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Polls open until 7 p.m. ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI CDISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY TUESDAY | JUNE 5, 2018 Moorhead to Bulldog fans: Set expectations high For example, he demonstrated his knowl- MSU head football coach edge of the proper use of “y’all” and how to Mississippi accurately say that he was going to get his State Uni- versity Head visits Starkville Rotary Club “picture made,” rather than “taken.” Football Coach BY ALEX HOLLOWAY “I actually took out some pictures of me Joe Moorhead [email protected] from when I first got to Penn State and I was shakes hands looking pretty svelte,” he said. “Now I come with Rotarian After six months in Starkville, Mississippi down here with the Starkville Country Club Warren Housley State Head Football Coach Joe Moorhead said fried chicken and the fact that you can get after Monday’s he’s adjusting to southern living just fine. fried chicken and biscuits at every gas station Starkville Rotary Moorhead, who hails from Pennsylvania in the state. Club meeting. and moved to Starkville after being named the “I didn’t know that was a thing,” he added. Moorhead “Usually you can get a diet Mountain Dew and spoke about Bulldogs’ new head coach in late November the approaching after the departure of former head coach Dan a bag of chips, fill up, and you’re on you’re way. football season Mullen to the University of Florida, explained Now I can get a three piece and a side and it and adjusting to his growing comfort with southern culture works out very well, but it hasn’t helped my life in the South. during a visit to the Starkville Rotary Club. See MOORHEAD, 6A Alex Holloway/Dispatch Staff Supes hear AT THE POLLS proposal for county baseball fields Lake Lowndes ballpark to cost less than anticipated BY SLIM SMITH [email protected] Funding recre- ation in the county was the topic of the day during Monday’s meeting of the Lown- des County Board of Supervisors. Supervisors heard from Lowndes Recre- Short ation Manager Roger Short on talks to lease ballpark facilities at Lake Lowndes while clarifying how the $50,000 set aside for parks and rec- reation after the split from the joint city-county parks and recreation last year could be used. “I’m not asking you to take any kind of action today,” Short told the supervisors. “I’m just giving you an update as far as where we are with Lake Lowndes. Two or three months ago, I was asked to come up with a proposal for an inter-local agreement for use to use the three ball fields at Lake Lowndes.” Lake Lowndes and its facilities are owned by the Mississippi De- Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff John Underwood votes at the East Oktibbeha Volunteer Fire Department-Sessums Station Tuesday. Voters will cast their partment of Wildlife, Fisheries and ballots in Republican and Democratic primaries for U.S. Senate. In Oktibbeha County, there are two primaries for the Third Parks. District U.S. House of Representative seat, which is being vacated by Gregg Harper. In Lowndes County and parts of Oktib- As part of the county’s fledgling beha County, incumbent Republican Trent Kelly is listed on the ballot but has no primary opponent. Randy Wadkins has no See SUPES, 6A opponent in the Democratic primary and will meet Kelly in the Nov. 6 general election. Polls are open until 7 p.m. GTR Coding Academy preps students for tech jobs sissippi Coding Academy place has been growing we exist.” Inaugural class reaches 6-month benchmark programs in the state, a steadily. This program is The academy’s first BY MARY POLLITZ ett, there will be 10 peo- gram for $25,000 career-advance- a “path to career advance- class of 10 students — [email protected] ple in the Golden Triangle high school ment program offered tu- ment” in a growing field nine of whom have con- area with the skills to fill g raduates ition-free thanks to fund- in Mississippi. nections to the Golden Right now there are those positions by No- that teach- ing from East Mississippi “The whole point is Triangle and five of whom 1,200 unfilled jobs re- vember. es coding Community College and making sure that indus- graduated from Colum- quiring skills in computer Luckett is the director and other Luckett other state organizations. try in our area has the tal- bus High School — will coding in Mississippi. of the Golden Triangle technolog- Luckett said the de- ent they need to be com- graduate in November But if all goes as Coding Academy in Co- ical and life skills. GTR mand for computational petitive,” Luckett said. with skills ranging from planned, said Paul Luck- lumbus, an 11-month pro- Coding is one of two Mis- learners in the work- “That’s the reason that See CODING, 6A WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC 1 What surgical procedure severs MEETINGS Today Today: City the nerve connections between the ■ “Minutes with Mark”: Mississippi State Alum- brain’s frontal lobe and thalamus? Council, 5:30 ni Association Oktibbeha County Chapter presents 2 What classic Monopoly utility shares p.m., Municipal MSU President Mark Keenum from 5:30-7 p.m. its name with a ‘70s children’s TV Complex show? at The Storehouse (at Christian World Missions), June 18: 3 What state in the lower 48 U.S. 1437 Fire Station Road, Starkville. Free admis- Lowndes County states has the coldest temperature Cayce Pounders sion; hors d’oeuvres. RSVP to okalumnichapter@ Supervisors, 9 on record? gmail.com, [email protected], or 662- Kindergarten, Caledonia 4 From what TV show did the band a.m., County Fall Out Boy get its name? 312- 0637. Courthouse High Low 5 Whose failed 1857 attempt to sue June 18: CVB, 4 87 61 for his freedom helped lead to the p.m., CVB office Partly sunny Thursday outbreak of the Civil War? June 19: City Full forecast on ■ Exhibit reception: See photography of Africa Council, 5:30 page 2A. Answers, 6B by Walter Diehl of Starkville and art by Penny Scarboro at a free reception 5:30-7 p.m. at the Co- p.m., Municipal lumbus Arts Council, 501 Main St. 662-328-2787. Complex ■ Sounds of Summer: Bring lawn chairs or blan- INSIDE kets to the Columbus Riverwalk for a free summer Classifieds6B Dear Abby 5B concert by Style, 7-9 p.m. Concessions available. William Vaughn is a pastor at Comics 5B Obituaries 5A No pets or coolers. 662-328-4491, 662-328- Armstrong Missionary Baptist 139TH YEAR, NO. 73 Crossword 4B Opinions 4A 6305. Church and likes to play golf. DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2018 THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com SAY WHAT? DID YOU HEAR? “... Elijah was the only one that’s saying, ‘Guys, just believe. Just believe, we can do this.’” Bill Clinton bristles at Mississippi State’s Justin Foscue, talking about the spark Elijah MacNamee’s walk-off home run against Florida questions on Lewinsky, #MeToo Tuesday State gave the team. Story, 1B. ‘... I’ve tried to do a good job since then, and with my life and with my Justices side with Colorado work. That’s all I have to say’ BY ANNE FLAHERTY do a good job since then, baker on same-sex wedding cake The Associated Press and with my life and with my work. That’s all I have Justice Anthony Kennedy: Disputes ‘must be The disputes, Kennedy wrote, WASHINGTON — For- to say.” “must be resolved with tolerance, mer President Bill Clinton Clinton is promoting his resolved with tolerance, without undue disrespect without undue disrespect to sin- says the #MeToo move- new fictional thriller, “The cere religious beliefs, and without ment is overdue. Just don’t President Is Missing,” with to sincere religious beliefs, and without subjecting gay persons to indigni- ask him about Monica best-selling author James ties when they seek goods and ser- Lewinsky. Patterson. subjecting gay persons to indignities ...’ vices in an open market.” In an interview with In clips released from The same-sex couple at the heart NBC’s “Today Show” re- BY MARK SHERMAN der the First Amendment. the interview, Clinton was of the case, Charlie Craig and Dave leased Monday, Clinton The Associated Press The case had been eagerly an- at times both vague and Mullins, complained to the Colora- bristled at questions over ticipated as, variously, a potentially combative in his answers, do commission in 2012 after they whether he should have WASHINGTON — The Su- strong statement about the rights repeatedly blaming his visited Phillips’ Masterpiece Cake- resigned 20 years ago over preme Court ruled for a Colorado of LGBT people or the court’s first shop in suburban Denver and the his sexual relationship with critics and even the NBC baker who wouldn’t make a wed- ruling carving out exceptions to an baker quickly told them he would the White House intern interviewer for “omitting ding cake for a same-sex couple in anti-discrimination law. In the end, not create a cake for their wedding and whether the #MeToo facts” by trying to lump a limited decision that leaves for an- the decision was modest enough to movement has changed him in with other men who other day the larger issue of wheth- attract the votes of liberal and con- celebration. They were married in his perspective. have abused their posi- er a business can invoke religious servative justices on a subject that Massachusetts because same sex At the same time, the tions of power to leverage objections to refuse service to gay had the potential for sharp division.

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