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The spirit of giving the holi-day season is alive and well in the Alcorn County area.

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

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

So far $14,630 has been raised, meaning $10,370 still has to be raised to meet the goal. Recent donations include a $100 anon-ymous gift; and $500 from the Hampton Inn in appreciation of the Daily Corinthian and Corinth Rotary Club for sponsoring this great cause every year.

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For more than 50 years, Magnolia Regional Health Center has served the commu-nity in sickness and health.

When the humble hospital fi rst opened it’s doors on Dec. 10, 1965, there were only 19 physicians on staff and 150 employees.

Today MRHC is one of Al-corn County’s leading employ-ers with 198 physicians and ap-proximately 1,200 employees.

The hospital celebrated it’s golden anniversary earlier this month with a special catered event for providers, board members, delegates, retirees, volunteers and community members.

“We were able to share the anniversary with more than 1,000 dedicated hospital em-ployees,” said Tracey Moore, Magnolia Foundation director. “They deserved a night of fun and food for their tireless hard work and service to the com-

munity.”During the event, the hospi-

tal honored an original mem-ber of 1965 Magnolia Hospital staff, Dr. Tommy Sweat.

“Dr. Sweat was honored for his dedication and passion for the medical profession, his pa-tients and MRHC,” said Moore. “He was also honored for his involvement in the creation of Magnolia Hospital. He is truly a giant among those that have

Hospital marks 50th anniversaryBY ZACK STEEN

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Rather than bemoan their misfortune at having to work the holiday, many Cross-roads residents paused to count their bless-ings on Christmas following Wednesday night’s deadly round of tornadoes.

“My mom was an LPN and usually worked on holidays so it is something I’m used to,” said Jay Hatcher, an E-911 dispatcher with the Alcorn County Offi ce of Emergency Ser-vices. “I volunteered to to work today and am happy to do it. I’m not married and don’t have any children, but there are sev-eral young couples who work here and need to be at home spending Christmas with their families.”

“I am honored to work for them today,” he said. “If I didn’t enjoy it, I wouldn’t do it.”

Christmas on the job

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Staff photo by Kimberly Shelton

Waffle House Associates Mysti Brown and Amber Wilson greeted customers as they arrived for lunch on Christmas Day.

Holiday no break for many in the Crossroads area

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(Editor’s note: The “top 10” sto-ries of the year will be presented Jan. 1.)

A look at notable happenings from January to March:

January• The Selmer branch of Home

Banking Company is robbed, prompting a lockdown at Selmer schools and the hospital. Police ar-rest Marty Holland of Middleton later in the month, and he is also charged with the armed robbery of

Year in review

BY JEBB JOHNSTONjjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

2015 opens with qualifying for

county election

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It was a heart-warming scene as friends, family and complete strang-ers gathered at Living Free Ministries on Friday to break bread on Christmas Day.

A tradition for four years now, the annual Crossroads Christmas brings guests from all over.

“We typically serve around 300 peo-ple and this year fed about 125 prison-ers as well,” said a beaming Marea Wil-son as she paused to greet yet another smiling face as they walked through the door. “This tradition started af-ter my mother (Patsy Wright) passed away on Dec. 20 of 2011, just two days prior to my 40th birthday. I knew that there were many others who had lost loved ones and were without someone to spend the holidays with and decided I wanted to do something for the com-munity the next year. It is something

I very much enjoy and look forward to each Christmas. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”

“We start preparing for the event several weeks in advance, mostly by spreading the word and making sure others know about it,” she said. “After that, we usually work a couple of days ahead of the event cleaning, preparing all the food and putting up the decora-tions.”

In addition to feeding prisoners this year, volunteers also took plates to the 911 offi ce and other agencies where peo-ple were working the holiday.

“The response from the community has been fabulous. Everyone wants to help,” said a grateful Marea. “We’ve had food coming in since yesterday at 9 a.m. and countless volunteers have been here drinking coffee this morning and doing the things which need to be done

Crossroads Christmas offers fellowshipBY KIMBERLY SHELTONkshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Staff photo by Kimberly Shelton

Amber Rhinehart, wife of Guys, Tenn., Mayor Keith Rhinehart volunteers in the dessert room of Living Free Ministries for the annual Crossroads Christmas tradition.Please see FELLOWSHIP | 3A

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Today in

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Today is Sunday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2015. There are four days left in the year.

Today’s Highlightin History:

On Dec. 27, 1945, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund were formally es-tablished.

On this date:

In 1968, Apollo 8 and its three astronauts made a safe, nighttime splash-down in the Pacific.

In 1985, Palestinian guerrillas opened fire in-side the Rome and Vienna airports; 19 victims were killed, plus four attackers who were slain by police and security personnel.

In 1995, Israeli jeeps sped out of the West Bank town of Ramallah, capping a seven-week pullout giving Yasser Ara-fat control over 90 per-cent of the West Bank’s one million Palestinian residents and one-third of its land.

One year ago:

North Korea blamed its recent Internet outage on the United States and hurled racially charged insults at President Barack Obama over the hacking row involving the movie “The Interview.”

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Across the Region

Marshals captureBooneville escapees

BOONEVILLE — Both Pren-tiss County escapees are back in custody. U.S. Marshals ap-prehended the pair in a neigh-boring county.

No more details available.The two inmates escaped

early Christmas morning.Both are being processed

and booked back into the jail.“We appreciate the quick

response of the U.S. Marshals and their swift apprehension of the escapees,” said Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar. “We are very blessed that no one was hurt during the escape or subsequent manhunt. I am grateful for all my staff and oth-er officers that came out and assisted during the holidays.”

Tennessee to raiseseat belt fines

NASHVILLE — Commissioner Bill Gibbons of the Tennes-see Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Colonel Tracy Trott of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer and Governor’s Highway Safety

Office Director Kendell Poole recently announced the in-crease in seat belt fines as an effective additional tool to curb traffic fatalities in the state.

The state legislature ap-proved a bill during the 2015 session. As of Jan. 1, 2016, the fine for seat belt violations will more than double. The fine for a first offense seat belt vio-lation will be raised to $25 and the second and subsequent of-fense will be $50.

“So far this year, state troop-ers have issued over 107,000 seat belt citations,” Commis-sioner Bill Gibbons said. “That is a 255 percent increase over the same time period in 2010. We will continue to make this a priority, but we hope the day will come when it is difficult for a state trooper to find a mo-torist not wearing a seat belt. We hope the tougher fines will encourage motorists to obey the law.”

Booneville native renamedto lead National Guard

BOONEVILLE — Booneville native Maj. Gen. Augustus L. (Leon) Collins will continue to lead the Mississippi National Guard.

Gov. Phil Bryant reappointed Collins Adjutant General of Mis-sissippi on Monday.

As adjutant general, Collins serves as the commanding general of both the Mississippi Army and Air National Guard. He is responsible for provid-ing the state and the U.S. with a ready force of more than 12,275 citizen-soldiers and airmen, equipped and trained to respond to any contingency, natural or manmade. He directs the Mississippi Military Depart-ment and oversees the devel-opment and coordination of all policies, plans and programs of the Mississippi National Guard in concert with the governor and legislature.

“Gen. Collins has ably and honorably commanded Missis-sippi’s men and women in uni-form, and I’m delighted he has accepted this reappointment,” Bryant said. “He has dedicated his entire adult life to defending his state and his country, both domestically and on foreign battlefields, and each is better for his service.”

Collins is a Booneville High School graduate and a gradu-ate of Northeast Mississippi Community College. He began his career when he enlisted in

the Mississippi Army National Guard’s Company B, 1st Bat-talion, 198th Armor Regiment in Booneville in March 1977. He was commissioned in July 1980 upon completion of Officer Can-didate School.

He has served in various command and staff positions in units at every level to include Company, Battalion, Regiment, Brigade, and the Adjutant Gen-eral’s primary staff in both a traditional and Active Guard Re-serve status.

“I’m honored to be reappoint-ed as the adjutant general of the great State of Mississippi,” Collins said. “The Mississippi National Guard is an excep-tional team and I look forward to continued service with our soldiers and airmen.”

Collins served on active duty in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, as well as commanding the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team during combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2004-2006. He was promoted to brigadier general on May 10 while in Iraq, making him the first African American to attain the rank of general officer in the history of the Mississippi National Guard. 

State environmental agen-cy offi cials had to be called in Christmas Eve morning after a tanker truck spilled several hun-dred gallons of gasoline at a local convenience store.

A gasoline tanker had fi nished fi lling tanks at Tony’s One-Stop on U.S. Highway 45 and the driv-er was sitting in his truck doing paperwork when the truck appar-ently began leaking gasoline, said Alcorn County Emergency Man-agement Director Ricky Gibens.

Biggersville and Kossuth volunteer fi re departments re-sponded to the spill and helped contain the approximately 2-300 gallons of gasoline until a cleanup crew dispatched by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality could ar-

rive. The gasoline traveled into the ditch beside the station and south down the ditch along the highway.

Gibens said it’s unclear exactly what caused the tanker to begin spilling gas. He said thankfully no one was injured.

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like mopping the fl oors and cooking food. Anything we could possibly have needed, we’ve had help for.”

“It’s important to remember especially on Christmas that not everyone has the fairy-tale or even close to it. Circumstanc-es change and we all make ad-justments the best we can. I had to make adjustments when my mother passed away,” she con-tinued. “These people are fami-ly. Some come from my Sunday School, some are here because they are hungry and others are here because they need some-where to go for Christmas and are either without fam-ily or their family members are spread out across the country. Whatever the reason, we’re just glad they’re here.”

Donning her New York Yan-kees apron, the hostess ex-changed hugs and mingled with guests as she looked out over a packed parking lot.

“I always worry that we will run out of food or that some-thing bad will happen, but God provides and somehow it all comes together,” she said. “It is such a blessing to be able to share hope and spend time with others, knowing that they’ve had a good warm meal and a place to celebrate Christmas.”

“It’s amazing to think that four years ago, we didn’t even have a have kitchen in the building and had to prepare ev-erything off-site. It was crazy,” she added. “We now have a new one with lots of room to work in and have called the building

home for the past 10 years.”Echoing his wife’s enthusi-

asm, Tommy Wilson couldn’t pick a favorite aspect of the event.

“I enjoy it all and love that my family is here getting involved and giving back,” he said. “Par-ents come and they bring their children to witness the spirit of giving. It is really something to experience.”

“It’s a thrill for us to see it come together and to meet such amazing people in the process,” he continued. “Many friend-ships have started here. In fact, I met my friend Tony Fowler of Kendrick three years ago today and he has been coming every year since.”

While the ministry holds meals every Monday and

Thursday, organizers say the Christmas meal is the most spe-cial because it caps the year off.

“It brings together different people from different churches and others who don’t even at-tend church to give back in uni-ty,” said Wilson.

Now in his third or fourth year as a volunteer, David Tweddle of Corinth is most known for his homemade cinnamon rolls.

“I’ve been here since about 10 a.m. this morning doing what needs to be done and bringing my rolls to share,” he said. “I’ve been baking pans of them all week.”

Manning the dessert room, Amber Rhinehart, wife of Guys, Tenn. Mayor Keith Rhinehart was busy handing out drinks and sweets.

“It is a blessing to spend Christmas at Living Free Min-istries,” she said. “I’ve been do-ing it for several years now and usually bring the turkeys which my husband prepares. He gets up early to fry about 9 to 14 birds each year.”

Relating the story of Christ’s birth, 9-year-old Blayn Gam-bling was noticeably nervous as he stood before the growing crowd, but never missed a beat once he began his recitation of Luke chapter 2 which he said took only minutes for him to memorize.

Laughing as she fellow-shipped with family and friends, 23-year-old Chelsi Black of Rienzi expressed her appreciation for the event.

“I just recently returned to

the area, but used to volunteer here,” she said. “Today I am here with my Aunt Tammy and her fi ancé Lee Hall. “The food is awesome and I know a lot of the people here. It feels good to be reunited and back with people I consider to be family.”

Making sure that no mor-sel goes to waste, leftovers are packaged up and taken to those unable to leave their homes.

“There are many who are sick, elderly or disabled and are unable to come out and eat with us, so we started deliver-ing meals to those shut-in and will do so again this year,” said Marea. “Christmas is all about sharing and passing on bless-ings. We try and bring hope to as many people as possible.”

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The Alcorn School District Board of Edu-cation should appoint a person to serve after the resignation of James Voyles becomes ef-fective on Dec. 29.

Voyles had to resign after winning the sec-ond district supervisor race. He takes offi ce Jan. 4 in his new role as a new leader for Al-corn County. Voyles has served on the school board the past three years.

We believe an election for the county school board seat is unnecessary.

Here’s why.If there were two or three years left in the

term, it would certainly make more sense for an election. But not with one year left.

Not only will the school board save tax-payer’s money with no election, but they can demonstrate their leadership ability by ap-pointing a good person for the job.

With Voyles’ term set to expire at the end of 2016, an election is already scheduled for the fall with the elected individual to begin offi ce in 2017.

Board Attorney Arch Bullard explained the procedure during a recent school board meeting.

“The board is required to fi ll the vacancy within 60 days after the board member res-ignation is tendered,” Bullard told the board. “If the remaining board members cannot de-cide on an appointee within that time period, then a request will be issued to the local elec-tion commissioner and a special election will be held.”

A second district resident asked the board to consider foregoing the appointment pro-cess and hold a special election for the post.

The resident said he was worried that an appointee would enter the fall election for the post and would be given an unfair advantage.

Board members said a special election is not the answer. We agree.

“I would certainly hope that we would not have to have a special election,” said President Mary Coleman. “A special election would waste time and be an added cost to the public. I feel like we can be united in an ap-pointee decision.”

We agree with Mrs. Coleman. It’s the best solution.

Board member Carroll Morton did offer the concerned citizen a promise.

“We have in the past asked those we ap-pointed to the board to not run for re-elec-tion, and I think we will do that this time, as well,” he said.

Bullard said the board cannot keep an ap-pointee from entering the election for the po-sition.

“Whoever the appointee is, we need to point out that we would rather them not seek election,” added board member Randy Wil-banks during the meeting.

We like this idea. Although the appointee is not legally bound to say he or she won’t seek the position during the next election, it’s a good idea to fi nd a person who wants to serve on a short-term position.

Besides, if the board got this promise from the appointee and then they offi cially sought the offi ce, it would certainly not speak well of the person’s character and voters could voice their opinion then.

No names were given as possible candi-dates for the appointment position during the meeting and the deadline for appoint-ment is Feb. 29.

The next meeting of the school board is set for Jan. 11. This would be a good time for anyone with interest to serve and lead the Al-corn School District who lives in the second district to step forward and make it known to the board.

Bring a resume with references and leader-ship roles you have served.

With a new school superintendent about to take offi ce and present for the fi rst meeting of the new year, bring some fresh ideas.

We believe the school board will make a good appointment.

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No one will ever mistake Donald Trump for a student of James Madison.

The real-estate mogul has demonstrated about as much familiarity with the U.S. Constitution as with the Bible, which is to say, none. Trump has captivated a share of the tea party with a style of politics utterly alien to the Constitution. In the year of Trump, the right is experiencing a post-con-stitutional moment.

This wouldn’t have seemed possible a few years ago. In 2010, the newly ar-rived tea party produced a class of constitutional ob-sessives like Sens. Rand Paul and Mike Lee who were focused not just on what government shouldn’t do, but on what it couldn’t do and why.

After the compassionate conservatism of George W. Bush and earmark-happy excesses of congressional Republicans in the Bush years, the tea party rebap-tized the GOP in the faith of limited government and constitutional constraints. It was a time of fi rst principles.

Rand Paul, who sells au-tographed copies of the Constitution, is a libertar-ian distillation of these concerns. He makes con-stitutional persnicketiness

a high art. Obamacare, the Nation-al Security Agency sur-v e i l l a n c e p r o g r a m , the Violence A g a i n s t Women Act, P r e s i d e n t Obama’s war in Libya and

intervention in Syria are just a few things he consid-ers unconstitutional (and don’t even get him started on Obama’s tax-informa-tion treaties).

Paul, by the way, is the guy objecting that closing down part of the Internet, as Donald Trump has pro-posed, would be unconsti-tutional. Not that it seems to have made much impres-sion, on Trump or anyone else.

Donald Trump exists in a plane where there isn’t a Congress or a Constitution. There are no trade-offs or limits. There is only his will and his team of experts who will fi gure out how to do whatever he wants to do, no matter how seemingly im-possible.

The thought you can’t do that doesn’t ever occur to him. He would deport the American-born children

of illegal immigrants. He has mused about shutting down mosques and creating a database of Muslims. He praised FDR’s internment of Japanese-Americans in World War II.

You would be forgiven for thinking that in Trump’s world, constitutional nice-ties – indeed any con-straints whatsoever – are for losers. It’s only strength that matters. It shouldn’t be a surprise that he expresses admiration for Vladimir Putin, a “powerful leader” who is “highly respected within his own country and beyond.” Trump’s call to steal Iraq’s oil and kill the families of terrorists is in a Putinesque key.

For some on the right, clearly the Constitution was an instrument rather than a principle. It was a means to stop Obama, and has been found lacking.

Trump is a reaction to Obama’s weakness, but also to his exaggerated view of executive power. Trump re-jects the former, but is com-fortable taking up the latter. Whereas Obama has a cool contempt for his political opponents and for limits on his power, Trump has a burning contempt for them. The affect is different; the attitude is the same.

What, after all, is the worst-case scenario for a President Trump’s strong-man tendencies? Could Trump defy the law as writ-ten and give Congress the back of his hand in order to impose a new immigration system more to his liking? President Obama has al-ready done it.

Progressives have been perfectly willing to bless Obama’s post-constitution-al government. Trump’s im-plicit promise is to respond in kind, and his supporters think it’s about time.

A pure, Trump-style populism is inherently in tension with constitutional conservatism. The Constitu-tion is a device for frustrat-ing popular enthusiasms, as are federalism, checks and balances, and the rule of law. It’s why impassioned factions usually have very little patience for them, and why they are so central to checking government and protecting individual rights.

If the right’s devotion to them wanes, it will be a loss not only for conservatism, but for the American polity.

(Daily Corinthian col-umnist Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: com-ments.lowry@nationalre-view.com.)

The right’s post-constitutional moment

Not for a long time has the world seemed so re-moved from the angelic proclamation of 2,000 years ago: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men” (Luke 2:14).

Millions have died in countless wars over the last 100 years. People continue to die today as the result of worldwide terrorism and daily shootings in too many American cities.

The prophecy delivered by the Christmas Child that there would be “wars and rumors of wars” until He comes again, seems more like current events than a far-off future.

One hears a lot of silliness from theological illiterates and institutions whose sole interest in Christmas ap-pears to be profi t. Consider the conspicuous consump-tion associated with “Black Friday,” a day that began for some businesses days earlier.

People speak of “the spirit of Christmas,” or when ob-

serving some special act with which they approve or seek to in-spire, refer to “the true meaning of Christmas.” They are nev-er asked what they mean by

either.The true meaning of

Christmas is this: God took on the form of a human to die in our place, paying for our sins, so that humans who receive Him might be forgiven and be with Him forever.

You are free to reject that message and the One who delivered it, but what you are not free to do is to re-defi ne or change the mes-sage into something that fi ts your own beliefs and choices.

In “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” (part of his classic “The Chronicles of Narnia” series), C.S. Lew-is writes of a frozen land

ruled by a “White Witch,” devoid of hope. In that world, it is “always winter, but never Christmas.”

It is a metaphor for a world that has rejected God and His redemptive power. It is a world where hu-mans choose to live as they please, rather than be trans-formed, even renewed. It is this world in which we now live, full of mendacity, envy, greed, lust, anger, terror-ism, war, political divisions and confusion. We have for-gotten who we are, because we have forgotten Whose we are.

It is these and so many other human defi ciencies the Christ child came to re-set.

Like a gift under a tree, however, the transaction is not complete until the one for whom the gift is intend-ed receives it. If anyone re-fuses a gift, the transaction is incomplete, its purpose thwarted. Does it matter that so many reject Him? Look around and consider the result.

While some point to the occasional violence mistak-enly done in His name to “prove” God does not exist, there are far more examples of good, such as charities, hospitals and inner-city missions that help the poor and homeless. If the bad disproves God, what does the good prove?

These good acts rooted in faith are motivated not by selfi shness, but selfl ess-ness, the kind of selfl ess-ness demonstrated by the One who left perfection and emptied Himself, taking on the form of a servant, to come to a fallen world and save us from the conse-quences of unbelief.

Isn’t that message worth celebrating? Isn’t that child worth worshipping? Isn’t that Man worth receiving?

As the carol says, “Where meek souls will receive Him still, the dear Christ enters in.”

(Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.)

No peace or goodwill

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” — Proverbs 22:6

Lord God of life, give me the desire to learn, and the wisdom to live in my best. May I not fail to culture my mind and heart and make life productive and worthy. Help me to see the mistakes that I have made in the past, and in the year that is approaching not only try to avoid them, but try to make amends for them. Amen.

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Cal Thomas

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Daily Corinthian • Sunday, December 27, 2015 • 5A

Raising money to continue its many offerings to the com-munity, Corinth Theatre-Arts will hold its fi rst ever lip-sync battle at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Crossroads Play-house.

A live performance featur-ing both comic songs and seri-ous attitudes, patrons will be in stitches as they bear witness to dynamic duos, outlandish group routines and solo performances.

The cost is $5 per spectator or free for those who partici-pate. The funds raised will aid the theatre with the purchase of a new projection system which would allow them to show old movies and other presentations at a reduced cost.

“Getting the new projection system is something I’ve want-ed to do for quite sometime,” said CT-A Board President Cin-di Bullard. “It would not only be of benefi t to us, but to the en-tire community as well because

businesses, groups and individ-uals would be able to use it for conferences, classes, meetings and other gatherings.”

“We would also offer its use in the event that Films on Fillmore was threatened due to weather,” she continued. “Rather than having to cancel or postpone, they could show the movie at the theatre if they wanted to.”

With rental fees being very reasonable compared to other buildings of its size, the new projection system would open the theatre up to a world of ex-citing possibilities.

“Our hope is to make our lip-sync battle an annual event and to offer it to our patrons as an alternative to our karaoke nights,” said Bullard. “Some may not be as comfortable sing-ing in front of crowds, but ev-eryone can lip-sync.”

“We would love to see busi-nesses get teams together and join in on the fun,” she added. “There is no time limit as far as songs and teams can have

as many participants as they choose.”

While there are no time or team constraints, participants are asked to prepare two rou-tines in the event a tie-breaker is needed for the win.

Stepping up to the challenge two teams have already been formed.

“Scooter from Rock 100 is putting together a group since the radio station is our co-spon-sor and I have put together a group consisting of myself, Della Miller, Ellen Maness and Kim-berly Shelton,” said an animated Bullard as she discussed her upcoming plans. “There are go-ing to be people performing that no one will expect or ever think they would get up and perform in front of everyone. It is going to be an awesome good time!”

Filled with unique surprises and appearances, the compe-tition will also feature a silent auction consisting of items do-nated by local businesses and from out-of-town sources.

“We invite both businesses and individuals to donate or co-sponsor a silent auction item,” said Bullard. “Those who would like to donate money versus an item should feel free to do so as any help would be greatly ap-preciated. We will have spon-sorship and co-sponsorship op-portunities available from $50 to $500.”

A $500 sponsorship is cur-rently needed for t-shirts which will be available in all sizes for $10 each.

In addition to scheduled en-tertainment, snacks, water and coca-cola products will be avail-able for purchase. Adult bever-ages will also be available for those wishing to indulge.

“The response we received from our “Into the Woods” funding issue was both amaz-ing and overwhelming,” said an emotional Bullard. “We are truly grateful for all those who stepped up to help fi ll the need and make the production the success that it was.”

Expressing her gratitude, Bullard wished to thank the musicians and other partici-pants who volunteered their time and talents and the com-munity as a whole for their love and support.

“We are strictly a volunteer staff at CT-A, no one gets paid,” said Bullard. “It is through fund-raisers such as this that we are able not only to continue to entertain our community, but to operate a non-profi t play-house which has been a part of our town’s history since March of 1968.”

Continuing their legacy of quality, accessible entertain-ment, the theatre hopes its lat-est fund-raiser will be one for the books.

(Those interested in enter-ing the lip-sync competition or pre-ordering a t-shirt should contact Cindi Bullard at the Crossroads Playhouse at 662-287-2995 and leave a message for a return call.)

CT-A to host lip sync battle fundraiserBY KIMBERLY SHELTONkshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Pausing now again to answer phone calls, the emergency dispatcher calmly and effi ciently aided residents as they re-layed their emergencies.

“It has been quite the morning already,” said an exhausted Hatcher just four hours into his 12 hour shift. “I arrived here at 6 a.m. this morn-ing and have already re-sponded to a number of house fi res, break-ins and drivers getting stuck beneath a bridge due to fl ooding on Cass Street.”

Working from noon until midnight, E-911 dis-patcher Jill Bascomb is also accustomed to work-ing holidays.

“My entire life I’ve had jobs which required me

to work on holidays and weekends and that’s OK,” she said. “Someone has to do it.”

Arriving at 7 a.m. to fi nd a packed restaurant on Friday, Waffl e House Sales Associate Mysti

Brown said holidays are always crowded at the es-tablishment.

“Welcome to the mad

house,” called the man-ager on duty as she looked up to greet yet another customer. “Find a seat

wherever you can and your waitress will be with you in just a minute.”

“It’s been extremely busy,” agreed Brown as she prepared to call out her order. “Pull one ba-con!”

“I will be working un-til 9 p.m. tonight,” she added. “We work Christ-mas, Thanksgiving and all major holidays here at Waffl e House, but the tips are awesome, especially on Christmas so we don’t complain. I’ve been here for al-most four years now and Christmas is by far, the best time to work.”

Rolling up their sleeves for a day on rather than a day off, employees pitched in, rolled up their sleeves and made the most of the day.

Staff photos by Kimberly Shelton

Emergency Dispatcher Jay Hatcher monitors phone lines, above.

E-911 Dispatcher Jill Bacomb responds to a call, left.

JOB

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The gardening catalogs start-ed arriving this week — right on time.

In the gray of winter, they rep-resent so much promise, wheth-er you have six acres or six inch-es of dirt. This time of year, it’s fun to imagine what will come from the soil months from now – but in the mean-time, read “Alex Hal-ey and the Books That Changed a Nation” by Robert J. Nor-rell, and see how a career can grow.

Born in 1921 into a wealthy I r i s h - A f r i c a n American family, Palmer Alexander Murray Haley was raised mostly by his grandmother, who instilled in him a love of storytelling. As an adult, Haley would recall hiding behind rocking chairs on his grandparents’ front porch, listening to tales of “the African” and of slavery.

In 1939, after rejecting his pro-fessorial father’s ideal of an edu-cation, Haley (by now, calling himself “Alex”) joined the Coast Guard. Because of racial mores of the time, few onboard jobs

were open to African American men, so he worked as a steward while also searching for assign-ments as a magazine writer. Ultimately, he came under the command of a “boss” who de-manded help with letter-writing; his skills honed, Haley landed a job as a press offi cer for the

Coast Guard.By 1960, Haley

left the Coast Guard and a wife, and focused “in-tensively” on magazine writ-ing. Just two years later, his reputation as an author was set, “linked in part to the growing notoriety of the Nation of Islam ( N O I ) . ” An as-s i g n -m e n t h e ’ d

accepted al-lowed him to become

good friends with Malcolm X and they began working closely together on a book, even as Hal-ey simultaneously wrote articles against the NOI.

The process of writing The Au-tobiography of Malcolm X was long and, for his publisher, frus-trating but Haley never forgot stories from his grandmother’s porch. Encouraged by a distant cousin, he toyed with a few ver-

sions of them and explored the origins of specifi c words he re-membered.

His research was extensive and, by the fall of 1966, he thought he’d found the roots of the stories he’d heard…

And that, of course, is still – almost 40 years later – loaded with controversy: how much of Roots was truth? Was Haley guilty of “borrowing” from oth-ers’ works? The answers lie somewhere inside “Alex Haley and the Books That Changed a Nation.”

Indeed, Alex Haley was a complicated writer: time and again, he ignored deadlines and sometimes facts to craft a story. That becomes an impor-tant point within this biogra-phy: he obviously tested the pa-tience of others in many ways, which is astounding and makes it interesting to see how two of the 20th-century’s most iconic books came to be.

Truth or fi ction, those two works, as author Robert J. Nor-rell proves, absolutely shook up the status quo of culture and his-tory.

Unlike many biographies that portray their subjects as too per-fect, “Alex Haley and the Books That Changed a Nation” keeps things real and I liked that. If you’re up for a well-told, warts-and-all bio, this one will have you rooted to your seat.

(Terri Schlichenmeyer is a book reviewer for Daily Corin-thian.)

Book shares story of complicated authorBY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER

The Bookworm Sez

Debate over the Confed-erate battle emblem in the Mississippi state’s fl ag is the top state news story of 2015. The deaths of nine black worshippers at a South Carolina church in June played a pivotal role in spur-ring a national debate over Confederate symbols. The white man charged in those slayings had posed with the Confederate banner in pho-tos posted online.

Several cities and coun-ties, and two universities, in Mississippi stopped fl ying the state fl ag. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant has said that if the issue is going to be revisited, it should happen during the November 2016 election.

Here is a look at Missis-sippi’s Top 10 news stories of 2015 as selected by The Associated Press:

Mississippiflag debate

Debate about the Confed-erate battle emblem in the Mississippi fl ag reignites after the June massacre of nine black worshippers at a South Carolina church. The white man charged in the

slayings had posed with the Confederate banner in pho-tos posted online. Missis-sippi House Speaker Philip Gunn said his own faith causes him to see the Mis-sissippi fl ag as “a point of offense that needs to be re-moved.” Several cities and counties, and two universi-ties, stop fl ying the state fl ag. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant says he respects results of a 2001 election, when voters chose to keep the Confeder-ate emblem on the fl ag. But, Bryant also says if the issue is going to be revisited, it should happen during the November 2016 election.

Crazy state elections

Truck driver Robert Gray, who spent little and didn’t even vote for himself, wins the Democratic primary for governor and loses by a wide margin in the general election to Republican Gov. Phil Bryant. A state House race ends in a tie. Five-term Democratic Rep. Bo Eaton of Taylorsville and Republi-can challenger Mark Tullos of Raleigh draw straws to determine Eaton as the win-ner, but Tullos appeals his

Flag debate tops state news in 2015

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no later than 4 p.m. on the day prior to its publication. Obituaries will only be accepted from funeral homes.

Deaths

Mattie ParkerMattie Parker died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, at

Magnolia Regional Health Center. Arrangements are pending with Corinthian Funeral Home.

Doris BakerFuneral services for Doris Baker are set for 2 p.m.

Monday at McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors Chapel with burial in Henry Cemetery.

Visitation is noon until service time.Bro. Ted Avant will offi ciate.Mrs. Baker died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, at her

residence.

Nancy Jane FulmerIUKA — Nancy Jane Fulmer, 60, of Iuka died Fri-

day, Dec. 25, 2015, at her residence. Survivors include her four daughters, Betty Deao

of Walls, Wendy Fulmer of Drummonds, Tenn., Jennie Fulmer of Memphis, Tenn. and Crystal Ful-mer of Iuka; one brother, Donnie Lee Smith of Iuka; 20 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John Thomas Fulmer.

Cutchall Funeral Home of Iuka is in charge of the arrangements.

Jimmy R. KenaumIUKA — Funeral services for Jimmy R. Kenaum,

62, of Nolensville, Tenn., formerly of Iuka are set for 3 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.

Visitation is from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Cutshall Fu-neral Home in Iuka.

The body will lie in state from 1 p.m. until service time at the church on Sunday. A Celebration of Life service will also be held at 2 p.m., Saturday at New Livingstone Baptist Church in Nashville, Tenn.

Mr. Kenaum died Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at the Rubio Cancer Center in Tijuana, Mexico.

He was of the Baptist faith and was a National Guard veteran. He was the founder and president of Choice Construction in Nashville, Tenn. He was also a Freemason, and a member of the Burnsville Lodge #233 F&AM.

Survivors include his wife, Alice Kenaum of No-lensville, Tenn.; two daughters, Jimma Thorne of Cordova, Tenn., and Jennifer Hinds (Matt) of Iuka; one brother, Gary Kenaum of Iuka; three sisters, Mildred Larimer of Iuka, Marcia Keene of Smyrna, Tenn., and Tawanda Baxter-Finchum of Nashville, Tenn.; and his grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Bro. El-bert and Oceen Rhodes Kenaum; two brothers, Bud-dy and David Kenaum; a sister, Shelia Joan Kenaum Strickland; and two infant sisters.

Pastor Ronnie Mitchell will offi ciate.In lieu of fl owers, the family requests help to sup-

port the organizations and causes Jimmy was pas-sionate about. Donations may be made to the Jim-my Kenaum Memorial Fund, c/o Renasant Bank, acct. #8010858692, 508 Constitution Drive, Iuka, MS 38852.

Waymon WilbanksFuneral services for Waymon Archie Wilbanks, 91,

of Walnut are set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Soul’s Harbor Apostolic Church with burial with military honors in the Community Pentecostal Church Cemetery.

Mr. Wilbanks died Friday, Dec. 25, 2015, at his residence.

He was born Jan. 1, 1924, and worked many years as a roofer for Garner Roofi ng Company. He was a member of Soul’s Harbor Apostolic Church.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday and from noon until service time Tuesday, all at Soul’s Harbor Apostolic Church.

Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Vifi e Wil-banks of Walnut; his son, Kenneth Wilbanks (Sar-ah) of Olive Branch and two daughters, Mary Jane Bumpas (Danny) of Walnut and Stephanie Wil-banks of Walnut; four grandchildren, Kenneth Wil-banks Jr. (Lynn) of Madison, Christy Schreffl er of Olive Branch, Courtney Gilbreath (Trent) of Olive Branch and LaCosta Morphis of Walnut; and 10 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two great-grandchil-dren; four brothers, Captain “Cap” Wilbanks, K.C. Wilbanks, William Wilbanks and Aaron Wilbanks and fi ve sisters, Anna Green, Ella Porterfi eld, Ethel Green, Lucy Dee Wilbanks and Maggie Thornton; and his parents, Agna Wilbanks and Sarah Willing-ham Wilbanks

The Rev. Jessie Cutrer and The Rev. Merl Dixon will offi ciate.

provided life saving care for a number of years to thousands of individu-als.”

MRHC also announced

their newest future ex-pansion named after the long time physician -- the Thomas L. Sweat Health Education Center.

“All during Dr. Sweat’s career he has not only treated patients for dis-eases, but also he has focused on educating pa-tients about healthcare topics,” said Moore. “He truly believes that patient non-compliance would be effected greatly if the community had better knowledge of how to take care of themselves.”

The new center will in-clude an auditorium that will be utilized by the MRHC Graduate Medi-cal Education Program, as well as for MRHC’s on-going community health education efforts.

The center will be lo-

cated on the north side of the MRHC campus on Alcorn Drive between the current Graduate Medical Education Building and the old Emergency Room location.

“It’s creation will be a joint effort of the Magnolia Foundation and MRHC,” added Moore. “Beginning in January, the Magnolia Foundation will begin a fundraising campaign to assist with the construc-tion of this structure with a goal of $1 million.”

The special event in-cluded complementary keepsake photographs taken by Bill Avery of Bill’s Images were pro-vided to the guests as a commemorative item and a meal was served by John Mabry and the staff at Vicari.

Representatives Nick Bain, Tracy Arnold, Bub-ba Carpenter and Senator Rita Potts Park presented hospital staff with a state dedication plaque rec-ognizing the 50th anni-versary of MRHC. A pro-gram showing a journey through the decades of world events, music and milestones of the hospital was also shown.

Jennifer Carpenter’s seven-year-old daugh-

ter was also presented an award from the newly formed Magnolia Dreams committee.

“The award was cre-ated to grant a dream to a MRHC employee or their family member who suf-fers from an illness that hinders them from pe-rusing that dream,” said Moore. “An internal fund-raising campaign was started, applications were received and an interview committee of random community members was formed. Each appli-cant was interviewed with their family member.”

Carpenter’s daughter deals daily with the ef-fects of Cystic Fibrosis of the lungs.

“Her dream is to visit Yellowstone National Park, which due to the efforts of the MRHC employees, will happen in the near future,” added Moore.

(For more informa-tion on the Thomas L. Sweat Health Educa-tion Center fundraising for this cause, contact Tracy Moore at tmoore@mrhc.org. The Magnolia Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity and all donations are tax deductible in ac-cordance with law.)

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Corinth’s Cigarette Mart.• More than 30 candi-

dates jump into the politi-cal arena on the fi rst day of qualifying for the big county election year.

• Appearing in circuit court, former supervisor Dal Nelms says he cannot afford to hire an attorney. The judge tells him to get a lawyer.

• Corinth unsuccessful-ly seeks legislative author-ity to hold a special elec-tion on a special sales tax of up to a quarter of one cent with the proceeds go-ing for infrastructure and economic development.

• The National Park Service announces Dale Wilkerson, administra-tive offi cer at the Natchez Trace Parkway, will be-come superintendent of Shiloh National Military Park.

• Pharmacist Rick

Quinn crashes into the waters along Afton Drive and is rescued by emer-gency responders.

• A non-poisonous snake lurking inside a cabinet at Lowe’s bites the face of a man who opens the cabinet. The social web and Internet news sites snap up the shock-ing story as quickly as the snake latched onto the shopper’s face.

• Chancery Clerk Bobby Marolt announces he will not seek a third term.

February• Tiffany Lancaster

Roberts of Guys, Ten-nessee, dies in a head-on crash on County Road 702 (Forest School Road).

• Four operators of a puppy mill plead guilty to misdemeanor charges.

• Feb 16 brings the fi rst wintry weather of the new year with a glaze of ice bringing down some tree limbs. As many as 2,500

lose power. In another round a few days later, freezing rain slickens the roadways, causing an 18-wheeler to jackknife and hit pedestrians who had exited their vehicles after prior accidents, kill-ing two. The deceased are Anna Davis Hill, 47, of Burnsville, and Anahi Ramirez, 25, of Belmont.

• Howard Brent Means Jr., 34, of Tishomingo, is killed in an exchange of gunfi re with law en-forcement inside the Iuka Walmart.

• Corinth fi refi ghter Ronald Franks, 41, dies in a one-vehicle wreck on County Road 560.

• Corinth awakes to a 2-inch blanket of snow on Feb. 26. Southern parts of the county get 3 inches or more.

• North Harper Road residents Aaron and Mar-tha Bonds escape their burning home.

March• The morning of March

5 brings another shot of winter with a layer of sleet covering streets.

• The SportsPlex fi les for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

• Peggy Phillips, 63, of Booneville, dies in a head-on crash on Highway 2 in Alcorn County near the Tippah County line.

• The city sets aside $400,000 for street re-pairs and paving on Purdy School Road, For-rest School Road and Oak Lane, plus scattered other repairs.

• Troubled Second District Supervisor Dal Nelms appears in circuit court for arraignment.

• Jimmy Fisher is named the JA’s citizen of the year.

• A federal appeals court upholds the dis-missal of Kmart’s lawsuit over the May 2010 fl ood-ing disaster.

2015

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loss to the state House, question-ing the way votes were counted. Two other legislative races also are being appealed, with candidates questioning the way elections were conducted. The House and Senate will consider the ap-peals in 2016.

Hattiesburg officers killed

Hattiesburg Police Offi cers Benja-min Deen, 34, and Liquori Tate, 25, are killed May 9 during a traffi c stop. Nine people are arrested, and the al-leged shooter dies in jail in December. More than 1,000 people attend a me-morial for the offi cers.

B.B. King dies

Blues legend B.B. King dies May 14 at his Las Vegas home at age 89, and his body is returned to his native Missis-sippi for burial. At the May 30 funeral in his hometown of Indianola, King is remembered as a generous man who never forgot his roots even as he en-joyed decades of international fame with hits such as “The Thrill is Gone.”

School funding amendment defeated

Voters on Nov. 3 defeat Initiative 42, which would have allowed people to sue to seek adequate funding for Mis-sissippi schools. The citizen-sponsored proposal was a reaction to legislators’ leaving a school budget formula short-funded for 16 of the 18 years since it was put into law. Republican legisla-tive leaders and Gov. Phil Bryant op-pose the initiative, saying it could give one judge too much control over a large chunk of state spending.

Gay rights

The Mississippi Supreme Court hands down a split decision in No-vember, allowing a lesbian couple to divorce several months after the U.S. Supreme Court makes same-sex mar-

riage legal nationwide. In a separate case, four lesbian couples fi le a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn Missis-sippi’s last-in-the-nation ban on same-sex couples adopting children.

Islamic State in Mississippi

A federal judge sets a 2016 trial for a Mississippi couple accused of attempt-ing to join the Islamic State. Jaelyn Delshaun Young, 20, of Vicksburg and Muhammad Dakhlalla, 22, of Starkville, are arrested Aug. 8 before boarding a fl ight with tickets for Istanbul. Authori-ties say the couple contacted under-cover federal agents in May, seeking online help in traveling to Syria. Young and Dakhlalla both plead not guilty to charges of aiding terrorists.

Delta State shooting

College instructor Shannon Lamb is accused of killing his girlfriend, Amy Prentiss, at their Gautier home and then driving 300 miles to Delta State University in Cleveland to gun down professor Ethan Schmidt in his cam-pus offi ce Sept 14. Lamb shoots him-self to death as police close in on him.

Ole Miss chancellor

The College Board refuses to renew University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones’ contract, setting off protests by students, faculty, alumni and donors. Trustees said Jones had not adequately addressed their concerns about contract management at the University of Mis-sissippi Medical Center. Jones takes a job leading clinical research into obesity at the medical center, and trustees hire Jeffrey Vitter to become chancellor.

Kemper County power plant

Mississippi Power Co. continued construction on its Kemper County power plant, even as projected costs rose to $6.5 billion and more delays in completion made it likely that the company will have to repay another $234 million in federal tax credits.

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CHICAGO — A Chicago police offi cer shot and killed a 19-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman early Saturday while re-sponding to a domestic disturbance call on the city’s West Side, police said.

The Cook County medi-cal examiner said Quin-tonio Legrier, a college student, was pronounced dead at a hospital at 4:51 a.m. and Bettie Jones, a mother of fi ve who was Legrier’s neighbor, died at a different hospital at 5:14 a.m. Both of the vic-tims were black and were neighbors, according to the medical examiner’s offi ce.

Autopsies have not been scheduled.

Police did not disclose the race of the offi cer, how long the offi cer has been with the department or the offi cer’s current work status. The shootings happened around 4:25 a.m. after offi cers who re-sponded to the call “were confronted by a combat-ive subject,” the Chicago Police Department said in a statement.

Legrier’s mother, Janet Cooksey, told the Chicago Tribune that her son was studying engineering at Northern Illinois Univer-sity. She said he gradu-ated from Gwendolyn Brooks College Prepara-tory Academy in Chicago and “was going some-where.”

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Lincoln County may receive K9 officer 

BROOKHAVEN — A new service could soon join Lincoln County’s law enforcement in the form of a tracking dog, a K9 officer specializing in sniffing out lost or at-large individuals.

Lincoln County Con-stable Post 1 Kelly Por-ter told the Board of Su-pervisors in its meeting Monday about a K9train-ing organization that has agreed to donate an ani-mal and training valued at $20,000.

The Daily Leader reported that the dog would come from a na-tionally recognized orga-nization called Universal K9 in San Antonio, Texas, which rescues dogs on the brink of being eutha-nized and trains them to be police K9 officers.

“This agency has agreed to donate an animal that they have valued at $16,000 plus the training they have valued at $4,000,” Porter told the board. “I’d be required to go to San Antonio for a twoweek handler’s and animals course, bring the dog back and then, of course, have to train with it.”

Porter said he’d been searching for and talk-ing to the sheriff about a tracking dog for the county and applied for the program about six months ago.

The board expressed support for the endeavor. Lincoln County had one such animal, but he died of cancer three years ago and wasn’t replaced.

Porter asked about the legality of the county assisting with veterinary bills or other expenses for the animal if it was technically privately owned.

“If I have to sign a contract with the county saying I would provide however many years of service for however many years the animal and myself are able to do so, I will,” Porter said. “The housing and feed-ing I can handle but just if there were medical issues that came up for the animal that maybe I couldn’t cover, I won-dered if the county could help out with it.”

$1 million bond set for shooting suspect  

BROOKHAVEN — A

Bogue Chitto man arrest-ed after allegedly shoot-ing at sheriff’s deputies earlier this month is being held in the Lincoln County jail on a $1 mil-lion bond.

The Daily Leader re-ported that 40-year-old Christopher Hamilton was released from the hospital Tuesday where he had been transported after being shot by sher-iff’s deputies.

Hamilton allegedly fired at deputies when they tried to serve him warrants Dec. 3 and deputies returned fire.

It was unknown wheth-er Hamilton has an attor-ney who could comment on the case.

Sheriff Steve Rush-ing says Hamilton faces three felony counts of possession of weapon by a convicted felon, child abuse/battery causing serious injury and two felony counts of at-tempted murder of a law enforcement officer.

Retired judge tapped as Natchez alderman

NATCHEZ — Retired Justice Court Judge Mary Lee Toles will fill the Nat-chez Board of Aldermen seat of outgoing Ward 2 Alderman Rickey Gray, who was elected Adams County supervisor.

The Natchez Democrat reported the board voted 4-1 Monday for her to fill the seat Gray has held for 15 years. Toles will serve until a new alder-man is elected in the June 7 general election.

Ward 5 Alderman Mark Fortenbery voted against the appointment after voicing concerns about Toles being a party in a lawsuit against the city. Toles, former Natchez Mayor Phillip West, the Rev. Clifton Marvel and Jacqueline Marsaw of the NAACP sued in May alleging the city’s ward lines were drawn in a way that diluted the vot-ing strength of black residents.

The city has since ad-opted a redistricting plan that adjusts the lines, but the lawsuit is still pending.

Police: Man injured teenager in shooting 

COLUMBUS — A Co-lumbus man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that in-jured a teenager.

Columbus Police De-partment Interim Chief of

Police Fred Shelton tells The Commercial Dis-patch 25-year-old Mark Howard Coffey Jr. was arrested Wednesday. Authorities say he’ll be charged with aggravated assault.

Officers responded to a call about shots fired at a laundromat Sunday. No suspects were found. Police later received a hospital call about a 16-year-old unidentified female who was shot.

The victim told police that she and another female were in a ve-hicle with a man at the laundromat when he got into an altercation with another man, who pulled out a gun, firing shots. A bullet struck the teen, who was released from the hospital.

It isn’t clear if Coffey has an attorney.

New superintendent will make $170,000 

HERNANDO — The new DeSoto County Schools superinten-dent will make about $170,000 a year when his term starts.

School board members approved the salary of in-coming Supt. Cory Usel-ton in a 3-1 vote during a special meeting Tuesday, The Commercial Appeal reports.

Uselton will make $5.12 per student for a total of $170,024 when his four-year term begins — that’s roughly $5,000 less than his predeces-sor made.

Board member Milton Nichols voted against the salary, arguing Uselton lacks experience as a superintendent.

Nichols added that he thinks the board should increase his pay only if Uselton meets goals set by the board.

“Certainly, we have great expectations and high hopes for him,” Nichols said of Uselton, “but he’s an elected superintendent with no experience.”

Former Supt. Kuyken-dall, on the other hand, said he thinks the dis-trict should continue pay-ing a superintendent the policy’s recommended $5.25 per student. He says that amount is still the lowest amount paid per student to any super-intendent in the state.

“It’s a 24/7 job,” Kuyk-endall told the board. “I can guarantee you that whatever you pay him, he’ll earn it.”

Associated Press

Lawsuits challenge bail bond system 

SAN FRANCISCO — Crystal Patterson didn’t have the cash or assets to post $150,000 bail and get out of jail after her arrest for assault in October.

So Patterson, 39, promised to pay a bail bonds company $15,000 plus interest to put up the $150,000 bail for her, allowing to go home and care for her invalid grandmother.

The day after her release, the district at-torney decided not to pursue charges. But Patterson still owes the bail bonds company. Criminal justice reform-ers and lawyers at a nonprofit Washington D.C. legal clinic say that is unconstitutionally unfair.

The lawyers have filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Patterson, Rianna Buffin and other jail inmates who argue that San Francisco and California’s bail system unconstitutionally treats poor and wealthy sus-pects differently.

Wealthy suspects can put up their houses or other valuable as-sets — or simply write a check — to post bail and stay out of jail until their cases are resolved. Poorer suspects aren’t so lucky. Many remain behind bars or pay non-refundable fees to bail bonds companies.

San Francisco public defender Chesa Boudin says some of his clients who can’t afford to post bail plead guilty to mi-nor charges for crimes they didn’t commit so they can leave jail.

Boudin represented Buffin, 19, after her arrest for grand theft in October. Buffin couldn’t afford to post the $30,000 bail or pay a bond company a $3,000 fee and so contemplated pleading guilty in exchange for a quick release from jail even though she says her only crime was be-ing with the “wrong peo-ple at the wrong place at the wrong time.”

Couple can’t get divorce repealed

CONCORD, N.H. — Should those irreconcil-able differences sud-denly become reconcil-able, don’t go looking to

get un-divorced in New Hampshire.

The state’s Supreme Court this month upheld a lower court ruling re-fusing to vacate a New Castle couple’s 2014 divorce after 24 years of marriage.

Terrie Harmon and her ex-husband, Thom-as McCarron, argued on appeal that their divorce decree was erroneous because they mended fences and are a couple once more. But the jus-tices, in a unanimous ruling issued Dec. 2, said the law specifically allows them to grant divorces — not undo them.

Courts in some states — including Il-linois, Nebraska, Mis-sissippi, Arkansas, Maryland and Kentucky — will vacate divorces within a certain time frame or under certain circumstances, at the parties’ request. Oth-ers — including New York and South Dakota — maintain they, like New Hampshire, have no statutory authority to undo a divorce.

Attorney Joshua Gordon, appointed to defend the lower court’s ruling, said allowing the couple’s divorce to be undone could jeopar-dize the finality of all divorces.

“Divorce is a uniquely fraught area of litiga-tion,” Gordon argued. “For divorced couples, it is often important to have the solace of knowing that their for-mer spouse is indeed former.”

Harmon and McCar-ron did not return calls seeking the answer to the question: Why not just remarry?

They were married in 1989 and filed for di-vorce in January 2014; the divorce decree was finalized in July that same year. In March, they filed a joint motion to vacate the decree.

Vegas safety efforts bring mixed feelings

LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Strip is a 4-mile stretch of near-constant movement, jammed with cars, bus-es, taxis and mobile bill-boards rolling alongside scores of pedestrians.

Keeping those stroll-ing visitors safe, as well as making it easier to get from casino to casino, has been an

ongoing quest for lo-cal leaders. They have built bridges, widened sidewalks, shooed away some street perform-ers and added fences intended more as a way to keep tourists in than cars out.

Business, academic and elected leaders are both suggesting fixes and defending the work done so far to keep pedestrians safe after a woman drove her car into a crowd of tour-ists outside the Planet Hollywood and Paris casino-hotels.

Caesars Entertain-ment spokeswoman Jan Jones Blackhurst says what the Strip has now “isn’t good enough.”

Quintuplets home for 1st Christmas 

HONOLULU — A Ho-nolulu couple celebrat-ed Christmas at home with their quintuplets, instead of in a hospital.

The four boys and one girl were born premature on Oct. 10. Doctors ex-pected the babies would need to remain in the hospital for up to three months to allow their lungs to fully develop.

Two of the babies went home on Dec. 13. Another went home Monday, and the final two were released from the hospital Thursday.

Identical boys Kap-ena, Kaolu, Keahi and Kupono and girl Kamalii are Hawaii’s first surviv-ing set of quintuplets, the Honolulu Star-Adver-tiser reported.

“It’s definitely the best Christmas gift we could have gotten, to have them home for Christ-mas,” mother Marcie Dela Cruz told reporters Thursday from Kapi-olani Medical Center for Women & Children.

She and her husband, Ray, also have a 2-year-old son named Makaio. He was conceived through in vitro fertiliza-tion, and the couple set aside several frozen embryos. In April, they had two of the embryos transferred, hoping to give their son a sibling.

At first, they thought they were having twins. Then one of the embry-os split in half and later in half again.

“We didn’t set out to make history,” the mother of six said. “We were just blessed with these babies, and they’re doing so great.”

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MUTUAL FUNDS

CORN5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushelMar 16 377 363.50 364.50 -10May 16 383.25 370 370.75 -9.75Jul 16 388.50 375.75 376.75 -9.50Sep 16 392.25 380.50 381.25 -8.50Dec 16 399.50 388.25 389 -8Mar 17 406 398 398.75 -7.50May 17 415 405 405 -7.25

SOYBEANS5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushelJan 16 896.25 875 875.25 -17Mar 16 897 872.75 873 -19.75May 16 902.50 877.25 877.50 -20.50Jul 16 909.25 884.25 884.50 -20Aug 16 911 885.75 886.25 -20.75Sep 16 906.50 885.50 886.25 -19.25Nov 16 911.50 889.25 890 -17.25

WHEAT5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushelMar 16 491 467.25 467.50 -19.25May 16 497.75 474.50 474.50 -18.50Jul 16 503.75 482.50 482.75 -16.25Sep 16 509.75 492.50 492.75 -15.75Dec 16 527 506.75 507.25 -16Mar 17 534 519.75 519.75 -15May 17 535 533.75 525.75 -13

CATTLE40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.Dec 15 ... ... 131.10 +10.95Feb 16 134.80 128.97 137.02 +11.50Apr 16 136.12 130.30 138.02 +10.85Jun 16 125.72 121.55 127.45 +7.73Aug 16 121.97 118.50 122.87 +6.07Oct 16 123.00 119.55 123.77 +5.92Dec 16 122.00 119.90 123.77 +5.45

HOGS-Lean40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.Feb 16 59.17 56.35 58.30 +1.68Apr 16 64.92 61.77 65.07 +3.02May 16 ... ... 73.50 +2.73Jun 16 77.20 74.42 77.60 +2.55Jul 16 77.30 74.75 77.60 +2.00Aug 16 76.50 74.25 76.75 +1.73Oct 16 65.40 63.30 65.55 +.85

COTTON 250,000 lbs.- cents per lb.Mar 16 64.16 62.73 63.66 -.03May 16 64.87 63.46 64.35 -.11Jul 16 65.45 64.11 64.99 -.10Oct 16 ... ... 64.51 -.23Dec 16 65.30 63.94 64.85 -.11Mar 17 65.12 64.60 65.12 -.14May 17 ... ... 65.18 -.13

WEEKLY DOW JONES

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW

Vanguard 500Adml LB 155,102 190.00 -1.2 +1.1/B +12.7/A NL 10,000Vanguard TotStIAdm LB 128,272 51.23 -1.4 +0.3/B +12.4/B NL 10,000Vanguard InstIdxI LB 105,644 188.12 -1.2 +1.1/B +12.7/A NL 5,000,000Vanguard TotStIdx LB 98,933 51.22 -1.4 +0.2/B +12.2/B NL 3,000Vanguard InstPlus LB 91,565 188.13 -1.2 +1.1/B +12.8/A NL200,000,000Fidelity Contra LG 79,066 99.49 -1.2 +6.1/B +12.8/B NL 2,500American Funds GrthAmA m LG 75,740 41.55 -1.2 +5.4/B +12.2/C 5.75 250Vanguard TotIntl FB 75,292 14.61 -1.7 -4.4/D +1.7/E NL 3,000American Funds IncAmerA m MA 71,719 20.35 -0.6 -1.7/D +8.5/A 5.75 250American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 69,072 56.32 -0.7 -3.1/C +6.7/A 5.75 250Vanguard WelltnAdm x MA 68,890 63.98 -0.8 +0.2/A +9.3/A NL 50,000Dodge & Cox IntlStk FB 61,812 36.93 -3.7 -11.5/E +3.0/C NL 2,500Vanguard TotBdAdml CI 60,664 10.66 -0.1 +1.0/A +3.3/C NL 10,000PIMCO TotRetIs CI 60,178 10.10 +0.2 +1.3/A +3.7/B NL 1,000,000Dodge & Cox Stock LV 56,975 163.88 -2.3 -4.9/D +11.8/A NL 2,500American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 56,612 33.69 -1.8 -1.6/C +10.9/C 5.75 250Vanguard TotStIIns LB 55,752 51.24 -1.4 +0.3/B +12.4/B NL 5,000,000American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 53,886 43.80 -1.5 -2.2/C +7.2/C 5.75 250Vanguard IntlStkIdxIPls FB 53,497 97.74 -1.6 -4.3/D +1.8/D NL100,000,000Fidelity Spartan 500IdxAdvtg LB 51,675 72.38 -1.2 +1.1/B +12.7/A NL 10,000American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 51,111 38.73 -1.3 -0.6/A +12.2/A 5.75 250American Funds AmBalA m MA 49,636 23.97 -0.8 +1.7/A +10.0/A 5.75 250FrankTemp-Franklin IncomeA m CA 45,850 2.11 -2.3 -7.8/E +5.3/B 4.25 1,000American Funds FnInvA m LB 45,508 51.15 -1.2 +3.3/A +11.5/C 5.75 250Dodge & Cox Income CI 43,898 13.29 -0.8 -0.2/D +3.7/B NL 2,500Metropolitan West TotRetBdI CI 43,382 10.62 -0.2 +0.7/B +4.8/A NL 3,000,000Vanguard MuIntAdml MI 40,841 14.26 +0.7 +3.2/A +4.8/B NL 50,000T Rowe Price GrowStk LG 40,214 53.86 -0.3 +10.8/A +14.7/A NL 2,500Vanguard HltCrAdml x SH 39,926 93.00 +0.9 +12.2/A +21.6/B NL 50,000Harbor IntlInstl FB 39,701 60.12 -0.4 -4.2/D +2.8/C NL 50,000Vanguard InstTStPl LB 38,470 46.34 -1.4 +0.4/B +12.4/A NL200,000,000American Funds NewPerspA m WS 37,973 36.21 -1.2 +5.1/A +9.2/A 5.75 250Vanguard PrmcpAdml LG 37,856 104.03 -0.1 +2.3/D +14.3/A NL 50,000Vanguard IntlStkIdxAdm FB 37,753 24.44 -1.6 -4.3/D +1.7/E NL 10,000Vanguard STGradeAd x CS 34,189 10.57 -0.3 +1.4/A +2.2/A NL 50,000Fidelity ContraK LG 32,180 99.41 -1.2 +6.2/B +12.9/B NL 0Vanguard WndsIIAdm LV 31,519 60.14 -1.6 -3.2/B +11.4/B NL 50,000FrankTemp-Templeton GlBondAdv IB 30,894 11.53 -3.5 -3.8/C +2.8/B NL 0Vanguard TgtRe2025 TG 30,612 16.49 -1.1 -0.7/B +7.4/B NL 1,000Vanguard WellsIAdm CA 29,181 59.67 -0.2 +1.6/A +7.9/A NL 50,000

Total Assets Total Return/Rank Pct Min InitName Obj ($Mlns) NAV 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, FB -Foreign Large Blend, IH -World Allocation, LB-Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MI -MuniNational Intermediate, TG -Target Date 2021-2025, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with divi-dends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.

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

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AFLAC NY 1.64 60.18+1.89 +3.2 -1.5AT&T Inc NY 1.92 34.66+1.06 +3.2 +3.2AMD Nasd ... 2.92 +.47 +19.2 +9.4Alcoa NY .12 10.12 +.89 +9.6 -35.9AlpAlerMLP NY 1.19 11.94+1.50 +14.4 -31.8Aon plc NY 1.20 92.05+1.06 +1.2 -2.9Apple Inc Nasd 2.08 108.03+2.00 +1.9 -2.1BP PLC NY 2.40 32.12+1.97 +6.5 -15.7BcpSouth NY .40 24.58 +.60 +2.5 +9.2BkofAm NY .20 17.27 +.51 +3.0 -3.5B iPVixST NY ... 19.62 -2.15 -9.9 -37.7Bemis NY 1.12 45.05+1.36 +3.1 -.4Caterpillar NY 3.08 69.38+4.27 +6.6 -24.2Checkpnt NY .50 6.62 -.14 -2.1 -51.8ChesEng NY ... 4.45 +.40 +9.9 -77.3Chevron NY 4.28 92.05+2.24 +2.5 -17.9Cisco Nasd .84 27.38 +1.11 +4.2 -.9CocaCola NY 1.32 43.54+1.04 +2.4 +3.1Comcast Nasd 1.00 57.30 +.90 +1.6 -1.2CSVLgNG rs NY ... 1.79 +.44 +32.6 -91.0CSVLgCrd rs NY ... 4.33 +.66 +18.0 -91.1CSVelIVST Nasd ... 26.53+2.43 +10.1 -14.8CSVixSh rs Nasd ... 6.03 -1.42 -19.1 -78.2Deere NY 2.40 78.79+3.82 +5.1 -10.9DenburyR NY ... 2.30 +.40 +21.1 -71.7Dover NY 1.68 62.40+3.90 +6.7 -13.0DowChm NY 1.84 52.31+2.68 +5.4 +14.7EgyTrEq s NY 1.14 13.43+2.34 +21.1 -53.2EnPro NY .80 45.21+1.63 +3.7 -28.0ExxonMbl NY 2.92 79.33+2.05 +2.7 -14.2FstHorizon NY .24 14.70 +.40 +2.8 +8.2FordM NY .60 14.31 +.51 +3.7 -7.7FrkUnv NY .47 5.81 +.15 +2.7 -18.2FredsInc Nasd .24 16.28 +.99 +6.5 -6.5FreeSea hrs Nasd ... .02 +.00 +5.9 -99.9FrptMcM NY ... 7.57+1.36 +21.9 -67.6GenElec NY .92 30.83 +.55 +1.8 +22.0iShJapan NY .13 12.12 +.09 +0.7 +7.8iShChinaLC NY .76 36.46 +.29 +0.8 -12.4iShEMkts NY .84 33.00 +.35 +1.1 -16.0iS Eafe NY 1.70 59.43+1.08 +1.9 -2.3iShR2K NY 1.68 114.50+3.02 +2.7 -4.3

IBM NY 5.20 138.25+3.35 +2.5 -13.8KimbClk NY 3.52 126.88+3.34 +2.7 +9.8KindMorg NY .50 16.08 +.94 +6.2 -62.0Kroger s NY .42 42.46+1.82 +4.5 +32.3Lowes NY 1.12 76.28+2.39 +3.2 +10.9MktVGold NY .12 14.27 +.64 +4.7 -22.4McDnlds NY 3.56 118.57+1.91 +1.6 +26.5MicronT Nasd ... 14.48 +.12 +0.8 -58.6Microsoft Nasd 1.44 55.67+1.54 +2.8 +19.8NY Times NY .16 13.73 +.33 +2.5 +3.9NiSource s NY .62 19.31 +.35 +1.8 +18.9NorthropG NY 3.20 190.11+5.25 +2.8 +29.0OrbitATK NY 1.04 89.92+3.27 +3.8 +68.2Penney NY ... 6.96 +.33 +5.0 +7.4PepsiCo NY 2.81 100.54+2.64 +2.7 +6.3Petrobras NY ... 4.53 +.18 +4.1 -37.9Pfizer NY 1.20 32.62 +.63 +2.0 +4.7PwShs QQQNasd 1.52 112.59+2.76 +2.5 +9.0PUVixST rs NY ... 27.22 -6.73 -19.8 -78.4ProctGam NY 2.65 79.79+1.66 +2.1 -12.4RegionsFn NY .24 9.71 +.36 +3.9 -8.0S&P500ETF NY 4.13 205.68+5.66 +2.8 +.1SandRdge NY ... .22 -.01 -4.3 -87.9SearsHldgs Nasd ... 20.79+1.33 +6.8 -37.0Sherwin NY 2.68 265.17+8.94 +3.5 +.8SiriusXM Nasd ... 4.09 +.10 +2.4 +16.7SouthnCo NY 2.17 47.10 +.90 +1.9 -4.1SwstnEngy NY ... 6.71+1.17 +21.1 -75.4SP Engy NY 1.98 61.57+2.78 +4.7 -22.2SPDR Fncl NY .44 24.01 +.71 +3.0 -2.9SunEdison NY ... 5.92 -.59 -9.1 -69.7Torchmark NY .54 57.27+1.91 +3.5 +5.7US OilFd NY ... 11.30 +.64 +6.0 -44.5Vale SA NY .29 3.30 +.10 +3.1 -59.7VangEmg NY 1.10 33.35 +.71 +2.2 -16.7WalMart NY 1.96 60.83+1.98 +3.4 -29.2Wendys Co Nasd .24 10.89 +.31 +2.9 +20.6WestRock n NY 1.50 45.51+1.42 +3.2 -28.2Weyerhsr NY 1.24 30.72+1.21 +4.1 -14.4WhitingPet NY ... 10.08 +.99 +10.9 -69.5WmsCos NY 2.56 24.91+3.37 +15.6 -44.6Xerox NY .28 10.88 +.73 +7.2 -21.5

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8A • Sunday, December 27, 2015 • Daily Corinthian

NEW YORK — By them-selves, neither is very popular. But together, perhaps, they can win some fans?

Stock-picking mutual funds, which investors have been fl eeing, are in-creasingly bulking up on bank stocks in hope of beating index funds and luring back dollars.

That, plus other trends from around the mutual-fund industry:

— Banking on banksActively managed mu-

tual funds are struggling. Most have fallen short of the Standard & Poor’s 500 index for years, and the reason to pay their higher fees is for the chance to beat index funds. Only 27 percent of large-cap core mutual funds beat the S&P 500 this year, as of Dec. 9.

To improve their re-turns and lure investors back, stock pickers are increasingly betting on stocks of banks and insur-ers. Large-cap core mutu-al funds have an average of 17.8 percent of their portfolios invested in fi -nancial stocks, according to a review by Goldman Sachs. That’s 1.65 per-centage points more than S&P 500 index funds have.

That may not sound like a big difference, but

it’s the sector where ac-tive managers most dif-fer from index funds, by far. The next-biggest “overweight” by actively managed funds is in the industrial sector. Manag-ers have 0.68 percentage points more of their port-folios there than index funds do.

The emphasis on banks is part of a broader ap-proach to take advantage of rising interest rates, now that the Federal Re-serve has raised short-term rates for the fi rst time in nearly a decade. The Fed’s move earlier this month, and expecta-tions for more increases, give banks cover to charge more for credit cards, auto loans and other products, which should help their profi ts. Higher rates should also help in-surers, allowing their vast bond holdings to produce more income.

At the same time, fund managers have also light-ened up on stocks that, conventional wisdom says, would be hurt by ris-ing rates. They own fewer real-estate investment trusts, utilities and tele-coms than index funds do, for example. These kinds of stocks pay high divi-dends, and the thought is demand for them will drop as income investors gravitate back to bonds.

— Doing good and doing well

Actively managed mu-tual funds have been hemorrhaging dollars generally, but one niche within stock picking has remained consistently popular.

Socially responsible mutual funds have drawn more investment dollars than they’ve lost in every 12-month period going back to late 2013, accord-ing to Morningstar. They attracted $2 billion in net investment over the year through November, for example. That’s in stark contrast to the $163 bil-lion that actively man-aged U.S. stock funds lost as a group over the same time.

Investors like that these socially conscious funds consider whether compa-nies are helping or hurting the environment, promot-ing good corporate gover-nance or reducing income inequality. These factors could ultimately help pro-tect or hurt companies’ profi ts over the long term, proponents say.

“Our numbers show that sustainable invest-ing has become part of the mainstream,” said Lisa Woll, chief executive of the Forum for Sustain-able and Responsible Investment, which also goes by the name US SIF.

Hundreds of funds incor-porate environmental, so-cial or governance factors in their investment strat-egies, US SIF has a list of them on its website.

— Falling 401(k) feesWhen it comes to in-

vesting for retirement, you don’t necessarily get what you pay for. You keep what you don’t pay for.

High expenses can erode a nest egg, particu-larly over the decades that a worker is saving. And expenses can quickly add up. Mutual funds charge expenses to pay for their managers’ salaries. Plan providers also charge fees to cover record-keeping, accounting and the cost of sending those letters to you in the mail that you just throw out.

The good news is that overall expenses are on the decline across 401(k) plans, according to a re-view by the Investment Company Institute and BrightScope.

Workers in the biggest plans tend to have the lowest fees. Part of that’s because workers in larger plans tend to invest more in index funds, which have lower fees than actively managed funds. But larg-er plans are also able to spread out their adminis-trative costs over a greater number of workers.

Stock pickers banking on banksBY STAN CHOEAP Business Writer

Associated PressNEW YORK — Bridge-

stone has raised its offer for Pep Boys to $947 mil-lion, topping a sweetened bid for the auto parts sell-er from activist investor Carl Icahn.

The tire company’s bid is $17 per share from $15.50 per share.

Pep Boys’ board of direc-tors on Thursday recom-mended that shareholders accept the offer, and says it no longer deems the Icahn bid “superior.”

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have been dueling for Pep Boys, a Philadelphia com-pany with about 800 out-lets selling auto parts and offering vehicle mainte-nance.

Icahn Enterprises had offered $16.50 for each share of Pep Boys on Fri-day, in a deal worth about $893 million. Icahn pre-vious offered $15.50 per share, and Bridgestone matched that offer shortly after.

Pep Boys shares had closed up 11 cents to $17.51 Thursday.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Never end a conversation on a down note. Resolve with hope. It’s a good rule of thumb for any endeavor, really. And today and you’re just the one to steer things in a positive direction.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Compassion is the way. Send your love without assuming to know or even trying to fi gure out the other person. Some-times love is enough to change things.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). While out looking for sustain-able options you’ll get a collec-tion of interesting experiences. You wouldn’t want to make these into habits, but you’ll learn from them all the same.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). What you have to offer is inher-ently valuable. Also, you should know that you’re ahead of your time, so if you don’t get any tak-ers right away, this is nothing to take personally. Keep produc-ing and storing your stock.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When

you stop and ask yourself how you are feeling, don’t be sur-prised if you can’t answer. Ask someone close to you, a Scor-pio, for instance. The answer will be illuminating.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Don’t be too quick to reject the task that is “so not you.” At best, you only know the “you” you’ve been from birth to this moment. Welcome the invitation to in-vestigate the person you might become.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Relationship management will be a big deal over the next 48 hours. You’ll shine in this re-gard. After all, you’re pretty used to helping people commu-nicate and get along.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). When you were little you had to ask a guardian if you could go out and play. Now you only need to give yourself permis-sion. Humor, laughter and play are the antidotes for anything that pains you today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.

21). It takes a loose and agile mind to get creative. There are only one or two rigid thoughts that are keeping you from it to-day. Pinpoint the thought and kick it out of your head and voila, you’re free!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Fantasizing has tremen-dous benefi ts, especially when you’re focusing those fantasies with yourself as the star, doing what makes you feel most alive. If it happens to be out-of-this-world, all the better.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’re game to try some-thing new in these last days of the year. Don’t make prom-ises about it. Keep boundaries around your commitments and you’ll have some fun with them.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Arguments take time and en-ergy and might be worth the effort if your aim is to resolve a problem in a way that’s the most positive for all. You’ve an excellent sense of what’s worth fi ghting for.

DEAR ABBY: My daughter, a single parent, has a 27-year-old son who has assaulted her sev-eral times. He has never worked

and has been in trouble with the law because of drugs. Re-cently, she called me to ask if she and her son could spend the night with me. (They live 160 miles away.) I told her that be-

cause of his past behavior it wasn’t a good idea.

She was very offended and said I would “never see her son again.” After sending me several hurtful emails, she’s no longer speaking to me, despite the fact that I have always taken care of her and listened to her problems about her son.

I deserve an apology -- which I won’t receive. But I feel bad about the situation. How do I fi x it without apologizing myself? -- DAD WITH A DILEMMA IN FLORIDA

DEAR DAD: Because you know an apology from your daughter won’t be forthcoming, don’t expect one. Considering the fact that your grandson has a tendency to be violent, I don’t blame you for not wanting him in

your home. So stand pat. Your daughter will start talking to you again as soon as she needs something from you. Of that, I am sure.

DEAR ABBY: I am a teacher who occasionally must conduct parent-teacher conferences through a translator. My col-league and I are wondering, what is the proper protocol for these conversations? We are not sure whether to make eye contact with the translator or the parent when talking and listen-ing. Thank you for your help. -- AN INTERNATIONAL EDU-CATOR

DEAR EDUCATOR: It is im-portant to make eye contact with the person with whom you are communicating. When you are being given a translation, it’s all right to make eye contact with the translator. However, when asking a question or directing a comment to the parent, you should look the parent in the eye.

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Mac,” and I come from two different worlds. I am from Eu-rope, but have been living in the U.S. for 15 years. I have many friends, male and female, and I make a point of staying in touch with them.

Mac is Native American and believes that in a relationship, your partner should be the only opposite-sex person you spend time with. He doesn’t want me to

be in touch with any of my male friends -- no lunch meetings to catch up, and no occasional email, text or call to check in. These are all platonic relation-ships with guys who share a similar interest. Most of them have wives or girlfriends I get along with well.

Mac thinks his manhood is insulted because he should be enough for me. He was cheat-ed on in the past. I never have been, so I can’t relate.

Am I being unfair, rude or in-sensitive by wanting to keep my friends? -- FRIENDLY FEMALE IN NEVADA

DEAR FRIENDLY FEMALE: Not at all. But you must recog-nize that your boyfriend has some deep-seated insecurities, and until he is willing to work on them, he will continue trying to control those with whom you keep in contact.

You are correct that the two of you come from two different worlds, and I’m not talking about geography. If this is what you are willing to tolerate in the long run, continue your romance with Mac. If not, then it’s time for you to make the choice to end it.

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

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Local Schedule

Monday

BasketballPeggy Bain Holiday HoopsACHS(B) Walnut-West Union, 9(B) Mantachie-Belmont, 10:30(G) Hardin Co.-Johnson, Noon(B) Ashland-Saltillo, 1:30(G) Kemper Co.-Adamsville, 3(B) Central-North Pontotoc, 4:30(G) Central-Ashland, 6 (WXRZ)(B) Corinth-Kemper Co., 7:30

(WXRZ)ACMS(B) Tishomingo Co.-McNairy, 9(G) McNairy-West Union, 10:30(G) Myrtle-Tishomingo Co., Noon(G) Mantachie-Walnut, 1:30(B) Myrtle-Itawamba AHS, 3(G) Corinth-Ingomar, 4:30(B) Ingomar-Saltillo, 6(G) Itawamba AHS-Kossuth, 7:30

Tuesday

BasketballPeggy Bain Holiday HoopsACHS(G) Losers Pool A, 9(B) Losers Pool A, 10:30(G) Losers Pool B, Noon(B) Losers Pool B, 1:30(G) Winners Pool A, 3(B) Winners Pool A, 4:30(G) Winners Pool B, 6(B) Winners Pool B, 7:30ACMS(B) Losers Pool C, 9(G) Losers Pool C, 10:30(B) Losers Pool D, Noon(G) Losers Pool D, 1:30(B) Winners Pool C, 3(G) Winners Pool C, 4:30(B) Winners Pool D, 6(G) Winners Pool D, 7:30

Wednesday

BasketballHickory Flat Christmas Classic(JV-G) Kossuth-Hickory Flat, 3:30(JV-B) Kossuth-Hickory-Flat, 4:30(G) Kossuth-Hickory Flat, 5:30(B) Kossuth-Hernando, 6:45

Saturday

BasketballBooneville Kiwanis-NEMCC(G) Baldwyn-Ripley, 11 a.m.(B) New Site-Corinth, 12:30(G) Corinth-Oxford, 2(B) Booneville-Lafayette Co., 3:30(G) Booneville-Lafayette Co., 5(G) Biggersville-No. Pontotoc, 6:30(B) Biggersville-Nettleton, 8

Shorts

Booneville Kiwanis Classic

The Kiwanis Club of Booneville will host its annual Kiwanis Invitational basketball classic on Saturday, Jan. 2 at Bonner Arnold Coliseum on the Northeast Mississippi Community College campus.

The club is currently selling chanc-es on a Beretta A300 Outlander 12 gauge shotgun to be given away during the tournament. Chances can be purchased for $5 each or five chances for $20 from any Kiwanis Club member or at the tournament. The winner does not have to be pres-ent for the drawing to win.

Admission is $5 for the entire day of basketball action. All proceeds from the event will go to support the Kiwanis Club’s efforts to help local children including the club’s annual scholarship program, donations to numerous local projects and assis-tance throughout the year to families in need.

 First Pitch Banquet

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

 Children’s Basketball

The Chewalla Baptist Basketball League is taking registrations for the season. Forms will soon be in the schools or you can contact Ross Shelton by e-mail Randyross19@ya-hoo.com for a form. League ages are 5-years-old through 6th Grade. Fee is $20. The league is open to anyone that wants their child to play. You can also text Shelton at 731-610-0458. 

DALLAS — Myles Gaskin broke a third-quarter tie with an 86-yard run and fi nished with a season-high 181 yards and four touchdowns to help Washington beat Southern Mississippi 44-31 on Satur-day in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.

The Huskies (7-6) won their last two regular-season games by a combined 97-17 over Oregon State and Wash-ington State to become bowl eligible and then delivered Chris Petersen’s fi rst postsea-son victory in his two seasons at Washington.

Gaskin’s other scores came on 2- and 1-yard runs in the fi rst quarter and a 13-yarder

in the fourth. On the 86-yard-er, the freshman took a hand-off inside, broke to the left sideline and shook off one fi -nal defender at the Southern Miss 35.

Gaskin, the game’s most valuable player, gained 170 yards in the second half on 17 carries after being held to 11 yards on nine rushes in the fi rst half. His previous high was 155 yards against Oregon.

The Golden Eagles (9-5) were seeking their fi rst win over a Power 5 conference team since 2011.

They played without rush-ing leader Jalen Richard. A Southern Miss offi cial said Richard, one of two Golden Eagles with 1,000 yards rush-

ing this season, was held be-cause of an unspecifi ed injury.

Nick Mullens threw touch-downs passes of 56 and 27 yards by Michael Thomas for the Eagles, and Ito Smith added 1- and 2-yard scoring runs.

The Golden Eagles aver-aged 519.8 yards during the regular season, including their 45-28 loss to Western Kentucky in the Conference USA championship game. On Saturday, they gained 375. They were held to 22 net rushing yards with Smith, who gained 1,088 during the season, leading the way with 40.

Gaskin’s 86-yard run was the sixth-longest in school

history. It came on Washing-ton’s fi rst play from scrim-mage after Southern Miss recovered a fumble near mid-fi eld to set up Smith’s second touchdown run that tied it at 24.

Tomas set a Southern Miss record with 14 touchdown catches this season.

Receiver Jaydon Mickens scored Washington’s other touchdown on a 29-yard run in the second quarter. Mick-ens took a handoff on what appeared to be an end around following a fake inside, then cut inside and was virtually untouched. The fi ve-play, 65-yard drive included a 20-yard

Gaskin lifts Washington past USMAssociated Press

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Ken-tucky’s shortest player led the Wildcats past their biggest rival.

Point guard Tyler Ulis scored 21 points, and No. 12 Kentucky held off 16th-ranked Louisville’s rally for a 75-73 win Saturday to give John Calipari his 200th vic-tory as the Wildcats’ coach.

“It was a great team perfor-mance and really a good win,” Ulis said. “We played with a lot more enthusiasm from the start.”

Damion Lee, who led the Cardinals with 27 points, was well off on a potential winning 3-point attempt at the buzzer. Kentucky (10-2) led by 16

points early in the second half before Louisville came almost all the way back.

“The fi rst half, we gave up a lot of baskets, a lot of of-fensive rebounds, a lot of 3s,” Lee said. “We weren’t really playing our game. We came back. We fought back. It was a very, very close game against a great team. We just didn’t execute down the stretch.”

The Cardinals (11-2) had a chance to tie or take the lead with less than a minute left, but Trey Lewis was called for traveling. The Wildcats then committed a shot-clock vio-lation to give Louisville one more chance.

Kentucky had not played since a 74-67 loss to Ohio

State last week.“I really believe having

Christmas off for these guys was great,” Calipari said. “(It) cleared their minds.”

Alex Poythress scored 14 points for Kentucky. Domi-nique Hawkins added 13 and Jamal Murray had 12.

Kentucky’s second-leading scorer, Isaiah Briscoe, sat out after hurting his ankle during pregame warmups. Calipari was surprised Briscoe didn’t attempt to play.

“He’s a fi ghter,” Calipari said. “What he’ll do is he’ll come back and kill people next week, if his ankle is healthy.”

Freshman guard Charles Matthews started in place of

Briscoe, who averages 11.5 points, but it was Hawkins who gave the Wildcats a spark in his absence. Hawkins hit a clutch 3-pointer and made two free throws in the fi nal three minutes to keep the Wildcats in front.

“For me to have the game I did today, it was a blessing. I didn’t realize I had that many points,” Hawkins said. “I was just really confi dent. Every shot that went up, I felt it was going in.”

In the latest installment of the rivalry, Calipari and Lou-isville coach Rick Pitino both received technical fouls late in the fi rst half.

No. 12 Kentucky holds off No. 16 CardsAssociated Press

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban’s coaching legacy ex-tends well beyond the South-eastern Conference and na-tional championships and NFL draft picks. It sometimes stretches all the way to the opposing sidelines, in fact.

No. 2 Alabama’s 64-year-old coach now has former underlings leading three SEC East schools and, coinci-dentally, the Crimson Tide’s semifi nal opponent, No. 3 Michigan State. Another, Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher, won a national title in 2013.

Longtime Tide defensive coordinator Kirby Smart re-cently joined the club after taking over alma mater Geor-

gia a day after the SEC cham-pionship game win over Flor-ida and ex-Alabama offensive chief Jim McElwain.

“I think the growth you get from working at a place like Alabama and with a program under Nick Saban, it helps me immensely,” said Smart, who’s running Alabama’s de-fense through the playoffs. “A lot of people have said why not take a smaller school head job? I honestly feel my growth was better being in a large program, being around coach Saban and learning how to manage a lot of the tough situations you deal with in the media.”

Clearly there are benefi ts to working for the demanding

Saban, beyond even the big salaries. Smart was making $1.5 million a year.

The same day he was intro-duced, South Carolina trot-ted out its new hire, former Saban assistant Will Mus-champ. The two erstwhile de-fensive coordinators are each making more than $3 million annually.

Working for Saban clearly can pay off bigtime for his top assistants. McElwain was SEC coach of the year in his debut season at Florida, win-ning the East after returning to the league following a stint as Colorado State head coach. He was offensive coordinator of two Tide national champi-onship teams.

Saban hired Muschamp away from Division II Valdo-sta State at LSU in 2001, and the ex-Florida coach is on his second stint as an SEC East head man. Muschamp was Auburn’s defensive coordi-nator last season, facing his former boss in the regular season fi nale.

“I wouldn’t be standing here if it weren’t for the op-portunities he gave me a long time ago at LSU,” Muschamp said before the Iron Bowl.

Saban also hired Mark Dantonio at Michigan State, where the Spartans head man worked as his secondary coach from 1995-99. Now, the

Saban’s growing coaching tree part of legacyAssociated Press

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Photo by Randy J. Williams

Peggy Bain Holiday HoopsAlcorn Central girls head coach Charlette Bain Foster talks to her team during a break in the action. Alcorn Central will play host to the 9th Annual Peggy Bain Holiday Hoops Tournament on Monday and Tuesday.

ScoreboardBasketball

NBA standingsEASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division W L Pct GBToronto 19 12 .613 —Boston 17 13 .567 1½New York 14 17 .452 5Brooklyn 8 22 .267 10½Philadelphia 1 30 .032 18

Southeast Division W L Pct GBAtlanta 20 12 .625 —Miami 18 11 .621 ½Orlando 17 13 .567 2Charlotte 16 13 .552 2½Washington 14 14 .500 4

Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 19 8 .704 —Chicago 16 11 .593 3Indiana 17 12 .586 3Detroit 17 14 .548 4Milwaukee 12 19 .387 9

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBSan Antonio 26 6 .813 —Dallas 16 13 .552 8½Memphis 16 16 .500 10Houston 16 16 .500 10New Orleans 10 20 .333 15

Northwest Division W L Pct GBOklahoma City 20 10 .667 —Utah 12 15 .444 6½Denver 12 18 .400 8Minnesota 11 19 .367 9Portland 11 20 .355 9½

Pacifi c Division W L Pct GBGolden State 28 1 .966 —L.A. Clippers 17 13 .567 11½Sacramento 12 17 .414 16Phoenix 12 19 .387 17L.A. Lakers 5 25 .167 23½

___Friday’s Games

Miami 94, New Orleans 88, OTChicago 105, Oklahoma City 96Golden State 89, Cleveland 83Houston 88, San Antonio 84L.A. Clippers 94, L.A. Lakers 84

Saturday’s GamesWashington 111, Brooklyn 96Toronto 111, Milwaukee 90New Orleans 110, Houston 108Miami 108, Orlando 101Charlotte 98, Memphis 92Boston 99, Detroit 93Atlanta 117, New York 98Indiana 102, Minnesota 88San Antonio 101, Denver 86Chicago at Dallas, (n)L.A. Clippers at Utah, (n)Philadelphia at Phoenix, (n)Cleveland at Portland, (n)

Today GamesL.A. Lakers at Memphis, 5 p.m.Denver at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.New York at Boston, 6 p.m.Portland at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Monday’s GamesAtlanta at Indiana, 6 p.m.New Orleans at Orlando, 6 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Washington, 6 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 6 p.m.Brooklyn at Miami, 6:30 p.m.Toronto at Chicago, 7 p.m.Minnesota at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.Milwaukee at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.Philadelphia at Utah, 8 p.m.Cleveland at Phoenix, 8 p.m.Sacramento at Golden State, 9:30

p.m.

Football

NFL standingsAMERICAN CONFERENCE

East W L T Pct PF PAy-New England 12 2 0 .857 435 269N.Y. Jets 9 5 0 .643 344 272Buffalo 6 8 0 .429 341 336Miami 5 9 0 .357 278 361

South W L T Pct PF PAHouston 7 7 0 .500 275 301Indianapolis 6 8 0 .429 285 372Jacksonville 5 9 0 .357 343 380Tennessee 3 11 0 .214 269 359

North W L T Pct PF PAx-Cincinnati 11 3 0 .786 378 243Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 378 287Baltimore 4 10 0 .286 292 360Cleveland 3 11 0 .214 253 387

West W L T Pct PF PADenver 10 4 0 .714 308 259Kansas City 9 5 0 .643 365 257Oakland 7 8 0 .467 342 376San Diego 4 11 0 .267 300 371

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAWashington 7 7 0 .500 316 332Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 318 362N.Y. Giants 6 8 0 .429 373 358Dallas 4 10 0 .286 246 324

South W L T Pct PF PAy-Carolina 14 0 0 1.000 449 278Atlanta 7 7 0 .500 302 312Tampa Bay 6 8 0 .429 311 353New Orleans 5 9 0 .357 350 432

North W L T Pct PF PAx-Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 347 265Minnesota 9 5 0 .643 296 272Detroit 5 9 0 .357 302 363Chicago 5 9 0 .357 289 352

West W L T Pct PF PAy-Arizona 12 2 0 .857 445 269x-Seattle 9 5 0 .643 370 248St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 241 294San Francisco 4 10 0 .286 202 339

x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched division

___Thursday’s Game

Oakland 23, San Diego 20, OTSaturday’s Game

Washington at Philadelphia, (n)Sunday’s Games

Houston at Tennessee, NoonCleveland at Kansas City, NoonNew England at N.Y. Jets, NoonIndianapolis at Miami, NoonSan Francisco at Detroit, NoonDallas at Buffalo, NoonChicago at Tampa Bay, NoonCarolina at Atlanta, NoonPittsburgh at Baltimore, NoonJacksonville at New Orleans, 3:05 p.m.St. Louis at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.Green Bay at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Monday’s GameCincinnati at Denver, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 3Jacksonville at Houston, NoonOakland at Kansas City, NoonWashington at Dallas, NoonDetroit at Chicago, NoonMinnesota at Green Bay, NoonN.Y. Jets at Buffalo, NoonNew England at Miami, NoonTampa Bay at Carolina, NoonNew Orleans at Atlanta, NoonBaltimore at Cincinnati, NoonPittsburgh at Cleveland, NoonTennessee at Indianapolis, NoonPhiladelphia at N.Y. Giants, NoonSt. Louis at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.San Diego at Denver, 3:25 p.m.Seattle at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

NFL Playoff ScenariosWeek 16

AFCCLINCHED: New England: AFC East

and fi rst-round bye; Cincinnati: playoff berth.

NEW ENGLAND (at N.Y. Jets, today)

Clinches home-fi eld advantage through-out AFC playoffs withw:■ Win or■ Tie and Cincinnati loss or tie

CINCINNATI (at Denver, Monday)

Clinches AFC North with:■ Win or tie, orv Pittsburgh loss or tieClinches fi rst-round bye with:■ Win or tie

DENVER (vs. Cincinnati, Monday)

Clinches AFC West with:■ Win and Kansas City loss or tie, or■ Tie and Kansas City lossClinches playoff spot with:■ Win and N.Y. Jets or Pittsburgh loss

or tie, or■ Tie and N.Y. Jets or Pittsburgh loss

HOUSTON (at Tennessee, today)

Clinches AFC South with:■ Win and clinches strength of victory

tiebreaker over Indianapolis, or■ Win and Indianapolis loss or tie, or■ Tie and Indianapolis loss

KANSAS CITY (vs. Cleveland, today)

Clinches playoff spot with:■ Win and N.Y. Jets or Pittsburgh loss

PITTSBURGH

(at Baltimore, today)Clinches playoff spot with:■ Win and N.Y. Jets loss

NFCCLINCHED: Carolina: NFC South and

fi rst-round bye; Arizona: NFC West; Green Bay: playoff berth; Seattle: playoff berth.

CAROLINA(at Atlanta, today)

Clinches home-fi eld advantage through-out NFC playoffs with:■ Win or tie, or■ Arizona loss or tie

ARIZONA (vs. Green Bay, today)

Clinches fi rst-round bye with:■ Win or tie

GREEN BAY (at Arizona, today)Clinches NFC North with:— Win and Minnesota loss or tie, or— Tie and Minnesota loss

MINNESOTA (vs. N.Y. Giants, today)Clinches playoff spot with:■ Win or tie, or■ Atlanta loss or tie, or■ Seattle win or tie

WASHINGTON (at Philadelphia, Saturday)Clinches NFC East with:■ Win, or■ Tie and N.Y. Giants loss

Bowl scheduleTHURSDAY

Bahamas BowlNassau

Western Michigan 45, Middle Tennes-see 31

Hawaii BowlHonolulu

San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7

SATURDAYSt. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl

Marshall 16, UConn 10Sun Bowl

El Paso, TexasWashington State 20, Miami 14

Heart of Dallas BowlWashington 44, Southern Mississippi

31Pinstripe Bowl

Bronx, N.Y.Duke 44, Indiana 41

Independence BowlShreveport, La.

Virginia Tech vs. Tulsa, (n)Foster Farms BowlSanta Clara, Calif.

Nebraska vs. UCLA, (n)

MONDAY, DEC. 28Military Bowl

Annapolis, Md.Navy (9-2) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 1:30

p.m. (ESPN)Quick Lane Bowl

DetroitCentral Michigan (7-5) vs. Minnesota

(5-7), 4 p.m. (ESPN2)

TUESDAY, DEC. 29Armed Forces BowlFort Worth, Texas

Air Force (8-5) vs. California (7-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Russell Athletic BowlOrlando, Fla.

North Carolina (11-2) vs. Baylor (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Arizona BowlTucson

Nevada (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (TBA)

Texas BowlHouston

Texas Tech (7-5) vs. LSU (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl

Auburn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Belk BowlCharlotte, N.C.

NC State (7-5) vs. Mississippi St. (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Music City BowlNashville, Tenn.

Louisville (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Holiday BowlSan Diego

Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-5), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

THURSDAY, DEC. 31Peach Bowl

AtlantaHouston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2),

11 a.m. (ESPN)Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifi nal)

Miami Gardens, Fla.Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-1), 3

p.m. (ESPN)Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifi nal)

Arlington, TexasAlabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (12-

1), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

FRIDAY, JAN. 1Outback BowlTampa, Fla.

Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN2)

Citrus BowlOrlando, Fla.

Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3), Noon (ABC)

Fiesta BowlGlendale, Ariz.

Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1), Noon (ESPN)

Rose BowlPasadena, Calif.

Iowa (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2), 4 p.m. (ESPN)

Sugar BowlNew Orleans

Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Mississippi (9-3), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

SATURDAY, JAN. 2TaxSlayer Bowl

Jacksonville, Fla.Penn St. (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), 11

a.m. (ESPN)Liberty Bowl

Memphis, Tenn.Kansas St. (6-6) vs. Arkansas (7-5),

2:20 p.m. (ESPN)Alamo BowlSan Antonio

Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Cactus BowlPhoenix

West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)

MONDAY, JAN. 11College Football Championship Game

Glendale, Ariz.Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl

winner, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

SATURDAY, JAN. 23East-West Shrine ClassicAt St. Petersburg, Fla.

East vs. West, 3 p.m. (NFLN)NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

At Carson, Calif.National vs. American, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

SATURDAY, JAN. 30Senior Bowl

At Mobile, Ala.North vs. South, 1:30 p.m. (NFLN)

Through Dec. 22

TelevisionToday’s lineupCOLLEGE BASKETBALL

1 p.m. (FS1) – Presbyterian at Mar-quette

1 p.m. (ESPNU) – Texas Southern at Syracuse

3 p.m. (BTN) – Marshall at Maryland5 p.m. (BTN) – South Carolina St. at

Ohio St.7 p.m. (BTN) – Loyola (Md.) at North-

westernNBA BASKETBALL

6 p.m. (NBA) – New York at BostonNFL FOOTBALL

Noon (CBS) – Regional coverageNoon (FOX) – Regional coverage3:25 p.m. (FOX) – Regional coverage7:20 p.m. (NBC) – N.Y. Giants at Min-

nesota

Transactions

Saturday’s deals

FOOTBALLNational Football League

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed CB Tyler Patmon from the practice squad. Waived DE Jordan Williams.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

ARIZONA COYOTES — Signed D Dysin Mayo to a three-year entry-level contract.

COLORADO AVALANCHE — Recalled G Calvin Pickard from San Antonio (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled D Connor Carrick from Hershey (AHL).

Daily Corinthian • 11ASunday, December 27, 2015

BY JOHN ERFORTAssociated Press

EL PASO, Texas — Washington State’s de-fense saved the Cougars in the snowy Sun Bowl.

The pass-happy Cou-gars led 20-7 after three quarters, then were shut out in the second half and had to rely on the defense to hold off Miami 20-14 on Saturday.

Washington State’s de-fense got some help from a penalty and forced two

late turnovers.“They got the game-

winner today,” said Cou-gars quarterback Luke Falk, selected the game’s MVP after passing for 295 yards and two touch-downs. “They made plays down there. The two turnovers in the red zone was just huge. We knew something good was go-ing to happen for them, and it did.”

Erik Powell added fi eld goals of 30 and 25 yards

to help the Cougars (9-4) win a bowl game for the fi rst time since the 2003 Holiday Bowl.

“I just fi gured we’d win this one and go from there,” Washington State coach Mike Leach said when asked about ending the bowl drought.

Leach focused on the contributions of seniors who stuck with the pro-gram during losing sea-sons.

“I’m proud of them for

hanging in there,” Leach said

Asked specifi cally about the play of his defense, Leach said, “I thought it was huge. We’ve devel-oped in a team that plays well together. A tough, gritty group of guys.”

Miami (8-5) lost its sixth consecutive bowl game. The Hurricanes haven’t won a bowl game in nine years, dating to a win over Nevada in the 2006 MPC Computers Bowl.

Cougars beat Miami in snowy Sun Bowl

pass to Mickens that was upheld after a challenge from Southern Miss.

Smith’s 1-yard touch-down plunge through the middle followed a 36-yard catch by Thom-as along the left sideline just short of the pylon.

That 80-yard drive was kept alive by punter Tyler Sarrazin’s 22-yard

pass to Curtis Mikell on fourth-and-5 at the Golden Eagles 25. In Southern Miss’ win at Rice in mid-November, Sarrazin threw for a touchdown off a fake fi eld-goal attempt.

Washington was in-vited to fi ll the slot ap-propriated for the Big 12 Conference, which didn’t have enough bowl-eligi-ble teams.

USM

CONTINUED FROM 10A

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SHORTS

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Calipari is now 8-1 against the Cardinals with Kentucky.

Poythress scored six of the Wildcats’ fi rst eight points to open the sec-ond half, stretching their lead to 52-36 with 17:49 remaining.

Twice after Louisville pulled within two in the last fi ve minutes, Ken-tucky hit a big 3-pointer — one by Ulis and anoth-er from Hawkins.

The Wildcats made a season-high 11 3s.

No Pitino

Pitino didn’t meet with reporters after the game, with assistant Ralph Willard taking his place. A school spokes-man said Pitino was doing a radio interview at the time. Pitino has skipped postgame news conferences on occasion this season.

“I think guys did a great job of coming back competing in the second half,” Willard said. “(Kentucky) hit some really, really tough shots that ordinarily you would say those are the kind of shots you want them to take in that situ-ation. They made them and you’ve got to give them credit.”

A fan posted a fuzzy video after the game of Pitino making a gesture toward the crowd as he headed toward the lock-er room. The spokesman said Pitino held up his index fi nger, sarcasti-cally indicating, “We’re No. 1.”

Tip-ins

Kentucky: C Skal La-bissiere, who started the fi rst 11 games, came off the bench and fi n-ished with two points and three rebounds. ... Calipari is the second-fastest coach in Division I history to reach 200 wins at a school, hitting the mark in his 240th game at Kentucky. Only Clair Bee, who earned 200 wins in his fi rst 231 games at Long Island University from 1931-41, did it faster.

Louisville: Pitino had a 6-2 record against the Cardinals while coach-ing the Wildcats. He is 5-12 against Kentucky. Louisville has not won in Lexington since an 89-75 victory in 2008. ... Lewis scored 15 points.

Next up

Kentucky hosts Ole Miss on Saturday.

Louisville hosts Wake Forest on Jan. 3.

CATS

CONTINUED FROM 10A

two will face off with a na-tional championship shot on the line.

Saban, who has lav-ished praise on Danto-nio’s performance leading that program, is care-ful not to take too much credit when asked if he takes pride when his as-sistants land head coach-ing jobs.

“I’m happy for them. I’m happy for their fami-lies,” Saban said. “I’m happy and have a tremen-dous amount of respect for the great job that they did for long time in help-ing our program be suc-cessful. One of the rea-sons they’ve worked is because of the goals and aspirations that they had, so you’re very, very proud for them that they now have an opportunity that they worked so hard for.”

Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett worked un-der Saban for two seasons with the Miami Dolphins.

Garrett likens working for a successful coach to learning under a top heart surgeon or a leader in any fi eld.

“He’ll be better for the experience when he goes to his opportunity,” the Cowboys coach said.

Like Dantonio, Florida State’s Fisher has thrived as a head coach since working under Saban at LSU. He said he absorbed some methods of organiza-tion and structure from Sa-ban, but also emphasizes the importance of evolving with the game. Saban’s had to do that with the grow-ing popularity of hurry-up, spread offenses.

“It’s important to try to see where the game’s go-ing,” Fisher said. “You’ve got to be willing to push that envelope.”

Other former Saban assistants have landed head coaching jobs, even if they’ve had more suc-cess as assistants. That includes Derek Dooley (Louisiana Tech, Ten-

nessee) and in the NFL Pat Shurmur (Cleveland Browns) and Josh Mc-Daniels (Denver Bron-cos). Dooley, now a Cow-boys assistant, said Saban “was as big an infl uence as anybody I’ve ever been around.” Dooley said Saban was a relative unknown when he inter-viewed for a job.

“But I knew right away that he was going to win and win big,” Dooley said. “And I wanted to be a part of it. That’s why I was with him for seven years. It was one of the great-est boot camps for young coaches that you could ever go through. And it is. It’s a little bit of a boot camp system, especially at that time. I loved it, and I thrived in it.

“It was challenging, but it made you better. I knew this: I knew we were go-ing to win, and I knew I was going to grow as a coach. I’ll always be in-debted for what he gave to me professionally.

Dooley said Saban con-fronted his assistants if they don’t meet his lofty standard, and he meant it as a compliment.

“Let’s be honest. A lot of it is we’ve all been for-tunate because of his suc-cess,” Dooley said, “peo-ple are looking to hire guys on the staff.”

There’s a long list of Saban staffers who have gone on to successful NFL or college coaching ca-reers as assistants.

Former Browns general manager Phil Savage was hired in Cleveland as a coach under Bill Belich-ick when Saban was de-fensive coordinator. He moved to scouting and personnel.

Savage, now Alabama’s radio analyst and execu-tive director of the Senior Bowl, said nobody on Sa-ban’s coaching tree “is go-ing to coach exactly like Nick Saban.” Working for Saban is undoubtedly a high-pressure environ-ment.

SABAN

CONTINUED FROM 10A

BY LARRY FLEISHERAssociated Press

NEW YORK — Ross Martin kicked a 36-yard fi eld goal in overtime, and Duke won a bowl game for the fi rst time in 54 years with a 44-41 victory over Indiana on Saturday in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium.

After Martin made his kick on the fi rst posses-sion of the extra period, the Hoosiers’ Griffi n Oakes missed a 38-yard attempt to hand the Blue Devils their fi rst bowl victory since the 1961 Cotton Bowl.

Oakes’ try sailed above the right upright and was ruled wide. Oakes pro-tested that it was good, but the kick could not be reviewed, and Duke’s players poured onto the fi eld to celebrate.

Shaun Wilson had 282 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns for the Blue Devils (8-5), in-cluding a 98-yard kickoff return.

Quarterback Thomas Sirk accounted for 318 yards and three touch-downs before getting

hurt in overtime. His 5-yard TD run tied the score with 41 seconds left.

Oakes then missed a 55-yard potential game-winning attempt at the end of regulation.

Sirk was 17 of 37 for 163 yards and a touch-down. He also had 155 yards on the ground, in-cluding a 73-yard score in the fi rst half.

Indiana’s Nate Sud-feld was 28 of 51 for 389 yards and three touch-downs.

Devine Redding fi lled in for the injured Jor-dan Howard (knee) and rushed for 227 yards on 35 carries, but it was not enough for the Hoosiers (6-7), who have not won a bowl since the 1991 Copper Bowl.

Duke led 10-0 in the fi rst quarter of what quickly became a back-and-forth game.

Indiana took a 41-34 lead with 4:03 remain-ing when Sudfeld found Mitchell Paige wide open in the back of the end zone on second-and-15 for a 25-yard TD.

Duke needs OTto get 1st bowl win in 54 years

Sports12A • Daily Corinthian Sunday, December 27, 2015

BY JOSH DUBOWAP Sports Writer

OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry’s greatness as a basket-ball player can be measured by his record-setting shooting numbers that are changing the game.

His immense popularity de-rives from something less tan-gible.

While many NBA greats rely on uncommon height and ath-letic ability that average fans can only dream of having, Curry’s game relies on the traits that ev-ery casual player can work on: shoot, dribble and pass.

The difference is, perhaps nobody ever has put those three skills together the same way Curry has the past year as he has dominated on the court and made the once downtrod-den Golden State Warriors the NBA’s must-watch team.

“The way that I play has a lot of skill but is stuff that if you go to the YMCA or rec leagues or church leagues around the country, everybody wants to shoot, everybody wants to han-dle the ball, make creative pass-es and stuff like that,” he said. “You can work on that stuff. Not everybody has the vertical,

or the physical gifts to be able to go out and do a windmill dunk and stuff like that. I can’t even do it.”

That’s about all Curry is un-able to do on the basketball court. His amazing year, in which he won an MVP, led Golden State to its fi rst title in 40 years and helped the War-riors get off to a record-setting start this season, earned him The Associated Press 2015 Male Athlete of the Year.

Curry fi nished fi rst in a vote by U.S. editors and news direc-tors, with the results released Saturday. He joined LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Larry Bird as the only basket-ball players to win the honor in the 85 years of the award. Curry beat out golfer Jordan Spi-

eth, who won two majors, and American Pharoah, who be-came the fi rst horse since 1978 to win the Triple Crown.

While American Pharoah got three more fi rst-place votes than Curry’s 24, Curry ap-peared on 86 percent of the 82 ballots that ranked the top fi ve candidates. More than one-third of the voters left American Pharoah off their list.

“That’s a real honor,” Curry said. “I’m appreciative of that acknowledgement because it’s across all different sports. ... It’s pretty cool.”

Curry has become the face of the NBA this past year. His jersey is the best-seller in the league, his team’s games get re-cord television ratings at home and in opposing markets and

even his 3-year-old daughter Riley became a star by over-shadowing her dad at playoff news conferences.

Even his intricate warmup routine has become a show for fans who get out early or even sometimes on TV pregame shows. He does an elaborate two-ball dribbling routine, works on passes and shots with both hands, takes jump shots from just inside half court and then caps it with a long-range shot from the tunnel on the way back to the locker room.

“Steph actually looks differ-ent,” ESPN analyst Jalen Rose said. “Like the best player in the league usually is also physically opposing — 6-6 plus, scowl on his face, menacing. With the at-titude that we appreciated be-cause like a Michael Jordan or Shaquille O’Neal, or Kobe Bry-ant, you know, just a cutthroat nature. Steph allows us into his living room. We see him on a national stage be a son, a dad, a husband, a father, a brother. And he does all of it while con-tinuing to improve.”

Curry has improved his scor-ing from 23.8 points per game to 30.8 — the biggest one-year jump ever by an MVP —

prompting Rose to say that Cur-ry could be the most improved player and repeat as MVP this season in a remarkable tribute to the offseason work he put in even after winning a title.

He has become much more effi cient scoring on drives and has amazingly added range to his already record-setting 3-point shooting. Curry can consistently make shots from 28 feet out as he is on pace to shatter his own record of 3-pointers made in a season.

The drive to succeed is fueled by the fact that Curry got no major scholarship offers com-ing out of high school, he was the third point guard taken in the 2009 draft and he settled for a below-market contract ex-tension three years ago because people questioned his durabil-ity following ankle injuries.

“The thing I would say about Steph, what makes him who he is, is that nobody has to chal-lenge him to get to the next level because he does it on his own,” coach Steve Kerr said. “I didn’t think he could get that much better from last year but I do think he’s gotten consider-ably better, which is quite a feat when you’re the reigning MVP.”

Curry shoots way to AP Male Athlete of Year“The thing I would say about Steph,

what makes him who he is, isthat nobody has to challenge himto get to the next level because

he does it on his own.”

Steve KerrGolden State Warriors coach

Associated PressCINCINNATI — In ad-

dition to wrapping up an AFC North championship and a No. 2 playoff seed, the Bengals have a chance to get another notable breakthrough in Denver on Monday night. They’ve rarely won such a game on the road.

A victory would leave them 7-1 on the road this season, the best mark in the team’s 48-year history. It also would end a streak — Cincinnati hasn’t won a Monday night game on the road since 1990. With so much at stake and such a futile past, this one means a lot more than most reg-ular season games.

“It’s a playoff game,” cornerback Adam “Pac-man” Jones said.

Whether it’s the regular season or the playoffs, the Bengals have rarely done much on the road:

■ Cincinnati is 3-16 in

Monday night games on the road, having lost their last fi ve games in Buffalo, Miami, Pittsburgh, In-dianapolis and Baltimore. Their last Monday night road win came at Cleve-land during the 1990 sea-son, which also is the last time the Bengals won a playoff game.

■ The Bengals have nev-er won a playoff game on the road. They’ve won fi ve playoff games at home, but they’re 0-13 on the road.

■ The best they’ve done on the road during the regular season is 6-2, and they’ve done that only three other times — 1981, 2005 and 2012.

■ More often than not, the Bengals have been trying just to win more than they lose on the road. They’ve fi nished a season with only one road win or none in 13 of their 48 seasons. This season is only the 10th time they’ve

fi nished with a winning road record.

They’ve gotten better lately at holding their own away from home. They’ve had winning road records in four of the last fi ve sea-sons. Their 25-14 road mark in the regular sea-son over the last fi ve years is third-best in the NFL, trailing New England and Denver.

The next step would be to win on Monday. And they’re relying on backup quarterback AJ McCar-ron, making his second NFL start in place of the injured Andy Dalton, to help them get through a high-pressure game.

“The young guys have probably never been in this situation,” offensive coordinator Hue Jackson said. “Obviously they’ve never had the magnitude of what this game will be on Monday, so that’ll be different for them.”

Bengals eye big road breakthroughBY BILL KISERAssociated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kemba Walker scored 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets held off the Memphis Grizzlies 98-92 on Saturday night.

Nicholas Batum had 20 points and 11 rebounds, P.J. Hairston added 14 points, Jeremy Lin 13 and Frank Ka-minsky 10 for the Hornets, who rallied from a fi ve-point defi cit in the fi nal pe-riod.

Mike Conley scored 19 points, Marc Gasol had 18 and Zach Randolph

added a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who led 83-78 with 7:43 remaining in the fourth quarter.

However, Charlotte fought back to take the lead for good at 89-88 on a layup by Walker with 1:55 left in the contest.

Walker followed that up with a 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining to put the Hornets up 92-88.

Charlotte closed out the game by go-ing 6 of 6 on free throws over the fi nal 23 seconds to snap the Grizzlies’ three-game winning streak.

Walker, Hornets rally past Grizzlies

Associated PressIRVING, Texas — Dal-

las receiver Dez Bryant will miss the Cowboys’ game Sunday against Buf-falo, raising doubt about whether he will play again during an injury-marred season now that the team is out of playoff conten-tion.

The 2014 All-Pro and cornerback Morris Clai-borne didn’t make the trip to Buffalo on Saturday.

Bryant, who signed a fi ve-year, $70 million deal before training camp, missed fi ve games after breaking his right foot in the opener. He was listed as doubtful because of the surgically repaired foot, but has also battled knee and ankle injuries.

The sixth-year player has career lows with 31 catches for 401 yards and three touchdowns in nine games.

Claiborne will miss his second straight game with a hamstring injury after earlier missing two games.

Season maybe finished for Bryant

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Education1B • Daily Corinthian Sunday, December 27, 2015

Fourteen lucky stu-dents will travel to Oxford in February to represent the readers of Alcorn County.

K-12 students gath-ered at the Mississippi State Extension Center in Corinth earlier this month as winners were named in the Alcorn School District Annual Reading Fair.

“This year’s reading fair was a huge success,” said Elementary Curricu-lum and Testing Director Tammy Johnson. “It took our judges several to de-cide the winners and they made numerous com-ments about how diffi cult their decisions were to make.”

Johnson said each over-all winner will move on to the regional competition at Lafayette High School in Oxford on Feb. 13.

“We are proud of the hard work and dedica-tion the students put into these projects,” added Johnson. “The Alcorn School District will be well represented in Ox-ford next year.”

Overall winners at the regional level will ad-vance to the state com-petition, which is set for April in Jackson.

Winners include:Kindergarten Individ-

ual Fiction - 3rd place, Rainey Seals, Rienzi El-ementary School, “If you Give a Dog a Donut”; 2nd place, Kaitlyn Jones, Glendale Elementary School, “Sofi a Makes a Friend”; 1st place, Natalie Harvell, Kossuth Elemen-tary School, “Bathtime for Biscuit”; Winner, Colby Carpenter, Biggersville Elementary School, “Clif-ford”

First Grade Individual Fiction - Honorable Men-tion, Pacey Suitor, BES, “Biscuit”; 3rd place, JT Morgan, KES, “David Goes to School”; 2nd place, Clarabeth Newell, RES, “Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete”; 1st place, Ash-ton Harris, Alcorn Cen-tral Elementary School, “The Principal from the Black Lagoon”; Winner, Journey Gray, GES, “Nin-ja Red Riding Hood”

Second Grade Indi-vidual Fiction - Honor-able Mention, Maryanna Moss, KES, “One Pretty Princess”; 3rd place, Ri-ley Bishop, GES, “A Tale of Two Friends”; 2nd place, Kennedy Hardin, ACES, “Katie and the Cupcake”; 1st place, Cait-lyn Bragg, RES, “Prin-cess Ponies: A Magical Friend”; Winner, McKin-sey Coleman, BES, “The Amelia Bedelia”

Third Grade Individual Fiction - Honorable Men-tion, Jamie Hardin, BES; 3rd place, Lilli Burcham, GES, “The Rainbow Fish”; 2nd place, Brennan Bullard, RES, “Tonight on the Titanic”; 1st place, Elle Clayton, ACES, “Pi-rates Don’t Wear Pink”; Winner, Lily Anderson Wilhite, KES, “Socks”

Grades 4-5 Individual Fiction - Honorable Men-tion, Bradley McCalister, Alcorn Central Middle School, “Hatchet”; 3rd place, Owen Depoyster, ACES, “The Chocolate Touch”; 2nd place, Kayla James, GES, “The Secret Garden”; 1st place, Clau-dia Lowrey, KES, “I Sur-vived the Nazi Invasion, 1944”; Winner, Payton Walker, RES, “Haddix Torn”

Grades 6-8 Individual Fiction - Honorable Men-tion, Rebekah Robinson, KMS; Honorable Men-tion, Chapman Feazell, ACMS, “What Waits in the Woods”; 3rd place, Elizabeth Spears, BHS; 2nd place, Brooklyn Bas-comb, BES, “Bridge to Terabithia”; 1st place, Aleah Criswell, RES,

“Gabby Lost and Found”; Winner. Ellora Dixon, GES, “The Owl Keeper”

Grades 9-12 Individual Fiction - 2nd place, Bay-lee Parmely, Biggersville High School; 1st place, Alex Williams, Alcorn Central High School; Winner, Terry Ray Mi-chaels, Kossuth High School, “Fahrenheit 451”

Grades 3-5 Individual Non-Fiction - Honorable Mention, Dayla Wright, RES, “Girl’s Soccer: Going for the Goal”; 3rd place, David Hardin, ACES, “Tim Tebow: Always a Hero”; 2nd place, Will Davis, ACMS, “Alabama Football”; 1st place, Tori Ward, GES, “Watch Out Below”; Winner, Natalie Simmons, KES, “Helen Keller”

Grades 6-8 Non-Fiction

- Honorable Mention, Kaitlyn Bonds, Kossuth Middle School; 3rd place, Devin Bullock, BES; 2nd place, Owen Cox, RES, “I Am Elbert Einstein”; 1st place, Ryan Dunn, ACMS, “SGT Reckless”; Winner, Lynleigh Crabb, BHS

Grades 9-12 Individual Non-Fiction - 1st place, Amber Duncan, BHS; Winner, Marlee Mask, KHS, “Unbroken”

Grades PreK-2nd Group Fiction - Hon-orable Mention, First Grade Class, GES, “Messy Bessy’s Closet”; 3rd place, Cody, Matt, Sakia & Ja-cob Crum, RES, “Clifford Goes to Dog School”; 2nd place, Lainey little and Mia Claire Rowsey, BES; 1st place, Adalynn Set-tlemires, KES, “Camilla”; Winner, Addison, Ansley,

& AnaBelle Corbin, ACES, “Alice from Dallas”

Grades 3-5 Group Fic-tion - Honorable Men-tion, Jackson Wamsley and Drew Eaton, GES, “I Survived the Jop-lin Tornado 2011”; 3rd place, Ella Jobe & Mar-ley Thrasher, KMS; 2nd place, Noah Canten, ACES, “Race the Wild: Rainforest Café”; 1st place, Eva Null, Anabelle Marlar and Aven Mathis, KES, “The Wizard of Oz”; Winner, Hayden Connor Williams and Kurt Lav-ender, ACMS, “The Ad-ventures of Tom Sawyer”

Grades 6-8 Group Fic-tion - Honorable Men-tion, Aunesty Dillworth, Canaysia Barton and Sa-vannah Stewart, BHS, “The Fault in Our Stars”; Honorable Mention, Av-

ery Crotts and Courtney Miller, GES, “I Survived”; 3rd place, Marlee and Reagan George, RES, ”The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”; 2nd place, Goldee Butler, Haley Dooley and Hannah Seago, BES, “The Boy in the Striped Paja-mas”; 1st place, Georgia Holder and Grace Hold-er, ACMS, “Girl’s Best Friend”; Winner, Ava and Katie Meeks, KMS, “Be-cause Mr. Terupt”

Grades 9-12 Group Fic-tion - 2nd place, Ali Set-tlemires, Addison Donald, Madison Basden, BHS, “An Abundance of Kath-erines”; 1st place, Jona-than Derrick and fam-ily, ACHS, “Million Dollar Throw”; Winner, Ashley and Allison McDaniel and Mariah Wooten; KHS; “Les Miserables.”

District names winners in Alcorn Reading FairBY ZACK STEEN

zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

The overall winners from each grade will represent Alcorn School District at next year’s regional competition at Lafayette High School in Oxford on February 13.

Grades 9-12 Individual Non-Fiction winner - Marlee Mask, KHS, “Unbroken”Third Grade Individual Fiction winner - Lily Anderson

Wilhite, Kossuth Elementary School, “Socks”

First Grade Individual Fiction winner - Journey Gray, Glendale Elementary School, “Ninja Red Riding

Hood”

Second Grade Individual Fiction winner - McKinsey Coleman, Biggersville Elementary School, “The

Amelia Bedelia”

Kindergarten Individual Fiction winner - Colby Carpenter, Biggersville Elementary School,

“Clifford”

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LONDON — Lindsay Mattick’s great-grand-father was on his way to fi ght in World War I when he bought a bear cub he named Winnie, inspiring author A.A. Milne to cre-ate the timeless character Winnie-the-Pooh. Now, Mattick has written a new children’s book chroni-cling the real-life story behind the bear.

Mattick, 37, wanted to tell her young son the peculiar tale and wrote “Finding Winnie: The Story of the Real Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh.” The book was published in November — just weeks before the 90th anniversary on Thursday of the fi rst time Milne used the name Winnie-the-Pooh in print.

“‘Finding Winnie’ is a

story that I have had in my head for a long time,” Mattick told The Associ-ated Press with a warm smile that reveals her passion for this very per-sonal project. “I thought a picture book would be an amazing way to share my incredible family story with my child.”

The family history goes like this: Her great-grand-father, Lt. Harry Cole-bourn of Canada, bought an American black bear cub from a hunter while Colebourn was on his way to fi ght in World War I in 1914. Colebourn, a veteri-narian, raised the female bear and named her after his home city, Winnipeg — or Winnie for short. He took Winnie on the long journey by train and ship to his training camp in England.

The story came to light

in the late 1980s, when another regiment was incorrectly linked to the bear, which by then had been made famous by Milne’s classic childhood tales. Mattick’s grandfa-ther wanted to set the re-cord straight.

“He said, ‘No, actually that was my Dad’s bear, that was his pet,’ and at that point, he pulled out his father’s diaries and photographs from the

war, and started to really share the story publicly,” Mattick said.

She is now retelling the story for a new genera-tion. Taking inspiration from her family’s archive of photos of Colebourn and Winnie, Mattick teamed up with illustra-tor Sophie Blackall to cre-ate historically accurate drawings that capture the rare bond between the soldier and the bear cub.

But a war zone is no place for a pet. So when Colebourn was sent to the front lines in France, he left Winnie in the care of London Zoo.

Visitors quickly saw that this bear was unusu-ally gentle and kind — qualities later refl ected in Milne’s writings. Children were even allowed into her enclosure, something no zoo would consider to-day.

“She became a star at-traction,” Mattick said. “She had a lot of visi-tors because of her very friendly and well-trained nature.”

Christopher Robin Milne, a young visitor who forged a friend-ship with the bear, loved her so much that he re-christened his own teddy Winnie-the-Pooh. The name “Pooh” comes from

a swan also named by Christopher Robin.

The boy’s father, A.A. Milne, fi rst published a story about a boy named Christopher Robin and his stuffed bear Winnie-the-Pooh in the London Evening News on Christ-mas Eve in 1925.

Winnie-the-Pooh was fi rst published as a book in October 1926 and A.A. Milne wrote several other stories and poems about Christopher Robin and his bear’s adventures. The books and illustrations have been treasured by children — and their par-ents — for generations.

Colebourn survived the war. But, as he returned to Canada, he felt that Win-nie was so settled at the zoo that he left her there, where she remained a fa-vorite with visitors until her death in 1934.

Book chronicles real bear behind ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’BY SIOBHAN STARRS

Associated Press“‘Finding Winnie’ is a story

that I have had in my head for a long time. I thought a picture book would be an amazing way to share my incredible family

story with my child.”

Lindsay MattickAuthor, “Finding Winnie: The Story of the Real

Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh”

LOS ANGELES — J.J. Abrams never intended to guide “Star Wars” fans in the wrong direction.

The writer-director says — spoiler alert! — that while trailers for “Star Wars: The Force Awak-ens” feature footage and dialogue that didn’t ulti-mately end up in the fi nal cut of the movie, the dis-crepancies weren’t meant to throw anyone off.

“It’s a fairly common occurrence when you’re working on a movie, and it’s a year or six months out,” said Abrams. “We were still editing, refi ning and adjusting the fi lm. That evolution process is something that’s hard to predict.”

In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Abrams detailed his decisions (along with editors Mary Jo Markey and Maryann Brandon) on what footage landed in “The Force Awakens” and what was sent down the garbage chute.

Call from the light

“Star Wars” fans fl ipped their Stormtroop-er helmets when a pair of beams fl ared out from the side of Kylo Ren’s light-saber in the fi rst teaser trailer. However, “The Force Awakens” doesn’t actually feature the mo-ment when the masked baddie ignites his fl icker-ing lightsaber hilt.

“There might be a look or scene in a trailer that iden-tifi es as being powerful in

that short form, but some-times that doesn’t jibe with what’s happening in the long form,” said Abrams. “There were a couple of shots that ended up not be-ing used in the fi lm, simply because we were doing our best to make the movie be the best version of itself, which sometimes means losing a moment here or there.”

Other trailer portions cut from the fi lm in-clude Rey (Daisy Ridley) entering a derelict Star Destroyer on her home planet and an ominous exchange between the spunky scavenger and it-ty-bitty pirate Maz Kana-ta (Lupita Nyong’o).

It’ll guide you

In the second trailer, Maz Kanata is seen pass-ing a lightsaber to anoth-er woman. But it’s Finn (John Boyega) who takes it from her yellow hand in the movie. Abrams acknowledged that after Maz Kanata’s castle is lev-eled by the First Order, the big-eyed buccaneer originally traveled to the Resistance’s base to hand off Luke Skywalker’s sig-nature weapon to his sis-ter, Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher).

“It ended up being an unnecessary hot potato,” said Abrams. “It felt like the movie was stronger if we skipped over that mo-ment. It defi nitely wasn’t meant to be diversionary. It was a scene in the mov-ie I later realized I had put

the entire crew through shooting, only to cut it.”

“Star Wars” fans shouldn’t expect an ex-tended edition of “The Force Awakens” with such moments folded back into the narrative. Unlike his predecessor, Abrams isn’t interested in rereleases.

“I’m not a huge fan of directors’ cuts and modi-fi cations to a movie,” he said. “I feel the movie that comes out is the movie that should be the intend-ed fi nal product.”

Who talks first

Mark Hamill deliv-ered a new rendition on dialogue uttered by Luke Skywalker in 1983’s “Re-turn Of The Jedi” in the second trailer, although the chilling monologue isn’t included in “The Force Awakens.”

In fact, Skywalker doesn’t spew a single word when on screen at the end of the movie. Abrams noted that the fi lmmakers never intend-ed for the last Jedi to open his trap.

“There were all sorts of different ideas pitched over the past three years,” said Abrams. “When it became clear what this story was and where ‘Epi-sode VIII” and ‘Episode IX” would go, the end of this movie was very much intended to be a cliffhang-er. Obviously, the Luke storyline will continue in a very strong way, but it wasn’t material for this movie.”

‘Star Wars’ fans pour over differences in film, trailer

NEW YORK — The lat-est round of raves for Mary-Louise Parker is not for her acting, but for her writing.

Parker’s “Dear Mr. You,” a collection of lyri-cal and often emotional essays about men ad-dressed to everyone from former (and unnamed) lovers to family mem-bers, NASA and a Sept. 11 fi refi ghter, has been highly praised by critics. Essayist Leslie Jamison, memoir writer Mary Karr and poet Kevin Young are among those who have appeared with her during her promotional tour.

Parker is a prize-win-ning actress who has nev-er wanted to be treated like a celebrity, or like a celebrity author. “Dear Mr. You” was originally submitted to publishers with her name withheld by literary agent Eric Si-monoff, whose clients include Pulitzer Prize-winning fi ction writers Jhumpa Lahiri and Ed-ward P. Jones.

“I was immediately in-trigued by the prose,” said

editor Colin Harrison of Scribner, which acquired the book. “It was startling, electric — it beckoned, it provoked, it zapped up the energy level of the reader.”

Drinking coffee at a Brooklyn cafe on a warm winter morning, 51-year-old Parker clearly favors talking about writing over the discussion of acting. While a Golden Globe winner for the TV series “Weeds” and HBO fi lm “Angels in America” and a Tony winner for “Proof,” she has for years been contributing essays to Esquire, The Riveter and other magazines.

Here are highlights from the interview.

On writing and privacy:“I am apparently hard

to read — not to people I know — but I hear the same comments often through my life. I guess I feel I can’t ignore them — ‘What are you thinking?’ ‘Are you upset?’ — when I am not upset at all.

“When I do open up, I really open up and am very thorough about what I choose to reveal. ... It also seems very free to

know I was the architect of it and I won’t be mis-represented. I can be as truthful as I want to be. I’m saying it in the way I choose to present it.”

On submitting her work to publishers without her name on it:

“I was terrifi ed, but when it seemed like peo-ple were favorable toward it I felt validated in a way I hadn’t really felt before. ... People get a little more emotional when it comes to actors and this (book) had none of that behind it. I felt almost as if noth-ing else happened at least I had that moment people found it interesting and valuable.

On a near-death emer-gency and hospitaliza-tion, described in her es-say “Dear Doctor”:

“It’s not that I saw God, necessarily, but I was in another space. I was not fully conscious. I was hal-lucinating. I was speak-ing gibberish. I was in shock, septic shock, and the question is, ‘Where do you go? Where does your consciousness go when that happens?’”

Mary-Louise Parker shifts focus to writingAssociated Press

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Community Events

VFW New Year’s Eve Party

The VFW is now tak-ing reservations for their New Year’s Eve Party. The cost is $25 for non-members or $15 for members with valid membership cards. Reservations must be paid in advance. Entire tables can be reserved. Each table has eight seats. Tickets must be purchased by Sunday, Dec. 27. Hats and noise-makers will be included. Breakfast will be served at 12:01 a.m. Cham-pagne will also be avail-able two per table. For more information contact Tom Reinke at 731-610-3251 or Bill Parker at the VFW at 662-287-6106.

‘Just Plain Country’Just Plain Country

performs at the Tishom-ingo County Fairgrounds in Iuka every Saturday from 7-10 p.m. there is dancing and good family-friendly fun and enter-tainment.

Country SingingA karaoke featuring

traditional country mu-sic will be held at 6:30 p.m. each Saturday in the Corinth RV Park, lo-cated at 308 CR 604. A $100 dollar prize will be awarded to the winner of the singing contest each Saturday.

Used Book SaleCorinth Friends of the

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

Farm Bureau Food Drive

Local Farm Bureaus are accepting food do-nations from now until Christmas to help feed the needy in the commu-nity. The donations will be dispersed for Thanks-giving and Christmas. The Corinth Farm Bureau office is located at 517 North Cass Street and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. All donations will be appreciated, but the following items are being sought:canned vegeta-bles, canned soups, ce-real, pudding cups, fruit cups, juice boxes and dried pasta of all kinds.

Senior ConnectorsThe Senior Connec-

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

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

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

All local seniors are in-vited to attend and sign-up for the free monthly newsletter.

Community Fellowship Dinner

There will be no Easom Outreach Foundation Community Fellowship Dinner for the month of January. However, the dinners will resume from noon until 2:30

p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7. The menu will be Chef Ben Betts’ famous fried chicken, dressing, baked chicken, meatloaf, green beans, seasoned cab-bage, creamy mashed potatoes, homemade buttered rolls, peach cobbler, chess squares and beverages. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under nine. All carry-outs will be $10. For tickets and more information, call Ernestine Hollins at 662-643-8024.

Comedy ShowPatrons are invited to

celebrate Black History Month by attending the North Mississippi All Ce-lebrity All Star Comedy Show in Corinth at the Crossroads Arena at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20. Comedian Rodney Perry will bring his act. Perry who resides in At-lanta was the co-host for the Oscar Academy Win-ner, Mo’Nique and her show, and the co-creator of BounceTV. He also starred alongside Tyler Perry in the hit movie “Madea’s Big Happy Family” in 2013.

The show will also feature Comedienne Bar-bara Carlyle, from Show-time Apollo, Comedy Central and Comic view, along with Comedian Marvin Hunter from the Rickey Smiley Tour. It will be hosted by BET Six-time All Star Comedian Shawn Harris.

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

For more information visit www.crossroad-sarena.com or call 662-287-7779.

Corinth Artist Guild Gallery

• The exhibit of pho-tography by longtime Corinth photographer Joe McKewen is extended through Dec. 31. Im-ages from senior photo shoots, family portraits and sports action are available for purchase, with proceeds benefiting the gallery’s educational efforts.

• In addition to the photographs of Joe McKewen, the exquisite paintings of Sweet Lips, Tenn. artist Victor Moore will remain on display un-til the end of December. Visit the gallery Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 662-665-0520 for more infor-mation.

• The gallery has beefed up its selection of items made by arti-sans in Corinth and sur-rounding areas to con-sider for Christmas gifts. In addition to paintings, prints and photographs, the items include hand-crafted furniture, jewelry, baskets, pottery, wood-turned items, metal sculpture, toys, knit and crochet scarves, baby clothes and note cards featuring the art of chil-dren and adults.

Fish on FridayFrom 4 to 6 p.m. every

Friday, the Easom Foun-dation will sell eat-in or carry-out farm-fed catfish dinners for $6 to support its hot meals program. The meal includes cole-slaw or salad, French fries or roasted pota-toes, a dessert, juice and catfish. Dinners are also available from

4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the same price. Side items on the menu for the day may also be purchased. Stop by the Easom Com-munity Center and pick up a monthly menu or contact Chef Ben Betts at 662-415-4003 or Ernestine Hollins at 662-643-8024. The menu can also be faxed each month to those who pro-vide a fax number.

KaraokeKaraoke will be held at

6:30 p.m. every Satur-day night at the Corinth RV Park, located at 308 CR 604 just 1.2 miles off Hwy 72 at Suitor Crossing. All ages are welcome.

Easom Community Garden

Free and open to the public for the fall sea-son, the Easom Commu-nity Center Garden will be reopen to the public from 2:30 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Danny Finger, the Center’s volunteer plant-er has planted a com-bination of turnip and mustard greens which are ready for picking.

In addition to making vegetables available to the public the fresh veg-etables are also used to support the Foundation’s hot meals program. The garden is available to individuals for their personal picking and consumption only. Items are not for sale. Those interested in picking should first stop by the cafeteria, sign in and ob-tain a bag for their con-venience. Cooperation is appreciated.

The Garden is located at the Easom Commu-nity Center (the former South Corinth School) at 700 S. Crater Street. For questions, contact Samuel Crayton at 404-386-3359.

American Legion Post 6

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

$5. Lunch is provided.American Legion Post

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

Musicians NeededA volunteer opportu-

nity is available for a guitar or banjo musician to play with a band as part of a nursing home ministry during special programs held at 2 p.m. twice a month at Corner-stone and Mississippi Care Center. For more information call 662-287-3560.

Cross City Piecemakers Quilt Guild

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

  Child FindThe Alcorn and Corinth

School Districts are par-ticipating in an ongoing statewide effort to iden-tify, locate and evaluate children, birth through the age of 21, who have a physical, mental, com-municative and/or emo-tional disability.

The Child Find person works with the local head start, human ser-vices, health and mental agencies as well as lo-cal education agencies, physicians and other in-dividuals to identify and locate children out of school and in school who may be in need of spe-cial education services.

The information will be used to help deter-mine present and future program needs in the hopes of providing a free appropriate public educa-tion to all children with a disability.

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

Road, Corinth, MS 38834, 662-287-2425.

Retired RailroadersThere will be a meet-

ing for retired railroaders at 8 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at Martha’s Menu Res-taurant in downtown Corinth. Active railroad-ers are welcome.

Alliance HospiceAlliance Hospice is

looking for volunteers ages 16 to 85, who would love to interact with local senior citizens. For more information, contact Angel Bradley at Alliance Hospice at 662-286-9833 or by email at angel@alliancehopice.net.

Legacy HospiceLegacy Hospice is

looking for volunteers from the age of 17 and up. Legacy Hospice of-fers three types of vol-unteers: Direct patient volunteers do things directly with the patient and caregiver. Indirect volunteers help with cleri-cal work in the office. Bereavement volunteers help families and loved ones on their journey through the grieving process. For more infor-mation contact Sherry Dalton at 662-286-5333 or by email at sherry.dal-ton@legacyhospice.net.

Food Pantry/Clothes Closet

Antioch Baptist Church food pantry and clothes closet is open every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

VFW Post 3962• VFW Post No. 3962

hosts a Karaoke Night every Friday at the post on Purdy School Road in Corinth. Karaoke begins at 8 p.m. with music by D.J. Lanny Cox. Lanny Cox also provides music at the VFW on Saturday Dance Night which be-gins at 8 p.m.

• VFW Post No. 3962 will hold its monthly meetings on the third Thursday of each month with brunch at 6 p.m. VFW ladies and men’s Auxiliary will have a joint meeting at 7 p.m.

• The VFW Post 3962 will hold a Single’s/50s Dance from 8 p.m. until midnight every Thursday. Admission is $5.

Checker PlayersChecker players are

needed, especially Intex retirees, to play from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mon-days at the American Steel Builders Union building across from Ability Works. For more information, call 662-728-5498.

Lions ClubThe Corinth Breakfast

Lions Club meets the first and third Monday of each month at 7 a.m. at Martha’s Menu.

Senior BingoAmerican Legion Post

6 has Senior Bingo every Monday at 10 a.m. Cost is $5 for bingo and lunch with everyone welcome.

Friday night musicThere is music every

Friday night with the band, The Renegade, from 7-10 p.m. at the Guntown Community Center. This is a family-friendly event.

Quilt fundraiserA quilt made by the

Cross City Piecemak-ers Quilt Guild is up for grabs in support of the ongoing efforts to preserve the Verandah-Curlee House Museum. Chances will be sold and can be purchased at the Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. For more information contact Gale at 662-287-7136.

Civil War exhibitCorinth Civil War en-

thusiast Larry Mangus is sharing some of the items from his collection of artifacts related to the Battle of Corinth at the Corinth Civil War Interpre-tive Center. His collec-tion includes pieces of currency, autographs of Union and Confederate generals, war bonds, guns and canteens – many of which have been identified and connected to a specific soldier dur-ing the war. The exhibits will be switched out every six weeks and will continue for the foresee-able future. Located at 501 W. Linden Street, the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center is open every day except Christmas Day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more info about the Interpre-tive Center call 662-287-9273.

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EXCELLENT EARNINGSPOTENTIAL

Requirements: • Driver’s License • Dependable Transportation • Light Bookwork Ability (will train) • Liability Insurance

Please come by the DailyCorinthian and fill out

a questionaire.

Selmer Area

Please come by theDaily Corintian & fill out

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BURNSVILLE

Corinthian Furniture, Inc.

Applications will be accepted at the Mississippi WIN Job Center (2759 South Harper Road, Corinth) or at the Plants Monday – Thursday, 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Corinthian, Inc. (Plant II)2100 W. Chambers Drive

Booneville, MS 38829

Equal Opportunity Employer

Available benefi ts include:• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance• Short / long term disability• Life insurance for the employee, spouse and child(ren)• 401(k) Retirement Plan • Paid vacation• Paid holidays

Full-time DAY SHIFT Production Jobs with INCENTIVE PAY!!!

Corinthian Furniture is accepting applications for experienced furniture workers.

Pay range is $8.00 – $15.00 / hour depending upon experience and the position

Corinthian, Inc. (Plant I)41 Henson Road

Corinth, MS 38834

2X3 Birthday

Ad(with or without

picture.)Only $30.

Deadline Noon 2 days before publication.

662-594-6502

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SPECIAL NOTICE0107

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GENERAL HELP0232

TIPPAH COUNTY HOSPITALseeking

SOCIAL WORKER FOR AGEROPSYCHIATRIC UNIT

Qualifi cations:

Must have Clinical License

current in MS (LMSW/LCSW)

Licensed Master’s Degree

in Social Work

Contact Human Resources

662-837-2154

Or send resume to career@tc-hs.org

GENERAL HELP0232

Driver - CDL/A READY TO MAKE MORE

MONEY IN A NEW CAREER?Get Your CDL-A in 22 Days

With No Out-of-pocket Tuition Cost!

* We Pay You While You Train* New Pay Increase* Classes Starting Every Monday* Refresher Course Available

Must be 21 years of age.

844-689-3747 EOEwww.kllmdrivingacademy.com

GENERAL HELP0232

Looking for passionate motivated professional to join our team. Locally owned and operated auto repair shop that can offer competitive salary based on experience. ASE certifi cation preferred.

Interested applicants can bring resume in person or mail to:

FLOWERSRepair Service

Attention: Rickey Bowen211 Sunrise Drive • Adamsville, TN 38310

NOW HIRING AUTO MECHANIC

MEDICAL/DENTAL0220

MS CARE CENTER

is looking for

Certifi ed CNA’sfor all shiftsPlease apply in person.

3701 Joanne Dr. • Corinth Mon. – Fri 8 – 4:30

E.O.E.

& Business– Run Your Ad On This Page For $165 Mo. –

Harper Square Mall. Corinth, MS 38834

GRISHAM INSURANCE662-286-9835662-415-2363

Final Expense Life Insurance

Long Term Care Medicare Supplements

Part D Prescription Plan

Are you paying too much for your Medicare Supplement?

“ I will always try to help you”

iFiFinall EExpense

CHRIS GRISHAMCHRIS GRISHAM

BUSINESS & SERVICE GUIDE

40 Years

Loans $20-$20,000

TORNADO SHELTERS

ROOFTUNE-UP

Complete Package$295.00

1. Clean off Entire Roof2. Thorough Inspection (roof and fascias)3. Replace any missing shingles4. Seal around pipes, chimneys, and sky lights5. Locate and Stop Leaks6. Clean out gutters

662-665-1133

We can also install H.D. leaf-guards. JIMCO is your full

service roofi ng company with 38 years experience and 1

Million in liability insurance.

Bill PhillipsSand & Gravel1299 Hwy 2 West

(Marshtown)Structure demolition & RemovalCrushed Lime Stone (any size)

Iuka Road GravelWashed gravel

Pea gravelFill sand

Masonry and sandBlack Magic mulch

Natural Brown mulchTop Soil

“Let us help with your project”“Large or Small”

Bill Jr., 284-6061G.E. 284-9209

GO-CARTS

Go-CartsStarting at$999.00

LAYAWAY FORCHRISTMAS

Ferrell’s Home & Outdoor807 S. Parkway & Harper Rd.

Corinth, MS 287-2165“The Very Best Place To Buy”

PLUMBING& ELECTRIC

JasonRoach’sPlumbing & Electric

662-396-1023

• Home Repair & Remodeling• Backhoe

JASON ROACH OWNER

1159 B CR400CORINTH MS 38834

Hat Lady

Mary CoatsThank you for

15 years!!Call me with your

vehicle needs, new, certifi ed,

and pre-owned.Come by, text or

call today!!!Long Lewis Ford

Lincoln of Corinth(662)664-0229 Cell / (662)287-3184 Offi cemcoatsllf@yahoo.com

STEVENS LAWN MOWING &

MAINTENANCE, LLC

Licensed & Fully InsuredFREE ESTIMATES

662-603-7751 Rhonda & Bubba

StevensOwners

Pressure WashingLicensed & Fully Insured

WANTED TO BUY:

ARROW HEADS AND

COLLECTIONS

ALSO CIVIL WAR

256-686-1330

256-565-3626

CrowellServices,LLC.

Tree Experts

• Lot Clearing• Tree Removal• Tree Trimming • Cleanup

Licensed and Insured

Free Estimates

Veteran Owned/Operated

Veteran and

Senior Discounts

Cacey Crowell

256-627-8144

Buddy Ayers Rock & Sand

• Crusher Run• Driveway Slag• Fill Sand • Top Soil• Rip-Rap

662-286-9158or 662-287-2296

We also do:• Dozer• Back-Hoe• Track-hoe• Demolition• Crane Service

We Haul:We Haul:

Offer Your Servicesin the Classifieds662-287-6111

TRUCKING0244

PETS

CATS/DOGS/PETS0320

FARM

MERCHANDISE

FURNITURE0533

GARAGE /ESTATE SALES

GARAGE/ESTATE SALES0151

EMPLOYMENT

GENERAL HELP0232

CAUTION! ADVERTISE-MENTS in this classifica-tion usually offer infor-mational service ofproducts designed tohelp FIND employment.Before you send moneyto any advertiser, it isyour responsibility toverify the validity of theoffer. Remember: If anad appears to sound“too good to be true”,then it may be! Inquir-ies can be made by con-tacting the Better Busi-n e s s B u r e a u a t1-800-987-8280.

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HOMES FOR SALE0710

BURNSVILLE

40 ACRESOF

WOODED LAND

$80,000

CALL662-808-9313

OR415-5071

Property DirectoryProperty DirectoryHOME FOR LEASE

Golf VillaShiloh Falls Pickwick

3BR/ 3BA, Loft, Fireplace

Deck, 2 car garage,

gated community$1200.00 per

monthMinimum

12 month Lease

References required662-279-0935

20 ACRES FOR SALE. 

Deer and turkey sign prevalent. 

West side of Hwy 45 on Hwy 356,

Rienzi.  Asking

$42,000. Call or text:  

662-554-5125

SOLD

SOLD

Burnsville AreaMobile Home

16 x 903 BR, 2 Bath

7 Acres Small Storm House$50,000. OBO

Call 662-750-0370 Mike662-279-6547 JoLeave Message

MEDICAL BILLING SPECIALISTSNEEDED! Train at home for a careerworking with Medical Billing andInsurance Claims. NO EXPERIENCENEEDED! Online training at BryanUniversity! HS Diploma/GED andComputer/Internet needed. 1-877-259-3880.

DRIVER - CDL/A. READY TO MAKEMORE MONEY IN A NEW CAREER?Get your CDL_A in 22 days with no out-of-pocket tuition cost! We pay you whileyou train. New pay increase. Classesstarting every Monday. Refresher courseavailable. Must be 21 years of age. 855-378-9335. EOE.w w w. k l l m d r i v i n g a c a d e m y. c o m

PRIME OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE.Approximately 1,400 sq. ft. availableJune 1. Located off I-55 in Autumn WoodsOffice Park in north Jackson. 3-4 privateoffices and large storage, work or confer-ence room, separate baths, kitchenette,small reception area. Partially furnished ifinterested. Excellent neighbors. Greatspace for small business or nonprofitassociation or charity. Call Monica toarrange a viewing. 601-981-3060, or e-m a i lmgilmer@mspress.org.

REDUCE YOUR CABLE BILL! Geta whole home satellite system installed atNO COST and programming starting at$19.99/month. FREE HD/DVR upgrade tonew callers, so CALL NOW. 1-877-381-8004.

AT&T U-VERSE INTERNET starting at$15 per month or TV and Internet startingat $49 per month for 12 months with 1year agreement. Call 1-800-961-8976 tolearn more.DIRECTV Starting at $19.99/mo. FREEInstallation. FREE 3 months of HBOSHOWTIME CINEMAX, STARZ. FREEHD/DVR Upgrade! 2015 NFL SundayTicket Included (Select Packages) NewCustomers Only. CALL 1-800-215-6713.DISH NETWORK – Get MORE forLESS! Starting $19.99/month (for 12months.) PLUS Bundle & SAVE (FastInternet for $15 more/month.) CALL Now1 - 8 0 0 - 3 1 9 - 2 5 2 6 .

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AUTO REPAIR0844

We’ll Put Collision Damage in Reverse

Let our certifi ed technicians quickly restore your vehicle to pre-accident condition with a satisfaction guarantee.

State-of-the-Art Frame StraighteningDents, Dings & Scratches RemovedCustom Color Matching Service

We’ll Deal Directly With Your Insurance CompanyNo up-front payments.No hassle. No paperwork.

Free Estimates25 Years professional service experienceRental cars available

Corinth Collision Center810 S. Parkway

662.594.1023

TRANSPORTATION

FINANCIAL

LEGALS

LEGALS0955SEALED BIDS

AUCTION

1991 Chevrolet Caprice sta-tion wagon sold to highestbidder "as is".

300,000 +/- miles. Service re-cord available. AC does notwork. No hubcaps. Can beseen at the Northeast Re-gional Library at 1023 Fill-more St., Corinth, MS

Bid sheets available at theCorinth Library and must bereceived at the Northeast Re-g iona l L ibrary by 5 PMTHURSDAY, JANUARY 14,2016. Bids will be openedTHURSDAY, JANUARY 21,2016 by the NRL Board ofTrustees at 3 p.m. Cash orcheck only will be accepted.Employees of NRL are noteligible to bid on this vehicle.

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HOME SERVICE DIRECTORY

STORAGE, INDOOR/OUTDOOR

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DIRECTORY

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS0610

HOMES FOR RENT0620

MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT0675

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

HOMES FOR SALE0710

HUDPUBLISHER’S

NOTICEAll real estate adver-tised herein is subjectto the Federal FairHousing Act whichmakes it illegal to ad-vertise any preference,limitation, or discrimi-nation based on race,color, religion, sex,handicap, familial statusor national origin, or in-tention to make anysuch preferences, limi-tations or discrimina-tion.State laws forbid dis-crimination in the sale,rental, or advertising ofreal estate based onfactors in addition tothose protected underfederal law. We will notknowingly accept anyadvertising for real es-tate which is in viola-tion of the law. All per-sons are hereby in-formed that all dwell-ings advertised areavailable on an equalopportunity basis.

LOTS & ACREAGE0734

MISC. TICKETS0536

FIREWOOD0539

RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT0548

MISC. ITEMS FOR SALE0563

REVERSE YOURAD FOR $1.00

EXTRACall 662-287-6111

for details.

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GUARANTEEDGUARANTEEDAuto SalesAuto SalesAdvertise your CAR, TRUCK, SUV, BOAT, TRACTOR, MOTORCYCLE, RV & ATV here for $39.95 UNTIL SOLD! Ad should include photo, description and

price. PLEASE NO DEALERS & NON-TRANSFERABLE! NO REFUNDS.Single item only. Payment in advance. Call 287-6147 to place your ad.

COMMERCIAL

804BOATS

816RECREATIONAL

VEHICLES

470TRACTORS/FARM EQUIP.

Sportsman CamperQueen Bed, Couch

sleeps 2, lots of cabinets, pulled 6 times,

non-smoker, clean as new on the inside.

$9,500.00 287-3461 or

396-1678

2011 AR-ONE Star Craft, 14ft. Fridge/AC, Stove,

Microwave, Full bath, immaculate condition. Refi nance or payoff (prox. $5300) @ Trustmark,

payments $198.Excellent starter for small family.

284-0138

1992 SWINGER CLASS A

MOTOR HOME

32 FT., LOW MILES, NEW TIRES,

VG COND. $6500.00 OBO 660-0242 OR

656-0750

2006 WILDERNESSCAMPER

29 FT.

5TH WHEELLARGE SLIDE OUTFULLY EQUIPPED

NON-SMOKING OWNERIUKA

CALL 662-423-1727

‘07 Dolphin LX RV, 37’

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

$65,000662-415-0590

REDUCED

REDUCEDSOLDSOLD

2005 AIRSTREAM LAND YACHT30 ft., with slide out

& built-in TV antenna, 2 TV’s, 7400 miles.

$75,000. 662-287-7734

REDUCED

Excaliber made by Georgi Boy 1985 30’ long motor home,

new tires, Price negotiable.

662-660-3433

JOHN DEERE3020 DIESEL

Looks and runs GOOD.

Same owner past 20 yrs.$4,500.00

CALL731-610-3172

Older

Model Ford

Tractor

with 2 Row

Equipment.

$6000.00

662-286-6571662-286-3924

8N FORD TRACTOR

GOOD CONDITION

$2500.00 287-8456

TRACTOR FOR SALE

JOHN DEERE 40-20

NEW PUMPS, GOOD TIRES

RETIRED FROM FARMING$14,000

662-419-1587

2009 TT45ANew Holland Tractor

335 Hours8 x 2 Speed, non-Synchro Mesh Transmission. Roll over protective structure, hydrolic power lift. Like New Condition, owner

deceased, Kossuth Area. $12,500- 662-424-3701

Tractor For Sale!John Deere

16-30New injectors & Fuel PumpGood Tires

$6500.00662-419-1587

Hyster ForkliftNarrow Aisle

24 Volt Battery3650.00287-1464

Clark Forklift8,000 lbs,

outside tiresGood Condition

$15,000

662-287-1464

Big Boy Big Boy ForkliftForklift$$12501250

Great for a small warehouse

662-287-1464

Toyota Forklift5,000 lbs

Good Condition662-287-1464

53' STEP DECK TRAILER

CUSTOM BUILT TO HAUL 3 CREW CAB 1

TON TRUCKS.

BUILT-IN RAMPS & 3' PULL OUTS @ FRONT

& REAR.

BOOMS, CHAINS & LOTS OF ACCESSORIES

$10,000/OBO

CALL 662-603-1547

2000 MERCURY Optimax, 225 H.P.

Imagine owning a like-new, water tested, never

launched, powerhouse out-board motor with a High Five

stainless prop,

for only $7995. Call John Bond of Paul Seaton Boat

Sales in Counce, TN for details.

731-689-4050or 901-605-6571

Loweline Boat

14’ fl at bottom boat. Includes trailer, motor

and all. Call

662-415-9461 or

662-554-5503

1989 FOXCRAFT18’ long, 120 HP

Johnson mtr., trailer & mtr., new paint,

new transel, 2 live wells, hot foot

control.

$6500.662-596-5053

15 FT Grumman Flat Bottom Boat 25 HP Motor

$2700.00 Ask for Brad:

284-4826

2012 Lowe Pontoon90 H.P. Mercury w/ Trailer

Still under warranty.Includes HUGE tube

$19,300662-427-9063

601 FORDWORKMASTER

EXCELLENT CONDITION

$3,500731-453-5239731-645-8339

ASKING $7500.00Or Make Me An Offer CALL 662-427-9591

Call (662)427-9591 orCell phone (662)212-4946

Built by Scully’s Aluminum Boats of Louisiana.

ALUMINUM BOAT FOR SALE16FT./5FT.

115 HP. EVINRUDE. NEW TROLLING MOTOR

TRAILER NEWLY REWIREDALL TIRES NEW

NEW WINCH

2003 CHEROKEE 285SLEEPS 8

EXCELLENT CONDITIONEVERYTHING WORKS

5TH WHEEL W/GOOSE NECK ADAPTER

CENTRAL HEAT & AIRALL NEW TIRES & NEW

ELECTRIC JACK ON TRAILER

$8995Call Richard 662-664-4927

1956 FORD 6005 SPEED

POWER STEERINGREMOTE HYDRAULICS

GOOD TIRESGOOD CONDITION

$4,200 662-287-4514

JOHN DEERE X300

RIDING LAWN MOWER

19 Hours (Like New),42 Inch Cutting Deck,

8 Yard Trailer,Grass Dethatcher & Soil

Aerator Attachments

ALL FOR $2500 OBO

662-594-1090

30' MOTOR HOME

1988 FORD

SLEEPS 6

51,000 MILES

$4300

662-415-5247

BAYLINER CLASSIC BOAT & TRAILER

13 YR OLDM14763BC BCMS

19.5 LONGBLUE & WHITE

REASONABLY PRICED662-660-3433

WINNEBAGO JOURNEYCLASS A , RV 2000

MODEL34.9 FT. LONG

50 AMP HOOKUPCUMMINS DIESEL

FREIGHTLINER CHASSISLARGE SLIDE OUT

ONAN QUIET GENERATOR

VERY WELL KEPT.,500.

662-728-2628

WINNEBAGO MOTOR HOME

198940'

Queen Size Bed1 Bath

Sleeps 6-7people comfortably

$8500662-808-9313

StarcraftSemi V Boat

15' Long, 5.5' Wide50 hp Mercury outboard motor

Motor guide trolling 30 pound thrust

3 Seats + 2 Bench Seats, Canopy

$2000Call 662-415-5842

or 415-5375

REDUCED

$8500.00

SOLDSOLD

Excellent ConditionBrand New RefrigeratorNew Tires & Hot Water

Heater. Sleeps Six7,900 ACTUAL MILES

$12,500. OBOMust See!!

Call 662-665-1420

1990 Allegro Motor Home

1995 15’ Aluminum Boat, Outboard

Motor, Trolling Mtr., New Rod Holder,

New Electric Anchor

$2550.00462-3373

W & W HORSEOR CATTLE TRAILER

ALL ALUMINUMLIKE NEW

$7000.731-453-5239731-645-8339

CAMPING TRAILER

2009 WILDWOOD WITH QUEEN BED & TWO BUNK BEDS.

$8900.00 256-585-0602 (CELL)731-632-4296(HOME)

SOLDSOLD

SOLDSOLD

SOLDSOLD

SOLDSOLD

24 FT BONANZA TRAILER

GOOSE NECK

GOOD CONDITION

$2,000.00

662-287-8894

SOLDSOLD

SOLDSOLD

14 Ft. Aluminum Boat & Trailer,25 HP Johnson

Motor.New Battery

$2000.REDUCED

Call for More Info:662-286-8455

Baker 4000 Propane Forklift

$2,000.00 FIRM

662-279-7011

ADVERTISE YOUR AUTO, TRUCK, SUV, BOAT, TRACTOR,

MOTORCYCLE, RV OR ATVLIST IN OURGUARANTEED AUTO SECTIONFOR AS LITTLE AS.................................(No Dealers - Non Commercial Only)

1607 South Harper Rd email: classad@dailycorinthian.com Corinth MS 38834 662-287-6111

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