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obamabudgettargetsdeficit,economyBy The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Presi-dent Barack Obama today sent Congress a new budget that seeks to achieve $4 tril-lion in defi-cit reduction over the next decade while at the same time shower-ing billions of dollars of increased spending on areas aimed at giving the economy a quick boost.

The submission was imme-diately attacked by Repub-licans as a retread of ideas Congress has already rejected. The battle is likely to extend all the way to the November elections.

In a fact sheet preview-ing the budget, the admin-istration sought to cast the debate as a fight to protect the middle class following decades of eroding security and a deep recession.

“We must transform our budget from one focused on speculating, spending and borrowing to one con-structed on the solid founda-tion of educating, innovating and building,” the adminis-tration said.

Obama was scheduled to speak later today to students at Northern Virginia Com-munity College to highlight a new $8 billion proposal that aims at boosting the ability of the nation’s community col-leges to train students for the jobs of the future.

While administration offi-cials defended the plan as a balanced approach, Repub-licans attacked the effort for failing to do more to restrain the deficit, which Obama had promised in 2009 to cut in half by the end of his first term.

“It seems like the president has decided again to cam-paign instead of govern,” Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, said in an interview.

Meeting on sports complexdelayed third time in weeksFrom staff reports

A special meeting of the Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen scheduled for today to discuss a pro-posed recreation complex that will cost about $20 million has been delayed, Mayor Paul Winfield said this morning.

He said the board will discuss the proposed bill at its regular meeting on Tuesday.

Today’s meeting was to have dealt with a proposal to ask the Mississippi Leg-islature for approval to increase hotel and food and

beverage taxes to fund the sports park at an undis-closed location.

Winfield wants to borrow about $20 million to buy land and develop the park. He wants to increase the city’s 2 percent hotel tax by an additional 2 percent and add a 1.5 percent tax on food and beverages to fund the proposed sports park.

It was the third time Win-field has postponed dis-cussion on the bill and the sports complex. He initially planned to discuss the bill at the board’s Feb. 6 meet-

‘Work sessions’ sometimesclose doors to opennessBy Michael NewsomThe Sun Herald

GULFPORT — The Grenada Star news-paper recently uncovered a plan by city and county officials to charter a bus and head 60 miles to Oxford to spend the day discussing business at a club near the town square.

The newspaper in the northwest Mississippi town began asking questions and ran an edi-torial about the retreat involving the Gre-nada City Council, Grenada County Board of Supervisors and others.

Officials denied the planned meeting at the Oxford University Club, but the paper con-

firmed reservations had been made for the meeting space and obtained a city letter out-lining the plans.

In an editorial two days before the planned meeting, the newspaper contended that if it was public, adequate notice had not been given, and encouraged “responsible elected

President BarackObama

By Pamela [email protected]

Homicides dominated the crime reports for Vicksburg and Warren County in 2011.

Including two that were later ruled accidental, the city and county inves-tigated nine shooting deaths last year. Five were investigated by the Vicksburg Police Department and four by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office.

The county’s four matched the number the department investigated five years ago. In 2010, none was

reported, one each in 2009 and 2008 and none in 2007.

All four 2011 homicides in the county involved family members or people living together.

“Probably the most difficult homi-cide to prevent is the domestic,” said Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace. “Many times no one, including law enforcement, is aware that there is a problem until it’s too late.”

VPD ended 2011 with three deaths that were ruled homicide, an increase from 2010, the same number reported in 2006. The deadliest year in Vicksburg in recent years remains

2007, which saw seven homicides, an accidental shooting death and two DUI-related vehicular homicides. Seven homicides were also recorded in the city in 2008, five of them in one week in June.

Arrests were reported in all 2011 city and county homicide cases.

Domestic violence reports, both misdemeanor and felony, have risen in both county and city, statistics show. Vicksburg police say the fig-ures might reflect better report-ing rather than a true increase in

Mississippi secrets: This is the first in a four-part series written by The Associated Press and the Mississippi Center of Freedom of Information.

secrecy

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See Secrecy, Page A7.

CRIME REPORT

Homicides up, many categories fall in ’11

Vicksburg Police Department 2006 2010 2011Crimes against peopleHomicide 2 2 3Rape 14 28 25Robbery 49 29 21Aggravated assault 53 132 96Total 124 227 171

Property crimesBurglary 466 560 505Larceny 911 1,149 1,181Auto theft 75 64 57Total 1,466 1,773 1,743

Domestic violence n/a 572 589Drug CrimesMarijuana n/a 123 139Cocaine n/a 84 99Other drugs n/a 51 41Total n/a 258 279

Juvenile arrests 398 467 484

Warren County Sheriff’s Department 2006 2010 2011Crimes against peopleHomicide 4 0 4Rape 2 7 5Robbery 1 5 1Aggravated Assault 10 12 6Total 17 24 16

Property crimesBurglary 131 261 129Larceny 190 190 261Auto Theft 40 44 18Total 361 495 408

Domestic violence 115 123 139Drug CrimesMarijuana 79 52 45Cocaine 27 6 8Other drugs 36 29 28Total 142 87 81

Juvenile arrests 164 106 122

city and county crime statistics

Statistics provided by the Vicksburg Police Department and the Warren County Sheriffs’ Department.

See Meeting, Page A7.

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Three accused cocaine deal-ers were still in Issaquena County Jail today after being arrested by Vicksburg police in an undercover sting opera-tion Friday and Saturday.

At 2:10 p.m. Friday, police were alerted that accused drug dealer Deshawn Stew-art, 19, 108 Freedom Lane, was at a residence in the 1300 block of Bowmar Avenue, police Capt. Bobby Stewart said.

He was being held without bond because the arrest vio-lated the terms of his previ-ous bail release on a sale of cocaine charge, Stewart said.

Shaniqua Brown, 28, 743 Locust St., was arrested and charged with sale of cocaine at 6:52 p.m. Friday after a traffic stop in the 3400 block of Halls Ferry Road. She is being held without bond in Issaquena County Jail because her arrest violated the terms of her release on forgery indictment, Stewart said.

Alvis Christon, 34, 279 Iron-wood Drive, was arrested and charged with sale of cocaine after police spot-ted him at 7:21 p.m. Saturday near Baldwin Ferry Road and Hope Street, Stewart said. He is being held in lieu of $30,000 bail.

Stewart said all three arrests were part of the same investigation.

Burglary suspectpicks wrong eatery

An accused auto burglar picked the wrong restaurant Saturday for an early-morn-ing meal.

Eugene Hall, 32, 320 Fisher Ferry Road, was dining at Waffle House in the 2400 block of North Frontage Road at about 1 a.m. when police also eating at the res-

taurant recognized him as a suspect in a Jan. 15 auto bur-glary at Riverwalk Casino and arrested him, police Capt. Bobby Stewart said.

Hall was being held today without bail for the Missis-sippi Department of Cor-rections because he was on probation at the time of the arrest, Stewart said.

Stolen in the burglary were jewelry valued at $600, an H-P laptop computer valued at $800, an iPod valued at $150 and an iPad valued at $600. None of the items had been recovered, Stewart said.

Man faces chargesfor hitting woman

A Vicksburg man accused of hitting his girlfriend in the mouth on Sunday was in jail this morning.

Charles Reed, 29, 207 Alfred Drive, was held in Issaquena County Jail on a felony domestic violence charge in lieu of $10,000 bail, police Capt. Bobby Stewart said.

It was Reed’s third offense for domestic violence, Stew-art said.

Gun, cash missingfrom car at motel

Cash and a gun are miss-ing after a Saturday auto burglary.

A Colt .45 Model 1911 pistol, valued at $350, and $180 were reported missing shortly after noon Saturday from a truck at Holiday Inn in the 100 block of Cyprus Center Drive, police Capt. Bobby Stewart said.

The burglar jimmied the truck’s door to steal the items, he said.

three city residentsjailed for cocaine sale

crimefrom staff reports

BRANDON — A 23-year-old Scott County man died early Sunday morning when his car crashed into a pine tree in Rankin county.

Coroner Jimmy Roberts identified the victim as David Hurtado Vega of Morton.

Roberts said Vega was trav-eling north on Old Highway 471 north of Brandon at the time of the crash.

Lawyers appeal verdictin state fraud lawsuit

JACKSON — Two Mis-sissippi plaintiffs’ lawyers, including a former state lawmaker, have appealed a verdict that they committed fraud during an asbestos law-suit they filed in 2001.

A federal jury in Missis-sippi decided in 2010 that the lawyers should pay Illinois Central Railroad Company $420,000 in damages.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled oral arguments in the case for March 6 at the University of Houston Law Center in Houston, Texas.

Illinois Central claimed McComb attorneys Wil-liam Guy and Thomas Brock knew their clients lied about their involvement in an ear-lier landmark asbestos case when they were questioned during the railroad lawsuit.

Southaven aldermenseek internal audit

SOUTHAVEN — South-aven aldermen said they want an internal audit of city finances to get a more in-depth look than the one pro-vided by the routine audit.

Davis, who presided over last Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting for the first time since returning from a 30-day medical leave amid growing revelations about his spending and busi-ness practices, is being inves-tigated by state and federal officials for the misuse of $170,000 of city money. He

has repaid $96,000, but he still owes nearly $63,000.

Moss Point swaps landwith school district

MOSS POINT — The city of Moss Point has swapped several acres of land with the Moss Point School District, which will bring more rec-reation to the city’s east side and give the district owner-ship of ball fields it has been using for years.

The city will swap 5.4 acres of land at the Bell-view Avenue ballpark com-plex to the school district in exchange for 4.2 acres.

The Bellview property includes the boys’ high school baseball field and the girls’ high school softball field.

Laurel, Carl Keenwin culinary contest

LAUREL — Laurel High School students have won Mississippi’s top high school culinary honor. Students at Carl Keen Vocational Center in Clarksdale were named tops in restaurant management.

The four students from Laurel High’s culinary arts department won the Third Annual Mississippi Pro-Start Invitational’s culinary competition. The Laurel and Carl Keen teams will each compete with 48 others from around the country April 28-30 at the National ProStart Invitational in Baltimore.

Sand sculpturesreturn to Biloxi

BILOXI — Sand sculptures, a part of Edgewater Mall since 2008, will be back again.

On Tuesday, sculptors from Sandsational Sand Sculpting in Melbourne, Fla., will start work on a 50-ton sand sculp-ture in the mall. It will start

with a pile of sand and over the next 13 days the artists will carve out larger-than-life animals and circus scenes.

Body found in ditchnear chemical plant

PLAQUEMINE, La. — Authorities are investigat-ing a body found in a shallow ditch across from Dow Chem-ical plant near Plaquemine.

Iberville Parish Sher-iff’s Office Maj. Johnny Blanchard authorities received a call reporting the discovery of a man’s body around 7 this morning.

Professor gets grantfor cancer research

MONROE, La. — A phar-macy professor at the Uni-versity of Louisiana at Monroe has received around $50,000 in grant funding for his efforts in breast cancer research.

Yong-Yu Liu, M.D., Ph.D., submitted a grant proposal to the Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience and was one of 16 funded proposals out of a total of 150 proposals sub-mitted from 27 countries.

Liu’s proposal deals with glycoscience, which is the study of complex carbohy-drates, or glycans. Liu will research how glycans affect cell functions and how they cause diseases.

Accused killer chargedwith jail attack

BATON ROUGE, La. — The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office says an inmate charged with killing his grandfather used a razor to attack a man accused of molestation.

Dustin Musso, 31, spat at deputies who tried to ques-tion him Friday. She said he was booked with attempted second-degree murder and battery on two officers, police said.

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Fire destroys popular Coast eatery The Shed

Top Republican wants vote on birth control mandate

Obstacles remain for Greek bailout deal

OCEAN SPRINGS (AP) — The Shed barbecue joint, a Gulf Coast institution, went up in smoke early Sunday.

The fire scorched the tops of 50-foot trees nearby, but was short-lived. The rambling building burned while barbecue was cooking in the smoker out back.

One person standing along the yellow police tape that cordoned off the rubble, lamented, “It was our home away from home.”

But employee Elsie Shannon said she expects the restaurant will be “slinging Q by tomorrow.”

The parking lot saw an all-day parade of people, beginning at 7 a.m., said employee Lisa Armstrong.

Brad Orrison, 35, who owns the business with his sister, was called to the restau-rant at 2:05 a.m. and by 4:30 a.m., it had burned to the ground.

The cause of the fire is still under inves-tigation, officials at the scene said.

The little barbecue restaurant started about 10 years ago just off Interstate 10 at Mississippi 57. It grew from a 300-square-foot shed that Brad and sister Brooke Orrison Lewis built themselves to a seat-ing capacity of 910, serving 4,500 people a week.

The annual gross at the restaurant was in the millions of dollars and it has expanded to other locations in the region.

Orrison said the fire departments in the area responded en force and worked hard.

He said they had shoulders and brisket in the big smoker cooking through the night, which is the custom.

“The firefighters took me back to the smoker and we opened it up and the bris-ket and pork shoulders were perfect,” said Orrison. “Usually we take them out at 4 in the morning. It was like 4:30 and

they had the fire out enough to where we could get back and open the smoker and sure enough there was the most tender pork waiting, as if nothing had happened.”

Looking at tables full of meat covered by aluminum foil, he lifted the corner of one package and pulled off a piece.

“This is the last pulled pork cooked at the original Shed,” he said.

“But no doubt, we’ll rebuild.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives said Sunday the flap surrounding Presi-dent Barack Obama’s birth control mandate was far from over, with Senate Republi-can Leader Mitch McConnell saying he’ll push to overturn the requirement because it was another example of gov-ernment meddling.

While a senior White House official shrugged off such remarks, declaring the issue resolved and new legislation unlikely, the heated rhetoric from Republicans suggested the GOP would try to keep the debate alive in an election

year to rally conservatives and seize upon voter frustra-tion with big government.

“It’s riddled with consti-tutional prob-lems,” McCon-nell said of Obama’s broader health care plan. “And this is what hap-pens when the government tries to take over health care and tries to interfere with your religious beliefs.”

Last week, Obama backed down on a mandate that reli-

gious-affiliated employers such as Catholic hospitals and colleges cover birth con-trol in their health insurance plans. In a tweak of the rule, those employees would be offered free coverage directly from their health insurer. But employers would not provide or pay for it.

The White House says the plan won’t drive up costs because birth control, simi-lar to other preventative care measures, is less expensive than pregnancy. But oppo-nents say that unless drug-makers stop charging for con-traception, the cost is likely

to get passed on to employers regardless.

While some Catholic groups applauded the move, includ-ing the Catholic Health Asso-ciation, the nation’s Catholic bishops said it continued to attack religious freedoms — a theme quickly picked up by Republicans.

“There’s no compromise here,” said GOP presiden-tial hopeful Rick Santorum, a Catholic. “They are forcing religious organizations, either directly or indirectly, to pay for something that they find is a deeply, morally, you know, wrong thing.”

BRUSSELS (AP) — Greece faces further hurdles and delays before it is to receive its second $171 billion bail-out in spite of its lawmakers voting through further aus-terity measures in the face of violent protests.

The European Union this morning called the Greek par-liament’s approval of a further round of budget cuts a “cru-cial step forward” but added that it would still take some time before the second bailout

is delivered.Germany’s finance ministry

said the country won’t give its final approval for the new aid payments until early March — after there is clarity on how well a debt relief deal with pri-vate bond holders would work and its parliament has voted on the new measures.

Pushing the new bailout back for several weeks under-lines how much distrust has built up against Greece over the past two years, when many

promised cuts and reforms were passed in Parliament but never actually implemented.

But it also means that Greece, its citizens and the rest of the world economy won’t know for several weeks whether the country can avoid a poten-tially disastrous default.

Greece’s political leaders scrambled over the weekend to get new far-reaching aus-terity measures through Par-liament ahead of a meeting of the finance ministers from the

17 euro countries Wednesday. The drastic cuts debated on Sunday included axing one in five civil service jobs over the next three years and slashing the minimum wage by more than a fifth.

As Greek lawmakers voted on the new cuts, the streets of Athens and other cities were rocked by violent protests. In Athens, at least 45 buildings were burned while dozens of stores and cafes were smashed and looted.

Activists: Syrian rebelsrepel attack on town

U.S. stocks gain afterlatest Greek debt deal

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels repelled a push today by government tanks into a key central town held by forces fighting President Bashar Assad’s regime as the country’s 11-month-old upris-ing looked increasingly like a nascent civil war.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attempt by regime forces to storm Rastan in the restive central province of Homs left at least three sol-diers dead. Rastan has been held by the rebels since late January.

The town was taken by

defectors twice in the past only to be retaken by Syrian troops. It is the hometown of former Defense Minister Mus-tapha Tlass, who held the post for more than three decades, mostly under Assad’s father and predecessor, the late Hafez Assad.

The Observatory also said that troops bombed the rebel-held Homs neighborhood of Baba Amr that has been under siege for more than a week. It reported clashes in the village of Busra al-Harir in the south-ern province of Daraa between troops and army defectors.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose this morning after Greece’s parliament voted for spending cuts so it can get a bailout to save the country from bankruptcy.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 43 points to 12,844 in morning trading. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose six points to 1,349. The Nasdaq composite rose 15 points to 2,919. In earlier trading, the Dow had risen as much as 83 points.

Despite riots in Athens during the vote Sunday, the Greek government approved

sharp cuts in civil service jobs, minimum wages and wel-fare. The cuts were required by international lenders in exchange for a $170 billion bailout package.

Other details of the bailout still need to be finalized, and the riots in Athens were a reminder that Greece’s finan-cial problems are not solved.

Stocks in Europe rose. The FTSE 100 in Britain rose 0.7 percent to 5,895. Germany’s DAX rose 0.6 percent to 6,730. The CAC-40 in France fell slightly to 3,371. In Athens, stocks rose 4.7 percent.

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State high courtdenies PRC petition

JACKSON (AP) — The Mis-sissippi Supreme Court won’t allow a Lowndes County man to seek a new trial for his 2006 conviction of possessing a vehicle he knew had been stolen.

The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision denied a request from Alphonso Hayden that he pursue a post-conviction claim in Lowndes County Cir-cuit Court.

In 2007, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld Hayden’s conviction. The court’s major-ity rejected Hayden’s claim his trial was tainted when a judge dismissed his attorney

so the lawyer could testify about incriminating evidence obtained from the defendant.

Hayden, a three-time felon, was sentenced to 10 years in prison without parole.

In a post-conviction peti-tion, an inmate argues he has found new evidence — or a possible constitutional issue — that could persuade a court to order a new trial.

Hayden had argued that prosecutors shouldn’t have been allowed to call defense attorney Gary Goodwin to tes-tify that he received fake vehi-cle-ownership records from Hayden.

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Mississippi to hum new tune?JACKSON, Miss. (AP)

— Mississippians of a cer-tain age will remember the state song from ele-mentary and junior high school sing-alongs.

The chorus is, “Go Mis-sissippi, keep rolling along. Go Mississippi, you cannot go wrong. Go Mississippi we’re sing-ing your song. M-I-S S-I-S S-I-P-P-I.” It echoed in the halls of predominantly white schools in the 1960s.

The melody of the cur-rent “Go Mississippi” was the 1959 campaign tune of Gov. Ross Barnett, who tried to block James Mer-edith’s admission as the first black student at the University of Mississippi in 1962. His campaign song, “Roll with Ross,” declared, “He’s for segre-gation 100 percent. He’s not a mod-rate like some other gent.”

The all-white Legisla-ture adopted the tune as the state song in 1962, with tamer lyrics. Mis-sissippi has made signifi-cant social and political changes since then, but the old Barnett tune is still an official symbol.

Off and on, and with little enthusiasm, lawmak-ers have considered new state songs. They’re being asked to do so again this year, with two bills filed by Sen. Robert Jackson, a Democrat from Marks. One proposes replacing “Go Mississippi” with “My Home Mississippi.” Another would create two state songs — “Go Mis-sissippi” and “My Home Mississippi.”

Jackson has said having two state songs wouldn’t be unusual. He said, “My Home Mississippi” has “a little bit more heart and meaning.”

The lyrics for “My Home Missis-sippi” were writ-ten by former state

Sen. Delma Furniss, D-Rena Lara. In 2003, while still in the Senate, Furniss filed a bill to have his lyrics set to the music of a 19th Century Ameri-can folk ballad, named the state song. Among the lyrics:

“When my final bell comes ringing — be it morning, noon or night;

“When He raps upon my portal, and my spirit takes its flight;

“As they lay me in your bosom, ev’ry thing will be all right;

“You’ve been so good to me.

“Warm and friendly, Mississippi,

“One and only, Mississippi,

“I do love you, Mississippi,

“My home you’ll always be.”

In 1994, country singer Charley Pride performed his “Roll on Mississippi” for the state Senate, to no avail.

“It is a beautiful love song. I would be greatly honored if the state song would be changed to ‘Roll On Mississippi.’ I feel it typifies Mississippi to the fullest,” Pride said at the time.

In 2000, then-state Sen. (and now U.S. Rep.) Alan Nunnelee supported changing the state song to “Mississippi Song,” by Jim Weatherly. There was a proposal that year for a

state ballad, a Paul Robers- ton and Paul Ott compo-sition called “Mississippi, The Promised Land.”

Nunnelee in 2000 called “Go Mississippi” out-dated and a song that had “served its purpose but is not now representative of the quickening pace of the development of the State of Mississippi.”

“We have a great music heritage and we should be able to do a better job of picking a song,” Nunnelee said.

Alabama’s state song, aptly titled “Alabama,” was adopted in 1931.

Tennessee couldn’t settle on one song, so it has five — the oldest (1926) “My Homeland, Tennessee” and the most recent (1996) “The Pride of Tennessee.” “Rocky Top,” approved in 1982, is the most famous.

Louisiana has two. “Give Me Louisiana” was adopted in 1970, and “You Are My Sunshine,” in 1977. The state’s march song, “Louisiana My Home Sweet Home,” came along in 1952.

Arkansas has an anthem, “Arkansas”; a his-torical song “The Arkan-sas Traveler”, and two other official songs, “Oh, Arkansas” and “Arkansas (You Run Deep In Me).”

When discussions on a new Mississippi song were at their height in 2003, House Speaker Tim Ford was asked if legisla-tors would be interested in debating the issue. He replied: “Not unless it gets to the point where there’s nothing left to do.”

•Jack Elliott Jr. lives in the Jackson area and covers Mississippi for The Associated Press.

120 YEARS AGO: 1892Miss Nellie Gunning is dying in Florence, Ala.

110 YEARS AGO: 1902The little steamer E.L. Reel sinks at the foot of the canal. • Fire at the home of Mrs. Louise Richardson does considerable damage.

100 YEARS AGO: 1912Mark Terry, locomotive engineer of the Y&MV Railroad, dies.

90 YEARS AGO: 1922Bernice Miller is ill at her home.

80 YEARS AGO: 1932A new meat curing department is opened at the Delta Ice Co. plant.

70 YEARS AGO: 1942Sgt. Shouphie Habeeb is here on a brief visit to his parents. • Frank G. Wilmut, former resi-dent, dies in Birmingham, Ala.

60 YEARS AGO: 1952Services are held for Henry A. Walker.

50 YEARS AGO: 1962Sharp W. Banks is elected superintendent of education.

40 YEARS AGO: 1972D.P. Waring Jr. is in satisfactory condition after being struck by a pickup on I-20 Frontage Road near Indiana Avenue. • New officers of the Young Vets are Welton Wadell, president; Jimmy Stewart, vice president; Howard Smith, secretary; and Michael Sims, treasurer.

30 YEARS AGO: 1982Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Herrod announce the birth of a daughter, Cathy Ann, on Jan. 26. • Warren Central’s Lady Vikings beats South Jones during the second round of the South State AA playoffs.

20 YEARS AGO: 1992Randy Naylor, patrolman for the Vicksburg Police Department, receives the ninth annual Law Officer of the Year award. • Bessie Leota Knapp, 91, of Tallulah, dies. • Brandon Michael Jackson celebrates his first birthday.

10 YEARS AGO: 2002Homemaker Volunteer award recipients for 2001 are Ruby Harris, Dorothy Goodwin and Lurline Strickland. • Kathryn Louise “Muddie” Reed dies. • Motoi J. Namihira and Leslie D. Aldridge are named president’s scholars at Millsaps College.


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incidents.“Our domestic violence unit

has received special training for taking and working these cases,” said Deputy Chief Mitchell Dent. “We’ve always known there were a lot of things happening but for various reasons they weren’t being reported. There are more opportunities (now) for people to get relief and their cases to move through the court system.”

Most other crime catego-ries saw declines from 2010 to 2011.

Burglaries investigated in Vicksburg went from 560 in 2010 to 505 in 2011, while auto thefts declined from 64 to 57 over the period.

In Warren County, bur-glaries were cut in half, 261 to 129. The decline was in part offset, however, by an increase in larcenies, from 190 in 2010 to 261 in 2011.

Pace said the shift resulted largely from a change in how the FBI instructed law enforcement agencies to account for the two crimes. Certain thefts that used to be considered auto burglary now are reported as larce-nies, he said.

The county also saw declines in robberies, from five in 2010 to one in 2011; aggravated assault, 12 to six; and auto theft, 44 to 18.

Compared to 2006, crimes against people — homicide, rape, assault and robbery — have decreased slightly in the county, while property crimes have risen, 361 to 408.

Property crimes reported in Vicksburg have seen a steady decrease over the last three years, from 1,875 in 2009 to 1,743 in 2011, but the 2011 figure is nearly 20 per-cent higher than the 1,466 reported in 2006, an upward trend also seen in other categories:

• Rapes, which include sexual battery and statutory rape, nearly doubled, from 14 in 2006 to 25 in 2011.

• Aggravated assaults rose from 53 in 2006 to 96 in 2011.

• Burglaries rose from 466 in 2006 to 505 in 2011.

“There are areas where there are spikes, but overall we are seeing an decline in vehicle thefts and robberies,” said Dent. Burglaries also tend to fluctuate with the economy and the time of the year, he said.

Robberies in the city declined from 49 in 2006 to

21 last year, and auto thefts from 75 to 57.

County drug arrests have declined sharply since 2006, from a total of 142 to 81. Within that total, marijuana and cocaine arrests saw sharp drops while “other” drugs, which include meth-amphetamine and illegally-obtained pharmaceuticals, remained nearly constant.

“There is still a problem with marijuana, cocaine and crystal meth,” said Pace, “but by far the trend now is the pharmaceuticals.” Pace said the numbers probably reflect a slight decline in meth arrests due to the 2010 law that restricts the pur-chase of a key ingredient in its manufacture, balanced by an increase in arrests related to abuse of hydrocodone and other prescription narcotics.

Arrests of juveniles have fluctuated over the last five years.

Warren County reported 106 juvenile arrests in both 2009 and 2010, and 122 in 2011. All three are signifi-cantly lower, however, than the 164 the county recorded in 2006.

In the city, juvenile arrests have increased by about 22 percent, from 398 in 2006 to 484 in 2011, but last year’s number was a 27 percent drop from a high of 666 in 2009.

“We increased our juve-

nile division from one person to three,” said police Chief Walter Armstrong. Officers get out into the community in the morning, sometimes finding youths who should be in school but aren’t, and head off crime before it can happen, he said.

In addition, Armstrong credited the police depart-ment’s summer youth ball program with keeping juve-nile crime down in months when school is out, and said watchful citizens also do their part.

“The bottom line is commu-nity involvement,” said Arm-strong. “We want people to feel free to report crime, to get involved. We are now a member of Crime Stoppers, and that’s already paid off,” a reference to an October rape and burglary in the city in which an arrest was made following a tip to Central Mississippi Crime Stoppers.

Armstrong and Dent said police have held a number of “town meetings” in areas around the city to promote neighborhood watches and reassure residents that it’s OK to call 911 when they see suspicious activity.

“The people are our eyes and ears,” Dent said. “The more they call the more efficient we are in going out and dealing with these incidents.”


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Rain tonight, lows in the mid-40s; partly sunny Tues-

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BARBIE BASSSETTTuESdAy

62°

WEATHERThis weather package is compiled from historical records and information

provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the

City of Vicksburg and The Associated Press.

LOCAL FORECASTTuesday-Wednesday

Mostly cloudy Tuesday night, lows in the mid-40s; mostly cloudy Wednesday

slight chance of rain,highs near 70

STATE FORECASTTOnIGHT

Rain tonight, lows inthe mid-40s;

Tuesday-WednesdayMostly cloudy Tuesday

night, lows in the mid-40s; mostly cloudy Wednesday

slight chance of rain,highs near 70

ALmAnACHIGHs and LOWs

High/past 24 hours............. 43ºLow/past 24 hours .............. 26ºAverage temperature ........ 35ºNormal this date .................. 50ºRecord low ................2º in 1899Record high ...........79º in 1952

RaInfaLLRecorded at the

Vicksburg Water PlantPast 24 hours ................0.0 inchThis month .............4.93 inchesTotal/year ............. 10.01 inchesNormal/month .....2.21 inchesNormal/year ..........7.68 inches

sOLunaR TabLeMost active times for fish

and wildlife Tuesday:A.M. Active .........................10:44A.M. Most active ................ 4:29P.M. Active ..........................11:13P.M. Most active ................. 4:58

sunRIse/sunseTSunset today ....................... 5:46Sunset tomorrow .............. 5:47Sunrise tomorrow ............. 6:47

RIVER DATAsTaGes

Mississippi Riverat Vicksburg

Current: 36.5 | Change: -0.3Flood: 43 feet

Yazoo River at GreenwoodCurrent: 21.7 | Change: -0.5

Flood: 35 feetYazoo River at Yazoo City


Yazoo River at BelzoniCurrent: 21.2 | Change: -0.4

Flood: 34 feetBig Black River at West


Big Black River at BovinaCurrent: 18.1 | Change: -2.9

Flood: 28 feet

sTeeLe bayOuLand ...................................84.2River ...................................83.9

mISSISSIPPI RIVER FORECAST

Cairo, Ill.Tuesday ................................. 27.0Wednesday .......................... 26.0Thursday ............................... 25.0

MemphisTuesday ................................. 14.6Wednesday .......................... 12.5Thursday ............................... 10.9

GreenvilleTuesday ................................. 39.2Wednesday .......................... 37.5Thursday ............................... 35.7

VicksburgTuesday ................................. 36.0Wednesday .......................... 34.8Thursday ............................... 33.2

DEATHSLee G. Brown Jr.

Services for Lee G. Brown Jr. will be at 11 a.m. Wednes-day at Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home with Pastor Leonard Calcote officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1 until 6 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Brown died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at his home. He was 59.

Mr. Brown was born in Vicksburg and was a 1970 graduate of Rosa A. Temple High School.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Clara Wash-ington and Lee G. Brown Sr.

Survivors include his wife, Janice W. Brown; two daugh-ters, Tara Brown and Tiffany Brown, both of Vicksburg; one sister, Crystal Washing-ton of Vicksburg; stepfather, Percy Washington of Vicks-burg; three grandsons; and other relatives and friends including Earnest and Martha Walker.

Samuel Leon Clark Jr.Samuel Leon Clark Jr. died

Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at his home. He was 48.

Dillon-Chisley Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

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2011 homicidesWarren County• Timothy Wayne Harmon,

25, 3400 U.S. 80, Lot 4, shot Jan. 6; charged with murder was Jeremy Blake Bowlin, 19, of the same address, the son of Harmon’s live-in girlfriend. Bowlin is scheduled for trial Feb. 21.

• Alicia Michelle Vega, 32, 100 Jones Road, shot May 2; charged with murder was her stepdaughter, Tyla Vega, 14. Her trial date also is Feb. 21.

• Gerald Wayne “Jerry” Al-len, 36, 1626 Broadhill Drive, shot May 26 at 1254 Dil-lon Ridge Road; charged with murder was his father, 64-year-old Winifred Allen, 2255 Freetown Road, Lot 1. Winifred Allen is scheduled for trial Feb. 27.

• Angela Andrews, 40, 10150 U.S. 61 South, died

Dec. 5 of head injuries from a beating; charged with murder was Andrews’ live-in boyfriend, Lorenzo Hull, 41. Hull’s case will be presented to a grand jury in 2012.

Vicksburg• Robert Banks, 20, 226

High Hill Drive, shot May 31; James Ransom, 19, 1717 Martha St., was indicted for depraved heart murder and is scheduled for trial April 2.

• Michael Terrence Smith, 45, 2910 Arcadia Place, stabbed to death June 13. Charged with manslaugh-ter was his live-in girlfriend, Annette Scott. Her trial is scheduled for March 26.

• William J. Jones Jr., 20, 280 Curry St., shot July 15; Ron-dell Galvin, 20, 209 Overlook Drive, was charged with cap-ital murder, and James Walk-er, 37, 33 Johnson Drive, as an accessory after the fact.

city and county officials” to disavow the gathering and not attend.

After reports by the Star, officials changed their plans and held the meeting locally and invited the public.

Though the newspaper did not have to file a complaint with the Mississippi Ethics Commission over the matter, Star publisher Joe Lee III said the relationship with the city has been strained over this issue and others.

“We had to file a (public records request) just to get the planning and zoning per-mits yesterday,” Lee said. “We have been getting those for years, but yesterday they decided we needed to file a request on that. It’s a form of harassment.”

Open government advo-cates decry the practice of elected or appointed offi-cials holding “work sessions” to discuss issues without informing the public.

Some experts said the Mis-sissippi Open Meetings Act is clear that anytime a quorum of an elected body is pres-ent, the gathering is a public meeting, which requires notice to be given and min-utes to be taken for the public to read.

Advocates also complain about meetings of small groups of officials — less than a quorum — to discuss a specific issue. They say the practices skirts the require-ment of public notice and vio-lates the Open Meetings Act.

The Legislature gave the Mississippi Ethics Commis-sion authority over allega-tions of open government violations a few years ago. Commission Executive Direc-tor Tom Hood said case law is clear on what constitutes a public meeting, but not so clear on what’s not.

“If a quorum assembles, either by phone or in person, and they discuss a matter under their authority, that is a meeting, no matter what they call it. If you assembled a quorum, two by two by two, then you’re circumventing the open meetings act and that is a violation,” he said.

“There is a gray area when you are talking about individ-ual board members speaking to each other about matters of the public’s concern, or even board members speak-ing to the public,” Hood said.

State Sen. Merle Flowers, R-Southaven, chaired the Ethics Committee during the last four-year term of the Legislature. He authored a bill that became law July 1 and increased the maximum fine for officials holding ille-gal closed meetings from the previous $100 to $500 for the first offense and up to $1,000 for a second offense.

Mississippi had been the only state that imposed the fine on taxpayers by assess-ing it to the agency’s budget, but the law changed that to require officials to pay fines out of their own pocket.

The law also established a fine of $100 per violation for those who wrongfully deny public-records requests.

Flowers said he believes the issue of work sessions may need to be clarified in the Open Meetings Act.

“The vast majority of folks serving on boards and com-missions are good, honest folks who aren’t trying to break the law,” Flowers said.

“But to maintain the pub-lic’s best interests, we need to continue to strengthen the open meetings law to provide total transparency.”

Attorneys who specialize in open government issues said late last year they believed the Gulfport City Council was violating the open meet-ings law when it broke into small groups to discuss city business. The Sun Herald reported that six of seven council members admit-ted doing so on a variety of topics including a $4 million bond issue to build a munici-pal complex. The public was not invited to or notified.

Council members said they believed the law allows them to discuss city business as long as they do not have a quorum present.

Attorney Henry Laird, who specializes in open govern-ment issues, criticized the meetings at the time.

“In my view, it’s not even doubtful that having discus-sions of public business with less than a quorum is still a public meeting subject to the Open Meetings Act,” Laird said. “One could argue that the Open Meetings Act does not expressly state, one way or the other, that you have to have a quorum to be subject to the Open Meetings Act.

“But the Mississippi Supreme Court has stated that a quorum is not neces-sary to subject a public body to the Open Meetings Act. If any two officials are discuss-ing public business, which is coming before that body, it must be discussed at a meet-ing where the public has a right to attend,” Laird said.

“I don’t think there’s any malicious intent on the part of the city. I just think they’re misinformed about the Supreme Court decisions.”

In 2009, two members of the three-member Mississippi Transportation Commission met with Madison County officials at a restaurant and discussed a road project, but they didn’t invite the third member, Central District Transportation Commis-sioner Dick Hall, who serves the area where the project was to be located.

The e-mail invitation to the meeting became the smok-ing gun in the Ethics Com-mission complaint Hall filed against then Southern Dis-trict Transportation Com-missioner Wayne Brown and then Northern District Transportation Commis-sioner Bill Minor.

After Hood’s findings were released, Brown said such meetings were common during his time on the com-mission, but insisted no busi-ness was conducted.

Leonard Van Slyke, a Jack-son attorney who specializes in open government issues, said he is worried cutbacks at media outlets during a tough period for the indus-try could lead to an uptick in open-meeting violations.

“It tends to happen now more in rural areas where there is not as much media attention,” he said. “One of my great fears about what is occurring is that with fewer reporters available to cover boards of supervisors, city councils and the like, if there’s no media present, there is much more temp-tation to do those kinds of things.”

ing, but pulled it from the agenda. He then called a spe-cial meeting for Thursday, but later moved it to today.

The board met on Feb. 7 with state Rep. Alex Mon-sour and state Sen. Briggs Hopson to discuss the bill that would be presented as local and private legisla-tion. The board met again Wednesday at the request of North Ward Alderman Michael Mayfield to discuss the bill and the referendum

required by state law to levy the tax increases.

Former Vicksburg Mayor Demery Grubbs, a finan-cial consultant for Govern-ment Consultants Inc. of Jackson, participated in the discussion.

The board also discussed the future of 200 acres the city bought for $325,000. Intended as a sports com-plex, the site was abandoned by the city in 2009 after an additional $2.7 million had

been spent for preliminary plans, engineering and dirt work.

Winfield has said that the Fisher Ferry site was not suitable, saying part of the property, including the access route, is in a flood zone.

Last week and on previ-ous occasions, Winfield said he wants to sell the Fisher Ferry site for residential development.


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PREP BASKETBALL(G) WC at SouthavenTuesday, 6 p.m.

(B) VHS at DeSoto CentralTuesday, 7 p.m.

(B) PCA vs. HeidelbergTuesday, 7:45 p.m.at Rebul Academy

ON TV8 p.m. ESPN - It’s a Sun-flower State showdown when No. 7 Kansas heads to Manhattan to face in-state rival Kansas State to-night.

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CODY WADDELLWarren Central pitcher has signed a letter of intent to play at Northwest Mississippi Community College.

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Napoli re-signswith Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Catcher Mike Napoli and the Texas Rangers fi-nalized a $9.4 million, one-year contract Sunday to avoid a salary arbitration hearing.

Napoli set career highs last season by hitting .320 with 30 homers and 75 RBIs in 113 games in his first season with Texas, making starts at catcher, first base and designated hitter. He spent his first five major league seasons with the Los Angeles Angels before being traded twice in a five-day period last winter.

After missing three weeks with a strained left oblique and returning to the lineup July 4, Napoli hit .378 with 20 homers and 50 RBIs over the last 67 regular-season games as the Rang-ers won their second con-secutive AL pennant. He hit .328 with three homers and 15 RBIs in 17 postsea-son games, including 10 RBIs in the World Series.

The 30-year-old Napo-li, who made $5.8 million last season, had asked for $11.8 million in arbitration and was scheduled for a hearing Wednesday. The Rangers had offered $8.3 million.

Napoli’s deal was com-pleted days after the Rang-ers avoided arbitration hearings with new con-tracts for slugging outfield-er Nelson Cruz and short-stop Elvis Andrus.

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Lady Dogstop Ole Missin overtimeFrom staff reports

Even in a disappointing season, Mississippi State can count on its friends to the north for comfort.

Porsha Porter scored six of her game-high 18 points in over-time, and the Lady Bulldogs overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to beat archrival Ole Miss 53-50 on Sunday afternoon in Starkville.

Mississippi State (14-11, 4-8 Southeastern Conference) snapped a five-game losing streak with its seventh win over Ole Miss (12-14, 2-11) in eight tries. MSU has won five straight against the Lady Rebels, and swept the season series for the third time in four seasons.

“You have to believe you can win, then you have to expect to win,” Mississippi State coach Sharon Fanning-Otis said. “After that, you have to put yourself in a posi-tion to win. Even though we were outrebounded, we did manage our fair share of key rebounds in the second half. We also forced turnovers. Essentially, we hung in there until some good things could happen for us.”

Both teams shot below 30 percent from the floor, and went a combined 5-for-26 from 3-point range. The only 3-pointer Mississippi State hit, however, was a big one. Diamber Johnson drilled it with 5 seconds left in regula-tion to tie the game at 43 and send it to overtime.

The shot capped State’s comeback from a 37-27 deficit with 12:45 remaining, and it never trailed again. After the teams swapped baskets early in overtime, Martha Alwal scored on a layup to put the Lady Bulldogs ahead 47-45 with 2:38 to go. Porter added a jumper 45 seconds later to make it a four-point game, and Mississippi State stayed just ahead of Ole Miss the rest of the way.

Porter sank two free throws with 4 seconds left to make it 53-50. Ole Miss had one last shot, but Valencia McFar-land’s half-court shot was off the mark as time ran out.

McFarland led Ole Miss with 16 points, while Danielle McCray and Tia Faleru each grabbed 12 rebounds.

Mickelson storms to victory at PebbleBy Doug FergusonAP golf writer

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Phil Mickelson rallied from six shots behind to win for the fourth time at Pebble Beach, a final round made even more memorable by the guy in a red shirt who was among the first to congratu-late him Sunday on the 18th green.

Turns out that Tiger Woods was just along for the ride.

Mickelson closed with an 8-under 64, beating Woods by 11 shots in a one-sided show-down at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

“I just feel very inspired when I play with him,” said Mickelson, who has posted the better score the past five times he has played along-side Woods in the final round.

“I love playing with him, and he brings out some of my best golf. I hope that he continues to play better, and better, and I hope that he and I have a chance to play together more in the final rounds.”

Woods, one shot out of the lead on the sixth hole after 54-hole leader Charlie Wi fell apart early, followed his first birdie of the final round with three straight bogeys, start-

ing with a three-putt from 18 feet on the par-3 seventh.

It never got much better from there.

He finished a miserable day with another three-putt on the 18th for a 75, the only consolation coming from belief that he’s closer than

ever to putting it all together.“I didn’t hit it as bad as the

score indicated, but I putted awful,” Woods said. “As good as I felt on the greens yes-terday, I felt bad today. Any-thing I tried to do wasn’t working. Consequently, I made a ton of mistakes on

the green.”At least he got to watch a

clinic.Mickelson went from six

shots behind to a two-shot lead on the par-5 sixth hole when he rolled in a 20-foot eagle putt, adjusting his read after watching Woods’ ama-teur partner — Dallas Cow-boys quarterback Tony Romo — miss from a similar line.

Woods holed a bunker shot for birdie on No. 12, but right when it looked like a two-shot swing that could give Woods some momentum, Mickelson made a 30-foot par putt. With Woods out of the way, Mickelson made a 40-foot par putt on the 15th hole to keep a three-shot cushion, and he was never challenged from there.

He wound up with a two-shot win over Wi, who four-putted for double bogey on the opening hole and never recovered.

Mickelson, who finished at 17-under 269, became only the ninth player in PGA Tour history with 40 career wins. This one was special for many reasons, and the thrashing he gave Woods was but a small part of it.

His wife, Amy, flew up for the weekend and gave

Eagles savoring district titleBy Jeff [email protected]

LEARNED — Porters Chapel Academy advanced all the way to the MAIS Class A semifi-nals last year without winning a tournament.

That’s something that weighed on junior forward Ted Brisco. The weight is off after Porters Chapel stormed past Newton Acad-emy 56-31 Saturday night to win the District 5-A tourna-ment championship at Rebul Academy.

Brisco was a big reason why. He led the Eagles with

20 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

“I dearly wanted to win a championship, so it feels good to do so,” Brisco said.

Now it’s on to the Class A South Central Tournament, which will also be hosted by Rebul. PCA (20-4) will open against the fourth-place team from District 8-A, Heidel-berg Academy, Tuesday at

7:45 p.m. The two teams met last season in the consola-tion game of the state tour-nament. Heidelberg won and kept the Eagles from going to the MAIS Overall Tournament.

This year, the Eagles are better. The additions of Alton Burden and P.J. Lassiter have given them a lift.

“We’re better this time,” Brisco said. “Our defense has picked up and we have more shooters like P.J.”

Lassiter came up big against Newton. He made

From staff reports

Warren Central will have to wait a day to face its next postseason challenge.

Because of snowy, icy weather forecast for North Mississippi, the Lady Vikes’ Class 6A North State satel-lite game at Southaven has been postponed until 6 p.m. Tuesday. The game had been scheduled for tonight.

Vicksburg Warren School District officials said travel concerns, and the possibil-ity of an early dismissal for

Southaven’s students, led to the decision to delay the game.

The time for Vicksburg High’s boys satellite game at DeSoto Central on Tuesday has not been changed. It will tip off at 7 p.m.

The Lady Vikes and Ga-tors both advanced to the satellite round by finishing second in last week’s Divi-sion 3-6A Tournament. The winners of the satellite game will advance to the North State Tournament later this week.

up nextPCA vs. HeidelbergTuesday, 7:45 p.m.at Rebul Academy

See PCA, Page B3.

Phil Mickelson hits off the 16th tee during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Sunday. Mickelson carded a final-round total of 64 to win the tour-

nament. Below, Tiger Woods hits from a bunker on to the ninth green. Woods shot a 75 Sunday and finished nine shots behind Mickelson.

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Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCTKentucky ............11 0 1.000 25 1 .962Florida ................7 3 .700 19 6 .760Vanderbilt ..........6 4 .600 17 8 .680Mississippi St. .6 4 .600 19 6 .760Arkansas ............5 5 .500 17 8 .680Alabama ............5 5 .500 16 8 .667Ole Miss ...........5 5 .500 15 9 .625Tennessee .........5 5 .500 13 12 .520LSU ....................4 6 .400 14 10 .583Georgia ..............3 7 .300 12 12 .500Auburn ...............3 8 .273 13 12 .520South Carolina ..1 9 .100 9 15 .375

Sunday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Today’s GamesNo games scheduled

Tuesday’s GamesFlorida at Alabama, 6 p.m.Mississippi State at LSU, 8 p.m.

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CONFERENCE USA Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCTSouthern Miss .8 2 .800 21 4 .840Memphis ............8 2 .800 18 7 .720Tulsa ..................8 3 .727 15 10 .600UCF ...................7 4 .636 18 7 .720Marshall .............6 5 .545 15 10 .600Rice ...................6 5 .545 15 11 .577UAB ...................5 6 .455 10 14 .417UTEP .................5 6 .455 12 13 .480Tulane ................3 7 .300 15 9 .625East Carolina .....3 8 .273 12 12 .500Houston .............3 8 .273 11 13 .458SMU ...................2 8 .200 11 14 .440



Tuesday’s GamesNo games scheduled

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SWAC Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCTMVSU ................12 0 1.000 13 11 .542Southern U. .......9 3 .750 13 12 .520Texas Southern .7 4 .636 8 15 .348Prairie View .......6 5 .545 10 14 .417Alabama St. .......6 6 .500 9 15 .375Ark.-Pine Bluff ...5 7 .417 6 19 .240Alcorn St. .........4 8 .333 7 17 .292Jackson St .......4 8 .333 6 18 .250Alabama A&M ...3 9 .250 5 16 .238Grambling St. ....3 9 .250 3 19 .136


Today’s GamesArk.-Pine Bluff at Alcorn St., 7 p.m.Grambling at Prairie View, 7:30 p.m.Mississippi Valley St. at Southern, 7:30 p.m.Jackson St. at Texas Southern, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s GamesNo games scheduled

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Top 25 ScheduleSunday’s Games

No. 12 Georgetown 71, St. John’s 61No. 22 Michigan 70, Illinois 61

Today’s GamesNo. 2 Syracuse at No. 24 Louisville, 6 p.m.No. 6 Baylor vs. Iowa St., 6 p.m.No. 7 Kansas at Kansas St., 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s GamesNo. 3 Ohio St. at Minnesota, 8 p.m.No. 8 Florida at Alabama, 6 p.m.No. 14 UNLV at TCU, 6:30 p.m.No. 17 Creighton at Southern Illinois, 7:05 p.m.No. 19 Virginia at Clemson, 6 p.m.No. 20 Mississippi St. at LSU, 8 p.m.

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Mississippi college scheduleSunday’s Games

No games scheduledToday’s Games

Ark.-Pine Bluff at Alcorn St., 7 p.m.Tougaloo at Xavier-N.O., 7:30 p.m.Mississippi Valley St. at Southern, 7:30 p.m.Jackson St. at Texas Southern, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s GameMississippi St. at LSU, 8 p.m.

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Sunday’s scoresEAST

Fairfield 68, Loyola (Md.) 51 Georgetown 71, St. John’s 61 Hartford 62, Binghamton 60 Iona 83, Marist 74 New Hampshire 66, UMBC 60 Quinnipiac 67, CCSU 59 Seton Hall 73, Pittsburgh 66 Vermont 68, Stony Brook 49

SOUTH Virginia Tech 66, Boston College 65

MIDWEST CS Bakersfield 75, Nebraska-Omaha 65 Detroit 77, Green Bay 74 Drake 78, Evansville 54 Michigan 70, Illinois 61 Missouri St. 64, Bradley 53 Purdue 87, Northwestern 77 Wright St. 70, Milwaukee 46

FAR WEST Stanford 59, Southern Cal 47 Washington 75, Oregon St. 72

women’s basketballWomen’s Top 25 Schedule

Sunday’s GamesWest Virginia 65, No. 2 Notre Dame 63No. 4 Stanford 82, UCLA 59No. 5 Duke 67, Florida St. 57No. 6 Miami 76, No. 8 Maryland 74No. 10 Ohio St. 80, No. 16 Purdue 71No. 12 Delaware 94, Georgia St. 56St. John’s 61, No. 17 Rutgers 52No. 18 Penn St. 77, Northwestern 63No. 21 Georgia 76, Vanderbilt 63No. 22 Ga. Tech 56, No. 22 North Carolina 54No. 24 South Carolina 62, Florida 58

Today’s GamesNo. 3 Connecticut at Oklahoma, 8 p.m.No. 7 Kentucky at No. 11 Tennessee, 6 p.m.No. 13 Nebraska at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s GamesNo. 2 Notre Dame vs. Providence, 6 p.m.No. 14 Georgetown at Villanova, 6 p.m.No. 15 Texas A&M at Missouri, 7 p.m.No. 20 Louisville at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

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Sunday’s scoresEAST

LIU 66, St. Francis (NY) 53Manhattan 57, Rider 36Marist 75, Siena 51Niagara 68, Iona 55Saint Joseph’s 69, Saint Louis 50St. John’s 61, Rutgers 52Towson 58, Northeastern 54

SOUTHArkansas 51, Auburn 48Central Florida 41, UAB 39Drexel 78, William & Mary 59Duke 67, Florida St. 57East Carolina 61, Marshall 57Georgia 76, Vanderbilt 63Georgia Tech 56, North Carolina 54Hofstra 82, George Mason 70James Madison 65, VCU 64LSU 51, Alabama 46Memphis 69, Houston 41Miami 76, Maryland 74Middle Tennessee 59, Ark.-Little Rock 51Mississippi St. 53, Ole Miss 50, OTSouth Carolina 62, Florida 58Virginia 68, Clemson 36Wake Forest 70, NC State 57

MIDWESTDePaul 71, Marquette 59Drake 55, Evansville 51Illinois 61, Indiana 60Illinois St. 82, Bradley 63Indiana St. 71, N. Iowa 60Iowa 74, Michigan St. 57Kansas St. 47, Kansas 43Ohio St. 80, Purdue 71Penn St. 77, Northwestern 63West Virginia 65, Notre Dame 63

SOUTHWESTRice 55, Tulsa 48Southern Miss 74, SMU 67Texas Tech 51, Iowa St. 41UTEP 80, Tulane 65

FAR WESTStanford 82, UCLA 59

nbaEASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division W L Pct GBPhiladelphia ..................19 9 .679 —Boston ..........................15 12 .556 3 1/2New York ......................13 15 .464 6Toronto .........................9 20 .310 10 1/2New Jersey ..................8 21 .276 11 1/2

Southeast Division W L Pct GBMiami ............................21 7 .750 —Atlanta ..........................18 10 .643 3Orlando .........................17 11 .607 4Washington ...................6 22 .214 15Charlotte .......................3 24 .111 17 1/2

Central Division W L Pct GBChicago ........................23 7 .767 —Indiana ..........................17 10 .630 4 1/2Milwaukee .....................12 15 .444 9 1/2Cleveland ......................10 16 .385 11Detroit ...........................8 21 .276 14 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBSan Antonio ..................19 9 .679 —Dallas ............................17 11 .607 2Houston ........................16 12 .571 3Memphis .......................14 14 .500 5New Orleans ................4 23 .148 14 1/2

Northwest Division W L Pct GBOklahoma City ..............21 6 .778 —Denver ..........................16 12 .571 5 1/2Utah ..............................14 12 .538 6 1/2Portland ........................15 13 .536 6 1/2Minnesota .....................13 15 .464 8 1/2

Pacific Division W L Pct GBL.A. Clippers .................17 8 .680 —L.A. Lakers ...................16 12 .571 2 1/2Phoenix .........................12 15 .444 6Golden State ................10 14 .417 6 1/2Sacramento ..................10 17 .370 8

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L.A. Lakers 94, Toronto 92Boston 95, Chicago 91Washington 98, Detroit 77Miami 107, Atlanta 87Golden State 106, Houston 97Utah 98, Memphis 88

Today’s GamesPhiladelphia at Charlotte, 6 p.m.Minnesota at Orlando, 6 p.m.Utah at New Orleans, 7 p.m.Miami at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.Phoenix at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s GamesMiami at Indiana, 6 p.m.New York at Toronto, 6 p.m.San Antonio at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.Sacramento at Chicago, 7 p.m.Utah at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.Houston at Memphis, 7 p.m.Phoenix at Denver, 8 p.m.Washington at Portland, 9 p.m.Atlanta at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

nhlEASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAN.Y. Rangers ..54 36 13 5 77 153 110Philadelphia ....56 31 18 7 69 182 169Pittsburgh .......56 32 19 5 69 175 148New Jersey ....55 31 20 4 66 154 155N.Y. Islanders .55 23 24 8 54 131 159

Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GABoston ............53 34 17 2 70 184 120Ottawa ............58 28 22 8 64 169 181Toronto ...........56 28 22 6 62 171 166Montreal ..........56 23 24 9 55 149 149Buffalo ............55 24 25 6 54 136 158

Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAFlorida .............55 27 17 11 65 141 152Washington .....55 28 22 5 61 153 155Winnipeg .........57 26 25 6 58 139 161Tampa Bay .....55 24 25 6 54 155 185Carolina ..........56 20 25 11 51 142 172

WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GADetroit .............57 38 17 2 78 182 135St. Louis .........55 34 14 7 75 139 111Nashville .........56 32 18 6 70 158 148Chicago ..........56 29 20 7 65 174 171Columbus .......56 16 34 6 38 131 185

Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAVancouver ......55 34 15 6 74 178 138Calgary ...........56 26 22 8 60 134 151Colorado .........57 28 25 4 60 146 159Minnesota .......55 25 22 8 58 125 144Edmonton .......55 22 28 5 49 147 165

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GASan Jose ........53 30 17 6 66 153 127Los Angeles ...57 27 19 11 65 124 124Phoenix ...........56 27 21 8 62 148 144Dallas ..............55 28 24 3 59 145 157Anaheim .........55 22 24 9 53 144 163NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for over-time loss.

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N.Y. Rangers 3, Washington 2Florida 4, N.Y. Islanders 1Anaheim 5, Columbus 3Los Angeles 4, Dallas 2Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 2St. Louis 3, San Jose 0Detroit 4, Philadelphia 3

Today’s GamesSan Jose at Washington, 6:30 p.m.Carolina at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.Phoenix at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Tuesday’s GamesN.Y. Rangers at Boston, 6 p.m.New Jersey at Buffalo, 6 p.m.St. Louis at Columbus, 6 p.m.Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.Dallas at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.Anaheim at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.Chicago at Nashville, 7 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.Toronto at Calgary, 8 p.m.

prep softball2012 Warren County schedules

Warren CentralDate Opponent TimeFeb. 25 ..........at Brandon Classic ....................TBAFeb. 28 ........................... Brandon ................ 6 p.m.March 1 ............. Madison Central ................ 6 p.m.March 2 ............................... Terry ................ 6 p.m.March 3 ..............at Clinton tourn. ....................TBAMarch 6 .... *at Greenville-Weston ................ 5 p.m.March 8 .........at Madison Central ................ 6 p.m.March 10 . Lady Vikes Invitational ....................TBAMarch 20 ...........................Clinton ................ 6 p.m.March 22 ................ *at Vicksburg ................ 6 p.m.March 23 .................... at Natchez ................ 6 p.m.March 29 ....................at Brandon ................ 6 p.m.March 30-31 ......... at Terry tourn. ....................TBAApril 3 ..............Northwest Rankin ................ 6 p.m.April 5 ............*Greenville-Weston ................ 5 p.m.April 10 ........................*Vicksburg ................ 6 p.m.April 13-14 .......at Richland tourn. ....................TBAApril 17 ............................at Terry ................ 6 p.m.April 19 .................... at Ridgeland ................ 6 p.m.*Division 4-6A games

VicksburgDate Opponent TimeMarch 1 .........................Riverside ................ 6 p.m.March 6 ............................... Pearl ................ 6 p.m.March 10 .................at WC tourn. ....................TBAMarch 20 ............................. Pearl ................ 6 p.m.March 22 ............*Warren Central ................ 6 p.m.March 27 .......*Greenville-Weston ................ 5 p.m.March 31 ........at Riverside tourn. ....................TBAApril 3 ......................... at Natchez ........... 6:30 p.m.April 5 ........................... Cathedral ................ 6 p.m.April 10 .......... *at Warren Central ................ 6 p.m.April 12 ..........*Greenville-Weston ................ 5 p.m.April 13-14 .......at Richland tourn. ....................TBAApril 16 .........................Ridgeland ........... 5:30 p.m.April 17 .....................at Cathedral ........... 6:30 p.m.*Division 4-6A games

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Mississippi college scheduleSunday’s Games

Delta St. 20, Montevallo 4Piedmont 3, Millsaps 1


Tuesday’s GamesMississippi College at Belhaven, 4 p.m.

Wednesday’s GamesDelta St. at Ark.-Monticello, 1 p.m.LSU-Alexandria at William Carey, 2 p.m. (DH)Tougaloo at Belhaven, 4 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesNo games scheduled

Friday’s GamesMillsaps vs. Westminster, at Clarksville, Ark., 10 a.m.Alcorn St. vs. Air Force, at Baton Rouge, La., 1 p.m.MVSU vs Florida A&M, at Jackson, 3 p.m.Nicholls St. at Southern Miss, 4 p.m.Loyola (La.) at Belhaven, 4 p.m.Washington St. at Mississippi St., 6 p.m.Florida A&M at Jackson St., 6 p.m.Truett-McConnell at William Carey, 6 p.m.Ole Miss at TCU, 6:30 p.m.

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SEC scheduleFriday’s Games

VMI at South Carolina, 2 p.m.Missouri at Auburn, 3 p.m.Kentucky at Wofford, 3 p.m.Northern Illinois at Tennessee, 3 p.m.Villanova at Arkansas, 3:05 p.m.Presbyterian at Georgia, 4:30 p.m.Washington St. at Mississippi St., 6 p.m.Cal St. Fullerton at Florida, 6 p.m.Florida Atlantic at Alabama, 6:05 p.m.Ole Miss at TCU, 6:30 p.m.Air Force at LSU, 7 p.m.Vanderbilt at Stanford, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesKentucky vs. Eastern Michigan, at Spartanburg, S.C., 11 a.m.Northern Illinois at Tennessee, NoonPresbyterian at Georgia, 1 p.m.Villanova at Arkansas, 1:05 p.m.VMI at South Carolina, 2 p.m.Ole Miss at TCU, 2 p.m.Florida Atlantic at Alabama, 2:05 p.m.Washington St. at Mississippi St., 2:30 p.m.Missouri at Auburn, 3 p.m.Cal St. Fullerton at Florida, 3 p.m.Vanderbilt at Stanford, 3 p.m.Alcorn St. at LSU, 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 19Northern Illinois at Tennessee, NoonCal St. Fullerton at Florida, NoonFlorida Atlantic at Alabama, 12:05 p.m.VMI at South Carolina, 12:30 p.m.Presbyterian at Georgia, 1 p.m.Ole Miss at TCU, 1 p.m.Air Force at LSU, 1 p.m.Missouri at Auburn, 1 p.m.Villanova at Arkansas, 1:05 p.m.Washington St. at Mississippi St., 1:30 p.m.Kentucky at S.C.-Upstate, 2 p.m.Vanderbilt at Stanford, 3 p.m.

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Conference USA scheduleFriday’s Games

Marshall at North Carolina St., 2 p.m.Milwaukee at East Carolina, 2 p.m.UAB at Clemson, 3 p.m.Nicholls State at Southern Miss, 4 p.m.Florida International at Rice, 4:30 p.m.SIU-Edwardsville at Memphis, 5 p.m.Long Island at Central Florida, 5:30 p.m.Siena at Tulane, 5:30 p.m.Delaware at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesCanisius vs. Marshall, at Raleigh, N.C., 11 a.m.Siena at Tulane, NoonUAB at Clemson, NoonMilwaukee at East Carolina, 1 p.m.Delaware at Houston, 2 p.m.Nicholls St. at Southern Miss, 2 p.m.SIU-Edwardsville at Memphis, 2 p.m.Bryant at Marshall, 2:30 p.m.Long Island at Central Florida, 3 p.m.

Feb. 19Florida International at Rice, 9 a.m. (DH)Nicholls St. at Southern Miss, 9 a.m.Monmouth vs. Marshall, at Raleigh, N.C., 9 a.m.Long Island at Central Florida, NoonMilwaukee at East Carolina, NoonUAB at Clemson, NoonDelaware at Houston, 1 p.m.SIU-Edwardsville at Memphis, 1 p.m.Siena at Tulane, Noon

golfPGA Tour

Pebble BeachSunday

p-Pebble Beach Golf Links, 6,816; Par 72m-Monterey Peninsula CC, Shore Course, 6,838;

Par 70s-Spyglass Hill Golf Club, 6,953; Par 72

Pebble Beach, Calif.Purse: $6.4 million

Final round played on Pebble BeachPhil Mickelson (500) .. 70s-65m-70p-64—269 -17Charlie Wi (300) ......... 61m-69p-69s-72—271 -15Ricky Barnes (190) .... 70s-66m-70p-67—273 -13Aaron Baddeley (135) 66m-72p-69s-67—274 -12Kevin Na (105) ........... 66s-69m-70p-70—275 -11Dustin Johnson (105) . 63p-72s-70m-70—275 -11Pad. Harrington (88) .. 68m-66p-72s-70—276 -10Ken Duke (88) ............ 64p-73s-65m-74—276 -10Spencer Levin (68) .... 69m-69p-71s-68—277 -9Jimmy Walker (68) ..... 69s-68m-71p-69—277 -9Jason Kokrak (68) ...... 68m-67p-72s-70—277 -9Greg Owen (68) ......... 68s-67m-72p-70—277 -9Kevin Streelman (68) . 70m-69p-68s-70—277 -9Brendon Todd (68) ..... 67p-69s-69m-72—277 -9Richard H. Lee (54) ... 65m-71p-73s-69—278 -8Steven Bowditch (54) . 71s-67m-72p-68—278 -8Hunter Mahan (54) ..... 65m-70p-70s-73—278 -8Bob Estes (54) ........... 67s-70m-69p-72—278 -8Tiger Woods (54) ....... 68s-68m-67p-75—278 -8Davis Love III (49) ..... 70s-70m-70p-69—279 -7Robert Garrigus (49) .. 68m-69p-71s-71—279 -7Brian Gay (49) ........... 69s-65m-74p-71—279 -7Brian Harman (49) ..... 64p-73s-71m-71—279 -7Ryan Moore (49) ........ 72s-64m-71p-72—279 -7Danny Lee (45) .......... 63p-73s-74m-70—280 -6Vijay Singh (45) ......... 68p-68s-71m-73—280 -6Geoff Ogilvy (45) ........ 70m-69p-68s-73—280 -6Kevin Stadler (45) ...... 69s-70m-73p-68—280 -6Miguel Carballo (40) .. 69m-71p-69s-72—281 -5Sean O’Hair (40) ........ 68p-74s-69m-70—281 -5Zach Johnson (40) ..... 67m-72p-72s-70—281 -5Brian Davis (40) ......... 70p-74s-68m-69—281 -5Ryan Palmer (40) ....... 72p-71s-64m-74—281 -5Rocco Mediate (40) ... 71s-66m-76p-68—281 -5Mathew Goggin (34) .. 69m-71p-69s-73—282 -4Mark D. Anderson (34) 69p-71s-71m-71—282 -4Josh Teater (34) ........ 64m-71p-77s-70—282 -4Charley Hoffman (34) 67m-73p-73s-69—282 -4John Huh (34) ............ 71s-71m-71p-69—282 -4D.J. Trahan (27) ......... 70s-69m-71p-73—283 -3Jonas Blixt (27) .......... 70p-69s-69m-75—283 -3Dan Summerhays (27) 65m-73p-73s-72—283 -3Joseph Bramlett (0) ... 66m-69p-73s-75—283 -3Nick Watney (27) ....... 66s-73m-69p-75—283 -3Jim Furyk (27) ............ 69s-69m-74p-71—283 -3Tom Gillis (27) ........... 74p-72s-66m-71—283 -3Nathan Green (27) ..... 66m-76p-71s-70—283 -3Heath Slocum (27) ..... 74p-71s-68m-70—283 -3Harris English (27) ..... 75s-68m-70p-70—283 -3Joe Ogilvie (20) .......... 68p-73s-70m-73—284 -2Roberto Castro (20) ... 70m-68p-73s-73—284 -2Bobby Gates (20) ....... 72p-70s-69m-73—284 -2Ian Poulter (20) .......... 69m-72p-72s-71—284 -2Roland Thatcher (16) . 71p-68s-70m-76—285 -1Tom Pernice Jr. (16) .. 72s-70m-70p-73—285 -1Gary Christian (16) .... 72s-70m-70p-73—285 -1Hunter Haas (16) ....... 72s-69m-72p-72—285 -1Matt Bettencourt (12) . 73s-69m-70p-74—286 EJohn Mallinger (12) .... 70s-71m-72p-73—286 EPat Perez (12) ............ 67m-72p-74s-73—286 EShane Bertsch (9) ...... 68p-75s-65m-79—287 +1Tim Petrovic (9) ......... 70m-70p-72s-75—287 +1Cameron Tringale (9) . 71s-71m-70p-75—287 +1Sang-Moon Bae (9) ... 68s-73m-72p-74—287 +1Lee Janzen (6) ........... 72s-71m-70p-75—288 +2Kyle Reifers (6) .......... 69m-72p-72s-75—288 +2D.A. Points (4) ........... 72s-65m-74p-78—289 +3

transactionsbasketball

National Basketball AssociationMIAMI HEAT—Signed C Mickell Gladness to a 10-day contract.

hockeYNational Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Recalled F Jerome Samson from Charlotte (AHL). Reassigned F Dray-son Bowman to Charlotte.COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Assigned D Dal-ton Prout to Springfield (AHL).MONTREAL CANADIENS—Recalled F Ryan White and F Ian Schultz from Hamilton (AHL).

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6 p.m. ESPN - Syracuse at Louisville6 p.m. ESPNU - Iowa State at Baylor8 p.m. ESPN - Kansas at Kansas State8 p.m. ESPNU - Maryland-Eastern

Shore at Coppin StateWOMEN’S BASKETBALL

6 p.m. ESPN2 - Kentucky at Tennessee6:30 p.m. Big Ten - Nebraska at Minnesota8 p.m. ESPN2 - Connecticut at Oklahoma

NBA6 p.m. NBATV - Minnesota at Orlando9:30 p.m. NBATV - Phoenix at Golden State

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San Jose at Washington

Feb. 131937 — The NFL Redskins move

from Boston to Washington.1977 — Julius Erving, playing

in his first NBA All-Star Game, is voted MVP, despite his East team losing 125-124. Erving scores 30 points and grabs 12 rebounds.

1995 — Connecticut is voted No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 and joins the school’s women’s team at the top. It is the first time teams from one school were ranked No. 1 in the men’s and women’s college basketball polls.

2011 — Washington ends its 25-game road winless streak with a 115-100 win over the Cleveland Cav-aliers, who reverted to their losing ways one game after ending their record skid. The Wizards open a 25-point lead in the third quarter and survive a Cleveland comeback to get their first road win since April 9, 2010.

lotterYSunday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 4-0-5La. Pick 4: 8-0-5-3Monday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 5-4-9 La. Pick 4: 4-8-7-9 Tuesday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 9-5-1 La. Pick 4: 4-4-1-6Mega Millions: 17-23-30-37-45Megaball: 4; Megaplier; 4Wednesday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 5-9-2La. Pick 4: 5-2-1-3Easy 5: 3-9-18-26-27La. Lotto: 10-21-22-28-35-36Powerball: 17-28-38-39-51Powerball: 33Thursday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 5-0-2La. Pick 4: 9-5-5-7 Friday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 4-8-4La. Pick 4: 4-5-6-0Mega Millions: 3-4-18-29-50Megaball: 20; Megaplier: 4Saturday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 4-8-9La. Pick 4: 9-5-7-3Easy 5: 9-13-14-23-37La. Lotto: 13-18-22-23-29-32Powerball: 1-10-37-52-57

nbaLakers attendworkout for Arenas

LOS ANGELES — Los Ange-les Lakers officials attended a pri-vate workout for Gilbert Arenas in Southern California, according to a Yahoo! Sports report.

The report Sunday, citing anony-mous sources, said the Lakers are considering adding the free-agent guard to boost their struggling offense.

The 30-year-old Arenas was let go by the Orlando Magic in the pre-season under the league’s amnesty provision. After he was traded to Orlando a year ago, Arenas made little impact in 49 games, averaging eight points. He played sparingly over the previous three seasons because of injuries and a 50-game NBA suspension for bringing a gun into the locker room.

olYmpicsTokyo, Qatar submitbids for 2020 Games

TOKYO — Tokyo submitted its bid to host the 2020 Olympics today, delivering the file to the Interna-tional Olympic Committee’s head-quarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, two days before a Feb. 15 deadline.

Tokyo bid unsuccessfully for the 2016 Olympics, which were awarded to Rio de Janeiro. Tokyo is now competing with Rome, Madrid, Istanbul, Doha, Qatar and Baku, Azerbaijan.

Officials from Qatar also planned to submit their bid today.

The IOC will study the bid files and decide in May whether to retain all the candidates or pare the list. The IOC will select the 2020 host city at a meeting in Buenos Aires in September 2013.

golfPavin putts wayto Champions title

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Corey Pavin made a 12-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to defeat Peter Senior and win the Allianz Champi-onship for his first Champions Tour title Sunday at Broken Sound.

Both players shot a final-round 71 to finish tied at 11-under 205. Senior forced the playoff with a birdie on the last hole of regulation, but his birdie try in the playoff stopped an inch short of the cup.

Bernhard Langer (71) and Michael Allen (69) tied for third place, a shot ahead of Jay Haas (69) and John Cook (69).

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him a pep talk Friday in the rain at Monterey Peninsula when Mickelson was going nowhere. He ran off five bird-ies, got back into the tourna-ment and picked up a win he didn’t see coming.

As much as Woods talks about his game being close, Mickelson felt the same way. His last win was the Houston Open last April, and while he thought he was putting well, his scores didn’t reflect it.

“It’s one of the more emo-tional victories for me than I’ve had, and the reason is I’ve had some doubt these last couple of weeks, given the scores I’ve shot,” Mickel-son said. “Having these great practice sessions, I started to wonder if I’m going to be able to bring it to the golf course. So this gives me a lot of confi-dence and erases the doubt.”

The last shred of doubt came on the 14th, a diaboli-cal green that turns birdies into bogeys without caution. Woods hit a wedge that went down the side of the green, requiring two chips to get on the green. He made bogey.

Mickelson’s caddie, Jim “Bones” Mackay, got in his ear.

“He erased all doubt and said, ‘Let’s get aggressive and make birdie, we need one more here,”’ Mickelson said. “It just got me aggres-sive and into a positive frame of mind.”

He went at the flag and made birdie.

Wi, who started the final round with a three-shot lead, birdied his last two holes for a 72 and his fifth runner-up finish on tour. It was the third straight week that the winner began the final round at least six shots behind a 54-hole leader going for his first tour victory.

“I fought back and hung in there, because the four-putt on the first hole, I was really shook up pretty badly and my strokes were pretty iffy at best,” Wi said. “I hung in there all day. My time will come.”

The shocker, though, was how Woods fell apart.

He has been taking big strides with his game over the past few months, and

he looked poised to break through after a 67 in the third round at Pebble Beach got him to within four shots of the lead. But he needed a start like Mickelson, and was never really in the game.

Two weeks ago in his 2012 debut at Abu Dhabi, Woods was tied for the lead with unheralded Robert Rock going into the final round and didn’t break par, tying for third.

“What was frustrating is that I had a chance,” he said. “All I had to do was get off to a good, solid start today. And I didn’t do that.”

Woods used to own Mickel-son, but that changed at the 2007 Deutsche Bank Cham-pionship. This was the fifth straight time Mickelson posted the better score when playing in the same group as Woods in the final round.

Mickelson has won three of those tournaments, although they have yet to be in the final group on those occasions.

“Although I feel like he brings out the best in me, it’s only been the past five years,” Mickelson said. “Before, I got spanked pretty good. Let’s not forget the big picture here. I’ve been beat up. But the last five years, I’ve been able to get some of my best golf out when we play together.”

Ricky Barnes closed with a 67 and finished third. Kevin Na tied for fifth and earned a spot in the Match Play Cham-pionship in two weeks at Arizona.

Even with Wi falling apart, that wasn’t enough for Woods to get in on the action.

Standing in the sixth fair-way, Woods was only one shot out of the lead, yet the sleeves of his red shirt and his name on the leader-board didn’t seem to make him stand out the way it has before.

The opening holes had something to do with that, and watching Mickelson play alongside him.

“He played really good today,” Woods said. “He was hitting it flush. And his wedge game was right on the money.”

GolfContinued from Page B1.Faulkner leads USM

to third straight winBy The Associated Press

Sophomore Jamierra Faulkner scored a career-high 28 points, and Southern Miss went 8-for-10 from the free throw line in the last 26 seconds to hold off SMU.

It was the third straight win for Southern Miss (9-15, 3-8 Conference USA) following an eight-game losing streak. SMU fell to 12-12 overall, and 5-6 in conference play.

Southern Miss led by 12 points at halftime, but SMU closed within one, 66-65, with 1:05 left in the game. The Lady Eagles got two defensive stops and converted four free throws by Faulkner and Nite-sha Pierce to make it 70-65. A few more free throws down the stretch finished it off.

Tanecka Carey added 19 points and Niesha Pierce scored 15 for Southern Miss. Alishia Filmore led SMU with 20 points.

West Virginia 65,Notre Dame 63

Brooke Hampton made two free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining and West Virginia snapped No. 2 Notre Dame’s 21-game winning streak.

Asya Bussie had 22 points, including a turnaround jumper with 39 seconds to go that tied the game at 63, for West Vir-ginia (18-6, 8-3 Big East).

Skyler Diggins scored 32 points for Notre Dame (24-2, 11-1).

Miami 76, Maryland 74Stefanie Yderstrom scored

a career-high 26 points and Shenise Johnson added 20 as sixth-ranked Miami beat No. 8 Maryland (21-4, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference).

The Hurricanes (22-3, 11-1) have won 11 straight games and remained a game behind Duke for the ACC lead.

LSU 51, Alabama 46Former Murrah star LaSon-

dra Barrett had a game-high 21 points and 12 rebounds, and LSU (17-8, 7-5 SEC) beat Ala-bama (11-15, 1-11) for the 15th

consecutive time.LSU, which shot 33.3 percent

for the game, trailed by five points with six minutes to play before rallying with a 9-0 run. Barrett scored seven of LSU’s final nine points.

Rondo gets triple-double as Celts clip BullsBy The Associated Press

Paul Pierce has been around long enough to know what Rajon Rondo’s performance can mean for the aging Boston Celtics.

“The way he played tonight, we’re a pretty tough team to stop,” the Celtics’ captain said Sunday after Rondo recorded a triple-double with 32 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds in a 95-91 victory over the Chi-cago Bulls, who were without injured star Derrick Rose.

Running the Celtics’ offense smoothly without having to worry about covering the reigning MVP Rose, Rondo helped Boston rebound from a miserable loss in Toronto on Friday.

“I just think he wanted to win,” Boston coach Doc Rivers said when asked if Rondo may have been extra motivated. “I thought we played at a better pace today.”

Kevin Garnett added 13 points and 12 rebounds, reserve JaJuan Johnson had 12 points and Ray Allen 11 for the Celtics, who snapped a two-game skid. Rondo had season highs in both points and assists.

The win came after what Rivers called an “awful” show-ing in an 86-74 loss at Toronto. Rivers was very frustrated after that game and spoke about how it was “un-Celtic.”

“I knew they’d come out like that, coming off their last two games,” Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. “They were very aggressive. I thought they got some very easy bas-kets early, which gave them confidence.”

C.J. Watson, who started in Rose’s spot, scored 22 points for the Bulls, whose win streak ended at five in the finale of a 6-3 road trip. Carlos Boozer also scored 22 and pulled down seven rebounds, while Joakim Noah had 16 points and nine boards.

Lakers 94, Raptors 92Kobe Bryant scored 27

points, including a baseline jumper with 4.2 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a six-game road trip by beating Toronto for the eighth time in nine meetings.

Wizards 98, Pistons 77JaVale McGee had 22 points

and eight rebounds, and John Wall dished out 14 assists as Washington snapped the Pis-tons’ four-game win streak.

Heat 107, Hawks 87LeBron James scored 23

points, Dwyane Wade added 21 and the Miami Heat blew

out the Atlanta Hawks after racing to a 22-point lead at halftime.

Chris Bosh finished with 14 points and a season-high 16 rebounds for the Heat. James grabbed 13 rebounds and doled out six assists. The Hawks starters combined for just 40 points, led by Joe John-son with 12.

Warriors 106, Rockets 97

Former Lanier star Monta Ellis had 33 points and seven assists, David Lee added 15 points and 13 rebounds and Golden State beat Houston for its second straight victory

over a Western Conference playoff contender.

Jazz 98, Grizzlies 88Prentiss native Al Jefferson

had 21 points and a season-high 15 rebounds, and Gordon Hayward added 23 points as the Utah Jazz snapped a three-game losing streak.

Rudy Gay led Memphis with 22 points, while Mike Conley (six assists) and Marc Gasol scored 17 apiece.

three 3-pointers in the second quarter, then added another in the fourth to torch the Generals’ zone defense. He finished with 16 points.

For PCA coach E.J. Creel, the district title was her first as a coach to go with five she won as a player for the school’s girls team. Creel credited the late addition of road games at Washington School and Simpson Acad-emy as good preparation for the postseason.

PCA played both the week before the division tourna-ments, and both went on to win their respective divisions in Class AAA and AA.

“It might have been the

best thing for us,” Creel said. “Washington School busted our bubble. We came back, adjusted and then played Simpson. We lost a close game, but came back and made some simple adjustments.”

The other three match-ups in the South Central Tournament include Rus-sell Christian against Ben’s Ford on Tuesday. Wednes-day’s games have Lamar Christian, the District 8-A champ, taking on Park Place while Newton Academy faces Prentiss Christian.

If PCA beats Heidelberg, it will play the Russell-Ben’s Ford winner in the semifi-

nals Friday night at 7:15. The other semifinal is at 6 p.m. Friday, and the boys’ cham-pionship game is Saturday at 7:15 p.m.

The first-round games are all elimination contests. The four winners will earn spots in next week’s Class A State Tournament at Delta Acad-emy in Marks.

Also on Tuesday, Tallulah Academy’s girls and boys teams will play in the Class A South Tournament in Haynesville, La.

Tallulah’s girls will face Glenbrook in a first-round game at 6:30 p.m., and the boys play tournament host Claiborne Academy at 7:45.

PCaContinued from Page B1.

West Virginia’s Brooke Hampton reacts after making the game-winning free throw Sunday against No. 2 Notre Dame. West Virginia snapped Notre Dame’s 21-game winning streak with a 65-63 victory.

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Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo shoots a 3-pointer in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against Chicago. Rondo finished with a triple-double, with 32 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds, as the Celtics won 95-91.


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Police seek answers in Houston’s deathWhitney Houston’s life of glorious song and

unnerving self-destruction apparently ended in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Gram-my weekend, but it could be weeks before in-vestigators know exactly why she died.

Coroner’s officials said they will not release any information on an autopsy performed Sunday at the request of police detectives investigating the singer’s death. Houston was found in the bathtub of her room, but Assistant Chief Coro-ner Ed Winter declined to say anything more about the room’s condition or any evidence investigators recov-ered.

There were no indications of foul play and no obvious signs of trauma on Houston’s body, but officials were not ruling out any causes of death until they have toxicology results, which will likely take weeks to obtain. Beverly Hills Police Lt. Mark Ros-en said that his agency may release more details today about Houston’s death, but it will depend on whether detectives feel comfortable releasing any information.

Security holds on autopsy results are used in some high-pro-file Los Angeles cases, with Michael Jackson’s results being withheld for weeks while detectives pieced together the cir-cumstances of his death in June 2009. Toxicology results are frequently necessary before the coroner will release an official cause of death.

A member of Houston’s entourage found the 48-year-old sing-er unresponsive in her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, just hours before she was supposed to appear at a pre-Grammy gala.

JFK intern recounts affair in bookMimi Alford was terrified in 1998 when the Monica Lewinsky

scandal turned the word “intern” into a dirty joke, exposing an affair with a president. Her decades-old secret about her trysts with John F. Kennedy was still safe then.

Outed in a 2003 biography and a New York newspaper account, Alford has learned to tell her story and not be ashamed of it — from the moment she said Kennedy seduced her on her fourth day working at the White House until the affair ended shortly before his death.In “Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with Presi-

dent John F. Kennedy and its Aftermath,” pub-lished last week by Random House, she writes of her first en-counter as a naïve teenager, her “varied and fun” sex life with Kennedy, whom she always called Mr. President.

The Rumson, N.J., native was 19 and had no sexual experience when she first went to bed with Kennedy in his wife, Jacque-line’s, bedroom. It was June 1962.

“Short of screaming,” she writes, “I doubt I could have done anything to thwart his intentions.”

Volunteers clean ‘Shawshank’ prisonThe annual cleanup of the former Ohio prison where “The

Shawshank Redemption” was filmed has drawn dozens of peo-ple, including some in search of paranormal activity.

Nearly 85 people from Ohio and neighboring states met at the former Ohio State Reformatory over the weekend.

They swept floors and picked up broken concrete and paint chips. Some were keeping an eye out for signs that would bol-ster the building’s reputation as a haunted prison.

Volunteer Joe James says the benefits of helping out included the chance to see prison artifacts and help open new tour areas.

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Bedbugs at Kentucky school a hoaxAugusta Independent School Principal Robin Kelsch had

enough to worry about with the flu. Kelsch didn’t need a stu-dent’s report of bedbugs at the school to make things worse.

But, that’s what he got.Kelsch told The Ledger Independent that the report turned

out to be a hoax, but school office phones were ringing with concerned parents on the other end.

Kelsch said the rumor started when a student brought in a wa-ter bug and squashed it, then told her friends it was a bedbug “just to scare them.”

Kelsch said officials checked the school, then bleached and cleaned it and found “absolutely no” bedbugs.


54TH GRAMMY AWARDS

Triumph, tragedy dominate music awardsLOS ANGELES (AP) — The

splintered music world truly coalesces only one night of 365 for the Grammy Awards, and this year was united in the triumph of recovered Brit-ish soul singer Adele’s trophy haul and the tragedy of Whit-ney Houston’s death.

Adele swept the major honors of song, record and album of the year Sunday for her lost-love epic “21” and its driving single “Rolling in the Deep.” She picked up her final two awards after making her first public performance in months after being side-lined for throat surgery. Her total of six Grammys matched Beyonce for most ever by a female act.

After seeming almost sheep-ish in picking up some of the trophies (“This is ridiculous,” she said after winning record of the year), Adele’s tears flowed upon winning best album.

“This record is inspired by something that is really normal and everyone’s been through it — just a rubbish relationship,” she said. “It’s gone on to do things that I can’t tell you how I feel about them. It’s been the most life-changing year.”

The Foo Fighters won five Grammys for music that singer Dave Grohl said was made in his garage, and cer-emony no-show Kanye West won four. Indie rockers Bon Iver won best new artist.

Show host LL Cool J’s neat pivot allowed the assembled industry leaders to mourn Houston while enjoying the night’s music. He offered a prayer at the outset for Hous-ton, who died Saturday in a Beverly Hills hotel. Later Jen-nifer Hudson, under a portrait

of the late vocalist, sang a por-tion of “I Will Always Love You.” Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, Rihanna and Stevie Wonder all saluted Houston.

“This night is about some-thing truly universal and heal-ing,” LL Cool J said. “This night is about music.”

Artists have fewer oppor-tunities these days to reach large, diverse audiences and it has made the Gram-mys an increasingly impor-tant venue. Producers take advantage of the star power to pack the night with perfor-mances, de-emphasizing the actual awards. Sunday’s was a sprawling variety show, occa-sionally historic.

Bruce Springsteen sang a new populist anthem, “We Take Care of Our Own.” Rihanna dueted with Chris Martin of Coldplay. Katy Perry debuted a shiny blue haircut. Keys and Bonnie Raitt honored Etta James. The Foo Fighters sang “Walk” and later partici-pated in a tribute to new dance artists. Chris Brown hoofed it

up a series of steps, although his voice was barely recog-nizable. Glen Campbell, soon to retire due to Alzheimer’s, appeared in a tribute.

Maroon 5 and Foster the People played Beach Boy songs, then joined the Boys as they reunited for their 50th anniversary. Many believed Brian Wilson and Mike Love, who looked slightly stiff going through “Good Vibrations,” would never appear on stage together again.

Paul McCartney sang a jazzy new song from his album of standards, then was joined by Springsteen, Grohl, Tom Petty and Joe Walsh on the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” clos-ing medley.

Adele said backstage that her wins hadn’t sunk in yet. She said she enjoyed the two months where a throat ailment forced her to keep quiet.

“I’m actually quite mouthy,” she said.


The Winners• Album of the Year: “21,” Adele• Record of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele• Song of the Year: “Rolling in the Deep,” Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth• New Artist: Bon Iver• Pop Vocal Album: “21,” Adele• Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: “Body and Soul,” Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse• Pop Solo Performance: “Some-one Like You,” Adele• Rock Song: “Walk,” Foo FightersRock Album: “Wasting Light,” Foo Fighters• Rock Performance: “Walk,” Foo Fighters• R&B Song: “Fool For You,” Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim & Jack Splash• R&B Album: “F.A.M.E.,” Chris Brown• Rap Performance: “Otis,” Jay-Z and Kanye West• Rap Song: “All of the Lights,” Kanye West• Rap Album: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” Kanye West• Country Vocal Solo Perfor-mance: “Mean,” Taylor Swift• Country Performance by a Duo or Group: “Barton Hollow,” The Civil Wars• Country Album: “Own the Night,” Lady Antebellum• Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Al-bum: “Drama y Luz,” Mana• Jazz Vocal Album: “The Mosaic Project,” Terri Lyne Carrington & various artists• Opera Recording: “Adams: Doctor Atomic,” Alan Gilbert, con-ductor• Traditional Gospel Album: “Hello Fear,” Kirk Franklin• Dance Recording: “Scary Mon-sters and Nice Sprites,” Skrillex• Dance/Electronica Album: “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,” Skrillex• Alternative Music Album: “Bon Iver,” Bon Iver

Adele poses backstage with her six awards at the 54th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday.

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Dear Abby: I have been divorced for two years and am friendly with a man, “Byron,” whose friendship I value. A few weeks ago we decided to explore a dating relationship. Unfortunately, the past couple of weeks have been busy for me. We haven’t been able to spend as much time together as either of us would like.

Last night Byron texted me, saying he “knew where this was going” and thought we should “talk about it.” He subsequently said he thinks I wasn’t being honest about wanting to spend time together.

When I reassured him, he said that he has abandonment issues. Now I feel I must be careful not to do anything that might cause him to panic.

Should I back off now and try to salvage the friendship, or should I give the romance a chance? His paranoid actions so early into this stage of our relationship have made me uncomfortable. It’s as if he’s asking for a guarantee already. — Uneasy in South Dakota

Dear Uneasy : I don’t

blame you for having second thoughts. Byron appears to be someone who also has trust issues, and that he would tell you he thinks you haven’t been honest with him is cause for concern. You have been friendly for some time; there-fore, he should have assessed your character before this. Back off, because the only person who can resolve his insecurities is Byron. Your instincts are correct.

Dear Abby: My mother-in-law recently moved into our home to escape a bad rela-tionship. While I’m happy to have her, increasingly I want to send her packing.

She constantly “baby talks,” whether in the house or, God forbid, out in public. It drives me nuts. I sometimes wonder if she needs a knock upside the head for a “reboot.”

My wife agrees it’s annoy-ing and needs to stop. But how do you tell a well-educated, mature adult that she sounds like an idiot and it’s embar-rassing to be with her in public? Sometimes her man-nerisms even resemble those of a toddler. — Goo-Goo-Going Crazy in Connecticut

Dear Crazy: Has your mother-in-law always been like this? If the answer is yes, then she thinks her behav-ior is “cute” because she has gotten away with it for so many years and now does it unconsciously. If the answer is no, then perhaps it’s time to have her evaluated.

Dear Abby: You often sug-gest volunteer work as a way of combating loneliness or bore-dom. Research has shown that volunteering has health bene-fits as well as social benefits. In addition to the pride, satis-faction and accomplishment for the individuals involved, volunteer work also strength-ens communities. That’s why I hope you will support Proj-ect Linus by telling your read-ers about its national Make a Blanket Day on Saturday.

On that day volunteers across the country will be making quilts, blankets and afghans that will be donated to children ages 0-18 who are experiencing stressful situa-tions such as hospitalizations, natural disasters, foster care and homelessness.

No sewing skills are required. Volunteers can help if they can thread a needle, cut with scissors and tie a knot. Thank you for sharing the informa-tion about this project with your many readers. — Karen in Snohomish, Wash.

Dear Karen: I’m pleased to help spread the word. Dear Abby readers are the kindest, most generous people in the world. Those who are inter-ested in obtaining more infor-mation, or locating a chapter that will be sponsoring a work party on Saturday, should visit www.projectlinus.org.

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


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Queen Elizabeth, Kateto team up for royal event

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has a new side-kick for royal events: The Duchess of Cambridge.

The upcoming appearances with the queen mark another foray into the public eye for the former Kate Middleton, who is stepping out more often while her husband Prince Wil-liam is deployed as a helicop-ter search-and-rescue pilot in the remote Falkland Islands.

Buckingham Palace officials said Monday the duchess will join the queen and Prince Charles’ wife Camilla on March 1 at the luxury depart-ment store Fortnum and Mason to visit a new restau-rant. The royals are expected to have tea at the London land-mark — known for its fancy, well-stocked food hall and unveil a plaque commemorat-ing efforts to renovate the Pic-cadilly Circus neighborhood.

The following week, the duchess plans to travel to the English city of Leicester with the queen and her husband, Prince Philip, as part of Dia-mond Jubilee celebrations to mark the queen’s 60 years on the throne.

The duchess made her solo debut last week visiting a show of the late Lucian Freud’s paintings in London.

Philip, 90, is expected to still keep up an extensive travel schedule during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations this year despite his heart scare over Christmas, which required a stent to keep his coronary arteries open.

The queen, 85, and Philip are planning an extensive tour of the United Kingdom, including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as the jubi-

lee unfolds.They will not be traveling

overseas as they did in earlier jubilees, but will send their children and grandchildren on jubilee visits to many Com-monwealth countries.

The festivities are expected to reach a climax in early June with a flotilla on the River Thames.

TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPEBY BERNICE BEDE OSOL • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION

TWEEN 12 & 20BY DR. ROBERT WALLACE • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION

ABIGAILVANBUREN

DEAR ABBY

If tomorrow is your birthday: Some very interesting challeng-es of your own choosing could confront you in the year ahead. Even if you know you are a match for what is at hand, getting in-volved could hinder some other important areas of your life.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — It’s never a good day to get in-volved in the financial affairs of friends, especially if you’re asked to play the role of a banker. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Guard against talking about im-portant things as if you’ve already accomplished them. It could cause you to be unrealistic about the chore at hand and let down your game just when you need to be driving to the hoop.Aries (March 21-April 19) — There are two means of thinking that could hold you back: one is nursing self-defeating thoughts and the other is repeating a mistake.Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Don’t pry too deeply into a friend’s personal affairs, because you could uncover something juicy that you wouldn’t be able to resist telling others about. Mind your own beeswax.Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Be extremely careful about whom you choose to go to for advice; sometimes the people you like the most don’t have all the answers. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — You should take care not to jump to conclusions when you don’t have all the facts. Decisions will be flawed if the information they’re based on is worthless. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — There’s a good possibility that you will be prone to taking risks both financially and otherwise, just be-cause you want a long shot to pan out. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Neither you nor your mate are like-ly to be very good at keeping promises made to one another. Be careful not to pledge something that you don’t know how to make good on.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Avoid participating in office gos-sip and workplace scuttlebutt. Word might get back to the boss that you’re the big mouth who is causing all the discontent.Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Be extremely protective of your belongings and resources. Any carelessness on your part will lead to a regrettable loss.Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — There’s a chance that you could be kind to undeserving people in hopes of changing them, while being tight with those who are generous and giv-ing. Reverse that.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Although usually you base your evaluations on logic and practicality, you might ignore these factors and go with what suits you at the moment.

Dr. Wallace: I’m 17 and about as sad and depressed as a teen can be. My boyfriend left me for another girl. I loved Jeremy more than anyone. He was my life. I went out of town during the Christmas break. My parents and I spent the holidays in Chi-cago with my brother and his family. We were gone for 10 days.

When I returned to school, I was excited to see Jeremy, but he didn’t seem that interested in seeing me. I could tell something was terribly wrong. When I asked him what was wrong, he said that he went to a Christmas Eve party and met this girl. They re-ally hit it off. He told me that he wanted to continue seeing her and he wouldn’t be seeing me anymore. He then turned, went to his car and drove off. He hasn’t contacted me since.

I feel abandoned and alone. Some words of encouragement will be appreciated. — Nameless, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Nameless: The loss of a true love is difficult to overcome. It matters not if you are 17 or 71. Please read the following e-mail from Hannah who had a similar unpleasant experience. Her words will give you great hope that there is life after a lost love. The saying, “All’s well that ends well” is very true.

Dr. Wallace: Please print my letter. It might save some teens a lot of heartache and depression over a lost love. Eight months ago, the guy I thought was my one and only true love left me for another girl. I was crushed — totally devastated! I cried every night for two months and sank so low that I contemplated tak-ing my life. I was deciding what method was the easiest.

My best friend, who was very worried about my emotional health, talked me into going out with her cousin. At first I didn’t want to go, but when she agreed to make the evening a double date, I reluctantly agreed. That turned out to be the luckiest day of my life! Teens, when a breakup causes you to be depressed and lonely, please remember my letter and start looking today! — Hannah, Greenville, Miss.

Hannah: Thanks for caring about your fellow teens. I’m sure the young lady from Cedar Rapids will find hope after reading your letter.

•Dr. Robert Wallace writes for Copley News Service. E-mail him at rwallace@Copley News Service.

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‘The Artist’ namedbest picture atUK film awards

LONDON (AP) — Silent movie “The Artist” had a night to shout about Sunday, winning seven prizes includ-ing best picture at the British Academy Film Awards.

Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars rewarded the French homage to old Hollywood over a homegrown favorite, espio-nage thriller “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.”

“The Artist,” a black-and-white picture that has charmed audiences around the world since its Cannes debut in May, was named best film, and its rubber-limbed star Jean Dujardin took the male acting prize. Its film-maker, Michel Hazanavicius, won prizes for directing and his original screenplay.

Note: The Ask Dr. K column that normally appears in this space was unavailable today. His column will return Tuesday.

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AVON- NEED INCOMEnow? Start your Avon Busi-ness! Earn good money!Call 601-259-2157.

BECOME A CERTIFIEDpharmacy technician today!Call 601-540-3062 for more

information.

AMIkids NORTHEAST LAis currently seeking certifiedteachers. Please contactExecutive Director KarVanPowell or Business Manag-er ChaQuita Richardson318-574-9475 or [email protected]

LOCAL COMPANYLOOKING for a qualified in-dividual who is seekinglong-term employment. Wehave a full-time position foran experienced and de-pendable HVAC technician.2 or more years experiencerequired. Please fax you re-sume to 601-636-1475.


07. Help Wanted

HEAVY EQUIPMENTMECHANIC needed. En-gine experience required.Sam Estis, 318-348-7947.

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LPN, CNA, PCANEEDED as soon as

possible for home care. CallNursing Management Inc.800-448-3634 or websitewww.nminursingmgt.com.

MASSAGE THERAPISTOR NAIL TECH

Busy Salon needs you. Call Linda 601-630-7170

PROFESSIONAL LAND-SCAPE MANAGEMENTCompany seeking experi-ence individuals for grasscutting, landscaping and irri-gation. Starting pay $10-$12 per hour based on ex-perience. Must have at least2 years experience andpass monthly drug screens.College highly valued. Cur-rent drivers license, gooddriving history and cleanbackground check required.Send professional typed re-sume and photo with workhistory, references and con-tact information to Dept.3781, The Vicksburg Post,P.O. Box 821668, Vicks-burg, MS 39182.

Property in Vicksburglooking for a grounds per-son. Must be able to main-tain the cleanliness outsideeach building, the surround-ing areas and maintain alandscaped look. Must bedependable. Please faxyour resume to: 601-636-1475.

SALES PERSONneeded for Jackson, Monroe

and Vicksburg areas.Apply in person @Sheffield Rentals1255 Hwy. 61 S.Vicksburg, MS

07. Help Wanted

PROPERTY IN VICKS-BURG looking for leasingagent. Must be dependableand pay close attention todetail. At least one yearcustomer service experi-ence mandatory. Fax re-sume to: 601-636-1475.

SEATRAX MARINECRANES now hiring fieldservice technicians, ma-chinists and electricians.Apply at 218 Gunther Lane,Bell Chasse, LA 70037 orcall Cindy at 504-394-4600extension 233.

TEMPORARY GENERALFARM labor, Noble FarmsMelton, Rodney, MS, 4openings. Drive tractors:prepare fields, food plotsand plant, cultivate and har-vest. Bale and haul hay, un-load, store seeds, fertilizers,equipment maintenance; re-pair fences; repair/ cleanfarm buildings; mow. Usehoes, shovels, wrenches,etcetera. Work outside,heavy lifting. Drive farmtruck, Chemical HandlersCertificate. ¾ of work periodguaranteed, tools/ equip-ment provided, for workersoutside of commuting area-housing provided at no cost/transportation/ subsistenceexpenses to the work sitereimbursed after completionof 50% contract time, validdrivers license, proof of eli-gibility to work in the U.S.EOE 2/27/2012-11/30/2012,$9.30 hour, Monday- Friday,7am-4pm. Apply local JobService Office, MS Job Or-der 45148, fax applicationsto Y. Deleeuw, 601-321-5429.

THERE IS A NEED FORLABORERS in the MaritimeIndustry. Entry level posi-tions start at $720 - $820per week. Sign up for train-ing today. CALL TODAY850-243-8966.

12. Schools &Instruction

EARN COLLEGE DEGREE ONLINE.

*Medical, *Business,*Criminal Justice. Jobplacement assistance.Computer available. Financial aid if qualified.

SCHEV certified. Call 877-206-5185.

www.CenturaOnline.com

WORK ON JET Engines.Train for hands on AviationCareer. FAA approved pro-gram. Financial aid if quali-fied. Job placement assis-tance. CALL Aviation Insti-tute of Maintenance 866-455-4317.

14. Pets &Livestock

Vicksburg WarrenHumane Society& MS - Span

Hwy 61 S - 601-636-6631

CATS:Male . .$25 Female ........$35

DOGS (UNDER 40 LBS):Male . .$55 Female ........$65

• For the above category ofanimals, pick up applications at

the Humane Society

DOGS (OVER 40 LBS):Male . .$70 Female ........$80

• For dogs over 40 lbs,call 866-901-7729 for appt.

Low CostSpay & Neuter Program

www.pawsrescuepets.org

If you are feeding a strayor feral cat and needhelp with spaying orneutering, pleasecall 601-529-1535.

STILL MISSING!$300 REWARD!!

If he comes to your house, offer him food so hopefully hewill stay nearby!

Brown and white MaleSHELTIE (11 inches tall)

Chris is a certified TherapyDog. He visits in nursing

homes, schools, and hospitals.

IF SEEN CALL601-618-5457

COMPUTER GRAPHICS DESIGNERQualified applicant should have good

grammar skills, experience withMacIntosh computers, ad layout and

design. Knowledge in Adobe Photoshop,Adobe InDesign. Responsibilities includecreating and composing advertisements

to customer specifications. Must be creative, organized, self-motivated,

able to meet deadlines.

Send resumes to:Dept. 3782

The Vicksburg PostP.O. Box 821668

Vicksburg, MS 39182

NEEDED

LPN’SCONTACT IN PERSON:

LAREINA PATTERSON,Staff Development NurseHERITAGE HOUSE NURSING CENTER

3103 Wisconsin Ave.Vicksburg, MS 39180

PART TIME CUSTOMERSERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

NEEDEDMust be computer literate, have a

pleasant telephone manner and be good with customers.

Please send resume to:Dept. 3779,

The Vicksburg Post,P.O. Box 821668

Vicksburg, MS 39182 or e-mail to [email protected] note Dept. 3779 in the

subject line.

Covenant Health & Rehab ofVicksburg, LLC

“Every Day of Life Counts”We are a Dynamic skillednursing facility seeking an

energetic individual.• CNA’s (all shifts)

• RN’s (for weekends)Apply online at covenantdove.com

Covenant Health & Rehab of Vicksburg, LLC2850 Porters Chapel RoadVicksburg, MS 39180-1805

Phone: (601) 638-9211 Fax: (601) 636-4986“What are your dreams?”

EOE

INTERVIEWERWestat seeks motivated, organized,

detail-oriented individuals to work parttime on an important study for the U.S.Public Health Service. Interviewers will

collect information about alcohol useand disorders and related physical and mental health conditions. Interviewerswill also obtain a saliva sample using acollection kit. Previous interviewing orpublic contact experience is required.Bilingual interviewers fluent in the

following languages are encouraged toapply: Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin,Vietnamese, or Korean. To learn more

about this position and apply, go to www.westat.com/fieldjobs and enter Job ID 4380BR.

WESTATEOE

01. Legals

CHURCH PIANIST

Submit qualifications and

salary requirements to

P.O. Box 821961,

Vicksburg, MS 39182 or

email [email protected]

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTEDTRUSTEE'S SALEWHEREAS, on July 24,2008, Paul E. Winfield executed a deed of trust toCharlene Griffin, Trustee, forthe benefit of Guaranty Bankand Trust Company, Lender,which deed of trust is recorded in Deed of TrustBook 1697 at Page 719 inthe office of the ChanceryClerk of Warren County, Mississippi; and;WHEREAS, the aforesaidGuaranty Bank and TrustCompany, the holder of saiddeed of trust and the notesecured therein, as authorized by the termsthereof, by instrument datedDecember 17, 2009, andrecorded in the office of theaforesaid Chancery Clerk inBook 1504 at Page 170, didappoint William M. Bost, Jr.as Substituted Trustee in theplace and stead of the aforementioned Trustee; andWHEREAS, default havingbeen made in the terms andconditions of said deed oftrust and the entire debt secured thereby, havingbeen declared to be due andpayable in accordance withthe terms of said deed oftrust, and the legal holder ofsaid indebtedness, GuarantyBank and Trust Company,having requested the undersigned SubstitutedTrustee to execute the trustand sell said land and property in accordance withthe terms of said deed oftrust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney fees, Trustee's feesand expense of sale;NOW THEREFORE, I,William M. Bost, Jr., Trusteein said deed of trust, will onthe 8th day of March, 2012,offer for sale at public outcryfor cash to the highest bid-der, and sell within legalhours (being between thehours of 11:00 a.m. and 4:00p.m.) at the Front (West)Door of the County Courthouse at Vicksburg,County of Warren, State ofMississippi, the following described property situatedin the County of Warren,State of Mississippi, to-wit:That part of Lot One Hun-dred and Forty-nine (149) inSquare Twenty-three (23) inthat part of said City knownas "Vicksburg Proper," commencing at the Northwest corner of said LotOne Hundred and Forty-nine(149) in said Square Twenty-three (23), whichpoint of beginning on MainStreet marks the division between the Lecher propertyand the property formerly belonging to Mrs. Hicks;thence running South alongthe West line of said Lot OneHundred Forty-nine 149),which line is the division linebetween the Lacher andHicks lots, as aforesaid,thence (37) feet to the Northwest corner to thebuilding belonging to Malcolm and Rose Carsonthen northeasterly (29.2) feetto the Carson property;thence Northward along saidbrick wall of extended toMain Street to a point (37)feet West of the Northeastcorner of said Lot One Hundred and Forty-nine(149) and thence (29.2) FeetEast of the Northwest cornerof said Lot thence Westalong the South line of MainStreet, (29.2) Feet, to theplace of beginning found inplat of record in Deed Book1372, Page 442, of theRecords of Deeds of WarrenCounty, Mississippi.I WILL CONVEY only suchtitle as is vested in me asTrustee.WITNESS THE SIGNATURE on this the 9thday of February 2012./s/ William M. Bost, Jr.WILLIAM M. BOST, JR.SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE1221 Grove StreetVicksburg, Mississippi 39183(601) 634-1802Publish: 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/5(4t)

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17. Wanted ToBuy

PLEASE CALL THEGentleman of Junk for allyour junk vehicle needs.Make like a magician andturn your junk vehiclesinto cash. Please leavemessage if no answer.601-868-2781.

WE HAUL OFF old appli-ances, old batteries, lawnmowers, hot water heaters,junk and abandoned cars,trucks, vans, etcetera. 601-940-5075, if no answer, pleaseleave message.

WE PAY CASH forjunk. Cars, trucks. Vans,SUVs, and old dumptrucks. 601-638-5946 or601-529-8249.

18. Miscellaneou sFor Sale

5x14 ATV TRAILER withloading ramp, new tires,good floor, single axle. Sell-ing because we need widertrailer. $700 (call Percy 601-218-0334 or after 5pm call601-634-8714.

Arkansas stone, WhiteResin Sun room furniture,sofa, love seat, coffee table, 2end tables, Cherry cornerlighted cabinet. MOVINGMUST SELL! 601-638-8383.

ELECTRIC HOSPITALBED. $250. 601-638-7721.

FRUIT TREESApples, Peaches, Pears,Plums, Figs, Persimmons -$8.00 each. 601-529-5150.

HOME COMPUTER SER-VICE and repair. Reasonableprices. Pick up available .601-502-5265, 601-636-7376.

18. Miscellaneou sFor Sale

NICE DARK CHERRYTV/ VCR media center con-sole. (80 high x 39 wide x21 deep). Like new. $299.601-661-0237.

PICTURE OF MALCOLMX and Muhammad Ali to-gether. Size is 14 inches x15 inches. Only $50! Call601-218-9654 no texts.

THE BEST WAY to bargain hunt is to

check the Classifieds Daily. We make it easywith our convenient

home delivery. For details call 601-636-4545, Circulation.

TWIN MATTRESS SETS$175, Full sets $199. Newsofa love seat $675. 601-638-7191. Discount FurnitureBarn.

USED TIRES! LIGHTtrucks and SUV's, 16's,17's, 18's, 19's, 20's. A fewmatching sets! Call TD's,601-638-3252.

19. Garage &Yard Sales

Ask us how to “PostSize” your ad with some

great clip art! Call theClassified Ladies at 601-636-Sell (7355).

What's going on inVicksburg this weekend?Read The Vicksburg Post!

For convenient home deliv-ery call 601-636-4545, ask

for circulation.

20. Hunting

Call our Circulation Department for

CONVENIENT Home Delivery and/ or our On-line Subscription.

Monday- Friday, 8am-5pm, 601-636-4545.

21. Boats,Fishing Supplies

What's going on in Vicksburg?

Read The Vicksburg Post!For convenient home

delivery, call 601-636-4545, ask for

circulation.

24. BusinessServices

702 1st St. • Delhi, LA 71232318-878-5900

WAYNE’S ANTIQUES

www.waynesantiques.comMon - Tues Closed

Wed - Fri 10am-5pmSat 9am-5pm

Sun 1pm-5pm


AVAILABLE TO CLEANhomes/ apartments. Refer-ences/ reasonable rates.Call Lisa, 601-218-0287.

• BankruptcyChapter 7 and 13

• Social Seurity Disability• No-fault Divorce

Toni Walker TerrettAttorney At Law

601-636-1109

D & D TREE CUTTING•Trimming • Lawn Care

• Dirt Hauled• Insured

For FREE EstimatesCall “Big James”

601-218-7782

DIRT AND GRAVELhauled. 8 yard truck. 601-638-6740.

FREE ESTIMATESTREY GORDON

ROOFING & RESTORATION•Roof & Home Repair

(all types!)•30 yrs exp •1,000’s of ref

Licensed • Insured601-618-0367 • 601-456-4133

I CLEAN HOUSES! Wellknown, excellent refer-ences. Will also iron by thehour. Reasonable. 601-631-2482, 601-831-6052.

I-PHONE REPAIR. Buy,sell and repair. ArcueSanchez - 601-618-9916.

PLUMBING SERVICES-24 hour emergency- brokenwater lines- hot waterheaters- toilets- faucets-sinks. Pressure Washing-sidewalk- house- mobilehomes- vinyl siding- brickhomes. 601-618-8466.

26. For RentOr Lease

RICHARD M. CALDWELL

BROKER

SPECIALIZING IN RENTALS(INCLUDING CORPORATE

APARTMENTS)CALL 601-618-5180

[email protected]


29. UnfurnishedApartments


1 OR 2 bedroom apart-ment. 1001 First East, cen-tral air/ heat. Deposit re-quired. 601638-8295.

2 BEDROOM ALL elec-tric. Water furnished, $450

monthly. 4 BEDROOM duplex

Both $200 deposit, $500monthly. Refrigerator, stove

furnished. 601-634-8290.

BEAUTIFULLAKESIDE

LIVING

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

• Pool • Fireplace• Spacious Floor Plans

601-629-6300www.thelandingsvicksburg.com

501 Fairways DriveVicksburg

CommodoreApartments

1, 2 & 3Bedrooms

605 Cain Ridge Rd.Vicksburg, MS

39180

601-638-2231


30. HousesFor Rent

2 BEDROOM HOME.Fully furnished, 108 SullivanCove, Eagle Lake, $700month. 601-218-5348.

31. Mobile HomesFor Rent

MEADOWBROOKPROPERTIES. 2 or 3 bed-room mobile homes, southcounty. Deposit required.

601-619-9789.


32. Mobile HomesFor Sale

½ acre lake front proper-ty. With 2 decks and cov-ered back porch, 4 bed-room, 2 bath fixer upper.$32,500 cash. 601-572-5300, 601-573-5029.

14X70. 3 BEDROOMS, 2baths. Choose from 5 nicemobile homes. $8000 cash!601-572-5300, 601-573-5029.

1994 28X60 FLEET-WOOD double wide mobilehome. One owner, nevermoved, new roof. Replacedair conditioning unit.$16,500. 662-820-9390 (Le-land). We have to relocate.

2006 28 x 62. 4 bedroom,2 bath, new everything!$29,000. Call 601-572-5300, 601-573-5029.

KEEP UP WITH ALLTHE LOCAL NEWS

AND SALES...SUBSCRIBE TO

THE VICKSBURG POSTTODAY! CALL

601-636-4545, ASK FORCIRCULATION.

NICE MOBILE HOME. Allappliances and air, 2002Clayton, 16x80, 3 bed-rooms, 2 baths. $14,900.Call 601-573-5029, 601-572-5300.

USED 14X70. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths,

will deliver and setup,central air included.

Call 662-417-2354, 601-916-9796.

USED 16X80. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths,

new paint, new carpet. Financing available.

Only $19,750. CALL TODAY! 662-417-2354, 601-916-9796.

32. Mobile HomesFor Sale

2010 LEXINGTON.16X60, 2 bedrooms, 2 bath,washer/ dryer included.Central air and heat.$20,000. 601-870-4212.

USED DOUBLE WIDE. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths,

delivery, setup and tiedown. Only $19,995!

Call 601-916-9796 or662-417-2354.

33. Commercia lProperty

FOR LEASE. WARE-HOUSE space, 12,000square feet, south county,zoned for manufacturing.601-638-3214.


34. HousesFor Sale • BY OWNER •

121 AUTUMN DRIVE,convenient in-town

location, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath,998 square feet, recently

renovated, almost everythingnew, very nice, ceramic tile,

hardwood floors, double paneinsulated windows, super

clean, move-in ready.ONLY $83,000!

For appointment call601-529-3132.

Jill WaringUpchurch....601-906-5012Carla Watson...............601-415-4179Mary D. Barnes .........601-966-1665Stacie Bowers-Griffin...601-218-9134Andrea Upchurch.......601-831-6490Broker, GRI

601-636-6490

Licensed inMS and LA

Jones & UpchurchReal Estate Agency

1803 Clay Streetwww.jonesandupchurch.com

34. HousesFor Sale

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

601-634-89282170 S. I-20 Frontage Rd.

www.ColdwellBanker.comwww.homesofvicksburg.net

Kay Odom..........601-638-2443Kay Hobson.......601-638-8512Jake Strait...........601-218-1258Alex Monsour.....601-415-7274Jay Hobson..........601-456-1318Daryl Hollingsworth..601-415-5549

Sybil Caraway....601-218-2869Catherine Roy....601-831-5790Mincer Minor.....601-529-0893Jim Hobson.........601-415-0211

AARRNNEERRRREEAALL EESSTTAATTEE,, IINNCCVJIM HOBSON

REALTOR®•BUILDER•APPRAISER

601-636-0502


36. Farms &Acreage

60 ACRES VICKSBURGI-20 at the Flowers Exit Home sites, electricity,hunting. $2900 per acre601-638-3906.

ACREAGE21.5 ACRES/ Barn

Northeast of Edwards. 5.5 ACRES- 3 bedroom

home, deck, greenhouse,lake, lots of extras,

near Edwards. 376 ACRES- hunting land – Holmes County.

Joan Vickers Real Estate,

601-969-2042.


40. Cars & Trucks

1988 CHEVY CAMAROBODY only. Good condition,rebuilt transmission, enginelocked. $600. 601-456-3842.

1997 GMC P{ICK-UP. 6cylinder, Vortec engine.$5,000. 601-618-8666.

1998 SATURN SEDAN.5-speed, 180,000 miles,great car. $2000. 601-831-6926.

1999 FORD EXPEDI-TION. White, runs good,good condition. $3500. 601-291-5537.

2001 BUICK LESABRE.One owner, excellentshape, great gas mileage.Call 601-218-9654 (days-notexts), 601-636-0658 nights.Dealer.

2003 MERCEDES E320.90,000 miles, PresidentialBlue, clean. $11,000. 601-218-4797, 601-502-6522.

2010 JEEP COMPASSLatitude. Practically new,very low mileage, blackberry, loaded, heated seats,remote key with start.$15,000 negotiable (cashonly). 601-529-9028, leavemessage.

NEED A RIDE? HaveRough credit? Call Bobby at601-636-7777, let me helpget your credit back ontrack and get a good ride!

TAX TIME BLOWOUT-SALE !

Buy here, Pay here.Located at George Carr

Rental building!601-831-2000 after 2pm.Fuxer-Uppers starting

at $700 CASH!

S H A M R O C KA PA RT M E N T S

SUPERIOR QUALITY,CUSTOM CABINETS,

EXTRA LARGE MASTER BDRM,& WASHER / DRYER HOOKUPS.

SAFE!!SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT

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BienvilleApartments

The ParkResidencesat Bienville

1, 2 & 3 bedroomsand townhomes

available immediately.

VICKSBURGS NEWEST,AND A WELL MAINTAINED

FAVORITE. EACH WITHSPACIOUS FLOOR PLANS ANDSOPHISTICATED AMENITIES.

FOR LEASING INFO, CALL 601-636-1752www.parkresidences.com • www.bienvilleapartments.com

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Barnes GlassQuality Service at Competitive Prices#1 Windshield Repair & Replacement

Vans • Cars • Trucks•Insurance Claims Welcome•

AUTO • HOME • BUSINESSJason Barnes • 601-661-0900

Simmons Lawn ServiceProfessional Services &

Competitive Prices• Landscaping • Septic Systems• Irrigation: Install & Repair• Commercial & Residential

Grass CuttingLicensed • Bonded • Insured

12 years experienceRoy Simmons (Owner)

601-218-8341

BUFORDCONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

601-636-4813State Board of Contractors

Approved & Bonded

Haul Clay, Gravel, Dirt,Rock & Sand

All Types of Dozer WorkLand Clearing • Demolition

Site Development& Preparation Excavation

Crane Rental • Mud Jacking

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• Business Cards• Letterhead• Envelopes• Invoices

• Work Orders• Invitations

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1601-C North Frontage RoadVicksburg, MS 39180

• Residential• Commercial• Pressure Washing• Sheetrock repair

& finishing

Dean Cook601-278-4980

35 years experience

FreeEstimates

PATRIOTIC• FLAGS

• BANNERS

• BUMPER STICKERS

• YARD SIGNSShow Your Colors!

PAINTINGDEAN CO •Residential & Commercial

•Pressure Washing•Sheetrock repair

& finishing

Dean Cook • 601-278-4980

35 years experienceFree Estimates

PRICE’S GLASSResidential / Commercial / AutomotiveServing the Vicksburg area since 1973

Competitive pricing • Will match quotes• Insurance claims

Glass Cut While You Wait601-636-7621

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Bradford RidgeApartments

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security, and safety.601-638-1102 • 601-415-3333

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