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Traffic accidents claim two lives BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Two young Alcorn County residents were killed in separate wrecks on Sunday. A Walnut High School student was killed in a one-vehicle accident near the Tippah County line early Sunday.
According to Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell, officers were dispatched at approximately 1:07 a.m. to a wreck on County Road 611 near the county line. Caldwell said the vehicle, which had been occupied by two male subjects, was travel-
ing east on County Road 611 when it lost control and spun off the north side of the road, striking an embankment before rolling several times. Both occupants were not wearing seat belts and were ejected from the vehicle. The two boys were airlifted to
the Med Hospital in Memphis. The vehicle’s driver, 16-yearold Parker Wallace, was pronounced dead on arrival. The passenger was discharged from the Med on Sunday. • In an unrelated accident later Sunday morning, Missis-
sippi Highway Patrol Troopers responded to a wreck on Highway 2 near Kossuth at approximately 4:45 a.m. The investigating troopers said it appeared 18-year-old Glen resident Steelie Mincy was Please see ACCIDENTS | 5
Supervisors award contract for bridge BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
County supervisors on Monday awarded the contract on the County Road 510 bridge replacement. Buddy Ayers Construction of Corinth won the project with a bid of $534,763.95. Located 1.5 miles east of Kossuth, the bridge has been closed since Aug. 24 when it was deemed unfit for traffic. Johnny Crotts of Cook Coggin anticipates the
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Holiday season begins aglow BY BOBBY J. SMITH Organizers of the first Grand Illumination after a four-year hiatus are calling the event an “awesome success.” The weekend event saw a steady stream of traffic
through downtown and the area near the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center, as well as large crowds at the Interpretive Center’s living history demonstrations. “It was an awesome success,” said Tourism Director Christy
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Aldermen consider sewer rate increase
Grand Illumination volunteers Lexie Stovall, Ethan Michael and Emilee Little of Biggersville High School place bags on Saturday afternoon at the corner of Bunch and Jackson streets in downtown Corinth. The event was a success.
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contractor will be given notice to proceed in the next few days. The contract specifies 80 working days for completion. The engineering estimate on the project was $558,000. In other business before the Board of Supervisors: • The board reappointed Larry James to a seat on the Magnolia Regional Health Center Board of Directors.
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Corinth aldermen are currently studying options to balance debt tied to sewer system infrastructure improvements and a decline in revenue from sewer service. The likely answer appears to be a rate increase. Several members of the board met with Cook Coggin Engineers Monday afternoon to discuss pos-
Burns. “It took the community to make it a success — and they did it.” Burns emphasized the contributions made by volunteers in the community who gave Please see SEASON | 2
sible scenarios, including various combinations of increases to the base rate and usage rate for residential, industrial and commercial customers. At the end of fiscal 2015, it became apparent that sewer revenues were not meeting expectations and the sewer enterprise fund was taking a hit, even though the city implemented Please see SEWER | 2
Exhibit shows how sports shape lives BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Later this month a large transport truck will roll into Corinth carrying more than 20 crates containing the Smithsonian’s Hometown Teams traveling exhibit. The exhibit, on display beginning Nov. 19 at the Corinth Library, will take a look at how people’s lives are influenced by the sports they play. Mississippi Humanities Council volunteer Lillie Lovett was in Corinth last week hosting a docent and volunteer
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training session at the Crossroads Museum, the host of the exhibit. “The Hometown Teams exhibit is quite impressive,” said Lovett. “It looks at how sports impacts our lives and highlights everything from football to surfing.” The exhibit, she said, features seven free standing display units and lots of interactive stations. “It’s done in such a way where things are fun, but also scholastic,” added Lovett. The exhibit, which started
traveling the country in 2006, is being brought to Mississippi thanks to Museum on Main Street (MoMS). A unique alliance of the Please see EXHIBIT | 2 Staff photo by Zack Steen
Mississippi Humanities Council volunteer Lillie Lovett and Crossroads Museum President Cathy Wood discuss the Smithsonian’s Hometown Teams traveling exhibit. Hosted by the museum, the exhibit will open at the Corinth Library on Nov. 19.
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Jan Pike, Christine Smith, Corinne Pierce, Lori Chase and Jodi Dansereau are among those starring in Corinth Theatre-Arts’ production of the musical Nunsense.
New terms begin for Corinth officials. Four new aldermen are among those taking their oaths - F. Joe Vann, Chip Wood, David Roberts and Mike Hopkins.
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