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CMSD’s insurance company files federal complaint
against district over tornado damage to Hunt
Among other complaints, Middlesex Insurance says not all buildings
covered, district did not provide adequate documentation of damages
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
Columbus Municipal School
District is facing a federal law-
suit from its own insurance
company, Middlesex Insur-
LCSD weighs
whether to tie
West campus
to Prairie Land
sewer service
Board members,
superintendent waffle
on timing of $122K
investment
BY ZACK PLAIR
zplair@cdispatch.com
Lowndes Coun-
ty School District’s
board members are
still weighing wheth-
er to turn over waste-
water treatment at its
West Lowndes facil-
ities to Prairie Land
Water Association. Allison
On Friday, though,
the question seemed
to be more of “when”
than “if.”
For the second
time in three weeks,
LCSD board mem-
bers heard from Joey
Henderson of JBHM Henderson
Architects about an estimated
$122,000 project to move away from
treating its own wastewater on-site
at the West Lowndes campus and
instead tying to a Prairie Land sew-
er system now under construction.
But Superintendent Sam Allison,
who took the helm in January, said
he needs at least another month to
review the district’s finances and
determine if he can recommend
the expenditure.
“It’s something we need to do,”
Allison told the board. “If we had
$122,000 sitting there, I’d say let’s
do it now.”
The existing system at West
Lowndes, which operates with a
Mississippi Department of Envi-
ronmental Quality permit, consists
of grinder pumps moving sewage
to an open-air treatment plant on-
site. After the water is treated, it’s
discharged into a nearby stream,
said district maintenance supervi-
sor Greg Wheat.
LCSD pays a little more than
$18,000 per year to maintain that
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documents detailing damage
or demolition costs.
entitled to payment beyond
what the company has deter-
According to the complaint,
Middlesex determined the
mined it owes.
The February 2019 torna-
ance Company, over the cost District court in Aberdeen last cost to pay for damage is $4.8 do severely damaged all four
of repairs to Hunt buildings week, claiming CMSD is re- million based on its own in- buildings at the former Hunt
damaged in the Feb. 23, 2019 questing more than $14 million spection of the buildings cov- High School on 20th Street
tornado. in damages, including for one ered by the insurance policy. North. At the time of the storm,
The Wisconsin-based in- building not covered by the Middlesex is asking the the buildings housed the dis-
surance company filed a com- district’s insurance policy, and federal court for a declaratory trict’s alternative school, Hunt
plaint in Mississippi Northern without submitting required judgment ruling CMSD is not See CMSD, 3A
CASTING PRIMARY BALLOTS
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Harriet Foley, left, trades her voter card for an “I Voted” sticker from poll workers Vance Watson and Tommy Prentice this morn-
ing at the Starkville Sportsplex polling place. Prentice said he has been a poll worker for seven years and expects low turnout
in a primary, but several voters came in before 9 a.m. Polls are open until 7 p.m.
Officials expect low turnout
in Lowndes, higher in Oktibbeha
In addition to the presidential race, drama in Oktibbeha Coun-
ty, which skews more Dem-
Mississippians will vote for District 1 ocratic than its neighbor to
the east. Oktibbeha County
House of Representatives Deputy Circuit Clerk Sher-
yl Elmore expects a better
BY SLIM SMITH “We had a fair amount of turnout.
ssmith@cdispatch.com absentee votes, 255, but we’ll “I think turnout will be
have to see,” Barksdale said.
Low or pretty good? Barksdale Elmore pretty good,” Elmore said.
“With (the primary being in
While voters continue to Trent Kelley and Sen. Cindy “We had 513 absentee votes,
March this year) and Missis-
go to the poll today to cast Hyde-Smith are unopposed which is about 200 more than
sippi being one of six states
ballots in the Democratic to hold primaries and the while Donald Trump has two four years ago. I know we
and Republican primaries, small number of candidates, opponents — Rocky de la were slammed with absentee
the expected turnout varies. I’ll just say it: I expect turn- Fuente and Bill Weld in the voters Thursday and Friday.
Lowndes County Circuit out to be low.” GOP presidential primary. So I do expect the turnout to
Clerk Teresa Barksdale, not- There are no competitive In the District 1 House be good.”
ing limited contested races races on the ballot Lowndes race Antonia Eliason is run- The highlight on the Dem-
in the Republican primary, Republicans cast today oth- ning unopposed in the Dem- ocratic ballot is the presiden-
doesn’t expect big numbers er than President. District ocratic primary. tial battle. Although there
of voters. 1 House of Representative There figures to be more See PRIMARIES, 6A
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Michigan primary could make or break Sanders’ campaign

Today marks the first time voters will
weigh in on the Democratic contest since it
effectively narrowed to a two-person race
between Sanders and Biden
BY WILL WEISSERT
The Associated Press
DETROIT — Bernie Sand-
ers proved his 2016 presiden-
tial bid was serious with an
upset victory in Michigan pow-
ered by his opposition to free
trade and appeal among work-
ing-class voters. Four years
later, the state could either
revive the Vermont senator’s
campaign or relegate him to
the role of protest candidate.
Michigan and five other
states hold presidential con-
tests on Tuesday at a critical
point in the Democratic race.
Former Vice President
Joe Biden is looking to quash
Sanders’ hopes and cement his
own front-runner status just
a week after resurrecting his
beleaguered White House bid
with a delegate victory on Su-
per Tuesday. He played up his
underdog story on Monday as
he campaigned across Mich-
igan, reflecting on his stutter
as a child and the deaths of his
first wife and young daughter.
And Biden wasn’t alone. The
former vice president courted
the state’s influential African
American voters alongside the
two most prominent black can-
didates previously in the 2020
Biden Sanders
race, Kamala Harris and Cory
Booker, who endorsed Biden in
recent days as part of a broad-
er consolidation of support
among party leaders.
Sanders is in an urgent
fight to turn things around as
the primary calendar quickly
shifts to other states that could
favor Biden and narrow his
path to the nomination. The
senator countered the parade
of Democratic firepower lining
up behind Biden by securing
the endorsement of the Rev.
Jesse Jackson and deploying
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cor-
tez, D-N.Y., on his behalf.
Having devoted several
days to Michigan, the Vermont
senator spent the eve of Tues-
day’s primaries in Missouri,
where he downplayed ques-
tions about electability and
insisted that the “energy and
excitement” of his supporters
made him the strongest Dem-
ocrat to run against President
Donald Trump this fall.
Tuesday marks the first
time voters will weigh in on
the Democratic contest since
it effectively narrowed to a
two-person race between
Sanders and Biden. It will be
another test of whether Sand-
ers can broaden his appeal
among African Americans.
Biden, meanwhile, must show
that he can keep momentum
going after his surprise Super
Tuesday turnaround.
“I like his chances,” Michi-
gan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer,
who has endorsed Biden, said
of the former vice president in
an interview.
“He knows Michigan,” Whit-
mer added. “When our back
was up against the wall during
the auto struggles of the past,
it was Barack Obama and Joe
Biden who had our backs.”
That’s a reference to the
Obama administration over-
seeing federal bailouts that
helped the auto industry —
the lifeblood of Michigan’s
economy — weather the 2009
financial crisis. Sanders count-
ers that he, too, voted to save
the auto industry. He also says
that, unlike Biden, he opposed
the North American Free
Trade Agreement, which he
said prompted thousands of
Michigan jobs to move to Mex-
ico since taking effect in 1994.

US starts troop pullout, seeks end to Afghan leaders’ feud

The US-Taliban deal signed on Feb. 29
touted as Washington’s effort to end
18 years of war in Afghanistan
BY K ATHY GANNON
AND RAHIM FAIEZ
The Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan
— The United States be-
gan withdrawing troops
from Afghanistan, the
U.S. military said Tues-
day, taking a step forward
on its peace deal with the
Taliban while also prais-
ing Afghan President
Ashraf Ghani’s promise
to start releasing Taliban
prisoners after he had de-
layed for over a week.
The U.S.-Taliban deal
signed on Feb. 29 was
touted as Washington’s ef-
fort to end 18 years of war
in Afghanistan. The next
crucial step was to be in-
tra-Afghan talks in which
all factions including the
Taliban would negotiate
a road map for their coun-
try’s future.
But Ghani and his main
political rival, Abdul-
lah Abdullah, were each
sworn in as president in
separate ceremonies on
Monday. Abdallah and
the elections complaints
commission had charged
fraud in last year’s vote.
The dueling inaugura-
tions have thrown plans
for talks with the Tali-
ban into chaos, although
Ghani said Tuesday that
he’d start putting together
a negotiating team.
The disarray on the
Afghan government side
is indicative of the uphill
task facing Washing-
ton’s peace envoy Zalmay
Khalilzad as he tries to
get Afghanistan’s bick-
ering leadership to come
together. In an early Tues-
day tweet, Khalilzad said
he hoped the two leaders
can “come to an agree-
ment on an inclusive and
broadly accepted govern-
ment. We will continue to
assist.”
U.S. military spokes-
man in Afghanistan
Sonny Leggett said in a
statement Tuesday that
the military had begun its
“conditions-based reduc-
tion of forces to 8,600 over
135 days.”
Currently, the U.S.
has about 13,000 soldiers
in Afghanistan — 8,000
of whom are involved in
training and advising Af-
ghanistan’s National Se-
curity Forces, while about
5,000 are involved in an-
ti-terror operations and
militarily supporting the
Afghan army when they
are requested.
Ghani had been drag-
ging his feet on releasing
some 5,000 Taliban pris-
oners, something agreed
to in the U.S.-Taliban deal.
Ghani promised Monday
to announce a decree to
free the prisoners, after
the U.S. and a number
of foreign dignitaries ap-
peared to back his claim
to the presidency by send-
ing their representatives
to his inauguration.
U.S. Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo released a
statement Monday saying,
“We also welcome Pres-
ident Ghani’s announce-
ment that he will issue a
decree March 10 on Tali-
ban prisoner release.”
Taliban officials said
late Monday that a flurry
of biometric identifica-
tions were being conduct-
ed on Taliban prisoners,
hinting at a mass release,
according to prisoners
currently in lockup. The
Taliban officials spoke
on condition of anonym-
ity because they weren’t
authorized to talk to the
media.

Weinstein lawyers seek mercy after his ‘historic’ fall

67-year-old
to be sentenced
on Wednesday
BY TOM HAYS
AND MICHAEL R. SISAK
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — With
prosecutors seeking a
severe punishment for
Harvey Weinstein in his
landmark #MeToo case,
his lawyers argued on
Monday that he deserves
mercy for his already
“historic fall from grace”
and serious health issues.
In a letter filed in ad-
vance of Weinstein’s sen-
tencing on Wednesday
for his New York City
rape conviction, his de-
fense team asked Judge
James Burke to give him
to only five years behind
bars — a far cry from the
potential 29-year max-
imum term allowed by
law.
A man who was once
admired for putting part
of his fortune into char-
itable causes during his
rise to one of Hollywood’s
most powerful producers
now “cannot walk outside
without being heckled,”
the papers say. “He has
lost his means to earn a
living. Simply put, his fall
from grace has been his-
toric, perhaps unmatched
in the age of social me-
dia.”
Even if the ailing
67-year-old defendant is
given a lesser term, “the
grave reality is that Mr.
Weinstein may not even
outlive that term” mak-
ing it “a de facto life sen-
tence,” the papers say.
From the start, Wein-
stein’s use of a walker to
get in and out of court
each day at his trial
raised questions about
his health. After his Feb.
24 conviction, he was
sent to Bellevue Hospi-
tal amid concerns about
high blood pressure and
heart palpitations for
more than a week before
being transferred late
last week in an infirmary
on the notorious Riker Is-
land jail complex.
In addition to the
heart issues, Weinstein’s
lawyers have said he was
also dealing with the ram-
ifications of unsuccessful
back surgery stemming
from a car crash last sum-
mer and a condition that
requires shots in his eyes
so he does not go blind.
In their own filing
last week, prosecutors
detailed a litany of alle-
gations starting with a
claim by a woman that
she woke up in the middle
of the night in a Buffalo,
New York, hotel room in
1978 to find Weinstein on
top of her and “forcing
himself sexually on her.”
They said it fit a pattern
that continued for de-
cades: Weinstein getting
young women alone in
hotel rooms and other
settings before sexual-
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60 years later, ‘An Appeal for Human Rights’ still resonates
Atlanta Student Movement’s campaign of civil disobedience
broke a suffocating stalemate over civil rights in Atlanta
and hastened the end of racist Jim Crow laws
BY MICHAEL WARREN
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Sixty
years have passed since
Roslyn Pope came home
from Europe to a segre-
gated South and chan-
neled her frustrations
into writing “An Appeal
for Human Rights.”
The document pub-
lished on March 9, 1960,
announced the formation
of the Atlanta Student
The following arrests
were made by Lowndes
County Sheriff’s Office:
n Tabitha McAnnally,
27, was charged with com-
mercial burglary, felony
receiving stolen property
and false information.
n Caleb Gardner, 20,
was charged with posses-
sion of marijuana more
than 1 ounce.
n James Grant, 37, was
charged with possession of
methamphetamine.
The following arrests
were made by the Oktibbe-
ha County Sheriff’s Office:
n Jonathan Adams, 38,
was charged with felony
taking of a motor vehicle
and bond jumping.
n Khaleb Trice, 19, was
charged with possession
of marijuana with intent to
CMSD
Continued from Page 1A
Success Academy, as
well as an African-Amer-
ican history museum and
storage space. Students
at Hunt Success Acad-
emy have since moved
temporarily to another
district building.
To date, Middlesex has
provided $3,619,480.12,
which according to the
complaint includes dam-
age to all the buildings
but the one housing the
museum and some other
payments.
AROUND THE STATE
Students evacuated as
Mississippi school bus
catches fire
OCEAN SPRINGS —
A Mississippi school bus
driver was able to evac-
uate about 25 students
from a bus as it caught
fire on the way to a state-
wide student council con-
vention over the weekend,
according to a sheriff’s
office.
The Poplarville High
School students were
headed to the event about
an hour away in Ocean
Springs on Saturday
morning when their bus
driver heard a noise com-
ing from the rear of the
vehicle, news outlets re-
ported.
The driver pulled over
to check out the bus and
spotted flames erupting
CORRECTION
■ The answers to
5 Questions in some
Monday papers printed
incorrectly. We apologize
for any confusion and
have reprinted Monday’s
questions and the correct
answers here.
1 How many times has Kather-
ine Heigl’s character been in a
wedding, according to the title
of a 2008 always-a-brides-
maid-never-a-bride film?
2 Who was the second woman
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Movement, whose cam-
paign of civil disobedi-
ence broke a suffocating
stalemate over civil rights
in Atlanta and hastened
the end of racist Jim Crow
laws and policies across
the region.
After all this time, Pope
is deeply concerned that
their hard-won achieve-
ments are slipping away.
“We have to be careful.
It’s not as if we can rest
and think that all is well,”
AREA ARRESTS
McAnnally Gardner
sell.
n Kelen
Gates, 18,
was charged
with posses-
sion of mar-
ijuana with
intent to sell.
n James Collier
Collier, 40,
was charged with fleeing
the law, failure to appear,
disorderly conduct, driv-
ing on a suspended license
and disturbing the peace.
n Lannie Stallings, 51,
five counts burglary other
According to the com-
plaint, the district also
failed to provide docu-
mentation detailing ex-
planation that demolition
of the main building was
required, an allocation of
architect and engineer
cost, work proposals
based on its architecture
firm’s estimate and item-
ized estimates from ar-
chitects or engineers for
work to be conducted.
Neither Middlesex’s
attorney, Brenan Ely of
from an area surrounding
a rear tire, Sgt. Chris Goff
of the Jackson County
Sheriff’s Office said. The
driver immediately or-
dered all of the students
off the bus and down the
road as the fire quickly
spread, the sheriff’s office
added.
By the time authori-
ties arrived, the fire had
become “fully involved,”
according to Fort Bayou
Volunteer Fire officials.
No injuries were re-
ported. Initial findings
from the sheriff’s office
indicated a mechanical
problem caused the blaze,
news outlets said.
Former band director
pleads guilty to sexual
battery charge
HAT TIESBURG — A
to become prime minister of
the U.K.?
3 What “Blowin’ in the Wind”
troubadour is the subject of
the film No Direction Home by
Martin Scorsese?
4 Whose death in 1922 was
marked by a minute of silence
during which none of Ameri-
ca’s telephones ran?
5 What was the first NBA team
to win 70 games or more in
the regular season?
Answers
1 27—The film is 27 Dresses.
2 Theresa May
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Pope told The Associated
Press in an interview last
week.
The “Appeal” quickly
became a civil rights man-
ifesto after it appeared as
a full-page advertisement
in Atlanta’s newspapers.
It was denounced by
Georgia’s segregationist
Gov. Ernest Vandiver but
celebrated around the
country, reprinted for free
in The New York Times
and Los Angeles Times
Grant Adams
Stallings Taylor
than a dwelling.
n Andre Taylor, 33,
two counts possession of a
stolen firearm, two counts
escape felony, two counts
possession of schedule 3
drug.
Birmingham-based Ely
and Isenberg, LLC, nor
CMSD’s attorney, Chris
Hemphill of Columbus,
returned calls from The
Dispatch by press time.
CMSD board presi-
dent Jason Spears said
that while he doesn’t
know all the details of the
case, the complaint has
come “out of left field.”
“This just kind of
comes as a shock ... that
the insurance company
would take this action,”
former Mississippi high
school band director who
was previously accused
of child exploitation has
pleaded guilty to a sexual
battery charge.
Lindsey Daniels, 29,
entered the plea last week
for one count of sexual
battery by a person in po-
sition of trust or authority,
the Hattiesburg Ameri-
can reported. She could
be sentenced to up to 30
years in prison and faces
a fine up to $10,000.
Daniels, of Lumberton,
was the band director at
Forrest County Agricul-
tural High School. School
officials said she was no
longer employed with the
school after her arrest
last year.
Forrest County spokes-
man John Tryner didn’t
give details on the alle-
3 Bob Dylan—The film title is
a lyric from his song “Like a
Rolling Stone.”
4 Alexander Graham Bell—
AT&T suspended service as a
tribute to the inventor.
5 Chicago Bulls
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TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020 3A
and entered into the Con-
gressional Record.
because of race or color,”
it said. “We do not intend
py and satisfied,” it said.
The students meant
The idea was to explain
why black students would
to wait placidly for those
rights which are already
what they said, persuad-
ing Atlanta’s black fami-
defy their parents, profes- legally and morally ours
to be meted out to us one
lies to boycott segregated
stores and theaters and
sors and police by illegal-
ly occupying whites-only at a time.” repeatedly seek service
spaces. It decried the “The time has come in places where the color
racist laws governing ed- for the people of Atlan- of their skin meant they
ucation, jobs, housing, ta and Georgia to take a weren’t allowed. Inspired
voting, hospitals, the- good look at what is really by Martin Luther King Jr.,
aters, restaurants, and happening in this coun- they committed countless
law enforcement. It called try, and to stop believing acts of nonviolent protest
on “all people of good will those who tell us that ev- and were arrested by the
to assert themselves and erything is fine and equal, hundreds throughout that
abolish these injustices.” and that the Negro is hap- spring and summer.
“Every normal human
being wants to walk the
earth with dignity and ab-
hors any and all proscrip-
tions placed upon him
Trice Gates
Lacey Kelly
n Annetta Lacey, 22,
was charged with a bench
warrant and shoplifting.
n Walter Kelly, 32, was
charged with possession
of a schedule one drug and
possession of marijuana.
he said.
He ad-
mitted the
Hunt muse-
um build-
ing is not on
the policy,
but he had
t h o u g h t Spears
everything else was cov-
ered for full replacement
costs.
He said the district
would continue to work
with the insurance poli-
cy.
gation that led to Daniels’
arrest last March.
It’s unclear whether
she had an attorney who
could comment on her
behalf.
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LOCAL VOICES
Shifting more
powers to the
president is
dangerous
W
e seem to be in
thrall to the idea
of leadership, or,
rather, to the figure of the
leader. Football players are
referred to as team lead-
ers. Politicians’ advocates
extol them as leaders.
Successful people are de-
scribed as leaders in their
fields. We do not usually
mean by “leader” simply
the person in the front of
Bill Gilmore
the race. Usually, we mean
the person in charge, running things. We seem to
think having a leader is a good thing. We also seem
to think that the willingness to take charge and run
things is a good thing.
Problems crop us when the leader, chosen or
self-appointed, either lacks the knowledge or skills
to accomplish the goals, or, has different personal
goals from the group s/he leads. The framers of the
Constitution understood this. They built our govern-
ment in a way that protects us from such leaders by
both limiting their power and providing a means of
removing them. Nothing could be more important.
Back to our thralldom. Over the centuries, we
have given away more and more of our control of
our leader. Congress has legislated away their
control of many of the areas the Constitution vests
in Congress into the hands of the president. Today,
the president may enter into war on his own whim,
may declare treaties void, and may even MAKE
treaties. He may use the nation’s military power as
his personal enforcers, or purse, for that matter. His
unilateral power has become so vast that it invades
every aspect of our lives.
We owe President Trump a debt of gratitude
for showing us just how vast these powers are by
being the first president to use them so broadly and
bluntly. He has also shown us that a president may
act as if he has power that, even today, he has not
been granted, and that great outrage and organized
resistance are often unable to successfully oppose
the exercise of such unauthorized power.
Many of our presidents deemed great exceed-
ed their authority. Andrew Jackson ignored the
Supreme Court to deport the Indians. Abraham
Lincoln established a national currency and im-
STATE OF THE WORLD
Is this how Europe ends?
posed a draft. Theodore Roosevelt carved Panama
out of Colombia with his Marines. FDR threatened
to expand the Supreme Court with cooperative jus-

tices. Ronald Reagan ignored legislation in order to
support paramilitary forces in Central America.
Why do we applaud this stuff? Every time we
let a president (or a governor, or a mayor) assume
new power, we give up more of our protections from
abuse of power.
Presidents do not act in a vacuum. They have
friends, supporters, and people in positions to help
or hurt them. Unfettered executives can act to
help such people to the cost of the people at large.
Presidents can issue orders freeing industries from
regulations, order public lands opened to exploita-
tion by private persons, or order the Justice Depart-
ment to ignore transgressions. Governors can order
state militias to violently break strikes, or change
load limits on highways to favor shippers, in spite
of increased damage to highways. Other examples
may come to readers’ minds.
Why do we applaud this stuff? Politicians always
act to favor their most powerful constituencies. We
the people are not those constituencies. We need
safeguards. We toss such safeguards as we have to
the wind when we return those same politicians to
office without questions. Why?
The miracle of the early United States was that
George Washington refused to be king, and we had
a peaceful transition of power. Cincinnatus is still
revered in Rome. Such men are vanishingly rare.
Normally, instead of Washington, we get Robert
Mugabe. “Strong leaders,” being strong, usually try
to take over everything. (Vladimir Putin comes to
mind.) Once entrenched, they make any opposition
a capital crime. Getting rid of them usually involves
bloodbaths — mostly the blood of we the people —
and usually only results in another “strong leader”
replacing them.
In most of the world today, the primary role of
the military is not the common defense, but rather,
the military coup. In the U.S., we have elaborate
controls on our military. Commanders are trans-
ferred usually every three years to prevent a cult of
personality. One owes loyalty to the command, not
the commander. Military forces may not be used
as police except in very special circumstances. The
list of controls is long. But the Commander-in-Chief
is always the president. If he chooses to use the
military for his own purposes, who would stop
him? Imagine some president who expects to fail
in a reelection bid, or at the end of a second term,
declaring a state of emergency and suspending the
election, claiming, say, that the election could not be
made secure. Who would stop him?
We need a president who is a good follower — of
the will of we the people. We do not need a leader.
S/he should be a competent administrator, but in
our interests. Leaders are dangerous, and not what
we need. So the next time a candidate is lionized as
a great leader, think twice.
Bill Gillmore is a bookseller transplanted to Co-
lumbus from Ann Arbor, Michigan.
“F
ortress Europe is
an illusion.”
So declares the
Financial Times in the
closing line of its Saturday
editorial: “Europe Cannot Ig-
nore Syrian Migrant Crisis.”
The FT undertakes to in-
struct the Old Continent on
what its duty is and what its
future holds: “The EU will
face flows of migrants and
asylum seekers across the
Patrick Buchanan
Mediterranean for decades
to come.”
Can Europe not repel this unwanted home inva-
sion from the Global South?
It is “delusional” to think so, says the FT. Europe
must be realistic and set about “providing legal
routes for migrants and asylum seekers.”
What occasioned the editorial was Greece’s rough
resistance to Turkish President Erdogan’s funneling
of thousands of Syrian refugees, who had fled into
Turkey, right up to the border with Greece.
Erdogan is threatening to inundate southeastern
Europe with Syrian refugees to extract more money
from the EU in return for keeping the 3.5 million
Syrians already in Turkey away from EU frontiers.
Another Erdogan objective is to coerce Europe
into backing his military intervention in Syria to
prevent President Bashar Assad from capturing all
of Idlib province and emerging victorious in his civil
war.
In the human rights hellhole that is Syria today,
we may see the dimensions of the disaster wrought
when Wilsonian crusaders set out to depose the
dictator Assad and make Syria safe for democracy.
A brief history.
When the Arab Spring erupted and protesters
arose to oust Assad, the U.S., Turkey and the Gulf
Arabs aided and equipped Syrian rebels willing to
take up arms. The “good rebels,” however, were
routed and elements of al-Qaida soon assumed domi-
nance of the resistance.
Facing defeat, Syria’s president put out a call to
his allies — Russia, Iran, Hezbollah — to save his
regime. They responded, and Assad, over four years,
recaptured all of Syria west of the Euphrates, save
Idlib.
There, the latest fighting has pushed 900,000
more refugees to Turkey’s southern border.
The 21st-century interventions and wars of the
West in the Islamic world have not gone well.
George W. Bush was goaded into invading Iraq.
Barack Obama was persuaded to overthrow Colonel
Moammar Gadhafi in Libya and the Assad regime
in Damascus. Obama ordered U.S. forces to assist
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in his
war to crush Houthi rebels who had ousted Riyadh’s
resident puppet in Yemen.
And what has the West reaped from our Mideast
wars?
In Syria and Yemen, we have helped to create two
of the world’s greatest human rights disasters. In
Libya, we have a new civil war. In Iraq, we now battle
Iran for influence inside a nation we “liberated” in
2003
In Afghanistan, we have concluded a deal with
our enemy of two decades, the Taliban, that will
enable us to pull our 12,000 troops out of the country
in 14 months and let our Afghan allies work it out, or
fight it out, with the Taliban. America is washing its
hands of its longest war.
In five wars over 20 years, we lost 7,000 soldiers
with some 40,000 wounded. We plunged the wealth
of an empire into these wars.
And what did these wars produce for the peo-
ples we went to aid and uplift, besides hundreds of
thousands of dead Afghans and Arabs and millions
of people uprooted from their homes and driven into
exile?
Now, Europe is being admonished by the FT that,
having done its duty by plunging into the Mideast,
the continent has a new moral duty to take in the
refugees the wars created, for decades to come.
But if the EU opens its doors to an endless stream
of Africans and Arabs, where is the evidence that
European nations will accept and assimilate them?
Will these migrants and asylum seekers become
good Europeans? Or will they create in the great cit-
ies of Europe enclaves that replicate the conditions
in the African and Middle East countries whence
they came?
The history of the last half millennium tells the
story of the rise and fall of a civilization.
In the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, Spain, Brit-
ain, France and Portugal, and then Belgium, Italy,
Germany and America, all believing in the superiori-
ty of their civilization, went out into the world to cre-
ate empires to uplift and rule what Rudyard Kipling
derisively called “the lesser breeds without the law.”
After two world wars, the rulers of these empires
embraced a liberalism that now proclaimed the
equality of all peoples, races, creeds, cultures and
civilizations. This egalitarian ideology mandated the
dismantling of empires and colonies as the reaction-
ary relics of a benighted time.
Now the peoples of the new nations, dissatisfied
with what their liberated lands and rulers have
produced, have decided to come to Europe to enjoy
in the West what they cannot replicate at home. And
liberalism, the ideology of Western suicide, dictates
to Europe that it take them in — for decades to
come.
The colonizers of yesterday are becoming the
colonized of tomorrow. Is this how the West ends?
Patrick J. Buchanan, a nationally syndicated
columnist, was a senior advisor to presidents Richard
Nixon, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. His website is
http://buchanan.org/blog.
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Trump plans payroll tax relief in response to coronavirus

President also said he was seeking help for
hourly-wage workers to ensure they’re ‘not
going to miss a paycheck’ and ‘don’t get
penalized for something that’s not their fault’
BY ZEKE MILLER
The Associated Press
WA S H I N G -
TON — President
Donald Trump
says his admin-
istration will ask
Congress to pass
payroll tax relief
and other quick Trump
measures as a
public health and economic mael-
strom brought on by the corona-
virus drew closer to him person-
ally.
Intending to calm the fears
of financial markets over the im-
pact of the epidemic, Trump told
reporters Monday he is seeking
“very substantial relief” to the
payroll tax. Trump also said he
was seeking help for hourly-wage
workers to ensure they’re “not
going to miss a paycheck” and
“don’t get penalized for some-
thing that’s not their fault.”
He stepped forward with the
contours of an initiative after mar-
kets dropped sharply and as the
outbreak spread. Several Trump
confidants in Congress disclosed
they were isolating themselves
after potential exposure to the
virus; one traveled with the pres-
ident from Florida on Air Force
One on Monday; another was his
just-tapped new chief of staff.
Trump said he would hold a
press conference Tuesday to out-
line the proposals, saying his ad-
ministration and Congress would
be “discussing a possible payroll
tax cut or relief, substantial relief,
very substantial relief, that’s big,
that’s a big number. We’re also
going to be talking about hourly
wage earners getting help so that
they can be in a position where
they’re not going to ever miss a
paycheck.”
As Trump grappled with an
Thousands on virus-hit cruise
ship await disembarkation
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS About two dozen people who need acute
medical care were taken off the ship, although
OAKLAND, Calif. — Thousands of passen- it wasn’t clear how many had tested positive for
gers aboard a cruise ship struck by the novel the new virus, said Brian Ferguson, a spokes-
coronavirus waited anxiously Tuesday for their man for the California Office of Emergency
chance to leave the vessel, even if it meant be- Services.
ing shipped to military bases for weeks of quar- Many of the nearly 240 Canadians on board
antine. left the ship after the critically ill and stood out-
After days of being forced to idle off the side two tents displaying Canadian flags. Cana-
Northern California coast, the Grand Princess da and the UK were among the countries send-
docked Monday at the Port of Oakland with ing chartered flights to retrieve their citizens.
some 3,500 passengers and crew on board. But some 2,000 passengers, including hun-
“Everyone was hollering and clapping” as dreds of Californians, were still aboard by the
the giant vessel sailed under the Golden Gate time disembarkation ended Monday night. It
Bridge and entered the harbor, passenger Kar- was to resume Tuesday morning, the captain
en Schwartz Dever said. told passengers.
epidemic whose consequences ing was broken into sub-groups publican Party.
he has repeatedly played down, to minimize the number of people On his flight back to Washing-
the White House asserted it was in the same room. ton he was accompanied by Flor-
conducting “business as usual.” The president himself dove ida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who later
But the day’s business was any- into handshakes with supporters went into a voluntary quarantine.
thing but normal. Lawmakers earlier in the day, when arriv- He was one of several GOP law-
pressed for details on how the ing to headline a fundraiser in makers who were exposed to a
Capitol could be made secure, Longwood, Florida, that raised person at last month’s Conserva-
handshakes on the Hill were dis- approximately $4 million for his tive Political Action Conference
couraged and a Pentagon meet- reelection campaign and the Re- who tested positive for the virus.

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Barry Hathcock
MACON — Barry
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died March 7, 2020, at
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vary Baptist Church,
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mother, he is survived
by his wife, Olivia Beth
Hathcock of Macon;
children, Joshua
Garner Hathcock of
Houston and Jeremy
Reed Hathcock of
West Point; siblings,
James D. Hathcock,
Melinda Jean Erving
both of Tennessee and
Mary Melissa Basham
of Missouri; and two
grandchildren.
Memorials can be
made to Cedar Bluff
Cumberland Presby-
terian Cemetery C/O
Anna Sims 703 Hen-
ryville Rd Cedar Bluff,
MS 39741.
Robert Proffitt Jr.
COLUMBUS — Rob-
ert “Bob” Lee Proffitt
Jr., 83, died March 8,
2020, at Baptist Memo-
rial Hospital-Golden
Triangle.
A memorial ser-
vice will be at 3 p.m.
Sunday, at St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church, with
the Rev. Jason Shelby
officiating. Visitation
will be two hours prior
to the service at the
church. Memorial
Gunter Peel Funeral
Home & Crematory
Second Avenue North
location is in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. Proffitt was
born Nov. 16, 1936, in
Columbus, to the late
Robert Lee Proffitt Sr.
and Elizabeth McCrary
Proffitt. He was a
graduate of Lee High
School and Mississippi
State. He was formerly
employed at Lockheed
Martin Corporation, as
assistant administrator
at Columbus Lowndes
General Hospital and as
owner and operator of
Proffitt’s Porch Restau-
rant. He was a member
of St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church.
In addition to his
parents, he was pre-
ceded in death by his
wife, Elizabeth Banks
Proffitt.
He is survived by
his children, Campbell
Proffitt of Colum-
bus and Lee Allison
Proffitt of Springhill,
Tennessee; four grand-
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step-grandchildren.
Memorials may be
made to Palmer Home
for Children, P.O. Box
746, Columbus, MS,
39703.
Karen Ward
WEST POINT —
Karen Lee Ward, 66,
died March 8, 2020,at
NMMC-West Point.
Services are at 2
p.m. today, at The Epis-
copal Church of the
Incarnation, with the
Rev. Randy Sellers and
Rev. Sandra Depriest
officiating. Burial will
follow at Friendship
Cemetery of Columbus.
Visitation is one hour
prior to services at
the church. Robinson
Funeral Home of West
Point is in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Ward was born
July 13, 1953, to the
late Kenneth and Jackie
Hunt Threadgill. She
was formerly employed
as a social worker as an
adoption specialist. She
was a member of The
Episcopal Church of
the Incarnation.
She is survived by
her husband, Rufus A.
Ward of West Point;
children, Thomas
Bailey Ward of Gulf-
port and Sarah Hunt
Hoffman of Alexan-
dria, Virginia; and two
grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Will
Hardy, Tom Bowens,
Danny Rainey, Bruce
Bennett, Joe Bog-
gess, John Stallworth,
Camron Magee and Jim
Chandler.
Memorials can be
made to Sally Kate
Winter’s Children
Home PO Box 1233
West Point, MS 39773
or Gray Center 1530
Way Rd Canton, MS
39046 or The Episcopal
Church of the Incarna-
tion.
Avis Nichols
STARKVILLE
— Avis Nichols died
March 7, 2020, in
Tupelo.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Century
Hairston Funeral Home
of Starkville.
Brenda Quinn
COLUMBUS —
Brenda Ann Quinn, 60,
died March 9, 2020, at
Baptist Memorial Hos-
pital-Golden Triangle.
Arrangements are
incomplete and will be
announced by Century
Hairston Funeral Home
of Starkville.
Margaret Smithson
HAMILTON — Mar-
garet Malone Smtih-
son, 88, died March 8,
2020, at Baptist Memo-
rial Hospital-Golden
Triangle.
A memorial ser-
vice will be at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, at Tis-
dale-Lann Memorial
Funeral Home, with
Robert Moore offici-
ating. Visitation will
be one hour prior to
services at the funeral
home. Tisdale-Lann
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Home of Aberdeen is
in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mrs. Smithson was
born July 11, 1931, in
Hamilton, to the later
Reuben Guy Malone
and Ottie Boyd Malone.
She was formerly
employed with the FBI
and a member of Ham-
ilton Baptist Church.
In addition to her
Robert Proffitt Jr.
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parents, she was pre- She is survived by
ceded in death by her her children, Jean
first husband, Laugh- Robinson of Hamil-
ton Pounders; husband, ton, Amanda Craig of
James B. Smithson; West Point and Pamela
daughter, Denise Wil- Parker of Columbus; 12
liamson; and brother, grandchildren; and 16
Bob Malone. great-grandchildren.
John Wierengo Jr.
Cyril John Wierengo, Jr.
of Columbus, Mississippi,
beloved husband, father, and
grandfather, passed away
Saturday, March 7th, on his
80th birthday.
Funeral services will be
Tuesday, March 10, 2010, at 2
p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church,
with Bro. Tommy Gillion and
Bro. Sammy Crawford officiating. Dr. Archie D.
Hooper IV, a physician, and Dr. John’s former
student will deliver the eulogy. Interment will
be in Memorial Gardens with Lowndes Funeral
Home directing. The body will lie in repose at the
church for one hour prior to the service.
Dr. John was born March 7, 1940, in Nicholson,
Mississippi to the late Cyril John and Mary Helen
Thigpen Wierengo. He graduated from Picayune
High School in 1958, and earned a Bachelor of
Arts and a Master of Science from The University
of Southern Mississippi. He completed his
formal education with a Ph.D. from Mississippi
State University, hence becoming affectionately
known as Dr. John. He worked as a chemist for a
combined 10 years at Dow Chemical, Eka Nobel,
and Omnova. He taught chemistry at Mississippi
University for Women for 27 years. Following
his retirement from MUW, he taught chemistry
for a number of years at the University of West
Alabama. Dr. John’s greatest passion was to teach
others, and he was an excellent teacher because
he was an excellent learner. He taught Sunday
School classes for over forty years, served as
a deacon, led Boy Scout troops, served as an
auxiliary police officer, served on several church
and community leadership committees, judged
science fairs, taught powder puff mechanics, and
never failed to remember a student’s name and
hometown. Dr. John was accepted to medical
school twice and after much prayer, chose both
times to continue teaching so his wife could
remain at home with their two children. Dr.
John was part of a team that developed patented
processes for zip-lock plastic bag closures and
for seamless plastic bleach bottles. In 1981, he
was the recipient of the first Faculty Member
of the Year Award at Mississippi University for
Women. He was a member of Fairview Baptist
Church and was a former longtime member
of First Baptist Church. His hobbies included
woodworking, journaling, completing crossword
puzzles, photography, and spending time with
friends and family.
In addition to his parents, Dr. John is preceded
in death by a brother, Jimmy Wierengo.
Dr. John is survived by his beloved wife of 58
years, Elaine Spence Wierengo; his son, Johnny
Wierengo (Sherri) of Birmingham, Alabama; his
daughter, Marcy Robinson (Terry) of Vernon,
Alabama; his sister, Carolyn (Cliff) Blythe
of Picayune, Mississippi; his grandchildren,
John Mathen Wierengo, Dusty Freeman, Katy
Freeman, Caden Robinson, and Chelsea Cantrell.
Pallbearers will be Craig Barfield, Ron Cooke,
Dusty Freeman, Caden Robinson, Winford
Sanderson and John Mathen Wierengo.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Carl Doumit,
Woody Woodbridge, Dr. John Wierengo’s Sunday
School class at Fairview Baptist Church and the
staff and faculty of Mississippi University for
Women.
Memorials may be made to Palmer Home for
Children, P. O. Box 746, Columbus, MS 39703.
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
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LCSD
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system, Wheat said. That
total includes equipment
maintenance, domestic
water usage and the cost
for third-party consul-
tants to monitor the sys-
tem’s discharge levels and
report them to MDEQ.
Prairie Land already pro-
vides domestic water ser-
vice to LCSD.
Tying to Prairie Land’s
sewer system would re-
place the treatment plant
with three enclosed wet
wells on school proper-
ty that would grind and
pump sewage to a treat-
ment plant at the Lowndes
County Industrial Park,
Wheat said, eliminating
the need for consultants
and MDEQ reporting.
Henderson said con-
verting the system to
Prairie Land would cost
roughly $107,000 for new
pumps and the wet wells.
The additional $15,000
would cover getting rid
of the on-site treatment
plant and installing sep-
arate meters specifically
for wastewater, which is
charged at a higher rate
per thousand gallons
($11.25) than irrigation/
domestic water ($8.85),
he said.
Once the system is
converted, LCSD’s total
bill to Prairie Land would
increase from about $885
per month on average for
just water service to about
$1,400 per month for wa-
ter and sewer — which
would be about $16,800 in
annual costs.
“When you look at
what they’re paying now
($18,000 annually), the
annual costs for chang-
ing over would be about
a wash,” Henderson said.
“The real difference is
the up-front cost.”
Prairie Land is in the
second of a two-phase
construction project to
lay sewer service infra-
structure along the Front-
age Road beside Highway
82 west of Columbus — a
project water association
general manager Dan-
iel Rayfield said will run
from the Golden Trian-
gle Regional Airport exit
to the Macon/Meridian
exit. Rayfield said 300
customers in that corri-
Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff
An on-site wastewater treatment plant on West Lowndes campus property could be
replaced with a system that treats sewage off-site if Lowndes County School District
agrees to a $122,000 up-front investment to join Prairie Land Water Association’s
sewer system now under construction. Now, the on-site, open-air plant treats the
wastewater to Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality standards and dis-
charges it directly into a nearby stream. Joining Prairie Land would allow the cam-
pus’ wastewater to be piped to a treatment plant at Lowndes County Industrial Park,
eliminating LCSD’s upkeep and wastewater testing costs.
dor, mostly commercial ing) system does fail, it pleted to the negative.
and industrial, have al- will cost more than this Property tax collec-
ready committed to tying $122,000 (to tie to Prairie tions in the spring are
in to Prairie Land service Land later).” supposed to repay those
once construction is com- To that, board member notes and replenish the
plete by year’s end. Brian Clark asked Alli- operating fund balance.
son, “Do In the wake of the
Cash on-hand we have the tax-anticipation borrow-
money?” ing in December 2019
is a ‘trick question’ A llison and an auditor’s report
LCSD has considered
responded, in February that showed
the prospect of “getting
“That’s a deficiencies in LCSD’s
out of the sewer business”
trick ques- financial documentation
for several years, but
tion.” practices, Allison told the
when Henderson brought
D e f i c i t Clark board the district is work-
them Prairie Land’s price
spending ing with third-party con-
during a recess meeting
has been an issue for sultants to help determine
Feb. 18, board members
LCSD since at least 2014, its financial position.
discussed waiting and
with the operating fund What those consul-
including the project in
balance dropping from a tants determine could
the budget for Fiscal Year
high of $17 million to just impact how LCSD moves
2021, which begins July
more than $4 million by forward with the sewer
1. At Friday’s meeting,
2019. On top of that, the project.
Allison and a few board
district has borrowed “Our intent is to do the
members acknowledged
millions in tax anticipa- project,” Clark told Hen-
joining Prairie Land is an
tion notes to make De- derson on Friday. “But if
ideal long-term move, but
cember payroll the last Sam comes back and tells
they noted the existing
two school years because us we don’t have the mon-
system at West Lowndes
operating funds had de- ey, (that may change).”
is working fine.
But Henderson
warned that if LCSD did
not commit soon, there
may not be capacity later.
Even if there is, he said,
the school district can
likely never join Prairie
Land for cheaper than it
can now.
“If you wait, (Prairie
Land) might not have
capacity, whereas you’re
guaranteed capacity
now,” Henderson said.
“If and when the (exist-

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are 10 candidates on the
ballot, all but three have
dropped out of the race.
The contest is shaping
up to be a showdown be-
tween Joe Biden and Ber-
nie Sanders, although Tul-
si Gabbard also remains
in the race.
In the U.S. Senate race,
Mike Espy, defeated by
Hyde-Smith two years
ago, faces two candidates
– Tobey Bartles and Jen-
sen Bohren.
Some voters in Ok-
tibbeha County will cast
ballots for 3rd District
House of Representatives.
On the Republican side,
incumbent Michael Guest
faces James Tulp. In the
Democratic primary, the
3rd District race pits Dot
Benfield against Katelyn
Lee.
Polls remain open until
7 p.m.
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Jackson,
SECTION

Perry take
MSU WOMEN GREW UP IN GREENVILLE, home Gillom
and Howell

NOW MARCH MADNESS IS THEIR NEXT TEST Trophies

BY DISPATCH STAFF

The best men’s and

Mississippi State Bulldogs forward Rickea Jackson (5) shoots the ball against South Carolina Gamecocks guard Tyasha Harris (52) during the first
half during the SEC Conference Championship Sunday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
BY BEN PORTNOY forward in practice, we’re
bportnoy@cdispatch.com going to get better from
this. We’re going to use
GREENVILLE, S.C. this as fuel. We got to pre-
— With tears percolat-
pare and get ready for the
ing in her eyes, a somber
tournament.”
Aliyah Matharu took the As Matharu left the
stage in the underbelly
podium and coach Vic
of Bon Secours Wellness
Schaefer began to field
Arena Sunday.
questions, the anguish
As the victorious
of defeat left the 59-year
cheers from the South
old coach’s face. Rather,
Carolina faithful crept
into the press conference there was a quiet pride in
room beneath the stadi- his freshman guard.
um, Matharu voiced her “I think you see Ali-
displeasure with MSU’s yah, she’s crying,” Schae-
76-62 loss to the No. 1 fer said. “She’s upset. (It)
ranked Gamecocks in bothers her. I love it.”
For Schaefer, mo-
the Southeastern Confer-
ments such as this have
ence Tournament Finals.
“Tonight was just an- transpired in waves
other obstacle for us,” this season. Boasting a
she said. “We didn’t do squad that welcomed six
our best. I know going newcomers to the ros-
ter, the 2020 season was
bound for a slight step-
back after the Bulldogs
lost All-American center
Teaira McCowan, first
team All-SEC selection
Anriel Howard and SEC
All-Defensive team hon-
oree Jazzmun Holmes.
In response, Schae-
fer has spent countless
hours in his office and on
the practice floor trying
to coax out what he be-
lieves the 2020 Bulldogs
should be — an effort
he’s quipped on multiple
occasions might kill him.
“It may be a miserable
way to live — I can tell
you most days it is for
about five months a year.”
he said. “At the end of the
day, I have no desire just
women’s basketball
players in Mississippi
reside in Starkville for
the third consecutive
year.
MSU women’s guard
Rickea Jackson was
awarded the 2020 Gil-
lom Trophy, while men’s
forward Reggie Perry
earned the 2020 Howell
Trophy in
Jackson
Monday
a f t e r -
n o o n .
B o t h
trophies
honor the Perry
best colle-
giate bas-
ketball
players in
the state
of Missis-
sippi.
W i t h Jackson
MSU ’s
c l e a n
sweep, it marks the
third-straight season
two Bulldogs have hoist-
ed the respective men’s
and women’s awards
after Quinndary Weath-
erspoon and Teaira Mc-
Cowan did so in 2019,
and Victoria Vivians
and Weatherspoon cou-
pled for a pair of MSU
wins in 2018.
Jackson earned the
award over teammate
Jessika Carter and
Delta State standout
Quantesha Patterson.
Jeremy Brevard/USA TODAY Sports
Perry’s victory came
at the expense of Ole
Miss’ Breein Tyree and
to be okay.” Carolina jumped out to Tougaloo College’s Le-
There have been flash- a 16-point halftime lead. darious Woods.
es of brilliance, sure. Trying to coax her team- Winners were cho-
Rickea Jackson’s 29-point mates from the bench,
sen by a collection of
effort against Kentucky she was unsure if they
could even hear her as Mississippi media mem-
in the SEC Tournament
Semifinals and Matha- the partial South Caro- bers.
lina crowd drowned her Jackson, a freshman
ru’s late season surge
from Detroit, is averag-
that earned her the final out.
ing 15.1 points and 5.1
SEC Freshman of the “When I got the
Week honors on March chance to get in the rebounds per game. She
2, are the most recent ex- game, I’m like, ‘Yo, we was named to the All-
amples. need some energy,’” she SEC second team and
But it’s the smaller said. “Now it’s time to All-Freshman team last
instances of growth that pick it up. We got to put
week.
have helped Schaefer our big boy pants on, we
Perry currently
maintain his sanity — a got to go out here and we
got to play.” leads the Bulldogs with
piece of which played out
on the stage in Green- Laughing at the initial 17.4 points and 10.1 re-
ville Sunday. comment, Schaefer ad- bounds per game and
Speaking candidly, dressed Matharu’s words has helped MSU to a
Matharu expressed her as she exited the media No. 4 seed in this week’s
aggravation with the room minutes later. SEC Tournament in
team’s energy as South See MSU, 3B Nashville.

MSU men’s tennis coach Matt Roberts talks recruiting, new indoor facility at Starkville Rotary Club
BY THEO DEROSA Monday’s meeting of the
tderosa@cdispatch.com Starkville Rotary Club.
Four players trans-
STARKVILLE — ferred out of Mississippi
Things weren’t promis- State, and coupled with a
ing when Matt Roberts graduation, Roberts was
became the head coach left with just two players
of the Mississippi State for the upcoming season,
men’s tennis team in the which started in late Sep-
summer of 2014. tember.
Roberts had been an “‘I don’t know if I can
assistant coach under be a head coach,’” Roberts
Per Nilsson for the prior confided in his girlfriend,
two seasons, but when Marina Bohrer — now
Nilsson left to take over his wife, Marina Roberts.
the women’s program at “‘This is really hard.’”
Pepperdine and Roberts But that summer, Rob-
took over, the Bulldogs’ erts hit the recruiting trail
players were wary. like never before. He and
“It was tough going an assistant each made
from an assistant to a separate, monthlong trips
head, because in their to Europe to meet with
eyes I was still an assis- prospective players. By
tant,” Roberts said at the start of the season,
Roberts’ team had filled
out its roster with seven
freshmen. The young
team and its first-time
head coach impressed,
making the semifinals of
the SEC tournament and
reaching the Sweet 16 of
the NCAA tournament.
“That’s when we real-
ized if you recruit guys
that have great charac-
ter, that want to learn,
that want to be coached
— great students — you
can create a really good
team,” Roberts said. “You
can create a great cul-
ture.”
Now in his sixth year
as Mississippi State’s
Theo Derosa/Dispatch Staff
head coach, Roberts told Mississippi State men’s tennis coach Matt Roberts speaks to the Starkville Rotary
a packed house at the Club on Monday in Starkville. Roberts is in his sixth year as the head coach of the
See TENNIS, 3B Bulldogs’ program.
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PREP BASEBALL
CALENDAR
Today Columbus High falls twice at Northeast Mississippi CC tournament
College Baseball
East Mississippi Community College BY DISPATCH STAFF Monday at the Spring by Tony Brooks, who son-Ridgeland Acade- — Pickens Academy
at East Central Community College, Break Tournament at struck out nine while my on Monday at West (Alabama) lost Mon-
doubleheader, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. BOONEVILLE — St. Martin High School allowing three hits over Harrison, falling 8-4. day’s road game to Tus-
Mississippi State at Texas Tech, 6 p.m. The Columbus High in Ocean Springs. six innings. Each team The Yellow Jack- caloosa Academy (Ala-
Ole Miss at ULM, 6 p.m. School baseball team Zac Butler struck out scored a run in the ets (5-4) fell victim to bama), 8-3.
Southern Miss vs. Troy, Riverwalk Stadi- lost 10-4 to East Union four in four innings for sixth inning. a four-run third and a The Knights scored
um, Montgomery, Ala., 6 p.m. at the Northeast Mis- the Trojans (3-3), and Nathan McLemore three-run fourth by the three runs in the third
Prep Baseball sissippi Community Presley Hall had four went 3 for 3 with three Patriots. and fourth innings to
Starkville Academy vs. Wayne Acade- College on Monday in strikeouts in two in- doubles for Caledonia, Koby Livingston had grab a big lead.
my and St. Benedict at Battle at the Booneville. nings. Black finished with a hit and drove in a run Bodhi Parham,
Beach, Biloxi, noon and 2:30 p.m. Jamad Horn struck New Hope will face two runs batted in, and for Starkville. Hayden Dyer and Clark
Pickens Academy (Ala.) at Southern out four hitters in 4 in- Terry at West Harrison Thomas Tucker and Riley Dawkins Noland each went 2 for
Academy (Ala.), 4 p.m. nings on the mound for High School in Gulfport Will Donald each had struck out four hitters 4 for the Pirates (0-2),
Oak Hill Academy at Tuscaloosa Acade- Columbus. at 7 p.m. today. a hit. in two innings on the and Noland and Lane
my (Ala.), 6 p.m. The Falcons (0-7) Gavin Holloman was mound and walked Goodman each drove
New Hope vs. Terry at Harrison Central, twice at the plate; in a run. Caleb Robbins
Spring Break Tournament, 7 p.m.
also lost 10-0 to South-
aven later Monday.
Caledonia 2, Calhoun the winning pitcher for
Banks Perry struck out had a double in his only
the Confederates (7-3).
Starkville at Spring Break Classic, TBA Columbus hosts Sul- City 1, eight innings Caledonia will host two in 1 innings. at-bat.
Prep Softball ligent (Alabama) at 6 CALEDONIA — Jus- Starkville will face Collin Smith struck
Lamar County (Ala-
Pickens Academy (Ala.) at Southern p.m. March 16. tin Black walked with St. George’s at 5 p.m. to- out three in five in-
bama) at 5:30 p.m. to-
Academy (Ala.), 5:30 p.m. the bases loaded in the day at D’Iberville High nings pitched, Parham
day.
Wednesday bottom of the eighth School in Biloxi pitched 2/3 of an inning
College Baseball
Jackson Prep 6, inning as Caledonia and struck out two.
New Hope 1 walked off Calhoun City Madison-Ridgeland Pickens Academy
Academy 8, Starkville 4 Tuscaloosa Academy
Mississippi State at Texas Tech, 5 p.m.
Ole Miss at ULM, 6 p.m. OCEAN SPRINGS 2-1 in Monday’s home hosts Southern Acade-
College Softball — New Hope lost to game. GULFPORT — (Ala.) 8, Pickens my at 5:30 p.m. today in
Mississippi State at Southern Miss, 6 MAIS powerhouse Black’s free pass re- Starkville High School Academy (Ala.) 3 Carrollton, Alabama.
p.m. Jackson Prep 6-1 on inforced a solid start couldn’t handle Madi- TUSCALOOSA, Ala.
Youngstown State at Ole Miss, 6 p.m.
Prep Baseball
Starkville at Spring Break Classic, TBA
Starkville Academy vs. West Harrison at
Senatobia, noon
PREP SOFTBALL
New Hope vs. North Pike at St. Martin,
Spring Break Tournament, 2:30 p.m. Olivia Boykin hits walk-off double as Caledonia earns two thrilling wins
West Point vs. Itawamba Agricultural at
Saltillo Tournament, 3 p.m.
BY DISPATCH STAFF hits. duth each drove in a run. pair of singles apiece. Cam-
West Point vs. Mantachie at Saltillo Carlee Dale pitched a com- Tori Brooks struck out two eron drove in two runs, while
FULTON — Olivia Boykin plete game for the ’Feds, strik- in 6 innings pitched for Cale- Jaynes and Lewis each drove
Tournament, 5 p.m.
delivered in the clutch for the ing out one. donia. in one.
Thursday Caledonia softball team as the The ’Feds host Houston at Jesse White had an RBI
Prep Baseball
Confederates beat Russellville Caledonia 4, North Pontotoc 3 5:30 p.m. March 16. single in a 1-for-4 day, Jessi
Starkville Academy vs. St. Martin at St.
(Alabama) 6-4 in six innings FULTON — Caledonia also Latham went 1 for 4 with a dou-
Aloysius, noon
on Monday at the Itawamba ble, and Audrey Fondren and
West Point vs. Water Valley at North-
Community College Spring
came through in a big moment Pickens Academy (Ala.) 9, Courtney Dudley each went 1
in its first game of the day,
east Community College, Booneville,
3:45 p.m.
Break Classic. scoring three runs in the top Tuscaloosa Academy (Ala.) 4 for 4 with a single.
Caledonia won both of its of the seventh to shock North TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — In the circle, Lowe — an
Heritage Academy vs. Pass Christian,
games at the tournament Mon- Pontotoc 4-3 in Fulton. Eight different players had Auburn signee — earned the
D’Iberville, 5 p.m.
day and improved to 6-2 on the The ’Feds had entered the hits as the Pickens Academy win by striking out eight bat-
Friday season. inning trailing 2-1 but pulled (Alabama) softball team beat ters in three hitless innings.
College Baseball Boykin broke a 4-4 tie in Tuscaloosa Academy (Ala-
ahead 4-2. While the Vikings Dudley allowed seven hits and
Arkansas at Mississippi State, 6:30 the bottom of the seventh with bama) 9-4 on the road Monday.
got a run back, Caledonia held two walks and struck out two
p.m. Shelby Lowe went 2 for
a two-run double into the gap on for the win. in four innings.
LSU at Ole Miss, TBA 3 with a single and a double
in left center field to give the Jada Glasgow and Maddy The Pirates will host South-
Florida International at Southern Miss,
Confederates the victory. She Suggs each had two hits for while Carleigh Cameron, ern Academy (Alabama) at
6 p.m.
drove in four runs in the game the ’Feds, and Allison Pen- Baylee Jaynes and Caroline 5:30 p.m. today in Carrollton,
College Softball
and led Caledonia with three nington and Kaydence Sud- Lewis all went 2 for 4 with a Alabama.
Kentucky at Mississippi State, 5 p.m.
UCF at Ole Miss, 6 p.m.
Prep Baseball
Heritage Academy at Harrison Central,
7:30 p.m.
Prep Softball Sporting events in Italy to be halted because of virus
New Hope at Pleasure Island Show-
down, Gulf Shores, Ala., TBA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS to six weeks to recov- main and Borussia in the top soccer and parties agree.
Pickens Academy (Ala.) at Clarkdale er. In mainland China, Dortmund at Parc des ice hockey leagues. Japanese officials
ROME — Sports where the virus first Princes will be played The virus also earlier postponed the
ground to a halt exploded, more than without fans. forced the postpone- start of the 12-team
ON THE AIR throughout Italy late 80,000 people have It is the second of ment of the Six Nations professional baseball
Monday night when been diagnosed and the four matches in the rugby match between league season. The
BIATHLON
1 p.m. — IBU World Cup: Women’s Premier Giuseppe more than 58,000 have competition this week France and Ireland. season was to open
12.5km Mass Start, Nove Mesto, Conte announced that so far recovered. to be played in an emp- French sports minis- on March 20. Japan’s
Czech Republic (taped), NBCSN games and travel will Sassuolo’s 3-0 win ty stadium. Spanish ter Roxana Maracin- professional league
COLLEGE BASEBALL be banned nationwide. over Brescia inside authorities previous- eanu said the decision
6 p.m. — Georgia Tech at Auburn, had been playing its
SECN “There’s no rea- an empty stadium on ly recommended re- to postpone was taken preseason games with-
8:30 p.m. — Arizona vs. Arizona State, son for the games to Monday was almost strictions on games after discussions with out fans because of the
Phoenix, PAC-12N continue,” Conte said. certainly the last Se- involving teams from tournament organiz-
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) virus.
“The fans will have to rie A game for several areas in Italy with ers and the French
3:30 p.m. — ACC Tournament: Wake “I personally be-
deal with it. We won’t weeks. high numbers of virus rugby federation.
Forest vs. Pitt, First Round, Greens- lieve that we have no
boro, N.C., ACCN even allow gyms to be Sassuolo striker cases and said the Va- The game was due
choice but to postpone
6 p.m. — ACC Tournament: Virginia used.” Francesco Caputo sent lencia-Atalanta match to take place on Sat-
Tech vs. North Carolina, First Round, A new government at this stage,” Japanese
a comforting message on Tuesday will take urday at the Stade de
Greensboro, N.C., ACCN decree that will come league commissioner
6 p.m. — Colonial Athletic Association after scoring the first place without fans in France. A new date has
into effect Tuesday and Atsushi Saito said.
Tournament: Hofstra vs. Delaware, of his two goals. He attendance. yet to be announced.
Championship, Washington, CBSSN last until April 3 will displayed a sign that Leipzig’s match In Germany, it will The announcement
6 p.m. — Horizon League Tournament: stop games in Italy’s read “It will all be OK. against Tottenham be up to local author- to cancel the BNP
Teams TBD, Championship, Indianapo- top soccer division and #Stayathome” in Ital- on Tuesday and Liv- ities to decide if fans Paribas Open tennis
lis, ESPN tournament in Indi-
6 p.m. — Northeast Tournament: preparatory events for ian. erpool’s home game can attend matches
Teams TBD, Championship, ESPN2 the Tokyo Olympics. Anticipating the against Atletico Ma- this weekend in the an Wells, California,
8 p.m. — West Coast Tournament: Events around the government’s decree, drid on Wednesday are top two divisions, the came after many play-
Teams TBD, Championship, Las Vegas, world have been affect- the Italian Olympic expected to be played league’s organizers ers were already in
ESPN the desert practicing.
8 p.m. — Summit League Tournament: ed by the spreading Committee said ear- with fans. said.
Teams TBD, Championship, Sioux Falls, virus, including Cham- lier that the decree Wednesday’s game Last weekend’s Qualifying matches
S.D., ESPN2 pions League soccer will not include inter- in Paris will be the first Bundesliga matches were to begin Monday,
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) matches and Japan’s national competition match with no fans at ahead as planned with with women’s main
11 a.m. — Horizon League Tourna- draw matches starting
ment: Teams TBD, Championship, professional baseball “for clubs or national the Parc des Princes in fans, though Borussia
Indianapolis, ESPNU season. Late Sunday, teams,” since it does 10 years. The last time Mönchengladbach re- Wednesday and the
1 p.m. — Summit League Tournament: one of the biggest ten- not govern those. Ju- it happened, in March funded tickets for sup- men’s draw beginning
Teams TBD, Championship, Sioux Falls, nis tournaments in the ventus, Napoli and 2010, the decision was porters from an area Thursday.
S.D., ESPNU world was postponed.
3 p.m. — West Coast Tournament: Atalanta are each com- taken following crowd affected by the virus “We’re here and still
Teams TBD, Championship, Las Vegas, Italy’s top soccer peting in the Cham- trouble during a match after asking them not deciding what’s next,”
ESPNU division had resumed pions League, while between PSG and to attend the game. Rafael Nadal wrote on
COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S) on Sunday with five Inter Milan and Roma French rival Marseille. Local authorities in Twitter. “So sad for
4 p.m. — Notre Dame at Ohio State, games played in emp-
BTN are still in the Europa PSG, which lost the Swiss city of Basel all that is happening
5 p.m. — Jacksonville at Duke, ESPNU ty stadiums. Twelve League. the first leg 2-1, said it refused permission around the world with
COLLEGE SOFTBALL rounds remain, with But after Conte’s an- took note of the deci- for the city’s soccer this situation. Hopeful-
7 p.m. — North Carolina at Tennessee, eight-time defending nouncement, it seemed sion and said the club team to host Eintracht ly soon solutions from
ESPNU champion Juventus likely that games like remains “fully mobi- Frankfurt in the Euro-
CYCLING the authorities. Stay
1 a.m. — UCI: The Paris-Nice, Stage 2, holding a one-point Juventus-Lyon in the lized to organize the pa League on March all well and safe.”
102 miles, Chevreuse - Chalette-sur-Lo- lead over Lazio. Champions League match in the best pos- 19. UEFA has not yet No restrictions on
ing, France (taped), NBCSN Serie A has not been on March 17 would sible conditions.” confirmed a venue for sport have been intro-
1 a.m. (Wednesday) — UCI: The canceled since World have to be postponed In the French the match.
Paris-Nice, Stage 3, 132 miles, duced yet in Britain
Chalette-sur-Loing - La Châtre, France War II. or moved to another league, the match be- Even the where governing bod-
(taped), NBCSN For most people, the country. tween Lyon and visit- flame-lighting ceremo- ies and broadcasters
MLB BASEBALL new coronavirus caus- The Italian swim- ing Reims on Friday ny for the 2020 Tokyo
12 p.m. — Spring Training: Pittsburgh met with government
es only mild or moder- ming federation said will also be played Olympics is being af-
vs. Detroit, Lakeland, Fla., MLBN officials on Monday to
3 p.m. — Spring Training: Chicago Cubs ate symptoms, such as it was withdrawing without fans. fected. Spectators will
discuss contingency
vs. San Francisco, Scottsdale, Ariz., fever and cough. For its teams from inter- France has banned be kept away from the
some, especially old- plans if fans need to be
MLBN national events and gatherings of more event in Ancient Olym-
NBA BASKETBALL er adults and people canceled an Olympic than 1,000 people. The pia on Thursday, the banned from events or
7 p.m. — Dallas at San Antonio, TNT with existing health qualifying meet sched- country reported 1,126 Greek Olympic com- games are postponed.
9:30 p.m. — LA Clippers at Golden But the English
State, TNT problems, it can cause uled for next week in cases of the virus as of mittee. Only 100 ac-
NHL HOCKEY more severe illness, in- Riccione. Sunday, up 19% from credited guests will be Football Association
6 p.m. — Boston at Philadelphia, cluding pneumonia. The Tokyo Games the day before and the allowed to attend. on Monday canceled
NBCSN The vast majority are scheduled to begin second largest num- Also, World Cup an annual gathering
SOCCER (MEN’S) for its staff of around
3 p.m. — UEFA Champions League: of people recover from in 4½ months. More ber of cases in Europe qualifying games in
RB Leipzig vs. Tottenham, Leg 2 of the the new virus. Ac- than 300 Italian ath- after Italy. So far, 19 Asia were formally 800 that was due to be
Round of 16, Leipzig, TNT cording to the World letes qualified for the people in France have postponed until at held on Thursday at St.
7 p.m. — CONCACAF Champions Health Organization, 2016 Rio de Janeiro died. least September, FIFA George’s Park, a hotel
League: CD Olimpia at Montreal, Leg 1
of Quarterfinal, FS1 people with mild ill- Olympics. In Slovakia, all and the Asian Football and training facility
SKIING ness recover in about In France, police sports events will be Confederation said complex in central En-
2 p.m. — FIS World Cup: Raw Air Tour- two weeks, while those said that the Champi- halted starting on Monday, but matches gland. It is a precau-
nament, Men’s Individual, Lillehammer, with more severe ill- ons League match be- Tuesday. The suspen- could still go ahead on tionary move as the
Norway (taped), NBCSN
ness may take three tween Paris Saint-Ger- sion will include games schedule if all relevant coronavirus spreads.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020 3B

IN THE PITS: NASCAR off to fast start through first month

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A busy first month for
NASCAR came to a close
with a three-race West
Coast swing marked by
both a surprise appearance
from injured driver Ryan
Newman and a successful
preview of the rules pack-
age that will decide this
year’s Cup Series champion.
Attention has been fixed
on the sport since New-
man’s terrifying accident on
the final lap of the Daytona
500 last month raised ques-
tions about the safety of the
sport and the sanity of its
competitors.
What initially appeared
to be NASCAR’s first fatali-
ty in a Cup race since Dale
Earnhardt was killed in the
2001 Daytona 500 instead
was what Newman called “a
miracle.” He walked out of
a Florida hospital less than
48 hours later and made the
trek to Phoenix last week-
end to support his Roush
Fenway Racing team.
Newman’s crash brought
new eyes to the series and
presented an opportunity
to kick-start the story lines
that will follow NASCAR
into November. Most im-
portant was the action Sun-
day at Phoenix Raceway,
which will host the cham-
pionship finale for the first
time. A new rules package
introduced last season ru-
ined the racing at short
tracks and the snoozefest at
Phoenix last year forced the
issue for NASCAR.
With a new venue set to
host the championship race,
NASCAR could not afford a
lackluster affair. The series
reduced the size of the rear
spoiler, Goodyear worked
on an improved tire and the
traction compound typically
applied to racing surfaces
was altered. It made for a far
more entertaining race won
by Joey Logano, who rallied
after falling to 18th on a
botched pit stop.
“I think everyone in this
whole facility took a sigh of
relief,” said Logano. “Even
if we didn’t win I would have
said that was a pretty cool
race.”
Logano won for the sec-
ond time in four races as
he benefits from a major
offseason shuffle at Team
Penske. All three Penske
drivers swapped crew chiefs
and Logano got Paul Wolfe,
who won a championship
with Brad Keselowski. The
pairing already has two Cup
wins, a guaranteed spot in
the playoffs and a victory in
a Daytona qualifying race.
Ryan Blaney also seemed
to do quite well in the swap.
He had the opportunity to
win the first three races of
the season, including finish-
ing second to Denny Ham-
lin in the second-closest fin-
ish in Daytona 500 history.
It was contact from
Blaney that triggered New-
man’s crash but both have
bounced back, and Blaney
went to Phoenix as the Cup
Series points leader. He be-
came the first driver on a
long list of free agents to
take his name off the mar-
ket, signing an extension
to remain with Penske an-
other three years.
Keselowski has not
seen the same benefits
from the Penske shakeup.
His best chance at a victory
came Sunday at Phoenix
when he didn’t pit to take a
late lead, but his worn tires
didn’t hold up and he had
to give up track position
for a stop before overtime.
He wound up 11th after
leading 82 laps. NASCAR’s
2012 champion is a free
agent who has not start-
ed serious contract talks
with Penske; a changing
market rate and his own
performance will dictate
what kind of deal he ends
up with.
Hendrick Motorsports
will have at least one
opening at the end of the
year when Jimmie John-
son calls it quits on full-
time NASCAR racing and
Keselowski may test the
market for a shot at the
No. 48 Chevrolet with his
former team. But Hen-
drick got some breathing
room two races ago when
Alex Bowman, another
free agent, won at Cali-
fornia to prove he wants
to keep his seat. If Rick
Hendrick can get a deal
done with Bowman and
limit his job openings to
the No. 48, he may not
need to spend the money
on a veteran such as Kes-
elowski.

Tennis
Continued from Page 1B
Starkville Country Club
that his guiding philoso-
phy hasn’t changed. He
said his program seeks
to shape its players into
better young men rather
than simply better tennis
players.
And five years, two
SEC tournament titles
and two NCAA Sweet 16
appearances later, Rob-
erts still remembers that
first season — a year
that assuaged the doubts
about his coaching ability
and the program he had
inherited.
“That really assured
me that I can do this and
that this is what I want to
do with my life,” Roberts
said.
A professional culture
As Roberts learned
quickly in his first sum-
mer in charge of the Bull-
dogs, recruiting is the
biggest key to building
and maintaining a suc-
cessful program.
And to see who mea-
sures up, he employs un-
conventional measures.
Many schools hold re-
cruiting visits over the
weekend, so prospective
student-athletes can en-
joy a tailgate and take in a
football game.
Not Roberts, who
prefers Tuesdays and
Wednesdays when re-
cruits come to town. In-
stead of the fanfare, the
crowd and the celebra-
tion, he wants potential
Bulldogs to see the “real
time” the sport entails
— attending class, tutor-
ing, studying, individual
workouts, team practice,
conditioning and rehab.
Roberts wants recruits to
know collegiate tennis is a
“full-time job.”
“I try to be very hon-
est with them, and they
either like it or don’t,” he
said. “If they like it, I like
them.”
While the daily routine
of the sport may not be
alluring to some recruits,
the on-court success re-
cent Bulldogs have en-
joyed — both during their
collegiate careers and in
professional careers to
follow — goes a long way.
In May 2019, senior
Niclas Braun and junior
Giovanni Oradini reached
the individual doubles
final of the NCAA tour-
nament. Senior Nuno
Borges — a three-time
SEC player of the year
who Roberts called Mis-
sissippi State’s best tennis
player ever — reached the
individual singles final.
“Having guys like
Nuno helps,” Roberts
said. “He’s living it. He’s a
pro tennis player, and he’s
gonna be on TV one day.”
Borges’ success has
helped the Bulldogs de-
velop a roster from around
the world. While the Por-
tuguese player and Braun,
a German, have gradu-
ated, the team’s interna-
tional flair is still there.
Mississippi State has two
players from Germany,
two from Italy (including
Oradini, the team’s No.
1 singles player) and one
from New Zealand, Spain,
Canada and Austria. The
Bulldogs’ only American
player is Stedman Strick-
land from Jackson.
“We’re kind of like the
United Nations,” Roberts
said.
Roberts and assistant
coach Jake Jacoby aren’t
afraid to fly out to meet
players — they’ll go to
Europe for three weeks
to a month and spread the
word — or fly recruits in
for visits.
“When we recruit glob-
ally, I like to bring them
in and show them the true
culture we have here,”
Jacoby said Monday. “The
work ethic, the profes-
sionalism, the exposure
to professional tennis,
professional training —
things like that.”
And although on occa-
sion Roberts and his staff
will decline to offer a play-
er for their own reasons,
when they take a liking to
a player, the Bulldogs usu-
ally get their man.
“When we do like a
guy, I’d say we go after
him pretty hard,” Roberts but Athletic Director John
said. Cohen’s investments in
the tennis program and
From dreams to reality the close-knit atmosphere
The Bulldogs’ new at the school always made
indoor tennis facility is Roberts’ answer the same.
another point in Roberts’ “People say Mississip-
favor when he’s on the re- pi State’s like a family,” he
cruiting trail. said. “I’ve had many op-
Set to open in May, portunities to leave, and
the $8 million Mississip- it’s really hard for me to
pi State Tennis Pavilion leave.”
will be adjacent to the A.J. His team is current-
Pitts Tennis Centre, the ly sporting a 9-6 record
team’s current outdoor on the season and a 1-2
facility. mark in conference play,
Like the Pitts Centre, so Roberts knows he still
the new building will have has plenty of work to do
six courts, while a second with the Bulldogs. Trying
phase of its construction to defend its SEC title and
(valued at $300,000) will host another NCAA re-
add a conference room, gional at the Pitts Centre,
training room and team Mississippi State hosts
lounge underneath. Texas A&M at 3 p.m.
Roberts said Missis- Friday and LSU at noon
sippi State hopes to have Sunday in Starkville as
both phases complete this the Bulldogs enter the
summer, in time for the thick of SEC play.
school to host the Inter- “With this young
collegiate Tennis Associa- group, our hope is to
tion regional tournament make the NCA A tour-
in the fall. Between the nament and get back to
Bulldogs’ outdoor and hosting as soon as possi-
indoor facilities, Roberts ble,” Roberts said.
said MSU’s amenities will
be among the top 10 na-
tionwide.
“We’re getting there,”
Roberts said. “It’s been
a really exciting time to
see the indoor facility.
It’s been a dream of mine
since I’ve been here.”
The indoor facility will
allow the Bulldogs to host
professional tournaments
as well as collegiate com-
petition, an important ad-
dendum and a big piece
of the puzzle for recruits.
The team will play a few
professional tournaments
throughout the season.
“We’re giving them
opportunities to play pro
tennis while they’re here,
and that’s very appealing
in the recruiting process
for these guys we recruit,”
Roberts said.
And as the foundation
of the facility is built up,
the roots tying Roberts
to Starkville grow even
deeper. The coach has
entertained offers from
Oklahoma, LSU, North
Carolina State and SMU,

MSU
Continued from Page 1B

“I mean, I love Aliyah
Matharu,” he said. “That
kid has worked really
hard to get herself better
and to try to fit into our
system. To hear her talk
about defense, ‘put your
big boy pants on,’ she’s
been listening.”
Beyond the postgame
press conference, Schae-
fer’s approach to Sunday’s
fourth quarter also gave
onlookers a glimpse of
MSU’s future.
With the Bulldogs trail-
ing by 22 heading into the
fourth quarter, the eighth-
year head coach trotted
out a lineup of Matharu,
freshman guard JaMya
Mingo-Young, sophomore
forward Xaria Wiggins,
junior college transfer
center Yemiyah Morris,
and senior guard Jordan
Danberry.
Reminiscent of the
lineup he uses during
MSU’s four minute “Bull-
dog” drill it runs in prac-
tice in which players run a
full-court scrimmage and
points are granted based
on how many seconds re-
main on the shot clock in
an attempt to get the team
running, Schaefer offered
some tongue-in-cheek
insight at the outcome of
those affairs.
“We put those fresh-
men out there together
with Yemiyah and let
them go against our vet-
erans,” he said. “You’d be
amazed who wins most of
those games.”
As is the case in Hum-
phrey Coliseum, the Bull-
dogs outscored South
Carolina’s veterans 23-
15 in the final frame and
pulled the final deficit to
14.
“Those kids, they play
together and compete
together,” Schaefer said.
“They have good chemis-
try together.”
With the NCAA tour-
nament now two weeks
away, the growth of
MSU’s newcomers is evi-
dent. And while the Bull-
dogs do boast a plethora
of inexperience when it
comes to March Mad-
ness, Schaefer still bears
the same confidence he
had in his squad a season
ago after it earned a sec-
ond-straight No. 1 seed.
“Our expectations
don’t change,” he said. “I
think that’s probably the
biggest thing we’ve shown
everybody this year. I
think everybody thought,
‘Oh, God, they’re proba-
bly not going to be very
good, they’re going to be
way down, they’re going
to be young.’ I think we’ve
probably shown most of
the country, including our
conference, we’re not that
far removed from where
we were a year ago.”
4B TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020
Inciarte feeling fine as part of crowded Braves outfield
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NORTH PORT, Fla. —
When Atlanta Braves hit-
ters talk about their goals,
they rarely speak about
number of home runs,
RBIs, steals or average.
Instead, it’s three
words: “Just stay healthy.”
Ender Inciarte under-
stands that so well after
an injury-plagued 2019
season. The two-plus
months of recovery and
rehabilitation left him
thinking, “I don’t want to
repeat that ever again.”
Inciarte is part of a
full Braves outfield that
includes one of the most
talented young players in
the game in Ronald Acu-
na Jr., free-agent acquisi-
Comics & Puzzles
DILBERT
ZITS
GARFIELD
CANDORVILLE
BABY BLUES
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
tion Marcell Ozuna, pro-
ductive Nick Markakis
and veteran Adam Duvall.
When he’s feeling fine,
Inciarte is one of base-
ball’s best defensive play-
ers.
From 2016-18, Inciarte
was one of just four play-
ers in the majors to win a
Gold Glove three straight
years. The others were
third baseman Nolan Are-
nado, pitcher Zack Grein-
ke and outfielder Mookie
Betts.
Inciarte also proved to
be a solid offensive play-
er by averaging 22 steals
and a .287 batting average
in that span.
Last season, Inciarte’s
injuries started when he
missed 55 games after
FAMILY CIRCUS
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hurting the lumbar re-
gion in his torso. He later
missed significant time
because of hamstring in-
juries.
“My body just wasn’t
right,” he said. “That
lower back controls your
quads, your hamstrings. I
was always in the training
room, always trying to be
upbeat. But out of about
three months, I had two
months where I had some
of my worst offensive mo-
ments.”
Inciarte hovered
around .200 in late July
before he warmed up
in August and brought
his average to .246 and
showed some power with
six homers. He credited a
lot of the Braves coaches
— at both the minor- and
major-league level — with
his recovery and return to
Atlanta.
“Ender is a pro,”
Braves teammate Charlie
Culberson said. “Every-
one goes through injuries
at some point. We’re with
each other more than our
families. It’s important to
lean on them and be open
to their help and encour-
agement. Everyone can
play, obviously to differ-
ent abilities. Being men-
tally tough and getting
through injuries is really
important.”
In the offseason, Inci-
arte received injections,
rested and did Pilates as
part of his therapy. He
also went jogging.
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
My wife,
“Cynthia,”
and I are a mid-
dle-aged couple
who have been
married four years.
Shortly after our
wedding, she
suffered a stroke
during a heart
transplant. After
she returned home
from the hospital,
a “friend” told her
I was having an
affair (I wasn’t).
Without telling Dear Abby
me why, Cynthia
threw me out of the house and
returned to a distant state to be
near her family. She had most of
her belongings shipped there.
After I presented proof of my
innocence a year later, we rec-
onciled. The first couple of years Your wife should pay to have her
of marriage were chaotic, and I
know I wasn’t perfect. But I did
the best I could and stood by her
throughout the medical ordeal.
Now, Cynthia is saying I
should have to pay to have
her items shipped back simply
because I’m “the man.” Abby,
we have roughly the same
income due to pensions. We
have always kept our finances
separate. I think she should pay
to have her own items returned
because she is the one who
shipped them over there based
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March
10). This solar return is a poke
that shifts your posture. You’ll
react by holding your head up a
little higher, putting more inten-
tion and grace into your moves,
treating and regarding yourself
in a way that tells the world how
you are. A significant personal
win comes in June, and July
brings fortuitous alliances. Leo
and Sagittarius adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 10, 4, 44,
48, and 15.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
The day will be molded by one
of two types of discomfort, the
discomfort of doing a thing,
and the discomfort of not doing
a thing. Choose the first type
because the discomfort will be
brief and lighter than expected.
Since then, he regular-
ly works out to build his
core and strengthen not
only his back but all those
areas around the back.
“We work on some-
thing different every day
but it’s usually core, hips,
reaction, movement and
power,” he said.
The 29-year-old In-
ciarte is well aware that
keeping his speed, having
good reaction time and
anticipating is the differ-
ence in getting that extra
step that separates him
from many outfielders.
Those elements also keep
him playing for the NL
East champions.
“Of course I want to be
in the lineup every day,
but the options come from
on a lie. The
money itself isn’t
the issue; it’s the
principle. I feel
like this is a slap
in the face. What
do you think? —
MR. NICE GUY
DEAR MR.
NICE GUY: You
shouldn’t have to
pay for anything
“because you’re
the man.” You
didn’t cheat, and
you aren’t re-
sponsible for the
fact that Cynthia
overreacted and
ran away the way she did.
You say that until now you
have kept your finances sep-
arate because you each have
your own incomes. My advice
is to refuse to be manipulated.
belongings returned, just as she
paid to have them sent away
without verifying whether the
story was true.
DEAR ABBY: When I was
a child, my dad told me, “If it
weren’t for you kids, there are
so many things your mother and
I could have.” What I remember
most was the intensity in his
voice.
When I was old enough to
work, I had a job after school so
I could pay for my own clothes
although my family wasn’t
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). Rainmakers exist, i.e.,
people with enough knowledge,
experience and just plain luck to
open the sky and let the results
pour down. They usually charge
a lot of money. It’s a good thing
rainmaking can also be learned.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
If you’re thinking something
that limits your belief in yourself
or your future, it’s a dumpy
thought. Dumpy thoughts be-
long in dumpsters, not recycling
bins from which they can come
back to haunt you.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
You’re in the mood to strike
out independently, and this is
the mode that will allow you to
socialize freely, network with
impunity and find opportunities
how I swing the bat and
how the manager is think-
ing of using me. I have to
be ready every day. It’s
going to be up to me with
how much I play.”
As a member of
the Cardinals, Ozuna
watched from a distance
and saw Inciarte’s injuries
and how “that pushed him
back a little bit.
“This year, he’s going
to be awesome. Everyone
trusts him. He’s a great
defensive player who also
can hit sometimes. He’s
good at anticipating a play
or the hitter and he knows
the pitcher. He knows
where the ball is going
and where the hitter will
hit it,” Ozuna said.
poor. My father repeatedly let
me know I was “lucky” I didn’t
get taken out of school to help
support the family. When I grad-
uated from high school at 17, I
immediately went to work, and I
paid for my board.
I married at 18 to get out of
the house and paid for my own
wedding. It never even occurred
to me to ask for help. When I
ended up divorced, I worked
my way through college. When
I graduated, my mother had to
make my father go to my gradua-
tion because he didn’t want to.
I have never been able to
shake the feeling that I don’t
have a right to anything, and
I’m not good enough. My other
siblings are a mess, too. How
do I shake this feeling of not
being worthy? — WORTHLESS IN
FLORIDA
DEAR WORTHLESS: Children
develop their feelings of self-
worth from their parents. It
appears at least one of yours
was missing in action from the
time you were little.
I don’t have a magic wand,
and I can’t make the negative
message your father implanted
in your head disappear. On the
upside, your upbringing made
you independent, if only out
of necessity. It may take help
from a licensed mental health
professional to make the scars
from the way your father raised
you fade.
that seem custom-made for
you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).
Language allows you to live in
a symbolic world. Every word
you hear, read or say links your
brain to something. It is possi-
ble to travel to a moment of joy
or trouble in the split second it
takes to say a word.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
Avoid answering questions you
weren’t asked or explaining
yourself before you have to.
These moves will weaken your
stance. Keep things brief, and
let them unfold in a give-and-
take rhythm.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You sometimes feel like you
don’t know what you’re doing
when, in fact, there are many
ways of “knowing” that you’re
discounting. Hush your inner
doubts; trust yourself; and keep
going.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). Romantic love is a dance
that, like the tango or the fox
trot, requires a certain amount
of space and tension between
partners. Be mindful of this.
Stay strong and aware as you
move.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Any song you listen to a
hundred times in a row will get
on your nerves, even if it started
off as your favorite song.
There’s a point when even the
most joyful repetitions need to
be interrupted.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You don’t need approval
to move forward. It’s too early
for the others to really get what
you’re doing anyway, so don’t
give them the chance to stop
you. As long as you know
what you’re doing, that’s what
matters.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). It would seem that the
one getting special treatment
is the most powerful person in
the room, but it’s not really the
case. The controls are being
moved at a lower and less
visible level.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Your way of seeing
something is valuable. When
you share this with someone
who could use a few different
perspectives, you are giving a
gift. When you take the time to
carefully present your views,
that’s pretty wrapping paper.
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tract in the same manner and
to the same extent as provided
by the laws of the state of
domicile of the non-resident. A
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ment of non-resident contract-
ors.
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here to the Owner’s policy con-
cerning non-discrimination
without regard to race, creed,
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or handicap. No bidder may
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(60) days after the actual date
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NO-
TICE OF SALE
of trust for the benefit of
CitiFinancial of Mississippi,
Inc., which deed of trust was
recorded on September 22,
1999, in Book 1291, Page 271
Clerk of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi; and
WHEREAS, the deed of trust
was subsequently assigned to McEwen Law Firm
ety, FSB, as Trustee of Stan-
wich Mortgage Loan Trust A by Columbus, MS 39703
instrument dated November
28, 2017, and recorded in
Book 2017, Page 26754 in the 3/24/2020
cery Clerk; and
WHEREAS, the holder of the
deed of trust at the time of the
substitution substituted Mc-
Calla Raymer Leibert Pierce,
by the terms thereof, by instru-
ment recorded on February 28,
2020, and spread at large
upon the records in the office
of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk
in Book 2020, Page 3906, pri-
or to the posting and publica-
tion of this notice; and
WHEREAS, default having been
having been declared to be due
the terms of the deed of trust,
and the legal holder of said in-
debtedness, WILMINGTON SAV-
INGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS
GAGE LOAN TRUST A, has re-
stitute Trustee to execute the
erty and improvements in ac-
cordance with the terms of the
deed of trust for the purpose of
raising the sums due thereun-
der, together with attorney’s
fees, Substitute Trustee’s fees SIPPI
and expenses of sale;
THEREFORE, on March 31,
tute Trustee in the deed of
trust, will offer for sale at pub- CAUSE NO: 2020-0041-PDE
lic outcry and sell to the
highest bidder for cash, within
legal hours (being between the
hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00
door of the Lowndes County
Courthouse in Columbus, Mis-
sissippi, the following de-
scribed land, property and im-
provements lying and being
Mississippi, to-wit:
LOT NO. NINE (9) OF AND IN
MISSISSIPPI AS SHOWN BY
ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN
SUBDIVISION PLAT BOOK 2 AT within ninety (90) days from the
PAGE 56 IN THE OFFICE OF
THE CHANCERY CLERK OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
STRICTIVE COVENANTS AND
CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN
THAT AGREEMENT DATED
DED IN BOOK 297 AT PAGES
LAND RECORDS OF LOWNDES
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
I WILL CONVEY only such title
Trustee.
WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this 3/24/2020
the 4th day of March, 2020.
/-s-/ Robert M. Peebles, III
McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce,
LLC
Substitute Trustee
1052 Highland Colony Parkway,
Suite 211
Ridgeland, MS 39157
(770)643-2148
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF MARY THEO BURNS,
DECEASED
CAUSE NO: 2020-0042-RPF
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
LOWNDES COUNTY
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to the
undersigned upon the Estate of
Mary Theo Burns, deceased, by
the Chancery Court of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, on the 5th
day of March, A. D., 2020. This
is to give notice to all persons
having claims against said es-
tate to Probate and Register
same with the Chancery Clerk
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, within ninety (90) days
from the first publication date
of this Notice to Creditors. A
failure to so Probate and Re-
gister said claim will forever
bar the same.
This the 6th day of March,
2020.
/s/LESLIE KAYE BURNS
McEwen Law Firm
Steven R. McEwen
P. O. Box 709
Columbus, MS 39703
Publish: 3/10, 3/17,
3/24/2020
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
LOWNDES COUNTY
Letters Testamentary have
been granted and issued to the
undersigned upon the Estate of
Mary Theo Burns, deceased, by
the Chancery Court of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, on the 5th
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is to give notice to all persons
having claims against said es-
tate to Probate and Register
same with the Chancery Clerk
of Lowndes County, Missis-
of this Notice to Creditors. A
failure to so Probate and Re-
gister said claim will forever
bar the same.
This the 6th day of March,
2020.
/s/LESLIE KAYE BURNS
P. O. Box 709
Publish: 3/10, 3/17,
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the
Mississippi Environmental
Quality Permit Board will hold a
public meeting on Tuesday, at
9:00 a.m. on April 14, 2020 in
the Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality, 515
Amite Street, Jackson, Missis-
sippi 39201.
Consideration will be given to
the following surface mining
bond release application(s):
Eutaw Construction Company,
Inc., A1934 Permit No. P16-
004, Oktibbeha County, Missis-
sippi
The applicant seeks the re-
lease of 50% of the perform-
ance bond posted to cover the
reclamation of 40 acres of sur-
face mined land located in Sec-
tion 7 and 17, Township 18N,
Range 15E, Oktibbeha County,
Mississippi.
PUBLISH: 3/3, 3/10, &
3/17/2020
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF ROBBIE DOUGLAS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
LOWNDES COUNTY
Letters of Administration have
been granted and issued to the
undersigned upon the Estate of
Robbie Douglas Jackson, de-
ceased, by the Chancery Court
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, on the 5th day of March,
A. D., 2020. This is to give no-
tice to all persons having
claims against said estate to
Probate and Register same
with the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
first publication date of this No-
tice to Creditors. A failure to so
Probate and Register said
SERVICE DIRECTORY
claim will forever bar the same.
This the 6th day of March,
2020.
/s/MICHAEL LYNDON
DOUGLAS
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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF SHIRLEY ANN BAR-
RETT, DECEASED
STANLEY BARRETT, PETITION-
ER
Civil Action No. 2019-145
(JNS)
SUMMONS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
TO: Any and all unknown heirs
and any persons or entities
claiming an interest in the ES-
TATE OF SHIRLEY ANN BAR-
RETT, DECEASED
NOTICE IS GIVEN that You have
been made a Party in the suit
General
filed in Help Wanted County by
Lowndes
STANLEY BARRETT, Adminis-
trator, pursuant to Petition to
Establish Heirs of Law, and Or-
der Setting Hearing Date, MEC
Doc. No. 19, to hear any filing
by unknown heirs at law of
Shirley Ann Barrett, deceased.
Parties other than you are
Stanley Barrett and Christoph-
er Barrett and any and all un-
known heirs at law and all per-
sons claiming to be a heirs at
law of Shirley Barrett, de-
ceased. Notice is hereby given
to all persons having such
claims against the said estate
to present their claim to the
Chancery Clerk of the Lowndes
County Chancery Court for de-
termination, probate and regis-
tration according to law, within
thirty (30) days from he first
publication of this notice, or
they will be forever barred.
PLEASE TAKE NOITCE that a
hearing to determine heirs at
law will be held in the Chan-
cery Court Building in Colum-
bus, Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, before the Honorable
Joseph N. Studdard, on the 7th
day of April, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.
and you shall appear at said
place, date and time to present
any and all claims which you
may have and to forever be
barred from presenting claims
if you fail to appear at said
place, date and time.
ISSUED under my hand and the
seal of this Court, this the 21st
day of February, 2020.
LOWNDES COUNTY CHAN-
CERY CLERK
CINDY E. GOODE
(SEAL)
By: Shantrell W. Granderson,
D.C.
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TATE OF SHIRLEY ANN BAR-
RETT, DECEASED publication of this notice, or
they will be forever barred.
STANLEY BARRETT, PETITION-
ER PLEASE TAKE NOITCE that a
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cery Court Building in Colum-
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day of April, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.
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MARCH
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and any persons or entities may have and to forever be
claiming an interest in the ES- barred from presenting claims
TATE OF SHIRLEY ANN BAR- if you fail to appear at said
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place, date and time.
been made a Party in the suit seal of this Court, this the 21st
day of February, 2020.
STANLEY BARRETT, Adminis-
trator, pursuant to Petition to LOWNDES COUNTY CHAN-
Establish Heirs of Law, and Or- CERY CLERK
der Setting Hearing Date, MEC CINDY E. GOODE
Doc. No. 19, to hear any filing (SEAL)
by unknown heirs at law of By: Shantrell W. Granderson,
Shirley Ann Barrett, deceased. D.C.
Parties other than you are
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er Barrett and any and all un- Janice T. Jackson
known heirs at law and all per- Jackson Law Firm, PLLC
sons claiming to be a heirs at One of the Attorneys for Stan-
law of Shirley Barrett, de- ley Barrett, Administrator
ceased. Notice is hereby given
to all persons having such PUBLISH: 2/25, 3/3, &
claims against the said estate 3/10/2020
to present their claim to the
Chancery Clerk of the Lowndes
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ISSUED under my hand and the
seal of this Court, this the 21st
day of February, 2020.
LOWNDES COUNTY CHAN-
CERY CLERK
CINDY E. GOODE
(SEAL)
By: Shantrell W. Granderson,
D.C.
Summons requested by:
Janice T. Jackson
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oree drinks 35 Misery
17 2006 Olym- 36 Under the
DOWN pics site weather
1 Gallery fill 19 Building wing 37 Tough wood
2 Squabble 20 Suspicious 38 Golf prop
3 Bordeaux 21 Cork sound 39 Blunder
buddy 22 Simple card

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