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Daily Corinthian Vol. 116, No. 48
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County seeks help on Hatchie River cleanup BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Hatchie River drainage commissioners are seeking help in getting the river unclogged. At the request of the commissioners, the Board of Supervisors this week adopted a resolution requesting the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District to assist with the removal of debris from the Hatchie River and within the confluences of the Little Hatchie River, Bridge Creek and Brush Creek. Joe Duncan, one of the Hatchie commissioners, said it
Joe Duncan Hatchie commissioner is causing flooding and affecting farmers and landowners. “Normally, before this started to clog up, it would take a 31⁄2 or 4 inch rain to put the river out of its banks,” he said. “About
two weeks ago, it came a 1.7inch rain on my rain gauge, and it was backed up in our hayfield. It’s clogged and we’re begging for some help.” The board viewed photos of
the trouble spots that were taken by an individual who went by boat to the clogged areas. “The day that he was down there, Bridge Creek and Brush Creek, which are two of the
MRHC event promotes good health BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Education is the key. Magnolia Regional Health Center’s Heart & Vascular Center put females on the right route to a healthy life with its 9th Annual Women’s Health Conference at the Crossroads Arena. “The conference brings women’s health to the forefront,” said Tricia Tomlinson with the hospital Cardiac Rehab department. “We appreciate Dr. (John) Prather for the opportunity to get the message out.” The annual event featured seminars pertaining to women’s health. Numerous vendors were on hand to provide the little over 450 attendees the latest medical products and information. “Things Tenbrink have gone well,” said Prather, who started the conference to educate women on health risks. “The women have been excited to learn ways to reduce their chance of cardiovascular disease.” Information provided by the speakers and vendors go a long way in reaching the women, according to Prather. “People do better with their health when they are educated,” said the cardiologist. The conference provided those in the health care field a chance to teach women to pay more attention to their health. “We are trying to reach out to more women and the conference gives us an opportunity to do that,” said Lee McDuffy of the Cardiac Rehab department. “Heart disease is the number one health problem in the United States, but it is treatable.” The key to handling the disease is staying active, according to McDuffy. “Walking is the best exercise,” added McDuffy. “Get moving and keep your heart rate up.” For those just starting some
primary feeders for Hatchie, were both running backwards,” said Duncan. “Instead of going north, they were going south.” The blockages are where the Little Hatchie River intersects with the Hatchie River, where Bridge Creek intersects with Hatchie River and where Brush Creek intersects with Hatchie River. Duncan said it has become difficult in some places to tell where the river is actually supposed to be. He said the river’s problems
“Normally, before this started to clog up, it would take a 31⁄2 or 4 inch rain to put the river out of its banks. About two weeks ago, it came a 1.7-inch rain on my rain gauge, and it was backed up in our hayfield. It’s clogged and we’re begging for some help.”
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Corinth native wins ‘Say Your Vows’ contest Prizes include gifts, money, honeymoon in Los Cabos BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
instead of the stents. “Without surgery I wouldn’t be here today,” said the 70 year-old. “The cardiac unit is incredible ... I feel better than I have in 15 years.” Tenbrink advises individuals to keep a watch on their diet and to exercise. “If people have to go through surgery, there is life afterwards,” he said. “I live a normal life thanks to Dr. (Kerry) Morgan and Dr. (Max) Hutchinson.” The conference also gave
A Corinth native and his fiancee have won a nationwide contest for engaged couples. By popular vote, 2005 Corinth High School graduate Peter J. Huwe and his fiancee, Megan Robinson, were chosen as the winners of E! Entertainment’s “Say Your Vows” competition. The “Say Your Vows” contest — held to promote the new movie “The Vow” — was for engaged couples to write and submit the vows they plan to say at their wedding. Peter and Megan learned about the contest about a month ago while watching TV after dinner at Megan’s Philadelphia, Pa., apartment. It was the last to enter. A panel of judges liked the vows Megan wrote enough to move the couple into the top five. E! viewers would decide the contest by going online and voting for their favorite vows out of the top five. When the voting period ended on Friday, Feb. 10, and the votes were counted, Peter and Megan had won. Megan recently discussed the couple’s reaction to winning the E! contest with the Daily Corinthian. The good news came on Valentine’s Day. Megan was at Starbucks and Peter — who is working toward his Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania — was working in his lab. Megan got the call around 1 p.m. She had just opened her computer and was about to check her email when the phone rang. “I was very torn at the moment because on one hand, I wanted to jump up and down in celebration, but at the same time, I didn’t want to scare my fellow Starbucks patrons too much,” Megan said. “I failed miserably at this, however, because through my tears and muffled excited voice, the man
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Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Tricia Tomlinson puts up the Cardiac Rehab display at the 9th Annual Women’s Conference. sort of exercise, they need to remember to talk with their doctor before beginning. “If you are just starting, begin by walking 10 minutes a day and then gradually add minutes where you should be walking at least 15 minutes a day,” said McDuffy. Women are prone to worry about the health of a loved one instead of dealing with their own concerns. “Women tend to put themselves on the backburner when it comes to their health,” said Tomlinson. “They need to remember if they don’t take
care of themselves, they can’t take care of others.” Ron Tenbrink got a close look at the cardiac rehab department. Tenbrink, who moved to Corinth from Holland, Michigan in 2007, was scheduled to have knee surgery only to find out he had to take care of some heart issues first. “I had no symptoms of heart problems at all,” he said while sitting at the Mended Hearts Support Group booth. “I went in for a few stents and woke up in the Cardiac ICU.” Tenbrink had five bypasses
Northeast participating in ‘Accelerating Opportunity’ project Project combines skill training, ABE for 2 career paths: Certified nurse’s assistant or welding For the Daily Corinthian
BOONEVILLE — Northeast Mississippi Community College is on the forefront of an initiative designed to simultaneously increase educational and employment opportunities for the people of northeast Mississippi. Northeast’s Adult Basic
Education program is part of ‘Accelerating Opportunity,’ a pilot project that combines skill training and Adult Basic Education. Students seeking a GED will have the opportunity to choose from two career paths — certified nurse’s assistant (CNA) or welding — as part of
the project. “Students must be enrolled in ABE classes to participate,” explained Erica Miller, project coordinator and ABE aide at Northeast. Workforce instructors will be teaching the components of welding or CNA and a basic skills instructor will teach the basic skills needed to be successful in either curriculum. Both teachers will be in the
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classroom to reinforce and assist students in learning the material. The class was developed in correlation with the very successful I-Best model in Washington State. The CNA class began meeting on Northeast’s Booneville campus Feb. 1 and is currently full. The class is a seven-week term. Applicants are presently being placed on a waiting list. Welding class kicks off Mon-
day, Feb. 27, and continues through April 20 in Iuka. A second welding class will be offered April 30-June 2 in Booneville. Space is still available for this session. Class is free to ABE students. (For more information contact Erica Miller at Northeast at 662-720-7184 or by email at eamiller@nemcc.edu. Visit Northeast on the Internet at www.nemcc.edu.)
On this day in history 150 years ago Feb. 25 — Union forces occupy Nashville. The city is the first Confederate state capitol to fall and the loss of the major industrial center was a staggering blow to the South. A new state capitol was established in Memphis.