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A bill that would have merged North and South Tippah school districts has died in the Mississippi legislature. Sen. Rita Potts Parks (RAlcorn, Tishomingo, Tippah) worked with the Senate Education Committee to kill the bill and move any future consolidation discussion to local school officials. “I’m happy that we were able to take care of this bill,” Parks told the Daily Corinthian. “Such an important decision needs to be made and talked about on the local level, not in the capitol.” Sen. Gray Tollison (R-Lafayette, Panola) filed Senate Bill 2462 several weeks ago. It stated the North Tippah School District and the South Tippah School District be consolidated into one school district to be designated as the Tippah County School District effective July 1, 2019. Schools affected would have included Chalybeate Elementary School, Falkner elementary and high schools, Walnut elementary and high schools, Ripley elementary, middle and high schools, Blue Mountain School K-12, Pine Grove School K-12 and the Tippah County Career & Technology Center. Tollison, who is Senate Education Committee chairman, said the move would reduce administrative costs.

RIENZI — The Christian flag returned to the Rienzi veterans memorial Saturday, at least for one day. Hundreds of supporters of the banner gathered at Rienzi town hall for a rally to show their backing for the flag that was removed from the memorial recently after the town

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Numerous bills advance in legislature BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

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Kevin Nelms is surrounded by a sea of Christian flags as he speaks Saturday during a rally in support of the return of the flag to the Rienzi veterans memorial.

Crowd shows support for Christian flag BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com

“They took one flag down, just one flag, and you look at all those flags that are flying out there today. They can take one down, we’ll put a hundred back up and that’s exactly what we’re doing right now.” Kevin Nelms

It was live or die week in the Mississippi legislature. Thousands of bills were filled, but only a few hundred made it out of committee on Tuesday, the first big deadline during the three-month legislative session. It was the final day for House and Senate committees to act on general bills filed in their own chamber. Some bills that survived the deadline have already gone to the full House or Senate for debate, while other bills have moved on to one of the two chambers. Notable alive and dead bills include:

Alive Attorney general - HB555 - The Mississippi attorney general would have to seek permission from the governor, lieutenant governor and secretary of state before filing any lawsuit that might carry an award of at least $250,000.

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Special classes prepare parents for new arrivals BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Preparing for a first-time baby can be overwhelming. The staﬀ at Oasis Medical Center hopes to calm new parents’ nerves by oﬀering special classes starting next week. “Preparing for Baby” classes begin Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. until 12 noon at the center on Proper Street. Other class dates include Feb. 14, 21 and 28 and March 7 and 14. “We are providing the class as a service to first-time moms ... and dads or other support persons,” said Martha Jobe, executive director at Oasis. “We believe this may be the only class in the area that provides information for pregnancy, child-

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People of the Crossroads Danny Beavers, Glen Since retirement from the Highway Patrol, Danny Beavers said he had some alcohol addiction problems. These days, Beavers has recovered from addiction and is taking ministry courses and working with outreach. He is involved with ministering and sharing his story with others. “If God did this for me, then He can do it for you,” he said. Beavers works in a food ministry and said, “We don’t want to think there are people around here in need of food, but there are.” Beavers is also involved in a prison ministry. He noted the irony as he used to put people in prison and now he gives them tools to recovery and a foundation of faith that will help keep them out of prison once released. He and his wife, Pam, are Glen residents.

birth and parenting.” There is no charge for the classes, however seating is limited. Mom may be accompanied by the father of the baby or another support person. In addition to Oasis staﬀ’s teaching about pregnancy, prenatal development and parenting, Magnolia Regional Health Center personnel will be on site to instruct class members on labor and delivery procedures. Class members will also have the opportunity to ask questions or discuss concerns. Local pediatrician, Dr. Branson Bolden, will be presenting practical information on newborn care, as well. Please see CLASSES | 5A

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Currently, that would limit the power of the lone Democrat in statewide office. Blue Lives matter SB2469 - Any crime committed against emergency personnel because of their status as police oﬃcers, firefighters or emergency medical technicians would be a hate crime. State law currently doubles penalties for targeting people because of race, ethnicity, religion or gender. Campaign finance - HB479 - Politicians would face new limits on using campaign donations for political expenses such as clothing. They also would be required to disclose details of how they spend campaign donations using credit cards.

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Domestic violence SB2703 - Adds domestic violence as thirtieth reason for divorce in the state. Fantasy sports HB967, SB2896 - Fantasy sports betting operators would face an 8 percent tax on their Mississippi revenue, and the Gaming Commission would regulate sports betting operations online or in casinos. Death penalty - HB638 - Mississippi would add to the list of drugs it uses to carry out lethal injections. The state also would be authorized to have other methods of execution as backups, including the gas chamber, the firing squad and the electric chair. Early voting - HB228 The state would have noexcuses, in-person early voting, starting 14 days

on purchases made over the Internet. Monies collected might also be used for infrastructure repairs throughout the state.

before an election. Current law only lets people vote early if they will be out of town election day. Health agencies SB2567 - The governor would gain oversight of the Mississippi State Department of Health, the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Rehabilitation Services. Government vehicles HB938 - Most state agencies would be banned from buying vehicles for one year. State employees HB974 - About 75 state boards and agencies would be exempt from Personnel Board rules for three years, taking away workers’ civil-service protections. Internet sales tax HB480 - This out-ofstate sellers use tax bill would collect sales tax

Dead State flag - Several bills would have either removed the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag or punished schools, universities and local governments that don’t fly the current flag. Equal pay - Employers would have been required to provide equal pay for equal work by women and men. Governor’s power - The governor would have gained power over a wide range of boards and commissions. Dissolve MAC - Several bills called to dissolve the Mississippi Arts Commission and fold it under the Mississippi Development Authority, giving funding control to the governor. Medical marijuana Bills that would have setup a pilot program to allow the use of marijuana for certain patients died.

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Today in History Today is Sunday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2017. There are 329 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlights in History: On Feb. 5, 1917, Mexico’s present-day constitution was adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Santiago de Queretaro. The U.S. Congress passed, over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto, an act severely curtailing Asian immigration.

On this date: In 1783, Sweden recognized the independence of the United States. In 1887, Verdi’s opera “Otello” premiered at La Scala. In 1897, the Indiana House of Representatives passed, 67-0, a measure offering a new (as well as fundamentally flawed) method for determining the area of a circle, which would have effectively redefined the value of pi as 3.2. (The bill died in the Indiana Senate.) In 1922, the first edition of Reader’s Digest was published. In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices; the proposal, which failed in Congress, drew accusations that Roosevelt was attempting to “pack” the nation’s highest court. In 1940, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra recorded “Tuxedo Junction” for RCA Victor’s Bluebird label. In 1953, Walt Disney’s animated feature “Peter Pan” was first released. In 1967, “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” premiered on CBSTV. In 1971, Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell stepped onto the surface of the moon in the first of two lunar excursions. In 1973, services were held at Arlington National Cemetery for U.S. Army Col. William B. Nolde, the last official American combat casualty before the Vietnam cease-fire took effect.

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Across the Region Paris New public defender apointed by governor Gov. Bill Haslam has appointed Robert Taswell “Tas” Gardner of Paris as the Public Defender for the 24th Judicial District, which covers Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Hardin and Henry counties. Gardner, 47, replaces Guy Wilkinson, who retired at the end of last year. “Tas Gardner brings 24 years of experience working in the district Public Defender’s office,” Haslam said. “His record and experience will serve citizens of the district well.” Gardner has served as assistant public defender in the 24th District office in Camden since November 2008. He served as investigator in the office from 1992-2008. “I would like to thank Governor Haslam for his confidence in me and giving me this position,” Gardner said. “I am humbled, and I look forward to serving the people of the 24th Judicial District. I love what I do.”

Gardner received his law degree from the Nashville School of Law in 2008 after receiving a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1991 and an associate’s degree in business from Columbia State Community College in 1989. He has been a member of the Board of Judicial Conduct since July 2012 and is a member of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is a member of the Henry County Bar Association. Gardner’s involvement in the community includes being a member of the Tennessee River Longbeards Committee, member of the Paris-Henry County Ducks Unlimited Committee and chairman of the ParisHenry County Ducks Unlimited Sponsor Program. He has been a board member of the Springville Waterfowl Association since 1998, including serving as president of that organization from 2006-2007. Gardner has three children, son Gray, 17, and daughters Meg, 14, and Remi, 9. He is

a member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church in Paris.

Booneville School district recognized for financial efficiency BOONEVILLE — A recent report shows the Booneville School District is among the most efficient in the state. Booneville Superintendent Dr. Todd English shared the recent Mississippi Superintendent’s Association Annual Report with the district’s board at their most recent meeting. The report profiles districts with a variety of data including spending. English said it shows only 18 districts in the state spent less per student than the Booneville district and only six spend a larger percentage of their overall budget directly on instruction. The superintendent said these figures, when looked at in light of the district’s continued academic success, shows a commitment by the district to use tax dollars efficiently. He said the credit goes to the dis-

trict’s teachers, administrators and staff who work hard every day to make the most of all resources available. English also updated the board on ongoing activity in the current state legislative session. He said this early in the session, which began Jan. 3, there is a lot of uncertainty how potential legislation could affect individual districts. He said they’re watching all bills closely and he’ll continue to keep the board up to to date on happenings in Jackson. District enrollment for the second semester is up a bit, but is down overall by approximately 50 students for the current year compared to the previous year. English said enrollment is still approximately 100 students higher than it was three years ago. In other business, the board: • approved hiring Jackie Grizzard as a substitute custodian. • approved hiring Anna Beasley as secretary for Booneville Middle School. • approved Emily Mixon as graduation coach.

Grant program deadline approaching For the Daily Corinthian

The application period for the Mississippi Hills Community Grant Program is coming to an end on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The Mississippi Hills announced the program during their September meeting last year and started accepting grant applications on Jan. 1. The Alliance is the coordinating entity for the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area, which covers all or portions of 30 counties in North Mississippi and are eli-

gible to apply for grants. Grants available include Education grants up to $1,000 for school field trips; Flash grants up to $2,500 for local cultural and heritage projects; Small Cap grants up to $5,000 and Large Cap grants up to $20,000 for larger community or regional initiatives. The Large Cap grants are available to Alliance dues paying members only. This is the second year for the Mississippi Hills grant program. “We had a great response last

year and gave out over $120,00 in grants to numerous communities,” said Mississippi Hills Executive Director Mary Cates Williams. “We have established a $150,000 grant fund in this year’s budget and we hope to see it fully disbursed.” All awarded grants carry a federal match requirement of 1:1 with the applicants’ match coming from either cash or a cash/in-kind combination. Those interested in learning more about the program will find complete guidelines and

applications at the Hills website www.mississippihills.org. “There is still time to complete your grant application. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity for your cultural and heritage projects,” Williams said. This year grant applicants are required to submit a grant summary for approval before an application can be submitted. Grant summaries can be submitted by email to grantinfo@mshills.org or can be approved by phone by calling 662-269-2580.

Alcorn Central Middle announces honor roll students Alcorn Central Middle School second nine weeks honor roll

Williams, Lindsey Wolfgang; All B’s-Mikaela Ivy, Ellie Pellizzer, Bryce Streetman

Fifth grade: All A’s: Owen Depoyster, Kurt Lavender, Rilee Morrow A&B: Jamil Al-Qawwas, Michael Baswell, Caden Burcham, Jordan Burcham, Makenzie Dixon, John Kendrick Grisham, Davis Hardin, Niklas Harvell, Olivia Holmes, Kayla James, Aubree Justice, Mallory Lambert, Mattie Gracynn Mynatt, William Pearson, Destynee Powers, Cadence Robbins, Laurie Rushing, Haleigh Selph, Aaron Snyder, Aaron Vaughn, Brooklyn Vaughn, Jackson Wamsley, Caden Whittemore, Andrew

liams, Brentton Yager All B’s: Sydney Bryant

Eighth grade: Seventh grade:

Sixth Grade: All A’s: Maycie Crum, Maryann Hammock, Amelia Lancaster, Kaylee Lawson, Sadie Perriman, Brandon Sartain, Alley Rose South, Olivia Walker A&B: Madelyn Cornelius, Ethan Finkle, Shiloh Grisham, Sydney Howie, Jessica Hughes, Jules Ingle, Matthew Johnson, McKenzie Lilly, Marlee McCalister, Darbie Oaks, Abigail Parker, Rylan Pleasant, Kaylin Roach, Noel Selph, Kevin Vanslyke, Emma Waddel, Briley Waldrop, Victoria Ward, Hayden Wil-

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All A’s: Emileigh Farris, Lorien Gray, Mollee Manahan, Warner Michael, Brady Talley, Torry Thrasher, Levi Williams A&B: Mykaela Brown, Kaelyn Burcham, Lea Cartee, Tyler Clement, Emma Kate Davis, Ellora Dixon, Keaylie Dunn, Ryan Dunn, Christian Fields, Alaina Gass, Scott Harville, Noah Knight, Aiden Mason, Carlee Mccarter, Scott Quinnelly, Chloe Richardson, Rafael Rorie, Jose Sanchez, Autumn Selph, Jaxon Smith All B’s: Chaz Burcham, Mar-

All A’s: Laynie Boren, Sydney Grisham, Aidan Holt, Julianne Parker, Jacob Pearson, Taylor Poindexter, John Ross, Mackenzie Straub, Benjamin Williams A&B: Alaynna Childers, Macy Crum, Bryson Franks, Isabel Goad, Alex Grosinske, Maya Gunther, Evan Hodum, Grace Holder, Michaela Holt, Alison Ingle, Caitlyn Jones, Lucas Jones, Jaycee Murray, Parker Rushing, Alyssa Shchyschuk, Jacob Tucker, Anderson Wall, Maycie Warren, Rose White All B’s: Blake Doran, Sara Ellsworth, Ella Mask, Lydia Moore

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Sessions should order study on voter fraud BY DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCCANN Columnists

There are some questions in our politics that will be perpetually debated with no clear conclusion in sight. But a few can be resolved factually and beyond dispute. Is there widespread voter fraud? This question does not need to be the subject of debate. It can be proven one way or the other. A definitive finding would take this partisan football out of our political arena and make it obvious whether measures such as requiring photo IDs to vote are necessary or superfluous. Now that good guys are in charge, Attorney General-designate Jeﬀ Sessions, upon his confirmation, should commission a study on the extent of voter fraud in the 2016 election. The study would build on work done by North Carolina election oﬃcials in comparing voting records of the 26 participating states to determine how many people with the same names and birthdates voted in multiple states. But with federal power, it must go further and compare Social Security records and other indications of citizenship with voter files. Rick Manning, of Americans for Limited Government, made just such a suggestion this week and Sessions should take him up on it. Too often Democrats think Republicans are only pretending to be worried about fraud but really only want to depress minority turnout. On the flip side, Republicans think that Democrats claim their goal is to protect voter rights but really only want to commit fraud. So let’s find out the facts. Dick Morris, former advisor to the Clinton administration, is a commentator and columnist for the New York Post and The Hill. His wife, Eileen McGann is an attorney and consultant.

Other Voices More information needed on school funding All we know about the plans to revamp Mississippi’s school-funding formula is we don’t know enough to proceed. So far, we have the MAEP formula and a report from EdBuild, the New Jersey firm hired by legislative leadership to advise on the school-funding formula. And the Legislature is more than a third of the way through its 2017 session. It is clear this process has slipped behind schedule. EdBuild, for example, was supposed to have its report in the hands of lawmakers by the end of 2016. It didn’t deliver until the 2017 session had begun. We urge lawmakers to resist the urge to accelerate to try to catch up. This is not a problem that arose overnight. The MAEP is 20 years old and rarely has been fully funded. It is hard to fathom what changed about the state’s circumstances this year that would require immediate action. The stakes are high. Pascagoula-Gautier School District Superintendent Wayne Rodolfich told the Sun Herald his district has been able to surpass the stated goals of state leadership through good stewardship of its revenue. The EdBuild plan, he said, could jeopardize those gains. The Associated Press calculated PascagoulaGautier would lose $14,355,017 in state funding each year and Biloxi would lose almost $4.1 million. Those districts already believe they’ve been shortchanged over the years by the Legislature’s failure to fully fund the MAEP. The problem is we don’t know if any of those numbers will hold up because we haven’t seen a bill that outlines how either the House or Senate plans to apply the EdBuild report. We hope the legislative leadership is upfront about its proposal, and exactly what goals it believes that proposal will achieve. And we hope its colleagues are given time to read, study and thoroughly vet the bill. If not, we would rather the overhaul of education funding wait for a special session or, given the cost of special sessions, wait until the 2018 session. This is not an emergency. The Sun Herald

Prayer for today Heavenly Father, I pray that I may not let pride keep me down when it may be mine to be carried to the heights. With tenderness take me out of myself, that I may see how pride deceives, and destroys an humble spirit. Help me to master both stubbornness and pride. Amen.

A verse to share “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” —Matthew 11:28

A clash is coming with Iran When Gen. Michael Flynn marched into the White House Briefing Room to declare that “we are oﬃcially putting Iran on notice,” he drew a red line for President Trump. In tweeting the threat, Trump agreed. His credibility is now on the line. And what triggered this virtual ultimatum? Iran-backed Houthi rebels, said Flynn, attacked a Saudi warship and Tehran tested a missile, undermining “security, prosperity, and stability throughout the Middle East,” placing “American lives at risk.” But how so? The Saudis have been bombing the Houthi rebels and ravaging their country, Yemen, for two years. Are the Saudis entitled to immunity from retaliation in wars that they start? Where is the evidence Iran had a role in the Red Sea attack on the Saudi ship? And why would President Trump make this war his war? As for the Iranian missile test, a 2015 U.N. resolution “called upon” Iran not to test nuclear-capable missiles. It did not forbid Iran from testing conventional missiles, which Tehran insists this was. Is the United States mak-

ing new demands on Iran not written into the nuclear treaty or international law to Pat provoke conBuchanan frontation? Did Flynn Columnist coordinate with our allies about this warning of possible military action against Iran? Is NATO obligated to join any action we might take? Or are we going to carry out any retaliation alone, as our NATO allies observe, while the Israelis, Gulf Arabs, Saudis and the Beltway War Party, which wishes to be rid of Trump, cheer him on? Bibi Netanyahu hailed Flynn’s statement, calling Iran’s missile test a flagrant violation of the U.N. resolution and declaring, “Iranian aggression must not go unanswered.” By whom, besides us? The Saudi king spoke with Trump Sunday. Did he persuade the president to get America more engaged against Iran? Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker is among those delighted with the White

House warning: “No longer will Iran be given a pass for its repeated ballistic missile violations, continued support of terrorism, human rights abuses and other hostile activities that threaten international peace and security.” The problem with making a threat public -- Iran is “on notice” -- is that it makes it almost impossible for Iran, or Trump, to back away. Tehran seems almost obliged to defy it, especially the demand that it cease testing conventional missiles for its own defense. This U.S. threat will surely strengthen those Iranians opposed to the nuclear deal and who wish to see its architects, President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, thrown out in this year’s elections. If Rex Tillerson is not to become a wartime secretary of state like Colin Powell or Dean Rusk, he is going to have to speak to the Iranians, not with defiant declarations, but in a diplomatic dialogue. Tillerson, of course, is on record as saying the Chinese should be blocked from visiting the half-dozen fortified islets they have built on rocks and reefs in the South

China Sea. A prediction: The Chinese will not be departing from their islands, and the Iranians will defy the U.S. threat against testing their missiles. Wednesday’s White House statement makes a collision with Iran almost unavoidable, and a war with Iran quite possible. High among the reasons that many supported Trump was his understanding that George W. Bush blundered horribly in launching an unnecessary war on Iraq. When Barack Obama drew his red line against Bashar Assad’s use of chemical weapons in Syria’s civil war, and Assad appeared to cross it, Obama discovered that his countrymen wanted no part of the war that his military action might bring on. President Obama backed down -- in humiliation. Neither the Ayatollah Khamenei nor Trump appears to be in a mood to back away, especially now that the president has made the threat public. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of the new book “The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority.”

Trump follows through in second week Donald Trump’s second week as president has been full of surprises and Sturm und Drang. His Friday afternoon executive order barring for 90 days immigration from seven countries designated by the Obama administration as “countries of concern” was obviously ill-vetted and prompted nationwide and international protests. His Tuesday night nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court triggered wellrehearsed protests but also some unexpected support. Both of Trump’s actions were in line with his campaign promises and were executed without the leaks so common in Washington. Both elicited outraged reaction, including some transparently spurious arguments. But Trump seems likely to come out the winner, politically and on substance. The immigration order was widely and inaccurately labeled a “Muslim ban” -- a policy Trump advocated on the campaign trail but abandoned many months before he was elected. Many protesters argued that any limit based on na-

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tionality or religion is “un-American.” But American law has long used religion as a Michael factor in deBarone ciding which immigrants Columnist to accept -for example, giving preference to those persecuted for their religion. And asserting that discriminating by nationality is verboten is only a short step from the proposition that everyone in the world has a right to move to the U.S. That open-borders position is simply wrong as a matter of constitutional and international law. And it’s politically untenable. Initial polling shows a plurality favoring the order. Poll results may vary considerably depending on question wording, and opinion may change based on events. But it’s clear the rage expressed by Trump’s critics is not indicative of wider public opinion, just as the giant turnout for the women’s marches Jan. 21 wasn’t typical of the nation. Analyst Nate Silver estimates that

80 percent of the turnout came in states carried by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Democrats’ “fight in the streets” (Sen. Tim Kaine’s phrase) is playing to the base. There’s no polling yet on Judge Gorsuch’s nomination, but even liberal elites are impressed. Neal Katyal, who once served as acting solicitor general in the Obama administration, warmly endorsed the nominee in a piece for The New York Times, mentioning his “sense of fairness and decency” and his “temperament that suits the nation’s highest court” and expressing confidence that he “would help to restore confidence in the rule of law.” Democratic senators are still smarting over Republicans’ refusal last year to consider Obama’s highly qualified nominee, Judge Merrick Garland. But they overstate their case. The majority of senators clearly indicated their constitutionally authorized refusal to consent to his nomination, and no justice has been nominated and confirmed in a presidential election year since 1940. After the death of Justice

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Antonin Scalia last February and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s assertion that the Senate would not confirm an Obama nominee, candidate Trump promised to nominate a justice in the Scalia mold and presented a list of 21 possible appointees, including Gorsuch. Will Democrats try to defeat the Gorsuch nomination with a filibuster, which is allowed under current Senate rules? Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, listening to the baying crowds beneath his Brooklyn apartment, has raised that threat. But at least eight Democratic senators have come out for “a hearing and a vote.” Trump won the election despite low favorability ratings, because voters favored what he promised to do. On the poorly vetted immigration order, as on the wellexecuted Supreme Court nomination, he’s followed through. Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and longtime co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.

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JACKSON, Miss. — Couples who want to tie the knot might have to spend a few more dollars in Mississippi. The state House passed a bill Thursday to increase the fees that justice court judges and circuit clerks collect.

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Residents show support for the Christian flag during a rally Saturday at Rienzi Town Hall.

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JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi is on track to honor a blues and rock legend who sang about being a “road running man.” A state House passed a bill Thursday designating a stretch of Interstate 55 as the Bo Diddley Memorial Highway, near his

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received a letter threatening potential legal action if it were not taken down. “They took one flag down, just one flag, and you look at all those flags that are flying out there today. They can take one down, we’ll put a hundred back up and that’s exactly what we’re doing right now,” said Kevin Nelms, who organized the rally, as he stood in front of the memorial filled with dozens of supporters waving Christian flags and looked out over a crowd of residents also displaying the flag. Mayor Walter Williams told the crowd removing the flag was one of the most diﬃcult things he has ever had to do, but he did it on the basis of legal advice because the town could not aﬀord a lawsuit. The town received a letter recently from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Wisconsinbased group that advocates for the separation of church and state and has sought the removal of religious symbols from government property in numerous states. The letter stated the town was “practicing illegal religious promotion” and threatened possible litigation if the flag was not removed from city property. Williams said he’s working closely with lawyers and others and believes they are close to a solution that will allow for the return of the flag. “I’m hoping and praying that this time next week, you’re going to see that flag flying again,” he said. Williams thanked the community for their support and understanding

birthplace outside McComb. Born Ellas Bates in December 1928, he was adopted by his mother’s cousin and became Ellas McDaniel. He said grammar school classmates in Chicago nicknamed him Bo Diddley. His distinctive rhythms and electric guitar distortion influenced

a host of rock artists. Diddley was a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee known for songs such as “I’m a Man,” ‘‘Hey! Bo Diddley” and “Road Runner.” He was 79 when he died in Florida in June 2008. The highway proposal, House Bill 1018, moves to the Mississippi Senate.

Thursday to pass a bill that would merge the Houston and Chickasaw County school districts. That bill now moves on to the House for more work.

In the past five years, lawmakers have voted to abolish two school districts and merge 17 others. Some of those changes have yet to take eﬀect.

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Proposals to consolidate two other north Mississippi school districts are moving forward. The Senate voted

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A supporter of the return of the Christian flag to the Rienzi Veterans Memorial hoists the flag in front of the town flag that replaced it after town officials removed flag due to threatened legal action. of his decision and for showing their support for the flag. “I am so proud of each and every one of you that’s out here today,” he said. State Rep. Tracy Arnold, whose district includes the Rienzi area, said he supports the flag and believes Christians must support the Christian principals he believes the nation was founded on. “It’s time that we stand up as Americans. It’s time that we stand up and protect our rights and our freedoms while we still have them,” he said. Nelms said he feels Christianity is under attack and the flag issue is an example of that battle.

“This is a Christian nation. This is a Christian flag. This is a Christian community,” he said. “We’re not going to let a foundation up in Wisconsin or anybody else tell us we can’t fly our flag.” Nelms emphasized he and the community understand the decision the mayor had to make. “Mayor, we’ve got your back, sir,” he said. Mollie Potts, widow of former Rienzi Mayor David Potts, said she was at the rally to show support for the flag and her faith. “We’re here to represent our savior and our Christian belief. We’re just banding together as Christian people in support,” she said.

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Funeral services for Willie Alfred Duncan, 92, of Rienzi are set for 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial in Union Cemetery. Mr. Duncan died Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Visitation is from 5 to 9 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6 and from 12 (noon) until service on Tuesday, Feb. 7. He was born on Oct. 22, 1924, and was a machine operator for Intex Plastics for 29.5 years. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife of 67 years. Mergie Switcher Duncan of Duncan Rienzi; his sons, Matthew Duncan (Jackie) of Red Bay, Ala., Danny Duncan (Kaye) of Rienzi and daughters, Cathleen Praytor (Jerry) of Cullman, Ala., Joan Jones (Jessie) of Rienzi and Tina Godsey of Rienzi; grandchildren, Bobby D. Smith (Delena), Christy Ellis (Kevin), Brian Michael, Joey Duncan, Angel Robinson (Kirk), Tonya Duncan (Paul), Heather Gann (Wesley), Whitney Jones, Kayla Garner (Ben), Allyson Gooch, Brittany Duncan (Bradley), Tiﬀany Godsey and Dawson Godsey; 24 great-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a brother, Harry Duncan. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Dora Searcy Duncan; his son, Jerry Duncan; his brothers, Leonard Duncan, Jasper Duncan, Lawrence Duncan and sisters, Sybil Dennis, Sara Duncan. Bro. Raybon Richardson will oﬃciate.

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‘Sanctuary cities’ proposal advances BY WILL WEISSERT Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas Senate panel shrugged oﬀ 16 hours of sometimes tearful pleas and defiant opposition to approve a “sanctuary cities” proposal that would withhold grant funding from local jurisdictions that don’t hand over immigrants already in custody for possible deportation. A 7-2 vote around 12:45 a.m. Friday from the chamber’s powerful State Aﬀairs Committee sends the bill to the full Senate, where a vote could come as early as next week. Hundreds of Texans traveled from all over the state to testify on the bill and proceedings were repeatedly disrupted by protesters. Supporters say the measure will impose the rule of law, but civic groups, immigration lawyers, church leaders and Hispanic activists oppose it, fearing it will lead to racial profiling and promote mistrust of law enforcement among minority communities. The committee voted along party lines and the hotly contested bill should clear the Senate too, since Republicans control 20 of its

31 seats. Similar measures have been backed by top Texas Republicans in previous years but never became law. A bill reaching the Senate floor so early in the state’s legislative session — which began Jan. 10 and runs through the end of May — bodes well for its chances this time. The Texas Democratic Party accused Republicans of using the late hour to rush legislation that much of the state doesn’t want. The committee had scheduled a second meeting to discuss the bill after 8:30 a.m. on Friday, but canceled that after succeeding in voting overnight. “In the dead of the night, while the very families that will be targeted by this discriminatory legislation were asleep, Republicans voted to launch Trump’s deportation force agenda,” Manny Garcia, the party’s deputy executive director, said in a statement Friday. Republican state Sen. Charles Perry said local authorities must enforce the law. “This is not a deportation bill, this is a rule-oflaw bill,” Perry said. “We have almost a culture of contempt for federal immigration law.”

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PALM BEACH, Fla. — Vice President Mike Pence pledged Saturday that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will join the nation’s highest court “one way or the other.” Pence made the pledge during a speech in Philadelphia to the Federalist Society, a conservative legal group. His remarks echoed President Donald Trump’s comments from earlier in the week in which the president urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to “go nuclear” and scrap longstanding rules requiring 60 votes if Democrats move to block Gorsuch. A least one Democratic senator has vowed to

“Rest assured, we will work with the Senate leadership to ensure that Judge Gorsuch gets an upor-down vote on the Senate floor — one way or the other.” Vice President Mike Pence United States block Gorsuch’s nomination as payback for McConnell’s decision to wait until after the Nov. 8 election to fill the opening created by the February 2016 death of Justice Antonin Scalia. The Senate held no hearings or votes on the Supreme Court candidate that President Barack Obama put forward. Trump on Tuesday announced Gorsuch, 49, a judge on the Denverbased 10th U.S. Circuit

Court of Appeals, as his choice to succeed the conservative Scalia. Pence said Gorsuch had already met with 12 senators from both political parties and is willing to meet with all 100 senators. The vice president said a candidate to become an associate justice on the nation’s highest court had never faced a successful filibuster and “Judge Neil Gorsuch should not be the first.” “Rest assured, we will

work with the Senate leadership to ensure that Judge Gorsuch gets an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor — one way or the other,” Pence said. “This seat does not belong to any party or any ideology or any interest group. This seat on the Supreme Court belongs to the American people, and the American people deserve a vote on the floor of the United States Senate.” Pence said the Senate had voted unanimously to confirm Gorsuch to his current post, and that nearly a third of the senators who voted back then remain in the Senate. The Senate’s vote on Gorsuch in 2006 was by unanimous consent, or voice vote. It was not a recorded vote.

U.S. suspends enforcement of travel ban BY ERIC TUCKER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The government on Saturday suspended enforcement of President Donald Trump’s refugee and immigration ban and scurried to appeal a judge’s order, plunging the new administration into a crisis that has challenged Trump’s authority — and ability to fulfill campaign promises. The stand-down, a day after a federal judge in Washington state temporarily blocked the ban, marked an extraordinary setback for a White House. Just a week ago, the president acted to suspend America’s refugee program and halt immigration to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries that the government says raise terrorism concerns. As the White House worked to reinstate the ban, Trump mocked U.S. District Judge James Robart, appointed by President George W. Bush, as a “so-called judge” whose “ridiculous” ruling “will be overturned.” Trump’s direct attack recalled his diatribes during the campaign against a federal judge of Mexican heritage who was overseeing a Trump University case. Justice Department lawyers could be called upon to answer for his words as the travel ban case reaches the 9th U.S.

Circuit Court of Appeals. The order had caused unending confusion for many foreigners trying to reach the United States, prompted protests across the United States and led to a series of court challenges. Demonstrations took place outside the White House, in New York and elsewhere. One was planned later Saturday near the estate in Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump was spending the weekend and where the American Red Cross scheduled its annual fundraising gala. Robart’s ruling, which the Justice Department promised to challenge, led federal agencies to unwind enforcement of Trump’s executive order. The State Department, after initially saying that as many as 60,000 foreigners from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia or Yemen had their visas canceled, reversed course on Saturday and said they could travel to the U.S. if they had a valid visa. The Homeland Security Department no longer was directing airlines to prevent visa-holders aﬀected by Trump’s order from boarding U.S.-bound planes. The agency said it had “suspended any and all actions” related to putting in place Trump’s order, which the White House argued was “intended

to protect the homeland.” The Justice Department was expected to ask the 9th Circuit to set side Robart’s ruling so the ban could go back into eﬀect. Trump made clear what he thought of Robart’s action. “The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes lawenforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned,” Trump tweeted. “When a country is no longer able to say who can and who cannot come in & out, especially for reasons of safety & security - big trouble!” Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, criticized Trump for “attempting to bully and disparage yet another federal judge” and said the president seemed “intent on precipitating a constitutional crisis.” Trump’s rhetoric also could put government lawyers defending his order in a tough spot if a federal appeals court were to ask them about it. “Either they have to defend the statements that Judge Robart is a ‘so-called judge,’ which you can’t do, or they have to distance themselves from the president, who is their boss,” said University of Pittsburgh law professor Arthur Hellman.

Visa holders rush to board flights to U.S. BY TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press

CHICAGO — Visa holders from seven majorityMuslim countries aﬀected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban hurried to board U.S.-bound flights Saturday, fearing they might have only a slim window through which to enter the country after a federal judge temporarily blocked the ban. Those who could travel immediately were being urged to do so because of uncertainty over whether the Justice Department would be granted an emergency freeze of the order issued Friday by U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle. The government on Saturday suspended enforcement of the week-old ban as it scurried to appeal Robart’s order. On Saturday night, the Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to set aside a judge’s order that temporarily

blocked the Trump administration’s travel ban. The federal government’s request for an emergency stay was filed with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The filing asks the court to lift an order from a day earlier from a judge in Washington state. The ruling from U.S. District Judge James Robart temporarily halted a Trump administration executive order that suspended America’s refugee program and halted immigration to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries. President Donald Trump has lashed out at Robart on Twitter, calling him a “so-called judge.” Rula Aoun, director of the Arab American Civil Rights League in Dearborn, Michigan, said her group is advising people to hurry. “We’re telling them to get on the quickest flight ASAP,” said Aoun, whose

group filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Detroit asking a judge to declare Trump’s immigration order unconstitutional. Aoun said some people have had to make hard choices, including a Yemeni family expected to arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday from Egypt without two of their children. The father and two of the children are U.S. citizens, the mother has an immigrant visa, but the other two children did not yet have theirs and were left behind with relatives. “They just don’t want to take a chance of waiting,” she said. U.S. oﬃcials have said up to 60,000 foreigners had their visas “provisionally revoked” to comply with Trump’s order. Confusion during the rollout of the ban initially found green card holders caught in travel limbo, until the White House on

Wednesday clarified that they would be allowed to enter and leave the U.S as they pleased. Even so, green card holder Ammar Alnajjar, a 24-year-old Yemeni student at Southwest Tennessee Community College, cut short a planned threemonth visit to his fiancee in Turkey, paying $1,000 to return immediately when the ban was lifted. “I got to study. I got to do some work,” said Alnajjar, who arrived at JFK on Saturday. He said he fled civil war in Yemen and moved to the U.S. from Turkey in 2015. “I’m Muslim. I’m proud of it. Islam means peace.” Although the government suspended enforcement of the travel ban while it sought an emergency stay of Robart’s order, some airlines reportedly still weren’t letting some people from the seven countries board their planes, at least initially.

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Executive order on voter fraud stalled NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s heated rush to launch what he said would be a “major investigation” into voter fraud has cooled, leaving White House staff uncertain when it will come to pass or what shape it will take. An executive action commissioning the probe is still planned but could be several weeks away, two senior administration officials said Friday. Although Trump instructed staff to jump on the project last week, he has not discussed the issue in recent days, according to two other people in close touch with the president. All demanded anonymity to discuss private conservations. Asked about the status of the effort, White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters said: “I do not have an update at this time.” The indefinite delay comes as some of Trump’s advisers counseled him to abandon the idea, arguing it was a distraction from more pressing issues. There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in last November’s election. Trump won the Electoral College vote but lost the popular vote by nearly 2.9 million votes to Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Police recover baby inside stolen car DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — An attempt to stop a pickup truck with a loud exhaust system led to a wild chase in which the driver shot at a trooper, stole a car with a baby inside and eventually barricaded himself inside an apartment, where he shot and wounded himself, authorities said. Only the pickup truck’s driver, Daniel TwoHearts, was hurt

during the ordeal, which began Thursday night with the attempted traffic stop in Grand Forks and ended Friday night with TwoHearts shooting himself in an apartment in Devils Lake, about 80 miles west, authorities said. TwoHearts, who shot himself as officers began to negotiate with him to surrender, was hospitalized with an apparently non-fatal wound, Devils Lake police Capt. John Barnett told the Devils Lake Journal. TwoHearts’ condition was unknown Saturday. “People can relax. It got a little tense for a while in town,” Barnett said.

Number of women leading agencies up LOS ANGELES — A growing number of women are heading police departments in the United States. Still, the number of women leading police agencies pales in comparison to their male counterparts. Of the nation’s 50 largest police departments, only five are led by women. Dawn Layman, president of the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives, says more work still needs to be done. Experts say female officers tend to use wits over brawn to deescalate situations, and as departments shift their focus to nonviolent techniques it’s natural more women would be tapped as leaders. Dorothy Moses Schulz is a professor emeritus at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of New York. She says it’s a “terrible burden” for chiefs to be expected to quickly change a department’s culture just because they’re women.

Trayvon Martin’s parents write book The parents of slain unarmed black teenager

Trayvon Martin have written a book recounting his 2012 fatal shooting and their push for justice in his case. Trayvon was killed five years ago this month by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in the central Florida suburb of Sanford. His case was the predecessor to the Black Lives Matter movement that has come in response to similar killings across the country, mostly by white police officers. Zimmerman was acquitted of killing Trayvon in 2013. Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin say such shootings have added to their grief, but they have comforted other parents and started a foundation in Trayvon’s name. They are also exploring running for public office as part of their advocacy. Trayvon would have been 22 years old on Sunday.

Jokes fly in city known for sinkhole BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The “massacre” that never happened has Bowling Green in the national news again — something that hasn’t happened since a sinkhole swallowed several prized Corvettes at a museum. Social media posts have gone viral in poking fun at Kellyanne Conway’s remarks in an interview with MSNBC on Thursday. Conway cited the “massacre” as a reason a temporary ban on immigration from several Muslim-majority nations is necessary. On Friday, she tweeted that she meant to say “terrorists” instead. Bowling Green radio personality Jelisa Chatman says Conway’s remarks were like a gift from heaven as an onthe-air subject. Western Kentucky University professor Guy Jordan says “jokes are flying” in town.

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Press says book had picture permission JACKSON — Former Gov. Haley Barbour and the University Press of Mississippi deny that a book about Hurricane Katrina used a photographer’s pictures without permission. Both made responses in January to a federal lawsuit filed by Suzi Altman. She demanded $350,000 in damages in a November lawsuit concerning Barbour’s 2015 book, “American’s Great Storm: Leading Through Hurricane Katrina.” Altman says the book uses at least two photos she took as a contract worker for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency after the storm struck in August 2005. Altman says she retained copyright on her post-Katrina photos. University Press says that MEMA owns or co-owns Altman’s work because she was under contract to the agency, and says it got permission from MEMA.

Mississippi economy grows 3.4 percent JACKSON — New figures show Mississippi’s economy grew at a 3.4 percent annual rate from July through September, just short of the national growth rate. Gross domestic product numbers released Thursday by the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis try to measure all economic output of each state. Mississippi’s performance picked up from 2016’s second quarter, when the economy grew at a 1.1 percent rate. It was below 2015’s third quarter, when output rose at a 3.7 percent rate. The Magnolia State’s economy grew 0.5 percent in 2015. State economist Darrin Webb has predicted 2.4 percent growth for 2016. Uitilities, durable

goods manufacturing and finance and insurance were the biggest drivers of Mississippi growth.

McCrory gets 8½ years in bribery case JACKSON — A businessman and former lawmaker will spend 8½ years in prison for crimes related to bribing Mississippi’s former corrections commissioner. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate handed down the sentence against Cecil McCrory Friday. McCrory, a Brandon resident pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy in February 2015, in relation to $40,000 in cash that he took from Epps, disguised as proceeds from a tractor sale, and wired back to the prison chief.

Former Columbus mayor dies at 82 COLUMBUS — Funeral services were held Friday for former Columbus Mayor James “Jimmy” Fannon, who served one term and also served as a justice court judge. Lowndes Funeral Home confirms Fannon died Wednesday at Northeast Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was 82. The Commercial Dispatch reports Fannon ran twice for mayor, losing to Fred Hayslett in 1989 before winning the post in 1993. He was elected as a Justice Court Judge in Lowndes County in 1992 but resigned after winning the mayor’s race.

Man convicted of killing dies in prison JACKSON — A man convicted in the 1994 killing of a Mississippi assistant attorney general has died in prison. A Department of Corrections news release says 40-year-old Robert Lindsey Jr. died Thursday night in the hospital of the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.

An autopsy was being done, and the release says no foul play was suspected. Lindsey was convicted of capital murder in 1997 and sentenced to life in prison in the slaying of 48-year-old Giles Bryant. The attorney was standing outside a Jackson youth club, waiting for his own son, when he was shot in the chest in May 1994. Three others who were also teenagers at the time were also indicted on charges of armed robbery and capital murder in the case, but they pleaded guilty to lesser charges.

Grants set for two civil rights projects JACKSON — Two civil rights history projects in Mississippi are receiving federal money. The grants were announced by Republican U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker. A $500,000 grant for the Tallahatchie County Courthouse will help pay for installation of interactive displays and exhibit systems about the 1955 killing of black teenager Emmett Till and the trial of the two white men who were acquitted by an all-white jury. The men later said in a magazine interview that they had abducted and killed the 14-year-old from Chicago.

Man dies from harsh brush fire burns MOSS POINT — A relative says a Mississippi man has died from burns he suffered after a brush fire on his property spread out of control. WLOX-TV reports William Cunningham was severely burned Thursday while trying to put out flames that were spread by winds as he burned brush in Moss Point. A nephew, Bubba Cunningham, said that Cunningham died early Friday at USA Medical Center in Mobile, Alabama.

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437.75 449.75 463 476.75 493.25 504 511

413 427 441.25 457 475.50 488.25 496

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117.40 116.17 106.12 101.90 101.65 102.35 102.00

114.65 112.75 103.40 99.40 99.12 99.97 99.80

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+3.42 +1.95 +1.58 +1.30 +.52 +.42 +.35

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HOGS-Lean 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

1027 1037.25 1045.75 1043.75 1026.75 1009.75 1015

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WkHigh WkLow Settle WkChg CATTLE 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Feb 17 Apr 17 May 17 Jun 17 Jul 17 Aug 17 Oct 17

70.62 70.32 74.50 78.50 77.95 77.72 67.37

66.92 67.82 72.65 76.57 76.70 76.40 66.17

COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

430.25 443 456.25 471 488.50 500 507.25

+9.75 +8.50 +7 +7 +6.75 +6 +4.25

Mar 17 May 17 Jul 17 Oct 17 Dec 17 Mar 18 May 18

77.40 77.91 78.40 73.45 74.00 74.54 74.53

74.06 74.76 75.30 73.40 71.40 71.86 71.92

Tables show seven most current contracts for each future. Grains traded on Chicago Board of Trade; livestock on Chicago Mercantile Exchange; and cotton on Intercontinental Exchange.

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Staff Photo by L.A. Story

Doctors Locke and McGee work hard to provide quality animal care at their practice. Pictured are Dr. Locke, Betsy and Dr. McGee.

Vets focused on service BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

The staﬀ and doctors and Corinth Animal Care Center all strive to make all aspects of their service the best it can be. When asked what makes their veterinary practice great, there were diﬀerent answers, but all covered important aspects of what makes a good practice to which people would desire to bring their animals. Practice Manager Annette McGee said she prides the practice’s level of customer service to be one reason people would want to bring their animals to them. “We strive to take care of the clients and pets and practice high quality veterinary medicine,” she said. “We make customer service a priority.” She explained the original practice was opened by Dr. Kay around 1959 and then run by he and Dr. Locke. McGee’s husband, Dr. Matt McGee, bought out Dr. Kay’s share when he retired in 1994. She came to work at the practice in 1995. The practice built the current building in 2001. They are a mixed animal practice, about 80 percent small animals such as cats, dogs and rabbits and 20 percent large animals such as horses, cows, goats, pigs and sheep. She explained there is not a lot of large animal work these days. She said there used to be large animal and hog farms in years past, but there are still some small herds around and there are people who have horses. McGee said spring and summer are the busiest seasons, mostly for routine items such as vaccinations, spays and neuters. They see “sick animal” cases of all kinds year round. Dr. Doug Locke has been with the practice since the summer of 1983. He was a Veterinary Technician for the United States Air Force from 1974-1983. Ironically, he said he did not always want to be a veterinarian. In 1970-74 he worked at a dairy farm — the largest in the state of Texas. One day a group of USAF Vet Techs came through to inspect food and he said he thought it sounded like a great job. Through a series of events, he ended up taking care of greyhound dogs at a medical facility and after this experi-

ence he applied and was accepted to veterinary school and he said the rest is history. “I came to this out of left field,” he said with a smile. He ended up in this area because his family is from McNairy County, Tenn. He pointed out a fortuitous event occurred in 1967, when he had brought his dog to see Dr. Kay. “I had no idea that 16 years later, I would be in practice here,” he said. Dr. Locke pointed out that their practice is highly flexible in what they can do now with modern veterinary medicine. He said they have the ability to call in specialized surgeons that are board certified where before they would have to refer patients. They have the ability to monitor all aspects of an animal’s condition during surgery. They have radiologic abilities now that he said he would never have believed a few years ago. Dr. Matt McGee said he always wanted to be a veterinarian from high school. When asked what he felt made their practice stand out, he said, “We practice good quality medicine and surgery. I also believe we have a good staﬀ — from the receptionist to the kennel help. They all seem to love animals and that’s a big part of it. Locke agreed, “Our staﬀ is the best we’ve ever had.”

Staff Photo by L.A. Story

Corinth Animal Care Center offers service for both large and small animals. Both doctors agreed they work hard to make their practice a place where people know they will receive quality care.

Corinth Animal Care Center is located at 811 South Tate Street in Corinth. You can reach them at 662-286-3304.

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HALL

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SYFY

7 PM