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JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Employment Security was in jeopardy after a bill reauthorizing the agency died under a On A5 deadline Wednesday Some bills amid a fight to force live, some die Gov. Haley Barbour to accept $56 million in stimulus funding. House Labor Committee Chairman Rufus Straughter, D-Belzoni, didn’t bring the bill out for a vote in time to meet a legislative deadline for the House and Senate to act on bills originating in the opposite chamber. The Senate bill was amended by his

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City spends $19,000 for VTR T-hangars

26.1 feet Fell: 1.1 foot Flood stage: 43 feet

By Steve Sanoski ssanoski@vicksburgpost.com

DEATHS • Darlean Patton Flowers • Joseph James King Jr. • Maud Esther Lee • Billy E. Ramsauer • Leon Stewart

TODAY IN HISTORY

1861: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted during a convention in Montgomery, Ala. 1942: As Japanese forces continue to advance in the Pacific during World War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur leaves the Philippines for Australia. (MacArthur, who subsequently vowed, “I shall return,” kept that promise more than 2 1/2 years later.) 1985: Mikhail S. Gorbachev is chosen to succeed the late Soviet President Konstantin U. Chernenko. 2005: A judge, court reporter and sheriff’s deputy are shot and killed at an Atlanta courthouse; Brian Nichols, suspected of killing them and a federal agent, surrendered a day later at the apartment of a woman he’d taken hostage, Ashley Smith. (Nichols was later convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.)

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An American flag waves in the background breeze as Roy and Sue Campbell’s Japanese magnolias bloom on Bowmar Avenue Wednesday, a true sign that spring is on the way. With the overnight

rains cleared out, the National Weather Service this morning was forecasting sunny skies until a few clouds and possibly some light showers move in Friday.

With support of the City of Vicksburg and Warren County, the Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport in Mound, La., is moving forward with plans to build a T-hangar similar to one currently under construction at the city-owned Vicksburg Municipal Airport. Wednesday, the board of mayor and aldermen OK’d a request by VTR — which the city owns in equal shares with Warren County, Tallulah and Madison Parish — for $19,210.75 to help secure an engineer for the project. “We’ve already completed grading and banking for a new set of T-hangars, and what we need to do now is complete the engineering portion of it,” Benny Terrell, VTR board chairman, told the mayor and aldermen. “We have received funding from the three other See City, Page A9.

Vicksburg tourism

Annual events are foundation for return visits These stories are the fifth in a series by staff writer Steve Sanoski and journalism students from the University of Mississippi. On Friday: The VCVB agenda. By Steve Sanoski ssanoski@vicksburgpost.com Vicksburg’s annual events and festivals such as River-

fest, Tapestry, the Run Thru History and Four Seasons of the Arts are the framework on which much of the city’s regional tourism hangs. The events are key in generating the overnight stays sorely needed by local business owners and hoteliers and define the city’s identity for many visitors.

“The cultural heritage products we have in Vicksburg are always going to drive traffic here, but it’s the special events and programs

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that really keep visitors in the market longer,” said Bill Seratt, Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau executive director. “They also help get the word out to potential visitors that there’s always something fun and entertaining to do in Vicksburg.” However, as the events are generally organized and

operated by volunteer boards with limited funds, they’re annually challenged when it comes to advertising and promotion. “For us, it’s always a money thing,” said Erin Hern, who has been a volunteer Riverfest board member for five See Events, Page A10.

‘Immersion’ experiences increasingly important

By the numbers Annual events with average attendance Miss Mississippi Pageant ................................................... 10,000 Riverfest................................................................................. 6,000 Tapestry .....................................................................................500 Run Thru History ................................................................... 1,000 Over The River Run ...................................................................600 Governor’s Cup Youth Sports Tournament ....................... 6,000 Old Court House Flea Market/Downtown Fall Festival ... 3,000 Downtown Independence Day Celebration ....8,000 to 10,000 Downtown Mardi Gras Parade............................. 4,000 to 6,000 Downtown Christmas Parade .............................. 4,000 to 6,000 Four Seasons of the Arts ...................................................... 5,200

Sources: VCVB/Vicksburg Main Street Program

By Aline Carambat For The Post “Tapestry” is designed to tap into the increasing desire among visitors to immerse themselves in history — not just view sites where events happened and look at architecture and furnishings. The second year of Tapestry, by coincidence, kicks off today. For the next four

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weeks, each Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and

Monday, 16 local attractions will offer special presentations at specific times. “What we’re doing is putting a bright light on history,” said Betty Bullard, vice president of the Vicksburg Bed and Breakfast Association. “We’re part of an education venue and we take that pretty seriously.” See Immersion, Page A10.

The project Five journalism students from the University of Mississippi spent two days in Vicksburg last month — to gather and report on the future of tourism in the area. Their stories, directed by reporter Steve Sanoski and Executive Editor Charlie Mitchell, are being published today and Friday.

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Old bridge judged ‘fair to good’ By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com The U.S. 80 bridge over the Mississippi River remained in “fair-to-good” condition in 2009 — so says an early version of the 80-year-old structure’s annual inspection report. Prepared by Baton Rougebased G.E.C., the report comes to the same conclusion as the previous two assessments. The bridge, owned by Warren County and operated as a nonprofit business, is now only used by trains. Reports and recommendations on all the bridge’s joints, bearings and support piers — in past years, a guide to how much money the Vicksburg Bridge Commission must spend to repair the bridge’s trouble spots — are incomplete in the draft report, prompting the fivemember panel to withhold official acceptance for at least a month.

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One issue is damaged rail track nearest the Louisiana side, west of the steel superstructure. Bolts atop five of the shorter support piers have rusted, causing the railroad to move so much in recent weeks it prompted a visit from Kansas City Southern Railway officials, superintendent Herman Smith said. The commission declared an emergency to have the rail re-anchored. In November, bridge workers repaired eight angle-iron supports under a section of tracks on the Mississippi side. Though G.E.C. and Kansas City-based HNTB were retained as engineer firms for the purpose of annual checkups and emergency maintenance during routine appointments last month, authorship of the technical analysis shifted to G.E.C. in November when the company’s proposal was chosen over a similar offer

from HNTB, which had been the bridge’s contract structural adviser since the span was built in 1930. The commission had courted G.E.C. since the company hired former HNTB senior technical adviser Rudy McLellan, a key contributor to past inspections of the bridge. The commission pays a maximum of $15,000 for the completion of the annual inspection. “Rudy’s the person we’re most comfortable with,” chairman Robert Moss said during Wednesday’s meeting, as the panel pondered its options following a letter from HNTB stating its contract was null and void effective Friday. Computer records and detailed drawings of the bridge will be sought from the company, the panel decided, according to an article in the contract between the company and the bridge commission.

A Vicksburg man surrendered to Warren County deputies on an aggravated assault charge Wednesday after being identified as a suspect in a Tuesday night shooting on Red Hawk Road. Calvin D. Pollard, 24, 67 Red Hawk Road, is accused of firing multiple shots into 26-year-old Gromyko Magee, who had attempted to stop an argument between Pollard and another person at about 8 p.m., Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said. Magee, 630 Rawston St., was treated and released from River Region Medical Center, hospital spokesman Allen Karel said. Pollard was being held at the Warren County Jail today on a $25,000 bond.

Marcus Bottom wreck injures driver, 51 A Vicksburg driver was injured in a one-vehicle accident on Togo Street and Military Avenue in Marcus Bottom Wednesday night. After the wreck reported at 11:30 p.m., Terence Copeland, 51, 2610 Roosevelt St., was treated and released from River Region Medical Center, hospital spokesman Allen Karel said. No wreck details were available.

Vicksburg man jailed on marijuana charge A Vicksburg man was in the Warren County Jail awaiting his first meeting with a judge today on a charge of possession of

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marijuana with intent to distribute. Michael J. Smith, 23, 65 Smith Road, was initially stopped for a broken tail light on his 1995 white Cadillac on Nailor Road near Hilton Road, Sheriff Martin Pace said this morning. Sgt. Lionel Johnson smelled what he thought was marijuana and searched the car before finding a pound of pot, Pace said.

Drug court violation puts man in jail A drug court violation landed a Vicksburg man in the Warren County Jail, records showed. Ingram Sparks, 23, 310 Bayou Blvd., was being held without bond.

Pills, electronics missing in city, county Electronics and drugs were missing in two residential burglaries in the city and county Wednesday. At 8:41 a.m., a 36-inch Sanyo TV valued at $200, a 32-inch JVC TV valued at $175, a knife set valued at $1,000 and two 42-inch LG TVs valued at $2,800 each were reported stolen in the 1500 block of Bodley Street, Vicksburg police Sgt. Sandra Williams said. About 29 Loritab pills valued at $100 were reported stolen in the 1300 block of Newit Vick Drive at 3:29 p.m., county records showed.

Coroner: Texas oil exec hit forehead in fall, then drowned NEW ORLEANS — A Houston energy executive drowned in the Mississippi River and apparently hit his forehead as he fell from a steamboat dock, the New Orleans coroner said. Dr. Frank Minyard said Wednesday the autopsy of Douglas Schantz, 54, found a lesion on his forehead as well as evidence of drowning. Minyard said he expects results of blood tests in two to three weeks, showing how much Schantz drank before leaving a Bourbon Street bar about 2 a.m. Friday. From the bar, Schantz wandered over to the Steamboat Natchez dock, climbed over a guard rail and fell from a slender ledge while walking toward the gangplank. Schantz was president of Sequent Energy Man-

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Federal jury: Lawyers committed fraud JACKSON, Miss. — Two Mississippi lawyers committed fraud during asbestos litigation and they should pay Illinois Central Railroad Company $430,000 in damages, a federal jury said. Illinois Central claimed William Guy and Thomas Brock knew their clients lied about being involved in earlier litigation when questioned during the railroad lawsuit filed in 2001. Court records said Illinois

Central settled with plaintiffs Warren Turner Jr. for $120,000 in 2002 and Willie Harried for $90,000 in 2003. Illinois Central sued Harried and Turner in U.S. District Court in Natchez for fraud and eventually accused the lawyers of it, too. The jury said Monday the attorneys acted in bad faith.

Tuition to increase for La. 2-year schools BATON ROUGE — Most of the state’s two-year institutions are increasing tuition by at least 5 percent in the fall and adopting a new $32-per-year student fee. The new fee would help pay for a nearly $40 million student information system for two-year colleges to make registration, class scheduling

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clubs Delta Woodturners — 9 a.m. Saturday; Randy New’s shop, Lake Jackson Road, Glen Allan; 662-379-1447. Rose of Sharon No. 24 — 4 p.m. Saturday; Masonic Hall. Reunite Social and Civic — 9 p.m. until Saturday; Spring Fling and Birthday Celebration Dance; $5 admission; DJ Duncan Smith; The Hut. Exchange Club — 12:30 p.m. Monday; Anna W. Crump, executive director of MS Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Shoney’s. Gaskin and Prentiss Family Reunion — July 30-31; contact Gaskin and Prentiss, P.O. Box 453, Vicksburg, MS 39181.

bENEFITs Spaghetti Dinner and Concert — In memory of Caitlin Rose Lopez and in honor of Karlisle and Klausen Madison; 6 p.m. Friday at Grace Baptist Church, 1729 Hankinson Road; Grace’s Children and Youth, Jack Hollingsworth and other performers; donations to benefit Lopez-Madison accident expenses. Taking It Back Outreach Ministry — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-5

p.m. Saturdays; winter clothes half price; plus-size, children’s clothes; all bags of clothes $5 Saturday; 1314 Fillmore St.; 601-638-0794 or 601-8312056. Hinds DECA Yard Sale FundRaiser — 7 a.m.-noon Saturday, Bovina Volunteer Fire Department, 4 Willow Creek Drive; 601-618-4157.

churchEs Gibson Memorial United Methodist — Yard sale, 7 a.m.-noon Saturday; 335 Oak Ridge Road. Pleasant Valley M.B. — Leadership Training, 10 a.m. Saturday; 260 Mississippi 27. Zion Travelers M.B. — Ola Jones and Friends Concert; 6 p.m. Saturday; Sharkey-Issaquena Mass Choir; 1701 Poplar St.

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“Gold In the Hills” — 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays until March 27; Vicksburg Parkside Playhouse, 101 Iowa Ave.; 601-636-0471. Fort Hill Reunion — Planning meeting, noon Saturday; Jackson Street Community Center. Shape Up Vicksburg Weight Loss Celebration — Noon Saturday; fashion show, dance and entertainment; SCHC, 1302 Adams St. Levi’s — A Gathering Place; 7-10 p.m. Saturday, music by Desperados; donations appreciated. Tough Plants of Vicksburg — 5:30-7 p.m. Monday; Jeff Richardson, landscape architect, City of Vicksburg; WC Extension; 601-636-5442. National Weather Service Stormspotter Class — 6:30 p.m. Monday; Goldie’s Restaurant, 2430 S. Frontage Road; Bill Ford, 601-6361728 or bill@ w5waf.com. Narcotics Anonymous — River City Group, 8 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; Good Shepherd Community Center, 629 Cherry St.; daytime, Alvin J., 601-661-7646 or 601-4151742; evening, Jackie G., 601638-8456 or 601-415-3345.

and finances all online and uniform statewide. The Louisiana Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved the tuition and fee increases. The tuition increases are the third straight year of 5 percent boosts OK’d by the Legislature. If legislation is approved, LCTCS President Joe May said schools might increase tuition by 10 percent in the fall.

Ex-cop pleads guilty in shooting cover up NEW ORLEANS — A second former New Orleans

officer charged in a conspiracy to cover up a deadly police shooting of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina has pleaded guilty. Jeffrey Lehrmann entered his plea today in U.S. District Court in New Orleans to charges of misprision of a felony, which means he had knowledge of a crime and didn’t report it. The shootings on the Danziger Bridge killed two people and wounded four others less than a week after the August 2005 storm’s landfall and led to an investigation by the Justice Department. Sentencing is June 10.

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Winschel, parents headed to Bethesda Marine Sgt. Albert “Bert” Winschel was on an aircraft from Germany headed to Bethesda, Md., Naval Hospital late Wednesday, and his parents were on an aircraft headed to Bethesda from their home in Vicksburg. Terry Winschel, Bert Winschel’s father, said he and his wife were hopeful they would be allowed to visit with their son Wednesday night at the hospital where he was to arrive at about 7 p.m. after a nine-hour trip. The parents were expected to arrive about two hours earlier. It was to be the first visit the Winschels have had with their 23-year-old son since he was injured in combat fire in southern Afghanistan on March 2. He was hospitalized in Afghanistan and Germany for wounds to his right hand, pelvis and lower right leg and has undergone “several surgeries,” said his father,

bOIl wATEr Culkin Customers of Culkin Water District who had been advised to boil drinking water no longer need to do so, district officials said. The affected customers are residents of Wells Road and in Blakely Subdivision.

the historian at the Vicksburg National Military Park. Soon after his arrival at Bethesda, Winschel, Bert a member Winschel of the 3rd Force Reconnaissance with Marine Special Forces, was to undergo reconstructive surgery on his hand, Terry Winschel said. His parents were expected to stay in Bethesda “at least until after he is stabilized” from the surgery, Winschel said. Bert Winschel is a member of the 2004 class of St. Aloysius High School who enlisted soon after graduation. He is the father of a 2-year-old daughter.

cOrrEcTION Leroy Evans, 32, a former Utica volunteer firefighter charged with 10 arson fires over 10 years in Vicksburg and Warren County, does not live at 1762 Mississippi 27, his father said Wednesday. He declined to give his son’s current address. The address was published as Evans’ Tuesday and twice before. •

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Club collects crutches, bandages for Haitians By Manivanh Chanprasith mchan@vicksburgpost.com For a week, members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Vicksburg High School have been holding a collection drive called “A Hundred for Haiti” to gather crutches and bandages to send to earthquake-devastated areas of the island nation. “This is the biggest project we’ve done so far,” said senior and FCA member Jasmine Stevens. So far, the students have collected 27 sets of crutches and 90 bandages. The project, spearheaded by the Rev. Manney Murphy, FCA adviser, was the product of a conversation between Murphy and Dr. Daniel Edney, who returned from Haiti nearly one month ago after leading a medical missionary team from Vicksburg there to help with recovery efforts. “The world has watched the tragedy of the earthquake in Haiti,” said Murphy, also an associate pastor for Gospel Temple M.B. Church. “When it’s current, everyone is involved. But now it’s back-page news. What it melts down to is the simplicity of how our students can help. This was a simple effort where no money was spent.” “Dr. Edney talked to us and told us how hurt people are (in Haiti),” said Jasmine. “We wanted to help.” “I’m so proud,” said Edney, a primary care physician at Vicksburg Medical Associates. “The response from our community has been overwhelming.” Edney, who is the medical

director for Mississippi Baptist Disaster Response, and a team of 15 medical professionals are gearing up for a second mission. They will travel Saturday, this time landing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital city, now that the city’s airport is open for commercial traffic. They will be taking with them the collected crutches and bandages, as well as other items such as orthopedic supplies and vaccines purchased with donations. “When we were down there the first time, we didn’t have the ability to take crutches and I desperately needed them,” Edney said. “We have the room...this time.” He said the group will work around the outskirts of Portau-Prince during their oneweek stay. In addition to the collection drive, pharmacist and co-owner of Helping Hand Family Pharmacy Angela Stewart has supported the team. “She’s helped us acquire our supplies by pulling our medicines,” Edney said. Donations of crutches and bandages were also accepted at Helping Hand on U.S. 61 North. “This was way more than I thought we would get,” said pharmacy co-owner and missionary Michael Jones. Jones, who will be traveling with Edney’s team Saturday, said his pharmacy has collected about 50 sets of crutches. “The crutches will be used for a long time in Haiti,” he said. “It’s a huge ordeal.” In addition to Jones, the traveling team from Vicks-

County unemployment up again in January By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com

More details of how $4.6 million in federal stimulus funds will be spent by the Vicksburg National Military Park and at Alcorn State University were in a Tuesday news release from U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. About $1.7 million for the Civil War park was initially announced in April, earmarked for restoring the interior of the historic Shirley House — the only structure within the park’s boundaries that survived the siege and battle of 1863. That project is “close to kicking off,” said park Superintendent R. Michael Madell, with contracts about to be awarded. The other major expenditure

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— $2.3 million — will stabilize the Mint Springs bluff within the park at the south end of the Vicksburg National Cemetery. Awards for that work are expected to be made in about a month, Madell said. Surveys for the bluff-stabilization effort were under way in February. The ASU project, a $400,000 grant for restoration at the campus’ Belles Lettres Hall initially announced in September, is one of 20 nationwide funded by grants totaling $14.25 million for historic preservation at historically black colleges and universities and will also be administered by the National Park Service. Belles Lettres Hall, on the Lorman campus of the college, is a designated Missis-

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Vicksburg High School coach Alonzo Stevens, front, and Coach Andre Bennett carry donated crutches and bandages to be sent to Haiti this weekend. burg includes Edney’s son, Daniel Edney II, retired physican Dr. Joe Ross, River Region Medical Center surgeon Dr. Trey Brookshire, nurse Kathy Ellis, vaccine coordinator Jackie Brewer, clinic lab technician Hester Pitts and support coordinator David Baldwin. Crutches and bandages will still be accepted after the team leaves for the mission. In addition to FCA’s effort,

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Unemployment shot up 2 more percentage points in Warren County in January, following a statewide trend and nationally where 30 states reported jobless numbers higher than December. Local joblessness was 12.4 percent during the month, up from 10.6 percent, said totals released Wednesday by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. Statewide, the rate stood at 12 percent, up from 9 percent for December. Adjusted for seasonal factors in the work force, the state’s rate becomes 10.9 percent. Jobless rates nationally

for February stood equal to January, at 9.7 percent, said the Labor Department. State unemployment data for February won’t be released until later this month. Five states reported record-high joblessness in January: California, at 12.5 percent; South Carolina, 12.6; Florida, 11.9; North Carolina, 11.1; and Georgia, 10.4. Jobs were actually added in 31 states, but wasn’t enough to lower unemployment. Rankin County posted the lowest unemployment in January, at 8 percent, up from 6.8 percent. Noxubee and Holmes counties recorded the state’s highest, both at 23.1 percent. Jefferson and Claiborne counties stood at 19.7 percent and 18.1 percent, respectively.

sippi landmark in Claiborne County. Madell said VNMP officials had requested more than $2 million for the Shirley House, the outside of which was restored in 2009 as part of a separate project. The amount finally awarded in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 won’t do as much as initially hoped, but will still provide structural rehabilitation and allow limited ranger-guided tours inside the house, the superintendent said. Ultimately, Madell hopes future funding sources will make possible the purchase of reproductions of period furniture pieces and a number of exhibits that will enhance tourist visits to the house.

fifth- and sixth-graders at Vicksburg Intermediate School held a dance and raised $1,082, Warren Central Junior High student council members raised $400 to buy essentials to be assembled into care packages sponsored by members of Hawkins United Methodist Church and South Park Elementary students collected canned goods and water bottles and toiletry items.

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Founded by John G. Cashman in 1883 Louis P. Cashman III, Editor & Publisher • Issued by Vicksburg Printing & Publishing Inc., Louis P. Cashman III, President Charlie Mitchell, executive editor | E-mail: post@vicksburg.com | Tel: 601.636.4545 ext 132 | Letters to the editor: post@vicksburg.com or The Vicksburg Post, P.O. Box, 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182

JACK VIX SAYS: USM, Ole Miss and MSU are all in quests for NCAA berths.

OLD POST FILES 120 YEARS AGO: 1890 There is much talk of a union depot on Cherry Street. • Dr. H. Bunz, a German physician who practiced in Vicksburg during the epidemic of 1878, returns to the city.

110 YEARS AGO: 1900 The UCT Minstrel proves a great drawing card and a big success. • The Volunteer Southrons receive two cases of model 1884 Springfields.

100 YEARS AGO: 1910 Abe Joseph plans an extended trip abroad. • Rosa Russ is now with Baer and Bros.

90 YEARS AGO: 1920 A.M. Paxton is beginning his 33rd year as secretary of the local lodge of Elks. • The “End of Road” film is a moral and health bracer, headlines say.

80 YEARS AGO: 1930 H.S. Greifield of St. Louis is in Vicksburg visiting. • Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Cashman return from Memphis

70 YEARS AGO: 1940 Both CCC camps in the National Military Park will be retained, Congressman Dan McGehee advises Chancery Clerk J.S. Sherard.

60 YEARS AGO: 1950 U.S. District Engineers here mobilize forces to fight a flood threat that has already caused some 25 families to be evacuated from low-lying areas east of Greenwood.

50 YEARS AGO: 1960 Karl Nicholas of Vicksburg is a candidate for president of the Association Student Body at Ole Miss. • Tony Tavis stars in “The Beatniks” at the Rivoli Drive-In Theatre.

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40 YEARS AGO: 1970 Mrs. Edith Loeb is named “Credit Woman of the Year” by the Vicksburg Credit Women’s Club. • The art of Mrs. Shirley Skinner is on display at the Vicksburg Warren County Library.

Health reforms anything but ‘budget neutral’ During the health care summit, President Barack Obama pointed out a major flaw in the most recent major expansion of a federal entitlement: When a Republican-controlled Congress and President George W. Bush pushed through a prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients in 2003, they neglected to include a means for paying for it. They also shielded pharmaceutical companies from price negotiations. What Obama did not reveal is that now he and the Democrat-controlled Congress appear determined to make the same mistake. The president, in pushing the Senate’s version of health care reform, insisted again this week that the plan not only would be fully funded but would actually reduce the federal deficit. To arrive at the conclusion, how-

ever, is to believe in a seemingly miraculous revival of fiscal discipline in Washington. Although not impossible, it’s far from likely. The first problem is almost immediate. Medicare payments to physicians are scheduled to drop by 22 percent in April. Congress, however, is almost certain to delay those cuts, as it has for the past 13 years. The Senate version of health reform doesn’t take that eventuality into account, even though it likely will add about $250 billion in costs in a decade. A second, and even bigger, problem wouldn’t be felt for eight years. That’s when the president (who will be out of office by that time) is counting on a future administration and Congress to slap a new tax on so-called Cadillac insurance plans. If that future revenue doesn’t materialize, then the fiscal projection for the

current proposal quickly turns to red in outlying years. Why wait eight years to levy the tax? Because Congress’ current leadership balked at the plan, out of deference to union leaders who objected to the hit their members would take. If Congress isn’t willing to create the tax now, what evidence is there that future leaders will buy into it? The promise of fiscal responsibility is based on one faulty fiscal assumption after another. That makes it at least equally as irresponsible as adopting Medicare Part D and passing the costs to generations unborn. The president is adamant that health care reform is vital to the nation’s economic future. But certainly no less important is confronting the nation’s burgeoning debt — now at $12.5 trillion. If health reform is mandatory, then paying for it should be as well.

30 YEARS AGO: 1980 Students of Sally McAneny — Johnny Palmerton, Shannon Phifer, Tracey Pheifer and Jonathan Lessem — receive superior ratings at the Bach Festival held at Hinds Junior College, with Palmerton receiving a four-star superior, the highest possible rating.

20 YEARS AGO: 1990 The nation’s latest spy satellite, launched by Atlantis, is plunging to the earth’s atmosphere less than three weeks after launch due to a disabling malfunction.

10 YEARS AGO: 2000 Aviance Reed and Shawn White are voted Funniest Freshmen at Vicksburg High School. • James Ja’Shaun Archer celebrates his first birthday.

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MODERATELY CONFUSED by Bill Stahler

President could pull off bipartisan win in education Congress has a chance — a narrowing one, given the calendar — to prove it can do something important on a bipartisan basis: recommit the country to school reform. Among all of President Barack Obama’s priorities, this may have the longest-term significance, holding the key (along with reducing the nation’s debt) to whether America can compete in the 21st century. It has been nearly 30 years since the landmark “A Nation at Risk” report launched the educationreform movement and still, as Obama noted last month, American eighthgraders rank ninth in the world on international math tests and 11th in science. And, as Obama pointed out Monday, speaking to the America’s Promise Alliance, a third of U.S. children fail to graduate from high school — including half of all minority children, condemning most of them to lives of poverty and creating a huge cost to society. Congress and the Obama administration did get off to a fast start last year with $100 billion in education aid to the states under the two-year economic stimulus package — half of which will be handed out on a competitive basis that demands significant education reform. But health care and other priorities have delayed action on a long-term

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Obama has inspired considerable optimism among school reformers that he’s willing to take political risks to push reform.

commitment in the form of reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and a rewrite of the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind Act. Obama wants to replace the NCLB’s goal of having all students “proficient” in reading and math by 2014 with that of having them “college and career ready” by 2020 and having their performance benchmarked against a common international standard agreed to by all states. Schools and teachers would be judged on the basis of student test scores, rewarded for progress and “held accountable” for failure by having schools reorganized or closed. Obama has inspired considerable optimism among school reformers that he’s willing to take political risks to push reform. In the latest instance, at the Amer-

ica’s Promise event, he referred favorably to the firing of all teachers at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island after only 7 percent of its 11th-graders passed the state’s math test and teachers refused to work 25 extra minutes a day to help them improve. That drew an accusation from the president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, that Obama was scoring “political points by scapegoating teachers.” Of the two big teachers unions that are powers in the Democratic Party, the AFT has been formally supportive of Obama’s efforts to tie teacher pay and promotion to improvements in children’s test scores — the National Education Association has not — but her blast suggests that the unions will try to water down or kill reform. Obama’s Education secretary, Arne

Duncan, has said he wants to work with the unions on Obama’s “Race to the Top” for education, but in several states, the unions fought compliance with Duncan’s requirements that states lift limits on charter schools and repeal laws forbidding teacher assessments tied to student performance. One of those who pronounces himself “optimistic” about Obama’s prospects is New York City’s reformist schools Chancellor Joel Klein, who has battled continually with Weingarten. Klein told me that, besides union efforts to influence Congress, Obama’s challenges would be to “really hang tough” in demanding reform before distributing stimulus money and ensure that states actually implement changes called for in the new legislation. “I think the strategy is terrific,” he said, referring to the government’s using billions in new money to incentivize reform. Pronouncing herself “cautiously optimistic” is President George W. Bush’s reformist Education secretary, Margaret Spellings. She told me that Obama should keep NCLB’s 2014 goal of all-childrenat-grade-level as a way station on the road to “college and career ready” by 2020. “A lot of people have been grousing

about the so-called rigorous targets of NCLB,” she said, “but now they want to set higher standards but on a longer deadline so they can escape accountability.” She said that many states have repeatedly tried to loosen standards and soften consequences, and the unions succeeded in turning NCLB into a “toxic brand,” despite improved test scores for minority children. Spellings told me, “Politically, I think it’ll be very difficult to get (NCLB reauthorization) done this year,” partly because of the legislative calendar and partly because Obama is starting much later than Bush did in 2001. “Obviously, we should start it down the road,” she said. One answer to this year’s calendar problem may be a proposal by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), another former Education secretary, to fix the most important pieces of existing law instead of rewriting it comprehensively. Whichever way it happens, it ought to happen. Education reform may be the last bipartisan issue and could be the lasting legacy of this president and this Congress. •

Morton Kondracke is executive editor of Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill.

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School prom canceled Bill to ease mental commitment goes to governor after lesbian’s request MiSSiSSiPPi legiSlAture

JACKSON (AP) — The Senate has sent to the governor a bill that aims to simplify the process of having people involuntarily committed for evaluation or treatment of mental illness. The bill sets uniform standards in all 82 counties. It requires officials to develop a one-page commitment form that would be easy to understand. Senate Public Health Committee Chairman Hob Bryan of Amory says the bill also makes it clear the hearing can take place anywhere in the county. It’s simpler for some chancellors to hold hearings at the mental health facilities, he said. The commitment process is used when relatives or guardians believe a person with mental illness is dangerous to himself or to others.

Girl wanted to wear tux, bring girlfriend By Shelia Byrd The Associated Press

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House Rules Committee Chairman Joseph Warren, right, D-Mount Olive, gestures as

Sen. Gordon stops at Capitol for visit State Sen. Jack Gordon made a brief appearance Wednesday at the state Capitol, days after being hospitalized for an undisclosed condition. The 65-yearold Democrat from Okolona says Sen. Jack he left UniGordon versity of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson only for a short time because he wanted to see his legislative colleagues. He returned to the hospital after the visit. Sen. Terry Burton of Newton said Gordon just wanted everybody at the Capitol to know he is “alive and well.” Gordon was in critical condition after being admitted to UMC early Sunday. That was upgraded to good condition by Monday.

Senate approves work for release The Mississippi Senate approved a bill Wednesday to let some indigent county inmates work to pay off their fees and restitution. The House-passed bill currently limits the program to Forrest, Perry, Greene, George and Jackson counties. Senate Judiciary A Committee Chairman Joey Fillingane of Sumrall said many inmates who can’t afford to pay bond and other fees end up stuck in jail. Not everyone would be eligible to participate. The bill excludes drug dealers and violent offenders, among others.

Dead and alive Wednesday was the deadline for the House and Senate to act on general bills that had already passed the opposite chamber. There is a later deadline for budget and revenue bills. A look at the status of selected bills:

Sent to the governor Involuntary commitments — House Bill 1525 would set uniform standards in all 82 counties for involuntary commitments for mental health treatment. Career track curriculum — Senate Bill 2389 would allow high schools to offer career-track courses for students who don’t plan to attend a four-year university. Timber larceny — House Bill 607 would allow a six-year statute of limitations, rather than the current two years, for prosecutors to bring charges against someone suspected of stealing timber. Novelty lighters — House Bill 232 would ban the sale of most cigarette lighters that look like toys. Blues musicians — House Bill 1160 would allow the Mississippi Blues Commission to raise private money to help struggling blues singers and musicians. Strip clubs — House Bill 170 would allow counties to set regulations on strip clubs in rural areas.

Alive and awaiting more work Charter schools — Senate Bill 2293 would let parents restructure operations of a dozen Mississippi public schools that are failing or at risk of failing. The so-called “innovative schools” would give a governing board of parents the power to hire and fire teachers and principals. Three such schools would be allowed in each of the four congressional districts. Academic year — House Bill 1170 would allow local districts to shorten the school year from 180 days to 175 and to furlough district staff, including teachers and administrators, for up to five nonacademic days. Public records — House Bill 113 would require government entities to respond to public-records requests within seven days rather than the current 14 days; for complex requests, the government could notify the person seeking the records that at least 14 days

he speaks with Rep. Noal Akins, R-Oxford, Wednesday at the Capitol. would be needed. Open meetings — Senate Bill 2372 would require elected officials to use their own money to pay fines for illegally closing meetings. Under current law, fines are paid by tax dollars — not by the individual violators. The bill has been held in the House for the possibility of more debate, but it is expected to die under a Thursday deadline for reconsideration. Oakley Training School — Senate Bill 2984 would raise the minimum age of a child being sent to Oakley from 10 to 14 and prohibit teens convicted of misdemeanors from being sent to Oakley. Silver Alert — House Bill 664 would establish a statewide alert system when an elderly person or someone with dementia or other cognitive impairment goes missing. The system would be similar to the state’s Amber Alert, which notifies law officers and the public when a child is missing. Stalking — House Bill 1309 would designate aggravated stalking as a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $3,000 fine. Punishment for aggravated stalking for someone with a previous record as a sex offender would be up to six years in prison and a $4,000 fine. School bus safety — Senate Bill 2505 originally would’ve required motorists to stop at least 30 feet from a stopped school bus. It also said only handsfree cell phones could be used by motorists in school zones. The House took out the 30-foot buffer zone and the limits on cell phone usage. High-speed chases — House Bill 1122 would prohibit the use of nitrous oxide in the fuel for cars, trucks or motorcycles on public roads. The chemical compound is used to boost the horsepower in gasoline engines. The bill has been held in the Senate for the possibility of more debate by a Thursday deadline. Tobacco use — Senate Bill 2644 would ban smoking at venues for youth sports. Lawmakers said a final version of the bill likely will narrowly define the events where the ban would be in effect.

Dead School bus advertising — House Bill 1233 would’ve allowed some types of advertising on school buses.

Former PTA president surrenders after probe JACKSON (AP) — The former president of the Timberlawn Elementary School Parent/Teacher Association has surrendered to Jackson police following an investiga-

tion into missing funds. Nicarra Johnson, 33, is charged with felony embezzlement, police said. Kevin Green, president of the Jackson Council of the

PTA, which oversees about 55 PTA groups, said Johnson is accused of taking more than $20,000 over three months. She used nearly all the money to support a gambling habit,

Green said. Johnson surrendered to police Wednesday. Her bond was set at $10,000. It wasn’t clear if she has an attorney.

JACKSON — A northern Mississippi school district decided Wednesday to cancel its high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. The Itawamba County school district’s policy requires that senior prom dates be of the opposite sex. The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi had given the district until Wednesday to change that policy and allow 18-yearold Constance McMillen to escort her girlfriend, also a student, to the April 2 dance. Instead, the school board met and issued a statement announcing it wouldn’t host the event at Itawamba County Agricultural High School in Fulton, “due to the distractions to the educational process caused by recent events.” The statement didn’t mention McMillen or the ACLU. When asked if McMillen’s demand led to the cancellation, school board attorney Michele Floyd said she could only reference the statement. “It is our hope that private citizens will organize an event for the juniors and seniors,” district officials said in the statement. “However, at this time, we feel that it is in the best interest of the Itawamba

County School District, after taking into consideration the education, safety and wellbeing of our Constance students.” McMillen The ACLU said a school policy banning same-sex prom dates violated McMillen’s constitutional rights. Kristy Bennett, legal director for the ACLU of Mississippi, said the district was trying to avoid the issue. “But that doesn’t take away their legal obligations to treat all the students fairly,” Bennett said. “On Constance’s behalf, this is unfair to her. All she’s trying to do is assert her rights.” Bennett said she wouldn’t allow McMillen to comment Wednesday, saying “she’s still trying to process” the district’s actions. Calls to McMillen’s cell phone went unanswered. Itawamba County is a rural area of about 23,000 people in north Mississippi near the Alabama state line. It borders Pontotoc County, where more than a decade ago school officials were sued in federal court over their practice of student-led intercom prayer and Bible classes.

State sued on behalf of mentally ill children JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi forces mentally ill children through a lonely cycle of restrictive psychiatric facilities when community-based programs would better serve their needs, a youth advocacy group said Wednesday in a federal lawsuit. The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law in Washington, D.C., and the Mississippi Youth Justice Project, part of the Southern Poverty Law Center, filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Jackson on behalf of four people ages 12 to 17.

The 22-page lawsuit seeks class action status to include potentially hundreds of Medicaid-eligible children with behavioral or emotional disorders. The plaintiffs are ID’d by their initials in court records. The goal is to force “a more robust system of home- and community-based services for children with significant mental health needs,” said attorney Vanessa Carroll. The lawsuit’s defendants include Gov. Haley Barbour and the state directors of Medicaid and the Department of Mental Health.

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The following property will be sold for cash at public auction to the highest bidder on March 15, 2010 at 11:00 am. A brick dwelling located at 119 Belva Drive, Vicksburg, MS. The sale will be held at the West front door of the county courthouse in the City of Vicksburg, MS. to satisfy that certain Deed of Trust filed for record in the office of the Chancery Clerk, Warren County, MS in Trust Deed Book 1541 at Page 571. For complete legal description and details of the sale, please refer to the Substituted Trustee’s Notice of Sale in the legal section of this newspaper. For more information contact USDA-Rural Development at 601-894-1118, Ext. 4, or USDA Service Center, 27169 Hwy 28, Suite B, Hazelhurst, MS. 39083 or www.rurdev.usda.gov. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

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SmArT mOnEy Q: A few years ago, my husband’s father bought a house. He made my husband the coowner, then died soon after. The will has been read and the house wasn’t in it — the home was bought after the will was made. BrUce Am I entitled to half the house? His family wants to put the house in my husband’s mom’s name. If this was to happen, where do I stand in all of this? — E.E. Illinois A: You’ve raised some interesting questions, but you’ve neglected to give me some information. You say your hus-

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band’s name was on as a coowner. If this was with right of survivorship, then your husband owns the entire building, not half. If it was titled differently, it might be that the father-in-law’s share would be part of this estate. These are some legal problems that will require on-site legal advice. You should immediately contact an attorney in your state, explain that you have a confidential matter and you would like to know your rights under different scenarios. At least you’ll know what you should do, should your husband die or you divorce. This is not an area where time is your ally, it is your enemy. By all means, get the job done as quickly as you are able.

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

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Mexico’s Slim becomes world’s richest person MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world’s richest person — a shift that underlines the loosening of America and Europe’s stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires’ club. Slim’s arrival at the top aroused both pride and anger in Mexico, where many see his fantastic wealth in a povertyafflicted nation as a sign of what ails it. With a recovery in the value of his cell phone holdings pushing his estimated fortune to $53.5 billion, Slim jumped past Microsoft founder Bill Gates and investor Warren Buffett when Forbes magazine released its 2010 list of the world’s wealthiest Wednesday. The rise of Slim, the 70-yearold son of an immigrant shopkeeper, is just a part of the emergence of billionaires in developing countries, Forbes reporter Keren Blankfeld said. She noted this year’s top 10 richest also include two billionaires from India and one from Brazil. “They’re kind of spread. It’s a nice spread,” Blankfeld said of the list, which had long been dominated by Americans and

Mexican businessman Carlos Slim Europeans. The full list showed Taiwan tripling its number of billionaires to 18, Turkey more than doubling to 28, and Brazil increasing by 50 percent to 18. Russia also rebounded, almost doubling its number of billionaires to 62 after stock markets there recovered from severe setbacks. Still, it is hardly time to mark the passing of U.S. dominance: The number American billionaires rose by more than 40 to 403. That is more than six times second-place China with 64 billionaires. That the single richest man

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on the list should come from Mexico has drawn frequent criticism given the country’s ongoing battles against poverty. While Mexico belongs to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, whose 30 members constitute the world’s most important market economies, it is also a developing nation. More than 50 million of Mexico’s 107 million people live in poverty, defined as not having enough money to meet housing, transport, education and other normal expenses. Extreme poverty — defined as not having money to buy enough food — afflicted

19.5 million of them. But some Mexicans give Slim credit for knowing how to take advantage of the situation and make money. Whatever their attitude toward Slim, Mexicans have learned to live under the tycoon’s long shadow. Slim’s conglomerate of retail, telecom, manufacturing and construction companies so dominate the Mexican commercial landscape it is often easy for Mexicans to find themselves talking over a Slim-operated cell phone at a Slim-owned shopping center waiting to pay a bill to a Slim-owned company at a Slim-owned bank. If the line is too long, they can catch a quick coffee at a Slim-owned restaurant. His Telmex telephone company controls 83 percent of land lines in Mexico and is the leading Internet service provider. Another of his firms is the top cell phone operator, and he wants to get into convergence services to offer television and interactive media. Slim also owns the Sears and Saks retail stores operating in Mexico. Last year, he announced a $250 million investment in The New York Times.

GM Shreveport gets order for 849 Hummers SHREVEPORT, La. — General Motors has received a fleet order for 849 Hummers, so the Shreveport plant won’t shut down for two weeks in May, after all. GM spokesman Otie McKinley said the plant has a month to build the H3s and H3Ts. He said Hummer production will resume April 12, and the order must be completed by May 13, and the plant will be staffed at full production during that time. The company had planned a two-week shutdown to begin the first week of May.

Dems, White House close in on health bill WASHINGTON — A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president’s signature health care overhaul. It will come down to a phenomenal effort by congressional leaders and the White House to win over skittish lawmakers after a year of incendiary debate, even as Obama keeps up campaignstyle appearances designed to fire up public support. A closed-door meeting in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office Wednesday evening moved congressional leaders and administration officials close to agreement on such issues as additional subsidies to help lowerincome families purchase health insurance and more aid for states under the Medicaid program for low-income Americans.

La. plant Dresser to lay off 86 workers TIOGA, La. — A total of 86 employees at Dresser Inc.’s facility in Tioga will be phased out over the first six months of this year. Dresser announced the layoffs in a news release Tuesday. The Tioga valve facility, which has more than 400 employees, is outsourcing its manufacturing operations and focusing on assembly and shipping. In order to remain competitive, the company said they must continually review all

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Officials break ground on pipe plant in Tunica JACKSON, Miss. — A German company broke ground on a $300 million pipe manufacturing plant Wednesday in Tunica County, kicking off a development that officials believe will have far-reaching economic benefits. “It’s not only huge for Tunica County, but it’s huge for the entire state of Mississippi, especially the Mississippi Delta,” said Larry Liddell, public information officer for the county.

complaints in northern Louisiana and around Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Public Service Commission refused Wednesday to threaten AT&T Inc. with a potential $175,000 fine for service problems. On a 3-2 vote, the commission instead decided to study whether to impose AT&T’s

service benchmarks on all telephone companies operating in Louisiana. Although telecommunications has long been deregulated — with competition setting prices instead of regulators — landline telephone providers still require a state certificate to operate.

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Prius complaints spike might be due to panic NEW YORK — Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn’t mean there’s an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid. Experts on consumer psychology said the relentless negative media attention Toyota has received since the fall makes it much more likely that drivers will mistake anything unexpected — or even a misplaced foot — for actual danger. “When people expect problems, they’re more likely to find them,” said Lars Perner, a professor of clinical marketing at Marshall School of Business at University of Southern California. In just the first 10 weeks of this year, 272 complaints have been filed nationwide for speed control problems with the Prius, according to an Associated Press analysis of unverified complaints received by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. By comparison, only 74 complaints were filed in all of last year, and just eight the year before that.

PSC to study quality for La. phone providers BATON ROUGE — Despite a recent rash of consumer

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On motion of Alderman Beauman, seconded by Alderman Mayfield, the Board proceeded to take up the following Budget Amendment to FY 2009-2010 Budget as follows: CITY OF VICKSBURG Budget Amendments Fiscal Year 10/01/2009 to 09/30/2010 Amendment Date 11/25/2009 FEDERAL GRANTS FUND REVENUE 1520 Account Number 1520 43950

Date of Amendment 11/25/2009

Federal Grants Fund, Original Budget -1,930,347.00 Amount of Amendment -2,500.00

Reason For Amendment Add Yazoo Canal Widening Grant

Total for this Amendment -2,500.00 1520 Amended Revenue Budget including this Amendment -4,800,372.00 CDBG EDA Yazoo Canal Grant 1520662 EXPENSE 15206626 CDBG EDA Yazoo Canal, Capital Expenditures, Original Budget 0.00 Account Date of Number Amendment 15206626 56820 11/25/2009

Amount of Amendment 2,500.00

Reason For Amendment Add Yazoo Canal Widening Grant

Total for this Amendment 2,500.00 15206626 Amended Expense Budget including this Amendment 2,500.00 Total Amendment(s) for Department 1520662 2,500.00 CDBG EDA Yazoo Canal Total Revenue Amendment (s) for Fund FEDERAL GRANTS FUND 1520 Total Expense Amendment (s) for Fund

-2,500.00 2,500.00

Ordered this the 25th day of November, 2009, The Budget Amendment was voted upon as follows: YEAS: Mayor Winfield, Alderman Mayfield, Alderman Beauman NAYS: None Pursuant to the foregoing vote the Budget Amendment for the FY 2009-2010 Federal Grants Fund 1520 was unanimously adopted The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg This the 25th day of November, 2009. /s/ Paul E. Winfield Paul E. Winfield, Mayor

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On the agenda Meeting Wednesday, absent South Ward Alderman Sid Beauman, the Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen: • OK’d minutes from Jan. 19 and the claims docket. • Awarded bids for storm sewer pipes, PVC sewer pipes and related materials to Consolidated Pipe & Supply Company and Central Pipe Supply, both of Jackson. • Authorized the clerk to advertise for bids for sale of white goods, grass-cutting services for flood buyout properties and weed control. • Accepted a $18,429 grant from the Mississippi Department of Health for the 2010 Emergency Medical Services Operating Fund. • Extended a $4.2 million Federal Railroad Administration grant for the Washington Street bridge project until June 30, 2013. The grant was set to expire this summer. • Agreed to ask for a special law to allow city money to be spent maintaining Beulah Cemetery, which is private property. • OK’d a final payment of $3,321.86 to Arrow LLC for re-roofing Vicksburg Auditorium. • OK’d paying Holmes Community College $4,750 each for paramedic training and certification of fire department employees Daniel Greer, Christopher Hite, Christopher Holman, Edwin Holman, Courtney Reed and Nathaniel Williams. • OK’d payments to Utility Service Company Inc. of Perry, Ga., for maintenance of water towers at 3580 S. Frontage Road, $14,937; Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, $14,937; Hullum Road, $16,430. • Agreed to endorse a War-

ren-Yazoo Mental Health Services grant application to acquire three 25-passenger vans and one seven-passenger van to provide transportation for the elderly and disabled. • Moved $3,000 to the sewer operating fund to buy diesel for generators. • OK’d March advertising for the Vicksburg Main Street Program, $3,385. • OK’d a $236.64 advertisement request from the Parks and Recreation Department for the American Red Cross lifeguard training course scheduled April 26-May 27. • OK’d a $33,495.54 payment to Vicksburg-Warren 911 for the city’s 65 percent share of dispatchers’ salaries, matching benefits and insurance for February. • OK’d adding water maintenance department employee Willie McCoy to the employee driving list. In closed session, the board: • OK’d a hire in recreation, a promotion of Tommy Curtis from school resource officer to police investigator, a termination in building maintenance and a termination and replacement in the Water and Gas Administration. • Discussed a personnel issue at the senior center, and OK’d expanding operating hours to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and two personnel matters in the police department, but took no action. • OK’d advertising for four part-time, seasonal positions in the right of way department for summer grass cutting. • OK’d advertising for one position in the building maintenance department at the wastewater treatment plant. The board meets next at 10 a.m. Monday.

entities and we’re just waiting for Vicksburg.” The total T-hanager project at VTR is estimated to cost $700,000, Terrell said. The airport is in the process of applying for a $300,000 grant from the state of Louisiana — which Terrell said requires no local match — to get construction under way. The metal buildings have walls that divide interiors into rentable spaces into “T” shapes, which can accommodate most small civilian aircraft. Income goes to defray airport operational costs. “We’d like to build 13 (bays), but what we’ve decided to do is build whatever number we can afford with the money we receive and try to secure additional grant funds later to complete the project,” Terrell said. He said a total of $126,842 has been spent on the work. Since VTR opened in 1993, the four owners have split operating expenses not covered by income, usually about $20,000 per year each. When asked following the meeting if VTR might ask the four partners to foot the bill for the completion of the T-hangar project should grant funds be unavailable, Terrell said “you can never say never. “But what we’re trying to do first is get the money by other means that will not obligate the owners,” he continued. “With the economy the way it is right now, we know it’s going to be pretty tough to go to your owners and ask for $300,000 to $400,000. But in order for us to progress we need hangars.” The airport in Mound has 11 T-hangar bays, nine of which have paying tenants, Terrell said. Meanwhile, Vicksburg Municipal Airport Manager Curt Follmer informed the board Wednesday he’s slightly scaling back a similar 10-bay T-hangar being

built on U.S. 61 South, the first at that facility. “Usually when I come before the board it’s typically to ask for money,” Follmer said. “In this particular case, it’s a reversal. I’m giving money back.” Follmer said about $7,000 will be saved by eliminating some conduits on the project that would have aided any future extension of the T-hangar. The project has been hampered by wet weather, but the T-hangar is nearing completion. “If the weather gets nice we’ll be in those in two months,” Follmer said. The Vicksburg airport project in Vicksburg will cost about $750,000, of which the city will be responsible for about $410,000, said Follmer. The rest is being paid for with a share of the $1.3 million Community Development Block Grant the city was awarded following Hurricane Katrina. A fire station is being built with the largest share of the CDBG grant funds, but, like the T-hangar project, it has been delayed through the winter by continually wet conditions. Ground work on the fire station began in September and has yet to be completed. Meanwhile, an in-house renovation of the airport’s terminal building — which began October 2008 — also has been stalled. While the exterior of the terminal building was completed shortly after Mayor Paul Winfield took office in July, the interior remains in gutted.Under the direction of former Mayor Laurence Leyens, the City of Vicksburg pledged renewed support of the Vicksburg airport in 2008. At that time, the airport was made an official department of the city, Follmer was brought on as manager, a 20-year development plan was created and the terminal renovation was started. Construction of VTR, about 8 miles west of Vicks-

burg, grew from a study on whether Vicksburg Municipal Airport, built in 1950, could be improved. The study revealed FAA grants were available for new construction of regional facilities, and elected officials at the time saw it as an opportunity to get a new, expandable airport to replace the Vicksburg airport. Legal maneuvering in the late 1990s culminated in a lawsuit by industrialists who favored keeping the city open. A 2002 ruling by the Mississippi Supreme Court allowed the city to close the airport but, by then, the Leyens administration had committed to keeping it open. The current administration led by Winfield has pledged to support both airports. However, North Ward Alderman Michael Mayfield said with revenues as tight as they are, it’s going to be hard to continue funding large projects like the T-hangars at both airports. “This, of course, has been an ongoing cycle with both airports for a number of years now. But what both of them have to realize is the city is in dire straits right now, and money — or lack of it — is going to dictate everything we do,” he said. “The bottom line here is: how much can you afford to spend? How much will the citizens allow you to spend? I’m sure the citizens are going to weigh in on this.” South Ward Alderman Sid Beauman missed his third straight board meeting on Wednesday. Reached at home following the meeting, Beauman said he recently underwent a minor surgery on his neck and has been recovering. The alderman said he has been working from his City Hall office occasionally over the past few weeks and expects to be at the board’s next regular meeting, Monday.

be Drs. Laura Clement, Paul Pierce IV, Ralph Bell, Galy Harrell and Harriet Jones. Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association, 2644 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70816 or Berachah Church, 2918 Fisher Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180.

Air Force Base. He was preceded in death by his parents, Katie Mae Bass and Abe Stewart; and a brother, Roosevelt Brown of Memphis. He is survived by his wife, Doris Huell-Stewart of Vicksburg; two daughters, Janet Stewart-Cross of Baltimore and Juanita Stewart of Tampa, Fla.; two sons, Jason Stewart of Fort Walton Beach and Leon Stewart Jr. of Gulf Breeze, Fla.; a brother, Abe Stewart of Greenville; a sister, Bernice Bass-Hillard of Vicksburg; and members of the Herd, Bass, Thomas and Tubwell families. Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

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Darlean Patton Flowers Darlean “Dibbie” Patton Flowers died Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at her home. She was 50. Mrs. Flowers worked in the nursing field for 30 years. She was a licensed practical nurse for Promise Hospital until 2008. She received a nursing degree from Hinds Junior College and was a member of Cedar Grove M.B. Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frances Patton and Henry Patton Sr.; and two brothers, Henry Patton Jr. and Allen Patton. Survivors include her husband, Edward Flowers of Vicksburg; three daughters, Lisha Patton-Elmore and Frances Patton, both of Vicksburg, and Jennifer Shorter of Virginia; two sons, Joseph Coot Patton and Travis Flowers, both of Vicksburg; two brothers, Andrew Patton Sr. and Alfred Patton Sr., both of Vicksburg; five sisters, Frances Gregory and Evelyn Gilliam, both of Vicksburg, Regina Green Patton of New York, Myra Osei-Ageymang of Seattle, Wash., and Mary Rivers of Chicago; six grandchildren; and other relatives and friends. Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Joseph James King Jr. Services for Joseph James King Jr. will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Evergreen M.B. Church with the Rev. Frank Gardner officiating. Burial

will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 until 6 p.m. Friday at Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. King died Sunday, March 7, 2010, at River Region Medical Center. He was 66. He was a member of Evergreen M.B. Church, where he served as president of the usher board. He retired as a maintenance mechanic from Anderson-Tully.

Maud Esther Lee Services for Maud Esther Lee will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter M.B. Church. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 until 6 p.m. Friday at Dillon-Chisley Funeral Home and Saturday at the church from noon until the service. Mrs. Lee died Monday, March 8, 2010, at Heritage House Nursing Home. She was 88. She retired as cafeteria manager from Halls Ferry Elementary. She was a member of Mount Givens M.B. Church, where she served on the usher board.

Billy E. Ramsauer TALLULAH — Billy E. Ramsauer died Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Olive Branch Senior Care Center in Tallulah. He was 77. Mr. Ramsauer was born in Crossett, Ark., and had lived in the Hunter Heights community for more than 43 years. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was retired from International Paper Co. He was a member of Berachah Church of Vicksburg. Survivors include four daughters, Billie Jean Morgan and Melonie Munn, both of Tallulah, and Robin

Ramsauer and Patty Rust, both of Vicksburg; four brothers, Carroll Parker, Keith Parker and Jackie Parker, all of Crossett and Bobby Ramsauer of Hot Springs; a sister, Connie Smith of Little Rock; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be at noon Friday at the Berachah Church with Roger Cresswell, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Silver Cross Cemetery in Tallulah with Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be Friday from 11 a.m. until the service at the church. Pallbearers will be Kevin Green, Jamie Hayden, Steve Montgomery, Taye Everett, Bob Jenkins and Dane White. Honorary pallbearers will

Leon Stewart FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — Leon Stewart died Monday, March 8, 2010, at Fort Walton Medical Center in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. He was 57. Born in Vicksburg, Mr. Stewart was a 1972 graduate of Rosa A. Temple High School. He retired as a tech sergeant from Hurlburt Field Air Force Base, Fla., after 20 years. He was employed by Indyne Corporation at Eglin

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STATE FORECAST tOnIGHt Partly cloudy; lows in the 40s Saturday-Sunday Partly cloudy; chance of morning showers; highs in the mid 60s, lows in the 40s

ALmAnAC HIGHS and LOwS High/past 24 hours............. 76º Low/past 24 hours .............. 54º Average temperature ........ 65º Normal this date .................. 57º Record low .............25º in 1998 Record high ...........88º in 1911 raInfaLL Recorded at the Vicksburg Water Plant Past 24 hours............. 0.47 inch This month .............1.17 inches Total/year............. 10.77 inches Normal/month .....2.09 inches Normal/year ....... 12.42 inches SOLunar tabLe Most active times for fish and wildlife Friday: A.M. Active ........................... 2:16 A.M. Most active ................ 8:27 P.M. Active ............................ 2:38 P.M. Most active ................. 8:48 SunrISe/SunSet Sunset today ....................... 6:07 Sunset tomorrow .............. 6:08 Sunrise tomorrow ............. 6:17

RIVER DATA StaGeS Mississippi River at Vicksburg Current: 26.1 | Change: -1.1 Flood: 43 feet Yazoo River at Greenwood Current: 23.4 | Change: -0.4 Flood: 35 feet Yazoo River at Yazoo City Current: 27.0 | Change: 2.0 Flood: 29 feet Yazoo River at Belzoni Current: 26.2 | Change: -0.1 Flood: 34 feet Big Black River at West Current: 14.1 | Change: 6.3 Flood: 12 feet Big Black River at Bovina Current: 14.2 | Change: 4.2 Flood: 28 feet SteeLe bayOu Land ...................................74.4 River ...................................73.9

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Immersion Continued from Page A1. Locations include places normally open for tours, such as The Jacqueline House African-American Museum, and places routinely open to the public. Presentations range from guided tours of places such as the building that once was the convent for the Sisters of Mercy to demonstrations of quilting, tatting, medicines and medical tools from the Civil War era. There will be food tastings and lectures on topics ranging from the slave trade in Vicksburg to river defenses to the life of Joseph Davis, brother of the Confederate president. Tapestry is promoted through a colorful brochure, which includes a full schedule, and can be found on the Internet at www.vicksburgcvb.org. Carolyn Stephenson, president of the Vicksburg Bed and Breakfast Association, said that offering scheduled speakers and presentations adds depth to a visitor’s experience. “I really think we’ve made education entertaining,” she said. The coordinated effort by the Vicksburg B&Bs dovetails with Vicksburg National Military Park re-enactments and attractions such as the

Sweet Olive tour boat. All work together to make their properties more attractive to people who want more than a sightseeing experience. The B&Bs also are increasingly collaborating with each other to share such amenities as pools and spa services. “We have a really nice arrangement with both the country club and the municipal golf course, and that is that anyone who comes to Vicksburg as a tourist can go there and play golf and that is a huge attraction,” Bullard said. “I think it’s much more of an attraction than the typical resort swimming pool and tennis court.” Stephenson explained that the only way to keep Vicksburg steadily growing in tourism is to work together with everyone, while constantly implementing new ways to entertain visitors. “We work very closely with one another,” she said. “By trying to ascertain what every guest would want in a resort and stressing education, working together is the only way we can stay successful in tourism.” •

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Runners take off in the annual Run Thru History at the Vicksburg National Military Park.

Events Continued from Page A1. years and is this year’s president. “We could do a big advertising campaign, but then the entertainment lineup wouldn’t be at the level that it is.” Each year, Riverfest and other event organizers rely on sponsorship from the VCVB to get the word out about the city’s annual events. Seratt has increased the VCVB’s emphasis and spending on advertising each year since taking over Erin the bureau Hern in April 2007, and he said the majority of Vicksburg’s annual events are poised to get much more outside exposure via the VCVB. “There will be a great increase in television and print ads of our special events in key feeder markets,” he said. “We want to help build outside traffic to events that have shown they can deliver out-of-town visitors and have potential for growth.” Along with the VCVB, event organizers also are turning to the Internet to get muchneeded exposure. “We heavily promote the Run Thru History through the Mississippi Track Club Web site,” said Casey Custer, Run Thru History committee member and associate

director of the YMCA. “It’s free for us, and we know a lot of people who participate in different runs throughout the state use it to plot out the events they’re going to run in. It’s been a big help in bringing in a mix of new runners and people who participate every year.” Social networking Web sites such as Twitter and Facebook also are gaining popularity with event organizers, but are not perhaps being Casey used to their Custer full potential. “We’re doing a Facebook page, but we just have an event page right now and we’re not doing a lot of updates,” said Hern. “The challenge there is we’re an unpaid, volunteer board, and it takes a lot of time to maintain and update those pages.” Riverfest draws in an average of 6,000 people over the two-day festival each year. While festival organizers do not track where attendees are coming from year after year, or if they have attended before, Hern said they know outside attendees, primarily from the Jackson and Monroe areas, make or break the festival each year. “The economic impact is huge,” she said. “Not only does it bring people from outside Vicksburg to the

Employment Continued from Page A1. committee to insert changes to the agency that would allow Mississippi to become eligible for unemployment compensation from the economic stimulus. Straughter said he didn’t present the amended bill because the changes would have been challenged on a technicality on the House floor. Barbour initially had refused the stimulus money because it would require the state to change its policy on providing benefits to people seeking part-time jobs. He also said it could lead to a tax increase on the businesses that pay into a fund to cover the benefits after the stimulus money is gone. The bill’s proponents, however, say the state already provides benefits to parttime workers if they are willing to apply for full-time jobs. The Republican governor

criticized House Democrats. “House leaders have jeopardized the continued payments of unemployment benefits and put Mississippi at risk of being noncompliant with a multitude of federal guidelines, which will necessarily result in higher taxes,” Barbour said in a statement. Straughter said over a fouryear period some 40,000 additional unemployed Mississippians could be covered under the proposed federal changes. Straughter said Barbour’s refusal is disingenuous since he’s “already spent $832 million in recovery funding.” The unemployment insurance in Mississippi is funded by a tax on employers. Barbour spokesman Dan Turner said the governor’s position remains the same. “Gov. Barbour has said repeatedly that changing

Thousands line Washington Street during the annual Mardi Gras parade. downtown area, it also brings people from Vicksburg and Warren County who rarely come downtown. That’s really the main reason we have it.” Riverfest organizers do track from where vendors are coming for the affiliated Vicksburg-Warren County Riverfest Arts & Crafts Show, now in its 42nd year and annually held downtown on the Saturday morning of Riverfest weekend. The event annually draws about 100 vendors from across Mississippi and neighboring states. “About 75 percent of them are repeat vendors,” said Hern. Seratt said the VCVB does informal surveys in an attempt to track attendees of the city’s annual events. It counts license plates from outside counties and states and analyzes welcome center log books and VCVB Web site hits during the week leading up to an event weekend.

“But short of going to every event and surveying the majority of people there, it’s really hard to know exactly which events are drawing in large numbers of outside visitors and which are not,” he said. Frances Koury, who helped create the Four Seasons of the Arts series in Vicksburg and has been organizing its events for 10 years, said local events also could benefit by more local ambassadors. “I wish locals would be more aware of what’s Frances offered in the Koury city. I know they can’t support all the events, but it would be great if they were at least knowledgeable enough to tell tourists about what we have to offer when they meet them on the street,” she said. “It’s

our regulations to allow benefits to part-time workers would force a tax increase on businesses once the stimulus money runs out,” Turner said Wednesday. “A tax increase is certainly not an incentive for businesses to start or expand and hire new employees.” Straughter said there’s no other bill alive with the code sections needed to reauthorize MDES, which is responsible for administering the state’s unemployment insurance. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Dean Kirby, R-Pearl, also said he didn’t know of a bill still alive with the needed code sections. Les Range, MDES executive director, said he was disappointed in the agency hasn’t been reauthorized. He said the agency is federally funded and not an expense to the state’s general fund. He said over 400,000 residents are served each year. “In fact, we pay over $3.2 million dollars annually to

the state’s general fund for services provided to us by other state agencies,” Range said in a statement. “In the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression, Mississippi needs to have an authorized, functioning State Workforce Agency.” Straughter said if the federal government takes over Mississippi’s unemployment insurance, then the state’s employers will lose federal credit that could result in a $413 million tax increase each year. Barbour said that’s the reason the agency should be reauthorized. “Some people may be in favor of raising taxes on businesses some $400 million if MDES is not reauthorized, but I’m not one of them,” Barbour said. “Clearly, in these economic times, the last thing Mississippi should do is increase taxes on the very people who create jobs: our employers.”

very expensive to advertise and funds are especially hard to solicit right now, so we could really use all the good word of mouth we can get.” The VCVB advertising and promotion budget has increased from about $300,000 in 2007 to $645,000 this year. Seratt said he anticipates increasing regional advertising of Riverfest, Tapestry, Run Thru History, Over The River Run, Four Seasons of the Arts and Southern Cultural Heritage Center events in the coming year, as well as the downtown Independence Day celebration and Old Court Museum House Flea Market. “We would really like to work with groups in the market to develop more musical and outdoors events,” said Seratt.

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Ultimately, Seratt said increased advertising will only draw outside tourists to Vicksburg one time if they are not satisfied with the events they find when they arrive — meaning the success of the events really depends on the events themselves. “The longevity and viability of our different special events, that’s really going to be based on the dedication of the presenting committees and the programming they put together each year,” said Seratt. “We will help in any way we can, but you have to remember we are a promotional organization and not a presenting organization, so we’re limited, too.”

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SEC Tournament starts today

All games on WJTV •South Carolina vs. Alabama, noon •LSU vs. Tennessee, 2:15 p.m. •Auburn vs. Florida, 6:30 p.m. •Georgia vs. Arkansas, 8:45 p.m. Friday’s Games •Kentucky vs. South Carolina-Alabama winner, noon •Ole Miss vs. LSUTennessee winner, 2:15 p.m. •Mississippi State vs. Auburn-Florida winner, 6:30 p.m. •Vanderbilt vs. GeorgiaArkansas winner, 8:45 p.m. Story/B3

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WHO’S HOT HALEY HEGGINS St. Aloysius softball player went 7-fornine with 9 RBIs, a triple, three doubles and stole three bases in a 16-8 win over Greenville-St. Joe and a 16-4 victory over Madison-St. Joe as St. Al took first place in the Catholic Schools Tournament in Greenville on March 6.

SIDELINES Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at age 69 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69. Utah State University assistant athletic media relations director Zach Fisher says Olsen died Wednesday night. Olsen was an All-American at Utah State and a first-round draft pick of the Los Angles Rams in 1962. He was part of the Rams’ “Fearsome Foursome” defensive line, which set an NFL record for the fewest yards allowed during a 14game season in 1968. Olsen is still the Rams’ alltime leader in career tackles with 915.

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Youth baseball at Halls Ferry Park is once again in public hands. After two years, the City of Vicksburg has ended its agreement to pay Aquila Group LLC to manage some aspects of its youth baseball and softball leagues at the park. The Vicksburg Parks and Recreation Department will resume its administrative duties, while the Vicksburg Warren Athletic Association and Vicksburg Girls

Softball Association will run the various tournaments at the park each summer in addition to their spring recreational leagues. Aquila “said they would do it if nobody else would,” Parks and Recreation director Joe Graves said. “But the VWAA board was really fired up about doing it like it used to be. I think it’s a positive because the community is getting involved,” he said. Aquila was formed in 2007 by Good Samaritan Physical

Therapy owner Tammy Davenport as part of an effort to build a new sports complex at the site of Halls Ferry Park. As that bid slowly fell apart, in 2008 Aquila moved into an administrative role of managing tournaments, scheduling umpires for league games and overseeing field maintenance — all duties previously overseen by the Parks and Rec Department. The new arrangement returns Aquila’s administrative duties to the city. The VWAA and VGSA, which had operated their

own youth baseball and softball leagues at Halls Ferry, will continue in that role. “We had always handled registration, tryouts, scheduling the league games and things like that. The city took over scheduling of umpires and getting equipment. Our role hasn’t changed much,” VWAA president Tim Shelton said. Shelton added that while he felt Aquila did a good job in its role, the VWAA board was happy to return to the old arrangement. “As a whole we felt it would

go a lot smoother if we took it over,” Shelton said. “Some people had issues with the way it was going. Plus it looks a lot better if you have a volunteer organization running a youth baseball league.” The VWAA will benefit financially from the new arrangement. Under the old agreement, Aquila ran the weekend baseball tournaments that filled Halls Ferry’s fields from March to August. Aquila also kept the See Aquila, Page B3.

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USM wins C-USA opener A-Rod From staff reports TULSA, Okla. — Southern Miss never trailed as it defeated Tulane, 57-47, in the opening round of the Conference USA Tournament Wednesday. “This was a great win,” said Southern Miss coach Larry Eustachy. “We showed a lot of heart. We didn’t shoot the ball that well, and we can play better, but considering the situation, a win is a win.” Junior Gary Flowers recorded his ninth doubledouble of the season, scoring a game-high 17 points and grabbing a seasonhigh 14 rebounds. Junior Torye Pelham and sophomore Angelo Johnson added 11 points and six rebounds apiece. Southern Miss came out strong, hitting five of its first eight shots to take an early 10-2 lead 3:33 into the game. Tulane cut the deficit to 10-6, 2:53 later, but the Golden Eagles scored nine of the next 11 points, capped off by a Pelham dunk and free throw, to take a 19-8 lead with 10:45 to play in the first half. However, the Golden Eagles were held to just two baskets for the rest of the half. But Tulane wasn’t much better, and Southern Miss led 25-16 at the break. “This was a very typical Tulane-Southern Miss game,” Tulane coach Dave Dickerson said. “Since I’ve been at Tulane they have been the most physical team in this conference and this game was very typical of the past games. I also thought we came out flat at the very beginning and that set the tone for the first half.” The teams traded baskets early. A Kris Richard 3-pointer 1:24 into the See USM, Page B3.

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Southern Miss forward Gary Flowers scores over Tulane’s Asim McQueen in the first half during the Conference USA tournament Wednesday. Southern Miss won 57-47 and will play UAB today at 2:30 p.m.

TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez soon may be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training. Lawyers for the Yankees slugger are setting up an interview as part of an investigation into a Canadian Alex doctor who is Rodriguez the focus of a cross-border drug smuggling case involving human growth hormone. Rodriguez said the site is under discussion but he would like it to be near the team complex in Tampa rather than in Buffalo, N.Y., where the U.S. investigation is being conducted. He expects to soon know the interview date. “The idea is to schedule something that allows me to cooperate and also get my work in,” Rodriguez said Wednesday. “Obviously doing it here would be fantastic.” Rodriguez would not indicate if he pressed his lawyers to lock in a date, but he said they have been working on it for “maybe a few days. I don’t know.” Kathleen Mehltretter, acting U.S. attorney for western New York, said it is not unusual for investigators to go to those they want to interview but declined to comment on the investigation. Maureen Dempsey, an See A-Rod, Page B3.

Rebels and Bulldogs need solid showings in Nashville How is it that bubbles go from being a child’s joy to an adult’s terror? There was the tech bubble. The housing bubble. And let’s not forget, the NCAA Tournament bubble. That’s the situation facing Ole Miss and Mississippi State going into today’s SEC basketball tournament. If the Rebels and Bulldogs aren’t careful, their NCAA hopes could burst. Neither one has a high RPI, or Rating Percentage Index, the one statistical alphabet soup metric that both fans and the tournament committee can consult like the Oracle of Delphi without the fumes and trance-like state.

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The tournament committee depends on RPI heavily as a means of separating the Big Dance wheat from the NIT chaff. The RPI is a means of determining a team’s strength of schedule by the NCAA, useful when filling out the 65-team brackets with the

at-large bids. The equation is a simple one that uses a team’s winning percentage, the winning percentage of a team’s opponents and the winning percentage of that team’s opponents to generate a ranking. To summarize, if you schedule lots and lots of cupcakes in non-conference play and win most of them, you’re penalized. If your team scheduled some tough opponents in non-conference play, your ranking will benefit even if you don’t win most of those games. Ole Miss (21-9) is in the far better position in the RPI rankings at No. 56. A rather beefy non-conference schedule helped Andy Kennedy’s

Rebels, who went 2-5 against the RPI’s top 50. Both of those wins were good ones, as the Rebels beat Kansas State, sixth in the RPI rankings, and C-USA champion UTEP. Also, their losses were to Kentucky (third in the RPI), West Virginia (fifth), Villanova (ninth), Tennessee (13th) and Vanderbilt (22nd), with only one loss to a team outside the top 100, Arkansas. Also buttressing the Rebel case is that they finished the schedule strong with four straight wins, including two league road victories. Mississippi State (21-10), despite a similar record, is quite a few steps back at

68th. Two big factors are hurting Rick Stansbury’s Bulldogs: the loss to Auburn, which has an RPI lower than Congress’ approval rating, and going 1-4 against the RPI top 50. Surprising defeats to Western Kentucky (196th in RPI) and Alabama (99th) didn’t help matters either. The Bulldogs beat Old Dominion, their only win over a Top 50 opponent, and feasted on the likes of Mississippi Valley State (327th), Bethune Cookman (254th) and St. Bonaventure (158th). The Bulldogs also finished the schedule with a disappointing two-game losing See Tourney, Page B3.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GOLF 1 p.m. TGC - PGA Tour/WGC, CA Championship 5:30 p.m. TGC - PGA Tour, Puerto Rico Open (tape) COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon WJTV - SEC, first round, South Carolina vs. Alabama 1 p.m. ESPN - Big East, quarterfinal, Villanova vs. Marquette 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 - Big Ten, first round, Iowa vs. Michigan 2 p.m. FSN - Pac-10, quarterfinal, Arizona vs. UCLA 2:15 p.m. WJTV - SEC, first round, LSU vs. Tennessee 3:30 p.m. ESPN2 - Big Ten, first round, Indiana vs. Northwestern 4:30 p.m. FSN - Pac-10, quarterfinal, California vs. Oregon 6 p.m. ESPN - Big East, quarterfinal, Pittsburgh vs. Notre Dame 6 p.m. ESPN2 - ACC, first round, North Carolina vs. Georgia Tech 6:30 p.m. WJTV - SEC, first round, Auburn vs. Florida 8 p.m. ESPN - Big East, quarterfinal, West Virginia vs. Cincinnati 8 p.m. FSN - Pac-10, quarterfinal, Washington vs. Oregon St. 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 - Big 12, quarterfinal, Baylor vs. Texas 8:45 p.m. WJTV - SEC, first round, Georgia vs. Arkansas 10:30 p.m. FSN - Pac-10, quarterfinal, Arizona St. vs. Stanford NBA 7:15 p.m. TNT - Chicago at Orlando 9:30 p.m. TNT - Portland at Golden State

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BASEBALL Nomar Garciaparra calls it a career FORT MYERS, Fla. — Six years after he was traded away for the final pieces of Boston’s World Series puzzle, Nomar Garciaparra finally got a friendly farewell from the Red Sox. The rookie of the year, batting champion and All-Star whose trade began a bitter back-and-forth in Boston and, for Garciaparra, an inglorious slide into irrelevance, signed a ceremonial one-day contract with the Red Sox for the purpose of retiring in the uniform of his original team.

BASKETBALL Disgraced sprinter Jones to try hand at WNBA TULSA, Okla. — Disgraced Olympic sprinter Marion Jones was introduced as the newest member of the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock and she offered no apologies for her steroids use or her time in federal prison. She was poised and ready for questions about her troubled past. Her bid for a new career comes a decade after she starred at the Sydney Olympics, winning gold in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 1,600-meter relay, and bronze in the long jump and 400-meter relay.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS March 11 1979 — St. John’s and Penn post two of the biggest upsets ever in the NCAA Tournament in the second round of the East Regional in Raleigh, N.C. St. John’s, the 40th and last team selected, beats No. 2 seed Duke 80-78, and Penn comes from behind to beat No. 1 seed North Carolina 72-71. 1979 — In the first period of a game between Los Angeles and Philadelphia, 372 penalty minutes are handed out. Randy Holt of the Kings is hit with nine penalties for a total of 67 minutes in the period (one minor, three majors, two 10-minute misconducts and three game misconducts). Marcel Dionne of the Kings scores his 50th goal of the season in the 6-3 loss to the Flyers. 2003 — The longest winning streak in women’s Division I history ends at 70 games when No. 18 Villanova hands No. 1 Connecticut its first loss since the end of the 2001 season, 52-48 for the Big East Conference championship. 2009 — Mike Singletary leads Texas Tech to the biggest rally in Big 12 tournament history, scoring all 29 of Texas Tech’s points during a second-half surge that pushes the Red Raiders to an 88-83 win against the Aggies. The Red Raiders erase a 21-point deficit. Singletary, who outscored A&M 29-18 to give Tech the lead for the first time, finishes with 43 points.

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SCOREBOARD major league baseball Spring Training

Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 7, N.Y. Mets 6, 10 innings Tampa Bay 8, Boston 6 Philadelphia 4, Toronto 2 N.Y. Yankees 9, Detroit 8 St. Louis 6, Washington 4 Florida 16, Houston 4 San Diego (ss) 5, Milwaukee 4 Seattle 6, Texas 3 Cincinnati 6, L.A. Angels 0 San Francisco 5, Chicago Cubs 1 L.A. Dodgers 4, Arizona 4, tie Cleveland 10, San Diego (ss) 5 Chicago White Sox 9, Oakland 5 Kansas City 5, Colorado 0 Baltimore 3, Pittsburgh 2 Today’s Games Toronto vs. Tampa Bay (ss) at Port Charlotte, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (ss) vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Detroit vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m. St. Louis vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Houston vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Boston vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. Oakland vs. Milwaukee (ss) at Phoenix, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. Seattle vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. Milwaukee (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. Texas vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 2:10 p.m. Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m. Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m. Friday’s Games Philadelphia (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Boston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Florida vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Philadelphia (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Houston vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 12:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. Oakland vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 2:05 p.m. San Francisco vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 2:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at

college baseball Southeastern Conference East

Team Overall SEC Vanderbilt......................10-1................................0-0 Kentucky........................10-2.................................0-0 Florida............................9-2..................................0-0 South Carolina..............8-4..................................0-0 Tennessee.....................6-6..................................0-0 Georgia..........................6-7..................................0-0

West

Team Overall SEC LSU................................12-0................................0-0 Alabama........................8-1..................................0-0 Ole Miss.......................11-2.................................0-0 Auburn...........................9-2..................................0-0 Arkansas........................9-3..................................0-0 Mississippi St..............9-3..................................0-0 Tuesday’s Games Kentucky 7, Evansville 1 South Dakota State 3, Arkansas 2 Kennesaw State 11, Georgia 1 Western Kentucky 5, Tennessee 4, 10 innings Alabama vs. Auburn, ppd Florida 8, Illinois State 2 South Carolina 12, Valpraiso 4 LSU 18, UL-Monroe 7 Ole Miss 14, Austin Peay 4 Wednesday’s Games South Carolina 7, Valparaiso 1 Evansville 8, Kentucky 4 Vanderbilt 9, UT Martin 1 Ole Miss 10, Austin Peay 2 Tennessee 8, MTSU 6 Mississippi State 9, Western Kentucky 3 Florida 8, Illinois State 0 Arkansas 21, South Dakota 2 LSU vs. Northwestern State, ppd Alabama vs. Michigan State, ppd Auburn vs. Appalachian State, ppd Georgia vs. Kennesaw State, ppd ———

Conference USA

Team Overall C-USA East Carolina.................7-4..................................0-0 UAB...............................7-3..................................0-0 Southern Miss.............7-4..................................0-0 Rice...............................8-5..................................0-0 Central Florida...............7-6..................................0-0 Houston.........................5-5..................................0-0 Marshall.........................5-5..................................0-0 Tulane............................6-6..................................0-0 Memphis........................4-8..................................0-0 Tuesday’s Games UAB 12, Alabama A&M 1 Miami (Fla.) 19, UCF 2 Rice 8, Sam Houston St. 1 New Orleans 16, Tulane 15 Wednesday’s Games Cal State Northridge 5, East Carolina 3 Louisiana-Monroe 10,Memphis 9 Troy at Southern Miss, ppd

Mississippi college schedule

Wednesday’s Games Louisiana-Lafayette 11, Alcorn St. 1 West Florida 6, Mississippi Valley St. 2, first game West Florida 7, Miss. Valley St. 6, second game Ole Miss 10, Austin Peay 2 Mississippi State 9, Western Kentucky 3 Troy at Southern Miss, ppd Today’s Games Mississippi Valley St. at West Florida, 6 p.m. Iowa Wesleyan at Belhaven, 6 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division L 23 31 41 42 57

Pct GB .635 — .508 8 .359 17 1/2 .344 18 1/2 .109 33 1/2

Southeast Division

W Orlando..........................45 Atlanta...........................40 Charlotte........................32 Miami.............................33 Washington....................21

L 20 23 31 32 40

Pct .692 .635 .508 .508 .344

GB — 4 12 12 22

L 15 29 32 42 43

Pct GB .769 — .540 15 .492 18 .344 27 1/2 .328 28 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W Dallas.............................45 San Antonio...................37 Memphis........................34 Houston.........................32 New Orleans.................32

L 21 25 31 31 33

Pct GB .682 — .597 6 .523 10 1/2 .508 11 1/2 .492 12 1/2

Northwest Division

W Denver...........................43 Utah...............................42 Oklahoma City...............39 Portland.........................38 Minnesota......................14

L 21 22 24 28 51

Pct GB .672 — .656 1 .619 3 1/2 .576 6 .215 29 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct L.A. Lakers....................47 18 .723 Phoenix..........................40 25 .615 L.A. Clippers..................25 40 .385 Sacramento...................22 43 .338 Golden State.................17 46 .270 ——— Wednesday’s Games Charlotte 102, Philadelphia 87 Memphis 111, Boston 91 Utah 115, Detroit 104 Miami 108, L.A. Clippers 97 Denver 110, Minnesota 102 Oklahoma City 98, New Orleans 83 Dallas 96, New Jersey 87 San Antonio 97, New York 87 Sacramento 113, Toronto 90 Today’s Games Atlanta at Washington, 6 p.m. Chicago at Orlando, 7 p.m. Portland at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

GB — 7 22 25 29

college basketball Top 25 Fared

Wednesday 1. Kansas (29-2) did not play. Next: vs. Texas Tech, Today. 2. Kentucky (29-2) did not play. Next: vs. South Carolina or Alabama, Friday. 3. Syracuse (28-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 22 Georgetown, Today. 4. Duke (26-5) did not play. Next: vs. Boston College or Virginia, Friday. 5. Ohio State (24-7) did not play. Next: vs. Michigan or Iowa, Friday. 6. Purdue (26-4) did not play. Next: vs. Northwestern or Indiana, Friday. 7. West Virginia (24-6) did not play. Next: vs. Cincinnati, Today. 8. New Mexico (28-3) did not play. Next: vs. Air Force, Today. 9. Kansas State (24-6) did not play. Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Today. 10. Villanova (24-6) did not play. Next: vs. Marquette, Today. 11. Michigan State (24-7) did not play. Next: vs. Minnesota or Penn State, Friday. 12. Butler (28-4) did not play. Next: NCAA tournament. 13. Wisconsin (23-7) did not play. Next: vs. Illinois, Friday. 14. BYU (28-4) did not play. Next: vs. TCU, Today. 15. Tennessee (23-7) did not play. Next: vs. LSU, Today. 16. Pittsburgh (24-7) did not play. Next: vs. Notre Dame, Today. 17. Temple (26-5) did not play. Next: vs. St. Bonaventure, Friday. 18. Gonzaga (26-6) did not play. Next: TBA. 19. Maryland (23-7) did not play. Next: vs. Georgia Tech or North Carolina, Friday. 20. Vanderbilt (23-7) did not play. Next: vs. Arkansas or Georgia, Friday. 21. Baylor (24-6) did not play. Next: vs. Texas, Today. 22. Georgetown (21-9) beat South Florida 69-49. Next: vs. No. 3 Syracuse, Today. 23. Texas A&M (22-8) did not play. Next: vs. Nebraska, Today. 24. Xavier (23-7) did not play. Next: vs. Dayton, Friday. 25. UTEP (24-5) did not play. Next: vs. UCF, Today.

Wednesday’s Scores TOURNAMENT

Big 12 First Round Nebraska 75, Missouri 60 Oklahoma St. 81, Oklahoma 67 Texas 82, Iowa St. 75 Texas Tech 82, Colorado 67 Big East Second Round Cincinnati 69, Louisville 66 Georgetown 69, South Florida 49 Marquette 57, St. John’s 55 Notre Dame 68, Seton Hall 56 Big Sky Championship Montana 66, Weber St. 65 Big West Conference First Round Cal Poly 73, UC Irvine 69 Cal St.-Fullerton 84, CS Northridge 76 Conference USA First Round Houston 93, East Carolina 80 Southern Miss. 57, Tulane 47 Tulsa 73, Rice 62 UCF 69, SMU 53 Mid-Eastern Athletic Quarterfinals Delaware St. 57, Bethune-Cookman 55 Morgan St. 84, N. Carolina A&T 57 First Round Md.-Eastern Shore 64, Coppin St. 58 Mountain West First Round Air Force 59, Wyoming 40 Northeast Championship Robert Morris 52, Quinnipiac 50 Pacific-10 First Round Oregon 82, Washington St. 80, OT Southland First Round SE Louisiana 79, Texas St. 78, OT Sam Houston St. 62, Nicholls St. 57 Stephen F.Austin 77, Texas-Arlington 54 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 78, UTSA 66 Southwestern Athletic Conference First Round Ark.-Pine Bluff 69, Miss. Valley St. 66 Grambling St. 65, Jackson St. 57

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nba W Boston...........................40 Toronto..........................32 Philadelphia...................23 New York.......................22 New Jersey...................7

Central Division

W Cleveland.......................50 Milwaukee......................34 Chicago.........................31 Detroit............................22 Indiana...........................21

NCAA Automatic Bids Butler, Horizon League Cornell, Ivy League East Tennessee State, Atlantic Sun Conference Montana, Big Sky Conference Murray State, Ohio Valley Conference North Texas, Sun Belt Conference Northern Iowa, Missouri Valley Conference Oakland, Michigan, Summit League Old Dominion, Colonial Athletic Association Robert Morris, Northeast Conference Saint Mary’s, Calif., West Coast Conference Siena, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Winthrop, Big South Conference Wofford, Southern Conference

Conference USA

At BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. First Round Wednesday, March 10 Houston 93, East Carolina 80 Southern Miss 57, Tulane 47 Tulsa 73, Rice 62 UCF 69, SMU 53 Quarterfinals Today’s Games Memphis vs. Houston, Noon UAB vs. Southern Miss, 2:30 p.m. Marshall vs. Tulsa, 7:30 p.m. UTEP vs. UCF, 10 p.m. Semifinals Friday’s Games Memphis-Houston winner vs. UAB-Southern Miss, 4 p.m. Marshall-Tulsa winner vs. UTEP-UCF winner, 6:30 p.m. Championship Saturday’s Games Semifinal winners, 11:30 a.m.

Southeastern Conference

At The Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tenn. First Round Today’s Games South Carolina vs. Alabama, Noon Tennessee vs. LSU, 3:15 p.m. Florida vs. Auburn, 7:30 p.m. Arkansas vs. Georgia, 9:45 p.m. Quarterfinals Friday’s Games Kentucky vs. South Carolina-Alabama winner, Noon Ole Miss vs. Tennessee-LSU winner, 2:15 p.m. Mississippi State vs. Florida-Auburn winner, 6:30 p.m. Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas-Georgia winner, 8:45 p.m. Semifinals Saturday’s Games Kentucky—South Carolina-Alabama winner vs. Mississippi—Tennessee-LSU winner, Noon Mississippi State—Florida-Auburn winner vs. Vanderbilt—Arkansas-Georgia winner, 2:15 p.m. Championship Sunday’s Games Semifinal winners, Noon

Southwestern Athletic Conference

At CenturyTel Center Bossier City, La. First Round Wednesday’s Games Arkansas-Pine Bluff 69, Miss. Valley St. 66 Grambling State 65, Jackson State 57 Today’s Games Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M, 2:30 p.m. Prairie View vs. Texas Southern, 8 p.m. Semifinals Friday’s Games Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Alabama State-Alabama A&M winner, 2:30 p.m. Grambling State vs. Prairie View-Texas Southern winner, 8 p.m. Championship Saturday’s Games Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.

SOUTHERN MISS 57, TULANE 47

TULANE (8-22) McQueen 1-6 1-2 3, Timmons 3-16 0-0 6, Richard 3-8 0-0 8, Sims 3-13 0-0 6, Callahan 3-7 0-0 6, Booker 1-3 4-6 6, Rogers 0-0 0-0 0, Holmes 1-1 0-0 2, Mayhane 3-7 0-0 8, Hogan 0-0 0-0 0, Beasley 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 19-62 5-9 47. SOUTHERN MISS (19-12) Flowers 6-17 5-9 17, Pelham 5-9 1-1 11, Stone 2-7 2-2 6, Horton 2-9 4-6 8, Johnson 3-9 5-7 11, Bolden 0-1 0-0 0, Ayarza 0-1 0-0 0, Awaji 1-5 0-0 2, Stephens 0-0 2-4 2. Totals 19-58 19-29 57. Halftime—Southern Miss 25-16. 3-Point Goals— Tulane 4-20 (Mayhane 2-5, Richard 2-7, Callahan 0-1, Booker 0-1, Timmons 0-1, Sims 0-5), Southern Miss 0-7 (Flowers 0-1, Horton 0-1, Bolden 0-1, Awaji 0-1, Johnson 0-3). Fouled Out— Callahan, McQueen, Richard. Rebounds—Tulane 38 (Timmons 7), Southern Miss 50 (Flowers 14). Assists—Tulane 7 (Sims, Timmons 2), Southern Miss 5 (Johnson 2). Total Fouls—Tulane 25, Southern Miss 12. A—6,961.

GRAMBLING ST. 65, JACKSON ST. 57

GRAMBLING ST. (7-20) Akpele 0-2 2-8 2, Qualls 5-12 6-8 20, Loyd 2-2 1-2 7, Rose 2-12 7-8 13, Harris 1-2 6-8 8, SaintGelais 2-3 2-3 6, Perkins 1-4 0-0 2, Bryson 1-1 0-0 2, Dillon 1-4 0-0 2, Young 0-1 0-0 0, Fuertado 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 16-47 24-37 65. JACKSON ST. (19-12) Johnson 7-24 11-16 27, Jefferson 0-0 0-0 0, Burk 1-4 1-2 3, Melvin 4-8 3-6 12, Dixon 0-5 1-4 1, Hanson 1-9 6-6 9, Blake 0-0 1-4 1, C.Williams 1-1 0-0 3, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, P.Williams 0-2 0-2 0, Gregory 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 14-53 24-42 57. Halftime—Tied 28-28. 3-Point Goals—Grambling St. 9-18 (Qualls 4-9, Loyd 2-2, Rose 2-5, Fuertado 1-1, Dillon 0-1), Jackson St. 5-20 (Johnson 2-7, C.Williams 1-1, Melvin 1-2, Hanson 1-6, Burk 0-1, Dixon 0-3). Fouled Out—Burk, Harris, P.Williams. Rebounds—Grambling St. 41 (Harris 7), Jackson St. 48 (Dixon 12). Assists—Grambling St. 10 (Dillon, Loyd, Qualls, Rose 2), Jackson St. 7 (Hanson 4). Total Fouls—Grambling St. 28, Jackson St. 30.

ARK.-PINE BLUFF 69, MVSU 66

MVSU (9-23) Donald 1-4 0-2 2, Behling 3-6 1-2 9, Studivant 4-9 2-6 10, Cheeks 2-8 6-7 10, Burwell 2-7 3-8 7, Jackson 4-8 15-16 24, Cox 0-0 0-0 0, Lamb 0-0 0-0 0, M.Holmes 0-3 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, J.Holmes 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 18-48 27-41 66. ARK.-PINE BLUFF (15-15) Washington 3-4 2-2 8, Weathers 1-8 5-6 8, Glass 1-5 4-4 6, Calvin 1-2 4-5 6, Smith 5-8 2-7 16, Ootesey 0-1 0-0 0, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 3-3 2-4 10, Townsend 2-5 4-9 8, Montgomery 1-2 0-1 3, Kennedy 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 19-41 23-38 69. Halftime—Ark.-Pine Bluff 26-23. 3-Point Goals—

MVSU 3-15 (Behling 2-4, Jackson 1-1, Donald 0-3, Cheeks 0-3, Burwell 0-4), Ark.-Pine Bluff 8-17 (Smith 4-7, Davis 2-2, Montgomery 1-2, Weathers 1-4, Townsend 0-1, Ootesey 0-1). Fouled Out— Behling, Cheeks, Davis, Washington. Rebounds— MVSU 37 (Jackson, Studivant 8), Ark.-Pine Bluff 30 (Washington, Weathers 7). Assists—MVSU 8 (Jackson 4), Ark.-Pine Bluff 14 (Calvin 6).

women’s basketball Women’s Top 25 Schedule

Today’s Games No. 15 Texas vs. Missouri, 1:30 p.m. No. 16 Baylor vs. Colorado, 7:30 p.m. No. 20 Oklahoma State vs. Kansas, 5 p.m. Friday’s Games No. 2 Stanford vs. Arizona or Washington State, 3:15 p.m. No. 3 Nebraska vs. Texas Tech or Kansas State, 11 a.m. No. 11 Texas A&M vs. No. 15 Texas or Missouri, 1:30 p.m. No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 16 Baylor or Colorado, 7:30 p.m. No. 14 Iowa State vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State or Kansas, 5 p.m. No. 23 UCLA vs. Wash. or Oregon St., 9:15 p.m.

nhl EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP Pittsburgh........66 New Jersey.....65 Philadelphia.....65 N.Y. Rangers...67 N.Y. Islanders..66

W 40 39 35 29 26

L 22 23 26 29 32

OT 4 3 4 9 8

Pts 84 81 74 67 60

Northeast Division

GP Buffalo.............65 Ottawa.............67 Montreal...........68 Boston.............65 Toronto............66

W 36 37 33 29 21

L 20 25 29 24 33

OT 9 5 6 12 12

Pts 81 79 72 70 54

Southeast Division

GP Washington......67 Atlanta.............65 Tampa Bay......65 Florida..............65 Carolina...........66

W 45 28 27 27 27

L 13 27 27 28 31

OT 9 10 11 10 8

Pts 99 66 65 64 62

GF 211 175 198 173 171

GA 189 157 175 185 209

GF 179 185 183 160 172

GA 164 190 188 168 223

GF 264 195 175 171 185

GA 189 211 201 188 204

GF 220 184 177 177 175

GA 163 188 182 182 217

GF 220 196 170 180 163

GA 174 176 167 188 225

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP Chicago...........66 Nashville..........66 Detroit..............66 St. Louis..........65 Columbus........67

W 44 36 31 30 26

L 17 25 23 26 30

OT 5 5 12 9 11

Pts 93 77 74 69 63

Northwest Division

GP Vancouver.......67 Colorado..........66 Calgary............66 Minnesota........65 Edmonton........66

W 41 37 33 31 21

L 23 23 24 28 39

OT 3 6 9 6 6

Pts 85 80 75 68 48

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose.........65 42 14 9 93 212 160 Phoenix............67 40 22 5 85 180 167 Los Angeles....66 39 22 5 83 202 178 Dallas...............66 29 25 12 70 187 211 Anaheim..........66 30 28 8 68 185 206 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday’s Games Phoenix 4, Vancouver 3, SO Buffalo 5, Dallas 3 New Jersey 6, N.Y. Rangers 3 Washington 4, Carolina 3, OT Chicago 3, Los Angeles 2, OT Today’s Games Tampa Bay at Toronto, 6 p.m. St. Louis at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Columbus, 6 p.m. Edmonton at Montreal, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Florida at Colorado, 8 p.m. Ottawa at Calgary, 8:30 p.m. Nashville at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Tampa Bay at Washington, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Nashville at Anaheim, 9 p.m. Saturday’s Games Chicago at Philadelphia, Noon Florida at San Jose, 3 p.m. Edmonton at Toronto, 6 p.m. Boston at Montreal, 6 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Carolina, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit, 6 p.m.

LOTTERY Sunday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 0-6-4 La. Pick 4: 2-4-8-1 Monday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 0-2-9 La. Pick 4: 2-0-3-7 Tuesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 2-3-4 La. Pick 4: 7-6-9-4 Wednesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 3-9-8 La. Pick 4: 5-7-3-5 Easy 5: 01-02-27-28-36 La. Lotto: 04-12-27-32-37-39 Powerball: 17-21-37-41-50 Powerball: 1; Power Play: 2 Thursday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 8-8-4 La. Pick 4: 0-1-6-8 Friday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 0-1-7 La. Pick 4: 2-7-3-9 Saturday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 4-3-5 La. Pick 4: 5-1-8-3 Easy 5: 6-20-30-33-35 La. Lotto: 1-10-16-17-23-40 Powerball: 10-29-33-41-59 Powerball: 15; Power play: 2

Thursday, March 11, 2010

The Vicksburg Post

Kentucky back in familiar spot as favorite Rebs, Bulldogs cruise NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Maybe Kentucky coach John Calipari wants to ease the pressure on his young Wildcats. He’s busy talking about playing for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, though ending a drought with Kentucky’s first Southeastern Conference tournament title since 2004 would a big deal, too. All those blue-clad fans heading to Nashville, determined to sneak through every nook and cranny to watch? They want to see the Wildcats resume their rightful place atop the SEC. No. 2 Kentucky is the heavy favorite to take home a 26th tournament title after running to its 44th regular season crown. “For us, our whole goal is the seed,” Calipari said. “So we go in there, we lose the first game we’re not going to be a 1 seed. We win the first, lose the second, I think we’ve done enough to get that seed.” The games start today, with South Carolina playing Alabama, No. 15 Tennessee facing LSU, Auburn versus Florida and Georgia against Arkansas. Mississippi State won four games in four days to take last year’s title, while Georgia did the same in 2008. Not since Florida won this tournament en route to consecutive national championships in 2006 and 2007 has a team with a first-round bye won the title. Vanderbilt, the No. 2 seed in the East, has the hometown advantage, playing in the Bridgestone Arena just a couple miles away from campus. Tennessee always draws a crowd of orange anytime the Vols play anywhere in this state. Florida, Mississippi State and Ole Miss are desperate for more wins to push them into the NCAA tournament. “There are a number of teams that can win,” Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings said. “Obviously, Kentucky was the very best in our league this year, but you never know. “Certainly Kentucky would have to be considered the favorite.” Darrin Horn’s South Carolina Gamecocks joined Tennessee as the only SEC teams to beat Kentucky (29-2) this season, and his team is coming off a 77-73 road upset of Vanderbilt. He isn’t conceding to the Wildcats, not at 15-15 and with the SEC’s top scorer in Devan Downey.

to midweek victories From staff reports Ole Miss’ performance Wednesday was a perfect 10. The Rebels scored 10 runs on 10 hits, and five players combined for 10 RBIs in a 10-2 rout of Austin Peay in Oxford. Zach Miller drove in three runs, while Mike Snyder, Miles Hamblin and Taylor Hightower each had two RBIs. “We’ve had games like this where we haven’t had a ton of hits, but we’ve been able to get the right hits and get guys in when they’re in scoring position,” Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco said. “That’s the bottom line. It’s not about batting average. It’s about how many runs we score.” Ole Miss scored a lot, and scored early. Snyder and Smith each had a two-run single in the first as the Rebels jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Kevin Mort singled and scored on Miller’s groundout in the second inning, then scored another run on Miller’s two-run single in the fourth to give Ole Miss a 7-1 lead. That was enough for the Ole Miss pitching staff. Four hurlers combined to allow two runs and one walk in the game. Starter Matt Crouse (2-0) went 3 2/3 innings and was credited with the win.

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Kentucky’s John Wall, left, and Eric Bledsoe celebrate during Sunday’s win over Florida. Kentucky is the top seed in the SEC Tournament, which begins today in Nashville.

college basketball “Obviously, they’re the team over a period of a conference season that has gotten the best record and has earned their No. 1 seed. At the same time, it’s tournament time, and anything can happen on a given day,” Horn said. Calipari and his Wildcats traveled Wednesday with the short trip from Lexington to Nashville, enjoying the time off until their first game Friday against either South Carolina or Alabama. Calipari has had his share of success in league tournaments played in Tennessee, going 12-0 with four Conference USA titles in Memphis the previous four seasons. This roster features five freshmen, including the sensational John Wall and the stout DeMarcus Cousins. So Calipari had his Wildcats meet with a sports psychologist March 5, and the coach is using the SEC

Tournament almost more as a tuneup for the NCAA Tournament and the chase for an eighth national title. “We’ve got to get ourselves prepared for that next weekend, and that’s what we’ll do. Basically everything we do is based on how and where we finish the season,” Calipari said. “We’re trying to get ready and right physically and emotionally, and in every way so we can go in and do our very best. If you are your best and you do not win, then you can deal with it, as long as you’re your best.” Kentucky fans are helping create a crazy atmosphere. The search for tickets on the streets outside the arena already was under way Wednesday, and the blue faithful have been working every angle to squeeze into a much smaller building than the Georgia Dome, where the tournament is usually held. Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl

sec tournament All games on WJTV Today Noon - South Carolina vs. Alabama 2:15 p.m. - LSU vs. Tennessee 6:30 p.m. - Auburn vs. Florida 8:45 p.m. - Georgia vs. Arkansas Friday Noon - Kentucky vs. Alabama or South Carolina 2:15 p.m. - Ole Miss vs. LSU or Tennessee 6:30 p.m. - Miss. State vs. Florida or Auburn 8:45 p.m. - Vanderbilt vs. Georgia or Arkansas

noted the coincidence of the SEC tournament being during Kentucky’s spring break each year.

MC 3, Belhaven 2 Terrell Prescott threw five shutout innings, Bo Bell homered and scored two runs, and Mississippi College (13-1)

Jaron Shepherd

avenged its only loss of the season with a win over Belhaven (16-4). Prescott allowed one hit and two walks, and struck out five in his five innings on the mound. Daniel Cowart threw the last four innings and gave up two runs, but worked out of a ninth-inning jam to earn his third save of the season.

South Carolina 7, Valparaiso 3 South Carolina pitchers Jimmy Revan, Matt Price and Parker Bangs combined to strike out 18 batters to tie a school single-game record as the Gamecocks (8-4) beat Valparaiso (3-11). Revan had seven strikeouts and Price (2-0) had eight, both in four-inning stints. Bangs struck out the side in the ninth. Whit Merrifield also extended his hitting streak to a school-record 26 games with an RBI single in the second inning.

Arkansas 21, South Dakota St. 2 Ten players had at least one hit for Arkansas, and seven had two or more in a rout of South Dakota State (6-3). The Razorbacks (9-3) had 18 hits total — eight for extra bases — and 20 RBIs in the game. Collin Kuhn went 2-for-3 with a homer, three RBIs and three runs scored, while Zack Cox homered and scored three runs. Bo Bigham was 3-for-5 with four RBIs and a pair of runs. Arkansas scored in every inning except the third and fifth, and put a cap on the win with a 10-run eighth inning. South Dakota pitcher Matt Spinar allowed all 10 runs, five of them earned, in the eighth. South Dakota State had won the first game of the midweek series on Tuesday, 3-2.

Continued from Page B1. because the investigation is “not about me.” Other baseball players, including Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran of the Mets, have been contacted by federal investigators regarding Galea. Colorado Rockies closer Huston Street has said federal investigators might want to talk to him about the case. Reyes and Beltran have said they did not receive HGH from Galea. Rodriguez has appeared more at ease this year than last spring, when he acknowledged using steroids from 2001-03. Dressed in workout gear Wednesday, he said his surgically repaired hip from a year ago was much better.

Tourney Continued from Page B1. streak. The two perennial powerhouses on the Bulldogs’ nonconference slate, DePaul and UCLA, have fallen on hard times. DePaul is 209th, while UCLA is way down at 154th. So Stansbury and the Bulldogs can’t really be faulted for that. While Ole Miss can largely lock up a berth by winning a couple of games in Nashville, Mississippi State is on the precipice spelled NIT. An early round slipup likely will doom the Bulldogs. The whole expression of

Mississippi State strung together four consecutive run-scoring hits during a sixrun fifth inning Wednesday, and went on to beat Western Kentucky. Connor Powers was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and Jaron Shepherd also drove in three runs for the Bulldogs (9-3). Mississippi State trailed 3-1 before taking the lead for good in the fifth. After a one-out walk to Nick Vickerson, Luke Adkins doubled, Powers singled, Cody Freeman doubled, Shepherd singled and Wes Thigpen singled. All five hits brought in runs and gave the Bulldogs a 7-3 lead. Mississippi State added two more runs in the sixth inning on a single by Powers. Western Kentucky (9-4) used seven pitchers, while Mississippi State used six.

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A-Rod Continued from Page B1. FBI spokeswoman in Buffalo, would not comment on Rodriguez’s statements, citing the investigation. Rodriguez lawyer James Sharp did not respond to several messages left by The Associated Press. On March 1, Rodriguez said he was aware federal agents wanted to talk to him about his relationship with Dr. Anthony Galea. The doctor told the AP on Monday that he helped the three-time MVP recover from a hip injury last year but prescribed only anti-inflammatories, not HGH. Rodriguez said he is not frustrated by the wait or questions from the media

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“It just feels good to be back at work and have the freedom and flexibility to have a regular camp,” he said. “There’s no question I want to ramp things up a little bit and obviously work diligently more than anything down here, not overdo things.” At some point this season, he will see his surgeon, Marc Philippon, and have X-rays, perhaps during the All-Star break or on a western road trip. During his rehabilitation, Rodriguez met Galea, who has close ties to chiropractor Mark Lindsay. Lindsay helped Philippon monitor A-Rod’s recovery.

Galea, who recently resigned as team doctor for the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts, became the focus of authorities’ attention last September when his assistant, Mary Anne Catalano, was stopped at the U.S. border in Buffalo. Galea was arrested in Canada last October on four charges relating to an unapproved substance used in healing therapy called Actovegin. He is known for using a technique, called platelet-rich plasma therapy, designed to speed recovery. He has used that to treat several high-profile athletes.

profits. For the Governor’s Cup, which draws about 100 teams over two weekends in July and August, that added up to $12,000 to $20,000 after expenses, VWAA vice president Scott Verhine said. By resuming control of the tournaments, the VWAA can keep that money and pump it back into its programs. “The main benefit is the volunteers that run the league will also run the tournaments, and that revenue will go to the leagues. We’ll have the money to send teams to all-star tournaments all over the state and

to regional tournaments in the South,” Verhine said. The VWAA plans to host as many as a half-dozen tournaments in addition to the Governor’s Cup this year. The first of those was held earlier this month and drew about 30 teams. A teeball league for 4-year-olds and a new competitive 9- and 10-year-olds’ league are also planned for this spring. “We’re excited to know we have full control. We’re excited to be working with the city and adapting the league to what folks in the city want,” Shelton said.

USM less-than-stellar foes as cupcakes fits because in the end, while they taste good at the time, too many of them will give you an upset stomach. Mississippi State might pay dearly for its non-conference sugar buzz, while Ole Miss has shown a true NCAA resumé that the committee likes.

• Steve Wilson is the sports editor of The Vicksburg Post. He can be reached at swilson@vicksburgpost.com or at 601636-4545, extension 142.

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Girl’s arrival turns drinks for two into party of three Dear Abby: Last week I suggested to a co-worker, “Zack,” that I treat him to a beer after work. Before our pints arrived, he disappeared to a corner of the pub to text on his phone, and 10 minutes later his girlfriend showed up. Her being there obligated me to buy her a drink, and it derailed the work-related discussion I had in mind. The following Monday, I mentioned to Zack that he should have asked me first if it was OK to bring someone else. He was none too pleased to hear that I thought his behavior was rude. How far off base was I? I’ll bow to your opinion. — Wondering in Westmount, Canada

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Dear Wondering: Did Zack know when you invited him for a beer that you wanted to discuss business? If not, then you’re being too hard on him. But if he did know, then asking his girlfriend to join you was presumptuous — and he should have offered to pay for her drink in any case. Dear Abby: My 12-year-old daughter, “Jenna,” is in the closet — literally. About a

week ago, she moved into her closet. She put her dresser in there, threw some blankets on the floor and that’s where she hangs out. Asked why, she says, “I just like it in the closet.” Some of her girlfriends claim to be bisexual or gay. Is she telling me that she’s “in the closet,” or is she messing with my mind? Some of her friends are into cutting, and Jenna seems to be curious about it. I don’t know what to make of any of this. Any advice? — Concerned in Houston Dear Concerned: How close are you and your daughter? Are you the kind of mother she feels safe talking to about anything that might be trou-

bling her? Happy, outgoing girls don’t usually take refuge in dark, confined spaces. She may be overwhelmed or depressed, or something may be going on in Jenna’s life she needs help with but is afraid to tell you. Stay closer to your daughter for a while. If her change in behavior persists, keep probing until you find out what’s going on. Cutting can be an attempt to mask emotional pain, and if she starts, a licensed psychotherapist should be consulted. Dear Abby: I have an 11-year-old son who has started having issues with lying — nothing important,

just about little things such as doing his chores or brushing his teeth. I also have an alcoholic husband who says and does things he doesn’t remember later. When I get conflicting stories from the two of them, I don’t know whom to believe. Don’t suggest I leave my husband. It’s not financially feasible right now, though it is something I am looking into. — Whom Do I Believe in California Dear Whom: I am not suggesting that you leave your husband, unless he poses a danger to his son during one of his blackouts. However, if I had to choose between a husband who says and does

things he doesn’t remember later, and an 11-year-old boy who lies occasionally about having brushed his teeth or done his chores, I’d be inclined to believe the more sober of the two, your son. And I’d make darn sure my son understood that, while I might be disappointed he hadn’t done what he was supposed to do, he’d be punished if I caught him lying to me about it.

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time. That might account for some of your drugs. Another thought that comes to mind is that you may be seeing more than one physician. Could this be the case, with both sources prescribing without the knowledge of the other? Believe it or not, this scenario is quite common. I am inclined to think that you are not “overdosing,” but you may be overprescribed. Overdose refers to the intentional or accidental ingestion of a much higher than recommended dose of a given medication. I strongly urge you to make a list of all your medications, their strengths and the number of times per day

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HBO’s ‘The Pacific’ visits lesser-known theater of war By Lynn Elber AP television writer LOS ANGELES — Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg swapped other people’s war stories to groundbreaking, heartbreaking effect in “Saving Private Ryan” and “Band of Brothers.” The unsparing and visceral depiction of battle in their World War II collaborations is revisited by “The Pacific,” a 10-part, $195 million miniseries debuting Sunday night at 8 on HBO. Also intact is their celebration of the American veteran. But “The Pacific” carves its own path across a lesser-known theater of war with parallels to current conflicts. It also breaks the “Band of Brothers” mold by following its battered Marines home with a coda reminiscent of the classic World War II film, “The Best Years of Our Lives.” The challenge “was to take human beings and put them through hell and wonder how in the world they would approach the world when they came

On TV “The Pacific,” a 10-part HBO miniseries, kicks off Sunday night at 8. back,” Hanks said. “Part 10 is the first time we went for it.” The new HBO miniseries was born of its predecessor, 2001’s Emmy-winning “Band of Brothers,” which dramatized the true story of a company of paratroopers fighting in Europe. “We only told a partial story in ‘Band,”’ Spielberg said. “My own relatives were saying to me, ‘We all fought in the Pacific. That’s a different story. It was jungle warfare.”’ The filmmaker’s father, Arnold, battled the Japanese in Burma and an uncle flew B-29s over Japan. Other Pacific theater veterans wrote to Spielberg, “wanting me to tell their story.” The challenge for executive producers Hanks, Spielberg and Gary Goetzman was that the U.S.-Japanese conflict sprawled across a series of remote

islands and lacked the European landmarks that gave “Band of Brothers” an instant familiarity. The men of “The Pacific” fought for dirt on Guadalcanal, New Britain, Pavuvu, Peleliu and Iwo Jima. The miniseries opens shortly after the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, follows the path of three young Marines and ends on the home front in 1946 after Japan’s surrender. “You get to see who these men were before they come into the war, where they came from, why they wanted to get into it. ... You get to see how they came out of it, if they did at all,” said cast member Joe Mazzello. “You get the full scope of what it’s like to be an American Marine in that time.” Mazzello, like his co-stars, plays a real member of the First Marine Division. The miniseries focuses on Eugene B. Sledge (Mazzello) and Robert Leckie (James Badge Dale), both privates and authors of memoirs used in the miniseries, as well as Sgt. John Basilone (Jon Seda), awarded the Medal of Honor.

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a straight-A student who spends my spare time listening to classical music and surfing the Internet. I don’t have any friends because I have nothing in common with other kids who are labeled as nerds. I would like to have a few friends in high school. Can you give me a few pointers, since you are a former high-school principal? — Nameless, Anaheim, Calif. NAMELESS: Believe me, high school will be a brand-new world! You’ll have plenty of opportunities to break out of your sense of isolation and begin connecting with people. My main advice is to get involved in extracurricular activities. This is how you’ll meet other students who share your interests. Most high schools offer a wide array of activities, ranging from the school newspaper and yearbook to Spanish Club and Amnesty International. When I was a principal in Garden Grove, Calif., we had over 50 clubs available to students. All it took to form a new club was to find a teacher to supervise the after-school meetings, and then get it approved by the administration. If you can’t find an extracurricular activity that appeals to you, ask if you can start a classical music or Internet club. I also suggest that you vow to expand your horizons. Go to sporting events and school plays. You might even consider joining a club that’s outside your comfort zone. Take a chance! Above all, don’t simply do nothing and feel sorry for yourself. You are indeed fortunate to be a gifted student. Your future is bright! • Dr. Robert Wallace writes for Copley News Service. E-mail him at rwallace@Copley News Service.

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you take each one. Request an appointment with your physician to discuss the regimen you are on. Ask what, if anything, can be reduced or eliminated. Keep in mind that some medications prescribed for a specific condition are sometimes used for an entirely unrelated disorder. And they work well. So determine why you are taking each prescription and if there are common side effects of which you should be aware. For example, Lyrica is commonly prescribed for fibromyalgia, pain from shingles, partial seizures and several other conditions. Split doses are taken twice daily. Perhaps the prescribed

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B.B. King museum gets $200,000 grant The B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretative Center has received a $200,000 grant from the Foundation for the Mid South. The foundation serves Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana. Organizers say the foundation has worked to help strengthen nonprofits such as the B.B. King Museum, enabling them to better serve their communities. B.B. Museum communications director Ann ShackKing leford says the museum has become more than a place to house artifacts to celebrate and interpret history.

Witherspoon: First lady top fashionista Actress Reese Witherspoon said her “Legally Blonde” character Elle Woods has been ousted as the most stylish woman to come to the nation’s capital by first lady Michelle Obama. Speaking Wednesday at a ceremony where Mrs. Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton presented the annual International Women of Courage awards, Witherspoon Reese jokingly complained that Woods, the bubbly Witherspoon blonde from Los Angeles who discovers her inner strength at Harvard Law School and then takes on Washington politics, no longer held that title. “As an actress, I have always sought out roles that portrayed women as strong and powerful, such as Elle Woods, who was in the ’Legally Blonde’ movies,” she said to laughter from the audience in an ornate State Department reception room. Woods, she said, “happened to be the biggest fashionista who ever came to Washington until Michelle Obama. Thanks a lot.”

Sheen due back on ‘Two and a Half Men’ Charlie Sheen will soon be back at “Two and a Half Men” after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS’ top-rated sitcom, his publicist said. Shooting will resume Tuesday in Los Angeles, Stan Rosenfield said. Last month, Rosenfield announced that Sheen had voluntarily entered a rehab facility “as a preCharlie ventative measure.” He didn’t specify why. Sheen The 44-year-old actor still faces legal problems arising from a fight with his wife in Aspen, Colo., in December. The most serious charge carries a maximum three-year prison term.

Pink Floyd wins battle over online sales In a victory for the concept album, Britain’s High Court today ordered record company EMI Group Ltd. to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rather than as part of the band’s original records. The prog-rock group sued the music label, saying its contract prohibited selling the tracks “unbundled” from their original album setting. Pink Floyd lawyer Robert Howe said the band was known for producing “seamless” pieces of music on albums like “Dark Side of the Moon,”“The Division Bell” and “The Wall,” and wanted to retain artistic control.

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Police: robber holds up 11, gets $6 They say crime doesn’t pay. For one robber in California, it did — but not much. Authorities in Riverside County said a woman with a gun robbed 11 customers at a market and got away with $6. The woman was armed with a semi-automatic pistol when she went to La Chicanita Market in the town of Thermal on Tuesday afternoon, said a sheriff’s department statement. The woman confronted 10 customers in the store and demanded money from one person who was entering the market, Deputy Herlinda Valenzuela said. She then fled in an old car. No one was hurt.

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‘Big Mike’ draws tears, cheers on ‘American Idol’ By Lynn Elber AP television writer LOS ANGELES — Michael “Big Mike” Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the “American Idol” judges giddy with a moving performance of “This Woman’s Work.” Lynche, a mountain of a guy who lives up to his nickname, performed last among the eight male semifinalists Michael Wednesday “Big Mike” and emerged Lynche as the star of the Fox TV show. “You come out with an incredibly difficult song to sing, and you 100 percent nailed it,” said Simon Cowell. “Not just the best performance of the night, it was the best performance of all these live shows so far.” The eight female semifinalists performed Tuesday, with the top six vote-getters from the men’s and women’s groups to be announced tonight. Lynche, 26, of Astoria, N.Y., moved impressively from a quiet falsetto start to a booming finale, but it was as much the story behind the song as his range that touched DioGuardi. Lynche’s wife had a baby girl while he was in Los Angeles making the cut for “Idol.” “It’s amazing. You were amazing,” DioGuardi said. “It’s your life right now, it’s your respect for your wife, what you’ve gone through. ... It brought me to tears.” The other contestants, who might have been glad they didn’t have to follow Lynche, picked up a mixture of praise and criticism. Andrew Garcia, 24, Moreno Valley, Calif., had the roughest night, with his performance of “Genie in a Bottle” deemed pitchy by Jackson and dismissed by Cowell as “a little

Film studio employing up to 250 planned for Canton JACKSON (AP) — A new film studio, complete with a sound stage and production office space, will be built in Canton to encourage movie production in the state. The 39,000-square-foot facility, called The Mississippi Film Studios at Canton, could employ up to 250 workers when film production is under way, officials said. The studio will help build infrastructure for the state’s growing film industry and attract new production, said Gray Swoope, executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority . The facility will be in an existing building on 5.8-acres with 25 acres available for expansion. Renovations will begin in early April and should be completed by mid-May. The studio will be managed by Los Angeles-based RoadTown Enterprises.

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01. Legals Notice of Sale Abandoned Vehicles for Sale 2000 Sterling AT2 VIN: 2FWYGSEB0YAB12868 2003 Mercury Mar VIN: 2MEFM74W83X644226 1991 Lincoln Towncar VIN: 1LNCM81W0MY672016 2007 Nissan ELS VIN: JN8AZ08T57W516343 1992 Lexus 400 VIN: JT8UF11E5N0129857 Date of Sale: 3-19-2010 Place of Sale: 7830 Hwy 27 Vicksburg, Ms 39180 Time of Sale: 8:00 AM Publish: 2/25, 3/4, 3/11(3t) RE-ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Town of St. Joseph, Louisiana will receive sealed bids at the Town Hall office 127 Plank Road, Saint Joseph, Louisiana 71366 until 11:00 O' clock A.M., March 31, 2010 for the following project: New Amphitheatre, Plank Road, Saint Joseph, Louisiana. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the above stated time and place. Complete bidding documents can be viewed and or reviewed at the following offices: J & J Engineers, Engineers, Baton Rouge, Louisiana The Town Hall, Saint Joseph, Louisiana F.W. Dodge Plan Room, Baton Rouge, Louisiana A.G.C. Plan Room, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Complete Bidding Documents may be obtained from: J& J Engineers, Inc. 9151 Interline Ave. Suite 6B Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 By general contractors upon payment of $75.00 for each set of documents, non-refundable. An additional $15.00 will be charged if mailing is required. All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to 5% of the total bid and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or Bid Bond Form written by a company licensed to do business in the state of Louisiana, countersigned by a person who is under contract with the surety or bond issuer as a licensed agent in this State and who is residing in this State. Surety represents that it is listed on the current U.S. Department of the treasury Financial Management Service list of approved bonding companies and that it is listed thereon as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the amount for which it obligates itself in this instrument. No Bid Bond indicating an obligation of less than 5% by any method is acceptable. Checks or bonds are to be payable to the Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge Parish. The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and payment Bond written by a company licensed to do business in the state of Louisiana, in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract amount and who is on the current U.S. Department of the treasury Financial Management Service list and complies with R.S. 38:2219. The bond shall not be accepted if written for an amount exceeding the amount listed in the Treasury Financial Management Service List. The bond shall be countersigned by a person who is under contract with the surety company or bond issuer as an agent of the company or issuer, and who is licensed as an insurance agent in this State and who is residing in this State. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of 45 days after receipt of bids without the written consent of the Mayor, Town of Saint Joseph, Louisiana. Attention is called to the provisions for equal employment opportunities and payment of not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the specifications. The owner reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive informalities incidental thereto. Town Of Saint Joseph /s/ Edward L. Brown Honorable Edward Brown, Title: Mayor Publish: 3/11, 3/18, 3/25(3t)

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01. Legals Substitute Trustee's Notice of Sale STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF Warren WHEREAS, on the 23rd day of November, 2005 and acknowledged on the 23rd day of November, 2005, Robert J. Clark aka Robert Clark aka Robert J. Clark, Jr. and Betty J. Clark, husband and wife, executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Thomas F. Vetters, Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc., Beneficiary, to secure an indebtedness therein described, which Deed of Trust is recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi in Book 1563 at Page 824 Instrument #228993; and WHEREAS, on the 8th day of March, 2007, Mortage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Mortgage Consultants, Inc., assigned said Deed of Trust unto US Bank, N.A. As Trustee, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1444 at Page 122 Instrument #244050; and WHEREAS, on the 13th day of May, 2008, the Holder of said Deed of Trust substituted and appointed Emily Kaye Courteau as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1480 at Page 76 Instrument # 256983; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the payments of the indebtedness secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the holder of said Deed of Trust, having requested the undersigned so to do, on the 18th day of March, 2010, I will during the lawful hours of between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the west front door of the Warren County Courthouse at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for cash to the highest bidder, the following described land and property situated in Warren County, Mississippi, to-wit: All of Lot 4, Belle Meade Subdivision, Part 1, a subdivision according to a map or plat thereof, which is on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Plat Book 1 at Page 91, reference to which is hereby made in aid of and as a part of this description. I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this day February 22, 2010 Emily Kaye Courteau Substitute Trustee 2309 Oliver Road Monroe, LA 71201 (318) 330-9020 cab/F08-1334 Publish: 2/25, 3/4, 3/11(3t) SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on January 20, 2009, AMY CROUSE executed a Deed of Trust to J ALLEN DERIVAUX, JR. as Trustee for the benefit of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS A NOMINEE FOR TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE, which Deed of Trust was recorded as Instrument No. 264533 - and in Book 1699 at Page 750 - in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, the current Beneficiary of said Deed of Trust, substituted RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. as Trustee therein, as authorized by the terms thereof, as evidenced by an instrument recorded as/in Book 1506, Page 206 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust, and the entire debt secured! thereby having been declared to be due and payable, and the legal holder of said indebtedness, BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, having requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, to-

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01. Legals gether with attorney's fees, Substitute Trustee's fees and expenses of sale. NOW, THEREFORE, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Substitute Trustee, will on March 18, 2010, offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, within legal hours (between the hours of 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) at the front steps of the Warren County Courthouse in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the following-described property: ALL OF LOT 14 OF CLEAR CREEK PLANTATION, PART ONE, A PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3 AT PAGE 118, SLIDE CABINET A, PAGE 201A OF THE WARREN COUNTY LAND RECORDS. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. will convey only such title as vested in it as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS my signature on this 9th day of February, 2010. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE 2380 Performance Dr, TX2985-07-03 Richardson, TX 75082 Telephone No. (800) 2818219 By: /s/ Marjan Powell Title: Assistant Secretary RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-985-07-03 Richardson, TX 75082 TS No.: 10 -0009031 PARCEL No. 0811120531001600026675 DHGW 51172G Publish: 2/25, 3/4, 3/11(3t)

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on the 2nd day of June, 2009, DELORES A. HUBBARD, executed a certain Deed of Trust to ROBERT B. ANDREWS, Trustee for the benefit of RIVERHILLS BANK, which Deed of Trust is of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, State of Mississippi in Book 1701 at Page 596; and WHEREAS, RIVERHILLS BANK, has substituted CLYDE E. ELLIS as Trustee, in lieu of Robert B. Andrews, by instrument dated the 16th day of December, 2009 and recorded in the aforesaid Chancery Clerk's office in Book 1504 at Page 105; and WHEREAS, Default having been made and the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust, RIVERHILLS BANK, the legal holder of said indebtedness, having requested the undersigned Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust and for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorneys fees, trustee's fees and expense of sale. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Clyde E. Ellis, Substituted Trustee, will on the 18th day of March, 2010 offer for sale at public outcry and sell within legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the West door of the County Courthouse of Warren County, located at Vicksburg, Mississippi to the highest and best bidder for cash the following described property situated in Warren County, State of Mississippi, to-wit: Lots 10 and 11 of LAKELAND VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, Part III, a subdivision according to a map or plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi, recorded in Plat Book 3 at Page 82 and Plat Cabinet A at Slot 919-B, reference to which map of plat is hereby made in aid of and as a part of this description. I will convey only such title as vested in me as Substituted Trustee. WITNESS my signature this the 23rd day of February, 2010. CLYDE E. ELLIS, Substituted Trustee PREPARED BY: Clyde E. Ellis, Esq., MSB#9352 ELLIS and ELLIS 1212 Farmer Street Vicksburg, MS 39183 (601) 638-0353 - Telephone Publish: 2/25, 3/4, 3/11(3t)

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on December 24, 2008, EDDIE DORSEY, AS A SINGLE MAN AND GLORIA JEAN WOODARD. AS A SINGLE WOMAN executed a Deed of Trust to MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TITLE as Trustee for the benefit of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS A NOMINEE FOR TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP, which Deed of Trust was recorded as Instrument No. 264049 - and in Book 1699 at Page 648 - in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, the current Beneficiary of said Deed of Trust, substituted RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. as Trustee therein, as authorized by the terms thereof, as evidenced by an instrument recorded as/in Book 1506, Page 289 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust, and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable, and the legal holder of said indebtedness, BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, having requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, Substitute Trustee's fees and expenses of sale. NOW, THEREFORE, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Substitute Trustee, will on March 25, 2010, offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, within legal hours (between the hours of 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) at the front steps of the Warren County Courthouse in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the following-described property: ALL OF THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND LYING AND BEING SITUATED IN PART OF THE SOUTH ONE HALF OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 16 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, OF THE COUNTY OF WARREN, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE FRANK AND VERA DAYTON 31.38 ACRE TRACT, AS DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 588 AT PAGE 535 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF WARREN COUNTY, MS: THENCE RUN S 88 DEGREES 19`58`` W, 72.73 FEET: THENCE RUN N 06 DEGREES 10`14`È, 89.87 FEET: THENCE RUN N 06 DEGREES 25`09È, 27.91 FEET: THENCE RUN N 31 DEGREES 06`51`W, 320.54 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE N 31 DEGREES 06`51” W, 71.88 FEET;” THENCE RUN N 19 DEGREES 17`50`È, 79.51 FEET; THENCE RUN S 49 DEGREES 58`30" E, 60.0 FEET; THENCE RUN S 33 DEGREES 38`30" E 59.10 FEET; THENCE RUN S 54 DEGREES 16`20" W, 83.54 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.200 ACRE. TOGETHER WITH; THAT CERTAIN PERPETUAL, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT, TO BE USED IN COMMON, FOR THE PURPOSE OF A ROADWAY, AND FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POWER LINES, WATER LINES, UTILITIES, ETC, OVER AND ACROSS A CERTAIN FIFTY (50) FOOT WIDE STRIP OF LAND BEING FURTHER DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT A POINT ON RANCHO ROAD, WHERE IT INTERSECTS THE NORTH LINE OF THE FRANK AND VERA DAVIS TRACT; THENCE RUN 25 FEET EITHER SIDE OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED CENTERLINE S 21 DEGREES 34`45" E, 103.58 FEET; THEN RUN S 08 DEGREES 41`07" W, 101.40 FEET; THENCE RUN S 17 DEGREES 36`44" W, 115.16 FEET; THENCE RUN S 31 DEGREES 06`51" E, 486.54 FEET TO THE END OF

EASEMENT. SUBJECT TO: THAT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED WHICH LIES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE EASEMENT DESCRIBED ABOVE. TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN 2006 LEXINGTON MANUFACTURED HOME MODEL NUMBER 2805, 28X60, SERIAL NUMBER LH01051517A/B WHICH IS PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. will convey only such title as vested in it as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS my signature on this 16th day of February, 2010. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-985-07-03 Richardson, TX 75082 Telephone No. (800) 281-8219 By: /s/ Julie C. Webb Title: Assistant Secretary RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-985-07-03 Richardson, TX 75082 TS No.: 10 -0009030 PARCEL No. 0964239999013900 DHGW 51318G Publish: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18(3t)

U.S. Highway 61, and thence in a Southerly direction, following said Ea! stern Bo undary line of said highway, a distance of 275 feet to the Point of Beginning. The deed hereinabove referred to is made a part hereof for the purpose of aiding the description of the property hereby conveyed. It being the intention of the grantors herein and they do hereby convey to the name grantee that certain tract or parcel of land conveyed to grantors by Walter Joe Bealle and Lonece Bealle, husband and wife, by that certain deed dated November 30, 1953 and recorded in Deed Book 308 at Page 495 of the Land Records of Warren County, Mississippi. Less and except that certain parcel of land conveyed to L.J. Simpson and Earline Simpson by George L. McMillin and Della McMillin as recorded in Deed Book 400 at Page 238 on June 29, 1965 at 4:05 P.M. Less and except that certain parcel of land conveyed to Mississippi State Highway Commission by Linda Galey Henley Mathews and Jeanette Ratliff as recorded in Deed Book 892 at Page 555 on May 11, 1990 at 1:24 P.M. Less and except that certain parcel of land conveyed to Mississippi State Highway Commission by Jeanette McMillin Galey Ratliff aka Jeanette McMillin Galey as recorded in Deed Book 892 at Page 632 on May 15, 1990 at 1:51 P.M. Property acquired by Quitclaim Deed dated 5/18/93 in conveyance records at 974/830 in Warren County, Mississippi. INDEXING INSTRUCTIONS: Part of North Half of Southeast Quarter, Section 20, Township 14, Range 3, Warren County, Mississippi. Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will convey only such title as vested in me as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS my signature on this 23th day of February, 2010. _____________________ Scot P. Goldsholl Substitute Trustee Dyke, Henry, Goldsholl & Winzerling PLC 415 North McKinley, Suite 555 Little Rock, AR 72205 Telephone No. 501-6611000 THIS DOCUMENT PREPARED BY: DYKE, HENRY, GOLDSHOLL & WINZERLING, P! . L.C. 415 N. McKinley, Ste 555 Little Rock, AR 72205 Telephone No. (501) 6611000 DHGW No. 50248G-1 Publish: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18(3t)

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on February 27, 2004, Johnny Ray Galey executed a Deed of Trust to Jane Bell as Trustee for the benefit of Homeowners Loan Corp, which Deed of Trust was recorded in Book 1451, Page 546 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, Homeowners Loan Corp assigned said Deed of Trust to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. pursuant to an instrument dated February 27, 2004 and recorded in Book 1340, Page 354 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., the holder of said Deed of Trust and t! he Note secured thereby, substituted Scot P. Goldsholl as Trustee in place of the afore-mentioned original Trustee, as authorized by the terms thereof, as evidenced by an instrument dated December 29, 2009, and recorded in Book 1506, Page 47 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust, and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable, and the legal holder of said indebtedness, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., having requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, Substitute Trustee's fees and expenses of sale. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Scot P. Goldsholl, Substitute Trustee, will on March 25, 2010, offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, within legal hours (between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) at the front steps of the Warren County Courthouse in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, the following-described property: Beginning at a point on the East Right-of-Way Line of U.S. Highway 61, said point being at the intersection of said Right-of-Way line and the Southern boundary line of Parcel I as described in the Deed executed by Josephine Hyland Alexander and A. G. Alexander on the 5th day of August, 1943 and recorded in Deed Book 233 at Page 403 of the Land Records of Warren County, Mississippi, and run thence in an Easterly direction, following said Southern boundary line of said Parcel I, a distance of 325 feet; thence in a Northerly direction parallel with the Eastern Right of Way line of U.S. Highway 61 a distance of 275 feet; thence in a Westerly direction, parallel with the aforesaid Southern boundary line, a distance of 235 feet to the Eastern Boundary line of

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI RE: IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUTH GAUNT HENRY, DECEASED NO: 2010-020PR NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF RUTH GAUNT HENRY NOTICE is hereby given that Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Ruth Gaunt Henry, deceased, Probate No. 2010-020PR, were granted to the undersigned by the Chancery Court of Warren County, Mississippi, on the 8th day of February, 2010, and all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified and required to have the same probated and registered by the Clerk of said Court as required by law within ninety (90) days from date of first publication of this notice. Failure to do so will forever bar such claims. WITNESS my signature this the 24th day of February, 2010. /s/THOMAS B. HENRY, JR., EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF RUTH GAUNT HENRY, DECEASED Publish: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18(3t) SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on the 28th day of December, 2005, HOME RESOLUTIONS, LLC, a Mississippi Limited Liability Company, executed a certain Deed of Trust to ALLEN L. BURRELL, Trustee for the benefit of RIVERHILLS BANK, which Deed of Trust

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01. Legals is of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, State of Mississippi in Book 1571 at Page 72; and WHEREAS, RIVERHILLS BANK, has substituted CLYDE E. ELLIS as Trustee in lieu of Allen L. Burrell, by instrument dated the 16th day of December, 2009 and recorded in the aforesaid Chancery Clerk's office in Book1504 at Page 104; and WHEREAS, Default having been made and the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust, RIVERHILLS BANK, the legal holder of said indebtedness, having requested the undersigned Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust and for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorneys fees, trustee's fees and expense of sale. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Clyde E. Ellis, Substituted Trustee, will on the 18th day of March, 2010 offer for sale at public outcry and sell with in legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the West door of the County Courthouse of Warren County, located at Vicksburg, Mississippi to the highest and best bidder for cash the following described property situated in Warren County, State of Mississippi, to-wit: PARCEL ONE: Part of Lot No. Forty (40), Square Eleven (11) of Vick's Enlargement to the City of Vicksburg, the plat of which is duly recorded in Deed Book "G" , page 670 of the Record of Deeds in the Chancery Clerk's office in Warren County, Mississippi, the said lot being more particularly described as follows to-wit: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Lot, running thence West, on the Southern line of Second Eas or Main Street, Fifty (50) feet thence South One Hundred and Forty-seven (147) feet and Six (6) Inches; thence East Fifty (50) feet; thence North One Hundred and Forty-seven (147) feet and Six (6) Inches to the place of beginning. LESS AND EXCEPT: That certain tract or parcel of land conveyed to George Smith and Janie Smith from Iris Weimar, Mildred Weimar Carol Weimar and John W. Weimar as recorded in Deed Book 636 at Page 496 of the Warren County, State of Mis sissippi Land Records, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the South line of Main Street, said point lying East, 100 feet, from the Northwest corner of said Lot 40, and running thence along the South line of said Main Street east, 22.2 feet; thence leaving the South line of said Main Street, and run parallel with the West line of said Lot 40, south 147.5 feet, to a point on the south line of said Lot 40; thence along the south line of said Lot 40, west 22.2 feet; thence leaving the South line of said Lot 40, and run parallel with the west line of said Lot 40, north, 147.5 feet to the point of beginning and being house and lot 1408 Main St, in said city as surveyed by Gee & Strickland, Inc., Engineers, on September 3, 1980. PARCEL TWO: Commencing at the Northwest corner of Lot Thirty-nine (39) Square Eleven (11), of Vick's Enlargement thence East, along the southern line of Main Street, Fifty-three and one-half (53-1/2) Feet to Henry Gram's Lot; thence South, along the Western line of said Gram's lot, One Hundred and Forty-seven and one-half (147-1/2) Feet to the South line of said Lot Thirty-nine (39); thence Wes Fifty-three and one-half (531/2) Feet to the Southwest corner of said Lot Thirty-nine (39); thence North One Hundred and Forty-seven and one-half (147-1/2) Feet to the place of beginning; and being the same property conveyed to Seymour Bazinsky by Celia Lowenthal by deed dated on the 19th day of April 1907, of record in Book 113, page 2, of the Record o Deeds of said County. I will convey only such title as vested in me as Substitut ed Trustee. WITNESS my signature this the 23rd day of February, 2010. CLYDE E. ELLIS,

01. Legals , Substituted Trustee PREPARED BY: Clyde E. Ellis, Esq., MSB#9352 ELLIS and ELLIS 1212 Farmer Street Vicksburg, MS 39183 (601) 638-0353 - Telephone Publish: 2/25, 3/4, 3/11(3t)

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on the 16th day of June, 2009, HUBBARD REALTY, LLC, a Mississippi Limited Liability Company, executed a certain Deed of Trust to ROBERT B. ANDREWS, Trustee for the benefit of RIVERHILLS BANK, which Deed of Trust is of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, State of Mississippi in Book 1703 at Page 9; and WHEREAS, RIVERHILLS BANK, has substituted CLYDE E. ELLIS as Trustee, in lieu of Robert B. Andrews, by instrument dated the 16th day of December, 2009 and recorded in the aforesaid Chancery Clerk's office in Book1504 at Page 103; and WHEREAS, Default having been made and the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust, RIVERHILLS BANK, the legal holder of said indebtedness, having requested the undersigned Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust and for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorneys fees, trustee's fees and expense of sale. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Clyde E. Ellis, Substituted Trustee, will on the 18th day of March, 2010 offer for sale at public outcry and sell within legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the West door of the County Courthouse of Warren County, located at Vicksburg, Mississippi to the highest and best bidder for cash the following described property situated in Warren County, State of Mississippi, to-wit: Part of Lot 254 in Square 47, according to the original plat of the City of Vicksburg described as follows: Beginning on the southern boundary line of Clay Street, a distance of 73.09 feet east of the Northwest Corner of Lot 254 and the southeast intersection of Clay and Adams Streets, and run thence along Clay Street North 90 degrees 00 seconds East 73.09 feet to a point, thence leaving Clay Street and run thence South 00 degrees West 86 feet, thence South 90 degrees 0 seconds West 73.09 feet to a point, thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes East 86 feet to the point of beginning. It is the intention to convey and it is hereby conveyed, whether correctly described or not, that certain lot, tract or parcel of property identified as Parcel Two in that certain Warranty Deed executed by Mary Odessa Bonelli to Webber E. Brewer and Carolyn D. Brewer, dated April 20, 1990 and recorded in Book 890 at Page 708 of the Land Records of Warren County, Mississippi. I will convey only such title as vested in me as Substituted Trustee. WITNESS my signature this the 23rd day of February, 2010. CLYDE E. ELLIS, Substituted Trustee PREPARED BY: Clyde E. Ellis, Esq., MSB#9352 ELLIS and ELLIS 1212 Farmer Street Vicksburg, MS 39183 (601) 638-0353 - Telephone Publish: 2/25, 3/4, 3/11(3t)

Town of Utica is accepting sealed bids for Cemetery upkeep (grass cutting). For more information contact Town Clerk, (601)885-8718. /s/ Lisa Morris Lisa Morris Town Clerk Publish: 3/11, 3/18, 3/25(3t)

01. Legals SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on December 20, 2007, JOHN C. JOHNSON AND VANESSA O JOHNSON,HUSBAND AND WIFE executed a Deed of Trust to ELLIS, BRADDOCK& DEES, LTD as Trustee for the benefit of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC AS NOMINEE FOR TAYLOR BEAN AND WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP., which Deed of Trust was recorded as INSTRUMENT NO. 253069 - AND IN BOOK 1687, PAGE 548 - in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC AS NOMINEE FOR TAYLOR BEAN AND WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP. appointed Emily Kaye Courteau as Substitute Trustee in place of the afore-mentioned original Trustee via a Substitution of Trustee dated January 21, 2009 and recorded as Instrument No. 264448 - and in Book 1490, Page 44 - in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, the current Beneficiary of said Deed of Trust, substituted RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. as Trustee therein in place of the aforementioned original Trustee and substituted Trustee, as authorized by the terms thereof, as evidenced by an instrument recorded as Instrument No. 274622 - and in Book 1504, Page 252 - in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust, and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable, and the legal holder of said indebtedness, BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, having requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, Substitute Trustee's fees and expenses of sale. NOW, THEREFORE, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Substitute Trustee, will on March 25, 2010, offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, within legal hours (between the hours of 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) at the front steps of the Warren County Courthouse in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the following-described property: ALL OF LOT 34, LAKE PARK ESTATES SUBDIVISION, THE PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2 AT PAGE 65 OF THE LAND RECORDS OF WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. will convey only such title as vested in it as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS my signature on this 4th day of February, 2010. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-985-07-03 Richardson, TX 75082 Telephone No. (800) 281-8219 By: /s/ Marjan Powell Title: Assistant Secretary RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-985-07-03 Richardson, TX 75082 TS No.: 09 -0165559 PARCEL No. 1321 30 10400/500 DHGW 50431G-2 Publish: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18(3t)

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on September 22, 2004, Richard C. Keith, executed a Deed of Trust to Jim B. Tohill, Trustee for the use and benefit of Ameriquest Mortgage Company, which Deed of Trust is on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi, in Deed of Trust Book 1495 at Page 454 and re-recorded in Deed of Trust Book 1533 at Page 816 thereof; and WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust was assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders for Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-R11, by assignment on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi, in Book 1504 at Page 791 thereof; and WHEREAS, the legal holder of the said Deed of Trust and the note secured thereby, substituted Lem Adams, III, as Trustee therein, as authorized by the terms thereof, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1504 at Page 792, thereof; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the performance of the conditions and stipulations as set forth by said Deed of Trust, and having been requested by the legal holder of the indebtedness secured and described by said Deed of Trust so to do, notice is hereby given that I, Lem Adams, III, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority conferred upon me in said Deed of Trust, will offer for sale and will sell at public sale and outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, during the legal hours (between the hours of 11 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m.) at the West front door of the County Courthouse of Warren County, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, on the 18th day of March, 2010, the following described land and property being the same land and property described in said Deed of Trust, situated in Warren County, State of Mississippi, to-wit: Part of Section 20, Township 16 North, Range 4 East, Warren County, Mississippi, more particularly described as follows: to-wit: To get to the point of beginning, being in Vicksburg National Military Boundary Marker No. 154, as shown in the plat of said National Mili-

property being the same land and property described in said Deed of Trust, situated in Warren County, State of Mississippi, to-wit: Part of Section 20, Township 16 North, Range 4 East, Warren County, Mississippi, more particularly described as follows: to-wit: To get to the point of beginning, being in Vicksburg National Military Boundary Marker No. 154, as shown in the plat of said National Military Park on file in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi and run thence North 83 degrees 12 1/2 minutes East, a distance of 445.6 feet to the point of beginning of the tract herein described and conveyed; and from said point of beginning, run thence North 83 degrees 12 1/2 minutes East along the North line of Sherman Avenue a distance of 245.5 feet, more or less, to a point; run thence North 10 degrees East a distance of 410 feet; more or less, to the North line of Section 20 to a point; thence North 89 degrees 40 minutes West along the North line of Section 20 a distance of 156 feet more or less, to the NE corner of the tract conveyed to Mark Ervin by deed recorded in Book 274 at Page 325 of the Warren County land records; thence South 20 degrees West along the East line of the tract conveyed to Ervin A. Coody, Jr. and Jeanette Coody by Julie Moore Koestler on December 30, 1963, by deed recorded in Book 386 at Page 145 of the land records of Warren County, Mississippi. Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS my signature, on this the 18th day of February, 2010. _________________ LEM ADAMS, III SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE PREPARED BY: ADAMS & EDENS POST OFFICE BOX 400 BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI 39043 (601) 825-9508 A&E File #22565 Publish: 2/25, 3/4, 3/11(3t)

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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN RE THE ESTATE OF STACEY KAY KLAUS DECEASED, ALTA KLAUS PETITIONER CAUSE NO: 2003-047PR SUMMONS THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF STACEY KAY KLAUS and WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES You have been made Defendants in the suit filed in this Court by Carol Ann Oakman, Administratrix of the Estate of Stacey Kay Klaus, Petitioner, seeking to determine the heirship of Stacey Kay Klaus through a Petition to Determine the Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Stacey Kay Klaus. You may personally appear, but you are required to mail or hand deliver a written response to the Petition filed against you in this action to Jerry Campbell, Attorney for the Estate of Stacey Kay Klaus, and appear in the Chancery Court of Warren County, Mississippi, on or before April 7, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVERED ON OR BEFORE APRIL 7, 2010, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE SCHEDULED HEARING. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT OR THE RELIEF MAY BE GRANTED TO THE COMPLAINANTS THAT ARE DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINTS AND PETITIONS SET FORTH ABOVE. 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 the seal of said Court, this 11th day of February, 2010. Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi By: /s/ Mary Flaggs Publish: 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11 (4t) Advertisement for Lien Sale Notice is hereby given in accordance to Mississippi Statutes, that the following goods will be sold at 182 Highway 80, Vicksburg, MS 39180 on 03/26/10 at 10:00AM to satisfy liens claim by Highway 80 Self Storage. Lessor will conduct a public sale with reserve to the highest bidder for cash for the following spaces. Unit 056 10 x 10 (100sf) Geraldine Bell 2801 Oak St Vicksburg, MS 39183 Unit 062 10 x 10 (100sf) Rosveyarni MeLeod 1720 South St Vicksburg, MS 39180 Unit 119 10 x 10 (100sf) Terry Franklin 140 Elizabeth Circle Vicksburg, MS 39180 Unit 132 5 x 10 (50sf) Chasity Truelove PO Box 148 Redwood, MS 39156 Unit 256 10 x 20 (200sf) Ara Cox 629 Highway 80 E Apt 12 Vicksburg, MS 39180 Unit 258 10 x 20 (200sf) Geneva Dixon 2814 Drummond St Apt 4 Vicksburg, MS 39180 Unit 322 10 x 20 (200sf) Glenda Sneed 5414 Warriors Trail Vicksburg, MS 39180 Unit 281 10 x 15 (150sf) Foluke Houston 2431 Oak St Vicksburg, MS 39180 Publish: 3/11, 3/18(2t) SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF WARREN WHEREAS, on February 22, 2008, Valerie T Liggins a/k/a Valerie Liggins executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto J. Allen Derivaux, Jr., Trustee for the benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc acting solely as nominee for MortgageAmerica, Inc., its successors and assigns, to secure an indebtedness therein described, which Deed of Trust is recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi in Book 1695, Page 607; and WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust was subsequently assigned unto Chase Home Finance LLC, by instrument recorded in the Office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1504, Page 799; and WHEREAS, the holder of said Deed of Trust substituted and appointed Nationwide Trustee

the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi in Book 1695, Page 607; and WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust was subsequently assigned unto Chase Home Finance LLC, by instrument recorded in the Office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1504, Page 799; and WHEREAS, the holder of said Deed of Trust substituted and appointed Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by instrument recorded in the Office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk Book 1504, Page 800; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the payments of indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, and the holder of said Deed of Trust, having requested the undersigned so to do, on April 1, 2010, I will, during legal hours (between the hours of 11 o' clock a.m. and 4 o' clock p.m.), at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the Front door steps of the Warren County Courthouse in Vicksburg, Mississippi, for cash to the highest bidder, the following described land and property situated in Warren County, Mississippi, to-wit: All of Lot 28, in that certain survey in said city known as "Prospect Place" as shown by plat of record in Deed Book 116 at Page 7 of the records of deeds of said city. Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Substituted Trustee. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 11th day of February, 2010 Christian Mayer Christian Mayer, Assistant Vice-President Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 ext 0930461MS Publish: 3/11, 3/18, 3/25(3t)

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on October 22, 2004, Tracy M. Powell, an unmarried woman, executed a Deed of Trust to CTC Real Estate Services, Trustee for the use and benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., which Deed of Trust is on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi, in Deed of Trust Book 1497 at Page 365 thereof; and WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust was assigned to The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificateholders CWABS, Inc. Asset Backed Certificates Series 2004-14, by assignment on file and of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi, in Book 1504 at Page 616 thereof; and WHEREAS, the legal holder of the said Deed of Trust and the note secured thereby, substituted Bradley P. Jones, as Trustee therein, as authorized by the terms thereof, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1504 at Page 615, thereof; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the performance of the conditions and stipulations as set forth by said Deed of Trust, and having been requested by the legal holder of the indebtedness secured and described by said Deed of Trust so to do, notice is hereby given that I, Bradley P. Jones, Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority conferred upon me in said Deed of Trust, will offer for sale and will sell at public sale and outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, during the legal hours (between the hours of 11 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m.) at the West front door of the County Courthouse of Warren County, at Vicksburg, Mississippi, on the 18th day of March, 2010, the following described land and property being the same land and property described in said Deed of Trust, situated in Warren County, State of Mississippi, to-wit: Part of Lot 107 of Laurel and Cedar Hills Subdivision a plat which is of record in Plat Book 69 at Page 197, and being a part of and situated in Section 21, Township 15 North, Range 3 East, Warren County, Mississippi more particularly described as follows: To reach the point of beginning , commence at the Southeast corner of Section 20, Township 15 North, Range 3 East, Warren County, Mississippi and run thence North 68 degrees 19 minutes East for 36.4 feet; thence North 36 degrees 46 minutes West for 200.00 feet; thence North 53 degrees 14 minutes East 100 feet to an iron rod at the Northeast corner of Parcel One of the property conveyed to Frances H. Nielsen by deed recorded in Book 440 at Page 9; thence North 43 degrees 04 minutes East for 101.4 feet to iron pipe marking the point of beginning of the property to be conveyed herein. Thence from point of beginning run South 36 degrees 46 minutes East for 200.0 feet to iron pin in the Northwesterly right of way of the present Cedars to Grange Hall blacktop road, said iron pin being 30 feet Northwesterly of the center of the blacktop; thence along the curve of said right of way , the chord of which bears North 42 degrees 41 minutes East for 45.0 feet, to an iron pin; thence North 47 degrees 19 minutes West for 10.0 feet to iron pin lying 40 feet Northwesterly of the center line of the blacktop of said road; thence continuing along the curve of the right of way, the chord of which bears North 42 degrees 51 minutes East for 56.82 feet, to iron pin; thence leaving the right of way North 36 degrees 46 minutes West for 200.0 feet to iron pipe; thence South 37 degrees 10 minutes West for 102.30 feet to the point of beginning. Said tract containing 0.45 acre more or less. Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS my signature, on this the 18th day of February, 2010. _________________ BRADLEY P. JONES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE PREPARED BY: ADAMS & EDENS POST OFFICE BOX 400 BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI 39043 (601) 825-9508 A&E File #25325 Publish: 2/25, 3/4, 3/11(3t)

has been probated and registered and such other claims as may have been filed with the clerk. The executor 10. 11, Thursday, March 2010 or administrator or any creditor may object to any claim, and the court shall hear evidence in support of the objection, shall allow any claim that Substitute Trustee's should be allowed, and shall Notice of Sale reject in whole or in part any STATE OF MISSISSIPPI which is in whole or in part COUNTY OF Warren not well founded. WHEREAS, on the 25th 11. It shall not be necessary day of August, 2003 and for any creditor to re-file with acknowledged on the 25th the clerk any claim which day of August, 2003, Ronald has been duly probated and G. Powers and Mary registered within the time Elizabeth Ainsworth Powers, and in the manner required executed and delivered a by law. All other claims, uncertain Deed of Trust unto less filed with the clerk by William H. Glover, Jr., the day named in the notice, Trustee for Wells Fargo shall not be allowed; but lawHome Mortgage, Inc., Beneful claims, not required to be ficiary, to secure an indebtprobated and registered, edness therein described, which are not filed with the which Deed of Trust is clerk by the day named in recorded in the office of the the notice shall not be barred Chancery Clerk of Warren as to any surplus that reCounty, Mississippi in Book mains after paying in full all 1417 at Page 259 # 200981; claims allowed by the court and at the examination and adjuWHEREAS, on the 28th day dication named in the notice. of July, 2006, the Holder of THIS NOTICE IS MADE said Deed of Trust substitutTHIS 18TH DAY OF ed and appointed Emily FEBRUARY, 2010. Kaye Courteau as Trustee in CHARLES A. RISHER, JR., said Deed of Trust, by instru- ADMINISTRATOR ment recorded in the office of OF THE ESTATE OF the aforesaid Chancery Clerk PENNY ALLISON RISHER in Book 1420 at Page 48 # BY: /C/ Clifford C. 235738; and Whitney, III WHEREAS, default having CLIFFORD C. WHITNEY III, been made in the payments ESQ. of the indebtedness secured OF COUNSEL: by the said Deed of Trust, VARNER, PARKER & and the holder of said Deed SESSUMS of Trust, having requested 1110 Jackson Street the undersigned so to do, on Post Office Box 1237 the 18th day of March, 2010, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39181 I will during the lawful hours (601) 638-8741 of between 11:00 a.m. and Publish: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18(3t) 4:00 p.m., at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the west front door of the SEALED BIDS for furnishing Warren County Courthouse Concession Stand Operation at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for will be received in the office cash to the highest bidder, of the City Clerk of the City the following described land and property situated in War- of Vicksburg, Mississippi ren County, Mississippi, until 9:00 o'clock a.m., to-wit: Thursday, March 25, 2010. All of Lot 3 of White Oak, a They will be publicly opened subdivision according to Plat and read aloud by the Mayor filed for record January 12, and Aldermen of the City of 1990, in Plat Book 3 at Page 86 (Map Cabinet A, Slide Vicksburg in a Regular 192-D) of the Warren County Board Meeting at 10:00 o'Land Records. clock a.m., Thursday, March I will only convey such title 25, 2010. as is vested in me as Bidders are cautioned that Substitute Trustee WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, the City Clerk does not rethis day February 17, 2010 ceive the daily U.S. Mail on Emily Kaye Courteau or before 9:00 a.m. Bids will Substitute Trustee be time-stamped upon 2309 Oliver Road receipt according to City Monroe, LA 71201 (318) 330-9020 Clerk's time clock. cab/F06-0391 Specifications and Publish: 2/25, 3/4, 3/11(3t) instructions for bidding are

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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PENNY ALLISON RISHER, DECEASED NO.: 2006-075PR NOTICE TO MID-MS PHYSICIANS OF EXAMINATION AND ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS AGAINST INSOLVENT ESTATE COMES NOW Charles A. Risher, Jr., Administrator, and hereby gives notice to Mid-MS Physicians one of the creditors of the Estate of Penny Allison Risher pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. S 91-7-269 and pursuant to the Court's Decree Declaring Estate Insolvent dated October 28, 2009, as follows: 1. On April 24, 2006, Penny Allison Risher (the "Decedent") departed this life, having at the time of her death a fixed place of residence in, and being an adult resident citizen of Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi. 2. Decedent was survived by two brothers, Charles A. Risher, Jr. and Thomas D. Risher, who are the sole and only heirs-at-law of the Decedent. Decedent was unmarried at the time of her death. 3. Decedent died intestate. 4. On the 10th day of July, 2006, Letters of Administration were issued by the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi to the undersigned. 5. A notice to creditors has been published, as required by statute, and the time for creditors to file claims has expired. 6. The Estate of Penny Allison Risher was adjudicated insolvent by a Decree Declaring Estate Insolvent dated October 28, 2009, and entered by the Chancery Court of Warren County, Mississippi. The Decree is attached hereto and published herewith. Pursuant to the Decree 7. Declaring Estate Insolvent, the claims of creditors will be taken up at 10:30 a.m. on April 7, 2010 in the Chancery Court of Warren County, Mississippi for examination and adjudication by the court. 8. All claims not required by law to be probated and registered must be filed with the clerk by the day named in the notice, and all creditors may attend. 9. At the time appointed, the court shall examine into the validity of each claim which has been probated and registered and such other claims as may have been filed with the clerk. 10. The executor or administrator or any creditor may object to any claim, and the court shall hear evidence in support of the objection, shall allow any claim that should be allowed, and shall reject in whole or in part any which is in whole or in part not well founded. 11. It shall not be necessary for any creditor to re-file with the clerk any claim which has been duly probated and registered within the time and in the manner required by law. All other claims, unless filed with the clerk by the day named in the notice, shall not be allowed; but lawful claims, not required to be probated and registered, which are not filed with the clerk by the day named in the notice shall not be barred as to any surplus that remains after paying in full all claims allowed by the court at the examination and adjudication named in the notice. THIS NOTICE IS MADE THIS 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2010. CHARLES A. RISHER, JR., ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF PENNY ALLISON RISHER BY: /C/ Clifford C. Whitney, III CLIFFORD C. WHITNEY III, ESQ. OF COUNSEL: VARNER, PARKER & SESSUMS 1110 Jackson Street Post Office Box 1237 Vicksburg, Mississippi 39181 (601) 638-8741 Publish: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18(3t)

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on file in the office of the City Clerk, second floor, City Hall, 1401 Walnut Street, corner Crawford and Walnut Streets, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Cash, Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Bidder's Bond in the amount of 5% of bid must accompany same. (No Business or Personal Checks) The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg reserve the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. /s/ Walter W. Osborne, Jr. Walter W. Osborne, Jr., City Clerk Publish: 3/4, 3/11(2t) SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on June 1, 2001, DOROTHY MARIE SHELBY, A SINGLE PERSON, executed a Deed of Trust to T. HARRIS COLLIER, III as Trustee for the benefit of TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK, which Deed of Trust was recorded in Book 1257 at Page 342 in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHEREAS, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS 2004 R2. BY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING,LP, BY BAC GP, LLC, ITS GENERAL PARTNER, AS ATTORNEYIN-FACT, the current Beneficiary of said Deed of Trust, substituted RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. as Trustee therein, as authorized by the terms thereof, as evidenced by an instrument recorded as Instrument No. 273643 - and in Book 1502, Page 398 - in the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and WHE REAS, default having been made in the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust, and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable, and the legal holder of said indebtedness, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS 2004 R2. BY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING,LP, BY BAC GP, LLC, ITS GENERAL PARTNER, AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, having requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, Substitute Trustee's fees and expenses of sale. NOW, THEREFORE, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Substitute Trustee, will on March 25, 2010, offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, within legal hours (between the hours of 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) at the front steps of the Warren County Courthouse in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the following-described property: LOT 55 OF THE ENCHANTED HILLS SUBDIVISION, PART ONE (1), A PLAT WHEREOF IS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1 AT PAGE 44 OF THE WARREN COUNTY LAND RECORDS. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. will convey only such title as vested in it as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS my signature on this 12th day of February, 2010. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-985-07-03 Richardson, TX 75082 Telephone No. (800) 281-8219 By: /s/ Julie C. Webb Title: Assistant Secretary RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-985-07-03 Richardson, TX 75082 TS No.: 09 -0153270 PARCEL No. 1073330640010200 DHGW 49582G-2 Publish: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18(3t)

ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, having requested the undersigned Substitute Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said Deed of Trust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, Substitute Trustee's fees and expenses of sale. NOW, THEREFORE, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Substitute Trustee, will on March 25, 2010, offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, within legal hours (between the hours of 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) at the front steps of the Warren County Courthouse in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the following-described property: LOT 55 OF THE ENCHANTED HILLS SUBDIVISION, PART ONE (1), A PLAT WHEREOF IS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1 AT PAGE 44 OF THE WARREN COUNTY LAND RECORDS. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. will convey only such title as vested in it as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS my signature on this 12th day of February, 2010. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-985-07-03 Richardson, TX 75082 Telephone No. (800) 281-8219 By: /s/ Julie C. Webb Title: Assistant Secretary RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-985-07-03 Richardson, TX 75082 TS No.: 09 -0153270 PARCEL No. 1073330640010200 DHGW 49582G-2 Publish: 3/4, 3/11, 3/18(3t)

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NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, the United States of America, acting by and through the United States Department of Agriculture, is the owner and holder of the following real estate deed(s) of trust, securing an indebtedness therein mentioned and covering certain real estate hereinafter described located in Warren County, Mississippi, said deed(s) of trust being duly recorded in the Office of the Chancery Clerk in and for said County and State: DEED GRANTORS Eddie Smith Jr. and Marlene Smith DATE EXECUTED July 13, 2005 PAGE 571 TRUST BOOK 1541 WHEREAS, default has occurred in the payment of the indebtedness secured by said deed(s) of trust, and the United States of America, as Beneficiary, has authorized and instructed me as Substitute Trustee to foreclose said deed(s) of trust by advertisement and sale at public auction in accordance with the statutes made and provided therefor. THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that pursuant to the power of sale contained in said deed(s) of trust and in accordance with the statutes made and provided therefor, the said deed(s) of trust will be foreclosed and the property covered thereby and hereinafter described will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the West front door of the County Courthouse in the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in the aforesaid County and will sell within legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM) on March 15, 2010, to satisfy the indebtedness now due under and secured by said deed(s) of trust. I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee. The premises to be sold are described as: Beginning at a point on the Northerly or Westerly right of way line of Belva Drive marking the extreme Southerly corner of Lot 41 of Warrenton Heights Subdivision, Part One, as shown by corrected plat of said Subdivision, recored in Plat Book 1 at Page 86 of the Land Records of Warren County, Mississippi, which point has heretofore been referred to as the Southwest corner of said Lot 41 within prior deeds recorded in Book 490, Page 471, Book 536, Page 340, Book 576, Page 106, Book 616, Page 412 and Book 672, Page 519, and which point lies North 18 degrees 00' West, a distance of 1,336.4 feet, more or less, from the Southeast corner of Section 37, Township 15 North, Range 3 East, Warren County, Mississippiand from said POINT OF BEGINNING run thence along the line dividing Lot 41 and Lot 40 of said Subdivision as depicted upon said plat of said Subdivision with a course of North 18 degrees 00' West, a distance of 160.0 feet, more or less, to an iron pipe found at the Southwest corner of Lot 41 and Northwest corner of Lot 40 of said Subdivision as depicted upon said plat recorded in Plat Book 1 at Page 86; run thence along the Westerly line of said Lot 41 as depicted upon said recorded plat North 36 degrees 53' East, a distance of 17 feet, more or less, to a point marked by an iron pipe set at the Northwest corner of Lot 41 and the Southwest corner of Lot 42 of said Subdivision as depicted upon the said recored plat of said Subdivision, which point is the Western terminus of the line dividing said Lot 41 from said Lot 42 of said Subdivision as established by Boundary Line Agreement between the then fee simple owners of those two lots, recorded in Deed Book 856, at Page 591 of the aforesaid Warren County Land Records, being Point "B" upon plat of B.B. Evans, Surveyor, attached thereto; run thence along the line dividing said Lot 41 from said Lot 42 as established by said Boundary Line Agreement, South 62 degrees 12' East, a distance of 151.74 feet, more or less, to a point on the Westerly or Northwesterly right of way of Belva Drive and the Easterly terminus of the line established by said Boundary Line Agreement, being the Northeasterly corner of Lot 41 and the Southeasterly corner of Lot 42 of said Subdivision as depicted upon the recorded plat of said Subdivision in Plat Book 1 at Page 86 aforesaid, and further depicted upon said plat of B.B. Evans attached to said Boundary Line Agreement as Point "A"; run thence along the Westerly or Northwesterly right of way line of said Belva Drive South 36 degrees 00' West, 68.0 feet; thence continue South 54 degrees 00' West, 68.0 feet; more or less, to the POINT OF BEGINNING, and being all of Lot 41 of Warrenton Heights Subdivision, Part One, as shown by plat there-

Page 86; run thence along the Westerly line of said Lot 41 as depicted upon said recorded plat North 36 degrees 53' East, a distance of 17 feet, more or less, to a point marked by an iron pipe set at the Northwest corner of Lot 41 and the Southwest corner of Lot 42 of said Subdivision as depicted upon the said recored plat of said Subdivision, which point is the Western terminus of the line dividing said Lot 41 from said Lot 42 of said Subdivision as established by Boundary Line Agreement between the then fee simple owners of those two lots, recorded in Deed Book 856, at Page 591 of the aforesaid Warren County Land Records, being Point "B" upon plat of B.B. Evans, Surveyor, attached thereto; run thence along the line dividing said Lot 41 from said Lot 42 as established by said Boundary Line Agreement, South 62 degrees 12' East, a distance of 151.74 feet, more or less, to a point on the Westerly or Northwesterly right of way of Belva Drive and the Easterly terminus of the line established by said Boundary Line Agreement, being the Northeasterly corner of Lot 41 and the Southeasterly corner of Lot 42 of said Subdivision as depicted upon the recorded plat of said Subdivision in Plat Book 1 at Page 86 aforesaid, and further depicted upon said plat of B.B. Evans attached to said Boundary Line Agreement as Point "A"; run thence along the Westerly or Northwesterly right of way line of said Belva Drive South 36 degrees 00' West, 68.0 feet; thence continue South 54 degrees 00' West, 68.0 feet; more or less, to the POINT OF BEGINNING, and being all of Lot 41 of Warrenton Heights Subdivision, Part One, as shown by plat thereof recored in Plat Book 1 at Page 86 of the Warren County Land Records the Northerly line thereof having been amended and redefined by mutual Boundary Line Agreement recorded in Deed Book 856 at Page 591 of the said Warren County land Records, all of the lands herein conveyed said to be situate within Section 37, Township 15 North, Range 3 East, but possibly being situate in Section 39, Township 15 North, Range 3 East, Warren County, Mississippi. Date February 18, 2010 Danny P. Ivy Substitute Trustee Duly authorized to act in the premises by instrument dated June 9, 2008, and recorded in Book GS-1, Page 35, of the records of the aforesaid County and State. Publish: 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11(4t)

01. Legals

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI RE: IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF OF EVELYN WRIGHT, DECEASED CAUSE NO. 2010-018PR NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF EVELYN WRIGHT NOTICE is hereby given that Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Evelyn Wright, deceased, Cause No. 2010018PR, were granted to the undersigned by the Chancery Court of the Warren County, Mississippi on the 3rd day of February, 2010, and all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified and required to have the same probated and registered by the Clerk of said Court as required by law within ninety (90) days from date of first publication of this notice. Failure to do so will forever bar such claims. WITNESS my signature this the 17th day of February, 2010. _______________________ BARBARA J. FOSTER, Executrix of the Estate of Evelyn Wright, Deceased Publish: 2/25, 3/4, 3/11(3t)

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24 FOOT GOOSE neck trailer. 3 axle, new 10 ply tires, steel floors and side rails. $2500. 601-529-2183.

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DENTAL RECEPTIONIST/BUSINESS OFFICE ASSISTANT Established Dental Practice is seeking a receptionist/ business office assistant to help enhance patient care while having fun in a fast paced, but relaxed atmosphere. Prior dental office experience or training is a plus. Salary range $10$18/hr with benefits. Resumes should be sealed in a brown legal-sized envelope marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;ATTENTION: Administratorâ&#x20AC;? and delivered in person to: 1201 Mission Park Vicksburg MS between 8am and 5pm Monday-Thursday No Phone Calls! DIESEL MECHANICS NEEDED. Benefits package. Pay based on experience. Apply at: Power Transport Services, 1777 Haining Road, Vicksburg, MS.

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!! " # $%&'$($' )*)* # ' + " NEEDED: CARPENTERS AND Laborers for housing project. Call Andy with CCI 601-382-6229, Monday- Friday 8am-3pm. We are EOE. OUTREACH COORDINATOR in the Vicksburg area, full time. Master's degree in Social Services required. Mental health experience preferred. Crisis experience a plus. Some traveling required. Send resumes to: Brentwood Behavioral HealthCare of MS. Fax to: 601-936-7864 or email to: diana.king@psysolutions.com PHARMACY TECHNICIAN NEEDED. Must be certified in Louisiana. Great pay and benefit package. Please send resume to: P.O. Box 672, Tallulah, LA 71284. PHYSICIANS BILLING SERVICE Looking for an experienced third party biller. Must have at least 3 years experience in billing Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross and other insurance carriers or a college degree in the business field. Send your resumes to: Dept 3715 The Vicksburg Post P.O. Box 821668 Vicksburg, MS 39182 PRICED TO SELL! 2 registered Charolais bulls, very gentle, 13 months and 14 months old. 318-341-1795 or 318-574-3470.

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27. Rooms For Rent CENTRAL HEAT/ AIR, cable, convenient location. Deposit $200. 601-629-6070, leave message.

28. Furnished Apartments COMPLETELY FURNISHED CORPORATE APARTMENT All utilities paid, laundry room provided, 1 bedroom. $900 monthly. Studio apartment $750. 601-415-9027, 601-638-4386.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

29. Unfurnished Apartments G REAT

FAMILY ATMOSPHERE Newly remodeled 2 and 3 bedrooms. Paid cable, water and trash.Washer, dryer and microwave included. $0 deposit. Call 601-415-8735 or 601-638-5587

BEAUTIFUL LAKESIDE LIVING

Voted #1 Apartments in the 2009 Reader’s Choice

Confederate Ridge 780 Hwy 61 North

1 BEDROOM BLOWOUT SPECIAL

ONLY $475 Call for Details 601-638-0102 1 BEDROOM, Gated community. Hardwood, washer/ dryer, central heat/ air. $450 monthly. Elderly and disabled welcome. 1115 First North, 512-787-7840. 1, 2 AND 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, downtown. $400 to $650 monthly, deposit required. 601-638-1746. APARTMENTS FOR RENT. 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms available. Autumn Oaks. 601636-0447.

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

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

501 Fairways Drive Vicksburg

CLEAN 2 BEDROOMS, 1 bath. Wood floors, appliances, $650 monthly, 3321 Drummond. 601-415-9191.

Spring Move-In Special • 1 & 2 Bedroom Studios & Efficiencies • Utilities Paid No Utility Deposit Required

• Downtown Convenience to Fine Restaurants, Shops, Churches, Banks & Casinos

✦ From $495.00 ✦ Secure High-Rise Building • Off Street Parking • 9 1/2 Foot Ceilings • Beautiful River Views • Senior Discounts •

Classic Elegance in Modern Surroundings

601-636-4146

801 Clay Street • Vicksburg

Commodore Apartments 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms Vicksburg’s Most Convenient Luxury Apartments! • Cable Furnished! • High Speed Internet Access Available! 601-636-0503 2160 S. Frontage Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180

24. Business Services

605 Cain Ridge Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180

601-638-2231

29. Unfurnished Apartments NOW LEASING! 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms. Magnolia Commons of Vicksburg, off Highway 61 South. 601-619-6821.

30. Houses For Rent

The Vicksburg Post

33. Commercial Property

34. Houses For Sale

Thinking of buying land? Check Out OUR Listings! investorsrealtyinc.net Danny Rice/Broker

4909 OAK RIDGE ROAD Completely rebuilt, approximately 1100 square feet, hardwood, ceramic floors, 2 car carport, all appliances included, 1 acre. Asking $110,000. 601-8312073 or 601-638-0927.

601-529-2847 • 601-638-2236 Charlie Donald, 601-668-8027 Investors Realty Group, Inc.

34. Houses For Sale

39. Motorcycles, Bicycles

McMillin Real Estate

Move-In Ready-1 mile from Warren Central, 4 BR/2BA, fresh paint, updated throughout, new wood laminate floors, new carpet, new ceramic floors and countertops in kitchen & baths, 12x20 wired workshop, 1 acre lot on cul-de-sac. For appointment, 601-415-3022.

2008 HONDA 250 Nighthawk. Less than 600 miles, good condition. $2900. Call 601-218-4559, after 6:30pm.

601-636-8193 VicksburgRealEstate.com

2 BEDROOMS, INTERIOR freshly painted, hardwood floors, $675 monthly. 601618-5071. 3 BEDROOM, 3.5 bath brick home. 3000 plus square feet, beautiful home, excellent condition, overlooking pond. $1500 monthly. 601-529-0870. LOS COLINAS. SMALL 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Cottage. Close in, nice. $795 monthly. 601-831-4506.

32. Mobile Homes For Sale 121 IMPALA. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths. All offers will be considered! Ward Real Estate, 601-634-6898.

Licensed in MS and LA

BUILDINGS FOR SALE! Located in Fayette, MS. Please call 601-786-3943, ask for James Shannon.

✰✰FOR LEASE✰✰

1911 Mission 66 Office or Retail Suite B-Apprx. 2450 sq. ft. Great Location! Easy Access! High Visability!

Brian Moore Realty Connie - Owner/ Agent

318-322-4000

1998 BELMONT. 16X80, will sell and set-up as is for $13,900, needs carpet and minor repairs. Call Darren, 228-669-3505.

34. Houses For Sale

2001 28x80. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, new carpet and linoleum, formal dining, fireplace, huge walk-ins, big tub, large bedrooms, set-up with air conditioner. $39,900. Call Darren, 228669-3505. 2005 16x80, 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Laundry room/ pantry. Call for details. 601636-7661. 3 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS. Only $22,500. Also 28x80 4 bedrooms with land, in Bovina area. Reduced for quick sale. 601-218-5656 or 601-218-2582. 32X80. 1998 PALM Harbor, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace, huge rooms, new appliances, set up with air conditioner. $39,900. Call Darren, 228-669-3505. HANDYMAN SPECIAL! 1998 28x76, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, living room, den with fireplace, kitchen island. $15,000. Call John, 601672-5146. KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LOCAL NEWS AND SALES... SUBSCRIBE TO THE VICKSBURG POST TODAY! CALL 601-636-4545, ASK FOR CIRCULATION. WE BUY MOBILE homes! Can't sell yours? We can! All makes and models, O.K. Please, no large payoffs! Call Darren, 228-669-3505.

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

1803 Clay Street www.jonesandupchurch.com

601-634-8928

Carla Watson...............601-415-4179 Judy Uzzle.................601-994-4663 Mary D. Barnes.........601-966-1665 Stacie Bowers-Griffin...601-218-9134 Rip Hoxie, Land Pro....601-260-9149 Jill Waring Upchurch....601-906-5012 Andrea Upchurch.......601-831-6490

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

Broker, GRI

601-636-6490

Big River Realty

DAVID A. BREWER 601-631-0065

225 Falcon Ridge 3 BR, 2 BA. Open floor plan, fenced yard. Reduced!

1206 Grove Street

Ask Us. Candy Francisco FHA & VA Mortgage Originator Conventional ! Construction Mortgage ! First-time Loans Homebuyers !

601.630.8209

Member FDIC

2150 South Frontage Road

bkbank.com

WE STILL HAVE several land/ homes left in Pearl, Vicksburg and Florence. No Credit Check! Call for details, ask for Darren, 228669-3505.

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

24. Business Services

Bigriverhomes.com

Mission Park Dr. Mission 66 Commercial Lots. $50,000 Pear Orchard Offices 1,000 sq. ft. $73,500 Redwood Road, 1 acre lots, $20,000. Timberlane, 1560 sq ft. dbl wide, 5.3 acres, $110,000. Newit Vick, 6 acres, $72,500 898 National St., Duplex, $44,500 Openwood, Clubhouse Cir. & shop, 5,000 sq. ft. $69,900. Jennifer Gilliland, McMillin Real Estate 601-218-4538

BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY

29. Unfurnished Apartments

Barnes Glass

CONSTRUCTION

Quality Service at Competitive Prices #1 Windshield Repair & Replacement

Vans • Cars • Trucks •Insurance Claims Welcome•

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

• Bulldozer & Construction

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

• Lawn HandyMan Care Services

RIVER CITY HANDYMAN Joe Rangel - Owner 601.636.7843 • 601.529.5400 From small repair projects to home upgrades...We’re not satisfied until You are. Call today for your Free Estimate!

ROSS

New Homes

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

Jon Ross 601-638-7932 ROY’S CONSTRUCTION

RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL New Construction & Remodeling

• Printing

PATRIOTIC • FLAGS • BANNERS • BUMPER STICKERS • YARD SIGNS

Show Your Colors! Post Plaza

SPEEDIPRINT & OFFICE SUPPLY

• Business Cards • Letterhead • Envelopes • Invoices • Work Orders • Invitations (601) 638-2900

Fax (601) 636-6711 601-631-0400 CABINETS, ADDITIONS, METAL ROOFS, 1601-C North Frontage Rd 1601 N. Frontage Rd. VINYL SIDING, PATIO DECKS, Vicksburg, MS 39180 Vicksburg, MS 39180 DOZER & EXCAVATOR WORK, SEPTIC SYSTEMS, LOT CLEAN UP All Business & LICENSED

• BONDED • INSURED

DWAYNE ROY 601-415-6997 JOSHUA ROY 601-831-0558

McLaughlin Construction & Remodeling Serving Vicksburg since 1989. MS State licensed. New construction, additions, custom cabinets, flooring, siding, roofing & decks. Free estimates! 601-831-2073 or 601-638-0927

• Dirt LawnServices Care Services River City Landscaping, LLC

Service Directory Ads MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE ! WE

ARNER

JIM HOBSON

REALTOR®•BUILDER•APPRAISER

601-636-0502 Eagle Lake 16665 Hwy 465 3/2, large lot, metal roof, waterfront, updated, $165,000 16853 Hwy 465 2 bedrooms u/s, apartment d/s, pier, deck, $165,000. Call Bette Paul Warner, 601 218 1800. www.lakehouse.com McMillin Real Estate

29. Unfurnished Apartments

2007 NISSAN XTERRA, 35,000 miles, one owner, like new, $16,000. Call 601634-0078 2008 MERCURY MARQUIS, low mileage, good condition. Asking $15,000. Call 601-636-0635 BOTTOM LINE AUTO SALES We finance! Corner of Fisher Ferry Road and Jeff Davis Road. 601-529-1195.

G O O D C re d i t B A D C re d i t N O C re d i t NO PROBLEM Gary has a Financing Program for everyone Gary’s Cars for Less 3524 Hwy 61 South Get Pre-Approved 601-883-9995

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29. Unfurnished Apartments

1, 2, & 3 bedrooms and townhomes available immediately.

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Call 601-636-SELL

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VICKSBURGS NEWEST, AND A WELL MAINTAINED FAVORTIE. EACH WITH SPACIOUS FLOOR PLANS AND SOPHISTICATED AMENITIES.

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MAGNOLIA MANOR APARTMENTS FOR ELDERLY & DISABLED CITIZENS! 3515 MANOR DRIVE VICKSBURG, MS

Score A Bullseye With One Of These Businesses! • Signs

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• Rent Based On Income

• Construction

Rick McAllister..601-218-1150 Mincer Minor.....601-529-0893 Jim Hobson.........601-415-0211

2000 MAZADA 626, ONE owner, good condition, $4,500. Call 601-634-0078

TAKING APPLICATIONS!! 3 bedrooms. $450. Also 4 bedrooms, $500 monthly. Refrigerator and stove furnished. $200 deposit for both. Call 601-634-8290

• Glass

Daryl Hollingsworth..601-415-5549 Sybil Caraway....601-218-2869 Catherine Roy....601-831-5790

REAL ESTATE, INC

Rely on over 19 years of experience in Real Estate.

Historic 2 story property 3 BR, 3 BA Completely renovated.

1104 NOTTINGHAM ROAD Move in ready, 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Features include: Walk-in closets, eat-in kitchen, open to living room. Stainless appliances, updated bathrooms, large laundry room, ceramic tile, wood laminate flooring, scored and stained back patio, spacious back yard for kids. Located on quiet cul-de-sac in Openwood Plantation. Asking $144,900. Great floor plan, must see! Call 601415-6889 or 601-618-0845.

Jones & Upchurch Real Estate Agency

Kay Odom..........601-638-2443 Kay Hobson.......601-638-8512 Jake Strait...........601-218-1258 Bob Gordon........601-831-0135 Tony Jordan........601-630-6461 Alex Monsour.....601-415-7274 Jay Hobson..........601-456-1318 Kai Mason...........601-218-5623

40. Cars & Trucks

ACCEPT MOST MAJOR CREDIT CARDS .

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• Dozer / Trackhoe Work Dump Truck • Bush Hogging Box Blade • Demolition Lawn Maintenance Deliver Dirt•Gravel•Sand•Rock Res. & Com. • Lic. & Ins. Robert Keyes, Jr. (Owner) 601-529-0894

Call today for information on our special long term ad runs in the Business Directory. We offer specials from 3 months to 12 months at a great price deal ! 601-636-SELL (7355) • CLASSIFIEDS • 601-636-7355 • www.vicksburgpost.com •

COME CHECK US OUT TODAY YOU’LL WANT TO MAKE YOUR HOME HERE Great Location, Hard-Working Staff

Toll Free 1-866-238-8861 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

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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

AUDUBON PLACE For those adults who like a safe community setting with the best neighbors in Vicksburg. Discount for Senior Citizens available

415-3333 • 638-1102 • 636-1455

SHAMROCK A PA RT M E N T S Be the first to live in one of our New Apartments! Available January 1st 2010 SUPERIOR QUALITY, CUSTOM OAK CABINETS, EXTRA LARGE MASTER BEDROOM, & WASHER / DRYER HOOKUPS SAFE!!! ALL UNITS HAVE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM

SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT

601-661-0765 • 601-415-3333