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Second woman pleads guilty in beating death Staff and wire reports
TUPELO — A second guilty plea was entered Thursday in the 2009 beating death of 84-year-old John Holt of Burnsville. Originally indicted for murder, Linda F. Holt, the daughter-in-law of the victim, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Lee County Circuit Court a day after her daughter, Terry L. Sparks, also pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Holt had been scheduled to go to trial next week. On Dec. 23, 2009, John Holt
was found beaten to death in his Eastport Street home in Burnsville, where there were no apparent signs of forced entry or robL. Holt bery. In January 2010, both Linda Holt and Terry Sparks were arrested by the Corinth Police Please see PLEA | 2
Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
Morgan Wigginton’s butterfly painting is among works by Corinth gifted art students now featured in an exhibit at the Corinth Artist Guild Gallery.
NPS appoints new Student art takes spolight at gallery Shiloh superintendent BY JEBB JOHNSTON
jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The whimsical and spirited creations of Corinth High School and Corinth Middle School students are in the spotlight at the Corinth Artist Guild Gallery. The student art exhibit is up for viewing now and will formally kick off with an opening reception Thursday from 4:30 until 6:30 p.m. at the gallery at 507 Cruise Street. About 70 students have work represented in paintings, drawings and dimensional pieces. The mediums include watercolor, collage, pencil and charcoal drawings, papier-mâché, scratchboard and others. The exhibit by Corinth stu-
dents of Lynn Haynie is an annual feature at the gallery. “I’m always inspired by the creativity that is shown by the students,” said Guild President Sonny Boatman. “It seems there is a greater variety of work this year. Especially with the collage assignments and the three-dimensional pieces, you can see the fun that the artists had in creating their works.” Among the works are selfportrait details of a part of the artists’ faces. Merrell McQueen won best of show with her self-portrait at the fivecounty high school art competition at Northeast Community College. The exhibit runs through
May 19. The gallery will continue its youth focus into the summer with Children’s Art Camp June 18-21 and June 25-28 with classes from 10 a.m. to noon for children who have completed first grade up to nine-year-olds and 2 to 4 p.m. for ages 10 to 13. Participants will learn the fundamental concepts in mixing and using color in lessons dealing with drawing or painting. Returning instructors are Teresa Smillie and Vickie Avery. Parents need to fill out an application and pre-pay by May 31 to secure a spot. Contact the gallery at 6650520 for more information.
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National Park Service Southeast Regional Director David Vela has announced the selection of John Bundy as the new superintendent at Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee. Bundy currently serves as superintendent of Little River Canyon National Preserve and Russell Cave National Monument, both in Alabama. He replaces Woody Harrell, who retired last month after 22 years of service as Shiloh superintendent. “John is a stellar choice to serve at Shiloh,” Vela said. “He has extensive experience as a
park manager and leader and has done an outstanding job at Little River Canyon. This is a great opportunity for him to lead one of our most Bundy iconic Civil War parks.” Bundy started his career as an interpretive park ranger stationed at Alcatraz prison, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San FranPlease see BUNDY | 2
MRHC welcomes new heart surgeon BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Magnolia Regional Health Center held a meet-and-greet event to welcome Dr. Billy D. Parsons to the Magnolia Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Clinic this week at Pizza Grocery. “It’s a continuation of the quality of the heart program we’ve established with Dr. Hutchinson and Dr. Gilmore,” said CEO Rick Napper at the Tuesday evening event. “Dr. Parsons will continue the program and take it to the next level.” Parsons is a board certified physician in both General Surgery and Thoracic Surgery. He received his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine, where he completed residences
in both General Surgery and Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. He is associated with numerous professional organizations including the American Medical Association, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons and Southern Thoracic Surgical Association. “I’ve been doing heart surgery for over 18 years, and I’m extremely excited to be in Corinth. I’m looking forward to the opportunity of serving the people of Corinth and the surrounding area,” said Parsons. “Personally, I’m very pleased to be part of the program with Dr. Hutchinson and Dr. Gilmore.” Parsons is seeing patients Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and FriStaff photo by Bobby J. Smith
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Magnolia CEO Rick Napper (right) welcomes Dr. Billy D. Parsons and his wife, Terri, to Corinth.
Index Stocks........7 Classified......14 Comics...... 13 Wisdom...... 12
Weather........5 Obituaries........ 3 Opinion........4 Sports...... 10
On this day in history 150 years ago In response to the Union presence near Farmington, Gen. Beauregard plans to shift troops in response, but heavy rain forces him to delay. The Confederate commander begins preparations for a possible evacuation of Corinth.