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1954: The U.S. Supreme Court, in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, unani-mously strikes down racially segregated public schools. 1980: Rioting that claimed 18 lives erupts in Miami’s Liberty City after an all-white jury in Tampa acquitted four former Miami police officers of fatally beating black insurance executive
Arthur McDuffie.2006: The FBI begins digging at a Michigan horse farm in search of the remains of former Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa; the two-week search yielded no evidence.
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Flood stage: 43 feeta7
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gamblingincome up,sales taxesdrop formonthBy Manivanh [email protected]
Local income from gam-bling in April saw an increase from last year but a fall from a month ear-lier, city officials reported Monday.
Meanwhile, sales tax income was up from the previous month but down from last year.
City officials said they are bracing for the next few months when hefty adjustments will be required because of the Mississippi River flood and the closing of three of five casinos.
“We know we are going to be affected here,” Mayor Paul Winfield said. “Our Board (of Mayor and Aldermen) has had some real discussions as we move forward on how we make adjustments because we know today that two of the five casi-nos are in operations. I’m hopeful the casinos will be able to rebound fast.”
Lost revenues from Rain-bow Casino and Diamond-Jacks Casino might be offset by the increase in the other two casinos that are open, city accountant Doug Whittington said.
“I’m sure the other two will pick up the action,” he said. “However, in this flood situation, I don’t know how people would react.”
Gaming tax revenue in April totaled $547,754.85, down from $588,328 col-
Lawmakers may runin current districtsBy Shelia ByrdThe Associated Press
JACKSON — A federal panel has given Mississippi lawmakers two choices: immediately craft a redis-tricting plan based on new U.S. Census numbers or run in the current districts in 2011.
The ruling came Monday in a lawsuit filed by the Missis-sippi chapter of the National Association for the Advance-ment of Colored People, which sought court action
after lawmakers couldn’t agree on a redistricting plan during the regular session.
The three-judge panel said lawmakers will have to get federal preclearance for new maps before the June 1 qualifying date. If lawmakers choose instead to run in cur-rent districts, the panel said new maps could be drawn by the 2012 Legislature.
The 122 Mississippi House districts and 52 Senate dis-tricts are updated after every
Eight offers made for land for new jailBy Danny Barrett [email protected]
Eight offers for places where a new jail might be built in Warren County were accepted Monday, including one from the City of Vicks-burg and another from a candidate for supervisor.
In March, county super-visors put out feelers for parcels of land anywhere in Vicksburg and Warren County at least 15 acres in size, within reasonable dis-tance from major transpor-tation routes and utilities and other criteria.
Potential sellers will be named, but all offers were kept sealed until May 23, when a committee will be named to review each offer, County Administrator John Smith said.
“They will make a review and recommendation back to the board,” Smith said.
Proposing the city’s offer was city attorney Lee Davis Thames, Smith said. On a split vote last week, the Board of Mayor and Alder-men agreed to offer up to 200 acres off Fisher Ferry Road eyed for a sports complex since 2003. The project was put on hold last year when
$3.7 million of a bond issue intended to fund the recre-ation area was rerouted to speed up replacement of the railroad bridge at Washing-ton and Clark streets.
Another was from John Arnold, who hand-deliv-ered it minutes before the board meeting. Arnold is one of five candidates for the county board’s District 1 seat and among three in the Republican primary Aug. 2. The seat is held by David McDonald, first elected in 1999.
2,095 displaced in warren county
By Danny Barrett [email protected]
Reinforcements arrived Monday to weak-ened protection levees at Vicksburg’s flood-wall at City Front and to barriers built by businesses as new numbers showed 2,095 people have been displaced countywide by the flooding Mississippi River.
A larger pump system removed some seep water off Levee Street near a leaky, make-shift floodwall at the old depot. In south Warren County, boats replaced vehicles as residents surveyed flooded homes for the first time.
About 1,181 dwell-ings are evacuated, of those 533 are primary homes, according to Warren County Emer-gency Management. An American Red
LeTourneau to be soldto Milwaukee company600 jobs safe, plant reportsBy Danny Barrett [email protected]
About 600 jobs at LeTourneau Technolo-gies’ flooded yard south of Vicksburg will be safe when the water recedes despite an announcement Monday that the company is being sold to a Milwaukee-based mining equipment maker, local plant officials said they have been told.
Houston-based Rowan Companies plans to sell LeTourneau to Joy Global Inc. for $1.1 billion in cash, subject to federal regu-latory approval the company expects in 60 days. Both corporate boards have signed off on the deal, inked in the midst of the second
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Potential sellers were named, but all offers will be kept sealed until
May 23, when a committee will be named to review each offer, County
Administrator John Smith said.
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See Flood, Page A8.pauL barry•The Vicksburg PosT
Appearing to be nearly eye level from a spot above the Art Park at Catfish Row,
above, a towboat passes high above
Levee Street on the Yazoo Diversion
Canal Monday. At right, Mark Lockwood checks out the inside of his home on Hart-
ley Road inundated by rising water. He
had his home raised when forecasters pre-dicted the Mississippi
River would rise to 53.5 feet at Vicksburg;
the water came in after the forecast was
raised to 57.5 feet.DaviD Jackson•The Vicksburg PosT
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lected in March. April’s gaming revenue collections were 18.61 percent better than in April 2010, when $461,798 was collected.
Fiscal year-to-date totals for gaming tax is $3,713,134, off by 2.81 percent from the $6,688,000 forecast.
The city’s five casinos pay a 3.2 percent revenue tax to the State of Mississippi. The revenue is divided locally with the city getting 65 per-cent, Warren County getting 25 percent and the Vicksburg Warren School District, 10 percent. A second revenue tax is an 0.8 percent share of the state’s 8.8 percent revenue tax, which is split based on population propor-tions between Vicksburg and Warren County.
With the economic impact from the flood, sales tax rev-enues are directly affected, Winfield said.
“We know we have nearly 4,000 people who are doing industrial manufacturing work on the Port (of Vicks-burg) and around the area,” Winfield said, “and we esti-mate around 25 percent of them will be affected and that’s a pretty significant hit. When people’s money is tight, they are going to spend less. And when they spend less, sales tax revenues go down.”
The city receives an 18.5 percent share of all sales taxes collected in the city.
Sales taxes rang up $622,359 for March, the latest figures available, down by 4.26 per-
cent from $650,028 in March 2010. March’s figures were about $20,000 higher than totals for February.
Fiscal year-to-date total is $3,603,292, off by .30 percent from the $7.5 million fore-casted budget.
Officials will make adjust-ments as the figures for May, June and July are received, Whittington said.
As an accounting maneu-ver, sales and gaming tax revenues can be adjusted by taking away from another revenue category such as the property tax revenue, which has already been over-bud-geted, Whittington said.
“We budgeted for $2.8 mil-lion (in revenue) and we are already at $3.2 million (in col-lections),” he said.
Surratt joins Postas news reporter
John Surratt has joined The Vicks-burg Post as a reporter.
He comes to Vicks-burg from McComb, where he worked for the McComb Enterprise-Journal for four years, cov-
ering police and city and county government.
Before moving to McComb, he worked for 10 years with The Mississippi Press in Pas-cagoula, covering courts, the military and area business.
Surratt grew up in Baton Rouge and graduated from Louisiana State University. He and his wife, Marcia, have one daughter, Kimberly.
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County man charged after fight over musicA Warren County man is charged with
felony malicious mischief after an argument over music in a restaurant parking lot, said Vicksburg police Lt. Bobby Stewart.
Brian W. Odom, 20, 225 Steve Road, is accused of damaging the left rear fender and door of a 2006 Chevrolet Impala at McDon-ald’s on North Frontage Road on April 18. He had argued with two men over vulgar music, Stewart said.
Odom turned himself in Monday at the Vicksburg Police Department, the lieutenant added.
He was released on $5,000 bond.
Video game systemsmissing on Elizabeth
More than $1,000 in electronics was reported missing Monday in the city, said Vicksburg police Lt. Bobby Stewart.
A Wii game system valued at $300, 10 Wii games valued at $300, a Nintendo 64 game system valued at $200 and an LG 42-inch flat-screen TV valued at $700 were reported stolen from a home in the 100 block of Eliza-beth Circle.
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on the agendaMeeting Monday, the
Board of Mayor and Alder-men:• OK’d meeting minutes from
March 10 and 21.• OK’d a request from Morn-
ing Star Seventh-Day Ad-ventist Church for compli-mentary use of the Jackson Street Community Center on Oct. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. The church plans to hold a youth federation event.
• Tabled a request for radio advertisement from WVBG V105.5 for Vicksburg and Warren Central High School football.
• OK’d a requisition for $5,020 to Metro Turf Inc., of Farmington, Mich., for the purchase of MT Combo Planer for recreational ball grounds.
• Rejected a bid for the gas root meters because bid did not meet required specifi-cations and approved the city clerk’s re-advertising for gas root meters.
• Granted a 30-day extension
to Estus Conner, owner of the property at 204 Union Ave., to remove stalled ve-hicle from property.
• OK’d an agreement with Good Shepherd Communi-ty Center and United Way of Central Mississippi in con-junction with the Mississip-pi Department of Human Services Office of Children and Youth’s fiscal year 2011-12 Child Care and Develop-ment Block Grant.
• Accepted the contract with Mississippi Department of Human Services Office of Children and Youth’s fiscal year 2011-12 Child Care and Development Block Grant.
• Declared May 30, Memorial Day, as a city holiday.
• Discussed dilapidated build-ings and overgrown lot codes and authorized Vic-tor Gray-Lewis, director of Buildings and Inspections, to proceed to cut, clean and demolish the following properties: 519 Fairground St. and 2050, 1403 and 1625 Sky Farm Ave. Granted a 60-day extension to 1801 Wahl St.
• OK’d a letter of support of Haven House Family Shel-ter’s proposal to seek fund-ing through Mississippi Development Authority for 2011 emergency shelter grant program.
• OK’d a local emergency operations center annual contact confirmation form (Fresenius Medical Care of Vicksburg).
• OK’d a $37,284.76 payment to Vicksburg-Warren E-911 for the city’s share of dis-patchers’ salaries, matching benefits and insurance for April.In closed session, the
board:• Accepted the resignation
of city pool manager Cathy Mitchell and another res-ignation in the fire depart-ment.
• Discussed two pay adjust-ments in the fire depart-ment.
• Discussed hiring a new manager for the city pool.The board meets next at 10
a.m. May 25 at City Hall An-nex, room 109.
PuBlic ProGramSSenior Center — Wednes-day: 10 a.m., chair exercises and beginners water color; 11, walking; 1 p.m., bingo and knitting class; 2, card games.Diabetes Awareness Event — 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, Walmart, 2150 Iowa Blvd.; question-and-an-swer sessions. Serenity Overeaters Anony-mous — 6-7 p.m. Wednes-day, Bowmar Baptist Church, Room 102C; for those wanting to stop binge eating; 601-638-0011. Vicksburg Al-Anon — 8 p.m. Wednesday; family, friends of alcoholics and addicts; 502 Dabney Ave.; 601-636-1134.Flying High With Jesus — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; open to youths and older; games, awards, food and fellowship; Vicksburg Junior High football field; sponsored by Travelers Rest Youth Ministry. Buck’s Country Playhouse — Feed in the Chicken Coop Fundraiser with homemade burgers with trimmings and homemade ice cream, $7 per plate at 6:30 p.m. Friday; mu-sic by Wild Bunch; donations accepted; 601-638-3193.Levi’s — A Gathering Place; 7-10 p.m. Saturday, music by the Wright Road Band; dona-tions appreciated.
American Cancer Society — 2-4 p.m. Monday, Look Good...Feel Better session; confer-ence room D; River Region Medical Center; 800-227-2345 for reservations.Grace Group Alcoholics Anonymous — 5:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 11 a.m. Saturdays; 601-636-5703; 1414 Cherry St. Pam Pruitt’s God Says “You’re Fired!” — 7:30 p.m. May 27-28; 3 p.m. May 29; for tickets, Michel’s Records and Be-Bop; 601-636-4786 or 601-994-3477; Vicksburg Theatre Guild, 101 Iowa Blvd. Coin and Collectible Show — 9 a.m.-5 p.m. June 4; deal-ers: 6 foot tables, $35 each; Battlefield Inn; Cason Schaffer, 601-638-1195.Art at Heart Art Workshop — 1-4 p.m. for ages 7 and up; weeks of June 13-17, June 20-24, July 11-15 and July 18-22; Lisa Grant, 601-415-9592 or www.artatheart.webs.comSummer Public Library Pro-gram — Registration begins June 6; 601-636-6411.
cluBSMarion Park Pool — To ap-ply for membership or have a pool party; Casey, 601-529-8823.Lions — Family picnic, 6 p.m. Thursday, First Christian
Church; no Wednesday meet-ing. Vicksburg Toastmasters Club No. 2052 — Noon Thursday; IT Lab, Porters Chapel Road; Jeff Hensley, 601-634-4596.Rosa A. Temple High Reunion — 3 p.m. Saturday, planning meeting; Dorwin Shield, 601-634-0791, or Mary Logan, 601-638-2898; Bethel A.M.E. Church, 805 Monroe St.Alma J. Brown Youth Council — Black and Yellow Dance, 6-11 p.m. Saturday; admission $3; 916 Walnut St.
cHurcHeSShekinah Glory Worship Center International — Saturation in His Presence to Levels Beyond conference, 6 tonight-Thursday; Apostle
Kenneth Shelby, speaker; 415 Berryman Road.Bethlehem M.B. — Revival services canceled for today-Friday; 3055 N. Washington St.The Church of the Holy Trin-ity — Supper, 6 p.m. Wednes-day; after supper, The Word Resurrected presented by the Rev. Carol L. Mead, author of “Holy Ordinary and Practically Holy”; cost is $6 per person, deadline for reservations is today; church office, 601-636-0542; 900 South St.The Word Church of Vicks-burg — Women’s Fellowship, 10 a.m. Saturday; Minister Mi-chele King, speaker; Apostle Oscar L. Davis, pastor.
THREE-CAR WRECK
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KATIE CARTER•The Vicksburg PosT
Emergency personnel work to secure the passengers of a 1994 Ford Crown Victoria this morning after a three-car pileup shut down Clay Street near Cleveland Street. Sarah Stokes, 30, no address available, was stopped in the westbound lane of Clay Street in a 2006 GMC Envoy attempting to turn south into TD’s Tires. Behind Stokes was Latysha Lymon, 36, 6117 Magnolia Homesville Road, Magnolia, in a 2007 Infiniti G35. Charles Holmes, 71, 933 Bowmar Ave., was driving the Crown Victoria and failed to notice the stopped cars, he told Vicksburg Police Patrolman Charles Huggins. His vehicle hit the Infiniti, which hit the Envoy. The passengers of the Ford, Sun-cha Beach, 59, 206 Berryman Road, Apt. M93, and Rosie Cage, 60, 238 Pear Orchard Drive, were admitted into River Region Medical Center, but no condition reports were available this morning, said hospital spokesman Allen Karel. No other injuries were reported, and no citations were issued.
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Vicksburg soldier wounded in AfghanistanBy John [email protected]
A soldier from Vicksburg is recovering after an explosion in southeast Afghanistan, his parents said Monday.
Pvt. Jacob Morgan, 21, was wounded May 10 after the convoy he was with rolled over a bomb. He underwent surgery, to put a metal rod in his broken leg, Monday at Landstuhl Military Hospital in Germany
Derek Morgan said he got a call about 8:30 a.m. the day of the accident. Afghanistan’s time is about 10 hours ahead of Vicksburg’s.
“When I saw that number coming across my cell phone, I knew it was from Afghanistan and I knew it wasn’t good,” he said. “I
was discon-nected from everything else going on in my life.”
Jacob, calling from a military hospital in Kandahar, Afghan-istan, told his father the bomb had exploded beneath the driver’s seat of the Mine Resis-tant Ambush Vehicle he was driving.
“I asked him if anything important was missing, and he said no,” Derek Morgan said. “Then I asked him if he was burned, and he said no.”
Derek Morgan left Jackson, where he had been working for the day, and returned to Vicksburg to tell his wife.
“I talked to (Derek) on the phone on my way to work,” said Amanda Morgan, who works at Covenant Health & Rehab. “I got to work and had a 9 o’clock meeting. When I got out of my meeting, he was standing there. I knew some-thing was wrong.”
Derek Morgan escorted his wife into her offi ce and told
her the news.“He told me Jacob had an
accident,” she said. “He didn’t say anything else. I had to make him tell me it was a bomb.”
“It’s hard to tell your wife something like that,” Derek Morgan said. “The biggest thing was how do I start the conversation. I tried to sugar-coat it. Telling her that her son had an accident is better than telling her he was wounded by a bomb.”
The Morgans said Jacob called them Monday after his surgery and said he is receiv-ing excellent care at Land-stuhl. He is expected to arrive
at Fort Bragg, N.C., Friday and, later, Vicksburg.
“I can’t wait to get my hands on him,” said Amanda Morgan, who along with her husband will head to Fort Bragg this week.
Jacob Morgan joined the Army in February of 2010, com-pleted training five months later and left for overseas duty three months ago. He is part of the 87th Infantry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division, based in Fort Drum, N.Y.
He is a 2008 graduate of Vicksburg High School and attended Hinds Community College.
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Derek and Amanda Morgan talk about their son Jacob Morgan.
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Longtime leaderof La. Tech dies
RUSTON, La. — F. Jay Taylor of Ruston, who spearheaded booms in con-struction and athletics at Louisiana Tech during a quarter-century as president of Louisiana Tech, is dead at the age of 87. Taylor, a his-torian who had been a Navy aviator in World War II, was president of the school from 1962-87.
He died Sunday after a brief illness.
Services were set for Wednesday.
The university’s major sports complexes and its combination library and administration building were built while Taylor was presi-dent. He also oversaw cre-ation of the women’s bas-ketball team that became a national powerhouse.
Taylor fi rst arrived at Tech as a freshman in 1940. He left in 1942 to enlist as an avia-tion cadet in the U.S. Navy.
He rose to the rank of lieu-tenant commander before receiving an honorable dis-charge in 1946.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in social science from the University of California at Santa Barbara, a master’s from Claremont Graduate School and a doctorate from Tulane University.
Taylor is survived by his wife, son, two grand-children and four great-grandchildren.
Execution tonightafter clemency denied
PARCHMAN, Miss. — Bar-ring a last-minute reprieve, death row inmate Rodney Gray will be executed this evening at the state penitentiary.
Gray was moved to a hold-ing cell near the execution chamber Monday. Gov. Haley Barbour late Monday also denied Gray’s clemency bid.
Gray, 38, was sentenced to death in 1996.
He was convicted for killing 79-year-old Grace Blackwell of Louin.
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OLD POST FILES120 YEARS AGO: 1891Mrs. Willie Stallings of Selma, Ala., is visiting Mrs. Peoples on Harris Street. • Lee Hirsch is admitted to the Anshe Chesed Congregation.
110 YEARS AGO: 1901The Supreme Court reverses the Kiersky-Kelly case. The case is remanded for a new trial. • P.L. Hennessey conducts the sale of lots to the People’s Compress Company. • Frank McGinnis drowns while bathing in the Big Black River.
100 YEARS AGO: 1911Officers of the battleship Idaho are driven through the mili-tary park. • A marriage license is issued to Albert Minor and Kathleen Harwood.
90 YEARS AGO: 1921The Vicksburg Evening Post prints a 44-page edition for the convention of the United Commercial Travelers in Vicksburg.
80 YEARS AGO: 1931Josephine Hood wins the University Women’s Club scholar-ship. • Hamp Sanders dies.
70 YEARS AGO: 1941The Vicksburg Division of the Illinois Central Railroad is ruled first in safety on the entire system. • O.C. White is a patient at the Sanitarium. • Mrs. Flora Levy dies.
60 YEARS AGO: 1951Capt. George Ammon Jr. and Sgt. James Dixon are among a group of 32 Mississippians and 44 Louisiana soldiers to arrive in San Francisco from the Korean War under the Army’s rota-tion program. • Douglas S. Wright dies.
50 YEARS AGO: 1961Elvis Presley stars in “G.I. Blues” at the Rivoli Drive-In The-atre. • George Turnbow dies. • Music pupils of Mrs. Jessie Yoste appear in recital at Grove Street Auditorium.
40 YEARS AGO: 1971John A. Murray dies. • Services are held for Mrs. Minnie Buie. • Robert Fuller stars in “The Hard Ride” at the Joy Theatre.
30 YEARS AGO: 1981Winnie Stewart, employed in medical records at Vicksburg Medical Center, is featured in Jet magazine. • Services are held for Willie Bland, Port Gibson resident. • Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Malone are the parents of a daughter, Elizabeth Pogue, born May 17.
20 YEARS AGO: 1991At least 10 people are injured in an onslaught of wrecks that accompanied a drizzle that settled in Vicksburg. • A 138-page petition is filed with the City of Vicksburg demanding that Vicksburg citizens be allowed to vote on the proposed con-vention center tax. • Ryan’s Coal Yard Package Store opens on Washington Street.
10 YEARS AGO: 2001Jeffery James Scott Jr. celebrates his first birthday. • Gladys “Terry” Strawbridge dies. • A new, two-flume slide is erected at the Ver Beck YMCA pool.
PakistanAs the discussion about Osama
bin Laden’s death shifts from the operational details to the long-term repercussions, no issue is more important than how bin Laden’s death will affect Amer-ica’s tenuous relationship with Pakistan.
Formally considered an ally, the Islamic nation has received more than $18 billion in U.S. aid during the past decade’s “war on terror.” Understandably, many Americans question what all this money is buying us. After all, how could the world’s most notorious terrorist live in a three-story mansion about a mile away from Pakistan’s leading military academy?
It isn’t shocking that bin Laden was living in Pakistan nor is it surprising that terrorist orga-nizations have friends inside of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intel-
ligence directorate, the ISI. The U.S. has long operated under this assumption.
Yet, the U.S. has continued its Faustian bargain with Pakistan out of fear that the alternatives are far worse. In a recent tele-phone briefing, which we joined, by the Council on Foreign Rela-tions, Daniel Markey, a Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia, laid out the worst-case scenarios for Pakistan if the U.S. withdrew support. In the first scenario, the nuclear coun-try would become a rogue state that was overtly hostile to the United States, supportive of ter-rorism, and possibly joined under a “Chinese security umbrella.”
The second scenario would see the slow disintegration of Pakistan’s major government institutions, which would ulti-mately produce a lawless state
akin to Somalia. If this scenario occurred, Markey warned that “it would be almost impossible to put the pieces back together again.” Most security experts believe that the collapse of the Pakistani state could allow al-Qaida to gain control of a nuclear weapon.
Neither a hostile nuclear state nor a terrorist organization with nuclear capabilities is an accept-able option for America’s secu-rity. Then again, the status quo policy with Pakistan no longer seems to be a viable option, either. As a starting point for a longer-term approach, it’s time for the U.S. to drop the feigned ignorance about Pakistan play-ing both sides in the fight against terrorism and acknowledge that Pakistan, in all likelihood, will never be a trusted ally.
When future historians look back to early 21st-century America, they should examine two cultural con-troversies of May 2011 for a quick read on Establishment sensibilities. One involves the bestowal, revoca-tion and re-bestowal of an honor-ary degree on playwright Tony Kushner by the City University of New York, and one involves the invitation to Common, a rapper, to perform at a White House poetry reading.
Both controversies set the bound-aries of Establishment-acceptable thought — the span of “settled” debate, and the “correct” set of elite opinions — and maybe, just maybe reveal one tiny chink.
In the Kushner case, the contro-versy centered on the objections of CUNY trustee Jeffrey Wiesenfeld to bestowing an honorary degree on Kushner due to the playwright’s very public, very vocal opposi-tion to Israel and support for the Palestinian Authority. For about five minutes, Wiesenfeld actually persuaded fellow board members to withdraw the Kushner honor (Kushner’s 16th honorary degree). But soon after, Wiesenfeld, a son of Holocaust survivors, found himself pilloried in the media, called on to
resign from the CUNY board, all for having argued the Establishment-incorrect case — a case, remem-ber, that was then put to two board votes (the second to get the “cor-rect” outcome). With everything “set right,” why the vengeful rage at Wiesenfeld?
In rejecting Kushner for honors, Wiesenfeld was rejecting the Left’s increasingly accepted case for moral equivalence between Israel and the PA for honors as well. Had Wiesenfeld prevailed, CUNY itself would have symbolically rejected this same moral equivalence from mainstream, taxpayer-supported academia.
By 2011, future historians will note, the Left had long made way for Palestinian Arabs to suicide-
bomb their way into that main-stream, and no blunt-speaking trustee was going to force his cause to the margins again if he could help it. And, future historians will also note, he could help it. Against an initially effective blast from the pro-Israel past, the academic estab-lishment held. Radical Chic ruled. And not only did it hold and rule, it also committed assault and battery against its lone critic. That’ll show ’em. No armor-chinks here.
The controversy over the White House invitation to rapper Common to perform at an event organized by Michelle Obama was a little dif-ferent. Opposition was diffuse from the start, derided more than ham-mered for being both uncool and unschooled as all-knowing critics
asserted Commons was “mild” next to other foul-mouthed rappers.
Why, he was a pitchman for Lin-coln Navigator, Gap and PETA! This was supposed to be a veri-table Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. But such a seal means nothing when the “mild” rapper’s oeuvre includes a shameful paean to real-life cop-killer Joanne Chesi-mard, aka Assata Shakur (slain rapper Tupac Shakur’s aunt, by the way). After the New Jersey state police came out against Common’s White House performance, the opposition took on a gravity I don’t think will disappear any time soon.
Dave Jones, president of the New Jersey State Troopers Fraternal Association, laid out some atro-cious facts about Chesimard, Com-mon’s muse, to ABC’s Jake Tapper. In 1973, Chesimard, glorified in “A Song for Assata” by Common, “executed Trooper Werner Foer-ster with his own gun after he was already shot and didn’t represent a threat to anyone,” Jones said. “And after she shot him she kicked him in the head to the point that hours later after she was picked up his brain was still part of the remnants on her shoe.”
Note to GOP presidential candi-
dates: This is a big deal. Even after the White House spoke to Jones about Chesimard/Assata’s murder of the 34-year-old state trooper and father of three on the New Jersey Turnpike 38 years ago, the invi-tation held, and without apology. “The President does not support and opposes the kinds of lyrics that have been written about, as he has in the past...” White House press secretary Jay Carney said, trying, lamely, to have it both ways. “In regard to the concerns by some law enforcement, this President’s record of support for law enforce-ment is extremely strong....”
Not if he invites someone who glorifies a cop-killer into the White House. I don’t think we, the people, like this kind of ugliness, and par-ticularly not in the White House. Dictatorial academia may be able to silence its dissenters, but the political Establishment still has to answer to us, eventually. Assuming we care and don’t forget.
•Diana West can be contacted at [email protected]
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Dictatorial academia may be able to silence its dissenters, but the po-litical Establishment still has to an-
swer to us, eventually. Assuming we care and don’t forget.
We just can’t trust them
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Mission was one-shot deal, not without errorWASHINGTON (AP) —
Those who planned the secret mission to get Osama bin Laden in Pakistan knew it was a one-shot deal, and it nearly went terribly wrong.
The U.S. deliberately hid the operation from Paki -stan, and pre-dicted that national out-r a g e ov e r the breach of Pakistani sovereignty would make it impossible to try again if the raid on bin Laden’s suspected redoubt came up dry.
Once the raiders reached their target, things started to go awry almost immedi-ately, offi cials briefed on the operation said.
Adding exclusive new details to the account of the assault on bin Laden’s hideout, offi cials described just how the SEAL raiders loudly ditched a foundering helicopter right outside bin Laden’s door, ruining the plan for a surprise assault. That forced them to aban-don plans to run a squeeze play on bin Laden — simulta-neously entering the house stealthily from the roof and the ground fl oor.
Instead, they busted into
the ground fl oor and began a fl oor-by-fl oor storming of the house, working up to the top level where they had assumed bin Laden — if he was in the house — would be.
They were right.The raiders came face-to-
face with bin Laden in a hall-way outside his bedroom, and three of the Americans stormed in after him, U.S. offi cials briefed on the oper-ation told the AP.
U.S. offi cials believe Paki-stani intelligence continues to support militants who attack U.S. troops in Afghan-istan, and actively under-mine U.S. intelligence oper-
ations to go after al-Qaida inside Pakistan. The level of distrust is such that keep-ing Pakistan in the dark was a major factor in planning the raid, and led to using the high-tech but some-times unpredictable helicop-ter technology that nearly unhinged the mission.
Pakistan’s government has since condemned the action, and threatened to open fi re if U.S. forces enter again.
On Monday, the two part-ners attempted to patch up relations, agreeing to pursue high-value targets jointly.
The decision to launch on that particular moonless night in May came largely
because too many American offi cials had been briefed on the plan. U.S. offi cials feared if it leaked to the press, bin Laden would disappear for another decade.
U.S. special operations forces have made approxi-mately four forays into Paki-stani territory since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, though this one, some 90 miles inside Pakistan, was unlike any other, the offi cials say.
The job was given to a SEAL Team 6 unit, just back from Afghanistan, one offi -cial said. This elite branch of SEALs had been hunting bin Laden in eastern Afghan-istan since 2001.
Bomb doesn’t stop queen’s peace trip to IrelandDUBLIN (AP) — Undeterred
by real and fake bombs, Queen Elizabeth II today began the fi rst visit by a British monarch to the Republic of Ireland, a four-day trip to highlight strong Anglo-Irish relations and peace in neighboring North-ern Ireland.
The 85-year-old queen, resplendent in an emerald suit and hat and accompa-nied by husband Prince Philip, was greeted today by an Irish
Army honor guard at a military air-strip outside Dublin. An 8-year-old girl presented her with a floral bouquet.The queen
then boarded a bombproof, bulletproof Range Rover to have lunch with Irish President Mary McAleese, who
had lobbied for 14 years for the queen to visit. A 33-motorcy-cle police escort led the way through the unusually empty streets of Dublin — cleared to ensure that no anti-British extremists could launch an attack.
Hours beforehand, Irish Republican Army dissidents opposed to compromise with Britain tried to undermine the visit with real and hoax bombs. Irish Army experts defused one
pipe bomb on a Dublin-bound bus overnight. A second device abandoned near a light-rail sta-tion in west Dublin was deemed a hoax this morning.
No group claimed responsi-bility for either threat. But sev-eral small IRA splinter groups concentrated along the Irish border continue to plot gun and bomb attacks in the British ter-ritory of Northern Ireland in hopes of undermining the suc-cess of its 1998 peace accord.
Oil minister � ees violencein Libya, heads for Tunisia
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Lib-ya’s oil minister defected and fled to Tunisia, a Tunisian security offi cial said today, one of the highest profi le fi gures to abandon Moammar Gadhafi ’s government.
Shukri Ghanem, the head of the National Oil Co. and Lib-ya’s oil minister, crossed into Tunisia by road Monday and defected, the Tunisian offi cial said.
Ghanem is one of the most prominent members of Gad-hafi ’s government to leave amid fi ghting between the military and rebels seeking to end Gad-hafi ’s more than 40-year rule.
Others who have defected include Foreign Minister
Moussa Koussa, one of Gadhafi’s earliest sup-porters; Inte-rior Minister Abdel-Fatah Younes; Jus-tice Minis-
ter Mustafa Abdul-Jalil,
and Ali Abdessalam Treki, a former U.N. General Assembly president.
A NATO-led campaign — authorized by the United Nations — is enforcing a no-fl y zone over the country and launching airstrikes to try to protect civilians from attacks by Gadhafi ’s forces.
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Q: When the recession hit I lost my job. Because I was about to lose my house, my father paid it off for me. I was making monthly payments when I could afford to with the understanding that if he were to pass away before I was to pay off the debt to him, the house would come back to me. Well, he recently passed away, now I need to find out how I can get the deed. Can you please guide me in the right direction? — James, via email
A: There are a few details that I would need to know in order to answer your question correctly. You didn’t mention who was holding the deed to the house. When your father passed away, was his will up to date, giving the house back to you upon his death? Do you have any siblings? If you do have any siblings out there,
what is going to be their take on you getting your house back? If there is nothing in your father’s will regard-ing your matter, did you and your father have anything in
writing between the two of you? I can’t give you an accurate answer without knowing the details. I wo u l d advise you to seek the
help of an attorney to help get all of your father’s affairs sorted out.
•Bruce Williams writes for Newspaper Enterprise Association. E-mail him at [email protected].
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Hancock Holding to take overCoast rival Whitney in JuneBy The Associated Press
Hancock Holding Co. has announced it will take over Gulf Coast banking rival Whit-ney Holding Corp. early next month.
The Federal Reserve Board has reported that it had approved the $1.5 billion stock-for-stock deal for Hancock to acquire New Orleans-based Whitney. Gulfport, Miss.-based Hancock said that after a required waiting period, the acquisition becomes official on June 5.
Hancock Holding Com-pany announced Friday that the company has received all federal regulatory approvals
required under the merger agreement in connection with its proposed merger of Whit-ney Holding Corporation.
“Hancock and Whitney were both founded to facilitate com-merce and opportunities for people throughout the Gulf South region. For more than a century, both institutions have served complementary geo-graphical footprints according to core values that reflect the spirit of those communities — integrity, service, resilience, and teamwork,” Hancock Holding Company president and chief executive officer Carl J. Chaney said in a press release Friday.
Leaders call for resignationof IMF chief accused of rape
NEW YORK (AP) — Lead-ers of the European financial community suggested today that the chief of the Interna-tional Monetary Fund con-sider resigning after he was charged with trying to rape a maid at a New York hotel where he was staying.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn spent the night at infamous Rikers Island, a 400-acre penal complex that offers a strik-ingly different level of com-
fort than the $3,000-a-night Manhattan hotel suite where author-ities say he tried to rape a maid.
Strauss-Ka h n wa s being held on
a charge that would normally result in release, but he was denied bail Monday.
MAxed ouTU.S. hits $14.3T credit limit,setting up 11-week fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government has maxed out its credit card.
The United States reached its $14.3 trillion limit on fed-eral borrowing Monday, leav-ing Congress 11 weeks to raise the threshold or risk a financial panic or another recession.
Treasury Secretary Timo-thy Geithner formally notified Congress that the government
would halt its investments in two federal pension plans so it won’t exceed the borrowing limit.
Geithner said the government could get by with bookkeeping maneuvers like that through Aug. 2. After that, the govern-ment could default on its debt for the first time, threatening the national credit rating and the dollar.
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proximity to existing deten-tion and court facilities, what types of planned and exist-ing development are near the parcel and the possible impact to quality of life on the surrounding area. Prices to be negotiated between the county and landowner are subject to three value appraisals chosen jointly by the two parties, according to guidelines of the request for proposals.
Quality of the land search will determine whether supervisors ask the Legisla-ture for a local and private
bill to enable construction of a jail inside or outside city limits. State law indicates property that a county pur-chases for vital infrastruc-ture such as jails be located within a county seat, and the law has been backed up by an advisory opinion from the attorney general.
Guidelines in a 2009-10 con-sultant study said 20 to 50 acres are needed to build a jail capable of housing at least 350 inmates. Costs have been estimated between $20 million and $30 million. The oldest parts of the cur-rent jail at Cherry and Grove streets were built in 1905. In 2007, the facility was decerti-fied to house state inmates due to poor condition.
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TONIGHT
Clear tonight, lows in the upper 40s; sunny and clear
Wednesday, highs in the lower 80s
47°
PRECISION FORECASTBY CHIEF METEOROLOGIST
BARBIE BASSSETTWEdNESdAy
80°
WEATHERThis weather package is compiled from historical records and information
provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the
City of Vicksburg and The Associated Press.
LOCAL FORECASTWednesday-Thursday
Sunny and mostly clear with rising temperatures; lows in the 40s and 50s, highs in the mid- to up-
per 70s
STATE FORECASTTOnIGhT
Clear, lows in the upper 40s
Wednesday-ThursdaySunny and mostly clear
with rising temperatures; lows in the 40s and 50s, highs in the mid- to up-
per 70s
ALmAnAChIGhs and LOWs
High/past 24 hours............. 62ºLow/past 24 hours .............. 49ºAverage temperature ........ 56ºNormal this date .................. 73ºRecord low .............52º in 1945Record high ...........92º in 1962
raInfaLLRecorded at the
Vicksburg Water PlantPast 24 hours ................0.0 inchThis month .............0.49 inchesTotal/year ................18.6 inchesNormal/month .....2.82 inchesNormal/year ....... 24.84 inches
sOLunar TabLeMost active times for fishand wildlife Wednesday:
A.M. Active ........................... 6:18A.M. Most active ..............12:03P.M. Active ............................ 6:48P.M. Most active ...............12:33
sunrIse/sunseTSunset today ....................... 7:54Sunset tomorrow .............. 7:55Sunrise tomorrow ............. 6:04
RIVER DATAsTaGes
Mississippi Riverat Vicksburg
Current: 57.0 | Change: +0.4Flood: 43 feet
Yazoo River at GreenwoodCurrent: 21.5 | Change: -0.4
Flood: 35 feetYazoo River at Yazoo City
Current: 37.5 | Change: +0.2Flood: 29 feet
Yazoo River at BelzoniCurrent: 30.5 | Change: +0.3
Flood: 34 feetBig Black River at West
Current: 8.7 | Change: +0.1Flood: 12 feet
Big Black River at BovinaCurrent: 6.6 | Change: -0.1
Flood: 28 feet
sTeeLe bayOuLand ...................................89.9River ................................ 106.1
mISSISSIPPI RIVER FORECAST
Cairo, Ill.Wednesday .......................... 51.9Thursday ............................... 51.2Friday ...................................... 50.5
MemphisWednesday .......................... 43.7Thursday ............................... 42.9Friday ...................................... 42.0
GreenvilleWednesday .......................... 64.3Thursday ............................... 64.3Friday ...................................... 64.3
VicksburgWednesday .......................... 57.3Thursday ............................... 57.5Friday ...................................... 57.5
DEATHS
CountyContinued from Page A1.
LeTourneauContinued from Page A1.
redistrictingContinued from Page A1.
On the agendaIn their meeting Monday,
members of the Warren County Board of Supervi-sors:• Ratified a decision by the
Vicksburg Bridge Com-mission to allow AT&T and Earthlink Business Systems to move a pair of fiber optic cables to the bridge deck from a flooded portion of property on the Louisiana side.
• Approve five subcontractor requests for work to replace a bridge at Redbone Road and Paces Bayou.
• Approved renewal of a maintenance contract with
Motorola for county radios.Terms totaled $71,738.88, or
3.31 percent more than last year, Purchasing Agent Ton-ga Vinson said.
• Awarded a contract to Landing, N.J.-based Care Environmental Corpora-tion to oversee the House-hold Hazardous Waste Day. Terms totaled about $20,000, depending on quantities received for the event, Vinson said.
• Took two bids under ad-visement for the coun-ty’s routine paving list for 2011. Base offers came from APAC-Mississippi, at $835,985.20, and Central Asphalt, at $841,233.92.
flood shutdown in four years at the yard.
Still, plant manger Bo-D Massey said, it’ll be back to business as usual once water covering the main access road recedes.
“We still have a rig to finish and we’ll get back to work making product,” Massey said after a conference call with higher-ups hours after details of the sale were made public.
The $150 million Joe Doug-las, third in a line of 240-C class shallow water rigs built in Vicksburg, is the yard’s lone major job. Its June delivery date is delayed and has doubled as a vehicle for backup power for the plant since May 5, when a pared-down crew of about 100 work-ers hopped boats to the inun-dated riverside grounds. In 2008, the plant closed for nearly two months and a mile-long section of the east-bound lane washed out.
LeTourneau, which began as a munitions plant in 1944, designs, builds and supports equipment for the mining and oil and gas drilling indus-tries. Joy Global manufac-tures and services equipment
for surface and underground mining of coal and other mineral ores through two branded subsidiaries.
A sale or spinoff of LeTourneau was announced in 2008, then shelved with the onset of the recession. If completed, the sale will place LeTourneau’s Vicksburg and Longview, Texas, facilities in Joy Global’s surface mining equipment business.
“We are pleased to enter into this agreement with Joy to monetize our investment in LeTourneau,” Rowan pres-ident and CEO Matt Ralls said in a statement. “This transaction is consistent with our stated strategy to sepa-rate non-core businesses, and we expect that most of the after-tax proceeds, estimated at approximately $875 mil-lion, will ultimately be rede-ployed into our offshore drill-ing business, either through continued growth of our high-spec jack-up fleet or expan-sion into the ultra-deepwater drilling segment.”
“We also expect this trans-action to create additional opportunities for LeTourneau and its employees, who will become part of an organiza-
tion that is focused on manu-facturing and will continue to encourage further inno-vations in both the mining equipment and drilling sys-tems businesses,” Ralls said.
“This acquisition repre-sents a compelling oppor-tunity for Joy Global Inc. and our shareholders, with strong growth prospects for both the mining products and drilling products busi-ness segments,” said Mike Sutherlin, president and CEO of Joy Global, in a statement.
“Oil and gas has been defined as a strategic growth opportunity for a number of years, and LeTourneau gives us a great entry point into this sector. We wel-come the LeTourneau team to Joy Global Inc. and look forward to working together to pursue the growth oppor-tunities that come with the combined business.”
In Monday trading, Joy Global gained 88 cents a share, to $88.36. Shares of Rowan fell back 8 cents, to $37.96.
The Vicksburg Post prints obituaries in news form for area residents, their family members and for former residents at no charge. Families wishing to publish additional information or to use specific wording have the option of a paid obituary.
Wilton S. BrownLORMAN — Wilton S.
Brown died Monday, May 16, 2011, at his home. He was 94.
Mr. Brown was a native and lifelong resident of Lorman and Blue Hill. He retired as a wildlife conservation officer from the Mississippi Depart-ment of Wildlife, Fisher-ies and Parks and, in 1980, retired from cattle farming. He attended Unity Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Mable Brown of Lorman; two sons, Burnie W. Brown of Lorman and Johnnie R. “Ray” Brown of Saltillo; a daughter, Sue S. Spann of Ridgeland; seven grand-children; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Glenwood Funeral Home in Port Gibson with the Revs. Albert Par-sons and Charles Gammell officiating. Burial will follow at Cane Ridge Cemetery in Lorman. Visitation will be tonight from 5 until 8 at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Joel Brown, Brian Brown, Jamie Spann, Timothy Spann, Nich-olas Spann, Chris Taft, Kerry Brown and Virgil Scott.
Honorary pallbearers will be Claude Cockerham Jr., James Ray Burnett, Jimmy Cole, Robert Starnes, Mike Piazza and Mary Roberts.
Fayrene HermanTALLULAH — Fayrene
Herman died Sunday, May 15, 2011, at her home. She was 65.
Mrs. Herman was born in Arkansas and had lived in
Madison Parish since 1995. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her hus-band, Marshal H. Herman of Tallulah; two sons, Michael H. Herman of Tallulah and Jason Will Herman of Won-derview, Ark.; one sister, Bonnie Gale Rustmann of Jacksonville, Fla.; and three grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Parkview Bap-tist Church with the Revs. Lindile Stewart and Jay Morgan officiating. Burial will follow at Silver Cross Cemetery with Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home in charge. Visitation will be Wednesday at the church from 8:30 a.m. until the service.
Pallbearers will be Harry Herman, Wayne McKnight, Ken McKnight, Charles Stamey, Wade Williamson and Jonathan Herman.
Timothy Ray NixonTimothy Ray “Timmy”
Nixon died Friday, May 13, 2011, at River Region Medical Center. He was 53.
A lifelong resident of Vicksburg, he was formerly employed by Bell’s Music Co. for 25 years. He was a member of Solid Rock United Pentecostal Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Debra Reed O’Connor Nixon; and his par-ents, Rufus Baxter Sr. and Martha Lee Nixon.
Survivors include his step-daughter, Ashley O’Connor of Vicksburg; four sisters, Ann Welshans of Raymond, Lynda Moore of Brandon, Vickye Stocks of Tallulah and Margaret Sue Nixon of Memphis; two brothers, R.B. Nixon Jr. and Tommy Eugene Nixon, both of Vicks-burg; and two grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 today at Glenwood Funeral Home with the Rev. Gordon Winslow officiat-ing. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the memorial service.
Marlene Jean PapciakTALLULAH — Marlene
Jean Papciak died Sunday, May 15, 2011, at River Region Medical Center. She was 66.
Ms. Papciak was born in Chicago and had lived in the Vicksburg and Delta, La., area for 25 years. She was a retired assembly-line worker.
Survivors include her son, Roger Etheridge of Vicks-burg; two sisters, Barbara Slocum and Carrie Papciak, both of Illinois; and seven grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Silver Cross Cemetery in Tallulah with the Rev. John W. Rushing officiating. Visitation will be at Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home from noon Wednesday until the service.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Nelson, Terry Craft, Michael Brewer, Wayne Mooney, Chris Donahue and Jimmy Olivoe.
don Taylor WoodGREENWOOD — Don
Taylor Wood died Saturday, May 14, 2011, at his home in Greenwood. He was 61.
Born in Greenwood, Mr. Wood attended Greenwood Public Schools and the Uni-versity of Mississippi. He opened and managed Walnut Hills Restaurant in Vicks-burg. He was a retired musi-cian and was a founding member of the Gants.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Lucy Frances Scruggs Wood and Richard Allen Wood Sr.
Survivors include his wife, Marian L. Wood of Green-wood; two sons, Taylor Hughes Wood of Chicago and Davis Post Wood of Pen-sacola, Fla.; a sister, Nancy Snow Briefer of Prescott, Ariz.; and a brother, Allen Wood Jr. of Greenwood.
A memorial service will be at 3 today at the Episco-
pal Church of the Nativity in Greenwood. Visitation will be at the church from 2 until the service. Wilson and Knight Funeral Home of Greenwood has charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Associa-tion or to a favorite charity.
census to reflect population changes and to uphold the constitutional principle of one person, one vote.
Lawmakers couldn’t agree on maps during their three-month session that ended in early April. The Mississippi NAACP lawsuit moved the matter into federal court.
“Looks like now we’ll be running under those dis-tricts,” said Rep. Ed Black-mon, a Democrat from Canton who is also a member of the House Elections Committee that joined the NAACP’s suit. “I can’t say that’s what I was hoping for. I don’t believe we’re going to be able to reach an agree-ment. I would rather that the court had found a constitu-tional solution.”
Blackmon said he’d like the ruling to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. He said the current districts are “denying a significant por-tion of the population partici-pation in the process.”
Derrick Johnson, president of the Mississippi NAACP, said attorneys were review-ing the ruling.
“We still take the position the current legislative plan
is grossly mal-apportioned and in violation of the con-stitutional principle of one person, one vote. We’ll make a decision about the next step at a later date,” John-son said.
The NAACP’s suit sought to block elections using the cur-rent legislative maps because some districts have far more residents than others. The group argues that the unbal-anced populations among the districts violate the constitu-tional principle of one-per-son, one-vote.
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, a Republican, argued in papers filed April 1 that the consti-tution gives lawmakers until 2012 to draw new districts. He had sought to have the NAACP’s lawsuit dismissed.
“The most important thing today is that we kept the road map. The constitu-tion got preserved,” Hose-mann said during a news conference.
Members of the panel are U.S. District Judges Tom S. Lee and Louis Guirola, and Judge E. Grady Jolly, who’s on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Cross shelter has been set up at Hawkins United Methodist Church.
The Mississippi River stood at 57 feet this morning, up four-tenths since Monday morning. A crest at 57.5 feet is predicted by Thursday, which would top the 1927 flood’s high mark by 1.3 feet.
A stench in the air near a breached levee protecting two businesses at the old Barrett Refinery site on War-renton Road was analyzed and poses no danger to the public, according to the Mis-sissippi Department of Envi-ronmental Quality.
Odors around the site are from “weathered petro-leum residuals” from the former oil refiner that have degraded over time, said Trey Hess of the agency’s Groundwater Assessment and Remediation Division.
“Over the past several years, MDEQ has overseen the demolition and continues to monitor the natural degra-dation of contaminants in the shallow unused groundwa-ter,” Hess said. “Due to the nature and limited extent of the impacted area, immedi-ate emergency response is not necessary at this time. MDEQ will continue to moni-tor the site; and once the floodwaters recede, MDEQ will determine appropriate cleanup measures.”
Developed in 1979, the plant shut down in 1996 amid bank-ruptcy and criminal viola-tions of environmental laws. Dirt Works and Warren Paving operate on the 30-acre property alongside idled tanks and oil extrac-tion towers. Early Monday, floodwater from the Missis-sippi River rushed through a gravel levee built up behind Dirt Works’ office, creating a nasty mix of river water and debris that engulfed the old plant in several feet of water.
“We’ve been at it about two weeks,” said Hunt Gilliland of Dirt Works. Gilliland said the company built that levee and an earthen ring of pro-tection with help from Mid-continent Express Pipeline LLC, operator of a 36-inch natural gas pipeline that crosses the north side of the property, and one at Ander-son Tully’s mill at the Port of Vicksburg.
How the dirt barrier across the site from the breach holds up as the river crests, then hangs above 50 feet for up to a month, remains to be
seen, Gilliland said.“It’s going to probably take
that one out, too,” Gilliland said.
Vicksburg Petroleum Prod-ucts, headed by local devel-oper Paul Campbell, pur-chased the site in 2007 and secured permits to refine 10,000 gallons of crude oil daily on the site. Only the construction company and rock yard have operated there since the purchase. Campbell did not return calls Monday.
Similarly built levees were holding up along U.S. 61 South and in Green Meadow subdivision, where water rose higher against a barrier built by citizens last week. Water rose higher on North Washington Street, north of First East Street, surround-ing the Klondyke eatery.
Residents on Hartley Road and Rocky Lane raised man-ufactured homes when the river was predicted to crest at 53.5 feet. When the fore-cast May 2 bumped it 4 feet
higher, it was too late and expensive to either lift homes higher. For Mark Lockwood, it meant getting last-minute help from fellow Triumph Church members to help move his belongings to dry ground.
All or part of 20 roads out-side Vicksburg and 27 inside have been closed to traffic until further notice. A state-wide mutual aid agreement was activated Monday to allow Harrison County to assist Vicksburg city work-ers guard water wells. The city taps an aquifer sepa-rate from the river to supply drinking water.
U.S. 61 South at the Clai-borne County line is closed, as are parts of Glass Road. Mississippi 3, from U.S. 61 North at Redwood to Interna-tional Paper, was closed over the weekend. Mississippi 465, from U.S. 61 North to Eagle Lake, is closed. Some of the 180 Mississippi National Guard troops assigned to Warren and 13 other coun-
ties affected by the river flood were seen alongside highway patrolmen to detour closures on 61.
Businesses at the Port of Vicksburg were asked by the Warren County Port Com-mission to discourage truck-ers from using Sherman Avenue as a primary route, as areas between the port and U.S. 61 North remained dry. The cut-through had been OK’d last week by state transportation officials.
The mainline river levee, mostly in Issaquena County, is closed to traffic, except the 13 miles where Missis-sippi 465 is atop levee. A sand boil discovered near Goose Lake Road near Mayersville under a three-phase power line prompted Twin County Electric Power Association to cut power at about 2 a.m. today, said Tom Price, man-ager of the utility’s Rolling Fork district office. The util-ity had restored power by mid-morning. Sand boils at the Buck Chute levee have been trapped and the lake’s level raised nearly 12 feet to equalize pressure, the Corps has said.
The Yazoo Backwater Levee between 465 and the Steele Bayou Control Struc-ture is expected to overtop when stages reach 57.3 feet in Vicksburg. About 4 miles of black polyvinyl mat lays atop the westernmost part of the levee to prevent scour.
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Homeland Securitydeputy boss toursBy Manivanh [email protected]
U.S. Department of Home-land Security Under Secretary Leslie Davis was in Vicksburg Monday afternoon to tour flooded areas with city and county officials.
“She explained the process of how to deal with a federal disaster,” Mayor Paul Winfield said Monday evening follow-ing the tour with Davis, who was headed back to Washing-ton, D.C., this morning. “One of the things she stressed was that you only get something if you ask for it.”
Davis serves under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and was sent to assess flooding in the areas around Warren County, Win-field said.
Davis toured the Redwood area and Kings community by boat, driven by Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace.
She visited Redwood Ele-
mentary School and walked around the levee built around the west and north sides of the school, Winfield said.
The City of Vicksburg plans to ask the Federal Emer-gency Management Agency for equipment to maneuver around flood water, Winfield said.
“I’m thinking about the tools and equipment that we are going to need,” he said.
Individual assistance through FEMA also is avail-able, he said.
He urged residents who are directly affected by the flood to call 800-621-3362 or visit www.fema.gov to apply for assis-tance and track the status of their application.
Earlier in the day at a meet-ing of the City of Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Alder-men, Winfield said he plans to hold another community meeting next week to update the public about available federal assistance. No date or place has been set.
MiSSiSSippi RiveR Flood 2011
DaviD Jackson•The Vicksburg PosT
River stagesMississippi’s 2011 riseat Vicksburg• March 31 — 43.3 feet
(initial spring crest)
• April 16 . . . . 36.3 feet• April 17 . . . . 36.4 feet• April 18 . . . . 36.9 feet• April 19 . . . . 37.1 feet• April 20 . . . . 37.3 feet• April 21 . . . . 37.5 feet• April 22 . . . . 38.0 feet• April 23 . . . . 38.0 feet• April 24 . . . . 38.5 feet• April 25 . . . . 39.2 feet• April 26 . . . . 39.6 feet• April 27 . . . . 40.3 feet• April 28 . . . . 41.3 feet• April 29 . . . . 42.4 feet• April 30 . . . . 42.9 feet• May 1 . . . . . . 43.7 feet• May 2 . . . . . . 45.1 feet• May 3 . . . . . . 46.2 feet• May 4 . . . . . . 47.0 feet• May 5 . . . . . . 47.9 feet• May 6 . . . . . . 48.9 feet• May 7 . . . . . . 49.3 feet• May 8 . . . . . . 50.4 feet• May 9 . . . . . . 51.9 feet• May 10 . . . . 52.8 feet• May 11 . . . . 53.8 feet• May 12 . . . . 54.6 feet• May 13 . . . . 55.5 feet• May 14 . . . . 55.6 feet• May 15 . . . . 56.0 feet• May 16 . . . . 56.6 feet• May 17 . . . . 57.0 feet
Mark Lockwood stands in the doorway to his home on Hartley Road off Glass Road in south Warren County Monday.
A collapsed levee at Warren Paving and Dirt Works
From left, William Patrick Henderson III, Bran Tippitt and Jarvis Holmes check on the levee built behind Meadow Lane homes.
VA sets up units to help victims
The G.V. “Sonny” Montgom-ery Veterans Affairs Medical Center is assisting high risk patient populations with evac-uation and relocation, pro-viding medication refills for evacuating veterans, setting up Mobile Outreach Units to help veterans with medica-tion and refer various other resources to veterans in the Vicksburg area.
A call center has been set up to assist patients and their families. The toll-free number is 888-530-5854 and can be reached 24 hours a day, seven
days a week.For further information,
contact Pamela McFrederick, Acting Public Affairs Officer, at 601-362-4471, ext. 1210.
Softball group collecting food
The Vicksburg Girls Soft-ball Association is teaming up with Red Cross to help those affected by the flood.
The organization will have a box at the concession stand at Bazinsky Park for anyone who would like to donate non-perishable goods. Those who donate five items or more will receive a free snow cone.
on tHe wateRfrom staff reports
Closed roadsAlready closed by the
Mississippi Department of Transportation until fur-ther notice:• SR 3 – Warren County – ap-
proximately 2.3 miles north of the US 61/SR 3 intersec-tion
• SR 16 / SR 149 (Old Hwy 49W) – Yazoo County – Er-ickson Road to Yazoo River
• SR 3 Warren County – from SR3/US 61 intersection to International Paper en-trance
• US 61 – Warren County – North of Vicksburg at the US 61/SR 3 intersection near Redwood to Backwa-ter Levee
• SR 16 / SR 149 (Old Hwy 49W) – Yazoo County – Whittington Auxiliary Channel to Erickson Road
• US 61 – Warren & Claiborne Counties- South of Vicks-burg, North of Port Gibson, at the Big Black River cross-ing
• SR 24 – Wilkinson County near Fort Adams – The wa-ter is over the road 3 miles east of Fort Adams, it is ap-proximately 6 inches deep across roadway and will continue to rise as the river reaches its crest
• SR 465 – Warren & Issaque-na County between US 61 & Eagle Lake
Probable future closings:• SR 3 – Yazoo County – Start-
ing approximately 0.65 miles north of the SR 3/SR 433 intersection, north-ward for 2 miles – near Sa-tartia – estimated closure date – 19-May-11
• US 49W – Humphreys & Ya-zoo Counties – Whittington Auxiliary Channel South of Silver City to Yazoo River – estimated closure date – 18-May-11
Grand Gulf evacuation route changes:• US 61 - Claiborne County
– Due to possible flooding on US 61, Sectors 1, 2A and 2B will use SR 462 to SR 27.
Roads near water pre-dicted by MDOT to remain open:• SR 1 – Sharkey/Issaquena
County – West of US 61 at the SR 1/SR 465 intersec-tion
• SR 16/County Road 16 – Sharkey County – in the vicinity of Delta National Forrest
• SR 3 – Yazoo County – at Ya-zoo City
• US 49E – Yazoo and Holmes County – North of Eden
• US 49E – Yazoo County – near Mississippi Chemical
Roads closed by City of Vicksburg:
Hardin Road, Jackson Lane, Marys Lane, Pittman Road west of rail tracks, Williams Street, Long Lake Road, Thompson Lake Road west of rail tracks, Chickasaw Road, Browns Alley, Ford Road, Eva Street, Kings Cross-ing west end, Randle Street, Hutson Street, Rankin Alley, Taylor Street, Falk Steel Road, Round Alley, Railroad Alley , Young Alley, Water Street and North Washington Street at First East and Le-vee Streets, Warrenton Lane, Warrenton Place, west end of Cedars School Circle, north end of Magnolia Road.
Roads closed by Warren County:
Ziegler Road, Laney Camp Road, Black Stock Road, Thompson Lake Road, Chick-asaw Road, Chickasaw Lane, Chickasaw Drive, Long Lake Road, Kings Point Road, Old River Road, Letourneau Road, Rocky Lane, Hartley Road, Alexander Road, Al-len Station at Togo Road, Dogwood Road, Glass Road south of Letourneau Road, Campbell Swamp Road at Sherrod Drive, Sherrod Drive.
Mississippi RiverToday’s stage: 57.0
24-hour change: + 0.4 footCrest predicted
for Thursday: 57.5 feetFlood stage: 43 feet
through the years• March 31, 2011 . . . . 43.3• May 26, 2010 . . . . . . . 42.8• May 27, 2009 . . . . . . . 47.5• April 19, 2008 . . . . . . 50.9
• Jan. 31, 2005 . . . . . . . 44.5• May 29, 2003 . . . . . . . 43.0 • June 3, 2002 . . . . . . . 45.4• May 14, 1998 . . . . . . . 43.6• March 22, 1997 . . . . 49.1• May 27, 1983 . . . . . . . 49.3• May 13, 1973 . . . . . . . 51.6• Feb. 21, 1937 . . . . . . . 53.2• June 6, 1929 . . . . . . . 52.8• May 4, 1927 . . . . . . . . 56.2• April 28, 1922 . . . . . . 52.5
SPORTSPUZZLES B6 | CLASSIFIEDS B7
Steve Wilson, sports editor | E-mail: [email protected] | Tel: 601.636.4545 ext 142
THE VICKSBURG POST
T u e s d a y, M a y 17, 2011 • S E C T I O N B
LOTTERYLa. Pick 3: 5-0-0 La. Pick 4: 6-1-7-2Weekly results: B2
Braves rallyThe Atlanta Braves make a winner of Tommy Han-son with a victory over Houston on Monday. Story/B3
ON TV8 p.m. ESPN - Kevin Du-rant leads the Oklahoma City Thunder into Dallas to face Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks in Game 1 of the Western Confer-ence Finals.
WhO’S hOTJUSTIN HENRYFormer Vicksburg Highand Ole Miss star was the East-ern League Player of the Week for the Detroit Tigers’ Class AA affiliate, the Erie Sea Wolves, for the week of May 9-15. He hit .464 with five runs and three stolen bases and is sec-ond in the league in bat-ting average, hitting .368.
SIdELINESJacksonville blanksMississippi Braves
The Suns finally found the bats at Trustmark Park on Monday and in a big way.
Luke Montz went 3-for-4 while driving in five runs to lead the Jackson-ville Suns to an 8-0 vic-tory over the Mississippi Braves after the M-Braves held the Suns scoreless in the first two games of the series.
Jacksonville starter Brad Hand (4-1) held the Braves hitless through five innings.
Antoan Richardson led off the sixth with a single to deep short for the first of two Mississippi hits in the game.
The only time Mississip-pi moved a runner into scoring position was in the bottom of the sev-enth, when Ernesto Me-jia walked and moved to second on a base hit by Cory Harrilchak.
Hand pitched a two-hit gem, walking four and striking out three in 61⁄3 innings of work.Montz led off the top of the sec-ond with a solo homer to left field, plating the first run of the series for Jack-sonville. Alex Romero fol-lowed with a single and moved over on a ground out before scoring on Chris Gutierrez’s single to right field.
M-Braves starting pitcher Paul Clemens (3-1) took the loss. He was charged with two runs.
prep basketball
College baseball
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NuttbootstwoRebelsBy The Associated Press
OXFORD — Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt has dismissed linebacker Clar-ence Jackson and defen-sive end Delvin Jones after the two were arrested and charged with public drunkenness last week.
Jackson, a 6-foot-1, 235-pound sophomore, was listed as a starting line-backer after spring prac-tice. Jones, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound sophomore, was listed as a fourth-team defensive end.
It was Jackson’s second legal issue in his short career. The sophomore was arrested last fall after allegedly stealing a televi-sion and other electronic equipment from a building on campus. He played in four games as a true fresh-man, but was suspended for the rest of the season after the incident.
Jones was suspended for the final two games of the season.
The apparent last straw came early Friday morn-ing in Oxford, when the two players were arrested and charged with public drunkenness. Nutt imme-diately suspended the players indefinitely before making his decision to dis-miss the two players on Monday morning.
“I believe in trying to make a difference in a young man’s life, and second chances are a part of that,” Nutt said in a statement released by the school. “However, you reach a point where you can’t get through to them, and as a team, we have to move on.”
COLLEgEfOOTBaLL
Hitters make up Ferriss finalistsFrom staff reports
Good hitting beat out good pitching in the race for the 2011 Cellular South Ferriss Trophy.
Three outstanding hit-ters — Southern Miss’ Tyler Koelling and B.A. Vollmuth, and Mississippi State’s Jarrod Parks — were announced as finalists Monday for the award given to Mississippi’s top college baseball player.
The trio has a combined 66 extra base hits and 125 RBIs
this season. Koelling and Parks have both posted dou-ble-digit hit-ting streaks, while Voll-muth is tied for second in Conference USA with 12 home runs.
Parks, a Madison native, leads the Southeastern Con-ference with a .396 batting average, and in on-base per-centage at .538. He has only
made four errors at third base this season. He also has a 21-game hitting streak to his credit.
Koelling, a Luling, La. native, leads Southern Miss with a .374 average and is the only member of the team to play in all 50 games this season.
He has only struck out eight times in 219 at-bats.
Vollmuth, a preseason All-American and Biloxi native, leads Southern Miss in home runs and RBIs. His 40 career homers rank seventh on
USM’s all-time list.The finalists were selected
by a panel of 25 voters that includes college coaches, major league scouts and one member of the media. Thir-teen other players received votes.
The winner will be announced on May 23 at noon at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in Jackson.
Tickets to the luncheon are $35, and are available by call-ing the Hall of Fame at 1-800-280-3263.
JarrodParks
SoUthErn MISS SPortS InForMAtIon oFFICE
By Jeff [email protected]
The search continues for a new boys basketball coach at Warren Central.
Lanier High School coach Thomas Billups said that he is no longer a candidate to direct the Warren Central basketball program, which is looking to replace former coach Jesse Johnson.
Vicksburg Warren School District Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Duran Swinford
confirmed that Billups, who had been the choice of an initial search com-mittee at Warren Cen-tral, could not agree to terms and that the position is being re-advertised.
Billups, who won eight state championships and made six other appearances in the
state finals at Lanier, said he will remain the basketball coach at the Jackson school.
“I’ll be back at Lanier,” Bil-lups said. “We just couldn’t get the money right. I wanted what (Josh) Morgan, the football coach, gets (in his supplement). When we were talking, it was my under-standing I’d be a part-time PE (physical education) coach. Then they changed it and said I would have to teach a computer class. I’m retired (from the classroom).
I’m not going back into the classroom.”
Swinford did not address the classroom issue, but said it was a salary issue,
“We weren’t able to work out a salary, so we’re going to go in a different direction,” Swinford. “There were no bad feelings in this.”
When asked why the dis-trict would not go ahead and offer the position to the No. 2 candidate, who Billups said was former New Hope coach Robert Byrd, Swinford said
she wanted a new search.“I never want to limit our
options,” Swinford said. “When it got out that Coach Billups had applied, we felt some coaches may have backed away. Now that coach Billups is not coming, we can make sure we get the right match for our kids.”
Swinford said that coaches who interviewed are encour-aged to reapply, but they would not be interviewed
Billups, Warren Central can’t make a dealSchool district will start anew in search for new boys basketball coach
See Coach, Page B3.
Southern Miss outfielder Tyler Koelling, left, and shortstop B.A. Vollmuth are two of the three finalists for the Cellular South Ferriss Trophy, presented by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame to the state’s most outstanding college baseball player. The other finalist is Mississippi State outfielder Jarrod Parks.
ThomasBillups
Hall of Fame slugger Killebrew dies at 74By The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — Harmon Killebrew, the Minnesota Twins slugger known for his tape-measure home runs, has died at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74.
The team said Killebrew died peacefully this morning with his wife, Nita, and their
family at his side.He had announced in
December that he had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. Last week, Killebrew announced that doctors had deemed his cancer incur-able and he would no longer fight it.
“With the continued love and support of my wife, Nita,
I have exhausted all options,” Killebrew said. He added: “I have spent the past decade of my life promoting hospice care and educating people on its benefits. I am very com-fortable taking this next step and experiencing the com-passionate care that hospice provides.”
Killebrew, who’s 11th on
baseball’s all-time home run list with 573, thanked his well-wishers for their support.
Killebrew was able to travel to Fort Myers, Fla., in March for his annual stint as a guest instructor at spring train-ing with the Twins. He was in good spirits and appeared healthy, only thinner, quip-
ping that manager Ron Gar-denhire gave him the OK to show up late. He said he relished the opportunity to immerse himself in baseball and divert his focus from the treatment and the disease.
Killebrew’s eight seasons with 40 or more homers is tied for second in league his-tory to Babe Ruth.
B1 SpORTS
College BaseeBallSOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
East All Games SEC W L W Lx-Vanderbilt ..................42 8 20 7x-South Carolina ..........41 11 20 7x-Florida ........................39 13 20 7x-Georgia ......................26 26 15 12Kentucky .......................24 28 7 20Tennessee ....................23 27 5 22
West All Games SEC W L W LArkansas .......................33 17 13 14Auburn ..........................28 24 13 14Mississippi St. ............33 18 13 14Alabama .......................31 22 13 14Ole Miss ......................28 23 12 15LSU ...............................33 19 11 16x-clinched SEC Tournament berth
Monday’s GamesNo games scheduled
Today’s GamesKennesaw St. at Georgia, 4 p.m.Western Kentucky at Kentucky, 5:30 p.m.Auburn at South Alabama, 6 p.m.UNC-Asheville at South Carolina, 6 p.m.Jackonsville at Florida, 6 p.m.Belmont at Tennessee, 6 p.m.Mississippi St. at Memphis, 6:30 p.m.LSU at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m.UT-Martin at Arkansas, 6:35 p.m.
Wednesday’s GamesNo games scheduled
Thursday’s GamesAuburn at Tennessee, 5 p.m.Kentucky at Florida, 6 p.m.LSU at Mississippi St., 6 p.m.Vanderbilt at Georgia, 6:30 p.m.Ole Miss at Arkansas, 6:35 p.m.South Carolina at Alabama, 6:35 p.m.
CONFERENCE USA All Games C-USA W L W LSouthern Miss ............37 13 15 6Rice ..............................35 17 14 7East Carolina ................34 17 11 10Houston ........................24 27 11 10Tulane ...........................30 21 10 11UCF ..............................33 19 10 11Memphis .......................27 23 10 11UAB ..............................27 25 9 15Marshall ........................19 28 6 14
Monday’s GamesNo games scheduled
Today’s GamesMarshall at Wake Forest, 5 p.m.Old Dominion at East Carolina, 5 p.m.Mississippi St. at Memphis, 6:30 p.m.Texas St. at Rice, 6:30 p.m.UTSA at Houston, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s GamesNo games scheduled
Thursday’s GamesUAB at Utah, 1 p.m.Marshall at Central Florida, 5:30 p.m.Rice at Southern Miss, 6 p.m.East Carolina at Tulane, 6:30 p.m.Houston at Memphis, 6:30 p.m.
———Mississippi schedule
Monday’s GamesNo games scheduled
Today’s GameMississippi St. at Memphis, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s GamesNo games scheduled
Thursday’s GamesRice at Southern Miss, 6 p.m.LSU at Mississippi St., 6:30 p.m.Ole Miss at Arkansas, 6:35 p.m.
———SWAC Tournament
At Shreveport, La.Wednesday’s Games
Mississippi Valley St. vs. Grambling, 9 a.m.Jackson St. vs. Prairie View, NoonAlcorn St. vs. Texas Southern, 3 p.m.Alabama St. vs. Southern 6 p.m.
mlBamerican league
East Division W L Pct GBTampa Bay ...................24 17 .585 —New York ......................20 19 .513 3Boston ..........................21 20 .512 3Toronto .........................21 20 .512 3Baltimore ......................19 21 .475 4 1/2
Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland ......................25 13 .658 —Detroit ...........................22 19 .537 4 1/2Kansas City ..................20 20 .500 6Chicago ........................17 25 .405 10Minnesota .....................12 27 .308 13 1/2
West Division W L Pct GBTexas ............................22 19 .537 —Los Angeles .................22 20 .524 1/2Oakland ........................21 20 .512 1Seattle ..........................17 23 .425 4 1/2
Monday’s GamesTampa Bay 6, N.Y. Yankees 5Toronto 4, Detroit 2Boston 8, Baltimore 7Cleveland 19, Kansas City 1Texas 4, Chicago White Sox 0Oakland 5, L.A. Angels 4, 9 inningsSeattle 5, Minnesota 2
Today’s GamesN.Y. Yankees (Nova 3-3) at Tampa Bay (Shields 4-1), 5:40 p.m.Toronto (Litsch 4-2) at Detroit (Porcello 3-2), 6:05 p.m.Baltimore (Britton 5-2) at Boston (Wakefield 0-1), 6:10 p.m.Cleveland (C.Carrasco 1-2) at Kansas City (O’Sullivan 2-2), 7:10 p.m.Texas (Harrison 3-4) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-6), 7:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (Chatwood 2-1) at Oakland (G.Gonzalez 4-2), 9:05 p.m.Minnesota (Liriano 2-5) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 4-3), 9:10 p.m.
Wednesday’s GamesN.Y. Yankees (Colon 2-2) at Baltimore (Guthrie 1-6), 6:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Hellickson 4-2) at Toronto (R.Romero 3-4), 6:07 p.m.Detroit (Coke 1-5) at Boston (C.Buchholz 4-3), 6:10 p.m.Cleveland (Masterson 5-1) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 0-0), 7:10 p.m.Texas (Ogando 4-0) at Kansas City (Hochevar 3-4), 7:10 p.m.Minnesota (Pavano 2-4) at Oakland (McCarthy 1-4), 9:05 p.m.L.A. Angels (Weaver 6-3) at Seattle (Vargas 2-2), 9:10 p.m.
National leagueEast Division
W L Pct GBPhiladelphia ..................25 15 .625 —Florida ...........................24 16 .600 1Atlanta ..........................24 19 .558 2 1/2Washington ...................20 21 .488 5 1/2New York ......................19 22 .463 6 1/2
Central Division W L Pct GBCincinnati ......................24 17 .585 —St. Louis .......................23 19 .548 1 1/2Milwaukee .....................20 21 .488 4Pittsburgh .....................18 23 .439 6
Chicago ........................17 22 .436 6Houston ........................15 26 .366 9
West Division W L Pct GBSan Francisco ..............22 18 .550 —Colorado .......................21 18 .538 1/2Los Angeles .................19 23 .452 4San Diego ....................18 23 .439 4 1/2Arizona .........................17 23 .425 5
Monday’s GamesSt. Louis 3, Philadelphia 1Washington 4, Pittsburgh 2Cincinnati 7, Chicago Cubs 4Florida 2, N.Y. Mets 1, 11 inningsAtlanta 3, Houston 2Colorado 7, San Francisco 4San Diego 8, Arizona 4Milwaukee 2, L.A. Dodgers 1
Today’s GamesHouston (W.Rodriguez 2-3) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 3-3), 12:05 p.m.Pittsburgh (Morton 4-1) at Washington (Zimmer-mann 2-4), 12:05 p.m.San Francisco (J.Sanchez 3-2) at Colorado (Jime-nez 0-3), 2:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Garza 2-4) at Cincinnati (Volquez 3-1), 6:10 p.m.Florida (Nolasco 3-0) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 2-4), 6:10 p.m.Philadelphia (Oswalt 3-1) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 5-0), 7:15 p.m.San Diego (Stauffer 0-1) at Arizona (D.Hudson 3-5), 8:40 p.m.Milwaukee (Wolf 3-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 4-3), 9:10 p.m.
Wednesday’s GamesColorado (De La Rosa 5-1) at Philadelphia (Hamels 4-2), 6:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Dempster 2-4) at Florida (Volstad 2-2), 6:10 p.m.Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 2-3) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 3-3), 6:10 p.m.Washington (Gorzelanny 2-2) at N.Y. Mets (Gee 2-0), 6:10 p.m.Houston (Norris 2-2) at St. Louis (Lohse 4-2), 7:15 p.m.Atlanta (Teheran 0-1) at Arizona (J.Saunders 0-5), 8:40 p.m.Milwaukee (Gallardo 4-2) at San Diego (Moseley 1-5), 9:05 p.m.San Francisco (Cain 3-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Ker-shaw 5-3), 9:10 p.m.
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miNoR league BaseBallsouthern leagueNorth Division
W L Pct. GBJackson (Mariners) .......21 15 .583 —Tennessee (Cubs) ........22 16 .579 —Chattanooga (Dodgers) 20 18 .526 2Huntsville (Brewers) .....19 18 .514 2 1/2Carolina (Reds) ............11 27 .289 11
South Division W L Pct. GBMobile (D-backs) ..........21 15 .583 —B-ham (White Sox) ......20 17 .541 1 1/2Jacksonville (Marlins) ...19 19 .500 3Montgomery (Rays) ......18 20 .474 4Mississippi (Braves) ..16 22 .421 6
———Monday’s Games
Montgomery 6, Birmingham 4, 11 inningsJackson 5, Huntsville 2Jacksonville 8, Mississippi 0Mobile 6, Carolina 1Chattanooga 2, Tennessee 1
Today’s GamesMontgomery at Birmingham, 8:05 p.m.Huntsville at Jackson, 8:05 p.m.Carolina at Mobile, 8:05 p.m.Jacksonville at Mississippi, 8:05 p.m.Tennessee at Chattanooga, 7:15 p.m.
Wednesday’s GamesMontgomery at Birmingham, 11 a.m.Jacksonville at Mississippi, 11:05 a.m.Huntsville at Jackson, 11:05 a.m.Tennessee at Chattanooga, 11:15 a.m.Carolina at Mobile, 12:35 p.m.
NBaNBa Playoffs
CONFERENCE FINALS(Best-of-7)
EASTERN CONFERENCEChicago 1, Miami 0
May 15: Chicago 103, Miami 82Wednesday: Miami at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.Sunday: Chicago at Miami, 7:30 p.m.May 24: Chicago at Miami, 7:30 p.m.x-May 26: Miami at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.x-May 28: Chicago at Miami, 7:30 p.m.x-May 30: Miami at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCEDallas vs. Oklahoma City
Today: Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8 p.m.Thursday: Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8 p.m.Saturday: Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.May 23: Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.x-May 25: Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8 p.m.x-May 27: Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.x-May 29: Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8 p.m.
NhlNhl Playoffs
CONFERENCE FINALS(Best-of-7)
EASTERN CONFERENCETampa Bay 1, Boston 0
May 14: Tampa Bay 5, Boston 2Today: Tampa Bay at Boston, 7 p.m.Thursday: Boston at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.Saturday: Boston at Tampa Bay, 12:30 p.m.x-May 23: Tampa Bay at Boston, 7 p.m.x-May 25: Boston at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.x-May 27: Tampa Bay at Boston, 7 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCEVancouver 1, San Jose 0
May 15: Vancouver 3, San Jose 2Wednesday: San Jose at Vancouver, 8 p.m.Friday: Vancouver at San Jose, 8 p.m.Sunday: Vancouver at San Jose, 2 p.m.x-May 24: San Jose at Vancouver, 8 p.m.x-May 26: Vancouver at San Jose, 8 p.m.x-May 28: San Jose at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
auTo RaCiNgSprint Cup Schedule
Feb. 20 — Daytona 500 (Trevor Bayne)Feb. 27 — Subway Fresh Fit 500 (Jeff Gordon)March 6 — Kobalt Tools 400 (Carl Edwards)March 20 — Jeff Byrd 500 (Kyle Busch)March 27 — Auto Club 400 (Kevin Harvick)April 3 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500 (Kevin Harvick)April 9 — Samsung Mobile 500 (Matt Kenseth)April 17 — Aaron’s 499 (Jimmie Johnson)April 30 — Crown Royal Presents The Matthew & Daniel Hansen 400 (Kyle Busch)May 7 — Southern 500 (Regan Smith)May 15 — FedEx 400 (Matt Kenseth)May 21 — x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C.May 21 — x-Sprint All-Star Race, Concord, N.C.May 29 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C.June 5 — STP 400, Kansas City, Kan.June 12 — Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa.June 19 — Heluva Good! 400, Brooklyn, Mich.June 26 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.July 2 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.July 9 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky.July 17 — Lenox Tools 301, Loudon, N.H.July 31 — Brickyard 400, Indianapolis
Sprint Cup standings1. Carl Edwards ................................................ 4162. Jimmie Johnson ............................................ 3923. Kyle Busch .................................................... 3794. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ........................................ 3645. Kevin Harvick ................................................ 3626. Matt Kenseth ................................................. 3427. Ryan Newman .............................................. 3408. Clint Bowyer .................................................. 3369. Kurt Busch .................................................... 33610. Tony Stewart ............................................... 32811. Mark Martin ................................................. 32412. Greg Biffle ................................................... 31113. Denny Hamlin ............................................. 30414. Jeff Gordon ................................................. 29915. Juan Pablo Montoya ................................... 29616. A J Allmendinger ........................................ 29517. Paul Menard ............................................... 29118. Kasey Kahne .............................................. 28619. Martin Truex Jr. .......................................... 28220. Marcos Ambrose ......................................... 281
———Nationwide Series Schedule
Feb. 19 — DRIVE4COPD 300 (Tony Stewart)Feb. 26 — Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 (Kyle Busch)March 5 — Sam’s Town 300 (Mark Martin)March 19 — Scotts EZ Seed 300 (Kyle Busch)March 26 — Royal Purple 300 (Kyle Busch)April 8 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 (Carl Edwards)April 16 — Aaron’s 312 (Kyle Busch)April 23 — Nashville 300 (Carl Edwards)April 29 — BUBBA burger 250 (Denny Hamlin)May 6 — Royal Purple 200 (Kyle Busch)May 14 — 5-hour ENERGY 200 (Carl Edwards)May 22 — John Deere 250, Newton, IowaMay 28 — Top Gear 300, Concord, N.C.June 4 — STP 300, Joliet, Ill.June 18 — Alliance Parts 250, Brooklyn, Mich.June 25 — Bucyrus 200, Elkhart Lake, Wis.July 1 — Subway Jalapeno 250, Daytona Beach, Fla.July 8 — Feed The Children 300, Sparta, Ky.July 16 — New England 200, Loudon, N.H.July 23 — Federated 300, Lebanon, Tenn.July 30 — Kroger 200, Indianapolis
Nationwide Series standings1. Elliott Sadler ................................................... 3792. Reed Sorenson ............................................. 3693. Jason Leffler ................................................. 3644. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ..................................... 3635. Justin Allgaier ............................................... 3616. Aric Almirola .................................................. 3397. Kenny Wallace .............................................. 3178. Brian Scott .................................................... 2869. Steve Wallace ............................................... 28210. Josh Wise ................................................... 274
———IndyCar Schedule
March 27 — Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Dario Franchitti)April 10 — Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (Will Power)April 17 — Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach (Mike Conway)May 2 — Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 (Will Power)May 29 — Indianapolis 500, IndianapolisJune 11 — Firestone Twin 275 Race 2, Fort Worth, TexasJune 11 — Firestone Twin 275 Race 1, Fort Worth, TexasJune 19 — The Milwaukee 225, West Allis, Wis.June 25 — Iowa Corn Indy 250, Newton, IowaJuly 10 — Honda Indy Toronto, Toronto, OntarioJuly 24 — Edmonton Indy, Edmonton, AlbertaAug. 7 — Honda Indy 200, Lexington, OhioAug. 14 — New Hampshire 225, Loudon, N.H.Aug. 28 — Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, Sonoma, Calif.Sep. 4 — Baltimore Grand Prix, BaltimoreSep. 18 — Indy Japan 300, MotegiOct. 2 — Kentucky Indy 300, Sparta, Ky.Oct. 16 — IZOD IndyCar World Championships, Las Vegas
IndyCar standings1. Will Power ..................................................... 1682. Dario Franchitti ............................................. 1543. Oriol Servia ................................................... 1104. Mike Conway ................................................ 1025. Ryan Briscoe ................................................ 1016. Tony Kanaan .................................................. 997. Alex Tagliani ................................................... 858. Scott Dixon ..................................................... 849. Graham Rahal ................................................ 8210. Takuma Sato ................................................ 80
Formula One ScheduleMarch 27 — Australian Grand Prix (Sebastian Vettel)April 10 — Malaysia Grand Prix (Sebastian Vettel)April 17 — Chinese Grand Prix (Lewis Hamilton)May 8 — Turkish Grand Prix (Sebastian Vettel)May 22 — Spanish Grand Prix, BarcelonaMay 29 — Monaco Grand Prix, Monte CarloJune 12 — Canadian Grand Prix, MontrealJune 26 — European Grand Prix, ValenciaJuly 10 — British Grand Prix, SilverstoneJuly 24 — German Grand Prix, NuerburgringJuly 31 — Hungarian Grand Prix, BudapestAug. 28 — Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francor-champsSep. 11 — Italian Grand Prix, MonzaSep. 25 — Singapore Grand Prix, SingaporeOct. 9 — Japanese Grand Prix, SuzukaOct. 16 — Korean Grand Prix, YeongamOct. 30 — Indian Grand Prix, Greater NoidaNov. 13 — Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Abu DhabiNov. 27 — Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo
Formula One standings1. Sebastian Vettel .............................................. 932. Lewis Hamilton ............................................... 593. Mark Webber .................................................. 554. Jenson Button ................................................. 465. Fernando Alonso ............................................ 416. Felipe Massa .................................................. 247. Nick Heidfeld ................................................... 218. Vitaly Petrov .................................................... 219. Nico Rosberg .................................................. 2010. Kamui Kobayashi ............................................ 8
TRaNsaCTioNsBaseBall
MLBMLB—Named John Allen assistant monitor of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Suspended New York Mets minor league RHP Edgar Ramirez (Binghamton-EL) 50 games after testing positive for a perfor-mance-enhancing substance.American LeagueBOSTON RED SOX—Place RHP John Lackey on 15-Day DL. Recalled RHP Scott Atchison from Pawtucket (IL).CLEVELAND INDIANS—Placed OF Grady Sizemore on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 11. Recalled OF Travis Buck from Columbus (IL).KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Assigned RHP Vin Mazzaro to Omaha (PCL). Recalled LHP Everett Teaford from Omaha.SEATTLE MARINERS—Released OF Milton Bradley.TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Placed 1B Adam Lind on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 8. Purchased the contract of OF Eric Thames from Las Vegas (PCL).
National LeagueCINCINNATI REDS—Placed LHP Aroldis Chap-man on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Jordan Smith from Louisville (IL).HOUSTON ASTROS—Announced owner Drayton McLane agreed to sell the team to a group led by Houston businessman Jim Crane.NEW YORK METS—Assigned INF Chin-lung Hu and RHP Ryota Igarashi to Buffalo (IL). Recalled SS Ruben Tejada from Buffalo. Activated RHP Pedro Beato from the 15-day DL.PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Activated RHP Roy Oswalt from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Vance Worley to Lehigh Valley (IL).ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Claimed RHP Jess Todd off waivers from the N.Y. Yankees. Trans-ferred RHP Bryan Augenstein from 15-day to 60-day DL.
FooTBallNFL
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Named Mark Brockelman senior vice president/chief financial and administra-tive officer.
Canadian Football LeagueCALGARY STAMPEDERS—Signed DL Lindsey Witten and DL Torrey Davis.
gYmNasTiCsInternational Gymnastics Federation
IGF—Suspended Cyprus, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Macau, Macedonia, Paraguay, Sey-chelles, Syria, Tajikistan, and Yemen for failing to pay money owed to the sport’s ruling body.
hoCKeYNational Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES—Promoted Jay Feaster to general manager.
soCCeRUnited Soccer Leagues
USL—Entered into an agreement to operate the Major Indoor Soccer League.
CollegeARIZONA—Announced basketball junior G Lamont Jones announced will transfer.GEORGE MASON—Named Roland Houston men’s assistant basketball coach. Retained director of men’s basketball operations Scott Lombardi.
B2 Tuesday, May 17, 2011 The Vicksburg Post
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FlashBaCKBY tHe assoCIateD Press
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scoreboardCYCLING
4 p.m. Versus - Tour of California, stage 3
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL7 p.m. MLB - Philadelphia at St. Lou-
is, or Texas at Chicago White SoxNBA PLAYOFFS
7:30 p.m. ESPN - Draft Lottery8 p.m. ESPN - Oklahoma City at Dallas, Game 1
NHL PLAYOFFS7 p.m. Versus - Tampa Bay at Boston,
Game 2
May 171875 — Aristides, ridden by Oliver
Lewis, wins the first Kentucky Derby by one-quarter length over Volcano.
1970 — Hank Aaron gets an infield single off Cincinnati’s Wayne Simpson for his 3,000th hit.
1979 — Dave Kingman of the Cubs hits three home runs and Mike Schmidt of the Phillies hits two, as Philadelphia beats Chicago 23-22 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field. The game includes 11 home runs, 50 hits and 109 at-bats.
1998 — David Wells pitches the 13th perfect game in modern major league history as the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 4-0.
loTTeRYSunday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 7-4-9La. Pick 4: 2-4-5-8Monday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 5-0-0 La. Pick 4: 6-1-7-2 Tuesday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 3-3-3 La. Pick 4: 1-7-1-2 Wednesday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 7-5-4La. Pick 4: 8-2-5-7Easy 5: 7-9-20-25-34La. Lotto: 2-11-13-24-25-29Powerball: 9-17-32-43-45Powerball: 31; Power play:3Thursday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 8-7-0La. Pick 4: 8-3-3-8 Friday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 3-2-6La. Pick 4: 8-9-8-4Saturday’s drawingLa. Pick 3: 4-5-4La. Pick 4: 0-1-8-8Easy 5: 21-24-26-30-36La. Lotto: 1-3-4-11-30-36Powerball: 8-17-18-40-44Powerball: 16; Power play: 2
BaseBallMcLane will sellAstros for $680 million
HOUSTON — Astros owner Dray-ton McLane announced that he has agreed to sell the team to a group led by Houston businessman Jim Crane for $680 million — the sec-ond-highest price in major league history if it is approved.
The sale is subject to approval by Major League Baseball, a pro-cess officials said could take at least 30-60 days. Upon approval, his group will become the fifth own-ership group in charge of a team founded in 1962.
The sale price trails only the $845 million purchase of the Chicago Cubs by the Ricketts family two years ago. The $660 million sale of the Boston Red Sox in 2002 cur-rently is second.
Beating victimis still critical
SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly seven weeks after a brutal beat-ing outside Dodger Stadium, a San Francisco Giants fan still in critical condition with brain injuries was jetted to Northern California for more medical care and to be closer to his loved ones.
The attack on Bryan Stow by two drunken Dodgers fans who remain at large saddened and shamed many Los Angeles residents who donated tens of thousands of dol-lars to his care.
A top neurosurgeon in San Fran-cisco said at a press conference Monday that doctors in Los Ange-les did excellent work in provid-ing aggressive treatment in saving Stow’s life.
NFlBucs said noto ‘Hard Knocks’
TAMPA, Fla. — The Buccaneers have said no to HBO.
Tampa Bay has declined an invi-tation to be featured on the cable TV network’s next edition of “Hard Knocks,” the team said on its Twit-ter account.
“We have respectfully declined this year’s ‘Hard Knocks’ invita-tion,” the team announced. “Won-derful show, but the team wants to keep the focus on the field in 2011.”
Tampa Bay went from 3-13 in 2009 to 10-6 last season and has a strong core of young players led by quar-terback Josh Freeman, receiver Mike Williams and defensive tackle Gerald McCoy.
College BasKeTBallKrzyzewski is Duke’shighest paid employee
RALEIGH, N.C. — Mike Krzyze-wski is once again Duke’s highest-paid employee.
The Associated Press obtained the university’s most recent IRS documents for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2010.
Krzyzewski’s total compensation for that year was listed as nearly $4.7 million. That includes a base salary of $2 million.
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Split screen draws fan ravesCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) —
Fox won praise from NASCAR fans for using a split screen during its final commercial break of Sunday’s race at Dover.
It’s the first time the net-work has done that during a NASCAR broadcast, although TNT does it during its broad-cast of the July race at Daytona.
“At this point, the fan feed-back we’ve seen via social media has been very posi-tive,” Fox spokesman Lou D’Ermilio said.
D’Ermilio said the idea to use a split screen was dis-cussed last week, but became doable only when advertis-ers Sprint, FedEx and Pizza Hut agreed to share their screen time with race cover-age. Sprint is the title sponsor of NASCAR’s top series, and FedEx was the title sponsor of Sunday’s race.
“The idea resurfaced ear-lier this week and after some discussion it was decided we would experiment with it if we could get enough advertisers to go along with it,” he said. “Three ardent NASCAR on Fox supporters, Sprint, Pizza Hut and FedEx, all agreed to work with us with the spots they planned to run in the race’s final break.”
Tim Considine, director of sports marketing for Sprint, said the sponsor will see how Fox wants to proceed.
“We were glad we could support this test. We’ve heard that fans have reacted posi-tively, which is great,” Consi-dine said. “We’ll be interested to hear from our partners at Fox as to the results of the test.”
Fox will discuss using a split screen again with advertisers, but the network has only two races remaining on its por-tion of the NASCAR schedule. TNT takes over for six races next month, and ESPN/ABC
picks up the remainder of the schedule in July.
NASCAR fans have clam-ored for years for split-screen coverage during commercial breaks, to no avail.
ESPN was the first network to use split screens, doing so at IndyCar broadcasts in 2005.
ESPN has not done it in NASCAR, though. Rich Feinberg, vice president of motorsports, said in Febru-ary discussions were ongo-ing with NASCAR about split screens.
“Currently, we are not allowed to do side-by-side per our rights agreement with NASCAR,” he said before the Daytona 500. “But I know that in our partnership we have
discussions with them about that and overall we under-stand the frustration.”
NASCAR said in a release Monday that it will continue to evaluate the split screen option with its television partners, but received posi-tive feedback from Fox’s use of the feature.
“NASCAR has always encouraged its media part-ners to explore new and exciting ways of delivering our product to the fans,” the statement said. “Fox, Turner and ESPN have all tested and implemented various commercial format presen-tations over the years and based on the very early feed-back through social media on Sunday, the fans really liked what they saw late in the Fox broadcast from Dover.
“We will continue to eval-uate this option with all of our partners with the goal of finding the ultimate viewing experience.”Ailing Braves slip past Astros
By The Associated Press
Fredi Gonzalez wouldn’t accept credit for bringing Eric Hinske and Joe Mather off Atlanta’s bench to start against the Astros.
“That was the only option we had,” the Atlanta Braves man-ager said.
Hinske had three hits, includ-ing a tie-breaking single in the seventh, Mather had a two-run single and the Braves used a makeshift lineup to beat Hous-ton 3-2 on Monday night.
Gonzalez subbed Hinske in left field and Mather in right as the Braves were missing third baseman Chipper Jones and right fielder Jason Heyward from their starting lineup.
“We’re just trying to fill in for the guys who are down right now,” Hinske said.
Heyward, who missed his sixth straight start with inflammation in his right shoulder, entered the game in the eighth inning as a defen-sive replacement. In his first at-bat since Tuesday, Heyward hit a grounder in the eighth and was safe on shortstop Clint Barmes’ throwing error. Gonzalez said Heyward will start this afternoon’s finale of the two-game series.
An MRI on Sunday revealed Jones has a small meniscus tear in his right knee. He had two shots in the knee Sunday and said he felt better on Monday.
Jones said he may start today if he continues to improve. If there is persistent pain, however, Jones could need arthroscopic surgery.
Tommy Hanson (5-3) gave
up three hits and two runs, one earned, in seven innings. He struck out 10, one shy of his career high, with only one walk. Hanson, who lowered his ERA to 2.35, has won his last four decisions. He said he wanted to help make sure the Braves avoided a letdown after winning two of three games against first-place Philadelphia.
“I think the biggest thing was we got a little bit of momen-tum this weekend against Philly and just wanted to keep rolling,” Hanson said.
In Monday’s other National League games, it was St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 1; Washington 4, Pittsburgh 2; Cincinnati 7, the Chicago Cubs 4; Florida 2, the New York Mets 1 in 11 innings; Colorado 7, San Fran-cisco 4; San Diego 8, Arizona 4; and Milwaukee 2, the Los Angeles Dodgers 1.
Indians 19, Royals 1Vin Mazzaro’s painful jour-
ney Monday night took him all the way from the bullpen to the minor leagues, with a stop in that section of the team record book where nobody wants to be.
It was not a good night for the 25-year-old right-hander.
He pitched what the raw numbers will say was the worst game in the history of the Kansas City Royals: 14 runs allowed, including 10 in a nightmarish fourth inning. Mazzaro erased the Royals record and was demoted to Triple-A Omaha immediately after Cleveland’s 19-1 victory.
“It’s tough. It was a tough game,” said Mazzaro, whose
ERA rose to 22.74. “Some of the plays didn’t go my way. It’s a funny game. You’ve just got to keep battling and attack the zone.”
Michael Brantley hit a three-run homer and Travis Hafner had a bases-loaded double to key Cleveland’s 10-run fourth. Then Mazzaro, the third Royals pitcher of the night, gave up four more in the fifth. He was charged with 14 runs on 11 hits in 21⁄3 innings, becoming the third major league pitcher since 1947 to allow 14 runs in a game, according to STATS LLC.
Before Mazzaro, the only pitchers since 1947 to get clob-bered for 14 runs were Mil-waukee’s Bill Travers in 1977, and Oakland’s Mike Oquist in 1998 against the Yankees.
But those were starters.No reliever had given up
14 runs in the major leagues since 1942, when Lester McCrabb did it for the Phila-delphia Athletics, STATS said. The last pitcher to give up 10 runs in an inning was Texas’ Scott Feldman against the Red Sox on Aug. 12, 2008.
The previous Kansas City record was 11 runs allowed, which had been done three times.
“We needed him to go out and give us five innings today. It didn’t happen,” said Royals manager Ned Yost.
Elsewhere in the American League, it was Tampa Bay 6, the New York Yankees 5; Toronto 4, Detroit 2; Boston 8, Baltimore 7; Texas 4, the Chi-cago White Sox 0; and Oak-land 5, the Los Angeles Angels 4 in 10 innings.
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again.“We already have their
interview scores, so there is no need for them to reinter-view,” Swinford said. “We had a great pool of candidates. Coach Billups had won eight state champi-onships. The coach at New Hope had won one and so did the coach from Forest. While I want the best coach we can get, I also want someone who will be willing to stick with the program and will teach our kids the value of sportsmanship.”
Byrd led New Hope to the Class 5A boys championship in 2008 and then retired. The
Forest coach is Roy Pink-ston, who led the Bearcats to the Class 3A state title. Other coaches interviewed include Petal’s Tory Harris, Port Gibson’s Kim Windom and Forest (La.) coach Jimmy Nail.
Swinford said the process is also ongoing for a new base-ball coach at Vicksburg High Cody Zumbro resigned after one season and will return to his previous position as an assistant coach at Clinton.
“I was sad to see Coach Zumbro go, but that was his decision and it was for his family,” Swinford said. “That position is still being
advertised. Principal (Der-rick) Reed is handling that search.”
In another matter, a new sport may be coming to Warren County. Swin-ford said she might bring a budget request to start a volleyball program at both Vicksburg and Warren Central.
“It’s something we’re trying to do for our next budget ses-sion,” Swinford said of the addition of girls volleyball for the upcoming fall season. “We have a lot of interest in it at Warren Central. It was totally student-driven, which is always good to see.”
Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel and catcher Brian McCann celebrate after defeat-ing the Houston Astros 3-2 Monday. Kimbrel earned the save.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has acknowl-edged that he fathered a child with a member of his household staff, a revelation that appar-ently prompted wife Maria Shriver to leave the couple’s home before they announced their separation last week.
Schwarzenegger and Shriver jointly announced May 9 that they were splitting up after 25 years of marriage. Yet, Shriver moved out of the family’s Brentwood mansion earlier in the year after Schwarzeneg-ger acknowledged the child is his, The Los Angeles Times reported today.
“After leaving the governor’s offi ce I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago,” Schwarzeneg-ger told the Times in a state-ment that also was sent to The Associated Press early today. “I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disap-pointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsi-bility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry.
“I ask that the media respect my wife and children through this extremely diffi cult time,” the statement concluded. “While I deserve your atten-tion and criticism, my family does not.”
Schwarzenegger’s repre-sentatives did not comment further. A spokesman for the former fi rst lady told the Times she had no comment.
The Times did not publish the former staffer’s name nor that of her child but said the woman
worked for the family for 20 years and retired in January.
In an interview Monday before Schwarzenegger issued his statement, the former staffer said another man — her husband at the time — was the child’s father. When the Times later informed the woman of the governor’s statement, she declined to comment further.
The child was born before Schwarzenegger began his seven-year stint in public offi ce.
Shriver stood by her husband during his 2003 gubernatorial campaign after the Los Ange-les Times reported accusations that he had a history of grop-ing women. Schwarzenegger later said he “behaved badly sometimes.”
In his fi rst public comments
since the couple announced their breakup, Schwarzeneg-ger said last week that he and
Shriver “both love each other very much.”
TONIGHT ON TV ■ MOVIE“The Matrix Reloaded” — Freedom � ghters, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss, use ex-traordinary skills and weaponry to revolt against machines./7 on AMC■ SPORTSNBA playo� s — Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thun-der head south on I-35 to Dal-las to take on Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks in Game 1 of the Western Conference � nals./8 on ESPN■ PRIMETIME“Glee” — Jesse St. James helps New Directions choose their set list for Nationals; someone at McKinley su� ers a loss./7 on Fox
THIS WEEK’S LINEUP■ EXPANDED LISTINGSTV TIMES — Network, cable and satellite programs appear in Sunday’s TV Times magazine and online at www.vicksburgpost.com
MILESTONES■ BIRTHDAYSBill Paxton, actor, 56; Bob Saget, actor-comedian, 55; Craig Ferguson, talk show host-actor, 49; Trent Reznor, singer-mu-sician, 46; Jordan Knight, singer, 41; Kat Foster, actress, 33; Nikki Reed, actress, 23; Leven Rambin, actress, 21; Samantha Browne-Walters, actress, 20; Justin Martin, actor, 17. ■ DEATHSBob Flanigan — An original member of the four-part jazz vo-cal harmony group The Four Freshmen has died in Las Vegas at 84. Dina Roth, manager of the group, said Monday that Flanigan died Sunday of congestive heart failure.
Mary Murphy — The actress who was dis-covered in a co� ee shop and landed a role as the small-town wholesome girl opposite Mar-lon Brando in “The Wild One“ has died at 80. Daughter, Stephanie Specht, said that Murphy died May 4 of heart disease at her Beverly Hills home. Murphy had several roles in 1950s � lms, including “The Desperate Hours,” “Beachhead,” “A Man Alone,” “Sitting Bull” and “The Mad Ma-
gician.” Joseph Wershba — A CBS News producer and reporter whose work on a pivotal 1954 expose on Sen. Joseph McCarthy was the centerpiece of the � lm “Good Night, and Good Luck” has died. Wershba, 90, who became one of the six original “60 Min-utes” producers, died Saturday of complications from pneumo-nia on Long Island, N.Y., where he lived, CBS announced in a statement.
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Gi� ords picks wake-up song for shuttleWounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Gi� ords helped
start the � rst full workday in space for her hus-band and the crew of the space shuttle Endeav-our with the song: “Beautiful Day” by U2.
It’s the same song Gi� ords sent as a wake-up call to Mark Kelly in 2006 when they were just dating. But this time the message-of-hope lyr-ics seemed to have a special meaning given her recovery from being shot in the head Jan. 8 in Arizona.
This time the song was from Gi� ords and Kel-ly’s two daughters.
“It’s good to be waking up in space again,” Kelly radioed back to Earth. “I want to thank Gabby, Claudia and Claire for that great wake-up song. It’s always good to hear U2 and ’Beautiful Day’ in space.”
U2’s Bono, who came up with the lyrics, has said the song is about a man who has lost everything but � nds joy in what he still has.
Rapper killed in drive-by in CaliforniaM-Bone of the rap group Cali Swag District, which scored a
hit last year with the song “Teach Me the Dougie,” was killed in a weekend drive-by shooting as he sat in a car outside a liquor
store, police said Monday.The motive for Sunday night’s shooting was
under investigation, Lt. James Madia said.The 22-year-old Inglewood man, whose real
name is Mante Ray Talbert, was sitting alone in his car shortly after 10:30 p.m.
“Another car pulled alongside, gunshots were � red, and the victim was struck twice in the head,” Madia said.Talbert died at a hospital.
Witnesses gave varying descriptions of the � eeing car, Madia said.
Talbert was “the victim of a random act of violence,” said a statement from Cali Swag District’s publicist, Greg Miller.
“He was a hardworking, passionate artist and dancer that will be deeply missed,” Miller said.
AND ONE MORE
Man survives lightning strikeA Pennsylvania man has survived a lighting strike while at a
Boy Scout outing, police said.Police in the town of Industry said the 49-year-old man was
standing by a tree when he was struck by a bolt of lightning at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
Industry o� cer Aaron Lopez said the man and others were moving scouts and camping supplies o� the site as a thunder-storm approached.
Lopez said no children were nearby when the man was struck. The man was up and walking around when police arrived, though he was treated later at a hospital for a wound where the lightning bolt apparently exited his body.
Police are not identifying the man.
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Jerry Lewis retiringfrom MDA telethon
LAS VEGAS (AP) — After 45 years promoting treatment and a cure for children he calls “my kids,” comedian Jerry Lewis announced Monday he is retiring as host of the Labor Day Muscular Dystro-phy Association telethon that has become synonymous with his name.
Lewis, 85, issued a statement through the association call-ing it “time for an all new Tele-thon era.”
“As a labor of love, I’ve hosted the annual Telethon since 1966 and I’ll be making my final appearance on the show this year by perform-ing my signature song, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’” Lewis said of a shortened six-hour primetime broadcast sched-uled for Sept. 4.
Lewis, a Las Vegas resident, has in recent years battled a debilitating back condition, heart issues and the crip-pling lung disease pulmonary fi brosis. He said he’ll continue serving as national Muscular
Dystrophy Association chairman, as he’s done s i n c e t h e early 1950s.
“I’ll never desert MDA and my kids,”
he said.Offi cials
with the Tucson, Ariz.-based nonprofit hailed Lewis as one of the world’s great humanitarians.
More than $1 billion has been raised during Muscular Dystrophy Association tele-thons over the years, associa-tion spokesman Jim Brown said. And a national network of some 200 hospital-affili-ated clinics has opened since Lewis became involved in the telethon.
Lewis’ fi rst live Labor Day weekend telethon in 1966 was broadcast by a single New York City television station. It raised more than $1 million in pledges.
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Daughter lacking life skills plays blame gameDear Abby: My 18-year-old
graduating senior, “Renee,” has told me I have taught her nothing about living life. Fur-thermore, she informed me that her school counselor agrees with her, saying I have failed to teach her the skills needed to be successful in life.
At first I was angry and denied everything my daugh-ter said. Now I am beginning to doubt myself and the way I have raised her. Have I taught
her the necessary skills to live her life? Does she lack what it takes to make it through the good and bad parts of life?
How can I know my Renee will be able to “fl y out of the
nest” because there is no safety net to catch her? — Doubting Mom in Minnesota
Dear Doubting Mom: Before you second-guess your-self any further, check with Renee’s school counselor to make certain he or she was quoted correctly. Does your daughter know how to save money? Balance a checkbook? Hold a job? Does she know right from wrong and how to assert herself?
Many of life’s survival skills
are learned by imitation, the rest from experience. You can’t protect your daughter from everything. Like most parents, you should cross your fingers and pray, and avoid blaming yourself for anyone else’s poor choices.
•Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.Dear Abby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Yellowing hair leadsto uncommon diagnosis
Dear Dr. Gott: I am writ-ing in reference to the lady with white hair that is turn-ing yellow. I, too, had the same problem only to be diagnosed shortly after with the auto-immune disease dermatomy-ositis. This was the cause of my yellowing hair. I am not saying that she has this, but it is another potential cause.
Dear Reader: Dermato-myositis is an uncommon inflammatory disease that causes a distinctive skin rash and muscle weakness. It can occur at any age, but is most common in adults in their late 40s to early 60s, as well as in children between the ages of 5 and 15. Women are affected more often than men. It might appear sud-denly, develop gradually, or take several weeks or months. Periods of remission where symptoms improve or disap-pear might occur. The skin rash is violet or a dusky red and most commonly occurs on the chest, back, face and eyelids and around the nails, knuckles, elbows and knees. It is often patchy and might have bluish-purple discolor-ations. The rash is typically the fi rst — and in some cases only — symptom.
Muscle weakness occurs symmetrically (on both sides of the body). It generally affects the neck, shoulders, upper arms, hips and thighs. It is progressive, meaning it worsens over time. Pain might be experienced by up to half of all sufferers and is gener-ally mild.
Other symptoms and compli-cations might include diffi culty swallowing, muscle and joint pain, fatigue, fever, weight loss, shortness of breath, gas-trointestinal ulcers and perfo-rations (most common in chil-dren), breathing diffi culties, heart inflammation, pneu-monia, aspiration, hardened deposits of calcium under the skin (most common in children) and more. Preg-nancy might worsen symp-toms during active periods and increases the risk of pre-mature or stillbirths. When in remission, these risks are substantially lower.
Dermatomyositis might occur with other conditions such as lung or cardiovascu-lar diseases, Raynaud’s and
connective tissue disorders, including lupus, Sjogren’s, scleroderma or rheumatoid arthritis.
The fi rst line of treatment is oral corticosteroids. Often high doses are given and tapered down to a lower main-tenance dose. Improvement is commonly experienced within two to four weeks, but therapy might be necessary for years. Occasionally, topical steroids might be used.
Other medications might be used in conjunction with ste-roids or alone. This is typi-cally done if symptoms fail to improve or side effects become severe. Corticosteroid-sparing agents such as azathioprine or methotrexate are then con-sidered. Anti-malarial drugs, immunosuppressants, the anti-rejection drug tacrolimus and over-the-counter or pre-scription pain relievers might be benefi cial.
•Write to Dr. Peter Gott in care of United Media, 200 Madison Ave., 4th � ., New York, NY 10016.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Investment proposals that are presently yielding good results are likely to continue to do so. Though the returns may not be as great as those from riskier ventures, you should stick to the tried and true.Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Your ingratiating manner wins you the respect of even those who are hard to please. Your trick is taking the time to listen to their problems and trying to help them resolve their quandaries.Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Avoid wasting your time on insig-ni� cant problems or projects. Try to think large, because you’re especially adept at putting together meaningful arrangements.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Although you might be somewhat adept at taking a chance on reasonable ventures, it doesn’t give you license to bet on matters that are nothing but pie-in-the-sky.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Only hard work on your part will put Lady Luck in the mood to help you successfully close out a matter of material signi� cance. If you coast, she’ll let you bail yourself out.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t abdicate your position or let the controls slip through your � ngers concerning a matter or enterprise you personally direct. Keep a tight rein on the impor-tant things.Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Any � nancial gains you make will be due only to the hard work you and/or your associates con-tribute to the e� ort, and not to Dame Fortune. No more, no less.Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — If you have to be a dreamer, be one who only uses practical, logical procedures to isolate your objectives. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — It behooves you to establish meaningful goals, and to pursue them with much vigor and in-telligence. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Be able to discern the di� erence between playing a loner’s role and sharing in something that has a larger promise of bene� ts.Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — A situation that appears to have dismal prospects could take a big turn for the better, but only after a lot of hard work. Be ready to make a large move.Aries (March 21-April 19) — Take all the time you need to make a well-thought-out decision on a critical matter. By care-fully studying all the facts, you’ll act wisely, with choice results.
Dr. Wallace: Some time ago, I read your encouragement to teens to initiate a friend-ship by being a pen pal. At that time, I was o� to north-ern England for an exciting experience — meeting my pen pal of 40 years. We began exchanging letters when we were in junior high school.
I migrated westward to Southern California from a Chicago suburb and raised three children here. Margaret, in England, lives within � ve miles of the address to which I � rst wrote to her. She does not drive a car nor has she � own in an airplane, but she has raised � ve children. We spent the week together, and the reward is that our friend-ship has strengthened. Her children and grandchildren showed me much warmth and hospitality.
On the other hand, I was able to give my pen pal her � rst and only vacation at my time share in the Lake District of England. We visited the Be-atrix Potter Exhibit. Peter Rab-bit was created there in 1893 and is now over 115 years old. We hiked through Sherwood Forest, and we laughed at my reluctance to eat “mushy” peas with my � sh and chips.
I wanted you to know how exhilarating it was for me to meet my pen pal, to share, to laugh, to really like each other and have a friend for the rest of my life. Thanks for encour-aging me to have a pen pal. I’m living proof it’s a wonder-ful experience. — Phyllis, La-guna Beach, Calif.
Phyllis: Wow! Something magical happened when you two found each other across the ocean all those years ago. Thanks for reminding us that a pen pal can last forever.
Dr. Wallace: I’m 18 and so is the girl I’m dating. She is bright, compassionate and very pretty. I care for her very
much, but she cannot make any kind of decision concern-ing our dates.
Why is she afraid to make decisions? Also, what can I do to get her to say, “Let’s go bowling tomorrow night”? — Mike, Lake Charles, La.
Mike: In some families, fe-males are not encouraged to make decisions that have any consequence, and what they say isn’t valued. This could very well be behind your girl-friend’s reluctance to have a say about your dates. Don’t expect her to change over-night, but keep asking for her input and encouraging her to tell you what she’d like to do.
•Dr. Robert Wallace writes for Copley News Service. E-mail him at rwallace@Copley News Service.
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IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF WARRENCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPIBRUCE CHAD WILLIAMSCOMPLAINANTVS.CAUSE NO. 2011-141GNDONNELL A. SHEHANE;MARY A. SHEHANE andALL PARTIES HAVING ORCLAIMING ANY LEGAL OREQUITABLE INTEREST INTHE FOLLOWINGDESCRIBED LAND, TO-WIT: DEFENDANTSBEGINNING AT AN OLD #"IRON PIPE (FOUND), SAIDPIPE MARKS THENORTHEAST CORNER OFPARCEL ONE OF THEKENNETH L. HARTLEYTRACT IN SECTION 38,T15N, R3E, WARRENCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI,AND RECORDED IN DEEDBOOK 518 AT PAGE 316OF THE RECORDS OFDEEDS OF WARRENCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI;THENCE ALONG THENORTH LINE OF THEHARLEY WILLIAMSONAND KILLEBREW TRACTS,S 65degrees02' W, 332.45FEET TO AN OLD IRONPIPE (FOUND), SAID PIPEMARKS THE NORTHWESTCORNER OF THEKILLEBREW TRACT, ANDTHE NORTHEAST OF THEBAGBY TRACT; THENCEALONG THE NORTH LINEOF THE BAGBY ANDYOUNG TRACTS, S80degrees18' W, 411.0FEET TO THE EAST LINEOF REDBONE ROAD;THENCE ALONG THEEAST LINE OF REDBONEROAD, N 26degrees37' W,100.0 FEET; THENCELEAVE SAID ROAD ANDRUN N 64degrees40' E,681.0 FEET TO THE WESTLINE OF A 25 FEETSTREET LEADING TO THESINGING HILLS ROAD;THENCE ALONG THEWEST LINE OF SAID 25FEET STREET, S38degrees24' E, 218.61FEET TO THE POINT OFBEGINNING, CONTAINING2.91 ACRES MORE ORLESS.SUMMONSTHE STATE OFMISSISSIPPITO: MARY A. SHEHANEYou have been made aDefendant in the suit filed inthis Court by theComplainant, BRUCE CHADWILLIAMS, who is to confirmtax title and quiet title to theabove described property.You are required to mail orhand-deliver a copy of awritten response to thecomplaint filed against you inthis action to Clyde E. Ellis,the attorney for Complainantwhose street address is1212 Farmer Street,Vicksburg, Mississippi39183.YOUR RESPONSE MUSTBE MAILED ORDELIVERED NOT LATERTHAN THIRTY (30) DAYSAFTER THE 17TH DAY OFMAY, 2011, WHICH IS THEDATE OF THE FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THISSUMMONS. IF YOURRESPONSE IS NOTMAILED OR DELIVERED, AJUDGMENT BY DEFAULTWILL BE ENTEREDAGAINST YOU FOR THEMONEY OR OTHERRELIEF DEMANDED INTHE COMPLAINT.You must also file theoriginal of your responsewith the Clerk of this Courtwithin a reasonable timeafterward.Issued under my hand andseal of said Court, thisday of May, 2011.DOT McGEEChancery Clerk of WarrenCounty, MississippiBY:______________________Deputy ClerkPublish: 5/17, 5/24, 5/31(3t)
IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF WARRENCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPIBRUCE CHAD WILLIAMSCOMPLAINANTVS.CAUSE NO. 2011-141GNDONNELL A. SHEHANE;MARY A. SHEHANE andALL PARTIES HAVING ORCLAIMING ANY LEGAL OREQUITABLE INTEREST INTHE FOLLOWINGDESCRIBED LAND, TO-WIT: DEFENDANTSBEGINNING AT AN OLD #"IRON PIPE (FOUND), SAIDPIPE MARKS THENORTHEAST CORNER OFPARCEL ONE OF THEKENNETH L. HARTLEYTRACT IN SECTION 38,T15N, R3E, WARRENCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI,AND RECORDED IN DEEDBOOK 518 AT PAGE 316OF THE RECORDS OFDEEDS OF WARRENCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI;
01. Legals
THENCE ALONG THENORTH LINE OF THEHARLEY WILLIAMSONAND KILLEBREW TRACTS,S 65degrees02' W, 332.45FEET TO AN OLD IRONPIPE (FOUND), SAID PIPEMARKS THE NORTHWESTCORNER OF THEKILLEBREW TRACT, ANDTHE NORTHEAST OF THEBAGBY TRACT; THENCEALONG THE NORTH LINEOF THE BAGBY ANDYOUNG TRACTS, S80degrees18' W, 411.0FEET TO THE EAST LINEOF REDBONE ROAD;THENCE ALONG THEEAST LINE OF REDBONEROAD, N 26degrees37' W,100.0 FEET; THENCELEAVE SAID ROAD ANDRUN N 64o40' E, 681.0FEET TO THE WEST LINEOF A 25 FEET STREETLEADING TO THE SINGINGHILLS ROAD; THENCEALONG THE WEST LINEOF SAID 25 FEET STREET,S 38degrees24' E, 218.61FEET TO THE POINT OFBEGINNING, CONTAINING2.91 ACRES MORE ORLESS.SUMMONSTHE STATE OFMISSISSIPPITO:DONNELL A. SHEHANEYou have been made aDefendant in the suit filed inthis Court by theComplainant, BRUCE CHADWILLIAMS, who is to confirmtax title and quiet title to theabove described property.You are required to mail orhand-deliver a copy of awritten response to thecomplaint filed against you inthis action to Clyde E. Ellis,the attorney for Complainantwhose street address is1212 Farmer Street,Vicksburg, Mississippi39183.YOUR RESPONSE MUSTBE MAILED ORDELIVERED NOT LATERTHAN THIRTY (30) DAYSAFTER THE 17TH DAY OFMAY, 2011, WHICH IS THEDATE OF THE FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THISSUMMONS. IF YOURRESPONSE IS NOTMAILED OR DELIVERED, AJUDGMENT BY DEFAULTWILL BE ENTEREDAGAINST YOU FOR THEMONEY OR OTHERRELIEF DEMANDED INTHE COMPLAINT.You must also file theoriginal of your responsewith the Clerk of this Courtwithin a reasonable timeafterward.Issued under my hand andseal of said Court, thisday of May, 2011.DOT McGEEChancery Clerk of WarrenCounty, MississippiBY: ________________
Deputy ClerkPublish: 5/17, 5/24, 5/31(3t)
IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF WARRENCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPIIN RE: ESTATE OFTHOMAS RAY WILLIAMSProbate No: 2011-042 PRNOTICE TO CREDITORSOFTHOMAS RAY WILLIAMS,DeceasedThe Administrator of theEstate of Thomas RayWilliams, Deceased, byorder of the Chancery Courtof Warren County,Mississippi, upon the docketof said Court on the 14th dayof April, 2011, gives notice toall persons having a claimagainst the said Estate tohave the same probated andregistered by the ChanceryClerk of Warren County,Mississippi, within ninety (90)days after the date of the firstpublication of this notice, anda failure to probate andregister a claim within ninety(90) days from said first dateof publication will bar theclaim forever.AMBER WILLIAMS KING -AdministratorPublish: 5/17, 5/24, 5/31(3t)
IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF WARRENCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPIBRUCE CHAD WILLIAMSCOMPLAINANTVS.CAUSE NO. 2011-141GNDONNELL A. SHEHANE;MARY A. SHEHANE andALL PARTIES HAVING ORCLAIMING ANY LEGAL OREQUITABLE INTEREST INTHE FOLLOWINGDESCRIBED LAND,TO-WIT: DEFENDANTSBEGINNING AT AN OLD #"IRON PIPE (FOUND), SAIDPIPE MARKS THENORTHEAST CORNER OFPARCEL ONE OF THEKENNETH L. HARTLEYTRACT IN SECTION 38,T15N, R3E, WARRENCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI,AND RECORDED IN DEEDBOOK 518 AT PAGE 316OF THE RECORDS OF
01. LegalsDEEDS OF WARRENCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI;THENCE ALONG THENORTH LINE OF THEHARLEY WILLIAMSONAND KILLEBREW TRACTS,S 65degrees02' W, 332.45FEET TO AN OLD IRONPIPE (FOUND), SAID PIPEMARKS THE NORTHWESTCORNER OF THEKILLEBREW TRACT, ANDTHE NORTHEAST OF THEBAGBY TRACT; THENCEALONG THE NORTH LINEOF THE BAGBY ANDYOUNG TRACTS, S 80de-grees18' W, 411.0 FEET TOTHE EAST LINE OFREDBONE ROAD; THENCEALONG THE EAST LINE OFREDBONE ROAD, N 26de-grees37' W, 100.0 FEET;THENCE LEAVE SAIDROAD AND RUN N 64de-grees40' E, 681.0 FEET TOTHE WEST LINE OF A 25FEET STREET LEADINGTO THE SINGING HILLSROAD; THENCE ALONGTHE WEST LINE OF SAID25 FEET STREET, S 38de-grees24' E, 218.61 FEET TOTHE POINT OF BEGIN-NING, CONTAINING 2.91ACRES MORE OR LESS.SUMMONSTHE STATE OFMISSISSIPPITO: ALL PARTIES HAVINGOR CLAIMING ANY LEGALOR EQUITABLE INTERESTIN THE ABOVEDESCRIBEDPROPERTYYou have been made aDefendant in the suit filed inthis Court by the Complainant, BRUCE CHADWILLIAMS, who is to confirmtax title and quiet title to theabove described property. You are required to mail orhand-deliver a copy of a written response to the complaint filed against you inthis action to Clyde E. Ellis,the attorney for Complainantwhose street address is1212 Farmer Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi39183. YOUR RESPONSE MUSTBE MAILED OR DELIVERED NOT LATERTHAN THIRTY (30) DAYSAFTER THE 17TH DAY OFMAY, 2011, WHICH IS THEDATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THISSUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSE IS NOTMAILED OR DELIVERED, AJUDGMENT BY DEFAULTWILL BE ENTEREDAGAINST YOU FOR THEMONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED INTHE COMPLAINT.You must also file the original of your responsewith the Clerk of this Courtwithin a reasonable time afterward. Issued under my hand andseal of said Court, thisday of May, 2011.DOT McGEEChancery Clerk of WarrenCounty, MississippiBY:________________Deputy ClerkPublish: 5/17, 5/24, 5/31(3t)
IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF WARRENCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI INTHE MATTER OF THELAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MELVIN J.YOUNG, DeceasedProbate No.: 2011-034PREXECUTRIX NOTICE TOCREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF MELVINYOUNG, DECEASEDLetters Testamentary havingbeen granted on the 27thday of April, by the ChanceryCourt of Warren County,Mississippi, to the under-signed upon the Estate of Melvin Young, Deceased, notice is here-bygiven to all persons havingclaims against said estate topresent the same to theClerk of said Court for probate and registration, according to law, within ninety (90) days from thedate of the first publication ofthis notice and failure to doso within said period willforever bar all claims. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE,this the 27th day of April,2011./s/ Carolyn BrownCarolyn Brown, ExecutrixPublish: 5/3, 5/10, 5/17(3t)
02. Public Service
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06. Lost & Found
LOST A DOG? Found a cat? Let The
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07. Help Wanted
AMIkids NELA is currentlyseeking a Licensed
Mental Health Therapistwith LPC or LCSW credentials and aPsychiatrist with
experience working withadolescents to provide
assessments and prescribe medication on a
monthly basis. ContactKarVan Powell at
(318) 574-9475 or [email protected]
NEEDED!!!ACCOUNTS MANAGER
Must be computer literate, long term caremedicaid/ medicare
billing experience preferred, must be able
to multi-task, work withdeadlines, have good
people skills.
Mail resume to:P.O. Box 820485
Vicksburg, MS 39181
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ELECTRICIANArmstrong World Industries,a leader in the buildingproducts industry, has anopportunity available for anexperienced INDUSTRIALELECTRICIAN at ourVicksburg, MS wood flooringplant. Preference will begiven to candidates whopossess the following: 1-3years of industrial electricianexperience, includingdemonstrated knowledge/experience with PLCsystems; a strongmechanical background; anda HS diploma/GED. Apply inperson at the WIN JobCenter located at 1625Monroe Street. Armstrong isan Equal EmploymentOpportunity employer andencourages women andminority candidates to apply.
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10. Loans AndInvestments
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CAREGIVER AVAILABLEOver 25 years experience.Excellent references. Fulltime/ part time or live in. Call601-497-5144.
14. Pets &Livestock
AKC/ CKC REGISTERED Yorkies,
Yorkie-Poos, Maltese,Malti-Poos.$400 and up!
601-218-5533, ��������������� �����
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CATS:Male . .$25 Female ........$35
DOGS (UNDER 40 LBS):Male . .$55 Female ........$65
• For the above category ofanimals, pick up applications at
the Humane Society
DOGS (OVER 40 LBS):Male . .$70 Female ........$80
• For dogs over 40 lbs,call 866-901-7729 for appt.
Low CostSpay & Neuter Program
Foster aHomeless
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www.pawsrescuepets.org
15. AuctionLOOKING FOR A great
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17. Wanted ToBuy
I NEED A MOTOR for1997-1998 ChevroletCheyenne. 4.3 Vortec,40,000 to 80,000 miles. CallLarry, 601-218-3126 cell,601-636-0202 pager.
WANTED TO BUY wash-ing machine in good condi-tion. 601-594-5924.
WE PAY CASH for junk.Cars, trucks. Vans, SUVs,and old dump trucks,etcetera. 601-638-5946 or601-529-8249.
11. BusinessOpportunities
18. Miscellaneou sFor Sale
ATTENTION HOME OWN-ERS, horse owners and hunters!!Sod, pine straw and Oat for sale.318-428-8438, 318-355-1318.
18. Miscellaneou sFor Sale
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THE PET SHOP“Vicksburg’s Pet Boutique”3508 South Washington Street
Pond fish, Gold fish, Koi, fish foodaquarium needs, bird food, designer collars, harnesses & leads,loads of pet supplies!Bring your Baby in for a fitting today!
Fresh Seafood, & Sack Oysters,
Live Crawfish $1.99/ lb
• BACK ROADS •Playing Saturday
9pm-1am
CCheapest Prices in Townheapest Prices in Town
STRICK’SSEAFOOD601-218-2363
USED TIRES! LIGHTtrucks and SUV's, 16's,17's, 18's, 19's, 20's. A fewmatching sets! Call TD's,601-638-3252.
07. Help Wanted
19. Garage &Yard SalesWhat's going on in
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21. Boats,Fishing Supplies
What's going on in Vicks-burg this weekend? ReadThe Vicksburg Post! Forconvenient home delivery,call 601-636-4545, ask forcirculation.
07. Help Wanted
24. BusinessServices
ALL PRO PAINTING- Alltypes of painting, interior/exterior and home repairs.601-218-0263.
BARBARA'S LAWN SER-VICE. Grass too tall, give
us a call. Low prices, greatservice. 601-218-8267,
601-629-6464.
• BankruptcyChapter 7 and 13
• Social Seurity Disability• No-fault Divorce
Toni Walker TerrettAttorney At Law
601-636-1109
D & D TREE CUTTING•Trimming • Lawn Care
• Dirt Hauled• Insured
For FREE EstimatesCall “Big James”
601-218-7782
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSThe State of Mississippi, Division of Medicaid is soliciting proposals to lease 7000-7500 square feet of office space inVicksburg, MS. Proposal forms and detailed specificationsmay be obtained free of charge by emailing [email protected] , calling (601) 359-6091 ordocuments may be picked up at 550 High Street, Suite 1000,Jackson, MS 39201.Proposal shall be submitted by or on June 3, 2011 at 2:00p.m. The Division of Medicaid reserves the rights to returnany and all proposals not in compliance with guidelines withinproposal packet.Notice is hereby given that sealed proposal packets shall beread on Friday, June 3, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.and all bidders areinvited to attend. Location of opening will be held in Room937, 9th Floor, Sillers Building, 550 High Street, Suite 1000,Jackson, MS 39201. The Division of Medicaid does not discriminate because ofrace, color, political affiliation, religion, age, disabilities, national origin, or gender. E.O.EPublish: 5/10, 5/17(2t)
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The ParkResidencesat Bienville
1, 2 & 3 bedroomsand townhomes
available immediately.
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Bradford RidgeApartments
Live in a Quality Built Apartmentfor LESS! All brick,
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COME CHECK US OUT TODAYYOU’LL WANT TO MAKE YOUR
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601-638-7831 • 201 Berryman Rd.
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601-638-7831 • 201 Berryman Rd
S H A M R O C KA PA RT M E N T S
SUPERIOR QUALITY,CUSTOM CABINETS,
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UTILITIES PAID!1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments
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Vicksburg, Ms.601-636-3625
Equal Housing Opportunity
Barnes GlassQuality Service at Competitive Prices#1 Windshield Repair & Replacement
Vans • Cars • Trucks•Insurance Claims Welcome•
AUTO • HOME • BUSINESSJason Barnes • 601-661-0900
BUFORDCONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
601-636-4813State Board of Contractors
Approved & Bonded
Haul Clay, Gravel, Dirt,Rock & Sand
All Types of Dozer WorkLand Clearing • Demolition
Site Development& Preparation Excavation
Crane Rental • Mud Jacking
ROSSCONSTRUCTION
New HomesFraming, Remodeling,
Cabinets, Flooring,Roofing & Vinyl Siding
State Licensed & BondedJon Ross 601-638-7932
Simmons Lawn ServiceProfessional Services &
Competitive Prices• Landscaping • Septic Systems• Irrigation: Install & Repair• Commercial & Residential
Grass CuttingLicensed • Bonded • Insured
12 years experienceRoy Simmons (Owner)
601-218-8341
FLOORING INSTALLATION•Custom showers
• Ceramic tile •Porcelain tile•Wood flooring
•Laminate flooring •Vinyl tile
Russell Sumrall 601-218-9809
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1601-C North Frontage RoadVicksburg, MS 39180
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WEACCEPT CASH,CHECKS ANDMOST MAJOR
CREDIT CARDS.
Advertise your business for as littleas $2.83 per day, call our Classified
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Dewey’sLAWN MOWING SERVICES
•Lawn Maintenance•Trimming/ Prunning•Seasonal Cleanups
•Rake leaves & remove•Straw/ Mulch
FREE ESTIMATESNo Job Too Small
Dewey Pearce 601-529-9817
BOSK & BOWERTREE SERVICEStump Removal
& Lawn Care
601-529-5752601-634-9572
River CityDirt Work, LLC
• Dozer / Trackhoe Work• Dump Truck •
• Bush Hogging • Box Blade• Demolition • Debris Removal
• Lawn Maintenance• Deliver
Dirt -13 yd. load $85 locally• Gravel • Sand • Rock
Res. & Com. • Lic. & Ins.Robert Keyes, Jr. (Owner)
601-529-0894
Graduation 2011Publish Your Graduate’s Photo in our special section!
For any questions, call 601-636-7355.
Publication Date: Sunday, May 29Deadline: Wednesday, May 25
$20 per photo
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School: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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24. BusinessServices
BATHS, KITCHENS,CABINETRY. Professional,reasonable rates. 601-634-6894, 601-629-8570.
DIRT AND GRAVELhauled. 8 yard truck. 601-638-6740.
ELVIS YARD SERVICES.General yard clean-up, rakeleaves, grass cutting, treecutting, reasonable. 601-415-7761. Quick response.
LARRY'S MAINTE-NANCE. Painting, pressurewashing, gutter cleaning,etcetera. 601-415-5715.
REAVES HVACAir condition/ heat/ electrical
Commercial • ResidentialMaintenance ProgramsOffice 601-429-5330Cell 601-415-7859
River City Lawn CareYou grow it - we mow it!Affordable and profes-
sional. Lawn and land-scape maintenance. Cut, bag, trim, edge.
601-529-6168.
26. For RentOr Lease
2 AIRBOATS FOR lease.With operators, 2 day
minimum. Licensed andbonded. 318-348-3661.
PPPPFOR LEASEPPPP
1911 Mission 66Suite B-Apprx. 2450 sq. ft.Suite E-Apprx. 1620 sq. ft.
Office or Retail!Great Location!
BRIAN MOORE REALTY
Connie - Owner/ Agent
318-322-4000
MOVING TRUCK ANDDRIVER. 26 foot box van,$45 per hour. 601-638-1030.
PROFESSIONALOFFICE SPACE.
Great location. Utilitiesand janitorial service included. $600/month.
601-638-4050.
28. FurnishedApartments
COMPLETELY FUR-NISHED. 1 Bedroom or stu-dio apartment. All utilitiespaid. Includes cable, internetand laundry room. $750 -$900 a month. 601-415-9027or 601-638-4386.
SMALL ONE BEDROOM.Utilities and cable furnished.No deposit, references re-quired. $180 weekly, offSouth Washington. 601-529-1617.
24. BusinessServices
29. UnfurnishedApartments
2000 SQUARE FOOTapartment. Hardwoodfloors, granite counter tops,downtown, balcony view.$1100 monthly. Available7/1. 601-720-8192, 601-218-1732.
29. UnfurnishedApartments
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• 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts.• Beautifully Landscaped• Lake Surrounds Community
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501 Fairways DriveVicksburg
CommodoreApartments
1, 2 & 3Bedrooms
605 Cain Ridge Rd.Vicksburg, MS
39180
601-638-2231
DOWNTOWN, BRICK,MARIE Apartments. Total
electric, central air/ heat,stove, refrigerator. $520, water
furnished. 601-636-7107, [email protected]
29. UnfurnishedApartmentsFURNISHED AND
UNFURNISHED down-town apartments. 1,2 and 3
bedrooms. 601-638-1746.
HIGH WATER SPECIALS AVAILABLE!Autumn Oak Townhouses
601-636-0447.
30. HousesFor Rent
3 BEDROOMS, 1 bath. Brick,fenced, central air/heat, BlakeDrive. $800 Monthly, $800 de-posit, references required. 1 yearlease. 662-834-2450.
5574 FISHER FERRY3 bedrooms, 1 bath, largeyard, $650 per month, $450deposit, references, leaserequired. 601-636-7757
LOS COLINAS. SMALL 2Bedroom, 2 Bath Cottage.Close in, nice. $795 month-ly. 601-831-4506.
31. Mobile HomesFor Rent
MEADOWBROOKPROPERTIES. 2 or 3 bed-room mobile homes, southcounty. Deposit required.
601-619-9789.
29. UnfurnishedApartments
32. Mobile HomesFor Sale
16x80 THREE bedroom 2bath. Minor repairs. $9,500.601-941-3733, 601-941-9116.
2007 16x80, AS is, 3 bed-room, 2 bath. $19,900. 601-941-9116, 601-941-3733.
2011 16x80 Three bed-room, 2 bath flat ceiling, blackappliances. Separate tub andshower. $29,900. 601-941-3733, 601-941-9116.
32. Mobile HomesFor Sale
32x72 THREE bedroom 2bath, Porch across front,$39,900 or $499 a month.601-941-9116, 601-941-3733.
4 BEDROOM, 2 bathdouble wide, refurbished$29,900. 601-941-3733,601-941-9116.
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MOBILE HOME FOR rentor sale. Oak Ridge Road.$200 monthly, $1800 as is.662-746-9118, 662-751-8194.
OFFICE BUILDING FORsale. 1010 Monroe Street,across from Old CourtHouse. Already has tenantand space available. 270-839-2804.
REPOSSESSED DOU-BLE WIDE. Fireplace, newcarpet, fresh paint. $19,900r $250/month! We finance!!All credit accepted!! 601-573-3994.
33. Commercia lProperty
AVAILABLE - FIRSTFLOOR office space. Mission66. $495 to $1200. Call 601-291-1148 or 601-629-7305.
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34. HousesFor Sale
137 Woodstone Drive(Fairways)
BY OWNER! Meticulouslykept, quiet neighborhood, 4 br/2.5ba., 2470 sf, lots ofamenities, large wooded lot.
A Must see!601-638-0317, 601-529-5137,
601-529-0720
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AskUs.
2150 South Frontage Road bkbank.comMember FDIC
! FHA & VA! Conventional! Construction! First -timeHomebuyers
Candy FranciscoMortgage Originator
MortgageLoans601.630.8209
Open Hours:Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm
601-634-89282170 S. I-20 Frontage Rd.
www.ColdwellBanker.comwww.homesofvicksburg.net
Rental includingCorporate Apartments
Available
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Jill WaringUpchurch....601-906-5012
Carla Watson...............601-415-4179
Mary D. Barnes .........601-966-1665Stacie Bowers-Griffin...601-218-9134
Andrea Upchurch.......601-831-6490Broker, GRI
601-636-6490
Licensed inMS and LA
Jones & UpchurchReal Estate Agency
1803 Clay Streetwww.jonesandupchurch.com
Kay Odom..........601-638-2443Kay Hobson.......601-638-8512Jake Strait...........601-218-1258Bob Gordon........601-831-0135Tony Jordan........601-630-6461Alex Monsour.....601-415-7274Jay Hobson..........601-456-1318Kai Mason...........601-218-5623Daryl Hollingsworth..601-415-5549
Sybil Carraway...601-218-2869Catherine Roy....601-831-5790Mincer Minor.....601-529-0893Jim Hobson.........601-415-0211
AARRNNEERRRREEAALL EESSTTAATTEE,, IINNCCV
JIM HOBSONREALTOR®•BUILDER•APPRAISER
601-636-0502
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McMillinReal Estate601-636-8193
VicksburgRealEstate.com
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36. Farms &Acreage
20 ACRES-$0 DOWN!Near growing El Paso,
Texas (2nd safest U.S. city).Owner financing, no credit
checks. Money back guarantee! FREE color
brochure. 800-755-8953.
37. RecreationalVehicles
2005 DUTCHMAN 31'.Sleeps 6-8 people. Microwave,stove, oven, refrigerator, lots ofstorage. 228-223-1224.
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40. Cars & Trucks
EASYFINANCING
Gary ’s Cars Hwy 61 South 601-883-9995
For pre-approval:www.garyscfl.com
Look NO Further!2005 Chevrolet
Impala $1593 down
$362 per month
Finding the car you wantin the Classifieds is easy,
but now it’s practicallyautomatic, since we’veput our listings online.
B8 Tuesday, May 17, 2011 The Vicksburg Post