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Bonding firm pays $100,000 BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Basket fund nears $19,000 The spirit of giving continues into the new year in the Alcorn County area. Donations continue to arrive for the 20th Annual Corinth Rotary Club / Daily Corinthian Christmas Basket Fund. The deadline to give has been extended until Monday, Jan. 18. A $25,000 fund raising goal was set so 1,000 food baskets could be given to local families on Saturday, Dec. 5. Baskets were given away based upon faith the goal will be reached. So far $18,826 has been raised, meaning $6,174 still has to be raised to meet the goal. Recent donations include $200 from Bill Dalton in honor of Leroy Worsham and in memory of Clifford Worsham and Cliff Dalton; and $40 from Sassy Scarlet Red Hatters in memory of Bobbie Anthony, Vernell Powell, Ruth Huggins, Dorothy Box and Sue Sprouse. Contributions to the Christmas Basket Fund can be made “in honor of” or “in memory of” a special person or persons. The tribute will be published daily in the Daily Corinthian. Donations can be brought by the newspaper office 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or mailed to: Daily Corinthian, Attn.:Christmas Basket Fund, P.O. Box 1800, Corinth, MS 38835.
The bonding company of former supervisor Dal Nelms has paid out $100,000 in connection with the state auditor’s investigation, according to a document filed with the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors. Briefly summarizing the embezzlement case and its outcome, the document is required by law to be filed with certain public of-
fices as a permanent record. The auditor’s office declined to elaborate on how much of that bonding money will be returned to the county coffers. Sarah Smith, a spokeswoman for the office, said all pending claims in the auditor’s probe need to be settled before that figure is made public. The district attorney’s office recently received an investigative fund assessment payment
of $30,000, with a portion of that coming from Nelms’ bonding company. The auditor’s office served Nelms with a civil demand for $308,244.71. That includes 3M Construction and Landscape invoices, $53,113; Danny Peters invoices, $37,817.50; TKE invoices, $32,818.13; bathroom remodel expenditures, $532.68; cellular phone payment, $2,347.82; Arkansas
boat trip, $181.93; purchase of Ford F-350 truck, $5,250; purchase of culverts/paver rentals, $18,358.90; purchase of 310G backhoe, $14,100; purchase of 310SG backhoe, $15,833.33; purchase of Chevy C8500 dump truck, $11,566.67; interest, $29,567.26; and cost of recovery, $86,757.49. The Nelms case, which began in December 2013, was closed on Nov. 17.
$1.5 billion jackpot mania Dreamers seek tickets at state line BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
GUYS, Tenn. — CBabys was the place to be on Tuesday as hundreds stood in line to purchase tickets on a dream. Wrapping all the way around the building, parking was scarce as Mississippians and Tennesseans alike flocked to the convenience store in hopes of cashing in on the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot – the highest in lottery history. Another drawing will be held at 9 p.m. Wednesday on the 44-state jackpot which keeps growing and growing. The ticket buying hoopla created extra excitement Tuesday when the Tennessee Lottery announced a Corinth man – Robert Blackburn won $100,000 from a Red Hot 5s ticket bought at CBabys. The business won $5,000 for providing the winning ticket.
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A hot spot for locals as well as out-of-towners, the store has served the Guys, Tenn. area for six years and is now running two lottery machines versus one. The business is located just north of the Mississippi stateline and Corinth city limits on Old Highway 45 in McNairy County, Tenn.
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Corinth Resident Ann Younger stands in line to buy lottery tickets.
School board sets meeting to fill vacancy
Genealogy Society to offer workshops
BY ZACK STEEN
BY STEVE BEAVERS
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The Alcorn County school board is moving quickly to find a temporary appointee for their vacant second district seat. A special meeting has been set for Monday, Jan. 18 at 5 p.m. Second district residents interested in the position are encouraged to go before the board at that time. “I’d like to see this appointment process as public as possible,” said board member Carol Morton. “I think this is a great time for the citizens of the second district to get involved and voice their opinion on who will serve them.”
Where did you come from? The Alcorn County Genealogy Society is ready to help individuals with the question through a fourday series on researching your family roots. Each series will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dates are Jan. 23, Jan. 30, Feb. 6 and Feb. 13. Cost is $25. “The goal is to help people learn how to build their family tree and find those illusive female ancestors,” said Gale Judkins with the Alcorn County Genealogy Society. Each session will have a short lunch break and questions/answer period after the last afternoon session. Space is limited so those interested need to register soon, according to Judkins. The local genealogy society came up the idea for the class after helping several men find a connection to the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
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Joy Rhodes of the Alcorn County Genealogy Society researches her family history. The local genealogy society is offering a four-day series to help individuals build their family tree. The classes start Jan. 23 and are $25.
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Adrian Dilworth, Chris Settle, Rusty Hills and Gus Chllds are honored by the LaSalle chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution with their annual Good Citizen awards.
Magnolia Regional Health Center’s auxiliary, commonly known as the Pink Ladies, honors its charter members who are still serving. Charter members are Yvonne Sweat Moss, Marcia Ann Glisson and Yvonne Farris.
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