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Little Garden Club’s Standard Flower & Horticulture Show 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Corinth Coliseum, $10 admission
Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., Waldron Street Christian Church, $5 per ticket
Corinth Coca-Cola Classic 10K Run Downtown Corinth — Race begins at 8:30 a.m.
Green Market at the Corinth Depot 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Derby Party, Verandah Curlee House 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., $50 per person, Derby attire required
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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121, No. 108
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Jury indicts ex-fire chief BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The former chief of the Farmington Volunteer Fire Department turned himself in at the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department on Friday following a grand jury indictment. A grand jury returned a two-count indictment in April accusing David Anderson Boren, 47, of County Road 255, Corinth, of one count of insurance fraud and one count of embezzlement.
Jimmy Howie shows artwork by R.C. Gorman from the collection of his late wife, Betty Jean Gooday Howie, and a pair of hand-beaded moccasins made by her aunt. The collection is up for auction.
Auction of American Indian art to benefit Corinth gallery BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
An enrolled member of the Fort Sill Apache Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, Betty Jean Gooday Howie was an avid collector of art related to her heritage. An exhibit and silent auction of her contemporary American Indian art collection is getting underway at the Corinth Artist
Guild Gallery with all proceeds from the auction to benefit guild activities. An opening reception is Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. “She always loved Indian art,” said her husband, Jimmy Howie. “For 50 years she collected pieces. When she passed away, I really didn’t know what to do with them.” He decided donating the
work to the guild would be a fitting tribute to her memory while helping to raise funds. The collection includes a number of prints, blankets and pottery. There are also handbeaded moccasins made for Mrs. Howie by her aunt. The prints “are works by Please see ART | 2
Sheriff Ben Caldwell said the indictment stems from an investigation conducted by his office relating to missing funds from the Farmington VFD. According to the indictment, the insurance fraud occurred in late 2014 and the embezzlement is of a value between $1,000 and $20,000. Caldwell did not have further details on the alleged crimes. Boren posted $15,000 bond and was released.
Tennessee man killed in crash on U.S. 72 Staff Reports
IUKA — The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle crash on U.S. 72 in Tishomingo County which claimed the life of a Hardin County, Tennessee, man. The victim has been identified as 41-year-old Thomas S. Tuders of Savannah, Tenn., said Ray Hall with the Mississippi Highway Patrol. State troopers responded to the rollover crash at approximately 6 a.m. Thursday just east of Tishomingo County High School. It appeared Tud-
ers was traveling westbound in a 2004 GMC Envoy when he lost control of his vehicle, said Hall. Tuders’s vehicle crossed the eastbound lanes before colliding into a ditch and overturning. The driver was ejected from his vehicle during the crash, said the trooper. Tuders was transported via ambulance to Magnolia Regional Heath Center in Corinth where he died from injuries sustained in the crash, said Hall. The MHP investigation continues, he said.
Runner finds her passion in Coca-Cola 10K Who will be the next person to find their passion at the Corinth Coca-Cola 10K? In 2002, fifth grader Kaitlyn Will ran the Coke 10k and left the arena in teary eyed disappointment as she did not complete the 6.2 miles ahead of others in her age to receive a prized golden Coke bottle. This disappointment evolved into discontentment that resulted in action to train for the next year’s run. The 2003 10k resulted in not only a prized first-place Coke bottle, but the discovery of the gift of running that would have
never been realized. After enjoying tremendous success and development of her running in high school, running at the highest level of college competition was awarded. This discipline and accomplishment in running served mightily in her relationship building and acceptance into medical school. Now this third year medical student has morphed from middle distance to the longer half/full marathon competitions. On a hot, treacherous running day in Nashville on April
29 where all 40 ambulances were filled and many of the marathoners had to be diverted to the finish well short of 26.2 for their safety, she finished the 26.2 mile course as the fastest female of the day with a chip time of 3:17:17. Though only awarded the second place podium position due to clock time as she started 3.5 min back in coral 2, she accomplished her goal of qualifying for the Boston Marathon for 2018 and finishing with fastest female time. When asked over the phone by her father shortly after the
finish “How bad was it?”….Her immediate response was “I ran 350 with the lunatic fringe… this was not new to me.” This morning in the small Northeast Mississippi town of Corinth, what young person will take the starting gun, discover a gift and find out they are “next” to be adopted into this precious family of runners? Thanks for letting your running passion be shared with so many. It continues to pay out in so many forms of unexpected currency like the above.
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Local country music artist Charley Kyles gets the national spotlight with a performance on TNN’s “To Be a Star” program.
George Toweet claims the men’s title and Andrea Davis the women’s crown in the 26th annual Corinth Coca-Cola 10K.