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Crossroads Arena staﬀ members are elated following the Mega Monster Mania weekend. The Friday and Saturday event featured monster trucks from the Monster Jam FOX Sports 1 series and attracted the largest crowd the arena has seen in more than three years. “Saturday night was a sell out,” said Crossroads Arena General Manager Tammy Genovese. “Over the twoday event, we had more than 4,700 people here.” The arena last hosted a sold out show in 2014 with

“We’re very excited with the turnout. I feel like we’re at an advantage here because of our large floor. It’s amazing that we’re able to host such a big event with monster trucks, tough trucks and ATV races. And the people ... they love it.” Tammy Genovese Arena General Manager a packed concert featuring country music artist Brantley Gilbert. “We’re very excited with the turnout. I feel like we’re at an advantage here because

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The Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter is now charging for animal intakes. The decision was made late last week by the shelter’s board of directors who said charging will help cover new labor costs due to the lost of otherwise free inmate labor. “We have had so much trouble getting and keeping inmates lately,” said the shelter’s 70-year-old volunteer director, Charolette Doehner. “It’s hard to run a business when we don’t know if we’re going to have employees every day.” The shelter began charging $15 per animal at intake this week. Proof of Alcorn County residency is also required. “We truly hate to do this, but we have no other answer right now. Due to our lack of inmate labor, funding and the excessive number of animals already at the shelter, we must enact these changes,” said the director. People who wish to bring dogs or cats to the shelter will also need to call ahead and ar-

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Broadway comes to Corinth beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Coliseum Civic Center as Broadway veteran Laurie Gayle Stephenson performs with the Corinth Symphony Orchestra as the featured soloist. Stephenson, who made her Broadway debut as Lily in the Tony Award-winning “The Secret Garden,” will perform in the symphony’s concert “A Tribute to Broadway” — a revue of Broadway favorites, including works by Rogers and Hammerstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber and others.

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People of the Crossroads Jan Hurley, Corinth Jan Hurley credits her parents for her strong work ethic. “I learned it all from my parents, Tom and Linda Sharp. They taught me that working hard will always pay off.” The 46-year-old is enjoying a second career of sorts after nearly 20 years in the banking business. The former Southbank vice president of marketing and owner of her own beauty store has been the office administrator at Langley Wealth Management since 2014. Married to Mark for 27 years, the two Corinth natives are the parents of 14-year-old Corinth Middle School student Dalton. “Family is important,” said Hurley. “Spending time together is everything.” The Hurley’s love to travel and are huge history buffs. “It was something my husband first got into, but I soon found myself interested in Corinth and Civil War history just as much,” she added.

Stephenson also starred for two years on Broadway as Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera” and made her debut as Christine in “Phantom” with the first national touring company at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. An original cast member of the “Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in Concert,” she toured the U.S. singing opposite Michael Crawford and made her debut in London’s West End at the Palladium with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. And her resume goes on with similar Please see STEPHENSON | 2A

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The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks and Mississippi State University Extension Service will oﬀer an educational workshop for those interested in managing wild turkey and bobwhite quail on their properties. The workshop will occur on Friday, March 3 at the Alcorn County MSU Extension Oﬃce in Corinth from 9 a.m. until approximately

3:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided for those who preregister. Topics will include wild turkey biology, beneficial habitat management practices, food plot strategies, and case studies from properties which have managed successfully for these species. Discussions of predators and predator management will also be featured, including how-to demonstrations of important trapping skills and techniques.

Registration for each event is $15, and will cover the cost of lunch and handout materials. To register, participants should contact the Alcorn County MSU Extension Oﬃce at 662-286-7755. For more information regarding wild turkeys, visit us at www. mdwfp.com or call us at 601-4322199. Follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mdwfp or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MDWFPonline.

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TUPELO — The new Tupelo Police Department headquarters got high marks from the public Monday afternoon, according to the Daily Journal. Following a ceremonial ribboncutting, the police department’s administrative staff took small groups on tours of the new building, including areas that the public normally would not get to see. The $10 million, two-story building at the corner of Front and Franklin streets in downtown

Tupelo has been discussed for more than two decades. It took two rounds of bond money, plus land and cash forfeited in a government sting operation to come to fruition. Around the same time the city issued bonds to pay for a new police station in 2007, the department got involved with a joint investigation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. That undercover operation led investigators to 25 states and resulted in nearly four dozen arrests, said Police Chief Bart Aguirre. Officials broke ground on the new building in April 2015. After several months of delays, officers began moving into the new building in December 2016.

of an eastward-moving developing squall line,” said NWS. “Thunderstorms will exit west Tennessee and primarily aﬀect northeast Mississippi into Wednesday afternoon.” With the heating of the day, conditions may be favorable for an increase in severe weather potential over northeast Mississippi, with large hail, damaging winds and a tornado or two possible. Storms should exit the area by mid to late Wednesday afternoon. “Following a strong cold frontal passage Wednesday afternoon and

evening, breezy conditions and low humidity will spread through the Mid-south,” added NWS. Showers and thunderstorms are expected Wednesday mainly before 1 p.m. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent with highs in the 70s. Rainfall amounts could be close to one inch. Winds could be up to 15 mph out of the south-southwest. Wednesday night forecast includes clear skies with a low near 35. Thursday and Friday forecast has sunny skies with highs in the 50s and lows near 30.

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OXFORD — Two men have been charged with setting fire to several vehicles in Oxford. Andrew Devin Hobby, 31, of Oxford and Jerry Tyler Miller, 19, of Oxford face two counts of malicious mischief. On Jan. 13, the two men are accused setting fire to a pickup truck. The truck was carrying a four-wheeler. The two vehicles were totaled due to the fire. A nearby vehicle was damaged as well. A witness came forward and provided details to investigators about the incident, leading to the duo’s arrest.

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performances on Broadway, around the United States and internationally, according to Rosemary Williams, symphony board interim chair. Stephenson will perform “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” from Evita, according to a sneak preview of the concert program. Concert goers will be in for a treat as the Philadelphia Daily News said “Laurie Stephenson’s ‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’ is mesmerizing ...” Stephenson continues to share her story of faith throughout the country. She has performed at national fundraising dinners and conferences for Campus Crusade, Family Policy Council with Sean Hannity, Concert of Prayer, Child Evangelism Fellowship, Harvest of Hope for Orphan Helpers and Alistair Begg’s “Truth for Life” Radio Ministry. She resides in Ridgewood, N.J., with her husband, Todd, and her daughter, Sarah Kate. Stephenson is a graduate of the University of

races,” said Genovese. “And the people ... they love it.” Genovese said she has heard nothing but positive comments from those in attendance from the past weekend. “Some people said the show was better than the Nashville Monster Jam,” she added. The arena will host five more events in the coming weeks who will use the dirt floor left from the monster truck event. Indoor Motocross will race into the arena this weekend. Tickets are currently on sale for the Saturday night event. “We’ve also got the lawn and tractor expo, national cart races, PRCA Pro Rodeo and a racking horse show coming up on back-to-back weekends,”

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said Genovese. “It’s a full slate.” Other events on the calendar include The Talk of the Town Comedy Show featuring Comedy Central comedians set for April 8, musician Corey Smith on April 29 and the return of The Oak Ridge Boys on May 5. “We’ve been working a long time trying to turn things around at the arena and I think it’s finally happening,” said Genovese. “I feel like we are providing some really good entertainment for the area, and we’ve got a full schedule with events booked every weekend through early summer.” (For more information or to purchase tickets for upcoming events, contact the box oﬃce at 662-2877779 or visit crossroadsarena.com.)

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Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 1, the 60th day of 2017. There are 305 days left in the year. Today is Ash Wednesday.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 1, 1867, Nebraska became the 37th state as President Andrew Johnson signed a proclamation.

On this date: In 1932, Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, was kidnapped from the family home near Hopewell, New Jersey. (Remains identified as those of the child were found the following May.) In 1954, four Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire from the spectators’ gallery of the U.S. House of Representatives, wounding five members of Congress. The United States detonated a dry-fuel hydrogen bomb, codenamed Castle Bravo, at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. In 1957, “The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss was released to bookstores by Random House. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps. In 1967, U.S. Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, D-N.Y., accused of misconduct, was denied his seat in the 90th Congress. (The Supreme Court ruled in 1969 that Powell had to be seated.) In 1971, a bomb went off inside a men’s room at the U.S. Capitol; the radical group Weather Underground claimed responsibility for the predawn blast. In 1981, Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands began a hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland; he died 65 days later. In 1997, severe storms hit Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi, and spawned tornadoes in Arkansas blamed for two dozen deaths. Ten years ago: Tornadoes killed 20 people in the Midwest and Southeast, including eight students at Enterprise High School in Alabama.

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KOSCIUSKO — Former Alcorn School District Superintendent of Education Gina Rogers Smith has been released as superintendent for the Kosciusko School District. According to a statement released by the Board of Trustees of the Kosciusko School District this week, Smith’s final day will be June 30. The statement also said it was a “mutual agreement” between the two parties to part ways. The Board of Trustees will immediately begin a search for a new superintendent. Smith served as superintendent of Alcorn schools for four years prior to losing her bid for reelection to current ASD superintendent Larry B. Mitchell. A former Biggersville Elementary School principal, Smith served 17 years in the Alcorn school system.

effort. Over 23,000 Americans were killed, injured or missing after the two days of intense fighting at Shiloh,” added Blackburn. The legislation will ensure the legacy of the sacrifices made at Shiloh will be preserved for future generations to appreciate and experience, she said. “It will give the National Park Service the authority to preserve more than 2,100 additional acres of the historic Shiloh National Military Park at the Fallen Timbers, Russell House and Davis Bridge battlefields,” noted the congressman. “Over 500,000 people visit Shiloh each year. Expanding the park to include these battlefields will create an even stronger incentive for people to visit the area and learn about Tennessee’s rich history,” she said. Shiloh Battlefield is celebrating its 155th annivesary this year with activies from April 5-8, including 23,000 luminaries from 6-10 p.m. on Saturday, April 8.

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SHILOH, Tenn. — U.S. Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) applauds passage of H.R. 88, the Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment Act. This legislation incorporates some of the pivotal areas of the Battle of Shiloh that lack adequate preservation; including the battlefields at Fallen Timbers, Russell House, and Davis Bridge into the Shiloh National Military Park so that they may be preserved for future generations of Americans to experience. “I am grateful to my colleagues for their support in passing my legislation- H.R. 88 the Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment Act. My legislation is a step forward in better preserving the historical legacy of Tennessee and the United States as a whole,” said Blackburn. “The Battle of Shiloh, fought on April 6-7, 1862, was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War up to that point.” “At the end of two days of gruesome back and forth fighting on the fields of Shiloh, Tenn. - General Grant’s Union Army was victorious and Confederate forces withdrew towards Corinth, Mississippi. The defeat had a cascading effect that eventually led to the fall of Vicksburg in July 1863, permanently dividing the Confederacy and crippling the southern war

(Editor’s Note: The following story by Assistant Editor Steve Beavers first appeared in the Independent Appeal. It is being reprinted with permission.) SELMER, Tenn. — Buford Pusser is big in McNairy County. The chamber of commerce is taking advantage of the popularity of the historic former sheriff. McNairy County Tourism Director Jessica Huff received a $50,000 Tourism Enhancement Grant on Monday from the State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development to assist in the preservation of the old jail atop the courthouse. Huff plans to turn the old jail into an experience center revolving around Pusser. “This a great occasion and I am real excited about what is about to transpire,” said McNairy County Mayor Ronnie Brooks. “The jail is going go be a major attraction ... Jessica hit a home run in her first time out.” Floor to ceiling photos of Pusser will be placed around the cell block. Information panels and new windows are also also included in the preservation. Tourists will be able to experience Pusser’s time as sheriff on their way to the old jail as photos of the former sheriff will be in the elevator, according to

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Huff. “It will be an experience,” said Huff. “We aren’t stopping here and have a lot of other plans.” Pusser served as sheriff in McNairy County from 1964-70. He died in an automobile accident on Aug. 21, 1974. His old office in the courthouse basement has already been preserved. “Buford Pusser wasn’t perfect,” added Pusser historian Steve Sweat. “But good, bad or wrong, he is McNairy County history.” Pusser became famous after the “Walking Tall” movie trilogy was released by Bing Crosby Productions in the 1970s. The first movie was based on the “The 12th of August” book by W.R. Morris which followed Pusser’s exploits as sheriff in his battle with illegal activity along the state line. “It is amazing of the interest after all of these years,” said Pusser’s daughter Dwana Pusser Garrison. “I am proud to be from McNairy County.” The tourism grants help counties and cities improve local assets to increase economic impact of tourism. “Tourism is a huge economic driver,” said State of Tennessee Community Development Director Jody Sliger. Sliger was on hand to present the chamber with the check. “This is just the beginning,” said Eddie Crittendon, McNairy County Economic Development & Chamber of Commerce CEO. “Our whole thing is to bring people to the county and them spend money.” The goal is to have the old jail open by the Buford Pusser Festival in May.

Starkville Man faces assault charge; bond set at $100,000 STARKVILLE — The Starkville Police Department arrested a 23-year-old man last week and charged him with aggravated assault. The incident happened early Feb. 22. on Louisville Street. The U.S. Marshal Task Force assisted with the arrest. Devon C. Riley is charged with one count of aggravated assault. His bond is set at $100,000.

Oxford Two men charged in residential burglary OXFORD — Two men from Oxford are accused of breaking into a home and pistol whipping

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Tupelo Man sentenced in 2014, 2016 police pursuits TUPELO — A man who prompted police pursuits in 2014 and 2016 pleaded guilty to four felonies and will spend the next 15 years in prison, reported the Daily Journal. John Wesley Newell, 54, of Mooreville, entered guilty pleas Monday afternoon to assaulting an officer, felony fleeing and two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon. The charges were in connection with a September 2014 high speed chase that ended with a foot chase and Newell being shot by a Lee County deputy and an October 2016 high speed chase that ended with Newell wrecking on Highway 363 east of Saltillo. Senior Circuit Court Judge Thomas Gardner sentenced Newell to 15 years without the possibility of early release. In addition, Newell was given another 15 years suspended. In the 2014 incident, Newell fled Tupelo police, wrecked his car and fled on foot in a heavily wooded area. When encountered by a Lee County Sheriff’s deputy hours later, Newell raised a gun at the officer, who shot and wounded Newell. A grand jury cleared the deputy of any wrongdoing in the shooting. Judge Gardner dismissed that case when it had not gone to trial 17 months later. Weddle was successful in getting the charges put back on the docket. In October 2016, Tupelo police tried to pull over Newell in East Tupelo. He fled, leading law enforcement on a chase that went into Itawamba County. He eventually wrecked after running over spike strips deployed by a Lee County deputy. His vehicle crashed into a tree and caught fire, but he was not seriously injured. Open 10-7 Mon-Sat Home of Hatchie Trading Company Apparel

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It’s time to stand with God and with Rienzi There’s been a lot of talk in Rienzi about some God hater complaining to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen concerning a Christian Flag waving over the Veterans Monument located in that town. This complaint was followed by a letter of intent from the Freedom from Religion Foundation to file charges against the Town citing that a religious Symbol on Public Property is not Constitutional The word “Religion” is mentioned one time in our Constitution and that’s in the first Phrase of the First Amendment which is in two parts. The first part reads “ Congress Shall Make no Law Respecting the Establishment of a Religion.” How can flying a Christian Flag be construed as Establishing anything, much more Christianity which was Established 2,000 years ago. The second part is easy to read and to the point: “Nor Prohibiting the Free Practice Thereof.” Is forcing the removal of a Christian Symbol from Public Property “Prohibiting the free Practice Thereof?” I believe it is and this writing proves it. So now let’s put it together: “Congress Shall Make no Law Respecting the Establishment of a Religion, Nor Prohibiting the Free Practice Thereof” The Amendment was penned to ensure that Government wouldn’t be allowed to create a State Church but couldn’t stop Americans citizens from creating one. There is no such thing as a “Separation of Church and State” except in the delusional minds of a very small minority of God hating people who I sincerely hope learn the Truth This and every other act by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Freedom from Religion Foundation is a direct threat to our Christian Faith and it’s Biblical. Try 2 Timothy 3:12 for starters I stand with our Lord and Savior and the Town of Rienzi. Maybe you should too. God Bless you all in Jesus Holy and Powerful Name Bobby McDaniel Corinth

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Be careful with Internet sales tax Mississippi’s revenue commissioner has given state lawmakers more reason to be cautious about counting on internet sales taxes to beef up the ailing state treasury. Herb Frierson has acknowledged that his plan to require large e-commerce companies to remit sales tax to Mississippi is contrary to a 25-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling. There is a nationwide eﬀort to get the Supreme Court to reconsider that decision, which is pinching the states financially and putting brick-and-mortar stores at a competitive disadvantage. Frierson said that by adopting the regulation he has proposed, it assures Mississippi will have a seat at the table as the states try to persuade the high court that e-commerce is no longer an infant industry meriting special protection. This legal fight could take a while to resolve. Thus, about the only extra revenue Mississippi can count on from internet sales is what Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, has voluntarily agreed to collect and remit, starting this month. That’s estimated to run $15 to $30 million a year, a sizeable sum but probably only a half or a fourth of what’s potentially out there. For now, online sales taxes should be treated as a potential windfall to be used to close short-term budget gaps or cover onetime expenditures. It should not be counted on to fund any recurring expenses or long-term projects, such as road and bridge repairs, as the House proposes. To do so could put an entire program at risk with one adverse court decision. The Greenwood Commonwealth

Prayer for today Almighty God, grant that I may never be so discouraged that I feel my life has been spent. Help me to so live, that I may not follow into hopeless days, but look for the bright and beautiful in to-morrow. Forgive me for all that I have asked for and accepted through willful judgment, and make me more careful in selecting my needs. Amen.

A verse to share I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High. —Psalm 7:17

Deconstruct the administrative state Steve Bannon blew a dog whistle for constitutional conservatives when he spoke of “deconstructing the administrative state” at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Although not everyone got the reference. Trump haters interpreted the line as an incendiary call to decimate the federal government, when “the administrative state” was a more specific reference to a federal bureaucracy that operates free of the normal checks of democratic accountability. The administrative state has been called “the fourth branch” of government. It involves an alphabet soup of executive agencies that wield legislative, executive and judicial powers and thus run outside of and counter to our constitutional system. The agencies write “rules” that are laws in all but name, then enforce them and adjudicate violations. Boston University law professor Gary Lawson describes how this works in the case of, for instance, the Federal Trade Commission: “The Commission promulgates substantive rules of conduct. The Commission then considers whether to authorize investigations into whether the Commission’s rules have been vio-

lated. If the Commission authorizes an investigation, the investigation is conductRich ed by the Lowry C o m m i s sion, which National reports its Review findings to the Commission. If the Commission thinks that the Commission’s findings warrant an enforcement action, the Commission issues a complaint. The Commission’s complaint that a Commission rule has been violated is then prosecuted by the Commission and adjudicated by the Commission.” Welcome to government by commission. James Madison called such an undiﬀerentiated accumulation of powers, which the Constitution is meant to avoid, “the very definition of tyranny.” In his epic scholarship on the administrative state, Philip Hamburger argues that it is “a version of absolute power.” Constitutional law arose, Hamburger writes, to check the prerogative power of the British crown, and now the federal bureaucracy is replicating that prerogative power in extralegal practices. If progressives in the

Trump years were truly concerned with reaﬃrming the democratic accountability, they’d be delighted with a prospective deconstruction of the administrative state. But they built it and rely on it. A century-old ideological project, its roots are in the Progressive Era, and it grew apace during the New Deal and the Great Society. The idea was to circumvent the frustrations of constitutional government, with all its natural obstacles to action, and to institute rule by experts. The administrative state is the friend of anyone hoping to aggrandize government. President Barack Obama would have been hobbled without it. He used the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Communications Commission to institute sweeping new regulatory regimes on carbon emissions and the internet. He imposed his preferred social policies on schools and universities through “dear colleague” letters issued by middling bureaucrats. The administrative state was exactly what he needed -- a way to govern without Congress. A hostility to the administrative state isn’t necessarily a natural for Trump, who isn’t a limited-government conservative or a constitutional purist. Yet he

campaigned against regulation, he scorns the elite, and federal bureaucrats have already made clear their desire to frustrate his plans. Dethroning the administrative state fits into a populist program to restore power to the people through their elected representatives. It is chiefly Congress that needs to reassert itself vis-a-vis the administrative state. It has delegated its legislative powers over the decades, and needs to pull them back. As Adam White writes in an essay for City Journal, it should pass the REINS Act to require congressional approval for major new regulations. It should revisit laws like the Clean Air Act and the Communications Act of 1934 that give regulators too much leeway. It should limit the deference that courts give to administrative agencies. None of this is the stuﬀ of fire and brimstone, rather the mundane work of slowly lurching the wheels of the federal government back onto a constitutional track. Something as entrenched as the administrative state won’t be “deconstructed” in one presidential term, or two. If it can be dialed back, though, it will be a significant victory for oldfashioned representative government.

Trump should work for better relations with the press Before becoming a newspaper columnist I was a broadcast news reporter for local TV stations and occasionally appeared on the NBC radio and television networks. I have some experience at being on the receiving end of hostilities directed at the media. At a pro-Nixon, pro-Vietnam war rally I covered in the early ‘70s, a demonstrator looked at the NBC logo on my microphone and called me a “communist.” We had never met. He knew nothing about my politics or the quality of my reporting. He assumed that because I was covering the event for NBC I must be a left-wing radical. While there is little doubt in the minds of most conservatives that a large majority of reporters and anchors at the national level hold liberal views, the way labels are applied to journalists does little to improve the quality of journalism, a profession that was once considered a craft before it became big business, eventually devolving into just another political megaphone. The Trump administra-

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tion has probably extracted maximum benefit from its frontal assault on Cal the media. It Thomas will not win converts by Columnist continuing the bashing. Even press critics must acknowledge that a free press is essential to a strong democracy. Here is my proposal to simultaneously preserve and strengthen democracy, while encouraging the media to do a better job. Reporters, producers and TV bookers are people with families and, in my experience, a sense of duty. Mostly, they are friendly people who are interested in finding and reporting the truth. Granted, their view of truth might be far diﬀerent from most conservatives, but let’s start there. The administration and other press critics should make a list of federal programs and the philosophies associated with them and conduct an objective study

as to whether they have produced the advertised results. Feelings, intentions, even ideology should have no part in the study. Did the program and associated spending solve a problem? In terms of social services, were suﬃcient numbers of people helped and did those programs assist recipients to escape from government assistance and find jobs, or did they result in people becoming addicted to government, reducing their motivation? How credible is it that someone would favor a program or support a philosophy that costs too much and delivers too little? Is the private sector having greater success in achieving certain desired ends far better than government? Many states are doing better than Washington in solving some problems. National reporters could be shown what success looks like outside the Beltway. They might ask members of Congress why they won’t embrace these models in the states they and their colleagues represent. I have never seen anger and opposition convert any-

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one. Persuasion requires a relationship that includes respect for the other person and learning how they arrived at their point of view. I suspect most people don’t take the time to contact, much less develop relationships with journalists, or even know many people with views diﬀerent from their own. Find something you can admire in a journalist’s reporting and send them a note that says so. It can include a suggestion of something they might have missed in their coverage. A reporter is more likely to consider such a suggestion if it is accompanied with praise, rather than a heavy dose of bile. The media aren’t going away and while conservatives can -- and should -continue to call out errors and bias, they ought to be at least as interested in changing hearts and minds, even minds that already seem made up. Cal Thomas is the host of “After Hours with Cal Thomas” on the FOX News Channel. Readers may email him at tmseditors@ tribune.com.

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Wine and Jazz event raises money for state park BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

PICKWICK — Attendees were transported to the “Big Easy” as they popped corks for cause during the 6th Annual Friends of Pickwick Landing State Park Wine Tasting. Held at the State Park Inn, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, the “Wine & Jazz” event featured a great selection of wines, live music and a taste of New Orleans. Dishes on the Cajuninspired menu included

muﬀaletta dip, Jambalaya-stuﬀed peppers, Crawfish Monica, corn maque choux and New Orleans barbecue shrimp. Fruit, cheese, veggies, dips, olives and antipasto skewers were also served. Bread pudding, King cake squares, banana pudding and other decadent desserts capped the meal. Wine labels included but were not limited to Smoking Loon, Stella Wines, West Tennessee Crown, Cedar Chest Liquors and Amber Falls

Winery. Live musical entertainment was provided by the “Harvey Thompson Jazz Trio”. “The band was fabulous and over the top,” said Event Chair Sheri Rinks. “We had a tremendous crowd and the event was a huge success.” “Thanks to the eﬀorts of all involved, we were able to raise approximately $6,000 after expenses for the park,” she continued. “The New Orleans-inspired cuisine was delectable and we are so grate-

ful to the Captain’s Galley for catering it for us.” With approximately 180 to 200 people in attendance, the night was well attended with many requesting that the Friends consider holding the event more often. “I was asked if I would think about doing it once a month and I said ‘No’,” said Rinks with a laugh. “It is a lot of fun, but too much of an undertaking to do so often.” As their largest fundraiser of the year, the Friends group seizes the

opportunity each year to educate others on the highlights and oﬀerings of the park. 100 percent of the proceeds after expenses directly benefit the park. A 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, the Friends seek to provide beautification and other needs which are not funded by the state. Some of their past and ongoing projects and events have included Christmas in the Park, the lighting of the arch at the park’s entrance, the purchase of canoes and

paddles and the making loading of backpacks with educational materials, binoculars and wildlife books for children staying at the park with their parents. A plan is currently on the table to build a House of Prey next to the park oﬃce. “We are so thankful for all those who came out and supported our efforts to raise money for our beautiful park,” said Rinks. “We look forward to doing it again next year.”

Carnival season ending as Lent begins PwC, the academy BY REBECCA SANTANA AND JANET MCCONNAUGHEY Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — The trumpets and horns from the marching bands blared. The crowd screamed for beads. People paraded in costumes ranging from the politically-charged to the whimsical. And despite all the noise a 2-year-old napped. Fat Tuesday, which marks the end of the Carnival season, started before dawn in New Orleans and wraps up with a ceremonial clearing of Bourbon Street at midnight before the fasting season of Lent begins Wednesday. The festivities were marred in the Alabama beach town of Gulf Shores where police said a car participating in the city’s Fat Tuesday parade accidentally plowed into a band, injuring 12 people. But in New Orleans and

elsewhere the day was marked by frivolity and fun with locals and tourists watching parades and dressing up in funky costumes. The Clements family has been staking out the same bit of St. Charles Avenue sidewalk for more than 50 years to watch the krewes of Rex and Zulu parade. The extended family had a dozen children with them — including 2-year-old Cecile Gros who lasted until about noon before falling asleep. Her mother, Alison Gros, recalled coming one year when she was nine months pregnant. “If I’d delivered on Mardi Gras I wanted to name her Marty — Marty Gros. But my husband didn’t really go for it. And she was born two weeks later,” she said. Other children had also partied till they napped, sleeping in parents’ arms or strollers. Mardi Gras

may be a bawdy party in the French Quarter, but outside the Quarter, it’s often a family affair with parents dressing up their children in costumes or putting them on ladders to catch beads and trinkets. Carnival season kicked off Jan. 6, and Fat Tuesday is generally a holiday for people in the New Orleans area. One reveler, Craig Channell who was visiting from Tampa, Florida, described it as “the one time of year people can act like fools and get away with it.” The biggest parades take place along the St. Charles Avenue parade route, where the Krewe of Zulu kicked things off, followed by the Krewe of Rex. Pete Fountain’s HalfFast Walking Club strutted from the famed Commander’s Palace restaurant to the French Quarter, tossing beads and doubloons to record-

ings of his music. Fountain, a clarinetist, died in August of last year, but the club members — decked out from hat to shoes in nearly fluorescent lime green — were carrying on the tradition. They dubbed it “Walking in the Limelight with Pete.” Last year’s Mardi Gras took place on a chill February morning but the weather this year was balmy. Keyshaun Morgan, wearing short and a halter top, said she couldn’t remember the last time she’d been able to wear shorts on Fat Tuesday. “It’s lovely. Thank you, Jesus, for this weather!” she exclaimed. In another part of the city, people dressed in costumes took part in the St. Anne’s parade — an eclectic walking parade that starts in the Bywater and Marigny neighborhoods and ends in the French Quarter.

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range a specific date for intake. Doehner said most shelters throughout the state charge at least $15 per animal. Some charge as much as $75 per animal. “Hopefully this will only be short term. Our costs are increasing every day, and while we planned to have several employees on payroll we did not know that all inmates would be pulled from us, forcing us to hire more people to help run the shelter,” she said. According to Doehner, it takes at least six part-time employees and one full-time employee to operate the local shelter, which currently houses more than 300 dogs and cats. The additional labor has caused the shelter’s payroll and payroll taxes to increase to more than $6,000 a month. “The funding we receive monthly from the City of Corinth, City of Farmington and Alcorn County (Board of Supervisors) to operate is only $8,200. With the added payroll costs, we don’t even have enough left over to pay all of our

bills,” said Doehner. “With utilities and medical costs, we are really struggling.” Doehner said times have been much better. “Beginning in 2011, we were receiving six or seven inmates from the Justice Center everyday,” she said. “It has dwindled down to zero or just one or two on the weekend.” Doehner said she was told by supervisors during budget talks last fall that the shelter would receive three inmates daily throughout the year. “Every year it’s the same thing ... we beg the county for funding and we beg the county for inmates – this year, they told us we were lucky to even get funded,” said Doehner. “The supervisors have asked us not to charge for intakes, but if we don’t, the only other option is closing the doors.” Earlier this month, Sheriﬀ Ben Caldwell told the Board of Supervisors that his facility has been averaging 14 to 16 inmates from the Mississippi Department of Corrections who are available for labor. It started at 20 inmates for which the

county gets no reimbursement and has decreased as some have been transferred or ran into trouble. “We’re doing the best we can with what we have,” Caldwell told the board. “We try to prioritize the county government first and then the other organizations. I wish we had 50 or 60 like we used to have.” Some positive things are happening at the shelter. Fundraising and donations from individuals continue to help feed and care for some animals. The shelter was recently chosen by Magnolia Regional Health Center’s employees as their charity of the year. Funds generated by hospital staﬀ will go to buy new Igloo dog houses desperately needed at the shelter. Doehner is also writing grants. “CARE Foundation just awarded us $1,000 for heart worm testing, which is needed for any animal we send to other recuses up north,” said Doehner. (For more information, to volunteer or donate, contact 662-2845800 or visit alcornpets.com.)

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LOS ANGELES — The full text of Monday’s statement from accounting firm PwC on the best picture debacle of Sunday’s Oscars: “PwC takes full responsibility for the series of mistakes and breaches of established protocols during last night’s Oscars. PwC partner Brian Cullinan mistakenly handed the back-up envelope for Actress in a Leading Role instead of the envelope for Best Picture to presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. Once the error occurred, protocols for correcting it were not followed through quickly enough by Mr. Cullinan or his partner. We are deeply sorry for the disappointment suﬀered by the cast and crew of “La La Land” and “Moonlight.” We sincerely apologize to Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Jimmy Kimmel, ABC, and the Academy, none of whom was at fault for last night’s errors. We wish to extend our deepest gratitude to each of them for the graciousness they displayed during such a diﬃcult moment. For the past 83 years, the Academy has entrusted PwC with the integrity of the awards process during the ceremony, and last night

we failed the Academy. “ The full text of Monday’s statement from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences: “We deeply regret the mistakes that were made during the presentation of the Best Picture category during last night’s Oscar ceremony. We apologize to the entire cast and crew of La La Land and Moonlight whose experience was profoundly altered by this error. We salute the tremendous grace they displayed under the circumstances. To all involved — including our presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, the filmmakers, and our fans watching worldwide — we apologize. For the last 83 years, the Academy has entrusted PwC to handle the critical tabulation process, including the accurate delivery of results. PwC has taken full responsibility for the breaches of established protocols that took place during the ceremony. We have spent last night and today investigating the circumstances, and will determine what actions are appropriate going forward. We are unwaveringly committed to upholding the integrity of the Oscars and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.”

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Deaths Aaron “Ron” Newborn MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. — Funeral services for Aaron “Ron” Clay Newborn, 78, are schedule for 1 p.m. Friday in the chapel at Colbert Memorial. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Colbert Memorial. Mr. Newborn died Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He was a member of IBEW Local 558, Master Electrician for 55 years. He retired a Major with Alabama National Guard with

30 years and was a former company commander of Sheﬃeld National Guard. His career included disc jockeying and news casting. Survivors are Doris Seago Newborn and children, Alex Newborn (Debbie), Amber Hammock (Frankie) and Leslie Birdsong (Chad); grandchildren, Dillon Birdwell, Ashlie Drewery (Michael), Tucker Hammock (Kelsey), Orion and Zakary Newborn and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clay and Marie

Newborn and a sister, Frances McCoy. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital @ Attn. Memorial and Honor Gifts P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142 Memphis, TN 38148-0142. Colbert Memorial Chapel has the arrangements.

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IUKA — Funeral services for Nellie P. Wood, 93, are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Thursday at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka. Burial will follow in South Crossroads Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Wood died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at Carrington House in Iuka. Survivors are her son, Danny Wood; her daughter, Brenda Sellers; her sister, Nettie Smith; her grandchildren, Me-

lissa Borck, Kerry Wood (Carey Lynn), and Mike Oliver (Jennifer); six great grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin and Ellie McAnally; her husband, Clinton Wood; her daughter, Pat Oliver; her sister, Quay Morris; and her brothers, Junior “J.J.” McAnally, Kenneth McAnally, and Clayton McAnally. The service will be oﬃciated by Bro. Bobby Wood and Lance Foster.

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Order Trump declares ‘time to join forces’ signed on black colleges BY JULIE PACE Associated Press

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at signaling his commitment to historically black colleges and universities, saying that those schools will be “an absolute priority for this White House.” HBCU presidents are hoping Congress will bolster Trump’s actions to strengthen the schools with dramatically increased funding in the upcoming federal budget. They are calling for $25 billion for infrastructure, college readiness, financial aid and other priorities. Under President Barack Obama’s administration, historically black colleges and universities received $4 billion over seven years. “The next step is the budget. You cannot have mission without money,” Thurgood Marshall College Fund President Johnny Taylor told reporters outside the White House after the signing ceremony. Many of the college presidents also went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to lobby Congress for more funding. Taylor said the $25 billion is needed to make up for years of underfunding and would cover the country’s more than 100 HBCUs. Several presidents and HBCU advocacy organizations echoed Taylor’s sentiments. “This is a great day for my membership and a great day for America,” said Lezli Baskerville, head of the National Association For Equal Opportunity in Education, an umbrella group for public, private and landgrant HBCUs.

WASHINGTON — Heralding a “new chapter of American greatness,” President Donald Trump stood before Congress for the first time Tuesday night and issued a broad call for overhauling the nation’s health care system, significantly boosting military spending and plunging $1 trillion into upgrading crumbling infrastructure. Striking an optimistic tone, Trump declared: “The time for small thinking is over.” Trump’s address came at a pivotal moment for a new president elected on pledges to swiftly shake up Washington and follow through on the failed promises of career politicians. His opening weeks in oﬃce have been consumed by distractions and self-inflicted wounds, including

the bungled rollout of a sweeping immigration and refugee executive order that was blocked by the courts. Trump, who typically relishes flouting political convention, embraced the pomp and tradition of a presidential address to Congress. He stuck largely to his script, made occasional overtures to Democrats and skipped the personal insults he so often hurls at his opponents. The president was greeted by enthusiastic applause as he entered the House chamber, though it was filled with Democrats who vigorously oppose his policies and many Republicans who never expected him to be elected. Most Republican lawmakers have rallied around him since the election, hopeful that he will act on the domestic priorities they saw blocked during

President Barack Obama’s eight years in office. Topping that list is undoing Obama’s signature health care law and replacing the sweeping measure. Trump offered a basic blueprint of his priorities, including ensuring that those with pre-existing conditions have access to coverage, allowing people to buy insurance across state lines and offering tax credits and expanded health savings accounts to help Americans purchase coverage. He suggested he would get rid of the current law’s requirement that all Americans carry insurance coverage, saying that “mandating every American to buy government-approved health insurance was never the right solution for America.” Making a direct appeal for bipartisanship, Trump turned to Democrats and said, “Why not

join forces to finally get the job done and get it done right?” Democrats, now firmly ensconced in the minority, sat silently while Republicans stood and cheered. Some wore blue, pro-health care buttons that read “Protect our care,” and dozens of Democratic women wore white in honor of the suﬀrage movement. Trump was vague in his call for tax reform, another Republican priority. He promised “massive tax relief for the middle class” and a reduction in corporate tax rates, but glossed over how he would oﬀset the cuts. The president also urged Congress to pass a $1 trillion infrastructure package financed through both public and private capital. “The time has come for a new program of national rebuilding,” he said.

Conservatives rebel over Trump attacking promised health care plan entrenched practice BY ERICA WERNER AND ALAN FRAM Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Republicans confronted a conservative rebellion in their own party Tuesday over their long-promised plans to repeal and replace the health care law, and beseeched President Donald Trump to settle the dispute. In his first speech to a joint session of Congress Trump embraced a key element of the emerging House GOP health plan, in comments that cheered Republican House leaders and could help bring conservatives back in line. Trump’s remarks were short on details, but for the first time he announced his support for tax credits to help consumers buy health care. House GOP leaders are structuring their health plan around those tax credits, but they’ve been running into trouble with conservatives in the House and Senate who say they amount to a costly new entitlement. “We should help Americans purchase their own coverage, through the use of tax credits and expanded Health Savings Accounts - but it must be the plan they want, not the plan forced on them by the government,” Trump said as he called on Republicans to make good on long-held promises to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law and replace it with something better. The comments, cheered by many Republicans in the House chamber as

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Democrats sat silent, came amid roiling debate on Capitol Hill as conservatives revolt over the tax credits and threaten to vote down a leadership plan taking shape in the House. “He’s the leader on this issue right now; he’s the one that’s got to hold us together,” Rep. Dennis Ross of Florida said ahead of the speech as he left a meeting during which he said Republican leaders urged the rank-and-file to “’stay strong’” on health care and told them: “’Now is not the time to back down.” The dispute comes a month into Trump’s presidency, and seven years after the Aﬀordable Care Act passed a Democratic-controlled Congress with Barack Obama in the White House. Now the Republicans are in charge of the White House and Congress. Yet, having spent all those intervening years promising to uproot the law and replace it with something better, they find themselves flailing and divided at the moment of truth. “What the president can say is that the plan that gets presented to the conference is the one you need to vote ‘yes’ on,” GOP Rep. Bill Flores of Texas said ahead of the speech. “That’s how he can be helpful.” Trump didn’t go quite that far, but he did back principles enshrined in the emerging House GOP plan, and leadership aides immediately cheered his remarks, especially his support for tax credits.

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anonymous sources and stories. He declared reporters shouldn’t be allowed to use sources “unless they use somebody’s name.” “‘A source says that Donald Trump is a horrible, horrible human being.’ Let ‘em say it to my face.” But Trump’s administration has not been practicing what the boss preached. Despite the president’s anger about unnamed sources, White House budget oﬃcials insisted on anonymity Monday as they outlined details of Trump’s spending plans to reporters on a conference call. The budget oﬃcials ignored requests to put the briefing on the record. Several anonymously sourced stories have driven Trump coverage: revelations that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn had lied about conversations with Russians about sanctions; details of private phone calls Trump had with leaders of Australia and Mexico; draft memos of policy plans for actions like rounding up undocumented aliens.

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Student gets books as consolation prize LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A University of Louisville student disqualified after hitting a half-court shot to win a basketball contest will get a consolation package for missing out on the $38,000 prize. The Courier-Journal reported that the university’s athletic department is paying for sophomore Jackson Logsdon’s books and meal plan for the next two years. Logsdon made a layup, free throw, 3-point shot and a half-court shot during halftime of the women’s home basketball game Thursday. But the contest prohibited participants from playing high school basketball within the past six years. Logsdon played basketball in high school and said he never claimed he didn’t play previously. He says he knew it would be unlikely he would collect the prize.

Korbut’s gold medal nets $66,000 How much is a 1972 gold medal won by Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut worth? According to a recent auction, $66,000. Korbut let go of five of her medals, including the gold she won in team competition in 1972. Heritage Auctions said in a release Tuesday her 1976 gold was auctioned for more than $57,000 last weekend. Korbut, nicknamed “The Sparrow from Minsk,” sprang onto the Olympic scene by performing acrobatics no one had seen before. She won three golds and a silver as a 17-year-old at the 1972 Munich Games, and added a gold and silver at Montreal in 1976. Korbut, who lives in Arizona, says she sold her medals to share her Olympic experiences, not because she is in any sort of financial crisis.

Plane crashes into homes, killing 3 RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Three people died and two were injured, one critically, when a small plane carrying them home from a cheerleading competi-

tion slammed into two Southern California homes and sparked a raging fire, authorities and witnesses said. The twin-engine plane with five occupants had just taken off from Riverside Municipal Airport at 4:40 p.m. Monday intending to return to San Jose after the weekend Disneyland event when it crashed about a mile away in the residential neighborhood, Riverside Fire Chief Michael Moore said. One of the survivors was hospitalized with critical burns and the other was in stable condition, police Officer Ryan Railsback said Tuesday. He said both were adult women recovering after undergoing surgery. The remains of an adult woman were removed from the wreckage, which was still smoldering the morning after the crash, Railsback said. The bodies of an adult man and a female teenager remained the site of the crash that destroyed two suburban houses and sent debris flying down the block of single-family homes. One of the plane’s propellers landed on a rooftop. “It’s unrecognizable really as a plane,” said Railsback, who added that it was “remarkable” no one on the ground was hurt.

Engineered potatoes receive approval BOISE, Idaho — U.S. officials say three types of potatoes genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine are safe for the environment and safe to eat. The approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration late last week gives Idaho-based J.R. Simplot Company permission to plant the potatoes this spring and sell them in the fall. The company says the potatoes contain a potato gene resistant to late blight. Late blight is pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine. Fungicides have been used for decades to prevent the blight. The genetically engineered potatoes will require half of the fun-

gicide normally used by potato farmers. The company says the potatoes also have reduced bruising and black spots and enhanced storage capacity.

Taco truck serves stranded drivers SEATTLE — A taco truck that became stranded in a massive Seattle traffic jam came to the rescue of hungry drivers by opening up and serving lunch on the interstate. A tanker truck carrying propane rolled over on Seattle’s Interstate 5 on Monday morning, shutting area roads for about eight hours amid concerns about a hazardous materials spill. While waiting in the jam, Rachel McQuade tells The Seattle Times (http://bit.ly/2ljsqUg ) she spotted someone walking back to her car with a to-go box of food. She says she then headed over to the Tacos El Tajin truck herself and ordered two steak and two chicken tacos for her husband.

Pot lights vex ham radio operators AUGUSTA, Maine — Retired Coast Guard officer Roger Johnson sometimes notices a harsh buzz when he turns on his amateur radio, and he blames high-powered lighting used to grow pot. Amateur radio operators say the legalization of marijuana is creating a chronic nuisance thanks to interference caused by electrical ballasts that regulate indoor lamps used to grow pot. The American Radio Relay League wants the Federal Communications Commission to take a stand against devices that give off much more interference than federal law allows in homes. Ham radio operators generally say they don’t have a problem with pot but worry amateur growers may not be aware that cheap ballasts can have phony FCCcompliance stickers. The operators point out they serve as backup communication during emergencies — but concede it’s unlikely any lighting devices would still be on if the power goes out.

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Reward $22,500 for suspect in death JACKSON — Authorities in Mississippi have announced a large increase in the reward for information leading to the arrest of a 28-yearold man suspected in the death of his girlfriend. Police are seeking Alex Bridges Deaton in connection with the death of 30-year-old Heather Robinson. Robinson was found dead Friday at her apartment in Rankin County. Her car, a white 2012 GMC Arcadia sports utility vehicle, was missing. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said in a Monday news release that the reward in the case has been increased from $2,500 to $22,500. Deaton also is a suspect in the shooting of a woman who was jogging early Friday in Rankin County.

Domestic abuse divorce bill stalls JACKSON — A bill adding domestic abuse as grounds for divorce has died in committee. Senate Bill 2703 , which passed the Mississippi Senate, wasn’t taken up Tuesday by the House Judiciary Committee Division B at a deadline for legislation to move ahead. Committee Chairman Andy Gipson, a Braxton Republican, says domestic abuse is already covered under “habitual cruel and inhuman treatment.” He says the bill doesn’t define domestic abuse narrowly enough. Mississippi currently has 12 reasons for divorce, including adultery, impotence and habitual drunkenness. But people can struggle to divorce if both spouses don’t consent. Senate Bill 2702 died in the Senate. It would have added separation for three months without intent to return as grounds for divorce.

Editor who pushed for justice dies GULF BREEZE, Fla. — Mississippi editor Stanley Dearman, who pushed for justice in the murders of three civil rights workers, died on Saturday in Florida. The death of the 84-year-old

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was announced by the newspaper in Philadelphia, Mississippi, that he once published. Dearman wrote articles and editorials in The Neshoba Democrat that helped lead to conviction of a former Klansman in the 1964 killings. His funeral and burial will be Tuesday in Philadelphia. The civil rights workers — Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael “Mickey” Schwerner — disappeared on June 21, 1964. A deputy sheriff in Philadelphia had arrested them on a traffic charge and released them, but not before alerting a mob. Their bodies were dug up 44 days later under a dam, after Mississippi’s then-governor claimed their disappearance was a hoax. The murders inspired the 1988 film “Mississippi Burning.” In 1967, the federal government charged 18 people with depriving the workers of their civil rights. Only seven were convicted. Dearman purchased the Democrat in 1966 and ran it for 34 years. After his retirement, he became a founding member of the Philadelphia Coalition, a multiracial citizens’ group that pushed for further prosecutions in the killings. “Come hell or high water, it’s time for an accounting,” Dearman wrote in a 2000 editorial in the Democrat.

Natchez, Vidalia to discuss recycling NATCHEZ — Although Adams County is ending its curbside recycling pilot program, the City of Natchez is continuing its program.

And, the city plans to host a meeting in April, along with neighboring Vidalia, Louisiana, to discuss the future of recycling in the area. The Natchez Democrat reports Adams County Board of Supervisors plans to discontinue curbside recycling April 1 for the 500 houses in its pilot program. County Administrator Joe Murray has said the county is paying $10,000 annually for the program and only 100 houses are participating. Natchez Mayor Darryl Grennell said the city curbside recycling program, which began in 2013, would continue. He said the April meeting will be in partnership with the City of Vidalia, which no longer has a curbside recycling program.

Deep South states at risk for storms BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The National Weather Service says Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia are all at risk for severe weather today. The Storm Prediction Center says a weather system moving eastward across the Deep South could spawn severe thunderstorms with high winds and isolated, brief tornadoes. The areas at greatest risk include northeastern Mississippi, northern Alabama, and the northwestern corner of Georgia. The chances of strong storms are lower near the coast. Forecasters say there’s an enhanced risk of severe weather from eastern Tennessee all the way north to West Virginia.

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-.64 The United States recorded a $502.3 billion trade millions of American jobs. -.27 The United States ran the highest deficit with deficit last year, the highest since 2012. The +.01 deficit represents the difference between what the China last year. China was also America’s third -.50 biggest export market. Economists have warned United States imports and what the U.S. exports. -1.10 that Trump’s tough stance could set off a trade The country’s trade deficit is under heightened -.31 war which would see scrutiny under President -.27 China and other nations Donald Trump, who +.19 retaliate against higher pledged during the -.19 U.S. tariffs by erecting campaign to reduce -.70 higher barriers against deficits to boost -1.32 American exports. American jobs. -.14 Here is a look at the Trump has said he will -.29 five largest importers to renegotiate trade deals the United States and the and if necessary, impose -.33 five largest U.S. export penalty tariffs on +.50 markets, followed by the countries such as China +.49 five countries with which and Mexico as punish+.20 the United States ment for what Trump -9.29 recorded the highest says are unfair trade +3.36 deficits in 2016. practices that have cost -.11 -.09 Follow the money: America’s biggest trading partners will be looking to Washington to learn more about +.55 the president’s pledge to renegotiate trade deals. -.63 Top five US export markets Top five importers to America’s five top trade -.10 in 2016 (in billions) US in 2016 (in billions) deficits in 2016 (in billions) -.08 -.10 China Canada China -.57 Mexico Mexico Japan -.61 Canada China Germany -.05 Japan Japan Mexico -.15 +.07 Germany Britain Ireland -.65 $0 1 2 3 4 5 $0 1 2 3 -$3 -2 -1 0 -.22 -.01 Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce Martin Crutsinger; 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$44.13 BBY Wall Street forecasts that Best $50 $32.45 Buy’s latest quarterly earnings 40 improved from a year earlier. ’17 The electronics retailer, due 30 to serve up fiscal fourth-quarter 20 results today, has benefited from higher online sales and est. Operating $1.53 $1.67 strong demand for smart EPS phones. Best Buy has spent the Q4 ’15 Q4 ’16 last few years cutting costs and Price-earnings ratio: 13 beefing up its online services to based on past 12-month results better compete in a sector Dividend: $1.12 Div yield: 2.5% increasingly dominated by web-based sellers.

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Construction spending Construction spending mostly seasonally adjusted percent change increased last year, hitting the 0.9 0.8 highest point in more than a 0.8% est. decade in November. 0.6 Economists expect that the 0.6 0.5 trend resumed in January. 0.4 They predict that construction spending rose 0.6 percent in 0.2 January, bouncing back from a -0.2 -0.2 0.0 slight decline in December. The Commerce Department -0.2 A S O N D J issues its latest monthly ’16 ’17 construction spending data today. Source: FactSet

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Economic snapshot The Federal Reserve releases its latest Beige Book today. The report is a snapshot of business conditions in each of the Fed’s 12 regional bank districts. January’s Beige Book found that growth was modest or moderate in 10 of its 12 districts. That was an improvement from seven in the previous report. Fed officials will study the report in preparation for their next policy-making meeting.

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Daily Corinthian • Wednesday, March 1, 2017 • 9A

Community Events (Editor’s Note: We recommend Community Events be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event. Community Events publish on Wednesday, Sunday and when space allows on Friday.)

Lenten Luncheons Back by popular demand, the Lenten Luncheons will make their highly anticipated return to the Weaver Center in March. Now in its 36th year, the ladies of First United Methodist Church have planned some phenomenal meals for the luncheons which will begin yoday, March 1. Held at noon each Wednesday until April 5, the weekly event will feature a different speaker at each luncheon. A schedule is as follows: • March 1 — The speaker will be The Rev. Chuck Hassell of Waldron Street Christian Church. Chicken spaghetti, salad and garlic bread will be served. • March 8 — The speaker will be The Rev. Kim Ratliff of St. Mark Baptist Church/ City of Corinth Code Enforcement Officer. Hot ham sandwiches and pasta salad will be served. • March 15 — The speaker will be The Rev. Trey Lambert of Gaines Chapel UMC. Chicken and rice casserole and cranberry congealed salad will be served. • March 22 — The speaker will be The Rev. Dennis Smith of First Baptist Church. Potato casserole and a tossed salad will be served. • March 29 — The speaker will be Father Mario Solarzano of St. James Catholic Church. Mixed beans with ham, coleslaw and cornbread muffins will be served. • April 5 — The speaker will be The Rev. Ann Fraser of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Chicken salad and strawberry congealed salad. Assorted cakes, tea and coffee will be served with each meal. The cost for the lunch is $6 per person with proceeds going to support local and state mission projects.

Free medical clinic The Living Healthy Free Medical Clinic, where residents with no way to pay can get free medical treatment, welcomes adults and children age 12 and up with no income and no health insurance. The clinic, now located at 2668 South Harper Road Suite 3 next to Physicians Urgent Care in the former Oasis Medical Center, will be closed on Wednesday, March 8, and will reopen from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday,

March 15, for regular business hours. It will also be open from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 25. The clinic is always looking for both medical and non-medical volunteers. Medical and non-medical volunteers should contact Ann White at eaw3@comcast. net or 662-415-9446.

High School Art Competition Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Art Department will host its Annual High School Art Competition through March 23. High school students from the five county district of Northeast will compete in the following categories: Drawing, 2D Design, 3D Design/Ceramics, Painting/Mixed Media and Photography/Printmaking/Computer Graphics. Anderson Hall Art Gallery hours are Monday – Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information contact Terry Anderson at 662-7207336 or tfanderson@ nemcc.edu.

Sewing class The Alcorn County MSU Extension Office will offer a sewing class for beginners from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 2. The class is for adults only. There will be four sessions — March 2, 16, 23, and 30. Those interested must call to preregister for the class. Space is limited. Call 662-286-7756 for more information or to register.

NARFE Meeting The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Jacinto Chapter 1879 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 2, at Ryan’s Restaurant, located at 2210 Harper Road in Corinth. All active and retired federal employees are encouraged to attend in support of news and benefits.

Hee-Haw Show The McNairy County Hee-Haw show will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, through Saturday, March 4. All shows will be at the MCHS Little Theater. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for ages 7-12 and free for those six and under. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.

Walk for Life Planning for Oasis Medical Center’s 23rd annual Walk for Life is underway. Kick-off meetings are scheduled for 12:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m., Monday, March 6, at the Oasis Medical Center, 2421 Proper Street, Corinth. Oasis is looking for volunteers to serve as point persons for businesses, churches, schools, and other organizations who would like to help raise funds for the center. Oasis is a pregnancy medical help center that offers free services to residents of Alcorn and surrounding counties. Walkers raise funds by obtaining donations on behalf of Oasis. Facing an unplanned pregnancy can present many challenges for first time mothers and couples. Oasis helps by providing limited OB ultrasound and pregnancy verification, preparing for baby/parenting classes and emotional support. All money raised goes directly to the center and allows Oasis to continue providing services at no cost to the client. Anyone interested in walking or serving as a point person is encouraged to attend one of the meetings on Monday, March 6. Oasis will provide all materials needed to promote the Walk. To find out more about our services, call 662-287-8001.

Senior Connectors The Senior Connectors, a group consisting of senior citizens from

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Alcorn and surrounding counties, will meet for their monthly luncheon on Thursday, March 9, at Taylor’s Escape. Please RSVP to The Alliance at 662-287-5269. The menu is a choice of spaghetti or chicken and dumplings. Please specify when making preference when making reservations. The luncheon begins at 11 a.m. and is Dutch treat. Senior Connectors was formed under the auspices of the Community Development Council at The Alliance. The group, in addition to the monthly luncheon, also conducts an annual fall day trip and The Spring Fling each April. The March speaker will be Mr. Cody Daniel, Corinth Librarian. Reservations for the annual Spring Fling, scheduled for April 19th, at MSU Extension Center, may be made at this meeting. Local seniors are invited to attend, signup for the free monthly newsletter and join the group on the second Thursday of each month.

Gospel Fest The Easom Outreach Foundation’s 4th Annual Gospel Fest is set for 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 12 at 700 South Crater Street in Corinth. Participants in this year’s Gospel Fest are Alcorn Baptist Church Junior Choir of Kossuthi; Booneville Association Mass Choir of Booneville; Lee and Gloria Carswell of Olive Branch; 4-Christ Gospel Singers of Corinth; New Prospect Gospel Group of Nettleton; Mount Olive Male Chorus of Baldwyn; Oak Grove Male Chorus and Oak Grove Junior Chorus, both of Rienzi; Spiritual

Travelers Gospel Group and Spiritual Travelers Junior Choir, both of Ripley; and Terry Street Male Gospel Group of Ripley. Tickets can be purchased for $10 in advance and for $12 at the door. Any questions or comments may be directed to Landolph Lee at 314-406-3918.

Easom Washington, D.C., Tour The Easom Foundation is coordinating an educational trip to Washington DC to tour several museums. There will also be a visit to the U.S. Capitol, a White House photo opportunity, and possibly a tour of the White House. The trip is planned for three nights and four days, departure will be from the Easom Community Center at 10 p.m. on March 12. Participants will return to Easom at 10:30 a.m. on March 17. For more information, the cost or to make a payment schedule contact Ernestine Hollins at 662-643-8024, Ann Walker at 662-285-7361 or Samuel Crayton at 404-386-3359.

Community Fellowship Dinners The Easom Outreach Foundation’s Community Fellowship Dinners will make their return on Sunday, April 2. Held from noon until 2:30 p.m. at the Easom Community Center, located at 700 South Crater Street in Corinth, the fellowship event is open to the public. Items on the April menu will include: Fried chicken, baked chicken, dressing, meat loaf, candied yams, greens, green beans, peach cobbler, key lime pie,

rolls/cornbread, tea and water. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 9 who dine in. All carryout plates are $10. For tickets and more information, contact Ernestine Hollins at 662-643-8024 or Sam Crayton at 404-3863359.

VFW Post 3962 • VFW Post 3962 will host Lady’s Night from 7 to 11 p.m. every Wednesday. For more information contact Mike or Yogi at 662-287-6106. • VFW Post 3962 will host live music at 8 p.m. every Friday. Danny Briggs also provides music at the VFW at 8 p.m. every Saturday Dance Night. Country music is played both nights with a great dance floor and great people. All are encouraged to come out and support local veterans. • VFW Post 3962 will hold its monthly meetings at 6 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month with a Fellowship Brunch. The VFW and VFW Auxiliary will have a joint meeting at 7 p.m. The Post is located at 1 Purdy School Road in Corinth. For questions and more information call 662-287-6106.

Sharing Hearts Sharing Hearts is an adult care program offering a one day a week day care for adults suffering from Alzheimer’s or any other form of dementia. Volunteers and participants meet each Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church, located at 501 Main Street in Corinth. For more information, call Melinda Grady at 662-808-2206.

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