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Transient fund helping those stranded here BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

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Rosali Manlinka (left) and Julie Farris cross the finish line together. The Atoka, Tenn., runners were part of 1,275 people who took part in the 35th Corinth Coca-Classic 10K.

With church safety currently a hot topic, the Corinth Welfare Association wants to remind local ministers of a resource available to assist transient individuals who need help. The Alcorn County Transient Fund can provide a night of lodging, up to $35 in gasoline and $5 in food for individuals who find themselves without a way.

“This is good for all the churches to know, because they really do not need to deal with transients,” said Corinth Welfare Director Ernestine Norris. “You don’t know what they’re dealing with.” The Church of the Crossroads did not know who it was dealing with in February 2015 when a man accused of murder came to the church asking for help. He told church memPlease see FUND | 6A

Some enjoy 10K for first time City: Old building will be torn down BY STEVE BEAVERS

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The first one will not be the last. Runners taking part in their initial Corinth 10K plan on coming back. The 35th running of the annual 6.2-mile trek through downtown Corinth saw 1,275 runners pick them up and put them down Saturday morning. Some were competing in the Classic 10K for the first time. “I had heard a lot about the crowd support and how much fun the race was,” said firsttime 10K participant Natasha Mayton of Cordova, Tenn. “I

“I had heard a lot about the crowd support and how much fun the race was. I saw a lot of people having fun today and plan on coming back next year.” Natasha Mayton Of Cordova, Tenn., a first-time 10K participant

saw a lot of people having fun today and plan on coming back next year.” The run was capped at 1,500 runners for a fourth straight year. Co-sponsored by Magno-

lia Regional Health Center, the Classic 10K is called “one of the 100 great short races” by Running Times.

Group of volunteers read Bible in 75 hours BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Alcorn County’s first 75hour Bible Reading proved to be a huge success as 120 volunteers showed up, reading God’s word from cover to cover. “This is the first year I’ve done anything with National Day of Prayer,” said Alcorn County Coordinator Deeana Dildy. “The Lord spoke and mandated it to be done last year in Tishomingo County and my mom, Diane Rogers, who serves as the regional coordinator for Northeast Mississippi, had the vision to expand it to other areas.” Responsible for 20 counties

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The owners of an old commercial strip on East Shiloh Road are moving toward demolition of the building. Because of its declining condition, the city recently condemned a portion of the structure. It currently houses one business, House of Beauty, at 2025 East Shiloh. The building sits perpendicular to the

street and alongside Phillips Creek. Building Inspector Greg Tyson said the occupied portion of the building is the only slot currently approved for use. It has several other slots that are vacant. The roof is failing and leaking in the other parts of the building, which has become Please see BUILDING | 6A

People of the Crossroads Buddy Ellis, Corinth Staff photo by Zack Steen

A familiar face in Walmart’s garden department, Buddy Ellis has been a sales associate at the Corinth store for more than 23 years. Although he enjoys helping the public, his true passion is Civil War history. “Since I was a kid, I’ve always loved Civil War history,” he said. “Growing up, my house sat on the land where parts of the Battle of Shiloh was fought. I could go out in the yard and pick up Civil War bullets. Being able to do that since I was boy really fueled my interest in the Civil War.” The 55-year-old serves as the first lieutenant commander for the local W.P. Rogers Sons of Conference Veterans camp. Ellis was also instrumental in securing the Mississippi Civil War monument at Shiloh National Military Park.

in her region, Rogers pitched the idea to the National Day of Prayer Task Force during their state meeting on Feb. 2. Once the motion was approved by the state coordinator, she then visited all 20 mayors to present the idea and get their blessing. “It was God’s will from the beginning because not one of them said no,” said a thankful Dildy. “For the first time in history, Northeast Mississippi was represented by all 20 counties on May 5.” A prelude to the National Day of Prayer, the 75-hour Bible Reading was kicked oﬀ Please see BIBLE | 5A

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David Keen wins the men’s title and Jenny Glapinski the women’s in the 10th annual Corinth Coca-Cola Classic 10K.

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Natasha Mayton of Cordova, Tenn., celebrates finishing her first 10K, right. Henasie Garcia gives out a bottle of water at the finish of the Corinth Coca-Cola Classic 10K, below.

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Corinth native Michael H. Miller competed in the run for a first time. Miller, a former Daily Corinthian photographer, had spent most race days covering the event until Saturday. “I just wanted to prove I could do it,” said Miller, who finished with a time of 1:39:57. “The 10K has always been a goal of mine.” Miller, a Northeast Mississippi Community College employee, tweeted throughout the 6.2 miles. “I just wanted to finish,” said Miller, who walked the course until the home stretch.

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Race founder Kenneth Williams deemed Saturday a perfect day. “I am absolutely tickled to death how things went,” said Williams. “I don’t know if it could have gone any better.” The race founder was glad everyone had a great time in Corinth. “I heard a lot of good things,” said Williams. “It sounds like we are doing something right and we hope to stay the course in making it enjoyable for all parties.” Stanley Boen won his second straight men’s overall title with a time of 31:49. Erica Speegle claimed the women’s event, crossing in 35:45.

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Sunday, May 8, 2016

Today in History Today is Sunday, May 8, the 129th day of 2016. There are 237 days left in the year. This is Mother’s Day.

Today’s Highlight in History: On May 8, 1846, the first major battle of the Mexican-American War was fought at Palo Alto, Texas; U.S. forces led by Gen. Zachary Taylor were able to beat back Mexican forces.

On this date: In 1794, Antoine Lavoisier, the father of modern chemistry, was executed on the guillotine during France’s Reign of Terror. In 1886, Atlanta pharmacist John Pemberton began selling the original version of Coca-Cola, which he’d invented. In 1915, Regret became the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby. In 1921, Sweden’s Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty. In 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced on radio that Nazi Germany’s forces had surrendered, and that “the flags of freedom fly all over Europe.” In 1958, Vice President Richard Nixon was shoved, stoned, booed and spat upon by antiAmerican protesters in Lima, Peru. In 1962, the musical comedy “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” opened on Broadway. In 1973, militant American Indians who’d held the South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee for ten weeks surrendered. In 1984, the Soviet Union announced it would boycott the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. In 1996, South Africa took another step from apartheid to democracy by adopting a constitution that guaranteed equal rights for blacks and whites. Ten years ago: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wrote to President George W. Bush, proposing “new solutions” to their differences in the first letter from an Iranian head of state to an American president in 27 years. Five years ago: Relations between Egypt’s Muslims and Christians reached a new low after overnight riots left 12 people dead and a church burned. One year ago: President Barack Obama visited Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, where he made a pitch for a Trans-Pacific agreement that would open up commerce among the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim countries.

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Across the Region Iuka Deputy arrests man during traffic stop IUKA — A Tishomingo County deputy arrested a man after becoming suspicious of his activity earlier this week. On Wednesday, the Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Department arrested 30-year-old Justin Wade Sauls of Dennis for the possession of meth. Sauls was stopped on Highway 25 for careless driving and improper equipment. During the stop, the deputy saw Sauls acting suspicious. That deputy performed a pat down for any possible weapons and found a bag of alleged meth in Sauls’ pocket. A search of his vehicle uncovered drug paraphernalia such as syringes and pipes. He was taken into custody where his bond was set at $5,000.

Booneville Board eyes options for inmate transport BOONEVILLE — Booneville aldermen plan to look at options to more safely transport work release inmates. Ward 3 Alderman Mark McCoy said he’s concerned about potential liability the city and city officials could face if an inmate was injured due to the city not providing appropriate transportation. McCoy noted inmates often ride in the beds of city trucks while on work details and he’s concerned an injury due to

a wreck could create a major legal issue for the city. He said they need to get an appropriate vehicle to transport the working inmates. Police Chief Michael Ramey agreed a different vehicle is needed. He said the inmates provide a valuable service to the city and noted he tries to spread the available labor among all city departments that request the assistance. Ward 4 Aldermen David Bolen made a motion, approved by the board, to direct Ramey to return to them at their next meeting with a proposal for what type of vehicle they should purchase and how the purchase can be funded.

Starkville MSU calls for pet dogs for research STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University is looking for pet dogs to enroll in a new study. Researchers in the school’s College of Veterinary Medicine plan to work with local veterinarians to find ways to manage chronic diarrhea in dogs. Dog owners who are interested are asked to contact their vet and mention the MSU chronic diarrhea study. The owners do not have to bring their pets to Starkville. The study will cover the cost of diagnosis and treatment. To be eligible, the dog must not have been treated for diarrhea-

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Henderson FHU offers program for health care field HENDERSON, Tenn. — Starting in the fall 2016 semester, employees already at work in the healthcare field or those seeking to enter the field can earn an MBA in Healthcare Management at Freed-Hardeman University. The degree will prepare students to enter one of the fastestgrowing careers in the country. Recent college graduates with interest or experience in the healthcare industry can complete the 30-hour program in as little as one year, taking all of the required courses online. The FHU program also includes an internship option, giving students on-the-job experience to add to their resume. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects a 23 percent growth for medical, and health service managers through 2022. That compares to 11 percent for all occupations. That same research expects medical and health service managers to earn more than $90,000 a year. A Forbes study listed an MBA in healthcare administration as one of the best degrees for jobseekers. (More information about the program is available at fhu.edu/ mba-healthcare.)

Oxford UM will offer digital media studies minor OXFORD — The University of Mississippi will offer a new interdisciplinary minor in digital studies designed to equip undergraduate students from many different degree majors with digital computing, design and communication skills to complement their main academic focus. The new minor, offered beginning in fall 2016, will be housed and administered in the College of Liberal Arts’ Department of Writing and Rhetoric. Robert Cummings, who is chairman and associate professor of writing and rhetoric, will serve as director of the minor. Faculty members affiliated with the program will meet periodically to consider changes to the curriculum and assist in the advising process. “Students can now prepare for exciting and contemporary technology applications by combining their current major with the DMS minor, which offers a choice of emphases in computing, digital arts and/or digital communications,” Cummings said. “The digital media studies minor offers a novel pathway for students to extend their knowledge in to the creative economy of the information age.” The College of Liberal Arts, School of Engineering and the Meek School of Journalism and New Media jointly proposed

the undergraduate minor. Faculty from across academic programs, UM Libraries and Information Technology met to formulate the proposal and flesh out the courses to be included. The DMS minor aims to teach students basic web authoring and programming skills, how to critically evaluate digital information and also how to apply digital skills and expertise in multiple fields. Students will take 18 credit hours, which includes six hours of core classes. They choose the remaining 12 hours from an approved list of options. The minor includes four emphases from which to choose: computing, digital communications, digital arts or a generalist track. The emphases have different, but connected paths of digital technology and problem-solving, according to the developers of the course. Richard Forgette, senior associate dean of liberal arts and professor of political science, played a major role in the development of the program. He said there was wide interest from the student body. “Thanks to all the faculty from across the university who made this happen,” Forgette said. “The new minor will allow students to develop skills needed for emerging career paths in web development, data analytics, computational art, graphic design, data visualization and digital media marketing.”

Rotary Club honors 4 local teachers BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Honoring those who teach children is the one of the many goals of the Corinth Rotary Club. The club announced its four teachers of year on Thursday during National Teacher Appreciation Week. Each year the club asks Corinth and Alcorn County school staﬀ members to vote for their peers who deserve the honor. This year the club honored two teachers each from the Alcorn School District and Corinth School District. Corinth Middle School math teacher April Cole called receiving the award a “humbling experience.” “The people who I work with are amazing and there are so many of them that I felt were more deserving of this award,” said Cole. “It’s really an honor my peers and coworkers felt I should be teacher of the year. It’s

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Corinth Rotary Club President Beth Hudson handed out the club’s annual teachers of the year awards on Thursday. Those educators who received the award this year were Corinth Middle School’s April Cole, Rienzi Elementary School’s Sandra Nguyen, Corinth High School’s Terina Dexter and Alcorn Central High School’s Rebecca Harrison. very special -- something I never thought would happen.” A shining star at Rienzi Elementary School, sixth grade educator Sandra

Nguyen was also awarded. Nguyen’s class recently scored the number one highest PARCC test scores in the state in

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With the closing of Rienzi later this month, Nguyen will leave the county school district after five years of service. Corinth High School’s Terina Dexter is a leader in computer technology at the school. This year, her peers selected her as a Corinth Rotary Club Teacher of the Year. Also a winner at Alcorn Central High School was Rebecca Harrison, whose students have turned in the highest Biology PREPS scores in the state two years running. Rotary Club President Beth Hudson said each teacher will receive a $500 check along with their personalized award plaque. “We give them this money with one request,” said Hudson. “Spend it on themselves. It should be used as a reward for doing such an amazing and wonderful job teaching our children.”

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Let’s celebrate mothers today Today we celebrate life, thanks to our mothers. Mother’s Day is a one-day celebration set aside for us to do something special for the mothers in our lives: grandmothers, mothers, sisters, friends, daughters, granddaughters, nieces and aunts. Moms do what they do because they are a rare breed. They hold us tightly, feed us, tell us everything will be OK, provide medical attention, provide for us, help in any way, give encouragement, give hope, laugh and cray with us, console us, pray for us, give spiritual wisdom, clean us, tell us what to do and how to do it and let us learn from our mistakes. They forgive us, even when we don’t deserve it. Moms are our foundation, paving the way for all of us to be better people. They lead by example. We live in a troubled world. Right here in our own backyard, we have too much death, too many shootings, too many hurt. We started the front page People of the Crossroads feature two months ago to showcase the good in people. Over 60 people from the Crossroads area have been showcased so far with a photo and about 100 words of who they are. They are people doing the jobs they do and enjoying life as they see it. They are humble people of diﬀerent ages, gender and race, honored with some attention they did not seek. One of the really cool things about this people feature has been the nominations from readers. We currently have a list of eight people on the nomination list, each one submitted for being a special person worthy of mention. Take some time today and think of a friend or family member - a mother perhaps - who deserves special mention. List their contributions, who they are, where they live and work and their contact information. Then send it to editor@dailycorinthian.com. From all of us at your Daily Corinthian, we wish all mothers a very special day today. Happy Mother’s Day. Celebrate life.

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Keeping in touch State: Sen. Rita Potts Parks Alcorn, Tishomingo, Tippah counties 662-287-6323 (H) 662-415-4793 (cell) rparks@senate.m.s.gov Rep. Nick Bain Alcorn County 662-287-1620 (H) 601-953-2994 (Capitol) nbain@house.ms.gov Rep. Lester “Bubba” Carpenter Alcorn, Tishomingo counties 601-359-3374 (Capitol) 662-427-8281 (H) lcarpenter@huse.ms.gov

Can Trump disrupt the general election? So Republicans now have a presumptive nominee – one headed to a clear delegate majority without visible opposition – sooner than the Democrats. It’s another way in which this year’s presidential race has defied expectations and ignored precedent. Donald Trump will now have 10 months to stagemanage his Cleveland convention, while Hillary Clinton must spend the next four weeks going through the motions of campaigning against Bernie Sanders in 10 primaries and the North Dakota caucus. Clinton will then be the presumptive Democratic nominee. But if Democrats used Republicans’ delegate allocation rules, she would have been that months ago. Trump, despite his complaints about the “rigged” nomination process, actually used that process to great advantage. His celebrity and $2 billion worth of media coverage enabled him to win early contests in a 17-candidate field with minorities of the vote. The same 36 percent of the vote that gave Trump a win in Michigan left him far behind a single competitor in nearby Ohio. Overall, in February and March, Trump won just 38 percent of popular votes, but the winner-take-all rule and similar rules he later de-

cried gave him 47 percent of delegates. T h e r e is an eerie similarMichael ity between Barone the patterns of support Columnist of the two parties’ nominees. Both Trump and Clinton got their bedrock support from their parties’ most downtrodden (and, in general elections, most faithful) constituencies. Blacks, especially Southern blacks, produced just about all Clinton’s popular vote margin over Bernie Sanders. Non-collegeeducated whites produced the highest percentages for Trump. “I love the poorly educated!” he exclaimed after winning in Nevada. It also appears that Trump and Clinton ran worst among groups with high degrees of what scholars Robert Putnam and Charles Murray call social connectedness or social capital. Trump was especially weak among socially connected Mormons and German-Americans and strong in areas with high opioid addiction. Both were weaker in caucuses, which favor the socially connected, than primaries. After Ted Cruz beat Trump in Wisconsin April 5 it appeared that Trump

could fall short of the 1,237-delegate majority. At which point he charged repeatedly that the process was unfair. The candidate with “most” votes, whether or not it’s a majority, should be nominated, he said; exit polls showed most Republicans agreed. Attitudes evidently changed. Voters preferred the clarity of a Trump nomination to the uncertainty of a contested convention. Up through mid-April Trump never got 50 percent. He hasn’t gotten less since. On April 19 and April 26 he, for the first time, outperformed his poll numbers in primaries in six Northeast states. But that could be discounted; like Clinton, he’s run best in the Northeast and the South. Indiana this week was another story. Trump got 53 percent there, 12 to 18 points better than in other Midwestern primaries; in contrast, Indiana Democrats gave Bernie Sanders his sixth Midwestern victory. Republican opinion has clearly swung toward Trump. Ted Cruz and John Kasich both left the race. Trump’s success in improving his standing among Republicans in the past six weeks raises the question of whether he can do so among general election voters in the next six months. There’s certainly plenty

of room for improvement. Current polling averages show him trailing Clinton 47 to 41 percent, and the latest poll has him behind 54 to 41. About two-thirds of voters have unfavorable feelings toward him, including larger proportions of women and millennials. Standard analysis says these are losing numbers and that a candidate universally known will have a hard time turning them around. That’s plausible. But Hillary Clinton also has high unfavorable numbers and even lower numbers on honesty. Much could depend on turnout. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Democratic turnout has been declining during the Obama presidency, and turnout this year has been higher in Republican than Democratic primaries. In nearly all contests, Clinton has received fewer votes than she (or Obama) got in 2008. Clinton’s still the favorite. But Trump has shown his capacity to disrupt political alignments, and he’ll be trying to do so again. (Daily Corinthian columnist Michael Barone is senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a coauthor of The Almanac of American Politics.)

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Prayer for today Lord God, may I never feel that I have a right to sell thy joys, nor the privilege of giving away my burdens. Grant that I may not forsake my principles, but may I keep the way clear that memory may find an unruﬄed rest. Amen.

A verse to share “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” – 1 Peter 5:8

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“The two living Republican past presidents, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, have no plans to endorse Trump, according to their spokesmen.” So said the lead story in The Washington Post. Graceless, yes, but not unexpected. The Bushes have many fine qualities. Losing well, however, is not one of them. And they have to know, whether they concede it or not, that Trump’s triumph is a sweeping repudiation of Bush Republicanism by the same party that nominated them four times for the presidency. Not only was son and brother, Jeb, humiliated and chased out of the race early, but Trump won his nomination by denouncing as rotten to the core the primary fruits of signature Bush policies. Twelve million aliens are here illegally, said Trump, because the Bushes failed to secure America’s borders. America has run up $12 trillion in trade deficits and been displaced as the world’s first manufacturing power by China, said Trump, because of the lousy trade deals backed by Bush

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Republicans. The greatest strategic blunder in U.S. history, said Trump, was the Pat Bush II deBuchanan cision to invade Iraq to Columnist disarm it of nonexistent weapons of mass destruction. The war Bush began, says Trump, produced 5,000 American dead, scores of thousands wounded, trillions of dollars wasted, and a Middle East sunk in civilsectarian war, chaos and fanaticism. That is a savage indictment of the Bush legacy. And a Republican electorate, in the largest turnout in primary history, nodded, “Amen to that, brother!” No matter who wins in November, there is no going back for the GOP. Can anyone think the Republican Party can return to open borders or new freetrade agreements like NAFTA? Can anyone believe another U.S. Army, like the ones Bush I and Bush II sent into

Afghanistan and Iraq, will be mounted up and march to remake another Middle East country in America’s image? Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom are history. What the Trump campaign revealed, as Republicans and even Democrats moved toward him on trade, immigration and foreign policy, is that Bush Republicanism and neoconservatism not only suﬀered a decisive defeat, they had a sword run right through them. They are as dead as emperor-worship in Japan. Trump won the nomination, he won the argument, and he won the debate. The party is now with Trump – on the issues. For GOP elites, there can be no going back to what the grass roots rejected. How then should Trump proceed? Unify the party, to the degree he can, by keeping an open door to the defeated and oﬀering a hand in friendship to all who wish to join his ranks, while refusing to compromise the issues that got him where he is. If the Bushes and

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neocons wish to depart, let them. Ted Cruz, who won more states and votes than all other Trump rivals put together, should be offered a prime-time speaking slot at Cleveland – in return for endorsing the Trump ticket. As the vice presidential nominee remains the only drama left, Trump should hold off announcing his choice until closer to Cleveland. For while that decision will leave one person elated, it will leave scores despondent. And the longer Trump delays his announcement, the more that those who see themselves as a future vice president will be praising him, or at least holding off from attacking him. Ultimately, the Great Unifier upon whom the Republican Party may reliably depend is the nominee of the Democratic Party – Director James Comey and his FBI consenting – Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Daily Corinthian columnist Pat Buchanan is an American conservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist, politician and broadcaster.)

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CHS tennis players will be ‘Playing for Addie’ BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Playing for Addie. Members of the Corinth High School tennis team plan on doing just that at the 37th Candy Classic Memorial Tennis Tournament later this month. CHS Tennis Coach Robert Hand said around 20 of his players will take their turn on the courts during the May 20-26 event at the Corinth High School Tennis Complex. Those youngsters will be playing in support of classmate Addie Paige Pratt, who was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in February. “Addie getting sick has aﬀected us all,” said Hand. “She’s one of my students and a teammate and friend to everyone on the tennis team.” The local tourney has long been held in the memory of Candy Hammond and Amber Peeks, two young girls who both lost their battles with cancer. “Many of us never personally knew Candy or Amber, so knowing Addie so well and her being aﬀected by cancer really hits home for all of us,”

“Addie’s recovery is really important and we want to show her how important it is to us, too by offering the Candy Classic shirts in orange this year.” Becky Nelms Assistant tournament director added the coach. “Addie needs prayers and support right now as she is literally fighting for her life.” CHS students scheduled to play include Molly Lambert, Grace Ann Davis, Brooks Anne Milligan, Sadie Studdard, Laura Kate Inman, Taylor Robinson, Madison Mayhall, Stephanie Jones, Katie Hurt, Delaney Steward, Lauren Phillips, Mallie Keen, Mattie McGrath, Jackson Bailey, Rhett Robinson, Andy Clausel, James Shea, Peyton Mar-

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Around 20 Corinth High School tennis team players will play in support of classmate Addie Page Pratt in the 37th Candy Classic Memorial Tennis Tournament later this month. shall, Daniel Villaflor and Ben Tucker. The tournament, which raises funds each year for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, will also honor Pratt by having all event shirts available in orange only. Orange is the color of support for Leukemia-

type cancers. “Addie’s recovery is really important and we want to show her how important it is to us, too by oﬀering the Candy Classic shirts in orange this year,” said Becky Nelms, assistant tournament director. Sanctioned by the United States Tennis Asso-

ciation, space is still available for players in the adult and youth divisions of the tournament. Sponsors are also still needed. In 2015, more than 150 players helped the annual tournament surpass their $10,000 goal and raised $12,000 for the Memphis

based children’s research hospital. (For more information, contact Nelms at 662287-2395 or candyclassictennis@gmail.com or search Candy Classic on Facebook. To signup for the tournament, visit tennislink.usta.com.)

‘Cake’ takes sweet journey through history BY TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The Bookworm Sez

“Cake: A Slice of History” by Alysa Levene c.2016, Pegasus Books $26.95 / higher in Canada 303 pages Take a deep breath. And blow. Blow for all you’re worth. Blow til your lungs are empty, your stomach’s concave, your face is blue. You’ve got a lot of candles to extinguish – one for each year you’ve been on Earth, to be exact, and in “Cake: A Slice of History” by Alysa Levene, you’ll see why they’re on top of a confection. What, exactly, is the definition of “cake”? When that question came up in a British courtroom, Alysa Levene’s curiosity was piqued. Cake, she discovered, can mean many things, depending on your preferences, background, and more. Today’s cake, says Levene, usually means “memories, almost always of celebration, family and love.”

Today, cake is still largely a celebratory item, but you can have it any day of the week. The slice on your plate can indicate the brand of the box, culture of the cook, fruit that’s in season, or traditions you hold dear. ... Generally speaking, to make a cake, you need four things: fat, eggs, sugar, and flour. Ancient Egyptians and the Chinese didn’t, perhaps, have those exact things, but they did make confections that we would recognize as cake. They also knew that baking in an oven made their cakes better. In Medieval times, however, the word “cake” could mean bread. That was because bakery ingredients – especially sugar were often hard to get, and they were expensive. “Cakes” might be oddly shaped and cooked over a fire like bread, or they

might be sweet and filled with dried fruit, like the fruitcake we pass around at Christmas. Imagine the confusion at birthday parties… By the 1400s, cakes looked more like that thing you ate at last summer’s wedding. Two centuries later, “most European towns had a bakery in every neighbourhood”; by the early 1700s, cookbooks instructed home-bakers how to make a tasty cake though, in times of war and migration, cakes were made with whatever was on-hand. And in the midnineteenth century, something

amazing happened: we started to incorporate chocolate! Today, cake is still largely a celebratory item, but you can have it any day of the week. The slice on your plate can indicate the brand of the box, culture of the cook, fruit that’s in season, or traditions you hold dear. That snack you snuck might be a mass-produced guilty pleasure, while the cupcake you enjoy might point to a new fad. Mmm. You’re hungry now, aren’t you? There’s a good reason: “Cake” is tasty like that. Though I wish she’d been more linear in her history, author Alysa Levene tells a good story. In addition to the subject for which her book is named, readers will be entertained by tales of adventure and spices, the advent of the “domestic goddess,” and how bakers came to love a woman who “never actually existed.” We see how cookbooks came to be, we learn that a pound cake was originally a four-pound cake and, though

this isn’t a cookbook, we get a few rough recipes. It bears mentioning that there are a number of Britishisms here that could take a minute to decipher; just be aware of that before you put on your apron, grab a fork, and dig into this book. This may be your only chance to have your “Cake” and read it, too. (Terri Schlichenmeyer writes book reviews for the Daily Corinthian.)

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really means a lot.” “Nine volunteers even braved the rain and wind to read on Monday,” she continued. “It was so awesome to meet everyone and see them come together for one purpose.” The coordinator had words of praise for Bobby McDaniel of American Legion Post 6, Patriot Riders, members of the VFW Post 3962, Corinth Police Department, Alcorn County Sheriﬀ’s Department and others for helping ensure the safety

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MSU student dies in fall from stadium video board Associated Press

STARKVILLE — A Mississippi State University student died early Saturday after falling from atop a video board at the school’s football stadium, landing on a concrete structure roughly 20 feet below, the local coroner said. A statement from the university identified the victim as 21-year-old Andrew Scott Demboski of Ocean Springs. Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt said Demboski had suﬀered a head injury in the fall. He landed on a concrete structure high above the ground, complicating emergency workers’ eﬀorts to remove him and get him aboard a helicopter waiting to take him to a hospital. He was pronounced dead at the scene. “It does appear to be an accidental death,” Hunt told The Associated Press, adding that the body was being

set to Jackson for an autopsy. Hunt declined to comment on how Demboski and two other students entered the stadium, referring those questions to university police. The university said an investigation was underway but no other information would be released until Monday. “Andrew was a very talented student. Our campus is saddened by this loss on the day of Spring Commencement, and we all mourn Andrew’s passing and are keeping his family in our prayers,” the statement from university spokesman Sid Salter said. Demboski was a junior environmental economics and management major. Hunt said Demboski fell after attempting to walk on top of the video board at Davis Wade Stadium, stepping onto a part of the structure that didn’t support his weight.

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ROCKVILLE, Md. — A federal security oﬃcer is now facing multiple murder charges in a shooting spree across three Maryland parking lots that left three people dead. Court records show 62-year-old Eulalio Tordil of Adelphi was formally charged Saturday in Montgomery County with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder, along with four firearms charges. He will make an initial court appearance Monday. Tordil had already been charged with first-degree murder in Prince George’s County for the shooting death of his estranged wife, Gladys, in a high-school parking lot Thursday. Hers was the first in a string of shootings Thursday and Friday in the Maryland suburbs of Washington. The charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. Maryland abolished the death penalty in 2013.

The shooting spree began with a domestic slaying in an unusually public place, and comparisons to the 2002 D.C. sniper shootings leapt immediately to the minds of area residents. Tordil’s arrest took place just steps away from a Michaels craft store that was the first target of snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. Police say Tordil’s spree began when he shot and killed his estranged wife — who had obtained a protective order from him — as she waited to pick up her children in the parking lot of a High Point High School in Beltsville. He also shot and wounded a bystander who tried to intervene, police said. Detectives worked through the night, trying to use cellphone technology to pinpoint Tordil’s location. But they weren’t able to catch him. The next day, according to police, he struck again, this time apparently choosing his victims at random.

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ber his vehicle broke down after hitting a deer, and they had no reason to doubt his story. A church member drove him to the bus station in Tupelo. Meanwhile, someone discovered the man, Thomas Jesse Lee, was a wanted subject and notified police. He had killed his wife, her daughter, his wife’s parents and a family friend. Police were able to apprehend him at the bus station. The transient fund began as a pro-

gram of the ministerial association and later shifted to Corinth Welfare. All screening is handled by the Corinth Police Department. Norris recalled recently hearing of a preacher who drove someone to a gas station and purchased gas for them. “The preachers shouldn’t have to do that because we have funds available,” she said. Churches can contact the police department to help transient subjects receive assistance. The individuals must reside outside of a 50-mile radius.

Eddie Clinton McNair Jr. OCEAN SPRINGS — A memorial service for Eddie Clinton McNair Jr., 81, is set for 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 14 at New Hope Presbyterian Church. Mr. McNair died peacefully in Ocean Springs on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. McNair is survived by his daughter, Leah McNair Christensen, son-inlaw, Kevin J. Christensen and beloved grandson, Soren Asher Christensen of New Orleans, Louisiana; sister-in-law, Wayne Tice Brawner; nieces, Freida Brawner Stanford and husband Larry and Jenny Brawner Day and husband John; and nephew. Ricky Brawner and wife Ruby. He was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Lou Brawner McNair; and his brother-in-law, Jimmy Brawner. Born July 24, 1934 in Corinth, he was the only child of his parents Etha V. Webb McNair and Edward Clinton McNair. He graduated from Biggersville High School in 1953. He married his high-school sweetheart Linda Lou Brawner in 1965. He was a devoted employee at the Coca-Cola Bottling Works Company for more than 40 years, where he made countless friends, Eddie never met a stranger. He served as a deacon and elder at New Hope Presbyterian Church in Biggersville and was an active member at his church in Ocean Springs. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to New Hope Presbyterian or Alcorn County Animal Shelter.

W.C. Stevenson Jr.

JACKSON — Funeral services for William Cameron (Bill) Stevenson Jr., 84, are set for 1 p.m. Monday, May 9 at First Baptist Church Jackson with pastor Tom Washburn oﬃciating. Mr. Stevenson died at his home of lymphoma on Friday, May 6, 2016. Visitation with the family will follow the service in the sanctuary. A family graveside service at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian will precede the service. Sebrell Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Born in Corinth, to William Cameron Stevenson and Clara Marguerite Johns Stevenson in 1931, Bill graduated from Corinth High School. He attended Northeast Mississippi Junior College, then the University of Mississippi, before being called to active duty in the United States Navy in 1951. He served aboard the U.S.S. Tarawa (CV-40) in

Michael Wayne ‘Mike’ Dickinson

RIPLEY — Funeral services for Michael Wayne “Mike” Dickinson, 63, are set for 2 p.m. Monday, May 9 at The Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home with burial in Ripley Cemetery. Mr. Dickinson died Friday, May 6, 2016 at his residence. He was associated with the trucking industry and received his education from Ripley High School and Northeast Mississippi Community College. He was

the Mediterranean Sea during the Korean Conflict. Following his Navy service, Bill returned to Ole Miss, where he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He received a degree in business administration from Ole Miss in 1956. Bill’s career was in property and casualty insurance, first with the Mississippi Insurance Commission from 1956 to 1960, and then Employers’ Group before joining Aetna Insurance Company in Jackson in 1968. He lived in Slidell, Louisiana, from 1971 to 1979 while serving as manager of the New Orleans region for Aetna. He returned to Jackson in 1979 to serve as president of W.A. Sullivan General Agent until his retirement in 1999. Bill was an active participant in the life and work of First Baptist Church of Jackson, serving as a deacon and calling on those homebound. During Bill’s youth in the Boy Scouts, a friend nicknamed him Mouse. The name stuck, and throughout his life many friends called him that. He was always Uncle Mouse to his nephew, nieces, and great-nephews and greatnieces. One of his friends observed that, “Mouse’s stock in trade is people.” It was true. Mouse loved people, conversing with them, knowing their life stories and their kinships, and swapping stories. Bill is survived by his wife of 43 years, Mildred Severance Stevenson. He is also survived by his nephew, James Stevenson Ray and Steve’s wife Melinda of Jackson, and their children Leslie Johns Ray of New Orleans and Cameron Stevenson Ray of Jackson; by his niece Margaret Elizabeth Ray Ault and her husband Bill of Charlotte, North Carolina, and their children William Ray Ault and Clara Agnes Ault of Oxford; and by his niece Beverly Ann Ray, her husband Reed Branson, and their children Robert Burns Branson II and Margaret Borroum Branson of Jackson. His parents and his sister, Margaret Stevenson (Peggy) Ray of Tupelo, predeceased him. Pallbearers are Bill Ault, Reed Branson, Cameron Ray, William Ault, Robert Branson, and Clyde Brooks Mosley. Honorary pallbearers are members of the Beacon Sunday School Class, FBCJ. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to French Camp Academy, One Fine Place, French Camp, MS 39745 or First Baptist Church, 431 North State St., Jackson, MS 39201, or Hospice Ministries, 450 Towne Center Boulevard, Ridgeland, MS 39157. a Baptist. Survivors include his mother, Louise Dickinson Crum of Ripley; his sons, Chris Dickinson (Christie) and Matt Ellis both of Corinth, Zach Dickinson of Olive Branch and JC Dickinson of Tupelo; his sister, Jan Graham of Tupelo, his brother, Stanley Dickinson (Judy) of Ripley, and a granddaughter, Zoe Dickinson. He was preceded in death by his father, James V. Dickinson. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. tonight and from noon until service time Monday.

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unsafe, he said. One of the owners, Mark Wallace, told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen that they recently had the building lined up for demolition, but asbestos was found, and they are having diﬃculty getting bids from contractors who can handle asbestos. Janet Tubbs, owner of House of Beauty, has had

her shop there since 1979, and she is not planning to look for another location. “At 81 and 50 years in business, I guess it will be time to retire,” she told the Daily Corinthian. She said the location has been a good one for her — a spot where older customers can get in and out easily. But it has been a long time since she had any neighboring tenants, she said. The city is trying to help

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Gun violence gets nuanced coverage LOS ANGELES — Media attention to gun violence tends to be doled out in predictable, limited ways: when a mass shooting happens, when the anniversary of such a tragedy is marked or when the use of deadly force by law enforcement or citizens is questioned. But the headline-driven nature of the coverage is starting to shift, with documentary filmmakers, TV networks and others attempting to reach beyond the heat and anger of the moment in search of more nuanced — and sometimes more pointed — scrutiny of a crucial American issue. With “Armed in America,” PBS is giving over much of its primetime schedule Monday and Tuesday to a pair of documentaries and town-hall discussions. Epix’s “Under the Gun,” debuting May 15 from executive producer Katie Couric and director Stephanie Soechtig, examines why those on opposite sides of stricter gun laws can’t find common ground. These follow a number of other in-depth projects, including a CNN town hall debate in January in which President Barack Obama discussed his gun control measures and proposals, and HBO’s 2015 “Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014,” which told the stories of some shooting victims from that period. Even “CBS Sunday Morning,” not typically hard-edged, devoted a 90-minute episode in March to “Guns and America,” which included reports on the increasing number of female gun owners, a Chicago program that enlists veterans to help teenagers avoid gun violence, and the lingering impact of a childhood shooting.

Hurt vets compete in Invictus Games ORLANDO, Fla. — After suffering a noncombat injury during a motorcycle accident in 2014, Gabby GravesWake found herself at a crossroads during her recovery and rehabilitation. The Marine, who suffered injuries to her legs, lower back and head, could have either been filled with self-pity or found the inspiration to push through during the recovery. She chose

the more challenging path, joining up with the Wounded Warrior Regiment and Military Adaptive Sports Program to use sports as part of her rehabilitation. Graves-Wake will be among 500 participants in this week’s Invictus Games, an international Paralympic-style multisport event, at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. She will participate in wheelchair track, seated shotput and discus and cycling. “I do this because it means I have no excuse to sit down and say, ‘I feel sorry for myself. I can’t come back from an injury,’” said GravesWake, 22. “What this means to me is that I’m better than my injury, I’m better than I was before and I will continue to thrive, go on new adventures and experience new things and meet new people and have the time of my life.” The Invictus Games, a creation of Great Britain’s Prince Harry, gives wounded and sick military personnel and veterans a chance to compete. Athletes from 15 countries will compete in 14 sports starting Monday and lasting until Thursday. The Opening Ceremony kicks off the games Sunday evening with Prince Harry and first lady Michelle Obama taking part.

Freeze obliterates Northeast peaches CONCORD, N.H. — The peach crop in much of the Northeast was decimated by subzero temperatures in mid-February in what one fruit tree expert describes as the Valentine’s Day massacre of the peach blooms. Fruit tree field specialists say New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts lost 90 percent or more of the peach crop. Dan Donahue, commercial fruit tree specialist with the Cornell Cooperative Extension, says the Hudson River Valley lots 90 percent of its crop through a combination of the February deep-freeze and a cold snap in early April. New Jersey, the fourth-largest peach producing state after California, South Carolina and Georgia, lost about 40 percent of its crop in the southern region of the state, where 4,500 acres of peach trees are located, according to Win Cowgill,

a commercial fruit tree consultant and Rutgers University professor emeritus. He estimates the northern part of the state lost 10 percent of its 1,500-acre crop. New Jersey in 2014 harvested more than 21 tons of peaches valued at about $28 million, according to the USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service. “That Valentine’s Day massacre really did us in,” said Mary Concklin, fruit tree expert with the University of Connecticut cooperative extension. “So much for that peach cobbler this summer.”

Ex-officer charged in deadly shooting ROCKVILLE, Md. — A federal security officer is now facing multiple murder charges in a shooting spree across three Maryland parking lots that left three people dead. Court records show 62-year-old Eulalio Tordil of Adelphi was formally charged Saturday in Montgomery County with two counts of firstdegree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder, along with four firearms charges. He will make an initial court appearance Monday. Tordil had already been charged with firstdegree murder in Prince George’s County for the shooting death of his estranged wife, Gladys, in a high-school parking lot Thursday. Hers was the first in a string of shootings Thursday and Friday in the Maryland suburbs of Washington. The charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. Maryland abolished the death penalty in 2013. The shooting spree began with a domestic slaying in an unusually public place, and comparisons to the 2002 D.C. sniper shootings leapt immediately to the minds of area residents. Tordil’s arrest took place just steps away from a Michaels craft store that was the first target of snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. Police say Tordil’s spree began when he shot and killed his estranged wife — who had obtained a protective order from him — as she waited to pick up her children in the parking lot of a High Point High School in Beltsville. He also shot and wounded a bystander who tried to intervene, police said.

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Millsaps recognizes minister, journalist JACKSON — Millsaps College is honoring a longtime Methodist minister and a Clarion-Ledger reporter at its spring commencement. The college on Saturday was awarding degrees to 172 undergraduates and 32 graduate students during an outdoor ceremony on Millsaps’ Jackson campus. Honorary degree recipients are the Rev. David McIntosh and Jerry W. Mitchell. McIntosh served as a minister in eight Mississippi churches, including at Christ United Methodist Church, the state’s largest, from 1972 to 1983. There, McIntosh organized the church’s response to Jackson’s 1979 Easter Flood. After retiring in 1990, McIntosh served 20 years as Christ United’s minister of hospital care. Mitchell won George Polk Awards in 2006 and 2008 and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006, all for stories about people who killed civil rights leaders.

Famous evangelist speaks at Belhaven JACKSON — Belhaven University graduates were hearing Saturday from a leader in world Christian evangelism. Michael Young-Suk Oh, chief executive officer of the Lausanne Movement, was Belhaven’s spring commencement speaker. Oh and his wife have served as missionaries in Nagoya, Japan, since 2004. He became CEO of the Lausanne Movement, an evangelization group, in 2013.

Public school parent of the year selected CLINTON — Lora Rance Evans, a mother of two children in the Greenwood school district, has been named the 2016 Mississippi Parent of the Year. The state Department of Education made the announcement Thursday. The award recipient is chosen by a committee of educators. Evans is president of the Parent Teacher Student Organization at Greenwood Middle School. Evans was nominated by the school district and was then named the finalist for the 2nd Congressional District. She has served as a school board member. She also has coordinated ACT test workshops and financial

aid workshops. She’s also a founding member of the Greenwood chapter of Parents for Public Schools, the Chamber Education Committee and Young Emerging Leaders of Leflore.

Prison locked down due to contraband PARCHMAN — State prison officials say parts of the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman are on lockdown because inmates have assaulted staff members and inspections have turned up banned items, including shanks, cellphones, cash and alcohol. A Department of Corrections news release Friday says visitation is canceled until further notice at three Parchman units because of the problems. Inmates’ commissary and telephone privileges are suspended in those areas — Units 26 and 30 and most of Unit 29. The release says five Parchman officers this week received injuries that were not life-threatening, and one of the officers had to be treated at a local hospital. Corrections Commissioner Marshall Fisher says officers’ safety is a priority.

Hurt dolphin needs rescue, experts say OCEAN SPRINGS — Wildlife experts say an injured dolphin is stuck in a lagoon and they’re looking at how to rescue it. The Sun Herald reports that the dolphin has been stuck in Simmons Bayou, a freshwater lagoon, for about two weeks. Mobi Solangi, the director of the Institute for Marine and Mammal Studies in Gulfport, is monitoring the dolphin. His institute rescues dolphins. Solangi says the animal is in serious distress and that it’s being hurt by the freshwater in the lagoon. He says the dolphin is prevented from getting out by a canal. Melissa Scallan, a Mississippi Department of Marine Resources spokeswoman, says state and federal wildlife officials are looking at how to help the institute perform a rescue.

Health centers get funds for upgrades JACKSON — Four Mississippi health centers will get more than $3.7 million to renovate or build new clinics. The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration is giving

the money to community health centers in Liberty, Jackson, Meridian and Hattiesburg. It’s part of a nationwide $260 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Mississippi Primary Health Care Association says in a statement the money will help medical centers expand services to nearly 6,000 patients in areas with limited access to care. The funding includes: —$796,875 to Amite County Medical Services Inc. in Liberty —$1 million to Central Mississippi Civic Improvement Association Inc. in Jackson —$985,210 to Greater Meridian Health Clinic Inc. in Meridian —$946,000 to Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative Inc. in Hattiesburg

Firm may examine Jackson hotel plan JACKSON — A law firm may be hired to look at the financial soundness of a proposal selected for building a convention center hotel in Jackson. The Mississippi Business Journal reports the Jackson Redevelopment Authority is preparing to pay law firm Watkins & Eager $90,000 to look into the project’s financial viability. Engineering Design Technologies has offered to build a $75.5 million multi-floor hotel on land across from the Jackson Convention Complex. The JRA had planned to select a developer by the end of October but did not do so until February, when it selected EDT. JRA Commissioner Jennifer Johnson questions whether the development team can complete the project and keep a pledge not to request money from any government entity in Mississippi.

Carjacker attacks mother near school JACKSON — A 29-yearold man is accused of shooting and carjacking a mother who was dropping her daughter off at an elementary school on Friday. Media outlets reported that Daniel Henry has been charged with auto theft, armed robbery and aggravated assault. WLBT-TV reports the mother was dropping her daughter off early at about 5:30 a.m. for a field trip to Memphis when the carjacking took place. Police say the mother was shot in the hand.

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW WEEKLY DOW JONES 117.52 -140.25 -99.65

Dow Jones industrials Close: 17,740.63 1-week change: -33.01 (-0.2%)

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NYSE 10,308.83-128.08

NASDAQ 4,736.16 -39.20

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AGRICULTURE FUTURES WkHigh WkLow Settle WkChg CORN 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel May 16 Jul 16 Sep 16 Dec 16 Mar 17 May 17 Jul 17

393.50 395 394.75 398.50 406 410.75 415

368.50 371.25 374 380.25 389.50 394.75 399.50

376 377.50 379.50 384.75 394.25 399.75 404.50

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-14.25 -14.25 -12.25 -10.50 -8.50 -7.75 -7

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120.95 118.07 117.45 116.95 115.92 114.90 108.75

119.42 117.12 116.57 116.20 115.10 114.02 107.97

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HOGS-Lean 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

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1000 1008.50 1011 1002.25 997 998.75 989.50

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481.50 492.75 503.25 521.25 538 547.50 551

452.75 461.75 471 487.50 504.75 514.25 517.75

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77.45 82.22 82.95 81.90 70.57 65.15 68.00

76.50 81.02 81.97 81.30 70.02 64.80 67.52

120.72 117.90 117.37 116.87 115.87 114.82 108.72

+5.80 +5.48 +5.05 +4.25 +4.05 +3.50 +3.07

76.80 81.27 82.25 81.62 70.30 65.05 67.95

-1.10 -.43 +.48 +.75 +.58 +.60 +.78

61.63 61.83 62.11 61.37 61.71 62.11 62.46

-2.13 -1.94 -1.35 -1.35 -1.27 -1.18 -1.13

Bella Treasures ribbon cutting Bella Treasures, located at 212 Fillmore Street in Corinth, recently held a ribbon cutting celebrating its grand opening. Owner Sondra Lee was joined by representatives of The Alliance, other city and local officials, friends and supporters.

Davis named new bank president Frank A. Davis has been named President, Chief Executive Oﬃcer, and a director of Commerce Bank in Corinth. The announcement was made by Hull Davis, Chairman of the bank. Davis, a native of Corinth, is a 1996 graduate of Woﬀord College with a degree in finance. He is also a graduate

May 16 Jul 16 Oct 16 Dec 16 Mar 17 May 17 Jul 17

63.05 64.65 65.04 63.69 63.68 63.88 64.05

61.63 61.63 61.90 60.91 61.40 61.75 62.02

Tables show seven most current contracts for each future. Grains traded on Chicago Board of Trade; livestock on Chicago Mercantile Exchange; and cotton on Intercontinental Exchange.

BY MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — If there’s a War on Coal, it’s increasingly clear which side is winning. Wind turbines and solar panels accounted for more than two-thirds of all new electric generation capacity added to the nation’s grid in 2015, according to a re-

cent analysis by the U.S. Department of Energy. The remaining third was largely new power plants fueled by natural gas, which has become cheap and plentiful as a result of hydraulic fracturing. It was the second straight year U.S. investment in renewable energy projects has outpaced that of fossil fuels. Robust growth is once again pre-

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58,024 10.20 +0.3 +2.5/C +3.4/C NL 1,000,000 56,757 34.56 +0.6 +0.1/B +10.3/B 5.75 250 55,225 34.77 +1.7 -20.7/E +0.6/D NL 2,500 54,581 157.06 -0.3 -6.5/D +9.7/B NL 2,500 53,642 72.43 -0.3 +1.1/A +11.3/A NL 10,000 52,297 43.13 +0.2 -6.5/C +5.5/C 5.75 250 51,805 24.38 +0.5 +3.0/A +9.2/A 5.75 250 50,716 39.20 +0.2 +1.8/A +10.9/A 5.75 250 47,833 10.87 +0.4 +2.9/C +4.6/A NL 3,000,000 45,313 51.29 +0.5 +1.4/A +10.0/C 5.75 250 45,142 14.48 +0.6 +5.6/B +4.7/B NL 50,000 44,854 13.63 +1.1 +2.2/D +3.7/B NL 2,500 43,492 2.13 +1.9 -6.6/E +4.5/B 4.25 1,000 40,782 24.05 +1.6 -12.3/D +0.3/D NL 10,000 38,667 46.23 -0.2 -0.4/B +10.9/A NL

LG FB LG SH WS CS CI CA

37,496 37,164 36,968 36,845 36,265 35,024 32,078 31,729

14.38 96.66 20.78 40.47 57.60 64.92 10.94 51.10 96.20

99.34 59.29 50.23 83.30 34.95 10.73 10.94 61.75

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CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, FB -Foreign Large Blend, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MI -Muni National Intermediate, TG -Target Date 2021-2025, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar. Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

merce Bank. Davis and his wife Amy have three children, Frank Archer Davis Jr., Leland Davis, and Ella Davis. Chairman Davis also announced that Clayton Stanley and Greg Williams were elected to Commerce Bank’s Board of Directors. Stanley, a graduate of The University of the

South “Sewanee”, is an associate with Capital Resources Inc. He and his wife Katy have two children, John and Annie. Williams, a graduate of the University of Mississippi, is the President and owner of Williams Enterprises, Inc. He and his wife Kim have two children, Graham and Molly Grace.

GOP states benefiting from energy shift

COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.- cents per lb. -24.75 -24.75 -23.75 -24 -23.75 -25 -24.75

of the American Banker’s Association Stonier School of Banking at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and the Mississippi Bankers Association’s School of Banking. Prior to his promotion to President and CEO, Davis served as Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Oﬃcer of Com-

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