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TODAY IN HISTORY 1733: Led by philanthropist James Edward Oglethorpe, the first English colonists arrive in Georgia, at the site of Savannah.

1878: Frederick W. Thayer, captain of the Harvard University Baseball Club, patents the baseball catcher’s mask.

1909: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is founded.

1924: Calvin Coolidge, known by many as the ‘Silent President,’ makes the first presidential political speech on radio.

1973: The first release of American prisoners of war from the Vietnam war takes place.

1999: The Senate votes to acquit President Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice.

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Workers walk on the newly constructed Washington Street bridge.

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Businesses, residents ‘thrilled’ with span

By John Surratt jsurratt@vicksburgpost.com Diane Lutz stood in the front yard of her house on South Washington Street Thursday afternoon and watched a group of workers collect debris from the bridge on Washington at Clark Street.

“They’re getting it spruced up for the program,” she said. “It’s going to be great to see it finished.”

After more than three years and $8.6 million, the bridge, now a roadtopped rail tunnel covering a section of the Kansas City Southern Railway tracks, is scheduled to reopen Monday with a noon ceremony featuring speakers and high school bands. And business owners still open on the street between the Lee Street intersection and the bridge hope the opening signals better days.

“Wonderful,” said Hardy Katzenmeyer, who owns Katzenmeyer’s

‘I went to look at it the other day.

It’s practically done, and it’s a good-looking bridge, too.’

Hardy Katzenmeyer

If you go The reopening ceremony for the Washington Street Bridge is noon Monday on the south end of the bridge. Parking will be available on the north end of DiamondJacks parking lot, and a shuttle service will be available.

Antiques and Pet Shop at Washington and Lee. “We’ve been waiting three years. We’re thrilled. I went to look at it the other day. It’s practically done, and it’s a good-looking bridge, too. I’ll save gas, because now I can come straight in. I won’t have to detour and go around.”

He said his business had begun improving over the past few months, but expressed mixed emotions over losing the lighted detour sign.

“It was a big ol’ sign, but it was a

good landmark,” he said.

Along with cleaning the site, workers were finishing the installation of guardrails and signs on the bridge.

City street department employees had pulled the big flashing detour sign that blocked Washington Street at Lee intersection and replaced it with a smaller sign.

“They striped the road today,” Lutz said.

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PORTLAND, Maine — Mitt Romney eked out a narrow win in Maine’s Republican caucuses, state party officials announced Saturday, providing his campaign with a much-needed boost after three straight losses earlier this week. But the former Massachusetts governor’s margin of victory over rival Ron Paul was so slim it all but guaranteed scrutiny of the party’s decision not to count the results of caucuses scheduled later in February.

Mitt At a gathering Romney in Portland, state Republican Chairman Charlie Webster announced Romney had won with 2,190 votes compared to 1,996 for Paul, the only other candidate to aggressively compete in the state. Rick Santorum received 989 votes and Newt Gingrich won 349, but neither actively campaigned there.

Webster said any caucus results that come in after Saturday wouldn’t be counted no matter how close the vote turned out to be.

“Some caucuses decided not to participate in this poll and will caucus after this announcement,” Webster said. “Their results will not be factored in. The absent votes will not be factored into this announcement after the fact.”

Maine’s caucuses began Feb. 4 and continued throughout the week. But the results announced

Earnie Hall, director of the River City Rescue Mission, Speed Ways gas station owner Major Singh rings up a stands in the Mission’s thrift store on Washington customer on Thursday morning inside his store at MatStreet. tingly and Washington streets.

LOS ANGELES — Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Saturday. She was 48.

Beverly Hills police Lt. Mark Rosen said Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. in her room on the fourth floor of the hotel. Her body remained there and Beverly Hills detectives were investigating.

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White House says birth control backlash a surprise WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not like he wasn’t warned.

As President Barack Obama considered a decision on birth control that would turn into an unexpected political nightmare, he heard it from inside and outside his White House: He risked a fierce backlash if he required religious employers to provide insurance coverage for contraception in violation of their beliefs.

Over the course of months, Catholic groups and officials spoke with White House aides, sent letters and wrote opinion columns. Vice President Joe Biden and Obama’s then-chief of staff, Bill Daley, both Catholics, and other top administration officials spoke of the need to be aware of the consequences, given how Catholic groups would view the decision and how it would affect them.

But the president was hearing from the other side, too.

Women’s health advocates and their allies inside the White House were adamant about the importance of making free contraception available to all women; to them, it was a matter of health and fairness. Democratic senators and senior advisers joined in.

In the end, that’s where Obama came down.

What came next evidently surprised the White House.

There were furious protests from Catholic groups, including administration allies.

Republicans and even some Democrats were outraged.

The rising furor threatened to overwhelm the president’s message and affect his re-election hopes. With no sign of the firestorm abating, Obama announced a hasty and embarrassing backtrack Friday.

“This is an issue where people of good will on both sides of the debate have been sorting through some very complicated questions to find a solution that works for everyone. With today’s announcement, we’ve done that,” Obama said. “Religious liberty will be protected, and a law that requires free preven-

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President Barack Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius leave the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House ion Friday. tive care will not discriminate against women.”

Under the approach, employees at church-affiliated institutions such as Catholic hospitals or charities still could get free birth control coverage, but it would come directly from their health insurer.

Employers would not provide or pay for it.

This solution soothed some concerns from religious groups while keeping women’s groups satisfied.

So why wasn’t this approach taken in the first place?

• Similar solutions had been advocated to the White House for months.

According to a senior administration official, some approaches were considered and rejected as unworkable, but what came out Friday simply hadn’t occurred to administration officials weeks earlier.

Back then, administration officials perhaps didn’t feel the same sense of urgency, according to the official, who said the policy process could have been

stronger. The official insisted on anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

To many, it seemed a needlessly self-inflicted wound for a president known for taking a politically cautious approach. The White House insisted Obama was attuned to the concerns of religious employers, especially since he had worked with Catholic parishes early in his career in Chicago, and that he intended to address those concerns in time.

But to some Catholics it appeared the administration failed to understand their concerns and how the decision would resonate.

“Lord knows we tried” to warn the administration, said Simone Campbell, executive director of Network, a Catholic social justice lobby.

Campbell said the administration seemed focused on the health issues involved in putting Obama’s health care law in place. “Even though a bunch of us weighed in and said there was this other layer of concern, it’s like above

where they ordinarily focus, so it just didn’t compute,” Campbell said.

“I don’t think they fully understood the religious liberty side and I certainly don’t think they understood just how it would be received by Catholics,” said Stephen Schneck, a political scientist at the Catholic University of America.

They soon would find out.

• The administration announced the original policy on Jan. 20.

Within hours, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called it an affront to religious liberty and urged Catholics to tell their elected leaders to rescind it. Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan of New York, the conference’s president, appeared in a Web video to accuse the administration of being “on the wrong side of the Constitution.”

About a week later, priests read letters from bishops in churches across the nation, expressing their concerns.

Republicans soon pounced.

Conservatives shrug at Obama birth control rewrite WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s political shifting over contraception coverage has united conservative Republicans in protest even as they split over which GOP presidential hopeful should face him in the general election.

The candidates themselves, campaigning for votes in the Conservative Political Action Conference’s straw poll Saturday, competed to present themselves as most opposed to Obama’s health care law.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the straw poll Saturday, followed by former Sen. Rick Santorum, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron

Paul, who did not attend the annual conference of conservative activists.

On Friday, after three weeks of controversy that pitted the nation’s Catholic bishops against the White House, Obama revised his policy.

Instead of requiring employers to cover contraception, the policy would now require insurance companies to provide free birth control coverage in separate agreements with workers who want it.

Conservatives scoffed.

“It’s an accounting trick — the employer still plays the insurance,” said Mike Gonzales of the Heritage Foundation.

“Do (White House officials) think people are stupid?”

The controversy, several said, is a natural outgrowth of what they consider the overreach of Obama’s health care mandate.

“My problem is the coercion” in the broader overhaul, said Washington real estate agent Bruce Majors.

Many shrugged off Obama’s rewrite.

“It’s not like they said, ‘We were wrong,” said Spencer Larson, an investment adviser from Moraga, Calif.

“They said, ‘We can’t afford this politically.”’

“Nothing in health insurance is free,” agreed Cherylyn Harley LeBon, a lawyer.

“The cost is going to be passed on” to employees of religious

organizations and everyone else, she said.

Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential nominee, closed the three-day CPAC gathering Saturday with a conservative call to arms full of derision for Obama.

Palin did not endorse a presidential candidate. But she offered little comfort to Romney, who is imploring Republicans to rally around his candidacy so he can start focusing on Obama and November.

“I believe the competition has got to keep going,” Palin said to loud applause. “Competition strengthens us,” she said. “Competition will lead

us to victory in 2012.”

Palin decried “the Washington of the permanent class,” where she said people arrive with good intentions and stay to enrich themselves and their cronies.

“It’s time to drain the Jacuzzi,” she said.

A Fox News poll released Friday showed a large majority, 61 percent, of Americans approve of requiring employer health plans to cover birth control for women. Thirtyfour percent disapproved. The nationwide survey was conducted by telephone among 1,110 registered voters Feb. 6-9 and has a margin of error of 3 percentage points, the network said.

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GOP presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich accused the president of an attack on religion. Congressional Republicans announced plans to overturn the policy.

The White House began hearing from generally supportive outsiders as well.

Several Democrats broke publicly with the president.

Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, a recent chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said the White House “made a bad decision.”

• Even as pressure mounted, Democrats supporting access to contraceptives pushed to make sure the White House didn’t retreat.

For New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and other Democratic women in the Senate, their last opportunity to make their case came Wednesday, when the president took his motorcade to Nationals Stadium in Washington to meet with Senate Democrats.

Obama offered no hint an announcement was two days away, but under questioning he offered an assurance.

“He said to all of us that he was committed to the principle that women should have access to that contraceptive coverage,” Shaheen said.

That same day, administration officials including senior adviser Valerie Jarrett and the first lady’s chief of staff, Tina Tchen, convened a meeting with women’s groups at the White House to urge more women to speak out in support of the president’s decision, a Democratic official said.

Participants discussed reframing the debate as less about the Catholic Church and more about a war on women, the official said, insisting on anonymity to discuss the private meeting.

By then it was already becoming clear that Obama would have to change course. Some 48 hours later, he stepped before the microphones in the White House briefing room to announce that he was.

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CLUBS Local Alumni Chapters of ASU, JSU, MVSU and Tougaloo College — 2 today, Black History program; Locust Grove M.B. Church, 472 Stenson Road.

PRAM River City Chapter — 12:30 p.m. Monday; Suzanne Anderson, communications specialist for Entergy, speaker; Martin’s at Midtown, 1101 Belmont St. VFW Post 2572 Ladies Auxiliary — 6 p.m. Monday; bring goodies for nursing home baskets; 1918 Washington St.

NAACP — Meeting Monday: 6 p.m., executive board: 7, regular members; Erika P. Roberts, community relations specialist, information on AmeriCorps NCCC; 923 Walnut St.; 601-218-9264.

AARP Chapter 4967 — 10 a.m. Tuesday; Alzheimer’s disease; Pastor Betty Tyler, RN and former staff development director of Shady Lawn Nursing Home, speaker; Senior Center.

Vicksburg Genealogical Society —10 a.m. Tuesday; Anna Royston of Clinton, program on Native American artifacts and history; public library.

NARFE — 11:30 a.m. Tuesday; Sidney Smith, Senior Planning Group of Ridgeland, speaker, “Smart Money Moves in Scary Times”; Toney’s.

Vicksburg Kiwanis — Noon Tuesday, Jacques’ Cafe; Jason Martinez, Sports Center, speaker.

Lions — Noon Wednesday;

Wayne McMaster, “Preservation of Our Confederate Heritage”; Toney’s.

Vicksburg Homecoming Benevolent Club — Chicago Celebration Bus Trip, March 17 and 18; half of balance due

by Wednesday; for prices and options, Willie Glasper, 601634-0163, Carolyn F. Andrews, 601-631-0712, Leon Smith, 601-636-8796 or any member; open to the public.

First Mississippi Chapter of Blacks in Government — 10:30 a.m. Wednesday; Dennis Butler, 601-634-3951; Building 1006, U.S. Army Commander, 249th Engineer Battalion.

Officer of the Year Banquet — 7 p.m. Wednesday; $10 per person; On the Mississippi Restaurant, 2903 Washington St.; 601-634-0163 or 601-4157540.

National Engineers Week Luncheon — 11 a.m. Feb. 22; tickets $15, must purchase by Friday; Jeff Artman, 601-631-

5577; B’nai B’rith Literary Club.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS Senior Center — Monday: 9 a.m., Curtis bridge; 10, chair exercises; 1 p.m., card games; 5:30, dance class.

AARP Tax Aid — 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Wednesdays until April 15; free tax counseling and services; public library.

After School Tutorial — Tuesday-Thursday: 3-5 p.m. junior high and high school; 4-6 p.m., grades K-6; The Dream Center, 1600 Clay St.; for registration, 601-501-4351 or Pastor Troy D. Truly Sr., 601-2181323.

Parkside Playhouse Auditions — 2 today; “The Foreigner,” a comedy directed by Jim Miller; 101 Iowa Ave. Serenity Overeaters Anonymous — 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Bowmar Baptist Church, Room 102C; 601-638-0011.

Cultural Symposium — Fri-

day: Noon, genealogy-Anne Webster; 2:30, diversity-Dr. Derek Greenfield; 4, African American precolonial presence-Rodney Parker; W. Ralph Eubanks, 5, book signing; 6, speaking; Saturday: 8 a.m., Shape Up Vicksburg Walk; 10, literary readings-Eubanks; 11, U.S. Colored Troops-David Slay; 2, tasting fiesta; exhibits; Vicksburg Convention Center, 601-630-2929 or 601-6388271.

boil water Culkin The Culkin Water District has issued a boil water alert for all customers in the 700 to 1300 block of Newitt Vick Drive.

Customers are asked to boil drinking and cooking water vigorously for about two minutes until further notice.

About 150 households are affected.

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Special ops teams first in, Obama increasess payroll tax pressure last out in Afghanistan war WASHINGTON (AP) — First in and last out — that’s the current plan for elite U.S. forces in Afghanistan, according to Adm. Bill McRaven.

The top U.S. special operations commander said his troops could be tapped to lead the mission in Afghanistan, while also increasing their numbers in places like Africa and the Pacific.

But he stressed that no final decisions had been made.

“I have no doubt that special operations will be the last to leave Afghanistan,” the commander of last year’s Navy SEAL raid against Osama bin Laden said.

“As far as anything beyond that, we’re exploring a lot of options,” he said of the stillevolving war strategy.

U.S. officials said the White House is considering handing the entire Afghanistan campaign back to special operations teams as conventional U.S. forces draw down after a decade of war, according to multiple officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the confidential deliberations.

McRaven would say only that the Pentagon is considering handing more of the day-to-day running of the war to a senior special operations officer.

Senior administration officials have described turning the mission over to special operations troops as a possible way to provide security with a smaller U.S. footprint, because of special operations’ ability to work in smaller numbers and with local forces on such missions as night raids or village patrols. Administration officials believe that smaller presence will be less offensive to the Afghans.

Under such a scenario, a continued force of hundreds of CIA officers would provide intelligence on militant networks, as well as continuing to train Afghan intelligence officers, the officials said.

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Navy Adm. Bill McRaven, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, talks about the Afghan war.

“Could we use a few more years with the U.S. in the lead? Of course,” added Michael Sheehan, assistant defense secretary for special operations, speaking at the same meeting of the National Defense Industrial Association. “But ... now is as good a time as ever to push the Afghans out in front,” with special operations advisers training the locals to secure their own territory.

The admiral confirmed that the roughly 9,000 special operations forces in Afghanistan would combine their targeting and training operations this summer to prepare for a smaller overall U.S. presence and a stepped-up effort to train Afghans.

The idea is to streamline special operations in Afghanistan, blending the village security operations with the elite Joint Special Operations Command’s terrorist-hunting cell based at Bagram Air Base, which is working on degrading the Taliban militant network with focused raids.

“We have to become not only more effective but more efficient,” McRaven said.

Under the current system, if the special operations terrorist hunters have five potential insurgents to hit in a given

area, they will probably choose to strike a high-value target instead of spending their time hunting lower-level insurgents menacing a local village that fellow Army Green Berets are trying to secure, according to a U.S. military official.

With one commander in charge of all special operations, he could decide to clear out those lower-level insurgents to secure the village, leaving the high-value target for another night.

The admiral said he was working to give his 66,000person force — expected to grow to 70,000 over the next few years — more predictable schedules to reduce strain on families. He also spoke of working to break down the stigma of combat stress.

“If you have been engaged in this war for any length of time, you are fundamentally changed,” he said. But special ops troops typically don’t seek help for emotional problems.

“I encourage them to come in. We’re not going to pull their security clearances.”

McRaven said. “We’re going to take care of them.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pressuring Congress to extend a payroll tax cut for the rest of the year as another deadline nears for Congress to act or see taxes go up for millions of working people.

Lawmakers agreed in December, after much bickering, on a two-month extension, but that runs out at the end of this month. Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday that Congress “needs to stop this middle-class tax hike from happening. Period. No drama. No delay.”

Obama said the economic recovery must not be jeopardized by a failure to stop payroll taxes from rising, and he urged listeners to add their

voices.

“I hope you’ll pick up the phone, send a tweet, write an email, and tell your representative that they should get this done before it gets too late.

Tell them not to play politics again by linking this debate to unrelated issues. Tell them not to manufacture another needless standoff or crisis,” Obama said. “Tell them not to stand in the way of the recovery. Tell them to just do their job. That’s what our middle class needs. That’s what our country needs.”

Lawmakers have made halting progress on legislation to extend the tax cut. The bill also would renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed and prevent doctors from a 27 percent cut in their Medicare

payments. But the plan costs $150 billion-plus and lawmakers will have to find a way to pay for it.

The 2 percentage point cut in Social Security taxes is worth about $1,000 per year for the average family, or $40 per paycheck.

In the Republican radio address, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell applauded efforts

by Republican governors across the country to contain government spending and reduce their state budget deficits. Speaking ahead of Obama’s release Monday of his 2013 budget, McDonnell said the federal budget will impede job creation by calling for tax increases and for continuing the administration’s health care policies.

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For decades, ‘basa’ and ‘tra’ have been grown by Vietnamese and Cambodian fish farmers in floating cages along the Mekong River.

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The enemy Rep. Thompson needs a history lesson Days before the 2010 elections for the U.S. House of Representatives, state Rep. George Flaggs Jr. was asked on a radio show who would win District 2 — a race between nine-term incumbent Bennie Thompson, D-Bolton, and Republican challenger Bill Marcy.

Flaggs answered, “Bennie forever.”

In the gerrymandered Mississippi district maps, the deck is stacked so high in favor of the black incumbent, Flaggs appears correct in his assertion. Bennie will win every election in which he is a candidate, as he has for the past 19 years. His district includes high black populations in Hinds and Warren counties, and the entire Mississippi Delta. Many have tried to unseat Thompson, but no one has succeeded.

Maybe it is the congressman’s comfort in office — and seemingly lack of a strong candidate — that led him to declare war, in so many words, against those who disagree with his vision of America. In a speech to the 2012 Communications Workers of America Legislative-Political Conference on Feb. 1, Thompson referred to conservative-leaning, Fox-television-watching Americans as “the enemy” and asked for viewers to tune in, “to see what the enemy is up to.”

He called Republicans “terrible

people” who sell “snake oil.” The audience, judging by the video of Thompson’s speech, was happy with his assertions.

Well, Mr. Thompson, a history lesson: • When the Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in the early morning hours of Dec. 7, 1941, they were the enemy.

• When 19 Middle Eastern men, mostly Saudis, torpedoed planes into both towers of New York’s World Trade Center praising Allah before making contact, those were enemies.

• When red-clad British troops fired on Americans at Bunker Hill and Saratoga, those were enemies.

The last time “enemy” was used so forcefully to describe the divides in America, more than 625,000 lay dead in the American Civil War. We are well aware of Mr. Thompson’s leanings and his ideology. He will toe the Democrat line, all the while seeking advancement in his own career. He is a politician through and through, and he has taken his ire out on “the enemy.”

Not the Taliban fighting American troops in the misery that is Afghanistan. Not insane Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose stated goal is to wipe Israel, and America, off the world map. Not the Communist

dictator in North Korea hell-bent on developing nuclear weapons.

No. In Thompson’s world, those who watch Fox TV are the enemy.

A Pew Research study shows that 54 percent of staunch conservatives watch Fox News, which is not surprising. But 37 percent of Republicans, 38 percent of Libertarians, 40 percent of disaffected voters, 31 percent of new Democrats and 35 percent of hardpressed Democrats said they watch Fox News. Fox News also has been the No. 1 rated cable news station for the past 10 years.

All of those people cannot possibly be the enemy, can they, Mr. Thompson?

There is no denying that America in 2012 is a fractured nation. The ideologues under the banner of Democrat and Republican have taken their respective parties to the outer reaches, leaving a huge swath of the population favoring neither side. They are not enemies, but Americans who are irate at the shenanigans in Washington and the speeches designed solely to drive a wedge deeper into that growing gash.

Figure out who the real enemy is, Mr. Thompson. If you don’t, Rep. Flaggs’ “Bennie Forever” statement might prove untrue.

Happy birthday, River Region Ten years ago, River Region Medical Center opened on U.S. 61 North to great fanfare. It hasn’t disappointed.

The sprawling hospital complex is celebrating its 10th anniversary. It has provided people in Vicksburg, Warren County and the surrounding areas with first-class medical care since its opening. A town the size of Vicksburg should feel fortunate to have such a facility with the vast services offered.

The $123 million hospital opened in February 2002 with a promise to add more services by consolidating the former Vicksburg Medical Center and ParkView Regional Medical Center.

In October 2004, the hospital opened the $7.6 million Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, meaning many patients who would have opted to drive to Jackson, or other cities, could get procedures done in Vicksburg. Among other RRMC accomplishments: • More than 10,000 babies have been delivered.

• More than 75,000 surgeries have been performed.

• More than 120,000 people have been treated in inpatient care.

• The emergency room has seen 315,000 people use its services.

The facility is equipped with 372

licensed beds, 119 active physicians, 1,064 hospital employees and is accredited by The Joint Commission; Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI. In addition to giving first-class care, the hospital is a major employer for the county.

We congratulate and salute all of those who make River Region Medical Center a first-rate operation that provides unsurpassed services for people in our area.

Here is to the next decade of what surely will be continued success.

Numbers show economy is picking up The stock market’s flirtations with the 13,000 mark should not lead to the uncorking of the bubbly, but it could be a sign the nation’s economy is heading in the right direction.

The number is still more than 1,100 points below the Oct. 9, 2007, record of 14,165 when the unemployment rate was 4.7 percent. The unemployment rate of 8.3 percent nationally — the numbers fluctuate, but usually come out on the rosy side — is still unacceptable.

The further news that the number of jobs available in December — 3.38 mil-

lion, a three-year high — is a positive step. The statistics, provided by the U.S. Department of Labor, show an increase of 260,000 available jobs over November’s report. More than 13 million are still listed as unemployed, however.

Economic numbers are frequently used as political tools, and these recent gains are no exceptions. With a Democratic administration, Democrats clamor to microphones to trumpet the good news, while Republicans find ways to counter.

The same can be said of lousy economic news as individual parties seek the

advantage.

Politicians will flock to cable television news outlets to push their respective sides. Depending on one’s ideological leanings, the news will be presented as a national boon or just the fudging of the numbers.

But the stock market cannot be ignored. The fact that, even if for a fleeting few moments, the Dow dances so closely to 13,000 should be viewed as a positive for an economy struggling to find its footing.

STARKVILLE — Have you heard the one about why the chicken crossed the ocean? Stick with me for a few words on Mississippi agriculture, aquaculture, and politics.

Mississippi has a pretty acrimonious history with Asian exporters of shrimp, crawfish, and particularly Delta pond-raised catfish. Growers and processors from China, Cambodia, Vietnam and other countries in the region have been the primary trade adversaries for U.S. producers.

Whether one calls it “basa” or “tra” or “swai” or even “shark” catfish, the Asian export product is not the grain fed channel catfish to which Mississippians are accustomed. For decades, “basa” and “tra” have been grown by Vietnamese and Cambodian fish farmers in floating cages along the Mekong River. What the fish are fed in this process and the health and sanitation standards observed in production have long been the subject of abject speculation, but suffice to say that in many cases it simply isn’t the same processes and standards familiar to those who visit U.S. catfish farms.

While U.S. producers have apparently exaggerated some reports of unsanitary or unsafe production conditions, there exist legitimate concerns over the lack of federal inspections and testing of the Asian seafood products and production practices.

The political war over catfish has been waged on SID Capitol Hill for more than a decade with Mississippi lawmakers like U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran taking a leading role with encouragement from a catfish industry based in great measure in Mississippi. But competition from Asian imports of “basa” and “tra” has combined with higher grain prices to erode Mississippi’s channel catfish production significantly as the Asian imports take higher and higher market shares of “catfish” sales in the U.S. What do the “catfish wars” have to do with Mississippi chickens and U.S. trade policy?

Mississippi State University researcher Dr. Xiu-Feng “Henry” Wan has discovered the first molecular evidence linking live poultry markets in China to human H5N1 avian influenza, or “bird flu.” Wan was born and grew up in central China in a small town on the Yangtze River.

Press reports make clear that the goal of Wan’s research is to find the sources of human H5N1 infections and provide the foundations for policymaking for protecting public health — not to impact trade. Wan began studying avian influenza while in graduate school in southern China in 1996. He is credited as the first scientist to identify the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus.

But the implications of how Wan’s research might impact trade, the U.S. poultry industry, and Chinese trade restrictions and tariffs on U.S. poultry exported to China are obvious. In 2011, China put in place a tariff of as much as 105.4 percent on U.S. broiler products. That cost U.S. poultry producers 90 percent of their export business with China or a cool $1 billion.

A study by Rabobank — the world’s largest agricultural lender — suggests that the former model of U.S. poultry producers growing broilers with maximum chicken breast size to produce white meat for domestic markets is a failing strategy to compete both in global markets and in a changing U.S. market where shoppers are looking for cheaper dark meat from leg quarters and thighs. The Dutch bank cites a U.S. poultry industry that has lost hundreds of millions in operating profits during the last during the second major economic turndown in the past three years.

Food safety issues and food supply issues impact business, trade, banking and family farms in Mississippi — currently fourth in the nation in producing chickens to feed the nation and the world. So why did the chicken cross the ocean? The numbers say the answer is to provide direct and indirect jobs to about 48,000 Mississippians and $2.11 billion to this state’s economy.

Reopening Asian, Russian and Middle Eastern markets to exports is the key to reinvigorating Mississippi’s struggling poultry industry. And that’s no joke.

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Sid Salter is a syndicated columnist. Contact him at 601-507-8004 or sidsalter@sidsalter.com

Sunday, February 12, 2012

The Vicksburg Post

WEEK IN Vicksburg Vicksburg saw high temps in the 50s and 60s for most of the week, while overnight lows ranged from the 30s to the 60s. More than three inches of rain fell throughout the week.

The Mississippi River rose from 33.6 to 36.6 feet on the local gauge, but was expected to ease back slightly. Forecasters were predicting a local reading of 36.5 feet for today.

David “Bo” McLeod, former longtime Vicksburg police officer, was charged with sexual battery after surrendering to Warren County officials. He was charged in a warrant based on an affidavit signed by a woman who had called 911 Jan. 25 saying she had been assaulted.

Vicksburg native Logan Peterson Peay has been awarded a contract as a community orientation consultant by the Engineers Research and Development Center on Halls Ferry Road.

In her new position, she is helping potential and new employees navigate the city and find housing.

The Vicksburg National Military Park is hosting throughout February an exhibit by Brookhaven artist J. Kim Sessums as part of Black History Month. Sessums had also designed the African American Monument in the park.

David Thomas and Jontez Garvis, both of Jackson, were arrested by Jackson Police in the armed robbery and beating of a Vicksburg man as he worked at a Jackson salvage yard in January.

The victim, Fred Jackson, remained in intensive care at University Medical Center.

Narrow Way M.B. Church plans to move into a vacant building on Monroe Street, originally First Church of Christ, Scientist, thanks to a donation by professional opera singer and former Christian Science church member Lucia Hawkins Brown. Brown has assisted in the cleaning and upkeep of the church, though the building has seen no activity in nearly two decades.

Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfield has pushed back plans to present a proposal to increase the city’s hotel and food taxes while city attorney Lee Davis Thames revamps the bill. The revisions will eliminate a $20 million ceiling and reduce the majority of votes in a referendum necessary to levy the tax to more than 50 percent instead of 60 percent.

Financing is close to being in place for space inside the First National Bank Building downtown to be used for residences. Developers hope to have tenants renting space by the end of the year.

The Vicksburg boys and Warren Central girls basketball teams advanced to the state playoffs with wins Tuesday in the Division 3-6A Tournament. Vicksburg defeated Greenville, while Warren Central defeated archrival Vicksburg High.

Activity has begun again at unfinished Halls Ferry Station for the first time in six years. The structure was bought out of foreclosure

by Action Properties, which hopes to land anchors by the end of the year.

Local deaths during the week were Christine R. Harris, Donna “Susie” Stokes, James E. “Dick Willis” Williams, Charles Ashby “Dick” Pettway, Lee G. Brown, Fred A. Malik Sr., Marie Rogers and Mable Fulton Habeeb.

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Trimming AG’s sails has consequences for public OXFORD — The lonely little petunia in Mississippi’s onion patch is Attorney General Jim Hood.

Until this year, Hood, the only Democrat in statewide office for quite a while, has had a buffer provided via the House of Representatives.

In 2011 elections, however, the coalition composed of the Legislative Black Caucus and white Democrats was shattered. Republicans now have majorities in both lawmaking chambers and Hood is on their radar.

In headlines last week was a House committee vote that may empower state agencies, most of them small, to hire their own lawyers.

Under long-standing practices, these operational units of state government — the Board of Cosmetologists, the Board of Animal Health and dozens of others — have had tiny staffs, sometimes one person.

And they have neither the budget, nor the authority to hire a lawyer.

When they’ve needed legal guidance, for operational or enforcement activities or anything else, they’ve had to ring up the attorney general and ask for a staff lawyer (there are about 100) to help.

From one perspective, this is frugal and wise.

Having a bevy of lawyers on the public payroll is, at least in the public’s view, the devil’s work and about as popular as mustard on scrambled eggs. People are always talking about how government should “gain efficiencies.”

Hiring one legal staff, on salary and assigned on an as-needed basis is, arguably, efficient.

From another perspective, agencies are hamstrung in doing what the Legislature has asked them to do when they can’t get legal support. Too, there’s a problem if the “pool lawyer” isn’t familiar with the

Having a bevy of lawyers on the public payroll is, at least in the public’s view, the devil’s work and about as popular as mustard on scrambled eggs.

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agencies to which they are assigned for a day or a week.

Politics is the consideration that has likely roiled lawmakers. If the AG’s office doesn’t support what an administrative agency wants to accomplish, Hood could be stingy in deciding how to assign attorney time, if any. So, allowing agencies to hire their own lawyers strips Hood of influence, of power and, depending on how things break out, staff and funding.

The other big matter is the practice initiated by former Attorney General Mike Moore in the heyday of Dickie Scruggs as “King of Torts.” Hiring private attorneys to

sue Big Tobacco, computer consultants, utility and drug companies with the taxpayers of Mississippi as their client has been at the sole discretion of the attorney general.

Because the law firms hired for this work are more often than not major donors to the campaign funds of attorneys general, there has been something of a stench about the whole deal.

But, on the other hand, in addition to generating lots of millionaire attorneys, the practice has generated hundreds of millions of dollars the state treasury would not have received otherwise. The bulk of one timely settlement seven years ago

from telecommunications firm MCIWorldCom arrived just in the nick of time to pull the state’s bacon out of the fire on the $55 million failed beef plant “investment.” Remember that?

Anyway, some in the Legislature, perhaps a majority now, want “sunshine.” They want a bid system and transparency in how private lawyers win state contracts.

Hood’s stance has been (1) he is transparent. Contracts and fees have been disclosed up front during his tenure, and (2) the bid system won’t work because the tort lawyers who come up with these cases are specialists, most often in big firms that can carry the multimillion-dollar risk of coming up emptyhanded. (Just as with the lawyers on TV, they get nothing if they don’t settle or win their cases.)

These matters should not, of course, be only about politics. Decisions on these internal, procedural matters have external consequences for taxpayers. Maybe those factors will be debated. Maybe not.

Either way, it’s worth noting that just a few weeks ago newly elected Republicans were singing a chorus about fairness and equity. They promised not to beat up on those now in the minority just to flex their muscle. But considering that Hood asked, but was not allowed to appear before the committee before it passed the lawyer-hiring bill, it seems Republicans are singing a different song today.

And so is the attorney general.

Sing along if you wish: “Of all the saddest words that I have ever heard, the saddest is the story told me by a bird. He had spent about an hour, chatting with a flower, and here is the tale the flower told ….”

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Charlie Mitchell is a Mississippi journalist. Write to him at Box 1, University, MS 38677, or e-mail cmitchell43@yahoo.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Decide what to do with Fisher Ferry before raising taxes It is very rare that I write a letter to the editor, but I just could not allow this continued waste of taxpayers’ money to go on without me saying something.

I am talking about the mayor’s push to spend more taxpayers’ money through a $19 million to $20 million bond issue for a recreational complex at another site, when there has already been more than a $3 million investment at the Fisher Ferry site. Are you just going to walk away from the $3 million of taxpayers’ money spent there? Over a million dollars was spent there just to prepare the property for the complex and I am sure any drainage problem that was there has been addressed. Recreational areas are not detrimental in flood plain areas, so there would be no detriments as far as water is concerned.

If the proposed site of the new facility is where Alderman Michael Mayfield is speaking of, then as a real estate broker, I have had investors and engineers look at that site more than two years ago, and I assure you the contract price was for a whole lot less and still too costly. It is hills and hollers with the closest connecting power lines being near Sherman Avenue.

I am not coming to the people first with this information because I try to respect my city leaders, I told Mayor Winfield and Alderman Mayfield personally because I did not want them blindsided about the property. Mr. Mayfield said he had been out there and that I was correct and that he would not support purchasing the property. Mayor Winfield expressed that he was not aware and that he would look into the situation. So when I read The Vicksburg Post’s Feb. 7 article, I could not take it any longer.

Did you notice that when Mayor Winfield stated they examined the site, neither Recreational Director Joe Graves nor Alderman Sid Beauman, our former recreational director, was invited to the site inspection?

Tell me how you are going to address the money invested at the Fisher Ferry site. Tell me why, after four years, you still have not been refunded the $250,000 from the Aquila Group, when you go after the fines of $50 to $100 from our local taxpayers?

Maybe Aquila needs to do some community service. At least then we can see our taxpayers’ money

Voice your opinion Letters to the editor are published under the following guidelines: Expressions from readers on topics of current or general interest are welcomed. • Letters must be original, not copies or letters sent to others, and must include the name, address and signature of the writer. • Letters must avoid defamatory or abusive statements. • Preference will be given to typed letters of 300 or fewer words. • The Vicksburg Post does not print anonymous letters and reserves the right to edit all letters submitted. • Letters in the column do not represent the views of The Vicksburg Post. being recouped one piece of paper at a time.

Gertrude Young Former Vicksburg Alderwoman and Vice Mayor

A recreation fiasco The city sports fiasco has raised many questions. Property was purchased near St. Michael Catholic Church for around $1,600 an acre, the present investment is around $26,000 an acre.

The administration has stated the area is in a flood plain as being one of the negatives. OK, the road to the project, the proposed fields and ancillary buildings will be above the flood plain. The close proximity to the Halls Ferry fields when tournaments are held is a plus and I’m sure there are plans that have been drawn up and paid for also.

I believe the city will take a huge loss if they were to find a buyer for this property. I firmly believe in staying the course.

Funds for the project were taken and applied to the Washington Street tunnel. I understood that Kansas City Southern Railway was going to reimburse the city for those funds once the tunnel was completed. The administration now wants to tax visitors and citizens to provide additional funds to purchase another tract next to River Region.

Please let your officials and legislators know how you feel.

Dan Hall Vicksburg

Let tax assessor work The letter written by Peggy Stokes (Jan. 29th edition) was the final straw for me. Enough is enough! A degree in rocket science is not required to recognize that Angela Brown is the subject of unfair persecution. She has been every since she entered the race for

Warren County Tax Assessor. Several letters to the editor, pertaining to Ms. Brown and her qualifications were published.

Now that Ms. Brown has assumed her duties as Tax Assessor, the persecution continues. Reporter Danny Barrett Jr. has written four articles (Jan. 4, 6, 10 and 18) about her.

Three of those articles were written when Ms. Brown had barely been in office a week. It’s time to address all of the negativity that has been, so freely, hurdled at her.

Ms. Brown should not be expected to, immediately, bring order to all of the chaos that she inherited.

Neither should she be condemned for hiring a staff that is competent, trustworthy and loyal. It’s the norm for newly elected officials to do so.

Ms. Brown had the right to do so as well. Also, the employees in the Tax Assessor’s Office made personal choices. If they chose to retire or quit, that was their prerogative.

Failure to do one’s job and insubordination are grounds for termination in any profession.

Ms. Angela Brown has done an excellent job in the month that she has been in office. She should be given credit for that, instead of being constantly attacked. Let the persecution end now!

Joycie A. Bright Vicksburg

Still waiting on repairs I read with interest the article in the Feb. 7 issue of The Vicksburg Post — Most state road money going to ongoing projects — in hopes of seeing the road I live on finally added to the list to be paved.

Unfortunately, I see waiting 26 years will continue. I live approximately three miles from the intersection of Mississippi 27 and East Clay Street, off Mount Alban Road.

There are 12 homes on Savage Road and four homes on Mingos Road, which is a dead end off

Savage Road. The gravel roads are terrible. There are many spots where two cars barely can pass, and you better be prepared if the school bus catches you in a narrow spot.

Warren County used to control the growth of brush up to the roads better. The road conditions on these two roads are deplorable, especially located where we are — so close to the city limits.

I would love to know why this area has been ignored for so many years.

Sandra Johnston Vicksburg

Another city fiasco Can it be? The Vicksburg Post reported that in the meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Feb. 6, these three gentlemen are taking action to hire a “Farmers’ Market manager and assistant manager.” Surely this is a misprint.

The farmers’ market is no doubt a great way for local farmers to sell their produce.

But do we need to spend our tax dollars, even though they may be “grant” dollars, on a couple of people to manage the affair? No! That’s ridiculous.

But what can we expect from “leaders” whose record indicates they are expert at blowing our taxes, but have no intention of easing the financial burden of the taxpaying citizenry. They have voted themselves raises when economic times have been tough, hired unnecessary personnel — the mayor’s chief of staff, a pair of assistants for the chief of police, etc. — and have refused to explain why the City of Vicksburg bills its natural gas customers at a rate over 400 percent greater than the spot cost of natural gas.

And now, it appears that the people are expected to pay to defend the mayor from a sexual harassment charge. Not only that, but it is hard to point to a single instance of innovation over the past two to three years that has resulted in improvement in the lives or fortunes of the taxpayers of Vicksburg.

Let us hope that their performance improves so that we are not forced to replace the lot of them next election.

Malcolm Allred Vicksburg

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Theater seeking performers to honor Buddy Hallberg

By Josh Edwards jedwards@vicksburgpost.com

SEAN MURPHY

POST WEB EDITOR

Purebreds take Westminster; mutts, the couch Lovers of dogs the nation over will begin their quest to pick the best of the best starting Sunday night as the longest running dog show returns to Madison Square Garden in New York.

The champions-only event is limited to 2,000 dogs. Televised coverage of the event begins on Monday on USA Network at 7 p.m. It also will be shown on CNBC Monday night and the Best in Show will be awarded on Tuesday night. The final showing begins at 7 p.m.

Six new breeds were added to this year’s competition, but sadly missing from the “champions” grouping is the mutt category. Mutts make the best canine companions — there is no doubt about that. They might not contain the pedigree or the attitude of the “purebreds” that will be on display this weekend, but one must ask what makes a great canine?

Is it the fact that it eats from fancy place settings, has perfectly shiny hair and prances gracefully across a carpeted ring? Or is it an afternoon lick soon after the car eases down the driveway?

Is the mark of a good dog the awards it wins on the mantel or the awards it leaves outside in the grass after so many hours stuck in the house? Surely some of these Westminster dogs have golden bathrooms and feathered toilet paper.

Mutts need none of that.

Westminsters likely eat caviar draped over imported gourmet puppy chow, enough to send Trump to the poor house.

But mutts will eat anything — from furniture to wood shavings to a big old bowl of Alpo.

Westminsters will draw attention to themselves with noses raised skyward, while mutts will draw attention to themselves with wagging tails that show they’re just happy to be alive.

Some are rescues, others just born on the wrong side of the tracks. They are worthy of award shows as well. The Mutties will honor the limpers and the lickers, the plump and the short. The Mutties will look for dogs that contain abnormalities in physical appearance and whose family tree has too many branches to count.

Yes, Westminsters will impress with the fancy hair and the ribbons, but the mutts — oh, those mutts — are real ones needing to be honored.

So find a mutt and honor it. Sit down with your mutt and make fun of the Westminsters and all their privilege.

One day, the Mutties will come to a garden near you — even if Madison Square is booked.

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He can be reached at smurphy@ vicksburgpost.com

Westside Theatre Foundation is seeking performers to honor the memory of an iconic thespian on the stage that bears his name.

A variety show in honor of Vicksburg theater legend William “Buddy” Hallberg Jr. will be at 7 p.m. April 14 at The Strand Theatre, 717 Clay St., said Jack Burns, creator

of the theater group and a Hallberg colleague.

“We’re going to have a celebration of the life Buddy and times of Hallberg Buddy Hallberg,” Burns said.

Burns stressed that this is not a typical audition process, although Westside

To sign up To try out to be a part of Westside Theatre Foundation’s honoring of William “Buddy” Hallberg Jr., call Jack Burns at 601-618-9349 or Mary Ruth Jones at 601638-1840. will have the final say in the number of performers.

Hallberg died April, 27, 2011, at his home. He was 75 and had spent more than 50 years as an actor, director and coach. Last June, before the first performance at The Strand, Burns dedicated the stage of the renovated theater in honor of Hallberg.

For the performance, the group is seeking singers, actors and possibly dancers or other performers, said Mary Ruth Jones, another

colleague.

“I think it will bring together a variety of talent,” Jones said.

Space in the show is limited because of time constraints.

Seating at The Strand Theatre is also limited, but the show will be free, Jones said.

To sign up for the performance or reserve a seat, call Burns at 601-618-9349 or Jones at 601-638-1840.

Magazine taps Vicksburg as ‘Terrific Town’ for retirees

Tumbling around

From staff reports As Vicksburg looks toward marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War campaign fought here for control of the Mississippi River, the city has been named one of “8 Terrific Towns for History Lovers” to choose for retirement.

“Where to Retire,” which bills itself as the only magazine in the nation “geared toward helping people with retirement relocation decisions,” will feature Vicksburg in its March/April 2012 issue, which goes on sale Feb. 21.

Along with Vicksburg, the feature will spotlight Fayetteville, Ark.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Savannah, Ga.; Charleston, S.C.; Lexington, Va.; Fredericksburg, Va.; and Hagerstown, Md. as cities for retirees “who have a passion to explore the past.”

“Most of the fighting during the Civil War took place across Dixie, www.wherewhere you’ll toretire.com also find some of the nation’s best retirement towns, including Vicksburg,” said editor Mary Lu Abbott. “Each town offers a unique perspective of the Civil War and ample opportunities for history buffs to share their knowledge as volunteers or continue their own studies of the war.”

According to “Where to Retire,” 700,000 Americans relocate to new towns to retire.

Relocating retirees are healthier, better educated and more affluent than those who choose to not relocate, and bring significant economic benefits to their new states and hometowns.

Nationally, two dozen states and hundreds of towns seek to attract retirees as a source of economic development, the magazine claims.

The Houston-based publication has a national circulation of 200,000 and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. It is published six times a year and available online at www.wheretoretire.com and amazon.com, and at some newsstands.

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Frida Melo, 9, above, competes on the balance beam during the 2012 Mardi Gras Invitational gymnastics meet on Saturday at GymSouth on Wisconsin Avenue. The event brought in 254 competitors, each of whom competed in all four events — vault, uneven parallel bars, balance beam and floor exercise. At right, Samantha McWhirter, 13, from left, Claire Nipper, 13, and Ann Cabot Stockett, 9, chalk up their hands before participating in the uneven bars. Frida is the daughter of René and Minerva Melo; Samantha is the daughter of Ellen and Roy King; Claire is the daughter of Stacie and Scott Mathews; and Ann Cabot is the daughter of Chad and Courtney Stockett.

$60 million racetrack takes shape in suburban New Orleans

By The Associated Press AVONDALE, La. — A sprawling 750-acre, $60 million racetrack in Jefferson Parish is designed as a Disney World for motorsports enthusiasts, many of whom said they previously traveled up to 350 miles to get their thrills.

When a second track is completed at NOLA Motorsports Park in Avondale in about 18 months, it will link to the first to form a 5-mile

course and become the longest racetrack in North America.

The motor park also has three go-kart tracks totaling 1.4 miles and an 8-acre paved area for autocross in which drivers race around cones.

Self-described “motorhead,” Bob Hennessey was one of the first in line recently to take laps around the new track. Riding a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R motorcycle, the Mandeville, La., resident roared down

a straightaway at speeds of more than 160 mph and zipped through a series of daredevil S-curves, his knees nearly scraping the pavement as he leaned from side to side.

After several laps, Hennessey took off his helmet and gave a glowing technical assessment of the track’s surface and layout before boiling his reaction down to layman’s terms.

“It’s awesome. Totally euphoric,” he said. “We’re

just a bunch of big kids with fast toys, and this is our new playground.”

In keeping with motorsports being one of the most expensive hobbies, the park will have several highend amenities, including a restaurant by chef Scott Boswell, a 34,000-square-foot clubhouse/event center and dozens of lots for members to build upscale condominiums over garages dubbed “Garage Mahals.”

The nearly finished park

is attracting a diverse mix of speed demons, from wellheeled members paying $50,000 initiation fees to teenagers plunking down 20 bucks to zip around the world-class karting track.

Jefferson Parish President John Young predicted the park and several other nearby attractions will anchor an anticipated development boom sparked by the $1.2 billion widening of the See Track, Page A8.

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3 auto burglaries reported in county Traffic stop leads to arrest, 16 pounds of pot Three auto burglaries were reported in Warren County Friday, one involving a stolen item recovered by Vicksburg police, said Sheriff Martin Pace.

At 7:27 a.m., a 2009 Toyota parked in the 800 block of Burnt House Road was reported burglarized. Missing was a Sony PSP game system valued at $180 and six games, no value given. A purse had also been taken from the car and was found in a neighbor’s driveway, with cash missing, Pace said.

At 8:17 a.m., a 9mm handgun valued at $500 and a set of socket wrenches valued at less than $50 were reported stolen from a 2011 Chevrolet pickup parked in the 6000 block of Queens Point.

At 8:24 a.m., a purse belonging to a resident of the 4000 block of Knights Lane was recovered by Vicksburg police in a stolen vehicle officers had recovered. The purse, which contained a Samsung cell phone and a

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from staff reports small amount of cash, had been taken from a Hummer H2 parked in the driveway of the home.

Police Capt. Bobby Stewart said the recovered vehicle, a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado, was reported stolen around 7:30 a.m. Friday from a home on Maison Rue, off Wisconsin Avenue. The truck was found in the parking lot of the El Sombrero Mexican Restaurant, 110 Cypress Center Drive, about a mile away, around 8 a.m.

Pace said the owner of the purse was not aware it had been stolen from her vehicle until she was notified that police had found it. The cell phone and cash were not recovered, he said.

The auto burglaries are believed related, the sheriff said, because in each case a window on the passenger side was broken. Deputies and police investigators are

Jackson sees rise in tax revenue JACKSON, Miss. — An encouraging sign for the city of Jackson’s economy is the $256,000 rise in sales taxes in the last quarter over the same period in 2010.

The numbers primarily reflect a strong holiday season for retailers, but business leaders said they’re cautiously optimistic that gains could continue into this year.

Sales tax revenue not only outpaced that of last

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Huey P. Long Bridge, which is expected to be completed in mid-2013.

“The racetrack is one of the most unique developments in the metropolitan area. It’s going to attract a lot of people,” Young said.

“The magnitude of it all is simply amazing.”

The project’s scope has even surprised developer Laney Chouest, a retired doctor who is self-financing the project.

The track is not designed for large spectator events like NASCAR races. But when the park hosts the finals for a major motorcycle-racing circuit in October, temporary grandstands could be built to accommodate up to 20,000 people, Chouest said.

The track has no walls, enabling motorists who go off course to come to a stop without crashing. A team of EMTs and two ambulances are stationed at the track.

The track’s designers faced a daunting challenge to build a racetrack on a former cypress swamp without having the pavement buckle.

The solution was to mix 200,000 tons of fly ash, a byproduct of coal-fueled power plants, with the first several feet of clay beneath the track.

Many buildings and roads are unfinished, so the park is still several months from going into full operation.

year, it also bested the city’s own expectations. The city ended the quarter collecting $322,000, or 4.38 percent, above what it budgeted.

“It shows that our economy is robust and that sales tax collections up to this point are strong, but it also shows that the mayor has done an exceptional job,” city spokesman Chris Mims said.

working together and sharing information, he said.

The stolen Silverado, which had been left unlocked and with the keys inside, was not damaged, Stewart said.

2 Port Gibson men face theft charges Two Port Gibson men were charged with possession of stolen property as they were trying to sell items at a salvage yard that had been reported stolen from a hunting camp, said Claiborne County Sheriff Marvin Lucas.

Henry Hedrick, 27, and Curtis Jackson, 21, street addresses unavailable, were arrested Friday around 10 a.m., Lucas said. The investigation was continuing and additional charges could be filed against the men, Lucas said.

Hedrick and Jackson being held without bond in the Claiborne County Jail pending an initial hearing.

public meetings Monday • Warren County Board of Supervisors, 8:30 a.m., Board of Supervisors building, rear conference room • Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen, special meeting, 10 a.m., City Hall Annex, 1415 Walnut St. Tuesday • Vicksburg Board of Architectural Review, 4 p.m., City Hall Annex

MONROE — A Texas man and a Mississippi man were arrested after State Police found more than 16 pounds of marijuana in the car they were in.

Louisiana State Police stopped the car on Interstate 20 after it veered off the road twice.

The driver was identified a Chandler Marquis Moore, 21, of Arlington, Texas, and the passenger as Richard Laster of Greenville.

Both men were taken to Ouachita Correctional Center.

Both were charged possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, conspiracy to deliver marijuana, illegal carrying of a weapon and possession of drugs with a juvenile.

No bond was set.

Police did not identify other passengers in the car.

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1 dead, 1 injured when hit by train MANDEVILLE — One man was killed and another injured when they were struck by a northbound Amtrak train early Saturday morning.

Capt. George Bonnett with the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office said the two men, both in their 20s and from the Slidell area, appeared to have been sleeping on the tracks when a northbound Amtrak train struck them just north of Pearl River. Bonnett said they were not in a vehicle at the time of the crash.

Woman says guidance, not jail time needed BATON ROUGE — A 23-year-old man whose

pit bull killed her miniature schnauzer needs help and guidance, a 92-year-old woman told a judge.

Prosecutors said Michael Kopynec should enter a yearlong pretrial diversion program shortly after Naomi Montrue Smith’s statement on Friday.

Smith told the judge that she would like to do something to help Kopynec rather than see him go to prison, Smith noted that the attacks on her dog, Geaux Sport, came 11 days apart.

Smith was injured on both occasions.

The judge assured Smith that steps will be taken to “make Mr. Kopynec a more responsible pet owner.”

Kopynec’s attorney, James Rothkamm, told the judge that Kopynec voluntarily paid Smith’s veterinary bills.

Rothkamm called pretrial diversion a “fair resolution.”

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Questions raised over gun boy used in school WALPOLE, N.H. (AP) — A teen who shot himself in the face in a crowded elementary school cafeteria in southwestern New Hampshire had residents Saturday asking how he got a gun into school and expressing concern for his classmates.

The 14-year-old, identified by a relative and fellow students as Hunter Mack, was hospitalized after shooting himself around 11 a.m. Friday at Walpole Elementary, officials said. Police locked down the school for several hours, but no one else was injured.

He might have been upset about a “relationship issue” with a girl, Cheshire County Attorney Peter Heed told The Associated Press.

“It clearly involved a relationship issue; I think that is fair to say,” Heed said.

The boy was in serious condition in intensive care Saturday.

The shooting alarmed residents. On Saturday, people milled through the heart of downtown Walpole, a town of about 3,000 several miles from the Vermont state line.

“There was a pall over this town yesterday,” said Max Imhoff, who lives in Walpole. “Everybody was just walking around with long faces.”

Meredith O’Neil, 24, a French teacher in nearby Saxton’s River, said she happened to be driving by the school shortly after the shooting. She described seeing police cars and parents, mouths covered in disbelief.

When she learned what happened, one of her first thoughts, she said, was of the students who witnessed the shooting and how they will process what they saw.

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Students are escorted from Walpole Elementary School where a 14-year-old student shot himself in front of classmates in the school’s cafeteria on Friday.

“It’s a hard realization thinking about the fragility of life,” she said. “... It’s so hard to understand what happened and why it happened.”

Mack had been passing notes during the week saying he was depressed, but it wasn’t clear why, Nick Phillips, an eighthgrader in Mack’s homeroom, has said.

Susan Parry of Claremont said she hoped some good could come out of the shooting.

“We need to teach children that when your friends are talking about suicide

to tell a trusted adult,” she said. “We need to all use this as an educational opportunity.”

About a dozen or so vehicles were in the parking lot of the elementary school Saturday, where counselors were available.

School will go on as scheduled Monday, said Superintendent Debra Livingston, but the students’ needs would change that as necessary.

“This is a very tender time for us,” she said. “We’re a tight-knit school.”

Remains in California ID’d as serial killers’ victim SAN FRANCISCO — Human remains uncovered in Northern California with the help of a convicted serial killer have been preliminarily identified as one of his victims, and authorities continued to search another site for the remains of as many as 10 people.

Dental records identified the remains found Thursday in Calaveras County as those of Wesley Cyndi VanShermantine derheiden, 25, San Joaquin sheriff’s spokesman Les Garcia said Saturday.

Authorities were still awaiting the results of a DNA analysis to confirm the identification, Garcia said.

Cyndi Vanderheiden’s father, John Vanderheiden, said he is waiting the DNA results but he is almost sure the remains are those of his daughter.

Searchers following a map prepared by convicted serial killer and death row inmate Wesley Shermantine have

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS so far uncovered two sets of remains near property once owned by Shermantine’s family about 60 miles south of Sacramento.

One set is believed to belong to Vanderheiden, who disappeared in 1998, and the other is believed to be 16-year-old Chevelle “Chevy” Wheeler.

Wheeler’s parents said they were notified that the remains were found in a spot where Shermantine said their daughter was buried after she disappeared in 1985.

Investigators believe Vanderheiden and Wheeler were among as many as 15 victims of Shermantine and his childhood friend Loren Herzog.

They were called the “Speed Freak Killers” because of their methamphetaminefueled killing spree.

Shermantine recently agreed to disclose the locations of bodies in return for a bounty hunter’s offer of $33,000. He is giving handdrawn maps to authorities, who are now turning their attention to a third site in

San Joaquin County, which authorities continued to search Saturday.

Sex abuse suit against Vatican dismissed MILWAUKEE — Lawyers for a man who was sexually abused decades ago by a priest at a Wisconsin school for the deaf have withdrawn their lawsuit naming Pope Benedict XVI and other top Vatican officials as defendants.

Attorney Jeff Anderson filed the lawsuit in 2010. He

claimed former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and his deputies knew about allegations of sexual abuse at the school and protected the priest from punishment.

Anderson’s firm withdrew the case Friday in Milwaukee. He explains the action by saying the main thing he was seeking was information and accountability, and he’s already received 30,000 pages of revealing documents through bankruptcy proceedings of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

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A protester wearing a Greek flag sits in front of riot police during a rally outside the Greek Parliament in Athens on Saturday.

Greek premier defends bailout deal ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Warning of a “catastrophe” that would leave Greeks subsisting on food stamps and the country wallowing in bankruptcy, Greek leaders urged lawmakers Saturday to pass more painful spending cuts on the eve of a crucial vote to qualify for a massive bailout.

Prime Minister Lucas Papademos defended the austerity measures, which would earn the country a $171.6 billion bailout deal and stave off bankruptcy.

He, like the leaders of parties backing Greece’s coalition government — socialist George Papandreou and conservative Antonis Samaras — as well as Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos, a socialist — used stark images of a country under bankruptcy to convince the public and, more importantly, persuade Parliament members debating the measures to vote for the deal.

“The deal will ensure our country’s future inside the euro. ... A bankruptcy would lead to uncontrollable economic chaos and social explo-

sion,” Papademos said. He added that a bankruptcy would lead to Greeks losing their savings; the state being unable to pay salaries and pensions; and shortages in import items such as medicines, fuel and machinery.

“If we do not dare today, we will live a catastrophe,” Papandreou said during a parliamentary debate session.

“What do you want, a country where food will be handed out with food stamps and where we will have no fuel?”

Samaras angrily told a dissenting deputy.

“The battle is now. The war is now. If we falter, nothing will be left standing ...T he real dilemma is between painful measures and crushingly painful ones,” Venizelos told socialist lawmakers.

Several dissident lawmakers were unconvinced. At least 13 conservative deputies and seven socialists declared they would not vote and two more socialist deputies resigned, bringing the total to three.

Their replacements will be seated today.

Debt-stricken Greece does not have the money to cover a $19.1 billion bond repayment on March 20, and must reach a vital debt-relief deal with private bond investors before then. The country’s woes have threatened its future in the 17-country zone that uses the euro currency.

The Europeans are waiting to see Greece finally act on their commitments.

“If the right course is now set sustainably in Athens, Greece can count on our support — but only then,” German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle was quoted as telling the weekly Der Spiegel.

“There can no longer be advance payments,” he said, according to the report. “Only actions count now.”

Westerwelle said that the “clear aim” is to keep Greece in the eurozone. But he insisted that “it is not enough to approve reform programs; it is necessary to begin the implementation of the reforms without delay. Not sometime, but now.”

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Bridge Continued from Page A1.

Lutz and her parents, Bradley and Sharon Lutz, who live next door at Washington and Clark streets, were three of the area residents affected by the project.

“We’ve been watching the work for three years, ever since we moved into this house,” Diane Lutz said. “It’s been like being on a dead end street.

“We’re all anxious for it to be open,” she said. “It think this will be a boon to downtown. It’s going to help all the businesses on Washington Street.”

“We are so excited,” Sharon Lutz said. “It’s going to be an asset to Vicksburg and tourism. Now we’ll be able to get out and clean our yard, cut the grass and plant flowers.”

Brothers Randy and Dane Stewart, who have lived on Clark Street since 1968, have seen the bridge closed twice, once in 1985 and again in 2009.

“We’ll be so glad to see it open,” Randy Clark said.

“Now I can go out and go straight to the interstate instead of having to go around.”

“This is great for the neighborhood,” his brother added.

The Lutzes’ optimism was shared by several of the remaining businesses along South Washington that have adversely affected by the bridge work.

“I’ll be glad when it’s open,” said Ronnie Fleming, manager of Mississippi Rubber Specialty, which is across from Katzenmeyer’s. “It’s hurt us bad. Our cash sales have gone down. It nearly

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Simmons Lawn Service worker Rodney Welborn drags a traffic barricade back into place on the south side of the Washington Street bridge after landscaping work at the the DiamondJacks entrance near the new bridge. killed us.

“It’s three years too late,” he said. “I can’t believe it took that long.”

At the Speed Ways convenience store a block south of Katzenmeyer, a clerk who would identify himself only as “Alex” said the bridge opening will mean more traffic “and we should be able to sell more gas.”

“We’ve had visitors, especially international visitors stop here for gas,” he said. “I hope we get more.”

Earnie Hall, River City Rescue Mission director, had just heard about the Monday opening. River City Rescue operates a thrift store at the mission, which is about three blocks north of the bridge.

“We’re looking forward to that,” he said. “Business should pick up.

“It will help our other programs,” he said. “ We have

people wanting to participate in our programs calling us and asking for directions.”

Built in 1929, the 82-year-old bridge, a main north-south corridor connecting downtown and Interstate 20, was closed Jan. 29, 2009, after accelerating erosion on the banks supporting it threatened the span.

After it was closed in 2009, traffic was detoured around the bridge through Lee Street east to Army-Navy Drive and North Frontage Road until a second detour running west from Lee Street and across the KCS tracks was built.

In early 2010, the board approved a contract with Kansas City Southern and Kanza Construction Co., of Topeka, Kan., to replace the bridge with the tunnel and road.

KCS was the prime contrac-

tor for the project, and Kanza was the subcontractor. The railroad’s construction contract with the city was not to exceed $7.9 million. The city paid TransSystems, the project engineer, $700,000 to design the project and have an onsite inspector, making the total price $8.6 million.

Under the contract, KCS paid the city $500,000 for some of the previous work performed at the site. The railroad also agreed to pay the city $150,000 when the Lee Street detour was closed after the bridge reopened.

The Lee Street detour was completed in November 2010 to provide a route west of the tunnel construction.

The street intersected with a paved road beginning at Ergon and going south past the entrance of DiamondJacks Casino.

The tunnel project was paid

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Construction on the tunnel began in June 2010 and was expected to be completed by June 2011. However, problems with soil and relocating utility lines, and the 2011 spring flood forced KCS to seek an extension until Sept.

30.

KCS officials said the flood, which forced many people to seek higher ground as the Mississippi River rose to record heights, cresting at 57.1 feet at Vicksburg, or 14.1 feet above flood stage and 0.9 foot above the Great Flood of 1927, forced the contractors to move equipment-staging areas.

Further problems with the project forced KCS on Sept.

23 to seek a second extension, moving the project’s completion date to Feb. 28.

As part of the extension, KCS agreed to pay the city’s additional fees for TranSystems.

Since the project has been completed, Lutz said, people have been walking across the new bridge, which has a sidewalk on its east side.

“There’s been a good bit of pedestrian traffic on the road, and people on Clark Street have been going past the barricade to get on the street,” she said.

She looked across the street toward the Mississippi.

“This is a great view of the river,” she said. “We like our view, and now we have a beautiful street to go with it.”

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Saturday accounted for just 83 percent of the state’s precincts. Several communities elected to hold their caucuses at a later date.

Caucuses in Washington County scheduled Saturday were postponed until February 18 because of a major snowstorm that blanketed the region. Earlier, party Executive Director Michael Quatrano said county officials were told the results would not count toward the total.

In a televised interview, Webster said there were less than 200 votes in Washington County and he doubted that including them would have changed the outcome.

Speaking to supporters in Portland, Paul expressed disappointment that only a portion of the state’s caucuses had counted toward the total.

“I wish all the caucuses had met today,” Paul said, adding, “It’s almost like we could call it a tie.”

any criminal intent,” Rosen said.

Houston’s publicist, Kristen Foster, said the cause of death was unknown.

Rosen said police received a 911 call from hotel security about Houston at 3:43 p.m.

Saturday. Paramedics who were already at the hotel because of a Grammy party unsuccessfully tried to resuscitate the singer, he said.

Houston’s end came on the eve of music’s biggest night — the Grammy Awards. It’s a showcase where she once reigned, and her death was sure to cast a heavy pall on today’s ceremony.

Her longtime mentor Clive Davis was to hold his annual concert and dinner Saturday, and a representative of the show said it would proceed.

Houston was supposed to appear at the gala, and Davis had said she would perhaps perform: “It’s her favorite night of the year ... (so) who knows by the end of the eve-

ning,” he said.

Houston had been at rehearsals for the show Thursday, coaching singers Brandy and Monica, according to a person who was at the event. The person said Houston looked disheveled, was sweating profusely and liquor and cigarettes could be smelled on her breath.

Two days ago, she performed at a pre-Grammy party with singer Kelly Price.

In a statement, Recording Academy President and CEO Neil Portnow said Houston “was one of the world’s greatest pop singers of all time who leaves behind a robust musical soundtrack spanning the past three decades.”

“Her powerful voice graced many memorable and award-winning songs,” Portnow said. “A light has been dimmed in our music community today, and we extend our deepest condolences to her family, friends, fans and all who have been touched by

her beautiful voice.”

At her peak, Houston was the golden girl of the music industry. From the middle 1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world’s bestselling artists. She wowed audiences with effortless, powerful, and peerless vocals that were rooted in the black church but made palatable to the masses with a pop sheen.

Her success carried her beyond music to movies, where she starred in hits like “The Bodyguard” and “Waiting to Exhale.”

She had the perfect voice and the perfect image: a gorgeous singer who had sex appeal but was never overtly sexual, who maintained perfect poise.

She influenced a generation of younger singers, from Christina Aguilera to Mariah Carey, who when she first came out sounded so much like Houston that many thought it was Houston.

But by the end of her

career, Houston became a stunning cautionary tale of the toll of drug use. Her album sales plummeted and the hits stopped coming; her once serene image was shattered by a wild demeanor and bizarre public appearances. She confessed to abusing cocaine, marijuana and pills, and her once pristine voice became raspy and hoarse, unable to hit the high notes as she had during her prime.

“The biggest devil is me.

I’m either my best friend or my worst enemy,” Houston told ABC’s Diane Sawyer in an infamous 2002 interview with then-husband Brown by her side.

It was a tragic fall for a superstar who was one of the top-selling artists in pop music history, with more than 55 million records sold in the United States alone.

resident of Vicksburg, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at Manhattan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jackson. She was 84.

Arrangements are incomplete, with Dillon-Chisley Funeral Home in charge.

deaths The Vicksburg Post prints obituaries in news form for area residents, their family members and for former residents at no charge. Families wishing to publish additional information or to use specific wording have the option of a paid obituary.

Charles Durr Hudspeth RIDGELAND — Charles Durr Hudspeth of Jackson died Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. He was 82.

Mr. Hudspeth grew up in Jackson and graduated from Central High School. He attended Millsaps College where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity. He was in the textile business for most of his life, owning businesses in Rolling Fork and Vicksburg. He served as a board member of Merchants Bank in Vicksburg for 20 years and he was a member of the Rolling Fork Rotary Club. He was president of the Mississippi Orchid Society and growing orchids was one of his many hobbies. He also enjoyed traveling and fishing.

Mr. Hudspeth was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Seth Hudspeth and Mary Durr Hudspeth.

He is survived by his

wife of 57 years, Laura Ceil Allen Hudspeth; a daughter, Melissa Hudspeth Applewhite (Ron) of Flowood, Miss.; a son, Charles Allen Hudspeth (Sheila) of Vicksburg; grandsons, Brad Applewhite of Madison, Miss., Breland Applewhite of Jackson, Seth Hudspeth of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and granddaughter, Laura Hudspeth of Birmingham, Ala. He also is survived by a sister, Carolyn Hudspeth Gaby of Jackson.

The visitation will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home on Highland Colony Parkway in Ridgeland. A memorial service will follow at 3 p.m. in the Funeral Home Chapel. The interment will follow in Parkway Memorial Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, Hospice Ministries, or the charity of your choice.

Jimmie L. Larry Jimmie L. Larry died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at River Region Medical Center. He was 61.

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BY CHIEF METEOROLOGIST BARBIE BASSSETT TODAY

TONIGHT

48°

32°

Sunny today, highs in the mid-40s, mostly clear tonight, lows in the mid- to upper 20s

WEATHER This weather package is compiled from historical records and information provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Vicksburg and The Associated Press.

LOCAL FORECAST MONday-tuesday Cloudy Monday, chance of rain and sleet, highs in the upper 40s; chance of rain, Monday night, lows in the lower 40s; mostly sunny Tuesday, slight chance of rain, highs near 60

STATE FORECAST tonight Mostly clear, lows in the mid- to upper 20s monday-tuesday Cloudy Monday, chance of rain and sleet, highs in the upper 40s; chance of rain, Monday night, lows in the lower 40s; mostly sunny Tuesday, slight chance of rain, highs near 60

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PRECISION FORECAST

Highs and Lows High/past 24 hours............. 40º Low/past 24 hours............... 22º Average temperature......... 31º Normal this date................... 49º Record low...............-1º in 1899 Record high............79º in 1922 Rainfall Recorded at the Vicksburg Water Plant Past 24 hours.................0.0 inch This month..............4.93 inches Total/year.............. 10.01 inches Normal/month......2.04 inches Normal/year...........7.51 inches Solunar table Most active times for fish and wildlife Sunday: A.M. Active............................ 8:45 A.M. Most active................. 2:31 P.M. Active............................. 9:12 P.M. Most active.................. 2:51 Sunrise/sunset Sunset today........................ 5:45 Sunset tomorrow............... 5:46 Sunrise tomorrow.............. 6:45

RIVER DATA Stages Mississippi River at Vicksburg Current: 36.7 | Change: +0.1 Flood: 43 feet Yazoo River at Greenwood Current: 22.5 | Change: -0.1 Flood: 35 feet Yazoo River at Yazoo City Current: 22.5 | Change: -0.3 Flood: 29 feet Yazoo River at Belzoni Current: 21.9 | Change: -0.2 Flood: 34 feet Big Black River at West Current: 9.3 | Change: -7.2 Flood: 12 feet Big Black River at Bovina Current: 25.2 | Change: -1.6 Flood: 28 feet StEELE BAYOU Land....................................84.3 River....................................84.1

MISSISSIPPI RIVER Forecast Cairo, Ill. Monday.................................. 29.5 Tuesday.................................. 28.4 Wednesday........................... 27.1 Memphis Monday.................................. 16.9 Tuesday.................................. 14.6 Wednesday........................... 12.8 Greenville Monday.................................. 40.3 Tuesday.................................. 39.2 Wednesday........................... 37.7 Vicksburg Monday.................................. 36.2 Tuesday.................................. 35.7 Wednesday........................... 34.6

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mob in Mexico kills 3 kidnapping suspects TOLUCA, Mexico — Authorities say a mob in central Mexico has beaten three suspected kidnappers to death, including setting two of them on fire.

Mexico State prosecutor Alfredo Castillo said Saturday that 23 people in the village of San Mateo Hitzilzingo have been detained.

He said about 300 angry people took the three men out of the town’s police station and began beating them after a woman screamed that they were kidnappers.

Local media reported that the men had tried to kidnap a teenage boy but Castillo wouldn’t confirm that.

HRW: Free expression in Egypt worsens CAIRO — Human Rights Watch said that the climate for free expression in Egypt has worsened since Hosni Mubarak was ousted a year ago.

The statement on Saturday comes on the anniversary of Mubarak’s resignation after an 18-day uprising.

The New York-based rights group cited military trials of protesters and bloggers and the use of deadly force to break up demonstrations.

It also noted the interrogations of activists for criticizing the military, the suspension of new satellite television licenses, and the closure of an outlet of Al Jazeera television.

Iran: 30 million lose e-mail access TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian news agency reports that more than 30 million people in the country have lost access to foreign email services such as Gmail, Yahoo mail and Hotmail.

The Saturday report by the semiofficial Mehr agency says that the authorities in the national telecommunications company declined to comment on the outage that began Thursday, saying that it had no connection to them.

Oil spill fouls river in eastern Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela — Crude oil that spilled from a ruptured pipeline has blackened a river in eastern Venezuela, and the state oil company said workers are containing the spill.

Workers have removed a “good percentage of the crude” from the Guarapiche River, said Ramiro Ramirez, environmental director of state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA. Ramirez told the state-run Venezuelan News Agency on Friday that workers have been using absorbent barriers to block the crude in the river. He said they have also shut off water intakes along the river, where a drinking water purification plant is located.

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Syrian army general assassinated in Damascus BEIRUT (AP) — Gunmen assassinated an army general in Damascus Saturday in the first killing of a high ranking military officer in the Syrian capital since the uprising against President Bashar Assad’s regime began in March.

The attack could be a sign that the opposition, who have carried out attacks on the military elsewhere in the country, are trying to step up action in Brig. Gen. Issa the tightly controlled al-Khouli capital, which has been relatively quiet compared to other cities.

SANA news agency reported that three gunmen opened fire at Brig. Gen. Issa al-Khouli Saturday morning as he left his home in the Damascus neighborhood of Rukn-Eddine. Al-Khouli was a doctor and the chief of a military hospital in the capital.

Capt. Ammar al-Wawi of the Free Syrian Army, a rebel group that wants to bring down the regime by force, denied involvement in the assassina-

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Syrian rebels are seen outside of Idlib, Syria, on Saturday tion, which came a day after two suicide car bombers struck security compounds in Aleppo.

Such assassinations are not uncommon outside Damascus and army officers have been killed in the past, mostly in the restive provinces of Homs and Idlib.

Violence in other parts of the country

left at least 17 people dead as regime troops pushed into rebel-held neighborhoods in the central city of Homs and seized parts of the mountain town of Zabadani, north of Damascus.

The U.N. estimates that 5,400 people have been killed in Syria since the uprising began in March. But that figure is from January, when the

world body stopped counting because the chaos in the country has made it impossible to check the figures.

Syria’s turmoil began with peaceful protests against Assad’s rule, sparking the fierce regime crackdown. But it has since grown more militarized as army defectors and armed protesters formed the Free Syrian Army.

After Russia and China last weekend vetoed a Western and Arab attempt at the U.N. to pressure Assad to step down, the FSA’s commander said armed force was the only way to oust the president. Western and Arab countries are considering forming a coalition to help Syria’s opposition, though so far there is no sign they intend to give direct aid to the FSA. Arab foreign ministers were to meet in Cairo today to decide their next step.

An Arab League official said the ministers were likely to consider calling for a joint Arab-U.N. team of observers to be sent to Syria to investigate Assad’s adherence to past promises to halt the violence.

Staff at The Sun tabloid arrested in bribe inquiry LONDON (AP) — Britain’s biggest-selling newspaper was fighting to contain the damage after five employees at The Sun tabloid were arrested Saturday in an inquiry into the alleged payment of bribes to police and other officials.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., which owns the newspaper, said police had searched

their homes and the group’s London offices, potentially deepening the scandal over British tabloid wrongdoing.

The Sun’s deputy editor Geoff Webster, picture editor John Edwards, chief reporter John Kay, chief foreign correspondent Nick Parker and reporter John Sturgis were those arrested, News Interna-

tional CEO Tom Mockridge said in a message emailed to staff.

Executives moved quickly to reject claims that Murdoch could decide to close down the newspaper. In July, he shuttered the 168-year-old News of The World tabloid amid public outrage when the extent of its phone hacking of celebrities,

public figures and crime victims was exposed.

A 39-year-old female employee at Britain’s defense ministry, a 36-year-old male member of the armed forces and a 39-year-old serving police officer with Surrey Police, also were arrested Saturday, police said. All eight suspects were later released

on bail.

The development follows the arrest of four current and former journalists at The Sun newspaper last month in connection with the same bribery inquiry.

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SPORTS Sunday, Februar y 12, 2012 • SE C T I O N B PUZZLES B11

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Bulldogs stumble, Eagles survive Big win Rebels edge Auburn to earn huge victory in SEC play/B4

Schedule PREP BASEBALL St. Aloysius at Lake Friday, 12:45 p.m.

VHS at Brookhaven Saturday, 4:45 p.m.

On TV 2:30 p.m. ABC - The Chicago Bulls, the best team in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, head to Boston for a Sunday showdown with the Celtics, who have won seven of their last 10 games to overcome a slow start and pull into playoff contention.

Who’s hot KELSEY HOWARD

Jackson State basketball player and former Vicksburg High star scored a gamehigh 20 points Saturday to lead the Tigers to a 62-48 win over Prairie View.

College basketball roundup/B4

Sidelines Wi maintains lead as Tiger closes in

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.

(AP) — Charlie Wi played bogey-free at Spyglass Hill for a 3-under 69 to build a three-shot lead Saturday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Now it’s time for him to face his demons of self-doubt — along with a familiar force in golf.

Tiger Woods took another step toward showing his game is nearly back.

He ran off five birdies in a six-hole stretch early in his round at Pebble Beach and had a 5-under 67 that put him four shots behind going into the final round, the closest he has been to the 54-hole lead in a regular PGA Tour event since the 2010 Masters.

Wi has not won in 162 previous PGA Tour events.

Wi, who was at 15-under 199, has a 54-hole lead for only the second time on tour. He had a one-shot lead at Colonial last year and was runner-up to David Toms.

This time, Wi will be in the last group with someone in a familiar spot. Ken Duke, who is winless in 142 starts on the PGA Tour, shot a 65 at Monterey Peninsula.

LOTTERY La. Pick 3: 4-8-9 La. Pick 4: 9-5-7-3 Easy 5: 9-13-14-23-37 La. Lotto: 13-18-22-23-29-32

Powerball: 1-10-37-52-57 Powerball: 11 Weekly results: B2

Georgia tops Mississippi St. in overtime

Southern Miss slips by UCF with big run in second half

By David Brandt The Associated Press STARKVILLE — From the beginning, Dee Bost knew Mississippi State wasn’t playing with enough emotion.

In the end, the senior point guard said the Bulldogs got what they deserved.

“You saw what just happened,” Bost said. “We didn’t have no energy, no nothing.”

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 20 points, including a crucial 3-pointer in overtime, that led Georgia to a 70-68 victory over No. 20 Mississippi State on Saturday.

Mississippi State (19-6, 6-4 Southeastern Conference) lost for just the second time in six games and ended a three-game homestand on a sour note.

Mississippi State had a 66-65 lead in overtime until Caldwell-Pope juked to his left, stepped back and coolly knocked down Georgia’s biggest shot of the season with 1:02 remaining in overtime.

State could never recover.

“That was a big-time shot that big-time players make,” Georgia senior Gerald Robinson Jr. said. “I don’t care what year you are classification-wise, when you hit shots like that you’re a star.”

Caldwell-Pope made 7 of 15 shots from the field, including 6 of 12 from 3-point range.

Georgia (12-12, 3-7) earned See MSU, Page B3.

By The Associated Press

KERRY SMITH•The associated press

Georgia’s Marcus Thornton (2) drives past Mississippi State forward Arnett Moultrie (23) in the first half of Saturday’s game in Starkville. Georgia upset 20th-ranked Mississippi State in overtime, 70-68.

PREP BASKETBALL

HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss bounced back from a disheartening loss with a gritty win Saturday.

Jonathan Mills scored 18 points — half of them during a crucial second-half surge — to lead the Golden Eagles past Central Florida, 78-74.

Mills, who went 12-of-13 from the foul line, scored nine straight points for the Golden Eagles (21-4, 8-2 Conference USA) during a pivotal 14-6 second-half run. The spurt helped Southern Miss recover from a 52-51 deficit after Central Florida took its first lead.

Central Florida (18-7, 7-4) pulled within two points with 47 seconds left, but the Golden Eagles made 10 of their 12 free throws in the final 1:27 to put the game out of reach.

Southern Miss has won six of seven and 17 out of 19 since the beginning of December. It rebounded from a loss to UAB on Wednesday that snapped a five-game winning streak.

“It was a great win,” Southern Miss coach Larry Eustachy said. “I thought we showed a lot of guts after (UCF) took the lead. We were tough enough to make See USM, Page B3.

Lady Vikes, Gators prepare for next step

Porters Chapel takes District 5-A crown

By Jeff Byrd jbyrd@vicksburgpost.com

By Jeff Byrd jbyrd@vicksburgpost.com

CLINTON ­— Two teams that came into the Division 3-6A Tournament on long losing streaks are moving on to the next round.

Warren Central’s girls and the Vicksburg High’s boys qualified for the Class 6A North State satellite round by grabbing wins as underdogs Tuesday in elimination games. Friday in the division tournament title games, both played competitively before falling to the top seeds in the final minutes.

Warren Central (9-17) faces a quick turnaround and a hard test Monday night. The Lady Vikes get Southaven (27-1), which beat last year’s state runner-up Horn Lake in the Division 1-6A final Friday. It’s the third straight season the Lady Vikes have made it out of the division tournament, but they haven’t been past the satellite round since 2007.

WC coach Jackie MartinBrown said her young team could use the extra experience that playing Southaven will provide.

“We were so close to winning the tournament and getting to host, but now that’s past and we can’t miss our future, because we have a game up there Monday,” Martin-Brown said.

The Lady Vikes gave

Greenville-Weston fits before falling 37-32. They held a 26-25 lead after three quarters and kept South Alabama signee Brianna Wright to just 13 points to that point.

Wright scored five points in the final three minutes to get the Honey Bees past the Lady Vikes.

Martin-Brown said the varsity call-up of ninth-graders DeNitra Bracey and J’Nitra Ratliff gave WC a big lift and it showed in the tournament.

The Lady Vikes upset Vicksburg 39-37 on Tuesday to advance to the final. Bracey had a team-high 10 points and 18 rebounds in the win.

Against Greenville-Weston, Bracey had seven points and 10 rebounds, while Ratliff hit a key 3-pointer in the third quarter to start WC’s rally from a six-point deficit.

“They have definitely added some fire and spark,” Martin-Brown said. “They’ve given us a lot more hustle and rebounding.”

Vicksburg coach Dellie C. Robinson has had to deal with a young team as well, after the team graduated its entire starting five and several top reserves from last year’s Class 6A runner-up.

The Gators (10-16) had lost six straight, four by two points, but still managed to beat Greenville-Weston in the first round on Tuesday.

They then played top seed Clinton (23-5) on even terms

Freshman J’Nitra Ratliff and the Warren Central Lady Vikes will travel to face Southaven in a Class 6A playoff game Monday.

Up next • (G) WC at Southaven Monday, 7 p.m.

• (B) Vicksburg at DeSoto Central Tuesday, 7 p.m.

• (B) PCA vs. TBA Tuesday or Wednesday, Time TBA, at Rebul Aca. for 31⁄2 quarters before faltering late.

The Arrows used an 8-0 run to break free from a 48-all tie and won 66-60. Both teams shot right at 50 percent from the field and there were only 15 combined turnovers.

That was enough to bring a little smile to Robinson’s face.

“With as young a team as See Basketball, PageB3.

LEARNED — Porters Chapel Academy accomplished something Saturday for perhaps the first time in school history — a district title in boys basketball.

The Eagles shrugged off a slow start to bury Newton Academy 56-31 for the MAIS District 5-A championship.

PCA (20-4) earned a No. 1 seed in next week’s Class A South Central Tournament at Rebul Academy.

It is believed to be the first district championship for PCA’s boys’program. The girls were a dominant force in the 1980s and 90s, but the boys have long been an afterthought. Coach E.J. Creel, who won five championships as a player for PCA during her high school career, was elated at getting her first as a coach.

“The boys have never won district, but this is my sixth,” Creel said as she clutched the blue championship trophy. “I appreciate this one more than the other five, because it’s a different level of stress.”

Creel’s team certainly raised her stress level Saturday.

Just as the Eagles were building momentum early in the second quarter, they were hit with a double technical. P.J. Lassiter got one for

reacting to a foul by the Generals. Alton Burden got hit after swatting a towel on the floor Ted near the Brisco Eagles’ bench.

“I was mad with P.J. for letting something like that get to him and Alton’s reaction came about because he was mad at P.J., too,” Creel said.

“We’ve never had two technicals like that before. We just had to chill out.”

Ironically, it was Lassiter, who had helped turn a 13-6 deficit into a 20-15 lead after he dropped back-to-back 3-pointers against Newton’s stiff zone defense.

“P.J. was mad because a guy grabbed his leg,” PCA junior Ted Brisco said. “I just told him, ‘don’t lose your cool. We had the momentum.’”

Instead, Newton’s Tre’ Collins made 3 of 4 free throws off the double technicals to make it 20-18.

At that point, a cooler Lassiter put the chill on the Generals. He made his third 3-pointer of the quarter, and that was followed by a Burden basket for a 25-18 halftime lead.

See PCA, Page B3.

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NFL Ward wants to retire as member of Steelers PITTSBURGH — Steelers’ wide receiver Hines Ward wants to retire with the Pittsburgh Steelers, offering to restructure his contract to do it.

Ward posted on his Facebook page Saturday that he’s already told the Steelers he’s willing to work with them on altering his deal so he can remain with the team. Ward’s comments came after NFL.com reported the Steelers are planning to cut the franchise’s all-time leading receiver.

“I don’t normally like to respond to rumors, but as I’ve said all along, I want to finish my career with the Pittsburgh Steelers,” Ward posted.

The 14-year veteran is scheduled to make $4 million in 2012.

He’s coming off a season in which he finished with 46 receptions for 381 yards and two touchdowns, the lowest totals in each category since he was a rookie in 1998.

Ward, who turns 36 next month, became the eighth player in league history to reach 1,000 career receptions in the regular-season finale against Cleveland. He and Jerry Rice are the only players in league history to reach 1,000 receptions and win multiple Super Bowls.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Feb. 12 1937 — Cleveland is granted an NFL franchise. The Rams play in Cleveland for nine years before moving to Los Angeles. After the 1994 season, the Rams move to St. Louis.

2005 — Allen Iverson scores 60 points, a career high, to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 112-99 victory over the Orlando Magic.

2007 — Duke, saddled by its first four-game losing skid in 11 years, falls out of The Associated Press poll for the first time since the end of the 1995-96 season. The Blue Devils had been in the media poll for 200 straight weeks — the second longest streak behind UCLA’s record 221 weeks.

2010 — Nodar Kumaritashvili, a 21-year-old men’s Olympic luger from the country of Georgia, dies after a crash during training for the Vancouver Games.

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scoreboard college basketball SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE

Conference All Games

W L PCT W L PCT Kentucky............. 11 0 1.000 25 1 .962 Florida................. 7 3 .700 19 6 .760 Vanderbilt........... 6 4 .600 17 8 .680 Mississippi St... 6 4 .600 19 6 .760 Arkansas............. 5 5 .500 17 8 .680 Alabama............. 5 5 .500 16 8 .667 Ole Miss............ 5 5 .500 15 9 .625 Tennessee.......... 5 5 .500 13 12 .520 LSU..................... 4 6 .400 14 10 .583 Georgia............... 3 7 .300 12 12 .500 Auburn................ 3 8 .273 13 12 .520 South Carolina... 1 9 .100 9 15 .375 Saturday’s Games Georgia 70, Mississippi St. 68, OT Arkansas 76, South Carolina 65 Tennessee 75, Florida 70 LSU 67, Alabama 58 Ole Miss 61, Auburn 54 Kentucky 69, Vanderbilt 63 Today’s Games No games scheduled Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Florida at Alabama, 6 p.m.

Mississippi State at LSU, 8 p.m.

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CONFERENCE USA

Conference All Games

W L PCT W L PCT Southern Miss.. 8 2 .800 21 4 .840 Memphis............. 8 2 .800 18 7 .720 3 .727 15 10 .600 Tulsa................... 8 UCF.................... 7 4 .636 18 7 .720 Marshall.............. 6 5 .545 15 10 .600 Rice.................... 6 5 .545 15 11 .577 UAB.................... 5 6 .455 10 14 .417 UTEP.................. 5 6 .455 12 13 .480 Tulane................. 3 7 .300 15 9 .625 East Carolina...... 3 8 .273 12 12 .500 Houston.............. 3 8 .273 11 13 .458 SMU.................... 2 8 .200 11 14 .440 Saturday’s Games Southern Miss 78, UCF 74 Marshall 78, East Carolina 68 Rice 43, SMU 39 Memphis 79, UAB 45 Tulsa 72, Houston 48 UTEP 54, Tulane 52, OT Today’s Games No games scheduled Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled ———

SWAC

Conference All Games

W L PCT W L PCT MVSU................. 12 0 1.000 13 11 .542 Southern U......... 9 3 .750 13 12 .520 Texas Southern.. 7 4 .636 8 15 .348 Prairie View........ 6 5 .545 10 14 .417 Alabama St......... 6 6 .500 9 15 .375 Ark.-Pine Bluff.... 5 7 .417 6 19 .240 Alcorn St........... 4 8 .333 7 17 .292 Jackson St........ 4 8 .333 6 18 .250 Alabama A&M.... 3 9 .250 5 16 .238 Grambling St...... 3 9 .250 3 19 .136 Saturday’s Games MVSU 71, Alcorn St. 63 Ark.-Pine Bluff 64, Southern U. 58 Texas Southern 72, Grambling St. 54 Alabama St. 57, Alabama A&M 47 Jackson St. 62, Prairie View 48 Today’s Games No games scheduled Monday’s Games Ark.-Pine Bluff at Alcorn St., 7 p.m.

Grambling at Prairie View, 7:30 p.m.

Mississippi Valley St. at Southern, 7:30 p.m.

Jackson St. at Texas Southern, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled ———

Top 25 Schedule

Saturday’s Games No. 1 Kentucky 69, Vanderbilt 63 No. 2 Syracuse 85, Connecticut 67 No. 11 Michigan St. 58, No. 3 Ohio St. 48 No. 4 Missouri 72, No. 6 Baylor 57 No. 5 North Carolina 70, No. 19 Virginia 52 No. 7 Kansas 81, Oklahoma St. 66 Tennessee 75, No. 8 Florida 70 No. 9 Murray St. 81, Austin Peay 62 No. 10 Duke 73, Maryland 55 No. 14 UNLV 65, No. 13 San Diego St. 63 No. 15 Florida St. 64, Miami 59 No. 16 Saint Mary’s (Cal) vs. Santa Clara, (n) Wichita St. 89, No. 17 Creighton 68 No. 18 Marquette 95, Cincinnati 78 Georgia 70, No. 20 Mississippi St. 68, OT No. 24 Louisville 77, West Virginia 74 Princeton 70, No. 25 Harvard 62 Today’s Games No. 12 Georgetown vs. St. John’s, Noon No. 22 Michigan vs. Illinois, Noon Monday’s Games No. 2 Syracuse at No. 24 Louisville, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Baylor vs. Iowa St., 6 p.m.

No. 7 Kansas at Kansas St., 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games No. 3 Ohio St. at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

No. 8 Florida at Alabama, 6 p.m.

No. 14 UNLV at TCU, 6:30 p.m.

No. 17 Creighton at Southern Illinois, 7:05 p.m.

No. 19 Virginia at Clemson, 6 p.m.

No. 20 Mississippi St. at LSU, 8 p.m.

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Mississippi college schedule

Saturday’s Games Georgia 70, Mississippi St. 68, OT West Alabama 64, Delta St. 51 Mississippi College 86, Ozarks 83 Southern Miss 78, Central Florida 74 Mississippi Valley St. 71, Alcorn St. 63 Jackson St. 62, Prairie View 48 Ole Miss 61, Auburn 54 Tougaloo 77, Dillard 61 William Carey 75, Belhaven 65 Today’s Games No games scheduled Monday’s Games Ark.-Pine Bluff at Alcorn St., 7 p.m.

Tougaloo at Xavier-N.O., 7:30 p.m.

Mississippi Valley St. at Southern, 7:30 p.m.

Jackson St. at Texas Southern, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Mississippi St. at LSU, 8 p.m.

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Saturday’s scores

EAST Army 69, Navy 63, 2OT Bucknell 90, Lafayette 78 Cornell 72, Brown 63 Dayton 72, Fordham 70, OT Drexel 78, Fordahm 67 Holy Cross 59, American U. 52 Louisville 77, West Virginia 74 Manhattan 85, St. Peter’s 63 Penn 58, Dartmouth 55 Penn St. 67, Nebraska 51 Princeton 70, Harvard 62 Saint Joseph’s 73, UMass 62 Saint Louis 59, La Salle 51 South Florida 55, Providence 48 St. Bonaventure 69, Duquesne 48 Syracuse 85, UConn 67 Yale 59, Columbia 58 SOUTH Alabama St. 57, Alabama A&M 47 Ark.-Pine Bluff 64, Southern U. 58 Belmont 86, Florida Gulf Coast 63 Charlotte 73, Rhode Island 66 Clemson 78, Wake Forest 58 Coll. of Charleston 86, Davidson 78 Denver 77, Florida International 63 Duke 73, Maryland 55

E. Illinois 74, UT-Martin 71 Florida Atlantic 86, North Texas 81, 2OT Florida St. 64, Miami 59 Gardner-Webb 77, VMI 61 George Mason 75, UNC Wilmington 69 George Washington 69, Richmond 67 Georgia 70, Mississippi St. 68, OT LSU 67, Alabama 58 Louisiana-Lafayette 68, Arkansas St. 65, OT Mississippi Valley St. 71, Alcorn St. 63 Marshall 78, East Carolina 68 Memphis 79, UAB 45 Middle Tennessee 68, UALR 60 Ole Miss 61, Auburn 54 Nicholls St. 72, Lamar 63 North Carolina 70, Virginia 52 SE Louisiana 66, Northwestern St. 61 Samford 87, Elon 78 South Alabama 88, Louisiana-Monroe 86 Southern Miss 78, UCF 74 Tennessee 75, Florida 70 Troy 83, W. Kentucky 77 VCU 68, Old Dominion 64 Winthrop 67, Coastal Carolina 57 MIDWEST Akron 75, N. Illinois 51 Bowling Green 66, Toledo 63 Butler 52, Cleveland St. 49 E. Michigan 68, Ohio 55 Indiana St. 78, S. Illinois 68 Iowa St. 69, Texas A&M 46 Kansas 81, Oklahoma St. 66 Kent St. 76, Ball St. 55 Marquette 95, Cincinnati 78 Miami (Ohio) 69, Cent. Michigan 50 Michigan St. 58, Ohio St. 48 Missouri 72, Baylor 57 N. Iowa 78, Illinois St. 63 Notre Dame 84, DePaul 76 SE Missouri 85, SIU-Edwardsville 72 Wichita St. 89, Creighton 68 Youngstown St. 71, Valparaiso 53 SOUTHWEST Jackson St. 62, Prairie View 48 McNeese St. 71, Cent. Arkansas 56 Oral Roberts 61, W. Illinois 51 Rice 43, SMU 39 Sam Houston St. 61, Texas A&M-CC 53 TCU 75, Colorado St. 71 Texas 75, Kansas St. 64 Texas Southern 72, Grambling St. 54 Texas Tech 65, Oklahoma 47 Texas-Arlington 73, Texas St. 53 Tulsa 72, Houston 48 FAR WEST Arizona 70, Utah 61 BYU 86, Pepperdine 48 California 73, UCLA 63 Colorado 63, Arizona St. 49 Gonzaga 78, Loyola Marymount 59 Long Beach St. 89, UC Davis 69 Idaho St. 79, N. Arizona 73 N. Colorado 77, Montana St. 64, OT New Mexico 48, Wyoming 38 New Mexico St. 80, Utah St. 69 Oregon 78, Washington St. 69 San Francisco 81, San Diego 70 UNLV 65, San Diego St. 63

GEORGIA 70, MISSISSIPPI ST. 68, OT

GEORGIA (12-12) Thornton 1-5 0-2 2, D. Williams 5-8 1-4 11, Caldwell-Pope 7-15 0-0 20, Ware 4-10 0-0 11, Robinson 4-15 4-5 13, V. Williams 1-1 0-0 2, Brantley 0-0 0-0 0, Florveus 2-4 0-0 4, Djurisic 3-9 0-0 7. Totals 27-67 5-11 70.

MISSISSIPPI ST. (19-6) Sidney 3-9 4-8 10, Moultrie 5-6 2-2 12, Bost 8-17 2-3 21, Hood 2-6 3-4 8, Bryant 0-2 0-0 0, Steele 5-9 1-1 15, S. Smith 0-0 2-2 2, Lewis 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 23-50 14-20 68.

Halftime—Mississippi St. 34-31.

End Of Regulation—Tied 59.

3-Point Goals—Georgia 11-26 (Caldwell-Pope 6-12, Ware 3-8, Robinson 1-3, Djurisic 1-3), Mississippi St. 8-23 (Steele 4-7, Bost 3-10, Hood 1-4, Sidney 0-1, Bryant 0-1). Fouled Out—D. Williams.

Rebounds—Georgia 40 (Thornton 9), Mississippi St. 33 (Sidney 12). Assists—Georgia 9 (CaldwellPope, Ware 3), Mississippi St. 8 (Bost 4).

OLE MISS 61, AUBURN 54

AUBURN (13-12) Gabriel 6-11 1-2 15, Forbes 0-1 0-0 0, Chubb 3-5 2-2 8, Wallace 2-4 0-0 4, Sullivan 4-13 1-2 10, Ward 2-7 1-2 6, Payne 1-5 1-2 3, Denson 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 2-5 0-0 6, Kouassi 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 21-52 6-10 54.

OLE MISS (15-9) Henry 1-6 2-2 4, Buckner 2-3 1-8 5, Holloway 8-15 4-7 20, Williams 5-8 0-0 13, Summers 3-6 4-4 11, Cox 0-1 0-0 0, White 1-4 0-0 2, Short 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 2-2 2, Kendrick 2-6 0-2 4. Totals 22-49 13-25 61.

Halftime—Auburn 31-24.

3-Point Goals—Auburn 6-17 (Johnson 2-3, Gabriel 2-6, Ward 1-3, Sullivan 1-5), Ole Miss 4-14 (Williams 3-6, Summers 1-2, White 0-1, Kendrick 0-1, Henry 0-4). Fouled Out—Chubb. Rebounds— Auburn 33 (Chubb, Gabriel 7), Ole Miss 33 (Holloway 11). Assists—Auburn 11 (Wallace 5), Ole Miss 14 (Kendrick, Summers 4).

SOUTHERN MISS 78, UCF 74

CENTRAL FLORIDA (18-7) Sykes 11-14 4-8 27, Clanton 3-7 0-0 6, Crittle 1-1 2-2 4, Rompza 4-8 0-0 9, Jordan 4-12 4-8 12, Spurlock 3-8 0-0 7, Gaynor 0-0 0-0 0, Wilson 3-5 2-4 9. Totals 29-55 12-22 74.

SOUTHERN MISS (21-4) Bolden 4-10 0-2 8, Mills 3-7 12-13 18, Page 5-10 2-2 15, Jenkins 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 3-8 1-2 7, Dodson 1-2 1-2 3, Watson 2-9 11-12 15, Pelham 5-5 2-4 12. Totals 23-51 29-37 78.

Halftime—Southern Miss 37-27.

3-Point Goals—UCF 4-16 (Sykes 1-2, Wilson 1-2, Rompza 1-3, Spurlock 1-4, Clanton 0-1, Jordan 0-4), Southern Miss 3-8 (Page 3-5, Bolden 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Watson 0-1). Fouled Out—Clanton, Mills. Rebounds—UCF 28 (Sykes 10), Southern Miss 35 (Mills 8). Assists—UCF 8 (Jordan, Spurlock 2), Southern Miss 11 (Watson 8).

MISS. VALLEY ST. 71, ALCORN ST. 63

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. (13-11) Joyner 6-12 2-4 15, Studivant 1-2 0-2 2, Arrington 0-4 4-4 4, Burwell 4-8 0-0 9, Crosby 3-11 4-9 10, Pajkovic 6-8 0-1 16, Cox 6-12 3-5 15, Ralling 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 13-25 71.

ALCORN ST. (6-17) Nieves 3-9 0-2 7, Rimmer 5-10 2-2 13, Sullivan 2-3 0-0 4, McDonald 7-14 2-3 16, Oakley 2-6 2-2 8, Sanders 0-1 0-0 0, Francis 3-3 1-2 7, Starks 4-5 0-1 8. Totals 26-51 7-12 63.

Halftime—MVSU 35-29.

3-Point Goals—MVSU 6-23 (Pajkovic 4-5, Burwell 1-4, Joyner 1-4, Cox 0-2, Arrington 0-4, Crosby 0-4), Alcorn St. 4-13 (Oakley 2-5, Nieves 1-3, Rimmer 1-3, McDonald 0-1, Sanders 0-1). Fouled Out—Arrington. Rebounds—MVSU 33 (Crosby 12), Alcorn St. 23 (McDonald 7). Assists—MVSU 9 (Burwell 4), Alcorn St. 6 (McDonald 3).

JACKSON ST. 62, PRAIRIE VIEW 48

JACKSON ST. (6-18) Taylor 2-2 0-0 4, Howard 8-18 2-3 20, Lewis 0-2 3-4 3, Jones 1-1 0-0 2, Armstrong 3-5 1-1 7, Stewart 3-7 1-2 9, Coleman 0-1 3-4 3, Readus 2-5 0-2 4, Gregory 3-7 4-6 10. Totals 22-48 14-22 62.

PRAIRIE VIEW (10-14) Wright 2-5 0-3 4, Munks 1-11 3-6 5, Montgomery 2-5 0-0 4, Gesiakowski 5-12 2-2 15, Chapman 4-13 3-6 11, DeMuynck 1-6 2-4 4, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Bell 1-2 1-2 3, Scott 0-3 0-0 0, Riathin 0-1 2-4 2, Meadows 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 16-61 13-27 48.

Halftime—Jackson St. 30-26.

3-Point Goals—Jackson St. 4-9 (Stewart 2-3, Howard 2-5, Lewis 0-1), Prairie View 3-15 (Gesiakowski 3-7, Meadows 0-1, Scott 0-1, DeMuynck 0-2, Munks 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Jackson St. 43 (Coleman 10), Prairie View 39 (Chapman 7). Assists—Jackson St. 7 (Lewis 4), Prairie View 7 (Scott 3).

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Women’s Top 25 Schedule

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

Saturday’s Games 1 Baylor 71, No. 15 Texas A&M 48 3 Connecticut 80, No. 14 Georgetown 38 9 Green Bay 64, Wright St. 59 19 Gonzaga 79, San Francisco 59 20 Louisville 89, Syracuse 62 25 St. Bonaventure 56, Dayton 55 Today’s Games 2 Notre Dame vs. West Virginia, 2:30 p.m.

4 Stanford vs. UCLA, 2 p.m.

5 Duke at Florida St., Noon 6 Miami at No. 8 Maryland, 1:30 p.m.

10 Ohio St. vs. No. 16 Purdue, 4 p.m.

12 Delaware at Georgia St., 1 p.m.

17 Rutgers vs. St. John’s, 4 p.m.

18 Penn St. at Northwestern, Noon 21 Georgia vs. Vanderbilt, 1 p.m.

22 Ga. Tech at No. 22 North Carolina, 1 p.m.

24 South Carolina vs. Florida, 4 p.m.

Monday’s Games 3 Connecticut at Oklahoma, 8 p.m.

7 Kentucky at No. 11 Tennessee, 6 p.m.

13 Nebraska at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games 2 Notre Dame vs. Providence, 6 p.m.

14 Georgetown at Villanova, 6 p.m.

15 Texas A&M at Missouri, 7 p.m.

20 Louisville at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

prep basketball PORTERS CHAPEL 56, NEWTON ACA. 31

Newton Academy 13 5 2 11 — 31 Porters Chapel 8 17 7 24 — 56 Newton Academy (31) Tre Collins 12, Dillon Williams 9, Johnson 5, Smith 3, Upton 2.

Porters Chapel (56) Ted Brisco 20, P.J. Lassiter 16, Gaston 9, Burden 7, Harris 2, Buys 2.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W Philadelphia...................19 Boston...........................14 New York.......................13 Toronto..........................9 New Jersey...................8

L 9 12 15 19 21

Pct GB .679 — .538 4 .464 6 .321 10 .276 11 1/2

Southeast Division

W Miami.............................20 Atlanta...........................18 Orlando..........................17 Washington....................5 Charlotte........................3

L 7 9 11 22 24

Central Division

W Chicago.........................23 Indiana...........................17 Milwaukee......................12 Cleveland.......................10 Detroit............................8

L 6 10 15 16 20

Pct .741 .667 .607 .185 .111

GB — 2 3 1/2 15 17

Pct GB .793 — .630 5 .444 10 .385 11 1/2 .286 14 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W San Antonio...................19 Dallas.............................16 Houston.........................16 Memphis........................14 New Orleans.................4

L 9 11 11 13 23

Pct GB .679 — .593 2 1/2 .593 2 1/2 .519 4 1/2 .148 14 1/2

Northwest Division

W Oklahoma City...............21 Denver...........................16 Portland.........................15 Utah...............................13 Minnesota......................13

L 6 12 12 12 15

Pacific Division

W L L.A. Clippers..................17 8 L.A. Lakers....................15 12 Phoenix..........................11 15 Golden State.................9 14 Sacramento...................10 16 ——— Friday’s Late Game Oklahoma City 101, Utah 87 Saturday’s Games L.A. Clippers 111, Charlotte 86 Denver 113, Indiana 109 Philadelphia 99, Cleveland 84 New York 100, Minnesota 98 San Antonio 103, New Jersey 89 Portland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Orlando 99, Milwaukee 94 Phoenix at Sacramento, (n) Today’s Games L.A. Lakers at Toronto, Noon Chicago at Boston, 2:30 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Houston at Golden State, 8 p.m.

Utah at Memphis, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games Philadelphia at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Utah at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Pct .778 .571 .556 .520 .464

GB — 5 1/2 6 7 8 1/2

Pct .680 .556 .423 .391 .385

GB — 3 6 1/2 7 7 1/2

nascar 2012 Sprint Cup schedule

Feb. 18 - Budweiser Shootout, Daytona, Fla. (Fox) Feb. 23 - Gatorade Duel, Daytona, Fla. (Speed) Feb. 26 - Daytona 500, Daytona, Fla. (Fox) March 4 - Subway Fresh Fit 500, Phoenix (Fox) March 11 - Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas (Fox) March 18 - Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Fox) March 25 - Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif. (Fox) April 1 - Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Martinsville, Va. (Fox) April 14 - Samsung 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Fox) April 22 - STP 400, Kansas City, Kan. (Fox) April 28 - Richmond International Raceway (Fox) May 6 - Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala. (Fox) May 12 - Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. (Fox) x-May 19 - Sprint Showdown, Charlotte, N.C. (Speed) x-May 19 - Sprint All-Star Race, Charlotte, N.C. (Speed) May 27 - Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte, N.C. (Fox) June 3 - Dover International Speedway (Fox) June 10 - Pocono 400, Pocono, Pa. (TNT) June 17 - Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (TNT) June 24 - Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.

(TNT) June 30 - Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. (TNT) July 7 - Coke Zero 400, Daytona, Fla. (TNT) July 15 - Lenox Tools 301, Loudon, N.H. (TNT) July 29 - Brickyard 400, Indianapolis, Ind. (ESPN) Aug. 5 - Pennsylvania 400, Pocono, Pa. (ESPN) Aug. 12 - Watkins Glen International (ESPN) Aug. 19 - Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

(ESPN) Aug. 25 - Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.

(ABC) Sept. 2 - AdvoCare 500, Atlanta, Ga. (ESPN) Sept. 8 - Wonderful Pistachios 400, Richmond, Va. (ABC) Chase for the Championship races Sept. 16 - Geico 400, Chicago, Ill. (ESPN) Sept. 23 - Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H. (ESPN) Sept. 30 - AAA 400, Dover, Del. (ESPN) Oct. 7 - Talladega Superspeedway (ESPN) Oct. 13 - Bank of America 500, Charlotte, N.C. (ABC) Oct. 21 - Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan. (ESPN) Oct. 28 - Tums 500, Martinsville, Va. (ESPN) Nov. 4 - AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas (ESPN) Nov. 11 - Kobalt Tools 500, Phoenix (ESPN) Nov. 18 - Ford 400, Homestead, Fla. (ESPN)

GP N.Y. Rangers...53 Philadelphia.....55 Pittsburgh........55 New Jersey.....55 N.Y. Islanders..54

W 35 31 31 31 23

L 13 17 19 20 23

OT 5 7 5 4 8

Pts 75 69 67 66 54

Northeast Division

GP Boston.............53 Ottawa.............58 Toronto............56 Montreal...........56 Buffalo.............55

W 34 28 28 23 24

L 17 22 22 24 25

OT 2 8 6 9 6

Pts 70 64 62 55 54

Southeast Division

GP Florida..............54 Washington......54 Winnipeg..........57 Tampa Bay......54 Carolina...........56

W 26 28 26 24 20

L 17 21 25 24 25

OT 11 5 6 6 11

Pts 63 61 58 54 51

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP Detroit..............56 St. Louis..........54 Nashville..........56 Chicago...........56 Columbus........55

W 37 33 32 29 16

L 17 14 18 20 33

OT 2 7 6 7 6

Pts 76 73 70 65 38

Northwest Division

GP Vancouver.......54 Colorado..........57 Calgary............55 Minnesota........55 Edmonton........55

W 34 28 25 25 22

L 15 25 22 22 28

OT 5 4 8 8 5

Pts 73 60 58 58 49

GF 150 179 171 154 130

GA 108 165 146 155 155

GF 184 169 171 149 136

GA 120 181 166 149 158

GF 137 151 139 153 142

GA 151 152 161 181 172

GF 178 136 158 174 128

GA 132 111 148 171 180

GF 176 146 131 125 147

GA 135 159 149 144 165

Pacific Division

GP San Jose.........52 Los Angeles....56 Phoenix............56 Dallas...............54 Anaheim..........54 NOTE: Two points time loss.

W L 30 16 26 19 27 21 28 23 21 24 for a win,

OT 6 11 8 3 9 one

Pts GF GA 66 153 124 63 120 122 62 148 144 59 143 153 51 139 160 point for over-

——— Saturday’s Games Boston 4, Nashville 3, SO Florida 3, New Jersey 1 N.Y. Islanders 2, Los Angeles 1, OT N.Y. Rangers 5, Philadelphia 2 Edmonton 4, Ottawa 3, OT Pittsburgh 8, Winnipeg 5 Tampa Bay 2, Buffalo 1 Montreal 5, Toronto 0 St. Louis 3, Colorado 2, OT Columbus 3, Minnesota 1 Phoenix 3, Chicago 0 Vancouver at Calgary, (n) Today’s Games Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 11:30 a.m.

Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 2 p.m.

Anaheim at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

San Jose at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games San Jose at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

Carolina at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

golf PGA Tour Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Saturday p-Pebble Beach Golf Links, 6,816; Par 72 m-Monterey Peninsula CC, Shore Course, 6,838; Par 70 s-Spyglass Hill Golf Club, 6,953; Par 72 Pebble Beach, Calif.

Purse: $6.4 million Third Round Charlie Wi.......................61m-69p-69s—199 -15 Ken Duke.......................64p-73s-65m—202 -12 Tiger Woods...................68s-68m-67p—203 -11 Phil Mickelson................70s-65m-70p—205 -9 Kevin Na.........................66s-69m-70p—205 -9 Dustin Johnson..............63p-72s-70m—205 -9 Brendon Todd................67p-69s-69m—205 -9 Hunter Mahan................65m-70p-70s—205 -9 Bob Estes.......................67s-70m-69p—206 -8 Ricky Barnes..................70s-66m-70p—206 -8 Padraig Harrington.........68m-66p-72s—206 -8 Aaron Baddeley..............66m-72p-69s—207 -7 Kevin Streelman.............70m-69p-68s—207 -7 Ryan Palmer..................72p-71s-64m—207 -7 Ryan Moore....................72s-64m-71p—207 -7 Geoff Ogilvy...................70m-69p-68s—207 -7 Greg Owen.....................68s-67m-72p—207 -7 Vijay Singh.....................68p-68s-71m—207 -7 Jason Kokrak.................68m-67p-72s—207 -7 Jimmy Walker.................69s-68m-71p—208 -6 Nick Watney...................66s-73m-69p—208 -6 Joseph Bramlett.............66m-69p-73s—208 -6 Shane Bertsch................68p-75s-65m—208 -6 Brian Gay.......................69s-65m-74p—208 -6 Brian Harman.................64p-73s-71m—208 -6 Robert Garrigus..............68m-69p-71s—208 -6 Jonas Blixt......................70p-69s-69m—208 -6 Roland Thatcher.............71p-68s-70m—209 -5 Mathew Goggin..............69m-71p-69s—209 -5 Spencer Levin................69m-69p-71s—209 -5 Richard H. Lee...............65m-71p-73s—209 -5 Miguel Angel Carballo....69m-71p-69s—209 -5 Davis Love III.................70s-70m-70p—210 -4 D.J. Trahan....................70s-69m-71p—210 -4 Steven Bowditch............71s-67m-72p—210 -4 Danny Lee......................63p-73s-74m—210 -4 Sean O’Hair....................68p-74s-69m—211 -3 Daniel Summerhays.......65m-73p-73s—211 -3 Zach Johnson.................67m-72p-72s—211 -3

LOTTERY Sunday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 5-7-6 La. Pick 4: 6-4-7-2 Monday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 5-4-9 La. Pick 4: 4-8-7-9 Tuesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-5-1 La. Pick 4: 4-4-1-6 Mega Millions: 17-23-30-37-45 Megaball: 4; Megaplier; 4 Wednesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 5-9-2 La. Pick 4: 5-2-1-3 Easy 5: 3-9-18-26-27 La. Lotto: 10-21-22-28-35-36 Powerball: 17-28-38-39-51 Powerball: 33 Thursday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 5-0-2 La. Pick 4: 9-5-5-7 Friday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 4-8-4 La. Pick 4: 4-5-6-0 Mega Millions: 3-4-18-29-50 Megaball: 20; Megaplier: 4 Saturday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 4-8-9 La. Pick 4: 9-5-7-3 Easy 5: 9-13-14-23-37 La. Lotto: 13-18-22-23-29-32 Powerball: 1-10-37-52-57 Powerball: 11

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Continued from Page B1. its first SEC road win this season and only its second road victory overall. Robinson added 13 points, including eight in overtime. Dustin Ware had 11.

Mississippi State was led by Bost’s 21 points. He missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that could have won the game.

Georgia trailed for much of the afternoon, but Robinson hit a driving layup with 27 seconds remaining that sent the game into overtime.

Georgia won at Humphrey Coliseum for the first time since 2002.

Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury said his team appeared flat from the opening tip.

“When you’re not yourself, it’s a fine line and unfortunately today we were on the wrong side of that line,” Stansbury said. “... Nowhere in that game did I feel that we got that emotion to where it needed to be. When you don’t get to that level, that’s what can happen.”

Jalen Steele scored 15 points and Arnett Moultrie added 12 as Mississippi State lost the final game of its three-game homestand.

Steele missed a 3-pointer just before the buzzer in regulation that would have won the game.

The game was back and forth in overtime with Mississippi State taking a 66-65 lead on Steele’s 3-pointer with 1:22 remaining. But CaldwellPope responded with his own 3-pointer just seconds later, faking fellow freshman Rodney Hood before making the long jumper for a 68-66 lead.

Robinson missed a free throw with 8 seconds

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Central Florida’s Keith Clanton (32) drives past Southern Miss’ Angelo Johnson during Saturday’s game in Hattiesburg.

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Mississippi State’s Dee Bost (3) drives past Georgia’s Gerald Robinson on Saturday. Bost scored a game-high 21 points, but Georgia won 70-68 in overtime. remaining in overtime, which gave Mississippi State a chance to tie or win. Bost got a decent look from about just beyond the 3-point line but missed everything and Georgia celebrated.

Bost said he was expecting Stansbury to call a timeout in the final seconds, but didn’t want to make excuses.

“We didn’t bring it, so that’s what we get,” Bost said.

Georgia was coming off arguably its most impressive game of the season, an 81-59 home victory over Arkansas. And the Bulldogs played well again against Mississippi State, slowing the pace

of the game by packing in the defense against MSU’s talented frontcourt.

Caldwell-Pope scored 14 points in the first half, helping Georgia shake off a slow start. Mississippi State led 34-31 at halftime.

Caldwell-Pope was quiet for much of the rest of the game, until the big 3-pointer in overtime. He is the team’s leading scorer with 14.2 points per game.

Moultrie’s been one of the SEC’s most consistent players, averaging 17 points and a league-leading 11 rebounds per game. But he didn’t find a lot of room to work in

Basketball Continued from Page B1. we are, you have to be happy with it,” Robinson said.

The Gators now have another tough challenge as they head to DeSoto Central (28-1) for the satellite round on Tuesday. DeSoto has not lost to a Mississippi team this season — its only loss was a 44-43 setback against Memphis’ Mitchell High School in December — and has won 15 games in a row.

Throw in a four-hour bus ride, and it won’t be a pleasant experience for the Gators. It won’t be an unfamiliar situation, either, at least for Robinson. He led Vicksburg to road wins in the satellite round in 2009 and 2010.

“We’ll just go play and see what happens,” Robinson said.

Vicksburg is led by sophomore point guard Edward Davis, who had an outstanding game in the division tournament final against Clinton. Davis finished with 18 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds. Ninth-grader Shaquille Bracey and DeAngelo Richardson each had 12 points.

DeSoto Central is led by senior forwards Randy Brown, who averages 18.7 points and 9.2 rebounds, and Ricky Johnson at 15.9 points and 8.3 rebounds. Five players average at least eight points per game.

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Vicksburg High point guard Edward Davis (3) drives toward the basket against Clinton on Friday. Vicksburg will face DeSoto Central in a Class 6A playoff game Tuesday night.

PCA Continued from Page B1.

Newton (20-8) scored the first basket of the third quarter and then went scoreless until the 7-minute mark in the fourth. In that span, PCA got a 3-pointer from Brisco, a putback by Kawayne Gaston and a coast-to-coast drive by Burden as the quarter horn sounded to seize control at 32-20.

After a trade of baskets, Lassiter nailed his fourth trey of the game to make it 37-22 with 6:46 left. Newton had to abandon its 2-3 zone defense and it was game

over. The Generals were too slow to contain the speedy Eagles.

Brisco finished off a standout game by making 7 of 8 free throws in the final four minutes. He scored 20 points and had nine rebounds, but his biggest stat was five assists. Four went to Lassiter that resulted in wide-open looks for 3-pointers.

“Our plan was for me to drive and kick out to my shooters,” Brisco said. “P.J. was my main guy, he made his shots. Everybody played

well.”

Lassiter finished with 16 points, four rebounds and two steals. Gaston had nine points, three rebounds and two steals.

The Eagles struggled early with seven missed shots, four missed free throws and six turnovers. Collins, who had 12 points to lead Newton, scored easily against PCA’s man defense while Nate Johnson had two buckets and Tanner Smith dropped a 3-pointer for a 13-6 lead.

the paint against Georgia and had a team-high three turnovers.

“We didn’t do anything really different, we just played with heart,” Robinson said. “We knew we’d be a little undersized, but it’s about playing with pride and putting a body on someone.”

Sidney helped offset Moultrie’s subpar performance with one of his better outings of the year for Mississippi State. The inconsistent 6-foot-10 sophomore contributed 10 points and 12 rebounds for his first doubledouble of the season.

the plays to earn the win. A lot of guys stepped up, even though I think we can play a lot better. Coming off a tough loss at UAB, our guys showed a ton of character tonight.”

Southern Miss outscored Central Florida 29-12 from the foul line.

LaShay Page and Neil Watson each scored 15 points for Southern Miss.

Torye Pelham had 12 points, and Watson also had eight assists.

Watson, Pelham and Darnell Dodson were the only three players to come off the bench for Southern Miss, but almost doubled their UCF counterparts 30-16.

“It is tough to get down on the road,” UCF coach Donnie Jones said. “We didn’t quit and battled back. You can’t miss free throws on the road.

Every point matters.”

Southern Miss built a 10-point halftime lead by making 14-of-26 (54 percent) first-half shots, while Central Florida went 0-for-7 from 3-point range and just 1-of-3

from the free throw line. The Knights bounced back in the second half to shoot 59.3 percent from the floor.

Central Florida’s Isaiah Sykes had a game-high 27 points on 11-of-14 shooting. Sykes kept the Knights close throughout much of the first half, when he scored 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting.

“We’re really proud of Isaiah, he gave us everything he had,” Jones said.

The Golden Eagles preserved a tie for first place with Memphis with the win.

Will Barton and Chris Crawford scored 16 points apiece as Memphis routed UAB on Saturday, 79-45.

Tulsa (15-10, 8-3), which is also in the hunt for the C-USA lead, beat Houston 72-48 on Saturday to stay a half-game back of Southern Miss and Memphis. Tulsa shot 59 percent in the second half and outscored Houston 42-18 after Jordan Clarkson broke a 30-all tie with a layup with 13:28 left in the game.

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Ole Miss’ Murphy Holloway (31) reacts as Auburn’s Frankie Sullivan comes up with the ball on Saturday. Below, Holloway shoots over Sullivan for two of his 20 points in the Rebels’ 61-54 victory.

Ole Miss upends Auburn for big win OXFORD (AP) — Ole Miss’ Murphy Holloway, seeing his team’s postseason hopes in danger, picked the right time to have the most productive offensive outburst of his career.

Holloway scored 20 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had 14 consecutive second half points Saturday night as Ole Miss defeated Auburn 61-54 to enhance the Rebels’ hopes for an NCAA Tournament berth.

“We had to have it. Had to,” said Holloway. “Somebody had to take ownership and that’s what I did. Then, we made the plays at the end.”

Ole Miss erased an 11-point deficit in the final 15 minutes to remain in a four-team, fourthplace logjam in the Southeastern Conference standings Nick Williams and Jarvis Summers added 13 and 11 points, respectively, for the Rebels (15-9, 5-5), snapping a two-game losing streak. Summers had a steal and layup to highlight a decisive 10-3 outburst in the final two minutes to seal the win.

“I read the play and knew it from the scouting report,” said Summers, who put the Rebels ahead for the final time, 53-51, with 1:56 left. “I just timed it right and once we got in front, I knew we would stay there.”

Auburn (13-12, 3-8) was led

by Kenny Gabriel with 15 points. Frankie Sullivan added 10 for the Tigers, who have

lost five of their last six and remain winless in six SEC road games.

“Things just didn’t go our way at the end,” Auburn coach Tony Barbee said.

“We couldn’t make shots and turned the ball over. In the last 4 minutes, we just couldn’t get things together.”

The Tigers led 31-24 at halftime and 39-28 with 15:16 left on a 3-pointer by Noel Johnson. Ole Miss answered with 12 straight by Holloway to lead

40-39.

The teams swapped the lead three more times, setting up the decisive play by Summers in the final 2 minutes. Auburn managed only one field goal, a 3-pointer by Gabriel, in the final 2 minutes as Summers and Williams hit free throws to seal it.

Auburn finished 21-of-52 (40.4 percent) from the field, including 6-of-17 (35.3 percent), from 3-point range.

Ole Miss shot 22-of-49 (44.9

percent), but struggled at the free throw line, hitting 13 of 25 (52 percent), which allowed the Tigers to make it close.

Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy smiled and shrugged his shoulders in the postgame press conference when asked about Holloway and his team’s comeback.

“That’s just us,” he said. “We have trouble dribbling it, passing it and shooting it. Other than that, we have a great group of guys.”

The win enhanced the NCAA Tournament hopes of the Rebels, who remain in a four-team tie with Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee in the SEC at 5-5. Ole Miss hosts Vanderbilt on Thursday and visits top-ranked Kentucky on Saturday in a pair of games that should determine the Rebels’ postseason position.

Ole Miss entered the contest with an RPI of 53, which includes road wins over Big East and Big Ten teams, as well as home wins over Atlantic Coast Conference member Miami and No. 18 Mississippi State.

The Rebels rank only behind Kentucky and Vanderbilt in road wins this season.

“They’re huge games,” Holloway said. “Vanderbilt is the biggest game of the year. If we want to get to where we want to go, then we need to have it.”

Delta Devils down Alcorn, stay perfect in SWAC

By The Associated Press Luka Pajkovic scored 16 points as Mississippi Valley State defeated Alcorn State 71-63 on Saturday night.

The Delta Devils (13-11, 12-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) have won 12 in a row and 14 straight conference games, dating back to last season.

Cor-J Cox and Terrence Joyner each added 15 points, and Paul Crosby had a doubledouble with 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Delta Devils, who have beaten Alcorn State four times in a row. Pajkovic had four of the Delta Devils’ six 3-pointers.

Ken McDonald scored 16 points and Xavian Rimmer added 13 for the Braves (7-17, 4-8), who had their two-game winning streak snapped.

Jackson St. 62, Prairie View 48 Former Vicksburg High star Kelsey Howard scored 20 points and Raymond Gregory had 10 to lead Jackson State over Prairie View A&M. Sydney Coleman had 10 rebounds for the Tigers (6-18, 4-8 SWAC).

Ryan Gesiakowski scored 15

points and Demondre Chapman 11 for the Panthers (11-13, 6-5). Louis Munks was held to five points Kelsey on 1-of-11 Howard shooting.

Trailing 30-26 at halftime, Prairie View A&M shot just 25 percent (8-for-32) from the floor in the second half.

The Panthers trailed by six points when a dunk by Gregory started a 7-0 run by Jackson State that gave it a 54-41 lead with 5:33 remaining. Prairie View got no closer than 10 points the rest of the way.

LSU 67, Alabama 58 Justin Hamilton scored 12 of his team-high 21 points in the second half, and LSU held off a feisty but suspension-riddled Alabama squad.

Johnny O’Bryant III had 17 points and nine rebounds, and Andre Stinger added 15 points for LSU (14-10, 4-6 SEC), which snapped the Crimson Tide’s three-game winning streak.

Rodney Cooper scored a career-high 28 points for Alabama (16-8, 5-5), which played

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without its top three scorers and top two rebounders.

Shortly before the game, Alabama announced that three regulars — including leading scorer and rebounder JaMychal Green — had been suspended earlier in the day for an undisclosed violation of team rules. Also suspended were Trevor Releford and Andrew Steele, joining Tony Mitchell, who has been suspended since last Monday.

Tennessee 75, Florida 70 Trae Golden scored 17 points, Jeronne Maymon added 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Tennessee upset No. 8 Florida, ending the Gators’ home-winning streak at 19.

Florida trailed by double digits early and never mustered anything resembling a comeback. Illness and injuries combined to leave the Gators with a seven-man rotation that included seldom-used guard Casey Prather.

The result was Florida’s (19-6, 7-3 SEC) first consecutive losses this season. The Volunteers (13-12, 5-5) swept the series for the first time since 2009.

Missouri 72, Baylor 57 Phil Pressey scored 19 points, making four of Missouri’s season-best 14 3-pointers, and the fourth-ranked Tigers beat No. 6 Baylor for the second time this season.

Sixth man Michael Dixon also had four 3-pointers and Marcus Denmon added three for Missouri (23-2, 10-2 Big 12), which shot 50 percent from long range.

Quincy Miller had 20 points and Perry Jones III had just four on 2-for-12 shooting for Baylor (21-4, 8-4).

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Lin came with an intriguing story even before he escaped the New York Knicks’ bench.

First American-born NBA player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent.

Harvard graduate.

Nomad who crashed on a teammate’s couch when his brother’s place wasn’t available.

In just one week, Lin’s proven he’s so much more.

Turns out, he’s a terrific basketball player.

“The level he is playing at right now, I have never seen it,” Knicks forward Jared Jeffries said. “It is weird for a guy to come in and be a team leader who has bounced around like he has. He has inspired us to play harder because he gives it his all every day. There is nothing he doesn’t do on a daily basis.”

Lin scored a career-high 38 points Friday night to lead the Knicks to a 92-85 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. After scoring 28 and 23 in his first two NBA starts, he outplayed Kobe Bryant in front of a national TV audience, leaving delirious fans without their voices and his coach without the words to describe it.

Lin followed up that performance by scoring 20 points and dishing out eight assists in a 100-98 win over Minnesota on Saturday.

Lin went 1-for-13 in the second half against the Timberwolves, but hit the goahead free throw with 4.9 seconds remaining.

“I don’t know what to tell you,” Mike D’Antoni said. “I have never seen this. It’s not often that a guy is going to play four games, the best you are going to see, and nobody knows who he is. That is hard to do.”

Lin is drawing comparisons to Denver quarterback Tim Tebow, with the way he impacts his teammates during games and talks about his faith afterward.

Forget Tebowing. Linsanity is the new sports sensation.

Lin was perhaps on his last chance, and maybe a last resort, when D’Antoni put him in last Saturday against New Jersey. The Knicks had lost on the previous two nights to fall to 8-15, and another defeat that night would have dropped them behind the Nets in the standings and might have made the cries to fire D’Antoni even harder for team management to ignore.

Lin had slept on teammate Landry Fields’ couch the night before, still refusing to get his own place as he headed into the week the Knicks would have to decide whether to cut him or guarantee his contract for the rest of the season.

Lin scored 25 points that night, and D’Antoni promoted him to the starting lineup for the next game.

A sensation was born.

The Knicks haven’t looked back, even while playing without leading scorers Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire. They’ll be back soon, and if Lin gets them to play at their potential, watch out.

“I think it’ll be fun for the city obviously,” Bryant said.

There was nothing fun about

the Knicks before Lin, as fans blamed D’Antoni, Anthony and team managem e n t fo r Jeremy the disapLin pointing start. But as they screamed for Lin throughout Friday’s game, especially after a clutch 3-pointer in the fourth quarter that was perhaps the biggest shot of the game, Madison Square Garden was again the place to be in the NBA. The Knicks began selling Lin merchandise Friday, and one souvenir stand on the concourse level ran out before the game even started. The NBA says Lin has been the top selling jersey online since last Saturday, and the Knicks are the top-selling team this week.

The only one who isn’t talking about Lin is the point guard himself, a spiritual and humble person who gives credit to God, D’Antoni and his teammates.

“When I’m on the court, I try to play with all my emotion and heart,” Lin said. “I just love the game, playing with this team and coach.”

Lin was waived by Golden State in December after splitting last season between the Warriors and the NBA Development League. Houston picked him up for a couple of weeks before cutting him, and the Knicks decided to give him a look.

New York had just waived its point guard, Chauncey Billups, to free up money to sign center Tyson Chandler.

Three point guards couldn’t run D’Antoni’s offense, so the Knicks were stuck waiting on Baron Davis to recover from a herniated disk in his back. There was no indication D’Antoni would try out a fourth point guard, let alone Lin. Now there’s no rush for Davis. Not with Lin running D’Antoni’s offense better than anyone.

“In D’Antoni’s offense, he is looking a lot like (Steve) Nash, except a little bit more aggressive in going to the basket and scoring,” Lakers center Andrew Bynum said.

D’Antoni has mentioned Nash, too, in his excitement to talk about Lin. And the Phoenix point guard is a fan as well.

“If you love sports you have to love what Jeremy Lin is doing,” Nash wrote on Twitter this week. “Getting an opportunity and exploding!!”

And creating a whole new vocabulary.

At the Garden, it’s Words with Lin instead of Words with Friends: Linderella; Lincredible; Super Lintendo; and of course, Linsanity, the Twitter trending word of choice.

Expect more puns as he continues to prove himself as a bona fide NBA player.

“He’s not a fluke,” Chandler said. “Just the confidence he plays with, the pace, the understanding of the game.

You can tell when a guy isn’t really that skilled but is just having a good stretch. This guy is skilled.”

Kentucky 69, Vanderbilt 63 Doron Lamb hit a 3-pointer with 3:18 left to put No. 1 Kentucky ahead to stay, and the Wildcats (25-1, 11-0) took a big step toward a Southeastern Conference regular-season title by beating Vanderbilt (17-8, 6-4) for their 17th straight win.

Lamb finished with 16 points.

Kentucky scored the last eight points of the game after Brad Tinsley put Vanderbilt ahead 63-61 on a 3-pointer with 4:08 to go.

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Rebounding after 120 seconds of unadulterated chaos Any storyteller has witnessed or heard true stories that he has to vow, “I won’t write this until after you’re dead.” Here’s one whose main character passed away last year, so now I can tell it.

A good friend whom we’ll call Terry was a professional TV anchorman, though like all of us he had some faults in his personal life. But on the set, he was just that: a professional.

Terry talked me into a weekly “Outdoors with Uncle Bob” segment that we sometimes did live, sometimes filmed on location.

On the day before we’d scheduled a live production on the six o’clock news, I discovered a dinner-platesized snapping turtle in our Swimming Hole, which gets a weekly treatment of chlorine during the summer. We

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were in the midst of a drought, and the turtle had gone into the cool water with no experience of what chlorine does to a turtle eye. He was swimming in circles blindly, white foam crusting around his eyes, when I rescued him.

A large irritated snapping turtle is not easy to rescue, but I avoided major bites and got him to the bathtub of our guesthouse, where I showered him with cold water until his eyes cleared up. I decided to take advantage of this encounter to introduce “Percy” to my

audience the next day.

We arrived at the studio with a large ice chest full of turtle and I introduced the news team to Percy, my guest for Outdoors. Then the newscast began, with Terry accompanied by a young lady anchor, whom we’ll call Donna.

At the proper time, Terry ended a segment. Five, four, three, two, one, off the air, the producer signaled with his fingers, and the two-minute commercial break began.

I jumped into action, spreading a towel on the raised threeperson anchor desk next to Terry. As I turned to lift Percy from the ice chest, the producer, a fun-loving man we’ll call Frank, shoved a small rubber snake into my hand, saying, “Give this to Terry.”

I set Percy on the towel, sat in the vacant chair, and

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Junior High basketball roundup Vicksburg Jr. 35, Warren Jr. 15 - Joe Thomas led the Vicksburg Junior High seventh-grade all-star team to a win over Warren Junior High on Tuesday. Dentarius Richardson and James Allen added seven points each.

Run Thru History registration The 33rd annual Run Thru History is scheduled for March 3 at the Vicksburg National Military Park at 8:30 a.m. The fees are $25 for the 10K run, $25 for the 5K walk and $12 for the one-mile fun run for ages 15 and under

before Feb. 27. After that, it is $30 for the 10K and $30 for the 5K walk. Raceday registration begins at 7 a.m. and concludes at 8. Race packets can be picked up from 5 until 8 p.m. at the Battlefield Inn or at registration on race day.

For information, visit runthruhistory.org, call Casey Custer at 601-638-1071 or e-mail him at caseycuster@ vicksburgymca.com.

Zeke West Bass Tournament The fourth annual Zeke West Memorial Bass Tournament is scheduled for March 3 at Lake Providence, La. Launch will be at safe daylight from airport landing and the tournament will conclude at 3 p.m. The tournament is a team format with a fee of $110 per boat with an optional $10 big bass pot.

Payout is a guaranteed $2,000 for first place. The tournament benefits a scholarship in the memory of Zeke West

for a deserving area senior going to college and majoring in an outdoors field. For information, call Bill Deweese at 318-341-3161.

VGSA girls softball registration The Vicksburg Girls Softball Association is conducting registration for fast-pitch softball. Registration will end on Feb. 26. Ages 5 to 18 are accepted. To register, visit the Sports Center, Just Duett Sports, or register on line at www.vicksburggsa.com. Cost is $45 per child.

Mission 66 baseball camp The Mission 66 baseball league will host the James “Fuzzy” Johnson baseball camp March 12-16. All children ages 5-15 are invited to attend, and there is no registration fee. For information, call Shordale Lockridge at 601-529-5821.

dropped the snake onto Terry’s hands as he conversed with the rookie anchor, Donna.

He looked around.

I had no idea that Terry had a phobia against snakes.

Frank may have known, but no one was prepared for our pro anchor’s reaction. “ B l i n k i n ’ s n a ke ! ” h e screamed in terror, shoving his rolling chair away from the desk and the rubber snake.

The news desk was atop a raised platform, so the chair was probably 18 inches up behind the desk. Terry’s panicked shove caused his chair to fly off the platform, and he threw his arms out to try to

grab something to break his fall. His arm hit Donna right across her chest, also propelling her chair backward off the platform. Her legs flailed wildly, kicking off its brackets a foot-square floodlight, which landed on the rug behind the platform, setting it on fire.

Frank was a producer, trained to be everywhere at once, and he managed to break Donna’s fall as I did the same for Terry as he hit the floor, still screaming in terror.

Frank then kicked the flood light to the side and stomped out the flaming rug, while swinging Donna’s chair back onto the platform again, as I

did the same with Terry’s.

“It’s a blinkin’ rubber snake!”

Frank bellowed into Terry’s face.

The cameraman signaled for silence, counting down the end of the two-minute commercial break.

The pro anchorman was calmly beaming as the camera returned to action, “And what outdoor surprise might you have for us today, Uncle Bob?” On TV, one can pack a lot of action into 120 seconds.

• Robert Hitt Neill is an outdoors writer.

He lives in Leland, Miss.

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Beyond the numbers

GASOLINE PRICES Average regular unleaded self-service prices as of Friday: Jackson..............................$3.32 Vicksburg............... $3.39 Tallulah..............................$3.42 Sources: Jackson AAA, Vicksburg and Tallulah, Automotive. com

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Easterling tapped for state task force Dr. Randy Easterling, a family medicine and addiction medicine physician at River Region Medical Dr. Randy Center, Easterling has been named to Teen Pregnancy Prevention Task Force.

Richard A. Berry, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, and state health officer Dr. Mary Currier created the task force at the request of Gov. Phil Bryant to help develop a plan to curb teen births in Mississippi, which leads the nation in per capita teen births.

Easterling is past president of the Mississippi State Medical Association.

He is vice president of the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure and a past president of The Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians. He chaired the Mississippi State Medical Association Council on Legislation in 2004.

He has been practicing family medicine in Vicksburg since 1987 and serves as medical director of Marian Hill Chemical Dependency Unit. He is a graduate of The University of Mississippi School of Medicine and completed his residency at the College of Community Health Sciences at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Rowdy’s to close today for 2 weeks Rowdy’s Family Restaurant on Mississippi 27 is closing this afternoon at 3 for remodeling, owner Rowdy Nosser said. He said the restaurant will reopen in mid-March.

“It’s been 25 years, it’s time,” he said. “I figured we’d just roll the dice and do it right. We’ll still keep the family restaurant atmosphere.”

Nosser said the building’s interior will be remodeled to feature local themes from the Vicksburg area.

He will also introduce a new menu featuring some of the restaurant’s standards, family and customer favorites, and some new items.

“We’ll still have catfish, but we’ll also offer other healthier choices,” he said.

He said his wife, Francine, a dietician at River Region Medical Center, is helping with developing the healthier foods.

Long-term unemployed struggle with the unknown

By The Associated Press J.R. Childress is up before the sun, bustling about in the French colonial brick house he built. He helps pack his wife’s lunch, downs some eggs or cereal for breakfast, pores over online and newspaper job listings and hopes — even prays — this will be the day when his fortunes turn around.

He’s determined to stay busy, job or no job, for sanity’s sake. Maybe he’ll help a neighbor. Exercise. Or check out computer blueprints of construction projects around Winston-Salem, N.C., to stay connected to the world where he thrived for three decades. Childress has been laid off twice since late 2009, most recently for 10 months.

“Every day is a struggle,” he says in a soft drawl. “The struggle is the unknown.

You’ve worked your way up the ladder and you get to a point in life and a position in work where you’re comfortable ... then all of a sudden everything goes away. It’s like being thrown into a hole and you’re climbing to get up, but it’s greased. There’s no way of getting out.”

The frustrations of one 53-year-old North Carolina man are multiplied mil-

Gap between young, old wider than ever

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Squeezed by a tight job market, young Americans are especially struggling.

They have suffered bigger income losses than other age groups and are less likely to be employed than at any time since World War II. An analysis by the Pew Research Center details the impact of the recent recession on the attitudes of a generation of mostly 20- and 30-somethings.

With government data showing record gaps in employment between young and old, a Pew survey found that 41 percent of Americans believe that younger adults have been hit harder than any other group, compared with 29 percent who say middle-aged Americans and 24 percent who point to

lions of times over across time zones and generations in a country still gripped by economic anxiety, despite

seniors 65 and older. A wide majority of the public — at least 69 percent — also said it’s more difficult for today’s young adults than their parents’ generation to pay for college, find a job, buy a home or save for the future.

Among young adults ages 18 to 34, only a third rated their financial situation as “excellent” or “good,” compared with 54 percent for seniors age 65 and over.

In 2004, before the recession began, about half of both young and older adults rated their own financial situation highly.

“Young workers are on the bottom of the ladder, and during a recession like we’ve had, it’s often hard for them to hold on,” said Kim Parker, associate director of Pew’s Social & Demographic Trends project. She noted that some have been heavily

involved in the nationwide “Occupy” protests over economic disparity.

“They are clearly less satisfied with their current circumstances than they were before the recession,” she said. “This may be where some of the anger and frustration being expressed in the Occupy movement is rooted.”

“They have a long way to climb back, and a lot of displaced workers to compete with,” she said.

Still, Parker noted that despite the challenges, young adults were upbeat about the future: only 9 percent said they didn’t think they would ever have enough money to live the life they want, a share unchanged from before the recession. In contrast, 28 percent of adults 35 and older didn’t antici-

pate making enough in the future.

The latest numbers offered a mixed picture for young adults, many of them minorities, whose strong turnout and 2-1 support for Democrat Barack Obama in 2008 buoyed him to election. As voters this year point to the economy as their top concern, a slew of recent census data have underscored the difficulties of young adults: in record numbers, they are shunning long-distance moves in the economic downturn to live with mom and dad, delaying marriage and raising kids out of wedlock.

At risk of becoming a “lost generation,” many young adults are going back to school or scraping by on waitressing, bartending and odd jobs as they wait for the economy to slowly recover.

increasing signs of recovery.

And they resound in a presidential campaign pitting an incumbent defending his eco-

nomic record against GOP opponents who are attacking it.

Unemployment in Janu-

ary was at its lowest level in three years — 8.3 percent See Jobless, Page B9.

Be wary of plants sitting in water for too long I dutifully chastised myself for last week’s reference to planting tree seedlings during two days of monsoonlike rain. I had overlooked one of my own column rules: never speculate about weather yet to come between Wednesday’s deadline and Sunday’s printing.

It’s all slowly coming back to me now.

Other than canceling tree planting and plans a group of us had to prune the rose garden at the ag museum in Jackson, two days of winter rain were mostly harmless. OK, rabbit hunters and winter golfers got messed over, too.

Later in the year, when soybeans, tomato plants and petunias are under our

care, too much rain can be as bad as not enough. That’s because plants growing in saturated soil have the same problem as plants in soil gone too dry: they can’t get enough water. That’s right. Other than species “designed” to grow full time in water or wet soil, plants cannot get water through the roots if the soil stays too wet.

The roots we see when we dig up or unpot a plant are the ones that transport water and its dissolved food to the rest of the plant. However, it is the tiny, nearly microscopic root hairs that actually absorb water from soil. Water moves into root hairs by the process known as osmosis. For osmosis to take place, oxygen must be

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available around root hairs.

This oxygen exits in the air spaces, i.e., pores, in soil. In super wet soil, the pores are filled with water and all the oxygen has been pushed out.

I know, I know water contains oxygen. But only gaseous oxygen can “osmosize” water into root hairs and thus into roots and on up above ground. So soil too wet too long causes plant leaves to curl and wilt and turn yellow and die just like what

happens when there is not enough water. And for the same reason — not enough water getting in.

Here amongst the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, we all-too-often see wet soil killing crops. To me, backwater-flooded corn is the real educator. For sure, underwater corn is a goner. But what about shoulder-high corn standing tall in ankle-deep water? Or corn completely out of the water at the muddy edges of the waterline?

Aren’t the green corn leaves and sunny days doing the photosynthesis thing in spite of the mud? No. All plant processes, including photosynthesis, require water brought up by roots. And so we see corn die in the mud.

Gardeners, like farmers, have no control over rain or floods. But we do control hoses, sprinklers and the fanciest of decorated watering cans. It’s been rare, but I have seen instances of good intentions killing plants by overwatering. Don’t do that.

Lest I forget, there is one other thing that can happen when soil stays very wet too long. In the presence of certain bacteria, wet soil can produce toxic ethylene alcohol in roots. Then it becomes a matter of whether plants wilt from waterlogged thirst or because they are drunk!

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Terry Rector writes for the Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District, 601-636-7679 ext. 3.

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Study finds MDs not always honest with patients WASHINGTON (AP) — Trust your doctor? A survey finds that some doctors aren’t always completely honest with their patients.

More than half admitted describing someone’s prognosis in a way they knew was too rosy. Nearly 20 percent said they hadn’t fully disclosed a medical mistake for

fear of being sued. And 1 in 10 of those surveyed said the or she had told a patient something that wasn’t true in the past year.

The survey, by Massachusetts researchers and published in this month’s Health Affairs, doesn’t explain why, or what wasn’t true.

“I don’t think that physi-

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— and 1.8 million jobs were added last year, compared with about 1 million in 2010.

But there’s still a long way to go: There are 5.6 million fewer jobs than there were when the recession began in late 2007.

About 12.8 million people are out of work and what’s especially troubling, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, is the large number of long-term unemployed — more than 40 percent have been jobless more than six months.

The long-term unemployed don’t fit into any neat category. They’re young and old.

They have high school diplomas and master’s degrees.

Some become so discouraged, they stop looking for a time or become mid-life college students. Others find temporary jobs, then return to the jobless rolls for long stretches. In 2011, the average length of being out of work was 39 weeks — about nine months.

But statistics tell only part of the story. They don’t gauge the despair of a thirtysomething office manager who has stopped counting how many resumes he’s sent out. Or the apprehension of a 60-ish tool-and-die maker who lost his job, returned to school, but still can’t find work — and doubts he ever will again.

Or the rejection J.R. Childress feels, declaring that unemployment “makes you feel you’re not a part of society because you’re not earning your way.”

Childress started working after high school, first in factories, then in construction, eventually earning a six-figure salary as vice president of operations at a company.

In October 2009, he was laid off when road construction and building projects came to a near halt. After a year without work, Childress took a huge pay cut to be a construction foreman, but that job ended last April. He’s convinced he has two strikes against him: his age and lack of college degree.

“I’m putting out resumes, but they’re going into a black hole,” he says. Prospective employees, he says “want 33, not 53. ... They say, ‘We really like you, but if we spend our time training you, when construction comes back, you’re going to leave.”’ He pauses, and adds: “That’s not paying my bills.”

Childress’ wife works and their 24-year-old twins are out of college so that eases their financial burden, but he says he asks himself: “‘Am I going to be 75 or 80 and not be able to retire? ... What did I do to deserve this? When is it going to turn around for me?”’

• Jerome Greene doesn’t mince words when he describes life without a steady paycheck for more than three years.

“It’s been like hell,” he says.

“It’s very hard to see people leave and go to work in the morning and come home every night. It’s hard to see people spending money, going out and having fun and you can’t. It’s very stressing.

But there are people in worst situations than I have and I feel sorry for them.”

Greene, about to turn 50, worked for 16 years as an Oracle software developer, most recently at a Pennsylvania company that made electronic components for cars.

When he was laid off in June 2008, the recession was just taking hold, and he still had

job interviews. By fall, with the economy in free fall, his phone stopped ringing.

Greene hoped the downturn would be brief and he’d weather it with unemployment benefits.

But the jobless rate hovered above 9 percent and Greene’s 99 weeks of unemployment expired. He had trouble sleeping. Depression set in.

Without health insurance, he took precautions — carrying hand sanitizer and his own pen when doing errands to avoid getting sick and having to pay $65 for a doctor’s visit.

“There’s no room for error,” he says “There’s no extra money.”

At the same time, Greene, who is single and lives outside of Pottstown, Pa., has become an active social networker, online and in person.

He participates in several groups, looking for job tips, sometimes doing presentations himself, perfecting his “elevator speech” — the 30-second pitch to prospective employers.

“Emotionally, it helps,” he says. “You see that you’re not alone. ... I guess you can say misery loves company.

But there are positive people, too.”

Mingling has other benefits, too. One holiday party led to freelance work on web development projects.

Greene is encouraged by the improving economy and has been getting calls for interviews, though they’re outside the Pennsylvania area and he’d prefer to stay put. “Maybe,” he says, “there is an end to this.”

No matter, the experience has changed his outlook.

“It has made me very cynical when it comes to the work environment,” he says.

“People have to take charge of managing their careers.

They should prepare for the next round of layoffs ... The rest of the world is beginning to catch up with the U.S. Companies are going to continue to outsource, they’re going to continue to do stupid things ... and I don’t think recessions are ever going to go away. Having a job just interrupts a job search.”

• The memory stings even now for Jon Creek, all these years after the job interview.

He’d applied to be a bookkeeper at a property management company when one of the owners caught him off guard: “He said, ‘You’ve been out of work for a year now. You can only clean the garage so many times. Why can’t you get a job?”’ Creek recalls.

“My answer was, ‘I’m trying to get a job now,”’ he says.

Creek, who lives in Mason, a suburb of Cincinnati, was a construction company office manager until he and almost everyone else at the firm were laid off in December 2007. He’d known the business was in trouble and says he actually turned down another better-paying job earlier, out of loyalty.

It took 18 months to land part-time work as an insurance agent’s assistant at $240 a week — a dollar less than his unemployment checks.

A year later, Creek was stunned when a certified letter arrived with his final paycheck and notice that his job was over. Again, it was the economy. To add to the injury, his boss had posted the news on her Facebook page before telling him.

“Everybody knew but me,” he says.

And since she hadn’t

cians set out to be dishonest,” said lead researcher Dr. Lisa Iezzoni, a Harvard Medical School professor and director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Mongan Institute for Health Policy. She said the untruths could have been to give people hope.

But it takes open communication for patients to make

fully informed decisions about their health care, as opposed to the “doctor-knows-best” paternalism of medicine’s past, Iezzoni added.

The survey offers “a reason for patients to be vigilant and to be very clear with their physician about how much they do want to know,” she said.

The findings come from

a 2009 survey of more than 1,800 physicians nationwide to see if they agree with and follow certain standards medical professionalism issued in 2002. Among the voluntary standards are that doctors should be open and honest about all aspects of patient care, and promptly disclose any mistakes.

A third of those surveyed didn’t completely agree that doctors should ‘fess up about mistakes. That’s even though a growing number of medical centers are adopting policies that tell doctors to say “I’m sorry” up front, in part because studies have found patients less likely to sue when that happens.

Landmark restaurant closing in Monroe MONROE, La. (AP) — The Chateau restaurant, which has catered to the rich and famous for more than 45 years, will close in March.

Victor Cascio, who has played host to every Louisiana governor from John McKeithen to Bobby Jindal, sold the restaurant to developer Eddie Hakim.

Also sold and closing will be the adjacent restaurants, Tony’s and the ’50s Grill, which are operated by Cascio’s son, Victor David Cascio, and cousin Victor Charles Cascio. Hakim paid $1.25 million for the properties.

Hakim, who owns the Atrium Hotel and Brandy House restaurant next to the Chateau property, said he will demolish the structures to build a hotel.

The Cascio family has been in the Monroe restaurant business since 1943, when Josephine Cascio opened the Spaghetti Garden.

Business boomed as the res-

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Victor Cascio, owner of The Chateau, stands in the front of his restaurant in Monroe. taurant served soldiers stationed at Selman Field during World War II. While Victor Cascio’s mother cooked and his father, Joe David Cascio, drove a bus, Victor played in a cardboard box that served as a playpen.

sales tax revenue The City of Vicksburg receives 18.5 percent of all sales taxes collected by businesses in the city limits.

Revenues to the city lag actual sales tax collections by

two months, that is, receipts for April reflect sales taxes collected on sales in February.

Here are the latest monthly receipts:

November 2011........$610,313 Fiscal year 2010-11 to date... $1,212,325

November 2010........$563,786 2010-11 fiscal year to date..... $1,132,403

done the proper paperwork, he couldn’t file for unemployment.

That was August 2010.

Creek — who holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration — has been looking since, worried that as time passes, someone unemployed for, say, six months may seem more appealing.

“I worked hard. I did everything right,” he says. “Now I’m at the point of asking myself, ‘Will I ever be able to get anything?’ It’s not just about a salary. It’s about being able to go out and say, ‘I do this. This is my identity.”’

On occasion, Creek, now 35, has become so discouraged, he’s temporarily quit looking. “If you send out your resume so many times, every employer in the city has it,” he says. “If you take it out of the mix for a while, perhaps you’ll get noticed next time.”

Being unemployed not only hurts financially — Creek has an $11,000-plus student loan — it leaves emotional scars, too. “The only people I talk to during the day are my wife, my dogs and service people,” he says. “It’s very isolating, very lonely.”

His wife, Leslie, a financial analyst, is a constant comfort. “She tells me I’m smart, that I have a lot to offer,” he says.

Creek is considering returning to school this fall to get a master’s degree in accounting.

“Sometimes you feel like playing the victim card,” he says, “but you really don’t want to. It tells the employer you’re not very confident. I tell myself good things are to come ... but it’s hard to remain hopeful.”

• Jean Coyle knows it’s ironic that long ago, she taught college classes about retirement planning.

As a tenured professor at universities in Illinois and New Mexico, she lectured on gerontology, age discrimination and women’s issues.

When she was 52, she made a life-changing move, entering the seminary and leaving

with two masters’ degrees. In 2002, she was ordained as a Presbyterian minister.

As an associate pastor at a Presbyterian church in Washington, D.C., Coyle did crisis work, visiting homes and hospitals, counseling and preaching, conducting funerals. She expected a long career but in 2007, she lost her job in a church budget cut.

At 62, Coyle — who holds five degrees — thought she had much to offer. She applied to hundreds of churches and organizations around the country.

“I don’t know if I was really naive or not, idealistic or not,” she says. “I just believed I was supposed to be doing this and something would happen. There would be an opportunity.”

Josephine and Joe David Cascio opened the Italian Village in the 1950s while Joe David and Tony Cascio opened the Paragon Club and Cascio’s Seafood Tavern in the 1960s.

All were popular, but none developed the cache enjoyed

by the Chateau, known as much for its eclectic decor and signature beaded booths as its cuisine.

Victor Cascio said the Chateau will remain open through Mardi Gras and until early March.

casino tax revenue Vicksburg’s five casinos pay a 3.2 percent revenue tax to the State of Mississippi that is divided — with 10 percent going to schools, 25 percent to Warren County and 65 percent to the city. A second revenue tax is a 0.8 percent share of the state’s 8.8 percent revenue tax. It is split based on population proportions between Vicksburg and Warren County. Each casino is also required to pay $150 for each gaming device annually to the city.

To date, two casinos have paid the gaming device fee. These are the latest receipts: December 2011 City...................................$454,021 County............................$211,911 Schools..............................$58,213

December 2010 City...................................$404,244 County............................$190,925 Schools..............................$51,754

Fiscal year 2011-12 to date City............................... $1,361,472 County............................$658,198 Schools..............................$58,213

Fiscal year 2010-11 to date City............................... $1,327,072 County............................$596,768 Schools...........................$162,254

land transfer No commercial land transfers were recorded in the Chancery Clerk’s Office for the week ending Feb. 10, 2012.

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TONIGHT ON TV n MOVIE “Angels & Demons” — Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, Tom Hanks, joins forces with an Italian scientist, Ayelet Zurer, to prevent an ancient brotherhood’s plot against the Vatican from coming to fruition./5 on SYFY n SPORTS NBA — Two of the league’s best point guards, Chicago’s Derrick Rose and Boston’s Rajon Rando, meet in a collision of two of the Eastern Conference’s best teams./2:30 on ABC n PRIMETIME “Pan Am” — Dean is shocked Tom Hanks when Ginny follows him to Rome; a precocious unescorted minor develops a crush on Colette; Kate faces the dangerous consequences of her connection with Niko./9 on ABC

THIS WEEK’S LINEUP n EXPANDED LISTINGS TV TIMES — Network, cable and satellite programs appear in Sunday’s TV Times magazine and online at www.vicksburgpost. com

MILESTONES n BIRTHDAYS Christina Ricci, actor, 31; Arsenio Hall, actor/comedian, 56; Joanna Kerns, actor, 58; Michael McDonald, singer, 59; Bill Russell, basketball player, 77; Josh Brolin, actor, 44; Jennifer Stone, actor, 18.

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Beyonce Knowles holds her daughter, Blue Ivy, in a recent family photo.

First photos of Blue Ivy Carter go online She’s been a sensation since she’s been born, and now Blue Ivy has made her public debut.

Five photos of the 1-month-old were posted by her parents — Beyonce and Jay-Z — on a page at the blogging service Tumblr.

The pictures at http://helloblueivycarter.tumblr.com include a close-up of the baby and two of each parent holding her. Blue Ivy is their first child.

A statement next to the photos reads, “We welcome you to share our joy.” The couple also thanked the public for respecting their privacy.

Beyonce and Jay-Z are the latest celebrities to shun big bucks from the tabloid press for exclusive rights to baby pictures and instead post the photos on a public website for free. Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon debuted their twins in the same way last year.

Detroit Symphony webcast sets record The Detroit symphony has set what it believes is a record for the most viewers of a live, online performance by a U.S. symphonic group.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra said Saturday a Friday performance of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Symphonic Dances” drew about 15,000 viewers.

New York-based digital media expert Vince Ford told the orchestra live webcasts by other ensembles get about 10,000 viewers.

Detroit symphony officials say about 50,000 people have listened to its webcasts since they started 10 months ago. They credit the recent increase in viewers to partnerships with Russian classical music platform ParaClassics and Detroit Public Television. The concert was simulcast on ParaClassics’ website.

Jolie nervous, excited about premiere Angelina Jolie said she’s nervous and excited about the upcoming premiere in Sarajevo of her Bosnian war movie “In the Land of Blood and Honey.”

The film, which is showing at the Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday, is set to make its full debut in the Bosnian capital on Feb. 14, though it already has been shown to some groups there.

Angelina Jolie Already released in the U.S., Jolie’s directorial debut is a drama about a Serb soldier who finds his ex-lover, a Muslim Bosnian woman, among sex slaves in a camp.

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VW beetle police car pulls over pickup A Volkswagen beetle owned by the Carter County Sheriff’s Department became an improvised pursuit vehicle — at about 20 mph. The beetle won.

Deputy Shane Watson was leaving the courthouse Feb.2 when a man reported a pickup being driven erratically. Watson jumped into the bug and soon caught up with it. He turned on the little car’s lights and siren, but the driver ignored him.

Deciding the woman behind the wheel showed no signs of stopping for a red light, Watson went around her and braked, expecting to sacrifice the beetle, but the truck stopped inches off the back bumper.

Driver Cynthia Ann Andes of Hampton said she drank half a liter of vodka and took prescription pain pills.

29th annual event kicks off musical season NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Just shy of its 30th year, the French Quarter Festival has grown into one of the largest free music festivals in the country.

When the four-day festival kicks off April 12, there will be more than 20 stages strewn throughout the historic French Quarter neighborhood in such places as historic Jackson Square, the open-air French Market and the grassy park along the Mississippi River. Hundreds of Louisiana musicians will perform Cajun, jazz, blues, gospel, zydeco and funk.

This year’s lineup will include Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, blues singer Deacon John, clarinet player Pete Fountain, singer-songwriter Theresa Andersson, Cajun fiddler Amanda Shaw, Cyril Neville of the Neville Brothers and a host Pete Fountain of brass bands.

There is no admission fee, but vendors sell cocktails and Louisiana eats to help subsidize the event. Private and corporate sponsors pay for the musicians.

Last year roughly 500,000 people attended the festival, making it one of the Deacon largest free music festiJohn vals in the country, said Marci Schramm, executive director of French Quarter Festivals, Inc. Schramm discussed the festival and this year’s lineup during a news conference Thursday in Jackson Square with king cake and coffee and Cyril a jazz band playing in the Neville background.

Besides music, the festival includes affordable food from some of the city’s finest restaurants. Among the highlights are Antoine’s oysters bonne femme — oysters and crabmeat in a rich sauce with cheese — as well as Muriel’s crawfish and goat cheese crepes and Tujague’s beef brisket. The fest also offers Louisi-

Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews ana standards like gumbo, po-boys and jambalaya.

“This festival really is the Holy Trinity of what New Orleans has to offer,” Schramm said. “It’s great food, great music and a great setting — the French Quarter.”

New to the festival this year will be a stage in the recently renovated Carousel Bar at the Hotel Monteleone on Royal Street. Among the new food vendors will be K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen, the Chartres Street restaurant owned by chef Paul Prudhomme.

The festival is also bringing back its fireworks show, which organizers say had

Symphony seeks soloist via YouTube contest PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra officials insist it’s not “American Idol” meets Mozart.

But its new video contest on YouTube does have at least one similarity: voting by the public. Videos submitted by instrumental soloists will be up for anyone to watch. The top four vote-getters will get a chance to audition for musical director and conductor Manfred Honeck. The winner — if Honeck picks one at all — gets $10,000 and a paid trip to perform with the orchestra at Heinz Hall this fall.

But the orchestra says the contest is no classical “American Idol.”

“Not at all,” said Robert Moir, the orchestra’s senior vice president of artistic planning and audience engagement.

“This is applying 21st-century technology to something we’ve been doing since orchestras began, and that’s scouting young talent.”

People who play any one of 10 instruments — piano, violin, cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet or harp — can upload clips up to 10 minutes long on YouTube through March 22. The musicians must play certain concertos without accompaniment, and orchestra musicians and other officials will judge the clips and post 20 semifinalist videos on April 13. The public will vote on the finalists until April 30, with the top four winning paid

trips to Pittsburgh to audition for Honeck in June.

(And, yes, the orchestra will even pay for an extra airline seat for any finalists who play either the cello or harp.)

The winner will play their concerto with the orchestra Nov. 30 and Dec. 2 as part of its BNY Mellon Grand Classics subscription concert series.

Jesse Rosen, president and chief executive officer of the League of American Orchestras, said technology is changing the way orchestras interact with their patrons. Rosen said the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is one of several with “tweeting sections” where the audience is free to post Twitter comments about the performance as it happens.

The Washington, D.C.-based National Symphony Orchestra was one of the first to deliver real-time program notes via Twitter during a performance in 2009.

But Rosen said the Pittsburgh contest is “very much a leading edge thing. They’re in the forefront. This is not something others are doing.”

“Secondarily, it’s so fascinating this role change of an orchestra or orchestras, who have historically been the curators of what gets played and what represents quality and standards, saying, ‘You, the public, millions of you, can have a role in deciding who plays, too,’” Rosen said.

to be canceled after Hurricane Katrina because of a drop in revenue. Tropical Isle, the Bourbon Street club known for its live music and hand grenade cocktail, is sponsoring that show this year, Schramm said.

The festival’s poster by painter Brandon Delles was unveiled during Thursday’s news conference. It depicts a vibrant French Quarter in the midst of French Quarter Festival, complete with food, musicians on stages and hundreds of revelers. The poster also pays tribute to the late Coco Robicheaux, the New Orleans bluesman who died last year after collapsing outside the Apple Barrel club on Frenchmen Street. In the poster, Delles depicts Robicheaux on the horse in the center of Jackson Square in place of Andrew Jackson, and there are apples strewn about the painting.

“Coco was an amazing guy and a really talented musician,” Delles said. “He is missed.”

Delles said French Quarter Festival is one of the best ways for local artists to display and sell their work without having to pay for tent or booth space like at other festivals. He plans to be in Jackson Square signing his posters and paintings during the festival, which ends April 15.

French Quarter Festival is the unofficial start of a six-month-long music festival bonanza in south Louisiana.

From April through the end of October, south Louisiana will be the site of close to a dozen major music festivals, among them the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Essence Music Festival, Satchmo Summerfest, the New Orleans CajunZydeco Festival, Bayou Country Superfest, Festival International de Louisiane and the Voodoo Music Experience.

Schramm said the festival generates some $246 million for the city and state, with more than $15 million in direct tax revenue.

“We’re getting bigger every year,” Schramm said. “For our 30th anniversary next year, we hope to be the biggest and the best.”

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Stories of struggles are focus of this week’s reviews The Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library reports on new books regularly.

• “Black in Latin America” by Henry Louis Gates Jr. unveils the history of the African presence in six Latin American countries.

More than 12.5 million Africans were shipped to the New World during the Middle Passage. While just over 11 million survived the arduous journey, only about 450,000 of them arrived in the United States.

The rest—over 10.5 million— were taken to the Caribbean and Latin America. This astonishing fact changes our entire picture of the history of slavery in the Western hemisphere, and of its lasting cultural impact.

These millions of Africans created new and vibrant cultures, magnificently compelling syntheses of various African, English, French, Portuguese, Dutch and Spanish influences.

• “Angel in the Rubble” by Genelle Guzman-McMillan is the tale of the miraculous rescue of 9/11’s last survivor. For 27 hours, Genelle remained below the surface of Tower One’s rubble. During this time, she couldn’t help but reflect on the life she’d lived and how she’d drifted from the faith she once knew. One of her most painful regrets was that she’d left her daughter behind in Trinidad while she pursued her dream of singing and dancing in America. As death now

seemed certain, she feared where it would take her. And then she remembered witnessing the miraculous recovery of her aunt when she was a child in Trinidad. Maybe, just maybe, God had a miracle for her as well.

• “The Wealth Cure” by Hill Harper puts money in its place. During a transformational cross-country journey triggered by a health crisis, Hill was forced to re-examine his own life. In talking to friends old and new, many of whom were struggling with managing their finances, Hill discovered that our focus on money can affect our choices and confuse our values, often pulling us further away from other, more meaningful pur-

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suits.

But money is just a component of wealth and one of many factors that create a satisfying and comfortable life. This book aims to inspire those who not only seek to build financial security but to redefine wealth and use financial wealth-building not as a goal but as a tool for achieving happiness and following your dreams.

• “Haiti after the Earthquake” by Paul Farmer is his account of what happened along with essays by other colleagues, volunteers, and survivors. On January 12, 2010, a massive earthquake laid waste to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing hundreds of thousands of people. In this vivid narrative, Dr. Paul Farmer, who has worked in Haiti for nearly 30 years, describes the earthquake’s impact on that country, both as he experienced it working as a physician in the days and weeks immediately after the

event, and over the subsequent year, when he and his colleagues worked along with the UN to try to marshal international support for Haiti’s recovery efforts.

• “You Are not Alone Michael: through a Brother’s Eyes” by Jermaine Jackson offers a keenly observed memoir tracing his brother’s life starting from their shared childhood and extending through the Jackson 5 years, Michael’s solo

career, his loves, his suffering, and his tragic end. It is a sophisticated, no-holds-barred examination of the man, aimed

at fostering a true and final understanding of who he was, why he was, and what shaped him.

• “Harry Belafonte: My Song” is his memoir. Belafonte grew up, poverty-ridden in Harlem and Jamaica.

His mother was a complex woman—caring but withdrawn, eternally angry and rarely satisfied. His father was distant and physically abusive.

It

was not an easy life, but it instilled in young Harry the hard-nosed toughness of the city and the resilient spirit of the Caribbean lifestyle. It also gave him the drive to make good and channel his anger into actions that were positive and lifeaffirming. His journey led to the U.S. Navy during World War II, where he encountered an onslaught of racism but also fell in love with the woman he eventually married.

After the war he moved back to Harlem, where he drifted between odd jobs, until he saw his first stage play—and found the life he wanted to lead.

Theater opened up a whole new world, one that was artistic and political and made him realize that not only did he have a need to express himself, he had a lot to express.

• “Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock”

by David Margolick is about the lives of the two central figures in one of the most harrowing and instantly recognizable photographs of the civil rights era. This book traces the worlds, completely separate but in some ways very similar, from which these two 15-year-old girls came; the racial attitudes that permeated those worlds; how the

famous picture came to be taken (and by whom), and the impact it would have, far beyond Little Rock and in the lives of the two women themselves.

• “No Higher Honor” by Condoleezza Rice is a memoir of her years in Washington.

From one of the world’s most admired women, this is former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s compelling story of eight years serving at the highest levels of government.

Dick Henry returns in ‘Shortcut Man’ sequel

By The Associated Press “Tribulations of the Shortcut Man” (Scribner), by p.g. sturges: At the start of p.g. sturges’ follow-up to last year’s “Shortcut Man,” Dick Henry — the guy people call to fix things when legal recourse is either exhausted or out of the question — is putting the screws to a scam artist. It’s merely an opening scene with little bearing on the primary story, but the extortionist periodically reappears as a running joke in this highly entertaining, if gruesome, sequel, “Tribulations of the Shortcut Man.” The plot this time around is more intricate, with dozens of players, including a cokeaddled, washed-up former TV star, a celebrity judge, a couple of pole dancers and a man born without the ability to smell. The basic story is this: Henry’s ex-girlfriend

is dating a wealthy septuagenarian, but she suspects something is wrong when her elderly paramour fails to return her calls. As a favor, Henry sneaks into the man’s home to discover that he is, of course, dead, and under suspicious circumstances.

Henry’s investigations bring him in contact with several

despicable characters whose cold brutality would make this a difficult book to get through if not for Henry’s own sentimentality as he remembers falling in love with a former flame, and his interactions with his young daughter. Fear not: These tender insights into our morally ambiguous protagonist do not signify a change of outlook, as Henry remains dedicated to his own personal brand of justice.

That the narrative is not a true first-person but alternates between Henry’s perspective and that of the other principal characters may bother some die-hard noir fans, particularly as the whodunit is never a mystery, instead plumbing the depths of dark comedy.

But sturges’ writing is seamless, his humor as twisted as his plotting, and frankly I couldn’t stop smiling throughout the entire novel.

In her position as America’s chief diplomat, Rice traveled almost continuously around the globe, seeking common ground among sometimes bitter enemies, forging agreement on divisive issues and compiling a remarkable record of achievement.

• “Shaq Uncut: My Story”

by Shaquille O’Neal is his autobiography. The statistics covering Shaq’s career are almost as massive as the man himself. His presence— both physically and psychologically—made him a dominant force in basketball for two decades. But if you follow the game, you also know that there’s a lot more to Shaquille O’Neal than just basketball.

Shaq is famous for his playful, and at

times provocative, personality. He is, literally, outsize in both scale and persona. Whether rapping on any of his five albums, challenging celebrities on his hit television show “Shaq Vs”, studying for his doctorate, or serving as a reserve police office, there’s no question that Shaq has led a unique and multidimensional life.

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Chatty boss’s interruptions prevent work from being done Dear Abby: My boss, “Ms. M.,” knows her stuff. She’s supportive, flexible and communicates well about what’s happening within the organization. However, she spends most of her time in my cubicle.

She’ll start out in her office and, 15 minutes later, slide into my cubicle to show me her kids’ latest photos or insist my colleagues and I watch YouTube videos of her favorite entertainers.

This happens continually throughout the day. I have to work from home in the evenings to get anything done.

I have actually used vacation time so I could finish a project without Ms. M.’s constant interruptions. I thought it was just me until I got sick last year and was out for several days. I got “hate” e-mail from my colleagues because the boss was spending all her time in THEIR cubicles!

It’s maddening.

Ms. M. is like a female Nero fiddling while the department burns. I want to do my job during working hours.

Any suggestions? — Treading Water in Ohio Dear Treading Water: I do have one. Because there is safety in numbers, everyone in the department who

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is affected by this problem should discuss it as a group with Ms. M’s supervisor or boss. It appears Ms. M. is confusing her working relationships with those that are personal.

Dear Abby: Five years ago, while substitute teaching, I met a man who was also a substitute teacher. We would often have lunch together in the school cafeteria. “Lou” told me he had been living with a woman, “Meg,” for 12 years, but that she had begun developing Alzheimer’s disease. Her sons planned on moving them into an assisted living facility.

Several months ago, Lou called and asked to take me to lunch. At lunch he said he is still living with Meg, but plans to move into a place of his own soon. He said he’d like to start seeing me on a regular basis.

He gave me his home phone number, but said that if Meg answers, I should tell her it’s

the school calling him about a job.

I told him I’m not interested in seeing him until he is actually living on his own, but he keeps calling to get me to change my mind. My children and my friends tell me it would not be wrong to start seeing Lou because he’s no longer actively involved with the woman. What’s the right thing to do? — Looking for Answers in Florida Dear Looking for Answers: That you would have second thoughts about becoming involved with a man who asks you to lie to the woman he’s been living with for 17 years shows a lot about your character. That he would ask you to do otherwise speaks not very flatteringly about his.

You appear to be someone with high standards and dignity. If you prefer to wait until Meg and Lou are no longer living together, I respect that.

And if his interest in you is serious, he will respect it, too.

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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.

DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Babies should always sleep on their backs Dear Doctor K: I have a newborn daughter, and I’m worried about keeping her safe while she’s sleeping. Please give me some advice.

Dear reader: The biggest concern with newborns is sudden infant death syndrome. To reduce the risk of SIDS, always place your baby on her back to sleep. In the past, some authorities said it also was OK for babies to sleep on their sides. Today, most authorities do not agree with this. Incidentally, it’s fine for babies to rest on their bellies when they’re awake. This actually helps build up the strength of their shoulders.

You might run across devices called “sleep positioners.” The intention of these devices is to keep babies sleeping on their

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backs. However, most experts think these devices cause more harm than good.

Likewise, you might hear about devices that monitor your baby’s heart and breathing while she is asleep. These also have not proved to be of value.

Overheating also increases the risk of SIDS. Don’t put your baby to sleep wrapped tightly. Don’t cover her with a heavy blanket or quilt. If you use a thin blanket, place your

baby toward the foot of the crib, tuck the blanket around the mattress, and pull the blanket up only to her chest.

Soft bedding also increases the risk of SIDS. Your baby should sleep on a firm mattress. Don’t let the baby sleep on a waterbed, sofa, pillow, quilt or other soft material.

And don’t place soft stuffed toys or pillows in the crib with her. The baby could roll onto them as if they were a mattress.

Next, consider the crib itself. All new cribs meet stringent safety standards. If you’re looking for a secondhand crib, one that might not meet today’s safety standards, check that.

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TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE

BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Go out of your way to find some time to be with an old friend, because it’ll give you a lift in a big way. Seeing him or her will be just what you need.

Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Successful end results can be achieved through persistence and tenacity. Any early setbacks that you might experience can be transformed into victories.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Regardless of what you’re working on, even if it is something new, results should be pleasant and copious. If you should need some advice along the line, it will be there.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — It may have taken more time than it should have, but that acknowledgement and compensation you deserve for something that had to be done the hard way will finally

be there.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Because you won’t be intimidated or taken for granted, you’ll manage to be practical about how you handle things.

Seeing your job for what it is will really be a big help to you.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — If you’re in need of someone to confide in, be sure to seek out a practically minded recipient whom you can open up to without fear of reprisal.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Because you’re willing to be cooperative and to make some hard concessions, you’ll set the example for those you’re dealing with. They’ll follow whatever script you write.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — A singleness of purpose and total dedication to your objectives will be the reason for your success. You’re likely to accomplish things that others

find impossible to do.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — You’re not likely to feel comfortable or effective when around individuals whose philosophy or standards don’t match yours.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — A long-standing personal matter that has been hanging around your neck for far too long may finally be put to rest.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Go ahead and ask for that much-needed advice, but be prepared to receive some bittersweet counsel. Heed it, because the medicine will make you well.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Although there won’t be any free rides offered, that doesn’t mean your powers of acquisition will be totally impotent. Hard work is your ticket to success.

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THIS & THAT from staff reports

Workshops set for March at SCHC

Gem and mineral show scheduled for Jackson The Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society’s 53rd annual show is scheduled for Feb. 25-26 at the Trade Mart on the fairgrounds in Jackson.

The show is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 25, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 26. More than 20 dealers of jewelry, gemstones, beads, lapidary tools and fossils, from around the country and locally will be on hand to sell goods.

Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students.

For information, call 601706-4629 or 601-863-6535.

By Josh Edwards jedwards@vicksburgpost.com When he first stepped on American soil, Cuban refugee Abel Rodriguez knelt, kissed the ground and thanked God. The praise has never stopped, Rodriguez said.

At 2 p.m. Feb. 19, he will perform a Latin and English version of “Ave Maria” during the second annual Affairs of the Heart benefit for the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary.

He said he’s got a lot to be thankful for.

In 1961, he and his wife, Siomara, had a son who was diagnosed with asthma.

They were unable to get proper care and medicine for him, so Abel he applied to become Rodriguez an American citizen.

When the communist Cuban government found out he wanted to defect, they fired him from his factory job.

If you go “Affairs of the Heart” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at Parkside Playhouse. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students, $5 for children ages 6 to 12 and free for children younger than 5.

By 1968, he was forced to live in a concentration camp, where he said he was treated like a slave. He

Health department to host eating program The Mississippi State Department of Health has scheduled training program sessions designed to help parents and caregivers of children ages 9 to 16 improve family eating and activity habits.

BodyWorks is scheduled for March 23, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and July 27 and Sept. 17 at the MSDH Central office located at 570 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive in Jackson.

Participants completing the six-hour “train the trainer” session will be able to organize and teach the 10-week series of classes to parents and other caregivers in their own communities.

The training is free but seating is limited and registration is required.

To register visit www.HealthyMS.com/bodyworks.

For information, call 1-800721-7222 or visit www.HealthyMS.com.

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Adele performs on stage during the Brit Awards in 2011. Adele, who had surgery on her vocal cords last year, will perform at the Grammys tonight.

Cotton District fest planned for Starkville The 2012 Cotton District Arts Festival is scheduled for April 21, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in Starkville Events will include a Juried Arts competition, a poetry slam, relay races, student art competitions, a pet parade, the OCH Regional Medical Center Cotton Mill 5K run and food.

The multi-award-winning country singing group, Sugarland and Charlie Worsham, who has opened for Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert, also are scheduled to perform. Admission is free.

For information, call 662324-3080 or visit info@ starkvillearts.org.

earned no money. His meals were a boiled sweet potato for lunch and another for supper. He was allowed to go home to see his family every other Sunday. Siomara Rodriguez said she remembers saving rationed meat for her husband so that he could have a proper meal.

“It was bad, bad, bad,” she said.

On Dec. 13, 1968, it was time to leave for America. Their dream was finally in their grasp but when they

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The Southern Cultural Heritage Center is planning two workshops in March.

• The Rev. Mark Bleakley will teach a four-day glass painting and firing workshop March 19-22, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Students will be introduced to ancient techniques of painting on glass and modern methods of enameling.

The cost is $160 for members and $170 for nonmembers and includes basic supplies. Class is limited to five students.

• From 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 27, 29 and 31, as part of the Hobbs Freeman Arts and Nature Celebration, Nancy Mitchell will teach an Anyone Can Draw three-day workshop.

Cost is $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers. Reservations are required and space is limited.

For information on the workshops, call 601-631-2997 or e-mail info@southernculture.org.

Cuban defector to highlight ‘Affairs of the Heart’ benefit

Will Adele be the belle of the ball?

By Mefsin Fekadu and Nekesa Mumbi Moody The Associated Press Adele is the rare star who doesn’t need multiple magazine covers, a cosmetics contract or a clothing line to sell albums. She does it all based on the strength of that sumptuous voice and those stirring songs.

That’s a rarity in today’s pop world, where artists are overexposed and their music often comes second to what they’re promoting in tandem with it.

Adele scored an unlikely critical and commercial triumph with “21,” last year’s best-selling album, all based off the artistry of songs like “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You.” And she’ll be richly rewarded come Sunday, when the Grammys hand out their tro-

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phies at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. While Kanye West is the lead nominee with seven, Adele, who’s up for six, will be the act who dominates — well, at least that’s what WE think.

Here’s how the The Associated Press predicts the trophies will shake out Grammy night.

• Album of the Year: “21,” Adele; “Wasting Light,” Foo Fighters; “Born This Way,” Lady Gaga; “DooWops & Hooligans,” Bruno Mars; “Loud,” Rihanna.

Moody: The Grammys are famous See Grammy, Page C2.

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Mississippi College hosting ACT review classes The Mississippi College Office of Continuing Education has scheduled courses to assist people in preparing for the ACT assessment and the GRE revised general test on the MC campus.

ACT review sessions for the April 14th test date are: Feb.25 • 9-11:30 a.m. — Mechanics/ Reading.

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from staff reports • 12:30-3 p.m. Grammar March 3 • 9-11:30 p.m. Math • 12:30-3 p.m. Science.

Each session costs $20. The registration deadline is Feb. 20 and space is limited.

For more information or a registration form, call 601-

925-3265.

GRE three-night instructional prep course is: • 6-10 p.m.

March 29, April 3 and April 5 The session costs $249. registration deadline is March 20 and space is limited.

For more information or a registration form, call 601-925-3263 or visit www.

mc.edu/offices/ce.

Events planned for Jefferson College Historic Jefferson College in Natchez has scheduled events for February.

• A free lunchtime lecture on “The History of Valentine’s” is planned for Tues-

day at noon.

Cheryl Munyer, curator at the National Park Service, will discuss how Valentine’s Day came to achieve popular interest in the 19th & 20th centuries.

• From 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday a program called EXPLORE! History: Herbal Oils & Vinegars will be presented by historian Toni Avance.

Participants will make herb- flavored vinegars and oils. The cost is $15 and all materials are included.

To register, e-mail tavance@mdah.state.ms.us.

For information, call 601442-2901.

local happenings In town Southern Cultural Heritage Center West Coast Swing: 5-6 p.m. today and Feb. 26; James Frechette, instructor; $10; Mardi Gras mask workshop: 4-5:15 p.m.

Wednesday; Karen Biedenharn, instructor; $10; reservations required; Cooking with Herbs: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb.21; William Furlong, instructor; $20 members, $25 nonmembers; reservations required; Social Media 101 workshop: 10-11:30 a.m. March 3; Joel Angle and Candace Merrick, instructors; $15 members, $25 nonmembers; reservations required; For information, contact 601-631-2997, e-mail info@southernculture.org, or visit www. southernculture.org.

Battlefield Inn seeking vendors for show 20th annual Civil War Show of Vicksburg: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 14; admission $2; vendor tables $35; 601-879-8196, 601-638-1195; 4137 N. Frontage Road.

Warren County Extension Office one-day computer classes Computer classes: Dr. John Giesemann, instructor; $20, preregistration required; Adobe Photoshop elements, Thursday and Friday; Intro to Word & Graphics, April 19-20; Merge in Word, May 9-10; Introduction to Excel, June 4-5; Data Management in Excel, July 11-12; Powerpoint, Aug. 8-9; Photos in Powerpoint, Sept. 6-7; Microsoft Publisher, Oct. 17-18; File and Folder Management, Nov. 14-15; 1100 C Grove St., 601-636-5442, warren@ ext.msstate.edu.

11th annual Mardi Gras Parade 4 p.m. Saturday; $50for nonprofit and civic groups, $100 for businesses; 601-634-4527, kimh@vicksburg.org.

The Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation Carnaval de Mardi Gras and gumbo cook-off

Glenn Campbell “Goodbye Tour” 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26; Thalia Mara Hall, 255 E. Pascagoula St.; $39, $49, $59 plus fees; ticketmaster.com;

11 a.m. -3 p.m. March 3; children’s activities and chef demonstration; 2145 Highland Dr.; 601-709-8964.

Mississippi State University Rural Medical Scholars summer program Applications due by March 21 for high school juniors with an ACT composite score of 25; program runs May 30-July 2; $60 registration fee, after acceptance; www.RMS.msucarees.com.

Poverty Point 4th annual Health walk Afternoons through May 31; West Carroll Parish on Louisiana 577; 888-926-5492.

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays at Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education; works by local artists Ellen Langford, Earl Wayne Simmons, Kennith Humphrey, Lesley Silver and Jean Blue; Duckett Gallery, 1600 Government St., Ocean Springs; free; 228-369-4967, mhardycre8@cableone.net.

For kids Mississippi State University Veterinary camp 9 a.m. -5 p.m. June 7-9 and June 14-16; for ages 13-15; registration $150, forms available at www.msuvetcamp.com; applications must be postmarked by March 1 and space is limited; 731513-0181, vetcamp@cvm.msstate.edu.

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Vicksburg Theatre Guild

Intro to Spanish for Kids

Performances: “Gold in the Hills,” March 16-31; “The Foreigner,” May 4-13; Auditions: “The Foreigner,” 2 p.m. today for May 4-6 and 11-13 shows; “Fairy Tale Theatre,” 2- 4 p.m. April 14 and 15 for June shows; Tickets for main-stage plays: $12 for adults, $10 for 55 and older, $7 for students and $5 for younger than 12; tickets for “Gold in the Hills,” and other shows vary; Contact: Parkside Playhouse, 101 Iowa Ave.; 601-636-0471 or www.vicksburgtheatreguild.com.

4:15-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through March 6; Olivia Foshee, instructor; $70 members, $75 nonmembers; Southern Cultural Heritage Center; 601-631-2997, info@southernculture.org, www. southernculture.org, also on Facebook.

9 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursdays beginning Feb. 16; Masur Museum Carriage House, 1400 S. Grand St.; $110 members, $150 nonmembers; 318-329-2237, Jenny.Burnham@ci.monroe.la.us.

Grammy Continued from Page C1. for ignoring the shoo-in for some underdog in the top category, leading to a big shocker. That’s just not gonna happen this year, though. None of these other albums can really even make the critical argument that they’re better than “21,” Adele’s phenomenal and phenomenally successful album. This will be the topper on Adele’s coronation on Grammy night.

Fekadu: So let’s talk about who definitely won’t win: Sorry Gaga, Bruno and Rih Rih. Foo Fighters, who strongly represent rock ‘n’ roll in a pop/dance-dominated music world, has a chance. Well, no they don’t.

In one year Adele’s “21” has sold more than six million copies and changed many lives, and I’m sure some of those people are members of The Recording Academy. She better give her ex a shout-out in her victory speech!

• Record of the Year: “Rolling In the Deep,” Adele; “Holocene,” Bon Iver; “Grenade,” Bruno Mars; “The Cave,” Mumford & Sons; “Firework,” Katy Perry.

Fekadu: The real competition here is between Adele and Mumford & Sons — whose songs are the best two of the bunch. But Adele not only had the record of the year, she had the best voice

of the year, the best live performance of the year and the best everything of the year. She even had (one of the) best styles of the year (all black works, man!) If she doesn’t win, I sure hope Kanye West jumps onstage and yells: “Adele had the best record of all-time. OF ALLTIME!” Moody: Technically Adele has competition in this category, but really folks? None.

As big as “Grenade” and “Firework” were, they are no match for Adele’s smoldering performance, and Mumford & Sons and Bon Iver should split the bearded-hipsterindie cred vote. Adele takes home the trophy.

• Song of the Year (songwriters): “All of the Lights,” Jeff Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter & Kanye West; “The Cave,” Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston; “Grenade,” Brody Brown, Claude Kelly, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Andrew Wyatt; “Holocene,” Justin Vernon; “Rolling In the Deep,” Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth.

Moody: Vernon is the only one to write a song without any help in this category, but as hauntingly beautiful as “Holocene” is, it’s a little too obscure to really win here. “Rolling in the Deep” would be the obvious choice — a little too obvious, perhaps. It’s a risk, but I’m betting that Grammy voters

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Nightlife Beechwood Restaurant & Lounge

Mississippi Children’s Museum Dr. Seuss birthday party

3:45-5 p.m. Thursdays through May 10; Karen Biedenharn and Regina Renot, instructors; first-sixth grades; free; Southern Cultural Heritage Center; 601-631-2997, info@southernculture.org, www.southernculture.org, also on Facebook.

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Eddie Monsour’s at the Biscuit Company 1100 Washington St., 601-638-1571 • 8-11 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays — Karaoke.

• 8 p.m. Wednesdays — Biscuit & Jam; open mic.

• Thursdays — Ladies night.

Jacques’ Cafe at Battlefield Inn 4137 N. Frontage Road, 601-661-6264 • 9 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday — Karaoke.

LD’s Kitchen 1111 Mulberry St., 601-636-9838 • 8:30 p.m. each second and fourth Tuesday — Central Mississippi Blues Society Band, local artists; free.

• 8:30 p.m. each first and third Tuesday — Soul Unlimited and Sounds Unlimited; free.

Roca Restaurant & Bar 127 Country Club Drive, 601-638-0800 • 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays — Ben Shaw.

• 7-10 p.m. Fridays — Dustin.

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Fekadu: She’s wrong. I’m a Kanye supporter — well sometimes I am — but he shouldn’t win this for a number of reasons. No.1, “All of the Lights” should NOT be the first rap song to earn this award. No. 2, the song is catchy, but is it great enough to be nominated here? He should have won this honor years ago for “Jesus Walks.”

But, Halle Berry did win the Oscar for “Monster’s Ball” instead of “Losing Isaiah.”

OK, back to the music. Oh yeah, this will be going to Mumford & Sons.

• New artist: The Band Perry; Bon Iver; J. Cole; Nicki Minaj; Skrillex.

Fekadu: It’s nice to see an electronic artist like Skrillex here, but he won’t win. J. Cole’s votes won’t match those for Minaj. If Barbies could vote, Minaj would have a better shot. So it’s down to critical indie group Bon Iver and The Band Perry, who have won so many music honors from all 10,000 of those awards shows for country music. I guess that means they’ll win here, too.

Moody: Skrillex is probably the least known act, but like Mesfin says, he won’t pull off an Esperanza Spaldingtype upset this year. Bon Iver is the indie choice but did anyone really listen to that

album outside of the Pitchfork-set? J. Cole is too new, so that leaves us with a battle between Nicki Minaj and The Band Perry. As superhot as Minaj is, I’m guessing Grammy voters will choose the musicianship of the sibling trio, who also had great commercial success with “If I Die Young,” making them the balanced choice.

• Pop vocal performance: “Someone Like You,” Adele; “You and I,” Lady Gaga; “Grenade,” Bruno Mars; “Firework,” Katy Perry; “(Expletive) Perfect,” Pink.

Moody: This marks the first year that the men and women are duking it out for vocal performance, and judging by the list of nominees, Grammy voters aren’t too impressed with male vocals this year. So despite his nomination, Mars won’t likely win this battle with the ladies. Out of the girl-power clique, no one really has the power of Adele (though Pink comes close). Combine that with the heartbreaking emotion that she conveys, and you’ve got your winner.

Adele, yet again.

Fekadu: What she said.

• Rock song: “The Cave,” Mumford & Sons (Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston); “Down By the Water,” The Decemberists (Colin Meloy); “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall,” Coldplay (Guy Berryman, Jonny Buck-

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land, Will Champion & Chris Martin); “Lotus Flower,” Radiohead (Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Phil Selway & Thom Yorke); “Walk,” Foo Fighters (Foo Fighters).

Fekadu: Last year, Mumford & Sons didn’t win best new artist or best rock song.

Grammy voters didn’t know how deserving the band was then, but they won’t make that mistake again. Congrats boys on your Grammy win!

Moody: Don’t start building that trophy case just yet, boys. Mumford & Sons are still a little too new and a little too indie for Grammy voters to embrace (besides, they’d split the indie vote with the kings of that genre, Radiohead). The Foo Fighters had one of the top rock albums of the year and Grohl and Co. are veterans who are still rocking — and the Grammys love survivors.

And that’s why the Foos will win here.

• R&B album: “F.A.M.E.,” Chris Brown; “Second Chance,” El DeBarge; “Love Letter,” R. Kelly; “Pieces of Me,” Ledisi; “Kelly,” Kelly Price.

Moody: DeBarge’s “Second Chance” has nothing on the second chance that Brown has been enjoying. The fact that he’s nominated shows that Grammy voters don’t hold a grudge for that Rihanna attack three years ago, and his comeback after being labeled the ogre of the

music world has surely won over many former critics.

Look for Brown’s continued redemption with a win.

Fekadu: I’m not even going to pick any of these albums.

I’m still upset Beyonce’s “4’’ isn’t nominated here. (OK, I have a bet with Nekesa so for strategy, I’ll also go with “F.A.M.E.” And if this is one of the awards to make the live telecast, be ready to see Chris Breezy cry, again!)

• Country album: “My Kinda Party,” Jason Aldean; “Chief,” Eric Church; “Own the Night,” Lady Antebellum; “Red River Blue,” Blake Shelton; “Here for a Good Time,” George Strait; “Speak Now,” Taylor Swift.

Moody: Swift was robbed by not getting a nomination in the general album category; she’s probably already written a searing acousticguitar ditty about the snub for the new album. But maybe she won’t publish it if Grammy voters do right by her in the country category.

Chances are she won’t be singing about Grammy blues after Sunday night.

Fekadu: Lady Antebellum won the coveted album of the year trophy last year and Swift the year before.

But their follow-ups clearly weren’t as good, according to Grammy voters. Now these country acts know how the rappers feel! Jason Aldean, though, had a tremendous year, and he deserves — and will — win this honor.

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Miss Boland to marry Mr. Smith Mims, DeMoville to recite vows Jerry and Lynn Boland of Vicksburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Marie, to William “Trent” Smith. Mr. Smith is the son of Brent and Nancy Smith and Gwen Sibley, all of Vicksburg.

Miss Boland is the granddaughter of Joseph L. Franco of Madison and the late Madeline Evans Franco and Wilma W. Boland of Vicksburg and the late Robert A. Boland.

Mr. Smith is the grandson of Charles and Hoprey Sibley and Bobby Smith and the late Mary Emma Smith, all of Vicksburg.

The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Warren Central High School, where she was a four-year member of Big Blue Band.

She received an Associate of Applied Sciences degree in business and office technology/office systems from Hinds Community College in 2006. She was a member of Phi Theta Kappa honor society and Phi Beta Lambda business organization. She received the Outstanding Student Award and was on the dean’s list.

Miss Boland is bookstore manager and front office clerk at Hinds Community College.

The prospective groom is a 2007 graduate of Porters

Amanda Marie Boland Engaged to marry William “Trent” Smith Chapel Academy, where he was a member of the football team.

Mr. Smith is employed at International Paper Mill.

Vows will be exchanged at 2 p.m. April 14, 2012, at Wilder-

ness Baptist Church. A reception will follow at the Knights of Columbus. All relatives and friends are invited to attend.

No in-town invitations will be sent.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mims of Vicksburg announce the engagement of their daughter, Marion Leigh, to Larkin Edward DeMoville III. Mr. DeMoville is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Larkin Edward DeMoville II of Columbus. The engagement was announced Saturday at a party at the home of Howard and Belynda Waring.

Miss Mims is the granddaughter of Mrs. Louis Theobald Jr. and the late Mr. Theobald and the late Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Mims Sr., all of Vicksburg.

Mr. DeMoville is the grandson of the late Shelby Mikell Jr. of Ridgeland and Jane Mikell and the late Mr. and Mrs. Joe Allison DeMoville, all of Columbus.

The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of Vicksburg Catholic School, where she was a member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta.

She was a member of the Vicksburg Cotillion Club.

She received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from University of Mississippi Medical Center. She was a member of Kappa Delta sorority, Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society.

Miss Mims is a registered

Marion Leigh Mims Engaged to marry Larkin Edward DeMoville III nurse at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus.

The prospective groom is a 2006 graduate of New Hope High School, where he was a varsity football letterman and member of Who’s Who. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Mississippi State

University.

Mr. DeMoville is a production control specialist for American Eurocopter in Columbus.

The wedding will be at 3 p.m. June 9, 2012, at St. Paul Catholic Church of Vicksburg. A reception will follow at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center. All relatives and friends are invited to attend.

five generations

Nakela Nieka Nicole Rawls Engaged to marry Calvin Leshawnn Powell

Rawls to wed Powell at the Baer House Inn Nakela Nieka Nicole Rawls and Calvin Leshawnn Powell, both of Vicksburg, will be married at 2 p.m. Feb. 16, 2012, at the Baer House Inn. Miss Rawls is the daughter of Latricia D. Rawls and Lee Downs of Vicksburg. She is the granddaughter of Lucille Rawls and G.D. Rawls of Vicksburg.

Mr. Powell is the son of Rose Williams and Willie Powell of

Vicksburg. He is the grandson of Percy William and Lilly Mae Ford of Vicksburg.

The bride-elect is a 2009 graduate of Vicksburg High School. She is employed in management at McDonald’s.

The prospective groom is a 2008 graduate of Warren Central High School. He is employed in management at Fox’s Pizza.

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Madison Presson is held by her mother, Candace Presson, and shown with, from left, her sister, Makayla Presson; her grandmother, Jaudon Presson; her great-grandfather, Hobby Hobkirk; and her great-great-grandmother, Eileen Hobkirk Akers.

Five generations of the Hobkirk and Presson families gathered recently. David Hobkirk holds his son, Caden, and is shown with, from left, Caden’s grandfather, Bruce Hobkirk; great-grandfather, Hobby Hobkirk; and great-great-grandmother, Eileen Hobkirk Akers.

Brinkley, others work runway for hearty cause

By Samantha Critchell AP fashion writer NEW YORK — Red is Christie Brinkley’s color. The veteran supermodel returned to the runway for the Red Dress Collection fashion show, an annual New York Fashion Week kickoff event that aims to draw attention to women’s heart health by putting celebrity catwalkers in a parade of gowns by some of the country’s most famous designers.

Strutting to “Uptown Girl,” she was all smiles in her Pamella Roland gown — even after a little stumble on the dress’s hem.

Brinkley is a supporter of the Heart Truth campaign, headed by the National Heart,

Lung and Blood Institute, and has participated in this event before. This year, though, she hesitated before deciding to don a dress again. Her own mother is suffering from serious heart disease, having experienced five strokes and a heart attack, and right now Brinkley says she feels like she should be spending quality time with her parents.

But they’re the ones who nudged her to do it, she said.

“My parents understand more than anyone about the importance of getting the right care.

They’re proud of me that I’ve reached a place where I can give back.”

Something else she’s learned from them is to maintain a healthy lifestyle with daily

exercise and a careful diet.

That wasn’t always easy when she was a young model, jetsetting from place to place and trying every fad diet that came along, said Brinkley, now 58, but she’s learned the best way to have the good life is to live it. “I make time for this. I used to always put myself on the back burner, but I want to be strong and able for my kids, myself and my parents.”

She said she also finds strength and camaraderie within the modeling world, and she hopes the first-time “models” at the Red Dress show will feel that way, too.

“I’ve always felt the catfight thing is a cliche, but when we’re all together and subject is the heart, we’re all united.”

home.

“I am just three blocks from the church,” he said.

Rodriguez has been singing since he was a young boy in Cuba but had never performed any sacred music.

While living in New Orleans he performed Caribbean and Spanish dance music in his native language at clubs and at events. He had always loved the sound of Cuban dance music, he said.

“I was singing when I was in the first grade in 1949,” he said.

When he moved to Tallulah, members of the church encouraged him to take up gospel music. He was nervous at first.

“I don’t speak English very

well, and I had never sang gospel music before,” he said.

Now, he has a catalog of about 2,500 songs he is able to perform in English. He will be singing many of those during the Affairs of the Heart.

“I don’t sing dancing music anymore,” he said.

Rodriguez is one of dozens of regional performers and artists taking part in the benefit.

Proceeds will benefit the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary for local projects including sending Warren County children to Camp Hidden Lake in Lexington.

The Auxiliary provides $24,000 per year to The Salvation Army Social Services

Christie Brinkley models during the Heart Truth Red Dress fashion show in New York.

Affairs Continued from Page C1. arrived at the airport Siomara’s name was misspelled.

Abel had to leave her behind and said that as he looked back at the beach he cried.

Three days later she was able to join him in Miami.

From there, the couple moved to New Orleans where they worked, retired and lived until the day before Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005.

“By accident, we came to Tallulah looking for shelter,” Abel Rodriguez said.

He said he feels that God led him and his wife to Park View Baptist Church where they received aid. Within a few days, the couple purchased a trailer in Tallulah and eventually bought a

programs, which include assisting people with utility bills, food and shelter.

All funds raised by The Women’s Auxiliary are used for those in need in Vicksburg and Warren County Auxiliary volunteers work in The Salvation Army Thrift Store, sorting donated items and cleaning.

Auxiliary members donate food for the food pantry, items for the thrift store, purchase equipment i.e., new stove for kitchen, office supplies, kitchen supplies, and tables for The Mission 66 Diner, where lunch is served Monday-Friday.

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submitted to The Vicksburg Post Debutantes, seated from left, are Courtney Barnes and Jazmyne Smith. Standing, from left, Debutantes, seated from left, are Shavae Gibson and China Maxwell. Standing, from left, are Yarnisha Baldwin, Diana Kariuki and Jade Oliver. are Vaunusha Carroll, Alexis Cosby and Jasmine Washington.

Debutantes, seated from left, are Sa’Shia Jones and Adrienne Williams. Standing, from left, are Ke’Shawn Johnson, Kendra Newton and Ro’quita Stewart.

Debutantes, from left, are Elicia Ross, Princess Spears and Taralyn Rowell.

Debutantes, from left, are Antionette Mayfield and Alexis Allen.

Les Soeurs Club presents 26 young ladies at 40th ball Les Soeurs Charmantes Social and Civic Club hosted its 40th annual debutante ball Saturday at Vicksburg City Auditorium, where 26 high school senior girls were presented in a One Moment in Time theme. Miss Vicksburg 2011 Elyssa Lassiter served as mistress of ceremonies, and Leah Sullivan served as chairman. Club president Dr. Kenya Gaskin directed the presentation.

The debutantes: • Alexis Allen, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Horace and Chevonne Allen. She was escorted by Daniel Taylor, the son of Regina Brown and the late Michael Brown.

• Khadijah Anderson, a student at Warren Central High School, is the daughter of Alonzo Anderson Jr. and Sandra Wesley. She was escorted by DeWayne Jackson, the son of Eddie and Lalisa Howard.

• Courtney Barnes, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Alfred and Carolyn Barnes. She was escorted by Jeramey Hill, the son of John and Kim Hill.

• Yarnisha Baldwin, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Richard Hyland and Yvette Brown. She was escorted by Brandon McKnight, the son of Felicia Henderson.

• Genea Bradford, a student at Vicksburg High School,

is the daughter of Oscar and Kathy Denton. She was escorted by D’Arius Shorter, the son of Tarsha Shorter.

• Vaunusha Carroll, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Eddie Carroll and Jennifer Funches.

She was escorted by Ronald Turner, the son of Ronald and Patricia Turner.

• Alexis Cosby, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Nathaniel Jr. and Mary Williams. She was escorted by Ben Blue Jr., the son of Ben and Joyce Blue.

• Mikayla Evans, a student at Warren Central High School, is the daughter of Kevin and Akemi Moore. She was escorted by Treveon Craig, the son of Samuel and Kisha Craig.

• Shavae Gibson, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Eugene Gibson and Shodone Holly.

She was escorted by Dannie Lee Kimble, the son of Chris and Trina Naylor.

• Diana Kariuki, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Benson and Cheryl Kariuki. She was escorted by Darrius Youngblood, the son of Kevin Youngblood and Anita Bell.

• Ke’Shawn Johnson, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Ruby Callahan. She was escorted by Clyde Hendrick, the son of Gary Lee and Patricia Lee. • Antionette Mayfield, a

student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Henry and Rosalyn Mayfield.

She was escorted by DeShawn Taylor, the son of John and Willa Taylor.

• China Maxwell, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Tracy Howard.

She was escorted by Dominque Foster, the son of Eddie Foster and Tamela Foster.

• Kretonia McElroy, a student at Warren Central High School, is the daughter of Tony McElroy and Shirley Johnson.

She was escorted by Kenneth Marshall, the son of Kelle Marshall and Regina Perkins.

• Sa’Shia Jones, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Tommy Jones and Lisa Hardy. She was escorted

by Bobby Twilley, the son of Bobby and Kathy Twilley.

• Kendra Newton, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of LaTonia Newton and the late Kenneth Newton. She was escorted

by Norman Price Jr., the son of Norman and Charolette Price.

• Jade Oliver, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Glen Oliver and Tamela Brown. She was escorted by Kenneth Tyler Jr., the son of Kenneth and Beatrice Tyler.

• Jessica Reese, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Nathaniel and Ester Williams. She was escorted by Dashae Harris,

Debutantes, seated from left, are Mikayla Evans, Genea Bradford and Khadijah Anderson.

Standing from left are Kretonia McElroy, Shoneen Smith and Jessica Reese. the son of Charles and Angela Wilson.

• Elicia Ross, a student at Warren Central High School, is the daughter of Eddie Ross and Linda Sanford. She was escorted by Given Breckenridge, the son of Given Breckenridge and Linda Ratliff.

• Taralyn Rowell, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Teandria Rowell. She was escorted by Larry Blackmore, the son of Larry and Ella Blackmore.

• Jazmyne Smith, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Bridgette

Harris. She was escorted by Marque Burks, the son of Cherry Burks.

• Shoneen Smith, a student at Warren Central High School, is the daughter of Sonny and Sandra Smith. She was escorted by Marcus Francois, the son of Mark Francois and Jacqueline Parker.

• Princess Spears, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Marvel and Carolyn Spears. She was escorted by Tylar Jackson, the son of Lusinda Jackson.

• Ro’quita Stewart, a student at Vicksburg High School, is

the daughter of Jackie Jones.

She was escorted by Ismael Baldwin, the son of Steve and Shelia Erves.

• Jasmine Washington, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Lee and Deborah Washington.

She was escorted by Anthony Gibson, the son of Anthony Gibson and Patricia Brown.

• Adrienne Williams, a student at Vicksburg High School, is the daughter of Andrew and Audrey Williams.

She was escorted by Tyson Hardy, the son of Tyson and Wendy Hardy.

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Angel Starr Brown of Vicksburg said she had just returned home when she found a lost baby deer hiding behind bushes outside a window. The deer took off after seeing the camera come out.

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Emily Clark of Vicksburg was visiting in Anguilla when she found Japanese magnolias in full bloom.

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Please send resume to: Dept. 3779, The Vicksburg Post, P.O. Box 821668 Vicksburg, MS 39182 or e-mail to classifieds@vicksburgpost.com Please note Dept. 3779 in the subject line.

07. Help Wanted AMIkids Northeast LA is currently seeking a Director of Treatment. Must have Master’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or other counseling related field supplemented by one to two years experience working with at risk and troubled youth; must satisfy criminal background check; state license preferred.

To apply please contact KarVan Powell or ChaQuita Richardson at (318) 574-9475 or northeastla-bm@amikids.org ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR NEEDED at Claiborne County Senior Center. Apply in person only, 2124 Old Highway 61 South, Port Gibson, MS. AVON- NEED INCOME now? Start your Avon Business! Earn good money!

Call 601-259-2157.

07. Help Wanted

07. Help Wanted

07. Help Wanted

NOW HIRING! Are you making less than $40,000 per year?

DRIVER. LOOKING For a new job for the New year?

Tango has immediate openings for Regional and OTR Drivers! Top Pay, Excellent Benefits and Great Hometime. CDL-A and 15 months OTR experience required.

Apply by phone. MondayFriday 8am- 5pm and Sunday 1pm- 5pm CST. 877826-4605 or online at www.drivefortango.com. Please email resumes to: recruiting@tangotransport.com

HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC needed. Engine experience required.

Sam Estis, 318-348-7947.

WERNER ENTERPRISES

Needs Driver Trainees Now! No experience required *Immediate Job Placement Assistance *OTR & Regional Jobs CALL NOW FOR MORE INFORMATION 1-800-350-7364 AMIkids NORTHEAST LA is currently seeking certified teachers. Please contact Executive Director KarVan Powell or Business Manager ChaQuita Richardson 318-574-9475 or email northeastla-bm@amikids.org BECOME A CERTIFIED pharmacy technician today!

Call 601-540-3062 for more information.

EXPANDING $15 HOUR PLUS BONUS. Retailer needs 6 individuals in our display department. No experience required. Must have reliable transportation and high school diploma.

Call 601-932-0133.

LOCAL COMPANY LOOKING for a qualified individual who is seeking long-term employment. We have a full-time position for an experienced and dependable HVAC technician.

2 or more years experience required. Please fax you resume to 601-636-1475.

LPN, CNA, PCA NEEDED as soon as possible for home care. Call Nursing Management Inc. 800-448-3634 or website www.nminursingmgt.com.

Retail

Fortune 5 00 Compa n Hiring Ma nagers No y w!

INTERVIEWER Westat seeks motivated, organized, detail-oriented individuals to work part time on an important study for the U.S. Public Health Service. Interviewers will collect information about alcohol use and disorders and related physical and mental health conditions. Interviewers will also obtain a saliva sample using a collection kit. Previous interviewing or public contact experience is required.

Bilingual interviewers fluent in the following languages are encouraged to apply: Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, or Korean. To learn more about this position and apply, go to www.westat.com/fieldjobs and enter Job ID 4380BR.

Dollar General’s rapid expansion in your area has created excellent opportunities. If you have a minimum of 1 year experience managing in a similar retail environment, good organizational ability and effective oral and written communication skills - you could qualify for one of the following positions at our stores in Vicksburg, Natchez, MS and Tallulah, LA.

đ 0+.! * #!. đ 0+.! * #!. %* . %*%*# If you are looking for a fulfilling career with competitive pay and benefits, along with excellent advancement potential, email your resume to dhanslow@dollargeneral.com or apply online at www.dollargeneral.com/careers.

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729 LAKE FOREST DRIVE

Leech Real Estate

GREAT FLOOR PLAN, GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD! 3-4 bedroom/ 2 bath, den ceiling is 2-story vault, bedroom/ bath down, 2-3 bedrooms/1 bath up. Master could be up or down. Great closet space throughout! Has fireplace in den, privacy fence back.

703 BLOSSOM LANE RIGHT PRICE RANGE, RIGHT LOCATION! Oak Park, 3BR/2B, den with fireplace, separate living/ dining, covered patio, alarm.

JONES & UPCHURCH, INC. Call Andrea at

601-831-6490 Over 34 years of experience put to work for you!

of Vicksburg, Inc.

A Reputable Real Estate Company with Proven Results

Vanessa Leech, Broker • 601-415-4114 Andrea Lewis • 601-218-0644 Nina Rocconi • 601-415-4503 Mindy Hall • 601-631-4144 Tommy Shelton • 601-415-2507 Richard Engel • 601-831-2597 Cathy Mitchell • 601-218-2763

www.leechrealestate.net

212 Belva Drive

126 ALFRED DRIVE

212 Belva Drive, Warrenton Heights, Vicksburg, MS-Only one super neat and clean owner! Brick, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, living room/den, kitchen with dining area, inside laundry, fenced back yard, screened porch, recent new roof, all electric, .25 acre, 1018 sq. ft. $77,000.

Call David Mitchell, Warren Realty 601-634-8303.

David Mitchell REALTY LTD.

601-634-8303 Office 601-218-8201 Mobile

HURRY, DONT WAIT!!!!

Grrreat House for a Great price.

This immaculate adorable 3 bedrm, 1 1/2 bath is a must see. Nice open floor plan for that space to enjoy. French door that leads out to a cute covered patio. This house is well maintain, nice inside laundry area, spacious master bdrm. For more information, call Valorie Spiller 601-618-6688

Presented By 601-456-6234 601-634-8928

CDL-A

FLATBED DRIVERS NEEDED!

Great Hometime, Pay & Miles!

No Flatbed Experience?

No Problem!

Flatbed Training Available!

Royal Trucking Company Call for details 800-321-1293 x219 MASSAGE THERAPIST OR NAIL TECH Busy Salon needs you.

Call Linda 601-630-7170

Assistant Manager Position Available The successful candidate will have high energy sales floor experience, management & organizational skills, some past computer/ administrative.

Get applications from Halls Ferry location or send fax to 601-693-2693 or call Leon at 601-693-2655 x14.

Real Estate McMillin And

Marianne May Jones

Beverly McMillin

REALTOR ASSOCIATE®

COLDWELL BANKER ALL STARS

601-415-9179

601-415-6868

Home for Sale? Show it to the world at www.vicksburgrealestate.com

marianne.jones@coldwellbanker.com

5100 MT. ALBAN ROAD

North County. 3 wooded acres. Brick home with 3 bedroomos, 2 baths, large family room, separate dining room. Two fireplaces, Patio. Large workshop.

07. Help Wanted

07. Help Wanted

07. Help Wanted

07. Help Wanted

PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT Company seeking experience individuals for grass cutting, landscaping and irrigation. Starting pay $10$12 per hour based on experience. Must have at least 2 years experience and pass monthly drug screens.

College highly valued. Current drivers license, good driving history and clean background check required.

Send professional typed resume and photo with work history, references and contact information to Dept.

3781, The Vicksburg Post, P.O. Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182.

INTERVIEWER Westat seeks motivated, organized, detail-oriented individuals to work part time on an important study for the U.S. Public Health Service. Interviewers will collect information bout alcohol use and disorders and related physical and mental health conditions. Interviewers will also obtain a saliva sample using a collection kit. Previous interviewing or public contact experience is required. Bilingual interviewers fluent in the following languages are encouraged to apply: Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, or Korean. To learn more about this position and apply, go to www.westat.com/fieldjobs and enter Job ID 4380BR. WESTAT EOE

PERSONAL ASSISTANT NEEDED. We are looking for an Office Assistant. Duties include: greeting clients, answering phones, routing mail, data entry and retrieval, scheduling and calendar maintenance. Ideal candidates will have proven customer service skills in an administrative setting and experience with Microsoft Office applications. If interested, email resumes to david.johnson8600@gmail.com

SEATRAX MARINE CRANES now hiring field service technicians, machinists and electricians.

Apply at 218 Gunther Lane, Bell Chasse, LA 70037 or call Cindy at 504-394-4600 extension 233.

Property in Vicksburg looking for a grounds person. Must be able to maintain the cleanliness outside each building, the surrounding areas and maintain a landscaped look. Must be dependable. Please fax your resume to: 601-6361475.

SALES PERSON needed for Jackson, Monroe and Vicksburg areas.

Apply in person @ Sheffield Rentals 1255 Hwy. 61 S. Vicksburg, MS

Send resumes to: Dept. 3782 The Vicksburg Post P.O. Box 821668 Vicksburg, MS 39182

TEMPORARY GENERAL FARM labor, Noble Farms Melton, Rodney, MS, 4 openings. Drive tractors: prepare fields, food plots and plant, cultivate and harvest. Bale and haul hay, unload, store seeds, fertilizers, equipment maintenance; repair fences; repair/ clean farm buildings; mow. Use hoes, shovels, wrenches, etcetera. Work outside, heavy lifting. Drive farm truck, Chemical Handlers Certificate. ¾ of work period guaranteed, tools/ equipment provided, for workers outside of commuting areahousing provided at no cost/ transportation/ subsistence expenses to the work site reimbursed after completion of 50% contract time, valid drivers license, proof of eligibility to work in the U.S. EOE 2/27/2012-11/30/2012, $9.30 hour, Monday- Friday, 7am-4pm. Apply local Job Service Office, MS Job Order 45148, fax applications to Y. Deleeuw, 601-3215429.

Classified Advertising really brings big results!

Open House Today 1pm-3pm

314 Blake Drive 4 bed, 2 bath, 1800+ sqft. Large lot, fenced yard, Redwood School district.

Now is the time to take advantage of the historic low interest rates.

601-415-5880 • 601-326-3333 www.lakehouse.com

14. Pets & Livestock

15. Auction

Vicksburg Warren Humane Society & MS - Span Low Cost Spay & Neuter Program CATS: Male . .$25 Female ........$35 DOGS (UNDER 40 LBS): Male . .$55 Female ........$65 • For the above category of animals, pick up applications at the Humane Society DOGS (OVER 40 LBS): Male . .$70 Female ........$80 • For dogs over 40 lbs, call 866-901-7729 for appt.

Hwy 61 S - 601-636-6631

“WE CAN ERASE your bad credit- 100% guaranteed.” The Federal Trade Commission says the only legitimate credit repair starts and ends with you. It takes time and a conscious effort to pay your debts.

Any company that claims to be able to fix your credit legally is lying. Learn about managing credit and debt at ftc.gov/credit A message from The Vicksburg Post and the FTC.

24. Business Services

ESTATE SALE SERVICE AUCTION SERVICE KATZENMEYER'S MISSISSIPPI AUCTION SERVICE 601-415-3121 www.msauctionservice.com LOCALLY OWNED SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES

OUR ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTION keeps you “plugged” in to all the local news, sports, community events. Call Circulation, 601-636-4545.

17. Wanted To Buy

VICKSBURG WARREN HUMANE SOCIETY Hwy 61 S. • 601-636-6631

DON’T SHOP...

Adopt Today!

WE HAUL OFF old appliances, old batteries, lawn mowers, hot water heaters, junk and abandoned cars, trucks, vans, etcetera. 601940-5075, if no answer, please leave message.

Call the Shelter for more information.

HAVE A HEART, SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PETS! Look for us on www.petfinder.com

www.pawsrescuepets.org

10. Loans And Investments

Classifieds Really Work!

Covenant Health & Rehab of Vicksburg, LLC 2850 Porters Chapel Road Vicksburg, MS 39180-1805 Phone: (601) 638-9211 Fax: (601) 636-4986 “What are your dreams?”

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4.2 acres 3 bedroom, 2 bath with screened porch on lake.

Extra lot for garden included, covered shed for boat.

PRESENTED BY

COMPUTER GRAPHICS DESIGNER Qualified applicant should have good grammar skills, experience with MacIntosh computers, ad layout and design. Knowledge in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign. Responsibilities include creating and composing advertisements to customer specifications. Must be creative, organized, self-motivated, able to meet deadlines.

Apply online at covenantdove.com

118 Singing Hills Cove

2735 Washington Street, Vicksburg, MS 39180 • 601-638-6243

PROPERTY IN VICKSBURG looking for leasing agent. Must be dependable and pay close attention to detail. At least one year customer service experience mandatory. Fax resume to: 601-636-1475.

Covenant Health & Rehab of Vicksburg, LLC “Every Day of Life Counts” We are a Dynamic skilled nursing facility seeking an energetic individual.

• CNA’s (all shifts) • RN’s (for weekends)

Better than new 3 bedroom 2 bath in north county area. Built in 2007 with a wonderful split floorplan. Privacy fenced yard with covered porch.

Cindy Roberson

davidmitchell@warrenrealtyltd.com

07. Help Wanted

113 Emerald Way

Great investment opportunity! Duplex in great location on Warrenton Rd. Duplex includes a 3 bedroom/2 bath unit AND a 2 bedroom/1.5 bath unit. Both units have a porch, wood burning fireplace, yard, & parking. Fully rented, & with lack of available rentals in Vicksburg, it should not be hard to get & keep tenants.

Valorie Spiller

1022 Monroe St. • Vicksburg, MS 39183-2552

07. Help Wanted

381 WARRENTON ROAD

601-636-5947

EMAIL: ANDREA@JONESANDUPCHURCH.COM Andrea Upchurch WWW.VICKSBURGHOMES.COM

The Vicksburg Post

If you are feeding a stray or feral cat and need help with spaying or neutering, please call 601-529-1535.

WE BUY ESTATES. Households and quality goods. Best prices. You call, we haul! 601-415-3121, 601-661-6074. www.msauctionservice.com

YOU ARE ALWAYS A WINNER......

When you advertise in The Vicksburg Post Classifieds!

24. Business Services

PLEASE CALL THE Gentleman of Junk for all your junk vehicle needs.

Make like a magician and turn your junk vehicles into cash. Please leave message if no answer.

601-868-2781.

WE PAY CASH for junk. Cars, trucks. Vans, SUVs, and old dump trucks. 601-638-5946 or 601-529-8249.

24. Business Services

NEEDED

LPN’S CONTACT IN PERSON:

LAREINA PATTERSON, Staff Development Nurse

HERITAGE HOUSE NURSING CENTER 3103 Wisconsin Ave. Vicksburg, MS 39180 PHYSICAL THERAPIST OR PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT With your experience and appropriate Mississippi licensure, you can join a leader in the Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Industry. Promise Hospital of Vicksburg provides rewarding opportunities, a great environment and a chance to play a key role with our growing, caring team.

Promise Hospital also provides competitive compensation and a top tier benefits package. See more about Promise at www.promisehealthcare.com.

Contact our Human Resources Department TODAY at (601) 833-3445 or Fax (601) 883-3643. Or write to:

Promise Hospital of Vicksburg 1111 North Frontage Rd., 2nd Floor Vicksburg, MS 39180 Equal Opportunity Employer

Barnes Glass Quality Service at Competitive Prices #1 Windshield Repair & Replacement

Vans • Cars • Trucks •Insurance Claims Welcome•

AUTO • HOME • BUSINESS Jason Barnes • 601-661-0900

Simmons Lawn Service

Professional Services & Competitive Prices • Landscaping • Septic Systems • Irrigation: Install & Repair • Commercial & Residential Grass Cutting Licensed • Bonded • Insured 12 years experience Roy Simmons (Owner) 601-218-8341

Haul Clay, Gravel, Dirt, Rock & Sand All Types of Dozer Work Land Clearing • Demolition Site Development & Preparation Excavation Crane Rental • Mud Jacking

PAINTING

•Residential & Commercial •Pressure Washing •Sheetrock repair

& finishing 35 years experience

Free Estimates Dean Cook • 601-278-4980

PRICE’S GLASS

BUFORD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. 601-636-4813 State Board of Contractors Approved & Bonded

DEAN CO

• Residential • Commercial • Pressure Washing • Sheetrock repair & finishing

Residential / Commercial / Automotive Serving the Vicksburg area since 1973 Competitive pricing • Will match quotes • Insurance claims Glass Cut While You Wait 601-636-7621 716 S. Madison St. • Vicksburg, MS

35 years experience

Free Estimates Dean Cook 601-278-4980

PATRIOTIC • FLAGS • BANNERS • BUMPER STICKERS • YARD SIGNS

Show Your Colors!

601-636-SELL (7355)

SPEEDIPRINT & OFFICE SUPPLY • Business Cards • Letterhead • Envelopes • Invoices • Work Orders • Invitations (601) 638-2900 Fax (601) 636-6711 1601-C North Frontage Road Vicksburg, MS 39180

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18. Miscellaneous For Sale

24. Business Services

1999 MERCURY SABLE, $2000. 1997 Nissan Maxima, $2100. Sectional sofa bed recliner, $100. 13 inch color t.v., $15. 601-5291982.

DIRT AND GRAVEL hauled. 8 yard truck. 601638-6740.

5x14 ATV TRAILER with loading ramp, new tires, good floor, single axle. Selling because we need wider trailer. $700 (call Percy 601218-0334 or after 5pm call 601-634-8714.

ROOFING & RESTORATION •Roof & Home Repair (all types!)

•30 yrs exp •1,000’s of ref Licensed • Insured 601-618-0367 • 601-456-4133

Arkansas stone, White Resin Sun room furniture, sofa, love seat, coffee table, 2 end tables, Cherry corner lighted cabinet. MOVING MUST SELL! 601-638-8383.

I CLEAN HOUSES! Well known, excellent references. Will also iron by the hour. Reasonable. 601-6312482, 601-831-6052.

CEMETERY PLOT. GREEN Lawn Gardens Cemetery (1 space). 225294-3061 or e-mail: thomp son4815@bellsouth.net ELECTRIC HOSPITAL BED. $250. 601-638-7721.

FRUIT TREES Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Figs, Persimmons $8.00 each. 601-529-5150.

FURNISH YOUR HOME. Clean, well maintained furnishings. Dark blue leather sofa, $150. Contemporary Turquoise sofa, $90. Pair of Tapestry side chairs, $100 each. 2 fabric side chairs, $60 each. 1 full size light oak platform storage bed with new mattress, $100.

Light maple Ethan Allen “Bible box” coffee table, $50. 601-831-4428 between 8am-6pm.

HOME COMPUTER SERVICE and repair. Reasonable prices. Pick up available .601502-5265, 601-636-7376.

NICE DARK CHERRY TV/ VCR media center console. (80 high x 39 wide x 21 deep). Like new. $299.

601-661-0237.

PICTURE OF MALCOLM X and Muhammad Ali together. Size is 14 inches x 15 inches. Only $50! Call 601-218-9654 no texts.

TWIN MATTRESS SETS $175, Full sets $199. New sofa love seat $675. 601638-7191. Discount Furniture Barn.

USED TIRES! LIGHT trucks and SUV's, 16's, 17's, 18's, 19's, 20's. A few matching sets! Call TD's, 601-638-3252.

What's going on in Vicksburg this weekend?

Read The Vicksburg Post!

For convenient home delivery call 601-636-4545, ask for circulation.

19. Garage & Yard Sales

Ask us how to “Post Size” your ad with some great clip art! Call the Classified Ladies at 601-636-Sell (7355).

By Ole Susannah's, 201 Holly Street, Oak Ridge, LA, I-20 West to Rayville, through downtown Rayville, go 10 miles to Oak Ridge, LA, Holly Street on left past second church, estate sale of the late Mary Kathryn and Clarke Williams, founders of CenturyLink.

Furniture, linens, hundreds of books and cook books, glassware Royal Doulton, Hull, Waterford, jewelry, Arthur Court pewter, designer clothes, bronze statue, Presidential inauguration memorabilia, antiques, much much more! House is full!

Friday and Saturday, 9am-3pm, Sunday, 1pm-3pm.

STILL HAVE STUFF after your Garage Sale?

Donate your items to The Salvation Army, we pick-up!

Call 601-636-2706.

20. Hunting

Call our Circulation Department for CONVENIENT Home Delivery and/ or our On-line Subscription.

Monday- Friday, 8am-5pm, 601-636-4545.

24. Business Services WAYNE’S ANTIQUES 702 1st St. • Delhi, LA 71232 318-878-5900 www.waynesantiques.com Mon - Tues Closed Wed - Fri 10am-5pm Sat 9am-5pm Sun 1pm-5pm AVAILABLE TO CLEAN homes/ apartments. References/ reasonable rates.

Call Lisa, 601-218-0287.

Toni Walker Terrett Attorney At Law 601-636-1109 • Bankruptcy Chapter 7 and 13 • Social Seurity Disability • No-fault Divorce

D & D TREE CUTTING •Trimming • Lawn Care • Dirt Hauled • Insured For FREE Estimates Call “Big James” 601-218-7782

FREE ESTIMATES TREY GORDON

I-PHONE REPAIR. Buy, sell and repair. Arcue Sanchez - 601-618-9916.

PLUMBING SERVICES24 hour emergency- broken water lines- hot water heaters- toilets- faucetssinks. Pressure Washingsidewalk- house- mobile homes- vinyl siding- brick homes. 601-618-8466.

PURVIS UPHOLSTERY AND repairs. 36 years experience, specializing in antiques. 601-634-6073.

Classifieds Really Work!

26. For Rent Or Lease RICHARD M. CALDWELL BROKER SPECIALIZING IN RENTALS (INCLUDING CORPORATE APARTMENTS) CALL 601-618-5180 caldwell@vicksburg.com

27. Rooms For Rent YOKENA AREA. ROOM for rent in private home. $725 to $1000. Deposit/ references. 601-630-0022.

15. Auction

28. Furnished Apartments CORPORATE APARTMENT, DOWNTOWN Vicksburg. 1 bedroom, 1 bath, washer/ dryer. Includes linens, fully stocked kitchen. $900 monthly, includes utilities and cleaning.

601-529-0825 or email to: fsuziewong@cablelynx.com

29. Unfurnished Apartments 2 BEDROOM ALL electric. Water furnished, $450 monthly.

4 BEDROOM duplex Both $200 deposit, $500 monthly. Refrigerator, stove furnished. 601-634-8290.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

THE COVE Stop looking, Start living!

Paid cable, water and trash. Washer, Dryer and built-in microwave furnished.

Ask about our Holiday special!

601-638-5587 1-601-686-0635

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The Vicksburg Apartments UTILITIES PAID! 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Studios & Efficiencies 801 Clay Street 601-630-2921 www.the-vicksburg.com

The Ridge Apartments 601-636-8592

FEBRUARY SWEETHEART SPECIAL: 1 & 2 BEDROOMS RATES STARTING AT $450 AND UP Bring in this ad and receive

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FARM & CONST. AUCTION HOLLINGSWORTH ENTERPRISES, INC

FRI & SAT * FEB 17-18 2012 * 9:00 AM 2749 HWY 21 * FOREST, MS 39074 * 601-469-2705 DAY 601-954-4230 CELL Selling Dozers, Backhoes, 50-75 Farm Tractors, Skid Steers, Forklifts, Rubber Tired Loaders, Aerial Equipment, Trucks, Trailers, Bush-hogs, Disks, Plows, Shop Tools, Compressors, Etc….

Located at our Forest, MS Auction Facility * 5% Buyers Premium per item with $200.00 max. per item Visit our website for listing and online bidding: www.hollingsworthauction.com Auctioneers: Corbert D. Hollingsworth MS Lic #142; Chad Brantley MS Lic #823; Joey McCann MS Lic #157

33. Commercial Property

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33. Commercial Property

33. Commercial Property

33. Commercial Property

The Vicksburg Post

29. Unfurnished Apartments

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31. Mobile Homes For Rent

1310 SOUTH STREET $400 monthly, central air/ heat, appliances furnished, convenient. 601-529-4791.

BEAUTIFUL LAKESIDE LIVING

• 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts.

• Beautifully Landscaped

4 RENTALS AVAILABLE Eagle Lake area.

Call 601-279-4723 for more information.

MEADOWBROOK PROPERTIES. 2 or 3 bedroom mobile homes, south county. Deposit required.

601-619-9789.

• Lake Surrounds Community

• Pool • Fireplace • Spacious Floor Plans 601-629-6300

32. Mobile Homes For Sale

www.thelandingsvicksburg.com

501 Fairways Drive Vicksburg

Commodore Apartments 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms 605 Cain Ridge Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180

601-638-2231

30. Houses For Rent 2 BEDROOM HOME. Fully furnished, 108 Sullivan Cove, Eagle Lake, $700 month. 601-218-5348.

½ acre lake front property. With 2 decks and covered back porch, 4 bedroom, 2 bath fixer upper. $32,500 cash. 601-5725300, 601-573-5029.

14X70. 3 BEDROOMS, 2 baths. Choose from 5 nice mobile homes. $8000 cash!

601-572-5300, 601-5735029.

2006 28 x 62. 4 bedroom, 2 bath, new everything! $29,000.

Call 601-5725300, 601-573-5029.

2010 LEXINGTON. 16X60, 2 bedrooms, 2 bath, washer/ dryer included.

Central air and heat. $20,000. 601-870-4212.

KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LOCAL NEWS AND SALES...

SUBSCRIBE TO THE VICKSBURG POST TODAY! CALL 601-636-4545, ASK FOR CIRCULATION.

READ THE CLASSIFIEDS DAILY! DAILY!

29. Unfurnished Apartments

29. Unfurnished Apartments

MAGNOLIA MANOR APARTMENTS Elderly & Disabled 3515 Manor Drive Vicksburg, Ms. 601-636-3625 Equal Housing Opportunity

S HAMROCK A PA RT M E N T S SUPERIOR QUALITY, CUSTOM CABINETS, EXTRA LARGE MASTER BDRM, & WASHER / DRYER HOOKUPS. SAFE!!

SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT

601-661-0765 • 601-415-3333

32. Mobile Homes For Sale

34. Houses For Sale

NICE MOBILE HOME. All appliances and air, 2002 Clayton, 16x80, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. $14,900.

Call 601-573-5029, 601572-5300.

• BY OWNER • 121 AUTUMN DRIVE,

USED 14X70.

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, will deliver and setup, central air included.

Call 662-417-2354, 601-916-9796.

USED 16X80.

3 bedrooms, 2 baths, new paint, new carpet.

Financing available.

Only $19,750.

CALL TODAY! 662-417-2354, 601-916-9796.

USED DOUBLE WIDE. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, delivery, setup and tie down. Only $19,995!

Call 601-916-9796 or 662-417-2354.

33. Commercial Property 960 SQUARE FOOT Deluxe office space on Wisconsin Avenue. $675 monthly.

Call 601-634-6669.

FOR LEASE. WAREHOUSE space, 12,000 square feet, south county, zoned for manufacturing.

601-638-3214.

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34. Houses For Sale

ACREAGE

convenient in-town location, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, 998 square feet, recently renovated, almost everything new, very nice, ceramic tile, hardwood floors, double pane insulated windows, super clean, move-in ready.

ONLY $83,000!

For appointment call

2170 S. I-20 Frontage Rd.

21.5 ACRES/ Barn Northeast of Edwards.

5.5 ACRES- 3 bedroom home, deck, greenhouse, lake, lots of extras, near Edwards.

376 ACRES- hunting land – Holmes County.

Joan Vickers Real Estate, 601-969-2042.

www.ColdwellBanker.com www.homesofvicksburg.net

40. Cars & Trucks

Open Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm

601-634-8928

601-529-3132.

5000 GIBSON ROAD. 2500 square foot brick, 3 bedroom, 2 bath with 2 car garage on approximately 1 acre of land. Large den with built in bar, dining and living room with a office adjacent to master bedroom. Central heat and air, all electric. $157,000. 601-529-5376.

Kay Odom..........601-638-2443 Kay Hobson.......601-638-8512 Jake Strait...........601-218-1258 Alex Monsour.....601-415-7274 Jay Hobson..........601-456-1318 Daryl Hollingsworth..601-415-5549

Sybil Caraway....601-218-2869 Catherine Roy....601-831-5790 Mincer Minor.....601-529-0893 Jim Hobson.........601-415-0211

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Licensed in MS and LA

ARNER

1988 CHEVY CAMARO BODY only. Good condition, rebuilt transmission, engine locked. $600. 601-456-3842.

1997 GMC P{ICK-UP. 6 cylinder, Vortec engine. $5,000. 601-618-8666.

1998 SATURN SEDAN. 5-speed, 180,000 miles, great car. $2000. 601-8316926.

JIM HOBSON

Every day is bright and sunny with a classified to make you

601-636-0502

LOOKING FOR YOUR DREAM HOME?

Jill WaringUpchurch....601-906-5012 Carla Watson...............601-415-4179 Mary D. Barnes .........601-966-1665 Stacie Bowers-Griffin...601-218-9134 Andrea Upchurch.......601-831-6490 Broker, GRI

601-636-6490

Looking for a new home?

Check our online listings today.

Just go to www.vicksburgpost.com

Classified Advertising really brings big results!

29. Unfurnished Apartments

29. Unfurnished Apartments

MONEY! Call Michele or Vickie and place your ad today.

Check the real estate listings in the classifieds daily.

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29. Unfurnished Apartments

29. Unfurnished Apartments

Bradford Ridge Apartments Live in a Quality Built Apartment for LESS! All brick, concrete floors and double walls provide excellent soundproofing, security, and safety.

601-638-1102 • 601-415-3333

2008 PONTIAC GRAN PRIX. 60,000 miles, white with black interior, loaded. $10,800. 601-415-7182.

2000 CHEVROLET SEDAN CAVALIER. AM/ FM/ CD stereo, 172,000 miles. $1800. 601-638-7265 or 601-618-3512.

CONCRETE STEPS. 20 inches high, 4 feet wide, 3 steps tall. $100. Call 601218-9654.

2001 BUICK LESABRE. One owner, excellent shape, great gas mileage.

Call 601-218-9654 (days-no texts), 601-636-0658 nights.

Dealer.

NEED A RIDE? Have Rough credit? Call Bobby at 601-636-7777, let me help get your credit back on track and get a good ride!

2003 MERCEDES E320.

90,000 miles, Presidential Blue, clean. $11,000. 601218-4797, 601-502-6522.

Finding the car you want in the Classifieds is easy, but now it’s practically automatic, since we’ve put our listings online.

TAX TIME BLOWOUTSALE !

Buy here, Pay here.

Located at George Carr Rental building!

601-831-2000 after 2pm.

Fuxer-Uppers starting at $700 CASH!

34. Houses For Sale

34. Houses For Sale

Please call one of these Coldwell Banker professionals today: Marianne Jones 601-415-6868 Reatha Crear 601-831-1742 Jimmy Ball 601-218-3541 Caffie Ellis 601-415-7010 Herb Jones 601-831-1840 Kim Steen 601-218-7318 Connie Norwood 601-415-3738 John H. Caldwell 601-618-5183 Tim DeRossette 601-301-0625 Harley Caldwell, broker 601-634-8928

CROSS OVER

2170 I-20 S. Frontage Rd www.homesofvicksburg.com

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Apartment Homes

Spacious 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartment homes!

Great Staff Great Location, Location, Hard-Working Hard-Working Staff

• CABLE FURNISHED • HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS AVAILABLE • NUMEROUS LAVISH AMENITIES • SPARKLING SWIMMING POOL • BASKETBALL COURT • VOLLEYBALL COURT

601-638-7831• •201 201Berryman Berryman Rd 601-638-7831 Rd. Discover a new world of opportunity with The Vicksburg Post C la ss if i ed s.

1999 FORD EXPEDITION. White, runs good, good condition. $3500. 601291-5537.

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REALTOR®•BUILDER•APPRAISER

1803 Clay Street www.jonesandupchurch.com

40. Cars & Trucks

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REAL ESTATE, INC

Jones & Upchurch Real Estate Agency

40. Cars & Trucks

www.gfprop.com

601-636-0503

• 2160 S. Frontage Rd.

Over 50 Vehicles to Choose From With 3 Month - 3,000 Mile Warranty!

We Accept Good, Bad, or No Credit

We Make Car Buying Fun With Our “Rent To Own” or Special Financing Programs You Can Re-Establish Your Credit Garyscfl.com

Hwy 61 S

601-883-9995

YOU ARE APPROVED! START REBUILDING YOUR CREDIT HERE!

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S ALES/ R ENTALS Bienville Apartments The Park Residences at Bienville 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms and townhomes available immediately.

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VICKSBURGS NEWEST, AND A WELL MAINTAINED FAVORITE. EACH WITH SPACIOUS FLOOR PLANS AND SOPHISTICATED AMENITIES. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

FOR LEASING INFO, CALL 601-636-1752

www.parkresidences.com • www.bienvilleapartments.com

Get a Late Model Car With a Low Down Payment IF B.K. W WH E D O REPO WE AT Y N’T O H CA DIVORCE N G U WA AVE N LOST JOB ET IT! T, !

MEDICAL YOU ARE STILL OK!!!

NO CREDIT APP REFUSED!!!

24 Month Warranties Available

601-636-3147 2970 Hwy 61 North • Vicksburg Monday - Saturday 8am-7pm www.okcarsandtrucks.webs.com

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