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Daily Corinthian Vol. 120, No. 98

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • One section

Kmart KO’d: Store closing this summer BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

After 24 years of blue light specials, Corinth’s Kmart location will close this summer. Sears Holdings confirmed the fate of the long time merchant late Thursday, just a few hours after local employees were told the store would shut down for good. The company will close 68 Kmart stores, including

Corinth’s Fulton Crossing location, and 10 Sears stores between July and September. The Corinth store’s final day is listed as Sunday, July 31, with liquidation sales beginning as early as April 29. Earlier this year, the company said it would accelerate the closing of unprofitable stores. The Corinth Kmart is the Please see KMART | 2

Body found under New rings honor historic champs bridge identified Staff photo by Steve Beavers

C.C. Counts honored the 1949 Corinth High School state championship baseball team by purchasing championship rings for more than half the team. The rings will be on display at the CrossTan #6348 roads Museum starting next week. $ 00 $ $

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C.C. Counts is adding the missing piece for the 1949 Corinth High School baseball team. When the Warriors claimed

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McNairy County did not have too look far or long to find a new Director of Schools. The school board voted Thursday to hire Michie Principal Wayne Henry to become the county’s director of schools at the end of this school year on May 21. Henry is a former Corinth High School and Kossuth principal and Alcorn School District assistant superintendent. Henry is the third director of schools in the past three years and school board members hope that he will provide stability as the head of the school system.

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A street address for the man Blue #2770 into his own Red, #4844 Eddie Bauer, Blue he #3876 was the state championship in ’49 team, took matters jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com was not available, and 00 $ 00 $ $ $ Authorities have made a apparently known to move the only thing they received was or. .......................... hands $and hopes others$15,995 will or. .......................... 165 234 9,795 27,795 or. .......................... 418 per month per month positive identification ofper themonth around. a small ribbon. soon follow. The 85-year-old There was no championship purchased championship rings deceased male found under a Jones said autopsy results Maroon #9459 White #9539 Red #3942 bridge$on West Shiloh are still pending. trophy or ring like most for over team. $ Only $ half the00 00 Road. $ 00 $ high $ 10,595 or. .......................... 179 15,995 or. .......................... 234 23,895 or. .......................... 357 school teams get today. per month themonth per month Coroner Jay Jones said per Please see RINGS | 2 individual is Billy Dotson, 56. Counts, a member of the Please see BODY | 2 $

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