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Warren man ‘left for dead’ after beating Yokena resident was working on Woodrow Wilson By Pamela Hitchins phitchins@vicksburgpost.com A Vicksburg man beaten unconscious Sunday afternoon while

working in Jackson remained in serious condition this morning at University Medical Center in Jackson, hospital spokesman Peggy Wagner said. Fred Fred Jackson, 62, Jackson 627 Wright Road, suffered severe head injuries in the attack that left him in a coma, said his daughter, Sheila Hedrick,

who lives next door to her father. “He has several skull fractures, severe head trauma and his face is basically shattered,” Hedrick said. “He was robbed, beaten and left for dead.” Hedrick said doctors had inserted a tube to assist her father’s breathing, and that he had not regained consciousness. “We are begging anyone with information to come forward and See Jackson, Page A7.

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Mississippi River:

31.9 feet Rose: 0.5 foot Flood stage: 43 feet

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todaY iN HistorY 1865: Gen. Robert E. Lee is named general-in-chief of all the Confederate armies. 1929: Revolutionary Leon Trotsky and his family are expelled from the Soviet Union. Leon Trotsky 1945: Pvt. Eddie Slovik, 24, becomes the first U.S. soldier since the Civil War to be executed for desertion as he is shot by an American firing squad in France. 1950: President Harry S. Truman announces he has ordered development of the hydrogen bomb. 1971: Astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa blast off aboard Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon.

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Pardoned killer found in Wyoming

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Natchez Trace Park Parkway Engine Module Supervisor Robert Vick, above, and staff members, right, monitor a prescribed burn at Fort Hill in the Vicksburg National Military Park Monday. The supervised burns were to continue today in a program to help the overall maintenance of the park landscapes and control the spread of invasive plant species. About 56 acres were to be burned, providing a more historically accurate viewshed, National Park Service Natural Resources Program Manager Virginia DuBowy said.

JACKSON — A convicted killer pardoned by former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was in Wyoming with his fiancee and initially drove off when he was located Sunday by investigators seeking to serve him with a court summons, authorities said Monday. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said Joseph Joseph Ozment Ozment “tried to flee” when investigators arrived at a hotel in Laramie, Wyo. Hood said Ozment initially drove away in a Mercedes and the vehicle bumped one of the investigators. Ozment returned later on foot and was served with court papers. Hood said his investigator was standing behind the car when the vehicle hit him and he decided not to press charges. There wasn’t a warrant for Ozment’s arrest, but the summons will require him to show up for court hearings and check in every 24 hours with the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Hood, a Democrat, wants to invalidate dozens of the 198 pardons that Barbour, a Republican, handed out before his term ended Jan. 10. A Hinds County judge scheduled a hearing on the matter for Friday. However, See Pardon, Page A7.

County board inches toward decision on pavilion at lake

all terms on vcc board expired

By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com

By John Surratt jsurratt@vicksburgpost.com

A vote by the Warren County Board of Supervisors to consider a pavilion near Messina Landing at Eagle Lake could come next week if opposing groups merge their ideas, supervisors said Monday. The board has met with lakeside property owners

for and against construction of a open-air metal building next to the restroom at the county-owned launch off Mississippi 465. One, Save Historic Eagle Lake, proposed the facility for parties and other social gatherings. Others fear the space would be used for cleaning fish and wild game and become a See Pavilion, Page A7.

CITY SAYS APPOINTMENTS COMING

The Vicksburg Convention Center Advisory Board is short two of its prescribed 11 members and the terms of all of the current members have expired, convention center executive director Troy Thorn said Monday. “We’re supposed to have

11 members on the board and we’ve got nine,” Thorn told board members at a special meeting Monday. “We’ve got to fill those vacancies.” His comments came after a 35-minute executive session in which members said they discussed personal matters concerning the board’s future and its composition.

“We had some housekeeping issues that we felt we needed to keep confidential,” board president Cliff Whitney III said. The advisory board’s bylaws allow it to hold a closed session to discuss a personal issue they believe should be confidential. Thorn said after the meetSee Center, Page A7.

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Three-year-old Emmanuel Sanchez, left, enjoys the springlike temperatures with his neighbors, Nancy and Steven Clement, 5, at Glenwood Circle Park Monday. Emmanuel is

the son of Sophie and Alex Sanchez. Steven and Nancy are the children of David and Lara Clement.

Josh Edwards has joined The Vicksburg Post as a staff writer. The nine-year newsroom veteran comes to Vicksburg from Mendenhall, where he was news/sports editor of the Magee Courier and Simpson County News for two years. He previously was employed Josh in his home Edwards state of Texas at The Paris News and The Denton Record Chronicle. Edwards is an alumnus of the University of North Texas where he focused on journalism and cultural anthropology. He has won awards in news, editorial and feature writing, including for an investigative series in Mendenhall.

Games, jewelry, cell phone missing in burglaries Two house burglaries and a car burglary were reported to Vicksburg police Monday and early this morning, Capt. Bobby Stewart said. About $1,200 in electronic game gear and jewelry was reported stolen from the 6200 block of Commons Circle at 6:51 a.m. Monday. Missing were six Nintendo Wii games valued at $40 each, a gold rope bracelet valued at $130, a .5-carat diamond gold ring valued at $873 and $26 in change. Later Monday, at 12:33 p.m., a window of a home in the 100 block

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from staff reports of Skyline Drive was broken and a Barnes & Noble Nook tablet computer valued at $385, a bicycle valued at $90, a Nintendo game system valued at $150, several Nintendo games valued at $40 each, a pair of Polo men’s boots valued at $120 and a pair of Nike men’s shoes valued at $100 were missing, Stewart said. At 3:01 this morning, an unlocked vehicle in the 2300 block of Grove

Street was reported entered and a purse valued at $50 and an iPhone valued at $400 were taken, Stewart said.

Vicksburg man jailed for probation violation A 28-year-old Vicksburg man was arrested Monday for probation violation after a routine traffic stop. Brian Wilson, 28, 113 Springridge Drive, was taken into custody at 9:07 p.m. Monday after he was stopped

in the 4700 block of U.S. 61 South for not wearing his seat belt, said Capt. Bobby Stewart of the Vicksburg Police Department. Wilson was being held with no bond in Issaquena County Jail awaiting transfer to the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Stewart said. Post records showed Wilson had pleaded guilty in Warren Couty Circuit Court in 2010 to sale of a controlled substance and had been sentenced to one year in prison followed by two years of probation.

COMMUnIty CALendAR CLUBS Lions Club — Noon Wednesday; Dorothy Brasfield and Darcie Bishop, “Music Education in Warren County”; Toney’s. Port City Kiwanis — 7 a.m. Thursday; Dr. Briggs Hopson, speaker; Shoney’s. Vicksburg Toastmasters Club No. 2052 — Noon Thursday; IT Lab, Porters Chapel Road; Derek Wilson, 601634-4174. Army/Navy Club — 7 p.m. Thursday; steak dinner at the clubhouse.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS AARP Tax Aid — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays until April 15; free tax counseling and services; public library. Serenity Overeaters Anonymous — 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Bowmar Baptist Church, Room 102C; 601-638-0011. I See Red — Noon-1 p.m. Thursday; care and handling of red roses and party planning techniques for February; 601-636-5442 for materials; Lynette McDougald, instructor; WC Extension Service, 1100C Grove St.

NAMI — Free 12-week mental health education course for families or individuals suffering from depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other brain disorders; classes begin in February; registration required; Ann Jensen, 800-357-0388. Holly Days Arts and Crafts Show— Vendor applications now being accepted for Dec. 1 show; limited space; applications available at www.southernculture.org, e-mail info@ southernculture.org or 601631-2997. GriefShare — 6 tonight; a Christ-centered support group for those dealing with the loss of a family member or friend; MAFAN Building, 1315 Adams St.; 601-636-2493.

DivorceCare — 6 tonight; a Christ-centered support group for those dealing with divorce or separation; MAFAN Building, 1315 Adams St.; 601636-2493. Ballroom Dance Lessons — West Coast Swing; 5-6 p.m. Feb. 12 and 26; James Frechette, presenter; $10 per person; SCHC, 601-631-2997. Blood Drive — Noon-6 p.m. Thursday; all donors receive a T-shirt; Walmart. Jackson Audubon Society — 8 a.m.-noon Saturday bird walk; LeFleur’s Bluff State Park, 115 Lakeland Terrace, Jackson; 601-956-7444. Vicksburg Warren School District Career Fair — Feb. 7, Vicksburg Convention Center; cluster explorations, career

The grand jury indictment issued last week against Victor Parson, 37, 145 Ironwood Drive, was for two counts of aggravated assault and one count of attempted aggravated assault-extreme indifference, all dating to July 16. Incorrect information appeared in Saturday’s edition.

• James Gibbs, 39, whose name was in Friday’s crime report, no longer lives at 1701 South St., a resident of that address said. •

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options, colleges, 80 exhibitors; Warren Central students, 8:30-10 a.m.; Grove Street, private and regional students, 10-11:30 a.m.; Vicksburg High students, noon-1:30 p.m.; Henrietta M. Spates, coordinator, 601-831-2423 or 601-6384091. After School Program — Certified teachers, teacher assistants and volunteers needed for after school program; send resumes to P.O. Box 1131, Vicksburg, MS 39181.

BenefItS Garage Sale — 7 a.m.-noon Saturday; 115 McAuley Drive; benefits Paws Rescue.

CHURCHeS Mount Calvary Baptist — Women’s ministry meeting, 10 a.m. Saturday; Mincer Minor, pastor; 1350 East Ave. Beech Grove M.B. — Citywide revival crusade, 7 p.m. Thursday; Minister Priest Croskey, speaker; 150 Redbone Road.

BOIL wAteR Eagle Lake A boil water alert has been issued for customers of Eagle Lake Water District from Muddy Bayou Bridge to Tara

Wildlife at 6791 Eagle Lake Shore Road. The alert is a result of loss in pressure due to a break in the line. About 90 customers are affected.

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Governor’s Mansion getting $425K facelift By Eemily Wagster Pettus The Associated Press JACKSON — The 170-yearold Mississippi Governor’s Mansion is undergoing $425,000 in renovations before the new occupants can move in. Work started Jan. 16 and should be finished by midApril, according to the state Department of Finance and Administration. Until then, Republican Gov. Phil Bryant and his wife, Deborah, are living in their own home in Rankin County. Bryant took office Jan. 10 The mansion is closed to public tours until April 3. Work includes mechanical modifications to the heating and air conditioning system and cleaning and recoating of duct work. The outside of the mansion

Southaven mayor says he will not resign post SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — Fourth-term Southaven Mayor Greg Davis said Monday he plans to remain on the job amid continuing state and federal scrutiny of his spending of city money. “I am looking forward to continuing working for all the citizens of Southaven. For that reason, I have no intentions of resigning,” Davis said during his first public appearance in about a month. Davis, 45, had been away on medical leave. In November, state Auditor Stacey Pickering told Davis to repay the city about $170,000 for allegedly improper billings, including travel, stress counseling and food and liquor.

The Mansion is the second-oldest continuously occupied governor’s residence in the nation. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975. is being repainted, as is the metal fence surrounding it. Gazebos outside are getting new roofs. DFA spokeswoman Kym Wiggins said the current renovations do not include removal of a wet bar that Bryant’s predecessor, Republican Haley Barbour, added in the residential portion of the home. “Records indicate that in 2005, a small alcove in one of the two laundry areas was retrofitted to accommodate a beverage station,” Wiggins said in an e-mail. “The station was paid for with private funds. It does not compromise the historic integrity of the building. The current Mansion renovation project does not include

any plans to remove it.” The state spent about $50,000 to build the Greek Revivalstyle mansion starting in 1839, and Governor Tilghman Tucker and his family moved into the home in January 1842. The Mansion is the secondoldest continuously occupied governor’s residence in the nation. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975. The mansion survived the burning of most of Jackson by Union troops during the Civil War. Gen. William T. Sherman used the mansion briefly as a command post, according to a book by historian David

Sansing and Carroll Waller, wife of former Gov. Bill Waller. A newer residential wing, at the back, was added during renovations in 1908 and 1909. In 1971, inspectors declared the mansion unsafe, and Democratic Gov. John Bell Williams and his family moved out. The mansion underwent extensive renovations again from 1972 to 1975, during most of Waller’s term as governor. It had been in such bad shape at the time that some people wanted to raze it and use the prime downtown Jackson location for commercial development, said Sansing, who’s now retired. The mansion periodically undergoes some type of upkeep, from painting to mechanical work.

Cemetery fence stolen in George County state

LUCEDALE — The George County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the theft of a 125-year-old wrought iron fence that borders the Fairley Cemetery in the Benndale community southwest of Lucedale. Sheriff’s detectives said the thieves ripped the wrought iron fence right out of the ground, leaving only the cemetery gate. The gate has been cemented into supporting posts. Detectives say the metal structures were likely taken by thieves with the intention of selling them at a scrap yard.

Damion Valdamar Ferguson, 25, is charged with murder in the death of 19-year-old DeAirrika Sharrice Conerly, whose body was found on Jan. 17 on a bridge crossing the Bogue Chitto River. An autopsy showed that Conerly died of a gunshot wound, police said. Ferguson also is charged with the robbery of the Stop ’N Shop convenience store in Summit on Jan. 9 and the later attempted robbery of the nearby Shawn Mart convenience store on the night that Conerly was killed.

Man held in death of girlfriend

Pascagoula man killed in industrial accident

McCOMB — A Summit man has been charged in the shooting death of his girlfriend.

PASCAGOULA — A 66-year-old Pascagoula man died in an industrial accident at VT Halter Marine.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lee Thibodeaux died Monday of blunt force trauma to the upper body, Jackson County Coroner Vicki Broadus said. Authorities say the accident involved sandblasting equipment.

Proposed transit hub nearing approval NATCHEZ — The Natchez Transit Service is in the final stages of approval to build a new transit facility as part of a $3 million stimulus package to upgrade transportation services in Natchez and surrounding areas. NTS Executive Director Sabrena Bartley said she will meet with representatives from the Mississippi Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration next week to review plans for the facility, which she said will be the first of its kind in the state.

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JACK VIX SAYS: One month of 2012 is already gone.

Jackpot justice issues remain JACKSON — As the number of tort reform cases before the Mississippi Supreme Court keeps growing, state lawmakers don’t seem quite as concerned about the court’s rulings as are Mississippi’s legal and corporate communities. The deadline to file bills for consideration in the Legislature’s 2012 session is Feb. 20. That’s plenty of time to get tort laws thrown into a bill to use as a vehicle to deal with whatever issues — if any — the Supreme Court creates. Sen. Briggs Hopson II, R-Vicksburg and chairman of the Senate Judiciary A Committee, said there hasn’t been a lot of discussion about tort reform. “There’s still time left until Feb. 20,” Hopson said. The same is true on the House side. This coming week, the court will hold oral arguments in two cases: • Mississippi Valley Silica’s appeal of a $7.6 million award to the family of Robert Eastman in a product liability case involving the Eastman estate claim Eastman sustained irreparable lung damage from silicosis caused by inhaling sandblasting sand at his place of employment. • An appeal by Conoco Phillips Corp. of a $15.2 million jury award to an oil well drilling worker who claimed he developed lung disease after exposure to asbestos. The Supreme Court has more tort matters on its plate: • APAC-Tennessee’s appeal of a $17.2 million

verdict a DeSoto County jury awarded to an injured teenager in JACK 2009. — The Kroger Co. appeal of a $2.5 million jury award to a Jackson woman who lost sight in one eye when pursesnatchers beat her in a supermarket parking lot. The granddaddy of all the cases is not really a case. It is a query. Lisa Learmonth sued Sears, Roebuck and Co. after she was in a collision with one of the company’s vans near Philadelphia, Miss., in 2005. A federal jury in 2008 determined Sears was liable for Learmonth’s injuries and awarded $4 million in damages. The parties agreed $2.2 million was for noneconomic damages, and the federal judge reduced that part of the damages to $1 million. The case is pending before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. A year ago, a 5th Circuit panel asked the Mississippi court if the $1 million cap is unconstitutional under state law. “This is an important question of state law, determinative of the noneconomic damages issue in this case, for which there is no controlling precedent from the Supreme Court of Mississippi,” Chief Judge Edith H. Jones wrote for the panel in January 2011.

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That makes Learmonth v. Sears important. How the Supreme Court decides to answer the question will affect the other cases, many in the business community and trade associations lawyers believe. The $1 million cap on noneconomic damages applies to what a jury can award someone for such things as pain and suffering. The limits on damages were adopted by Mississippi lawmakers after years of contentious wrangling over tort changes. Noneconomic damages under Mississippi law do not include punitive damages. There is no cap on damages for economic losses, such as how much the person could have expected to earn in his or her lifetime or for such things as continuing medical expenses. In 2010, the Mississippi court overturned a $1.67 million verdict against the owners of a convenience store who were sued after a man was shot and wounded in its parking lot. The case had been watched as a test of Mississippi limits on civil liabilities. Dozens of trade groups have filed briefs in the case. However, the Supreme Court did not address the issue. The court said in overturning the damage award, the challenge to tort reform statutes was moot. • Jack Elliot Jr. lives in the Jackson area and covers Mississippi for The Associated Press.

OLD POST FILES 120 YEARS AGO: 1892 P. Shepherd dies. • The steamer Blanks Cornwell brings in 500 cotton bales.

110 YEARS AGO: 1902 Motorman Horton is severely injured in a street car collision.

100 YEARS AGO: 1912 Nanette Jalks of Birmingham, Ala., accepts a position with the Valley Dry Goods Co.

90 YEARS AGO: 1922

J.H. Hunt, with H.R. Blanks for 25 years in lumber and levee work, is killed by a premature dynamite explosion near Hard Times. • Celestine Carroll is acting secretary at the Chamber of Commerce.

80 YEARS AGO: 1932 Katie Mae Campbell and Alton Barnette are married. • Mrs. Hortens Donovan dies.

a son, Robert Jr., on Feb. 3. • Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Valaskis of Utica announce the birth of a daughter, Theresa, on Feb. 8.

40 YEARS AGO: 1972 Following its third and final public hearing, a subcommittee of the Mississippi Senate Education Committee is ready to present to the full committee a bill that would create pilot kindergarten programs. • Dr. C.R. Horne Jr., formerly of Vicksburg, has been appointed executive director of the Christian Civic Foundation of Missouri.

30 YEARS AGO: 1982 Jerry Marshall of Warren Central High School signs to play football for Hinds Junior College. • Thomas Daniel “Trey” Smith III celebrates his second birthday. • Gasoline drops 4 cents per gallon, making the average cost of a gallon of regular gasoline here $1.26.

70 YEARS AGO: 1942

20 YEARS AGO: 1992

Linda Ann Jarod dies.

James Whatley and Melanie Bonner are injured when their vehicles collide on U.S. 61 South. • Victor Segers is pictured with his first deer, a 12-point, 200-pound buck he killed while hunting with his father, Doug. • Kayla S. Brooks celebrates her first birthday.

60 YEARS AGO: 1952 Mississippi Building and Loan Association adopts resolution upon the death of C.W. Katzenmeyer. • Ben Arthur Davis, the South’s foremost authority on gardening, speaks here.

50 YEARS AGO: 1962 Larry S. Smith, 15-year-old Cooper High School student, dies. • Sister Mary Thomas Faler, RSM, dies at the St. Francis convent. • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ford announce the birth of

10 YEARS AGO: 2002 Leoda Singleton Ferguson dies. • The Rev. Thomas Bernard of Travelers Rest Baptist Church, leads a course in pastoral counseling. • Benny Terrell is named unemployment insurance office manager of the WIN Job Center.

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SMArT MOnEy Q: I have an equity line on my home that is higher than the value of the house. It was acquired in 2005 when the home was appraised very high. I’m afraid the bank may reduce the ceiling of the line and put me in a squeeze. I have $20,000 left on the l i ne and would like to use it to reduce my debt before the bank reduces the line. I am looking into silver, BRUCE rare earth mining, uranium mining and oil in Canada and Mongolia. Can you please advise me? — K.C., via e-mail A: Hello, this is Earth calling! Are you there? K.C., what in the world are you thinking about? First of all, your

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equity line would be based on a current appraisal, not on a 2005 appraisal. The bank will reduce the line as the value of your home has dropped dramatically. You say you have $20,000 left on the line and you would like to borrow it against equity you don’t have. You go on to say that you’re looking into “silver, rare earth mining, uranium mining and oil in Canada and Mongolia” on borrowed money. Get a grip! The one thing you mentioned there that might be for the average person, and I emphasize the words “might be,” is silver. But the whole thing becomes academic. The banker is simply not going to lend you money against equity you don’t have. Sorry to burst your bubble. •

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

‘Super’ PACs get ready to reveal donors today

Romney confident in winning Florida race TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mitt Romney oozed confidence and a defiant Newt Gingrich seemed to acknowledge his momentum had been checked, at least for now, as Florida Republicans voted today to decide who gets the state’s 50 delegates, the biggest prize yet in the Republican presidential nomination contest. Romney is heavily favored in the winner-take-all primary. Without predicting a winner or endorsing a candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., told CNN today: “The winner of Florida is in all likelihood going to be the nominee of our party.” But Gingrich would have none of that talk. Outside a polling place in Orlando today, he told reporters the race

Mitt Romney campaigns at Ring Power Lift Trucks Monday in Jacksonville. wouldn’t be decided until June or July — “unless Romney drops out earlier.” For a time, Gingrich reset the GOP race with an overwhelming victory in South Carolina. But in the 10 days since, the contest has turned increasingly hostile and polls have swung in Romney’s direction. Gingrich admitted that his momentum against Romney has slowed in Florida. “He can bury me for a very short amount of time with four or five or six times as much money,” Gingrich said in a television interview.

Higher oil prices boost Exxon 4Q profit 2 percent NEW YORK — Exxon says its fourth-quarter earnings rose 2 percent as higher oil prices made up for a drop in production. The largest United States oil company has seen production from its oil fields decline as it invests heavily in U.S. natural gas fields. The shift so far hasn’t paid off as natural gas prices have dropped. Exxon’s net income totaled $9.4 billion, or $1.97 per share, in the fourth quarter, matching Wall Street expectations. That compared with $9.25 billion, or $1.85 per share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 15.6 percent to $121.6 billion.

Unions denounce FAA bill compromise WASHINGTON — Union leaders are denouncing a deal in Congress that would make it a little harder for them to organize airline workers. The deal was struck 10 days ago by top House

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Republicans and Senate Democrats as part of an effort to pass a long-term funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration. More than a dozen unions issued a statement Monday calling on the Senate to reject the compromise.

Pfizer 4Q net falls by half after Lipitor Pfizer Inc. said today that its fourth-quarter profit fell by half due to one-time charges and a drop in U.S. revenue, which was hurt by blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor losing patent protection. Net income was $1.44 billion, or 19 cents per share, down from $2.89 billion, or 36 cents per share, a year earlier. Adjusted income was $3.86 billion, or 50 cents a share.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Get ready to find out who the millionaires are behind this year’s presidential election. Shadowy outside groups funded by anonymous donors and working on behalf of candidates they support have pummeled Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and others for the past two months by spending millions of dollars on mostly negative TV ads that have had an enormous impact on the fight for the Republican presidential nomination. Now, for the first time since they started shaping this campaign in earnest, many of those “super” political action committees are set to disclose just who is financing their pseudocampaign operations. Many took advantage of a change in federal rules that essentially let them shield their donors’ identities until after key pri-

mary elections in January. But they still must submit their financial reports to the Federal Election Commission by today. Only a handful of donors are known, including Las Vegas billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson. His two checks for $5 million apiece to Winning Our Future, a pro-Gingrich group, essentially kept the former House speaker’s White House campaign afloat at critical junctures just before the South Carolina and Florida primaries. Bain Capital executives and Romney friends have lined the bank accounts of the proRomney group Restore Our Future. Former Bain executive Edward Conrad donated $1 million last spring and Marriott International Inc. CEO J.W. Marriott Jr. gave the group $500,000.

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ing that part of the closed session involved whether any of the members had personal concerns about remaining on the board. “Troy was trying to gauge whether we wanted to continue to serve,” board member Derek Adams said. “He wants the board to be more active.” Adams said he is willing to serve another term. According to its bylaws, the board is to have 11 voting members and two non-voting members appointed by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. Thorn, 41, succeeded Larry Gawronski as the convention center’s executive director on Jan. 1. Gawronski left Vicksburg in December to manage VenuWorks’ Bridge View Center in Ottumwa, Iowa. VenuWorks of Ames, Iowa, is contracted by the City of Vicksburg to operate the convention center and Vicksburg Auditorium. Gawronski, the convention center’s first general manager, left Vicksburg in 1997, but returned in 2001 tuntil he took the position in Ottumwa. VenuWorks signed a new five-year contract with the city on Oct. 25. The terms of the voting members are staggered, with three members serving three-year terms, four serving two years and four, one year. If board members are not reappointed or replaced at the end of their terms, they remain in office until the Board of Mayor and Aldermen acts. Whitney’s term and the terms of members Bobby Bailess, Brenda Love and Benny Terrell expired in July. Alice Hebler’s term and the terms of the vacant seats expired in July 2010, and the terms of members Gwen Edris, Skipper Guizerix, Tom Pharr and Adams expired in July 2009. Mayor Paul Winfield said he was unaware that the board members’ terms had expired and would meet with Aldermen Sid Beauman and Michael Mayfield about reappointing them.

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Like Adams, most said they were willing to serve another term. Terrell was out of town and unavailable for comment. Bailess, an attorney, said he recommended the board consider appointing “someone who makes their living from tourism. That’s not saying I don’t want to serve, but I thought they might want to consider someone who’s a little more in tune” with the tourism industry. “I didn’t have any problems serving on the board,” said Whitney, another attorney, who was re-elected board president. “I’m happy to serve.” “I’m excited,” said Guizerix, a banker who was on the first board. “I was a good friend of Larry Gawronski, but I believe Troy has a good relationship with the administration, and I feel we’re going to be seeing some great things happening.” Thorn said after the meeting that the vacancies on the board occurred within the past three months. He said one board member left in October and the other left this month. He expects the City Board to approve two appointments to the advisory board on Monday. The advisory board’s special meeting was called after the board failed to have a quorum for its quarterly meeting on Wednesday. It was the second time in three weeks that a city-appointed board failed to reach a quorum. The city’s Board of Zoning Appeals failed to have a quorum for a high profile Jan. 10 hearing for a special exception to the zoning regulations. The seven-member zoning board had been short two members since 2010. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Wednesday approved the appointment of Steven J. Jones, 26, to fill one of the vacancies. Winfield said he expects to make two convention center board appointments on Monday, adding, “I’m going to make several appointments in that first meeting in February.”

Continued from Page A1. problem. During the past week, some supporters who’ve met with individual supervisors have mentioned more picnic tables as a possible compromise. Neither have met before the board at the same time. Supervisors’ tone during an informal session Monday turned against the idea and smaller-scale thoughts about picnic tables, short of a joint presentation from lake residents for and against an all-access pavilion. “They need to give us something in writing that we can look at,” Board President Bill Lauderdale said, stopping short of a guarantee it would be on the next formal agenda. “Well, maybe. We’ll see.” The next official board meeting is 9 a.m. Monday. People may request space on official board agendas via the Chancery Clerk’s Office until noon on Fridays before a meeting. District 2 Supervisor William Banks, who represents the northwest Warren County community of about 600, remained opposed, based on meetings with both sides. “They need to come to some sort of conclusion before they make a presentation to the board,” Banks said. District 3 Supervisor Charles

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Mary Louise Harvey Guerriero Mary Louise Harvey Guerriero, 81, of Madison entered into eternal life on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Mary was born in Vicksburg in 1930 and visited her mother in Vicksburg throughout her life. She lived most of her life in Monroe, La., and was the owner of The Flower Shoppe for a number of years after her husband’s death. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert B. Guerriero; her father and mother, Charles Leonard Harvey and Frances Brennan Podesta Harvey Daniels; her brother, Charles Lee Harvey; her special aunt, Louana Collins; her uncle, J.T. & Louise Harvey; her aunt Cleo and Alton Temple; Carl (Billie Ann)

Selmon said arguments based on litter from the opposition has him against the building, which would be owned by the county. A lease signed in 1995 with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks for the agency to enforce boating laws on the lake also allows for improvements, specifying picnic tables, sidewalks, restrooms and paved ditches. The pact expires in 2015. Taking a pro-improvement tack, District 1 Supervisor John Arnold pointed out the lack of picnic tables at the boat launch as a negative for its long-term maintenance. Tables are mentioned in the lease as acceptable improvements. “Like anything today, there’s going to be problems. But, we let the problems keep us from doing improvements,” Arnold said. “I don’t see the big issue if there was a pavilion up there.” In 2010, the restroom was built on the site with help from a grant administered by MDWFP. Firms are hired out to cut grass at public launches at Eagle Lake and LeTourneau. A third landing, on the Yazoo River off Old Twin Lakes Road, opened in 2011.

Harvey; cousins, George (Merilee), Al (Juanita) and Gerry Temple; and Rosalie and Jimmy Foley. Mary is survived by her only son, Robert B. Guerriero Jr. and wife Lora of Madison; granddaughter, Jordan Guerriero Eakes and husband Chris; her brother, James W. Harvey Sr. Mary and wife Jan Guerriero of Sumner, Iowa; niece, Brennan Harvey; nephew, Kermit Harvey and wife Lady Margaret; nephews, James Harvey Jr. and Bob Harvey and wife Paula; niece, Toni Harvey; and cousins, Beverly Harvey (Charles) Craft, Bobby and Mary Helen Temple of Vicksburg, Mary Ann (Don) Manning; and many treasured second cousins. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews of her late husband and many friends. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been estab-

talk to the police,” Hedrick said this morning. The attack occurred Sunday afternoon while Jackson was kneeling down to weld a gate at Tri-Miss Services, a salvage yard at 416 Woodrow Wilson Drive, said Officer Colendula Green, Jackson police spokesman. “The (surveillance) video shows two unknown black males entered the yard and came up behind him,” Green said Monday. Jackson “was struck several times with a blunt object.” Green said today the investigation is continuing and no further information or description of the suspects could be released. The manager of Tri-Miss was not available and did not return calls. Hedrick said her father’s wallet and cell phone were taken, but the police report states the attack is being investigated as an aggravated assault, said Green, adding that additional charges could be filed later. “The victim is still unconscious and the investigators have not had a chance to talk with him,” Green said. The time of the attack is not clearly indicated on the report, but the video shows it to be daytime, she said. Jackson has lived in Vicksburg since he was a child, said Hedrick. He works fulltime as a welder for Novelty Machine Works in the capital

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PRECISION FORECAST city and took the Tri-Miss assignment as a side job, she said. He called his fiancee around 8 a.m. and told her another man was at the junkyard who wanted to stay and help, and he told him no. “The guy got mad and left because he said the boss was letting my dad get more hours than him,” she said. Hedrick said a family friend called her father on his cell phone around 12:25 p.m., and he told the friend that a silver car with three men inside had been circling the junk yard. He was found unconscious at the site around 2:30 p.m. by another employee arriving for work, she said. Jackson’s wallet contained $500 from a job he’d just completed and a payroll check he planned to deposit Monday, Hedrick said. “We truly believe it was not just a robbery, because of the way he was beaten so bad,” she said. “And they took his cell phone so he couldn’t even try to get help. The way he got beaten, it looks like revenge.” Karla Phillips, another employee of Novelty Machine Works, said this morning that payment has been stopped on the payroll check. She said Jackson has been employed by the company at 3120 U.S. 80 West for “more than 20 years.” She described him as “a good man, a hard-working man.”

at the Governor’s Mansion. Governors often gave them some type of early release when their terms ended. Gov. Phil Bryant said last week he has phased out the trusty program at the Governor’s Mansion and has no intentions of granting pardons. According to material provided by Hood, Ozment and his fiancee had been planning a sunset, beach wedding in the Florida Panhandle in March. A subsequent notice said the couple would have a small, private wedding at an undisclosed location due “to personal circumstances.” Hood said he had a hard time finding Ozment and announced last week that his office was willing to pay confidential informants for information. Hood said the fact that there was no warrant for Ozment’s arrest made it harder to find him because friends and relatives were not legally compelled to cooperate and couldn’t face charges for harboring him. “A good citizen of Laramie, Wyo., gave us a good tip,” Hood said. The attorney general said he hasn’t decided how much to pay the tipster. Hood is challenging the legality of dozens of Barbour’s pardons. An attorney for the other four inmate trusties pardoned by Barbour filed a motion Monday asking the Mississippi Supreme Court to issue a stay that would prevent Hinds County Circuit Court from holding Friday’s hearing or ordering the men back to prison. The ruling could affect five other pardoned inmates who are being held because of the restraining order. Ozment was sentenced to life in prison in 1994 for the slaying of Ricky Montgomery during a robbery at a store in Desoto County.

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lished in her name at the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., 17th Floor,

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

LOCAL FORECAST Wednesday-Thursday

Cloudy Wednesday night, chance of rain, lows in the lower to mid-50s; partly sunny Thursday highs in the lower 70s

STATE FORECAST TOnIGhT Mostly cloudy tonight, chance of rain, lows in the mid- 50s Wednesday-Thursday

Continued from Page A1. an attorney representing four other former prisoners who were pardoned filed a motion Monday that seeks to block the judge fromsending them back to prison. Ozment and the four other inmates, including three other convicted killers, had worked as trusties at the Governor’s Mansion. A judge had ordered them to check in after Hood requested a temporary restraining order. Ozment was the only one to miss a court hearing last week, but the judge said she could not issue an arrest warrant because he hadn’t been served a summons. Barbour has defended his pardons. He said Ozment and the others have been rehabilitated. “He has no obligation to do anything,” Barbour said of Ozment. “He’s been pardoned. He’s a free man.” During a news conference in his office, Hood handed out copies of a wedding announcement for Ozment and his fiancee, LaChina Tillman, whom Hood described as an engineer for a national defense contractor. Hood said the pictures that accompanied the announcement were taken at the Governor’s Mansion. He said the woman visited Ozment at the mansion 15 times. “It was very unusual circumstances, for murderers, as to the freedoms they had” at the Governor’s Mansion, Hood said. Barbour’s spokeswoman, Laura Hipp, said the trusties were minimum security prisoners and were allowed to have visits from relatives and friends. Hipp said those policies are formulated by corrections officials and their attorneys, who are assigned to MDOC by Hood’s office. As part of a tradition that went back decades, the most trusted prisoners in Mississippi were given jobs

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Chicago, IL 60601 (www.alz. org). The family thanks all of the

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Cloudy Wednesday night, chance of rain, lows in the lower to mid-50s; partly sunny Thursday highs in the lower 70s

ALmAnAC hIGhs and LOWs High/past 24 hours............. 68º Low/past 24 hours.............. 39º Average temperature........ 54º Normal this date.................. 48º Record low.............19º in 1886 Record high ...........83º in 2002 raInfaLL Recorded at the Vicksburg Water Plant Past 24 hours................0.0 inch This month.............4.28 month inches Total/year................4.28 inches Total/year Normal/month.....5.47 inches Normal/year ..........5.47 inches sOLunar Tab T Le Most active times for fish and wildlife Wednesday: A.M. Active .........................11:53 A.M. Most active ................ 5:41 P.M. Active .............................N/A P.M. Most active ................. 6:05 sunrIse/sunseT Sunset today ....................... 5:34 Sunset tomorrow.............. 5:35 Sunrise tomorrow............. 6:57

RIVER DATA sT Ges sTa Mississippi River at Vicksburg Current: 31.9 | Change: +0.5 Flood: 43 feet Yazoo River at Greenwood Current: 20.0 | Change: -0.5 Flood: 35 feet Yazoo River at Yazoo City Current: 17.4 | Change: +0.2 Flood: 29 feet Yazoo River at Belzoni Current: 18.8 | Change: -0.3 Flood: 34 feet Big Black River at West Current: 8.4 | Change: -1.3 Flood: 12 feet Big Black River at Bovina Current: 10.4 | Change: -1.2 Flood: 28 feet sTeeLe bayO bay u Land...................................79.3 River...................................79.0

mISSISSIPPI RIVER FORECAST Cairo, Ill. Wednesday.......................... 41.6 Thursday ............................... 42.1 Friday...................................... 42.5 Memphis Wednesday.......................... 23.2 Thursday ............................... 23.9 Friday...................................... 24.6 Greenville Wednesday.......................... 37.8 Thursday ............................... 38.6 Friday...................................... 39.3 Vicksburg Wednesday.......................... 32.0 Thursday ............................... 32.3 Friday...................................... 33.1

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Russia: U.N. resolution demanding Syria’s Assad step down is path to war BEIRUT (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat warned today that a draft U.N. resolution demanding Syrian President Bashar Assad step aside is a “path to civil war,” as Syrian troops crushed pockets of resistance by rebel soldiers on the outskirts of Damascus. The U.N. Security Council was to meet today to discuss the draft, backed by Western and some Arab powers. But Russia would likely veto any punitive action. “The Western draft Security Council resolution on Syria does not lead to a search for compromise,” Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov wrote on Twitter.

“Pushing this resolution is a path to civil war.” Russia has been one of Assad’s strongest backers as he tries to crush an uprising that began nearly 11 months ago. In October, Moscow vetoed the first council attempt to condemn Syria’s crackdown and has shown little sign of budging in its opposition. Russia fears the new measure could open the door to eventual military intervention, the way an Arab-backed U.N. resolution provided the mandate for NATO airstrikes in Libya. The U.N. estimates that more than 5,400 people have been killed in the crackdown. The bloodshed spiked Monday

Ranger uses stun gun on man walking dogs without leash MONTARA, Calif. — A park ranger used a stun gun on a Northern California man who was stopped for walking his two small dogs without a leash. Gary Hesterberg didn’t have identification and gave a phony name when he was stopped Sunday afternoon. He was walking two dogs off leash at Rancho Corral de Tierra near Montara, a coastal town south of San Francisco. A Park Service spokesman said the ranger, whose name is being withheld, used her stun gun on Hesterberg because he was leaving the scene despite orders to stay.

Indian air force to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets NEW DELHI — India has decided to buy 126 Frenchmade Rafale combat aircraft for the Indian air force, clinching a massive $11 billion defense deal, a top government official said today. The French aviation com-

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pany Dassault snapped up the $11 billion deal after emerging with the lowest bid in a two-way competition against the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, the official said. Planes from Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin of the United States and from Russian and Swedish makers were dropped from consideration earlier.

Death toll hits 54 in Europe cold snap KIEV, Ukraine — Thirty people, most of them homeless, have died of hypothermia in recent days in Ukraine, part of a surge of deaths across eastern Europe as the region grapples with an unusually severe cold spell. In all, at least 54 people have died from the cold in Europe over the last week.

as regime forces retook control of the eastern suburbs of Damascus after rebel soldiers briefly captured them. The death toll from Monday’s offensive was around 100 people, making it one among the bloodiest days since the uprising began in March, according to the Britishbased Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Local Coordination Committees, an opposition group. Early today, government forces moved into the two towns near Damascus still in rebel hands. Western and Arab countries, meanwhile, stepped up pressure on Assad’s ally Russia to overcome its opposition to a draft resolution.

Irish ex-priest jailed for 3 years for child porn

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Anti-Syrian regime protesters hold up a Syrian army defector as they chant slogans against Syrian President Bashar Assad in central Syria Monday.

LO NDO N (A P) — A defrocked Roman Catholic priest who admitted molesting more than 20 children in California has been sentenced to three years in prison in Ireland for possessing child pornography, court officials said today. Oliver O’Grady, 66, was arrested in Dublin in December 2010 after leaving a computer containing pornographic images of children on a flight from Amsterdam. O’Grady worked in northern California from 1971 until 1993, when he was arrested for abusing two brothers. He served seven years in prison and was deported to his native Ireland in 2000.

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When Rolle speaks, Giants listen By The Associated Press

St. Aloysius at Hinds AHS Today, 6 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — Antrel Rolle is the voice of discontent on the New York Giants. If the veteran safety isn’t happy with the way things are going, he doesn’t hesitate to mouth off. It’s put him at odds with coach Tom Coughlin at times. It’s also one of the reasons the Giants are back in the Super Bowl and facing the New England Patriots for the NFL title for the second time in four years. Rolle’s frustration after a 23-10 loss to the Washington Redskins on Dec. 18 might have been the spark the Giants (12-7) needed to turn their season around. Rolle didn’t rip anyone after the lackluster game, which left New York with a 7-7 record, but he did say

Warren Central at Murrah Today, 6 p.m.

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Coming Wednesday Complete college football signing day coverage

SChEdulE PREP BASKETBALL PCA at Washington Today, 6 p.m.

Vicksburg hosts Yazoo City Today, 6 p.m.

ON TV 6 p.m. ESPNU - Struggling Tennessee pays a visit to Rupp Arena against topranked Kentucky in the opener of a college hoops doubleheader, while North Carolina hopes to avoid an upset just down the road at Wake Forest in the nightcap. SEC standings/B2

WhO’S hOT KYLE DAVIDSON Vicksburg soccer player signed with Holmes Community College on Monday.

SIdElINES Victor Martinez needs more surgery

DETROIT (AP) — Victor Martinez had knee surgery and will need a second operation, another indication he is likely to miss the entire 2012 season. The Detroit Tigers star had microfracture surgery Friday to repair the medial and lateral meniscus in his left knee. “I don’t want to say it was a surprise,” team president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said. “We knew it was a possibility.” Martinez is projected to have anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery on the same knee in six-to-eight weeks, the procedure that was previously expected. The team announced Monday that he was expected to be out for the year. When the Tigers revealed two weeks ago that Martinez tore his left ACL during offseason conditioning, they said the designated hitter would “most likely be lost,” for the 2012 season. The first of two operations was done last week by Dr. Richard Steadman in Vail, Colo. “We didn’t know the full extent of the damage for sure until Dr. Steadman got in there,” Dombrowski said.

lOTTERY La. Pick 3: 0-6-4 La. Pick 4: 6-0-7-6 Weekly results: B2

On TV Super Bowl XLVI Sunday, 5:30 p.m., CBS New York Giants vs. New England Patriots injured players needed to stop babying themselves and, basically, get back to work. “I can’t stress what Antrel I felt at that Rolle particular point in time,” Rolle said Monday. “I know I am not happy about what is being said and I know who I am as a person.” He spoke up and got his point across. It’s not the first time. A year ago, he seemed

to question the Giants’ leadership on defense, taking a swipe at Justin Tuck. Coughlin stepped in and asked Rolle to talk to him before taking his case to the media. Rolle broke etiquette after the Washington game, but his words were appreciated. “You don’t want to be labeled as a guy who is a cancer in the locker room or a guy who is a big mouth,” Rolle said, noting his mother has always chided him for saying too much. “I am like: ‘Mom, I hear you.’ But I don’t look at the beginning of the tunnel. I look at the end of the tunnel. I know what I am saying. I would never speak anything that is not meaningful and that I feel cannot help my teammates. It’s never

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Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant is tackled by New York Giants safety Antrel Rolle this season.

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Heat burn struggling Hornets Delta Devils thrash Tigers By The Associated Press

MIAMI — Dwyane Wade’s role as captain of the Miami Heat comes with certain privileges. For example, he can occasionally shake off calls from Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. And no one complained, either. Wade and LeBron James each scored 22 points, Mike Miller added 14 off the bench and the Heat rode the strength of a brilliant 18-minute run midway through the game to beat the Hornets 109-95 on Monday night, Miami’s eighth win in nine games. The Hornets finished with only 25 rebounds, the lowest total in the NBA this season. James had 11 rebounds — more than any two Hornets — and eight assists for Miami, which had six players in double figures and outscored New Orleans 54-23 from the midpoint of the second quarter through the end of the third. “When a guy like D-Wade has a rhythm, you’ve got to keep feeding him,” James said. “He brought us back.” Wade had 15 points in the second quarter, and perhaps his biggest contribution all night was when he got Spoelstra to change his mind. Looking to manufacture a jolt, Spoelstra wanted to go to a zone defense when Miami was struggling. Wade waved him off, thinking the Heat were on the verge of getting something going. He was right. “We started the game in a little bit of a fog and they came out and played very sharply,” Spoelstra said. “They came out with a lot of energy ... then the game changed, I felt, in the second quarter. Dwyane really set the tone from that point on.” Chris Bosh and Norris Cole each scored 12 for the Heat, who trailed 45-33 midway through the second quarter before outscoring New Orleans 76-50 the rest of the way. Jarrett Jack and Carl Landry each scored 14 for New Orleans, which lost for the 17th time in 19 games after a 2-0 start. Emeka Okafor scored 13 points and Greivis Vasquez added 11 for the Hornets. “It’s hard to play the kind of basketball that you need to play when you’re not getting what you feel is a fair call at times,” Hornets coach Monty Williams said. “I thought our

By The Associated Press Paul Crosby scored 19 points and Kevin Burwell added 16 to keep Mississippi Valley State unbeaten in Southwestern Athletic Conference play with a 77-59 victory over Grambling State on Monday night. The Delta Devils (10-11, 9-0) also got double-doubles from Cor-J Cox and Terrence Joyner, who each scored 11 points, with Cox adding 10 rebounds and Joyner 10 assists. Amos Sturdivant grabbed 12 rebounds for the Delta Devils. Brandon Dorsett scored 17 points and Quincy Roberts 16 for Grambling State (3-16, 3-6), and Peter Roberson added 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Ark.-Pine Bluff 73, Jackson State 69

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Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh goes to the basket against New Orleans Hornets forward Emeka Okafor Monday. The Heat won 109-95.

On b3 Chris Paul leads Clippers to win over Thunder guys got beat up a little bit tonight going to the basket. ... Take nothing away from Miami. That is a championship-contending team. Their effort showed that tonight.” There were all sorts of indicators suggesting that Miami would get off to a less-thanideal start. It was Miami’s third game in four nights, though all were at home. Monday’s tipoff came about 24 hours after Sunday’s down-to-the-wire epic against Chicago, where

the Heat win wasn’t secure until 0.1 seconds remained. And the second night of back-to-backs have been trouble all season for Miami, which had been 3-3 in those contests — including both of its home defeats, those coming against Atlanta and Milwaukee. So sure enough, the Heat started slowly — and found themselves in a 12-point hole against a team with the worst record in the Western Conference. New Orleans made 10 of its first 11 shots, then used a 16-6 run in the second quarter to briefly grab control. Spoelstra had an idea. Wade apparently had a better one. “He called our zone and

as the captain at that time, I kind of vetoed it,” Wade said. “It ain’t gonna happen much. But I felt at the time we needed to be a little more aggressive.” With that, the game changed for good. Wade scored 11 straight Miami points to erase the deficit almost single-handedly — 13 out of 15 points as well, assisting a basket by James to account for the other two — and the Heat went into halftime up 51-49. Miami scored the first nine points of the third, stretching the lead to 60-49 and capping what was a 27-4 run over a span of less than eight minutes. James scored 14 points in the quarter.

Mitchell Anderson scored 25 points and former Long Beach standout Savalace Townsend added 16 as Arkansas-Pine Bluff defeated Jackson State. Anderson came off the bench to shoot 10-of-16 from the floor with six rebounds and six blocks for the Golden Lions (3-19, 2-7 SWAC). Christian Williams scored 18 points, Willie Readus added 14 and former Hinds AHS standout Keeslee Stewart contributed 11 Keeslee for the Tigers Stewart (5-16, 3-6). Arkansas-Pine Bluff overcame a late seven-point deficit to tie the score at 62-all with 2:39 remaining. Daniel Broughton and Townsend combined for six straight points to give the Golden Lions a 68-62 cushion with 44 seconds left. Williams hit a 3-pointer for Jackson State, but with the Tigers forced to foul, Arkansas-Pine Bluff protected the lead with five free throws in the last 20 seconds.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLLEGE BASKETBALL 6 p.m. ESPN - Michigan State at Illinois 6 p.m. ESPN2 - Clemson at Virginia 6 p.m. ESPNU - Tennessee at Kentucky 7 p.m. Big Ten - Wisconsin at Penn State 8 p.m. ESPN - Vanderbilt at Arkansas 8 p.m. ESPNU - North Carolina at Wake Forest WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 6 p.m. CBS Sports Network - Notre Dame at Rutgers 8 p.m. CBS Sports Network - Louisville at DePaul NBA 7 p.m. NBATV - Denver at Memphis NHL 6:30 p.m. NBC Sports Network Washington at Tampa Bay 7 p.m. FSN - Nashville at Minnesota SOCCER 1:55 p.m. ESPN2 - Premier League, Stoke City at Manchester United

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from staff & AP reports

College football Assistant Flood accepts Rutgers job Rutgers has turned to assistant Kyle Flood to replace Greg Schiano as the team’s head coach, hours after Florida International’s Mario Cristobal passed on a chance to take over the Scarlet Knights. A person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday that Flood had accepted an offer to become Rutgers’ next coach. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract details were still being completed. Flood is expected to be introduced Tuesday at a news conference on the Rutgers campus in Piscataway, N.J. Cristobal, a former Rutgers assistant who has been with FIU for five seasons, appeared to be Rutgers’ first choice. The school tried to work out a deal with him earlier Monday. When he decided to stay in Miami, Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti quickly went to Flood, who should provide stability.

NFL Colts hire Arians as offensive coordinator INDIANAPOLIS — A person familiar with the hiring tells The Associated Press the Indianapolis Colts have hired Bruce Arians as offensive coordinator. Arians recently left Pittsburgh, where he held the same position. He will join the staff of new coach Carl Pagano, the person said on the condition of anonymity because the team has not yet announced the hiring.

Former Colts coach Caldwell hired by Ravens OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Jim Caldwell is back in the NFL, this time as the Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks coach. The 57-year-old Caldwell was hired on Monday by the Ravens. The appointment comes less than two weeks after Caldwell was fired as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts following a 2-14 season.

flashback

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jan. 31 1988 — The Washington Redskins score 35 points in the second quarter to overcome a 10-0 deficit and beat the Denver Broncos 42-10 in Super Bowl XXII. MVP Doug Williams passes for four touchdowns and a record 340 yards. Timmy Smith rushes for a record 204 yards. 1991 — Michael Adams of the Denver Nuggets scores a careerhigh 45 points, hands out 12 assists and grabs 11 rebounds in a 123-119 win over New Jersey. The 5-foot-11 guard becomes the shortest player in NBA history to get a tripledouble. 1993 — The Dallas Cowboys win Super Bowl XXVII, beating Buffalo 52-17 and giving the Bills their third straight loss in the title game, a league record. 2006 — Kobe Bryant scores 40 points in Los Angeles’ 130-97 win over New York. The NBA’s leading scorer averages 43.4 points in 13 games in January, joining Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to average 40 or more points in a month more than once. Bryant also averaged 40.6 points in February 2003.

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Ayon 4-6 0-0 8, Henry 1-4 0-0 3, Summers 2-2 2-2 7, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-75 11-19 95. MIAMI (109) James 8-12 5-7 22, Bosh 5-12 2-2 12, Anthony 3-3 2-3 8, Chalmers 4-7 0-0 11, Wade 8-15 6-6 22, Haslem 1-2 0-0 2, Battier 0-3 2-2 2, Cole 6-12 0-0 12, Miller 6-8 0-1 14, Howard 0-1 0-0 0, Curry 2-3 0-0 4, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-78 17-21 109. New Orleans 29 20 19 27 — 95 Miami 27 24 36 22 — 109 3-Point Goals—New Orleans 4-13 (Summers 1-1, Belinelli 1-2, Henry 1-2, Ariza 1-4, Jack 0-2, Vasquez 0-2), Miami 6-15 (Chalmers 3-6, Miller 2-4, James 1-2, Cole 0-1, Battier 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 36 (Belinelli 5), Miami 46 (James 11). Assists—New Orleans 20 (Ariza 8), Miami 23 (James 8). Total Fouls— New Orleans 19, Miami 17. Technicals—New Orleans defensive three second, Miami defensive three second. A—19,804 (19,600).

NFL Playoffs

Wild-card round

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

Divisional Playoffs

Jan. 14 San Francisco 36, New Orleans 32 New England 45, Denver 10 Jan. 15 Baltimore 20, Houston 13 N.Y. Giants 37, Green Bay 20

Conference Championships

Jan. 22 New England 23, Baltimore 20 N.Y. Giants 20, San Francisco 17, OT

college basketball

Pro Bowl Sunday

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE

AFC 59, NFC 41

Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 5 At Indianapolis N.Y. Giants vs. New England, 5:30 p.m. ———

Super Bowl results Scores of past Super Bowls, with the site of the game in parentheses XLV—Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25 (Arlington, Texas) XLIV—New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17 (Miami) XLIII—Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23 (Tampa) XLII—New York Giants 17, New England 14 (Glendale, Ariz.) XLI—Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17 (Miami) XL—Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10 (Detroit) XXXIX—New England 24, Philadelphia 21 (Jacksonville, Fla.) XXXVIII—New England 32, Carolina 29 (Houston) XXXVII—Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21 (San Diego) XXXVI—New England 20, St. Louis 17 (New Orleans) XXXV—Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7 (Tampa) XXXIV—St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16 (Atlanta) XXXIII—Denver 34, Atlanta 19 (Miami) XXXII—Denver 31, Green Bay 24 (San Diego) XXXI—Green Bay 35, New England 21 (New Orleans) XXX—Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17 (Tempe, Ariz.) XXIX—San Francisco 49, San Diego 26 (Miami) XXVIII—Dallas 30, Buffalo 13 (Atlanta) XXVII—Dallas 52, Buffalo 17 (Pasadena, Calif) XXVI—Washington 37, Buffalo 24 (Minneapolis) XXV—New York Giants 20, Buffalo 19 (Tampa) XXIV—San Francisco 55, Denver 10 (New Orleans) XXIII—San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16 (Miami) XXII—Washington 42, Denver 10 (San Diego) XXI—New York Giants 39, Denver 20 (Pasadena, Calif.) XX—Chicago 46, New England 10 (New Orleans) XIX—San Francisco 38, Miami 16 (Palo Alto, Calif.) XVIII—Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington 9 (Tampa) XVII—Washington 27, Miami 17 (Pasadena, Calif.) XVI—San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21 (Detroit) XV—Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10 (New Orleans) XIV—Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles Rams 19 (Pasadena, Calif.) XIII—Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31 (Miami) XII—Dallas 27, Denver 10 (New Orleans) XI—Oakland 32, Minnesota 14 (Pasadena, Calif.) X—Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17 (Miami) IX—Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6 (New Orleans) VIII—Miami 24, Minnesota 7 (Houston) VII—Miami 14, Washington 7 (Los Angeles) VI—Dallas 24, Miami 3 (New Orleans) V—Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas 13 (Miami) IV—Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7 (New Orleans) III—New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7 (Miami) II—Green Bay 33, Oakland 14 (Miami) I—Green Bay 35, Oakland 10 (Los Angeles)

nba EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W Philadelphia...................15 Boston...........................9 New York.......................7 New Jersey...................7 Toronto..........................7

L 6 10 13 14 14

Pct .714 .474 .350 .333 .333

Southeast Division

W Miami.............................16 Atlanta...........................15 Orlando..........................12 Washington....................4 Charlotte........................3

L 5 6 9 17 18

Central Division

W Chicago.........................18 Indiana...........................13 Milwaukee......................9 Cleveland.......................8 Detroit............................4

L 5 6 11 11 18

Pct .762 .714 .571 .190 .143

GB — 5 7 1/2 8 8 GB — 1 4 12 13

Pct GB .783 — .684 3 .450 7 1/2 .421 8 .182 13 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W Dallas.............................14 San Antonio...................13 Houston.........................12 Memphis........................10 New Orleans.................4

L 8 9 9 10 17

Pct .636 .591 .571 .500 .190

Northwest Division

W Oklahoma City...............16 Denver...........................14 Utah...............................12 Portland.........................12 Minnesota......................10

L 4 6 7 9 11

Pacific Division

W L.A. Clippers..................12 L.A. Lakers....................12 Phoenix..........................7 Golden State.................6 Sacramento...................6

L 6 9 13 12 14

GB — 1 1 1/2 3 9 1/2

Pct .800 .700 .632 .571 .476

GB — 2 3 1/2 4 1/2 6 1/2

Pct .667 .571 .350 .333 .300

GB — 1 1/2 6 6 7

Monday’s Games Chicago 98, Washington 88 Philadelphia 74, Orlando 69 Miami 109, New Orleans 95 Minnesota 120, Houston 108 San Antonio 83, Memphis 73 Milwaukee 103, Detroit 82 Dallas 122, Phoenix 99 Utah 93, Portland 89 L.A. Clippers 112, Oklahoma City 100 Today’s Games Boston at Cleveland, 6 p.m. New Jersey at Indiana, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Toronto, 6 p.m. Detroit at New York, 6:30 p.m. Denver at Memphis, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Charlotte at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Washington at Orlando, 6 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Detroit at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Dallas, 7 p.m. Phoenix at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Indiana at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Miami at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Houston at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Portland, 9 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9:30 p.m. ———

HEAT 109, HORNETS 95

NEW ORLEANS (95) Ariza 4-12 0-0 9, Smith 2-3 1-2 5, Okafor 6-7 1-2 13, Jack 5-11 4-5 14, Belinelli 2-6 0-2 5, Landry 6-8 2-3 14, Aminu 3-7 0-0 6, Vasquez 5-9 1-3 11,

Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Kentucky............. 7 0 1.000 21 1 .955 Florida................. 5 1 .833 17 4 .810 Vanderbilt........... 5 1 .833 16 5 .762 Mississippi St... 4 3 .571 17 5 .773 Ole Miss............ 4 3 .571 14 7 .667 Arkansas............. 3 3 .500 15 6 .714 Alabama............. 3 4 .429 14 7 .667 Tennessee.......... 2 4 .333 10 11 .476 Auburn................ 2 5 .286 12 9 .571 LSU..................... 2 5 .286 12 9 .571 Georgia............... 1 5 .167 10 10 .500 South Carolina... 1 5 .167 9 11 .450 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games Tennessee at Kentucky, 6 p.m. Vanderbilt at Arkansas, 8 p.m. Wednesday’s Game Georgia at Auburn, 7 p.m. ———

CONFERENCE USA

Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Southern Miss.. 6 1 .857 19 3 .864 Memphis............. 6 1 .857 15 6 .714 Tulsa................... 6 2 .750 13 9 .591 UCF.................... 5 3 .625 16 6 .727 Marshall.............. 4 3 .571 13 8 .619 Rice.................... 3 4 .429 12 10 .545 Houston.............. 3 4 .429 10 9 .526 UTEP.................. 3 4 .429 10 11 .476 Tulane................. 2 5 .286 14 7 .667 SMU.................... 2 5 .286 10 11 .476 UAB.................... 2 5 .286 7 13 .350 East Carolina...... 1 6 .143 10 10 .500 Monday’s Game UCF 84, Palm Beach Atlantic 69 Today’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games SMU at East Carolina, 6 p.m. Tulane at Marshall, 6 p.m. UTEP at Rice, 7 p.m. Memphis at Southern Miss, 7 p.m. Houston at UAB, 8 p.m. ———

SWAC

Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT MVSU................. 9 0 1.000 10 11 .476 Southern U......... 7 2 .778 11 11 .500 Texas Southern.. 6 3 .667 7 14 .333 Prairie View........ 5 4 .556 9 13 .409 Alabama St......... 5 4 .556 8 13 .381 Alabama A&M.... 3 6 .333 5 13 .278 Jackson St........ 3 6 .333 5 16 .238 Grambling St...... 3 6 .333 3 16 .158 Alcorn St........... 2 7 .222 5 16 .238 Ark.-Pine Bluff.... 2 7 .222 3 19 .136 Monday’s Games Miss. Valley St. 77, Grambling St. 59 Alabama A&M 64, Prairie View 54 Ark.-Pine Bluff 73, Jackson St. 69 Alabama St. 66, Texas Southern 59, OT Today’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled Thursday’s Games No games scheduled ———

Top 25 Schedule

Monday’s Game Missouri 67, Texas 66 Today’s Games No. 1 Kentucky vs. Tennessee, 6 p.m. No. 5 North Carolina at Wake Forest, 8 p.m. No. 9 Michigan St. at Illinois, 6 p.m. No. 15 Marquette vs. Seton Hall, 7 p.m. No. 16 Virginia vs. Clemson, 6 p.m. No. 19 Wisconsin at Penn St., 7 p.m. No. 25 Vanderbilt at Arkansas, 8 p.m. Wednesday’s Games No. 14 Georgetown vs. Connecticut, 6 p.m. No. 21 Florida St. vs. Georgia Tech, 6 p.m. No. 20 Indiana at No. 23 Michigan, 5:30 p.m. No. 13 Creighton vs. Illinois St., 7:05 p.m. No. 8 Kansas vs. Oklahoma, 8 p.m. No. 6 Baylor at Texas A&M, 8 p.m. No. 17 San Diego St. vs. Boise St., 9 p.m. No. 11 UNLV vs. Colorado St., 9:30 p.m. ———

Mississippi college schedule

Monday’s Games Xavier (NO) 63, William Carey 47 Miss. Valley St. 77, Grambling St. 59 Ark.-Pine Bluff 73, Jackson St. 69 Today’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Game Memphis at Southern Miss, 7 p.m.

Monday’s Scores

EAST E. Connecticut 77, York (NY) 52 John Jay 91, Rutgers-Camden 82 Penn 82, Princeton 67 Pittsburgh 72, West Virginia 66 Sciences (Pa.) 78, Cheyney 68 William Paterson 80, Brooklyn 72 SOUTH Alabama A&M 64, Prairie View 54 Alabama St. 66, Texas Southern 59, OT Belmont 83, North Florida 69 Coll. of Charleston 68, Samford 52 Coppin St. 87, Norfolk St. 82 Delaware St. 56, NC A&T 41 ETSU 70, James Madison 56 Freed-Hardeman 83, Bethel (Tenn.) 57 Hampton 68, Morgan St. 63 Howard 82, SC State 76 Lipscomb 82, Jacksonville 68 Livingstone 64, St. Augustine’s 61 Miss. Valley St. 77, Grambling St. 59 Martin Methodist 65, Oakwood 60

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Mercer 75, Florida Gulf Coast 66 NC Central 77, Md.-Eastern Shore 46 SC-Upstate 82, Jacksonville St. 77 Stetson 75, Kennesaw St. 59 Stillman 76, Benedict 73 Tennessee St. 77, Austin Peay 57 Tennessee Tech 98, SIU-Edwardsville 80 Tuskegee 79, Paine 74 UCF 84, Palm Beach Atlantic 69 Wofford 82, W. Carolina 56 Xavier (NO) 63, William Carey 47 Young Harris 80, Brevard 58 MIDWEST Carleton 54, Bethel (Minn.) 52 Gustavus 73, Augsburg 63 SE Missouri 74, E. Illinois 53 St. Mary’s (Minn.) 64, Concordia (Moor.) 60 St. Olaf 77, Hamline 70 St. Thomas (Minn.) 78, Macalester 65 SOUTHWEST Ark.-Pine Bluff 73, Jackson St. 69 Missouri 67, Texas 66 FAR WEST N. Colorado 64, N. Arizona 62, OT

women’s basketball Women’s Top 25 Schedule

Monday’s Game No. 3 Connecticut at No. 5 Duke Today’s Games No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 13 Rutgers, 6 p.m. No. 14 Louisville at DePaul, 8 p.m. Wednesday’s Games No. 1 Baylor at Missouri, 7 p.m. No. 18 Texas A&M at No. 25 Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games No. 4 Stanford at Arizona St., 8 p.m. No. 5 Duke vs. Wake Forest, 6 p.m. No. 6 Kentucky vs. Ole Miss, 6 p.m. No. 8 Tennessee vs. South Carolina, 6 p.m. No. 9 Maryland vs. Boston College, 6 p.m. No. 12 Delaware at UNC Wilmington, 6 p.m. No. 15 Purdue vs. No. 16 Nebraska, 6 p.m. No. 19 Penn St. vs. Indiana, 6 p.m. No. 20 Gonzaga vs. Portland, 8 p.m. No. 21 Georgia vs. Mississippi St., 6 p.m. No. 22 BYU at Pepperdine, 9 p.m. No. 24 Ga. Tech at North Carolina St., 6 p.m.

MISS. VALLEY ST. 77, GRAMBLING ST. 59

GRAMBLING ST. (3-16) Wheeler 1-6 0-1 2, Roberson 7-15 1-4 15, Livas 0-1 0-0 0, Dorsett 7-14 1-1 17, Roberts 5-15 4-4 16, Purvis 0-1 0-0 0, Higgins 0-2 0-0 0, Copeland 0-2 7-8 7, Danridge 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 21-57 13-18 59. MVSU (10-11) Studivant 1-4 0-0 2, Crosby 9-17 1-1 19, Joyner 4-10 0-0 11, Arrington 2-6 0-0 4, Burwell 5-8 2-2 16, Pugh 3-6 0-0 8, Pajkovic 0-6 0-0 0, Cox 5-7 0-0 11, Ralling 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 32-68 3-3 77. Halftime—MVSU 35-24. 3-Point Goals—Grambling St. 4-13 (Dorsett 2-5, Roberts 2-5, Higgins 0-1, Roberson 0-1, Purvis 0-1), MVSU 10-23 (Burwell 4-5, Joyner 3-7, Pugh 2-3, Cox 1-2, Ralling 0-1, Crosby 0-1, Pajkovic 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Grambling St. 34 (Roberson 11), MVSU 40 (Studivant 12). Assists—Grambling St. 9 (Copeland 4), MVSU 22 (Joyner 10). Total Fouls—Grambling St. 12, MVSU 21. A—3,209.

ARK.-PINE BLUFF 73, JACKSON ST. 69

JACKSON ST. (5-16) Williams 7-19 1-1 18, Lewis 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 3-5 0-0 6, Taylor 0-2 2-2 2, Howard 3-14 3-3 10, Stewart 4-6 1-1 11, Coleman 3-4 0-0 6, Readus 5-9 4-7 14, Armstrong 0-0 0-0 0, Gregory 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 11-14 69. ARK.-PINE BLUFF (3-19) Allen 0-1 0-0 0, Bailey 1-2 0-0 3, Broughton 2-6 4-4 8, Mosley 0-0 0-0 0, Townsend 5-8 5-6 16, Jackson 2-6 0-2 4, Floyd 0-1 3-4 3, Johnson 0-0 3-3 3, Anderson 10-16 5-6 25, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 1-2 1-2 4, Weathers 3-4 1-2 7. Totals 24-46 22-29 73. Halftime—Jackson St. 30-28. 3-Point Goals—Jackson St. 6-18 (Williams 3-10, Stewart 2-3, Howard 1-5), Ark.-Pine Bluff 3-10 (Bailey 1-1, Townsend 1-1, Jones 1-2, Anderson 0-1, Broughton 0-1, Jackson 0-4). Fouled Out—Broughton, Lewis. Rebounds—Jackson St. 30 (Taylor 7), Ark.-Pine Bluff 35 (Broughton 8). Assists—Jackson St. 13 (Stewart, Williams 3), Ark.-Pine Bluff 17 (Jackson 7). Total Fouls—Jackson St. 24, Ark.-Pine Bluff 16. A—2,871. ———

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By The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 29, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (63).........................21-1 1,623 1 2. Syracuse (2)..........................22-1 1,550 3 3. Ohio St...................................19-3 1,498 4 4. Missouri..................................19-2 1,363 2 5. North Carolina........................18-3 1,331 7 6. Baylor.....................................19-2 1,310 6 7. Duke.......................................18-3 1,250 8 8. Kansas...................................17-4 1,178 5 9. Michigan St............................17-4 1,098 10 10. Murray St.............................21-0 979 11 11. UNLV....................................20-3 936 12 12. Florida..................................17-4 861 14 13. Creighton..............................20-2 803 15 14. Georgetown..........................16-4 762 9 15. Marquette.............................18-4 682 17 16. Virginia.................................17-3 578 19 17. San Diego St.......................18-3 566 13 18. Saint Mary’s (Cal)................21-2 472 21 19. Wisconsin.............................17-5 415 25 20. Indiana.................................17-5 395 16 21. Florida St.............................14-6 375 23 22. Mississippi St.....................17-5 329 18 23. Michigan...............................16-6 305 20 24. Gonzaga...............................17-3 141 — 25. Vanderbilt.............................16-5 102 — Others receiving votes: Harvard 69, Louisville 65, Kansas St. 40, West Virginia 12, Wichita St. 9, Nevada 6, Notre Dame 6, Southern Miss. 5, Iowa St. 3, Long Beach St. 3, Iona 2, UConn 2, Illinois 1. Ballots Online: http://tinyurl.com/43u6jr6 ———

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 29, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Kentucky (31).........................21-1 775 1 2. Syracuse................................22-1 730 4 3. Ohio St...................................19-3 726 3 4. Missouri..................................19-2 635 2 5. Duke.......................................18-3 631 6 6. Baylor.....................................19-2 622 7 6. North Carolina........................18-3 622 8 8. Kansas...................................17-4 548 5 9. Murray St...............................21-0 511 9 10. Michigan St..........................17-4 456 11 11. Florida..................................17-4 445 13 12. Creighton..............................20-2 426 14 13. UNLV....................................20-3 399 15 14. Georgetown..........................16-4 355 10 15. Marquette.............................18-4 323 18 16. Saint Mary’s.........................21-2 284 20 17. San Diego St.......................18-3 264 12 18. Virginia.................................17-3 253 21 19. Mississippi St.....................17-5 193 16 20. Indiana.................................17-5 142 17 20. Wisconsin.............................17-5 142 25 22. Michigan...............................16-6 120 22 23. Harvard................................18-2 116 23 24. Florida St.............................14-6 85 — 25. Louisville..............................17-5 68 25 Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 65, Vanderbilt 36, UConn 21, Nevada 18, Kansas St. 15, Iowa St. 9, Middle Tennessee 9, Wichita St. 7, New Mexico 6, West Virginia 6, Southern Miss. 4, Long Beach St. 3, California 2, Temple 2, Notre Dame 1.

nhl EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP N.Y. Rangers...47 Philadelphia.....48 Pittsburgh........49 New Jersey.....48 N.Y. Islanders..48

W 31 29 28 26 19

L 12 14 17 19 22

OT 4 5 4 3 7

Pts 66 63 60 55 45

Northeast Division

GP Boston.............47 Ottawa.............52 Toronto............49 Montreal...........49 Buffalo.............49

W 31 27 25 19 20

L 14 19 19 21 24

OT 2 6 5 9 5

Pts 64 60 55 47 45

Southeast Division

GP Washington......48 Florida..............48 Winnipeg..........50 Tampa Bay......48 Carolina...........51

W 26 22 22 21 18

L 19 15 22 23 24

OT 3 11 6 4 9

Pts 55 55 50 46 45

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP Detroit..............50 St. Louis..........49 Nashville..........50 Chicago...........50 Columbus........49

W 33 29 30 29 13

L 16 13 16 15 30

OT 1 7 4 6 6

Pts 67 65 64 64 32

Northwest Division

GP Vancouver.......49 Minnesota........49 Colorado..........51 Calgary............50 Edmonton........49

W 30 24 26 23 18

L 15 18 23 21 26

OT 4 7 2 6 5

Pts 64 55 54 52 41

GF 132 162 152 129 115

GA 96 142 127 136 143

GF 171 157 151 130 119

GA 102 160 147 134 149

GF 136 122 124 136 130

GA 137 136 143 165 159

GF 160 124 140 162 115

GA 117 102 127 144 163

GF 158 115 131 120 122

GA 122 126 144 137 142

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose.........47 27 14 6 60 131 110 Los Angeles....50 24 16 10 58 111 111 Dallas...............48 25 21 2 52 126 136 Phoenix............50 22 20 8 52 130 134 Anaheim..........48 18 23 7 43 124 144 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games Ottawa at Boston, 6 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Toronto at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. Washington at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Nashville at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Detroit at Calgary, 8 p.m. Anaheim at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m. Chicago at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Columbus at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Toronto, 6:30 p.m. Washington at Florida, 7 p.m. Dallas at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m. Columbus at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

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NCAA president Tennessee fans lobby for Peyton Manning supports playoff

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Peyton Manning remains on the Colts’ roster, and the Titans have three quarterbacks already. Still, Titans’ fans of the NFL’s only four-time MVP expecting the injured QB to be released and healthy enough to play are starting an ad campaign in Indianapolis hoping to convince Manning to return to Tennessee. “It’s kind of evident to the sports world they’re going to let Peyton go, they’re not going to pay him the money that he’s due and he’s going to be a free agent,” Todd Mayo said Monday. “All the sports talk guys are saying he could go to Arizona and Washing-

ton and every place but Tennessee. We’ve got a young quarterback here at the Titans. “ I f yo u Peyton could Manning upgrade your team with the caliber of Peyton, why would you not?” Mayo said he and his brother, Griffin, spent the weekend designing the website www. comehomepeyton.com and recorded a couple parody songs, including one to the Eminem hit “Lose Yourself.” The site went live Monday and had generated $700

in donations by midday. A 30-second commercial is planned for an Indianapolis radio station during the Super Bowl. “Call it fan-vertising if you will, but kind of a concept to put the power in the fans’ hands and let Peyton know how much he’s wanted in the state of Tennessee for the Titans,” Mayo said. “Of course, he played at Tennessee. I’m from Memphis, went to school at Tennessee in Knoxville and live in Nashville ... I love Tennessee, and it’s kind of one of those things you would like to affect positive change from the power of fans coming together.” Mayo works at a Nash-

ville advertising agency and already has priced billboards and ads. He hopes to solicit enough donations to place eight digital billboards in Indianapolis along with ads on TV and radio and in the local newspaper. If enough money comes in, Mayo said billboards and ads in Houston where Titans owner Bud Adams lives are a possibility to help persuade him to make a move for Manning. Manning remains very popular in Tennessee where many children are named Peyton after the quarterback by parents who still wear his Volunteers’ jersey. Manning is due $28 million from the Colts on March 8.

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Braves turn page on 2011 debacle ATLANTA (AP) — Brandon Beachy did his best to forget what happened at the end of last season. It all came back to him this past weekend, when the Braves pitcher was in St. Louis visiting his college roommate. Everywhere Beachy looked, there were shirts, caps and other gear celebrating the Cardinals’ improbable World Series championship. A title, of course, that came at Atlanta’s expense. “They’re lucky we lost that last game,” Beachy said, managing a weak smile. Beachy and a handful of his teammates were back at Turner Field on Monday to begin two weeks of informal workouts before the team heads to Florida for spring training. Naturally, the subject of what happened at the end of last season came up very quickly. There’s no way to sugarcoat it. The Braves blew it, becoming the first franchise ever to squander an eight-game lead in September with a playoff spot on the line. Instead, the Cardinals clinched the NL wild card on the final day of the regular season. Then, as if rubbing more salt in the Braves’ wound, St. Louis went on to win two playoff series before taking the championship with a thrilling seven-game win over the Texas Rangers in the World Series. For the Braves, it’s time to move on. There’s not much more they can do. “On January 1, the calendar

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Atlanta Braves and former Mississippi Brave pitcher Brandon Beachy pitches against the Florida Marlins last season. turned over to 2012,” pitching coach Roger McDowell said. “So, it is a new year. Like any other experience you go through — good, bad or indif indifferent — you learn from it and move on.” Nevertheless, the Braves figure to be one of the most intriguing teams this season.

Unlike Boston, which had a similar meltdown on the AL side and now has a new manager and general manager, Atlanta will go into the season with largely the same cast that appeared to have a playoff spot all locked up with a month to go, only to come up one game short.

All those guys who endured so much disappointment last September will try to put it in the rearview mirror. “What happens in the past won’t dictate what happens in the future,” McDowell insisted. Pitcher Derek Lowe, a huge disappointment, was traded to Cleveland (though the Braves are still paying $10 million of his salary). Hitting coach Larry Parrish was let go after one season. Otherwise, not much changed — which sparked plenty of grumbling from the team’s fans. Beachy, though, expects the Braves to benefit greatly from choosing patience over panic. “I’m not surprised, and I’m pleased with it,” the righthander said, looking around the largely empty clubhouse. “I don’t think there was a need for anything drastic to happen. Obviously, that’s the way the people making the decisions felt, too.” From all indications, pitching will again be the team’s strong point, assuming everyone is healthy. McDowell insists there are no pressing concerns outside of 16-game winner Tim Hudson, who underwent surgery in late November to repair a herniated disc in his back. He might get a bit of a late start, but the Braves appear to have more than enough depth to get by if their senior starter misses the first few weeks of the regular season. Starters Jair Jurrjens and Tommy Hanson, who battled injuries in the second half of the season, should be ready to go on the first day of spring training.

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Paul, Clippers roll over Oklahoma City By The Associated Press

college Football the governing body of the three lower-division football championships and 86 other men and womMark en’s sports. Emmert The 59-year-old NCAA chief is opposed to a broader playoff in football which he believes would add stress on athletes and universities. “It is hard to imagine a model if you continue with a 12 game schedule... and then lay on top of that a 16 or 24-team playoff,” Emmert said. “You wind up putting young men through an awful lot.” Emmert said he’s concerned about “a lot of bad blood,” resulting from much of the recent conference realignment. “When you have people shifting overnight or you have people not talking to each other, there’s no information being traded and there’s a lot of misinformation going on, you wind up really damaging the collegiality that’s necessary to pull off shared governance,” he said.

Rolle Continued from Page B1. been about me.” Rolle insists he is a team player, doing whatever his coaches want without missing a practice. “When you hear all the talk that he is a big mouth, he’s this or that, it’s tough. It’s extremely tough knowing that you are not that person,” Rolle said. “The way things come up, I can’t blame people for saying that, but I also understand why I am saying it and what’s the reason behind it.” The Giants haven’t said how they will employ Rolle on Sunday against Tom Brady and the Patriots. In the 24-20 win over New England on Nov. 6, New York used a lot of three-safety alignments to handle the Patriots’ two tight ends. Rolle had the job of shadowing Wes Welker, who was held without a touchdown despite having a team-high 136 yards receiving. “I am very pleased with his attitude, first of all, with his outlook, because he is a very bubbly, smiley guy and he has really fit very well with our other players,” Coughlin said. Rolle comes into this Super Bowl with a little unfinished

business. He was a member of the Arizona Cardinals team that dropped a 27-23 decision to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl in 2009. “I can tell you right now, there’s not too many feelings that can feel worse than that,” Rolle said. “To be so close and have a hard-fought game, I think that eased the pain a little bit as opposed to going there and just getting your butt whooped. But I def definitely don’t want to feel that again.” The Giants arrived in Indianapolis on Monday a confident team, one that believes it can knock off New England again. “We had no doubt,” guard Chris Snee said, referring back to that game. “You have to be a confident team when you get on the plane. You reach this game for a reason. It’s not by chance.”

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76ers 74, Magic 69

Chris Paul had 26 points and 14 assists, Blake Griffin added 22 points and a monstrous dunk, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Oklahoma City 112-100 Monday night, snapping the Thunder’s four-game winning streak in a matchup of division leaders. Caron Butler also had 22 points, Chauncey Billups scored 13, former Murrah High standout Mo Williams added 12 and DeAndre Jordan had 11 with 11 rebounds as the Pacific-leading Clippers dunked with high-flying abandon against the team with the NBA’s best record at 16-4. Kevin Durant had 36 points and 13 rebounds, and Russell Westbrook added 31 for the Northwest-leading Thunder, whose league-best road record dropped to 8-3. They had won 11 of their previous 12.

Andre Iguodala had 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead the surprising Philadelphia 76ers past Orlando for their third straight win.

T-Wolves 120, Rockets 108 Michael Beasley scored 34 points, Ricky Rubio had 18 points and 11 assists and Minnesota beat the Rockets in coach Rick Adelman’s return to Houston.

Spurs 83, Grizzlies 73 Matt Bonner scored 15 points, going 5 of 9 from outside the arc, and Tim Duncan added 14 as San Antonio sent Memphis to its fourth straight loss.

Bucks 103, Pistons 82

Bulls 98, Wizards 88 Derrick Rose scored a season-high 35 points, Carlos Boozer had 18 and Kyle Korver added 17 to lead Chicago over Washington. One day after a four-point loss in Miami, the Bulls rebounded to improve their Eastern Conference-leading record to 18-5. They had dropped two of three.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — NCAA President Mark Emmert reiterated his support Monday for a two-round, four-team BCS championship playoff and his concern about the discord conference expansion creates. Emmert said Monday there are ongoing discussions about what he described as a Final Four model, a scenario which would’ve matched LSU against Stanford and Alabama versus Oklahoma State this season with the winners advancing to the title game. Alabama defeated LSU 21-0 to avenge its lone loss and win the championship. “I wish it had been a better game,” said Emmert, who spoke at a Tallahassee civic organization’s luncheon. He was the chancellor at LSU when Nick Saban was hired as the Tigers’ coach. Not everyone supported the rematch between the two Southeastern Conference schools. “If I had to guess we’ll see some movement in the format,” Emmert said of how the BCS championship is decided. “Where it’s going to wind up, I don’t know.” Emmert noted that the decision is out of his 1,100-member organization’s hands although all BCS members are also members of the NCAA —

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Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose shoots against Washington Wizards center JaVale McGee Monday. Rose contributed 35 points as the Bulls won 98-88.

Mavericks 122, Suns 99 Vince Carter scored 21

points against a Phoenix team that’s still paying him and Dallas took advantage of Steve Nash’s absence to rout

Brandon Jennings had 21 points, reserve Mike Dunleavy added a season-high 20 on 8-of-10 shooting and Milwaukee rolled to an easy victory over skidding Detroit.

Signs METAL • PLASTIC • VINYL

Jazz 93, Trail Blazers 89 Paul Millsap had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and Utah used a 13-0 fourth-quarter surge to beat Portland.

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TONIGHT ON TV n MoVie “drag Me to Hell” — After actions trigger the loss of an old woman’s home, an ambitious loan officer, Alison Lohman, finds herself the victim of a powerful curse that will damn her soul for eternity./8 on SYfY n SPorTS College basketball — Arkansas tries to gain some traction in the Southeastern Conference standings when it hosts Vanderbilt, which is off to a 5-1 start in league play./8 on eSPn n PriMeTiMe “Celebrity wife Swap” — The alison lohman time spent apart ends up being too much for one couple to handle when the wives of wrestler Mick “Mankind’’ Foley and actor Antonio Sabato Jr. trade lives./8 on aBC

THIS WEEK’S LINEUP n eXPanded XP XPanded liSTinGS TV TiMeS — Network, cable and satellite programs appear in Sunday’s TV Times magazine and online at www.vicksburgpost. com

MILESTONES n BirTHdaYS da daYS Carol Channing, actress, 91; Charlie Musselwhite, blues singer-musician, 68; Johnny rotten, rock singer, 56; Kelly lynch, l actress, 53; Anthony LaPaglia, actor, 53; Minnie driver, actress, 42; Portia de rossi, actress, 39; Bobby Moynihan, actor-comedian, 35; Justin Timberlake, singer, 31. n deaTH dea John rich — The television director who won an Emmy Award for the memorable “All in the Family” scene showing Sammy Davis Jr. planting a kiss on Archie Bunker has died in Los Angeles at 86. Rich also won an Emmy for “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” Directors Guild of America spokeswoman Sahar Moridani said that Rich died Sunday morning at his Los Angeles home after a brief illness. There are no other details. His 50-year Hollywood career included “I Married Joan,”“Our Miss Brooks,”“Gunsmoke” and “Bonanza.” He also directed episodes or pilots of “The Twilight Zone,”“Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,”“Gilligan’s Island,”“The Brady Bunch,”“Maude,”“Good Times,”“The Jeffersons,”“Barney Miller” and “Newhart.”

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White to release first solo album April 24 Jack White is releasing his first solo album “Blunderbuss” on April 24. White released a single, “Love Interruption,” from the record Monday which was to be available for sale Monday night on iTunes. The album is the former White Stripes frontman’s first record since he announced the breakup of that pioneering rock ‘n’ roll duo last year. White also is a member of The Raconteurs Jack White and The Dead Weather. White offered few details about the new album in a news release Monday. But he said he produced the album and recorded it at Third Man Studio in Nashville. He said the songs were “written from scratch, had nothing to do with anyone or anything else but my own expression, my own colors on my own canvas.”

Madonna: Schools coming to Malawi Nearly six years after it was created, Madonna’s Raising Malawi charity is set to break ground on the construction of schools in the impoverished country, but they will be run by the local community, not the superstar’s organization. According to organizers, work on the first school will start on March 30 in the Kasungu area, about 80 miles from the capital of Lilongwe, and all of the schools should be built by June 2013. Raising Malawi is providing $300,000 to the nongovernmental organization buildOn to develop the schools. They’ll serve about 1,000 boys and girls in the southern African nation. “This remains a very big priority in my life and I am excited that with the help of buildOn we can maintain our ongoing commitment Madonna to move forward efficiently,” Madonna said in a statement provided to The Associated Press. Raising Malawi had originally intended to build all-girls schools that the organization would run. But it faced several obstacles in its goal, including complaints from some local farmers that they had been moved off land that Raising Malawi intended to use for its mission. Raising Malawi also had difficulty getting title to the land and there were concerns about the high costs of construction. The new plan calls for “simple structures” that will be more practical and better serve Raising Malawi’s original mission, said Trevor Neilson, who is helping to direct the project as partner of the Global Philanthropy Group. The approach will allow the program to serve twice as many children as before, Madonna said. “I have learned a great deal over the last few years and feel so much more confident that we can reach our goals to educate children in Malawi, especially young girls, in a much more efficient and practical way,” she said.

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400 in fishing tourney; 1 catch made Participants in a Michigan charity ice fishing tournament brought home a different kind of fish tale. Only one fish was caught by the more than 400 kids and adults participating in this weekend’s Jig It Ice Fishing Extravaganza at Escanaba Yacht Harbor in the Upper Peninsula. Big Brother Big Sisters of Delta County sponsored the fundraiser and Jason M. Pepin of Escanaba had the lone fishing success during the competition. The perch he caught weighed 4.5 ounces and netted a $3,000 first place prize. The group’s executive director Tanya Schuster said some people reported seeing fish swimming in the water, but they weren’t biting.

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Ryman getting new stage after 61 years NASHVILLE (AP) — It’s time for a new stage at Ryman Auditorium, a significant moment in the history of a building known for its significant moments. Scuffed by the heels of “The King,” “The Queen of Soul” and thousands of singers in cowboy boots, scarred by an uncountable stream of road cases and worn by six decades of music history, the Ryman’s oak floorboards have reached the end of a very long, very successful run. “That stage has had a wonderful life,” said Steve Buchanan, senior vice president of media and entertainment for Gaylord Entertainment, owners of the Ryman. The current stage is just the second in the 120-year history of the “Mother Church” after the original was installed in 1901 for a performance of the Metropolitan Opera. It was laid down in 1951 and has lasted far longer than expected. The stage was refinished during a renovation in 1993-94 and even then officials knew it would be the last resurfacing. Today it’s heavily scuffed and scarred, its age easily visible from the Ryman’s balcony. The Ryman is still the building most associated with The Grand Ole Opry, though it moved to the Opry House in 1974, and has hosted a number of significant moments in American culture. Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash stood together on those boards and changed music. Cultures clashed there too when the boo birds took on country rockers The Byrds. Today the Ryman is a much sought-after destination point

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The Ryman is still the building most associated with The Grand Ole Opry, though it moved to the Opry House in 1974, and has hosted a number of significant moments in American culture. for musicians of all genres and many shows take on a unique aura. Dylan recently returned, more than 40 years after “Nashville Skyline.” Taylor Swift sang there recently with her good friends, The Civil Wars. Even the heaviest of rockers get a little nostalgic, like Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, who said it was an honor to get drunk while performing in the building last year. Keith Urban, making his return from vocal surgery, will be among the last performers on the stage when the Opry plays its final winter date

Friday at The Ryman. Dierks Bentley will play the last standalone concert Thursday. As a young, aspiring performer in Nashville more than a decade ago, Bentley would run his fingers along the building’s brickwork late at night as he walked home from performing on Lower Broadway, daydreaming of playing on that stage. He calls it “one of the most precious places in Nashville and in country music to me.” “The significance of that stage and who played there before me will definitely be in the back of my head all night,” Bentley said in an

e-mail. “As a member of the Grand Ole Opry, I couldn’t be any prouder.” That a busy venue needs a new stage is not necessarily news. The stage at the Opry’s permanent home, for instance, has been changed multiple times over the years with little comment. But when the Ryman stage is replaced, officials in some sense are altering an icon that is closely watched by sometimes vocal guardians of its cultural significance. Officials are prepared for questions. They point out the building has gone through many upgrades over the years and that each step was vital to preserving the building. The roof was replaced in 2009. “We’re not in the business of getting rid of old things just to get rid of them,” general manager Sally Williams said.

Dust off the crowns: Rivalry over Snow Whites heats up LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s Snow White rivalry is heating up. Movie studio Relativity Media pushed back the release of its lighthearted fairy tale last week starring Julia Roberts, “Mirror Mirror,” by two weeks to March 30. That cuts the time between it and Universal Picture’s pulsating action movie, “Snow White and the Huntsman,” to nine weeks instead of 11. Relativity insists its PG-rated version of the Brothers Grimm story is a family comedy while Comcast Corp.’s Universal is marketing “Huntsman” as a gritty medieval thriller featuring a plate-armor-wearing Kristen Stewart and ax-wielding Chris Hemsworth. Both studios are betting that the audiences won’t overlap. After Relativity cut the gap, Universal did not immediately change its planned June 1 release. Most movies make the majority of their ticket sales in the first few weeks after they debut. Still, Hollywood is betting the quick turnaround won’t turn off people who might want to see both movies. Relativity said the date change puts “Mirror Mirror” within a week of the potentially lucrative Easter week-

end. The studio also said the change made sense given a recent reshuffling of other movies, such as “The Raven,” which will now come out on April 27 instead of March 9. Another theory is that Relativity is jumping out of the way of “21 Jump Street,” a comedy starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. That movie comes out on the same weekend “Mirror Mirror” had planned on.

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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Restrict visitors who are invading Mom’s privacy Dear Abby: Recently my 80-year-old mother was admitted to the hospital, gravely ill. She had been undergoing chemotherapy and caught double pneumonia. My 36-year-old niece went to visit Mama, took pictures of her lying in her hospital bed and e-mailed the photos to everyone. It was shocking and upsetting seeing my mother this way. Many of the people who received the photos had not been able to visit her. Abby, what’s your opinion on this, and how should it have been handled? — Sincerely Upset in Florida Dear Sincerely Upset: I don’t blame you for being upset. What your niece did was a gross invasion of privacy. Is this how your mother would have wanted people to see her? If the answer is no, your niece owes your mother an apology. If your mother is still hospitalized, talk to the nurse in charge of the unit she’s in

DEAR ABBY ABIGAIL

VAN BUREN

and give her a list of visitors who should have access to her. Explain why you want visitation restricted, and in the future your mother’s privacy will be assured. Dear Abby: My sister’s husband died suddenly three years ago. “Pamela” now says she’s in love with a 60-year-old man I’ll call “Mickey,” whose company is doing construction work on her home. She has put on a new roof, siding and added a deck, and the jobs are not ending. Next on the schedule is a shed and a new coat of paint for the inside of the house. Friends and family are concerned that Pamela is scheduling more jobs as a way to see

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BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Be careful, because someone with whom you’ll be involved might not be operating by the rules. If this person thinks you’re an easy target, he or she might try to take you down. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — A failure to select companions who are equally as enthusiastic about life as you are could put too many restrictions on everything you attempt to do and limit your initiative. Choose your chums wisely. Aries (March 21-April 19) — If you want to perform effectively, you’ll need to be systematic in all that you do. Unless you organize the job at hand, you won’t accomplish much. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — If you have a bad time, it won’t be because you’re not sociable, but because of the group with which you’re involved. Be more selective about your friends. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — When you utilize your friendliness and charm, situations in which you’ll be involved will turn out to be fun and successful. Conversely, letting your ego govern the day will cause you unhappiness. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — As long as friends are in accord with your views, you’ll be amicable and fun. Should anyone disagree with you, however, you’ll not be a happy companion. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — The disadvantages of a collective endeavor in which you’re involved will bring down the whole ship if you make them more important than the many positive facets of the project. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — It might not be entirely the fault of others if you have problems dealing on a one-on-one basis with people. You should let your honesty instead of your vanity make the evaluation. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Attend first thing, while you are fresh, to all the jobs and responsibilities that must get done. You won’t be as effective handling things when you’re tired. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Again you could find yourself in a similar social situation that you didn’t handle too well previously. If you insist upon repeating the same mistake, expect the same results. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Although you are extremely capable of holding your own when in testy circumstances, you might insist on seeing yourself as the underdog. If you do, it’ll be a no-win situation. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Be on guard when participating in an activity that has competitive elements. Unfortunately, there’s a chance that you could go up against someone who can’t handle losing.

TWEEN 12 & 20

BY DR. ROBERT WALLACE • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Dr. Wallace: Nicky, Erin, Cynthia and I were very good friends. Nicky has a boyfriend, and Cynthia danced with him at an afterschool dance. Nicky and Cynthia had a major fall-out over it. Nicky told Erin and I to stop being friends with Cynthia and to never speak to her again. Erin said that she would drop Cynthia as a friend, but I said that I wouldn’t do that. Now Nicky and Erin don’t speak to Cynthia and me. I don’t mind that, but I do mind that they are spreading nasty rumors about us. A lot of our schoolmates are asking us if what they heard about us was true. Cynthia and I are actually more popular than the two troublemakers, and she wants us to start more dramatic rumors about them because our classmates would really believe us. I don’t like this idea. I think things will die down soon and our classmates will know that the gossip was a bunch of lies. Do you agree with me? Also, Cynthia is going after Nicky’s boyfriend big-time and she will get him. — Debra, Houston, Texas Debra: Yes, I agree. A teenager is an excellent judge of character. It won’t be long before your classmates realize that the rumors are not true. Telling lies about your ex-friends would mean that you had stooped to their level. Now that Nicky and Cynthia are no longer friends, Nicky’s boyfriend is “fair game”! Dr. Wallace: I know that you encourage teens to set goals and after the goals are achieved, to set new goals. What happens to the guy who is slow, can’t jump and can’t shoot, but wants to be a college All-American basketball player, play professional basketball and make huge bucks? — Kyle, Erie, Penn. Kyle: Goals should be set that can be attained. Once a goal is deemed unattainable, it should be downsized or scrapped completely and a more realistic goal set. The guy who is slow, can’t jump or shoot, but wanted to play professional basketball and make big bucks might want to read the autobiography of Mark Cuban. Cuban loved basketball, but knew that he didn’t have the physical skills to become a star. Instead, he turned to the dot-com field and co-founded Broadcast.com and then sold it to Yahoo in 1999. In January of 2006, he bought the National Basketball Association Dallas Mavericks at a relatively young age, 36. In 2011, the Dallas Mavericks won the National Basketball Association World Championship! • Dr. Robert Wallace writes for Copley News Service. E-mail him at rwallace@Copley News Service.

Mickey. When I pointed out that he hasn’t even invited her out for coffee, she claimed they have a “relationship” because he hugged her, kissed her on the cheek and told her, “You’re my girlfriend.” Pamela has invited Mickey to family dinners and events, but he turns her down because “he’s visiting relatives out of town.” My sister should be ready to date now, but no one lives up to this man. None of us have met him, and we’re worried she is just imagining there’s a relationship. What can we do before Pamela goes broke or crashes? — Something’s Missing in N.J. Dear Something’s Missing: Do you know the name of Mickey’s company? Start checking him out. Does he have a contractor’s license? A Facebook page? Does anybody in the lumber or paint business know him? Something does seem fishy. Mickey may be married and your sister may be grasping at straws.

But when all is said and done, it is her money. Dear Abby: I am a 12-yearold girl who needs your advice. My friend and I went shopping a while back and she lent me money to buy a few things. However, later that day she lost the bag that had my stuff in it at the mall. One day she brought up that I have not paid her back, but I said I don’t think I should have to pay her back since she lost the stuff she bought for me. Who do you think is right? — Needs Advice in Oakland, Calif. Dear Needs Advice: You are. She’s out the money; you’re out the “goods.” You’re even. However, from now on when you buy something, take responsibility for it and keep it in your possession. •

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.

Vision improves promptly in most LASIK procedures Dear Doctor K: I’ve worn glasses and contact lenses for years. I just scheduled LASIK surgery. What will happen during this procedure? Dear Reader: LASIK is a type of eye surgery for people, like you, who want to avoid wearing glasses or contact lenses. How does it work? To answer that, let’s talk about how you see. You see things because the light from those things travels into your eye. First, it travels through the outermost, clear round layer of your eye, the cornea. The cornea bends light a little. Then light hits the lens inside your eye, where it gets bent some more. Finally, the light lands on the retina, in the back of your eye. That’s the part of the eye that first “sees” something. If light gets bent properly by the cornea and lens, the retina sees things in focus. The problem, of course, is that many people develop problems focusing properly. I think that eyeglasses were one of the most important inventions in human history: Imagine the problems we would have if huge numbers of us couldn’t see clearly. Glasses and contact lenses bend light so that it focuses on your retina. LASIK does the same thing, by reshaping your cornea. LASIK begins with an important pre-surgery eye evaluation. At this appointment, your eye doctor will thoroughly examine your eyes. He will take precise measurements of your eyes, including measurements of the shape and thickness of your cornea. On the day of the procedure, your doctor may give you a mild sedative to help you relax. Numbing eye drops are placed in your eye so that you won’t feel pain or discomfort. An instrument is inserted into your eye to keep your eyelids open. Next, a ringlike suction device is placed on the front of your eyes to hold your cornea in place. You’ll feel a sensation of pressure, but no pain. As the procedure begins, the eye surgeon uses a delicate cutting instrument to slice a small, hinged flap of tissue from the front of your cornea. You will not see or feel this. The surgeon then folds back the hinged flap of cornea. Next, the laser is moved into position, and you will be asked to stare at a light. Staring fixes your gaze and keeps your eye from moving. The doctor then uses the laser to reshape your cornea. The reshaping is guided by a computer. It is based on the precise eye measurements taken during your pre-surgery exam. Finally, the doctor repositions the hinged flap of cornea. No stitches are necessary. LASIK generally takes 10 to 15 minutes for each eye. You may feel slight discomfort or a burning sensation for a few hours afterward. Many people who have

ASK DOCTOR K Dr. Anthony L.

KomARoff

LASIK surgery notice dramatic improvements in vision almost immediately. In others, improvement occurs gradually over three to six months. There’s also a small chance you’ll need to return for a second procedure to fine-tune your vision. LASIK is not always perfect. It can cause side effects such as dry eyes and glare during night driving. But for almost everyone, it improves vision. •

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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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

01. Legals

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DIVERT OR WITHDRAW FOR BENEFICIAL USE THE PUBLIC WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Notice is hereby given that on the 7th day of December 2011, Tillotson Enterprises Inc., 200 Silver Creek Drive, Vicksburg, MS 39180 filed renewal applications for permit to divert or withdraw the public waters of the State of Mississippi for beneficial use and being subject to the existing state water laws and regulations pertaining thereto, the following volume and rate of water from said water source for purpose of Irrigation use. PERMIT# VOLUME RATE WATER SOURCE SW-01726 300 AF/Y 1500 GPM Dry Creek SW-01727 200 AF/Y 1500 GPM Big Black River SW-01728 100 AF/Y 1500 GPM Silver Creek The point of diversion or withdrawal located in: NE1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 8, Township 15N, Range 5E, Warren County SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 34, Township 16N, Range 5E, Warren County NE1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 5, Township 15N, Range 5E, Warren County Any person, firm, association, or corporation, deeming that the granting of the above applications will be truly detrimental to their rights to utilize the waters of said source, may protest in writing to the Permit Board of the Sate of Mississippi, C/O Charlotte Bryant-Byrd, P.O. Box 2309, Jackson, Mississippi 39225-2309, setting forth all reasons why said applications should not be approved. Letters of protest must be received within ten (10) days of this publicatiion. If not protested, the permit will be issued on or after ten (10) days following publication date. If protested, the applications will be taken under consideration by the Permit Board of the State of Mississippi in its offices at 515 E. Amite Street, Jackson, Mississippi, on or after, Tuesday, the 13th day of March 2012 at which time all interested persons may appear and be heard by the Permit Board. OFFICE OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES /s/ Charlotte B. Byrd Charlotte Bryant-Byrd, RPG Director, Division of Surface Water Publish: 1/31(1t)

01. Legals The following vehicle is considered abandoned and will be sold for charges incurred. 2000 Lincoln LS Tan VIN # 1LNHM87A8YY782867 1999 Mercedes CLK 430 Silver VIN # WDBLJ70G7XF057317 DATE OF SALE: MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012 PLACE OF SALE: 560 HWY 80 EAST, VICKSBURG MS 39180 TIME OF SALE: 8:00 A.M. Publish: 1/24, 1/31, 2/7(3t) Advertisement Notice is hereby given that Request for Proposals on the following will be received until 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 24, 2012 in the Office of Purchasing, 1000 ASU Drive #509, Alcorn State, MS 39096: UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE MANAGEMENT Specifications may be obtained from the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Mertha V. George (601) 877-6154 or email at mgeorge@alcorn.edu Alcorn State University reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals/ qualifications and to waive informalities. Publish: 1/24, 1/31(2t)

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S SALE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF WARREN WHEREAS, on May 15,1998, Mark A. Dotson executed a promissory note payable to the order of Union Planters Bank, National Association; and WHEREAS, the aforesaid promissory note secured by a Deed of Trust dated May 15, 1998, executed by Mark A. Dotson and Andrea L. Freeman and being recorded in Book 1127 at Page 722 of the records of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and which aforesaid Instrument conveys to William F. Jones, Trustee and to Union Planters Bank, National Association, as Beneficiary, the hereinafter described property; and WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust was assigned to Citigroup Global Markets by an Assignment filed of record on June 1, 2005 and recorded in Book 1380 at Page 001 in the office of the Clerk of the Chancery Court of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust was assigned to HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-HE2 by an Assignment filed record on October 28, 2011 and recorded in Book 1528 at Page 655 in the Office of the Clerk of the Chancery Court of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, HSBC Bank USA, NAtional Association, as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2005HE2, having executed a Substitution of Trustee to substitute Floyd Healy as trustee in the place and stead of William F. Jones, the same having been recorded in Book 1530 at Page 664 of the records of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, default having occurred under the terms and conditions of said promissory note and Deed of Trust and the holder having declared the entire balance due and payable; and WHEREAS, Floyd Healy, Substituted Trustee in said Deed of Trust will on the 15th day of February, 2012, between the hours of 11:00a.m. and 4:00 p.m., offer for sale and will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the West front door of the Warren County Courthouse, located at 1009 Cherry Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the following described property located and situated in Warren County, Mississippi, to wit: THAT PART OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 15 NORTH, TANGE 4 EAST, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED BY GLENN K. JOHNSON TO JOEL CAREY GRANTHAM ET UX, BY DEED DATED JULY 6, 1966 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 412 AT PAGE 323 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, SAID POINT BEING ON THE EAST LINE OF HALLS FERRY ROAD, AND FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING RUN THENCE NORTH 85 DEGREES 33 MINUTES EAST, A DISTANCE OF 160 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 15 DEGREES 56 MINUTES EAST, A DISTANCE OF 100 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 85

01. Legals ; DEGREES 04 MINUTES WEST, 168.5 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID HALLS FERRY ROAD, THENCE ALONG THE EAST LINE OF HALLS FERRY ROAD, NORTH 11 DEGREES 03 MINUTES WEST, A DISTANCE OF 100.1 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; together with all improvements thereon and appurtenances thereunto belonging. Indexing Instruction S-7, T-15N, R-4E, Warren County, Mississippi More commonly known as: 4809 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180-6223 Subject to the rights of way and easement for public roads and public utilities, and to any prior conveyance or reservation of mineral of every kind and character, including but not limited to oil, gas. sand and gravel in or under subject property. As the undersigned Substituted Trustee, I will convey only such title as is vested in me under said Deed of Trust. This 17th day of January, 2012. Floyd Healy Substituted Trustee /s/ Floyd Healy Prepared by: Floyd Healy 1405 N. Pierce, Suite 306 Little Rock, Arkansas 72207 Publish: 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14 (4t)

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI ESTATE OF ROBERT BARRON HYNUM CIVIL ACTION FILE NO. 2011-161PR DECEASED VELMA DUNGAN HYNUM, EXECUTRIX NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 29th day of December, 2011, by the Chancery Court of Warren County, Mississippi, to the undersigned Executrix of the Estate of Robert Barron Hynum, Deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against this Estate to present such claims to the Clerk of this Court for probate and registration according to law, within ninety (90) days from the first publication of this notice, or such claims will be forever barred. This the 11th day of January, 2012. /s/ VELMA DUNGAN HYNUM Executrix of the Estate of Robert Barron Hynum, Deceased Robert G. Ellis, (MBN 5113) ELLIS, BRADDOCK & DEES, LTD. 901 Belmont Street Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180 Telephone: (601) 636-5433 Facsimile: (601) 638-2938 Publish: 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7 (4t) The Vicksburg Housing Authority, located at 131 Elizabeth Cr., Vicksburg Mississippi has posted its list of maintenance fees it charges tenants for property damages beyond normal wear and tear. This list will be posted for review and comments at the address listed above. Please note the list will be posted for 30-days and go into effect thereafter. Publish: 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 (4t)

11. Business Opportunities

01. Legals The Vicksburg Housing Authority, located at 131 Elizabeth Cr., Vicksburg Mississippi will be closing its public housing applicant's waiting list d ue to financial limitations. No applications will be accepted until further notice. Please check the Vicksburg Post periodically for updated information pertaining to the waiting list. Publish: 1/31, 2/2(2t)

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI MIDFIRST BANK PLAINTIFF VS. NO. 2011-071GN TIFFANY YEAGER AND MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE DEFENDANTS SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: Tiffany Yeager You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Midfirst Bank, Plaintiff, seeking Certificate of Title on a Mobile Home. Defendants other than you in this action is The Mississippi Department of Revenue. You are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Complaint filed against you in this action to Eric C. Miller, Shapiro & Massey, Attorney for the Plaintiff, whose address is 1910 Lakeland Drive, Suite B, Jackson, MS 39216. Your response must be mailed or delivered not later than thirty days after the 17th day of January, 2012, which is the date of the first publication of this summons. If your response is not mailed or delivered, a judgment by default will be entered against you for the money or other things demanded in the complaint. You must also file the original of your response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward. Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, this 6th day of January, 2012. (SEAL) Dot McGee, Chancery Clerk Chancery Clerk of Warren County P.O. Box 351 Vicksburg, MS 39181 By: D.C. Publish: 1/17, 1/24, 1/31(3t)

07. Help Wanted

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. 83RD VICKSBURG COIN SHOW, February 4th & 5th. Battlefield Inn. Information 601-638-1195 Sponsored by Vicksburg Coin Club. 36 Outstanding Dealers attending.

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07. Help Wanted

06. Lost & Found FOUND SHETLAND PONY. APPALOOSA with black spots, Oak Ridge Road area. 601636-0507. 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! SMALL, MALE CHIHUAHUA. Dudley Road area. Call 601-618-3358 or 601-218-2893. MISSING DOG Brindle and white bulldog mix last seen around Freetown road. Not wearing his collar. Please call 601415-2326. Reward offered. REWARD $150 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.

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· Education on All Options · 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.) KEEP UP WITH all the local news and sales. Subscribe to The Vicksburg Post Today! Call 601-636-4545, ask for Circulation.

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. SHOW YOUR LOVE!! Messages to your sweetheart will be published on Valentine's Day, Tuesday, February 14th. Cost is $1 per word, and $7 per picture. Come in to The Vicksburg Post Classifieds department today and show your love!!! 1601-F North Frontage Road, Vicksburg.

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

07. Help Wanted

PART TIME CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED Must be computer literate, have a pleasant telephone manner and be good with customers. Please send resume to: Dept. 3779, The Vicksburg Post, P.O. Box 821668 Vicksburg, MS 39182 or e-mail to classifieds@vicksburgpost.com Please note Dept. 3779 in the subject line.

Regional Drivers Home Most Weekends Medical, Dental, and Vision Direct Deposit, Credit Union and Bonus Class A CDL w/2 year verifiable Call Dancor M-F 8-5pm @ 866-677-4333 www.dancortransit.com SEATRAX MARINE CRANES now hiring field service technicians, machinists and electricians. Apply at 218 Gunther Lane, Bell Chasse, LA 70037 or call Cindy at 504-394-4600 extension 233. THERE IS A NEED FOR LABORERS in the Maritime Industry. Entry level positions start at $720 - $820 per week. Sign up for training today. CALL TODAY 850-424-2622.

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07. Help Wanted

$10 START UP KIT $2,000 Sign-On Bonus

VICKSBURG VIDEO HAS a job opening for a part-time Field Technician (20 hours per week). Applicants can come to our office, 900 Highway 61 North, to fill out applications or fax a resume to 601-636-3797.

Now hiring at ALL Locations. • Searcy, AR • Cresson, TX • Winnsboro, TX Class A CDL Driver Tanker Endorsement & 1 year verifiable CDL Exp. Apply Online www.texastransco.com or call: 817-396-4706

10. Loans And Investments

“ACE” Truck Driver Training With a Difference Job Placement Asst. Day, Night & Refresher Classes Get on the Road NOW! Call 1-888-430-4223 MS Prop. Lic. 77#C124 AVON- NEED INCOME now? Start your Avon Business! Earn good money! Call 601-259-2157. BECOME A CERTIFIED pharmacy technician today! Call 601-540-3062 for more information. CHEF/ COOK FOR full service restaurant. Experience required. Send resumes to: Dept. 3780, The Vicksburg Post, P.O. Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182. PROCESS MEDICAL CLAIMS from home! Use your own computer! Find out how to spot a medical billing scam from The Federal Trade Commission. 1-877-FTC-HELP. A message from The Vicksburg Post and The FTC.

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

11. Schools Business 12. & Instruction Opportunities EXISITING LIMOUSINE BUSINESS. 2000 Stretch Limousine, seats 8. $12,000 firm. 601-661-9747.

12. Schools & Instruction WORK ON JET Engines. Train for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified. Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866455-4317.

13. Situations Wanted NEED A SITTER? Call 601-497-5144, 601-400-1290. Over 25 years of experience.

14. Pets & Livestock 8 WEEK OLD 100% Razor Edge puppies. Purple ribbon bred. UKC registered. 3 males, 1 female, $600. 601638-6711, 601-529-9149.

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

Hwy 61 S - 601-636-6631 www.pawsrescuepets.org

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

HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC needed. Engine experience required. Sam Estis, 318-348-7947.

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.

WE PAY CASH for junk. Cars, trucks. Vans, SUVs, and old dump trucks. 601-638-5946 or 601-529-8249.

18. Miscellaneous For Sale BANDSAW BLADES. ONE ¼ inch x 80 inch metal cutting, one 3/16 inch x 80 inch skip raker 4 TPL wood blade, one ½ inch x 80 inch hook rake 3 TPL wood blade. Brand new, all three for $25. 601-634-6121. 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. TWIN MATTRESS SETS $175, Full sets $199. New sofa love seat $675. 601638-7191. Discount Furniture Barn. USED TIRES! LIGHT trucks and SUV's, 16's, 17's, 18's, 19's, 20's. A few matching sets! Call TD's, 601-638-3252.

19. Garage & Yard Sales

15. Auction OUR ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTION keeps you “plugged” in to all the local news, sports, community events. Call Circulation, 601-636-4545. ESTATE SALE SERVICE AUCTION SERVICE KATZENMEYER'S MISSISSIPPI AUCTION SERVICE 601-415-3121 www.msauctionservice.com LOCALLY OWNED SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES

17. Wanted To Buy

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17. Wanted To Buy

PLEASE CALL THE Gentleman of Junk for all your junk vehicle needs. Make like a magician and turn your junk vehicles into cash. Please leave message if no answer. 601-868-2781.

Ask us how to “Post Size” your ad with some great clip art! Call the Classified Ladies at 601-636-Sell (7355). 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.

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Proud Grandparents Show off your grandchildren to everyone this Valentine’s Day! Just bring or mail your grandchilds photo by February 9th, along with completed form and $20 per child to: The Vicksburg Post Classified Dept. P.O. Box 821668 Vicksburg, MS 39182 Child’s Name:____________________________ Address:_____________________________ City/State/Zip:___________________________ Phone:________________________________ Grandparents:_____________________________ ___________________________________

Children’s pictures will print on Tuesday, February 14th! DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH AT 3PM.

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

29. Unfurnished Apartments

31. Mobile Homes For Rent

2 BEDROOM ALL electric. Water furnished, $450 monthly. 4 BEDROOM duplex Both $200 deposit, $500 monthly. Refrigerator, stove furnished. 601-634-8290.

MEADOWBROOK PROPERTIES. 2 or 3 bedroom mobile homes, south county. Deposit required. 601-619-9789.

30. Houses For Rent 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/ 4 BEDROOMS, 2.5 baths. Kid friendly neighborhood. $1400 monthly, deposit/ references required. 601-218-6301.

BEAUTIFUL LAKESIDE LIVING

4 BEDROOMS, 3 baths. County, Burnt House Road, 3 acres. $1300 monthly, deposit/ references. 601-2181172, 601-218-9191.

• 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts. • Beautifully Landscaped

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

DULCIMER DONATIONS NEEDED to begin groups in local nursing homes and retirement centers. Call Ginger Rebert 601-456-4993.

24. Business Services

DIRT AND GRAVEL hauled. 8 yard truck. 601638-6740.

FREE ESTIMATES 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 CLEAN HOMES! Over 20 years experience. Excellent references. 601-6312482, 601-831-6052.

PURVIS UPHOLSTERY AND repairs. 36 years experience, specializing in antiques. 601-634-6073.

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

READ THE CLASSIFIEDS daily!

501 Fairways Drive Vicksburg

HILLVIEW ESTATES

780 Highway 61 North Fall In LOVE With

26. For Rent Or Lease

“Vicksburg’s Premier Rental Community” Hillview Estates is a family oriented community featuring an ON SITE MANAGER for 24/7 response to your every need. The grounds are meticulously maintained by our professional staff.

Our 2 Bedroom SPECIAL! Call for Details 601-638-0102

RICHARD M. CALDWELL BROKER SPECIALIZING IN RENTALS (INCLUDING CORPORATE APARTMENTS) CALL 601-618-5180 caldwell@vicksburg.com

Commodore Apartments

WITH ONLY A FEW HOMES AVAILABLE NOW, PLEASE COME TOUR OUR COMMUNITY AND MEET YOUR NEW NEIGHBORS.

1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms

27. Rooms For Rent

605 Cain Ridge Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180

ROOM FOR RENT. Special rate for out of towner's. Cable, washer/ dryer, community kitchen. 601-4295031, 601-529-7146.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

31. Mobile Homes For Rent

CONFEDERATE RIDGE

Chris Steele/ Owner

Please call our resident manager Bobby Allen 601-941-6788

601-638-2231 Classified Advertising really brings big results!

29. Unfurnished Apartments

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

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

Ask about our Holiday special!

I-PHONE REPAIR. Buy, sell and repair. Arcue Sanchez - 601-618-9916. PLUMBING SERVICES24 hour emergency- broken water lines- hot water heaters- toilets- faucetssinks. Pressure Washingsidewalk- house- mobile homes- vinyl siding- brick homes. 601-618-8466.

www.thelandingsvicksburg.com

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

D & D TREE CUTTING •Trimming • Lawn Care • Dirt Hauled • Insured For FREE Estimates Call “Big James” 601-218-7782

• Pool • Fireplace • Spacious Floor Plans 601-629-6300

STEELE PAINTING SERVICE LLC

22. Musical Instruments

EAGLE LAKE. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, furnished, largest pier on lake. Beautiful view. $1,250 monthly, DirectTV included. 601-218-5348.

• Lake Surrounds Community

601-638-5587 1-601-686-0635

Bienville Apartments The Park Residences at Bienville

32. Mobile Homes For Sale

33. Commercial Property

34. Houses For Sale

FOR LEASE. WAREHOUSE space, 12,000 square feet, south county, zoned for manufacturing. 601-638-3214.

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

34. Houses For Sale

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. 2005 28x64. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths. Tons of upgrades. $34,900. 601-572-5300, 601-573-5029. KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LOCAL NEWS AND SALES... SUBSCRIBE TO THE VICKSBURG POST TODAY! CALL 601-636-4545, ASK FOR CIRCULATION.

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

LOOKING FOR YOUR DREAM HOME? Check the real estate listings in the classifieds daily.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

ARNER

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

1996 CROWN VICTORIA LT. Good condition, Automatic, key-less entry, heat/ air. $3,000. 601-636-5838. 1999 BUICK PARK Avenue. Very good condition. $2500. 601-636-7996, 601529-7654.

REAL ESTATE, INC

JIM HOBSON

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

601-634-8928 2170 S. I-20 Frontage Rd. www.ColdwellBanker.com www.homesofvicksburg.net EAGLE LAKE. 1120 Eagle Lake Shore Road, 3 bedrooms, 2 large baths, furnished, lake front! $240,000. 601-218-1800. Bette Paul Warner, McMillin Real Estate.

Licensed in MS and LA

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

601-636-6490 29. Unfurnished Apartments

NEED AN APARTMENT? Enjoy the convenience of downtown living at

The Vicksburg Apartments UTILITIES PAID! 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Studios & Efficiencies 801 Clay Street 601-630-2921

REALTOR®•BUILDER•APPRAISER

601-636-0502

2009 HONDA CIVIC Hybrid. 33,000 miles, great condition. 601-415-3121

36. Farms & Acreage ACREAGE 21.5 ACRES/ Barn Northeast of Edwards. 5.5 ACRES- 3 bedroom home, deck, greenhouse, lake, lots of extras, near Edwards. 376 ACRES- hunting land – Holmes County. Joan Vickers Real Estate, 601-969-20422.

39. Motorcycles, Bicycles

FIXER-UPPER SALE. 1992 Ford F-150, $750, needs shift cable, battery and bond. 1995 Ford Explorer, $700. Needs head gasket. 1995 T-Bird, $700. Needs transmission. 1994 Cadillac DeVille, $1200. Needs fuel pump. AUTO WORLD. Come see us at George Carr Rental building. Call 601-831-2000 after 3pm.

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

2007 HONDA SPIRIT 1100. Garage kept, 2000 miles. MUST SELL. $5500 or best offer. 601-301-0432.

www.vicksburgpost.com

Classifieds Really Work!

29. Unfurnished Apartments

The Ridge Apartments 601-636-8592

FEBRUARY SWEETHEART SPECIAL: 1 & 2 BEDROOMS RATES STARTING AT $450 AND UP Bring in this ad and receive

$50 OFF

your Security Deposit

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

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.

Gary’s Cars for Less Over 50 Vehicles to Choose From With 3 Month - 3,000 Mile Warranty! We Accept Good, Bad, or No Credit

We Make Car Buying Fun With Our “Rent To Own” or Special Financing Programs You Can Re-Establish Your Credit Garyscfl.com

Hwy 61 S

Valentine Messages Send a loving message to your Sweetheart!

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

ROCKET TAXICAB

601-636-0491

FREE

Rides for Children 4 & Under

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

$2.83 per day, call our Classified Dept. at 601-636-7355.

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

Cost: $1 per word. Pictures: additional $7 each. Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!!! Deadline is Wednesday, February 9th 8th at 3pm. Bring to Classified Dept. @ 1601-F N Frontage Rd.

Show Your Colors!

To advertise your business here for as little as

601-636-SELL (7355)

FREE

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1, 2 & 3 bedrooms and townhomes available immediately.

and

Daryl Hollingsworth..601-415-5549

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

40. Cars & Trucks

will print your messages in the Classified Section on Tues., Feb. 14th.

601-883-9995

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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