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Lengthy chase ends in felony fleeing arrest BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

A lengthy highway pursuit that passed through Corinth on Saturday resulted in a felony fleeing charge for a Tennessee man.

According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, George E. Weaver, 46, of Hornsby, Tenn., received the felony charge as well as several misdemeanors. He was jailed in Alcorn County

and bond was set at $7,500. MHP reported that Weaver refused to stop for traffic violations when troopers attempted to stop him near Walnut on U.S. 72. He led troopers east

into Corinth, where Weaver headed south on U.S. 45 and continued into Prentiss County. His vehicle was disabled by spike strips deployed by MHP in Prentiss County.

Leap Day babies don’t grow old 76-year-old celebrates 19th Leap birthday

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Farmington residents seek sewer service BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

birthday.” Quick, a 52 year-old mother of two, always celebrated her special day on March 1 grow-

FARMINGTON — Some residents in Alcorn County’s secondlargest municipality continue to express an interest in getting sewer service. A few residents recently addressed the Farmington Board of Aldermen with questions about the city’s upcoming expansion of sewer service, which will target the Pine Valley area. Tracy Parker was interested in finding out if her home would be included because of septic problems at her residence. Another resident expressed concern about costly recurring problems with septic systems. The city is on the verge of an expansion to an estimated 40 to 50 homes in the Pine Valley area, which Mayor Dale Fortenberry said is one of the areas that needs service most urgently. The expansion is to be funded through a special allocation of federal dollars totaling $260,000 and a lowinterest loan of $227,120 through the Department of Environmental Quality. Fortenberry told the residents that the municipality would like to provide sewer service to everyone who needs it, but funding is hard to get. The city unsuccessfully sought $1.9 million in funding from the economic stimulus package, and

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BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Clarice Suitor wants no part of a frog leg dinner. The 76 year-old prefers to spend her 19th Leap Year birthday outside. “I will be at work unless I’m able to get outside,” said the wife of Suitor Meat Company Inc. owner Bobby Suitor. “I love to be outside and work in the yard.” Today will be just a normal day, according to the part-time office worker at Suitor’s. Her son Robert has a birthday on March 1 and husband, Bobby, celebrates his birth on March 8. That provides for a busy time around the household. “We celebrate all of them together,” said the Omaha, Neb. native. “It’s too much to do three in one week.” That’s not to say that Suitor doesn’t enjoy having a little fun with her Feb. 29 birthday. “I am proud I was born during Leap Year,” she said. “I don’t ever have to get old.” Being sort of a jokester has kept Suitor young at heart as well. “I think it’s nice for people to carry on and laugh,” she

Speeds topped 100 mph during the chase. Weaver also faces misdemeanor charges in Prentiss and

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Clarice Suitor is one of three locals who celebrate Leap Day birthdays this year. Her aunt surprised her with a baby photo for the occasion. Suitor was one year and 21 days old when the photo was taken. said while sitting in a company office. “Life is too short to take things so serious.” While Suitor hopes to be outside on the family property, Glenda Quick will be look-

ing to hitting it big in Tunica on her birthday. “That would be a good way to celebrate,” said the Metal Products employee. “I am going to see if I’m lucky on my

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The Corinth Civil War Relic & Militaria Show and Sale is coming this weekend to the Crossroads Arena.

Rogers’ sword viewing highlights relics show BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

After the din of battle faded away on the evening of Oct. 4, 1862, the victorious Federal troops claimed a trophy of war — the sword and scabbard from the body of Col. William P. Rogers, the Confederate officer who perished leading the final, doomed assault on the Union position at Battery Robinett. After the Federals finished stripping Rogers’ body of souvenirs, the colonel of the 2nd Texas Infantry was buried with honor where he fell, by order of the commanding Union general. This weekend Col. Rogers’ sword and scabbard will return to Corinth for the first time since the battle, almost 150 years ago,

as part of the Corinth Civil War Relic & Militaria Show and Sale. Sponsored by the Colonel W.P. Rogers Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the relic show will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Crossroads Arena. “We think it’s a really great thing that Colonel Rogers’ sword is coming back to Corinth,” said show director William “Buddy” Ellis. “He died a hero in the final charge of the Battle of Corinth and was buried a hero, and now his sword is coming back to where it was taken from.” The sword and scabbard will travel to Corinth with their owner, Allen Wandling, a colPlease see RELIC | 3A

Photos by Kim Jobe / Corinth School District

Mary Wayne, Olivia Trammel and Heather Kocurek show some emotion while rehearsing for “Back to the 80s — The Totally Awesome Musical” set for Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Corinth High School.

CHS spring musical hits the stage BY KIM JOBE Corinth School District

“Back to the 80s — The Totally Awesome Musical” will be staged at Corinth High School Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7 and are being sold at the CHS Office during school hours. According to the show’s website, www.backtothe80smusical.com, the senior class of William Ocean High School

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On this day in history 150 years ago Feb. 29 — February 1862 was not a leap year, hence there was no February 29th. There is nothing to report on this date.

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Funeral services for Lura Lea Boatner Clark, 69, of Corinth, are set for 2 p.m. today at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial in North Crossroads Community Cemetery in Iuka. Mrs. Clark died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Born Oct. 1, 1942, she was a heavy equipment operator. She was the first female member of the Operating Engineers Local 624. She loved to read and hunt drift wood at the lake, and work in her flower garden. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and mother-in-law. She was a member of North Crossroads Community Church. She was preceded in death by a son, Keith Allen Creasey; two grandchildren, Brandy Robinson and Jeremy White; her father, Francis Emmit Boatner; her mother, Evie Camille Rape Boatner; and a sister, Jeanette Calvin. Survivors include three sons, Waymon Jeffery White of Corinth, Kevin Ray Creasey and wife Kat of Memphis, Tn., and Kenneth Creasey of Holly Springs; two daughters, Deidre Briggs and husband Danny of Corinth, and Brenda Hammac of Helena, Ar.; two grandchildren, Brad Hubbard and Richard Linderman; two great grandchildren, Cameron Smith and Chase Briggs; and a sister, Frances Simpson of Freeport, Tx. Bro. Travis Shea will officiate. Visitation is 1 p.m. until service time today at the funeral home. Pallbearers are Richard Linderman, Howard Ross, Stacy Dye, Brad Hubbard, Mike Eldridge and Thomas Scott. Condolences can be left at www.magnoliafuneralhome.net

Viola Spears

Viola Spears, 99, of Corinth, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. All other arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Patterson Memorial Chapel.

Lola Carter

PISGAH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral services for Lola Carter, 69, are set for 1 p.m. today at First Apostolic Church in Jumpertown with burial in Antioch #2 Cemetery. Mrs. Carter died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at her residence. Born Dec. 6, 1942, she was a member of First Apostolic Church and enjoyed cooking and loved her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Obie Carter; two sons, David Wayne Carter and Junior Carter; her parents, E.B. and Gertrude Adams McClellan; three sisters, Zola Carter, Irene Zupp and Inez McClellan; and six brothers, G.E., James, William Earl, Leroy, J.B., and Cecil McClellan. Survivors include two sons, Thomas (Melissa) Carter of Pisgah, and James (Michelle) Carter of Olive Branch; a sister, Judith (Harold) Pace of Booneville; three grandchildren, Paige Carter, Andrew Carter and Trevor Ramsey Carter; and a host of nieces and nephews.

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SELMER, Tenn. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral services for Sara Nunn, 66, are set for 3 p.m. Thursday at Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Nunn died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at McNairy County Health Care Center. Born April 13, 1945, she was a garment factory worker and of the Church of Christ faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd Williams and Sally Hindman Williams. Survivors include two daughters, Michie Hillis Luker Wallace and husband Michael of Corinth, and Andasis Nunn Feazell and husband Allen of Booneville; two sons, Emmitt Shane Hillis and wife Tina of Ramer, Tn., and Charles Kevin Hillis of Booneville; three grandchildren, Ethan Hillis, Justin Hillis and Wesley Hillis; and two great grandchildren. Visitation is noon until 2 p.m. Thursday at Shackelford Funeral Directors.

Tab Shiota

GLEN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral services for Tab Shiota, 54, are set for noon today at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Glen with military honors burial in Corinth National Cemetery. Mr. Shiota died Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. He was a member of Glendale Baptist Church. The U.S. Army veteran, with 17 years of service, formerly worked in automobile sales in the Corinth area. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Mitsuko Shiota. Survivors include his wife, Kathy Holley Shiota of Glen; and a brother, Van Shiota of Lodi, Ca. Bro. Alvin Meeks and Bro. Brandon Powell will officiate.

Pauline Waddle

MEMPHIS, Tenn. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral services for Pauline Waddle, 95, are set for 11 a.m. Thursday at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka with burial in Sardis Cemetery. Mrs. Waddle died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at Rainbow Rehabilitation in Memphis. She was a member of Poplar Springs Freewill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rebus Waddle. Survivors include a son, Glendon Waddle and wife Rosa of Memphis; a sister, Irene McCoy of Booneville; and three grandchildren, Glendon Waddle Jr., Paz Paulina Waddle and Joseph Santiago. Bro. Malcolm Garrett will officiate. Visitation is one hour prior to service time at the funeral home.

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lector from St. Louis, who reunited the relics in early 2010. The story of Wandlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discovery of Col. Rogersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sword was detailed in a 2011 issue of â&#x20AC;&#x153;North South Traderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Civil War Magazine.â&#x20AC;? With more than 50 vendor tables already booked for the weekend and a high level of interest among Civil War buffs generated by the return of Col. Rogersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sword, the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organizers are anticipating that the 2012 installment of the popular annual event will be the biggest yet. The show also coincides with the Civil War Sesquicentennial â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the 150th anniversary of the War Between the States. Local events have been scheduled to commemorate the 150th anniversaries of the Battle of Shiloh (April 6-7) and the Battle of Corinth (Oct. 3-4). Corinth Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Director Kristy White said the Relic Show will be an â&#x20AC;&#x153;extra-special draw for the publicâ&#x20AC;? that will bring visitors to the Corinth area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not only does this event kick off all the 2012 Civil War Sesquicentennial Events in Corinth and Shiloh, it also gives

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Reece Terry, publisher

Mark Boehler, editor

4A • Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Corinth, Miss.

Romney, Santorum represent different white Americas BY MICHAEL BARONE If you were listening reasonably carefully to last Wednesday’s Republican presidential candidate debate, you heard Rick Santorum say, “Charles Murray just wrote a book about this.” The question was about Santorum’s remarks on contraception, but his answer addressed the broader issue of “the increasing number of children being born out of wedlock in America.” That is indeed one of the subjects — but only one — of Murray’s new book “Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960 to 2010.” Murray is a distinguished social scientist, a brilliant miner of data and a colleague of mine at the American Enterprise Institute. He is no stranger to controversy. His 1984 book “Losing Ground” helped inspire welfare reform in the 1990s. His 1994 book “The Bell Curve” (co-authored by Richard Herrnstein) drew spurious charges of racism, which is perhaps one reason why he limited “Coming Apart” to whites. “Coming Apart” tells us important things about America and, without intending to, sheds interesting light on the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Murray’s argument is that we have seen a significant decline among whites in what he considers America’s founding virtues — industriousness, honesty, marriage and religiosity — over the last 50 years. That decline has not been uniform among different segments of the white population, however. Among the top 20 percent in income and education, Murray finds that rates of marriage and church attendance, after falling marginally in the 1970s, have plateaued out at a high level since then. And these people have been working longer hours than ever. He labels this group Belmont, after the upscale Boston suburb. In contrast, among the bottom 30 percent of whites, those indicators started falling in the 1970s and have been plunging ever since, to historical lows by 2008, even before the onset of the recession and the current economic doldrums. He labels this group Fishtown, after the Philadelphia neighborhood that has been the home of low-income whites since it was first settled in the early 19th century. In Fishtown, he reports, one-third of men age 30 to 49 are not making a living, one-fifth of women are single mothers raising children, and nearly 40 percent have no involvement in a secular or religious organization. The result is that the children being raised in such settings have the odds heavily stacked against them. Santorum made this point vividly, and Mitt Romney chimed in his agreement. What light does this shed on the Republican race? For starters, Mitt Romney is literally from Belmont, where he raised his family in a large house. Rick Santorum, in contrast, describes himself as the grandson of an immigrant coal miner, a product of Fishtown. He often tells of getting his political start winning two House races in the steel mill suburbs of Pittsburgh. When you look at where these two candidates are drawing their strongest support, you see a similar contrast. Romney has run consistently strongest in the high-income, high-education Belmonts. Santorum has run strongest in areas with more downscale Republican voters. Both trends are politically problematic. It is not attractive for Republicans to advertise a candidate’s appeal to affluent voters. But it’s also true that there just aren’t so many voters in Fishtown anymore; voter turnout there is way down. Pittsburgh is our one major metro area with more deaths than births. There aren’t as many neighborhoods filled with devout Catholics with large families as there were 50 years ago. Republicans are choosing between a candidate from a Belmont that’s doing just fine and one who claims ties with a Fishtown that isn’t what it used to be. Not an ideal choice. Michael Barone, senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, www.washingtonexaminer.com, is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.

Prayer for today Dear God, please help us use our gifts to glorify you. Amen.

A verse to share Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. — Philippians 4:6 (NIV)

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Incumbents face conservative challengers GOP primary. Gore, STARKVILLE — Oatis, and Weiner Mississippi voters will square off in the will witness a test of March 13 Democratthe relative strength ic primary. The reof the Tea Party and spective major party of the more consernominees will face vative elements of the Republican Party Sid Salter the rest of the field in in the upcoming priColumnist November. Wicker has a huge maries as all of the campaign cash adstate’s incumbent Republicans face primary vantage and even the most challengers from those liberal Democratic news/ groups. The lone incumbent views blog, The Daily Kos, Democrat in the delegation rates Wicker’s seat a “safe likewise faces a primary Republican” one in the 2012 election. challenger as well. In the 1st Congressional Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of District, incumbent ReTupelo will face the primary publican U.S. Rep. Alan challenges of fellow Repub- Nunnelee of Tupelo faces challengers licans E. Allen Hathcock of Republican Stewart and Robert Malo- Robert Estes of Southaven ney of Madison, Democratic and Henry Ross of Eupora, Party challengers Albert N. Democratic Party chalGore Jr. of Starkville, Will lenger Brad Morris of OxOatis of Silver Creek, and ford, Constitution Party Roger Weiner of Clarks- challenger Jim R. Bourland dale, Constitution Party of Columbus, Libertarcandidate Thomas Cramer ian Party challenger Danny of Vancleave, and Reform Bedwell of Columbus, and Party challenger Shawn Reform Party challenger Chris Potts. O’Hara of Hattiesburg. Nunnelee will face a spirWicker, the longtime former 1st District congress- ited primary with Ross and man and state senator, was Estes, but is still perceived elected to the Senate in a to be in a “safe” Republican 2008 special election to fill seat. Nunnelee dispatched the unexpired term of former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott. Ross by 19 percentage Wicker faces Hathcock and points in the 2010 GOP Maloney in the March 13 primary and now holds a

valuable seat on the House Appropriations Committee. In November, Nunnelee will face Morris, the former chief of staff for exU.S. Rep. Travis Childers of Booneville, the Democrat Nunnelee unseated in 2010 by 14.5 percentage points. In the 2nd Congressional District, incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Bolton faces Democratic challenger Heather McTeer of Greenville, Republican challenger Bill Marcy of Vicksburg, Reform Party challenger Lajena Williams of Petal, and independent Cobby Mondale Williams of Canton. In McTeer, Thompson faces the first credible primary challenge since state Rep. Chuck Espy of Clarksdale opposed him in 2006. Espy, nephew of former U.S. Rep. Mike Espy, challenged Thompson, but Thompson prevailed 64 percent to 35 percent and is heavily favored to win reelection in 2012. In the 3rd Congressional District, incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper of Pearl faces Republican challengers Robert J. Allen of Sturgis, Democratic Party challenger Crystal C. Biggs of Florence and Reform Party challenger John

“Luke” Pannell of New Albany. Harper is expected to cruise to re-election with “Roll Call” magazine observing this week: “Harper is probably the safest member in a safe delegation.” In the 4th Congressional District, incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Steven M. Palazzo of Gulfport faces Republican Party challengers Cindy Berleson of Hattiesburg and Ron Vincent of Hattiesburg, Democratic Party challengers Michael Herrington of Sumrall and Jason Vitosky of Gulfport, Libertarian Party challenger Ron Williams of Moss Point, and Reform Party challenger Robert W. Claunch of Diamondhead. After some initial concerns over a serious GOP primary challenge, Palazzo appears to face his toughest competitor in November in the form of Williams, the Libertarian who ran against Phil Bryant as a Republican in the 2011 gubernatorial primary. That makes Palazzo a prohibitive favorite to win a second term. Sid Salter is a syndicated columnist. Contact him at 601-507-8004 or sidsalter@sidsalter.com.

Candidates are clueless to real concerns of real voters The Republican ated crises. To hear presidential candithe Republican candates, past and presdidates tell it, the ent, seem obsessed economy was thrivwith the oddest mating and the counters. Some of these try at peace when “issues” are, in no parBarack Obama came Rheta to office. ticular order: Grimsley ■ Birth control. Rick ■ Whether or not Johnson Rick Perry ever had Santorum wants to do away with it, or at qualms about execuColumnist least do away with the tions, a Texas cotnasty deed that makes tage industry. some need it. ■ Who is best equipped to ■ Abortion. Turn back the beat Obama. clock. You’d think the real prob■ France. Always a populems facing this country lar punchline, if an unlikely eventually might surface debate topic. in the campaign, but then ■ Gay marriage. Can’t again, maybe not. The have that. candidates are not talking ■ One another’s religious about what to do so much faith. My cult is better than as what to undo. your cult. Repeal Roe v. Wade. Sab■ One another’s wealth. otage Obamacare. Replace Will the real Captain of unemployment benefits Capitalism please stand up? with unemployment “sav■ One another’s mariings accounts,” whatever tal history. Herman Cain that might be. should have gone on the ofAsk not what your counfensive like the Newt-ster. try can do for you; ask what ■ Health insurance. (See you can undo in your country. turn back the clock.) Not since, oh, Sarah Palin ■ Inherited versus cre-

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have we heard candidates so clueless as to what real concerns real voters have. A lot of Americans don’t have jobs. Those of us lucky enough to have jobs want good roads on which to get to the jobs. And we need to be able to afford the gas that goes in the car that goes on the road that gets to the job. Those mundane kinds of concerns. It’s not rocket science. (We abandoned an ambitious space program years ago.) It’s simple arithmetic. Most of us want to work hard at a job that pays a living wage. And by “living” we don’t mean by the side of the road. We want to have plenty to eat, a roof over our heads, hope for retirement before age 85. I cannot believe I’m alone in believing that it’s tiring watching rich men fight over who shafted the most ordinary people to make his millions. Or who has flip-flopped the most times on red-button social issues like abortion, gun control

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and gay marriage. Or who has been photographed in the past reaching across the aisle or standing next to Nancy Pelosi. Shame, shame. That old movie “Network” had a wonderful scene in which thousands of television viewers, egged on by a maniacal broadcaster, in unison stuck their heads out of their respective windows and yelled, “I’m tired as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” You almost can feel the groundswell of popular disenchantment with narcissistic politicians who think we actually care how many wives they have abandoned or what Bibles they read. Those are luxury issues for countries that have plenty of good jobs, universal health care, a solid infrastructure and peace. To find out more about Rheta Grimsley Johnson and her books, visit www. rhetagrimsleyjohnsonbooks.com.

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Local CHASE: Trooper was not injured CONTINUED FROM 1A

Tippah counties. A separate arrest occurred Sunday in Walnut after a man scuffled with a state trooper. Jeremiah Potts, 27, of Walnut, was charged with assault on a police officer and misdemeanor drug charges. He was jailed in Tippah County. It happened during a traffic stop about 3 p.m.

when Potts, who was a passenger in the vehicle, became combative and pushed the trooper, according to MHP. He fled into a wooded area where he was arrested shortly afterward. The trooper was not injured. MHP learned that Potts is wanted in Hardemen County, Tenn., for aggravated burglary charges and probation violation.

BIRTHDAY: Celebrations moved CONTINUED FROM 1A

ing up. Now she commemorates the occasion on Feb. 28. “I have learned to deal it,” said Quick. “Everybody else gets to celebrate their original birthday, but I get to enjoy never getting old.”

Olivia Nichols turns 72 today even though a majority of time she observes her birthday on March 1. “My baby sister told me I had to stay in the month I was born,” said Nichols. “You don’t go backwards, but forward on your birthday. That’s why I celebrate in March.”

MUSICAL: Show targets all ages CONTINUED FROM 1A

door neighbor, Tiffany Houston (Katie Knight). She doesn’t notice Corey because she is too busy mooning over Michael Feldman (Neal Lancaster), an athletic and good-looking student at WOHS. Also in the senior class is Feargal McFerrin III (Brandon Nhek) who believes that eventually CDs will replace cassette tapes and considers his computer his best friend. There are also a couple of teachers – Stevie Cocker (Ben Strickland) and Sheena Brannigane (Abby Noyes) – who are

having issues of their own within the show. Throw in a “Star Wars” dream sequence, high-energy dance routines, blue eye shadow, big hair and those ever-popular ’80s clothing styles and the result is a musical that will amuse an audience of any age. Since the Corinth Warriors won the state basketball tournament semifinal Monday afternoon, the Friday performance of the show will become a 2 p.m. matinée on Sunday with all Friday tickets honored then. CHS plays for the state boys 4A basketball title at 8:30 p.m. Friday.

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even that amount would not have covered all of the remaining areas, he said. The mayor said the town is often “left out in the cold” on grant funding because the income level in Farmington is too high. Officials encouraged the concerned residents to contact their congressmen. In other business: ■ The board agreed to purchase 70 polemounted Christmas decorations to cover the main thoroughfares. The power company has agreed to mount the decorations. ■ Aldermen agreed to purchase additional parking stops for the parking lot. With the reconfigured parking lot because of the road construction, the city is having a problem with people driving through the lawn of City Hall. ■ The board approved the hiring of Ben Moore as a part-time police officer.

Hopkins, Mosier complete training Special to the Daily Corinthian

Air Force Airman Channing T. Hopkins and Air Force Airman Logan D. Mosier graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airmen completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete ba-

sic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Hopkins is a 2004 graduate of Alcorn Central High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 2008 from University of North Alabama, Florence. Mosier is the son of Michelle Mosier of Bethel Springs, Tenn. He is a 2011 graduate of McNairy Central High School, Selmer, Tenn.

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