Tishomingo County School district considers tax hike
Prentiss County Natural gas station begins operation
McNairy County Rockabilly Highway Revival gets underway
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Developer opts out of seeking Afton rezoning BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
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Evaluations of the building at 501 Cruise Street have been in progress to determine the extent of repairs to be made.
Eaves dropping: Street reopens 3 weeks after parapet collapse BY JEBB JOHNSTON
“There was no interior damage to the building as far as the drywall and doors and windows. There is going to have to be some tuckpointing on some brick on the interior side of the brick.”
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Preparations continue for repairs at 501 Cruise Street where a portion of the parapet collapsed on May 17. The street reopened Monday after it was determined there was no imminent threat of more bricks falling to the sidewalk. “The contractor stabilized the roof structure and has removed all the loose brick,” said Building Inspector Greg Tyson. An engineer was expected at the site Wednesday to look at the structure to “make a determination if any additional brick needs to be moved or if it’s stabilized enough to lay the new brick,” he said. The Weeden Law Firm and the occupants of three apartments on the second and third floors will have to stay out of the
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“There was no interior damage to the building as far as the drywall and doors and windows,” said Tyson. “There is going to have to be some tuckpointing on some brick on the interior side of the brick.” It is possible the street may need to be closed for a day here or there during the contractor’s repair work.
IUKA — Tishomingo County’s beloved Old Courthouse Museum has closed. Due to lack of stable funding, the volunteer-run museum shut its doors on June 1 and currently has no plans of reopening. “We appreciate the fine work of the volunteer staff to date and all they have achieved. The establishment is very much a tourist attraction in addition to being an archive of our history,” said Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society President Bill Gurley. “The board is actively exploring means to provide stable funding for the museum and leverage collaboration with Missis-
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sippi tourism organizations and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History to exploit its potential.” According to Gurley, for the last 13 years the museum has been run by a volunteer staff. “Some of the key staff have worked full-time jobs while devoting their off-time to managing the courthouse business. Personnel to keep the facility open during weekdays were paid part-time minimal wages,” said the president. “This is no longer a workable plan as those key personnel are now faced with caring for aging parents, health issues and other personal priorities that are demanding significantly more
Quilt Guild reaches out to chemotherapy patients BY STEVE BEAVERS
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Building inspector building until the repair is 100 percent complete. “Once they start the process of rebuilding, that’s going to go pretty fast,” said Tyson. “It’s just been a slow process getting to this point.” No one was injured as deteriorating brick fell to the sidewalk and street, although some cars were damaged.
The proposed commercial rezoning near Afton is off the table. Hill Brothers Leasing Company is no longer pursuing the project at the northwest corner of Mississippi Highway 2 and North Shiloh Road and withdrew its application for rezoning of 10 acres there from residential to commercial. The item had been scheduled to go before the Board of Mayor and Aldermen Tuesday evening. The planning commission on May 23 voted not to recommend approval of the rezoning after a large num-
ber of residents of the North Corinth subdivision voiced concerns about the project. Hill Brothers, which is the developer of Afton, planned to market several parcels for commercial development with restrictions on their use. In other business before the board Tuesday: • In a continued adjudication hearing, the board tabled action on the East Shiloh Road commercial strip that includes one remaining business, House of Beauty. The board wants the owners present at the next meeting. Janet Tubbs, proprietor of
A group of ladies are putting their hands to work in effort to help cancer patients. The Cross City Piecemakers Quilt Guild took on the project of making Caring Caps for those patients who have lost their hair through chemotherapy. Since last year, the group has made over 100 caps for West Clinic. “We are glad to use our skills to help cancer patients,” said Gail Stables with Cross City Piecemakers. “So many people have donated fabric and this is a good way to use it.”
Guild member Rita Casey introduced the idea to the group as program leader. “We were trying to think of service projects and I wanted us to do something local,” said Casey. “It just took off from Please see CAPS | 6A
People of the Crossroads Michael Gammill, Corinth Staff photo by Zack Steen
Very few Crossroads area residents haven’t witnessed the man and his parrot riding a bike around downtown Corinth. The man in question is Corinth native Michael Gammill, who recently returned to the Cross City after a nearly 30-year military career. The colorful bird always by his side is Romeo, a 23-year-old Macaw parrot. “He really likes to bicycle ride,” said Gammill. “We both enjoy meeting and talking to people — everyone waves at Romeo and calls his name. We have fun.” Romeo acts as service animal for the veteran, who lost some of his hearing while in the military. Gammill has one daughter and one grandson who live in Texas.
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Alcorn Central’s Chris Edmondson signs to play professional baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates after being selected in the 13th round of the amateur draft.
New electronic voting machines make their debut with congressional primary elections. Circuit Clerk Joe Caldwell says the transition went smoothly.
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