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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 59
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section
Tourism board names chairman BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth Area CVB Board of Directors elected a new chairman on Friday. Also, following the meeting, the director interview committee planned to cull the field of applicants to three leading prospects who will be interviewed by the full board at a later date. Restaurateur Russell Smith, who runs Russell's Beef House, will take over as chairman of the seven-member board, which is continuing to get acquainted with its du-
Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Corinth Detective Capt. Ralph Dance (left) joins Alcorn County Republican Party Chairman Mike Stewart at Thursday’s anti-gun control meeting at the Corinth Library.
Meeting addresses foes of gun control BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
The Alcorn County Republican Party is ready to fight for gun rights. Almost 150 people attended the Republicans’ meeting on
gun control Thursday night at the Corinth Library. “This is where it starts,” said Alcorn County Republican Party Chairman Mike Stewart. “Every one of you are the grassroots in your commu-
nity.” The meeting featured a panel of speakers, including Sheriff Charles Rinehart, Corinth Detective Capt. Ralph Dance, Please see MEETING | 2
ties after the many changes at the tourism office. Smith follows Luke Doehner, who had agreed to take on the role only temporarily during tourism’s transition period. The board also took a look at the current budget numbers in the special meeting, and interim staff member Anne Thompson reported on some expense cuts that have been made. Some advertising expenses are being evaluated. “We don’t want to wipe out our presence anywhere,” said Thompson. “We just may temper it a bit.”
Farmington, Rienzi have contested races Mayors in Kossuth, Glen, Rienzi, Farmington have no opposition BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The close of the candidate qualifying period for mayor and aldermen on Friday sets up contested races for aldermen in Farmington and Rienzi. With no opponents, the mayors in Kossuth, Glen, Rienzi and Farmington are all poised to return for another term. And, with five candi-
dates for alderman in Glen and Kossuth, those towns will not be required to hold an election. Qualifying ended Friday afternoon, and the candidacy of those who submitted papers will still need to be certified.
Farmington Please see RACES | 2
City takes bids on drainage project BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Board of Aldermen this week approved advertising for bids for a major drainage project. Aldermen authorized Cook Coggin to advertise for bids for rehabilitation of what the city refers to as the arch pipe in South Corinth. Temporary easements from affected property owners are in hand. FEMA previously awarded a $931,000 grant for the project, and Corinth will pay a 5 percent match. Beginning near Ross Street, the arch pipe extends along a couple of blocks of Crater Street
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Dr. Seuss Characters Glendale Elementary School first grader Jonathan Bennett takes time to read the Dr. Seuss book “If I Ran the Zoo” during Dr. Seuss Character Day.
Index Stocks........8 Classified......14 Comics........ 7 State........ 5
Weather........9 Obituaries........ 6 Opinion........4 Sports...... 12
and then along the side of the J.B. Combs Apartments, ending at Cass Street. It is an older structure that was severely damaged in the May 2010 flooding disaster and has been of concern for some time. The failing areas of pipe will be fixed. In other project updates, Community Development and Planning Director Dave Huwe reported that asbestos removal at the old Wurlitzer property is set to begin by March 18. “The contractor is expecting this should take four to five weeks,” he said. “We are trying to
go forward with getting some bids to demolish the place, but we can’t have anybody come in there to inspect it and to look at it until the asbestos removal is done.” Also, the city has received the loan agreement for the $3 million state revolving fund loan that will fund the sewer collection system assessment. In other business: ■ Several agenda items were deemed not ready for discussion: the Comcast cable franchise agreement, eliminating discrepancies in the city’s liquor and beer ordinances, and proposed policies and procedures for the Forrest Hill Cemetery lo-
cated off Bunch Street. ■ In property cleanup matters, the board moved to adjudicate property at lot 6, block 658 Anderson Addition (Leslie property), and gave a continuance until April 2 for 1101 Phillips Street (Jackson property) and a lot in the Strickland Addition (Jackson property). ■ License approvals went to Macky Pollack, plumber, and Timothy Letson, electrician. ■ The board approved the selection of Sample Hicks & Associates of Flowood as administrator and Cook Coggin as engineering firm for 2013 Community Development Block Grant projects.
On this day in history 150 years ago A 22-boat expedition up the Tallahatchie River clears a number of obstacles and reaches the confluence of the Yalobusha and Yazoo Rivers. The Union force of navy and infantry halts to bombard Fort Pemberton at Greenwood, Miss.
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