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Comcast responds to service complaint calls

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Representatives of Comcast cable on Tuesday responded to the city of Corinth’s concerns about service complaints.

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen had requested an audience with Comcast after receiving complaints following the cable service’s transition to an all-digital system on Nov. 15.

Patricia Collins, senior director of government affairs, said

“I want you to know that we are committed to serving this community, doing right by our customers and making sure that we are providing the best quality of service for every single customer. I also want you to know that we have already addressed and resolved the customer issues that you have brought to our attention.”

Patricia Collins Comcast senior director of government affairs Comcast invested $1 million in Corinth as it increased channel and on-demand offerings and boosted top Internet speeds.

“I want you to know that we are committed to serving this community, doing right by our customers and making sure

that we are providing the best quality of service for every single customer,” she said. “I also want you to know that we have

Crash course in physics

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Former ITT employees reunite over breakfast

BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

launched.

“This isn’t your usual CO2 car races,” said Darla Nash, Physics teacher at Corinth High School. “It was a collision competition.”

Nash told the class they could put anything they wanted on the car as along as it made the weight limit of two

Former employees of ITT in Corinth are invited to the next ITT Breakfast starting at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Martha’s Menu in downtown Corinth.

In its heyday, ITT was one of the biggest employers in the area — with over 3,000 employees at its Corinth facility.

Now its past workers have established a tradition of meeting every three months for breakfast at Martha’s Menu in downtown Corinth.

“To all of us, it was a family,” said Ginger Dillinger, who regularly attends the breakfasts.

Dillinger hopes that more people will join their former co-workers at the ICC Breakfast events.

“A lot of people who worked there do not know about these breakfasts,” she said. “I would like to see more ladies come to the breakfast. Out of 3,000 employees, I guess 85 percent were ladies.”

Betty Hathcock, 72, worked on a transmitter and receiver line at ITT for 30 years — from 1958 to 1988. She is a regular participant at the ICC Breakfasts.

“You get to visit and people get up and share things that happened back then,” Hathcock said. “It’s really interesting and fun to do. It’s just a good thing to get together with old friends and remember all the memories that were made there.”

During the breakfasts the former coworkers recognize the ones who passed away since the last meeting three months before.

“It’s usually a good many — it was a lot of people that worked there,” Hathcock said.

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Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Haley McFall (left) and Molly Grace Williams get the Pink Panther ready for the collision competition.

Raw eggs had to survive CO2 driven vehicle accidents

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Corinth students hit the wall on Wednesday.

Actually it was their CO2 cars involved in crashes.

The students — mostly seniors — were taking part in the project as part of a Physics study. Students had to construct their cars to hold a raw egg and

collide into a wall 24-feet away while traveling 55 mi/hr. The car had to withstand the collision without breaking itself or the egg.

The miniature racing cars were rocket-powered by a carbon dioxide cartridge pierced to start the release of the gas. Two hooks linked to fishing line at the bottom of the car prevented the vehicles from losing control when

All students get tree seedling

BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

In anticipation of Mississippi Arbor Day — designated as the second Friday in February — Toyota has donated tree seedlings to students of all of the state’s public, private and religious schools.

Mississippi Forestry Commission personnel delivered the seedlings to all of the schools in Alcorn County on Wednesday.

“This is a new thing from Toyota,” explained Mississippi Forestry Commission Service Forester Glen Mynatt, who was part of the team distributing the seedlings to Alcorn County schools. “Our regular annual tree giveaway is still ahead.”

The tree-planting effort is a joint venture of Toyota, the Governor’s office and the Mississippi Forestry Commission.

During the November 2011 opening ceremonies for the Toyota plant in Blue Springs, former Gov. Haley Barbour designated Nov. 17 as Toyota Arbor Day — to celebrate the opening of the car manufacturer’s new plant and its commitment to the environment and Mississippi.

The state and Toyota created Toyota Arbor Day to offset the loss of trees from the construction of the company’s manufacturing facility.

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Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith

Biggersville High School students Lawren Rider (left), Slater Huggins, Audrey Crump, Joseph Johnson and Marquis Watson were among the first at BHS to receive their tree seedlings from Toyota’s tree giveaway Wednesday. The Mississippi Forestry Commission’s Glen Mynatt and Keith Wooten (not pictured) were part of the team that delivered the seedlings to schools in Alcorn County.

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Weather........5 Obituaries........ 3 Opinion........4 Sports........8

On this day in history 150 years ago Gen. Charles P. Stone, the Union commander at the disastrous Battle of Ball’s Bluff, Va., is arrested in Washington, D.C. He was held in prison for 6 months without trial and with no formal charges.

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Agency issues photo IDs

BY JEFF YORK For the Daily Corinthian

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced recently that 12,571 photo IDs had been issued for voting purposes from July 1 through Jan. 30, 2011.

The vast majority (11,896) of those issued were nonphoto driver licenses converted into photo driver licenses, while 675 were original photo identification cards.

Effective Jan. 1, 2012, a new state law requires citizens to present a federal or state-issued photo ID to vote at the polls.

The law also requires the

Department of Safety and Homeland Security to issue photo IDs for voting purposes at no charge.

“We will only offer Saturday hours for the selected driver service centers twice more before the presidential primary in March,” Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons said. “Citizens who need a photo ID for voting purposes are encouraged to utilize this special service, as well as our participating county clerk partners during the week.”

The centers will be open normal business hours,

from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

To minimize the possibility of wait times, groups or organizations planning to make a group visit to a driver service center should schedule an appointment by calling Linda Cone at 731-2250924 or Wanda Adams at 615-251-5300.

(For more information on the new voter photo ID law, including acceptable forms of photo identification and documents needed to obtain a photo ID for voting purposes, visit the Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s website at www. tn.gov/safety.)

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Quit smoking for love this month There’s plenty of help available to kick the habit For the Daily Corinthian

Wondering what to give your Valentine this February?

How about a promise to stay healthy and strong? If you’re a smoker, quitting would be the best gift this Valentine’s Day, according to Emily J. McGrath, director of the Mississippi TobaccoFree Coalition of Alcorn & Tippah Counties.

Mississippi ranks number one in heart disease deaths. Every year in Mississippi, smoking accounts for an estimated 5,250 premature deaths. Smok-

ing can lead to sudden heart attacks or strokes, and can be a contributing factor in coronary artery disease. Smoking actually causes coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

“There is plenty of help available for Mississippians who want to quit smoking,” said McGrath. “If you want to quit smoking, contact the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) Quitline at

1-800-QUIT-NOW to receive free counseling and medications, such as a nicotine patch or gum.

“February is American Heart Month,” said McGrath. “This is a great time for people to take the opportunity to protect themselves and their loved ones by quitting smoking.”

(For more information on how you can quit smoking, contact the Tobacco-Free Coalition of Alcorn & Tippah County at 662-284-8317.

You may also contact the MSDH Quitline at 1-800-784-8669 or visit www.quitlinems.com.)

Staff photos by Steve Beavers

An Eli Manning car was one of the many unusual and colorful entries, above.

Corinth High School students took part in CO2 car races as part of a physics assignment, right. Tori Treadway (left) and Abby Noyes designed a unique entry for the CO2 car event, below.

CO2: A total of 9 cars took the crash test in efforts to demonstrate principles of mass, force, acceleration CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

pounds.

Stennett Smith and Priestley Worsham went with the Eli Manning design for their entry. The pair made Eli out of a Dr

Pepper can, cotton balls and duct tape. It was painted blue with Manning’s signature number 10 on the side along with Giants.

“We are the team to beat today,” boasted Wor-

sham after the car raced into the wall at a fast pace without breaking the egg.

A total of nine cars took the crash test in efforts to demonstrate the mechanical principles such as mass, force, acceleration

and aerodynamics.

“We were dreading the project and offered money to someone to do ours,” said Worsham with a laugh.

“It turned out to not be as difficult as we thought

it would be,” added Smith.

Cars of all shorts and colors were scheduled to take part in the experiment that ends today. The Pink Panther, The Black Hornet, Nash Car, A+ or Bust, Gladiator, and

even one that used a cast to hold the egg were just some of the cars tested.

“The project was for a test grade,” said Nash.

“They will be graded on such things as quality, creativity and appearance.”

COMCAST: Numerous customers reported trouble getting their service running with required digital boxes CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

have brought to our attention.”

With the transition now almost three months past, service call volumes are returning to normal levels.

Numerous customers reported trouble getting their service running with new digital boxes which became a requirement to

continue receiving service.

Collins said 95 percent of television customers already had a digital box on their primary television, and it was the secondary sets that needed boxes.

“To be prepared for this response, we kept our local office open late, and we placed more people on call to handle the additional volume,” said Collins.

Comcast distributed more than 8,000 boxes.

“The majority of the calls we have taken were because customers did not have a digital box or an outside cable drop needed to be replaced or there was an issue with the digital box,” she said.

Street Commissioner Jim Bynum said he called four different times re-

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questing a service visit, and technicians missed their appointments. He said he was without service for more than a month but got a bill credit for the lost service.

Collins acknowledged Comcast “had some challenges” but said the new technology will be better for customers in the long run.

Don Richey, general manager for Comcast systems in the region, said the best bet for any customers who still have issues is to report them at the office on Cass Street rather than calling customer service.

He said Comcast is working to improve service.

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He said Comcast is making 92.4 percent of its appointments and wants to get that number to more than 95 percent this year.

Mayor Tommy Irwin suggested that having a Corinth manager on location might be beneficial.

Richey said he would take that under advisement.

He said Corinth has a front counter supervisor, and a technical supervisor splits his time between Corinth and West Point.

The discussion also touched on what the city describes as underpayment of the franchise fee.

Ward 1 Alderman Andrew Labas said a couple of Comcast customers re-

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ported they were told by Comcast employees that the city made them pay more on the franchise fee.

“Last year there was an audit performed of the franchise fee that comes to the city,” he said, “and it was found that there was an underpayment of that franchise fee from Comcast to the city … I want it to be clear that it was a franchise agreement signed 24 or 25 years ago that was in place.”

Collins said the franchise fee issue resulted from “a difference in interpretation.”

“To work with the city, we did agree to pay the audit findings,” she said.

“However, that was a passthrough to the customer.”

Comcast agreed to pay $51,632.71 for the years 2007 through 2009.

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Hard workers, close-knit family Ginger Dillinger, now 58, was “one of the youngsters” when ITT was at its peak: Most of the women worked out in the plant. I was one of them.

We would work very hard, but everyone cared about the other one and would help at any time. If anyone walked through our factory, they would be amazed and how clean and orderly everything was and how all the ladies looked as if they had an office job the way they were

dressed. We took pride in ourselves and the job we did and were proud to be employed there.

It was not all work. Oh, no! We would have baby showers and bridal showers. Celebrating an event or someone’s birthday was never missed. We had a big picnic every year and at Christmas, oh how we loved to celebrate with food and presents.

Anyone in need would get a special blessing from the employees with their generosity.

Our managers really

seemed to appreciate the hard work we did and would tell us often. Most people were proud to say they worked at ITT. We were a family there.

After the big layoffs at the plant, after the sell-out, the people who had worked at ITT were thought of to be the best of the best in work ethics and integrity, and a job was not hard to find, because you would be the first to be picked.

It is amazing to see the people now that had “just a factory job” but went on

to get degrees and some of the top jobs after their employment at ITT. The strong bond that was made during our employment there is still going on today — sort of like the people you graduated with. We all know what a dollar is and what hard work is, and we learned that life is not always fair — but “what the heck” — what is?

So just carry on and do your best. Life will still go on. That is what we learned from each other.

—Ginger Dillinger

BREAKFAST: Corinth facility was part of merger of ITT Corinth, CGE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

The old ITT facility now is the home of Cortelco. The factory traces its roots to the Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Company, which was founded in 1897 near Chicago, Ill. The Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Company saw great success as one of the pioneers

in the mass production of telecommunications equipment. It became a division of International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT) in 1952.

The business name of the company changed several times during the 1960s and 1970s, but the changes had little impact on the day-to-day operations of the Corinth facili-

ty, according to Cortelco’s website.

In the 1980s the Corinth facility was part of a merger of ITT Corporation and CGE, which transferred the ownership to the newly-formed Alcatel and resulted in the new name. “Cortelco” is an acronym for Corinth Telecommunications Corporation.

No matter what name the company was known by, its former employees enjoy spending time together and sharing their workplace experiences.

“We get together and talk and laugh and it’s a really good time,” said Hathcock.

For more information contact Ginger Dillinger at 662-808-5050.

Deaths Leroy Westbrook ACTON, Tenn. — Leroy Westbrook, 60, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at his home.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Patterson Memorial Chapel.

Norma C. Cummins Funeral services for Norma C. Meeks Cummins, 76, of Corinth, are set for 1 p.m. today at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial at Holly Cemetery.

Mrs. Meeks died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at her residence. Born April 23, 1935, she was a retired factory worker. She was of the Pentecostal faith.

She was preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children, C.R. Meeks; her parents, Joe Lee and Amie Sullivan Coleman; a brother, John Coleman; and three sisters, Zula Smith, Genida Bynum and Myrtle Dillingham.

Survivors include a daughter, Tana Meeks (Leon) of Corinth; two sons, Gary Meeks (Paulette) of Walnut, and Rickey Meeks (Hope) of Corinth; six grandchildren, Angie Piper (Jim), Penny Frederick (Danny), Shane Meeks, Chris Meeks, Bryant Spencer and Tessa Smith (Dallas); nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Gerald Coleman of Mississippi; two sisters, Jo Anna Espinosa of Chicago, Ill., and Arlin Kuykendall of Corinth; other relatives and a host of friends.

Rev. Allen Milam will officiate.

Visitation began Wednesday and continues today from 11 a.m. until service time at Magnolia Funeral Home.

Charles Barnes

TREES: Mississippi Forestry Commission’s role is to obtain seedlings CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

To celebrate Toyota Arbor Day, public school districts, private schools and religious schools are being given tree seedlings to distribute to their students for the planting season. Students are encour-

aged to plant the trees on Friday, the official Arbor Day in Mississippi as established by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

The Mississippi Forestry Commission’s role is to obtain the seedlings and — through its county offices — to individually

bag and distribute the seedlings to the schools throughout the state.

The local MFC office will also give away free seedlings on Friday at the Alcorn County Courthouse beginning at 8:30 a.m. More seedlings will be distributed to the

county’s fifth-grade students on Feb. 22.

For more information contact the Mississippi Forestry Commission’s Alcorn County and Tippah County office at 662-287-3342 or visit the state website at www. mfc.state.ms.us.

Things to do Today ‘Outstanding Citizen’ The Junior Auxiliary of Corinth, Inc. is now accepting nominations for the Outstanding Citizen of 2012. Applications may be obtained at the Corinth Library, The Alliance or the Daily Corinthian office. Mail all nominations and supporting data to Annie Richardson, 2105 Maple Road, Corinth, MS 38834.

The deadline for receiving this information is Friday, Feb. 10.

Pickin’ on the Square Pickin’ on the courthouse square has moved to a new location for the winter months to the old East Corinth School auditorium, corner of Third and Meeks Streets.

Admission is free but a donation is taken for heating expenses to be able to get into a good warm place for the winter months.

Pickin’ starts at 7 p.m. every Thursday night.

Country music night The Joe Rickman Band will be playing on Thursday nights from 6:309:30 p.m. at the Burns-

ville city park building.

Admission is $3, single and $5, couple. There will be concessions. The event is family-friendly with no smoking or alcohol. Proceeds go toward the community center.

For more information, call 662-287-3437.

Zumba classes From now through June, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville will sponsor a free Zumba class at the Westside Community Center every Thursday at 8:30 a.m.

Doors will open 30 minutes before the class begins — no one will be allowed to enter after the class starts.

For more information, contact Sergio Warren at 720-5432 or sergio. warren@bmhcc.org; or Susan Henson at 2122745 or slhenson2009@ hotmail.com.

Art exhibit Nineteen artists with the Mississippi Painters Society are exhibiting their artwork at the Northeast Mississippi Community College campus in Booneville through Feb. 20. The paintings

Correction The Republican meeting at 6 p.m. today at the Corinth Library with guest speaker Morgan Baldwin is not sanctioned by the Alcorn County Republican Party Executive Committee, according to chairman Jimmy Burrell.

are exhibited in the art gallery of Anderson Hall.

Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.3:30 p.m. Contact Terry Anderson at 720-7336 or tfanderson@nemcc. edu for more info.

able at the photo-center at Wal-Mart in Selmer, Tenn. For more information and qualifications or to request an entry form by mail contact George Souders at 731-6101365.

Photo contest

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Local photographers are invited to participate in Arts in McNairy’s sixth annual Amateur Photo Contest. The final day for submissions is Friday, April 13 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Photos should be dropped off at the UT Martin/Selmer facility in Tennessee just off U.S. 45 North. Photos mailed must be postmarked by Monday, April 9 to: Attention George Souders, c/o AiM Photo Contest, UT Martin/Selmer, 1269 Tennessee Ave., Selmer, Tenn. 38375.

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“Music, Sweet Music” is the subject of the featured exhibit at the Tishomingo County Archives & History Museum. The exhibit gives visitors an opportunity to view phonographs, records, 8-track tapes, etc., used by artists to record their abilities in perpetuity.

The exhibit is available for viewing through April 13.

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Funeral services for Charles Leon Barnes, 75, of Corinth, are set for 3 p.m. today at Magnolia Funeral Home. Burial will be at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in Walnut.

Mr. Barnes died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at his residence. Born March 28, 1936, he was an electrician at Mississippi Polymers/Intex for over 30 years. He loved his special dog, Cocoa, and his family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Bal and Marie Barnes; and one brother, Alton Howard Barnes.

Survivors are his wife, Nelda Barnes; one daughter, Kathy McMeans; his twin sons, Jerry Barnes and Terry Barnes. He had seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and a host of family and friends.

Bro. Merl Dixon will officiate. Visitation began Wednesday and will continue today from 1 p.m. until service time at Magnolia Funeral Home.

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Opinion

Reece Terry, publisher

Mark Boehler, editor

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Corinth, Miss.

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Legislators examine education approaches Proposals to consolidate school districts get a lot of political talk, but when it comes to actually doing it, elected officials usually run and hide.

School consolidation is politically tricky and can set off firestorms of controversy in local communities. Everything from race to sports to historic community rivalries come into play.

But consolidation and the equally controversial “school choice” ideas got limited nods recently from Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and state Superintendent of Education Tom Burnham.

A lot of hot rhetoric has surrounded the issue. Some may see it as irony that Reeves is bringing it up after using the consolidation issue against his opponent last summer in the Republican primary.

Reeves said, however, that he supports a specific consolidation plan that would combine the three school districts in Sunflower County into one. Whatever approach the state ultimately takes for consolidation statewide, this particular plan makes sense.

The districts are small — three in one county — and they are not performing. All have been taken over by the state Department of Education for deficiencies.

Reeves called for combining them and appointing an superintendent to run them.

That clearly would be in the best interest of the taxpayers of the county, but more important for the schoolchildren.

The plan had been recommended by a consulting firm, which studied consolidation.

Former Gov. Haley Barbour had supported consolidation of some of the state’s 152 districts to save money. He had previously suggested cutting the districts to 100.

State Superintendent of Education Tom Burnham told House Education Committee members that he and his staff plan to take to the Board of Education a policy recommendation on granting school choice when accreditation is withdrawn.

Again, this limited “choice” plan would be targeted at failing districts. As of November, 13 districts were on probation, the last step before accreditation is withdrawn.

Still, fully funding basic programs for K-12 schools under the Mississippi Adequate Education Program on a consistent basis should be the Legislature’s No. 1 priority. So far, that remains an unfulfilled promise to the state’s schoolchildren.

— The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson

Finding alternatives to higher education Education reform is always a hot-button issue, but more so in an election year. The topic was front and center of President Obama’s recent State of the Union address.

His plans included making higher education more affordable by forcing colleges to hold costs in check or lose federal dollars.

Interestingly, his approach assumes something that might just be flawed logic. His assumption is that a traditional college education is not just a privilege for a few, but a prerequisite for all. The fact is that many, many smart young men and women do not find college a good fit, even when money isn’t the issue.

A Harvard Graduate School report recently showed America has the highest college dropout rate of any industrialized nation.

Alarmingly, despite our nation’s Herculean efforts in the past few years to push college onto everyone, only 40 percent of all 27-yearolds in America attain an associate’s degree or higher. That means 60 percent are stumbling into the job market ill equipped to be productive workers and ever have a shot at realizing the American Dream. Wouldn’t we be smarter to rethink our focus?

Other developed nations use programs that provide high school students with career path options to learn marketable skills that do not require college degrees.

Education is important, but creating wellequipped Americans to help build our country and their own livelihoods may be more important.

— The Natchez Democrat

Prayer for today Almighty God, how grateful we are that you love us so much that we can find our home in your presence. Here we are; send us to speak and live your truth to the world. Amen.

A verse to share You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

— Matthew 22:39 (NRSV)

Reece Terry publisher rterry@dailycorinthian.com

Romney’s defining ‘conservative’ moment mum wage law has Gov. Mitt Romney’s been for the young, statement about not the poor and espeworrying about the cially for young and poor has been treated poor blacks. as a gaffe in much of It is not written in the media, and those the stars that young in the Republican esThomas black males must tablishment who have been rushing toward Sowell have astronomical rates of unemployendorsing his coroColumnist ment. It is written nation as the GOP’s implicitly in the minnominee for president — with 90 percent of imum wage laws.

We have gotten so used the delegates still not yet chosen — have been trying to seeing unemployment to sweep his statement un- rates of 30 or 40 percent for black teenage males that der the rug.

But Romney’s statement it might come as a shock to about not worrying about many people to learn that the poor — because they the unemployment rate for “have a very ample safety sixteen- and seventeennet” — was followed by a year-old black males was statement that was not just just under 10 percent back a slip of the tongue, and in 1948. Moreover, it was should be a defining mo- slightly lower than the unment in telling us about this employment rate for white man’s qualifications as a males of the same age.

How could this be? conservative and, more imThe economic reason is portant, as a potential presquite plain. The inflation ident of the United States.

Mitt Romney has come of the 1940s had pushed out in support of indexing money wages for even unthe minimum wage law, to skilled, entry-level labor have it rise automatically to above the level specified in the minimum wage law keep pace with inflation.

To many people, that passed 10 years earlier. In would seem like a small other words, there was in thing that can be left for practical effect no national economists or statisticians minimum wage law in the late 1940s. to deal with.

My first full-time job, as But to people who call themselves conservatives, a black teenage high-school and aspire to public office, dropout in 1946, was as a there is no excuse for not lowly messenger delivering being aware of what a ma- telegrams. But my starting jor social disaster the mini- pay was more than 50 per-

cent above the level specified in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

Liberals were of course appalled that the federal minimum wage law had lagged so far behind inflation — and, in 1950, they began a series of escalations of the minimum wage level over the years.

It was in the wake of these escalations that black teenage unemployment rose to levels that were three or four times the level in 1948.

Even in the most prosperous years of later times, the unemployment rate for black teenage males was some multiple of what it was even in the recession year of 1949. And now it was often double the unemployment rate for white males of the same ages.

This was not the first or the last time that liberals did something that made them feel good about themselves, while leaving havoc in their wake, especially among the poor whom they were supposedly helping.

For those for whom “racism” is the explanation of all racial differences, let me assure them, from personal experience, that there was not less racism in the 1940s.

For those who want to check out the statistics — and I hope that would include Mitt Romney — they can be found detailed on pages 42 to 45 of “Race and

Economics” by Walter Williams.

Nor are such consequences of minimum wage laws peculiar to blacks or to the United States.

In Western European countries whose social policies liberals consider more “advanced” than our own, including more generous minimum wage laws and other employer-mandated benefits, it has been common in even prosperous years for unemployment rates among young people to be 20 percent or higher.

The economic reason is not complicated.

When you set minimum wage levels higher than many inexperienced young people are worth, they don’t get hired. It is not rocket science.

Milton Friedman explained all this, half a century ago, in his popular little book for non-economists, “Capitalism and Freedom.”

So have many other people.

If a presidential candidate who calls himself “conservative” has still not heard of these facts, that simply shows that you can call yourself anything you want to.

Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305.

His website is www.tsowell.com.

President uses ‘social gospel’ for own political goals cal ends. He took a For 60 years the verse out of context, National Prayer created a pretext Breakfast has been and then preached a nonpolitical event on politics. A conwhere speakers put servative spinner aside their earthly might also wrongly biases and focus on Cal use Matthew 13:12 a Higher Authority.

Thomas to justify cutting taxLast Thursday, Presies. That verse says: dent Obama departed Columnist “Whoever has will be from that tradition given more, and he to claim the endorsement of Jesus for raising will have an abundance.”

Dr. Robert Norris, senior taxes. It beat the endorsement of Mitt Romney by pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church in BethesDonald Trump.

In his remarks, the presi- da, Md., (where I attend) dent quoted Luke 12:48: said in response to what I “From everyone who has suggested to him was the been given much, much will president’s flawed exegebe demanded; and from sis, “There is an accountthe one who has been en- ability we have for all that trusted with much, much we have been given. We are more will be asked.” The held personally responsible president sees this verse as by God and not man for a command for him to raise what is entrusted to us. The taxes on the successful so knowledge, abilities and the money can be “spread resources we have come around” to the less suc- from Him and he holds us cessful. If the president’s accountable for their use.” interpretation of this verse The problem comes when sounds a little like Karl government seeks to reMarx, it should. Marx said, place God and this was the “From each according to his attitude conveyed in the ability, to each according to president’s remarks.

The religious and even his need.”

The president took a secular left commends requote that was meant to ligion when it suits their mean something else and earthly agenda, but opposes twisted it to serve his politi- religious instruction when

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it comes to issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage.

The absence of any editorials in major newspapers critical of the president’s mixing of church and state and the virtual silence of activist groups like the ACLU and People for the American Way testifies to this point. Americans United for the Separation of Church and State criticized the prayer breakfast, but not the misinterpretation of Scripture, though it did say most of the president’s remarks were “election-season boilerplate.”

The president claimed Muslims, Jews and even secular sources like Plato also admonish us to have “consideration for others.”

True enough, but that isn’t a mandate for government to be our primary keeper so we “shall not want.”

The verse the president quoted, in context, differs from the spin he placed on it. True charity has a purpose beyond the satisfaction of physical needs. Its objective is to change hearts so that whatever is making someone poor will help them become less so. Meeting physical needs is the

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primary work of the church and individuals, not government, which changes no heart and does a poor job of making people self-sustaining. Government should be a last resort.

The social gospel is not new to this president. It is largely a creation of 20thcentury Protestants who believed in applying “Christian principles” to rectify society’s problems. Deeds quickly supplanted faith, evolving into a “works salvation” theology, which says if you do enough good works, God will be pleased and let you into Heaven. This contradicts biblical teaching that it is by faith and not works that one is saved from judgment (Ephesians 2:8-9). Some verses teach works as an extension of faith, revealing its depth and seriousness, but they equally teach that works without faith in Jesus is not enough. This is traditional Christian theology. Accept it, or not, but the president is mistaken when he interprets Scripture to achieve his political goals.

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State Pardons showdown represents high stakes

BY HOLBROOK MOHR Associated Press

JACKSON — A month after former Gov. Haley Barbour ended two terms in office by pardoning nearly 200 people including convicted killers, Mississippi’s highest court will take up the issue of whether those pardons complied with the letter of the law.

After weeks of namecalling, court filings and political posturing, the state Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case Thursday. The freedom of 10 current and former inmates, including four convicted killers who served as trusties at the Governor’s Mansion when Barbour served, is in jeopardy. Meanwhile dozens of former inmates who hope to have their records wiped clean and regain basic rights could watch their chances slip away.

Depending on the Supreme Court’s ruling, some crime victims and their families may sleep better knowing convicted killers will stay behind bars. Or victims such as Randy Walker will have to learn to live with the fact that the man who shot him in the head and killed

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The implications, legal and otherwise, are more extensive. A handful of pardon recipients being kept in custody amid the legal battle could sue for wrongful detention if the court rules the pardons were valid, according to lawyers.

There are also political reputations at stake.

Attorney General Jim Hood is in his third term and the only Democrat to hold statewide office in a state run by Republicans.

He has rebuked Barbour publicly for the pardons, and told Mississippians he would rectify the situation. Barbour, a Republican with national standing, said Hood is playing partisan politics.

Hood contends that if the people who received pardons from Barbour didn’t run ads in daily papers every day for 30 days, or weekly newspapers once a week for five weeks, the pardons are invalid under the state constitution. Legal experts say it’s not that simple and the justices will look at the nuances.

“Whichever way it goes, I’ve done my job,” Hood said.

Barbour has said he’s

at peace with the pardons because his Christian faith teaches about redemption.

“I believe in second chances and I try hard to be forgiving,” Barbour said.

Legal experts say all states have some sort of pardon or clemency for people who violated state law. The U.S. president can pardon people charged under federal law.

In Mississippi, the governor has ultimate authority to pardon, commute or suspend sentences. That’s not the case in every state.

In neighboring Louisiana, for example, under the Constitution ratified in 1975, the governor has no authority to grant clemency without first getting a favorable recommendation from the Pardon Board.

Mississippi’s custom of using convicted killers and others serving long sentences as workers at the Governor’s Mansion is somewhat unusual. For decades, it was the custom of governors to grant those workers some type of early release. New Gov. Phil Bryant, however, has stopped the program.

As for the hearing

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Matt Steffey, a constitutional law professor at Mississippi College in Clinton, believes Hood may lose his challenge because “the notification requirement is technical at best and trivial at worst.”

He said the language about the 30-day notification was added to the state Constitution in 1890, and there’s no accompanying legislation.

“Absent legislation giving meaning to this provision, the governor’s interpretations and actions are presumptively binding,” Steffey said. “In the absence of a statute, there is a serious question about whether this notification clause is enforceable.”

Steffey said he understands why crime victims are angry at Barbour, but he said the reaction of some public officials has been disappointing.

In at least one interview, Hood referred to Barbour as “Boss Hog,” the corrupt politician in the “Dukes of Hazzard” comedy TV show and movie. Steffey said such rhetoric tarnishes the office of the state’s top prosecutor.

“It seems a little unseemly that Mr. Hood expresses surprise about the maneuverings of ‘Boss Hog’ when the attorney general’s office was involved in the notifications in at least some way,” he said.

Hood has said his attorneys’ advice about the pardons has been mischaracterized by Barbour and the lawyer representing four pardoned men, including three convicted killers, who were trusties at the Governor’s Mansion.

For some crime victims and their families, the emotional toll is crushing.

Just ask the victims of David Gatlin.

Gatlin shot and killed his estranged wife, Tammy Ellis Gatlin, as she held their young child.

Then he shot her longtime friend, Randy Walker. He survived. Gatlin was sentenced to life in prison in 1993. He eventually became a trusty at the Governor’s Mansion and was pardoned.

Walker’s mother, Glenda Walker, said Gatlin should still be in prison.

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Randy Walker said the Supreme Court should revoke the pardons.

“It says in black and white that they have to publish for 30 days,” Walker said. “If that doesn’t matter, then obviously there are other things in the Constitution that don’t matter. So I want someone to explain to me what does matter and what doesn’t matter, and if there’s stuff in the Constitution that doesn’t matter, then let’s get it out.”

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A spat over forgetting to wish his wife a happy birthday landed a South Florida man in jail on domestic violence charges.

When Judge “Jay” Hurley heard the cir-

cumstances that brought 47-year-old Joseph Bray to bond court Tuesday, he issued a unique ruling.

Hurley ordered Bray to buy a birthday card and flowers for his wife before taking her to dinner at Red Lobster and bowling afterward. Hurley ruled

the couple should begin seeing a marriage counselor immediately.

The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports Hurley felt this was a “better resolution” since the incident was minor and Bray had no prior arrests.

GOP leaders vow to reverse Obama birth control policy economy. Abortion, contraception and any of the requirements of Obama’s health care overhaul law have the potential to galvanize the Republicans’ conservative base, critical to voter turnout in the presidential and congressional races.

Clearly sensing a political opening, Republicans ramped up the criticism.

Shortly after Boehner spoke, GOP senators gathered on the other side of the Capitol to hammer the administration and insist that they will push ahead with legislation to undo the requirement.

Sen. Kelly Ayotte, RN.H., called the new rule “an unprecedented affront to religious liberty.

This is not a women’s rights issue. This is a religious liberty issue.”

The issue is not contraception, said Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., but “whether the government of the United States should have the power to go in and tell a faith-based organization that they have to pay for something that they teach their members shouldn’t be done. It’s that simple.

And if the answer is yes, then this government can reach all kinds of other absurd results.”

Several Senate Democrats said they would challenge any effort to reverse the policy.

Sen. Barbara Boxer, DCalif., pointed out that for about 15 percent of women, birth control pills are used to treat endometriosis and other conditions.

“It’s medicine and women deserve their medicine,” she said.

The White House, facing a public and political outcry, engaged in damage control, circulating letters and statements from outside groups defending its position.

Administration officials had signaled on Tuesday

BY DONNA CASSATA Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Republicans vowed Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama’s new policy on birth control, lambasting the rule that religious schools and hospitals provide employees with free contraceptives as an “unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our country.”

The White House pushed back in the face of a political firestorm, arguing that Obama was sensitive to the objections and looking for a way to allay the concerns. Democratic women lawmakers put up a united front in defending the administration.

“Women’s health care should not depend on who the boss is,” said Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky.

The fight over the administration mandate escalated as House Speaker John Boehner accused the administration of violating First Amendment rights and undermining some of the country’s most vital institutions, such as Catholic charities, schools and hospitals. He demanded that Obama rescind the policy or else Congress will.

“This attack by the federal government on religious freedom in our country cannot stand, and will not stand,” Boehner, a Catholic and Ohio Republican, said in a floor speech rare for the speaker.

The contentious issue has roiled the presidential race and angered religious groups, especially Catholics, who say the requirement would force them to violate church teachings and long-held beliefs against contraception.

It also has pushed social issues to the forefront in an election year that has been dominated by the

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The expression ‘’the faith” appears forty-three times in the New Testament and refers to the only faith taught in the New Testament. Paul referred to the one faith when writing to the Ephesians. “One Lord, one faith, one baptism” (Eph 4:5). All who believe the Bible to be inspired of God should be willing to accept what the Bible teaches on any and all subjects.

There is a way to determine whether one is in “the faith”.

We live under a system of faith that is produced by the word of God. “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Rom 10: 17). When we obey the word of God, we are in ‘’the faith”. When we reject or refuse to accept what the Bible teaches, we are not in ‘’the faith”. Therefore, we must examine ourselves by comparing what we believe and do by what the Bible teaches.

Paul reveals that all spiritual blessings are in Christ.

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ (Eph 1:3). Since all spiritual blessing are in Christ, we need to know how to get into Christ where all spiritual blessings are. Paul tells how we get into Christ in Romans 6:3, “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death”? Those who have been baptized into Christ and into his death have access to all spiritual blessings and are in Christ and are also in “the faith”.

It is necessary for one to become a Christian to be in “the faith” and continue to obey the word of God to continue in “the faith”. “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils” (1 Tim 4:1). When we do what the Bible teaches, are we in “the faith”?

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that a compromise was possible and made clear Wednesday it was still looking for a way to deal with the issue.

“The president is committed, as I’ve tried to make clear, to ensuring that this policy is implemented so that all American women have access to the same level of health care coverage and doing that in a way that hopefully allays some of the concerns that have been expressed,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney, who added, “We’re focused on trying to get the policy implementation done in the right way.”

Options could include granting leeway for a church-affiliated employer not to cover birth control, provided it referred employees to an insurer who would provide the coverage.

Another idea, previously rejected by the administration, calls for broadening the definition of a religious employer that would be exempt from the mandate beyond houses of worship and institutions whose primary purpose is to spread the faith.

That broader approach would track a definition currently used by the IRS, bringing in schools, hospitals and social service agencies that deal with the general public.

Republican White House hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have been relentless in assailing the administration, criticizing the president at campaign stops. Romney has accused Obama of an “assault on religion” and Gingrich called the rule an “attack on the Catholic Church.”

But Romney has drawn criticism from his GOP rivals and the White House over policies when he was Massachusetts governor.

House approves line-item veto for president

BY JIM ABRAMS Associated Press

WASHINGTON — House Republicans put aside their usual antipathy toward President Barack Obama on Wednesday to give the president, and his successors, the line-item veto, a constitutionally questionable power over the purse that long has been sought by presidents of both parties.

A minority of Democrats joined in casting a 254-173 vote in favor of allowing the president to pick out specific items in spending bills for elimination. Currently, the chief executive must sign or veto spending bills in their entirety.

The main opposition came from members of the Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for putting together the annual spending bills.

They argued that the bill upsets the constitutional separation of powers balance in favor of the executive branch, and that recent efforts to curtail socalled earmarks in spending bills make the lineitem veto unnecessary.

The bill now goes to the Senate, where its prospects are uncertain.

In 1996, a Republicancontrolled Congress succeeded in giving line-item veto authority to another Democratic president, Bill Clinton. He exercised that authority 82 times, and although Congress overrode his veto in 38 instances, the moves saved the government almost $2 billion.

But in 1998, on a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that the law was unconstitutional, saying it violated the principle that Congress, and not the executive branch, holds the power of the purse.

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More unemployment applications?

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits has fluctuated since the end of the holiday season, when many retailers let their seasonal hires go. First-time applications were down in the last week of January, but they're expected to have risen again last week. Still, a recent rise in the number of jobs in the U.S. has brightened the outlook for hiring. That could lower the number of applications.

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CAT is back

Caterpillar’s big yellow bulldozers have taken inves- makes diesel-electric locomotives. Revich says railroads tors on some wild rides the last few years. The stock are likely to double spending on new locomotives. is back up this year, and financial analysts expect it to Revich and Kaplowitz expect Caterpillar’s price to keep rising. reach $131 a share in the next year. That’s a 15 percent Stock in the world’s biggest maker of construction rise from Wednesday’s close. and mining equipment soared five-fold between April The stock does have risks — including Europe’s 2009 and May 2011 as the global economy weak economy. Many econorecovered from the recession. mists believe a recession in It then plunged 36 percent as the region is still possible. That CAT investors feared a second rewould likely affect the rest of $120 cession. Caterpillar finished the world economy.

100 $28.90 2011 down 3 percent. It’s up 26 Revich also says investors are 80 $114.04 percent in 2012. The S&P 500 concerned about Caterpillar’s 60 is up 7 percent. expenses.

In its fourth-quarter 40 ‘11 Analysts expect Caterpillar earnings report Jan. 26, the ’10 20 ‘09 to have growth across its busicompany said it expected costs 2011 2010 nesses. For example: for raw materials and labor l. l. $60.1 bil Almost one-third of its to rise. It also said it expected bil 2.6 $4 venue: l.

Re bil .9 $4 revenue comes from mining equipthat it would be able to offset $2.7 bill.

Earnings: ment. Mining is booming in South those increases by 15 rnings ratio: ults America and Asia. Analyst Jerry raising its Price-to-ea res s’ nth mo st 12 based on pa Revich of Goldman Sachs expects prices.

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wears the machines out faster.

Although demand for construction equipment is weak in the U.S., Andy Kaplowitz of Barclays Capital says builders are expected to replace their aging machines.

Caterpillar’s 2010 purchase of Electro-Motive Diesel should begin to pay off soon. Electro-Motive

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LNKD Investors were enthusiastic $ 120 $76.54 about LinkedIn when the net- 100 working website company 80 went public in May. Some of that excitement was dashed in 60 $94.25 ’11 ‘12 the third quarter, when Linke- 40 dIn reported a loss of $1.6 mil- Operating est.

NA $0.06 lion as it spent more money to EPS 4Q ’10 4Q ’11 expand. That was its first loss since the last quarter of 2009. Price-to-earnings ratio: 1093 Financial analysts expect bet- based on past 8 months’ results ter numbers when LinkedIn Dividend: None reports fourth-quarter results Source: FactSet today.

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Profit momentum at Pepsi?

PepsiCo has been able to offset higher costs for ingredient costs and the effects of a shaky economy by raising prices and expanding overseas. Profits for the maker of Mountain Dew soda, Gatorade drinks and Lay's potato chips rose 4 percent to $2 billion in the third quarter. One problem area was Europe, where the slowing economy hurt revenue.

Look for a similar performance when Pepsi releases fourth-quarter results today.

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8 • Daily Corinthian Editor’s Note: Due to the early press deadline for Thursday’s edition, the late local basketball game results will be published in Friday’s newspaper.

Sports

Bulldogs searching for depth Associated Press

Division 1-1A Tournament @ Booneville High School

Girls Monday (2) Thrasher 57, (7) Jumpertown 23 (3) Pine Grove 50, (6) Wheeler 33 Tuesday (5) Blue Mountain 64, (4) Biggersville 55 Thursday (1) Falkner vs (5) Blue Mountain, 7 (2) Thrasher vs (3) Pine Grove, 8:30 Friday Consolation, 4 Championship, 7

Boys Monday (6) Pine Grove 60, Thrasher 51 Tuesday (2) Blue Mountain 75, (7) Falkner 54 (5) Wheeler 71, (4) Jumpertown 63 Thursday (2) Blue Mountain vs (6) Thrasher, 4 (1) Biggersville vs (5) Wheeler, 5:30 Friday Consolation, 5:30 Championship, 8:30

Thursday, February 9, 2012

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State has a starting five that looks capable of a deep run into the NCAA Tournament come March.

The bench? Not so much.

With the grind of Southeastern Conference taking its toll on a talented but thin roster, coach Rick Stansbury is desperately searching for anybody capable of giving quality minutes as the 20thranked Bulldogs (18-5, 5-3 SEC) prepare to host Mississippi (14-8, 4-4) on Thursday night.

That’s why sophomore Shaun Smith’s brief burst in Saturday’s win over Auburn was so encouraging.

The 6-foot-6 guard has been stuck on the bench for most of his two seasons, bothered by hip and wrist inju-

ries, but he scored five points and grabbed a rebound in seven minutes against the Tigers. The production came at key moments — a 3-pointer when the game was tight in the first half and a pair of free throws in the final seconds as the Bulldogs sealed the win.

“There’s no reason he can’t do that against everybody,” Stansbury said. “And if he hadn’t of been hurt I think we’d be way beyond that point, but just because of his situation that’s where we’re at right now.”

Mississippi State has been limited to basically a sevenman rotation the past few games since backup point guard DeVille Smith was sidelined indefinitely with what Stansbury called headaches and dizziness. Stansbury hopes Smith can return

to the lineup soon, but no date has been set.

That’s meant an even heavier load for the starters.

Dee Bost, Rodney Hood and Arnett Moultrie rank one, two and three in the SEC in minutes played. All three average more than 34 minutes per game.

Smith’s lengthy 6-foot-6 frame is beneficial on both ends of the floor when he’s healthy. He’s slowly worked his way back from injuries the past two months, trying to send a message to Stansbury with improved play during practice.

“I’m still here and want to play,” Smith said.

Stansbury is more than happy to put him on the floor as long as he contributes. Sophomore guard Jalen Steele said there’s little

doubt Smith has the talent when healthy.

“Shaun will help us out on defense,” Steele said. “He’s just got to come out with the focus where he can play, be confident about his game, be confident about his defense, and everything will be good.”

Mississippi State is trying to avoid getting swept by rival Ole Miss in the season series for the first time since 1998. The Rebels won the first game 75-68 in Oxford, with Reginald Buckner scoring a career high 19 points and grabbing 15 rebounds.

“Offensive rebounding was a factor in that game,” Stansbury said. “We have to play better than we played the last time.”

Ole Miss is coming off its Please see BULLDOGS | 9

House panel considers youth concussion law

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Girls Tuesday (3) Bruce 55, (6) Strayhorn 45 (4) Potts Camp 77, (5) Calhoun City 64 Thursday (2) Walnut vs (3) Bruce, 4 (1) Hickory Flat vs (4) Potts Camp, 7 Friday Consolation, 4 Championship, 7

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Boys Tuesday (3) Amory 71, (6) Itawamba 53 (5) Pontotoc 87, (4) Tish Co. 80, OT Wednesday (1) Shannon vs (5) Pontotoc, late (2) Corinth vs (3) Amory, late Friday Consolation, 5:30 Championship, 8:30

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Consolation Round Head coach Brandon Quinn and the Alcorn Central Golden Bears fell into the consolation round of the Division 1-3A Tournament after losing their semifinal contest to defending state champion Booneville on Wednesday. The Kossuth Lady Aggies also moved into the third-place game after falling to Belmont.

ATLANTA — Former Falcons kicker Matt Bryant can still remember taking a hit during an elementary school football game.

The sky turned yellow and he saw green dots. At 10 or 11, he didn’t recognize the incident as a possible concussion.

Now a father of seven children, Bryant is pushing for legislation in Georgia that would help educate young players and their parents, coaches and others about the dangers of concussions and the need to protect student athletes from serious brain injury.

“I’ve probably had concussions and didn’t know it,” Bryant told a panel of Georgia House representatives in a hearing Thursday. “The whole education part of this is important.”

Lawmakers heard testimony from Bryant and former Falcons linebacker Buddy Curry in support of House Bill 673.

The legislation is part of a national push by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NCAA President Mark Emmert, who are urging 19 governors to support similar proposals across the country.

Currently, 31 states already have such laws and another 14 are con-

sidering such legislation, which is modeled after Washington state’s 2009 “Zackery Lystedt Law,” named for a middle school football player who sustained brain damage after he suffered a concussion and returned to play.

That law requires that a player who shows signs of a concussion be removed from a game or practice, and bars the player from competing again until being cleared by a licensed health care professional trained in concussion evaluation and management.

The language for Georgia’s version of the bill is still being finalized as current and former lawmakers and doctors testified before the House Health and Human Services Committee for more than an hour.

Curry, who played for the Falcons from 1980 to 1987 and led the team in tackles for years, told lawmakers that he suffered several concussions during his career.

“I can remember coming off the field in a daze, trying to figure out which sideline was my own ... and knowing my team needed me back on the field,” Curry said.

One or two plays later, he was putting his helmet back on and leaving the sidelines.

Memphis final piece for coast-to-coast Big East Associated Press

The Big East has acquired all the pieces needed to build a new coast-to-coast conference. Putting them all together, though, is going to take a while.

The conference wanted to rebuild itself into a 12team football league that can hold a championship game, and Memphis officially became that 12th member on Wednesday when it accepted an invite it has long coveted.

But the new Big East isn’t

scheduled to be fully functional until the 2015 football season. As for the next three years, what the Big East will look like is anybody’s guess.

Memphis is the seventh school, and fourth from Conference USA, to sign up since December for future membership in the Big East. The Tigers will compete in the Big East in all sports.

“It certainly is an historic day for us,” University of Memphis President Shirley Raines said during a telecon-

ference with Big East Commissioner John Marinatto and Memphis Athletic Director R.C. Johnson.

Memphis has been trying to upgrade its conference affiliation for years, and the Big East was always the most likely landing spot. The Tigers were snubbed during the Big East’s last massive expansion in 2005 and lost a longtime rivalry with Louisville in the process.

Now with the Big East in need replacements for West

Virginia, Pittsburgh and Syracuse, there was finally room for Memphis.

Marinatto called Memphis a “perfect fit.”

“There were a number of contributing factors for our membership in making the decision to invite Memphis, including among other reasons its geography in the heart of our future membership makeup, its Central time zone presence, its top-50 Please see MEMPHIS | 9

University sticks with Fighting Sioux nickname Associated Press

BISMARCK, N.D. — The University of North Dakota will resume using its contentious Fighting Sioux nickname despite threats from the NCAA, the school’s president said Wednesday, marking the latest twist in a protracted fight about a name that critics consider offensive.

A state law requiring the university to use its longtime nickname and logo, which shows the profile of

an American Indian warrior, was repealed in November.

The university has since been trying to retire the moniker, but nickname supporters filed petitions late Tuesday demanding that the issue be put to a statewide vote.

University President Robert Kelley said the school decided to resume using the name and logo to respect the state’s referendum process, which requires the pro-nickname law be in effect while the secretary of state reviews

the petition signatures over the next month.

“As soon as that petition was filed last night, the law reverts,” Kelley told The Associated Press. “I don’t want to violate the law.”

The NCAA has told the university that continued use of the nickname and logo would expose the school to sanctions. The school could not host postseason tournaments, and its athletes could not wear uniforms with the logo or nickname in post-

season play.

Emails and phone messages left with the NCAA were not immediately returned Wednesday. The university and leaders in Grand Forks, where the school is located, had opposed the law.

Kelley said the men’s and women’s hockey teams and the women’s basketball team have a chance for postseason play in the coming months, and it was unclear how the teams would be affected.

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Slive: Changes to BCS at least two years away Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The man who helped propose the plus-one plan to find a national champion in football says actual change remains a couple years away even if everyone can agree on changes to the Bowl Championship Series.

Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive said Wednesday a decision could be made later this year but cautioned itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premature to speculate on what changes might be made.

He says they need time to sit down and analyze plans with discussions needed among the conferences.

Slive also says they need to look at any change very carefully considering the tradition of bowl games.

The Big Ten helped stop the proposal back in 2008 and now is interested in changes. Slive says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gratifying to see others willing to embrace the proposal.

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second double-overtime loss of the season, a 69-67 setback to Alabama.

The Rebels still have NCAA Tournament hopes, and two wins over the Bulldogs would certainly help their atlarge profile.

It wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be easy. Mississippi State has a 12-game home winning streak against all opponents and won 24 of its past 27 home games against Ole Miss. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a handful of possessions away from sitting here at 7-1 (in the SEC),â&#x20AC;? Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you dwell on that, it can drive you crazy. The reality is thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing we can do about the first eight. All we control is the next eight, starting Thursday night. For us, it shows me our attention to detail needs to improve.â&#x20AC;?

Kennedy said that starts with improving the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free-throw percentage and turnover margin, which both rank last in the league.

Ole Miss had just five turnovers against Mississippi State in the first meeting, which was easily one of the Rebelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; best games of the season in that category.

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Fraser Bullock, the chief operating officer of the Salt Lake Organizing committee which produced Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2002 Games will serve as an adviser to the committee.

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Marinatto has traveled across the country in recent months to recruit new members. In December, the Big East announced Boise State and San Diego State from the Mountain West Conference would join in 2013 for football only, and Houston, SMU and Central Florida, from C-USA, would become members in all sports.

Last month, Navy football jumped on board for 2015.

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SALT LAKE CITY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Utah officials on Wednesday announced the formation of an exploratory committee to consider whether the state should pursue a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Gov. Gary Herbert made the announcement Wednesday â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the 10th anniversary of the Opening Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ten years ago Utah â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lit the Fire Within,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and today that flame still burns bright,â&#x20AC;?

Herbert said in a news release.

The announcement comes hours before Herbert and a gathering of former Olympians will kick off a series of anniversary events with the re-lighting of the Olympic cauldron on the University of Utah campus.

Lt. Gov. Greg Bell and Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker will co-chair the 13-member committee, which includes Steve Price, cochairman of the Utah Sports Commission, and Olympic

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Ludwick on a one-year contract and LHP Jeff Francis on a minor league contract. Designated RHP Carlos Fisher for assignment.

American Association LAREDO LEMURS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed RHP Dustin Gober.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed LHP Richard Salazar.

SIOUX FALLS PHEASANTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed INF Jake Taylor and OF Reggie Abercrombie.

WICHITA WINGNUTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed INF Cody Fuqua and C Angel E. Flores.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Traded INF Brian Myrow to Grand Prairie for RHP Craig James.

Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed INF Nick Giarraputo.

NEWARK BEARS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed OF AJ Casario, LHP Sean Campbell, RHP Damian Seguen and RHP Rob Swift.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NEW ORLEANS HORNETS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed G Donald Sloan to a 10-day contract. Released G Carldell Johnson and F DaJuan Summers.

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Basketball Association ATLANTA DREAM â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed F Cathrine Kraayeveld to a multi-year contract.

INDIANA FEVER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Re-signed F Tamika Catchings.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Moved wide receivers coach Mike McNulty to quarterbacks coach. Named Frank Reich wide receivers coach.

CHICAGO BEARS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Named Tim Holt offensive line coach.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Promoted director of player personnel Tom Telesco to vice president of football operations.

NEW YORK GIANTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed DB Brandon Bing, RB Andre Brown, OL Selvish Capers, WR Dan DePalma, DT Dwayne Hendricks, TE Christian Hopkins, QB Ryan Perrilloux, WR Isaiah Stanback and DE Adrian Tracy.

Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Re-signed S Brady Browne.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CALGARY FLAMES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Re-signed D Derek Smith to a two-year contract.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed LW Vinny Prospal to a one-year contract.

FLORIDA PANTHERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Reassigned G Brian Foster to San Antonio (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with C Frans Nielsen on a four-year contract extension though the 2015-16 season.

ST. LOUIS BLUES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Recalled F Evgeny Grachev from Peoria (AHL).

American Hockey League BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed D Barry Goers to a professional tryout contract.

ECHL SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Claimed F Tyler Shelast off waivers from Florida.

SOCCER Major League Soccer PHILADELPHIA UNION â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed F Lionard Pajoy.

COLLEGE BIG EAST CONFERENCE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Announced the addition of the University of Memphis as a full conference member beginning in the 2013-14 academic year.

AIR FORCE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fired menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball coach Jeff Reynolds. Promoted assistant coach Dave Pilipovich interim coach.

ST. ANDREWS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Announced the resignation of menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf coach Lisa Becka.

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L.A. Clippers at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

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Dallas at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Memphis, 7 p.m.

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Federal prosecutors brought criminal charges against bid leaders Tom Welch and Dave Johnson, but both were acquitted of charges by a judge halfway through a federal trial. Two other men pleaded guilty to tax fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy charges, but were sentenced only to probation and fines.

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MARCUS DENMON, MISSOURI Denmon averaged 27 points as Missouri picked up two wins in a three-day period. On Saturday night, the senior scored 29, including the final 11 of the game, as the Tigers rallied for a 74–71 win over Kansas in an epic Border War showdown. Then, on Monday night, he poured in 25 points in Mizzou’s 71–68 win over Oklahoma in Norman.

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REGGIE JOHNSON, MIAMI Miami beat Duke for the first time ever at Cameron Indoor Stadium thanks to a huge effort from their 6'10", 284-pound center. Johnson scored a career-high 27 points, including five in overtime, in the Hurricanes’ 78–74 win on Super Bowl Sunday.

TRAY WOODALL, PITTSBURGH It’s no surprise that Pitt is playing its best basketball of the season with a healthy Woodall back in the lineup. The senior point guard averaged 26.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists as Pitt swept games at West Virginia and at home vs. Villanova last week. The Panthers have won four straight after opening the Big East schedule with seven straight losses.

PAT CONNAUGHTON, NOTRE DAME Connaughton, a freshman guard who had scored a total of 36 points in Big East play this season, erupted for 23 points (on 5-of-8 from 3-point range) and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in the Fighting Irish’s 76–59 win over Marquette in South Bend.

JARED SULLINGER, OHIO STATE The Buckeyes’ big man recorded a doubledouble with 24 points and 10 rebounds as Ohio State snapped a nine-game losing streak to Wisconsin in Madison with a 58–52 win at the Kohl Center.

CHRIS UDOFIA, DENVER Playing a home game on ESPN for the first time in school history, Denver handed Middle Tennessee its first loss in the Sun Belt, 75–60, thanks to 27 points (a career high), nine rebounds and four blocks from Udofia, a sophomore swingman from Irving, Texas.

KENDALL MARSHALL, NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina’s sophomore point guard set a Comcast Center record and tied a career high with 16 assists in the Tar Heels’ 83–74 win at Maryland. Marshall, who added nine points and three rebounds, has had 10 or more assists 10 times this season.

ANTHONY JAMES, NORTHERN IOWA James nailed a 3-pointer as time expired to give Northern Iowa a 65–62 win over nationally ranked Creighton. A junior guard, James hit 3-of-4 from beyond the arc for the game and ended up with a team-high 16 points.

ANTHONY DAVIS, KENTUCKY Davis did a little bit of everything in Kentucky’s easy 86–52 win over South Carolina in Columbia. The freshman big man had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks to lift Kentucky to its 15th-straight win.

JAMYCHAL GREEN, ALABAMA Alabama picked up a much-needed win in SEC play, edging Ole Miss 69–67 in double-overtime. Green, a senior forward, led the Tide with 16 points and 12 rebounds, just his second double-double in league play this season.

REGGIE HAMILTON, OAKLAND The nation’s third-leading scorer hit the 40-point mark for the second time this season, leading Oakland to a 74–70 double-overtime win over Western Illinois. A 5'11" senior guard from Chicago, Hamilton hit 13-of-24 from the field, including 9-of-14 from 3-point range en route to his 40-point, four-rebound, four-assist game.

DRAYMOND GREEN, MICHIGAN STATE Green bounced back from a badly sprained ankle earlier in the week to score 14 points and grab 16 rebounds in Michigan State’s 64–54 win over Michigan. Green, a native of Saginaw, Mich., had guaranteed the Spartans would snap their three-game losing streak against the Wolverines.

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TRUCK BRYANT, WEST VIRGINIA Bryant poured in a season-high 32 points and hit the decisive 3-pointer with just over a second left in overtime to give West Virginia an 87–84 win at Providence. Bryant converted 11of-22 field goals and all five of his free throws.

Anthony Davis could be National Player of the Year.

Fab Melo’s return strengthens the Orange front line.

Buckeyes break through with a rare win at Wisconsin.

Tigers survive in Norman two days after Border War. Jayhawks let one slip away in Columbia.

Bears picked up road wins at Texas A&M, O-State.

Roy Williams’ club has the pieces to win it all.

Spartans end their skid vs. Michigan.

Hoyas take care of business at home.

When the guards shoot well, Gators can beat anyone.

The Seminoles are a legitimate threat to win the ACC. Devils go 0-of-6 from the line in OT vs. Miami.

Dogs getting a monster season from Arnett Moultrie.

IU breaks through with quality win on the road (Purdue).

Rebs haven’t been playing well on the road.

Bluejays lose a heartbreaker at Northern Iowa.

Wolverines had no answer for Draymond Green.

MU falls two games behind Big East-leading Syracuse.

Aztecs struggle to beat two bad teams at home.

Gaels are solid but lack quality wins.

Badgers have lost four games at home.

Racers will be tested by Saint Mary’s.

Cavs’ ACC title hopes take a big hit with a loss at FSU. Mike Brey is working wonders in South Bend.

Clones are playing way into the NCAA Tournament. *Records and rankings are as of Feb. 6

Bernard James, Florida State

Temple could surprise in March Pick a team that was not in last week's top 25 that you think could possibly make a run to the Final Four.

Mitch Light: Temple is undervalued nationally. The Owls improved to 17–5 overall and 6–2 in the A-10 with a 73–56 win at Rhode Island on Saturday. They have wins over Wichita State, Villanova, Maryland and Duke in non-conference action and have emerged as the team to beat in what has become a deep A-10. Fran Dunphy’s club is led by a trio of veteran guards (Ramone Moore, Khalif Wyatt and Juan Fernandez) who played a key role on last year’s NCAA Tournament team. Temple doesn’t get a lot of scoring from its front line but has some big bodies who play well defensively and get after it on the glass. With the right matchups, Temple is capable of winning several games — maybe even four — in the NCAAs. Nathan Rush: The Louisville Cardinals are a talented, battle-tested squad led by one of the best coaches in NCAA Tournament history. Rick Pitino has been to the Final Four five AP Photo/Danny Reise times with a record three different Senior guard Ramone Moore leads a veteran Temple team that figures to be a tough out in schools (Providence, Kentucky and the NCAA Tournament. The Owls currently sit atop the A-10 standings.

Louisville), cutting down the nets after winning it all with Kentucky in eran duo can get some help from Joseph’s) coming against a top-80 1996. This year's Cardinals club is players like junior forward Deniz RPI team. Xavier is currently ranked capable of getting hot at the right Kilicli (scored a career-high 22 points No. 53 in the RPI and will be intime and making a run to the Final in Sunday’s win over Providence) or cluded in most mock NCAA TourFour. The U of L has a streaky-hot freshman guard Jabarie Hinds (has nament brackets this week, but Chris point guard in Peyton Siva, an im- scored in double-digits in 10 of 24 Mack’s club is flirting with disaster. posing 6'11" force down low in games), then West Virginia is the type Nathan Rush: Duke’s 78–74 Gorgui Dieng and plenty of fire- of grind-it-out club that could make overtime loss to Miami won’t hurt power on the wings with Kyle Kuric, a surprising run in March. the Blue Devils’ NCAA Tournament Russ Smith and Chris Smith. As alseeding but it did further expose ways, the team Pitino brings to the Who had the most damaging Coach K’s team as both physically Big Dance will be dangerous. loss last weekend? and mentally fragile. The Blue DevPatrick Snow: Obviously the odds Mitch Light: Xavier let a great ils were outscored 38–26 in the paint are long that a currently unranked opportunity to pick up a quality win and missed all six of their free throws team would advance to the Final on the road slip away, losing a 10- in overtime against the Hurricanes, Four, but I could see the West Vir- point lead in the final eight minutes who earned their first-ever win at ginia Mountaineers making a en route to a 72–68 loss to Memphis Cameron. Obviously frustrated after UConn-like run from the middle of at FedExForum. The Musketeers the game, Krzyzewski questioned his the Big East pack to New Orleans. climbed into the top 10 in early De- team’s desire, saying that Duke’s four WVU has not played well lately, but cember after opening the season with national titles “were not won without coach Bob Huggins has a ton of eight straight wins but have been energy, without hunger, with no comNCAA Tournament experience. Ad- rather mediocre over the past two placency, with people really wanting ditionally, he has two senior go-to months. They are 7–8 since the infa- it. … Those should be givens.” With guys in guard Truck Bryant and im- mous fight vs. Cincinnati, with only this year’s Dukies, however, those posing post Kevin Jones. If that vet- one of those wins (vs. Saint are not givens.

Athlon Board of Experts This Week’s Games & Experts’ Records

Draymond Green, Michigan State

Kentucky (23-1) Syracuse (23-1) Ohio State (20-3) Missouri (22-2) Kansas (18-5) Baylor (21-2) North Carolina (20-3) Michigan State (18-5) Georgetown (18-4) Florida (19-4) Florida State (16-6) Duke (19-4) Mississippi St. (18-5) Indiana (18-6) UNLV (21-4) Creighton (21-3) Michigan (17-7) Marquette (19-5) San Diego St. (20-3) Saint Mary’s (22-2) Wisconsin (18-6) Murray State (23-0) Virginia (18-4) Notre Dame (15-8) Iowa State (17-6)

Louisville at West Virginia Miami (Fla.) at Florida State Baylor at Missouri California at UCLA San Diego State at UNLV Michigan State at Ohio State Wichita State at Creighton Xavier at Temple Kentucky at Vanderbilt Illinois at Michigan

Mitchell Light 24-16

Braden Gall 22-18

Nathan Rush 24-16

Louisville by 3 Florida State by 3 Baylor by 4 California by 5 UNLV by 3 Ohio State by 7 Creighton by 1 Temple by 6 Kentucky by 1 Michigan by 3

West Virginia by 3 Florida State by 2 Missouri by 4 California by 3 UNLV by 2 Ohio State by 3 Creighton by 4 Temple by 1 Vanderbilt by 1 Michigan by 7

Louisville by 4 Florida State by 1 Baylor by 2 UCLA by 5 UNLV by 3 Ohio State by 4 Creighton by 2 Temple by 6 Kentucky by 3 Michigan by 7

Patrick Snow 26-14 West Virginia by 2 Florida State by 3 Missouri by 3 California by 5 UNLV by 3 Ohio State by 4 Creighton by 5 Temple by 5 Kentucky by 6 Michigan by 3

Steven Lassan 24-16 West Virginia by 5 Florida State by 8 Missouri by 3 California by 6 San Diego St. by 2 Ohio State by 6 Creighton by 4 Temple by 5 Kentucky by 9 Michigan by 7

Consensus 24-16 West Virginia by 1 Florida State by 3 Missouri by 1 California by 3 UNLV by 2 Ohio State by 5 Creighton by 3 Temple by 5 Kentucky by 4 Michigan by 5

FRIDAY, FEB. 10 HARVARD AT PENN This figures to be Harvard’s biggest test as it strives for perfection in the Ivy League. The Quakers are 12–10 overall but 4–1 in the conference.

SATURDAY, FEB. 11 LOUISVILLE AT WEST VIRGINIA Louisville takes a five-game winning streak into Morgantown to face a West Virginia team that has struggled of late. The Mountaineers will need another big game from Kevin Jones.

CONNECTICUT AT SYRACUSE These were supposed to be the two best teams in the Big East. Syracuse has lived up to the hype, but Connecticut has been one of the nation’s most disappointing teams.

VIRGINIA AT NORTH CAROLINA The Cavaliers are much-improved, but Tony Bennett’s club lacks the offensive firepower to keep pace with the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill.

MIAMI (FLA.) AT FLORIDA STATE It’s a battle between two ACC teams that have won at Duke this season. Florida State cannot afford to lose at home if it plans on staying in the league title chase.

BAYLOR AT MISSOURI Missouri out-toughed Baylor in a win in Waco last month. The Bears have to the talent to return the favor, but will Scott Drew’s team show enough fight?

KANSAS STATE AT TEXAS Kansas State’s NCAA Tournament résumé is solid, but a win in Austin wouldn’t hurt. The Wildcats are 2–3 on the road in league play.

Texas, currently 5–6, needs to get to .500 in the Big 12.

CINCINNATI AT MARQUETTE Cincinnati’s once-solid profile is in need of some quality wins. Marquette hit a speed bump in South Bend, but the Golden Eagles have emerged as one of the top teams in the league.

TENNESSEE AT FLORIDA Tennessee knocked off Florida in Knoxville — without Jarnell Stokes in the lineup — but the Vols have struggled on the road in league play.

CALIFORNIA AT UCLA The Golden Bears are in the thick of the Pac-12 title chase. UCLA’s record isn’t impressive, but the Bruins have some talent, most notably Josh Smith in the middle.

TEXAS A&M AT IOWA STATE Iowa State has played its way into the NCAA Tournament picture by protecting its home court. This is a game the Cyclones must win.

MARYLAND AT DUKE The Blue Devils have lost two straight ACC games at home — and neither team was named North Carolina. Duke will need another big game from Mason Plumlee, who scored 23 points vs. the Terps in College Park.

SAN DIEGO STATE AT UNLV The Aztecs won at the buzzer when these two Mountain West bullies met in San Diego. UNLV will be eager to return the favor.

UCF AT SOUTHERN MISS The C-USA-leading Golden Eagles will be tested this week, with a trip to UAB on Wednesday followed by a home date vs. the talented Knights from UCF. WICHITA STATE AT CREIGHTON These two clubs are tied atop the Valley standings. Creighton won the first game, at Wichita State. The rematch will be fun to watch.

MICHIGAN STATE AT OHIO STATE The Buckeyes are the clear favorites in the Big Ten, but the Spartans are lurking. Tom Izzo’s club must find a way to limit Jared Sullinger’s touches around the basket.

ALABAMA AT LSU Alabama must forge ahead without talented forward Tony Mitchell (indefinite suspension).

LSU has been a tough out in Baton Rouge, but this is a game that Alabama needs to win.

XAVIER AT TEMPLE The Musketeers blew a 10-point second half lead at Memphis last week. They could really use a good win away from home.

KENTUCKY AT VANDERBILT The Commodores have won five of the past six vs. Kentucky in Nashville. The ESPN GameDay crew will be in town for what figures to be one of the top games in the SEC this season.

SUNDAY, FEB. 12 ILLINOIS AT MICHIGAN The Illini have been one of the most inconsistent teams in the Big Ten. Michigan has been very good at home, but Illinois is talented enough to win this game.

WASHINGTON AT OREGON STATE The surging Huskies are in first place in the Pac-12, but they still need some good wins to pad their NCAA Tournament profile.

PITTSBURGH AT SETON HALL Pittsburgh is attempting the improbable climb from 0–7 in the league to the NCAA Tournament. This is a winnable game for the Panthers.

NORTHWESTERN AT PURDUE This is a huge bubble game for two teams battling for survival in the Big Ten. Northwestern is 2–5 on the road this season.

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Connecticut wants to impose its own penalties Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn. — The University of Connecticut has proposed reducing the number of games it will play next season if the NCAA grants a waiver to allow the Huskies to play in the 2013 men’s basketball tournament.

The school currently would be barred from the NCAA tournament, a penalty for years of belowstandard academic results, but it requested a waiver last month.

That document, obtained this week by The Associated Press under a Freedom of Information request, outlines proposed self-imposed penalties to be instituted if the request is granted.

Those include forfeiting the revenue awarded to the Big East for participating in the 2013 tournament, reducing the number of regular-season games played in the 2012-13 season from 27 to 23 and barring coach Jim Calhoun from meeting

off-campus with prospective recruits during the fall 2012 contact period.

“Collectively, the university’s proposal will clearly send the message that the institution fully accepts the responsibility for past failings,” the school writes in its waiver request. “It will result in the economic equivalent of a postseason ban without harming the very students the NCAA is trying to protect.”

The Big East conference, which would lose rev-

enue under the proposal, declined to comment on whether it supports the proposal.

The schedule changes also would include eliminating exhibition games next season, but would not impact the team’s play at the in-season Paradise Jam tournament in the Virgin Islands. So the actual number of games played would be 26 rather than 30. The school said all hours that would have been spent in competition will instead

transfer to study hall, tutor sessions or meetings with advisers.

The school said Calhoun will bring a current or former NBA player to innercity schools for at least five educational sessions on the importance of academic achievement.

“We believe that we have made a very compelling case to the NCAA and will be deeply disappointed if our request for a waiver from the 2013 men’s basketball postseason ban

is denied,” UConn President Susan Herbst said in a statement. “Our team’s academic performance improved tremendously in 2010-11, and in the fall 2011 semester. We developed a new long-term academic plan for our team, and it has already shown positive results.”

A school must have a two-year average score of 930 or a four-year average of 900 on the NCAA’s annual Academic Progress Rate.

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Today in History 1956 R Lacoste follows Catroux as premier of Algeria 1959 Coastersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charlie Brownâ&#x20AC;? peaks at #2 1960 AFL & NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact 1961 Joseph Ileo appointed premier of Congo 1962 Jamaica signs agreement to become independent 1962 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1963 1st flight of Boeing 727 jet 1963 7th largest snowfall in NYC history (42.4 cm, 16.7-inches) 1964 1st appearance of Beatles on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ed Sullivan Showâ&#x20AC;? (73.7 million viewers) 1964 9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria 1964 GI Joe character created 1964 NYC news anchor Jim Jensonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1st appearance on WCBS-TV 1966 Dow-Jones Index hits record 995 points 1969 Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest airplane, Boeing 747, makes 1st commercial flight 1971 Apollo 14 returns to Earth 1971 Probably 1st gay theme TV episode - All in the Family 1971 Quake in San Fernando Valley kills 64 1971 Satchel Paige becomes 1st negroleague player elected to baseball HOF 1972 Brit Govt declares state of emergency after month-long minersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; strike 1974 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Daddy What Ifâ&#x20AC;?

by Bobby Bare peaks at #41 1974 â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Americans (A Canadianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Opinion)â&#x20AC;?

by Gordon Sinclair peaks at #24 1974 US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill 1974 US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr 1975 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic 1975 Soyuz 17 returns to Earth 1976 Oscar Charleston selected to baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Hall of Fame 1979 21st Grammy Awards: Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey 1979 ABC airs â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heroes of Rock N Rollâ&#x20AC;? special 1979 Beginning of James Clavellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whirlwindâ&#x20AC;?

1979 Nigeria amends constitution 1980 Rick Barry, Houston, is 1st in NBA to score 8, 3-pt goals in a game 1982 34th NHL All-

Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-2 at Washington 1983 Belgium buys 44 F-16s 1984 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rinkâ&#x20AC;? opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 204 performances 1985 Madonnaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like a Virgin,â&#x20AC;? album goes #1 for 3 weeks 1986 36th NBA AllStar Game: East beats West 139-132 at Dallas 1986 Halleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Comet reaches 30th perihelion (closest approach to Sun) 1986 Haydar Bakr al-Attas appointed president of South Yemen 1986 Marvin Johnson wins record 3rd time, light heavyweight boxing title 1986 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic 1986 Tomb of Tutanchamonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treasurer Maya found in Egypt 1986 West German team swims world record 4x200 m freestyle (7:05.17) 1987 Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide 1987 NY Stock Exch installs ladies restroom in the Exchange Luncheon Club 1988 39th NHL AllStar Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-5 (OT) at St Louis 1988 NH begins a NCAA record 32-game losing streak at home (ends Feb 1991) 1989 Kevin Johnson (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games 1989 Michael Manleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Socialist Party wins Jamaica parliamentary election 1990 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bradysâ&#x20AC;? return to TV for 6 episodes on CBS 1990 Doina Melinte runs world indoor record 1.5k (4:00:27) & mile (4:17:13) 1990 Galileo flies by Venus 1990 Namibiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s constitution ratified 1991 â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Is Ponderousâ&#x20AC;? by 2nu peaks at #46 1991 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5k (6:41:73) 1991 Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice & beats him 1991 US Supreme Court agrees to hear Joseph Doherty case 1991 Wally Joyner wins record $2.1 million salary arbitration 1992 â&#x20AC;&#x153;2 Shakespearean Actorsâ&#x20AC;? closes at Cort Theater NYC after 29 performances 1992 42nd NBA AllStar Game: West beats East 153-113 at Orlando

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BY HOLIDAY MATHIS The transits came fast and furious during Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full moon. The sun and Mercury aligned to present a technological carnival of wonders. Saturn went retrograde to test our discipline. Venus entered Aries to turn up the passion. And weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still in the cosmic whirl, trying to regain equilibrium. The grounded Virgo moon comes to the rescue.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You think you are explaining yourself well.

What you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t account for is the level of distraction that others encounter inside their own heads. Your patience will be required.

TAURUS (April 20May 20). Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do all you can to maintain an appealing atmosphere.

You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let anyone encroach on your space, freedom and peace, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll protect those you love from invasion, as well.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Movement is essential to your growth process. As you physically move through your environment, you mentally move through obstacles, troubles, fear and anything else holding you back.

CANCER (June 22July 22). The one who catches you off guard also

captures your interest, attention and affection. You may find yourself thinking of this person well into the evening.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

Life is like rock climbing.

When you know you have a strong measure of security in your connection with the rock, it is easier for you to swing out and savor an adventurous piece of sky.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22). You have a gift for making people cooperate, even when they think the task at hand is tedious.

You help everyone see the benefit to living in an orderly, cheerful and efficient manner.

LIBRA (Sept.

23Oct. 23). Anyone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s achieved greatness knows that a lot of effort, forethought, insight, planning and practice go into turning the ordinary into the extraordinary.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 21). You can stroke a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ego without doing what the person is asking you to do. You have a clever way of dealing with the one who is notoriously hard to manage.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll wonder at the curious turnarounds of the day. For instance, enjoyment turns out to be more work than working. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re determined to make the best

awarded masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or specialistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degrees.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be in the mood to initiate the action. Small wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t count.

Sweeping, grand gestures will go over well, if only because not many people have the guts to make such a strong statement.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). You love it when an idea comes together, and right now youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working on one that could transform your world.

That stated, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the practical moves you make now that will bring you the most satisfaction.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Arguments will shake up the day, and the future will seem uncertain. Your powers of empathy will be tested, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll come through with flying colors. If anyone can find a compromise, you can!

TODAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 9). You have a killer instinct for business. In the next six weeks, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make more money for doing the same amount of work. A turn of events in March may be hard to assimilate at first, but ultimately itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what allows your heart to be most fulfilled.

You love a mystery, and the one in your own family tree will be riveting this summer. Aries and Virgo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 25,

2, 15 and 30.

COUNTDOWN TO V-DAY: The Valentines will be flying next Tuesday, and if you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already figured out how youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to express your heart, you still have enough time to come up with something good. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re an earth sign â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn â&#x20AC;&#x201D; youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be wise to focus on the senses, both yours and your loved oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. You truly have a gift for homing in on just the scent or taste that will most capture the attention and imagination of your love. Of course, your highly tuned eye and your musical ears will also play a part, but none so important as your sense of touch. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the assuring pats, loving nudges and soft caresses that bond you with your loved ones.

As you deliver your notes or gifts, remember that the warmth of your hug and kiss will make the difference between a nice gesture and a truly memorable encounter. Ideas for gifts: dinner and music, a night on the town, gourmet food, body lotions and scents, pajamas or sheets.

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I feel extremely violated because her hand should not be anywhere near that region.

My husband says I misinterpreted what she did, but he has no explanation. I think her behavior was incestuous! When she visits, she also insists on sleeping in the master bedroom. Am I overreacting? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; VIOLATED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEAR â&#x20AC;&#x153;VIOLATEDâ&#x20AC;?: Unless your mother-inlaw insists on sleeping between you and her son when she comes to visit, I do think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re overreacting. What she did was give you a back rub. In most families, a gesture like that is one of affection. Lighten up!

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Daily Corinthian • Thursday, February 9, 2012 • 13

Senate votes to merge 3 Sunflower school districts

BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press

JACKSON — The Mississippi Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would merge Sunflower County’s three school districts into one, easing into the politically sensitive topic of consolidation by focusing on a single area in the impoverished Delta.

Mississippi has 152 school districts in 82 counties. Previous proposals for widespread consolidations fizzled amid local resistance from officials who didn’t want to merge high-performing districts with lower-performing ones nearby.

The bill passed 43-4 and moves to the House for more work. The senator who represents Sunflower County, Democrat Willie Simmons, did not vote.

“I’m torn,” Simmons told his colleagues.

Simmons said parents in Sunflower County want their children to receive the best education possible, but many aren’t convinced consolidation will improve the quality of instruction.

Sunflower County is in of the poorest parts of the state. Its three school districts — Sunflower County, Indianola and Drew — are all under state conservatorship for a variety of reasons, including low academic performance.

A study by a legislative watchdog group shows consolidation of the three Sunflower districts would save state and local taxpayers $1.2 million a year in administrative costs, said Senate Education Chairman Gray Tollison, R-Oxford.

Tollison said the local school board could decide whether to spend the savings in the classrooms

or reduce local property taxes.

The bill would require a new school board and an appointed superintendent. It does not address whether individual schools would be closed or consolidated. Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said decisions about keeping or closing schools should be left up to the new local board and superintendent.

Consolidation has been discussed for years, but there’s been little political will to force mergers.

Many local superintendents are elected and have a wide network of political connections.

Some people also worry that consolidating districts will diminish small communities’ identities by causing mergers of schools with longstanding sports rivalries.

Former Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican, said in 2009 that he wanted to reduce the total to 100 districts, but legislators never acted on his proposal.

The consolidation bill that passed Wednesday applies only to Sunflower County.

During more than an hour of debate, no one attempted to add any other mergers to the bill. However, some lawmakers expressed concerns.

Sen. Hob Bryan, DAmory, said he hopes not to be surprised one day by any attempt to force the merger of the Aberdeen and Amory school districts in his home base.

Sunflower County had a 16.2 percent unemployment rate in December compared to 9.9 percent for the state and 8.3 percent for the nation. Sen. Kenny Wayne Jones, DCanton, said Sunflower County’s economy could suffer if school administrators lose their jobs.

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State Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps (right), Dillworth Ricks, director of victim services (second from right), and Adam Lee, with the state Department of Corrections (left), listen as Roy Curry, the brother of Everett Curry, one of two men killed by death row inmate Edwin Hart Turner, reads a statement. It was on behalf of his family following the execution by lethal injection of Turner on Wednesday at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman.

Mississippi executes inmate for 1995 killings Associated Press

PARCHMAN — Mississippi inmate Edwin Hart Turner was put to death Wednesday evening for killing two men in a 1995 robbery spree after the courts declined to stop the execution based on arguments that he was mentally ill.

Turner, 38, was administered a lethal injection and died at 6:21 p.m. at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, authorities said. The inmate was convicted of killing the two men while robbing gas stations with a friend, Paul Murrell Stewart, in a spree that netted about $400.

Stewart, 17 at the time, testified against Turner and was sentenced to life in prison.

Turner was strapped on a gurney wearing white shoes and one of the red prison jumpsuits issued to death row inmates. When a microphone was lowered to his mouth, he said, “No” when asked if he had a final statement.

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began flowing through tubes into his body. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath and had the appearance of falling asleep.

Turner was convicted of capital murder in the deaths of Eddie Brooks and Everett Curry.

Brooks was shot to death while working at Mims Turkey Village Truck Stop in Carroll County.

Curry was shot to death while pumping gas at the nearby Mims One Stop.

The sister and a cousin of victim Eddie Brooks watched the execution.

The brother and son of his other victim, Everett Curry, also witnessed it.

One of Curry’s other brothers read a statement for the family afterward.

“I don’t think we will ever have complete closure because a void will always exist in our hearts,” said Roy Curry, who did not watch the execution. “At least we will have some consolation in knowing that the person who committed this cowardly and senseless act is finally gone.”

Turner had requested

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There was little dispute that Turner killed two men while robbing gas stations, then went home and had a meal of shrimp and cinnamon rolls before going to sleep before deputies arrived .But his lawyers had tried to block the execution in various state and federal courts based on the argument that he was mentally ill.

They had hoped the U.S. Supreme Court would outlaw executions of the mentally ill as it has done with people considered mentally retarded.

The nation’s highest court allowed the execution to go forward Wednesday when it rejected petitions to stop it.

Earlier in the day, Gov. Phil Bryant had refused to grant a reprieve, saying after a review of the case, “I have decided not to grant clemency for his violent acts.”

Turner’s lawyers had argued in the petition to the U.S. Supreme Court that he inherited a seri-

ous mental illness. They argued that his father is thought to have committed suicide by shooting a gun into a shed filled with dynamite and his grandmother and greatgrandmother both spent time in the state mental hospital.

Turner’s attorneys say he was severely disfigured during a suicide attempt at 18 by putting a rifle in his mouth and pulling the trigger. He had been released from a mental hospital just weeks before killing the two men, his lawyers said.

Turner’s lawyers had objected to the pace of events in the scheduling of the execution.

“Execution was set in this case with only 13 days’ notice — a procedure that would be illegal in most other states.

Mississippi has created a time crunch and forced both the courts and the Governor to respond to this most serious of cases with inadequate time and consideration,” said Richard Bourke, director of the Louisiana Capital Assistance Center.

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IUKA ESTATE TAG SALE

Sat., 2/11, 9-3 Sun., 2/12, 1-3 #3 Graham Ridge Road Selling the Estate of Francis P. Keahey.

House & Garage full.

Early 1900's Oak China 0142 Lost Cabinet, Platform LOST: 10 mo. white Rocker & Stool, Shelf puppy, red nylon collar Clock, Pine Draw & metal choker. N. HickTable & 6 Chairs, ory area. $100 reward! Bookshelves, Reclining 286-6831 or 284-7221.

Sofa, Bedroom Suite, TV's, Washer-Dryer, Fridge, Freezer, Pattern & Depression Glass, Silver Plate, Many Linens, Quilts, Serger, Crafts, Figurines, Electric Wheelchair, Power Mower & Yard Wagon, Cast Iron, Blue Willow, China, Electronics. www.estatesales.net for pictures Golden Oldies LLC 662-871-1284

YARD SALE SPECIAL ANY 3 CONSECUTIVE DAYS Ad must run prior to or day of sale!

(Deadline is 3 p.m. day before ad is to run!)

(Exception Sun. 3 pm Fri.) 5 LINES (Apprx. 20 Words)

$19.10 (Does not include commercial business sales) ALL ADS MUST BE PREPAID We accept credit or debit cards Call Classified at (662) 287-6147

0180 Instruction

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PETS

0320 Cats/Dogs/Pets

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Household 0509 Goods

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Misc. Items for 0563 Sale

MICROWAVE, WHITE, FREE ADVERTISING. Adworks perfect, $50. vertise any item valued 662-603-1074. at $500 or less for free.

The ads must be for priPROPANE OR natural gas vate party or personal fireplace insert, $150. merchandise and does 662-603-1074. not include pets & pet SHARP CAROUSEL 1200 supplies, livestock (incl. watt Sharp microwave, chickens, ducks, cattle, like new, $ 7 5 . goats, etc), garage sales, hay, firewood, & 662-286-6582. automobiles . To take SHARP SIDE-BY-SIDE re- advantage of this profrigerator/freezer, ice & water in door, like new, gram, readers should simply email their ad $500. 662-286-6582. to: freeads@dailycorinWHITE MAYTAG portable thian.com , mail the ad dishwasher, brand new, to Free Ads, P.O. Box never used, still in box, 1800, Corinth, MS 38835, 4 cycles, 24w, 36H. Cut- fax to 662-287-3525 ting board on top. $450. (attn.: classified) or simCall 662-415-2767. ply drop off at 1607 S. Harper Rd. Please include your address for 0518 Electronics our records. Each ad 21 INC. TV w/VCR, $25. may include only one 662-396-1025. item, the item must be 32" TV, $ 5 0 . priced in the ad and the price must be $500 or 662-396-1025. less. Ads may be up to 50" MITSUBISHI TV, per- a p p r o x i m a t e l y 20 fect cond., $200 obo. words including the 662-284-5085. phone number and will for five days in The Lawn & Garden run Daily Corinthian, one 0521 Equipment day in The Reporter & FOR SALE: Murray riding one day in The Banner mower, frame & motor. Independent.

38 inch cut w/extra parts for above. $50.00 - GREEN METAL baker's reason for selling 86 yrs rack w/dark wood top, & handicapped 462-5795 $40. 662-396-1025.

FOR SALE: Wizzard rid- LARGE METAL hanging ing mower, 36 inch cut p l a t e holder, $3. needs repair $50.00 462-4229.

462-5795 MARBLE TOP double FOR SALE: Wizzard rid- sink, 72 in. long, good ing mower,40 inch cut, cond. Asking $100. Call needs repair $50.00 462-5554.

462-5795 RAZORBACK DART board FOR SALE: Wizzard rid- with some darts, $20. ing mower 38 inch cut 462-4229. needs repair $50.00 obo 462-5795 SHORT SLEEVE black & white toile print dress CRAFTSMAN LAWN tracwith smocked neckline, tor, 18.5 HP, 42" cut, $10. 462-4229.

6-speed transaxle, good cond., $400. 287-3516.

SIZE 4T pink Rosalina corduroy coat (never ELECTRIC WEEDEATER brand weed eater, $30. worn), $10. 462-4229.

462-4229 b/f 9pm.

SMALL PINK Easter bucket (pail), $2.

Sporting 462-4229.

0527 Goods

BRAND NEW, still in box, ping pong table, $75.

662-415-2767.

NEW 3-SIDED golf cart enclosure, fits all 2-person golf carts, adapter bar for 83-07 club carts included, $90. $149 retail. Call 662-286-1593.

0533 Furniture (2) 1950'S chrome DR tables, $60 each.

662-415-0863 or 287-6419.

(2) CUSTOM made stereo cabinets with heavy glass doors, 22" W x 20.5" D x 48" T. $75 each obo. 662-284-5085.

OTTOMAN, SAGE green, ACA COCKER Spaniel g o o d cond., $25. puppies, off Hwy 64, 662-603-1074.

WORK ON JET ENGINES l o o k f o r s i g n s .

Train for hands on AviaSOLID OAK table set: tion Career. FAA ap- $300-$450. 731-645-5333. coffee table & 2 end taproved program. Finanbles, $100. 662-603-1074. cial aid if qualified - Job ADBA MALE Pit Bull pup, placement assistance. S/W, sire: pure vise grip, TABLE, GREY Granite top CALL Aviation Institute dam: heavy Bolio, light 36x60 with white legs. 4 of M a i n t e n a n c e , red-red nose. $300. White chairs with maple seats. Must see. $290.

866-455-4317.

662-594-5479.

662-287-2935 or EARN COLLEGE DEGREE 901-489-9413.

ONLINE . Medical, BusiFARM TWIN SIZE white wood ness, Criminal Justice. headboard, $30.

Job placement assis462-4229 b/f 9 pm. tance. Computer available. Financial aid if MERCHANDISE 0539 Firewood qualified. SCHEV certified. Call 877-206-5185.

OAK FIREWOOD, $100 www.CenturaOnline.co cord., $50 half, delivered m Household & stacked. 662-603-9057.

0509 Goods

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FRIGIDAIRE REFRIGERA- 0554 Rent/Buy/Trade TOR, 31 in. wide, 29 in. deep, has 5 yr. war- M&M. CASH for junk cars 0232 General Help ranty, 1 yr. old, $400. & trucks. We pick up.

662-396-1025.

662-415-5435 or CAUTION! ADVERTISE731-239-4114.

MENTS in this classification usually offer infor- HEATER, CHARMGLOW Misc. Items for mational service of propane 30,000 btu Free 0563 Sale products designed to standin. Built in fan. help FIND employment. Never used. 32 wide x 2 PAIRS of New Balance Before you send money 11 deep. Push button 993 tennis shoes, size 10 to any advertiser, it is ignite. Extra nice. $310. 1/2B, $20. 462-4229 b/f 9 your responsibility to 6 6 2 - 2 8 7 - 2 9 3 5 o r pm. verify the validity of the 901-489-9413.

FOR SALE: Standard size offer. Remember: If an potty chair or over the ad appears to sound toilet commode chair, â&#x20AC;&#x153;too good to be trueâ&#x20AC;?, MICROWAVE CART - Nat $30. 462-4229 b/f 9 pm. then it may be! Inquir- Maple finish. With pull ies can be made by con- out cutting board. FOR SALE: Easy Flo hightacting the Better Busi- 20x27 Like new. 3 back child's car booster $20.00. Call ness Bureau a t shelves. Must see. $75. seat.

462-4229 b/f 9pm.

662-287-2935.

1-800-987-8280.

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

Unfurnished 0610 Apartments

Take stock in America.

Buy U.S. Savings Bonds.

HUD PUBLISHERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTICE All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination.

State laws forbid discrimination in the sale, rental, or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Mobile Homes 0741 for Sale

'08 32X68 DW, 5BR, 3BA, C/H/A, sold as is. Must be moved! $69,000.

662-396-1324.

1401 DOUGLAS by Jr. H.S., 2BR, W&D h/up, nice, dep. 287-5557.

NEW 2 BR Homes Del. & setup $25,950.00 Clayton Homes 2 BR, stove/refrig. furn., W&D hookup, CHA. Supercenter of Corinth, 1/4 mile past hospital 287-3257. on 72 West.

MAGNOLIA APTS. 2 BR, stove, refrig., water. NEW 3 BR, 1 BA HOMES Del. & setup $365. 286-2256. $29,950.00 Clayton Homes E. BROOKE APTS., 2 BR, 1 BA, D/W, icemaker, 850 Supercenter of Corinth 1/4 mile past hospital sq. ft. 287-8219. on 72 West.

FREE MOVE IN (WAC): 2 BR, 1 BA, stove & refrig., NEW 4 BR, 2 BA home W&D hookup, CR 735, Del. & setup Section 8 apvd. $400 $44,500 mo. 287-0105.

Clayton Homes WEAVER APTS 504 N. Cass 1 br, scr.porch. w/d $375+util, 286-2255

Homes for 0620 Rent 2 BR, 1 BA for rent. Glen area. 662-808-9107.

Supercenter of Corinth, 1/4 mi. past hospital on 72 West 662-287-4600

TRANSPORTATION

0860 Vans for Sale

3 BR, 2 BA, 1103 Wick St. $350 mo., $200 dep. '10 WHITE 15-pass. van, 3 to choose from.

284-8396.

1-800-898-0290 or 3 BR, 2 BA, in Michie, 728-5381. $650 mo. + dep. Ref's required. Avail. March 1st.

Trucks for 0864 Sale 731-439-4586.

3 HOUSES: Harper Ext., $600; Stateline Rd., $650; Briarwood East, newly updated, $450. 287-7875.

'05 GMC Crew Cab LTR, 38k, #1419. $16,900.

1-800-898-0290 or 728-5381.

4 BR, 2 BA, CHA, 58 CR '08 DODGE RAM 1500, 249. $500 mo., $250 dep. 4x4, crew cab, red, 284-8396. $23,400. 1-800-898-0290 FOR RENT: 3BR/2BA or 728-5381. house, 2030 Hwy 72 E, Corinth, MS, City school 0868 Cars for Sale district. $650 mo/$600 dep. 662-279-9024.

'08 CHEVY HHR LT, ltr, NICE 3 BR, 2 BA, $475 moon roof, 33k, $11,900. or mo., $300 dep. 1-800-898-0290 728-5381.

662-415-4739.

04 MAXIMA 3.5 SL, LTR, new tires, Bose, memory seats, new brakes & RV LOT for rent, $200 roters. Red, 150k mi. mo., near J. P. Coleman $7500 OBO 665-1420 St. Pk. 828-497-2113.

1977 PINTO, California Mobile Homes surfer, $1650; 1985 30' 0675 for Rent full camper, $3150.

662-664-3350.

Lake/River/ 0660 Resort

Clerk Instrument 201105904

following described property:

Quarter of Section 32, Town16 • Thursday, February 9, 2012 • Daily Corinthian ship 2 South, Range 7 East, ; and Alcorn County, Mississippi, Legals 0955 run thence South 918 feet to the Northwest corner of an existing one (1) acre tract owned by Carl E. Walker for the true point of beginning; thence run East 420 feet; thence run North parallel to the East right of way of the public road 105 feet; thence run West 420 feet to the East right of way of a counrty public road; thence run Southerly along the East right of way of said public road 105 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 1.0 acres, more or less.

WHEREAS, default having 0955 Legals 0955 Legals been made in the payments of indebtedness secured by said SUBSTITUTE Deed of Trust, and the holder 1991 BUICK LeSabre, of said Deed of Trust, having TRUSTEE'S 4-dr., runs good, good requested the undersigned so NOTICE OF SALE transportation, needs to do, on February 23, 2012, I paint & headliner. $1250. will, during legal hours (be- WHEREAS, on December 29, 662-643-5351. tween the hours of 11 o' 2008, Michael M. Shipman clock a.m. and 4 o' clock p.m.), at public outcry, offer a/k/a Michael McKinley ShipFINANCIAL for sale and will sell, at the man and spouse, Rhonda A. South Main door of the Al- Shipman a/k/a Rhonda Ann corn County Courthouse in Shipman executed and delivCorinth, Mississippi, for cash ered a Real Estate Deed of LEGALS to the highest bidder, the fol- Trust to Gary Gaines as Truslowing described land and tee, and FEDERAL LAND property situated in Alcorn BANK ASSOCIATION OF Title to the above described County, Mississippi, to-wit: NORTH MISSISSIPPI, FLCA, 0955 Legals property is believed to be Situated in the County of Al- Beneficiary, which Real Estate good, but I will convey only SUBSTITUTE Deed of Trust was recorded such title as is vested in me corn, State of Mississippi, TRUSTEE'S on December 29, 2008 as Into-wit: as Substitute Trustee.

NOTICE OF SALE Beginning at the Southeast strument 200807614 in the WITNESS my signa- corner of Block 227 in land records of Alcorn WHEREAS, on the 22nd day Mitchell and Mask Survey of of October, 2009, Edna ture, on this the 19th day of the City of Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi; and Walker, executed a Deed of January, 2012.

County, Mississippi, and run WHEREAS, on October 21, Trust to U.S. Bank Trust North along the East boundCompany National Associaary line of said block 136 feet; 2011, Mississippi Land Bank, BRADLEY P. JONES tion, Trustee for the use and thence run West parallel with ACA, successor in interest to benefit of U.S. Bank, N.A., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE the North line of said block Federal Land Bank Associawhich Deed of Trust is on file 71 feet, more or less, to an tion of North Mississippi, PREPARED BY: and of record in the office of iron stake; run thence in a FLCA substituted N. Chad the Chancery Clerk of Alcorn ADAMS & EDENS southwesterly direction to a Borden in the place and stead County, Mississippi, in Deed POST OFFICE BOX 400 point on the South boundary of Gary Gaines as Trustee in of Trust Book as Instrument BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI line of said block 105 feet, the above referenced Deed of No. 200906980 thereof; and 39043 more or less, West of the (601) 825-9508 Trust which Substitution of Southeast corner of said WHEREAS, the legal A&E File #11-04476 block, and run thence East Trustee was recorded in the holder of the said Deed of along the South boundary line land records of Alcorn Trust and the note secured January 26, 2012 of said block 105 feet, more County, Mississippi, on OctoFebruary 2, 2012 thereby, substituted Bradley or less, to the point of begin- ber 21, 2011, as Instrument February 9, 2012 P. Jones, as Trustee therein, ning; all of said land being number 201105030 reference as authorized by the terms 13551 bounded on the East, West to which is hereby made; and SUBSTITUTE thereof, by instrument reand North by fences; and it TRUSTEE'S corded in the office of the being the intention of the WHEREAS, an Order on MoNOTICE OF SALE aforesaid Chancery Clerk as grantors to convey all of the Instrument No. 201105743 tion to Modify Stay or, in the property bounded by said STATE OF MISSISSIPPI thereof; and fences. It is the intention of alternative, for Adequate ProCOUNTY OF ALCORN the grantors to convey the tection was entered in case WHEREAS, default having same property as conveyed number 11-83997-JAC-13 in been made in the perform- WHEREAS, on July 27, 2006, to Mrs. May Hall by J.R.P. the United States Bankruptcy ance of the conditions and Misty C. Skogstad executed Cameron, et ux, on the 25th Court For The Northern Disstipulations as set forth by and delivered a certain Deed day of August, 1913, as re- trict of Alabama, Northern said Deed of Trust, and hav- of Trust unto John H. Shows, corded in Deed Book 33, at Division, IN RE: Michael M. ing been requested by the le- Trustee for the benefit of Page 152, less the property gal holder of the indebted- Mortgage Electronic RegistraShipman xxx-xx-4332 and ness secured and described tion Systems, Inc., acting soley sold by Mrs. May Hall, as re- Rhonda A. Shipman, corded in Deed Book 85, by said Deed of Trust so to as a nominee for Commerce xxx-xx-2765 on January 20, Page 475, all in the land redo, notice is hereby given National Bank, its successors 2012; and that I, Bradley P. Jones, Sub- and assigns, to secure an in- cords of Alcorn County, Misstitute Trustee, by virtue of debtedness therein described, sissippi, to which reference is the authority conferred upon which Deed of Trust is re- hereby made. Indexing in- WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of the me in said Deed of Trust, will corded in the office of the structions: offer for sale and will sell at Chancery Clerk of Alcorn Index under Block 227 of indebtedness secured by said aforementioned Deed of public sale and outcry to the County, Mississippi in Instru- Mitchell and Mask Survey highest and best bidder for ment 200604403; and Trust, and the said Mississippi Title to the above described cash, during the legal hours Land Bank, ACA, being the property is believed to be (between the hours of 11 WHEREAS, said Deed of owner and holder of the ingood, but I will convey only o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock Trust was subsequently asdebtedness secured thereby, such title as is vested in me as p.m.) at the South front door signed unto JPMorgan Chase having requested the underof the County Courthouse of Bank, National Association, Substituted Trustee. signed Substitute Trustee so Alcorn County, at Corinth, by instrument recorded in the Mississippi, on the 16th day Office of the aforesaid Chan- WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, to do, I will on February 24 of February, 2012, the follow- cery Clerk in Instrument this the 26th day of January, 2012, offer for sale and will ing described land and prop- 200700833; and WHEREAS, 2012 sell, during legal hours (11:00 erty being the same land and the holder of said Deed of a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) at the South Stephanie Fonteno, property described in said Trust substituted and apdoor of the Courthouse in Deed of Trust, situated in Al- pointed Nationwide Trustee Assistant Vice President Alcorn County, Corinth, MisNationwide Trustee Services, corn County, State of Missis- Services, Inc., as Trustee in sissippi, to the highest bidder said Deed of Trust by instru- Inc. sippi, to-wit: for cash at public outcry, the ment recorded in the Office 1587 Northeast Expressway following described property: Beginning at the Northwest of the aforesaid Chancery Atlanta, GA 30329 corner of the Northeast Clerk Instrument 201105904 (770) 234-9181 1008919MS Quarter of Section 32, Town- ; and Situated in the County of AlPUBLISH: 02/02/2012, ship 2 South, Range 7 East, corn, State of Mississippi, 02/09/2012 & 02/16/2012 Alcorn County, Mississippi, WHEREAS, default having to-wit: thence run South 918 feet to been made in the payments of 13555 the Northwest corner of an indebtedness secured by said Commencing at an axle found existing one (1) acre tract Deed of Trust, and the holder at the Southeast corner of owned by Carl E. Walker for of said Deed of Trust, having the Southwest Quarter of the Partsrequested & Accessories 0848 the undersigned so the trueAuto/Truck point of beginning; Northeast Quarter of Section thence run East 420 feet; to do, on February 23, 2012, I thence run North parallel to will, during legal hours (be16, Township 3 South, Range the East right of way of the tween the hours of 11 o' 6 East, Alcorn County, Missispublic road 105 feet; thence clock a.m. and 4 o' clock sippi, Chickasaw Meridian; run West 420 feet to the East p.m.), at public outcry, offer thence run North 582.81 feet right of way of a counrty for sale and will sell, at the to a 1/2 inch rebar set along public road; thence run South Main door of the Althe North right-of-way line of Southerly along the East right corn County Courthouse in Alcorn County Road #500; of way of said public road Corinth, Mississippi, for cash thence leaving said 105 feet to the point of begin- to the highest bidder, the folright-of-way run North ning. Containing 1.0 acres, lowing described land and property situated in Alcorn more or less.

388.53 feet to a 1/2 inch reCounty, Mississippi, to-wit: bar set and the point of beTitle to the above described ginning of this description; property is believed to be Situated in the County of Althence run West 469.60 feet good, but I will convey only corn, State of Mississippi, to a 1/2 inch rebar set; thence such title as is vested in me to-wit: run North 208.71 feet to a as Substitute Trustee.

Beginning at the Southeast 1/2 inch rebar set; thence run corner of Block 227 in East 469.60 feet to a 1/2 inch WITNESS my signa- Mitchell and Mask Survey of ture, on this the 19th day of the City of Corinth, Alcorn rebar set; thence run South January, 2012.

County, Mississippi, and run 208.71 feet to the point of North along the East boundbeginning, containing 2.25 ary line of said block 136 feet; acres, more or less.

BRADLEY P. JONES thence run West parallel with SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE the North line of said block ALSO: An easement for the 71 feet, more or less, to an purpose of ingress and egress PREPARED BY: iron stake; run thence in a 2010 Chevy Silverado LT Crew Cab 2007 to Ford 2007 Nissan asMaxima described follows:SE ADAMS & EDENS southwesterly direction a Edge SEL White, 32K Bronzemist, New Tires POST OFFICE BOX 400 point on the SouthCharcoal, boundaryLeather, 94K BRANDON, $ MISSISSIPPI line of said block 105 $ feet, $Situated in the County of Al39043 more or less, West of the corn, State of Mississippi and (601) 825-9508 Southeast corner of said commencing at an axle found A&E File #11-04476 block, and run thence East at the Southeast corner of along the South boundary line 3 to the Southwest Quarter of the Choose January 26, 2012 of said block 105 feet, more from Northeast Quarter of Section February 2, 2012 or less, to the point of begin16, Township 3 South, Range February 9, 2012 ning; all of said land being 6 East, Alcorn County, Missis13551 bounded on the East, West and North by fences; and it sippi, Chickasaw Meridian, being the intention of the thence run North 582.81 feet grantors to convey all of the to a 1/2 inch rebar set along 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 2011 GMC Acadia SLT 2011 Chevy Impala LT property bounded by said the North right-of-way line of Silver Ice, 10K, Heated Seats, Red, 34K White, 33K, Remote Start fences. It is the intention of Second Row Buckets Alcorn county Road #500, the grantors to convey the $ $said point also being the point $ same property as conveyed of beginning of this descripto Mrs. May Hall by J.R.P. tion; thence run along a curve Cameron, et ux, on the 25th day of August, 1913, as reto the left 24.55 feet, said corded in Deed Book 33, at curve having the following Page 152, less the property right-of-way characteristics; sold by Mrs. May Hall, as reRadius of 508.20 feet, Chord corded in Deed Book 85, Bearing of South 54 degrees Page 475, all in the land re53 minutes 07 seconds West cords of Alcorn County, MisChord length of 24.55 feet sissippi, to which reference is and aSilverado delta angle 02 LT demade. 2008 Indexing in- Avenger SXT 2009 Dodge Journey hereby SXT Dodge 2007 Chevy Ext.ofCab grees minutes Charcoal, 37K structions: Blue, 75K Red46Fire, 66K 05 seconds; Index under Block 227 of thence leaving said $ $ $ Mitchell and Mask Survey right-of-way run North

0868 Cars for Sale

Sweet Deals 21,950

14,950

17,950

34,950

15,950

11,950

Title to the above described property is believed to be good, but I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Substituted Trustee.

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 26th day of January, 2012

2010 Hyundai Santa Fe Dark Red, 33K

18,950

$

2002 NIssan Altima Moonroof

$

2008 Ford Mustang Coupe

Stephanie Fonteno, Strawberry Red, 70K Assistant Vice President Nationwide Trustee $ Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 1008919MS PUBLISH: 02/02/2012, 02/09/2012 & 02/16/2012 13555

13,950

2010 Dodge Ram Quad Cab SLT

7,850

1-662-728-4462

Silver, 29K

$

18,950

13,950

Situated in the County of Alcorn, of Mississippi, Legals 0955 State to-wit: Commencing at an axle found at the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 3 South, Range 6 East, Alcorn County, Mississippi, Chickasaw Meridian; thence run North 582.81 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar set along the North right-of-way line of Alcorn County Road #500; thence leaving said right-of-way run North 388.53 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar set and the point of beginning of this description; thence run West 469.60 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar set; thence run North 208.71 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar set; thence run East 469.60 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar set; thence run South 208.71 feet to the point of beginning, containing 2.25 acres, more or less.

402.77 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar set; thence continue North 208.71 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar set; thence run East 20.00 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar set; thence run South 208.71 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar set; thence continue South 388.53 feet to the 2011 Lacossecontaining pointBuick of beginning, Goldmist 0.2811k, acres, more or less.

$

25,900

I will convey only such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.

SIGNED AND POSTED this 1st of February, 2012.

2 to

N. Chad Borden, Choose from SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

2011 Chevy Malibu LT

Publish 9, 16, 23, Goldmist, 29K,February Chrome 2, Wheels 2012

16,950

$

13557

WE BUY CARS

1101 N. 2nd Street • Booneville, MS • www.courtesyautoms.com

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE WHEREAS, on January 3, 2008, Michael K. Coleman and Tina L. Coleman executed a certain deed of trust to Jeff Schofield, Trustee for the benefit of American General Financial Services, Inc., which deed of trust is of record in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Alcorn County, State of Mississippi in Instrument No. 200800064; and

Commencing at the Northeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 2 South, Range 6 East; thence run South 784.17 feet; thence run West 805.90 feet to a 1/2 inch steel pin on the North right-of-way of Alcorn County Road 617 at the point of beginning; thence run along said North right-of-way South 24 degrees 20 minutes 52 seconds West 208.69 feet to a 1/2 inch steel pin; thence run North 65 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 208.71 feet to a 1/2 inch steel pin; thence run North 24 degrees 20 minutes 52 seconds East 208.69 feet to a 1/2 inch steel pin; thence run South 65 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 208.71 feet to the point of beginning, containing 1 acre, more or less.

NOTICE TO KNOWN CREDITORS

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, pursuant to Section 91-7-145(1) of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, as amended, that I have this day forwarded to the Daily Corinthian for publication, a Notice to Creditors, a copy of which is attached to your information. If you are a creditor of the estate referenced above, and you fail to have your claim against said estate probated and registered by the Chancery Court of Alcorn County, Mississippi within ninety (90) days after the first publication of the enclosed Notice, such will bar your claim as provided in Section 91-7-151 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, as amended.

WHEREAS, Springleaf Financial Services, Inc., formerly known as American General Financial Services, Inc., has heretofore substituted J. Gary Massey as Trustee by instruTHIS the 15 day of Jan., ALSO: An easement for the ment dated October 5, 2011 2012. purpose of ingress and egress and recorded in the aforesaid I WILL CONVEY only such described as follows: Chancery Clerk's Office in In- title as vested in me as SubstiPAMELA NORRIS 3t Feb. 2, 9, 16, 2012 strument No. 201104954; and tuted Trustee.

Situated in the County of Alcorn, State of Mississippi and commencing at an axle found at the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 3 South, Range 6 East, Alcorn County, Mississippi, Chickasaw Meridian, thence run North 582.81 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar set along the North right-of-way line of Alcorn county Road #500, said point also being the point of beginning of this description; thence run along a curve to the left 24.55 feet, said curve having the following right-of-way characteristics; Radius of 508.20 feet, Chord Bearing of South 54 degrees 53 minutes 07 seconds West Chord length of 24.55 feet and a delta angle of 02 degrees 46 minutes 05 seconds; thence leaving said right-of-way run North 402.77 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar set; thence continue North 208.71 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar set; thence run East 20.00 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar set; thence run South 208.71 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar set; thence continue South 388.53 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.28 acres, more or less.

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WHEREAS, default having been made in the terms and conditions of said deed of trust and the entire debt secured thereby having been declared to be due and payable in accordance with the terms of said deed of trust, Springleaf Financial Services, Inc., formerly known as American General Financial Services, Inc., the legal holder of said indebtedness, having requested the undersigned Substituted Trustee to execute the trust and sell said land and property in accordance with the terms of said deed of trust and for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, trustee's fees and expense of sale.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, J. Gary Massey, Substituted Trustee in said deed of trust, will on February 23, 2012 offer for sale at public outcry and sell within legal hours (being between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.), at the South Main Door of the County Courthouse of AlI will convey only such title as corn County, located at Coris vested in me as Substitute inth, Mississippi, to the highTrustee. est and best bidder for cash the following described propSIGNED AND POSTED this erty situated in Alcorn 1st of February, 2012.

County, State of Mississippi, to-wit: N. Chad Borden, SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

Lying and being in the North-

Publish February 2, 9, 16, 23, east Quarter of Section 27, Township 2 South, Range 6 2012

East, Alcorn County, Mississippi, more particularly described as follows:

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Commencing at the Northeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 2 South, Range 6 East; thence run South 784.17 feet; thence run West 805.90 feet to a 1/2 inch steel pin on the North right-of-way of Alcorn County Road 617 at the point of beginning; thence run along said North right-of-way South 24 degrees 20 minutes 52 seconds West 208.69 feet to a 1/2 inch steel pin; thence run North 65 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 208.71 feet to a 1/2 inch steel 0114 Happy Ads pin; thence run North 24 degrees 20 minutes 52 seconds East 208.69 feet to a 1/2 inch steel pin; thence run South 65 degrees 00 minutes 00 secThomas Taylor l LLambert b andd A Amyonds (Blome) (Bl me) ) 208.71 feet to the East Lambert are proud to announce the point of beginning, containing birth of their daughter, 1 acre, more or less.

FO

GGERMAN short-haired Pointer dog,

1 yr. old, name is Daisy.

Oak Forest area. Has leather collar.

Call Leah, 662-415-9834

It’s A Girl!

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE on this 30th day of January, 2012.

J. Gary Massey SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE Shapiro & Massey, L.L.C. 1910 Lakeland Drive Suite B Jackson, MS 39216 (601)981-9299 15 CR 617 Corinth, MS 38834 11-003244 DT Publication Dates: February 2, 9 and 16, 2012 13559

IN RE: LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF RICHARD L. CAMPBELL NO. 2012-0038-02 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters Testamentary having been granted on the 18th day of January, 2012, by the Chancery Court of Alcorn County, Mississippi, to the undersigned upon the Estate of Richard L. Campbell, deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against said estate to present the same to the Clerk of this Court for probate and registration, according to the law, within ninety (90) days from the first publication of this notice or they will be forever barred.

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CAROLYN WALKER PLAINTIFF Personally and as next of kin of minor J. W. V. BETH POTTS and BRENT WALKER DEFENDANTS

CAUSE NO. 2012-0019-02-M

You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Brent Walker, Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff, seeking custody, child-support, legitimization or other relief demanded. Beth Potts is a non-resident of this State and not to be found herein after diligent search and inquiry, and the post office address of said Defendant is not known, and whose last known address is Aberdeen, Mississippi.

You are required to mail or hand-deliver a copy of a written response to the Answer to Complaint for Guardianship, Petition for Emergency Temporary Relief and Other Relief and Counter Complaint for Custody, For Child Support and For Legitimization filed against you in this action to Lisa A. Koon, the attorney for the Plaintiff/s, whose post office address is Post Office Drawer 1109, This the 18th day of Janu- Iuka, Mississippi 38852, and ary, 2012. whose street address is 1231 First American Drive, Iuka, TIMOTHY R. CAMPBELL Mississippi 38852.

EXECUTOR ODOM AND ALLRED, P.A. SOLICITORS FOR EXECUTOR Published: January 26, 2012 February 2, 2012 February 9, 2012 13553 PUBLIC NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS

Savannah Augustine Lambert

born 1-18-12 at 11:39 A.M. tuted Trustee.

She weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. and was 19 3/4 inches long.

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE Proud grandparents are Martha on andthis 30th day of January, 2012.

Carl Blome of Burnsville; Catherine Lambert of Booneville & Bob and Ellie Lambert rt of Iuka J. Gary Massey SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF ALCORN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

SUMMONS IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF ALCORN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI TO: BETH POTTS

The Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District will receive Sealed Bids until 10:00 A.M., Thursday, February 23, 2012 in the District's office located at 187 North Eason Boulevard, Tupelo, MisI WILL CONVEY only such sissippi 38804 for the followtitle as vested in me as Substi- ing item:

15,950

15,950

0955 Legals

THE LAST WILL AND Lying and being in the North- TESTAMENT OF GREGORY CHEREM, east Quarter of Section 27, DECEASED Township 2 South, Range 6 0955 Legals 0955 Legals East, Alcorn County, MissisNO. 2011-0224-02 sippi, more particularly described as follows:

(1) One New Hydraulic Shear For additional information and a copy of the Specifications/Bid Form, contact Steve Wallace, Executive Director, Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District at P.O. Box 616, Tupelo, Mississippi 38802; by telephone (662) 842-2131/842-2136[Bus], (662) 760-0515[Cell]; by fax (662) 842-2132; or by e-mail: swallace@cgdsl.net.

YOUR RESPONSE MUST ME MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2012 , WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT.

You must also file the original of your Response with the Clerk of this Court within a reasonable time afterward.

Issued under my hand and the seal of said Court, this the 7th day of February, 2012.

Bobby Marolt, Chancery Court Clerk Alcorn County, Mississippi

Issued at the Request of: Lisa A. Koon, Esq. Attorney for Brent Walker 1231 First American Drive Post Office Drawer1109 Iuka, MS 38852 Tel: 662-423-1006 Fax: 662-423-1091 MSB No. 100087 The District reserves the 4t 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/1/12 right to reject any and all bids. 13568 Steve Wallace, Executive Director

HOME SERVICE DIRECTORY

February 2, 2012 February 9, 2012 13560

Home Improvement & Repair

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF ALCORN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF GREGORY CHEREM, DECEASED

BUTLER, DOUG: Foundation, floor leveling, bricks cracking, rotten wood, basements, shower floor. Over 35 yrs. exp. Free est.

731-239-8945 or 662-284-6146.

GENERAL HOUSE & Yard Maintenance: Carpentry, flooring, all types painting.

Pressure NO. 2011-0224-02 washing driveways, patios, decks, viny siding.

No job too small. Guar.

NOTICE TO quality work at the lowKNOWN CREDITORS est price! Call for estimate, 662-284-6848.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, pursuant to S e c t i o n SHANE PRICE Building 91-7-145(1) of the Mississippi Inc. New construction, Code of 1972 Annotated, as home remodeling & reamended, that I have this day pair. Lic. 662-808-2380. forwarded to the Daily Corinthian for publication, a No- Fair & following Jesus tice to Creditors, a copy of "The Carpenter" which is attached to your inStorage, Indoor/ formation. If you are a creditor of the estate referenced Outdoor above, and you fail to have AMERICAN your claim against said estate MINI STORAGE probated and registered by the Chancery Court of Al2058 S. Tate corn County, Mississippi Across from within ninety (90) days after World Color the first publication of the en287-1024 closed Notice, such will bar your claim as provided in Section 91-7-151 of the Missis- MORRIS CRUM Mini-Stor. sippi Code of 1972 Anno- 72 W. 3 diff. locations, unloading docks, rental tated, as amended. truck avail, 286-3826.

THIS the 15 day of Jan., 2012.

PROFESSIONAL PAMELA NORRIS

SERVICE DIRECTORY