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Officials seek missing mental patient BY MARK BOEHLER editor@dailycorinthian.com
Local law enforcement agencies continue to search for a missing mental health patient who fled from a crisis center in Corinth. Alcorn County Sheriff Ben
Caldwell told the Daily Corinthian the patient was being transferred about 8 a.m. Tuesday from the Region IV Crisis & Stabilization Center to a state hospital in Tupelo when he fled on foot. The patient was described as a
while male wearing a gray T-shirt and blue jeans. He remained at large Tuesday afternoon. “He did run away,” said Caldwell, who noted the patient is not wanted on any criminal charges. Multiple units with the Alcorn
County Sheriff’s Department and Corinth Police Department combed the State Street area behind Magnolia Regional Health Center on Wednesday morning. The patient was last seen on Bradley Road near the intersec-
Burglary suspect caught on video
Now You Start Woman desires to help others BY L.A. STORY
BY MARK BOEHLER
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After taking the long way around to achieve her dreams of higher education, Corinth resident Aneysa Matthews wants to help others through encouragement and empowerment. Her program is called “Now You Start” and it is free for participants. It is held at 6:30 p.m. every other Thursday night at the Corinth Public Library. The next meeting will be March 16. The Now You Start program is designed to help participants learn to be self-sufficient, advance in education and business ethics to obtain and grow in better employment opportunities and life skills. When asked what made her want to start the program, the program director’s answer was simple. Beginning the program to help others was an act of faith for her. “The Lord gave me this mentorship program,” said Matthews. She recalled her own background, which provided the foundation for who she has become. She said she always wanted to go to college and began with enrollment at Northeast Mississippi Community Please see START | 5A
A suspect caught on video burglarizing an Alcorn County home has now been linked to a local break-in at a church building and the church’s van. The suspect remained jailed in lieu of $30,000 bond on Tuesday and faces three felony counts of burglary.
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Members and volunteers of the Alcorn County 4-H will be slinging soup this week for a great cause — education. The local 4-H is hosting the 14th annual Jesse Clausel Memorial 4-H Scholarship Soup Luncheon Fundraiser to be held Friday, March 10, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. and the cost is $6 for a hearty bowl of soup, crackers, dessert and tea or water. Those who participate and order their soup for lunch that day will get a good meal and help a worthy cause. The price includes the choice of vegetable beef soup, potato soup or chili, crackers, a dessert and sweet or unsweet tea or wa-
Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell told the Daily Corinthian the suspect was 24-yearold Sean Hagan of Alcorn County Road 326. Sheriff’s deputies managed to identify Hagan after watching video of a March 3 burglary at an Alcorn County Road 306 Please see SUSPECT | 2A
Drought disaster aid available for farmers BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
The Now You Start program is designed to help participants learn to be self-sufficient, advance in education and business ethics to obtain and grow in better employment opportunities and life skills.
4-H hosting annual luncheon fundraiser BY L.A. STORY
tion of Linden Street. “We had a large number of officers involved in the search,” added the sheriff. Should anyone see a person fitting the description, contact the sheriff’s office or police department, he said.
Disaster aid is available for Crossroads area farmers dealing with the effects of recent drought conditions. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced late last week that drought disaster aid would be available in 29 of Mississippi’s 82 counties including Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss and Tippah counties in North Mississippi. Local farmers have eight months to apply for low-interest loans to help cover part of their losses from the drought.
Several counties in the edge of West Tennessee are also elgible, including Hardin and McNairy. Small businesses, agricultural cooperatives and certain nonprofits in Alcorn and Tishomingo counties are also eligible for federal disaster loans because of the drought conditions. The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Monday the entities are eligible for economic injury disaster loans if they suffered Please see DROUGHT | 5A
People of the Crossroads Ray Holloway “The most reward we can get out of our fields is a smile on a face,” said Crossroads Regional Park Director Ray Holloway. “If you see that home run or that goal that is made or if you see the excitement of a child or an adult — that’s what makes us feel achievement.” The Booneville native, now a resident of Wheeler Grove, joined the park in 2014. “I love what I do. I’ve been blessed to be in this field for 28 years. It’s been good to me.” As a student, he played football at Northeast Junior College and Delta State University. His wife is Rochelle Holloway, and he is the father of four — Trey, Austin and Ryvers Holloway and Megan Elizabeth Woodridge.
ter. Orders need to be placed by noon today at the Alcorn County MSU Extension office and indicate if the order needs to be delivered. Delivery is available in the Corinth city limits for orders of five or more and is a “one time” delivery to each business location. If the order needs to be delivered, please indicate what delivery time is preferred. Participants can also opt to dine-in or pick up their orders at the Exhibit Hall at the MSU Extension Service located at 2200 Levee Road (behind the Crossroads Arena). The event is organized by the 4-H Advisory Council and
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The adoption of floodplain management regulations by Alcorn County allows county residents to purchase federal flood insurance.
Corinth aldermen begin pursuing state funds for upgrades to the intersection of Harper Road and Proper Street.
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