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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 82

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • Two sections

Arena seeks funding for exhaust system BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

The Crossroads Arena Board was updated on a needed exhaust system at the facility during its Wednesday meeting. Dan Taylor with Taylor Heating & Air Conditioning spoke to the board about potential costs in adding the system.

Plans for an exhaust system were part of the original proposal in the multipurpose building before being eliminated due to costs, according to Taylor. During the recent motocross and monster truck shows, doors had to be open in attempt to draw smoke out of the building.

“Pulling air out is not going to help with the exhausting of the building,� said Taylor. Taylor said the board could be looking at a cost of around $50,000 to add the system. “We are looking at adding more motorized events next year and we can't do without an exhaust system,� added

Genovese also discussed some long overdue upgrades the facility needs. She plans to discuss the requests with the tourism board. “For us to be efficient with ticket sales, we have to upgrade a system that is 13 years

Arena General Manager Tammy Genovese. Taylor suggested the board talk with county engineer Cook Coggin further on the matter. “All the problems we seem to have out here have come from things that were taken out of the original plan,� said board member Sam Tull.

Please see ARENA | 2A

AG legal clinic provides advice on foreclosures The consortium is a result of funding awarded to the state as part of the National Mortgage Settlement reached by the U.S. Department of Justice and the attorneys general of the 50 states with the five largest mortgage servicing banks in America over mortgage servicing practices. Foreclosure payments provided under the national settlement affects borrowers who lost a home to foreclosure between Jan. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2011. It is not necessary to have qualified for the settlement to receive help at the free clinic. Assistance is also available by calling 1-866-530-9572. Corinth is one of 12 cities the consortium is visiting on its second tour across the state. The consortium is a partnership of non-profit and community action organizations serving the state, including the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, Money Management International, Mississippi Home Corporation, Mississippi Center for Justice, Mississippi Center for Legal Services, North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, and Mississippi Military Department.

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith

Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter employee Becky Henry shows off the T-shirts for the 6th Annual Crossroads Chili Cook-Off. T-shirts will be available today at the shelter and Saturday at the event. Prices are $10 for kids sizes and $15 for adult.

36 teams signup for cook-off BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Teams continue to sign up as time draws near for Saturday’s 6th Annual Crossroads Chili Cook-Off. The event will once again be held in conjunction with the season’s first Green Market at the Corinth Depot in downtown. As of Thursday, 36 teams have signed up for the cook-off. “We’ve got teams from south Louisiana to Michigan — and all points in between,� said event

organizer Steve Knight. “The Crossroads Chili Cook-Off has grown to one of the largest cookoffs, in terms of teams, in the

state.� Teams will still be able to sign up through today and until the registration session on Saturday from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Corinth Depot. For the first time in the history of the event, all proceeds will go to the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter. The public can also support the shelter by purchasing Crossroads Chili CookOff T-shirts. They are available Please see COOK-OFF | 2A

People at risk of a mortgage foreclosure can get some free advice at a legal clinic in Corinth next week. The Mississippi Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Consortium, which was established by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, will bring a free legal clinic to the Corinth Library on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon. Attorneys and financial counselors with the consortium will be available to meet one-on-one with consumers who are behind on mortgage payments or are having difficulty paying a mortgage. “I created this consortium so our residents dealing with foreclosure issues could get free counseling and legal assistance, including refinancing and loan modification assistance,� said Attorney General Jim Hood. “I hope by taking the consortium across the state that we can better help folks.� Anyone who attends should bring all of the pertinent paperwork related to the mortgage, including recent notices from lenders and the mortgage agreement.

This year’s 10K features special honors

Vo-tech fern, plant sale benefits FFA chapter

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Runners aren’t your ordinary type person. It takes tremendous dedication to hit the pavement each day when training for something like a 10K. Organizers of the 32nd Annual Corinth Coca-Cola Classic 10K are set to recognize those who have made a significant contribution to physical fitness by honoring them as Coke 10K Gold Standard Bearers during the May 4 running of the annual event through downtown. “Several nominations have been received,� said co-coordinator for the race Amy Smith. “We are going to honor those ordinary runners who have done extraordinary things when it comes to the sport of running, health or physical life-

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Students with the Alcorn Career and Technology Center FFA Chapter are helping the community get in the planting mood. The annual plant sale of the chapter is giving individuals a chance to add some green around the home with huge ferns and some vegetable plants. The sale is set for Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon at the greenhouse located behind the career and technology center. Macho and Boston are the two type of ferns available. “People still like ferns and Please see FERNS | 2A

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Chelsey Crum gets a fern ready for the FFA annual plant sale at the Alcorn Career and Technology Center.

Index Stocks......8A Classified......4B Comics......9A State......5A

Weather....10A Obituaries......6A Opinion......4A Sports....11A

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On this day in history 150 years ago A change of Federal strategy results from a meeting with President Lincoln and Gen. Joseph Hooker. The goal of the Union Army of the Potomac will no longer be the capture of Richmond, but will now be the destruction of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. 1(:

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