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Daily Corinthian Vol. 116, No. 83
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • 1 section
House passes city liquor vote bill BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow some cities in dry counties to vote on allowing alcohol sales. House members voted 67-52
Board denies center’s request
on Wednesday for Senate Bill 2497, which will now return to the Senate for more work. The bill would allow cities with 5,000 or more people located in dry counties to hold elections on the sale of beer, wine and liquor. Elections to
allow alcohol or revert to dry status would require 20 percent of a city’s voters to present a petition. Out of the Corinth-area legislators in the House, District 1 Rep. Lester “Bubba” Carpenter voted for the bill. District 2 Rep.
Nick Bain and District 3 Rep. Tracy Arnold Voted against the bill. Carpenter said he supported the bill because it provides more “home rule” on the local level and gives local governments more control over their
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The next year he won second place in the same category. Last year Gilmore won first place in the Homestyle category and second in People’s Choice. Gilmore is also a regular winner in cooking compe-
Corinth’s creeks were put to the test Saturday night with a heavy rainfall during a short period of time producing flash flooding. Corinthweather.net, recording weather observations in north Corinth, reported a total of 2.78 inches of rainfall during the stormy evening. What made it a significant test for drainage was the rapid rate of rainfall, with most of that falling in a period of 90 minutes. “It’s something more than a 10-year and less than a 25-year event,” said Dave Huwe, director of community development and planning. Street flooding was scattered, and water came close to homes in the Oak Lane area. Fire Chief Rob Price said firemen helped a family get out of a home on Sixth Street near Tishomingo Street that was surrounded by water. Corinth officials believe the work contracted by the city to clean up the three creeks helped the situation. “If we had not cut the trees and got the undergrowth off these banks, we would have been in serious trouble,” said Street Commissioner Jim Bynum. “From my observations and people who have been around Corinth a lot of years, the water left Corinth the quickest it has ever left.”
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BY JEBB JOHNSTON
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Cooking in the Crossroads Storm puts area creeks to the test
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The Board of Aldermen on Tuesday denied the Hope Dream Center’s request for a variance on sprinkler use. It was a 5-1 vote, with Alderman J.C. Hill voting “no” on the denial. The women’s shelter organizers had previously made their case before the Board of Aldermen and did not appeal the board of adjustment’s recommendation to deny the request. Organizers argued that the building at 1223 Tate Street is non-combustible and does not need sprinklers, but the city refused to budge on a life safety issue. The group sought approval for temporary occupancy while raising funds for the sprinkler system. In another zoning request, aldermen accepted the board of adjustment’s recommendation to approve a variance for Billy Freeman to operate rental storage units in the area of Video Gallery on Third Street in a C-1 zone and to waive the parking paving requirement for the business.
own affairs. “If Corinth decides to have the election and it passes, the Board of Aldermen would dictate what happens,” said Carpenter. “It gives them more
Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Corinth’s Joey Gilmore gets ready for this weekend’s Crossroads Chili Cook-Off.
Local cook Gilmore woos the judges BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth-resident Joey Gilmore is a regular participant on the competitive cooking circuit. This weekend he’s taking on the Crossroads Chili Cook-Off — by entering all five categories. He will com-
pete in the Red Chili, Chili Verde (green chili), Salsa, Local Favorite and People’s Choice categories. The 53-year-old Corinth native is no stranger to the Crossroads Chili Cook-Off. He finished third in the People’s Choice category in his first Cook-Off in 2009.
Corinth Girl Scout Troop earns prestigious Silver Award for project BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
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The troop completed a 40-hour service project — the beautification of the Whitfield Nursing Home grounds — to be eligible for the Silver Award.
A local Girl Scouts group has earned the second highest award the organization bestows. Corinth’s Girl Scouts of the USA Troop 486 was recently honored with the Girl Scout Silver Award, a prestigious award given to Girl Scout troops that demonstrate they are organized, determined and dedicated to improving their community. The nine-member troop is comprised of local ninth- and 10th-grade girls who have been together in scouting since the first grade — Kimball Beck, Ashley Flowers, Erin Hutchens, Monica Hutchens, Lindsey Miller, Kate Mitchell, Alyssa Park, Avery Shappley and Alissa Ann Williams. It was a long, labor-intensive road to the Silver Award.
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First, the girls had to earn several badges and a leadership award. Next they had to complete a 40-hour service project in the community. To meet the requirement for their service project, Troop 486 chose to beautify the grounds of Whitfield Nursing Home on Proper Street. “The girls put up bird feeders, put down rocks and pavers, cleaned the lawn furniture, weeded and planted flowers,” said Troop Leader Renee Flowers. “They completely redid that little area.” After completing the work at the nursing home, members of the troop would return each week to water plants and weed the garden. The troop’s project at the nursing home made the everyday lives of its residents a little better by giving them a nicer place outside to walk or eat
lunch in warm weather. One resident in particular took notice of the girls’ work. “When we were finishing up, one of the residents, a former teacher, came out and thanked the girls. It was a really sweet moment,” said their troop leader. Troop 486 was helped in a big way by Lowe’s in Corinth. The retail home improvement and appliance store help fund the girls’ project by awarding the group the Hometown Heroes Award for Service. The award came with a grant to use for supplies for their project. “Lowe’s was so generous in all they did,” Flowers said. “They gave us help and direction and donated supplies.” Flowers has only words of praise for her troop and their mothers. Please see SCOUTS | 13
On this day in history 150 years ago Confederate forces make camp a mile southwest of Shiloh Meeting House. Gen. Johnston dismisses fears they have been discovered and are outnumbered by the enemy and proclaims, “I would fight them if they were a million.”
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