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Monday, February 25, 2013

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Official Q& A

Sheriff Jim Johnson

SS: How can people keep from being victims of auto and home burglaries?

JJ: The biggest thing is to lock your vehicle. Don’t leave anything inside your vehicle - your laptops or things like that, that they can see. Every single one of these vehicles broken into was unlocked. There’s not any house that doesn’t have windows and it doesn’t take much to break a window. I can’t say that there is some foolproof method to guarantee you won’t get broken into shy of building a concrete house. Burglar alarms help. These houses still get hit, but when they get hit they are the least impacted by the amount of time spent in the house. Homes that are well lit and have someone watching over them when you’re gone are less likely. Some common sense approaches will help. Don’t let your newspaper or mail pile up, be careful about posting on social networks. If you post that you’re in another state, they know it will be a little while and your address is probably on there too.

SS: What’s something unexpected you saw this year.

JJ: I don’t know how you would categorize it, but there was a case where we caught two individuals responsible for kidnapping and aggravated assault on a victim that they set on fire. We just took the case to the grand jury. Heinous crimes to that degree are just not seen here. You had several violent crimes. There was a murder of an individual in the Auburn community. There were several aggravated offenses - more violence than you normally saw. We fortunately caught most of them, but there is the Parker case where he was shot several times and it’s still unsolved.

I think what will solve that case is someone coming forward or another crime that can be linked.

We just saw some heinous crimes.

SS: What are some trends y’all are being told to look out for and preparing for?

JJ: The drug problem has changed. You’re seeing now, with the Internet and technology, the availability of being in contact with each other has become a big part of criminal activity. Drugs have changed to the point that it seems to be easier to be able to get the drugs into our county.

We just recently had a commercial delivery service that gave us some information and we were able to intercept a package with a sizable amount of drugs coming in from another state. They’re mailing pseudoephedrine, prescription marijuana and the biggest thing we’ve seen is prescription medication. The reason for that is the availability of it. It’s in every home and easy and legal to get. We’re having a lot of burglaries where we’re seeing prescription medication stolen and that’s something the everyday person doesn’t keep an inventory of. How many people go home and realize they have four Xanax missing out of a bottle on the shelf?

SS: We’ve talked about the possibility of a new jail or working towards that. Talk about that.

JJ: I was working here – not as the sheriff – in 1995 when we decided to build this facility. The day that we moved in it, it helped with the problems we had in 1997 – going from a 50-bed facility to a 202-bed facility. We’ve now outgrown it. This jail is where the department is, where my office is, where records are, it’s the whole thing. A lot of times when you talk about expanding the jail, they think about the incarceration part, which is at a point where we have to do something as

far as incarceration, but it will be for the entire sheriff ’s department. The government monitors room for the inmates and how we treat them, but they don’t see if the investigators have enough room in their office. I’m looking at it for everybody. My employees don’t have enough room. I’ve got investigators in a small office where they can’t even interview victims. The phases they’re looking at are the Justice Court is out of room, the sheriff ’s office and jail are in need of something. The only morgue we have is in the local hospital and it’s limited and they have their own use for hospital patients. They don’t need outside help filling that up. We’re looking at all of those.

Tupelo is in need of a police department so there has been conversation of putting it all together.

Another thing that ties in to this is the amount of incarceration we’re seeing from mental health.

There is no long-term mental health facility anymore. These people are in and out, in and out, in and out. We’ve seen a flood of it in the past two years. I’ve dealt with this personally with a parent. I know the personal pain a family deals with when a mentally unhealthy person is in the home. A jail is no place for someone with mental problems.

SS: Can you think of a specific moment in the past year where you were really proud of your deputies or staff?

JJ: We had a situation – and it seems minor – but it tells you what kind of people I have working here. They’re here because they love what they do. I had some deputies called to a drowning and this individual couldn’t swim. They didn’t stand on the bank and keep the crowd back. They jumped in the water and it was cold and dove to the bottom and got him out. The didn’t wait on gear or anyone else and he lived for some time because of their actions. How many times do you go home everyday and your house wasn’t broken into or your family slept safe at night. It’s because of the men and women out here protecting. I’m proud of my deputies for jumping in the lake, but the thing I’m most proud of is the job they do every day.

SS: What can community members do to help the sheriff ’s office?

JJ: We have built, I hope, a good relationship with the county and community where they trust us. And we hope to continue to do that, and we ask to continue that working relationship and keep up with what’s going on in the community and in your area. If there is a problem you have that we can help you with, let us know and let us come and try to do some preventive programs to keep it from getting worse. Stay involved with your community, you know your neighborhood better than we do. Photo by C. Todd Sherman | Daily Journal

Police Chief Tony Carleton what their needs are. I welcome that because we want to be able to meet the needs of the public because if there is a need there, it is certainly one of our goals - we want to meet it. We want to make sure we’re in deep with that and encourage neighbors to get in touch with their association and get involved.

SS: What are some ways people in the community can get engaged with the department and help you out?

TC: I’m available, they can get in touch with me and talk. We have a person, Sgt. Katarsha White, is our COP officer. She’ll come out and meet you and answer any questions you have. She is sort of a liaison between the investigations or patrol or anything like that. If they have a problem with speeders or lighting, it’s a way for the neighborhood association to get back to the city and say, “Hey, we think there should be a ‘Slow Driving. Children at Play’ sign here.” Of course, it still has to get through the traffic committee but that’s how we determine what people’s needs are.

SS: In the past year there have been some violent crimes in communities around the country.

Will that lead to increased critical response training here?

TC: We try to prepare for active shooters like that. We train for that every year. We just want to make sure we take a fresh look so that we’re not missing something.

Safe & Secure: How far away is the animal control officer from starting patrol?

Tony Carleton: We just got our animal control officer finished with the police officer training program. He came to us as a certified officer and we finished him on patrol so he can function as a patrol officer. Currently, (Ken Haws) is in Atlanta going through the first phase of the animal control officer course, and when he completes that we’re looking to get him on the street and get him going. By the time this comes out, he should be on patrol. If there is someone who has a problem with an animal the still need to contact the humane society. What this officer’s primary goal is - he is there for vicious animals. If there is an attack or something like that, he is there to respond in those situations. He’s also here to go and enforce the codes the city has set forth. His job is not to call if my neighbor’s dog has run across my garden or is in my flower bed. We’re going to answer vicious animal calls. We’re really excited about him coming on board and helping patrol out as well. (Officers) may come to a situation where there is an animal that’s barking or they can’t get to where they need to go. If they have to go into a house and there is an animal, they will have him.

SS: Your school resource officers are all trained in active shooter response, correct?

TC: Correct. Superintendent Gearl Loden and I have met and discussed this. Not to speak for him, but we’re of the same opinion – that we want to make sure we can provide the best, safe school environment we can. We took a fresh look, discussing different situations, and this summer when school is out we will certainly do some more training in the schools - but not just schools, any business, the mall, anywhere like that. We want to make sure first responders are well trained and ready to respond.

SS: You’re also undergoing the accreditation process through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. How is that going?

TC: No, we’re finished now and we’re waiting to hear back an official approval. We’ve met a lot of criteria, especially for the past three years. We’ve been building up for this to make sure we have standards in place that meet the needs of the public and meet the needs of the department. Our day-to-day operations and procedures come into play. There are certain requirements and restrictions we have to meet in order to complete this process.

SS: Everyone is excited about and has been talking about the new Police Athletic League Building.

TC: Oh yes. Certainly us getting in the new building is going to be a milestone. One of the biggest things we’re excited about is being located in a neighborhood and in a subdivision, somewhere that kids can walk from their house. We’ve been thankful for what we have, no doubt, but we certainly feel like we can expand. We’re getting quotes and bids right now but we don’t have a tentative date yet. It should get going this year.

SS: How was the community feedback? They had an opportunity to respond. Have you had access to the comments yet?

TC: Just by word of mouth, not by official letter yet. I haven’t heard anything negative. Everything was great and they were proud to see us doing this and working to meet some of those goals and standards.

SS: What are some trends you saw in enforcement or something that drew focus?

TC: Usually domestic violence is a high volume of calls. It’s the age and day we live in that it’s just that way. Disturbance calls too. It’s not a fortunate situation we have to be in but we still have to answer those calls. It’s one the officer has to be prepared for so he doesn’t let his gaze down and get taken advantage of.

SS: And it was a voluntary auditing process, right?

TC: Yes, we welcomed them in to evaluate us and show us what we need to get done.

SS: What do y’all expect to see in 2013 or what trends are you hearing about?

TC: They’re always creative about how they’re transporting drugs or using drugs.

That’s something the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit, they’re on top of that. A lot of times they get a lot of information before we do, but they’re real good about passing it down so the officers can use it on the street. That’s certainly something we look for. Bomb threats too. The (explosive ordnance disposal) unit has answered several calls for threats. We don’t look for that to change, but then again, you have a lot of guys that come out of World War II that are going away now and some of them leave relics from the war and a family member will say, “Oh, I don’t know anything about this,” so we’ll get called.

SS: When do you expect to hear back from them?

TC: Either the end of February or beginning of March.

SS: You’ve said you want to dig back into the neighborhood associations and the community in your community policing effort.

TC: The (community-oriented policing) concept is still out there. A lot of times when people come into a new neighborhood or area, they don’t necessarily go and greet their neighbors, and we certainly want to come alongside of them and help them and encourage them to hang over that backyard fence and get to know one another so they’re able to protect each other.

SS: What is your role in a neighborhood association?

TC: Each time there is a meeting we try to have someone there to answer questions and let them know what kind of calls we’re receiving in the area. It also gives them an opportunity to tell us

SS: Do you expect to expand the school resource officer program or is it at a good spot right now?

TC: I don’t know that we will expand. We certainly won’t decrease. But, until we’ve read some more studies about what’s happened in Connecticut, right now I think we’re OK. It’s certainly of the stuff we’ve talked about. We haven’t taken anything off the table as far as this discussion goes.

We’ve worked to get some guys updated on active shooter training and want to be as prepared as we can be.

SS: What’s a big moment y’all had last year in the department. A moment you were real proud of your officers.

TC: To knock on wood, we’ve had every bank robbery solved last year. Those guys, the patrol officers, street crimes unit and investigations, have worked well together and all come out together to make sure we track down each one. Those guys really work hard out there and don’t take their job lightly. Photo by C. Todd Sherman | Daily Journal

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Safe & Secure: What were some trends you saw last year as far as enforcement goes?

Jim Johnson: We saw an increase in burglaries – home burglaries – comparing it to years past.

You’ve always had some here and there, but we had several instances where there was a rash of multiple burglaries. And not just homes but vehicles as well. We were fortunate enough that the more they committed, the more evidence we had and more information we garnered – we were able to catch them. These particular individuals we caught in several instances were responsible for 10, 15, 20 and even 25 burglaries and that’s unusual. You would usually have more than one person involved, male and female, young and old. The car burglaries we dealt with spanned several weeks and many common denominators showed it was mainly in subdivisions with concentrated houses so they could hit house to house to house with a vehicle riding around picking them up. Most of the vehicles were unlocked.

Monday, February 25, 2013

School Resource Officers

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TUPELO – School resource officers have been a hot topic of conversation in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting.

The NRA argument says good guys with guns in schools prevent bad guys with guns.

The ACLU argues having armed guards or police in school encourages police to criminalize student behavior and contribute to the school-to-prison pipeline.

Corp. John Bramble, school resource officer with the Tupelo Police Department, said it’s much simpler than those arguments.

“We don’t walk around like storm troopers,” he said. “We want to have the kids feel like they can come and talk to us.”

Bramble said being in the schools helps foster relationships between students and law enforcement.

“We want the kids to tell us if they saw something, even if it’s nothing,” he said. “We want them to feel comfortable coming to us because if they don’t, something bad could ultimately happen.”

Bramble said the students and school staff are more comfortable coming to the school resource officers because they are an established presence in the school.

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“I think the presence here helps and I think people think twice,” he said. “We do K9 searches. Do we want to find anything? No, because we don’t want anything to be here and we don’t want to have to put people in jail. But our presence here deters that kind of behavior.”

The officers handle a range of different things every day from a stolen cell phone to a criminal investigation that could lead to felony charges.

In Tupelo, four resource offers are on duty during school hours. An officer is always stationed at Tupelo High School and Tupelo Middle School and the other two officers float among the city’s 11 other schools.

Tupelo Schools Superintendent Gearl Loden said having the officers increases the level of safety and order on each campus.

“When they’re in and out of the buildings, they’re helping young people to understand the role of the police and their support,” he said. “From a safety standpoint, they’re a great asset to have.”

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Monday, February 25, 2013

Online Safety

Technology develops at a rapid pace this day and age, a pace young people seem more adept at adapting to than their parents.

Investigator Bobby Bean, of the Lee County Sheriff ’s Office, said parents need to be aware of how the Internet works and how their children are using it.

“Facebook is just like going to a bar or club when we were 18 or 22, he said. “You go to do what? Meet girls, meet friends and have a good time. When you go into these places like Facebook or chatrooms, it’s a chance you’re taking and you have to make common sense decisions as to what information you put out there.”

Bean said if someone posts their workplace or their weekend plans without restricting who can see the information, nothing is stopping anyone from showing up there, regardless of their intentions.

“I tell parents to go into the security settings and tighten them up,” he said. “Lock everything down where it’s only available to your friends.”

Bean said if there is no security on a social media site, anyone can see when someone posts that they are out of town.

“Criminals use social media too, and if they know you’re not home, they can probably find your address on your Facebook and come rob you,” he said.

To change a child’s security settings, the parents need the password and login information, something Bean said every parent should have.

“Parents should have their child’s password on all their accounts,” he said. “If not, the child is probably hiding something. If you want to make a child mad, make them give you all their passwords. It’s better that than find out later there is a 35-year-old man who’s had sexual encounters with your 15-year-old daughter and it’s all on Facebook.”

He said once something has been put online, it’s hard to take down. The rate at which people can download and replicate information makes it hard to remove all evidence of a post, picture or video.

Young people are not only in danger if they post personal information online. Online threats, if made specific enough, can lead to criminal prosecution.

“If someone says ‘I’m fixing to whoop your butt,’ that’s one thing, but if they say, ‘I’m going to get you tomorrow at school,’ that’s more specific,” Bean said. “If (the threats) are specific they can be charged.”

Online harassment and posting of injurious messages involve relatively new cyber laws in Mississippi that can be enforced in real life.

To protect online information, Bean said the most important thing to do is change your password often and make sure it is a difficult password.

Bean said when he gets a seized cell phone he has to crack, the first password he tries is the last four digits of their social security number or their birthday turned around backwards.

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Jarico Q. Sloan (M) D.O.B. - 04/14/1993 Height - 6’ 2” Weight - 160 lbs.

Wanted for: Felony Shoplifting

Timothy T. McBride (M) D.O.B - 11/17/1979 Height - 5’ 4” Weight - 115 lbs.

Wanted for: False Pretense x 2

Herman L. Pannell II (M) D.O.B. - 07/11/1962 Height - 5’ 5” Weight - 180 lbs.

Wanted for: Aggravated Assault

Terry Gene Smith (M) D.O.B. - 04/25/1984 Height - 5’ 11” Weight - 145 lbs.

Wanted for: Burglary of a Dwelling

Robert Eugene Thomas (M) D.O.B. - 06/03/1964 Height: 6’ 1” Weight: 185 lbs.

Wanted for: Burglary x 2

Rashad Montez Williams (M) D.O.B. - 08/28/1991 Height - 5’ 9” Weight - 150 lbs.

Wanted for: Burglary of a Dwelling

Martavious Quashun Dillard (M) D.O.B. - 06/10/1995 Height - 5’ 11” Weight - 160 lbs.

Wanted for: Breaking and Entering

Randall Justin Duncan (M) D.O.B. - 10/29/1989 Height - 5’ 8” Weight - 129 lbs.

Wanted for: Breaking and Entering

Kenny Ethridge (M) D.O.B - 10/26/1970 Height - 5’ 8” Weight - 140 lbs.

Wanted for: Receiving Stolen Property

Frederick L Fells (M) D.O.B. - 02/26/1974 Height - 5’ 4” Weight - 115 lbs.

Wanted for: DUI 3

Cornelius Long (M) D.O.B. - 03/28/1991 Height - 6’ 1” Weight - 160 lbs.

Wanted for: Armed Robbery

James S. Winning (M) D.O.B. - 04/26/1960 Height - 5’ 10” Weight - 185 lbs.

Wanted for: Credit Card Fraud

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Rogelia Sanchez Roman (M) D.O.B. - 01/14/1967 Height - 5’ 4” Weight - 150 lbs.

Wanted for: Sexual Battery

Robert J. Hogan, Jr. (M) D.O.B. - 12/25/1982 Height - 5’ 9” Weight - 180 lbs.

Wanted for: Embezzlement Under Contact

Tisa M. McDonald (F) D.O.B. - 10/19/1971 Height - 5’ 7” Weight - 160 lbs.

Wanted for: Credit Card Fraud

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Monday, February 25, 2013

K9 Programs

Tupelo Police K9 handler Walter Wilkerson and Pele

Tupelo Police Officer Walter Wilkerson would just as readily trust his life to a dog as a fellow police officer.

In Wilkerson’s case, the dog is a highly trained K9 named Pele he has patrolled with for almost three years.

The Tupelo Police Department employs five K9 handlers and five dogs, all malinois. Four of the dogs are dual purpose tracking and narcotics locator dogs. The fifth dog is trained to sniff out explosives.

K9 officers are required to train 16 hours each month with their animal, in addition to the initial training and bonding process.

“That is in addition to our normal shift duties,” Wilkerson said. “Every one of our dogs stays at home with their handler so they’re maintaining them at home, too.”

Michael Summerlin is one of Tupelo’s five K9 officers.

“It’s a valuable asset to have on the side of the roadway,” he said. “Especially when it comes to things like drug trafficking and criminal apprehension. If you have a dog on the roadway with you and they see him in the car, they generally know what you’re there for.”

Summerlin said a K9 is great backup to have.

Wilkerson agreed, “At every traffic stop my dog has my back. When I get out of my truck, he’s barking. I keep the window rolled down as soon as I turn on the blue lights, and the people in the car know he’s there. I can’t tell you how many times that’s probably saved me from a confrontation, ‘Oh, he’s got a dog.’”

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Department has an agility course at the North Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Center. The handlers also use the schools and some local business owners’ buildings to train.

“We have access to the Carnation building where we do a lot of narcotics work,” Wilkerson said. “We use the wrecker services too, to hide narcotics in junk cars.”

The officers often use their dogs to find drugs, but they also can track fleeing criminals and even lost and disoriented citizens.

“We don’t have different calls or commands for a burglar or lost person who is mentally disabled,” he said. “When we go to track a person, the track command is the same, whether it’s a super bad guy or someone who’s lost their way - a small kid or something like that.”

Wilkerson said the dogs don’t know the difference so the handler has to pay extra close attention if they are tracking someone who can’t be bitten.

A single purpose dog can cost about $6,000, but the more often used dual purpose dogs can run upwards of $15,000.

The malinois has replaced the German shepherd as the most common police dog because of their sturdier hips and longer working life expectancy.

Wilkerson said you have to be dedicated and love working with animals to be a K9 officer.

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Mississippi school superintendents may no longer be elected if legislative leaders are able to change the law.

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Kelley Homan, 34, of Tupelo, mother of two is a single who system to receive struggled with the court two years while child support payments for going to school master’s degree in mental health to get her “I’m just a graduate counseling. student and struggling,” she said.“We live with I was really right now because my it was so hard to parents my own in graduate make it on school.”

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The program was presented by the King's Dream Team.

Dixon, a Yazoo City native and first black female to serve as one of eight DIXON administrative judges with the Mississippi Worker's Compensation Commission, asked if the "dream" of Dr. King could be still be fulfilled.

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cent of those crimes occurred in the south.

She said we must "stop drinking from the cup of hatred and bitterness" as Dr. King said. She charged the crowd to love their fellow man, because love sees not color.

"I refuse to dishonor my mom's memory and Dr. King's memory by drinking from the cup of hatred," Dixon said. "We must take the proceeds from the check Dr. King spoke about in his speech and use them wisely.

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Chief of Police remains least (D) Ward 4 Alderman at One month • Mark Golding (D) period and say they qualifying in the Mid-South • Chris Robertson observers by to compete sponsored some politicalcandidates but probee in Memphisrd. Greer and expect more Ward 1 Alderman (D) Scripps-Howa Jack$50 each (R) vide no names.

• Daniel Frain Jimmy Lewis rounds and Grubbs received prizes pro(incumbent) Last week, to run for Ward 3 • Jeff Olson It took a dozen – several of all three cash in state competiAsia Smith of Ripley words to with by the Potter-HenryWhile there, Asia serves as a junior volunteer and tion son qualified Samantha Morris nearly 70 the and tion competing with recently competed for unfamiliar vided 72 of Alderman run forWard 4 Alder(incum- the title of Boys & Girls does many tasks including tutoring, arts and crafts Ward 2 Alderman which were more seasoned Lowrey Post has other youth from Anderson the qualified to – to • Johnny Legion, which some of for Mississippi Clubs Youth of the Year audience bee American Union the and leading activities. With more than 103 volun- throughout man. the local of the Albany in speller in for the State Youth of of North Mississippi. all but one Outside New qualifiers have stu- sponsored Nun- Smith competed against eliminate few teer hours at the Ripley Club, Asia is also very active the Year title.

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Incumbents Rials; and Alder- Other club represensaid Zell Long, Chief deadlines run as inMadison also M. the same Carolyn of Professional Officer of Mayor, Joe tatives were 15-year-old candidates ton correctly project. bany since meaning there will men Joseph Graham, Thomas, the daughter after Zachary Wadley of the contributions to a mem- the BGCNMS. “They Zakiyah Brown of the Cotton is Cotton; Greer is spelled dependents, and their first and McCuiston, Jeanetteand David Jay are all truly winners; Oxford L-O-U Club, win- Northside Club . ber’s family, school, getting “incan- Maggi and Amy and David be no primarynot come until the Fleurette Ausburn right of we are fortuner; 18-year-old Julie community and local Being named Youth will Independent).

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Severe flu season worsens David Helms

Pontotoc Progress January or February,” An early flu he said.

Montgomery advised to escalate acrossseason continues shot is still the best that a flu the nation and state and local defense physicians report against the flu. that Mississippians “It’s definitely are also suffering from the not too late to coughing, achy, get a flu shot, even feverish and sometimes deadly about two weeks though it takes illness. ing,” Montgomeryto begin work“We’ve certainly “The flu will said. had an early and intense flu last through February said Dr. Thomasseason already,” so I’d and maybe into March, recommend getting E. Dobbs, III, state epidemiologist with the shot if you haven’t had one.”a flu Mississippi State “If a person Department of Health. you may still getgets the flu shot, “Normally the severity is sick, but usually not as bad.”

February are ourmid-January and Montgomery said break times, but most severe out- begins the flu often flu cases in this year we had lowed with sinus congestion, folNovember and by bad December,” Dobbs bad chills and coughing, fever, said. weakness.

Forty-seven Montgomery said widespread flu states reported get tested if you feel it’s best to activity as of week ending January the flu. you have the 5, up from Pontotoc Middle 41 the previous “That’s because School sixth grade week, according eInstruction boards. to new data released the symptoms (Photo by David teacher Shanna Daniel last Friday of pneumonia and the flu are (Jan. 11) by quizzes her students Helms) similar, very using the new Disease Control the Centers of ments but the medical treatare different,” and Prevention (CDC).

“If it’s pneumoniahe stressed.

According to we need start to on states and New the CDC, 24 ately heavy antibiotics immedied high levels York City report- will and if it’s the flu, Tamiflu tery; Gary Henry, sexual help if taken within down from 29of flu, but that was 24 hours.” battery; Bradley Shane the first states the week before.

Leopard, sexual battery; Montgomery urged persons Based on available Cruz Zepeda, sexual batstatistics, who have flu symptoms to stay more than 3,700 home from work tery; and Ronald CodyRegina Butler at been hospitalized people have Pontotoc Pettit have the Childers, sexual battery .

“We certainly or school.

Progress nationwide for smart the flu since October urge folks Also, Daniel“Tall Jeter,tales are set in the At North Pontotocboards. and at least have had any contact with who Wild 20 children have West or the American the flu fourth grade teacher Elementary sexual battery; Joshawa died, the CDC to stay away from the Frontier,” reported. read the students nursing homes,” Montgomery Little has the smart Amanda Ray Burch,Daniel’s touching a in Shanna Most of the cautioned. sixth grade teacher board while “Of course the child for lustful pur-sixth grade class at hospitalizations have been in people Pontotoc flu hits rather Missaha Middle School. suddenly,” Larabee has it poses; Alexander Crum, “In Mississippi, older than 65. ok that he said. “You can feel Their Elementary. in the Upper the flu is cerdepicting acenter child en-attention was front and morning tainly statewide at have a 103 degree and by lunch At South Pontotoc gaged in sexual con-the lit up board.

Regina Butler is more intense at this point and Through fourth the course grade teachers “And even after temperature.”

Pontotoc Progress duct; Brittfew Chapman, Stephanie in recent years,” than we’ve seen the moments Danielof the next Gregory and Shunda coughing and the fever ends, Dr. Dobbs said. explained depicting the a child enweakness “This difference “We wanted to has the technology Gillespie between a tall make sure the we’ve seenis the most flu cases linger for a month or longer.” can gaged in sexual conand a legend. tale teachers can engage since 2009.”

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Senior Vicea blue morning break. Thursday senior adults jamin Carter, box. robbery; President Americas One was her third day Sales other chronic and persons with hands, good way is to wash your Jeffrey Ramer, bur- this,” “Answer to use it. “However, eInstruction illness,” he cauwash your hands, she tioned. glary; RyanThe Heath students didn’t instructed. Monday and it was installed on wash your hands, experts by agree.

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The regular February term of the Circuit Court of Tippah County starts at 9 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 4., at the Courthouse in Ripley. It is a two-week term. Judge Robert W. Elliot will preside.

The following cases are now pending on the court docket and are set for trial at 8:30 a.m. on the Tuesday of that week and may be called for trial on any day during the term.

Franklin Fitzpatrick, capital murder; Zackary Earhart, aggravated assault and conspiracy; James Kennon, aggravated assault; Janquten Mullins, aggravated assault; Chasity Polege, aggravated assault and extreme indifference; Roger Scott, aggravated assault; Tabitha James, aggravated assault; Jermaine Hayes, aggravated assault; Jeffrey Kleckner, sexual battery and touching a child for lustful purposes; Jerry Jeter Jr., possession of child pornography; Robert Stewart Jr., possession of child pornography; Justin Bowen, sexual battery; Elias Dominguez, sexual bat-

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Kat Miss gifts to– sick children in the Bundles McCloskey – Crory, ran musicalstory is set in the Warbucks – hospital. Decorating pillowcases to be given to children are Kayleigh White, standing; and Shelby Sexton. school musical ling, Mr. Star-To-Be – McMillen, Anne The Annie’s life Farrell – Olivia Dunnam, which initially ThompHowell, Hickey, Phillip The show, for nearly six years and tells the story of her Lt. Ward – Elkannah – Mark Jerrell James – Kurt Mike – Christian search for D. Rooon Broadway for best musical, in the orphanage, various ne- Hannigan Brooke Fowler, Hannigan Mason, Shaun Vaughn, Tony with son, Rooster St. Regis – Kristen Spencer Day, Franklin Feb. – Kelly Fay and won a Nail on Friday, 9, parents, run-ins and eventual Lily Scott, Betsy –T’Airra Robbins, – Chandler Feb. will be presented Boylan SistersCorderica sevelt farious characters Warbucks, Employees: p.m.; Saturday, Warbucks Scott, CeFoster, 8, at 7:30 and Sunday, Feb. 10, adoption by Daddy sunshine Cochran, together to serve others is a all over the community on Ferrell, Tabitha Drake – Christopher Annette –

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Tommy and Margie James received the Milton Colom's Community Service Award for their planning and implementation of youth football in Tippah County.

Former Ripley Middle School teacher, Patricia Cook received the Annie Prather Lifetime Achievement Award for educating youth for over 37 years.

Entertainment was provided by the Terry Street Church of Christ Male Chorus and St. James Church of God In Christ Mass Choir.

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JACKSON – Two state health officials have stopped short of endorsing for Mississippi a federal proposal to expand Medicaid to cover all residents earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level of about $15,000 annually.

During a recent news conference at the Capitol to report on the overall poor health of Mississippi citizens, state Health Officer Mary Currier and Mississippi Medical Association President Steve Demetropoulos said their organizations have not taken a position on the expansion of Medicaid.

Both said they thought it is important for people to have health insurance as a step to improve the state’s overall health rankings.

In most categories, the state is ranked as the nation’s worst, including for obesity, cardiovascular deaths, infant mortality, teen births and physician access.

When asked if the Medical Association, which is comprised of nearly 5,000 physicians across the state, has taken a position on whether to participate in the Medicaid expansion, Demetropoulos said, the issue “is very complicated, very fluid. We feel like everybody deserves to have insurance.”

Above, By the same token, he said he underMarshall Faulkner surveys stands the issues concerning the damage cost of the to his family’s expansion to the state. business in Tupelo on WednesPre-dawn He said the Medical day.

Association is comwinds destroyed the facade mitted “to work with the Legislature andofthe The Furniture and damaged governor to try to findCenter something that several nearby businesses makes sense.” sharing the Currier said the stateHuntington Board of Health, Square shopping which hired her to servecenter as stateoff health offiMcCullough Boulevard.

At right, Carol cer and to oversee the Department of Faulkner moveson merchandise Health, has not taken a stance the issue. from the Currier added, “Access to care often de- building. pends on whether you have insurance and STRONG we support citizens having insurance some WINDS TOPPLE TREES, downtrying power lines way, but again it is very costly to doin area, 10A. that.”

Gov. Phil Bryant has voiced strong opposition to opting into the program, which is part of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Hattiesburg area,

PARADOXthe best are who do on their The survivors it don’t dwell the ones who but they don’t ignore breast cancer, Mcemotional and Erlene either. eat up all your said. aye Clement been there, done “Don’t let it energy,” Edwards the Caskill have a closet full of and physical right way to handle STAYING BUSY 1 that and have prove it. ⁄2 year surThere’s no of breast cancer. Supto who is a 19 will mark 25 toll pink shirts and Judy Hester for some; McCaskill, who have emotional may be helpful one Clement, creating Sherry Abraham vivor, and port groupstrusted friend one on in the spring, and passion, a Center out years as a survivor for the Cure surfound purpose talking to For most people,tears.

First Resource cancer. of Race the I the Women closets full They are fixtures in may be another. of laughter and with breast work sponsored Mississippi of their battles vivor shirts. there’s a mixturefor one may not has support groupSociety and group The four Northeast “What works Abraham, who Can Cope Cancer part of a distinct – adult said women are bigger all the time claim by the American a program for for another,” a survivor. “It hits every AT&T 1 that is getting survivors who can ⁄2 years as at different times.” at Camp Bluebird,sponsored by Med- 17 a lump breast cancer years. cancer survivors cancer patient North Mississippi 15 just like ignoring more than do survive breast cancer However, a breast cancer tumor Pioneers andbut they don’t ruminate said “Women ical Center, doesn’t make be equally destructive active lives,” the can and lead normal,social worker at about cancer. to Camp Bluebird go away, it emotional and spiritual an “I think going Cindy Edwards, Center in Tupelo. of help,” McCaskill to ignore theBreast cancer can take groups Cancer 60 percent NMMC toll. Any canand support turbulence. women newl it cancer and spiritual Between 2002-2008, they hope 24 ye with breast to the said. emotional forces people to conexpect to make Clement say survival – 19 and Clement didn’t mark. Her doctor women diagnosed cer diagnosis mortality in a very in their left, and Faye disease, according inown can find hope had localized past the five-yearoutlook on her front their Institute surveillance Erlene McCaskill, them she stark Edbreast cancer National Cancerlater, 98 percent gave her a concrete way.want to let it fester,” in cancer when nosed with years five-year sur- flammatory breast data. Five “You don’t want to be spectively.

The overall “You don’t patients treatment, were still alive. was diagnosed. wards said. all breast cancer respond to time,” she “If I didn’t vival rate for for the same period. denial.” be a long contin| was 89 percent to treatment, one year would PLAN FOR CARE breast cancer “Survival with said Tupelo gynecol- said. “If I did respond five a long time.” docwould be six months for that ues to improve,”Young. “I see five years WHO Every four to 25 years later, he sees Now, nearly survivors.” ogist Dr. Ronny else when long-term girl.” numerous tor says something All survivors busy after radiatio my miracle EXAM COME her: “Here’s and Clement are too Six to 12 months 12 months.

AND PHYSICAL YEARS TO survivor diagMcCaskill too much. The two – MEDICAL HISTORY ends, then every cancer with lumpectomy church For a breast treated promptly, living to worry Women treatedtherapy with their and are a and stay busy – won’t have nosed early plus radiation Every 12 months.

(FOR REMAINING reason most survivors want friends United Methodist events. there’s no if St. Mark’s MAMMOGRAM AND/OR Women more. But they need to with mastectomy at Spirit of TISSUE nervous decade or very regulars BREAST Women treated get Every 12 months. to decades, twin had their their health.

Clement used checkups. Her to be around OPPOSITE BREAST) who have not business of annual return eight a hysterectomy) tend to the a specific diet or exerbefore her Women on tamoxifen (have not had ovarian cancer mineral densi treated, There’s not cancer survivors need sister had uterus removed Regular bone was originally AND PAP SMEAR cise all breast healthy diet and exercise years after she seven years later.

PELVIC EXAM risk of osteoporosis it killed her I didn’t dwell on it,” to follow, but Women at higher the and osteop matter.

I had that risk factors visit to check to “I got to where programs happy health overall, due Office was your “I EXAMS “The better to do,” said Tupelo Clement said.

BONE HEALTH On risk of osteoporosis tend Society of Clinical Montgomery. better you many years.” been hiccups along Women at lower and American Dr. Charles a Cancer Network There have oncologist important that survivors developed Comprehensive annual fol- the way. Clement It’s vitally from National artery feeding about their rest of for the Cure, , in the main surgery. for the remain vigilant blockage

by Susan G. Komen of and required saved her SOURCE: Adapted to the risk low-up appointments the brain that addition In potenare have their lives.

The chemotherapy back, there cancer may cancer coming life from breast from treatment for years. tial complications to be monitored that have

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expressed Mississippi Catholics Monressurprise but understanding of the historic day at the news Benedict XVI, who ignation of Pope health in becoming cited his frail to step down in the first pope nearly 600 years. “The papacy is a AP very demanding a tornado in on Monday after role and position in Hattiesburg offices. takes our church. It of Southern Mississippi alumni association to the University the university great wisdom the campus of building housed lies in ruins on The 101-year-old reach a decision Ogletree House we Sunday afternoon. such as this and struck the area actadmire him for on ing prudently our Pope of behalf own Benedict church and his XVI Bishop sake,” Diocese of the of Joseph N. Latino includes Northeast Jackson, which in a statement.

Mississippi, said during nearly Latino said that the 85-year-old pope, eight years as greater for worked Benedict “has among faith tradiunderstanding out on behalf of tions, and spoke tempered with

BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD truth and justice to engage us DAILY JOURNAL He continued truths and mercy.

PRESS ASSOCIATED AND THE on these in a dialogue moral relativism. the dangers of – Stuart Rial our fervent HATTIESBURG “We offer him night’s tornado retirement years said Sunday Forrest prayers for fruitful for his life of him Rial nearly got him. and we thank at it in my church and indeed “I was looking the 19-yearstorm: Sirens service to our rear-view mirror,”recalled Mon- been a deadly gave people the world.”

Roger Morin and TV broadcasts of old Tupelo man Latino and BishopBiloxi offered experience with as much as 30 minutes of of day about his of the Diocese system that the University College of Cardinals a massive stormsouth Missis- warning; was empC. TODD SHERMAN | DAILY JOURNAL prayers to the in March to elect Southern Mississippi barreled across A worker cuts a concrete block along the northern wall as construction continued Friday on Tupelo’s $11 million aquatic because of who will convene tier than usual most busito PopeatBenedict. sippi.

Veterans Park. For an update on construction progress, see Page 2A. a successor center and twister tore a Mississippi Law or The powerful three coun- Mardi Gras; University of either closed least Rychlak said AMERICAN nesses were path across at RYAN MOORE | HATTIESBURG Professor Ronald Lamar and Mar- quiet because it was a Sunday. home ties – Forrest, were able to from a destroyeda path more than 60 Forecasters salvage items TURN TO ion – injuring tornado cut marveled where the storm Carrie Pierce attempts to closely track Sunday afternoon people, but residents damage. and had con- on South 34th Avenue. A was headed that no one died. causing significant circumstances through Hattiesburg, Officials said 8A ensure no lives TURN TO RECOVERY, converged to should have | | were lost in what 20,000 people

BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD worldwide.

DAILY JOURNAL Last week, HOUSTON, Texas – James a court-apGeneral Attorney election – M. Davis, the back-slapping pointed rethe with Lin- 1860 Secretary of chief financial officer of the ceiver said R. ALLEN STANFORD – senand Of course, fascination of Edward Bates, Salmon P. Chase every major now-defunct Stanford Finan- investors are tenced to 110 years serious consideration nated for virtuallywith the inter- coln and has long been shared Treasury of State William H. Secial Group Co., faces the rest likely to get Davis LAURA PENDERGEST-HOLT – Holt Stanford to work

BY JOE RUTHERFORD Academy Award, of the Oscars his impact historians, political Secretary Their ability an “initial” reof his life Tuesday. sentenced to three years DAILY JOURNAL by lay people, many ward. national broadcast past differences and journalists, 24.

Davis, 64, will hear a federal payment of one cent on the high-security facility in cen- JAMES M. DAVIS – to be senthrough sharp to win scheduled Feb. for best scientists see in him special gifts the leadership 16th presijudge pronounce sentence dollar for what they lost tral Florida. tenced Jan. 22 Spielberg is nominated political providedand sustain the abolition for of whom Abraham Lincoln, States, was Four others were indicted MARK KUHRT – to be sentenced for his part in a two-decades when the Stanford empire the war Daniel Day-Lewis the for working with sworn dent of the Unitedtoday in rural director, FOX title role and came crashing down in early with Stanford.

Ponzi scheme, which cost Feb. 14 of slavery. ago enemies.

AND TWENTIETH CENTURY best actor in the while he would Nunnelee, Rborn 213 years JAMES | DREAMWORKS – three of the DAVIDStanford • Baldwyn native Laura investors more than 2009.

GILBERT LOPEZ – to be senPresiNunnelee said U.S. Rep. Alan for best picture interview rate Lincoln the Daniel Kentucky.

Day-Lewis plays the rebook and film Davis, who lived in Union Pendergest-Holt – the com$7 billion. tenced Feb. 14 said in a recent ability to may not necessarily Lincoln in A popular scholarlymade Lin- four top awards. movie that Miss., president, his greatest legacy dent Abraham More than just worthless movie, County during his final years pany’s chief investment offi- LEROY KING – Ex-Antiguan reghave divides is a The widely popular “A Team greatest politi- that Lincoln’s a recent movie Steven Spielberg centcertificates of deposit, the in- with Stanford, could get 30 cer. She met Davis in the ulator, fugitive prominent today shows Lincoln as a skilled forge be his drawing together Doris break past political for today’s polit- “Lincoln,” which has prompted coln’s profile as to title historian for years in prison.

Sunday school class he taught vestments embodied the powerful lesson 1865 when John cal operative willing Goodof Rivals,” the about its lessons in as it was in gave her 2005 ical climate. He also cited him often-opposing discussion His former boss is serving dreams, life savings and reGoodwin of environment.

Wilkes Booth assassinated political na- coalitions generated much dis- Kearnsabout Lincoln’s Cabinet. today’s tirement funds of some a 110-year sentence in a TURN TO STANFORD, 11A – soon after the 5A camps has Ford’s Theater in today’s book in his Cabinet had previTURN TO LINCOLN, crisis, the CivilWar, cussion of its lessons stale- Three tion’s greatest Lincoln in the the Union saved. highly partisan and often [ SERVING ALL OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ] ously run against had ended with Spielberg’s climate.

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Speaker Philip – Mississippi is Gunn, R- only the Clinton, and state in the Lt. Reeves endorsed Gov. Tate does not provideSouth that Wednesday to a proposal pre-kindergarten funds for programs. million in state provide $8 The proposal, directed toward funds to be by Sen. Brice filed in bills hood education early child- Ocean Springs,Wiggins, Refforts that Toby and Rep. would be overseen Barker, by the “establishes R-Hattiesburg, Mississippi Department guidelines for of teacher qualifications Education. and research-based Reeves, who presides Elected superintendents curriculum over for local the Senate, and programs” Gunn were tain state funding. that ob- Lt. Gov. Tate in Mississippijoined by various Reeves, right, The De- Gunn AP leaders, including business partment and House Speaker announce of Philip sissippi Economic the Mis- would provide Education tion to aid and support from both chambers oversight. expand the existing Council, for legislato announce hood education “The earlier network of early their support a statewide. child can childfor a program say his ABCs, pick to allow communities to establish and name his up a book approach to early colors, childhood collab- better orative efforts Cathy Grace, that child will the education, we can director of support early per- those public schools, involving form when he childhood education communities starts kinderprivate daythat cares, parochial garten or first grade,” Reeves want pre-kindergarten and for the Gilmore Early Learnand Head Start day-cares said in a news release. help those children become ing Initiative in Amory, said facilities to “Through a better, more successful the proposal collaborative announced by students.”

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