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Daily Corinthian Vol. 115, No. 268
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 section
Certified results show Parks’ narrow victory BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Certified election results from Tishomingo and Tippah counties confirm a narrow win for Republican Rita Potts Parks in the District 4 Mississippi Senate race. The final total for the district, which includes all of Alcorn County and portions of Tishomingo and Tippah counties, is
9,050 (50.7 percent) for Parks and 8,798 for incumbent Democrat Eric Powell, who was elected four years ago. The incumbent conceded on election night after complete Alcorn County totals were announced, but absentee ballots were still outstanding in the neighboring counties, and Parks declined to claim
victory before seeing the final n u m bers. Powell carr i e d o n l y T i s h o - Parks mingo County, where he led 1,462 (52.3 percent)
to 1,331. Parks carried Tippah County by just 45 votes, leading 1,841 (50.6 percent) to 1,796. That left Alcorn County putting Parks over the top, as she won the county with 5,878 (51.5 percent) to Powell’s 5,540. She carried 10 of the 16 county precincts. Parks is a Corinth resident with a background in manufacturing and
distribution, formerly working for Schering Plough, Hewlett Packard and Baxter. With the defeat of Powell and the retirement of Harvey Moss (D) and Billy McCoy (D), the local legislative delegation has three new faces. District 1 Rep. Bubba Carpenter (R) of Burnsville is the only returning incumbent.
Display of dignity Photographers pay tribute to Alcorn vets BY BOBBY J. SMITH
Senate vote Results from Tuesday vote for Mississippi Senate race, District 4: Alcorn Tishomingo Tippah Total
Powell 5,540 1,462 1,796 8,798
Parks 5,878 1,331 1,841 9,050
(Certified results show a 252vote Parks’ victory with 50.7 percent of the vote.)
New fire station ensures savings
bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
A photographic tribute to the veterans of Alcorn County will open Friday at the American Legion. Beginning on Veterans Day, “A Salute to Veterans” will feature almost 200 photos of Alcorn County’s men and women who answered America’s call and served in the armed forces. Local photographers Bill Avery and Lisa Wilbanks undertook the project following the success of their recent “Faces and Places of Alcorn County” and “Me and My Mom” exhibits at the Corinth Library. For the two photographers — who spent countless hours shooting photos and assembling the displays — the work was a labor of love and an eye-opening experience. “In my mind it refreshed the sacrifice and the different adversities these men and women went through,” said Avery. “Talking and taking the pictures was a reminder to me of the sacrifices — what these people gave up — to serve our country.” Wilbanks said she learned a great deal she didn’t know about military history from talking to the veterans. “It was interesting to meet these people and hear their different stories,” said Wilbanks, who talked to the subjects of her photographs
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Biggersville Fire & Rescue’s new north fire station will bring insurance savings to residents just south of Corinth. The Board of Supervisors this week approved a resolution amending the existing fire district, a step necessary for more of the department’s coverage area to improve from a 10 to 9 fire rating. Last year, the Biggersville rating improved from 10 to 9 within a 5-mile radius. The new reduction applies to areas to the north of that territory, where response times are expected to reduce by 10 to 12 minutes. “It covers Camp Warriner Road to the railroad track; it covers all of the Shady Grove community; and it goes up 402 all the way to the city limits,” said Biggersville Fire Chief Patrick Claunch. He said the amended fire district adds territory Biggersville already covers but does not encroach on the service area of others. Residents in the area can expect insurance savings of about 40 percent, he said. The Mississippi Fire Ratings Bureau evaluated the department last week and recommended the rating upgrade. The new station is just south of Corinth on Highway 45. “There have been some questions about our old station on 513,” said Claunch. “I’ve heard a lot of people in the community concerned
“Roy Robinson” — Roy Robinson by Bill Avery about their time in the military and afterward, their hobbies and what brought them to the area. “One fellow would tell me only his name and service dates, and another fellow would tell me everything that happened from the time he went in until the time he got out!” Sitting for the pictures was a rewarding experience for the veterans as well, the photographers agreed. “They were very appreciative of it. We’re the ones that need to be thanking them for their service and being away from their families, but most of them were very Please see PHOTOS | 2
“Chaz Kennedy” — Chaz Kennedy by Lisa Wilbanks
“Leonard Phillips” — Leonard Phillips by Lisa Wilbanks
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12,000 luminaries will glow around Corinth this weekend BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
This weekend Corinth will shine a light on the past. Beginning Saturday, hundreds of volunteers will honor the souls of 12,000 Civil War casualties from the Siege and Battle of Corinth with the fourth annual Grand Illumination.
“In looking at the weather forecast, it appears that Mother Nature is going to favor us on Saturday with a beautiful day for everyone to come out for the carriage rides, shopping, entertainment, the live camels, and — of course — the luminaries!” said Tourism Director Kristy White. While a sufficient num-
ber of volunteers have signed up for the downtown area, the Interpretive Center could use more, White said. People may volunteer anytime between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. “With half the luminaries at the Center, it is quite a job to place and light all 6,000,” said White.
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From 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. there will be Living History Programs with the 43rd Mississippi Camel Corps, featuring live camels on the grounds of the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center. Artillery demonstrations will be offered at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The Living History Programs will again be
offered on Sunday from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Interpretive Center. The Downtown Corinth Merchants will offer Open House specials from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., with sales, holiday displays and extended hours. Complimentary Downtown Walking Tours will be offered at the Cross-
roads Museum from 10 a.m. until noon. The tours will be approximately one mile in length through downtown Corinth with costumed guide Sean Marcum, and will include a visit to the Verandah-Curlee House, currently closed to the public. Please see LUMINARIES | 2
On this day in history 150 years ago
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In a major shake-up of command, General Henry W. Halleck becomes commander of Federal troops in the newly created Department of Missouri, while General Don C. Buell replaces General William T. Sherman as head of the Department of the Cumberland.
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