Green Market 9 a.m to 3 p.m., Historic Depot in Downtown Corinth
Corinth Home Tour 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Verandah Curlee House Downtown Corinth $15 Admission
Leon Frazier Memorial Concert 6 p.m., Historic Corinth Coliseum/Civic Center $15 Admission
Saturday June 6,
2015
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Daily Corinthian Vol. 119, No. 132
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section
Jacinto site’s condition draws complaints miles from Jacinto, and Gary Hardin, whose property adjoins the Jacinto property, aired their concerns before the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors this week. “Personally, I don’t think
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Some residents of the Jacinto area would like to see the historic courthouse property get a cleanup. Willie George, who lives four
anybody is accountable for the upkeep of it,” said Hardin. George, referring to a copy of the Jacinto Foundation finances, questioned where the money is spent. “The place is grown up com-
pletely,” he said. “The whole cosmetics of all of the buildings are pitiful.” George said he heard more complaints at last year’s Jacinto Festival than ever before. Hardin is also unhappy with
the downed trees left in the park area following the 2012 tornado that passed near the courthouse, which once served as the county seat of the old, larger Please see COMPLAINTS | 2
Boys and Girls Club terminates unit director BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth branch of the Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Mississippi is getting a new unit director. Former unit director Christy Grice was terminated on May 22 after four years in the position. Grice took over the role of unit director in June of 2011. She introduced programs such as Phenomenal Woman, My Brothers Keeper, Lights on Afterschool, Princess in Me and Youth of the Year. William and Mary Dilworth (from left) present scholarships to Savannah Davis, Raven Friar, JazsGrice was recently awardmin Walker, Kendell Patterson and Tiersten Washington. ed the Mississippi Program Grice Award in Education & Career for “Own Little Corner of the World” book club. Tan #6348 Silver #8715 White #0023 “It was$ shocking,” said club $ 00 00 $ $ $ $ J.C. Hill 123 203 7,495 or. 13,995 or.board 23,495 or. .......................... 350 00 .......................... .......................... year, the group awarded four ganization. Walker, the daughBY STEVE BEAVERS member J.C. Hill. “She Boys and Girls Club per month per month per month sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com scholarships to local students. ter of James and Mettie Walker, was one of the best I have ever Board Member Five graduating high school Scholarships recipients were finished with a White GPA seen and IRedstill haven’t got #6555 of 3.8 and #9592 Black, Crew, 4x4 #3232 $ 00 $ $ $ seniors had the right words. selected based on an essay subplans to attend Ole Miss. it.” $ 359 00 159 9,495 or. 23,995 or.over 25,795 or. .......................... $ 387 00 .......................... .......................... The local grads each received mitted by students. A $550 award was presented The children also felt the Hill was impressed with per month per month per month a scholarship from the Alcorn Corinth High School graduate to Tiersten Deontae Washingsame about the former unit what Grice did. #2770 Red, #4844 Eddie Bauer, Blue #3876 County Branch of the NAACP. Kendell Joseph Patterson$ re- ton. The$ CHS Bluegraduate, who director, according to Spence. “Christy kept things going 00 $ 00 $ $ $ 165 234 418 9,795 15,995 27,795 or. or. or. .......................... .......................... .......................... “This is the second year for ceived a $650 scholarship. Pat- graduated with a GPA of 3.75, is “They all felt good to be through other problems at the per month per month per month us to award scholarships,” said terson, the son of Cheryl Patterthe daughter of Donna Luster. around her,” said Spence. club,” said Hill. “She is going scholarship committee chair- son, had a grade point average of Washington will attend Missis“She always found the posito be missed.” Maroon #9459 White #9539 Red #3942 $ 00 $ 00 job,” $ one of them $ $ $ man Freida Miller. “It’s some- 4.23 at CHS. He plans to attend sippi University for Women. tive in each “She did a fantastic 10,595 or. .......................... 179 15,995 or. .......................... 234 23,895 or. .......................... 357 00 and thing we hope to continue.” the University of Mississippi. Biggersville High School’s looked for ways to help them added club volunteer Rebecca per month per month per month Proceeds raised from the Jazsmin Walker, also a Savannah Michelle Davis was Spence. “Christy truly cared grow … I believed in what she White #9898 Tan #4311 Silver #5656 Freedom Fund Banquet were Corinth graduate, earned a about the children … they was doing and the life lessons $ 00 $ 00 $ 00 $ $ $ 215 328 288 14,795 21,995 19,495 or. or. or. .......................... .......................... .......................... Please see NAACP | 2 used for the five awards. Last $600 scholarship from the orshe was teaching them.” were her No. 1 focus.”
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BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The likes of squash, okra, beans, corn and herbs are flourishing in the revived landscape of the VerandahCurlee House. The new kitchen garden, dedicated to the late Stephanie Sandy, one of the foremost researchers on Corinth’s history, was christened Friday morning as the Corinth Home and Garden Tour welcomed the public back to the landmark structure. Such a garden was common in the mid-1800s. “The families had an outside kitchen because they cooked over fire and it posed such a danger to burn the house down,” said Siege and Battle of
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