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Today: 44-Page Special Edition Tuesday March 20,
Daily Corinthian
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Vol. 166, No. 68
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Group to honor the late Buddy Bain BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
A local group wants to honor the late entertainer and radio and television personality Buddy Bain. Bill Strickland, accompanied
by members of the Glen Girls Club, addressed the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors Monday morning to seek their support for the Buddy Bain Jacinto Trail. It would stretch from Glen to Jacinto along
County Road 300 and Highways 367 and 356. Strickland said Buddy and Kay Bain have a legacy as “good humanitarians and good people for north Mississippi.” Kay Bain, who was Buddy Bain’s
wife, continues to perform locally. In addition to placing signs, the group wants to compile the Bain story and some history of the Glen area. A website would be possible.
Strickland is seeking a resolution of support from the board for the effort, which is in the early planning stages. In addition to signage and markers, Please see BAIN | 3A
Foundation offers 2 free CPR classes BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
There is no downside in learning how to respond to a cardiac emergency. That’s why the Magnolia Foundation at Magnolia Regional Health Center is sponsoring two free “Friends and Family CPR for the Community” classes on Saturday, March 24, at Crossroads Arena. “We think it is a need for the community for regular folks to learn basic CPR,” said Tracy Moore, Magnolia Foundation coordinator. “It’s not a certification course, but it teaches basic CPR.” The sessions will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1 until 5 p.m. Attendance is limited to 40 in each class. To register, email Tracy Moore at tmoore@mrhc.org or call 293-7664. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure
used in an effort to manually preserve brain function until other measures can be taken to restore blood circulation and breathing in a person in cardiac arrest. According to the American Heart Association, “Anyone can learn CPR — and everyone should!” More reasons to learn CPR from the American Heart Association: ■ Cardiac arrests can happen to anyone at anytime. ■ Nearly 383,000 out-ofhospital sudden cardiac arrests occur annually, and 88 percent of cardiac arrests occur at home. ■ Many victims appear healthy with no known heart disease or other risk factors. ■ The life you save with CPR is most likely to be a loved one, as four out of five cardiac arrests happen at home. Please see CPR | 14A
Drug charge leads to moonshine arrest BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Cookin’ in the Crossroads
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Karen Beth Martin, program director for the Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, shows off a ladle and oven mitt which will be included inside a bag of goodies for all entries in the upcoming fifth annual Crossroads Chili Cook-off. The event, set for Saturday, April 7, on the grounds of the Crossroads Museum, is still looking for local entries as the Local Favorites category has been added this year to encourage local participation. Cooks can make their chili ahead of time for that category. The cook-off committee is encouraging churches, school groups, civic clubs and businesses — especially restaurants — to get involved and enter in local favorites. For more information or to sign up as a volunteer, contact the tourism office at 662-287-8300. Chili cookers who want to register may also contact the tourism office or send an email to Steve Knight at sknight@xroadsfest.com. Interested chili cooks can also go to the Web site at www.xroadsfest.com.
Open Mic Night moves to later starting time BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
A downtown Corinth tradition will move to a new time slot this weekend. Starting Friday, the monthly Open Mic Night at KC’s Espresso will begin at 7 p.m. KC’s owner Melinda Billingsley said she adjusted the time to better fit the schedules of the young perform-
ers make up the majority of Open Mic Night’s participants. “Before, we started at 5:30 and they were always late. Then they told me that kids don’t get out till after 7:00,” Billingsley said. “So, we’ll change that.” For Open Mic Night, Billingsley and the KC’s staff shut the door facing FillPlease see MIC | 3A
Index Stocks...... 7A Classified....10B Comics......4B Wisdom....12A
Weather......5A Obituaries......3A Opinion......4A Sports......8A
IUKA — Tishomingo County authorities are taking the “shine” off illegal drug and alcohol activity. The Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Department arrested a trio of individuals for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine. One of the three was also charged with possession of moonshine whiskey. David Gray, 45, of Burnsville, was found to have two jars of moonshine after being stopped in a 2000 Ford Explorer. Gray was also charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell, conspiracy to manufacture
methamphetamine, possession of cocaine, and possession of a firearm while in violation of the Uniform Controlled Substance Act. The North Mississippi Narcotics Unit also seized a firearm, $210 in currency and the truck in the arrest. The sheriff’s department has also charged a pair of Red Bay, Ala. men for methamphetamine activity. Graham Nelson, 21, of Red Bay, and Thomas Bates, 43, of Red Bay, were charged with conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine when surveillance showed the pair dumping methamphetamine Please see ARREST | 3A
Supervisors endorse Highway 9 project BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Board of Supervisors on Monday adopted a resolution encouraging state legislators to keep funding for a fourlane stretch of Mississippi Highway 9 on the table. Alliance President Gary Chandler said the four-lane stretch that would
connect U.S. Highway 78 to U.S. Highway 45 is vital to recruitment of Toyota suppliers for Alcorn, Tishomingo and Prentiss counties. Along with supervisors Lowell Hinton and Tim Mitchell, Chandler is attending a hearing in Jackson this morning on the issue. Please see PROJECT | 3A
On this day in history 150 years ago Gen. Don Carlos Buell’s Army of the Ohio sets out on an overland march from Nashville. The plan was to rendezvous with Grant’s army at Savannah and then the combined force would move on the strategic railroad crossing at Corinth.