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CT-A plans auditions for ‘Red Chief’

BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

A female driver and her male passenger were transported to Magnolia Regional Health Center following an accident on Thursday.

Pickup rear-ends 18-wheeler

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Two individuals were taken by ambulance to Magnolia Regional Health Center when a pickup rear-ended an 18-wheel-

er on Harper Road.

The female driver and male passenger of the late-model Silverado truck, with a license plate from McNairy County, Tenn., were transported from

the scene of the accident, which happened around 1:10 p.m. near Dairy Queen.

According to witnesses, the Please see WRECK | 2A

Calling all thespians.

Corinth Theatre-Arts will be holding auditions for its upcoming presentation of “The Ransom of Red Chief.� Auditions will take place at the playhouse on Jan. 13 and 14 at 4 p.m.

Two men and one boy are needed to fill the roles. Teenagers could also be used and are encouraged to try out. No preparation or experience is required. “The Ransom of Red Chief� is based on the short story by O. Henry and adapted by Alan Keith Smith, of the Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre. It will be CT-A’s traveling school show for the season and is sponsored by LINK. The story follows the antics

of two would-be criminals, Bill and Sam, as they kidnap and hold for ransom Johnny, the son of an important citizen in Alabama. Assuming the persona of Red Chief, Johnny quickly foils the duo’s plot and their plans begin to unravel before their eyes.

He begins to terrorize his captors by distracting them with his mischievous pranks, unceasing chatter, and insistence that they play games with him. The frustrated kidnappers decide to lower the ransom money in hopes that they may be free of the delinquent sooner.

The boy’s father, knowing full well the pesky nature of his son, decides to outwit the two con artists. He agrees Please see AUDITIONS | 2A

Local woman published in ‘Chicken Soup’

Father-Daughter Ball coming Jan. 25 Kiwanis Club preparing for 3rd gala

BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com

Amanda Plaxico hopes the story of finding her place after bouncing from foster home to foster home through a difficult childhood will inspire other young people struggling with difficult circumstances. “If it just touches one teenager and gives them hope, I’ll feel successful,� she said.

The recent Northeast Mississippi Community College Nursing School graduate has had her story published in the most recent Chicken Soup for the Soul collection. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive for Kids features stories aimed at encouraging young people to make good choices and find hope in the struggles of childhood and adolescence.

Plaxico’s story recounting her arrival at the home of foster parents Linda and Ray Flanagan in Cairo as a teenager began as an assignment in an English class at NEMCC in 2011. The instruc-

BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Most little girls dream about being a princess, yet never get to experience what it might be like.

Those dreams will come true at the upcoming Kiwanis Father-Daughter Ball later this month.

The third annual event is set for Saturday, Jan. 25 from 6 - 9 p.m. at the Crossroads Arena.

The ball, themed “One Enchanted Evening,� will provide an outlet for fathers, grandfathers and father figures to carry their daughter or granddaughter to the ball. “The Father-Daughter Ball is the biggest party in town,� said event chairman Ken Weeden. “We help dreams come true for little girls by providing a great event where fathers and father figures can spend focused Photo courtesy of Desire Newcomb

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Chip Wood relaxes with daughter Emme, 12, at the 2013 Kiwanis Father-Daughter Ball.

Please see PLAXICO | 2A

Staff photo

by Steve Beavers

Educator receives prestigious award

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

A former Alcorn County Special Education Administrator received a prestigious honor in Tennessee.

Diane Whitaker, Hardeman County Special Education Director, was presented the Tennessee Association for Administrators in Special Education (TAASE) Cup during the organization’s fall conference in Sevierville, Tenn. in December.

“It was a big honor and something I didn’t even expect to be nominated for,� said Whitaker who also received $500 during the award’s presentation.

The TAASE Cup was established by the organization’s board of directors. The award serves as a combined memorial award in memory of Richard Yoakley, Paul Coffey, Jo Bellanti, and Bruce Beaty – four individuals who demonstrated outstanding service

and dedication to educating children with disabilities.

The TAASE Cup recognizes the Special Education supervisor who displays Instructional Leadership, Organizational Management, along with Communication and International Relations at the highest level.

TAASE membership nominates and votes to award one TAASE Cup to a recipient Please see WHITAKER | 2A

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Former Alcorn County Special Education Supervisor Diane Whitaker was awarded the TAASE Cup by the Tennessee Association for Administrators in Special Education.

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Gen. N.B. Forrest reports he has returned to Mississippi with 3,000 recruits from West Tennessee. He claims that if allowed to return once the men are trained, he can count on at least 10,000 conscripts.

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Buttocks injection death trial set soon Associated Press

JACKSON — An adult entertainer faces trial in January for what authorities say was her role in arranging unlicensed buttocks injections that killed a Georgia woman in 2012.

Authorities said model and adult entertainer Natasha Stewart, who uses the name Pebbelz Da Model, allegedly received $200 from 37-year-old Karima Gordon, of Atlanta, for a referral to the suspected injector.

Stewart, 39, who authorities said falsely presented the person performing the procedure as a licensed medical professional, is charged with depraved-heart murder, a legal term for an action that demonstrates a “callous disregard for human life� and results in death, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. A deadline for Stewart, who has pleaded not guilty, to reach a plea deal is Jan. 10. Her trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 27 in Hinds County Circuit Court. She faces life in prison if convicted.

Tracey Lynn Garner, a floral and interior designer, is charged with giving the injections and is scheduled for trial in March. Authorities initially identified Garner as a man, Morris Garner, but her attorney said Garner, who was born male, had sex reassignment surgery.

Garner is charged in Gordon’s death with depraved-heart murder.

Conviction is punishable by life in prison.

She also is charged in

the 2010 death of Marilyn Hale of Selma, Ala., who authorities say died from similar injections.

Authorities said Gordon became ill just a few hours after Garner performed the $1,500 procedure in March 2012.

A friend of Gordon’s who drove to the Jackson, Miss., home with her for the injections, called Garner and asked what to do and authorities said Garner recommended cough medicine. Gordon died days later at a Georgia hospital from blood clots in her lungs after being injected with a silicone.

Garner, who was arrested in September 2012 and pleaded not guilty, is free on bond.

Stewart, who was arrested Jan. 3, 2013, in Memphis, Tenn., is jailed in Hinds County.

A gag order in the case prevents their lawyers from commenting.

Black market procedures are a problem across the country as people seek out cheaper alternatives to plastic surgery. And a startling number of women are willing to risk their lives for illicit procedures to make their buttocks bigger, whether they hope to fill out a bikini or a pair of jeans or believe a bigger bottom will bring them work as music video models or adult entertainers.

Though there is little data on the procedures or injuries they cause, doctors and authorities say they are seeing them more often.

Online forums used to set up the illegal procedures have attracted thousands of responses.

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from each of the three regions of the state.

Whitaker, the Southwest District member of the TAASE Board of Directors, was awarded the West Tennessee honor. “I really like my job and the people I work with,� said the award recipient. “The Hardeman County school system is a really good system.�

Whitaker, director in Alcorn County for 10 years, is in her sixth year in Hardeman County.

She retired following 29 years combined in the Corinth City and Alcorn District. “I love where I am at and it’s worth the drive each day,� said the mother of three.

In Hardeman County, Whitaker is over special ed in all nine schools.

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Grants to aid Prentiss industries

BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington @dailycorinthian.com

A pair of grants will allow Prentiss County to make much-needed improvements to a key access road for local industries.

The Board of Supervisors will soon accept bids for repairs and overlay work on Parker Drive including the overlay from the railroad right of way east to Highway 4.

The project is being funded through grants from the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District and the

Appalachian Regional Commission.

A portion of the funds from the TRVWMD will also be used for a similar project improving the access road to the industrial park in Baldwyn.

The Baldwyn project will involve patching damage to the existing road. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On behalf of the Prentiss County Board of Supervisors, I want to thank the funding agencies for showing their support of Prentiss County through these two much needed projects. These two projects would not be possible

without Mike Armour of the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District, both of these agencies have a long history of supporting our county, and we thank them for their continued support.

Northeast Mississippi Planning and Development and Cook Coggin Engineers were also instrumental in securing the funds from these agencies and their hard work should be credited as well,â&#x20AC;? said Board of Supervisors President Mike Kesler.

Prentiss County Development Association Executive Director Leon Hays said the work on Parker Drive will directly benefit local industries and industrial development. He said industries in the area had sought the improvements and several wrote letters on behalf of the county to support the awarding of the grant funds.

Hays said the repairs will make the access to the industrial park more attractive, functional and safer for those using the area and those considering locating in the county.

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quality time with their daughters.â&#x20AC;?

The event includes a variety of food and a professional dance floor with family friendly music by a live deejay. A special beauty makeover station sponsored by Beau Soi Cosmetics and Skincare will be available, as well as the popular Make a Cupcake for Dad station. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The girls get a cupcake and then are able to apply frosting and decorations,â&#x20AC;? said Andrea Rose, who has volunteered at the event each year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have so much fun decorating the cupcakes for themselves and their dad.â&#x20AC;?

Chip Wood and his daughters, Hollie, 14, Emme, 12, and Hanley, 8, have made the Father-Daughter Ball a family tradition attending the event every year it has been held. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole evening is a fairytale experience especially since the girls get to wear formal dresses,â&#x20AC;? chuckled Wood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is truly a rare opportunity for daddy to spend time with daughters without mom.â&#x20AC;?

In past years, a big hit for the Wood daughters has been getting a chance to see their favorite princess. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The make-up and cupcake station is great, but my girls really love the princesses,â&#x20AC;? said Wood.

Over 700 attended last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ball and Weeden hopes the number will grow this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have really tried to make this event affordable for anyone to attend,â&#x20AC;? said Weeden.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole evening is a fairytale experience especially since the girls get to wear formal dresses. It is truly a rare opportunity for daddy to spend time with daughters without mom.â&#x20AC;?

Chip Wood The first father-daughter couple ticket is $35, with each additional daughter costing only $10 each.

One big change this year will be the addition of a on-site printer in to provide father-daughter photos the night of the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past we have had some problems with getting photos to people after the event, so this year weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re happy to have a professional photographer with professional printer equipment on-site,â&#x20AC;? stated Weeden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dads will be able to collect the photo before they leave the event.â&#x20AC;?

The Ball Memories photos are 5x7 in size and are $15 each at signup.

A special â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Enchanted Eveningâ&#x20AC;? themed t-shirt will be available for purchase for $15 each during signup as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also excited about the addition of stretch Hummer and Ex-

cursion limo rides,â&#x20AC;? added Weeden.

Cost of a ride is $20 per couple.

Weeden stressed the event signup is closer then some people realize, â&#x20AC;&#x153;paper applications must be in by Jan. 8 and online apps by Jan. 9.â&#x20AC;?

Kiwanis is a non-profit organization of volunteers who strive to help children learn, experience, dream, grow and succeed by all means possible. The local Kiwanis club holds several different fundraisers each year. Funds raised locally benefit the Alcorn County EXCEL by Five, The Lighthouse Foundation of Corinth, Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Mississippi and Alcorn County 4-H. Applications can be printed or tickets can be purchased via Paypal on the Corinth Kiwanis website at corinthkiwanis.org Applications can be picked up at Weeden Law Firm at 501 Cruise Street. Applications must be postmarked by Jan. 8 or received in person with total payment by Jan. 9 by 5 p.m. Applications and payments will be processed online through Jan. 9. There will be no walk-ups allowed the night of the event.

Individual and corporate sponsorship packages are available.

Packages start at $200 and includes a special reserved table for eight by the dance floor and a special happy bag for each girl.

For more information about the Kiwanis Father-Daughter Ball, call 662-286-3317 or visit corinthkiwanis.org

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tor asked them to write a personal essay and submit it to the Chicken Soup for the Soul publishing company which produces the ongoing series of inspirational books.

She said she never really thought hers would be published and was floored when she was contacted by the company. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just an old country girl,â&#x20AC;? she said with a laugh.

Married today with three children of her own, Plaxico said her childhood was difficult as she and her siblings were shuffled through different

foster homes. Her biological mother struggled with drug and alcohol addiction and gave the children up when Plaxico was 13.

After several unsuccessful placements, she was put with the Flanagans â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whom she now proudly calls â&#x20AC;&#x153;Momâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dad.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;They became my family,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The couple and their three children opened their arms to her and helped her through the difficult teenage years. She said they loved and supported her even when she gave them problems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I gave them heck. I was a typical

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God, as Creator, is no respecter of persons. (I Peter 1:17;Romans 2:11) He does not judge any of us in matters beyond our power of choice-like being born male or female, black or white, Jew or Gentile, rich or poor (Galatians 3:28). He does judge us in our choices; And every sin in the passage recently quoted by Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson is a sin in which we have the power of choice-to be involved in it, or to refuse to be involved in it. The passage reads this way in the NKJV: "Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolators, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God" (I Corinthians 6:9b-10).

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teenager,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Being able to share the story of how she finally found a loving family after her years of struggle is very special to her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It means a lot to me. Not all foster homes are good. I was very lucky,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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For more information, visit www. chickensoup.com.

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pickup had been following the Heartland Express 18-wheeler for a while when it slammed into the back of the big truck as it stopped at the red light

at U.S. Highway 72 and Harper Road.

Both vehicles were headed south on Harper Road when the collision happened.

The driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured.

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to take the pest off their hands, but only if they will pay him for his trouble.

Realizing that they are getting a great deal, the kidnappers consent and Johnny is returned to his

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father. Ironically, he does not delight in his rescue and had actually preferred the company of his kidnappers to that of his overbearing father.

According to CT-Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, as with most O. Henry stories, there is a twist you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see coming. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Ransom of Red Chiefâ&#x20AC;? is scheduled to take the stage on Friday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m.

School shows will be on Feb. 25-27. Admission is $12 for adults and $6 for students.

The performance is Grated.

(Tickets may be purchased one hour prior to curtain or in advance at 662-287-2995.)

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Wounded warriors share healing methods Associated Press

Today is Friday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2014.

There are 362 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1959, Alaska became the 49th state as President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation.

On this date: In 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X. In 1777, Gen. George Washington’s army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, N.J. In 1861, more than two weeks before Georgia seceded from the Union, the state militia seized Fort Pulaski at the order of Gov. Joseph E. Brown. The Delaware House and Senate voted to oppose secession from the Union.

In 1911, the first postal savings banks were opened by the U.S. Post Office. (The banks were abolished in 1966.)

In 1938, the March of Dimes campaign to fight polio was established

by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who himself had been afflicted with the crippling disease.

In 1949, in a pair of rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court said that states had the right to ban closed shops.

In 1958, the first six members of the newly formed U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held their first meeting at the White House.

In 1967, Jack Ruby, the man who shot and killed accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, died in a Dallas hospital.

In 1977, Apple Computer was incorporated in Cupertino, Calif., by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Mike Makkula Jr. In 1980, conservationist Joy Adamson, author of “Born Free,” was killed in northern Kenya by a former employee.

In 1990, ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican’s diplomatic mission.

Ten years ago: A Boeing 737 owned by Egyptian charter tour operator Flash Airlines crashed into the Red Sea, killing all 148 people aboard, most of them French tourists.

Friday, January 3, 2014

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.

— There are four wounded, ill and injured warriors living in the Voris household. One of them is human; the other three are cats.

Aaron Voris treats the animals like soulmates. A former infantry soldier, he served with the “Red Currahees” of 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.

As a result of a particularly rough deployment in Afghanistan, he suffers from back and leg injuries, but even more from traumatic brain injury and severe post-traumatic stress disorder.

He’s out of the Army now and working toward becoming a veterinary technician.

Together with his wife, Stephanie, and stepdaughter, Ally, he is getting some practice in as the caretaker of three formerly homeless cats — each damaged in its own way.

Aaron said that, like him, they carry the scars and hurts of hard experience.

Lucy, an undersized and sickly cat, has a type of herpes affecting the lungs. It is a permanent condition and expensive to treat, but Lucy is family, and the expense is borne.

China, nicknamed “Tripod,” has three legs, which didn’t get in the way of Ally falling in love and adopting her.

Harrison, a 12 year-old gray cat, is the most wounded of all.

Blind in one eye and half-blind in the other, with one ear destroyed by mites, he was also emotionally scarred by abuse and neglect.

He languished for a long time at Cats Are Us on the top of Boot Hill, unloved except by the vol-

unteers who cared for him. A frightened loner even among the other cats, he rarely moved from the spot he staked out for himself.

Volunteering at Cats Are Us as therapy for his own wounds, Aaron was struck by Harrison, who was skin and bones from not eating.

“We both looked at each other, and immediately, I think he understood what I was going through, and I understood what he was going through,” Aaron said. “I think he has as much PTSD as I do.”

Harrison was good medicine for Aaron, and Aaron repaid the favor by giving Harrison a home.

Looking at the two of them together on the couch in Aaron’s living room, it is hard to believe what each has endured while maintaining the ability to love without reserve.

Spc. Aaron Voris was a heavy machine-gunner with Able Company’s 3rd Platoon during the Afghanistan deployment of 2010-11, when the Screaming Eagles suffered their greatest losses in a dozen years of war.

He saw his share of the bad in Paktika Province — the “Juarez of Afghanistan,” as he called it.

On a combat outpost that he termed “the Seventh Plane of Hell,” he and his platoon were mortared five days a week, and insurgents made regular attempts to overrun the U.S. troops who held the ground.

Because of the danger and the likelihood of enemy contact, Aaron said he made a point of carrying an extra-heavy load — 1,500 rounds of 7.62 millimeter linked machine-gun ammunition — on patrols. Thin and slightly built, the weight caused

him back problems.

A fall off a sheer ledge while wearing night-vision goggles during a night air assault added a painful leg injury.

The leg injury got progressively worse, even after he returned home. Having lost over 60 percent functionality and most feeling in his right leg, he can no longer drive.

The PTSD was even worse, fed by two real-life nightmares.

In one, Aaron said, he watched a 7-year-old girl die on a stretcher after tripping an improvised explosive device.

“I saw up close what an IED can do to a human body,” he said, staring off across the kitchen table as he recalled the incident. “And then I ended up getting caught out in the open.

This was like within a week of watching a brother die and another almost die.

“I got caught out in the open in what ended up being a twohour firefight. We were so black (short) on ammo that I ended up running around linking misfires together, putting together a pretty good-sized belt, and I was about to hand it to somebody when my squad leader looked at me and said, ‘Voris, I want you to take that belt and get a machine-gun ready and prepare for your last stand.’

“If the Black Hawks (helicopters) hadn’t initiated an air strike, we wouldn’t have made it.”

When Aaron made it home, the traumatic brain injury — a result of two too-close IED blasts and the backblast from an AT-4 rocket launcher — became noticeable, first to Stephanie as Aaron forgot things quickly, completely and repeatedly.

Stephanie said the couple

didn’t put a name to the problem, nor did they understand what was happening until they heard Jodi McCullah of SAFE (Soldiers and Families Embraced) giving a presentation at one of Stephanie’s Rotary Club meetings. SAFE is a nonprofit, free counseling service for veterans, active duty service members and families, specializing in treating PTSD and other unseen wounds of war.

“Aaron doesn’t normally come to the meetings,” Stephanie said, “but he did that day. She (McCullah) spoke and Aaron went up to her and said, ‘I lost my job at Bridgestone-Metalfa because of blackouts. I think I fit everything you explained,’ and she said, ‘Follow me.’ That was May of 2012.”

Counseling was an important step on the road to healing. Since then, additional understanding of Aaron’s condition came about when the VA determined he had moderate to severe damage to the left side of his brain as the result of head trauma.

“He does pretty well maintaining, considering everything,” Stephanie said.

As his healing progressed, Aaron looked for constructive ways to spend his time and took a position as a volunteer with the Austin Peay State University ROTC department. However, the position went away during the government shutdown in October.

“Going over there to Cats Are Us while dealing with my own PTSD and seeing the need of these animals that had been abused, neglected and abandoned, and they’re reaching out to you — literally reaching out to you, wanting attention despite all that they’ve been through.”

Audit questions use of Hurricane Katrina money Associated Press

JACKSON — A new federal report says Mississippi officials accepted unsupported population growth estimates in developing a plan to use $653 million in federal Hurricane Katrina recovery money for water and wastewater facilities, including some that may not be needed.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General also questioned the appraisal documentation for $2.1 million used to buy land for the projects.

In June 2012, The Associated Press reported on concerns raised by residents and officials regarding the population estimates and the use of eminent domain to acquire private land for projects that may not

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be needed for years, if ever. AP found that some multimillion-dollar sewage plants in coastal Harrison County were sitting idle or underused, but officials who defended the projects insisted they were designed for longterm growth.

The report said a firm hired in 2006 to help draft the plans hired a subcontractor to help with population estimates. The subcontractor initially estimated growth of 25 percent, but increased it — to 64 percent — less than a month later at the request of the contractor, the report said.

The state “allowed increases to the population growth levels that were significantly higher than population estimates supported by other sources,” the report

said. The Mississippi legislative Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Committee had also questioned the growth estimates.

The Office of the Inspector General said the state didn’t ensure that the capacity of the water and wastewater facilities addressed the needs created by Katrina or supported economic development.

“As a result, disaster funding of more than $653 million was approved to construct 67 facilities that may include some plants, the capacity of which was either too small or excessive, and others plants that may not have been needed,” the report said.

Among other things, the report recommends that Mississippi put procedures in place so that

future projects are based on “objective and relevant population data.”

The Mississippi Development Authority, the state’s economic agency, was responsible for administering the HUD funds, known as Community Development Block Grant money.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality was responsible for developing Mississippi’s Gulf Region Water and Wastewater Plan after the August 2005 storm.

A development authority spokesman referred questions about the inspector-general’s report to the environmental quality department.

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All considered, it was a year without shame It was the year that Miley Cyrus French-kissed a sledgehammer in the music video for her song “Wrecking Ball,” and cavorted naked on said wrecking ball. The former Disney star popularized the act of Rich twerking in a performance at Lowry the MTV Video Music Awards that was so luridly infantile, National Review it wasn’t outrageous so much as pathetic. Yet it worked. It gained her at least another 15 minutes of fame and probably more, to have people pay attention to other insipid things she might do, usually half-clothed.

Cyrus made us yearn for the good taste and restraint of the era of Lady Gaga, not to mention the golden age of classic Britney Spears.

It was the year the president of the United States posed in a selfie with other foreign leaders at a memorial service for Nelson Mandela. He evidently had a grand time, but made us nostalgic for the period before our presidents posed in selfies with other heads of state, i.e., the long stretch of American history ending on Dec. 9, 2013.

It was the year Anthony Weiner admitted in the midst of his New York City mayoral campaign that he had continued to sext after resigning from Congress for sexting. Under the delightfully absurd alias “Carlos Danger,” he had sent pictures of his private parts to a 22-year-old woman, whose notoriety instantly launched her career in adult film and as a spokesmodel for an adultery-facilitating website. Weiner made us fondly recall the self-effacing modesty of past New York City politicians like Ed Koch and Rudy Giuliani.

It was the year that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied smoking crack, before admitting smoking crack -- probably “in one of my drunken stupors.” He blamed reporters for not asking “the correct questions” when he made his initial lawyerly denial, in which he had only said, “I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine.”

He denounced a successful effort by the City Council to strip him of most of his powers as a “coup d’etat.” While running around like a bull high on amphetamines during the raucous council debate, he knocked a woman down. The good mayor made us miss the decorum and straightforwardness of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

It was the year Dennis Rodman nominated himself as goodwill ambassador to North Korea, touchingly pronouncing himself Kim Jong Un’s “friend for life.” He excused the dictator’s brutal rule by explaining that the Supreme Leader is only 28 years old. “The Worm,” as the former basketball player is known, made Jane Fonda’s infamous visit to North Vietnam in 1972 seem an effective, well- calibrated act of international diplomacy in comparison.

It was the year Lance Armstrong confessed to cheating in every single one of his Tour de France victories, after attempting for years to destroy anyone who had blown the whistle on his doping. He did the obligatory interview with Oprah as a first step to redemption.

Armstrong made us miss the sportsmanship of Rosie Ruiz, who won the Boston Marathon years ago in record time by neglecting to run the entire course.

It was the year that New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez alleged a vast conspiracy encompassing most of Major League Baseball to bust him for using performance-enhancing drugs -- again. The third baseman leads the league in misplaced sense of victimhood.

Rodriguez made us long for the guilelessness of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.

It was the year something truly outlandish happened on “The Real Housewives of Somewhere or Other.” It was the year “Mob Wives” got crazy. It was the year that “16 and Pregnant” descended into moral chaos. They all made us remember a time when “Jersey Shore” represented a more decorous, elevated form of reality television.

So good riddance to a year of shamelessness. It is sure never to be excelled -- except by 2014.

(Daily Corinthian columnist Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com)

Prayer for today Almighty God, may I understand that thou art in everything and that I cannot hide from thee, for thou boldest me though I know it not. Give me the desire, and help me to learn of thy laws, that I may know that even in the least of things, I have the liberty to obtain happiness by obeying them. Amen.

A verse to share “I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may KNOW thy testimonies.”

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Democracy, peace pushed farther away In 1793, the envoy Lord Macartney appeared before the Qianlong emperor in Beijing and asked for British trading rights in China. “Our ways have no resemblance to yours, and even were your envoy competent to acquire some rudiments of them, he could not transport them to your barbarous land,” the long-reigning (1736-96) emperor replied in a letter to King George III. “We possess all things,” he went on. “I set no value on strange objects and have no use for your country’s manufactures.”

The emperor had a point.

China at that time, according to economic historian Angus Maddison, had about one-third of world population and accounted for about one-third of world economic production.

Today’s China, of course, has a different attitude toward trade. Since Deng Xiaoping’s market reforms started in 1978, it has had enormous growth based on manufacturing exports.

The Chinese ruling party and, apparently, the Chinese people see the economic growth of the last 35 years as a restoration of China’s rightful central place in the world. And note that that period is longer than the 27 years of Mao’s rule.

American supporters of engagement with China, in-

cluding the architect of the policy, Henry Kissinger, agree and have expressed the Michael hope that an Barone increasingly prosperous Columnist China will move toward democracy and peaceful coexistence.

Those hopes, as James Mann argued in his 2007 book “The China Fantasy,” have not been and seem unlikely to be realized.

Other China scholars such as Arthur Waldron and Gordon Chang have predicted that China’s Communist party rulers will be swept from power.

That nearly happened, many say, in June 1989, when protesters gathered in Tiananmen Square, the universally recognized center of the nation. But Deng sharply overruled those who urged propitiation and ordered the massacre of unknown numbers.

Repression seems to have worked. The Tiananmen massacre came only 11 years after the beginning of Deng’s reforms. Since then, another 24 years have passed, with the regime still in power.

But perhaps not secure in that power. In 2013, leading members of the Polit-

buro recommended that underlings read Alexis de Tocqueville’s “The Old Regime and the Revolution.”

It’s an intriguing choice.

Tocqueville, reflecting on the Revolution that killed his fellow aristocrats and family members, argued that the revolution came only when the old regime began reform and conditions improved.

And he argued that the Revolution was largely destructive, increasing the centralization of the royalist regime. “The old order provided the Revolution with many of its methods; all the Revolution added to these was a savagery peculiar to itself.”

The relevance to China seems obvious. Regime members, such as French aristocrats, no longer believe in their own ideology, but cling to power. The Chinese people have come to expect rapidly rising living standards, and may abandon the regime if it doesn’t produce.

But rising living standards may also undermine the regime. Regime elites must be careful, like Deng in 1989, or the rulers will lose everything and chaos will be unleashed on China.

China’s rulers have also been circulating a six-part TV documentary blaming the collapse of the Soviet Union on Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms and softness.

Message: avoid democracy or political freedom.

Another part of that campaign was the prosecution of Chongqing party leader Bo Xilai and his wife for corruption and murder. China’s party leaders and crony capitalists have become ostentatiously and unpopularly rich. The prosecution was a warning to lie low.

If China’s leaders seem determined to block democracy internally, they have also been moving to rally nationalist feeling by aggressive moves against China’s neighbors.

The latest, last month, was a declaration of an Air Defense Identification Zone covering islands claimed by China but held by Japan and South Korea.

China’s assertive stance has got its neighbors seeking closer ties and protection from the United States.

Armed clashes -- even war -- seem possible.

China continues to grow.

But democracy and peaceful coexistence may be farther away than ever.

(Daily Corinthian columnist Michael Barone is senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.)

Hit piece journalism Front-page editorials, disguised as news stories, have become such familiar features of the New York Times that it should have been no surprise to discover in the December 28th issue a front-page story about a professor of finance at the University of Houston who has been a paid consultant to financial enterprises.

Since professors of all sorts have been paid consultants to organizations of all sorts, it is questionable why this was a story at all, much less one that covered an entire inside page, in addition to a central frontpage opening, under the headline “Academics Who Defend Wall St. Reap Reward.”

Do academics who attack Wall Street, as consultants to government agencies or other organizations, not get paid?

Like the corrupt French official in the movie classic “Casablanca,” the New York Times is “shocked, shocked” to discover that consultants get paid defending the kinds of people that the New York Times attacks.

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Times been all these years, as government agencies of all sorts spend the Thomas t a x p a y e r s ’ Sowell money not only to hire Columnist consultants but also to hand out research grants to professors, institutions and programs that promote the kinds of policies that serve the institutional interests of these agencies?

Back when I was an economist at the U.S. Department of Labor, many years ago, officials there spoke in reverential tones about Professor Richard A. Lester, an economist at Princeton University who sometimes came down to Washington to advise the Department.

Although many other economists argued that minimum wage laws increased unemployment, especially among young unskilled workers, Professor Lester had questioned whether minimum wages had the bad effects that other economists said they

had.

His view was very congenial to the institutional interests of the Department of Labor, a substantial part of whose appropriations and employment was based on its administration of the minimum wage law.

In fairness to Professor Lester, there is no reason whatever to think that his views were based on the money he got from the government.

The real corruption comes from arming government agencies with the taxpayers’ money to hire consultants and give research grants to academics and others whose views serve the interests of those particular government agencies, as distinguished from serving the interests of the public from whom these taxes are extracted.

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who disagree?

The central target of the New York Times hit piece was Professor Craig Pirrong, whom it says “had financial ties to both sides” of a dispute over financial speculation. Despite this, the repeated insinuation was that he has a conflict of interest.

If both sides are willing to pay him for consulting, where is the conflict? No matter what side he takes on a particular issue, somebody is going to pay him -as people who work in any capacity usually expect to get paid, even people who write hit pieces for the New York Times.

What is really corrupting is camouflaging an editorial as a “news” story -- and acting as if people who represent one side of a controversial issue are somehow less worthy than people who represent the opposite side that happens to be favored by the New York Times.

(Daily Corinthian columnist Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell.com.)

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Enrollment issues beset new law SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The new year brought relief for Americans who previously had no health insurance or were stuck in poor plans, but it also led to confusion after the troubled rollout of the federal health care reforms sent a crush of late applications to overloaded government agencies.

That created stacks of yet-to-be-processed paperwork and thousands — if not millions — of people unsure about whether they have insurance.

Mike Estes of Beaverton, Ore., finally received his insurance card on Dec. 27 after applying in early November. Still, the family was thrilled to have insurance through the Oregon Health Plan, Oregon’s version of Medicaid, because their previous $380-a-month premium “literally crushed our family’s finances,” Estes said.

Obama administration officials estimate that 2.1 million consumers have enrolled so far through the federal and state-run health insurance exchanges that are a central feature of the federal law. But even before coverage began, health insurance companies complained they were receiving thousands of faulty applications from the government, and some people who thought they had enrolled for coverage have not received confirmation.

Storm interferes with schools, flights BOSTON— A storm expected to bring more than a foot of snow, stiff winds and punishing cold pushed into the Northeast on Thursday, extending Christmas break for some students while posing the first test for New York’s new mayor and perhaps the last challenge for Boston’s outgoing one.

Some schools in New England and New York closed well ahead of the snow, while cities mobilized plows and salt spreaders, and state offices sent workers home early. Some major highways were ordered shut down overnight. U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,300 flights nationwide on Thursday in advance of the storm.

The heavy weather began rolling in just

a day after New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was sworn in to lead the nation’s largest city and a few days before Boston Mayor Thomas Menino ends 20 years in office.

Menino announced a parking ban and said schools would be closed Friday in Boston, where up to 14 inches of snow was expected. Boston’s airport said it would not handle any flights after 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

Law license granted to illegal immigrant SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court granted a law license Thursday to a man who has been living in the U.S. illegally for two decades, a ruling that advocates hope will open the door to immigrants seeking to enter other professions such as medicine, nursing and accounting.

The unanimous decision means Sergio Garcia, who attended law school and passed the state bar exam while working in a grocery store and on farms, can begin practicing law immediately.

It’s the latest in a string of legal and legislative victories for people who are in the country without permission. Other successes include the creation of a path to citizenship for many young people and the granting of drivers licenses in some states.

“This is a bright new day in California history and bodes well for the future,” the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles said in a statement.

The court sided with state officials in the case, which pitted them against the White House over a 1996 federal law that bars people who are in the U.S. illegally from receiving professional licenses from government agencies or with the use of public money, unless state lawmakers vote otherwise.

Newspapers urge Snowden clemency The New York Times and Guardian newspapers have called for clemency for Edward Snowden, saying that the espionage workerturned-privacy advocate should be praised rather than punished for his disclosures.

The papers — both of which have played a role in publishing Snowden’s intelligence trove — suggested late Wednesday that the former National Secu-

rity Agency contractor’s revelations about the United States’ worldspanning espionage program were of such public importance that they outweighed any possible wrongdoing.

“Considering the enormous value of the information he has revealed, and the abuses he has exposed, Mr. Snowden deserves better than a life of permanent exile, fear and flight,” the Times said, calling either for a plea bargain, some form of clemency, or a “substantially reduced punishment.”

The Guardian said it hoped “calm heads within the present (U.S.) administration are working on a strategy to allow Mr. Snowden to return to the U.S. with dignity, and the president to use his executive powers to treat him humanely and in a manner that would be a shining example about the value of whistleblowers and of free speech itself.”

Feds warn oil may be more flammable BILLINGS, Mont. — Following a string of explosive accidents, federal officials said Thursday that crude oil being shipped by rail from the Northern Plains across the U.S. and Canada may be more flammable than traditional forms of oil.

A safety alert issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation warns the public, emergency responders and shippers about the potential high volatility of crude from the Bakken oil patch. The sprawling oil shale reserve is fueling the surging industry in eastern Montana and western North Dakota, which is now the nation’s second-largest oil producer behind Texas.

The warning declares that the Bakken’s light, sweet crude oil may be different from traditional heavy crudes because it is prone to ignite at a lower temperature. Experts say lighter crudes, which contain more natural gas, have a much lower “flash point” — the temperature at which vapors given off by the oil can ignite.

The government’s warning comes after a huge explosion on Monday caused by a crude train derailment near Casselton, N.D. No one was hurt, but worries about toxic fumes prompted the evacuation of hundreds of residents from the small eastern North Dakota town.

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Fallen soldier returns for burial QUITMAN — Funeral service for Spc. Terry K.D. Gordon will be held Saturday at Quitman High School auditorium.

The service is at 11 a.m.

The Defense Departments says the 22-yearold Gordon and five other soldiers died Dec. 17 when their Black Hawk UH-60 went down in Afghanistan’s Zabul region.

Gordon’s body arrived Wednesday at Key Field in Meridian.

Gordon was serving with the 1st Squadron, 6th Calvary Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley, Kan.

Drug-testing lawsuit settled AMORY — The Amory school system and parents of a 13-year-old have settled a lawsuit over a student drug testing.

Last June, the parents of a female student sued the school, arguing she was wrongly identified as positive for using crystal methamphetamine.

A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order on the girl’s suspension from athletics and ordered her retested.

Attorneys for the parents and their daughter and the school district tell the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that both sides are pleased with the settlement.

Terms of the settlement reached last month are confidential.

In the lawsuit, the parents argued their daughter was denied her rights to due process and security against unreasonable searches when she was selected for testing under the school’s policy of random checks for extracurricular activity participants.

Flag causes flap in Southern California

Mississippi’s flag is the last in the nation to include the star-studded crossed bars of the Confederate battle flag.

Georgia removed it about a decade ago.

The association’s efforts may be moot. City and county officials have been discussing ideas for renovating the plaza where the flags are, including the possibility of getting rid of the display.

6-year-old killed in Lincoln County BROOKHAVEN — Lincoln County Sheriff Steve Rushing say a 6-year-old girl has been killed in what investigators believe was an accidental shooting.

Rushing tells WLBT TV the girl’s 13-year-old brother was playing with his pellet gun inside the family home Wednesday morning when it went off.

The girl was taken to Southwest Regional Medical Center in McComb, where she died around 11 a.m.

Retired judge Smith dies at 73 SUMMIT — Mike Smith of Summit, a retired circuit judge in south Mississippi, has died after a long illness. He was 73.

The Administrative Office of Courts says Smith died Wednesday at Franklin County Hospital in Meadville.

Services are 11 a.m.

Friday at HartmanSharkey Funeral Home in McComb, with burial in Union Church cemetery in Jefferson County.

Smith earned his law degree from Jackson School of Law, now called Mississippi College School of Law. He was Pike County attorney before being elected circuit judge in Lincoln, Pike and Walthall counties in November 1994. He took office in January 1995 and retired in June 2006. He continued hearing cases as a senior status judge.

Football player found dead on highway TROY, Ala. — Troy football player Jadarius Garner was found dead on a Mississippi highway.

Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Anthony Dunn said that the 20-year-old Garner was found lying on U.S. Highway 61 in Bolivar County early Thursday morning after two cars had run over him.

The highway patrol is investigating the cause of Garner’s death. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

State troopers, sheriff’s deputies and rescue officials from Bolivar County arrived at 2:27 a.m. Thursday after responding to what was believed to be a two-vehicle accident about 3 miles south of Oreilly, Miss.

The drivers of the two cars were not injured.

Garner was from Clarksdale, Miss. The defensive end had 21 tackles and three sacks as a sophomore for the Trojans after transferring from Jones County Community College.

2 killed, 3 injured in Jones Co. wreck LAUREL — Two people were killed and three seriously injured in a two-vehicle accident in the Calhoun community of Jones County west of Laurel.

Authorities say a pickup and a car collided at the intersection of Service Road and Springhill Road around 1 p.m.

Wednesday.

Two women were pronounced dead at the scene by Jones County Coroner Nancy Barnett.

One of the deceased was ejected from the vehicle and the other died inside the vehicle.

Deputies say a 3-yearold toddler and 26-yearold woman, both critically injured, were taken to a hospital, along with a 46-year-old woman, who was seriously injured.

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Some Southern California attorneys want the Mississippi state flag, the last in the nation to include a Confederate symbol, removed from a display at Santa Ana’s civic center.

The Los Angeles Times reports Thursday that the Orange County Bar Association said the emblem symbolizes hatred and racism. The association recently passed a resolution seeking the flag’s removal from a display of flags from all 50 states at the civic center.

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Funeral services for Evon Flake Conway are set for 2 p.m. today at Bethlehem Baptist Church with Bro. Trent Nethery and Bro. Floyd Lamb officiating. Burial will be in Oaks Hill Cemetery.

Ms. Conway died Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Magnolia Regional Health Center.

She was born July 11, 1940 in Alcon County to the late Frank and Flora Sebers Flake. She was a housewife and member of Bethlehem Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband J.C. Conway; parents; sisters, Gracie Jones, Birdie Robinson, Elvie Settlemires and Retha Mathis; and brothers, Floyd and Loyd Flake.

She is survived by her sons, Benny (Delores) Conway and Keith (Kathy) Conway; a daughter, Tina (Rick) O’Neal; grandchildren, Hannah Conway, Tyler and Tara Buse and Robbie Vest; great-grandchildren, Alec and Ava Buse; a sister, Helen Settlemires; a sister-in-law, Beatrice Conway; and a host of other family and friends.

Family will receive friends at Bethlehem Baptist Church.

Memorials can be made to the Gideon’s c/o Gary West P.O. Box 1603 Corinth, MS. 38835.

McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.

MOSS POINT — The city of Moss Point is redesigning the median along Main Street.

Crews have removed shrubbery and Mayor Billy Broomfield says three new turn lanes are next.

“We are not destroying them (the shrubs).

We’re preserving them to be used in other places. Some will be reused in the median, but most of the shrubs will be new, low growth, low maintenance,” Broomfield told The Mississippi Press.

Broomfield said the city has worked with Neil-Schaeffer Engineering to place turn lanes across from Beacon Car Wash, Sonic Drive In, and Hancock Bank. Broomfield said the changes should help boost business and make residents happy.

“The car wash has lost 37 percent of its revenue because of the barriers there,” Broomfield said. “Sonic went from serving 800 to 900 people a day to now serving about 300, because people have to go down and make a Uturn. Right now, at Hancock Bank, you can’t get to the drive-thru.”

Broomfield said that time is another concern for being able to react to emergencies.

“This has always been used for emergency responders from North to South and vice versa. But when both lanes are filled ... they have to wait,” said Broomfield. “Minutes save lives, and that is another major concern.”

The median and landscaping were added to the area in 2011 as a part of a redevelopment project funded through the Mississippi Development Authority.

According to NeilSchaeffer Engineering, the cost of the changes will total $121,400.

Broomfield said the city will pay for the project through grants and he hopes to open bids in the coming months.

“It’s hard to develop this area with business when people who need to support those businesses can’t get to them,” he said.

“The citizens as a whole have been excited, because it’s been a problem for them.

I’ll be much happier when I can see the action and see the work started.”

Bruce Taylor

TUPELO — Bruce Allen Taylor, 63, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at North Mississippi Medical Center.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Pegues Funeral Home.

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Snapchat quiet after hacking NEW YORK — Snapchat, the disappearingmessage service popular with young people, has been quiet following a security breach that allowed hackers to collect the usernames and phone numbers of some 4.6 million of its users.

Company spokeswoman Mary Ritti said Thursday that the company is assessing the situation, but did not have further comment.

The breach occurred after security experts warned the company at least twice about a vulnerability in its system.

Snapchat’s seemingly detached response is causing some security specialists to wonder whether the young company can handle the spotlight that it’s been thrust into over the last year as its service has become enormously popular.

In response to a warning by Gibson Security Dec. 25 —which followed an earlier alert in August— Snapchat said in a blog post last Friday that it had implemented “various safeguards” over the past year that would make it more difficult to steal large sets of phone numbers. Snapchat hasn’t detailed the changes it made.

Stocks start 2014 on a sour note NEW YORK — Investors may already feel a little nostalgic for 2013.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index began the New Year with its worst performance in three weeks as energy and technology companies

pulled down the stock market.

Stocks started the year at lofty heights after a combination of rising company earnings and economic stimulus from the Federal Reserve pushed major indexes to record levels in 2013.

The S&P 500 surged almost 30 percent, its best year since 1997, and the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 26.5 percent, the most since 1995.

“The market was grossly overbought and needed to pull back,” said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital.

“But fundamentally everything is looking pretty good.”

Fire not terrorism SAN FRANCISCO — The FBI says a fire at the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco was not an act of terrorism.

FBI Special Agent David Johnson said Thursday the agency is investigating the blaze as a criminal matter as opposed to a threat to national security.

Johnson did not provide any specifics about a possible motive or suspects.

Authorities say no one was hurt in the fire that charred the building’s doorway, damaged the lobby and burned upward toward the roof on Wednesday.

Consulate spokesman Wang Chuan says workers inside saw surveillance camera footage showing a person coming out of a van parked outside the building with two buckets of gasoline, pouring it on the front of the building and setting it on fire.

Original Cheerios to go GMO-free NEW YORK — General Mills says some Cheerios made without genetically modified ingredients will start appearing on shelves soon.

The Minneapolis-based company said Thursday that it has been manufacturing its originalflavor Cheerios without GMOs for the past several weeks in response to consumer demand. It did not specify exactly when those boxes would be on sale.

Original Cheerios will now be labeled as “Not Made With Genetically Modified Ingredients,” although that it is not an official certification.

The labels will also note that trace amounts of GMO ingredients could be present due to contamination during the manufacturing process, said Mike Siemienas, a company spokesman.

The change does not apply to any other Cheerios flavors, such as Apple Cinnamon Cheerios or Multi Grain Cheerios.

“We were able to do this with original Cheerios because the main ingredients are oats,” said Siemienas, noting that there are no genetically modified oats. The company is primarily switching the cornstarch and sugar to make the original Cheerios free of GMOs, he said.

Other varieties of Cheerios are made with ingredients such as corn, making it harder for the company to make them free of GMOs, Siemienas said.

There has been little scientific evidence to prove that foods grown from engineered ingredients are less safe than their conventional counterparts.

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Man indicted for sexual battery HATTIESBURG — A Hattiesburg man has been indicted on one count of sexual battery in connection with an April assault.

The Hattiesburg American reports a Forrest County grand jury handed down the indictment Nov. 14. It was served to suspect 26-year-old Travoris Megale Hunter on Dec. 6.

Hunter is accused of engaging in sexual intercourse with a victim between the ages of 14 and 16 on April 28.

He was arrested the same day and initially charged with statutory rape, but the grand jury changed the charge to sexual battery.

He was released from the Forrest County Jail on April 28 on a $15,000 bond.

No record of arraignment or setting of a trial date exists in Hunter’s file in Forrest County Circuit Court.

Fire gear sought in Mound Bayou MOUND BAYOU— Mound Bayou Fire Chief Edgar Glover says the town currently has around 18 to 22 volunteer firefighters but only half of them have the proper equipment they need.

“We are reaching out to our local municipalities to aid in funding the fire department. We are looking into several grants. We have more volunteers now than we have had in the past. We want to get them outfitted and trained — all of this requires money,” Glover told The Bolivar Commercial.

Glover said the average firefighter wears at least $4,000 worth of equipment.

He said that the department has been receiving equipment donations from local fire departments and funds from municipalities but they don’t have enough money to have a properly functioning fire team.

“The volunteers don’t get paid for what they do but I feel that they should at least be well equipped. They respond quickly whenever there is a fire but most of them are not able to help because we have a limited amount of equipment,” said Glover.

The State Fire Rebate Insurance Program pays back fire insurance premiums each year to local governments statewide for things such as training, equipment and upkeep on things such as fire hydrants.

Glover said it is important for a fire department to have working hydrants, which are upright water pipes to which a fire hose is attached.

Being able to quickly locate a working hydrant greatly increases firefighters’ response time.

Glover said that in the past, the Mound Bayou Fire Department faced deficits due to inoperable fire hydrants and he tried to mark the inoperable hydrants by using black spray paint.

Glover said that Mound Bayou is currently in the process of assessing fire hydrants to ensure that they are fully operable in the case of an emergency.

County grants tax exemption COLUMBUS — Lowndes County has given Aurora Flight Sciences a 10-year property tax exemption for its investment in the final expansion of its facility.

Without the exemption, the unmanned aircraft manufacturer would have paid $9 million to the county in taxes through the next decade. The amount equals what Aurora invested in a 30,000-square-foot addition to its facility.

The Commercial Dispatch reports that the exemption agreement applies only to ad valorem and does not affect school taxes.

After spending two years at a temporary site at Mississippi State University, Aurora opened a 22,000-square-foot plant near the Golden Triangle Regional Airport in 2007. A year later it built a 66,000-square-foot addition. The company received 10-year exemption for each of those projects.

The final expansion opened last January.

Aurora employees about 250 people.

Levee jogging trail takes step forward GREENVILLE — The Greenville City Council is expected to consider next week a proposal to apply for a state grant to locate a jogging trail atop the levee.

The Delta Democrat Times reports the Mississippi Department of Transportation grant that would fund 80 percent of the estimated $1 million costs of the trail. The city’s match is $200,000.

The grant application is Feb. 7.

The council’s finance committee this week recommended applying for the grant. The full council meets Tuesday.

The 1.7-mile trail would begin at the base of the levee at Ferry Road and extend north to just past the Greenville Yacht Club. An official design has not been drawn up, but a concept draft includes a 16-foot-wide paved surface, parking, lighting, benches and emergency phones.

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Financial Solutions with a Smile and a Handshake Brian S Langley Financial Advisor 605 Foote Street Corinth, MS 38834 662-287-4471

Eric M Rutledge, AAMS®, CFP® Financial Advisor 1500 Harper Road Suite 1 Corinth, MS 38834 662-287-1409

Member SIPC

S&P 500 winners & losers All 10 sectors of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Bull market The S&P 500 index is up 173 percent since index rose in 2013 to post a collective gain of it hit a bottom in March 2009.

29.6 percent. It was the market’s best annual Dec 31, 2013 increase in 16 years. Including dividends, 1,848.36 investors enjoyed a 31.9 percent return.

1,800 S&P 500 The dramatic climb was broad as more investors grew confident in the economy. The housing market strengthened, unemployment fell and fewer workers were scared of losing 1,400 their jobs. That helped boost consumer confidence and encourage spending.

Consumer discretionary stocks rose the Dec. 30 2008 most. As a group they soared 41 percent.

1,481.14 The 83 stocks that make up the sector were led by two of the market’s star performers: Netflix notched the biggest gain in the S&P 500 last year, 298 percent.

600 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 ’13 Best Buy jumped 237 percent as its 23.5% 12.8 Flat 13.4 29.6 turnaround efforts continued.

Annual performance 10 best stocks in S&P 500

10 worst stocks in S&P 500

PRICE CHANGE

COMPANY Netflix (NFLX) Micron Technology (MU) Best Buy (BBY) Delta Air Lines (DAL) Pitney Bowes (PBI) E-Trade Financial (ETFC) Celgene (CELG) Boston Scientific (BSX) Genworth Financial (GENW) Facebook (FB) Source: FactSet

P/E RATIO* 298 % 310 237 19 235 lost money 129 11 120 29 116 lost money 115 49 109 lost money 105 15 104 126

*Trailing 12 months results

PRICE CHANGE

COMPANY

Newmont Mining (NEM) Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF) Teradata (TDC) Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Peabody Energy (BTU) Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) FirstEnergy (FE) HCP (HCP) CenturyLink (CTL) Mosaic (MOS)

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Trevor Delaney, Jenni Sohn • AP

Data through Dec. 31

INDEXES 52-Week High Low 16,588.25 12,883.89 7,410.25 5,210.30 537.86 443.69 10,406.77 8,298.36 2,471.19 2,186.97 4,177.73 2,953.52 1,849.44 1,398.11 19,719.24 14,700.70 1,167.97 831.18

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Last 16,441.35 7,287.87 482.88 10,283.40 2,403.34 4,143.07 1,831.98 19,533.84 1,150.72

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Holiday season deals and an ongoing shift from cars to small SUVs boosted U.S. auto sales in November.

Industry analysts anticipate the trend continued in December, driving sales higher after a slow start. A J.D. Power and LMC Automotive forecast estimates auto makers will report today that sales grew to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 15.3 million last month, up from 15.2 million a year earlier.

The Energy Department reports its latest tally of U.S. crude oil stockpiles today.

The nation’s crude oil supplies have been falling in recent weeks, but are still 9.2 percent above the five-year average. A drop in the nation’s crude inventories typically increases the price of oil. But a stronger dollar has been keeping a cap on oil prices by making commodities priced in dollars more expensive for non-U.S. users.

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Wall Street expects that Lindsay’s latest earnings and revenue will be down from a year ago.

The irrigation equipment maker, due to report fiscal first-quarter financial results today, finished its last fiscal year on a high note, posting a 19 percent jump in earnings for the June-August quarter. The company also booked higher expenses, including compensation and acquisition costs.

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Tight lips can keep tongues from wagging in the office DEAR ABBY: I am a 27-yearold mom who has always been overweight. I have tried all sorts of diets and programs, and have lost a few pounds and then gained it all back and more.

My boss has offered to pay for me to have weight loss surgery.

It is something I have always wanted, but could never afford.

My boss told me she knows the struggle I have had and the frustration I have experienced.

My family is behind me and supports my decision to have it done. My concern is that once others in my office learn it was paid for by the boss, I’ll be treated differently. I’m concerned about possible catty comments.

They are gossips, and I hate being the center of attention in situations like that. The truth is bound to come out, so how can I comment on the gift I’ve been given? -- SO GRATEFUL IN TEXAS DEAR SO GRATEFUL: You have a generous and empathetic boss who obviously cares about you.

Unless one of you reveals that she paid for your surgery, “the truth” is NOT bound to come out.

How your operation is paid for is nobody’s business.

DEAR ABBY: My father recently told me his girlfriend is

pregnant with twins. She is in her 40s and he is in his 50s. She already has two kids who are quite a Abigail handful. They have Van Buren both low-paying jobs and I Dear Abby don’t think they can handle two more children.

My father now is asking me to move in with him to help out.

Because of their financial state and their ages, I’m afraid this is a huge risk. If I tell him what my concerns are, I am sure he’ll think I’m heartless and stop talking to me. I don’t know what to do. Dad might not even be around to see those kids graduate from high school. What can I do? -- TROUBLED SON IN COLORADO DEAR TROUBLED SON: Unless you’re willing to give up your freedom I don’t recommend doing what your father is proposing. He should not expect you to assume child care or financial responsibility because his birth control method failed. That privilege rightfully belongs to him and

his girlfriend. Tell your father you sympathize with his dilemma, but the answer is no.

DEAR ABBY: I read your column on the nights that I work, and I was wondering if you have had days when you just wanted to tell someone who has written to you to “suck it up and deal with it.”

I am generally a nice person and would help the most helpless cases as best I could, but I know that I have days when I have been snarky. I was wondering how you deal with those days. -- FEELING SNARKY TONIGHT IN VERMONT DEAR FEELING SNARKY: I write my column from an office away from my home. Because of that, it’s easier to leave distractions (or “problems”) on the other side of the door when I enter. I’m here to help people, not to make anyone feel worse. If for some reason I felt I was unable to do that, I would either go for a long walk or postpone writing for another day.

(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.)

Horoscopes ARIES (March 21-April 19). If you don’t know where to begin with someone, just think about what you really want and start as close to that as you can get.

Honesty keeps you from wasting time.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

You’re excited about and maybe even obsessed with something that you know won’t last. This shouldn’t make you back off, though. Instead, commit more fully with all your heart and energy.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

Sometimes when you’re alone you are not sure what to do with yourself. Today’s discovery is an endeavor or a game that is best enjoyed alone so you can go at your own pace.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Just as being upset leads to an overabundance of vexing negative thoughts, being extremely happy influences your thinking in a more positive way than the situation may call for. But in the latter case, who cares?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You may have your suspicions that people are not giving your words the attention they deserve. Are they really listening, or are they thinking about something else? Put them to the test and find out.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Your earth-sign qualities are strongly featured. It’s no fun being grounded if you’d rather be flying. But if you want to grow, build or run fast, being grounded is essential.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You may think that what you have to give is not quite enough, but maybe you’re just giving it to the wrong person. To another person, your gift will be more than they dared to dream about having.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

You look forward to the worry-free moments you can share relaxing with a loved one, but that time won’t come until you’ve handled a big job. Ask for help to speed up the process.

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21). Today shows you getting into some tricky business. What are you really being promised?

The concrete answer is being obscured by delightful but vague feel-good statements.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Someone who has wronged you wants to make amends. Is it for you, or is it to ease the other person’s conscience? Don’t let this be an opening for future interaction if that’s not what you want.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You know that when you cherish yourself, others follow suit. This is all well and good in theory, but your many responsibilities sometimes make it hard for you to find the time! Don’t worry. The balance you seek is not so far away.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Loved ones may not be at their best tonight, and you could get the brunt of it. Avoid inner turmoil by wisely separating normal emotions from the needlessly exaggerated ones that come when you’re tired.

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Sports

Friday, January 3, 2014

Bulldogs aiming higher in ’14 The Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mississippi State’s dominant performance in the Liberty Bowl has the Bulldogs aiming to play for higher stakes in next year’s postseason.

The Bulldogs wrapped up a fourth consecutive winning season Tuesday with a 44-7 Liberty Bowl blowout of Rice that capped a threegame winning streak to end the year. All of Mississippi State’s losses this season came against teams currently in the Top 25: No. 13 Oklahoma State, No. 2 Auburn, No. 14 LSU, No. 8 South Carolina, No. 20 Texas A&M and No. 3 Alabama.

“Our expectations are always that we want to win the SEC West and represent Mississippi State and the whole state of Mississippi,” Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen said. “That’s the one thing we can control. Beyond that, you don’t have much control over stuff. That’s always going to be our goal. I think we embrace those expectations. I know our program does and our players do.”

Mississippi State had reason to feel confident about its future after delivering the most one-sided victory in the Liberty Bowl’s 55-year history.

Dak Prescott threw three

touchdown passes and ran for two more scores to set a Liberty Bowl record by accounting for five touchdowns.

Prescott’s exceptional performance came less than two months after his mother, Peggy, died of cancer.

“It’s really just been about Mississippi State University and this football team comforting me, being there for me and just helping me and making what I would say is the hardest thing in my life easier,” Prescott said.

Prescott was 17 of 28 for 283 yards passing and also ran for 78 yards on 14 carries.

His performance delighted a partisan crowd of 57,846

Short The Alcorn Central Bears Baseball team is pleased to announce Mississippi State Head Baseball coach, John Cohen, will be the featured speaker for its Inaugural First Pitch Banquet & Silent Auction to be held on Monday, January 27th, at 6:30 p.m. in the ACHS Gymnasium. Seating is limited to the first 150 tickets sold and must be purchased in advance. Tickets are $20 each and include meal, access to silent auction, and seating for speaker presentation. For more information or to purchase a ticket, please call 322-7389 or 286-8720.

The Associated Press

Photo courtesy Ole Miss

At times this season Mississippi looked like one of the best teams in the Southeastern Conference. Then there were the times when the Rebels looked like one of the worst.

Turns out the truth was somewhere in the middle.

That’s fine for now, but it probably won’t be in the near future.

Ole Miss finished with an 8-5 record after a 25-17 victory over Georgia Tech in the Music City Bowl on Monday in Nashville, Tenn. It was the program’s second straight winning season under coach Hugh Freeze, and the 44-year-old was rewarded in December with a new contract that lasts through 2017 and will pay $3 million next season.

The school is also in the midst of a major fundraising project that includes a $12.5 million renovation for the program’s Manning Practice Facility. More money will be spent on announced plans to update and expand Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

It’s all needed in the SEC’s never-ending arms race. But all that added cash also means added expectations.

“We are committed to placing our football program among the SEC’s best and make the Ole Miss family proud,” Ole Miss athletic director Ross Bjork said when Freeze’s new contract was announced.

Winning the Music City Bowl was certainly another encouraging step in

Hugh Freeze has led Ole Miss to 15 wins and consecutive bowl victories in his first two seasons in Oxford.

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Rebels get better, eye bigger gains

MSU’s Cohen to speak at AC 1st Pitch Banquet

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Four days before Florida State and Auburn meet for the national title, two of their top recruits teamed up Thursday night to help Team Highlight beat Team Nitro 31-21 in the Under Armour All-America Game at Tropicana Field.

Auburn recruit Sean White, from Fort Lauderdale, was selected Team Highlight’s MVP, and Florida State-bound Travis Rudolph, from West Palm Beach, had four receptions for 48 yards and a touchdown for Team Highlight.

Another Seminoles recruit, Dalvin Cook of Miami, rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on eight carries for Team Nitro.

Minnesota-bound running back Jeff Jones, from Minneapolis, was the MVP for Team Nitro after gaining 72 total yards and scoring a touchdown.

New Orleans running back Leonard Fournette, widely considered the nation’s top prospect, caught a 36-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to give Highlight a 31-14 lead before making his verbal commitment to LSU. Fournette, USA Today’s offensive player of the year, chose the Tigers over Alabama and Texas.

“I want to thank God for giving me this talent and ability to play this game ... for the next three or four years, the Boot baby, LSU,” Fournette said on the broadcast. “It came down to Alabama and LSU so I had to weigh both programs and I just think LSU is the best place for me.”

Two other New Orleans-area players, defensive lineman Gerald Willis III and wide receiver Devante “Speedy” Noil, decided to go different routes. Willis committed to Florida, and Noil chose Texas A&M over LSU. “(Texas A&M) just felt like home when I went on my official visit,” said Noil, who had three receptions for 90 yards, including a 64yard touchdown catch. “My former teammate, Noel Ellis, is at A&M and he has been like a brother to me during this process.”

Other commitments included Washington, D.C., defensive back Jalen Tabor to Arizona; Lewisville, Texas, safety Jamal Adams to LSU; and Beaumont, Texas, defensive back Tony Brown to Alabama.

White finished the game 10 of 12 for 156 yards with touchdown passes to Fournette and LSU commit Jacory Washington from Westlake, La.

and capped a triumphant late-season performance amid personal tragedy for the sophomore quarterback.

Prescott came off the bench in the fourth quarter to lead Mississippi State to a 17-10 overtime victory over Ole Miss last month that earned the Bulldogs a bowl bid. .

Although Prescott and Tyler Russell had shared quarterback duties throughout the regular season, Prescott had the job to himself in the Liberty Bowl while Russell recovered from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder. Prescott

Meyer, Swinney guide teams back to BCS The Associated Press

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Ohio State’s Urban Meyer has never had any issue acclimating to the biggest stages in college football. Clemson’s Dabo Swinney is sounding like someone who’s getting comfortable under the brightest lights as well.

Meyer has coached in four previous BCS games. He’s never lost.

Swinney has taken his team to the BCS one other time, and lost by 37 points.

Of course, come Friday night, none of that will matter. The seventh-ranked Buckeyes (12-1) and the 12thranked Tigers (10-2) will be

squaring off in the Orange Bowl, where Meyer will aim to keep his BCS record perfect and Swinney will try to have his team, as he put it, “continue to climb the mountain.”

“When you have an opportunity to come to a BCS ball game and lose it, you want to get back and have another opportunity,” Swinney said Thursday. “There’s only six teams, I think, in the country that have been in two BCS bowls the last three years, and we’re one of them. So it’s a great opportunity for us to have a chance to win one.”

Meyer would say the same thing. His team had visions of

playing in Pasadena, Calif. for the BCS national championship next week, but the loss in the Big Ten title game — the first under Meyer in 25 games since he took over in Columbus — knocked the Buckeyes out of the title picture.

So instead, Ohio State headed to South Florida, where Meyer will look to add the Orange Bowl to his BCS collection that already includes two title-game wins and a Sugar Bowl victory while at Florida, and a Fiesta Bowl triumph from when he coached Utah.

“It’s a chance to go compete,” Meyer said. “Whether it’s checkers or ping pong,

we’re going to try to win the game. Our job every time we keep score is to win. It’s the mentality we try to create within our program. Whether it’s the Orange Bowl, whether it’s the eighth game of the season, we’re trying to win the game.”

Clemson lost the Orange Bowl two years ago to West Virginia, 70-33 — the game turning when the Tigers fumbled the ball away in the second quarter, on a play where they would have taken the lead. Instead, the floodgates opened.

The Tigers are 21-4 since.

“This team has more than responded,” Swinney said.

Florida State defense shines under Pruitt’s watch The Associated Press

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.

— Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston and the Florida State offense have gotten most of the attention leading up to the BCS championship game.

The Seminoles’ defense is just as good — or even better.

And the defense has done it with a new scheme and a new coordinator who was a high school assistant only seven years ago.

Defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt has turned the Seminoles into the No. 1 scoring defense in the nation despite a roster that lost seven defenders to the NFL draft in April.

The defense will get its moment in the spotlight Monday night when No. 1 Florida State faces No. 2 Auburn.

“Jeremy Pruitt doing a great job at Florida State is no surprise to me at all,” said Alabama coach Nick Saban, who hired Pruitt as director of player development in 2007. “He did a fantastic job here for us, regardless of what his role was. Did a great job of coaching our secondary.

I certainly felt like because he had been a coordinator in high school, he had a really good, sort of, big-picture view of things, that he would make a really, really good coordinator. He certainly understood our system very well

and would be able to apply our system here, and actually thought he could do that for us here.

“It doesn’t surprise me at all that he’s doing extremely well there with their defensive players because he did a fantastic job here.”

Pruitt was charged with installing a complicated hybrid 3-4 scheme to replace the 4-3 run by former coordinator Mark Stoops. It’s an aggressive, blitzing system that can send anyone after the quarterback. The team has 33 sacks, but cornerback Lamarcus Joyner leads the team with 5.0. The Seminoles lead the nation with 25 interceptions from 16 different play-

ers.

Defenders love the scheme because it allows anyone to make plays.

“I like the aggressiveness of it,” defensive end Christian Jones said. “We blitz a lot. We show a lot of blitz and then we drop. If you don’t know too much about our defense, it can really mess you up.”

Linebacker Telvin Smith added: “The dynamic features of it that so many times and so many different situations, each guy can come off and make a play.”

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from Saban, widely considered the best secondary coach in college football. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a ton of risk moving Pruitt from director of player development to defensive backs coach after three seasons. That unit was Sabanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specialty as Pruitt was still better known for his recruiting prowess. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was offered the job, I just wanted to be a part of an organization,â&#x20AC;? Pruitt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to go work for Coach Saban. I wanted to be one of Coach Sabanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guys, for a guy that was a high school coach. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been eight years ago Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m lining off fields, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m washing practice uniforms, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to pick guys up. ...

To sit here and say Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to be here today, no, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dream of it.â&#x20AC;?

Pruitt, a son of a football coach, credits those days coaching Hoover High School in Alabama for his rise. He said high school coaches are the best teachers because they have to mold a player from scratch. In a sense, Pruitt had to do the same to fit a roster recruited for a 4-3 to play 3-4. Florida State plays a lot of downs with four linemen, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the

Basketball complexity of the system along with having versatile players like Jones, Mario Edwards Jr., Smith, Jalen Ramsey and Joyner. The call isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily dictated by personnel â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which should come in handy against a fast-paced Auburn team.

Things didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really begin to gel for the Seminoles until after the 48-34 win against Boston College when Jones moved to defensive end and Joyner moved to nickelback. Safety Terrence Brooks said the complexity of the system was difficult to grasp, but Pruitt had a way of explaining it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just seeing how much he broke it down and really made us understand just why we were doing each position or why we were doing certain things,â&#x20AC;? Brooks said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was just amazing to see how much he can, I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even explain it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They really break it down, every play they do, tendencies, where people line up. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really crazy, but just buying into it and just seeing how many plays we were making in practice just by doing his defense. It was amazing.

That right there made us all buy in so fast. It actually made me want to learn it more.â&#x20AC;?

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the daunting task of trying to rise into the SECâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elite. Ole Miss has won six straight bowl games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no question that winning a bowl game is very advantageous to you heading into recruiting and the offseason for the confidence of these young men,â&#x20AC;? Freeze said after Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game.

Freeze has produced quick improvement in Oxford over the past two seasons, bringing stability and winning to a program that finished 2-10 in 2011, including 0-8 in the SEC. And the foundation has been laid for future success. Several veterans will be back for another season, including quarterback Bo Wallace, who threw for 3,346 yards, 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in his second full year as the starter.

The Rebels could also return productive receiver Donte Moncrief and All-American safety Cody Prewitt, though both will at least consider leaving for the NFL. Wallace had surgery on his throwing shoulder last offseason and spent most of the spring and summer recovering. But this year, the 6-foot-4, 209-pounder can focus on refining his game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just really excited for the offseason, to actually have an offseason to get better,â&#x20AC;? Wallace said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year I just had to try

to get to the point that I was at after the shoulder surgery so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just really happy excited for it to get with (the strength and conditioning coaches).

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to work really hard this offseason.â&#x20AC;?

Freeze coaxed a consensus top 10 recruiting class to Oxford back last winter and many of them â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including defensive end Robert Nkemdiche, left tackle Laremy Tunsil, safety Tony Connor and receiver Laquon Treadwell â&#x20AC;&#x201D; had a stellar first season.

Another quality class is expected in February.

But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still unclear if that will give Ole Miss enough talent to regularly compete with schools like Alabama, Auburn and Texas A&M. Freeze has a 15-11 overall mark with the Rebels, but just a 6-10 mark in league play.

The Rebels had some impressive victories this season, including a lastsecond triumph over LSU and a dominant road win over Texas. But that was balanced by a couple disappointing setbacks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially an overtime loss to rival Mississippi State.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a reminder of just how far the Rebels have to climb to join the SECâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elite.

But Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win over Georgia Tech was another sign that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still ample reason for optimism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a very positive step,â&#x20AC;? Freeze said.

Football

NBA standings

Bowl lineup

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 15 15 .500 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Boston 13 19 .406 3 Brooklyn 11 21 .344 5 Philadelphia 10 21 .323 5½ New York 10 21 .323 5½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 24 8 .750 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Atlanta 18 14 .563 6 Washington 14 15 .483 8½ Charlotte 14 19 .424 10½ Orlando 10 22 .313 14 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 25 6 .806 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Detroit 14 19 .424 12 Chicago 13 18 .419 12 Cleveland 11 21 .344 14½ Milwaukee 7 25 .219 18½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 25 8 .758 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Houston 21 13 .618 4½ Dallas 19 13 .594 5½ New Orleans 14 16 .467 9½ Memphis 13 17 .433 10½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 25 7 .781 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Oklahoma City 25 7 .781 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Minnesota 16 16 .500 9 Denver 14 17 .452 10½ Utah 11 24 .314 15½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 22 12 .647 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Phoenix 19 11 .633 1 Golden State 21 13 .618 1 L.A. Lakers 13 19 .406 8 Sacramento 10 20 .333 10 ___ Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Dallas 87, Washington 78 Toronto 95, Indiana 82 Minnesota 124, New Orleans 112 Philadelphia 114, Denver 102 L.A. Clippers 112, Charlotte 85 Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Cleveland 87, Orlando 81, OT Golden State 123, Miami 114 Chicago 94, Boston 82 Brooklyn 95, Oklahoma City 93 New York 105, San Antonio 101 Utah 96, Milwaukee 87 Memphis at Phoenix, (n) Charlotte at Portland, (n) Philadelphia at Sacramento, (n) Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Toronto at Washington, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

New York at Houston, 7 p.m.

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

Memphis at Denver, 8 p.m.

Utah at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Miami at Orlando, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Portland, 9 p.m.

Charlotte at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

SATURDAY, Dec. 21 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Colorado State 48, Washington State 45 Las Vegas Bowl Southern Cal 45, Fresno State 20 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 24, Tulane 21 MONDAY, Dec. 23 Beef â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bradyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. East Carolina 37, Ohio 20 TUESDAY, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Oregon State 38, Boise State 23 THURSDAY Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego Utah State 21, Northern Illinois 14 FRIDAY Military Bowl At Annapolis, Md. Marshall 31, Maryland 20 Texas Bowl At Houston Syracuse 21, Minnesota 17 Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco Washington 31, BYU 16 SATURDAY Pinstripe Bowl At New York Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16 Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina 39, Cincinnati 17 Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Louisville 36, Miami 9 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl At Tempe, Ariz.

Kansas State 31, Michigan 14 MONDAY Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas Navy 24, Middle Tennessee 6 Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn.

Mississippi 25, Georgia Tech 17 Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Oregon 30, Texas 7 Holiday Bowl At San Diego Texas Tech 37, Arizona State 23 TUESDAY AdvoCare V100 Bowl At Shreveport, La. Arizona 42, Boston College 19 Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas UCLA 42, Virginia Tech 12 Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn.

Mississippi State 44, Rice 7 Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta Texas A&M 52, Duke 48 WEDNESDAY Heart of Dallas Bowl At Dallas North Texas 36, UNLV 14 Gator Bowl

Daily Corinthian â&#x20AC;˘ 11 Transactions

At Jacksonville, Fla. Nebraska 24, Georgia 19 Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. South Carolina 34, Wisconsin 24 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. LSU 21, Iowa 14 Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif.

Michigan State 24, Stanford 20 Fiesta Bowl UCF 52, Baylor 42 THURSDAY Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2) TODAY Orange Bowl At Miami Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (102), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 6:30 p.m. (FOX) SATURDAY BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4), Noon (ESPN) SUNDAY GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN) MONDAY BCS National Championship At Pasadena, Calif.

Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (121), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday BASEBALL MLB â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Suspended Los Angeles Angels C Carlos Ramirez for 100 games for a third positive test for a drug of abuse in violation of baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minor league drug program.

American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with LHP Scott Downs on a oneyear contract.

SEATTLE MARINERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed OF Cole Gillespie, RHP Matt Palmer and RHP Ramon Ramirez to minor league contracts.

National League SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Released 1B Brett Pill.

Can-Am League NEW BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DENVER NUGGETS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Suspended G Andre Miller two games for conduct detrimental to the team.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Re-signed C Philip Blake, WR Dan Buckner, LB Kenny Demens, C Tom Draheim, TE Darren Fells, RB Robert Hughes, S Orhian Johnson, DT Anthony McCloud, and LB Kenny Rowe to reserve/future contracts.

CHICAGO BEARS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed QB Jay Cutler to a seven-year contract, and G Matt Slauson and CB Tim Jennings to four-year contracts.

CLEVELAND BROWNS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed RB Jamaine Cook and DB Brandon Hughes to reserve/future contracts.

HOUSTON TEXANS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Named Bill Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien coach.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Resigned WR Austin Collie. Placed WR Josh Boyce on injured reserve.

NEW YORK GIANTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Announced the retirement of offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride.

OAKLAND RAIDERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed DT David Carter, QB Trent Edwards and DT Torell Troup to reserve/future contracts.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Named Lovie Smith coach.

Pro Football Hall of Fame PFHOF â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Named David Baker president and executive director.

HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Activated F Nathan Horton, G Sergei Bobrovsky and D Dalton Prout from the injured list. Reassigned F Jonathan Marchessault, D Tim Erixon and G Mike McKenna to Springfield (AHL).

DALLAS STARS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Recalled F Colton Sceviour from Texas (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Recalled G Darcy Kuemper from Iowa (AHL). Activated D Clayton Stoner from the injured reserve list. Placed F Zenon Konopka on waivers.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Loaned D Aaron Ness to Bridgeport (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with F Anthony Duclair on an entry level contract.

American Hockey League AHL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Suspended Bridgeport D Marc Cantin three games for an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a Dec. 31 game at Portland.

FCS playoffs Championship SATURDAY At FC Dallas Stadium, Frisco, Texas North Dakota State (14-0) vs. Towson (13-2), 1 p.m.

NFL playoff schedule Wild-card Playoffs Saturday Kansas City at Indianapolis, 3:35 p.m. (NBC) New Orleans at Philadelphia, 7:10 p.m. (NBC) Sunday San Diego at Cincinnati, 12:05 p.m.

(CBS) San Francisco at Green Bay, 3:40 p.m. (FOX) Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 11 Green Bay, San Francisco or New Orleans at Seattle, 3:35 p.m. (FOX) Cincinnati, Indianpolis or Kansas City at New England, 7:15 p.m. (CBS) Sunday, Jan. 12 Philadelphia, Green Bay or San Francisco at Carolina, 12:05 p.m. (FOX) Indianapolis, Kansas City or San Diego at Denver, 3:40 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 19 AFC, 2 p.m. (CBS) NFC, 5:30 p.m. (FOX) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 26 At Honolulu TBD, 6:30 p.m. (NBC) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2 At East Rutherford, N.J. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 5:30 p.m. (FOX)

BULLDOGS and scored the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final 44 points.

Jameon Lewis caught nine passes for 220 yards to break the Liberty Bowl receiving record held by Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vincent Marshall, who had 201 yards in a 44-36 loss to South Carolina in 2006. Lewis, a junior, also set the school single-game record. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When he has the ball in his hands, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special,â&#x20AC;?

Mullen said.

The Bulldogs also played dominant defense.

Rice had won the Conference USA title â&#x20AC;&#x201D; its first outright league championship of any

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responded better than anyone could have reasonably imagined.

Prescott thanked his teammates, Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen, university President Mark Keenum and the entire Mississippi State community for sticking with him and helping him persevere. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just allows me to go out there and just play football in peace and be at ease,â&#x20AC;? Prescott said.

Prescott wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Mississippi Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only star on a night when the Bulldogs outgained Rice 533-145

kind since 1957 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; by relying on a rushing attack that was ranked 16th among all Football Bowl Subdivision teams.

Rice gained only 61 yards rushing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 179 below its season average â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on 32 carries against Mississippi State. Charles Ross, who entered the day having rushed for 1,252 yards and 14 touchdowns this season, was held to 28 yards on 10 carries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We knew coming into this game we were going to have to play our best to win it,â&#x20AC;? Rice coach David Bailiff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;?

Rice took an early lead on Rossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1-yard touch-

down run, but Mississippi State took control by reaching the end zone on six of its next seven possessions.

Prescott threw first-half touchdown passes to LaDarius Perkins, Malcolm Johnson and Artimus Samuel before running for two scores in the third quarter.

The Liberty Bowl is about a three-hour drive from Mississippi Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus, and the proximity created a home-game atmosphere for the Bulldogs. At least 90 percent of the fans appeared to be wearing Mississippi State maroon.

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The other quarterbacks for Team Highlight, Michael Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, a Penn State commit from Bradenton, Fla., and Brandon Harris, an LSU commit, from Bossier City, La., threw touchdown passes as Team Highlight racked up 316 yards passing.

Arkansas commit Rafe Peavey from Bolivar, Mo., and Oregon commit Morgan Mahalak from Kentfield, Calif., threw touchdown passes for Team Nitro.

Braxton Berrios, a Miami commitment from Raleigh, N.C., caught a touchdown pass for Team Nitro.

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5663) for information.

Events need to be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event.

Community events publishes on Wednesdays and Sundays and on Friday if space is available. Â Country music The Lisa Lambert Band will play old-time country music and bluegrass tonight in Iuka at 7 p.m. in the American Legion Building. Special guests this week is Magnolia Wind from Corinth. Cost is $5 per person for the family friendly event. Call 662293-0136 or see www.

LisaLambertMusic.com for more information.

Blood drive Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) is celebrating 35 years of saving lives in 2014. Come help celebrate by giving patients throughout the community the gift of life by donating blood at the following blood drive.

There will be a community blood drive at the Corinth Walmart on Thursday, Jan. 9, from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. The MBS Donor Coach will be on site. All donors will receive a T-shirt and a gift card (while supplies last). Donors will be registered in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apple a Day iPad GiveAwayâ&#x20AC;? blood drive promotion. Donors can now check their overall cholesterol levels on their MBSConnect Account.

Donating blood is safe, simple and it saves lives. Donors must be at least 17 years old (16 years old with signed parental consent, visit the Web site for a copy of the form), weigh at least 110 pounds and have a valid ID. Visit us at msblood.com or call us at (888) 90-BLOOD (902-

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;High School Musicalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Alcorn Central High School central Stage will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;High School Musicalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16 and Saturday, Jan. 18 in the ACHS auditorium. Admission is $5.

Tickets are on sale in the ACHS office during school hours or purchase tickets at the door on the night of the performances. For additional information contact the school at 662-286-8720.

ty Extension Service at 662-286-7755.

Armour to speak Governor appointee and Director of the Appalachian Regional Commission, Mike Armour, is scheduled to speak to the Alcorn County Republican Party on Monday, Jan. 13 at the Corinth City Library.

Meet and greet at 5:45 p.m. with speaking at 6 p.m.

All meetings are free and open to the public: interested parties are encouraged to attend.

Winter Sing New location The Corinth Artist Guild Gallery has moved to a now location on Fillmore Street in the former Dodd Eye Clinic building. Hours continue to be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday.

Contact the gallery at 665-0520 for more information.

Lions Club The Corinth Breakfast Lions Club meets the first and third Monday of each month at 7 a.m. at Marthaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Menu. Â

Private Applicator Training There will be a Private Applicator training session held on Monday, Jan. 6 at 6 p.m. at the Alcorn County Extension Service office located behind the Crossroads Arena. There is a $10 fee to attend the training. This training is for farmers who need their private applicator certificate. If you have any questions or need additional information please contact the Alcorn Coun-

Corinthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gospel Winter Sing will take place on Thursday Jan. 9 in downtown Corinth at the Historic Corinth Coliseum Theater beginning at 7 p.m. JAF Promotions proudly presents, Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Favorite Mixed Group, The Perrys and the world famous Chuck Wagon Gang.

Hosts Josh & Ashley Franks will also appear.

There is no advance ticket needed. General Admission is $12 at the door, plus a special free-will love offering will be received. For more information, go to ww.joshandashleyfranks. com or call 731-6071948. Doors will open one hour before concert.

Excel By 5 Excel By 5 is an innovative early childhood certification that emphasizes the important roles parents and early childcare educators play in the lives of children during their most formative years, ages 0-5 years old.

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Karaoke/dance night VFW Post No. 3962 hosts a Karaoke Night every Friday at the post on Purdy School Rd. in Corinth. Karaoke begins at 8 p.m. with music by D.J. Lanny Cox. Lanny Cox also provides music at the VFW on Saturday Dance Night which begins at 8 p.m.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Just Plain Countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Just Plain Country performs at the Tishomingo County Fairgrounds in Iuka every Saturday from 7-10 p.m. Good family entertainment.

Friday night music There is music every Friday night with the band, The Renegade, from 7-10 p.m. at the Guntown Community Center. This is a familyfriendly event.

Quilt fundraiser A quilt made by the Cross City Piecemak-

ers Quilt Guild is up for grabs in support of the ongoing efforts to preserve the VerandahCurlee House Museum.

Chances will be sold and can be purchased at the Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Civil War exhibit Corinth Civil War enthusiast Larry Mangus is sharing some of the items from his collection of artifacts related to the Battle of Corinth at the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center.

His collection includes pieces of currency, autographs of Union and Confederate generals, war bonds, guns and canteens -- many of which have been identified and connected to a specific soldier during the war.

The exhibits will be switched out every six weeks and will continue for the foreseeable future.

Located at 501 W. Linden Street, the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center is open every day except Christmas Day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more info about the Interpretive Center call 287-9273.

Nominations sought Mississippi Association of Partners in Education is accepting nominations for the 2014 Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Awards recognizing the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top school-community partnerships.

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Some schools in New England and New York closed well ahead of the snow, while cities mobilized plows and salt spreaders, and state offices sent workers home early. Some major highways were ordered closed overnight. U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,300 flights nationwide on Thursday in advance of the storm.

The heavy weather began rolling in just a day after New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was sworn in to lead the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest city and a few days before Boston Mayor Thomas Menino ends 20 years in office.

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De Blasio, who as public advocate in 2010 criticized predecessor Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his handling of a postChristmas storm, said hundreds of plows and salt spreaders would be on the streets as soon as the snow started falling Thursday night.

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Take a farmer’s advice into the New Year Driving through town on New Year’s Day gave me a particularly strange feeling. I hesitated about going to the grocery store on the first day of the year, but I had to do it because I had failed to plan ahead – so goes one of my weaknesses.

Anyway, so many businesses were quiet and the parking lots were empty. Christmas decorations were no longer the focus and everything seemed to have the look of a movie in the “pause” mode. Life was at a standstill while getting ready for a fresh new year.

I had to wonder how many of us actually take the time to pause our busy lives and be still to figLora Ann ure out what Huff we should do in the new year to Back Porch make ourselves more productive. Maybe our minds should get as quiet as those closed businesses and allow a fresh, new outlook to take over. I think I’ll work on that –

because I really need it!

On a lighter note, I will share some “advice from an old farmer” I received from a friend.

Maybe you can smile as you start off 2014 and look forward to a good year.

Fences need to be horse high, pig tight, and bull-strong.

Always drink upstream from the herd.

Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

Words that soak into your

ears are whispered – not yelled.

Meanness don’t just happen overnight.

Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.

The best sermons are lived, not preached.

Don’t judge folks by their relatives.

Live a good, honorable life.

Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time.

Don’t interfere with something that ain’t bothering you none.

The biggest troublemaker

you’ll probably ever have to deal with watches you from the mirror every morning.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from previous bad judgment.

Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in.

Happy new year!

(Lora Ann Huff is a Wenasoga resident and special columnist for the Daily Corinthian.

Her column appears Friday.

She may be reached at 1774 CR 700, Corinth, MS 38834.)

Looking ahead to a Pope stresses courage, hope in new year brighter tomorrow The Associated Press

As the New Year is upon us to do or have and leave us and we are pondering the earthly pleasures and what the year will be for treasures alone. I am not us, what is it we are look- saying not to reach out ing for? Are we looking for worthy goals of betfor a better year, a more terment for yourself and prosperous year, riches, family because that is glory, fame, or something what God would want us that is going to push our to do. Taking care of our image to a higher plane needs while on earth is a Godly thing and while on earth? taking care of our For those of us family through that know Jesus, spiritual guidance know for sure that should be the top what we attain of our resolution and accomplish on list. Let’s get our earth is only going sh desires and to be with us for Gary selfi wants behind us a little while. We Andrews and look for spiriare going to leave tual guidance to it all behind when Devotionals help direct us in it comes our time our lives. to go home and be We are told in Romans with the Lord.

Why is it then that we 12:3; “For by the grace put our faith in things, ob- given me I say to every jects, others, and let them one of you: Do not think control our destiny? Why of yourself more highly is it that we work so hard than you ought, but rathto improve our image and er think of yourself with sober judgment, in accorliving?

It is all humanistic and dance with the measure of is very much needed for faith God has given you.”

This year let’s turn our us to survive. All of us have to eat and live in a eyes on Jesus and seek home taking care of this His face for our New temple of God that only Year’s resolution. Let’s He gave us. Why is it that put behind us earthly dewe abuse this temple of sires and concentrate on God with improper di- what we really need. All ets, bad habits that cause of us want what is best for drunkenness which cre- us, our family, neighbors, ates abusive behavior and friends.

Let’s tell all of them toward our loved ones, about the saving grace of neighbors, and others?

Why do we let our out- Jesus and how He wants look on life become so cal- to be the top priority of lous and course that we their lives.

Prayer: Thank you Lord treat people in a way that we don’t want to be treat- for each day you give me ed? Have we forgotten on earth. I know that the golden rule that Je- everything that I have sus taught us in Matthew comes from you. Thank 7:12? So in everything, do you for the assurance of to others what you would knowing that this earth is have them do to you, for only temporary and that this sums up the Law and my eternal home is with you. Amen. the Prophets.”

(Suggested daily Bible We have created a sinful, selfish world for man- readings: Sunday – Psalm kind. Some have been 55:22-23; Monday – Matbeaten down so much that thew 19:16-30; Tuesday – they don’t know where to Isaiah 42:14-17; Wednesturn to overcome the dif- day – Romans 12:1-8; ficulties they are faced Thursday – Proverbs 2:16; Friday – James 1:2-8; with.

As this New Year begins Saturday – 1 Kings 3:1why don’t we all take our 14.)

(Daily Corinthian colfocus in a new direction and look to the heavens umnist and Corinth naand the God above for tive Gary Andrews is reguidance and deliver- tired after 35 years in the ance? When it comes time newspaper and magato create new resolutions zine business. He may be let’s look for something contacted at gary@gadethat God would want to votionals.com.)

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, laying out his hopes Wednesday for the just-begun year, urged people to work for a world where everyone accepts each other’s differences and where enemies recognize that they are brothers.

“We are all children of one heavenly father.

We belong to the same human family and we share a common destiny,” Francis said, speaking from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, jammed with tens of thousands of faithful, tourists and Romans.

“This brings a responsibility for each to work so that the world becomes a community of brothers who respect each other, accept each other in one’s diversity, and take care of one another,” the pope said.

Setting aside his prepared text for a moment, he expressed impatience with violence in the world. “What is happen-

ing in the heart of man?

What is happening in the heart of humanity?”

Francis asked. “It’s time to stop.”

He told the crowd this reflection was inspired by a letter he received from a man — “maybe one of you” — who lamented that there are “so many tragedies and wars in the world.”

“I, too, believe that it will be good for us to stop ourselves in this path of violence and search for peace,” Francis said.

In his remarks to the often-applauding crowd, he also expressed hope that “the gospel of brotherhood speak to every conscience and knock down the walls that impede enemies from recognizing that they are brothers.”

Earlier, during his homily at New Year’s Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, Francis spoke of humanity’s journey in the year unfolding and invoked what he said were “words of blessing,”

explaining that they are “strength, courage and hope.”

“Not an illusory hope,” he added, “based on frail human promises, or a naive hope which presumes that the future will be better simply because it is the future.”

In his first year as pope, Francis has charted a path for what he calls a “poor” church attentive to the needy. While offering new year’s wishes to the crowd in the square, Francis pressed his campaign on behalf of the downtrodden.

“We are also called to see the violence and injustices present in so many parts of the world, and which cannot leave us indifferent and immobile,” Francis said.

“There is the need for the commitment of all to build a society that is truly more just and united.”

Hearing “the cry of peace from peoples who are oppressed by war and by violence,” Francis prayed that “the courage

of dialogue and reconciliation prevail over the temptation for vendetta, arrogance, corruption.”

The Catholic church dedicates Jan. 1 to the promotion of world peace, and St. Peter’s Square, just as the pope appeared, marked the end of a peace march by thousands of people.

The marchers included Lula Teclehaimanut from Eritrea.

“The pope is truly our hope, not just for the Eritrean population but for the whole world, I believe,” she said, recalling Francis’ call for refugees to be welcomed and treated humanely. The refugees who risk their lives to flee to Europe, many of them by boat, include some from her homeland.

Among the many national flags waved by the peace marchers was that of Syria, with several Syrians among the participants expressing hope that peace reaches their country.

Justice delays law’s birth control mandate The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has thrown a hitch into President Barack Obama’s new health care law by blocking a requirement that some religion-affiliated organizations provide health insurance that includes birth control.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor late Tuesday night decided to block implementation of the contraceptive coverage requirement, only hours before the law’s insurance coverage went into effect on New Year’s Day. Her decision, which came after federal court filings by Catholic-affiliated groups from around the nation in hopes of delaying the requirements, throws a part of the president’s signature law into temporary disarray. At least one federal appeals court agreed with Sotomayor, issuing its own stay against part of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

The White House on

Wednesday issued a statement saying that the administration is confident that its rules “strike the balance of providing women with free contraceptive coverage while preventing non-profit religious organizations with religious objections to contraceptive coverage from having to contract, arrange, pay, or refer for such coverage.”

Sotomayor acted on a request from an organization of Catholic nuns in Denver, the Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged. Its request for an emergency stay had been denied earlier in the day by a federal appeals court.

The government is “temporarily enjoined from enforcing against applicants the contraceptive coverage requirements imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” Sotomayor said in the order.

Sotomayor, who was in New York Tuesday night to lead the final 60-second countdown and

push the ceremonial button to signal the descent of the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball, gave government officials until 9 a.m. Friday to respond to her order. A decision on whether to make the temporary injunction permanent or dissolve it likely won’t be made before then.

“The government has lots of ways to deliver contraceptives to people,” said Mark Rienzi, a lawyer for the nuns.

“It doesn’t need to force nuns to participate.”

Under the health care law, most health insurance plans have to cover all FDA-approved contraceptives as preventive care for women. That means the coverage is provided free of charge.

Churches and other houses of worship are exempt from the birth control requirement, but affiliated institutions that serve the general public are not. That includes charitable organizations, universities and hospitals.

The requirement prompted an outcry from religious groups, which led the administration to try to craft a compromise. Under that compromise, insurers or health plan administrators must provide birth control coverage, and the religious institution itself is not responsible.

But the administration’s compromise did not satisfy some critics, who called it a fig leaf.

The nuns would have to sign a form authorizing their insurance company to provide contraceptive coverage, which would still violate their beliefs, Rienzi said.

Sotomayor’s decision to delay the contraceptive portion of the law was joined by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which also issued an emergency stay for Catholic-affiliated groups challenging the contraceptive provision, including the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., and Catholic University.

Utah wants Supreme Court to block same-sex unions during appeal The Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah took its fight against gay marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the high court to suspend same-sex unions that became legal when a judge struck down the state’s voter-approved ban.

The heavily Mormon state wants the marriages to stop while it appeals a judge’s decision, which said banning gay couples from marrying violates their right to equal treatment under the law.

In papers filed Tuesday, the state asked Jus-

tice Sonia Sotomayor to overturn a decision that has led to more than 900 gay marriages in Utah.

Sotomayor handles emergency requests from Utah and other Rocky Mountain states.

Sotomayor responded by setting a deadline of by noon Friday for legal briefs from same-sex couples. She can act by herself or get the rest of the court involved.

“Numerous same-sex marriages are now occurring every day in Utah,” Utah lawyers complain in the filing. “Each one is an affront not only to

the interests of the state and its citizens in being able to define marriage through ordinary democratic channels, but also to this court’s unique role as final arbiter.”

Also Tuesday, the Utah Attorney General’s Office advertised a formal bid request to outside law firms for help preparing the appeals.

State officials have said it could cost $2 million, bringing criticism from a lawyer for couples who sued to overturn the ban and say Utah should give up the fight.

“We are disappointed

that Utah will spend millions of dollars in taxpayer’s money, to attempt to reinstate laws which deny due process and equal protection to all of Utah’s citizens,” the lawyer, James Magleby, said Tuesday.

Utah insists that states have the authority to define marriage as between a man and woman. “That states have a powerful interest in controlling the definition of marriage within their borders is indisputable,” Utah said in the filing.

U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby’s deci-

sion on Dec. 20 came as a shock to many in the state, which approved the ban on same-sex marriage in 2004.

Shelby and the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have already refused to halt weddings while the state appeals what it calls a “rush to marry.” Magleby argued that because so many couples have already married, “there is no emergency need for a stay.”

Shelby’s decision came late on a Friday afternoon and sent people rushing to a county clerk’s office in Salt Lake City — about

3 miles from the headquarters of the Mormon church — for marriage licenses. The following Monday, 353 more gay and lesbian couples grabbed a license, some camping out overnight to get in line early the next morning.

After the 10th Circuit Court refused to halt the ruling, the few county clerks who had refused to issue licenses changed course.

Officials say things have slowed down after a run on marriage licenses that started hours after Shelby’s decision.

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0256 HOTEL/MOTEL NIGHT MGR, Front Dsk, 3p-7a, Apply in Person.

Econo Lodge, Corinth

PEOPLE SEEKING 0272 EMPLOYMENT NEED HOME cleaned?

Organized? Call Teresa @ 662-728-4965

0430 FEED/FERTILIZER ROLL HAY. $25 EACH. CALL 662-396-1698

MUSICAL 0512 MERCHANDISE ARIANA-5 STRING BANJO WITH CASE. GREAT CONDITION. $125. CALL 662287-1597 PEAVEY AMPLIFIER. BACKSTAGE CHORUS 208. 2 INPUTS, EFFECTS (1 CHORUS, 1 REVERB) $250.

CALL 731-610-6051

MISC. ITEMS FOR 0563 SALE

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SAS WOMEN'S SHOES, SZ 8S (narrow), BROWN COLOR, EXCELLENT CONDITION. $60. CALL 662665-9369

SAS WOMEN'S SHOES, SZ 8S (narrow). TAUPE COLOR, VERY GOOD CONDITION, $40. CALL 662-6659369 SAS WOMEN'S SHOES, SZ. 8S (narrow), WHITE, EXCELLENT CONDITION $60.

SALE F R I G I D A I R E W A S H E R , CALL 662-665-9369 (1) P225-70R-14. $25. FRONT LOADER, WHITE, SCREEN FOR FIREPLACE, CALL 662-41770 WORKS GOOD, $250. CALL BLACK WITH BRASS TRIM. (1) P225-70R-16 TIRE. 662-287-7350 $10. CALL 662-286-5216 $25. CALL 662-415-3770 GI JOE BATTLE MURAL SMALL CAMP SIZE REFRI(1) STORM WINDOW. 28 PUZZLES, 1-4, ALL INTER- GERATOR. $35. CALL 6621/2 INCHES WIDE, 55 LOCK TOGETHER. $25. 415-3770 INCHES LONG. CALL 662- CALL 662-287-1597 SMALL GIRL'S BIKE WITH 415-3770 G R A C O P A C K - N - G O BRAINING WHEELS. $15.

(1) P215-65R-17. $25. PLAYPEN WITH MAT. EX- CALL 662-415-3770 CELLENT CONDITION. CALL 662-415-3770 $40. CALL 731-645-0049 TREADMILL. $100. CALL 731-610-4004 (2) P225 60R-16. $25. Call KENMORE FRONT LAOD 662-415-3770 S T A C K W A S H E R A N D WHITE TAIL HANDMADE 36" METAL DOOR. $35. DRYER. $150. CALL 662- K N I F E W / L E A T H E R SHEATH. NEW IN BOX. CALL 415-3770 287-3023 $15. CALL 662-415-3770 36" SCREEN DOOR. $20. LADIES DIABETIC SHOES, CALL 662-415-3770 N E W I N B O X , N E V E R WICKER SET, WHITE, 4 PIECE SET, $100. 662-603ANTIQUE WINDOWS. $5. WORN, SIZE 10 WIDE, 1476 BLACK, $25.

CALL 662CALL 662-415-3770 286-5216 UNFURNISHED ASPIRE SCOOTER CHAIR. LARGE EAGLE AND WOLF 0610 APARTMENTS $100. CALL 662-415-3770 KNIFE. $30. EACH. CALL 2 BR, 1 BA, Glen area, BLACK & W H I T E 662-415-3770 W&D incl. $375 mo., $200 "BEATLES" BUBBLE GUM LARGE LORD'S SUPPER deposit. 662-415-1397.

CARD #21. IN A SERIES WALL CLOTH. $12. CALL OF 60. $25. CALL 662-287HOMES FOR 662-415-3770 1597 0620 RENT MICROWAVE OVEN. $15.

DROP-IN WHIRLPOOL CALL 662-415-3770 4 BR, 2BA, Wenasoga STOVE, WHITE, SMOOTH TOP, $90. CALL 662-286- NEW MICROSCOPE. $25. Area, Kossuth Sch. Dist, $550m, $550d, 662-2862661 CALL 662-415-3770 2809 or 662-212-3685 EAGLE SWORD. $30. CALL OLD HUFFY LADIES 26 IN. MOBILE HOMES 662-415-3770 BIKE WITH BABY SEAT ON BACK. $35. 662-415-3770 0675 FOR RENT EARLY 50'S MR. PIBBS C L O C K , L I G H T S A N D O U T S I D E A N D I N S I D E 3BR, 2BA, STRICKLAND RUNS. $40. CALL 662-415- DOORS. $35. 662-415- COMMUNITY. 662-6653770 1310 OR 286-2099 3770

For Sale 8 CR 522 Biggersville/Kossuth Area 3600 Sq. Ft. Heated area in this nice multilevel home. 4-5 BR, 3 BA, finished basement w/game room, shop, pond. You will Love This Spacious Home.

Let's Talk Price!

662-284-5379 for Appt. & More Info

0955 LEGALS LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Alcorn Board of Education, Alcorn County, Mississippi will until the 13th day of January, 2014, at 12:00 p.m. at the Alcorn Education Center, 31 CR 401, Corinth, MS receive sealed bids to purchase a 54 x 24 double wide trailer constructed by the Vaderhaden Construction Company with 2 full baths w/showers and central heat/air located at the Kossuth High School campus.

The successful bidder will be required to remove the trailer at their expense. Please contact Mike Kimmons or Steve Lyles at 662-286-2223 or 662-286-3653 to set up time to view the trailer. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

or after Wednesday, January 8, 2014. All vehicles are located at Stateline Auto; 1620 0955 LEGALS 0955 LEGALS 0955 B a t t l eLEGALS ground Drive; Iuka, MS. Bids will be taken at that location FOR SALE TO HIGHEST IN THE CHANCERY Monday-Friday 8a-5p. All BID COURT OF ALCORN vehicles are sold "AS IS".

COUNTY MISSISSIPPI The undersigned re2003 Ford Explorer serves the right to bid.

IN THE MATTER OF THE 1FMZU73K93ZB22837 LAST WILL AND TESTA- Mileage 150974 Fort Financial Credit

MENT OF SULLEY D. AY2007 Nissan Altima ERS, DECEASED 1N4AL21E07C127055 CAUSE NO. 2011-0662-02 Mileage 145698

0515 COMPUTER

corn County, Mississippi, to the undersigned as Executor of the Estate of Sulley D. Ayers, deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said Estate to present the same to the Clerk of said Court for probate and registration according to law within ninety (90) days after the date of the first publication of this Notice, which is the 3rd day of January, 2014, or the same shall be forever barred.

0518 ELECTRONICS

287-1024

MORRIS CRUM MINI-STORAGE 286-3826.

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1795 100 $ Air Compressors 4695 $ 3/4 OSB T&G 1895 7/16 OSB Tech Shield 7 $ 00 Vinyl Floor Remnants 1 ¢-$ 09 Laminate Floor From 39 1 00 $ 00-$ Pad for Laminate Floor 5 10 Huge Selection of $ 6995 Area Rugs $ Round Commodes 5995 $ Handicap Commodes 6995 $ 95 Laminate Board 895 $ 3/4” Plywood 2250 $ 1/2” Plywood 16 $ 95 25 Year 3 Tab Shingle 54 35 Year Architectural $ 6295 Shingle $ 95 Foil Back Foamboard 1” 8 $ 95 Foil Back Foamboard 3/4” 6 $ 95 Foil Back Foamboard 1/2” 5 $ 12 x 12 Celotex Ceiling (40Sq Ft) 3995 Croft Windows $ 00 Tubs & Showers 215 $ 4x8 Masonite 1395 The Best Deals on Building & Remodeling Products!!

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Vehicles will be sold on or after Wednesday, January 8, 2014. All vehicles are located at Stateline Auto; 1620 Battleground Drive; Iuka, MS. Bids will be taken at that location Monday-Friday 8a-5p. All BUILDING vehicles are sold "AS IS".

0542undersigned The MATERIALS reserves the right to bid.

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VCR PLAYER. $15. CALL 662-415-3770

WHITE DISPLAY CASE WITH GLASS DOORS. $50.

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2001 Chevrolet Silverado LS 2GCEC19T911216273 Mileage 133019

412 Pinecrest Road 287-2221 • 287-4419

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Fort Financial Credit Union WITNESS MY SIGNA- 1808 S Fulton Drive TURE, this the 30th day Corinth MS 38834 of December, 2013.

4t's TROY J. (BUDDY) AYERS 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/7/2014 14538 Wilson & Hinton, P. A. P. O. Box 1257 505 E. Waldron St. Corinth, MS 38835-1257

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3303 Shiloh Ridge Road, Corinth MS Joyce April Wesley Park Tucker Park 279-3679 279-2490 279-3902

$26,500 AS/IS 1114 E. 4TH STREET 2 BR - 1 BATH STOVE & REFRIGERATOR GAS FLOOR FURNACE WINDOW A/C W/HEAT STORAGE SHED & GARAGE LOT 70X150 CONTACT: 662-286-8475 OR 286-4739

Daily Corinthian • Friday, January 3, 2014 •5B

INCOME TAX

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1407-A Harper Road Corinth, Mississippi 38834 Kellie Holder, Owner There are several changes to our taxes for 2013.

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Open year-round.

Thank you for your business and loyalty.

Telephone: 662-286-9946 Fax: 662-286-2713

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Office hours: Mon-Fri 8am-7pm Sat. 9 am-4pm Sun By appt. only 2003 Hwy 72E, Corinth, 662-286-1040 (Old Junkers Parlor) 508 W. Chambers St., Booneville, 662-728-1080 1210 City Ave, Ripley, 662-512-5829

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GUARANTEED Auto Sales 470 TRACTORS/ FARM EQUIP.

804 BOATS

868 AUTOMOBILES

‘90 RANGER BASS BOAT

361V W/MATCHING TRAILER & COVER, RASPBERRY & GRAY, EVINRUDE 150XP, 24-V TROL. MTR., 2 FISH FINDERS, NEW BATTS., NEW LED TRAILER LIGHTS, EXC. COND.,

53’ GOOSE NECK TRAILER STEP DECK BOOMS, CHAINS AND LOTS OF ACCESSORIES $12,000/OBO 731-453-5031

REDUCED

2013 KUBOTA 3800 SERIES TRACTOR 16’ TRAILER, DOUBLE AXEL, BUSH HOG, BACKHOE, FRONT LOADER

$25,000

WILL TRADE

662-643-3565

804 BOATS

$6,400.

662-808-0113.

ski boat, 5.7 ltr. engine, new tires, $6700.

662-287-5893, leave msg. & will return call.

19’6” LONG FIBERGLAS INCLUDES TRAILER THIS BOAT IS KEPT INSIDE AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION NEW 4 CYL MOTOR

Imagine owning a like-new, water tested, never launched, powerhouse outboard motor with a High Five stainless prop,

for only $7995.

Call John Bond of Paul Seaton Boat Sales in Counce, TN for details.

731-689-4050 or 901-605-6571

1989 FOXCRAFT

18’ long, 120 HP Johnson mtr., trailer & mtr., new paint, new transel, 2 live wells, hot foot control.

$6500.

662-596-5053

16’ ALUMINUM BASS BOAT

Trailer Included 70 HP Mercury Motor w/Power Trim 2 LCR’s Foot Controlled Trolling Motor

SOLD $2000.

662-808-8033

868 AUTOMOBILES

2011 HYUNDAI ACCENT Nordic White 18,470 MILES 4 CYL., 36 MPG Remainder of 5/60 Warranty

$9,800

662-664-0956

2000 TOYOTA COROLLA CE 4 cylinder, automatic Extra Clean 136,680 miles $4200

2005 FORD TAURUS V6, New Automatic Transmission CD Player, Power Windows & Locks 139,000 Miles Very Nice Car

$3950

662-665-1995

383 Stroker, alum. high riser, alum. heads, headers, dual line holly, everything on car new or rebuilt w/new paint job (silver fleck paint).

$9777.77 Call Keith 662-415-0017.

1983 NISSAN DATSUN 280 ZX Turbo, exc. cond.

662-462-7634 or 662-664-0789

1987 Honda CRX, 40+ mpg, new paint, new leather seat covers, after market stereo, $3250 obo.

$5000.

662-415-1482

2005 3800 ENGINE WITH ONLY 95,000 MILES ON ENGINE. CAR HAS 257,000 MILES. PAINT AND INTERIOR IN GOOD CONDITION. Asking $1700.

662-284-5733 LEAVE MSG

6 CYLINDER RUNS GREAT! 38,000 ORIGINAL MILES

$5,000 CALL PICO:

662-643-3565

SOLD $3000

662-286-7939

2004 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE 40TH EDITION GARAGE KEPT, EXTRA CLEAN, MAROON, 98K MILES

$

4950 CALL

662-415-6888

NEW TOP V6 30+ MPG Z28 APPEARANCE PACKAGE ALL POWER

$6900

30 MPG GOOD CAR

CALL 662-808-5005

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT

662-415-9121 864 TRUCKS/VANS SUV’S

1989 FORD F350 DIESEL MOVING VAN WITH TOMMY GATE RUNS GOOD

228k miles.

$2500 obo.

662-643-6005

2009 Nissan Murano SL, leather upholstery, sunroof, rear camera, blue tooth, loaded to the max!

76, 000 Miles $18,500/OBO 662-808-9764

1995 CHEVY VAN TOW PACKAGE 83,000 ACTUAL MILES $2995/OBO 662-415-8180

SOLD

2009 FORD F150

Gray, 76,000 Miles, Air, Cruise, Power Windows, Great Stereo, Bedliner, Clean $14,000.

SOLD

2001 WHITE FORD RANGER XLT 3.0 V6, Automatic Extended Cab New Tires, Cold Air Bed Liner 158,000 Miles

SOLD $4500/OBO

662-212-2492

$3800

731-607-3173

2004 Ford Expedition 110,000 MILES One Owner New Tires

2012 MALIBU LS LTZ PACKAGE

2000 Ford F-350

33 Mpg Highway, 1 Owner, Auto Lights, Sirius Radio, Power Sweats, On Star, Remote Keyless Entry, Cocoa Cashmere Interior, 5 Year 100,000 Mile Power Train Warranty.

super duty, diesel, 7.3 ltr., exc. drive train, 215k miles, excellent, great mechanical condition”.

256-412-3257

662-664-3538

$14,900

$7400.

2007 GMC YUKON 70,000 MILES GARAGE KEPT

SOLD

$22,500

$5,400

CALL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

662-415-1043

2005 GMC Envoy DENALI XL

2 OWNER NEW TIRES, BRAKES & BELTS 112,000 MILES

$9800/OBO 662-284-6767

662-284-8396

2006 Chrysler Town & Country 3.8v-6, Only 62,000 mi.

Automatic Transmission CD player, power sliding doors & rear hatch, Stow & Go package. Seats will fold flat into floor.

SOLD

$7650.

662-665-1995 1977 Chevy Big 10 pickup,

2005 Dodge Ram 1500

3.7 V-6, AUTOMATIC, CD PLAYER, 87,000 MILES, GREAT GAS MILEAGE, BRIGHT RED WITH GREY INTERIOR.

$6950 662-665-1995

long wheel base, rebuilt & 350 HP engine & auto. trans., needs paint & some work.

$1500

662-664-3958 TRAILERS

ADVERTISE YOUR AUTO, TRUCK, SUV, BOAT, TRACTOR, MOTORCYCLE, RV OR ATV LIST IN OUR GUARANTEED AUTO SECTION FOR AS LITTLE AS.................................

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1607 South Harper Rd Corinth MS 38834

‘07 Dolphin LX RV, 37’

email: classad@dailycorinthian.com 662-287-6111

UTILITY TRAILER Heavy Duty 5’x8’ Mesh Gate

$685

CALL 662-415-8180

gas burner, workhorse eng., 2 slideouts, full body paint, walk-in shower, SS sinks & s/s refrig w/ im, Onar Marq gold 7000 gen., 3-ton cntrl. unit, back-up camera, auto. leveling, 2-flat screen TVs, Allison 6-spd. A.T., 10 cd stereo w/s.s, 2-leather capt. seats & 1 lthr recliner, auto. awning, qn bed, table & couch (fold into bed), micro/conv oven, less than 5k mi.

$85,000 662-415-0590

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2001 TOWN CAR Signature Series, Dark Blue Good Tires And Battery Smooth Ride 206,000 Miles

816 864 TRUCKS/VANS RECREATIONAL VEHICLES SUV’S/TRAILERS

2004 MERCURY MONTEREY

2005 AIRSTREAM LAND YACHT

fully loaded, DVD/ CD system, new tires, mileage 80,700, climate controlled air/heat, heat/ cool power seats.

30 ft., with slide out & built-in TV antenna, 2 TV’s, 7400 miles.

Call or text 956-334-0937

$75,000.

662-287-7734

$7,000 OBO

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1997 FORD ESCORT

$1650

662-808-7822

662-284-7293 2001 CAMERO CONVERTIBLE

1979 OLDSMOBILE OMEGA

2005 VOLVO XC90 Sunroof, Leather Upholstery, 3rd Row Seat, Multi CD Changer 124,000 Miles $9800

1999 RED GRAND PRIX GT

340-626-5904.

REDUCED

1984 CORVETTE

864 TRUCKS/VANS SUV’S REDUCED

1993 BAYLINER CLASSIC

PRICE IS NEGOTIABLE CALL 662-660-3433

2000 MERCURY Optimax, 225 H.P.

864 868 868 TRUCKS/VANS AUTOMOBILES AUTOMOBILES SUV’S

Rienzi

1991 Mariah 20’

Advertise your CAR, TRUCK, SUV, BOAT, TRACTOR, MOTORCYCLE, RV & ATV here for $39.95 UNTIL SOLD! Ad should include photo, description and price. PLEASE NO DEALERS & NON-TRANSFERABLE! NO REFUNDS. Single item only. Payment in advance. Call 287-6147 to place your ad.

2009 ROAD RUNNER 7X7X21’ ENCLOSED BOXED TRAILER,

SOLD WHITE, NEW TIRES

$3500

662-594-8271

2004 Nissan Murano, black, 120k miles, loaded, adult driver, garage kept, Bose, leather, exc. cond.,

$10,500.

662-284-6559.

1991 CUSTOM FORD VAN 48,000 ONE OWNER MILES POWER EVERYTHING

2012 STARCRAFT CAMPER Fiberglass 18’ bunk house, gray & black water tanks, cable ready w/TV.

$8,500

662-396-1390

Excaliber made by Georgi Boy

1985 30’ long motor home, new tires, Price negotiable.

$4995. 662-660-3433 CALL: 832 MOTORCYCLES/ 662-808-5005 ATV’S 1988 GMC PICK UP 157,000 Miles New Paint, Good Tires Automatic, 4 Wheel Drive. $3900 662-287-5929

2007 CHEVY SILVERADO LT EXTENDED CAB 4.8 One of a kind 46,000 mi. garage kept. $20,000 CALL 662-643-3565

1500 Goldwing Honda 78,000 original miles, new tires.

$4500

662-284-9487

WILL TRADE 1983 HARLEY DAVIDSON

TRADED Shovel Head Leather Bags

662-643-3565 REDUCED

$6500

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