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County adopts budget with tax hike BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Following last year’s tax increase with another one adopted on Wednesday, the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors expressed hope that it will be the beginning of a turnaround for county finances.
The 5.21 mill increase effective Oct. 1 takes the total millage for those in the county school district to 116.21. That will yield a property tax increase of $52.10 on a $100,000 home. City residents will pay 55.95 mills. Speaking on behalf of the board, Chancery Clerk Greg Younger said
the budget has been the focus of much effort and prayerful consideration. “From the beginning of this year, each of us on this podium has been acutely aware of the difficulty we face
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Pageant to promote natural beauty BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
Organizers are polishing crowns and gathering sashes in anticipation of this year’s Miss Alcorn County pageant. The official preliminary to the Miss Magnolia State Pageant in Vicksburg, the 2016 competition is open to both boys and girls ages 0 to 100 who are residents of Mississippi. Shiloh Ridge Golf Course will serve as the venue for the pageant which will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24. The doors will open at 1 p.m. Age groups will be 0-15 months, 16-23 months, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-11, 12-14 (Junior Miss), 15-16 (Teen Miss), 18 and up (Miss), Married (Mrs.), Boys 0-5 and 6-11. Entries are $75 per contestant and will be accepted up until the day before the pageant (Friday, Sept. 23) from 1 to 2 p.m. Checks can be mailed to Scarlett Helms at 170 CR 418, Corinth, MS., 38834 or via PayPal at shelms7341@gmail.com. “We will crown an overall most beautiful, overall best fashion and an overall supreme winner,” Director Scarlett Helms explained. “Any contestant who wins their age division will be crowned Miss/Mr. Alcorn County and will win a beautiful crown and custom embroidered sash.” Winners will also be eligible to ride in the Corinth and surrounding area Christmas parades, representing their pres-
“It is the only way we can continue the effort to get our finances under control.”
Jacinto budget takes deep cut BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Kimberly Shelton
Director Scarlett Helms offers a sneak peak at a Miss Alcorn County pageant crown and sash. tigious titles. The attire for the contest is Sunday best for 0-11 years. Stones should not be present on dresses unless they came on from the store. Fake hair and teeth are prohibited and minimal makeup such as mascara, blush and lipstick should be worn.
Contestants ages 12 and up can wear pageant dresses and makeup but nothing fake. A sibling discount of $10 off the second child will be offered to parents entering multiple children. Family, friends and members
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The Jacinto Foundation will take a 76 percent budget cut in the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. As the county budget for fiscal 2017 got final approval Wednesday morning, the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors approved the foundation’s inclusion in the budget at up to $6,000 to pay the electricity and water bills for the courthouse on a reimbursement basis. The foundation had received $24,578 from the county for the last several years. The foundation’s final proposal on Wednesday was for up to $5,000 for utility costs and $3,000 for routine maintenance and repairs. After the meeting, Executive Director Beth Whitehurst said the foundation will regroup and look at how to move forward. “This pretty much rules out opening the courthouse on a regular basis unless we can find other funding,” she said. “And we will decrease the area we mow. But, as we have said repeatedly, there is a lot more positive going on out there than negative. We are set to use grant money to continue
Darrell Bullard, North Crossroads Staff photo by Zack Steen
abouts. bsmith@dailycorinthian.com Danielle is 4 feet 11 inches A local mother needs the tall and weighs 115 pounds. community’s help in finding She has a dark complexion, her missing teenage red hair and brown daughter. eyes. Her mother deThirteen-year-old scribed Danielle as Danielle Guillot was “very outgoing.” last seen around 2 Corinth Police are a.m. Tuesday mornactively trying to loing, said the girl’s cate the girl, said mother, Marle SandCorinth Police Detecers, a resident of Cass tive Capt. Dell Green. Street. Information about Sanders said her Guillot the whereabouts of daughter was last seen Danielle Guillot can be near her home with two boys reported to the Corinth Police she knew, but the boys were Department at 286-3377 or later questioned by Corinth anonymously via Crime StopPolice and said they didn’t pers of North Mississippi at know her current where- 1-800-773-TIPS.
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People of the Crossroads “I consider it a privilege to be able to protect each and every one of these kids and faculty members,” said Darrell Bullard, the resource officer for the Tishomingo County Campus Police Department. Also a Burnsville Police Department officer for more than five years, Bullard said his job is rewarding in many ways. “It is practically indescribable. Going home at the end of my shift and knowing that these children are safe is an awesome feeling,” he said. “My primary objective is to prevent and discourage any type of threat — foreign or domestic — on the campus.” Bullard has one son, 13-year-old Gauge Cameron.
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the work on court square. The Boy Scouts will continue to be a driving force in the park. And any group that would like a tour can call our office and we will try to arrange it.” Since June 2015, the foundation has faced accusations from some Jacinto residents and county supervisors of allowing the property to fall into a state of neglect. In its defense, the foundation presented the board with a written statement from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Historic Preservation Division Director Jim Woodrick, along with other materials. “On the whole, the Jacinto Courthouse is in good condition, especially when compared to other historic properties around the state,” Woodrick wrote. “While funding is always an issue and there are some critical needs, it is no exaggeration to say that without the support of the foundation over the years, we might well have lost Jacinto Courthouse.” Second District Supervisor James Voyles reiterated his concern about the condition of the property.
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United Way of Corinth and Alcorn County kicks off its annual fundraising campaign with a goal of $500,000. Terry Morris is the featured speaker for the kickoff event.
Elizabeth Lancaster is selected as Corinth High School’s 2006 homecoming queen.
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