Prentiss County Suspect sought in shooting
Tishomingo County Man pleads guilty to burglary charge
Pickwick TVA: Study shows lake economic impact
Page 3
Page 3
Page 3
Thursday May 11,
2017
75 cents
Daily Corinthian
Partly sunny Today
Tonight
84
64
50% chance of P.M. thunderstorms
Vol. 121, No. 112
• Corinth, Mississippi • 14 pages • One section
School district may borrow $4.2 million proved by the board, taxpayers would not see an increase. “The school district would be able to use the money on repairs, alterations and additions to school buildings, erecting school buildings, the purchase of heating and air, to purchase school buses and for transportation equipment,” said Brad Davis, a bond writer with Jones-Walker law firm in Jackson. “The monies cannot be used on salaries or to hire staff.”
BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
The Alcorn School District got the ball rolling this week to borrow more than $4.2 million for facility and transportation upgrades. The Board of Education adopted a resolution to issue new unlimited tax notes not to exceed $4,250,000. The amount would extend a three-mill tax levy already in place for debt retirement. If the bond is ap-
Davis said the money could be paid off over a span of 20 years, but the district would likely repay it within 12 years. Several board members questioned how and where the money would be spent if the bond is approved. “I think we need to have an idea of how this is going to be spent,” said board President Randy Wilbanks.
“The school district would be able to use the money on repairs, alterations and additions to school buildings, erecting school buildings, the purchase of heating and air, to purchase school buses and for transportation equipment.” Brad Davis Bond writer
Please see BORROW | 2
Butterflies, flowers highlight show Task force wants
to end homelessness
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The grounds of the Verandah-Curlee House will serve as a fitting backdrop for a talk on butterflies and a demonstration of flower arranging during the 9th Annual Home & Garden Show. Doug Fleury, a retired teacher and museum educator, is set for 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 20. “Weather permitting, there will be a butterfly flight cage,” he said. “Native butterflies and nectar sources will allow visitors to get close to the feeding butterflies. There will be a hands-on opportunity.” He will talk about the biological and environmental needs of butterflies and their caterpillars and discuss some of the native and nursery plants that are attractive to butterflies and their caterpillars through their nectar and foliage. Participants can learn how to keep butterflies around longer by satisfying their other needs for shelter, moisture and other nutrients. A native of Massachusetts, Fleury has ties to the Corinth area. In 1978, he worked with
BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
Doug Fleury shows a scorpion during one of his past presentations. He will discuss butterflies at the Verandah-Curlee House Home & Garden Show. He will not bring scorpions. Margaret Green Rogers to develop a regional museum centered in Corinth and was involved in establishing tourism promotion efforts. He is cur-
rently working with Prentiss County residents to promote tourism through development
Postal carriers deliver message only do millions of Americans go hungry, organizations that help them are in need of replenishments.” Letter carriers see the struggles in the communities they serve, and they believe it’s important to do what they can to help, he said. With food banks seeing most of their donations around Thanksgiving and Christmas, the drive is timed to give them a boost during the warm months. The Corinth drive brought in 4,200 pounds of food in 2015 and about 5,000 pounds in 2014. It’s easy to participate: Letter carriers ask that residents simply leave a bag of nonperishable food items in a bag by
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Local letter carriers are ready to deliver more than bills and catalogs on Saturday. The annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is back, giving local residents an opportunity to leave nonperishable food items at the mailbox for donation to the AMEN Food Pantry, which has received thousands of pounds of food from the drive each year. Mail carriers in Corinth, Walnut and Ripley are among many across the country who will collect food for delivery to local food banks. “With the economic struggles many Americans face, the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive is as critical as ever,” said USPS Spokesman Doug Kyle. “Not
Please see HOMELESS | 2
People of the Crossroads Shawn Weaver, Michie, Tenn. Shawn Weaver, minister at Acton Church of Christ in Michie, Tenn., credits his mother for his desire to be a preacher. Weaver has been with Acton full-time since 2012. However, he began as an automotive engineer with Parker Hannifin and then later as an engineer at Caterpillar for six years. Although he had nearly 20 years into an engineering career, Weaver said his passion is for people and the Lord. “My mother was my biggest influence. If there was a gospel meeting, we went. My earliest heroes were preachers,” he said. “She made it where hearing God’s word through preachers was something I enjoyed.” Weaver, and his wife Michelle, have three children — Emily, 19, Stormy, 18, and Michael 15. Michelle Weaver is a staff member at Alcorn Central Elementary School. As one of his hobbies, Weaver plays guitar and said he was taught by his grandmother. Staff Photo by L.A. Story
Please see FOOD | 2
25 years ago
10 years ago
Grand Ole Opry star Jerry Clower comes to Corinth as part of the Crusade for Christ.
Allyson Cartwright stars as Emily Dickinson in Corinth TheatreArts’ production of “The Belle of Amherst.”
Dr. Erica’s Laser Aesthetic Centers Erica Noyes, MD
Please see SHOW | 2
It takes a strong communication network to solve problems and one task force is working to solve the issue of veteran homelessness. Individuals representing agencies from as far away as Hattiesburg and Jackson recently converged to meet at Crosswind in Corinth as part of the Task Force to End Veteran Homelessness. Crosswind Ministries Executive Director Bobby Capps said the project has been in the works for two or three years. Crosswind is a member agency of the task force and Capps pointed out part of the issue in ending veteran homelessness in Mississippi is because so much of the state is rural, making it a major challenge to locate the veterans and direct them to the services they need. “This group has been tasked to develop a system where we identify the homeless veterans and continuously outreach to
them. After finding them, we contact them within a month to house them,” said Capps. He said after that, it is a matter to follow up to make sure the veterans are stable to ensure they don’t end up homeless again. The Crosswind director said Hattiesburg has announced an end to veteran homelessness in Hattiesburg, but he said it’s a “functional end.” “The Lord said ‘We’ll always have the poor among us, but don’t ever let the poor be among you,’” said Capps. “We’re always going to have veteran pop-up homeless, but we want to have a system in place statewide to immediately address them and so we can say there’s a functional end to veterans’ homelessness in our state.” Visiting the meeting briefly was Corinth Mayor Tommy Irwin, who said, “Homelessness will break your heart ... but
2 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU Corinth & Pickwick • Botox & Fillers • Sunspots & • Massage (LMT1914) • Skin Tightening Rosacea • Facials • Vein, Hair Removal • Mani / Pedi • & More
(877) LAZR-SPA
662-284-9600
NEW CORINTH LOCATION 102 NORMAN ROAD CORINTH, MS
What if YOU could lose 20 pounds this Month?
YOU CAN!!
844-LITE-YOU 662-331-5981