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Vol. 120, No. 187

• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • One section

24 events, agencies seek tourism funds BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

The Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Board spent Tuesday evening crunching numbers. Members of the board discussed 24 events or agencies which have sought funding for Fiscal Year 2017 as it prepares its budget for the new year. The new budget will be submitted to the Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Aug. 16. The budget will also be presented to the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors later this year. The board is looking at roughly $151,000 to use on funding, research and a special project such as a splash pad. A total of $115,000 was granted in Fiscal Year 2016 by the seven-person board. “We are looking at other avenues to bring people to Corinth,” said board member Sandy Mitchell. “Our duty is to oversee the things which will bring people to the area.” Board members are looking at two questions as it puts together the budget. Why are we funding the event and what does the event do to increase the tourism tax? One idea which worked well for the board last year was funding part of the request with the remaining portion granted by reimbursing $50 for each hotel room used by people attending a particular event. “I think that is a great way to do it,” said board president Russell Smith. “I like making the events prove they used hotel rooms.” The CACVB changed fund-

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance and members of both the Corinth Police Department and the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department search Fulton Drive for the missing gun thrown from the fleeing vehicle after a Wednesday shooting near Corinth National Cemetery.

Corinth man arrested following shooting BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

A Corinth man is behind bars following a shooting near the Corinth National Cemetery. Christopher Patterson was arrested on Wednesday around 1 p.m. for fleeing officers, possession of a stolen firearm and discharging a firearm in the city limits. Police Chief Ralph Dance said Patterson was seen firing a gun at the intersection of White Street and Martin Luther King Drive. Following a 911 call of shots being fired, police were dis-

patched to the scene. “We received a vehicle and person description and were in route when a car matching the description crossed our path,” said Dance of Patterson’s green Mercury Marquis sedan. Police witnessed Patterson speeding on Fulton Drive at the U.S. Highway 72 intersection. “He came across right in front of us,” said Dance. “He was flying.” Just south the Shell gas station on Fulton, police saw the suspect throw what appeared to be a gun from the vehicle. Dance said Patterson was ap-

prehended shortly later on White Street and the gun, a stolen Smith and Weston 380, was recovered on the side of the road. Deputies with the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department assisted with the recovery of the gun. “Right now, we are still trying to piece a few things together, and most importantly, we still haven’t found the victim or whomever Patterson was shooting at,” said Dance. Anyone with information about the shooting should contact the Corinth Police Department at 662-286-3377.

“We are looking at other avenues to bring people to Corinth. Our duty is to oversee the things which will bring people to the area.” Sandy Mitchell Board member

ing guidelines earlier this year to better promote events which will attract visitors to Corinth restaurants and to overnight stays in hotels. Funding requests will now be done only one time a year. Events which received funding over the last three years were sent a letter notifying them of the change. Applications had to be sent to the CACVB in the form of a letter by July 14. First-time events requesting funding will still be seen as they come. Those who sought a grant from the board had to include four things in the request. General information about the event, event description, summary of the marketing plan which shows at least 80 percent of the plan is designed Please see TOURISM | 5

4-H team making plans Kelly talks issues on 22-county tour to attend national event BY JEBB JOHNSTON

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BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

The 4-H clover represents the Head, Heart, Hands and Health. If there was a fifth leaf on the emblem it could stand for hectic. Friday and Saturday will be be just that as volunteers hold a pair of fundraisers for the state champion horticulture judging team. The team – Katie Pannell, Madison DeGraffenreid, Micah Posey and Jonathan Pannell – will compete in the national event on Oct. 6-10 in Erie, Pa. “We are thinking it will take around $3,000 for the trip,” said volunteer coach Elizabeth DeGraffenreid. “We have a lot to do to get ready before then.” A spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be held Friday from

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U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly (R) talked issues and toured community assets during a Corinth visit on Wednesday. It’s part of the congressman’s August tour of the 22-county district while the House is on break. Tuesday took him to Ripley. One of Kelly’s top concerns, he said, is the increasing role of administrative agencies, which he likened to a fourth branch of government. “We’ve got to do something to stop that, and that’s got to be a grass-roots thing,” he said. “These are non-elected governmental officials. Most of them have never worked in the civilian world. They don’t know what the real world is, and they’re making the rules and the laws that run this nation. They’re running our businesses into the ground.”

Staff photo by Jebb Johnston

U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly speaks with students in Christy Miller’s third-grade class at Corinth Elementary School. “What does the White House look like?” and “What does Barack Obama look like?” were two of the students’ questions. The Saltillo resident is also concerned about the increase in executive orders from the Oval Office. “If you go back probably

starting about 1974 and you look at executive orders, every president has gotten worse Please see KELLY | 5

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The U.S. Census bureau admits to errors in the 1990 census and announces plans to adjust figures in Corinth.

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