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Local Police chief: Lowe’s was not robbed

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Man arrested for sneaking drugs, phones into jail BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

A North Mississippi man was arrested after he was caught trying to sneak contraband into the Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility. Fifty-threeyear-old Larry Price of Hickory Flat was discovered on Price Saturday try-

ing to retrieve two backpacks stuck in the security fence behind the prison. Sheriff Ben Caldwell told the Daily Corinthian Price had attempted to throw the backpacks full of marijuana and cell phones over the fence and into the recreation yard. “When we reviewed security cameras, we discovered that at approximately 2 a.m. an inmate climbed off the roof to retrieve items being thrown Please see CONTRABAND | 2

Family searches for former Corinth man BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

A photo of the Cape Blanco Lighthouse snapped by Don Meints placed in a recent Crossroads Museum photo contest.

Museum photo contest returns BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Lights, camera, action. The Crossroads Museum recently announced the return of its long running Photo Contest fundraiser which will celebrate its 16th birthday this year. “It’s time again for one of our

“The contest gives local shutterbugs an opportunity to show off their best photos, support the museum and possibly win some cash prizes.” Cathy Wood

Museum president

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ALDI to host hiring event in Corinth BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The grocery chain ALDI is beginning to seek workers for its planned Corinth location. The company is touting wages above the industry standard as it plans a hiring event in Corinth on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Weaver Center at 101 West Linden. ALDI will be looking at candidates for store associate, shift manager and manager trainee. The store associate job pays $11.50 hourly with benefits. The company is looking for people who can work any-

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Information may be reported to the Horn Lake Police Department at (662) 342-3536 or Tupelo Police Department at (662) 841-6491.

People of the Crossroads Irene Strickland, Corinth “I love my job,” said 49-year-old Irene Strickland, an accountant/ bookkeeper with the Corinth School District. The Savannah, Tenn., native has been with the local school district for 19 years, many of which were as receptionist/clerk at Corinth High School. “I work with a good staff of great people,” said Strickland, who has a B.S. degree in business from Faulkner University. “I love the people I work with. I enjoy myself.” She has one son, 29-year-old Marion O. Strickland. When not at work, she loves to read, listen to just about any kind of music and shop at flea markets and antique shops. “I love listening to music,” she said. “Just about any kind.” A 1986 graduate of Hardin County High School, she attends Jabbok Refuge Center in Savannah.

time between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. Monday through Sunday. The company has not announced a time frame for its Corinth store opening, and construction is yet to begin. With more than 1,600 stores in 35 states, ALDI is aiming to become the thirdlargest U.S. grocery chain by the end of 2022 with the addition of about 900 stores. The chain says it offers organic produce, antibiotic-free meats, and fresh, healthy options across the store at prices up to 50 percent lower than traditional grocery stores.

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Eleven-year-old Jackie Pearson of Corinth appears on Nickelodeon via a video telephone connection after winning a national contest.

Easton Key claims the Mississippi Junior Golf Association state title.

10 Year Anniversary! Doug Jumper

The family of a former Corinth resident who has not been heard from since last week is seeking information on his whereabouts. Jay Hill Jr., 33, lives in Tupelo and also spends time Hill in Horn Lake in northwest Mississippi. He grew up in Corinth and is the son of J.C. Hill, the city’s ward 4 alderman. “We haven’t seen him or heard from him since Wednesday afternoon,” said

Hill. “That’s not like him to not call back or get in touch.” The missing man also calls himself “Mac Hill” in a social media profile. Cellular communications indicate his phone was last pinged in the Shannon area of Lee County. Hill is described as standing 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 245 pounds. He has long, braided hair and tattoos on his arms. He drives a 2006 gray Lincoln Navigator with a DeSoto County tag.

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Officials condemn white nationalist violence BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press

JACKSON — Some Mississippi officials are denouncing white nationalist violence that killed one person and injured several others during the weekend in Virginia. “Those who practice the extremist ideals of neo-Nazism or white supremacy have no place in Mississippi. I condemn these groups in the strongest possible terms,” Republican Gov. Phil

Bryant said Monday on Facebook. “I have been in communication with state law enforcement leadership, and they stand ready to protect our citizens from the type of cowardly terrorism we saw in Virginia.” Neo-Nazis, skinheads, Ku Klux Klan members other white supremacists were in Charlottesville, Virginia, protesting the city’s decision to remove a Confederate monument. An Ohio man is charged with second-de-

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favorite fundraisers,” said Crossroads Museum Executive Board President Cathy Wood. “The contest gives local shutterbugs an opportunity to show off their best photos, support the museum and possibly win some cash prizes.” The contest features five divisions – Close-ups (macro or micro, flowers, insect, etc.); People; Pets/ Animals/Wildlife; Still Life (landscapes, sunsets, waterfalls, buildings, etc.) and Vacations. Organizers removed only one category this year, Hometown Teams. The sports themed category was a tie-in with the Smithsonian sports exhibit the museum hosted last winter. Wood said those who had sports related photos to enter this year should select People as the category. Cost is $10 per entry for the first three entries and $5 for each entry after that. The Best of Show winner will receive $150. First, second and third place will be awarded in each category. Each first place winner will receive $50. All second place winners get a 2018 entry fee waiver worth $10. All winners will be awarded ribbons. Entries will be displayed during the Alcorn County Fair inside the Crossroads Arena on Sept. 14-16 and from Sept. 24 through Nov. 5 at the Crossroads Museum. Deadline to enter is

Sept. 11 by 4 p.m. at the museum. Winners will be announced prior to being displayed, and a opening reception will be held on Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. at the museum. Prizes will also be awarded at the opening. “The contest is open to everyone,” said Wood. “Photos which have been previously published are also eligible.” Photos that have been a previous contest winner are ineligible. Photos are required to be submitted unframed and unmated as a 8x10 or a 8.5x11 print. A completed entry form is required for each entry. All entries will be judged on use of lighting, clarity, composition, expressions, creativity, exposure and color. A photo may also be moved to a different category as deemed necessary by the museum. The photo contest has seen the number of entrants hover around the 200 mark each year. The high mark of the event is 217 entrants during the first year of the contest. All proceeds from the photo contest benefit the operations of the nonprofit museum. (Photo contest applications can be picked up at the museum at 221 North Fillmore Street in Corinth. Application are also assessable at crossroadsmuseum.com. For more information about the contest, contact 662287-3120 or director@ crossroadsmuseum. com.)

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gree murder after authorities say he drove a car into counter-protesters, killing a Virginia woman and injuring other people. Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi called the violence “an outrage.” “I condemn the white supremacists and the neo-Nazis that engaged in violence,” Sen. Roger Wicker told reporters Monday in Jackson before speaking at a chamber of commerce breakfast. Rep. Bennie Thompson of

Mississippi, the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, said Sunday that the “extremist activity in Charlottesville was terrorism.” “If Muslim men were the aggressors, my Republican colleagues would be decrying an act of terror,” Thompson said in a statement. Republican Rep. Gregg Harper of Mississippi, who attended Wicker’s speech Monday, said the violence is “absolutely un-

acceptable and not part of what America is about.” In a statement Monday, Republican Sen. Thad Cochran said the violence is “intolerable.” “The beliefs of white supremacists and extremists of all ilk run counter to what our nation requires as a free and civil society,” Cochran said. “I hope the terrible events in Virginia will serve to bring Americans together to stand up to all forms of violence, hatred, and bigotry.”

Event reconnects inmates with children BY WHITNEY DOWNARD Associated Press

MERIDIAN — Bo Easley hasn’t seen his father since 2012. The 8-year-old boy lives in Arkansas and his father has been incarcerated at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility since Bo was 3 years old. Bo recently made the six-hour trip with his twin and mother to visit his father for a Day with Dad, the first-ever event at the prison to allow dads and children a chance to bond over food and games. Some of the parents haven’t seen their kids in a while,” Markshia Wells, the facility’s manager who spearheaded the program, said. “I have one guy that hasn’t seen his kids in six years. They traveled all the way from Arkansas to see him. So, it was a bonding experience because some of the guys haven’t bonded with their child since they were incarcerated. It’s all about building back up that relationship between the parent and the child.” Bo smiled shyly as he talked about his day with dad: creating Play-Doh “worms” and painting a smiley face on his dad’s forehead. “He wanted it!” Bo said. Ray Rice, the deputy warden of programs, asked that fathers only pose for photos and videos but not participate in interviews. Most dads seemed emotional, greeting their children and playing with them

for the first time in years. One boy, about 11, hugged his dad and quickly hid his face on the table so no one would see him cry. Brothers Meciah and Elijah Morgan waited to see their father, Matthew Morgan, after a trip from Tupelo. Though they visited often, they still looked forward to dad’s frequent calls to talk about school and their baseball games. Their maternal grandmother, Carrie Thompson-Buse, said that the two lived with her but that their father had his first opportunity for parole next year. “It’s important to me because I know how important their relationship is with their father,” Thompson-Buse said. “He’s been in prison for six years and is coming up for parole next year. For a long time they didn’t even know that this was a prison... they thought he just worked here — in this big building with wire stuck around it. They just didn’t understand until a couple years ago when I felt like they were old enough to know.” When dad finally came into the room, 7-year-old Elijah sprinted across the floor, jumping into his dad’s arms for a hug. “They’re 7 and 8 now... maybe a positive experience can come from this experience that they’ve both had to go through,” ThompsonBuse said, staying on the sidelines.

Later, the boys played a “Mirror-Mirror” game with their dad, copying each other’s movements, including pushups and jumping jacks, and each won a small toy. Throughout the day children, from age 3 to teenagers, and their dads bowled, played bingo and Legos, read books and painted faces. Wells decided to bring the program to East Mississippi after she saw other Management and Training Corporation, or MTC, facilities put together programs that bring dads together with their children. “They’re overwhelmed,” Wells said about the children and fathers. “We all shed some tears and it’s going to be an ongoing thing.” To qualify, dads had to be demerit-free for a year, be involved in MTC programs, actively participate and demonstrate good sportsmanship, Wells said. “This is our first time. We felt like it was needed for these guys that are in programs. MTC is all about programs and these guys have done everything they can possibly do. We wanted to reward them with the opportunity to have a little-more-than normal visitation where they can play games and get to know their children a lot better,” Rice said. Even employees who helped coordinate the event couldn’t help but get emotional during the day, crying and laughing with the families.

Leaders seek input on plans to build new jail TUPELO — Lee County leaders have invited public input on a proposed property tax hike needed to finance the construction of a $51 million law enforcement complex, including a 600-person jail three times the size of the current facility, expanded sheriff’s offices and a new Justice Court, reported the Daily Journal. The county’s Board of Supervisors will convene a public hearing to hear

comments and question on the matter 6 p.m. Tuesday on the second floor of the Lee County Justice Center at 200 West Jefferson Street. District 1 Supervisor Phil Morgan will moderate the hearing and direct questions as needed to relevant officials. According to a provisional project plan presented last week to supervisors by local architecture firm Pryor & Morrow, a law enforcement com-

pound that meets requested specifications will cost approximately $51 million. That estimate involves all new construction built on the same site as the current Lee County Adult Jail and sheriff’s offices, which would be razed. A partial renovation of the current buildings with some new construction was expected to be even more costly.

facility on Monday. “We recovered a large amount of tobacco that we believe came from the packages thrown over the fence,” added Caldwell. Price is charged with introduction of contraband into a correctional facility and possession of marijuana with intent to distrib-

ute. Bond has not been set. Caldwell said one to two inmates will be charged as co-conspirators, while another inmate will be charged with jail escape. A second man was also spotted on camera helping Price. The investigation is ongoing.

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over the fence,” said Caldwell. “Officers checked the roof and discovered a hole leading into one of the housing units.” With assistance from the Corinth Police Department, sheriff’s deputies conducted a shakedown of the

The Meeks Street Church of Christ’s Message

WHAT IT MEANS TO FOLLOW JESUS I. It means Commitment.

We read in Matthew 4:18-20, of the calling of Peter and Andrew to follow Jesus, “Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Immediately they left their nets and followed Him." (Matthew 4: 18-20NASB) When we hear the message of the gospel of Jesus and believe it, we are given a choice of whether or not to follow Jesus. The decision is entirely yours to make, as Jesus does not force you to follow Him, but invites you to follow Him (Matt. 11 :28-30). And with this big choice is also a big commitment. Jesus doesn't want you to start and not finish following Him (Luke 14:25-33; Luke 9:57-62). Following Jesus is a lifelong walk with Him!

II. It means Obedience.

Jesus said in John 10:27, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;” (NASB). The connection of hearing Jesus’ voice and following Him is made through obedience to His commands (Luke 6:46). Jesus urged those of His day to follow Him in obedience as He said, “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.” (Matthew 7:24 NASB) The disciples followed their Master in obedience because Jesus is “the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.” (Hebrews 5:9 NKJB)

III. It means Reward.

In Mark 10:28-30, “Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed You.” Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake, but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.” No other commitment we make in this life has such a great reward-Heaven itself! (John 14: 1-4). Have you made that kind of commitment to follow Jesus?

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Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Today in History

Local/Region

Police chief: Lowe’s was not robbed BY MARK BOEHLER editor@dailycorinthian.com

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 15, the 227th day of 2017. There are 138 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History On August 15, 1947, India became independent after some 200 years of British rule.

The report of a robbery at Lowe’s on Sunday afternoon turned out to be a false alarm. “We had no robbery at Lowe’s,” Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance told the Daily Corinthian. “Alcorn 911 put out a call of a robbery at Lowe’s. It was

“I hope to get to the bottom of this. The call should not have gone out that way.” Ralph Dance

Corinth police chief not a robbery.” The approximate 1 p.m. call was for a petite larceny when a

person reported something was stolen out of the back of their pickup truck in the Lowe’s park-

ing lot, said Dance. The robbery call prompted a quick response by the Corinth Police Department with all available units converging on Lowe’s. “I hope to get to the bottom of this,” said the police chief. “The call should not have gone out that way.”

Across the Region

On this date In 1057, Macbeth, King of Scots, was killed in battle by Malcolm, the eldest son of King Duncan, whom Macbeth had slain. In 1483, the Sistine Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV. In 1812, the Battle of Fort Dearborn took place as Potawatomi warriors attacked a U.S. military garrison of about 100 people. (Most of the garrison was killed, while those who remained were taken prisoner.) In 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened as the SS Ancon crossed the just-completed waterway between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. In 1935, humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow in the Alaska Territory. In 1939, the MGM musical “The Wizard of Oz” opened at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood. In 1945, in a prerecorded radio address, Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced that his country had accepted terms of surrender for ending World War II. In 1965, the Beatles played to a crowd of more than 55,000 at New York’s Shea Stadium. In 1967, a 50-foot-tall sculpture by Pablo Picasso was dedicated in Daley Plaza in Chicago by Mayor Richard J. Daley. In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York. In 1974, a gunman attempted to shoot South Korean President Park Chung-hee during a speech; although Park was unhurt, his wife, Yuk Young-soo, was struck and killed, along with a teenage girl. (The gunman was later executed.)

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Tishomingo Artist to paint several murals for bicentennial TISHOMINGO — Several new murals highlighting Tishomingo County history are being added to several buildings in downtown Tishomingo. The Tishomingo County Archives and History Museum secured a grant for the murals which celebrate Mississippi’s bicentennial. The work has been commissioned to Corinth artist Tony Bullard. Iconic Tishomingo County scenes featured on the murals include the Swinging Bridge at Tishomingo State Park, the annual Tishomingo Street Dance, the Tishomingo Methodist Church, the depot and buildings from the Tishomingo Agricultural High School.

Oxford

Physician gets prison for fake hospice certifications OXFORD (AP) — A Mississippi physician was sentenced last week to 39 months in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $2 million in restitution to the federal Medicare program, part of a continuing investigation into fraud by endof-life hospice care providers in Mississippi. Dr. Nathaniel Brown of Cleveland pleaded guilty in January to guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, admitting he certified patients as terminally ill and thus appropriate for hospice care, when in fact those patients were not terminally ill. He was sentenced Thursday in Oxford. One sign of hospice fraud is the share of patients that don’t die while under hospice care but are instead discharged. The U.S. Center for Medicaid and Medicaid Services found that in 2014, Mississippi led the nation in live discharges, with 20.4 percent of patients outliving hospice care. That compared with a national rate of

11 percent that year. The share fell in 2015, to 17.9 percent, but Mississippi still ranked third among the states. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has led a multiyear investigation into fraud in Mississippi called Hospice Storm. Assistant U.S. Attorney Clay Dabbs has called hospice fraud a “runaway problem” in Mississippi, and at least eight people have been charged in the state since 2014. Angelic Hospice owner Regina Swims-King was sent to prison for nearly six years and ordered to pay back nearly $8 million. Brown, who was the medical director of two Mississippi hospices, received $47,750 in payments by check, plus additional cash. Those hospices, in turn are alleged to have received $1.94 million in inappropriate payments from Medicare. Investigators say people sometimes go door-to-door to solicit patients. Thompson was such a runner. The recruiter then takes patients to be certified by a medical director, such as Brown.

Columbus West Nile virus cases increase in state COLUMBUS — Six new human cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Mississippi, including two cases in North Mississippi. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) says these cases were in Clay, Forrest, Hinds, Leake, Lowndes and Rankin counties. This brings the 2017 state total to 25 cases. In 2016, Mississippi saw 43 cases, resulting in two deaths. So far this year, cases have been reported in Clay, Covington, Forrest (4), Grenada, Hinds (6), Humphreys, Jones, Leake, Leflore, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Perry, Rankin (3), and Scott counties. One death has been reported in Grenada County. Symptoms of the virus in-

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clude fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, rash, muscle weakness or swollen lymph nodes.

Starkville

City could consider longer hours for sale of alcohol STARKVILLE — A Mississippi city might extend the hours that alcohol can be sold in restaurants and bars. Local news outlets report that a business group is suggesting changes in Starkville. Aldermen could consider setting a 1 a.m. cutoff time for alcohol sales, seven days a week. The time now varies from 10 p.m. to midnight on different days of the week, or 1 a.m. if a Mississippi State University home football game is on a weekday. The city could also consider allowing the sale of beer with 8 percent alcohol content, up from the current 5 percent. Another proposal is to allow restaurants or bars that sell alcohol to locate within 100 feet of a church, down from the current 250 feet. If approved, new rules could take effect in October.

Starkville

MSU football player arrested on DUI charge STARKVILLE (AP) — Mississippi State freshman guard Nick Weatherspoon has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence over the weekend. Online arrest records for the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office show that Weatherspoon was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of DUI and that he also ran a red light. No other details were immediately provided. Mississippi State coach Ben Howland released a statement through the school saying he’s “aware of the situation, and I’ve talked to Nick and his family. This is a matter we will handle internally, and at this time I have no further comment.” The 6-foot-2 Weatherspoon

is expected to have a significant impact on the court this season. He’s the brother of Mississippi State junior guard Quinndary Weatherspoon, who led the team with 16.5 points per game last season.

Aberdeen

Stolen school bus joyride ends in felony charges ABERDEEN — A short-lived joyride involving a stolen school bus led to three separate felony charges Sunday for a Hamilton man, reported the Monroe Journal. According to Major Quinell Shumpert of the Aberdeen Police Department, James Patrick Rooks, 41, of Hamilton was charged with reckless driving, felony taking of a motor vehicle and driving under the influence of other substances after he stole an Oak Hill Academy school bus. “The school bus was left parked at the American Legion, and the subject drove off and wrecked it on Commerce Street,” Shumpert said. The APD got a call at 5:51 p.m. of the bus on Pullen Lake Road, and Rooks was apprehended three minutes later after the bus ran off the road at the intersection of Commerce Street and Drake Avenue, eventually stopping one-tenth of a mile away near Hillcrest Drive. The bus hit a set of concrete steps on the hillside of a residence and ran through front yards alongside Commerce Street. According to Shumpert, the crash busted the steps and broke the bus’ transmission coolant line, knocked fiberglass off of it and bent the bumper. Sunday’s crash was the second incident in a week involving the same school bus. Earlier in the week, a Prairie man, 22-year-old Erik Buchanan, was charged with simple assault – attempt to create fear after allegedly waved a gun at the bus. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest in that case.

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State will be a leader in drones

Mississippi’s leadership in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is reaching new heights, thanks to a recent partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Our state was chosen Roger in April to host the departWicker ment’s UAS demonstration range facility for testing small U.S. Senator unmanned aircraft systems, or drones. DHS plans to use these systems to help U.S. Border Patrol agents perform their monitoring, detection, and search-and-rescue operations. Camp Shelby, which is home to a UAS training center for the Army National Guard, is kicking off its role in the DHS partnership with an opening day celebration this month. Singing River Island and Stennis Space Center will also be test sites, with miles of restricted airspace for DHS to use in a controlled manner that does not encroach on privacy or jeopardize safety. Mississippi State University, which has been on the front lines of UAS technology for years, is leading the partnership with DHS. Two years ago, the Federal Aviation Administration chose Mississippi State as its national Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The Center of Excellence is tasked with researching the safe use of unmanned aircraft and helping develop policies that would promote a seamless integration of these drones into U.S. airspace. DHS testing of UAS systems in Mississippi will expand on this important work, targeting possible uses of drones for national security, border control, and disaster response. The applications do not stop there. Drones are changing how we deliver goods, grow crops, map terrain, and research wildlife. Unmanned systems are not limited to the skies but also allow us to explore the ocean in unprecedented ways. The Naval Oceanographic Office at Stennis Space Center has the largest fleet of gliders and largest concentration of oceanographers in the world. I have supported efforts to use unmanned maritime systems, or gliders, for collecting data on hypoxia in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A lack of oxygen creates what is known as a “hypoxic zone,” or “dead zone,” that can have a devastating effect on marine ecosystems. The Gulf of Mexico is currently experiencing its largest dead zone ever, reaffirming the need for monitoring. Gliders offer a low-risk, cost-effective option for amassing data over a large geographic area, revealing trends and conditions that could help scientists understand the dead zone’s size and severity. Given this potential for routine and rigorous data collection, I have also advocated the use of gliders by the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System in its work to protect marine resources, promote public safety, and safeguard maritime commerce. Like Mississippi State’s work with UAS, the University of Southern Mississippi is earning an excellent reputation for its work with undersea gliders. Southern Miss has developed the first certification for unmanned maritime systems, allowing students to gain valuable skills in a burgeoning career field. The certification program’s first class of students graduated this year. Unmanned systems are at the crossroads of so many diverse fields that strong partnerships are crucial to maximizing their potential. Mississippians have repeatedly demonstrated an ability to collaborate across local, state, and federal levels. Likewise, our universities have been eager to engage in research and training with real-world applications. Because of these collective efforts, the future of unmanned systems – on land and under the sea – has already arrived in our state.

Prayer for today Lord God, may I ever continue to be thankful for the times thou hast helped me, when I have asked for thy compassion; may I recall the joy in which I received it, when it may be mine to have compassion and extend a helping hand to others. I pray that I may place my life where it will be stronger than adversity and controlled by sincerity and love. Amen.

A verse to share He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. —Psalm 147:3

Mark Boehler, editor

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Ode to the little-loved resealable plastic bag OXFORD — Learning to text, to ask our phones for information and to instruct our cars to give us directions (and scold us for wrong turns) have been manageable. Throwing a perfectly good plastic storage bag into the garbage has been more challenging. People my age have had to learn a lot and deal with a lot. Photocopiers may have been the first modern marvel we encountered. Most still don’t understand them or faxing or how CDs and DVDs work, but that’s OK. Pop top cans came along for soda, later for soup. We’ve taken it in stride. Pre-peeled “baby” carrots were a novelty at one time. Now a generation doesn’t know what a carrot-peeler looks like. Still, that’s nothing to sit around the coffee shop and whine about. Nobody likes a whiner. In fact, it sometimes appears it weren’t for documentaries whining how awful humanity is, PBS would have nothing to do except ask for money. We’re causing climate change, eliminating species; we’re indifferent to hunger and privation of others. As sure as an invitation hymn in a Baptist service, every great public television documen-

tary will, at some point, lecture us about how our species is a real pain to Mother Charlie Earth. Mitchell So the point today Columnist is not to whine about “back in the day” or to relay statistics about how we’re burying ourselves in our own garbage. The point is objective: what makes sense and what doesn’t. Plastic bags are one of the things that have come about in our lifetimes. Pitching a perfectly good one is nonsense. Think about it. “Resealable” appears on the label of every brand. Now I know in Mississippi some people use the bags for fish guts and shrimp heads and such. The idea is to contain the stench until garbage day. And it’s fair to mention some people put disposable diapers in disposable plastic bags to dispose of them — for much the same reason as the aforementioned fish guts and shrimp heads. This isn’t about saving bags used for purposes that make perfect olfactory sense. This is about a bag that, say, was used to keep fresh

some Tootsie Rolls or the leftover cornbread from last night. The Tootsie Rolls were individually wrapped, you know, and unless it was especially greasy, the cornbread left no trace (except maybe a few crumbles) of ever being in the bag. In any event, even if there is some residue, the bags are perfectly washable and can be draped over spigots to dry. What brought this topic on was a recent visit to one of those mammoth warehouse stores that sells stuff in mammoth quantities. For those of you who (like me) don’t get out much, they sell mustard by the gallon and toilet tissue in bundles that won’t fit in many cars or light pickups. (Saw one lady with four kids heft one of these bundles onto her basket/dolly. Unless this family came in a dump truck, pretty sure at least two of the kids had to stay at the store for later retrieval or take the bus home.) Anyway, the store had a similar bundle of boxes of plastic bags — something like 8 million snack, 4 million sandwich, 2 million quart and 1 million gallon. We bit, with me thinking “lifetime supply” (as long as we live to 120 or so). We can put the rest in our wills. It isn’t working out that

way. Now I’m seriously trying not to channel my aged aunt who daily “stored” the rubber bands from her newspaper around a doorknob. When she went to glory, it took a crew of us hours — using power tools — to chip away the hardened mass. We scraped enough rubber to melt and make into one of those loud mud grip tires rednecks are required to have on their trucks. Maybe a whole set of tires. I’m not this generation’s version of her. Swear. Just doing what’s right. When a bag has barely been used, is perfectly good and not perfumed in any way, I give it a rinse (if needed) and, when dry, put it back in the bag drawer. Mysteriously though, we are eating through our lifetime supply at what seems to be a rapid pace, and when I open the drawer to get a used bag to reuse, they have vanished. It seems someone in our household (and there are only two of us) has not thought about this topic as carefully as it deserves. I’m calling PBS. Maybe they need to make a documentary about her. Charlie Mitchell is a Mississippi journalist. Write to him at cmitchell43@yahoo. com.

Financial questions for 2 of 3 charter finalists JACKSON — Decision time is drawing near for Mississippi’s Charter School Advisory Board. While a proposed school in Clarksdale has an impressive list of supporters, those who want to open schools in Canton and Drew may face questions. The board decides once a year on new applications to open the alternative form of public schools, which are run by private nonprofits. Board members have been purposefully picky, approving only four schools from 23 applications so far. None were approved last year. All four schools that have been authorized are in Jackson, raising questions about how much promise charters have for a state as rural as Mississippi. This time, though, all three finalists want to serve areas outside Jackson. Of those, Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School has attracted the strongest outside support. That’s in part because the school’s proposed leader, Amanda Johnson, was the founding principal of a charter school in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, that leaders have

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hoped will be a model for the Mississippi Delta region. Current MississipJeff Amy pi charter school operColumnist ator RePublic Schools says it would provide backoffice support and the Charter School Growth Fund has granted $250,000 to pay for startup expenses. Supporters include Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and state Senate Education Committee Chairman Gray Tollison, both Republicans, as well as University of Mississippi Education Dean David Rock. After-school enrichment group SR1, which proposes to open SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy in Canton, has a long track record, collecting $2.5 million in grants in the last five years. Tamu Green, the group’s president and CEO, says the group aims to improve college access and success in Mississippi, and that community members in Canton asked SR1 for a K-12 school. SR1’s advantages include

federally financed AmeriCorps volunteers that it plans to use as teaching assistants and after-school tutors. Financial projections for the school, which plans call to reach 975 students by 2029, appear aggressive, though. SR1 projects it will collect $15 million in the first five years of operation, but only spend about $6 million, leaving $9 million in reserve. Green said he felt other charter schools’ experiences showed the need for strong reserves, and said SR1 tried to make plans that were “as bare-boned as possible.” It’s unclear, though, whether the organization can operate on less than half as much as what the local public school spends. Similar questions surround plans for the Truth Academy STEAM Charter School in Drew, which projects it will spend less than half as much per student as the Sunflower County school district in its first year. Truth Academy plans to grow to 360 students in grades K-8 by 2023 and could capture almost all public school students in Drew — only 375 students attended regular

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K-8 public schools there last year. The state consolidated the Drew district into Sunflower County in 2012. The school’s sponsoring organization, Shades of Elegance, appears to have largely focused on girls and mothers, sponsoring a scholarship pageant and female empowerment programs. T.J. Graham, the school’s proposed executive director, couldn’t be reached for comment. The three finalists had interviews with outside experts hired by the authorizer board Aug. 3, and will get those results later this week. The board votes Sept. 11 Krystal Cormack, board chairwoman, says members look for strength in academic, operational and financial plans. She says it’s important not to underestimate money. “The majority of charter schools that have been closed around the country have had problems with finances,” she said. Jeff Amy has covered politics and government for The Associated Press in Mississippi since 2011. Follow him at: http://twitter.com/ jeffamy .

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Government pensions can Nothing is ever better complicate Social Security than eating crawdads State workers were left If your household receives or expects to receive out of the original Social Security Act in a pension from 1935, initially bea government cause of concerns job considered whether the feda non-covered eral government employer (while could tax state working your and local govemployer did not ernments. Later withhold Social Roy and when states were Security taxes) Diane given the opporand Social Security benefits from Thompson tunity to extend coverage to public other employsector workers in ment, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d betColumnists the 1950s, most ter learn about states chose to exthe Government Pension Offset (GPO) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; tend coverage. A handful because it may leave you of states, however, chose with less income than you not to extend coverage to employees. Instead, expected. How bad a bite is it? these states bet they could Well, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re collecting provide better coverage a government pension through state pension and eligible for spousal plans alone rather than or survivor Social Secu- through the combination rity benefits, the GPO is of a pension andÂ Social likely to reduce your So- Security. Indeed, pension cial Security benefits by benefits for full-career two-thirds of the amount workers typically have a of your non-covered higher rate of investment employer pension pay- return than Social Security. ments. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an example of The GPO, enacted as part of theÂ 1977Â Social how GPO works: Imagine Security Amendments, that you would normally treated pensions from receive $1,300 per month public employers as from Social Security as though they were Social a spousal benefit and Security benefits, thus in- $1,500 from a governstituting dual entitlement ment pension. Your Social provisions. Spousal ben- Security spousal benefit efits were offset dollar for would be reduced by twodollar beginning inÂ De- thirds of that $1,500 pension, or $1,000. Therecember 1982.

fore, your $1,300 spousal benefit would become $300. If your government pension was $3,000 per month, then your Social Security benefit would be reduced by two-thirds of that, or $2,000 -- which would effectively wipe out any Social Security benefit, leaving you with just your pension income. There are currently 15 states where teachers do not pay into the Social Security system â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one of them being Louisiana. It is a real shocker to clients from that area when these formulas are attached to their pension and Social Security benefit amounts and we must deliver the news. There are many exceptions to the rule regarding GPO and each case is an individual story. Before retiring and counting on income that may not be available to you because of GPO, plan and look before you leap. (Corinth residents Roy and Diane Thompson are both National Social Security Advisors and Roy is a former CPA of 40 years. Contact Pillars LLC on their website at pillarsllc.com or email dthompson@pillarsllc. com or call at 601-9540699.)

BY JIMMY C REED Columnist

When my three daughters invited me to eat crawdads with them, I was thrilled â&#x20AC;&#x201D; nothing boosts my ego more than being seen in public with my pulchritudinous progeny. After devouring a huge pile of the succulent crustaceans, we bid good evening to each other, and I strolled homeward, reflecting on how blessed I was to be loved by those girls. I also thought about the first time I ate crawdads. My boyhood best friend and mentor Jaybird invited me to join him for an afternoon of fishing at a creek near my fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mississippi Delta farm. As we walked down a railroad track toward the stream, I was carrying a can of night crawlers, dug from his compost heap, and he was toting a black pot, a few bricks, a box of salt, and several bags of spices. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that stuff for?â&#x20AC;? I asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crawdads,â&#x20AC;? the old black man replied. After baiting up and jamming the butt of my fishing pole in the bank, I gathered dewberries from the briar bushes behind us. My curiosity soared when Jaybird filled the pot with water from the stream and poured in the salt. He explained that before we could eat crawdads, they had to be purged in salty water. Suddenly he shouted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Looky yonder â&#x20AC;&#x201D; yoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cork done gone clean under!â&#x20AC;? I grabbed the pole and fought a large catfish to shore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve caught a nice cat for our supper tonight, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s catch some crawdads to eat right now.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;How?â&#x20AC;? Winking at me, he began poking a stick into chimney-shaped mud mounds made by crawdads along the waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge. Each time, a huge, deep

orange crawdad, furious that his domain had been invaded, clamped its pincers onto the stick and was raised slowly from the hole. When Jaybird had caught a bucketful, he dumped them into the salty water for purging. Next, he arranged the bricks in a circle, filled the area inside them with dry sticks, and started a fire. As the blaze began to roar, he chuckled and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t nothing better than cookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and eatinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; crawdads.â&#x20AC;? After the crawdads were sufficiently purged, Jaybird rinsed the pot, refilled it, placed it above the fire, and poured in the spices. Soon, the water came to a rolling boil. One by one, he dropped the crawdads, still alive and snapping at his hand, into the boiling water. The aroma was heady, and my salivary glands ran wild. When they were ready to eat, he showed me how to break off the head and squeeze a huge chunk of pink flesh out of the tail. The taste was divine, and we ate our fill. What a glorious day! After the meal we stretched out under a willow tree to relax. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jaybird,â&#x20AC;? I asked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;when you were a boy, did you fish in this creek?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yep, many, many years ago,â&#x20AC;? he answered. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t changed a bit.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is your best memory of those days?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shoot, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to answer: cookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and eatinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; crawdads.â&#x20AC;? Jimmy Reed (jimmycecilreedjr@ gmail.com) is an Oxford, Mississippi resident, Ole Miss alumnus, Army veteran, former Mississippi Delta cotton farmer, and retired college teacher. His collection of short stories is available via Squarebooks.com, telephone 662-236-2262.

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Homeless man hangs self in jail GULFPORT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mississippi authorities say a homeless man convicted in Mississippi and Louisiana of sexually abusing children has hanged himself in jail. Coastal news media report that 28-year-old Jared Anthony Epperson was found hanging by bed sheets in his cell after being served lunch on Friday in the Harrison County jail. A news release said guards performed CPR and brought back a pulse, but he died in a hospital. The Sun Herald reported that Epperson had been convicted in 2008 of indecent behavior with a juvenile in Lafayette, Louisiana, and in 2009 of sexual battery and touching a child for lustful purposes in Harrison County.

Man receives $20K fishing rodeo prize GULFPORT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; An Alabama man is taking home a $20,000 check from the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. WLOX-TV reported that Brett Rutledge of Mobile got the biggest prize check given Monday for the rodeo early last month. The 354-pound bull shark he caught beat a record set last year by 75 percent. Rutledge says he has big plans. As he put it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think Disney is in our future.â&#x20AC;? Rutledge had to be the only one touching the rod to be considered for a record. It took him about an hour to reel in the huge shark.

Public hearing set for charter school CLARKSDALE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Another Mississippi community will get its say on a plan to open a charter school. The Charter School Authorizer Board will hold a public hearing Monday in Clarksdale to hear community thoughts on a plan for the Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School. The board will vote on Clarksdale Collegiateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s application next month. The school would start

with grades K-2 in fall 2018, growing to a K-8 school with 675 students by 2028. The proposed school would be led by the former principal of a charter elementary school in HelenaWest Helena, Arkansas.

Boy found unharmed after taken in car JACKSON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mississippi police say theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve found a 3-year-old boy who was taken with a car, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unharmed. The search began at midday Monday after Sharon Knight told police that a 17-year-old she identified only as Mike sped away in her 2000 gray Chevrolet Impala with her son, King Knight. Sharon Knight tells news outlets she left the boys in the car while she visited a potential rental house. Jackson Police found the car at an apartment complex about 3 miles away. The 17-year-old walked away from the car with the child. Police took him into custody for questioning and retrieved

the toddler soon afterward. The teen hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been charged.

Shooting suspect turns himself in HAZLEHURST â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Police in Mississippi say that a 43-year-old man connected to a fatal shooting has turned himself in. WAPT-TV reports that Hazlehurst police say Oliver Brown Jr. is charged with first-degree murder after turning himself in around 9 p.m. Saturday. Chief Byron Swilley says police found the body of 37-year-old Jason Youngblood in the middle of the street after being called out to a home around 5:30 p.m. Swilley says that according to witnessesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; interviews, the shooting was in reference to a disagreement over a pressure washer dispenser. It is unclear if Brown has a lawyer.

Man charged with felony dog fighting JACKSON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department says nearly

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Celebration of life service for Gary Ray Elliott, 69, of Corinth, is set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation is from 2 p.m. until the service. Mr. Elliott died Saturday, Aug. 12, Elliott 2017, at his residence. He was born March 5, 1948, in St. Johns, Mich., to the late Edward Ray Elliott and Dorothy Hill Elliott. He was a retired welder, having worked on water towers and river boats throughout his career. He enjoyed motorcycles. He was preceded in death by his parents and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grandma Olive.â&#x20AC;? He is survived by his son, Hurbert Cody (Ashley) Elliott; daughters Lisa Marie (Kevin) Smith and Brande (Chris) Jones; a sister, Cheri (Randy) Normann; grandchildren Joshua and Brandon Smith, Courtney, Taylor and Hunter Jones, Emma and Cole Elliott; and a special friend, Aaron Harville. Online condolences: memorialcorinth.com Â

Carolyn Phillips

TUPELO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Services for Carolyn Dyson Phillips, 56, were held Sunday at Magnolia Funeral Home with burial at

Wheeler Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Phillips died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo. Born Phillips in Hickman, Ky., on Oct. 26, 1960, she was a member of Lone Oak Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading, cross stitching, playing cards and her beloved cat Stinker, but her real love was her family, especially her grandchildren. She will forever be remembered in the hearts of those she loved. Survivors are her husband of 35 years, Billy Joe Phillips of Tupelo; her daughter, Stacey Shewbart and husband Tim of Tupelo; her precious grandchildren, Kateleigh Shewbart and Harper Shewbart; her sisters, Debra Comte and husband Patrick of Smyrna, Tenn., and Patricia Jones and husband Steven of Olive Branch; several nieces and nephews; other relatives and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Larry and Delores Faye Gilliam Dyson; her stepson, Joe Phillips; and her brothers, Larry Dyson, Robert Dyson, Michael Dyson and Darrell Dyson. Pallbearers were Terry Phillips, Glen Phillips, Jacob Jones, Thomas Holloway, Michael Comte and Leman Phillips.

Judge denies bail to driver in rally killing Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The driver charged with killing a woman at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville was previously accused of beating his mother and threatening her with a knife, according to police records released Monday. Samantha Bloom, who is disabled and uses a wheelchair, repeatedly called police about her son, James Alex Fields Jr., in 2010 and 2011, telling officers he was on medication to control his temper, transcripts from 911 calls show. Fields, 20, is accused of ramming his car into a crowd of counterprotesters on Saturday in Charlottesville, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer. Fields, described by a former high school teacher as an admirer

of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, was charged with second-degree murder. A judge denied him bail Monday after the public defenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office said it couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t represent him because a relative of someone in the office was injured in Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s protest. Fields was assigned a local attorney, and another hearing was set for Aug. 25. Records show that Fields was arrested and put in juvenile detention after his mother reported in 2011 that he stood behind her wielding a 12-inch knife. In another incident in 2010, she said her son smacked her in the head and locked her in the bathroom after she told him to stop playing video games. There was no indication in the records that he was arrested.

Bro. Jay Knight and Bro. Malcolm Garrett officiated the service. Online guestbook: magnoliafuneralhome.net Â

John J. Robbins

Services for John J. Robbins, 75, of Corinth, are set for 5 p.m. Wednesday at Magnolia Funeral Home with burial at Sardis Primitive Baptist Church. Visitation is Wednesday from 3:30 p.m. until the service. Mr. Robbins died Monday, Robbins Aug. 14, 2017, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Born Feb. 6, 1942, he was a retired foreman at King Manufacturing and a member of Oakland Baptist Church. He loved fishing, working on cars, spending time with his grandchildren and going places with the love of his life, Mary. Survivors include a son, Jeffery J. Robbins (Sherri) of Corinth; daughters Angela Spencer (Danny Earl) of Corinth and Jeanette Wood (Randy) of Corinth; a brother, Jimmy Robbins (Nelda) of Rienzi; sisters Shirley Rorie of Brandon, Ola Mitchell of Georgia and Helen Gray (Jimmy) of Adamsville, Beatrice Rorie (Richard) of Rienzi, Mary Spencer of Corinth, Reatha Spencer (Jimmy) of Corinth,

Mary Greer

Mary Greer, 49, of Corinth, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, at her home. Patterson Memorial Chapel will have the arrangements. Â

Billy Austin

Services for Billy Austin, 74, of Corinth, are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial at Lorraine Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the service. Mr. Austin died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at his home. Born April 27, 1943, he retired as an inspector for Caterpillar and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Billy Austin of Corinth; a brother, Jimmy Austin of Corinth; and a sister, Mable Johnson of Huntsville, Ala. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Peggy Davis Austin; his parents, Hurshel Austin and Maudie Sebring Austin; and a brother, Steve Austin. Charlie Browning and Bro. Warren Jones will officiate the service. Â

James Chase

THRASHER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Services for James W. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dudeâ&#x20AC;? Chase, 88, are set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at McMillan Funeral Home with burial at Kempâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chapel Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m.

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BIRMINGHAM â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Emboldened and proclaiming victory after a bloody weekend in Virginia, white nationalists are planning more demonstrations to promote their agenda following the violence that left a woman dead and dozens injured. The University of Florida said white provocateur Richard Spencer, whose appearances sometimes stoke unrest, is seeking permission to speak there next month. And white nationalist Preston Wiginton had said he was planning a â&#x20AC;&#x153;White Lives Matterâ&#x20AC;? rally at Texas A&M University in September, but the university later said it had been

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Jerry Taylor

Funeral services for Jerry Taylor, 73, of Corinth, are set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shackelford Funeral Directors - Casey Chapel in Henderson, Tenn., with burial at Taylor Family Cemetery in the Cabo community of Chester County, Tenn. Mr. Taylor died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, near Jacks Creek, Tenn. He was born and reared in the Cabo community, the

Mr. Chase died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at his home. Born Oct. 6, 1928, he was a member of Kempâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chapel Baptist Church for more than 50 years, serving as a deacon and Sunday School teacher. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He taught at Thrasher High School for 28 years. He was a member of the VFW, member and former chief of Thrasher Fire Department, former chief of the Prentiss County Rescue Squad, member of the firefighters association and a first responder. He was also a farmer. Survivors include one daughter, June Brown (Barry); two sons, Ronnie Chase (Karen) and Donnie Chase (Donna); two brothers, Thomas Chase and Ray Chase; five grandchildren, Amanda Foster (Stephen), Ronnie Chase Jr. (Denisa), Mitchell Chase, Denise Chase and Daniel Chase (Angileah); and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63years, Janette Brackeen Chase; two infant daughters; his parents, Thomas and Faye Chase; and one brother, Robert Chase. Bro. Charles Stephenson, Bro. David Heg, Bro. Ronnie Rippie and Bro. Ray Hall will officiate the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Rosemaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home of Hope, P.O. Box 148, Marietta, MS 38856; The Gideons, P. O. Box 762,

son of the Late William Gilbert and Ruth Inez Massengill Taylor. He graduated from Chester County High school in 1962 and married Barbara Weaver in June of 1962. They made their home in Corinth from 1966 until the present. Mr. Taylor began work with the GM&O railroad, which later became Kansas City Southern Railroad, working 41 years as a mechanic foremen. He retired in 2005 and began farming in cattle and hay. He liked to hunt, fish and go camping with family and friends. He hunted bear, elks and whitetail deer. He also enjoyed sports, especially football. He loved spending time will his grandchildren. He was a member of the Fifth Street Church of Christ. Survivors are his wife, Barbara Weaver Taylor of Corinth; two sons, Marty Taylor and wife Miranda of Enville, Tenn., and Jason Taylor of Alabama and two daughters: Ronda Jennings and husband Brad of Virginia and Julia Taylor of Mississippi; a brother, Max Taylor and wife Mary of Mississippi; a sister, Zelda Staggs of Enville; 12 grandchildren, Niall, Keif, Finnly and Rowan Jennings, William, Harrison, Jackson, Aubree, Emmie and Saylor Taylor, Carson Weeks and Kathryn Taylor. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Glenn Taylor. Lonnie Davis and Terry Smith will officiate the service. Booneville, MS 38829; or a charity of choice. Â

Frances Westbrook

Services for Frances Ernestine Westbrook, 89, of Corinth, are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Corinthian Funeral Home with burial at Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday from noon until the service. Mrs. Westbrook Westbrook died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at Mississippi Care Center. Born in Moscow, Tenn., on Jan. 13, 1928, she was a member of Grace Bible Baptist Church and a waitress at Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Truck Stop for 18 years. Survivors include her daughters, Debbie Allen and Nancy (Terry) Huggins; her grandchildren, Amy (Jimmy) Stutts, Charlie (Becky) Huggins and Kevin (Ashley) Huggins; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Carry Seay Jones; her husband of 35 years, Charles Westbrook; a sister, Evelyn Jueckstock; and a granddaughter, Kim Huggins. Bro. Donald Scully will officiate the service.

White nationalists planning more events BY JAY REEVES

Leatha Womble of Corinth and Sarah Whittemore of Corinth; grandchildren: Allen Robbins, Ashley Thrasher (Jesse), Mary Frances Robbins, A. J. Robbins, Brad Robbins (Chalet), Chris Malone (Misty) and Cody Malone (Natasha); greatgrandchildren: John Hayden Robbins, Hank Robbins, Caroline Robbins, Landry Dillman, Brandon Cole, Huck Thrasher, Breck Harden Thrasher, Landyn Malone, Grayson Malone, Lyric Stricklen and Lexxie Malone; numerous nieces and nephews; other relatives; and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Mary Nell Robbins; his parents, Hulet Robbins and Minnie Parker Robbins; a brother, William Henry Robbins; and sisters Susie Killough, Joyce Killough and Roxie Burcham. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Bro. Chris Aday will officiate the service. Online guestbook: magnoliafuneralhome.net Â

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