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Spring Fling keeps retirees in the know

School board to fill seat

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Helpful information is ready to be given to senior adults. Retirees can get helpful facts during the 2016 Spring Fling on Thursday, April 14, at Mississippi State Extension Center. “Reservations are required and can be made by calling The Alliance,” said Tom Chartres, member of the Community Development Council. “Doors will not open until 10 a.m. and we ask our attendees to wait until then to come to avoid having to stand outside.” Numerous speakers are scheduled to share valuable figures with those who attend, according to Chartres. “There will be all sorts of information,” he said. Alcorn County Sheriﬀ Ben Caldwell is slated to launch the senior citizen/law enforcement consortium TRIAD. TRIAD is the agreement of law enforcement agencies in a county and older or retired persons in the community to work together. The partnership addresses crime issues which affect older citizens and methods that may expedite delivery of law enforcement services. “It is a big deal for us to get the TRIAD program back,” added Chartres. Crystal Starling, Alcorn County Deputy Circuit Clerk, is also slated to talk with attendees. “Anyone who wants to register to vote or needs to update any voting information can do so at the Spring Fling,” said Chartres of the event in its sixth year. Ginger Dillinger is scheduled to address the Aﬀordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicare Part D assistance. Representatives with Magnolia Regional Health Center, Please see RETIREES | 3

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is currently being leased from the county to the foundation. “It’s a 198-year lease and gives the foundation the exclusive right to use, control, operate and supervise the area,” said Davis. However, Voyles believes the removal of a building from the property would be a breach of contract. “It’s the management to maintain the buildings, not tear them down,” he said. “It’s very disappointing to see the state that they are in. I understand the dollars might not be there for them, but I feel like we can get community support and fix the issues.”

The Alcorn County Board of Education will hold a special meeting next week to appoint a new board member to fill the vacant Third District seat. The meeting will take place on Thursday, March 31, at 5 p.m. inside the district office on Manpower Road. Former District Three school board member Carroll Morton, who was also board president, resigned earlier this month following a 3-2 vote that resulted in the closure of Glendale and Rienzi elementary schools at the end of the school year. “We will officially accept Carroll’s resignation and also consider those candidates interested in the Third District position,” said current board president Randy Wilbanks. “The board plans to vote for someone during the meeting to fill the vacancy.” Any Third District resident interested in being considered for the position should submit a resume or general letter of interest to board clerk Ginger Mills at the district office. “We wanted to make sure we had someone in place before the next regular scheduled board meeting on April 11,” added Wilbanks. The Third District represents the campuses of Biggersville and Rienzi. Morton is the second Alcorn School District board member to resign in recent months. James Voyles, who held the District Two board seat, resigned in December after he

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Jacinto Foundation members want the Calton house torn down. It’s a deteriorating building to the east of the Jacinto Courthouse. However, Alcorn County supervisors say more can be done to save the non-historical structure.

Supervisors: Don’t tear down house BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

The removal of a deteriorating non-historical building near the Jacinto Courthouse has been put on hold. The Alcorn County Board of Supervisors on Monday voted to not allow the Jacinto Foundation to remove the aging structure at this time. Although the issue was not on the agenda nor was a foundation representative present, the unanimous vote came at the end of the lengthy meeting when Supervisor James Voyles began the discussion. “I am in objection to removing the house,” said Voyles. “I feel like there’s a lot that can

be done to save the property, before we result to having it removed. I think we should meet with (the foundation) to talk about what else can be done.” Earlier this month, Jacinto Foundation Executive Director Beth Whitehurst asked the board for their blessing to remove the old neighboring structure commonly known as the Calton house, even though, she said board approval isn’t required. According to Whitehurst, the state has determined that the house does not have historical significance, and therefore can be removed. Board attorney Bill Davis on Monday said the property

People of the Crossroads LeAnn Peters Freeman, Glen Staff photo by Kimberly Shelton

For LeAnn Peters Freeman, owning her own business is freedom. “I enjoy owning my own business because it gives me the opportunity to be more involved daily in the lives of my family,” she said. “I also love having the opportunity to meet customers and interact with them on a more personal level. Some I have gotten to know very well. At the end of the day, they are more to me than just customers – they have become friends. I couldn’t imagine a day going by that I didn’t have my business. It’s a privilege to be able to help those who come to see us.” Owner of ‘Hot Spot – The Cool Stop’ since October of 2012, the 35-year-old Kossuth native is the mother of two boys, Trevin Humbers and Zachary Freeman, and the wife of Jodie Freeman.

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Today in History Today is Thursday, March 24, the 84th day of 2016. There are 282 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 24, 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, crashed into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board; investigators said the jetliner was deliberately downed by the 27-year-old co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, who had a history of depression and mental illness.

On this date: In 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill granting future independence to the Philippines. In 1944, in occupied Rome, the Nazis executed more than 300 civilians in reprisal for an attack by Italian partisans the day before that had killed 32 German soldiers. In 1955, the Tennessee Williams play “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” opened on Broadway. In 1958, rock-androll singer Elvis Presley was inducted into the Army in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1975, Muhammad Ali defeated Chuck Wepner with a technical knockout in the 15th round of a fight in Richfield, Ohio. (Wepner, a journeyman known as the “Bayonne Bleeder,” inspired Sylvester Stallone to make his “Rocky” films.) In 1976, the president of Argentina, Isabel Peron, was deposed by her country’s military. In 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska’s Prince William Sound and began leaking an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil. In 1999, NATO launched airstrikes against Yugoslavia, marking the first time in its 50-year existence that it had ever attacked a sovereign country.

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City of Corinth Street and Sanitation Department will have early trash pickup this week due to the Good Friday holiday. Customers who have trash picked up on Friday will have it picked up today.

BOONEVILLE — On the evening of Wednesday, March 16 Prentiss County Narcotics Officers, North MS Narcotics Unit and Prentiss County Deputies wrapped up a six month undercover investigation with the execution of three search warrants on CR 840 and the residences/properties controlled by the suspects involved in the investigation. The investigation led to the arrests of Jimmy Samuel Smith, 49, of 340 CR 8401 in Rienzi, and Otis Paul McGee, 43, and Tonya M McGee, 43, both of 327 CR 8401 in Booneville. Jimmy Smith was charged with two counts sale of a controlled substance (marijuana). His bond was set at $25,000. Otis Paul McGee was charged with three counts sale of a controlled substance (marijuana), felony child abuse and possession of fIrearm by a

Iuka Law enforcement honored by Crime Stoppers IUKA — Crime Stops of Northeast Mississippi recently recognized two local law enforcement for being injured in the line of duty under honorable circumstances. Iuka Police Chief Randy Stringer and Officer Joseph Marlar were awarded for their actions during the February 2015 Iuka Walmart shooting. The two were wounded when a man entered the store with a gun, threatening shoppers and numerous law enforcement.

convicted felon. His bond was set at $100,000, and Tonya M. McGee was charged with one count sale of a controlled substance (marijuana) and felony child abuse. Her bond was set at $50,000.

Tupelo Commercial air service returns to Tupelo April 5 TUPELO — City officials and Contour Airlines are giving travelers a sign that commercial air service will soon resume at Tupelo Regional Airport. The Contour flew one of its nine-passenger planes in Tuesday for the public to tour. It’s one of two that will be used when flights start April 5 to and from Nashville. Contour Airlines CEO Matt Chaifetz says the spare airplane will back up the other airplane operating that day. He says the move will help improve reliability — a frequent complaint from travelers using the city’s last commercial air carrier, SeaPort Airlines. Contour says it will offer 30 flights a week with $18.99 oneway fares during April to encourage people to try the airline. Those fares increase to $49 one way after April 30.

NEMCC student art show will be held in April BOONEVILLE – Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Art Department will exhibit its Annual Student Art Show April 5–18. Work will be displayed in categories including Painting, Drawing, Computer Graphics, Black & White Photography, 2D Design and Ceramics. An awards program is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5 at 6 p.m. in the Anderson Hall Auditorium with exhibit-opening reception following the program. Gallery hours are MondayThursday 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (For more information contact Terry Anderson at 662-720-7336

Friends hope to ‘Strike Out Cancer’ until we can put together a large community event,” said event organizer Chris Whitten. Dowty, 23, was leaving the hospital with his newborn child when his femur bone shattered while walking to the car. A biopsy showed the Hornsby, Tenn., man has osteosarcoma. Osteosarcoma – also called osteogenic sarcoma – is a type of cancer that starts in the bones. The cancer has spread to Dowty’s lungs and on March 15 he was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer.

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A day on the diamond can help make a diﬀerence for a former McNairy County, Tenn., man. Friends of Jacob Dowty are attempting to “Strike Out Cancer” on April 2 in Selmer. The event will feature a day of softball and coach pitch tournament action at Patriot Park and at Dixie Youth Park with proceeds going to Dowty. “We are hoping to generate enough money to tide them over

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“The tumor is so large in his left leg that if the chemotherapy treatments don’t shrink it, his leg will likely be amputated,” said Whitten. Dowty is scheduled for a second round of chemo treatments Thursday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Friends are putting on a men’s softball tournament and co-ed tournament at Patriot Park. The cost to enter is $125. A 6-U and 8-U coach pitch

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tion for second district supervisor. The school board appointed Laura Studdard to the District 2 seat in February on the condition that she would not seek election to the same position later this year. Wilbanks said the board plans to ask the Third District appointee to also not seek election. “Of course, we have no right to keep a person from running for oﬃce, but we will ask,” he said. Three board seats will be up for grabs in the November election, including the District 2 and 3 seat as well as the District 1 seat currently held by Nash. Nash has not said if he will seek re-election. Qualifying for the three school board seats begins in August. (For more information on the third district appointment, contact Mills at 662286-5591.)

Garrett Eye Clinic, Bennett’s Apothecary, Corinthian Arbors, CorinthAlcorn Animal Shelter, Alliance Hospice, Air Evac, NEMPPD and Walgreens will attend the fling. Steve Wallace, Alcorn County Veterans Service Oﬃcer, and Rickey Pope with Mid-South Project Package are also slated to be on hand. Taylor’s Escape will provide lunch. “The event is to help get information out to retirees in the Alcorn County area,” said Chartres. “The event will fill up fast and tickets are first-come, first serve.” To make reservations for the Spring Fling call The Alliance at 287-5269. Since there is no cost to attend, individuals are asked to consider bringing a donation to MS Project Package and Corinth Alcorn Animal Shelter, according to Chartres.

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Azaleas and long legs There are still a lot of overgrown Katrina lots on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, green ghosts left from a decade ago when the driveways led to houses and the concrete slabs held homes. I cut a branch of Formosa azaleas for my table off one of those sad lots, wondering who planted the gargantuan bush, who watered it in a long-ago hot August, who took an Easter photo in front Rheta of the blooms. Formosa azaleas are the Johnson color God intended for the flowers, the purple-pink of an Columnist old woman’s crooked lipstick. It should be illegal to plant azaleas north of I-10; they grow house-high down here. The azaleas riding shotgun led to thoughts of my father, whose job it was each Easter Sunday to document our finery for Mother, producing a trove of black-and-white shots that measure familial growth like marks on a wall. Mother fetched the Kodak Brownie, and always, always, Daddy lined us up in front of the azalea bushes. In the official Easter photograph, you had to imagine the fuchsia color of the blooms. Daddy’s shadow ended up in the shot with us, legs slightly spread apart, the better to position the camera at his waist. My memory also has to supply the color of the dresses that were made by my maternal grandmother, who wrapped her handiwork in brown paper tied up with string and mailed them to Alabama from Georgia. Protected only by a layer of thin tissue and the recycled grocery sack mailer, the dresses always arrived perfectly intact. This was back before the post office gave customers the third degree. I can’t remember what I had for breakfast this morning, but I can remember those dresses. Pink polished cotton. Yellow voile. Blue taffeta. Dresses in melon colors embellished with crochet or smocking or lace. For good visuals, Grannie’s dresses dwarfed the azaleas. Our azaleas never got as big and glorious as the ones on the lot where I “borrowed” my latest bouquet. Daddy was far too neat to be a successful gardener, and obsessively pruned bushes at any old time of year. You could throw a tablecloth across the flat-topped results and set a proper tea table. That didn’t help the blooming any. Or the photographs, where my sisters and I look as if we’ve been tortured and released. Some years there were bonnets, some not. Anklet socks eventually were replaced by first heels. In one photograph, my younger sister has a big scab on her knee from a bicycle wreck. Our smiles were a lot like the azaleas behind us: half-hearted, eyes closed as we squinted into the sun. After the photo session, the women in the family marched off to services, leaving my father behind to read his newspaper, exactly like the scene in the 1959 Norman Rockwell painting “Sunday Morning.” Now his long legs could rest on the recliner, his feet on the rest that popped out like an extra appendage when you pulled at the wooden handle. Easter services at a Baptist church were as predictable as the meal that followed. “Up From the Grave He Arose.” Ham and congealed salad. To us it was a waiting game ’tll church was over and the dishes cleared and the egg hunt could commence. If the weather was nice, we could go barefoot to look for eggs. If not, Mother warned us back into our shoes with the edict that we were “rushing the season.” And who in her right mind would not? (To find out more about Daily Corinthian columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson and her books, visit www.rhetagrimsleyjohnsonbooks.com.)

Prayer for today Lord God, may I be diligent for the progress of little children. Show me how I may minister unto them; and grant that I may be able to see the necessity of giving, more than I do the pleasure of receiving. Amen.

A verse to share “And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.” —2 Kings 2:11

A liberal garland for Garland Whenever I hear the words “centrist” or “moderate,” especially when they come from The New York Times and The Washington Post, the words “liberal” and “cover-up” immediately come to mind. Since President Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to replace Justice Antonin Scalia, a confirmed conservative, the words “centrist” and “moderate” have been repeated ad nauseam. They were repeated so often, in fact, that they resembled the sound of a skipping needle across a vinyl LP with dust in its grooves. Even the reliably liberal New York Times, while repeating the centrist and moderate line, acknowledged that Garland’s addition to the court “would make the justice at the center of the court more liberal than at any point in nearly 50 years.” This is why Republicans are within their constitutional rights to refuse to grant Garland a hearing or a vote, especially since, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll, “two-outof-three likely U.S. voters (67 percent) are angry at the current policies of the federal government.” Senate Republicans rightly believe a new president should

make the critical next appointment to the court. At the announcement Cal c e r e m o n y Thomas in the Rose Garden, one Columnist could see a tableau of liberalism on display. Does anyone believe those senators, who included uberleftists Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, Patrick Leahy and Dianne Feinstein, would vote to confirm someone who might not reflect their liberal worldview, including the belief that the Constitution is a “living document” to be tampered with according to the whims of the age? Would a liberal Democrat vote to confirm anyone who might impose restrictions on abortion or rollback same-sex marriage? A Wall Street Journal editorial unmasked the liberal cover-up over Garland, even while other editorialists, columnists and broadcast news anchors extolled his supposed virtues: “Judge Garland’s 19-year tenure on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals demonstrates a reliable vote for progressive causes, with the arguable exception of criminal law. Two issues in

particular make the point: the Second Amendment and deference to the growing power of the administrative state.” The president probably knows that Garland’s nomination isn’t going anywhere and that like so many other things in this administration Garland will be used for political ends in the election. It is amusing to hear liberals claim Republicans are “obstructionists” after all the obstructing Democrats have done. Democratic roadblocks extend back to Robert Bork’s confirmation hearings and include Sen. Barack Obama’s opposition to Justice Samuel Alito for reasons even he admitted were solely political. I suspect, not since John F. Kennedy named Byron R. White to the Supreme Court has there been a justice who disappointed Democrats. White was one of two justices who dissented in the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion case. The Republican record has been far more checkered, beginning with Dwight D. Eisenhower’s naming of Earl Warren, a nomination he came to regret, calling it “the biggest d--n fool mistake” he ever made. As William Harper points out in his highly readable and timely book, “Second

Thoughts: Presidential Regrets with their Supreme Court Nominations,” Republicans have fared far less well when picking jurists to the highest court. In addition to Earl Warren, there were William Brennan, Harry Blackmun, Warren Burger, Sandra Day O’Connor, David Souter and Anthony Kennedy – all named by Republican presidents, each one disappointing conservatives on numerous cases. Perhaps Republicans will cave on the president’s nomination of Garland because they have done so before. Backbone is not a word normally associated with often-squishy Republicans, but so far they appear to be standing as one. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell seems unconcerned that Republicans might lose their majority should voters punish them for refusing to confirm Garland. That’s something Democrats and their big media allies have alluded to during the campaign. Meanwhile, only believe Merrick Garland is not a liberal, if you believe President Obama and most Senate Democrats are moderates. (Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@ tribpub.com.)

The rule-or-ruin Republicans “Things reveal themselves passing away,” wrote W. B. Yeats. Whatever one may think of Donald Trump, his campaign has done us a service – exposing the underbelly of a decaying establishment whose repudiation by America’s silent majority is long overdue. According to The New York Times, super PACs of Trump’s GOP rivals, including PACs of candidates who have dropped out, are raising and spending millions to destroy the probable nominee. Goals of the anti-Trump conspirators: Manipulate the rules and steal the nomination at Cleveland. Failing that, pull out all the stops and torpedo any Trump-led ticket in the fall. Then blame Trump and his followers for the defeat, pick up the pieces, and posture as saviors of the party they betrayed. This is vindictiveness of a high order. It brings to mind the fable of the “The Dog in the Manger,” the tale of the snarling cur that, out of pure malice, kept the hungry oxen from the straw they needed to eat. Last week came reports on another closed conclave of the “Never Trump” ca-

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bal at the Army and Navy Club in D.C. Apparently, William Kristol circulated a Pat memo deBuchanan t a i l i n g how to rob Columnist Trump of the nomination, even if he finishes first in states, votes and delegates. Should Trump win on the first ballot, Kristol’s fallback position is to create a third party and recruit a conservative to run as its nominee. Purpose: Have this party siphon oﬀ enough conservative votes to sink Trump and give the presidency to Hillary Clinton, whose policies are more congenial to the neocons and Kristol’s Weekly Standard. Among the candidates Kristol is reportedly proposing are ex-Gov. Rick Perry of Texas and former Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, both respected conservatives. Kristol contends a thirdparty conservative candidate can win. He can’t be serious. It is absurd to think Gov. Perry, whose poll numbers were so low that he dropped out of the race last September

without winning a single primary, caucus, or even a delegate, could capture the White House on a third-party ticket. Perry would not even be assured of winning his home state. Trump and Perry would split the conservative vote in Texas and deliver its 36 electoral votes to Clinton, thus assuring a second Clinton presidency. Does Perry want that as his legacy? The Beltway has to come to terms with reality. It has not only lost the country; it has lost the party. It is not only these elites themselves who have been repudiated; it is their ideas and their agenda. The American people want their borders secured, the invasion stopped, the manufacturing plants brought back and an end to the conscription of our best and bravest to fight wars dreamed up in the tax-exempt think tanks of neoconservatives. Trump is winning because he speaks for the people. Look at those crowds. Establishment pundits are now wailing that they have gotten the message, that they understand that they have not been listening.

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But still, they refuse to act on this recognition. In June of 1978, Gov. Jerry Brown of California, who had fought tirelessly against Proposition 13, which would slash property taxes across California, did a U-turn when it passed in a landslide. And Brown himself implemented the tax cuts he had opposed. He got the message and acted on it. One sees none of this flexibility in the Beltway establishment, none of this acceptance of the new realities, only obduracy. Donald Trump is only the messenger. If these conservative defectors from a ticket led by Trump collude with Democrats by running a third party candidate to siphon oﬀ Trump’s votes, they may succeed. But they delude themselves if they think they will have solved the problem of their own irrelevance, or that they have a future. The party will survive. They won’t. (Daily Corinthian columnist Pat Buchanan is an American conservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist, politician and broadcaster.)

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The art of masonry dates back over 6,000 years, and today it continues to mainstay in construction — an area where two Alcorn Career and Technology Center students excel. Ethan Davis and Gibson Stewart recently won the state’s SkillsUSA competition in masonry in Jackson and are now setting their sights on the national competition in Kentucky this summer. Building a wall out of brick and mortar, the duo worked as a team to build the two-sided wall standing 3-feet high. The Biggersville High School students, a tenth grader and junior, respectively, were the only team to complete their wall, finishing in two hours and 47 minutes out of an allowed three hours and half allowed. To grade the wall, the judges look at accuracy to the blueprint, how plum or level, how square, the height, completion, cleanliness of the wall, and mortar spaces. They also receive points for their resume, for being in uniform, and for answering judges’ questions correctly. “As a contractor myself, I understand the quality of the work these boys’ performed,” said Tim Bradley, ACTC instructor. “Ethan lays brick like a seasoned mason, and the two work well together. Gibson does a good job keeping materials handy for Ethan and keeping the mortar at a good consistency.” These two first cousins, according to Stewart who is oldest, work together as one rather than as individuals. “Working together and staying on task is the key to success,” Stewart said. “We work out our plans ahead of time and decide what we are going to do, the quickest route to get it completed.” He said they talk calmly to each other and understand what each expects. Before they became a team for their first competition or entered their classes in construction and carpentry at ACTC, the cousins knew many of the ins and outs of their perspective jobs on the team. Davis has worked the last three years in the summer with his dad and learned to lay brick. Stewart also helped his uncle as a laborer hauling brick, mixing, and maintaining the consistency of the mortar. The boys credit Tim Bradley, their instructor at ACTC for teaching them to read blue prints and to use the schematics to where to begin and how to efficiently and effectively build a brick wall for competition. The family ties make this win sweeter for Davis. “I’m proud of it because I wanted to make my family proud of me. This is something I have learned for years from my dad, and I feel like I wouldn’t be where I am today without his help.” The high school sophomore said the most difficult part of the project is keeping the brick clean and plum or level. For Stewart, the hardest part is keeping the mortar at the right consistency. Davis said he doesn’t get stressed out, however. “I guess I don’t because I know how to do it really well. I usually go in and look at everybody and sum them up and look at the other projects occasionally while I’m working, but I don’t let them get in my head.” Davis said he enjoys laying brick because it’s fun and he likes watching a project take shape knowing he constructed it. Stewart said he enjoys the challenge and working with his cousin. “The competition is a good

Champions Gibson Stewart and Ethan Davis were the only contestants in the SkillsUSA state masonry competition to complete their project and had time to spare. bonding experience for Ethan and me,” Stewart said. “We make a better team because we are cousins and have worked together on the job during the summers. I’m proud we’ve made it this far and are going to try to do our best at nationals.” For the first two competitions, Bradley secured contributions from local businesses to provide practice materials for the boys. “We have been fortunate to

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White–Marolt Mr. Thomas White and Ms. Darnell White cordially invite all friends and family to attend the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Nicole (Nikki) Brooke White to Caleb Wayne Marolt, son of Mr. Bobby and Mrs. Beverly Marolt. Miss White is the granddaughter of Mrs. Alvis White and the late Mr. Thomas White, and the late Mrs. Cordillia and Mr. Grady Basden. Mr. Marolt is the grandson of Mrs. Geneva Culver and the late Mr. Herman Culver, and the late Mr. John Marolt and Mrs. Verna Marolt. The couple will exchange vows at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Crazy K Ranch, located in Michie, Tenn. The ceremony will be oﬃciated by Pastor Bro. David Basden.

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You don’t want to miss it! IF ONR TSH EPF AIMRI LYAT I O N NEIGHBORS It was my older sister’s birthday almost fifty years ago when my father harnessed the team of flea bit gray mules and hitched them to the mowing machine to mow the weeds off some hay. It was the last time he would ever hitch the team, and his workday would be cut short, because midway through the morning, the mules found a wasp nest in the field and ran away, throwing our father off the machine, breaking his back. It wasn’t long before neighbors had been notified, and they began to arrive at the house. Daddy was still in the field, and they carefully carried him to the house and loaded him into the waiting automobile, then on to the hospital. He was in a body cast for ninety days in the heat of summer, and into early fall. It was the time of year when cotton had to be hoed and plowed, and the corn was also in need of plowing. Fortunately, we had people living near us who knew what it meant to be real neighbors. They brought their tractors and cultivators, their hired hands with their hoes, and methodically worked out our crop, and maintained it throughout the growing season, and did so with no pay at all. We continued to be blessed because our father recovered completely, and returned to the field in the fall, and helped with the harvest. Luke chapter ten records the parable of the Good Samaritan, a story told by Jesus in response to the question, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus then told the story of a man who was beaten, robbed, and left half dead on the side of the road. The priest and the Levite, representatives of the Jewish religious elite, came by, and seeing the condition of the man, chose to do nothing for him. The Samaritan, however, not only provided aid at the scene of the attack, but took him to the inn, paid for his stay, and made arrangements for future needs, should there be any. (Luke 10:25-37) He then asked the question, “Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor to him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then Jesus said unto him, God, and do thou likewise.” Would it not be a better world if we would again learn about being neighbors?? We invite you to study and worship with us at the Danville church of Christ.

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Delay tactics slow legislative work BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS AND NASSIM BENCHAABANE Associated Press

JACKSON â€” A handful of Democrats on Wednesday showed dissatisfaction with Mississippiâ€™s Republican-dominated legislative process by conducting filibusters with long-winded readings of bills. â€œOnly those bills that have been blessed by the leadership are coming out of committees,â€? Sen. Barbara Blackmon, D-Canton, told reporters Wednesday to explain why she was having bills read aloud in the Senate. Blackmon said she believes the Senate Judiciary A Committee meeting was improperly called Tuesday, in violation of Senate rules. A schedule showed the committee was set to meet after the Senate adjourned for the day, but the meeting was held when the Senate was taking a break â€” â€œin recess,â€? in legislative terms. Blackmon made the

Jackson is majorityblack and has a black mayor and majorityblack City Council. Madison and Rankin counties, in the Jackson suburbs, are majority-white. Rep. Ed Blackmon, DCanton, said Democrats would make a strong effort to oppose the bill. â€œThis is just a land grab by the state of Mississippi,â€? said Rep. Blackmon, the husband of Sen. Blackmon. â€œWhat state government tells a city that the elected oďŹƒcials are incapable of governing?â€? Most of the legislators filibustering Wednesday are black, but they were joined by Sen. Deborah Dawkins, R-Pass Christian, who is white but often supports the Legislative Black Caucus. Bills in the Senate were being read aloud by a person for nearly two hours, but the staďŹ€ then switched to a computergenerated voice. Those in the House were being read rapidly by an automated voice.

cept the changes or the bill goes into final negotiations, where it could stall. Blackmon said it is unfair to legislators, and their constituents, for a chairman to try to block amendments to divisive legislation. The filibuster being conducted in the House was to protest a bill to widen control of the Jackson airport to a regional board. The fight over the airport bill was one thing that pushed the House to the February standoďŹ€, which ended with an agreement between Republican and Democratic leaders. Rep. Christopher Bell, D-Jackson, said Democrats understood that Republican leaders would let the bill die as a part of the agreement. â€œThe city of Jackson is under attack from individuals in Madison and Rankin counties,â€? Bell said Wednesday. â€œThis is not just about the makeup of the board.â€?

same argument during the committee meeting Tuesday, but Chairman Sean Tindell, R-Gulfport, said he believed he had properly called the meeting. Senate Judiciary A passed a bill during that meeting that says state oďŹƒcials, private business owners and others who provide services to the public couldnâ€™t be punished for acting on religious beliefs that marriage should only be between a man and a woman. The bill, backed by religious conservatives and House Republican leaders, was filed in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision that made same-sex marriage legal nationwide. Tindell said during the meeting Tuesday that he wanted the committee to pass the bill without changing it, and all amendments failed. If a bill passes both chambers in the same form, it goes to the governor. If one chamber changes a bill, the other must ac-

Paris bombmaker among dead in Brussels attack Associated Press

BRUSSELS â€” The suspected bombmaker in the Paris attacks in November was one of two suicide bombers who targeted the Brussels airport, oďŹƒcials said Wednesday, in a new sign that both attacks are linked to the same cell of the Islamic State group. The revelation that Najim Laachraoui was among the bombers came as Belgians began three days of mourning for the victims of the Brussels airport and subway bombings. The country remained on high alert as authorities hunted for one of the suspected attackers seen on surveillance video with Laachraoui and one other suicide bomber. Turkish authorities, meanwhile, said they had caught one of the suicide bombers near the Turkish-Syrian border in July and sent him back to the Netherlands, warning both that country and Belgium that he was a â€œforeign terrorist fighter.â€? But a Turkish oďŹƒcial who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasnâ€™t authorized to speak publicly said the bomber was allowed to go free because Belgian authorities could not establish any ties to extremism.

The Board of Supervisors voted Monday to stop the removal of the Calton house located near the Jacinto Courthouse.

Deaths Dewey Lee Broadway

A Celebration of Life service for Dewey Lee Broadway, 99, is set for 1 p.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Home with Bro. Ralph Culp oďŹƒciating. Burial will follow in City Cemetery. Mr. Broadway died Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at Whitfield Nursing Home. Mr. Broadway was a veteran of WWII where he served with the Dixie Division in the Philippine Islands. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Masonic Lodge 116, in Corinth and was retired from ITT. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Bobbie Nelms Broadway; his mother and stepfather, Beatrice and David Henry Davis; two brothers, J.D. Broadway and Clyde Broadway and a sister, Rosetta Seago. Mr. Broadway is survived by one daughter, Paulette Broadway of Dallas, Texas, three sons, Leroy Broadway of Porterville, Mike (Pat) Broadway of Michie, Tenn. and Johnny (Lynne) Broadway of Leonard, Texas, one sister, Thelma (Edward) Shields of Corinth; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and a large number of nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Friday from 11 a..m until service time at 1 p.m. Condolences may be left at www.memorialcorinth. com

Frank Oliverio

Frank Oliverio Died Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in St. Cloud, Fla. Arrangements are pending with McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors.

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IUKA â€” Funeral services for Vernon E. McCulloch, 75, are set for 11 a.m. Friday at Ludlam Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Kirk Cemetery in Iuka. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. McCulloch died Tuesday, March 22. Survivors include his wife, Linda McCulloch; his children, Sarah (Terry), Tom (Cheryl), Brian (Laura) and Rebecca (Rob); his brothers, Lester (Deanna) and David (Cathy) and his sisters, Virgie Mae and Audrey Faye (Earl); his grandchildren, Krista, Megan, Brian II, Tyler, Anthony, Jenna and Delana; and one greatgrandson, Jaden. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Eston McCulloch and Gertrude Lavonia Scruggs McCulloch; and his brothers, H.T. Wilson, James Harold McCulloch and Jerry McCulloch. Tim Scruggs and Jeramie Kleidon will oďŹƒciate.

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On Wednesday, Whitehurst said she has yet to be contacted by the Board of Supervisors about the Monday vote. â€œSo far, we have not heard anything oďŹƒcial ... so we really cannot respond to what happened.

We were told ahead of time that we would not be on the agenda for the meeting and so (we) did not attend,â€? said Whitehurst. â€œThe Jacinto Foundation and Alcorn County have had a good relationship for 40 plus years and we hope to continue that relationship.â€?

receive help from Corinth Brick, Ferrellâ€™s Home and Outdoor, Southern Serendipity J.C. Bath Company, Smith Home Center, The Door Shop, and Tony Youngblood. â€œThey helped make this success possible.â€?

Going to Kentucky and further honing those skills is going to take practice, Bradley said. â€œWe will be fundraising to help pay for practice materials and trip expenses.â€? (Anyone interested in contributing to the trip, can contact ACTC 662286-7727.)

ing and necessities for our communityâ€™s children, so we are working hard to meet that need. Our local businesses and community members have really stepped it up this year, and we are so grateful.â€? Expressing her fondness for the chose theme, Charity Ball Co-Chairwoman Marley Ashe says she is looking forward to the changes. â€œThis year is going to be diďŹ€erent,â€? she said. â€œI am excited to see both the outcome and the reactions to it. We have more Living Ads this year than

I believe weâ€™ve ever had in the past and it is awesome to see how itâ€™s grown over the years.â€? â€œWe are very grateful for our patrons and to everyone who has made this yearâ€™s Charity Ball possible,â€? she continued. â€œWithout them we wouldnâ€™t be able to serve the children of Alcorn County in the ways we do.â€? Slated for 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at the Hillandale Golf Course, this yearâ€™s ball promises to be a Derby experience unlike any other.

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â€œIf you donâ€™t wear a hat to the Kentucky Derby,â€? said Nobles of C.K. Nobles, â€œyouâ€™ll feel like the woman who wears jeans to a little black dress party.â€? Whether simple or grandiose, custom-made or oďŹ€ the rack, just be sure to have a stylish hat or fascinator perched atop your head, advises the stylists of Southern Living Magazine. They recommend the following tips for staying on trend: â– Fascinators â€” Popularized by royal bride Kate Middleton, chic dainty headpieces called fascinators are all the rage. Constructed from a simple

woven disc embellished with feathers and netting then secured in the hair with a comb, fascinators are a popular option to combat â€œhat hair.â€? â– Dress â€” When it comes to picking out the perfect dress, a simple silhouette is best so as not to detract from the exquisite hats. â– Shoes â€” Go ahead and sport those fun, flirty heels as they do at the derby, but bring a cute pair of flats to change into should you need them. â– Jewelry â€” A ladyâ€™s hat should be her crowning jewelry at the derby, so jewelry should be simple and understated. A delicate strand of pearls or stylishly thin bangles are thatâ€™s needed to provide

the perfect accents to any outfit. Large chunky jewelry will draw too much attention and may outshine the hat. â– Bags â€” Whether you prefer a sleek clutch for placing bets and mingling or a stylish tote to hold those emergency flats, your bag of choice is perfectly suitable for a derbystyle event. The magazine also has style advice for gentlemen: â€œWhile some men adorn their heads with 1920s-style hats, at the Derby headgear isnâ€™t as popular for men as it is for women. What is in is eye-catching color. Classic seersucker suits, pants in shades of red, green, yellow, and orange, and

dress shirts in bright hues are all perfectly fitting for the occasion. Help your handsome fella pull the look together with a colorful bow tie or tie from Vineyard Vines, the oďŹƒcial tie maker of the Kentucky Derby.â€? When in doubt, just remember that less is definitely more except when it comes to the headwear. Looking forward to yet another exciting year of Charity Ball activities, the ladies of JA are optimistic that this yearâ€™s attendance will be one for the books. â€œWe are hoping for our most successful event yet,â€? said JA President Susan Bailey. â€œThe need has been greater than ever this year for cloth-

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Man descends tree, ends drama SEATTLE â€” Chef Michelle Matsko paused as she walked to work Wednesday, gazed up from beneath her red umbrella and marveled: After nearly a full day, a man was still perched near the top of an 80-foot-tall sequoia tree in the middle of a shopping district in downtown Seattle. â€œIâ€™m really impressed,â€? she said. â€œItâ€™s been raining. Heâ€™s a trouper.â€? The unidentified man finally climbed down safely just before noon, after transfixing the city and the Internet for 25 hours while police closed adjacent streets and tried to coax him down. As onlookers cheered and chanted â€œMan In Treeâ€? â€” in deference to the Twitter hashtag by which he became known â€” he sat down near the base of the conifer and appeared to be chomping on a piece of fruit. Officers initially kept their distance, but soon approached the man, got him on a gurney and took him for a medical evaluation. Reasons for the drama remained unclear. At times, the man appeared agitated, gestured wildly, yelled and threw apples and branches at officers. Â

Protesters disrupt oil, gas lease sale NEW ORLEANS â€” Protesters opposed to drilling in the Gulf of Mexico disrupted an oil and gas lease sale Wednesday, chanting and waving signs as government officials read bids from companies for the right to explore and develop fossil fuels offshore. Government officials said afterward that the sale â€” for tracts in the central and eastern regions of the Gulf â€” raised a total of $156 million in the central region but no bids were made for the eastern region. The $156 million was the fourth lowest total for sales in the central region â€” traditionally the Gulfâ€™s most active territory â€” since sales started back in 1983, officials said. Oil and gas compa-

nies have been struggling with low prices. Government officials called the sale results respectable but said the price of oil and gas is influencing companies, which are slowing down on capital investments. â€œI think industry is proceeding cautiously,â€? said Janice Schneider, assistant secretary at the Department of Interior. Schneider said the protesters did not hold up the sale, she had no concerns about the demonstrations and that everyone has the right to express themselves. Â

Cruz emboldened, but needs miracle WAUWATOSA, Wis. â€” While Ted Cruz decried â€œgutter politicsâ€? against him, former Republican presidential contenders gave him a boost Wednesday, casting the Texas senator as the partyâ€™s last best chance to stop Donald Trump. The long and bitter 2016 campaign shifted to a new Midwestern battleground. Ahead of Wisconsinâ€™s April 5 primary, Gov. Scott Walker, who dropped out of the race last fall, declared that only Cruz can catch Trump as time runs short in the primary season. And former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush gave Cruz his endorsement â€” a step perhaps designed to hurt Trump more than help the unpopular Texas senator. â€œFor the sake of our party and country, we must move to overcome the divisiveness and vulgarity Donald Trump has brought into the political arena,â€? said Bush, who was knocked out of the 2016 contest last month. â€œTo win, Republicans need to make this election about proposing solutions to the many challenges we face, and I believe that we should vote for Ted as he will do just that.â€? Indeed, as Democrat Hillary Clinton addressed rising national security concerns, the Republican contest was hit again by personal insults â€” this time involving the candidatesâ€™ families. Cruz slammed Trump during an appearance in the frontrunnerâ€™s hometown.

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WASHINGTON â€” House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday decried ugliness and divisiveness in American politics, delivering a veiled but passionate rebuke to GOP frontrunner Donald Trump and the nasty tone of the presidential race. â€œWhen passions flare, ugliness is sometimes inevitable. But we shouldnâ€™t accept ugliness as the norm,â€? Ryan told an invited audience of congressional interns on Capitol Hill. â€œIf someone has a bad idea, we tell them why our idea is better. We donâ€™t insult them into agreeing with us,â€? he said. â€œWe donâ€™t resort to scaring you, we dare to inspire you.â€? The Wisconsin Republican never mentioned Trumpâ€™s name or that of any other candidate, Republican or Democratic. But his targets were clear in a sometimes frightful campaign season thatâ€™s featured insults, sucker punches and near-riots as often as substantive policy debates. Some of Ryanâ€™s comments nearly echoed remarks last week from President Barack Obama, who voiced dismay at the violence and â€œvulgar and divisive rhetoricâ€? of this presidential race, and issued a plea for civility. Still, Democrats wasted no time in criticizing Ryanâ€™s speech, noting that while remaining officially neutral in his partyâ€™s presidential primary, Ryan has repeatedly promised to back the eventual GOP nominee.

JACKSON â€” Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is asking President Barack Obama to declare a disaster following flooding in the Delta region and southern parts of the state. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn says Wednesdayâ€™s request seeks assistance to individuals in Bolivar, Coahoma and Washington counties. More counties could be added later. Flynn says Mississippi also hopes to win federal aid to repair public infrastructure in some counties. Assessments by MEMA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are ongoing. Individuals would be eligible for grants up to $33,000 and low-interest loans. The state counts more than 600 homes and businesses with major damage in the first three counties, while it counts more than 1,400 with minor damage. Â

party labels The 50-year-old is seeking the seat held since 2007 by Ann H. Lamar of Senatobia. Sheâ€™s not seeking re-election in November, saying sheâ€™s retiring. Chamberlin says he thinks his varied experience as a private lawyer, city prosecutor, judge and senator qualifies him for Mississippiâ€™s highest appeals court. The 33-county Northern District stretches from Columbus, Kosciusko and Greenwood to the Tennessee state line. Â

Natchez wants commission probe NATCHEZ â€” Natchez aldermen are asking the state auditorâ€™s office to investigate the finances of the Natchez Convention Promotion Commission. Tuesdayâ€™s vote came after an hour-long closed session. The session involved a discussion of the job performance of Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Kevin Kirby. The Natchez Convention Promotion Commission recently revoked

Kirbyâ€™s financial authority. City Attorney Hyde Carby said the state may charge the city approximately $7,500 for the service. He was uncertain when the state auditor could begin work at the CVB. Â

Marshall man to complete sentence JACKSON, Miss. â€” The Mississippi Court of Appeals has denied a Marshall County manâ€™s request for post-conviction relief. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the appeals court ruled Tuesday that 23-year-old Dillion Williams will have to complete his 65-year prison sentence. Williams was 17 years old when he pleaded guilty in 2010 to beating a 91-year-old woman while burglarizing her Byhalia home. A judge sentenced Williams to 25 years for burglary and 20 years on the aggravated assault, which was enhanced and doubled to 40 years because the victim was over 65.

Chamberlin seeks supreme court seat HERNANDO (AP) â€” Circuit Court Judge Robert â€œBobbyâ€? Chamberlin of Hernando is running for a state Supreme Court seat representing Mississippiâ€™s Northern District. Chamberlin has been a judge in a circuit including DeSoto, Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate and Yalobusha counties since 2004. Before that he was a Republican state senator representing DeSoto County from 2000 to 2004 and a municipal judge in Hernando. Mississippi judicial candidates run without

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