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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Attorneys deliver opening statements in second day of Stafford murder trialBy DAHLIA ALLENThe question is not whether

Carlette Stafford killed her hus-band, prosecutors say. The ques-tion is whether she will get awaywith it by saying she wasabused.Assistant District Attorney

Brandon Faircloth told jurors inhis opening statement Tuesdaymorning that the number of stabwounds to Richard Stafford’sbody negates self-defense. “Atthe end of the day, she stabbedhim more than 18 times,” hesaid.Faircloth reconstructed for

jurors the events of MemorialDay weekend 2013 during which66-year-old Richard Staffordwas stabbed repeatedly in thetrailer he shared with his wife

near Bush Road in eastern Lau-rens County. Carlette Stafford,58, is charged with malice mur-der, felony murder and aggra-vated assault.“Hours or even a day later,

she went to neighbors covered inblood and told them they maywant to check on Richard be-cause ‘I might have killed him,’”Faircloth said. “From that point,investigators began trying to fig-ure out what happened.”At no time during interviews

after her arrest did CarletteStafford say she had beenabused, Faircloth said, adding,“This developed later.”Faircloth played a lengthy

recorded interview betweenStafford and Laurens CountySheriff ’s Office investigator Ger-

ald Frazier, during which shesaid repeatedly that she did notremember what happened.“This was her chance to say

why. She never said she wasabused. Family members didn’tknow about it before, but theyknow all about it now,” Fairclothsaid.Stafford’s lawyer, Stanley

Smith told a different story.Talking to jurors for close to anhour, he painted a picture of awoman who grew up with astepfather who abused her, hersisters and their mother as thefamily moved from Florida toGeorgia and back again.“This was the only life she

knew until Richard Staffordcame into her life in Jacksonvillein 1974,” Smith said. Carlette

Stafford was 19 at the time, andRichard Stafford was 28.The two met when Richard

Stafford followed her into a con-venience store. Two weeks later,they began dating. He wouldtake Carlette Stafford and hersister out together. “She didn’tknow he was married,” Smithsaid.The two dated from 1974 un-

til 1982. “She fell in love withthe dashing Richard Stafford,”Smith said. “He introduced herto alcohol and drugs – especiallyQuaaludes, a popular recre-ational drug at that time.”The couple lived together pe-

riodically until Richard got a di-vorce and married Carlette in

Photo by Dahlia Allen

Defense attorney Stan Smith sought to sup-port Staffordʼs claim that she stabbed herhusband more than 18 times in self-defenseby explaining patterns of abuse in her back-ground during opening arguments Tuesday.See TRIAL page 8a

DHS grads receiveIB program honors

Jennifer Rhodes Herndon took these photos near Dexter on Whittle Road. Please share yourphotos with us by sending them to tchnewsreporter@gmail.com.

Sunset and Other ScenesBy SANDY ALDRIDGESeven Dublin High School graduates received

International Baccalaureate honors Mondaynight at Dublin City Schools' Board of Educationmeeting.Top honors went to Jolie Rowland who is the

first student to graduate from the school's IB ad-vanced academics program.Other 2016 graduates who earned IB Certifi-

cates of Excellence for completion of the programwere Richard Howell, Richard Lysaker, KristenWatson, Rawda Rahman, James Smith andJared Tribble.Dr. Susan Thornton, director of the program

at DHS, presented the students to the BOE and

Photo by Sandy Aldridge

L-R: Richard Howell, Jolie Rowland,Richard Lysaker, Kristin Watson andDr. Susan Thornton pose for photosoutside the central offices of DublinCity Schools after students receivedInternational Baccalaureate Certifi-cates during a board of educationmeeting. Rowland earned the highestaward as Dublin's first to graduatewith an IB Diploma.

Local organizationspreparing for GreatAmerican Smokeout

Transforming the future: DPD initiativehelping students at Moore Street School

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIThe American Cancer Society in partnership

with the American Cancer Society of LaurensCounty, the Veterans Administration, AtlantaOncology Associates, the Laurens County HealthDepartment and Dublin Hematology & Oncologywill hold its first Great American Smokeout thisweek.The groups will be at Rite-Aid, 2000 Veterans

Boulevard, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday tohelp educate the public about the dangers ofsmoking.They will be wearing and handing out white

smokeout ribbons during the event.Brandi Talton, with Atlanta Oncology Associ-

ates, who along with Kristi Wildes, with DublinHematology & Oncology, organized this event."This is a big deal," Talton said. "There is so

much stuff out there about breast cancer, andthat is great, but there is not enough about lung

By PAYTON TOWNS IIIThe Dublin Police Depart-

ment and Moore Street Schoolare teaming together to helpstudents get the tools theyneed to be successful afterschool.The DPD recently brought

its Transformers InitiativeProgram to 12th grade stu-dents at Moore Street. Thisinitiative was something theDPD started a year ago."This is something we have

started from the ground up,"said DPD Chief Tim Chatman.

"It has done a lot for ourcommunity. We have been ableto direct individuals to centersto obtain GEDs. We have actu-ally worked as an employmentagency to get in direct contactwith our partners to make ithappen."The partners are various

businesses and colleges."It doesn't matter who they

are," Chatman said. "If theyare a good fit, we are able tosend the individual that way."Chatman credited former

New York Police Officer

Jerome Pullen for mentoringthose in the program."He does an awesome job

with the youth," Chatmansaid. "He has taken them tothe library to push reading. Hedoes well with the kids and ittakes the burden off me. Hedoes a great job with the kidsthat he has brought into theprogram."DPD officers and staff have

also helped."They are all doing an awe-

some job," Chatman said. "We

Defendant claims self-defense in stabbing case

Photo by Payton Towns III

Dublin Police Chief Tim Chatman workswith a student. See INITIATIVE page 8a

See SMOKEOUT page 8a

See BOE page 8a

Rebecca W. Knapp

Rebecca Williams Knapp(Reba), 65 years of age,passed away in her sleep ather home in Cairo, Georgia onNovember 4, 2016.Reba was born in the Ma-

con Hospital on October 16,1951. She was the daughter ofJohn and Mamie JohnsonWilliams. Reba was precededin death by two sisters, onebrother and two brothers-in-law, Bessie Todd, GWWilliams, Marie Beckman(Bill) and John LewisThomas. She is survived by asister, Bobbie Thomas; twodaughters, Denise Wooley(Joe) and Jennifer Long (Rob-bie); three grandchildren,Trace Cone, Jenna Long andJoel Wooley; wife-in-law, San-dra Alford; sister-in-law, MaryWilliams; and brother-in-law,Bubba Todd.Reba graduated from Lau-

rens High School in RentzGeorgia. She was active inchorus, cheerleading and sev-eral clubs and organizationsin school. Reba enjoyed herfamily, friends and mu-sic. She could always becounted on to help a neighborin need. She was well knownfor her short stature and herzest for life! She will bemissed by many! Although thechosen image is older, it bestrepresents Reba’s youthfulspirit.A celebration of her life will

be held at 11 a.m. on Satur-day, November 19 at herchurch home, Family WorshipCenter (FWC), 1760 U.S.Highway 84 West, Cairo,Georgia, with Pastor JohnnyMoore, officiating.In lieu of flowers and con-

dolences, the family requeststhat donations be made toFamily Worship Center. AtReba’s request, her ashes willbe spread over Lake Talquin,a place she held many happymemories while raising herdaughters. The spreading ofashes ceremony will be heldat Ben Stoutamire Landingon Lake Talquin in Tallahas-see, Florida at 5 p.m. on Sat-urday, November 19.

Jeanette T. Norfleet

Mrs. Jeanette Tanner Nor-fleet, age 78, of Soperton, diedMonday night, November 14,2016.Mrs. Norfleet was born in

Wheeler County and had livedmost of her life in TreutlenCounty. She was preceded indeath by her parents, Chancyand Lessie Beck Tanner, herhusband, Autry Phillips, sis-ters, Jewel McDaniel andGeneva Maddox, and broth-ers, Albert Tanner, Willie Tan-ner, Earl Tanner, EdwardTanner, James Tanner, andA.C. Tanner, and grandson,Dana Kittrell. She was a for-mer employee of TreutlenHealth and Rehabilitation.Survivors include her hus-

band, Kenneth Norfleet; chil-dren, Olise (Sherry) Phillips,Wallace (Sue) Phillips, Matt(Tara) Phillips, MitchellPhillips, Allen (Barbara)Phillips, and Deborah(William) Brinson, all of Sop-erton, Sandra (Ken) Dykstraof Ritzville, Washington,Suzette (John) Brown ofLyons, and Diane (GlennBarefoot) Phillips of Dunn,N.C.; 15 grandchildren, sev-eral great-grandchildren, andone great-great grandson.Services will be held in the

Chapel of Sammons Funeral

Home at 2 p.m. Thursday, No-vember 17, with the Rev. LeeGaston officiating. Burial willbe in Boiling Springs Ceme-tery, Treutlen County.The family will receive

friends at the funeral homeWednesday from 6-8 p.m.The family may be reached

at the home of Matt and TaraPhillips, 1071 Sarabel Ave.,Soperton.An online register book

may be signed atwww.sammonsfuneralhome.com.

Christopher T.Brown

Christopher Troy Brown,age 40, of Rockport, Ill., diedSaturday, November 12, 2016.Funeral services will be

held at 2 p.m. Thursday, No-vember 17, at SoutherlandFuneral Chapel, with inter-ment in Giddens-HarrellCemetery.Chris was of the Baptist

Faith, a graduate of North-side High School and was em-ployed as a security guard.He enjoyed working andspending time with his family.Chris aspired to follow his dadin the military and alsodreamed of becoming a peaceofficer.Survivors: Companion –

Paula Barfield; Son –Thomas Jackson (Debra);Granddaughter – MarleeJackson; Mother – DarleneBryan Brown; Father – Bob-by E. Brown (Betty SueThomas); Grandmother – EvaMae Belflower; Two brothers– Glenn Brown and JasonBrown; Two nieces – AmberBrown and Katie Brown.The family will receive

friends in Southerland Funer-al Chapel from 12:30 p.m. - 2p.m. Thursday, November 17.Stokes-Southerland Funer-

al Home of Eastman hascharge of arrangements.www.stokes-southerland.com

Erylane W. Barwick

Williamstown, Vt. – On theafternoon of Thursday, No-vember 10, 2016, ErylaneBarwick joined her belovedhusband, Jefferson M. Bar-wick, Sr. in heaven. She was75 years old.Erylane was born on Feb-

ruary 20, 1941 in Dublin,Georgia to the late Jessie J.and Minnie Harvey Woodard.She was a wonderful home-maker and committed matri-arch of the Barwick Family,and loved her family morethan anything.Mrs. Barwick married Jef-

ferson, the love of her life, at avery young age and together,they made a happy home rais-ing two children to know andlove Jesus Christ. In 1985,the family settled in Center-ville and soon after, she be-came a devoted member ofSandy Valley Baptist Church.Erylane delighted in worshipand fellowship at church andspending time with her fami-ly, but she also loved to fish,cook (“famous for her pecanpie”), sew and craft and read.When her health began to de-cline, she moved with herdaughter, son-in-law andgrandsons in 2011 to Vermontwhere she was happily able tobond with her grandsons.Mrs. Barwick’s memory willforever live in the hearts ofeveryone she knew.In addition to her husband

and parents, Erylane was alsopreceded in death by her sis-ters, Brenda Woodard andDrue Carter; and her brother,Rufus “Buddy” Woodard.She leaves her memory be-

hind with her loving chil-dren, Deborah Persons (Bri-an) of Williamstown, Ver-mont and Jeff Barwick, Jr.(Lorey) of Centerville; grand-sons, Ethan and William Per-sons (Grace); sisters, DeloriseFarmer and Linda Church-well, both of Dublin; and anumber of adoring nieces,nephews and friends.Visitation will be Thurs-

day, November 17 from 5p.m. until 7 p.m. at McCul-lough Funeral Home. Funer-al services will be held at 11a.m. on Friday, November 18at Sandy Valley BaptistChurch with the ReverendPhil Bryant officiating. At 3p.m. on Friday, Erylane willbe laid to rest next to Mr.Barwick in Minter BaptistChurch Cemetery in Minter,Georgia.In lieu of flowers, the fam-

ily respectfully suggestsmemorial donations be givenin memory of Erylane to theCare Net Pregnancy Centerof Central Vermont, P.O. Box513, Barre, VT 05641. Nopotted plants, please.Please go to

www.mcculloughfh.com tosign the Online Registry forthe family. McCullough Fu-neral Home and Crematoryhas been entrusted with Mrs.Barwick’s arrangements.

Shawn Wallace

Funeral services for Mr.Shawn Wallace of Dublin,will be held on Thursday, No-vember 17, 2016 at 1 p.m. atthe Living Hope WordChurch, 101 Pearl Street,East Dublin. Reverend Car-los Jones will officiate. Inter-ment will follow in the Dud-ley Memorial Cemetery.Mr. Wallace was born on

July 3, 1978, to Mr. Charlesand Audrey Jefferson Wal-lace. He graduated fromDublin High School in 1996,where he played on theFighting Irish BasketballTeam. He was employed withSteel Fab Corporation formany years. Mr. Wallace wasan affectionate, loving, car-ing, dependable, hardwork-ing, loving man. He lovedchildren, family and friendsunconditionally, and had aheart of gold. His favoriteteam was the PittsburghSteelers, and gave his fatherthe nickname No. 74, his fa-vorite phrase was "Live Ac-tion", and had had a dedicat-ed father, and mother nick-named "Lil Mama"/BabyGirl. He passed away on No-vember 12.He was preceded in death

by his grandparents, Mrs.Fannie Jefferson Kemp, Mr.Emmett Jefferson, Mr. VallonWallace Sr., Mrs. ElizabethWallace, his uncles, JeffreyJefferson, Leon Wallace, Val-lon Wallace Jr., by his aunts,Debra and Loretta Wallace,and by relative Edna ForestMr. Wallace will be greatly

missed, and his memorieswill be cherised by his lovingparents, Charles and AudreyWallace, one daughter, AliciaWallace of Cartersville, twobrothers, Orlando Daniels ofDublin, and Anthony Wal-lace, of Atlanta, one sister,Tyneshia (Joshua) Wilcher ofDublin, seven uncles, Bobbyand Barry Jefferson of At-lanta, Tracey (Regina) Jeffer-son of Dublin, Ray (Brenda)Jefferson of Little RockArkansas, great uncle, JohnThomas of Washington, D.C.,Phil Wallace of Dallas, Texas,Donald Wallace of Pitts-burgh, Pennsylvania, aunts,

Wednesday, November 16, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 2aThe Courier Herald

Notice is hereby given that Ellen Sumner, representing Warehouse Home Furnishings Distribution, Inc. has requested rezoning of 41.75 acres of property located at 101 Brown Road, Lots A, B, C and D, Dublin, Georgia, from M-1 (Warehousing and Light Industry) to M-2 (Warehousing Business). Proposed use is a solar panel project.

The Mayor and Council will hold the Public Hearing in the Council Chambers of the Dublin City Hall in Dublin, Georgia, on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 5:30 p.m.

All interested persons are invited to attend.

Public Hearing Notice

HOLIDAY CLOSING The City of Dublin will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 24th and 25th for the Thanksgiving holiday. The following collection changes will be in effect for that week:

Monday, November 21 - Monday & Tuesday garbage routes

Tuesday, November 22 - Wednesday garbage route

Wednesday, November 23 - Thursday garbage route

No recycling collection on Friday, November 25th. Recycling will resume on Friday, December 2nd for customers on the Wednesday & Thursday routes.

Admission11 up: $200

3-10: $100

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SMOKE -- It's bad to the bone The series "Mad Men" was

all too accurate on one count:In 1955 almost 57 percent ofmen and 30 percent of womensmoked cigarettes! Fortunate-ly, those numbers are down toaround 18 percent of the popu-lation these days; fewer andfewer kids and teens are eventrying cigars or cigarettes, ac-cording to the National YouthTobacco Survey. (However, BigTobacco, which owns many e-cig companies, is trying tohook teens on vaping.)For folks who smoke ciga-

rettes, the news about thedamage it does is ever morealarming. Not only does smok-ing trigger COPD and lungcancer, lead to heart attack,

stroke and increase chronicback pain, it doubles the riskof osteoporosis-related bonefractures. And older smokerstumble more often than non-smokers (poorer neuromuscu-lar control), which causesbreaks, too. For women,there's a fivefold and for menan eightfold increase in therisk of death from any causeduring the three months post-break.As if that weren't upsetting

enough, according to a newstudy in the journal Circula-tion: Cardiovascular Genetics,smoking alters your DNA --some of it for up to 30 years af-ter you stop smoking. Andthose changes continue your

increased risk for heart dis-ease and cancer. But even though some risks

persist, quitting smoking willmake you healthier immedi-ately. Some smoking-alteredDNA returns to "neversmoked" levels in five years!So, for help quitting, visitwww.smokefree.gov or call theAmerican Cancer Society'sQuitline at 800-227-2345.

Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of"The Dr. Oz Show," and MikeRoizen, M.D. is Chief WellnessOfficer and Chair of WellnessInstitute at Cleveland Clinic.To live your healthiest, tune in-to "The Dr. Oz Show" or visitwww.sharecare.com.

Booklet gives easy tutorialon how to write a letter

DEAR ABBY: I'm a fresh-man in college, blessed to havean internship in the office of anonprofit organization. Astime goes by, and as trust isbuilt, I am being given moreresponsibilities. One of themis writing letters for variouspurposes -- thank-you letters,invitations, congratulatoryletters, etc.When I was in high school,

I was never taught the formatfor how to write these kinds ofletters. I get confused aboutspacing and how to addresspeople with titles. It's a shamethat technology has left mygeneration so clueless on howto do important stuff. Is therea resource for letter writingavailable from you? I need itbecause I feel awkward al-ways having to ask other staffmembers. -- CLUELESS IN-TERN IN ALGONQUIN, ILL.DEAR INTERN: Judging

from the high volume of mail Ireceive, letter composition issomething that many peoplebesides you struggle with. Ipublish a booklet called "Howto Write Letters for All Occa-sions," and among the topics itcovers are how to address asenator, member of Congress,clergyperson, etc. It can be or-dered by sending your nameand mailing address, pluscheck or money order for $7(U.S. funds), to Dear AbbyLetters Booklet, P.O. Box 447,Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.Shipping and handling are in-cluded in the price. Keep it inyour desk drawer and dip intoit as needed. My letters book-let also contains helpful sug-

gestions for writing letters ofcongratulations, and lettersabout difficult subjects to ad-dress, such as letters of condo-lence for the loss of a parent,spouse or child, as well aswarm thank-you notes forbirthday, shower, wedding andholiday gifts.My letters booklet provides

an assist for anyone whoneeds a quick and easy tutori-al. It has also proven to beparticularly helpful for par-ents to use as a way to easilyteach children how to writeusing proper etiquette.

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriendand I have been together forfour years. I love him deeply,but I have lied to him aboutcertain things. I feel guiltyabout it, but I can't bring my-self to tell him the truth be-cause he has a temper. One lie I told was that I

was laid off from my previousjob, but I really quit. He didn'twant me quitting, but I did itfor my own good. I was havinga nervous breakdown, and allI felt were negative thoughtswhen I worked there. Al-though I found a better jobmonths later, I never sum-moned up the courage to tellhim the truth.We don't live together. I'm

24 and he's 26. Do you thinkthis lack of communication isa reason to break up, or am Ibeing too sensitive about histemper? He doesn't abuse me,but he won't talk to me if hedoesn't have things his way. --UNSURE IN THE WESTDEAR UNSURE: I'm glad

you're not living together be-cause if you were, your prob-lem would have serious rami-fications. Your boyfriend maynot be physically abusive, buthe IS controlling. Subjectingyou to the silent treatment isemotionally abusive, and sowas deciding "for" you thatyou should remain at a jobthat's stressful and unpleas-ant.You may love this man

deeply, but from my perspec-tive the relationship isn't ahealthy one. If you want toend it, you are justified.

Dear Abby is written byAbigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips, andwas founded by her mother,Pauline Phillips. Contact DearAbby at www.DearAbby.comor P.O. Box 69440, Los Ange-les, CA 90069.

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Vickie Vickers of Atlanta,Faye Jefferson of North Car-olina, Tammy Jefferson ofDublin, Chandra Carlton andElizabeth (Frank) Wright ofEast Dublin, Pamela LawtonClark, Lucille Davis of Dal-las, Texas, Patricia Mounds,Justine and Jackie Wallace ofPittsburgh, Pennsylvania,great aunts Tressie O'Neal ofDublin and Retha (Erwin)Smith of Atlanta, and a hostof nieces, cousins and friends.The family is receiving

friends at 810 Smith Street,Dublin.Please post condolences at

www.servicesbydudley.comServices by Dudley FuneralHome of Dublin

James F. Hall Sr.

Memorial services forJames Franklin Hall, Sr., 87,of Dublin, who died Monday,November 14, 2016, in Seren-ity Place, will be held Thurs-day, November 17, 2016, at 3p.m. in the chapel of FisherFuneral Home with Rev.Chad Zueck. Burial will be in

Cedar Hill Cemetery.James was born in Hart-

ley, Georgia to the late Pre-ston R. Hall, Sr. and LillieMae Harp Hall. He was a for-mer member of Cochran FirstBaptist Church and a mem-ber of Dublin CommunityChurch. He was retired fromRobins Air Force Base. Hewas preceded in death by hisdaughter, Lisa Hall.Survivors include: his wife

of 69 years, Mary HinsonHall of Dublin; three chil-dren, Sharon Renee Warrenof Dublin, Jim Hall, Jr. ofDublin, and Robin Marie(Clay) Pfannkuche of WarnerRobins; six grandchildren;and eight great-grandchil-dren.The family will be at the

Hall residence on WestviewDrive in Dublin and willmeet friends following theservice at the funeral home.

Fisher Funeral Home hascharge of arrangements.www.fishersfuneralhome.net

BBiirrtthhddaayyssConner RozierLeon Wilcher

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Trinity announces DAR GoodCitizen Award winner

Slayd Sasser has been selected as the 2016-17 DARGood Citizen at Trinity Christian School. Slayd waschosen because he best exemplifies the qualities ofdependability, service, leadership and patriotism inhome, school and community. This recognition issponsored by the John Laurens Chapter, NSDAR.(Special photo)

Hillcrest Elementary announcesfirst nine weeks Honor Roll

FIRST GRADEAlex Bell, Keyana Ben-

jamin, Maxx Chafin, AidenClark, Khloe Courtenay, Bri-anna Daniel, Aissata Diallo,Jazzmine Dobbs, ShaniyahEllington, Brenden Hagans,Kayden Harrell, Zoey High-tower, Ayanna Latimore, KelisLawrence, Kimari Lewis,Samuel Luck, Zatahja Parks,Dhani Patel, Princyy Purohit,Colton Smith, Kylee Spikes,Diaz Stanley, Khaliah Wakil-Bey, Harmoni Walker andGreyson Watson

SECOND GRADESarah Anderson, Audree

Brown, Zykeviah Carswell,Kendall Chapman, KadenColeman, Kemajae Davis,Rashod Dixon, Cassie Dudley,Ashley Easterling, ChasityForeman, Janiya Freeman,Cameron Goltz, Robert Hay-

wood, Aubree Johnson, Madi-son Jones, Jamarion Kemp,Sean Knight, Jakeno Lamb,Mekenzie Linsey, AndrewLuck, Trinity Mack, NathanMasterson, Aiden McAllister,Armani Moore, Dianco Mur-ray, Giovanni Nieves, JohnOliver, LaQuevia Parks,Charmi Patel, Wyatt Patisal,Zion Porter, Autiyanna Ran-dall, Makenley Rozier, AubreyRozier, Melissa Sanchez,Tyzavion Salter, JurneeSmith, Mandarian Stanley,Martez Thomas, Za'Kian To-bler, Rashun Waters, ColbyWilliams, Zalia Williams,Kristina Williams, ArielWright, Christopher Wrightand Smith Zellner

THIRD GRADEZitionna Allen, Ny'Jeria

Anderson, Tania Ashley, Jor-dan Bostic, Kemonte Davis,

Hayden Edmond, AshantiGreen, Ivyana Kennedy, Em-ma McDaniel, MartaviousMitchell, R'Javien Moss,Saige Stephens, DevontayVickers, Jhaden Whitley, Ar-mani Williams, DallasWilliams, Amari Williams,Amerie Woodard and Ji'LayhaWright

FOURTH GRADETyrus Andrews, , Antonio

Brack, Zarian Craft, PeytonCulver, Aylin Delgado, AllisonFarmer, Phallen Fields, Do-minick Gray, Megan Hay-wood, Kelvin Jackson, JessicaLyman, Kailyn McDuffie, Mic-ah O'Neal, Michael Patisaul,Kadareuntay Pauldo, OscarRamos, Valashjah Steward,Ashley Taylor, Willie Thomas,Amiria Thomas and ShelbyAnn Thrasher

DCS celebrate ʻLights on Afterschoolʼ initiative

Dublin City Schools celebrated the national "Lights On Afterschool" initiative with spe-cial programs at its 21st Century Learning Centers. At Dublin High School, Mrs. SheliaConyers, of West Laurens Middle School, served as guest speaker. Meanwhile at Hill-crest Elementary School, Officer Alan Harris spoke about safety for National Safety andFire Prevention Month, a puppet show was performed by the drama class and speech-es were presented on the theme "Why Afterschool Matters." (Special photos)

Scenes from area schoolsʼ Veterans Day programs

Special photos and photos by Kelly Lenz

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During the Veterans Day Ceremony heldat the Carl Vinson VeteransAdministrationHospital, the winner of this year's Veteran'sPoetry contest read the winning entry to thecrowded assembly of folks in the auditorium.The winner is Megan Haywood, a fourth

grader at Hillcrest Elementary.For many of our readers who did not have

the opportunity to attend the ceremony, wewant to share her winning poem, titled"Military Veteran."

Military VeteranBy Megan Haywood

To every veteran there is this special day;WhenAmerica thanks them in an honorableway.They are thanked for the service that they

gave,For defending the land of the free and the

home of the brave.Yes, they had struggles and had to depend

on one another.Brave and fearless is theAmerican soldier.They established friendships that will forev-

er last.Sharing in their victories of the past.

They served proudly and the ultimate price,some of them paid.

Yet we are free and the stars and stripes stillwave.

Many are still serving in their communityand sharing.

This is the life of a military veteran.

That this ispart of the edu-cation programhere is areassurancethat the nextgeneration willappreciate thegreatness ofour country.We should be

teaching ourchildren theimportance ofpatriotism.We should be

challengingthem to beinspirationaland aspirational about our country.We join in thanking the teachers and par-

ents for supporting this effort and congratu-late Miss Haywood and her fellow students.

-- DuBose Porter

TeachingPatriotism

What will Trumpʼs election mean for Georgia?For both Georgia and the

United States as a whole, theelection of Donald Trump aspresident is going tomean somemajor changes in our lives.

For a start, you can expect tosee more air and water pollu-tion, more closings of rural hos-pitals, and more people withoutaccess to health insuranceunder the new administration.

The most concise blueprintof what lies ahead comes fromSen. David Perdue.

In a radio interview lastweek, Perdue predicted thatRepublican members ofCongress will quickly repealObamacare, the Clean PowerPlan, and the "Waters of theUnited States" water qualityrule. They will also approve theKeystone oil pipeline thatwould extend through the mas-sive Ogallala Aquifer — one oftheworld’s largest undergroundsources of fresh water.

"All four of those things willget signed into law by PresidentTrump," Perdue said. "All fourof those things will get done inthe first 100 days."

The widely expected repealof theAffordable CareAct effec-tively puts an end to any talk ofMedicaid expansion in Georgia.

Gov. Nathan Deal couldhave brought more than $9 bil-lion in federal funds to the stateif he had agreed to Medicaidexpansion in 2013, but hedeclined the opportunitybecause of his political opposi-tion to the Affordable Care Act.

There had been talk inrecent months of easing intoMedicaid expansion in 2017and bringing some of that fed-eral money to Georgia, whichwould have gone to hospitalsand physicians that treatMedicaid patients. With therepeal of Obamacare, that is adead issue.

The big losers here will befinancially stressed rural hospi-tals that treat a large number ofindigent patients who can’tafford to pay their bills.Withoutthe hoped-for influx of Medicaidexpansion funds, you could seeas many as 15 to 20 of Georgia’srural hospitals forced to shuttheir doors because they can’tafford to stay in operation.

In addition to that, the endof Obamacare will leave morethan 20 million Americanswithout health insurance. InGeorgia, more than 580,000people get health coveragethrough the insuranceexchange that is part of theAffordable Care Act. Once theact has been repealed, they willbe without insurance as well.

The repeal of the CleanPower Plan will be a financialboost to Georgia Power, which

will be able to keep operatingcoal-fired power plants thatspew greenhouse gases into theatmosphere. Georgia Powercould even reopen some of thecoal-fired facilities it has closedin recent years because of theclean air standards.

House Speaker Paul Ryan ofWisconsin has proposed foryears that Social Security beprivatized and thatMedicare beterminated and replaced withan insurance voucher system.

Social Security, in fact, hasbeen a target of the RepublicanParty since the program wasfirst implemented in 1935. Oneof the GOP’s most cherishedgoals has been to reverse theNew Deal that PresidentFranklin Roosevelt put in place.

"If you’re going to repeal andreplace Obamacare, you have toaddress those issues as well,"Ryan said last week. "Medicarehas got some serious issuesbecause of Obamacare. So thosethings are part of our plan toreplace Obamacare."

Once you replace Medicarewith an insurance voucherplan, senior citizens will haveno choice but to pay whateverpremiums are demanded by

private insurance companies.They very likely will pay moremoney for less coverage becausevouchers will not be able tokeep up with the increasingcost of health insurance.

With a Republican presidentand GOP majorities in bothhouses of Congress, Ryanshould be able to accomplish hislong-held goals of dismantlingSocial Security and endingMedicare – if not in the first 100days of the new administration,then shortly after.

Trump’s strongest support,of course, came from voters whoare age 65 and older – they arethe ones who would be directlyaffected by the elimination ofMedicare and Social Security. Itwill be interesting to see howquickly, or whether, the newpresident signs legislation thatwould have such a negativeimpact on his staunchest sup-porters.

Trump voters said theywanted changes, and they willget changes beyond anythingthey may have imagined.Whether they like thosechanges is another matterentirely.

Tom Crawford is the editorof The Georgia Report, anInternet news service at gare-port.com that covers govern-ment and politics in Georgia.He can be reached at tcraw-ford@gareport.com.

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Nov. 8The Dalton Daily Citizen on fire-

fighters dealing with fires in NorthGeorgia:

Even though the flames lighting up thenight on Rocky Face have diminished andhave been reduced to a smolder, the smokestill hanging in the air and the smell ofburning leaves which greet the nose in themorning reminds us that the continuedthreat of more forest fires remains.

Thankfully, crews from the GeorgiaForestry Commission as well as local firedepartments are still on duty and areready for the next emergency. And as thedrought conditions around the region per-sist, those threats still remain.

According to a release from the GFC,28 new fires were called in on Mondayalone. Of those, two were able to be han-dled by local fire departments, but 26required action by GFC personnel. In therelease, officials pointed out how longthese fires can linger as a fire from threeweeks ago was founding smoldering againon Monday.

Because of the heavy amount of leavesfalling and the dry, brittle conditions, anylittle spark can cause a fire to reignite.Currently crews are still heavily involvedon Rocky Face and Lookout Mountain, aswell as assisting with the Fox Mountainfire on the Georgia/Alabama border.

In addition to merely monitoring thefires, crews are also forced to clear fire-breaks previous made because of thoseleaves which are falling and giving fires apathway through the breaks.

"Many counties within the northGeorgia area have enacted county-wideburn bans and area residents are asked toplease restrict burning activities until con-ditions improve," Ranger Pat Stockettwrote in her press release Tuesday morn-ing. "We are seeing fires started by hotcars, tractors and equipment being parkedin grassy areas. Anything with an openflame can be a potential cause of the nextwildfire. Even coals from a charcoal grill

are hot enough to ignite a wild fire."Working these fires has been a long

and labor-intensive task for both the stateand local firefighters, and their hard workhas helped contain what could have beena much bleaker outcome.

Nov. 9The Augusta Chronicle on the

aftermath of the election:Well, we're through with the election.It's a good bet the election's not through

with us, though.Fact is, this election, even more so than

the bitterly contested, court-decided con-test of 2000, has exposed a canyon-sizedfault line between Americans on the rightand left.

We simply have deep, profound differ-ences about the very nature of America.

Half the nation wants our traditionalconstitutional republic, with limited gov-ernment, individual liberty and safetynets carefully calibrated to encourage thekind of self-reliance and can-do spirit thatbuilt this nation into the greatest ever.

The other half seeks a European-stylesocial democracy, with high taxes, govern-ment health care and wealth redistribu-tion, and a supposed benevolent govern-ment omnipresence in our lives.

The two presidential candidates repre-sented these two polar opposites. Andtheir personal flaws — Hillary Clinton'schronic corruption and well-earned repu-tation for lying, and Trump's crassness —only accentuated the existing divisions inthe electorate.

These important ideological divisionsremain today. And they will be the sourceof continued dispute and discord — asthey must be.

Not all tension is bad. Tension forcesobjects to be more flexible and strong.Romantic tension creates interest. Plottension makes for better stories. Tensionin big games makes athletes into champi-ons.

The danger is taking tension to the

breaking point — which we nearly did inthis election. There was isolated violence;a low-brow, childish, name-calling cam-paign; and arguments that leaked intoevery walk of life, sometimes even endingfriendships.

The fabric of America tore just a littlebit more this election cycle.

Today must be a day of unity. We needto spend some time reflecting on thosethings that unite us — most notably, ourcherished tradition and saving grace ofthe peaceful transfer of power.

If only Thanksgiving Day were today.Well, it can be.Even before the election, public and

private leaders and houses of worshipwere making plans for pre- and post-elec-tion prayer and unity.

In Beaverton, Ore., a handful ofchurches invited folks to pray Mondaynight before they voted on Tuesday. InKansas City's Community ChristianChurch, they scheduled a "Jazz Vespers"worship service for tonight. In New Jersey,the Episcopal bishop of Newark has calledfor an "Interfaith Service of Post-ElectionReconciliation."

The National Cathedral inWashington, D.C., has a series of servicesplanned for reconciliation and healing. InCharlotte, N.C., a unity service at lunchtoday; in Elgin, Ill., a candlelight healingmeditation and prayer service Thursdaynight; in Chesapeake, Va., a service afterthe polls closed Tuesday, for "the healingof the country and the healing of relation-ships."

Everywhere we went on Monday, peo-ple were talking about how glad they werethat the election would be over. We agree.

But the divisions the election illumi-nated remain.

We must continue to fight for ourbeliefs. But our task now is to cool thetemperature, calm the rhetoric and worktogether.

We're done with the election. Not witheach other.

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it'll fall apart around his ears.

To the person that saidthat we have to go to Fox toget our comfort, us right-wingers, well you left-wingershave NBC, ABC, MSNBC,Channel 13 and they are alljust as far left as you can go.Why do you think Fox is theNo. 1 news station? It beats allof the stations that you getyour lines from.

I hope that Trump does-n't listen to Bill O'Reilly. Be-cause the last thing he wantsto do is step to a mike in athreatening manner and saythat protesting won't be toler-ated. He's already hated byover half the country. And hisdoomed presidency will onlyfall apart from the seams.

College-educated youngfolks are more inclined to beagainst the change whichtakes things away from themthat was given to them by thegovernment. And that's toobad, but they're going to have

to live with it, so they might aswell get off those protest blocksand act like regular folks.

Now imagine, Trumpcomes into the oval officeon day one with well over a 65-percent disapproval rating,just think of what he's gonnabe in maybe a year from now.

It's a shame College kid-s've gotta go around and actlike anarchists because of theway we deal with being democ-ratic. They act like commu-nists. We need to stamp thisproblem out once and for all.

The media needs to quitcalling the post-election ri-oters "protestors" when theyare "anarchists." There's a dif-ference in a peaceful protestand nothing but upset, bent-on-destruction rioters. Theyshould be arrested for incitingriots. They're not protesting.They're destroying property.

I call for everyone to putout the American flag. Let

em just start appearing justabout everywhere you go tosend a message that we havetaken America back for thetime being, and that the sunreally has come up and there'slight at the end of the rainbow.

It's ok to have freedom ofspeech and march, and thatgoes for everyone, not just acertain race or races. But whenyou start destroying property,people jumping on individualslike animals and almost killingthem, looting and stealing andsetting things on fire and burn-ing the flag. We will not toler-ate that. That is going to end.

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COMMUNITY CALENDARWednesday

•AAIAmResponsible GroupContact, 272-5244 or 275-8259, 131 E.Madison St., 8 p.m.•NAWe Surrender, Contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, EastDublin, noon.•Civitan Club every Wednesday at noon at the Golden Corral.

Thursday•Art Dublinmeets every second Thursday, 6:30 p.m., atDublin-Laurens Museum. Call 984-8665 for more info.•Evening Branch of the Dublin Lions Club 6:30 p.m.,CNH Tractor Plant, Firetower Rd.•Stevens/Forstmann Retirees at the Cloverleaf Restaurantin East Dublin.•AAIAmResponsible GroupContact, 272-5244 or 275-8259, 131 E.Madison St., 8 p.m.•AA24 Hour Group, contact 279-0839, 629 Broad Street,East, Dublin, Ga 8 p.m.•Magnolia Midlands Chess Clubmeets on Thursdays at 6p.m. in the lobby of the Fred Roberts Hotel. The club is for allages and all levels. There is no cost to be in the club. For moreinformation call Bill Perry at 697-6728.•NAWe Surrender, contact 275-9531, 629 Broad Street, EastDublin, 6:30 p.m.•Celebrate Recovery (Christian-based) Fridays at 7 p.m. ex-cept last Fri. ea. mo., supper at 6:30 p.m., New Vision Fellow-ship across from old Kroger, 278-0710 or 290-1322.•Hand in Hand Cancer Support Group strength and solu-tions for patients and families. Middle Georgia Cancer Center,5:30 p.m., 207 Fairview Park Dr. (478)-275-1111.•LGBT Support Groupmeets every first and third Thursdayat 711 BellevueAve. Everyone is welcome who is 18 years orolder. Call or email for group times and locations: 478.246.7939and BRCONNELL333@gmail.com. Check us out on Facebook.

The Laurens County Li-brary will hold its fourth an-nual Fall Used Book salethrough Thursday, 9 a.m. to6:30 p.m. Magazines cost 25cents, paperback books cost 50cents, VHS tapes cost 50cents, hardcover books cost $1and DVDs cost $1. Cash andchecks accepted. Small billsare preferred.The Emerald Business

and Professional Women’sClub 66th anniversary schol-arship banquet will be heldSaturday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. atOle Times Country Buffet,1636 Veterans Blvd.Greater New Friendship

BC will have a YouthDay/Taste of Greater, a day offree family fun, games, foodand fellowship Saturday, Nov.19, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For infoand basketball tournamentsign-up, leave message at 478-290-4462.The Laurens County Li-

brary will hold its FoodFor Fines through Dec. 14.Anyone with overdue fines canhave $1 waived for everycanned food item they donate.All collected food will be do-nated to a local food pantry.The library cannot accept

cans that are past their expi-ration, dented, damaged or

home-canned, or food in glasscontainers. If people bringmore than five cans at a time,please bring in a box. Cannotbe applied to fines forlost/damaged materials.To all churches, commu-

nity organizations, sorori-ties, fraternities, civicclubs and others: If youwould like to advertise eventsfor Black History month onour calendar, please forwardthe information tofwww201@gmail.com, Atten-tion: Calendar. Deadline isNov. 30.A community-wide

Thanksgiving prayer ser-vice will be held at BethlehemBaptist Church, Hwy. 29South, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at7 p.m. Everyone is welcome!Holly Spring Baptist

Church "Share the Har-vest" Meal will be served onThursday, Nov. 24 from 11a.m. - 1 p.m. at 705 BuckeyeRd. and Paula's Fried Chick-en, 201 MLK Jr. Drive. Fordelivery, call (478) 275-3603 or(478) 272-9352.Holly Spring Baptist

Church will have HarvestDay Service on Thursday,November 24 at 9 a.m. Every-one is invited. Rev. Joe F.Moore, Pastor.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Today is Wednesday,Nov. 16, the 321st day of2016. There are 45 days leftin the year.

Today's Highlight inHistory:On Nov. 16, 1966, Dr.

Samuel H. Sheppard was ac-quitted in his second trial ofmurdering his pregnantwife, Marilyn, in 1954.On this date:In 1776, British troops

captured Fort Washington inNew York during the Ameri-can Revolution.In 1885, Canadian rebel

leader Louis Riel was exe-cuted for high treason.In 1907, Oklahoma be-

came the 46th state of theunion.In 1914, the newly creat-

ed Federal Reserve Banksopened in 12 cities.In 1933, the United

States and the Soviet Unionestablished diplomatic rela-tions.In 1939, mob boss Al

Capone, ill with syphilis,was released from prison af-ter serving 7 1/2 years fortax evasion and failure tofile tax returns.In 1945, the United Na-

tions Educational, Scientificand Cultural Organization(UNESCO) was founded atthe conclusion of a confer-ence in London.In 1959, the Rodgers and

Hammerstein musical "TheSound of Music" opened onBroadway.In 1973, Skylab 4, carry-

ing a crew of three astro-nauts, was launched fromCape Canaveral on an 84-day mission.In 1981, the Senate con-

firmed Dr. C. Everett Koopto be surgeon general. Os-car-winning actor WilliamHolden, 63, was found deadin his Santa Monica, Califor-nia, apartment.In 1991, former Louisiana

governor Edwin Edwardswon a landslide victory inhis bid to return to office, de-feating State Rep. DavidDuke, a former Ku KluxKlan leader.In 1993, President Bill

Clinton signed the ReligiousFreedom Restoration Act,making it harder for govern-ment to interfere with reli-gious practices.Ten years ago: Democ-

rats embraced Nancy Pelosias the first woman Housespeaker in history, but thenselected Steny Hoyer as ma-jority leader against herwishes. African, Arab, Euro-pean and U.N. leadersagreed in principle to a jointAfrican Union-United Na-tions peacekeeping force forSudan's Darfur region. Gun-men abducted a private se-curity team of four Ameri-cans and an Austrian in

southern Iraq. (All five werelater slain.) MinnesotaTwins' ace Johan Santanawon the AL Cy Young Award.Nobel Prize-winning econo-mist Milton Friedman diedin San Francisco at age 94.Five years ago: Presi-

dent Barack Obama, visitingCanberra, said he wouldsend military aircraft andup to 2,500 Marines tonorthern Australia for atraining hub to help alliesand protect American inter-ests across Asia.One year ago: President

Barack Obama, in Turkeyfor a meeting of world lead-ers, conceded that the Paristerror attacks were a "terri-ble and sickening setback"in the fight against the Is-lamic State, but forcefullydismissed critics who werecalling for the U.S. to changeor expand its military cam-paign against the extrem-ists. Chicago Cubs thirdbaseman Kris Bryant was aunanimous pick as NL Rook-ie of the Year, and HoustonAstros shortstop Carlos Cor-rea was voted the AL honor.Actor David Canary, 77, diedin Wilton, Connecticut.Today's Birthdays: Ac-

tor Clu Gulager is 88. Jour-nalist Elizabeth Drew is 81.Blues musician W.C. Clarkis 77. Actress Joanna Pettetis 74. Actor Steve Railsbackis 71. Actor David Leisure is

66. Actor Miguel Sandoval is65. Actress Marg Helgen-berger is 58. Rock musicianMani is 54. Country singer-musician Keith Burns (TrickPony) is 53. Tennis playerZina Garrison is 53. FormerMLB All-Star pitcherDwight Gooden is 52. Jazzsinger Diana Krall is 52. Ac-tor Harry Lennix is 52. Rockmusician Dave Kushner(Velvet Revolver) is 50. Ac-tress Lisa Bonet (boh-NAY')is 49. Actress Tammy Lau-ren is 48. Rhythm-and-bluessinger Bryan Abrams (ColorMe Badd) is 47. ActressMartha Plimpton is 46. Ac-tor Michael Irby is 44. Ac-tress Missi Pyle is 44.Olympic gold medal figureskater Oksana Baiul (ahk-SAH'-nah by-OOL') is 39. Ac-tress Maggie Gyllenhaal(JIHL'-ehn-hahl) is 39. Popsinger Trevor Penick is 37.NBA player AmareStoudemire is 34. ActressKimberly J. Brown is 32.Rock singer SivaKaneswaran (The Wanted) is28. Actor Casey Moss is 23.Actor Noah Gray-Cabey is21.

Thought for Today: "Ithink the government solu-tion to a problem is usuallyas bad as the problem andvery often makes the problemworse." — Milton Friedman(1912-2006).

ALMANAC

Man tries to steal items from local grocery storeDublin Police Department

Police responded to Piggly Wiggly on Belle-vue Avenue in reference to ashoplifter on Nov. 4.A store employee said he

stopped a man who went out-side with a shopping cart full ofgroceries who had not paid forthem. The man was asked tostep back inside the store.The man asked why and was told he had

not paid for the groceries. The man then saidanother woman had already paid for the gro-ceries and that he was taking them home.The employee said that nobody had paid

for the groceries and that he was calling thepolice. The employee then took the cart for theman and went back inside.The man left the location.- A man took a tan handbag, containing

shoes, perfume, clothes and other miscella-neous items at Meadow Wood Park Apart-ments on Nov. 5.- Someone took a phone from a counter at

BoJo's on Hillcrest Parkway on Nov. 5.- Chadwick Maurice Williams, 34, of

Dublin, was charged with criminal trespassand obstructing or hindering law enforcementofficers at Super Food Mart on South Jeffer-son Street on Nov. 6.- Someone stole a tool box containing a

forestry cutting tool off the back of a truck onWest Drive on Nov. 7. The tool is worth about$2,000.

- Osmisa Shanta Peacock, 43, of Dublin,was charged with aggravated assault on

Smith Street on Nov. 7. Policeresponded to an elderly manbeing assaulted.Benny Jackson, 66, had a

deep gash in his head. He saidhe got into an argument withPeacock, his ex-girlfriend. Hetold her to step, and that is

when she picked up his walking cane and hithim in the head.Witnesses saw Peacock with the bloody

cane running out of the house. Jackson saidhis wallet had been stolen. Peacock was ar-rested at another location.- Someone busted a window at Century 21

on Veterans Boulevard on Nov. 8. Nothing ap-peared to be missing, but the person wentthrough multiple desks.- A man's debit card went missing at and

someone took approximately $2,000 out of hisaccount on Nov. 8 on Veterans Boulevard.- Someone stole a wallet with $230, drivers

license, a Dremel tool and a small blue cam-era from a truck on Cardinal Drive on Nov. 7.- Marquis Antonio Horne, 28, of Dublin,

was charged with obstructing or hinderinglaw enforcement officers at Citi Trends onWest Jackson Street on Nov. 9.

Laurens County Sheriff's Office- No incidents to report.

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Thank you Bill Harrellfor all your years of service tous. We are going to pray foryou. Maybe you'll be back infour more years. God bless you.

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Southerners wearing masks as smoke streams from mountains ATLANTA (AP) — Wildfires

near the Georgia-North Caroli-na line are spewing smoke sothick that residents are beingurged to wear special masks ifthey must do outdoor activities.The fires — many of them

suspected arsons — haveprompted evacuations in Geor-gia, North Carolina and Ten-nessee in recent days.The largest of dozens of on-

going wildfires in the South hasnow burned 13,300 acres, morethan a third of the vast CohuttaWilderness area, in the northGeorgia mountains just south ofthe Tennessee line.Fire managers said Satur-

day that the blaze, believed tohave ignited from a lightningstrike in mid-October, was only20 percent contained.In Macon County, North

Carolina, special health maskswere being made available Sat-urday. Emergency Manage-ment Director Warren Cabesaid they're distributing N95-

rated masks as regular surgicalmasks don't provide adequateprotection from smoke parti-cles.And yet, the drifting smoke

that prompted air quality au-thorities to declare a Code Or-ange on Friday in Charlotte,North Carolina, cleared enoughfor Saturday's CharlotteMarathon to be run as plannedunder crisp blue skies.Kristen Butterfield, who

works at a local shop in Chim-ney Rock, North Carolina toldthe Asheville Citizen-Times(http://avlne.ws/2g6dfjf ) thataround noon Friday authoritiesbegan ordering people to evacu-ate. Then she saw a structurecatch fire."We had to get out," she said.

"They told us at noon and wewere out by 2 p.m. at the latest.We took everything we could."Her friend Andre Whilden,

who lives behind Chimney Rockvillage, said she and her hus-band hardly got any notice.

"We got everything packedthat we could," she said, whichincluded seven animals.Whilden said on Wednesday

she saw one firetruck after an-other speed past her house andshe knew the fire was gettingworse."I didn't expect to be evacu-

ated," she said. "I expected it tostay up on the mountain, but onWednesday I knew somethingwasn't right so I went down tothe visitor's center, looked to myleft and the whole mountainwas on fire."Smoke has settled over Clay-

ton, Georgia and surroundingRabun County, where fires in-cluding a 2,000-acre blaze hasforced people from their homes.That fire is a suspected arsonblaze, and the sheriff has askedresidents to be on the lookoutfor a dark blue SUV seen in thearea where the fire started onWednesday.In Tennessee, 42 of the 58 ac-

tive wildfires in the state are

suspected arsons — or about 72percent of them — the Ten-nessee Department of Agricul-ture reported Saturday in itswildfire situation update.In North Carolina's Nanta-

hala National Forest, morethan 20 wildfires have burnedmore than 17,000 acres and allof them are "being investigatedfor suspected arson," federalforestry officials have said.The federal government has

approved a request for money tofight the blazes in westernNorth Carolina, Gov. Pat Mc-Crory said. A grant from theFederal Emergency Manage-ment Agency will now pay 75percent of the emergency pro-tective measures taken in fight-ing the fires, McCrory said in anews release Saturday.In South Carolina, the

Easley Fire Department is ask-ing residents to donate water,Gatorade and other drinks tohelp firefighters battling a wild-fire on Pinnacle Mountain.

By J. RAYMOND JOYCEThere is not anything that

you do in gardening that is asimportant as soil sampling. Allof the soil reactions and growthof plants are dependent on thepH of your soil. For instance,did you know you only get 50percent uptake of nitrogen andphosphorous when your pH is5.0 compared to 90% pluswhen your pH is 6.0 to 6.5.Now is a good time to take

soil samples. While the soil testlab is always busy, they havemore time to run soil samplesthis time of year and the turn-around time is less.If lime is needed, early sam-

pling will allow time for limeapplications to be made thisfall. Lime applied in the fallwill have time to react with the

soil before next spring’s gardenplanting time. It is much betterto make a lime application rec-ommendation from a soil testre port than to make a generalrecommendation when the soilpH level is not known.Taking a soil sample for a

soil test is easy to do.Use clean sampling tools

and plastic containers. Neveruse tools or containers thathave been used for fertilizer orlimestone. A small amount ofresidue can seriously contami-nate the sample.For lawns, sample to a

depth of four inches. For veg-etable gardens, ornamentals,and fruit trees, sample to adepth of six inches.The best way to collect a

sample is with a trowel, shovel,

spade or sampling tube. If youare using a trowel or spade,push the tool into the soil tothe desired depth. Then pushthe handle forward to make a

wide opening. Cut a thin slicefrom the side of the openingthat is about one-quarter inchthick and two inches wide, ex-tending from the top of the cut.Remove any grass thatch,

roots or mulch and place theslice of soil into a clean plasticbucket or other container.If you are using a sampling

tube, simply push the tube intothe soil to the desired depth.Remove the tube from the soiland remove the sample fromthe tube. Take away anythatch or mulch.Repeat the procedure in ten

random places in the area to besampled. Mix all of the slices orcores together as you would acan of paint. The soil test labwill need at least a pint of soilfor testing purposes.

Transfer your soil sampleinto a UGA soil sample bag. Ifyou do not have a UGA soilsample bag, just bring in thesoil in a container such as aplastic container or bag and wewill transfer the sample to thecorrect bag.Each sample should be la-

beled so that you will knowwhere the sample was takenfrom.Also you will need to list the

plants (crops) you will be grow-ing.In Laurens County, each

soil test costs $6.Once the sample is ana-

lyzed, a report will be sent toyou with the recommendationsfor the crops you selected.Soil test bags can be picked

up and samples dropped off at

the UGA Cooperative Exten-sion office in Laurens Countyat 1511A Telfair Street (behindGeorgia Farm Bureau Office).Soil testing is the single mostimportant investment that agardener can make. DO ITNOW.More information on soil

sampling is available by con-tacting the UGA CooperativeExtension office. Or by visitingour website at ugaexten-sion.org/Laurens

J. Raymond Joyce is a Lau-rens County Extension Agentand Coordinator with the Uni-versity of Georgia CooperativeExtension. He can be reachedby e-mail at rjoyce@uga.edu orby telephone at 478-272-2277.

Wednesday, November 16, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 6aThe Courier Herald

Cheesy Onion CasseroleWorrying about the big holiday meal has ap-

parently been passed on to me from many gen-erations before. My mother, grandmother andaunts started planning their holiday dishes farin advance. Everything had to be exceptional,and it seemed to take them days to cook andprepare for the feast. Don't get me wrong: theydid a fine job of it too! In fact, I don't think I'veever had any better meals than those in mymemories.I am still going to start planning weeks in

advance, but after years of fretting I have fig-ured out that every dish does not have to bepainstakingly hard or time-consuming. Never-theless, it can be every bit as delicious.These days there seem to be fewer

casseroles on holiday tables compared to yearspast. I have noticed at my family gatheringsalone; we now have asparagus, Brussel sproutsand green beans. I never saw those onThanksgiving and Christmas tables when Iwas growing up. Sure, there will always be thesweet potato casseroles and a few of the otherclassics. However, with our society being morehealth-conscious, and fresh produce more read-ily available, fresh vegetables have become in-creasingly popular side dishes for holiday

feasts.These fabulous green beans are not only de-

licious, but they are very easy to prepare aswell. You may find that this becomes a year-round side dish because they are so yummy!

Balsamic and Garlic Green Beans4 to 6 servings

Ingredients:2 pounds fresh green beans, trimmed1 garlic clove, minced2 tbsp. olive oil2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar1/4 tsp. salt1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Instructions:Cook beans in boiling salted water to cover

over high heat for 6 minutes; drain. Plunge in-to an ice water bath to stop the cooking process;drain.Saute garlic in hot oil in a large skillet over

medium-high heat for 1 minute. Add the beansand saute 3 to 4 minutes. Add vinegar, salt, andpepper; saute 1 minute.

November is soil-sampling season. Time to test your soil

November is American Diabetes MonthNovember is American Dia-

betes month. Diabetes is oneof the leading causes of dis-ability and death in the Unit-ed States. It can cause blind-ness, nerve damage, kidneydisease, and other healthproblems if it isn’t controlled.More than 29 million Ameri-cans have diabetes and 86 mil-lion adults are at high risk fordeveloping type 2 diabetes.Type 2 diabetes is a chroniccondition that affects the waythe body processes blood sugar(glucose). Type 2 diabetes istreated with lifestyle changes,oral medications, and insulin.People who are at high risk

for developing type 2 diabetescan lower their risk by makinghealthy lifestyle changes. Therisk factors for developingtype 2 diabetes include beingoverweight, being inactive orunderactive, and being overthe age of 45 (1 in 4 Americans65 and older has diabetes).

The good news is that type 2diabetes is preventable! Stud-ies have shown that the dis-ease can be prevented or de-layed just by losing 7 percentof your body weight (for exam-ple, losing 15 pounds if youweigh 200 pounds).If you or someone in your

family is at risk for developingtype 2 diabetes, try the follow-ing prevention tips:Be more active – exercising

will help you lose weight, low-er your blood sugar and boostyour sensitivity to insulin –which keeps your blood sugarin a normal range. Researchhas shown that the greatestbenefits come from a fitness

program that includes aerobicexercise and resistance train-ing.Eat lots of fiber – fiber can

reduce your risk of diabetes byimproving your blood sugarcontrol, lowering your risk ofheart disease, and helping youlose weight by making you feelfuller faster. Foods high infiber include fruits, vegeta-bles, beans, whole grains andnuts.Eat more whole grains –

doctors think eating wholegrains helps reduce your riskof diabetes and helps main-tain your blood sugar. Lookfor the word “whole” on thepackage and among the firstfew items in the ingredientlist.Lose the extra weight – if

you are overweight, everypound you lose will improveyour health.Make healthier choices –

make variety and portion con-

trol part of your healthy eat-ing plan.If you would like more in-

formation about this or anyother family and consumerscience related topics, pleasecontact me at (478) 272-2277or email me at su-sanm@uga.edu. If you useFacebook, consider liking ouroffice Facebook Page for moreinformation about all of ourprograms – FACS, Agricul-ture, and 4-H & Youth – justsearch for UGA CooperativeExtension – Laurens County.Have a safe and happy week!

Susan L. Moore is LaurensCounty Extension Agent-Fam-ily and Consumer Scienceswith University of Georgia Co-operative Extension. Her tele-phone number is 478-272-2277. Her email address is su-sanm@uga.edu.

DALLAS (AP) — The slowlyimproving economy could boosttravel over the Thanksgivingholiday to levels not seen in nineyears.AAA forecasts that 48.7 mil-

lion Americans will travel, thebusiest Thanksgiving period onU.S. roads and skies since 2007,the year before the global finan-cial crisis plunged theU.S. econ-omy into a deep recession.The auto clubAAAsaid Tues-

day that it expects 1 millionmore Americans to venture atleast 50 miles from home, a 1.9percent increase over last year.The forecast was assembled

at research firm IHS,which saidit considered jobs, household networth, the stock market, pricesfor gasoline and airline tickets,and other factors.The researchers did their

number crunching in mid-Octo-ber, about three weeks beforethe surprising outcome in thepresidential election.The AAA forecast predicts

that from Wednesday, Nov. 23,through Sunday, Nov. 27, about43.5 millionAmericans will takelong car trips, 1.9 percent morethan last year. AAA expects 3.7million will travel by air, a 1.6percent increase. Bus and traintrips will grow less than 1 per-cent, the auto group said.An airline-industry trade

group is a bit more bullish. Air-lines for America predicts thatair travel will rise 2.5 percentover last year's holiday, al-though the group considers

Thanksgiving travel spanning a12-day period that begins Nov.18.AIR TRAVEL TIPSPlanes are likely to be

packed over the holiday, and badweather or airline computermalfunctions can slow things toa crawl. If the unexpected hap-pens, be ready to react quickly.—Arrive early. At some air-

ports, including Dallas-FortWorth International and DallasLove Field, garages and otherfacilities are under construction,making matters worse.—Pack smart. Don't put any-

thing you really need — medi-cine, passport, other importantpapers — in your rollaboardbag; or remember to remove it ifthe airline orders you to gate-

check your bag, which happenswhen flights are full and binsare overstuffed.—Customer assistance. If

your flight is canceled, get inline to talk to an airline cus-tomer rep but call the airlinetoo. You might have better luckreaching an overseas number—look up the numbers before yourtrip.

AAA predicting biggest Thanksgiving travel rush in 9 years

AP Photo/David Goldman, File

In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, file photo, passengers board a busahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at a Greyhound station in Atlanta.

The auto club AAA said Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, that it expects 1 millionmore Americans to venture at least 50 miles from home, a 1.9 percent

increase over last year.

NEW YORK (AP) — Afteryears of stamping out sodatax proposals with well-fi-nanced campaigns, Big Sodais suddenly finding itself upagainst bigger adversaries.Voters and lawmakers in

five municipalities such asSan Francisco and the countythat includes Chicago ap-proved special taxes on sug-ary drinks last week, withadvocates saying the victo-ries point to a change in pub-lic attitudes and the begin-nings of a movement. What'salso changed, though, is thatthey're now backed by bil-lionaire Michael Bloomberg,who as mayor of New Yorklost a bruising fight to limitthe size of sugary drinks.The soda industry dis-

misses the notion that themeasures amount to a move-ment, and says the proposalsare being pushed in placesmore likely to pass them."It's sort of a pesky thing

that comes up now and then,"Susan Neely, president of theAmerican Beverage Associa-tion that represents Coke,Pepsi and others, said beforethe election.Seven U.S. cities now have

special, per-ounce taxes onsugary drinks. All were ap-proved in the past two years,and got backing fromBloomberg Philanthropies,as well as from Laura andJohn Arnold, the latter ofwhom ran a hedge fund.

Others that passed lastweek were in Oakland andAlbany, California, and Boul-der, Colorado. They followBerkeley, California, in 2014,and Philadelphia this sum-mer. Bloomberg Philan-thropies said it will help oth-ers that come forward.The long-term effects of

such taxes still aren't clear,with studies of recently en-acted measures still inprogress — some of themfunded by $10.5 millionBloomberg dedicated to suchresearch.Even if taxes of 1 or 2

cents per ounce hike pricesabout 10 percent and don'taffect how much soda peopledrink, the industry fears thestigma of being singled outand the potential for the tax-es to be increased.Already, soda consump-

tion has been declining,though other sweeteneddrinks such as sports bever-ages and bottled teas havegrown, and obesity rateskeep climbing.Still, some the see taxes as

a way to curb at least one badhabit, pointing to cigarettetaxes that helped cut smok-ing rates."BIG SODA IS TELLING

BIG LIES"Bloomberg says his phil-

anthropic organization is notorchestrating a national push

AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File

After years of stamping out soda tax propos-als with well-financed campaigns, Big Soda issuddenly finding itself up against bigger ad-

versaries. In early November 2016, voters andlawmakers in five jurisdictions, including San

Francisco and Chicagoʼs Cook County, ap-proved special taxes on sugary drinks, with

advocates chalking up the streak of victoriesto a shift in public attitudes.

Billionaires put pop intopush for soda taxes

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Sodato tax sodas, but providinghelp when local organizersreach out."These are things that we

did not start," he told The As-sociated Press. "They are bot-tom-up, grass-roots cam-paigns."Still, his deep pockets are

putting advocates on a moreeven footing. In Oakland andSan Francisco, soda tax sup-porters had at least $22 mil-lion in campaign contribu-tions this year, largely fromBloomberg and the Arnolds.Tax opponents had $30 mil-lion, reflecting the beverageindustry's determination tokill the measure.Howard Wolfson, a

Bloomberg adviser, also pro-vides expertise to tax propo-nents, including feedback oncampaign materials. In SanFrancisco this fall, TV adsfeatured the city's mayor say-ing the tax would help the"smallest San Franciscans,"followed by the faces of smil-ing children."Big Soda is telling big

lies," a doctor says in one ad.Even failed measures like

New York's serve a purpose,Bloomberg said. "The wholeidea was to get a messageout," he said. "If It just went

through, it wouldn't havebeen a big deal."Wolfson said other cities

will want to replicate the suc-cessful efforts to raise rev-enue, improve public health,or both. Healthy Food Ameri-ca, which is funded by theArnolds, said 20 other citiesand states expressed interestin such taxes in recentmonths. The group gives ad-vice on how to structure mea-sures so they'll pass, and thetype of opposition to expect."The industry is pretty

predictable," said JimKrieger, who heads HealthyFood America.A hallmark of the indus-

try's playbook, for instance,is calling the measures "gro-cery taxes" since they'relevied on distributors, whocould pass the costs onto anyitems.Less apparent are the in-

dustry's behind-the-scenesefforts."LOW RISK, YET WOR-

RYING"When France was consid-

ering raising a soda tax lastyear, Coke activated its"Sparkle" plan to shut downthe threat. The strategy,named for what Coke calls its"sparkling" sodas, involved a"coordinated plan of action"with local food and drink

trade groups and lobbyingkey contacts in the agricul-ture and economy ministriesto "maintain opposition.""We believe we have all it

takes to avoid this yet again,"a Coke executive wrote in ahacked email posted by DCLeaks. "It is however a wor-rying confirmation that thereis relentless pressure on ourcategory."The proposal failed, but

the email, tagged "LOWRISK, YET WORRYING,"was prescient. Another inter-nal Coca-Cola document inEurope last year flagged suchtaxes as very likely to affectits business, and said thecompany should "FIGHTBACK."Other emails illustrate in-

fluence at high levels of gov-ernment.When Democratic presi-

dential candidate HillaryClinton expressed support forPhiladelphia's beverage tax,an executive from Coca-Cola— which gave between $5million to $10 million to theClinton Foundation — vent-ed to a consultant for thecompany, who had worked forClinton at the State Depart-ment."Really??? After all we

have done. I hope this hasbeen falsely reported," the

executive wrote in an emailfirst reported by The DailyCaller. Despite its efforts toget Clinton to "walk back"her comments, Coca-Colanoted that she did not.In Boulder, the industry

channeled U.S. Sen. BernieSanders to defeat the sodatax."Bernie Sanders is against

it. That's what they told us topush," a canvasser for the an-ti-tax campaign told thehealth advocacy group Ninjasfor Health, according to arecording provided by itsleader, Kyle Pfister.But increasingly, such

strategies are butting upagainst better-organized ad-vocates.In the meantime, Coke

and Pepsi say they're work-ing to steer people towardlower-calorie drinks throughmarketing and reformula-tion, which they say is moreeffective than taxation. Coca-Cola spokesman Matt Echolssaid the taxes hurt such ef-forts, and approving them al-lows lawmakers to then pushthem "higher and higher."That's the case in Mexico,

which is already consideringdoubling the 1-peso per litertax. The measure, enacted in2014, was backed byBloomberg.

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Mr. and Mrs. Kip Drown, of States-boro, and Mr. Scott Ensley, of MoncksCorner, South Carolina, announce theengagement of their daughter, AshleeKatheryne, to Elliott Catlett Woods,son of Mrs. Norma Sumner (Harry)Kennedy, of Midville, and Mr. TerryRay Woods, of Macon.Ashlee is the maternal grand-

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. HowardWilliams, of Hixson, Tennessee, andthe late Kay Williams, of Barnwell,South Carolina. Her paternal grand-parents are Mrs. Martha Ensley, ofMoncks Corner, South Carolina, andthe late Robert L. Ensley, of Moncks

Corner, South Carolina.Ashlee is a graduate of Dublin

High School and Georgia SouthernUniversity where she received aBachelor of Science degree in EarlyChildhood Education and was a mem-ber of Phi Mu Sorority. She is em-ployed by Sacred Heart of JesusSchool in Boulder, Colorado, as a Pre-Kindergarten teacher.Elliott is the maternal grandson of

Mrs. Alice (Larry) Horton, life-longresidents of Saint Simons Island, andthe late Gene Edwin Sumner, of SaintSimons Island. His paternal grand-parents are the late Ray Eddie and

Helen Graham Woods, of Kite.Elliott is a graduate of Swainsboro

High School and Georgia SouthernUniversity. He received a Bachelor ofScience degree in Geology and is aFiber Engineer with The Zayo Groupin Boulder, Colorado.A private wedding is planned for

December 10, 2016 at the Saint Si-mons United Methodist ChurchChapel on Saint Simons Island with areception to follow at the historicKing and Prince Hotel.Ashlee and Elliott will spend their

honeymoon in Jamaica and reside inBroomfield, Colorado.

Ensley and Woods to marry

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Emerald Business and ProfessionalWomenʼs Club holds October meeting

Special to The CourierHeraldThe Emerald Business and

Professional Women's ClubInc. held its October meetingat the home of Mrs. Bernice T.Myers.The meeting was called to

order by the President, Mrs.

Bernice T. Myers. The very in-spirational devotion was givenby Mrs. Celia Graham. Theminutes from the last meetingwere read and accepted andthe treasurer's report was giv-en and accepted.The new business dis-

cussed included the final

plans for the club's 66th an-niversary and scholarshipbanquet to be held on Satur-day, November 19 at 2 p.m. atthe Ole Times Country Buffet.After the meeting, the host-

ess, President Myers, treatedthe club members to a deli-cious meal at Ole Times Coun-

try Buffet that was enjoyed byall.Members present for this

meeting were: Mrs. Bernice T.Myers, Mrs. Laura K. Irwin,Mrs. Dornetta Beard-May,Mrs. Celia Graham, MRs.Tressie B. O'Neal and Ms. JoeAnn McBride.

The job market is fickle,and no one is immune to lay-offs. Although the unemploy-ment rate in the United Statesdipped to 4.9 percent in June2016 and Canada's rate hov-ered around 7 percent in May2016, the job market remainssomewhat unpredictable.Preparing financially for un-employment can be prudent,even for working professionalswho do not anticipate beinglaid off.Financial advisors recom-

mend adults save the equiva-lent of six months' salary tocover their expenses in theevent of job loss. Individualswho want to protect them-selves and their assets in thecase of job loss can also heedthe following tips.· Examine current finances.

It's important to have an accu-rate assessment of your cur-rent financial situation. Cal-culate monthly expenses toget a handle on what you arespending. Compare those ex-penditures against your sav-ings to see if the latter cankeep you afloat should youlose your job. Look for areaswhere you may be overspend-ing, even cutting out some lux-uries if you suspect a job lossis looming or just want tobuild your savings.· Begin budgeting for loss of

health insurance. Health in-surance coverage typicallyends when a person is laid off.Loss of coverage might not beimmediate, but it may occurwithin months of a layoff.Health insurance is a consid-erable cost, and you will need

to budget for the expense sothat you will have access tothe health services you need.· Research options in gov-

ernment benefits. Few peoplelike the prospect of visitingthe unemployment office afterbeing laid off, but delaying theprocess could negatively affectyour finances. It can takesome time for unemploymentclaims to be processed, so ap-ply as soon as possible afterlosing your job.· Find ways to supplement

your income. Bringing in anymoney can be helpful. If it isfeasible, look for ways to makesome cash while you searchfor a new job in your field.This may include workingfrom home, freelancing or sell-ing items online. Considerpart-time work while you lookfor a job. You may prefer tofind temporary or part-timework in your field, but yourhobbies and other interestsmay present income possibili-ties as well.· Practice living with less.

Cut out unnecessary expensesand attempt to live with less.You may find that this comeseasily and continue to do soeven though you remain em-ployed. Such a trial run canbolster your savings in theevent of layoff while also accli-mating you to living with lessshould a layoff ever occur.· Don't burn bridges. While

it's understandable to harborsome resentment toward anemployer for letting you go,that same employer may beable to help you in the longrun. Supervisors can help you

find a new job or write glowingrecommendations. Stayingpositive and resisting thetemptation to badmouth a for-mer employer can only helpyou in the long run.

Losing a job is seldom easyand is often unexpected. Butthere are steps adults cantake to prepare for losing theirjobs.

Financial tips to survive job loss

Preparing for job loss before it occurs can helpadults survive the gap between jobs.

Navigating health insur-ance plans can be confusing.One health insurance productthat's relatively easy to under-stand is a health savings ac-count, or HSA. This type of ac-count can help account hold-ers save money on the costsassociated with their health-care.What is an HSA?HSAs are like any other

savings account, except theycan be used for medical, visionand dental expenses. HSAsare tax-advantaged, meaningthat income can be depositedinto an HSA before it is taxed.HSAs can only be opened andused in conjunction with ahigh-deductible health insur-ance plan, or those with a de-ductible of at least $1,300 foran individual or $2,600 for afamily.HSA details and eligibility

requirementsAlthough HSAs have con-

tribution limits, they're ad-vantageous in that the sav-ings accumulated can be usedto pay for noncovered, quali-fied medical expenses, such ascopays, vision and dental careand even deductibles.HSAs may be established

through an employer-spon-sored insurance plan orthrough a bank or other finan-cial institution. To qualify, aperson must be under the ageof 65 and have a high-de-ducible health insurance plan.What are the advantages

and disadvantages of HSAs?There are advantages and

disadvantages to HSAs. HSAaccount holders can controlhow their saved money isspent, and there's no risk oflosing the money at the end ofthe year because it rolls over.Taxes are not paid on moneygoing into the HSA. In addi-tion, employers can con-tribute to HSAs, and accountholders do not lose their bal-ances when they change jobs.Disadvantages include the

challenge of setting asidemoney to put into the HSA,especially if finances aretight. One who has certainmedical situations that areurgent may find that budget-ing for an HSA is impractical.A retirement saving vehi-

cleIn addition to the other

benefits mentioned, HSAs canbe used as a way to invest inretirement. The resourceNerdWallet, which offers fi-nancial tools and objective ad-vice to help people under-stand their options and makethe best possible decisions,says an HSA is a good retire-ment savings option, especial-ly for high-income earnerswho can't make deductiblecontributions to a traditionalIRA or any contributions to aRoth IRA.HSAs can help offset

healthcare costs and evenhelp with long-term financialplanning.

HSAs canhelp

offsethealthcarecosts andeven help

withlong-termfinancialplanning.

Understanding healthsavings accounts

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Kingsland on Dec. 3, 1982.Smith described how

Richard changed in his treat-ment of Carlette. “He was jeal-ous. He began to beat her. Sheloved him, so she took it,”Smith said. “Right now, in thiscourtroom, she will still say sheloves him.”Smith said the reason her

family did not know about theabuse was that CarletteStafford lied to her sistersabout her treatment at herhusband’s hands. RichardStafford had a hold over hiswife, Smith said. When he lostat darts or softball, he took itout on her. He then began toisolate her from her family.After a while, the Staffords

became involved with spouse-swapping couples. They be-came friends with Shannonand Rose Werner, a couple theymet in bars at dart tourna-ments.“Richard wanted to video

Carlette having sex with oth-ers. When she refused, he beather,” Smith said.The two couples followed

each other around, eventuallyending up in Laurens Countyabout a year before RichardStafford’s death.

“Carlette was now dominat-ed by Richard and Rose,”Smith said.Carlette Stafford stopped

drinking. Her husband becamemore violent, even beating herthe night before his death,Smith said.When deputies arrived at

the Stafford home around 8:45a.m. May 28, 2013, they founda bloody Carlette Stafford sit-ting on a sofa unaware that herhusband was dead.“She tried to throw water on

him to wake him up,” Smithsaid.Frazier was the first prose-

cution witness. He testifiedthat after arresting CarletteStafford, he asked her sistersand brothers-in-law about thepossibility of abuse to deter-mine why she killed her hus-band.“They said that Carlette felt

that Richard was her world.They didn’t know of any do-mestic violence.”The family members said

that both Staffords hadstopped drinking before the in-cident.In the recorded interview,

Carlette Stafford is heard re-peatedly professing her love forher husband and maintainingthat she did not have any

memory of the Memorial Dayweekend. She also said thatneither of them was drinkingthat weekend.“It’s blocked out of my

head,” she said. “I just don’t re-member. This is like a dream. Idon’t know how I could do that,especially to somebody I love.It’s not happening. There mustbe something wrong with me todo what you say I did.”Carlette Stafford also said

during the interview that sheand her husband would goweeks at the time without see-ing the Werners.Smith told the jurors during

his opening statement that thetwo couples were inseparable.Faircloth showed jurors a

PowerPoint presentation ofphotos taken of CarletteStafford’s injuries at the scene,in the ambulance, at the hospi-tal and several days later atthe jail.Amale juror requested to be

excused mid-morning becausehe had received word that apipe had broken and waterhad flooded his home. JudgeJon Helton replaced the manwith a male alternate. The tri-al is scheduled to resume withadditional testimony thismorning.

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Trial BOE

Smokeoutcancer, and it is the No. 1killer among men and womenin America. There is notenough attention given to it.Smoking is highly addictive.”"It's the No. 1 killer and

the most avoidable killer ofcancer," she added. "Therejust needs to be more educa-tion and more awareness."Talton said James Hamp-

ton, from the Carl Vinson VAMedical Center, and RobinPeeples, of the South AtlanticDivision of the American RedCross, will be helping with theevent.According to Talton, more

than 2,000 people plan to

wear or get white ribbons. Asfar as she knows, this is thefirst time this event is beingheld here."This is going to be good,"

she said.The Great American

Smokeout's goal is to get peo-ple to stop smoking for 24hours in hopes that they willquit.The Great American

Smokeout has been held thethird Thursday in Novembersince 1976. The first smoke-out was held on Nov. 18, 1976when one million smokersquit for one day in California.The ACS took the program na-tionwide in 1977.According to Talton, this

type of event has helpedchange America's attitudesabout smoking."It has really made a differ-

ence. Just look at restau-rants," Talton said. "You usedto have to pass through smok-ing sections. Restaurants andeven hospitals are smoke-freecampuses now. This is allgood."Some of the tools they are

hoping smokers will considerare:- Nicotine replacement

surgery- Telephone and online

based support and counseling- Quit-smoking programs

and support groups- Prescription drugs

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Initiativejust want to make sure we doour part."Chatman and Moore Street

School principal Brian Howelltalked about trying to do some-thing to make things work. Healso talked about it with hisfraternity, Omicron Mu SigmaPhi Beta Sigma Fraternity."We are proud of the fact

that we are really pushing theenvelope to another level,"Chatman said. "This was theright time and the right placeto launch it."Howell, the teachers and

staff are "cheerleaders" for thestudents, Chatman said."I know Brian Howell

wants the best for his stu-dents," the chief said. "He goesabove and beyond. The teach-ers are doing an excellent jobon really pouring into thosekids. The Transformers Initia-tive is another tool. We areable to come in and do it at adifferent angle, especially dur-ing a time when police may notreally be appreciated. This isanother way to show that weare concerned.Howell said it is good to

have people from the commu-nity come in and help with theyouth. Howell knows the chiefand officers are busy."He's coming in and bring-

ing very important people inDublin with him," Howell said."They are letting them knowthat there are people who arewilling to help them, if theyare willing to help them-selves."Recently, Dublin City Man-

ager Lance Jones was a guestat the school. He took the timeto do a mock interview withstudents pretending to be on ajob interview. This was some-thing the students had beenworking on."One young man got to do

this not long before going in foran interview," Howell said."Having that opportunity tooka lot of the stress off him."That is how the Trans-

former Initiative is supposedto help others."We are really giving them

the tools," Chatman said."They may be the greatestworker, but if they don't knowhow to fill out the applicationproperly, that can be a hinder-

ance or barrier before gettingout of the starting block. I'mpleased that they have allowedus to come in and teach thisprogram, which I feel is veryimportant. We are doing what-ever we can to help the kidsreach the next step."Howell was glad the DPD

wanted to bring their programto Moore Street School."We feel like it is a great

thing and the guys look for-ward to it on Tuesday after-noon," Howell said. "They feellike they are a part of some-thing. Anybody willing to taketheir time out and share somegood ideas with these youngmen and women is always aplus for us."Taking the program to

Moore Street School was just afirst step. According to Chat-man, the City of Dublin haspurchased properties in theStubbs Park area for theTransformers Initiative andthe bicycle patrol."We'll be able to point to it

and say that is where we areworking out of," Chatmansaid. "We are excited aboutthat, and we are excited aboutwhere we are going with thisinitiative. When it's all saidand done, we want to make animpact. I feel like the possibil-ities in this are endless. Wehave had a lot of success sto-ries with this program. Itgives me joy when I can helpsomeone reach a vision or adream."

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Photos by Payton Towns III

Dublin City Manager Lance Jones (above, left)conducted mock job interviews with studentsduring a recent visit. Dublin Police Chief TimChatman (below, center) leads the program.

Superintendent Dr. FredWilliams presented theawards.Rowland thanked the

board for giving her the op-portunity to participate in theprogram. She emphasized itsimportance in preparing herfor college classes and saidshe felt that she was muchbetter prepared than shewould have been had she notbeen involved in it.Eighteen students partici-

pated in the 2016 IB programat DHS.In other action, the school

board heard an update fromtransportation director JohnStrickland. He said he and as-sistant transportation direc-tor Shane Allen have to sub-stitute drive almost every daybecause the system is in needof more drivers. He said thesystem currently employs 19drivers with assigned routes,and that they have one substi-tute who drives almost everyday.Strickland said principals

have been helpful by allow-ing coaches with CDLs todrive morning and afternoonroutes when regular driversare out sick.He said that there have

been a total of 129 activitytrips so far this school year,and that he has "to beg forcoaches to get off to do these"since he has only a limitednumber of drivers who willtake them.Stickland also talked

about the number of routesbeing cut from 27 last year to19 this year.He added that he tries to

keep a watch on bus videorecordings to make sure allbuses have enough seats forthe number of students rid-ing them.Board members Peggy

Johnson, Laura Travick andDemetrice Hollis expressedconcern about student safetyand engaged Strickland withquestions about such. He as-sured them that drivers andmonitors are instructed tomake sure students have aseat in which to sit and donot ride the bus in a stand-ing position.He pointed out that quite

often students do not want tosqueeze together to allowthree per seat, but driversstop when students arestanding and wait for all stu-dents to find a place to sit.He also talked about one

DCS student who must betransported to Macon to at-tend an academy for theblind. He said that DCS andtwo nearby systems work to-gether to take four studentsto the school.In other action:•The board heard a pre-

sentation about Dublin Mid-dle School's use of the onlineMyOn Reading program. Ac-cording to a powerpoint pre-sentation, students havebeen using the reading pro-gram in their science and so-cial studies classes a total of60 minutes weekly as well asa differentiation anchor ac-tivity and as a 21st CenturyAfter School Program activi-ty. Students' Lexile readinglevels have made significantimprovement since begin-ning to use the program, ac-cording to the report.•The board also heard a

presentation about the DCSgraduation rate. Using apowerpoint presentation,public relations director Ja-son Halcombe showed theboard that DHS's four-yeargraduation rate improvedfrom 96.183 in 2015 to96.324 in 2016, Moore StreetSchool's rate dropped slight-ly from 16.667 to 14.815, andthe overall district rose morethan two points from 70.313to 72.396.Halcombe said the reason

behind the low figures atMSS could be traced back tothe school's former service asa Georgia Virtual School site.He said the scores paint aninaccurate picture of what istaking place within the fourwalls of the schoolhouse andbeing accomplished by stu-dents within the district."When you remove the fig-

ures associated with the vir-tual school participation, aclearer picture of studentperformance at MSS comesinto focus," he said.Moore Street School grad-

uated 10 of 19 students en-rolled in 2015-16 for a 52.6percent graduation rate

when virtual school studentswere removed from the equa-tion. A total of 25 possiblevirtual school seniors werecounted against the cohort,leading to the 14.815 totalreported by the state.“Graduation rates are the

result of a formula that in-cludes all students who havepassed througha systemand did not transfer to an-other system prior to drop-ping out,” Supt. Williamssaid. “In the case of DublinCity Schools, we had a highvolume of students whodropped out of the virtualschool program and weretherefore counted againstour Moore Street graduationrate totals. Those figuresshould begin to resolve them-selves in the coming years.”Virtual students should

drop off the reporting forMMS in 2018, graduationcoach Lori Williams told theboard when members ex-pressed concern about "astigma which has unfortu-nately become attached tothe school." Board membersdiscussed that many stu-dents who attend MSS arenot there for behavior issues,but to recover credits whichhave been lost throughouttheir years at DHS.Principal Tyrone Kellogg

told the board that credit re-covery classes will soon be of-fered on campus at DHS forseniors.Williams told the board

that when students enroll atMSS, they cannot participatein sports at DHS because thetwo schools are completelyseparate.•In other action, the

board entered executive ses-sion to discuss personnel, re-al estate and potential litiga-tion, according to the agen-da.Personnel decisions ap-

proved after the board reen-tered open session includethe following new hires: Lu-ciana Horne Kemp, SPEDparaprofessional at SusieDasher, and Jeffrey Sims,substitute system-wide. Res-ignations were accepted fromArlene Daniel, bus driver,and Jerome Pullen, parapro-fessional at Susie Dasher.

Continued from 1a

Moooving on: Farmers come to rescue ofcows stranded by New Zealand earthquakeWELLINGTON, New

Zealand (AP) — Three NewZealand cows whose predica-ment captured the interest ofmany people around theworld after they becamestranded on a small island ofgrass following a powerfulearthquake have been res-cued.The Newshub news service

reported Tuesday that the twocows and a calf were rescuedafter a farmer and somehelpers dug a track to themand brought them out.Newshub first filmed the

cows stuck on the patch ofgrass near the township ofKaikoura after the magnitude7.8 quake triggered landslidesaround them.

The farmer, who was notnamed by Newshub, said thecows were desperate for waterafter they were rescued. Hesaid the quake fault line ranright beneath his farm, whichhad been relatively flat beforethe earthquake.New Zealand's 10 million

cattle easily outnumber its4.7 million people.

ATLANTA (AP) — TadricJackson scored 11 consecutivepoints in the first half and fin-ished with a career-high 20points on Monday as GeorgiaTech beat Southern 77-62.Ben Lammers added 13

points, 15 rebounds andblocked a career-best nineshots for Georgia Tech (2-0),which had a school record 16blocks.On Friday, Lammers regis-

tered career highs of 15 pointsand five blocked shots whilegrabbing eight rebounds inthe Yellow Jackets' 70-55 sea-son-opening win overTennessee Tech."I told him in the locker

room that 'If I could give you abig kiss on the cheek rightnow I would, but you're toosweaty,'" Georgia Tech coachJosh Pastner said. "It was asgood as I've seen since I'vebeen coaching."Jackson, who missed the

season opener with a ham-string injury, came off thebench to help Tech expandedan 18-16 lead to 29-21. CoreyHeyward added a 3-pointerand a free throw to push themargin to 12.Tech played closer to the

pace that Pastner is seekingsince leaving Memphis. Butafter building a 41-25 leadwith a 19-4 run to close thefirst half, the Jackets shot just40 percent (12-of-30) in thesecond. They made just 1 of 63-pointers and went 11-of-20

from the free-throw line.Trelun Banks scored 19

points for Southern (0-2), whoupset Georgia Tech 93-78 inthe only meeting between theprograms in the 1993 NCAATournament. ShawnPrudhomme added 15."The coaches did a great job

scouting," Lammers said."One of the reasons I was ableto get that many blocks was Iknew exactly what every play-er was going to do."Former Jacket Alvin Jones

blocked nine shots three timesin his Tech career, helping setthe previous team record of 15blocked shots in a gameagainst University of theSouth in 1982."He's very strong and phys-

ical," Southern coach RomanBanks said of Lammers. "Itold the guys that he's a guywho comes to work every day.He packs his lunch, and hebrings his helmet. Don't lookfor anything fancy from him;he just beats you up for 40minutes."

BIG PICTURESouthern: The Jaguars

can't be entirely disappointedwith their showing Monday, asthey held their own on theboards. Tech had just a 43-40rebounding edge. Southernwas competitive in nearlyevery way, except the Jaguarshad a 24-of-72 shooting night(33 percent).Georgia Tech: Pastner

might be pleased with theimproved pace, but if theJackets are going to be com-petitive this season in theACC —where they werepicked to finish near the bot-tom — he's going to need histeam to rebound better. TheJaguars led Tech in rebound-ing until late in the game.STAYING STRONG

Josh Okogie followed up his18-point college debut withanother 18 points. He alsoadded four rebounds and fourassists.UP NEXTGeorgia Tech: The Yellow

Jackets will stick around forthe third of five home gamesto start the season when theyplay Ohio on Friday.

By RODNEY MANLEYIf West Laurens was to con-

tinue its recent run of success,coaches knew the Raiderdefense would have to shoul-der the load this season.“We knew coming in that

we would need the defense tocarry us, especially early onwith a new offensive coordina-tor and a new quarterback,”said head coach Stacy Nobles.“With seven guys comingback, they had gotten a lot ofexperience and won a lot ofballgames over the last twoyears.”The defense proved up to

the task, overcoming injuriesand more to allow just 12.6points per game as WestLaurens advanced to at leastthe second round of the AAAAstate playoffs for the thirdstraight season.The seven returning defen-

sive starters, however, did notall return to defense — partlydue to injury and partly out ofnecessity. But the Raidershave won with a senior-ladenunit anchored by a formidablefront seven.“We really worked a lot in

the offseason on the seniorsworking on their leadership,”Nobles said.The seniors include defen-

sive ends Shundrekus Smith(6-foot-2, 255) and MataioElvine (6-foot-3, 240), bothequally adept at rushing thepasser and stopping the run.“Those two guys have been

anchors for us for threeyears,” said Nobles.Senior Lederrius Williams,

a returning starter at line-backer, stepped in at defensiveend when Elvine missed thefirst four games due to injury.

He’s back at linebacker andalso plays tight end.“He does anything we ask

him to do,” said Nobles.Fellow senior linebacker

Jathaniel Allen, the team’sleading tackler a season ago,has been a tackling machineagain this season.“He’s a great, great leader

for us in the weight room andon the field,” said Nobles.Senior Adrian Channel,

who played wide receiver lastseason, stepped in at line-backer when Williams movedto defensive end and has con-tinued to be a major contribu-tor in a reserve role.Another returner was line-

backer, Doryan Gorham, ajunior who also started at full-back a season ago but hasplayed almost exclusively ondefense this year. Noblescalled the 6-foot-2, 225-pounder “our best pure hitterwith his size and speed.”Gorham, Allen, Smith and

Elvine all were all-region per-formers a season ago.Another junior, Abram

Morrow, has been the newstarter as noseguard. Morrowis 6-foot-3, 280 pounds andruns a 4.9 in the 40.“He creates so much havoc

up front, said Nobles. “Weknew he could be great. He’s abig, physical specimen whocan run.”One of the seven defensive

returnees was Austin Ramsey,a two-year starter at line-backer who was moved toquarterback. His replacement,junior Ben Deal, has been “ahuge bright spot,” Nobles said.“We knew he could be a

great player, but he’s been out-standing. He’s been a ball

hawk for us. He’s over-exceed-ed our expectations.”Senior Storm Walker also

was penciled to return at cor-nerback. He started the open-er but suffered a broken col-larbone. His replacement, sen-ior Riunte Demmons, playedso well that coaches keptWalker on offense, where hehas flourished.Two more seniors, Deondre

Wright (safety) and ElijahHoward (cornerback) holddown starting spots in thedefensive backfield, whilesophomore McKinley Kempstarts at safety.Kemp missed time with an

injury but returned last week.“He’s one of our best ath-

letes,” said Nobles. “Not hav-ing him out there againstMary Persons and Upson-Lee(both losses) definitely hurtus.”Nobles is quick to credit

defensive coordinator KaganMcClain and his staff for thedefensive turnaround.McClain was hired whenNobles got the job six yearsago and has run the defensefor the past four seasons.“That’s one thing that we

needed here was continuity.They had had four head coach-es in four years,” Nobles said.

“I’m an offensive guy. I let himand his defensive staff just goat it. That’s a big reason we’vebeen successful the last threeyears.“He’s been a Godsend. He’s

a great friend, a brother inChrist,” Nobles said. “Thegreat thing was our philoso-phies in the weight roommatched up so well. Coming toa program that has not had alot of success, we knew wewere really going to have tooutwork people in the weightroom.”The players have put in the

work and have seen it pay off.“They work hard. When

you have God-given size to gowith strength and work ethic,it makes for a special playeron the field.”It’s also made for a special

group of seniors, who travel toJefferson on Friday with thehopes of making sure it is nottheir final game together.“A lot of this group have

been playing since they wereyoung and learned how to dothings the right way,” saidNobles.The underclassmen —Deal,

Gorham, Morrow and Kemp—“are four really good ones,” hesaid, “but we’re going to missthose seniors.”

The Courier Herald Section BWednesday, November 16, 2016

SportsUGA:Auburn win givesSmart a highlightfor debut season

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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) —Danjel Purifoy and JaredHarper each scored 19 points,Horace Spencer added 12points and Auburn toppedGeorgia State 83-65 onMonday night in the openinground of the CancunChallenge.Auburn (2-0) pulled away

in the second half as its shoot-ing, which had been an issuein the first 20 minutes, pickedup. They shot 56 percent inthe second half to put awaythe Panthers, who wereundone by a combination ofturnovers and cold shooting.Georgia State finished with

18 turnovers, which Auburnturned into 16 points.

Purifoy was plagued withfoul trouble early, and had tocome out just three minutesinto the game, and he didn'treturn for the rest of the half.But he scored 17 points in thesecond half to help propel theTigers to a second consecutivewin.The first half was tightly

contested. Each team hadtrouble holding onto the ball,turning it over a combined 23times — 15 of which thePanthers were responsible for."Every time they needed a

play, they went to the pointguard," said Georgia Statecoach Ron Hunter. "I thoughthe was really, really special.He really set the tone for their

team, you know, makes thoseother guys better."Jeremy Hollowell led

Georgia State (1-1) with 20points and four rebounds.Justin Seymour added 18points and six rebounds forthe Panthers.

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP)— Ike Smith scored 23 pointson an efficient 9 of 12 shootingfrom the field and GeorgiaSouthern bounced back from a2 point season opening loss to

North Carolina State to routNAIA Coastal Georgia 92-43on Monday night.Smith added six rebounds

and hit 4 of 5 free throws. B.J.Gladden added 15 points andfive boards for the Eagles (1-1), who shot 54.7 percent fromthe field while holding CoastalGeorgia to just 23.1 percent.Georgia Southern trailed

briefly in opening minutes,but Devonte Boykins made alayup which gave the Eaglesan 8-7 lead with 14:10 left inthe first half which they heldthe rest of the way. A Gladden3-pointer extended it to doubledigits (30-18) with 3:52 leftand the Eagles led by 20 (38-18 at the break).

Brandon Martin scored 15points for Coastal Georgia.Haylen Washington added 13.

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) —Kendrick Ray scored 23 pointsandAubrey Williams added 18with 20 rebounds, both careerhighs, to lead Kennesaw Stateto an 80-74 win over NAIA-member Brewton-Parker onMonday night.Kennesaw State (1-1)

trailed by as many as 20points in the first half but ral-

lied after the break, taking thelead for good during a 17-2run that put the Owls on top71-62 with 3:52 left. Williamssank the go-ahead bucket dur-ing the run.Nick Masterson added 11

points for the Owls, who shot55.6 percent from the field inthe second half.Williams' 20 rebounds tied

a Kennesaw State record inDivision I for most in a singlegame.McKel Miller led Brewton-

Parker with 18 points and 14rebounds.Malik Wright added 17

points, Dava'Dre Puryear had15 and Cameron Bokenham10 for the Barons.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) —Yante Maten scored a game-high 19 points, J.J. Frazieradded 18 points and Georgianever trailed to beat UNC-Asheville 60-46 Monday night.The win marked the 250th

coaching victory for Mark Fox,now in his eighth season. Foxis 127-104 at Georgia."We showed more poise, I

thought we competed better,but we're at home," said Fox,who has won seven of eighthome openers at Georgia."We've got to be able to dealwith adverse situations on theroad and adverse environ-ments. ... Tonight we playedbetter basketball and that isprogress, which is good."Frazier tallied a 3-pointer

at the 17:57 mark of the firsthalf to record his 1,000thcareer point for Georgia (1-1).Frazier became the 47th play-er in school history to reachthe 1,000-point mark."It's another win and

another basket made," Fraziersaid. "I'm grateful to behealthy enough to play thislong, but I've been here fouryears so it was about time Igot to it."UNCA (0-2) got double-

digit scoring from AhmadThomas, who finished with 13points, and Macio Teague, whoadded 11 points.Georgia shot 40 percent

from the field (22 of 55) whileUNCA managed 34 percent(20 of 59). UNCA also lagged

behind on the boards asGeorgia held a 45-29 edge onthe glass, including 34 defen-sive rebounds."Usually it's about boxing

out and going to get it, prettymuch," said Maten, who ledGeorgia with nine rebounds.UNCA collected 17 bench

points to Georgia's six. Theonly other areas where UNCAwas able to keep up withGeorgia were in the lane,where it posted 22 points inthe paint compared toGeorgia's 24, and in theturnover department, whereUNCA recorded 11 to Georgia's17 and posted 13 points off itsopponent's miscues.Georgia cleared its bench by

game's end, with seven of 14players reaching the scoringcolumn, including freshmanJordan Harris, whose first col-legiate shot attempt was a 3-pointer in the second half.AUGUST COMPANYFrazier is the 47th Georgia

player to hit 1,000 points andis the sixth player under MarkFox to reach the mark, joiningCharles Mann (1,411 points),Trey Thompkins (1,396),Kenny Gaines (1,324), NemiDjurisic (1,123), Travis Leslie(1,099) and KentaviousCaldwell-Pope (1,013).UP NEXTGeorgia: The Bulldogs will

remain at home and will seekto improve to 2-1 on Thursdaywhen they host Furman at 7p.m.

West Laurens defense has lived up to lofty expectations

Photo by Greg Swars

WLʼs Ben Deal (17), Mataio Elvine (46), Abram Morrow (67) and Jathaniel Allen (37) bottle upa Mary Personsʼ runner for a safety.

AP Photo

Techʼs Ben Lammers (44) swats a shot for oneof his nine blocks in win.

Jackson, Lammerslead Georgia Techpast Southern 77-62

Maten, Frazier paceBulldogs in win overUNC-Asheville, 60-46

Purifoy scores 17 in second half as Auburn pulls away from Georgia State

Smith scores 23for Ga Southernin 92-43 rout

Kennesaw Staterallies for win overBrewton-Parker

Wednesday, November 16, 2016/Dublin, Ga/Page 2bThe Courier Herald

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) —Georgia's upset of then-No. 8Auburn gave fans and recruitsa much-needed glimpse ofwhere first-year coach KirbySmart hopes to take the pro-gram.It also made some upper-

classmen wish they could stickaround for that future.As he relished Saturday's

win with teammate ChuksAmaechi, junior linebackerLorenzo Carter said he wishedhe could be a recruit who wasstarting his career underSmart."We were walking to my car

and we were just talkingabout how ... I wish I were arecruit for this game," Cartersaid Monday. "It was an amaz-ing atmosphere. It justshowed the path for theUniversity of Georgia and theprogram, where Kirby wantsto take us."The 13-7 win over Auburn

gave Smart the signaturegame he needed from his oth-erwise lackluster debut sea-son. It also kept alive thechance for a strong finish forGeorgia (6-4, 4-4Southeastern Conference),

which will look for its thirdstraight win when it playsLouisiana-Lafayette onSaturday.Smart was animated in his

jubilant postgame celebration,giving high-fives and hugs toplayers and reaching up toslap hands with fans as heexited the field. He was backin his restrained game-weekmode on Monday."I certainly felt there was

good energy in the building,good energy after the game,whether it be in the lockerroom or with those guys,"Smart said, adding his timewith recruits "was certainlypositive" even though noneimmediately promised to signwith Georgia.Senior defensive back

Maurice Smith, who returnedan interception for Georgia'sonly touchdown, said it wasimportant for current andfuture players to see theBulldogs show they can beat atop 10 team."I think it will be a great

accomplishment and also aconfidence-builder for theteam and the coaching staff,just to let us know we're stillable to contend and compete

with the best," Smith said.Georgia has back-to-back

wins over Kentucky andAuburn after losing four offive games, including a devas-tating home loss to Vanderbilt."We've shown a lot of

resiliency and also just a lot ofstrength, going through thechallenges that we've faced,injuries and also being downin games," Smith said. "Wehave showed a lot of persever-ance."Smith is a graduate trans-

fer from Alabama, whereSmart was the defensive coor-dinator. He said he has beensurprised to see Smart morerelaxed despite having moreresponsibility."I think he's a lot more

loose right now, more free,"Smith said. "He's the headcoach, so you would think thatwould give more pressure tohim, but I think he has takenit the best way he can. He'sshowing that as a head coachhe really enjoys his job andI'm very happy for him."NOTES: Smart said he

hopes OG Isaiah Wynn, wholeft the game with a sprainedknee, and LB Natrez Patrick,who was held out with a

shoulder injury, can returnthis week. Another starter, DTDaQuan Hawkins-Muckle(ankle) also may return thisweek. ... Georgia disclosedbefore Saturday's game thatpunter Marshall Long suf-

fered a season-ending kneeinjury in practice, leavingBrice Ramsey as the starter.Ramsey also is the third-string quarterback. Long isthe only Georgia player to suf-fer a season-ending injury.

WEDNESDAYCOLLEGE BASKETBALL

7 p.m.BTN — Mass.-Lowell at IndianaFS1 — Northwestern at Butler

8 p.m.FSN — New Orleans atOklahoma St.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL7 p.m.

ESPN2 — Ball St. at Toledo8 p.m.

ESPNU — N. Illinois at E.Michigan

GOLF8 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour ofAustralasia, EmiratesAustralian Open, first round, atSydney

3 a.m. (Thursday)GOLF — European PGA Tour,DP World Tour Championship,first round, at Dubai, UnitedArab Emirates

NBA BASKETBALL8 p.m.

ESPN — Golden State atToronto

10:30 p.m.ESPN — Memphis at L.A.Clippers

NHL HOCKEY7:30 p.m.

NBCSN — Pittsburgh atWashington

SOCCER12:55 a.m. (Thursday)

FS1 — Women, FIFA U-20World Cup, Germany vs.Mexico, at Port Moresby,Papua New GuineaFS2 — Women, FIFA U-20World Cup, France vs. Ghana,at Port Moresby, Papua NewGuinea

3:55 a.m. (Thursday)FS1 — Women, FIFA U-20World Cup, New Zealand vs.United States, at Port Moresby,Papua New GuineaFS2 — Women, FIFA U-20World Cup, South Korea vs.Venezuela, at Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PADallas 8 1 0 .889 258 170N.Y. Giants 6 3 0 .667 182 184Washington 5 3 1 .611 212 209Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 226 160

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Atlanta 6 4 0 .600 320 283Tampa Bay 4 5 0 .444 216 242New Orleans 4 5 0 .444 265 263Carolina 3 6 0 .333 221 226

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Detroit 5 4 0 .556 205 206Minnesota 5 4 0 .556 175 152Green Bay 4 5 0 .444 223 234Chicago 2 7 0 .222 141 215

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Seattle 6 2 1 .722 193 158Arizona 4 4 1 .500 202 160Los Angeles 4 5 0 .444 139 173San Francisco1 8 0 .111 187 283

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PANew England 7 2 0 .778 241 163Miami 5 4 0 .556 204 206Buffalo 4 5 0 .444 237 203N.Y. Jets 3 7 0 .300 179 244

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Houston 6 3 0 .667 161 188Tennessee 5 5 0 .500 264 251Indianapolis 4 5 0 .444 239 256Jacksonville 2 7 0 .222 174 239

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

Baltimore 5 4 0 .556 182 160Pittsburgh 4 5 0 .444 214 206Cincinnati 3 5 1 .389 187 210Cleveland 0 10 0 .000 175 301

WestW L T Pct PF PA

Kansas City 7 2 0 .778 205 168Oakland 7 2 0 .778 245 223Denver 7 3 0 .700 239 189San Diego 4 6 0 .400 292 278

Thursday, Nov. 10Baltimore 28, Cleveland 7.

Sunday, Nov. 13Washington 26, Minnesota 20Los Angeles 9, N.Y. Jets 6Houston 24, Jacksonville 21Kansas City 20, Carolina 17Philadelphia 24, Atlanta 15Denver 25, New Orleans 23Tampa Bay 36, Chicago 10Tennessee 47, Green Bay 25Arizona 23, San Francisco 20Miami 31, San Diego 24Dallas 35, Pittsburgh 30Seattle 31, New England 24Open: Detroit, Buffalo, Indianapolis,Oakland

Monday, Nov. 14N.Y. Giants 21, Cincinnati 20

Thursday's GamesNew Orleans at Carolina, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday's GamesBaltimore at Dallas, 1 p.m.Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at Detroit, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Arizona at Minnesota, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Buffalo at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 1 p.m.Miami at Los Angeles, 4:05 p.m.New England at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.Philadelphia at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.Green Bay at Washington, 8:30 p.m.Open: San Diego, Atlanta, Denver, N.Y.Jets

Monday's GamesHouston at Oakland, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 24Minnesota at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.Washington at Dallas, 4:30 p.m.Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 27San Diego at Houston, 1 p.m.Arizona at Atlanta, 1 p.m.Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Miami, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at Buffalo, 1 p.m.Tennessee at Chicago, 1 p.m.Los Angeles at New Orleans, 1 p.m.N.Y. Giants at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Seattle at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m.Carolina at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.New England at N.Y. Jets, 4:25 p.m.Kansas City at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 28Green Bay at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBToronto 7 2 .778 —Boston 5 4 .556 2Brooklyn 4 5 .444 3New York 3 6 .333 4Philadelphia 1 8 .111 6

Southeast DivisionW L Pct GB

Atlanta 7 2 .778 —Charlotte 6 3 .667 1Orlando 4 6 .400 3½Miami 2 6 .250 4½Washington 2 7 .222 5

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Cleveland 8 1 .889 —Chicago 6 4 .600 2½Milwaukee 5 4 .556 3Detroit 5 5 .500 3½Indiana 4 6 .400 4½

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBSan Antonio 7 3 .700 —Houston 5 4 .556 1½Memphis 4 5 .444 2½Dallas 2 6 .250 4New Orleans 1 9 .100 6

Northwest DivisionW L Pct GB

Portland 7 4 .636 —Utah 7 4 .636 —Oklahoma City 6 4 .600 ½Minnesota 3 6 .333 3Denver 3 7 .300 3½

Pacific DivisionW L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 9 1 .900 —Golden State 8 2 .800 1L.A. Lakers 6 5 .545 3½Sacramento 4 7 .364 5½Phoenix 3 8 .273 6½

Sunday's GamesCleveland 100, Charlotte 93Minnesota 125, L.A. Lakers 99Orlando 119, Oklahoma City 117Golden State 133, Phoenix 120Portland 112, Denver 105

Monday's GamesOrlando at Indiana, 7 p.m.Dallas at New York, 7:30 p.m.Oklahoma City at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Boston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Philadelphia at Houston, 8 p.m.Miami at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.Memphis at Utah, 9 p.m.Brooklyn at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday's GamesToronto at Cleveland, 7 p.m.Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Charlotte at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Chicago at Portland, 10 p.m.Brooklyn at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday's GamesCleveland at Indiana, 7 p.m.New Orleans at Orlando, 7 p.m.Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Dallas at Boston, 7:30 p.m.Detroit at New York, 7:30 p.m.Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Golden State at Toronto, 8 p.m.Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m.Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.San Antonio at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

Menʼs College Basketball ScoresMonday, Nov. 14

EASTFordham 101, New York Institute ofTechnology 75Lafayette 61, St. Peter's 57Loyola (MD) 79, Millersville 66Massachusetts Lowell 87, Wagner 76New Hampshire 57, Temple 52Northeastern 64, Connecticut 61Pittsburgh 99, Gardner-Webb 80

Providence 80, Vermont 58Rhode Island 107, Marist 65Saint Joseph's (PA) 85, Columbia 65St. John's 77, Binghamton 61West Virginia 107, Mississippi Valley St.66

SOUTHAuburn 83, Georgia St. 65Austin Peay 107, Oakland City 67Cent. Michigan 86, Tennessee Tech 74Charleston 71, Coastal Carolina 64Charlotte 100, Elon 95East Carolina 61, North Carolina A&T 51East Tennessee St. 107, Detroit 78Furman 84, UAB 74Georgia 60, UNC Asheville 46Georgia Southern 92, Coastal Georgia 43Georgia Tech 77, S. 62Kennesaw St. 80, Brewton-Parker 74Louisville 91, William & Mary 58Memphis 94, Texas Rio Grande Valley 75North Carolina-Wilmington 78, E.Kentucky 69North Florida 109, Edward Waters 73Old Dominion 64, Richmond 61Ole Miss 90, Massachusetts 88South Alabama 88, Blue Mountain 35South Carolina St. 93, St. Andrews 76Stetson 82, Florida International 67Troy 70, E. Illinois 67Tulane 93, Southeastern Louisiana 76UCF 80, Nicholls St. 56UNC Greensboro 61, Presbyterian 42USC Upstate 91, Mars Hill 66

MIDWESTCincinnati 74, Albany 51Evansville 82, Alcorn St. 59Iowa St. 73, Mount St. Mary's 55Loyola (IL) 97, Eureka 59Marquette 81, Howard 49Minnesota 84, Texas-Arlington 67N. Illinois 99, Roosevelt 55Northwestern 86, E. Washington 72Oakland 77, W. Michigan 60Ohio 96, Sam Houston St. 75Ohio St. 69, North Carolina Central 63Saint Louis 88, S. Utah 76Valparaiso 78, Coppin St. 58Villanova 79, Purdue 76Xavier 86, Buffalo 53

SOUTHWESTArkansas 90, S. Illinois 65Arkansas St. 100, Cent. Baptist 57Arkansas-Little Rock 100, University ofthe Ozarks 61Arkansas-Pine Bluff 83, Ecclesia 47Oklahoma St. 102, Cent. Arkansas 90Oral Roberts 87, Rogers St. 76TCU 98, Alabama St. 62Texas 80, Louisiana-Monroe 59Texas A&M 76, American 53Texas St. 86, SIU-Edwardsville 58

FAR WESTAir Force 86, Jacksonville 68BYU 82, Princeton 73Colorado 67, Seattle 55Gonzaga 69, San Diego St. 48Montana St. 84, Louisiana-Lafayette 83Nevada 79, Loyola Marymount 64New Mexico 95, Houston Baptist 79Prairie View 84, Fresno St. 78Samford 83, San Diego 65UC Irvine 73, S. Dakota St. 58Utah St. 93, NJIT 84Wyoming 73, Montana 72

AP Menʼs Basketball Top 25The top 25 teams in The AssociatedPress' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, recordsthrough Nov. 13, total points based on 25points for a first-place vote through onepoint for a 25th-place vote and preseasonranking:

Record Pts Prv1. Duke (58) 2-0 1613 12. Kentucky (1) 2-0 1508 23. Villanova (5) 1-0 1492 44. Oregon 1-0 1349 55. North Carolina 2-0 1347 66. Indiana (1) 1-0 1322 117. Kansas 0-1 1206 38. Virginia 1-0 1121 89. Wisconsin 1-0 1097 910. Arizona 1-0 1092 1011. Xavier 1-0 1025 712. Louisville 1-0 811 1313. Michigan St. 0-1 729 1214. Gonzaga 1-0 725 1415. Purdue 1-0 700 1516. UCLA 2-0 622 1617. Saint Mary's (Cal)1-0 593 1718. Syracuse 1-0 551 1919. West Virginia 1-0 392 2020. Iowa St. 1-0 254 2421. Rhode Island 1-0 250 2322. Creighton 1-0 232 2223. Texas 1-0 230 2124. Cincinnati 1-0 120 —25. California 1-0 109 —

Others receiving votes: Dayton 102,Maryland 100, Florida St. 95, San DiegoSt. 54, Florida 38, Miami 38, Wichita St.37, Butler 26, NC State 23, Virginia Tech21, Texas A&M 16, Notre Dame 14,Oklahoma 11, Ohio St. 9, UConn 9,Marquette 7, Monmouth (NJ) 7, Clemson6, Seton Hall 6, Colorado 5, MississippiSt. 4, Ohio 2, Wagner 2, Yale 1, SMU 1,Princeton 1.

Women's College Basketball ScoresMonday, Nov. 14

EASTBoston College 67, Boston U. 49Brown 80, Sacred Heart 66Bryant 76, Holy Cross 74Hofstra 67, Stony Brook 64UMass 70, North Dakota St. 58New Hampshire 58, New England 38Pittsburgh 63, Youngstown St. 50Rider 76, Lafayette 58Syracuse 102, Siena 65Temple 86, La Salle 70

SOUTHAlabama 93, Mississippi Valley St. 44UConn 78, Florida St. 76Elon 66, Rutgers 54Florida 72, Chattanooga 61FAU 70, Indiana St. 67Gardner-Webb 92, Montreat 45Jacksonville St. 65, Kennesaw St. 59McNeese St. 94, S. University at NewOrleans 65Murray St. 81, Alabama A&M 49NC A&T 74, UT Martin 59S. Miss 92, William Carey 39South Carolina St. 63, Winthrop 55Tennessee Tech 54, TennesseeWesleyan 41UNC-Asheville 77, UNC-Greensboro 63SC-Upstate 55, Presbyterian 48

MIDWESTE. Illinois 73, Evansville 63Illinois St. 59, Ill.-Chicago 52Kansas St. 82, Tulsa 62Kent St. 80, E. Kentucky 67Missouri 55, Nebraska 35Notre Dame 67, Fordham 36Oakland 126, Marygrove 31South Carolina 92, Ohio St. 80SE Missouri St. 99, Hannibal-LaGrange52Trine 80, IPFW 71Wright St. 87, Grace 56

SOUTHWESTBaylor 84, UCLA 70

FAR WESTCalifornia 73, Santa Clara 58Idaho 88, Cal St.-Fullerton 86N. Colorado 68, Denver 48Oregon St. 61, Idaho St. 38San Diego 76, CS Northridge 67San Diego St. 80, San Diego Christian 70Stanford 71, Texas 59Utah St. 64, Montana St. 56Washington 101, Colorado St. 68

AP Women's Top Twenty FiveThe top 25 teams in The AssociatedPress' 2016-17 women's college basket-ball poll, with first-place votes in paren-theses, records through Nov. 13, totalpoints based on 25 points for a first-placevote through one point for a 25th-placevote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv1. Notre Dame (14) 1-0 794 12. Baylor (12) 1-0 790 23. UConn (6) 0-0 743 34. South Carolina (1) 0-0 720 45. Louisville 2-0 713 56. Maryland 1-0 638 67. Ohio St. 1-0 633 78. Texas 0-0 605 89. UCLA 1-0 557 910. Mississippi St. 2-0 522 1011. Stanford 1-0 473 1112. Florida St. 1-0 437 1213. Tennessee 2-0 413 1314. Syracuse 1-0 344 1415. Kentucky 2-0 343 1916. Oklahoma 1-0 289 1617. Washington 1-0 286 1718. Arizona St. 2-0 261 1819. Florida 1-0 188 2020. DePaul 2-0 169 2121. West Virginia 1-0 168 2222. Miami 1-1 163 1423. Indiana 2-0 120 2324. Oregon St. 1-0 94 2525. Missouri 1-0 76 24Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 72,Auburn 38, Texas A&M 20, Duke 14,Colorado St. 8, South Florida 7, Temple5, Creighton 4, NC State 3, Green Bay 3,Boise St. 2, California 2, Chattanooga 2,South Dakota St. 2, Saint Louis 2,Oregon 1, Belmont 1.

College Football ScheduleWednesdayMIDWEST

Ball St. at Toledo, 7 p.m.N. Illinois at E. Michigan, 8 p.m.

ThursdaySOUTH

Liberty at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.SE Louisiana at Nicholls, 7 p.m.Arkansas St. at Troy, 9:30 p.m.

SOUTHWESTLouisville at Houston, 8 p.m.

Friday,MIDWEST

Memphis at Cincinnati, 8 p.m.FAR WEST

UNLV at Boise St., 9 p.m.E. Washington at Portland St., 10 p.m.

SaturdayEAST

Columbia at Brown, NoonFordham at Bucknell, NoonDuquesne at CCSU, NoonPenn at Cornell, NoonVillanova at Delaware, NoonTowson at Rhode Island, NoonBryant at Sacred Heart, NoonSt. Francis (Pa.) at Wagner, NoonYale at Harvard, 12:30 p.m.Lehigh at Lafayette, 12:30 p.m.Stony Brook at Albany (NY), 1 p.m.UConn at Boston College, 1 p.m.Georgetown at Colgate, 1 p.m.New Hampshire at Maine, 1 p.m.Dartmouth at Princeton, 1:30 p.m.Duke at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m.Florida St. at Syracuse, 3:30 p.m.Penn St. at Rutgers, 8 p.m.Oklahoma at West Virginia, 8 p.m.

SOUTHKennesaw St. at Charleston Southern,11:45 a.m.San Diego at Campbell, NoonLouisiana-Lafayette at Georgia, NoonArmy at Morgan St., NoonRichmond at William & Mary, NoonVirginia at Georgia Tech, 12:30 p.m.Miami at NC State, 12:30 p.m.Morehead St. at Davidson, 1 p.m.E. Illinois at E. Kentucky, 1 p.m.Navy at East Carolina, 1 p.m.Norfolk St. at Hampton, 1 p.m.Delaware St. at Howard, 1 p.m.Marist at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.Florida at LSU, 1 p.m.Drake at Stetson, 1 p.m.Monmouth (NJ) at Gardner-Webb, 1:30p.m.Elon at James Madison, 1:30 p.m.Savannah St. at SC State, 1:30 p.m.Middle Tennessee at Charlotte, 2 p.m.Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M atOrlando, Fla., 2 p.m.Georgia Southern at Georgia St., 2 p.m.NC A&T at NC Central, 2 p.m.VMI at Wofford, 2 p.m.Louisiana-Monroe at Appalachian St.,2:30 p.m.Murray St. at Tennessee Tech, 2:30 p.m.Jackson St. at Alcorn St., 3 p.m.UT Martin at Jacksonville St., 3 p.m.Furman at Mercer, 3 p.m.Samford at ETSU, 3:30 p.m.The Citadel at North Carolina, 3:30 p.m.Missouri at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m.Temple at Tulane, 3:30 p.m.W. Carolina at South Carolina, 4 p.m.Austin Peay at Kentucky, 4:30 p.m.MVSU at Southern U., 5 p.m.Old Dominion at FAU, 6 p.m.Chattanooga at Alabama, 7 p.m.Marshall at FIU, 7 p.m.Lamar at McNeese St., 7 p.m.Arkansas at Mississippi St., 7 p.m.Clemson at Wake Forest, 7 p.m.Alabama A&M at Auburn, 7:30 p.m.Tulsa at UCF, 8 p.m.Mississippi at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m.

MIDWESTIowa at Illinois, NoonOhio St. at Michigan St., NoonTexas at Kansas, Noon or 3:30 p.m.Wisconsin at Purdue, Noon or 3:30 p.m.Tennessee St. at SE Missouri, 2 p.m.Youngstown St. at Missouri St., 3 p.m.W. Illinois at S. Illinois, 3 p.m.N. Dakota St. at South Dakota, 3 p.m.Texas Tech at Iowa St., 3:30 p.m.Indiana at Michigan, 3:30 p.m.Northwestern at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m.Virginia Tech at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m.Buffalo at W. Michigan, 3:30 p.m.S. Dakota St. at N. Iowa, 5 p.m.Maryland at Nebraska, 7:30 p.m.

SOUTHWESTKansas St. at Baylor, NoonUTEP at Rice, NoonOklahoma St. at TCU, NoonUTSA at Texas A&M, NoonGrambling St. at Texas Southern, 3 p.m.Prairie View at Ark.-Pine Bluff, 3:30 p.m.Northwestern St. at Stephen F. Austin, 4p.m.Southern Miss. at North Texas, 5:30 p.m.Cent. Arkansas at Sam Houston St., 7p.m.South Florida at SMU, 7 p.m.Houston Baptist at Incarnate Word, 8p.m.

FAR WESTWashington St. at Colorado, TBAArizona at Oregon St., TBAUMass at BYU, 2 p.m.Montana St. at Montana, 2 p.m.Oregon at Utah, 2 p.m.San Diego St. at Wyoming, 3:30 p.m.Utah St. at Nevada, 4 p.m.Texas St. at New Mexico St., 4 p.m.Sacramento St. at UC Davis, 4 p.m.Weber St. at Idaho St., 4:35 p.m.S. Utah at N. Arizona, 5 p.m.Stanford at California, 5:30 p.m.Hawaii at Fresno St., 7 p.m.Arizona St. at Washington, 7:30 p.m.N. Colorado at Cal Poly, 9:05 p.m.New Mexico at Colorado St., 10:15 p.m.Air Force at San Jose St., 10:30 p.m.Southern Cal at UCLA, 10:30 p.m.

NCAA Division II Football PlayoffGlance

First RoundSaturday

Indiana (Pa.) (9-1) at Fairmont State (10-1), NoonWinston-Salem (9-2) at LIU-Post (11-0),NoonAssumption (9-2) at Shepherd (10-0),NoonNorth Carolina-Pembroke (9-1) atValdosta State (8-2), NoonTuskegee (8-2) at Newberry (10-1), NoonNorth Greenville (7-4) at Florida Tech (8-2), NoonMidwestern St. (Texas) (8-2) at FerrisState (9-2), NoonMinnesota-Duluth (10-1) at Emporia State(10-1), 1 p.m.Azusa Pacific (9-2) at Sioux Falls (11-0),1 p.m.Central Missouri (9-2) at Harding (11-0), 1p.m.Colorado Mesa (9-2) at Texas A&M-Commerce (10-1), 1 p.m.Colorado School of Mines (9-2) atSouthwest Baptist (10-1), 1 p.m.

Tuesday's Sports TransactionsBASEBALL

American LeagueOAKLAND ATHLETICS — Named EdSprague coordinator of instruction, NateBrooks medical coordinator, RyanChristenson manager and Henry Torresstrength and conditioning coach ofNashville (PCL), Fran Riordan managerand Matt Rutledge strength and condi-tioning coach of Midland (TL), ScottSteinmann manager and Omar Aguilarstrength and conditioning coach of Beloit(MWL), J.D. Howell strength and condi-tioning coach of Vermont (NYP).TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed toterms with RHP Casey Lawrence on aminor league contract.

American AssociationLAREDO LEMURS — Signed 1B DevonRodriguez.SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — ReleasedRHP Ray Hanson.ST. PAUL SAINTS — Sold the contract ofLHP Caleb Thielbar to the Miami Marlins.

BASKETBALLNational Basketball Association

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Assigned GTimothe Luwawu-Cabarrot to Delaware(NBADL).

FOOTBALLNational Football League

BUFFALO BILLS — Released S DukeWilliams. Signed S James Ihedigbo.MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Waived PKBlair Walsh.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned LWTyler Bertuzzi to Grand Rapids (AHL).

COLLEGECARSON-NEWMAN — Named MikeTurner football coach.

NFL

College hoops

College football

Transactions

NBA

Beating Auburn gives Dogs' Smart highlight for debut season

AP Photo

Georgia coach Kirby Smart celebrates after theBulldogsʼ win over Auburn on Saturday.

Virginia to change starting quarterbacks against Ga TechCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.

(AP) — Matt Johns will beVirginia's starting quarter-back on Saturday at GeorgiaTech.Coach Bronco Mendenhall

made the announcementMonday, saying that Johns,who started every Cavaliers'game last season, will replacestruggling transfer KurtBenkert.The Cavaliers (2-8, 1-5

Atlantic Coast Conference)lost their fifth straight onSaturday, 34-14 againstMiami. Benkert fumbled theball away twice after halftime,and Johns replaced him withabout five minutes to play.Mendenhall was effusive in

his praise of Johns for hisleadership all season, even

after losing the starting job."I'm genuine, authentic

when I say this," Mendenhallsaid. "He is an amazing humanbeing and a really good playerand a good leader. I think ourteam recognizes that and noone wants success for himmore than his teammates."The coach says Benkert,

who has started the first 10games this year, has reachedthe point of needing to take a"step back" after his recentstruggles. He has thrown for20 touchdowns, but also 11interceptions, and has strug-gled under pressure, whichhas been plentiful. Virginiahas allowed 31 sacks."I think it's the best thing

for our team. I also think it'sthe best thing to do for Kurt,"

Mendenhall said.Linebacker Zach Bradshaw,like Johns a senior, believesthe team will get a boost fromthe switch."Obviously we love both

Kurt and Matt, and Matt'sbeen around forever ... hestarted last year," Bradshawsaid. "I'm really happy for himthat he has this opportunity. Ifthere's anyone on the teamthat deserves it, it's him, espe-cially being put in the situa-tion that he was put in, hehasn't complained once."Johns threw for 20 touch-

downs with 17 interceptionslast season as Virginia fin-ished 4-8. His interceptiontotal led the nation, and whenthe stronger-armed Benkertarrived as a transfer.

ATLANTA (AP) —Georgia Tech coach PaulJohnson says he's not con-cerned about his job securityand is proud of his recordduring nine seasons withthe Yellow Jackets.Johnson brought up the

issue Tuesday when askedwhether an upset win atVirginia Tech last weekendhelped ease some of the dis-appointments of the pasttwo seasons.Georgia Tech went 3-9 a

year ago and endured a

three-game losing streakthis season, but the YellowJackets (6-4, 3-4 AtlanticCoast Conference) havebounced back to becomebowl eligible. They faceVirginia (2-8, 1-5) in theirhome finale Saturday.Johnson's future has

been the subject of muchspeculation, especially withGeorgia Tech bringing on anew athletic director, ToddStansbury. The coach sayshe thinks the questions arelargely driven by the media.

Yellow Jacketsʼ Johnsonnot fretting over job status

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