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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121, No. 233
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • Two sections
Learning about the past Movie
Mammoth yard sale gears up
adds second viewing
BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
IUKA — The hope of finding treasure in the jumble of someone else’s trash will again draw yard sale enthusiasts from all over to the mother of all area yard sales. The 2017 edition of the Trash and Treasures along the TennTom will take place Friday, Oct. 6 and Saturday, Oct. 7 and those looking for bargains can look until their heart’s content. Sponsored by the Tishomingo County Tourism Council, and over 50 miles long, it is the largest mass yard sale in the area. The route of the sale begins on Highway 25 north of Iuka and continues along and adjacent to the Tenn-Tom Waterway all the way to the Belmont/Golden areas and includes Highways 72 and 172 to Burnsville. Thousands of sellers and buyers participate in this annual event. Organizers report that people can sell Trash & Treasures for pocket money or to raise funds for civic or church groups. Individual or group collections are welcome. “We have gone out during this event before and done some spot polling. People come from all over and they are happy with it. They come every year. They come from Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee and Alabama,� said Theresa Cutshall, Tishomingo County Tourism Council. While there will be homes and business owners setting up all along the yard sale route, there are locations in Tishomingo County available for sellers.
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
what their role is in battle. Along with the saber drill, we will talk about what kind of weapons the cavalry used,� said Parson. n 11 a.m. — Several artillery re-enacting units working together as a battery, will demonstrate the drill of Civil War cannoneers. The demonstration will include loading, aiming, and firing the big guns, so
The “Blood Country� movie screening at Jacinto is sold out, but there is another viewing opportunity nearby. On the evening before the Mississippi-made Western shows at the Jacinto Courthouse, the movie will play at the Dixie Theatre in Ripley at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 13. Tickets may be purchased through the link below. Presenting the movie at Ripley and at the Jacinto showing on Oct. 14 will be Matthew Horton, a producer and actor for “Blood Country.� He is the son of Sam Horton of Tiplersville. Also attending will be one of the film’s lead actors, Chris Bosarge. Seventy-five tickets were available for the showing in the Jacinto courtroom, where scenes were filmed for the movie, and they sold out fairly quickly. “People are excited about it,� said Jacinto Foundation Executive Director Beth Whitehurst. And the foundation has been excited by the attention and interest in Jacinto. “It has gotten us some new volunteers, and that’s awesome,� said Whitehurst. She encourages those attending the premiere to consider a picnic on the lawn before viewing the movie.
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Photo courtesy of the National Park Service
The Texas Camel Corps will present a program about the use of camels in the U.S. military and the story of Old Douglas, a camel who carried the band instruments for the 43rd Mississippi Infantry at Corinth, and was later killed at Vicksburg. Camel programs will also be offered on Sunday.
NPS helps visitors travel back in time BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
The sights and sounds of battle will come to life as the National Park Service transports visits back in time. In commemoration of the 155th anniversary of the Battle of Corinth, the National Park Service will host a large living history demonstration Saturday on the grounds of the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center, located at 501 West Linden Street in Corinth at the site of historic Battery Robinett. NPS Park Ranger Tom Parson outlined the events of the day.
Schedule of events n 10 a.m. — Horse-mounted cavalry re-enactors of Company D, 7th Tennessee
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“Visitors will see the cavalry as they’re going through their paces. We will be talking about the cavalry and just what their role is in battle.� Tom Parson
NPS park ranger Cavalry, will demonstrate the tactics of Civil War cavalry and fire several types of weapons used by this branch of the military during the war. The company will also perform a saber drill, demonstrating the cavalryman’s ability to use the weapon both offensively and defensively. “Visitors will see the cavalry as they’re going through their paces. We will be talking about the cavalry and just
Run with Rotary 5K spotlights kids BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
It will be all about the kids this year at the annual fall footrace through downtown Corinth. Racer registration is in full swing for the ninth annual Austin’s Shoes’ Run With Rotary 5K set for Saturday, Oct. 7. Organizers have chosen local special needs children’s charity Havis’ Kids as the event’s 2017 spotlight benefactor. “Over the past three years, the race committee has chosen various charities as our spotlight charities,� said organizer Greg Cooley. “Havis’ Kids has received proceeds from the race in the past, but we felt because of Havis’ current efforts to raise money for his 2018 Disney trip for special needs children in the community, it’s only fitting that we bring the charity back as a the spotlight charity for this year.� Founded by Havis Hurley five years ago, Havis’ Kids helps make dreams
come true for local special needs kids every two years with a trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando. Hurley plans to take around 40 families to Disney World on the next trip scheduled for October 2018. The event’s spotlight charity receives extra support from race proceeds. “We will donate $2 from each race participant’s entry fees to Havis’ Kids,� said Cooley. “This is obviously in addition to the regularly supported charities that the Corinth Rotary Club
supports on a yearly basis.� Proceeds from the annual event will also be used to support the Rotary Club’s Christmas Basket Giveaway and Rotary Student of the Week. Other charities supported by Corinth Rotary are the Lighthouse Foundation, Boys & Girls Club, Project Attention, AMEN Food Pantry and Pine Vale Children’s Home. Rotary also funds endowed scholarships to Northeast Mississippi Community College. Donations were also made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in honor of local teenage cancer survivor Addie Paige Pratt in 2016. Beginning in Corinth’s downtown business district, the race takes participants through the shaded treelined streets of the older residential neighborhoods before concluding at the finish line adjacent to the Fillmore Street Chapel. “The race course is relatively flat Staff photo by Mark Boehler and is USATF certified,� said Cooley. Austin’s Shoes’ Run with Rotary 5K organizer Greg Cooley calls out runners’ names at last Please see 5K | 2A year’s finish line.
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James Benjamin Dailey is named the new commanding officer of the local Salvation Army service center.
The United Way of Corinth and Alcorn County kicks off its annual fundraising campaign as board president Lee Childers encourages people to live the slogan of “Be a superhero, give to United Wayâ€?.Â
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