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Daily Corinthian Vol. 115, No. 235

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Dig Pink

Historic battle revisited BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Corinth seniors Alexis Willis (left), Erin Frazier and Meredith Wilbanks display the pink shirts the team will wear as part of the ‘Dig Pink’ night Monday. The Lady Warriors will also make their first volleyball playoff appearance on Monday night as they host Ackerman at 6 p.m.

Team going to the net for breast cancer awareness BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Corinth is thinking pink for the playoffs. The Lady Warriors are getting dressed up in the color for their first venture into the volleyball postseason. CHS is taking part in “Dig Pink” as it plays host to Ackerman in the first round of the Class I State Playoffs Monday at 6 p.m. “This will be a great time for people that haven’t been all year to come out and watch the team,” said CHS Head Coach Erika McCoy. “We want to fill the gym with pink in support of the Lady Warriors and Breast Cancer Awareness.” “Dig Pink” is the trademark name for the fundraising events of the Side-Out

Foundation. Side-Out, a national nonprofit organization based in the Washington D.C. area, has raised millions of dollars for breast cancer research through volleyball tournaments, clinics and rallies. A silent auction along with bake sale are also planned as part of the night. Money raised from the silent auction will be go to the American Cancer Society while proceeds from “Dig Pink” will benefit Breast Cancer Awareness. Those wanting to make a donation can go to www.digpink.org and search Corinth High School under teams. “This is such a good cause that we have local vendors that are nice enough to donate,” added McCoy. The Lady Warriors will be wearing

pink warmup shirts in celebration of “Dig Pink.” CHS enters the playoffs 18-10-2 prior to their final regular season match at Pontotoc on Saturday. “We are extremely excited,” said McCoy in her third year at the CHS helm. “The team has improved throughout the year and we are hoping to peak at the right time.” McCoy knows the third-year CHS program will need to carry its strong play into the postseason encounter with Ackerman. “We will have to play hard defense and aggressive offense,” said the coach. A win over Ackerman will send the Lady Warriors into the 2nd Round and possible host role on Saturday, October 8.

This week residents and visitors will have a chance to walk in the footsteps of history with a full slate of activities to commemorate the 149th anniversary of the Battle of Corinth. The Battle of Corinth — a brutal and confused fight over the town’s strategic railroad junction — was fought Oct. 3 and 4, 1862, with a related action at Davis Bridge near Pocahontas, Tenn., on Oct. 5. The National Park Service and the Corinth Area Convention & Visitors Bureau will offer a full schedule of historical activities throughout the anniversary week. The CACVB tours will continue throughout October. The tourism office will present the first of the Civil War Downtown Walking Tours and City Battlefield Tours during the week of the anniversary. These tours will feature experienced historical tour guide Sean Marcum, dressed in authentic period uniforms from both sides of the conflict, and will focus on the soldiers who fought the battle, the civilians who lived through it and the locations around Corinth significant to the battle. The National Park Service Staff will offer in-depth battlefield hikes interpreting the Battle of Corinth on the actual dates of the battle, from Monday, October 3, through Wednesday, October 6. “We are excited to be able to offer visitors to the park the opportunity to Please see BATTLE | 2A

Work nearing completion on 3 playgrounds at CES BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Playtime is about to get more exciting at Corinth Elementary School. Workers with Kidz Zone Play Systems started on a trio of playgrounds scheduled for the school on Thursday. “We will get a lot done next week if the weather holds up,” said Kidz Zone Crew Leader Heath

Cooprider. Workers were busy Friday setting poles for the equipment. “You have to wait a couple of days for the poles to set before adding the equipment,” added Cooprider. Kidz Zone, located in Murfreesboro, Tenn., brought in four truck loads of equipment earlier in the week. Another load is coming on Monday.

“If you count all three, it’s one of the biggest we have done,” said crew leader David Woodall. “Everything should be done in about two more weeks.” There will be a design for the Pre-K wing of the school that has a covered area. Some of the equipment will include a swing set, spring rider, two benches and a ball toss

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

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Kidz Zone crew leaders David Woodall (left) and Heath Cooprider go through some of the playground equipment set to be installed at Corinth Elementary.

Annual school competition returns in November — with a Blitz BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

The Blitz 2011 — a night of concert performances and friendly extra-curricular competition between all four local schools — is coming in November to the Crossroads Arena. “This event is a labor of love for me and the many volunteers who help make it happen each year,” said Jonathan Marsh, event organizer. “We have been blessed to provide a fun, safe event that attracts youth from all over the region.”

Presented by Ignite, a Corinth-based non-profit organization dedicated to providing wholesome youth events in North Mississippi, The Blitz 2011 will feature a free fourband concert headlined by Big Daddy Weave, a guest speaker — and Alcorn Central, Biggersville, Corinth and Kossuth squaring off in football, band and cheer competitions. Here’s how it works: In the lead-up to The Blitz a committee reviews footage of all the season’s local football games and picks the five best

plays from each of the four local schools. Next the five highlight reels are taken to their respective schools where an assembly votes on the school’s one best play that will represent that school against the best plays from the other schools in Corinth and Alcorn County. “Along with football, we look for the best cheer and band performances,” said Marsh. The winners are chosen by the audience and a panel of judges. Each winning school program will earn trophies — and $500.

Index Stocks....11A Classified......4B Crossroads ....2B

Weather......5A Obituaries......3A Opinion......4A Sports......8A

Since the inaugural Blitz the event has expanded by the year, from about 2,800 in attendance in 2008 to approximately 3,800 at the third event in 2010. “This is our fourth year to host The Blitz in Corinth, and we feel like this is the best line-up we have ever had,” Marsh said. In addition to Big Daddy Weave, The Blitz will feature Christian bands Kryste Lyke, Luminate and Kerrie Roberts, and speaker Inky Johnson. The event is free, but organizers urge spectators to show up early enough to get a seat. The Blitz is

coming to Crossroads Arena on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 5 p.m. “It is amazing to see the church buses pulling up each year and see the excitement on the faces of the kids,” Marsh said. “Hundreds of adults’ and teenagers’ lives have been changed over the past few years and we are expecting great things to happen again this year.” For the latest information visit the event website at www. theblitz.cc and join The Blitz Facebook Page by searching for “The Blitz in Corinth.”

On this day in history 150 years ago Governor Andrew B. Moore of Alabama warns tradespeople against charging exorbitant prices for their services.


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