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Daily Corinthian Vol. 115, No. 267

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 24 pages • 2 sections

Over 11,600 turn out for election Bain beats Wood; Parks edges Powell

Smith easily wins school leader race

Bubba Carpenter coasts to easy margin of victory

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

He said Kossuth had a very impressive turnout of about 1,200. Caldwell described the general election as a smooth day of voting. “We had a lot of machines set up, and that really helped a lot of the precincts,” he said. Among the regional races, longtime District Attorney John

Gina Rogers Smith is ready for the challenge. The Biggersville Elementary principal earned the chance with a resounding victory over Republican Rivers Stroup in the race for Alcorn County Superintendent of Education. “I know there is a lot of work ahead, but I am looking forward to it,” said Rogers Smith. “This job has to have someone step up and motivate children to be successful, not only now, but for the future.” Rogers Smith, who defeated incumbent Stacy Suggs in the primary and Bo Seago in the runoff, completed the hat trick on Tuesday night. The Democrat collected 5,165 votes (68.8 percent) compared to Stroup’s count of 2,334 (31.1 percent) on Tuesday. “The citizens of Alcorn County believed in our vision and were so hospitable to my family,” said the superintendent-elect. “I want to thank the citizens, my husband and family for their hard work.” The Kossuth High School graduate won all 14 precincts, dominating the 2nd District boxes of Five Points (604), Central (578) and Glen (504) along with her home box of Kossuth (818). The new county education leader improved on

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BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Nick Bain (D) narrowly edged out Chip Wood (R) to win the district 2 House seat while Eric Powell (D) appeared to come up short in his reelection bid for the district 4 Mississippi Senate seat. In the district 1 House race, Lester “Bubb a ” C a r penter (R) easily won reelection. Bain, Bain a Corinth attorn e y , a n d Wood, a seco n d t e r m Corinth alderman for Parks w a r d 3, had a neck-and-neck race throughout the night. In complete and official results, including all absentee and affidavit ballots, Please see SENATE, HOUSE | 2A

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Voting help Farmington poll workers Wayne Burrell (left) and Noreene Green get a machine ready to use during Tuesday’s Alcorn County General Election.

Turnout bigger than expected; Young loses DA re-election bid BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Alcorn County voters turned out in bigger than expected numbers Tuesday for a heavy ballot that ushered in changes on the local and state level. The turnout of 11,608, including more than 600 absentee ballots, was just short of matching the summer’s first primary.

Those numbers include all absentee and affidavit ballots. Circuit Clerk Joe Caldwell had predicted 10,000, and a pleasantly warm and sunny day saw many residents head to the polls. “The weather really makes a difference,” said Caldwell. “It can change things a lot. You couldn’t have had the weather any better today.”

Ross will be new Voters return 2 justice county tax collector court judges to office; Jones named coroner

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Relief. That was the first word out of the mouth of Larry Ross following a long election season. The campaign journey ended with the 62-year-old being elected Alcorn County Tax Collector on Tuesday night. “The most important thing is I want to praise the people who helped and give the glory to God,” said Ross outside the Circuit Clerk’s office. “I am thankful for the kind of race and the men who I ran against ... they are all good men.” Ross garnered 51.7 percent of the vote with his count of 5,873. He bested Republican challenger Bobby Burns (4,465) and Independent canRoss didate Milton Sandy (1,009) in becoming a first-time winner. “I am so blessed and will do my best to not let the people of Alcorn County down,” said Ross. Ross took 13 of the 16 precincts. His biggest count came at College Hill where he totaled 631 votes. The

Alcorn County voters chose to give the two incumbent justice court judges another term at the bench in Tuesday’s general election. Post 1 Justice Court Judge Steve Little was elected to his fifth term over challenger Luke Doehner, chef and owner of the Generals Quarters Inn. Doehner carried half of the Post 1 precincts, but Little emerged victorious with a total of 2,922 votes over Doehner’s 2,662. “I appreciate all of the voters who turned out,” Little said. “I want to thank my supporters, family and friends — and I look forward to serving the county for Little the next four years.” Three-term incumbent Jimmy McGee was reelected as Post 2 Justice Court Judge over challenger Ken Weeden, a former Baldwyn alderman. McGee took six of the post’s nine precincts and

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BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Ross re-elected as supervisor; Mitchell, Nelms, Hinton win BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Democratic Party candidates made a clean sweep in the races for county supervisors. In the first district, Democratic candidate Lowell Hinton, a farmer and program associate at the MSU Extension Service, defeated District 1 employee Eddy Sanders with 74.68 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s general election. Hinton took all three of the precincts in the district and finished with a total of 1,755 votes over Sanders’ 589. “It’s been a long campaign and I am really humbled by the support and vote I received,” Hinton said. “I Please see SUPERVISOR | 2A

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Republican Arnold wins House District 3 seat over Cadle BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington @dailycorinthian.com

Republican William ‘Tracy’ Arnold defeated Democrat Tommy Cadle Tuesday night to claim the Mississippi House of Representatives seat left

vacant with the retirement of William ‘Billy’ McCoy after three decades in the state house. Arnold, pastor of The Vineyard church in Prentiss County, came out on top in the general election over longtime Booneville

attorney Cadle, carrying clear margins on both sides of the county line in the district that covers most of Prentiss County and a small portion of Alcorn County. Arnold received a total of 3,899 votes over

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Cadle’s total of 3,496. In Prentiss County, Arnold had a total of 3,296 and Cadle came in second with 3,034 votes. In Alcorn County, the total stood at 603-462 in favor of Arnold. Arnold was unopposed

in the Republican primary for the seat while Cadle won the Democratic nomination in a threeway race for the right to represent his party in the general election. The representative-elect said he is grateful for all

the support shown to him throughout the campaign and understands the victory is just the beginning. “It’s an honor and I truly appreciate the people and their faith in me,” Please see ARNOLD | 2A

On this day in history 150 years ago President Jefferson Davis, in a letter to Gen. Joseph Johnston voiced concern over lack of recruits, but “we are restricted in our capacity to reinforce for want of arms.” By Tom Parson, NPS Ranger


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