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• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • Two sections
Man gets 10 years for child assault BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
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A Corinth man will serve the maximum possible sentence on charges of aggravated assault of a child and misdemeanor domestic violence. After a trial and guilty verdict last week, Michael Lynn
custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections on the assault charge and six months in custody of the Alcorn County sheriff on the misdemeanor charge. The sentence on the assault charge includes a fine of $2,500 and payment of $1,000 to the Mississippi
“I cannot imagine anybody doing such a thing.” Judge Thomas Gardner III Smith appeared in Alcorn County Circuit Court Tuesday morning before Judge
Thomas Gardner III for sentencing. The judge imposed a sentence of 10 years in
Mystery solved
BY JEBB JOHNSTON The Alcorn County Tax Assessor’s Office is opening on Saturday to help people avoid missing a tax credit. People who have bought a home or had certain status changes in the past year should visit the office to file an application for homestead exemption. With the April 1 deadline falling on Saturday, the office is opening from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the last chance to file. Tax Assessor Kenneth Brawner wants to see all residents who are eligible get the break on property taxes. “The people who miss it usually are the first-time homebuyers,” said Brawner. “It’s not something that is done at closing when a home is sold. They have to come to the office and apply for it.” People who move in from other states sometimes are not aware of the credit. Based on assessed value, the homestead exemption gives a credit of up to $300. Residents 65 and older can get exemption on the first $75,000 of value. People who have divorced or lost a spouse in the past year need to re-file. Brawner said last year’s filing season had around 650 new applications, and this
Photo courtesy of Neil Loftiss
Effie May Hooten, wife of W.W. Hooten, was the owner of the glasses and the 1939 appointment card found by Peggy Drewry Smith. She had wondered about the owner of the glasses since she noticed the date for the next appointment - Sept. 2, 1939.
Story inspires former area resident BY L.A. STORY A Corinth woman discovered a mystery through a piece of “carport junk” she found in 1989, but a former Crossroads area resident stepped up to help solve it. James Gray, a Tishomingo County native now retired in
Nashville, Tenn., still keeps up with his hometown area. He read the story where Peggy Drewry Smith of Corinth had found a sort of micro time capsule in an old eyeglass case. Smith purchased the eyeglass case for 50 cents at a carport sale in 1989. Smith said she later tossed the case into a drawer
and it lay there forgotten until 2017, when she decided to some cleaning. She rediscovered the case in the process of clearing out the drawer and opened it. Inside was a pair of round, black-rimmed glasses. The glasses shared the case
High stepping action returns to Crossroads BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
Horse lovers can enjoy the grace and beauty of the racking horse on exhibition this weekend. The Second Annual Magnolia Classic Racking Horse Show return to the Crossroads Arena on Saturday beginning at 4 p.m. Event Coordinator Michelle Glidewell said the 2016 Racking Horse World Grand Champion “Tears” ridden by Jamie Lawrence will be on exhibition for the crowd. There will be exhibitors on hand from most all of the southeastern states as well as Indiana and Illinois. “In addition to our visitors,
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Assessor: File now for homestead exemption jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
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Children’s Trust Fund. The misdemeanor includes a $500 fine. The sentences are consecutive, for a total of 10 years and six months, and are also consecutive to a prior fiveyear sentence out of Prentiss
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“The people who miss it usually are the first-time homebuyers. It’s not something that is done at closing when a home is sold. They have to come to the office and apply for it.” Kenneth Brawner Alcorn County Tax Assessor year is running around 700. Items needed to file for exemption include Social Security number (both parties, if a married couple), Alcorn County license plate numbers and the purchase price of the property. Those filing after becoming 100 percent disabled need to show proof of Social Security disability entitlement with the beginning date of disability or a disabled veteran’s claim number. The state provides a reimbursement to counties for the ad valorem tax credit, which came about as a way to encourage home ownership.
People of the Crossroads Melinda Whited, Iuka
there will be several local riders on display in a variety of divisions. Some of those include the Park Pleasure entry ‘Pushability Ace High’ ridden by Paul McNair,” said Glidewell. There will be the Juvenile Specialty Action entry ‘Versace’ ridden by Kristen Stivers; the Flat shod entry “She’s So Classy” ridden by Chad Booker and the 2015 and 2016 World Grand Champion Show Pleasure entry “The Fugitive’”ridden by Glidewell. Also competing and presenting the colors will be the two-time World Grand Champion Amateur Pleasure Walking entry “I’m
For a little more than a year, lifelong Iuka resident Melinda Whited has enjoyed assisting constituents in the Farmington field office of U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly. “I’m enjoying being here,” said the field representative. “It’s convenient for constituents who live in the area.” The office is located at Farmington City Hall. Whited previously worked as a paralegal and was a Mississippi Department of Corrections parole officer for 13 years. Her husband, Bruce, works for the Mississippi Highway Patrol, and they have four children and two grandchildren. With one daughter still in high school and grandkids who play ball, she enjoys keeping busy with their activities. Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
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Shiloh National Military Park prepares a busy lineup of events to mark the upcoming 130th anniversary of the battle.
Rachel Janzen Mitchell is named to the post of Community Development Director at The Alliance.
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