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Daily Corinthian Vol. 116, No. 16
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Board hears complaints against Comcast BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Citizen complaints about problems with Comcast cable service in Corinth are not going unnoticed by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. In Tuesday’s workshop meeting of the board, Mayor Tommy Irwin said he wants a Comcast representative on an upcoming agenda to discuss service.
City will request cable TV representative on upcoming agenda to discuss poor service He and Ward 3 Alderman Chip Wood have had conversations with Comcast in response to complaints. With the cable system’s transition to an all-digital system
and expanded services in November, Comcast has pushed its television customers to a digital box. The change was bumpy for some customers, resulting in numerous complaints
to city officials. City leaders have heard complaints about problems with the boxes, extensive waits for service calls and poor phone support.
“Most, but not all, of the complaints have been since Comcast upgraded their service,” said Wood. “Issues range from service outages, no sound, only receiving channels 3 through 12, picture freezing, or some TVs in the household work and others do not.” Some had trouble getting Please see COMCAST | 3
‘Still and Yet’ by Leslie Criss City reappoints
school trustee
Award-winning newspaper columnist compiles book
Jerry Finger gets second 5-year term
BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
A popular columnist with Corinth connections will sign copies of her new book at a local coffeehouse this weekend. Leslie Criss — an awardwinning Mississippi newspaper columnist for nearly two decades — will sign copies of her book, “Still and Yet: A Collection of Columns,” at Criss KC’s Espresso in downtown Corinth from 1 until 3 p.m. on Saturday. Criss said she put together
BY JEBB JOHNSTON
“I do enjoy this work. I think I’ve made some accomplishments.”
jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
After hearing pleas to maintain minority representation, the Corinth Board of Aldermen on Tuesday reappointed Jerry Finger as a trustee for the Corinth School District. Finger said he came to the meeting merely to express his interest in continuing as a school board member. His current term expires March 1, and some other individuals were being considered for the seat. “I do enjoy this work. I think I’ve made some accomplishments,” he said. After remarks by supporters, Alderman Chip Wood made a motion to reappoint
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Jerry Finger Corinth School District Trustee Finger. The board approved it 5-0, with Alderman Andrew Labas abstaining. “I don’t feel that we have fully Finger vetted all of the other candidates,” Labas said, adding that he wasn’t prepared for a vote Tuesday Please see FINGER | 2
Junior Auxiliary seeks outstanding citizen candidates BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth Junior Auxiliary needs the community’s help as it seeks candidates for the 2012 Outstanding Citizen award. The Junior Auxiliary will present the award during its annual Charity Event on March 31 at Shiloh Ridge Golf Club. 2012 will be the fifth year for the Out-
standing Citizen award. “The night of our Charity Ball we will announce the winner,” said Annie Richardson, president of Junior Auxiliary of Corinth. “The Charity Ball is pretty much in honor of the Outstanding Citizen. They’re given a plaque, and there’s a banner we hang every year at their residence.”
Nomination applications for Outstanding Citizen are available at the Corinth Library, The Alliance and the Daily Corinthian office. Winners are determined by a Junior Auxiliary committee using a “little formula” to determine the year’s Outstanding Citizen, Richardson explained. All nominations should con-
tain as much information as possible about the nominee. The winner will be chosen by this criteria: A) Attainments in personal life; B) Participation in church, civic and other organizations; C) Work with youth, underprivileged and/or handicapped; and D) Potential for continued achievement. Supporting information for
Outstanding Citizen candidates is welcome, including personal letters from friends, colleagues and individuals the candidate has served. “Many outstanding individuals are presented for this award each year,” said Richardson. “Due to the quality of Please see CITIZEN | 2
Groups honor Confederate soldier buried in Farmington BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Representatives from the local chapters of two heritage groups recently paid tribute to a Confederate soldier buried in Farmington. The Corinth Chapter 333 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Colonel William P. Rogers Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 321 placed and dedicated an Iron Cross of Honor on the grave of Pvt. Eli Franklin Romine at the Farmington Baptist Church. The Southern Cross of Honor was approved by the Confederate Congress on Oct. 13, 1862, and intended to be the equivalent of the Union Medal of Honor. None was made during the Confederacy’s brief life-span due to the wartime shortage of
metals. In 1898 the United Daughters of the Confederacy designed the Southern Cross of Honor Medal. It was awarded in recognition of loyal and honorably service by Confederate veterans until 1908. The medal consisted of a Maltese cross with “Southern Cross of Honor” on the front and the CSA’s motto, “Deo Vindice” (With God as our Vindicator) on the reverse. A second form of the Southern Cross of Honor seen on Confederate graves is a two-sided, cast iron replica of the medal which stands atop a metal rod on a Confederate soldier’s grave. It is referred to as the “Iron Cross of Honor.” The ceremony at Farmington Baptist Church began with an opening prayer by UDC mem-
ber Jean McCalla. Rosa Spencer, UDC president, and Col. Rogers SCV Camp Commander Larry Mangus unveiled the Iron Cross of Honor. Mangus delivered a tribute to the Confederate soldier buried in the Farmington cemetery. “There is not a great deal known about the actual service of Pvt. Romine, as with many Confederate soldiers his service records were lost,” Mangus explained. “We do know that he was a member of Company A of the Sixth Regiment of Mississippi Cavalry that was formed in Noxubee County in 1862.” The Sixth Mississippi was part of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s command and served under Gen. Stephen D. Lee in
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Local members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans placed an Iron Cross of Honor on the grave of Pvt. Eli Romine — a Confederate soldier buried at Farmington Baptist Church.
On this day in history 150 years ago Jan. 19 -- The Battle of Logan’s Crossroads is a Union victory and a disaster for the Confederate defensive line in Kentucky. The nearsighted Confederate general Felix Zollicoffer is killed when he unwittingly rides into the Federal lines.
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