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Vol. 118, No. 137

• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • 2 sections

City welcomes Caterpillar stockholders BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Caterpillar’s annual meeting of stockholders is taking place in Corinth this morning. It is the first time since CAT established a presence in Alcorn County 32 years ago with the remanufacturing facility on Cardinal Drive that the annual meeting has come to Corinth.

Alliance CEO Gary Chandler described it as a once-in-a-generation opportunity. “There are a lot of Caterpillar communities around the country and world that do not get the chance to host this type of meeting,” he said. “That within itself is a very big deal.” Caterpillar executives and stockholders were to gather at

Crossroads Arena for the annual session. City and county leaders have welcomed the visit with open arms. “It gives us an opportunity to show them some Southern hospitality and let them know how much we appreciate them and how much they mean to the county,” said Board of Su-

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pervisors President Lowell Hinton. Along with Mayor Tommy Irwin, he had an opportunity to meet with some of the company leaders on Tuesday. “We want to let them know how appreciative we are of having a second facility and the investment they have made in this community,” said Irwin.

Parents address school board with hire request BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

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Workers with the county’s Second District get ready to remove a tree on County Road 355 Tuesday morning.

Crews work late to clear roads after latest round BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Southeastern Alcorn County took the brunt of a line of heavy storms that moved across the

Mid-South Monday evening. Numerous trees and power lines came down as a thunderstorm hit the Glen and Jacinto area around 8 p.m., keeping

Based in Peoria, Ill., Caterpillar manufactures construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Earlier this year, the company announced continued expansion in Corinth with work on the C175 engine coming to the former Tecumseh facility.

county and ACE Power crews out during the night. ACE Power Engineer Jason Please see STORM | 2A

More than 100 parents, students and concerned citizens filled the board room for the regular meeting of the Alcorn School District this week. The group had united together to support the hiring of current Biggersville High School boys basketball Coach Cliff Little for the BHS girls basketball coach position. “We have felt like the stepchild and it’s time for someone to stand up for our girls,” said Scott Nash, who has two daughters on the BHS girls basketball team. “The girls are sitting back, missing valuable summer league practice time. We need a coach put in place now and that coach should be Cliff Little.” Current BHS girls basketball Coach Chris Parman resigned from the position effective July 31. BHS Principal Gary Johnson started the search for a replacement several months ago. A new math teacher/ basketball coach was hired but apparently withdrew after being contacted by upset parents. “Mr. Johnson wants to hire a math teacher who can also coach basketball, but why

waste time searching for someone who does both, when we have a proven winner like Coach Little who is ready to Voyles take on the position of girls basketball coach,” said Nash before the school board Monday night. “There are students starting to leave Biggersville ... to request transfer to another school simply because of this situation. These girls don’t feel like they are being treated fairly.” Nash and the other supporters in attendance believe Johnson will not recommend Little for the position due to a personal conflict between the two which dates back to an incident that occurred at the 2013 Alcorn County Basketball Tournament. “If Mr. Johnson would take his personal feelings out of this, the best answer is right in front of him. It’s the common sense answer on both the financial and academic side,” Please see BOARD | 2A

Fans will get chance to meet Del Shores BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

V.I.P tickets are now on sale for Corinth Theatre-Arts newest show, “Del Shores: My Sordid Best!” “CT-A has been working hard to provide quality arts and entertainment to the public. Cindi Bullard from our board of directors thought that a meetand-greet with Shores would be an excellent way of achieving that,” said CT-A Artistic Director Cris Skinner. “So, she contacted him with the idea of doing it and was successful in her

“It is an affordable way to meet and speak with the playwright while supporting the arts in your community.” Cris Skinner CT-A artistic director attempts.” “She has been instrumental in putting this all together,” added Skinner. The price is $50 per person and includes V.I.P seating as well as an exclusive wine-and-

cheese reception after the show with Shores. “The price is great because it would be what you would expect to pay for a meal and a show if you went to Tupelo,” said Skinner. “It is an affordable

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way to meet and speak with the playwright while supporting the arts in your community.” Shores is best known as a writer and producer for television series such as “Queer as Folk,” “Dharma & Greg,” “Touched by an Angel,” “Ned and Stacy” and “Maximum Bob.” His acclaimed comedy “Sordid” lives, which debuted in Los Angeles in 1996, was recently performed at the CT-A playhouse. “I am so excited to be perPlease see SHORES | 3A

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On this day in history 150 years ago Forrest’s troopers continue to pursue Sturgis’s men through Ripley and beyond. A brief stand is made by black troops of the U.S.C.T. that buys time for the retreating army. Gen. A.J. Smith’s infantry arrives in Memphis to protect the city.

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