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
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