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Vol. 119, No. 13
• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section
Officials await autopsy results BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
Basket fund donations top $19,500 The spirit of giving this New Year is alive and well in the Alcorn County area. Donations are still needed this year for the 19th Annual Corinth Rotary Club/Daily Corinthian Christmas Basket Fund. A $25,000 fundraising goal was set so 1,000 food baskets could be given to local families on Saturday, Dec. 6. Baskets were given away based upon faith the goal will be reached. So far, $19,529 has been raised, meaning $5,471 still needs to be raised to make the goal. The deadline to give has been extended to Friday, Jan. 16 Recent donations include a $500 from the Corinth Garden Club. Contributions to the Christmas Basket Fund can be made “in honor of” or “in memory of” a special person or persons. The tribute will be published in the Daily Corinthian. Donations can be brought by the newspaper office 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or mailed to: Daily Corinthian, Attn.: Christmas Basket Fund, P.O. Box 1800, Corinth, MS 38835.
Authorities continue to await autopsy results on a Tennessee man found dead near his vehicle in Blackland. The body of 69-year-old Scott Stewart of McNairy County, Tennessee, was found by hunters near the end of
County Road 7230 on Dec. 30. His Chevrolet Astro van was found nearby. Prentiss County Coroner Greg Sparks said Monday it could take several months for final autopsy and toxicology results to come back, but there were no signs of trauma and nothing to indicate any sort of
foul play. “It will probably be ruled a natural cause,” said Sparks. Sheriff Randy Tolar said last week it appeared Stewart had wandered away from his vehicle into a nearby wooded area. All of his money and valuables were found with him. Tolar said investigators have no rea-
son to suspect any foul play in the death. He also noted they had been told Stewart had serious health problems. Stewart was reported missing from McNairy County on Dec. 23. The missing person report indicated he had been missing for two weeks prior to the report being filed.
Board seeks sewage hook-up for campus BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
For the third time in the last 12 years, the City of Farmington is attempting to enter into an agreement to connect the Alcorn Central school campus to the Farmington Water Department’s sewer.
Board members James Voyles and Russ Nash bought the idea to their fellow Alcorn School District board members during their regular monthly meeting this week. The duo had previously talked with Farmington Mayor Dale Fortenberry about se-
curing a grant that could fully fund the sewer connection costs. “If we can make this work financially, we would shut down and cover up the current water treatment plant and our sewage would then go through Farmington,” Nash said. “I
think we need to look at the facts and figures and make the call.” Currently, a water treatment plant located near the Alcorn Central football field serves the three schools on the Please see SEWAGE | 2
Prints raise funds for projects BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Larry Mangus, president of Friends of the Siege and Battle of Corinth, and the organization are offering signed and numbered prints of two famous paintings to help support the nonprofit group.
Friends of the Siege and Battle of Corinth is looking to generate support through art. The group is kicking off its membership drive by offering prints of two Keith Rocco’s famous paintings. “They will make a beautifully pair of historic prints for the home or office,” said Friends President Larry Mangus. “Decision at the Crossroads” and “The Key to Corinth” are the two prints being sold to raise money for the support organization. Both original oil Please see PRINTS | 2
Project Attention hosts annual King celebration BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
4-H offers chance to take best aim BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
4-H is helping youngsters take their best shot in life. Local children have an opportunity to learn more the organization’s aim by attending tonight’s 4-H Shooting Sports Open House. The open house is set for 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the MSU Alcorn County Extension Office. “The program continues to grow each year,” said 4-H Agent Tammy Parker. According to Parker, the program is free of charge and new members can enroll during the open house. “Discipline stations will be set up for youth and adults to visit,” Please see 4-H | 2
Friends and supporters of the Project Attention Center are invited to come together for the annual celebration of the birthday and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The Minority Volunteers Organization will host the event at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Chop House Restaurant. It is a fundraiser with a goal of raising $2,500 to help support Project Attention, which provides after-school activities and tutoring for children. “This year’s celebration of Dr. King’s birthday is important because he is a symbol of what is to be will be, and what ain’t to be just might happen,” said Shirley Roland, one of the event organizers. “We strive to give our children the ‘right stuff’ daily at Project Attention. We celebrate the man, and we’re trying to live his message. Because he lived, our children have opportunities to be judged by the content of their character as opposed to the color of their skin. He stood up for them so that today they can sit down in places
Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
Tetiya Cox (from left), Kylon Fields and Brianna Patterson show some of the “Dream Big” themed posters created at Project Attention in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. never dreamed of by many of our forefathers. We put forth every effort to stir up their gifts so that when these opportunities come, they can step up to the plate and succeed.” For a $50 donation, attend-
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ees will enjoy a meal, entertainment by a jazz trio, a tribute to King by Billy Patton, and a special guest. “We look forward to a beautiful evening of caring and sharing one with another on
Saturday,” said Rolland. If the event’s financial goal is reached, it will be matched by United Way. Tickets are available from J.C. Hill. Contact him at 2930290.
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An Army/Navy attack captures Fort Fisher, N.C., and Wilmington. This was the final open port of the Confederacy. Vice President Alexander Stephens says this is “one of the greatest disasters that had befallen our cause from the beginning of the war.”
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