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Daily Corinthian Vol. 116, No. 102
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • 2 sections
Law enforcement plans ‘Drug Take Back Day’ BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
This Saturday is the time to take a look in the medicine cabinet and pluck out the unwanted, unneeded and outdated pills. Local law enforcement agencies are offering a chance to safely dispose of medications on Saturday as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Take Back Initiative. The opportunity is offered with “no questions asked.” The event is set for 10 a.m.
until 2 p.m. and will include two drop-off points in Alcorn County — the sheriff’s department at the new justice center on South Harper Road and the new Medical Plaza on Harper pharmacy. The Corinth Police Department has partnered with the pharmacy for the event. In Iuka, the Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Department is participating. Pharmacist Bart Doran of Medical Plaza said it is a good opportunity to safely dispose of un-
used medications left over from previous illnesses, prescription changes or the death of a family member. “Prescription medications are intended for the person for which they were originally prescribed,” he said. “Any other use is against federal law.” Detective Capt. Ralph Dance of the Corinth Police Department said the DEA will take possession of the collected drugs and destroy them.
“Nobody needs to know who or where it came from,” he said. At the take back event, citizens can drop off prescription and over-the-counter medications in pill and liquid form. Liquids should be tightly sealed in the original container. Identifying information should be removed from prescription pill bottles. Intravenous solutions, injectables and needles will not be accepted. The DEA says throwing away
pills by flushing them down the toilet can be hazardous to water supplies, and throwing them in the trash may lead to the pills being diverted and abused. The majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends and often from the home medicine cabinet, according to DEA. The last take back event held across the country in October saw people turn in 188 tons of prescription drugs.
Boosters plan event to purchase new uniforms Area libraries close for system upgrade BY BOBBY J. SMITH
bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
A fundraiser is planned to help the Kossuth High School Band become as competitive visually as it is musically. The fish plate sale fundraiser to raise money for new KHS Band uniforms will be held Friday, May 3, at the American Legion in Corinth. “They’re in dire need of new uniforms,” said KHS Band Booster and Treasurer Amanda Caldwell. “Our uniforms are pitiful. They’ve been worn forever and have holes. These kids need new uniforms.” For the first time in four years, the band competed on the state level, finishing fifth in the 3A competition, said Band Director David Hopple. The band also did well at the Northeast Mississippi Community College Indoor Championship. “We’re had a really great, successful year,” Hopple said. “Our band has really gone above and beyond this year,” Caldwell agreed. The fundraiser will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Each $8 plate will include four fillets, hushpuppies, slaw, drink and dessert. Seating is available or plates can be purchased Submitted photo to go. For children there will be miniature KHS Band students Morgan White and Trey Rogers display one pony and cart rides. Prices are $3 for one of the new uniforms the band is raising money to purchase. child or $5 for two children. Workplaces that wish to place delivery orders should contact Caldwell by Thursday, May 3, at Hopple wishes to recognize Diane Cole for her con662-415-0242. tribution to the band.
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
All libraries of the Northeast Regional Library System are closing their doors Monday and Tuesday for an upgrade of the circulation database. The libraries will reopen on Wednesday. “No items will be due on those two days,” said Corinth Librarian Ann Coker. Renewals will not be available through the on-line catalog on those days. “This change is a necessary update of the present system, which was installed in the late 1990s,” said Coker. “Patrons who use the on-line catalog to browse, request and renew their items will also notice a change.” It should be a more user-friendly experience, she said. Regional staff members have been undergoing training for the new Symphony software system by the SirsiDynix Corporation. The affected branches are in Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss and Tippah counties. The Corinth Library’s wireless Internet will continue to be available during the closing. In other library happenings, Coker encourages readers to check out the ongoing Corinth Friends of the Library book sale inside the library, which offers great deals on hardcovers, paperbacks, audio books and movies. Donations are accepted anytime. The sale helps expand the library’s offerings. The library has a preschool story hour each Thursday at 10 a.m. and hosts art exhibits year-round.
Iuka Heritage Day weekend includes largest reenactment in years BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
IUKA — “The fight began and was waged with a severity I have never seen surpassed.” Those words from Major General Sterling Price summed up the fierce Battle of Iuka, which will come to life later this year as Iuka holds its largest reenactment event in many years. Organizers are seeking reenactors and sutlers to get involved as Iuka aims to capture its share of Civil War Sesquicentennial tourism on Labor Day weekend. The event is combining with the annual Heritage Day Festival
for a spirited weekend of activities from Friday, Aug. 31 through Sunday, Sept. 2. A large site off Chicken Run Road will host the battle, which is set for 2 p.m. on Sept. 2. Iuka’s last major battle reenactment was 25 years ago. Debbie Brown, who is helping to promote the event, promises some interesting twists, such as participation by Fielding Tyler, a descendant of Confederate General Henry Little, who was killed in the battle and temporarily buried in the rose garden at Twin Magnolias. “His great-great-great-nephew
has his diaries and his sashes,” said Brown. “He has donated them temporarily to our museum. He is going to be participating not only in the weekend activities but also in the battle reenactment. That’s going to be really special.” There’s also the story of George Washington’s cousin “three times removed” who was wounded in the battle. “A Methodist minister took him in,” said Brown. “He ended up dying. Rather than ship him back home, they buried him in the minister’s plot.” He was later moved to the Oak Grove Cemetery, where today
a marble monument marks his resting place. Part of the activities set for Friday is a military escort of Little’s body along Quitman Street. The evening will include a luminary event in the historic downtown with greetings from Gov. John M. Stone. Saturday events will include living history demonstrations at various locations, a Battle of Iuka descendants reunion and banquet (registration available online), mass grave roll call at Shady Grove Cemetery and grand ball at Dr. Kitchen’s farm at Mill Creek. Encampments of reenactors
are planned at the battle site and near Mineral Springs Park’s festival area. The stage was set for the Battle of Iuka on Sept. 18, 1862, as 3,000 Confederate soldiers camped in and around the town while a large force of Union soldiers threatened from Burnsville. One in three would die, for a total of 2,000 casualties. The fee for reenactors and sutlers is $10, which includes the Saturday evening dinner and grand ball. See battleofiuka.com for the full itinerary and for reenactor, sutler and civilian registration.
Storage buildings showcase technology students’ talents BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
The Alcorn Career and Technology Center has two 8-by-12 storage buildings for sale. They were built by Fred Jackson’s Construction classes during the spring semester. “We start work on them in January and try to get them out by April or the first of May,” explained Jackson. Each year Jackson’s two Construction classes produce one storage shed apiece. The construction of the storage buildings is the more advanced portion of the course. During the fall semester, students work on smaller projects to learn about tools and safety — and to prepare for working on the storage buildings during the spring semester. “We start out small and work our way up,” he said. Students learn a wide range of skills working on the storage
buildings, Jackson said. “They learn everything from the ground up,” Jackson explained. “They lay out the foundation and floor, frame the walls, do the roof and the roof trusses, and build either a metal roof of put on shingles. They make the gables, all the trim work.” The buildings currently available for purchase are constructed with metal roofs. Jackson’s class will also build custom orders for the cost of materials. Anyone interested in lining up a custom order should contact Jackson at the beginning of the fall semester. If requested, the class will equip the custom-ordered buildings with electrical wiring and receptacles, Jackson said. Other custom-built projects available for public purchase are the smaller items made by
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Alcorn Career and Technology Center Construction class students include (from left): Raheem Sorrell (Corinth), Adam Price (Alcorn Central), Matthew Woodruff (Kossuth), Greg Burns (Kossuth) and Michael Sherer (Corinth).
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On this day in history 150 years ago General Beauregard orders detachments of troops to proceed southward from Memphis, on both sides of the river. They are to ensure the local planters burn their baled cotton, voluntarily, or otherwise, lest it fall into enemy hands.