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Vol. 120, No. 181

Bidding for street upgrades unsealed

• Corinth, Mississippi • 14 pages • One section

Sharing Hearts

“There is a body of research out there that says seniors that take those classes do better when they get to college, do better on the ACT, and we need to move our children in that direction.”

BY JEBB JOHNSTON

Lee Childress

jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Cook Coggin Engineers unsealed bids Tuesday for the city’s Meigg Street sidewalk and lighting project. The low bid appears to be favorable for the project to move forward. The engineering firm will review the bids and present them to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen in an upcoming meeting for consideration. The apparent low bidder is J.M. Duncan, Inc., of Falkner, at $592,872.35. The engineering estimate for the project is $600,000. The city was awarded Transportation Alternative Program funds in 2014 toward the project, which will create an improved pedestrian corridor leading to the park. It includes 4,100 feet between Cass Street and South Parkway with removal and replacement of existing sidewalks and the installation of attractive pole lighting along the route. Most of the walking route will be on the south side of Meigg Street, although it will shift to the north side of Meigg Street from Penn to Cass. Ramps compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act will be installed along the route and at select intersections to permit access to areas north of Meigg Street. Driveways along the route will be reworked as required to assure that the sidewalk route

Superintendent

Requirements increased for Corinth SD BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

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Non-profit center helping AMEN Food Pantry BY STEVE BEAVERS

“Caregivers are magically transformed into normal people while their loved ones are cared for at Sharing Hearts.”

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Sharing Hearts had the assembly line going. Participants and volunteers of the non-profit center were working together to help the AMEN Food Pantry. Around 24 hygiene bags were put together during the annual Tuesday meeting of the daycare center for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or any other form of dementia. “This is for them to get a sense of accomplishment of helping someone,” said Sharing Hearts Program Director Melinda Grady of the five

Melinda Grady Sharing Hearts Program director participants who helped with the project. The bags contained toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, comb, deodorant and body wash. “Tuesdays are special here,” said Grady of the program

Award-winning songwriter performing at Pizza Grocery Bringing his signature sound and honest storytelling, award-winning songwriter Bryan Hayes is coming to Corinth. The Americana artist will make a stop at Pizza Grocery while touring in support of his third studio album, “Farther Down The Line”, which was released in June 2015. The show will kick off at 6 p.m. on Friday in the restaurant’s coffee bar. A resident of the Memphis, Tennessee area, Hayes has been consistently touring nationwide for the past two years, performing over 200 shows annually. Igniting stages throughout the Southeast, he has become one of the region’s top live

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Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Sharing Hearts volunteer Teresa Tennyson helps Bob Foster fill a hygiene bag which is being donated to AMEN Food Pantry.

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BY KIMBERLY SHELTON

held at First Baptist Church. “Caregivers are magically transformed into normal people while their loved ones are cared for at Sharing Hearts.” Sharing Hearts meets from

The number of credits required for graduation for incoming Corinth High School students is increasing. It is one of a few policy changes approved last week by the Corinth School District Board of Trustees. Incoming freshmen will need to earn a total of 27 credits. The number increases to 28 for students entering high school in the 2017-2018 academic year and 29 for students entering in 2018-2019. Students in 10th, 11th and 12th grade in the coming school year are not affected. The change comes as a result of increasing opportunities to earn credits prior to high school. “We presently have some students that this year left the middle school within the neighborhood of five or six credits,” said Superintendent Lee Childress. “The state passed a pro-

performers. The musician is often found headlining and playing at festivals, concert halls, clubs, bistros, coffee houses, house concerts and everything in between. His latest album was produced by Grammy Awardwinning Engineer/Producer, Andy Hunt in Nashville, Tennessee. The album features 12 new songs, one of which was co-written with his producer. “While I was writing for this record, I was just trying to write the best songs that I could,” explained Hayes after the album’s release. “I wasn’t really thinking of a theme, but now that it’s complete I guess the constant theme I see and hear is just real life. The songs

People of the Crossroads Tess Rouse, Corinth Staff photo by Zack Steen

When not running things at The Hole Dozen, she’s chasing her 6-year-old son, Coleman. Tess Rouse leads a busy life as the owner and manager of the Shiloh Road donut shop. “We love the baking business,” she said. “We’ve been doing it for five years and it’s so much fun getting to know our customers.” The business is family owned and operated. “I have my mom and dad both helping,” said Rouse. “I truly couldn’t do it without them.” The store will host its annual Back-to-School Bash on Monday. “It will be all Warrior around here with specials and more as we watch the seniors go by,” said Rouse. The 45-year-old is also a diehard Tennessee Volunteers fan. “We’re already planning what games we’ll be going to this year.”

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Roseanne Bullard, Matt Davis and Stephen Wood of Corinth are among the members of the latest season of Campus Country at Northeast Mississippi Community College.

Alcorn Central High School gets a new principal as assistant principal Ron Oakes is promoted to the post.

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