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This week, the United States Postal Service announced that it was seeking public input regarding the potential relocation of the Milford Post Office. The current post office was built in 1962.

“The move has been prompted by the need to expand the floor space for our carrier units at the current location,” Melissa Lomax, USPS Corporate Communications, said. “Retail operations only will be moving from that location. There are no issues with the current building other than we need additional space for our carrier operation. There will not be a new building since only retail operations will be moved.”

Lomax explained that there will be a 30-day public comment and appeal period. A display has been placed in the post office or people can send their concerns to ATTN: MILFORD DE, United States Postal Service, P.O. Box 27497, Greensboro, NC 27498-1103. Lomax also stated that as a semi-autonomous government agency serving the public, everything is step-by-step at this time and no timeframe is available.

“The process takes as long as necessary to insure the good of the public and the safety and transition necessary to perform this or any specified operation from postal planning,” Lomax said.

Milford residents see a need to relocate the post office.

“It definitely needs to be bigger,” Lezlie Eustis said. “The traffic pattern inside is just awful and that was before the pandemic. There needs to be more self-service options and the place to drop off packages that are ready to be mailed needs to have the ability to pass them through some kind of opening where they are out of reach of customers. Parking is horrendous and the traffic pattern on the street is frightening. When someone is at the mailboxes, I am always worried they will pull out and run into me.”

Michael Moyer stated that as the city grows, there will be a need for changes to the post office and he would love to see it remain downtown while Joe Wells commented that the current location is a “pedestrian fatality waiting to happen.”

“I don’t think the current location is bad,” Jenna Menge said. “The lobby area could be a bit bigger or laid out differently. For example, the table to fill out postage information is also where you need to stand in line. The parking situation is the hardest. The parking lot needs to be about 10 percent bigger. My biggest concern is that people are crossing the road to park and it’s on a weird bend that people tend to speed through without a clear line of sight when people come around the corner. More signage or a crosswalk with lights would probably be ideal.”

Kate David suggested that the former M&T Bank building which has ample parking, a basement and located downtown would be a good location for the post office while Wells suggested relocating the post office to either the Walmart area or southeast Milford.

“The center of commerce is now Walmart,” Wells said. “The My Eye Doctor location would have been a good one or perhaps the Hammond Mini Storage site by Wright’s Auto Parts. The center of housing growth may be the south end of town, possibly the Redner’s vicinity would be optimal.”

Lincoln Post Office may also move to a new location

A few days after announcing the potential move of retail services in Milford, USPS announced that the Lincoln Post Office may also relocate.

“The need to expand the floor space is necessary in Lincoln for both retail and carrier operations,” Lomax said. “There is nothing serious wrong with the building, but we have outgrown the smaller space and have an opportunity to provide a brand-new post office for the residents of Lincoln. The new building would be constructed next to a new Dollar General proposed for the area if no other site is presented for consideration.”

Comments or concerns can be sent to the ATTN: LINCOLN DE Office Relocation, United States Postal Service, P.O. Box 27497, Greensboro, NC. 27498-1103.

MISSION VIEJO —

Lincoln High’s football program is storied. Marcus Allen won a Heisman Trophy. Allen and Terrell Davis are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Hornets have won 10 section championships.

But there was one significant piece of history missing: a state football championship. Not anymore.

On a cold Friday evening at Saddleback College, with the temperature dipping into the 40s, the Hornets defeated fabled Concord De La Salle 33-28 to win the Division 1-AA CIF State Football Championship.

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“We had guys who got hurt, hobbling out, getting treatment, hobbling back in, young guys stepping up,” said Lincoln head coach David Dunn. “We never quit.

“This will be something they remember the rest of their lives. We took care of business for the school and the community and now we’re champs. You cannot stop what’s destined.”

Lincoln finished 13-1. The win was the Hornets’ 12^th straight. De La Salle, which has won seven state titles and once compiled a 151-game winning streak, finished 10-4.

It marked the seventh time De La Salle has played a San Diego Section team. The Hornets became the first to defeat the Spartans.

Lincoln pulled off the win with a heavy dose of Roderick Robinson and some clutch late defense.

The Georgia-bound Robinson, hobbled with a hamstring strain the last six weeks, gritted it out to gain 217 yards on 22 carries and score four touchdowns. The touchdown runs covered 3, 32, 2 and 32 yards.

Late in the fourth quarter, trailing 33-28, De La Salle mounted a final threat, advancing to the Lincoln 20. From there the Spartans went backwards with sophomore Munir Kassa cementing the win with back-to-back sacks.

“On the first one, I just had to get him,” said Munir. “On the second one, I was reading him. He went out and I went in. It was kind of an IQ play. It was fourth down. I had to get there.”

Asked if it was the biggest play of his life, Munir said, “Oh God, yes.”

For Lincoln, the game was a tale of two halves. In the first half, Lincoln’s offense was flummoxed. In the second half, Robinson busted loose.

On its first four series, Lincoln gained seven yards and had one first down. De La Salle was only slightly better and with 4:04 to play in the half, the game was scoreless.

Then the state championship pulled an offensive reversal. De La Salle scored on a 67-yard run. Lincoln responded with a 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive. De La Salle headed to halftime with 14-7 lead after scoring on a 6-yard run with four seconds to play.

Lincoln pulled off a comeback in the San Diego Section Open Division title game, coming from 21-6 down in the fourth quarter to beat Carlsbad 28-24. So trailing by seven at half was hardly insurmountable.

“We just dug deep, played for each other, loved each other,” said Dunn.

Lincoln’s first drive of the second half gave an indication of things to come. On the first play from scrimmage, Robinson broke loose for 60 yards. Two plays later, he scored from 32.

The Hornets scored 20 straight points to take a 27-14 lead. After De La Salle cut the deficit to 27-21, Robinson did his thing again, slipping away for a 32-yard TD early in the fourth quarter.

He slid to the ground in the end zone and celebrated by cranking out three pushups.

“He’s our rock,” said Dunn. “He’s the guy we go to, playing hurt.”

“I’m not here without my teammates,” said Robinson. “The defense came up huge. We’ve been a second-half team all year. We knew we had to put points up. We had to run the plays we’re supposed to run. We got stronger.”

The Hornets did not bus home after the historic win. Instead, they spent the night near Saddleback and on Saturday planned to celebrate their magical season by heading to Magic Mountain.

Norcross is a freelance writer.

CIF STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

DIVISION 1-AA

At Saddleback College

Lincoln 33, De La Salle 28

De La Salle 0 14 7 7 — 28

Lincoln 0 7 20 6 — 33

ScoringFirst Quarter

None

Second Quarter

DLS — Greer 67 run (Brien kick), 3:53

L — Robinson 3 run (Davila kick), 0:27

DLS — Faave 3 run (Brien kick), 0:04

Third Quarter

L — Robinson 32 run (Davila kick), 10:36

L — Thompson-Miller 15 pass from Chatham (Osuna kick), 5:50

L — Robinson 2 run (kick failed), 2:35

DLS — Faave 88 run (Brien kick), 1:33

Fourth Quarter

L — Robinson 32 run (pass failed), 10:48

DLS — Blanche 39 pass from Faave (Brien kick), 9:58

Team stats DLS L

First downs 29 33

Total net yards 391 359

Rushing 247 243

Passing 144 116

Comp-Att-Int 5-14-1 10-14-0

Penalties-Yds 4-35 11-72

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING: De La Salle: Greer 16-120, Faave 18-158, Blance 7-2. Lincoln: Robinson 22-217, Chatham 10-31, Thompson-Miller 1-4, Jackson 1-(minus 2).

PASSING: De La Salle: Faave 5-14-1-144. Lincoln: Chatham 10-14-0-116..

RECEIVING: De La Salle: McKoy 2-68, Blanche 2-66, Romo 1-10. Lincoln: Robinson 3-8, Thompson-Miller 2-54, Logan 2-26, Gray 1-33.

INTERCEPTIONS: De La Salle: None. Lincoln: White 1.

FUMBLE RECOVERIES: De La Salle: None. Lincoln: White.

SACKS: De La Salle: Tofaeono 1, Arcdian 1. Lincoln: Kassa 2, Chargual 1, Fewell 1 .

MISSION VIEJO — In an action-packed game, Lincoln (San Diego) defeated De La Salle (Concord) 33-28 in the CIF Division 2-AA state championship at Saddleback College.

The win is Lincoln’s first state championship in its long and storied history featuring NFL Hall of Fame running backs Terrell Davis and Marcus Allen. Tonight it was Roderick Robinson, who will follow Davis to Georgia.

Robinson, a 6-foot-2, 230-pound running back, rushed for more than 200 yards and four touchdowns as the Hornets roared back from a 14-7 deficit to win the game.

After 20 minutes of scoreless football, the two teams combined for 21 points before the first half ended.

First, De La Salle running back Charles Greer ran for a 67-yard touchdown with 3:53 left in the first half.

On the ensuing Lincoln possession, senior wide receiver Corey Thompson-Miller caught a 30-yard pass from senior quarterback K.J. Chatham. On the play, Chatham was nearly sacked, but Robinson wiped out the defender with a big block, giving Chatham the time he needed to release the football.

Junior Mahki Gray then made a big catch to set up first and goal. From there, Robinson rumbled through the line of scrimmage knocking over a defender before carving his way into the end zone with 27 seconds left in the first half.

That left De La Salle to much time, however. On a reverse, freshman Jaden Jefferson returned the kickoff to midfield. Sophomore quarterback Toa Faavae then completed his second pass of the night, a 40-yard pass to Nevada commit Journey McKoy who turned it into a 40-yard gain with 10 seconds left. On the next play Faavae was looking to pass, instead he kept it, turned the corner and got into the end zone to give the Spartans a 14-7 lead at the half.

De La Salle sophomore Derrick Blanche comes up with a big catch late in the game for the Spartans in the CIF Division 1-AA finals Friday at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. (Photo: Louis Lopez)

Lincoln quickly tied the game up. Robinson took the opening hand-off of the third quarter 60 yards. Two plays later, he scored from 32 yards out to knot up the game.

De La Salle quickly started driving, but the ball was forced out and recovered by junior Jamarion Herbert at the Lincoln 47.

Three plays later Chatham hit Thompson-Miller in the end zone for a touchdown with 5:50 to play in the third quarter to give the Hornets their first lead of the game.

The Lincoln defense nearly scored itself. Senior Chris White intercepted a pass at midfield then ran it back to the 8-yard line. Again, the Hornets handed the ball to Robinson, who plunged into the end zone and take a 27-14 lead with 2:35 to play in the third.

De La Salle quickly answered as senior TCU commit Cooper Powers made a key block that allowed Faavae to scamper 88 yards into the promised land on a quarterback keeper to cut the lead to 27-21.

Robinson wasn't done, on fourth-and-short early in the fourth quarter, the future Bulldog took the rock, got the first down then ran 32 yards into the end zone for his third touchdown of the day to give Lincoln a 33-21 lead.

The Spartans quickly answered as Faavae hit sophomore Derrick Blanche for a 39-yard touchdown pass with 9:58 to play in the fourth.

On De La Salle's final possession, inside the 20 with less than two minutes to play, Josaun Granderson, Adrien Chargualaf and Munir Kassa sacked Faavae on three straight plays to seal the victory.

The Lincoln City Council on Monday considered a plan to bring a grocery store to southeast Lincoln as part of a 42-acre development near 70th Street and Yankee Hill Road.

It’s been a long time coming.

In February of 2022, the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission recommended approval of a request to annex the 42 acres — which are surrounded by city property — and a change in zoning for the mixed-use development.

That approval included a number of changes from an initial site plan submitted in late 2021. After the Planning Commission meeting, developers and the city negotiated on a number of points, which means it didn’t end up before the City Council for another 21 months.

“We had 10-12 issues we had to get resolved,” said Tom Huston, the attorney representing developer Alan Baade. “We resolved all but one of them.”

The land has a number of challenges: There’s a railroad track, an area is set aside because of a pipeline and a portion of the land is in the floodplain.

“We’ve arrived at a site plan that takes those into account,” Huston said.

The final sticking point has to do with who should pay for a box culvert connected to a roundabout that would be built at 70th Street and Bridle Lane.

The developer, Baade Properties, wants to build 95,000 square feet of mini-storage, 91,000 square feet of commercial space — including a 55,000-square-foot supermarket and convenience store — and 250 apartments.

Huston said there’s been lots of interest from residents in the area for a grocery store, though increasing interest rates have slowed development. Still, commercial development would likely be phased in first.

“We have lots of interest in the commercial,” he said. “There’s lots of new rooftops.”

Most of the discussion Monday revolved around the roundabout and the box culvert — and who should pay for them.

Initially, the developer suggested an intersection and turn lanes, but for various reasons the city and developer ultimately landed on a roundabout.

The developer is eligible to be reimbursed for the roundabout, Huston said, but not for the box culvert along the roundabout, necessary because of the proximity to Beal Slough.

The developer thinks the city should reimburse him the $867,000 cost of the box culvert; the city does not.

City Council member Sandra Washington suggested a compromise: That the city pay the $319,000 difference in cost for the box culvert connected to a roundabout instead of an intersection and turn lanes.

Liz Elliott, director of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities, said the access off of 70th Street was not in city plans and were it not for the proposed development it wouldn’t be built — and the city has no extra money to pay the difference suggested by Huston.

Another issue, Elliott said, is that the city has denied reimbursement for box culverts connected to other developments, and will face similar issues in the future.

“The ripple effects and the people we have to say no to don’t make sense,” she said. “There’s just so many other projects out there and we just don’t have the funding.”

Huston said the difference in this case is the city is requiring the roundabout, and therefore the additional cost to build the box culvert.

The council is scheduled to vote on the issue at its Dec. 11 meeting.

NO-ONE is entitled to appreciate a promotion push at Barnsley more than defender Mael de Gevigney.

The Frenchman has overcome a rocky start to his Reds career to become a consistent, established and key part of a Reds side who are right in the mix at the business end of League One for the second successive year.

Rocky is a word which can be used to describe De Gevginey's experiences at former club Nimes last season - although that is probably putting things mildly.

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The Occitanie club were relegated from Ligue 2 to the Championnat National and if that wasn't bad enough, there were all manner of vicissitudes off the pitch.

Major financial problems consumed Nimes, allied to poor training facilities and infrastructure and it was no surprise that they were eventually demoted.

De Gevigney, speaking ahead of today’s game, said: "It was a really tough year and season, to be honest. It was the first time I was fighting against relegation.

"It was really difficult for me, the club and all the staff in Nimes.

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"Now, I am focused on Barnsley and don’t want to think about it (last year).

"I am feeling really good at Barnsley and know that the objective of the club is to be promoted and that’s why I came here.

"I like to feel this atmosphere - around promotion - and we aim to do our best.

"The atmosphere is much better."

Like a number of continental arrivals in recent years, De Gevigney came to Oakwell as an unknown and given several misses as opposed to hits over the past few seasons, the jury was out regarding the Frenchman at first.

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A torrid full debut against Oxford at Oakwell when he was substituted for tactical reasons in the first half made for a difficult start.

It is to the immense credit of De Gevigney - who models his game on former Arsenal and France defender Laurent Koscielny - that he has turned things around in outstanding fashion.

He added: "I followed French players and I like Arsenal and liked Koscielny.

"Some people told me I play like him and he’s a good player, so I like that. I like almost everything to be honest in England, the crowd, atmosphere and away games we play with a lot of intensity.

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"It was a tough moment (v Oxford) and one of my worst games, to be honest. But since then, I knew it wanted to achieve good things at Barnsley and work hard and now I don’t think about this, but the future."