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Daily Corinthian
Thursday Oct. 6,
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Vol. 120, No. 241
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Alleged vehicle bandit faces 10 counts BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
An Alcorn County man’s alleged string of car burglaries ended when a Corinth woman spotted him in her car in the middle of the night. Jerry Patterson Jr., 42, of
County Road 418, faces five counts of burglary of a vehicle with the Corinth Police Department and another five counts of the same charge with the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department. There is the potential for more charges.
The car burglaries happened on multiple nights last week in the city in the Mississippi, Tennessee, Main and Linden Street areas and in the county in the vicinity of where Patterson
“A couple were forced entry with a window broken out, but the majority of them were unlocked vehicles.” Capt. Dell Green Corinth Police Department
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City extends solar panel moratorium
History comes alive
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth Board of Aldermen extended the moratorium on solar panel construction for another 60 days. The action Tuesday comes as the board continues to consider a possible ordinance regulating the placement of solar grids on residential properties. The ordinance might require minimum lot sizes and would be designed to minimize the visibility of the panels such as the one currently located in front of a
business at 1708 East Shiloh Road. There is currently nothing in the city code that would prevent someone from erecting a solar panel. In other business on Tuesday: • The board approved a street closing on Cemetery Street in the Bishop Park area for a fall festival block party event on Oct. 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. One of the organizers, Markenna Edgston, said it is Please see CITY | 5
Museum hosts MSU tailgate BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Fighting Irishman Daniel Murray — portrayed by Park Ranger Tom Parson — tells the story of his role in the defense of Battery Robinett.
Ranger shares Civil War battle story BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com
On a hot early October morning a group of people stood on the ground where the great battle in America’s Civil War happened 154 years ago to the day
— 154 years to the very hour. They listened to the story of Daniel Murray, an Irish immigrant killed defending Battery Robinett with the 1st U.S. Infantry and stood where he fell. They followed in the steps of
the ill-fated Confederate assault on the fortifications and heard from their own words the experiences of the men who fought, bled and died on this ground all
Corinth VFW post planning big yard sale BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Members of the Corinth VFW post are seeking donations for the annual VFW yard sale, coming Oct. 21-22. Donors are asked to drop off items at the VFW post on Purdy School Road this Friday from 3 to 6 p.m. “We’re asking for anything that anybody wants to donate,” said Cathy Woods, this year’s yard sale chairperson. All money collected at the yard sale will go to help local veterans and their families. After the yard sale has ended, any items not sold will be col-
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Local football fans can “Hail State” from downtown Corinth when the Bulldogs head to BYU later this month. Returning for the second event of it’s kind this year, Tailgate in the Garden presented by the Crossroads Museum is set for Friday, Oct. 14 at the C.A.R.E. Garden and Historic Corinth Depot on Fillmore Street. Set for a 7 p.m. start time for the 8:15 p.m. kickoff, the Tailgate event will feature
the MSU, BYU game live on a huge outdoor screen. “Fans will discover our TV is bigger than theirs,” said Cathy Wood, museum president. “It’s going to tailgate style in the Garden. We invite Please see TAILGATE | 2
People of the Crossroads Janet Davis, Glen
lected by the AMVETS veterans service organization and distributed to area veterans and veterans’ families who are in need. Woods said the annual event collected approximately $750 in 2015 to help area veterans. The yard sale will held inside the VFW from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 21 and 22. “Look for the tent at the end of the building,” said Woods. “Rain or shine, the weather won’t be a problem.” For more information call Cathy Woods at 808-6152 or talk to Yogi or Mike at the VFW post.
Putting her best face forward, Independent Beauty Consultant Janet Davis is proud to be affiliated with Mary Kay — a 53-year-old company which was founded upon the Golden Rule (Treat others the way you want to be treated). “God has given me a platform to enrich women’s lives by sharing with them how to feel confident using my products,” she said. In addition to owning a Mary Kay business, the 48-year-old has had a sucessful house cleaning business for 13 years. A 1986 Alcorn Central High School graduate, Janet is the wife of Jeff Davis and the mother of Daniel, Lauren and Caleb Davis. She follows Mary Kay’s guiding priciples of placing faith first, family second and career third.
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Keith Rhodes and Catherine Redwine Shipp are named Corinth Rotary Club students of the year.
Dean Bearden is named police chief at Northeast Mississippi Community College.
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