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Saints at 7:30 B1 Michael Brown The Quran Qu•ran (variant of Koran) — The sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina Muslim cleric Sheikh Salah bin Yousuf al-Jowder stands near the altar of the National Evangelical Church in Manama, Bahrain, after delivering a statement denouncing a Florida preacher’s planned Quran-burning. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Fear, outrage take hold across world Obama denounces Florida church’s plan By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — First came the outrage over plans for a mosque near ground zero. Now there’s anger over a Florida church’s plan to burn copies of the Quran. Caught up in it all is Presi- dent Barack Obama, who’d rather be talking about something — anything — else. Yet there he was on TV this morning, denouncing the church’s plans as a “stunt” that could “greatly endanger our young men and women who are in uniform.” “Look, this is a recruit- ment bonanza for al Qaida,” Obama said in a taped inter- view on ABC. “You could have serious violence in places like Pakistan and Afghanistan.” Two months before the fall elections, when Obama is trying to convince Americans that Democrats are squarely focused on the economy, the last thing he needs is another heated flap about Muslims, churning up lingering doubts about Obama’s religious sympathies and his resolve against terrorism. Slow to weigh in last month on the New York mosque question, Obama’s team moved quickly this week to speak out force- fully against plans by a small Florida church to torch copies of the Muslim holy book on Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. The administration’s denunciations had begun with Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. and NATO com- mander in Kabul, and been echoed throughout the top echelons of the government. Defense Secretary Robert Gates seconded Petra- eus. Attorney General Eric Holder called it idiotic. Sec- retary of State Hillary Clin- ton said it was disgraceful. Obama adviser David Axel- rod went with un-American. Obama himself held out hope the pastor would rethink his plans. “I hope he ‘I hope he listens to those better angels and understands that this is a destructive act that he’s engaging in.’ PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA U.S. highway deaths are the lowest since 1950 By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The number of people dying on the nation’s roads has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, helped by a combination of seat belts, safer cars and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws. The Transportation Department said late Wednesday that traffic deaths fell 9.7 per- cent in 2009 to 33,808, the lowest number since 1950. In 2008, an estimated 37,423 people died on the highways. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the annual report “shows that Ameri- ca’s roads are the safest they’ve ever been. But they must be safer. And we will not rest until they are.” Forty-one states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico saw reductions in high- way fatalities, led by Florida with 422 fewer deaths and Texas, down 405. The rate of deaths per 100 million miles traveled also dropped to a record low. It fell to 1.13 deaths per 100 million miles in 2009, compared with 1.26 the year before. Year-to-year declines in highway deaths See Obama, Page A7. Priest will host show replacing radio’s ‘Klondyke’ By Danny Barrett Jr. [email protected]A new radio show described by its host as “positive and uplifting” will air Monday, a month after “Live from the Klondyke” was canceled amid contro- versy over its discourse. “All About Vicksburg” on WVBG at 1490 AM will feature the Rev. Michael Nation of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Episco- pal, three times a week and include community lead- ers in the public and private sector who will trumpet local events and people. “It’s going to be a forum for human inter- est,” Nation said, likening the new show’s format to that hosted a few years ago by former Mississippi first lady Pat Fordice. “It’s real upbeat, real positive.” “Live from the Klondyke” was quieted by station owner/operator Mark Jones after three years on the air, broadcast from the North Washington Street eatery. Jones said he thought the show’s host, David Day, edi- See Highways, Page A7. See WVBG, Page A2. Bridge Commission posts profit in 2010 By Danny Barrett Jr. [email protected]Operations of the U.S. 80 bridge over the Mississippi River turned a profit of more than $1 million in 2010 after posting a loss of more than half a million dollars a year earlier. An independent audit by The Halford Firm showed net assets of $539,253 as of June 30, when the yearlong audit of the Vicksburg Bridge Commission ended. In 2009, the board’s ledger dipped to $568,268 in the red. Bridge and company officials said finances bounced back due to fewer bridge repairs and added revenue from a lease with AT&T on fiber-optic lines that cross the county-owned bridge’s right By The Associated Press As Florida officials worried about public safety surround- ing a small church’s plan to burn the Quran, lawyers were protesting in Pakistan and Bahrain’s government called the planned burning a shameful attack on interfaith relations. About 200 lawyers and civil society members marched and burned a U.S. flag in the central Pakistani city of Multan, demanding that Washington halt the burning of the Muslim holy book. “If Quran is burned, it would be beginning of destruction of America,” read one English-language banner held up by the pro- testers, who chanted “Down with America!” The Gainesville, Fla., fire department has denied the Rev. Terry Jones a required burn permit, but he said law- yers have told him he has the right to burn the Qurans, with or without the city’s per- mission. The U.S. Supreme Court has made clear that speech deemed offensive to many people, even the major- ity of people, cannot be sup- pressed by the government unless it is clearly directed to intimidate or amounts to an incitement to violence, legal experts say. The foreign ministries of Pakistan and the Gulf nation of Bahrain issued some of the Muslims denounce Florida preacher’s planned burning The Rev. Terry Jones stands outside his church in Gaines- ville, Fla. See Burning, Page A7. Michael Nation See Bridge, Page A2. 601-631-0400 1601 N. Frontage • Vicksburg, MS BANNERS
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T H U R S D A Y, S e p T e m b e R 9, 2010 • 5 0 ¢
WeATHeRTonight:
Partly cloudy with lows in the 70sFriday:
Mostly sunny with highs in the 90s
Mississippi River:15.7 feet
Fell: 0.6 footFlood stage: 43 feet
A7DeATHS
• Bessie R. Durman• Dave Bryant Lewis• Angela Marie Lyons• Vertie Bell McNair Magee• Katie B. Webb
A7TODAY IN HISTORY
1776: The second Con-tinental Congress makes the term “United States” official, replacing “United Colonies.”1926: The Nat ional Broadcasting Co. (NBC) is incorporated.1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction.2005: Federal Emergency Manage-ment Agency Director Michael Brown, the principal target of harsh crit-ic ism of the Bush administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina, is relieved of his onsite command.2005: A Nevada couple pleads guilty in San Jose, Calif., to charges related to planting a human fingertip in a bowl of Wendy’s chili in a scheme to extort money. (Anna Ayala ended up serv-ing four years of a nine-year sentence; her husband, Jaime Placencia, is still in prison.)
The QuranQu•ran (variant of Koran) — The sacred writings of Islam
revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
Muslim cleric Sheikh Salah bin Yousuf al-Jowder stands near the altar of the National Evangelical Church in Manama, Bahrain, after delivering a statement denouncing a Florida preacher’s planned Quran-burning.
The associaTed press
Fear, outrage take hold across world
Obama denounces Florida church’s planBy The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — First came the outrage over plans for a mosque near ground zero. Now there’s anger over a Florida church’s plan to burn copies of the Quran.
Caught up in it all is Presi-dent Barack Obama, who’d rather be talking about something — anything — else.
Yet there he was on TV this morning, denouncing the church’s plans as a “stunt” that could “greatly endanger our young men and women who are in uniform.”
“Look, this is a recruit-ment bonanza for al Qaida,” Obama said in a taped inter-view on ABC. “You could have serious violence in places like Pakistan and Afghanistan.”
Two months before the fall elections, when Obama
is trying to convince Americans that Democrats are squarely focused on the economy, the last thing he needs is another heated flap about Muslims, churning up lingering doubts about Obama’s religious sympathies and his resolve against terrorism. Slow to weigh in last month on the New York mosque question, Obama’s team moved quickly this week to speak out force-fully against plans by a small Florida church to torch copies of the Muslim holy book on Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.
The administration’s denunciations had begun with Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. and NATO com-mander in Kabul, and been echoed throughout the top echelons of the government. Defense Secretary Robert Gates seconded Petra-eus. Attorney General Eric Holder called it idiotic. Sec-retary of State Hillary Clin-ton said it was disgraceful. Obama adviser David Axel-rod went with un-American.
Obama himself held out hope the pastor would rethink his plans. “I hope he
‘I hope he listens to those better angels and understands that this is a destructive act that he’s engaging in.’
President Barack OBama
U.S. highwaydeaths arethe lowestsince 1950By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The number of people dying on the nation’s roads has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, helped by a combination of seat belts, safer cars and tougher enforcement of drunken driving laws.
The Transportation Department said late Wednesday that traffic deaths fell 9.7 per-cent in 2009 to 33,808, the lowest number since 1950. In 2008, an estimated 37,423 people died on the highways.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the annual report “shows that Ameri-ca’s roads are the safest they’ve ever been. But they must be safer. And we will not rest until they are.”
Forty-one states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico saw reductions in high-way fatalities, led by Florida with 422 fewer deaths and Texas, down 405.
The rate of deaths per 100 million miles traveled also dropped to a record low. It fell to 1.13 deaths per 100 million miles in 2009, compared with 1.26 the year before.
Year-to-year declines in highway deaths
See Obama, Page A7.
Priest will hostshow replacingradio’s ‘Klondyke’By Danny Barrett [email protected]
A new radio show described by its host as “positive and uplifting” will air Monday, a month after “Live from the Klondyke” was canceled amid contro-versy over its discourse.
“All About Vicksburg” on WVBG at 1490 AM will feature the Rev. Michael Nation of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Episco-pal, three times a week and include community lead-ers in the public and private sector who will trumpet local events and people.
“It’s going to be a forum for human inter-est,” Nation said, likening the new show’s format to that hosted a few years ago by former Mississippi first lady Pat Fordice. “It’s real upbeat, real positive.”
“Live from the Klondyke” was quieted by station owner/operator Mark Jones after three years on the air, broadcast from the North Washington Street eatery. Jones said he thought the show’s host, David Day, edi-
See Highways, Page A7.
See WVBG, Page A2.
Bridge Commissionposts profit in 2010By Danny Barrett [email protected]
Operations of the U.S. 80 bridge over the Mississippi River turned a profit of more than $1 million in 2010 after posting a loss of more than half a million dollars a year earlier.
An independent audit by The Halford Firm showed net assets of $539,253 as of June 30, when the yearlong audit of the Vicksburg Bridge Commission ended.
In 2009, the board’s ledger dipped to $568,268 in the red. Bridge and company officials said finances bounced back due to fewer bridge repairs and added revenue from a lease with AT&T on fiber-optic lines that cross the county-owned bridge’s right
By The Associated Press
As Florida officials worried about public safety surround-ing a small church’s plan to burn the Quran, lawyers were protesting in Pakistan and Bahrain’s government called the planned burning a shameful attack on interfaith relations.
About 200 lawyers and civil society members marched and burned a U.S. flag in the central Pakistani city of Multan, demanding that Washington halt the burning of the Muslim holy book.
“If Quran is burned, it would be beginning of destruction of America,” read one English-language banner held up by the pro-testers, who chanted “Down
with America!”The Gainesville, Fla., fire
department has denied the Rev. Terry Jones a required burn permit, but he said law-yers have told him he has the right to burn the Qurans, with or without the city’s per-mission. The U.S. Supreme Court has made clear that speech deemed offensive to
many people, even the major-ity of people, cannot be sup-pressed by the government unless it is clearly directed to intimidate or amounts to an incitement to violence, legal experts say.
The foreign ministries of Pakistan and the Gulf nation of Bahrain issued some of the
Muslims denounceFlorida preacher’splanned burning
The Rev. Terry Jones stands outside his church in Gaines-ville, Fla.
See Burning, Page A7.
Michael Nation
See Bridge, Page A2.
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A Vicksburg teen arrested in January for giving a school bus passenger a gun has been arrested again, this time for having a stolen weapon.
Julius D. Mobley, 18, 4900 Rollingwood Estate Circle, was arrested at his home by Warren County deputies after being interviewed on an unrelated matter, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said.
Deputies noticed a hand-gun during the interview at the home and, after a check, found it had been stolen, Pace said.
Mobley was being held without bond in the Warren County Jail today, charged with possession of a stolen firearm.
At the time of the arrest, he was free on a $5,000 bond on the January charge that resulted in an indictment in May by the Warren County grand jury.
The gun recovered Tues-day had been reported stolen June 3 from a car in the 600 block of Valley Moon Road.
In the January incident, a student who was not identi-fied because she was a minor was accused of using a cell phone to call Mobley and ask him to meet her at a bus stop with a gun, which she took onto the Vicksburg Warrren School District bus. Officials said then the girl had argued with another bus rider.
The girl’s case was handled by the Warren County Youth Court and remains private because of her age.
Fire destroys homeon Flowers Hill Road
A Warren County home was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning.
A passer-by called 911 at about 8 to report the home at 3785 Flowers Hill Road, between Freetown and Oak Ridge roads, was on fire.
No one was at home, said Warren County Volun-
teer Fire Coordinator Kelly Worthy, who declined to identify the owner.
No injuries were reported.Worthy said firefight-
ers from Bovina and Culkin volunteer fire departments spent about 2 1/2 hours extin-guishing the flames at the house that was reported to be 90 percent involved when firefighters arrived.
The cause of the fire remained under investiga-tion, Worthy said.
County man jailedfor failing to report
A Vicksburg man was arrested Wednesday for fail-ing to report to court after being indicted on grand lar-ceny charges in October, Warren County district attor-ney’s office said.
James Jefferson, 36, 56 Kings Crossing, was arrested by Warren County depu-ties at 3 p.m. Wednesday and held without bond in the Warren County Jail for Mis-sissippi Department of Cor-rections, jail records showed.
Tallulah man nabbedon drug charges
A Tallulah man was brought to Warren County Wednesday after being arrested on a warrant for drug charges.
Frederick Hendricks, 27, 117 Christy Lynn St., was arrested in Tallulah by Madi-son Parish deputies during a traffic stop at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said.
Pace said after an iden-tity check, Hendricks was found to have an outstanding Warren County warrant for his arrest. He was charged with two counts of sale of marijuana and held without bond in the Warren County Jail.
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ChurChesSt. Mark Freewill Baptist — Revival, 7 tonight-Friday; Elder Jeffery MaGee, pastor; 2606 Hannah St.Gibson Memorial U.M.C. — Barbecue chicken dinner, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; $8 per plate; 335 Oak Ridge Road.Zion Travelers M.B. — Rain-bow Conference, 5 p.m. Satur-day; Alfred Lassiter Jr. pastor; 1701 Poplar St.Pleasant Green Baptist — Choir musical, 6 p.m. Satur-day; the Rev. Herman L. Syl-vester, pastor; 817 Bowman St.New Mount Pilgrim — Ap-preciation for 54 years of ser-
vice for Evelyn Jean Thomas, 6:30 p.m. Saturday; the Rev. Henry Williams, officiating; 501 N. Poplar St.
CLuBsAmerican Legion No. 3 — 6 tonight; monthly meeting; 1712 Monroe St.Woodmen of the World — 6 p.m. Friday; monthly meet-ing, members asked to attend; Fisher Ferry Volunteer Fire Department, 302 Goodrum Road; 601-638-2495.Order of the Eastern Star —Rose of Sharon No. 24, Ex-celsis and Vicksburg I; 2 p.m. Saturday; members asked to attend; Masonic Hall.
Rosa A. Temple Reunion — Planning meeting, 3 p.m. Sat-urday; Bethel A.M.E. Church, 805 Monroe St.; Dorwin Shields or Mary Logan, 601-634-0791 and 601-638-2898. Letitia Street Reunion — 9 p.m. Saturday; fundraiser for reunion; admission $5; DJ Reo Slaughter; The Hut, 1618 Main St.
PuBLIC PrOGrAMs Senior Center — Friday: 10 a.m., bean bag baseball; 1 p.m., card games and dulcimer class; 3, World War II museum pre-sentation.Hit the Bricks and Adjoin-ing Streets — 5:30-8 tonight;
downtown Vicksburg. Vicksburg Theatre Guild Au-ditions — 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday and Sept 18; 7 p.m. Sept. 19; “An English Heaven & Is There Honey Still,” six to nine women (ages 15-60), two men and one boy; 601-636-0471.Levi’s — A Gathering Place; 7-10 p.m. Saturday, music by Magnolia and Moonshine; do-nations appreciated.Homebuyer Education Workshop — 8:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sept. 25; must attend all day for certificate; bring pock-et calculator; Keysha McDon-ald, 601-636-3413, to preregis-ter; Public Library, 700 Veto St.Sewing Basics: Buttons and
Hems 101 Workshop — 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 16, Southern Cultural Heritage Center; Patri-cia Madell, instructor; registra-tion, $15 for SCHF members and $20 for nonmembers; supplies included, students bring an item of clothing that needs repairing; 601-631-2997 to register.
BeNeFITsFour Man Scramble Golf Tournament — Sept. 17; check-in 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; shotgun start 1 p.m.; Tommy Stewart, 601-218-4629, or Tam-my Stewart, 601-218-0911, for prices and information.
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CrIMe & FIrefrom staff reports
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Culkin volunteer firefighters and Bell’s tow-ing service work to clear a wreck on Oak Ridge Road Wednesday after a Chevrolet Suburban traveling south and a northbound Ford F350 collided, sending the driver of the Suburban, Amanda Monsour, 35, 112
Villanova Road, to River Region Medical Center. The truck was driven by Steven But-ler, 48, 6690 Oak Ridge Road, said Warren County Deputy Dan Ratliff. Monsour was in fair condition at the hospital this morning, a hospital spokesman said.
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The fence at The Art Park at Catfish Row is strewn about after being hit by an 18-wheeler Wednesday afternoon. Investi-gating Vicksburg police officer Eddie London said the truck driven by Michael Boyte, 33,
1917 Weeks Lane, Brookhaven, stalled, and the driver was not able to stop before hitting the fence. No injuries were reported, and no citations were issued.
Vicksburg teenagerjailed over secondgun-related charge
of way.Overall, revenues stood at
$1,275,060, while spending equaled $735,807.
Rail tolls were down about 2 percent, to $1,031,829, a flat-ter decrease than in 2009, when the per-car fees paid by Kansas City Southern Railway dropped 13 per-cent. Traffic on the rail route across the bridge totaled 266,821 cars during the audit period, down about 5 percent
compared to last year.Work began in July to
repair cracks and re-anchor beams above pier 5. A $637,754 offer went to Shreve-port-based Shiloh Contrac-tors Inc. to complete the job.
Another project to shore up the soils on the east bank is estimated to cost $800,000, but is tied up in talks with Gulf South Pipeline to move a pair of natural gas lines away from the work area.
BridgeContinued from Page A1.
WVBGContinued from Page A1
torialized too much behind the mic and criticized city government, particularly police response times. Both Jones and city officials have denied contact with the other before the show’s Aug. 23 cancellation.
Nation said the new show will broadcast from the church’s conservatory and feature guests from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Wednesdays will offer an events calendar of sorts, featuring officials with the Vicksburg Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau and the Southern Cultural Heri-
tage Center, and the Friday time slot will be filled by a local sports show hosted by accountant David Boolos, Nation said.
The first week’s guests will include Vicksburg Warren School District superinten-dent Dr. Elizabeth Swinford, Nation said.
In a letter to The Vicks-burg Post, Jones said Nation “will be simply a modera-tor” and the show will be a voice for anyone to voice his or her opinion. Jones said he didn’t intend to have shows that were “demeaning of any individual” or have hosts that
“voiced his own opinion to demean others.”
He said the station would continue, however, to broad-cast politically charged shows hosted by Rush Lim-baugh and Ed Schultz, saying those shows are “national shows” aired for the bene-fit of listeners to learn “both sides of the issue.”
Day, who serves on the VCVB and has run the Klon-dyke since 2005, said his days in radio are over for now. Phone calls and online mes-sages in support of his show continue, Day said.
Fallen limb cutselectricity for 350
About 350 Entergy cus-tomers along Wisconsin Avenue and Bazinsky Road were without power for about a half hour this morn-ing after a tree limb fell on a power line on Bazinsky, said
Entergy spokesman Don Arnold.
The outage began at 10 a.m. The outage also caused lights to flicker, including traffic signals, from the Bazinsky Road area to the substation on Mulberry Street, near Horizon Casino downtown, said Arnold.
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Questions,argumentsprecededGulf blastBy The Associated Press
Something was wrong.BP was preparing to plug its
well 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, and longtime technical adviser Jesse Gagliano was running computer models to finalize details.
“We have a potential prob-lem here,” the Halliburton employee told three colleagues he met in the hallway in BP PLC’s Houston headquarters. He said his computer model was predicting a “serious gas flow problem” with BP’s well -abandonment plan.
His idea for addressing the issue would never be carried out. BP decided it wasn’t nec-essary. Five days later, on April 20, the well blew out, causing the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
In an internal report released Wednesday, BP stood by its decision, saying Gagliano’s plan would not have stopped the explosion.
The disagreement was just one of several that emerged in the days and hours before the blast, according to BP’s report and e-mails, documents and testimony gathered by fed-eral investigators. Confusion surrounded crucial tasks and frustration rose among people involved.
The cause of the explo-sion, which killed 11 workers, remains under investigation by federal authorities. But as more information trickles out, the image of a high-stakes, high seas venture collapsing in disarray is sharpening.
The mile-deep exploratory well was being capped with cement so it could be aban-doned until a production phase later.
BP operated the well, Trans-ocean owned the rig and Halliburton carried out the cement job. They had to work together.
Yet key plans kept chang-ing. Critical tests meant to ensure the well would be safely cemented were not going smoothly.
BP accepts some of the blame for decisions that led to the blowout, but its report also assigns fault to Trans-ocean and Halliburton work-ers. Those companies, in turn, point the finger at BP’s well design.
The head of the Deepwater Horizon rig, who was most familiar with its crew and operations, had left for train-ing and was replaced by Bob Kaluza, who was less famil-iar with earlier problems sur-rounding the well. The opera-tion was running 45 days late and millions of dollars over budget.
Gagliano’s computer model exposed yet another possi-ble problem. The longtime technical adviser concluded that the cementing operation needed more centralizers, devices designed to ensure that the casing — or drilling pipe — runs down the center of the wellbore to increase the chance for a perfect seal and prevent leaks. BP had planned to run six centralizers and had them onboard.
After a corridor chat with BP’s senior drilling engineer, Gagliano worked up more models. By the evening of April 15, Gagliano had a model with 21 centralizers that resolved the gas flow problem. The 15 additional centralizers were acquired and scheduled for delivery the next morning, in time for the Halliburton cementers to do the job.
Still, the debate didn’t end.BP drilling engineer Brett
Cocales learned the next after-noon, April 16, that his com-pany’s engineers had decided against using the additional centralizers because of ques-tions about their mechani-cal integrity. Members of a BP investigation panel said Wednesday that those concerns were unfounded because engineers were mis-taken about which centraliz-ers had been shipped.
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MDOC fights inmates’ useof cell phones in Parchman
PARCHMAN (AP) — State corrections officials are going high tech to combat the prob-lems of illegal cell phones making their way to inmates.
On Wednesday, the Missis-sippi Department of Correc-tions announced it has signed with Global Tel Link and Tecore Networks on a program to immobilize illegal cell phones used by inmates at the state penitentiary in Parchman.
Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps said the system uses radio frequencies which inter-cept cell phone transmissions in defined areas but permit authorized and 911 calls.
“It’s a big deal that we’re first in the U.S. to employ this type of managed access system when there’s a problem in vir-tually every prison and jail in the United States of America,” Epps said.
So far this year, nearly 2,000 cell phones have been confis-cated from Mississippi pris-ons. Last year, almost 3,600 cell phones were seized.
Tecore Networks marketing vice president Amit Malho-tra said the system will allow authorized calls out of the pro-tected area, but only after they have been recognized by the system.
“Any cell phones brought in register with our system before they go out to the tower of the
commercial cell carriers,” he said. “It will go through our system first and go through the database and see if it’s an authorized phone. If it is, it’ll be sent out to complete the call, but if it’s not, it’ll be held by our system.”
Jamming radio signals is ille-gal, Malhotra said.
“The difference between jam-ming and our system is that our system does not prevent all communications, just unau-thorized ones,” he said. “The other important thing about our system is that it’s coordi-nated with all the cell carri-ers. ... We have to have agree-ments with carriers in order to do this. Because the carriers support us, the FCC supports us as well.”
The system also logs the information and may be used for forensic analysis, officials said.
Instead of the inmate com-pleting a call, a recorded mes-sage tells them, “the cellular device you are using at the Mississippi State Penitentiary has been identified as contra-band and is illegal to possess under the criminal statute, 47-5-193. The device will no longer function.”
Also important is that the system will not interfere with emergency communications coming from the same area.
jamming the signal
Several hundred cellular telephones confiscated by prison officials at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman
Mental Health Department agrees to payhalf the cost of Medicaid, averting crisis
JACKSON (AP) — The Mis-sissippi Department of Mental Health has agreed to pay half the cost of Medicaid match-ing funds to help the state’s 15 community mental health cen-ters through June 2012.
Officials feared the commu-nity centers may close because they didn’t have funds for the state’s share of the match to pull down federal funds to treat Medicaid recipients.
Medicaid officials contended that if a Medicaid recipi-ent receives similar care for a mental illness from a pri-
vate provider, whether from a doctor or a hospital, the state and the federal government pay for the treatment.
If a Medicaid recipient goes to a community center for treatment, the federal gov-ernment pays, and the state doesn’t, officials said.
In the past, the MDMH has paid most of the state’s share to treat Medicaid recipients at the centers. A funding short-fall had made that impossible, mental health officials have said.
Under the agreement, the
MDMH and the centers will each pay 50 percent of the expected $28 million to $30 million needed for the current fiscal year and for the next, which ends June 30, 2012, to draw down federal Medicaid funds.
The MDMH paid $12 million toward the match for the past year.
The community mental health centers operate inde-pendently and serve people dealing with mental illness, drug addictions and other mental disabilities.
Tug company pleads guiltyin crash that caused spill
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A company whose towboat was involved in a crash with a tanker that caused a major oil spill on the Mississippi River two years ago pleaded guilty Wednesday to operating ves-sels with unqualified and over-worked captains.
DRD Towing Co., a company based a few miles upriver from the French Quarter, pleaded guilty to violating the Ports and Waterways Safety Act and the Clean Water Act, said U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.
Also, Randall Dantin, a 46-year-old co-owner of the company, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice. He was accused of deleting pay-roll sheets from a company computer that showed some improperly licensed workers were used to steer boats, pros-ecutors said.
On July 23, 2008, the DRD tow-boat Mel Oliver collided with the tanker Tintomara. A Coast Guard investigation revealed John Paul Bavaret II, a sleep-deprived apprentice mate with-out a captain at his side, was at the tug’s helm, a violation of
Coast Guard rules.The collision caused 283,000
gallons of fuel to leak, even though the tanker never rup-tured, and closed the Missis-sippi for six days.
Prosecutors said DRD pleaded guilty to running towing ves-sels in Louisiana and Texas with unqualified and over-worked crews between Jan. 1, 2007, and July 23, 2008.
Company captains were paid extra money for working many more hours than they were allowed to and operating boats without the required backup captains, prosecutors alleged.
DRD also pleaded guilty to illegally discharging oil in the 2008 accident, a misdemeanor. The oil that spilled into the river came from a tanker barge the Mel Oliver was pushing. The Tintomara, a 600-foot Liberian-flagged tanker, slammed into the barge and broke it open.
DRD faces fines of up to $700,000. Sentencing has been set for Dec. 15 before U.S. Dis-trict Judge Ivan Lemelle.
Dantin faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
Nunnelee, Childers both promisingmajor changes in Social Security
TUPELO, Miss. — Dem-ocratic U.S. Rep. Travis Childers and Republican challenger Alan Nunnelee are both promising to oppose major changes in Social Security, including raising the retirement age or priva-tizing the program.
The congressional candi-dates held separate news conferences Wednesday in Tupelo and signed pledges to protect the government-run retirement plan.
Childers accused Nunnelee of “waffling” for 22 months on whether to give private investment firms control over Social Security.
Nunnelee said he decided months ago to oppose privatization.
On Wednesday, the Nun-nelee campaign said the Republican also signed a pledge to try to repeal the health care overhaul that President Barack Obama signed into law earlier this year.
Childers voted against the health care bill, saying it was too expensive.
Childers was first elected in 2008 in northern Mississippi’s 1st District. The general elec-tion is Nov. 2.
Judith Lewis resignsas MPB director
JACKSON, Miss. — Judith
Lewis has resigned as execu-tive director of Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
MPB Board chairman Bob Sawyer announced Lewis’ departure in a statement Wednesday. He said plans will be made to find a new director.
Man sought to questionin quadruple slaying
NEW ORLEANS — Inves-tigators want to question a man who was living in a mobile home where two men and two women were killed last weekend and probably had been with the victims on their last night alive, the Calca-sieu Parish sheriff said Wednesday.
Sheriff Tony Mancuso said Lee Roy Williams Jr., 52, owned an SUV that police have been looking for since the four bodies were found in the trailer Monday.
The dead have been identi-fied as Crystal Dawn Fruge, 28, Jessica M. Eugene, 26, Terry Lynn Banks, 19, and Kendrick Warren Lavergne, 29. All were from Lake
Charles.He said Eugene was origi-
nally from Slidell and had lived in Fruge’s trailer and that Fruge’s mother had eaten dinner Friday night with her daughter and the other victims as well as with Williams.
Investigators believe all four were killed between 3 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. on Satur-day, Mancuso added.
Mosquito-eating fishto help in Haiti
TCHULA, Miss. — Mos-quito-eating fish from a north Mississippi fish hatchery will be sent to Haiti as part of the earthquake relief project by Operating Blessing Inter-national, a humanitarian organization.
The fish, tiny minnows called Gambusia, eat many times their body weight in mosquito eggs and larvae. OBI officials say the minnows were used in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina for mosquito control.
The minnows will be moved from Thompson Fish Hatch-ery in Tchula Friday to the Yazoo County airport near Yazoo City.
There, they will be loaded into an OBI plane and flown to Florida and then to Haiti on Saturday.
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OLD POST FILES120 YEARS AGO: 1890D.B. Nailor, venerable resident of Warren County, dies.
110 YEARS AGO: 1900J.G. Clarke dies at his home.
100 YEARS AGO: 1910The residence of Dr. E.E. Howard, Cherry and Arthur streets, is destroyed by fire.
90 YEARS AGO: 1920Fred Geesler buys the Vicksburg Hat Company.
80 YEARS AGO: 1930Secretary of War Hurley makes a brief stop in the city.
70 YEARS AGO: 1940A daughter is born to Mr. and Mrs. James Askew.
60 YEARS AGO: 1950Vicksburg voters favor a half-cent sales tax by more than 4 to 1 and also gave a resounding nod of approval to the school and public improvement issues. Fewer than half of the city’s qualified voters go to the polls.
50 YEARS AGO: 1960Joan Kinnebrew is elected Warren County’s 1960 Queen of the Forest. • Mr. and Mrs. William Steinriede Jr. announce the birth of a daughter, Nancy Rebecca, on Sept. 2. • Betty Hutton stars in “The Greatest Show on Earth” at the Rivoli Drive-In Theatre.
40 YEARS AGO: 1970R.J. Trussell, former resident, dies in Meridian. • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tucker announce the birth of a daughter, Sher-lyn, on Sept. 5. • Mrs. Ella Howard dies. • Dr. and Mrs. W.F. Mansell are visiting relatives in South Carolina.
30 YEARS AGO: 1980Mrs. Margie Pinkston French, formerly of Vicksburg, dies in Clearwater, Fla. • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown announce the birth of a daughter, Ashanti Yvette, on Sept. 9. • Karen Nelson of Vicksburg is chosen for the Mississippi College Concert Choir.
20 YEARS AGO: 1990Troy Baldwin dies. • Nancy Munn and Phillip Watkins, both of Jackson, are winners in the Over the River Run at the Old Mississippi River Bridge. • Lewis Thompson and Mamie Haddon both celebrate their 100th birthdays.
10 YEARS AGO: 2000Breanne Burr wins several trophies at the Southwest District 4-H Horse Show in Jackson. • Plans for a second police pre-cinct, in Kings, are announced. • Robert W. “Treyce” Keyes III celebrates his first birthday.
IraqObama’s first wise economic move
Verbally, at least, President Barack Obama finally ended our country’s combat role in Iraq. Let’s hope this is more than words, so Americans may return home from Iraq to families and jobs and the way of life they vol-unteered to defend.
Though it took him nearly two years to end it, the war was never Obama’s idea. In fact, he stood out in the United States Senate as the biggest critic of the Iraq war.
In a speech that formally ended our combat role, Obama spoke about our miserable economy. He was right to do so because cata-strophic economic downfall poses a bigger threat to the American way of life, and even our coun-try’s sovereignty, than do Middle East terrorists.
While smart people disagree on the merits of interventionist wars, they cannot dispute that these invasions helped cripple our economy.
A country that sends hun-dreds of thousands of men and
women to war — whether or not it must be fought — takes hun-dreds of thousands of adults out of production on American soil. They produce and cultivate fewer young citizens to provide for the country’s future prosperity. They buy less food, housing and cloth-ing from American businesses. They live away from their com-munities and families at an enor-mous upfront cost to their econ-omy back home.
Thousands never return. Our country had lost 4,416 mothers, fathers, taxpayers and produc-ers of wealth who can never be replaced. Most of our volunteers survived, but 40,166 of the sur-vivors are wounded. Some will lead normal lives. Others will remain dependent on society for life, suffering chronic mental and/or physical impairment. The cost of the war is $744 billion, but that’s far beneath the ongoing costs of lost lives and disabled Americans.
Some wars must be fought,
and which are most essential is another debate. But there’s no question they all cost us.
Astonishingly, conventional wisdom says otherwise. Econ-omist David Henderson, a research fellow with the Hoover Institution and author of “The Wartime Economist” blog, explains that Americans com-monly believe a myth that says war generates national prosperity.
Henderson wrote that his read-ers “would prefer that war not be a plus for an economy — but, nev-ertheless, they think it is.”
It is not, no more than is break-ing a window. War may be nec-essary for our country to merely survive. But war never grows an economy, and it always comes at an enormous and irretrievable expense.
Let’s hope the Iraq war really is about to end, so our country may begin the process of emotional and economic healing.
The prospect of finally fixing America’s public schools looks better now than ever, but there’s still a chance that this golden economic and moral opportu-nity could slip away.
The danger lies in the possi-bility that Congress will delay action on education-reform legislation and that a left-right coalition of reactionaries will consolidate next year to upend the dramatic progress now under way.
Polls indicate that education reform — including merit pay for teachers — is popular with the public, but teachers unions still resist it. The nation’s big-gest civil rights groups do, too.
And now tea party-backed can-didates around the country are calling for abolition of the Edu-cation Department, the driving force behind reform.
If Congress does not act this year to reauthorize the nation’s basic school-funding law — and chances are, it won’t — and if Republicans take over one or both houses of Congress, the consensus for reform could col-lapse and funding for it could wither.
President Barack Obama is
proving to be a courageous “education president.” He has hired an aggressive education secretary, Arne Duncan, and has promoted elevating educa-tion standards, accountability for teachers and reorganiza-tion of failing schools, even in the face of criticism from unions and civil rights groups.
Obama and Duncan have accelerated a reform process started by George W. Bush with his No Child Left Behind program.
The Democratic Congress approved $5 billion for Obama to award on a competitive basis to states undertaking reform. Eleven of them have won grants under Obama’s Race to the Top initiative, plus the District of Columbia, and 36 states insti-tuted reforms to qualify for the
competition.Polls indicate broad biparti-
san support for the elements of reform. ABC News found that 72 percent of parents support the idea of basing teacher pay on student achievement.
The latest survey by the jour-nal Education Next and Har-vard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance showed that 62 percent of adults sup-port maintaining existing fed-eral testing requirements and 58 percent support toughening education standards.
Among African-Americans, those numbers were 12 percent and 48 percent. Fifty-four per-cent of African-Americans sup-port merit pay for teachers, and majorities even support vouch-ers and tax credits to enable children to attend private
schools, which are beyond even the Obama agenda.
Meantime, by 46 percent to 22 percent, teachers think that Race to the Top is an “unwar-ranted intrusion” and 63 per-cent oppose merit pay.
The unions, the National Edu-cation Association and the American Federation of Teach-ers, seem to reflect their constit-uents’ attitudes. The civil rights groups plainly do not.
Reform has been on the nation’s agenda since 1982, when the Reagan adminis-tration published the famous “Nation at Risk” report. Still, education performance has consistently dropped even as the importance of world-class schools has risen.
As Obama noted in a speech to the Urban League on July 29, the United States has fallen from first in the world in college graduation rates to 12th, and U.S. eighth-graders rank 10th on math and science tests.
Moreover, “African-American students not only trail almost every other developed nation abroad, but they badly trail their white classmates — an achievement gap that is wid-
ening the income gap between black and white, rich and poor.”
“This status quo,” Obama said, “is morally inexcusable” and “economically indefensible.”
If Republicans capture control of one or both houses of Con-gress, Elementary and Second-ary Education Act reauthori-zation will be further delayed — especially with tea party activists demanding local con-trol of education — and educa-tion funding might well be cut amid a general hold-down on domestic spending.
Moreover, one of the nation’s-leading experiments in reform might come to a halt if Dis-trict of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty is defeated in a primary election this month. His oppo-nent, Vincent Gray, has refused to say whether he will retain D.C.’s reformist schools chief, Michelle Rhee.
America can’t afford to have its schools less than world class, and a majority of Americans seem to know it. But reform has failed before and could again.
•Morton Kondracke is executive editor of Roll Call, the newspaper of Capitol Hill.
Congress might miss golden chance to fix schools
MORTONKONDRACKE
Polls indicate that education re-form — including merit pay for teachers — is popular with the public, but teachers unions still
resist it. The nation’s biggest civil rights groups do, too.
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Q: What are your thoughts on American Express Rewards programs?
I s i t worth the price? — Lor-raine, via e-mail
A: It all depends upon the dollar value,
which is what develops points.
If you have a good many thousand dollars per month on your American Express
account, the points or miles can add up very quickly. They in turn can be transferred to many major airlines.
I have used American Express miles on foreign air-lines to my advantage.
The key to American Express rewards points is how much the cost is and how many rewards you will earn.
You could figure that out pretty easily on what you expect to spend on that card. My experience with them has been very positive.
•Bruce Williams writes for Newspaper Enterprise Association. E-mail him at [email protected].
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Aide to Sen. Boxer accused of marijuana possessionWASHINGTON — An aide
to Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer has been arrested on charges that he brought mar-ijuana into a Senate office building.
The office of the California Democrat said Wednesday that 43-year-old Marcus Stanley has resigned as an econom-ics adviser to Boxer.
A summary report pro-vided by the U.S. Capi-tol Police alleges that an officer saw a man enter a Senate building on Tuesday and remove from his pocket a green leafy substance that later tested positive for the chemical compound in marijuana.
A spokesman for Boxer said the senator accepted Stan-ley’s resignation because his actions, in the spokesman’s words, “were wrong and unacceptable.”
Tropical Storm Igordrifts north in Atlantic
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Igor is drifting in the Atlan-tic off the coast of Africa near the Cape Verde Islands.
Maximum sustained winds for the storm today are near 40 mph. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm could begin strengthening some on Friday.
A tropical storm watch has been issued for the southern Cape Verde Islands.
The storm is about 30 miles west-southwest of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands and is moving north-northwest at about 6 mph.
Consumers again cuttheir credit card use
WASHINGTON — Con-sumer borrowing fell again
in July as households cut back on their credit card use for a 23rd consecutive month, adding more drag on an economy struggling to mount a sustained rebound.
Borrowing dropped at an annual rate of $3.6 billion in July, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday. That marked the 17th drop in credit in the past 18 months.
Obama to court: Keepstem cell funds flowing
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is asking a federal appeals court to lift an order block-ing federal funding for some stem cell research, a day after being turned down by the judge who issued the order.
The administration told a federal appeals court in Washington on Wednesday that the order by U.S. Dis-trict Judge Royce Lamberth stops “funding for embry-onic stem cell research in its tracks.”
Lamberth rejected the administration’s request to let funding continue while it pursues an appeal of his order.
House to vote againon aid to 9/11 workers
WASHINGTON — The House is expected to recon-sider a bill to provide up to $7.4 billion to workers sickened during cleanup of World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11 attacks, lawmakers from New York said.
U.S. Reps. Carolyn Malo-ney and Jerrold Nadler said Wednesday that House Democratic leaders have agreed to bring the bill to a vote this month after Congress returns from its summer break.
The bill would provide free health care and compen-sation to 9/11 rescue and recovery workers who fell ill after working in the trade center ruins.
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listens to those better angels and understands that this is a destructive act that he’s engaging in.”
The administration hoped to rein in the story by speak-ing out clearly and with one voice.
But it is a measure of the intense emotions attached to matters of religion and politics in the post 9/11 world that such a tiny tail — an independent church with 50 followers — could wag such a big dog.
It’s also a measure of how much Obama’s team wanted
to change the subject.Obama spent Wednesday
in Cleveland promoting his economic plans and reach-ing out to those he acknowl-edges are “frustrated and angry and anxious about the future.” He made no refer-ence to the Quran plan in his speech, but addressed the issue when asked about it during the interview taped in Ohio.
Pollster Andy Kohut, direc-tor of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, said large percentages of Americans believe Mus-
lims are unfairly discrimi-nated against in this country, so the administration prob-ably hasn’t incurred harm from taking on the church. But Obama “didn’t do him-self any good by weighing in on the mosque controversy” in New York, Kohut added.
For weeks, as Republicans including Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich denounced plans for the mosque, the White House sidestepped the issue, insisting it was a local zoning matter. But once the mosque cleared its final reg-ulatory hurdle last month,
Obama spoke out clearly in its defense.
“This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshak-able,” he said.
From there, as Republicans fumed and most Democrats stayed silent, Obama’s mes-sage got more muddled.
“I will not comment on the wisdom of making a deci-sion to put a mosque there,” he said.
Several Democrats, nota-bly including Senate Major-ity Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, had no such reser-
vations. They said a mosque didn’t belong so close to the site of the toppled World Trade Center towers. Repub-licans went further, Gingrich accusing Obama of “pander-ing to radical Islam.”
House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio on Wednesday tried to lump together the two issues — plans for the Quran-burning and the mosque — saying that “just because you have the right to do something in America does not mean it’s the right thing to do.”
DEATHS
have occurred in previ-ous economic downturns, when fewer people are out on the road. Traffic deaths decreased in the early 1980s and early 1990s when eco-nomic conditions led many drivers to cut back on travel.
But last year’s reduction in fatalities came even as the estimated number of miles traveled by motorists in 2009
increased 0.2 percent.Barbara Harsha, executive
director for the Governors Highway Safety Association, attributed the improvements to more motorists wearing seat belts, better enforce-ment of drunken driving laws and enhanced vehicle safety features.
Side air bags that protect the head and midsection are
becoming standard equip-ment on many new vehicles. And electronic stability con-trol, which helps motorists avoid rollover crashes, is more common on new cars and trucks.
LaHood has sought to crack down on distracted driving, urging states to adopt strin-gent laws against sending text messages from behind
the wheel, as well as other distractions.
Harsha said LaHood’s “focus on distracted driv-ing has brought an unprec-edented focus to behavioral highway safety, and as a result, lives are being saved.”
The annual highway safety report also found:• Motorcycle fatalities broke
a string of 11 years of
annual increases, falling by 16 percent, from 5,312 in 2008 to 4,462 in 2009.
• The number of people injured in motor vehicle crashes fell for a 10th con-secutive year.
• Alcohol-impaired driving deaths declined 7.4 percent in 2009 to 10,839 deaths, compared with 11,711 in 2008.
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first official denunciations in the Muslim world, with Bah-rain calling it a “shameful act which is incompatible with the principles of tolerance and coexistence.”
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday he would closely monitor what hap-pens Saturday at the Dove Outreach Center in Gaines-ville. U.S. embassies around the world will be doing the same after being ordered by the State Department to assess their security.
“In addition to being offen-sive, the Gainesville pro-test puts at risk those brave
Americans who are fighting abroad for the freedoms and values that we believe in as Americans,” said Crist, who is running as an independent for the U.S. Senate.
Despite the mounting pres-sure to call off the bonfire, Jones, 58, said, “As of right now, we are not convinced that backing down is the right thing.” He took no ques-tions at a news conference Wednesday.
USA Today reported that Jones said in an interview he had not been contacted by the White House, State Department or Pentagon. If
such a call comes, he said, “that would cause us to defi-nitely think it over. That’s what we’re doing now. I don’t think a call from them is something we would ignore.”
Muslims consider the Quran the word of God and insist it be treated with the utmost respect.
At home, Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe condemned the church’s “offensive behavior.”
Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. and NATO com-mander in Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday with Afghan President Karzai
about the matter, according to a military spokesman Col. Erik Gunhus.
“They both agreed that burning of a Quran would undermine our effort in Afghanistan, jeopardize the safety of coalition troop-ers and civilians,” Gunhus said. Secretary of State Hil-lary Rodham Clinton said that the pastor’s plans were outrageous, and along with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, urged Jones to cancel the event.
Not just the Democratic administration has weighed in. Ex-Alaska governor and
former Republican candi-date for vice president Sarah Palin said in a Facebook post that although people have the constitutional right to burn the Quran, doing so would be an “insensitive and an unnecessary provoca-tion — much like building a mosque at ground zero.”
Conservative radio and tele-vision host Glenn Beck wrote in an Internet blog that burn-ing the Quran is like burning the flag or the Bible — some-thing people can do in the United States, but shouldn’t.
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.
Bessie R. DurmanBessie R. Durman died
Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at Covenant Health & Rehab Center. She was 88.
Mrs. Durman was a retired educator for the Vicks-burg schools. She received a bachelor’s degree from Illi-nois College and a master’s degree from Jackson State University.
She was a member of Mount Alban M.B. Church, where she served as a church mother, choir member and Sunday school teacher. She was also a member of social and civic organizations, including the Order of the Eastern Star, Loving Friendship Chapter No. 20, Evergreen No. 3 Hero-ines of Jericho, Hagar No. 3 Ladies of the Knight, Eureka Court No. 4 Daughters of the Sphinx and the Warren County Sunday School Insti-tute No. 1.
Mrs. Durman was preceded in death by her husband, Tommie James Durman; her parents, Josh III and Everlyn Rucker; twin chil-dren, Owemia and Owedia Durman; four brothers, Reason Rucker, Joseph Rucker, Namon Rucker and Will Rucker; and three sis-ters, Mary Washington Fran-ces Rucker, Gertrude Rucker and Rosia Rucker.
She is survived by three sons, Maurice Durman of Anchorage, Alaska, Vincent Durman of Vicksburg and Ralph Durman of Hines-ville, Ga.; two daughters, Veta Durman of Atlanta and Alfreda Horton of Hatties-burg; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.
W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements.
Dave Bryant LewisServices for Dave Bryant
Lewis will be at 1 p.m. Sat-urday at Mount Carmel M.B. Church with the Rev. Frank-lin Lassiter officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 until 7 p.m. Friday at Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home and Saturday at the church from noon until the service.
Mr. Lewis died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, at the G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Veter-ans Administration Medical Center in Jackson. He was 84.
He was born in Vicksburg to the late Dave Lewis Sr. and the late Mary Pugh Lewis. He was a member of Mount Carmel M.B. Church.
He graduated from Magno-lia High School and served in the Army. He worked for Illi-nois Central Railroad for 36 years and later the Veterans Cab Company.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Louise Kline and Annie Lewis.
Survivors include his wife, Millie Burns Lewis; two sons, Eugene Lewis of Dallas, Texas, and Michael Lewis of Jackson; five daugh-ters, Sheila Lewis Cooper of Atlanta, Brenda Sherman and LaTanya Hill, both of Jackson, and Tracy Burns and Yolanda Brooks, both of Vicksburg; 26 grandchil-dren; nine great-grandchil-dren; and other relatives and friends, including William Robinson and the Lassiter, Robinson and Burns families of Vicksburg.
Angela Marie LyonsServices for Angela Marie
Lyons will be at 1 p.m. Sat-urday at W.H. Jefferson
Funeral Home with the Rev. James Archer Sr. officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Ms. Lyons died Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at Covenant Health and Rehab. She was 33.
Born in Vicksburg, she was of the Baptist faith.
Vertie Bell McNair Magee
UTICA — Vertie Bell McNair Magee died Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, at University Medical Center in Jackson. She was 84.
Mrs. Magee was a retired cook from Oakley Training School.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bryant and Chanie McNair; her husband, O.B. Magee Sr.; and a son, Joe Lee Magee.
Survivors include two sons, O.B. Magee Jr. of Edwards and Gerald Benard Magee of Utica; two daughters, Melvie
Cene Culberson of Starkville and Ora Jean Hendon of Vicksburg; a stepdaughter, Theresa Joyner of Decatur, Ill.; 13 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness in Utica with Larry Anderson offi-ciating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Friday with the family being present from 5 until 7 p.m.
Katie B. WebbEDWARDS — Services
for Katie B. Webb will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark M.B. Church in Edwards with the Rev. Jerry Col-lier officiating. Burial will follow at Greenhill Ceme-tery in Edwards. Visitation will be from noon until 7 p.m. Friday at Lakeview Memo-rial Funeral Home with the family being present from 6 until 7 p.m.
Ms. Webb died Monday,
Sept. 6, 2010, at her home. She was 75.
She was a member of St. Mark M.B. Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Rollie and Fannie Younger Mosley Webb; a son, Willie “Smiley” Webb; and three brothers, Frank Mosley, Eli Webb and Leonard Webb.
Survivors include three sons, Lafayette Webb of Inglewood, Calif., Rollie Webb of Washington D.C. and Sammy Brooks of Chi-cago; a daughter, Fannie Williams of Edwards; four sisters, Nannie Bell Wil-liams, Jessie Jelks, Dottie R. Mosley, all of Edwards, and Elizabeth Davis of Vicksburg; four brothers, Henry Mosley of Mattoon, Ill., Robert Mosley and J.C. Webb, both of St. Louis, and Leothis Webb of Vicksburg; 17 grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends, including Geraldine Howard.
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By Brett MartelAP sports writer
NEW ORLEANS — The Saints’ first Super Bowl title was so big in New Orleans that Mardi Gras, a revered local institution dating back well more than a century, became popularly known as, “Lombardi Gras.”
New Orleans’ momentous victory over the Indianapolis Colts occurred in the middle of the city’s parade season, so the Saints’ celebratory ride through town with the Vince Lombardi Trophy was simply added to the lineup. In the following days, play-ers, coaches, team officials and the trophy made appear-
ances in traditional parades as well.
And while Mardi Gras ended way back on Ash Wednesday, it seems as though Lombardi Gras still isn’t over quite yet — cer-tainly not by the looks of the French Quarter, where a massive concert stage has been built on the river front, overlooking historic Jackson
Square.In the hours before the
defending champs kick off the NFL season against the Minnesota Vikings tonight in the Louisiana Superdome, the Big Easy will host a con-cert featuring Dave Mat-thews and Taylor Swift, an NFL-sponsored parade and a citywide bash for which a number of schools and busi-nesses have already decided to shut down.
“It’s like the Super Bowl all over again,” Saints running back Reggie Bush said.
Indeed, Saints owner Tom Benson will show off the Lombardi Trophy once more
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By David BrandtAP sports writer
STARKVILLE — In one of the ugliest games in recent college football his-tory, Auburn and Mississippi State punted, fumbled and stumbled their way to a 3-2 finish in 2008 that made both schools cringe.
Auburn won — on the scoreboard.
But really, there were no winners after a game that barely had more first downs (20) than punts (18). It was obvious both teams had seri-ous issues.
Two years later, much has changed. Both programs have new coaches: Gene Chizik replaced Tommy Tuberville at Auburn while Dan Mullen took over for Syl-vester Croom at Mississippi State.
Auburn left tackle Lee Ziemba, who was a sopho-more during that 2008 game, joked that the final score looked more like soccer result from this summer’s World Cup.
“It was a different time and place,” Ziemba said. “It’s obviously not likely to happen again this week.”
Now 21st-ranked Auburn (1-0) and Mississippi State (1-0) have revamped offenses going into tonight’s South-eastern Conference opener for both schools at Scott Field.
The Tigers easily handled Arkansas State 52-26 in last week while the Bulldogs smashed Memphis 49-7.
Auburn’s offense is led by quarterback Cameron
Newton, a junior college transfer who was sensa-
tional during his first game. He accounted for 357 yards of total offense and five touch-downs against Arkansas State, living up to the hype that made him one of the most sought after recruits in the country.
But he’s not the only player the Bulldogs will worry about.
Freshman Michael Dyer rushed for 95 yards and a
touchdown against Arkansas State. Running backs Onterio McCalebb and Mario Fannin, along with receivers Darvin Adams and Terrell Zachery, were all important parts of the offense last season.
“A lot of people pick them as the sleeper pick to win the SEC West and you can see why,” Mullen said. “They’re a talented team. When you have that type of experience
it can go a long way. They have an explosive offense.”
But Mississippi State will counter with some talent of its own. The Bulldogs will play two quarterbacks — junior Chris Relf and fresh-man Tyler Russell — who were both very good in the season opener.
Relf is just as dangerous running as he is throwing, while Russell is more of a true pocket passer. Russell threw for 256 yards and tied a school record with four touchdown passes against Memphis.
The Bulldogs have plenty of playmakers around the quar-terbacks as well. Receivers Chad Bumphis and Brandon Heavens each scored two touchdowns in the opener. They used four running backs — Vick Ballard, Robert Elliott, LaDarius Perkins and Adrian Marcus — exten-sively during the romp over Memphis. Chizik said Mis-sissippi State’s confidence and execution is much better than a year ago, and Mul-len’s spread scheme will pose problems if his team isn’t disciplined.
“It’s not your conventional two-back, I-back conven-tional run-play stuff,” Chizik said. “It gives you a lot of problems. If you’re not in the right spots or you have one guy out of position with their run game, it’s going to give you some fits.”
Such offensive innovation was rare for both programs two seasons ago. But Ziemba said the Southeastern Con-ference has changed since then.
State has big opportunity as USM, Ole Miss recoverIt’s only week two of the
college football season, and the wailing and gnashing has already begun in two corners of the state.
And joy has broken out in the other.
First the good.Mississippi State domi-
nated a pretty lousy Mem-phis team 49-7, but the Bull-dogs beat them soundly with a complete effort. That’s something that hasn’t been a hallmark of Mississippi State teams since the Jackie Sher-ill era or error, depending on what you think of the former head coach.
The offense, playing both Chris Relf and Tyler Rus-sell at quarterback, looked poised and overcame some early struggles to make some big plays in the passing game.
The new defense was extremely solid and shut down Memphis quite well.
Tonight, the Bulldogs have a huge opportunity on an ESPN national stage against Auburn. Will they take advantage of the opportu-nity? Auburn’s defense was more of a speed bump than a stop sign against Arkansas State’s spread attack and the offense was dependent on the arm and legs of Cameron Newton, who accounted for
five touchdowns.If the Bulldogs can get
another relatively error-free performance out of Relf and Russell and the defense answers the bell against Gus Malzahn’s oddball gadget offense, there’s no reason why the Bulldogs can’t be 2-0.
Speaking of national TV, how about the 41-13 egg laid by Southern Miss in South Carolina last Thurs-day? Little went right for the Golden Eagles, who looked like they were not ready for primetime or any time for that matter.
The USM defense made South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia look like Tim Tebow while getting rolled for 450 yards and 41 points. The offense moved the ball between the 20s and that was about it.
During the Jeff Bower era, the Golden Eagles always had a stellar defense and a vanilla, ball-control offense that didn’t make many mis-takes, but wasn’t explo-sive either. Now the Golden Eagles have an explosive offense — except for wide receiver DeAndre Brown — and not much of a defense.
Why can’t they seem to find a happy medium?
But the loudest wailing and gnashing emanates from Oxford, where the crowd that hadn’t sauntered into the Grove after the half spent the fourth quarter and two overtimes staring jaws agape at the biggest fiasco in the Houston Nutt era. Jackson-ville State’s 49-48 win quickly became a national punchline.
The Rebels were outplayed thoroughly in the fourth
quarter by an FCS team. An FCS team, folks. A cup-cake that was supposed to be nothing more than a glori-fied scrimmage with a final score. When the Rebels went up 31-10, the intensity disap-peared like ponchos for sale at a rainy game or votes for the Land Shark mascot.
There are now more ques-tion marks defensively than on the Riddler’s costume and the offense, after a banner effort in the first half, was shut down in the second. The mood has got to be a sporty one in Oxford.
It’s not going to be a good week to be Tulane.
•Steve Wilson is sports editor of The Vicksburg Post. You can follow him on Twitter at vpsportseditor. He can be reached at 601-636-4545, ext. 142 or at [email protected].
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On TV7:30 p.m. NBCRadio: 1490 AMMinnesota at New Orleans
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PCA at University ChristianFriday, 7 p.m.
St. Al at Madison-St. JoeFriday, 7:30 p.m.
Vicksburg at TylertownFriday, 7:30 p.m.
WC hosts NatchezFriday, 7:30 p.m.
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METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Reggie Bush declined to go into any detail Wednesday on what he knows about the status of his 2005 Heis-man Trophy.
“At this point, it’s kind of out of my hands,” Bush said Wednesday.
Bush said he could not “confirm or deny” wheth-er he has met with anyone from the Heisman Trophy Trust and deferred com-ment to the trust when asked about a Yahoo! re-port that said he could be stripped of the award by the end of the month.
“If I’m not mistaken, I be-lieve the Heisman Trust people released a state-ment saying whatever was (reported) yesterday was inaccurate, so that’s where we’re at,” he said.
On Tuesday, trust ex-ecutive director Robert Whalen told The Associ-ated Press that there has been no decision.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre reacts after fumbling against the New Orleans Saints last season.
On TV tonightMississippi State battles Auburn in SEC showdown
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MHSaaRegion 2-6A
Team Overall RegionMadison Central ......................3-0 ......................0-0Northwest Rankin ....................3-0 ......................0-0Greenville-Weston ...................2-1 ......................0-0Clinton .....................................1-2 ......................0-0Warren Central ......................1-2 ......................0-0Grenada ...................................0-2 ......................0-0Vicksburg ...............................0-2 ......................0-0Murrah .....................................0-3 ......................0-0
Friday’s GamesProvine at Clinton, 7:30 p.m.Natchez at Warren Central, 7:30 p.m.Madison Central at Canton, 7:30 p.m.Brandon at Northwest Rankin, 7:30 p.m.Murrah at Jim Hill, 7:30 p.m.Greenville-Weston at Noxubee County, 7:30 p.m.Winona at Grenada, 7:30 p.m.Vicksburg at Tylertown, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s GamesBogue Chitto at Loyd Star, 7:30 p.m.St. Aloysius at Madison-St. Joe, 7:30 p.m.Enterprise-Lincoln at Cathedral, 7:30 p.m.Pelahatchie at West Lincoln, 7:30 p.m.Dexter at Mize, 7:30 p.m.Mount Olive at Sumrall, 7:30 p.m.Mount Hermon, La. at Salem, 7:30 p.m.Open date: Sebastopol
Region 6-2ATeam Overall RegionWesson ....................................2-0 ......................0-0Puckett .....................................2-1 ......................0-0Enterprise-Lincoln ....................1-1 ......................0-0Madison-St. Joe ......................1-2 ......................0-0Hinds AHS ..............................0-2 ......................0-0Loyd Star .................................0-3 ......................0-0
Friday’s GamesBogue Chitto at Loyd Star, 7:30 p.mHinds AHS at Raymond, 7:30 p.m.St. Aloysius at Madison-St. Joe, 7:30 p.m.Puckett at East Marion, 7:30 p.m.Wesson at West Marion, 7:30 p.m.Enterprise-Lincoln at Cathedral, 7:30 p.m.
Region 4-3ATeam Overall RegionLeland ......................................3-0 ......................0-0South Delta ............................2-1 ......................0-0Leflore County .........................2-1 ......................0-0Riverside ..................................2-1 ......................0-0Marshall ...................................0-3 ......................0-0Bailey Magnet .........................0-3 ......................0-0
Friday’s GamesRuleville Central at South Delta, 7:30 p.m.Hollandale Simmons at Leland, 7:30 p.m.St. Andrew’s at Bailey Magnet, 7:30 p.m.Coahoma AHS at Riverside, 7:30 p.m.Coahoma County at Leflore County, 7:30 p.m.Williams Sullivan at Marshall, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s GamesJefferson County at Crystal Springs, 7:30 p.m.Madison Parish, La. at Port Gibson, 7:30 p.m.Lawrence County at Brookhaven, 7:30 p.m.McComb at North Pike, 7:30 p.m.Franklin County at South Pike, 7:30 p.m.Columbia at Gautier, 7:30 p.m.
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MaISDistrict 5-A
Team Overall DistrictPorters Chapel .......................2-1 ......................0-0Newton County Academy .......2-1 ......................0-0University Christian .................2-1 ......................0-0Russell Christian .....................0-3 ......................0-0
Friday’s GamesPorters Chapel at University Christian, 7 p.m.Russell Christian at Clinton Christian, 7 p.m.Newton County Academy at Sylva Bay, 7 p.m.
District 4-ATeam Overall DistrictSharkey-Issaquena ................1-2 ......................1-0Tri-County ................................3-0 ......................0-0Humphreys Academy ..............1-2 ......................0-0Benton Academy .....................0-3 ......................0-0Clinton Christian ......................0-2 ......................0-1
Friday’s GamesCentral Holmes at Tri-County, 7 p.m.Russell Christian at Clinton Christian, 7 p.m.Sharkey-Issaquena at Humphreys Aca., 7 p.m.Benton Academy at Hebron Christian, 7 p.m.
District 6-ATeam Overall DistrictTrinity .......................................3-0 ......................0-0Tallulah Academy ..................0-3 ......................0-0
Friday’s GamesBaton Rouge Christian at Tallulah, 7 p.m.Trinity at Alpha Christian, 7 p.m.
District 4-AATeam Overall DistrictCentral Hinds .........................3-0 ......................0-0Brookhaven Academy .............3-0 ......................0-0Amite .......................................1-2 ......................0-0Bowling Green .........................1-2 ......................0-0Columbia Academy .................0-3 ......................0-0
Friday’s GamesBowling Green at Central Hinds, 7 p.m.Simpson Academy at Columbia Academy, 7 p.m.Brookhaven Academy at Amite, 7 p.m.
8-Man District 2Team Overall DistrictTensas Academy ....................2-1 ......................1-0Rebul .......................................3-0 ......................1-0Briarfield .................................2-1 ......................0-0Franklin Academy ...................0-2 ......................0-1Mt. Salus .................................0-2 ......................0-1Christian Collegiate .................0-2 ......................0-0Park Place Christian ...............0-3 ......................0-0
Friday’s GamesChristian Collegiate at Rebul, 7 p.m.Park Place Christian at North Sunflower, 7 p.m.Hot Springs Christian, Ark. at Tensas Aca., 7 p.m.Central Academy at Briarfield, 7 p.m.Franklin Academy at Veritas, 7 p.m.Mt. Salus at Calvary Christian, 7 p.m.
Friday’s GamesSterlington at Caldwell Parish, 7 p.m.Richwood at Bastrop, 7 p.m.Ouachita Parish at Rayville, 7 p.m.Madison Parish at Port Gibson, Miss., 7 p.m.Carroll at Wossman, 7 p.m.
All Associated Press members in Mississippi are eligible to participate in the high school football poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll are: Daily Leader, Brookhaven; The Commercial Dis-patch, Columbus; Bolivar Commercial, Cleveland; Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg; The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson; The Meridian Star, Meridian; The Natchez Democrat, Natchez; The Oxford Eagle, Oxford; Picayune Item, Picayune; Starkville Daily News, Starkville; Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo; The Commercial Appeal, Desoto; WLIN-FM, Kosciusko; WOSM, Biloxi; WQYZ-FM, Biloxi; WTNI-AM, Gulfport.
college footballTop 25 Schedule
TodayNo. 21 Auburn at Mississippi St., 6:30 p.m.
FridayNo. 23 West Virginia at Marshall, 6 p.m.
SaturdayNo. 1 Alabama vs. No. 18 Penn St., 6 p.m.No. 2 Ohio St. vs. No. 12 Miami, 2:40 p.m.No. 4 TCU vs. Tennessee Tech, 6 p.m.No. 5 Texas vs. Wyoming, 6 p.m.No. 6 Nebraska vs. Idaho, 11:30 a.m.No. 7 Oregon at Tennessee, 6 p.m.No. 8 Florida vs. South Florida, 11:21 a.m.No. 9 Iowa vs. Iowa St., 2:30 p.m.No. 10 Oklahoma vs. No. 17 Florida St., 2:30 p.m.No. 11 Wisconsin vs. San Jose St., 11 a.m.No. 13 Va. Tech vs. James Madison, 12:30 p.m.No. 14 Arkansas vs. La.-Monroe, 6 p.m.No. 15 Georgia Tech at Kansas, 11 a.m.No. 16 Southern Cal vs. Virginia, 9:30 p.m.No. 19 LSU at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m.No. 20 Utah vs. UNLV, 3 p.m.No. 22 Georgia at No. 24 South Carolina, 11 a.m.No. 25 Stanford at UCLA, 9:30 p.m.
Mississippi College ScheduleToday
No. 21 Auburn at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m.Arkansas Tech at Delta St., 7 p.m.
SaturdayMillsaps at LaGrange College, 1 p.m.Mississippi Valley St. at S. Carolina St., 5 p.m.Prairie View at Southern Miss, 6 p.m.Belhaven at Mississippi College, 6 p.m.Jackson St. at Tennessee St., 6 p.m.Ole Miss at Tulane, 8 p.m.
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SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCEEast
Conference All Games W L W LFlorida ...........................0 0 1 0Georgia .........................0 0 1 0Kentucky .......................0 0 1 0South Carolina .............0 0 1 0Tennessee ....................0 0 1 0Vanderbilt .....................0 0 0 1
West Conference All Games W L W LAlabama .......................0 0 1 0Arkansas .......................0 0 1 0Auburn ..........................0 0 1 0LSU ...............................0 0 1 0Mississippi St .............0 0 1 0Ole Miss ......................0 0 0 1
Today’s GameAuburn at Mississippi St., 6:30 p.m.
Saturday’s GamesGeorgia at South Carolina, 11 a.m.South Florida at Florida, 11:20 a.m.Oregon at Tennessee, 6 p.m.LSU at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m.Penn St. at Alabama, 6 p.m.La.-Monroe vs. Arkansas, at Little Rock, 6 p.m.W. Kentucky at Kentucky, 6:30 p.m.Ole Miss at Tulane, 8 p.m.
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CONFERENCE USAEast Division
Conference All Games W L W LEast Carolina ................1 0 1 0UCF ..............................0 0 1 0Marshall ........................0 0 0 1Memphis .......................0 0 0 1Southern Miss ............0 0 0 1UAB ..............................0 0 0 1
West Division Conference All Games W L W LHouston ........................0 0 1 0Tulane ...........................0 0 1 0UTEP ............................0 0 1 0Rice ..............................0 0 0 1SMU ..............................0 0 0 1Tulsa .............................0 1 0 1
Friday’s GamesWest Virginia at Marshall, 6 p.m.UTEP at Houston, 9:15 p.m.
Saturday’s GamesMemphis at East Carolina, 11 a.m.Rice at North Texas, 6 p.m.Bowling Green at Tulsa, 6 p.m.Prairie View at Southern Miss, 6 p.m.N.C. State at UCF, 6:30 p.m.UAB at SMU, 7 p.m.Ole Miss at Tulane, 8 p.m.
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SWACEastern
Conference All Games W L W LAlabama St. ..................1 0 1 0Jackson St. ...................0 0 1 0Alcorn St. ......................0 0 0 0Alabama A&M ..............0 0 0 1MVSU ...........................0 1 0 1
Western Conference All Games W L W LPrairie View ..................1 0 1 0Southern U. ..................0 0 1 0Ark-Pine Bluff ...............0 0 0 1Grambling .....................0 0 0 1Texas Southern ............0 1 0 1
Saturday’s GamesTexas Southern at Connecticut, 11 a.m.Mississippi Valley St. at S. Carolina St., 5 p.m.Central St., Ohio at Alabama A&M, 6 p.m.Ark.-Monticello at Southern U., 6 p.m.Jackson St. at Tennessee St., 6 p.m.Prairie View at Southern Miss, 6 p.m.Ark.-Pine Bluff at Alabama St, 7 p.m.
nflAMERICAN CONFERENCE
East W L T Pct PF PABuffalo ...............0 0 0 .000 0 0Miami .................0 0 0 .000 0 0New England .....0 0 0 .000 0 0N.Y. Jets ............0 0 0 .000 0 0
South W L T Pct PF PAHouston .............0 0 0 .000 0 0Indianapolis .......0 0 0 .000 0 0Jacksonville .......0 0 0 .000 0 0Tennessee .........0 0 0 .000 0 0
North W L T Pct PF PABaltimore ...........0 0 0 .000 0 0Cincinnati ...........0 0 0 .000 0 0Cleveland ...........0 0 0 .000 0 0Pittsburgh ..........0 0 0 .000 0 0
West W L T Pct PF PADenver ...............0 0 0 .000 0 0Kansas City .......0 0 0 .000 0 0Oakland .............0 0 0 .000 0 0San Diego .........0 0 0 .000 0 0
South W L T Pct PF PAAtlanta ...............0 0 0 .000 0 0Carolina .............0 0 0 .000 0 0New Orleans .....0 0 0 .000 0 0Tampa Bay ........0 0 0 .000 0 0
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Minnesota at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.Sunday’s Games
Detroit at Chicago, NoonOakland at Tennessee, NoonMiami at Buffalo, NoonAtlanta at Pittsburgh, NoonDenver at Jacksonville, NoonIndianapolis at Houston, NoonCarolina at N.Y. Giants, NoonCincinnati at New England, NoonCleveland at Tampa Bay, NoonArizona at St. Louis, 3:15 p.m.San Francisco at Seattle, 3:15 p.m.Green Bay at Philadelphia, 3:15 p.m.Dallas at Washington, 7:20 p.m.
Monday’s GamesBaltimore at N.Y. Jets, 6 p.m.San Diego at Kansas City, 9:15 p.m.
naScarSprint Cup Schedule
Through Sept. 5Aug. 21 — Irwin Tools Night Race (Kyle Busch)Sep. 5 — Emory Healthcare 500 (Tony Stewart)Sep. 11 — Air Guard 400, Richmond, Va.Sep. 19 — Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.Sep. 26 — AAA 400, Dover, Del.
Sprint Cup StandingsThrough Sept. 5
1. Kevin Harvick .............................................. 3,5852. Jeff Gordon ................................................ 3,3663. Kyle Busch ................................................. 3,3254. Tony Stewart .............................................. 3,3025. Carl Edwards ............................................. 3,2886. Jeff Burton ................................................. 3,2617. Jimmie Johnson ......................................... 3,2478. Kurt Busch ................................................. 3,2289. Matt Kenseth .............................................. 3,22510. Denny Hamlin .......................................... 3,14711. Greg Biffle ................................................ 3,11012. Clint Bowyer ............................................. 3,06613. Ryan Newman ......................................... 2,94914. Jamie McMurray ...................................... 2,93815. Mark Martin .............................................. 2,919
baSeballLawyers argue Clemenslawsuit should be dropped
NEW YORK — A defamation law-suit against Roger Clemens should be thrown out because the seven-time Cy Young Award winner was merely trying to defend himself against his former personal train-er’s doping allegations, Clemens’ lawyers argued.
Clemens should be able to respond to claims “that are disas-trous to his reputation without being subject to a lawsuit,” attorney Rusty Hardin said at a hearing in federal court in Brooklyn.
Lawyers for the trainer, Brian McNamee, responded by branding Clemens a liar.
U.S. District Judge Sterling John-son Jr. reserved decision on a motion to dismiss the suit.
ASHBURN, Va. — Addressing the latest trade reports concerning the troublesome defensive tackle, coach Mike Shanahan said Albert Haynesworth will be a member of the Washington Redskins when they open the season Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.
There was a lot Shanahan didn’t say. He didn’t deny the trade talks. He wouldn’t say whether Hayne-sworth will play. He didn’t say whether he and Haynesworth have put their differences behind them. And he wouldn’t commit to having Haynesworth on the roster the entire season.
On Tuesday, two people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press that the Red-skins were talking to the Tennessee Titans about trading Haynesworth, who has been a nonstop headache for Shanahan in the coach’s first year in Washington.
tennISFederer wins at Opendespite windy conditions
NEW YORK (AP) — On a wind-swept day at the U.S. Open that had everyone complaining about the conditions, Roger Federer simply embraced them.
Choosing placement over power on his serve and using a handful of sublimely spinning drop shots to take advantage of winds gusting to 35 mph, No. 2 Federer moved one win away from his seventh straight final at Flushing Meadows with a 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 victory Wednesday over No. 5 Robin Soderling.
Could Federer, a five-time cham-pion at America’s tennis champion-ship, actually enjoy playing when the wind affects every toss, every groundstroke, even makes it hard to see?
“Yeah, I think I do by now, because I see it as a challenge and I see it as an opportunity to play dif-ferently,” he said. “It’s not easy. It’s cold. Everywhere it’s blowing. You feel like it’s blowing through your ears and into your eyes.”
Sept. 91978 — Chris Evert beats 16-year-
old Pam Shriver 7-5, 6-4 to win her fourth straight U.S. Open.
1992 — Robin Yount becomes the 17th player to reach 3,000 hits in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
2000 — Yale becomes the first school to win 800 football games as Rashad Bartholomew scores three touchdowns and rushes for 201 yards in a 42-6 victory over Dayton.
2007 — Asafa Powell sets another world record in the 100 meters, win-ning a heat at the Rieti Grand Prix in 9.74 seconds. The world’s fast-est man improves his record by 0.03 seconds, having run 9.77 three times.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL6:30 p.m. ESPN - Auburn at Mississippi State
NFL7:30 p.m. NBC - Minnesota at New Orleans
SOCCER9 p.m. ESPN2 - MLS, Real Salt Lake at Seattle
TENNIS6 p.m. ESPN2 - U.S. Open, men’s quarterfinals and mixed doubles championship
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Braves beat PiratesPITTSBURGH (AP) —
Not many teams call a game against the last-place Pirates a must-win. The Atlanta Braves did, and they responded exactly the way manager Bobby Cox hoped they would.
Omar Infante had three hits, Derek Lowe beat Pittsburgh for the 10th straight time and the Braves got the breakout victory they badly needed, beating the Pirates 9-3 on Wednesday night.
The Braves opened leads of 3-0 in the first and 8-0 in the third after being held to two runs or fewer in five of their previous six games. They had lost three in a row to fall out of the NL East lead for the first time since May 31, dropping
a half-game behind Philadel-phia. That margin held when the Phillies beat Florida 10-6.
With the Braves in danger of being swept by the last-place Pirates in a three-game series for the first time since 1994, Cox said the solution was simple: Score more runs.
Score, they did.“We didn’t hit any out of the
ballpark, but we made some contact and we finally found some holes with men on,” said Cox, whose team had 14 hits and left 13 on base. “It was bound to change. Our luck had to change a little bit. We got it kick started, so to speak.”
Stevens still believes he has a good football team. An 0-2 start by a combined score of 83-14 hasn’t lessened that belief.
Stevens is honest about his team’s key problems.
“We lack mental toughness,” Stevens said two days before the team’s next game, a Friday road trip to Class 3A state champion Tylertown (1-2). “Our biggest problem is our inability to handle adversity.”
Adversity came in many forms during last week’s game against visiting Richwood (La.) The Gators had a punt blocked right before halftime, leading to a cheap touchdown. They had a kickoff return for a score called back because of an illegal block on the other side of the field.
“We answer a score with a score, but we’ve got someone doing something wrong com-pletely away from the play,” Stevens said. “We just have to execute. We have to be more mentally tough. We’ve got to stop teams on third down.”
Stevens said the Vicksburg defense has hurt itself by not getting stops on third-and-long plays.
“We’ve shown a tendency to relax when we get someone in third-and-long,” Stevens said. “We counted up nine times in the first two games where we
gave up a big play on third-and-long. It’s good we’re get-ting stops on first and second down, but we need to be able
to get off the field. That’s a mental thing.”
Stevens does see some posi-tives like the team’s improved running game and overall improved talent.
“We’ve shown we can run the football,” Stevens said. “We could not say that at this point last year. We couldn’t throw it that well either, but we can throw it this year. Our offense is not as stagnant as it was last year.”
Tailback Kawayne Gaston
has aided the run game, rush-ing for 127 yards in two games. Junior quarterback Cameron Cooksey has thrown the ball 63 times and has completed 22 for 242 yards and two touchdowns.
Stevens said he would like to see Cooksey’s completion percentage improve from 34 percent.
“We can’t drop balls,” Ste-vens said. “But we also need Cameron to settle down the offense better. Our offensive line is way better than it was last year. There is still a lot of football left for us. It’s all about blocking and tackling.”
Tylertown, despite heavy graduation losses from last year state title team, remains a threat. The Chiefs beat Law-rence County 20-7 last week for their first win. They gave Ocean Springs fits before fall-ing 35-34.
“They are going to play like state champs and we’ve got to play them at their place,” Ste-vens said.
The Chiefs are led by run-ning backs Ashton Ellezy and Chris Jones. Ellezy has rushed for 255 yards and five touch-downs while Jones has 230 yards and one score.
The Chiefs went to a new quarterback against Law-rence County and Tyre’oune Holmes went 5-for-6 for 64 yards and a score. The Chiefs defense is led by Duprezyeon Magee with 19 tackles.
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Waves motivated by disappointing lossFrom staff reports
PORT GIBSON — Port Gibson coach Lynn Lang doesn’t want to give his team any bad ideas, so there will be no film study from this year’s Madison Parish foot-ball team.
The Jaguars from Tallulah will cross the river Friday to play Port Gibson (2-1) for the Blue Waves’ homecoming. Madison (0-1) is coming off a rough season-opener for new coach Walter Daley as Woss-man romped 70-6.
Port Gibson is coming off a loss as well, 34-22 to Jeffer-son County. That should be enough motivation for the Blue Waves, Lang said.
“I’m not going to show my team that film nor will I will tell them what the score was,” Lang said. “What we should be concerned with is how we let a game get away from us. We were tied at 22 in the fourth quarter and then we had mental break-downs that cost us a football game.”
Port Gibson won its first two games in impressive fashion beating Mississippi 18 rivals Raymond and Hinds AHS. The play of sophomore quarterback Silento Sayles (19-of-29 passing for 237 yards) has been big.
“He’s just a sophomore, but Silento has shown some shades of Steve McNair in his running ability. He also have a very accurate arm. We’re still running a two-quarter-back system, but Sayles is our passer,” Lang said.
Senior linebacker Mitchell Hoskins, the reigning Vicks-burg Post Defensive Player of the Year, continues to shine. He has 22 solo tackles and eight assists in three games.
He’s also getting touches on offense, with a 60-yard TD run against Jefferson County to his credit.
Ruleville Centralat South Delta
The Bulldogs pulled out a win against North Panola, 36-20, to move to 2-1 on the season. They return to the Delta to face Ruleville Cen-tral (2-1) on Friday.
South Delta quarter-back Ricky Green has com-pleted 15 of 31 passes for 290 yards and five TDs. Wide receiver Brandon Smith has 11 catches for 239 yards and four TDs.
Hinds AHS at Raymond
Hinds AHS takes on its second Mississippi 18 rival in three weeks when it heads to Raymond for a battle of struggling teams. Hinds AHS (0-2) has scored 12 points in its first two games, while Raymond (0-3) has scored seven points. Hinds AHS lost to Crystal Springs last week, 8-6, but coach Michael Fields said he saw some improve-ment. The War Dawgs took an early 6-0 lead that they eventually lost in the third quarter, and had an 80-yard go-ahead touchdown run negated by a penalty.
“The kids played hard. I saw a lot of improvement
from the first game to the second game,” Fields said. “Defensively, we played great. Offensively, we just have to find a little more firepower.”
MAISSharkey-Issaquenaat Humphreys
The Confederates beat Dis-trict 4-A rival Clinton Chris-tian for the second consecu-tive year. SIA — which had lost nine straight games before last week’s win — cur-rently sit in first place going into Friday’s game with Humphreys Academy.
“It was good for the kids to see their hard work get paid off,” SIA coach Neil Turner said. “We needed to enjoy a positive result because we have a tough schedule ahead of us.”
The Confederates were led by R.J. McClendon with two touchdowns, including one on an 80-yard run. Caleb Joiner scored two touch-downs and had two inter-ceptions on defense. Nick Stewart, one of the team’s linemen, added a short touchdown run.
Baton Rouge Christianat Tallulah Academy
Tallulah Academy broke into the end zone, if not the win column, in a 54-20 loss to Glenbrook last week and showed some signs of life on offense. After getting shut out in their first two games, the Trojans scored three times and quarterback Hunter Windham threw for 270 yards.
“That was something we stressed on last week, was
getting in the end zone. We’d been close a bunch of times, so it was good to see,” Tallu-lah coach Nick Evans said.
Bowling Greenat Central Hinds
Central Hinds begins its District 4-AA schedule against Bowling Green at home on Friday night.
Central Hinds is staking a claim as one of the top teams in Class AA. It has scored at least 31 points in each of its first three games and out-scored opponents 124-20. Junior quarterback Jordan Currie has led the charge by rushing for 444 yards and four touchdowns, and throw-ing five touchdown passes.
8-MAn footbAllCentral Academyat Briarfield Academy
Two of the top teams in the MAIS’ eight-man division square off tonight when Cen-tral Academy takes on Briar-field. Central Academy has zipped out to a 3-0 record, including a win over a strong Tensas Academy squad last week, while eight-man new-comer Briarfield is 2-1.
The teams are in different divisions, so the outcome won’t affect their playoff chances. Even so, Briarfield coach Ben Durham said it’s a chance for both to prove themselves.
“I’m calling it ‘The Show-down.’ They’re ranked second and we’re ranked fourth,” Briarfield coach Ben Durham said. “We told the kids this one doesn’t matter. It’s for pride. If you’re a top contender, you’re going to want to win this game.”
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at a newly completed festi-val plaza next to the Super-dome that has been named Champions Square. Then the festivities move inside the dome, where those with the hottest ticket in town will witness the raising of a 2009 championship banner before kickoff.
The Vikings would like to see the party end right about there, and they have their reasons for believing they can make that happen.
Minnesota outperformed the Saints in numerous sta-tistical categories when they met in last season’s NFC championship game and might have won if not for five turnovers.
The Vikings outgained the Saints 165 yards to 68 on the ground and 310 yards to 189 in the air. In the end, Minne-sota was done in by three lost fumbles and two intercep-tions, the last by Saints cor-nerback Tracy Porter when the Vikings were threatening to take a late-game lead.
“They took us to the brink of destruction,” Saints safety Roman Harper recalled. “If it wasn’t for another Tracy Porter pick, who knows where we would be. ... It was a great game last year and should be a great game this year.”
There is one considerable difference, however, as Min-nesota coach Brad Childress was quick to point out. When this game ends, both teams get to keep playing.
“We’ve got 15 games after that,” Childress stressed. “You beat New Orleans, Miami’s coming to town. You lose to New Orleans, Miami’s coming to town.”
That hasn’t diminished interest in a game that also features the return of Brett Favre, who’ll start his 20th season despite offseason left ankle surgery that had him mulling what would have been his third retirement. Instead, he reported to the Vikings halfway through the preseason.
Vicksburg running back Kawayne Gaston cuts upfield at Memorial Stadium Friday.
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CNN names Morgan as King’s replacementNEW YORK (AP) — British
tabloid veteran Piers Morgan, hired by CNN to start as Larry King’s replacement as a prime-time interviewer in January, promised that he “came here to win.”
CNN nailed down the final piece of its prime-time make-over on Wednesday, after months where it was clear the “America’s Got Talent” panelist was its top choice. King, who announced in June he was leaving “Larry King Live,” will have his final show on Dec. 16.
Negotiations dragged while CNN worked out a deal that allows Morgan to continue on “America’s Got Talent” and his British talk show, “Piers Morgan’s Life Stories,” on Britain’s ITV.
“I didn’t come here to lose,” he said. “I have always spent my life in ferocious ratings or circulation wars. It’s what
gets me going in the morning, and I want to combine bril-liant interviews with great ratings.”
That would be fine with CNN; King was once cable TV news’ top gun but now runs third in his 9 p.m. ET time slot. Fox News Channel’s Sean Han-nity has averaged 2.27 million viewers this year at that hour, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has 931,000 viewers and King aver-ages 702,000, according to the Nielsen Co.
Another prime-time CNN show with former New York
Gov. Eliot Spitzer and colum-nist Kathleen Parker is start-ing on Oct. 4. CNN has strug-gled in primetime with news viewers more interested in opinionated shows on Fox and MSNBC.
Morgan said following King is “like replacing Frank Sina-tra at the Sands.” He said he considered it the biggest inter-viewer job in the world, and one that he’s long had his eye on.
CNN U.S. President Jon Klein said Morgan had a “persistent agent.” The agent, John Ferriter, e-mailed Klein with links to some of Morgan’s interviews earlier this year, before it was known CNN was considering replacements for King. Klein said he “was just blown away by his talent, his ability to hone in on facets of people’s personalities you never knew were there.”
Morgan will be based in New
York and also do work in Los Angeles and London. He’ll do a mixture of celebrity and news interviews and said he looks forward to contributing on nights when news is break-ing. Some of his shows will be live and some, particularly when “America’s Got Talent” is on the air in the summer, will be taped.
He said he has a “very per-sonal style” of interviewing familiar to British audiences that he hopes will be a pleas-ant surprise to Americans.
“It’s a mixture of probing journalistic rigor with a twin-kle in the eye and a little bit of mischief, not afraid to have fun where it’s appropriate,” he said. “(I’m) looking for revelations and candor and want to set the news agenda. That’s my idea of why you should interview people. Don’t make it boring. The enemy is apathy.”
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Colbert, Biden fete troops with hot dogs, beerNEW YORK (AP) — A hot
dog vending cart was wheeled back and forth. Cocktail wait-resses hurried past with trays full of beer. Vice President Joe Biden led New York Yankees great Yogi Berra by the arm.
Such was the bizarre, red-white-and-blue circus back-stage at comedian Stephen Col-bert’s celebration of U.S. troops’ return from Iraq. The Comedy Central host pulled out all the stops Wednesday night for the first part of his two-episode special, “Been There: Won That: The Returnification of the American-Do Troopscape.”
It was a somewhat rare show of exultation to what President Barack Obama has called the end of combat operations in Iraq. Some 50,000 troops remain in the Middle East country, where local forces have a tenu-ous hold on security. Fighting in Afghanistan also continues.
Those truths were never far from “The Colbert Report” on Wednesday, but Colbert made the evening’s tone clear at the start.
“I’m not going to debate this war,” said Colbert, in mock pundit character. “It’s been seven years. Who can remem-ber who invaded who?”
Instead he declared: “Tonight is for the troops.”
The show’s studio audience was packed with active troops and veterans, whom Colbert lavished with hot dogs, beer
and ice cream. Biden played the part of hot dog vendor. Gen. Ray Odierno, the outgoing U.S. military commander in Iraq, donned a toupee of Colbert’s hair. (Odierno famously shaved Colbert’s head — on Obama’s orders — when the comedian broadcast four episodes of “The Report” from Baghdad last year.)
Colbert opened the show atop a tank, which rolled down the street outside his show’s Man-hattan studio. Colbert, look-ing more at home than Dem-ocratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis did in 1988, pretended to shoot the letter C
on a nearby building with the tank’s guns.
“Jay Leno doesn’t have one of these,” said Colbert, patting the tank with pride.
Colbert may parody conser-vatives, but his support of the men and women in the military is unwavering. He has raised thousands of dollars for the Yellow Ribbon Fund, a char-ity that assists injured service members and their families, and he’s a board member of DonorsChoose.org, which is raising money for the educa-tion of children of parents in the military.
“Sometimes,” Colbert said
earlier to The Associated Press, “my character and I agree.”
But for all the over-the-top cel-ebration of Wednesday’s show, Colbert continually highlighted the paradox of reveling in a war not fully over.
He asked Odierno whether a noncombat troop was “a mime troop” and had the general acknowledge soldiers still in Iraq are receiving combat pay. He wondered if Iraq was “the war that cried, ‘Over.”’ And he joked that if you could tell the difference between a noncom-bat troop and a combat troop, “Then you’re the president of the United States.”
Kluge, philanthropist, billionaire dies at 95By The Associated Press
John Kluge, once listed as the wealthiest man in Amer-ica, who built an investment in a radio station into a broad-casting empire that was the forerunner to Fox Television, has died. He was 95.
The University of Virginia said Wednesday that Kluge died Tuesday at his home near Charlottesville, Va.
In 1983, Kluge took Metro-media Co. private in a lever-aged buyout and then sold off properties piecemeal for $4.65 billion, including the 1985 sale of seven big-city television stations to Rupert Murdoch for $2 billion. The stations, including ones in New York, Los Angeles and Houston, served as the basis for Murdoch’s Fox television network.
Kluge per-sonally netted more than $1.6 bil-lion in the sales.
“I felt that television was going
to change,” Kluge told
Forbes magazine. “I just thought that it was going to get more competitive.”
The magazine in 1989, 1990 and 1991 labeled Kluge as the wealthiest man in America, with a net worth of more than $5 billion. Microsoft’s Bill Gates knocked him off the top spot in 1992, but Kluge was still listed by Forbes as the 35th richest American in 2009 with an estimated net worth of $6.5 billion.
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Vice President Joe Biden, left, joins host Stephen Colbert on the set of the “Colbert Report” Wednesday in New York.
TONIGHT ON TV n MOVIE“The Day the Earth Stood Still” — A woman, Jennifer Connelly, and her stepson learn the chilling meaning behind the proclamation of an alien visitor, Keanu Reeves, that he is a “friend to the Earth.’’/6:30 on HBOn SPORTSNFL — The 2010 season gets under way with an NFC Cham-pionship game rematch be-tween the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings./7:30 on NBCn PRIMETIME“The Vampire Diaries” — Elena comes home to a nightmare; Damon realizes Katherine has returned; Tyler receives a surprise visit from his uncle./7 on CW
THIS WEEK’S LINEUPn EXPANDED LISTINGSTV TIMES — Network, cable and satellite programs appear in Sunday’s TV Times magazine and online at www.vicksburgpost.com
MILESTONESn BIRTHDAYSTopol, actor, 75; Luther Simmons, rhythm-and-blues singer, 68; John McFee, rock musician, 60; Tom Wopat, actor, 59; An-gela Cartwright, actress, 58; Hugh Grant, actor, 50; Adam San-dler, actor-comedian, 44; Rachel Hunter, model, 41; Michael Buble’, pop-jazz singer, 35; Michelle Williams, actress, 30. n DEATHDavid Dortort — The man who produced “Bonanza,” “The High Chaparral” and other TV Westerns has died. His business man-ager, Mads Bjerre, said that Dortort, 93, died in his sleep Sunday at his West Los Angeles home. “Bonanza” starred Lorne Green as the patriarch of a family that lived on the Ponderosa Ranch in Nevada. The show was the first prime-time Western to be broadcast in color when it debuted in 1959 and ran 14 seasons. It became one of the highest-rated and best-loved shows on television. Dortort also was executive producer of “The High Chaparral,” which ran from 1967 to 1971, and the 1979 minise-ries “The Chisolms,” along with several later “Bonanza” TV mov-ies.
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Poehler to host ‘SNL’ season opener“Saturday Night Live” will launch its 36th sea-
son on Sept. 25 with host Amy Poehler and mu-sical guest Katy Perry, NBC said.
Poehler is a former “SNL” cast member who will return to make her hosting debut. Perry’s No. 1 smash “California Gurls” has become the song of the summer.
NBC says “SNL” will welcome four new cast members this season. They include Vanessa Bay-er, Paul Brittain, Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah.
Cast member Will Forte recently left the show after eight sea-sons and Jenny Slate left after one season.
Country singer Otto hospitalizedCountry singer James Otto is hospitalized in
Nashville.He was admitted to an area hospital Tuesday
for an abdominal illness and is canceling his weekend shows in Clarksville, Tenn., and Berea, Ohio.
Otto said in a statement that he has “been feel-ing badly on and off for a while now but didn’t think it was serious.”
He adds that he “may have been a bit distract-ed by all the excitement of baby Ava’s arrival.” His wife, Amy, gave birth to a healthy baby girl on Aug. 24.
Otto said he will be down for a few days but hopes to be back in action soon.
Spears denies harassment claimsBritney Spears is denying a bodyguard’s ac-
cusations that she sexually harassed him and abused her children.
A statement posted to Spears’ website this morning said that the pop singer and her at-torneys expect Fernando Flores’ case to be dis-missed.
Flores sued the 28-year-old on Wednesday, claiming she repeatedly exposed herself to him and that he witnessed her abusing her young sons.
Spears’ statement said the Department of Children and Fami-lies investigated the allegations and took no action.
An attorney for Spears’ ex-husband, Kevin Federline, said Flores’ allegations of children abuse are “baseless” and appeared to be motivated by money.
The first hearing in the case is scheduled for January.
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Bear breaks into van, gets stuck insideMontana wildlife officials said a black bear that broke into a
dozen unlocked vehicles over the past two weeks was trapped, at least temporarily, when a van door slid shut with the animal inside.
The van was parked near a home north of Gardiner, Mont., which is north of Yellowstone National Park. The van’s owner discovered the bear in the vehicle at about 11 p.m. Saturday.
The Livingston Enterprise reported a Park County sheriff’s deputy and a Fish, Wildlife and Parks game warden tied a rope to the door handle, took cover and pulled the door open. The bear ran off.
The interior of the van was damaged.Officials said the van is used to haul garbage and odors likely
attracted the bear.
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Singles live alone safely using simple deceptionDear Abby: “Cautious Bach-
elorette” (July 16) asked you how she should respond to a workman who asks if she lives alone. Having worked 30 years in a maximum secu-rity prison, I can assure your readers that criminals gravi-tate toward jobs that provide access to people’s homes as a way of scouting victims, so “Bachelorette’s” concern is well-founded.
I advise single women to keep a few articles of men’s clothing, such as a jacket, work boots and other items, visible in their homes. They can be purchased inexpensively at a yard sale or local thrift shop. When a stranger is invited into her home, she can simply pick up one of the articles stat-ing, “Here, let me get John’s coat out of your way.” It does provide a very real deterrent to criminals or others looking for a single woman to victim-ize. — Ronald A., Washington State Department of Correc-tions (Retired)
Dear Ronald: My readers agreed that setting the stage (with an invisible housemate)
is an effective way to give the impression to outsiders that you do not live alone. Read on:
Dear Abby: Take a sugges-tion from a senior citizen who has lived alone for many years — and it applies not only to females, but also to males of any age. Singles should pur-chase articles of the opposite sex and display them promi-nently in their homes so they can be seen by any stranger who comes into their homes. That way, the question, “Do you live alone?” doesn’t come up. — Safe Senior Citizen in the South
Dear Abby: I would recom-mend “Cautious Bachelor-ette” purchase a male beta fish. They take very little time and energy to care for. Name him Fred, or some other mas-
culine name. That way, when she’s asked if she lives alone, she can honestly say, “No. Fred lives with me.” If people inquire deeper, she can say that they have a close one-on-one relationship, and he is very dependable. She could even add that he is a profes-sional swimmer without fib-bing. That way she will be able to have a truthful reply for any who ask. — Fred’s Housemate
Dear Abby: I live alone and I keep a men’s magazine on my coffee table, a second set of towels in my bathroom and even went to the thrift store and bought a bathrobe that hangs on a hook behind the bathroom door. Also, my table is always set for two, and I always speak in terms of “we” whenever I have a stranger in my home. — Single But Cau-tious in Plano, Texas
Dear Abby: Here’s how I give the illusion of not living alone. I have two deck chairs set out and often leave things outside like a shovel, my brother’s flip-flops, or I toss a baseball cap onto the porch
swing. — Longtime Reader in El Cerrito, Calif.
Dear Abby: My husband and I were married 24 years, but the last several years were extremely difficult. We have separated, but have not filed the paperwork yet. I would like to begin moving forward with my life. It has been six months and there will be no reconciliation.
Recently, someone who knows my circumstances asked me out on a date. Would it be inappropriate for me to go, or to date in general? — Dating Dilemma in New Hampshire
Dear Dating Dilemma: If you are truly ready to move forward with your life, file the paperwork first. Even divorces that start amicably can become messy to some degree. Filing the paperwork first will make it less so.
•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.
Male menopause happensdue to hormonal changes
Dear Dr. Gott: I am writ-ing in the hope you will write about the effects of male menopause. I am 68 years old, and from time to time, my face will flush. Is this a symptom of male menopause?
Anything you can tell me will be of great benefit. I have learned much from your column over the years, and I truly thank you for all your help in medical matters.
Dear Reader: Some people — both men and women — can pass through menopause easily and without disruption to their daily lives. For others, it’s a difficult process that varies in intensity from person to person. Furthermore, the reality of menopause varies extensively between men and women.
Age-related hormonal changes in men are common. As we age, older men are known to have reduced tes-tosterone levels. By the age of 70, the decrease can be as great as 50 percent of prior levels. These low levels can result in swollen or tender breasts (gynecomastia), hair loss, depression, insomnia, sleep disturbances, infertility, flushing and hot flashes, an increase in body fat and other unwanted symptoms.
Treatment is both ques-tionable and controversial. While testosterone therapy may relieve the symptoms, the benefits are not well-defined and might actually increase a man’s risk of prostate cancer.
Until your symptoms pass, stay active. Exercise and eat well. Routine physical activity will keep you in a better frame of mind.
Dear Dr. Gott: I walk about two miles every morning to keep in shape. I’ve developed a paunch and what my wife calls a bicycle tire around my middle. To get rid of the paunch and tire, is it better to do the morning walk on an empty stomach or to walk after I’ve eaten something?
Twenty years ago, I would run three or four miles every morning right after I got up, consuming nothing but water, and it seemed to work fine.
Dear Reader: The key words here are “twenty years ago.” Unfortunately, our metabo-lism changes as we age, and what worked then for most of us probably won’t work as easily now.
You should match your energy intake to your energy needs. If you awaken in the morning and plan a rigor-ous schedule of exercise, you should eat prior. I’m not speaking of loading up on pan-cakes and bacon before jog-ging, but I am recommend-ing a lighter meal to give you the energy to partake in the physical activity. Keep in mind that your body customarily burns about 100 calories an hour at rest and while you are sleeping. So, if you sleep
eight hours at night, you have already expended 800 calories on awakening. To avoid major fluctuations throughout the day, you might consider what I call grazing — eating small to moderate meals every three to four hours. In that way, you should match your energy intake and output.
•Write to Dr. Peter Gott in care of United Media, P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092-0167.
If tomorrow is your birthday: The year ahead could be one of those rare ones where ambitions can be fulfilled if you’re willing to go after them. Sit down and work out a game plan instead of going through life blindly trying to pin the tail on the donkey.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Certain perceptions you get about people could be more on target than usual.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — People in general could be more scrutinizing about others and life than usual. Keep this in mind if you’re trying to make a good impression on those with whom you spend your day.Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Your abilities to achieve material success are particularly good, but it won’t mean a thing if you fail to acknowledge those who helped you open those doors. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — When making some social ar-rangements, opt to spend your time with friends who make you feel at ease. It’ll be more enjoyable when you can totally relax and just be yourself.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — This is likely to be one of those days when you can increase your holdings through your own insight and initiative. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Anybody who has a disagree-able disposition won’t be able to stay dire very long when around you. Your lively, positive attitude will permeate anything and everybody you encounter.Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — A good friend who likes you a lot might find him/herself in a position to financially help out oth-ers. If you’re the one who needs help, this person will pick up on it and come through for you.Aries (March 21-April 19) — This can be one of your more pleasant days for just hanging out with people you love or close friends who don’t ask anything of you except to be yourself. Sometimes life is good.Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Innately you understand that luck is a matter of positive thinking, and you’ll prove it by not let-ting anything disturb you. People who sense this will want to be near you.Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Others might have to stand on their heads to be noticed, but not you. Your pleasantness draws all kinds of people who are merely looking for a happy person to be around.Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Serious decisions you need to make won’t be predicated solely on their material value, but based more on whether or not your choice will make you and/or others happy, which you know is invaluable.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Someone to whom you never really got close, yet who nevertheless holds you in high regard, could cross your path again. This time you might discover what a nice person s/he is.
Dr. Wallace: Most teens want to be successful, especially me. Last week, I looked through some of my older sister’s (she’s now married) teen magazines. I found an article that provided 10 tips for being a successful teen. I found them very helpful and would like to share them with my fellow teens. — Nameless, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Nameless: Thanks for thinking of your peers. The following are the 10 tips recommended for Teen Success:
• Believe in yourself! Ever heard the saying, “If you don’t believe in yourself, no one else will either?” Well, it’s true!
• Act with self-confidence (even if you don’t feel it). That’s right. Just follow the old “fake it till you make it” adage. Smile!
• Surround yourself with fellow go-getters. The people we hang out with affect how we think, feel and act.
• Dream and scheme. Exactly what is it you wish to accom-plish? What do you dream of doing or being? Whether it’s mak-ing the National Honor Society, getting an A on your history exam or getting that new guy’s attention, if you don’t set solid goals, your energy will be unfocused.
• Work, work, work! No one ever said success comes easily. Successful people are willing to work hard and make sacrifices to get what they want.
• Dare to dare. You can’t really succeed if you’re not brave enough to take some risks.
• Don’t take setbacks personally. When things go wrong, don’t wallow in gloom and despair and think you’re a failure.
• Never, never quit! Remember, what matters is attaining your goal, not how long it takes to reach it.
• Have a sense of humor. It’s the key to handling life’s many ups and downs.
• Reward yourself. It’s important to give yourself recognition for hard-earned achievements.
•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, MISSISSIPPIIN THE MATTER OF THEESTATE OF JESSEANDERSONDECEASEDNO. 2010-163PRNOTICE TO CREDITORSLetters of Administrationhaving been granted on the29th day of May, 2010, bythe Chancery Court ofWarren County. Mississippi,to the undersignedAdministrator upon theEstate of Jesse Anderson.deceased. notice is herebygiven to all persons havingclaims against said Estate topresent the same to theClerk of said Court forprobate and registrationaccording to the law withinninety (90) days from the firstpublication of this Notice, orthey will be forever barred.This the 29th day ofMay, 2010./s/ Willie BurdenWillie BurdenAdministrator of the Estateof Jesse Anderson.deceased/s/ William A. HoodWilliam A. Hood, MSBNo. 2609William A. Pyle, MSBNo. 4540Matthew N. Brooks,MSB No. 102696Hood, Benoit & Pyle1025 Jackson StreetP.O. Box 822199Vicksburg, Mississippi39182-2199Telephone Number:601-529-6067Email:[email protected]: 9/2, 9/9, 9/16(3t)
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IN THE CHANCERYCOURT OF WARRENCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPIIN THE MATTER OFTHE ESTATE OFHETTIE RAY RHOADSBARRETT(PREVIOUSLY DAVIS),DECEASEDNO. 2010-113PRNOTICE TO CREDITORSOFHETTIE RAY RHOADSBARRETT (DAVIS)NOTICE is hereby given thatLetters Testamentary on theEstate of Hettie Ray RhoadsBarrett (Davis), Cause No.2010-113PR, were grantedto the undersigned by theChancery Court of the War-ren County, Mississippi onthe 19th day of August,2010, and all persons havingclaims against said estateare hereby notified and re-quired to have the same pro-bated and registered by theClerk of said Court as re-quired by law within ninety(90) days from date of firstpublication of this notice.Failure to do so will foreverbar such claims.WITNESS my signature thisthe 19th day of August,2010./s/CHARISSE BARRETTROGERS,Executrix of the Estate ofHettie Ray Rhoads Barrett(Davis),DeceasedPublish: 8/26, 9/2, 9/9(3t)
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'SNOTICE OF SALEWHEREAS, on July 9, 2007,Grady A. Bolls and HollieBolls, husband and wife,executed a Deed of Trust toRecontrust Company,Trustee for the use andbenefit of MortgageElectronic RegistrationSystems, Inc., which Deed ofTrust is on file and of recordin the office of the ChanceryClerk of Warren County,Mississippi, in Deed of TrustBook 1663 at Page 681thereof; and WHEREAS,saidDeed of Trust was ultimatelyassigned to BAC HomeLoans Servicing, LP, fkaCountrywide Home LoansServicing, LP , byassignment on file and ofrecord in the office of theChancery Clerk of WarrenCounty, Mississippi, in Book1512 at Page 178 thereof;andWHEREAS, the legalholder of the said Deed ofTrust and the note securedthereby, substituted BradleyP. Jones, as Trustee therein,as authorized by the termsthereof, by instrumentrecorded in the office of theaforesaid Chancery Clerk inBook 1512 at Page 179,thereof; and WHEREAS,default having been made inthe performance of theconditions and stipulationsas set forth by said Deed ofTrust, and having beenrequested by the legal holderof the indebtedness securedand described by said Deedof Trust so to do, notice ishereby given that I, BradleyP. Jones, Substitute Trustee,by virtue of the authorityconferred upon me in saidDeed of Trust, will offer forsale and will sell at publicsale and outcry to thehighest and best bidder forcash, during the legal hours(between the hours of 11o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clockp.m.) at the West front doorof the County Courthouse ofWarren County, atVicksburg, Mississippi, onthe 23rd day of September,2010, the following describedland and property being thesame land and propertydescribed in said Deed ofTrust, situated in WarrenCounty, State of Mississippi,to-wit: To get to the point ofbeginning of the propertyherein conveyed begin at thepoint common to SectionThirty-One (31), Thirty-Two(32), Thirty-Three (33), andThirty-Four (34) all inTownship Sixteen (16) North,Range Four (4) East, of saidWarren County, Mississippi,and from said point runh S h O (1)
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and from said point runthence South One (1)Degree Three (3) MinutesEast, Six Hundred (600) Feetto the Southeast corner ofthe Extension Survey ofBellaire Subdivision, BufordB. Evans, Surveyor, asshown per plat of record inPlat Book 1 at Page 57 ofthe Land Records in theoffice of the Clerk of theChancery Court of WarrenCounty, Mississippi runthence South Eighty-Seven(87) Degrees Eighteen (18)Minutes West, Thirty (30)Feet to the Point ofBeginning of the propertyhereby conveyed; from saidPoint of Beginning runthence South Eighty-seven(87) Degrees Eighteen (18)Minutes West along a fenceline marking the Northboundary line of Chapel HillsSubdivision Three HundredSeventy (370.0) Feet to apoint; run thence NorthTwenty-Seven (27) DegreesThirty (30) Minutes Westalong the East line of theSharp Banks property TwoHundred Eighty-five (285)Feet to the South line ofBellaire Drive as shown onthe above referred to plat;run thence South along saidSouth line of Bellaire DriveSouth Eighty-Six (86) De-grees Zero (0) Minutes East,One Hundred Twenty-Twoand six-tenths (122.6) Feetto a point; thence continuingalong said South line ofBellaire Drive, SouthSeventy-Nine (79) degreesThirty (30) Minutes East,Three Hundred Eighty-Three(383.0) Feet to a point; runthence South One (1)Degree Three (3) MinutesEast, One HundredFifty-Seven (157.0) Feet tothe point of beginning.This being the same propertydescribed in ChanceryClerk's Conveyance LandSold for Taxes recorded inBook 1278 at Page 655 ofthe Land Records of WarrenCounty, Mississippi.Title to the above describedproperty is believed to begood, but I will convey onlysuch title as is vested in meas Substitute Trustee.WITNESS my signature,on this the 27th day ofAugust, 2010.__________________BRADLEY P. JONESSUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEPREPARED BY:ADAMS & EDENSPOST OFFICE BOX 400BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI39043(601) 825-9508A&E File #27606Publish: 9/2, 9/9, 9/16(3t)
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'SNOTICE OF SALEWHEREAS, on August 23,2006, Roy Elmore andJennifer K. Elmore, husbandand wife, executed a Deed ofTrust to ReconTrustCompany, N.A., Trustee forthe use and benefit ofMortgage ElectronicRegistration Systems, Inc.,which Deed of Trust is on fileand of record in the office ofthe Chancery Clerk ofWarren County, Mississippi,in Deed of Trust Book 1609at Page 355 thereof; andWHEREAS, said Deed ofTrust was assigned toCountrywide Home LoansServicing, LP by assignmenton file and of record in theoffice of the Chancery Clerkof Warren County,Mississippi, in Book 1494at Page 837 thereof; andWHEREAS, the legal holderof the said Deed of Trust andthe note secured thereby,substituted Bradley P. Jones,as Trustee therein, asauthorized by the termsthereof, by instrumentrecorded in the office of theaforesaid Chancery Clerk inBook 1506 at Page 673,thereof; and WHEREAS,default having been made inthe performance of theconditions and stipulationsas set forth by said Deed ofTrust, and having beenrequested by the legal holderof the indebtedness securedand described by said Deedof Trust so to do, notice ishereby given that I, BradleyP. Jones, Substitute Trustee,by virtue of the authorityconferred upon me in saidDeed of Trust, will offer forsale and will sell at publicsale and outcry to the high-est and best bidder for cash,during the legal hours(between the hours of 11o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clockp.m.) at the West front doorof the County Courthouse ofWarren County, atVicksburg, Mississippi, onthe 30th day of September,2010, the following describedland and property being thesame land and propertydescribed in said Deed ofTrust, situated in WarrenCounty, State of Mississippi,to-wit: All of Lot 52 of Part 3of Willow Creek Subdivisionas shown per plat of recordin Plat Book 3 at Page 19 ofthe Land Records of WarrenCounty, Mississippi.Title tothe above described propertyis believed to be good, but Iwill convey only such title asis vested in me as SubstituteTrustee.WITNESS my signature, onthis the 2nd day ofSeptember, 2010.__________________BRADLEY P. JONESSUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEPREPARED BY: ADAMS& EDENSPOST OFFICE BOX 400BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI39043(601) 825-9508A&E File #28040Publish: 9/9, 9/16, 9/23(3t)
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'SNOTICE OF SALEWHEREAS, on August 13,2007, Gwendolyn F.England, executed a Deed ofTrust to Recon Trust,Trustee for the use andbenefit of MortgageElectronic RegistrationSystems, Inc., which Deed ofTrust is on file and of recordin the office of the ChanceryClerk of Warren County,Mississippi, in Deed of TrustBook 1669 at Page 677thereof; andWHEREAS, said Deed ofTrust was assigned to BACHome Loans Servicing, LPfka Countrywide HomeLoans Servicing, LP, byassignment on file and ofrecord in the office of theChancery Clerk of WarrenCounty, Mississippi, in Book1504 at Page 396 thereof;andWHEREAS, the legal holderof the said Deed of Trust andthe note secured thereby,substituted Lem Adams, III,as Trustee therein, asauthorized by the termsthereof, by instrumentrecorded in the office of theaforesaid Chancery Clerk inBook 1504 at Page 395,thereof; andWHEREAS, default havingbeen made in theperformance of theconditions and stipulationsas set forth by said Deed ofTrust, and having beenrequested by the legal holderof the indebtedness securedand described by said Deedof Trust so to do, notice ishereby given that I, LemAdams, III, SubstituteTrustee, by virtue of the au-thority conferred upon me insaid Deed of Trust, will offerfor sale and will sell at publicsale and outcry to thehighest and best bidder forcash, during the legal hours(between the hours of 11o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clockp.m.) at the West front doorof the County Courthouse ofWarren County, atVicksburg, Mississippi, onthe 16th day of September,2010, the following describedland and property being thesame land and propertydescribed in said Deed ofTrust, situated in WarrenCounty, State of Mississippi,to-wit: All of Lot 26 ofWarrenton HeightsSubdivision, Part "D" of PartII, a plat whereof appears ofrecord in Plat Book 2 atPage 54 of the WarrenCounty, Mississippi LandRecords. Title to the abovedescribed property isbelieved to be good, but Iwill convey only such title asis vested in me asSubstitute Trustee.WITNESS my signature, onthis the 20th day of August,2010._______________________LEM ADAMS, IIISUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEPREPARED BY: ADAMS &EDENSPOST OFFICE BOX 400BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI39043(601) 825-9508A&E File #27262Publish: 8/26, 9/2, 9/9(3t)
01. LegalsSUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'SNOTICE OF SALEWHEREAS, on August 26,2002, Cora Floyd, executeda Deed of Trust to Adams,Edens & Akers, PA, Trusteefor the use and benefit ofCountrywide Home Loans,Inc., which Deed of Trust ison file and of record in theoffice of the Chancery Clerkof Warren County,Mississippi, in Deed of TrustBook 1339 at Page 202thereof; andWHEREAS, said Deed ofTrust was ultimatelyassigned to BAC HomeLoans Servicing, LP, fkaCountrywide Home LoansServicing, LP, by assignmenton file and of record in the of-fice of the Chancery Clerk ofWarren County, Mississippi,in Book 1508 at Page 849thereof; and WHEREAS, thelegal holder of the said Deedof Trust and the note se-cured thereby, substitutedBradley P. Jones, as Trusteetherein, as authorized by theterms thereof, by instrumentrecorded in the office of theaforesaid Chancery Clerk inBook 1508 at Page 850,thereof; and WHEREAS,default having been made inthe performance of theconditions and stipulationsas set forth by said Deed ofTrust, and having been re-quested by the legal holderof the indebtedness securedand described by said Deedof Trust so to do, notice ishereby given that I, BradleyP. Jones, Substitute Trustee,by virtue of the authority con-ferred upon me in said Deedof Trust, will offer for saleand will sell at public saleand outcry to the highest andbest bidder for cash, duringthe legal hours (between thehours of 11 o'clock a.m. and4 o'clock p.m.) at the Westfront door of the CountyCourthouse of WarrenCounty, at Vicksburg,Mississippi, on the 16th dayof September, 2010, thefollowing described land andproperty being the same landand property described insaid Deed of Trust, situatedin Warren County, State ofMississippi, to-wit: Beginningat the Northeast corner of thehalf acre tract, recorded inDeed Book 228, at Page145, of the Record of Deedsin the office of the ChanceryClerk of Warren County,Mississippi, said point beingmarked with an iron pipe onthe West side of Mt. AlbanRoad, thence South 66degrees East 330 feet, to aniron corner; thence South 24degrees, 15 minutes, West38 feet; thence South 49degrees West, 124 feet;thence South 37 degreesWest, 152 feet; thence south60 degrees West, 152 feet;thence South 60 degrees, 15minutes West, 21 feet, to aniron corner being theSoutheast corner of theparcel hereby conveyed ;thence due West, a distanceof 170 feet, to an iron on theWest fence line of theaforesaid Schuman property;thence North along saidfence line 120 feet, more orless, to the Southeastcorner of the aforesaid halfacre tract; thence with thebearing as given in saiddeed of record in Deed Book228, at Page 145; thenceNorth, according to saiddeed 285 feet, to the point ofbeginning of the tract herebyconveyed, containing two (2)acres in Section 17,Township 16 North, Range4 East, in said County andState.Title to the above describedproperty is believed to begood, but I will convey onlysuch title as is vested in meas Substitute Trustee.WITNESS my signature, onthis the 20th day of August,2010._______________________BRADLEY P. JONESSUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEPREPARED BY: ADAMS &EDENSPOST OFFICE BOX 400BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI39043(601) 825-9508A&E File #26583Publish: 8/26, 9/2, 9/9(3t)
LEGAL ADINVITATION FOR BIDSFOREST PRODUCTSFOR SALENOTICESealed bids will be receivedby the Vicksburg-WarrenSchool District up to and nolater than 10:00 a.m.,September 17, 2010 for theright to cut and remove alltimber, standing or down,designated for that purposeon Section 16, Township 14North,Range 1 East, and Section16, Township 17 North,Range 3 East, WarrenCounty, Mississippi.Before bids are submitted,full information concerningthe material for sale,conditions of sale andsubmission of bids should beobtained from FORMTEXTTommy Walker, MississippiForestry Commission Office,Vicksburg, Mississippi,phone number601-927-9383.The right to reject any andall bids is reserved.Publish: 8/26, 9/2, 9/9, 9/16(4t)
SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1SECTION 00 10 00 -ADVERTISEMENTFOR BIDSThe Vicksburg HousingAuthority, Vicksburg,Mississippi will receive bidsfor their "Interior Renovationof two apartments on HayesStreet, Valley Court,Vicksburg, MS" at theManagement Office at 131Elizabeth Circle, Vicksburg,MS until 2:00 pm, Thursday,October 14, 2010 at whichtime they will publicly openedand read.Drawings and Specificationsare available in the office ofJones-Zander, ArchitecturePlanning, P. O. Box 1365,1500 Gate Way, Grenada,Mississippi 38901-1365 toeach General Contractorupon deposit of $40 per set.Deposits will be refunded tobona fide bidders on returnof the bid documents in goodcondition within ten (10) daysafter opening of bids.Subcontractors and materialsuppliers may securedocuments upon deposit of
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$40 of which $20 will beretained for reproduction andhandling costs, wheneverplans are returned to theArchitect within ten (10) daysafter bid opening date.Each bid must be submittedin duplicate on formsfurnished by the Architectand must be accompaniedby a certified check or bidbond in an amount not lessthat 5% of the Base Bid; thesuccessful bidder will berequired to furnish aPerformance Bond and aPayment Bond in the amountof 100% of the Contract.The work will be awardedunder one prime contract.For bids in excess of$50,000, bid envelopes shallcontain, on the exterior side,the Contractor's Certificate ofResponsibility number.NO EXCEPTIONSAll bids shall be written onthe form provided and shallbe sealed in an envelope.All other methods of biddingwill be considerednon-responsive.The successful bidder will berequired to furnish and payfor satisfactory Performanceand Payment Bonds or a20% cash escrow.Attention is called to theprovisions for equalemployment opportunity, andpayment of not less than theminimum salaries and wagesas set forth in theSpecifications. This project isalso subject to the provisionsof the Davis-Bacon Act.No bidder may withdraw hisbid within 45 days after thedate set for the openingthereof, and each biddermust comply with the laws ofthe State of Mississippi andall local laws relative to theperformance of said work.The Owner reserves the rightto reject any and all bids,and to waive anyinformalities.Submitted by:Mr. Dannie WalkerSeptember 9, 2010Executive DirectorSeptember 16, 2010Publish: 9/9, 9/16(2t)
I/We, themember(s) ofSammourDiscountLiquor, LLCintend to makeapplication for: aPackage Retailerpermit as providedfor by the LocalOption AlcoholicBeverage ControlLaws, Section67-1-1, et seq., ofthe MississippiCode of 1972,Annotated. Ifgranted such per-mit, I propose tooperate as a limit-ed liability compa-ny under the tradename of SammourDiscount Liquor,LLC located at1209 Cherry StreetVicksburg of War-ren The name(s) ti-tle(s) and address(es) of the owner(s)/partners/corpo-rate officer(s)and/or majoritystockholder(s)/member(s)/ trusteeof the abovenamed businessare: Shadi KamalAl-Samour 1210Cherry StreetVicksburg, MS39180This the 7th day ofSeptember, 2010.Publish: 9/9, 9/10(2t)
IN THE COUNTY COURTOF WARREN COUNTY,MISSISSIPPIAMERICAN CORPORATEINVESTMENTGROUP, LLC, AND LISAASHCRAFTPLAINTIFFSVS.CIV. ACTION NO.10,0880-COWILLIAM GREENWOOD;ANTIQUEWOOD AND BRICK CO.,INC. OFMISSISSIPPI;PRESTON J. REUTHER;MARY REUTHER;John Does 1-10DEFENDANTSWILLIAM GREENWOODand ANTIQUEWOOD AND BRICK CO.,INC. OFMISSISSIPPI;COUNTER-PLAINTIFFSVS.AMERICAN CORPORATEINVESTMENTGROUP, LLC, ANDLISA ASHCRAFTCOUNTER- DEFENDANTSWILLIAM GREENWOODand ANTIQUEWOOD AND BRICK CO.,INC. OFMISSISSIPPI;CROSS-PLAINTIFFSVS.PRESTON J. REUTHERand MARY REUTHERCROSS-DEFENDANTSSUMMONS BYPUBLICATIONTHE STATE OFMISSISSIPPITO: Preston J. ReutherMary ReutherYou have been madeDefendants in the suit filed inthis Court by William Green-wood and Antique Wood andBrick Co., Inc. of Mississippi,Cross-Plaintiffs, seekingindemnification from you.You are required to mail orhand-deliver a writtenresponse to the Cross-Claimfiled against you in thisaction to Karen E. Howell,one of the attorneys for theCross-Plaintiffs, whose postoffice address is Brunini,Grantham, Grower & Hewes,PLLC; Post Office Drawer119, Jackson, MS 39205;190 E. Capitol Street, Suite100, Jackson, MS 39201.YOUR RESPONSE MUSTBE MAILED ORDELIVERED NOT LATER
01. LegalsTHAN THIRTY (30) DAYSAFTER THE 26th DAY OFAugust, 2010, WHICH ISTHE DATE OF THE FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THISSUMMONS. IF YOURRESPONSE IS NOT SOMAILED OR DELIVERED, AJUDGMENT BY DEFAULTWILL BE ENTEREDAGAINST YOU FOR THEMONEY OR OTHER RE-LIEF DEMANDED IN THECOMPLAINT.You must also file the origi-nal of your Response withthe Clerk of this Court withina reasonable time afterward.ISSUED UNDER MY HANDAND SEAL of said Court,this 18th day of August,2010.SHELLY ASHLEYPALMERTREE,WARREN COUNTYCIRCUIT CLERKBY: /s/ Kelly Stevens, D.C.(SEAL)Publish: 8/26, 9/2, 9/9(3t)
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'SNOTICE OF SALEWHEREAS, on March 4,2003, JOSEPH WSMOLLEN III, AND HISWIFE AND SHIRLEY NSMOLLEN. executed a Deedof Trust to ROBIN GLYNNas Trustee for the benefit ofMORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC. AS A NOMINEE FORCOUNTRYWIDE HOMELOANS, INC., which Deed ofTrust was filed on March 10,2003 and recorded as Instrument No. 194684 -and in Book 1373 at Page710 - in the Office of theChancery Clerk of WarrenCounty, Mississippi; andWHEREAS, BAC HOMELOANS SERVICING, LPFKA COUNTRYWIDEHOME LOANS SERVICINGLP, the current Beneficiary ofsaid Deed of Trust,substituted RECONTRUSTCOMPANY, N.A. as Trusteetherein, as authorized by theterms thereof, as evidencedby an instrument recorded inBook 1512 at Page 290 inthe Office of the ChanceryClerk of Warren County,Mississippi; andWHEREAS, default havingbeen made in the terms andconditions of said Deed ofTrust, and the entire debt se-cured thereby having beendeclared to be due andpayable, and the legal holderof said indebtedness, BACHOME LOANS SERVICING,LP FKA COUNTRYWIDEHOME LOANS SERVICINGLP, having requested theundersigned SubstituteTrustee to execute the trustand sell said land and prop-erty in accordance with theterms of said Deed of Trustfor the purpose of raising thesums due thereunder,together with attorney's fees,Substitute Trustee's fees andexpenses of sale.NOW, THEREFORE,RECONTRUST COMPANY,N.A., Substitute Trustee, willon September 23, 2010, offerfor sale at public outcry tothe highest bidder for cash,within legal hours (betweenthe hours of 11:00 a.m. to4:00 p.m.) at the front stepsof the Warren CountyCourthouse in Vicksburg,Mississippi, the following-described property:ALL REAL PROPERTY ONLOTS FORTY-EIGHT (48),FORTY-NINE (49), FIFTY(50), FIFTY-ONE (51),FIFTY-TWO (52) ANDFIFTYTHREE (53) IN WHATIS KNOWN AS "SPEEDSADDITION", A PLAT OFWHICH SAID ADDITION ISRECORDED IN BOOK ZZAT PAGE 600 OF THELAND RECORDS IN THEOFFICE OF THECHANCERY CLERK OFWARREN COUNTY,MISSISSIPPI, LESS ANDEXCEPT THE FOLLOWINGDESCRIBED PARCEL OFLAND, TO-WIT:BEGIN AT THE INTERSEC-TION OF THE NORTH LINEOF DEWITT STREET WITHA FENCE MORE ORLESSACCURATELY DEFININGTHE EAST SIDE OF LETI-TIA STREET, AND RUNTHENCE ALONG THEFENCE AND EAST SIDEOF SAID STREET IN ANORTHERLY DIRECTION158 FEET TO A FENCECORNER BEING THENORTHWEST CORNER OFTHE PROPERTY HEREINDESCRIBED; THENCEEASTERLY 36 FEET TO AFENCE CORNER AT THENORTHEAST CORNER OFTHE PROPERTY HEREINDESCRIBED; THENCESOUTHERLY ALONG AFENCE IN THE WESTFACE OF A CONCRETEWALL, 168 FEET TO THENORTH SIDE OF DEWITTSTREET; THENCE WEST-ERLY ALONG THE NORTHSIDE OF SAID STREET,77 FEET TO THE POINTOF BEGINNING, A PLATOF SAID PROPERTYBEING RECORDED INDEED BOOK 116 AT PAGE166 OF THE L ANDRECORDS OF WARRENCOUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.RECONTRUST COMPANY,N.A. will convey only suchtitle as vested in it asSubstitute Trustee.WITNESS my signature onthis 5th day of August, 2010.RECONTRUST COMPANY,N.A., SUBSTITUTETRUSTEE2380 Performance Dr,TX2-984-0407Richardson, TX 75082Telephone No.(800) 281-8219By: /s/ J C WebbTitle: Assistant SecretaryRECONTRUST COMPANY,N.A., SUBSTITUTETRUSTEE2380 Performance Dr,TX2-984-0407Richardson, TX 75082TS No.: 10 -0085827PARCEL No.108J342600007800 AND108J342600007801DHGW 54769G-1LLPublish: 9/2, 9/9, 9/16(3t)
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'SNOTICE OF SALEWHEREAS, on June 20,2007, JANICE MARIETHOMAS executed a Deedof Trust to DENNIS FHARDIMAN OFHILLSBOROUGH COUNTas Trustee for the benefit ofMORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC. AS NOMINEE FORADVANCED FINANCIALSERVICES, INC., whichDeed of Trust was filed onJuly 5, 2007 and recorded asInstrument No. 247130 -and in Book 1663 at Page353 - in the Office of theChancery Clerk of WarrenCounty, Mississippi; andWHEREAS, BAC HOMELOANS SERVICING, LPFKA COUNTRYWIDEHOME LOANS SERVICINGLP, the current Beneficiary of
IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WARREN COUNTY, MIS-SISSIPPITHE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A THE BANK OF NEWYORKTRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TOJPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR RAMP2006RP3PLAINTIFFV. CAUSE NO. 2010-165GNSELENA M. PICKERING, DUSTIN C. HULL,EMILY KAYE COURTEAU, SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE,THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ARTHUR L. THOMPSON,AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS CLAIMINGTO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR INTERESTIN AND TO THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COM-PLAINTDEFENDANTSSUMMONS BY PUBLICATIONTHE STATE OF MISSISSIPPICOUNTY OF WARRENTO: DUSTIN C. HULL3185 Mount Alban RoadVicksburg, Mississippi 39180-8826You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in thisCourt by THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUSTCOMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A THE BANKOF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS SUCCESSORTRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. ASTRUSTEE FOR RAMP 2006RP3 (the "Plaintiff") seekingjudgment in favor of the Plaintiff for determination of heirs, es-tablishment of an easement, reformation of land instrumentsand confirmation of title related to certain real property locat-ed in Warren County, Mississippi specifically described in theComplaint. Defendants in this action are SELENA M. PICK-ERING, EMILY KAYE COURTEAU, SUBSTITUTETRUSTEE, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ARTHUR L.THOMPSON, and Any and All Persons claiming to have anyright, title, or interest in and to the property described in theComplaint, specifically:Survey of a 9.0 acre parcel in Section 36, Township 16 North,Range 4 East in Warren County, MississippiCommencing at the Southeast corner of Section 36, Town-ship 16 North, Range 4 East of said County and run thenceWest a distance of 3899.86 feet and North 3368.58 feet to afound iron marking the said point being on the Southeast lineof Warriors Trail; thence run along said line North 44 de-grees, 24 minutes, 43 seconds East a distance of 204.76feet; thence run North 58 degrees 30 minutes 00 secondsEast a distance of 100.95 feet; thence run North 74 degrees27 minutes 00 seconds East, a distance of 154.43 feet to aniron; thence leave said road and run South 62 degrees 31minutes 44 seconds East a distance of 391.0 feet to the Pointof Beginning; Run thence South 61 degrees 31 minutes 44seconds East a distance of 116.64 feet; thence run South 10degrees 28 minutes 48 seconds East a distance of 137.58feet; thence run South 65 degrees 45 minutes 52 secondsEast a distance of 86.20 feet to a found iron; thence runSouth 89 degrees 36 minutes 31 seconds East a distance of150.61 feet; thence run South 14 degrees 06 minutes 32 sec-onds West a distance of 103.37 feet to a found iron; runthence South 82 degrees 48 minutes 03 seconds East a dis-tance of 172.95 feet; thence run North 09 degrees 23 minutes41 seconds East a distance of 135.38 feet to a found iron;thence run South 69 degrees 58 minutes 05 seconds East adistance of 78.84 feet to a found iron; thence run South 63degrees 43 minutes 37 seconds East a distance of 161.96feet; thence run South 58 degrees 09 minutes 27 secondsEast a distance of 243.94 feet; thence run South 63 degrees59 minutes 37 seconds East a distance of 215.59 feet;thence run South 65 degrees 18 minutes 40 seconds East adistance of 194.61 feet to a point at a creek; thence run alongsaid creek South 20 degrees 27 minutes 18 seconds West adistance of 126.72 feet; continue South 24 degrees 06 min-utes 41 seconds West a distance of 228.95 feet to a foundiron; thence leave said creek and run along the South line ofthe herein described; North 56 degrees 40 minutes 00 sec-onds West a distance of 703.27 feet to a found iron; thencerun North 69 degrees 21 minutes 41 seconds West a dis-tance of 766.73 feet to an iron; thence run North 22 degrees32 minutes 32 seconds East to the Point of Beginning. Con-taining 9.0 acres more or less in Section 36, Township 16North, Range 4 East in Warren County, MS.Source of Title: Book 1262, Page 201 (Recorded 03/07/2002)Mobile Home Info: 2002 South Ridge Mobile Home 28x56Serial #1SRP17423ABALYou are required to mail or hand deliver a copy of a writtenresponse to the Complaint filed against you in this action to:John T. Rouse, McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC, City CentreSouth, Suite 1100, 200 South Lamar Street, Post Office Box22949, Jackson, Mississippi 39225, the attorney for the Plain-tiff.YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE MAILED OR DELIVEREDNOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE FIRSTPUBLISH DATE, WHICH IS THE DATE OF THE FIRSTPUBLICATION OF THIS SUMMONS. IF YOUR RESPONSEIS NOT SO MAILED OR DELIVERED, A JUDGMENT BYDEFAULT WILL BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU FOR THEMONEY OR OTHER RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COM-PLAINT.You must also file the original of your response with the Clerkof this Court within a reasonable time afterward.Issued under my hand and seal of said Court, the 2nd day ofSeptember, 2010.Dot McGee, Chancery Court ClerkWarren County, MississippiBY: /s/ Denise Bailey, D.C.D.C.(Seal)SUBMITTED BY:John T. Rouse (MSB No. 101586)MCGLINCHEY STAFFORD, PLLCSuite 1100, City Centre South200 South Lamar Street (Zip - 39201)Post Office Box 22949Jackson, MS 39225(601) 960-8400(601) 960-8431 (fax)Publish: 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30(4t)
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALEWHEREAS, on October 6, 2008, Chrissy L. Thum andRodney Dale Thum, herhusband, executed a Deed of Trust to Tim Williams, Trusteefor the benefit of 21st Mortage Corporation, as recorded inthe office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County,Mississippi, in Book 1699 at Page 277, reference to whichis hereby made, and,WHEREAS, said 21stMortgage Corporation, under the power granted to it in saidDeed of Trust, byinstrument dated August 18, 2010, duly spread upon therecord and recorded asInstrument No. 279716 in Book 1512 at Page 597, in theoffice of the Chancery Clerk aforesaid, didsubstitute the undersigned Marc K. McKay in the place andstead of the original Trustee and of any other SubstitutedTrustee;WHEREAS, default having been made by said Chrissy L.Thum and Rodney Dale Thum in the payment of the abovementionedindebtedness as it fell due, and payment having beenrequested by 21st Mortgage Corporation, the legal holder ofthe indebtedness secured by and described in the abovementioned Deed of Trust;WHEREAS, the undersigned was called upon to execute theTrust therein contained, the owner of the indebtedness se-cured by said Deed of Trust having declared it due andpayable, and to sell said property under theprovisions of said Deed of Trust for the purpose ofraising said sum so secured and unpaid, together with theexpenses of selling same,including Trustee's andattorneys fees;NOW, THEREFORE, I, the undersigned Marc K. McKaybeing the Substituted Trustee, do hereby givenotice that on October 8, 2010, between 11:00 o'clock a.m.and 4:00 o'clock p.m., being the legal hours of sale, I willproceed to sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash,at the West Front Door of the Warren County Courthouse inVicksburg, State of Mississippi, thefollowing real propertydescribed and conveyed in said Deed of Trust, lying andbeing situated in Warren County, Mississippi, andbeing more particularlydescribed as follows, to-wit:Part North 1/2 Sec. 6, Township 14 North, Range 4 East,Warren County, Mississippi, more particularly described asfollows, to-wit:Commencing at a found iron on the Westerly line of FisherFerry Road, marking the East Southeast corner of the NannieCox Price Tract, as described in Deed Book 644 at Page 672of the Land Records of Warren County, Mississippi; thence,S 74degrees 27 minutes 24seconds W, 1216.75 ft. to a set iron in the North line of a 50ft. ingress/ egresseasement along Homewood Drive and the Point ofBeginning; thence, S 11degrees 46 minutes 55seconds W a distance of 25.00 ft. to the center of a gravel ac-cess road; thence along gravel road N 78degrees 29 minutes 25seconds W a distance of 140.08 ft. to the center of a 25 footingress/egresseasement; thence along the center line of easement N 18 de-grees 46 minutes 57seconds E a distance of 125.13 ft.; thence continue alongeasement S 79degrees 02 minutes 51seconds E a distance of 124.84 ft.; thence leaving easementrun S 11 degrees 46 minutes 55 seconds W a distance of12.50 ft. to a set iron rod on the South Line of said easement;thence S 11 degrees 46 minutes 55seconds W a distance of 87.83 ft. to the Point ofBeginning, containing0.38 acres, more or less.Together with that certain perpetual, non-exclusive ingress /egress easement, to be used in common, for the purpose of aroadway to Fisher Ferry Road (Public Access) and for theinstallation and maintenance of power lines, water lines, utili-ties, etc., over and across a certain 50 ft. wide strip of landbeing further described as: Commencing at the East South-east corner of theNannie Cox Price Tract; thence, North 45 degrees43 minutes 55 seconds West a distance of 124.56 ft. to apoint being the intersection of the said west Fisher Ferry rightof way and thecenterline of the hereindescribed street, being the point of beginning; thence alongsaid easement thefollowing courses:South 44 degrees 44minutes 35 seconds West a distance of 59.98 ft.; thenceSouth 44 degrees 19minutes 20 seconds West a distance of 108.71 ft.; thenceSouth 43 degrees 29minutes 53 seconds West a distance of 52.23 ft.; thenceSouth 21 degrees 48minutes 25 seconds West a distance of 33.58 ft.; thenceSouth 30 degrees 34minutes 03 seconds West a distance of 61.25 ft.; thenceSouth 30 degrees 55minutes 13 seconds West a distance of 129.38 ft.; thenceSouth 34 degrees 35minutes 24 seconds West a distance of 52.44 ft.; thenceSouth 42 degrees 50minutes 16 seconds West a distance of 36.94 ft.; thenceSouth 52 degrees 21minutes 47 seconds West a distance of 77.72 ft.; thenceSouth 66 degrees 44minutes 15 seconds West a distance of 85.23 ft.; thenceSouth 73 degrees 23minutes 24 seconds West a distance of 73.45 ft.; thenceSouth 88 degrees 31minutes 31 seconds West a distance of 72.16 ft.; thenceNorth 83 degrees 24 minutes 01 seconds West a distance of103.52 ft.; thence North 81 degrees 13 minutes 54 secondsWest a distance of 99.55 ft.; thence North 76degrees 38 minutes 52seconds West a distance of 117.93 ft.; thence North 80 de-grees 02 minutes 50seconds West a distance of 121.08 ft.; thence North 79 de-grees 01 minutes 35seconds West a distance of 180.96 ft.; thence North 80 de-grees 37 minutes 47seconds West a distance of 60.22 ft.; thence, S 87degrees 11 minutes 10seconds W a distance of 61.43 ft. which is the Point of Termi-nus of said easement.ALSO included 2008Southern mobile home,Model Number SS0161,Serial Number DSDAL52153ABI will convey only such title as is vested in me asSubstituted Trustee.WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this the 7th day ofSeptember, 2010./s/ Marc K. McKayMARC K. MCKAYSUBSTITUTED TRUSTEEMarc K. McKayMCKAY LAWLER FRANKLIN& FOREMAN, PLLCAttorneys at LawPost Office Box 2488Ridgeland, Mississippi 39158-2488(601) 572-8778POSTED THIS September8, 2010Publish: 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30(4t)
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'SNOTICE OF SALEWHEREAS, on June 20,2007, JANICE MARIETHOMAS executed a Deedof Trust to DENNIS FHARDIMAN OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTas Trustee for the benefit ofMORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC. AS NOMINEE FORADVANCED FINANCIALSERVICES, INC., whichDeed of Trust was filed onJuly 5, 2007 and recorded asInstrument No. 247130 - and in Book 1663 at Page 353 - in the Office of theChancery Clerk of WarrenCounty, Mississippi; andWHEREAS, BAC HOMELOANS SERVICING, LPFKA COUNTRYWIDEHOME LOANS SERVICINGLP, the current Beneficiary ofsaid Deed of Trust, substituted RECONTRUSTCOMPANY, N.A. as Trusteetherein, as authorized by theterms thereof, as evidencedby an instrument recorded asInstrument No. 279830 - andin Book 1512 at Page 700 - in the Office of theChancery Clerk of WarrenCounty, Mississippi; andWHEREAS, default havingbeen made in the terms andconditions of said Deed ofTrust, and the entire debt secured thereby having beendeclared to be due andpayable, and the legal holderof said indebtedness, BACHOME LOANS SERVICING,LP FKA COUNTRYWIDEHOME LOANS SERVICINGLP, having requested the undersigned SubstituteTrustee to execute the trustand sell said land and property in accordance withthe terms of said Deed ofTrust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, SubstituteTrustee's fees and expenses of sale.NOW, THEREFORE, RECONTRUST COMPANY,N.A., Substitute Trustee, willon September 30, 2010, offerfor sale at public outcry tothe highest bidder for cash,within legal hours (betweenthe hours of 11:00 a.m. to4:00 p.m.) at the front stepsof the Warren County Courthouse, the following-described property:THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LOT, TRACT OR PARCEL OFLAND LYING AND BEINGSITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WARRENAND STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS,TO WIT: LOT 56 OF THE RE-SURVEY OF RIVIERAHEIGHTS SUBDIVISION,PART 1, AS SHOWN BYPLAT OF RECORD IN PLATBOOK 2 AT PAGE 28 OFTHE LAND RECORDS OFWARREN COUNTY,MISSISSIPPI, WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON.FOR TITLE REFERENCESEE DEED FROMFRANKLIN THOMAS, JR.RECORDED FEBRUARY21, 1990 IN BOOK 886,PAGE 650.RECONTRUST COMPANY,N.A. will convey only such title as vested in it as Substitute Trustee.WITNESS my signature onthis 18th day of August,2010.RECONTRUST COMPANY,N.A., SUBSTITUTETRUSTEE2380 Performance Dr, TX2-984-0407Richardson, TX 75082Telephone No.(800) 281-8219By: /s/ Carolyn HollemanTitle: Assistant SecretaryRECONTRUST COMPANY,N.A., SUBSTITUTETRUSTEE2380 Performance Dr, TX2-984-0407Richardson, TX 75082TS No.: 10 -0089495PARCEL No.0862082361005500DHGW 54906G-1LLPublish: 9/9, 9/16, 9/23(3t)
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'SNOTICE OF SALEWHEREAS, on June 20,2007, JANICE MARIETHOMAS executed a Deedof Trust to DENNIS FHARDIMAN OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTas Trustee for the benefit ofMORTGAGE ELECTRONICREGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC. AS NOMINEE FORADVANCED FINANCIALSERVICES, INC., whichDeed of Trust was filed onJuly 5, 2007 and recorded asInstrument No. 247130 - and in Book 1663 at Page 353 - in the Office of theChancery Clerk of WarrenCounty, Mississippi; andWHEREAS, BAC HOMELOANS SERVICING, LPFKA COUNTRYWIDEHOME LOANS SERVICINGLP, the current Beneficiary ofsaid Deed of Trust, substituted RECONTRUSTCOMPANY, N.A. as Trusteetherein, as authorized by theterms thereof, as evidencedby an instrument recorded asInstrument No. 279830 - andin Book 1512 at Page 700 - in the Office of theChancery Clerk of WarrenCounty, Mississippi; andWHEREAS, default havingbeen made in the terms andconditions of said Deed ofTrust, and the entire debt secured thereby having beendeclared to be due andpayable, and the legal holderof said indebtedness, BACHOME LOANS SERVICING,LP FKA COUNTRYWIDEHOME LOANS SERVICINGLP, having requested the undersigned SubstituteTrustee to execute the trustand sell said land and property in accordance withthe terms of said Deed ofTrust for the purpose of raising the sums due thereunder, together with attorney's fees, SubstituteTrustee's fees and expenses of sale.NOW, THEREFORE, RECONTRUST COMPANY,N.A., Substitute Trustee, willon September 30, 2010, offerfor sale at public outcry tothe highest bidder for cash,within legal hours (betweenthe hours of 11:00 a.m. to4:00 p.m.) at the front stepsof the Warren County Courthouse, the following-described property:THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LOT, TRACT OR PARCEL OFLAND LYING AND BEINGSITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WARRENAND STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS,TO WIT: LOT 56 OF THE RE-SURVEY OF RIVIERAHEIGHTS SUBDIVISION,PART 1, AS SHOWN BYPLAT OF RECORD IN PLATBOOK 2 AT PAGE 28 OFTHE LAND RECORDS OFWARREN COUNTY,MISSISSIPPI, WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON.FOR TITLE REFERENCESEE DEED FROMFRANKLIN THOMAS, JR.RECORDED FEBRUARY21, 1990 IN BOOK 886,PAGE 650.RECONTRUST COMPANY,N.A. will convey only such title as vested in it as Substitute Trustee.WITNESS my signature onthis 18th day of August,2010.RECONTRUST COMPANY,N.A., SUBSTITUTETRUSTEE2380 Performance Dr, TX2-984-0407Richardson, TX 75082Telephone No.(800) 281-8219By: /s/ Carolyn HollemanTitle: Assistant SecretaryRECONTRUST COMPANY,N.A., SUBSTITUTETRUSTEE2380 Performance Dr, TX2-984-0407Richardson, TX 75082TS No.: 10 -0089495PARCEL No.0862082361005500DHGW 54906G-1LLPublish: 9/9, 9/16, 9/23(3t)
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