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‘Archie Who?’ Sports historian to present program at CR Museum state and much of the country by storm with his legendary exArchie Manning is a Missis- ploits on the gridiron and his sippi icon ... but why? “all-American” persona off the Crossroads area residents can field during the late 1960s and learn the story and significance early 1970s. “The lecture tells the Archie of the sports legend during the Manning story — from special “Archie Who and his early life in smallWhy?” lecture by sports town Mississippi to his historian Dr. Charles Westmoreland Jr. days at Ole Miss, the Saints and even his famSet for Tuesday at 6 ily,” Westmoreland told p.m. at the Crossroads the Daily Corinthian. “It Museum, the lecture is will be a very entertainheld in conjunction with the museum’s Smithsoing talk, and should apnian traveling exhibit, Westmoreland peal to a board range of people including generHometown Teams: How al sports fans, Ole Miss Sports Shape America. A Delta State University pro- fans and people interested in fessor, Westmoreland will talk Mississippi history.” about the University of MisThe talk will explore the Mansissippi quarterback and Drew native Manning who took the Please see ARCHIE | 5A BY ZACK STEEN
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Beaver dams often endanger the roadways of Alcorn County.
Program controls damaging critter Nov. 30. Mitchell said many local landowners have suffered significant damage for years because of heavy beaver activity — beavers damming creeks resulting in the flooding of valuable crop and timber land. The Alcorn County Board of Supervisors has again earmarked funds for this year’s beaver control program. District 1 Supervisor Lowell Hinton and his crew recently spent half a day under a bridge in the east part of Alcorn County removing a beaver dam. “People don’t normally realize how much damage they can do,” said Hinton. “Not only to farm land in the country, but to roads and ditches when they get in them and stop them up. When we get a heavy rain it causes them to back up, and it can wash road banks away
BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com
There’s a buck-toothed villain with a bounty on his tail in Alcorn County. In an effort to help local landowners conserve timber and crops, the Alcorn County Soil and Water Conservation District is encouraging landowners to sign up for this year’s beaver control program. “It’s amazing what those little workers can do,” said Sandy Mitchell, district clerk at the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service office. “Even though we’ve been doing the program for 12 years now, they’re still producing, there are still plenty of beavers out there.” Landowners can sign up at the NRCS office at 3103 Mullins Drive from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday,
and in some cases cause water to get over the roads.” Organizers say last year’s program was a success, with over 100 participating landowners and 260 beavers eliminated on over 3,500 acres throughout Alcorn County. Since the beginning of the program, over 9,000 beavers have been trapped in the county. Alcorn County resident Ozzy Hendrix has trapped beavers for half of his life. He has trapped for the City of Corinth as well as Alcorn County. In the last 15 years Hendrix has trapped over 100 beavers in the area around the train tracks on Harper Road. Hendrix said the most humane beaver traps are the ones that kill the animals instantly. Anyone looking to trap beaPlease see BEAVERS | 2A
Groups plan breakfast event BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
Adding a dose of sweetness to two worthy causes, organizers of the National Day of Prayer and local veterans from American Legion Post 6 are teaming up to host a special Pancake Breakfast with Santa. Held from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Legion, the festive holiday event will feature hot, syrupy flapjacks as well as pictures with Kris Kringle. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for children age 5 and up and free for children age 4 and under. Pictures with jolly St. Nick
will be available for a donation of $2. All proceeds will benefit the Alcorn County National Day of Prayer 75-hour Bible Reading by helping to provide sound, platform and resource materials. The Legion will also benefit from the breakfast. Tickets may be purchased by contacting Alcorn County National Day of Prayer Coordinator Deeana Dildy at 662284-6421 or at the door on the morning of the event. “We encourage everyone to purchase their tickets as soon as possible to help us get an Please see SANTA | 3A
‘Nelda’s Elves’ complete Toy Run for children BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com
A large group of communityminded motorcyclists were out in force for a toy ride on Saturday. Approximately 60 bikers raised the kickstands and took a chilly morning ride to deliver toys to the kids at Pine Vale Children’s Home. “If you want to see the real effects of this, you’d have to see the kids’ faces when we’re pulling in, racing the motors and blowing the horns. It’s price-
less,” said Billy Mason, one of a group of siblings who have organized the annual Nelda’s Elves toy run in honor of their mother, the late Nelda Mason Waldon. “This is done in honor of our mother, who made helping kids her top priority,” said Mason’s sister, Debbie Mason Hunter. “She would give the shirt off her back.” Saturday’s run was the third installment for the annual event. The group collected toys for children of all ages at the
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Riders hit the road on the Nelda’s Elves toy run to Pine Vale Children’s Home. Pine Vale Children’s Home and headed out around 10:30 a.m. with a police escort. The chill morning air wasn’t about to put a damper on the toy run. Organizer Danny Mason said it didn’t matter how cold it got — all the riders were
happy to be doing their part to help some kids who needed all the help they can get. “It doesn’t matter if it’s raining,” said Billy. “Last year we rode up there in the rain. Participants in the event collected enough toys so that all of
the 19 kids at Pine Vale received at least four toys. The collected toys required three pickup trucks and two SUVS to haul. Nelda’s Elves organizer Bob Mason said their mother Nelda Please see TOYS | 2A
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Mid-South Corporation finalizes an agreement for the purchase of the Corinth and Counce Railroad Co.
Corinth High School science teacher Debra Madjlesi is honored with the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for Mississippi from the National Association of Biology Teachers.
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