Trio of Local Republican Women in DC for Inauguration
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ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI CDISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY THURSDAY | JANUARY 19, 2017 Trio of local Republican women in DC for inauguration are members of Lowndes County Started planning trip to Republican Women, with both Law- From left, Nor- rence and Willis having served as the ma Sanders, Washington in November Brenda Willis, group’s president at one time. former gover- BY SLIM SMITH The trio arrived in Washington nor Haley Bar- [email protected] Tuesday evening, “running through bour and Rissa the Atlanta airport like O.J. Simpson” Lawrence pose Norma Sanders, Rissa Lawrence to make their connecting flight from for a photo and Brenda Willis started planning Atlanta. in Washing- for Friday’s presidential inauguration “We’ve been going non-stop,” Law- ton D.C. The three women, before even Team Trump. rence said. “Originally, the plan was members of “As soon as Trump won the elec- to go with our husbands, but they Lowndes Coun- tion, we started planning,” said Sand- can’t keep up with us.” ty Republican ers. “It was a given we would go.” “It’s a great girls trip,” Sanders Women, will The three women have strong ties agreed. attend the to the Republican Party. Sanders was The women spent Wednesday call- inauguration ing on members of the Mississippi on Friday. an alternate delegate to the GOP Con- Courtesy photo vention in Cleveland in July. All three See WASHINGTON, 8A Tax offices DOWN ON THE FARM upgrade computers, anticipate new requirements House Bill 319 would require tag purchasers to have auto insurance BY ALEX HOLLOWAY [email protected] Mississippi tax as- sessors are busy pre- paring to implement a new vehicle registra- tion system that may help with stricter auto insurance enforce- ment. Chism ABOVE: Bob Raymond, House Bill 319, of Columbus, feeds his cows and other farm which passed the animals at his farm Mississippi House of near Blackjack Road on Representatives on Sunday. Raymond raises an 82-33 vote on Jan. goats, horses, cows and 11, would require mo- peacocks. LEFT: Big Dai- torists to show proof sy and her niece, Little Daisy, left, are camera of auto insurance to Andrews curious at Blackjack renew vehicle regis- Farm. — Photos by Luisa tration. Porter/Dispatch Staff Mississippi has compulsory auto insurance laws, according to the Mississippi Department of Revenue, but does not enforce them through vehicle registration. Mississippi District 37 Rep. Gary Chism (R-Columbus) said HB 319 will change that. See INSURANCE, 8A Starkville to assume responsibility for five private roads the infrastructure. Transition will allow the city to perform infrastructure repairs in the future Perkins said the city will also offer legal ser- BY CARL SMITH This would allow city process, but Fannie Dale willing to give control to vices for residents, and [email protected] maintenance crews to Road, Hendrix Road, Jes- the city. those participating home- provide infrastructure up- sie Road, Roundhouse Mayor Parker Wise- STARKVILLE — Five owners will not have to private roads in north keep in the future. Road and Treasure Lane man, Ward 6 Alderman pay the costs associated Starkville could become Since the 1998 annex- remain under private con- Roy A. Perkins and city with deed preparations. Perkins Wiseman public thoroughfares this ation, numerous roads in trol. staff will hold a workshop The Dispatch was year after the city an- the city’s expanded foot- Those thoroughfares at 6 p.m. Tuesday at City along those roads, as well unable to ascertain how nexed the area almost two print have gone through will become public streets Hall to explain the deed- as other steps required to many residents the road decades ago. the public dedication if property owners are ing process to residents transition ownership of See ROADS, 8A WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC 1 What name is given to someone MEETINGS Today Jan. 31: Lowndes who plays marbles? ■ Exhibit reception: The Starkville Area Arts Coun- 2 Which bay separates Miami Beach County Board of cil hosts a reception from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Greater from mainland Miami? Supervisors, 9 3 Which British circus began as an Starkville Development Partnership, 200 E. Main impromptu show at Olympia in the St., Starkville, for an exhibit of watercolors by David a.m., Lowndes 1920s and was a family business Waldrip. Free to the public. County Courthouse Lockhart Garner until the 1960s? Feb. 6: Lowndes 4 In 1775, which English pottery com- Second grade, Heritage Friday County Board of pany supplied a 922-piece creamware Supervisors, 9 dinner service to Catherine the Great? ■ Symphony concert: The Starkville-MSU Symphony a.m., Lowndes High Low 5 According to Roman mythology, who presents “Strings Across the Sea,” a family concert, 69 64 was the arrow-bearing son of Mercury at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium on County Courthouse T-storms likely and Venus? the MSU campus. Free. Visit starkvillesymphony.org. Feb. 7: Columbus Full forecast on Answers, 8B City Council, 5 page 2A. Tuesday, Jan. 24 p.m., Municipal ■ Ritz Chamber Players: Mississippi State’s Lyce- Complex INSIDE um Series presents this chamber music ensemble Feb. 15: Lowndes Business 4A Dear Abby 4A at 7 p.m. in Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium on County Board of Classifieds8B Obituaries 5A campus, sponsored by the MSU Holmes Cultural Supervisors, 9 Comics 7B Opinions 6A Diversity Center. Tickets are $25 at events.msstate. Brandon Hughes likes to a.m., Lowndes 137TH YEAR, NO. 266 Crossword 6B edu, or call 662-325-3917. play video games. County Courthouse DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com SAY WHAT? DID YOU HEAR? “It’s a weird thing to be a Hall of Famer. I wrote it on a ball tonight. It was kind of crazy, so it was cool.” Former Houston Astros star Jeff Bagwell, who joined Netflix’s shrinking DVD Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez in being elected to service faces uncertain future Thursday baseball’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Story, 1B. Company’s streaming service now boasts nearly 94 million subscribers A THOUSAND WORDS BY MICHAEL LIEDTKE them onto a mobile gadget. AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Streaming gets Originally cast in a star- top billing ring role, Netflix’s original Meanwhile, Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service has streaming service has been reduced to a bit play- been reshaping the world er — one that may even- of entertainment, attract- tually get killed off as the ing converts to the conve- company focuses on its nience of streaming video booming video streaming at any time on any device service. with a high-speed internet Netflix’s fourth-quarter connection. earnings report released The streaming service Wednesday provided the now boasts nearly 94 mil- latest glimpse at the DVD lion subscribers in 190 service’s descent into countries, after adding oblivion as the streaming another 1.9 million in the service hogs the spotlight. U.S. and 5.1 million in its The DVD service shed overseas markets during 159,000 subscribers during the final three months the final three months of of last year. RBC Capital last year to end December Markets analyst Mark Ma- with 4.1 million customers. haney predicts Netflix will That’s an 11-year low for a have 160 million streaming format that gave Netflix its subscribers by 2020. The initial shot at stardom, al- company is coming off its lowing it out-innovate and biggest quarter of custom- outmaneuver Blockbust- er growth yet. er Video, then the king of DVD subscribers may home-video rentals. be fleeing, but the service Now, though, the DVD boasts a library of more service operates mostly as than 90,000 titles, includ- an afterthought that caters ing recent films that usual- Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff D.J. Walls, 2, plays on his grandma’s porch on 18th Street North in Columbus Friday afternoon. 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