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ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI C DISPATCH.COM FREE! THURSDAY | JUNE 21, 2018 A banana in-hand MSU alum, convenience store owner gives away Rally Bananas to MSU fans in Omaha BY BRETT HUDSON [email protected] eLone Wilson wanted it known that Mississippi State baseball Dfans joining him in Omaha, Nebraska, for the College World Series were specifically welcomed in his con- venience stores, and he hung a banner outside his downtown storefront to prove it. His wife went a step further: Why not Wilson feed the Rally Banana craze by giving MSU fans free bananas? The Cubby’s parking lot has been packed ever since. Wilson is a MSU grad who is presi- dent of Cubby’s, a chain of convenience stores throughout Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota with 36 locations, accord- ing to its website, most of them around Westburg the Nebraska-Iowa border Omaha occupies. Their downtown store on the corner of South 13th and Jack- son streets, about a mile from TD Ameritrade Park, has been flooded with MSU fans seeking to join the Rally Banana faithful. “We’ve probably given away at least three cases of bananas, I’d say an average of about 120 bananas per case. It’s about 40 pounds per box,” said Dustin Vander Wel, the store’s manager. “I ordered a bunch of extras. We haven’t made it through them yet, but we should.” Cubby’s is one part of what has become a national “thing.” Before MSU’s first game in the College World Series, Dole — one of the world’s biggest distributors of bananas — sent a press release announcing the company’s support of the team’s Rally Banana and picking it to win the national championship. The press release pointed out Dole has had a presence at the port in Gulfport for more than 50 years. “In addition to being fun for players and fans, ba- nanas have been shown to help athletes recover faster after peak performance than sports drinks and other foods — so there is science behind our pick, too,” Bill Goldfield, the director of communications for Dole Food Company, said in the statement. Chiquita, another national produce company known for bananas, has tweeted its support of the Bulldogs. The banana magic seems to be working. Started by freshman third baseman Jordan West- burg as a lighthearted way to build team camaraderie in the dugout (ESPN cameras caught Westburg and his teammates using a banana as a telephone and radar gun during the NCAA tournament regional round), fans cleaved to their “Rally Bananas” in the Brett Hudson/Dispatch Staff stands during a string of postseason MSU elimination Cubby’s convenience store manager Dustin Vander Wel restocks bananas Tuesday game victories. in Omaha, Nebraska. Cubby’s is handing out free bananas to Mississippi State Uni- See RALLY BANANAS, 3A versity fans in honor of MSU baseball’s participation in the College World Series. Police seeking second suspect in kidnapping case door. He said Headley also did not indi- Detective: Teen forced way into apartment, held gun to victim’s head Boyd placed a cate how a second suspect was BY ALEX HOLLOWAY Starkville Municipal Court, ping, which carries a penalty of handgun to the involved in the incident. [email protected] said the department is “active- up to life in prison, is a capital daughter’s head Boyd is in custody at the ly” seeking another suspect in charge. after entering Oktibbeha County Jail on Starkville police are search- the case. So far, police have not During an initial hearing in the apartment. $200,000 bond. ing for another suspect be- released any details on the sec- municipal court on Wednesday, Headley said On Wednesday, Municipal lieved to be connected to a ond suspect. Headley said Boyd forced his the woman iden- Boyd Judge Rodney Faver appointed Monday kidnapping incident at Police arrested 14-year-old way into a woman’s home, with tified Boyd and public defender Mark William- the Brooksville Garden apart- Jaquiores Boyd on suspicion the intent to confine her and said she knew him because he son as Boyd’s attorney. Boyd ments. of two counts of kidnapping on her five children against their knows her daughter. is next scheduled to appear in SPD Detective Jonathan Tuesday. He is being charged will, while the woman’s daugh- No injuries have been re- municipal court at 6 p.m. on Headley, during a hearing in as an adult because kidnap- ter was attempting to close the ported in the incident. July 9. WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS C ALENDAR LOCAO L F LKS PUB LIC 1 What was left out in the rain in the information call The Part- MEETINGS Today nership at 662-323-3322. June 26: song “MacArthur Park?” ■ Superintendent recep- 2 What’s the value of the Roman OCH Regional tion: The Columbus-Lown- numeral MDXIV? 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Bidding war comes after AT&T bought Time Warner for $81 billion A THOUSAND WORDS BY MAE ANDERSON tar” and other movies from AP Technology Writer Fox’s studios would help beef up Disney’s upcoming NEW YORK — The streaming service. Dis- mouse is chasing the fox. ney, which already owns Disney is offering more Marvel, would get back than $71 billion for Fox’s the characters previously entertainment businesses licensed to Fox, setting in a counterbid to Com- the stage for X-Men and cast’s nearly $66 billion the Avengers to appear to- offer . gether. If Comcast wins, it The battle for Twen- would get a larger portfolio ty-First Century Fox re- of cable channels including flects a new imperative FX and National Geograph- among entertainment and ic. telecommunications firms. In a call with analysts, They are amassing ever Iger said he believes Dis- more programming to bet- ney’s bid is superior to ter compete with technolo- Comcast’s from a regulato- gy companies such as Ama- ry perspective. He said that zon and Netflix for viewers’ six months of dealing with attention — and dollars. regulators both in the U.S. The bidding war comes and internationally has giv- after AT&T bought Time en Disney a “meaningful Warner for $81 billion. head start.” Disney’s move had been Comcast, based in Phila- expected since Comcast delphia, did not immediate- made its bid last week. ly respond to a request for Disney said it’s raising its comment. Fox previously offer because Fox’s val- rejected a bid from an un- ue increased due to “tax named company, widely reform and operating im- believed to be Comcast, be- provements.” cause of fears it would face “After six months of in- regulatory objections. But Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff tegration planning we’re a federal judge’s approval Colin Cunningham, 10, relaxes on his pool float at Lion Hills Center Tuesday. “I like to come here and play even more enthusiastic and of AT&T’s bid for Time baseball most in the summer,” he said. “I also am looking forward to my family vacation soon.” He is the son confident in the strategic Warner signals that the of Susanne and Jeff Cunningham of Columbus. fit,” CEO Bob Iger said in a government might have statement. difficulties mounting anti- If Disney prevails, “Ava- trust challenges. CONTACTING THE DISPATCH Trump supporters steadfast Office hours: Main line: n 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri n 662-328-2424 HOW DO I ... 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