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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121, No. 128
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 14 pages • One section
‘Remembrance’
“The investigation is ongoing. There could be additional charges filed.” Sheriff Ben Caldwell Alcorn County
Charges filed after suspects fire at home
Staff photo by Mark Boehler
Thomas Wernimont of Beech Bluff, Tenn., listens during the Shiloh Memorial Day program. His father, Joseph S. Wernimont, was the honored veteran during this year’s service. Shiloh Park each year honors a veteran buried in Shiloh National Cemetery.
BY MARK BOEHLER editor@dailycorinthian.com
The Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the suspects accused of opening fire on a southeast Alcorn County home. Facing a felony charge of shooting into an occupied dwelling are 18-year-old Daniel Lee Mercer of Alcorn County Road 400 and 18-year-old Noah Morris of Alcorn County Road 408. Facing a felony charge of accessory after the fact for driving the getaway vehicle is 21-year-old Hunter Graham of Booneville. “The investigation is ongoing,” said Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell on Monday. “There could be additional charges filed.” All three had bond set at $10,000 each. The arrests over the weekend follow a bizarre turn of events Friday afternoon when two men opened fire with a rifle and shotgun on a house in southeast Alcorn County. The two shooting suspects and the driver of what appeared to be the getaway vehicle were apprehended shortly after the shooting by sheriff’s deputies. There were no injures and the motive has not been determined, said the sheriff. The ordeal unfolded about 4 p.m. Friday at a house on Alcorn County Road 435 described as the Hurricane Creek community east of Rienzi when a call came in that two men had opened fire on
Patriotism emanates at Shiloh program BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Mark Boehler
Memorial Day is a time to honor veterans who gave their life for their country.
Speaker: Markers have a life story BY MARK BOEHLER editor@dailycorinthian.com
Memorial Day is a time of remembrance, retired U.S. Air Force veteran Maxey Phillips stressed to the crowd Sunday afternoon inside Corinth National Cemetery. “Think of those grave markers
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“Many paid the full price. They game their life. We own them our gratitude.” Maxey Phillips U.S. Air Force veteran (Retired)
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Historical Society: Share family stories BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
IUKA — Writers are encouraged to submit stories and share family history or stories of Tishomingo County. The Tishomingo County Historical and Genealogical Society is now open to submissions for “The Arm Chair Genealogist” — a first time event. The call for submissions opened this month on the new event where TCHGS members can share non-fiction family or Tishomingo County stories. “I was looking for something for us to do to encourage some submissions for family histories,” said Cindy Nelson, executive director, Tishomingo County Historical and Genealogical Society, regarding the event.
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People of the Crossroads Donnie Bates, Corinth “Photography allows me to meet people and capture subtle moments in time that would have never been noticed without that click,” said avid photographer Donnie Bates. The 57-year-old Booneville native is a former Air Force member and worked for Kimberly Clark for more than 20 years. He also taught Information Technology at Alcorn Career and Technology Center for eight years before retiring. He now spends his time at BatesPC, where he works on computers and professionally snaps photos. “I bought my first SLR camera in 1980 and fell in love,” he added. A member of Foote Street Church of Christ and the Corinth Kiwanis Club, he has been married to wife Susie for 28 years. The couple has two grown sons, Josh and Caleb.
She pointed out that people discover interesting stories all the time while researching their family tree, but unless someone is publishing a book, they don’t have a way to share those stories. “This is a way to write and publish it and this assists them in furthering their family trail,” said Nelson. The deadline for submissions is Aug. 15. Submissions can be hand-delivered or mailed, but mail must be stamped by Aug. 15 or they cannot be accepted. “We are sending the submissions to outside judges to be fair and we need to have them by the deadline, so they can be judged in time for the HeriPlease see STORIES | 3
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Graduation ceremonies are conducted for the last time at the old Corinth High School.
Memorial Day weekend is marked with ceremonies a Shiloh and Corinth National Cemeteries. State Rep. and military veteran Dolores R. Gresham serves as keynote speaker at Shiloh.
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SHILOH, Tenn. — Against the backdrop of countless grave markers, hundreds gathered at Shiloh National Cemetery Monday morning to remember the fallen. Shiloh National Military Park Superintendent Dale Wilkerson spoke of the magnitude of loss brought by the Civil War. “Before you here in Shiloh National Cemetery lie almost 4,000 Americans,” he said. “Two thousand, three hundred and fiftyseven of these are known only to God. It is good and right that we gather here today to honor these, our countrymen.”
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