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Daily Corinthian Vol. 115, No. 300
2011 Christmas Basket Fund ‘A Community Tradition’
Three face charges after meth bust Staff reports
Three men face felony charges following a drug bust this week by the Alcorn Narcotics Unit. Arrested were William Keith Thrasher, 45, of County Road 560, Corinth; William Brown of Highway 30 West, Baldwyn; and Joyce Irvin of South Second Street, Baldwyn. The narcotics unit received information that Thrasher, Brown and another person were purchasing items to cook methamphetamine. Officers went to a residence on County Road 560 and saw Thrasher and Brown on the property. They approached and found that the men were in the process of cooking methamphetamine, according to narcotics officers. Officers arrested Thrasher and Brown Monday and Please see METH | 3A
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Price murder: Police say two suspects in custody BY BOBBY J. SMITH
’Tis the season for giving as donations continue to arrive for the 16th annual Corinth Rotary Club/Daily Corinthian Christmas Basket Fund. A $25,000 fundraising goal was set so 1,100 food baskets could be given to local families on Saturday, Dec. 10. It was a record number of baskets and the community has responded in a big way. Baskets were given away based upon the faith the goal would be reached and the faith has now turned into fact with the goal not only being reached, but surpassed. So far $25,545 has been raised. Donations include $100 from Dr. and Mrs. F. Scott Bauer in memory of Jeff Bland; $250 from Little Properties Inc. in honor of employees of Hampton Inn; $100 from Scotty Little in memory of Bobby and Wanza Little; $275 from United Methodist Women of First United Methodist Church; $50 from Jeanne Warren in memory of Gerald Warren; $100 from Bill Dalton in memory of Cliff Dalton; $25 from Elbert R. and Connie Holland in memory of John Albright; and $100 from Emily Grace and Carys Melvin in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Potts. Donations will continue to be accepted until Christmas Day and remain a perfect time to make a tribute to a loved one. Contributions to the Christmas Basket Fund can be made “in honor of” or “in memory of” a special person or persons. The tribute will be published in the Daily Corinthian. Donations can be brought by the newspaper office or mailed to: Daily Corinthian, Attn.: Christmas Basket Fund, P.O. Box 1800, Corinth, MS 38835.
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Basket fund donations top $25,000
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NEW ALBANY — Two men now in jail may have shot and killed Alcorn Central High School grad Amanda Price, according to New Albany police. New Albany Police Chief David Grisham said the Union County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men in their 20s on unre-
lated theft charges on Thursday. New witnesses linked the men to the Dec. 5 shooting death of Price, Grisham said, and the men could be charged next week. On Friday, the chief declined to identify the men, who are being held in the Union County jail on parole violations. Police believe Price, a 1999 ACHS grad, went outside with
her dog just before 10 p.m. and startled the men, who shot her. Her husband, Ron Price, a 1997 ACHS grad and head football coach at New Albany, was also shot while responding to his wife’s screams. He was treated and released from a hospital. The couple’s young daughter, Molly Addison, was inside the house and was unharmed.
Amanda is remembered as an excellent student and athlete by Alcorn Central school personnel. In high school, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame and was a member of the Top 10, an honor based on grade-point average. She was also chosen as Miss ACHS. Please see PRICE | 2A
FDA taking steps to fight salmonella BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
The federal government is taking steps to fight future outbreaks of salmonella, according to an official from the Pew Research Center. “It’s a very challenging bug to get under control,” said
Sandra Eskin, director of the Pew Health Group’s food safety campaign. “Salmonella is linked to everything from pet turtles to eggs.” The Food and Drug Administration is currently implementing a law enacted at the beginning of 2011, Eskin said.
“We’ve never had a safety standard on fresh produce, and the government is working hard to propose regulations for growers. It involves everything from irrigation practices to hand-washing for the people doing the harvest.” While the government is
looking at ways to do a better job of limiting outbreaks of salmonella, it still poses a threat to some of the more vulnerable members of the population, Eskin said. In healthy adults a salmonella infection can mean Please see SALMONELLA | 2A
Angels of Christmas
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
The Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Mississippi told the story of the real reason for Christmas through its recent Angel Breakfast. Corinth club members celebrated the real reason with a skit and praise dance. Volunteers also dressed as angels while serving the breakfast at the club site, as shown by volunteer angel Arika Herman. Unit Director Christy Grice made special mention of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Talley for purchasing all the food for the breakfast. For more photos, see page 2A.
Physician entry system succeeding at Magnolia BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Magnolia Regional Health Center is running ahead of most hospitals nationwide in implementing a computer system designed to improve health care quality and reduce medical errors. MRHC is currently meeting the Stage 1 requirements as the hospital continues its increasing utilization of the Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) systems. At the present, only approximately 6 percent of American hospitals have met the Stage 1 requirements. The CPOE system is a process in which medical prac-
titioners electronically enter instructions for the treatment of patients. The orders are immediately communicated over a computer network to the medical staff and the departments which are involved in carrying out the order. According to a study published in “Health Affairs” — a health policy journal which publishes original, peer-reviewed research and commentary — the CPOE systems hold great potential to reduce the rate of certain types of medication errors. “The advantages of CPOE over paper-based methods
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Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Four of the pioneers of Magnolia Regional Health Center’s ongoing effort to adopt the CPOE system gather around a COW — a computer on wheels — that physicians will use to input data in the new computer system designed to improve health care quality and reduce medical errors. They are Dr. Patrick Hsu (left), medical chief of staff; Mallory Brown, RN and physician liaison; Christi Rousseau, RN and project manager; and Dr. Randy Frazier, leader of the physician advisory committee during the implementation process.
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