Those people were, in simple terms, fired.
Other variations for other situations: laid off,
involuntary separation, downsizing, restructuring.
And another one.
"... As a result, I need to tell you your position
is being eliminated."
It started here on Aug. 10, 1998, and the announced end
came at 3:04 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, 2017.
Yessir. Indeedy. Alllllllrightythen. Wish I'd have worn a cup to that meeting.
Thus ending a stint that included some Super Bowls, some
NCAA Final Fours, scores of state high school championship games and events, my
first trip to Starkville, Mercer beating Duke in the NCAA Tournament, and probably around 4,500 game stories, features, notebooks and columns.
