The Starkville Dispatch EEdition 7-14-14

WEATHER

John James ButlerFifth grade, Immanuel

High 96 Low 73Chance of a thunderstorm

Full forecast on page 2A.

FIVE QUESTIONS1 Who, in 2004, became the first per-son to become a billionaire by writing books?2 Which country did the first European settlers of New York come from?3 What are most regularly turned into dagger handles, not an aphrodisiac as commonly thought?4 What American banged his head on the diving board en route to a 1988 Olympic gold medal?5 What is the world’s most populous Spanish-speaking country?

Answers, 6B

INSIDEClassifieds 5BComics 4B

Obituaries 5AOpinions 4A

DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471

EstablishEd 1879 | Columbus, mississippi

CdispatCh.Com FREE!monday | July 14, 2014

LOCAL FOLKS

Amanda Kellum works at Coffee House on 5th.

CALENDAR

Wednesday through Saturday, July 23-26■ “Casseroles and Mistletoe”: It’s Christmas in July as the Columbus Com-munity Theatre’s Casserole Patrol is at it again in this third chapter of the serial saga by Mississippi writer Laura Cole Thrash. Performances in the Rosenzweig Arts Council Omnova Theater, 501 Main St., begin at 7 p.m. For more informa-tion, contact the Columbus Arts Council, 662-328-2787.

Thursday, July 24■ Sounds of Summer: Deacon Jones and the Late Night entertain at the final Sounds of Summer free concert from 7-9 p.m. at the Columbus Riverwalk. For more information, contact Main Street Columbus, 662-328-6305.

PUBLIC MEETINGSToday: Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau, CVB board room, 4 p.m.Today: Board of Directors of the Columbus-Lowndes Recre-ation Authority, 6:00 p.m.July 15: Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, Court-house, 9 a.m.July 15: Columbus City Coun-cil, Municipal Complex, 5 p.m.July 21: Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bu-reau, CVB building 4 p.m.August 4: Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, Court-house, 9 a.m.August 5: Columbus City Council, Municipal Complex, 5 p.m.

City, county school districts set budgets

The ties that bind: Family connections make job special

BY CARL [email protected]

Oktibbeha County School District and Starkville School District officials have approved separate operating budgets for

the 2014-2015 school year that, on paper, constitute $65.69 mil-lion in combined expenses.

OCSD Conservator Margie Pulley approved the school sys-tem’s budget Monday in a brief meeting – the conservator has

full legislative authority for the district since it is under state control — while SSD trustees unanimously OK’d the item with little discussion the next day.

Both the city and county held budget hearings on their upcoming Fiscal Year 2014-2015 projections earlier in the month that drew little public participation.

SSD will operate on a 65.24-mill tax levy for the upcoming fiscal year, while OCSD will utilize 55 mills, budgetary pro-posals from both districts state.

The city school district’s maintenance fund, its primary operating stream, accounts for 49.97 mills of the entire levy. An additional mill helps fund Mill-saps Career and Technology Center, while the district will

use a combined 14.27 mills to service bond indebtedness and limited tax notes.

Documents obtained from OCSD’s Monday meeting do not clearly state how its county mill levy is divided for expens-es. The county district is also in the process of issuing a small levy of up to 3 mills to help fund

BY NATHAN [email protected]

COLUMBUS — Between the long-time customers she sees every day and her em-ployees, Sandra Hall likens working at the Sunflower on Alabama Street to being

with family. The family element

doesn’t stop there. Hall is a second-generation employee of Steve and Clint Townsend, who own both the Alabama Street location and the Military Road store. Hall’s mother, Maxine Ma-

son, worked at the Military Road location for 40 years and hired her daughter 20 years ago to work in the meat department.

Hall’s first supervisor at the store would eventually become her husband. Eddie Hall has been the market manager at the Military Road store for 23 years.

Sandra left the Military

Soccer fever

Zach Odom/Dispatch StaffBrothers Jim and Tony Schnadelbach of Clarksdale cheer for Germany during the final World Cup game at Buffalo Wild Wings in Starkville Sunday afternoon. The Schnadelbachs come from a family of German ancestry, and Jim came to visit his brother who is a student at Mississippi State to watch Germany play Argentina.

Columbus native Murray crowned Miss MississippiThird time is the charm for MSU studentBY TERRICHA BRADLEY-PHILLIPSThe Clarion-Ledger

V I C K S B U R G — Experience and persistence paid off Saturday night when Jasmine Mur-ray of Columbus was crowned Miss Mississippi 2014 at the Vicksburg Con-vention Center.

The crowning of Murray, 22, competing in the pageant as Miss Riverland, culminated four days of competition, complete with high-energy performances by con-testants along with local dancers and singers.

Murray will compete in the Miss America Pageant on Sept. 14 in At-lantic City, New Jersey, the first time in eight years the pageant will return to its longtime home.

As the winner of the pageant, Murray was awarded a $10,000 scholarship.

While a high school student at the Mississippi School of the Arts in Brookhaven, Murray competed on the eighth season of “American Idol” in 2008, making it to the top 13.

This year’s Miss Mississippi Pageant was the third in a row for Murray. She was the first run-

World Cup final draws eclectic mix to Starkville restaurant

BY ANDREW [email protected]

It was packed Sunday at Buffalo Wild Wings in

Starkville. There were people waiting for tables at 2 p.m. as the World Cup Final match began. At halftime, men had

to wait to use the bathroom. Eyes were fixed on tele-

visions. There were gasps at near misses, cringes with collisions, playful banter between tables. The Major League Soccer season may still be going strong, but Ger-many’s 1-0 victory over Ar-

gentina may be the last soc-cer match many in this part of the country will watch for some time.

There were scattered flags and jerseys. Many military personnel have spent time in Germany. Some fans sup-

Murray

See MURRAY, 6A

MONDAY PROFILE

OCSD in the process of mill levy for consolidation improvements

See BUDGET, 6A

Zach Odom/Dispatch Staff

Sandra Hall signs a check for a cus-tomer at Sunflower Friday af-ternoon. Hall has been with the com-pany for 20 years.

Win $1,450! Play CASHWORDS, See page 5A

See SOCCER, 6A

Soccer enthusiasts already looking ahead to 2018 event in Russia

Hall joined mom, future husband at family-owned grocery store

See HALL, 6A

The DispaTch • www.cdispatch.com2A MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014

DID YOU HEAR?

CONTACTING THE DISPATCH

SUBSCRIPTIONS

The Commercial Dispatch (USPS 142-320)Published daily except Saturday. Entered at the post office at Columbus, Mississippi.

Periodicals postage paid at Columbus, MSPOSTMASTER, Send address changes to:

The Commercial Dispatch, P.O. Box 511, Columbus, MS 39703Published by Commercial Dispatch Publishing Company Inc.,

516 Main St., Columbus, MS 39703

Office hours:n 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri

Main line:n 662-328-2424

Report a missing paper?n 662-328-2424 ext. 100n Toll-free 877-328-2430n Operators are on duty until 6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and 6:30 - 9:30 a.m. Sun.

Buy an ad?n 662-328-2424

Report a news tip?n 662-328-2471n [email protected]

Email a letter to the editor?n [email protected]

Report a sports score?n 662-241-5000

Submit a calendar item?n Go to www.cdispatch.com/community

Submit a birth, wedding or anniversary announce-ment?n Download forms at www.cdispatch.com.lifestyles

HOW DO I ...

Physical address: 516 Main St., Columbus, MS 39701

Mailing address: P.O. Box 511, Columbus, MS 39703-0511

Starkville Office: 101 S. Lafayette St. #16, Starkville, MS 39759

HOW TO SUBSCRIBEBy phone ................................ 662-328-2424 or 877-328-2430Online ......................................... www.cdispatch.com/subscribe

RATESDaily home delivery + unlimited online access* .........$11.50/mo.Sunday only delivery + unlimited online access* ..........$7.50/mo.Daily home delivery only* ................................................$11/mo.Online access only* ......................................................$7.95/mo.1 month daily home delivery .................................................. $121 month Sunday only home delivery ....................................... $7Mail Subscription Rates ...................................................$20/mo.* EZ Pay rate requires automatic processing of credit or debit card.

Five-Day forecast for the Golden Triangle

Almanac Data National Weather

Lake Levels

River Stages

Sun and MoonSolunar table

Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.

City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W

Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, i-ice, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow

Yesterday 7 a.m. 24-hr.Lake Capacity yest. change

The solunar period schedule allows planning days so you will be fishing in good territory or hunting in good cover during those times.

Temperature

Precipitation

Tombigbee

Yesterday Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr.River stage yest. change

Columbus Sunday

High/low ..................................... 92°/72°Normal high/low ......................... 93°/71°Record high .......................... 102° (1980)Record low .............................. 59° (1975)

Sunday ............................................ 0.00"Month to date ................................. 1.70"Normal month to date ...................... 1.91"Year to date .................................. 32.51"Normal year to date ....................... 31.52"

Tuesday Wednesday

Atlanta 81 65 t 83 61 pcBoston 81 68 t 76 65 tChicago 72 55 pc 72 55 pcDallas 91 72 pc 89 73 tHonolulu 89 76 c 88 74 pcJacksonville 89 72 t 85 71 tMemphis 79 60 pc 79 61 pc

83°

61°

Tuesday

A couple of thunderstorms

80°

60°

Wednesday

Partly sunny

81°

65°

Thursday

Partly sunny and pleasant

78°

69°

Friday

Showers and a heavier t-storm

Aberdeen Dam 188' 163.40' -0.10'Stennis Dam 166' 136.64' -0.10'Bevill Dam 136' 136.34' -0.15'

Amory 20' 11.51' -0.34'Bigbee 14' 4.08' -0.14'Columbus 15' 5.35' -0.04'Fulton 20' 8.05' -0.26'Tupelo 21' 0.40' -0.30'

Full

Aug. 10

First

Aug. 3

New

July 26

Last

July 18

Sunrise ..... 5:54 a.m.Sunset ...... 8:05 p.m.Moonrise ... 9:47 p.m.Moonset .... 8:28 a.m.

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2014

Major ..... 3:15 a.m.Minor ..... 9:29 a.m.Major ..... 3:43 p.m.Minor ..... 9:56 p.m.

Major ..... 4:16 a.m.Minor ... 10:30 a.m.Major ..... 4:43 p.m.Minor ... 10:56 p.m.

TuesdayMonday

Tuesday Wednesday

Nashville 80 57 pc 80 59 sOrlando 90 74 t 87 74 tPhiladelphia 87 70 t 83 64 pcPhoenix 103 87 pc 107 85 pcRaleigh 91 68 t 86 65 tSalt Lake City 95 66 s 91 67 sSeattle 89 64 s 88 62 s

Tonight

A couple of thunderstorms

73°

Monday SAY WHAT?“This was just such a phenomenal weekend and these don’t happen that often.”Brad Keselowski, who won the Nationwide and

Sprint Cup races this weekend. Story, 1B.

Michelle Knight says fame comes with complicationsBY MARK GILLISPIE The Associated Press

C L E V E -LAND — M i c h e l l e Knight has discovered that the fame that followed her escape from Ariel Cas-tro’s house of horrors cuts both ways.

There has been some obvious good. The girl who grew up without a tooth-brush and spent nearly 11 years in captivity can pro-vide for herself. She has her own apartment. Her book, “Finding Me,” spent five weeks on the New York Times Bestsellers List. She and the other two women kidnapped by Castro split $1.4 million in donations collected after their escape. Phil McGraw of “Dr. Phil” television fame present-ed Knight with an over-sized check for more than $400,000 from his founda-tion.

In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Knight said she is ready to assume a normal life and, with it, a new name and identity — Lily Rose Lee.

“I’m not a celebrity,” said Knight, 33. “I don’t want to be. I want to be me.”

Fame has brought some

frustrations. Knight be-comes frightened when crowds sometimes gather around her as she walks alone. She finds it annoy-ing when people snap cell-phone photos without ask-ing.

And people from her dis-tant past have reappeared, feigning friendship but ulti-mately seeking money, she said.

“You have to be careful every day because of the book and the money and the ‘it’ factor of who you are,” she said. “They’re not coming at me to be my friend. They want what I have.”

Knight was 21 when Cas-tro lured her to his home in August 2002. Amanda Ber-ry was abducted in April 2003 just a day shy of her 17th birthday, and Gina DeJesus was 14 when he kidnapped her a year later.

The women escaped from Castro’s home on May 6, 2013. Castro took a plea deal to avoid a po-tential death sentence and received life in prison plus 1,000 years. Knight said he violently aborted five of her pregnancies by kicking, punching and stomping on her abdomen after im-pregnating her. He ended up hanging himself in his prison cell a month after sentencing.

AP Photo/Rick CallahanIn this June 18 photo, Rod Williams, a Purdue University associate professor of herpetology, holds a hellbender that he and a team of students collected in southern Indiana’s Blue River near Corydon, Ind., during a survey of populations of the rare amphibian. Hellbenders, an aquatic animal that’s North America’s largest salaman-der, are endangered in Indiana and four other states and face habitat loss and other pressures in the 11 other mostly Eastern states where they live in swift-flowing, rocky rivers and streams.

BY RICK CALLAHANThe Associated Press

CORYDON, Ind. — With a long, slimy body and beady eyes, North America’s largest sala-mander wouldn’t top any cutest animal lists. The hellbender’s alien ap-pearance and mysterious ways have earned the big amphibian a bad reputa-tion and unflattering nick-names ranging from snot otter to devil dog.

But hellbenders, which can grow two or more feet long, are fac-ing troubles bigger than an image problem. The aquatic creatures found only in swift-flowing, rocky rivers and streams are disappearing from large parts of the 16 states they inhabit.

The rare amphibians breathe almost entirely through their skin, mak-ing them a living barom-eter of water quality be-cause of their sensitivity to silt and pollution, said Rod Williams, a Purdue University associate pro-fessor of herpetology who’s tracked Indiana’s hellbenders for nearly a decade.

“These are animals that live up to 30 years in the wild, so if you have populations declining,

that alerts us that there could be a problem with the water quality,” he said.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is con-ducting an assessment of the eastern hellbender — one of two subspecies — to determine if it should be added to the federal endangered species list. The other subspecies, the Ozark hellbender, found only in Missouri and Ar-kansas, was declared en-dangered in 2011 after a 75 percent decline.

Such a designation could free up federal mon-ey to protect their habitat and aid in their recovery.

Hellbenders — the origin of the name isn’t known — have been pres-ent on this continent for at least 10 million years and are found in hill-coun-ty rivers and streams in the area stretching from New York to Missouri to North Carolina.

“There’s nothing else like them in North Amer-ica,” said federal biologist Jeromy Applegate, who’s leading the eastern hell-bender assessment.

The wrinkly green and brown animals have a protective slimy coating and a flattened head to help them slide between rocks, a rudder-like tail to propel them through currents and stubby legs and fingers for gripping rocks.

Scientists aren’t cer-tain why the salamanders are disappearing. But dams have tamed some of the fast currents they pre-fer while sediment runoff from development has filled up the rocky nooks and crannies young hell-benders use for shelter. A fungus blamed for am-phibian declines world-wide may also be a factor.

Researchers are urg-ing landowners to plant trees and grasses along rivers to improve the wa-ter quality. They’re also raising young hellbend-ers to be released into the wild to bolster the popula-tion.

The St. Louis Zoo, in collaboration with the Missouri Department of Conservation, is raising about 3,000 young Ozark hellbenders from eggs. That’s more than twice the 1,200 Ozark hellbend-ers believed to still exist in the wild, said Trisha Crabill, a biologist with

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

“It buys us time to fig-ure out and address the threats,” she said.

In Indiana, hellbend-ers once inhabited rivers and streams across much of the state’s southern half but are now found only in the Blue River ba-sin in heavily forested hill country along the Ohio River.

Recently, Rod Wil-liams, the Purdue sci-entist who surveys hell-benders, and his students fanned out across the Blue River near the town of Corydon to look for the nocturnal creatures, which hide out during daytime beneath large flat stones.

Six hours passed be-fore they hit pay-dirt — a feisty 21-inch-long, 1 1/4-pound hellbend-er that contorted and opened its mouth repeat-edly as it struggled to escape. Two team mem-bers took a blood sample and collected some of its

slimy coating — the trait that earned hellbenders the nickname “snot otter” — before inserting a mi-crochip beneath its skin for future monitoring.

Williams’ surveys have found adult hell-benders but no juveniles — the same worrisome trend seen in several oth-er states.

Even in a few areas where hellbenders’ num-bers appear to be stable, some locals wrongly be-lieve they are poisonous or feed on young trout, when in fact crayfish ac-count for almost all of the hellbenders’ diet. Anglers sometimes kill them on sight.

Wildlife officials are trying to educate the pub-lic about the harmless creatures.

“If nothing else, if peo-ple don’t appreciate the animal for itself, that it has value to the world, then it can serve as a messenger,” Crabill said. “It can tell us what’s going on in the river.”

Researchers try to save huge salamander

HellbenderSay hello to the

AP Photo/Rick CallahanIn this June 18 photo, an adult hellbender, measuring 21 inches in length, rests in a measuring device on near Corydon, Ind., along southern Indiana’s Blue River after being caught by a Purdue University team surveying the river for the rare amphibians.

‘There’s nothing else like them in North America’

Knight

ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONSFor less than $1 per month, print subscribers can get unlimited access to story comments, extra photos, newspaper archives and much more with an online subscription. Nonsubscribers can purchase online access for less than $8 per month. Go to www.cdispatch.com/subscribe

MSU SPORTS BLOGVisit The Dispatch MSU Sports Blog for breaking

Bulldog news: www.cdispatch.com/msusports@MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014 3A

www.GeorgesTirePros.com

117 Hwy 12 WestStarkville, MS

(662) 323-1026www.RandMTirePros.com

420 Hwy 45 NorthWest Point, MS

(662) 494-2731

West Point Starkville

AROUND THE STATE

AROUND THE WORLD

BY PETER ENAV The Associated Press

JERUSALEM — The Is-raeli military said it downed a drone on Monday along the country’s southern coastline, the first time it encountered an unmanned aircraft since the campaign against Gaza Strip militants began last week.

The drone was launched from Gaza and was shot down near the southern city of Ashdod, the mili-tary said. Hamas claimed it launched several drones Monday at Israel, without immediately providing de-tails on their missions.

Since the latest bout of fighting began last Tues-day, militants have fired nearly 1,000 rockets at Is-rael, causing some injuries and damage to property, but no fatalities among Israelis. By contrast, 172 Palestinians have died as a result of Israel’s air attacks.

But the use of drones with an offensive capacity could potentially inflict sig-nificant casualties — some-thing the rockets from

Gaza have failed to do, largely because of the suc-cess of the military’s ‘Iron Dome’ air defense system in shooting them down.

“Hamas is trying ev-erything it can to produce some kind of achievement and it is crucial that we maintain our high state of readiness,” Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said. “The shooting down of a drone this morning by our air defense system is an example of their efforts to strike at us in any way possible.”

Israel began airstrikes Tuesday against militants in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip in what it says was a response to heavy rocket fire out of the densely populated terri-tory. The military says it has launched more than 1,300 airstrikes since then, while Palestinian militants have launched nearly 1,000 rockets at Israel.

The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza says 172 people have been killed, in-cluding dozens of civilians. There have been no Israeli

fatalities, though several people have been wound-ed, including a teenage boy who was seriously injured by rocket shrapnel on Sun-day.

The military said Mon-day’s drone was launched from Gaza and was shot down in mid-flight by a Pa-triot surface-to-air missile in mid-flight near Ashdod.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the current Israeli operation could last for “a long time” and that the military was prepared “for all possibilities.” That includes a wide-ranging Gaza ground operation, which would likely cause heavy casualties in the coastal strip.

But Netanyahu is com-ing under increasing in-ternational pressure to end the operation soon. On Sunday, U.N. Secre-tary-General Ban Ki-moon called for an immediate cease-fire while U.S. Sec-retary of State John Kerry voiced American “readi-ness” to help restore calm. Egypt, a key mediator be-tween Israel and Hamas, continued to work behind the scenes to stop the con-flict.

Israel says it has downed drone along southern coastThe drone was shot from Gaza and was brought down near Ashdod

BY MARI YAMAGUCHIThe Associated Press

HORONOBE, Japan — Reindeer farms and graz-ing Holstein cows dot a vast stretch of rolling green pas-ture here on Japan’s north-ern tip. Underground it’s a different story.

Workers and scientists have carved a sprawling laboratory deep below this sleep dairy town that, de-spite government reassur-ances, some of Horonobe’s 2,500 residents fear could turn their neighborhood into a nuclear waste stor-age site.

“I’m worried,” said 54-year-old reindeer han-dler Atsushi Arase. “If the government already has its eye on us as a potential site, it may eventually come here even if we refuse.”

Japanese utilities have more than 17,000 tons of “spent” fuel rods that have finished their useful life but will remain dangerously radioactive for thousands of years. What to do with them is a vexing problem that nuclear-powered na-tions around the world face, and that has come to the fore as Japan debates whether to keep using nu-clear energy after the 2011 disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima

plant.The answer to that

problem may lie in the Horonobe Underground Research Center, which has been collecting geo-logical data to determine if and how radioactive waste can be stored safely for as long as 100,000 years in a country that is susceptible to volcanic activity, earth-quakes and shifting under-ground water flows.

Several journalists donned hard hats recent-ly and crammed in small groups into a cage-like mesh elevator for a 350-me-ter (1,150-foot) descent to reach the laboratory.

They emerged in a 760-meter-long (2,500-feet-long) tunnel cut in the shape of a figure 8, its bare

wall showing 3 million-year-old sedimentary lay-ers. Dripping water formed puddles on the ground. Dozens of cables and gaug-es connected to biscuit-size holes in the wall were ana-lyzing the composition and movement of groundwater and other data around the clock.

In return for hosting the research, which un-der an agreement with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency doesn’t involve any radioactivity, Horonobe has received about 1 bil-lion yen ($10 million) in government subsidies and tunnel-related public works projects since 2000, accord-ing to town statistics.

Officially, this is only a test.

Underground lab tackles Japan nuclear waste issue

AP Photo/Shizuo KambayashiIn this photo taken Thursday, June 19, 2014, women plant seedlings backdropped by Horonobe Under-ground Research Center in Horonobe, Japan.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WALNUT GROVE — A prison fight in which nine inmates were stabbed was related to an attempt to smuggle contraband into the Walnut Grove prison, says Mississippi Correc-tions Commissioner Chris Epps.

The arrest was that of 26-year-old Marcus Warn-sley, of Forest, one of whose friends is in the pri-vately owned prison, Cor-rections spokeswoman Grace Fisher said Sunday.

Warnsley accused of trying to smuggle knives and other forbidden items in 11 footballs, and was arrested about 25 minutes before the fights broke out, Walnut Grove Police Chief Kevin Polk told The Clarion-Ledger.

Fisher did not respond

directly to a query about whether investigators have learned how inmates learned so quickly that contraband had been in-tercepted.

“We have not released more because we are still trying to sort out facts from allegations,” she wrote in an email.

Polk said the footballs held, among other things, 29 cellphones, cellphone chargers, headphones, paring knives, cigars, ra-zors, and six bags of mar-ijuana totaling more than 4 ounces.

“It was like a conve-nience store,” Polk said.

Warnsley said he was on his way from work at the Nissan plant to pick up a cousin at the Peco chicken plant, but stopped in the prison parking lot because of car problems

and was pacing back and forth while trying to call a mechanic about 8 p.m. Thursday.

“A bystander called po-lice — told them they saw a bag out there and they think I had something to do with it,” Warnsley said in a telephone inter-view with The Associated Press.

While pacing, Warnsley said, he saw a big open plastic bag with a tape-wrapped football and a green-and-white cigarette pack at the top. It was not his and he never got closer than 8 feet to it, he said.

Asked if he had a friend in the prison, Warnsley said, “I am from this area. I have relatives who work there and I have friends and relatives who are in-carcerated. I don’t know who-all is incarcerated, but I’m sure there’s some-one I know in there. The prison is like 15 minutes from my house.”

Arrest may have caused prison fightMarcus Warnsley was arrested about 25 minutes before the fights broke out

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JACKSON — A notice from the governor’s office to the Army Corps of En-gineers indicates that an installation bigger than Nis-san’s is being considered for western Hinds County.

The documents propose a 5.2-million-square-foot industrial building and op-erations center, and a new 1.8-mile railroad spur on a 640-acre tract between Clin-ton and Bolton, The Clari-on-Ledger reported.

Nissan has a 4.2 million square-foot plant in Canton.

Plans also call for a 32-acre parking lot, nearly 53 acres of dry detention ponds and a 14.5-acre wet deten-tion pond.

Hinds may get building bigger than Nissan

Cycle safeWear a helmet

4A MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014

OpinionBIRNEY IMES SR. Editor/Publisher 1922-1947BIRNEY IMES JR. Editor/Publisher 1947-2003BIRNEY IMES III Editor/Publisher

PETER IMES General ManagerSLIM SMITH Managing EditorBETH PROFFITT Advertising DirectorMICHAEL FLOYD Circulation/Production ManagerDispatch

the

THE WORLD

POSSUMHAW

Sam asked if I wanted to go on vacation anytime soon, and I said that I’d rather wait ‘til fall when things cool off; besides, it’s hard to imagine any place better than this “recre-ational paradise” I live in.

AAA’s maga-zine “Southern Traveler,” in a feature called “Best of the South 2014,” lists the best places to see in the South and Columbus is one of them. I have to agree because I wake up where “A quality of light, a quality of life: it’s a ‘sunsation-al’ summer in Columbus, Mis-sissippi.” So there’s no need to

leave home.Enjoying our

recreational lake, I decided to collect duck eggs from the platform since no duck was sitting on them. Removal would decrease the chance of attracting preda-tors. Rather than use the kayak, I walked into the lake. Immediately

my feet slipped out from under me, and I went down to the bottom. The ducks swam all around me, splashing and waving their wings, and I believe they were laughing. Swimming with ducks was exhilarating.

A gang of hoodlum rac-

coons attacked the bird feeders and slung one into the lake. Sam found it and hand-ed it off to me while he went about restoring the feeding station. I found a fish inside the bird feeder, and that’s not something you see every day. I’ve since trapped a couple of raccoons and a possum. Every morning I can’t wait to see if I’ve had any success; as the AAA article said, “hunting and fishing are superb.”

Shirley, my walking partner, and I had the good fortune of being offered the use of a swimming pool for the summer. Instead of pounding the pavement in the drenching heat and feeling wiped out after a couple of miles, we start the day with swimming exercises. Exercising with a

morning cup of coffee poolside is my idea of more paradise. “Start with sweet tea [or coffee], perfectly delicious for summer sipping,” the article said.

Things to do included shop-ping boutiques, antiques ... I’ve been shopping Dirt Cheap for swimming suits. If the suit is remotely modest and it fits I buy it! Besides, I plan to continue swimming activities as part of the Life Enrichment Program offered by The W, whose campus was described in the AAA article: “Summer mornings, the sun filters through the trees, suffusing the campus of Mississippi University for Women, the na-tion’s first publicly supported college for women.”

One morning, Sam waved

goodbye as he headed off for a day of fishing on the “scenic Tennessee-Tombigbee Wa-terway” and possibly Tibbee Creek. He hollered back, “They’re some tomatoes hang-ing on the gate.” From Nick Hairston, no doubt. If one lacks neighborhood tomato delivery the article suggested trying “luscious fresh finds at the Farmers’ Market.”

Columbus has concerts, the Riverwalk and the “gorgeously restored Tombigbee Bridge,” for everyone to enjoy.

“In short, Columbus is pic-ture-perfect in the summer ... ” So I can’t leave now, I might miss something.

Shannon Bardwell’s column appears in The Dispatch on Mondays. Email reaches her at [email protected].

Jerusalem used to be safe. It is nearly 40 miles from Gaza and 3,000 feet above sea level. In the last go-round, the Hamas rock-ets couldn’t reach that far. Now they can. Rockets were fired aimed at both Jerusa-lem and Tel Aviv this week, as Israel launched its own offensive in Gaza. “Every Israeli is a target,” a Hamas spokesman was quoted in the press.

How do they live like this, a friend asks, after speaking with colleagues in Israel. The Israelis were calmer than me, my friend tells me.

They’re used to it. But what a thing to be used to.There is, I suppose, a positive side to the state

of uncertainty that is life in Israel. In his stunning book, “My Promised Land,” Ari Shavit writes about the Israeli character, the intensity, the passion, the full engagement with life, the entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to take economic risks, all no doubt shaped by the reality of living in a land where every Israeli is a target. It is no accident that Israel is a center for startups.

But as Israel calls up some 40,000 reservists, I cannot help but identify with the 40,000 mothers saying goodbye to their soldier sons and daughters, understanding that when survival is at stake, every-one serves. This is part of life, my Israeli friends tell me. I know.

The experts say that eventually, the parties will agree to a cease-fire, after both sides have met the political demands to take action. Between now and then, there will be deaths and injuries. Mothers on both sides will bury their children, which should not be. And then what? Peace? No.

Just back to normal, back to one or two rockets a week, the usual in south Israel.

Until then, children are being sent to live with rela-tives in “safer” (no place is totally safe) parts of Israel. We just want to live in peace and quiet,” one mother, who had sent her children away, told a reporter. “I hope the day will come. If not in a peaceful or political situation, then the army will have to help us.”

“The army will have to help us.” Can the army keep every child safe? Can the army keep every soldier safe? If you are under attack by those who do not value human life as we do, how can there be peace and quiet. If religious “leaders” can convince gullible, vulnerable young men and women that the best thing they can do with their lives is to die, killing Jews in the process, then how can there be peace and quiet?

Politics is the art of compromise. How do you compromise with those who see themselves pursuing a religious mission to kill you? That is not what Islam dictates, not as it has been understood, but it is how it is understood by the radicals who are determined to destroy Israel.

I read some of the comments posted in response to the story of the brutal killing of the three Israeli teenagers. The comments were as frightening as the story. People spewing hate against Israel, the aggres-sor, the occupier, and saying we Americans should let them go it alone, not waste our dollars or our hearts. And when accused of anti-Semitism, they always say it’s not about Jews, it’s about Israel.

I have bad news for the Israel-haters. The same people who hate Israel also hate Jews and Americans, wherever we live, hate our traditions of equality and freedom, hate those who would allow women to be educated and to have control of their lives and bodies. It is not only Israel that is threatened by extremism, even if the bombs are not falling here. And it is not only Israel that must fight back.

Susan Estrich is a nationally syndicated columnist. To find out more about her go to www.creators.com.

Bombs on Jerusalem

Just another day in paradise

Shannon Bardwell

LOCAL VOICES

A late-developing plan to put the police department into the Cadence Bank build-ing seems to be a fait accompli.

Not only has this train left the station, it’s so far down the line, it is almost out of sight. And most likely it won’t be stalled no matter what counter-proposals might be offered, but I can’t help myself. I have to stand on the track and wave a red flag.

Interested Starkville voters should do likewise by coming to the board meeting on Tuesday. It may be the only chance you get to hear about and voice your thoughts on this project before the board of aldermen make it a reality.

I’m waiting to hear the first good reason why we should do this; there are plenty of reasons why we shouldn’t.

First question: What does this do to the tax rolls? Answer: It con-verts an income-producing corner of scarce commercial property on downtown Main Street to a non-in-come producing piece of public property.

The long-range plan for the po-lice department projected a need for approximately 24,000 square feet to accommodate future growth. The Cadence building, according to the figures available, is 39,000 square feet. The reason two of the previous proposals for a police complex supposedly failed was because it was a “Taj Mahal” version, overkill. I would say an extra 15,000 square feet of space would be that and more.

Speculation has it the court-room planned for the new city hall

may go in the “extra” space and school dis-trict offices will go to the bottom floor of the new city hall. I am not sure how that makes sense other than the school district might pay some rent, but there is no way that rent will carry the debt service on the bank and needed improve-ments.

The Brinkley-Ser-geant report recommending a new police facility listed needed features such as locker rooms and showers, conference rooms, com-mand center, additional space for the dispatch area, evidence room, armory, prisoner drop off and, of course, updated administrative offices.

I have been in the Cadence building a number of times for personal reasons. Other than offices and conference rooms, I can’t say any of the other exists. Expect costly renovations.

Rule of thumb: Retrofitting is 2/3 the cost of new construction. Even at 1/3 that cost it would be in the neighborhood of $75-plus per square foot. That is over $2.5 mil-lion alone in renovation. Now you have reached the magic number of a $5 million building. How do we pay for it? More importantly, do we need it? I may be able to get a sweet deal on a Ferrari but that doesn’t mean I need one, or that it’s a good idea.

Granted those same renova-tions will be needed in the current city hall, but we already own that building. We won’t have to shell out 2.5 million or better to pur-chase and renovate it. Even if the Cadence building was free, do we want a multiple-use building there

on Main Street? Better the space be used to showcase a business. If the building was to be a city hall housing all our city functions, this would, without question, be a worthwhile notion. But that’s not the case.

The difficulty of ingress and egress for emergency vehicles is easy to see. The exit onto North Jackson is treacherous and the entrance/exit off Main has a high traffic volume located very close to the light signal that also has to contend with bus and Main Street traffic flow.

Chief Nichols has added out-lying sub-stations to his policing strategy. This is an excellent use of police personnel, but it begs the question, why the need for more administrative office space instead of less? With sophisticat-ed computers in the police cars, office space becomes even less needed.

Seldom-mentioned, but an important consideration, is the increased utility and insurance costs a larger building will require. These added expenses are ongoing. Call me crazy, but I would rather have more and better paid police in state-of–the-art computer-equipped cars than more bricks and mortar.

The current city hall is a landmark building. A little TLC will make it something we can be proud of.

The entity best served by this deal is Cadence Bank, which will unload a building it no longer needs on the taxpayers of Starkville.

Lynn Spruill, a former commer-cial airline pilot, elected official and city administrator owns and manages Spruill Property Man-agement in Starkville. Her email address is [email protected].

City shouldn’t bank on this bad idea

Lynn Spruill

Susan Estrich

Our View: Local EditorialsLocal editorials appearing in this space represent the opinion of the newspaper’s editorial board: Birney Imes, editor and publisher; Peter Imes, general manager; Slim Smith, managing editor and senior newsroom staff. To inquire about a meeting with the board, please contact Slim Smith at 662-328-2471, or e-mail [email protected].

Imagination Library: Give the gift of books

The DispaTch • www.cdispatch.com MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014 5A

ADVERTISE ON CASHWORDS

FOR ONLY $35/ WEEK.

CALL BETH AT662-328-2424

This week’s prize:

$1,450Weekly prize increases by $50 each week a puzzle goes unsolved!Win an extra $25 by shopping at one of our sponsors.See Rules for complete details.

The DispaTch

CASHWORDS

RULES: 1. Any eligible individual may submit entries each week, limit three (3) per household. Only newspaper copies will be accepted. All are eligible to compete except Dispatch employees and im-mediate family members. 2. A basic prize of $100 will be awarded to the winner of each Cashwords puzzle. If more than one correct puzzle is received, the monies will be split between the winners. If no correct puzzle is received, $50 will be added to the next week’s puzzle. 3. If your Cashwords puz-zle is submitted with a proof of purchase of goods or services dated within 10 days from one of the sponsoring merchants on the page, and you are the winner, an extra $25 will be awarded. 4. There is only ONE correct solution to the Cashwords puzzle and only a correct solution can win. Decisions and rules announced by the Dispatch are final. 5. The Dispatch reserves the right to issue additional instructions in connection with the Cashwords puzzle, and they will become part of the official rules. Also, winners agree to permit use of their names and photos by The Commercial Dispatch. 6. Entries must be mailed to The Commercial Dispatch, Attn: Cashwords, PO Box 511, Columbus, MS 39703-0511 or delivered to our office at 516 Main Street in Columbus, MS and must be received no later than 2 p.m. the Thursday following the publication of the puzzle. The Commercial Dispatch accepts no responsibility for late entries or entries lost in the mail. 7. All entries become the property of The Commercial Dispatch. Submission of an entry is proof that a contestant agrees to be bound by these rules. 8. Entries will be destroyed 15 days after the publication of the contest winner or the announcement there is no winner. 9. Answers will be published the following Sunday.

how to play:1. Complete the puzzle and fill out your

contact information.

2. Cut the puzzle out on the dotted line.

3. Mail your entry to: The Commercial Dispatch, P.O. Box 511, Columbus, MS 39703 or drop it off at our office, located in downtown Columbus at 516 Main Street.

Deadline Thursday, 2pmNO EXCEPTIONS.

Michael TaloneyVisitation:

Tuesday, July 15 • 11 AMMemorial Funeral Home

Service:Tuesday, July 15 • 1 PM

Memorial Funeral Home ChapelBurial:

Memorial Gardensmemorialfuneral.net

Martin LivingstonArrangements are incomplete

memorialfuneral.net

Lonnie LangfordVisitation:

Friday, July 18 • 1 PMMemorial Funeral Home Chapel

Service:Friday, July 18 • 2 PM

Memorial Funeral Home ChapelBurial:

Memorial Gardensmemorialfuneral.net

COMMERCIAL DISPATCH OBITUARY POLICYObituaries with basic informa-tion including visitation and service times, are provided free of charge. Extended obituaries with a photograph, detailed biographical informa-tion and other details families may wish to include, are avail-able for a fee. Obituaries must be submitted through funeral homes unless the deceased’s body has been donated to science. If the deceased’s body was donated to science, the family must provide official proof of death. Please submit all obituaries on the form provided by The Commercial Dispatch. Free notices must be submitted to the newspaper no later than 3 p.m. the day prior for publication Tuesday through Friday; no later than 4 p.m. Saturday for the Sunday

edition; and no later than 7:30 a.m. for the Monday edition. Incomplete notices must be re-ceived no later than 7:30 a.m. for the Monday through Friday editions. Paid notices must be finalized by 3 p.m. for inclusion the next day Monday through Thursday; and on Friday by 3 p.m. for Sunday and Monday publication. For more informa-tion, call 662-328-2471.

Martin LivingstonDr. Martin D. “Bud-

dy” Livingston, 76, died July 13, 2014, at Bap-tist Memorial Hospi-tal-Golden Triangle.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home.

AREA OBITUARIES

BY LINDSEY TANNERAP Medical Writer

CHICAGO — Unex-plained rash? Check your iPad. It turns out the pop-ular tablet computer may contain nickel, one of the most common allergy-in-ducing metals.

Recent reports in med-ical journals detail nickel allergies from a variety of personal electronic devic-es, including laptops and cellphones. But it was an Apple iPad that caused

an itchy body rash in an 11-year-old boy recently treated at a San Diego hospital, according to a report in Monday’s Pedi-atrics.

Nickel rashes aren’t life-threatening but they can be very uncomfort-able, and they may re-quire treatment with ste-roids and antibiotics if the skin eruptions become infected, said Dr. Sharon Jacob, a dermatologist at Rady Children’s Hospital, where the boy was treat-ed. Jacob, who co-wrote the report, said the young patient had to miss school because of the rash.

Got a rash? iPad, other devices might be the cause

BY ADAM GELLERAP National Writer

CHICAGO — Peering through the chain link of a holding pen at the Cook County Jail, a man wrapped in a navy varsity jacket leans toward clinical social worker Elli Petac-que Montgomery, his bulging eyes a clue that something’s not right.

“They say I got bipolar, that’s all,” he says.

“OK, are you taking your meds?” she asks.

“When I can get them,” he answers.

“I’m down here every day,” Montgomery says. “Every morning I hear this.”

The Chicago jail and many of its 3,300 counter-parts across the country have become treatment centers of last resort for people with serious men-tal illnesses, most arrest-ed for non-violent crimes. And like other jails, it is awash in a tide of booking and releases that make it particularly unsuited for the task.

U.S. jails, most of whose 731,000 inmates are trying to make bail or awaiting trial, hold roughly half the number in prisons. But last year, jails booked in 11.7 million people — 19 times the number of new prison inmates. The revolving door complicates the task of screening for mental illness, managing medica-tions, providing care and ensuring inmate safety.

“Jails are churning peo-ple,” says Henry J. Stead-man, a consultant to gov-

ernment agencies on how courts and correctional facilities deal with people with mental illnesses.

Experts have pointed to rising numbers of inmates with mental illnesses since the 1970s, after states be-gan closing psychiatric hospitals without follow-ing through on promises to create and sustain com-prehensive community treatment programs.

But as the number of those with serious mental illnesses surpasses 20 per-cent in some jails, many have struggled to keep up, sometimes putting in-mates in jeopardy.

The Associated Press has reported that at least nine of the 11 suicides in New York City jails over the past five years came after operators failed to fol-low safeguards designed to prevent self-harm by inmates. The AP’s inves-tigation into the deaths of two mentally ill inmates at the city’s Rikers Island complex — one who es-sentially baked to death in a 101-degree cell in Feb-ruary and the other who sexually mutilated himself last fall — have prompted promises of reform.

Federal law protects the rights of people in jails and other institutions. But in temporary holding facili-ties, dealing with serious, long-term mental illnesses requires operators to re-think what they do, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart says.

“You’re given a court order by a judge to hold this person in the jail un-

til you’re told not to,” Dart says. “You’re not supposed to do anything other than feed him, give them a bed, make sure they don’t harm anyone else or themselves. ... You’re not in there try-ing to cure people.”

Many jails are dealing with similar dynamics, with sometimes disturb-ing results.

n In June, federal of-ficials cited “deplorable” conditions for mentally ill inmates in the Los Ange-les County jails as partly to blame for 15 suicides in 30 months. The L.A. sys-tem, the country’s largest with 19,000 inmates, has been under federal super-vision since 2002, but still fails to adequately super-vise inmates “with clearly demonstrated needs,” the Justice Department con-

cluded.n In Pensacola, Flor-

ida, Justice officials last year issued a scathing report about conditions at the Escambia County Jail. Records showed many inmates who requested care were never seen by a mental health profession-al. When inmates refused to take medications, the jail merely removed them from its list of those with a mental illness.

n In Columbus, Ne-braska — seat of a coun-ty of 33,000 — six Platte County Detention Center inmates attempted suicide early this year, as many as in the previous 10 years combined. Jon Zavadil, the recently retired sher-iff, says about 80 percent of all inmates medicated for some type of mental

illness.“Every county jail in the

state has the same prob-lem,” says Zavadil, who blames Nebraska lawmak-ers for voting to close two of the state’s three public psychiatric hospitals over the past decade.

Researchers long warned mental illness was being “criminalized,” as police arrested more peo-ple for low-level offenses.

U.S. jails struggle with role as makeshift asylums

AP Photo/Charles Rex ArbogastIn this June 26, 2014 photo, a U.S. veteran with post-traumatic stress sits in a segregated holding pen at the Cook County Jail after he was arrested on a narcotics charge in Chicago. The Chicago complex, with more than 10,600 inmates, is one of the country’s largest single-site jails.

www.cdispatch.comLog on.

Devices may contain an allergy-inducing metal called nickel

The DispaTch • www.cdispatch.com6A MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014

FREE SCHOOL SCREENINGS

Every Day* in July & August from 12-1 p.m.*Monday-Thursday Only

706 F Hwy. 12 W. Starkville, MS

Call (662) 323-0571 to schedule an eye exam.

or email [email protected]

Call (662) 323-0571to schedule an eye exam.

[email protected]

www.fordvisionclinic.com

© The Dispatch

Pre-school to 18 years old

Great Selection of Quality Sunglasses!

Logo with Registration Marks

White

PMS Black

PMS 5535

PMS White

PMS Black

PMS 5535

White

Black

PMS 5535

White

Black

PMS 5535

White

PMS 5535

Black

Member SIPC

www.edwardjones.com

Member SIPC

Looking to keep more of your income and cut your taxes? Then federally tax-free municipal bonds* may be for you.

Call or visit your local financial advisor today.

You Rightfully Earned It. Now Rightfully Keep It.

*Bonds may be subject to state, local or the alternative minimum tax.Before investing in bonds, you should understand the risks involved, including credit risk and market risk. Bonds are also subject to interest rate risk such that when interest rates rise, the prices of bonds can decrease. In addition, the investor can lose principal value if the bond is sold prior to maturity.

Ryan MunsonFinancial Advisor.

115 5th Street NorthColumbus, MS 39701662-329-0071

MBD-1944A-A

www.edwardjones.com

Member SIPC

Looking to keep more of your income and cut your taxes? Then federally tax-free municipal bonds* may be for you.

Call or visit your local financial advisor today.

You Rightfully Earned It. Now Rightfully Keep It.

*Bonds may be subject to state, local or the alternative minimum tax.Before investing in bonds, you should understand the risks involved, including credit risk and market risk. Bonds are also subject to interest rate risk such that when interest rates rise, the prices of bonds can decrease. In addition, the investor can lose principal value if the bond is sold prior to maturity.



MBD-1944A-A

www.edwardjones.com

MKD-7899-A-AD Member SIPC

Join nearly 7 million investors that trust us with their finances and their aspirations.

Be prepared to make the most of each one.There are things you plan for throughout your life, and there is no better feeling than knowing you are prepared when that moment arrives. At Edward Jones, we are committed to help you make sure you are there for your loved ones at every milestone.

Everyone has milestonesto celebrate in life.



www.edwardjones.com

MKD-7899-A-AD Member SIPC

Join nearly 7 million investors that trust us with their finances and their aspirations.

Be prepared to make the most of each one.There are things you plan for throughout your life, and there is no better feeling than knowing you are prepared when that moment arrives. At Edward Jones, we are committed to help you make sure you are there for your loved ones at every milestone.

Everyone has milestonesto celebrate in life.



MurrayContinued from Page 1A

ner-up in 2012.“I’m just so excited and

thankful for this opportu-nity right now,” Murray said moments after be-ing crowned. “It’s such an honor to represent my state, and it’s a privilege. I look forward to promot-ing my platform, ‘13 Go-ing on 30: Teaching Girls to Embrace Their Age’ on a bigger scale.”

Finishing in the Top Five Saturday night along with Murray were:

■ First runner-up: Miss Mississippi State University Laura Lee Lewis

■ Second runner-up:

Miss Historic South Ran-di-Kathryn Harmon

■ Third runner-up: Miss Deep South Caro-line Conerly

■ Fourth runner-up: Miss North Central Mis-sissippi Jessica Terrill

Rounding out the top 10 were Miss Delta Blues Shelby Corn, Miss Dixie Carol Coker, Miss Rankin County Morgan Burnett, Miss Turtle Creek Jordin Johnson and Miss Uni-versity Anna Beth Hig-ginbotham.

As the fan favorite, Miss Heart of the South CeCe Hillman took home the Mississippi Choice

Award. Harmon won the Quality of Life Scholar-ship.

Outgoing Miss Mis-sissippi Chelsea Rick had words of wisdom for her successor.

“My advice to (Mur-ray) is to just cherish ev-ery encounter with every Mississippian because everyone has something unique to offer. And it’s a blessing just to en-counter Mississippi in its truest form along your travels, and that’s what I enjoyed so much.”

The Miss Mississippi Pageant has been held in Vicksburg since 1959.

BudgetContinued from Page 1A

internal and city cam-pus renovations ahead of 2015’s state-mandated consolidation.

OCSD is projected to take in $11.27 million from local, intermediate, state, federal and 16th section sources and spend almost $10 million on instruc-tion and support services alone. Debt service will constitute an additional $322,212 for the year, and other requirements drive the district’s total expens-es to a projected $10.99 million.

Federal and 16th sec-tion SSD funding streams are projected to decrease in the upcoming fiscal year, dropping the dis-trict’s total projected rev-enues to $47.66 million from last year’s $48.29 million. In turn, local funding sources are ex-pected to yield $19.26 with the adjusted local millage.

Local and state funding sources are forecasted to constitute almost 84 per-cent of SSD’s revenues, while federal dollars will make up about 14 percent.

SSD’s proposed expen-ditures increase almost $7 million for the upcom-ing fiscal year after an physical improvements

levy was approved by the school board last year.

Debt service will cost the district $4.05 million, or an additional $659,937, in the upcoming fiscal year, but the expenditure only constitutes about 7.5 percent of SSD’s projected expenses. As with OCSD, instruction and support services, a combined 68 percent, claim the lion’s share of the city school district’s upcoming ex-penditures.

SSD Superintendent Lewis Holloway is hopeful aldermen will allow the school system to use al-most $500,000 in over-col-lected school taxes from a 1986 bond referendum to fund repairs to the Greensboro Center.

A March study by Ten-nessee-based Structural Design Group states in-spectors found “advanced decay” associated with roof trusses above the Greensboro Center’s au-ditorium; green growth, mud and other evidence associated with water fil-tration; and deterioration associated with the build-ing’s façade and masonry.

City officials previous-ly discovered the money sitting in a bank account

still drawing interest af-ter the bond was retired in 2006. Mayor Parker Wiseman approved a transfer of those funds to the school system, but the city is expected to legally attempt to take back the money after Vice Mayor Roy A. Perkins said the move was made without board authorization.

Starkville could legal-ly take the money and deposit it into its own general fund, but alder-men would be required by law to lower city taxes in the same amount — almost 2.5 mills. Further complicating matters, Wiseman said, is that county residents who live outside Starkville but within SSD’s territory approved the matter. A tax break would not ben-efit those residents, and Wiseman said not using the money for school im-provements constitutes a breach of trust with vot-ers.

The Greensboro Cen-ter’s role after consoli-dation is not clear and would be determined by the school board at a lat-er date. Holloway hinted last week at the possibil-ity of the city providing

the unified school sys-tem new space inside Starkville’s new city hall once it is constructed. The city is currently ex-ploring a move that would purchase Cadence Bank’s Jackson Street location for Starkville Police Depart-ment use.

Additional space could be freed within the new city hall if Starkville Mu-nicipal Court moves with SPD to the former bank. At least one alderman pre-viously indicated interest in placing at least one ad-ditional department with-in the structure.

OCSD’s current ad-ministrative home, a Main Street structure built with Hurricane Katrina relief money in 2011, could be retrofitted for other gov-ernmental uses, including emergency management, District 2 Supervisor Or-lando Trainer said last year.

State law requires the county to provide space, furnishings and utilities for the county school dis-trict’s administration, and legislation this year says the county shall continue providing those services during and after consoli-dation.

SoccerContinued from Page 1A

ported their heritage. Most had no allegiance; they just needed to get their final fix of the tour-nament.

At a table in the bar, a group of friends from Mississippi State Univer-sity were an eclectic mix. They came from Bra-zil, Mexico, Cameroon, Indonesia, El Salvador, Czech Republic and the United States.

Starkville native Al-lison Niffzinger was in Brazil for the begin-ning of the tournament. Niffzinger now resides in Miami, where she is one of the leaders of a chapter of the American Outlaws,

the devout fans of the U.S. men’s team. Aside from Brazil, no country bought more tickets for the month-long tourna-ment than the U.S. She saw the U.S. team beat Ghana in its opening game in Natal.

“It was amazing,” Niffzinger said. “I’m definitely going to Rus-sia (site of 2018 World Cup).”

On her way from Miami to Starkville, Niffzinger stopped to catch a match. “I was at this dive bar in Talla-hassee that was full of bikers. They were fixed on the game. I thought,

‘Soccer’s made it.’”Soccer has certainly

made an impression on the U.S., and an even bigger impression on TV ratings. More than 20 million viewers in the U.S. were expected to tune in Sunday.

In Peres Badial’s home nation of Brazil, he said the game is more of a religion. Brazil may be in a state of mourning since it ’s humiliating 7-1 loss to Germany in the semifinals, but at least the nation avoided the ultimate pain — their neighbor and rival Ar-gentina hoisting the cup.

“Brazil can lose, but

Argentina can’t win,” Badial said.

Badial got his wish, courtesy of a fantastic goal from Germany’s Mario Götze in 113th minute. When the goal went in there were cheers and groans alike; it seemed most were hap-py to see some action.

It could easily be four years until Starkville’s Buffalo Wild Wings at-tracts a crowd for a soc-cer match, but you never know. Maybe soccer has made it in America.

HallContinued from Page 1A

Road store for the Ala-bama Street location in 1997, where she became an assistant manager. She’s been there ever since.

“They didn’t want to have us both in the same store being managers,” Hall said, “so I trans-ferred here.”

Hall is now an office manager, which in-volves customer service, payroll, deposits and the day-to-day paperwork that goes with running a business.

She admits she didn’t foresee still being with the company for such a long time.

“The Townsends are

very good to work for,” she said. “That’s proba-bly what’s kept me here. They’re good to their employees and take care of them, and I enjoy the customers.”

Hall said she and other long-time employ-ees “could write a book” about the experiences they’ve had since they’ve been with Sunflower. She was hesitant to elaborate on some of them, but said that book would mostly be about the reg-ular customers, some of which had been shopping at the Alabama Street store before Hall was on board.

There’s no secret to

how she usually has a smile on her face, she said.

“I think enjoying your job keeps you with a positive attitude,” Hall said. “Working for people you know and that are good to you and knowing that you’re appreciated, that keeps me positive. It feels like a family here. When you feel like you’re working for a family, you want to be your best.”

Hall added that she, like her mother, could see herself retiring there.

“As long as they’ll have me, I’ll be here,” she said. “I don’t even think about leaving.”

99.336%

The DispaTch

of our customersreceive their paper on time.

(Believe us. We track these things.)

If you are unhappy with your deliveryplease let us know. Our goal is 100%

customer satisfaction.

Call customer support at:662-328-2424

BY BRIAN MAHONEYThe Associated Press

NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony wanted to be a Knick a few years ago, and nothing has changed now.

Anthony is staying in New York, announcing his decision Sunday in a posting titled “My City, My Heart” on his website.

“This organization has supported me and in return, I want to stay and build here with this city and my team,” Anthony said.

He explained that he owed it to himself to ex-plore all his options as a free agent, and thanked the teams he met with for their interest.

“Through it all, my heart never wa-vered,” he wrote.

The Knicks can pay the All-Star forward nearly $130 million over five years, though Anthony said he would be open to taking less than the maxi-mum salary if it would help build a win-ning team — and team president Phil

Jackson said Sunday, speaking after New York’s summer league practice in Las Vegas, that Anthony did exactly that.

“He did exactly what we kind of asked him to do — give us a break in the early part of his contract so that when we have some wiggle room next year, which will hopefully be big enough wiggle room, we can exploit it, provide a more competitive team for our group,” Jackson said.

Jackson said he and team officials have known longer than indicated An-thony would sign, but did not want to say anything until they could crunch the numbers and get to a figure every-body agreed upon.

“There were some issues about how to structure all the financial part of it,” Jackson said. “That’s still something

BY MATTIAS KARENThe Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO — Mario Goetze produced the piece of individual skill that Lionel Messi couldn’t muster.

With two quick, deft touches, Goetze ended Germany’s 24-year wait for another World Cup title with an extra-time winner against Argentina on Sun-day — denying Messi the one title he needs to for-ever take his place among the game’s all-time greats.

It was the moment of brilliance that ensured Germany’s 1-0 victory in a tight and tense final.

Goetze, who wasn’t born when West Germany beat Argentina in the 1990 final, controlled a cross with his chest in the 113th minute and in one fluid motion volleyed the ball past goalkeeper Sergio Romero and inside the far post from five yards out.

It delivered Germany its fourth World Cup title, equal second with Italy on the list of all-time champi-ons and just behind Bra-zil’s five.

“It’s an unbelievable feeling. I don’t know how to describe it. You just shoot that goal in, you don’t really know what’s happening,” Goetze said.

BY DAN GELSTONThe Associated Press

LOUDON, N.H. — Brad Keselowski hopped out of his car and grabbed an oversized broom to give a playful sweep of all the confetti already collected around his Ford.

He then truly savored his victory, snagging a New England lobster and raising it in triumph.

Keselowski survived without a cut, splinter or pinch. He didn’t even fumble his cha mpion -ship crus-tacean. For once, his victory cele-

bration was as perfect as his performance on the track.

He completed a flaw-less weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speed-way and won Sunday un-der a green-white check-ered finish. Keselowski followed up Saturday’s Nationwide Series victory with his first Sprint Cup win at New Hampshire, dominating in the No. 2 Ford for his third victory of the season.

The 2012 Sprint Cup champion is now tied with Jimmie Johnson for the se-ries lead in wins.

“This was just such a phenomenal weekend and these don’t happen that of-ten,” he said.

Keselowski had been in a slump with, of all things, his Victory Lane fun.

He needed four stitch-es to close a wound he re-ceived during his Victory Lane celebration in the Sprint Cup race at Ken-tucky. He tried to open the bottle of champagne by hitting it against a po-dium, and the bottle broke and cut his hand.

Keselowski dropped the American flag out of his No. 22 Ford on Saturday and it was retrieved by an official to let the frivolity continue.

IN THE DISPATCHn Brandon Walker officially joins The Dispatch today as its new Mississippi State writer. Brandon, who is from West Point, will provide coverage from Southeastern Conference Media Days. You can follow him on Twitter @BWonStateBeat. You also can follow him on The Dispatch’s Blog at www.cdispatch.com.

BY JOHN ZENORThe Associated Press

There are plenty of issues to discuss in the Southeastern Conference.

The league opens its annual media days — four days instead of three now — today in Hoover, Alabama, with radical change in the college ath-letic model appearing imminent and the SEC Network soon to take the airwaves.

Football will also be on the agenda. Florida State ended the SEC’s seven-year run of national titles by beating Auburn. Six SEC teams will be led by new starting

quarterbacks after an exodus that included big names like Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel, Ala-bama’s AJ McCarron, and Georgia’s Aaron Mur-ray.

SEC Commissioner Mike Slive opens with his annual address. Auburn’s Gus Malzahn, whose Tigers matched the biggest one-season turnaround in college football during his debut, will be the first coach to address the media. The SEC issued about 1,100 credentials for the event in suburban Birmingham.

Here are five things to watch at SEC media days:

n SLIVE SPEAKS: The five wealthiest conferences likely will be granted more deci-sion-making powers after an August vote by the NCAA board of directors, including more mon-ey for athletes. Slive has been an outspoken ad-vocate of the need for change, and he figures to talk about that prospect and the SEC Network again. The SEC Network goes on the air in Au-gust. Negotiations continue with some cable and satellite providers.

n TENSION IN THE AIR?: Alabama’s Nick Saban and Arkansas’ Bret Bielema were part of a behind-the-scenes offseason push for a new pre-snap 10-second rule to slow down all these fast-paced offenses. Auburn’s Gus Malzahn, Ole Miss’ Hugh Freeze and others were outspoken critics of the rule, which didn’t pass. The tem-po debate led to one of the more memorable moments at the 2013 media days. When Biele-ma was told Malzahn initially thought concerns about no-huddle offenses leading to more de-fensive injuries was a joke, the Arkansas coach wasn’t laughing. He’s no comedian, he shot back. The subject of speed vs. safety might just come up again.

SECTION

BSPORTS EDITOR

Adam Minichino: 327-1297

SPORTS LINE662-241-5000Sports THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM n MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014

McKinney

FINALS RESULTSn 2014 — Germany 1, Argentina 0, extra timen 2010 — Spain 1, Netherlands 0, extra timen 2006 — Italy 1, France 1, Italy won 5-3 on penalty kicksn 2002 — Brazil 2, Germany 0n 1998 — France 3, Brazil 0n 1994 — Brazil 0, Italy 0, Brazil won 3-2 on penalty kicksn 1990 — West Germany 1, Argentina 0

INSIDEn MORE WORLD CUP: A Report Card for the job Brazil did in playing host to the World Cup. Page 3B

College Football: Southeastern Conference Media DaysAuto Racing

See SEC, 3B

See WORLD CUP, 3B

See ANTHONY, 3B

See KESELOWSKI, 3B

Soccer: World Cup

David Allen Williams/Dispatch File PhotoMississippi State football coach Dan Mullen will speak Tuesday at the annual Southeastern Conference Media Days in Hoover, Alabama. Quarterback Dak Prescott, linebacker Benardrick McKinney, and safety Jay Hughes are scheduled to join Mullen. Quarterback Bo Wallace, defensive end CJ Johnson, and safety Cody Prewitt are scheduled to join Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze on Thursday, while wide receivers Amari Cooper and Christion Jones and safety Landon Collins are scheduled to join Alabama coach Nick Saban on Thursday.

PLENTY OF STORIES TO TACKLE AT EVENT

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE TODAY’S SCHEDULE

n 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. — SEC Commissioner Mike Slive, Gus Malzahn (Auburn)n 2:40 p.m.-5:40 p.m. — Will Muschamp (Florida), Derek Mason (Vanderbilt)

TUESDAY’S SCHEDULEn 9 a.m.-Noon — South Carolina (Steve Spurrier), Mississippi State (Dan Mullen)n 1-4 p.m. — Texas A&M (Kevin Sumlin), Tennessee (Butch Jones)

WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULEn 9 a.m.-Noon — SEC Officials (Steve Shaw, Justin Connolly), Missouri (Gary Pinkel)n 1-4 p.m. — LSU (Les Miles), Arkansas (Bret Bielema)

THURSDAY’S SCHEDULEn 9 a.m.-Noon — Georgia (Mark Richt), Ole Miss (Hugh Freeze)n Noon-3 p.m. — Alabama (Nick Saban), Kentucky (Mark Stoops)

INSIDEn MORE AUTO RACING: Race Results. Page 2B

Keselowski dominates for sweep of weekend

Keselowski

Germany scores in extra time for title

Basketball: NBA

Anthony decides to remain with Knicks

Anthony

INSIDEn MORE NBA: The Miami Heat signed Luol Deng to a two-year, $20-million contract Sunday in an effort to help offset the loss of LeBron James. Page 2B

Major League Baseball

BY JAY COHENThe Associated Press

CHICAGO — Chris Johnson can rest easy during the All-Star break. He earned a couple days off.

Johnson had three hits, including his third homer in two days, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 10-7 on Sunday to keep pace with Washington at the top of the NL East.

Johnson hit a long drive to straight-away center field for a three-run shot in a four-run third inning against Tra-vis Wood (7-8). Johnson also went deep twice in the Braves’ 11-6 victory at Wrigley Field on Saturday.

“The biggest thing for me is the fact I’m swinging at strikes,” he said. “When I swing at strikes, I can do some good things.”

Atlanta (52-43) has won three of four since a four-game losing streak. It heads into the break one percentage point behind the division-leading Na-tionals, who won 10-3 at Philadelphia.

“We had a pretty good first half, bet-ter than pretty good,” manager Fredi Gonzalez said. “Now we’ve got to enjoy

this break and come out in the second half and keep firing.”

The last-place Cubs (40-54) have lost eight of 10. Arismendy Alcantara and Chris Coghlan each hit a two-run homer off All-Star Julio Teheran (9-6).

It was the first career shot for the 22-year-old Alcantara, who also had a bloop double in the first and is batting .391 (9-for-23) in his first five major league games.

“With my ability, I’m having fun,” Alcantara said. “It can be fast. I’m hav-ing fun.”

Chicago scored three times in the eighth, highlighted by John Baker’s two-run double, but Jordan Walden got Junior Lake to fly out to center with a runner on second for the final out of the inning.

All-Star Craig Kimbrel worked the ninth for his 29th save in 33 chances.

Johnson hits another HR to lift AtlantaINSIDEn MORE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: The Atlanta Braves suspended second baseman Dan Uggla for one game Sunday. Page 4B

Youth BaseballDizzy Dean South State tournament

At Propst Park, ColumbusToday’s Games

Eupora vs. Houston, 4 p.m.Oxford vs. Eupora-Louisville winner, 6 p.m.

Dizzy Dean North State tournamentAt Starkville

Today’s GamesStarkville vs. Magnolia Youth, 4 p.m.

TodayARENA FOOTBALL

7 p.m. — New Orleans at Jacksonville, ESPN2CYCLING

6 a.m. — Tour de France, stage 10, Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles, France, NBC Sports Network

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL7 p.m. — Exhibition, Home Run Derby, at Minneapolis, ESPN

TuesdayMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

6:30 p.m. — All-Star Game, at Minneapolis, WLOV

WNBA7 p.m. — Los Angeles at Indiana, ESPN29 p.m. — Washington at Phoenix, ESPN2

CALENDAR

ON THE AIR

BRIEFLYAlabamaPolice: lineman Reed arrested on DUI charge

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Police say Alabama defensive lineman Jarran Reed was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Tuscaloosa police say Reed was stopped early Sunday after his car hit another car as both backed out of parking spaces. Police say Reed drove toward the lot’s exit before being pulled over.

A police statement says the 21-year-old junior college transfer’s blood alcohol level registered .13 percent. The legal limit in Alabama is .08 percent.

Alabama coach Nick Saban later said in a statement he will “deter-mine the appropriate discipline” after evaluating the situation.

Reed practiced with the Crimson Tide in the spring after trans-ferring from East Mississippi Community College along with fellow defensive lineman D.J. Pettway. Both will contend for playing time.

It wasn’t clear if Reed had an attorney.

NBADeng agrees to two-year, $20 million deal with Heat

Free agent forward Luol Deng agreed Sunday to a $20 million, two-year deal with the Miami Heat, said Herb Rudoy, one of Deng’s agents. The deal includes a player option for the 2015-16 season, Rudoy said.

Deng is entering his 11th NBA season, having spent almost his entire career with the Chicago Bulls. He appeared in 40 games with the Cleveland Cavaliers after a trade last season. He fills a need in Miami, which lost LeBron James last week after the four-time NBA MVP said he would leave the Heat after four seasons and return to the Cavaliers.

Deng has averaged 16.0 points per game in his career, after being chosen No. 7 overall from Duke in the 2004 draft.

His contract should be signed early this week.

Pierce coming to Wizards on two-year deal Paul Pierce turns 37 in October and isn’t quite the offensive force

he was when he was leading the Boston Celtics to the championship seven years ago.

The old man showed last year in Brooklyn he still knows how to knock down a clutch shot and grind out a playoff series victory, which made the up-and-coming Washington Wizards eager to add the man known as “The Truth.”

Pierce and the Wizards agreed to terms on a two-year deal on Saturday night, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. The deal is for the mid-level exception, which is about $5.3 million for next season, and includes a player option in the second year of the contract. The person requested anonymity because the Wizards have not officially announced the signing.

Parsons headed to MavericksDALLAS — Chandler Parsons is going to the Dallas Mavericks

after the Houston Rockets decided not to match the restricted free agent’s three-year offer sheet worth more than $45 million.

Parsons tweeted Sunday after he said he heard from Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey and owner Leslie Alexander about the team’s decision.

The 6-foot-9 small forward signed the offer sheet early Thursday, only minutes after the NBA’s moratorium on signing free agents ended. Houston had until Sunday to match.

The 25-year-old Parsons has averaged 14.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists while starting 207 of his 213 games in the NBA. He was a second-round pick out of Florida in the 2011 draft.

GolfHarman edges Johnson to win John Deere Classic

SILVIS, Ill. — Brian Harman admitted he felt the pressure.The 27-year-old, in his third full season on the PGA Tour, hadn’t

been in the final twosome in the final round until Sunday. He held the lead entering the final round of the John Deere Classic, and looked at the scoreboard after hitting a poor shot into the eighth green.

“I saw the guys were playing well, so that’s when I felt it, but I was able to hit three really good shots on No. 9 to birdie, and that kind of got me going,” Harman said.

He kept going all the way to his first victory on the Tour, using three straight birdies down the stretch to hold off Zach Johnson by one stroke.

Harman had a 5-under 66 in the final round for a 22-under-262 total to earn $846,000 and the last exemption for next week’s British Open. Johnson had the best round of the day at 7-under 64.

Montgomerie wins U.S. Senior Open in playoff EDMOND, Okla. — Colin Montgomerie is getting used to winning

these big events.The Scotsman defeated Gene Sauers in a playoff to claim the U.S.

Senior Open title Sunday at Oak Tree National.Montgomerie failed to win in 71 PGA Tour majors and four Champi-

ons Tour majors until May, when he won the Senior PGA Champion-ship. Now, he has won two of his past three majors to become just the fifth golfer to win both the Senior PGA Championship and U.S. Senior Open in the same year.

The 51-year-old said he has become more patient with age. “You have to play intelligent golf, and I think I’ve matured enough to realize that and play more within myself sometimes, including today — to play away from some pins so you don’t make bogies, and you realize that in major golf, pars are usually good enough, especially in the USGA events,” he said.

Montgomerie reached another milestone by winning his first professional playoff in nine tries. Most famously, he lost to Ernie Els at the 1994 U.S. Open and to Steve Elkington in sudden death at the 1995 PGA Championship.

Martin become major champion with a major shotSOUTHPORT, England — This wasn’t quite the “shot heard ‘round

the world,” though Mo Martin did hear it.Thinking only about the quality of the shot — not that it might be the

winning shot in the Ricoh Women’s British Open — Martin hit a 3-wood from just under 240 yards on the par-5 18th hole at Royal Birkdale and watched it bounced along the links toward the flag.

“When it was rolling on the ground, I said, ‘Sit!’ And then I said, ‘Go!’ And it looked perfect, so I didn’t have anything more to say,” Martin said.

And then came a sound she won’t soon forget. “I heard it hit the pin from the fairway,” Martin said, the silver trophy at her side. “That was a pretty fun feeling.”

The ball rolled against the middle of the flagstick and settled 6 feet away for an eagle. She didn’t realize just how important it was until an hour later, when Shanshan Feng of China and Inbee Park of South Korea couldn’t stay under par, and then couldn’t make birdie over the two par-5 closing holes to catch her.

Martin closed with an even-par 72 — no one broke par in the 25 mph wind Sunday — and finished at 1-under 287 for a one-shot victory over Feng and Suzann Pettersen, whose birdie-birdie finish was too late to atone for a pair of double bogeys earlier in the round.

Rose wins Scottish Open for back-to-back titles ABERDEEN, Scotland — After capturing his first major title at last

year’s U.S. Open, Justin Rose took nearly 13 months to return to the winner’s circle.

Now he’s heading to the British Open seeking a third tournament victory in three weeks.

Rose turned the final round of the Scottish Open into a procession on Sunday, calmly shooting a 6-under 65 to win by two strokes and seal back-to-back successes either side of the Atlantic.

A fortnight ago, the Englishman won the Quicken Loans National at Congressional in a playoff to finally shrug off that hangover from Merion.

“It’s uncharted territory for me — I’ve never won two in a row before,” said Rose, who has banked almost $2 million in prize money from his two victories.

CyclingTale of two Tonys at Tour de France ninth stage

MULHOUSE, France — On a day local Roman Catholics were celebrating the feast of Saint Anthony, two other Tonys had their own reason to celebrate in the Tour de France.

Germany’s Tony Martin took the stage win Sunday, and France’s Tony Gallopin took the yellow jersey during an up-and-down Stage 9 in the eastern Vosges mountains.

Martin, a three-time world champion known more for time-trial dominance, showed that he could climb too; Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali, who has been wearing the leader’s yellow jersey, didn’t lay a hard enough chase of Gallopin to keep it.

SwimmingPhelps beaten by Agnel in 100-meter freestyle

ATHENS, Ga. — Michael Phelps’ form deserted him Sunday night.Phelps, winner of 18 Olympic golds and 22 medals overall, was

beaten by Yannick Agnel in the 100-meter freestyle at the Bulldog Grand Slam.

Agnel, who won two gold medals for France at the 2012 London Olympics and trains with Phelps at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, won with a time of 49.37 to Phelps’ 49.42.

— From Special Reports

The DispaTch • www.cdispatch.com2B MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014

Auto RacingSprint Cup

Camping World RV Sales 301

SundayAt New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Loudon, N.H.Lap length: 1.058 miles

(Start position in parentheses)1. (7) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 305 laps, 145.7 rating, 48 points, $306,998.2. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 305, 123.5, 43, $239,066.3. (13) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 305, 99.1, 42, $166,270.4. (15) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 305, 112.3, 41, $166,086.5. (24) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 305, 88.9, 39, $119,750.6. (8) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 305, 109.7, 39, $139,431.7. (4) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 305, 91.9, 37, $138,473.8. (3) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 305, 115, 37, $109,565.9. (22) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 305, 82.1, 35, $129,290.10. (28) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 305, 97, 34, $101,715.11. (10) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 305, 95.1, 33, $107,415.12. (9) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 305, 86, 32, $118,873.13. (14) Carl Edwards, Ford, 305, 77.6, 31, $105,465.14. (23) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 305, 72.5, 30, $133,476.15. (27) Greg Biffle, Ford, 305, 68, 29, $130,115.16. (5) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 305, 96, 28, $120,629.17. (18) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 305, 73.9, 28, $86,940.18. (20) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 305, 68.7, 26, $104,798.19. (16) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 305, 79.3, 25, $113,554.20. (30) Jeff Burton, Toyota, 305, 63.1, 24, $95,240.21. (17) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 305, 78.2, 23, $117,765.22. (29) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 305, 60.9, 22, $93,340.23. (19) Aric Almirola, Ford, 305, 63.1, 21, $121,951.24. (33) David Gilliland, Ford, 305, 49.6, 20, $108,873.25. (26) David Ragan, Ford, 305, 54.6, 19, $107,173.26. (11) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 305, 79.5, 19, $128,151.27. (21) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 304, 63.1, 17, $110,335.28. (35) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 304, 45.2, 16, $83,290.29. (32) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 304, 47.4, 15, $80,515.30. (12) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 304, 88.7, 14, $122,798.31. (36) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 303, 41.7, 13, $91,723.32. (39) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 303, 38.2, 12, $89,337.33. (37) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 302, 42.8, 11, $79,565.34. (34) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 301, 37.5, 0, $79,365.35. (40) Eddie MacDonald, Ford, 300, 32.6, 9, $79,165.36. (38) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 300, 34.1, 8, $78,935.37. (25) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, accident, 296, 49.7, 7, $86,717.38. (31) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 292, 45, 6, $81,655.39. (43) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, 278, 26.4, 0, $69,655.40. (6) Joey Logano, Ford, accident, 211, 92.9, 5, $105,646.41. (42) Timmy Hill, Toyota, electrical, 76, 26.8, 3, $61,655.42. (2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, accident, 11, 35.4, 2, $114,091.43. (41) Mike Bliss, Toyota, electrical, 6, 27.9, 0, $54,155.

Race StatisticsAverage Speed of Race Winner: 108.741 mph.Time of Race: 2 hours, 58 minutes, 3 seconds.Margin of Victory: 0.750 seconds.Caution Flags: 7 for 35 laps.Lead Changes: 18 among 9 drivers.Lap Leaders: Ky.Busch 1-62; D.Hamlin 63-73; B.Keselowski 74-78; K.Larson 79; Ku.Busch 80; D.Hamlin 81-89; B.Keselowski 90-113; K.Larson 114-126; M.Kenseth 127-138; B.Kes-elowski 139-154; J.Logano 155-157; C.Bowyer 158-176; B.Keselowski 177-180; C.Bowyer 181; B.Keselowski 182-213; C.Bowyer 214-229; B.Keselowski 230-250; J.Gordon 251-269; B.Keselowski 270-305.Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): B.Keselowski, 7 times for 138 laps; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 62 laps; C.Bowyer, 3 times for 36 laps; D.Hamlin, 2 times for 20 laps; J.Gor-don, 1 time for 19 laps; K.Larson, 2 times for 14 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 12 laps; J.Logano, 1 time for 3 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 1 lap.Wins: J.Johnson, 3; Bra.Keselowski, 3; D.Earn-hardt Jr., 2; C.Edwards, 2; K.Harvick, 2; J.Loga-no, 2; A.Almirola, 1; Ku.Busch, 1; Ky.Busch, 1; J.Gordon, 1; D.Hamlin, 1.Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Gordon, 670; 2. D.Earn-hardt Jr., 658; 3. Bra.Keselowski, 634; 4. M.Kenseth, 621; 5. J.Johnson, 598; 6. C.Ed-wards, 574; 7. R.Newman, 573; 8. Ky.Busch, 567; 9. J.Logano, 551; 10. C.Bowyer, 548; 11. P.Menard, 541; 12. D.Hamlin, 530.

BaseballAmerican League

East Division W L Pct GBBaltimore 52 42 .553 —Toronto 49 47 .510 4New York 47 47 .500 5Tampa Bay 44 53 .454 9½Boston 43 52 .453 9½

Central Division W L Pct GBDetroit 53 38 .582 —Kansas City 48 46 .511 6½Cleveland 47 47 .500 7½Chicago 45 51 .469 10½Minnesota 44 50 .468 10½

West Division W L Pct GBOakland 59 36 .621 —Los Angeles 57 37 .606 1½Seattle 51 44 .537 8Houston 40 56 .417 19½Texas 38 57 .400 21

Late SaturdaySeattle 6, Oakland 2

Sunday’s GamesCleveland 3, Chicago White Sox 2Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 0Boston 11, Houston 0Kansas City 5, Detroit 2L.A. Angels 10, Texas 7Minnesota 13, Colorado 5Oakland 4, Seattle 1Baltimore 3, N.Y. Yankees 1, 5 innings

Today’s GamesNo games scheduled

Tuesday’s GameAll-Star Game at Minneapolis, Minnesota, 7 p.m.

National LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBWashington 51 42 .548 —Atlanta 52 43 .547 —New York 45 50 .474 7Miami 44 50 .468 7½Philadelphia 42 53 .442 10

Central Division W L Pct GBMilwaukee 53 43 .552 —St. Louis 52 44 .542 1Cincinnati 51 44 .537 1½Pittsburgh 49 46 .516 3½Chicago 40 54 .426 12

West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 54 43 .557 —San Francisco 52 43 .547 1San Diego 41 54 .432 12Colorado 40 55 .421 13Arizona 40 56 .417 13½

Late SaturdayL.A. Dodgers 1, San Diego 0

Sunday’s GamesN.Y. Mets 9, Miami 1Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 3Washington 10, Philadelphia 3Milwaukee 11, St. Louis 2Atlanta 10, Chicago Cubs 7San Francisco 8, Arizona 4Minnesota 13, Colorado 5L.A. Dodgers 1, San Diego 0


Tuesday’s GameAll-Star Game at Minneapolis, Minnesota, 7 p.m.

BasketballWNBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBAtlanta 15 5 .750 —Indiana 10 11 .476 5½Washington 9 12 .429 6½Connecticut 9 13 .409 7Chicago 8 13 .381 7½New York 7 13 .350 8

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GBPhoenix 16 3 .842 —Minnesota 16 6 .727 1½San Antonio 11 11 .500 6½Los Angeles 9 11 .450 7½Seattle 9 14 .391 9Tulsa 7 14 .333 10

Sunday’s GamesLos Angeles 90, Connecticut 64Minnesota 77, Seattle 60Phoenix 90, San Antonio 61Atlanta 81, Chicago 79, OT


Tuesday’s GamesConnecticut at Seattle, 2 p.m.Los Angeles at Indiana, 7 p.m.Washington at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

CyclingTour de France

MULHOUSE, France — Results Sunday from the 166-kilometer (103-mile) Stage 9 from Gerardmer to Mulhouse of the Tour de France:1. Tony Martin, Germany, Omega Pharma - Quick Step Cyling Team, 4 hours, 9 minutes, 34 seconds.2. Fabian Cancellara, Switzerland, Trek Facto-ry Racing, 4:12:19 behind.3. Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium, BMC Racing Team, 4:12:19.4. Tom Dumoulin, Netherlands, Team Giant-Shimano, 4:12:19.5. Matteo Montaguti, Italy, Ag2r La Mondiale, 4:12:19.6. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil, Spain, Movistar Team, 4:12:19.7. Steven Kruijswijk, Netherlands, Belkin-Pro Cycling Team, 4:12:19.8. Mikael Cherel, France, Ag2r La Mondiale, 4:12:19.9. Brice Feillu, France, Bretagne-Seche Environment, 4:12:19.10. Tiago Machado, Portugal, Team NetApp-Endura, 4:12:19.11. Alessandro De Marchi, Italy, Cannondale, 4:12:19.12. Daniel Navarro Garcia, Spain, Cofidis, Solutions Credits, 4:12:19.13. Rafael Valls, Spain, Lampre-Merida, 4:12:19.14. Cyril Gautier, France, Team Europcar, 4:12:19.15. Sergio Paulinho, Portugal, Tinkoff-Saxo, 4:12:19.16. Tony Gallopin, France, Lotto-Belisol, 4:12:19.17. Pierre Rolland, France, Team Europcar, 4:12:19.18. Nicolas Edet, France, Cofidis, Solutions Credits, 4:12:19.19. Amael Moinard, France, BMC Racing Team, 4:12:19.20. Joaquim Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha Team, 4:12:25.

Overall Standings1. Tony Gallopin, France, Lotto-Belisol, 38 hours, 4 minutes, 38 seconds.2. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Astana Pro Team, 38:6:12 behind.3. Tiago Machado, Portugal, Team NetApp-En-dura, 38:7:18.4. Jakob Fuglsang, Denmark, Astana Pro Team, 38:7:56.5. Richie Porte, Australia, Team Sky, 38:8:10.6. Michal Kwiatkowski, Poland, Omega Pharma - Quick Step Cyling Team, 38:8:38.7. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte, Spain, Movistar Team, 38:8:39.8. Pierre Rolland, France, Team Europcar, 38:8:45.9. Alberto Contador, Spain, Tinkoff-Saxo, 38:8:46.10. Romain Bardet, France, Ag2r La Mondiale, 38:8:51.11. Rui Alberto Costa, Portugal, Lampre- Merida, 38:9:04.12. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Belkin-Pro Cycling Team, 38:9:14.13. Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgium, Lotto- Belisol, 38:9:14.14. Cyril Gautier, France, Team Europcar, 38:9:22.15. Thibaut Pinot, France, FDJ.fr, 38:9:44.16. Tejay Van Garderen, United States, BMC Racing Team, 38:9:46.17. Jean-Christophe Peraud, France, Ag2r La Mondiale, 38:9:49.18. Geraint Thomas, Wales, Team Sky, 38:10:06.19. Andrew Talansky, United States, Garmin-Sharp, 38:10:34.20. Yury Trofimov, Russia, Katusha Team, 38:10:50.

Tour de France Stages-Winners

July 5 — First Stage: Leeds to Harrogate, England, flat (190.5km-118.3 miles) (Stage: Marcel Kittle, Germany; Yellow Jersey: Kittel)July 6 — Second Stage: York to Sheffield, England, hilly (201-124.8) (Vincenzo Nibali, Italy; Nibali)July 7 — Third Stage: Cambridge to London, flat (155-96.3) (Kittel; Nibali)July 8 — Fourth Stage: Le Touquet- Paris-Plage to Lille Metropole, flat (163.5-101.5) (Kittel; Nibali)July 9 — Fifth Stage: Ypres to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut, flat/cobbled roads (152.5-94.7) (Lars Boom, Netherlands; Nibali)July 10 — Sixth Stage: Arras to Reims, flat (194-120.5) (Andre Greipel, Germany; Nibali)July 11 — Seventh Stage: Epernay to Nancy, flat (234.5-145.6) (Matteo Trentin, Italy; Nibali)July 12 — Eighth Stage: Tomblaine to Gerard-mer La Mauselaine, medium mountain (161-100) (Blel Kadri, France; Nibali)Sunday — Ninth Stage: Gerardmer to Mulhouse, medium mountain (170-105.6) (Tony Martin, Germany; Tony Gallopin, France)Today — 10th Stage: Mulhouse to La Planche des Belles Filles, high mountain (161.5-100.3)Tuesday — Rest Day, BesanconWednesday — 11th Stage: Besancon to Oyon-nax, medium mountain (187.5-116.4)Thursday — 12th Stage: Bourg-en-Bresse to Saint-Etienne, medium mountain (185.5-115.2)Friday — 13th Stage: Saint-Etienne to Chamrousse, high mountain (197.5-122.6)Saturday — 14th Stage: Grenoble to Risoul, high mountain (177-110)July 20 — 15th Stage: Tallard to Nimes, flat (222-137.9)July 21 — Rest Day, CarcassonneJuly 22 — 16th Stage: Carcassonne to Bagneres-de-Luchon, high mountain (237.5-147.5)July 23 — 17th Stage: Saint-Gaudens to Saint-Lary Pla d’Adet, high mountain (124.5-77.3)July 24 — 18th Stage: Pau to Hautacam, high mountain (145.5-90.4)July 25 — 19th Stage: Maubourguet Pays du Val d’Adour to Bergerac, flat (208.5-129.5)July 26 — 20th Stage: Bergerac to Perigueux, individual time trial (54-33.5)July 27 — 21st Stage: Evry to Paris Champs-Elysees, flat (137.5-85.4)Total — 3,663.5km-2,275.2 miles

FootballArena League

NATIONAL CONFERENCEWest Division

W L T Pct PF PAz-Arizona 14 2 0 .875 1035 794Los Angeles 3 13 0 .188 598 885San Antonio 1 15 0 .063 671 952

Pacific Division W L T Pct PF PAy-San Jose 12 4 0 .750 907 638x-Spokane 9 7 0 .563 857 750Portland 5 11 0 .313 721 855

AMERICAN CONFERENCESouth Division

W L T Pct PF PAOrlando 8 7 0 .533 813 810Tampa Bay 8 8 0 .500 803 842Jacksonville 6 9 0 .400 771 728New Orleans 2 13 0 .133 635 868

East Division W L T Pct PF PAz-Cleveland 15 1 0 .938 873 713x-Pittsburgh 13 3 0 .813 892 688Philadelphia 8 8 0 .500 945 865Iowa 6 9 0 .400 716 849 x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched divisionz-clinched conference

Late SaturdaySpokane 73, Arizona 65Portland 44, Los Angeles 31

Today’s GamesIowa at Orlando, 7 p.m.New Orleans at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.

Saturday, July 19Jacksonville at Cleveland, 6 p.m.Orlando at New Orleans, 7 p.m.Pittsburgh at Iowa, 7:05 p.m.San Antonio at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

Sunday, July 20San Jose at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.Portland at Arizona, 5 p.m.

Canadian Football LeagueEAST DIVISION

W L T Pts PF PAToronto 1 2 0 2 84 94Montreal 1 2 0 2 65 72Ottawa 0 2 0 0 39 63Hamilton 0 2 0 0 34 59

WEST DIVISION W L T Pts PF PAWinnipeg 3 0 0 6 115 82Edmonton 3 0 0 6 82 55Calgary 2 0 0 4 63 23B.C. 1 2 0 2 55 64Saskatchewan 1 2 0 2 59 84

Late SaturdayB.C. 26, Saskatchewan 13

Thursday’s GameEdmonton at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.

Friday’s GamesToronto at Ottawa, 6 p.m.Hamilton at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Saturday, July 19Montreal at B.C., 7 p.m.

SoccerWorld Cup

THIRD PLACESaturday’s GameAt Brasilia, Brazil

Netherlands 3, Brazil 0

CHAMPIONSHIPSunday’s Game

At Rio de JaneiroGermany 1, Argentina 0, OT

MLSEASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GASporting Kansas City 8 5 5 29 25 16Toronto FC 7 5 3 24 23 20New England 7 8 2 23 23 24New York 5 5 8 23 30 27Columbus 4 6 8 20 20 23Philadelphia 4 8 7 19 29 33Chicago 3 4 10 19 25 27Houston 5 11 3 18 20 38Montreal 3 9 5 14 17 29

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GASeattle 12 4 2 38 35 24Real Salt Lake 7 4 7 28 27 24Colorado 7 5 6 27 27 22FC Dallas 7 7 5 26 30 29Vancouver 6 4 7 25 27 25Los Angeles 6 3 6 24 20 13Chivas USA 6 7 5 23 20 27Portland 4 6 9 21 30 32San Jose 4 8 4 16 16 18

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Late SaturdayChivas USA 3, Vancouver 1Los Angeles 1, Real Salt Lake 0

Sunday’s GameSeattle FC 2, Portland 0

Wednesday’s GamesNew York at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.Sporting Kansas City at Columbus, 6:30 p.m.Vancouver at Toronto FC, 7 p.m.New England at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

National Women’s Soccer League

W L T Pts GF GASeattle 13 1 3 42 34 14FC Kansas City 10 5 3 33 31 24Washington 8 7 2 26 27 33Portland 7 6 4 25 29 23Chicago 7 6 4 25 22 18Western New York 7 9 2 23 30 23Houston 5 10 1 16 19 29Sky Blue FC 3 7 7 16 16 30Boston 3 12 2 11 23 37

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Sunday’s GamePortland 7, FC Kansas City 1

Thursday’s GamesPortland at Chicago, 7 p.m.Washington at Houston, 8 p.m.

Friday’s GameFC Kansas City at Western New York, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 20Boston at Portland, 4 p.m.Washington at Sky Blue FC, 5 p.m.Chicago at Seattle FC, 6 p.m.

TennisATP World Tour Hall of Fame Championships

SundayAt The International Tennis Hall of Fame

Newport, R.I.Purse: $539,730 (WT250)Surface: Grass-Outdoor

SinglesChampionship

Lleyton Hewitt (3), Australia, def. Ivo Karlovic (2), Croatia, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3).

DoublesChampionship

Chris Guccione and Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, def. Jonathan Erlich, Israel, and Rajeev Ram, United States, 7-5, 6-4.

ATP World Tour MercedesCup

SundayAt TC Weissenhof, Stuttgart, Germany

Purse: $660,500 (WT250)Surface: Clay-Outdoor

SinglesChampionship

Roberto Bautista Agut (3), Spain, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.

DoublesChampionship

Mateusz Kowalczyk, Poland, and Artem Sitak, Russia, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, and Philipp Oswald, Austria, 2-6, 6-1, 10-7.

ATP World Tour SkiStar Swedish Open

SundayAt Bastad Tennis Stadiun, Bastad, Sweden

Purse: $660,500 (WT250)Surface: Clay-Outdoor

SinglesChampionship

Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, def. Joao Sousa (5), Portugal, 6-2, 6-1.

DoublesChampionship

Johan Brunstrom, Sweden, and Nicholas Monroe (4), United States, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, and Oliver Marach, Austria, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 10-7.

WTA Nuernberger GasteinSunday

At TC Wels 76, Bad Gastein, AustriaPurse: $250,000 (Intl.)Surface: Clay-Outdoor

SinglesChampionship

Andrea Petkovic (4), Germany, def. Shelby Rogers, United States, 6-3, 6-3.

DoublesChampionship

Karolina and Kristyne Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (5), Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 10-6.

WTA BRD Bucharest OpenSunday

At Arenele BNR, Bucharest, RomaniaPurse: $250,000 (Intl.)Surface: Clay-Outdoor

SinglesChampionship

Simona Halep (1), Romania, def. Roberta Vinci (2), Italy, 6-1, 6-3.

DoublesChampionship

Elena Bogdan and Alexandra Cadantu, Romania, def. Cagla Buyukakcay, Turkey, and Karin Knapp, Italy, 6-4, 3-6, 10-5.

TransactionsSunday’s Moves

BASEBALLAmerican League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled RHP Kevin Gausman from Norfolk (IL). Placed RHP Ubaldo Jimenez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 8. Agreed to terms with SS Ramon Ramirez on a minor league contract.CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Recalled INF Carlos Sanchez from Charlotte (IL).LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed OF Collin Cowgill on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Grant Green from Salt Lake (PCL).NEW YORK YANKEES — Recalled RHP Bryan Mitchell from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Optioned OF Zoilo Almonte and RHP Matt Daley to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Assigned RHP Jim Miller outright to Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre.OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reinstated LHP Drew Pomeranz from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Sacramento (PCL).SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Spencer Hermann on a minor league contract.TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned RHP Jeremy Hellickson to Montgomery (SL). Reinstated LHP Jake McGee from paternity leave.

National LeagueATLANTA BRAVES — Suspended 2B Dan Uggla one game. Selected the contract of INF Phil Gosselin from Gwinnett (IL).CINCINNATI REDS — Assigned RHP Brett Marshall outright to Louisville (IL).COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned UT Kyle Parker to Colorado Springs (PCL). Reinstated LHP Brett Anderson from the 15-day DL. Transferred RHP Jordan Lyles to the 60-day DL. Sent RHP Eddie Butler to Modesto (Cal) for a rehab assignment.LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned RHP Pedro Baez to Albuquerque (PCL).PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned INF Matt Hague to Indianapolis (IL). Reinstated LHP Francisco Liriano from the 15-day DL.ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Sent LHP Kevin Siegrist to Springfield (TL) for a rehab assignment.SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned RHP Jesse Hahn to El Paso (PCL). Recalled INF Jace Peterson from El Paso.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

HOUSTON ROCKETS —Declined to match Dallas’ offer to F Chandler Parsons.LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Traded the rights to C Sergei Lishchuk to Houston for G Jeremy Lin, and 2015 first- and second-round draft picks.NEW YORK KNICKS — Agreed to terms with F Carmelo Anthony on a five-year contract.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Re-signed D Nate Schmidt to a one-year, two-way contract.

Late Saturday MovesBASEBALL

American LeagueCHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned RHP Andre Rienzo to Charlotte (IL).LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned RHP Drew Rucinski (TL). Recalled INF Efren Navarro from Salt Lake (PCL).NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP Matt Daley to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed INF Alberto Callaspo on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Andy Parrino from Sacramento (PCL). Sent LHP Drew Pomeranz to Sacramento (PCL) for a rehab assignment.TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned LHP Aaron Poreda to Round Rock (PCL). Selected the contract of LHP Ryan Feierabend from Round Rock. Agreed to terms with RHP Erik Hamren on a minor league contract. Sent OF Jim Adduci to Frisco (TL) for a rehab assignment.

National LeagueCINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP Curtis Partch to Louisville (IL). Recalled INF Neftali Soto from Louisville.PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with LHP Rafael Perez on a minor league contract.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Signed G C.J. Wilcox.TORONTO RAPTORS — Re-signed F Patrick Patterson.

Sunday’s Golf ScoresJohn Deere Classic

At TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill.Purse: $4.7 million / Yardage: 7,268; Par: 71

Finala-amateur

Brian Harman (500), $846,000 ................................................................. 63-68-65-66—262Zach Johnson (300), $507,600 ..................................................................63-67-69-64—263Jerry Kelly (163), $272,600 .......................................................................66-68-65-66—265Jhonattan Vegas (163), $272,600............................................................. 69-68-63-65—265Scott Brown (105), $178,600...................................................................... 67-70-61-68—266Tim Clark (105), $178,600 ..........................................................................72-63-64-67—266Ryan Moore (83), $141,588 ........................................................................66-67-67-68—268Jordan Spieth (83), $141,588 .....................................................................71-64-67-66—268Bo Van Pelt (83), $141,588 .........................................................................67-69-67-65—268Johnson Wagner (83), $141,588 ............................................................... 66-65-69-68—268Steven Bowditch (68), $112,800 ................................................................64-67-70-68—269Steve Stricker (68), $112,800.....................................................................68-65-64-72—269Chad Campbell (55), $80,571 .................................................................... 69-71-62-68—270Bryce Molder (55), $80,571 .......................................................................73-65-67-65—270Kevin Na (55), $80,571 ...............................................................................68-66-71-65—270Shawn Stefani (55), $80,571......................................................................73-67-64-66—270Daniel Summerhays (55), $80,571 ........................................................... 69-68-65-68—270David Toms (55), $80,571 ..........................................................................65-70-67-68—270Brad Fritsch (55), $80,571 ........................................................................ 70-68-63-69—270Kevin Kisner (50), $56,713 .........................................................................68-72-68-64—272D.H. Lee (50), $56,713 .............................................................................. 72-66-66-68—272Troy Merritt (50), $56,713 .......................................................................... 68-70-66-68—272Charlie Beljan (47), $43,240 ......................................................................71-68-66-68—273Charles Howell III (47), $43,240 ................................................................ 66-68-67-72—273William McGirt (47), $43,240 .....................................................................64-66-69-74—273John Rollins (47), $43,240 .........................................................................72-68-66-67—273Luke Guthrie (40), $30,628 ........................................................................69-69-69-67—274Justin Hicks (40), $30,628.......................................................................... 66-70-70-68—274Dicky Pride (40), $30,628 ..........................................................................70-70-66-68—274Glen Day (40), $30,628 ..............................................................................72-65-69-68—274Tommy Gainey (40), $30,628 .....................................................................70-68-67-69—274Russell Henley (40), $30,628 .....................................................................70-67-68-69—274Steven Ihm, $30,628 ................................................................................. 73-65-68-68—274Scott Langley (40), $30,628 ....................................................................... 69-70-65-70—274Will MacKenzie (40), $30,628 ....................................................................73-65-67-69—274a-Jordan Niebrugge, $0 .............................................................................71-68-66-69—274

U.S. Senior OpenAt Oak Tree National, Edmond, Okla.

Purse: $3.5 million / Yardage: 7,219; Par: 71Final

(x-won three hole aggregate)a-amateur

x-Colin Montgomerie (1,260), $630,000 ......................................................65-71-74-69-279Gene Sauers (756), $378,000 ...................................................................69-69-68-73—279Woody Austin (402), $200,762 ....................................................................72-70-71-70—283David Frost (402), $200,762 ........................................................................ 71-71-71-70—283Marco Dawson (246), $122,988 .................................................................66-76-69-73—284Vijay Singh (246), $122,988 ........................................................................69-71-71-73—284Jeff Sluman (246), $122,988 ...................................................................... 70-69-72-73—284Kirk Triplett (196), $97,907 .........................................................................69-72-75-69—285Scott Dunlap (158), $79,080 ...................................................................... 69-68-72-77—286Joe Durant (158), $79,080 ..........................................................................71-73-75-67—286Bernhard Langer (158), $79,080................................................................ 69-69-71-77—286Peter Senior (158), $79,080 .......................................................................73-73-68-72—286Mark Brooks (0), $64,789 ............................................................................68-71-76-72—287Tom Byrum (0), $51,796 ..............................................................................71-75-72-70—288Russ Cochran (0), $51,796 .........................................................................70-74-71-73—288Tom Kite (0), $51,796 ................................................................................. 73-70-73-72—288Kenny Perry (0), $51,796 ............................................................................75-74-72-67—288Lance Ten Broeck (0), $51,796 ..................................................................70-69-79-70—288Esteban Toledo (0), $51,796 ...................................................................... 73-70-72-73—288Roger Chapman (0), $38,339 .................................................................... 79-70-71-69—289Steve Pate (0), $38,339 ..............................................................................72-72-75-70—289Loren Roberts (0), $38,339 .........................................................................73-72-71-73—289Duffy Waldorf (0), $38,339 ........................................................................ 75-73-72-69—289John Cook (0), $31,752 ............................................................................. 79-69-76-66—290Tom Lehman (0), $31,752........................................................................... 72-69-77-72—290Michael Allen (0), $25,830 ......................................................................... 73-73-72-73—291Bart Bryant (0), $25,830 ............................................................................. 71-73-81-66—291Brad Bryant (0), $25,830 ............................................................................ 73-72-73-73—291Rocco Mediate (0), $25,830 ........................................................................70-74-71-76—291Corey Pavin (0), $25,830 ............................................................................72-73-75-71—291Sonny Skinner (0), $25,830 ....................................................................... 73-70-75-73—291Michael McCoy (0), $0 ................................................................................ 74-74-72-71—291Fred Funk (0), $20,443 ................................................................................70-77-73-72—292Bill Glasson (0), $20,443 ............................................................................ 73-73-76-70—292Jerry Haas (0), $20,443 ............................................................................. 78-71-74-69—292Scott Hoch (0), $20,443 ..............................................................................75-71-72-74—292Barry Lane (0), $20,443 ............................................................................. 74-69-79-70—292

Women’s British OpenAt Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England

Purse: $3 million / Yardage: 6,458; Par: 72Final

Mo Martin, $474,575 ................................................................................... 69-69-77-72—287Shanshan Feng, $235,204 ......................................................................... 73-71-69-75—288Suzann Pettersen, $235,204 ..................................................................... 72-73-68-75—288Inbee Park, $151,532 ..................................................................................72-72-68-77—289Jessica Korda, $104,425 .............................................................................72-72-73-74—291Angela Stanford, $104,425 .........................................................................74-72-70-75—291Eun-Hee Ji, $104,425 ..................................................................................74-70-71-76—291Julieta Granada, $104,425 ..........................................................................72-70-72-77—291Laura Davies, $72,911 ................................................................................75-72-72-73—292Marina Alex, $72,911 .................................................................................. 72-76-68-76—292Sun-Ju Ahn, $72,911 ...................................................................................75-67-71-79—292Anna Nordqvist, $51,257 .............................................................................72-78-71-72—293Azahara Munoz, $51,257 ............................................................................72-72-74-75—293Gwladys Nocera, $51,257 .......................................................................... 73-70-73-77—293Charley Hull, $51,257 .................................................................................73-76-66-78—293Stacy Lewis, $51,257 ..................................................................................71-74-70-78—293a-Emma Talley ............................................................................................ 72-73-76-73—294Beatriz Recari, $39,530 ..............................................................................74-67-74-79—294So Yeon Ryu, $39,530 ................................................................................71-70-74-79—294Amelia Lewis, $39,530 ................................................................................72-71-71-80—294Giulia Sergas, $32,283 ...............................................................................76-73-72-74—295Erina Hara, $32,283 ................................................................................... 73-74-73-75—295Paula Creamer, $32,283 .............................................................................75-73-71-76—295Morgan Pressel, $32,283 ........................................................................... 70-74-75-76—295Meena Lee, $32,283 .................................................................................. 73-75-70-77—295Amy Yang, $32,283 .....................................................................................71-72-72-80—295Pornanong Phatlum, $27,506 .....................................................................73-74-75-74—296Rikako Morita, $27,506 ..............................................................................75-75-68-78—296a-Georgia Hall .............................................................................................73-72-78-74—297Belen Mozo, $22,977 .................................................................................. 77-72-74-74—297Ayaka Watanabe, $22,977 ..........................................................................76-72-75-74—297Carlota Ciganda, $22,977 ...........................................................................74-75-73-75—297Mina Harigae, $22,977 ................................................................................70-78-74-75—297Lee-Anne Pace, $22,977 ............................................................................75-73-72-77—297Jenny Shin, $22,977 ................................................................................... 73-72-73-79—297Jiyai Shin, $22,977 ......................................................................................72-75-71-79—297Lydia Ko, $22,977 .......................................................................................72-76-69-80—297Nikki Campbell, $18,447 .............................................................................77-72-73-76—298Brittany Lincicome, $18,447 .......................................................................76-72-72-78—298Mika Miyazato, $18,447 ............................................................................. 78-72-70-78—298Chella Choi, $18,447 ..................................................................................73-73-72-80—298Sophie Giquel-Bettan, $18,447 ................................................................ 76-69-73-80—298Alison Walshe, $16,141 ...............................................................................74-76-74-75—299Brittany Lang, $16,141 .................................................................................73-75-74-77—299Valentine Derrey, $13,506...........................................................................79-70-77-74—300Haru Nomura, $13,506 ............................................................................... 75-73-76-76—300Jeong Jang, $13,506 .................................................................................. 73-74-74-79—300Karine Icher, $13,506 ..................................................................................76-72-71-81—300Ariya Jutanugarn, $13,506 .........................................................................75-68-75-82—300Ai Miyazato, $13,506 .................................................................................. 72-73-72-83—300

Scottish OpenAt Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, Aberdeen, Scotland

Purse: $5.14 million / Yardage: 6,867; Par: 71Final

a-amateurJustin Rose, England ................................................................................ 69-68-66-65—268Kristoffer Broberg, Sweden .......................................................................65-71-68-66—270Marc Warren, Scotland .............................................................................. 67-69-67-70—273Stephen Gallacher, Scotland ..................................................................... 72-69-70-63—274Matteo Manassero, Italy.............................................................................69-72-68-65—274Shane Lowry, Ireland .................................................................................72-68-68-66—274Tyrrell Hatton, England............................................................................... 69-71-66-68—274Scott Jamieson, Scotland .......................................................................... 74-67-70-64—275Rickie Fowler, United States ...................................................................... 71-71-68-65—275Robert Karlsson, Sweden ...........................................................................71-71-67-66—275Phil Mickelson, United States ....................................................................68-73-70-65—276Danny Willett, England ............................................................................... 70-71-68-67—276Pablo Larrazabal, Spain .............................................................................69-73-66-68—276Paul Casey, England .................................................................................. 69-71-72-65—277Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland ..................................................................64-78-68-67—277Luke Donald, England ................................................................................ 67-73-72-66—278James Morrison, England .......................................................................... 71-72-69-66—278Mikko Ilonen, Finland .................................................................................71-68-69-70—278Craig Lee, Scotland .................................................................................... 72-69-66-71—278Ricardo Gonzalez, Argentina...................................................................... 65-71-71-71—278Paul Waring, England .................................................................................75-66-73-65—279Alexander Levy, France ............................................................................ 75-69-69-66—279John Hahn, United States .......................................................................... 71-71-68-69—279

AlsoThomas Bjorn, Denmark ............................................................................70-73-68-69—280Padraig Harrington, Ireland ........................................................................ 71-72-71-67—281Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Spain ..........................................................................72-68-71-70—281Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain .................................................................... 74-68-71-69—282Ernie Els, South Africa ............................................................................... 73-71-73-66—283Jimmy Walker, United States ..................................................................... 71-70-73-69—283Bernd Wiesberger, Austria .........................................................................74-68-72-69—283a-Ollie Schniederjans, United States .........................................................67-73-72-70—283George Coetzee, South Africa .................................................................. 73-70-70-70—283Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand ....................................................................... 71-71-73-69—284Joost Luiten, Netherlands .......................................................................... 73-70-72-70—285Ryan Palmer, United States ........................................................................70-72-71-72—285Matt Jones, Australia...................................................................................71-73-71-80—295

The DispaTch • www.cdispatch.com MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014 3B

SECContinued from Page 1B

n STAR POWER: Jadeveon Clowney and Johnny Manziel were the headliners at last year’s SEC media days, drawing swarms of reporters and getting shadowed by cam-eras. No disrespect to the current group, but none of the 42 players scheduled to attend have been under quite the same spotlight. Georgia tailback Todd Gurley might come the closest.

n QUARTERBACKS: Six quarterbacks ini-tially were scheduled to speak at media days, but Auburn replaced Nick Marshall with tight end C.J. Uzomah. The Tigers’ quarterback was cited for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana during a traffic stop Friday in Reynolds, Georgia. The remaining group includes Ole Miss’ Bo Wallace and Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott and first-year starters Dylan Thompson (South Carolina), Maty Mauk (Missouri), and Hutson Mason (Georgia). Other jobs won’t be set-tled until preseason camp with the most prominent spot up for grabs coming at Alabama, where Florida State transfer Jacob Coker enters the mix.

n PREDICTIONS: As usual, the media will vote on All-SEC teams and pre-dicted finishes. The track record — four correct picks in 22 tries — would get most coaches fired. Nevertheless, the favorite in the Western Division figures to be Auburn or Al-abama. Georgia and South Carolina are the presumed front-runners in the East-ern Division.

KeselowskiContinued from Page 1B

He joked he brought Kevlar-rein-forced gloves that were touted as cut-proof. Good thing. The New Hampshire winner traditionally receives a live lob-ster in Victory Lane.

“Apparently, I’ve got to win more and I’ll get better at it,” he said. “I think ev-erybody got to hold the lobster. We’re looking forward to eating the lobster later this week. I hear they’re going to overnight the meat.”

He’ll get a taste of Loudon the Lobster — yes, that’s its name — a 20-pounder caught off the coast of New Bedford, Massachusetts.

And Keselowski won driving the Redd’s Apple Ford Fusion, truly making the win a Redd Lobster photo opp.

Keselowski keeps pilling up wins and has proved he may be even better than he was during ‘12 championship run.

“I think in a lot of ways, we’re stron-ger than that,” he said. “I don’t think we’ve had this much speed before.”

After the last caution came with four laps left, Keselowski pulled away on the

final restart to become the first driver to sweep the weekend in track history. He had the fastest car most of the weekend, even leading the speed charts during both Sprint Cup practices on Saturday.

“You can’t have a great car if you don’t have the best driver,” team owner Roger Penske said. “I can tell you today, there was nobody that could beat him.”

Keselowski and Dale Earnhardt Jr. clinched spots in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, provided they attempt to qualify for the final seven rac-es before the cutoff.

Pole sitter Kyle Busch was second. Kyle Larson, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman completed the top five.

Busch said the No. 18 Toyota never had enough to mount a serious chal-lenge.

“I don’t think anybody did,” he said.Keselowski led 138 of 305 laps (four

more than the scheduled 301) and helped Ford to its fourth straight win. Ford last won four consecutive Sprint Cup races in 2001.

World CupContinued from Page 1B

“And then at the end of the match, having a party with the team, the whole coun-try ... it is for us, a dream come true.”

At the final whistle, Ger-many players fell into a pile in a mid-pitch celebration. Messi walked past them with his hands on his hips — still in the shadow of his compatriot Diego Mara-dona, who led his country to the 1986 title.

The 22-year-old Goetze went on as a substitute for Miroslav Klose near the end of regulation time and his fresh legs made the dif-ference.

Andre Schuerrle broke down the left flank, send-ing his cross into the area, and the Bayern Munich midfielder did the rest with a clinical finish. The goal echoed that of Andres Ini-esta four years ago, when the midfielder scored in similar fashion but from the other side of the area to give Spain a 1-0 extra-time win over the Netherlands.

It went entirely to script, according to Germany coach Joachim Loew.

“I said to Mario Goetze, ‘OK, show to the world that you’re better than Messi and you can decide the World Cup. You have all the possibilities to do that,’” Loew said. “I had a good feeling with him.”

Germany became the first European team to win a World Cup in the Ameri-cas, and the victory ends a string of near misses since winning its last major ti-tle at the 1996 European Championship. The team lost the 2002 World Cup fi-nal to Brazil, the Euro 2008 final to Spain and was elim-inated in the semifinals in both 2006 and 2010.

Argentina had not been back in the final since that 1990 loss, and has now been beaten by Germany in the last three World Cups.

“This was our chance, and we felt that way. We couldn’t do it. We have to lift our heads and suffer the

pain,” Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano said. “Obviously, the pain is tre-mendous.”

It is Germany’s first World Cup title as a unified nation, having won as West Germany in 1954, 1974 and 1990.

The Germans faced Ar-gentina in both the 1986 and 1990 finals, during Ma-radona’s heyday. This time, they were up against Mes-si, the four-time world play-er of the year who has set a slew of scoring records in leading Barcelona to every major club title and is wide-ly considered the best play-er since Maradona.

But in the biggest game of his career, Messi came up short.

He had one good chance to score when he was sent free in the area just after the halftime break, but sent his shot wide. It was a difficult angle, but still the type of chance he so often converts for Barcelona.

Messi threatened inter-

mittently throughout the match, but was effectively smothered by the German defense. His free kick in the 120th minute went well high.

Messi, who scored four goals in the group stage but none in the knock-out rounds, then had to trudge alone up the stairs of the Maracana Stadium to accept the Golden Ball award for the tourna-ment’s best player, shak-ing hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel along the way.

“I don’t care about this prize — only lifting the trophy matters,” Messi said. “I’m hurt for losing the way we did. ... I think we deserved a little better, we had chances. As well as they controlled the ball, we still had the clearest chanc-es.” After Messi received his award, the German team made its way up the stairs for captain Philipp Lahm to raise the hallowed 18-carat gold trophy.

AnthonyContinued from Page 1B

you can’t jump the gun on, so we just held on to our in-formation for a while. We’re all set.”

The next step in rebuild-ing the Knicks can occur. Jackson is still cautioning that it will take time, but having Anthony is clearly a big piece of the puzzle.

Anthony decided four summers ago he wanted a trade from Denver to New York, and the Nuggets were finally able to accom-modate him in February 2011. Anthony, who was born in Brooklyn, wrote in his posting that at that time he had dreamed of coming back of New York.

But the 30-year-old for-ward also wants to compete for championships, and the Knicks don’t seem ready at the moment. They went 37-45 last season, the first time in Anthony’s 11-year career he missed the postseason.

Jackson’s arrival in March helped provide An-thony with the confidence to return, believing the or-ganization can return to its

glory days and contend for a title.

“We’re glad Carmelo is seeing we have the vision, trusted us with what we anticipate,” said Jackson, who won 11 NBA titles as a coach — six with Chicago and five with the Los An-geles Lakers. “He implied and impressed upon us his desire to win and to be on a competitive team. Our message to him is we are going to be a competitive team.

“It may not be instanta-neous, we may not be able to just drop in and win a championship. But it’s go-ing to be something we’re goal-oriented and that’s the direction we’re going. And so we’re really happy he came through and agreed to apply his talents with us.”

Anthony met with Chi-cago, Houston, Dallas and the Lakers after terminat-ing the final year of his contract and becoming a free agent July 1. A few of those teams seem much closer to contending than

the Knicks, but none could offer anywhere near the salary under NBA rules, which allow players to sign five-year deals with their current teams but only for four years with another.

“I am looking forward to continue my career in Orange & Blue and to work with Phil Jackson, a cham-pion who builds champi-onship teams,” Anthony wrote.

Jackson and the Knicks made it clear how much they wanted to keep the 2012-13 NBA scoring champion, telling him in a July 3 meeting in Los An-geles that they were willing to pay him the maximum allowable salary.

“There never was any tension in our conversa-tions,” Jackson said. “I think it really went very well. All the conversations were relaxed, they were comfortable. You had the feeling that he really want-ed to listen to what was of-fered and he really wanted us to hear him and we did.”

FINALS RESULTSn 2014 — Germany 1, Argentina 0, extra timen 2010 — Spain 1, Netherlands 0, extra timen 2006 — Italy 1, France 1, Italy won 5-3 on penalty kicksn 2002 — Brazil 2, Germany 0n 1998 — France 3, Brazil 0n 1994 — Brazil 0, Italy 0, Brazil won 3-2 on penalty kicksn 1990 — West Germany 1, Argentina 0n 1986 — Argentina 3, West Germany 2n 1982 — Italy 3, West Germany 1n 1978 — Argentina 3, Netherlands 1, extra timen 1974 — West Germany 2, Netherlands 1n 1970 — Brazil 4, Italy 1n 1966 — England 4, West Germany 2, extra timen 1962 — Brazil 3, Czechoslovakia 1n 1958 — Brazil 5, Sweden 2n 1954 — West Germany 3, Hungary 2n 1950 — x-Uruguay 2, Brazil 1n 1938 — Italy 4, Hungary 2n 1934 — Italy 2, Czechoslovakia 1, extra timen 1930 — Uruguay 4, Argentina 2

x-last game of tournament

BY GERALD IMRAYThe Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s World Cup organizers can say it now: “Esta tudo bem” — it’s all OK. What was everyone so wor-ried about?

After being plagued by doubts over whether the stadiums would be ready and stay standing, and if Brazil’s people would join in the fun or try to spoil it, their tourna-ment is a winner. Even if the Bra-zilian team fell disastrously short.

Memorable games, fantas-tic goals and, overall, one joyous monthlong party from Copaca-bana beach to the Amazon jungle will be the story of Brazil 2014. The Associated Press takes a look back at the World Cup, rated as one of the best in years despite pre-event worries it could be one of the most shambolic.

THE GAMESThey were great and the fla-

vor of the football sweetened this World Cup. The goals flew in, giv-ing the tournament a very healthy goal total and game average. The quality was high as well: Robin van Persie’s diving header for the Netherlands, Lionel Messi’s moments of magic for Argentina and James Rodriguez’s audacious turn-and-volley for Colombia will be remembered for World Cups to come.

And what about some of the results? The Dutch beating de-fending champion Spain 5-1. Little Costa Rica making the quarterfi-nals. And, even if devastated Bra-zil fans are desperate to forget it, Germany’s 7-1 dismantling of the home team in the semifinals — an awesome display of power and pre-cision.

Apparently, the world was watching too: TV companies in the United States reported record viewing figures for a World Cup,

some a 100 percent rise on previ-ous tournaments. FIFA says there were more tweets from across the globe about the Brazil-Germany game than any sports event ever.

THE STADIUMSOne of the two biggest head-

aches for Brazil coming into the World Cup. The stadiums weren’t perfect, but they worked out. Chronic delays, accidents, and worker deaths marred the con-struction of some of the 12 venues used and, at some, like Sao Pau-lo’s Itaquerao Stadium, tempo-rary seating had to be brought in.

But that didn’t detract from the football, and unlike South Africa last time, the stadiums were pretty much full to the brim. At FIFA’s last count, Brazil’s average attendance was set to be the second-highest in tournament history behind only the U.S. in 1994.SECURITY / ORGANIZATION

FIFA and Brazilian organiz-

ers were given a rude awakening when nearly 100 Chile fans broke into Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana Stadium — the showpiece are-na — ahead of a group game and rampaged through a media room, breaking down walls and causing havoc. The incident was deeply embarrassing.

But widespread and violent street protests — the organizers’ other main worry alongside the unfinished stadiums — never happened. Fears of a repeat of the outbursts of anger that over-shadowed last year’s Confeder-ations Cup, when over 1 million people took to the streets on one day, were misplaced. There were small protests but they were mar-ginal to the World Cup. More than 25,000 police and soldiers secured Sunday’s final, the big-gest security detail in Brazilian history. There was no messing around.

Soccer: World Cup

Brazil scores high as host of sport’s biggest event

The DispaTch • www.cdispatch.com4B MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014

Comics & PuzzlesDear Abby

DILBERT

ZITS

GARFIELD

CANDORVILLE

BABY BLUES

BEETLE BAILEY

MALLARD FILMORE

FOR SOLUTION SEE THECROSSWORD PUZZLE

IN CLASSIFIEDS

FAMILY CIRCUS

DEAR ABBY: We were visiting my

daughter and her husband when their 3-year-old, “Bethany,” entered our room and rummaged through our medi-cations. The door to the guest room was closed and the medications had been placed on a desk. Of course, everyone thought she had ingested some, so they rushed her to the ER. We were fortunate that nothing was found in her system.

My son-in-law thinks we should help pay the medical bills. I have sent several hun-dred dollars, but he is asking for more.

Bethany is an only child, and they allow her free reign of the house. I have other grand-children who are even younger,

and none of them would dream of touching some-thing that wasn’t theirs.

It has been almost a year since the incident, and they still haven’t taught her to re-spect and leave things alone that are not hers. My daughter is a pro-fessional and her husband works from home, which concerns

me because he isn’t as strict as I feel is necessary.

Are we obligated to help with more of her medical expenses? I don’t think so be-cause we have already helped, and I don’t think it’s our job to teach our grandchild boundar-ies. — OHIO GRANDMA

DEAR OHIO GRANDMA: That must have been some hefty emergency room bill!

Obviously, closing the guest room door was not enough to deter your granddaughter. In hindsight, you now know that you should keep anything you don’t want her to get into locked in your suitcase. But you and your husband are not mind readers.

If this wasn’t a wake-up call to your daughter and son-in-law that it was time to teach their child the meaning of “No!” and “Don’t touch!” then I don’t know what it will take to prevent another “oops!” As to your shelling out more money than you already have for Beth-any’s medical bills, I think you have given enough, and you should not be blamed for what happened.

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

Dear Abby

HoroscopesTODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July

14). The next three weeks will bring many happy occurrences at once. You’ll grant a loved one’s wish, and your own will be granted soon after. Your all-business attitude in August will pay off. In September, you’ll quickly recognize what to cut out. A financial bonus in December allows for expan-sion in the new year. Scorpio and Aquarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 2, 33, 48 and 14.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You know that you’re not the center of the world, and yet your own part of it is all you can contribute to. Busily serve your purposes without apology, and good things will happen

for all.TAURUS (April 20-May

20). There are many paths you might take, including the path that has yet to be blazed. In-sistence on only one route will bring matters to an impasse. Be willing to detour, and your travels will be smooth.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). If you can’t seem to find a quiet place to work today, take heart. You’ll find tranquility inside yourself, and then it will be reflected in your environ-ment — not the other way around.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). There’s the you inside who is mannered and formed by the habits you have care-fully put in place. Then there’s

the you inside who you can’t help but be. That’s the you someone is falling in love with now.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll enjoy a good mystery, es-pecially when it involves learn-ing something you didn’t know about someone you thought you knew quite well. This is just the very start of what will prove to be an intriguing and drawn-out exploration.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Do you have the time to read? Do you have the time to play music and dance? If you can adjust your responsibilities to make time for these endeav-ors, the world will be merrier for it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It’s as though you have to be “on” all of the time. From the moment you get up to the moment you hit the hay, there will be something important for you to do. For leaders like you, this comes with the territory.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Old information delivered in a new way can be like poet-ry. In fact, your novel approach to sharing is part of what makes you such desirable company these days. The invi-tations will keep flowing in.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There’s much to be gained by pretending. You sometimes are afraid to act out in this way because you think it’s the same as lying. It’s not. Pretending is imagining what could be and trying it on.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It’s been said that chil-dren are essentially criminals. Over the course of the day, you’ll appreciate how children have to be taught every little thing, including the difference between wrong and right.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The project you take on today may seem silly or frivo-lous at first, but in fact, it will prove over time to be a pivotal part of your destiny. You won’t go wrong giving it a solid quali-ty of attention.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Labors of love keep you excited about life. The chance to create something that wasn’t there before is your chief joy. The money involved just complicates things. For now, you’ll sweat for the sheer pleasure of it.

By The Associated Press

CHICAGO — Dan Uggla’s future in Atlanta was in ques-tion Sunday after the Braves suspended the struggling sec-ond baseman for their final game before the All-Star break.

The team announced the suspension on its Twitter feed, with no further explanation. Manager Fredi Gonzalez also declined to elaborate when asked about the punishment be-fore the Braves’ 10-7 victory at the Chicago Cubs.

“I’m not going to say any-thing other than that it’s an in-ternal matter,” he said. “That’s the way I like to handle stuff, and the Atlanta Braves like to handle stuff. And that’s it. You can ask me 400 different ways

and my way is that we’re going to handle it internally.”

The 34-year-old Uggla has played sparingly since rookie Tommy La Stella was promoted from Triple-A Gwinnett on May 28. The three-time All-Star is batting .162 with two homers and 10 RBIs in 48 games.

The Braves acquired Uggla in a November 2010 trade with the Marlins, and then signed the three-time All-Star to a $62 million, five-year contract be-fore his first game with Atlanta. He is slated to make $13 million next year in his final season un-der the deal.

Uggla had a 33-game hitting streak and connected for 36 homers in his first season with the Braves, but most of his num-bers have been trending down

over the past couple of years. He hit just .179 with 22 hom-ers and 171 strikeouts in 2013, when Atlanta won the NL East and lost to the Dodgers in the division series.

Gonzalez said he expects Ug-gla to be with the team when it begins the second half at home against the Phillies on Friday. He also isn’t worried about the effect of the suspension on his team.

“I don’t think so. I got a pret-ty good pulse of our clubhouse,” he said. “If anybody wants to talk to me, my door is always open. And they know that.”

Atlanta also promoted in-fielder Phil Gosselin from Tri-ple-A Gwinnett before its series finale against the Cubs. Goss-elin hit .345 with five homers and 30 RBIs in 88 games with

Gwinnett.“He’s had a terrific first half

of the Triple-A season,” Gonza-lez said.

n Making All-Star game worth big money for Gordon: At Minneapolis, Despite miss-ing the All-Star game because of a sprained right wrist, just getting picked was rewarding for Kansas City outfielder Alex Gordon.

Gordon was among 47 of the 81 All-Stars who had bonus provisions in their contracts triggered by their selection for Tuesday night’s game at Target Field.

In addition to the $50,000 bonus, Gordon will benefit from an escalator provision in his deal. By making the All-Star team, his 2015 salary and a 2016

player option rise by $500,000 each to $14 million. Gordon’s deal, which began in 2012, orig-inally was worth $37.5 million but now guarantees him at least $40.2 million over four years and $54.2 million over five sea-sons.

Gordon, elected as a reserve by his fellow players, is among 13 of the original 68 All-Stars who have been replaced, either because they were hurt or were starting pitchers who had out-ings Sunday. He has not played since Wednesday

Four players earned $100,000 All-Star bonuses: Detroit first baseman Miguel Cabrera, Tex-as third baseman Adrian Bel-tre, Detroit second baseman Ian Kinsler, and Cleveland out-fielder Michael Brantley

Major League Baseball

Braves suspend 2B Uggla for one game; All-Stars get big bonus money

THE DISPATCH • cdispatch.com MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014 5B

THE DISPATCH

CLASSIFIEDSPHONE: 662.328.2424 • FAX: 662.329.1521

classifi [email protected]/classifi eds

P.O. Box 511 • 516 Main StreetColumbus, MS 39701

0 Legals

100 Service103 Air Conditioning & Heating106 Appliance Repair107 Asphalt & Paving109 Automotive Services112 Building & Remodeling115 Carpeting/Flooring118 Childcare121 Chimney Cleaning124 Contractors125 Computer Services127 Electrical130 Excavating132 Fitness Training133 Furniture Repair & Refinishing136 General Services138 Housecleaning139 Insulation140 Insurance141 Interior Decorators144 Jewelry/Watch Repair147 Lawn Care/Landscaping150 Locksmiths153 Machinery Repair156 Mobile Home Services159 Moving & Storage162 Painting & Papering165 Pest Control168 Plumbing171 Printing174 Roofing & Guttering177 Saws & Lawn Mowers

178 Sitting with Elderly/Sick179 Stump Removal180 Swimming Pools183 Tax Service186 Tree Service189 Upholstery191 Welding

200 Announcements205 Card of Thanks210 Fraternal & Lodge215 Good Things To Eat220 In Memorial225 Instruction & School230 Lost & Found235 Personals240 Special Notices260 Travel/Entertainment

300 Employment305 Clerical & Office310 Data Processing/ Computer315 Domestic Help317 Engineering320 General Help Wanted325 Management Positions330 Medical/Dental335 Opportunity Information340 Part-Time345 Positions Wanted350 Professional355 Restaurant/Hotel360 Sales/Marketing365 Trades370 Truck Driving

400 Merchandise403 Air Conditioners406 Antiques409 Appliances412 Auctions415 Baby Articles418 Bargain Column421 Bicycles424 Building Materials425 Burial Plots427 Business Furniture & Equipment430 Camera Equipment433 Clothing436 Coins & Jewelry439 Computer Equipment442 Farm Equipment & Supplies445 Firewood446 Flea Markets448 Furniture451 Garage Sales454 General Merchandise457 Household Goods463 Lawn & Garden466 Merchandise Rentals469 Musical Instruments470 Satellites472 Sporting Goods475 Stereos & TV’s478 Wanted To Buy

500 Pets & Livestock510 Free Pets515 Pets

520 Horses/Cattle/Livestock525 Pet Boarding/Grooming530 Supplies/Accessories535 Veterinarians540 Wanted To Buy

600 Financial605 Business Opportunity610 Business Opportunity Wanted612 Check Cashing615 Insurance620 Loans625 Mortgages630 Stocks & Bonds635 Business for Sale

700 Rentals705 Apartments710 Commercial Property715 Houses718 Hunting Land719 Land for Rent/Lease720 Mobile Homes725 Mobile Home Spaces 730 Office Spaces735 Resort Rentals740 River Property745 Rooms750 Storage & Garages752 Vacation Rentals755 Wanted to Rent760 Waterfront Property

800 Real Estate805 Commercial Property

810 Farms & Timberland815 Houses - Northside820 Houses - East825 Houses - New Hope830 Houses - South835 Houses - West845 Houses - Caledonia850 Houses - Other852 Hunting Land855 Investment Property860 Lots & Acreage865 Mobile Homes870 Mobile Home Spaces875 Resort Property880 River Property885 Wanted to Buy890 Waterfront Property

900 Transportation905 Auto Accessories/Parts 910 Auto Rentals & Leasing915 Autos for Sale920 Aviation925 Boats & Marine930 Camper/R.V.’s935 Golf Carts940 Motorcycles/ATVs945 Trailers/Heavy Equipment950 Trucks, Vans & Buses955 Wanted to Buy

INDEX

DEADLINES (Deadlines subject to change.)

For Placing/Canceling Classifi ed Line Ads:Sunday Paper Deadline is Thursday 5:00 P.M.Monday Paper Deadline is Friday 2:00 P.M.Tuesday Paper Deadline is Monday 12:00 P.M.Wednesday Paper Deadline is Tuesday 12:00 P.M.Thursday Paper Deadline is Wednesday 12:00 P.M.Friday Paper Deadline is Thursday 12:00 P.M.LEGAL NOTICES must be submitted 3 business days

prior to first publication date

• Please read your ad on the first day of publication. We accept re-sponsibility only for the first incorrect insertion.

• The Publisher assumes no financial responsibility for errors nor for omission of copy. Liability shall not exceed the cost of that portion of space occupied by such error.

• All questions regarding classified ads currently running should be directed to the Classifi ed Department.

• All ads are subject to the approval of this paper. The Commercial Dispatch reserves the right to reject, revise, classify or cancel any advertising at any time.

REGULAR RATES4 Lines/6 Days ................$19.204 Lines/12 Days ..............$30.204 Lines/26 Days ..............$46.80Rate applies to commercial operations

and merchandise over $1,000.Call 328-2424 for rates on

additional lines.

SUPER SAVER RATES6 Days ..................................$12.0012 Days ................................$18.00Over 6 lines is $1 per additional line.

Six lines or less, consecutive days.Rate applies to private party ads of non-com-mercial nature for merchandise under $1,000. Must include price in ad. 1 ITEM PER AD.

No pets, fi rewood, etc.

GARAGE SALE RATES4 Lines/1 Day..................$9.204 Lines/3 Days..............$18.00Price includes 2 FREE Garage Sale

signs. RAIN GUARANTEE: If it rains the day of your sale, we will

re-run you ad the next week FREE! You must call to request free re-run.

Advertisements must be paid forin advance.

You may cancel at any time during regular business hoursand receive a refund for days not published.

FREE SERVICESBargain Column Ad must fit in 4 lines (approxi-mately 20 characters per line) and will run for 3 days. For items $100 or less ONLY. More than one item may be in same ad, but prices may not total over $100.

Free Pets Up to 4 lines, ad will run for 3 days.

Lost & Found Up to 4 lines, ad will run for 3 days.

These ads are taken by fax, e-mail or in person at our office. Ads will not be take by telephone.

NEW RIDE?

Need a

FIND ONE IN THE CLASSIFIEDS

It’s AllHere!!

in the Classifieds

Garage Sale

Auto for Sale

Help Wanted Pets

Apartments for Rent

Homes for Sale

MOUNTAIN TRAIL BIKEWomen's style, excel-lent brakes, and gears,great looking bike $30.(662)648-7080

BargainColumn 418

WITH YOUNG APPLIANCE! Top quality used ap-pliances! Whirlpool,Frigidaire, Kenmore,Kitchen-Aid, & more.All come with 30 day warranty. We also do

appliance repairs! 662-549-5860 or 662-364-7779

WHIRLPOOL WASHINGmachine 6 mos old.$210 494-7246 or 295-1015

Appliances 409

General HelpWanted 320

VINTAGE CLOTHES-Women's wool coats,beautiful nightgowns &housecoats, one fromSaks Fifth Avenue,dresses. 205-799-3333

Antiques 406

29,000 BTU windowunit. Works great. $275662-356-6352 or 386-4706

AirConditioners 403

FLATBED DRIVERSneeded! Home on week-ends. Contact TLMTrucking at 662-425-6249.

Truck Driving 370


SALES:Better Brands Distribut-ing is looking for a ca-reer minded outsidesales person who isphysically fit, has a can-do, will do attitude withexcellent oral, written,people, & organizationalskills.College degree a plus.Send resume to: BetterBrands DistributingPO BOX 1053West Point, MS 39773

Sales/Marketing360


PHLEBOTOMY w/EKGTraining/CertificationJuly 27th, 9am-6pm

Fee $400 Ph: 877-741-1996www.medical2.com

LPN'S: FT position.Mon-Fri (8-5) forStarkville/Noxubeearea. Good benefits &paid holidays. Fax re-sume to: 601-483-8803or email [email protected]

FULL TIME PharmacyTechnician needed inColumbus, MS. Experi-ence in retail settingpreferred. Send resumewith references to: Pharmacy Tech PositionPO BOX 9413 Columbus, MS 39705

Medical &Dental 330


SERVICE MANAGERSeeking experiencedperson to run ServiceDepartment at John

Deere Dealer. Good pay,good benefits, etc. Visitwww.wadeincorporated

.com to apply!

ManagementPositions 325

SUBSTITUTE MAILCarrier Needed forcontract route. Musthave dependable vehi-cle & be able to passdrug test & backgroundcheck. No test needed.Call Donna at 662-574-7936

SECRETARY: WILL pro-vide clerical & officesupport. Duties: recordkeeping, file maint, &other duties as as-signed. Indiv. must beable to function in highvolume setting. Mail re-sume to Box 538, c/othe Commercial Dis-patch, PO Box 511,Columbus, MS 39703


PART TIME in storesales position. Mon-Sat,No nights. Must workwell with customers.Please send resume toBox 537, c/o The Com-mercial Dispatch, P.O.Box 511, Columbus, MS39703

INDUSTRIAL JOURNEY-MAN & Apprentice Elec-tricians: Columbus area.Journeyman will be reqdto pass comp. test.Drug test & valid DL re-qd. Exc. Pay & fringe bn-fts. OSHA 10 cert. aplus. Resumes: Box536 c/o CommercialDispatch, PO Box 511,Columbus, MS 39703.

FAST PACED optometrypractice seeks full timesales professional whocan bring the "Wow"factor to patient encoun-ters.Optical exp. a plus!Must be punctual, neatin appearance, andfunct. well in team set-ting. Send resume andsalary req. to: [email protected]


SPEND ONLY .99 centsand send your love a ro-mantic song instead ofa card!!

GO TO: giftlovesongs.com

Personals 235

LOST YORKIE pup. 6mos old. Lost in LakeLowndes area. Lastseen Fri, June 27. Re-ward offered, pleasehelp! 798-4534

LET US HELP find yourlost pet. Email, fax, mailor bring your informationby the office and we willrun your lost & found adin the Pet Finder for 6days FREE!

LOST DOG. Family pet.Male gray & black bob-tail short hair AustralianSheep Dog. About43lbs. Answers to Jack.Call 662-244-5629

LOST 8YR old Chi-huahua (Babe) around100 block Florence Hwy182 East. REWARD IFFOUND! 244-0923

FOUND: JUNE 26th 2horses, New Hope area.662-243-2193

FOUND A puppy approxi-mately 12 weeks old onSmith Rd. S. (runs be-side Black Creek Gro-cery.) Female lab. Call364-6085 to ID

Lost & Found 230

~Fully Insured~~Big trees/Small trees~

~Trees over house ~Storm cleanup ~Brush clearing

FREE QUOTES. Call today. 662-801-7511

TREE REMOVAL, trim-ming, excavation &stump grinding. [email protected]. Text/call 662-251-9191

J&A TREE REMOVALWork from a bucket

truck. Insured/bonded. Call Jimmy for a

free estimate 662-386-6286

Tree Service 186

STUMP GRINDING, treeremoval & trimming, &excavation. [email protected]. Text/call 662-251-9191

GET 'ER DONE! We can grind all your

stumps. Free estimates.

All Stump Grinding Service.

662-361-8379

Stump Removal 179

WRIGHT'S PAINTING.Serving the area for allyour painting & home re-pairs for over 32 years.Free estimates. 601-934-2967

SULLIVAN'S PAINTSERVICE

Certified in lead removalOffering special priceson interior & exteriorpainting, pressure

washing & sheet rockrepairs. Free Estimates

Call 435-6528

Painting &Papering 162

SAM'S LAWN Service.No lawn too large or toosmall. Call 243-1694

JESSE & BEVERLY'SLAWN SERVICE. Mow-ing & weedeating, fire-wood, landscaping, treecutting, & clean-up.356-6525

J&R LAWN SERVICEMowing, weed eating &landscaping. Reason-able rates & excellentservice. Call 662-574-0786 for free estimate

Lawn CareLandscaping 147

JAYNES LAWN MAINTENANCEFree estimates

Call 662-364-6651

AVERAGE SIZE yardmowed/trimmed $40.Sewer drains cleanedout $80/hr. Plumbingfixtures installed $50ea. AAA Sewer Service574-7189

AAA TWINS Lawn Care.Yard work, lawn mowing,weed eating, mulching,flower beds, limb re-moval, you name it.Call Will or Bryant 242-2220 or 242-1968.Free estimates

C & T LAWN SERVICE

For all your lawn services.

Call 386-7569 forfree estimate.

Mowing, Blowing, Weed-eating,

Pressure Washing, Tree Trimming, Bush-hogging.

Lawn CareLandscaping 147

SOUTHERN PRIDEPainting & Home Re-pairs, specializing inresidential painting,faux painting, murals byBetty Andel, your hometown artist, & forplumbing, electrical &all your handyman ser-vices call Tim TheHandyman. Kudzu.com.Handyman of year 2years running, satisfac-tion guaranteed & freeest. Tim, 404-328-8994or Betty. 662-312-6775

RETAINER WALL, drive-way, foundation, con-crete/riff raft drainagework, remodeling, base-ment foundation, re-pairs, small dump truckhauling (5-6 yd) load &demolition/lot cleaning.Burr Masonry 242-0259

MR. PIANO. Best piano& organ service. Sales,rentals, moving, tuning& service. Call 465-8895 or 418-4097

HILL'S PRESSUREWASHING. Commercial/residential. House, con-crete, sidewalks & mo-bile washing. Free est. Call 662-386-8925

GeneralServices 136

TOM HATCHER, LLCCustom Construction,Restoration, Remodel-ing, Repair, Insurance

claims. 662-364-1769.Licensed & Bonded

TODD PARKS CONSTRUCTION

New Construction, Re-modeling, Repairs, Con-crete. Free est. Call oremail 662-889-8662 [email protected]

D & D CONSTRUCTIONAdditions & Remodeling.Free estimates. 662-386-6801

Building &Remodeling 112

Columbus, Mississippi, and incase of your failure to appearand defend, a judgment will beentered against you for the mon-ey or other things demanded inthe Complaint or Petition.

You are not required to file anAnswer or other pleading, butyou may do so if you desire.

Issued under my hand and sealof said Court, this the 2nd dayof July, 2014.

Chancery Clerk of LowndesCounty, Mississippi

/s/ Shantrell W. GrandersonBy: Lisa Younger NeeseDeputy Clerk

Publish: 7/7, 7/14, 7/21 2014

Legal Notices 001

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OFLOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF

THE HEREINAFTER NAMED MINOR SKG

JOSEPH CHANDLER POLLARDAND

ASHLEY HODNETT POLLARD, PETITIONERS

CAUSE NO: 2014-0015

SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

TO: Unknown

You have been made a Defen-dant in the suit filed in thisCourt by Joseph Chandler Pol-lard and Ashley Hodnett Pollard,Petitioner(s), seeking the Adop-tion of SKG. You are summonedto appear and defend againstsaid Complaint or Petition at9:00 a.m., on Tuesday, the 12thday of August, 2014, in theChancery courtroom of the Lown-des County Courthouse in

continued next column

Midsouth Forestry Services, Inc.offers for sale by sealed bid onFriday, July 25, 2014:

Lowndes Co, MS - +/-93 ac tim-berland off Hwy. 12- hardwoods,pine, great hunting.

Monroe Co, MS - +/- 158.23 actimberland off Jones Rd- Pineplantations, hardwoods, greathunting.

Call for info 205-364-7145.

Publish 6/23-7/22/2014

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OFLOWNDES COUNTY,

MISSISSIPPI

IN RE: VALIDATION OF NOT TOEXCEED $5,000,000 CITY OFCOLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI GEN-ERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SE-RIES 2014

NO.: 2014-0470-D

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

TO: THE TAXPAYERS OF THECITY OF COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI

You are hereby notified that thematter of the validation of theabove described obligation willbe heard on the 22nd day ofJuly, 2014, at 9:30 o'clocka.m., in the Chancery Court ofthe Lowndes County, at theLowndes County Courthouse inthe City of Columbus, Mississip-pi, at or before which time anddate written objections to thevalidation of the issuance ofsaid obligation, if any, must befiled.

By order of the Chancellor, thisthe 3rd day of July, 2014.

LISA YOUNGER NEESECHANCERY CLERKLOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

BY: Tina Fisher, D.C.

Publish: 7/14/14

estate to Probate and Registersame with the Chancery Clerk ofLowndes County, Mississippi,within ninety (90) days after thefirst publication of this Notice toCreditors. A failure to so Probateand Register said claim will for-ever bar the same.

/s/ Pervie Kenneth HoodPervie Kenneth Hood, Executor

OF COUNSEL:

Aubrey E. NicholsThe Nichols Firm, PLLCPost Office Box 1081Columbus, MS 39703-1081(662) 243-7312(662) 328-4345 [email protected]

Publish: 7/14, 7/21,7/28/2014

Legal Notices 001


IN RE:

ESTATE OF LOIS PERKINSHOOD, DECEASED

PERVIE KENNETH HOOD, EXECUTOR

CAUSE NO. 2014-0134

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Letters Testamentary have beengranted and issued to PervieKenneth Hood, Executor of theEstate of Lois Perkins Hood, de-ceased, by the Chancery Courtof Lowndes County, Mississippi,on the 8th day of July, 2014.This is to give notice to all per-sons having claims against said

continued next column


IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATEOF BETTY HARRELL, DECEASED

CAUSE NO.: 2012-0080

BETTY JEAN CRISWELLPETITIONER

SUMMONS

The State of Mississippi County of Lowndes

TO: The Unknown Heirs at Lawof Betty Harrell, deceased, un-der the provisions of Sections91-1-27 and 91-1-29 of the Mis-sissippi Code of 1972, as anno-tated and amended, and anyother person or party claimingany legal or equitable interest inand to the Estate of Betty Har-rell, deceased.

You have been made a respon-dent in the suit filed in thisCourt on June 18, 2014, by Bet-ty Jean Criswell, seeking a deter-mination of heirs at law of BET-TY HARRELL, deceased. Re-spondents or defendants otherthan you in this action are un-known.

You are hereby summoned andcommanded to appear beforethe Chancery Court of OktibbehaCounty, 101 East Main Street,Starkville Mississippi, in theChancery Courtroom of the Hon-orable H.J. Davidson, Jr., Chan-cellor, on the 11th day of Au-gust, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. to de-fend said suit and show causewhy the relief sought and prayedfor in the petition for determina-tion of heirs at law should notbe granted, and in the case ofyour failure to appear and de-fend, a judgment will be enteredagainst you for the money andother things demanded in thepetition.

You are not required to file ananswer or other pleading butmay do so if you so desire. Is-sued under my hand and theseal of this court, this the 23

rd

day of June, 2014.

/s/ Tina FisherLISA YOUNGER NEESEChancery Clerk, Lowndes County

Prepared by: Victoria M. Chamberlain, Esquire(MSB #103639) The Bowling Law Firm, A.P.L.C.1615 Poydras Street, Suite 1050 New Orleans, Louisiana 70112Telephone: (504) 586-5200 Facsimile: (504) 586-5201 [email protected]

Publish: 7/7, 7/14, & 7/212014

Legal Notices 001

www.p

ublicn

oticea

ds.com

/MS/ LEGAL NOTICES

published in this newspaper

and other Mississippi

newspapers are on the

INTERNET

THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com6B MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014

Open a book, open a mind!Enroll your child in Lowndes County Imagination Library and give them the gift of reading...free! Every month, until

their fifth birthday, your child will receive a completely free age appropriate book. Reading is the pathway to a brighter future for both your child and our community. Spending time with your child and an open book is a wise investment.

It helps them dream big, nurturing the seeds of growing talents. And you’ll spend quality time you’ll never forget.

COLUMBUS

ARTSCOUNCIL

Sponsored Locally By:

A person’s a person no matter how small. Please sign up your child and there will be fun for all!

If your child lives in Lowndes County and is under 5 years old, register for Lowndes County Imagination Library with this form and mail it to The Commercial Dispatch, P.O. Box 511, Columbus, MS 39703. Or register online at www.imaginationlibrary.com.

PLEASE PRINT1st Preschool Child’s Full Name ______________________________________________________________________________________

Child’s Date of Birth ________ / ________ / ________ Sex: M F Phone _________________________________________

2nd Preschool Child’s Full Name _____________________________________________________________________________________

Child’s Date of Birth ________ / ________ / ________ Sex: M F Phone _________________________________________

Parent/Guardian’s Name ________________________________________________ Email Address ______________________________________________________________

Child’s Address __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address (if different) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

“This child is under 5 years old and a resident of Lowndes County” ________________________________________________________________________________________ SIGNATURE OF PARENT/GUARDIAN

For Office Use Only:Date Received:

_________________________Group Code:

____________-____________

FindWhatYou’re

LookingForIn

CLASSIFIEDSwww.cdispatch.com

Five Questions

1 J.K.Rowling

2 TheNetherlands

3 Rhinohorns

4 GregLouganis

5 Mexico

SudokuSATURDAY’S ANSWER

Sudoku is a number-

placing puzzle based on

a 9x9 grid with several

given numbers. The object

is to place the numbers

1 to 9 in the empty spaces

so that each row, each

column and each 3x3 box

contains the same number

level increases from

Monday to Sunday.

Wide awake

WHATZIT ANSWER

Sunday’s Cryptoquote:

ACROSS

1 Rural spread

5 Bird’s gullet

9 Mother of Tiberius

10 Felt unwell

12 Hollywood deal

maker

13 Juliet’s love

14 Romantic time

of day

16 Music’s Yoko

17 Factual

18 Army affirmative

21 Glimpse

22 Pixie

23 Watchful

24 Ski downhill

26 Game official

29 Desert sight

30 Designer Wang

31 Start of a count

32 China collection

34 Dwelling

37 Wonderland

visitor

38 Eagle’s claw

39 Shows disuse

40 Title paper

41 “Sure, why not!”

DOWN

1 Diagram

2 Broad street

3 Washer cycle

4 Spouse

5 Sedan or SUV

6 Carnival city

7 Nearly

8 Hot dog

9 Survives

11 Elevator part

15 Prepare copy for

print

19 Blunders

20 Use a chair

22 Wallop

23 Cry of insight

24 Fabled sailor

25 Bayou cooking

style

26 Stand up to

27 Puts up

28 Trio of myth

29 Protective ditch

30 Worth

33 Rank above

viscount

35 Fawn’s mother

36 Last part

HARLEY-DAVIDSONImmaculate 2007XL1200C Red/Blk 19kmi. w/s, bags, fwd con-trols, & loud pipes! Al-ways garaged & meticu-lously serviced. Readyto Ride, $7,000 Call 662-574-4640

Motorcycles &ATV's 940

TOMBIGBEE RIVER RVPark. 85 Nash Rd. Fullhookups, $295/mo.Has pavillion w/bath-house & laundry. Callofc, 662-328-8655 orcell 662-574-7879

RV/CAMPER lots avail-able. Full hookups. Call434-6000

Campers &RV's 930

RV CAMPER & mobilehome lots. Full hookupw/sewer. 2 locationsW&N from $75/wk -$260/mo. 662-251-1149 or 601-940-1397

2011 29' 5th wheel.Bunk house - indoor andoutdoor kitchens. 5thwheel included. LIKENEW. Asking $21,000. 662-889-9379.

Campers &RV's 930

2011 CHEVROLET HHRLT crossover. GunmetalGray, luggage rack, flex-fuel, 65k mi, very clean.$10,500. Call 327-0699/574-4297

2004 NISSAN Frontierpickup. Extra clean. 99Kmi. 2WD Auto. $9,500.Call 312-6617 inColumbus

2002 PT Cruiser,$2500 obo. 205-662-3504

1998 TOYOTA TacomaTruck 4 cyl. $3950 494-7246 or 295-1015

Autos For Sale 915

RIVER-FRONT LOT FORSALE at August Land-ing. Serious buyers call662-574-1508 after5pm.

River Property 880

SPACIOUS 3BED/2bathdouble wide for sale on-ly. Lg covered sideporch built in. Lg masterbath with garden tub.Spacious living roomwith fireplace. Lots ofcabinet space inkitchen. Set up on lotand ready to move in.Call the Grove MobileHome Community at662-329-9110 for moreinfo on home and avail-able financing.

MUST SEE to believe.2007 River Birch 32x764BR/2BA manufacturedhome. Large masterbedroom/bath. Must bemoved. Asking payoffonly. Contact Deborah.364-8408

LOOKING FOR a newmobile home? I inviteyou to travel the entirestate of MS and I guar-antee to beat anyone'sdeal on a new home.Let me show you whatmy low overhead doesfor you. Call Bob at(731)420-6471

I PAY top dollar forused mobile homes.Call 662-296-5923

2005 4BR/2BA doublewide for sale. Vinyl sid-ing/shingle roof, homeis move in ready, CHA.$34,900 including deliv-ery and set up call 662-760-2120

16X80 3BR/2BA singlewide for sale. Needs alittle TLC (floor coveringand paint). $12,900 in-cluding delivery and setup call 662-760-2120

Mobile Homes For Sale 865

DEVELOPMENT LIQUIDATIONSMITH LAKE,

ALABAMACullman County. Main

Channel Dockable Lakefront $49,900 or

10 Acres w/Prime Dockable Lakefront$69,900. Property

drastically reduced. Lev-el to water, build at wa-

ter's edge. NEW TOMARKET. Paved roadsand utilities in place.

Available July 26th. Call866-281-7115

Lots &Acreage 860

SUMMER SPECIAL. 2½acre lots. Good/badcredit. $995 down.$197/mo. Eaton Land.662-726-9648

BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYRESTRICTED 2 acr lotsor 145 acr tract of farmland in Caledonia. Rdyto build on. 662-435-2842 or 662-435-1248

35 ACRES in N.H. w/25yr. old pines. $3500/ac. Will divide into 10ac. plots. 915 6th St. S.$3500. 3 ac. on TiffanyLn. $13k. ½ ac. 115Suggs Rd. $4k. Ownerfin. avail. 386-6619

Lots &Acreage 860

RENTAL & Commercialporperties FSBO who isretiring. Located in WestPoint. 662-549-4492

InvestmentProperty 855

FOR SALE: HOUSE AND APPX. 4

ACRES117 6th Ct. NE

Across from VernonCity Park. Living

room, 3BR/2.5BA,kitchen w/nook, den,

comp. room, patioroom, pool room &pool table, 2 car

garage, 2 car carport,boat shed, shop formower, tools, etc,concrete driveway.Shown by appt. 205-712-3296

BEAUTIFUL HOME.Must see! 3BR/2BA onTenn-Tom btwn WP &Columbus. Call for moreinfo 574-5612

4BR/3BA. Elm LakeGolf Course. In groundpool. $289,000. 662-550-5095. For moreinfo & pics go to: forsalebyowner.com.Listing#23980405

3BR/2BA. LR, formalDR, kitchen, breakfastrm, lg. den, fireplace, lg.Sun room, 1 yr. old cen-tral unit, new fridge,beautiful hw floors, ½basement, new roof,completely remodeled.2540 sf. 331 5th St NWVernon, AL. $159k RE-DUCED TO $149k. Call662-574-2820

2BR/1BA with 3 acresfor sale. Just acrossstate line. 662-549-6756

Houses For Sale:Other 850

ELM LAKE Home forsale, owner will enter-tain a rent, rent to own,or seller financing. 2BRhome, however bothbedrooms are hugemaster suites, in groundpool, corner lot, excel-lent location. ContactKendra Dismukes withCrye-Leike 662-386-9750 or 662-328-1150

Houses For Sale:West 835

GREAT LOCATION!3BR/2BA. 1600 sq. ft.plus bonus room & pool.Call 662-386-0601

FSBO: 3BR/2.5BA,bonus room (office orchild BR), LR, DEN, DR.2069 sf, security sys-tem, fireplace, acre lot,on quiet dead end st inNew Hope sch. dist,new carpet upstrs, hdwood dwnstrs, ceilingfans in all rooms, 2wired sheds. For moreinfo or appt call 328-0766

Houses For Sale:New Hope 825

3BR/2BA lg living, din-ing rm, kitchen, new ACunit, fenced backyard,seller will pay closingcosts. 607 Forrest Blvd,Columbus, $82,500662-425-1122

Houses For Sale:East 820

COMPLETELY FURN.bedroom in West Point.Furn, appliances, utili-ties & cable. $145/week or $550/mo. Nodep. 662-295-6309

Rooms 745

300 SF. 2528 Main St.Across from PropstPark. Call 662-574-7879

Office Spaces 730

RENT A fully equippedcamper w/utilities & ca-ble from $135/wk -$495/month. 3 Colum-bus locations. Call 601-940-1397

3BR/2BA MOBILEhome- Crawford. HUDwelcome. Fridge, stovefurn. Tenant pays water,lights, gas. 662-272-8586

3BR/2BA COUNTRYmobile home, 14X72$725. 3BD/2BA house$925. Both on 1 acre inCaledonia. Lease & depreqd. Call 435-1248 or435-2842

3BR/2 FULL BA, lg LR,just remodeled mobilehome, ½ mi. from NewHope Sch. On dead endst. $600 dep, $675 rnt.No pets! 574-4898

Mobile Homes For Rent 725

2BR. SEC. 8 accepted.1414 19th St. N. Ref.req. Call 662-425-4491or 327-6802 after 4pm

Houses For Rent:Other 718

3BR/2BA fenced yard,lg. lot $900. 3BR/1BA,new flooring, $650. Callfor details. 662-251-4914

3BR/1BA. CH&A,stove, fridge, c/port. NoHUD. No smoking. Largeshed. Dep. & ref. req.574-9749 night- 329-1692

3BR/1BA. CH&A,stove, fridge, fenced,c/port. No HUD. Nosmoking. Dep. & ref.req. 574-9749 night-329-1692

House For Rent:New Hope 713

508 DUBLIN (EastEmerald)-Very nice 3bed/2 bath, double car-port, fenced yard, out-side storage, very clean.$850/month. Call Long& Long 328-0770.Lease, deposit, refer-ences. NO HUD

Houses For Rent:East 712

VERY NICE 2BR/1.5BA2 story townhouse.$675/mo plus dep.3100 Sierra Court. 662-315-1930

2 & 3 BR. No HUD ac-cepted. Call 662-617-1538 for more info

COLONIAL TOWNHOUS-ES. 2 or 3 bedroom w/2-3 bath townhouses.$575/$700. 662-549-9555. Ask for Glenn orleave message

2BR/1BA small house.Ch/a, appliances fur-nished, new carpet, nicearea. $600/mo. + de-posit. No HUD. NOPETS. 662-328-4719

Houses For Rent:Northside 711

RETAIL/COMMECIALspace in West Point,MS. Secure & attractiveoutlet mall location.Contact Sonny Jamesonat 662-295-0247

OFFICE OR retail proper-ty available in EastColumbus. Call 386-7694 or 364-1030

BUILDING FOR rent.1222 Main St, recentlyremodeled, 1700 sqfeet, 2 baths, plenty ofparking in rear, centralair and heat lease re-quired. 364-0892 or328-0892

CommercialProperty For Rent710

Rivergate

Apartments

“Quiet Country Living”

• Studio,

1&2 Bedrooms

• Executive Units

• Water

Furnished

Monday - Friday

8a-5p

327-6333

300 Holly Hills Rd.

Columbus

© Commercial Dispatch

Apartments ForRent: Other 708

Chateaux Holly HillsApartments102 Newbell Rd

Columbus

Mon-Fri 8-5328-8254

• Central Heat & Air Conditioning• Close to CAFB• Onsite Laundry Facility• All Electric/Fully Equipped Kitchen• Lighted Tennis Court• Swimming Pool

Where Coming Home is the Best Part of

the Day

1, 2 & 3 BEDROOMAPARTMENTS &TOWNHOUSES.1BR/1BA Apt. $3002BR/1BA Apt. $350-$400. 2BR/2BA 3BR /2BA Townhouses $550-$800. No HUD allowed.Lease, deposit, creditcheck required. Cole-man Realty. 329-2323

423 MAIN St. 1BRdowntown apt, appl in-cl., hardwood floors.$600 per mo + dep.Call 662-327-7841 or662-889-1837

2BR APARTMENTS &townhouses $350 & up.3BR house avail. Asso-ciated Realty 327-8557

Apartments ForRent: Other 708

Northstar Properties

662.323.8610662.323.8639 fax

northstarstarkville.com

OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY

8AM-5PM

1 Bedroom $460 - $5352 Bedroom $525 - $605

3 Bedroom $7202 Bedroom Townhouses

$500 - $550Available and

taking deposits for Fall Semester

Cable provided Private pool Dog Park

(We Love our Pets!)

Apartments ForRent: Starkville707

VIPRentalsApartments

& Houses1 Bedrooms2 Bedrooms3 Bedrooms

Unfurnished

1, 2 & 3 BathsLease, Deposi t& Credit Check

viceinvestments.com

327-8555307 Hospital Drive

Furnished &

1104 A 3RD Ave. N2BR/1BA, water fur-nished. $400/mo. plusdeposit. 386-0651

Apartments ForRent: West 705

1BR APT. $400/month.$250 dep. Water fur-nished. 3-6 month leaseavailable. Call 549-0454 or 251-7106

Apartments ForRent: South 704

Apartments ForRent: Northside701

NOW ACCEPTING appli-cations for 1 & 2BRapts. & homes inColumbus. 25 & older.662-418-8324

1, 2, 3 BEDROOMS &townhouses. Call formore info. 662-549-1953

Apartments ForRent: East 702

NORTHWOOD TOWN-HOUSES 2BR, 1.5BA,CH/A, stove, fridge,DW, WD hookups, &private patios. CallRobinson Real Estate328-1123

1, 2, 3 BEDROOMapartments & townhous-es. Call for more info.662-549-1953

522 11th St. N. 2BR/1BA central h&a. $400/mo. plus deposit. Call386-0651. Leave mes-sage

2BR/1.5BA townhouselocated near CAFB. Ap-pliances furnished. Nopets. Call 434-6000

2BR TOWNHOUSESStarting @ $500. Move-in specials. Short termleases avail. Next tohospital. Pear OrchardApts. 662-328-9471

1 & 2BR. Move in spe-cials. Starting @ $600or $500 w/military disc.Short term leases avail.Located next to Hospi-tal. Fox Run Apts. 662-328-9471

Apartments ForRent: Northside701

OWN YOUR OWN busi-ness whether a busi-ness or franchise oppor-tunity...when it comes toearnings or locations,there are no guaran-tees. A public servicemessage from The Dis-patch and the FederalTrade Commission

LIQUOR STORE forlease. Located in down-town Columbus. Call662-425-1483

BusinessOpportunity 605

FOR SALE: CKC regis-tered MiniatureSchnauzer & Maltipoopuppies. 662-305-5584

Pets 515

KITTENS. 7WKS old.Free to good homes. Litter box trained. Call662-549-0312

Free Pets 510

AIR HOCKEY game ta-ble. Excellent usedcond. $200 obo. Mustpick up. 662-889-6111

SportingGoods 472

WII GAME System with4 controllers-2 regular,2 wireless, balanceboard, and 14 games. $125 Call 549-9932

COMMERCIAL RESTAU-RANT equip: cooler,Double oven with 6burners, antiq. furn,heartpine wood, doors &tools. Call 662-574-7879

GeneralMerchandise 460

THE HOME Store -- 239Shrinewood Dr. Lamps,lg. pictures, home dé-cor, flower arrgmts, arti-ficial trees, jewelry,dishes, shoes, purses,couch & coffee tbl. Allitems new or like new.Located in house (3 lg.rooms & garage) Greatprices!

Garage Sales:North 452

FINAL 3 WEEKS!All must go, no

reasonable offer refused.

548 Hwy 45 North,Frontage Rd.

662-352-4460

Estate Sales 449

BOYS SPORTS ThemedSet - Bed, Mattress/BoxSprings, Nightstand &Dresser W/Mirror. Ex-cellent Condition $250.Call 549-9932

Furniture 448

SPRAY LIQUID FERTIL-IZER. 30-10-10 $35/AC. CHICKEN LITTER40-30-30 $45/AC.LIME $55/AC. WORKSALL SEASON LONG.662-386-9122

Farm Equipment &Supplies 442

662.329.2544Visit our website at www.falconlairapts.com

�� | Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00pm

��(Behind K-Mart Off Hwy. 45 North) ��

NEED A CAR?Guaranteed Credit Approval!

No Turn Downs!We offer late model vehicles with warranty.Call us, we will take application by phone.

We help rebuild your credit!

Tousley Motorsby Shell Station at Hwy. 373 intersectionwww.tousleymotors.net

Date post:	27-Dec-2015
Category:	Documents
Upload:	the-dispatch
View:	53 times
Download:	4 times