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Daily Corinthian Vol. 118, No. 99
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City election season begins Monday BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth’s election season officially begins Monday as the candidate qualifying window opens. Prospective candidates for the city’s eight elected positions
— mayor, six aldermen and chief of police — will have until 5 p.m. on July 18 to visit the clerk’s office at City Hall and file the required paperwork. With Police Chief David Lancaster planning to retire from the police department, the elec-
tion year will bring at least one open position to the ballot. Those who wish to run as partisan candidates on the Democratic or Republican tickets must file a statement of intent and a $10 fee which goes to the respective party. To run
as an independent candidate, a person must file a statement of intent along with a petition containing the signatures of 50 qualified electors. Candidates for wards 1 through 5 must be residents of the ward they seek. The sixth
post is at large. Prospective candidates will receive a packet with an election calendar, an updated ward map reflecting the recent changes in ward boundaries, an overview Please see ELECTION | 6A
Residents must now show identification to vote BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Many residents will likely show up at the county precincts on June 3 with driver’s license in hand, ready to vote. A few may not, and election officials at the state and local level are trying to reach those who may not be prepared for Mississippi’s new voter ID law. It requires an acceptable photo ID to vote in person at the polls or to cast an absentee ballot in person at the clerk’s office. It begins with the June 3 primary election, and it will also apply to Corinth’s municipal Please see ID | 6A
The front of the state-issued voter ID card features the voter’s photo, and the back has a barcode. Four have been issued in Alcorn County.
Corinth begins paving project BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth’s upcoming street paving includes three phases with the first set to begin in mid-May. The work is to be done by APAC, and the contractor will start the first round while in town to pave the parking lot for the new Cracker Barrel restaurant on Highway 72. In total, Street Commissioner Philip Verdung said
Corinth native and international operatic star Jane Redding is coming home for “An Evening with Jane Redding” on May 8.
Operatic star returning home BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Jane Redding is coming home. The international operatic star performer and Corinth native is slated for a May 8 performance at First United Methodist Church.
“An Evening with Jane Redding” – sponsored by the Corinth Music Club – will begin at 7 p.m. Redding will be accompanied by the club’s own Ben Tomlinson. “This will be our second Visiting Artist Series program,” said
the music club’s Cathy Alexander. “We were fortunate to get a CREATE grant to do the first one.” Beth Middleton was the initial performer in the series. Tickets are available from any Please see REDDING | 6A
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the city is looking at about 27 projects, including resurfacing and major repairs (see inside for a complete list). “Of all the roads we looked at that were in the most need of repair, these are the ones that can be done right now,” said Verdung. “There were other streets that were on this list to begin with and because of utility problems or some Please see PAVING | 2A
Farmington presents county agreement on vicious dogs BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Board of Mayor and Aldermen recently discussed a possible inter-local agreement with Alcorn County concerning the pickup of vicious animals. Under the agreement, the sheriff’s department would be responsible for declaring an
animal vicious and contacting the Farmington animal control and code enforcement officer who would go capture the animal with a deputy present. The animal would then be transported to the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter. “I submitted the agreement to the Board of Supervisors Please see FARMINGTON | 2A
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