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Board member won’t seek new term BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
One of the incumbent county school board members has decided not to seek reelection. Russ Nash, who is nearing the end of one term of service on the Alcorn School District Board of Education for the first district, told the Daily
Corinthian on Friday that he will step aside at the end of his term. “I believe to serve on the school board, one needs to have kids in school,” said Nash. “My last child graduated two years ago from high school. Having kids in school gives one a more vested interest.” Nash, an Alcorn Central graduate
who has five children, also believes a six-year term is too long for any office and that the law should be changed to make it four years for school board. He campaigned for the office six years ago on the need for accountability and transparency in the district’s finances. He opposed the re-
cent closing of Rienzi Elementary and Glendale Elementary. Nash said he is proud of the district’s increase in technology during his time on the board and the change in law to require appointed superintendents, which he supPlease see NASH | 2
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Monument honors Civil War soldier BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Corinth residents Joe Stricklen and Gentry Parker chip in to clean up the graffiti at the building next to Bishop Park.
Residents battle back against vandalism BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com
The community came together Friday night to fix the damage done. Around 20 volunteers turned
out at 5 p.m. to begin the process of cleaning up after overnight vandalism marked the community. “We are trying to better this community,” said Corinth resi-
dent Adrian Dixon. “This stuff is no good, and we’re tired of it.” Dixon said he saw a post on the We Are Corinth group’s Please see CLEANUP | 2
Museum photo contest deadline approaching
A Corinth heritage group recently dedicated a new graveyard monument for a Tennessee soldier who fought in North Mississippi and Alabama in the War Between the States. The Corinth Col. William P. Rogers Sons of Confederate Veterans camp dedicated a monument to Pvt. Levi South at the cemetery of Gravel Hill Baptist Church near Eastview, Tennessee. “This is one of the things the SCV does. When we are able to find a grave and identify the soldier, we work to get a marker and then hold a dedication ceremony,” explained former Camp Commander Larry Mangus. “It’s a way of honoring our ancestors. Born on Dec. 3, 1833, South served in Roddey’s 4th Battalion of Mississippi Cavalry. The unit was formed in Florence, Alabama, in 1863, and primarily used to defend North Alabama and Mississippi from Union raids and to cut Union lines of communication and supply. The battalion served under Confeder-
ate cavalry generals Joseph Wheeler and Nathan Bedford Forrest, and was with Forrest at Brice’s Crossroads — the general’s most famous victory — where Forrest’s command routed a much larger Union force in the summer of 1864. South served with Roddey’s 4th Battalion from 1863 until the unit’s surrender at Selma, Alabama, in 1865. “After the war he returned home and helped rebuild a war-torn South and married his wife, Margaret, and they had seven children,” said Mangus. He died on June 15, 1893. Although it was one of many graveside ceremonies carried out over the years by the Corinth SCV camp, the dedication of South’s monument was a special one for the group because of the number of descendants who were present. Approximately 30 descendants from as far as Cleburne, Texas, and Chicago traveled to the rural cemetery to honor Private South. “It was special because of Please see MONUMENT | 2
People of the Crossroads Caroline Pettie, Corinth Staff photo by Zack Steen
BY ZACK STEEN
After going to work for Security Bank in the 1960s, Regions teller Caroline Pettie recently celebrated her 50th year with the local bank. “When I was younger, I always wanted to work at a bank,” she said. Through the years, Pettie said she has most enjoyed helping people. “I have had the opportunity to learn from some outstanding bankers in my career,” said the 73-year-old. “I have also served a lot of people and I always have liked to treat people the way I like to be treated.” Pettie started in the business long before there were computers and the Internet. “When I started I was hand posting checks,” she said. “A lot of changed over the years.” A native of Corinth, Pettie is married to Thomas and they attend First Methodist Church.
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Photo entries have been trickling in at the Crossroads Museum this week as the Sept. 6 deadline approaches for the non-profit’s annual fundraiser. “Turnout is down somewhat this year compared to recent years,” said museum president Cathy Wood. “We need those photo bugs in our community to help support the museum and enter more photos.” Wood said the $150 Best of Show prize money should entice both amateur and professional photographers in the area to enter.
“We have so many wonderful photographers around here,” she added. “They are bound to have a photo they are proud of to enter in each of our categories.” Please see CONTEST | 2
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Corinth aldermen approve a request to plant more holly trees downtown. Each tree will have its own electrical outlet for Christmas lights.
Workers with Corinth’s Urban Youth summer employment program work on landscaping at city hall. Chris Hall and Aundre Crayton are among those taking part.
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