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Tippah Co. 3 people killed in head-on collision

McNairy Co. Waterline break shuts down schools

Tishomingo Co. Corinth man faces drug charge

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121, No. 86

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 14 pages • One section

Parks reacts to possible state lottery while rumblings are Gov. Phil Bryant will make a lottery vote come to fruition during a special session to happen before July 1. Bryant wants to create a lottery as a way to generate revenue for lagging state tax collections and possibly designate monies to fund roads

BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

A Mississippi lottery could still become a reality this year. House Speaker Phillip Gunn recently said he plans to appoint a committee to study the pros and cons of creating a state lottery,

and bridges and the yet to be budgeted Mississippi Department of Transportation. Sen. Rita Potts Parks (RAlcorn, Tishomingo, Tippah) said designating possible lottery funds is a bad idea. “It’s tough to plan any budget when funds are des-

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ignated, because we are always unaware of how much money is coming,” said Parks. She added, “If a lottery does happen, I think the funds should go into the General Fund instead of Please see PARKS | 5

School plans prom accident scenario BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

Alcorn County emergency personnel, including an air ambulance, will descend on Alcorn Central High School Wednesday afternoon for an accident with fatalities — a dramatic presentation of an accident showing realistic consequences. Scheduled to occur around 1 p.m. Wednesday, ACHS will present a realistic emergency drama showing two car accident scenarios and a motorcycle accident scenario as part of the Prom Promise. ACHS Principal Brandon Quinn said to his knowledge this will be the first time ACHS has had the event. “We’re using drinking and driving, drugs and texting and driving to show the dangers and it’s based around the prom theme, as if these students were going to prom and this accident occurred,” said Quinn. Lisa Lambert, who is part of the motorcycle group the BAGGERS (Bikers Awareness Group Giving Every Road Safety) said, “This event is about bringing awareness

Staff Photo by Mark Boehler

Thousands attended the Flames of Remembrance event Saturday at Shiloh Battlefield in Shiloh National Military Park. Check out the Sunday edition of the Daily Corinthian for more photos of the memorial event.

Several thousand attend event BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

SHILOH, Tenn. — It has been estimated that visitors numbering into the thousands attended the Flames of Remembrance event Saturday at Shiloh Battle-

field in Shiloh National Military Park. “We had a great turnout,” said Superintendent Dale Wilkerson. Wilkerson said the exact total was not yet available for the

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event, but he estimated it to be “several thousand” that drove the nine-mile route through the battlefield, which was lined with luminary candles for the Please see FLAMES | 2

to what distracted driving or drinking and driving can do.” Lambert said there will be two fatalities as a result of the “accident” for Prom Promise and real-life emergency personnel are expected to be on the scene, including the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department, the Air Evac Lifeteam, the Farmington Fire Department and Farmington Police Department, EMS and the coroner. Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell said he felt the presentation was important so young people can see that the consequences of drinking and driving can last a lifetime. “Hopefully, this will hit home with someone,” said Caldwell. The reason for the presentation was about concern for the students, according to the principal. “We’re just doing this with the hopes of keeping students safe,” said Quinn. “That was the primary reason — to give them an example that will stick with them and help them to be safe on that night.”

Native enjoys spreading good cheer BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

It’s hard to say “no” to sweet treats and humor. The two have made Walter Fry a popular figure in Corinth. Known for handing out butterscotch and strawberry hard candies along with frequent punchlines, he celebrated his 90th birthday on Jan. 28 and is still going strong. “A lot of people,” he said, “ask me, Walter: How do you feel today? I say, ‘Just like the man with no feet.’” How’s that? “Can’t kick,” he said. But, seriously, he is feeling well and happy to be in his native Corinth. Fry is the oldest member and a deacon at St. Mark Baptist Church.

“If there is any one person in our congregation who radiates a spirit of joy, it would have to be Walter,” said Kim Ratliff, the church pastor. “I am one among others in the community who gets a daily call from Walter telling one of his many jokes. He has an energy that is rare to find even in some young people. His enthusiasm for spreading love and encouragement is much appreciated in the church and the community.” Fry’s father, who was a pastor in Ripley, filled in on occasion at St. Mark Baptist, where he first attended as a child. It was at the church in later years that his habit of handing out candies began. “I’d go to church and take candy and give it to the kids,” said Fry. “And then a lot of the older

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Known to many as “the candy man,” 90-year-old Water Fry enjoys spreading good cheer.

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The Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development selects Alcorn County as a participant in its Competitive Community Program.

Jury selection begins in the murder trial of Mary Winkler for the death of her husband, Minister Matthew Winkler, in a case that has focused a national media spotlight on McNairy County.

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people would say, ‘Where’s my candy?’ So I just started carrying pocketfuls of candy with me all the time.” Now, “the candy man” hands out the treats wherever he goes. Fry is a 1947 graduate of Corinth Colored High School. His uncle, Arthur Hoyle, was a principal at the school before E.S. Bishop, who later served as mayor. After graduating from high school, Fry went to Detroit and earned a bachelor of arts degree at Eastern Michigan University. The World War II veteran later retired from Uniroyal in Detroit as a supervisor. Along the way, he also studied mechanical dentistry and learned to make false teeth.

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