoreboard “I do remember taking
worth positing — is MSU during the fourth quarter Saturday against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Davis the white flag and cross-
See football, 3B Wade Stadium. ing underneath that — I
had some tears rolling
down my eyes for the last
lap and I was just like,
‘Come on, man, we’ve still
got to finish this damn
thing. Don’t be such a
siss,’” Busch said. “Emo-
tions were starting to set
in. I probably didn’t know
where the hell my mind
was at. I knew we had won
and won big and were be-
ing a big more subdued
about it.”
Busch emerged from
the Joe Gibbs Racing jug-
gernaut as NASCAR’s lat-
est champion, winning his
second title Sunday after
teammates Denny Hamlin
and Martin Truex Jr. were
slowed by pit-road gaffes.
He snapped a 21-race los-
ing streak and beat Ham-
lin, Truex and rival Kevin
Harvick for the Cup.
Busch joined sev-
en-time champion Jimmie
Johnson as the only active
drivers with multiple ti-
tles. He’s the 16th driver
in NASCAR history to win
multiple championships,
See nascar, 3B
2B Monday, November 18, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

BRIEFLY No. 15 Florida falls to UConn 62-59 on the road

College Volleyball The Associated Press Keyontae Johnson’s first 13 attempts from suspension following ing 2 of 6 from long
Georgia sweeps MSU layup with just over a the floor. his arrest on charges range.
Mississippi State volleyball was held in check STORRS, Conn. — minute to go cut UCo- UConn also had a including evading po-
Sunday as the Bulldogs fell to Georgia in three sets at Florida coach Mike nn’s lead to 60-59, but tough start, going with- lice in a September car Injury
the Newell-Grissom Building. Set scores were 25-16, White says the early those would be the out a basket for the first accident. Bouknight, Mann hit the floor
25-21, 25-21.
MSU (13-14, 2-13 SEC) looked poised to take the
part of this season has last points the Gators six minutes. who is due in court on with eight minutes left
third set before Georgia (19-7, 11-4 SEC) rallied late in been a lot of trial and scored. Vital got the UConn Monday, is expected to in the game and lay mo-
the frame to win in straight sets. Four MSU players had error as his young play- Florida had a chance crowd into the game suit up for the Huskies tionless for some time.
at least three blocks, but it wasn’t enough to keep the ers try to find some an- to tie after Vital hit two with a 3-pointer, a dunk in this week’s Charles- White said Mann was
Georgia offense from having a strong performance. swers on offense. and a jumper on con- ton Classic, where it’s
“It was a tough match today to celebrate our se-
free throws with 17 sec- knocked unconscious
niors, but I thought that there were some pretty intense They did not have onds left. But Alterique secutive trips down the possible the Huskies and likely suffered a
defensive rallies so that was pretty inspiring,” MSU many on Sunday. Gilbert tipped a pass court that gave the Hus- could again face either concussion.
volleyball coach Julie Darty said in a news release. “To Christian Vital from Johnson and Vital kies an 11-6 lead. Saint Joseph’s or Flor-
finish the match tied with seven blocks apiece shows we scored 15 points and grabbed it and dribbled Connecticut held ida, depending on how
stepped up towards the end. made a key steal at the away, securing the win. Florida to two Black- the early rounds pan He said it
“Defensively, we still have to find ways to just get
end of the game as UCo- “A think a year ago, shear free throws over out. UConn coach Dan
the ball up and off the floor. If we are going to get out-
nn upset the No. 15 Ga- we would have folded, the final 4:17 of the first Hurley, when asked
dug by our opponent, I think that we have to get creative.
what the difference was
Serving wise, I think we needed to attack a little bit tors 62-59. easily,” said Gilbert. half and led 25-20 at
halftime.
Stats of the game in the locker room when
harder and come at them a little bit more intensely for Tyler Polley also “These are the games Both offenses strug-
our game plan to really work.”
scored 15 points and you come to UConn to compared to Wednes-
Senior Kanani Price racked up 18 digs in the match gled from distance.
day, when the Huskies
but was the only MSU player in double-digits for that Josh Carlton added 13 play and I think we have Big picture Florida shot 40 percent
lost by nine points at
category. for the Huskies (2-1) a great group of guys The loss ends a from the floor but made
“Georgia is just a very good and disciplined team,” who led by five points now who just want to home to Saint Joseph’s:
rough seven days for just five of its 20 shots
Darty said. “They trust their system and it is a great sys- at halftime and never win.” “There was water,
the Gators. Florida was from 3-point range.
tem that clearly works, but we did not have the offense
trailed after intermis- Kerry Blackshear Jr. liquid in both locker
that we needed from our middles and rights today. It No. 6 in the Top 25 poll UConn was just 4 of 22
sion. had 15 points and eight rooms,” he said. “On
showed based on our passing the ball and getting to be coming into the sea- from behind the arc.
“Anytime you play rebounds for Florida (2- Wednesday, it was tears
in system.” son but lost to Florida “We’ve got two,
MSU is back in action against Texas A&M in a road on the road, you’re deal- 2), falling two boards State a week ago and high, high level shoot- and today it was Ga-
matchup Friday. ing with the stage and shy of a fourth straight beat Towson by just six ers in Noah Locke and torade in cups on my
10,000 (fans) scream- double-double. But he points on Thursday. Tre Mann,” White said. head.”
Youth Soccer ing at you and you’ve fouled out with 4:37 The Gators came into “And they shoot it way
Registration ending this week for U8 got to step up with left in the game and his the game averaging just better than they’ve shot Up next
development programs poise and confidence team trailing 53-49. An- 63.7 points per game, it and I’ve got to figure Florida: The Gators
Columbus Soccer Organization’s U8 Development and mental toughness drew Nembhard added while giving up 60.7. something out. We’ve face Saint Joseph’s in
Program’s registration will end Wednesday. The and make a shot at 14 points, including a UConn: This was got to get them better the Charleston Classic
program is open to any soccer player, both boys and this level,” White said. 3-pointer that brought UConn’s first win looks.” on Thursday.
girls, born in 2012 and 2013 who want to continue “As a staff we’ve got to the Gators within a against a ranked team Mann finished with UConn: The Huskies
to improve as a player and face wider competition.
Registration is $60 and includes player registration and
do a better job of find- point at 54-53. at home since Febru- two points, missing also travel to Charles-
jersey. The program’s focus is on player development ing a way to get these Blackshear scored ary 2016. Highly touted both his 3-point at- ton and face Buffalo in
and improvement. Teams will compete in matches as guys going, continue the game’s first two freshman guard James tempts. Locke had six the first round of the
well as tournaments including the Starkville Frostbite to go through that tri- baskets, but the Gators Bouknight has finished points, but was 2 of 8 tournament on Thurs-
tournament and the Columbus Friendly City Shootout. al-and-error process.” made just four of their serving his three-game from the floor, includ- day.
Registration is open online: https://columbusunitedsoc-
cer.com/
Questions? Please contact DOC Tom Velek at
tvelek@yahoo.com
Source: From Special Reports

CALENDAR
Today
AP source: NFL to hear Garrett’s appeal early this week
Prep Girls Basketball The Associated Press Garrett’s appeal must players in the past, min- er’s face. sidelines spilled onto
Carroll Academy at Starkville Academy,
take place before Cleve- imizing previous bans The 23-year-old Gar- the field and in doing so
6 p.m.
CLEVELAND — land’s next game. The in 2017 for former Ben- rett dragged Rudolph will likely be fined.
Prep Boys Basketball
Myles Garrett will soon league is still finalizing gals linebacker Von- down on a pass play Garrett apolo-
Carroll Academy at Starkville Academy,
learn when he can play when the hearing will taze Burfict and former and then fought with gized shortly after the
7:30 p.m.
again. take place, according to Broncos cornerback the second-year QB on league’s ruling, saying:
Women’s College Basketball
The Cleveland the person who spoke Aqib Talib. the ground. Rudolph “I made a terrible mis-
Troy at Mississippi State, 7 p.m.
East Mississippi Community College vs.
Browns star defensive to the AP on condition In handing down its grabbed Garrett’s face- take. I lost my cool and
Pearl River Community College at PRCC end, who was suspend- of anonymity because swift ruling on Friday, mask and unsuccess- what I did was selfish
Wildcat Classic, Poplarville, 4 p.m. ed indefinitely after the of the sensitivity of the only 12 hours after the fully tried to pry off his and unacceptable.”
Men’s College Basketball NFL ruled he used a situation. game ended, the league helmet. His teammates are
helmet “as a weapon” to Garrett wrestled said Garrett’s suspen- Garrett eventually
East Mississippi Community College vs. hoping the former No. 1
LSU Eunice at PRCC Wildcat Classic, strike Pittsburgh quar- with Rudolph before sion was “at a minimum yanked off Rudolph’s overall draft pick won’t
Poplarville, 6 p.m. terback Mason Rudolph ripping off his helmet for the remainder of helmet and while being be judged for one mo-
MUW at Delta State, 7:30 p.m. (Exh.) in the head, will have and striking him with the regular season and restrained by two Pitts-
ment.
Prep Boys Soccer his appeal heard by the it, triggering a melee postseason.” He is also burgh linemen, swung
“It’s unfortunate, and
Winona at Columbus, 7 p.m. league early this week, that also led to the required to meet with wildly at a charging
as much as I just want
a person familiar with suspensions of Steel- Commissioner Roger Rudolph, connecting
Tuesday the timeline told The to be, ‘It’s life,’ things
Prep Girls Soccer ers center Maurkice Goodell’s office before with the top of the quar-
Associated Press on do happen,” wide re-
Caledonia at Mooreville, 5 p.m. Pouncey (three games) he could be reinstated. terback’s head. Garrett
Sunday. and Browns defensive Garrett was fined was then thrown down ceiver Odell Beckham
Neshoba Central at New Hope, 5:30 Jr. said following the
p.m. Garrett was sus- tackle Larry Ogunjobi an undisclosed amount by Steelers lineman
pended for at least the (one game). and the Steelers and David DeCastro and game. “Bad happens in
West Point at Mississippi School for
final six regular-season The players’ appeals Browns were levied Pouncey unleashed this world and people
Mathematics and Science, 5:30 p.m.
games — and the play- will be heard by league $250,000 penalties. several punches and can take this moment
Prep Boys Soccer
offs, if Cleveland qual- officers Derrick Brooks Before his appeal is kicked Cleveland’s top — it could ruin them —
Amory at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Caledonia at Mooreville, 7 p.m. ifies — for his violent and James Thrash, both heard, Garrett’s sus- defensive player. people could take this
Neshoba Central at New Hope, 7 p.m. outburst in the closing former players. pension already is the When Rudolph moment, man up for
West Point at Mississippi School for seconds of the Brown’s Garrett could argue longest in league histo- turned away to protest their actions and keep
Mathematics and Science, 7 p.m. 21-7 victory over the he was provoked, and ry for a single on-field to officials, Ogunjo- going. It won’t ever be
Prep Girls Basketball Steelers on Thursday it’s possible he could behavior, surpassing bi shoved him from forgotten, but it could
West Lowndes at Columbus, 6 p.m. night. have his suspension Albert Haynesworth’s behind, sending him be in the back-burner at
Lamar County at New Hope, 6 p.m. Per the collective reduced. Brooks and five-game ban in 2006 sprawling. some point, just not for
West Point at Okolona, 6 p.m. bargaining agreement, Thrash have sided with for stepping on a play- Players from both right now.”
Newton at Noxubee County, 6 p.m.
Heritage Academy at Oak Hill Academy,
6 p.m.
Columbus Christian Academy at
Starkville Christian, 6 p.m.
Hebron Christian at Winston Academy,
6 p.m.
Prep Boys Basketball
West Lowndes at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
Pro Football
Indianapolis at Houston, 7:20 p.m. First Quarter Kickoff Returns 2-42 4-78 39. (9) William Byron, Chevrolet, engine, 215, 4.
Sunday, Nov. 24 Atl_FG Koo 38, 11:39. Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 40. (6) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, engine, 209, 18.
Lamar County at New Hope, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, Noon Atl_Barner 78 punt return (Koo kick), :59. Comp-Att-Int 29-46-0 15-26-0
NFL Glance Miami at Cleveland, Noon Second Quarter Sacked-Yards Lost 1-10 3-18 Race Statistics
West Point at Okolona, 7:30 p.m. AMERICAN CONFERENCE Seattle at Philadelphia, Noon Atl_FG Koo 23, 5:42. Punts 3-41.3 6-44.8 Average Speed of Race Winner: 142.365 mph.
East N.Y. Giants at Chicago, Noon Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Time of Race: 2 hours, 48 minutes, 47 seconds.
Newton at Noxubee County, 7:30 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Carolina at New Orleans, Noon
Atl_Ollison 2 run (Koo kick), 1:34.
Third Quarter Penalties-Yards 6-45 11-89 Margin of Victory: 4.578 seconds.
New England 9 1 0 .900 287 108
Heritage Academy at Oak Hill Academy, Buffalo 7 3 0 .700 211 170
Denver at Buffalo, Noon Atl_Ridley 6 pass from Ryan (pass failed), 6:40. Time of Possession 30:54 29:06 Caution Flags: 3 for 15 laps.
Detroit at Washington, Noon Fourth Quarter INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Lead Changes: 14 among 5 drivers.
7:30 p.m. N.Y. Jets
Miami
3 7 0 .300 164 255
2 8 0 .200 139 305
Oakland at N.Y. Jets, Noon Car_FG Slye 31, 13:00. RUSHING_Dallas, Elliott 16-45, Prescott 6-18, Lap Leaders: D.Hamlin 0; K.Harvick 1-20; M.Truex
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, Noon Atl_FG Koo 29, 7:01. Pollard 2-12. Detroit, Scarbrough 14-55, Driskel 21-38; R.Stenhouse 39; M.Truex 40-86; Ky.Busch
Columbus Christian Academy at South
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 3:05 p.m. A_73,106. 8-51, McKissic 3-13, Johnson 2-6, M.Jones 1-(mi- 87; M.Truex 88-120; Ky.Busch 121-143; K.Harvick
W L T Pct PF PA
Starkville Christian, 7:30 p.m. Indianapolis 6 4 0 .600 227 206 Dallas at New England, 3:25 p.m.
Green Bay at San Francisco, 7:20 p.m.
nus 4).
PASSING_Dallas, Prescott 29-46-0-444. Detroit,
144-156; Ky.Busch 157-167; D.Hamlin 168-169;
Ky.Busch 170-209; M.Truex 210-214; K.Harvick
Houston 6 4 0 .600 245 232 Atl Car
Hebron Christian at Winston Academy, Tennessee 5 5 0 .500 203 197 Open: Arizona, Minnesota, Kansas City, L.A. First downs 20 17 Driskel 15-26-0-209. 215-222; Ky.Busch 223-267
Jacksonville 4 6 0 .400 189 222 Chargers Total Net Yards 349 347 RECEIVING_Dallas, Gallup 9-148, Witten 5-33, Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led):
7:30 p.m. North Monday, Nov. 25 Rushes-yards 26-54 15-77 Cobb 4-115, Pollard 4-44, Cooper 3-38, Jarwin Ky.Busch, 5 times for 120 laps; M.Truex, 4 times for
W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore at L.A. Rams, 7:15 p.m. 2-38, Elliott 2-28. Detroit, Amendola 4-47, M. 103 laps; K.Harvick, 3 times for 41 laps; D.Hamlin,
Women’s College Basketball Baltimore 8 2 0 .800 341 196
Passing 295 270
Jones 4-43, McKissic 3-40, Hall 1-39, Golladay 2 times for 2 laps; R.Stenhouse, 1 time for 1 lap.
Punt Returns 2-78 1-6
Ole Miss at Southern Miss, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh
Cleveland
5 5 0 .500 200 202
4 6 0 .400 192 228 Saints 34, Bucs 17 Kickoff Returns 0-0 3-68 1-34, Hockenson 1-6, Johnson 1-0. Wins: M.Truex, 7; D.Hamlin, 6; Ky.Busch, 5; K.Har-
Interceptions Ret. 4-23 0-0 MISSED FIELD GOALS_None. vick, 4; B.Keselowski, 3; C.Elliott, 3; J.Logano, 2;
Men’s College Basketball Cincinnati 0 10 0 .000 147 276 New Orleans
Tampa Bay
13 7
0 7
7
10
7—34
0—17 Comp-Att-Int 22-32-0 31-50-4 R.Blaney, 1; K.Larson, 1; A.Bowman, 1; Ku.Busch,
West 1; E.Jones, 1.
Seattle at Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m. Sacked-Yards Lost 3-19

East Mississippi Community College

Oakland
W L T Pct PF PA
Kansas City 6 4 0 .600 284 239
6 4 0 .600 225 250
First Quarter
NO_FG Lutz 44, 8:45.
NO_FG Lutz 26, :50.
5-55
Punts 3-42.3 4-46.8
Auto Top 16 in Points: 1. Ky.Busch, 5040; 2. M.Truex,
5035; 3. K.Harvick, 5033; 4. D.Hamlin, 5027; 5.

vs. Baton Rouge Community College at L.A. Chargers 4 6 0 .400 207 194 NO_Thomas 16 pass from Brees (Lutz kick), :00. Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 NASCAR Monster Energy J.Logano, 2380; 6. R.Blaney, 2339; 7. K.Larson,
2339; 8. B.Keselowski, 2318; 9. C.Bowyer, 2290;
Denver 3 7 0 .300 172 197 Penalties-Yards 3-20 8-68
Pearl River Wildcat Classic, Poplarville, NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Second Quarter
NO_Cook 3 pass from Brees (Lutz kick), 5:13. Time of Possession 31:26 28:34 Cup Ford EcoBoost 400 10. C.Elliott, 2275; 11. W.Byron, 2274; 12. A.Bow-
East INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS man, 2257; 13. Ku.Busch, 2237; 14. A.Almirola,
TB_Barber 6 pass from Winston (Gay kick), 2:42.
5:30 p.m.
Dallas
W L T Pct PF PA
6 4 0 .600 286 197 Third Quarter RUSHING_Atlanta, Hill 15-30, Barner 2-15, Olli- Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, Fla.
2234; 15. R.Newman, 2219; 16. E.Jones, 2194.
son 4-11, K.Smith 1-3, Ryan 2-0, Schaub 1-(minus
Thursday Philadelphia 5 5 0 .500 234 230
N.Y. Giants 2 8 0 .200 203 289
TB_FG Gay 55, 11:08.
NO_Ginn 6 pass from Brees (Lutz kick), 5:27.
TB_Godwin 30 pass from Winston (Gay kick),
1), J.Jones 1-(minus 4). Carolina, McCaffrey 14-
70, K.Allen 1-7.
Lap length: 1.50 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
College Football
Washington 1 9 0 .100 125 253
Prep Girls Soccer South 1:22. PASSING_Atlanta, Ryan 21-31-0-311, Barner 1-1- 1. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267 laps, 40 points.

Philadelphia at Mississippi School for
Mathematics and Science, 5:30 p.m.
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 8 2 0 .800 238 199
Carolina 5 5 0 .500 228 257
Atlanta 3 7 0 .300 220 262
Tampa Bay 3 7 0 .300 277 313
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 8 2 0 .800 250 205
Fourth Quarter 0-3. Carolina, K.Allen 31-50-4-325.
NO_M.Williams 55 interception return (Lutz kick), RECEIVING_Atlanta, Ridley 8-143, J.Jones 6-91,
Gage 2-32, Graham 2-23, Hardy 2-14, Hill 1-8,
5:07.
Blake 1-3. Carolina, McCaffrey 11-121, Moore
A_54,333.
8-95, Olsen 5-57, Samuel 4-25, Bonnafon 2-8,
Wright 1-19.
NO TB
First downs 21 21 MISSED FIELD GOALS_Atlanta, Koo 38.
2. (3) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 267, 35.
3. (16) Erik Jones, Toyota, 267, 37.
4. (2) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 267, 33.
5. (5) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 36.
6. (10) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 267, 36.
7. (15) Ryan Newman, Ford, 267, 30.
8. (22) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 30.
9. (12) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 267, 28.
SEC Standings
East
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Georgia 6 1 183 71 9 1 324 105
Florida 6 2 249 136 9 2 356 156
Tennessee 3 3 108 156 5 5 239 230
Kentucky 3 5 145 160 5 5 221 201

on the air Minnesota

Chicago
Detroit
8 3 0 .727 289 205
4 6 0 .400 169 174
3 6 1 .350 244 272
Total Net Yards 328
Rushes-yards 28-109
Passing 219
334
8-36
298
Cowboys 35, Lions 27
Dallas 3 21 3 8—35
10. (1) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 27.
11. (7) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 266, 36.
12. (25) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 266, 25.
South Carolina 3 5 159
Missouri
Vanderbilt
2 4 99 141
1 6 92 259
221 4 7 266 275
5 5 260
2 8 150
195
353

Today West
W L T Pct PF PA
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) San Francisco 9 1 0 .900 295 155
Seattle 8 2 0 .800 275 254
6:30 p.m. — Charleston Southern at L.A. Rams 6 4 0 .600 243 198
Michigan State, BTN Arizona 3 7 1 .318 248 317
7 p.m. — Utah Valley at Kentucky, Thursday’s Games
ESPN2 Cleveland 21, Pittsburgh 7
Sunday’s Games
7 p.m. — Hawaii at Illinois, ESPNU Baltimore 41, Houston 7
7 p.m. — Colgate at Auburn, SEC Indianapolis 33, Jacksonville 13
7:30 p.m. — Stetson at Ohio State, Atlanta 29, Carolina 3
New Orleans 34, Tampa Bay 17
BTN Dallas 35, Detroit 27
NBA BASKETBALL Minnesota 27, Denver 23
N.Y. Jets 34, Washington 17
7 p.m. — Portland at Houston, NBA Buffalo 37, Miami 20
NFL FOOTBALL San Francisco 36, Arizona 26
7 p.m. — Kansas City at LA Chargers, Oakland 17, Cincinnati 10
New England 17, Philadelphia 10
ESPN L.A. Rams 17, Chicago 7
SOCCER (MEN’S) Open: N.Y. Giants, Seattle, Tennessee, Green Bay
Monday’s Games
1:30 p.m. — UEFA Euro 2020 Qualifier: Kansas City vs L.A. Chargers at Mexico City,
Ireland vs. Denmark, Dublin, ESPNEWS MEX, 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 21
Punt Returns 3-32 1-7
Kickoff Returns 1-12 1-16
Interceptions Ret. 4-75 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 28-35-0 30-51-4
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-9 2-15
Punts 3-42.0 3-43.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yards 9-76 7-55
Time of Possession 37:00 23:00
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING_New Orleans, Kamara 13-75, Murray
10-27, Line 1-5, T.Hill 1-2, Brees 3-0. Tampa Bay,
Winston 2-23, Jones 4-13, Ogunbowale 2-0.
PASSING_New Orleans, Brees 28-35-0-228.
Tampa Bay, Winston 30-51-4-313.
RECEIVING_New Orleans, Kamara 10-47, Thom-
as 8-114, Cook 2-33, Ginn 2-14, J.Hill 2-8, Murray
2-5, Line 1-5, T.Hill 1-2. Tampa Bay, Brate 10-73,
Miller 4-71, Evans 4-69, Godwin 3-47, Ogunbow-
ale 3-10, Barber 2-11, Jones 2-1, Perriman 1-20,
Logan 1-11.
MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.
Falcons 29, Panthers 3
Atlanta 10 10 6 3—29
Carolina 0 0 0 3— 3
Detroit 7 7 7 6—27 13. (18) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 266, 28. West
First Quarter Conference All Games
14. (17) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 266, 23. W L PF PA W L PF PA
Det_Scarbrough 5 run (Prater kick), 12:33. 15. (11) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 266, 22. LSU 6 0 271 177 10 0 478 238
Dal_FG Maher 30, 2:18.
Second Quarter
16. (20) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 266, 21.
17. (19) Paul Menard, Ford, 266, 20.
Alabama 6 1 315 155 9 1 468 175
Texas A&M 4 2 182 155 7 3 340 203
Dal_Pollard 21 pass from Prescott (Maher kick), 18. (8) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 265, 19. Auburn 4 3 202 135 7 3 308 178
14:10.
Det_Driskel 2 run (Prater kick), 7:46.
19. (23) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 265, 18. Mississippi St 2 5 165 236 4 6 265 310
20. (21) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 265, 17. Ole Miss 2 5 188 222 4 7 299 297
Dal_Elliott 1 run (Maher kick), 4:37. 21. (13) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 265, 16. Arkansas 0 6 105 239 2 8 223 362
Dal_Cobb 19 pass from Prescott (Maher kick), :27. 22. (14) Aric Almirola, Ford, 264, 15. Saturday’s Games
Third Quarter
Det_M.Jones 11 pass from Driskel (Prater kick),
23. (30) John H. Nemechek, Ford, 264, 0.
24. (24) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 263, 13.
Florida 23, Missouri 6
Alabama 38, Mississippi St. 7
9:15. 25. (26) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 263, 12. Georgia 21, Auburn 14
Dal_FG Maher 34, 5:00.
Fourth Quarter
26. (28) Michael McDowell, Ford, 263, 11. Kentucky 38, Vanderbilt 14
27. (31) David Ragan, Ford, 263, 10. LSU 58, Ole Miss 37
Dal_Elliott 17 pass from Prescott (Pollard run), 28. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 262, 0. Texas A&M 30, South Carolina 6
7:56. 29. (37) Drew Herring, Toyota, 262, 8. Saturday, Nov. 23
Det_M.Jones 25 pass from Driskel (pass failed),
5:49.
30. (34) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 262, 0.
31. (29) Corey Lajoie, Ford, 261, 6.
Samford at Auburn, 11 a.m.
W. Carolina at Alabama, 11 a.m.
A_61,801. 32. (39) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 256, 0. ETSU at Vanderbilt, 2:30 p.m.
Dal Det
33. (40) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 248, 0. Texas A&M at Georgia, 2:30 p.m.
34. (27) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 243, 3. UT Martin at Kentucky, 2:30 p.m.
First downs 26 19 35. (36) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 242, 0. Arkansas at LSU, 6 p.m.
Total Net Yards 509 312 36. (38) Josh Bilicki, Ford, brakes, 240, 0. Tennessee at Missouri, 6:30 p.m.
Rushes-yards 24-75 28-121
Passing 434 191
37. (35) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, brakes, 236, 1.
38. (32) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, garage, 227, 0.
Abilene Christian at Mississippi St., 6:30 p.m.
Punt Returns 2-2 2-35
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Monday, November 18, 2019 3B

Brees throws for 228 yards, 3 TDs as Saints beat Bucs 34-17
The Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. — The
New Orleans Saints
played with the urgency
of a team determined to
get back on track.
“You lose a game, you
move forward. The next
game can’t come quick
enough,” coach Sean
Payton said Sunday after
the NFC South leaders
rebounded from an ugly
loss to last-place Atlanta
with a 34-17 victory over
the Tampa Bay Bucca-
neers.
Drew Brees threw
for 228 yards and three
touchdowns, and NFL re-
ceptions leader Michael
Thomas became the first
player in league history
with 90-plus catches in
the first 10 games of a sea-
son for the Saints (8-2).
In addition to a 16-yard
scoring pass to Thomas
in the first half, Brees
tosses TD passes of 3
yards to Jared Cook and 6
to Ted Ginn Jr. after New
Orleans was held out of
the end zone during the
previous week’s 26-9 loss
to the Falcons.
Safety Marcus Wil-
liams put an exclamation
point on a strong defen-
sive performance, return-
ing the third of New Orle-
ans’ four interceptions 55
yards for a touchdown that
put the Saints up 34-17
with just over five minutes
remaining.
Thomas, who also be-
came the first player with
at least 90 receptions in
each of his first four NFL
seasons, had eight catches
for 114 yards. That boost-
ed his totals for 2019 to 94
receptions for 1,141 yards.
The previous high for
most catches in the first 10
game of a season was 89
by Hall of Famer Marvin
Harrison and Atlanta’s Ju-
lio Jones.
Brees isn’t surprised.
“It’s just what we see ev-
ery day in practice. Maybe
it’s one of those things
that when it’s all said and
done you’ll look back and
you’ll really appreciate it. I
just love his mindset. He is
a ‘I want the ball, I will get
open, I will make the play
for you’ guy,” Brees said.
“I’ve played with a lot
of good ones, a lot of great
ones, and the thing that’s
common with those guys
is the trust factor,” Brees
added. “You have to be
able to anticipate certain
things which allow you to
play with confidence and
be accurate and make a lot
of those throws that oth-
ers might not try to make.”
A battered Jameis Win-
ston completed 30 of 51
passes for313 yards and
two TDS for the Bucs (3-
7), who have lost five of
six following a 2-2 start.
In addition to throwing
four interceptions, Win-
ston was sacked twice and
pressured all day by a per-
sistent pass rush that left
him hobbling across the
field on a sore ankle to try
to make the tackle on Wil-
shon Lattimore — the pri-
mary defender on Evans in
the earlier meeting — had
played Sunday, the Saints
nevertheless did a nice job
again of containing one of
the league’s top receivers
with P.J. Williams filling in
for Lattimore.
Evans had four catches
for 69 yards and no touch-
downs. The sixth-year pro
boosted his season total to
58 for 993 yards — seven
yards shy of joining Hall of
Famer Randy Moss as the
only players in NFL histo-
Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports ry to begin a career with
New Orleans Saints outside linebacker Demario Davis (56) tackles Tampa Bay six consecutive 1,000-yard
Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate (84) during the second half Sunday at seasons.
Raymond James Stadium.
liams’ long interception Bucs 195 yards to 11 while for a team-leading 23 on Injuries
return up the New Orleans building an early 20-0 two attempts. Saints: Played without
sideline. lead, controlling the ball Lattimore (hamstring)
“Too many mistakes to for 20 of the game’s first Kamara factor and Peat (forearm), who
beat a good team,” Tampa 25 minutes. An offensive Saints running back were injured during last
Bay coach Bruce Arians line playing without in- Alvin Kamara rushed for week’s loss to Atlanta.
said. jured guard Andrus Peat 75 yards on 13 carries. He Team did not announce
“It’s very frustrating. protected the 40-year-old also had a team-high 10 re- any injuries during the
We’ve got the players. quarterback, who was not ceptions for 47 yards. game.
It’s never been about the sacked Sunday after At- Buccaneers: OLB Carl
“It’s huge,” Kamara
players since I’ve been lanta got to him six times said of getting back on Nassib (groin) missed
here,” said receiver Mike the previous week. his second straight game,
track after losing to the replaced in the starting
Evans, closing in on his “One of the things we
Falcons. “Any time you lineup by Jason Pierre-
sixth 1,000-yard season, felt like was going to be im-
lose, it’s just a little bit Paul. ... Winston said he
said. “It’s just we’ve been portant in this game was a
more of a heightened was hit in the ankle while
very, very inconsistent. ... fast start on the road, and
awareness to go into the throwing the interception
I don’t know what we’ve I thought we had that,”
next game, execute and ... that Williams returned for
got to do to overturn it, but Payton said. “It wasn’t our
come out with a victory.” a touchdown. He added
we’ve got to do something best game, but I thought
because this feeling is aw- we did a lot of good things he doesn’t expect it to be
ful.” to win.” Nice encore a problem or affect his sta-
Brees, meanwhile, was Winston threw TD The Saints beat the tus for next week.
28 of 35 with no intercep- passes of 6 yards to Pey- Bucs 31-24 in New Orleans Up next
tions in his third start ton Barber and 30 yards to in Week 5, holding Evans Saints: Return home
since returning from a Chris Godwin. Tampa Bay without a catch. While rep- to host Carolina on Sun-
thumb injury that side- ran the ball a franchise-low licating that success fig- day, continuing stretch of
lined him five games. eight times for 36 yards, ured to be difficult, even four consecutive games
The Saints outgained the with Winston scrambling if injured cornerback Mar- against NFC South rivals.

Woodard
Continued from Page 1B

our size and our length,”
Howland said.
With the win, the
Bulldogs extend their
nonconference home
winning streak to 26
games, the longest ac-
tive streak in the South-
eastern Conference.
MSU is back in action
against Tulane at 1 p.m.
Thursday at the Myrtle
Beach Invitational.
“We expected to be
4-0,” Howland said of
his expectations for his
team in the early going.
“We expect to win every
game we play.”
Dawg Notes
Quinten Post scored
his first career basket at
Mississippi State after
cleaning up a rebound
… Howland said once
point guard Nick Weath-
erspoon returns from
suspension, he hopes
to rest his players af-
ter 6 -to-7 minute shifts
instead of the 10 to 11
minutes he’s demanded
of Woodard II and Tyson
Carter before giving the
pair their first rest …
Feazell and Carter each
came one point short
of finishing in double
figures, scoring nine
apiece … For the sec-
ond consecutive game,
MSU committed a sea-
son-low 14 turnovers
… Both Woodard and
Howland conceded the
near defeat at the hands
of Sam Houston State in
the second game of the
year lit a fire under the
Bulldogs, and the team
has been much more fo-
cused defensively since.

NASCAR
Continued from Page 1B
and one of only five to win
titles in both the Cup Se-
ries and the second-tier
Xfinity Series.
The No. 18 crew
climbed the pit wall and
handed Busch the cham-
pionship flag for his
post-race celebration,
and he was met on the
frontstretch by son Brex-
ton, who immediately
asked: “Dad, are you go-
ing to throw me in the air
again?” about their cele-
bratory tradition. He also
asked to join his father for
the final ride into victory
lane.
Busch had raced for a
second championship in
each of the last three sea-
sons and fell short a year
ago in part because of
his crew’s own pit error.
This time, it was Truex
and Hamlin bitten by silly
mistakes. Truex dominat-
ed early but fell a lap back
after his crew put tires on
the wrong side of his Toy-
ota.
“You’ve got to be per-
fect, one mistake proba-
bly cost us the champi-
onship,” Truex said. “I’ve
never had that happen. I
don’t even know what to
say. It doesn’t drive good
with the left front on the
right front, though, I can
tell you that. It’s very
tight.”
Hamlin fell out of con-
tention when an aggres-
sive aerodynamic gam-
ble backfired because a
large piece of tape placed
across the front of his car
caused his engine to over-
heat. Hamlin had to make
an unscheduled pit stop to
remove the tape.
Truex recovered to fin-
ish second, but Hamlin
didn’t have enough time
to overcome the miscue
and was a disappointing
10th.
“I feel like I did all I
could. I don’t feel I could
have done a better job.
I didn’t leave anything
out there,” Hamlin said.
“I was thinking we got a
chance and it just didn’t
work out. We got a little
aggressive there and it
cost us.”
Harvick, the only Ford
driver in the champion-
ship field, never had any-
thing on long runs for the
Gibbs cars and finished
fourth.
“On the restarts I
could do what I wanted
to do and hold them off
for 15 or 20 laps,” Harvick
said. “This race has come
down to that every year.
You kind of play toward
that and they were quite
a bit better than us on the
long run. We had a really
good car for those first 15
to 20 laps on the restarts
and had a lot of speed,
we just never got to try to
race for it there.”
The finale pitted a trio
of Toyota drivers from
Hall of Fame owner Gibbs
against Harvick, the
hand-picked driver of for-
mer Gibbs protege Tony
Stewart at Stewart-Haas
Racing. The Gibbs group
had the edge based on
its tremendous season —
Busch’s win was the 19th
out of 36 races for the or-
ganization — and the trio
insisted it would continue
its note-sharing all week-
end.
Las Vegas couldn’t
chose a title favorite and
the four had essentially
even odds at the start of
the race, even though
Busch was probably the
least likely contender of
the group. Although he
won the regular season
crown, his last Cup win
was at Pocono in June,
his playoffs leading into
Homestead had been
mediocre at best and his
mood soured with every
missed victory lane.
“We had a cold spell
there. It’s been well docu-
mented,” crew chief Adam
Stevens said. “Quite a few
questions about it. We’re
in such a unique situation,
as a competitive team that
runs up front with the
goal of winning the cham-
pionship every year, ev-
erything we do is to make
that happen, right? To win
the regular season points
championship, then try to
maintain that and get to
Homestead, that’s what
it’s all about.”
Hamlin, Harvick and
Truex had all won play-
off races, and Hamlin’s
win at Phoenix last week
gave him all the momen-
tum. But with friend and
fan Michael Jordan in at-
tendance, Hamlin failed
to win his first champi-
onship in his third try.
Hamlin is the only driver
in the final four without a
Cup title.
“Our year was fantas-
tic in every way you can
think of, and it just didn’t
pan out in one race in our
favor,” said Hamlin, who
won the Daytona 500 and
five other races a year
removed from a winless
season.
Busch, ironically, had
one of his worst races in
the pits in last year’s fina-
le as his front-tire chang-
er had hiccups on two
stops. But he was flawless
Sunday night and led a
race-high 120 laps.
“Everybody always
says you never give up.
We’re no different. We
just do what we can do
each and every week,”
Busch said. “Sometimes
we may not be the best,
sometimes we may not
have the right track po-
sition. We had a really
good car and I could race
around and move around.
That’s what’s so special
about Homestead Miami
Speedway, is the ability to
put on a show.
“I felt like we did that
there racing those guys.
I know it kind of dulled
out toward the end. It was
exciting enough from my
seat. It was a lot of fun to
cap off such an amazing
year.”
Busch gave Gibbs his
fifth Cup title and book-
ended a season in which
the Gibbs cars opened the
year 1-2-3 at the Daytona
500. Gibbs this entire
year has been mourning
the death of his son, JGR
co-chairman J.D. Gibbs,
and the organization pro-
moted a “Do it for J.D.”
theme the entire week-
end.
The season ended with
a 1-2-3 finish in the finale
as it was Busch, Truex
and Erik Jones across the
finish line for Gibbs.
“I know J.D. was look-
ing down on us all year
long,” Busch said. “I
mean, damn, what a sea-
son Joe Gibbs Racing put
together.”
Busch gave Toyota its
third drivers’ champion-
ship in five seasons.

Football
Continued from Page 1B

regressing?
After an 8-5 inaugural
season in which the Bull-
dogs boasted the best
defense in school histo-
ry, Moorhead’s squad
was expected to take a
few steps back with the
losses of NFL first round
picks Jeffery Simmons,
Montez Sweat and Johna-
than Abram. It wasn’t
supposed to be this steep
a drop.
One season after
ranking as the nation’s
No. 1 defense, the Bull-
dogs sit a middling 69th
nationally and 11th in
the SEC. Further, the
stout run-stuffing defen-
sive front fans watched
dominate a year ago has
turned into a unit that is
allowing 161.7 yards per
game on the ground.
“The skill and talent
level on these teams is
so good that if you’re just
a step away it’s the dif-
ference between a third
down stop and an explo-
sive play,” defensive co-
ordinator Bob Shoop said
of SEC offenses. “That’s
been our Achilles heel
probably — we’ve given
up too many explosive
plays. And there’s just
not one reason for that.
I wish there was one
reason — if there was
one reason I could solve
that.”
While the talent suck
on defense is as much to
blame for the on-field re-
sults as anything, MSU’s
offense has remained an
issue. Despite bringing
in Penn State transfer
quarterback Tommy
Stevens — whose not-
ed knowledge of Moor-
head’s system would sup-
posedly propel it to new
heights — the Bulldogs
sit 110th nationally in
passing offense — up just
two spots from last year’s
final mark of 112th.
MSU is also averag-
ing a meager 18.3 points
against SEC competition
with winning records —
wherein lies the problem.
The Bulldogs have
thrice been run off the
field by the SEC West’s
elite — losing to Ala-
bama, LSU and Auburn
by a combined score of
130-43. The Bulldogs
were also wholly handled
by Texas A&M — the
fourth-best team in the
West — 49-30 on Oct. 26.
It was also the sec-
ond time MSU slogged
through a game coming
off a bye week after they
were handled by a Ten-
nessee team that sat at
1-4 with losses to Geor-
gia State and BYU before
beating the Bulldogs 20-
10 on Oct. 12.
“There’s a lot of things
we have to do from an en-
tire program standpoint
to cut that gap on and off
the field,” Moorhead said
of how MSU can com-
pete with the top of the
conference. That’s what
we’re working towards
every day — to bridge
that gap.”
And while MSU has
continued its spiral,
the team’s postseason
aspirations remain at-
tainable. The Bulldogs
should be favorites over
Abilene Christian and
in-state rival Ole Miss in
the season finale. Wins
in both contests would
send the Bulldogs to a
bowl game for a record
10th-straight season and
a chance to get to sev-
en victories. But a loss
would further perpetuate
the downward trajectory
of the program.
“There’s still a lot
of confidence knowing
that we control our own
destiny in winning six
games,” junior lineback-
er Erroll Thompson add-
ed. “We’ve just got to win
out. It’s a big task ahead,
but we can do it.”
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Cowboys get huge day from Prescott, beat Lions 35-27

The Associated Press once and a couple times,
go through them again to
DETROIT — Dak
find the open guy.”
Prescott and the assort-
The Cowboys (6-4)
ment of playmakers sur-
have won three of four
rounding him are getting
games at least in part be-
praise for giving the Dal-
cause Prescott has been
las Cowboys the NFL’s tough to stop, with 10 TD
top-ranked offense. passes and three intercep-
Give the big guys up tions during the success-
front their due, too. ful stretch.
Prescott took advan- Dallas has had balance
tage of a comfortable with the ball, but Prescott
pocket as he threw for 444 was passing with such
yards and three touch- ease that it wasn’t neces-
downs, lifting the Cow- sary to try to move the ball
boys to a 35-27 win over much on the ground in the
the Detroit Lions on Sun- Motor City.
day. The Lions (3-6-1) were
“Our offensive line did without Matthew Stafford
a great job, giving me for a second straight game
some time,” Prescott said. and have lost six of seven.
“I had some time to go “This is tough,” Lions
through the progressions guard Graham Glasgow
said. “This is something 23-yard pass to Blake Jar-
we take very seriously and win.
we know we have to get The two-time Pro Bowl-
better. We’ve got talent, er completed 29 of 46 pass-
but we aren’t finding ways es. He threw a 21-yard TD
to maximize our talent.” pass to Tony Pollard early
Stafford’s backup, in the second quarter and
Jeff Driskel, played well a 19-yard pass to Randall
enough to give his team a Cobb with 27 seconds left
shot to compete. He threw in the quarter, giving him
a 25-yard yard TD pass to a career-high 274 yards
Marvin Jones with 5:49 passing in a first half.
left to pull Detroit with- Prescott threw a pass
in eight points before a slightly wide to Ezekiel
2-point conversion failed. Elliott midway through
The Lions forced Dal- the fourth quarter and the
las to punt, but they opt- running back made the
ed to punt while facing a catch, kept his balance
fourth-and-26 from mid- and scored from 17 yards
field. out.
From the Cowboys 13 Michael Gallup had
on second down on the nine catches for 148 yards,
ensuing drive, Prescott and Cobb made four re-
sealed the victory with a ceptions for 115 yards to
help the team compile 509
yards of offense.
“They have a bunch
of guys who can make
plays and it is tough to
account for all of them,”
Detroit cornerback Dari-
us Slay said. “There were
plays where I thought we
had them shut down, but
someone would get open
by a step and Dak would
hit the throw or he’d get
out of the pocket and run.”
Driskel was 15 of 26 for
209 with two TDs passing
and a rushing score on
one of his eight carries for
51 yards.
“This is another game
where I feel the offense
played well enough for us
to win,” Lions linebacker
Devon Kennard said.
No satisfaction
Detroit running back
Bo Scarbrough ran for
a 5-yard TD early in the
game after Elliott fum-
bled.
Scarbrough insisted it
didn’t give him added sat-
isfaction to score against
the team that drafted the
former Alabama player
last year and released
him.
“Look at the score —
we lost,” he said. “That
touchdown doesn’t really
mean anything.”
Scarbrough, promoted
to the active roster from
Detroit’s practice squad
on Saturday, started the
game and finished with 14
carries for 55 yards.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
My wife and
I have been
married 27 years.
We love each oth-
er and raised two
beautiful children
together.
When we
started dating,
we were both
smokers. My wife
ZITS quit 20 years ago,
but I continued.
Two years ago,
my wife told me
no more sex
until I do. Abby, I
Dear Abby
smoke only about
15 cigarettes a day and never
in the house or car. I know it’s
terrible for my health, and I
need to quit, but I enjoy it.
So it has been two years
since we have had any
intimate contact. I barely can
get a kiss out of her because
GARFIELD she says she can’t stand the
smell. I’m only 50, and I enjoy
having sex. I don’t know how
much more of this I can take.
Is my wife right by putting her
foot down like this? She has
never been a big fan of sex,
but she has always satisfied
me. I think this is her way of
avoiding sex.
I know she’s doing it
because she loves me, but I
have a hard time accepting it.
I have tried numerous times to
quit and have used medica-
CANDORVILLE tion, hypnosis, gum, etc., to
no avail. Please
help. — ALL
SMOKE, NO SEX
IN MICHIGAN
DEAR
A.S.N.S.: Forgive
me if I seem to
lack empathy,
but I don’t think
you are aware
of how the odor
of stale tobacco
affects former
smokers. It
is gross. The
smoke clings
to the smoker’s
skin, hair and
clothing, and
it’s the polar opposite of an
aphrodisiac.
Because medication,
hypnosis, gum, etc. have not
helped you to kick the habit,
what’s left is the old-fashioned
way: cold turkey. The American
Cancer Society sponsors an
event every year called The
Great American Smokeout.
This year it is on Thursday,
Nov. 21.
The theory behind it is,
if someone can refrain from
smoking for ONE DAY, he or
she can build upon that for
two days, a week, a month,
etc. Many former smokers
have quit this way, and if sex
is as important to you as you
say, I urge you to try it. (If
you tell your wife you accept
her terms, your situation may
improve dramatically.)
DEAR ABBY: I have a dis-
agreement with a friend about
the difference between a con-
ventional affair and an online
affair. My friend insists the
latter isn’t an affair because
it isn’t physical. My opinion is,
when you connect with some-
one online, you develop an
emotional attachment to your
online friend. This attachment
is no different than having a
physical affair. It can damage
or destroy a marriage when
you sneak around and lie to
your mate. Do you agree? —
DEFINING IT IN MASSACHU-
SETTS
DEAR DEFINING: I do
agree. A relationship that
involves sneaking around and
lying to one’s spouse is a
betrayal, regardless of whether
or not it’s physical.
DEAR ABBY: I live in a
tiny studio apartment. All my
stuff is in storage until I buy a
home, which will be in about
two years. Would it be wrong
to ask my siblings to not give
me any gifts for Christmas?
A card would be a lot more
suitable. — SIBLING IN CALI-
FORNIA
DEAR SIBLING: If a card
would be more suitable,
as long as you explain your
reason for deviating from
tradition, I see no reason why
you can’t be frank with your
siblings. Do it now, before they
start their Christmas shop-
ping.

Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov.
18). Owing to an excellent
instinct for finding fortuitous
information and mentors, you’ll
stumble upon ways to make
your life less stressful and more
manageable, enjoyable and
adventurous. New lines of work
and income open up. What you
do for a family member will go
down in family history. Taurus
BABY BLUES and Cancer adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 9, 40, 44,
2, 28.
ARIES (March 21-April
19). The animals migrate. The
keys modulate. Changes add
excitement and interest. Try to
take them in a flow, as though
you’re aware that it’s all part of
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
the pattern.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Clear thought, like clear water,
is healthful and will help you
feel better. When things get
confusing or complicated, you
can purify them by placing all
the messy stuff out in the open
and letting the elements do
their thing.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
People attach emotionally
through unexpected means.
Sound is a big one. Smell is
bigger. Repetition is the biggest.
Your awareness of what and
who you are attaching to will
be key.
CANCER (June 22-July
22). You aim to buy and sell
things at a fair price. This
applies not just to monetary
matters but to currencies on
which the math is far less easy
to do.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
Maybe they won’t show enough
appreciation. It’s only because
they do not yet understand what
goes into the making of this
thing they’ve come to expect
from you. Educate them.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
The wrapper isn’t everything,
but it does matter. It’s a small
bit of context that you can pretty
well control. Make the outside
appealing and the inside is
more likely to be appreciated.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Here comes the new territory,
the unfamiliar interaction and
the necessity of asking yourself,
“How should I judge this?”
You’ll be gathering many clues
to answer that question.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). The extra smile, the
free candy at the end, a little
shared laughter — these are
the personal touches that keep
people coming back. They can
be overdone, though with your
professionalism it’s unlikely
you’d let that happen.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You’re facing a chal-
lenge, which is what will make
this both a great day and an
emotionally heightened one.
Breathe. Calm down. Relax.
Things will only get better and
clearer.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Solutions will not be
difficult to find today. A few
keystrokes in a search engine
or a phone call to a friend will
do the trick. But the real gold
to be mined is in pondering
the deeper and unanswerable
mysteries.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). You’ll wonder if you’ve
given too much, and maybe you
have. To really know, you need
to see how your gifts helped.
Also, it would be nice to feel
that the work involved made you
better in some way.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). You don’t need to be bet-
ter. You only need to be braver.
Take this version of you, exactly
as you are, and bring it to the
world in full knowledge that it is
exactly what someone needs.

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Sandra Gale Caldwell.
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and represent your interests
against said Petition before the bursed for actual expenses in-
Honorable Joseph N. Studdard, curred during the year of ter-
Chancellor of the 14th Chan-
cery District, at 9:00 A. M. on
January 21, 2020, at the
Lowndes County Courthouse, in ence of liability insurance
Columbus, Mississippi, and in
case of your failure to appear
your interest in this matter will the Authority for property dam- cified) necessary for the Dis-
not be considered.
You are not required to file an
answer or other pleading, but
you may do so if you desire.
Issued under my hand and the to require such proof to be pro- in any way limit the responsibil- Bidders that it will affirmatively
seal of said Court, this the
30th day of October, 2019.
LISA YOUNGER MCNEESE,
CHANCERY CLERK
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
(SEAL)
By: Tina Fisher
PUBLISH: 11/4, 11/11, &
11/18/2019
All notices must be serves the right to reject any
emailed to
classifieds@
cdispatch.com.
Legal Notices
BID NOTICE
The Lowndes County Industrial
Development Authority is seek-
ing and will receive bids for the
agricultural lease of its desig-
nated properties located in
Lowndes County, Mississippi.
Information for and on the
properties to be leased, includ- HARLEY ELDON BARHAM, de-
ing descriptions and approxim- ceased, by the Chancery Court to the bid date and time.
ate acreage of the available
properties, is available and can sippi, on the 5th day of Novem- Awarding public contracts to
be obtained by contacting
Meryl Fisackerly at the
Lowndes County Industrial De-
velopment Authority, 1102
Main Street, Columbus, Missis- with the Chancery Clerk of
sippi 39701, Telephone (662)
328-8369. The acreage avail-
able for lease is a part of the
Lowndes County Industrial De-
identified as Farm No. 5189,
Tract 6488 of the “Producer
Farm Data Reports of the
United States Department of
Agriculture, Farm Service
Agency, Columbus,
Mississippi.”
The successful bidder will be
required to execute a Lease
Agreement with the Lowndes
County Industrial Development
of the accepted bid and for a
lease term of three (3) years
but subject to cancellation at
any time upon a sale of the
County Industrial Development
Authority. In the event of any
such early termination, the
farm lessee shall be reim-
mination.
All bids should include evid-
providing a minimum of $1 mil- ber 18, 2019, for supplying all chased through the website.
lion of insurance coverage to
age or personal injury dam-
ages resulting from the activit- ity By-Product (Sludge
ies of a successful bidder. In
the event such proof of insur-
ance is not included with a bid, The above general outline of
the Authority reserves the right features of the work does not
duced prior to the execution of ity of the Contractor to perform insure that in any contract
any contract with a successful all work and furnish all labor,
bidder.
All bidders must have their
sealed bid delivered to the
Lowndes County Industrial De-
velopment Authority office no
later than 10:00 a.m. on
December 2, 2019, at which
time bids received will be
opened and considered by the bid and on the face of the en-
Lowndes County Industrial De-
velopment Authority.
The Lowndes County Industrial tion 31-3-21 and 21-3-15, Mis- Columbus, Mississippi, 39704,
Development Authority re-
and all bids.
Bid Date: December 2, 2019,
@ 10:00 a.m.
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11/25/2019
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
CAUSE NO.: 2019-0214-PDE
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
LOWNDES COUNTY
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to the the actual date of the opening
undersigned upon the estate of thereof. Electronic bids shall
of Lowndes County, Missis-
ber, A.D., 2019. This is to give non-resident Bidders will be on
notice to all persons having
claims against said estate to
Probate and Register same
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
within ninety (90) days from
this date. A failure to so Pro-
bate and Register said claim
will forever bar the same.
This the 7th day of November,
2019.
/s/ Dennis Brian Barham
DENNIS BRIAN BARHAM
PUBLISH: 11/11, 11/18, &
11/25/2019
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
DISPOSAL OF WATER TREAT-
MENT FACILITY BY-PRODUCT
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
Sealed bids will be received by copy. Plan holders are re-
the Columbus Light and Water quired to register for an ac-
Department, Columbus, Missis- count at www.neel-schaffer-
sippi in the second floor confer- plans.com to view and order
ence room at the Columbus
Light and Water Department,
420 4th Avenue South, Colum- id email address for registra-
bus, MS 39703, until 10:00
A.M., Local Time, on Decem-
labor and materials (as spe-
posal of Water Treatment Facil- ders, please contact Plan
Disposal).
equipment and materials re-
quired by the specifications
and/or the drawings referred to prises will be afforded the full
therein.
CERTIFICATE OF RESPONSIBIL- will not be discriminated
ITY: Each contractor submit-
ting a bid in excess of
$50,000.00 must show on his sideration for an award.
velope containing the bid, his
Certificate of Responsibility
Number, as required by Sec-
sissippi Code of 1972. If the
bid does not exceed
$50,000.00, a notation so
stating must appear on the
face of the envelope.
EVIDENCE: No bid will be
opened, considered or accep-
ted unless the above informa-
tion is given as specified.
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deposited with the Columbus
Light and Water Department
prior to the hour and date
herein before designated. No
bidder may withdraw his bid
within ninety (90) days after
the actual date of the opening
thereof. Electronic bids shall
be accepted, if received prior
to the bid date and time.
non-resident Bidders will be on
the same basis as the non-res-
ident bidder’s state awards
contracts to Mississippi Con-
tractors bidding under similar
circumstances. In order to en-
sure that Mississippi’s Golden
Rule is followed, state law re-
quires a non-resident bidder to
attach to his bid, a copy of
rent laws pertaining to such
state’s treatment of non-resid-
ent contractors.
Each Bidder must deposit with
his proposal, a Bid Bond or
Certified Check in an amount
equal to five percent (5%) of
$50,000.00, payable to the
Columbus Light and Water De-
partment, as bid security. The
successful bidder will be re-
quired to furnish a Payment
Bond and Performance Bond
each in the amount of
$50,000.00.
Bid documents are being made
available via original paper
copy. Plan holders are re-
quired to register for an ac-
count at www.neel-schaffer-
plans.com to view and order
Bid Documents. All plan hold-
ers are required to have a val-
id email address for registra-
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his/her resident state’s cur-
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ent contractors.
Each Bidder must deposit with
his proposal, a Bid Bond or
Certified Check in an amount
equal to five percent (5%) of
$50,000.00, payable to the
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partment, as bid security. The
quired to furnish a Payment
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fundable and must be pur-
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and women’s business enter-
opportunity to submit bids in
response to this invitation and
against on the grounds of race,
color, or national origin in con-
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Martin Luther King Jr. Drive),
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4460, Fax No. (662)328-8552.
The Columbus Light and Water
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to reject any and all bids and to
waive any informalities or irreg-
ularities therein.
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Advertisement Dates: Novem-
ber 18, 2019
November 25, 2019
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NO-
TICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2009,
Stella Hughes executed a cer-
tain deed of trust to Recon-
Trust Company, N.A., Trustee
for the use and benefit of
COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB,
which deed of trust is of re-
cord in the office of the Chan-
cery Clerk of Lowndes, County,
state of Mississippi, in Mort-
gage Book 2009, Page 9869;
and
WHEREAS, Nationstar Mort-
gage LLC d/b/a Champion
Mortgage Company, the cur-
rent holder and/or assignee,
substituted Jauregui & Lindsey,
LLC as Trustee by instrument
recorded in the Chancery
Clerk’s Office on November 4,
2019 in MORT 2019, Page
23601; and
WHEREAS, Default having been
made in the terms and condi-
tions of said deed of trust and
the entire debt secured thereby
having been declared to be due
and payable in accordance with
the terms of said deed of trust,
Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a
Champion Mortgage Company,
the legal holder of said in-
debtedness, having requested
the undersigned Substitute
Trustee in said deed of trust,
will on December 10, 2019 of-
fer for sale at public outcry and
sell within legal hours (being
between the hours of 11:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the
main front door of the County
Courthouse of Lowndes County
in Columbus, Mississippi, to
the highest and best bidder for
cash the following described
property situated in Lowndes
County, Mississippi, to wit:
A tract or parcel of land lying
and being situated in Lowndes
County, Mississippi:
In the Southwest Quarter (SW
1/4) of the Northeast Quarter
(NE 1/4) of Section Twenty-
Nine (29), Township Seven-
teen (17) South, Range Seven-
teen (17) West, less and ex-
cept those parcels previously
conveyed to Third parties recor-
ded in Deed Book 976 at Page
487, Deed Book 748 at Page
189 and Deed Book 403 at
Page 636.
Less and except that portion
conveyed to Jeanie M. Pullum
and Dennis Jackson by Deed R.
9/17/01 in Book 1354, Page
796 and that portion conveyed
to Magnolia Jones by Deed R.
5/20/02 in Book 2002, Page
3482.
I will convey only such title as
vested in me as Substituted
Trustee.
Jauregui & Lindsey, LLC
Substituted Trustee
Jauregui & Lindsey, LLC
starting at only $25
Suite 200
Birmingham,
General ServicesAL 35242
(205) 970-2233
WORK WANTED:
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teen (17) South, Range Seven-
teen (17) West, less and ex-
cept those parcels previously
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796 and that portion conveyed
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Substituted Trustee Apts For Rent: North
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Birmingham, AL 35242 Military discount, pet area,
(205) 970-2233
pet friendly, and furnished
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Publication dates: November
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ing around heavy ma-
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