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Daily Corinthian Vol. 118, No. 57
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 section
Leadership Mississippi Hazardous waste disposal event planning begins BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Zack Steen
The 52-member Mississippi Leadership class hears long-range planning and changes that are occurring in Corinth.
Community leaders converge on Corinth to talk infrastructure BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Community leaders from across the state visited Corinth this week to learn about infrastructure. Leadership Mississippi, a program funded by the Missis-
sippi Economic Council, provides a classroom setting where business leaders from all over the state come together to share ideas on how to make a better Mississippi. “Everyone does things differently in Mississippi. Those
leaders in the Delta do things different than those on the Gulf Coast,” said Leadership Mississippi Director Cathy Northington. The program is celebrating Please see LEADERSHIP | 2
Need to get rid of old paint, antifreeze or electronics? Another Household Hazardous Waste Day is in the works for April or May, pending the award of grant funding for the event. The Board of Supervisors on Monday gave approval this week to apply for grant funding from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to support the event. The $25,000 grant would require a 25 percent local match that would be met through volunteer labor and other inkind support, said Alliance Community Development Director Andrea Rose, who also informed the city board of the event this week. The Keep Corinth-Alcorn Beautiful event would be held at the Alcorn County Transfer Station on South Harper Road in a drive-thru format like that of the last disposal event held in the fall of 2012. “I’ve had calls from people that are looking to dispose of these types of things,” said Board of Supervisors President Lowell Gann. And Alderman Ben Albarracin said there have been a number of questions recently about disposing of paint in the city. Street Commission-
Group aiming for healthier hometown BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Leadership Alcorn is taking on the challenge of making Corinth a healthier place to live. With the city’s support, the
group wants to apply for the Healthy Hometown Award through the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation, which offers a $25,000 grant to cities in three size categories and a $50,000 grant to
one city chosen as the state’s healthiest. “We fit a lot of the requirements,” said Main Street Corinth Director Taylor Coombs. “There are only a few things that we need to look at
and tweak to make it right.” Participating communities must have a comprehensive smoke-free ordinance in place. Coombs said the city govern-
er Philip Verdung said the sanitation workers can collect paint only when it is dried. If the grant is awarded, sealed bids will be solicited from private household hazardous waste contractors. No commercial waste is accepted at these events, which are normally held on a Saturday. Rose said Caterpillar is interested in supporting the event and helping with publicity to get the word out “to more of the population and have a much bigger event than we’ve had before.” CAT is also interested in holding another event in the fall and they would pursue the funding, she said. The October 2012 event was deemed a success, with paint and electronics the most commonly disposed items. Electronics such as televisions, computers and VCRs filled up an entire truck. The event also collected 1,900 pounds of pesticide; 1,800 pounds of flammable aerosols; and 7 pounds of mercury extracted from items such as thermostats and light bulbs. Participating families numbered about 150. A long list of items are eligible, including tires, fertilizers, cleaners, brake fluid, gasoline, paint thinner, pool chemicals, oil and many others.
Time change is a good time to check on smoke detectors
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BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Arena hosts relic show BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Civil War collectors from across the country are invading Corinth this weekend. The fifth annual Corinth Civil War Relic Show and Sale is today from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the convention center at the Crossroads Arena. “This event is like a two-day museum,” said show presenter Larry Mangus. “We have more than 40 dealers with 65 tables full of relics for show and sale.” Mangus said even though a handful of vendors are from the Corinth and Shiloh area, the majority are from outside the Mid-South.
“These vendors are interested in buying stuff, too,” he said. “The public is welcome to come show off an item. If they want to know what something is worth or if the item is real, these guys can tell them. They may even make an offer to buy the item.” The vendors are showcasing items from a variety of different wars. “We have mostly Civil War items, but some World War I and II items, as well,” added Mangus. Sponsored by the local Col. W.P. Rogers Sons of Confederate Veterans camp, proceeds Please see RELIC | 2
Staff photo by Zack Steen
Nashville Civil War collector Tim Prince shows off one of his many historical guns to show presenter Larry Mangus that will be at this weekend’s fifth annual Corinth Civil War Relic Show and Sale at the Crossroads Arena.
Index Stocks........8 Classified......14 Comics........ 7 State........ 5
Weather........9 Obituaries........ 6 Opinion........4 Sports...... 12
As citizens get ready to spring forward, it would also be a good time to change batteries in smoke detectors. “We generally tell them to select a specific date a year to change the batteries,” said Alcorn County Emergency Management Director Ricky Gibens. “When Daylight Savings Time begins would be as good of time as any.” According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, around 3,000 people lose their lives in residential fires. About two-thirds of home fire deaths occur in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms. “Most people will check their smoke detectors once a year,” said Gibens. “Others get busy and say they will do it later, but Please see DETECTORS | 2
On this day in history 150 years ago In a White House ceremony, U.S. Grant accepts the commission to lieutenant general. Afterward he meets and confers with the president for the first time.