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Tuesday Sept. 13,

2016

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 120, No. 221

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section

A second chance

“If history is half the story in Alcorn County, Jacinto is in chapter one.” Beth Whitehurst

Foundation wants tourism board ties BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Photo by Michael H. Miller

Dickie and Zach Scruggs, 2nd Chance Mississippi representatives, presented the Northeast Mississippi Community College Development Foundation with a $50,000 check for their pilot program with the college on Monday at the Northeast at Corinth campus. Joining the father and son Scruggs duo at the check presentation was Northeast Mississippi Community College Project Manager Greg James, Northeast president Ricky Ford, Northeast Director of Adult Basic Education and WIOA Youth Pam Meeks, City of Corinth mayor Tommy Irwin and Northeast Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Foundation and Alumni Association Patrick Eaton.

Pilot program to offer tuition assistance BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Fifty low-income area residents will soon get a second chance at earning skill-based employment. Representatives from Northeast Mississippi Community College and 2nd Chance Mississippi were at the Northeast at Corinth campus on Monday to kick off the new pilot program that will help 50 residents obtain both their High School Equivalency and a Manufacturing Skills Basic Certification. With each completed it should significantly enhance those adults’ ability to obtain employment from the major employers and industries in the northeast Mississippi area. “We are pleased to partner with 2nd Chance Mississippi

“Northeast is very pleased to be chosen as the only community college in Mississippi to participate in this project.”

tives will significantly increase the number of undereducated, unskilled and unemployed adults in Mississippi that will enroll in and complete the outstanding adult education and workforce training programs that presently exist at all Mississippi community colleges. “Northeast is very pleased to be chosen as the only comPlease see CHANCE | 2

Solar panel moratorium extended by two weeks BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Corinth aldermen recently extended the moratorium on solar panels by another two weeks. The board received a proposed ordinance regulating the placement of solar panels in the city. Some revisions are being made before it is shared publicly. The original 30-day moratorium expired on Tuesday, Sept. 6. It was prompted by a solar panel business that has one of the grids erected on East Shiloh Road. In other business before the board:

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“If we can just be creative and get people here — family reunions, birthday parties, anything to put people in this park — that’s going to start eroding at our problem in general.” Darryl Duncan

Citizens discuss park

Ricky Ford NEMCC president to provide an avenue to enhance the skills and education for our residents of northeast Mississippi,” said Ricky Ford, NEMCC president. “This is certainly a life-changing opportunity for so many students and adults that have encountered some type of adversity in their life.” The joint pilot program is based on the idea that modest support and financial incen-

The Jacinto Foundation is making its case to the tourism board. Jacinto Foundation Executive Director Beth Whitehurst spoke during the regular meeting of the Corinth Area Convention & Visitors Bureau on Monday in an effort to lay the groundwork in establishing a relationship with the board — the first step in possibly find-

ing a new source of operating money in case the foundation’s funding is slashed by the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors. “For the first time in more than half a century, we are trying to find funds to pay basic expenses,” said Whitehurst. Alcorn County supervisors, who have considered pulling funding for the Jacinto Foundation, will adopt a budget

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Those pushing for improvements to Bishop Park need to make specific requests and get the community actively engaged in the park, a member of the governing board told concerned citizens. During a Thursday night gathering at the park, citizens aired concerns and wishes for the Johns Street recreation area

with Corinth-Alcorn Parks and Recreation Commission member Darryl Duncan. With an empty park in the background, Markenna Edgston said she wants to see the park return to the lively atmosphere it had in the past. “The issue is the kids don’t have anything to do,” she said. “And, in the last two years, what Please see PARK | 2

People of the Crossroads Lara Lowrance, Bethel Springs, Tenn. Staff photo by Zack Steen

“Luckily for the Corinth area, our employees are well vested in their community,” said Bethel Springs, Tenn., native Lara Lowrance. The regional marketing coordinator for CB&S Bank in Corinth, Lowrance’s job includes the management of community involvement at 13 different CB&S Bank locations. “It’s all about increasing brand awareness in each bank’s community,” she said. One part of her job is dressing up as Sunny the Squirrel – the CB&S Bank mascot. “It’s super hot, but a lot of fun,” she added. Married for three years to Jamie, she has two stepchildren, Ethan and Aidan. In her free time, Lowrance says she loves to eat. “I’m a foodie, so I love to travel and go out and eat,” she said.

• A number of supporters of the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter attended the meeting to encourage the board to fund the organization’s request for an additional $5,000 in the new fiscal year as the city renews its contract with the shelter. Volunteer director Charlotte Doehner noted that the organization took over the payment of utility costs previously covered by the city when the nonprofit was formed. “We’ve tried really hard to keep our expenses down,” she said. “The city pays us approximately 35 percent of what it Please see PANELS | 2

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Franz Schnabl is honored for saving his grandfather, Harold Smith, from drowning after Smith slips into the water at Crow’s Neck.

The first human case of the West Nile Virus is diagnosed in Alcorn County.

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