Local Commission on the Future holds workshop
Tishomingo County Program offers free job training
Prentiss County Storms cause damage, power outage
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Vol. 121, No. 131
• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • Two sections
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Rienzi will not have election Staff reports
With three candidates not gaining certification, Rienzi will not have an election on Tuesday. Five individuals were certified to run for the Board of Aldermen — Joseph “Joe” Bishop, Jimmy Harwood, David Massey, Dale Leonard and
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ACE Power received a TOP Performer award from TVA in 2016. Displaying the award is Kevin Bragg, ACE Power Energy Services/Marketing, Eddie Howard, ACE Power general manager, and David Sparks, TVA sales and marketing manager.
ACE gets TVA performance award BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
ACE Power can hold its own with the big cities and it has the numbers and the award to prove it. Alcorn County Electric Power Association recently won an award from Tennessee Valley Authority for being a Top Performer. The results that earned ACE the award were a strong review of the local power company’s performance in 2016. ACE Power’s 2016 Success Highlights were: Heat Pump Program — ACE was No. 5 in overall energy savings as a percentage of sales. EnergyRight Solutions — ACE was No. 2 in overall energy savings for the ERSI program (industrial), 1.56% of category. ACE was the Overall Top Performer at No. 5 with total energy savings of .7%. TVA Sales and Marketing Manager David Sparks explained that a highlight review is done every year and it is for all the TVA power companies.
Sparks said they are a wholesaler that sells power to 154 power companies, but each company manages its own local markets and it can choose what programs they will offer. “ACE is one of the most powerful companies in Mississippi in supporting programs. We look at it as a percentage of sales,” said Sparks. “Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville are obviously going to save a larger number, but when you do it as a percentage of sales, it levels the playing field. So, for ACE, this is a tremendous award to be number 5 in The Valley. They are number 2 for industrial customers and number 5 in total energy saved.” He went on to explain the savings was substantial for ACE and he cited the company’s commitment to energy saving programs that offer savings or rebates for energy customers who implement energy saving improvements. He said it has been determined that energy efficiency is a low cost resource.
“It costs us less, and our power companies less, to invest in energy efficiency than to put steel in the ground, or to build a nuclear power plant, a new coal plant or a combustion gas turbine plant,” he said. Offering the programs and services, he pointed out, also provides ACE Power more opportunity to interact with their customers. Kevin Bragg, energy services/marketing, ACE, said this is the second year ACE has gotten an award due to showing improvements in efficiency. Eddie Howard, general manager, ACE Power, said, “We’re proud that TVA makes the programs available for us to participate in. They’ve already proven that we’re providing a service to our customers that they’re interested in, and are willing to participate in, or we couldn’t prove these savings and win an award. At the end of the day, the customers win. They save themselves money on their power Please see ACE | 2A
Harold Palmer. The petitions for candidacy by Sandra Williams, Jim Strickland and Kathy Marshall did not contain enough signatures of qualified electors. Walter Williams is the only candidate for mayor. If the races are uncontested, an election is not required.
Police searching for two escapees BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
One of three men who escaped the Prentiss County Jail early Thursday was captured hours later in Alabama. Multiple agencies were hunting for the men, who authorities said should be considered dangerous, in the Riverton area of Colbert County, Ala., which is just east of Iuka. Glasco Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar identified the men as John Michael Brown, 40, of Rienzi, who was jailed on a possession of stolen property charge; Mark Anthony Lindsey, 53, of Booneville, burglary; and David Joe Glasco, 38 of Ashland, sexual battery. Lindsey was captured before 2 p.m. The escape happened early Thursday morning. A lead on the whereabouts of the men took investigators to Cherokee, Ala., where they spotted at least two of the escapees in a silver 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, license plate PX1-770. The truck Lindsey was reported stolen from Prentiss County Road 1251 Thursday morning. Officers in Alabama located the stolen vehicle abandoned on a woods road in the area of Riverton Rose Trail in the edge of Alabama and north of U.S. Highway 72. The search continued with a helicopter, dogs and law enforcement personnel on foot. Tolar said residents should not approach or attempt to apprehend the men. Brown The three are white. Glasco stands 5 feet 9, weighs 200 pounds and has a large tattoo of the number 13 on his throat. Brown is 5 feet 10 and weighs 165 pounds. Lindsey stands 6 feet and weighs 165 pounds. Contact local law enforcement or the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department at 728-2002 with information.
Green Market creates sense of community BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
The last Green Market before an almost three month hiatus is set for the weekend. More than 55 vendors are scheduled to take part in Saturday’s June edition of the ninth annual Green Market at the Corinth Depot, and one local said she can’t wait. “I love the Green Market,” said Bethel Springs, Tenn., native Lara Lowrance. “I try not to miss a single market. There is always something different and unique that I just have to purchase.” The nonprofit Crossroads Museum’s banner fundraiser is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A free event to the public, it plays host to an eclectic mix of local and regional artisans and craftsmen who sell their wares
in an open-air, grassroots setting. According to Lowrance, the Green Market creates a sense of community. “In this day and age, when brick and mortar stores are barring their doors and most sales are made online, there is something nostalgic about purchasing homemade goods from locals, walking around plush grass, listening to good music, snacking on amazing food and greeting your neighbors,” added Lowrance. “The Green Market perhaps increases the boundaries of the community Corinth has by bringing people
Staff photo by Zack Steen
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Handcrafted pottery is just a sampling of the goods that can be found at Saturday’s Green Market at the Corinth Depot.
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The first senior class graduates from the new Tishomingo County High School on Highway 72.
Dan Marsh and John Lowrey play the title roles in Corinth Theatre-Arts’ production of “The Odd Couple.”
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