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A6 Puzzles .................................. B6 Dear Abby ........................... B5 Editorial ................................ A4 People/TV ............................ B5 contact uS Call us Advertising ... 601-636-4545 Classifieds...... 601-636-SELL Circulation..... 601-636-4545 News................ 601-636-4545 E-mail us See A2 for e-mail addresses onLine www.vicksburgpost.com VOLUME 129 NUMBER 361 2 SECTIONS peopLe miSSion poSSibLe Cruise leads cruise to big box office weekend b5 Three fugitives in Texas killing jailed after christmas stakeout in anguill a By Emily Clark [email protected] ANGUILLA — The secu- rity system of a stolen vehi- cle led to the Christmas night arrests in Anguilla of three Texas fugitives wanted in an execution-style slaying, authorities said. The three, who were found at the home of an elderly relative of two of the sus- pects, had been on the run since Dec. 20, when they are believed to have robbed and shot Trevor Matthew Kro- nbach, 21, at his Lewisville, Texas, residence, 1901 Lakev- iew Circle, Apt. 1011, said Lewisville police Capt. Kevin Deaver. “For something like that to happen in our small town,” said Sharkey County Sheriff Lindsey Adams, “it’s quite an eye-opener.” Anguilla’s popu- lation in the last U.S. Census was 907. Adams, deputies, Anguilla police and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation watched the Front Street home for more than eight hours before breaking in the front door at almost 11 p.m. and discharging what Adams called a “flash grenade.” Smoke billowed from the house in seconds and the headlights of nearly 20 offi- cial vehicles were shone on the home from all directions. Inside the home, the three were found in one bedroom and were taken without a struggle, Adams said. He identified them as Tyron Negal Jenkins, 41; Julius Kal Smith, 35; and George Walker Jr., 33. The addresses of the men were not available, but Deaver said it is believed they are from Lawrence, Kan. A fourth suspect, Markell Oneil Hardy, 26, of Lewisville, was arrested hours after the slaying in Lewisville as he walked out of a motel where he had been staying, Deaver said. Kronbach’s body was found around 12:30 a.m. by his girlfriend, who had left the apartment just after mid- night and returned about 20 minutes later, the captain said. The small “window of opportunity” helped inves- tigators iden- tify and track Hardy, he said. “We knew that he was going to meet the victim during that time frame,” he said. “We were also able to EMILY CLARK•The Vicksburg PosT On the road By The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Three Republican presi- dential candidates, each claiming to be the truly conservative alterna- tive to Mitt Romney, are launching bus tours today through this early nomi- nating state. Just a week before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, Minne- sota Rep. Michele Bach- mann, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former House Speaker Newt Gin- grich pre- pared to rumble through small towns aboard their cam- paign buses. They’re looking for support- ers one at a time and are hoping to become a road- block for Romney, who is looking strong- er than expected. Romney returns to Iowa today after a quick stop in his long- established stronghold of New Hampshire. Ahead of the Jan. 3 cau- cuses that officially begin the GOP’s nominating calendar, the candidates CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE Vicksburg native honored by president By Danny Barrett Jr. [email protected] Tamara Brown was proud, yet humble to show off her Champions of Change award from the White House when she visited relatives in Vicks- burg for Christmas. “It’s wonderful,” Brown said. “It’s a wonderful chance to recognize folks from around the country to move America forward.” Brown, 40, a chemical and biomedical engineer in Buffalo and a 1989 Vicks- burg High School graduate, was honored Dec. 9 at the White House with 11 other local leaders from across the nation for their work to encourage girls and women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. For Brown, the work means making complex numbers and formulas fun for middle school girls who take courses in the AAUW Tech Savvy program at the University of Buffalo, where Brown earned her master’s in chemical engineering and pursues an MBA. “There’s not a 12th-grader in the country that looks for- ward to polymer chemistry,” said Brown, who majored in chemical engineering and biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University. “So, we showed them by making gumdrops, since they are polymers. It’s a very different approach to it.” Brown didn’t get to meet President Barack Obama See Brown, Page A2. Economy expected to pick up but remain vulnerable By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. econ- omy will grow faster in 2012 — if it isn’t knocked off track by upheavals in Europe, accord- ing to an Asso- ciated Press survey of leading economists. Unemployment will barely fall from the current 8.6 per- cent rate, though, by the time President Barack Obama runs for re-election in November, the economists say. The three dozen private, corporate and academic economists expect the econ- omy to grow 2.4 percent next year. In 2011, it likely grew less than 2 percent. The year is ending on an upswing. The economy has generated at least 100,000 new jobs for five months in a row — the longest such streak since 2006. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits has dropped to the lowest level since April 2008. The trend suggests that layoffs have all but stopped and hiring could pick up. And the economy avoided a setback when Obama signed legislation Friday extending a Social Security payroll tax cut that was to expire at year’s end. But Congress could agree only on a two- month extension. The economists surveyed Dec. 14-20 expect the country to create 177,000 jobs The number of people applying for unemployment benefits has dropped to the lowest level since April 2008. See Economy, Page A7. See GOP, Page A7. GOP hopefuls begin trek through Iowa PAUL BARRY•The Vicksburg PosT Tamara Brown holds her Champions of Change letter signed by President Barack Obama. A Mississippi Bureau of Investigations offi- cer escorts Julius Kal Smith after his arrest in Anguilla Christmas night. In the background is the stolen car whose OnStar communica- tion system is credited with leading authori- ties to three Texas murder fugitives. Mitt Romney Michele Bachmann Newt Gingrich Rick Perry Tyon Negal Jenkins George Walker Jr. Markell Hardy on a5 Stocks seesaw See Bust, Page A2.
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SportS • b1 the South • a3
a record and a rout theater’S rebirthBrees sets NFL mark as Saints cruise New Orleans landmark reopens
t u e S d a y, d e c e m b e r 27, 2011 • 5 0 ¢ w w w. v i c k S b u r g p o S t. c o m e v e r y d a y S i n c e 1883
weatherTonight:
partly cloudy, lows in the lower-30s
Wednesday:mostly sunny and clear; highs in the lower 50s
Mississippi River:38.4 feet
Fell: 0.1 footFlood stage: 43 feet
a7deathS
• Ruby Nell Beaube• Hilda Frances Hansen
Ferron• Lee Arthur McFarland• Michael Dwayne Morrow Sr.• Hilbert E. Shiers
a7today in hiStory
1904: James Barrie’s play “Peter Pan: The Boy
Who Wouldn’t Grow Up”
opens at the Duke of
York’s Theater in London.
1927: The musi-cal play “Show Boat,” with music
by Jerome Kern and libretto by Oscar Hammer-stein II, opens at the Zieg-feld Theater in New York.1932: Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City.
indeXBusiness ...............................A5Classifieds ............................ B6Comics ..................................A6Puzzles .................................. B6Dear Abby ........................... B5Editorial ................................A4People/TV ............................ B5
contact uSCall us
Advertising ...601-636-4545Classifieds ...... 601-636-SELLCirculation .....601-636-4545News................601-636-4545
E-mail usSee A2 for e-mail addresses
onLinewww.vicksburgpost.com
VOLUME 129NUMBER 3612 SECTIONS
peopLe
miSSion poSSibLe
Cruise leads cruise to big box office
weekendb5
Three fugitives in Texas killing jailedafter christmas stakeout in anguillaBy Emily [email protected]
ANGUILLA — The secu-rity system of a stolen vehi-cle led to the Christmas night arrests in Anguilla of three Texas fugitives wanted in an execution-style slaying, authorities said.
The three, who were found at the home of an elderly relative of two of the sus-pects, had been on the run since Dec. 20, when they are believed to have robbed and shot Trevor Matthew Kro-nbach, 21, at his Lewisville, Texas, residence, 1901 Lakev-iew Circle, Apt. 1011, said Lewisville police Capt. Kevin Deaver.
“For something like that to happen in our small town,” said Sharkey County Sheriff Lindsey Adams, “it’s quite an eye-opener.” Anguilla’s popu-lation in the last U.S. Census was 907.
Adams, deputies, Anguilla police and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation watched the Front Street home for more than eight hours before breaking in the front door at almost 11 p.m. and discharging what Adams called a “flash grenade.”
Smoke billowed from the house in seconds and the headlights of nearly 20 offi-cial vehicles were shone on the home from all directions.
Inside the home, the three were found in one bedroom and were taken without a struggle, Adams said. He identified them as Tyron Negal Jenkins, 41; Julius Kal Smith, 35; and George Walker Jr., 33.
The addresses of the men were not available, but Deaver said it is believed they are from Lawrence,
Kan.A fourth suspect, Markell
Oneil Hardy, 26, of Lewisville, was arrested hours after the slaying in Lewisville as he walked out of a motel where he had been staying, Deaver said.
Kronbach’s body was found around 12:30 a.m. by his girlfriend, who had left the apartment just after mid-night and returned about 20 minutes later, the captain said. The small “window of
opportunity” helped inves-tigators iden-tify and track Hardy, he said.
“We knew that he was going to meet
the victim during that time frame,” he said. “We were also able to
emily clark•The Vicksburg PosT
On theroad
By The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa — Three Republican presi-dential candidates, each claiming to be the truly conservative alterna-tive to Mitt Romney, are launching bus tours today through this early nomi-nating state.
Just a week before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, Minne-sota Rep. Michele Bach-mann, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former House Speaker Newt Gin-grich pre-pared to rumble through small towns aboard their cam-paign buses. They’re looking for support-ers one at a time and are hoping to become a road-block for Romney, who is looking strong-er than expected. Romney returns to Iowa today after a quick stop in his long-established stronghold of New Hampshire.
Ahead of the Jan. 3 cau-cuses that officially begin the GOP’s nominating calendar, the candidates
CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE
Vicksburg native honored by presidentBy Danny Barrett [email protected]
Tamara Brown was proud, yet humble to show off her Champions of Change award from the White House when she visited relatives in Vicks-burg for Christmas.
“It’s wonderful,” Brown said. “It’s a wonderful chance to recognize folks from around the country to move America forward.”
Brown, 40, a chemical and biomedical engineer in Buffalo and a 1989 Vicks-
burg High School graduate, was honored Dec. 9 at the White House with 11 other local leaders from across the nation for their work to encourage girls and women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
For Brown, the work means making complex numbers and formulas fun for middle school girls who take courses in the AAUW Tech Savvy program at the University of Buffalo, where Brown earned her master’s in chemical
engineering and pursues an MBA.
“There’s not a 12th-grader in the country that looks for-ward to polymer chemistry,” said Brown, who majored in chemical engineering and biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University. “So, we showed them by making gumdrops, since they are polymers. It’s a very different approach to it.”
Brown didn’t get to meet President Barack Obama
See Brown, Page A2.
economy expected to pick up but remain vulnerableBy The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The U.S. econ-omy will grow faster in 2012 — if it isn’t knocked off track by upheavals in Europe, accord-ing to an Asso-ciated Press survey of leading economists.
Unemployment will barely fall from the current 8.6 per-cent rate, though, by the time President Barack Obama runs for re-election in November, the economists say.
The three dozen private, corporate and academic economists expect the econ-omy to grow 2.4 percent next year. In 2011, it likely grew less than 2 percent.
The year is ending on an upswing. The economy has generated at least 100,000 new jobs for five months in a row — the longest such streak since 2006.
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits has dropped to the lowest level since April 2008. The trend suggests that layoffs have all but stopped and hiring could pick up.
And the economy avoided a setback when Obama signed legislation Friday extending a Social Security payroll tax cut that was to expire at year’s end. But Congress could agree only on a two-month extension.
The economists surveyed Dec. 14-20 expect the country to create 177,000 jobs
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits has
dropped to the lowest level since April 2008.
See Economy, Page A7. See GOP, Page A7.
GOP hopefulsbegin trekthrough Iowa
Paul Barry•The Vicksburg PosT
Tamara Brown holds her Champions of Change letter signed by President Barack Obama.
A Mississippi Bureau of Investigations offi-cer escorts Julius Kal Smith after his arrest in Anguilla Christmas night. In the background
is the stolen car whose OnStar communica-tion system is credited with leading authori-ties to three Texas murder fugitives.
MittRomney
MicheleBachmann
NewtGingrich
Rick Perry
Tyon NegalJenkins
George Walker Jr.
MarkellHardy
on a5Stocks seesaw
See Bust, Page A2.
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CHURCHESKing Solomon Baptist — Reconciliation and healing services, 7 p.m. Thursday-Sat-urday; 1401 Farmer St.; speak-ers: the Revs. Marcus Cheeks of Jackson, Jackie Davis of Greenville and Edward Crow-ley of Pocahontas; the Rev. R.D. Bernard, pastor.
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BustContinued from Page A1.
that afternoon. “(Senior adviser) Valerie Jarrett came and spoke, and I talked with her,” Brown said.
Brown’s mother, Ophelia Brown of Vicksburg, remem-bers the phone call when her daughter was nominated for the award.
“She said, ‘Guess where I’m going? I’m going to Wash-ington!’ She just believes in giving back, you know,” she said.
The Champions of Change program was created in 2009 as part of the president’s Winning the Future initia-tive. Winners ranging from educators to entrepreneurs are named weekly as a dif-ferent issue is highlighted. Nominations are taken online at www.whitehouse.gov.
Brown joins two others with Mississippi ties named champions, White House
spokeswoman Joanna Rosh-olm said. They are Ivye L. Allen, president and CEO of Jackson-based Founda-
tion for the Mid South; and Lan Diep, an Equal Justice Works/AmeriCorps Legal Fellow who worked with a
regional oil disaster legal advocacy team in Missis-sippi. Both won in June.
MEDICAL COPTER CRASH
MIAMI (AP) — Three people were killed when a helicop-ter on its way to retrieve a heart for transplant crashed in northern Florida, leaving the patient to wait for another organ to become available.
No flight plan was filed for the helicopter, which was headed to Shands hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville when it crashed Monday, said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen.
The helicopter was carrying heart surgeon Dr. Luis Bonilla and procurement technician
David Hines of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. The pilot’s name has not been released.
Mayo Clinic spokesman Layne Smith said the patient who had been scheduled to receive the heart is back on the waiting list for a new organ.
Kathy Giery, a spokeswoman for Shands’ LifeQuest Organ Recovery Service, said today that the heart was not recov-ered from the donor. It was too far along in the process of lining up organ recipients and surgical teams to get the heart to another patient, Giery
said. Giery could not say whether
any other organs were recov-ered and donated because of privacy laws, but she said the heart not being used did not affect the other recovery per-sonnel already in place.
The heart would have been the first organ recovered, Giery said.
Bergen said the helicopter went down about 12 miles northeast of Palatka, which is about 40 miles east of Gainesville.
Federal and local inves-tigators were on the scene
Tuesday to look through the wreckage, Clay County Sher-iff’s Office Lt. Russ Burke said today.
The site was about a mile off a dirt road in a densely wooded area, and the crash ignited a fire that burned about 10 acres of woods, Burke said.
The wreckage was discov-ered around noon Monday, and the aircraft was not in one piece, he said.
“It was well hidden in the woods,” Burke said. “If it hadn’t set the woods on fire it might have been awhile before anyone spotted it.”
3 dead, heart transplant on hold after Fla. wreck
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Sheriff’s deputies gather near the site of a helicopter crash in the woods near Green Cove Springs, Fla.
CRIMEfrom staff reports
learn that he was staying in an extended-stay motel, and through surveillance observed him walk out.”
Investigators believe Jen-kins and Hardy are cousins, but are still trying to confirm that, Deaver said.
Hardy was charged with capital murder and is being held in the Denton County Jail pending the posting of a $250,000 bond.
Jenkins, Smith and Walker will also be charged with capital murder when they are returned to Texas, said
Deaver.The four are believed to
have gone to Kronbach’s home to rob him, and he was shot in the process. They then fled with “several fire-arms,” Deaver said.
“It was basically a robbery gone bad,” he said.
Deaver would not pro-vide details of the shooting, saying investigators wanted to question all the suspects before releasing specifics.
Jenkins, Smith and Walker are believed to have fled to Lawrence, where Jen-
kins has a brother. Adams said they stole the brother’s car and its OnStar system was used to track the car to Anguilla.
On Monday night, Adams said, all three suspects, who were being held in the Issaquena County Jail, had waived extradition and were expected to be picked up by Texas authorities today or Wednesday. The three face no Mississippi charges, Adams said.
He said the three were believed to have been at the
home for about a day and a half.
He said four people live in the house, two elderly women, a man who is a kidney dialysis patient and the son of one of the women.
“I think one (of the sus-pects) is a grandson and one is a cousin and the other is a friend,” Adams said.
The house is within view of the home of Anguilla police Chief Claude Billings, who was one of the officers at the scene.
Auto and residential bur-glaries were reported over the holiday weekend, said police Lt. Sandra Williams.
• A Chanel purse contain-ing personal items, no value given, was reported stolen at 3:30 p.m. Thursday from a 2011 Nissan Maxima parked in the 3000 block of Halls Ferry Drive.
• An eMachines computer valued at $700, a Sony Play-Station 3 game system valued at $300, a .40-caliber hand-gun valued at $245, a Canon printer valued at $68 and three PlayStation games valued at $140 were reported stolen Thursday at 8:43 p.m. from a home in the 100 block of Elizabeth Circle.
• A Wii game system, a 46-inch RCA TV, a 42-inch Panasonic TV and assorted Wii games were reported stolen Friday at 11:30 p.m. from a home in the 100 block of Elizabeth Circle. No value was given for any of the items.
• An iPhone 4 valued at $400 was reported stolen Saturday at 6 p.m. from a 2010 Honda Accord parked at Ameristar Casino, 4146 Washington St.
• An Xbox game console, a Dell laptop computer, an Acer laptop computer and a 60-inch Mitsubishi TV, no value given, were reported stolen Sunday at 10:30 p.m. from a home in the 200 block of Hillside Drive.
• Assorted tools valued at $5,000 were reported stolen Monday at 10:30 a.m. from a Ford F150 pickup at River-walk Casino, 1046 Warrenton Road.
• A Remington 870 12-gauge shotgun valued at $380 and a purse containing a $50 Wal-mart gift card and an iPhone valued at $300 were reported stolen Monday at 11:30 a.m. from a Ford F150 pickup parked at Walmart, 2150 Iowa Blvd.
Electronics hot items in holiday burglaries
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Pascagoulaofficials wantflood plain lawenforcement
PASCAGOULA (AP) — Pascagoula officials are asking lawmakers to amend a state law and allow local governments to enforce fed-eral flood plain codes at hunt-ing and fishing camps so they can qualify for the National Flood Insurance Program.
City attorney Eddie Wil-liams said that the change is required because the state’s exemption on such proper-ties from meeting flood code conflicts with federal law that requires all properties in flood plains to build to code.
FEMA recently turned down a request from the state for a waiver for such property.
The National Flood Insur-ance Act makes noncom-pliant hunting and fishing camps ineligible to purchase federal flood insurance.
FEMA officials have said that if the state wants to par-ticipate in NFIP, then the Legislature must change the law. If nothing is done, FEMA said Mississippi com-munities would be suspended from the NFIP effective on May 5, 2012.
Pascagoula operations manager Steve Mitchell said a state law passed in 2006, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, made adoption and enforcement of the interna-tional building codes manda-tory for the lower six Missis-sippi counties.
1947 Joy Theater to reopen in N.O.NEW ORLEANS (AP) —
The Joy Theater’s bright blinking “JOY” sign that for more than 50 years was as common a sight on Canal Street as the streetcars in New Orleans is blinking again for the first time since before Hurricane Katrina.
The theater’s illuminated sign, on the famous thorough-fare that borders the French Quarter, is being hailed as a beacon of light in a sec-
tion of the city left largely dark and distressed since 2005, when Katrina flooded the Joy, Saenger and Loew’s State Palace theaters — the center of what once was a bustling downtown theater district.
“You don’t know what that sign does to me,” said 90-year-old Rene Brunet, who for more than two decades oper-ated the Joy, built in 1947.
Standing under the Joy’s
wraparound marquee don-ning a hard hat and walking cane, Brunet said he couldn’t help but get emotional, and a little nostalgic, seeing the sign aglow again.
The Joy closed in 2003, unable to compete with large movie complexes offer-ing multiple screens, digital sound and stadium seating. Katrina’s flooding further hampered any chance of reopening.
Rene Brunet Jr., 90, former operator of the long-closed Joy Theater, outside the theater
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OLD POST FILES120 YEARS AGO: 1891Henry Watterson is billed to lecture here at the opera house on “Money and Morals.” • It is rumored that a new street railroad system here is planned.
110 YEARS AGO: 1901Maj. L.W. Magruder returns from Washington. • Miss Katie Ehright is in Yazoo City visiting the family of M.F. Cummins. • Thomas J. Doyle and Mrs. S.E. Adams are married.
100 YEARS AGO: 1911“How the Telephone Came to Town,” is showing at the Pearce Dreamland. • P.H. Feld is named president of the Warren County Tree Growers Association. • The funeral of Mrs. Mattie Rogan takes place.
90 YEARS AGO: 1921N. Vick Robbins and Randle Smith form a legal partnership. • R.B. Hall is very ill at the Sanitarium. • R.P. Jones is named president of the People’s Savings Bank & Loan Co.
80 YEARS AGO: 1931Bernard Feld, former resident, dies in Memphis. • B&PW chap-ter selects Janie Paine for its first honor scholarship. • E.H. Dun-ning and Frances Peacock are married.
70 YEARS AGO: 1941Saul Fried enlists in the Navy. • Katie Louise Dorsey is on the sick list. • Capt. and Mrs. Walter Johnston return following a visit with relatives. • Services are held for Dr. H.B. Wilson, vet-eran physician here.
60 YEARS AGO: 1951The sale and use of fireworks is banned here by city officials. • Mrs. Daniel Green Sr. of Menominee, Wis., is here visiting rela-tives. • Services are held for Mrs. Mary Ward.
50 YEARS AGO: 1961Mr. and Mrs. Jinx Peterson announce the birth of a daughter, Susan Logue, on Jan. 7. • Mr. and Mrs. Lee Chalfant are vaca-tioning in Florida. • William Shatner stars in “Explosive Gen-eration” at the Strand Theatre.
40 YEARS AGO: 1971Mayor Murray Sills and Bobby Robinson, Jaycee Week chair-men, go over plans for proclaiming Jaycee Week in Vicksburg. • E.C. Loflin, a manager at Marathon LeTourneau, tells the Vicks-burg Rotary Club of his company assignment in the Far East.
30 YEARS AGO: 1981Joe C. Welch dies. • Walt Disney’s “Cinderella” is playing at the Battlefield Cinema Theatre. • Services are held for Mrs. Virgie Lowe Mondane.
20 YEARS AGO: 1991Officials say that 1992 could be the year that the U.S. Mississippi River Bridge could reopen after being closed since July 1990 due to roadbed damage. • C.W. Coleman, 69, of Lorman dies in an automobile accident in Claiborne County. • Desarai Chiplin celebrates her second birthday.
10 YEARS AGO: 2001Pecola Kelly of Port Gibson dies. • Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Cessna announce the birth of a daughter, Mallory Ruth. • Annie Laurie Boren celebrates her 100th birthday.
JACKSON — At the funeral for former Mississippi Gov. Wil-liam Waller Sr., the state’s cur-rent Supreme Court chief jus-tice, Bill Waller Jr., said his father would be remembered for his “big presence in the legal community, in government and politics.”
The elder Waller was a Dem-ocrat who served as governor from 1972-76. He died Nov. 30 at 85.
He was one of more than a dozen former Mississippi politi-cal and legal figures who died in 2011.
Waller fully embraced the political wrangling of being governor, a job he once com-pared to “a headless horse” — a reference to the limitations of the executive branch in a state where the constitution gives great power to lawmakers.
“I’d been in office about three months, legislative leaders approached me and said that the way to govern the state of Mississippi is to cut the ribbons and make the speeches, hold the
press conferences and we’ll run the government,” Waller said in a 2001 interview with The Asso-ciated Press. “I told them I was going to hold the office, I didn’t care whether they liked it or not.”
Waller used his appointive powers to bring black Missis-sippians into state government. He also led the restoration of the Governor’s Mansion and traveled abroad to promote the state’s products.
Longtime state Sen. Jack Gordon, an Okolona Democrat who spent 12 years as the Sen-ate’s chief budget writer, died May 7 at his home, more than a
year after being diagnosed with brain cancer. He was 66. Gordon was a master of the budget process. While other money-minders would burden them-selves with volumes of material, Gordon stood before the Senate with a manila folder that held all he needed. His ability to pull budget figures out of the air left senators and other observers shaking their heads.
Former state Rep. Tommy Campbell of Yazoo City shep-herded redistricting issues through the Legislature during the 1980s. Campbell died Dec. 19 at his home in Florida. He was 79. As chairman of the House
Elections Committee, Camp-bell dealt with issues of single-member, one-person, one-vote redrawing of House districts. It was a thankless job, educat-ing reluctant lawmakers about a system that was about to divide counties and precincts to reach population and racial balances.
Some other deaths in Missis-sippi political and legal circles:
— Former state Sen. Walter A. “Pud” Graham of New Albany died Dec. 3 at 75. He served in the Senate from 1984 to 1996 and was president pro tem during his final four years in the chamber.
— Former state Sen. Robert Crook of Ruleville died Jan. 26 at 81. He served in the Senate from 1964 to 1992, chairing the cham-ber’s Fees and Salaries Commit-tee for 20 years.
— U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter died May 18 at 77. Senter was appointed to the federal bench in 1979 and took senior status in 1998. After Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, he presided over hundreds of insurance
cases.— U.S. District Judge Dan M.
Russell Jr., who played a criti-cal role in legal fights of the civil rights era in Mississippi, died April 16 at 98. Russell was appointed in 1965. He served as senior judge until he died.
— Dunn Lampton, a former U.S. attorney who prosecuted two civil rights-era cold cases and a complex corruption case involving a wealthy attorney and state judges, died Aug. 15. He was 60. Among Lamp-ton’s best-known cases was the 2007 prosecution of James Ford Seale, convicted on charges related to the 1964 deaths of two black men.
— James L. “Buddy” Bynum, former editor of The Meridian Star and a former aide to Bar-bour and former Sen. Trent Lott, died Sept. 3. He was 59.
•Jack Elliott Jr. lives near Jackson and covers Mississippi for The Associated Press.
2011 a tough year for former Mississippi politicians
CensoringCongress should leave the internet alone
Clint Eastwood’s iconic movie character, “Dirty Harry” Callahan, famously said, “A man’s got to know his limitations.” If only more mem-bers of Congress would take that advice to heart, especially when it comes to highly technical issues like the Internet.
The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday held hearings on a fright-ening piece of legislation called the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA. Its goals are admirable: Protect copy-righted material from being pirated and counterfeited on the Internet (a similar bill, called the PROTECT IP Act, resides in the Senate).
But its solution is too heavy-handed. In seeking to punish those who steal intellectual property, the legislation would give the govern-ment the power to block entire web-sites that merely have been accused of violating a copyright. Instead of demanding only that the question-able content be removed, SOPA would erect a federal firewall on tar-geted sites.
Currently, if a movie studio or music company sees a video on You-Tube that it believes violates the copyright, they can flag it and the website will take it down. That’s simple and fair. Under SOPA, all of YouTube could be blocked — even home videos of cats acting silly.
That’s like dropping a nuclear bomb on a building because there’s a pesky mouse inside a wall.
The Internet has succeeded because it is decentralized, has open access and is constantly evolving. It’s like an organism whose cells keep dividing, growing, mutating. Its prop-erties undermine hierarchies, giving more control to individuals. That threatens those in entrenched posi-tions of power, who find themselves like French troops in 1940 watching the Germans flank the Maginot Line.
That’s why SOPA and the PRO-TECT IP Act are supported by the entertainment industry, which has repeatedly fought against technologi-cal advances — from VCRs to mp3 players to YouTube — that give indi-viduals the power to distribute and enjoy content without going through the corporate gatekeepers.
The proposed legislation threat-ens to throw sand in the Internet’s virtual gears, stifling commerce and free expression.
Seeing Congress tinker with the World Wide Web is like watching Drs. Moe, Larry and Curly perform brain surgery. Some SOPA support-ers don’t appear to understand com-plex Internet security protocols and how the bill would affect them.
At least some members of the Judi-ciary Committee admitted their
ignorance.Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, said, “I
worry that we did not take the time to have a hearing to truly understand what we’re doing ... maybe we ought to ask some nerds what this (bill) really does.”
House Cybersecurity Subpanel Chairman Dan Lungren, R-Calif., said, “I don’t feel comfortable sup-porting this bill until the questions are answered. ... I am frustrated with this process because so many ques-tion marks remain ... we better take the time to get it right.”
Sadly, that kind of candor and go-slow attitude are in short supply in Washington. Most elected officials believe it’s better to “do something” first and (maybe) ask questions later.
Others, such as Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., understand that even a watered-down SOPA would pose a threat.
“I think that once the government has a taste of this power, the tempta-tion to exert an ever-greater amount of control over the Internet through filtering technology will be irresist-ible,” she said.
SOPA is a product of corporate lob-bying that would censor the Inter-net. Congress should hit the delete button on it.
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I told them I was going to hold the office, I didn’t care whether
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Q: Years ago (before I was old enough to own a car), I remember you used to give your listeners a rule of thumb about when to drop collision
cover-age from their auto insur-ance policy. I don’t remem-ber the spe-cifics. Could
you fill me in on this bit of wisdom? — David in Colorado
A: In my view, when a car is worth $3,000 or less, it’s gen-erally time to get rid of col-lision and comprehensive. Some folks will argue, partic-ularly if this is a great deal
of money to you, that if you were to destroy the car and be responsible, this could be a serious financial loss. There’s no argument about that. But if you take a look at collision and comp costs on a $20,000 car and what it costs for a $3,000 car, you’ll find out that you’re paying a lot more, dollar for dollar, on the older automo-bile. Eventually it becomes a poor buy.
You can increase the deduct-ible, which will decrease your insurance premium. But if you take a $1,000 deductible on a $3,000 car, and the car may not even appraise out at that even though you have a policy for that amount, what’s that percentage?
•Bruce Williams writes for Newspaper Enterprise Association. E-mail him at [email protected].
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks were moving between small gains and losses today on mixed economic news. Con-sumer confidence surged to an eight-month high, but home prices dropped in major cities. Sears plummeted after reporting that it would close more than 100 stores around the country.
In the latest sign of a bumpy recovery in the housing market, home prices fell in 19 of the 20 cities tracked by the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller index. Atlanta, Detroit and Minneapolis posted the biggest declines. Prices in Atlanta and Las Vegas fell to their lowest points since the housing crisis began.
That report dampened inves-tors’ enthusiasm about a jump in consumer confidence to the highest level since April. The New York-based Conference Board reported that its Con-sumer Confidence Index rose almost 10 points to 64.5 in December. Economists watch the numbers closely because
consumer spending accounts for about 70 percent of U.S. economic activity.
Henry Herrmann, chief executive officer at the invest-ment management firm Wad-dell & Reed, said the increase reflected the fact that more jobs have been created in recent weeks, which will likely lead to “a more sustained” economic recovery.
The Dow Jones industrial average was off 3 at 12,291 as of 10 a.m. The S&P 500 was up less than a point at 1,265. The Nasdaq composite was off half a point at 2,618.
The stock market was closed Monday in obser-vance of Christmas. Stocks are expected to trade within a narrow range this week as trading remains light.
The Dow average closed at a five-month high last week after a run of strong economic data in the U.S. However ana-lysts expect any market gains to be tempered by worries over the European debt crisis.
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Partly cloudy tonight, lows in the lower 30s; mostly
sunny and clear Wednes-day, highs in the lower 50s
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Yazoo River at BelzoniCurrent: 25.5 | Change: +1.3
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a month through Election Day 2012. That would be up from an average 132,000 jobs a month so far in 2011.
Dean Maki, chief U.S. economist at Barclays Capi-tal, says the U.S. economy remains vulnerable to an out-side shock. A big threat is the risk that Europe’s debt crisis will trigger a worldwide credit freeze like the one that hit Wall Street in late 2008.
A shock to the U.S. econ-omy, he says, might not be as dangerous if it were grow-ing at a healthier 4 percent to 5 percent annual pace. But when growth is stuck at 2 percent or 3 percent, a major global crisis could stall job creation and raise unemployment.
Beyond Europe, troubles in other areas could also upset the U.S. economy next year, the economists say. Congres-sional gridlock ahead of the 2012 elections and unfore-seen global events, like this year’s Arab Spring protests, could slow the U.S. economy. Three economists said rising nuclear tensions with Iran are a concern.
Even without an outside jolt, the economists expect barely enough job creation in 2012 to stay ahead of popula-tion growth and the return of discouraged workers into the labor force.
“I just don’t know if it’s going to be enough to bring the unemployment rate down,” says Chad Moutray, chief economist for the National Association of
Manufacturers.The Associated Press econ-
omists expect the unemploy-ment rate to be stuck at a recession-level 8.4 percent when voters go to the polls in November. Unemployment was 8.6 percent in November.
A majority (56 percent) of the economists say the econ-omy will get a lift from Fed-eral Reserve policies. The Fed has said it plans to keep short-term interest rates near zero through at least mid-2013 if the economy remains weak. The central bank also has begun a campaign to try to push down mortgage rates and other long-term interest rates through next June.
Those surveyed also think the economy is strong enough to withstand higher oil prices. At near $100 a barrel, oil prices are up 10 percent from a year ago. But only two of the econo-mists AP surveyed expect the higher prices to slow the economy “a lot.”
The economists expect the European economy to shrink 0.5 percent in 2011 — and fall into a recession. Europe is slowing as heavily indebted countries slash spending and banks exposed to govern-ment debt curtail lending.
Among the gravest fears is that a major country like Italy will default on its debt, wiping out some banks with large holdings of European government bonds. A world-wide credit crunch like the one that followed the 2008 failure of Lehman Bros could follow.
Twenty-one of the econ-omists listed Europe as a threat to the U.S. economy
next year.“If it were a big enough
downturn, given the size of Europe, it could bring the world economy down into recession,” says Allen Sinai, president of Decision Economics.
But overall, the economists see only an 18 percent chance that Europe’s debt troubles will cause a recession in the United States.
The economists are divided over which one step Euro-pean policymakers should take now to bolster the 17-country eurozone.
More than one-fourth say the European Central Bank should aggressively try to lower the borrowing costs of the Italian and Spanish gov-ernments by buying their bonds.
Nearly one-fifth say Euro-pean countries should jointly issue “Eurobonds” to help finance weaker countries.
And 17 percent say Euro-pean governments should slash spending.
Still, the economists expect European policymakers to find a way to prevent the crisis from escalating into a global financial panic.
If Europe can stabilize its economies, the U.S. stock markets would rally sharply, economists say, and pros-pects for U.S. economic growth would brighten.
“Europe appears to be the only real impediment to keeping this recovery from happening,” said Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economics.
were returning for a final rush of speeches, meet-and-greet stops and town hall-style meetings. And they are bracing for one last round of advertising, which most observers are expecting to be nasty.
Each campaign has also tried to gauge the level of enthusiasm for Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. The libertar-ian favorite has built a strong organization here and recent polls suggest he is peaking, a rise that has him tied with or even ahead of Romney — and drawing more scrutiny for his views.
“There’s really three pri-maries going on here,” former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania told report-ers in Adel, where he went hunting for pheasant and quail. “There’s the liber-tarian primary, which Ron Paul is going to win. Then you’ve got the moderate pri-mary, which Gingrich and Romney are scrumming for. And you’ve got three folks who are running as strong conservatives.”
He included himself, Bach-mann and Perry in that con-servative camp. Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman signaled early on he would not com-pete in Iowa and instead plans to start his campaign in New Hampshire.
But with time ticking down in Iowa, several hopefuls are packing their days with ram-bling road trips to sparsely populated corners of the
state. If history is a predictor, some of these candidates will be former candidates after the first contest.
Bachmann last week began her effort to visit each of the state’s 99 counties, an ambi-tious pace that left her dart-ing into diners and gas sta-tions for quick visits. She was set to return to that pace early this morning in Council Bluffs, on the state’s western edge. By nightfall, she was slated to have visited another 10 counties.
Perry was set to begin his tour in Council Bluffs several hours later. He planned just four stops during his day.
Gingrich was ready to return to the opposite side of the state, with three stops in Dubuque.
Paul was set to return Wednesday for a late push ahead of the New Year’s holiday.
Many of those expected to participate in the caucuses remain undecided, and most of the contenders have seen their fortunes rise quickly and then deflate. Romney and Santorum have remained relatively steady: Romney solidly near the top and San-torum consistently struggling to build support.
Yet Santorum alone has achieved the accomplish-ment of visiting all 99 coun-ties. With more than 350 cam-paign events behind him this year, he is hoping the early groundwork — and a possible late surge — help him beat expectations.
He was slated to start his day in Fort Dodge, in the deeply conservative far northwest corner of the state.
Ruby Nell BeaubePORT GIBSON — Ruby
Nell Beaube died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at her resi-dence. She was 85.
A native and lifelong resi-dent of Claiborne County, she was a graduate of Port Gibson High School and School of Cosmetology in Mobile, Ala., where she was employed before returning to Port Gibson. She was a hair designer for Myrtie Smith’s Beauty Shop in Port Gibson for several years. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible School.
She is survived by her hus-band of 65 years, James E. Beaube of Port Gibson; two daughters, Judy Brown of Greenville and Deborah Quinn of Annandale, Va.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Shiloh Bap-tist Church with the Rev. Billy Ray Thomas officiat-ing. Burial will follow at Win-tergreen Cemetery in Port Gibson. Visitation will be from 5 until 8 tonight at Glen-wood Funeral Home in Port Gibson and Wednesday at the church from 10 a.m. until the service.
Pallbearers will be Billy Parman, Stephen Parman, Hershel Byrnes, Randy Cran-field, Edgar Cain Jr., Earl Painter, James Quinn and Luke Byrnes.
Honorary pallbearers will be Wallace Parman, Roy Starnes, Vernon Brown, Willie James Slayton, Jerry Bufkin, James Burnett, Joe McCormick and Jimmy Newman.
Memorials may be made to Gideon’s International, P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214-0800.
Hilda Frances Hansen Ferron
Hilda Frances Hansen Ferron died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at Covenant Health and Rehab of Vicksburg. She was 79.
Born in Louisville, Ky., Ms. Ferron grew up in small towns along the Mississippi River in Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi. She gradu-ated from high school in Pine Bluff, Ark., and had been a Vicksburg resident since 1959.
She retired from the Missis-sippi River Commission, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where she was the secre-
tary to the division safety engineer for many years and had received several Distin-guished Service awards.
She was preceded in death by her father, James B. Hansen.
Survivors include her mother, Aline Hansen of Vicksburg; her daughter, Lucy Ferron of Jackson; and her son, Peter Ferron of Alex-andria, Va.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Glenwood Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Tim Brown offici-ating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visi-tation will be from 9:30 a.m. Wednesday until the service.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 1501 Cherry St., Vicksburg, MS 39180.
Lee Arthur McFarlandEDWARDS — Services for
Lee Arthur McFarland will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness in Utica with Melvin Satterfield officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hill Cem-etery in Edwards. Visita-tion will be from noon until 7 today at Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home of Vicksburg.
Mr. McFarland died Tues-day, Dec. 20, 2011, at St. Domi-nic-Jackson Memorial Hospi-tal. He was 52.
He attended Edwards Junior High School and Hinds Agricultural High School. He received a degree in business administration from Utica Junior College. He was employed at Foam Pack-aging Inc. for 15 years.
He was preceded in death by a son, Ledrik Lawaun McFarland.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia McFarland of Edwards; a son, Ter-maine Rashad McFarland of Edwards; a cousin he reared, Ted Harris of Edwards; his mother, Lucille McFarland of Edwards; five brothers, William Horton and Alonzo McFarland, both of Cham-paign, Ill., Darrell McFarland of Edwards, Perry McFar-land of Clinton and Patrick McFarland of Jackson; four sisters, Mary Smith of Chi-cago, Rose Lee and Betty McFarland, both of Edwards, and Glory Griffin of Vicks-burg; two grandchildren; and nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Michael dwayne Morrow Sr.
Michael Dwayne Morrow
Sr. died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, at River Region Medical Center. He was 67.
Born in Memphis, Mr. Morrow was a resident of Satartia for many years. He graduated from Yazoo City High School in 1962 and attended Mississippi State University. He worked pri-marily in civil construction for Ford Construction Co. in Dyersburg, Tenn., Fordice Construction in Vicksburg, W.G. Yates in Philadelphia, Miss., and Oddee Smith Con-tractors in Brookhaven, retir-ing in 2009.
He was preceded in death by his father, Joe W. Morrow Jr.
He is survived by a son, Michael Dwayne Morrow Jr. of Spokane, Wash.; his mother, Roma Y. Morrow of Ridgeland; one brother, Joe W. Morrow of Fort Worth, Texas; and one sister, Judy M. Walton of Mobile, Ala.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Stricklin-King Funeral Home in Yazoo City.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Associa-tion or to the American Dia-betes Association.
Hilbert E. Shiers Hilbert E. Shiers died
Friday, Dec. 23, 2011. He was 69.
A native of Louise, Miss., Mr. Shiers had lived in Vicks-burg for the past 62 years. He retired from Kansas City
Southern Railroad after 39 years as a railroad car inspector. He was an active member of First Baptist Church of Vicksburg, where he served as a deacon and a member of Cecil Knox Sunday school class.
He was also a member of the Old Habits band, having performed at Levi’s, Mag-nolia Manor and Belmont Gardens.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Ida Mae Shiers; a brother, Carl Shiers; and a sister, Helen Shiers.
Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Faye H. Shiers of Vicksburg; one daughter, Donna S. Corley of Vicks-burg; three brothers, John R. Shiers and Bud Shiers, both of Vicksburg, and Ches-ter Shiers of Natchez; three grandchildren, Amanda Shiers, Rutger Wagner and Zachary Reine; and one great-grandchild, Grayson Shiers.
Services were at 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church with Dr. Matt Buckles offi-ciating. Burial followed at County Line Cemetery in Glen Allan. Visitation was from 5 until 7 p.m. Monday at Glenwood Funeral Home and from 9 a.m. today until the service.
Pallbearers were Buck Taylor, Bill Collins, Arthur Lagg, Keith Stennett, Randy Oswalt, D.D. Davidson, Dur-wood Tadlock, David Bald-
win, Gene Allen and J.W. Carter.
Honorary pallbearers were Jim Pilgrim, Tom Hill, Calvin Pugh, Thad Shiers, Rocky Shiers, members of the Cecil Knox Sunday school class and members of the KCS Railroad Car Department.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Renewal by Faith Campaign, 1607 Cherry St., Vicksburg, MS 39180.
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Syria withdraws tanks as Arab monitors visit
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s army suspended days of punishing attacks on the restive city of Homs and began withdrawing its tanks today just as Arab League monitors visited the area and met with local leaders, activ-ists and officials said.
The British-based activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said as the mon-itors visited Homs, at least 20,000 protest-ers gathered in some neighbor-hoods to “reveal the crimes com-mitted by the regime.”
About 60 Arab monitors — the first Syria’s regime has allowed in during its nine-month crack-down on an anti-government
uprising — arrived Monday night and began work today. The withdrawal from Homs
was the first tangible sign that President Bashar Assad was imple-menting the terms of the Arab League plan to halt attacks that overwhelm-ingly target unarmed, peaceful pro-testers. The monitors are supposed to ensure the government complies with the deal.
After sign-ing on to the plan early last
week, Assad’s regime only appeared to be intensifying the crackdown, rather than easing up, and it was condemned for flouting the agreement.
BAghDAD BomBingsAl-Qaida in Iraq claimsresponsibility for attacks
BAGHDAD (AP) — An al-Qaida front group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the wave of attacks that ripped through markets, cafes and government buildings in Baghdad on a single day last week, killing 69 people and raising new worries about the country’s path.
The coordinated attacks struck a dozen mostly Shiite neighborhoods Thursday in the first major bloodshed since U.S. troops completed a full withdrawal this month after nearly nine years of war. They also coincided with a government crisis that has again strained ties between Iraq’s Sunnis and Shiites to the breaking point, tearing at the same fault line that nearly pushed Iraq into all-out civil war several years ago.
The claim of responsibil-ity made no mention of the U.S. withdrawal. Instead, it focused its rage on the coun-
try’s Shiite-dominated lead-ership, which Sunni insur-gents have battled since it came to power as a result of the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.
According to the SITE Intel-ligence Group, a U.S.-based organization that monitors jihadist Web traffic, the claim of responsibility was posted late Monday on militant websites.
The group said the attacks were proof that they “know where and when to strike and the mujahedeen will never stand with their hands tied while the pernicious Iranian project shows its ugly face.”
The remark was in refer-ence to accusations by Sunni militants that Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government has allied itself too closely with neighboring Shiite power Iran, a bitter enemy of Iraq under the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Missing girl found dead;sitter charged with murder
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The neighbor who was baby-sitting a 9-year-old Indiana girl when she went missing last week will be formally charged with murder today, a heartbreaking turn for the girl’s relatives who consid-ered him a family friend.
Authorities said Monday night that Aliahna Lemmon had been found dead and Mike Plumadore, who was watching Aliahna and her two sisters when she went missing Friday, was being held on a murder charge. He and Aliahna’s family lived in the same mobile home park in Fort Wayne.
“He was a trusted family friend,” Aliahna’s step-grand-father, David Story, said late Monday, saying he was sur-prised by the arrest.
Plumadore, 39, was sched-uled to appear in court this morning.
Allen County Sheriff Ken Fries said Plumadore told investigators Monday where the girl’s body could be found, ending the hopes of authorities that Aliahna would be found safe.
Investigators said Aliahna’s body was found in the north-eastern Indiana county, but no details were released.
Soldier criticalafter party shooting
LOS ANGELES — A sol-dier who survived a suicide bombing attack in Afghani-stan continues to fight for his life after he was critically wounded at his Southern Cal-ifornia homecoming party.
Police on Monday arrested Ruben Ray Jurado after he turned himself in to authori-ties in Chino Hills, about 35 miles east of Los Ange-
les. The 19-year-old is sus-pected of shooting 22-year-old Christopher Sullivan at the party in San Bernardino Friday night after getting into a fight with the soldier’s brother.
Sullivan remains in criti-cal condition. Sullivan’s rela-tives said the Purple Heart recipient, which is awarded to those wounded in combat, was hit twice at the party by gunfire, which shattered his spine and left him paralyzed from the neck down.
Cops: Man in Santa suitkilled six relatives
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Investigators in suburban Fort Worth are trying to piece together the history of a family targeted in a Christ-mas Day shooting that police believe was carried out by a relative dressed in a Santa Claus suit.
The names of the seven people found dead inside the Grapevine apartment, includ-ing the alleged gunman, were expected to be released today, police said.
Grapevine police spokes-man Sgt. Robert Eberling said the shooter showed up in the costume shortly before gunfire erupted, and the family appeared to have been opening Christmas presents. Police responding to a 911 call found four females and three males dead. They also found two handguns.
Investigators worked through Sunday night and into Monday morning, metic-ulously searching the apart-ment where the bodies were found.
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(B) Vicksburg vs. MageeWednesday, noonat Mendenhall
(G) VHS vs. FlorenceWednesday, 1:30 p.m.at Mendenhall
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AUSTIN DAVISSouthern Miss quar-terback threw two touch-down pass-es in a 24-17 win over Nevada in the Hawaii Bowl on Sat-urday night.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Eric Gordon made a 20-foot-er from the top of the key with 4.2 seconds to play in his New Orleans de-but to give the Hornets an 85-84 victory over the Phoenix Suns in their season opener Monday night.
Gordon, who came to New Orleans in the trade that sent Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clip-pers, gave his team its only lead since the first two minutes of the sec-ond half.
Markieff Morris threw the ball away on Phoe-nix’s final possession.
Gordon scored 20 points. Carl Landry add-ed 14 and Trevor Ariza 13 for New Orleans. Phoe-nix’s Steve Nash had 14 points and 12 assists but was scoreless in the final quarter.
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Ever since he anounced he was leaving to become North Carolina’s coach, Larry Fedora has said it wasn’t an easy decision.
Watching his last South-ern Miss team finish off an outstanding season, how-ever, it wasn’t a stretch to say Fedora had accomplished everything he wanted in Hattiesburg.
The Golden Eagles beat Nevada, 24-17, in the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve to finish the Fedora era in style. They went 12-2 this season, becoming the first Southern Miss team to win 12 games and the first to win 10 since 1988. They also won the Con-ference USA championship for the first time since 2003.
When it was over Saturday night, Fedora spoke fondly of this year’s team.
“I’m proud to be the coach of likely the greatest team in Southern Mississippi his-tory,” Fedora said.
Fedora added that it won’t be easy heading to Chapel Hill, and not just because his next team might not be as good as his current one. North Carolina lost 41-24 to Missouri in the Indepen-dence Bowl on Monday night to finish the season 7-6, and has an NCAA investigation looming over its future.
“It’s very difficult. My heart and soul is with these guys,” Fedora said of leaving South-ern Miss. “I would be sur-prised if any other team in the country outworked this football team.”
The Golden Eagles cer-tainly had to work to win the Hawaii Bowl.
Quarterback Austin Davis was off most of the night until the game-winning drive. On third-and-goal, he scrambled right and found Kelvin Bolden for the 4-yard score, capping a seven-play, 68-yard drive. Davis had just
holiday tournaments offer teams a chance to improveBy Jeff [email protected]
Four teams in search of hol-iday cheer will try to find it this week in Mendenhall.
Vicksburg and Warren Cen-tral’s boys and girls teams all open play today in the Mend-enhall Holiday Tournament.
For Vicksburg boys coach Dellie C. Robinson, the tour-nament is a chance to gain momentum heading into the second half of the season. It’s also a chance for the Gators to find their footing in front of a hostile crowd.
VHS is 6-6 overall. It’s 6-1 at home and on neutral
courts, but 0-5 on the road. They’ll open the tourna-ment this afternoon against Port Gibson (11-2), then play Magee at noon on Wednes-day and Thursday night against Mendenhall.
“With such a young team, we hope to be a much better team in January. But, to get there, it means you have to go through the storm,” Rob-inson said. “We were able to go back and work on some
fundamentals after the Bran-don game.”
Vicksburg’s girls team is also trying to regain some lost momentum. It enters today’s tournament opener against Magee having lost three of its last four games. The Missy Gators (4-8) will also play Florence on Wednesday and Mendenhall on Thursday.
Coach Barbara Hartzog said her team must be focused and motivated to end its cur-rent slump.
“We’ve got three games and if we can win them, we can get back close to .500,” Hartzog said. “But if we don’t
come ready to play, it’s not going to matter.”
Like his crosstown col-leagues, first-year Warren Central boys coach Chareck Cable sees the Mendenhall Tournament as a way to get better. The Vikings — who face Mendenhall, Port Gibson and Florence in the tourna-ment — are 6-7 overall.
“We should get a better idea where we are,” Cable said. “I think we gained some confi-dence when we beat Canton at the Ridgeland Classic. Some things I’ve been trying to get through to them finally made some sense.”
Warren Central’s girls open
the tournament at 6 tonight against Magee, then face Port Gibson at 3 p.m. Wednesday and Magee at 1:30 Thursday.
Porters Chapel Academy will also be in action this week, at the Brookhaven Academy Invitational. They’ll begin a three-game run tonight at 5:15 against either Trinity or Riverdale, who played each other this morning.
A meeting with Trinity would be PCA’s third of the season. The Eagles (10-1) split the first two games with the Saints, losing in Natchez before winning 62-45 at home on Dec. 17.
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By Brett MartelThe Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — After Drew Brees broke an NFL passing record that stood for nearly three decades, his teammates called on him to make a speech in the Saints’ locker room.
“This record isn’t about one person. There might be just one name that goes in the ledger under the record, but it’s really about the team,” Brees told his team-mates. “I want everyone to feel a huge part of this, that this record would not have been possible without them.”
It was quite a night for Brees and the Saints — a record and a rout.
Brees set the NFL mark for yards passing in a season, breaking a record Dan Marino held for 27 years, and New Orleans wrapped up the NFC South title with a 45-16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday.
Brees nearly topped Marino three years ago, fin-ishing with 5,069 yards pass-ing. But that pursuit rang a little hollow because the Saints were 8-8.
This time, Brees’ pro-lific passing has led New Orleans (12-3) to the playoffs and a legitimate shot at its second Super Bowl in three seasons.
“We all want this (record) very badly,” Brees began, “but it’s all about winning and we know if we just focus on that, all that other stuff will take care of itself.”
Brees threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns, the last a 9-yard strike to Darren Sproles that set the record with 2:51 to go.
It was Brees’ final pass of the game and it gave him 5,087 yards passing — with one game left. Marino fin-ished with 5,084 yards for the Miami Dolphins in 1984.
Minutes after Brees broke the record, Marino offered congratulations on Twitter.
“Great job by such a spe-cial player,” Marino wrote.
As Sproles spiked the ball, Brees thrust his fist tri-
umphantly in the air and started walking toward the sideline while the Super-dome crowd went wild and his teammates chased him down. Offensive guard Carl Nicks was the first one to
get there and tried to lift Brees onto his shoulder, but couldn’t do it as teammates swarmed around.
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) is lifted into the air by guard Carl Nicks after breaking the NFL single-season passing yardage record Monday night against Atlanta. Brees threw for 307 yards and four touchdown passes in the Saints’ 45-16 win, edging past Dan Marino’s record of 5,084 yards in a season.
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NFL Single-SeasonPassing Yardage LeadersThrough Dec. 26, 2011Player, Team Year Yardsx-Drew Brees, NO . . . . . . 2011 . . . . . . 5,087Dan Marino, Mia . . . . . . 1984 . . . . . . 5,084Drew Brees, NO . . . . . . . 2008 . . . . . . 5,069x-Tom Brady, NE . . . . . . . 2011 . . . . . . 4,897Kurt Warner, StL . . . . . . . 2001 . . . . . . 4,830Tom Brady, NE . . . . . . . . 2007 . . . . . . 4,806x-Through 15 games
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East W L T Pct PF PAy-New England ..12 3 0 .800 464 321N.Y. Jets ............8 7 0 .533 360 344Buffalo ...............6 9 0 .400 351 385Miami .................5 10 0 .333 310 296
South W L T Pct PF PAy-Houston ..........10 5 0 .667 359 255Tennessee .........8 7 0 .533 302 295Jacksonville .......4 11 0 .267 224 316Indianapolis .......2 13 0 .133 230 411
North W L T Pct PF PAx-Baltimore ........11 4 0 .733 354 250x-Pittsburgh .......11 4 0 .733 312 218Cincinnati ...........9 6 0 .600 328 299Cleveland ...........4 11 0 .267 209 294
West W L T Pct PF PADenver ...............8 7 0 .533 306 383Oakland .............8 7 0 .533 333 395San Diego .........7 8 0 .467 368 351Kansas City .......6 9 0 .400 205 335
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W L T Pct PF PAN.Y. Giants ........8 7 0 .533 363 386Dallas .................8 7 0 .533 355 316Philadelphia .......7 8 0 .467 362 318Washington ........5 10 0 .333 278 333
South W L T Pct PF PAy-New Orleans ..12 3 0 .800 502 322x-Atlanta ............9 6 0 .600 357 326Carolina .............6 9 0 .400 389 384Tampa Bay ........4 11 0 .267 263 449
North W L T Pct PF PAy-Green Bay ......14 1 0 .933 515 318x-Detroit .............10 5 0 .667 433 342Chicago .............7 8 0 .467 336 328Minnesota ..........3 12 0 .200 327 432
West W L T Pct PF PAy-San Francisco 12 3 0 .800 346 202Seattle ...............7 8 0 .467 301 292Arizona ..............7 8 0 .467 289 328St. Louis ............2 13 0 .133 166 373x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched division
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Indianapolis 19, Houston 16Dec. 24
Oakland 16, Kansas City 13, OTTennessee 23, Jacksonville 17Pittsburgh 27, St. Louis 0Buffalo 40, Denver 14Carolina 48, Tampa Bay 16Minnesota 33, Washington 26Baltimore 20, Cleveland 14New England 27, Miami 24N.Y. Giants 29, N.Y. Jets 14Cincinnati 23, Arizona 16Detroit 38, San Diego 10San Francisco 19, Seattle 17Philadelphia 20, Dallas 7
Dec. 25Green Bay 35, Chicago 21
Monday’s GameNew Orleans 45, Atlanta 16
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Sunday’s GamesChicago at Minnesota, NoonCarolina at New Orleans, NoonDetroit at Green Bay, NoonSan Francisco at St. Louis, NoonTennessee at Houston, NoonBuffalo at New England, NoonN.Y. Jets at Miami, NoonIndianapolis at Jacksonville, NoonWashington at Philadelphia, NoonSan Diego at Oakland, 3:15 p.m.Kansas City at Denver, 3:15 p.m.Seattle at Arizona, 3:15 p.m.Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 3:15 p.m.Baltimore at Cincinnati, 3:15 p.m.Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 3:15 p.m.Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m.
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Atlanta 10 0 3 3 — 16New Orleans 7 14 10 14 — 45
First QuarterAtl—FG Bryant 34, 8:53.NO—P.Thomas 4 run (Kasay kick), 5:25.Atl—Jones 21 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 1:31.
Second QuarterNO—Colston 8 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 12:32.NO—Graham 9 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), :24.
Third QuarterNO—Meachem 24 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 8:28.Atl—FG Bryant 51, 4:41.NO—FG Kasay 29, 3:04.
Fourth QuarterAtl—FG Bryant 30, 12:43.NO—Jenkins 30 fumble return (Kasay kick), 11:09.NO—Sproles 9 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 2:51.
——— Atl NOFirst downs ...............................23 .......................26Total Net Yards ......................469 .....................463Rushes-yards ......................14-35 ................23-164Passing ...................................434 .....................299Punt Returns ...........................0-0 ......................0-0Kickoff Returns ......................1-27 ..................4-147Interceptions Ret. ..................2-14 ......................0-0Comp-Att-Int .................... 40-61-0 .............. 23-39-2Sacked-Yards Lost ..................0-0 ......................1-8Punts ..................................3-50.0 .................2-52.0Fumbles-Lost ...........................1-1 ......................0-0Penalties-Yards .....................7-57 ....................4-46Time of Possession ............33:19 ..................26:41
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING—Atlanta, Turner 11-39, Rodgers 1-(minus 1), Ryan 2-(minus 3). New Orleans, Sproles 5-67, P.Thomas 9-53, Ivory 8-35, Brees 1-9.PASSING—Atlanta, Ryan 34-52-0-373, Redman 6-9-0-61. New Orleans, Brees 23-39-2-307.RECEIVING—Atlanta, White 11-127, Jones 8-128, Gonzalez 5-41, Turner 4-36, Snelling 4-28, Weems 3-33, Palmer 2-19, Rodgers 2-19, Douglas 1-3. New Orleans, Colston 7-81, Graham 4-42, Meachem 3-75, Henderson 3-30, Moore 2-53, Sproles 2-22, P.Thomas 2-4.
nbAEASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GBNew York ......................1 0 1.000 —New Jersey ..................1 0 1.000 —Toronto .........................1 0 1.000 —Philadelphia ..................0 1 .000 1Boston ..........................0 1 .000 1
Southeast Division W L Pct GBCharlotte .......................1 0 1.000 —Miami ............................1 0 1.000 —Orlando .........................1 1 .500 1/2Atlanta ..........................0 0 .000 1/2Washington ...................0 1 .000 1
Central Division W L Pct GBIndiana ..........................1 0 1.000 —Chicago ........................1 1 .500 1/2Cleveland ......................0 1 .000 1Milwaukee .....................0 1 .000 1Detroit ...........................0 1 .000 1
WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division
W L Pct GBSan Antonio ..................1 0 1.000 —New Orleans ................1 0 1.000 —Houston ........................0 1 .000 1Memphis .......................0 1 .000 1Dallas ............................0 2 .000 1 1/2
Northwest Division W L Pct GBOklahoma City ..............2 0 1.000 —Denver ..........................1 0 1.000 1/2Portland ........................1 0 1.000 1/2Utah ..............................0 0 .000 1Minnesota .....................0 1 .000 1 1/2
Pacific Division W L Pct GBL.A. Clippers .................1 0 1.000 —Sacramento ..................1 0 1.000 —Golden State ................1 1 .500 1/2Phoenix .........................0 1 .000 1L.A. Lakers ...................0 2 .000 1 1/2
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Toronto 104, Cleveland 96Charlotte 96, Milwaukee 95Indiana 91, Detroit 79Orlando 104, Houston 95New Jersey 90, Washington 84Oklahoma City 104, Minnesota 100Denver 115, Dallas 93San Antonio 95, Memphis 82New Orleans 85, Phoenix 84Sacramento 100, L.A. Lakers 91Portland 107, Philadelphia 103Golden State 99, Chicago 91
Today’s GamesAtlanta at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.Boston at Miami, 7 p.m.Minnesota at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.Sacramento at Portland, 9 p.m.Utah at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s GamesIndiana at Toronto, 5 p.m.Miami at Charlotte, 6 p.m.Washington at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.Cleveland at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.Boston at New Orleans, 7 p.m.Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7 p.m.L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.Utah at Denver, 8 p.m.Philadelphia at Phoenix, 8 p.m.New York at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
HORnETS 85, SUnS 84NEW ORLEANS (85)Ariza 6-11 0-2 13, Landry 6-15 2-5 14, Okafor 1-5 2-4 4, Belinelli 4-11 2-2 10, Gordon 9-18 2-3 20, Vasquez 3-7 3-3 10, Kaman 5-8 0-0 10, Aminu 0-1 0-0 0, Smith 1-3 2-2 4, C.Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-79 13-21 85.PHOENIX (84)Hill 3-10 0-0 6, Frye 1-6 1-1 3, Gortat 6-9 1-3 13, Nash 5-10 2-2 14, Dudley 3-11 2-3 9, Lopez 8-12 5-6 21, Morris 2-5 2-2 7, Childress 3-6 0-0 7, Price 0-3 0-0 0, Brown 1-8 0-0 2, Telfair 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 32-81 15-19 84.New Orleans 23 24 15 23 — 85Phoenix 20 21 24 19 — 843-Point Goals—New Orleans 2-16 (Ariza 1-2, Vasquez 1-3, Belinelli 0-5, Gordon 0-6), Phoenix 5-25 (Nash 2-3, Morris 1-3, Childress 1-4, Dudley 1-5, Price 0-1, Telfair 0-1, Brown 0-2, Frye 0-2, Hill 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 54 (Okafor 9), Phoenix 51 (Morris 9). Assists—New Orleans 10 (Gordon 3), Phoenix 23 (Nash 12). Total Fouls—New Orleans 22, Phoe-nix 24. Technicals—New Orleans defensive three second. A—17,776 (18,422).
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Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCTMississippi St. .0 0 .000 12 1 .923Kentucky ............0 0 .000 11 1 .917Florida ................0 0 .000 10 2 .833Alabama ............0 0 .000 9 3 .750LSU ....................0 0 .000 9 3 .750Ole Miss ...........0 0 .000 9 3 .750Arkansas ............0 0 .000 8 3 .727Auburn ...............0 0 .000 8 3 .727Vanderbilt ..........0 0 .000 8 4 .667Georgia ..............0 0 .000 7 5 .583South Carolina ..0 0 .000 5 6 .455Tennessee .........0 0 .000 5 6 .455
Monday’s GamesNo games scheduled
Today’s GameWinthrop at Georgia, 6 p.m.
Wednesday’s GamesWofford at South Carolina, 6 p.m.Charlotte at Arkansas, 7 p.m.Lamar at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m.Mississippi St. vs. Baylor, at Dallas, 8 p.m.
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CONFERENCE USA Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCTTulane ................0 0 .000 11 2 .846Southern Miss .0 0 .000 10 2 .833Marshall .............0 0 .000 9 2 .818UCF ...................0 0 .000 8 3 .727Rice ...................0 0 .000 8 4 .667East Carolina .....0 0 .000 7 4 .636SMU ...................0 0 .000 7 4 .636Memphis ............0 0 .000 6 5 .545UTEP .................0 0 .000 6 6 .500Houston .............0 0 .000 5 5 .500Tulsa ..................0 0 .000 5 7 .417UAB ...................0 0 .000 3 7 .300
Monday’s GamesNo games schedule
Today’s GameBelhaven at Southern Miss, 7 p.m.
Wednesday’s GamesNorth Carolina A&T at Houston, 2 p.m.Oklahoma St. at SMU, at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.UAB at George Washington, 6 p.m.Texas A&M-C.C. at Rice, 7 p.m.Colorado St. at UTEP, 8 p.m.Mercer at Tulsa, 8:30 p.m.
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SWAC Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCTPrairie View .......0 0 .000 4 9 .308Alcorn St. .........0 0 .000 3 8 .273Southern U. .......0 0 .000 3 9 .250Alabama A&M ...0 0 .000 2 6 .250Alabama St. .......0 0 .000 2 9 .182Jackson St .......0 0 .000 2 10 .167Ark.-Pine Bluff ...0 0 .000 1 9 .100Texas Southern .0 0 .000 1 9 .100MVSU ................0 0 .000 1 10 .091Grambling St. ....0 0 .000 0 9 .000
Monday’s GamesNo games scheduled
Today’s GameTexas Southern at Saint Louis, 7 p.m.
Wednesday’s GamesArk.-Pine Bluff vs. Jacksonville St., at El Paso, Texas, 10 p.m.
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Top 25 scheduleMonday’s Games
No games scheduledToday’s Games
No. 11 Wisconsin at Nebraska, 8 p.m.No. 22 Pittsburgh at Notre Dame, 6 p.m.No. 23 Virginia vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 6 p.m.
Wednesday’s GamesNo. 1 Syracuse vs. Seton Hall, 6 p.m.No. 2 Ohio St. vs. Northwestern, 4:30 p.m.No. 3 Kentucky vs. Lamar, 7:30 p.m.No. 4 Louisville vs. No. 12 Georgetown, 6 p.m.No. 6 Baylor vs. No. 15 Mississippi St., at Dal-las, 8 p.m.No. 9 Connecticut at South Florida, 8 p.m.No. 16 Michigan St. vs. Indiana, 6:30 p.m.No. 19 UNLV vs. Central Arkansas, 9 p.m.No. 21 Creighton vs. Missouri St., 7 p.m.
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Mississippi college scheduleMonday’s Games
No games scheduledToday’s Game
Belhaven at Southern Miss, 7 p.m.Wednesday’s Game
Mississippi St. vs. Baylor, at Dallas, 8 p.m.
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By The Associated PressThe top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ col-lege basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous rank-ing: Record Pts Prv1. Syracuse (54) .......................13-0 1,611 12. Ohio St. (5) ...........................12-1 1,507 23. Kentucky (4) ..........................11-1 1,480 34. Louisville (2) ..........................12-0 1,386 45. North Carolina .......................11-2 1,366 56. Baylor ....................................12-0 1,299 67. Duke ......................................10-1 1,281 78. Missouri .................................12-0 1,149 99. Connecticut ...........................10-1 1,143 810. Florida .................................10-2 1,050 1111. Wisconsin ............................11-2 898 1312. Georgetown .........................10-1 851 1613. Indiana ................................12-0 820 1714. Marquette ............................11-1 775 1015. Mississippi St. ...................12-1 718 1816. Michigan St. ........................11-2 613 1917. Kansas .................................8-3 548 1218. Michigan ..............................10-2 504 2019. UNLV ...................................13-2 473 2120. Murray St. ...........................13-0 342 2221. Creighton .............................10-1 254 2322. Pittsburgh ............................11-2 238 1523. Virginia ................................10-1 214 2424. Harvard ...............................10-1 121 —25. San Diego St. .....................11-2 119 —
USA Today/ESPN Top 25 PollThe top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 25, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous rank-ing: Record Pts Pvs1. Syracuse (30) .......................13-0 774 12. Ohio St. (1) ...........................12-1 719 23. Kentucky ...............................11-1 702 34. Louisville ...............................12-0 674 45. Duke ......................................10-1 639 56. North Carolina .......................11-2 623 67. Baylor ....................................12-0 587 78. Missouri .................................12-0 574 89. Connecticut ...........................10-1 538 910. Florida .................................10-2 501 1211. Wisconsin ............................11-2 434 1412. Georgetown .........................10-1 400 1613. Marquette ............................11-1 359 1014. Mississippi St. ...................12-1 347 1715. Indiana ................................12-0 337 1816. Michigan ..............................10-2 290 1917. Michigan St. ........................11-2 270 2018. Kansas .................................8-3 250 1119. Creighton .............................10-1 193 21
20. UNLV ...................................13-2 179 2321. Murray St. ...........................13-0 169 2222. Pittsburgh ............................11-2 159 1323. Harvard ...............................10-1 92 2524. Virginia ................................10-1 48 —25. Kansas St. ..........................10-1 45 —
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Mendenhall TournamentBoysToday
Vicksburg vs. Port Gibson, 3 p.m.Warren Central vs. Magee, 6 p.m.
WednesdayVicksburg vs. Magee, NoonWarren Central vs. Port Gibson, 3 p.m.
ThursdayWarren Central vs. Florence, 3 p.m.Vicksburg vs. Mendenhall, 7:30 p.m.
GirlsToday
Vicksburg vs. Magee, 4:30 p.m.Warren Central vs. Mendenhall, 7:30 p.m.
WednesdayVicksburg vs. Florence, 1:30 p.m.Warren Central vs. Port Gibson, 4:30 p.m.
ThursdayWarren Central vs. Magee, 1:30 p.m.Vicksburg vs. Mendenhall, 6 p.m.
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Trinity vs. Riverdale, 9:45 a.m.East Rankin vs. Parklane, 12:15 p.m.Bowling Green vs. Silliman, 2:45 p.m.PCA vs. Trinity-Riverdale winner, 5:15 p.m.Brookhaven Academy vs. Oak Forest, 7:45 p.m.
WednesdayPorters Chapel-Trinity/Riverdale loser vs. East Rankin-Parklane loser, 12:15 p.m.Brookhaven Academy-Oak Forest loser vs. Bowl-ing Green-Silliman loser, 2:45 p.m.Porters Chapel-Trinity/Riverdale winner vs. East Rankin-Parklane winner, 5:15 p.m.Brookhaven Academy-Oak Forest winner vs. Bowl-ing Green-Silliman winner, 7:45 p.m.
ThursdayFifth-place game, 2:45 p.m.Consolation game, 5:15 p.m.Championship game, 7:45 p.m.
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3:30 p.m. ESPN - Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, Western Michigan vs. Purdue, at Detroit
7 p.m. ESPN - Belk Bowl, Louisville vs. North Carolina State, at Char-lotte, N.C.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL6 p.m. ESPN2 - Pittsburgh at Notre Dame6:30 p.m. Big Ten - Minnesota at Illinois8 p.m. ESPN2 - Wisconsin at Nebraska
NBA7 p.m. TNT - Boston at Miami9:30 p.m. TNT - Utah at L.A. Lakers
NHL6:30 p.m. Versus - St. Louis at Detroit
Dec. 271959 — The Baltimore Colts beat
the New York Giants 31-16 in the NFL championship game. Three field goals by Pat Summerall give the Giants a 9-7 lead after three quarters, but Baltimore’s defensive backfield makes three interceptions that result in scores.
2005 — Rudy Carpenter passes for 467 yards and four touchdowns as Arizona State holds off Rutgers for a wild 45-40 victory. The teams com-bine for 1,210 yards, a record for any bowl game.
2008 — Pat White, the most pro-lific running quarterback in col-lege football history, has the best passing game of his career to lead West Virginia to a 31-30 victory over North Carolina in the Meineke Bowl. The senior is voted MVP of a bowl for the third straight year and finishes 4-0 in postseason games, the first quarterback to do so.
2009 — Brad Smith returns the second-half kickoff 106 yards in the New York Jets’ 29-15 win over India-napolis. The Jets end the Colts’ pur-suit of perfection and their NFL-record 23-game winning streak.
nflPeterson tears ACL, MCL;expected back in 2012
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings expect star run-ning back Adrian Peterson to be recovered from left knee surgery for two torn ligaments in time to start the 2012 season.
Peterson tore his ACL and MCL when he was hit in the side of the knee by Washington Redskins safety DeJon Gomes in the third quarter of Saturday’s 33-26 win at Washington.
Peterson will have surgery within the next seven to 10 days, accord-ing to Minnesota head trainer Eric Sugarman. Sugarman outlined an eight-to-nine-month recovery.
Romo could practiceWednesday for Cowboys
IRVING, Texas — The swell-ing is going down on Tony Romo’s bruised throwing hand, and the Dallas Cowboys quarterback could be ready to practice Wednesday.
Coach Jason Garrett said it looks as if Romo is getting better and that a number of different tests have confirmed the original diagnosis of nothing being broken in the quar-terback’s right hand.
Asked Monday if Romo can grip a football, Garrett responded that the quarterback has a relatively firm handshake.
All indications are that Romo isn’t in danger of missing Sunday night’s game at the New York Giants that will determine who wins the NFC East and goes to the playoffs.
COllEgE fOOTbAllMissouri cruisesin Independence Bowl
SHREVEPORT, La. — James Franklin ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, and Mis-souri easily beat North Carolina 41-24 in the Independence Bowl on Monday night.
Missouri (8-5) won its final foot-ball game as a member of the Big 12, finishing the season on a four-game winning streak for the first time since 1965. The Tigers will join the Southeastern Conference next season.
Franklin rushed for 142 yards and threw for 132, leading Missouri to an Independence Bowl-record 31 first-half points.
2011-12 bowl scheduleDec. 17 New Mexico Bowl ............................................................................Temple 37, Wyoming 15Dec. 17 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl ............................................................ Ohio 24, Utah State 23Dec. 17 New Orleans Bowl .............................................................La.-Lafayette 32, San Diego St. 30
Dec. 20 Beef ’O’Brady’s Bowl ........................................................................... Marshall 20, FIU 10
Dec. 21 Poinsettia Bowl ............................................................................TCU 31, Louisiana Tech 24
Dec. 22 MAACO Bowl .........................................................................Boise State 56, Arizona State 24
Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl....................................................................................Southern Miss 24, Nevada 17
Dec. 26 Independence Bowl.......................................................................Missouri 41, North Carolina 24
Dec. 27 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6)...........3:30 p.m. ESPN2Dec. 27 Belk Bowl North Carolina St. (7-5) vs. Louisville (7-5) ................7 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 28 Military Bowl Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4) ....................3:30 p.m. ESPNDec. 28 Holiday Bowl Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5) .........................7 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 29 Champs Sports Bowl Florida St. (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4) ...............4:30 p.m. ESPNDec. 29 Alamo Bowl Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5) .......................8 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl Tulsa (8-4) vs. BYU (9-3) ............................11 a.m. ESPNDec. 30 Pinstripe Bowl Rutgers (8-4) vs. Iowa St. (6-6) ....................2:30 p.m. ESPNDec. 30 Music City Bowl Mississippi St. (6-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-6) ..........5:40 p.m. ESPNDec. 30 Insight Bowl Oklahoma (9-3) vs. Iowa (7-5) ..........................9 p.m. ESPN
Dec. 31 Meinke Car Care Bowl Texas A&M (6-6) vs. Northwestern (6-6) ................11 a.m. ESPNDec. 31 Sun Bowl Georgia Tech (8-4) vs. Utah (7-5) ......................... 1 p.m. CBSDec. 31 Liberty Bowl Vanderbilt (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3) .................2:30 p.m. ESPNDec. 31 Fight Hunger Bowl UCLA (6-7) vs. Illinois (6-6) .......................2:30 p.m. ESPNDec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl Virginia (8-4) vs. Auburn (7-5) .....................6:30 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 2 TicketCity Bowl Penn St. (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1) .................. 11 a.m. ESPNUJan. 2 Capital One Bowl Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2) ...................Noon ESPNJan. 2 Outback Bowl Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan St. (10-3) .......................Noon ABCJan. 2 Gator Bowl Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio St. (6-6) ..........................Noon ESPN2Jan. 2 Rose Bowl Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2) ......................4 p.m. ESPNJan. 2 Fiesta Bowl Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma St. (11-1) .............7:30 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 3 Sugar Bowl Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2) ..................7 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 4 Orange Bowl West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3) ...................7 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 6 Cotton Bowl Kansas St. (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2)....................7 p.m. Fox
Jan. 7 BBVA Compass Bowl Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5) ........................11 a.m. ESPN
Jan. 8 GoDaddy.com Bowl Arkansas St. (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3) .............8 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 9 BCS National Championship LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1) ....................7:30 p.m. ESPN
lOTTERYSunday’s drawingNo drawingMonday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 9-6-8 La. Pick 4: 0-1-8-2Tuesday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 2-0-0La. Pick 4: 6-8-1-0Wednesday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 6-6-1La. Pick 4: 1-7-6-2Easy 5: 1-4-8-14-24La. Lotto: 6-8-11-19-25-40Powerball: 10-13-15-31-54Powerball: 18; Power play: 5Thursday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 0-7-5 La. Pick 4: 1-7-1-8 Friday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 2-5-5La. Pick 4: 8-7-9-3Saturday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 0-5-7La. Pick 4: 3-9-3-3Easy 5: 4-22-24-36-37La. Lotto: 5-11-21-34-36-40Powerball: 14-16-30-51-52Powerball: 19; Power play: 2
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my shoulders and paraded him around the whole sta-dium I would have done that. He deserves it,” Nicks said. “It’s like a movie, man. Just a movie ending. It’s beauti-ful. ... You could tell by every-one’s reaction after he did it how much people care about that guy. We all love him.”
Brees pushed his touch-down total to 276, moving him ahead of Joe Montana (273) and Vinny Testaverde (275) for ninth on the career list. The former Purdue star is the first quarterback in NFL history to pass for more than 5,000 yards twice.
Brees’ first scoring pass went for 8 yards to Marques Colston and the second for 9 yards to Jimmy Graham. Graham’s TD catch was his 10th of the season, a fran-chise high for a tight end. In the third quarter, Brees hit Robert Meachem for a score from 24 yards to make it 28-10.
The Saints (12-3) also had 463 total yards, giving them 6,857 offensive yards for the season, breaking the 2008 club record of 6,571. New Orleans continues to close in on the NFL record of 7,075 offensive yards set by the 2000 St. Louis Rams.
Brees might have broken the record in the third quar-ter if not for Sproles’ 92-yard kickoff return, which set up John Kasay’s 29-yard field goal. Brees also threw two interceptions, but New Orleans was still dominant enough to take a big lead.
The game became a romp when Julio Jones was stripped by Scott Shanle and Malcolm Jenkins returned it 30 yards for a score to make it 38-16 in the fourth quarter. The Superdome crowd was in full celebration by then, but the play also meant fans would have to wait until later in the fourth quarter before Brees finally got his chance to break the passing record.
The Saints can earn the No. 2 seed and a first-round play-off bye with a win Sunday over Carolina and a San Francisco loss at St. Louis, which is 2-13.
Atlanta (9-6) is headed to the playoffs as a wild card.
Uncharacteristically, Brees had only a yard pass-ing during a span of a little more than 18 minutes in the second half. Fans howled, “Drewwww!” each time he took the field, and he finally gave them what they wanted after Atlanta failed on a fourth-down try at its own 33. That gave Brees, who needed only 30 yards for the record at that point, just enough space to work with.
The Saints didn’t need another score, but coach Sean Payton said he thought giving Brees a chance to go for the record was “appropriate.”
Falcons coach Mike Smith diplomatically deflected questions about that, saying only, “It is our job to go out there and stop them. It doesn’t matter if they are running the ball or throwing the ball.”
Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan had 373 yards pass-ing and one touchdown, an early 21-yard scoring strike to Jones.
Pierre Thomas scored New Orleans’ first touchdown on a 4-yard run, after which he pulled a bow from his uni-form pants, put it on the foot-ball and offered it as a gift to a woman with a parasol in the front row behind the end zone.
The referees weren’t cut-ting Thomas any slack on his Christmas-themed cel-ebration, flagging him for a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
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New Orleans Saints running back Chris Ivory (29) leaps over Atlanta Falcons cornerback Brent Grimes in the third quarter of Monday’s game at the Superdome.
59 yards passing at halftime and finished 18-of-41 for 165 yards.
On the winning drive, Davis was 3-of-4 for 66 yards, including a 43-yard comple-tion to Dominique Sullivan down the right sideline and a 19-yarder to William Spight.
With Davis held in check, the Golden Eagles relied on their defense and special teams.
With 3:56 left, Nevada run-ning back Lampford Mark was stopped on fourth-and-1
at midfield. Mark had 183 yards rushing for the Wolf Pack (7-6) but was held to 21 yards in the second half.
In the first quarter, Tray Becton-Martin recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for USM’s first touchdown and Danny Hrapmann kicked a 48-yard field goal late in the first half.
Hrapmann’s field goal and Davis’ TD pass to Lampley were part of a 10-point surge in the final 90 seconds of the first half. Although Nevada
tied it at 17 with a field goal in the third quarter, South-ern Miss never trailed in the second half.
“That was big. I felt like we played so bad, but we were winning at halftime and that’s a credit to how well our defense was playing and our special teams,” Davis said. “Our special teams has made an unbelievable difference in our season this year. It seems like every time we needed it, they managed to come up with a game-changing play.”
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MILESTONESn BIRTHDAYSScotty Moore, rockabilly musician, 80; Cokie Roberts, ABC News correspondent, 68; Gerard Depardieu, actor, 63; Arthur Kent, journalist-turned-politician, 58; Eva LaRue, actress, 45; Emilie de Ravin, actress, 30. n DEATHPedro Armendariz Jr. — The Mexican govern-ment news agency and arts council said charac-ter actor Pedro Armendariz Jr. has died in New York City at 71. Armendariz’s most famous roles are sly, cynical characters endowed with wit and charisma. Armendariz played Gov. Riley in the 2005 movie “The Legend of Zoro,” and acted in 1989’s “Old Gringo” and “Once Upon a Time in Mexico” in 2003. Government news agency No-timex said Monday he died of cancer. He acted in more than 100 films, including the Mexican hit “The Crime of Father Amaro.” The president of Mexico’s National Arts Council lamented the death of Armendariz in her twitter account. Arm-endariz’ father bore the same name and was a star of Mexican films in the 1940s and 50s.
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Man charged in rapper’s killing surrendersA man charged with killing an Atlanta rapper at a recording
studio has turned himself in to police.Vinson Hardimon, known as rapper Young Vito, surrendered to
Atlanta police Monday afternoon. He was handcuffed and tak-en to the Fulton County jail.
Police said the 28-year-old shot and killed 24-year-old Mario Hamilton, known as rapper Slim Dunkin, on Dec. 16 at an Atlan-ta recording studio.
Detective David Quinn said police still need more information in the case. Quinn said Hardimon’s attorney called police and said Hardimon wanted to surrender.
Facebook unwelcome, but Zuckerberg OKVietnam might block its citizens from using
Facebook, but that didn’t stop website founder Mark Zuckerberg from vacationing in the com-munist country.
Zuckerberg spent Christmas Eve in the popu-lar tourist destination Ha Long Bay, local official Trinh Dang Thanh said.
State-run media say Zuckerberg arrived in Vietnam on Dec. 22.
Zuckerberg spent Christmas Day at an ecolodge in the northern mountain town of Sapa and rode a buffalo, said Le Phuc Thien, deputy manager at Topas Ecolodge.
Zuckerberg, Facebook’s 27-year-old CEO, founded the social networking site in 2004.
Vietnam’s aggressive Internet censors block access to Face-book and other websites, but young Vietnamese easily bypass the restrictions.
Aretha’s Christmas: ‘Silent Night’ with TopsDetroit’s Queen of Soul knows how to throw a
Christmas party, and she welcomed in the holi-day with glitter, a jazzy musical backdrop and a finale of “Silent Night” with the Four Tops.
Aretha Franklin held her annual Christmas par-ty Friday at the Detroit Athletic Club, greeting guests in a teal blue gown accented with a silver sequined bodice.
Franklin exchanged gifts with family and friends as Ursula Walker, Buddy Budson, Marian Hayden and Gayelynn McKinney played jazz in the background.
During a meal of filet mignon and salmon, guests were enter-tained by performances by Gwen & Charles Scales and Frank-lin’s son Eddie Franklin, who sang “Some Enchanted Evening.”
ANd ONE MOrE
Nativity becomes scene of lamb birth A lamb has been born unto a Cincinnati nativity display.A night watchman oversaw the birth on Christmas Eve night
to one of the sheep that was part of the live-animal display.Conservatory officials said the birthing went well and the
mother and lamb were doing fine. The conservatory’s direc-tor said they are thinking of calling the female lamb “Merry,” for “Merry Little Christmas.”
The lamb has yet to be given a formal name. Other details weren’t immediately available.
Britian’s Prince Philip leaveshospital after artery procedure
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Philip returned to the royal family’s country estate today, after a spell in the hospi-tal undergoing treatment for a blocked cor-onary artery.
Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s 90-year-old husband, spent four nights in the hospital recov-ering from a successful coro-nary stent procedure. He was taken to Papworth, a specialist heart hospital in Cambridge, Friday after complaining of chest pains.
It was the most serious health scare suffered by Philip, who is known to be active and robust. He has continued to appear at many engagements, most recently taking a 10-day tour of Australia with the queen.
For the first time in years he was forced to miss the royal
family’s traditional Christ-mas festivities, which include attending a morning church service, viewing the queen’s annual Christmas broadcast together, and a shooting party on Boxing Day.
Philip did not speak to report-ers as he was driven away from the hospital.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hol-lywood has picked up a little Christmas bonus.
Studios generally underesti-mated the size of their movie audiences over the weekend, and they’re now revising the holiday revenues upward.
Leading the way is Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossi-ble — Ghost Protocol,” which pulled in $29.5 million for the weekend. That Monday figure is $3 million more than distrib-utor Paramount estimated a day earlier.
For the four-day period Friday to Monday, Paramount estimates “Ghost Protocol”
will have taken in $46.2 million to raise its domestic total to $78.6 million. That’s on top of $140 million the film has taken in overseas, giving it a world-wide haul of $218.6 million.
Studios Monday also reported stronger results
than they did a day earlier for Robert Downey Jr.’s “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” which was No. 2 at $20.3 mil-lion for the three-day week-end and $31.8 million for the four-day period; Steven Spiel-berg’s “The Adventures of
Tintin” at No. 5 with $9.7 mil-lion over three days and $16.1 million for four days; and Matt Damon’s “We Bought a Zoo” at No. 6 with $9.5 million over three days and $15.6 million for four days.
In a tight race for the No. 4 spot were David Fincher’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and the family sequel “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.”
“Dragon Tattoo” did $12.8 million over three days and $19.4 million for four days. “Chipwrecked” took in $12.7 million over three days and $20 million for four days.
Top 101. “Mission: Impossible Ghost
Protocol”2. “Sherlock Holmes: A Game
of Shadows”3. “Alvin and the Chipmunks:
Chipwrecked”
4. “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
5. “The Adventures of Tintin”6. “We Bought a Zoo”7. “War Horse”8. “The Darkest Hour”9. “New Year’s Eve”10. “The Descendants”
Latest ‘Mission’ exceeds expectations
Family of sex offender urged to act cautiouslyDear Abby: As a clinical psy-
chologist, I believe your advice to “Protective Mom in the Midwest” (Oct. 26) was over-simplified. You told her she was right in not permitting her husband’s brother, a reg-istered sex offender, to visit the family during the holidays. She didn’t want her 10-year-old daughter around him.
You have made the common mistake of seeing everyone who carries the “registered sex offender” label as alike. They are no more alike than are people who drink too
much. Some alcoholics get drunk, angry and violent, but most do not. Some sex offend-ers act like Ted Bundy, but most do not. Some are guilty only of having a younger girlfriend.
Many do not directly injure
anyone because they only download illegal sexual images. Some do not use force, threats or physical violence. I do not minimize what they do. They all have a mental illness and/or addiction and need intervention and treatment.
Mom and her husband should talk to the brother about what he did and what kind of reha-bilitation has occurred. They can then make a better deci-sion about a visit and what safety measures might be appropriate. — Dr. William S. in Miami
Dear Dr. S.: Your point about lumping all sex offend-ers together is well-stated. Another reader pointed out that something like urinating outdoors could result in this classification. However, most readers agree with me that the safety of the 10-year-old must be the primary concern.
•Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.Dear Abby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Reaching out to others helps people cope with griefDear Doctor K: My husband
recently passed away unex-pectedly. I feel like I am drown-ing in grief. Please help me.
Dear Reader: I’m so sorry to hear of your loss. Just getting through the day might seem very hard.
My patients sometimes have sought my advice about how to deal with the sudden and unexpected loss of a loved one. When they, like you, are still in the early, raw stages of grief, my advice is to let the nones-sentials slide. Don’t feel guilty about not attending to your usual responsibilities. Believe me, people will understand. Instead, focus on getting your-self through this difficult time.
When you are grieving, you might neglect your health and well-being. But it’s important to take good care of yourself. In fact, it’s even more important
than usual. Grief makes you more vulnerable to illness.
Keep taking your regular medicines. Keep up with regu-lar physical exams and dental appointments. Get the sleep you need. Nap if you need to. Go to bed early if you can. If you’re have trouble sleeping, talk with your doctor about temporarily taking medication to help you sleep.
Try to exercise every day. A simple walk or a harder work-out can relax your body. Exer-cise can distract you from your grief, or offer you time to medi-
tate on your loss.If you need to cry, cry. If you
feel angry, express it. If you need a break from grieving, allow yourself that.
Stress can skyrocket when you’re grieving the loss of a spouse. Suddenly, new respon-sibilities fall on your shoul-ders. There might be difficult financial issues to deal with. For most people, talking these problems through with the appropriate professional is helpful. That can mean mental health professionals, financial counselors and stress manage-ment programs.
Family and friends can pro-vide a strong source of sup-port. I’ve had patients who reached out to someone else who was not a close friend but who had experienced a simi-lar loss. They were reluctant to “impose” on the person, but
almost always, talking things through helped both people.
A grief support group can accomplish the same thing. It connects you to others who are suffering or have suffered the same fate and the same set of challenges. The others in the group will understand you when you express strong feelings. They’ve felt them, too. And they might have lots of good advice.
We have a lot more informa-tion on coping with grief in our Special Health Report, “Coping With Grief and Loss: A Guide to Healing.” You can find out more about it at my website.
•Write to Dr. Komaroff in care of United Media, 200 Madison Ave., 4th fl., New York, NY 10016, or send questions to his website, www.AskDoctorK.com.
ABIGAILVANBUrEN
DEAR ABBY
Dr. Anthony L.KOMArOFF
ASKDOCTORK
Dr. Wallace: I’m 16 and have a huge problem. My mother was married to her third husband, Phil, for over a year. They were di-vorced two years ago because of his excessive drinking and be-cause he was sexually aggressive with me.
About a month ago, he called my mom and said he had stopped drinking and found peace in religion and was a new man. Mom has been seeing him regularly now. In fact, they are planning to get married again — in Las Vegas.
I not only despise Phil, but I hate him for the things he said and did to me. He blamed it on alcohol, but regardless of the cause, I do not want that man living in the same house with me. My father is living in California, has remarried and has two young children, so I can’t move in with him and his new wife. I called him, and he also suggested that I give Phil another chance, but I didn’t want to hear that. Phil is definitely not get-
ting another chance with me.My mother said I could move in with a friend or relative. That
means she cares more for Phil than she does for me. The only place I would feel comfortable would be living with my grand-parents (Mom’s mom). — Nameless, Phoenix, Ariz.
Nameless: Your grandparents are your lifeline right now, and I suggest you take it. Move in with them when your mom remar-ries Phil. There are far worse things than living in a strict house-hold, as I’m sure you know. I don’t think it will take you too long to adjust. Soon you’ll be feeling at home.
Don’t see your mother when she is with Phil and ask her not to bring him with her when she comes to visit you.
•Dr. Robert Wallace writes for Copley News Service. E-mail him at rwallace@Copley News Service.
TWEEN 12 & 20BY DR. ROBERT WALLACE • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION
B5 TV
B6 Tuesday, December 27, 2011 The Vicksburg Post
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — If you feel you owe a lot of people for past kindnesses, in-vite some over to your place.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — You’re in an especially lucky cycle where financial or mate-rial issues are concerned. This includes some arrangements that are already profitable, but even they could be improved upon.Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Your wonderful, positive at-titude and winning ways are exceptionally contagious, so if there is someone in particular you’d like to charm, now is the time to give it a try.Aries (March 21-April 19) — Overall conditions look very good for you at this time, but there is one area in particular that is a standout: anything af-fecting your material affairs.Taurus (April 20-May 20) — You have the charm and per-sonality that ingratiate you to people who could be impor-tant to your future. When out and about, take some time to cultivate these relationships.Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Two objectives that you con-sider especially important to complete should be given top priority. One project involves just you, but the other in-cludes other people.Cancer (June 21-July 22) — If there is one particular en-deavor about which you feel lucky, concentrate on it when given the chance. Your chart indicates that your wishes could be fulfilled at this time.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Joint endeavors look particu-larly promising for you at this point in time, so if you are in-volved in a coalition of some kind that might or might not be work-related, give it your very best.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You better than most can bring divergent interests to-gether for an advantageous purpose. Design your plans in a way that gives everybody a chance to share in the gains.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — If you have an idea running around in your head that you believe would improve condi-tions at work for everybody, try to test it out while there is less interference than usual.Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Make note of anyone who goes out of his or her way to treat you kindly, because it
behooves you to repay the gesture in some way down the line. It can be significant to your future.Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — You’re in a particularly good cycle for settling things, so if there is anything impor-tant you want to put to rest or conclude, do it now while the odds favor you.
TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPEBY BERNICE BEDE OSOL • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION
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01. Legals
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'SNOTICE OF SALEWHEREAS, on August 6,1997, Demetris M. Davis, asingle person executed acertain deed of trust toWilliam F. Jones, Trustee forthe benefit of MagnoliaFederal Bank for Savingswhich deed of trust is ofrecord in the office of theChancery Clerk of WarrenCounty, State of Mississippiin Book 1097 at Page 280;andWHEREAS, said Deed ofTrust was subsequentlyassigned to EverBank byinstrument dated November29, 2011 and recorded inBook 1530 at Page 305 ofthe aforesaid ChanceryClerk's office; andWHEREAS, EverBank hasheretofore substituted J.Gary Massey as Trustee byinstrument dated November30, 2011 and recorded in theaforesaid Chancery Clerk'sOffice in Book 1530 at Page306; andWHEREAS, default havingbeen made in the terms andconditions of said deed oftrust and the entire debtsecured thereby having beendeclared to be due andpayable in accordance withthe terms of said deed oftrust, EverBank, the legalholder of said indebtedness,having requested theundersigned SubstitutedTrustee to execute the trustand sell said land and prop-erty in accordance with theterms of said deed of trustand for the purpose of raisingthe sums due thereunder,together with attorney's fees,trustee's fees and expenseof sale.NOW, THEREFORE, I, J.Gary Massey, SubstitutedTrustee in said deed of trust,will on January 10, 2012offer for sale at public outcryand sell within legal hours(being between the hours of11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), atthe West Door of the CountyCourthouse of WarrenCounty, located atVicksburg, Mississippi, to thehighest and best bidder forcash the following describedproperty situated in WarrenCounty, State of Mississippi,to-wit:Part of the Southwest Quar-ter of Section 10, Township15 North, Range 4 East,Warren County, Mississippi,described as beginning at apoint on the East line of theBaldwin-Ferry Road beingthe Northwest Corner of theEugene Hall property andrecorded in Deed Book 716at Page 685 of the LandRecords of Warren County,Mississippi; thence run N 0degrees - 05' W along theEast side of the Baldwin-Ferry Road for 110 feet;thence run N 88 degrees -40' E for 309.7 feet; thencerun S 11 degrees - 39' W for49.6 feet; thence run S 46degrees -01' W for 91.0 feet;thence run S 88 degrees -40' W for 234.03 feet to theEast side of the Baldwin-Ferry Road and the point ofbeginning, containing 0.72acres, more or less.I WILL CONVEY only suchtitle as vested in me asSubstituted Trustee.WITNESS MY SIGNATUREon this 8th day of December,2011.J. Gary MasseySUBSTITUTEDTRUSTEE##Shapiro & Massey, L.L.C.1910 Lakeland DriveSuite BJackson, MS 39216(601)981-92991760 China Grove Rd.Vicksburg, MS 3918008-101752JCPublish: 12/13, 12/20, 12/27,1/3(4t)
11. BusinessOpportunities
01. Legals
A.M. and 4:00 P.M.) at theWest Front door of the Coun-ty Courthouse at Vicksburg,County of Warren, State ofMississippi, the following de-scribed property situated inthe County of Warren, Stateof Mississippi, to-wit:The following real propertylocated in the City of Vicks-burg, Warren County, Missis-sippi, and more particularlydescribed as follows:PARCEL 1: Lot Fifty-Six (56)of the Thrift Survey in saidCity, the Plat of which surveyis of record at Page 129 ofDeed Book UU of therecords of said County. Theabove described property issubject to the following ex-ceptions, reservations andrestrictions, to wit:Excepted from the warrantyof this conveyance are anyand all easements, dedica-tions rights of way, mineralreservations and mineralconveyances and restrictivecovenants of record pertain-ing to or affecting the usageof the herein described prop-erty. This is the same prop-erty conveyed by warrantydeed from Sylvester Gaines,Sr. and Sylvester Gaines, Jr.and Geraldine Turner Gainesto Geraldine Turner Gainesdated March 21, 1984 andrecorded in Book 716 atPage 107 of the WarrenCounty, Mississippi LandRecords.I WILL CONVEY only suchtitle as is vested in me asSubstituted Trustee.WITNESS MY SIGNATURE,this the 15th day of Decem-ber, 2011.//s// Robert G. EllisRobert G. Ellis, SubstitutedTrusteeEllis, Braddock & Dees, Ltd.901 Belmont StreetVicksburg, MS 39180Telephone 601-636-5433Publish: 12/20, 12/27, 1/3,1/10(4t)
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'SNOTICE OF SALEWHEREAS, on September24, 2009, R. Stacy Douglas,executed a deed of trust toRobert B. Andrews, Trusteefor the benefit of RiverHillsBank, which deed of trustwas recorded in Book 1703at Page 300 in the office ofthe Chancery Clerk of theCounty of Warren, State ofMississippi; andWHEREAS, on November29, 2011, RiverHills Bank,substituted Robert G. Ellis astrustee in the Deed of Trustin place of Robert B.Andrews, and anysubsequently appointedTrustee by instrumentrecorded in Book 1530 atPage 280 in the office of theChancery Clerk of theCounty of Warren, State ofMississippi; andWHEREAS, default havingbeen made in the terms andconditions of said deeds oftrust and the entire debtsecured thereby, havingbeen declared to be due andpayable in accordance withthe terms of said deeds oftrust, and the legal holder ofsaid indebtedness, RiverHillsBank, having requested theundersigned SubstitutedTrustee to execute the trustand sell said land and prop-erty in accordance with theterms of said deeds of trustfor the purpose of raising thesums due thereunder, to-gether with attorney's fees,Trustee's fees and expenseof sale;NOW THEREFORE, I,Robert G. Ellis, SubstitutedTrustee in said deed of trust,will on the 11th day of Jan-uary, 2012, offer for sale atpublic outcry for cash to thehighest bidder, and sell with-in legal hours (being be-tween the hours of 11:00
07. Help Wanted
01. Legals
INVITATION FOR BIDSFOREST PRODUCTS FORSALENOTICESealed bids will be receivedby the Vicksburg WarrenSchools up to and no laterthan 10:00 a.m., January 18,2012 for the right to cut andremove all timber, standingor down, designated for thatpurpose onSection 16, Township 7North, Range 4 WestSection 16, Township 18North, Range 5 EastWarren County, Mississippi.Before bids are submitted,full information concerningthe material for sale,conditions of sale andsubmission of bids should beobtained from TommyWalker, Mississippi ForestryCommission Office,Vicksburg, Mississippi,phone number601-927-9383.The right to reject any and allbids is reserved.Publish: 12/27, 1/3, 1/10,1/17(4t)
Public AnnouncementMunitions Response SitePrioritization ProtocolJoint Force Headquarters,Mississippi Army NationalGuard (MSARNG)Taking into considerationvarious factors relating tosafety and environmentalhazard potential, the JointForce Headquarters,MSARNG intends to applythe Munitions Response SitePrioritization Protocol(MRSPP) at the followingpotential Military MunitionsResponse Program sites:Non-Department of DefenseOwned Non-OperationalDefense Site (NDNODS)Vicksburg City Park RangeNDNODS JacksonFairgrounds Maneuver AreaCamp McCain Training andManeuver AreaThe Department of Defense(DoD) has conductedtraining and testing ofweapon systems at activeand former militaryinstallations throughout theUnited States to ensure forcereadiness and defend ournation. While the DoD hasmade great progress inaddressing the potentialhazards associated withformer munitions-relatedactivities, there remains workto be done. Throughdirection provided byCongress, the DoD hasdeveloped the MRSPP,which assigns priorities todefense sites containingunexploded ordnance,discarded military munitionsor munitions constituents.The Joint ForceHeadquarters, MSARNG isin the process of completinga Site Inspection for the siteslisted above and shallevaluate the sites byapplying the MRSPP. TheMRSPP evaluation criteriainclude assessing types ofmunitions that may bepotentially present,assessing land uses,determining ease of accessto the sites, and quantifyingthe number of people withaccess to the sites. Inaccordance with the 32 CFRPart 179 requirements,information collected will beused to apply the MRSPP
07. Help Wanted
01. Legalspp y
and will be made availablefor public review byrequesting media throughMs. Rita Gaines, MS ArmyNational Guard StateEnvironmental Officer, MSARNG Joint ForceHeadquarters, 1410Riverside Drive, Jackson,MS 39296, (601) 313- 6229or [email protected]: 12/27(1t)
PUBLIC NOTICE- WarrenCounty. Mabrie Gilmor willbe applying for a full pardon30 days from posting for thecrime of vehicularmanslaughter committed6/1990 charged in this coun-ty and has lived a law abid-ing life since, forgiveness issought. If there are objec-tions to granting of this par-don, please contact the Pa-role Board by phone at (601)576-3520 or fax (601) 576-3528.Publish: 12/8, 12/9, 12/10,12/11, 12/12, 12/13, 12/14,12/15, 12/16, 12/17, 12/18,12/19, 12/20, 12/21, 12/22,12/23, 12/24, 12/25/26,12/27, 12/28, 12/29, 12/30,12/31, 1/1, 1/ 2, 1/3, 1/ 4,1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8(30t)
ELECTRICIANAnderson Tully
Industrial electrical manufacturingexperience needed. Experience with
electrical wiring maintenance andinstallation, motor control installation,
electrical systems maintenance applications,and troubleshooting plant electronic systems.
Working knowledge and familiarity withPLC’s and electronics along with working
knowledge of all local and nationalelectrical codes.
Excellent pay and benefits along with agreat working environment.
Send your resume to: Human Resources
P. O. Box 38, Vicksburg, MS 39181Fax: (601) 629-3626
Email: [email protected]
NEEDEDLPN
11 - 7 SHIFTCONTACT IN PERSON:
LAREINA PATTERSON,Staff Development NurseHERITAGE HOUSE NURSING CENTER
3103 Wisconsin Ave.Vicksburg, MS 39180
02. Public Service
The
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Avoid AbbreviationsA few accepted and recogniza-ble abbreviations are ok, but anad full of them just confusesthe reader A good rule ofthumb is “Spell it out or leaveit out”.
Be AvailableList your telephone number sothat the potential buyer willknow how to contact you.State the best hours to call sothey’ll know when they canreach you.
Consider Your ReadersPut yourself in the reader’splace. If you were consideringbuying this item, what wouldyou want to know about it?Give the item’s age, condition,size, color, brand name and anyother important informationneeded to describe it complete-ly & accurately.
Don’t ExaggerateMisleading information maybring potential buyers to yourhome but it will not help youmake the sale. You’ll lose theprospect’s trust and faith aswell at the sale.
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05. Notices
Warren County LongTerm Recovery
CommitteeA non-profit volunteer
agency organized to provide for the unmetneeds of the Warren
County victims of the2011 flood.
VOLUNTEERSNEEDED
Volunteers experiencedwith construction anddesign are needed to
assist the LTRC invarious projects
supporting 2011 Floodvictims in
Warren County.Please call 601-636-1788
to offer support.
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05. Notices
Center ForPregnancy ChoicesFree Pregnancy Tests
(non-medical facility)· Education on All
Options· Confidential Coun-
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ENDING HOMELESS-NESS. WOMEN with chil-dren or without are you inneed of shelter? Mountainof Faith Ministries/ Wom-en's Restoration Shelter.Certain restrictions apply,601-661-8990. Life coach-ing available by appoint-ment.
Is the one youlove
hurting you?Call
Haven House FamilyShelter
601-638-0555 or1-800-898-0860
Services available towomen & children who are
victims ofdomestic violence and/orhomeless: Shelter, coun-seling, group support.(Counseling available by
appt.)
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06. Lost & Found
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07. Help Wanted
BARTENDER, CASHIER,WAITERS needed. Full and
part time. Please sendresumes to:Dept 3774
The Vicksburg PostP.O. Box 821668
Vicksburg, MS 39182
BECOME A CERTIFIEDpharmacy technician today!Call 601-540-3062 for more
information.
HAIR STYLIST AND Bar-ber needed for local salonon Oak Street. 601-218-6675, 601-738-5287.
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EXPERIENCEDMECHANIC
NEEDED
Apply in person only at:
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Vicksburg.NO PHONE CALLS,
PLEASE
MECHANIC - CLASS B CDL
This position maintains theMaintenance of Waymachinery around theKansas City Southern
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07. Help Wanted
NOW HIRING SHIP fit-ters, Flux Core Welders,Short Arc Welders, StickWelders, Pipe Welders, andPipe Fitters. Must have 3 ormore years experience.Work located alongLouisiana/ Gulf Coast area.Please call 985-542-7881 orFax resumes to 985-346-7882. EOE
PART TIME ON-SITEapartment manager neededfor small local apartmentcomplex. Must be honest,dependable, work well withpublic, must have good cler-ical skills, experience aplus. Serious inquiries only,fax resume to: 318-352-1929.
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14. Pets &Livestock
Vicksburg WarrenHumane Society& MS - Span
Hwy 61 S - 601-636-6631
CATS:Male . .$25 Female ........$35
DOGS (UNDER 40 LBS):Male . .$55 Female ........$65
• For the above category ofanimals, pick up applications at
the Humane Society
DOGS (OVER 40 LBS):Male . .$70 Female ........$80
• For dogs over 40 lbs,call 866-901-7729 for appt.
Low CostSpay & Neuter Program
www.pawsrescuepets.org
If you are feeding a strayor feral cat and needhelp with spaying orneutering, pleasecall 601-529-1535.
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16. Antiques
STACY DOUGLASANTIQUES
New Shipment from New Orleans!
619 Crawford Street(beneath Cinnamon Tree)
504-427-4071
17. Wanted ToBuy
PLEASE CALL THEGentleman of Junk for allyour junk vehicle needs.Just in time for extraChristmas cash, Pleaseleave message if no an-swer. 601-868-2781.
WE HAUL OFF old appli-ances, old batteries, lawnmowers, hot water heaters,junk and abandoned cars,trucks, vans, etcetera. 601-940-5075, if no answer, pleaseleave message.
WE PAY CASH forjunk. Cars, trucks. Vans,SUVs, and old dumptrucks. 601-638-5946 or601-529-8249.
29. UnfurnishedApartments
18. Miscellaneou sFor Sale
EXCLUSIVE EVENTSESTATE and Clearancesale. Everything pricedup to $50 is yours for$17. Cash only. Decem-ber 20th - 27th or by ap-pointment. No reason-able offer will be re-fused. Don't miss out onthis opportunity. Formore information call662-873-4236 9am- 5pm.Courtneys 1415 Wash-ington Street.
FIREWOOD FOR SALE.$75 per truck load. Deliv-ered and stacked. 601-634-6140 or 601-638-6740.
FIREWOOD FOR SALE.Long wheel base, $70 perload. We deliver. 601-636-7402 or 601-636-5771.
FIREWOOD FOR Sale.Pick up or delivery. 601-630-7085.
GE REFRIGERATORLIKE new $200, 28 woodheater $100, washer anddryer $100 each. 601-852-8563.
HUGE HOUSE SALE!Everything must go! Rea-sonable pricing. 601-638-7067, 601-831-2563.
KENMORE ELITE SIDEby side black refrigerator,black Kenmore microwave,black Kenmore dishwasher.601-638-4791.
18. Miscellaneou sFor Sale
MOVING MUST SELL!Furniture and other miscel-laneous. Excellent condi-tion, like new! 601-638-8383.
THE PET SHOP“Vicksburg’s Pet Boutique”3508 South Washington Street
Pond fish, Gold fish, Koi, fish foodaquarium needs, bird food, designer collars, harnesses & leads,loads of pet supplies!Bring your Baby in for a fitting today!
THE BEST WAY to bargain hunt is to
check the Classifieds Daily. We make it easywith our convenient
home delivery. For details call 601-636-4545, Circulation.
USED TIRES! LIGHTtrucks and SUV's, 16's,17's, 18's, 19's, 20's. A fewmatching sets! Call TD's,601-638-3252.
19. Garage &Yard Sales
Ask us how to “PostSize” your ad with some
great clip art! Call theClassified Ladies at 601-636-Sell (7355).
What's going on inVicksburg this weekend?Read The Vicksburg Post!
For convenient home deliv-ery call 601-636-4545, ask
for circulation.
20. Hunting
1994 KAWASAKI 4004x4. Extra wheels and tireswith winch, adult ridden,good condition. $1800. 601-831-2999.
Call our Circulation Department for
CONVENIENT Home Delivery and/ or our On-line Subscription.
Monday- Friday, 8am-5pm, 601-636-4545.
21. Boats,Fishing Supplies
What's going on in Vicksburg?
Read The Vicksburg Post!For convenient home
delivery, call 601-636-4545, ask for
circulation.
29. UnfurnishedApartments
24. BusinessServices
CLARK’S CONSTRUCTION
Dozer, Track hoe, Form setting, Concrete,
Demolition work.
601-218-9233 • 601-638-9233
State licensed and Bonded
D & D TREE CUTTING•Trimming • Lawn Care
• Dirt Hauled• Insured
For FREE EstimatesCall “Big James”
601-218-7782
24. BusinessServices
D.R. PAINTING AND CON-STRUCTION. Painting, roof-ing, carpentry service. Li-censed, bonded. Free esti-mates! Call 601-638-5082.
DIRT AND GRAVELhauled. 8 yard truck. 601-638-6740.
DIRT, SAND, CLAY grav-el, 6/10. Anywhere andAnytime. 601-218-9233,601-638-9233.
FREE ESTIMATESTREY GORDON
ROOFING & RESTORATION•Roof & Home Repair
(all types!)•30 yrs exp •1,000’s of ref
Licensed • Insured601-618-0367 • 601-456-4133
I-PHONE REPAIR. Buy,sell and repair. ArcueSanchez - 601-618-9916.
River City Lawn CareYou grow it - we mow it!Affordable and profes-
sional. Lawn and land-scape maintenance. Cut, bag, trim, edge.
601-529-6168.
26. For RentOr Lease
RICHARD M. CALDWELL
BROKER
SPECIALIZING IN RENTALS(INCLUDING CORPORATE
APARTMENTS)CALL 601-618-5180
29. UnfurnishedApartments2 BEDROOM Duplex,
$400. 4 bedroom duplex,$500. With stove and refrigerator. $200 deposit.
601-634-8290.
THE COVEStop looking,
Start living!Paid cable, water and
trash. Washer, Dryer andbuilt-in microwave
furnished.
601-638-55871-601-686-0635
Ask about ourHoliday special!
BEAUTIFUL DOWN-TOWN LOCATION. 2 bed-room, 1 bath. Central air/heat. Washer and dryer$750 monthly. Deposit andreferences required. 601-529-8002.
BEAUTIFULLAKESIDE
LIVING
• 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts.• Beautifully Landscaped• Lake Surrounds Community
• Pool • Fireplace• Spacious Floor Plans
601-629-6300www.thelandingsvicksburg.com
501 Fairways DriveVicksburg
CONVENIENT DOWN-TOWN LOCATION.
2 bedroom, 2 bath apart-ment, central heat/ air,washer/ dryer included.$800 monthly, deposit/
references required. 601-529-8002
CommodoreApartments
1, 2 & 3Bedrooms
605 Cain Ridge Rd.Vicksburg, MS
39180
601-638-2231
29. UnfurnishedApartments
VAN GUARDAPARTMENTS. Two
bedroom flat, $550 monthly.3 bedroom apartment $550.MANAGERS SPECIAL. Nodeposit. $30 application fee.
Call 601-631-0805.
30. HousesFor Rent
IN TOWN LOCATION 1bedroom. $325 deposit,$325 rent. 601-218-1688,601-636-2111.
LOS COLINAS. SMALL 2Bedroom, 2 Bath Cottage.Close in, nice. $795 month-ly. 601-831-4506.
31. Mobile HomesFor Rent
MEADOWBROOKPROPERTIES. 2 or 3 bed-room mobile homes, southcounty. Deposit required.
601-619-9789.
32. Mobile HomesFor Sale
KEEP UP WITH ALLTHE LOCAL NEWS
AND SALES...SUBSCRIBE TO
THE VICKSBURG POSTTODAY! CALL
601-636-4545, ASK FORCIRCULATION.
33. Commercia lProperty
COMMERCIAL BUILD-ING or Turn- Key restaurantwith 2 lots for sale at EagleLake. Call 850-683-1085.
34. HousesFor Sale
3 BEDROOM, 2 bath, to-tally remodeled to perfec-tion. Fenced back yard, lotsof charm. $99,000. Call An-drea, Jones & Upchurch,601-831-6490.
3 BEDROOMS, 2 baths.South county, carport,basement. $35,000. 601-529-0829.
CARY, MS. 3 bed, 2 bathhome, 4.5 lots. Shown byappointment only. Asking$115,000. 601-824-0270.
Open Hours:Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm
601-634-89282170 S. I-20 Frontage Rd.
www.ColdwellBanker.comwww.homesofvicksburg.net
Eagle Lake - 16853 Hwy 465,2 story apartment 2BR/1BA
upstairs, 1BR /1BA downstairs,lakefront, deck, pier, completelyfurnished, reduced, make offer.
50 Sullivan Cove - 2 story,2BR/1BA up, 1BR down,
everything new, flooring toroof, deck, community pier,boat launch, 2 lots, $130,000
Bette Paul Warner601-218-1800
McMillin Real Estate
HOUSES FOR SALE1862 MLK
807 First NorthLAND FOR SALE
801 First NorthFarmer St. Bl. 3
Call [email protected]
Carla Watson...............601-415-4179Mary D. Barnes .........601-966-1665Stacie Bowers-Griffin...601-218-9134Jill WaringUpchurch....601-906-5012Andrea Upchurch.......601-831-6490Broker, GRI
601-636-6490
Licensed inMS and LA
Jones & UpchurchReal Estate Agency
1803 Clay Streetwww.jonesandupchurch.com
Kay Odom..........601-638-2443Kay Hobson.......601-638-8512Jake Strait...........601-218-1258Alex Monsour.....601-415-7274Jay Hobson..........601-456-1318Daryl Hollingsworth..601-415-5549
Sybil Caraway....601-218-2869Catherine Roy....601-831-5790Mincer Minor.....601-529-0893Jim Hobson.........601-415-0211
AARRNNEERRRREEAALL EESSTTAATTEE,, IINNCCVJIM HOBSON
REALTOR®•BUILDER•APPRAISER
601-636-0502
39. Motorcycles ,Bicycles
2006 HONDA CRF80F 4-stroke in excellent condition,$900 Also 1998 KTM 380EXC 2 stroke in very goodcondition $1,500. 601-634-1115. Will sell separately oras pair.
40. Cars & Trucks
YEAR END SPECIAL!!
Garyscfl.com
2003 Buick Rendevous$955 Down
$176 Bi -WeeklyGary’s Cars601-883-9995
Barnes GlassQuality Service at Competitive Prices#1 Windshield Repair & Replacement
Vans • Cars • Trucks•Insurance Claims Welcome•
AUTO • HOME • BUSINESSJason Barnes • 601-661-0900
ROSSCONSTRUCTION
New HomesFraming, Remodeling,
Cabinets, Flooring,Roofing & Vinyl Siding
State Licensed & BondedJon Ross 601-638-7932
Simmons Lawn ServiceProfessional Services &
Competitive Prices• Landscaping • Septic Systems• Irrigation: Install & Repair• Commercial & Residential
Grass CuttingLicensed • Bonded • Insured
12 years experienceRoy Simmons (Owner)
601-218-8341
BUFORDCONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
601-636-4813State Board of Contractors
Approved & Bonded
Haul Clay, Gravel, Dirt,Rock & Sand
All Types of Dozer WorkLand Clearing • Demolition
Site Development& Preparation Excavation
Crane Rental • Mud Jacking
River CityDirt Work, LLC
• Dozer / Trackhoe Work• Dump Truck •
• Bush Hogging • Box Blade• Demolition • Debris Removal
• Hydro Seeding• Deliver
Dirt -13 yd. load $85 locally• Gravel • Sand • Rock
Res. & Com. • Lic. & Ins.Robert Keyes, Jr. (Owner)
601-529-0894
All Business &
Service Directory Ads
MUST BE PAID
IN ADVANCE!
FREERides for
Children 4 & Under
ROCKETTAXICAB
601-636-0491
SPEEDIPRINT &OFFICE SUPPLY
• Business Cards• Letterhead• Envelopes• Invoices
• Work Orders• Invitations
(601) 638-2900Fax (601) 636-6711
1601-C North Frontage RoadVicksburg, MS 39180
PATRIOTIC• FLAGS
• BANNERS
• BUMPER STICKERS
• YARD SIGNSShow Your Colors!
MAGNOLIA MANOR APARTMENTSElderly & Disabled3515 Manor Drive
Vicksburg, Ms.601-636-3625
Equal Housing Opportunity
801 Clay Street 601-630-2921www.the-vicksburg.com
UTILITIES PAID!1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments
Studios & Efficiencies
NNEEEEDD AANN AAPPAARRTTMMEENNTT??Enjoy the convenience of downtown living at
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S H A M R O C KA PA RT M E N T S
SUPERIOR QUALITY,CUSTOM CABINETS,
EXTRA LARGE MASTER BDRM,& WASHER / DRYER HOOKUPS.
SAFE!!SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT
601-661-0765 • 601-415-3333
COME CHECK US OUT TODAYYOU’LL WANT TO MAKE YOUR
HOME HEREGreat Location, Hard-Working Staff
601-638-7831 • 201 Berryman Rd.
COME CHECK US OUT TODAYYOU’LL WANT TO MAKE YOUR
HOME HEREGreat Location, Hard-Working Staff
601-638-7831 • 201 Berryman Rd
Bradford RidgeApartments
Live in a Quality Built Apartmentfor LESS! All brick,
concrete floors and double wallsprovide excellent soundproofing,
security, and safety.601-638-1102 • 601-415-3333
BienvilleApartments
The ParkResidencesat Bienville
1, 2 & 3 bedroomsand townhomes
available immediately.
VICKSBURGS NEWEST,AND A WELL MAINTAINED
FAVORITE. EACH WITHSPACIOUS FLOOR PLANS ANDSOPHISTICATED AMENITIES.
FOR LEASING INFO, CALL 601-636-1752www.parkresidences.com • www.bienvilleapartments.com
and
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