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Daily Corinthian Vol. 118, No. 85
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 section
Stolen car recovered BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
A car stolen from a Corinth residence early this week was found abandoned in a field Wednesday afternoon. Police suspect some joyriding kids might be the culprits who took a 2006 Chrysler Sebring from the driveway of 1515 Jackson Street sometime between 9 p.m. Monday and 6:15 a.m. Tuesday. At the time the car was taken, the doors were apparently unlocked and the keys were inside, said Detective Capt. Ralph Dance.
The car contained a large amount of tools. Police had no leads, but the white vehicle turned up in a hay field in the county Wednesday afternoon. Dance did not immediately know if the tools were still inside. Contact PD at 286-3377 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-773tips with information about this case. In other crime reports: ■ The police department charged Stephanie Shadburn, Please see CRIME | 2
Fundraiser will aid FFA hosts annual fern sale homeless shelter Staff photo by Steve Beavers
FFA senior students Abbey Albanese (left) and Sierra Childers get ferns ready for a sale on Saturday at the Alcorn Career and Technology Center. Related photo on Page 2.
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The Alcorn Career and Technology Center FFA Chapter is ready to add some greenery to the lives of plant lovers. Students in the Ag/Natural Resources class are set to have its annual plant sale Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon. Close to 200 ferns and other plants can be purchased at the greenhouse behind the technology center. “We began planting in September and have kept them go-
ing all winter,” said Ag/Natural Resources instructor David Nowell. Students in the class have been involved in the handson approach when it comes to growing the huge Macho ferns. “We see kids come in here who don’t much about growing things,” said Nowell. “They are fine when it comes to taking test on computers, but planting has become a dying art.” Macho, Boston and Kimberly Queen ferns will be available Saturday. Cost is $15 with all
proceeds going to benefit the FFA Chapter at the center. “People really like the big ferns like the Macho type,” added the instructor. As the weather gets better, Nowell’s students will begin getting outside more and working on a vegetable garden. “The kids really enjoy getting outside and working on things like a garden,” said Nowell. “Over the last nine weeks, we will be able to come outside and do some landscaping and add things to the garden.”
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
A pair of senior social work students are making it their mission to provide hope for a homeless shelter. Dawn Briggs and Jennifer Byrd are taking on the task of raising funds for the Hope Dream Center. “The building needs some repairs and monetary donations are also needed to assist the center help the homeless,” said Briggs of the senior community project for the Uni-
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the group, it’s sometimes hard to find room in our set lists to feature our band members on vocals,” Dunn said. “I decided to make it a point to do so on this final Showtime.” Campus Country band members will be singing a diverse mix of songs including “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash; “Worn” by Tenth Avenue North; “Something” by The Beatles; and the show’s title piece, “Day for the Dead” by the Zac Brown Band. “‘Day for the Dead’ has been a particularly fun song to work up. It’s packed with vocal harmonies and tricky instrumental sections and is definitely our most ambitious undertaking of the semester,” Dunn said. “One of our drummers, Nolan Hill, actually asked about performing this song before he even joined the group. We’re excited for everyone to hear it. And ‘Something’ has always been one of my favorite Beatles songs. I was thrilled when our electric guitarist, Ben Ricketts, asked to sing it.” Campus Country’s set list also includes a mix of both classic and modern country. The group will perform country classics such as: “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?” by Waylon Jennings; Please see SHOWTIME | 2
BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
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Maurices of Corinth is holding a Prom Dress Drive to benefit Junior Auxiliary. So, pull out that had-to-havebut-only-wore-once dress and help someone else look like a princess on their special night. The drive will take place April 6 through April 19 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Maurices, located at 720 Cass Street in the Southgate Shopping Center. Customers can drop off their new or slightly used prom dresses at any time during stores hours, which are Monday through Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m., Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. “We were very pleased and excited to learn that Maurices wanted to have a prom dress drive and donate the prom dresses to the Junior Auxiliary of Corinth. We appreciate the support of the community with their involvement in this event and previous events they have hosted,” said Junior Auxiliary President Sherry Johnson. For each dress donated, customers will receive 20 percent off coupon good toward the purchase
Northeast Mississippi Community College freshman Lazarrus Miller of Shannon practices his technique on the keyboard as part of the college’s Campus Country ensemble. Northeast’s Campus Country will hold its final Showtime of the year on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Seth Pounds Auditorium. Admission is free to Northeast faculty, staff and students with a valid identification card and only $5 for general admission.
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Campus Country sets final Showtime of year BOONEVILLE — Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Campus Country will hold its final Showtime performance of the 2013-14 academic year on Saturday in Seth Pounds Auditorium on the Booneville campus. Curtain rises at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m. on the season finale entitled, “Day for the Dead.” Admission is free with a Northeast student, staff or faculty identification card and is only $5 for general admission to the public. April’s performance will also serve as the final Showtime for many of the sophomore members of the group. “We’ve been really pressed for rehearsal time in the second half of the semester, so our set list is a bit shorter than usual,” said Northeast campus country director Chris Dunn. “One of my sophomore vocalists, Karly Clayton, pitched the idea of doing an acoustic “pre-show” featuring the singers who are graduating. That seemed like a great idea to me and it will give my veteran singers a bit more stage time. They’re learning the material on their own time outside of our usual rehearsal schedule.” Northeast’s acoustic preshow will begin at 6:30 pm. “With so many singers in
versity of Mississippi. The Hope Dream Center – located in the old Tate Baptist Church at 1223 Tate Street – has overcome many obstacles to be able to help those who are homeless. “We are trying our best to keep it open,” said Annie Saffore, president of the center board. “When there is a need for food and clothes this is the place people call.” Briggs and Byrd will be set
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