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Vol. 121, No. 140

• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section

Donor warriors

Wreck claims woman’s life BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

A Corinth woman was killed early Monday morning in onevehicle wreck near Walnut. Theresa M. Dixon, 34, of Corinth received fatal injuries in the wreck, which happened at approximately 2:30 a.m. on U.S. Highway 72 in Tippah County. According to Mississippi Highway Patrol Sgt. Ray Hall, 36-year-old Nathaniel D. Dixon

Staff Photo by L.A. Story

Corinth Fire Chief Todd Welch, Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell and Assistant Corinth Police Chief Josh Fortenberry are getting ready for their departments to compete for the annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive.

Badges battle for blood BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

The warriors are ready to battle and all are waiting to see who will draw the most blood. The Corinth Police Department, Corinth Fire Department and Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department have announced the annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive. The blood drive will take place at the Police and Sheriff Department, located at the Alcorn County Justice Center, on Monday, June 19, and Tuesday, June 20, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Mississippi Blood Services will have donor coaches parked and ready to assist donors who want to be heroes in saving lives. The Battle of the Badges is the annual blood drive competition between the Corinth Police Department, Corinth Fire Department and Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department to see

The Battle of the Badges is the annual blood drive competition between the Corinth Police Department, Corinth Fire Department and Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department to see which department can get the most donors. This year, not only will donors get a free T-shirt, they will be entered to win the 2017 Road to Life Dodge Ram 1500 Big Horn Truck. MBS suggests all donors eat at least four hours within giving blood and drink plenty of fluids prior to and after making a donation. The police chief noted there is always a need for blood and donating is important to keeping an adequate supply available. MBS is the only FDA li-

which department can get the most donors. The winning department gets a trophy. Last year, there were 115 donors and the winning department was the sheriff’s department. “We usually have a big turnout. We want to see if we can beat last year’s numbers. The community really comes out and supports this blood drive,” said CPD Chief Ralph Dance. Donors come during the two-day blood drive and donate blood, stating whether they want to be considered a donor under the police, sheriff or fire department.

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of Corinth was traveling east on Highway 72, when he lost control of his 2001 Chevrolet. The vehicle left the roadway and overturned. Nathaniel Dixon was transported to a local hospital with moderate injuries. Theresa Dixon was a passenger in the vehicle and died at the scene. Please see FATALITY | 2

Two local schools get new principals BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Two local schools will welcome new principals in August. Elizabeth (Wamsley) White will take over head duties at Biggersville Elementary School. After serving one year as principal at Glendale Elementary, White served as assistant principal at Kossuth Elementary School last year. White and 2016-17 BES Principal Brian Johnson will switch places. Johnson will act as KES assistant principal when school returns to session on Aug. 3. Alcorn Central Middle School will also see a change. Jeff Boren will move into the ACMS principal position as serving one year as principal of Thrasher School in Prentiss County. Boren had previously held the assistant principal post during the 2015-16 school year at ACMS. Chad Lindamood, who spent

the 2016-17 school year as principal at ACMS, will move to the assistant director position previously held by the retired Van Carpenter at the Alcorn CareerTechnology Center. Lindamood was at the center of a debate between the Alcorn School District Board of Education and a veteran educator last month. Sixteen-year ACMS teacher Pat Weathers asked school board members to reconsider the move to replace Lindamood as principal at ACMS. “During the 16 years I have been at that school, we have averaged a new principal about every two years,” said Weathers. Superintendent Larry B. Mitchell said the move was in the best interest of both Alcorn Central and the career center. “Chad is a good guy, and he’ll do fine where he is placed,” said Mitchell.

Animal shelter sets $6,500 calendar goal BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Every dollar counts at the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter. The local no-kill animal shelter launched their 2018 pet calendar photo contest earlier this week and set a $6,500 fundraising goal for the project. In its fifth year, the funds raised from the photo contest and calendar sales go to the shelter to help continue providing care to the thousands of abused, neglected, abandoned and injured animals in the Crossroads area. “The calendar fundraiser is our biggest of the year,” said volunteer director Charlotte Doehner. “We’re getting started this year one month earlier than

“The best part is everyone who enters the contest is a winner.” Charlotte Doehner Volunteer director normal and look forward to seeing the many cute pet photo entries we are sure to receive.” Photos can be entered at calendar.alcornpets.com. The online-based contest allows pet lovers to enter a photo of their cat, dog, horse, small mammal or bird. Each entry is $15 and includes a guarantee the entered photo will appear somewhere in the full color, full-sized wall calendar.

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Photo by Bill Avery

The 2017 Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter calendar featured former shelter rescue Rupert Sayre, a terrier mix belonging to Cotter and Linda Sayre of Corinth. Rupert received more than 770 votes in last year’s shelter calendar photo contest fundraiser.

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Entrants can then vote for their photo for $1 per vote with a five vote minimum or share their photo on social media and ask for votes. “We set a goal this year of $6,500,” added Doehner. “It may seem high, but in 2017 the same contest raised $6,492, not including sponsor contributions, which helped offset printing costs.”

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