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MDA: City needs digital presence

BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

The first round of feed back from the Mississippi Development Authority Asset Development Team has been received and the message to Corinth officials is simple -- work on digi-

Basket fund tops $16,000

tal presence.

The Alliance welcomed MDA to town in October in hopes of receiving fresh ideas on how to better market Corinth.

MDA asset mapping team members Ellen Bordeaux, Ken P’Pool and Roy Decker spent

several days on a driving tour of Corinth visiting local tourist attractions, schools, industries, the hospital and other public places. The Corinth visit ended with a meeting of community leaders.

MDA recently returned to

the Crossroads to share their early findings.

“One of the areas that was suggested for improvement was the social media and digital presence of the communiPlease see DIGITAL | 6A

MRHC welcomes New Year’s baby

The spirit of giving continues into the new year in the Alcorn County area.

Donations continue to arrive for the 20th Annual Corinth Rotary Club/Daily Corinthian Christmas Basket Fund.

A $25,000 fundraising goal was set so 1,000 food baskets could be given to local families on Saturday, Dec. 5. Baskets were given away based upon faith the goal will be reached.

So far $16,245 has been raised, meaning $8,755 still has to be raised to meet the goal. Recent donations include $100 from the Bobby Caldwell family in memory of Bobby Caldwell and Lane Caldwell; $100 from Janis Spear in memory of Len Spear; and $50 from Hal Horton.

Contributions to the Christmas Basket Fund can be made “in honor of” or “in memory of” a special person or persons. The tribute will be published daily in the Daily Corinthian.

Donations can be brought by the newspaper office 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or mailed to: Daily Corinthian, Attn.: Christmas Basket Fund, P.O. Box 1800, Corinth, MS 38835.

The deadline to receive donations has been extended until Friday, Jan. 8.

BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Counting their blessings as well as precious fingers and toes, the labor and delivery staff of Magnolia Regional Health Center celebrated their first baby of the New Year on Friday.

Weighing in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces and measuring 20 inches in length, Lincoln Issac Horne made his debut to the world at 4:37 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Greeted by his delighted parents, Letasha and Jonathan Horne, little Lincoln appeared calm, content and curious as he met relatives and friends.

The fourth child and first son for the Burnsville couple, the bouncing baby has three older sisters – Kaydence, 10, Harper, 5, and Adalyn, 3.

“I was in labor for a little over 12 hours,” said an exhausted Letasha. “The contractions began around 4:30 p.m. (Thursday) and he was born just after 4:30 a.m. this morning.”

“I had him naturally and everything was good,” she added.

A cook at 72 Express in Burnsville, the 29-year-old mom was all smiles as she held the wiggling infant.

Named Lincoln for his father’s admiration of President

Staff photo by Kimberly Shelton

Letasha Horne, 29, of Burnsville welcomes her son Lincoln Isaac into the world.

Abraham Lincoln and Issac in loving memory of his mother’s great-grandmother, the newborn has quite a name to grow into.

“We decided to make his

middle name Issac in honor of my great-grandmother because it was the name she picked out before she passed,” said Letasha.

Gifted with numerous pack-

ages of diapers, wipes, toiletries, clothing and even a bath tub by MRHC as well as family and friends, the newest memPlease see BABY | 2A

Literacy Council has board changes; gets $5,000 grant

Pet lovers ringing in the New Year

BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

The calendars are in.

The Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter’s premier fundraiser entered the final stretch last week as 2016 pet calendars arrived at the shelter.

The calendar, now available for $15, features more than 30 photos of local dogs, puppies, cats, kittens and a couple of Bearded Dragons submitted by pet owners from across the Crossroads.

For the third annual calendar, pet owners could enter their favorite photo in the contest for a $25 donation to the shelter. Voting took place on Facebook with the photos with the most likes earning a coveted spot inside the calendar.

Bill and Barbara Rogers’ 4-year-old Pomeranian rescue, Coco Puff, is “The entries we had this year were beautiful,” the October, Halloween-themed photo inside the 2016 Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter’s Pet Calendar. The calendar is now available for $15 Please see CALENDAR | 3A at the shelter.

BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

As they look forward to a new year of literacy and learning, the CorinthAlcorn Literacy Council (CALC) has announced some changes to its Board of Directors.

Student/Tutor Coordinator Denise DeBoer announced the changes following a meeting with the Board of Directors for United Way of Corinth and Alcorn County for the council’s annual allocation meeting on Monday, Nov. 2.

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Meg Williams, daughter of Corinth natives Dr. Fayette and Mary Elizabeth Williams, is selected Maid of Cotton at the annual Cotton Bowl Parade.

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Senior puts on prom for special needs students

BY JEFF YORK For the Daily Corinthian

SELMER, Tenn. — An unselfish McNairy Central High School senior has shown some love to the special needs students in her school by organizing a Special Needs Prom for them.

The prom was held on a recent Saturday at the Selmer Community Center.

Mackenzie Stone had the foresight to choose her senior project as a freshman and she began planning then to have helping special needs students as her subject. She has worked with special needs sports programs in Selmer since she was a freshman.

The prom was treated just like any other prom with the students getting dressed up for the big dance and being excited about the big night.

“It was a great deal of fun doing the planning for the prom,” said Stone. “I got 17 students from Cats in Action (community service club) to help me at

McNairy Central High School senior Mackenzie Stone organized a Special Needs Prom for students in her school for her Senior Project. the prom.”

There were finger foods to eat before the dance.

Stone used her phone to provide the music through the community center’s sound system.

“This prom was the best Christmas present I could have gotten,” said Mindy Hurst, mother of

Sara Jo Hurst. “It was amazing to me to see how much fun they had at the prom. Mackenzie and her friends did such a great job with the prom.”

Mindy’s daughter Sara Jo said, “I really enjoyed it.”

The CIA students got the dance underway by

getting the guests of honor on the dance floor. The excitement was in the air as no one left the dance floor for two solid hours.

“You could just tell the students were having a blast while dancing,” said Stone. “It was easy to how they enjoyed it and many of them came to me to say

how they appreciated me organizing the prom for them.”

Stone said all of the parents stayed to watch the dance and they were happy to see their children having so much fun.

“Their parents came over to thank me because they could see how much their children were enjoying themselves,” she said.

The idea of a Special Needs Prom came easy for Stone because she has two members of her family with special needs. Her little brother Caden Rivera has a tumor on his back that prevents him from walking and her cousin Destinee Lail has Cerebral Palsy. Stone said Lail is like a sister to her.

Stone was thoughtful enough prior to the prom to ask the MCHS Special Needs CLASS to make pine cones, snowflakes and gingerbread men for the decorations.

“I felt it was important they felt they had a part in preparing for the prom,” said Stone. “They could see the decorations and

know they had an important role in getting ready for the prom.”

The senior project for Stone has four events planned during the year.

The first event was a pep rally just for the special needs students in October.

“They do not get to really participate in the pep rallies at school. They are there, but have to leave 15 minutes early to get on their buses,” said Stone. “I wanted them to be able to play games and be able to enjoy an entire pep rally.”

She plans on having a pep rally for the special needs students at Selmer Middle School in January similar to the one at MCHS. The final event of the year will be a painting party in February. Stone is a secretary in the school’s Art Club and she will get some of her classmates to help with the Valentinethemed event.

Linda Taylor, a mother of a special needs student, is serving as Stone’s mentor in her Senior Project.

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Jillian McNair, RN, BSN, presents baby Lincoln and his parents, Letasha and Jonathan Horne, with gifts on behalf of Magnolia Regional Health Center.

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His thrilled grandparents include Debbie Garrison of Tishomingo; Troy Hardin of New Site; Joanne Grimes of Iuka and Shawn

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“We are excited and blessed to have a happy, healthy baby boy,” said Jonathan. “We are extremely grateful to the nursing staff of the labor and delivery unit and Magnolia Regional Health Center for their wonderful care and support.”

“We are excited and blessed to have a happy, healthy baby boy.”

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service to the community, member Violet Cole bade farewell to the council.

“We thank you so much for the time and talent you have given to the Corinth-Alcorn Literacy Council,” said DeBoer.

“We appreciate and value your service.”

The council also announced it has re-appointed Member Marianne Taylor to the Board of Directors due to her continued commitment and service to CALC, Corinth and Alcorn County.

“It is greatly appreciated,” said a thankful DeBoer. “Those who were unable to attend our annual meeting this past year missed my informative presentation on “A Life without Literacy”.

We often take reading for granted and fail to understand what life would be like if you couldn’t read or read very well.”

“I challenge each person reading this to take one day and note how many times a day you do read and what it is you’re reading,” she added.

“Now imagine this struggle every day of your life.”

In other business, DeBoer announced her attendance at the 2015 ProLiteracy Conference, held in Charleston, S.C. Viewing one of the conference’s many workshops, entitled “Dollar General: Conversation with Funders”, DeBoer

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“They gave helpful grant writing tips and shared how to develop and maintain relationships with funders,” she said. “At the conclusion of the workshop, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) awarded $23,000 in grants to several attending adult literacy organizations.

The Corinth-Alcorn Literacy Council was gifted with $5,000 of that grant money.”

Founded by a caring man wishing to help his neighbors in a time of need, his generosity and concern has blossomed – reaching farther than he could have possibly dreamed, remarked DeBoer.

As of this year, DGLF has reached a milestone; by giving a total of over $100,000,000 in grants for adult literacy.

“What a legacy! I am humbled and inspired by their dedication and commitment to helping provide the tools to communities everywhere to help adults learn to read; giving those adults hope and a new lease on life,” said the coordinator. “A life without literacy is devastating; not only to that one adult, but their children, family and community.”

Encouraging all to support their local Dollar General stores, DeBoer and the Board of Directors also expressed their excitement for a new chapter.

“From myself and the Corinth-Alcorn Literacy Council Board of Directors; we want to wish you a safe and joyous holiday season,” said the student/tutor coordinator. “May the spirit of the season ring into the New Year bringing you joy and prosperity.”

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Aldermen weigh new transient lodging rule

Today is Sunday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2016.

There are 363 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1946, William Joyce, the proNazi radio propagandist known as “Lord HawHaw,” was hanged at Wandsworth Prison in London for high treason.

On this date: In 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X. In 1777, Gen. George Washington’s army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey.

In 1870, groundbreaking took place for the Brooklyn Bridge.

In 1911, the first postal savings banks were opened by the U.S. Post Office. (The banks were abolished in 1966.)

In 1938, the March of Dimes campaign to fight polio was established

by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who himself had been afflicted with the crippling disease.

In 1949, in a pair of rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court said that states had the right to ban closed shops.

In 1959, Alaska became the 49th state as President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation.

In 1967, Jack Ruby, the man who shot and killed accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, died in a Dallas hospital.

In 1977, Apple Computer was incorporated in Cupertino, California,

by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Mike Makkula Jr. In 1980, conservationist Joy Adamson, author of “Born Free,” was killed in northern Kenya by a former employee.

In 1990, ousted Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrendered to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican’s diplomatic mission.

In 2000, the last new daily “Peanuts” strip by Charles Schulz ran in 2,600 newspapers.

Ten years ago: Lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty to providing gifts to officials in exchange for their help; he agreed to cooperate in investigations of corruption in Congress.

Five years ago: Democrat Jerry Brown was sworn in as California’s 39th governor, returning to the office he’d left 28 years earlier. Prosecutors in Dallas declared Cornelius Dupree Jr. innocent of a rape and robbery that had put him in prison for 30 years.

SELMER, Tenn. — A new transient lodging ordinance was approved on the first reading by the Selmer City Board that will enable Jesus Cares to remodel a building in the city for temporary housing. Jesus Cares had been renting rooms at Southwood Inn for anyone who needed temporary housing.

The ordinance would allow someone to stay free for at least three days in the house. Jesus Cares provides lodging for someone who was just released from jail or a person stranded for various reasons. The aldermen will have to vote again to

make the ordinance official during their January meeting.

If the ordinance is approved in January, it will save money for Jesus Cares.

BMC, local group set prep courses for ACT BLUE MOUNTAIN — Blue Mountain College and a local school support organization, Enrichment, Inc. are teaming up to host an ACT prep course for each of the four subject areas of the ACT. The prep courses will be held in Fisher-Washburn Hall on the Blue Mountain College campus from 6 to 8 p.m. The schedule is as follows: Thursday, Jan.

14 – Science Reasoning; Thursday, Jan. 21 – Math; Thursday, Jan. 28 – English Usage; and Thursday, Feb. 4 – Reading Comprehension.

A minimal fee will be charged for the workshop.

All Tippah County high school students should register with their high school guidance counselors by Jan. 11.

Interested adults may call ACT Course Chair Sherrell Settlemires, at 662-587-6361.

In the event of inclement weather on any of the above dates, please consult the Blue Mountain College Website at www. bmc.edu for information on time changes and cancellations.

State makes strides recruiting doctors Associated Press

JACKSON — A study on doctors says Mississippi remains in last place when it comes to the number of doctors per capita but has seen a sizeable increase in student enrollment.

The Clarion-Ledger reported Friday that the Association of American Medical Colleges study shows that medical and osteopathic student enrollment in Mississippi increased 137 percent over the last decade, compared 33 percent nationwide.

The state has made a concerted effort in recent years to increase the number of doctors it trains.

In 2005 the University of Mississippi’s medical school increased enrollment, going from 100 students a year to 145.

But Dr. LouAnn Woodward, the school’s dean, says it takes time for those students to process through the system.

William Carey University also launched the College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2010.

Staff photo by Kimberly Shelton

Wreck knocks out traffic signal The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Corinth Police Department were still working on a disabled traffic signal Saturday morning and directing traffic at the busy U.S. 72 and Harper Road intersection. The signal was out of service on New Year’s Day after a two-vehicle morning accident involving a red SUV and white pickup truck. The signal outage created some holiday frustration and confusion when the intersection was turned into a flashing red four-way stop.

The accident happened around 8:30 a.m. on Friday.

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said Charlotte Doehner, the shelter’s volunteer director. “The October, Halloween-themed photo of Bill and Barbara Rogers’ Coco Puff is among my favorites and, in my opinion, helps make our 2016 calendar our best ever.”

Gracing the cover is a summer photo featuring Magnolia Regional Heather Center’s Dr. Jason Cesario’s 3-year-old Mexican hairless dog, Enzo.

Enzo lounging on a float in his backyard pool is also the July featured photo.

“Enzo’s photos are cool and are very deserving of the cover, but the overall quality of all of the entries and winners for this year’s calendar is unmatched,” added Doehner.

Also featured on individual month pages within the calendar include Karen Nash’s 2-year-old house cat Charley as he hides in a Christmas tree, Linda Knighton’s blue-eyed kitten, Leanne Brown’s family of pups

Gracing the cover of the 2016 Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter’s Pet Calendar is a summer photo featuring Magnolia Regional Heather Center’s Dr. Jason Cesario’s 3-year-old Mexican hairless dog, Enzo. The calendar is now available for $15 at the shelter. waiting on a Thanksgiving treat, Ashley Smith’s sliver pup laying in grass, Teresa Taylor’s newborn

kitten J.L., Kelley Johnson’s Japan-born Jax under the covers, Terry Payne’s best friend sur-

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Ralph flanked beside the stars and bars and Christy Donahoe’s female Bearded Dragon named Merlin.

The remaining entries are featured on the calendar’s back cover.

“We had an amazing response to the new calendar contest this year,” Doehner said. “We are happy with the format, and if sales are good, we will most likely return with this same pet owner photo submission format for our 2017 calendar.”

Funds generated from the sale of the calendar will help the non-profit, no-kill shelter continue to operate.

The shelter pocketed more than $600 alone from contest entries.

Advertising was sold throughout and paid for the printing of the calendar.

(Calendars can be purchased at the shelter at 3825 Proper St. in Corinth. The shelter is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit alcornpets.com or 662-284-5800.)

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Magnolia Regional Health Center celebrates 50 years; vital to community Magnolia Regional Health Center means a great deal to Corinth, Alcorn County, the Crossroads area and the entire region of northeast Mississippi and southwest Tennessee.

We join the local health care facility in celebrating a couple of milestones. Magnolia Regional Health Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary. In addition to this, the local hospital has been named a 2015 Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey Associates, Inc. The Guardian of Excellence Award recognizes top-performing health care organizations that have consistently achieved the 95th percentile or above of performance in patient experience, employee or physician engagement, or clinic quality performance.

MRHC is receiving the award for its excellence in patient experience in the outpatient area, including both the Ambulatory Surgery Center and Same Day Care.

The Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award is a nationally-recognized symbol of achievement in health care. MRHC is one of only three hospitals in the state of Mississippi to be recognized with the award.

This award shows the level of excellence MRHC is always striving to attain.

When the humble hospital first opened its doors on Dec. 10, 1965, there were only 19 physicians on staff and 150 employees.

Today MRHC is Alcorn County’s top employer with 198 physicians and approximately 1,200 employees.

The hospital recently celebrated its golden anniversary in December with a special catered event for providers, board members, delegates, retirees, volunteers and community members.

During the event, the hospital honored an original member of the 1965 Magnolia Hospital staff, Dr. Tommy Sweat.

MRHC also announced their newest future expansion named after the long time physician — the Thomas L. Sweat Health Education Center.

The new center will include an auditorium that will be utilized by the MRHC Graduate Medical Education Program, as well as for MRHC’s ongoing community health education efforts.

The center will be located on the north side of the MRHC campus on Alcorn Drive between the current Graduate Medical Education Building and the old Emergency Room location.

This is more good news coming from your local hospital and so fitting to be named in honor of Dr. Sweat.

We congratulate Magnolia Regional Heath Center on its Guardian of Excellence Award and for 50 years of dedicated service.

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Prayer for today Almighty God, may I understand that thou art in everything and that I cannot hide from thee, for thou boldest me though I know it not. Give me the desire, and help me to learn of thy laws, that I may know that even in the least of things, I have the liberty to obtain happiness by obeying them. Amen.

A verse to share “What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?” — Psalms 116:12

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State’s initiative process came of age in 2015 Mississippi’s initiative and referendum process came of age in 2015 and saw almost every eventuality tested in the political process. In particular, the process was tested on Initiative 42 and Initiative 48.

Initiative 42 sought to put “adequate and efficient” public school funding in the state constitution and empower the state’s chancery courts to enforce such funding. Initiative 48 sought to “legalize the use, cultivation, and sale of cannabis and industrial hemp. Cannabis crimes would be punished in a manner similar to, or to a lesser degree than, alcohol related crimes.”

Initiative 42 not only made it to the ballot, it was the defining issue in the 2015 statewide elections.

From start to finish, the pro-42 effort was a welloiled, well-financed political effort that had grassroots support and enough money to be formidable in the court of public opinion.

At the ballot box, voters by about four percent rejected changing the state constitution to boost school funding, but those same voters embraced the original Initiative 42 language over the legislative alternative.

Initiative 48, on the other hand, lacked a broad-based organizational scheme, was

short on financial resources, and unlike public education, sought to change state Sid Salter law in a way many Columnist that people were simply opposed to signing a petition to support in terms of legalizing and decriminalizing marijuana.

Unlike 42, Initiative 48 never really made it out of the starting gate to get on the 2016 ballot – earning only 13,320 of the needed 107,216 signatures. Another Mississippi pro-pot measure, Initiative 52, also stalled in the political starting blocks in 2015.

The lessons learned from watching the initiative and referendum process in Mississippi in 2015? Whether you have a professional organization and millions in financial resources behind you or whether you’re operating out of the trunk of your car and your back pocket in terms of resources, it’s really, really hard to lead an initiative to passage in Mississippi. Why? The initiative and referendum process in Mississippi is one that was designed by the Mississippi Legislature to be difficult

for those citizens who wish to circumvent lawmakers and get into the business of directly writing or changing laws for themselves.

That’s why the process has been invoked only 58 times since 1992. The majority of those initiatives efforts have simply expired because initiators couldn’t or didn’t get the required number of signatures on their initiative petitions.

Others, mostly those related to gaming, gambling or lotteries, were struck down by judges before making it to the ballot. Still more initiatives that made it to the ballot were rejected by the voters. A small handful of ballot initiatives have been passed by the state’s electorate.

In and of itself, the petition process is daunting. For an initiative measure to be placed on the ballot, a minimum of 107,216 certified signatures must be gathered with at least 21,443 certified signatures from each of the five congressional districts as they existed in the year 2000. Signatures must be certified by county circuit clerks. A completed petition is filed with the Secretary of State’s Office, along with a $500 filing fee.

Then, if the petition hurdle is cleared, there is the matter of ballot language to be cleared - then the measure

has to be submitted to the Legislature and if the lawmakers choose to do so, they can submit an alternative to the initiative on the same ballot. That was the case on Initiative 42 and would likely have also been the case had Initiative 48 gotten the petition signatures.

Once an initiative actually makes it to the ballot, the proposed initiative not only has to receive a majority of the total votes cast for that particular initiative, it must also receive more than 40 percent of the total votes cast in that election.

Bottom line, getting a ballot initiative passed in Mississippi on an issue as universally respected as public education – even with what essentially was a campaign staff and $3 million plus in campaign finances – proved problematic.

So on a ballot initiative as controversial and polarizing as legalizing marijuana in a Bible belt state with neither of those advantages (organization or money), one has to wonder just what initiative organizers were smoking (so to speak) when they thought that effort would succeed?

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

Court again grapples with redistricting Fifty-one years ago the Supreme Court handed down its one-person-onevote decision, requiring that within each state congressional and legislative districts must have equal populations.

That gave redistricters a relatively easy standard to meet. Census data provides block-by-block population counts every 10 years, and it’s possible now to draw lines for districts so that their populations are identical or vary by just one person.

But redistricting cases keep making their way to the Court nonetheless.

One reason is that the Voting Rights Act amendments of the 1980s have been interpreted as requiring the creation of a maximum number of districts with majorities or nearmajorities of black or Hispanic residents. This has produced many grotesquely shaped constituencies and much litigation.

This month the Court heard two other redistricting cases. One, Evenwell v.

Abbott, was brought in Texas. The plaintiffs argue that districts should be equal not in total population but in number of eligible voters.

They live in areas where almost all adult residents are citizens, but in other areas — the Lower Rio Grande Valley particularly — a majority of residents aren’t, because they are non-citizens

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or children.

As a result some districts have two to three times as many eligible voters as others.

That’s not equal representation, plain-

tiffs argue.

This was not a situation foreseen in 1964. Due to restrictive immigration laws, depression and war, the nation’s population had the lowest percentage of noncitizens since the 1830s.

And in that baby boom era, just about every part of the country had similar percentages of adults and children. Equal population districts thus tended to generate districts with equal numbers of eligible voters.

Today some heavily immigrant districts come close to that. California’s congressional districts had equal total populations in the 2010 Census. But in November 2012, 337,634 people voted in the lowimmigrant-population 4th district in the northwest Sierra and only 119,234 in the heavily Hispanic 21st district in the Central Valley.

So there’s an intellectually respectable argument that districts should be based on eligible voter population rather than total population. Or, as Justice Anthony Kennedy suggest-

ed, could be.

There’s one other problem for the Evenwell plaintiffs. The Census taken every 10 years provides fine grain detail on total population. The Census’ American Community Survey and other sources provide estimates and less detail.

That leaves more room for districters to draw lines for partisan advantage -- gerrymandering.

So it seems unlikely that the Court will require use of eligible voters. But if a majority of justices indicate they’ll permit it, that could have repercussions -- mostly in favor of Republicans — in redistricting following the 2020 Census or if, as permitted, they redraw their lines before that.

The other redistricting case heard last month, Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, raises the issue of whether a plan in which district populations vary by 10 percent can be invalidated because it favors one party. Here the Court has an opportunity to set a standard that will cut back on its redistricting caseload.

Arizona’s reputedly nonpartisan commission, like California’s, was successfully stacked by Democrats and drew lines that tended to pack large numbers of Republicans into a few districts with above-average populations. The commission says it acted to align districts with

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county lines, as if legislators are supposed to represent governmental units rather than people.

In 2012, Republicans carried Arizona’s vote for U.S. House of Representatives by a 52 to 44 percent margin.

But under the commission’s plan Republicans won only four districts and Democrats five. Winning Republicans won 61 to 67 percent of the vote. Three winning Democrats won margins averaging of 2.9 percent.

The Court has refused to overturn even blatantly partisan plans, notably one by Pennsylvania Republicans.

But allowing districts to be 10 percent larger or smaller than average provides redistricters with far greater opportunity for gerrymandering than a requirement that districts come very close to equal populations.

Courts can’t stop partisan gerrymandering entirely.

But they can limit its effectiveness by enforcing strict numerical equality, by simple arithmetic. Supreme Court justices weary of redistricting cases might keep that in mind.

(Daily Corinthian columnist Michael Barone is senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics.)

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Rachel Redmon loves teaching kindergarten

BY CAROL HUMPHREYS For the Daily Corinthian

COUNCE, Tenn. — Rachel Redmon is fortunate to be able to start the new year teaching a classroom of enthusiastic, smiling children returning from the Christmas holidays.

She looks forward to working with the inquisitive youngsters, ages 5-6, many of whom are entering the second part of their first year in the public school system.

“The fun part about teaching kindergarten is you always have to be flexible and on your toes,” the teacher said, amused.

“The ages I teach are funny and full of innocence.

It’s just a lot of fun.”

Redmon, who has been teaching at Pickwick Southside for eight years, has also taught first and fourth grade students at the school. It is in the kindergarten class, however, where she found her passion. She now has six years’ experience teaching the primary grade.

Her class usually averages about 13 students.

She uses the Common Core State Standards implemented by the Tennessee Department of Education in most of the state’s K-2 grades during the 2011-2012 school year.

The standards define the expectations for student learning upon completing each grade.

Redmon said for the most part, the standards set by Common Core have been beneficial in helping her teach children how to improve their thinking skills.

“It is important for me to let my students know they are loved and there are so many opportunities for them to look forward to in the future, especially if they get a good education. It is exciting to see how much talent and potential they already have in their little bodies,” said the educator.

The kindergarten teacher’s working days don’t stop at the end of the school day. She often brings home assignments to work on for the next day.

“There are many things people don’t always understand about the teaching profession,” she said.

“Some people have the mindset teachers just work from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., get paid holidays and paid summers, and that’s it. Actually, we have other important roles: being a mom, a counselor and a nurse. We are also caregivers, especially to children whose families may experience poverty or misfortune. We are here to help make them feel safe and taken care of.”

In fact, the teacher said her No. 1 priority was creating a safe and happy environment for the children she teaches, and to help give them a good education.

Though parental involvement has dropped recently, Redmon noted the elementary school

was fortunate to have a larger number of parents involved at Pickwick Southside than other schools in the county.

“Southside is very blessed,” she said. “There are a lot of parents who step up and go that extra mile.”

The 2004 Hardin County High School graduate was part of a singing group in high school and earned a music scholarship to Jackson State University. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from the University of Memphis in 2008. She currently sings in her church’s choir at First Baptist Church in Corinth.

The newlywed, 30, grew up in the Pickwick area. She and her husband, Brent Redmon, who works at his family’s commercial maintenance business, were married this past April. During their time off, the couple enjoy the outdoors, especially boating on the Tennessee River and Pickwick Lake.

During her Christmas break, Redmon is looking forward to “fun” family time with her husband, her stepdaughter, Addie, 8, and her sister ,who will be visiting from Memphis. Redmon’s mother, Leigh Ann Green, also lives close by in Corinth.

School resumes Jan. 5 and Redmon will be returning to her “second home.”

“I attended school from kindergarten through the eighth grade at Pickwick Southside. It is my home,” said the Hardin County native.

“Looking back on primary and secondary school and college, the best memories I have are at Southside,” she continued. “It is a wonderful small school I am able to be a part of now as a teacher.”

Redmon started her profession already knowing many of her co-workers and went to Southside with the school’s principal, Jennifer Burkes.

“When I started my teaching job at Southside, Jennifer was teaching the kindergarten class. I took over her position when she began as assistant principal at West Hardin Elementary School,” she said.

Her hope for the new year is everyone comes back to school as healthy and happy as when they left. She is eager to help her young students receive their kindergarten education and reach the first grade mark.

“I love this school and feel like it is the best school in the area,” said the teacher. “We are a close-knit staff and like family here. Our kids are happy.”

(Corinth resident Carol Humphreys is a freelance writer and contributor to the Daily Corinthian, Crossroads Magazine and Pickwick Profiles.)

Two-year twins: Babies born Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — Twins in San Diego are getting some attention because, though born just minutes apart, one has a birthday in 2015 and one in 2016.

Jaelyn Valenica was born New Year’s Eve at 11:59 p.m. Her twin brother, Luis Valencia Jr., arrived at 12:01 a.m. on

New Year’s Day. KGTV-TV reports that the babies were due at the end of January, but doctors at San Diego Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center called the mother in because one was in a breech position.

The father, Luis Valencia, called it a New Year’s blessing to have two healthy children.

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Community Events ‘Just Plain Country’

Comedy Show

Just Plain Country performs at the Tishomingo County Fairgrounds in Iuka every Saturday from 7-10 p.m. there is dancing and good familyfriendly fun and entertainment.

Patrons are invited to celebrate Black History Month by attending the North Mississippi All Celebrity All Star Comedy Show in Corinth at the Crossroads Arena at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20. Comedian Rodney Perry will bring his act.

Perry who resides in Atlanta was the co-host for the Oscar Academy Winner, Mo’Nique and her show, and the co-creator of BounceTV. He also starred alongside Tyler Perry in the hit movie “Madea’s Big Happy Family” in 2013.

The show will also feature Comedienne Barbara Carlyle, from Showtime Apollo, Comedy Central and Comic view, along with Comedian Marvin Hunter from the Rickey Smiley Tour. It will be hosted by BET Sixtime All Star Comedian Shawn Harris.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, Dec. 1 starting at $23 (for all riser seating) and $33 for reserved floor seating. A limited quantity of 200 tickets will be available at $43 for the VIP meetand-greet reception and first 6 rows. The meetand-greet will be held inside at the Convention Center from 6:30p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and will include refreshments and light hors d’oeuvres.

For more information visit www.crossroadsarena.com or call 662287-7779.

Country Singing A karaoke featuring traditional country music will be held at 6:30 p.m. each Saturday in the Corinth RV Park, located at 308 CR 604. A $100 dollar prize will be awarded to the winner of the singing contest each Saturday.

Used Book Sale Corinth Friends of the Library will have a Used Book Sale now through Friday, Jan. 15. Holiday material will be special priced. All other materials will be 2 for 1. Check back often as new items will be put out every day.

Senior Connectors The Senior Connectors, a group consisting of senior citizens from Alcorn and surrounding counties, will meet for their monthly luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 14 at Ryan’s. The luncheon begins at 11 a.m. and is Dutch treat.

Senior Connectors was formed under the auspices of the Community Development Council at The Alliance. The group, in addition to the monthly luncheon, also conducts an annual fall day trip and The Spring Fling each April.

Each month the group invites a guest speaker in line with items of concern and/or interest to senior citizens. This month the guest speaker will be Mike Lutz, of the EMS Services group at Magnolia Regional Health Center.

All local seniors are invited to attend and signup for the free monthly newsletter.

Community Fellowship Dinner There will be no Easom Outreach Foundation Community Fellowship Dinner for the month of January.

However, the dinners will resume from noon until 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7. The menu will be Chef Ben Betts’ famous fried chicken, dressing, baked chicken, meatloaf, green beans, seasoned cabbage, creamy mashed potatoes, homemade buttered rolls, peach cobbler, chess squares and beverages. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under nine. All carry-outs will be $10.

For tickets and more information, call Ernestine Hollins at 662-6438024.

Corinth Artist Guild Gallery ■ The exhibit of photography by longtime Corinth photographer Joe McKewen is extended through Dec. 31. Images from senior photo shoots, family portraits and sports action are available for purchase, with proceeds benefiting the gallery’s educational efforts.

■ In addition to the photographs of Joe McKewen, the exquisite paintings of Sweet Lips, Tenn. artist Victor Moore will remain on display until the end of December.

Visit the gallery Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 662665-0520 for more information.

■ The gallery has beefed up its selection of items made by artisans in Corinth and surrounding areas to consider for Christmas gifts.

In addition to paintings, prints and photographs, the items include handcrafted furniture, jewelry, baskets, pottery, woodturned items, metal sculpture, toys, knit and crochet scarves, baby clothes and note cards featuring the art of children and adults.

Fish on Friday From 4 to 6 p.m. every

Friday, the Easom Foundation will sell eat-in or carry-out farm-fed catfish dinners for $6 to support its hot meals program.

The meal includes coleslaw or salad, French fries or roasted potatoes, a dessert, juice and catfish. Dinners are also available from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the same price. Side items on the menu for the day may also be purchased.

Stop by the Easom Community Center and pick up a monthly menu or contact Chef Ben Betts at 662-415-4003 or Ernestine Hollins at 662643-8024. The menu can also be faxed each month to those who provide a fax number.

Karaoke Karaoke will be held at 6:30 p.m. every Saturday night at the Corinth RV Park, located at 308 CR 604 just 1.2 miles off Hwy 72 at Suitor Crossing. All ages are welcome.

Easom Community Garden Free and open to the public for the fall season, the Easom Community Center Garden will be reopen to the public from 2:30 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Danny Finger, the Center’s volunteer planter has planted a combination of turnip and mustard greens which are ready for picking.

In addition to making vegetables available to the public the fresh vegetables are also used to support the Foundation’s hot meals program. The garden is available to individuals for their personal picking and consumption only.

Items are not for sale.

Those interested in picking should first stop by the cafeteria, sign in and obtain a bag for their convenience.

Cooperation is appreciated.

The Garden is located at the Easom Community Center (the former South Corinth School) at 700 S. Crater Street.

For questions, contact Samuel Crayton at 404386-3359.

American Legion Post 6 American Legion Post 6, located on South Tate St. will have Bingo every Friday. Doors will open at 4 p.m. with sales starting at 5:30 p.m. Games will begin at 6:30 p.m. A full concession stand will be available. Senior Bingo will be held at 10 a.m. every Monday for $5. Lunch is provided.

American Legion Post 6 will hold their monthly meeting at 6 p.m. with a potluck meal on the 2nd Thursday of each month.

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Deaths Musicians Needed A volunteer opportunity is available for a guitar or banjo musician to play with a band as part of a nursing home ministry during special programs held at 2 p.m. twice a month at Cornerstone and Mississippi Care Center. For more information call 662-2873560.

Cross City Piecemakers Quilt Guild The Cross City Piecemakers Quilt Guild will meet at 1 p.m. on the 3rd Thursday of each month at the Extension Center (next to the Crossroads Arena). All are welcome. For more information, contact Gail at 662-287-7136.

Child Find The Alcorn and Corinth School Districts are participating in an ongoing statewide effort to identify, locate and evaluate children, birth through the age of 21, who have a physical, mental, communicative and/or emotional disability.

The Child Find person works with the local head start, human services, health and mental agencies as well as local education agencies, physicians and other individuals to identify and locate children out of school and in school who may be in need of special education services.

The information will be used to help determine present and future program needs in the hopes of providing a free appropriate public education to all children with a disability.

Contact Stephanie Clausel, Alcorn School District or Christy Welch, Corinth School District if you know of any children who may have a disability by calling or writing to the following telephone number and address: Alcorn School District, Special Services, 31 CR 401, Corinth, Ms. 38834, 662-286-7734; or Corinth School District, Special Services, 1204 North Harper Road, Corinth, MS 38834, 662-287-2425.

Retired Railroaders There will be a meeting for retired railroaders at 8 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at Martha’s Menu Restaurant in downtown Corinth. Active railroaders are welcome.

Alliance Hospice Alliance Hospice is looking for volunteers ages 16 to 85, who would love to interact with local senior citizens.

For more information, contact Angel Bradley at Alliance Hospice at 662286-9833 or by email at angel@alliancehopice. net.

Deborah Ann Harville

Funeral services for Deborah Ann Harville, 51, of Pocahontas, Tenn. are set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial in Mission of Hope Cemetery.

Visitation is from 11 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Mrs. Harville died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, at Bolivar General Hospital.

She was born April 23, 1964, and was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, George Dewayne Harville, Sr. of Pocahontas, Tenn.; her step-son, George Harville (Roxanne) of Glen and step-daughter, Ledenna Harville of Pocahontas, Tenn.; grandchildren, Jasper Harville, Matthew Harville, Sammual Harville and Zander Harville; her step-father, Jeffery Edwards of Selmer , Tenn.; sisters, Bonnie Cody-Barnaal (Michael) of Fort Myers, Fla., Dawn McNelly of Bethel Springs, Tenn.; Amy Hood (Sean) of Selmer, Tenn. and her paternal grandmother, Irene Cody of Fort Myers, Fla. She was preceded in death by her father, Carloton Laverne Cody and her mother, Patricia Ann Edwards; her step-mother, Patricia Yuvonne Cody; her paternal grandfather, Laverne Cody and her maternal grandparents, Martin and Viola Neily.

Bro. James Voyles will officiate.

Joyce Wanda McKenney

Joyce Wanda McKenney, 87, of Walnut died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at Magnolia Regional Health Center.

She was born Nov. 25, 1928, and was a Baptist by faith.

Survivors include her daughters, Celeste Ivey (Glen) of Rio Frio, Texas and Linda Scott (John) of Walnut; five grandchildren, Glenda Ross, Jim Ivey, Greg Ivey, John Scott Jr. and Lindsay Scott; and eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Celeste Harvey Naylor; her husband, Bob McKenney; her son, Mark Hultz; her brothers, Red Naylor, J.D. Naylor, Harvey Naylor and her sister, Lois Mitchell.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Magnolia Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

In final year, Obama tells staff to ‘stay on offense’

BY JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON — In June, during one of the best stretches of his presidency, Barack Obama strode through a West Wing hallway exclaiming: “Offense! Stay on offense!”

It was a rallying cry for a White House that suddenly seemed to find its footing in the final quarter of Obama’s tenure. An Asia-Pacific trade agreement was moving forward, as were the diplomatic opening with Cuba and work on an historic nuclear accord with Iran. The Supreme Court upheld a key tenet of the president’s long-embattled health care law and legalized gay marriage nationwide. Even in the depths of tragedy following a church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, the president struck an emotional chord with his stirring eulogy for the victims.

“I said at the beginning of this year that interesting stuff happens in the fourth quarter — and we are only halfway through,” Obama said during his annual yearend news conference.

But the seventh year of Obama’s presidency also challenged anew his

cautious and restrained approach to international crises, particularly in the Middle East.

Attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, heightened fears of terror on American soil and Obama’s attempts to reassure Americans fell flat. And a seemingly endless string of mass shootings elsewhere in the country exposed the sharp limits of Obama’s power to implement the gun control measures he speaks of with passion.

Obama now stares down 11 months before his successor is chosen in an election shaping up to be a referendum on his leadership at home and abroad. He stirs deep anger among many Republicans, a constant reminder of his failure to make good on campaign promises to heal Washington’s divisiveness. But he remains popular among Democrats and foresees a role campaigning for his party’s nominee in the general election.

The president is packing his final year with foreign travel and has about a half-dozen trips abroad planned, including a likely visit to Cuba.

“We recognize there’s limited time left,” said Jennifer Psaki, Obama’s communications director.

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ty,” said Main Street Director Brent Johnson.

“MDA sent a team to sit down with local content creators and help strengthen and expand their web presence.”

MDA played host to a Social Media Workshop with officials from the Corinth Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Main Street Corinth, The Alliance and the Corinth School District.

Johnson said although these entities have a separate and identifiable need and use for web based communication within the community, MDA noted they all work together to compose the digital footprint of Corinth and Alcorn County.

“Each member is an integral and important part of the web community and provides unique content and user driven information,” he added.

Among other things, the group discussed a unified community calendar and how the use of an ical or Google calendar could help the organizations partner, cross promote and not overlap.

“Another idea that was discussed was hosting social media workshops for businesses and going to the businesses to work one-on-one with them,” Johnson said.

“This would help the businesses grow their digital presence.”

According to MDA, the ideology is that Corinth’s various organizations

should produce a united and cooperative effort to enable individuals, small businesses and industries alike to effectively and efficiently stay up to date on current evolving media trends.

“We don’t want people thinking this is a faddish trend that will burn out in a few years, we want to be a constantly developing and evolving to meet the multigenerational needs of all our citizens and potential visitors,” said Johnson. “The world is much different now than it was even 10 years ago and will be even more different 10 years from now, this is our way of staying on track to make sure Corinth and Alcorn County are not left behind — that we lead.”

Sunday, January 3, 2016

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Governors see areas affected by flooding Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and Gov. Bruce Rauner of Illinois toured flood-ravaged areas Saturday as near-record crest predictions of the Mississippi River and levee breaks threatened more homes.

While the worst of the dangerous, deadly winter flood was over in the St. Louis area, farther south, things were getting worse. Two more levees succumbed Friday, bringing to at least 11 the number of levee failures.

The flood, fueled by more than 10 inches of rain over a three-day period that began last weekend, is blamed for 24 deaths.

On Friday, water from the Mississippi, Meramec and Missouri rivers was largely receding in the St. Louis area. Two major highways — Interstate 44 and Interstate 55 — reopened south of St. Louis. Some evacuees were allowed to return home.

But in the far southwestern tip of Illinois, the 500 or so people living behind the Len Small levee, which protects the hamlets of Olive Branch, Hodges Park, Unity and rural homes, were urged to move to higher ground after the Mississippi began pouring over the levee.

Alexander County Board Chairman Chalen Tatum said sandbagging efforts were cut off because it was too dangerous for the volunteers. Far more water is to come before the Sunday crest. “It’s going to get ugly,� he said.

In central Illinois, the body of one of two teenagers missing since Monday was located Friday. Devan R. Everett, 18, was found in the water near where crews found the pickup he and the other teen were last seen in. Â

Idaho man creates art from back hair NAMPA, Idaho — One man’s back hair is another man’s canvas.

At least that’s how Mike Wolfe, 35, of Nampa, Idaho, has decided to approach manscaping.

Wolfe tells KTVB-TV that after years of feeling ashamed of his body hair, he asked a friend in 2008 to trim an American flag on his back rather than undergoing hair removal processes like shaving or waxing. Since then, the two meet up several times throughout the year to design a new creation onto Wolfe’s back. “Pssh, it’s manhandling back hair,� said Wolfe. “It’s disgusting.

But it’s funny. You can’t deny it’s funny.�

Tyler Harding, a former graphic artist who has been friends with Wolfe for more than a decade, says it takes about an hour to complete the artistic trim.

And the creations can now be seen on a calendar — called a Calendhair — available for $20. Some proceeds will benefit a charity at Wolfe’s church.

Designs are uniquely named, such as Grim Reap-hair for October and M-hair-achi Band for May. Â

Former governor, U.S. senator dies Dale Bumpers, a former Arkansas governor and U.S. senator who earned the nickname “giant killer� for taking down incumbents, and who gave a passionate speech defending Bill Clinton during the president’s impeachment trial, has died. He was 90.

Bumpers died Friday night in Little Rock, according to his son, Brent Bumpers. Bumpers was under hospice care and died due to natural causes and complications from a broken hip suffered in a recent fall, his son said.

Bumpers was a little-known lawyer from Charleston when he ran for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1970, against a field that included former Gov. Orval Faubus. After finishing second in the primary, Bumpers defeated Faubus for the Democratic nomination — then beat Republican incumbent Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller in the general election.

Four years later, Bumpers challenged and defeated incumbent Sen. J. William Fulbright in a Democratic primary,

and went on to win the U.S. Senate seat.

Bumpers’ signature moment on the national stage came in 1999, just weeks after leaving the Senate, when he defended Clinton — who had worked for Fulbright’s 1974 campaign against Bumpers — before the U.S. Senate during his impeachment trial.

Clinton had been impeached by the House on charges of lying about his sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky while testifying before a grand jury in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case. Â

Man killed by cops was holding phone LAS VEGAS — A man who was fatally shot by Las Vegas police while holding a cellphone that was mistaken for a gun had recently been convicted of multiple crimes in Arizona, his attorney said Saturday.

Brad Reinhart last had contact with his client, Keith Childress Jr., 23, last month when a jury was set to issue a verdict in his trial for stealing marijuana and guns from a Phoenix home in 2013. Reinhart said he texted Childress to be at the courthouse, but he never showed up. “He didn’t show up for the final hearing.

They had a warrant out for him,� Reinhart said.

Las Vegas police said they were assisting U.S. marshals in arresting Childress because he was accused of multiple violent felonies in Arizona including attempted murder. Reinhart said while Childress’ crimes were serious, they never included a charge of attempted murder.

According to Maricopa County Superior Court records, a jury convicted Childress on Dec. 17 of burglary, armed robbery, kidnapping, aggravated assault and theft.

The Clark County Office of the Coroner identified Childress on Saturday and said he died from multiple gunshot wounds. His death was ruled a homicide.

The shooting occurred Thursday after Childress had been under surveillance and fled from federal authorities, Las Vegas police said in a statement.

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Legislators to mull flag, school funds, highways

BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press

JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers begin their four-year term, and their four-month 2016 session, on Tuesday with a wide range of issues to consider:

Education Legislators could try to revise the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, a complex formula designed to give schools enough money to meet midlevel academic standards.

The formula has been fully funded only two years since it was put into law in 1997, and legislators are tired of being criticized for falling short of the mark.

Mississippi ranks schools A through F, like a report card, and the formula is based on per-pupil spending for a district with a C ranking.

Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has suggested the formula should be based on per-pupil spending at school districts ranked A or B. While this could reduce the amount needed to achieve full funding, lawmakers say they’re seeking the most efficient use of tax dollars.

They could also consider expanding charter schools and finding ways to expand the use of tax dollars to send some children to private schools.

They could revive the longstanding debate over appointing all superintendents and electing all school boards. They could attempt to consolidate some school districts.

And, they could create a state-run district to take over academically troubled districts.

State flag Lawmakers could consider removing the Confederate battle emblem from the Mississippi flag.

The public display of Confederate symbols came under debate after the massacre of nine black worshippers in June at a church in Charleston, South Carolina.

Mississippi is the last state with a flag that features the Confederate emblem. Some see the symbol is reminiscent of

slavery and segregation, while others see it as a symbol of heritage. Several cities and counties and some universities have stopped flying the flag.

This session could mark the first time in 15 years for the flag to get serious debate.

The Confederate emblem has been on the Mississippi flag since 1894, but the state Supreme Court ruled in 2000 that the flag lacked official status since 1906 when state laws were updated and sections dealing with the flag were not carried forward. During the 2001 session, lawmakers didn’t want to make a decision about the flag, so they sent the issue to a statewide election and voters chose to keep the emblem.

After Charleston, Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn said his Christian faith caused him to see the flag as a divisive symbol that needs to be changed.

Republican Gov. Phil Bryant says he respects the result of the 2001 election, but he has also said that if the flag design is revisited, it should be done in November 2016 because voter turnout is typically highest during presidential election years.

If legislators are going to change the flag themselves, they would need to muster a two-thirds majority to overcome a veto.

That’s unlikely to happen.

Highways Mississippi Economic Council, the state Chamber of Commerce, released a report in December saying that Mississippi needs to invest $375 million in highways and bridges, but the big question is how to find the money. The report suggests lawmakers consider higher fuel taxes, license plate fees, rental car taxes or general sales taxes.

Bryant says any tax increase would need to be offset by decreasing taxes somewhere else, but he has not offered specifics.

The report says $375 million would replace 562 deficient bridges, including every state bridge with timber underpinnings and 138 where

deterioration means the department has posted a weight limit lower than the design capacity.

They also say it would be enough to repave many roads.

Tax cuts Reeves says he wants to reduce the franchise tax to help businesses. The change is estimated to cost at least $240 million.

Critics, including many Democratic lawmakers, have said cutting the franchise tax would do little to help working people.

During the electionyear session of 2015, Gunn proposed phasing out the state income tax over several years, with reductions happening only if the economy grew at a relatively healthy pace. It’s unclear whether Gunn will revive that proposal now that the economic growth has slowed to a crawl.

Guns Rep. Andy Gipson, RBraxton, says he will file a bill that would allow congregations to designate people who could carry guns inside or around churches or other houses of worship. Gipson — who’s an attorney and pastor of a small, rural Baptist church — said one current state law seems to generally prohibit carrying guns in churches, but another allows people with enhanced concealedcarry permits to carry guns there.

The enhanced concealed-carry permit requires a person to take gun safety classes. Gipson said his proposal would be designed to eliminate the conflict in the two current laws.

Gipson said many congregations, such as his, can’t afford to hire security guards, and his bill is designed to help them.

He said the proposal was prompted by the church massacre in Charleston, South Carolina. “Most of our churches are just wide open,� said Gipson, whose congregation at Gum Springs Baptist Church has about 100 members. He said if somebody like the Charleston shooter walked in, “most people wouldn’t be prepared.�

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466 473 480.75 490.50 504.75 518.50 521.75

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135.80 137.87 138.95 128.45 124.07 125.40 124.82

129.80 135.10 136.12 126.10 121.72 122.77 124.25

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WkHigh WkLow Settle WkChg CATTLE 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

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60.07 66.35 73.70 78.77 78.37 77.12 65.87

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470 476.50 483.25 492.25 507.50 519.25 521.75

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Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

Vanguard 500Adml LB Vanguard TotStIAdm LB Vanguard InstIdxI LB Vanguard TotStIdx LB Vanguard InstPlus LB Fidelity Contra LG American Funds GrthAmA m LG Vanguard TotIntl FB American Funds IncAmerA m MA American Funds CapIncBuA m IH Vanguard WelltnAdm MA Dodge & Cox IntlStk FB Vanguard TotBdAdml CI PIMCO TotRetIs CI Dodge & Cox Stock LV American Funds InvCoAmA m LB Vanguard TotStIIns LB American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS Vanguard IntlStkIdxIPls FB Fidelity Spartan 500IdxAdvtg LB American Funds WAMutInvA m LV American Funds AmBalA m MA FrankTemp-Franklin IncomeA m CA American Funds FnInvA m LB Dodge & Cox Income CI Metropolitan West TotRetBdI CI Vanguard MuIntAdml MI T Rowe Price GrowStk LG Vanguard HltCrAdml SH Harbor IntlInstl FB Vanguard InstTStPl LB American Funds NewPerspA m WS Vanguard PrmcpAdml LG Vanguard IntlStkIdxAdm FB Vanguard STGradeAd CS Fidelity ContraK LG Vanguard WndsIIAdm LV FrankTemp-Templeton GlBondAdv IB Vanguard TgtRe2025 TG Vanguard WellsIAdm CA

155,102 128,272 105,644 98,933 91,565 79,066 75,740 75,292 71,719 69,072 68,890 61,812 60,664 60,178 56,975 56,612 55,752 53,886 53,497 51,675 51,111 49,636 45,850 45,508 43,898 43,382 40,841 40,214 39,926 39,701 38,470 37,973 37,856 37,753 34,189 32,180 31,519 30,894 30,612 29,181

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188.48 -1.6 +1.4/B +12.5/A NL 10,000 50.79 -2.0 +0.4/B +12.2/B NL 10,000 186.62 -1.6 +1.4/B +12.5/A NL 5,000,000 50.78 -2.0 +0.3/B +12.0/B NL 3,000 186.63 -1.6 +1.4/B +12.6/A NL200,000,000 98.95 -1.3 +6.5/B +12.7/B NL 2,500 41.29 -1.5 +5.4/B +12.1/C 5.75 250 14.49 -2.1 -4.4/E +1.2/E NL 3,000 20.23 -1.1 -1.5/C +8.3/A 5.75 250 55.85 -1.4 -2.9/C +6.5/A 5.75 250 63.54 -1.4 +0.1/B +9.1/A NL 50,000 36.48 -4.9 -11.4/E +2.6/C NL 2,500 10.64 -0.4 +0.4/B +3.1/C NL 10,000 10.07 -0.2 +0.7/A +3.5/B NL 1,000,000 162.77 -2.6 -4.5/D +11.6/A NL 2,500 33.37 -2.2 -1.4/C +10.7/C 5.75 250 50.80 -2.0 +0.4/B +12.2/B NL 5,000,000 43.36 -2.2 -2.2/C +6.9/C 5.75 250 96.95 -2.0 -4.2/E +1.4/E NL100,000,000 71.80 -1.6 +1.4/B +12.5/A NL 10,000 38.44 -1.5 -0.2/A +12.0/A 5.75 250 23.83 -1.1 +1.7/A +9.8/A 5.75 250 2.10 -2.8 -7.8/E +5.1/B 4.25 1,000 50.71 -1.8 +3.4/A +11.2/C 5.75 250 13.29 -0.8 -0.6/D +3.6/B NL 2,500 10.62 -0.3 +0.3/B +4.7/A NL 3,000,000 14.26 +0.7 +2.9/B +4.8/B NL 50,000 53.66 -0.4 +10.9/A +14.6/A NL 2,500 92.94 +1.3 +12.7/A +21.7/C NL 50,000 59.43 -2.3 -3.8/D +2.4/C NL 50,000 45.95 -2.0 +0.5/B +12.2/B NL200,000,000 36.02 -1.5 +5.3/A +9.0/A 5.75 250 103.27 -0.4 +2.6/C +14.1/A NL 50,000 24.24 -2.0 -4.3/E +1.3/E NL 10,000 10.56 -0.4 +1.1/A +2.1/A NL 50,000 98.88 -1.3 +6.6/B +12.8/B NL 0 59.44 -2.5 -3.1/B +11.1/B NL 50,000 11.53 -3.1 -4.0/C +2.6/B NL 0 15.62 -1.5 -0.8/B +7.2/B NL 1,000 59.40 -0.8 +1.3/A +7.7/A NL 50,000

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, FB -Foreign Large Blend, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MI -Muni National Intermediate, TG -Target Date 2021-2025, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.

Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

Participating in the closing for the sale of the former Blockbuster building on Harper Road were (from left) Kimble Wilbanks, Harper Road branch manager, Alan Dodd, Dwayne McLemore, Lee Ann Dodd, Danny Boatman, Dan McLemore, Mark Tapp, and Brain McCullen, FMBank Corinth Manager

Bank buys Blockbuster building Farmers and Merchants Bank has announced its purchase of the former Blockbuster building located on Harper Road in Corinth..

FMBank has been leasing the Harper Road branch portion of the Blockbuster building

from M&D Properties since last October with the purchase of deposits from SOUTHBank of this particular branch.

Mark D. Tapp, Executive VP of Farmers and Merchants Bank represented FMBank at the closing. Tapp said, “This

purchase allows for future growth of our Harper Road branch and our Corinth market. We are grateful to be a part of this community and look forward to this expansion.”

FMBank is comprised of 9 full-service offices and

with close to $300 million in assets. Bauer Financial Reports, Inc. has awarded FMBank a “5 Star” rating for 25 consecutive years and an “A-Excellent” rating from Weiss Ratings, Inc. places FMBank in the Top 2 percent of banks in the industry.

U.S. stocks end volatile year mostly flat

BY ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer

The U.S. stock market took investors for a wild ride in 2015, but in the end it was a trip to nowhere.

Despite veering between record highs and the steepest dive in four years, the stock market is on track to end the year essentially flat. That means if you invested in a fund that tracks the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, you have little to show for the past 12 months.

“It’s been mildly disappointing,” said Michael Baele, managing director at the Private Client Reserve at U.S. Bank. “Any time that you come in toward the end of the year close to flat you always want a little bit more.”

Markets overseas had their own challenges.

China’s market surged in the late spring and then fell sharply in the summer despite several efforts by China’s government to stem the decline.

The Shanghai Composite Index ended the year up 9.4 percent. Japan’s market finished flat after that country’s government stepped up its economic stimulus program.

In Europe, Britain’s market ended the year down about 5 percent, while indexes in Germany and France turned in healthy gains of 9.6 percent and 8.5 percent, respectively.

In the U.S., the market got 2015 off to a slow start as investors worried about falling crude oil prices, flat earnings growth and when and how quickly the Federal Reserve would begin raising interest rates.

By May, the major indexes were hitting new highs. Even the Nasdaq bested its dot-com highwater mark set in March 2000.

The market didn’t stay in milestone territory for long, though.

Worries about slowing growth in China and elsewhere gave reason for the Fed to pause and for investors to fret, even as the U.S. economy continued to create jobs and consumer confidence improved. Weak company earnings, largely due to the strong dollar and falling oil prices, didn’t do much for the market’s confidence.

By August, the anxiety had deepened and the market dropped sharply.

The three major U.S. indexes went into a correction, commonly defined as a loss of at least 10 percent from a recent peak, for the first time in four years.

That slide didn’t last long, either.

Within several weeks, the market had mostly bounced back. The Nasdaq composite returned to positive territory for the year, while the Dow average and S&P 500 remained slightly in the red until December.

In the weeks that followed, the S&P 500 inched back into positive territory, leaving the Dow as the only major market indicator negative for the year.

That held true until the last day of the year, when the S&P 500 index slipped back into the red.

Including dividends, the S&P 500 is on track to return 2.4 percent, fol-

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lowing a return of 13.7 percent in 2014.

That would make it the worst year for the market since 2011, when the S&P 50 index eked out a return of 2.1 percent.

Meanwhile, the Dow was on course to end 2015 with a loss of 1.5 percent, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was pointing to a 6.5 percent gain for the year.

These were some of the key factors driving U.S. markets in 2015:

steep drop in late September, the market began to struggle higher. By late November it had recouped all the losses from its late summer swoon.

Once investors determined that China’s slowdown would not spillover to the U.S. and European economies, “then we had a very rapid recovery from that very sharp decline,” Jeremy Zirin, chief equities strategist at UBS Wealth Management Americas.

Waiting for the Fed Wall Street watched few things more closely this year than the Federal Reserve. Traders had been predicting early on that the central bank would begin raising its benchmark interest rate as early as March. When that didn’t happen, investors turned their focus to June, only to be disappointed again.

Eventually, in December, the Fed took action.

It nudged its benchmark overnight borrowing rate higher, its first increase in interest rates in nearly a decade.

The Fed made it clear that it was expressing a vote of confidence in the U.S. economy by doing so and that future increases would be gradual. That helped reassure investors that the Fed wouldn’t raise rates too quickly and thereby stunt the economy’s growth.

“It really was central banks looming large over the market,” Baele said.

“The market had a fair amount of fear that the Fed raising rates was a risk to the market. It’s turned around now.”

Correction arrives The bull market had racked up six years of annual gains by the time the calendars turned to 2015.

The last time it had a correction was 2011. Historically, that’s an unusually long time for the market to go without a meaningful pullback. That plus a string of record highs in late 2014 led many to think the market was overdue a drop.

The long-awaited correction finally arrived in August. Late in the month indexes dropped sharply as investors worried that a slowdown in China’s huge economy could spread to other countries.

Yet after an 11 percent plunge between Aug. 17 and 25, and another, less

Earnings drag A big reason why the market finished flat in 2015 is that company earnings growth has also been largely flat.

That was due primarily to the impact of falling oil prices on energy sector earnings. Also, the rapid appreciation of the dollar constrained earnings for companies that do a lot of business overseas, including Procter & Gamble, Tiffany, Gap and Avon.

As a result, earnings growth for companies in the S&P 500 index went from 7 percent in 2014 to essentially zero in 2015, Zirin said.

Excluding energy, earnings for the rest of the S&P 500 would be up about 7 percent this year, Zirin said.

With so few companies producing meaningful growth, investors homed in on those that did. Among the biggest gainers: Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet, Google’s parent company.

“There’s only been a handful of really strong performers on a market cap-weighted index that have driven us to performance while the majority of the indices and the majority of the stocks are actually negative for the year,” said Darrell Cronk, president of Wells Fargo Investment Institute.

Slow-growth economy The U.S. economy didn’t do the stock market any favors in 2015.

It expanded at a slight 0.6 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, depressed by unusually severe winter weather and disruptions at West Coast ports. The economy revved up in the next quarter, growing at an annual rate of 3.9 percent, but slowed to a gain of 2.1 percent in the JulySeptember quarter.

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Mom becomes villain teaching daughter to do the right thing DEAR ABBY: My 15-year old daughter, “Jenny,” has a best friend, “Carly,” she stays with when we’re out of town. My husband and I are planning a three-day trip at the end of the month.

Jenny has already asked Carly if she can stay, and of course, the answer was yes.

This morning Jenny got an invitation to another Abigail friend’s birthVan Buren day party the Saturday of the weekDear Abby end we’ll be away.

Although the birthday girl knows Carly, Carly was not invited.

I told Jenny it would be very rude for her to leave Carly’s house to attend a sleepover party that her friend wasn’t invited to. My husband agrees, but won’t verbally back me up.

He says, “I don’t want to get in the middle.”

I’m trying to teach my daughter to do the right thing, even if it’s hard.

She’s angry with me now.

Any advice? -- PERPLEXED IN PHOENIX DEAR PERPLEXED: Ask Jenny how she would feel if

she had agreed to let Carly stay with her while her parents were out of town, and Carly left to attend a sleepover birthday party from which Jenny had been excluded. I’ll bet she’d feel as left out and hurt as Carly would.

The plans have been made and they shouldn’t be changed.

However, depending upon how important it is to the birthday girl to have your daughter there, she might be willing to extend an invitation to Carly if the situation was explained to her. Suggest Jenny give it a try.

P.S. The lesson you are trying to teach your daughter is important, so stick to your guns.

I’m sorry your husband doesn’t step up to the plate, instead of making you the bad guy. He seems to have forgotten that parenting is supposed to be a team sport.

DEAR ABBY: I have struggled with severe acne since high school, and my hometown dermatologist was not much help. After moving to graduate school, I found a new doctor and have seen more improvement in two months under her direction than I ever did with my previous doctor. She had blood work done, which revealed that I had a hormone imbalance that was causing the acne.

There’s another young woman I see often on the bus going to work. She has a bad case of

acne, too, and I’d like to sing the praises of my dermatologist because I know how painful and frustrating it can be to battle it alone with an unsympathetic doctor. But I don’t want to come off as a Nosy Nancy or make her feel like I’m intruding.

Should I say something and, if so, how can I broach the subject gently? -- PIMPLE PATROL IN OREGON DEAR P.P.: Your impulse is kind, but don’t do it all in one conversation. It would be more effective to do it in stages.

The next time you see her, give her a smile and see how she reacts and if she’ll return it. When you see her, say hello and get to know her a little. After that, during the course of one of your conversations, share that you had an acne problem a while ago and found a wonderful dermatologist who helped you. Then ask if she’d like your doctor’s name and phone number.If you do it in stages, I don’t think it would be offensive and she might be grateful to know that there is help for her problem.

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

Horoscopes ARIES (March 21-April 19).

There’s a little meanness in you.

It’s necessary. This is your fighting edge, your competitive spirit, your warrior’s heart. You appreciate the Capricorn or Cancer who can tame you today.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

You’ll be deciding between interesting options. The squeaky clean choice appeals for obvious and shiny reasons. You’re probably better off with the option that has more texture to it, though.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

The mysteries of life don’t want to be solved; they want to be danced with. Try not to rush to conclusions. There won’t be a prize for it today, anyway. It’s a time to slow down and try to take more in.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

You’re 100 percent real and you’re around when they need you. Because they can count on you, they will. You’ll be busy, but you’ll also love being in the thick of it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There is no arguing for personal taste, though a few around you may try to do so. The best way is not to get into it, to smile and accept the differences as interesting but not as relevant to the outcome as some seem to think.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Impatience has the potential to work against you. Checking on something takes a lot of time and misplaces your energy. Let the pot boil, so to speak. Set the timer and come back to it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It’s back to the process of getting to know who you are, touching the faults and glories, wishes and dreams. This never really ends.

It’s good that you take the time to keep up the relationship.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

The stories you weave in your head are like spells. They have real power and your real-life plot will spiral forth from the conclusions and intentions you come to in these.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.

21). It’s probably the case that your enthusiasm will be far more abundant than your energy.

That’s where your support system comes in. With people who feed your spirit, you can prevent burnout.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’re more courageous in conflict than most people, and yet the smartest way is still to avoid it if you can. Most of it isn’t worth fighting over and, besides, tomorrow will bring a change in the landscape.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Routines can be boring or brilliant. You’re building one now and this stage is perfect for putting in a few quirky, special stops to keep it on the “brilliant” side.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

You’re protecting yourself and it’s the right thing to do for the moment. Your current exaggerated level of vulnerability may disallow you to share your love in an attractive manner that invites fair exchange. But there’s always tomorrow!

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Ole Miss finishes sweet as Sugar

BY DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer

Basketball McNairy @ Central, 6 Biggersville @ Thrasher, 6 Corinth @ Shannon, 6 Kossuth @ West Union, 6 Soccer Corinth @ Amory, 5 Bowling Corinth-Choctaw Central, 4:30

Thursday Basketball ACT @ Arena (JV-B) Central-Biggersville, 5 (G) Corinth-Central, 6:15 (WXRZ) (B) Central-Corinth, 7:30 (WXRZ)

Friday Basketball McNairy @ Chester Co., 6 ACT @ Arena (JV-G) Corinth-Central, 4 (JV-B) Kossuth-Corinth, 5:15 (G) Biggersville-Kossuth, 6:30 (WXRZ) (B) Biggersville-Kossuth, 7:45 (WXRZ) Soccer Ripley @ Corinth, 5

Sunday, January 3, 2016

NEW ORLEANS — Mississippi’s Laremy Tunsil heard the play call and felt his stomach getting tight almost immediately.

The elite left tackle is totally confident blocking some of the best defensive players in the country. But this would be his first cameo as a receiver — and on the stage of the Sugar Bowl no less.

“I ain’t going to lie to you,” Tunsil said. “I was kind of nervous.”

But the 305-pounder slipped behind the Oklahoma State defense undetected as quarterback Chad Kelly ran a few steps right, then turned around and threw a lateral across his body to a wide open

Tunsil.

It wasn’t a perfect throw, and the big man had to nimbly adjust his route when the ball was in midair, but it eventually fell into his hands and he jogged untouched 2 yards for the touchdown as the Rebels ended the first half with a stunning exclamation point.

Just like that, this Sugar Bowl was pretty much over.

Ole Miss won 48-20 — jumping out to a 34-6 lead by halftime — to finish with a 10-win season for the first time since the 2003 season.

Kelly was chosen the game’s Most Valuable Player after throwing for 302 yards and four touchdowns, including three to Laquon Treadwell.

It might have been the fi-

nal college game for Kelly, Treadwell and Tunsil, who are all juniors and say they’ll make a decision on declaring for the NFL draft or staying in school during the next few weeks.

Treadwell and Tunsil — widely considered first-round prospects — are most likely to turn pro.

If this was it for any of the trio, it was an impressive way to go out.

Kelly’s four touchdown passes tied a Sugar Bowl record. So did Treadwell’s three touchdown catches. And Tunsil made the signature play that will be remembered by Ole Miss fans for a long time.

“I think we just executed better and played at a higher intensity and jumped on

Basketball ACT @ Arena (JV-G) Championship, 4 (JV-B) Championship, 5:15 (G) Championship, 6:30 (WXRZ) (B) Championship, 7:45 (WXRZ) Soccer Corinth Round Robin II Corinth, Senatobia, S. Pontotoc

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Monday, Jan. 11 Basketball Amory @ Corinth, 5 (WXRZ) Kossuth @ Red Bay, Ala., 6

Tuesday, Jan. 12 Basketball Tish County @ Corinth, 6 (WXRZ) Booneville @ Central, 6 TCPS @ Biggersville, 6 McNairy @ Bolivar, 6 Soccer New Albany @ Corinth, 5

Thursday, Jan. 14 Bowling Corinth @ Pontotoc, 4:15

Friday, Jan. 15 Basketball New Albany @ Kossuth, 6 Central @ Belmont, 6 Lexington @ McNairy, 6 Soccer Byhalia @ Corinth, 5

Basketball Belmont Shootout (G) Central, (G) Corinth North Pontotoc Shootout (B) Corinth Soccer Corinth @ Saltillo, 3

Tuesday, Jan. 19 Basketball Belmont @ Kossuth, 6 Hardin Co. @ Central, 6 Jumpertown @ Biggersville, 6 Corinth @ Pontotoc, 6 McNairy @ Fayette-Ware, 6 Soccer Corinth @ Tish County, 5

Shorts ACT Courtside Seats Courtside seating is being offered for the 2016 Alcorn County Basketball Tournament set for Thursday-Saturday at the Crossroads Arena. Cost is $40, which includes a reserved courtside seat and admission to all games. To procure a courtside seat, call Sam Tull at 415-4152.

First Pitch Banquet The Alcorn Central Bears Baseball team is pleased to announce Ole Miss Athletic Director, Ross Bjork, will be the featured speaker for its annual First Pitch Banquet & Silent Auction to be held on Thursday, January 21, at 6:45 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church in Corinth. Seating is limited to the first 175 tickets sold and must be purchased in advance. Tickets are $20 each and include meal and seating for speaker presentation. For more information or to purchase a ticket, please call (662) 322-7389 or (662)286-8720.

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them early,” Treadwell said.

“The pieces fell our way. We caused a couple of turnovers and made plays.”

For Ole Miss, it was a sweet ending for a season that had some huge wins and agonizing losses. The Rebels are still the only team in the country to beat Alabama — winning 43-37 in Tuscaloosa — but losses to Memphis and Arkansas knocked them out of national playoff contention.

Ole Miss closed the season on a three-game winning streak, beating LSU, Mississippi State and then Oklahoma State. It was the program’s first Sugar Bowl appearance since 1970.

“This team just won the

Booneville Kiwanis Classic

Photo by Keith Jackson

Corinth’s Parker Peterson takes a shot against Oxford in the Booneville Kiwanis Classic played Saturday at Northeast Mississippi Community College. The Lady Warriors lost to the Lady Chargers 57-37, with the Warriors beat New Site 71-48 in an earlier contest.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook got a major boost from the Oklahoma City bench Saturday night.

Durant had 29 points and 11 rebounds, and Westbrook added 16 points for the Thunder in their 109-90 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.

Oklahoma City held off Charlotte’s third-quarter rally in winning its fourth straight game — and 10th in a row against the Hornets dating to the 2010-2011 season. “I thought we got some really, really good and positive contributions from the bench,” Thunder coach Billy Donovan said. “I’ve always said it starts with Russell (Westbrook) and Kevin (Durant), and they do a great job of that. Our bench came in and kind of kept it going, which was good to see.”

The Hornets are tied for the Eastern Conference lead and rank fifth-best in the NBA in bench scoring at 39.1 points per game. But on Saturday, it was Oklahoma City’s bench outscoring Charlotte’s reserves 42-22.

Oklahoma City backups Enes Kanter and Anthony Morrow had 12 points apiece, and Dion Waiters scored 10 for the Thunder.

“We just wanted to mainPlease see THUNDER | 11A

Arkansas motors past Kansas State The Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Alex Collins ran for 185 yards and three touchdowns and Arkansas capped its late-season surge with a 45-23 victory over Kansas State on Saturday in the Liberty Bowl.

Ranked 18th to open the season, Arkansas stumbled through a 1-3 start that knocked the Razorbacks out of the Top 25. The Razorbacks (8-5) turned things around won six of their last

seven games.

Collins overwhelmed Kansas State’s defense in front of a sellout crowd of 61,136, the fourth-largest crowd in the game’s 57-year history.

Kansas State (6-7) finished a season below .500 for the first time since Bill Snyder began his second stint as coach in 2009.

Arkansas’ Brandon Allen was 20 of 26 for 315 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Kansas State’s

Kody Cook, starting at quarterback for the first time, went 12 of 24 for 163 yards with a touchdown.

The game pitted two friends and former colleagues against each other. Arkansas coach Bret Bielema worked as an assistant coach on Snyder’s Kansas State staff from 200203. When Arkansas was struggling early this season, Bielema even sought Snyder for advice.

Snyder added some in-

trigue to this game by making a quarterback switch.

Cook had been Kansas State’s second-leading receiver during the regular season while also backing up quarterback Joe Hubener. Cook took the first snaps for Kansas State on Saturday and remained the quarterback until the game was out of reach.

He played well enough to keep Kansas State relatively Please see ARKANSAS | 11A

Georgia wraps up season with 5th straight win The Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After watching Terry Godwin execute the trick play in practice, Georgia interim coach Bryan McClendon was having second thoughts about calling it in the bowl game.

His players and coaches convinced him otherwise.

It may have been the best decision of McClendon’s short-lived coaching career.

Godwin threw a 44-yard touchdown pass that got the Bulldogs going and caught a 17-yarder later, doing a little bit of everything in Georgia’s 24-17 win over Penn State in the TaxSlayer Bowl on Satur-

day.

“It’s why you have to trust the people that are around you,” said McClendon, tabbed to fill in after fired coach Mark Richt opted not to stick around for the bowl game.

“They said it was there.”

It was. And it helped the Bulldogs (10-3) win their fifth consecutive game to close the season, send McClendon out a winner in his head-coaching debut and give the senior class its 40th career victory.

“There definitely was a lot of motivation,” Georgia linebacker Jordan Jenkins said.

“We really felt for B-Mac. He was thrown into the fire,

thrown into a situation that he didn’t expect to get thrown into and it was just something that we really wanted to ban together and fight for. He was in the same position we were.”

Incoming coach Kirby Smart was in attendance for part of the game and had to like what he saw. Despite a makeshift coaching staff — Georgia used different offensive and defensive coordinators — the Bulldogs turned in one of their most complete performances since September.

It helped that Penn State (7-6) played more than half the game without star quarterback Christian Hacken-

berg.

Hackenberg left in the second quarter with a right shoulder injury, hurt when linebacker Roquan Smith tackled him. Hackenberg stayed in the game and threw four more passes, but grabbed his shoulder between plays.

He headed to the locker room after an incompletion and returned for the second half in street clothes. He said he wanted to play, but team officials told him no.

Hackenberg declared for the NFL draft after the game.

“It’s been an awesome ride, Please see GEORGIA | 11A

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three most important games, arguably, on our schedule right in a row, and did it in convincing fashion,” Freeze said.

Ole Miss looks well positioned for the future as well. The Rebels expect to sign one of the most highly-rated recruiting classes in the country in February, which could replenish the talent void left by Treadwell, Tunsil and junior defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche.

Nkemdiche already

announced he would enter the NFL draft after being suspended for the Sugar Bowl. He was charged with possession of marijuana in Atlanta last month.

“We have high expectations for ourselves,” Freeze said. “The Ole Miss brand now is probably as strong as it has ever been. We think we have an environment that is attractive to a lot of certain type of people that want to do something new and fresh at a different place than has been done before.”

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tain and sustain it,” said Morrow, a Charlotte native. “Guys were moving the ball. We realized what they were trying to do to us defensively.”

But Charlotte was missing starter Nicolas Batum, who sat out with a sore toe. He underwent an MRI earlier Saturday, and his status is gameto-game, according to Hornets coach Steve Clifford. “The reality is this: Since Christmas, we’ve just really lost our way defensively,” Clifford said. “Obviously, we are missing some guys, but our energy level is good. It’s just our defense and rebounding.

“When we start to get our defense going again, then we’ll win again. But you can’t give up 109 a night and play well consistently.” Still, Charlotte made a run in the third quarter, cutting a 12-point Oklahoma City lead to two.

Down 66-54 at the break, the Hornets scored nine unanswered points to pull to 66-64 with 9:45 remaining in the third. But the Thunder responded with a 12-2 spurt to push their lead back to double dig-

its. “They were going to make a run,” Westbrook said. “We did a good job of sticking together, regardless of what was going on. We stuck to our principles, and got some stops.” Oklahoma City extended its advantage to 20 late in the fourth, going up 107-87 on Serge Ibaka’s jumper with 2:54 left.

Tip-ins Thunder: Ibaka finished with 14 points. .

Finished shooting 44.3 percent from the field (35 of 79) and 9 of 23 on 3-pointers. ... Had a 5334 rebounding advantage. . Also had a seasonhigh 15 blocked shots, with four each by Durant and Ibaka.

Hornets: Had a season-low four turnovers, three of those occurring in the fourth quarter. .

Also had a season-best seven blocked shots. .

Shot just 34.5 percent from the field (29 of 84) and went 6 of 22 on 3-pointers.

Up next Thunder: Host Sacramento on Monday night.

Hornets: Visit Golden State on Monday night.

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close. But he couldn’t do anything about the defense’s inability to slow down Collins, who was largely responsible for helping Arkansas reach the end zone on three straight first-half drives.

Collins had touchdown runs of 22 yards and 13 yards in the first 17 minutes. He also had a 68-yard burst on his first kickoff return of the season, which set up Jared Cornelius’ 13-yard touchdown on an end around.

Kansas State trailed 31-23 late in the third quarter and appeared ready to make a stop when Arkansas knocked out the Wildcats with a one-two punch.

Facing third-and-13,

Allen found All-America tight end Hunter Henry down the left sideline for a 43-yard completion.

On the next play, Collins spun away from a couple of defenders, eluded the grasp of a third and dragged a couple more into the end zone for a 14-yard touchdown.

Kansas State wouldn’t threaten again.

The game had a scary moment late in the second quarter when Arkansas wide receiver Dominique Reed was carted off the field on a stretcher.

Reed lay on the ground for several minutes after making a 15-yard reception.

Replays appeared to show him taking a blow to the side of the head at the end of the play.

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tough way to end it today,” Hackenberg said.

“It means the world to me. My family and I talked about it and we felt this was the best decision for me. I felt my role here and my job here has been accomplished.” A junior and the school’s all-time leader in passing yards (8,457) and touchdowns (48), Hackenberg completed 8 of 14 for 139 yards against Georgia.

Trace McSorley replaced Hackenberg and threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Geno Lewis on the first play of the fourth quarter and then a 20-yard strike to DaeSean Hamilton with 6:14

to play. Hamilton’s leaping grab between two defenders made it close, a welcome change given many of the games on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The Bulldogs responded with a 50-yard drive that could have sealed the victory, but they failed to convert a fourth-and-2 play at the 23. McClendon decided to go for it because kicker Marshall Morgan injured an ankle on a kickoff and backup Collin Barber missed a 48-yarder in the third quarter.

“If we had gotten a first down, you know, without anything crazy happening, then the game would be over,” McClendon said.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 21 13 .618 — Boston 18 15 .545 2½ New York 15 19 .441 6 Brooklyn 10 23 .303 10½ Philadelphia 3 32 .086 18½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 21 13 .618 — Miami 19 13 .594 1 Orlando 19 15 .559 2 Charlotte 17 16 .515 3½ Washington 15 16 .484 4½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 22 9 .710 — Chicago 19 12 .613 3 Indiana 19 14 .576 4 Detroit 18 16 .529 5½ Milwaukee 14 21 .400 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 29 6 .829 — Dallas 19 15 .559 9½ Memphis 18 17 .514 11 Houston 16 19 .457 13 New Orleans 11 22 .333 17 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 24 10 .706 — Utah 15 17 .469 8 Portland 14 21 .400 10½ Denver 12 21 .364 11½ Minnesota 12 22 .353 12 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 30 2 .938 — L.A. Clippers 21 13 .618 10 Sacramento 13 20 .394 17½ Phoenix 12 24 .333 20 L.A. Lakers 7 27 .206 24 ___ Friday’s Games Washington 103, Orlando 91 Toronto 104, Charlotte 94 Miami 106, Dallas 82 Chicago 108, New York 81 L.A. Lakers 93, Philadelphia 84 Saturday’s Games Brooklyn 100, Boston 97 Sacramento 142, Phoenix 119 Indiana 94, Detroit 82 Oklahoma City 109, Charlotte 90 Cleveland 104, Orlando 79 Milwaukee 95, Minnesota 85 San Antonio 121, Houston 103 New Orleans 105, Dallas 98 Utah 92, Memphis 87, OT Denver at Golden State, (n) Philadelphia at L.A. Clippers, (n) Today’s Games Chicago at Toronto, 2:30 p.m.

Atlanta at New York, 2:30 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 5 p.m.

Portland at Denver, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games Toronto at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Orlando at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Houston at Utah, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Portland, 9 p.m.

Charlotte at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

NBA Leaders THROUGH JAN. 1 SCORING G FG FT Curry, GOL 30 301 174 Harden, HOU 34 280 312 Durant, OKC 27 246 161 Westbrook, OKC 33 299 213 James, CLE 29 281 154 Lillard, POR 29 243 144 George, IND 32 249 181 Cousins, SAC 24 191 171 Griffin, LAC 30 281 129 Davis, NOR 29 253 150 DeRozan, TOR 34 259 247 Anthony, NYK 32 249 153 Butler, CHI 31 216 188 McCollum, POR 34 275 79 Thomas, BOS 32 215 173 Leonard, SAN 32 246 110 Wiggins, MIN 32 233 174 Lowry, TOR 34 219 169 Bledsoe, PHX 31 223 138 Jackson, DET 33 240 134 FG PERCENTAGE FG Jordan, LAC 140 Whiteside, MIA 172 Howard, HOU 143 Kanter, OKC 154 Faried, DEN 153 Parker, SAN 173 Towns, MIN 222 Vucevic, ORL 242 Young, Bro 228 Favors, UTA 179 REBOUNDS G OFF DEF Drummond, DET 33 185 346 Jordan, LAC 34 126 328 Howard, HOU 28 100 227 Whiteside, MIA 32 98 261 Davis, NOR 29 57 263 Love, CLE 30 71 249 Gasol, CHI 30 72 247 Pachulia, DAL 33 119 230 Cousins, SAC 24 55 193 Thompson, CLE 30 93 203 ASSISTS G Rondo, SAC 31 Wall, WAS 31 Westbrook, OKC 33 Rubio, MIN 27 Paul, LAC 29 Jack, Bro 31 Green, GOL 32 Thomas, BOS 32 Harden, HOU 34 Lillard, POR 29

PTS 916 966 715 854 744 712 777 579 697 671 780 700 654 715 667 664 659 699 632 663

AVG 30.5 28.4 26.5 25.9 25.7 24.6 24.3 24.1 23.2 23.1 22.9 21.9 21.1 21.0 20.8 20.8 20.6 20.6 20.4 20.1

FGA 195 276 232 267 279 320 411 458 435 342 TOT 531 454 327 359 320 320 319 349 248 296

PCT .718 .623 .616 .577 .548 .541 .540 .528 .524 .523 AVG 16.1 13.4 11.7 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.3 9.9

AST 348 306 310 246 263 227 230 219 232 196

AVG 11.2 9.9 9.4 9.1 9.1 7.3 7.2 6.8 6.8 6.8

Football NFL standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-New England 12 3 0 .800 455 N.Y. Jets 10 5 0 .667 370 Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 357 Miami 5 10 0 .333 290 South W L T Pct PF Houston 8 7 0 .533 309 Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 303 Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 370

PA 295 292 342 379 PA 307 384 418

3 12 0 .200 275 393 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Cincinnati 11 4 0 .733 395 263 Pittsburgh 9 6 0 .600 395 307 Baltimore 5 10 0 .333 312 377 Cleveland 3 12 0 .200 266 404 West W L T Pct PF PA x-Denver 11 4 0 .733 328 276 x-Kansas City 10 5 0 .667 382 270 Oakland 7 8 0 .467 342 376 San Diego 4 11 0 .267 300 371 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-Washington 8 7 0 .533 354 356 Philadelphia 6 9 0 .400 342 400 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 390 407 Dallas 4 11 0 .267 252 340 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Carolina 14 1 0 .933 462 298 Atlanta 8 7 0 .533 322 325 Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 332 379 New Orleans 6 9 0 .400 388 459 North W L T Pct PF PA x-Green Bay 10 5 0 .667 355 303 x-Minnesota 10 5 0 .667 345 289 Detroit 6 9 0 .400 334 380 Chicago 6 9 0 .400 315 373 West W L T Pct PF PA y-Arizona 13 2 0 .867 483 277 x-Seattle 9 6 0 .600 387 271 St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 264 311 San Francisco 4 11 0 .267 219 371 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ___ Monday’s Game Denver 20, Cincinnati 17, OT Today Jacksonville at Houston, noon Washington at Dallas, noon Detroit at Chicago, noon N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, noon New England at Miami, noon New Orleans at Atlanta, noon Baltimore at Cincinnati, noon Pittsburgh at Cleveland, noon Tennessee at Indianapolis, noon Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, noon St. Louis at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

San Diego at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 3:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 3:25 p.m.

Minnesota at Green Bay, 7:30 p.m.

NFL playoff scenarios Week 17 AFC CLINCHED: New England - AFC East and first-round bye; Cincinnati - AFC North; Denver and Kansas City - playoff berth.

NEW ENGLAND (at Miami) Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: ■ Win or tie, or ■ Denver loss or tie DENVER (vs. San Diego) Clinches AFC West with: ■ Win or tie, or ■ Kansas City loss or tie Clinches first-round bye with: ■ Win, or ■ Tie and Cincinnati loss or tie, or ■ Kansas City loss or tie and Cincinnati loss Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs: ■ Win and New England loss CINCINNATI (vs. Baltimore) Clinches first-round bye with: ■ Win and Denver loss or tie, or ■ Tie and Denver loss, or ■ Denver loss and Kansas City win KANSAS CITY (vs. Oakland) Clinches AFC West with: ■ Win and Denver loss NEW YORK JETS (at Buffalo) Clinch playoff spot with: ■ Win or tie, or ■ Pittsburgh loss or tie PITTSBURGH (at Cleveland) Clinches playoff spot with: ■ Win and N.Y. Jets loss HOUSTON (vs. Jacksonville) Clinches AFC South with: ■ Win or tie, or ■ Indianapolis loss or tie, or ■ Clinches strength of victory tiebreaker or strength of schedule tiebreaker over Indianapolis Clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over Indianapolis if one of the following teams wins or ties: Cincinnati, New England, New Orleans, N.Y. Jets and San Diego Clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over Indianapolis if Kansas City wins or ties and Baltimore wins or ties as long as both teams don’t tie INDIANAPOLIS (vs. Tennessee) Clinches AFC South with: ■ Win and Houston loss and Indianapolis ties Houston in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over Houston Ties Houston in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over Houston if BOTH of the following occurs: ■ All of the following teams win: Atlanta, Baltimore, Buffalo, Denver, Miami ■ Oakland and Pittsburgh win or tie as long as both teams don’t tie If Houston and Indianapolis end up tied in strength of victory and tied in strength of schedule, the teams would then go to the next tiebreaker, which is best combined ranking among AFC teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.

NFC CLINCHED: Carolina - NFC South and first-round bye; Arizona - NFC West and first-round bye; Washington - NFC East; Green Bay, Minnesota and Seattle - playoff berth.

CAROLINA (vs. Tampa Bay) Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: ■ Win or tie, or ■ Arizona loss or tie ARIZONA (vs. Seattle) Clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: — Win and Carolina loss GREEN BAY (vs. Minnesota)

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Clinches NFC North with: ■ Win or tie MINNESOTA (at Green Bay) Clinches NFC North with: ■ Win

Bowl schedule SATURDAY, DEC. 19 Celebration Bowl Atlanta NC A&T 41, Alcorn State 34 New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque Arizona 45, New Mexico 37 Las Vegas Bowl Utah 35, Brigham Young 28 Camelia Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Appalachian State 31, Ohio 29 Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. San Jose State 27, Georgia State 16 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Tech 47, Arkansas State 28 MONDAY, DEC. 21 Miami Beach Bowl Western Kentucky 45, South Florida 35 TUESDAY, DEC. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise Akron 23, Utah State 21 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Toledo 32, Temple 17 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23 Poinsettia Bowl San Diego Boise State 55, Northern Illinois 7 GoDaddy Bowl Mobile, Ala. Georgia Southern 58, Bowling Green 27 THURSDAY, DEC. 24 Bahamas Bowl Nassau Western Michigan 45, Middle Tennessee 31 Hawaii Bowl Honolulu San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7 SATURDAY, DEC. 26 St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl Marshall 16, UConn 10 Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas Washington State 20, Miami 14 Heart of Dallas Bowl Washington 44, Southern Mississippi 31 Pinstripe Bowl Bronx, N.Y. Duke 44, Indiana 41 Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52 Foster Farms Bowl Santa Clara, Calif.

Nebraska 37, UCLA 29 MONDAY, DEC. 28 Military Bowl Annapolis, Md. Navy 44, Pittsburgh 28 Quick Lane Bowl Detroit Minnesota 21, Central Michigan 14 TUESDAY, DEC. 29 Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas California 55, Air Force 36 Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, Fla. Baylor 49, North Carolina 38 Arizona Bowl Tucson Nevada 28, Colorado State 23 Texas Bowl Houston LSU 56, Texas Tech 27 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Auburn 31, Memphis 10 Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. Mississippi St. 51, NC State 28 Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn.

Louisville 27, Texas A&M 21 Holiday Bowl San Diego Wisconsin 23, Southern Cal 21 THURSDAY, DEC. 31 Peach Bowl Atlanta Houston 38, Florida State 24 Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal) Miami Gardens, Fla. Clemson 37, Oklahoma 17 Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal) Arlington, Texas Alabama 38, Michigan State 0 FRIDAY Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Tennessee 45, Northwestern 6 Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. Michigan 41, Florida 7 Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz.

Ohio State 44, Notre Dame 28 Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif.

Stanford 45, Iowa 16 Sugar Bowl New Orleans Mississippi 48, Oklahoma State 20 SATURDAY TaxSlayer Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia 24, Penn State 17 Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn.

Arkansas 45, Kansas State 23 Alamo Bowl San Antonio Oregon vs. TCU (n) Cactus Bowl Phoenix West Virginia vs. Arizona State (n) MONDAY, JAN. 11 College Football Championship Game Glendale, Ariz.

Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) SATURDAY, JAN. 23 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 3 p.m. (NFLN)

NFLPA Collegiate Bowl At Carson, Calif.

National vs. American, 5 p.m. (ESPN2) SATURDAY, JAN. 30 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 1:30 p.m. (NFLN)

Hockey NHL standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 38 22 12 4 48 104 84 Montreal 40 22 15 3 47 116 99 Detroit 39 19 13 7 45 100 106 Boston 37 20 13 4 44 116 102 Ottawa 38 18 14 6 42 111 115 Tampa Bay 39 19 16 4 42 100 95 Toronto 37 15 15 7 37 99 103 Buffalo 39 15 20 4 34 91 105 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 37 28 7 2 58 117 78 N.Y. Islanders 39 21 13 5 47 107 94 N.Y. Rangers 39 21 14 4 46 112 103 New Jersey 39 20 14 5 45 93 94 Pittsburgh 38 19 15 4 42 91 93 Carolina 39 16 17 6 38 92 110 Philadelphia 37 15 15 7 37 79 102 Columbus 39 14 22 3 31 98 123 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 40 28 8 4 60 139 101 St. Louis 41 23 14 4 50 101 100 Chicago 39 22 13 4 48 108 97 Minnesota 37 20 10 7 47 100 88 Nashville 39 19 13 7 45 103 102 Colorado 38 18 17 3 39 109 106 Winnipeg 37 17 18 2 36 99 109 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 38 25 11 2 52 104 83 Arizona 38 18 16 4 40 107 122 Vancouver 39 15 15 9 39 95 110 San Jose 36 18 16 2 38 100 102 Anaheim 37 15 15 7 37 69 89 Calgary 37 17 18 2 36 97 121 Edmonton 40 16 21 3 35 101 122 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Friday’s Games Vancouver 2, Anaheim 1, SO Montreal 5, Boston 1 Saturday’s Games Edmonton 4, Arizona 3, SO Tampa Bay 3, Minnesota 2, SO Detroit 4, Buffalo 3 Los Angeles 2, Philadelphia 1 Toronto 4, St. Louis 1 Florida 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 New Jersey 3, Dallas 2, OT Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Nashville 2, Carolina 1, OT Washington at Columbus (n) Calgary at Colorado, (n) Winnipeg at San Jose (n) Today’s Games Dallas at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Florida, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Winnipeg at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Monday’s Games Detroit at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Carolina at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Arizona at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

NHL scoring leaders Through Dec. 31 GP G 39 23 39 24 39 23 38 9 39 15 38 22 37 17 36 20 38 16 37 10 36 14 38 14 40 13

Patrick Kane, Chi Jamie Benn, Dal Tyler Seguin, Dal Erik Karlsson, Ott Taylor Hall, Edm Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy Joe Pavelski, SJ Daniel Sedin, Van Blake Wheeler, Wpg Patrice Bergeron, Bos Mike Cammalleri, NJ Alexander Steen, StL 5 tied with 34 pts.

A 33 28 27 32 25 17 22 18 21 27 21 21 22

PTS 56 52 50 41 40 39 39 38 37 37 35 35 35

Transactions Saturday’s deals BASEBALL American League HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with OF Eury Perez and RHP Cesar Valdez on minor league contracts.

FOOTBALL National Football League INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Waived WR Griff Whalen.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed DT Abry Jones on injured reserve. Signed NT Richard Ash from the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Placed RB Kendall Hunter on injured reserve.

ST. LOUIS RAMS — Placed DTs Nick Fairly and Doug Worthington and CB Eric Patterson on injured reserve. Signed WR Nick Toon and RB Malcolm Brown from the practice squad. Claimed CB Troy Hill off waivers from New England.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Waived WR Torrence Allen and G Ben Beckwith.

HOCKEY National Hockey League TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Assigned F Jonathan Drouin to Syracuse (AHL).

COLLEGE EAST CAROLINA — Named Shannon Moore special teams coordinator.

LSU — Named Dave Aranda defensive coordinator.

Television Today’s lineup COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1 p.m. (FS1) – Arizona at Arizona St. 2 p.m. (FSN) – FAU at FIU 4 p.m. (BTN) – Illinois at Ohio St. 4 p.m. (NBCSN) – UMass at La Salle 6 p.m. (FS1) – Oregon at Oregon St. 6 p.m. (NBCSN) – Fordham at George Washington 7 p.m. (ESPNU) – Wake Forest at Louisville 9 p.m. (ESPNU) – Colorado at Stanford NFL FOOTBALL Noon (CBS) – Regional coverage Noon (FOX) – Regional coverage 3:25 p.m. (CBS) – Regional coverage 3:25 p.m.FOX) – Regional coverage 7:20 p.m. (NBC) – TBA PREP FOOTBALL 8 p.m. (FS1) – Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, at Carson, Calif.

Griffey, a favorite son of the Northwest, awaits Hall Associated Press

SEATTLE — The perfect swing that we could never emulate. The diving, leaping catches we only dared to copy with the protection of pillows and couch cushions on the floor. The smile that told us baseball could be fun for even the best player of our generation.

For those of us who grew up in the Pacific Northwest, Ken Griffey Jr. was the first transcendent star of our youth we could claim as our own. He was the guy that kids in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles were emulating.

Yet we had the chance 81 times a season to go inside the dreary concrete confines of the Kingdome and watch Griffey perform.

He was ours. Griffey will almost assuredly be voted into the Hall of Fame next week, potentially with the highest percentage ever.

It will be a reinforcement of what we were able to watch up close. The ultimate accomplishment to go with all the numbers, awards and the fact that if not for Griffey’s greatness — and the success of the franchise in 1995 — Safeco Field never gets built and baseball may have left Se-

attle. When Griffey takes his place in Cooperstown, he’ll take the entire Northwest with him.

Griffey wasn’t from our region, but we adopted him as ours. He grew into an adult before our eyes and he taught us we could play the game with joy.

Wear your hat backward.

Smile. Laugh. Play with the same delight as if you were playing wiffle ball in the driveway with your buddies, arguing whether the fly ball cleared the power lines and landed for a home run.

If The Kid played baseball like a kid, then it was

OK for us to play that way.

There had been other fantastic players to come through our region: Steve Largent, Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp to name a few. None of them matched what Griffey meant to us. Naughty By Nature’s “Hip Hop Hooray,” will always lead to flashbacks of watching Griffey stroll to the plate.

Ken Griffey Jr. candy bars? We bought them.

“Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball” for the Super Nintendo? We played it as much as the first versions of Madden.

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Penn State’s Hackenberg declares for NFL draft

BY MARK LONG AP Sports Writer

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg had hoped to go out with a victory.

He certainly didn’t expect his college career to end in street clothes.

But Hackenberg spent the second half of his final game with the Nittany Lions on the sideline because of a sprained throwing shoulder. He declared for the NFL draft after a 24-17 loss to Georgia in the TaxSlayer Bowl on Saturday.

“It’s been an awesome ride, tough way to end it today,” Hackenberg said.

“It means the world to me.

My family and I talked about it and we felt this was the best decision for me. I felt my role here and my job here has been accomplished.”

Standout defensive tackle Austin Johnson also announced after the game that he’s turning pro. Johnson, a junior who started every game each of the last two seasons, graduated last month with a degree in journalism.

Like Johnson, most outsiders expected Hackenberg to leave early.

Hackenberg left the bowl game in the second quarter after linebacker Roquan Smith landed on him.

Hackenberg stayed in and threw four more passes, but grabbed his shoulder between plays. He headed to the locker room for tests and returned for the second half without a uniform.

He said he wanted to play, but team officials told him no.

“He just fell on it funny,” coach James Franklin

said. “He was able to go.

He actually made some plays there. He was going to try to finish that drive.

Once he went inside, the trainers, doctors, didn’t feel like he was going to be able to go well enough to continue playing. He wouldn’t have the strength in that arm.”

Franklin said X-rays “came back normal.”

“It’s in that joint,” he said. “Once it gets inflamed, you’re going to lose strength and power.”

Hackenberg was “disappointed I wasn’t able to finish the game.” He said he made his decision to turn pro before the team left State College for Jacksonville.

Hackenberg, a junior, is the school’s career leader in yards passing (8,457) and touchdowns (48) as well as completions, attempts and total offense.

He completed eight of 14 passes for 139 yards against Georgia.

Redshirt freshman Trace McSorley replaced Hackenberg and completed 14 of 27 passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns.

“Things are in good hands moving forward, and I’m proud about that,” Hackenberg said. “I did get emotional about it, had a little breakdown in the locker room, but all is good. We’re moving forward.”

After a slow start, McSorley found a rhythm, throwing a 17-yard touchdown pass to Geno Lewis on the first play of the fourth quarter and then a 20-yard strike to DaeSean Hamilton with 6:14 to play.

“When you first come in, you kind of sort of have to get your feet wet a little

bit,” said Penn State’s Chris Godwin, who caught six passes for 133 yards and became the third receiver in school history to top the 1,000-yard mark.

“After the first couple throws that were completed, I think you saw a little bit of a confidence boost for him. ... I think that was really big.”

Hamilton’s leaping grab between two defenders made it close, a welcome change given many of the games on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The Bulldogs (10-3) responded with a 50-yard drive that could have sealed the victory, but they failed to convert a fourth-and-2 play at the 23. Georgia interim coach Bryan McClendon decided to go for it because kicker Marshall Morgan injured an ankle on a kickoff and backup Collin Barber

missed a 48-yarder in the third quarter.

Penn State took over with 1:52 remaining and no timeouts. McSorley converted two fourthdown plays, but eventually ran out of time. His final pass, a Hail Mary to the end zone, was batted down as time expired.

The Nittany Lions (7-6) lost their fourth in a row to end Franklin’s second season.

And now they’ll likely turn to McSorley to replace Hackenberg.

“I definitely think (this game) has the potential to be big for him,” Godwin said. “It’s just a matter of how he approaches the offseason.”

“We’re all ready to get back to work. We’re going to watch the film, learn from our mistakes and then we’re ready to get back to work.”

No. 5 Virginia beats Notre Dame 77-66 for 11th straight win

BY HANK KURZ JR. AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Pound it inside to the big men. Wait for the defense to sage, and then beat them over the top.

Virginia had both formulas working Saturday night as they shot 57 percent and used a 21-4 first-half run to cruise to their 11th consecutive victory, leaving Fighting Irish coach Mike Brey in a complimentary mood.

“Today was kind of men among boys,” he said after the Cavaliers’ 77-66 victory that wasn’t nearly that close. “Any time we tried to make a little bit of a run and get some hope, they kind of squelched it.”

Anthony Gill scored seven of his 14 first-half points during the big early run, and Malcolm Brogdon opened the sec-

ond half with a pair of 3-pointers from the same spot. Virginia had one first-half 3-pointer.

“I was surprised they didn’t close out,” Brogdon said of his first 3 at the 19:17 mark, when the defense suddenly seemed to be daring the Cavaliers’ leading scorer to shoot.

“I had a wide open look.

I kind of hesitated a little bit and then just let it go because they were sagging and they backed off a little bit.” Less than a minute later, Brogdon bagged another one from the same spot.

Brogdon led Virginia (12-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 24 points, Gill had 21 and Mike Tobey had his second straight big game off the bench with 15 points and six rebounds. The 7-foot senior, coming off

a career-high 16 points in a victory against Oakland, made 5 of 9 shots and added two blocks and an assist.

In the four games before Virginia beat Oakland, Tobey totaled six points and seven rebounds. “That’s what we’re going to need from him throughout the season,” Gill said. “He’s a great player, has a soft touch around the basket and takes up a lot of space on defense. When his mind is right, he can be a really effective player for the team and help us get to the next level.”

Demetrius Jackson led the Fighting Irish (9-4, 0-1) with 18 points. Steve Vasturia and Bonzie Colson each added 14, and Brey said he was thrilled to be finished with the Cavaliers, at least in the regular season.

“They’re so secure with

who they are and they never waver,” he said. “I use the phrase — their game is tight on both ends. They’re the tightest in the league and maybe in the country on both ends of the floor.”

The Cavaliers’ 12th straight victory at home came as Virginia launched its bid to become the first team since Duke from 1997-2000 to win three consecutive outright ACC championships.

Virginia made it look easy once the Irish stopped making contested shots.

Notre Dame made its first four shots, all by different players, and then missed 10 of 12 as Virginia turned an 8-4 deficit into a 25-12 lead. It was 36-24 at halftime, and the closest the Irish came thereafter was 36-26 on Colson’s basket to open the second half. Brogdon scored Vir-

ginia’s first eight points, including the two early 3-pointers, then fed London Perrantes for another 3 in the right corner for a 47-30 lead, the Cavaliers’ biggest to that point.

Later, two free throws and a three-point play by Tobey, who was coming off a career-best 16 points against Oakland, and a free throw by Gill capped 10-2 burst that pushed the margin to a game-high 5940.

career against Virginia. ... The Cavaliers were the first ranked opponent the Irish have played this season.

Virginia: Coach Tony Bennett improved to 5-0 against Notre Dame is his career, including an NCAA tournament victory in 2008 while at Washington State.

Brogdon (16.2 ppg) started the day having missed all 13 of his 2-point shots in his last two games, and 17 of 18 in his Quotable last three. He ended the “Tobey and Gill, they’re drought with a driving left just really good, man. hand layup at the 13:22 They’re just men. They’re mark of the first half. men. When do they graduate?” — Notre Dame coach Up next Mike Brey.

Notre Dame: is at Boston College on Thursday Tip-ins night.

Virginia: is at Virginia Notre Dame: Coach Mike Brey fell to 0-7 in his Tech on Monday night.

Richt adds coordinator, says he’s TV ratings for New Year’s 6 ‘close’ to finishing Miami staff bowls down 13 percent overall

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami coach Mark Richt hired Manny Diaz to be the Hurricanes’ new defensive coordinator on Saturday, moving closer to completing his lineup of assistant coaches.

Diaz is a Miami native, the son of the city’s former mayor and spent this past season at Mississippi State. “I’m very excited about Manny Diaz becoming our defensive coordinator,” Richt said.

“I’ve known him for over 20 years and I’ve watched him become one of the best defensive minds in the business.” Richt said Diaz will lead a 4-3 scheme. Diaz was a graduate assistant at Florida

State and North Carolina State, eventually became a position coach for the Wolfpack and has been defensive coordinator at Middle Tennessee State, Texas, Louisiana Tech and Mississippi State.

“We knew it would take a very unique opportunity for us to consider leaving,” Diaz said. “God blessed me with a chance to return home, to coach in my hometown and to reunite with family. It is the kind of opportunity that comes along rarely in this business. It was simply too good to pass up.”

Richt still has some staff slots to fill, with an eye on finalizing those moves by the time the current dead period for recruiting ends in mid-January.

“We’re very close,” Richt said. Richt declined to reveal if any decisions have been made regarding the status of offensive coordinator James Coley and now-former interim head coach Larry Scott, both of whom have expressed a desire to remain with the Hurricanes. And one of Richt’s moves has met with less-than-unanimous approval, that being the decision to replace longtime strength coach Andreu Swasey.

Richt, who had been the coach at Georgia for the past 15 seasons, said the decision on Swasey was “very difficult.”

“He’s a very good coach, very well respected and I respect him as well,” Richt said.

BY RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer

Lopsided games and having the College Football Playoff semifinals on New Year’s Eve for the first time led to a 13 percent drop in TV ratings for the New Year’s Six Bowls from last year.

The Rose Bowl on Friday drew its lowest rating (7.9) since it became part of the BCS in 1999.

The overnight ratings for the big New Year’s Day bowls were announced Saturday by ESPN, which broadcasts all the games.

Overall, the ratings for the six major games played on Thursday and Friday, including the semifinals in the Orange and Cotton bowls on Dec. 31, averaged a 7.1 overnight rating, down from 8.2 last year.

“That decline, frankly, is not much of a surprise and it’s modest,” College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said. “It’s too soon to know how much was due to the lopsided games or how much what I think we all thought would be an inevitable decline from the excitement of the first year or the semifinals on

New Year’s Eve. I suspect it’s a combination of those three, but I don’t have any idea what the weighting is. ESPN is studying the numbers and we’ll learn a lot more in the next few months.”

The average margin of victory in the New Year’s Six games was 24.2 points.

All three of Friday’s major bowls were blowouts.

The Fiesta between Ohio State and Notre Dame, earned a 6.2 rating. That was up 35 percent from last season’s Arizona-Boise State game. The Buckeyes won 44-28.

Stanford beat Iowa 4516 in the Rose Bowl.

The Sugar Bowl, which Mississippi won 48-20 against Oklahoma State, drew a 5.3 rating. That was the lowest Sugar Bowl rating since the Bowl Championship Series was established in 1999.

ESPN did see big increases in digital viewers who streamed the game online through the WatchESPN. ESPN said the New Year’s Six averaged 776,000 unique viewers and 43,871,000 total minutes for the six games, up 54 percent and 67 percent, respectively, from

last year.

“The College Football Playoff is a long-term, multiplatform play for us,” Burke Magnus, ESPN executive vice president of programming and scheduling, said in a statement.

“With that said, there are many variables that impact ratings results including what happens on the field and the numbers this year were obviously impacted by the unbalanced scores of these games.”

Last year’s College Football Playoff semifinals, played on New Year’s Day, drew a record number cable viewers, and ratings that edged past 15 for both the Oregon-Florida State Rose Bowl and the Ohio State-Alabama Sugar Bowl.

Total viewership for the semifinals played Thursday between Michigan State and Alabama in the Cotton Bowl and Clemson and Oklahoma in Orange Bowl plunged 34.4 percent, from 28,271,000 in 2015 to 18,552,000.

ESPN has the rights to all six games. This is the second season of 12-year contracts worth a total of $7.3 million to the major college football conferences.

The Rose and Sugar bowls have separate television deals with ESPN that lock in their prime New Year’s Day time slots.

When the College Football Playoff semifinals are played in the other four games in the New Year’s Six rotation, they will be played on New Year’s Eve. Next season, the Fiesta and Peach bowls will host the semifinals on New Year’s Eve, which fall on a Saturday.

The semifinals are back in the Rose and Sugar bowls, and on New Year’s Day, after the 2017 season.

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Easom Community Center

Spreading joy to residents, the Easom Community Center presented its 3rd Annual Christmas Program on Saturday, Dec. 19 at two local nursing homes: Mississippi Care Center and Cornerstone Health & Rehab Center from 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

2015 filled with great books

BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The Bookworm Sez

As you look back over your year, there are a lot of things you notice.

You had fun – probably more than once. You had some really great meals with really great friends – also probably more than once. And in my case, there were books – definitely more than one.

Over 320, to be exact, but here are my Top Picks of 2015.

Fiction I always loved author John Boyne’s books; in fact, “The Absolutist” is one of my Top Five Ever.

But “A History of Loneliness” has to be right up there.

In this book, a priest explains his relationship with a colleague who always seems to be moved around from parish to parish. What’s wrong will slowly dawn on you, but our narrator is a little slower on the uptake.

What happens will make you want to crawl into bed and cry for an hour.

In “One Night” by Eric Jerome Dickey, a woman who has nothing left to lose meets a man who has everything in life. She needs money. He decides that he needs her and they embark on a one-night stand that’s almost unbearably taught. I loved the mixture of this book:

psychological, erotic, and sass.

Also tightly written is “The Magician’s Lie” by Greer Macallister. It’s the story of a small-town sheriff who finally captures a killer who’s been on the loose for some time. She’s a slippery one – an illusionist – and he hopes she’ll offer a confession. Instead, she tells him a story…

The sheriff doesn’t know what’s lie and what’s not – and neither will you in this wrap-youup tale with an ending you totally won’t see coming.

Remember what it was like to be a kid? You’ll revisit it again in “My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry”

by Fredrik Backman, the story of a 7-year-old who loses her grandmother. Else is precocious, Granny was her only real friend and she was somewhat of a rascal. And as proof of that, before she dies, Granny leaves Elsa with an assignment.

Part fantasy, part childhood, all charming, this book from the author of “A Man Called Ove” is a wonderful winner.

“The Hired Girl” by Laura Amy Schlitz might be found on the Young Adult section of your bookstore or library, but I definitely thought it was more of an adult novel.

It’s the story of a teenager who leaves her family because her father is

abusive, and she moves to Baltimore to become a housemaid. It’s 1911, she’s Catholic, but her new employers are Jewish and the learning curve is steep. There’s adventure, heartbreak, romance, and history here – and yes, you can still share it with your favorite teen…

Non-fiction You may find “Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania” by Erik Larson on other Best Of lists this year, for a reason. This is a historical account of the sinking of a ship but there’s more: Larson is known to tease a story out, adding small side notes and spinning off in ways that enhance the tale he’s telling. That makes for a fascinating, heart-pounding true account you won’t want to put down.

“Bobby Wonderful: An Imperfect Son Buries His Parents” by Bob Morris made me laugh, and it made me cry a small creek. It’s the story of Morris’ mother, her life and her death, and the relationships she had with her family. It’s also a gay man’s love letter to his very supportive Mom, and it definitely lives up to its name: it’s wonderful.

Though it may sound odd, “Rain: A Natural and Cultural History” by Cynthia Barnett put me in a good mood when I read

it – maybe because it was as refreshing as its subject. Here, Barnett writes about all aspects of that stuff that falls from the sky – historically, culturally, and meteorologically speaking – and she sprinkles readers with facts, disasters, and sunshine.

This book simply made me happy, which is why it’s on this list.

As a lover of All Things Scandalous, I found “Good Mourning: A Memoir” by Elizabeth Meyer with Caitlin Moscatello to be absolutely delicious.

After Meyer lost her father, a high-powered lawyer, she realized that she was rather fascinated with death, just a little bit.

So she marched into one of Manhattan’s premiere funeral homes, asked for a job, and ended up being a funeral planner (think: services that are anything but dead). I loved this book for its behind-thescenes peeks, and for the tales that only an insider can tell.

There’s a TIE for the last slot on this non-fiction list: I loved “Rosemary”

by Kate Clifford Larson for its jaw-dropping look at history, the Kennedys, and power gone wrong.

I also couldn’t put down “Lights Out” by Ted Koppel, a cautionary, scarethe-daylights-out-of-you book on what could happen if our electric grid and internet infrastructure are attacked by terrorists.

Children’s books If you ever had an imaginary friend, then “The Imaginary” by A.F. Harrold, illustrated by Emily Gravett is a book to read – or to give to your 9-to-12-year-old. It’s the story of a little girl who, of course, has an imaginary friend she loves. But one day, they come to realize that the imaginary friend isn’t the only Imaginary around – and the newcomer could mean danger. This is an adventurous book with a hint of thrill and a sweet ending that adults and kids will love.

I loved, loved, loved “Spelled” by Betsy Schow,

a fairy-tale-ish book that’s part Cinderella, part Wizard of Oz. It’s the story of a spoiled princess whose parents have sheltered her, and who’ve also chosen her new husband.

Problem is, she doesn’t want a husband and when she throws a Royal Fit, all spell breaks loose. This is a great young-adult book, but it’s one that grownups will get a kick out of, too. Pay close attention to the language, and you’ll be captivated. “And finally, “Lillian’s Right to Vote” by Jonah Winter & Shane W. Evans really captured my attention this year. It’s a picture book that tells the story of an elderly woman and the first time she steps up to cast a vote. As she travels to the polling place, every step reminds her of the steps taken by others so she can exercise a privilege that others didn’t always have.

And there you are – books for you, books for your family, the best books I’ve read in the past twelve months. Pick them up. You won’t be sorry.

Happy Reading!

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Peterson is Rotary’s student of the month Parker Peterson, daughter of Chip and Angel Peterson, has been selected as the Corinth Rotary Student of the Month for December.

Ranked at third in her class of 140, Peterson has a GPA of 4.23 and an ACT score of 30. She is an inductee to the Corinth High School Hall of Fame for 2016. She is on track to receive her AICE diploma before graduation, along with 17 college hours. She

has received the honor of basketball scholar athlete for the past 3 years.

Parker is currently Alcorn County’s Distinguished Young Woman.

Active in many organizations, she is a member of the Academic Team and currently holds several officer positions in clubs she is involved in.

She is Mu Alpha Theta Vice President, National Honors Society Secretary, C Club Secretary, and last

year was Mu Alpha Theta Secretary. She is also a member of many other clubs, including Interact Club and Key Club. Her classmates selected her as Junior Class President, as well as Senior Maid on the 2015 Homecoming Court.

She was a member of the “Legally Blonde” cast in 2015 school musical.

Peterson has been a member of the Corinth Lady Warrior Basketball team for 4 years,

CHS Cheer team for 4 years, CHS Track team for 2 years, and is on the Corinth High School Wifi Productions team. She participated in Mayor’s Youth Council and Junior Leadership Alcorn County.

She has also studied classical piano since second grade and played piano in the CHS Beauty Revue for three years. She has done many other projects within the community, including volunteering at the Animal

Shelter, packing boxes for the Rotary food drive, CSD Foundation Dinner, the Coke Race, and numerous other events and school functions.

She has been accepted to the University of Mississippi, but is still undecided where she will attend college. In college, she plans to major in Managerial Finance and Real Estate, followed by pursuing an MBA and possibly a degree in Law.

Parker Peterson

ICC announces fall Art instructor successful in national show semester honors list Officials at Itawamba Community College have announced the honors list for the 2015 fall semester, including numerous students from the Crossroads area.

Named to the president’s list, which includes those students with a 3.8-4.0 grade point average were: Baldwyn - Jessica L. Bishop, Hayden Chase Cooley, Jake Brannon Dees, Tiffany N. Goldman, Stephanie M. Hardy, Teah Alexis Pearson, Samantha G. Phillips, Autumn Elizabeth Sample, Athena Swindle, Austin Blake Todd, Sheneria Shantell Tyes; Booneville - Anna G. Elliott, Tyler Milton Floyd, Brookelyn N. Walden, Moesha S. Wright; Corinth Madison Nicole Colley, Deven Matthew Hicks, Monica A. Hutchens, Kathryn Monique Knippers, Graves B. Marshall, Alyssa G. Park; Dennis - Zachary K. Wooten; Iuka - Marli Michele Moore, Ash-

lie Brooke Richardson, Wendy S. Vess; Marietta - Madison Elizabeth Dickinson, Mallory S. Guin; Rienzi - Katelyn Gail Williford; Ripley - Cody Lane James; Tiplersville - Georgia Kate Conner; Tishomingo - Shelby Hannah Bobo, Alicia M. Lovelady; Walnut - Kayla Briann Prather, Haley Brooke Wilbanks; Dean’s list scholars, who have a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.79, include: Baldwyn - Rachel Dawn Daniel, Robert Clayton Lusby, Hunter C. Fletcher, Sonya Alisha Gamble; Corinth - Bryan William McDonnieal, Bennett R. Mills, Robert J. Petrone; Dennis - Nicole Danielle Moody, Jonathan M. Payne, Chelsea R. Nichols; Glen - Taylor Austin Bordeleau; Hickory Flat - Brooke N. Doyle, Courtney N. White; Iuka - Cameron Alan Hutcheson; Marietta - Austin Harbor Black; Rienzi - Jodi Richelle Green, Matthew Lee Stewart.

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In “The Pursuit of Happiness,” Northeast Mississippi Community College art instructor Jenna Fincher has found her artwork in front of a national audience at a juried art show in Arnold, Maryland.

Fincher’s work, “The Pursuit of Happiness,” fills up an exhibition space at the “Questioning Beauty: Idea vs. Quality” all-media national juried art show at the Cade Art Gallery at the John A. Cade Center for Fine Arts at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Maryland.

Fincher’s work has been on display since November 18 and will remain through middle December. A juror’s talk with senior lecturer at the National Gallery of Art David Gariff was held on the opening day.

“Nearly my entire exhibition record has existed in Louisiana. I have shown work in one national, and several local and regional exhibitions before, therefore, finally having the opportunity to show my work in a national exhibit outside of my home state is fantastic,” Fincher said.

“As a working artist, my aim is to have my artwork seen globally. Having my work shown in a national show outside the Southern states is the next step toward achieving my goal.

I hope to continue to be accepted into regional, national and eventually international exhibitions.”

Fincher’s “The Pursuit of Happiness,” is an arti-

Northeast Mississippi Community College a r t i n s t r u c to r J e n n a Fincher’s work, “In Pursuit of Happiness,” can be found at the “Questioning Beauty: Idea vs.

Quality” all-media national juried art show at the Cade Art Gallery at the John A. Cade Center for Fine Arts at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Maryland. ficial landscape of cascading leaves that is made of paper and thread and, as the artist states, “My work is meant to be comforting and disquieting, nostalgic and satisfying, between the real and unreal.”

However, Fincher’s piece carries a deeper meaning than just an artificial landscape of cascading leaves.

“The presentation of the installation creates an illusion, one where the shadows are more realistic than the leaves that cast them,” Fincher said.

“There is an inner structure in my work that is representative of stability and refers to home, secu-

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“Thread is used as a way to methodically and meticulously stitch experiences and memories together. I aim to create a reflective space caught in a state of hyper-reality. Notions of the sublime are present through ominous yet beautiful nature, through tension and wonder.”

In the Maryland exhibition, organizers were looking for how beauty was interpreted through either an objective stance or a subjective look at a piece of art, but they also wanted something that could possess the idea of beauty without the traditional qualities that are associated with beauty.

“My work is largely about home and place, specifically that of south Louisiana,” Fincher said.

“Having my work outside of the south allows me the opportunity to hear viewers’ thoughts and interpretations about a landscape that may seem unfamiliar to them.

“The nature of south Louisiana has a mystery to it that I try to emulate in my artwork, and I hope for viewers who are not always surrounded by this quiet, secretive landscape to be able to experience a part of it.”

Fincher, who grew up in south Louisiana, earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts in studio art with a minor in art history from Nicholls State University in May 2012 where she chose to focus on figure drawing.

Fincher came to Northeast in fall 2015 after completing her Masters of Fine Arts from Louisiana Technical University in Ruston, Louisiana.

While at Louisiana Tech, Fincher created predominately three-dimensional artwork through experiments with media and traditional and technological processes.

At Northeast, Fincher teaches Design 1, Design 2, Drawing 1, and Drawing 2 along with Art Appreciation. While at Louisiana Technical University,

Fincher was the Teacher of Record for the college’s Three-Dimensional Design course in 2015 and was a teaching assistant for the same course in 2014.

“Northeast has treated me well. I enjoy teaching what I love to do,” Fincher said. “Being surrounded by the arts as I hone novice artists’ minds and skills is inspirational; it keeps me motivated to continue to improve my craft and make more art.

“Northeast and Booneville are much smaller than I’m used to, however, being outside my home state in a new area is forcing me to look at my artistic practice in new ways and create innovative solutions to problems I’ve faced in order to continue working on my art.”

Fincher’s “The Pursuit of Happiness,” is not the first time the artist has exhibited at a juried art show and she has four shows to her credit in 2015 including “Four Corners” at the Enterprise Center in Ruston, Louisiana, “Functional Art” at the Jackson Parish Museum in Jonesboro, Louisiana, and the “Louisiana Tech Student Show” at the F. Jay Visual Arts Center in Ruston, Louisiana along with the national all-media juried show in Arnold, Maryland. In 2015, Fincher also had a solo exhibition “Literal/Figural” at the Jackson Parish Museum in Jonesboro, Louisiana and a two-person exhibit “Inland” at 212 Gallery in Ruston, Louisiana.

Fincher’s work took Best in Show honors at the “Conclusion” art event at the PAIR Art Gallery in Ruston, Louisiana in 2014 and the veteran artist has over 15 more juried art shows to her credits in the Ruston, New Orleans and Thibodaux, Louisiana areas. She has shown in nearly as many invitational exhibitions as well.

For more information, readers may visit Fincher’s website at www.jennafincher.com.

Earning certification Seven Northeast Mississippi Community College students have received the industry-recognized Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification to help them become better college students and career ready. Included in the certifications in fall 2015 were (back row, l-r) office system technology student Jerlisa Tucker of Ashland, account technology student Alexis Harmon of Corinth and technology teacher education student Jarious Prather of Booneville along with (front row, l-r) account technology students Susan Pounds of New Site and Janet Ruedas of Ripley.

Not pictured are healthcare data technology students Christy Rencher of Corinth and Stephanie Thrasher of Iuka, who both received their Microsoft Office Specialist certification in Microsoft Excel 2013. Rencher and Thrasher both are online students at Northeast Mississippi Community College.

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Carter serves ‘Downton Abbey’ as beloved butler

BY FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer

NEW YORK — In the grand domain of splendid characters at Downton Abbey, Mr. Carson is perhaps the first among equals. Among the superb cast of “Downton Abbey,” a similarly towering figure is Jim Carter, who plays him.

After all, this is the saga of a noble estate and those who populate it during Britain’s post-Edwardian era, and Mr. Carson, as its butler, is the one who makes that house run. He bridges the gap between the upstairs elite and the servants bustling downstairs. His word, putting forward the policies and whims of the aristocratic Crawley clan, is law for those in his charge.

Bringing him to life is an actor who makes Carson’s crustiness heroic, his unwavering sense of duty lovable to the viewer.

With “Downton” returning for its sixth and final season (Sunday, at

8 p.m. Central on PBS’ “Masterpiece”), Mr. Carson’s humanness will be exposed more than ever as his torturously arm’slength courtship of head housekeeper Mrs. Hughes (played by Phyllis Logan) finally blossoms.

“It was the slowestburning romance of all times,” says Carter with a laugh. “But the audience seemed to want it to happen — as did we.”

What happens, including an unlikely interlude in this first episode “which hopefully will melt hearts across the country,” is only one among many resolutions as the series comes in for a landing in the mid-1920s. What will be the fate of the financially distressed Downton Abbey estate, presided over by Lord and Lady Crawley (Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern) with a less and less sure hand? Will their daughter, headstrong Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery), deign to say yes

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to her latest suitor? Will the sad-sack valet Mr. Bates (Brendan Coyle) and his wife, lady’s maid Anna (Joanne Froggatt), see their dream of parenthood cruelly denied?

Viewers have awaited these and other answers from a costume drama that, since its U.S. debut five years ago, has reigned as a lavish and literate phenomenon.

For the British-born Carter, 67, the road to “Downton” began long ago, when he dropped out of law studies at the University of Sussex and joined a fringe theater troupe he equates with “a door to the promised land.”

Stage, film and TV jobs followed in a career that has kept him busy and happy, enjoying the process of playing each role free from worry over how the finished product might fare with critics or the public.

“I have no ambitions in the acting world,” he ex-

plains. “I just need to get out of the house and work and be with people.”

After auditioning for Mr. Carson, he thought that piece of acting work would be nice to land, “and I came away thinking, ‘I should be very cross if I don’t get it.’”

One thing he particularly liked was how Carson’s starchiness and pomp had a humorous edge.

Julian Fellowes, who created “Downton Abbey” and wrote every episode, “knows it’s funny,” notes Carter, “when my character says things like, ‘A MAID in the DINING ROOM with a DUKE?!

Over my dead body!’ And I relish playing those moments.”

But even just opening the door to the dining room and intoning, “Dinner is served, my lady,” Carter (like the actor who plays him) cuts an imposing figure. Here is a big man with a broad, expressive face and, maybe most pronounced of all, That

approach to his career spared him from dwelling on his imminent departure from “Downton,” even while shooting a final scene with a swell of co-stars in the downstairs hall where servants take their meals.

“When we wrapped, the other actors were getting weepy, and I thought, ‘C’mon!’ But then the producers came out and thanked them, and I thought, ‘We’ve got to thank the crew, too, because they’ve been with us every inch of the way.’ So I said, ‘Guys, all your hard work, your artistry —’ And suddenly I couldn’t speak.

I began to weep along with the other actors and all these big tattooed guys on the crew with tears pouring down their faces.”

“I genuinely hadn’t anticipated that,” Carter marvels thoughtfully.

But before this final season is done, “Downton” fans can expect to shed a few tears of their own.

Online animals of the year: Cute faces and a rat’s resolve

BY SUE MANNING Associated Press

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Voice: rolling, stentorian, a treat for anyone who’s in earshot.

“I can’t sing, can’t carry a tune,” Carter says when asked about his golden throat, but allows, “my voice is strong.” And as soothing as it is authoritative: “Friends used to hand me their crying baby to hold and I’d just hum. The vibration through my chest would put it to sleep.”

His presence, and the voice that issues forth when he speaks, has made Carter recognized by “Downton” fans around the world.

He somehow had escaped notice on a brief stroll from his mid-Manhattan hotel down to Herald Square. “But in Boston the other day, 30 times I was approached,” he reports. “Nashville, Tennessee.

Cambodia.

Ghana. After 45 years of acting, ‘Downton’ is an unsought bonus, because I’ve never worked for money or celebrity.”

This “gypsy caravan”

LOS ANGELES — Animals can melt the human heart, tickle the funny bone or bring us to tears.

And thanks to Instagram, YouTube and other online options, you can enjoy their antics simply by following, liking or pinning them.

Dr. Bonnie Beaver, executive director of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and a professor at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, says two things make animal photos and videos so popular.

■ Many animals have physical traits that subconsciously cause humans to nurture, like large, round heads and large eyes. Think E.T. ■ Many images show animals doing something unexpectedly clever, human-like or just plain cute — kittens trying to run up a slide, for example, she said.

“Some do both,” Beaver said, “like Garfield and Mickey Mouse.”

The Associated Press got hooked on six animals in 2015, from dogs and cats to a panda and a rat, whose popularity is likely to continue into the new year. Here’s a look.

Grumpy cat Nobody’s busier than Grumpy Cat. She had 8.3 million Facebook followers as of Christmas Eve. Her YouTube videos have drawn viewers by the tens of millions.

On Dec. 8, the feline with the comical frown became the first cat immortalized in wax at the Madame Tussauds museum in San Francisco.

The 3-year-old, 4-pounder with feline dwarfism is making her second movie as well as a cartoon series, and is featured in a series of Random House Little Golden Books (the first being “The Little Grumpy Cat that Wouldn’t”).

She’s also continuing as spokescat for Friskies cat food. Her stuffed animal line will grow in 2016, and there are calendars, socks, tanks, T-shirts, sweatshirts, gift tags, key chains and other souvenirs, said owner Tabitha “Tabby” Bundesen.

Nala cat Nala is a 5-year-old shelter cat, a Siamese and tabby mix who stands out as the most popular cat on Instagram with 2.6 million followers. She also has 1.8 million Facebook followers.

Varisiri Methachittiphan found her in 2010 as an orphaned kitten in an animal shelter in Castaic, California and knew she was the one. Methachittiphan started posting photos of the feline with striped fur and big blue eyes and Nala’s popularity exploded. She looks particularly fetching in hats.

Marutaro This bundle of fun and fur, a 7-year-old Shiba Inu, has been top dog on Instagram for several years. He lives in Tokyo with owner Shinjiro Ono, who says he was more surprised than anyone that Maru’s popularity took off.

“His round face, I think, that’s the charm point,” said Ono, who compared the dog’s look to Japanese

cartoon characters like Doraemon or Pikachu.

“The round face makes people smile.”

Shiba Inus, with their pointy ears and noses, are a popular breed in Japan.

But Maru’s popularity is worldwide, with 2.2 million followers on Instagram.

Toast Toast is a King Charles spaniel and puppy-mill rescue with a floppy pink tongue that hangs out of her mouth. She’s also a celebrity, appearing in fashion shows and shoots, photographed wearing sunglasses and other accessories, and retweeted by the likes of Reese Witherspoon. She’s probably bestknown for her Instagram feed, toastmeetsworld.

On Jan. 13, Toast will marry a dog named Finn at a hotel in Manhattan.

Donations to their wedding registry atwww.zola. com/registry/toastandfinn will raise money to fight puppy mills and pay for care for needy animals.

Pizza rat A video of a rat dragging an entire slice of pizza down the steps of a Manhattan subway station was posted on YouTube on Sept. 22. By the next morning it had been viewed more than 1.4 million times. By late December, the views exceeded 8.7 million. The video flourished on late night TV and earned “Pizza Rat” a nomination in The New York Times’ “New Yorker of the Year” contest “for embodying our collective id.” Or, as Gothamist.com put it, “We are all this rat.”

‘Star Wars’ makers hope for China success Associated Press

SHANGHAI — The latest Star Wars movie broke the $1 billion mark before fans in China could see it, but producers anticipate “The Force Awakens” will play “very very well” in the world’s second-biggest film market.

The film opens in China on Jan. 9.

Director J.J. Abrams watched the Chinese premiere in Shanghai with a Chinese audience Sunday night. He told a news conference Monday that he was thrilled to see people “laughing and cheering in exactly the same places that we’ve seen other audiences.”

“It’s a testament to the

power of cinema, that it does not matter where you’re from, you can get caught up in a story,” Abrams said.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” took 12 days to earn $1 billion worldwide, becoming the fastest movie to achieve such a feat.

The previous movie to reach $1 billion the fastest was “Jurassic World,” which did it in 13 days in June — and which had the benefit of record grosses in China.

“Star Wars” producer Kathleen Kennedy said the movie’s success to date was “a huge surprise.”

“We certainly hoped

for enormous success but I think the fact that we crossed the billion-dollars ... it’s almost so overwhelming it’s difficult to really process just what the response has been to the movie so far, and it hasn’t even opened here yet,” she said.

“Certainly we’re hoping and anticipating that it will play very very well here.”

The Chinese market has become increasingly important for Hollywood as revenues from movie theaters stagnate at home. Some movies have incorporated Chinese characters or stories to try to appeal to the Chinese movie-going audience.

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0710 HOMES FOR SALE

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ADVERTISE YOUR AUTO, TRUCK, SUV, BOAT, TRACTOR, MOTORCYCLE, RV OR ATV LIST IN OUR GUARANTEED AUTO SECTION FOR AS LITTLE AS.................................

(No Dealers - Non Commercial Only)

1607 South Harper Rd Corinth MS 38834

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s e l a S GUARANTEEDAuto Advertise your CAR, TRUCK, SUV, BOAT, TRACTOR, MOTORCYCLE, RV & ATV here for $39.95 UNTIL SOLD! Ad should include photo, description and price. PLEASE NO DEALERS & NON-TRANSFERABLE! NO REFUNDS. Single item only. Payment in advance. Call 287-6147 to place your ad.

816 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

REDUCED Sportsman Camper Queen Bed, Couch sleeps 2, lots of cabinets, pulled 6 times, non-smoker, clean as new on the inside.

$9,500.00 $8500.00 287-3461 or 396-1678

SOLD

CAMPING TRAILER

2009 WILDWOOD WITH QUEEN BED & TWO BUNK BEDS. $8900.00 256-585-0602 (CELL) 731-632-4296(HOME)

SOLD 2011 AR-ONE Star Craft, 14ft. Fridge/AC, Stove, Microwave, Full bath, immaculate condition. Refinance or payoff (prox. $5300) @ Trustmark, payments $198.

Excellent starter for small family.

284-0138

1992 SWINGER CLASS A MOTOR HOME 32 FT., LOW MILES, NEW TIRES, VG COND. $6500.00 OBO 660-0242 OR 656-0750

‘07 Dolphin LX RV, 37’ REDUCED 2006 WILDERNESS CAMPER 29 FT.

SOLD

5TH WHEEL LARGE SLIDE OUT FULLY EQUIPPED NON-SMOKING OWNER IUKA

gas burner, workhorse eng., 2 slideouts, full body paint, walk-in shower, SS sinks & s/s refrig w/im, Onar Marq gold 7000 gen., 3-ton cntrl. unit, back-up camera, auto. leveling, 2-flat screen TVs, Allison 6-spd. A.T., 10 cd stereo w/s.s, 2-leather capt. seats & 1 lthr recliner, auto. awning, qn bed, table & couch (fold into bed), micro/conv oven, less than 5k mi.

CED U D E R $65,000 662-415-0590

CALL 662-423-1727

2005 AIRSTREAM LAND YACHT

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

$75,000.

662-287-7734

Excaliber made

by Georgi Boy 1985 30’ long motor home, new tires, Price negotiable.

662-660-3433

470 TRACTORS/FARM EQUIP.

1990 Allegro Motor Home

SOLD

Excellent Condition Brand New Refrigerator New Tires & Hot Water Heater. Sleeps Six 7,900 ACTUAL MILES $12,500. OBO Must See!!

Call 662-665-1420

30' MOTOR HOME 1988 FORD 2003 CHEROKEE 285 SLEEPS 8 EXCELLENT CONDITION EVERYTHING WORKS 5TH WHEEL W/GOOSE NECK ADAPTER CENTRAL HEAT & AIR ALL NEW TIRES & NEW ELECTRIC JACK ON TRAILER

$8995 Call Richard 662-664-4927

D L O S 51,000 MILES SLEEPS 6

$4300 662-415-5247

WINNEBAGO JOURNEY CLASS A , RV 2000 MODEL 34.9 FT. LONG 50 AMP HOOKUP CUMMINS DIESEL FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS LARGE SLIDE OUT ONAN QUIET GENERATOR VERY WELL KEPT. ,500.

662-728-2628

24 FT BONANZA TRAILER GOOSE NECK GOOD CONDITION

WINNEBAGO MOTOR HOME 1989 40' Queen Size Bed 1 Bath Sleeps 6-7 people comfortably

$2,000.00

$8500

662-287-8894

662-808-9313

JOHN DEERE 3020 DIESEL Looks and runs GOOD. Same owner past 20 yrs. $4,500.00 CALL 731-610-3172

SOLD

Older Model Ford Tractor with 2 Row Equipment. $6000.00 662-286-6571 662-286-3924

COMMERCIAL

8N FORD TRACTOR GOOD CONDITION $2500.00 287-8456

Tractor For Sale!

TRACTOR FOR SALE JOHN DEERE 40-20 NEW PUMPS, GOOD TIRES RETIRED FROM FARMING $14,000 662-419-1587

2009 TT45A New Holland Tractor 335 Hours 8 x 2 Speed, non-Synchro Mesh Transmission. Roll over protective structure, hydrolic power lift. Like New Condition, owner deceased, Kossuth Area. $12,500- 662-424-3701

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

$6500.00 662-419-1587

601 FORD WORKMASTER

SOLD EXCELLENT CONDITION

$3,500

731-453-5239 731-645-8339

W & W HORSE OR CATTLE TRAILER ALL ALUMINUM LIKE NEW $7000.

731-453-5239 731-645-8339

1956 FORD 600

5 SPEED POWER STEERING REMOTE HYDRAULICS GOOD TIRES GOOD CONDITION

$4,200 662-287-4514

Hyster Forklift Narrow Aisle 24 Volt Battery 3650.00 287-1464

804 BOATS

Baker Propane Forklift 4000 LB Lift $2000.00 662-279-7011

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

662-287-1464 Loweline Boat 14’ flat bottom boat. Includes trailer, motor and all.

Call

19 Hours (Like New), 42 Inch Cutting Deck, 8 Yard Trailer, Grass Dethatcher & Soil Aerator Attachments $

SOLD

ALL FOR

2500 OBO

CUSTOM BUILT TO HAUL 3 CREW CAB 1 TON TRUCKS.

18’ long, 120 HP Johnson mtr., trailer & mtr., new paint, new transel, 2 live wells, hot foot control.

Big Boy Forklift $

1250

Great for a small warehouse

662-594-1090 662-287-1464

$6500.

or

662-596-5053

15 FT Grumman Flat Bottom Boat 25 HP Motor $2700.00 Ask for Brad: 284-4826

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

BUILT-IN RAMPS & 3' PULL OUTS @ FRONT & REAR.

Toyota Forklift 5,000 lbs Good Condition

662-287-1464

BOOMS, CHAINS & LOTS OF ACCESSORIES

$10,000/OBO CALL 662-603-1547

1989 FOXCRAFT

662-415-9461 662-554-5503

53' STEP DECK TRAILER

JOHN DEERE X300 RIDING LAWN MOWER

1995 15’ Aluminum Boat, Outboard Motor, Trolling Mtr., New Rod Holder, New Electric Anchor $2550.00 462-3373

2012 Lowe Pontoon 90 H.P. Mercury w/ Trailer Still under warranty.

Includes HUGE tube $19,300 662-427-9063

14 Ft. Aluminum Boat & Trailer, 25 HP Johnson Motor.

New Battery $2000.

REDUCED Call for More Info: 662-286-8455

ASKING $7500.00 Or Make Me An Offer CALL 662-427-9591 Call (662)427-9591 or Cell phone (662)212-4946 Built by Scully’s Aluminum Boats of Louisiana.

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

for only $7995.

Call John Bond of Paul Seaton Boat Sales in Counce, TN for details.

731-689-4050 or 901-605-6571

BAYLINER CLASSIC BOAT & TRAILER 13 YR OLD Starcraft Semi V Boat M14763BC BCMS 15' Long, 5.5' Wide 19.5 LONG 50 hp Mercury outboard motor D L Motor guide trolling O BLUE & WHITE 30S pound thrust 3 Seats + 2 Bench Seats, Canopy REASONABLY PRICED $2000 Call 662-415-5842 662-660-3433 or 415-5375

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868 AUTOMOBILES

CED U D E R 2009 Pontiac G6

Super Nice, Really Clean, Oil changed regularly, Good cold air and has good tires. 160k

Asking $5400. OBO CALL/TEXT DANIEL @ 662-319-7145

2004 Hummer H2 134,514 miles

$13,900 OBO

Just serviced and ready for the road.

Call @

662-664-0210

Automobile for sale

2011 TOYOTA AVALON Blizzard White, Tan Leather Interior, Fully Loaded, 66K miles,

$19,500 Excellent Condition Call:731-610-6153

2006 Jeep Liberty

6 cyl., 5 speed 2004 Cadillac Convertible Seville SLS Leather Seat Covers Loaded, leather, sunroof, chrome New Tires All Original wheels.

100K Miles Electric Windows 89,000 Miles Never BeeWrecked & Seats $5500. $5,000 88,000 miles $7500.00 OBO $8200 OBO

662-664-0357

$15,000. OBO 664-6484

Call 662-603-1290

1973 Jeep 1989 Mercedes Benz 300 CE Commando 2012 Jeep Wrangler 4WD 00 Miles, Red Garage Kept, it has been babied.

All maintenance records available.

Call or Text:

662-594-5830

New tires, paint, seats, and window & door seals. Engine like new, 3 speed, 4x4, roll-bar, wench.

Great Shape!

10,000

$

731-607-3172

02 LINCOLN LS

2003 White PT Cruiser

1998 PORSCHE BOXSTER

Limited Edition Chrome Wheels, Tan Leather interior with heated seats.

Sunroof, 2.4 Engine.

140,000 miles Clean car, Non smoker $3,000.00 firm.

Call 396-1111 or 415-0846

171,000 MILES EXTRA NICE 2003 FORD TAURUS 142100 MILES $2800.00 662-665-5720

$4,200.00 664-6062 664-2380

1950 Buick

1994 Z28 CAMARO

1985 Mustang GT, HO, 5 Speed,

145K miles, Rear 2005 Honda Element Convertible, EX, 4D, bucket seats, Mileage 7500 !!

VIN 5J6YH18645L001419, Champagne color, Milage, 107,400, one owner, Second owner local, Pwr Locks, Windows, Excellent Condition. Steering, RW defogger, A/C, Last year Rear window wiper, Cruise, Tilt. of carburetor, Diligently AM/FM Stereo. Premium sound sys, Anti-lock brakes, Alum All original. maintained.

Alloy wheels, Sat radio, CD, Pwr mirrors, Bucket seats, MP3 $16,500 $4000.00 $5000.00 player, Keyless entry. $6250.

662-287-4848 662-415-2657 662 287 4848

78,400 miles $4200.00 or Trade All Original

662-415-3408

LT-1 ENGINE REBUILT TRANSMISSION NEW TIRES 119,000 ACTUAL MILES

$3500.00 662-286-9098

864 TRUCKS/VANS/ SUVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S

1997 Mustang 1994 Mercury GT

Black Like new on the inside and out.

Runs Great, good tires, 114K miles

4,000.00 $3,900.00 $

662-664-0357

XR7 Coupe.

Please call (662)212-3446 for more details.

Asking $1400 or best offer.

2010 Chevy 2003 Mustang GT Equinox LS SVT Cobra Clone Tuned 4.6 Engine 5 Speed Lowered 130K Miles, 4:10 Gears Fully Loaded GREAT Condition!

All Power & Air $10,000 $10,500 $6500.

662-415-8343 662-415-0149 or 415-7205

For Sale or Trade 1978 Mercedes 6.9 Motor 135,000 miles.

Only made 450 that year. $2,500. OBO Selling due to health reasons.

Harry Dixon 286-6359

1996 Dodge Dakota One Owner, Bought New in Booneville, MS. 139,000 miles, Xtra Cab, Leer Bed liner with cover, Back seat has storage under the seat.

318 Magnum Engine.

$ , 00.00 662-672-0222 662-750-1949

2011 GMC CANYON-RED REG. CAB, 2 WD 2006 Express 2500 6.6 Diesel Runs 78,380 MILES and drives great.

172,000 miles. A/C and new tires Well serviced! $7500.00 $8500.00 662-594-1860

1976 F115 428 Motor

2012 Toyota Highlander Limited Black, 1 Owner, 70,000 Miles, New Tires, Leather, $25,900.00 662-287-1464

Very Fast

$11,900 OBO

$3,500.

662-462-7790

662-808-9313 662-415-5071

95â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2001 Nissan Xterra CHEVY FOR SALE ASTRO Needs a little work. Cargo Van Good Bargain! Good, Sound Van Call: $2700 662-643-3084 872-3070

06 Chevy Trailblazer 1987 Power FORD 250 DIESEL 1994 Nissan Quest everything!

New Lifters, UTILITY SERVICE TRUCK Good heat Cam, Head, $4000. and Air Struts and Shocks.

IN GOOD CONDITION $2000. $3,250 OBO 731-645-8339 OR Call 603-9446 662-319-7145 731-453-5239 832 Motorcycles/ATVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S

1964 F100 SHORT BED

D D L L SO SO

1987 FORD BRONCO ALL ORIGINAL VINTAGE! RUNS & DRIVES GOOD

$2500/OBO 662-286-1717

D L SO

2012 HONDA FOREMAN 500 4x4, 183 miles, $4,800.00 662-665-5363

1500 Goldwing Honda 78,000 original miles,new tires.

$4500

662-284-9487

1998 CHEVY 2014 Jeep Wrangler CUSTOM VAN Approx 15000 miles

BOUGHT NEW, Complete History, Loaded, 4x4, All power, Phone, CD, DVD, Satellite, Auto, Removable Tops, Step Bars, Dark Tint, Red - Black, (LIKE NEW) IUKA

256-577-1349 $28,500.00

2012 Banshee Bighorn Side-by-Side 4 X 4 w/ Wench AM/FM w/ CD

$5900.00 OBO $7200.00 OBO

662-664-0357

136,200 mi.

Well Maintained Looks & Runs Great

$6,500.00 662-415-9062

2001 Heritage Softail

LIKE NEW 9K Miles 25,000 Invested Asking 8K Serviced by H/D Bumpas

731-645-3012

$14,900.

Call 662-255-3511

1995 K2500 4X4 Good Condition Runs Great, New Tires 176K miles $3500.

662-287-7415 662-415-5163

2008 Harley Davidson Electra Glide Classic Black w/lots of Chrome 21,600 miles $12,500 662-286-6750

2006 YAMAHA 1700 GREAT CONDITION! APPROX. 26,000 MILES $4350 (NO TRADES) 662-665-0930 662-284-8251

1999 Harley Classic Touring, loaded, color: blue, lots of extras.

70,645 Hwy. miles, $7,900.00 OBO Just serviced, good or new tires, brakes, ready for the road. Call @ 662-664-0210

2000 POLARIS MAGNUM 325 4X4 4 WHEELER

20,000 miles, One Owner, Garage kept.

YAMAHA V STAR 650

662-287-2333

22,883 MILES $2,650.00 665-1288

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750-8526

VORTEC 8100 V8 ALLISON TRANSMISSION EXCEL. COND. 32K MILES

D D D L L L SO SO SO

2010 GMC Ext-Cab P.U. New tires, Tool Box, Towing Pkg., Bed Liner, Running Boards, Fog Lights, P. Windows, P. Door Locks, Tilt

$18,500.00

662-284-8200

2002 Harley Fat Boy, color: purple, 27,965 miles, $7,900 OBO Just serviced, good or new tires, brakes, ready for the road.

Call @ 662-664-0210

2013 Arctic Cat 1990 Harley Davidson Custom Soft-Tail $9000

2000 Harley Davidson Road King Classic

$8,500.00

completely refurbished & recovered seat, new brakes, NOS starter, new $125 battery.

6cyl, 3spdWalnut $2100, $2475 with 390 & C6 trans

2003 CHEVY 2500 HDLT CREW CAB 4X4

2nd Owner, Great Condition Has a Mossy Oak Cover over the body put on when it was bought new. Everything Works. Used for hunting & around the house, Never for mud riding. $1500 Firm.

If I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t answer, text me and I will contact you. 662-415-7154

2003 100 yr.

Anniversary 883 Harley Sportster, color: blue, 14,500 miles, $4,900. OBO. Just serviced, good or new tires, brakes, ready for the road.

Call @ 662-664-0210

2006 Harley Davidson Street Glide 103 Screaming Eagle Engine 9700 Actual Miles-Showroom Condition-Fully Chromed and Customized-Rinehart True Dual Exhaust-Stage1 Breather Kit-10K Mile Full Factory Service Just Compled$14,000.00 Firm-

662-212-0362

1949 Harley Davidson Panhead $9000 OBO

308 miles 4 Seater w/seat belts Phone charger outlet Driven approx.

10 times Excellent Condition Wench (front bumper)

662-808-2994

(662)279-0801