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Sheriff eyes civil service panel

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

With or without the support of the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors, Sheriff Charles Rinehart is moving forward with a proposal to form a civil service commission for the

sheriff’s department.

“I am for this and I am going to push to get it,” he told the board Monday morning.

He will ask local legislators to support a local and private bill in the Legislature in the upcoming session that would

provide for the formation of a civil service commission.

In February 2012, the sheriff also proposed the civil service system but said he would not pursue it without the supervisors’ support. At that time, a motion by District 4 Supervi-

Basket fund drive nears $6,000 mark The spirit of giving this Christmas season is alive and well in the Alcorn County area.

Donations continue to arrive for the 19th Annual Corinth Rotary Club/Daily Corinthian Christmas Basket Fund.

A $25,000 fundraising goal was set so 1,000 food baskets could be given to local families on Saturday, Dec. 6. Baskets were given away based upon faith the goal will be reached.

So far, $5,942 has been raised, meaning $19,058 still needs to be raised to make the goal.

Recent donations include $142 from Four Seasons Garden Club; $50 from Betty Laughlin in honor of Linda and Bill Cox; $100 anonymous gift in memory of Herman L. Gray; $300 from United Methodist Women 11/77 First United Methodist Church; $100 from Please see BASKET | 3A

CT-A taking ‘Sordid Lives’ to state event

BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Buzzing with excitement, Corinth Theatre-Arts recently announced the cast of “Sordid Lives” would indeed be taking the production to Oxford for state competition.

Held on the University of Mississippi campus at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, the annual Mississippi Theatre Association (MTA) Theatre Festival will take place on Jan. 15-18.

“This is the first time in a few years that we have been to state competition. We chose to take ‘Sordid Lives’ because we had such a good response Please see CT-A | 3A

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Ministry has big plans for annual meal

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

“We were all reminded that Jesus always shows up,” said Michal Ann Spencer. “It wasn’t about lasagna ... it was about Jesus and our need to trust Him.” “To me this is a fantastic way for our church to give back,” added Jason Willis, who coordinated the delivery routes. “Of all the outreach

The Bread of Life Food Ministry has a big meal planned to celebrate the reason for Christmas.

The ministry’s annual Christmas Message & Luncheon is slated for Thursday at Tate Baptist Church. A message, entertainment and luncheon are all on tap during the day with the service beginning at 11 a.m.

“This is a reminder for us about the real meaning of Christmas,” said Bread of Life Food Ministry Director Tim Alvis. “The annual luncheon is one day people can come in and take their mind off things … those who attend don’t have to be worried about anything outside these four walls.”

The special service begins with Tate Baptist pastor Bro. Mickey Trammel delivering the message. Special music is being provided by Don Bruner for the eighth annual event.

“Anyone is welcome to attend whether they are in need or not,” said Alvis. “We always love being in the house of the Lord with others.”

On a normal Thursday, Bread of Life has a devotion and oneon-one counseling at 10 a.m. prior to food distribution.

“People can come every

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Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Oakland Baptist Church volunteers Mel Goad (left) and Stephanie Clausel get meals ready to be delivered during Taste of Hope.

Church feeds 240 needy families

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Oakland Baptist Church looked a lot like Santa’s workshop Saturday morning.

Church volunteers were not building toys though. The group was dishing out love in the form of a Christmas meal for the needy.

Taste of Hope saw almost 700 meals distributed to close to 240 needy families in

the area.

“This isn’t a sacrifice for me,” said Truman Stockdale, one of the many church volunteers who took part in the third annual event. “I love being a part of it and would feel bad if I didn’t do it.”

Individuals began delivering meals at 11 a.m. Each meal consisted of lasagna, green beans, corn, roll and dessert.

Annual ‘Crossroads Christmas’ returns Dec. 25

BY JEFF YORK For the Daily Corinthian

An old-fashioned family Christmas meal with a rather large clan of 300 is the goal of the third annual “Crossroads Christmas.”

The free Christmas Day meal will be held inside the Living Free building in Corinth and is open to everyone.

The event will begin at 10:30

a.m. and will conclude around 3 p.m. on Dec. 25. If you live in the Crossroads area, you are invited to come join the fun along with the free lunch and watch Christmas movies all afternoon.

The Living Free building is located behind Magnolia Funeral Home off U. S Hwy. 72.

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“My family wanted to do something like this for a long time.

We just want everyone to have a chance to have a meal with someone on Christmas Day.” Marea said the traditional holiday feast will include turkey, ham, dressing and plenty of home-made desserts. While you are eating the meal, you can watch classic Christmas

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Wilson said there is something special about sharing a Christmas lunch with a mix of people you know and some you do not know.

“We had people attend last year from all walks of life in our community,” said Wilson.

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Today is Tuesday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2014. There are 15 days left in the year. The Jewish Festival of Lights, Hanukkah, begins at sunset.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1944, the World War II Battle of the Bulge began as German forces launched a surprise attack against Allied forces through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxembourg (the Allies were eventually able to turn the Germans back).

On this date: In 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.

In 1811, the first of the powerful New Madrid earthquakes struck the central Mississippi Valley with an estimated magnitude of 7.7.

In 1907, 16 U.S. Navy battleships, which came to be known as the “Great White Fleet,” set sail on a 14-month round-the-world voyage to demonstrate American sea power.

In 1930, golfer Bobby Jones became the first recipient of the James E. Sullivan Award honoring outstanding amateur athletes.

In 1950, President Harry S. Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency in order to fight “world conquest by Communist imperialism.”

In 1960, 134 people were killed when a United Air Lines DC-8 and a TWA Super Constellation collided over New York City.

In 1982, Environmental Protection Agency head Anne M. Gorsuch became the first Cabinet-level officer to be cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to submit documents requested by a congressional committee.

Ten years ago: Bobbie Jo Stinnett, 23, of Skidmore, Missouri, was found dying in her home, her unborn baby cut from her womb. (The baby was recovered by authorities in Melvern, Kansas; Stinnett’s killer, Lisa Montgomery, was later sentenced to death).

when we were live here in the house,” said current CT-A Board President Cindi Bullard. “Everyone enjoyed it so much.”

Before entering a play at the state level, theatres must first gain permission from the playwright.

“I contacted Del Shores and he immediately gave it,” said Bullard. “He seemed genuinely as excited as we were.”

During the competition, community theatres, high school and secondary students will compete for honors.

“Each cast will have 10 minutes to set up,

60 minutes to perform and 10 minutes to break down their set,” explained Bullard, who will return to her role as the fiery Juanita.

Accompanying her to the state competition will be her fellow cast members, Matt Wood (Odell), Mike Barnes (Wardell), Tresa Condra (LaTrell), Melissa Lambert (Noleta), Keith Sikora (G.W.), Linda Dixon (Dr. Eve) and Logan Barnes (Brother Boy).

As he looked forward to hearing about their adventures, playwright Del Shores expressed his enthusiasm for the hard work and devotion of the

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“After performing and seeing these actors per-

form my ‘Sordid’ characters, I’m so excited that they will be competing at

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that’s right for these people having to go through this election, not knowing whether they’ve got a job,” said Rinehart, who does not plan to run for a third term as sheriff.

The system is intended to prevent firing without a legitimate reason.

The suggested bill text previously presented by the sheriff would allow for a three-member commission and set forth procedures for removal, suspension, demotion and discharge of employees.

It would apply to all full-time employees except the sheriff and chief deputy.

The board did not take a vote on Monday.

District 3 Supervisor Tim Mitchell expressed concern that costs would be involved in having a commission, and Board President Lowell Hinton said he feels the sheriff should have the ability to employ people that he trusts.

Only Ross voiced support for the proposal.

Rinehart said sheriff’s department employees are being approached by potential sheriff candidates.

“That has already started with some of the candidates, talking to some of the employees out there: ‘You support me and put the sign in your yard, you’ve got you a job out here,’” he said.

“That’s wrong. I don’t care how you look at it.”

In 2012, Rinehart said he kept 38 out of 41 sheriff’s department employees when he took office.

Truman Stockdale Church volunteer for Taste of Hope

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Julianne Parker passes along a meal to volunteers making deliveries during Taste of Hope.

they will get a blessing for it.”

A Sunday School class from Oakland Baptist Church will be back to help serve during the holiday meal.

“We just had a great time meeting people the past two years,” said Tommy Wilson. “We want to give back something to the community and this is a perfect time to bring more folks together to celebrate Christmas.”

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ministries we have, this is my favorite.”

Stockdale praised the efforts of Spencer and Chris Botting for coming up with the idea to help those hurting in the community in 2012.

“They both work so hard to make it work,” he said.

“The church is the one who did this,” added Spencer. “There would be no way either Chris or I could do this on our own … the church really got behind it and is the one

who makes it work.”

Stockdale also liked the fact so many different people come together to take part.

“You don’t need a special talent,” he said. “There is always something to do during Taste of Hope and it’s a joy to do it.”

(If you would like to volunteer to help or donate food to “Crossroads Christmas,” call Marea at 662-643-7298 or by e-mail at livingfreeministries@hotmail.com.)

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Thursday for the spiritual food, but they are only eligible for the physical aspect every 60 days,” said Alvis.

Food is distributed in three different categories. There is an amount for a family of 1-2, 3-4 and 5-plus, according to Alvis.

No food will be distributed this Thursday.

Alvis always looks forward to the annual luncheon.

“For some this will be the only Christmas meal they get this year,” he said. “I also enjoy it because it allows a person to get away from the stress of the season for at least one day.”

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If teaching is a profession, let professionals do it OXFORD — I know what Mississippi teachers want for Christmas. They want Santa to haul politicians who think they know how to teach back with him to the North Pole and feed them to the reindeer or someCharlie thing… anything to keep them Mitchell out of classrooms.

Seriously.

Columnist Do members of the Legislature go over to Highway Patrol headquarters to instruct troopers on how to make a traffic stop? How about the medical center? Do you reckon our state’s elected elite scrub up, waltz into surgery and give doctors pointers on a liver transplant?

But what began as a trickle of officious intermeddling with education has become a torrent.

The capper came when Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves issued a statement saying that while he once supported using the Common Core methodology in Mississippi public schools he has changed his mind. President Obama has coopted the program, he said, and Mississippi must abandon the approach.

The next day, if not within hours, Gov. Phil Bryant issued a statement expressing how glad he was that Reeves had come around to Bryant’s viewpoint.

This seals the deal.

There is now, fully and officially, a Republican way to teach and a Democratic way to teach.

Cartoonist Marshall Ramsey, whose work appears in The Clarion-Ledger, seized the moment.

Ramsey’s cartoon featured a frantic teacher sitting at her desk, arms flapping and hair sticking straight out. On the chalkboard behind her is written, “This year we’ll be teaching …

– No Child Left Behind (crossed out) – MCT 2 (crossed out) – Common Core (crossed out) Whatever the governor and lieutenant governor create on a napkin.”

The caption reads: “After four years of teaching, Miss Smith snapped and joined the circus.”

This state trains, tests and licenses public school teachers, requires continuing education and allows those trusted to staff classrooms to teach only the subjects for which they have obtained certification. The state refers to teaching as a “profession” and then treats teachers as dolts.

Be clear: There are lousy teachers on the public payroll, probably some crummy state troopers and doctors, too. There are poorly administered districts. But the way to deal with problems such as this is to improve hiring and retention, not to confound effective teachers with gimmickry.

As the latest cure-all, Common Core has met hostility in social media and elsewhere mainly because a portion of the curriculum presents math as a language, not a fixed or static subject. It shows different methods — some really obscure — to solve problems.

Sadly, this has been seized upon as a bad thing. Initially, Common Core was embraced

by Haley Barbour, by almost all other governors and by Mississippi and other state boards of education as an alternative, a route to independence from federal No Child Left Behind methodologies.

But it really doesn’t matter whether Common Core works or doesn’t work.

The reason is that something else will be along soon. There will be a rush to adopt the next big thing, more specifically the next big Republican thing or the next big Democratic thing.

Mississippi has some great schools, great teachers and great students. Maybe we deserve the bottom-of-the-pile rankings we get for education; maybe we don’t.

The state needs to select competent people to create and manage education policy. State and local governments need to provide school buildings, pay for utilities and books and to pay educators a living wage — and then leave them alone.

(Charlie Mitchell is a Mississippi journalist.

Write to him at cmitchell43@yahoo.com.)

Prayer for today Almighty God, wilt thou guide me in the direction where I may choose a useful life; open wide my heart as well as my eyes, that I may early see my work and be diligent in its prosecution. Reveal to me, when I may have failed, that I may do better to-morrow. Amen.

A verse to share “And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.”

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Need government help to walk across street?

STARKVILLE — Of course, it has name that fits our selfabsorbed society – it’s called “distracted walking.” Consider it a second cousin to “distracted driving.”

The latter concept is one that’s been around longer and is more familiar to a larger audience of Americans. If you drive while eating, talking on the phone, texting, surfing the internet, fiddling with something in the glove box, applying makeup, dealing with kids in the back seat, arguing with someone or one a hundred other things, you’re a distracted driver.

But “distracted walking?”

Yes, Virginia, it’s a problem. Pedestrians who can’t hear because of ear buds, can’t see because of sunglasses, or who are talking or texting on cell phones or fooling with mobile devices – or otherwise engaged in some activity that takes their attention away from walking from Point A to Point B are now called “distracted walkers.”

And increasingly, governments want to help you with that by fining you or otherwise punishing the behavior.

Stateline, a new agency of the Pew Trusts, offered these statistics: “Pedestrian

injuries due to cell phone use are up 35 percent since 2010, according to federal emergency Sid Salter room data Columnist reviewed by Stateline, and some researchers blame at least 10 percent of the 78,000 pedestrian injuries in the U.S. in 2012 on mobile device distraction. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting system attributes about a half-dozen pedestrians deaths a year to ‘portable electronic devices,’ including phones and music players.”

We’ve all seen the viral videos. People occupied with cell phones or other devices walk into fountains, trip over curbs, fall off bridges or subway platforms. Others simply walk in front of moving traffic.

Cities and states are beginning to float legislative efforts to punish distracted walking. There are now $50 fines in Utah for distracted pedestrian behavior near commuter rails. Major cities around the country are looking at incorporating the behavior into their existing

jaywalking crimes and fines.

One piece of information I can offer researchers and legislators alike is the fact that “distracted walkers” is a generational thing that’s going to grow by leaps and bounds. I’m on a college campus each day and I’ve seen the future.

Kids hit the crosswalks and cross streets at random deafened by ear buds and with their vision buried in electronic devices.

Their assumption is that the fact that pedestrians are assumed to have the rightof-way on our campus will protect them – that drivers will make allowances for their inattention and sense of total oblivion to the world around them.

It is essentially impossible to get a lot of the next generation of adults to disconnect from the universe.

In movies theaters, they don’t obey directives to stop texting or talking on the devices. In restaurants, they talk to each other but look at their small screen while occasionally spearing a bite from the places of food in front of them.

But it’s unfair to blame this on college kids. Take a look at the drivers streaming toward you in traffic sometime and count the

number who are on the phone or texting or eating or otherwise preoccupied.

Trust me, the numbers will astound you – and frighten you a bit.

There is, thank goodness, an effective high-tech solution.

My father mastered it back in the 1960s. When my sisters and I were not looking where we were going, we would feel the not-sogentle reminder of a class ring or knuckle rapping us in the back of our little skulls, followed by an easyto-understand: “Hey, watch where you’re going!”

Unfortunately, as the statistics indicate, there aren’t enough overbearing fathers left out there to save us from ourselves on the “distracted walking” beat. There’s going to be a certain number of self-absorbed folks who walk into traffic – literally dying to know the content of the next “where r u?” text or equally mindless cell phone conversation.

But at least governments are figuring out a way to make some money from it, aren’t they?

(Daily Corinthian columnist Sid Salter is syndicated across the state. Contact him at 601-507-8004 or sidsalter@sidsalter.com.)

Don’t look for culture war arguments in campaign In an earlier column, I looked at the role the abortion issue would play in the 2016 election – not very much, I concluded – and promised another column on other cultural issues.

Here goes.

On anyone’s list of cultural issues that have been debated over the last decade, same-sex marriage ranks just behind abortion.

And unlike abortion, opinion on same-sex marriage has changed dramatically in recent years.

Not long ago, it wasn’t a political issue at all. The gifted writers Andrew Sullivan and Jonathan Rauch were making an intellectually serious, and interestingly conservative, case for same-sex marriage. But the large majority of Americans weren’t buying it – yet.

Now polls show majorities favoring same-sex marriage. Even if these results are exaggerated, as some charge, there is no question that millions of Americans who never contemplated such a thing two decades ago now favor it.

Still, I don’t think you’ll hear much about it in the 2016 campaign. The reason is that opinion on it cuts across party lines. More than any other issue I can remember, it splits Americans along lines of age. Elderly voters tend to oppose

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it, though by significantly smaller margins than in the past.

Young voters tend to favor Michael it by increasBarone ingly large majorities.

Columnist Most Democratic politicians favor same-sex marriage. But they don’t want to risk losing the support of elderly and many churchgoing black voters who oppose it but would otherwise support them. Most Republican politicians oppose it.

But they want the votes of many millennial generation voters who consider it a nobrainer. These splits affect primary as well as general election electorates.

So both parties are in the position of the legendary old-time politician who said, “Some of my friends are for the bill and some of my friends are against the bill, and I’m always with my friends.”

In the meantime, legislatures have voted on same-sex marriage in several states, and courts are installing it in many others.

Congress isn’t going to vote on it, and neither are most other state legislatures. Proponents can savor success.

Opponents argue it will weaken marriage, but vot-

ers haven’t seen evidence of that yet. Fervor is subsiding.

It’s a different kind of issue.

Abortion inevitably means extinguishing a human life.

Same-sex marriage doesn’t.

Hillary Clinton will have to explain to primary audiences why she was so late to endorse same-sex marriage.

(Suggested answer: secretaries of state don’t weigh in on these issues.) But it’s not likely to be a visible issue otherwise.

Another cultural issue being raised, hesitatingly, by some Democrats is gun control. It’s popular in gentry liberal precincts but, as a recent Pew Research poll indicates, it’s losing support nationally.

Then there is marijuana.

Medical marijuana is allowed in many states, and voters in Colorado and Washington in 2012 and Oregon in 2014 voted to legalize the substance. Legislators are dealing with ancillary problems. These may prove more troublesome than voters there expected.

But as with same-sex marriage and gun rights, drug legalization is being dealt with by and within the states – and by private citizens in their daily lives.

In the 1950s, homosexual sex and marijuana use were crimes, and voters were ready to make handgun possession one too. Now so-

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ciety trusts responsible individuals to engage in these activities responsibly, and almost all do, though the jury is still out on drug use.

Each of these new freedoms involves an element of restraint. Marriage, same-sex or opposite-sex, confers benefits but imposes responsibilities and legal obligations. Carrying guns means obeying rules limiting their use. Ingesting marijuana, like alcohol, should too, though people are figuring out the rules.

America in the mid-20th century was a nation of cultural conformity, shaped by common experiences in depression and world war.

America now is a nation of cultural diversity, allowing behavior that used to seem deviant. But the arguments over these issues seem stale, and those who dislike the changes can keep living by the rules they prefer.

The culture wars have shaped our political alignments, but they don’t seem likely to dominate the political dialogue in 2016.

(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 coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics.)

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6 dead, suspect remains on loose PENNSBURG, Pa. — A man killed six people and seriously wounded another in three different homes outside Philadelphia and remained at large hours after the shootings, authorities said Monday.

Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman identified the suspect in the shootings in Philadelphia’s northwest suburbs as 35-year-old Bradley William Stone.

She said all of the victims had a “familial relationship” to Stone.

On Monday afternoon, police converged on a home in Pennsburg, about 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia, and used a megaphone to try to compel an end to their daylong pursuit of Stone.

Ferman said Stone was likely wearing military fatigues and was known to use a cane or walker to assist him.

The shootings occurred at homes in Harleysville, Lansdale and Souderton, three towns that are within a few miles of each other.

Neighbors at the first shooting scene in Harleysville said they awoke around 4 a.m. to the sounds of breaking glass and gunshots.

One neighbor, Evon Weron, said the suspect is a former member of the military and that the first victim was his ex-wife. Weron told the Lansdale Reporter the couple had been fighting over custody of children.

Police with armored vehicles and rifles flocked to Pennsburg after spending several hours at the Souderton home where several victims were found.

Several school districts ordered students and teachers to shelter in place. The Souderton Area School District, citing police activity in Souderton and Harleysville, lifted the order after about two hours but said officials were monitoring the situation.

Bus security guard kills passenger LAS VEGAS — A wounded security guard shot back and killed a public transit passenger who opened fire when he was kicked off a bus on the Las Vegas Strip early Monday morning, police said.

Authorities said the shooting happened a little before 2 a.m. in front of the Paris ca-

sino in the heart of the tourist district. Part of the Strip was closed to traffic in the hours after the security officer was left with injuries that didn’t appear to be lifethreatening, Lt. Dennis O’Brien said.

Investigators said a security officer contracted by the Regional Transportation Commission told a passenger to get off the bus because of some kind of a disturbance.

The man then pulled a handgun and shot the security officer multiple times, police said.

The officer fired back, fatally wounding the man whose identity has not yet been released.

Both men were lying on the sidewalk when officers arrived, police said. The guard was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition.

Regional Transportation Commission General Manager Tina Quigley declined to comment on the details of the shooting, citing the pending investigation.

But her agency issued a statement saying officials’ prayers and condolences were with the families of those involved and that the safety of passengers is their highest priority.

NFL gear banned for Hernandez trial FALL RIVER, Mass.

— The Massachusetts judge overseeing former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez’s murder trial has banned all NFL gear from the courthouse once the trial starts.

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Susan Garsh’s order, released Monday, says people will not be allowed inside the Fall River Justice Center if they’re wearing or carrying clothing, buttons or other objects that include the name or images of the NFL, Patriots or “football-related insignia.”

Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to murder in the June 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, who was dating the sister of Hernandez’s fiancee. Jury selection in the trial starts Jan. 9.

The judge also said 20 seats will be set aside for each day of trial for members of the public to attend.

Decline extended as oil stocks slump NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks are closing lower, extending losses from last week.

The price of crude oil continued to drop Monday, and Russia’s ruble plunged to a record low against the dollar.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 100 points, or 0.6 percent, to 17,180.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 12 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,989. The Nasdaq composite lost 48 points, or 1 percent, to 4,605.

Russia’s ruble plunged 13 percent against the dollar. The falling price of oil, which is the chief source of Russian exports and tax revenue, has weighed heavily on the currency.

The price of U.S. benchmark crude oil sank $1.90, or 3.3 percent, to $55.91 a barrel.

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Caledonia man dies in motorcycle wreck CALEDONIA — Authorities say a 41-year-old Caledonia man died after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle on Highway 12 east of Caledonia.

Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant tells The Commercial Dispatch John Bryant was pronounced dead at Baptist Memorial HospitalGolden Triangle Saturday after the 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle he was driving hit an automobile as it was turning off the road.

Merchant says a second passenger on the motorcycle — Bryant’s 12-year-old son — was also transported to the hospital and later airlifted to Jackson for treatment.

Hunting accident claims 63-year-old HAMBURG — Mississippi deputies say a 63-year-old Louisiana man was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow hunter.

Franklin County Sheriff James Newman tells The Enterprise-Journal Rick Kennedy, of Vidalia, died after being shot by 52-year-old Danny Richards, of Natchez, Friday morning.

The incident occurred at a hunting club in the northwest corner of Franklin County off Highway 33 North and near Hamburg Road.

Newman said Saturday that both men belong to the same hunting club, but they were hunting separately. Neither one

apparently realized the other was in the area, according to authorities.

Richards told investigators he was on a hunting stand when he heard a rustling nearby. Richards said he fired his rifle into the brush, aiming at what he believed to be a deer.

The shot struck Kennedy in the back. Newman said Kennedy died at the scene.

Investigators found protective orange hunting gear on the hunting stand Kennedy was using. Sheriff’s investigator David Blackwell said Kennedy had been wearing the vest but apparently had taken it off and walked from his stand down toward a creek a short distance away.

Newman said the evidence suggests the shooting was an accident. There is no indication of foul play.

Shooting ruled murder, suicide LUCEDALE — Officials

say a domestic-related shooting Wednesday ultimately resulted in the death of the shooter and the killings of his two former in-laws has been ruled a double murder and suicide.

George County sheriff’s deputies said Monday Cheria Dixon, 64, became the third person to die as a result of injuries suffered in the shooting in Benndale.

On Sunday, deputies say Dixon died shortly after noon Saturday.

Sheriff’s deputies believe Dixon’s former sonin-law, James Andrew Brown, 30, shot her and her husband, Horace, in a vehicle close to a home on Wednesday.

Horace Dixon, 67, died at the scene.

Cheria Dixon was conscious when police got there, but seriously wounded. She underwent emergency surgery at Singing River Hospital.

Authorities found Brown dead of a selfinflicted gunshot wound in a wooded area.

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OXFORD — One is a sharp-tongued, self-described “wise guy� originalist, who believes the Constitution means today what it meant when it was first written.

The other is a diplomatic former Harvard Law School dean who believes there must be “flexibility� in interpreting the nation’s governing document.

But Monday, U.S. Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Elena Kagan were full of warm praise for each other, saying that their common ground often overrides their ideological differences on the nation’s high court. “We have a really collegial court,� Kagan told an audience of about 900 people at a forum organized by the University of Mississippi School of Law. “Sometimes you like people you agree with and sometimes you don’t.

Sometimes you like people you disagree with and sometimes you don’t.�

Scalia, as is his style, put a sharper point on it. “If you can’t disagree on the law without taking it personally, find another day job,� he said. “You shouldn’t be an appellate judge.�

Kagan and Scalia have built a relationship in part around hunting, with Scalia introducing her to guns. Kagan said during a talk at Princeton University in November that she and Scalia would come to Mississippi in December, in part, to hunt ducks.

Though Scalia, who has spoken frequently in Mississippi, sometimes talks about cases, Monday’s event, moderated by law school Associate Dean Jack Nowlin, steered away from questions about particular

issues. Both Scalia and Kagan declined to answer a question about what they considered the court’s biggest mistake in recent years.

Kagan, who’s been on the court since 2010, said “my least favorite part is losing.� But she also said writing dissents is “fun,� going on to praise Scalia’s dissent in a 1988 case where every other justice on the court voted to uphold the law permitting independent prosecutors.

Scalia said that he hates “good losers.� “I used to play tennis with a guy who was such a good loser that it was hardly worth beating him,� he said.

Scalia said his least favorite part of the court was deciding which cases to hear. “The only mistake you can make is to take a case that you shouldn’t have taken, because you’ve wasted time. If you turn down a case and it’s a really significant issue of federal law on which the courts below are in disagreement, it’ll be back next year.�

Despite the blizzard of written briefs that high profile cases can bring, what lawyers say to them in the courtroom matters. “It’s rare that oral argument changes my mind. It is frequent that oral argument makes up my mind,� Scalia said, explaining that lawyers who hit their case’s strong points often confirm his original take.

Scalia, the longest serving justice with 28 years on the court, said his legacy will be “textualism� — interpreting a text fairly — and originalism — interpreting the Constitution according to the meaning understood when a provision was adopted.

Deaths Elzetta Crabb

CHEWALLA, Tenn. — Funeral services for Elzetta Crabb, 82, are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home with Bro. Richard Doyle officiating. Burial will be in the Holly Cemetery.

Mrs. Crabb died Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Magnolia Regional Health Center.

She was born December 19, 1931 to the late Edward Carmack

Edith F. Dillingham

Funeral services for Edith F. Dillingham, 84, are set for 2 p.m. today at Tate Baptist Church with burial in Holly Cemetery.

Mrs. Dillingham died Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Magnolia Regional Health Center.

Mrs. Dillingham was born November 11, 1930 to the late Ezekiel and Pearl Carter.

She was a graduate of Alcorn Agriculture High School. She was a member of Tate Baptist Church, enjoyed gardening and keeping up her yard.

She is survived by her husband, Conner Dillingham; and a host of other relatives.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Debra Lindquist; brother, Winfred Carter; and three sisters, Estelle Stewart, Maciele Edwards and Lola McMannuss.

Bro. Mickey Trammel will officiate.

Visitation was Monday from 5-8 p.m.

McPeters Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Irene Nunley

IUKA — Funeral services for Irene Nunley, 96, are set for 1 p.m.

Wednesday at Cutshall Funeral Home with burial in Rutledge Salem Cemetery.

Mrs. Nunley died Thursday, December 11, 2014, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo.

She was a member of Iuka Baptist Church.

Survivors include one brother, Howard Bridges and wife Catherine of Iuka; and one sister, Helen Walker of Hueytown, Ala. She was preceded in death by her husband, Olen Nunley; her parents, John Marshall and Clara Gertrude

Broughton Bridges; three sisters, Lorene Bingham, Pauline Burcham and Cleo Lawson; and two brothers, Roy Bridges and Billy Bridges.

Bro. Danny Burcham will officiate.

Visitation is 11 a.m. until service time Wednesday.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sanctuary Hospice House at www.sanctuaryhospicehouse.com, or by calling (662) 8442111.

An online guestbook can be accessed at www.cutshallfuneralhome.com.

India L. Wilbanks

WALNUT — Funeral services for India L. Wilbanks, 93, were held at 3 p.m. Monday, December 15 at Brush Creek Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Wilbanks died Sunday, December 14, 2014 at her residence.

Born February 9, 1921, she was a homemaker and member of Brush Creek Baptist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Edith Felker of Walnut; grandchildren, Kim Bullard (Jimmy) and James Keith Felker (Devita); three great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Wilbanks; parents, Charlie and Mary Jo Porterfield Roten; and a brother, Wilburn Roten.

Rev. Anthony Rowland officiated.

Visitations was noon until service time Monday.

Corinthian Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Harriett Jane Sutherland Williams

Funeral services for Harriett Jane Sutherland Williams, 90, of Corinth, were held at 4 p.m. Monday at Magnolia Funeral Home

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She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, W.K. “Bill� Williams; her parents, Harry K. and Sadie McRoberts Sutherland; a brother, Robert K. “Bob�

Sutherland; and a sister, Peggy Lee Sutherland.

Bro. Mickey Trammel, Lucky Briggs and Chaplain Ken Briggs officiated.

Visitation was 2-4 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Odester Wilson

IUKA — Odester Wilson, 88, died Sunday, December 14, 2014.

Survivors include two sisters, Opal Melinda Cummings of Tuscumbia, Ala. and Luzellia Parker of Florence, Ala. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patsy Wilson.

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I ’m still getting quite a few questions at the Extension ofce concerning what to do to garden areas during the fall and winter months. Some producers have planted greens and other winter annuals that provide an edible cover crop while others have tilled under garden areas that were used this year.

One of the best things a person can do right now is to soil test. Fall and winter are the optimum times to get this done. The main piece of data we want to learn from this soil test during this time of year is the pH of the area in question. Based upon this reading from the soil test, you can then make a lime application if needed and it will have time to work prior to the spring planting season. One of the most common problems with garden areas is low pH. If your pH is as low as 5.0, research shows that you are wasting over 50 percent of the fertilizer that you put out simply because the plant cannot utilize the fertilizer that is available. If you move the pH up to 6.0 you then only realize a 19 percent loss. Moving the pH to 7 will make 100 percent of the fertilizer available with no loss, so you can see the importance of liming. Even if you soil tested and put lime out last year you need to soil test again.

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All of these have little difculty in surviving winter months. If we have a light winter this year in Alcorn County it could prove to be a problem this coming spring and summer. By this I mean that the insects and other nuisances such as those listed above won ’t have as hard a time surviving this winter than those winters in the past.

Experienced gardeners know that a winter cleanup will help reduce disease carryover. Removal of diseased leaves from an area where you might have experienced a problem with fungi this past year will aid in preventing its appearance this coming year. Perennial weeds in and around the garden area should be destroyed, since these are often hosts for viruses and different fungi.

If there are any old plants or parts of plants that are still in the garden, they should be removed from the area or tilled under. Fungi and bacteria can overwinter in these plants and come back in the spring with another onslaught of problems unless they are removed or tilled under.

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One of the best things a person can do right now is to soil test. Fall and winter are the optimum times to get this done. lems last year, you should remove those branches that might be dead or dying. This will also help control some insects that overwinter in dead branches. It is important to remember that if you prune a tree with a fungus problem, you should disinfect your pruning tools between cuts. This will prevent the spread of the fungus to different branches and other trees.

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Vigilant mother is devastated by news of son’s molestation Abigail Van Buren Dear Abby

D E A R ABBY: I’m so upset.

I just found out my son was molested by one of his older cousins. “Ryan” didn’t want me to know because he was afraid of

how I would react.

Ryan is 19 and a very private person. I want to confront the person who did this to him and press charges.

What’s upsetting is I tried hard to protect my children.

I thought I was doing everything right by having my boys let their friends come and spend the night at my home instead of letting them stay at their friends’ homes.

I want Ryan to go to counseling to understand he did nothing wrong, that it wasn’t his fault.

Please help me to help my son.

I partly blame myself for not knowing.

How did I let this happen? I am their mother. I am supposed to keep them safe. Please tell me what to do. -- CONFUSED MOTHER IN NORTH CAROLINA DEAR MOTHER: Stay calm and understand that you have done nothing wrong.

This is no reflection upon you

as a parent.

While many people still believe that child molesters are creepy strangers who prey on little kids, the truth is the majority turn out to be family members or close friends one would never suspect.

Your son may be embarrassed or blame himself for what his cousin did. Reassure him that when someone older acts out against a younger one as his cousin did, that is “coercion” -an imbalance of power and experience.

Explain that it would be beneficial for him to talk to a therapist.

It might also benefit the cousin to do so because he may need to learn about boundaries.

Whether the cousin can be arrested or prosecuted may depend upon how long ago this occurred, and how old the kids were at the time it happened.

DEAR ABBY: I feel like I am not appreciated at my husband’s family’s holiday gatherings.

Everyone brings a dish, while I get assigned the “leftover” -which is usually a salad. I told my husband I wanted to bring the dessert one year, so I made a homemade pie.

His sister proceeded to bring two store-bought pies in addition to her dish.

No one ate any of my pie except for my husband and me.

Even when I bring the salad, no one eats it, either.

I may not be the best cook, but I am a good one and my pie was perfect.

Because this has happened more than once, I feel discouraged about contributing, and I have told that to my husband.

Do you have any advice about how I can contribute without feeling left out? -- NO NAME, PLEASE, IN MISSOURI DEAR NO NAME: Yes. Understand that when families gather for holiday dinners year after year, they often want particular foods prepared in the way to which they are accustomed.

While you may want to contribute, you may not be able to do that unless you are hosting the party.

From now on, unless you are asked to do otherwise, bring with you only a smile, your appetite, and flowers or a bottle of wine.

If you do, there will be fewer hurt feelings and you’ll save yourself some work.

TO MY JEWISH READERS: The eight days of Hanukkah begin at sundown. Happy Hanukkah, everyone! May we all enjoy a joyous festival of lights.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Horoscopes ARIES (March 21-April 19).

There are complexities in your personal life. Inaction may be the most intelligent thing you could do. It’s better to do nothing than to make a move you don’t understand.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

There’s something you need to come to terms with, and you’re going to feel restless until you handle it. Once you find peace within yourself, you will find it everywhere else you look, too.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

You’ll do things in a way that differs from the way you’ve done them before. You haven’t changed exactly; you’ve just become more of who you really are, and the old way of doing things doesn’t suit the new you.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

You’ll be given a job that someone else failed at before you.

Find out what they did wrong and any other pertinent information. This could be your lucky

break!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Those who feel disrespected will pose the biggest threat to smooth dealings. Put feelings first.

Speak to people’s emotions, and you will avoid problems.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You used to depend on someone, but you’ve grown self-sufficient, and you’re quite ready to move on. It starts with separating your own views from your teacher’s views.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Your spirits are buoyant, and you feel gloriously unencumbered.

You will ascend the mood of whatever circumstance you find yourself in, even if it is already quite good.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Your emotional warmth will melt the hostility from any situation.

Kindness is a discipline. When you slip, keep bringing it back around to kindness until it becomes your default.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.

21). You’re not always going to be positive. Sometimes it’s reasonable to think, “I can’t do it.”

But it would be a shame to let that thought keep you from trying.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll lead with your famous ambition. You may fail at a task, but if you do, you’ll fail forward.

It helps to surround yourself with smart people you can learn from.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

The task you’ve procrastinated on can wait no longer. You’ll probably have to coax yourself along. Starting a job is the hardest part, but you can make it easier on yourself by building in a reward.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Stay busy, and the negative emotions won’t have time to roost. Also, the more you do the more you’re capable of doing.

Furthermore, you look good in motion (and someone special will notice).

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Local Schedule Today Basketball Central @ Tish County, 6 Blue Mountain @ Walnut, 6 McNairy @ Adamsville, 6

Thursday Basketball Baldwyn @ Biggersville, 6 Hardin Co. @ McNairy, 6 Jumpertown Tourney Central

Friday Basketball Amory @ Corinth, 5 Biggersville @ Walnut, 6 Kossuth @ South Pontotoc, 6 Jumpertown Tourney Central

Saturday

Sports

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Warriors, Lions pick up BIGG wins

BY H. LEE SMITH II lsmith@dailycorinthian.com

BIGGERSVILLE — Corinth and Biggersville came up big at the BIGG Christmas Classic.

Corinth bounced back from a two-overtime loss at Pontotoc on Friday to down Southaven 74-54 in the eighth and final game at the third oneday event.

The Warriors (7-2) trailed 14-7 in the first before a 31-13 advantage the rest of the half gave CHS a 38-27 lead at intermission.

Kendall Stafford had 15 of Corinth’s 21 points in the second quarter en route to a career-high 31 points. The senior topped his previous high of 29, set the night before at

Pontotoc.

Stafford, who was 8-of-12 from the floor in a 21-point first half, also had five of Corinth’s 10 3-point buckets.

Corinth will resume Division 1-4A play at home Friday against Amory. School officials announced the doubleheader will start an hour earlier, with the girls’ game tipping at 5 p.m.

• The Lions recorded their second win of the week, two days after ending a 10-game losing streak that dated back to the 2013-14 season.

Biggersville (2-9) outscored Nettleton 27-14 in the fourth to claim a 67-55 win.

Nettleton trailed 29-24 at recess before taking a 41-40 lead into the fourth quarter.

Greg Robinson scored half of his game-high 24 points in the big fourth quarter. Devonte Spears, who followed with 21, tallied 10 in the fourth -including a 6-of-6 showing from the line.

BHS was 12-of-20 from the line overall, missing just two of its 10 tries in the final period. Nettleton was just 5-of14 from the line.

Biggersville will play host to Baldwyn on Thursday.

(B) Biggersville 67, Nettleton 55 Nettleton 13 11 17 14 -- 55 Biggersville 12 17 11 27 -- 67

NETTLETON (55): Chris Long 15, Dre Sharp 14, Drae Smith 9, Kendall Gardner 7, Damien Ealy 7, Kaleb Gilbert 3.

BIGGERSVILLE (67): Greg Robinson

24, Devonte Spears 21, Bradley Davis 11, Trip Campbell 6, Tyran Davis 3, Clint Young 1, Cameron Barnett 1.

3-Pointers: (N) Sharp 4, Gardner, Gilbert. (B) B. Davis 2, Campbell 2, Spears.

Records: Nettleton 4-6, Biggersville 2-9

(B) Corinth 74, Southaven 54 Southaven 17 10 10 17 -- 54 Corinth 17 21 16 20 -- 74

SOUTHAVEN (54): Mahrian Butler 16, Taie Moore 10, K.J. Davis 9, T.J. Martin 6, Jazzerian Martin 4, Kenny Miller 4, Daylan Fox 3.

CORINTH (74): Kendall Stafford 31, Antares Gwyn 12, Trae Burcham 8, Dee Brown 6, Armad Wicks 5, Hack Smith 4, Tada Stricklen 4, Quentin Patterson 2, Javen Morrison 2.

3-Pointers: (S) T.J. Martin, J. Martin.

(C) Stafford 5, Burcham 2, Brown 2, Wicks.

Records: Southaven 5-3, Corinth 7-2

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Basketball North Pontotoc Shootout (B) Corinth-North Panola, 4

Ole Miss OL to miss bowl with torn ACL The Associated Press

OXFORD — Mississippi offensive lineman Aaron Morris will miss the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl because of a knee injury.

It is the second time Morris has torn the ACL in his left knee.

The 6-foot-5, 345-pound junior missed most of the 2013 season after the first injury.

Morris started 11 out of 12 regular season games this season. Coach Hugh Freeze said on Monday that Morris partially tore the ligament before the regular-season finale against Mississippi State, but wanted to try to play through the injury.

Freeze said Morris and the coaching staff elected to have surgery before the bowl game so he can try to return by the beginning of next season.

No. 9 Ole Miss (9-3) will face No. 6 TCU (11-1) on December 31.

Shorts Youth Basketball League Registration for the Chewalla Baptist Basketball League will continue through December.

The children’s basketball league will be for boys and girls ages PreK6TH Grade. Cost is $20 a player or cheerleader.

For more information about the league, contact Ross Shelton (731610-0458) or Meg Day (731-6101425).

League play will be on Saturdays and will begin in January at Chewalla Baptist.

You can also e-mail chewalla60@ yahoo.com.

AC Baseball Hosting Lee The Alcorn Central Bears baseball team is pleased to announce Fellowship of Christian Athletes representative and former Mississippi State quarterback Tyson Lee will be the featured speaker for its annual First Pitch Banquet & Silent Auction to be held on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 7 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.

Mississippi Record Book The 19th annual Mississippi Baseball Record Book is now available for purchase by mail.

The book includes records of public schools and four-year colleges.

The book is published by Diamonds

By Smillie.

Coach John Smillie has worked hard to publish a comprehensive record book to promote the baseball history of public high schools and four-year colleges.

If you would to buy a copy of the book, you can send a $12 check to: Ms. Baseball Record Book; Diamonds By Smillie; 3159 Kendrick Road; Corinth, MS. 38834.

For more information call 662-8080013.

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BMC runners include women: Nikki Taylor, Booneville; Hannah Orrick, Louisville, Ky; Cassidy Blaylock, Belden; Page Rowland, Ripley; Micayla Everett, Gulfport; and men: Brian McDonnieal, Corinth; Josh Lazore, Tupelo; Carter Witt, Dardanelle, Ark.

BMC cross country members earn honors For the Daily Corinthian

BLUE MOUNTAIN — Eight Blue Mountain College cross country student athletes recently earned conference academic honors and four earned the equivalent of academic All-American honors.

Nikki Taylor, Cassidy Blaylock, Micayla Everett, Hannah Orrick, and Brian McDonnieal were named to the

Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athletes Team, and they were joined on the Southern States Athletic Conference All-Academic Team by Page Rowland, Josh Lazore and Carter Witt.

To be named to the NAIA team, student athletes must be at least a junior and carry a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 system. To earn SSAC

honors, student athletes must be at least a sophomore and carry a minimum of 3.25 on a 4.0 GPA. Taylor is a junior from Booneville; Blaylock is a junior from Belden, Everett is a junior from Gulfport; Orrick is a junior from Louisville, Ky.; and McDonnieal is a senior from Corinth.

Rowland is a sophomore

from Ripley; Lazore is a junior from Tupelo; and Witt is a junior from Dardanelle, Ark. “This is quite an honor for these folks,” said BMC cross country coach Phillip Laney.

“They are all hard-workers as students and runners.

“I’m really happy for them; they’re all deserving of these honors.”

Man charged in killing was on probation The Associated Press

AUBURN, Ala. — An east Alabama man was already on probation for separate crimes when he was charged with killing an Auburn University football player in a shooting eerily similar to a triple killing two years ago.

Markale Hart, 22, of Camp Hill was arrested on burglary and theft charges in 2010 and pleaded guilty to a reduced burglary charge in 2012, records show. He also pleaded guilty to a marijuana charge that year.

Hart, jailed on a murder charge in the killing of 18-year-old Jakell Lenard Mitchell, remains on probation for the burglary, for which he was sentenced to six months in jail, Tallapoosa County District Attorney Paul Jones said Monday.

“We have filed a motion to revoke his probation based on the new charges,” Jones said Monday.

Hart appeared during a brief court hearing in Opelika on Monday. He told the judge that he has two children, ages

1 year old and 4 months, and he can’t afford to pay a lawyer. The judge said he would appoint an attorney.

He was arrested Sunday in the fatal shooting of Mitchell, a redshirt freshman football player from neighboring Opelika. Mitchell’s girlfriend said the player and another man began arguing during a party when a third person opened fire, killing Mitchell.

The shooting was similar in many ways to the shooting that killed two one-time Auburn players and a third man

in 2012.

Mitchell was fatally shot during a late-night party at Tiger Lodge apartments, a large complex a few miles from campus that caters to students with amenities including a large pool, a clubhouse with games and study areas.

The complex — since renamed and with what promotional materials describe as added security features — is the same place where onePlease see CHARGED | 11A

Rushing leader Murray undergoes hand surgery The Associated Press

IRVING, Texas — NFL rushing leader DeMarco Murray has a broken hand that requires surgery and may miss Sunday’s game against Indianapolis as the Dallas Cowboys make a run at a playoff berth.

Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said on his radio show that Murray was having surgery Mon-

day. He also said it is “probably a tough expectation” that Murray would play against the Colts.

Murray has 1,687 yards rushing and needs 87 yards to break all-time NFL rushing leader Emmitt Smith’s franchise record of 1,773 yards.

Murray set an NFL record by starting the season with eight straight 100-yard games but

the Cowboys may need to look elsewhere this weekend.

The Cowboys (10-4) might need to win both remaining games to ensure the end of a four-year playoff drought.

They finish the regular season at Washington.

Lance Dunbar and Joseph Randle split carries as Murray’s backup in Sunday’s 38-27 win over Philadelphia

that gave Dallas the NFC East lead. In addition to Dunbar and Randle, the Cowboys have had Ryan Williams on their practice squad all season. Williams was taken 33 picks ahead of Murray in the 2011 draft.

Murray, a fourth-year back, has yet to make it through a full season without missing games because of injuries.

Lester hopes to end Cubs’ championship drought The Associated Press

CHICAGO — Jon Lester says he believes in the Chicago Cubs’ plan and is ready to try to help bring them their first championship since 1908. Lester says “we fully buy in.” A three-time All-Star who won two World Series with Boston, he was introduced at a news conference on Monday and presented Kerry Wood’s old No. 34. Lester agreed to a $155 million, six-

year contract with the Cubs at the winter meetings last week that set baseball records for largest signing bonus and biggest upfront payment.

Chicago President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein says this “really marks the start of a transition for the Cubs.” Lester gets a record $30 million signing bonus, of which $15 million is due

by April 1, $2.5 million each

by Dec. 31 in 2018 and 2019,

and a final $10 million installment by Sept. 15, 2020.

He gets salaries of $15 million next year, $20 million each in 2016 and 2017, $22.5 apiece in 2018 and 2019 and $15 million in 2020. There is a $25 million mutual option for 2021 with a $10 million buyout, and the option would become guaranteed if Lester pitches 200 or more innings in 2020 or 400 or more in 2020-21 combined.

Lester gets a hotel suite on the road, a provision that he can’t be traded without his consent and the right to 25 hours of private-plane use for him and his family annually.

A total of 1,686 players have appeared for the Cubs since Orval Overall retired Detroit’s Boss Schmidt for the final out of the 1908 World Series, according to STATS, Please see CUBS | 11A

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BIGG

Basketball NBA standings, schedule

CONTINUED FROM 10A Â (G) West Point 54, Biggersville 44 West Point 15 4 16 19 -- 54 Biggersville 16 0 13 15 -- 44 Â WEST POINT (54): Qiayon Bailey 17, Alexis Gates 12, Tyshae Young 11, Tia McCrary 10, Shannya Lyles 4.

BIGGERSVILLE (44): Tyler Shelley 25, Jada Tubbs 10, Savannah Davis 9.

3-Pointers: (WP) Bailey 2, Young. (B) Shelley 3, Davis 2.

Record: Biggersville 4-6 Â

(B) Ashland 73, Central 52 Ashland 25 18 18 12 -- 73 Central 12 20 14 6 -- 52 Â ASHLAND (73): Deanthony Tipler 18, Rod Reaves 12, Kadjah Shelton 11, Juwan Martin 11, Richard Brooks 10, Travagus Peterson 4, Dontez Turnage 3, Zion Elliot 2, Maceo Mason 2.

CENTRAL (52): Chandler Young 19, Blake McIntyre 16, Ben McIntyre 8, Trevor Godwin 6, Garrett Works 2, Landon Baswell 1.

3-Pointers: (A) Shelton 3, Tipler 2. (C) Blake McIntyre 4, Ben McIntyre 2.

Record: Central 5-7

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time football players Ed Christian and Ladarious Phillips and a third man, DeMario Pitts, were shot to death during an argument at a late-night gathering in June 2012.

Desmonte Leonard of Montgomery was convicted of murder and is scheduled to be sentenced next month in the triple slaying. Evidence showed Leonard had driven from Montgomery to Auburn with friends to attend a party but got into a dispute with an Auburn football player that ended in gunfire.

In the shooting last weekend, authorities said Hart is from neighboring Tallapoosa County, where he was arrested, and apparently had gone to the apartment complex for a party.

Witnesses in both cases described hearing a hail of gunshots, followed by a scramble for cover. Mitchell was taken to the same hospi-

tal as victims of the 2012 shooting.

Outside of the court hearing Monday, Lee County District Attorney Robbie Treese said he considers the apartments a trouble spot because of shootings, robberies and other crimes through the years.

Treese said he is going to review the laws to see what he can do to have the apartments declared a public nuisance and perhaps shut down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Enoughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enough,â&#x20AC;? he said.

In a message to residents posted on Tiger Lodgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page, management said those involved in the shooting werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t residents. The note said new owners took over in 2013 and have made improvements including video cameras, improved gates to control access and â&#x20AC;&#x153;courtesy patrols.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nonetheless, tragic events such as this can still occur anywhere and at any time,â&#x20AC;? said the statement.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 18 6 .750 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brooklyn 10 12 .455 7 Boston 7 14 .333 9½ New York 5 21 .192 14 Philadelphia 2 21 .087 15½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Washington 17 6 .739 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Atlanta 16 7 .696 1 Miami 11 13 .458 6½ Orlando 10 16 .385 8½ Charlotte 6 17 .261 11 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 15 8 .652 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cleveland 13 9 .591 1½ Milwaukee 12 12 .500 3½ Indiana 7 17 .292 8½ Detroit 5 19 .208 10½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 19 4 .826 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Houston 18 5 .783 1 San Antonio 17 7 .708 2½ Dallas 17 8 .680 3 New Orleans 11 12 .478 8 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 18 6 .750 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Oklahoma City 11 13 .458 7 Denver 10 14 .417 8 Utah 6 18 .250 12 Minnesota 5 18 .217 12½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 21 2 .913 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; L.A. Clippers 16 7 .696 5 Phoenix 12 13 .480 10 Sacramento 11 13 .458 10½ L.A. Lakers 8 16 .333 13½ Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Golden State 105, Dallas 98 Atlanta at Orlando Portland at Indiana Brooklyn at Charlotte L.A. Clippers at Milwaukee Memphis at Philadelphia Denver at Houston Detroit at Sacramento Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Golden State 128, New Orleans 122, OT Washington 93, Utah 84 Chicago 93, Miami 75 Oklahoma City 112, Phoenix 88 L.A. Lakers 100, Minnesota 94 Toronto 95, New York 90, OT San Antonio 99, Denver 91 Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Boston at Philadelphia, L.A. Lakers at Indiana, Charlotte at Cleveland, Chicago at Atlanta, Orlando at Toronto, .

Milwaukee at Phoenix, San Antonio at Portland, (n) Detroit at L.A. Clippers, (n) Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m.

Miami at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Dallas at New York, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Phoenix at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Utah at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Toronto, 8 p.m.

Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Portland, 10 p.m.

Indiana at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

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and all have failed to bring another title to the North Side. Lester hopes he and a promising core of young players can end the slide along with manager Joe Maddon, who left Tampa Bay for a $25 million, five-year contract with the Cubs.

Lester, who turns 31 next month, was dealt by the Red Sox to Oakland at the trade deadline in July and helped the Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reach the playoffs for the third straight year before a 9-8, 12-inning loss to Kansas City in the AL wild-card game. He went 16-11 with a careerbest 2.46 ERA and 220 strikeouts last season

and is 116-67 with a 3.58 ERA in nine big league seasons.

He also had been sought by the Red Sox, World Series champion San Francisco and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Lester is headed to a team that hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t made the playoffs since 2008, but he knows Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer from their time together in Boston.

Besides landing Lester, the Cubs agreed to a $20 million, two-year contract with pitcher Jason Hammel last week after trading him to Oakland in July. They also acquired two-time All-Star catcher Miguel Montero from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Harden, HOU James, CLE Bryant, LAL Davis, NOR Griffin, LAC

THROUGH DEC. 12 G FG FT PTS 22 171 188 581 21 189 125 536 23 199 153 584 22 209 117 535 22 198 109 511

AVG 26.4 25.5 25.4 24.3 23.2

Curry, GOL Anthony, NYK Aldridge, POR Bosh, MIA Gay, SAC Thompson, GOL Butler, CHI Irving, CLE Ellis, DAL Lillard, POR Green, BOS Lowry, TOR Jefferson, CHA Gasol, CHI Gasol, MEM

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Saturday menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scores EAST Georgetown 76, Radford 49 Iona 91, Indiana St. 84 La Salle 65, Drexel 55 Mount St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 67, Norfolk St. 64, OT Pittsburgh 58, St. Bonaventure 54 Providence 79, Stony Brook 61 Rhode Island 83, Delaware St. 44 Robert Morris 75, Duquesne 59 St. Francis (NY) 90, Mount St. Vincent 72 UMass 75, Canisius 58 SOUTH Davidson 78, Niagara 58 East Carolina 70, James Madison 58 Gardner-Webb 74, Furman 68 Kentucky 84, North Carolina 70 LSU 76, Sam Houston St. 67 Liberty 79, Bluefield 61 Lipscomb 68, Austin Peay 59 Louisiana-Lafayette 115, Centenary 59 Maryland 67, SC-Upstate 57 Oklahoma St. 73, Memphis 55 Presbyterian 79, Montreat 68 Richmond 54, Howard 41 UNC Greensboro 80, ETSU 79 VMI 92, Marist 77 W. Kentucky 81, Mississippi 74 MIDWEST Bowling Green 67, Cleveland St. 57 E. Kentucky 73, IUPUI 64 Green Bay 64, Drake 48 Indiana 94, Grand Canyon 66 Kansas 63, Utah 60 Murray St. 81, Evansville 79 Ohio 66, Alcorn St. 55 Ohio St. 87, Morehead St. 71 S. Dakota St. 87, Idaho 85 Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Cal) 71, Creighton 67, OT Toledo 73, Arkansas St. 65 UMKC 79, Nebraska-Omaha 72 Wichita St. 77, Detroit 68 Wisconsin 86, Nicholls St. 43 Xavier 74, Missouri 58 SOUTHWEST Abilene Christian 76, N. New Mexico 48 Arkansas 69, Dayton 55 Oklahoma 87, Tulsa 68 Texas A&M 81, Youngstown St. 63 FAR WEST Air Force 80, Ark.-Pine Bluff 47 Arizona 80, Michigan 53 Arizona St. 81, Pepperdine 74 Colorado 93, N. Colorado 68 Colorado St. 88, Ark.-Fort Smith 60 N. Arizona 71, Loyola Marymount 69 Oregon St. 59, Mississippi St. 49 Portland St. 65, CS Bakersfield 59 Stanford 49, Denver 43

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scores EAST Albany (NY) 76, Siena 57 Army 74, CCSU 60 Bowling Green 76, St. Francis (Pa.) 62 Maine 60, Northeastern 51 Memphis 63, Georgetown 46 Monmouth (NJ) 82, Colgate 62 Princeton 96, Binghamton 58 West Virginia 82, IPFW 48 SOUTH Campbell 69, Charleston Southern 65 Miami 70, Coppin St. 54 S. Illinois 75, Austin Peay 65 Stony Brook 50, Morgan St. 48 MIDWEST Dayton 86, Cent. Michigan 76 Illinois 80, Valparaiso 58 N. Iowa 62, Dartmouth 46 Nebraska 54, CS Bakersfield 45 Notre Dame 70, Michigan 50 SE Missouri 61, Detroit 51 Toledo 80, Idaho 67 SOUTHWEST

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TCU 56, Prairie View 50 Texas A&M 94, Houston 55 Texas-Arlington 42, Texas A&M-CC 28 FAR WEST Arizona St. 72, UC Davis 51 BYU 60, Utah 56

Football NFL standings, schedule AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 10 3 0 .769 401 267 Miami 7 6 0 .538 314 260 Buffalo 7 6 0 .538 281 241 N.Y. Jets 2 11 0 .154 214 349 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 9 4 0 .692 407 307 Houston 7 6 0 .538 314 260 Tennessee 2 11 0 .154 220 374 Jacksonville 2 11 0 .154 199 356 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 8 4 1 .654 281 289 Pittsburgh 8 5 0 .615 362 319 Baltimore 8 5 0 .615 356 255 Cleveland 7 6 0 .538 276 270 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 10 3 0 .769 385 293 San Diego 8 5 0 .615 293 272 Kansas City 7 6 0 .538 291 241 Oakland 2 11 0 .154 200 350 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 389 309 Dallas 9 4 0 .692 343 301 N.Y. Giants 4 9 0 .308 293 326 Washington 3 10 0 .231 244 346 South W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 5 8 0 .385 328 342 New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 333 359 Carolina 4 8 1 .346 269 341 Tampa Bay 2 11 0 .154 237 348 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 10 3 0 .769 423 304 Detroit 9 4 0 .692 265 224 Minnesota 6 7 0 .462 263 281 Chicago 5 8 0 .385 281 378 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 11 3 0 .786 287 244 Seattle 9 4 0 .692 322 235 San Francisco 7 6 0 .538 244 268 St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 291 297 Thursday Arizona 12, St. Louis 6 Sunday Kansas City 31, Oakland 13 Pittsburgh 27, Atlanta 20 N.Y. Giants 24, Washington 13 New England 41, Miami 13 Indianapolis 17, Houston 10 Baltimore 20, Jacksonville 12 Buffalo 21, Green Bay 13 Carolina 19, Tampa Bay 17 Cincinnati 30, Cleveland 0 Denver 22, San Diego 10 N.Y. Jets 16, Tennessee 11 Seattle 17, San Francisco 7 Detroit 16, Minnesota 14 Dallas 38, Philadelphia 27 Monday New Orleans at Chicago Thursday, Dec. 18 Tennessee at Jacksonville, 7:25 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 20 Philadelphia at Washington, 3:30 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 21 Baltimore at Houston, Noon Detroit at Chicago, Noon Atlanta at New Orleans, Noon Minnesota at Miami, Noon Cleveland at Carolina, Noon Green Bay at Tampa Bay, Noon Kansas City at Pittsburgh, Noon New England at N.Y. Jets, Noon N.Y. Giants at St. Louis, 3:05 p.m.

Buffalo at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 22 Denver at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

NCAA FCS playoffs

Quarterfinals Friday New Hampshire 35, Chattanooga 30 Saturday North Dakota State 39, Coastal Carolina 32 Sam Houston State 34, Villanova 31 Illinois State 59, Eastern Washington 49 Semifinals Friday, Dec. 19 or Saturday, Dec. 20 New Hampshire (12-1) vs. Illinois State (12-1), TBA NNorth Dakota State (13-1) vs. Sam Houston State (11-4), TBA Championship Saturday, Jan. 10 At FC Dallas Stadium Frisco, Texas Semifinal winners, Noon

NCAA Division II playoffs Semifinals Sunday Minnesota State-(Mankato) 47, Concord (W.Va.) 13 Colorado State-Pueblo 10, West Georgia 7 Championship Saturday At Sporting Park Kansas City, Kan. Minnesota State-(Mankato) (14-0) vs.

Colorado State-Pueblo (13-1), 3 p.m.

NCAA Division III playoffs Semifinals Sunday Mount Union 70, Wesley 21 Wisconsin0Whitewater 20, Linfield 14 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl Friday At Salem Stadium Salem, Va. Mount Union (14-0) vs. WisconsinWhitewater (14-0), 6 p.m.

Bowl Schedule Saturday NEW ORLEANS BOWL Nevada (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4), 10 a.m. (ESPN) NEW MEXICO BOWL At Albuquerque UTEP (7-5) vs. Utah State (9-4), 1:20 p.m. (ESPN) LAS VEGAS BOWL Colorado State (10-2) vs. Utah (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ABC) FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL At Boise Western Michigan (8-4) vs. Air Force (93), 4:45 p.m. (ESPN) CAMELIA BOWL At Montgomery, Ala. Bowling Green (7-6) vs. South Alabama (6-6), 8:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 22 MIAMI BEACH BOWL BYU (8-4) vs. Memphis (9-3), 1 p.m.

(ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 23 BOCA RATON (FLA.) BOWL Marshall (12-1) vs. Northern Illinois (11-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN) POINSETTIA BOWL At San Diego Navy (6-5) vs. San Diego State (7-5), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 24 BAHAMAS BOWL At Nassau Western Kentucky (7-5) vs. Central Michigan (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN) HAWAII BOWL At Honolulu Rice (7-5) vs. Fresno State (6-7), 7 p.m.

(ESPN)

Friday, Dec. 26 HEART OF DALLAS BOWL Illinois (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), Noon (ESPN) QUICK LANE BOWL At Detroit Rutgers (7-5) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) ST. PETERSBURG (FLA.) BOWL UCF (9-3) vs. N.C. State (7-5), 7 p.m.

(ESPN)

Bengals pulled college video to prep

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CINCINNATI â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Paul Guenther was nervous all week, something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very unusual for Cincinnatiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first-year defensive coordinator.

The reason: Johnny Manziel had played so little in the NFL that there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much to give him a read on how to rattle the rookie quarterback.

What to do?

Guenther started pull-

ing out the college video and came up with a plan that worked perfectly.

Taking a cue from LSU and Missouri, Guentherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense made the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner look like he still belonged back at Texas A&M. The Bengals knocked Manziel around â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and mocked him by repeatedly doing his â&#x20AC;&#x153;moneyâ&#x20AC;? gesture â&#x20AC;&#x201D; during a 30-0 victory on Sunday in Cleveland.

The victory kept the

Bengals (9-4-1) a halfgame ahead of Pittsburgh and Baltimore in the AFC North and gave a little momentum to a defense that feels it has something to prove. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had some games where we kind of blown up a little bit, particularly in those games we lost,â&#x20AC;?

Guenther said on Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve given up a lot of yards with a lot of points.â&#x20AC;?

Cincinnati has allowed 500 yards in three games

this season, a franchise record.

The Browns beat the Bengals 24-3 at Paul Brown Stadium on Nov. 6 with Brian Hoyer at quarterback.

Guenther was worried about what Manziel would do in his starting debut Sunday because of his ability to run and improvise.

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BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@ dailycorinthian.com

BOONEVILLE — As one major construction project nears an end, Northeast Mississippi Community College officials are looking toward several new projects that will continue to bring major improvements to facilities and services.

Work is expected to be completed this spring on the transformation of Stringer Hall, the former administration building, into a state of the art bookstore and distance learning center. Meanwhile, work will soon begin on a significant remodeling and expansion of the school’s basketball arena and the transformation of the campus fitness center into a community-oriented facility aimed at improving the health and fitness of the entire community.

The summer will see significant sidewalk work and other improvements to upgrade existing facilities and connect the campus with the Booneville city park.

Executive Vice-President Ricky Ford said the school’s leadership believes its essential to have a long-term plan for improvements that will benefit students and the community. He said it’s vital the college remain a growing entity, changing and bettering itself for the future.

“You’ve got to have a strong vision,” he said.

Stringer Hall, an original building dating back to the college’s opening in 1948, previously housed administrative offices.

These offices were moved with the opening in 2013 of the school’s new consolidated student services and administration building, Jack Ramsey Hall.

The exterior of the build-

Stringer Hall, one of the original buildings on the Northeast Mississippi Community College campus in Booneville, is being renovated to house a new campus bookstore and distance learning center.

The project is part of ongoing campus improvements.

ing, which is on the state’s register of historic places, had to retain its original look, but the college was allowed to make major changes on the inside.

“We could do anything we want on the inside,” said Ford.

While the outside gets repairs bringing it back to its original glory, the inside is being transformed.

The first floor will house an expanded and improved bookstore featuring a new campus grill and cafe offering Starbucks coffee. The new bookstore will be much larger and more accessible, offering a wider variety of books, supplies, electronics and school spirit items. The building’s second floor is set to become the school’s distance learning center where students can take monitored tests for online classes and participate in

classes originating around the world through the Internet in three computer labs including one seating up to 72 students. The labs will also be used by English classes and others.

The newly renovated building is expected to open in March.

Just up the boulevard from Stringer Hall, Bonner Arnold Coliseum will be getting a long-awaited facelift starting in January. The home of the Tigers and Lady Tigers will have new additions and renovations upgrading restrooms and adding a new concession stand, new office suite, new hospitality suite, a new trophy room and more. The work is expected to be completed by May. “It’s going to look a lot nicer and be a lot more functional,” said Ford.

A major grant from

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi will transform the school’s fitness center in the Burgess Student Activity Center into a full-service center with completely upgraded equipment. The $308,000 grant will improve the center and make it the centerpiece of an effort to boost healthy lifestyles in the city. Ford said the school plans to hire a full-time exercise science instructor who will also offer fitness classes. NEMCC employees and families and the employees of the Booneville School District will be able to use the facility free of charge and memberships will be offered to the community at very low costs.

Work is expected to begin this summer on improvements to the boulevard and sidewalks

leading to the city park, including those surrounding the school’s football stadium. Funded through a grant from the Mississippi Department of Transportation, the work will include new and improved sidewalks connecting the school from Ramsey Hall on the east end of the boulevard to the city’s westside park.

The work will also include new lighting and other improvements.

Also in the works is a facelift for the entrance to the school at the intersection of Cunningham Boulevard and Second Street.

Ford said they plan to remove the existing electronic marquee sign and replace it with two brick signs flanking the entrance, creating a more attractive point for people to enter the campus.

The next major project

at the Booneville campus may be improvements to the football field at Tiger Stadium. Ford explained there are serious drainage issues with pipes running beneath the fields and the school is pondering how best to fix the drainage issues. They are also considering the possibility of moving to an artificial turf surface when the work is done. Ford said this project is probably a year and a half to two years in the future.

Off campus, the school is preparing to announce plans for Northeast at Ripley. A comprehensive extension center similar to ones already located at Corinth and New Albany, Northeast at Ripley will bring education closer to both adult students, traditional students and high school students taking courses for college credit.

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Sharing friends’ and family’s favorite recipes The story goes that once upon a time when cousin Billy was eating at a restaurant, the waitress asked if he wanted dessert. She praised the apple pie, saying it was just like his grandmother used to make.

He let her know in no uncertain terms that if it was anything like Granny’s, he wanted no part of it.

Granny Sue b e l i e v e d Bronson in using as little sugar Down Home as possible.

When one bit into what looked like a delicious fried apple pie, they got a surprise. Someone commented once she baked them like that because that was the way she liked them, so no one else would eat them.

My grandkids seem to like my cooking since the first thing most do when they come in is check the refrigerator or cookie jar.

Some of my grandma’s friends say their grandkids are the same way.

Cathy Murphy’s grandson Eli loves her caramel cakes. Recently she made one for him to carry to the Southside Elementary School’s Fall Festival. Jamie Fisher’s grandkids, along with everyone else, requests her Sweet Potato Sausage Balls.

Several years ago, Fran Lancaster passed along one of her family’s favorites. The first time I made it, I thought I’d messed up because the batter was very liquid but it turned out perfect, very moist.

It’s a perfect holiday dessert. And who can resist Jan Prater’s Sausage Pinwheels? Now with all of her kids, grandkids and great-grandkids, she probably has to make double batches.

One has a tendency to eat these too hot, because they smell so good cooking, it’s hard to wait.

Caramel Cake 1 box white cake mix Bake according to directions for sheet cake Quick Caramel Icing 8 tablespoons butter or margarine 1⁄2 cup packed light brown sugar 1⁄2 cup packed dark brown sugar 1⁄4 cup whole milk 2 cups confectioners’ sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Put butter or margarine and brown sugars in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir until mixture comes to a boil, about 2 minutes. Add milk and bring back to a boil.

Remove from heat; add confectioners’ sugar and vanilla. Beat with a wooden spoon until frosting is smooth. Pour over sheet cake while still warm. Do this immediately or it will start to harden.

Sweet Potato Sausage Balls 3 cups Bisquick 2 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes 1 pound sausage 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese Combine ingredients well, Roll into balls and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Pumpkin Crunch 1 box yellow cake mix 15-ounce can solid pack pumpkin 12-ounce can evaporated milk 3 eggs 11⁄2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans 11⁄2 sticks butter, melted

Whipped topping Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9x13-inch pan with cooking oil.

Combine pumpkin, evaporated milk, eggs, sugar, cinnamon and salt in large bowl. Mix and pour into pan. Sprinkle dry cake mix over mixture.

Top with pecans. Drizzle melted butter over pecans.

Bake 50-55 minutes. Cool and serve chilled with whipped topping.

Sausage Pinwheels 2 cups sifted self-rising flour 1⁄4 cup shortening 2⁄3 cup milk 1 pound sausage Cut shortening into flour until fine. Add milk and mix quickly with a fork. Turn dough out on lightly floured surface and knead until just smooth.

Roll into a rectangle 1⁄4inch thick. Spread sausage thinly over dough.

Roll dough and sausage up like jelly roll; slice into about 1⁄2-inch rounds and place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until lightly browned.

This can be made ahead and frozen on a cookie sheet. When frozen, remove from cookie sheet and place in freezer bag.

Following are three of my family’s favorites.

The Butter Rolls recipe is Gail Young’s and words cannot express how deliciously creamy they are.

It can be halved, but leftovers are equally as good popped in the microwave for a few seconds.

Butter Rolls 2 cans crescent rolls 2 cups sugar 2 sticks butter or margarine 2 tablespoons vanilla Roll crescent rolls and place in 9x13-inch pan.

Mix sugar, milk and but-

ter. Bring to a boil; add vanilla. Pour mixture over crescent rolls and bake at 350 until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Before serving, spoon liquid mixture over rolls.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars 1 cup butter, melted 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 2 cups confectioners’ sugar 1 cup and 4 tablespoons peanut butter, divided 11⁄2 cups chocolate chips In a medium bowl, mix together butter, graham cracker crumbs, confectioners’ sugar and 1 cup peanut butter until well blended. Press evenly into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13-inch pan.

Microwave the chocolate chips with 4 tablespoons peanut butter on high for

1 minute. Stir. Continue microwaving and stirring every 30 seconds until smooth. Spread over the prepared crust. Refrigerate at least one hour before cutting into squares. Store bars in airtight container in refrigerator.

Put the grandkids to work on these. They’ll love crushing the graham crackers into crumbs.

Chocolate-Banana Bread 2 cups all-purpose flour 3⁄4 cup sugar 1⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa 11⁄2 teaspoons baking powder 3⁄4 teaspoon salt 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted 2 eggs 11⁄3 cups mashed very

ripe bananas, about 3 bananas 1 teaspoon vanilla Powdered sugar Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 9x5-inch loaf pan. Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt in large bowl.

Beat butter in large bowl at medium speed until lightened. Beat in chocolate, eggs, bananas and vanilla at low speed. Stir in flour mixture until just combined. pour into pan.

Bake 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in canter comes our almost clean. Cool on wire rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan. After cooled completely, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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The holiday elf sensation In 2005, author Carol Aeborsold self-published a book that would create a new holiday institution. The subject of the book was an elf who oversaw and reported Stacy children’s havior Jones btoeSanta in the weeks The Dowtowner preceding the holiday. It has since forged an albeit creepy but apparently addictive tradition: placing a small elf in random places in the house each day during the month of December as part of preparation for Christmas.

It’s ironic, considering much of the controversy regarding the origins of Christmas as a Christian holiday, that an elf takes such a prominent place of late in the holiday celebration.

The supernatural beings originate in pre-Christian Norse/Germanic mythology. Elves are grouped in some archaic texts with gods, dwarves, giants, fairies, and leprechauns.

Norse texts considered them among the pagan gods, although German texts rendered them more maliciously. Early on, in Norse mythology, these pagan beings were considered house-gnomes because they guarded their residences from evil. You see, elves really originated in Lapland, Finland—not the North Pole.

The relationship between elves and humans was one of ambivalence.

Elves could cause disease, but they could also heal it if they so desired. Humans and elves could interbreed, the spawn of which was half-human, half-elf, with the appearance of humans but the magical, intuitive powers of elves.

We have to find our own inspiration and meaning amongst all of the contemporary commercialism of the holiday.

Pranks and mischief were often attributed to elves. Knotted hair was once called “elf locks,” and a baby born with a birthmark was sometimes called “elf-marked.”

Twentieth century poet Robert Frost incorporates the notion of pranking elves in his well-known poem “Mending Wall.”

He writes, “ I could say, “Elves” to him. But it’s not elves exactly,” musing over why gaps are appearing in the wall between his and his neighbor’s yards.

Other writers also drew upon elf mythology.

Shakespeare’s elves were much like fairies: small winged creatures that flitted about amid flowers.

Three hundred years after Shakespeare, the Lord of the Rings series, written

by J.R.R. Tolkien, has its share of elves as characters.

Now what about the connection between elves and Christmas, which really began long before 2005, when Aeborsold published her book? We can partially thank Little Women author Louisa May Alcott for that connection. In 1850, she completed a book called Christmas Elves, but it was never published.

Apparently, however, word got out, and a little later, in 1873, the cover of a popular magazine called Godey’s Lady’s Book featured a cover with Santa and a group of elves. The caption read: “Here we have an idea of the prepa-

rations that are made to supply the young folks with toys at Christmas time.” However, the influence of the magazine at the time was immense, as an 1850 cover featuring a modern-day Christmas tree had already created a new holiday tradition.

Of course, now it seems that elves are indelibly etched in our Christmas traditions. Pop culture is ripe with examples, including Hermey, the RedNosed Reindeer’s “misfit” elf who wishes instead to pursue dentistry, along with Will Ferrell’s character in the movie “Elf.” So Carol Aeborsold coopted an old Norse myth for financial gain. But who can blame her? Who wouldn’t have done the same if given the inspiration for the idea first?

Some critics have levied criticism against the whole idea of the “Elf on a Shelf,” claiming that it’s too commercial. Yes, but so is almost everything else associated with Christmas.

We have to find our own inspiration and meaning amongst all of the contemporary commercialism of the holiday.

Other critics, such as psychologist David Kyle Johnston, complain that the “Elf on the Shelf” watching children’s behavior is a “dangerous parental crutch,” much akin to the “Santa lie” that is perpetuated on children.

I don’t know about anyone else, but I never found anything wrong with the “Santa lie”—while it lasted, and I lament that it couldn’t perhaps last longer. Perhaps the elf mythology isn’t so bad either.

(Daily Corinthian columnist Stacy Jones teaches English at McNairy Central High School and UT Martin and serves on the board of directors at Corinth Theatre-Arts. She loves being a downtown Corinth resident.)

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Heavenly sounds will flutter through the air as St. Paul’s Episcopal Church offers its annual Service of Lessons and Carols.

All are invited to the traditional English servic,e which will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17.

Featuring nine scripture readings interspersed with sacred music, the selections will communicate the story of a world longing for deliverance, and the coming of Christ.

Led by Organist-Choir Director Ginger Stockton, the St. Paul’s Choir will be accompanied by local musicians.

“The service in its present form dates back to a 1918 Church of England Christmas Eve service at Cambridge College,” said St. Paul’s member Susan Adams.

“The Festival of Lessons and Carols has become a tradition in Anglican churches including the Episcopal Church in the United States and has been adapted by other Christian churches worldwide.”

The story will begin with the fall of humanity as detailed in Genesis and continue with readings from Old Testament books of prophets proclaiming the promise of the Messiah. The final lesson from the book of Luke will foretell the birth of Jesus.

Each scripture reading will be followed by choir hymns, some accompanied by musicians, others with the congregation singing along.

The church choir will be joined by guest vocalists and musicians, Debby Barnes (French Horn); Bobbi Campbell

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will offer its annual Service of Lessons and Carols on Wednesday. (flute); Cindy Mathis (harp); and Cynthia and Woody Harrell (hand-bells).

According to Adams, the holiday service for her, awakens the spirit of Advent and Christmas.

“It never fails to inspire, including moments where the music rouses me to goosebumps,” she said. “The service at St. Paul’s has moved me as much as larger scale productions at cathedrals around the world.”

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is located at the corner of North Shiloh Road and Highway 2 in Corinth.

(For more information about the church’s Advent and Christmas schedule, visit its website at stpaulscorinth. dioms.org or give them a “like” on Facebook.)

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Pontoons, torpedoes played key roles in Civil War To begin with, we need a quick trip to the Civil War encyclopedia for a few definitions.

Torpedo.

What you and I call a torpedo was nothing like the “infernal Tom machines” the 19th Parson of century. A Park Ranger “torpedo” was what we know as a mine, the kind that floats in the water or was anchored below the surface. The Confederates got pretty good at crafting these dangerous devices that were designed to sink or cripple ships. Made from barrels or built from scratch, they were packed full of enough gunpowder to cripple or sink a ship.

They were placed out in the shipping channels and an observer would keep a close eye for a likely target. There was an electrical wire attached to a battery and when a ship came within range a switch was thrown and the thing exploded.

To be honest, they weren’t very reliable and were just as apt to blow up on their own or not go off at all.

And what about pontoons?

Anyone who has been to Pickwick Lake on a summer weekend will tell you what a pontoon boat looks like. Civil War pontoons were boats too, but they were not exactly built for recreation. They were 21 feet long with a wooden frame covered with canvas. The idea was to anchor a bunch of them in a river about twenty feet apart and use the hulls as

a foundation for a floating bridge.

So the question is what do torpedoes, pontoons and Corinth have in common? The answer is simple yet both elusive and mysterious and involves an enigmatic young German immigrant named Dietrich Wintter, a Confederate officer.

I’d love to tell you all about Major Wintter but I just don’t know much about him. He was born in Bavaria around 1829 and moved to the states where he and his wife Mary had three kids.

They were living in New Jersey before the war but how and why he came to serve the Confederacy is beyond me. Oh, and he apparently didn’t like his first name too much as he was known throughout his life as D. Wintter.

Wintter was an engineer, to be specific he commanded a company of “sappers and miners.”

These were the combat engineers who dug the entrenchments, built the forts, and fabricated the firing platforms for the big cannons. His small command varied in size from a couple of dozen to as many as four hundred.

Four hundred might sound like a lot of men but it takes a lot of shovels to move the amount of dirt we’re talking about.

On most projects Wintter and his men would supervise work crews of slaves or soldiers, all the while digging right alongside them.

Early in the war Wintter worked in Missouri at New Madrid and Island No. 10 and then moved on to Vicksburg where he spent a year working on the defenses of the river

A completed pontoon bridge during the Civil War city.

His family was with him when the city was besieged by the Union and there is a terrifying story of a Union artillery shell crashing through their dining room ceiling. The family was sitting at the table which was shattered when the shell hit, but miraculously the thing failed to explode.

For the last year of the war he was busy building and repairing pontoon

boats. His workshops were in the interior of Alabama, far from the fighting, which was a good thing; his soldiers were really craftsmen and none of them were issued weapons.

Let’s move on to the late summer of 1864. Atlanta was on the verge of being taken by Gen. Sherman and the Confederate commander, Gen. John Please see HISTORY | 2B

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Bell Hood, came up with a bold plan. Since he couldn’t stop Sherman, Hood decided to take his army into Tennessee which would force his opponent to leave Georgia be and follow him up into the Volunteer State. He planned to retake Kentucky and then head into Virginia where he would reinforce Robert E. Lee’s army.

Some folks called it bold, others called it crazy. At any rate Hood was headed north and he would have to cross several rivers along the way.

He was going to need a lot of pontoon boats and this is where Major Wintter comes in.

Wintter moved his operation to Corinth because of the all-important railroads. The Mobile & Ohio was in operation from Mobile to Corinth and repair crews had the Memphis & Charleston working from Corinth east to Cherokee. Wintter’s pontoon boats would allow Hood to cross the Tennessee River and others along the way like the Duck and the Harpeth. Pontoons were vital to the operation. To move them from place to place they were fitted on special wagons and drawn by teams of horses or mules.

Once the boat building shops were up and running Wintter was kept busy with a slew of other projects. He was the engineer who supervised the railroad repairs to Cherokee and then he looked to the defenses of Corinth itself.

The landscape around Corinth was covered with earthworks dug earlier in the war; they literally surrounded the city. Wintter and his crew went to work on the old Union forts in-

A typical Civil War era pontoon boat cluding Battery Williams (where the Long Wholesale Distributers is on Fulton Rd.), and soon had it repaired and manned with a half dozen pieces of field artillery. Others soon followed.

In mid-December Wintter was asked by the garrison commander, Col. John C. Reid, to determine how many men it would take to defend Corinth. They figured it would take at least 1,000 soldiers. That was easy enough; there was a steady stream of soldiers passing through Corinth on their way to or from Hood’s army near Nashville.

As if Wintter and his men were not busy

enough, they were also filling the hours making the torpedoes for the defense of Mobile. Wintter’s boss, Col. Samuel Lockett, wrote a letter to the Engineering Department in Richmond about the activities in Mississippi and Alabama.

“The manufacture of torpedoes has been delayed from want of powder. A large quantity of torpedo stores has been shipped to Major Wintter at Corinth, Miss. In the workshops at this point machinists have been engaged in putting up machinery, carpenters in framing magazines, making pontoons, &c., and blacksmiths in making and repairing tools, cart,

and other engineer materials.”

(Do you remember me mentioning Lockett in a previous article? He was here in Corinth early in the war and was the officer who designed the “Beauregard Line” of earthworks used by the Confederates during the Siege of Corinth.)

When there was a steady supply of gunpowder the workshops would produce the torpedoes which were then put on trains headed south.

When they arrived in Mobile the explosive devices were taken into the bay and secured to buoys in hope that a Union vessel would go by.

At any rate, Hood’s

gambit to retake Tennessee failed and his defeated army followed a path of retreat that took them straight through Corinth.

Major Wintter and his crew played a big part in getting them here safely.

A hundred pontoon boats were dispatched to Bainbridge, Alabama, and a bridge was assembled that allowed the army to slip across the Tennessee River to safety.

The town of Bainbridge no longer exists but the site is remembered by the road “Bainbridge Crossing” on the south side of the river some five miles east of Florence.

The army stayed in Corinth through the first week of January, 1865,

and then continued on south to Tupelo. D. Wintter left with the army and as far as I know he never returned to Corinth.

Within a week he was transferred to the 2nd Confederate Engineer Regiment and reported for duty in Mobile. He was serving in Gen. Richard Taylor’s army at the end of the war and surrendered with the army in Citronelle, Alabama on May, 4, 1865.

And what happened to Dietrich Wintter after the war? He moved to Memphis and became a respected architect. He worked on a number of buildings that were quite famous in their day but none of them are around anymore. I know that he and the Mrs. had another child and life looked good, but it didn’t last. D. Wintter died of unknown causes in 1872 and his burial site is unknown as well.

In closing, do you remember your school days and the tale of the Battle of Mobile Bay? There was the Union fleet attempting to steam past the big guns at Fort Morgan guarding the entrance to the bay. Suddenly the USS Tecumseh hit a mine and the explosion tore the bottom out of the ship which sank almost immediately.

From his flagship, the USS Hartford, Admiral David G. Farragut yelled out to his crew, “DAMN THE TORPEDOES! FULL SPEED AHEAD!” Who knows? The torpedo that sent the big ironclad to the bottom may very well have been made right here in Corinth.

(An occasional history columnist for the Daily Corinthian, Tom Parson is a National Park Service ranger at the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center.)

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Three reasons to make one believe in Santa

BY JAYLENE WHITEHURST

I only know that, over and over, in times of doubt and confusion, I have experienced the astonishment of a love that touches my heart: a tender compassion that beckons as gently as the jingle of a sleigh bell, a kind of love that cares if a little blue parakeet is lonely, that rejoices in the wonder of the unexpected.

And I have met the spirit of love that could wrap the most scraggly cedar tree in electric lights and dare to call it beautiful, reminding me that the Light of Love, unexpected and inexplicable, shines brightest in the darkest night.

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Dear Reader, you might not realize this, but I know Santa Claus.

Personally.

Over the years, I’ve had countless opportunities to get acquainted with the legendary bringer of gifts.

I submit for your consideration three of these events: This account is second hand, but I’m positive that my source is reliable. There was the Christmas Eve when my husband, Gerry, was about seven years old and his entire family celebrated at his Uncle Richard’s house with a long night of festive eating, Rook and dominoes, and noisy visiting. Everyone was there: his mom and dad, his brother, grandparents, great aunts and uncles, and cousins once-twice- three times removed seeing as his dad had no siblings to provide first cousins.

The adults were still lingering at 11 p.m. when Gerry’s family headed to their house, knowing it was straight to bed for two little boys to wait for The Main Event: the Santa Claus visit.

Sitting in the back seat of the ’56 teal and white Chevy, they bounced along, nervous about forcing sleep to come and antsy with anticipation of the morning’s booty.

But something was amiss when Martin Whitehurst wheeled into the driveway.

Through the living room window, the family saw their tinsel-wrapped cedar tree, radiant in the darkened house.

The strings of bulbs, turned off upon leaving, were inexplicably glowing like a…like a…well, like a Christmas tree!

Gerry and his brother charged the front door as soon as his mom turned the key and there it was: beneath those electrically lit boughs, was evidence that the Whitehurst house had been one of Santa’s first stops in Alcorn County.

He had come! He had come!

He had come! Wrapping paper and bows flew through the air and they stayed up the rest of

— Jaylene Whitehurst the night, playing with gifts that are long forgotten.

What Gerry does remember to this day is his wonder at the unexpected lights of that tree and the thrill of Santa’s surprise visit.

It was the Christmas of 1963 and I was nine years old. In school, I’d been hearing chatter for a couple of years about the source of those presents under the tree. Doubt had set in strongly about reindeer and flying sleighs and jolly old elves and I was trying desperately to hold onto what seemed to be an impossible story.

And, then, miracle of miracles, it snowed for Christmas!

A sparkling layer spread across the front yard, masking the dull grass, as I took a final look out the window before pulling a couple of quilts up over my shoulders and settling in for childhood’s age old Christmas Eve dilemma: try to sleep or try to stay awake?

Sleep won out.

All through the silent night, the inky sky shed its downy flakes across the yard, now looking like nothing so much as a frosty feather bed. Deep.

Comforting. Quiet.

It was a silent night, that is,

until I was awakened at three a.m. by the sound of sleigh bells coming from a source I couldn’t see. Oh, but I could hear them.

Surely they must be outside.

I peeped out the window and the snow was undisturbed, but the nearby sound of bells kept up. On the roof maybe? It was deeper than a jingle, a soft clatter, and I was certain that it was borne by eight reindeer shaking their heads, which meant… uh, oh, Santa Claus must be in the midst of delivering our gifts.

Right that minute.

Back into bed, back under the quilts I dived, determined to stay put until daylight. My doubt might have been real but so was my practicality: I was taking no chances on disturbing Santa Clause before his job was finished.

The last sound I heard as sleep took me away was the brassy clanging of bells as the wind picked up and I could feel the shudder of the roof as the sleigh lifted off.

When our son was young we had a parakeet named Pete. He was a messy but social creature, perking up especially when we walked in the door from wherever we’d been. It was the season of our lives when we were

each absent from our house more hours than we were present, and we concluded that Pete was lonely. How we decided that we could assess avian moods, I have no clue, but we got concerned that Pete’s disposition was becoming as blue as his feathers.

On Christmas Eve we were at Gerry’s parents’ house for the traditional feast. If you knew Gerry’s mother, Mildred, you know that to call it a feast was an understatement. Seth opened gifts with his cousins and, while they played, we grown-ups opened ours and visited, going back for one more bite and one more bite. There was coffee and lingering over pecan pie and coconut cake.

It grew late. We had a boy to tuck into bed, so the gifts were loaded and home we went.

Home we went to a tree that was mysteriously aglow in the front window, when we were absolutely positive that we’d turned off its lights. Home we went to evidence under the tree that Santa Claus had once again made an early Christmas Eve visit to a Whitehurst home.

As the wrapping paper flew, ripped to shreds by a delighted little boy, Pete’s happy chirp

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played in the background. And then…a different chirp…two chirps at once? How could that be?

In the dash to the stash beneath the tree, Seth had hardly given Pete a glance. Now there was more than a passing look.

Alongside Pete, in a birdcage decked out with Christmas bows, sat a sunny yellow parakeet twittering contentedly. It seemed that Seth wasn’t the only recipient of gifts from Santa Claus.

Suddenly it was all perfectly clear: Santa had had to come early because transporting a tiny bird throughout the cold night, in a sleigh, wouldn’t be easy on the bird or old St. Nick, either.

Of course, it made total sense.

Are these tales simply accounts of Santa Claus going about his annual business or are they the ramblings of wishful thinking? Maybe a hyperactive imagination? I’ll leave that to you to decide, Dear Reader, because, frankly, I’m still pondering it myself.

I only know that, over and over, in times of doubt and confusion, I have experienced the astonishment of a love that touches my heart: a tender compassion that beckons as gently as the jingle of a sleigh bell, a kind of love that cares if a little blue parakeet is lonely, that rejoices in the wonder of the unexpected.

And I have met the spirit of love that could wrap the most scraggly cedar tree in electric lights and dare to call it beautiful, reminding me that the Light of Love, unexpected and inexplicable, shines brightest in the darkest night.

If Old Saint Nick has come to be tied up in all of that, then — Ho! Ho! Ho! — I do indeed know him very well.

Maybe you do, too.

(Jaylene Whitehurst is an artist and counselor located in Alcorn County. She contributes columns to the Daily Corinthian and Crossroads Magazine.

She may be reached at 662286-5433 or jaylene@heartworkccl.com.)

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Dear Annie: My 18-yearold cousin, “Rick,” has been seeing a friend of mine for some time. Now I am in an awkward position. My friend “Joanie” told Rick she liked him, but he told her he didn’t feel the same way about her.

They were together for a short time, but even then, Rick was talking to other girls. He now has an actual girlfriend. But it seems that Rick and Joanie still have something going on.

Do I ignore their weird relationship, knowing he has a girlfriend? Do I tell them straight up to talk things out because I’m confused about their relationship? Joanie is my friend, and I don’t want her to be heartbroken because my cousin is leading her on. How should I advise my friend? -- Confused Dear Confused: You need to stay out of this before you are blamed for everything that goes wrong. It sounds as though Joanie is well aware that Rick is seeing someone else.

That means however she chooses to handle it is up to her. Your confusion is not her problem. You can tell her you don’t think she and Rick are good together, but you cannot protect her from her own poor choices.

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Annie’s Mailbox sympathize, but that’s it. And it’s OK to say directly that you have no intention of getting involved in her love life.

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Dear Annie: Every year, my husband and I host a couple of family holiday gatherings. We exclude two family members because they are not pleasant to be around. One is an obnoxious alcoholic, and the other has psychological problems and is antisocial.

I decided years ago never to have them in my home again.

The problem is, my great-aunt, “Betsy,” insists that these two be included and, against my wishes, invites them herself.

I’m outraged by this rude behavior and have told her repeatedly not to do this.

But Aunt Betsy recently informed me that she has invited them again this year. She’s determined to have it her way, and I’m at my wits’ end. What should I do about her? -- Fed Up with Family Dear Fed Up: You have three choices: Tolerate it, stop inviting Aunt Betsy or stop

hosting family events.

We understand that she wants the entire family included, especially for holidays, and we sympathize. Normally, we recommend tolerating the relatives for the few times a year that this happens.

But it’s your home and your guest list, and, right or wrong, no one else gets to make those decisions. For the next gathering, you might suggest to Aunt Betsy that she host the event and invite whomever she wishes.

Or perhaps one of the other relatives would be willing to take on this responsibility.

Then your choice is simply whether or not to attend.

Dear Annie: I found the letter from “Fed Up” to be heartbreaking, partly because I, too, have suffered from depression and anxiety most of my life. I went from one doctor to another, being medicated with “the latest thing out there,” only it didn’t work for me.

Seeing the wrong doctors nearly turned my life into a total loss. Please pass along the information to “Fed Up”. The right doctor just might help him find the quality of life he so desperately needs. -- Been There

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0107 SPECIAL NOTICE GARDEN TUB $100., console tv $40, blue topaz & diamond ring $200, small cluster diamond ring $200., large wall mirrors $10. ea., exercise ski machine $20., silver punch bowel, ladel, 12 cups & tray $400. 720-6016 BUTLER, DOUG: Foundation, floor leveling, bricks cracking, rotten wood, basements, shower floor. Over 35 yrs. exp. FREE ESTIMATES. 731-239-8945 or 662-284-6146.

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GARAGE/ESTATE 0151 SALES

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GARAGE/ESTATE 0151 SALES

0232 GENERAL HELP

RECONDITIONED APPL. Excellent Condition! Refrig, stoves, w/d, freezers. Call Robert 731-2259050 or 731-695-9050

COOKS NEEDED! If you can cook or have worked in a kitchen and want an exciting career in the Oil and Gas industry, sign up for training today. Cooks 0180 INSTRUCTION start at $950-1150 per AIRLINE CAREERS Start week. Call 850-424-2605 Here-Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial Air for qualified students. Job 25 DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED NOW! placement assisstance.

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Carrier covers cost!

Home every weekend!

MEDICAL/ Now offering Driver 0220 DENTAL Trainees CORINTH FAMILY Medic- $2000 Sign-On Bonus 1-888-540-7364 al Center seeking LPN @ Pediatric/family clinic.

Mail or bring resume to 1921 Droke Rd, located 0244 TRUCKING beside Lonnie's.

DRIVER TRAINEES Needed Now! Learn to 0232 GENERAL HELP drive for Werner EnterCAUTION! ADVERTISE- prises. Earn $800 per MENTS in this classifica- week! No experience tion usually offer infor- needed. CDL & job ready mational service of i n 1 5 d a y s ! A P P L Y products designed to TODAY. 1-800-350-7364 help FIND employment.

Before you send money to any advertiser, it is PETS your responsibility to verify the validity of the offer. Remember: If an ad appears to sound “too good to be true”, 0320 CATS/DOGS/PETS then it may be! Inquir- FREE BLACK Lab pupies can be made by con- pies- 6 weeks old- 662tacting the Better Busi- 808-6183 or 662-808ness Bureau a t 6182 1-800-987-8280.

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MUSICAL 0512 MERCHANDISE

MISC. ITEMS FOR 0563 SALE

5PC. GENESIS Drum Set. Includes High Hat, 3 Cymbals, wood block, cowbell, and throne.

Also includes mounting hardware- $350- 4159867

( 2 ) C U R I O C a b i n e t s , DIRT DEVIL CAR VAC. really nice, shelves & $12. CALL 662-643-7650 light, extra storage on bottom- $150 & $100287-4319 DISH TV receiver and high def. antenna- $75 (2) PRS BOY'S LOAFERS. for both- 731-607-3173 SIZE 12. GRAY/BLUE PR & BROWN PAIR. Great Con- GE DROP in electric, 4 dition. $18 for both. burner cook top- 21.25 x 662-643-7650 30.25- off white/ light cream- $30.00- 286-8257 19" TELEVISION (NOT FLAT SCREEN) $25. 662- H E A V Y D U T Y C h a i n Hoist-$150- 286-5024 643-7650

YAMAHA KEYBOARD mounted on a folding stand, Full keyboard. $175.00- 662-665-2069

0518 ELECTRONICS

ATT MOTOROLA TUNDRA 1920 GRISWOLD Dutch FLIP PHONE. GOOD CON- Oven Pot, lid included.

DITION. HINGES GOOD. $125.00 FIRM- 287-1597 $35. 662-416-0229 1978 Z28 Camaro hood$150-286-5024 SPORTING

0527 GOODS

2 WHITE Kitchen ChairsR O D & R E E L C O M B O . both $15.00- 808-1650 MITCHELL AVOCET 5.1:1 Gear Ratio. Like New. 4' X 5' cart to pull behind 4-wheeler. To haul $35. 662-643-7669 dogs, corn hay, etc.

New 10", 6 ply tiresMACHINERY & $100.00 FIRM- 286-8257 0545

TOOLS

24" TANNEWITZ Commercial Band Saw- 3 phase- $3000.00- 662286-2139

MISC. ITEMS FOR 0563 SALE

INFRARED HEATER for city gas, about a year old, works good- $60286-5024 INTERARMS .22 semiautomatic rifle- $225662-720-6855 JEWELRY CHEST, White, on legs, great shape$35.00- 808-1650 LADIES ALL Weather long coat, zip out lining, dark green, never worn$30.00- 808-1650

ANTIQUE DRESSER and mirror with night stand LADIES TAN suede and p a i n t e d t u r q u o i s e . crochet shall- $10.00$150.00- 662-396-1790 808-1650

BARBIE MOVIES. $6 EACH LADY'S SKIRT SUITS SIZES OR OFFER ON ALL. 662- 12 & 12P. $20 EACH. 662643-7650 643-7650 LIGHT FIXTURE, red, M&M. CASH FOR JUNK CARS & TRUCKS. 662-415- BEAUTIFUL CHANDELIER white and blue for boys light fixture for a girls room w/ fan- $50- 2875435 or 731-239-4114. room. Different colors, 4319 WE PICK UP! $75.00- 287-4319 MAUVE BED Spread with BLACK STOVE. Very good roses, 2 shams, 1 pillow0557 HOLIDAY TIME condition. $250- 415- $25.00- 808-1650 C H R I S T M A S H O U S E S - 9867 MEN'S CUSTOM SUITS. $10.00 BOYS BICYCLE 20", Nev- SLACKS & JACKET. APChristmas Garland- 6"w er been rode-$30.00 PROX. SIZE L-XL. $30.

662-643-7650 x 6'L- $7.50 808-1650

WANTED TO 0554 RENT/BUY/TRADE

Large Box of Christmas C O M P L E T E D E S K T O P Bows- $10.00 computer, custom built 0430 FEED/FERTILIZER at Computer Universe, Red Christmas Flowers- has windows XP Profes5X6 SERICEA hay, $30 a $2.00 each sional, 16" monitorroll, can load small trlrs, $150- 287-9739 462-3976 or 415-0146 Toys in a Box- $5.00 DELUXE WHEELCHAIReach Brake on hand, can lay Call 662-284-8292 or 662- down patient, like newMERCHANDISE $100- 287-4319 664-6188

MEN'S LARGE LEATHER BLAZER. NEW. $100. 662643-7650 MEN'S Next Power Climber bike. Looks new. Index shifting 18 speed w/hydraulic shock. Cantilever brakes. Faulkin grip handlebars. 1st $75. gets it. 662-286-8257

MISC. ITEMS FOR 0563 SALE

MISC. ITEMS FOR 0563 SALE

MENS BLACK Peacoat, NEW 1/2 H Series Pipe large to xl, $40.00- 808- Clamp w/o pipe-$101650 603-1382 NEW 55TH Anniversary METES & BOUNDS ABOld Timer gift setSTRACT RULER, PAD & Single blade, small 3 COMPASS. $10. 662-643blade, and large 3 7650 blade-$30- 603-1382 MOSSBURG .410 bolt ac- N E W B A M A f o o t b a l l tion in good condition- p i g g y b a n k - $ 1 0 - 6 0 3 $175- 662-720-6855 1382

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HOUSE FOR SALE Over 1500 sq ft 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Brick Home

Quiet Neighborhood in Corinth City Limits Open floor plan, New Paint throughout!!

Very Large kitchen, living room and bedrooms. Walk-in closets in every Bedroom. Master bedroom with on-suite.

Fenced in backyard, double garage, Large storage building.

Call 662-808-0339 NOW: $129,900!!!

Owner Wants Offers!

This property is NOT for rent or rent to own.

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Holiday Special Package Sale Price $1,099

Fi all Expense Final Fin Expense Life Insurance Long Term Care Medicare Supplements Part D Prescription Plan Are you paying too much for your Medicare Supplement? “ I will always try to help you”

Neck Pain • Back Pain Disc Problems Spinal Decompression Therapy

GUNS Loans $20-$20,000

Most Insurance Accepted Mon., Tues., Wed. & Fri. 9-5 3334 N. Polk Street Corinth, MS 38834 (662) 286-9950

40 Years

Harper Square Mall. Corinth, MS 38834

Bill Phillips Sand & Gravel

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1299 Hwy 2 West (Marshtown) Structure demolition & Removal Crushed Lime Stone (any size) Iuka Road Gravel Washed gravel Pea gravel Fill sand Masonry sand Black Magic mulch Natural brown mulch Top soil

“Let us help with your project” “Large or Small” Bill Jr., 284-6061 G.E. 284-9209

We can also install H.D. leafguards. JIMCO is your full service roofing company with 38 years experience and 1 Million in liability insurance.

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1. Clean off Entire Roof 2. Thorough Inspection (roof and fascias) 3. Replace any missing shingles 4. Seal around pipes, chimneys, and sky lights 5. Locate and Stop Leaks 6. Clean out gutters

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MISC. ITEMS FOR 0563 SALE

MISC. ITEMS FOR 0563 SALE

NEW BAMA mason jar M I S S . S T A T E P u r s e tumblers, $7.50 or 2 for $ 1 0 . 0 0 - 6 0 3 - 1 3 8 2 12- 603-1382 NEW MISS State Car tags-$5.00- 603-1382 NEW CASSEROLE dish holder. Black, keeps hot NEW MISSISSIPPI State & cold- $10.00- 603-1382 Pillow- $10.00- 808-1650 NEW NYLON tow strapNEW DISNEY carry-along 20ft- $15- 603-1382 6 story book set-$5.00603-1382 NEW OLE Miss car tags$5.00- 603-1382 NEW DUCK Dynasty bedNEW OLE Miss fleece spread- $30.00 662-808blanket-$20-603-1382 1650 NEW PORTER Cable 20pc N E W E N G L A N D . 2 0 fastening set- $10.00gauge single shot in 603-1382 good condition- $125NEW PORTER Cable662-720-6855 40pc drill/driver utility set- $15.00- 603-1382 NEW MISS State 500pc jigsaw puzzle-$7 or 2 for NEW PRO V 1 Golf Balls (refurb) $10- 603-1382 $12- 603-1382

MISC. ITEMS FOR 0563 SALE

MISC. ITEMS FOR 0563 SALE

NEW THOMAS the Train NEW UNIVERSAL Lock 11" pillow set-$10.00- out Kit- $10- 603-1382 603-1382 S O N Y , X - p l o d N E W V A U G H N 1 9 o z auto/truck speakers, 4 Hammer-$10.00- 603- way, 6 x 9, 270 wattsused very little- $301382 287-9739 PERFECT KIDS CHRISTMAS GIFT! Very nice T O D D L E R ' S W E I G H T Ping Pong table, full BENCH. GREAT CONDIsize 5 x 9- fold up with TION! GAVE $110. will wheels and net. comes take $50. 662-643-7650 with 9 paddles and balls- $150 REAL ESTATE FOR RENT Pool Table 4 x 7.5- black felt, leather drop pockets, claw foot feetw/ 4 custom Q's and Q-rack balls and rack- $150 Both for $250 and I will hold it until Christmas Eve for you!- 286-8257

WANTED INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS (Newspaper Carrier) Counce, TN EXCELLENT EARNINGS POTENTIAL Requirements: • Driver’s License • Dependable Transportation • Light Bookwork Ability (will train) • Liability Insurance

WANTED INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS (Newspaper Carrier) Walnut Area EXCELLENT EARNINGS POTENTIAL Requirements: • Driver’s License • Dependable Transportation • Light Bookwork Ability (will train) • Liability Insurance

Please come by the Daily Corinthian and fill out a questionaire.

2 0 0 5 2 8 X 6 0 4 B R / 2 B A I PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR LEGALS d o u b l e w i d e h o m e , MOBILE HOMES- CALL move in ready. Vinyl sid- 662-296-5923 ing, shingle roof, CHA. HOMES FOR HOME SERVICE DIRECTORY $36,900 including deliv0710 SALE MONUMENTS/ ery and set up- 662-7600793 CEMETERIES N I C E H O M E : 1 0 9 4 2120 Rosedale Drive, Corinth.

APPLIANCES Open House Saturday (2) PLOTS in Henry D e c e m b e r 2 0 f r o m NICE 16X70 2BR/2BA, Cemetery for Sale. In SEVERAL STOVES and 11AM-1PM. Tony Neill, large kitchen w/ lots of original part close to Refrigerators for sale: MS Broker 731-926-3133 cabinets, total electric, the front. $2000.00 for $50.00-$100.00. 284-6848 or Owner/Heir 731-412- all appliance incl., de- the pair- 731-439-0510 9 2 9 7 - O f f e r , A s k i n g livered and set up for TREE SERVICE $55,000. For More visit: only $14,900- 662-2965923 www.tonyneill.com TRANSPORTATION FIREWOOD FOR SALE: HOMES FOR Piled-$100.00 or 0620 RENT Stacked- $120.00 G & W Tree Service 3BR/2BA - HVAC, Lamin0868 CARS FOR SALE 662-664-1031 ate floors, All App. Included. 406 HWY 2 N.E. Corinth $500dep, $650mo- 662-286-1643

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This position is responsible for operation of an inserting machine, forklift, counterstacker, and other equipment needed to produce products.

Responsible for hiring and supervision of mailroom crew.

The successful candidate will possess excellent leadership abilities, a positive attitude, strong mechanical aptitude and good communication skills; at least one year of supervisory experience is required.

The Daily Corinthian is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Fulltime Position The Daily Corinthian has an immediate opening in our circulation department for a circulation district manager. This position is responsible for working with our independent carriers to insure delivery of our newspaper products and various other duties as assigned. This is a fulltime position.

The qualified candidate must be able to lift at least 50 lbs, have a good driving record along with a valid drivers license and be available to work days or nights as needed.

A high school diploma or GED is required.

We Offer: Good pay Major medical insurance Dental Insurance Prescription card Company matched 401K Paid vacation Paid holidays

Call 662-415-2285 or 662-287-7525 for an appointment.

Priced at $210,000!

TRI-LEVEL HOME FOR SALE BY OWNER

$139,900

Smith Discount Home Center 412 Pinecrest Road 287-2221 • 287-4419

MERRY CHRISTMAS! All types of lumber regular and treated

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OPEN HOUSE December 13, 20, 27 8 AM -12 PM

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FINANCIAL

If you are looking for an excellent opportunity, apply in person at the Daily Corinthian, 1607 South Harper Road in Corinth. No Phone Call Please.

1607 S. Harper Rd., Corinth, MS

3,893 SQ. FT.

BUSINESS 0760 PROPERTIES

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Apply in person or send resume to: Daily Corinthian P.O. Box 1800-MRS, Corinth, MS 38835.

1607 S. Harper Rd., Corinth, MS

Specious, well-maintained 3600 square foot tri-level home that offers country style living in the city. 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, kitchen, den, sun room, living room and dining room.

Large elevated deck in back. New energy efficient windows. Roof only one year old. All major appliances included. Large lot with lots of beautiful flowers.

MANUFACTURED

0747 HOMES FOR SALE

We offer an excellent compensation plan including competitive salary, major medical insurance, prescription card, dental insurance; company matched 401k, and paid vacation & holidays.

Please come by the Daily Corinthian and fill out a questionaire.

3901 Worsham Drive-

MOBILE HOMES 0675 FOR RENT

House and remaining contents 2 BR/1BA with Extra Lot 1911 Rosedale Corinth, MS 38834 $60,000 For more information call: 731-334-1667

PICKWICK RENTAL 3BR/2BA Home Fireplace, Carport $900 per month plus utilities.

Requires references & credit check.

Pet’s are negotiable, Renters insurance required.

731-689-8657

Patti's Property Rentals 467 CR 306 Strickland 2 Bed - 1 Bath Lge Garage & Storage Shed. $600 Mo./$500 Dep. 9 CR 128 3 Bed - 1.5 Bath Central School District Large Garage $675 Mo/$500 Dep. Both Have Central Heat & Air

662-279-7453

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s e l a S GUARANTEEDAuto 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.

868 AUTOMOBILES

868 AUTOMOBILES

864 TRUCKS/VANS SUV’S

864 TRUCKS/VANS SUV’S

CED U D E R

1996 VW Cabrio Convertible 178,000 Approx.

Miles $3000.

2002 Saturn 4Cyl, Automatic Transmission 32 MPG All New Electrical System

$1500.00 662-423-8449

White 2006 Wrangler X

Mint Condition! Straight 6- automatic- with 44,100 miles.

Trail Certified, but never been off-road.

Mickey Thompson wheels with BF Goodrich Tires (35’s)- less than 15K miles on them. Black Hard top currently on it & Bikini top comes with it. Tan Leather Interior, Stereo Sound Bar, Custom Jeep Cover, and Custom Bumpers. Serviced regularly.

4\” lift with 2\” body lift. Title in Hand- $22,000.

Cashier’s Check or Cash only, extra pictures available. Serious Buyers Only, located in Corinth, MS. Call Randy: 662-415-5462

2013 Nissan Frontier Desert Runner 2x4 4 door, Silver 1350 Miles

$25,000 $26,000

662-415-8881

1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee 283,000 Approx.

Miles $3000.

662-396-1182

COMMERCIAL

D E C U RED KUBOTA TRACTOR TRACTOR KUBOTA

Hyster Forklift Narrow Aisle 24 Volt Battery 3650.00 287-1464

CED U D E R 2006 Jeep Liberty UCED

D Tires New RE100K 500 6,Miles Never $BeeWrecked $8200 OBO

2011 Nissan Sentra SL Super Black, beige interior, 80,000 miles, Super Clean, Sunroof, loaded, navigation system, blue tooth

$12,900 662-401-2474

662-664-0357

2000 GMC Jimmy

4x4 • 150K leather, sunroof, 4.3 vortec good tires $1,600.00 OBO

662-319-7145

2007 White Toyota Tundra double cab, 5.7 V8 SR5, Aluminum wheels, 64,135 miles, lots of extras, $19,000.

Call 662-603-9304

470 TRACTORS/ FARM EQUIP.

L4630 46 HP, 4wd, 295 Hours L4630 46 6’ HP,LMC 4wd,Bush 295Hog Hours $13,900.00 5’King Cutter Tiller All $17,500.00 Will Separate Call: 662-415-2340 Call: 662-415-2340

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Clark Forklift 8,000 lbs, outside tires Good Condition $15,000

662-287-1464

2013 KUBOTA 3800 SERIES TRACTOR BUSH HOG, BACKHOE, FRONT LOADER AND BOX BLADE

$23,500

WILL TRADE

662-643-3565

804 BOATS

804 BOATS

ALUMINUM BOAT FOR SALE 16FT./5FT. 115 HP. EVINRUDE. NEW TROLLING MOTOR TRAILER NEWLY REWIRED ALL TIRES NEW NEW WINCH

2000 MERCURY Optimax, 225 H.P. Imagine owning a likenew, water tested, never launched, powerhouse outboard motor with a High Five stainless prop,

ASKING $7500.00 CALL 662-427-9591 MADE IN LOUISIANA. THIS IS WHAT SWAMP PEOPLE USE.

2003 FORD VAN

15 Passenger 41,000 Miles Excellent Condition $8500.00

662-286-6662

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 816 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

2006 FORD F-250 4x4 4 Door, 1 Owner New tires Kept in A-1 shape $14,500 662-419-1587

2010 Chevy Equinox LS

2003 White 2004 White Ford 250 Ford 250 5.4 Titan Engine Goose neck Hitch

130K Miles, Fully Loaded GREAT Condition!

Xtended Cab Short Bed

$10,000 $10,500 662-415-8343 or 415-7205

$8,000.00

662-415-3600

2005 Chevy 1997 Van New Holland 15 Passenger 3930 Tractor 71,000 Miles Excellent 1400 Hours Big Boy Forklift Condition $ 1250 $8500.00 Great for a small $11,500 warehouse 662-286-6662 662-287-1464 731-926-0006

Loweline Boat

14’ flat bottom boat. Includes trailer, motor and all.

Call

662-415-9461 or

662-554-5503

‘07 Dolphin LX RV, 37’

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

864 TRUCKS/VANS SUV’S

2003 VW Beetle Automatic, Cold Air Good Tires Paint and Body Good Condition Extra Clean 139,989 Miles

$5900.00 662-287-5929

2006 Wilderness Camper

Antique 1986 FORD F350 XL- Dualley, 7.3 Diesel, new tires, Paint, Lots of Extras, 164,803 Miles, Motor runs well, 2nd Owner, $4950.00 662-287-8894

5th Wheel 29.5ft w/ large one side slide out non-smoking owner fully equip.

IUKA 662-423-1727

2001 Nissan Xterra FOR SALE Needs a little work.

Good Bargain!

Call: 662-643-3084

1993 John Deere 5300 Tractor

Toyota Forklift 5,000 lbs Good Condition

662-287-1464

w/ John Deere loader.

2900 Hours

$10,500

731-926-0006

1993 BAYLINER CLASSIC

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

PRICE IS NEGOTIABLE CALL 662-660-3433

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2005 AIRSTREAM LAND YACHT

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

$75,000.

662-287-7734

832 MOTORCYCLES/ ATV’S

Tractor For Sale!

John Deere 16-30 New injectors & Fuel Pump Good Tires

$6500.00 662-419-1587

2000 Chevy Express RV

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2015 animal calendar raises funds for shelter

BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest fundraiser of the year kicked off recently with the release of their 2015 calendars.

In itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third year, the $15 calendar features 12 photos hand picked by shelter staff from pet and animal entries submitted in the Crossroads Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 13th Annual Photo Contest held in September. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s calendar is the best one we have done so far,â&#x20AC;? said Charlotte Doehner, shelter volunteer director. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thrilled with the pictures from the museum contest. The photographers who competed in the contest did a wonderful job with their photos and they fit in the calendar perfectly. The calendar would make a great Christmas gift.â&#x20AC;?

Unlike previous years, the calendars do not feature just felines and manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best friend.

For example, February features two sibling donkeys showing affection in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brothersâ&#x20AC;? by Rebecca Parent. The March spread features a local eagle soaring through the air carrying branches in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shiloh Overloadâ&#x20AC;? by Peg Crawford.

Aprilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s photo is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chick N Handâ&#x20AC;? by Kala Mercer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is one of my favorite photos in the new calendar,â&#x20AC;? said Doehner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think is sums up what we do here, which is recuse animals that canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take care of themselves. I think when we see that little baby chick in that personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hand, it kind of sums it all up.â&#x20AC;?

The calendar also features a photo that is sure to bring a smile to the face of all animal lovers -- a photo of a deadpan stare from a rescued horse at SonShine Horse Rescue in Iuka. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I also really like the cover photo this year,â&#x20AC;? the volunteer director added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A kitten

laying in the grass added so much color to the cover â&#x20AC;&#x201D; makes it really pop.â&#x20AC;?

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hiddenâ&#x20AC;? blue and gray kitten was snapped by the youngest photographer to enter the museum photo contest, seven-year-old Evan Miller of Olive Branch.

Sponsors play a huge roll in the success of each yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s calendar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a best sponsor participation year ever for the calendar,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We received more than $1,500 from sponsors and that easily paid for the printing cost.

So now 100 percent of the calendar sales will go right back to the shelterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operating fund.â&#x20AC;?

In previous years, the calendar has raised around $5,200. This year, Doehner had 500 calendars printed.

After around 100 calendars are given to sponsors, volunteers and contributors, Doehner said hopes the fundraiser nets close to $6,000 from calendar sales. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There seems to be a lot of misconception about our budget,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We receive $95,000 from the city and county each year to operate. But our actual yearly operating budget runs right under $200,000 per year.â&#x20AC;?

Doehner said the shelter will need to raise about $100,00 this physical year in order to keep the doors open. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fundraisers like the calendar are very important,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only way we can continue loving and caring for the needy animals in this community.â&#x20AC;?

(The standard 11â&#x20AC;? x 20â&#x20AC;? full color, folded wall calendar is available for $15 at the shelter at 3825 Proper Street.

The calendar can also be purchased on the shelterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at alcornpets.com or eBay for $15 plus $6 shipping and handling.)

Staff photo by Zack Steen

Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter volunteer Mary Shaffer and volunteer director Charlotte Doehner look over the 2015 shelter calendar.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Samâ&#x20AC;? by Faye Armour is featured as the November photo on the 2015 CorinthAlcorn Animal Shelter calendar.

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Ladies Auxiliary members Candy Bush (left) and Martha Hale get Christmas items ready in the gift shop.

New elected officers with the Magnolia Regional Health Center Ladies Auxiliary include (seated from left) Loretta Newton, past president; Dorothy Duncan, first vice-president and Candy Bush, president elect. Standing are Clare Aldridge, president; Betty Smith, Treasurer; Pat Fowler, treasurer; Peggy Treadway, second vice-president; Brenda Roaten, secretary and Margaret Orem, first vice-president.

Auxiliary volunteers support hospital’s mission

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Anyone like to help?

The Auxiliary Ladies and Gents of Magnolia Regional Health Center have room for those wanting to assist the hos-

pital and its patients.

“There is always a place for another volunteer,” said auxiliary member Linda Carpenter. “Anyone who would like to volunteer four hours a week is invited to join us.”

The Auxiliary Ladies and Gents play a vital role at MRHC. “We are there to direct visitors to any area of the hospital, doctor offices and any questions to the appropriate party for answer,” said Carpenter.

The auxiliary also staffs the hospital gift shop.

“Proceeds from the gift shop provide several scholarships to local students and help purchase equipment for the car-

“We are there to direct visitors to any area of the hospital, doctor offices and any questions to the appropriate party for answer.”

Linda Carpenter Auxiliary member diac rehab facility,” added Carpenter.

New officers for auxiliary were recently installed

for 2015. The officers are Clare Aldridge, president; Candy Bush, president elect; Brenda Roach, secre-

tary; Pat Fowler and Betty Smith, treasurer; Margaret Orem and Dorothy Duncan, first vice-president; and Peggy Treadway, second vice-president.

“Those who would like to become a member, but are unable to commit to four hours a week are able to help in substitute positions,” said Carpenter.

Applications can be picked up in the gift shop or from any active member.

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Nebraska Humane Society spokeswoman Pam Wiese says someone reclaimed the sheep, named Gage, Tuesday evening.

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Gage shares a shed with two chickens, when he isn’t in his owner’s house.

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Weise says the owner doesn’t know how Gage got loose.

The owner learned about his whereabouts from Facebook because of publicity surrounding the animal.

Weise says the owner had several photos of Gage to prove he’s her pet.

Gage is used to walking on a leash and doesn’t seem to mind that the holiday apparel he donned appears to have been designed for a dog.

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Be wise and generous with holiday charity

BY BONNIE COBLENTZ MSU Ag Communications

STARKVILLE — Giving to good causes generates a wide range of happy feelings, and it is one reason why charitable organizations put such an emphasis on giving during

the holidays.

Rita Green, family financial management specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said studies have shown that giving money to other people makes the giv-

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ers happier than spending that same amount of money on themselves.

Holiday giving opportunities are an excellent time for parents to model generosity for their children.

“Research indicates that giving to charities and individuals in need activates regions of the brain associated with pleasure and creates a glow inside,” Green said.

“This altruistic behavior releases endorphins in the brain, producing positive feelings throughout the body.”

That good feeling — or its opposite, guilt — can make people give more than they can afford during the holidays or give without doing their homework.

“It helps to consistently support a handful of charities that focus on things that really matter to you personally, rather than giving anytime someone asks for a donation,” Green said.

Children learn early that the holidays are a time when many people

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“You give to a charity because you want to make a difference and help someone, but you need to make sure your hardearned charitable contributions are spent effectively and efficiently.”

Susan Cosgrove Family resource management agent MSU Extension Service in Newton County are asking for money and donations to support numerous causes. Green said parents can set a good example for their children with giving.

“Parents should introduce their children to giving when they are about 3 or 4 years old,” she said.

“At this age, children are beginning to learn that other people have feelings, and this is a good time to help your child begin developing a sense of empathy.”

Many families use the holidays as a time to vol-

unteer and give as a family. Such an environment helps children establish good habits to carry for the rest of their lives.

“When possible, include your children in your volunteer and charitable activities,” Green said. “Every time your child sees you donate to a food drive, buy items for someone in need or drop cash in a collection, it reinforces this behavior and gives you an opportunity to talk to your child about how important and rewarding charity can be.”

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The idea of giving to charity can seem overwhelming at the holiday season, as most Mississippians are already dealing with long gift lists, party planning and endof-year expenses. Green said a budgeting is one of the best ways to make charitable giving part of the joy of the season.

“Next year, take time in the first few weeks to determine your giving priorities and consider setting aside a percentage of your anticipated income for donations,” she said. “You can set up an automatic plan to donate to many organizations, or you can even set aside a certain amount of money each month to use at the end of the year when requests for charitable giving increase.”

While many requests for charity are legitimate, said some people use the holiday spirit of giving as a time to be unscrupulous. Susan Cosgrove, family resource management agent with the MSU Extension Service in Newton County, urged donors to be make careful decisions.

“The wisest giver is an informed giver,” she said.

“You give to a charity because you want to make a difference and help someone, but you need to make sure your hard-earned charitable contributions are spent effectively and efficiently.”

Cosgrove urged donors to ask questions before giving to an unfamiliar organization. Avoid pressure tactics by solicitors and ask for information in writing to allow time for an informed decision.

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Through membership in the Girl Scouts, she volunteered at various nursing homes and animal shelters and earned the Silver and Bronze Awards. She is a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church.

Kimberly is the daughter of Matt and Betty Michael and the late Tonya Michael. Her plans are to attend Northeast Mississippi Community College and then transfer to the University of Mississippi to obtain a degree in occupational therapy.

At Corinth High School, Kathryn Knippers has participated in many clubs and organizations. She edited the Corinthian Columns, CHS annual, her junior year. In Mu Alpha Theta, she has tutored math students and in the Family and Consumer Science Club, she worked at various projects at Corinth Elementary School.

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Luke Osborn has the DAR honor at Kossuth High School.

He is the son of Anthony and Camillia Hopper. School activities include Student Government Association, National Honor Society, Future Farmers of America, Modern Woodman, math and science clubs, president of the Spanish Club, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

He has also been a member of the Future Business Leaders of America and Junior Leadership Alcorn and is working toward becoming a Mississippi Scholar. He has been a homeroom representative each year. He was selected class favorite in his sophomore year.

Luke has participated in various sports including football, cross country, bowling, tennis, power-lifting and track.

In his community, Luke has volunteered at Kossuth Baptist Church Vacation Bible School and is a participant in Junior Leadership Alcorn. He is a dancer at Turning Pointe Dance Academy where he recently performed in Corinth Balletâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holiday production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nutcracker.â&#x20AC;?

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Family gatherings, marathon cooking sessions and shopping trips induce waves of anxiety instead of moments of joy for some. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some families feel a lot of pressure to create the perfect holiday experience by buying the latest toys for the kids, traveling to visit extended family, and attending every party,â&#x20AC;? said Cassandra Kirkland, family life specialist with Mississippi State Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Extension Service.

Families who overspend on gifts, have strained relations with relatives or mismanage holiday preparation time can feel anxious or depressed as the holidays approach. Newly married couples may have trouble navigating new family traditions, such as deciding a schedule for visiting family or a budget for gift-giving, Kirkland said.

Dealing with the recent loss of a loved one is more difficult during the holidays, said Karen Benson, Extension child and family development agent in Neshoba County. Try starting new traditions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first Christmas without a spouse or child, plan to attend activities or volunteer time in community organizations,â&#x20AC;? Benson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Set realistic expectations with the understanding that grief can be sporadic and overwhelming, but it is normal.â&#x20AC;?

Kirkland said setting realistic expectations is an important way to cope with all holiday stressors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family members may not interact in full harmony. Your kids may not be as excited about their gifts as you had hoped, and your holiday party may have glitches,â&#x20AC;? Kirkland said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to focus on the positive elements and try to avoid putting undue pressure on yourself to have a perfect holiday.â&#x20AC;?

Kirkland suggests simpli-

fying the most challenging aspects of the holidays by limiting time spent with difficult family members, drawing names for gift-giving, and changing any traditions that are not working well.

Benson said good time management can help families avoid a holiday meltdown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Running out of time is the biggest stress trigger for many people,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make time to sit down and decide what tasks need doing and when and how you will get them done.â&#x20AC;?

Shoppers with a detailed list can save time by making purchases online and having gift wrapping supplies on hand.

Those who plan to host a meal or contribute to a family gathering can make and freeze items, such as cookie dough, casseroles and unfrosted cakes, ahead of time, Benson said.

The holidays can be more enjoyable if people take time to enjoy themselves instead of rushing to meet every deadline.

Benson suggests reserving one weekday evening and one weekend day and evening to relax at home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Going to meetings and parties back-to-back becomes exhausting,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Time to relax is essential, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time alone in front of the fire with hot chocolate and music or a fun outing with a close friend.â&#x20AC;?

By assessing which elements of this holiday season are most trying, families can take steps to reduce next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If holiday spending busted the budget, seek financial counseling to help set realistic limits,â&#x20AC;? Benson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is also a good time to reframe priorities. Instead of thinking, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;How can I do more?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ask yourself, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What brings the most meaning to me and my family?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

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Four outstanding local high school seniors have been selected to receive the prestigious Good Citizen Award from the Daughters of the American Revolution local LaSalle Chapter.

The students were honored to receive their certificates and pins at the November meeting at the Corinth library.

Criteria for selecting the honorees begins with the selection by faculty of three students from senior classes at Corinth, Alcorn Central, Kossuth and Biggersville. Senior class members then vote for the recipient from each school.

Representing Alcorn Central High School is Lindsey Miller, daughter of Rickey and Vicki Miller.

Among her extracurricular activities, she has been a member of the Beta Club for four years and serves as president this year. She has been a Student Government Association representative for four years and is senior class treasurer. As a member of the Future Business Leaders of America, she held office and won competitions at the district level, qualifying her to compete at the state level.

Other clubs she participates in include Spanish Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, yearbook staff and Math Club.

She captained the state champion dance team and has been on the squad four years. She has received academic awards in English, history, Spanish, biology, keyboarding and technology, and other subjects.

Outside of school, she is part of the Community Connections mentoring program, Girl Scouts and Rotary Youth Leadership Conference. After graduation, she plans to attend the University of Mississippi and pursue a degree in pharmacy.

Kimberly Michael, selected from Biggersville High School, has been an active member of the Lions Band Color Guard and was captain for two years.

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Corinth Elementary School fourth grader Angie Mai touches up a structure that is part of a Christmas village made by gifted students, left.

Angie Mai (left) and Aniya Walton were part of 35 gifted students to build a Christmas village at CES, above.

Students turn recyclables into Christmas village

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

A group of Corinth Elementary School fourth graders have created their own village.

Thirty-five gifted students at the school turned recyclable material into a Christmas village.

“The village is unique because students were challenged to use mostly recyclable materials to create each building,” said gifted teacher Angela Dickerson.

“Their original, out-of-the-box ideas are what makes the village special.”

Students used such things as tin foil, cupcake liners, meat trays and even peppermints in their designs.

“Snow was even made from shredded paper and one student used water bottles for the windows to his barbershop because they are transparent like glass,” said Dickerson. “I am so proud of the creative products the students developed.”

Some of the buildings were made to look like businesses in Corinth. Replicas such as Plaza Lanes, Borroum’s Drug Store and the Alcorn County Courthouse are part of the village.

The village was part of a creative thinking project done on a regular basis at CES.

CES students Brooks Pratt (left) and Robert Rencher complete work on the Christmas village.

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