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Sheriff eyes civil service panel BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

With or without the support of the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors, Sheriff Charles Rinehart is moving forward with a proposal to form a civil service commission for the

sheriff’s department. “I am for this and I am going to push to get it,” he told the board Monday morning. He will ask local legislators to support a local and private bill in the Legislature in the upcoming session that would

provide for the formation of a civil service commission. In February 2012, the sheriff also proposed the civil service system but said he would not pursue it without the supervisors’ support. At that time, a motion by District 4 Supervi-

Basket fund drive nears $6,000 mark The spirit of giving this Christmas season is alive and well in the Alcorn County area. Donations continue to arrive for the 19th Annual Corinth Rotary Club/Daily Corinthian Christmas Basket Fund. A $25,000 fundraising goal was set so 1,000 food baskets could be given to local families on Saturday, Dec. 6. Baskets were given away based upon faith the goal will be reached. So far, $5,942 has been raised, meaning $19,058 still needs to be raised to make the goal. Recent donations include $142 from Four Seasons Garden Club; $50 from Betty Laughlin in honor of Linda and Bill Cox; $100 anonymous gift in memory of Herman L. Gray; $300 from United Methodist Women 11/77 First United Methodist Church; $100 from Please see BASKET | 3A

CT-A taking ‘Sordid Lives’ to state event BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Buzzing with excitement, Corinth Theatre-Arts recently announced the cast of “Sordid Lives” would indeed be taking the production to Oxford for state competition. Held on the University of Mississippi campus at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, the annual Mississippi Theatre Association (MTA) Theatre Festival will take place on Jan. 15-18. “This is the first time in a few years that we have been to state competition. We chose to take ‘Sordid Lives’ because we had such a good response Please see CT-A | 3A

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Ministry has big plans for annual meal BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

“We were all reminded that Jesus always shows up,” said Michal Ann Spencer. “It wasn’t about lasagna ... it was about Jesus and our need to trust Him.” “To me this is a fantastic way for our church to give back,” added Jason Willis, who coordinated the delivery routes. “Of all the outreach

The Bread of Life Food Ministry has a big meal planned to celebrate the reason for Christmas. The ministry’s annual Christmas Message & Luncheon is slated for Thursday at Tate Baptist Church. A message, entertainment and luncheon are all on tap during the day with the service beginning at 11 a.m. “This is a reminder for us about the real meaning of Christmas,” said Bread of Life Food Ministry Director Tim Alvis. “The annual luncheon is one day people can come in and take their mind off things … those who attend don’t have to be worried about anything outside these four walls.” The special service begins with Tate Baptist pastor Bro. Mickey Trammel delivering the message. Special music is being provided by Don Bruner for the eighth annual event. “Anyone is welcome to attend whether they are in need or not,” said Alvis. “We always love being in the house of the Lord with others.” On a normal Thursday, Bread of Life has a devotion and oneon-one counseling at 10 a.m. prior to food distribution. “People can come every

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Oakland Baptist Church volunteers Mel Goad (left) and Stephanie Clausel get meals ready to be delivered during Taste of Hope.

Church feeds 240 needy families BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Oakland Baptist Church looked a lot like Santa’s workshop Saturday morning. Church volunteers were not building toys though. The group was dishing out love in the form of a Christmas meal for the needy. Taste of Hope saw almost 700 meals distributed to close to 240 needy families in

the area. “This isn’t a sacrifice for me,” said Truman Stockdale, one of the many church volunteers who took part in the third annual event. “I love being a part of it and would feel bad if I didn’t do it.” Individuals began delivering meals at 11 a.m. Each meal consisted of lasagna, green beans, corn, roll and dessert.

Annual ‘Crossroads Christmas’ returns Dec. 25 BY JEFF YORK For the Daily Corinthian

An old-fashioned family Christmas meal with a rather large clan of 300 is the goal of the third annual “Crossroads Christmas.” The free Christmas Day meal will be held inside the Living Free building in Corinth and is open to everyone. The event will begin at 10:30

a.m. and will conclude around 3 p.m. on Dec. 25. If you live in the Crossroads area, you are invited to come join the fun along with the free lunch and watch Christmas movies all afternoon. The Living Free building is located behind Magnolia Funeral Home off U. S Hwy. 72. “Crossroads Christmas has gone so well in our first two

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years,” said Marea Wilson. “My family wanted to do something like this for a long time. We just want everyone to have a chance to have a meal with someone on Christmas Day.” Marea said the traditional holiday feast will include turkey, ham, dressing and plenty of home-made desserts. While you are eating the meal, you can watch classic Christmas

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Today is Tuesday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2014. There are 15 days left in the year. The Jewish Festival of Lights, Hanukkah, begins at sunset.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1944, the World War II Battle of the Bulge began as German forces launched a surprise attack against Allied forces through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxembourg (the Allies were eventually able to turn the Germans back).

On this date: In 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes. In 1811, the first of the powerful New Madrid earthquakes struck the central Mississippi Valley with an estimated magnitude of 7.7. In 1907, 16 U.S. Navy battleships, which came to be known as the “Great White Fleet,” set sail on a 14-month round-the-world voyage to demonstrate American sea power. In 1930, golfer Bobby Jones became the first recipient of the James E. Sullivan Award honoring outstanding amateur athletes. In 1950, President Harry S. Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency in order to fight “world conquest by Communist imperialism.” In 1960, 134 people were killed when a United Air Lines DC-8 and a TWA Super Constellation collided over New York City. In 1982, Environmental Protection Agency head Anne M. Gorsuch became the first Cabinet-level officer to be cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to submit documents requested by a congressional committee.

Ten years ago: Bobbie Jo Stinnett, 23, of Skidmore, Missouri, was found dying in her home, her unborn baby cut from her womb. (The baby was recovered by authorities in Melvern, Kansas; Stinnett’s killer, Lisa Montgomery, was later sentenced to death).

when we were live here in the house,” said current CT-A Board President Cindi Bullard. “Everyone enjoyed it so much.” Before entering a play at the state level, theatres must first gain permission from the playwright. “I contacted Del Shores and he immediately gave it,” said Bullard. “He seemed genuinely as excited as we were.” During the competition, community theatres, high school and secondary students will compete for honors. “Each cast will have 10 minutes to set up,

60 minutes to perform and 10 minutes to break down their set,” explained Bullard, who will return to her role as the fiery Juanita. Accompanying her to the state competition will be her fellow cast members, Matt Wood (Odell), Mike Barnes (Wardell), Tresa Condra (LaTrell), Melissa Lambert (Noleta), Keith Sikora (G.W.), Linda Dixon (Dr. Eve) and Logan Barnes (Brother Boy). As he looked forward to hearing about their adventures, playwright Del Shores expressed his enthusiasm for the hard work and devotion of the

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that’s right for these people having to go through this election, not knowing whether they’ve got a job,” said Rinehart, who does not plan to run for a third term as sheriff. The system is intended to prevent firing without a legitimate reason. The suggested bill text previously presented by the sheriff would allow for a three-member commission and set forth procedures for removal, suspension, demotion and discharge of employees. It would apply to all full-time employees except the sheriff and chief deputy. The board did not take a vote on Monday. District 3 Supervisor Tim Mitchell expressed concern that costs would be involved in having a commission, and Board President Lowell Hinton said he feels the sheriff should have the ability to employ people that he trusts. Only Ross voiced support for the proposal. Rinehart said sheriff’s department employees are being approached by potential sheriff candidates. “That has already started with some of the candidates, talking to some of the employees out there: ‘You support me and put the sign in your yard, you’ve got you a job out here,’” he said. “That’s wrong. I don’t care how you look at it.” In 2012, Rinehart said he kept 38 out of 41 sheriff’s department employees when he took office.

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Julianne Parker passes along a meal to volunteers making deliveries during Taste of Hope.

they will get a blessing for it.” A Sunday School class from Oakland Baptist Church will be back to help serve during the holiday meal. “We just had a great time meeting people the past two years,” said Tommy Wilson. “We want to give back something to the community and this is a perfect time to bring more folks together to celebrate Christmas.”

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ministries we have, this is my favorite.” Stockdale praised the efforts of Spencer and Chris Botting for coming up with the idea to help those hurting in the community in 2012.

“They both work so hard to make it work,” he said. “The church is the one who did this,” added Spencer. “There would be no way either Chris or I could do this on our own … the church really got behind it and is the one

who makes it work.” Stockdale also liked the fact so many different people come together to take part. “You don’t need a special talent,” he said. “There is always something to do during Taste of Hope and it’s a joy to do it.”

(If you would like to volunteer to help or donate food to “Crossroads Christmas,” call Marea at 662-643-7298 or by e-mail at livingfreeministries@hotmail.com.)

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If teaching is a profession, let professionals do it OXFORD — I know what Mississippi teachers want for Christmas. They want Santa to haul politicians who think they know how to teach back with him to the North Pole and feed them to the reindeer or someCharlie thing… anything to keep them Mitchell out of classrooms. Seriously. Columnist Do members of the Legislature go over to Highway Patrol headquarters to instruct troopers on how to make a traffic stop? How about the medical center? Do you reckon our state’s elected elite scrub up, waltz into surgery and give doctors pointers on a liver transplant? But what began as a trickle of officious intermeddling with education has become a torrent. The capper came when Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves issued a statement saying that while he once supported using the Common Core methodology in Mississippi public schools he has changed his mind. President Obama has coopted the program, he said, and Mississippi must abandon the approach. The next day, if not within hours, Gov. Phil Bryant issued a statement expressing how glad he was that Reeves had come around to Bryant’s viewpoint. This seals the deal. There is now, fully and officially, a Republican way to teach and a Democratic way to teach. Cartoonist Marshall Ramsey, whose work appears in The Clarion-Ledger, seized the moment. Ramsey’s cartoon featured a frantic teacher sitting at her desk, arms flapping and hair sticking straight out. On the chalkboard behind her is written, “This year we’ll be teaching … – No Child Left Behind (crossed out) – MCT 2 (crossed out) – Common Core (crossed out) Whatever the governor and lieutenant governor create on a napkin.” The caption reads: “After four years of teaching, Miss Smith snapped and joined the circus.” This state trains, tests and licenses public school teachers, requires continuing education and allows those trusted to staff classrooms to teach only the subjects for which they have obtained certification. The state refers to teaching as a “profession” and then treats teachers as dolts. Be clear: There are lousy teachers on the public payroll, probably some crummy state troopers and doctors, too. There are poorly administered districts. But the way to deal with problems such as this is to improve hiring and retention, not to confound effective teachers with gimmickry. As the latest cure-all, Common Core has met hostility in social media and elsewhere mainly because a portion of the curriculum presents math as a language, not a fixed or static subject. It shows different methods — some really obscure — to solve problems. Sadly, this has been seized upon as a bad thing. Initially, Common Core was embraced by Haley Barbour, by almost all other governors and by Mississippi and other state boards of education as an alternative, a route to independence from federal No Child Left Behind methodologies. But it really doesn’t matter whether Common Core works or doesn’t work. The reason is that something else will be along soon. There will be a rush to adopt the next big thing, more specifically the next big Republican thing or the next big Democratic thing. Mississippi has some great schools, great teachers and great students. Maybe we deserve the bottom-of-the-pile rankings we get for education; maybe we don’t. The state needs to select competent people to create and manage education policy. State and local governments need to provide school buildings, pay for utilities and books and to pay educators a living wage — and then leave them alone. (Charlie Mitchell is a Mississippi journalist. Write to him at cmitchell43@yahoo.com.)

Prayer for today Almighty God, wilt thou guide me in the direction where I may choose a useful life; open wide my heart as well as my eyes, that I may early see my work and be diligent in its prosecution. Reveal to me, when I may have failed, that I may do better to-morrow. Amen.

A verse to share “And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.” Luke 21:34

Need government help to walk across street? STARKVILLE — Of course, it has name that fits our selfabsorbed society – it’s called “distracted walking.” Consider it a second cousin to “distracted driving.” The latter concept is one that’s been around longer and is more familiar to a larger audience of Americans. If you drive while eating, talking on the phone, texting, surfing the internet, fiddling with something in the glove box, applying makeup, dealing with kids in the back seat, arguing with someone or one a hundred other things, you’re a distracted driver. But “distracted walking?” Yes, Virginia, it’s a problem. Pedestrians who can’t hear because of ear buds, can’t see because of sunglasses, or who are talking or texting on cell phones or fooling with mobile devices – or otherwise engaged in some activity that takes their attention away from walking from Point A to Point B are now called “distracted walkers.” And increasingly, governments want to help you with that by fining you or otherwise punishing the behavior. Stateline, a new agency of the Pew Trusts, offered these statistics: “Pedestrian

injuries due to cell phone use are up 35 percent since 2010, according to federal emergency Sid Salter room data Columnist reviewed by Stateline, and some researchers blame at least 10 percent of the 78,000 pedestrian injuries in the U.S. in 2012 on mobile device distraction. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Fatality Analysis Reporting system attributes about a half-dozen pedestrians deaths a year to ‘portable electronic devices,’ including phones and music players.” We’ve all seen the viral videos. People occupied with cell phones or other devices walk into fountains, trip over curbs, fall off bridges or subway platforms. Others simply walk in front of moving traffic. Cities and states are beginning to float legislative efforts to punish distracted walking. There are now $50 fines in Utah for distracted pedestrian behavior near commuter rails. Major cities around the country are looking at incorporating the behavior into their existing

jaywalking crimes and fines. One piece of information I can offer researchers and legislators alike is the fact that “distracted walkers” is a generational thing that’s going to grow by leaps and bounds. I’m on a college campus each day and I’ve seen the future. Kids hit the crosswalks and cross streets at random deafened by ear buds and with their vision buried in electronic devices. Their assumption is that the fact that pedestrians are assumed to have the rightof-way on our campus will protect them – that drivers will make allowances for their inattention and sense of total oblivion to the world around them. It is essentially impossible to get a lot of the next generation of adults to disconnect from the universe. In movies theaters, they don’t obey directives to stop texting or talking on the devices. In restaurants, they talk to each other but look at their small screen while occasionally spearing a bite from the places of food in front of them. But it’s unfair to blame this on college kids. Take a look at the drivers streaming toward you in traffic sometime and count the

number who are on the phone or texting or eating or otherwise preoccupied. Trust me, the numbers will astound you – and frighten you a bit. There is, thank goodness, an effective high-tech solution. My father mastered it back in the 1960s. When my sisters and I were not looking where we were going, we would feel the not-sogentle reminder of a class ring or knuckle rapping us in the back of our little skulls, followed by an easyto-understand: “Hey, watch where you’re going!” Unfortunately, as the statistics indicate, there aren’t enough overbearing fathers left out there to save us from ourselves on the “distracted walking” beat. There’s going to be a certain number of self-absorbed folks who walk into traffic – literally dying to know the content of the next “where r u?” text or equally mindless cell phone conversation. But at least governments are figuring out a way to make some money from it, aren’t they? (Daily Corinthian columnist Sid Salter is syndicated across the state. Contact him at 601-507-8004 or sidsalter@sidsalter.com.)

Don’t look for culture war arguments in campaign In an earlier column, I looked at the role the abortion issue would play in the 2016 election – not very much, I concluded – and promised another column on other cultural issues. Here goes. On anyone’s list of cultural issues that have been debated over the last decade, same-sex marriage ranks just behind abortion. And unlike abortion, opinion on same-sex marriage has changed dramatically in recent years. Not long ago, it wasn’t a political issue at all. The gifted writers Andrew Sullivan and Jonathan Rauch were making an intellectually serious, and interestingly conservative, case for same-sex marriage. But the large majority of Americans weren’t buying it – yet. Now polls show majorities favoring same-sex marriage. Even if these results are exaggerated, as some charge, there is no question that millions of Americans who never contemplated such a thing two decades ago now favor it. Still, I don’t think you’ll hear much about it in the 2016 campaign. The reason is that opinion on it cuts across party lines. More than any other issue I can remember, it splits Americans along lines of age. Elderly voters tend to oppose

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it, though by significantly smaller margins than in the past. Young voters tend to favor Michael it by increasBarone ingly large majorities. Columnist Most Democratic politicians favor same-sex marriage. But they don’t want to risk losing the support of elderly and many churchgoing black voters who oppose it but would otherwise support them. Most Republican politicians oppose it. But they want the votes of many millennial generation voters who consider it a nobrainer. These splits affect primary as well as general election electorates. So both parties are in the position of the legendary old-time politician who said, “Some of my friends are for the bill and some of my friends are against the bill, and I’m always with my friends.” In the meantime, legislatures have voted on same-sex marriage in several states, and courts are installing it in many others. Congress isn’t going to vote on it, and neither are most other state legislatures. Proponents can savor success. Opponents argue it will weaken marriage, but vot-

ers haven’t seen evidence of that yet. Fervor is subsiding. It’s a different kind of issue. Abortion inevitably means extinguishing a human life. Same-sex marriage doesn’t. Hillary Clinton will have to explain to primary audiences why she was so late to endorse same-sex marriage. (Suggested answer: secretaries of state don’t weigh in on these issues.) But it’s not likely to be a visible issue otherwise. Another cultural issue being raised, hesitatingly, by some Democrats is gun control. It’s popular in gentry liberal precincts but, as a recent Pew Research poll indicates, it’s losing support nationally. Then there is marijuana. Medical marijuana is allowed in many states, and voters in Colorado and Washington in 2012 and Oregon in 2014 voted to legalize the substance. Legislators are dealing with ancillary problems. These may prove more troublesome than voters there expected. But as with same-sex marriage and gun rights, drug legalization is being dealt with by and within the states – and by private citizens in their daily lives. In the 1950s, homosexual sex and marijuana use were crimes, and voters were ready to make handgun possession one too. Now so-

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ciety trusts responsible individuals to engage in these activities responsibly, and almost all do, though the jury is still out on drug use. Each of these new freedoms involves an element of restraint. Marriage, same-sex or opposite-sex, confers benefits but imposes responsibilities and legal obligations. Carrying guns means obeying rules limiting their use. Ingesting marijuana, like alcohol, should too, though people are figuring out the rules. America in the mid-20th century was a nation of cultural conformity, shaped by common experiences in depression and world war. America now is a nation of cultural diversity, allowing behavior that used to seem deviant. But the arguments over these issues seem stale, and those who dislike the changes can keep living by the rules they prefer. The culture wars have shaped our political alignments, but they don’t seem likely to dominate the political dialogue in 2016. (Daily Corinthian columnist Michael Barone is senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics.)

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6 dead, suspect remains on loose PENNSBURG, Pa. — A man killed six people and seriously wounded another in three different homes outside Philadelphia and remained at large hours after the shootings, authorities said Monday. Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman identified the suspect in the shootings in Philadelphia’s northwest suburbs as 35-year-old Bradley William Stone. She said all of the victims had a “familial relationship” to Stone. On Monday afternoon, police converged on a home in Pennsburg, about 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia, and used a megaphone to try to compel an end to their daylong pursuit of Stone. Ferman said Stone was likely wearing military fatigues and was known to use a cane or walker to assist him. The shootings occurred at homes in Harleysville, Lansdale and Souderton, three towns that are within a few miles of each other. Neighbors at the first shooting scene in Harleysville said they awoke around 4 a.m. to the sounds of breaking glass and gunshots. One neighbor, Evon Weron, said the suspect is a former member of the military and that the first victim was his ex-wife. Weron told the Lansdale Reporter the couple had been fighting over custody of children. Police with armored vehicles and rifles flocked to Pennsburg after spending several hours at the Souderton home where several victims were found. Several school districts ordered students and teachers to shelter in place. The Souderton Area School District, citing police activity in Souderton and Harleysville, lifted the order after about two hours but said officials were monitoring the situation.

Bus security guard kills passenger LAS VEGAS — A wounded security guard shot back and killed a public transit passenger who opened fire when he was kicked off a bus on the Las Vegas Strip early Monday morning, police said. Authorities said the shooting happened a little before 2 a.m. in front of the Paris ca-

sino in the heart of the tourist district. Part of the Strip was closed to traffic in the hours after the security officer was left with injuries that didn’t appear to be lifethreatening, Lt. Dennis O’Brien said. Investigators said a security officer contracted by the Regional Transportation Commission told a passenger to get off the bus because of some kind of a disturbance. The man then pulled a handgun and shot the security officer multiple times, police said. The officer fired back, fatally wounding the man whose identity has not yet been released. Both men were lying on the sidewalk when officers arrived, police said. The guard was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition. Regional Transportation Commission General Manager Tina Quigley declined to comment on the details of the shooting, citing the pending investigation. But her agency issued a statement saying officials’ prayers and condolences were with the families of those involved and that the safety of passengers is their highest priority.

NFL gear banned for Hernandez trial FALL RIVER, Mass. — The Massachusetts judge overseeing former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez’s murder trial has banned all NFL gear from the courthouse once the trial starts. Superior Court Judge

Susan Garsh’s order, released Monday, says people will not be allowed inside the Fall River Justice Center if they’re wearing or carrying clothing, buttons or other objects that include the name or images of the NFL, Patriots or “football-related insignia.” Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to murder in the June 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd, who was dating the sister of Hernandez’s fiancee. Jury selection in the trial starts Jan. 9. The judge also said 20 seats will be set aside for each day of trial for members of the public to attend.

Decline extended as oil stocks slump NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks are closing lower, extending losses from last week. The price of crude oil continued to drop Monday, and Russia’s ruble plunged to a record low against the dollar. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 100 points, or 0.6 percent, to 17,180. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 12 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,989. The Nasdaq composite lost 48 points, or 1 percent, to 4,605. Russia’s ruble plunged 13 percent against the dollar. The falling price of oil, which is the chief source of Russian exports and tax revenue, has weighed heavily on the currency. The price of U.S. benchmark crude oil sank $1.90, or 3.3 percent, to $55.91 a barrel.

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Caledonia man dies in motorcycle wreck CALEDONIA — Authorities say a 41-year-old Caledonia man died after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle on Highway 12 east of Caledonia. Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant tells The Commercial Dispatch John Bryant was pronounced dead at Baptist Memorial HospitalGolden Triangle Saturday after the 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle he was driving hit an automobile as it was turning off the road. Merchant says a second passenger on the motorcycle — Bryant’s 12-year-old son — was also transported to the hospital and later airlifted to Jackson for treatment.

Hunting accident claims 63-year-old HAMBURG — Mississippi deputies say a 63-year-old Louisiana man was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow hunter. Franklin County Sheriff James Newman tells The Enterprise-Journal Rick Kennedy, of Vidalia, died after being shot by 52-year-old Danny Richards, of Natchez, Friday morning. The incident occurred at a hunting club in the northwest corner of Franklin County off Highway 33 North and near Hamburg Road. Newman said Saturday that both men belong to the same hunting club, but they were hunting separately. Neither one

apparently realized the other was in the area, according to authorities. Richards told investigators he was on a hunting stand when he heard a rustling nearby. Richards said he fired his rifle into the brush, aiming at what he believed to be a deer. The shot struck Kennedy in the back. Newman said Kennedy died at the scene. Investigators found protective orange hunting gear on the hunting stand Kennedy was using. Sheriff’s investigator David Blackwell said Kennedy had been wearing the vest but apparently had taken it off and walked from his stand down toward a creek a short distance away. Newman said the evidence suggests the shooting was an accident. There is no indication of foul play.

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say a domestic-related shooting Wednesday ultimately resulted in the death of the shooter and the killings of his two former in-laws has been ruled a double murder and suicide. George County sheriff’s deputies said Monday Cheria Dixon, 64, became the third person to die as a result of injuries suffered in the shooting in Benndale. On Sunday, deputies say Dixon died shortly after noon Saturday. Sheriff’s deputies believe Dixon’s former sonin-law, James Andrew Brown, 30, shot her and her husband, Horace, in a vehicle close to a home on Wednesday. Horace Dixon, 67, died at the scene. Cheria Dixon was conscious when police got there, but seriously wounded. She underwent emergency surgery at Singing River Hospital. Authorities found Brown dead of a selfinflicted gunshot wound in a wooded area.

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OXFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; One is a sharp-tongued, self-described â&#x20AC;&#x153;wise guyâ&#x20AC;? originalist, who believes the Constitution means today what it meant when it was first written. The other is a diplomatic former Harvard Law School dean who believes there must be â&#x20AC;&#x153;flexibilityâ&#x20AC;? in interpreting the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s governing document. But Monday, U.S. Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Elena Kagan were full of warm praise for each other, saying that their common ground often overrides their ideological differences on the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high court. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a really collegial court,â&#x20AC;? Kagan told an audience of about 900 people at a forum organized by the University of Mississippi School of Law. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes you like people you agree with and sometimes you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Sometimes you like people you disagree with and sometimes you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;? Scalia, as is his style, put a sharper point on it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t disagree on the law without taking it personally, find another day job,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be an appellate judge.â&#x20AC;? Kagan and Scalia have built a relationship in part around hunting, with Scalia introducing her to guns. Kagan said during a talk at Princeton University in November that she and Scalia would come to Mississippi in December, in part, to hunt ducks. Though Scalia, who has spoken frequently in Mississippi, sometimes talks about cases, Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event, moderated by law school Associate Dean Jack Nowlin, steered away from questions about particular

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Deaths Elzetta Crabb

CHEWALLA, Tenn. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral services for Elzetta Crabb, 82, are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home with Bro. Richard Doyle officiating. Burial will be in the Holly Cemetery. Mrs. Crabb died Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Magnolia Regional Health Center. She was born December 19, 1931 to the late Edward Carmack

Edith F. Dillingham

Funeral services for Edith F. Dillingham, 84, are set for 2 p.m. today at Tate Baptist Church with burial in Holly Cemetery. Mrs. Dillingham died Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Mrs. Dillingham was born November 11, 1930 to the late Ezekiel and Pearl Carter. She was a graduate of Alcorn Agriculture High School. She was a member of Tate Baptist Church, enjoyed gardening and keeping up her yard. She is survived by her husband, Conner Dillingham; and a host of other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Debra Lindquist; brother, Winfred Carter; and three sisters, Estelle Stewart, Maciele Edwards and Lola McMannuss. Bro. Mickey Trammel will officiate. Visitation was Monday from 5-8 p.m. McPeters Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Irene Nunley

IUKA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral services for Irene Nunley, 96, are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cutshall Funeral Home with burial in Rutledge Salem Cemetery. Mrs. Nunley died Thursday, December 11, 2014, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was a member of Iuka Baptist Church. Survivors include one brother, Howard Bridges and wife Catherine of Iuka; and one sister, Helen Walker of Hueytown, Ala. She was preceded in death by her husband, Olen Nunley; her parents, John Marshall and Clara Gertrude

Broughton Bridges; three sisters, Lorene Bingham, Pauline Burcham and Cleo Lawson; and two brothers, Roy Bridges and Billy Bridges. Bro. Danny Burcham will officiate. Visitation is 11 a.m. until service time Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sanctuary Hospice House at www.sanctuaryhospicehouse.com, or by calling (662) 8442111. An online guestbook can be accessed at www.cutshallfuneralhome.com.

India L. Wilbanks

WALNUT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral services for India L. Wilbanks, 93, were held at 3 p.m. Monday, December 15 at Brush Creek Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Wilbanks died Sunday, December 14, 2014 at her residence. Born February 9, 1921, she was a homemaker and member of Brush Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Edith Felker of Walnut; grandchildren, Kim Bullard (Jimmy) and James Keith Felker (Devita); three great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Wilbanks; parents, Charlie and Mary Jo Porterfield Roten; and a brother, Wilburn Roten. Rev. Anthony Rowland officiated. Visitations was noon until service time Monday. Corinthian Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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HALL

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SYFY

7 PM