012114 daily corinthian e edition

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Tuesday Jan. 21,

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 118, No. 12

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 14 pages • 1 section

Oh snap! Another freeze on the way BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

It’s time to bundle up and drip faucets again in the Crossroads. Another cold snap will see the temperature dipping sharply below freezing several times this week, according to the National Weather Service Memphis Forecast Office. It begins

with a cold air mass moving in today with a low tonight forecast at 14. Temperatures will go even lower with a second blast on Thursday taking the low down to about 10 degrees in Corinth. Highs on Thursday and Friday are predicted at 29. With a cold week on tap, a few flurries of snow may be seen

before noon today and again Wednesday night and early Thursday when a stronger arctic front reaches the Mid-South. While the front brings a chance of flurries, “The big story though will be the significant cold air that will accompany this system,� said NWM-Memphis. “Temperatures will likely hold steady or slowly fall on Thurs-

day, with temperatures expected in the upper teens north to 20s south by afternoon. Strong north winds will also drive wind chills into the single digits, potentially near zero by Thursday afternoon across northern locations.� Forecasters will look at possible wind chill advisories for parts of the region.

High temperatures will rebound to the 40s for the weekend, but the chilly cycle appears set to continue. “Another arctic airmass will surge south towards the region by the end of next weekend into the first part of next week,� the weather service said. “This should bring a return to well below average temperatures.�

Local J.C. Penney not among closures BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Many have wondered if the J.C. Penney closings will effect the Cass Street location in Corinth. Crossroads residents may rest assured that their local J.C. Penney is safe. “We are not closing,� said a store representative of Corinth’s JCP. “We are here to stay.� On Jan. 15, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. announced that it will be closing 33 of its “under-performing� stores across the United States. The closings will result in a savings of approximately $65 million annually for the Plano,

Texas, based company at the expense of eliminating at least 2,000 jobs. In their press release, the company expressed remorse over the jobs that will be lost. “While it’s always difficult to make a business decision that impacts our valued customers and associates, this important step addresses a strategic priority to improve profitability of our stores and position J.C. Penney for future success,� said Chief Executive Officer, Myron E. (Mike) Ullman, III. This decision was made as part of J.C. Penney’s strategic plan to advance turnaround and save its struggling brand.

Strong winds prompt weekend burn warning Staff photos

While volunteering at the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter with her Girl Scout Troop, Alcorn Central Elementary School 3rd grader Alicia Radtye provided a kitten with some much-needed love.

Volunteers very important at Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

The word volunteer can be defined as an activity to improve human quality of life. At the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter, the lives improved are those of the four-legged kind. It was a busy day recently at the shelter as local Girl Scout Troop #23806 helped care for kittens and puppies. “The girls got to decide what they wanted to do to achieve their Take Action Project badges,� said Troop Leader Ginger Radtye. “Everyone voted on the shelter, because we knew the need was there. Plus, who doesn’t love animals?� Consisting of 2nd and 3rd graders, the troop understands the importance of volunteering even at their young age. “We do different things to help people, but this has been my favorite,� said 8-year-old Alcorn Central Elementary School student Journey Sharp, as she helped give a Lab mix puppy a bath. “I love dogs — I have two at home.� Radtye said the troop plans to return to the shelter in the spring to help provide more “fur-babies� love. Community volunteer Amber Austin and her 11-year-old niece Linzey Austin, a Corinth

Alcorn Central Elementary School 3rd grader Journey Sharp helps give a Lab mix puppy a bath. Sharp volunteered at the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter recently with her Girl Scout Troop. Middle School 6th grader, spend their extra time at the shelter doing “whatever is needed.� “We head to the shelter to help out every chance we get,� said Austin. “There is still a real need for more compassionate people to volunteer.� The two were recently spotted at Kroger staffing the shelter booth selling the 2014 shelter calendar. “When we’re at the shelter,

Linzey loves walking and playing with the dogs,� Austin added. “When it’s time to leave, Linzey always asks, ‘Do we have to go?’� Elizabeth DeGraffenreid, who can be seen at the shelter every Monday and Tuesday, is one of several volunteer secretaries. “I work the front desk catching phone calls, responding

Index Kids Page........9 Classified...... 12 Comics........ 7 State........ 5

Weather........8 Obituaries........ 6 Opinion........4 Sports...... 10

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BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian,com

Strong winds prompted a warning over the weekend as firefighters scrambled to extinguish the flames of five separate grass fires that occurred simultaneously. Many residents received an automated phone call urging them not to burn during the ravenous winds Ricky Gibens, director of the Alcorn County Emergency Management Agency, stressed the importance of delaying the lighting of burn piles until after the winds calm down. Citizens should exercise caution when wind gusts are high or vegetation is extremely dry because it takes only seconds for flames to get wildly out of hand.

“A lot of people don’t realize that fires create their own wind,� said Gibens. “The draft starts churning and causes it to be a lot more than people can handle with their garden hose.� At least one home was severely damaged as flames licked the exterior walls. “We were lucky to have been able to contain the fire and get everyone out safely, but the flames burned off the vinyl siding of the house,� said the director. Aside from the five fires that raged at once, firefighters have responded to other grass fires in the area. Several were reported on Monday. According to the Mississippi Forestry Commission, there are no burn bans for any county in Mississippi at this time.

Girl Scouts start off year with annual cookie sale BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Thank you berry munch, girl scouts. The annual cookie sale is on, and local troops are taking orders for eight varieties of the familiar cookies that still sell for $3.50 per box. The presale order period continues through Sunday, and cookies will arrive in the latter half of February. For Alcorn County, cookie sales have been growing by big margins in the last few years. Membership Manager Rhonda

Tennyson said sales reached 28,546 boxes last year. That’s an increase of 26 percent from 2012, while 2012 had a big 68 percent increase from 2011. “There are a lot of determined girls — that’s for sure,� said Tennyson. “We had three last year who sold over the 2,013 box mark and had lunch with the CEO and got additional prizes.� This year’s sales target for the special recognition is 2,014 boxes. After cookies arrive, loPlease see COOKIES | 2

On this day in history 150 years ago De-construction of the Corinth military garrison continues. Two trains pulled by heavy locomotives are removing the heavy Parrott rifles from Battery Williams and Battery Madison. They are being sent to Union forts in Memphis.

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