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Election getting lots of local interest BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Activity at the circuit clerk’s office points to great anticipation for the upcoming presidential election. Residents have been register-
ing to vote in large numbers. “We are averaging probably 10 people a day,” said Deputy Clerk Crystal Starling. Since Aug. 1, the office had registered 305 new voters as of noon Tuesday. That does not
include many others who have been moved from inactive status back to active. “It is the most interest we’ve seen this early in an election,” said Starling. “If it keeps up, it should be the biggest election
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we’ve ever had.” Presidential years draw the biggest voter turnout. Individuals who are not registered to vote can do so through Oct. 8 to be eligible to cast a ballot in the Nov. 8 election. The
clerk’s office will stay open two extra hours in the evening until 7 p.m. next week to accommodate voter registration, and it will be open on Saturday, Oct. Please see ELECTION | 2
Animal lovers: It’s dress-up time BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Animal lovers are encouraged to dress up their pets for a good cause. The Green Market at the Corinth Depot will host its annual Pet Costume Contest on Saturday to benefit the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter. Participates in the contest, set for 1 p.m. in front of the Crossroads Museum at 221 North Fillmore Street, should meet in front of the museum prior to contest start time to register their pet.
A pet-friendly prize pack will be given away to the bestdressed pet. Entry into the contest is an item or cash donation to the shelter. According to volunteer shelter director Charlotte Doehner, items currently needed include Purina brand puppy chow, bleach, food bowls, blankets and towels. “We will also have some adoptable animals on site,” she said. The shelter will have a tent Please see COSTUMES | 2
County jobless rate falls BY JEBB JOHNSTON Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Run with Rotary 5K organizer Greg Cooley inspects the orange bows that will line the opening stretch in honor of Addie Paige Pratt.
Bows honor girl at Rotary 5K BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com
The starting line in going orange. Organizers of the eighth annual Austin’s Shoes Run with Rotary 5K are lining the opening section of the track with orange bows in honor of a local girl’s fight with cancer.
The orange bows are joining hundreds of other orange ribbons and bows around town put up in a show of support for 15-year-old Addie Paige Pratt, a Corinth High School 10th grader who was diagnosed in February with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), a rare form of cancer which affects the blood
and bone marrow. In addition to placing the bows, the footrace is also donating a portion of the proceeds to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Race organizers will donate $2 to the hospital for every person who registers. Please see ORANGE | 5
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August’s unemployment rate of 5 percent in Alcorn County showed slight improvement from the prior year. The county posted 5.7 percent in July and 5.2 percent in August 2015. Mississippi’s seasonally adjusted rate held at 6 percent over the month, and the not seasonally adjusted rate declined from 6.5 percent to 5.7 percent. Alcorn County had 780 counted as unemployed dur-
ing the month, compared to 810 a year ago, and 14,880 employed, 150 more than a year earlier. The civilian labor force totaled 15,590, nearly unchanged. The county had 54 firsttime claims for unemployment insurance during the month, compared to 76 a year earlier, and 444 continued claims, compared to 536 a year earlier. Mississippi’s not seasonally adjusted non-farm employment increased 10,700 over Please see JOBLESS | 2
First graders find power of rhythm BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com
LINK is bringing the beat to local elementary schools. Courtesy of LINK, the X8 Interactive Drumming presentation is visiting first graders throughout Alcorn County. The presentation began at Corinth Elementary School on Tuesday. X8 Interactive Drumming uses African style drums to teach lessons to corporate, community and school groups. “We present an interactive drumming program for kids, developing a dialogue through the power of rhythm,” said drummer Nina Rodriguez, of San An-
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“Music is the one language that brings us together, that unites us as one community. And even though two drums may look the same, they all have their own voice. Like us.” Nina Rodriguez Drummer from San Antonio tonio, who led the program with her nephew Joey Simon. Rodriguez said the exercise focuses on language and arts. “In drum language we say if you can say it, you can play it,” she said.
The program also teaches its young participants to listen to one another and work together to create a sound. “Every contributor is val-
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Corinth Elementary first graders learn about cooperation and respect with the X8 Interactive Drumming presentation.
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Christi Crum is selected as 1991 homecoming queen at Kossuth High School.
Hospital Corpsman Second Class Jeremy Wilbanks of Corinth is honored as junior sailor of the second quarter at the Naval Health Clinic in Annapolis, Maryland. He is the son of Don and Debbie Wilbanks of Corinth.
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