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Daily Corinthian Vol. 115, No. 262

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 section

City board mulls drainage request BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

An effort to get grant funding for an assessment of possible floodwater retention sites in Corinth fell short of the city board’s blessing Tuesday night. In a second appearance before the Board of Mayor

and Aldermen to discuss applying for an Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Program Grant of up to $200,000, Drainage Commissioner Milton Sandy pressed for the board’s blessing on pursuing the grant but did not get a motion of sup-

which includes locations currently in use by the city. The suggested evaluation sites include: ■ Former clay pits where the street department is located; it’s also a former garbage dump site from approximately 1945 to 1965. ■ Former clay pits on

port. The grant would provide an assessment of several solid waste disposal sites in the city with an eye toward revitalization. Although the board had previously given support for the idea, its hesitation is now prompted by the list of sites to be evaluated,

Linden Street in the inert landfill area. ■ Refuse dump on East Fifth Street at Gateway. ■ Former clay pits on Fulton Drive across from Long Wholesale used for solid waste disposal. Mayor Tommy Irwin had reservations about the in-

clusion of sites that are actively used for city services. Sandy believes the former retention areas being filled in has contributed to the increased instances of flooding in Corinth. Engineer Robert Scott Please see BOARD | 2

Drug charges follow traffic stops for three BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston @dailycorinthian.com

Three people face felony charges in recent drug arrests by the Corinth Police Department. ■ Jordon Bonds, 19, of Fulton Street, Corinth, was arrested Sunday night and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell and/ or distribute. The arrest followed a stop for a traffic violation. Officers detected a

strong odor believed to be marijuana and gained consent to search the vehicle, leading to the discovery of a large quantity of marijuana in the trunk, said Police Chief David Lancaster. Bond was set at $10,000. ■ Covie C. Dilworth, 60, of Bell School Road, Corinth, was arrested Oct. 24 and charged with possession of a Please see DRUG | 2

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Main Street Corinth board members Sara Beth Green (left) and Kate Nichols add Christmas lights along Fillmore Street in downtown Corinth. The Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m. on Fillmore Street near SouthBank.

Tree lighting kicks off season BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

In downtown Corinth, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Main Street Corinth invites everyone to the annual Holiday Tree Lighting festivities on Fillmore Street near SouthBank. The tree lighting signals the beginning of the holiday season for business owners in the historic heart of Corinth. Downtown business owners are celebrating the occasion by unveiling their Christmas displays

Downtown business owners are celebrating the occasion by unveiling their Christmas displays and items, staying open for extended hours. and items, staying open for extended hours — and offering a variety of holiday deals. The following downtown merchants are offering specials for the event: ■ Andie Grace (514 Fillmore St.) — Will stay open from 3 until 7 p.m. with 25 percent off every-

Crossroads Museum hires new director BY CATHY WOOD For the Daily Corinthian

Corinth native Brandy Steen is the new director of the Crossroads Museum, announced the museum’s board of trustees. Steen, an avid community volunteer, began her new job Tuesday. Previous museum director Kathryn Dilworth resigned in August to become general manager of the Crossroads Arena. “I want to turn the museum into a place locals visit as often as tour-

Kates and Company (504 Foote St.) — Will have extended hours and a “Winter Wonderland.” ■ Lucy’s on Cruise Antiques (609 Cruise St.) — Will display all of their Christmas decorations and have extended hours. ■ The Square Nest (409 Fillmore St.) — Will stay open as long as customers are shopping and will have sales on several store items. ■ J. Brown’s Trading Co. (412 E. Waldron St.)

thing in the store and a half-off rack in the back. ■ Franklin Cruise (515 Cruise St.) — Will stay open from 10 a.m. until the shoppers are done. The store will put up its Christmas display, offer special prices on items throughout the store and serve light refreshments.

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Strange lights will beam over Corinth BY MARK BOEHLER editor@dailycorinthian.com

Star gazers and UFO believers please beware the skies over Corinth tonight. It’s no outer space invasion or the Great Northern lights. It’s “Beam Me Up” Scotty Casabella up to his old promotion tricks once gain. Those powerful rotating lights for promotion purposes which created over 50 calls to 911 the evening of Thursday, Jan. 27 make their return to Casabella Furni-

ture tonight. Low cloud cover and the powerful lights rotating beams far into the sky as an advertising promotion at Casabella Furniture created quite a stir back in January. Area news outlets and local law enforcement agencies reported dozens of phone calls about the lights in the sky over Corinth which could be seen as far north as Selmer, Tenn., and as far south as Booneville. This time, the business Please see LIGHTS | 2

Academy prepares future educators BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

ists. I invite everyone to come by the museum and say ‘hello’. I look forward to working on new projects and getting the community involved as much as possible,” Steen said. “I love the Corinth area and its history. There are so many rich parts that are little known, and I believe strongly in educating people about the diversity of our town through storytelling and events.” Increasing membership, fundraising and

Students in the Alcorn Career and Technology Center’s Teacher Academy program are getting an early start on the road to becoming the educators of tomorrow. The two-year program is designed to attract students to the field of education by giving them handson experience working in classrooms with teachers and students. “I guess the whole purpose is to ‘grow our own’ for Mississippi,” explained the Teacher

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Index Stocks........7 Classified...... 13 Comics...... 12 Wisdom...... 11

Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith

Kossuth High School junior Shelby Stewart and instructor Nan Nethery work out some of the finer points of education in the Teacher Academy class at the Alcorn Career and Technology Center.

On this day in history 150 years ago

Weather........5 Obituaries........ 3 Opinion........4 Sports... 8-10

Maj. Gen. David Hunter replaced the controversial John C. Fremont as Commander of the Western Department. Gen. Fremont had surrounded his headquarters with guards to prevent delivery. By Tom Parson, NPS Ranger

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