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Search continues for Alliance leader BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
With an initial list of candidates in hand, The Alliance is moving forward with the search for its next economic development leader.
The Alcorn County Board of Supervisors received a request on Monday for an additional $20,000 funding for The Alliance to help cover an increased salary for The Alliance chief, as well as to cover travel to
promote Corinth and Alcorn County and to produce promotional materials. Supervisors tabled the request in order to take a look at how it will affect the budget, which is in the first month of the new fiscal year.
The Alliance is in the budget at 1.51 mills or $279,821. The Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen recently agreed to increase the city’s Alliance funding by up to $60,000 in addition to the usual $80,000.
Judgement House tells story of life, eternity
The Alliance commissioned The Pace Group to conduct an executive search for the successor to Gary Chandler, who took a new job in Scottsboro, Ala. Please see ALLIANCE | 2
Church moves ahead after damaging fire
This story by Steve Beavers first appeared in the Independent-Appeal and is reprinted here with permission. SELMER, Tenn. — First Baptist Church in Selmer has a story to tell. Close to 300 people of the congregation are getting their chance to share the gospel through the 13th Annual Judgement House of the church. “Shaken” will be presented starting Sunday night at 4 p.m. Performances are also scheduled for Oct. 26 from 6-8 p.m.; Oct. 30 from 3-9 p.m.; Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m. and Nov. 2 from 6-9 p.m. There will be no admission to attend any of the live performances. “We do not have the dramatic scene like we have had in the past,” said FBC Associate Pastor/Youth Director John Chandler. “What we do have is a realistic story which connects with everyone.” “Shaken” deals with the lives of four teenagers. The quartet of – Maggie, Brittany, Eric and Olivia – all come together at a condemned building which turns into a site of tragedy. What will happen when drugs, alcohol, lies, tempers and compassion find themselves faceto-face in the unstable building? “There are so many elements
Photo by Steve Beavers
Despite the lingering effects of fire damage, First United Methodist Church isn’t standing still. Two of the congregation’s annual events are coming up — Trunk or Treat on Oct. 26 and the Holiday Frozen Food Sale benefitting the Fillmore Street Chapel. With the help of the community providing places for the church to hold events, the congregation remains active. “The community was overwhelmingly responsive to the needs of our congregation,” said the Rev. Roger Shock. “Offers of assistance came from many of our friends from other churches and denominations, and we are grateful for the support of the community that has enabled us to carry on with our programs.” The Trunk or Treat event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church on Shiloh Road, which has housed First Methodist’s Little Blessings Daycare Center since the fire with only a one-day shutdown. The trunk or treat event, now in its sixth year, has drawn 600 to 700 participants in past years. The Ladies Ministry’s frozen food sale, which is the main fund-
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Jonathan (Tristan King) makes fun of Olivia (Allison Sweat) for being a Christian during the drama.
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BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Museum needs local sports memorabilia
People of the Crossroads Kendall Frazier, Corinth Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Plaza Dry Cleaning owner Kendall Frazier uses his business to clean clothes and provide a ministry that helps people clean up their lives. “Our doors are always open to talk to people about cleaning up their lives,” he said. “We clean clothes on the side, but if we can help people, that’s what it’s all about.” Frazier and wife Amanda lead a class called “Life in Focus,” a faithbased program in cooperation with the area justice system that is designed to help people get their lives back on course. The 48-year-old Kossuth native has four children: Blake, Lindsey, Molly and Kent. Frazier credits his wife with helping him through his own darkest hours. “There’s a good chance I wouldn’t be alive if not for Amanda,” he said. “God has been good to me.”
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The Smithsonian is coming to Corinth ... and local sports fans have a chance to be a part of the historical exhibit. The Crossroads Museum will host Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America – a special traveling Smithsonian exhibit kicking off Nov. 19. The exhibit will take a look at how people’s lives are influenced by the sports they play. Through videos, images, objects and personal reflections gathered from teams around the country, Hometown Teams shows that sports are more than just games. The local component of the limited six-week exhibit will
feature a smorgasbord of area high school sports. “We hope to collect items on loan from schools and pull some items out of museum archives to build an exciting local sports exhibit,” said museum director Brandy Steen. “We also hope locals are willing to loan us a few items to Please see HOMETOWN | 2
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Local author Deborah P. Brunt discusses overcoming failure in her new book “Things Fail, People Fall.”
The Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is one of 18 agencies in the state to receive a Mississippi Development Authority tourism grant to support advertising and promotion efforts.
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