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Hog Wild shifting in new direction had seen some decline in the last few years, and the revamped event will shift in focus to the downtown for a block party type atmosphere. Set for the weekend of March 17-18 in the coming year, the event will include St. Patrick’s Day. “Since our new date falls on this fun holiday, we are tak-
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Main Street Corinth is shaking up the recipe for its barbecue festival. Hog Wild will not be held this October as the organization revamps and rebrands it for a launch in the spring. First held in 1991, Hog Wild
ing advantage of the theme and hosting a block party type event,” said Main Street Corinth Director Angela Avent. “All of our local merchants and restaurants will be able to participate and promote their goods, which brings Main Street back Please see HOG WILD | 2
Helping Harvey victims
“We are very excited and encouraged about this positive change and believe that our community and members will greatly benefit from it.” Sara Beth Stockton
Main Street Corinth board president
Ordinance requires sewer connections BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Photo Courtesy of Tami Taylor
In less than three days after posting a request for donations of Facebook, Tami Taylor said local people had responded with about $5,000 worth of donations to take to victims of Hurricane Harvey.
Local couple assists evacuees “I had been just watching it on T.V. and I felt so helpless. We were about to take a trip to Gatlinburg and we decided to do go help at the last minute,” said Tami Taylor. Taylor said they located a church in Lake Charles, La., that was distributing supplies to evacuees from Orange and Beaumont, Texas. She ex-
BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
They were planning a vacation but decided to go help people instead. Kossuth area residents Mark and Tami Taylor had been planning a vacation trip to the mountains when they were moved to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey instead.
plained that a large number of evacuees were staying in an arena in Lake Charles. At first, Taylor said she and her husband were just going to take what they could afford — a couple hundred dollars in supplies. However, she decided to see if anyone else wanted to
Crossroads Gospel Festival makes return BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
A belief in getting back to Judeo-Christian roots is among the reasons for the upcoming Crossroads Gospel Festival which will be taking place this weekend. “I have always believed in the saying that ‘necessity is the mother of invention.’ Looking out at the landscape of our country, I believe America needs to return to its roots and heritage,” said event organizer Robin Clayton. The Crossroads Gospel Festival 2017 will take place on Hallelujah Hill, located on U.S. Highways 45 and 2, in Corinth, beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday and beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday. This is the third year for the free event, which is host-
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People of the Crossroads Vicki Avery, Corinth By Mark Boehler
ed by North Corinth Baptist Church. Clayton pointed out there will be free hotdogs and soft drinks, restrooms and free dry camping. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and enjoy. The organizer said the basis of why the Gospel Festival is taking place can be found in found in Biblical passages — Psalm 150 and Ephesians 6. He said the performers coming are “musical missionaries.” “In my opinion, we need more gospel singing and less rock and roll, unless we’re talking about having our foot on the rock and our name on the roll,” said Clayton. “We have assembled the cream of North Mississippi gospel
“I like being involved,” said Vicki Avery, a retired educator with 31 total years of service, including 10 with the Corinth School District and 18 in McNairy County. “I like to stay active.” She likes the visual and performing arts, writing poetry, cooking, travel and being a community volunteer. She remains involved with Sharing Hearts, an adult support group for Alzheimer’s and other related diseases. Retired since 2005, she is both a tutor and tutor trainer for the Alcorn-Corinth Literacy Council, teaching adults how to read. “I love my students,” she said. Avery has also been involved with the Children’s Art Camp at the Corinth Artist Guild. She and her husband of 54 years, Bill, have two children — Carmen Parks of Kossuth and Jason Avery of Ozark, Mo. They have four grandkids.
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CAD Plus of Corinth, under contract with the Corinth Industrial Devel opment Association, begins preparing the first computerized maps of the area.
Coca-Cola of Corinth celebrates 100 years of refreshing the Crossroads area.
Dr. Erica’s Laser Aesthetic Centers Erica Noyes, MD
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The Corinth Board of Aldermen approved an ordinance change aimed at requiring everyone to connect to sewer service in the city. Public Works Director Clayton Mills emphasized that the change approved Tuesday evening is aimed at new construction. Those currently having individual systems on their own property are exempt. The change eliminates the ability for homeowners more than 100 feet from a sewer line to have individual sewer treatment on their property rather than connecting to the city system. Cost will be taken into account, however. The proposed transient vendor ordinance is being held to allow the addition of exceptions for food trucks and mobile businesses. Budget matters also came before the board with the public hearing on the fiscal 2018 budget and tax levy. The hearing brought no comments, but
the board heard a few budget presentations from outside agencies. The Black History Museum, requesting $1,200 monthly, is seeking to join the roster of outside groups who get funding from the city. Jennifer McCoy, representing the museum, said the facility needs to make some upgrades and better secure its holdings. It is located in a city-owned house. Main Street Corinth presented a request for FY 2018 funding of $30,000, which would be an increase from $15,000. Director Angela Avent said the group is looking into acquiring a synthetic ice skating rink to be in the downtown area from November to January. The group is proposing an additional trimming of the trees in the downtown commercial area at a cost of $2,500. Ongoing downtown landscaping costs are $9,900. In other business: • Dollar General at 5620
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