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Daily Corinthian Vol. 116, No. 93
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 section
Supervisors look for help with blockage BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Alcorn County Board of Supervisors is seeking emergency help with a Tuscumbia River blockage just south of Corinth.
The board passed a resolution Monday morning requesting the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District to clean up a blockage described as behind the Pepsi plant on U.S. Highway 45.
Supervisor Gary Ross said the water is getting into fields in the area. “Everybody knows that Tuscumbia carries all the water from the city,” he said. “It’s a huge blockage. Trees are 4 or
5 feet in diameter that has slid into the creek.” TRVWMD has agreed to clean it up upon a resolution from the supervisors. It has also approved a prior request for bridge repair on Chambers
Creek on the Simmons property near Kendrick Road. In other business: ■ Ricky James advised the board of insurance renewal opPlease see BLOCKAGE | 5
Price encourages church to become lights for the Lord BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photos by Bobby J. Smith
Participants in the “Walk for Life” gather sponsors who make pledges for the Oasis Medical Center.
Runners, walkers take steps to help Corinth medical center BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
“Walk for Life,” a fundraising event for the Corinth-based Oasis Medical Center, was held Saturday at Crossroads Regional Park. In the days leading up to the “Walk for Life”, participants collected pledges — promises to donate a certain amount of money for their participation. The pledges will be collected by the center through the mail. Oasis Medical Center Executive Director Martha Jobe said the organization won’t know how successful the event turned out for several more weeks. Saturday’s event was aided by the weather. A sunny and warm day encouraged participants to come out for a walk in the park. “The weather is beautiful,” Jobe said. “We’re really thankful for it. Several churches — including Corinth’s Oakland Baptist and First Presbyterian, and Booneville’s First Baptist — held “Walk for Life” events at other locations during other
CHEWALLA, Tenn. — Amanda Cossey Price’s light still shines. Through the memories of her husband. Ron Price shared the faithful life of his late wife with a near-packed congregation at Chewalla Baptist Church on Sunday. “I hate the circumstances I have to speak about today, but I am thankful for the opportunity,” Price told the crowd. “This is real life and I struggle with what happened every day of my life.” Price’s life went from normal to upside down on Dec. 5, 2011 at their home in New Albany. Amanda was fatally shot by
an intruder at the backdoor of the home and Ron was also shot after responding. Their daughter, Molly Addison, who turned four in March, was not injured. “We were the type of family that would have given him anything,” said Ron. “Unfortunately, he took one of the two things that we couldn’t have from me.” The 1997 Alcorn Central graduate has been speaking at churches since late-January, telling of Amanda’s love for the Lord and her desire to help others know Him. He is booked to speak at churches through July. “I am amazed at how God is using Ron,” said Chewalla Baptist Pastor Bro. Richard Doyle. “I am in awe of Ron’s strength Please see PRICE | 5
Alcorn board terminates building lease agreement BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Donna Miles (left) and Martha Jobe display the “Walk for Life” T-shirts. times. The “Walk for Life” is the second-largest fundraising event of the year for the Oasis Medical Center, second only to the Fall Banquet. Scheduled for Oct. 23, the 2012 Fall Banquet will feature guest speaker Shari Rigby, the actress who played
the main character’s birthmother in “October Baby.” The center describes itself as, “The first choice for anyone facing an unplanned pregnancy.” It provides: STD/STI testPlease see WALK | 5
A local business asked the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors for leniency Monday after the board terminated its lease of a county-owned building. Jackie Clark, representing the Final Touch framing business on South Harper, spoke with the board on Monday. In the board’s prior regular meeting, supervisors voted to terminate the lease-purchase agreement, reenter and repossess the building, and authorized legal action to recoup lease payments that have not been made. “All I’m asking for is some time,” said Clark, who made an
emotional plea to the board. But, after further discussion in a closed session, supervisors decided on Monday to stick with their earlier decision to terminate the lease. The business wants to make partial payments of $1,500 monthly until January, when Clark said Final Touch would resume making full monthly payments of $2,600. The county says the business is delinquent on 31 payments, or about $81,000. “Thirty-one months is a long time,” said Board President Lowell Hinton. Please see BOARD | 3
AiM Photo Contest entries wow the judges BY MARK BOEHLER editor@dailycorinthian.com
SELMER, Tenn. — When it comes to some contests, sometimes it’s the quality and not the quantity. Those were the observations this past weekend during the Sixth Annual Arts in McNairy (AiM) Photo Contest. The 111 entries and 19 photographers remain down from previous year’s numbers of 50 photographers and 250-plus entries, but AiM Photo Contest Coordinator George Souders said the talent level was the best the contest has seen. “I’m real pleased with the quality of entries,” said Souders. “It was hard for the judges to make a decision.” “I’m disappointed in the turnout of photographers, especially local,” he added, as most of the entries came from outside McNairy County. All entries and the winners’
ribbons will be on display at the University of Tennessee-Martin/ Selmer Center located just off U.S. 45 North in Selmer from now through Friday, May 18. Hours are 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The Corinth area was well represented, as Rebecca Parent, Ronnie Taylor, Jackie Lutz, Lisa Wilbanks and Bill Avery all took some type of honor. Parent will take home five ribbons, including two firsts. Wilbanks and Lutz will also take home first-place honors. Other area winners include Beth Smith of Selmer, Tenn., Sarah Conrad of Ramer, Tenn., Charles Randolph of Bethel Springs, Tenn., Ron Bell of Selmer, Tenn., and mother-daughter winners, Rhonda Henry and Kalea Henry, both of Guys, Tenn. Cindy Kryscio of Jackson, Tenn., won Best of Show with her “Wind and Water” image in the Natural Please see PHOTOS | 3
Rebecca Parent of Corinth won First Place in Natural Landscape for “Oklahoma Sunset,” an image she captured while traveling Route 66 from Oklahoma City to Tulsa.
Index Stocks........7 Classified......14 Comics...... 11 Wisdom...... 10
Weather........5 Obituaries........ 3 Opinion........4 Sports........8
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