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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section

City seeks work on historic route BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Corinth hopes to secure a bridge replacement and an improved route to the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center with a grant the city will seek to win. The city is submitting an application for an Eastern Federal

Lands Access Program Grant for a three-year, $4 million project that would include replacement of the bridge near Henry Cemetery on North Polk Street and some additional street improvements on Polk Street as well as possibly parts of Linden Street, Shiloh Road

and Fulton Drive. The city would match the grant with 20 percent local funding, or about $800,000, over the course of the three years. The first phase of the project would be replacement of the 84-year-old bridge, which in-

spections have found to be deficient. “This is a great opportunity to enhance our infrastructure and replace a bridge that would cost about $1.7 million,” said Mayor Tommy Irwin. “It will be very competitive, but we are encouraged about our position.”

The grant funds are available for projects involving access to federal lands. Polk Street is part of the route the park service designates from Shiloh to the Corinth interpretive center. After the bridge replacePlease see GRANT | 2

Sales tax revenue continues to grow BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Corinth’s share of sales tax revenue topped $600,000 for the first time in the latest reported month as sales tax figures continue to rise. The mid-February deposit returned $641,513.20 to the city coffers — up 9.5 percent, or about $55,000, from a year ago. The month’s numbers re-

Staff photo by Mark Boehler

Union General Ulysses S. Grant — portrayed by Dr. E. C. “Curt” Fields Jr. — talks to visitors on April 6 last year during anniversary activities at Shiloh National Military Park. The park will have events and programs this year from April 4 through April 8 this year.

Shiloh events remember battle SHILOH, Tenn. — Shiloh National Military Park will commemorate 153rd anniversary of the battle by offering a variety of interpretive programs over a five-day period from Saturday, April 4, through Wednesday, April 8. “We invite everyone to come enjoy the park as we remember the epic battle fought at Shiloh. Programs will also be offered on the weekend of April 4th and 5th to accommodate those visitors unable to participate on the actual anniversary days of the battle, April 6th, 7th and 8th, which fall on weekdays this year,” said Superintendent

Dale Wilkerson. Rangers and volunteers will be offering in-depth battlefield hikes, demonstrations, car caravan tours and programs during the commemoration. The park will conduct cannon firing demonstrations on Saturday, April 4. Shiloh’s Cannon Crew will fire the park’s reproduction 6-pounder field piece and visitors will learn about the role of a cannoneer during the war and how cannon were loaded and fired. Firing demonstrations will be conducted across from the Visitor Center. A complete schedule of the

in-depth battlefield hikes and car caravan tours is posted on the park website at www. nps.gov/shil and on the park’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ShilohNMP. Visitors are invited to preregister for the battlefield hikes by calling the Shiloh Visitor Center at 731-689-5696. Registered participants should meet the guides at the appointed sites and times, and are encouraged to wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather and terrain. Visitors attending more than one hike are encouraged to have food and water available.

flect sales activity from the busy December shopping period. With a sustained period of growth, it is the 15th consecutive monthly increase. At the fifth month of the fiscal year, the cumulative total is $2.63 million, up 8.2 percent, or about $200,000, from the same point a year earlier. Please see TAX | 2

Rare rifle will appear at military relic show BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

The Col. W.P. Rogers Sons of Confederate Veterans are bringing in a big shot over the weekend. Members of Camp 321 have landed a very rare Civil War rifle to be displayed during its 6th Annual Corinth Civil War & Militaria Show and Sale on Saturday and Sunday at the Crossroads Arena. “The gun is the 50 caliber rifle of Jack Hinson, the most deadly “sniper” in the Civil War with over 100 recorded kills of Union troops,” said Larry Mangus with the local SCV Camp. “Hinson was nearly 60 years old and not involved in the war until his

two sons were executed for allegedly being bushwhackers.” According to Mangus, after the decapitated heads of his two sons were placed on gateposts Please see RIFLE | 2

Native receives company’s annual achievement award BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Honored as one of 19 award recipients during an annual award banquet at Ruppert Landscape in Laytonsville, Maryland, Corinth native Ken Railey was selected to receive the company’s Darrin Middleton Achievement Award. “It was a real honor to receive the award, especially when selected from a group of approximately, 1,000 sharp, hard working individuals,” he said. “I especially like how it was personalized with a video of my jet boat.” All smiles, Railey said he considers himself blessed to have received the award three times in his 18-year career with the

company. A 1972 graduate of Atholton High School located in Howard County Maryland, Railey went on to attend Howard Vocational Technical Institute, Wright State University and Delaware University. He has attended over 40 other accredited and non-accredited Management and Technical Trade schools, educational programs and seminars throughout his career. He has certifications as a CDL (Commercial Drivers License) Instructor, The National Safety Council’s Straight Truck Driver Certification, Maryland Motor Trucks FMCSR (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Requirements)

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Ken Railey (center) accepts the award from Ruppert Landscape President Phil Key (left) and Bob Jones, president of Ruppert’s Landscape Construction Division.

25 years ago

On this day in history 150 years ago

Coach Johnny Mitchell’s Corinth Warrior basketball team wins the 3A state title with a 72-62 win over Velma Jackson. It’s Corinth’s second straight state title.

Confederate cavalry under Wade Hampton and Joe Wheeler attack their counterparts at Monroe’s Cross Roads, North Carolina. Union Gen. Kilpatrick, clad only in his nightshirt, claims victory at “The Battle of Kilpatrick’s Pants.”

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