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Vol. 119, No. 136

• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • One section

Indictment amended for alleged gang BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Alleged gang members facing federal racketeering charges were recently arraigned on an amended indictment in the case. Among them are two from Alcorn County — Perry Wayne

Mask of Corinth and Stephen Neal Hubanks of Rienzi — who face various charges in the federal indictment. Hubanks waived personal appearance at the arraignment and entered a plea of not guilty. Mask appeared before Magis-

trate Judge S. Allan Alexander in U.S. District Court, entering a plea of not guilty, according to court records. Plea agreements in the case are due by July 20. Trial, if needed, is scheduled for Aug. 3 in Oxford for 17 defendants in-

volved in the case. The original indictment had 14 defendants. The superseding indictment, filed April 23, details the alleged activities of the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi inside and outside prisons, including narcotics distribution, firearms

trafficking, money laundering, and acts of violence involving murder, attempted murder, assault and kidnapping throughout Mississippi. Mask and Hubanks, along Please see ARRAIGN | 2

Church reaches out with June Jamboree a backpack prior to school starting,” said volunteer Jan Haley. “We knew we wanted to hold some kind of event to kickoff the fundraising.” Enter the June Jamboree set for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the L.C. Follin Building (blue building) in downtown Kossuth across from the Methodist church. “We’re awfully excited about this one,” said Haley. “We’ll have a craft mart, live music, food and games for the kids. It’s going to be great.” Haley said she hopes the

BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

KOSSUTH — F.U.E.L. is looking to the community for help to fund a back to school program for students. As the Kossuth United Methodist Church children’s ministry, F.U.E.L. provides forever, unending, eternal love through the many programs offered, including the upcoming back to school program which will provide students in need with school supplies and other items. “This program is for parents who might not be able to buy their child something like

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Marilyn Easter was honored for having the most volunteer hours by the Magnolia Regional Health Center Auxiliary.

Easter a savior for MRHC Auxiliary BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Marilyn Easter put the hours in last year. Six thousand to be precise. The retired homemaker was among 31 members of the Magnolia Regional Health Center Auxiliary to be honored for their many hours of volunteering. “I enjoy people,” said Easter of her reason for volunteering. Easter, who moved to Corinth

with her husband in 1998, got involved with the MRHC Auxiliary after an invitation from people from her church. “They ganged up on me,” she said with a smile. In addition to working four hours each week at the gift shop, Easter also does crafts to be sold at the shop along with being scholarship chairman the last six years. During the awards ceremony, Auxiliary 1st Vice President

Please see JAMBOREE | 2

Unemployment rate continues to decline for Mississippi fell from 6.2 percent in March to 5.7 percent in April. The county saw 75 initial claims for unemployment insurance during the month and 343 continued claims, compared to 91 initial claims and 634 continued claims a year earlier. Benefits paid in the county totaled $45,904, compared to $94,964 a year earlier. Alcorn County had 740 categorized as unemployed

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Margaret Orem presented 31 pins to members who volunteered anywhere from 500 to 6,000 hours. The auxiliary is composed of 72 members who either assist visitors or work in the gift shop. Profits from the gift shop are used in many different ways. Each year, the auxiliary awards $1,000 scholarships to around 17 medical students. Please see EASTER | 2

Alcorn County unemployment slipped below 5 percent in the latest labor report as the downward trend continues. The county reached an April rate of 4.7 percent, according to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, down from 5.2 percent in March and 5.9 percent in April 2014. The county ranked ninth among the state’s 82 as the not seasonally adjusted rate

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CT-A youth play opens tonight BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Magical creatures and mythical beasts will spring to life at Corinth Theatre-Arts as audiences are transported into the mystical realm of Narnia. Plucked from the time-worn pages of C.S. Lewis’ “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” a cast of over 30 youth and three adults will present a story that has intrigued adventurers since its 1950 publication. A strange location, ruled over by a wicked witch who has woven her icy spell, Narnia is a frigid, snow-covered world where it is always winter and residents live in constant fear of incurring her wrath. “What I want is to be a mighty ruler of Narnia,” said Casey Zappa, who will assume the role of Jadis, the cold-hearted White Witch. “The script doesn’t give any clues as to why I did what I did. If I had to assume, I would say I ruled with fear and intimidation and Salam ruled with ease and made it fun, but I know what it means to be a ruler.”

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Filled with mystery and Christian symbolism, the play follows the adventures of siblings Peter (Chris Whitehead), Susan (Sophia Ortega), Edmund (David Soltz) and Lucy (Caroline Chandler) Pevensie as they are evacuated from London during World War II and brought to the countryside to live with Professor Digory Kirke. While exploring the old mansion, the youngest, Lucy, stumbles upon a wardrobe masking the entrance to a magical forest and is sent tumbling into Narnia, where she encounters a strange fawn called Mr. Tumnus (Riley Floyd) beneath a lamp post. Struggling to convince her siblings she is telling the truth, the four children eventually enter Narnia together while hiding in the wardrobe from the professor’s housekeeper. After sneaking away to Jadis’ castle, filled with unfortunate Narnians cast in stone, Edmund finds himself in quite the predicament. The witch is angry he ventured to her dwelling alone, much more so when he tells Please see CT-A | 2

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SNAP (Stop Needless Accident Peril) receives a $5,000 grant from the Traffic Safety Now organization. SNAP Director Barbara Bennett says the funds will be used to promote the benefits of the state’s new seatbelt law.

An open house offers a sneak preview of Magnolia Regional Health Center’s new colorful and fun pediatric rooms with nine unique rooms aimed at easing anxiety for children, according to Assistant Director of Nursing and Specialty Care Betsy Wood.

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