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Barbour ’very comfortable’ with pardons By Emily Wagster Pettus The Associated Press

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RIDGELAND — Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Friday he’s “very comfortable” with his finaldays decisions to grant pardons or other clemency to more than 200 people, including convicted killers — decisions that outraged victims’ families and dismayed even some of his most devoted supporters. Barbour, a Republican who had considered but decided against running for president this year, said that 189 of the people who got pardons or other reprieves had already been released from prison before his actions. Only 10, he said, have been or will be fully released from prison, while several with expensive, chronic conditions are receiving medical leave.

‘I have absolute confidence, so much confidence, that I let my grandchildren play with these five men.’ On A3 4 released trusties check in “I am fully confident the pardons and other clemency I have given are all valid,” Barbour told reporters at a news conference, his first on the subject, at the Jacksonarea law firm where he now works. Barbour granted pardons and other reprieves in his final days before leaving office after two terms Tues-

MDOC: Inmates given release for medical reasons will be let go By Holbrook Mohr The Associated Press

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day. Five inmates who had worked as trusties at the Governor’s Mansion — four of them, convicted of murder — were released last weekend. One of the freed men had fatally shot his estranged wife as she held their baby in 1993 and then shot her male friend in the head; the friend survived. Barbour initially declined to comment on the pardons or to provide detailed inforSee Barbour, Page A7.

JACKSON — Mississippi corrections officials said Friday that inmates given medical releases by former Gov. Haley Barbour will be released when the paper work is processed despite a judge’s order that placed them on hold. At the request of Attorney General Jim Hood, Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie Green ordered Wednesday that 21 inmates who received pardons or other reprieves from Barbour remain in custody until a legal fight is resolved over whether Barbour properly handled their orders to go free. The Mississippi Consti-

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TODAY IN HISTORY 1639: The first constitution of Connecticut — the Fundamental Orders — is adopted. 1784: The United States ratifies a peace treaty with England, ending the Revolutionary War. 1943: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and French General Charles de Gaulle open a wartime conference in Casablanca. 1952: NBC’s “Today” show premieres, with Dave Garroway as the host, or “communicator,” as he was called. 1963: George C. Wallace is sworn in as governor of Alabama with a pledge of “segregation forever.” 1972: The situation comedy “Sanford and Son,” starring Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson, premieres on NBC-TV.

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tution says inmates seeking pardons must publish a public notice. But Mississippi Department of Corrections officials said that doesn’t apply to medical suspensions, which is the type of release given to 13 of the 21. The list does not include the former convicted murderers who worked as trusties at the Governor’s Mansion who were freed last weekend. Corrections spokeswoman Suzanne Singletary said those given medical releases would be let out when the paperwork is processed, but she didn’t know exactly when. Before ending his second term Tuesday, Republican See MDOC, Page A7.

Bryant spent $6.3 million on gov. race By Jeff Amy The Associated Press

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Fiddle players, top photo from left, Dr. W.J. Patterson, Dr. Jack Magee, Tim Avalon, and Michael Rangel practice the tune “Brushy Run” during a fiddle workshop at the Old Court House Museum on Friday. The Mississippi Old Time Music Society, meets monthly to practice and learn new tunes. On Friday, the group was being taught by luthier and traveling teacher Dave Bing of Red Knob Ridge, Va. A luthier makes, repairs and restores string instruments. At right, Bing teaches a new tune. Below left, Patterson practices “Brushy Run.” Bottom right, one of the fiddles built by Bing sits in its case.

JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant spent $6.32 million to win Mississippi’s top office, more than five times as much as was spent by his Democratic opponent, Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree. Reports filed this week show Bryant raised $4.6 million in 2011, but spent more, thanks to the former lieutenant governor and auditor starting the year with a healthy balance. Bryant had $324,000 left over at year’s end, seed corn for a possible Gov. Phil re-election bid in 2015. Bryant Bryant’s total outstripped the $1.2 million DuPree raised and spent in 2011. DuPree was the first black candidate to win the Democratic nomination for governor, but drew only 39 percent of the vote, compared to Bryant’s 61 percent. Haley Barbour spent $13 million to win re-election in 2007, the largest amount ever spent in a Mississippi governor race. Barbour, with his national connections and history as a high powered-lobbyist, also holds the distinction of spending the next-highest amount in the state for a governor’s race — $11.3 million spent in 2003 to knock off incumbent Democratic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove. Bryant received a total of $700,000, 11 perSee Bryant, Page A7.

4 GOP challengers facing ballot issues By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Many of Mitt Romney’s presidential challengers are having trouble fulfilling a fundamental requirement of running for public office: getting on the ballot. Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Jon Huntsman have all failed to qualify for the ballot in at least one upcoming GOP primary. In other states, they have failed to file full slates of delegates with state or party officials, raising questions about whether these candidates have the resources to wage effective national campaigns. And if one of them were able to marshal enough anti-Romney forces to challenge the front-runner, the ballot blunders could limit their ability to win delegates in key states. The exception: Ron Paul, who appears to See GOP, Page A8.

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Vicksburg firefighter Joseph Rusche holds the hand of Valerie Banks, 27, after she was involved in a one-car accident on Clay and Levee streets on Friday. Vicksburg Police officer Shantel Carter said Banks was northbound on Washington Street when the brakes in her car failed. She turned west onto Clay Street, crossed Levee Street, went over railroad tracks and crashed into a concrete wall at the old Surplus City building next to Grand Station Casino. She was taken to River Region Medical Center, then transferred to University of Mississippi Medical Center where she was in good condition Friday night, a spokeswoman said. Below, emergency workers surround Banks’ Ford Taurus.

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Two Warren County residents were charged Friday with possession of controlled substance-precursors and manufacturing a controlled substance, jail records showed. April M. Hynum, 29, 684 Kirkland Road, and Dustin Hull, 41, 1239 Boy Scout Road, were arrested by deputy Jason Bailess at 5:51 p.m. Hynum and Hull were in the Warren County Jail without bond pending their initial hearings in justice court.

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from staff reports glary Thursday, jail records showed. Ocean Clay, 31, 4505 Warriors Trail, was arrested by deputies at 11:30 a.m. Clay is believed to have taken cash from a purse in an unlocked vehicle parked at River Region Medical Center, 2100 U.S. 61 North, said Lt. B.J. Heggins. The date of the burglary was not available. Clay was released from the Warren County Jail on a $2,500 bond.

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City man jailed on drug court charge A Vicksburg man was jailed Friday for a drug court sanction, records showed. Gary Guillot, 19, 144 Redhawk Road, was being held in the Warren County Jail without bond.

boil water Culkin Culkin Water District has lifted the boil water notice for customers at Foley’s Trailer Park, 2255 Freetown Road. Residents no longer need to boil water before consumption.

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6 guilty in Warren Circuit Court; Ex-Rolling Fork officer indicted In Warren County Circuit Court for the week ending Friday: • Clarissa Shawna Alexander, 21, 1313 Jefferson St., pleaded guilty to third offense domestic violence and was sentenced by Circuit Judge Isadore Patrick to five years of probation, a $1,500 fine, $2,000 in restitution and $322.50 in court costs. Alexander was arrested April 11. • Vincent Ruben Anderson, 38, 439 Lexington Ave., Jackson, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit a felony and was sentenced by Patrick to five years in prison, a $2,000 fine and $322.50 in costs. Anderson was indicted by the grand jury in July. • H.D. Ford, 27, 30 Worthington Ave., Rolling Fork, was found guilty of violating probation and sentenced by Circuit Judge M. James Chaney to 513 days in jail. Ford was sentenced in March 2004 for aggravated assault and burglary of a dwelling. • Ricky Wayne Jenkins, 26, 1245 Mount Alban Road, Lot 1, pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault and was sentenced by Chaney to 12 years in prison followed by five years of probation, a $5,000 fine, $2,000 to the victim’s compensation fund and $622.50 in costs. Jenkins was arrested June 5. • Jessie Lumpkin III, 18, 80 Dunigan Road, pleaded guilty to burglary and grand larceny and was sentenced by Chaney to the Ninth Circuit Court Drug Court program for a period not to exceed five years, a $2,000 fine, $2,000 in restitution and $997.50 in costs. Lumpkin was arrested May 20. •Shareda R. Manuel, 46, 125 Eastover Drive, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced by Chaney to Drug Court for a period not to exceed five years, a $3,000 fine and $1,297.50 in costs. Manuel was arrested Nov. 10. In Sharkey County, a former Rolling Fork police officer was indicted by the grand jury for sex crimes against a high school student. Brian Richards, 29, 315 North St., Anguilla, is accused of statutory rape of a victim age 14 or 15, and sexual battery of a student at South Delta High School, District Attorney Ricky Smith said. Richards was arraigned Friday in Sharkey County Circuit Court. The incidents took place between Nov. 25, 2010 and Jan. 1, 2011, when Richards was a police officer, said the DA. Investigators believe Richards often picked the teen up at school, sometimes while in uniform, Smith said. The victim was 15 when the relationship began and was 16 when it ended. If convicted, Richards could be sentenced to 30 years in prison on each charge, Smith said. Jurors also indicted Patrice Lashay Montgomery, 28, 165 Day St., Rolling Fork, for

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manslaughter in the Oct. 16 stabbing death of her boyfriend, Leedell Smith, 29, of Cary. At the time of her arrest following the stabbing, Montgomery was charged with murder. Jurors issued the manslaughter indictment, judging it to have been a “heat of passion” crime, said Smith. Montgomery had previously been indicted for stabbing Leedell Smith June 11, and was scheduled for trial Feb. 13. Her trial on the new charge was set for March 5. She faces a possible 20 year sentence if convicted. The grand jury, convened Monday by Chaney, reviewed evidence in 13 criminal cases, issuing 11 indictments, reducing one to a misdemeanor and returning one no-bill, meaning not enough evidence to go to trial. Jurors also inspected the courthouse and issued a report of recommendations, which included installation of elevators and handicap ramps in the building, fresh paint and various repairs, plus thorough training of election workers. Following their indictments, defendants were arraigned — formally advised of the charges against them — and assigned a trial date. In addition to Richards and Montgomery, those indicted and the charges against them were: • Antherious Edwards, 21, 2537 Mississippi 16 West, Rolling Fork — possession of a firearm by convicted felon, June 25. • Brittney Noel Ford, 23, 86 Jeff Davis Road, Hollandale — prescription forgery, Aug. 26. • Megan Elizabeth Hudson, 25, 86 Jeff Davis Road, Hollandale — prescription forgery, Aug. 26. • Sedrick Lewis, 26, 643 Baconia Road, Rolling Fork — burglary of a dwelling, Jan. 23. • Steven Lewis, 27, 49 Worthington St., Rolling Fork — possession of a firearm by convicted felon and possession of stolen firearms, Jan. 19. • Patrice Lashay Montgomery, • Vernon Montgomery, 30, 165 Day St., Rolling Fork — burglary, July 6; and armed robbery, Aug. 21. • Antonne Marquette Reed, 36, 26 Black Loop, Anguilla — possession of a firearm by convicted felon and possession of stolen firearms, Jan. 19. • Freddrick Stamps, 35, 103 Patton Road, Rolling Fork — sexual battery and burglary of an inhabited dwelling at night with deadly weapon, July 31. • Robert Williams, 23, who gave addresses of 1430 Maxwell St., Vicksburg, and 256 Mulberry St., Rolling Fork — possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, Oct. 11.

community calendar CHURCHES King David No. 1 Baptist — Martin Luther King Program, 1 today; Dr. Adena Williams Loston, St. Philip’s College president, speaker; 2717 Letitia St.; the Rev. A.L. Hines, pastor. Shady Grove Baptist — Annual business meeting, 3 today; Richard Johnson, pastor; 61 Shady Grove Circle. New Mount Pilgrim Baptist — Business meeting, 3 today; the Rev. Henry J. Williams, pastor. Zion Travelers M.B. — Business meeting, 3 today; musical for JaDariu Flagg, 6 tonight; 1701 Poplar St.; the Rev. Alfred Lassiter Jr., pastor. Taking It Back Outreach Ministry Thrift Store — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays,

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays; shoes, children’s clothes and TVs; 1314 Fillmore St.; 601-6380794 or 601-831-2056.

CLUBS American Legion Post 213 — The Hut dance and cash raffle: 9 until tonight, DJs Reo and Duncan Smith, admission $5; Sunday, 8 p.m. until, DJ “Horseman” Mitchell; admission, $3 singles, $5 per couple. Vicksburg Kiwanis — Noon Tuesday, Jacques’ Cafe; Riley Nelson, May & Company, speaker. Openwood Garden Club — 7 p.m. Tuesday; 116 Woodstone Drive. Vicksburg-Warren ASU Alumni Chapter Meeting — 6 p.m. Friday; Walter Sheriff,

president; membership pictures will be taken; Vicksburg ASU branch, Cherry Street.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS Levi’s — A Gathering Place; 7-10 tonight, music by Old Habits; donations appreciated. Narcotics Anonymous — River City Group, 8 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; Good Shepherd Community Center, 629 Cherry St.; daytime, Alvin J., 601-661-7646 or 601-4151742; evening, Joseph P., 601278-1808; Jackie G., 601-6368736 or 601-618-7312. Senior Circle Lunch — Noon Tuesday; Dr. Dedri Ivory, rheumatologist, speaker; $5 nonmembers, free to members; reservations required; Leigh

White, 601-883-6118 or leigh. white@riverregion.com. Healthy Woman — Noon Wednesday, River Region conference rooms; Dallas Thomason, Bloom Medical Day Spa, speaker; free, reservations required; Leigh White, 601-8836118 or leigh.white@riverregion.com. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration — 6 p.m. Monday; Sandra Jaribu Hill, civil rights attorney and executive director of the Mississippi Workers’ Center for Human Rights; free admission, Vicksburg Auditorium. Warren County Democratic Executive Committee — 5:30 p.m. Tuesday; to start delegation process for national convention; Jackson Street Community Center.

Pesticide Applicator Training — 9 a.m.-noon Jan. 27; fee $10; Wesley Purvis, instructor; WC Extension Service, 1100-C Grove St.; 601-636-5442. Grace Group Alcoholics Anonymous — 5:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 11 a.m. Saturdays; 601-636-5703; 1414 Cherry St. Free ACT Workshop — 8 a.m.-noon Jan. 21, VHS, 3701 Drummond St.; sign-up with counselors; sponsored by Alcorn Alumni Chapter; Walter Sheriff 601-638-7812 or Edna Steed 601-529-2310. Dormancy — Noon-1 p.m. Thursday; Lynette McDougald, University Florist; interactive video program; materials list available from mlthomas@ext.msstate.edu or 601-636-5442.

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MDOC: 4 freed trusties 18-hour outbreak of violence stuns Big Easy checked in as required ‘A battle for the heart and soul of New Orleans’

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Less than a week after New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu touted a string of peaceful and well-managed city events capped by the BCS championship game, he was back at the podium on Friday trying to reassure residents that an upsurge in violence was being dealt with. “This is a battle for the heart and soul of New Orleans,” Landrieu said about an 18-hour wave of violence that saw 17 people shot and six killed, a lockdown and evacuation of an elementary school, and shots fired at police twice. In all, 12 people have been slain in New Orleans in the first 12 days of the year, and at least two dozen, including a 12-year-old girl, have been wounded in shootings. The string of violence included a gunman opening fire inside a house on Thursday, shooting five people, three of whom died. Police chased down a trio of suspects, and returned fire, killing one man and wounding a man and a woman. Later that night, police headquarters was evacuated with a pair of hand grenades were found in the trunk of the car, although they were later found to be duds. The shootings involving police may have been sparked by a new, more aggressive approach by police, said Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas, who categorized it as “taking the fight to the streets.” “We are going after the criminals with an intensity that has not been seen in the last 18 months,” he said. Serpas pointed out that police responded within minutes to the incident at the school, and other shootings, including Thursday’s multiple shooting.

JACKSON (AP) — Authorities say four former Governor’s Mansion trusties who were pardoned in Haley Barbour’s final days as governor have been located. Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie Green on Wednesday ordered five men who worked at the mansion before being pardoned to check in every 24 hours. Green issued the order based on request from Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, who said Barbour might

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One of three suspects is taken off the ground and to an ambulance by New Orleans Police Capt. Billy Ceravolo, left, and Dr. Jeff Elder. Police said the three suspects are responsible for a stretch of shootings where nine people were shot and four killed.

Alabama fans celebrate their victory over LSU on Bourbon Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter on Monday. The force has beefed up its homicide department to 30 detectives, and is keeping officers in the city’s so-called hotspots, Landrieu said. Response time has gone down lately, the mayor said. Since Serpas became chief 18 months ago, the department has invested in new computer programs used to decide

how police are deployed. That means the 1,300-man force is able to police the city neighborhoods and handle big events, Serpas said. None of that reassures Janice Landry, a 58-year-old who has lived in New Orleans her life. “The violence is more than murder,” she said. “It’s people

Fields fill up for Mississippi congressional races JACKSON — Three incumbent Mississippi congressmen and Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker face challengers. Wicker is opposed by Republicans E. Allen Hathcock of Stewart and Robert Maloney of Madison, with Democrats putting up Albert N. Gore Jr. of Starkville and Roger Weiner of Clarksdale. Republican U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo of Biloxi will face GOP challengers Cindy Burleson and Ron Vincent, both of Hattiesburg. Democrats include Michael Herrington of Hattiesburg and Joshua LaRose of Harrison County. U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee will meet Eupora’s Henry Ross and Robert Estes of Southaven in the GOP primary, while Democrats include Brad Morris of Oxford and Mark DuVall of Mantachie. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS of Bolton is expects to face Heather McTeer of Greenville on the Democratic side, while Republican Bill Marcy of Vicksburg has also qualified.

FBI will probe death of Atalla County man KOSCIUSKO — The FBI will look into the circumstances surrounding the death of a black man in Attala County to determine if a hate crime occurred. Daniel McMullen, special agent in charge of the FBI in Mississippi, said the case for now is being investigated by state authorities. A preliminary hearing is set for Feb. 1 for Frankie Barber and Barry Ware, both from Sallis. Each is charged with murder in the Jan. 7 slaying of Cedric Sharkey

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Paws Rescue thankful for successful 2011

Paws Rescue appreciates the continued support and encouragement of the Vicksburg and Warren County community as it fulfills its mission to rescue stray and abandoned community pets, restore them to health and place them in adoptive homes. Paws Rescue had its most successful year ever in 2011. There were 399 cats and 91 dogs spayed or neutered and vaccinated, 98 pets were adopted and Paws Rescue provided heartworm treatment to 12 dogs. Eleven lost pets were reunited with their owners and Paws Rescue volunteers rescued more than 40 pets from the Vicksburg Animal Shelter in May during the historic Mississippi River flooding. Paws Rescue, VicksburgWarren County’s only nokill animal rescue, is thrilled with its accomplishments of 2011 and will continue to

have violated the state Constitution by pardoning inmates who may have failed to give sufficient public notice that they were seeking pardons. Authorities say the following men have been located or called the Mississippi Department of Corrections: convicted killers David Gatlin, Anthony McCray and Charles Hooker, and convicted robber Nathan Kern. Corrections officials have not yet heard from Joseph Ozment.

work in 2012 to improve the lives of community homeless animals. For a list of the wonderful animals available for adoption from Paws Rescue, visit our webpage at www.petfinder.com/shelters/MS65. html Leigh Conerly, President, Paws Rescue

Smith family grateful for city’s respects On behalf of the family of Wayne Smith, former alderman for the City of Vicksburg, I want to thank the city officials for flying the flag at half-staff in his memory on Dec. 15. Wayne loved Vicksburg and Warren County, and was so proud of his service. He would be deeply touched and honored, and we appreciate your remembering him with this special and dignified tribute. Frances Smith Wife of Wayne Smith Madison

near Sallis. Barber and Ware are white. Sheriff William Lee said Sharkey died of a gunshot wound in the chest.

Natchez mayor mulls public works merger NATCHEZ — Natchez Mayor Jake Middleton wants to meet with the Adams County Board of Supervisors to discuss having a single public works director for both governments. Middleton said some questions would still need to be answered and steps taken to ensure that everyone is treated equally. Middleton’s suggestion came after the county hired Natchez Public Works Director Robbie Dollar to fill the open position of road manager.

robbing people, people breaking into houses, people carjacking people. And those things happen to you even if you aren’t a criminal or living that kind of life.” Tom Hall, 73, said people in his uptown neighborhood go inside as soon as it gets dark now. He said they don’t want to take a chance. “It may be criminals killing each other,” Hall said. “But non-criminals can get caught in the crossfire.” The latest outbreak follows a 14 percent jump in murders in 2011, with 199 during the year. Per capita, New Orleans murder rate was 10 times the national average in 2010, with 51 homicides per 100,000 residents here last year, compared with less than 7 per 100,000 in New York or 23 in similar-size Oakland, Calif. “No one has ever denied that New Orleans is a violent town — it is,” Landrieu said.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The fees a judge awarded lawyers fighting BP discourage people from settling oil spill claims out of court, the Justice Department says. In a court filing Thursday, the Justice Department opposed U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier’s decision to set aside up to 6 percent of claims payments after Dec. 30 for trial lawyers affiliated with a steering committee helping people sue BP PLC. Under the order, fees would be garnished from people and businesses settling their claims outside of court. The question of lawyers’ fees is contentious with millions of dollars at stake. State attorneys general in Florida and Louisiana, as well as lawyers working to settle clients’ claims out of court, claim Barbier’s fee structure unfairly rewards trial lawyers. The fees would go to a steering committee of lawyers and their associates working on a civil case against BP in federal court. The steering committee is made up of about 340 lawyers from 90 firms on behalf of

more than 120,000 people. The plaintiffs’ lawyers said they have spent 230,000 hours and $11.5 million on the case. Barbier’s fee structure has provoked a strong reaction and was appealed. Following the ruling, the Gulf Coast Claims Facility — a $20 billion fund handing out BP damage claims — froze payments for a couple of days and Barbier agreed to reconsider his ruling. The judge has not set a date for a new hearing on the fees. The Justice Department contends the ruling goes against the intent of the Oil Pollution Act and discourages people from settling. Federal lawyers said the claims process under the Oil Pollution Act — passed after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska — was designed to allow people harmed by a spill to avoid costly litigation by settling and avoid court. But federal lawyers said Barbier’s order “encourages litigation, and puts at risk some portion of the settlement proceeds of claimants who followed OPA’s directions.”

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Level funding for schools a good start From other Mississippi newspapers: • The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson: Public education in Mississippi has been getting slighted so long that leaders this year are hoping for “level funding” when newly elected state lawmakers approve a budget for next year. But for the sake of our children’s future, that may not be enough. “We are rapidly approaching a school funding crisis in Mississippi,” said Tom Burnham, state superintendent of education. Burnham said that funding in recent years for K-12 harms districts with lower tax bases disproportionately, leaving the lower-income students to suffer most. In higher education, the state’s dollars also have not kept pace with the growth at its two-year colleges, which enroll more than 80,000 students statewide, said Eric Clark, executive director

of the state Board for Community and Junior Colleges. Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds said he believes the university system has done about as good as it can do with lower funding. “We really have done more with less, but at some point, less is less,” he said. For all the talk of Mississippi “throwing dollars at education,” Mississippi is either near bottom or at bottom in virtually every measure — including funding. Without early childhood education, for example, and Mississippi is the only Southern state without state-funded pre-K, many kids are simply unprepared to start school. Our dropout rate, also among the worst in the United States, and our high school and university graduation rates, also abysmal, virtually ensure that the “jobs and economic development” mantra most state politicians got

elected in November to achieve is wishful thinking without a big change in attitudes and, especially, funding. A commitment to fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program — which is the state’s share of basic, not “frills,” funding which is required by law — has more often been ignored than obeyed. Not since 2003 has the Legislature funded education from kindergarten to universities first, as the state’s top priority. Education isn’t something that is funded once, then forgotten. It’s a continuing need that should continue to be the state’s budget priority, just as it is the state’s only way to make “jobs and economic development” a realistic goal. Meeting that goal starts today by fully funding education. It won’t go away. And it will become a bona fide crisis if state leaders continue to give it short shrift.

Gov. Bryant offers broad agenda Northeast Daily Journal, Tupelo: Gov. Phil Bryant on Tuesday morning started his term as Mississippi’s 64th chief executive with an inaugural address clearly outlining general priorities he expects to press, but without details expected to be offered soon in his state-of-the-state address. Bryant, 57, who was lieutenant governor the past four years and started political service in 1991 as a member of the Mississippi House, set tackling multiple major issues as his main agenda: • “...Our most important work is making sure that Mississippians have work. ... And there are two sectors we can foster that have incredible promise

to bring more jobs to Mississippi over the next decade: energy and health care.” Bryant said “natural gas, bio-fuels, solar power, clean coal technology and tertiary oil recovery are all adding to our position as a leader in the energy economy of the 21st century.” • “Mississippi’s other potential growth sector for enhancement is health care,” he told guests. He proposed 1,000 more in-state physicians by 2025 and completion of the massive capital renewal of the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus, plus creation of “medical zones” across the state. Health care already is a major employer and

income generator; Bryant’s proposals could enhance its impact statewide. • Most importantly, Bryant called for renewed emphasis on learning to read. “We know a child who cannot read at a standard level by the fourth grade is almost always destined to failure. ... I want every child in Mississippi to be able to read.” • Bryant also proposed budget process reforms to measure outcomes and then appropriate for success. Bryant, a former legislator, understands the great distance between first proposal and final passage, but there’s potential in the governor’s general priorities.

Jimmy’s writing is like a combination of Bill Mauldin and Russell Baker, funny and poignant and — as in the strip — restrained. His fans already know this.

Not being Janis won’t stop effort to sell book by Jimmy Johnson The question I’m most often asked after speeches is not “Where do you get your ideas?” or “What writers influenced your style?” or any of those common things you might suppose readers would wonder about a columnist with three decades in the business. No. The question I’m most often asked is “Are you Janis?” I always answer, “Not anymore.” My former husband and forever friend Jimmy Johnson is the creator of the wonderful comic strip “Arlo and Janis.” It is — I’m trained in objectivity — the bestwritten comic strip in existence. It runs in about 400 newspapers, including The Boston Globe and The Seattle Times and many in between. If my youthful insecurities and jealousies during our life together helped inspire a single idea, I’m proud to have been of service. Jimmy, like most good writers, gleans material from whomever and whatever he can. So, yes, I see myself in a few of the earliest strips. But that’s not really the point here. Jimmy has published a new collection, the first since the first year of the strip nearly 30 years ago. The big book is called “Beaucoup Arlo and Janis” and contains more RHETA than 1,000 cartoons gRIMSLEY and a brilliant introductory memoir that reminds me why I fell for him in the first place. He writes about his parents, Lera and Harold Johnson, two heroic and humble beings if ever there were such. Born in Alabama, they both grew up poor, and life didn’t get much better when they became young adults. Harold landed on the coast of Normandy six days after D-Day, and, as Jimmy succinctly puts it: “He came home from the war a very nervous man.” After the war, he worked a lifetime in a textile mill, often seven days a week. Lera’s beginning was equally tough. “She was 5 years old when she held the hand of her own dying mother. I can’t tell you why the woman died. My mother didn’t know. At that time and in that place, you didn’t need a good reason to die. My mother’s family was from Chilton County, at the geographical middle of a state which was, rightly or wrongly, often mistaken for nowhere.” But theirs was a love story that somehow made up for rough beginnings. Or, as Jimmy writes: “I’m not here to tell you everyone who worked in a Southern textile factory lived a happy life. I’m just here to tell you we did.” Jimmy’s writing is like a combination of Bill Mauldin and Russell Baker, funny and poignant and — as in the strip — restrained. His fans already know this. He doesn’t need my help selling this book. I’m in 40 papers to his 400. His website — arloandjanis.com — gets thousands of hits a day. But if I can sell just one book, again I’ll be proud. I suppose I like to bask in reflected glory. Not to mention, selling books is a tough business for everyone, except maybe a John Grisham or Sue Grafton. People who’ll blow $50 on lunch and not bat an eye will pick up a book in front of its author and say, “Whoa. You get $25 for this?” It’s demoralizing. And I simply don’t want this fine, Alabama-born writer of the best comic strip in America to become demoralized. I want him to sell millions of copies and invite all his old friends to the movie premiere. •

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Business community has role in government The Natchez Democrat: Much like the business community in Natchez did two years ago, the Mississippi business community is realizing its role in government is far more than merely a taxpayer. Recently, the Mississippi Economic Council — the state chamber of commerce — presented its strategic plan for the state to lawmakers and the governor. In short, the MEC wants legislators to expand charter schools, recruit more businesses, improve teacher quality and increase funding available for entrepreneurs.

MEC turned the plan over to the governor — who pledged his support for it — and asked him to pursue its implementation. But the business group didn’t release the plans entirely, saying it would continue to update the plan. Creating development plans for the state is nothing new for MEC — it released Blueprint Mississippi in 2004. But this time, the council took the plan directly to lawmakers and asked them for action. It’s a key formula that is all too often missing from our communities. Businesses operate to improve their bottom

line, not always realizing that influencing major changes in local government may be the best way to prop up that line. Natchez and Adams County businesses realized they needed to be more involved when government nearly shut down the agency responsible for recruiting business and industry. A year after the creation of Natchez Inc., the results are good. When the private sector wakes up and gets involved in government, smart things happen that improve business for all of us.

OLD POST FILES 120 YEARS AGO: 1892 The Flowerree Ice Company is putting in a battery of new boilers. • Contractor Gregory has a force of men putting in the foundation for the new B.B. Clubhouse. • Semiannual examinations are being held at the LeGrand Institute. • Rabbi H.M. Bien delivers the prayer at the opening of the House of Representatives in Jackson.

110 YEARS AGO: 1902 It is said that Col. Buckner will get $20,000 in a cotton claim. • Mayor W.L. Trowbridge is now paying daily the minute men of the fire department. • Cal Price and Hy Wilson, engineers on the Valley Road, will hereafter make Vicksburg their headquarters. • J.M. Murray of Ottumwa, Iowa, is in the city.

100 YEARS AGO: 1912 Nick McLean comes over from Jackson for the Cotillion dance. • “Margie” is billed for the Walnut Theatre. • Charles J. Smith dies. • Mrs. Powell Vail and son are here from Jackson visiting relatives.

90 YEARS AGO: 1922 Mrs. Hartigan Smarr’s piano pupils give a recital. • Mrs. Lou Griffin dies. • Carrie Louise White of Cary is the guest of Mr. and

Mrs. Ben Colmery. • J.H. Bayley of Jackson and H.F. Biggs of Meridian are in the city on business.

80 YEARS AGO: 1932 A.J. Iverson is elected president of the Vicksburg Engineers Club. • Evelyn Field undergoes surgery at the Sanitarium.

70 YEARS AGO: 1942 The annual membership dinner of the Chamber of Commerce is held here. • Sgt. and Mrs. Leon Tingle announce the birth of a daughter, Patricia, on Jan. 7. • “The Heiress” opens at the Vicksburg Little Theatre. • Gene Kelly stars in “An American in Paris” at the Joy Theatre.

60 YEARS AGO: 1952 Dr. Harry Pierce is now taking an advanced study in orthodontia at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. • James Jackson, veteran city employee, dies.

50 YEARS AGO: 1962 John Cameron dies. • Franklin Carter assumes the duties of assistant county agent for Warren County. • Louis Switzer is named chairman of the Warren County Heart Fund. • Travis Williamson, Tallula resident, dies.

40 YEARS AGO: 1972 Airman Daniel Plank dies at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California of injuries stemming from a motorcycle accident. • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilks Fisher and children, Anne and Lynn, are returning from a visit in Arkansas.

30 YEARS AGO: 1982 Dr. Wayne Pitre speaks to the Rotary Club regarding information on cancer. • Victoria Kristen Warren celebrates her first birthday. • Ernest E. Warnock dies.

20 YEARS AGO: 1992 The Warren County Port Commission refuses to fund developers planning an outlet shopping center here. • Bobby D’s Variety Store, located downtown, is destroyed by fire. • Vondell Fuller, 17, of Rolling Fork, is killed in an automobile accident.

10 YEARS AGO: 2002 Lenora Mae Wentworth dies. • DeForest LaShon Hart receives a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from Delta State University. • Mayor Laurence Leyens is appointed to the MS Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Rheta Grimsley Johnson writes for King Features Syndicate.

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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Business Fr o m s t a f f a n d A P r e p o r t s

LOCAL STOCKS The following quotes on local companies are provided as a service by Smith Barney Citi Group, 112-B Monument Place, 601-636-6914. Archer-Daniels (ADM)......29.17 American Fin. (AFG)..........36.99 Ameristar (ASCA)................18.98 Auto Zone (AZO)............. 344.44 Bally Technologies (BYI)...41.08 BancorpSouth (BXS)..........12.32 Britton Koontz (BKBK)........ 8.32 Bunge Ltd. (BG)...................58.77 Cracker Barrel (CBRL)........52.73 Champion Ent. (CHB).............20 Com. Health Svcs. (CYH)...16.70 Computer Sci. Corp. (CSC)..24.15 Cooper Industries (CBE)..57.16 CBL and Associates (CBL).15.63 CSX Corp. (CSX)...................22.94 East Group Prprties(EGP)... 44.59 El Paso Corp. (EP)...............26.73 Entergy Corp. (ETR)...........71.11

Fastenal (FAST)....................46.59 Family Dollar (FDO)...........53.79 Fred’s (FRED).........................14.24 Int’l Paper (IP)......................31.49 Janus Capital Group (JNS).....6.86 J.C. Penney (JCP)................33.74 Kroger Stores (KR)..............24.13 Kan. City So. (KSU).............72.04 Legg Mason (LM)............. 26.36 Parkway Properties (PKY).....9.22 PepsiCo Inc. (PEP)..............64.40 Regions Financial (RF)....... 4.79 Rowan (RDC)........................31.26 Saks Inc. (SKS)........................ 9.06 Sears Holdings (SHLD).....33.56 Simpson-DuraVent (SSD)...33.91 Sunoco (SUN).......................42.17 Trustmark (TRMK)..............25.42 Tyco Intn’l (TYC)..................48.55 Tyson Foods (TSN).............19.88 Viacom (VIA).........................53.00 Walgreens (WAG)...............32.63 Wal-Mart (WMT).................59.54

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smart money Q: My wife and I have retired and are thinking of buying a second home in Florida. Do you have any opinion on a house as opposed to a condo? Now that the prices are down, we think it is the time to buy. Our retirement is BRUCE secure, and we don’t owe anything. We would have to get a small mortgage on our present home to purchase a property there and would have no problem paying it off as our income now is $1,500 a month more than we spend. — Reader, via e-mail A: Whether you buy a house or a condo is purely a matter of personal choice. With a house you have the responsibility of the lawn and exterior maintenance, although merci-

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fully if you’re in Florida, there will be no snow to shovel. In a condo, all of these things are done for you. Most condos are analogous to apartment living, which may be perfectly agreeable to you. If you’re accustomed to having more privacy, as you do in a house, you might wish to continue that. If you’re purchasing a condo, be absolutely certain about the soundness of the condo association. You want to know the relation of owner/tenants versus rental properties. The more rental properties, the less desirable. Your observation that the market is down is correct. Whether it’s at the bottom is another matter. If you are persuaded that now is the time to get into the swim, we certainly welcome you to our part of the world. •

Bruce Williams writes for Newspaper Enterprise Association. E-mail him at bruce@brucewilliams.com.

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DOWNGRADED Government: France loses top credit rating ‘You have to be relative, you have keep your cool. It’s necessary not to frighten the French people about it.’

PARIS (AP) — France was stripped Friday of its topnotch credit rating and rumors swirled in financial markets that its debt-burdened neighFrancois Baroin bors would be next, complicating Europe’s efforts to solve its FrEnch finance minister financial crisis. France is the second-largest contribuFinance Minister Francois Baroin told a French TV station that tor behind Germany to Europe’s financial France had been downgraded by one rescue fund. The fund still has a rating of notch by credit rating agency Standard & AAA, which means that it can borrow on Poor’s. That would mean a rating of AA+, the bond market at low rates. Borrowing costs for the French governthe same as the United States since it was ment rose before the announcement. The downgraded last summer. Rumors coursed through the markets yield on France’s 10-year government that Austria and Italy could be down- bond rose to 3.1 percent from 3 percent graded next, perhaps as early as the end earlier. That is still less than the 3.36 perof the day’s stock trading in New York. cent rate on the same bond last week and S&P had warned 15 European nations far below the 6.6 percent that Italy has to in December that they were at risk for a pay to borrow money from bond investors for 10 years. downgrade. Germany, the strongest economy in Baroin said France had received a change to its rating “like most of the Europe, pays a yield of just 1.76 percent. eurozone,” referring to the 17 European The United States 10-year Treasury note nations that use the euro currency, but paid 1.85 percent Friday, down 0.08 perthere was no confirmation from S&P that centage points — a sign that investors any other nation had been downgraded were seeking safety in U.S. debt. The French government appeared to Friday.

make a point of announcing the downgrade on its own terms, not S&P’s. France-2 television announced 10 minutes before its evening news program that Baroin would appear. The finance minister said the downgrade was “bad news” but not “a catastrophe.” “You have to be relative, you have keep your cool,” he said on France-2 television. “It’s necessary not to frighten the French people about it.” The downgrades could drive up the cost of European government debt as investors demand more compensation for holding bonds deemed to be riskier than they had been. Higher borrowing costs would put more financial pressure on countries already contending with heavy debt burdens. In Greece, negotiations Friday to get investors to take a voluntary cut on their Greek bond holdings appeared close to collapse, raising the specter of a potentially disastrous default by the country that kicked off Europe’s financial troubles more than two years ago.

Crowd too big, Beijing Apple store cancels iPhone sale BEIJING (AP) — Raw eggs splattered and streaked the gleaming windows of Beijing’s Apple store Friday, hurled by angry and frustrated shoppers when the launch of the iPhone 4S was canceled due to fears over the size of the crowd. The incident highlighted the role of Chinese middlemen who buy up wildly popular iPhones or smuggle them from abroad for resale at a big markup. Hundreds of customers — including migrant workers hired by scalpers in teams of 20 to 30 — waited overnight in freezing temperatures outside the Apple store in a shopping mall in Beijing’s east side Sanlitun district.

When the store failed to open as scheduled at 7 a.m., the crowd erupted in anger. Some pelted the store with eggs and shouted at employees through the windows. A person with a megaphone announced the sale was canceled. Police ordered the crowd to leave and sealed off the area with yellow tape. There were shouts of “What are you doing?” and “Go in! Go in!” as some of the people were pushed away from the entrance. Employees posted a sign saying the iPhone 4S was out of stock. “We were unable to open our store at Sanlitun due to the large crowd, and to ensure the

Stocks close week on down note NEW YORK — Banks led the market lower after JPMorgan Chase posted a rare earnings miss. Reports that European governments were about to get their credit ratings cut drove the euro down and sent Treasury prices up. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 49 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 12,422 Friday. The S&P 500 index fell 6, or 0.5 percent to 1,289. The Nasdaq fell 14, or 0.5 percent, to 2,711.

Bankruptcy fears hit Kodak’s stock ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Shares of Eastman Kodak Co. fell sharply amid renewed fears that the embattled photography pioneer is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection. Citigroup Inc. and Kodak both decline to comment Friday on a Bloomberg report that the New York bank is in talks to provide

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kodak bankruptcy financing. Bloomberg said Kodak may seek protection from creditors within weeks, then hold an auction to sell its digitalimaging patents, which analysts estimate could fetch at least $2 billion.

Lions Gate buying maker of ’Twilight’ LOS ANGELES — Movie and TV studio Lions Gate is buying Summit Entertainment, the maker of the teen smash hit “Twilight” series, for $412.5 million in cash and stock. The deal announced Friday brings together two smaller studios, putting them on a footing with the largest studios in Hollywood. Lions Gate said that most of the purchase was funded with cash on Summit’s books. The rest came from Lions Gate’s cash, new debt and stock.

safety of our customers and employees, iPhone will not be available in our retail stores in Beijing and Shanghai for the time being,” said Apple spokeswoman Carolyn Wu. The iPhone 4S quickly sold out at other Apple stores in China, Wu said. She said the phone still will be sold in China through Apple’s online store, its local carrier China Unicom Ltd. and authorized resellers. Wu declined to comment on what Apple might know about scalpers buying iPhones for resale. China is Apple’s fastest-growing market and “an area of enormous opportunity,” CEO Tim Cook said in October. He

said quarterly sales were up nearly four times from a year earlier and accounted for onesixth of Apple’s global sales. Apple’s China stores are routinely mobbed for the release of new products. The company has its own stores only in Beijing and Shanghai, with a handful of authorized retailers in other cities, so middlemen who buy iPhones and resell them in other areas can make big profits, said Wang Ying, who follows the cellphone market for Analysys International, a research firm in Beijing. “Apple is making a lot of money, so it is not too concerned about the scalpers,” Wang said.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

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MDOC

PRECISION FORECAST

Continued from Page A1. Barbour gave full pardons to about 200 people. He suspended sentences for several other inmates, gave medical releases to some and gave conditional clemency to one. A pardon erases any remaining punishment for a conviction and restores rights such as those to vote or to carry a gun. A commutation reduces the penalties of a sentence but does not restore full rights. “The goal in these medical releases is to save the state money,” Barbour said Friday. “These inmates receive very expensive medical treatments, often costing more than all the other costs of imprisonment.” Two Vicksburg men, John Davis and Johnny Lee Nettles, had trheir sentences suspended. Davis was con-

victed of robbery while Nettles was convicted of aggravated assault. Here is a list of those given medical suspensions. • Nichelle Elaine Brandon, aggravated assault. Medical suspension of sentence; under supervision of MDOC intensive supervision program (house arrest). • Jesse Buie, felony DUI. Medical/conditional suspension of sentence. • Melissa Ann Cooper, sale of controlled substance. Medical/conditional suspension of sentence. • Derrick Lynn Guyton (or Guiton), homicide/murder; simple assault. Medical/conditional suspension of sentence. MDOC records spell his last name Guyton. A record of his conditional suspension of sentence, filed in

the secretary of state’s office, spells it Guiton. • Travis Orlando Hill, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Medical suspension of sentence; under supervision of MDOC intensive supervision program (house arrest). • Twanda (or Tawanda) Jackson, manslaughter, armed robbery and kidnapping. Medical suspension of sentence; under supervision of MDOC intensive supervision program (house arrest). MDOC records spell her first name Twanda. A record of her suspension of sentence, filed in the secretary of state’s office, spells it Tawanda. • Rheon McShepard, homicide or murder. Medical/ conditional suspension of sentence.

• Annie Rash, uttering forgery. Medical/conditional suspension of sentence. • Danny Joe Stapleton, possession of controlled substance with intent. Medical/ conditional suspension of sentence. • Curtis Thomas, statutory rape. Medical/conditional suspension of sentence. • Edith Watts, delivery of a controlled substance. Medical/conditional suspension of sentence. Those inmates on hold are: • Aaron Brown, murder, concealed weapon, possession of a controlled substance. Full, complete and unconditional pardon. • Joshua L. Howard, statutory rape. Full, complete and unconditional pardon. • Karen Irby, two counts of manslaughter. Conditional

clemency that she serves three years in MDOC intensive supervision (house arrest) and an additional two years under MDOC community corrections division. • Azikwe Kambule, accessory after the fact to murder. Full, complete and unconditional pardon. • Katherine Robertson, aggravated assault. Full, complete and unconditional pardon. • Patricia L. Simpson, manslaughter. Conditional indefinite suspension of sentence. • Kevin Bradley Tabereaux, sale of cocaine, DUI homicide. Suspension of sentence. • Kirby Glenn Tate, possession of marijuana with intent, possession of oxycodone, delivery of marijuana. Full, complete and unconditional pardon.

Barbour Continued from Page A1. mation about how many of those receiving them were still in prison. He then issued a statement after leaving office, after the pardons had generated a firestorm of criticism. By the time state corrections officials said Wednesday that 21 on the list were still in custody, state Attorney General Jim Hood was calling the pardons “shameful” and questioning whether Barbour had violated the state constitution by not ensuring inmates gave enough public notice about their possible release. Hood, the only statewide Democratic officeholder in Mississippi, also persuaded a state judge to temporarily block release of the 21 still in custody. State corrections officials said Friday they would start to release 13 of the 21 inmates because the 13 were given medical discharges and weren’t bound by the same public notice requirements before release. Barbour on Friday reiterated that it’s a tradition in Mississippi for governors to free trusties who worked at the Governor’s Mansion. And the former governor said he’s not concerned that the freed trusties might harm anyone. “I have absolute confidence, so much confidence, that I let my grandchildren play with

Bryant Continued from Page A1. cent of the money he raised in 2011, from the Republican Governor’s Association. That group funnels large donations into the state while making it hard to tell their ultimate source. Bryant also gave $15,000 from his campaign fund to his inaugural account. Lt. Gov Tate Reeves, who faced no Democratic opponent, nevertheless continued to raise money at a healthy clip during the general election season and after. Reeves, a Flowood resident who moved up from state treasurer, raised $2.2 million during all of 2011 and spent $3.42 million, mainly on winning a Republican primary. Reeves concluded the year

Linda Sue Thames TALLULAH — Linda Sue Thames died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at Central Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. She was 79. Mrs. Thames was born in Russellville, Ark., and had lived in East Carroll Parish for 75 years. She was a bookkeeper and a sales tax collector for the Madison Parish School Board. She was a member of Tallulah Church of Christ.

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STATE FORECAST these five men,” Barbour, 64, said of the trusties freed this week. He said the Mississippi Department of Corrections picks inmates who work at the Governor’s Mansion. Typically, they are men who committed crimes of passion. Corrections officials assign them, he said, because they are not likely to commit another violent crime and make good workers. Records show Barbour gave “full, complete and unconditional” pardons to 203 people, including 17 convicted of murder, 10 convicted of manslaughter, eight convicted of aggravated assault and five convicted of drunken-driving incidents that caused deaths. He granted some sort of reprieve to 26 inmates who were in custody — 10 full pardons; 13 medical releases; one suspension of sentence; one conditional, indefinite suspension of sentence; and one conditional clemency. A pardon erases any remaining punishment for a conviction and restores rights such as those to vote or to carry a gun. A commutation reduces the penalties of a sentence but does not restore full rights. P.S. Ruckman Jr., a political science professor at Rock Valley College in Rockford, Ill., who has studied par-

dons, said Friday that most governors have some sort of pardon power, which he sees as a useful tool. He said Barbour’s pardons are surprising, not only by their sheer numbers but also by the types of people who received some sort of reprieve. “If you look at the percentage of persons who were charged with violent crimes, it’s pretty high — murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault, rape, statutory rape, vehicular homicide,” Ruckman said of those on Barbour’s list. “That’s just not the typical patch of pardons. Typically, you see less-serious offenses committed a long time ago and the person has served their time if they served time at all.” Barbour, a Presbyterian, said his faith teaches him the power of redemption. He said pardons provide that. Businesslike in tone, but chafing at repeated questions about whether he thought the pardoned killers might commit other crimes, Barbour said most Mississippians are Christian. “I believe in second chances and I try hard to be forgiving,” Barbour said. “I am very comfortable and totally at peace with these pardons.” While Barbour seldom engaged in lock-them-upand-throw-away-the-key

rhetoric as governor, he often spoke about protecting crime victims. He declined to stop each of the nine executions in Mississippi during his two terms, saying he did not want to second-guess juries’ decisions. Barbour said Friday he regretted he did not more quickly explain that most of the people who received clemency were already out of prison and some had been for years. “Let’s get the facts straight. Of the 215 who received clemency, 189 were not let out of jail. They were already out of jail,” he said. Barbour said he expected some backlash but has been surprised at some of the criticism. “What I didn’t think was that politicians would go out and tell the public we let 200 people out of the penitentiary. I didn’t anticipate this would be all about politics,” Barbour said. Ruckman said many governors use the pardon power sparingly. Some, including Arkansas Gov. Mike Bebee, have granted pardons several times during their terms. Bebee, a Democrat, announced in December that he planned to pardon six people who were convicted of theft, drug or weapons charges.

Ruckman criticized the way Barbour dropped the long list of pardons and other reprieves on the way out the door and with little explanation. “In there, I have no doubt, there are many people who served their time, if there was any to serve, and paid their debt,” Ruckman said. “Mercy was not a ‘gift.’ They earned mercy and should be able to celebrate their accomplishment openly, with pride. But the way Barbour did this just poisoned the well.” Barbour said Friday that some of the same Mississippi politicians who attacked him had also asked him to pardon people. He charged that Hood didn’t object when Barbour’s predecessor, Democrat Ronnie Musgrove, released convicted killers who worked at the Governor’s Mansion. Barbour said his father died when he was 2 years old. And when his grandfather, a judge, became disabled, an inmate was assigned to help him. “I watched the power of a second chance and what it did for Leon Turner,” he said, referring to that inmate. •

with almost $380,000 in the bank, after giving $100,000 to the state Republican Party and $28,000 to 10 other GOP candidates for office. Reeves had no Democratic opponent. The Reform Party’s Tracella Lou O’Hara Hill of Petal Shawn O’Hara’s sister reported raising and spending only the $200 qualifying fee in her race for lieutenant governor. In the attorney general’s race, two-term Democratic incumbent Jim Hood of Brandon raised $1.33 million and spent $1.56 million, using money he raised earlier. That was substantially more than Republican Steve Simpson of Gulfport, whose challenge to Hood was unsuccessful. The former circuit judge and former commissioner of public safety raised and spent $790,000.

Hood, the only Democrat to win a statewide race, was unusual in his ability to outraise his Republican opponent. Other Democrats running for statewide office were at a substantial financial disadvantage to the Republicans who bested them. In the open race for treasurer, Republican winner Lynn Fitch of Madison, former director of the state Personnel Board, raised $771,000 and spent $732,000, leaving her with $39,000 after the campaign. Democratic Ocean Springs Mayor Connie Moran raised $62,000 and spent $117,000. The Reform Party’s Shawn

O’Hara of Hattiesburg, the brother of Tracella Lou O’Hara, reported raising and spending only $200 in his treasurer’s race. In the open race for agriculture commissioner, Republican victor Cindy HydeSmith of Brookhaven raised $399,000 and spent $310,000. Democrat Joel Gill, mayor of Pickens, raised and spent $57,000. The Reform Party’s Cathy L. Toole of Biloxi raised and spent $200 in her race for agriculture commissioner. In the race for insurance commissioner, Republican Mike Chaney of Vicksburg, who won a second

term, raised $348,000 and spent $444,000, with $99,000 still in the bank. Democrat Louis Fondren of Pascagoula raised and spent $16,611. The Reform Party’s Barbara Dale Washer of Hattiesburg raised and spent $200.

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Survivors include her son, Jacky Loyd Thames of Transylvania; and a grandson, Loyd Adam Thames of Baton Rogue. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Tallulah Church of Christ with the Rev. Robert Shelton officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lake Providence under the direction of Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday at the church from 10 a.m. until the service. Pallbearers will be Adam Thames, James Oscar Thornton, James Thornton, Tommy Trichell, Spencer Sevier and James Kiley Thames.

Associated Press Writer Holbrook Mohr in Jackson contributed to this report.

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Almanac Highs and Lows High/past 24 hours............. 45º Low/past 24 hours............... 29º Average temperature......... 37º Normal this date................... 47º Record low..............18º in 1982 Record high............79º in 1907 Rainfall Recorded at the Vicksburg Water Plant Past 24 hours.........................N/A This month..............0.97 inches Total/year.................0.97 inches Normal/month......2.57 inches Normal/year...........2.57 inches Solunar table Most active times for fish and wildlife Sunday: A.M. Active..........................10:02 A.M. Most active................. 3:49 P.M. Active...........................10:28 P.M. Most active.................. 4:15 Sunrise/sunset Sunset today........................ 5:18 Sunset tomorrow............... 5:19 Sunrise tomorrow.............. 5:19

RIVER DATA Stages Mississippi River at Vicksburg Current: 29.8 | Change: -0.8 Flood: 43 feet Yazoo River at Greenwood Current: 20.9 | Change: -0.4 Flood: 35 feet Yazoo River at Yazoo City Current: 18.8 | Change: -0.5 Flood: 29 feet Yazoo River at Belzoni Current: 20.3 | Change: -0.3 Flood: 34 feet Big Black River at West Current: 7.6 | Change: -0.1 Flood: 12 feet Big Black River at Bovina Current: 9.1 | Change: -0.2 Flood: 28 feet StEELE BAYOU Land....................................77.5 River....................................77.2

MISSISSIPPI RIVER Forecast Cairo, Ill. Sunday.................................... 26.0 Monday.................................. 26.8 Tuesday.................................. 27.5 Memphis Sunday.......................................9.2 Monday.....................................9.4 Tuesday.................................. 10.3 Greenville Sunday.................................... 30.4 Monday.................................. 29.5 Tuesday.................................. 28.9 Vicksburg Sunday.................................... 27.7 Monday.................................. 26.7 Tuesday.................................. 25.8

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Judge: John Edwards has US warns Iran not to block shipping serious heart condition Tensions mounting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions rising by the day, the Obama administration said Friday it is warning Iran through public and private channels against any action that threatens the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf. The Navy revealed that two U.S. ships in and near the Gulf were harassed by Iranian speedboats last week. Spokesmen were vague on what the United States would do about Iran’s threat to block the strategic Strait of Hormuz, but military officials have been clear that the U.S. is readying for a possible naval clash. That prospect is the latest flashpoint with Iran, and one of the most serious. Although it currently overshadows the threat of war over Iran’s disputed nuclear program, perhaps beginning with an Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear structure, both simmering crises raise the possibility of a shooting war this year. “We have to make sure we are ready for any situation and have all options on the table,” Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, addressing a soldier’s question Thursday about the overall risk of war with Iran.

GOP Continued from Page A1. have avoided such pitfalls so far. “This is why you need a real-life, no-kidding-around campaign,” said Rich Galen, a GOP strategist and former Gingrich aide who is neutral in the 2012 race. “All these guys who have been crowing that they found a new way to run for president, it’s like saying I’m inventing a new airplane, and it has only one wing.” Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, won the

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An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron 41 launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Arabian Sea. Navy officials said that in separate incidents Jan. 6, three Iranian speedboats — each armed with a mounted gun — briefly chased after a U.S. Navy ship just outside the Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter in the northern Gulf. No shots were fired and the speedboats backed off. For several reasons, the risk of open conflict with Tehran appears higher in this election year than at any point since President Barack Obama took office with a pledge to try to bridge 30 years of enmity. A clash would represent a failure of U.S. policy on several fronts and vault now-dormant

national security concerns into the presidential election contest. The U.S. still hopes that international pressure will persuade Iran to back down on its disputed nuclear program, but the Islamic regime shows no sign it would willingly give up a project has become a point of national pride. A nuclear bomb, or the ability to quickly make one, could also be worth much more to Iran as a bargaining chip down the road. Time is short, with Iran making several leaps toward the ability to manufacture a nuclear weapon if it chooses to do so. Iran claims its nuclear

development is intended for the peaceful production of energy. Meanwhile, several longstanding assumptions about U.S. influence and the value of a targeted strike to stymie Iran’s progress toward a nuclear weapon have changed. The White House is no longer confident it could prevail on Israel not to launch such a strike. An escalating covert campaign of sabotage and targeted assassinations highlighted by this week’s killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist may not be enough to head off a larger shooting war and could prod Iran to strike first.

first two contests, in Iowa and New Hampshire, and he is leading in the polls in South Carolina and Florida, the next two states to have primaries. Romney raised $56 million in 2011 for his campaign, giving him big financial and organizational advantages over his GOP rivals. Those advantages are on display as many of his competitors miss deadlines or fail to collect enough signatures to meet ballot requirements in upcoming contests. Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator who came within a few votes of winning the Iowa caucuses,

didn’t get on the ballot in Virginia or the District of Columbia. His campaign also filed incomplete slates of delegates in Illinois and Ohio, which could limit his ability to win delegates in those key states. Virginia has been a tough ballot to crack for several GOP candidates because the state requires campaigns to collect signatures from at least 10,000 registered voters. Romney and Paul were the only ones who made the ballot for the March 6 primary. Perry sued, and was later joined in the lawsuit by Gingrich, Huntsman and Santo-

rum. But on Friday, a federal judge in Richmond refused to add them to the ballot, saying the candidates should have challenged Virginia’s primary qualifying rules earlier. Santorum is the only major candidate who will be left off the ballot in the District of Columbia primary April 3, said Paul Craney, executive director of the DC Republican Committee. The party provides two ways to get on the ballot: Pay $10,000, or pay $5,000 and collect signatures from 296 registered Republicans in the heavily Democratic capital city.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Ex-presidential candidate John Edwards has a serious heart condition that will require a medical procedure next month and his illness limits his travel including for an upcoming court case over possible campaign violations, his doctor told a judge, who delayed the trial. Federal Judge Catherine Eagles did not disclose the exact nature of Edwards’ illness Friday or what procedure he needed. However, she said the two-time presidential candidate had “three episodes” and indicated his condition could be life-threatening if left untreated. Prosecutors took no position on whether the judge should grant the delay due the defendant’s health condition, but said they were ready to try Edwards. He is accused of concealing nearly $1 million in cash and checks from wealthy donors used to help hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 White House run.

Van der Sloot gets 28 years in prison LIMA, Peru — Joran van der Sloot knew his guilty plea in the strangulation death of a young woman he met at a Lima casino was a big gamble as he tried to get a reduced sentence. On Friday, the poker-loving Dutchman lost. A three-judge panel sentenced him to 28 years in prison, discarding his claims of contrition in a killing his lawyer said was triggered by trauma from being the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway. The sentencing marked the latest chapter in the tabloidsustaining saga and came a day after a judge in Alabama declared Holloway legally

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dead as her parents try to bring Van der Sloot, 24, to the U.S. for a related crime.

Quote on MLK memorial will be changed WASHINGTON — A quote carved in stone on the new Martin Luther King memorial in Washington will be changed after the inscription was criticized for not accurately reflecting the civil rights leader’s words. The inscription currently reads: “I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness.” The phrase is modified from a sermon known as the “Drum Major Instinct,” in which King explained to his Atlanta congregation how he would like to be remembered at his funeral. In the speech, King’s words seem more modest than the paraphrased inscription: “Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter.”

Iraqi woman, 111, becomes a US citizen STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — An Iraqi native has become a U.S. citizen at age 111. Warina Zaya Bashou took the oath of citizenship Friday at her Sterling Heights home, north of Detroit. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services spokeswoman Marilu Cabrera says Bashou was born in 1900 and is the second-oldest person on record to be naturalized. She turns 112 in July.

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Marriage needs re-evaluation after infadelity Q: My wife has had multiple affairs over the past 10 years. She wants to put things back together; we still love each other. I’m having a hard time trusting her due to the fact that it has happened more than once. What are some things we can do? Juli: You’re right to be hesitant, given the fact that your wife has been unfaithful more than once throughout your history together. Sometimes a spouse can be in a pattern of cheating, getting caught, being remorseful, and falling into the cheating again after the marriage has gone back to “normal.” In your efforts to repair FOCUS ON your marTHE FAMILY riage, you need to make certain that you’re breaking this pattern. You can only forgive as much as you acknowlFOCUS ON edge the THE FAMILY offense and the pain that it has caused you. You cannot forgive an affair in a week, in a month or maybe not even in a year. It takes time and vulnerability to understand how deeply infidelity wounds a marriage and a family. Your wife needs time and accountability to prove to you that this time will be different. How does she do that? This is where counseling comes into the picture. She’ll be willing to work through what caused her bad decisions in the first place, and she’ll be willing to abide by boundaries that a qualified marriage counselor helps you determine. Q: When I was growing up I always received an allowance, and I’d like our school-age kids to start earning one as well. But my husband says they need to work without being paid, because that’s part of being in a family. What do you think? Jim: There’s no right or wrong answer here. Some parents offer a weekly allowance, others pay only for occasional big chores, and still others pay nothing whatsoever, choosing instead to give their kids money for purchases based on their overall attitude and helpfulness. Whatever system you adopt, it’s important to remember that one of your major goals as parents is to prepare your kids to live in the real world — which will include earning and managing money.

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• Jim Daly is president of Focus on the Family, P.O. Box 444 Colorado Springs, CO 80903, host of the Focus on the Family radio program, and a husband and father of two. Dr. Juli Slattery is a licensed psychologist, co-host of Focus on the Family, author of several books, and a wife and mother of three. The website is www.family.org.

Woman’s quest could mean Medal of Honor for father By The Associated Press

War I veterans. So she began gathering military records, photos, commendations and firsthand accounts of her father’s heroism. Eventually, she enlisted the help of her congressman and support from both U.S. senators from Missouri. Retired Army Col. Erwin Burt-

Shemin didn’t stop there. Casualties were heavy. Many senior platoon leaders had been killed or badly hurt, so the young sergeant led the group out of harm’s way over the next three days. Along the way, a German bullet hit him in the head, went through the steel helmet and lodged behind his left ear. Shemin eventually collapsed and was hospitalized for

Semitism. “My father told me there was a lot of discrimination, LABADIE, Mo. — It was but he didn’t dwell on it,” she bravery at the highest level: said. William Shemin defied But once, when another German machine gun fire to soldier paid a visit, Shemsprint across a World War I in’s daughter was struck by battlefield and pull wounded something the man told her. comrades to safety. And he “He witnessed my father’s did so no fewer than three actions,” said Shemin-Roth, times. who was then 12. “He told Then, with the platoon’s me, ‘Your father never got senior soldiers wounded or the medal he deserved killed, the 19-year-old Ameribecause he was a Jew.’ I can took over command of thought to myself how terhis unit and led it to safety, rible that was.” even after a bullet pierced Shemin was 78 when he his helmet and lodged behind died in 1973. His sense of an ear. determination clearly rubbed Yet Shemin never earned off on his daughter. Her first the nation’s highest milihusband died when she was tary citation, the Medal of just 43 and a mother of five. Honor — a result, many She went to college and suspected, of the fact became a nurse. that he was Jewish Since then, she’s done at a time when disvolunteer work in warcrimination ran torn areas around rampant throughout the world. Back in the U.S. military. Labadie, she heads a Now, nearly four nonprofit animal-resdecades after his cue group, and her death, Shemin property on a rural might finally get hilltop is home to that medal, thanks dozens of rescued anito the tireless mals, from cats and efforts of his daughdogs to donkeys, geese ter, whose long and fish. quest to see her The new law may father decorated have arrived too late also opens the door to recognize many for other overlooked Jewish heroes from Jewish veterans of World War I. They’re the Great War. all gone now — the “A wrong has last surviving Ameribeen made right can World War I vethere,” said Shemin’s eran died last year. daughter, 82-yearEven many of their old Elsie Sheminchildren have died or Roth of Labadie, are well into their 80s Mo., a small town and 90s, Burtnick said, about 40 miles making it less likely southwest of St. that surviving relaLouis. The associated press tives will have enough Last month, documentation to President Barack Elsie Shemin-Roth holds a photo of her father, William Shemin, taken during World War I. prove worthiness for Obama signed the the Medal of Honor. National Defense So far, Burtnick said, Authorization Act, baseball at age 15 and later nick of Baltimore, who is three months. The wound the only veteran whose case which contains a tiny proviplayed college football at active in the Jewish War left him deaf in that ear. will be presented for review sion known as the William Syracuse, Shemin was sent Veterans of the U.S.A., His heroics did not go unno- is William Shemin. Shemin Jewish World War I off to France. On a hot day in helped get the bill passed. ticed: Shemin was awarded A decision could come Veterans Act. It provides for August 1918, he and his plaHe also reviewed Shemin’s the Distinguished Service by spring. If the Pentagon a Pentagon review of Jewish toon were doing battle near a Cross, the nation’s secondapproves, the president soldiers and sailors who may war record and will present river in Burgundy. the case on his behalf to the highest military honor. would present the medal have been overlooked for One of his superiors, Pentagon. He eventually left the milion Shemin’s behalf to his the Medal of Honor simply Capt. Rubert Purdon, later “I believe, based upon the tary, got a degree from Syradaughter in a White House because of their faith. wrote in support of a Medal criteria of World War I, the cuse and started a greenceremony. Just the thought Shemin’s daughter was the of Honor: “With the most house-and-nursery business chokes her up. driving force behind the mea- level of heroism exhibited by utter disregard for his own Sgt. Shemin will rise to the in the Bronx, where he raised “I try so hard to think of sure, an effort that began a safety, (Shemin) sprang from Medal of Honor,” Burtnick three children. what my father would think decade ago when she read his position in his platoon said. Shemin was satisfied with of this,” she said. “He was news accounts of a similar trench, dashed out across At the time, the enlistment the medal he got, his daughsuch a humble man. All I can law that provided for review the open in full sight of the age was 21, but Shemin lied ter recalled, and only occasee in my head is this big of Jews possibly denied recGermans, who opened and sionally wondered he was handsome man sitting down, ognition in World War II. She about his age and got in at maintained a furious burst of 18. A tall, strapping athpassed over for the Medal tears in his eyes.” was horrified there was no machine gun and rifle fire.” of Honor because of antisimilar mechanism for World lete who played semi-pro

Czech government to compensate religious groups By The Associated Press PRAGUE — Churches were seized, priests jailed or even executed and those allowed to lead religious services did so under the watchful eye of the secret police. More than 22 years after the fall of Communism, the Czech government has agreed to pay billions of dollars in compensation for property seized by the former totalitarian regime. The deal at one point, however, threatened to topple the coalition government after a junior partner this week voiced anger at the thought of huge sums being paid to churches given the current economic gloom. But in a country where indifference to religion is strong — a legacy of the Soviet plan to create one of the most atheist states in their orbit — the compensa-

The Communist regime, which seized power in 1948 in what was then Czechoslovakia, confiscated all the property owned by churches and persecuted many priests. Churches were then allowed to function only under the state’s strict control and supervision and priests’ salaries were paid by the state. tion plan — to be spread over 30 years — proved a win-win situation: The state no longer wanted to pay the priests’ salaries, and religious organizations — mostly Catholic and Protestant — expressed relief after previous failed attempts. The Communist regime, which seized power in 1948 in what was then Czechoslovakia, confiscated all the property owned by churches and persecuted many priests. Churches were then allowed to function only under the state’s strict control and supervision and priests’ sala-

ries were paid by the state. After the 1989 Velvet Revolution brought democracy to the region, some churches and monasteries were returned, but the churches have since sought to get back other assets such as farms, woodlands and buildings. Wednesday’s ruling still needs the approval of Parliament, but the governing three-party coalition has a comfortable majority. Under the plan, the country’s 17 churches, including Catholic and Protestant, would get 56 percent of their former property now held

by the state — estimated at $3.7 billio) — and $2.9 billion in financial compensation paid to them over the next 30 years. The state will also gradually stop covering their expenses over the next 17. Culture Minister Alena Hanakova, whose ministry drafted the bill, called the decision “historic” and the Catholic Czech Bishops’ Conference welcomed the move, saying it hoped Parliament will follow suit. The Catholic Church will receive the biggest share of the restitution money. In 2008, a similar bill was approved by the government but Parliament rejected it. The government’s decision Wednesday came after its junior coalition party withdrew its objection to the plan. Prime Minister Petr Necas had threatened to dismiss the Public Affairs party’s

ministers if they blocked the proposal, which would have ended the three-party coalition that came to power after the 2010 election. “It’s crucial that we’ve managed to agree on it,” Necas said. Public Affairs chairman Radek John said his party only agreed after it received guarantees the government would not apply cuts and other austerity measures to raise funds for the compensation. “Common citizens won’t be affected,” John said. The party’s opposition reflected the overall atmosphere in the country, considered one of the most atheist in Europe. According to a December 2011 public poll, 69 percent of Czechs were against the religious restitution and only 40 percent considered churches to be useful.

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church events Antioch Christian Services at Antioch Christian Fellowship and Unity Outreach Ministries (A Full Gospel Ministry), 1800 Poplar St., behind Jones-Upchurch Realty, begin at 9:15 a.m. with children’s church, followed by worship at 10 weekly. Tuesday prayer is at 6:30 p.m., followed by Bible study at 7. Alfred E. Lassiter Sr. is pastor.

Berachah Services at Berachah Church, 2918 Fisher Ferry Road, begin at 7 tonight with praise and worship. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by praise and worship at 10:30. Children’s church is available for ages 4-8. A nursery is available for children as old as 3. Bible study begins at 6:30 p.m Monday. On Wednesday, Awana begins at 6 p.m. Bible study and the youth service are at 7. Roger Cresswell is pastor. Visit www.berachah.net.

Bethel A.M.E. Services at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 805 Monroe St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. Communion is each first Sunday. Bible study begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Choir rehearsal begins at 10 a.m. Saturday before the fourth Sunday. Board meeting follows the service each second Sunday. The Rev. Arnita Spencer is pastor.

Bethlehem M.B. Services at Bethlehem M.B. Church, 3055 N. Washington St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Mattie L. Brown is superintendent. Worship service is each second Sunday. Covenant is each third Sunday. Communion is each fourth Sunday. All begin at 11 a.m. Bible class begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Choir rehearsal begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday before the second and fourth Sunday. The Rev. Dennis Redden is pastor.

Bovina Baptist Services at Bovina Baptist Church, 5293 U.S. 80, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school under the direction of Bill Arrington. Worship begins at 11 with the sanctuary choir, under the direction of Jerry Stuart, minister of music. Donna Harper is pianist. Bobbie Bruce is organist. Brian Parker is the minister of students and education. Dr. Chas Rowland, pastor, will deliver the message. Sunday evening services begin at 5 with adult and youth Bible study and mission organizations. Worship is at 6 with Rowland bringing the message. Wednesday evening activities begin at 6 with a prayer service, handbells, youth Bible study, children’s and younger children’s choir rehearsal. Adult choir rehearsal is at 6:45. A nursery is provided.

Bowmar Baptist Services at Bowmar Baptist Church, 1825 U.S. 61 South, begin at 8:30 a.m. with classic worship. Lifegroups meet at 9:20. Creative worship for families, Stepping Stones (5-year-old worship), Kids on the Rock (first-sixth-graders) and youth worship begin at 10:30. Signing for the hearing impaired is available upon request during the classic and creative services. Call 601-636-2596. Visit bowmarbaptist.com.

Bradley’s Chapel U.M.C. Services at Bradley’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 13815 Oak Ridge Road, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. Music is led by Hope Raney. Earlene Alexander is pianist. Children’s church is led by Ann Grimshel. Wednesday night prayer meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the home of John and Bev-

erly Harris. The Rev. George Butler is pastor.

Bypass Church of Christ Services at Bypass Church of Christ, 787 U.S. 61 North, begin at 10:30 a.m. with worship. Dr. Willie Nettle, minister, will deliver the sermon. Worship consists of congregational, a cappella singing and observance of the Lord’s Supper. Evening assembly is at 6 with Joel Dimmette, associate minister, delivering the message. On Wednesday, Bible study for all ages begins at 7 p.m. For transportation or a free Bible correspondence course or home Bible study, call 601638-6165; www.bypasscoc. com.

Calvary Baptist Services at Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Old Highway 27, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 with Bruce Bryant, interim pastor. R.L. Sigrest, worship leader is in charge of the music. Deacons meeting begins at 3 p.m., followed by choir practice at 4. Discipleship training begins at 5, followed by worship at 6 with Bryant. GROW visitation and ladies ministry meeting are at 6 p.m. Tuesday Wednesday activities begin at 6 p.m. with RAs, GAs, youth and prayer meeting. On Thursday, WMU meeting begins at 10 a.m. with knitting class. The children’s committee meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the red room. A nursery is provided.

Calvary M.B. Services at Calvary M.B. Church, 406 Klein St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. Fellowship breakfast is served at 9 a.m. each second Sunday. Prayer meeting/ Bible study begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Business meeting begins at 6 p.m. Jan. 23. The Rev. Joe Mosley is pastor.

Cedar Grove M.B. Services at Cedar Grove M.B. Church, 3300 Grange Hall Road, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, led by the Rev. Carl Terrell, superintendent. Worship is at 11 with Paul H. Fleming, pastor/ teacher. Communion is each third Sunday. Wednesday Night Live is each first Wednesday at 7 p.m. Prayer meeting/Bible study begins at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday. Choir rehearsal is at 7 p.m. each Monday with Travanti Hill, minister of music, leading. Children’s choir rehearsal is at 7 p.m. each second Tuesday. Brotherhood Ministry meets at 7 p.m. each second Friday. Sunday worship is broadcast each Sunday on WRTM FM 97.5 at 10 a.m.

Christ Episcopal Christ Episcopal Church, 1115 Main St., will celebrate the Second Sunday after the Epiphany with Holy Eucharist Rite II at 10 a.m. in the church. The Rev. Sam Godfrey will preach and celebrate at the service. Sunday school begins at 9 with the adults meeting in the parish hall and children meeting in the Sunday school building. Choir practice is at 9:30 in the parish hall. Childcare is provided at the 10 a.m. service. On Wednesday, the Wednesday Coffee/Bible study group meets at 10 a.m. in the Sunday school building. A lay healing service begins at 12:15 p.m. in the chapel. Centering prayer begins at 5:30 p.m. in the chancel. Morning prayer begins at 7:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday in the church.Call 601-638-5899; www.christchurchvburg. dioms.org.

Church of Christ Services at Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage Road, begin at 9 a.m. with Bible classes for all ages. Eric

devotion “For He hath made Him to be sin for us, Who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.”

2 Corinthians 5:21 • Have your ever laid your head on the pillow at the end of a long day and satisfyingly said, “Well, I was a good person today, so if I died tonight I will go to heaven? If you have, you’re not alone. I would venture to say that most people believe that if you go to church, tithe your money and do good for others, that God is going to let you in heaven. • If being a religious man could get you to heaven, then why was a religious man like Paul struck down on the Road to Damascus and asked by the Lord, “Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me?” (Acts 9:4b). • More importantly, if we could save ourselves with our good deeds God did not need to send His only Son into the world as a sacrifice for the like of you and I. No, it is Jesus’ righteousness that saves us. And Him alone. • Devotion written by Dr. Adrian Rogers in conjunction with Love Worth Finding Ministries. Web site: http://www.lwf.org

Welch will present the lessons for worship at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. On Wednesday, ladies Bible class begins at 9:45 a.m. Bible classes for all ages are at 7 p.m. Call 601-636-4801 or e-mail vickcofc@cablelynx.com for a free correspondence or home Bible study course. “A Minute of Inspiration” is broadcast on KHits 104.5 at 6:50 a.m. weekdays.

The Church of the Holy Trinity, Episcopal The Second Sunday After Epiphany at The Church of the Holy Trinity, Episcopal, South and Monroe streets, will be celebrated with Holy Eucharist, Rite II, Jazz Mass at 10 a.m., followed by annual parish meeting. The Rev. Luther Ott will officiate. A nursery is provided from 9 until 11:30 a.m. In preparation of a visit by the Bishop, Ott will lead Enquirer’s classes in the chapel during Sunday school beginning Jan. 22. For ages 16 or older, along with adults interested in Confirmation. Choir practice is at 9:15 a.m. Sunday and at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Lunch Bunch group meets at 12:10 Tuesday. Pilates begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Clover Valley M.B. Services at Clover Valley M.B. Church, 7670 Mississippi 27 South, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship. Communion is each first Sunday; Covenant is each third Sunday; women’s ministry devotional service is each fourth Sunday; pantry donations are accepted at each second and fifth Sunday worship. All begin at 11. Bible study is at 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Missionary workers meet at 6:30 p.m. each second Tuesday. Choir rehearsal is at 5 p.m. Saturday before the second, third and fifth Sunday. Call 601-6366375 or 601-638-2070. The Rev. Samuel Jones is pastor.

Cool Spring M.B. Services at Cool Spring M.B. Church, begin at 9 a.m. with regular service. Communion is each first Sunday. Youth service is each fifth Sunday. Both begin at 11 a.m. On Tuesday, prayer service begins at 6 p.m., followed by Bible study. The Rev. Byron Maxwell is pastor.

Crawford Street U.M.C. Services at Crawford Street United Methodist Church, 900 Crawford St., begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Chancel choir rehearsal is at 10:40. Worship is at 10:55. The sanctuary and Sunday school rooms are handicap accessible through the elevator in Wesley Hall. The Rev. Cary Stockett is pastor. On Monday, Meals on Wheels will meet and the youth will have a Service Day. On Tuesday, men’s breakfast and devotional begin at 6:50 a.m. Martha Circle will meet at 10. On Wednesday, ladies Bible

study meets at 10 a.m. in the Agape classroom. The Shepherds meet at 5 p.m. Music committee meeting and dinner are at 5:15. Children’s activities begins at 5:45. Youth/adult Bible study and adult handbell rehearsal are at 6. Chancel choir is at 7.

Eagle Lake Baptist Services at Eagle Lake Baptist Church, Eagle Lake community, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. with Dwight Sibley, pastor, delivering the messages. Leadership meeting is at 5 p.m. Visitation is at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. On Wednesday, finance committee meeting begins at 5 p.m., followed by prayer service and regular business meeting at 6:30 p.m.

Eagle Lake U.M.C. Services at Eagle Lake United Methodist Church, 16682 Mississippi 465, Eagle Lake, begin at 9 a.m. with worship. The Rev. Barbara Hite will bring the sermon and the youth will have a special time. Fellowship time will follow the service. Sunday school begins at 10:20. Redwood Homemakers meets at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Senior Center. The Eagle Lake Hi-Steppers walk daily in the fellowship hall at 8:30 a.m. Call 601-6367177 or 601-218-6255.

Ebenezer Baptist Services at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 2348 Grove St., begin with Sunday school at 9 a.m. each second, third, fourth and fifth Sunday. Willie H. Smith is superintendent. Communion is each first Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Bible class/prayer meeting begins at 6 p.m. each second and fourth Wednesday. The Rev. Dr. Michael R. Reed is the pastor.

Edwards Baptist Services at Edwards Baptist Church, 101 Magnolia St., begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. Evening service begins at 6. Choir practice begins at 9:15 a.m. Bible study begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday. All services will be led by Dr. John McCall, interim pastor. Curlee Green is minister of music. Linda Dickson is pianist. A nursery is provided and managed by Debby Best. E-mail edwardsbaptch@ bellsouth.net. Call 601-8528141.

Family Life Cathedral Sunday services at Family Life Cathedral, An Oasis of Love, 2832 Ken Karyl Ave., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Successful Living classes, followed by praise and worship at 11. A nursery is provided for ages up to 3 and children’s church is available. Second Sunday praise and worship begin at 8 a.m. Successful Living classes begin at 6 p.m. Friends and Family Day is each third Sunday with Suc-

cessful Living classes at 9:30, followed by praise and worship at 11. On Wednesday, intercessory prayer begins at 6 p.m., followed by discipleship classes at 7. Worship services are broadcast on local access channel at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Call 601-629-3900, 601-6383433 or 601-218-5629 for shuttle bus. E-mail flcoasisoflove@Cablelynx.com. Betty J. Young Tyler is pastor.

First Baptist Services at First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Bible study for all ages. Worship is at 10:50 with Dr. Matt Buckles, pastor, delivering the message. Sunday school and worship are available for the hearing impaired. E-Groups begins at 5 p.m. On Wednesday, English as a Second Language begins at 8:30 a.m. Blood drive begins at 4 p.m. Wednesday Missions Mosaic begins at 4:30. Children’s choir begins at 5. Church family time is at 5:50. Adult Bible study and choir rehearsal, RAs, GAs, Mission Friends and preschool care are at 6:15. Family Night supper is from 4:45 until 6, call church office by noon Monday for reservations and cancellations. Medical/Dental Clinic will be open from 2 until 7 p.m. at 1315 Adams St. On Friday, English As a Second Language begins at 8:30 a.m. Visit www.fbcvicksburg. org.

First Baptist Services at First Baptist Church, 1511 1/2 Lane St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 a.m. each first and third Sunday. Communion is each first Sunday. Prayer and Bible study begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Choir rehearsal begins at 3 p.m. Saturday before the first Sunday and at noon Saturday before the third Sunday. The Rev. Roosevelt Smith is pastor.

First Christian Services at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 10:45 with the chancel choir presenting the anthem and the Rev. Jeffery Murphy delivering the message. The Lord’s Supper is celebrated each Sunday. A nursery is provided. Choir rehearsal begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

First Presbyterian Services at First Presbyterian Church, Cherry and South streets, begin at 9:30 a.m. with worship led by Michael Anderson, youth minister. The choir director is Sharon Penley. The organist is Barbara Tracy. Sunday school begins at 10:45. On Tuesday, senior high guys meet at 6:30 a.m. at Cracker Barrel. Men’s Bible study begins at 7:15. Al-Anon is at noon. Sessions meets at 5:15.On Wednesday, choir interns meets at 4:45 p.m. Supper begins at 5 in Mansell Hall. Kids club begins at 5:30. Explorers Bible study begins at 5:55. Bible study, junior high small groups and senior high girls meet at 6.

Gibson Memorial Activities at Gibson Memorial Untied Methodist Church, 335 Oak Ridge Road, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school. The Dabney Bible Class can be heard at 10 a.m. Sunday on WBBV 101.3. Worship begins at 11. Greg Hazelrig is pastor. Paul Ballard is worship leader. On Wednesday, JOY Group meets at 11:30 a.m. Bell choir practice begins at 5:15 p.m. Choir practice begins at 6:30. Visit www.gibsonumc.org.

Goodrum Baptist Services at Goodrum Baptist Church, 4569 Fisher Ferry Road, begin at 9:45 a.m.

with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. Wednesday night prayer meeting begins at 6:30. Benny Still will lead the music. Mike Pennock is pastor.

Grace Baptist Services at Grace Baptist Church, 1729 Hankinson Road, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 with the Rev. Bryan Abel, pastor, delivering the message. Ed Crawford will lead the music. Evening worship begins at 5:30. Discipleship training is at 6:30. WMU meets at 9:30 a.m. Monday. On Wednesday, prayer meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.

Greater Grove Street Services at Greater Grove Street M.B. Church, 2715 Alcorn Drive, begin at 8:30 a.m. with worship. Fifth Sunday services begin at 10 a.m. The Lord’s Supper is observed each first Sunday. Children’s church and a nursery are provided. Midweek services begin at 6 p.m. with Hour of Power Service each Wednesday before the fourth Sunday. A baptismal is each last Wednesday. On Thursday, Bible Class and fellowship begin at 10:30 a.m. Valet parking is available for the handicapped or senior citizens. For transportation or prayer request, call 601-218-3911 or visit www. ggsmbc.org. C.J. Williams is minister of music.The Rev. Dr. Casey D. Fisher is pastor.

Greater Jerusalem Baptist Services at Greater Jerusalem Baptist Church, 5026 Mount Alban Road, begin at 8:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 9:30. The Lord’s Supper is observed each first and third Sunday. Pastor aide meeting is each fourth Sunday following worship. On Tuesday, Men of Jerusalem rehearsal begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by Voices of Jerusalem rehearsal at 8. Deacons meet the last Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Youth choir rehearsal is at noon each third and fourth Saturday. Christmas morning service begins at 8. To purchase a recording of the service contact Edward Huell or Gregory Linzy Jr., 601-6348186. The Rev. Kemp Burley Jr. is pastor.

Greater Mount Zion Services at Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church, 907 Farmer St., begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school. Communion is each first Sunday. Youth ministry meets at 6:30 p.m. each second and fourth Tuesday. Youth choir rehearses at 6:30 p.m. each third Monday before the fourth Sunday. Prayer meeting is at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday. Bible study is at 7. GMZ praise and worship choir rehearses at 6:30 each Monday before the first, second and fifth Sunday. The usher board meets at 4 p.m. after worship. The male chorus rehearses at 7 p.m. Thursday before the third Sunday. Women’s ministry meets at 6:30 each first and third Tuesday. Recordings of worship services are available from Jesse Trotter. Transportation is available upon request. Contact 601-636-0826 or greatermountzion@bellsouth.net. Gregory Butler is pastor.

Hawkins U.M.C. Services at Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, begin at 7:30 a.m. with United Methodist Men. Sunday school is at 8:45. Worship is at 10. Family supper begins at 5 p.m., followed by Moravian Love Feast at 5:30. A nursery is available. On Monday, feeding the homeless begins at 5:30 p.m. Cub Scouts meets at 6. Boy Scouts meets at 7. On Tuesday, UMW Charter Circle meets at 10 a.m. Neighborhood Kids begins Continued on Page B3.

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church events Continued from Page B2. at 4:15 p.m. Finance committee meets at 5, and prayer group meeting begins at 6. On Wednesday, handbells meets at 5:45 p.m. Chancel choir meets at 7. Neighborhood Kids begins at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, and Spanish lessons are at 7. The Rev. Susannah Grubbs Carr is pastor. The website is www.hawkinsumc.com.

House of Israel Services at House of Israel Culture Center, 1500 Washington St., begin at 11 today with Sabbath school. Evening worship begins at 1. Bible class begins at 5 p.m. Sunday and at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Radio Outreach Ministry is broadcast at 9 a.m. each Sunday on WRTM FM 100.5. Rabbi Ahmetahee Ben Israel is minister. Visit www.houseofisraelhcc-vburg.com.

House of Peace Services at The House of Peace Worship Church International, 2372 Grove St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. Intercessory prayer begins at 6 p.m. Monday. On Tuesday, Intercessory Prayer begins at 5 p.m. Bible study is at 6, followed by choir rehearsal. Singles Supporting Singles begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Vision meeting for members begins at 6 p.m. Jan. 31 and at 6 p.m. Feb. 1 in Rolling Fork. Grace and Prophecy is broadcast at 11 p.m. Wednesday on the Word Network or online at www.graceandprophecy.com.

Immanuel Baptist Services at Immanuel Baptist Church, 6949 U.S. 61 South, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship and children’s church, led by children’s director Ashley Coomes, at 10:45. Evening activities begin at 5 with discipleship training and choir practice, followed by worship at 6. On Wednesdays, prayer service, children’s classes for grades K-6 and youth services begin at 7 p.m. Adult choir practice, led by interim music director Dale Yocum, begins at 8. A nursery is available. Billy Brumfield is pastor. Jason McGuffie is associate pastor and youth minister. A nursery is available.

Jubilee Revival Center Services at Jubilee Revival Center, 900 Clay St., begin at 10:30 a.m. with worship. Evening service begins at 6. Tuesday intercessory prayer begins at 5 p.m. Bible study is at 6.

King David M.B. No. 1 Services at King David M.B. No. 1, 2717 Letitia St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Communion is at 11 a.m. each second Sunday. Choir rehearsal is at 6 p.m. Mondays. Bible study is at 4 p.m. Wednesdays. The Usher Board meets at 9 a.m. each second Saturday. Creative Woman’s ministry meets at 9 a.m. each fourth Saturday. The Rev. A.L. Hines is pastor.

King of Kings Services at King of Kings Christian Center, 4209 Mount Alban Road, begin at 9 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 10. Children’s ministry for ages 2-6 is Sunday. On Thursday, Intercessory Prayer begins at 6:40 p.m., followed by Bible study at 7. For prayer or transportation, call 601-661-6444 or 601-629-7791. Willie P. Taylor is pastor.

Lighthouse Baptist Services at Lighthouse Baptist Church, 1804 Sky Farm Ave., begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Sharon Forbes will lead the children and youth classes. Mike Sharp will lead the adult class. Worship is at 11 with Dr. E.L. Sharp, pastor, deliv-

special events today • King David No. 1 M.B. — 1 p.m., Martin Luther King Jr. program; Dr. Adena Williams Loston, president of St. Philips College, San Antonio, guest speaker; the Rev. A.L. Hines, pastor; 2717 Letitia St. • New Mount Elem M.B. — 3 p.m., business meeting; 1340 Bay St.

SUNDAY • Belmont M.B. — Noon, Pastor Phillip Burks anniversary program; the Rev. Elzie O’Neal, speaker; 4446 Charlie Brown Road. • Greater Grove Street M.B. — 3 p.m., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Forum; sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority - Mu Xi Omega Chapter; 2715 Alcorn Drive. • Mount Carmel M.B. — 11 a.m., Mission Society Recognition service combined with the service; Dr. Franklin Lassiter, pastor emeritus, the Rev. Mack Cook, interim pastor; 2629 Alma St.

JAN. 22 • Greater Grove Street M.B. — 8:30 a.m., Pastor Dr. Casey D. Fisher anniversary program; Pastor Paul Fleming and Cedar Grove M.B. Church, special guests; 2715 Alcorn Drive. • Holy Hill M.B. — 1:30 p.m., new pastor installation for the Rev. Barrett Lewis; 9610 Oak Ridge Road. • Temple of Empowerment — 5 p.m., Youth and Young Adult Experience; Paul Fleming pastor of Cedar Grove M.B. Church, guest speaker; Travanti Hill and No Greater Love; 2715 Alcorn Drive.

JAN. 28 • Persimmon Grove Pure Fountain Baptist — 7 p.m., program honoring Deacon Joe Stroughter of the Tallulah Spiritualaires; the Rev. Billy R. Dew Sr., pastor; 503 S. Elm St., Tallulah.

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• St. Paul — 11 a.m., worship followed by Clothing and Etcetera Give Away; Family Life Center; Bovina.

• Travelers Rest Baptist — 3 p.m., First praise dance and mime extravaganza; all churches invited; 601-639-3712 or 601-529-1972. • Zion Travelers M.B. — 6 p.m., musical for JaDarius Flagg; all choirs and soloists are invited; 1701 Poplar St.

• St. George Orthodox — 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-7 p.m., Lebanese Dinner; tickets are $10 from church member or 601-6362483; door tickets available only at lunch; 2709 Washington St.

ering the message. Evening activities begin at 5:30 with training union for young adults, led by Debra Grayson, and men’s prayer. Worship is at 6 with special music and the pastor’s message. Wednesday activities begin at 6 p.m. with young adults training union, led by Grayson, and Bible study and prayer service for adults. A nursery is provided.

Living Word Baptist Services at Living Word Baptist Church, 2845 Clay St., Suite 13 (in the Emmich Building), begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school and new member orientation. Worship is at 11. Morning Glory worship services are at 8:30 a.m. each first and third Sunday. Bible study is at 7 Wednesday night. W.I.T.N.E.S.S., a women’s ministry, is at 10 a.m. each first and third Saturday. Man II Man is at 8:30 a.m. each second and fourth Sunday. Dr. Stevie C. Duncan is senior pastor. Visit www. thelivingwordbaptistchurch. com.

Locust Grove M.B. Services at Locust Grove M.B. Church, 472 Stenson Road, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Rudolph Walker is superintendent. Communion is each second Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and each fourth Sunday at 8:30. Testimonial services begin at 8:30 a.m. each fifth Sunday. Bible study begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Choir practice begins at 5:30 p.m. each first, second and fourth Monday. The Rev. Robert L. Miller is pastor.

Lutheran Church of the Messiah The Divine Service for the Second Sunday after Epiphany of Our Lord will be celebrated at 9 a.m. at The Lutheran Church of the Messiah (LCMS), 301 Cain Ridge Road. Sunday school begins at 10:30. Visit www.lutheranchurchofthemessiah.org or call 601-636-1894.

Mercy Seat Baptist Services at Mercy Seat Baptist, 5 Dos Casas Lane, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school, led by Grace Brown. Communion begins at 11 a.m. each third and fourth Sunday. Covenant is each third Sunday. Bible study begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Choir practice begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday before the third and fourth Sunday. For those interested in joining the youth choir and praise team, contact Linda Stevens at 601-218-7735. Musicians are Shirley Coleman-Harris and Charlie Gross, choir president. The Rev. Rudy L. Smith is pastor.

Mount Alban M.B. Services at Mount Alban M.B. Church, 2385 Mount Alban Road, begin at 9 a.m. with Sunday school led by

Leonard Knight, deacon and superintendent. Worship with Communion is each first Sunday; praise and worship are each second, third and fourth Sunday; youth service is each fifth Sunday; all start at 11. On Wednesday, prayer/ Bible study is at 6:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal begins at 6 p.m. Thursday. Women of Faith is at 10 a.m. each second Saturday. The Rev. Henry Lee Taylor Jr. is pastor.

Mount Ararat M.B. Services at Mount Ararat M.B. Church, Eagle Lake community, are at 1:30 p.m. each second Sunday. Dr. L.A. Hall Sr. is pastor.

Mount Ararat M.B. Services at Mount Ararat M.B., 50 Culkin Road, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school each second through fifth Sunday. Henry Middleton is superintendent. Communion is each first Sunday at 11:30. Choir rehearsal begins at 5 p.m. Thursday before the first Sunday. Bible class begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. Johnny L. Williams is pastor.

Mount Calvary Baptist Services at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 1350 East Ave., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, directed by Al Evans, superintendent. Worship is at 11 with Mincer Minor, pastor, delivering the message. Communion is at 11 each second and third Sunday. Children’s ministry for ages 1-7 begins at 9:30 a.m. in the annex each Sunday. Service begins at 8 a.m. each fifth Sunday. Brotherhood meets at 6 p.m. each first Tuesday. Ushers meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday before the second Sunday. Wednesday’s youth Bible study and Intercessory Prayer begin at 6 p.m., followed by adult Bible study at 7. Junior choir rehearses at 5 p.m. Thursday before the first and third Sunday. Senior choir rehearses at 5 p.m. Thursdays. Male chorus rehearsal is at 6 p.m. Thursday before the fifth Sunday. Women’s ministry begins at 10 a.m. each first Saturday. Trustee board meeting begins at 9 a.m. and deacons at 11 Saturday before the second Sunday. For transportation call 601636-4999 before 8 a.m.

Mount Carmel M.B. Services at Mount Carmel M.B. Church, 2629 Alma St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school led by Keafur Grimes. Worship with Communion is first Sundays. Sunday school enhancement is each second Sunday; worship and testimony service is each third Sunday; and youth services are each fourth and fifth Sunday. All are at 11 a.m. Wednesday’s prayer meeting/Bible study is at 6:30 p.m. Senior choir rehearsal begins at 4 p.m.

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Saturday before the first Sunday. Male choir rehearsal begins at 7 p.m. Friday before the third Sunday. Youth choir rehearsal is at 1 p.m. Saturday before the fourth Sunday. Mission Society meets at 3 p.m. Monday after the second Sunday at the church and at 2 p.m. each fourth Saturday at Carmel Manor, 910 Bowman St. Dr. Franklin L. Lassiter is pastor emeritus. The Rev Mack Cook is interim pastor.

Mount Givens M.B. Services at Mount Givens M.B. Church, 210 Kirkland Road, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school each third, fourth and fifth Sunday. Alice Scott is teacher. Sarah Cosey is superintendent. Communion is at 11 a.m. each fourth Sunday. Bible study begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Choir rehearsal begins at 6:30 p.m. each third and fourth Friday. The Rev. Terry L. Moore is pastor.

Mount Hebron M.B. Services at Mount Hebron M.B. Church, Bovina, are at 11:30 a.m. each first Sunday and include Communion. The Rev. Willie J. White is pastor.

Mount Heroden Services at Mount Heroden Baptist Church, 1117-19 Clay St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, directed by Hilda Y. White, superintendent. Worship is at 11. Communion is each first Sunday. Youth service is each second Sunday. Both begin at 11 a.m. Prayer meeting/Bible study is at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Senior choir rehearsal begins at noon Saturday before the first Sunday. Dr. Louis A. Hall Sr. is pastor.

Mount Olive Baptist Services at Mount Olive Baptist Church, 210 Villa Nova Road, begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by worship at 10. Communion is each third Sunday. Bible class begins at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Richard Hopkins is pastor.

Mount Pilgrim Services at Mount Pilgrim, Freetown, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school. First Sunday services begin at 11 a.m. and are led by Gracie Daniels, evangelist. Communion is each second Sunday and worship is each fifth Sunday. Both begin at 11 a.m. Bible class is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Joseph L. Brown is pastor.

Narrow Way M.B. Services at Narrow Way M.B. Church, 400 Adams St., begin at 11 a.m. each first and third Sunday. Communion is each first Sunday. Bible class begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. James E. Williams is pastor. Call 601-218-8061.

Nazarene Church Services at Vicksburg First Church of the Nazarene, 3428

Wisconsin Ave., begin at 9:20 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship. Evening service begins at 6. Wednesday Night Recharge includes youth activities beginning at 6 with dinner, followed by Bible study at 7. Worship Team practice begins at 6. Adult Bible study begins at 7. The Rev. Chuck Parish is senior pastor. Pastor of Discipleship Ministries is the Rev. Ron Ray. Alberto Vidal is pastor of Hispanic Ministries. The Rev. Kuhrman Cox is pastor emeritus. Visit www. vicksburg-nazarene.org.

New Mount Elem M.B. Services at New Mount Elem M.B. Church, 3014 Wisconsin Ave., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. Prayer/ Bible class is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Dr. Leonard Walker is pastor.

New Mount Pilgrim Services at New Mount Pilgrim M.B. Church, 501 N. Poplar St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school led by Leroy Gillum, deacon and assistant superintendent. Worship is at 11. Covenant follows Sunday school each third Sunday. Communion services are each fourth Sunday at 11 a.m. Life Changing for Today’s Christian begins at 6:30 p.m. Monday under the direction of Jacqueline Griffin. Prayer meeting is at 6 p.m. Tuesday, followed by Bible study under the direction of the Rev. Virdell Lewis. Senior choir practice led by Jean Thomas begins at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday before the second, third and fourth Sundays. The Usher Board meets at 11 a.m. each first Saturday. Recordings are available from Lee Griffin, deacon, or by calling 601-6366386. The Rev. Henry J. Williams is pastor.

New Poplar Grove Services at New Poplar Grove Independent Methodist Church, 4366 Mississippi 27, Edwards, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11 with James O. Bowman Sr., pastor, bringing the message. Communion is each first and third Sunday. Bible study begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

New Rock of Ages M.B. Services at New Rock of Ages M.B. Church, 2944 Valley St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Ernestine Boone is superintendent. Herbert Jackson is assistant superintendent. Worship begins at 11. Communion is each third Sunday. Youth service is each fifth Sunday. Both begin at 11. Patricia Stamps is church musician. Bible class begins at 5 p.m. each first and third Monday, followed by prayer meeting at 6.The usher ministry meets each third Saturday at 1 p.m. Choir rehearsal is at 2. Pastor aide ministry meets at 4 p.m. each first Monday,

and mission ministry is at 4 each third Monday. For transportation call 601529-4159 or 601-634-6598. The Rev. Dr. Michael R. Reed Sr. is pastor.

Northside Baptist Services at Northside Baptist Church, 4820 N. Washington St., begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. Dr. Frank Lescallette, pastor, will deliver the message. Sunday evening activities begin at 5 with Kids Time, followed by Youth Explosion and worship at 6. Wednesday activities begin at 6 p.m. with mission study, men’s Bible study and GAs, followed by prayer service at 7.

Oakland Baptist Services at Oakland Baptist Church, 2959 Oak Ridge Road, begin at 9:30 a.m. with a devotional, followed by Sunday school/Bible study. Worship is at 10:45. Evening worship begins at 6. On Wednesday, Awana and youth ministry are at 6:30. Adult Bible study/prayer service begins at 7. Justin Rhodes is pastor. A nursery and children’s ministry activities are provided.

Open Door Services at Open Door Bible Church, 4866 Mount Alban Road, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school taught by Don Carraway. Bible study and worship are at 11 led by Paul Rush. Music ministry is under the direction of Joe Branch. A nursery is provided. Call 601-638-6574.

Pentecostal Explosion Services at Pentecostal Explosion Ministries, 2130 Washington St., begin with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., followed by praise and worship at 10:30. Wednesday Bible study is at 6:30 p.m. Corporate prayer/Bible study is at 7 p.m. each second and fourth Friday. Leonard and Paula Calcote are pastors. Call 601-953-6812.

Pleasant Valley M.B. Services at Pleasant Valley M.B. Church, 260 Mississippi 27, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 with the Rev. Patrick Littles, youth minister. The Rev. Joe Harris Jr. is pastor.

Port Gibson U.M.C. The Second Sunday After Epiphany at Port Gibson United Methodist Church, 901 Church St., begins at 10 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11 with the Rev. Margaret Ayers bringing the message. Professional counseling is offered at Grace Christian Counseling Center, 907 Church St. Call 601-437-5046.

Porters Chapel U.M.C. Services at Porters Chapel United Methodist Church, 200 Porters Chapel Road, begin at 8:30 a.m. with early worship. Good News Discussion Group meets at 9:45. Adult and youth Sunday schools meet at 10. Traditional worship is at 11. The Rev. D.R. Ragsdale will deliver the sermon, and Ken Warren will lead music. A nursery is provided for children as old as 5. Boy Scouts meets at 7 p.m. Monday. Cursillo meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Call 601636-2966. E-mal pcumc_vicksburg@yahoo.com.

Primitive Baptist Services at Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church, Warriors Trail, begin at 10:30 a.m. with singing, prayers and a sermon. Dinner is served each first and third Sunday. Elder Charles Holden is pastor.

Redwood U.M.C. Services at Redwood United Methodist Church, 101 Redwood Road, across from Redwood Elementary, begin with Continued on Page B4.

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church events Continued from Page B3. open assembly at 10 a.m., followed by Sunday school for all ages. Worship is at 11 with the youth having a special time. Colt and Christopher Lee will be acolytes. Johnny and Christopher Lee will be ushers. A nursery is provided. On Wednesday, Redwood Homemakers meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Senior Center. Kidz Klub begins at 3:40. Adult choir practice is at 6:45. Visit www.redwooduntiedmethodistchurch.org. Call 601-636-7177 or 601-218-6255.

St. Alban’s Episcopal Services for the Second Sunday after Epiphany at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 5930 Warriors Trail, Bovina, begin at 8:30 a.m. with Holy Eucharist, Rite I. Choir practice begins at 9:45, under the direction of Joan Leese, organist and choirmaster. Holy Eucharist, Rite II is at 11. The Very Rev. Billie Abraham, rector, will preach and celebrate at both services. Coffee and fellowship follows the services. On Wednesday, a study of the book, “Twelve Steps to Spiritual Wholeness, A Christian Pathway” is at 7 a.m. Bible study is at 9. Men’s work force meets at 10. Healing service and Holy Eucharist are at 6 p.m. Visit www. stalbansbovina.org; 601-6366687.

St. George Orthodox Services at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, 2709 Washington St., include: 29th Sunday after Epiphany; Matins and Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Sunday; the Divine Liturgy at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The Very Rev. John W. Morris, Ph.D. is pastor. Call 601-636-2483. Visit www.stgeorgevicksburg.org.

St. James No. 1 M.B. Services at St. James No. 1 M.B. Church, 400 Adams St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school led by Robert Hubbard, superintendent, and Walter Bell, assistant superintendent. Worship is at 11 a.m. each second and fourth Sunday. Communion is each second Sunday. Bible study begins at 6 p.m. each Tuesday. The Rev. Willie J. White is pastor.

St. John’s Anglican Orthodox Church Services at St. John’s Anglican Orthodox Church, 308 Longwood Drive, begin at 10:30 a.m. with fellowship time, followed by worship at 11. “The Authorized Version of the Bible” (KJV-1611) and the “1928 Book of Common Prayer” is used. Call the Rev. Bryan Dabney at 601 6610138.

St. Luke Church of God in Christ Services at St. Luke Church of God in Christ, 915 First East St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. Evening service begins at 7 p.m. with YPWW Bible study. On Tuesday, prayer/Bible study is at 7 p.m. A home

and foreign missions Bible study is at 7 p.m. each Friday, followed by an evangelism and youth service each first and third Friday, YWCC is each third Friday and choir rehearsal is at 8 p.m. each second and fourth Friday. One Hour of Prayer is at 8 a.m. Saturday. Elder Douglas Anderson is pastor. For transportation, call 601638-0389.

St. Mark Free Will Services at St. Mark Free Will Baptist Church, 2606 Hannah St., begin at 8 a.m. each fourth Sunday with the Lord’s Supper being observed. Bible study begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday led by Willie Williams, deacon. Sunday school and second Sunday worship is discontinued until further notice. Oscar Denton III is deacon and superintendent.

St. Mary’s Catholic St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 1512 Main St., will celebrate the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time at 9 a.m. Daily Mass is at 6:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday in the parish chapel. Our Lady of Perpetual Help devotion is at 7 p.m. Monday in the chapel. Choir rehearsal is at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The Rosary is recited at 8:30 a.m. Sunday before Mass. The Sacrament of Penance is from 8 to 8:45 a.m. Sunday, or by appointment. Youth Mass is each fourth Sunday. The Rev. Malcolm O’Leary, SVD, is pastor. Call 601-6360115.

St. Mary’s Episcopal St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 900 First North St., will observe the Second Sunday after the Epiphany at 10:30 a.m. using Rite II from the “Book of Common Prayer.” The Rev. Denny Allman will bring the message and serve at the Eucharist. Snacks and coffee are available before and after the service in the parish hall.

St. Paul Catholic Sunday at St. Paul Catholic Church, 713 Crawford St., is the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Vigil Mass is at 5:30 tonight and Mass on Sunday is at 10:30 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays are at 5 p.m. Rosary Saturdays are at 5 p.m. before Mass. Daily Mass is at 7 a.m. Tuesday through Friday. Confirmation meeting is from 8:30 until 10:15 a.m. Sunday in Farrell Hall. R.C.I.A. continues at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Glynn Hall.

St. Paul M.B. Services at St. Paul M.B. Church, 1413 Elm St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Evelyn Byrd is superintendent. Roosevelt Kidd is assistant superintendent. Worship is at 11 a.m. each second Sunday with Communion being observed. Theresa Williams is church musician. Bible study begins at 6 p.m. Monday. Each second Saturday choir rehearsal is at noon. Ushers ministry meeting is at 1:30. Pastor aide min-

istry is at 2:30. Dr. Michael R. Reed Sr. is pastor.

Temple of Empowerment

Second Union M.B.

Services at Temple of Empowerment, 707 Pierce St., begin at 9 a.m. with worship. Communion is each third Sunday. Women’s Sunday is each fifth Sunday. Youth Sunday is each fourth Sunday. On Wednesday, Intercessory Prayer begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by Bible study at 6. Call 601-636-0438. E-mail thetemplevicksburg@ att.net. G. Tyrone Haggard is pastor and founder.

Services at Second Union M.B. Church, 18074 Old Port Gibson Road, Utica, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school led by George Martin III, superintendent. Communion is each first Sunday at 11. Claudia Herrington is musician. Bible class begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Choir rehearsal begins at noon each Saturday before the first Sunday. Usher board meets at 2 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Michael R. Reed Sr. is pastor.

Shady Grove Baptist Services at Shady Grove Baptist Church, 61 Shady Grove Circle, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 each first and fourth Sunday. Bible class begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Adult choir rehearsal is at 11 a.m. Saturday before the first and fourth Sunday. Youth music ministry rehearsal is at noon Saturday before the first Sunday. Richard Johnson is pastor. Visit www.shadygrovebaptistchurchvicksburg.com.

Shiloh Baptist Services at Shiloh Baptist Church, 920 Meadow St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Oscar Jones is superintendent. Covenant begins at 10:45 a.m. each second Sunday. Communion service begins at 11 a.m. each third Sunday. Choir rehearsal is at 6 p.m. Tuesday after the second Sunday. Dr. Willie Jones is pastor.

Southside Baptist Services at Southside Baptist Church, 95 Baptist Drive, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 with Greg Clemts, pastor. Andrew Clemts, song director, and Jim Bowman, instrumentalist, will lead music. Adult choir practice begins at 4 p.m., followed by Bible study at 5 and worship at 6. Wednesday prayer services are at 10 a.m. Bible study/prayer service is at 7 p.m. Call 601-631-0047 or visit wwwsouthsidebcvicksburg. com.

Springhill M.B. Services at Springhill M.B. Church, Grand Gulf Road, Port Gibson, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school each first and third Sunday and at 9:30 each second, fourth and fifth Sunday. Communion services begin at 11 a.m. each first and third Sunday with the Rev. Joseph L. Brown, pastor, delivering the message. Bible class begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays before the first and third Sunday.

Standfield New Life Services at Standfield New Life Christian Church, 1404 Lane St., begin at 10:30 a.m. with worship. New membership orientation begins at 2 p.m. each second and fourth Sunday. Bible study begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Call 601-638-5380.

Travelers Rest Baptist Services at Travelers Rest Baptist Church, 718 Bowmar Ave., begin at 9 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 10:30. A nursery is available. Children’s church is provided for first grade through sixth grade. Music is by the United Voices. Baptism is at 10 a.m. each first Sunday. Deacons meet at 7:30 p.m. each second Monday. The missionary ministry meets at 10 a.m. each first and third Saturday. The ushers and wellness ministries meet after services each third Sunday, following the service. Youth tutorial meets at 7 each Tuesday night. Boy Scouts meets at 6:30 p.m. each second and fourth Tuesday. Bible study is at 7 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. Wednesday. Men of Purpose is each first and third Monday at 6:30 p.m. Perfect Praise begins at 6 p.m. each fourth Wednesday. Inspirational choir is each second Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. United Voices of Worship is at 7 p.m. each Wednesday. Call 601-6363712 Monday, Wednesday or Thursday. Thomas E. Bernard is pastor.

Trinity Temple Services at Trinity Temple Baptist Church, 3802 Patricia St., begin at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast, followed by Sunday school at 8. Worship begins at 9. Prayer meeting begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, followed by Bible class at 6:30. Choir rehearsal begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Javelin Clark is musician. Call 601636-1636; www.trinitytemplebc.org. The Rev. James C. Archer is pastor.

Triumph Services at Triumph Church, 136 Honeysuckle Lane, begin with pre-service prayer at 8:15 and 10:15 a.m. Worship is at 8:30 and 10:30 with the sanctuary choir presenting praise and worship under the direction of Landy Maughon. Mike Fields, pastor, will bring the message. The service at 10:30 will be streaming live on www.triumphchurchvicksburg.com. Kingdom Kids Church and a teen class are available. Corporate prayer is at 6 a.m. Tuesday and at 8 a.m. Saturday. Wednesday services at 6:30 p.m. are as follows: Elevate Your Life classes, GENERATE student ministries and Kingdom Kids church. Choir practice begins at 7:35. Men’s fraternity meets

at 8 a.m. first Saturdays. A nursery is provided.

Triumphant Baptist Services at Triumphant Baptist Church, 124 Pittman Road, begin at 8:20 a.m. with Sunday Connection at the Kings Community Empowerment Center. Corporate prayers are at 9:30 a.m. Sunday and at noon on Wednesday. Worship begins at 10 in the sanctuary. Music ministry rehearsal is at 7 p.m. Thursday. Weekly Bible sessions are as follows: women’s class at 5:30 p.m. Monday; Elders at noon Friday; and during midweek service at 6 p.m. Tuesday. For transportation, call 601638-8108, 601-638-8135 or 601218-6728. The Rev. Dexter P. Jones is senior pastor.

Warrenton Independent Services at Warrenton Independent Baptist Church, 829 Belva Drive, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 with Marvin E. Curtis Jr., pastor, delivering the message. Junior church is during worship and is led by Scott Audirsch, associate youth pastor. Evening worship begins at 6 with Curtis delivering the message. Wednesday prayer meeting begins at 7 p.m. with Curtis. Prayer time will follow. Visit www.warrentonbaptist.net or e-mail wibc@warrentonbaptist.net.

Wayside Baptist Services at Wayside Baptist Church, 6151 Jeff Davis Road, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 with Jason Wooley, pastor, leading. Evening worship begins at 6. Wednesday prayer meeting/Bible study begins at 7 p.m. A nursery is provided Sunday mornings.

Westminster Services at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3601 Halls Ferry Road, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 with Scott Reiber, pastor, preaching, assisted by Elder Mark Monroe. Mary Claire Allison is choir director. Dr. Gwen Reiber is the organist. A nursery is provided. Young people and youth will meet at 5 p.m. Worship is at 6 with Reiber preaching. Chandler Whitney will lead. On Wednesday, choir practice begins at 6 p.m. Prayer/ Bible study is at 7:15. Session will meet at 7:45. Visit www. wpcvicksburg.com.

Wilderness Baptist Services at Wilderness Baptist Church, 5415 Gibson Road, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11 with Bob Conrad, pastor, delivering the message. Evening service begins at 6. On Wednesday, old-time prayer begins at 6:30 p.m. A nursery is provided.

Woodlawn Baptist Services at Woodlawn Baptist Church, 2310 Culkin Road, begin at 9:40 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by

Survey: Most Haiti text donors have given since quake Nationwide campaign after 2010 disaster asked people to donate $10 by sending word ‘Haiti’ NEW YORK (AP) — The massive earthquake that devastated Haiti two years ago prompted an outpouring of charitable donations and propelled a new way of giving — through text messages — into the public eye. A new study shows that text messages are becoming a viable avenue to give and receive charitable donations, even though the amounts people give are smaller. A nationwide campaign after the January 2010 disaster encouraged people to donate $10 to recovery efforts by texting the word “Haiti” to a

A new study shows that text messages are becoming a viable avenue to give and receive charitable donations, even though the amounts people give are smaller. number, such as 90999 for the Red Cross. The donation would be added to their monthly cellphone bill. A survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project asked the people who sent those text donations why they gave, whom they are and whether they have contributed to charity since. Only donors who agreed in

advance to be contacted were included in the survey. This amounted to only about 13 percent of those who contributed to the Haiti relief effort via text, so it’s possible that the people who were excluded have different attitudes. With that caveat, here are some of the findings: • Eighty percent of the Haiti donors did not contribute money to the relief efforts

through any means other than texting. • Most donations were the product of impulse-giving. Eighty-nine percent of the donors heard about the “Text to Haiti” campaign on TV and half of them donated right away. • Three-quarters of the donors said they don’t do a lot of extra research when donating via text message. • The majority of those surveyed — 56 percent — have contributed to more recent disaster recovery efforts via text since the Haiti quake. These include the earthquake and tsunami in

Japan last March and the Gulf oil spill in 2010. • Text donors tend to be younger and more racially diverse than the people who give to charity through more traditional means. The survey conducted in September and October by Princeton Survey Research Associates International on behalf of Pew, the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and the mGive Foundation, a mobile-giving nonprofit.

worship at 11. The Rev. Kent Campbell is pastor. The Rev. Mike Barber is minister of music. Children’s church is available for ages 4-2nd grade. A nursery is provided for children as old as 3. Morning services are at 11 on WBBV-101.3-FM or www. woodlawnbc.com. Wednesday service begins at 10 a.m. and evening service begins at 6. Family Night activities begin with supper at 5. Reservations must be made or canceled by noon Tuesday. Children’s missions and music and Underground Connections for the youth begin at 5:40. Sanctuary choir rehearsal begins at 7:10. Call 601-636-5320.

The Word Church The Word Church of Vicksburg, 1201 Grove St., begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11:30. Bible class begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for Power Prayer. Bishop Oscar L. Davis is pastor.

Word of Faith Services at Word of Faith Christian Center, 3525 Wisconsin Ave., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 10:30. Children’s church and a nursery are provided. Glorify God youth ministry begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Corporate prayer is at 10:15 a.m. Sunday and at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Reginald L. Walker is pastor. Bishop Keith A. Butler is founder. Call 601-638-2500 or visit www.wofcc-vicksburg. com.

Worship Christian Center Services at Worship Christian Center, 3735 Fisher Ferry Road, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship begins at 11. Second and fourth Sunday worship begins at 5:30 p.m. Fifth Sunday worship begins at 8 a.m. On Wednesday, Your Heart and Your Health classes begin at 6 p.m. Bible study begins at 6:30. On Saturday, Praise practice begins at 8 a.m. G2R and 4-H youth activities begin at 10. Malcolm Goodman is pastor. Call 601-691-7727.

Zion Travelers M.B. Services at Zion Travelers M.B. Church, 1701 Poplar St., begin with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Minister Virginia Houston is superintendent. Deacon Eddie James Lee is assistant superintendent. The following are at 11 a.m. — Communion first Sundays; worship second and fourth Sundays; women’s ministry third Sundays; and youth ministry fifth Sundays. Intercessory prayer is at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Prayer meeting is at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Bible study is at 6. Sunday school lesson planning meeting begins at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Choir practice begins at 7 p.m. Monday before the first and fourth Sunday. Alfred E. Lassiter Jr. is senior pastor. Ministers are Onita Lassiter, Elanie Smith, Gwen England and Elbert Cox Jr.

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SPORTS saturday, januar y 14, 2012 • SE C TI O N c PUZZLES C5 | CLASSIFIEDS C6

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War Dawgs throttle Flashes By Jeff Byrd jbyrd@vicksburgpost.com

NFL on TV Today’s Games 3:30 p.m. Fox - New Orleans at San Francisco 7 p.m. CBS - Denver at New England Sunday’s Games Noon CBS - Houston at Baltimore 3:30 p.m. Fox - New York Giants at Green Bay

Schedule PREP SOCCER

Vicksburg at Warren Central Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. St. Aloysius at Crystal Springs Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.

PREP BASKETBALL PCA at Park Place Tuesday, 6 p.m.

Warren Central at Madison Central Tuesday, 6 p.m. St. Aloysius at Bogue Chitto Tuesday, 6 p.m.

On TV 3:30 p.m. Fox - Unstoppable offense meets the NFL’s best defense as the New Orleans Saints travel to San Francisco to take on the 49ers in the divisional round. Preview/C3

Who’s hot

AMA ARKOFUL Vicksburg point guard scored 30 points and had four assists and three steals in a win over Clinton on Friday night.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Rams say they are finalizing a deal to hire Jeff Fisher as their new coach. The team confirmed reports Friday that Fisher will be joining the Rams after considering a job with the Miami Dolphins. The 53-year-old Fisher interviewed twice with the Rams, once in Denver with owner Stan Kroenke and again in St. Louis when he toured facilities and met with quarterback Sam Bradford. Fisher was widely considered the top prize in this winter’s coachingsearch sweepstakes. He led the Titans franchise for 17 years and helped Tennessee come within a yard of winning the 2000 Super Bowl. He stepped down a year ago as the league’s longesttenured coach, saying he needed a break, and sat out the 2011 season. St. Louis’ offer may have trumped Miami’s for several reasons.

LOTTERY La. Pick 3: 1-7-6 La. Pick 4: 4-9-0-3 Weekly results: C2

St. Aloysius is getting a brutal tour of the toughest division in Class 1A basketball. On Tuesday, it was the defending Class 2A state champion Piney Woods. On Friday, the Flashes took on Hinds AHS, which won the 2A state title in 2009 and made it to the MHSAA Overall State championship game. And don’t forget about West Lincoln, which already owns a division win over Hinds, and was 25-1 last year. Hinds coach Keith Williams, who has taken three

War Dawg teams to the state tournament in the past four years including the 2009 state champions, knows how tough things are this season. “Bar none, this is the toughest league in 1A,” Williams said. “We have teams that could beat 4A teams on a regular basis. Piney Woods has two Division I signees and is coming off a 2A state championship and West Lincoln is one of the most disciplined teams that I’ve seen.” Then there are Williams’ War Dawgs. All 15 players scored against the outmanned Flashes, who lost their best player, Elliot Bexley, to a knee injury in

the first quarter. Williams said his team is still searching. “We still need to find an identity,” Williams said. “We’re not like the old Hinds teams. At times, though, we can execute Hinds AHS basketball on defense.” That pressing defense was enough to take care of St Aloysius, which committed 28 turnovers and hit 10 field goals. The Flashes (1-14, 0-5) trailed 41-18 at the half, but Hinds used a 24-8 third quarter to blow it open. St. Al coach Delvin Thompson said his team did more See Flashes, Page C3.

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St. Aloysius guard Matthew Foley drives past Hinds AHS player LeDarrion Robinson Friday.

prep soccer

Lady Vikes put scare into Clinton

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Arkoful’s Warren Central boys hang tough with Arrows in defeat big night lifts VHS to victory By Steve Wilson swilson@vicksburgpost.com

The Warren Central girls were giddy and high-fives were as plentiful as gloves and foul-weather caps in the stands. The atmosphere was jubilant. The Lady Vikes lost 1-0, but outshot the Lady Arrows 10-7, and put themselves in prime position for a playoff berth despite missing leading scorer Lindsey Barfield. Warren Central (10-7-2, 2-2 Division 3-6A) is assured of its first winning record since 2006 and can lock up a playoff berth with a win over Vicksburg on Tuesday and loss of two goals or less in the rematch at Clinton on Friday. Considering that Lindsey Burris missed a 20-footer that brushed past the left post in the second half, the mood could’ve been even more upbeat. WC coach Trey Banks made a few adjustments defensively that kept Clinton’s good looks to a minimum and the defense — with goalkeeper Katie Humphries playing a nearly perfect game with 10 saves — executed the plan to nearperfection. “They just believed,” Banks said. “We tried to cram the middle up for Clinton and push them outside. I tried to make them take some outside shots, we don’t want them shooting inside the 18. The objective was play back as far as we could and always step to the ball. We were always right there, toe-to-toe, and they were rarely first to the ball.” With a shade over five minutes left in the first half, Taylor Maddox broke the scoreless tie as Kyra Montes

By Ernest Bowker ebowker@vicksburgpost.com

the scoreboard against the eight-time state champions. The Vikings were missing starters Michael Mason, Dani McKay and Oscar Kjellberg and depth was an issue. Warren Central’s defense frustrated Clinton’s offense, but the Arrows took advantage of the few opportunities

CLINTON — Both Vicksburg High and Clinton needed a win Friday night, but for a long time neither team seemed especially interested in seizing it. Clinton wasted an early double-digit lead. Once Vicksburg went ahead, it wasn’t able to keep the momentum going and put the Lady Arrows away. Since there’s overtime, one team had to win. And since Vicksburg had, far and away, the best player on the court, it was able to be that team. Ama Arkoful scored eight of her game-high 30 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Missy Gators stay just far enough ahead to hang on for a 53-51 victory. Arkoful also had two key assists down the stretch, giving her a hand in 12 of Vicksburg’s 17 points in the final period. Arkoful, a freshman point guard, is averaging 21.2 points over her last six games, plus 3.5 steals and 5.3 assists. She finished with four assists and three steals against Clinton (4-13, 0-3 Division 3-6A). “She took over, and that’s what she’s supposed to do if she’s going to be the leader of the team,” Vicksburg coach Barbara Hartzog said. “The sky’s the limit for her. She’s just got to work hard

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Warren Central’s Drew Barnes struggles for control of the ball with Clinton’s Kyra Montes on Friday. Clinton won 1-0. found her front of the goalbox with a perfectly-timed pass. “When we’re playing a team like Warren Central that bunkered down,” Clinton coach Thomas Bobo said. “It’s very important that we kept the ball moving and kept switching the point of attack quicker. We did a good job of that early, but as the

game went further on, we didn’t do as good job of that. Warren Central did a great job of staying cohesive and on the same sheet.”

(B) Clinton 2, Warren Central 0 The Vikings played probably their best game of the season, yet it didn’t show on

college football

NCAA hopes to enact tougher sanctions, pare down rulebook By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA outlined plans Friday to penalize repeat rulebreakers with tougher sanctions, save money by cutting football and women’s basketball scholarships and trim its massive 400-page rulebook. All of this, NCAA officials hope, can be finished by August. “We are dealing with some very real circumstances and business as usual isn’t working,” said Ed Ray, the Oregon State president and chairman of the NCAA execu-

tive committee. “This is a supernormal process to get us from business as usual to being good stewards of intercollegiate athletics so that we take back the collegiate model from the people who are making the big bucks and who, frankly, don’t give a damn about the integrity of the game or the welfare of the college student.” Julie Roe Lach, the NCAA’s vice president for enforcement, provided a preview into a new enforcement structure. Infractions categories would be renamed egregious,

serious, solid secondary and technical. If the rulebook is edited properly, something that NCAA leaders say remains on track, Lach believes technical violations could be scrapped or dealt with at the conference level. Schools and coaches could also face more serious charges and penalties for aggravating circumstances such as repeat offenses or prior knowledge of the infraction. But they could be helped by mitigating circumstances such as institutional control, self-discovery and self-reporting.

Egregious violations could result in more postseason bans, too, something that has been used sparingly over the past decade though Lach said a recent survey of member schools rated that as the No. 1 deterrent to rulebreaking. “I think giving schools credit for what is their obligation is just wrong-headed,” said Jo Potuto, a constitutional law professor at Nebraska and former head of the infractions committee. The infractions committee could go from 10 members to 18 or more, allowing six or

seven-person panels to meet more regularly in an effort to speed up deliberations. Presidents, athletic directors and coaches all could become part of the panels, providing more context. Lach is also exploring the possibility of using video conferences and summary agreements. The ultimate goal is to create a fair, faster process with more predictable sanctions. “The momentum was already building, I think, before some of the events of 2011,” Lach said, referring to a scandal-plagued year.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

on tv

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GOLF 8 a.m. TGC - European PGA Tour, Joburg Open (tape) 6 p.m. TGC - PGA Tour, Sony Open MOTORSPORTS 8:30 p.m. Speed - AMA Supercross, at Phoenix 12:30 a.m. NBC Sports Network - Dakar Rally, Nasca to Pisco, Peru (tape) NBA 7 p.m. WGN - Toronto at Chicago 9:30 p.m. NBATV - Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Clippers NFL PLAYOFFS 3:30 p.m. Fox - New Orleans at San Francisco 7 p.m. CBS - Denver at New England NHL 11:30 a.m. NBC - Chicago at Detroit RUNNING 2 p.m. NBC - Olympic Marathon Trials, at Houston (tape)

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from staff & AP reports

Prep basketball Porters Chapel beats Newton Academy The Porters Chapel Academy boys won a grinding battle at Newton Academy on Friday, 46-36. Talbot Buys led the way for the Eagles (14-2, 9-0 District 6-A) with 11 points and 14 rebounds. P.J. Lassiter and Ted Brisco added 11 points apiece. The girls fell, 48-19. Marchetta Grace led PCA with seven points.

NFL Dolphins to interview more coaching candidates MIAMI — Rejected by Jeff Fisher, the Miami Dolphins plan to interview several more candidates before hiring a coach, owner Stephen Ross said Friday. Fisher turned down the Dolphins’ offer and accepted the coaching job in St. Louis, the Rams confirmed Friday. Ross and general manager Jeff Ireland quickly hit the reset button in their search, but the rejection represented a major setback. Fisher’s decision came 10 days after he interviewed with Miami. “It lasted a little longer than I would have liked,” Ross said with a chuckle in a phone interview with the AP. “We did everything we thought we could do. We were stretching. We made an offer better.” Ross said he didn’t think Fisher was swayed because the Dolphins, unlike the Rams, have a general manager in place. That may mean more authority over personnel decisions for Fisher in St. Louis.

scoreboard nfl Wild-card round

Jan. 7 Houston 31, Cincinnati 10 New Orleans 45, Detroit 28 Jan. 8 New York Giants 24, Atlanta 2 Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, OT

Divisional Playoffs

Today’s Games New Orleans at San Francisco, 3:30 p.m. Denver at New England, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games Houston at Baltimore, Noon N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 3:30 p.m.

Conference Championships

Jan. 22 AFC championship game, 2 p.m. NFC championship game, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 29 At Honolulu NFC vs. AFC, 7 p.m.

Super Bowl

Feb. 5 At Indianapolis AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 5:30 p.m. ———

NFL Injury Report

NEW YORK (AP) — The updated National Football League injury report, as provided by the league: NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — SAINTS: OUT: TE John Gilmore (toe), WR Lance Moore (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: LB Jonathan Casillas (knee). PROBABLE: S Roman Harper (ankle), WR Robert Meachem (knee), LB Jonathan Vilma (knee). 49ERS: QUESTIONABLE: CB Chris Culliver (knee, illness), WR Ted Ginn Jr. (ankle), DT Ray McDonald (hamstring), TE Delanie Walker (jaw), WR Kyle Williams (concussion). DENVER BRONCOS at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — BRONCOS: OUT: WR Eric Decker (knee), C Lonie Paxton (not injury related). DOUBTFUL: S Brian Dawkins (neck). PROBABLE: S David Bruton (Achilles), DE Elvis Dumervil (ankle), TE Daniel Fells (ankle), LB Von Miller (thumb). PATRIOTS: QUESTIONABLE: CB Kyle Arrington (foot), T Marcus Cannon (ankle), S Patrick Chung (knee), G Dan Connolly (groin), LB Dane Fletcher (thumb), S James Ihedigbo (shoulder), G Logan Mankins (knee), LB Rob Ninkovich (hip), WR Matthew Slater (shoulder), LB Brandon Spikes (knee), T Sebastian Vollmer (back, foot), WR Wes Welker (knee), LB Tracy White (abdomen). NEW YORK GIANTS at GREEN BAY PACKERS — GIANTS: OUT: LB Mark Herzlich (ankle). PROBABLE: RB Ahmad Bradshaw (foot, back), S Deon Grant (quadriceps), CB Aaron Ross (concussion), RB Da’Rel Scott (knee), DE Osi Umenyiora (ankle, knee), RB D.J. Ware (concussion), CB Corey Webster (hamstring). PACKERS: DOUBTFUL: LB Rob Francois (hamstring). PROBABLE: T Bryan Bulaga (knee), T Chad Clifton (hamstring, back), WR Randall Cobb (groin), C Evan DietrichSmith (illness), WR Greg Jennings (knee), RB James Starks (ankle). HOUSTON TEXANS at BALTIMORE RAVENS — TEXANS: PROBABLE: LB Mister Alexander (shoulder), CB Jason Allen (thumb), LB Bryan Braman (neck), G Mike Brisiel (ankle), DE Tim Bulman (calf), RB James Casey (knee, foot), NT Shaun Cody (knee), TE Owen Daniels (hand, knee), TE Joel Dreessen (knee), WR Andre Johnson (knee), CB Johnathan Joseph (hip), CB Sherrick McManis (ankle), C Chris Myers (knee), S Troy Nolan (ankle), LB Brooks Reed (knee), RB Ben Tate (shoulder), T Eric Winston (calf), QB T.J. Yates (left shoulder). RAVENS: QUESTIONABLE: LB Brendon Ayanbadejo (thigh), LB Jameel McClain (knee). PROBABLE: WR Anquan Boldin (knee), LB Dannell Ellerbe (head), CB Jimmy Smith (head), G Marshal Yanda (chest), S Tom Zbikowski (head).

nba EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W Philadelphia...................8 New York.......................6 Boston...........................4 Toronto..........................4 New Jersey...................3

W Chicago.........................11 Indiana...........................8 Cleveland.......................5 Milwaukee......................4 Detroit............................3

flashback

Jan. 14 1973 — The Miami Dolphins, who went 14-0 in the regular season and won two playoff games, beat the Washington Redskins 14-7 in Super Bowl VII to become the only undefeated team in NFL history. 1990 — Joe Montana sets an NFL record when he tosses his 30th and 31st postseason touchdown passes as the San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Rams 30-3 in the NFC championship game. Terry Bradshaw had thrown 30. 2001 — Led by Kerry Collins’ five touchdown passes, the New York Giants reach their first Super Bowl in a decade with a 41-0 romp past the hapless Minnesota Vikings — the biggest rout in NFC championship history. 2003 — Pat Summitt becomes the first women’s college basketball coach to win 800 Division I games when her Tennessee Lady Vols beat DePaul 76-57.

L 3 5 6 8 9

Pct .727 .545 .400 .333 .250

Southeast Division

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees made a major push to bolster their starting rotation Friday night, agreeing to terms with righthander Hiroki Kuroda on a $10 million, one-year contract shortly after acquiring young righty Michael Pineda from the Seattle Mariners.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ROCKETS 103, KINGS 89

Pro Bowl

MLB Yankees sign free agent pitcher Kuroda

SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners agreed to trade right-hander Michael Pineda to the New York Yankees for catcher Jesus Montero on Friday, a swap involving two of baseball’s top young talents.

8-15 2-3 20, Sha.Williams 0-2 1-2 1, Stevenson 0-2 0-0 0, Farmar 3-7 2-2 10, She.Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Petro 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-80 15-19 110. PHOENIX (103) Dudley 6-10 4-4 18, Frye 6-10 1-2 15, Gortat 10-14 0-1 20, Price 7-11 3-3 18, Brown 6-14 0-0 13, Morris 1-3 1-2 3, Redd 1-5 0-0 2, R.Lopez 0-0 4-4 4, Warrick 2-4 0-0 4, Telfair 2-8 0-0 6. Totals 41-79 13-16 103. New Jersey 22 32 34 22 — 110 Phoenix 25 26 31 21 — 103 3-Point Goals—New Jersey 15-32 (D.Williams 6-9, Morrow 4-7, Farmar 2-3, Brooks 2-4, Okur 1-7, Stevenson 0-1, Sha.Williams 0-1), Phoenix 8-22 (Dudley 2-3, Telfair 2-4, Frye 2-5, Price 1-3, Brown 1-4, Morris 0-1, Redd 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Jersey 47 (Okur 7), Phoenix 38 (Gortat 10). Assists—New Jersey 18 (D.Williams 14), Phoenix 26 (Price 8). Total Fouls—New Jersey 21, Phoenix 18. Technicals—New Jersey defensive three second. A—15,191 (18,422).

NFL Playoffs

W Orlando..........................8 Miami.............................8 Atlanta...........................8 Charlotte........................2 Washington....................1

Pineda, Montero traded in Yanks-Mariners swap

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L 3 3 4 10 10

Central Division L 2 3 5 7 9

GB — 2 3 1/2 4 1/2 5 1/2

Pct .727 .727 .667 .167 .091

GB — — 1/2 6 1/2 7

Pct .846 .727 .500 .364 .250

GB — 2 4 1/2 6 7 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W San Antonio...................8 Dallas.............................7 Memphis........................4 Houston.........................4 New Orleans.................3

L 4 5 6 7 8

Pct .667 .583 .400 .364 .273

Northwest Division

W Oklahoma City...............10 Portland.........................7 Denver...........................7 Utah...............................6 Minnesota......................4

L 2 4 4 4 7

Pacific Division

W L.A. Lakers....................8 L.A. Clippers..................5 Phoenix..........................4 Sacramento...................4 Golden State.................3

L 4 3 7 8 7

GB — 1 3 3 1/2 4 1/2

Pct .833 .636 .636 .600 .364

GB — 2 1/2 2 1/2 3 5 1/2

Pct .667 .625 .364 .333 .300

GB — 1 3 1/2 4 4

Friday’s Games Detroit 98, Charlotte 81 Indiana 95, Toronto 90 Philadelphia 120, Washington 89 Houston 103, Sacramento 89 Minnesota 87, New Orleans 80 Chicago 88, Boston 79 Dallas 102, Milwaukee 76 San Antonio 99, Portland 83 New Jersey 110, Phoenix 103 Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, (n) Miami at Denver, (n) Today’s Games Minnesota at Atlanta, 6 p.m. Golden State at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Boston at Indiana, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 6 p.m. Toronto at Chicago, 7 p.m. Portland at Houston, 7 p.m. New York at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Memphis, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Utah, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Dallas, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Golden State at Detroit, 6 p.m. Utah at Denver, 7 p.m. Phoenix at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

NETS 110, SUNS 103

NEW JERSEY (110) Morrow 6-11 0-0 16, Humphries 6-8 3-4 15, Okur 5-13 0-0 11, D.Williams 11-18 7-8 35, Brooks

SACRAMENTO (89) Salmons 2-10 0-0 4, Hickson 4-8 0-0 8, Cousins 1-7 2-2 4, Fredette 1-2 2-2 4, Evans 11-21 4-4 27, Garcia 5-9 0-0 11, Greene 4-8 2-2 11, Thomas 4-9 4-4 13, Thompson 3-6 1-2 7. Totals 35-80 15-16 89. HOUSTON (103) Parsons 5-9 1-2 11, Scola 9-23 3-5 21, Dalembert 9-11 3-4 21, Lowry 7-15 8-8 25, Martin 5-15 0-0 13, Dragic 1-6 0-0 3, Patterson 2-5 0-0 4, Hill 0-2 0-0 0, Budinger 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 40-89 15-19 103. Sacramento 28 24 20 17 — 89 Houston 26 24 31 22 — 103 3-Point Goals—Sacramento 4-20 (Evans 1-3, Garcia 1-4, Thomas 1-4, Greene 1-5, Fredette 0-1, Cousins 0-1, Salmons 0-2), Houston 8-21 (Lowry 3-6, Martin 3-7, Budinger 1-1, Dragic 1-4, Parsons 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Sacramento 40 (Greene 8), Houston 59 (Dalembert 16). Assists—Sacramento 17 (Thomas, Evans 5), Houston 22 (Lowry 9). Total Fouls—Sacramento 15, Houston 15. A—12,870 (18,043).

MAVERICKS 102, BUCKS 76

MILWAUKEE (76) Jackson 3-8 0-0 7, Leuer 1-3 0-0 2, Gooden 4-9 0-0 8, Jennings 7-12 2-2 19, Delfino 3-11 0-0 7, Ilyasova 3-8 3-4 9, Livingston 6-8 3-4 15, Harris 1-6 4-4 6, Sanders 0-2 1-2 1, Brockman 1-3 0-0 2, Hobson 0-8 0-0 0. Totals 29-78 13-16 76. DALLAS (102) Marion 4-9 0-0 10, Nowitzki 4-7 2-2 11, Haywood 1-1 0-0 2, West 3-5 2-2 8, Carter 7-10 0-0 16, Odom 3-8 0-0 6, Mahinmi 0-2 2-2 2, Terry 5-9 4-5 17, Cardinal 2-6 0-0 5, Beaubois 7-12 0-0 15, Wright 2-2 3-5 7, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Yi 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 39-75 14-18 102. Milwaukee 23 22 18 13 — 76 Dallas 32 28 23 19 — 102 3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 5-24 (Jennings 3-4, Jackson 1-5, Delfino 1-6, Harris 0-2, Ilyasova 0-3, Hobson 0-4), Dallas 10-22 (Terry 3-5, Marion 2-2, Carter 2-3, Nowitzki 1-2, Beaubois 1-3, Cardinal 1-4, West 0-1, Odom 0-2). Fouled Out—Sanders. Rebounds—Milwaukee 43 (Brockman 9), Dallas 49 (Odom, Wright, Beaubois 6). Assists—Milwaukee 15 (Hobson 3), Dallas 20 (West 4). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 21, Dallas 17. Technicals— Jackson. A—20,112 (19,200).

college basketball SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE

Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Kentucky............. 2 0 1.000 16 1 .941 Alabama............. 2 0 1.000 13 3 .813 Vanderbilt........... 2 0 1.000 12 4 .750 Mississippi St... 1 1 .500 14 3 .824 Florida................. 1 1 .500 13 4 .765 Arkansas............. 1 1 .500 12 4 .750 LSU..................... 1 1 .500 11 5 .688 Ole Miss............ 1 1 .500 11 5 .688 Tennessee.......... 1 1 .500 8 8 .500 Auburn................ 0 2 .000 10 6 .625 Georgia............... 0 2 .000 9 7 .563 South Carolina... 0 2 .000 8 8 .500 Friday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games Kentucky at Tennessee, 11 a.m. Ole Miss at Auburn, 12:30 p.m. Alabama at Mississippi St., 3 p.m. Georgia at Vanderbilt, 3 p.m. Florida at South Carolina, 6 p.m. LSU at Arkansas, 8 p.m. Sunday’s Games No games scheduled ———

CONFERENCE USA

Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT UCF.................... 3 0 1.000 13 3 .813 Marshall.............. 3 0 1.000 12 4 .750 Memphis............. 2 0 1.000 11 5 .688 Southern Miss.. 2 1 .667 15 3 .833 Rice.................... 1 1 .500 10 7 .588 SMU.................... 1 1 .500 9 7 .563 Houston.............. 1 2 .333 8 7 .533 Tulsa................... 1 2 .333 8 9 .471 UTEP.................. 1 2 .333 8 9 .471 Tulane................. 0 2 .000 12 4 .750 East Carolina...... 0 2 .000 9 6 .600 UAB.................... 0 2 .000 5 10 .333 Friday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games UAB at Southern Miss, 1 p.m. Tulsa at East Carolina, 4 p.m. Central Florida at Marshall, 6 p.m. Rice at Tulane, 7 p.m. Memphis at Houston, 8 p.m. SMU at UTEP, 8 p.m. Sunday’s Games No games scheduled ———

SWAC

Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT MVSU................. 3 0 1.000 4 11 .267 Texas Southern.. 3 0 1.000 4 11 .267 Southern U......... 3 1 .750 7 10 .412 Alabama St......... 3 1 .750 5 10 .333 Grambling St...... 2 2 .500 2 12 .143 Prairie View........ 1 2 .333 5 11 .313 Alcorn St........... 1 3 .250 4 12 .250 Alabama A&M.... 1 3 .250 3 10 .231 Jackson St........ 1 3 .250 3 13 .188 Ark.-Pine Bluff.... 0 3 .000 1 15 .063 Friday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games Alcorn St. at Mississippi Valley St., 5 p.m. Alabama A&M at Alabama St., 5:30 p.m. Prairie View at Jackson St., 5:30 p.m. Texas Southern at Grambling, 5:30 p.m. Southern at Ark.-Pine Bluff, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games No games scheduled

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College basketball on TV 10 a.m. ESPN2 - Connecticut at Notre Dame 11 a.m. ESPNU - St. Bonaventure at Xavier 11 a.m. ESPN - Kentucky at Tennessee Noon Big Ten - Michigan at Iowa Noon ESPN2 - Texas at Missouri 1 p.m. ESPN - North Carolina at Florida State 1 p.m. ESPNU - Pittsburgh at Marquette 1:30 p.m. CBS Sports Network - Army at Navy 2 p.m. Big Ten - Michigan State at Northwestern 2 p.m. FSN - Virginia Tech at Boston College 2 p.m. ESPN2 - Oklahoma State at Baylor 2:30 p.m. CBS - Oregon at Arizona 3 p.m. ESPNU - Ohio at Akron 3 p.m. NBC Sports Network - UNLV at San Diego State 5 p.m. ESPNU - Tennessee Tech at Murray State 6 p.m. CBS Sports Network - Temple at Richmond 7 p.m. Big Ten - Ohio State at Indiana 7 p.m. ESPNU - Santa Clara at BYU 8 p.m. FSN - LSU at Arkansas 8 p.m. CBS Sports Network - Memphis at Houston ———

Top 25 Schedule

Friday’s Game South Florida 56, No. 24 Seton Hall 55 Today’s Games No. 1 Syracuse vs. Providence, 5 p.m. No. 2 Kentucky at Tennessee, 11 a.m. No. 3 North Carolina at Florida St., 1 p.m. No. 4 Baylor vs. Oklahoma St., 2 p.m. No. 6 Michigan St. at Northwestern, 2 p.m. No. 9 Missouri vs. Texas, Noon No. 10 Kansas vs. Iowa St., 3 p.m. No. 12 UNLV at No. 22 San Diego St., 3 p.m. No. 13 Michigan at Iowa, Noon No. 14 Louisville vs. DePaul, 3 p.m. No. 15 Murray St. vs. Tennessee Tech, 5 p.m. No. 17 Connecticut at Notre Dame, 10 a.m. No. 18 Kansas St. at Oklahoma, 12:30 p.m. No. 19 Florida at South Carolina, 6 p.m. No. 20 Mississippi St. vs. Alabama, 3 p.m. No. 21 Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m. No. 25 Marquette vs. Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Sunday’s Games No. 5 Ohio St. vs. No. 7 Indiana, 3:30 p.m. No. 8 Duke at Clemson, 5 p.m. No. 11 Georgetown at St. John’s, 11 a.m. No. 23 Creighton vs. Southern Illinois, 6:05 p.m. ———

Mississippi college schedule

Friday’s Game Millsaps at Austin College, 8 p.m. Today’s Games Ole Miss at Auburn, 12:30 p.m. UAB at Southern Miss, 1 p.m. Alabama at Mississippi St., 3 p.m. Mississippi College at East Texas Baptist, 3 p.m. William Carey at Faulkner, 4 p.m. Alcorn St. at Mississippi Valley St., 4 p.m. Belhaven at Mobile, 4 p.m. Prairie View at Jackson St., 5 p.m. West Alabama at Delta St., 6 p.m. Tougaloo at Talladega College, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Game Millsaps at Dallas, 3 p.m.

women’s basketball Women’s Top 25 Schedule

Friday’s Game No. 7 Duke 73, Florida St. 66 Today’s Games No. 2 Notre Dame at Cincinnati, 2 p.m. No. 3 Connecticut at Villanova, 1 p.m. No. 4 Stanford at Colorado, 5 p.m. No. 8 Rutgers vs. No. 16 Louisville, 1 p.m. No. 10 Texas Tech vs. Kansas St., 2 p.m. No. 12 Texas A&M at Iowa St., 7 p.m. No. 14 Green Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m. No. 21 DePaul vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. No. 23 Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary’s (Calif.), 4 p.m. Sunday’s Games No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 25 Vanderbilt, 1 p.m. No. 7 Duke at Virginia Tech, 1 p.m. No. 9 Kentucky at South Carolina, 2 p.m. No. 11 Ohio St. at Michigan St., 3 p.m. No. 13 Miami at Florida St., 2:30 p.m. No. 17 Purdue vs. Iowa, 1 p.m. No. 18 Georgetown vs. Syracuse, 11 a.m. No. 19 Georgia at Mississippi St., 2 p.m. No. 20 Delaware at Northeastern, 1 p.m.

prep basketball GIRLS HINDS AHS 72, ST. AL 32

Hinds AHS 20 16 17 19 — 72 St. Aloysius 6 5 9 12 — 32 St. Aloysius (32) Ann Garrison Thomas 10, Ellie Welp 9, A. Engel 5, Willis 2, Parman 2, Alyssa Engel 2, Miller 2. Hinds AHS (72) Adrienne Burks 18, Octavia Barnes 14, Eugenia Grigsby 13, Whitney Harris 10, Barnes 8, E. Harris 7, Williams 2.

VICKSBURG 53, CLINTON 51

Vicksburg 12 12 12 17 — 53 Clinton 17 8 11 15 — 51 Vicksburg (53) Ama Arkoful 30, Smith 7, Shears 6, Foy 6, Young 2, Mayfield 1, Farris 1. Clinton (51) Alivia Hughes 12, Terri Shumpert 12, Slater 9, Harris 6, Robinson 4, Bethea 4, Williams 2, Thomas 2. ———

BOYS HINDS AHS 81, ST. AL 33

Hinds AHS 17 24 24 16 — 81 St. Aloysius 3 15 8 7 — 33 St. Aloysius (33) Matthew Foley 11, Welp 9, Reed 5, Hayes 3, Smith 2. Hinds AHS (81) DeAndre Bolton 14, Kajaun Williams 10, Price 9. D. Williams 6, Burks 5, Kj. Williams 5, Robinson 4, Tyler 4, Dulaney 3, Warnsley 3, Brown 2, Kj. Williams 2, Taylor 2, Draper 2

CLINTON 57, VICKSBURG 46

Vicksburg 9 14 13 10 — 46 Clinton 15 19 10 13 — 57 Vicksburg (46) DeAngelo Richardson 17, Romeo Carter 10, Davis 9, King 4, T. Carter 4, Dixon 2. Clinton (57) Domonic Davis 19, Anfernee Felton 14,

Washington 8, Williams 7, Smith 4, Younger 2, Walker 2.

nhl EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP N.Y. Rangers...41 Philadelphia.....42 New Jersey.....43 Pittsburgh........43 N.Y. Islanders..41

W 27 26 24 22 15

L 10 12 17 17 20

OT 4 4 2 4 6

Pts 58 56 50 48 36

Northeast Division

GP Boston.............40 Ottawa.............45 Toronto............43 Buffalo.............43 Montreal...........43

W 28 24 22 19 16

L 11 15 16 19 20

OT 1 6 5 5 7

Pts 57 54 49 43 39

Southeast Division

GP Florida..............43 Washington......42 Winnipeg..........43 Tampa Bay......43 Carolina...........45

W 21 23 20 17 15

L 14 17 18 22 23

OT 8 2 5 4 7

Pts 50 48 45 38 37

GF 118 142 119 128 98

GA 86 124 124 113 129

GF 148 143 137 110 110

GA 77 144 134 125 119

GF 110 123 112 118 118

GA 120 123 126 150 150

GF 144 112 138 118 105

GA 127 92 101 117 145

GF 147 103 117 110 112

GA 110 110 127 127 121

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP Chicago...........44 St. Louis..........43 Detroit..............43 Nashville..........43 Columbus........43

W 26 25 27 24 12

L 13 12 15 15 26

OT 5 6 1 4 5

Pts 57 56 55 52 29

Northwest Division

GP Vancouver.......45 Minnesota........44 Colorado..........45 Calgary............45 Edmonton........42

W 28 22 23 21 16

L 14 16 20 19 22

OT 3 6 2 5 4

Pts 59 50 48 47 36

Pacific Division

GP San Jose.........40 Los Angeles....44 Dallas...............42 Phoenix............45 Anaheim..........42 NOTE: Two points time loss.

W L 24 11 21 15 24 17 20 18 13 22 for a win,

OT 5 8 1 7 7 one

Pts GF GA 53 118 94 50 97 100 49 119 123 47 114 118 33 104 136 point for over-

Friday’s Games Washington 4, Tampa Bay 3 Columbus 4, Phoenix 3 Buffalo 3, Toronto 2 Pittsburgh 4, Florida 1 Anaheim at Edmonton, (n) Today’s Games Chicago at Detroit, 11:30 a.m. Colorado at Dallas, 2 p.m. New Jersey at Winnipeg, 2 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 6 p.m. Ottawa at Montreal, 6 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Boston at Carolina, 6 p.m. San Jose at Columbus, 6 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Nashville, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Calgary, 9 p.m. Sunday’s Games Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, noon Carolina at Washington, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 6 p.m. San Jose at Chicago, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

LOTTERY Sunday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 2-8-8 La. Pick 4: 8-5-1-6 Monday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 3-1-6 La. Pick 4: 9-2-5-8 Tuesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 7-3-4 La. Pick 4: 6-3-2-4 Wednesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 1-7-2 La. Pick 4: 7-7-3-9 Easy 5: 3-19-25-28-33 La. Lotto: 10-13-16-26-27-29 Powerball: 5-19-29-45-47 Powerball: 25; Power play: 2 Thursday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 2-7-6 La. Pick 4: 7-0-8-3 Friday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 1-7-6 La. Pick 4: 4-9-0-3 Saturday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 7-6-5 La. Pick 4: 0-5-8-8 Easy 5: 6-7-21-29-34 La. Lotto: 13-15-26-27-28-36 Powerball: 3-21-24-38-39 Powerball: 24; Power play: 5

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Continued from Page C1. damage to its cause than did the War Dawgs. “Most of this was our own mistakes,” Thompson said. “All they (Hinds) did was get out and run.” DeAndre Bolton led Hinds with 14 points. Matthew Foley had 11 points for St. Al. Kameron Reed chipped in five points and 10 rebounds.

(G) Hinds AHS 72, St. Aloysius 32

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Saints quarterback Drew Brees throws a pass to Jed Collins for a first down against the the Detroit Lions last week.

A clash of different styles

San Francisco hopes league-best defense can slow down potent Saints SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drew Brees piled up points, yards and accolades in a record-setting season for the New Orleans Saints. Much of the time, Alex Smith did just enough to get the San Francisco 49ers back in the playoffs for the first time in nine years while a dominant defense and kicking game did the rest. Everybody is curious to see which of the contrasting styles works best in a classic playoff matchup. Does that old notion that defense wins championships still hold up these days? “We’re going to find out,” 49ers punter Andy Lee said. Brees and the Saints (14-3) come to sold-out Candlestick Park this afternoon riding a nine-game winning streak after gaining 600 yards in each of their last two games, including a playoff-record 626 yards in last Saturday night’s 45-28 win over the Lions. Brees threw for 466 yards and completed 33 of 43 passes. Since the merger in 1970, a

NFL on TV Today’s Games 3:30 p.m. Fox - New Orleans at San Francisco 7 p.m. CBS - Denver at New England Sunday’s Games Noon CBS - Houston at Baltimore 3:30 p.m. Fox - New York Giants at Green Bay

team had gained 600 yards in a game only 11 times in the regular season or playoffs before the Saints did it the past two weeks. The San Francisco defense knows it will have to keep Brees off the field and pressure him at every chance to slow down these Saints. “They’re built a little bit differently. They’re typically a lot bigger, they’re more physical,” Brees said. “You look at them statistically, No. 1 against the run, they’re putting all kinds of pressure on the quarterback. ... They rarely miss tackles.” The fact that Lee is such an important figure for the 49ers

shows just how different these teams are. The Saints didn’t punt once in their playoff opener. San Francisco (13-3) also relied on David Akers’ singleseason NFL record of 44 field goals to return to the playoffs under first-year coach Jim Harbaugh. The 49ers stunned the New York Giants 39-38 at home in the NFC wild-card game back in January 2003. “This is a game where the better defense will definitely win the game,” New Orleans linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar said. “It’s about us stopping them from doing whatever they want to do. They have to play a different brand of ball

and we have to play good in all three phases of the game.” There have been several noteworthy playoff games featuring teams with opposing styles. In the NFC championship game after the 1999 season, St. Louis’ “The Greatest Show on Turf” group of Kurt Warner, Isaac Bruce and Marshall Faulk held on for an 11-6 victory over the defensiveminded Buccaneers. In the 1991 Bills-Giants Super Bowl, New York’s talented defense held off Jim Kelly and the Bills’ “K-Gun” offense for a 20-19 win. More recently, a Giants defense led by Michael Strahan pulled off a 17-14 victory over the undefeated Patriots’ Tom Brady and Co. to win the 2008 Super Bowl. San Francisco’s dominant D has no flashy nickname, just a balanced attack featuring All-Pro defensive tackle Justin Smith, rookie Aldon Smith and talented linebackers Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman.

Brady, Pats want to stop postseason slide FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady is on his usual late-season roll. He’d just like to stop his recent playoff slide. The quarterback with tunnel vision, focusing on the next practice and the next game, is on an eight-game winning streak. That may be a better sign of how his next one will go than his three-game postseason losing streak. A win tonight would send Brady and the New England Patriots to the AFC championship game and end the Tebowmania season of the Denver Broncos. Preparing for the upcoming game is all Brady cares about. “I haven’t thought about anything about last year or last week,” he said before practice this week. “I’m trying to think about today.” Before last week’s bye, the Patriots (13-3) scored 49 straight points and beat the Buffalo Bills 49-21. During the winning streak, Brady has thrown for 19 touchdowns and just two interceptions. An acknowledged plodder, he’s even run for three touchdowns in his last three games. In the last four regular-season games over his 10 seasons as a starter, he is 34-6. Brady’s success has made an impression on Tebow. He can learn, Tebow said, from “being able to watch a quarterback like that — how he handles himself, the emotion that he plays with but at the same time the calmness that he plays with, the accuracy, the leadership, the way he motivates his players,

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady completes a pass to tight end Aaron Hernandez this season. the way he gets in and out of great plays, the way he’s able to handle any situation.” Except, lately, the playoffs. Brady won his first 10 postseason games and three Super Bowls. He was 14-2 before having a drastic reversal with three consecutive losses — 17-14 to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl of the 2007 season, 33-14 to the Baltimore Ravens two years ago and 28-21 to the New York Jets last year. Those last two were at home. How long did it take for him

to get over the loss to the Jets? “I don’t know,” Brady said. “I don’t remember.” Other Patriots haven’t forgotten the post-season slide. “It sits in all of our minds for the guys that have been here and been a part of that,” tackle Matt Light said. “You work that much, you put that much time into a season, you have success to a degree during the regular season and then you go out and you can’t get it done in the postseason. That’s a difficult thing to swallow.”

The Broncos (9-8) want to make that even tougher. They lost their last three regular-season games but still made the playoffs as champions of the weak AFC West. Then they beat Pittsburgh 29-23 on an 80-yard pass play from Tebow to Demaryius Thomas on the first play of overtime last Sunday. But Steelers quarterback Ben Roethsliberger was limited by a bad ankle and running back Rashard Mendenhall was sidelined with a knee injury. The Patriots figure to pose a much tougher challenge. That’s why they’re two-touchdown favorites. The Broncos, on their home field, already have lost to them this season. Denver rushed for 167 yards in the first quarter, led 16-7, but committed three turnovers in the second and lost 41-23 on Dec. 18. “We made mistakes. They exposed those mistakes. Obviously, our tackling in space needs to be better,” Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen said. “Obviously, we’ve got to get more pressure on Tom Brady somehow, someway, and affect him more. I think we hit him a couple of times in the pocket, sacked him twice, but we didn’t really affect him enough in the pocket, and we’ve got to find ways to do that.” That’s where linebackers Von Miller and Elvis Dumervil come in. “Those guys are fast and explosive,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. “They can go inside, outside, power rush, occasionally drop into coverage, make a lot of plays from behind.”

Three minutes into the game, the St. Al girls trailed just 8-6. Hinds AHS responded with a 15-0 run to end any upset hopes. The Lady War Dawgs (15-5, 4-0) remained in first place in Division 7-1A and ended St. Al’s two-game win streak in the division. The Lady Flashes (5-10, 2-3) had designs on moving into the division’s top three, but Hinds’ superior quickness put a stop to those plans after forcing 32 turnovers. St. Al coach Cookie Johnson felt her team should have played better. “We didn’t execute,” Johnson said. “I told them that

Hinds was real athletic and really good. We needed to do the little things well like hit open shots, block out, make good passes, and we didn’t do any of that.” It was particularly tough night for St. Al forward Ann Garrison Thomas. The junior was coming off a 40-point game Tuesday night in a win against Piney Woods. Against Hinds, Thomas was held to 10 points. She made just three field goals and was 4 of 13 from the free throw line. Ellie Welp had a good game against the speedy Lady War Dawgs with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Hinds was led by Adrienne Burks with 18 points while Eugenia Grigsby had 13 points and six assists. Hinds coach Bruce Baker said his team has a ways to go to match the success of the 2007 squad that went to the Class 2A state tournament and won 33 games. “We can’t put this team nowhere near that one, but tonight, we did play good in spurts,” Baker said. “We had a good handle on our press.”

Vikes Continued from Page C1. they got. Michael Orcutt booted home his own rebound that schtoinked off the left post in the first half for Clinton’s (172-2, 4-0) first goal. With 13:21 remaining, Clinton put the game out of reach as Markel Gladney played a nice cross off a corner kick and Reece Everett finished the play with a tap-in. But Warren Central (13-4-2,

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3-1 Division 3-6A) needs only a win over Vicksburg to lock up the second playoff spot in the division. “We had chances to score,” WC coach Greg Head said. “Considering all of the guys that were out, I’m proud of my guys to hold them to 2-0 like they did. They have so much depth and it kills us, throwing four or five subs at us at a time.”

Continued from Page C1. and stay hungry.” Arkoful played like she was starving on Friday night. She scored 12 points in the second quarter to help the Missy Gators (9-9, 2-3) erase an 11-point deficit in the last 2½ minutes of the period. Later, Vicksburg took its first lead of the game, 32-31, when Arkoful found Ruddie Shears for a layup with 2:42 to go in the third quarter. Aleeshah Smith hit a 3-pointer to give the Missy Gators the lead for good, 46-45, with 2 minutes to play in the game, then Arkoful hit two straight layups to make it 50-47 a minute later. Clinton’s Alivia Hughes, who had a mini scoring duel with Arkoful down the stretch, hit two layups of her own to keep pace. But Arkoful found Kailin Young for a basket with 44 seconds to go, Vicksburg dribbled most of the final 30 seconds off the clock and Antoinette Mayfield split a pair of free throws with 7.5 seconds remaining to seal it. “Sometimes you can put the ball up and no matter how hard you do it, it goes in,” Arkoful said. “I was just trying to make it easier for us so we could have breathing room.” Hughes finished with 12 points and eight rebounds for Clinton. Breanna Foy had five steals for VHS, and

Shears had 10 rebounds.

(B) Clinton 57, VHS 46 Dominic Davis scored 10 of his game-high 19 points in the second half, Marcus Washington scored six of his eight in the fourth quarter, and Clinton (15-5, 2-1 Division 3-6A) pulled away late to beat Vicksburg (9-9, 3-2). Vicksburg went just 3-for15 from the field and 4-for-8 from the foul line in the fourth quarter. At least half the misses came on shots in the paint, and the Gators were unable to grab the offensive rebounds. Clinton had a 13-5 edge on the boards in the final period. The late swoon allowed Clinton to ice the game after Vicksburg had chopped an 11-point halftime deficit to six, 44-38, midway through the fourth quarter. Washington sparked a 9-2 run with two quick baskets, and within two minutes the Arrows’ lead went from six to 13 points. DeAngelo Richardson scored 17 points to lead the Gators, whose record dropped to 2-6 on the road this season. “We just have to learn to play well on the road,” VHS coach Dellie C. Robinson said. “Those shots seem to fall for us at home.”

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Chinese new year

TONIGHT ON TV n MOVIE “Black Swan” — A ballerina, Natalie Portman, begins to lose her fragile grip on reality as a sultry newcomer, Mila Kunis, threatens to usurp her position as the lead dancer in “Swan Lake.”/7 on HBO n SPORTS NFL playoffs — It’s a clash of opposites, when quarterback Drew Brees leads the New Orleans Saints’ high-octane offense against former Ole Miss star Patrick Willis and the San Francisco 49ers’ hard-hitting defense in an NFC divisional playNatalie Portman off game./3:30 on Fox n PRIMETIME “Cops” — A person is charged with possession of a stolen vehicle after a high-speed chase; a man is accused of assaulting his girlfriend with a BB gun; intoxicated driver./7:30 on Fox

THIS WEEK’S LINEUP n EXPANDED LISTINGS TV TIMES — Network, cable and satellite programs appear in Sunday’s TV Times magazine and online at www.vicksburgpost. com

MILESTONES n BIRTHDAYS Clarence Carter, blues singer, 76; Faye Dunaway, actress, 71; Carl Weathers, actor, 64; T-Bone Burnett, singer-producer, 64; Steven Soderbergh, movie writer-director, 49; Slick Rick, rapper, 47; LL Cool J, rapper-actor, 44; Jason Bateman, actor, 43; Dave Grohl, rock singer-musician, 43; Jonathan Osser, actor, 23.

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Locklear still in hospital; condition good Actress Heather Locklear remains hospitalized in Southern California but is said to be in good condition following an emergency call that brought paramedics to her home. Los Robles Hospital spokeswoman Kris Carraway-Bowman said Locklear is medically stable and resting comfortably Friday. No information on the reason for her Thursday afternoon hospitalization has been released. Heather The spokeswoman said Locklear is receiving Locklear one-on-one care in the intensive care unit and continues to be clinically evaluated. The 50-year-old Locklear’s publicists have not returned calls seeking comment. Locklear has been hospitalized several times over the years. In 2009, she pleaded no contest to reckless driving after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of prescription medication. Locklear has starred in such TV series as “Melrose Place,”“Dynasty” and “T.J. Hooker.”

Apatow: No plans for 2nd ‘Bridesmaids’ The producer of “Bridesmaids” said he needs a good idea first before considering a sequel. That doesn’t mean Judd Apatow is against the idea. The film with Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Melissa McCarthy was a comedy hit last summer and is up for a Golden Globe award on Sunday. Apatow said Friday that the danger of agreeing to a sequel without being committed to a Judd Apatow good idea “usually leads to ‘Jaws 3-D.”’ He said everyone involved in the project agrees that moving forward just to get a raise is not a good reason to do a movie.

Archuleta to shoot Philippine TV show “American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta says he’s “excited” about working on a Philippine TV series. The singer’s Filipino co-stars Jasmine CurtisSmith and Eula Caballero welcomed him with flower garlands at Manila’s airport Friday, and fans and journalists jostled to take pictures as he emerged from the airport gate. David Archuleta, 20, said in a video blog before leavArchuleta ing the U.S. that he has taken acting lessons to prepare. “I’m excited about it,” he said. “This is a new experience for me.” TV5 Vice President Perci Intalan said “it’s a dream come true” for the network to have Archuleta in a Filipino show. He’ll be shooting the drama series over the next few weeks. More details on the show and Archuleta’s role were not available. Archuleta competed on the 2007-2008 season of “American Idol” and has released three albums.

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Brain freeze: Cow brains seized Officials at Cairo’s international airport confiscated 420 pounds of frozen cow brains Friday from three Sudanese travelers who planned to sell them to Egyptian restaurants, authorities said. An airport official said it was the fourth time this week that customs officers there had foiled an attempt to smuggle cow brains into the country, reflecting the growth of a moneymaking scheme made possible by some realities of international supply and demand: Cow brains are cheap in Sudan, and Egyptians like to eat them. A pound of raw cow brains bought in Sudan for less than a dollar can be resold in Egypt for six times as much, airport officials said. That means Friday’s haul could have earned the men more than $1,500. Restaurants specializing in liver and brains are popular in Egypt. Both items are deep fried and often eaten in pita bread with spicy red sauce.

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Adopted kids mini-ambassadors for holiday NEW YORK (AP) — With its fireworks, family reunions and feasts, Lunar New Year is the longest and most important celebration for millions around the world. For kids adopted from China, it holds special meaning. Lunar New Year makes them miniambassadors of a culture they know little about firsthand. There’s no official handbook on how far parents of internationally adopted children should go to celebrate their kids’ birth cultures, but marking Lunar New Year — Year of the Dragon begins Jan. 23 — is usually one of those times for Asian children. Their parents decorate front doors, throw dumpling-making parties and stuff red envelopes with money. They clean their homes at the start of the 15-day celebration and hang red lanterns at the finish. Others keep it simple, sharing dim sum with friends at a restaurant or watching dragons dancing at parades in Chinese enclaves in their cities and towns. The approach shifts and changes as their children grow. Some question whether they’ve done enough. Some do nothing at all. “In south Louisiana, we’re definitely ambassadors to the Chinese culture,” said Jan Risher in Lafayette. She and her husband have a 10-yearold from China. “When she was younger, I tried to do more of the outward Chinese cultural things, like decorations and cooking specific dumplings,” Risher said. “But now that she’s a little older, we mainly talk about China, its history and customs, and even its politics so that she can try and wrap her head around why she’s here. She’s a deep thinker.” Karen Burgers in northern New Jersey has two girls from China, ages 10 and 5. They wear silk Chinese dresses and nibble vegetable lo mein, oranges and fortune cookies she brings in to school for the new year. “I’ve certainly failed to promote an authentic experience,” Burgers said, “but the children get the gist, enjoy the festivity and learn a little about the culture.” Rich Patterson and his wife are in Vancouver, British Columbia, home to a Chinese New Year parade that drew more than 50,000 people last year. The holiday, which reunites families around the world, does the same for the Pattersons. They take in the parade and share dim sum with six other local families with whom they traveled to China to pick up their babies. Patterson’s daughter is now 4 1/2. “This year, as a first, we fused Christmas decorations with Chinese New Year decorations at our daughter’s request,” he said. That meant a bright red and yellow dragon was nestled in Christmas garland front and center above their mantel. The symbolism and superstitions surrounding the new year are steeped in more than 5,000 years of Chinese history. Here’s a sampler of popular customs among parents looking to celebrate the birth cul-

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Shannon Patterson and her husband, Rich Patterson, with their daughter, Sophie Patterson, 4 1/2, in Vancouver, B.C.

China’s dragon stamp draws criticism, fear

BEIJING (AP) — A stamp is Jan. 23. Chen has defended designed to mark China’s his design, saying that the upcoming Year of the Dragon dragon should be interpreted is drawing unusual criti- as a symbol of China’s rising confidence. cism for its “As a large fang-bearing country monster. which has The stamp major influwent on sale ence in the Thursday, world, China drawing the is ushering heavy crowds in the resthat normally toration of flock to buy national conthe annual fidence,” he Lunar New wrote on his Year stamps. blog. But the drag“From on’s attacksternness ing pose on and divinthis year’s stamp has led A stamp featuring a dragon ity, to a representation some people of China’s selfto call it too confidence, a dragon which ferocious. Zhang Yihe, a renowned is tough, powerful, stern and Chinese writer, wrote on her confident is an appropriate Sina Weibo microblog that choice,” he wrote. According to The Global she was “scared to death” when she first saw the red Times newspaper, Chen said and yellow creature with that his design derives from the pattern on “dragon robes” scales and claws. Another writer, Tan Xudong, worn by Chinese emperors — called it an “incomparably whose symbol was the dragon — in the Qing Dynasty (1644ugly dragon-year stamp.” Its designer, Chen Shaohua, 1911) and a screen featuring said he had received criticism, dragons in a Beijing park that abuse and support for the was a pleasure ground for the stamp, brought out ahead of emperor. the Chinese New Year, which

tures of their adopted kids. Chinese zodiac: The dragon is the fifth and mightiest position in the Chinese Zodiac. For adopted kids, knowing one’s birth animal is a casual connection, though the convoluted zodiac includes many other elements taken far more seriously in Asia. “My kids love to hear about the Chinese Zodiac,” said Heather Mayes Gleason in Takoma Park, Md. She has a 5-year-old girl from China and a biological 3-year-old son. “With Chinese adoption, you know very little about your child’s history, but you create their future. And I guess that is really what Chinese New Year is about,” Gleason said. Cleaning house: Before the new year, sweep away any bad luck from the previous year.

Hair is cut before the new year and children wear new clothes to represent a new beginning. For Myra Cocca in central Indiana, it’s harder as her kids have grown older and busier to observe the traditions they loved when they were small. Her son, adopted from South Korea, is now 11. When he was little, she dressed him in a traditional garment called a hanbok for new year’s. Today, “sometimes we’re not home during the holiday, so we have not always marked the occasion,” she said. Red: The color is prominent in banners bearing holiday sayings in Chinese letters and decorative paper cutouts placed on doors and windows to scare away evil spirits and bad luck, along with gold and orange to symbol-

ize wealth and happiness in the year to come. Lucky red envelopes with crisp new bills are given to children. Some parents slip in candy instead. Risher has taken the color red further than most: “I’ve given everyone in my family red underwear!” Dumplings: Crescent-shaped dumplings are eaten ahead of New Year’s Day in China. In northern China, they are prepared for midnight nibbling the night before. The shape evokes coins in ancient China and eating the dumplings is a bid for good financial tidings. How does Piper, Risher’s 10-year-old, feel about dumplings and celebrating the new year? “I come from China and it’s important to me that our family still celebrates some of my culture, too,” she said. “That’s where I’m from.” Long noodles: The longer the better to foster a long life. New year’s food traditions vary widely around the world, but main dishes of fish, duck or chicken are prepared whole because using scissors and knives is considered unlucky. That means pasta is uncut. It’s become a rallying cry for some in the adoption community: “Long noodles, long life!” Fireworks: Many ancient beliefs exist about why fireworks play a major role in the new year. One is that loud noise scares away evil spirits and bad luck. That’s why Burgers brings sheets of bubble wrap to her kids’ school. “The bubble wrap is loudly stomped upon as the children parade around the room wearing a dragon head costume.” Lantern festival: The 15th day of the new year is marked by parties where decorative red lanterns are hung indoors and out. Lantern-making projects are a cottage industry for adoptive families online. Kate Eastman and her husband recently moved from Maine to Anacortes, Wash., so their 9-year-old daughter from China could be closer to authentic Asian influences within an hour’s travel to Vancouver or Seattle. Lantern making is one of those things they love to do. Cali’s room is also full of Chinese dolls, books and other reminders of her heritage. “It’s a learning process and we follow Cali’s lead,” Eastman said.

Newsman Threlkeld dies at 74 in car wreck NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Threlkeld, a far-ranging and award-winning correspondent who worked for both CBS and ABC News during a long career, has been killed in a car accident, CBS said. The 74-year-old Threlkeld died Friday morning in Amagansett, N.Y., and was pronounced dead at Southampton Hospital. He lived in nearby East Hampton. Threlkeld spent more than 25 years at CBS News, retiring in 1998. He was a reporter, anchor and bureau chief. He covered the Persian Gulf War and the Vietnam War, the Patty Hearst kidnapping and trial, and the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.

He worked alongside Lesley Stahl as co-anchor of “The CBS Morning News” from 1977-79, and reported for Richard “CBS Sunday Threlkeld Morning” from its inception in 1979, as well as for “The CBS Evening News With Dan Rather.” In 1981, Threlkeld decided to go to up-and-coming ABC News without fanfare and without telling CBS. “I don’t like to horse trade. I’m not a horse,” Threlkeld said at the time. “After I decided ABC was the best

place for me to go, it would have been wrong to make a verbal agreement and take it back to CBS to see what they could do.” At ABC News, he served as a national correspondent for “World News Tonight.” On Friday, ABC News president Ben Sherwood called Threlkeld a “terrific writer and master storyteller ... always full of ideas.” Threlkeld returned to CBS News in 1989. His final assignment at CBS was as Moscow correspondent. He originally joined CBS News in 1966 as a producereditor based in New York. Born on Nov. 30, 1937, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he was

raised in Barrington, Ill. He graduated from Ripon (Wis.) College and earned a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. During his career, he won several Emmy and Overseas Press Club awards and an Alfred I. du Pont-Columbia University Award. He is survived by his wife, Betsy Aaron, a former CBS and CNN correspondent; a brother, Robert, of Port Townsend, Wash.; two children, Susan Paulukonis, of Alameda, Calif., and Julie Threlkeld of Yonkers, N.Y.; and two grandchildren.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

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Distance irks boyfriend, strains relationship Dear Abby: My boyfriend, “Cole,” and I have been together since college — several years now. We have a loving relationship, but the problem is distance. My job sometimes requires me to take short-term (two- to fivemonth) contracts in other cities and overseas. Even though it is difficult to be apart, I handle long-distance relationships relatively well while Cole does not. This began in college when I studied abroad for a semester. Cole tries to be supportive and wants me to be successful, but he takes it personally when I have to leave. For me, it’s just about a job, but Cole doesn’t see it that way. I would support Cole wherever and in whatever he needed. Although it would be ideal to be together all the time, I realize that sometimes it isn’t possible. Am I being selfish, or do we simply need different things out of a relationship? — Globe-Trotter in Des Moines Dear Globe-Trotter: Are

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you being selfish, or is Cole being selfish? Are you willing to give up a career you have prepared for and work in so that he will no longer suffer separation anxiety? While your relationship is a loving one, the two of you have serious differences, and you must rationally decide which is more important to you. After that, everything will fall into place. Dear Abby: My wife died nine years ago after a long illness. We have a son, a daughter and seven grandchildren. I met “Lucille” two years ago at a basketball game that involved both our grandsons. Slowly, we began dating. Lucille has been a widow for many years and has five chil-

TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE

BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Unless you are extremely mindful of your behavior at a social gathering, a sensitive friend might misread what you say and end up with hurt feelings. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Being impulsive could be the precursor of unsound reasoning. It could cause you to make some unwise changes in situations that are running smoothly. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — If you want to make a good impression on others, the last thing you should do is boast about achievements. Nothing turns others off faster than a braggart. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched, because financial trends might not be what you think they are. Believing you can get the funds isn’t the same as having them in your hands. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Usually you’re bright enough not to succumb to flattery, but someone who is a master at compliments is likely to get you to lower your guard. Watch out when he or she tries to take advantage. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — There’s only a ghost of a chance that you’ll be able to achieve what you set out to do, mostly because you’ll be too busy handling things for others. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Just because someone is intriguing is no reason to get too deeply involved too quickly. He or she might have lots of charm but little substance. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Bank only on yourself and not on Lady Luck to help you achieve a complicated objective. Chances are, when you need her the most she’ll be cavorting elsewhere. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — To assuage your ego, you might pretend to be knowledgeable about something and suffer extreme embarrassment when asked to school others on that particular subject. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — It behooves you to avoid involvements with those who are careless with their finances. You might have to cough up their share when they can’t pay. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — In order to avoid a future misunderstanding, you should make sure all agreements are negotiated with extreme care. All participants must know the ground rules and be willing to follow them. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — It’s not a good idea to pretend to have taken care of something when you clearly haven’t. You can bet your bottom dollar you will get caught.

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BY DR. ROBERT WALLACE • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Dr. Wallace: I’m responding to the letter from a 16-year-old girl who was being taunted by her girlfriends because she was taller than her boyfriend. I went through high school being selfconscious about my height. At age 13, I was already 5 feet 7 inches tall and taller than most of my teachers. I met and married a wonderful guy who is shorter than I am. Sixteen years after our marriage, a semi-truck hit a car I was riding in, and I suffered a broken spine. For the past 30 years, I have been confined to a wheelchair. You can now say that I am 4 feet 5 inches tall and look up to my husband, who is a giant of a man. To me, he is the tallest and most wonderful man on this earth. Every night I give thanks to the good Lord for blessing me with a perfect partner. — Melody, Rochester, N.Y. Melody: Thank you for your inspiring message. It will provide comfort to all couples in similar relationships who might feel a bit self-conscious about height difference. Character isn’t measured in feet and inches. Dr. Wallace: I’m 19, and the girl I’ve been going with for two years told me she never wanted to see me again because of one little mistake, which I admitted to. If we don’t get this patched up, then two years of our lives will have been wasted. Don’t you think my girlfriend should be compassionate and forgive me? One little mistake isn’t too bad, is it? — Brandon, Charlotte, N.C. Brandon: One little mistake? You don’t say what it is and I won’t speculate, but obviously it wasn’t so little from the point of view of your “ex” girlfriend. Everything is relative. All you can do is apologize and ask forgiveness. If she chooses not to forgive you, your best bet is to learn from the mistake and get on with your life. And if you are fortunate to be in the company of another young lady, make sure your “one little mistake” doesn’t happen again. Dr. Wallace: I’m 16 and so is my very best friend, Tracey. Lately, Tracey has been dating a guy who is a total jerk. I told her so, but Tracey wouldn’t listen to me. She is still seeing this guy. What can I do to convince her that she shouldn’t be seeing him? — Lauren, Vancouver, Wash. Lauren: You did your part by warning Tracey that you feel the guy she is seeing is a total jerk. It’s up to Tracey to decide if she wants to continue dating this guy. Who knows? Is it possible that your friend thinks she can influence him to change his ways? • Dr. Robert Wallace writes for Copley News Service. E-mail him at rwallace@Copley News Service.

dren. We are now engaged and planning a wedding for about 60 people after Lucille retires next year. We want to include our families in the ceremony. Lucille’s two eldest sons plan to give her away. Two of her granddaughters will be flower girls. I asked my son to be my best man and he refused. He said he is happy for us and will attend the wedding, but he prefers not to stand up for me. He feels it would be disloyal to his mother’s memory. He is adamant. I never imagined my son would act this way. I didn’t mean to offend him. I’m not trying to replace his mother. We just want to bring both families together. Abby, your opinion, please. — Well-Meaning Dad on the East Coast Dear Dad: It’s a shame that your son feels unable to support you as you enter this new phase of your life. If he is offended at the idea that after nine years you would want to remarry, the problem is his. Do not make it yours. I’m sure your late wife would

want your life to be fulfilling. Ask your daughter or a close friend to stand up with you and let nothing spoil your day. You and Lucille have earned your happiness. Bless you both. Dear Abby: Please tell me the proper etiquette for giftgiving. My in-laws often leave the price tags on gifts, especially if the gift was expensive. I believe price tags should be removed. Shouldn’t a gift come from the heart and not be a monetary statement? — Offended in Wisconsin Dear Offended: Yes, it should. Leaving a price tag on a gift implies that the giver is also “giving” the recipient a burden of gratitude. And the burden of gratitude can weigh so heavily that it diminishes the pleasure of receiving a gift. •

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

Several treatments available for managing atrial fibrillation Harvard Medical School staff members answer questions for Dr. Komaraoff on Saturdays. Q: My husband has an irregular heartbeat, a condition his doctor called “atrial fibrillation.” He is 55 years old and in fairly good health, but I am worried that this could become a serious problem. Is this condition something that needs to be treated? If so, what are his options? A: The short answer to your question is yes, atrial fibrillation (AF) is a condition that can, and in many cases should, be treated. The best treatment, however, depends on many factors. Before you can understand the treatment options, it will help to know what exactly AF is. AF occurs when the electrical signals in the heart, which are responsible for producing a regular heartbeat, go haywire. This causes the heart muscles to contract in an uncoordinated way. The result is an arrhythmia — the fancy name for an off-rhythm beat. Many people don’t even notice that they have AF. Others may notice an irregular or rapid heartbeat or a “fluttering” sensation in the chest. People who have heart problems in addition to AF may experience fatigue, shortness of breath and exercise intolerance. In some people, AF is not serious and requires minimal treatment. In others, AF can be dangerous if not treated. It can put people at risk for heart failure, angina and stroke. There are three major strategies for treating AF: controlling the heart rate, restoring a normal heart rhythm and using an anticoagulant. A doctor’s first choice in treating AF is often to try to control the heart rate. Medication can slow down the racing heartbeat in nearly all people with AF. The most useful drugs are beta blockers. When rapid treatment is in order, these medications can be injected into a vein, which produces an almost immediate effect. But in most cases, pills are used to maintain longterm heart rate control. Some people with AF may also benefit from rhythm control. The fastest and most effective way to restore the heart’s rhythm is with an electric shock. The process involves only a small, brief pulse of electric current that is quite safe. This treatment, officially called “electrical cardioversion,” is most effective when used soon after the onset of AF, but many patients require a period of anticoagulant medication before they undergo cardioversion. Doctors may also prescribe drugs to restore and maintain a person’s heart rhythm. All of the rhythm-stabilizers can have side effects. Anticoagulants (blood thinners) can reduce stroke risk in AF patients. Three choices

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are currently available. Now a new group of anticoagulant drugs is available. The FDA approved dabigatran for AF in 2010 and rivaroxaban in November. They are not suitable for all AF patients. Your husband’s doctors should: (1) check for things that might have triggered his AF; (2) get his heart rate under control; and (3) take steps to prevent a stroke.

• Write to Dr. Komaroff in care of United Media, 200 Madison Ave., 4th fl., New York, NY 10016, or send questions to his website, www.AskDoctorK.com.

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Saturday, January 14, 2012

01. Legals

06. Lost & Found

07. Help Wanted

SEALED BIDS for furnishing Single Axle Chassis Truck with Dump Body will be received in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi until 9:00 o'clock a.m., Monday, February 06, 2012. They will be publicly opened and read aloud by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg in an Adjourned Board Meeting at 10:00 o'clock a.m., Monday, February 06, 2012. Bidders are cautioned that the City Clerk does not receive the daily U.S. Mail on or before 9:00 a.m. Bids will be time-stamped upon receipt according to City Clerk's time clock. Specifications and instructions for bidding are on file in the office of the City Clerk, second floor, City Hall, 1401 Walnut Street, corner Crawford and Walnut Streets, Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg reserve the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. /s/ Walter W. Osborne, Jr. Walter W. Osborne, Jr., City Clerk Publish: 1/14, 1/18(2t)

STILL MISSING! $300 REWARD!!

LOST FEMALE WHITE cat. Grey head and tail. Hwy 27 area. Child's pet 662-299-1990

PAPA JOHNS PIZZA is hiring a Manager and Drivers. Drivers must have a reliable vehicle, insurance, and a good driving record. Apply in Person between 10am- 4pm.

02. Public Service FREE PUPPIES TO good homes. American Bull Dog/ Catahoola Curr mix. Ready to go. 601-636-0027. FREE TO GOOD home. 5 Labrador/ Chow mix puppies. 6 weeks old. 601-6387427. Don't miss a thing! Subscribe to The Vicksburg Post TODAY!! Call 601-636-4545, Circulation.

05. Notices Warren County Long Term Recovery Committee A non-profit volunteer agency organized to provide for the unmet needs of the Warren County victims of the 2011 flood.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Volunteers experienced with construction and design are needed to assist the LTRC in various projects supporting 2011 Flood victims in Warren County. Please call 601-636-1788 to offer support. Center For Pregnancy Choices Free Pregnancy Tests (non-medical facility)

Âˇ Education on All Options Âˇ Confidential Counseling Call 601-638-2778 for appt www.vicksburgpregnancy.com ENDING HOMELESSNESS. WOMEN with children or without are you in need of shelter? Mountain of Faith Ministries/ Women's Restoration Shelter. Certain restrictions apply, 601-661-8990. Life coaching available by appointment.

Is the one you love hurting you? Call

Haven House Family Shelter 601-638-0555 or 1-800-898-0860 Services available to women & children who are victims of domestic violence and/or homeless: Shelter, counseling, group support. (Counseling available by appt.)

Runaway Are you 12 to 17? Alone? Scared? Call 601-634-0640 anytime or 1-800-793-8266 We can help! One child, one day at a time.

Brown and white Male SHELTIE (11 inches tall) Chris is a certified Therapy Dog. He visits in nursing homes, schools, and hospitals.

IF SEEN CALL 601-618-5457 If he comes to your house, offer him food so hopefully he will stay nearby! FOUND FEMALE CHIHUAHUA! Halls Ferry area. Call to describe 601-8314116. FOUND! ADULT FEMALE white cat. South 27 near county line. 601-5290104. FOUND! NEUTERED BLACK Labrador. 601-6366631. Vicksburg Warren Humane Society

FOUND!! MALE POODLE mix. Black and brown. Camelot area. 601-415-2085. FOUND!! OLDER FEMALE Black Labrador. Wearing Orange collar. 601-636-6631. Vicksburg Warren Humane Society LOST A DOG? Found a cat? Let The Vicksburg Post help! Run a FREE 3 day ad! 601-636-SELL or e-mail classifieds@vicksburg post.com

LOST! FEMALE DACHSHUND. MISSING from Highway 80/ Mt. Alban Road vicinity. 601-415-3858. REWARD $100+ FAMILY loved pet. Female black Labrador- Large, very friendly. Blind in one eye. Needs medication. Has been treated for red mange. Spayed, was wearing pink collar when she went missing. Chases deer, not traffic smart. Always sleeps inside. Missing from Timberlane area. Was seen on Halls Ferry. If seen please call 601-415-2284, 601-6368774. KEEP UP WITH all the local news and sales. Subscribe to The Vicksburg Post Today! Call 601-636-4545, ask for Circulation.

07. Help Wanted

MISSING COLLIE One year old small Collie missing from Tucker Road area. Please call 601-2189614 or 601-415-2620 if found. $400 reward.

07. Help Wanted â&#x20AC;&#x153;ACEâ&#x20AC;? Truck Driver Training With a Difference Job Placement Asst. Day, Night & Refresher Classes Get on the Road NOW! Call 1-888-430-4223

PART TIME ON-SITE apartment manager needed for small local apartment complex. Must be honest, dependable, work well with public, must have good clerical skills, experience a plus. Serious inquiries only, fax resume to: 318-3521929.

GROWING INDUSTRIAL COMPANY is looking for an HR Assistant to assist with recruitment, new hire development and employee scheduling. Excellent benefits, 50 hour work week. Send resumes to: Dept. 3777, The Vicksburg Post, P.O. Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182. LOCAL COMPANY LOOKING for a qualified individual who is seeking long-term employment. We have a full-time position for an experienced and dependable HVAC technician. 2 or more years experience required. Please fax your resume to 601-636-1475. LOCAL COMPANY SEEKING 2 people with very strong carpentry and trailer/ home remodeling skills. Send resume to P.O. Box 821765, Vicksburg MS 39182.

EXPERIENCED MECHANIC NEEDED

NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE

17. Wanted To Buy

CKC REGISTERED AUSTRALIAN Shepherd puppies. $250. Brett, 601630-5698.

www.pawsrescuepets.org

If you are feeding a stray or feral cat and need help with spaying or neutering, please call 601-529-1535.

CALL 601-636-7535 $10 START UP KIT

10. Loans And Investments â&#x20AC;&#x153;WE CAN ERASE your bad credit- 100% guaranteed.â&#x20AC;? The Federal Trade Commission says the only legitimate credit repair starts and ends with you. It takes time and a conscious effort to pay your debts. Any company that claims to be able to fix your credit legally is lying. Learn about managing credit and debt at ftc.gov/credit A message from The Vicksburg Post and the FTC.

14. Pets & Livestock Vicksburg Warren Humane Society & MS - Span Low Cost Spay & Neuter Program CATS: Male . .$25 Female ........$35 DOGS (UNDER 40 LBS): Male . .$55 Female ........$65 â&#x20AC;˘ For the above category of animals, pick up applications at the Humane Society DOGS (OVER 40 LBS): Male . .$70 Female ........$80 â&#x20AC;˘ For dogs over 40 lbs, call 866-901-7729 for appt.

Hwy 61 S - 601-636-6631

Looking for a new pet? Check our online listings today. Just go to www.vicksburgpost.com

07. Help Wanted

ADVERTISING SALES CONSULTANT Looking for a new challenge in Advertising Sales? Apply now - This position wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last! We currently require the assistance of a new Advertising Sales Consultant to manage and grow an existing account list. In this role you will have an account list to look after and manage. You will work with clients to find creative and unique advertising solutions for their businesses. You will be responsible for generating revenue and achieving your goals. You will have a selection of clients to service; you will identify their needs and build stronger relationships with them. You will also spend time building new relationships and finding new business opportunities. Ideally you will have experience selling business to business. Any advertising or marketing or sales experience that you have will also be advantageous. You must be intelligent, customer focused, and a strong team player. Must have a good driving record with dependable transportation and auto insurance. The successful candidate will be rewarded with an above industry base salary, plus commission. If you have the right skills please apply NOW, as interviews have already started. Email resumes to: ads@vicksburgpost.com or mail to Dept. 3776, The Vicksburg Post, P.O. Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182

WE HAUL OFF old appliances, old batteries, lawn mowers, hot water heaters, junk and abandoned cars, trucks, vans, etcetera. 601940-5075, if no answer, please leave message.

18. Miscellaneous For Sale 18 INCH cut seasoned Oak firewood, all split. $70- Â˝ cord, $130- cord. Delivered. 601-415-8970.

15. Auction

31 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER. Bumper pull, good shape. $2,700 or trade for good, small 4x4 truck of equal value. 601-415-0088.

OUR ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTION keeps you â&#x20AC;&#x153;pluggedâ&#x20AC;? in to all the local news, sports, community events. Call Circulation, 601-636-4545.

52â&#x20AC;? RCA HDTV $400, 52â&#x20AC;? RCA Standard Definition TV $200. Call 601-634-6898.

17. Wanted To Buy

8 FOOT BRUNSWICK billards pool table. Great condition. $450. Call 601415-1525. AIRLINE TICKET VOUCHERS. Anywhere half price, International also. 702-521-7298, 240-2814077.

PLEASE CALL THE Gentleman of Junk for all your junk vehicle needs. Just in time for extra Christmas cash, Please leave message if no answer. 601-868-2781.

18. Miscellaneous For Sale FIREWOOD FOR SALE. $75 per truck load. Delivered and stacked. 601-6346140 or 601-638-6740.

5 WEEK OLD LABRADOR puppies. 5-Yellow, and 1black, 4 boys, and 2 girls. 5 weeks old. $250 each. 601634-8109.

AVON

Apply in person only at:

Sheffield Rentals 1255 Hwy 61 South Vicksburg.

14. Pets & Livestock

TO BUY OR SELL

MS Prop. Lic. 77#C124 DR. MARGARET NICHOLS and Dr. Janet Fisher now hiring trained dental assistant. Please bring resume to office, 1212 Mission 66, Monday- Thursday, 8am-5pm.

The Vicksburg Post

DR. MACDONALD'S FARMER'S Almanac for 2012. Available at Corner Drug Store, 1123 Washington Street.

Discover a new world Find a Honey of a Deal in the Classifieds...Zero in on that most wanted or hard to find item.

of opportunity with

07. Help Wanted

19. Garage & Yard Sales 4569 HALEYS POINT past Battlefield Inn. New and used items. Something for everyone in the family. Excellent prices. Thursday 1pm-6pm, Friday 10am-6pm and Saturday 8am-1pm.

HOME COMPUTER SERVICE and repair. Reasonable prices. Pick up available .601502-5265, 601-636-7376. LADIES 14K yellow gold diamond solitaire ring. Approximately 1.44 carats set in 14K white gold 6 prong Tiffany head. Appraised retail $14,395, Will sale for $12,000. 601-638-7696.

THE PET SHOP â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vicksburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pet Boutiqueâ&#x20AC;? 3508 South Washington Street Pond fish, Gold fish, Koi, fish food aquarium needs, bird food, designer collars, harnesses & leads, loads of pet supplies! Bring your Baby in for a fitting today!

RED OAK FIREWOOD for sale. $80 for truckload, $140 cord. Will deliver. 601259-8274, 601-218-4611 THE BEST WAY to bargain hunt is to check the Classifieds Daily. We make it easy with our convenient home delivery. For details call 601-636-4545, Circulation. USED TIRES! LIGHT trucks and SUV's, 16's, 17's, 18's, 19's, 20's. A few matching sets! Call TD's, 601-638-3252.

Classifieds Really Work!

Ask us how to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Post Sizeâ&#x20AC;? your ad with some great clip art! Call the Classified Ladies at 601-636-Sell (7355). GARAGE SALE OVER? River City Rescue Mission will pickup donated left over items. 601-636-6602.

SATURDAY SUPER GARAGE Sale, 8am-until, Inside, Upstairs (nice and warm) Great prices!! Name brand clothing (all sizes), rolling office chairs, large desk, dishes, comforters and lots of miscellaneous, located off 61 North, 106 Holt Collier Drive at SunSational Tanning and SaSSy Boutique (upstairs). Next to Dimension's/ Fox's Pizza.

CLOSET PHOBIA? Clear out the skeletons in yours with an ad in the classifieds.

601-636-SELL

The Vicksburg Post Classifieds.

Covenant Health & Rehab of Vicksburg, LLC â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every Day of Life Countsâ&#x20AC;? We are a Dynamic skilled nursing facility seeking an energetic individual.

â&#x20AC;˘RNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Part Time) â&#x20AC;˘LPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (Part Time) â&#x20AC;˘CNAS (Full Time) Covenant Health & Rehabilitation of Vicksburg, LLC 2850 Porters Chapel Road Vicksburg, MS 39180-1805 Phone: (601) 638-9211 Fax: (601) 636-4986

What are your dreams?â&#x20AC;? EOE

07. Help Wanted

ELECTRICIAN Anderson Tully Industrial electrical manufacturing experience needed. Experience with electrical wiring maintenance and installation, motor control installation, electrical systems maintenance applications, and troubleshooting plant electronic systems. Working knowledge and familiarity with PLCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and electronics along with working knowledge of all local and national electrical codes. Excellent pay and benefits along with a great working environment. Send your resume to: Human Resources P. O. Box 38, Vicksburg, MS 39181 Fax: (601) 629-3626 Email: mikem@andersontully.com

Proud Grandparents Show off your grandchildren to everyone this Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day! Just bring or mail your grandchilds photo by February 9th, along with completed form and $20 to: The Vicksburg Post Classified Dept. P.O. Box 821668 Vicksburg, MS 39182 Childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Address: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ City/State/Zip: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Phone: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Grandparents: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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29. Unfurnished Apartments

THE COVE Stop looking, Start living! Paid cable, water and trash. Washer, Dryer and built-in microwave furnished.

Ask about our Holiday special! 601-638-5587 1-601-686-0635

29. Unfurnished Apartments ABOVE TWIGGS! 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment, central heat/ air, washer/ dryer included. $800 monthly, deposit/ references required. 601-529-8002 CYPRESS HILL APARTMENTS- 402 Locust- 1 bedroom- $250 bi-weekly with lights. 601-456-3842. DOWNTOWN, BRICK, MARIE Apartments. Total electric, central air/ heat, stove, refrigerator. $520, water furnished. 601-636-7107, trip@msubulldogs.org NICE 2 BEDROOM apartment. Good river view. $330 monthly. 601-6385832.

30. Houses For Rent 19. Garage & Yard Sales

26. For Rent Or Lease

LARGE YARD SALE! 217 Manship Circle. Multiple Family yard sale with a wide variety of item! Saturday 6am- 4pm.

RICHARD M. CALDWELL BROKER SPECIALIZING IN RENTALS

STILL HAVE STUFF after your Garage Sale? Donate your items to The Salvation Army, we pick-up! Call 601-636-2706. What's going on in Vicksburg this weekend? Read The Vicksburg Post! For convenient home delivery call 601-636-4545, ask for circulation.

20. Hunting

Call our Circulation Department for CONVENIENT Home Delivery and/ or our On-line Subscription. Monday- Friday, 8am-5pm, 601-636-4545.

21. Boats, Fishing Supplies What's going on in Vicksburg? Read The Vicksburg Post! For convenient home delivery, call 601-636-4545, ask for circulation.

24. Business Services

(INCLUDING CORPORATE APARTMENTS) CALL 601-618-5180 caldwell@vicksburg.com

28. Furnished Apartments

1455 PARKSIDE, 3/ 2. 1865 Martin Luther King, 3/ 1. 123 Roseland 4/ 2. 2606 Oak Street, 2/ 1. $750 and up! 732-768-5743. 3 BEDROOM 1 bath. 61 North, Blakely Subdivision. $725 monthly plus deposit. 601-631-4755.

BEAUTIFUL LAKESIDE LIVING

• 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts. • Beautifully Landscaped • Lake Surrounds Community

• Pool • Fireplace • Spacious Floor Plans 601-629-6300 www.thelandingsvicksburg.com

501 Fairways Drive Vicksburg

GUEST HOUSE FOR RENT VICKSBURG One bedroom. Fully furnished, 700 square feet, Kitchen, living room, bath with shower, washer and dryer. A/C and Heaters. Historic, quiet, safe neighborhood. Off street parking. Fenced property. $750. Call 601-870-7914

2 BEDROOM ALL electric. Water furnished, $450 monthly. 4 BEDROOM duplex Both $200 deposit, $500 monthly. Refrigerator, stove furnished. 601-634-8290. 2 BEDROOM, 1 bath. 1214 main Street. Central heat and air, water included. $450 monthly plus deposit. 601-631-4755.

LOS COLINAS. SMALL 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Cottage. Close in, nice. $795 monthly. 601-831-4506.

31. Mobile Homes For Rent MEADOWBROOK PROPERTIES. 2 or 3 bedroom mobile homes, south county. Deposit required. 601-619-9789.

MOVE-IN

SPECIAL! Confederate Ridge Apartments Call 601-638-0102 for details or stop by 780 Highway 61 North

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3 BEDROOM HOMES. $750, $900, 1200/ month plus deposit. Call Carla, Jones & Upchurch, 601415-4179.

State licensed and Bonded 601-218-9233 • 601-638-9233

Toni Walker Terrett Attorney At Law 601-636-1109 • Bankruptcy Chapter 7 and 13 • Social Seurity Disability • No-fault Divorce DIRT AND GRAVEL hauled. 8 yard truck. 601638-6740. DIRT, SAND, CLAY gravel, 6/10. Anywhere and Anytime. 601-218-9233, 601-638-9233. ELVIS YARD SERVICES. General yard clean-up, rake leaves, grass cutting, tree cutting, reasonable. 601831-0667. Quick response.

FREE ESTIMATES

33. Commercial Property

½ ACRE LAKE front property with 2 decks, and covered back porch. 4 bedroom, 2 bath fixer upper house. $45,000. 601-5725300, 601-573-5029.

7800 SQUARE FOOT office/ multi purpose building. On-site parking. $6.75/ square foot. 601-634-6669.

16x80 3 bedroom 2 bath. Assumable loan. 601-4151206. 2005 28x64. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths. Tons of upgrades. $34,900. 601-572-5300, 601-573-5029. BANK REPOSSESSION! 2006 16x80, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths for only $19,900! Will owner finance with $5000 down. 601-672-5146.

2 BEDROOMS, 1 bath. Convenient location, central heat/ air, washer/ dryer. $750 monthly, deposit and references required. 601529-8002.

1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms 605 Cain Ridge Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180

LIQUIDATION SALE! DEALER relocating.... Must sell all homes! Huge Savings and owner financing available. $5000 down, no credit check, no problem! 601-672-5146. NICE, ALL APPLIANCES. Air and heat. 2002 Clayton 16x80. $14,900. 601-573-5029/ 601-5725300. OWNER FINANCE, NO CREDIT CHECK! 5 bedrooms, 3 baths with land. Must have $5,000 deposit. Call Buddy, 601-941-6788. SINGLEWIDES, DOUBLEWIDES, Triplewides, Land home packages. “Guaranteed Credit Approval” Byram Home Center 601-373-4453

CALL 601-636-SELL AND PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD TODAY.

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NEED AN APARTMENT?

The Vicksburg Apartments UTILITIES PAID! 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Studios & Efficiencies 801 Clay Street 601-630-2921 www.the-vicksburg.com

601-638-2231

MAGNOLIA MANOR APARTMENTS Elderly & Disabled 3515 Manor Drive Vicksburg, Ms. 601-636-3625 Equal Housing Opportunity

Bradford Ridge Apartments Live in a Quality Built Apartment for LESS! All brick, concrete floors and double walls provide excellent soundproofing, security, and safety. 601-638-1102 • 601-415-3333

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Great Staff Great Location, Location, Hard-Working Hard-Working Staff

601-638-7831• •201 201Berryman Berryman Rd 601-638-7831 Rd.

S HAMROCK A PA RT M E N T S SUPERIOR QUALITY, CUSTOM CABINETS, EXTRA LARGE MASTER BDRM, & WASHER / DRYER HOOKUPS. SAFE!! SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT

601-661-0765 • 601-415-3333

TREY GORDON ROOFING & RESTORATION •Roof & Home Repair (all types!) •30 yrs exp •1,000’s of ref Licensed • Insured 601-618-0367 • 601-456-4133 I-PHONE REPAIR. Buy, sell and repair. Arcue Sanchez - 601-618-9916. KMR TRACTOR SERVICES. Bush hog mowing, grading, excavation, disking, after storm debris removal, and other land, commercial/ residential work. Free Estimates. 601-4159225. PLUMBING SERVICES24 hour emergency- broken water lines- hot water heaters- toilets- faucetssinks. Pressure Washingsidewalk- house- mobile homes- vinyl siding- brick homes. 601-618-8466.

River City Lawn Care You grow it - we mow it! Affordable and professional. Lawn and landscape maintenance. Cut, bag, trim, edge. 601-529-6168.

STEELE PAINTING SERVICE LLC Specialize in painting/ sheet rock. All home improvements Free Estimates 601-634-0948.

Barnes Glass Quality Service at Competitive Prices #1 Windshield Repair & Replacement

Vans • Cars • Trucks •Insurance Claims Welcome•

AUTO • HOME • BUSINESS Jason Barnes • 601-661-0900

BUFORD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. 601-636-4813 State Board of Contractors Approved & Bonded Haul Clay, Gravel, Dirt, Rock & Sand All Types of Dozer Work Land Clearing • Demolition Site Development & Preparation Excavation Crane Rental • Mud Jacking

Chris Steele/ Owner

ALL MOBILE HOME OWNERS! Single or double wide. Insulate with a new mobile home roof over kit. 2" foam insulation on top of your home with 29 gauge steel roofing. Guaranteed to save 25- 30% on heating/ cooling bill. 20 colors to choose from. Financing available with no money down. Also custom insulated mobile home windows. Free estimate. Donnie Grubbs. Toll free 1-888-339-5992 www.donniegrubbs.com

ROSS

CONSTRUCTION

New Homes

Framing, Remodeling, Cabinets, Flooring, Roofing & Vinyl Siding State Licensed & Bonded

Jon Ross 601-638-7932

SPEEDIPRINT & OFFICE SUPPLY • Business Cards • Letterhead • Envelopes • Invoices • Work Orders • Invitations (601) 638-2900 Fax (601) 636-6711 1601-C North Frontage Road Vicksburg, MS 39180

Simmons Lawn Service

Professional Services & Competitive Prices • Landscaping • Septic Systems • Irrigation: Install & Repair • Commercial & Residential Grass Cutting Licensed • Bonded • Insured 12 years experience Roy Simmons (Owner) 601-218-8341

PATRIOTIC • FLAGS • BANNERS • BUMPER STICKERS • YARD SIGNS

Show Your Colors!

601-636-SELL (7355)

DEAN CO

PAINTING

•Residential & Commercial •Pressure Washing •Sheetrock repair

& finishing 35 years experience

Free Estimates Dean Cook • 601-278-4980

To advertise your business here for as little as $2.83 per day, call our Classified Dept. at 601-636-7355.

34. Houses For Sale

960 SQUARE FOOT Deluxe office space on Wisconsin Avenue. $675 monthly. Call 601-634-6669.

All Business & Service Directory Ads MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE !

1600 Highway 61 N 4800 Sq Ft - $250,000 100 Wigwam 4BR, 2 BA - $82,900 3350 Eagle Lake Shore 3BR, 2BA, pier, boat lift Call Jennifer Gilliland 601-218-4538 McMillin Real Estate

34. Houses For Sale

Licensed in MS and LA

CARY, MS. 3 bed, 2 bath home, 4.5 lots. Shown by appointment only. Asking $115,000. 601-824-0270.

KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LOCAL NEWS AND SALES... SUBSCRIBE TO THE VICKSBURG POST TODAY! CALL 601-636-4545, ASK FOR CIRCULATION.

Finding the home you want in the Classifieds is easy, but now it’s practically automatic, since we’ve put our listings online.

CLARK’S CONSTRUCTION

Dozer, Track hoe, Form setting, Concrete, Demolition work.

32. Mobile Homes For Sale

Enjoy the convenience of downtown living at

Commodore Apartments

Jones & Upchurch Real Estate Agency 1803 Clay Street www.jonesandupchurch.com Mary D. Barnes .........601-966-1665 Stacie Bowers-Griffin...601-218-9134 Jill WaringUpchurch....601-906-5012 Carla Watson...............601-415-4179 Andrea Upchurch.......601-831-6490 Broker, GRI

Open Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm

601-636-6490

601-634-8928

Kay Odom..........601-638-2443 Kay Hobson.......601-638-8512 Jake Strait...........601-218-1258 Alex Monsour.....601-415-7274 Jay Hobson..........601-456-1318

2170 S. I-20 Frontage Rd. www.ColdwellBanker.com www.homesofvicksburg.net

35. Lots For Sale 5.9 ACRE CORNER lot in Silver Creek Subdivision for sale by owner. 601-6367800, 8am- 4pm, MondayFriday.

40. Cars & Trucks YEAR END SPECIAL!!

2003 Buick Rendevous $955 Down $176 Bi -Weekly Gary’s Cars 601-883-9995 Garyscfl.com

2001 CHEVY MALIBU. 142,000 miles. Good condition. Silver. $3,000 or best offer. 601-634-9484. 2005 NISSAN PATHFINDER LE. Fully loaded, 73,000 miles, white, 20 inch rims, tan leather, new tires, sunroof, tinted windows. $13,700. 601-2185336, 601-636-7737.

Daryl Hollingsworth..601-415-5549

HOUSES FOR SALE 1862 MLK 807 First North LAND FOR SALE 801 First North Farmer St. Bl. 3 Call 601-942-1838 gspencerprater@aol.com

Sybil Caraway....601-218-2869 Catherine Roy....601-831-5790 Mincer Minor.....601-529-0893 Jim Hobson.........601-415-0211

ARNER

REAL ESTATE, INC

JIM HOBSON

Looking for a new home? Check our online listings today. Just go to www.vicksburgpost.com

29. Unfurnished Apartments

REALTOR®•BUILDER•APPRAISER

601-636-0502 READ THE CLASSIFIEDS

29. Unfurnished Apartments

TAX TIME SALE now in Progress! Buy here, Pay here at George Carr Rental building! 601-831-2000 after 3pm.

Classifieds Really Work!

29. Unfurnished Apartments

Bienville Apartments The Park Residences at Bienville 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms and townhomes available immediately.

and

VICKSBURGS NEWEST, AND A WELL MAINTAINED FAVORITE. EACH WITH SPACIOUS FLOOR PLANS AND SOPHISTICATED AMENITIES. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

FOR LEASING INFO, CALL 601-636-1752

www.parkresidences.com • www.bienvilleapartments.com

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THE VICKSBURG POST

TOPIC SATURDAY, J anuary 14, 2012 • SE C TI O N D COMICS D2 | KIDS PAGE D3 Karen Gamble, managing editor | E-mail: newsreleases@vicksburgpost.com | Tel: 601.636.4545 ext 137

MUSIC

Contestants wanted for Vicksburg pageants By Terri Cowart Frazier tfrazier@vicksburgpost.com

Katey Sagal

‘Anarchy’ CD gives Sagal music outlet

The director of the Miss Vicksburg Pageant and Miss Riverbend Pageant says it’s not to late to sign up for this year’s competition. “There are so many other pageants going on right now, girls are competing in other pageants and waiting to see if they win,” said Amanda Harris. This year’s pageant competition, which also includes the Young Miss Vicksburg Pageant and the Young Miss Riverbend Pageant is

If you go The Miss Vicksburg, Miss Riverbend, Young Miss Vicksburg and Young Miss Riverbend pageants are scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Vicksburg City Auditorium. planned for 7 p.m. Jan. 21. Last year girls were signing up the week before the pageant, said Harris, and they will have the same opportunity this year, she said. “I will accept applications up to Friday,” she said.

Ticket prices are $8 for ages 12 and above, $5 for ages 4 to 11 or a school I.D. and free for 3 and younger. Contestants are needed. Entry fees are $100. For more information, call 601-631-1001 or 601-218- 9318. The same goes for the Young Miss pageants,” said Harris. “Barbara May is the director for the teen girls,” said Harris but the duo work together to pull off the fourpageant evening. The fee to enter the Miss

Vicksburg and Miss Riverbend Pageant is $100 and the fee is paid to the children’s Miracle Network, which has been the official national platform for the Miss America Organization since 2007. The entry fee for the Young Miss Vicksburg and Young Miss Riverbend is also $100 but fees go toward the production of the pageant, crowns and scholarship prizes. Harris said that the nonprofit organization also depends on sponsorship money to operate the pageants. “Right now we have used some “out-of-pocket”

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Spreading rock on garden can help feed soil

By John Carucci The Associated Press NEW YORK — Somebody get Katey Sagal a record deal — no really. Although she’s happy with her day job on the successful F/X series “Sons of Anarchy,” in her heart, she’s a singer — and she gets a chance to show it as part of a new collection of songs from the show’s first four seasons. “I love being an actor, but there’s something about playing music that’s a gift,” the 57-year-old Sagal admits. In the past, Sagal recorded on Elektra and Casablanca Records. But times have changed in the music business for her, and she paid to record her last album. Sagal yearns to record again in a more traditional manner. “I’m still old school. I have to go in the studio with a producer.” “Music From Sons of Anarchy: Season 1-4” features three songs by Sagal, and represents a return to her main love. Though Sagal gained her fame as an actress, her first big break in show business was in music. Sagal sang with everyone from Gene Simmons to Bob Dylan to Etta James. She toured as a backup vocalist with Bette Midler. She was enjoying moderate success when a friend persuaded her to go for an acting job. By that time Sagal, the daughter of director Boris Sagal and who had acted briefly in her teens on television, was in her late twenties. “I didn’t realize until someone said that I should audition for a play, and I did, and I got it, and all of a sudden I was an actor,” Sagal says. Sagal’s success began with her role as the tartish Peg Bundy in the sitcom “Married With Children,” which ran from 1987 to 1997. Another series, “Eight Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter,” and her role as the voice of Leela in Matt Groening’s animated series “Futurama” sealed her fate as sitcom royalty. But she has never stopped playing music. With a few solo records to her credit, Sagal says she would like to break out and sign a major record deal. But for now, playing music whenever she can quells her desire. Since she’s always had a band, she welcomed the opportunity to add her distinct voice on cover

money,” said Harris. But she is hoping more businesses will help support local pageant efforts. The entertainment for the evening will be provided by the reigning Miss Vicksburg Elyssa Lassiter, Miss Riverbend Jennifer Cain, Young Miss Vicksburg MacKenzie Pollack, who placed in the top ten in the Young Miss Mississippi Pageant and Young Miss Riverbend Ashley Lane Beneke. “I haven’t decided if I will perform the flute piece I

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Natalie Cox sands a vanity she is refurbishing.

Furniture, like food, can be ‘semi-homemade’ By The Associated Press PHOENIX — If you can look at a dented, chipped, dusty piece of furniture that’s been in someone’s garage for years and see potential and beauty, then Debbie Nelson is impressed. “The average person has a difficult time piecing it together,” said the Phoenix-area furniture refinisher. Nelson, a single mother of seven, has made a living out of finding treasure in other people’s trash. Her online furniture store, Funky Junk Restore, is half a year old, and she already has so much business that she’s looking for help beyond her current work crew (her kids, ages 7 to 23). She works from home in Mesa, a suburb where home foreclosure rates are sky-high and one in five office spaces sit empty. But Nelson is among a growing number of stay-at-home moms in Phoenix and around the country who have turned years of do-ityourself experience into successful businesses. The idea is similar to TV

Natalie Cox works on a piece of furniture. cook Sandra Lee’s “semihomemade” philosophy in cooking. Lee has built a cooking-show empire on the idea that mostly readymade food plus some fresh ingredients can result in “food that looks and tastes from scratch.” Nelson likes the parallel to what she and other

furniture-refurbishing moms have done with pieces bought from estate sales, yard sales, Craigslist or secondhand shops. She looks for secondhand pieces from well-known furniture-makers, and uses paint, wood finishes and new hardware to make them look and feel new

— for the same price as a new piece made of flimsier materials like particle board or wood veneers. “I’m about value and money,” Nelson says. “I want to give you the most couture look as possible.” The style she favors is mostly “shabby chic,” with some “industrial” as well. Pieces have a carefully wrought weathered look made popular by stores like Anthropologie and Pottery Barn. Shabby chic-ing involves buying vintage wood pieces with ornate details like curved legs. Industrial requires a mind for repurposing rusty metal commercial equipment for home use. What’s required, Nelson says, is knowing enough about furniture to see “good bones.” Many people who come to semi-homemade furniture-sellers like herself, she says, know what they want but lack the creativity or time to execute it. And, she adds, they probably shouldn’t, given the cost of materials, labor and time needed for a do it yourself project: “I don’t think it’s See Furniture, Page D3.

If you feel like getting out in the garden, now is as good a time as any to spread rock on the ground. Or not (more on that later). You say your ground already has enough rocks in it? True enough, but the rock I’m talking about is a powder, and is likely a different kind of rock from what you already have. But why put down more rock of any kind? The reason is that rock powders sold for garden use are particularly high in minerals. For example, rock phosphate is, as the name implies, rich in phosphorous, one of the “big three” nutrients needed by plants. In fact, rock phosphate is the stuff, after being treated with sulfuric acid, that becomes the phosphorous in synthetic fertilizers. Colloidal phosphate, also known as soft phosphate, is a similar product, this one ground up finer than rock phosphate. Two other commonly used rock powders — granite and glauconite — are rich sources of potassium, another of the “big three” nutrients needed by plants. (The third, nitrogen, is not found in rocks.) Glauconite is also called greensand, or Jersey greensand if that’s where it was mined. And it is greenish. Besides the major nutrients phosphorous and potassium, these rock powders are also sources of micronutrients. Micronutrients are needed in only minuscule amounts by plants, but nonetheless are essential to their health. A soil can be naturally deficient in micronutrients: For example, pockets of molybdenum deficiency exist in Nevada soils; natural cobalt deficiencies exist over much of Iowa and parts of the Northeast. Synthetic (“chemical”) fertilizers generally supply no micronutrients at all.

For the long haul Because they are merely ground-up rocks, rock powders do not readily dissolve in water to give up their goodness to plant roots. Release of their See Rocks, Page D3.

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Rocks Continued from Page D1. nutritional goodness takes time, as well as the work of bacteria, fungi and roots. Freezing and thawing opens up cracks in the soil so rock powders applied now at least get into the soil, even if they don’t yet dissolve. There’s no rush, though, to run outside and start spreading. What rock powders lack in quick action they make up for in long-term effect; they release their goodness over a decade or so. A typical application would be about 10 pounds per 100 square feet.

Ground rocks?

Jersey greensand fertilizer, left, and rock phosphate

Furniture Continued from Page D1. necessarily worth it for just the garage of her home in one item.” the Phoenix suburb of GilIn the Phoenix area, a twobert to supplement her day, DIY home-decor semihusband’s salary while he nar with a $150 admission works on his MBA at Arifee attracted more than a zona State University. She dozen women. It drew so had been refurbishing furnimuch positive feedback that ture for her family for years organizers plan to host the and “had all the equipment “Hello There! House” semialready,” she says. “The furnars twice a niture allowed year. In the Phoenix area, a me to stay Many at home and two-day, DIY home-decor be with my semi-homemade busiseminar with a $150 kids.” nesswomen A steady admission fee attracted stream of learned their trade through business, more than a dozen trial and mostly from women. error as they referrals or redecorated Craigslist their own homes. posts, has allowed her to Natalie Cox of Natty By be picky with projects and Design says the shabby chic to raise prices. Now she style in particular lends schedules the semi-custom itself to easier and faster requests around her chilprojects, since wear and dren’s schedules. tear is part of the charm. A Nelson spent a recent Sat28-year-old mother of four urday meeting with clients children under 7 years old, in the front room of her Cox sells what she calls house, a large former music “more modern furniture” — room that now serves as pieces that might take inspi- office and showroom. And ration from high-end stores she’s interviewing furnilike Horchow. She says she ture painters “who can, you would have time for more know, do the base coats so custom projects if she went that it frees up my time” for the shabby chic route, but the rest of her business — she prefers the other style. buying, refinishing, sanding, “I have to stay true to staging photo shoots, listing myself,” says Cox. online and meetings with Cox started Natty By clients. Design in January 2011 in

Segal Continued from Page D1. tunes that were appropriate for specific scenes in the show. Sagal covers standards like “Son of a Preacher Man” and “Bird on a Wire” with a soulful edge that works well with the content of the show. On “Sons of Anarchy,” Sagal plays the tough-willed Gemma Teller Morrow. Sagal calls her character “an intense survivor with admirable qualities.” Created by her husband, Kurt Sutter, the television drama tells the tale of a group of bikers in Northern California. They’ve been married for seven years,

and doing the show for more than half that time. “There’ve been some growing pains with it,” Sagal says of being married to her boss. “The only pitfall I say is it becoming all-compassing. .... It’s both of our jobs. We talk about it a lot. He does everything on that show. He writes it. He edits it. He directs it.” But it’s not business in the household. “The good news is we have these three kids at home, and they definitely pull focus, because at some point you can’t talk about your work,” Sagal said.

Pageants Continued from Page D1. played in the Miss Mississippi pageant or something else,” said Lassiter who said she had had an amazing year representing Vicksburg. Women interested in competing in the Miss Vicksburg and Miss Riverbend Pageant must be between the ages of 17 and 24 and Miss Vicksburg must live or attend school in Warren, Claiborne or Sharkey county. Miss Riverbend is open to all counties. Contestants will compete in a private interview, an onstage question, evening wear, swimwear and talent.

The Young Miss Vicksburg and Young Miss Riverbend contestants must be between the ages of 13-17 (not a high school senior) and will compete in a private interview, an onstage question, evening wear, fitness wear and talent. Young Miss Vicksburg must also live or attend school in one of the three counties. The Pageant will be at the Vicksburg City Auditorium and the tickets are $8 for ages 12 and above, $5 for 11-4 or a school I.D. and free for 3 and younger. For information or an entry form, call 601-6311001 or 601-218- 9318.

There’s also no rush because you might have no reason to apply them in the first place. Rock powders are relatively expensive for the amount of phosphorous or potassium they offer. And unless some local garden store has rock powders for sale, you could The associated press pay as much or more for shipping as for the material itself.

More to the point is whether rock powders are superfluous. If you constantly feed your soil an abundance and variety of compost, leaves and other organic materials — as any good gardener does — your soil already is rich in phosphorous, potassium, and micronutrients. This is especially true if you use plenty of compost made from all sorts of materials, including kitchen scraps.Orange rinds from Florida, old bread from Kansas-grown wheat, and banana skins from Costa Rica each contribute to the smorgasbord of micro- and macronutrients contained in homemade compost. So, do I ever use rock powders? Yes, about every decade or two, mostly as insurance and to supply micronutrients around trees and shrubs that don’t get annual dressings of compost. But I’m not saying that using these rock powders is really necessary.

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