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December 31, 2019

BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 cents Major transportation projects set for 2020 throughout Bartow County

BY JAMES SWIFT the fi nal leg of the Old Alabama Route 113 across new ground struction, we’re looking at [email protected] Road project, the engineering from Highway 113 and High- $79.8 million.” of which dates back to 1999. way 61, and then from High- As for the U.S. 41/Tennessee The new year brings a litany After years of delays, Sills way 61 it will extend east to Street cloverleaf project, Sills of high-dollar transportation said the Georgia Department Paga Mine Road, following said he anticipates the road- projects to Bartow, including of Transportation (GDOT) is the course of the existing Old work — which began in 2014 some that have been works in fi nally moving forward with the Alabama Road for a distance — wrapping up by this fall. progress for decades. project, with the opening date of 5.4 miles.” “I was giving them a little bit For Cartersville-Bartow for construction bids targeted At this point, however, Sills of leeway,” he said. “I’ve heard Metropolitan Planning Orga- for May. said it’s too early to iron out a sooner than that, but they’ve got RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS Cartersville-Bartow Metropolitan Planning Organization Trans- nization (MPO) Transporta- “Construction would be ex- completion date for the project. a lot of work to get to if they’re portation Planner Tom Sills said he anticipates the Highway 41/ tion Planner Tom Sills, few pected to start about some- “Currently, we’re thinking only 76% complete right now.” Highway 411 interchange reconstruction project wrapping up endeavors have been as looked time 90-120 days after that,” the project’s about an $83.9 by fall 2020. forward to as the completion of Sills said. “It will extend State million project,” he said. “Con- SEE TRANSPORTATION, PAGE 5A

91st annual Emancipation ‘DRIVING CHANGE’ Proclamation program United Way’s celebrates campaign historic event

BY DONNA HARRIS secures 90% [email protected] of $630,000 For more than nine decades, a New Year’s Day celebration in Bartow County has commem- goal orated an important event in American history. The 91st annual Emancipation BY MARIE NESMITH Proclamation program will take [email protected] place Wednesday promptly at 11 a.m. at Pine Grove Independent As the new year nears, the United Church at 22 Pine Grove Church Way of Bartow County is closing in on Road in Cartersville. its “Driving Change” campaign goal. The Emancipation Procla- “United Way of Bartow County is cur- mation Committee of Bartow rently at 90% of its goal of $630,000,” County has hosted the celebra- United Way of Bartow County Presi- tion, which is free and open dent Brenda Morehouse said. “Although to the public, every year since we are excited about securing the 90%, 1929 to commemorate Presi- we are certainly anxious to announce dent Abraham Lincoln’s proc- that we have hit the campaign goal. lamation that began the process “This year’s campaign has been very of freeing the slaves during the challenging. We have had many of our Civil War. national corporate leaders, which are “We feel that this was a very companies that do business in all com- important event in the history of munities across the U.S. and in many our country and an artifact for other countries, transform into a digital Americans of African descent,” way of giving. This has caused giving said Ken Reaves, who has co- to United Way to decrease because they RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS chaired the committee with his The United Way total board on Main Street in Cartersville indicates the organization has reached 90% of its cam- now have a campaign that isn’t just for paign goal. wife, Sherry, for the past six United Way and its partner agencies, years. “If you put the Emanci- but gives the employees a platform of to the new way of engaging and giving The Bookmobile and Bartow Literacy is excited to support a pair of efforts in pation Proclamation in context giving that allows them to give to any that these national corporate campaigns Council. 2020. of the times, it was a signifi cant nonprofi t organization they prefer to. will come back to the levels of giving According to www.bartowliveunit- “We know we will hit our $630,000 undertaking. Just imagine, since It also is taking that ‘one-on-one’ ask that they were at. In the meantime, we ed.org, “Since 1958, the United Way goal, however we will have grant money 1619 when the fi rst Africans ar- away and not letting us engage with the have done just about everything we can of Bartow County has represented the designated to early childhood educa- rived on the shores of Virginia, employees on a more personal level.” to gain new donors.” concerted efforts of our community to tion and our Mission United program,” the overarching and systematic Offi cially conducted from Sept. 1 Once secured, the campaign’s funds meet the needs of the physically, emo- she said. “Mission United is a critical legal position of this country through Nov. 30, the drive primarily will be dispersed to United Way’s agen- tionally and fi nancially challenged. program supporting U.S. military ser- was to enslave them for profi t.” acquires funds through payroll deduc- cies, which include Allatoona Resource ... United Way’s goal is to create vice members, veterans and their fam- Reaves said according to Princ- tions, which enables employees to do- Center, Good Neighbor Homeless Shel- long-lasting changes by addressing the ilies by helping them reacclimate to eton University sociology profes- nate a minimal amount yearlong, with a ter, Bartow County 4-H Club, Boys & underlying causes of these problems. civilian life. Key focus areas include sor Matthew Desmond’s piece portion of their paycheck designated to Girls Clubs of Bartow County, Amer- Living united means being a part of employment services, legal assistance, for the New York Times 1619 the local United Way. ican Red Cross, Christian League for the change. It takes everyone in the fi nancial services, education, health and Project, the combined value of all “I really just believe it’s the change of Battered Women, The Salvation Army, community working together to create housing support. We are excited to be enslaved people at the height of times and how we are all doing things Good Shepherd Foundation, Hickory a brighter future. Give. Advocate. Vol- able to help with two key areas that we slavery was “worth more than all — a ‘shift’ so to speak,” Morehouse Log Vocational School, North Bar- unteer.” can truly measure the success and im- the railroads and all the factories said. “Change is good, but sometimes at tow Community Services, Tonsmeire Along with fi nancially assisting Unit- pact of the programs. in the nation — combined.” fi rst it is hard. Community Clinic, Boy Scouts of Bar- ed Way’s 15 partner agencies through “I think that once everyone gets use tow County, Advocates for Children, the annual campaign, Morehouse also SEE UNITED WAY, PAGE 6A SEE EMANCIPATION, PAGE 5A

Cartersville Urgent Care’s second location set to open early 2020

BY MARIE NESMITH CEO Chris Mosley said. “We for occupational health to en- “We are excited to announce [email protected] felt that as the west side of Car- sure that employers needing the opening of our second cen- tersville develops commercial- new hire drug screens, physi- ter on the west side of Car- Slated to open in early 2020, ly, we needed to have an urgent cals, etc. can be seen in a timely tersville after receiving such a Cartersville Urgent Care’s sec- care presence to ensure that the manner in a comfortable setting warm welcome from the com- ond location will be situated on needs of the community were with extended — and weekend munity at our Main Street Mar- the west side of the county, be- being met. Our new location — hours. We will have digital ketplace location earlier in the tween Old Mill Road and West will not only complement the X-ray, an on-site lab, and the year,” stated Cartersville Ur- Avenue. The facility at 11 Char- existing primary care physi- same effi cient and caring ser- gent Care President Samir Bha- ley Harper Drive, Suite 100, cians on the west side, but will vice that our Main Street loca- tia in a news release. “We saw will feature urgent care and oc- also bring a more convenient tion has become known for.” the need for more healthcare cupational health services. occupational health option to Once operational, the urgent access points on the west side “I’m very excited by this an- our business partners that rely care facility will be open Monday of Cartersville not only for the nouncement because it further on our services for their em- through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 residents but also for the com- expands our reach into Bartow ployees. p.m. and Saturday and Sunday panies who may benefi t from County in a continuation of our “This new location was spe- from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Along with convenient occupational health desire to take our services to cifi cally designed to serve as an appointments scheduled online, services.” RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS where citizens live and work,” urgent care location, but also the west Cartersville location will Cartersville Urgent Care’s second location is expected to open Cartersville Medical Center incorporates design features welcome walk-in patients. SEE URGENT CARE, PAGE 6A in early 2020 at 11 Charley Harper Drive, Suite 100.

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The Daily Tribune News knew him. and Miriam Raiford and Luke Collins Dr., Cartersville, GA Address: Dudley was born July 18, and Lois Johnson, and an un- 30120 is honored to serve the Toni Jane Vernon 251 S. Tennessee St. 1963, in Atlanta, GA, but was cle and aunt, Ronnie and Linda Casey’s family during this dif- Cartersville, GA 30120 raised and felt he was a native Raiford. ficult time. Toni Jane Vernon, age 60, of Duluth, GA. He is preceded Casey, as passed away on Thursday, De- Mailing Address: 251 S. Tennessee St. in death by his parents, John she was known cember 26, 2019. Cartersville, GA 30120 Dudley Pilgrim, Jr of Dulu- by her family Kenneth Stewart Toni was born on Decem- th, GA, and Wilma Jean Day and friends, ber 19, 2019, in Cartersville, Phone: 770-382-4545 of Taylorsville, GA, and his graduated Kenneth Stewart, Age 82, of GA, daughter of the late David After 5 p.m.: 770-382-4548 loving companion, Doris Ed- from Berry Cartersville, passed away on Whitener and Fax: 770-382-2711 mondson of Duluth, GA. Academy and Saturday, December 28, 2019. Maggie Ray Alan Davis, He is survived by his siblings, the Universi- Kenneth was born in Cal- Whitener. Publisher Jane Allred of Gulf Breeze, Fl; ty of Georgia. Raiford houn, GA, on July 21, 1937, to Toni was a Denise Cheek (Phillip) of Tay- She then be- the late Jesse and Este Stewart. true and faith- Jason Greenberg, Managing Editor Jeffrey Scott Dean lorsville, GA; Elizabeth Pil- came a dedicated employee of Kenneth retired from City Mo- ful servant of grim of Decatur, Ga; and sister DFAC’s for all of her working tors after thirty four years of the Lord and Jennifer Moates, Mr. Jeffrey Scott Dean, age by marriage Debra Crane of years. Her last position was service. He was a member of a proud and Advertising Director 52, of Mt Pleasant Road, Fair- Cartersville, GA. He has two Unit Manager SNAP Field Pro- Grace Baptist Church in Car- active mem- mount, passed away Sunday, children, a daughter, Randi gram Specialist. tersville. ber of David Vernon Mindy Salamon, Office Manager/Classified December 29, 2019, at his res- Davis Minor of Braselton, GA, She was an active member Kenneth is preceded in death St. Church of Advertising Director idence. and a son, Brandon J. May- of Sam Jones Memorial Unit- by his wife, Ann Stewart; son, God. In her spare time, she en- He was born in Atlanta, field of Dacula, GA. He has ed Methodist Church where Kim Stewart. He is survived joyed traveling to Myrtle Beach Lee McCrory, GA, November 28, 1967. Jeff two grandsons, Foster and Finn she taught Sunday School, was by his daughters, Debra (Ron- and spending quality time with Circulation/Distribution Manager attended Clear Creek Baptist Mayfield, as well as nieces a member of the choir and a nie) Lowery, Trena Swanson; her family and her beloved cat, Byron Pezzarossi, Church. He worked at Precinct and nephews: Rebecca Hollis, member of the United Method- son, Michael (Brandi) Stewart; Garfield. Press Room Director One Auto Sales for 20 years. A Bradley Cheek, Katie Cheek, ist Women. grandchildren, Mason Stew- Toni is survived by her lov- simple man, he enjoyed fishing Bobbie Ervin, Kellie Truax, She loved football, espe- art, Whitney (Clifton) Puck- ing husband of forty-three Email: and taking it easy. Andrew Allred and Matthew cially her Georgia Bull Dogs, ett, Weston Lowery, Branson years, Douglas Vernon; son, Survivors include his father, Allred in addition to many crafts, flowers and decorating. Tucker, Dawson Tucker, Erin Daniel Vernon; sisters, Bobbie PUBLISHER Ray Dean; mother, Stella Giles great nieces and nephews. She was often teased about her Stewart, Morgan Stewart, Lon- Fox and Bernice Lee; a host of [email protected] Dean; aunts and uncle, Betty Dudley was a wonderful love of jewelry and accessories. don (Mathin) Parker, Madison nieces and nephews. and Lewis Hayes and Peggy cabinet maker. He inherit- Most of all, she loved her fam- Page; great-grandson, Asher A Celebration of Life Ser- MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] Fowler; several cousins and ed this talent and hobby from ily, her church, and especially Puckett. vice will be conducted at two dear friends. his grandfather Hoy Collum her Lord. A Celebration of Life Service o’clock in the afternoon on NEWSROOM Funeral services will be held of Taylorsville, GA, whom he Casey is survived by her par- was conducted on Monday, De- Thursday, the 2nd of January, [email protected] Thursday, January 2, 2020, at deeply loved. ents, Larry and Midge Raiford; cember 30, 2019, at 1:00 pm 2020, at David St. Church of FEATURES EDITOR 2:00 PM from the chapel of Later in life he took a posi- her brother, Larry and sister- in the chapel of Owen Funeral God officiated by Rev. Douglas [email protected] Barton Funeral Home with Rev. tion as a trainer for the over in-law, Michelle and their Home with Pastor Doug Harris Vernon. Donnie Summey and Bobby the road truck driving industry three children, Jacob, Ryan and officiating. Please visit www.owenfu- PHOTOGRAPHER Gayton officiating. Interment and traveled all over the United Emma Raiford; two uncles, Ed- The Interment followed the nerals.com to post tributes and [email protected] will follow in Pine Log United States, a passion he didn’t re- ward (Susan) Johnson and their service at Oak Hill Cemetery sign the online register. STAFF REPORTERS Methodist Church Cemetery. alize he had until later in life daughter, Allison (Matt) Dykes with Eddie Cochran, Toby Owen Funeral Home, 12 [email protected] The family will receive but something he was able to and their children, Madalyn Jones, Travis Waits, Darrell Collins Dr., Cartersville, GA [email protected] friends Wednesday evening do and succeed at doing. He and Sarah Grace; Mark (Phyl- Wilson, Rhoney Wilson and 30120 is honored to serve To- from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at had many stories to tell of his lis) Raiford and their sons, Timmy Wilson serving as pall- ni’s family through this diffi- SPORTS REPORTER Barton Funeral Home, Adairs- travels! Shane and Zack and their fam- bearers, and Ed Cochran and cult time. [email protected] ville. There will be a private me- ilies; cousins, Scott and Chris Danny Moss serving as honor- ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Sign the guestbook and leave morial for the family at a later Raiford; godsons, Bill and Sam ary pallbearers. [email protected] online condolences at www. date. Archer and adopted Aunt, Nora Please visit www.owenfu- SUBSCRIBE TO BartonFuneralHome.net An online guest register is Sue Dabbs. nerals.com to sign the online OFFICE MANAGER/CLASSI- R. Dudley Barton & Son available and may be viewed She also leaves a host of col- register. Owen Funeral Home FIED ADVERTISING DIRECTOR THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS [email protected] Funeral Home, Adairsville, at www.habershamcrematory. leagues and friends who loved 12 Collins Dr. Cartersville, GA will be in charge of funeral com. her dearly and in whose lives a has charge of the arrangements. CALL 770-382-4545 LEGAL ADVERTISING arrangements for Mr. Jeffrey Habersham Crematory (678- large hole will be left. [email protected] Scott Dean. 617-2210) of Cornelia is in A Celebration of Life ser- charge of arrangements. vice will be conducted at elev- Letter Guidelines: en o’clock in the morning on Letters to the editor on issues of broad public interest are Wednesday, the 1st of January, welcomed. Letters must bear 2020, at Sam Jones Memorial a complete signature, street United Methodist Church. address and phone number Friends are cordially invit- (address and phone numbers will not be published). Let- ed to a reception following the ters of 500 words or less will service in the Family Life Cen- be accepted. Libelous char- ter. gers and abusive language Cassandra Raiford In lieu of flowers, memorial will not be considered. Infor- donations may be made to Sam mation given must be factual. All letters will be printed as Cassandra Raiford, age 54, was Jones Memorial United Meth- submitted. No corrections will born in Rome, GA, the daugh- odist Church Building Fund or be made to grammar, spell- Doris Bennett ter of Larry and Midge Raiford. Faith UMC Manna Pantry. ing or style. Writers may have She died suddenly December Please visit www.owenfu- letters published once every two weeks. Consumers com- Pendley 27th, 2019, at her home in Car- nerals.com to post tributes and Whenever You Need A plaints and thank-you letters tersville. She was preceded in sign the online register. cannot be used. All are sub- Mrs. Doris Bennett Pendley, death by her grandparents, Ed Owen Funeral Home, 12 Shoulder To Lean On ject to editing. Send letters to 89, passed away on Sunday, 251 S. 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BY QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA ti-government protests, most of them Associated Press demonstrators killed by Iraqi security forces. The uprising prompted the res- An Iranian-backed Iraqi militia ignation last month of Abdul-Mahdi, vowed Monday to retaliate for U.S. who remains in a caretaker capacity. military strikes in Iraq and Syria that The U.S. blames the Kataeb Hezbol- killed 25 of its fighters and wounded lah militia for a rocket barrage Friday dozens, raising concerns of new at- that killed a U.S. defense contractor at tacks that could threaten American a military compound near Kirkuk, in interests in the region. northern Iraq, as well as for a series The U.S. attack — the largest tar- of other attacks on bases that house geting an Iraqi state-sanctioned mili- American troops in Iraq that have not tia in recent years — and the calls for been claimed by any faction. retaliation, represent a new escalation A spokesman for Kataeb Hezbollah in the proxy war between the U.S. and denied that the group was behind the Iran playing out in the Middle East. rocket attacks on U.S. bases, includ- The Iraqi government said it will re- ing the one that killed the American consider its relationship with the U.S.- contractor, saying Washington is us- led coalition — the first time it has ing them as a pretext to attack his said it will do so since an agreement group. was struck to keep some U.S. troops The spokesman, Mohammed in the country. It called the attack a Mohieh, told The Associated Press “flagrant violation” of its sovereignty. the death toll from the American air- The U.S. military carried out the strikes rose to 25 on Monday and that strikes Sunday against the Irani- at least 51 militiamen were wounded, an-backed Kataeb Hezbollah militia, some of whom were in serious condi- calling it retaliation for last week’s tion. The militia would retaliate, he killing of an American contractor in a said, but added that the group’s com- rocket attack on an Iraqi military base manders would decide on the form of that it blamed on the group. retaliation. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “These forces must leave,” he said said the strikes send the message that of U.S. troops in Iraq, calling the lat- the U.S. will not tolerate actions by est attack a “crime” and a “massacre.” Iran that jeopardize American lives. The U.S. has maintained some In a partly televised meeting Mon- 5,000 troops in Iraq at the invitation day, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Ab- of the Iraqi government, to help assist dul-Mahdi told Cabinet members that AP in the fight against the Islamic State he had tried to stop the U.S. opera- The headquarters of Kataeb Hezbollah, or Hezbollah Brigades militia, lies in ruins in the aftermath of a U.S. airstrike group. in Qaim, Iraq, Monday. The Iranian-backed militia said Monday that the death toll from U.S. military strikes in Iraq tion “but there was insistence” from and Syria against its fi ghters has risen to 25, vowing to exact revenge for the “aggression of evil American ravens.” An official with the Popular Mobi- American officials. lization Forces said one of the Amer- The U.S. Defense Secretary Mark “Our battle with America and its State group, and fighters who played aggression” by the U.S. and called for ican missiles struck a room where the Esper called the Iraqi leader about mercenaries is now open to all pos- an instrumental role in defeating the the respect of Iraq’s sovereignty and fighters were taking a nap in the af- a half-hour before the strikes to tell sibilities,” Kataeb Hezbollah said in extremists in eastern Syria and west- to abstain from violating it “under the ternoon, killing some of them in their him of U.S. intentions to hit bases of a statement around midnight Sunday. ern Iraq. pretext of responding to some illegal sleep as the ceiling collapsed. The of- the Kataeb Hezbollah militia, Ab- “We have no alternative today other The Iraqi statement said the U.S. practices by some sides.” ficial, who spoke on condition of ano- dul-Mahdi’s office said in a statement than confrontation and there is noth- attack violated the “goals and prin- Al-Sistani, however, added that nymity because he was not authorized Sunday night, adding that the premier ing that will prevent us from respond- ciples” of the international coalition “only Iraqi authorities are entitled to talk to reporters, said U.S. forces urged him to call off the plan. ing to this crime.” fighting IS. Iraq would “review its to deal with these practices and take have targeted Kataeb Hezbollah in the The U.S. military said “precision The Iraqi government condemned relationship” with the U.S.-led forces necessary measures to prevent them.” past but offered no evidence to sup- defensive strikes” were conducted the U.S. attack, calling it a “danger- in the country, in order to better pre- The cleric’s comments appeared to port his claims. against five sites of Kataeb Hezbol- ous violation of the rules of engage- serve “the sovereignty and security of be a warning against any retaliation In Tehran, foreign ministry spokes- lah, or Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq ment that govern the work of U.S.-led the country,” it added. by Iran-backed paramilitary groups man Abbas Mousavi condemned the and Syria. The group, which is a sepa- coalition forces in Iraq” by taking Iraq’s top Shiite cleric called on the which would further inflame the sit- U.S. strikes against Kataeb Hezbol- rate force from the Lebanese militant unilateral military action without the Iraqi government to step in and pre- uation in the country. Iraq has been lah as an “obvious case of terrorism” group Hezbollah, operates under the approval of Iraqi authorities. vent the country from turning into “an roiled by three months of mass pro- and accused Washington of ignoring umbrella of the state-sanctioned mili- In a strongly-worded statement, it arena for settling accounts” between tests against the ruling elite as well as Iraq’s sovereignty. tias known collectively as the Popular said the attack targeted Iraqi forc- regional and international powers. the influence of Iran-backed militias Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah Mobilization Forces. Many of them es operating in an area on the front In a statement, Grand Ayatollah Ali in the country’s politics. also blasted the “brutal American ag- are supported by Iran. lines of the war against the Islamic al-Sistani condemned the “atrocious About 500 people have died in an- gression” of the attack.

With births down, U.S. had slowest growth rate in a century

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS War I, said William Frey, a senior deaths,” Frey said. “That means The past year’s population fellow at The Brookings Institu- proportionately fewer women of growth rate in the United States tion. child bearing age, so even if they was the slowest in a century due to For the fi rst time in decades, have children, it’s still going to be declining births, increasing deaths natural increase — the number of less.” and the slowdown of international births minus the number of deaths Four states had a natural de- migration, according to fi gures re- — was less than 1 million in the crease, where deaths outnumbered leased Monday by the U.S. Census U.S. due to an aging population births: West Virginia, Maine, New Bureau. of Baby Boomers, whose oldest Hampshire and Vermont. The U.S. grew from 2018 to members entered their 70s within For the fi rst time this decade, 2019 by almost a half percent, or the past several years. As the large Puerto Rico had a population in- about 1.5 million people, with the Boomer population continues to crease. The island, battered by eco- population standing at 328 million age, this trend is going to continue. nomic stagnation and Hurricane this year, according to population “Some of these things are locked Maria in the past several years, estimates. into place. With the aging of the increased by 340 people between That’s the slowest growth rate in population, as the Baby Boomers 2018 and 2019, with people mov- the U.S. since 1917 to 1918, when move into their 70s and 80s, there ing to the island offsetting natural the nation was involved in World are going to be higher numbers of decrease. THE MARKET IN REVIEW

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YTD YTD S&P 500 3,280 Name Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg Name Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg Dow Jones industrials 28,720 Close: 3,221.29 AT&T Inc 2.08 5.3 8 39.04 -.20 +36.8 IntPap 2.05 4.5 15 45.90 +.01 +13.7 3,220 Close: 28,462.14 28,440 AbbottLab 1.44 1.7 46 86.80 -.60 +20.0 JohnJn 3.80 2.6 24 145.30 -.45 +12.6 Change: -18.73 (-0.6%) Change: -183.12 (-0.6%) AMD ...... 45.52 -.66 +146.6 Kroger .56 1.9 14 29.06 +.30 +5.7 3,160 10 DAYS Allstate 2.00 1.8 16 111.77 -.10 +35.3 28,160 10 DAYS LockhdM 9.60 2.4 48 391.90 -1.70 +49.7 3,300 29,000 Altria 3.36 6.7 16 49.89 -.51 +1.0 Lowes 2.20 1.8 27 120.05 -.18 +30.0 Annaly 1.00 10.6 11 9.42 -.08 -4.1 LuckinCf n ...... 37.78 +1.34 +103.0 3,200 Apache 1.00 3.9 16 25.50 -.62 -2.9 Macys 1.51 9.0 5 16.77 +.26 -43.7 Apple Inc 3.08 1.1 27 291.52 +1.72 +84.8 28,000 McDerI ...... 1 .75 -.74 -88.5 3,100 AuroraC ...... 1.91 ... -61.5 McDnlds 5.00 2.5 30 196.91 -1.26 +10.9 BP PLC 2.46 6.5 11 37.60 -.26 -.8 Merck 2.44 2.7 34 91.03 -.47 +19.1 27,000 BankOZK 1.00 3.3 12 30.44 -.35 +33.3 MicronT ...... 6 53.21 -.82 +67.7 3,000 BkofAm .72 2.0 13 35.15 -.20 +42.7 Microsoft 2.04 1.3 31 157.59 -1.37 +55.2 BlockHR 1.04 4.5 11 23.37 -.02 -7.9 Mohawk ...... 10 135.38 +.96 +15.7 2,900 26,000 BrMySq 1.80 2.8 21 63.73 -.41 +22.6 CSX .96 1.3 17 72.34 -.51 +16.4 MorgStan 1.40 2.7 11 50.96 -.13 +28.5 NCR Corp ...... 31 35.01 +.01 +51.7 2,800 CallonPet ...... 10 4.82 +.11 -25.7 JDASON 25,000 CampSp 1.40 2.8 18 49.25 -.21 +49.3 NewellBr .92 4.8 ... 19.12 -.11 +2.9 JDASON PainThr ...... 6.12 +.91 +620.0 NikeB .98 1.0 40 100.80 -.77 +36.0 Caterpillar 4.12 2.8 13 147.52 -.76 +16.1 NokiaCp .19 5.1 ... 3.69 +.06 -36.6 MUTUAL FUNDS Ocugen rs ...... 58 +.18 -89.0 52-Week Net YTD 12-mo ChesEng ...... 1 .83 -.02 -60.3 Onconv h ...... 48 +.07 -77.3 Total Assets Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init High Low Name Last Chg %Chg %Chg %Chg Chevron 4.76 4.0 17 119.85 -.45 +10.2 Cisco 1.40 2.9 21 47.59 -.18 +9.8 PG&E Cp ...... 16 10.80 +.36 -54.5 Name Obj ($Mlns) NAV 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt 28,701.66 21,712.53 Dow Industrials 28,462.14 -183.12 -.64 +22.01 +22.01 Citigroup 2.04 2.6 11 79.51 -.16 +52.7 PepsiCo 3.82 2.8 15 136.81 -.73 +23.8 American Funds GrfAmrcA m LG 92,681 50.98 +2.8 +28.7/E +12.2/C 5.75 250 11,226.54 8,636.79 Dow Transportation 10,874.58 -62.12 -.57 +18.58 +18.58 CocaCola 1.60 2.9 34 55.27 -.08 +16.7 Pfizer 1.52 3.9 16 38.91 -.41 -10.9 American Funds InvCAmrcA m LB 62,471 39.45 +2.9 +24.4/E +9.2/D 5.75 250 882.61 681.85 Dow Utilities 875.41 -.81 -.09 +22.79 +22.79 ColgPalm 1.72 2.5 26 68.79 -.39 +15.6 PhilipMor 4.68 5.5 17 85.70 -.61 +28.4 American Funds WAMtInvsA m LB 62,208 48.06 +2.4 +26.2/E +10.4/B 5.75 250 13,978.61 10,723.66 NYSE Composite 13,876.15 -67.99 -.49 +21.99 +21.99 Comcast .84 1.9 22 45.18 +.08 +32.7 ProctGam 2.98 2.4 29 124.47 -1.62 +35.4 Federated EqInc,IncA f LV 726 22.01 +2.3 +21.9/E +4.9/E 5.50 1,500 9,052.00 6,190.17 Nasdaq Composite 8,945.99 -60.62 -.67 +34.82 +34.82 ConAgra .85 2.5 22 34.04 -.14 +59.4 RiteAid rs ...... 15.99 -4.31 0.0 Fidelity 500IdxInsPrm LB 223,868 111.69 +2.7 +32.2/B +11.4/A NL 0 1,451.72 1,041.66 S&P 100 1,438.14 -9.33 -.64 +29.11 +29.11 Darden 3.52 3.2 20 108.96 +.95 +9.1 Roku ...... 131.60 -7.92 +329.5 George Putnam BalA m MA 1,084 20.74 +2.0 +24.8/A +7.9/A 5.75 0 3,247.93 2,346.58 S&P 500 3,221.29 -18.73 -.58 +28.50 +28.50 Deere 3.04 1.7 17 174.16 -.89 +16.8 Savara rs ...... 4.91 +3.18 -35.1 INVESCO QualIncA m CI 305 11.73 +0.2 +6.2/E +2.4/D 4.25 1,000 2,071.72 1,565.76 S&P MidCap 2,060.72 -2.16 -.10 +23.91 +23.91 Disney 1.76 1.2 19 143.77 -1.98 +31.1 SiriusXM .05 .7 32 7.09 -.05 +24.2 Lord Abbett AffiliatedA m LV 5,661 15.75 +2.1 +26.0/C +8.3/B 5.75 1,000 33,081.31 24,129.49 Wilshire 5000 32,788.76 -188.06 -.57 +27.34 +27.34 Dupont rs 1.20 1.9 7 62.29 -1.44 0.0 SnapInc A ...... 15.89 -.14 +188.4 Lord Abbett BdDebA m MU 5,131 8.14 +1.5 +13.8/A +5.7/A 2.25 1,000 1,681.68 1,266.93 Russell 2000 1,664.15 -4.88 -.29 +23.40 +23.40 EliLilly 2.96 2.3 ... 131.30 -.22 +13.5 SouthnCo 2.48 3.9 30 63.34 -.12 +44.2 Lord Abbett DevelopingGrA m SG 601 19.61 +1.3 +33.7/B +9.7/C 5.75 1,000 EgyTrnsfr 1.22 9.6 15 12.71 -.28 -3.8 SwstnEngy ...... 3 2.33 +.06 -31.7 Lord Abbett SmCpValA m SB 269 15.05 +3.0 +21.6/E +5.8/D 5.75 1,000 Equifax 1.56 1.1 24 138.92 -1.29 +49.2 Tesla Inc ...... 414.70 -15.68 +24.6 Putnam DiversIncA m NT 1,103 7.11 +1.5 +12.1/A +3.8/A 4.00 0 MARKET SUMMARY: NYSE AND NASDAQ EsteeLdr 1.92 .9 68 206.40 -1.55 +58.6 TevaPhrm .73 7.6 ... 9.72 -.24 -37.0 Putnam EqIncA m LV 8,574 26.41 +3.0 +30.6/A +9.0/A 5.75 0 ExxonMbl 3.48 5.0 16 69.48 -.41 +1.9 3M Co 5.76 3.3 24 175.83 -1.43 -7.7 Putnam GlbEqA m WS 897 17.36 +2.5 +27.4/C +6.8/D 5.75 0 GAINERS ($2 OR MORE) LOSERS ($2 OR MORE) MOST ACTIVE FordM .60 6.5 7 9.25 -.11 +20.9 ($1 OR MORE) TitanPh rs ...... 22 +.04 -83.9 Putnam GlbHCA m SH 1,255 56.26 +3.4 +31.5/B +7.0/C 5.75 0 FuelCell rs ...... 1.68 +.41 -74.6 Putnam IntlGrA m FG 220 23.25 +3.7 +25.5/E +5.2/E 5.75 0 Name Last Chg %Chg Name Last Chg %Chg Name Vol (00) Last Chg Transocn ...... 6.80 +.23 -2.0 GenElec .04 .4 ... 11.08 -.10 +46.4 Putnam SustLeadersA m LG 4,459 94.07 +2.9 +37.0/B +13.0/B 5.75 0 Uber Tch n ...... 29.74 -.43 -28.5 Savara rs 4.91 +3.18 +183.8 WaveLfSc 7.99 -7.82 -49.5 FuelCell rs 627533 1.68 +.41 Goodyear .64 4.2 7 15.23 +.13 -25.4 Vanguard 500IdxAdmrl LB 311,025 297.25 +2.7 +32.2/B +11.4/A NL 3,000 VerizonCm 2.46 4.0 8 61.21 -.32 +8.9 Sol-Gel 14.60 +5.37 +58.2 RiteAid rs 15.99 -4.31 -21.2 Savara rs 547263 4.91 +3.18 GuardHlt n ...... 25 +.04 -93.3 Vanguard InsIdxIns LB 116,298 289.36 +2.7 +32.2/B +11.4/A NL 5,000,000 HP Inc .70 3.4 6 20.49 -.04 +.1 WalMart 2.12 1.8 69 119.40 -.19 +28.2 Vanguard InsIdxInsPlus LB 121,471 289.38 +2.7 +32.2/B +11.4/A NL 100,000,000 OncolBio 3.87 +1.03 +36.3 Tiziana s 2.36 -.54 -18.6 GenElec 481384 11.08 -.10 HomeDp 5.44 2.5 22 217.31 -2.66 +26.5 Wendys Co .48 2.2 24 22.16 ... +42.0 Vanguard TtInSIdxInsPlus FB 116,819 119.22 +4.0 +21.8/C +5.8/A NL 100,000,000 ErytechP 6.85 +1.80 +35.6 NewLink 2.30 -.47 -17.0 AMD 411083 45.52 -.66 Hormel .93 2.1 24 45.00 -.26 +5.4 WDigital 2.00 3.2 23 62.38 +.25 +68.7 Vanguard TtInSIdxInv FB 150,663 17.82 +4.0 +21.7/C +5.7/B NL 0 ReadgIntB 31.51 +7.51 +31.3 AcordaTh 2.19 -.43 -16.4 FordM 360721 9.25 -.11 Inpixon ...... 08 -.00 -97.6 ZionO&G ...... 16 -.01 -61.6 Vanguard TtlSMIdxAdmrl LB 246,289 79.45 +2.6 +31.6/B +10.9/B NL 3,000 Eyegate rs 12.20 +2.89 +31.0 AltisrcAst 11.20 -1.99 -15.1 Apple Inc 360171 291.52 +1.72 Intel 1.26 2.1 20 59.62 -.46 +27.0 Zynga ...... 6.14 -.11 +56.2 Vanguard TtlSMIdxIns LB 148,296 79.46 +2.6 +31.5/B +10.9/A NL 5,000,000 Vanguard TtlSMIdxInv LB 138,019 79.42 +2.5 +31.4/B +10.8/B NL 3,000 Air Inds 2.33 +.49 +26.6 TSR h 3.44 -.56 -14.0 BkofAm 306935 35.15 -.20 Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with AridisPh 5.28 +1.08 +25.7 RubiusTh 9.97 -1.57 -13.6 NokiaCp 270360 3.69 +.06 SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, FB -Foreign Large Blend, GI -Intermediate Government, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MU -Multisector Bond, SB -Small Blend, SG -Small Growth, SH -Health, WS -World Otonomy 3.77 +.74 +24.4 Mersana 5.22 -.77 -12.8 RiteAid rs 230986 15.99 -4.31 bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. 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TUESDAY December 31, 2019 something new. Why not? you’re going to get richer this year. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) However, today you are happy to relax ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Use all the resources that you can fi nd at home. You might do some investigative to help you maintain order at home CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) sleuthing today. You might even dis- because things are chaotic! All this in- Did you know that there are fi ve plan- cover a secret or come across some- creased activity is draining your energy. ets in your sign right now? Oh yes, it’s thing that has been hidden from you. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) all about you! Make some resolutions TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A lively discussion with a partner or today! Barney Google and Snuffy Smith® by John Rose Expect to have a lively conversation close friend might include vacation AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) with someone today, perhaps a mem- plans, social outings or something to do If you want to socialize today or just be ber of a group, or it could be a friend. with the kids. Listen to all points of view. low-key and private, it’s your choice, Quite likely, this person wants to infl u- LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) because the stars say that you could go ence your future choices. This will be a productive day for you, either way. One thing is certain -- you GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) which means you can expect to get a will be charming and diplomatic. You will be strong and persuasive lot done. Set your sights high because PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) when talking to parents, bosses and you will be pleased with the results. This is a lovely day to socialize because VIPs today. However, they will be just SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) you feel warm and friendly to everyone! as strong and persuasive when talking This is a great date day because you Enjoy hanging out with others, espe- to you! Good luck. are eager for fun and romance. You cially younger people. Yeehaw! CANCER (June 21 to July 22) feel confi dent, emotionally strong and YOU BORN TODAY You are imagi- You might want to explore travel plans ready for good times! native and creative yet cautious. Your today. If not travel, then you will be SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) great strength is that you are adaptable. eager to think about signing up for a You’ve been thinking a lot about mon- Service to others is your theme this course or going back to school to learn ey, which is a good thing because year, especially with family. THE Daily Commuter Puzzle by Jacqueline E. Mathews Pajama Diaries by Terri Libenson ACROSS 1 __-by-night; unreliable 4 Get out of the way of 9 Breakfast order 13 Kitchen or den 15 Of birds 16 Plane ticket cost 17 Cartoon bear 18 Slowly, in music 19 “One __ Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” 20 Rider Written By Brian & Greg Walker 22 Brain wave tests HI AND LOIS Drawn By Chance Browne 23 Sardine containers 24 Apple computer 26 Civilized; suave 29 Perfectly clean 34 Alcoves 35 Word before Korea or Carolina 36 Hit a tennis ball in a high arc 37 __-all; panacea 38 Minute 39 Brief life sketches 40 Supped Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 12/31/19 41 Daring deeds 6 “__ Dong! The Monday’sSunday Puzzle Puzzle Solved 42 Stop witch is dead…” PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN 43 Street vendors 7 Terminal-to-plane 45 Blush passage 46 Trot 8 Massiveness 47 Breeze 9 Consequence 48 Eatery 10 Gust 51 Lending a hand 11 Dharma’s love to 12 Stitches 56 Cries of discovery 14 Error 57 Waterbird 21 Moral misdeeds 58 Actor __ 25 Tree of the olive McDonough family 60 Chums 26 Remove the lid 61 Father or from grandfather 27 Way to go 62 Actor Richard 28 Like a dull 63 Auction-lover’s speaker’s site audience Adam@Home by Brian Bassett 64 Fannies 29 Keats and Yeats ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 12/31/19 65 Deli loaf 30 __ into; collides All Rights Reserved. with 42 Coin made of 50 “…with boughs of DOWN 31 Classic by zinc holly, __…” 1 Cook in oil Homer 44 Like formal wear 52 Fish usually 2 Thrown for a __; 32 Lasso’s end stunned 33 Actor Buddy 45 Early __; those filleted 3 Meditative 35 Burn up with the sun 53 Word with exercise 38 High schooler 47 More clever crackers or pop 4 Coeur __, Idaho 39 Sheets & 48 Garment for 54 __-do-well 5 Kitchen blankets Superman 55 City in Indiana appliances 41 Respiratory bug 49 Fictional captain 59 Gen. Robert E. __ The Daily Tribune News Local www.daily-tribune.com • Tuesday, December 31, 2019 5A

The theme for this year’s the guest speaker for the pro- “I plan on giving thanks tion, and he hopes to meet or commemoration is “Hats Off: gram. to the past and present trail- exceed that number this year. Emancipation Where Are We Heading Now?” “Rev. LaGrone is a dynamic blazers who have made con- “We are fortunate that this “The gesture of ‘hats off’ speaker and was very gracious tributions to the advancement has been the typical turnout From Page 1A is typically a sign of respect,” to accept our invitation for this of black Americans since the for the past few years,” he said. “Just the mere economic ties Benjamin Mays, the Rev. Bar- Reaves said. “This is a remem- year’s event,” Reaves said. passing of the Emancipation “We feel especially blessed to this institution shows how bara King, Georgia Supreme brance to all those that have LaGrone called it a “great Proclamation,” he said. that folks in the community extraordinary it was to write Court Justice Robert Benham gone before us to pave the way honor to have the opportunity During the program, the come and spend a couple hours this executive order against the and local educator Nancy Bea- for African-American success to speak at this event.” committee will award “small on Jan. 1 to help celebrate this states in rebellion when slavery sley. and achievement in the Unit- “I was asked if I would mind scholarships” to two local event.” was such a driving economic Bartow County’s celebration ed States. Now that many have being the speaker for this event scholars and present two com- force,” he said. of this piece of American his- achieved a semblance of the about seven or eight months munity awards, Reaves said. The inaugural program tory may be historic in itself, American Dream, there are ago,” he said. “I had no idea “One is a Mentor Award de- planned by the committee — according to Reaves. still great challenges to over- of the magnitude of this event signed to recognize a person which currently has 10 active “While I have no data to ver- come for many. As we enter a prior to me accepting the invi- that reaches out to mentor and members and a number of vol- ify this, I venture to say that new year and decade, where tation. Being new to the area, guide young people,” he said. unteers whose assistance is this may be the longest-run- do we go from here? How will I accepted the invitation to “The second is a Citizenship vital for putting on the event ning commemoration of the those that are succeeding reach speak as well as host this event. Award. It’s designed to recog- each year — took place Dec. Emancipation Proclamation in back to assist those that still I would have been just as satis- nize a local person that dis- 11, 1929, 66 years after Lincoln the country,” he said. “We tru- find themselves struggling to fied to be a spectator and sup- plays the characteristics of out- signed the proclamation on Jan. ly hope this will continue to be make it in our fast-changing port someone else.” standing citizenship for Bartow 1, 1863, according to Reaves. a signature event for Bartow world?” His remarks will center County.” Past speakers have included County for many, many years The Rev. Reginald LaGrone, around the celebration’s “Hats Reaves said roughly 100 peo- Dr. Martin Luther King Sr., Dr. to come.” pastor of Pine Grove, will be Off” theme. ple attended last year’s celebra- $ OfÀ ce late comments in right before Thanks- State Route 293 connector and Boyd tential projects around Emerson and 55 Visit giving that is causing us to have to go Morris Road, so there’ll be some traf- Acworth. • No Appointment Necessary Transportation back and look at a few things.” fi c counts on that area conducted [in “There’s going to be some outreach • Walk-ins Welcome Still, he said a proposal could be January,]” Sills said. “And we met with from GDOT about redoing the U.S. 41 14 A Legacy Way From Page 1A ready for Bartow County Commissioner GDOT a couple of weeks ago to look at bridges over State Route 293 in Emer- Adairsville, GA 30103 So far, Sills tabbed the cost of the Steve Taylor’s signature by January. a proposed intersection improvement son,” he said, “and there’s going to be (Across from El Nopal) project — which entails the construc- “I anticipate that the task order for the there at Neel’s Landing on 411 where some paving contracts let for U.S. 41 tion of 12 new bridges in the vicinity preliminary engineering on the project Macedonia Road comes out.” from the south end of the county, and 770-773-9902 of the Highway 41/Highway 411 inter- to be looked at and we’ll be reviewing Sills said the MPO is reviewing acci- also for I-75 at the south end of the change — to be about $42 million. that in the next week or so,” Sills said. dent reports from 2017 and 2018 to de- county.” Elsewhere in the county, Sills said Funding sources for the second phase termine other local roads that could po- And while Bartow County is still he expects the fi rst phase of the Cass- of Cass-White Road construction, Sills tentially be candidates for intersection years away from seeing physical con- White Road improvement project to be said, have not yet been determined. reconstruction. struction on the roughly $122 million completed by July. “We’re hoping to limit the amount That includes a possible reduced con- Rome-Cartersville Development Cor- “The bridge over the railroad, con- of federal exposure to the project, but fl ict U-turn, or R-CUT, intersection ridor, Sills said GDOT does expect to struction will start [in January],” he that’s going to be dependent on the com- along Collins Drive and Joe Frank Har- see some considerable progress on the said. “If you’re going north on 411, you pletion of the preliminary engineering ris Parkway. project in the year ahead. Med Care pass the concrete batch plant, you’ll see process,” he said. “It appears to have been a fairly suc- “They’re still scheduled to have full- Walk-in Clinic the construction on the left.” The MPO is also looking at sever- cessful trial run,” Sills said. “The per- on right of way started in 2022,” he said. Hablamos Español Work on Phase II engineering, Sills al potential intersection improvement manent structures, I believe, are being “There are going to be some parcels ac- OFFICE HOURS: Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri. 8 am-4 pm Thurs. & Sat. 8 am - 12 noon said, will continue throughout 2020. projects throughout the county. put on order … I think they’re also look- quired before then, but they’re in the pro- Dr. Donald C. Evans • Sally Jo Sanford, APRN-BC “The concept report is still being re- “We’ve asked GDOT to look at the ing at one at Zena Drive.” cess of wrapping up their preliminary en- Trena Ray, APRN-BC • Joy Rice, NP-C viewed by GDOT,” he said. “It got some area around Cassville Road and the Sills briefl y touched upon some po- gineering by the middle of next year.” Quality Health Care at Affordable Prices!

Stoneridge Place NW, Cartersville, gia, was arrested and charged with with probation violation. BARTOW was arrested and charged with terroristic threats and acts and pos- open container violation and driv- session of a fi rearm or knife during Jason Grant Lacy, of 621 Hearth- ing under the infl uence of alcohol. the commission or attempt to com- stone Trail, Canton, was arrested BLOTTER mit certain felonies. and charged with driving while li- Nicholas Brian Maddox, of 12 cense is suspended or revoked. The following information — Goodyear Ave. SE, Cartersville, Hillman William Carson, of 27 names, photos, addresses, charges was held on an agency assist. Tower St. NW, Kingston, was ar- Charles Gary Mabry, of 131 and other details — was taken di- rested and charged with willful Dobb Blvd., Rome, was arrested rectly from Bartow County Sher- Jennifer Heart Mauldin, of 10 obstruction of law enforcement of- and charged with probation viola- iff’s Offi ce jail records. Not every Farmbrook Drive SW, Cartersville, fi cers and aggravated assault. tion. arrest leads to a conviction, and was held on an agency assist. a conviction or acquittal is deter- Joshua Matthew Hoek, of 108 Sherrell Lashaun Moore, of 65 mined by the court system. Gary Dale Pruitt, of 10 Fairfi eld Stonewall St. SE, Cartersville, Benfi eld Circle SE, Cartersville, CONSTRUCTION TO Court SW, Cartersville, was arrest- was arrested and charged with two was arrested and charged with EDITOR’S NOTE: The Bartow ed and charged with open contain- counts of loitering and prowling; simple assault-family violence and PERMANENT FINANCING County Sheriff’s Offi ce is having er violation, driving on the wrong and two counts of receipt, posses- simple battery-family violence. technical diffi culties and arrest side of the road, improper/erratic sion or transfer of a fi rearm by a photos are currently unavailable. lane change, two counts of failure convicted felon or felony fi rst of- Robbin Danielle Sanders, of AVAILABLE AT REGIONS to maintain lane, hit and run, reck- fender. 5657 Highway 20 NE, Carters- December 28 less driving and driving under the ville, was arrested and charged infl uence of alcohol. Glenn Martin Jordan Jr., of 51 with driving while license is sus- Renee Killian Clifton Shane Blackman, of 28 Valley View Drive NW, Carters- pended or revoked and failure to Honeysuckle Drive SE, Carters- Tommie Cornelius Rice, of 4110 ville, was arrested and charged maintain lane. NMLS #546413 ville, was held on a probate court Jamison Drive, Huntsville, Ala- Mortgage Loan Originator sentence. bama, was arrested and charged Vice President with driving while license is sus- [email protected] Levon Leon Bowling, of 195 pended or revoked. Chad St. SE, Calhoun, was arrest- 770.655.4148 ed and charged with aggravated Brandy Faye Roberson, of 22 620 East Main Street assault-strangulation. Floral Drive SE Lot 3, Cartersville, Cartersville, GA 30120 was arrested and charged with Andrea Michelle Channell, of 70 theft of services. Mercer Lane SE, Cartersville, was arrested and charged with theft by Shantee Tania Rogers, of 390 taking. Old Mill Road SE 204, Carters- ville, was arrested and charged Gina Marie Clowers, of 100 E. with cruelty to children and bat- Main St. B., Rome, was arrest- tery-family violence. ed and charged with forgery-4th amount of less than $1,500 or less Bryant James Roscoe, of 3866 than 10 checks. Blackstone Road, Martinez, was NEEDED IMMEDIATELY arrested and charged with driving Eric Lavon Cole, of 8 Maybelle while license is suspended or re- St. SE, Cartersville, was arrested voked. and charged with simple battery. INDEPENDENT Alfredo Martinez Sosa, of 14 Daniel Martin Diaz, of 3 Elm St. Dove Drive NW, Cartersville, was SE, Cartersville, was held on a pro- arrested and charged with open CONTRACTORS bate court sentence. container violation, driving under For part time and as needed basis the infl uence of alcohol, driving James Pressley Garett, of 1400 without a valid license, failure to JOB SUMMARY Joe Frank Harris Parkway SE 126, maintain lane and reckless driving. Cartersville, was held on an agency Newspaper Delivery - Potential to earn assist. December 29 up to $1200 per month part time

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BY KATE BRUMBACK at a convenience store. Arnold stayed in the car Associated Press while Creel and Meders went inside. Creel went to the back of the store to heat A Georgia man convicted of killing a conve- a package of sausage biscuits in a microwave. nience store clerk more than 30 years ago is set to Meders bought something and when Anderson, be executed next month, authorities said Monday. the cashier, opened the register, Meders shot him Jimmy Fletcher Meders, 58, is scheduled to be in the chest with a revolver and then shot him again put to death Jan. 16 at the state prison in Jackson, in the head after he fell to the fl oor, according to according to news releases from state Attorney court fi lings. General Chris Carr and Department of Correc- Creel ran out of the store to the car after the tions Commissioner Timothy Ward. Meders was fi rst shot and Meders followed after taking money convicted of murder and other charges in the Oc- from the cash register, according to court fi lings. tober 1987 shooting death of Don Anderson at a The three men drove to a trailer park where convenience store in coastal Glynn County. Meders left the other two and drove to Harris’ Meders spent the afternoon of Oct. 13, 1987, motel room. Harris testifi ed at trial that Meders with three other men, including his employer, returned around 3:15 a.m., pulled out a revolver Randy Harris, according to court fi lings. The men and said, “I just blowed a man’s head off over $38,” drank all afternoon and into the evening, ending according to court fi lings. up at a motel where Harris had paid for a room. Included in the cash taken from the store were Eventually, Meders left the motel with Harris’ two $1 bills and a $5 bill that the store manager cousin, Bill Arnold, and a friend of Arnold’s, Greg had placed as “bait money,” writing down the bills’ Creel. They took Harris’ car and spent several serial numbers in her records so the money could hours bar hopping. be identifi ed if the store was robbed and the bills Around 2:30 a.m on Oct. 14, 1987, they stopped recovered, court fi lings say. 5 DAY FORECAST

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STAFF REPORT The Adairsville offense went cold at the worst possible time in the third-place game of the AHS Tiger Christmas Clash Monday in Adairsville. After catching fi re in the third quarter and carrying the mo- mentum into the fi nal stanza, the Tigers couldn’t buy a bucket over the closing minutes, allowing Cornerstone Prep to rally for a 61-54 win. Adairsville (6-7) had fi ve uncontested looks to take the lead with just over a minute remaining, but each of them rimmed out. Cornerstone (16-3) went on to put the game away with a couple of layups and four free throws from Devon Sweat in- side the fi nal 60 seconds of play. Fueled by hustle plays from Malachi Gardner, who had fi ve points and a thunderous alley-pop dunk off an inbounds-pass, the Tigers got off to a great start. The Cougars, though, went on an extended run to end the fi rst period up 19-13. Adairsville weathered the storm and fought back to within 30-26 by halftime. Jaxon Welchel established himself down low, dropping home fi ve points in the second quarter. T. J. Printup also got going after a scoreless opening period, sink- ing a pair of buckets. The Tigers carried the momentum into the second half. Printup had seven of his 13 points in the third quarter, while Welchel added fi ve and Gaven Crunkelton chipped in with four. Overall, a 19-point quarter gave Adairsville a 45-42 ad- vantage entering the fi nal period. Both teams traded baskets through the fi rst six-plus minutes of the fourth quarter. That’s when Cornerstone took a 53-52 lead. On its ensuing possession, Adairsville had several clean looks to either go up one or two points. None of the shots went down, and the Cougars methodically pulled away during the last minute for the victory. Welchel (14 points) and Crunkelton (10) each earned all-tournament honors for the Tigers, who head to Haralson County on Friday to resume Region 6-AAA play. RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS The Cass girls basketball team poses with the championship trophy after defeating Trion 71-44 in the title game of the AHS Tiger Cartersville boys 61, Madison County 54 Christmas Clash Monday in Adairsville. All-tournament team selection Kyler Johnson helped lead the Cartersville boys past Madison County (Alabama) in the fi fth-place game of the AHS Tiger Christmas Clash Monday in Adairsville. Cass girls roll Trion, repeat as SEE HOOPS, PAGE 2B Adairsville tournament champions

BY NICHOLAS SULLIVAN the defi cit to 11 points. But the [email protected] Colonels, who dropped three of their last four Region 7-AAAAA The Cass girls basketball team games entering the holidays, never got exactly what it wanted — and allowed their Class A opponent to needed — this holiday season. The cut their lead back to single digits. Colonels won a second consecutive “To their credit, they started fi g- Christmas tournament Monday in uring out our 2-2-1 half-court trap Adairsville to fi nish a perfect 6-0 and started getting easy looks,” over the winter break. Jackson said. “We had to make an On the backs of winning the adjustment defensively and went Chattooga/Gordon Lee tourna- man-to-man. ... I think it was 46- ment, Cass repeated as AHS Tiger 35, and from that point, they scored Christmas Clash champions after nine points. Our man bothered pulling away for a 71-44 victory them. Maybe, I should have gone over Trion in the title game. man a little sooner.” “When you play six games in While the Cass defense started about a week and a half, you de- giving Trion fi ts on one end, Ha- velop chemistry,” Colonels head ley Johnson was torturing them on coach Burt Jackson said. “I saw it the other. The sophomore transfer a lot tonight. from Cartersville High put togeth- “I’m proud of the girls that when er arguably her best game in a Col- Trion was making its run, they onels uniform. weren’t panicking, weren’t losing Along with pulling down re- their mind. We changed things up bounds and dishing out assists, defensively, and they just rolled Johnson sank a trio of clutch 3s, from there.” including one to start a 15-1 run. In While the 27-point fi nal margin fact, she had eight points during the hints of a completely one-sided af- stretch that spanned the fi nal three fair, the Bulldogs (8-5) did make a minutes of the third quarter and couple of runs to get back into the opening two minutes of the fourth. game after falling into a big hole in “I think, for her, it’s just been an the fi rst quarter. adjustment being here, getting used Having trailed 21-7 entering the to our system and the girls,” Jack- second quarter, Trion fought back son said of Johnson. “I think she’s to within 29-21. Claire Davis re- fi nally relaxing, and it showed to- sponded with a 3-pointer to cap a night. If we are getting that out of 13-point fi rst half, and Cass (12-4) her, with everything else that we RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS Adairsville junior Conner Crunkelton goes up for a con- managed to take a comfortable 39- have, who knows how far we can Cass junior Londaisha Smith skies for two points against Trion tested layup against Cornerstone Prep during the third- 24 advantage into halftime. go this year.” in the championship game of the AHS Tiger Christmas Clash place game of the AHS Tigers Christmas Clash Monday By the midway point of the third Monday in Adairsville. Smith was named tournament MVP after in Adairsville. quarter, the Bulldogs had trimmed SEE CHAMPS, PAGE 2B scoring 17 points in the game.

Cartersville girls down Adairsville Underdogs again, Clemson aims

STAFF REPORT each at least matching the entire all-tournament choices. for another CFP championship Cartersville started fast and Adairsville team in the points col- Adairsville was never able to keep umn. LaFayette 50, Woodland girls 27 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The tipping point came in a 21-20 late es- up, as the Canes dominated the Ti- Evans, who fi nished with 13 The Woodland offense couldn’t No. 3 Clemson is an underdog — again. cape at North Carolina on Sept. 28. Despite gers in the third-place game of the points and six rebounds en route to get much going until the fourth Once more, the defending national champi- the win, the Tigers fell from the top spot and AHS Tiger Christmas Clash Mon- all-tournament honors, added six quarter of its consolation fi nal ons have to deal with being labeled second best kept sliding — they were No. 5 in the fi rst CFP day in Adairsville. points in the second quarter. Car- against LaFayette Monday in when they face No. 1 LSU for the College Foot- rankings. “The story was more about who we The victory gives Cartersville tersville’s Alexia Henderson sank Adairsville. By then, it was far too ball Playoff title in New Orleans on Jan. 13. played,” Swinney said. “Trying to create how a pair of third-place finishes in 5-of-6 free throws in the period to late to attempt any sort of come- “I mean, you can say we’re pretty comfort- bad (the Atlantic Coast Conference is) rather as many tournaments this sea- send her side into halftime with a back, as the Wildcats fell 50-27 able with it,” said linebacker Chad Smith, the than who we are.” son, having also finished in the 29-14 lead. to fi nish sixth in the AHS Tiger defensive MVP of Clemson’s 29-23 Fiesta Bowl Clemson, however, kept rolling and defeat- same position in the Seven Hills Lehla Thomas took over in the Christmas Clash. victory over Ohio State last Saturday night. ed each of their last eight opponents heading Rotary/Rome News-Tribune second half to ensure the Canes Woodland (3-10) scored sin- It’s a role Clemson (14-0; No. 3 CFP) and into the Fiesta Bowl by 29 points or more. tourney. eased to victory. The sophomore gle-digit points in each of the fi rst coach Dabo Swinney — 4 1-2 point under- Lawrence found his game again, too, with 26 It took a tight win over Model had four points in the third quar- three periods. Meanwhile, LaFayette dogs by oddsmakers — have embraced much touchdowns and just three interceptions in that earned the Canes their fi rst ter and seven in the fourth. She slowly pulled away, holding quarter of the season. that stretch. trophy. On this occasion, Carters- fi nished with 14 points and seven leads of 11-4, 24-7 and 31-13. The Tigers started as the preseason No. 1. The quarterback laughs off the early criti- ville easily bounced back from a boards. The Wildcats more than doubled Yet, early on, looked ragged on offense and cism, remembering how last January after his defeat to another fellow Bartow All-tournament selection Cio their offensive output during the fi - in particular, at quarterback. Last year’s fresh- bravura championship game many commenta- County team (Cass) in the semifi - Seigler chipped in a well-rounded nal stanza with four different play- man star Trevor Lawrence had thrown fi ve in- tors said he should withdraw from school and nals. stat line of fi ve points, fi ve assists ers scoring three points. Among terceptions his fi rst three games — more than spend the next two years prepping for the NFL. Monday, the Canes (8-5) jumped and four rebounds for Cartersville. those was Ansley Evans, who the four he’d thrown in all his national cham- “Those same ones were telling me all the out to a 14-4 lead over the Tigers Ji’Leyah Mitchell and Haley led Woodland with eight points pionship winning debut. mistakes I was making” this season, Law- (4-11) after one period. Ariana Stiles led Adairsville with 12 and and two 3-pointers, and Jordan “Trevor threw a couple of interceptions and rence said. Cochran (fi ve points) and Naijah 11 points, respectively. Mitchell Thompson, who was an all-tourna- that sort of became the narrative,” Swinney Evans (four) led the early charge, and Alexia Crisp were the Tigers’ ment choice. said Monday. SEE CFP, PAGE 2B 2B Tuesday, December 31, 2019 • www.daily-tribune.com Sports The Daily Tribune News Quinn says Falcons’ strong fi nish must carry over to 2020

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday he’ll play veterans more to secondary coach helped spark er, defensive ends Vic Beasley Jr. The Atlanta Falcons couldn’t in preseason games. He said he still the defense’s resurgence. and Adrian Clayborn, punter Matt save their season even though their believes the preseason games are Quinn indicated Friday he plans Bosher and safeties Kemal Ishmael second-half turnaround rescued more important for younger players. to retain Dirk Koetter as offensive and J.J. Wilcox. coach Dan Quinn from being fi red. PROTECTING RYAN coordinator. On Monday, he said it Hooper said Monday he would A 6-2 second-half record cer- Quarterback Matt Ryan was was too early to say if more staff like to remain in Atlanta. tainly boosted spirits, including sacked 48 times this season, a ca- changes would come. HOW TO GET IT RIGHT after Sunday’s 28-22 overtime win reer high. That included six sacks SALARY CAP HELL Despite small improvements late at Tampa Bay, by the Buccaneers on Sunday. The The Falcons face salary cap con- in the season, the Falcons ranked Still, in a bottom-line league, season-long beating caused him to straints, thanks largely to efforts to only 30th in the league in rushing the Falcons missed the playoffs for miss a game for the fi rst time since re-sign such players as Ryan, Jar- with 85.1 yards per game. Devon- the second straight season with a 2009. He will be 35 by the start of rett, Julio Jones and Deion Jones. ta Freeman was slowed by injuries 7-9 record. Two consecutive losing the 2020 season and must have bet- Ryan and Jarrett restructured deals and hasn’t played a full season seasons are a bitter reality check ter protection. to clear cap space, an example of since 2016, also his last 1,000-yard after two straight playoff seasons, Despite the sack numbers, Dimi- moves Dimitroff said the team can season. including the 2016 run to the Super troff said he’s convinced the line is make to remain fi nancially fl exible. Quinn spoke warmly about Bowl. better than a year ago. Rookies Ka- “I am not concerned about it be- Freeman’s late-season return but “There is no trophy for playing AP PHOTO/CHRIS O’MEARA leb McGary and Chris Lindstrom ing a situation where we are going with frustration about the inability well in the second half,” Quinn Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman is stopped by fi nished strong at right guard and to be in what has been perceived to establish a consistent running said Monday. “It has to carry over.” Tampa Bay Buccaneers strong safety Andrew Adams on a run right tackle, respectively. With cen- out there as ‘cap hell,’” Dimitroff game. during the fi rst half of a game Sunday in Tampa, Florida. The big hope is the Falcons can ter Alex Mack and left tackle Jake said. “It’s not the case at all. We “That identity, it has to come take the momentum to 2020. Jarrett says the Falcons are “a FIRST PRIORITY IS FAST Matthews established, the position will accomplish what we need to through,” Quinn said. “The fact it “You know it’s something to team that is going to be hungry — START to watch in the draft and free agen- accomplish to continue to be able didn’t, I’m not happy with that. ... It build on next year,” linebacker hungry for success. We want to be The Falcons have been devas- cy is left guard. to bring the right players in here to will be addressed going forward.” De’Vondre Campbell said after playing back in the postseason and tated by slow starts in two straight STAFF CHANGES be a contender.” Improved stability on the offen- Sunday’s win. winning big.” seasons. They opened this season Raheem Morris was named de- The Falcons cannot afford to sive line should help the ground The Falcons proved they are Now Quinn and general manag- with a 1-7 mark. Quinn has said fensive coordinator for 2020 last keep all their unrestricted free game. Ultimately, addressing the resilient. Defensive tackle Grady er Thomas Dimitroff, also retained that fi nding a way to start better in week, capping his chaotic season. agents. Among the most notable running game may require the Fal- Jarrett knows players must prove for 2020, must prove Blank’s confi - 2020 will be an offseason priority. He began the year coaching wide players set to enter free agency are cons to make a tough decision on much more. dence in them was justifi ed. Quinn wasn’t ready to say on receivers before a midseason move Campbell, tight end Austin Hoop- Freeman.

in the AHS Tiger Christmas Clash down to just six healthy players. The Cass High basketball team Monday in Adairsville. That lack of depth hurt Excel was locked in a gritty, back-and-forth Hoops DiAnthony Heathcock, Jaden Monday in its game against Sonora- defensive struggle Monday in Orlan- CFP Johnson and K.J. Rogers each had ville, as the Eagles hung around in do, Florida, on the fi nal day of the From Page 1B four points in the fi rst quarter for the game through the fi rst couple KSA Events Holiday Tournament. From Page 1B Johnson scored six points in the Woodland, which took a 14-10 lead of quarters, but eventually faded in Unfortunately for the Colonels, Clemson may have silenced a few doubters with its Fiesta Bowl second quarter to fuel the Canes’ into the second period. Johnson a 76-36 loss in the last game of the Washington Township made just a victory. After falling behind 16-0 in the opening half, the Tigers initial rally and had a dozen points chipped in fi ve more points in that Pickens Christmas Bash. one more play in a 40-39 Cass loss. rallied for a dramatic, fourth-quarter victory. Lawrence led a 94- in the fourth quarter to help seal Car- stanza, but Trion rallied to take a Excel led 18-16 after the fi rst The Colonels held Washington yard, four-play drive that ended with Travis Etienne’s 35-yard tersville’s come-from-behind win. slim 28-26 advantage by halftime. quarter with Rashard Doyal hit- Township to just one fi eld goal in touchdown catch with 1:49 left to put Clemson ahead for good. Cartersville (4-4) had another Rogers shined in the third quar- ting two 3-pointers and Rayshawn the fi rst quarter, taking an 11-3 The Tigers ended Ohio State’s comeback on safety Nolan Turn- rough fi rst quarter, trailing 15-9 ter, as the freshman dropped in Womack scoring seven points in the lead, before Washington Town- er’s interception in the end zone in the fi nal seconds. entering the second. For the tour- eight of his team-high 17 points. period. Excel quickly went cold in ship got things going in the second Swinney said his players shook off adversity to reach their nament, the Canes were outscored Jamison Lawrence added fi ve of the second quarter, though, scoring quarter and narrowed Cass’ advan- fourth national title game in fi ve seasons. 55-35 during the opening periods. his nine points in the period. just four points, helping Sonoraville tage to 20-16 at halftime. The way it ended “was the best part of it,” Swinney said. “To However, for the second straight However, the Bulldogs still man- take a 29-22 halftime lead. The third quarter is when Wash- have to go 94 yards against the best defense in the country to get game, Cartersville managed to aged to cling to a 42-41 lead after The third quarter is when things ington Township took control of the lead and then you got to stop the No. 1 scoring offense in the recover for the inauspicious start. three. Heathcock, who was named unraveled for Excel, though. So- the game, outscoring Cass 15-6 in country to win.” Johnson certainly helped that. He all-tournament, had fi ve of his 11 noraville scored 27 points in the the period. And, despite a valiant Smith and Lawrence believe Clemson’s experience in the title matched Jynerius Stanley with six points and Johnson added four of quarter to take a 56-31 lead, and the comeback effort down the stretch game is an edge LSU can’t match. points in the second quarter, al- his 15 over the fi nal eight minutes, lead would only get bigger from by the Colonels, it was not enough “We have guys who have been in that moment and can draw though Madison County still led but it wasn’t enough for the Wild- there to the end of the game. to pull out the win. back on that,” Smith said. by a 30-25 margin at halftime. cats (2-12) to rally back. With the loss, Excel falls to 2-10 As the Colonels head back to Bar- Lawrence is comfortable with his team’s experience, although Kolbe Benham took over in the on the year with the Eagles’ next tow County, their record sits at 10-6 he does not see it as a factor when it comes to slowing down top- third quarter, stepping up with all Sonoraville 76, Excel boys 36 game coming Friday at Darlington. overall with the 1-2 showing at the ranked LSU. nine of his points in the period to Fielding a team can be tough at a KSA Events Holiday Tournament. “Even though they haven’t played in the national championship give the Canes a 44-40 advantage. Class A school, and due to injuries, Washington Township 40, Their next game will be back in Re- (game) before,” Lawrence said of his opponent, “they’re not think- Then it was back to Johnson to put the Excel boys basketball team is Cass boys 39 gion 7-AAAAA Friday at Hiram. ing about that.” the game away. The junior transfer, who also starred on the gridiron for Car- tersville, made four fi eld goals and four free throws in the fi nal period. SPORTSROUNDUP Madison County knocked down two 3-pointers in the period, but it wasn’t enough to overcome John- College Basketball son’s big afternoon. Trion 64, Woodland boys 58 MEN’S TOP 25 SCHEDULE Home & Away All Times EST The Woodland boys hung tough Monday’s Games against Trion but eventually fell by No. 1 Gonzaga 93, Detroit Mercy 72 Friday Adairsville at Ringgold, 6 p.m. No. 6 Baylor 83, Jackson State 57 a 64-58 fi nal score, dropping to 0-3 No. 9 Memphis 84, Tulane 73 BASKETBALL Cartersville at LaGrange, 6 p.m. No. 10 Villanova 68, Xavier 62 Adairsville at Haralson County, 6 p.m. Kell at Cass, 6 p.m. No. 20 Dayton 77, North Florida 59 Today’s Games Cedartown at Cartersville, 6 p.m. Christian Heritage at Excel boys, 7 p.m. No. 2 Duke vs. Boston College, 6 p.m. Cass at Hiram, 6 p.m. East Paulding at Woodland, 6 p.m. No. 11 Butler at St. John’s, 7:30 p.m. No. 18 Florida State vs. GEORGIA TECH, noon Excel boys at Darlington, 4:30 p.m. WRESTLING WOMEN’S TOP 25 SCHEDULE Woodland at Carrollton, 6 p.m. Pace Academy, Armuchee at Adairsville, 5:30 p.m. Champs All Times EST Monday’s Games Saturday Wednesday, January 8 No. 6 Baylor 94, Morehead State 47 BASKETBALL WRESTLING From Page 1B Today’s Games No. 12 Maryland at Northwestern, 5 p.m. Murray County at Adairsville, 6 p.m. Senior night at Cass Johnson’s key stretch in the half- No. 14 Indiana at Rutgers, 3 p.m. Cartersville at Central, Carroll, 2:30 p.m. Thursday, January 9 No. 19 West Virginia vs. Cornell, 2 p.m. court offense paired well with Lon- No. 21 Missouri State vs. William Jewell, 2 p.m. Bowdon at Excel boys, 7 p.m. SWIM daisha Smith’s fast-break prowess. No. 24 Minnesota vs. Ohio State, 5 p.m. Woodland at Villa Rica, 6 p.m. Cartersville at Darlington Smith, who was chosen as tourna- SWIM Cass at Rome, 5 p.m. ment MVP, scored 11 of her of her College Football Adairsville at Greyhound Invitational at Cobb Aquatic Friday, January 10 17 points in the second half. Center, 10 a.m. BASKETBALL All Times EST Smith battled foul trouble af- Saturday’s Games WRESTLING North Murray at Adairsville, 7 p.m. ter scoring six quick points in the Camping World Bowl Adairsville, Cartersville at South Paulding Spartan Sandy Creek at Cartersville, 6 p.m. Orlando, Fla. fi rst quarter. Davis, who was MVP Notre Dame 33, Iowa State 9 Duals, 9 a.m. Cass at Paulding County, 6 p.m. Cotton Bowl Classic Tuesday Gordon Lee at Excel boys, 7 p.m. of the Chattooga/Gordon Lee Arlington, Texas tournament, and Justice Bennett Penn State 53, Memphis 39 BASKETBALL Woodland at Rome, 7 p.m. Peach Bowl picked up the slack, combining for ATLANTA 22 points in the fi rst half. Ariana CFP Semifi nal: LSU 63, Oklahoma 28 Fiesta Bowl Hames also knocked down a trey Glendale, Ariz. in each of the fi rst two quarters. CFP Semifi nal: Clemson 29, Ohio State 23 Monday’s Games On the Air “I think the biggest thing was SERVPRO First Responder Bowl Dallas MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL (CBS) our depth, again,” Jackson said. “I Western Kentucky 23, Western Michigan 20 was able to run out nine players, Music City Bowl 5:30 p.m. — Georgetown at Providence (FS1) 3:45 p.m. — Liberty Bowl: Navy vs. Kansas State Nashville, Tenn. 7:30 p.m. — Butler at St. John’s (FS1) (ESPN) especially when we got in foul Louisville 38, Mississippi State 28 trouble there in the fi rst half. I had Redbox Bowl COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. — Alamo Bowl: Utah vs. Texas (ESPN) Santa Clara, Calif. fi ve girls with two fouls, but I had California 35, Illinois 20 Noon — Belk Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Kentucky NHL HOCKEY enough depth to where we were Orange Bowl (ESPN) 7 p.m. — Montreal at Carolina (FSSO) Miami Gardens, Fla. able to come into halftime with a Florida vs. Virgini, late 2 p.m. — Sun Bowl: Florida State vs. Arizona State Tuesday’s Games pretty good lead.” Belk Bowl Overall, Davis and Johnson Charlotte, N.C. ATLANTA 101, Orlando 93 Cleveland 6-10-0 .375 335 393 Cincinnati 33, Cleveland 23 Kentucky (7-5) vs. Virginia Tech (8-4), Noon (ESPN) Washington 123, Miami 105 Cincinnati 2-14-0 .125 279 420 Kansas City 31, L.A. Chargers 21 each fi nished with 13 points, Ben- Sun Bowl Milwaukee 123, Chicago 102 West N.Y. Jets 13, Buffalo 6 nett added 11 and Hames chipped El Paso, Texas Detroit at Utah, late W-L-T Pct PF PA New Orleans 42, Carolina 10 Florida State (6-6) vs. Arizona State (7-5), 2 p.m. Brooklyn at Minnesota, late y-Kansas City 12-4-0 .750 451 308 Denver 16, Oakland 15 in with eight. Davis, Hames and (CBS) Phoenix at Portland, late Denver 7-9-0 .438 282 316 Tennessee 35, Houston 14 Taryn Callahan each landed Liberty Bowl Tosday’s Games Oakland 7-9-0 .438 313 419 Dallas 47, Washington 16 Memphis, Tenn. Boston at Charlotte, 3 p.m. L.A. Chargers 5-11-0 .313 337 345 Jacksonville 38, Indianapolis 20 all-tournament recognition. Kansas State (8-4) vs. Navy (10-2), 3:45 p.m. (ESPN) Philadelphia at Indiana, 3 p.m. Philadelphia 34, N.Y. Giants 17 Arizona Bowl L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 5 p.m. NATIONAL CONFERENCE Baltimore 28, Pittsburgh 10 According to Jackson, the Colo- Tucson, Ariz. Cleveland at Toronto, 7 p.m. East L.A. Rams 31, Arizona 24 nels have played for seven holiday Wyoming (7-5) vs. GEORGIA STATE (7-5), 4:30 p.m. Denver at Houston, 7 p.m. W-L-T Pct PF PA San Francisco 26, Seattle 21 (CBSSN) Golden State at San Antonio, 7 p.m. y-Philadelphia 9-7-0 .563 385 354 End of regular season championships and a region cham- Alamo Bowl Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Dallas 8-8-0 .500 434 321 pionship over the past six seasons. San Antonio Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Giants 4-12-0 .250 341 451 Wild-card Playoffs Texas (7-5) vs. Utah (11-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Orlando at Washington, 6 p.m. Washington 3-13-0 .188 266 435 Saturday, Jan. 4 He’s glad to see his players are still Wednesday’s Games Portland at New York, 7:30 p.m. South Buffalo at Houston, 4:35 p.m. (ESPN/ABC) hungry to win trophies. Citrus Bowl Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. W-L-T Pct PF PA Tennessee at New England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS) Orlando, Fla. Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. y-New Orleans 13-3-0 .813 458 341 Sunday, Jan. 5 “’We’ve been here before, and Michigan (9-3) vs. Alabama (10-2), 1 p.m. (ABC) ATLANTA 7-9-0 .438 381 399 Minnesota at New Orleans, 1:05 p.m. (FOX) the question you to have to ask Outback Bowl Tampa Bay 7-9-0 .438 458 449 Seattle at Philadelphia, 4:40 p.m. (NBC) Tampa, Fla. NFL Schedule Carolina 5-11-0 .313 340 470 Divisional Playoffs yourselves is does it still matter Minnesota (10-2) vs. Auburn (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN) North Saturday, Jan. 11 Rose Bowl W-L-T Pct PF PA Minnesota or New Orleans at San Francisco, 4:35 p.m. or are you taking this for grant- Pasadena, Calif. All Times EST y-Green Bay 13-3-0 .813 376 313 (NBC) ed?,’” Jackson said of his pregame Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (10-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN) AMERICAN CONFERENCE x-Minnesota 10-6-0 .625 407 303 Tennessee or New England at Baltimore, 8:15 p.m Sugar Bowl East Chicago 8-8-0 .500 280 298 (CBS) speech. “... ‘To [Trion], this is going New Orleans W-L-T Pct PF PA Detroit 3-12-1 .219 341 423 Sunday, Jan. 12 to be kind of like their Super Bowl. GEORGIA (11-2) vs. Baylor (11-2), 8:45 p.m. (ESPN) y-New England 12-4-0 .750 420 225 West Buffalo or Houston at Kansas City, 3:05 p.m. (CBS) x-Buffalo 10-6-0 .625 314 259 W-L-T Pct PF PA Seattle or Philadelphia at Green Bay, 6:40 p.m. (FOX) They’re going to come in here with N.Y. Jets 7-9-0 .438 276 359 y-San Francisco 13-3-0 .813 479 310 Conference Championships NBA Schedule Miami 5-11-0 .313 306 494 x-Seattle 11-5-0 .688 405 398 Sunday, Jan. 19 all kinds of intensity. You’re going South L.A. Rams 9-7-0 .563 394 364 AFC, 3:05 p.m. (CBS) to have to try to match it. They’re W-L-T Pct PF PA Arizona 5-10-1 .344 361 442 NFC, 6:40 p.m. (FOX) All Times EST y-Houston 10-6-0 .625 378 385 x-clinched playoff spot Pro Bowl just good enough, if you come in Sunday’s Games x-Tennessee 9-7-0 .563 402 331 y-clinched division Sunday, Jan. 26 here and take them lightly, they can Oklahoma City 98, Toronto 97 Indianapolis 7-9-0 .438 361 373 At Orlando, Fla. Memphis 117, Charlotte 104 Jacksonville 6-10-0 .375 300 397 Sunday, Dec. 29 AFC vs. NFC, 3 p.m. (ESPN) upset you.’ New Orleans 127, Houston 112 North Chicago 21, Minnesota 19 Super Bowl “I sensed during warmups they Denver 120, Sacramento 115 W-L-T Pct PF PA ATLANTA 28, Tampa Bay 22, OT Sunday, Feb. 2 L.A. Lakers 108, Dallas 95 y-Baltimore 14-2-0 .875 531 282 Miami 27, New England 24 At Miami Gardens, Fla. were ready. We’re starting to grow Monday’s Games Pittsburgh 8-8-0 .500 289 303 Green Bay 23, Detroit 20 AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. (Fox) up fast.” The Daily Tribune News Classifi eds www.daily-tribune.com • Tuesday, December 31, 2019 3B

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