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Saturday Mar. 19,

2016

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 120, No. 68

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • One section

Murder: Man gets 30 years Victim’s mother offers forgiveness BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Even after losing her son, Tashia Beene Johnson found it in her heart to forgive. After Amartrie J. Moss of Corinth stood before Circuit Judge Thomas Gardner III Friday afternoon and pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the July 2014 shooting death of her son, 19-year-old Anthony Beene of Baldwyn, Johnson was given an opportunity to address Moss, who is 18 years old and will serve 30 years for the crime. “I just want to say to you that I am really sorry for you, for what has happened to you,” she said, turning to face him. “All along, I just wanted to be able to hug you and pray with you, because I knew that it had to have been some kind of anger … I wish it could have been done in a better way, and it could have.” After telling Moss that she forgives him, the two embraced.

McNairy Regional Hospital will close on May 18.

McNairy hospital will close BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

SELMER, Tenn. — McNairy Regional Hospital is closing its doors. Hospital officials informed employees Friday morning the hospital and its affiliated clinics would end all services on May 18 due to major repairs and declines in patient use. “As we considered these significant repairs, we also looked at how community use of the hospital has changed in recent years,” said Pamela Roberts, chief executive officer of the hospital. “Our quality of care and patient satisfaction have been strong, but far fewer patients are using services here, whether inpatient, outpatient or ER.” The hospital announced 162 employees will be affected by the closure. Recently, plumbing and facility experts examined the plumbing systems after a recent breach. It was determined workers would have to dig through the hospital’s floors to replace sewer pipes which have deteriorated under the building. Repairs would

“With the extensive repairs needed, disruption to operations and small number of patients using services, McNairy Regional Hospital is not sustainable.”

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Pamela Roberts

City plans street projects

require closing the hospital for required specialized treatment so they were stabilized, six or more months. “With the extensive repairs then transferred to a larger BY JEBB JOHNSTON needed, disruption to opera- acute care hospital in Jackson, Commissioner Philip Verdung. tions and small number of pa- Tenn., according to a hospital jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com “That will be rebuilding the tients using services, McNairy statement. The majority of A couple of upcoming city ones that are collapsed, relining Regional Hospital is not sus- other patients’ needs could be street projects will bring im- the ones that need it, and then addressed in an urgent care or tainable,” added Roberts. provements on Linden Street putting the new inlet curbing Patient use has steadily de- physician’s office. and Main Street. and tops on all 16 inlets along #6348 #8715 Cuts in federalTan reimburseclined since 2010. The numOn Linden Silver Street between Linden Street.” White #0023 $ 00 $ 00 $ $ ment for $ services as00 part of the ber of patients admitted $7,495 has or. the railroad tracks and Dougof the drains need 123 203 13,995 or. 23,495 or.About .......................... .......................... ..........................six350 per month per month per month dropped from just over 1,700 Affordable Care Act have also las Street, the city will repair or to be completely replaced. since 2010 to approximately taken a toll. replace all drainage inlets and The metal tops have been White #6555 Red #9592 Black, Crew, 4x4 #3232 EMS services will00continue 550 last year. replace the with conprone to $ get knocked00off and $ $ metal tops 00 $ $ $ 159and clinics23,995 or.crete 359 9,495 or. 25,795damaged, or. .......................... 387 .......................... .......................... after the hospital The drop means the hospital and he wants to move per month per month tops. per month was averaging less than two close. The EMS team will ad“It looks like some of our toward replacing all of them Blue #2770 Red, #4844 Eddie Bauer, Blue tops. #3876 just its processes in response patients a day. road construction for this year city-wide with concrete A $ 00 $ 00 $ $ $ to.......................... this transition. hosEmergency Room visits is.......................... going to be postponed due to grant may$be pursued for that 165Three 234 418 9,795 or. 15,995 or. 27,795 or. .......................... per month pitals operate within 30 miles have also been fewer. Theper ER month some utility issues, so we’reper go- month project. three more averaged 24 a day over the of Selmer and ing to use some of that money The drains will be built to Maroon #9459 White #9539 Red #3942 past few months. to go ahead and do00 all of$ the $ 00 $ $ $ $ 234 10,595 or. .......................... 179 15,995 or. 23,895 or. .......................... 357 00 .......................... Last year, many patients drains on Linden,” said Street 5 Please see STREET | 2 per month Please see HOSPITAL |per month per month White #9898

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Silent art auction makes its return

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Local artists are pooling their talent to help restore the Verandah-Curlee House. The silent art auction in conjunction with the annual home and garden tour is back, with a preview slated for Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the art gallery. The items on offer will remain at the gallery through April 2 and will be displayed at the VerandahCurlee House in the enclosed porch area during the April 15-16 tour. Paintings, photography, metal sculpture, wood turnings and more are up for bids.

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Chief executive officer of McNairy Regional Hospital

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dine at Vicari Italian Grill in downtown Corinth will recogLeather, White #6348a server nize Jermaine Chappell as $ 00 $ who works three nights a week. But 405 26,995 or. .......................... per formonth many more, the 29-year-old single man is known as the heart and Silver #7833 soul of Pickwick School, $ Southside00 $ 280 18,995 or. .......................... which serves the Shiloh, Counce per month and Pickwick areas in Hardin County for students inWhite grades K-8. #5111 the administra$ 00 $ Chappell has been 22,995 or. .......................... 342 tivemonth assistant at the school for the per past three years, where he wears many hats. “I am the oneTanwho #5923 finds 00 $ substitutes for$ 375answers 24,995 or. .......................... teachers, themonth phone ... I am the principal’s per right hand man. I am also the Blackisn’t #6009 here,” school nurse when she $ $ said Chappell, added 00 a new 358 23,995 or. .......................... who per hatmonth at the school this year. He was the girl’s volleyball coach, guiding Tan #2757 the Lady Eagles “I $ to a 4-3 record. $ 273 00 18,495 .......................... loved or. it,” he said. Gray #6712

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White #4258 Tan #4093 Corinth aldermen approve up to $1 million for Will Bradley, a junior at Kossuth High School, visits East $ in bond funding 00 $ 00 $ $ 218 280 14,995 or. .......................... 18,995 Corinth or. ..........................Elementary for cowboy week. Bradley is ranked first in improvements to the Corinth-Alcorn County Airport. The work per month per month will include extending the runway to accommodate larger planes. the high school rodeo division in Tennessee.

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