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Group aims to improve quality of life BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Enhancing the quality of life for all Alcorn County citizens. It’s the main goal for the Commission on the Future of Alcorn County and one chairman Greg Williams believes is being accomplished on a daily basis. “Since 2010, the commis-
Poetry winners named
sion has been working behind the scenes to make a difference in the lives of the citizens of Corinth and Alcorn County,” he said earlier this week during the commission’s annual community forum. “It’s very humbling to see everything that is going on behind the scenes through the commission.” The group of leaders works to
create a community culture that promotes infrastructure development, educational enhancements and strong community values in an ongoing effort to increase the quality of life in Alcorn County. In the last year, the commission has worked with city and Please see LIFE | 2
Raising green
BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
Judging has been completed and the poetic verdict has been handed down as the Crossroads Poetry Project announced the winners of the 2016-2017 Poetry Writing Contest. This season’s contest theme was “Poetry: Voice of the Heart” and board president Autry Davis said the judges met last month at the Corinth Public Library to select the winners from about 329 entries. Judges Vicky Avery, Gina Wallace, Naomi Wallis, Cody Daniel, Dana Potts, June Plaxco, Patricia Coleman, William McMullin and Stacy Jones made their determinations and passed their selections to Barbara Trapp, who proofed the poems through an app for plagiarism. She returned results Monday after confirming no plagiarism had taken place. “We are finishing up our ninth season and I am still very much impressed with the quality of the poetry from the students,” said Davis. “Our main Please see POETRY | 5
Group hosts annual day for autism BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
for $15. Ag/Natural Resources instructor David Nowell said there will also be other hanging baskets and flowers for $10 and bedding plants such as tomatoes, peppers and cu-
CAUSE is back. The Corinth Autism Understanding and Education group returns to downtown Corinth today to host their 5th Annual Autism Day. Set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Corinth Depot, the free event will feature vendors, inflatables, food and entertainment. “Autism Day is a day we set aside each year to recognize those living with autism,” said CAUSE Founder Leonda McDowell. “This is the only time of the year CAUSE raises money for the other events we host throughout the year.”
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The Ag/Natural Resources students care for the ferns in the greenhouse until time for the annual plant sale. Students Cole Dickman (from left), Anthony Hutcheson, James Carter, Jennifer Shields, Emily Barnes, Kristen Nichols and Tony Hicks learn about horticulture and agricultural marketing in the process of caring for the plants.
FFA hosts annual fern, plant sale BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
Plant lovers will have a fern-tastic time shopping for plants as the Alcorn Career and Technology Center FFA chapter hosts its annual fern and plant sale. The students in the Ag/
Natural Resources class will have the sale from 7 a.m. until noon at the greenhouse behind the technology center. Plant lovers will recognize the the hearty Macho ferns, available this year in two sizes. The smaller sizes will sell for $10 and the larger sizes
13th Annual Easter Egg Hunt set BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
The Easter Bunny (a.k.a. “Peter Rabbit”) will be taking a moment out of his busy egg-hiding schedule to make an appearance in Corinth. The 13th Annual Community Egg Hunt is scheduled to be held at the Crossroads Regional Park (City Park) on Saturday, April 15, and the children will be able to get their photos taken with the Easter Bunny. The egg hunt will begin at 12 p.m. The annual event has been a popular spring attraction each year and event organizer J.C. Hill said he always looks forward to it.
“This time of year — I get as excited as the kids do,” said Hill. “Be sure to bring your Easter baskets or a pail to gather the eggs.” The egg hunt is sponsored by Corinth/Alcorn County Parks and Recreation and the event is much more than an egg hunt, according to Hill, who co-organizes the event with Bill McClain. Hill said there will be entertainment and Walgreen’s will be taking the pictures with the Easter Bunny for free. This year the Mississippi Tobacco-Free Coalition of Alcorn and Tippah Counties will have a presence, providing Easter eggs with an anti-tobacco message. MTFC Project Director Stacy
Brooks said they will be available to hand out prizes and education information. MTFC also supplied about 1200 eggs. She said there will be others there who will providing giveaways. “Stacy has great ideas and brings extra energy into what we do,” said Hill. “This is a great opportunity to bring the community together,” said Brooks. Hill agreed. In fact, he said the event was always meant to bring people together. He said he and McClain started it at Bishop Park in the early 2000’s, but it grew too big. Please see HUNT | 2
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The Community Egg Hunt is back for its 13th year on Saturday, April 15, at Crossroads Regional Park (City Park). This year, the Mississippi Tobacco-Free Coalition of Alcorn and Tippah Counties will have a presence at the event providing Easter eggs with an anti-tobacco message, prizes, and educational information.
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