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C.A.R.E. plans new playground for park on Johns Street is getting a new playground. “C.A.R.E. has a mission to make things happen that would not have otherwise,” said Orma Smith, C.A.R.E. Advisory Board member. “This project is a per-

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The C.A.R.E. Foundation has some exciting news about one of its largest community projects. E.S. Bishop Memorial Park

fect fit. Bishop Park has the potential to transform the lives of children in the neighborhood.” Smith invites the entire community to an unveiling of the project at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 15 inside the Johns

Street Community Center at the park. “We need to build widespread, diversified community support,” said Smith. “So I am asking everyone to put this unveiling on their calendar and be

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there.” He expects the program to last about 45 minutes. Bishop Park covers seven acres and includes a walking/ Please see PARK | 2A

Man faces 10 felonies BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

benefiting. The recent development of retail and dining options has fueled growth around the literal and figurative heart of the community. While investors are turning blight buildings into property gold, downtown Corinth’s public spaces and attractions are growing. The Duncan House, one of Corinth’s oldest homes, is now one of downtown’s new-

A 32-year-old Corinth man is facing additional charges in the recent officer-involved shooting and high speed chase through two counties. Lionel Joseph Staton is being held on a $50,000 bond after the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Staton charged him with 10 felony counts. Staton was the suspect of a reported attempted robbery of the Huddle House in Corinth on June 3. Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance said officers responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle and suspicious individuals at the Huddle House arrived to see an individual wearing a dark hoodie and holding a handgun. The person got into the vehicle and fled when he saw the police officers and refused to stop for officers. Units with the Corinth Police Department and Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department followed the vehicle Staton was driving from Corinth to Tishomingo County and were joined by deputies from Tishomingo County and a Mississippi Highway Patrol state trooper.

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Local cancer survivor Barbara Rogers was the first to ring the new Survivors Bell in the Tribute Garden at the Cancer Center at Magnolia Regional Health Center.

Patients ring bell to mark journey’s end Corinth’s public spaces see growth

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Local businessman Kenneth Williams looks over the old railroad junction at Duncan Park, one of downtown Corinth’s newest attractions.

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The ringing of a bell marks the end of a hard journey for a cancer patient. It’s a celebration for a patient who has endured endless chemotherapy treatments on the road to being cancer free. After ringing a small garden bell for several years, local patients finally have a true Survivors Bell to ring. The new bell tower was dedi-

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(Editor’s note: Downtown Corinth - Where Old Meets New is a multi-part series on the revitalization of downtown Corinth. Stories will appear each Sunday through mid-June exclusively in the Daily Corinthian print edition.) While locals are reaping the rewards of downtown Corinth’s revitalization, visitors to Cross City are also

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Envision 2040 policy directions emerge BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

With the community’s ideas in hand, some general policy directions are emerging for Envision Corinth 2040. The comprehensive plan process is near “the end of the beginning.” Orion Planning + Design Partner Bob Barber said the consultants will close out the plan by late summer or early fall and begin to rewrite the city’s zoning code to conform to the city’s vision. Projects will be suggested, ranging from zero-cost to longer term.

In an update on the progress Thursday evening before residents and several members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, the former planning director for Hernando talked about his experience working for improvements in the northwest Mississippi city. It is an incremental process, he said, with no overnight transformation. “It took every bit of 15 years to make substantial progress and to move the city from kind of mediocre to ultimately making the top 100 list of the best small towns in America,” he said. “That was about three years ago. It happened

through redevelopment. It happened through caring for historic resources. It happened through planning for people first.” The transformation is possible for any community, but Corinth “is ripe for that kind of transformation,” he said. One of the questions to emerge in this session was whether the group would recommend a bypass around the U.S. Highway 72 corridor. “The short answer is ‘no,’” said Daniel Ashworth Jr., design assoPlease see POLICY | 5A

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Bob Barber with Orion + Planning and Design makes a point about Corinth’s comprehensive plan during a public meeting Thursday evening at Corinth Elementary School.

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Verdict goes in favor of retired home builder dispute, the allegation of faulty workmanship was vehemently contested. According to Moss, “this case, like all others, came down to the proof, and the proof showed that Joe did everything in a prudent and workmanlike manner.” The suit, originally filed in 2008, had been pending for nine years. “I’m just so happy for Joe to finally get the vindication and closure he deserves,” said Moore. In addition to finding for Turner on the plaintiﬀs’ claim, the jury also awarded Turner his counter-claim for unpaid invoices. The trial was held May 15-17.

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After a recent threeday trial from May 15-17, an Alcorn County Jury returned a defense verdict in favor of retired home builder Tommy Joe Turner. Turner was represented at trial by Corinth attorneys Bob Moore of Moore Law Firm and Tyler Moss of Bain & Moss. In the news release provided by Bain & Moss, the plaintiﬀs were seeking over $190,000 in damages they alleged resulted from substantial foundation settlement caused by Turner’s workmanship in building their home in 2007. While settlement of the foundation was not in

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The new Survivors Bell tower includes a donated school bell and white powder-coated metal dove.

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cated on Friday afternoon as medical staﬀers and cancer survivors and their families gathered in the Tribute Garden at the Cancer Center at Magnolia Regional Health Center. “The bell marks the end of a very emotional time in a cancer patients journey,” said West Cancer Center Site Director Martha King. “When our chemo patients finish their complete cycle of chemo, they will get to ring the bell. It’s a celebration because they have completed that journey.” King said center staﬀ members, along with a group of volunteers and cancer survivors, began the Survivors Bell project late last year. “We knew we didn’t want any individual to have to pay for the bell,”

she said. According to King, it was local cancer survivor Barbara Rogers who started a Facebook campaign which helped secure funds, materials and more volunteers for the project. Roger and Jerri Simpson donated the old school bell which is now suspended at the top of four metal poles in the Tribute Garden between the cancer center and MRHC’s surgery center. Above the bell sits a white powder-coated metal dove. A Survivors Bell plaque listing all who helped on the project will also hang inside the cancer center. MRHC’s fundraising arm, the Magnolia Foundation, also assisted on the project. “The Magnolia Foundation is proud to be a part of the dedication

of the new bell tower that has been installed in the Tribute Garden at the Cancer Center at Magnolia. Organized by the West Cancer Center, this new bell tower represents the end of a hard journey through cancer treatments that a patient has conquered,” said Magnolia Foundation Executive Director Tracy Moore. “The bell tower stands in the center of the Magnolia Foundation’s Tribute Garden between the MRHC Ambulatory Surgery Center and the Cancer Center at Magnolia where someone can honor a loved one on an engraved or marked item such as a brick paver, bench or foundation. We are excited to have this beautiful structure as a part of our garden and to be included in such an important and memorable event in the lives of our patients.”

PARK jogging trail, basketball courts, softball/baseball field and a picnic pavilion. It is also home to the community center, which serves as a neighborhood meeting place and an election poll location. It is managed by the Corinth-Alcorn Parks and Recreation Commission, which also operates Crossroads Regional Park. The C.A.R.E. (CorinthAlcorn Reaching for Excellence) Foundation began in 1999 with a mission of building an endowment to generate proceeds which would help tackle local tough problems and initia-

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Staton traveled almost 30 miles from Corinth and was in Tishomingo County on Highway 30 when spike strips were used to stop the vehicle. According to MBI Com-

munication Director Warren Strain, Staton’s vehicle was disabled and he fled on foot, brandishing a firearm. Staton allegedly attempted to point the firearm toward the officers and the oﬃcers discharged their weapons.

Staton was injured in the shooting. After oﬃcers were able to overtake Staton, he was transported to Magnolia Regional Health Center. He was released on June 6 and is currently being held in the Alcorn County Jail.

tives. One of its first projects was the C.A.R.E. Honor Garden and improvements in The Depot area. Since then, C.A.R.E. has been a part of many community improvement projects, such as tearing down dilapidated houses and replacing sidewalks. Clayton Stanley, president of The Alliance and C.A.R.E. Foundation board member, sees this latest project as a means to build better relationships within the community. “We hope to wind up with a great park, give the neighborhood something to be proud of and develop new partnerships,” said Stanley.

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The MBI has charged Staton with one count of felony fleeing of a police oﬃcer, one count of aggravated assault with a vehicle, four counts of aggravated assault and four counts of aggravated assault of a police oﬃcer.

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4-legged officer joins Selmer force BY JEFF YORK

Today is Sunday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2017. There are 203 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History On June 11, 1947, the government announced the end of sugar rationing for households and “institutional users” (e.g., restaurants and hotels) as of midnight.

On this date In 1258, the Oxford Parliament (also known as the “Mad Parliament”) convened during the reign of King Henry III, who agreed to the creation of a privy council that would advise him and provide oversight, an arrangement which did not last. In 1509, England’s King Henry VIII married his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. In 1770, Captain James Cook, commander of the British ship Endeavour, “discovered” the Great Barrier Reef off Australia by running onto it. In 1919, Sir Barton won the Belmont Stakes, becoming horse racing’s first Triple Crown winner. In 1937, eight members of the Soviet Red Army High Command accused of disloyalty were put on trial, convicted and immediately executed as part of Josef Stalin’s Great Purge. In 1942, the United States and the Soviet Union signed a lendlease agreement to aid the Soviet war effort in World War II.

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SELMER, Tenn. — There is a new officer in the Selmer Police Department and she only weighs around 80 pounds. A new K9 officially became a member of the Selmer PD on Monday, June 4. Sam, a German Shepherd, has moved from her North Carolina home to McNairy County ready to go to work. She will be working with her handler Josh Gilbert, an officer with the Selmer Police Department. Gilbert has been in law enforcement for eight years and a member of the SPD for 18 months. He began his career as a deputy with the McNairy County Sheriff’s Department before moving to the SPD in Dec. 2015. Sam (short for Samantha) is 16 months old. She and Gilbert have been training together for three weeks to begin their time

“Sam is not a pet and will not be treated like one. She is here to protect me as much as I am to protect her. I have loved dogs all my life and I can’t wait to work with her.” Josh Gilbert Selmer police officer together as oﬃcers. The dog has been trained to not only help search for illegal drugs, but knows how to search for missing children or an elderly person who may have drifted away from home. “I’m excited about working with Sam,” said Gilbert. “I have wanted to work with a K9 for a long time. Chief (Neal) Burks knew I wanted to do it and asked me to work with our K9.” A K9 normally costs around $10,000, but Gilbert did not

know how much the Selmer Police Department had to pay for Sam. “She and I will be together all the time,” said Gilbert. “I will take good care of her by making sure she has quality food, stays groomed, and has a good place to stay at night.” “Sam is not a pet and will not be treated like one. She is here to protect me as much as I am to protect her,” he said. “I have loved dogs all my life and I can’t wait to work with her.”

While Sam works for the Selmer Police Department, she and Gilbert will be allowed to work outside the city when called on by the Drug Task Force. Gilbert said when Sam sniﬀs drugs in a vehicle or area that she will give a passive alert to Gilbert by either standing in position or by scratching at the vehicle. She is trained only to take commands from Gilbert. During their training, Sam had to search for a man who had been missing for one hour and she passed the test by finding the man along a one-mile trail. Gilbert laughed and said Sam is a high-energy dog despite her friendly nature. “When she wants to go somewhere, it is hard to stop her because she is a stout dog,” he remarked. The veteran police oﬃcer said Sam will be with him at all times when he is on duty.

Booneville votes to raize, clean up property BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com

BOONEVILLE — A property on Gen. Collins Drive that has raised the concerns of neighbors will be demolished by the city. Booneville aldermen voted Tuesday to seek bids for the demolition of the house and a storm shelter and cleanup of the lot at 205 South General Collins Drive. Ward 3 Alderman Mark McCoy made the motion for the demolition, noting he has received numerous complaints from residents of the area about the dilapidated and dangerous condition of the house. It was noted the house has been on the city’s cleanup list and proper legal notice has already been attempted to be sent to the last known owners on the tax rolls with no response.

The board approved matching a grant from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History to the city Historic Preservation Commission for creation of a set of design guidelines for the exterior of structures within the historic district. The commission has been approved for a grant of $1,750 with the city agreeing to also pay $1,750 for the work. Diane Garvin with the preservation commission said the plan will create a set of guidelines to encourage preservation of the historic character of downtown buildings. The guidelines will only apply to the exterior of the buildings, not the interior. Once the proposed guidelines are completed there will be a series of public hearings for property owners in the district to

share their ideas, questions and concerns before the document is finalized. Garvin said they anticipate the work to be complete by next August. In other business, the board: • directed Street Department Manager James Olive and City Engineer David Moore to prepare a proposal for installation of a safety guard rail near the intersection of Ninth Street and Suburban Drive. McCoy said there have been numerous wrecks there, including one recently where a vehicle struck a house. The board will consider the proposal at a future meeting. • discussed the issuing of city garbage cans to downtown businesses. Mayor Derrick Blythe told the board he has looked at the situation with Waste Connections and there isn’t a good

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Senator praises work on VA reform efforts BY ROGER WICKER U.S. senator

The first week in June marked the anniversaries of two significant World War II events: D-Day and the Battle of Midway. It was also an appropriate time for important legislation. On June 6, the Senate passed the “Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act,” taking another significant step forward in the ongoing reform of the VA system. We can never truly repay the brave soldiers who stormed the shores of Normandy or decisively confronted a Japanese fleet in the Pacific, turning the tides of World War II toward an Allied victory. But we can ensure that these troops — and the men and women who have followed in their footsteps — receive the high-quality care and benefits they deserve for their service. That requires an efficient and effective VA system, making every effort to eliminate persistent problems and rampant mismanagement. By enacting the “Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act” in 2014, Congress has already put in place some necessary measures to improve the system and its leadership. For example, the law gave the VA Secretary the authority to remove poorperforming senior executives expeditiously. It also instructed the VA to establish disciplinary action in its human resources policies for the falsification of data concerning patient care. The new bill, which I have cosponsored, adds to those reforms. The VA Secretary would have more flexibility to discipline or remove employees who are not upholding the department’s best practices and delivering quality care. It would also strengthen measures to protect whistleblowers from retaliation for reporting problems. The VA Secretary should have the tools to implement staffing changes that can bring change and a culture of accountability. Under this bill, any VA employee engaging in misconduct would be subject to an expedited removal process. The Senate bill still needs to be passed by the House of Representatives and signed by President Trump. But its support by outside groups has been enthusiastic. The legislative director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, an organization with nearly 200,000 post-9/11 veterans, has called it “the strongest VA accountability measure that can be signed into law.” With nearly 200,000 veterans in our state, Mississippians understand the obligations of military service as well as the care and respect owed to our service members in return. The late G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery, who represented Mississippi in Congress for 30 years, was a steadfast champion for our veterans. He knew the sacrifice of military service, having served in World War II and the Korean War. His legacy and the momentous enactment of the Montgomery GI Bill continues to inspire those of us seeking the best benefits for our veterans today. Other needed improvements to the VA system are coming at the same time as reforms for greater accountability. On June 5, VA Secretary David J. Shulkin announced his decision on a next-generation Electronic Health Record system for veterans. The VA will no longer use a system separate from the Department of Defense but adopt the same technology. With health records in a unified system, veterans can receive more comprehensive treatment and care. I have been an advocate for this type of system for years. The future of our all-volunteer military is linked to the care we extend to our veterans today. As an Air Force veteran myself and as an elected official representing our state’s many veterans, I remain committed to keeping our promises to those who serve this country. I will continue my work in Congress to ensure the VA system does a better job of meeting the needs of America’s heroes.

Prayer for today Gracious Father, I beseech thee to give me wisdom for kind thoughts and deeds. Teach me true hospitality, that I may be gracious in my own home and appreciative in the home of others. May I not temper my hospitality for certain reasons, but have a genuine welcome for all. Amen.

A verse to share Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. — John 14:6

Conspiracy continues to impeach Trump Pressed by Megyn Kelly on his ties to President Trump, an exasperated Vladimir Putin blurted out, “We had no relationship at all. ... I never met him. ... Have you all lost your senses over there?” Yes, Vlad, we have. Consider the questions that have convulsed this city since the Trump triumph, and raised talk of impeachment. Did Trump collude with Russians to hack the DNC emails and move the goods to WikiLeaks, thus revealing the state secret that DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz was putting the screws to poor Bernie Sanders? If not Trump himself, did campaign aides collude with the KGB? Now, given that our NSA and CIA seemingly intercept everything Russians say to Americans, why is our fabled FBI, having investigated for a year, unable to give us a definitive yes or no? We hear daily on cable TV of the “Trump-Russia” scandal. Yet, no one has been charged with collusion, and every intelligence oﬃcial, past or prevent, who has spoken out has echoed ex-acting CIA Director Mike Morrell: “On the question of the Trump campaign conspiring with the Russians here, there is smoke, but there is no fire, at all. ... There’s no little campfire, there’s no little candle, there’s no spark.” Where are the criminals? Where is the crime?

As for the meetings between Gen. Mike Flynn, Jared Kushner, Sen. Jeﬀ Sessions and Patrick Russian AmBuchanan bassador Sergey Kislyak, Columnist it appears that Trump wanted a “back channel” to Putin so he could honor his commitment to seek better relations with Russia. Given the Russophobia rampant here, that makes sense. And while it appears amateurish that Flynn would use Russian channels of communication, what is criminal about this? Putin is not Stalin. Soviet divisions are not sitting on the Elbe. The Cold War is over. And many presidents have used back channels. Woodrow Wilson sent Col. Edward House to talk to the Kaiser and the Brits. FDR ran messages to Churchill through Harry Hopkins. As for Trump asking Director James Comey to cut some slack for Flynn, it is understandable in human terms. Flynn had been a loyal aide and friend and Trump had to feel rotten about having to fire the man. So, what is really going on here? All the synthetic shock over what Kushner or Sessions said to Kislyak aside, this city’s hatred for President Trump, and its fanatic determination to bring him down in disgrace, predates his presidency.

For Trump ran in 2016 not simply as the Republican alternative. He presented his candidacy as a rejection, a repudiation of the failed elites, political and media, of both parties. Americans voted in 2016 not just for a change in leaders but for a revolution to overthrow a ruling regime. Thus this city has never reconciled itself to Trump’s victory, and the president daily rubs their noses in their defeat with his tweets. Seeking a rationale for its rejection, this city has seized upon that old standby. We didn’t lose! The election was stolen in a vast conspiracy, an “act of war” against America, an assault upon “our democracy,” criminal collusion between the Kremlin and the Trumpites. Hence, Trump is an illegitimate president, and it is the duty of brave citizens of both parties to work to remove the usurper. The city seized upon a similar argument in 1968, when Richard Nixon won, because it was said he had colluded to have South Vietnam’s president abort Lyndon Johnson’s new plan to bring peace to Southeast Asia in the final hours of that election. Then, as now, the “t” word, treason, was trotted out. Attempts to overturn elections where elites are repudiated are not uncommon in U.S. history. Both Nixon and Reagan, after 49-state landslides, were faced with attempts to overturn the election results.

With Nixon in Watergate, the elites succeeded. With Reagan in Iran-Contra, they almost succeeded in destroying that great president as he was ending the Cold War in a bloodless victory for the West. After Lincoln’s assassination, President Andrew Johnson sought to prevent Radical Republicans from imposing a ruthless Reconstruction on a defeated and devastated South. The Radicals enacted the Tenure of Oﬃce Act, stripping Johnson of his authority to remove any member of the Cabinet without Senate permission. Johnson defied the Radicals and fired their agent in the Cabinet, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. “Tennessee” Johnson was impeached, and missed conviction by one vote. John F. Kennedy, in his 1956 book, called the senator who had voted to save Johnson a “Profile in Courage.” If Trump is brought down on the basis of what Putin correctly labels “nonsense,” this city will have executed a nonviolent coup against a constitutionally elected president. Such an act would drop us into the company of those Third World nations where such means are the customary ways that corrupt elites retain their hold on power. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of a new book, “Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever.”

Flag is a reminder of unity BY JAMES F. BURNS Columnist

“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive..to bind up the nation’s wounds, to.. achieve..and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves.” These words from President Lincoln’s second inaugural address, somewhat sadly, are still timely today, a century and a half after a civil war to end slavery destroyed massive amounts of life and property. As people salute our American flag, some are silently replacing the phrase “one nation indivisible” with “one nation deeply divided” and, likewise, the final five words of “liberty and justice for all” with “liberty and justice for some.” And some are even turning their backs on our flag. The American flag represents both an idea and an ideal, the former structured to hopefully lead to the perfection of the latter. But no structure is perfect and those that operate it are imperfect people. Thus the

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ideal that “all men are created equal (and).. endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights” — implying full civil and voting rights for women, people of color, and those of varying sexual orientation — has been a grinding process over several centuries. The current divide — termed a new civil war by some — is along a cultural and political fault line not fully defined. And yet we all seem to know which side we are on. As Lincoln further observed, “both (sides) read the same Bible and pray to the same God.” Today’s secular movement may mean fewer people pray at all, but, regardless, each side feels morally correct within their own sphere of guidance. Thus we have great “firmness” in our beliefs, albeit with more malice and far less charity than Lincoln envisioned. If there is a middle ground straddling today’s divide, it lies in the heart, soul, and conscience of America, a common ground also referenced by Lincoln in an inaugural address, his first. “We are not enemies,

but friends…Though passion may have strained..our bonds of aﬀection, it must not break (them)…(and will not) when every living heart…is touched by the better angels of our nature.” I found an example of our better angels in the heartlands, in Hillsboro, Ohio. The area’s Special Olympics athletes had formed a boys basketball team but needed a cheerleading squad formed from their female athletes. The Hillsboro High School athletic director was contacted—and soon the varsity cheerleaders were training the Special Olympics girls. The AD, Dave Dietrick, then scheduled a game between his area’s Wildcats team and the Rebels, the Special Olympics team from nearby Chillicothe, Ohio. Jeﬀ Gilliland, editor of the local paper, reported on the event. “The school went the extra mile—it let the entire student body out of classes for the game so the Wildcats could play in front of a packed gym. The Hillsboro High pep band performed,

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the cheerleaders cheered, and the student body rooted the Wildcats on to a 24-23 overtime win. Dietrick called the atmosphere electric.” Handicapped athletes and cheerleaders performing in front of a packed house in place of the school’s varsity athletes. If that scene doesn’t bring a tear to your eye, you’re not human. I hope you feel a twinge of pride when singing the National Anthem and saluting the flag. I hope your better angels overcome malice, smugness, and any feeling of superiority in a situation where clarity is diﬃcult and unity desperately needed — for the sake of the nation, for the sake of all classes, poor to rich, and of all colors—white, brown, black, yellow, and red. May we all cheer for the red, white, and blue, competing fairly and by the rules as the Wildcats and Rebels did that day in Hillsboro, Ohio. Before a packed gym. The atmosphere was electric. James F. Burns is a retired professor at the University of Florida.

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Deaths Billy Hutson

Funeral services for Billy Hutson is set for 1 p.m. on Monday at Gospel Tabernacle Church. Visitation is Sunday from 5 to 9 p.m. and on Monday from 10 a.m. until service time. Mr. Hutson died Saturday, June 10, 2017 at his residence. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Linda Marshall

Funeral services are incomplete with Corinthian Funeral Home for Linda Marshall, 66. Mrs. Marshall died Saturday, June 10,

Across the State

2017 at Magnolia Regional Health Center.

Virginia Morton

Funeral services are incomplete with Memorial Funeral Home for Virginia Morton. Mrs. Morton died Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Magnolia Regional Health Center.

Laindia Sorrell

Funeral services are incomplete with Grayson Funeral Service for Laindia Sorrell, 23, of Corinth. Mrs. Sorrell died Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Magnolia Regional Health Center after a brief illness.

Across the Region Corinth Hospital bomb threat confirmed Magnolia Regional Health Center officials said a bomb threat had been made on the hospital. “We can confirm that there was a call to dispatch threatening to bomb our facility earlier this week,” said Ben Tucker, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at MRHC. “Our team, working closely with local law enforcement, took the appropriate precautions and handled the situation quickly, as we are trained to do.” The Corinth Police Department took a man into custody at an apartment near the hospital on Thursday afternoon shortly after he made the call to the hospital that included the bomb threat. “When events like this take place, everyone has to be prepared to take the appropriate steps to ensure our patients and staff are safe from harm,” said MRHC CEO Ronny Humes. “I am extremely proud of our team and our local law enforcement for handling the situation appropriately and promptly, allowing us to continue provide the care our patients need in a safe environment.”

Iuka Drawing decides final alderman IUKA – The Iuka election was settled by drawing a name after two aldermen candidates ended the election with the same amount of votes. The final slot went to incumbent James Grisham after a registered voter pulled his name from a box. Martha Biggs was the other candiate tied for the final spot. Grisham will join Kenny Carson, Joel Robertson, Johnny Southward and Nancy Stripling on the new board with incumbent John Castleberry taking the mayor’s race. Carson was the top vote getter with 427 votes. Carson and Stripling are both first

time winners. Iuka was also the only municipality in Tishomingo County that saw nonincumbents take board seats. In Belmont, voters went with Buddy Wiltshire as mayor and Sonya Harris, Mike Harris, Steve Ratliff, Brandon Pharr and Craig Bell as alderman. In Golden, the mayor’s race went to Davy Ginn. In Burnsville, David Nixon picked up the mayors race win, while Jason Blakney, Niesha Carpenter, Robert Davis, Billy Don Hamm and Doyle Rorie were reelected as aldermen.

Ripley No injuries in train wreck RIPLEY – A woman’s vehicle was hit by a train traveling through Ripley on Cemetery Street on Thursday, reported the Southern Sentinel. According to Ripley Police Department, there were no injuries in the ordeal. Emily Lamar told police she stopped too close to the train tracks in her black Volkswagen when the train, traveling at only seven miles per hour, took the front of her vehicle off. Officials said that accidents such as this one happen about two or three times a year in Ripley. This particular accident is the first of its kind for 2017.

Tupelo Fatal motorcycle wreck probed TUPELO – The Tupelo Police Department is investigating a fatal wreck involving a motorcycle on West Main Street near Ballard Park, reported the Daily Journal. A 42-year-old man was killed while traveling eastbound shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, according to Deputy Police Chief Allan Gilbert. His motorcycle collided with another vehicle. The incident is under investigation by TPD.

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est attractions along with the Duncan Park. Nancy Ann and Kenneth Williams have worked more than two years to preserve the history of the important Polk Street property, which served as headquarters to several Civil War generals. “We are delighted by the way it has turned out,” said Williams. “The comments I’m hearing from visitors are pleasing. People seem to really be happy with the preservation of the house and property.” Adjacent to the house is the park which features an old railroad junction buried in concrete. “I placed the junction at Duncan Park to serve as a reminder of the importance of the railroads to the community’s past, present and future,” said Williams. “Without the railroads, there would have been no Battle of Corinth, no Battle of Shiloh, no Duncan House and no Corinth.” Duncan Park also features benches and seven interpretive signs that tell the history of the property and the role the city played during the Civil War. “It’s a destination, for sure,” Williams said. “It’s a great stopping point for people.” Having yet another downtown attraction is great for tourism, said Christy Burns. The director of the Corinth Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau said the more attractions, the better the results. “There have been so many wonderful investments by people downtown

that has really changed the way we promote Corinth. The shops and restaurants, the charming downtown and all the public spaces are all reasons for people to get off the highway and get downtown,” said Burns. Among the downtown attractions on a visitor’s radar might include the historic Crossroads and Corinth Depot, the Crossroads Museum, the tourism office, the VerandahCurlee House, the Alcorn County Courthouse and the Col. W.P. Rogers statue. While public spaces like the C.A.R.E. Honor Garden, SoCo Pocket Park and Trailhead Park have added much needed green space and additional areas for people to meet and hold events downtown. Big time events are also benefiting from the growth of downtown. Longtime, popular events like the Green Market at the Corinth Depot, Slugburger Festival, Hog Wild BBQ Festival, Films on Fillmore, Coke 10K and Pickin’ on the Square continue to draw crowds to the heart of the city. “People also love the architecture and the old buildings of downtown,” said Burns. The tourism office on Fillmore Street – located in a 1920s Railroad Express Agency (REA) office – sees an average about 14,000 visitors each year, according to Burns “That’s just the people who stop into our office. Our city sees even more travelers,” she said. Most tourists want to know where the locals go, said the director. “That’s where the down-

town shops and restaurants and other attractions come into play,” she added. Another new downtown attraction is also coming together at the hand of Williams. The Corinth Coca-Cola Museum has moved from it’s home inside the Crossroads Museum and will take up permanent residence on Washington Street near Corinth CocaCola Bottling Works. Set to open next month, the museum will be home to more than 1,000 pieces of authentic Coca-Cola memorabilia, including a large collection of old fashioned drink machines from years gone by. “It will be free and open to the public during regular business hours and on special event weekends,” said Williams. The growth of downtown has been and continues to be contagious, said The Alliance President Clayton Stanley. “It’s doesn’t matter if you are a local or a visitor, by nature people want to be where the action is ... for us, the action is happening in downtown Corinth,” he said. “On a economic development front, this is a huge selling point as we have a fun, attractive and vibrant place to take people to show oﬀ our town. It allows us to show people how progressive we are – they can see it and not just be told about it, and it’s all thanks to the developers, oﬃcials, professionals and volunteers of this great city.” “They are truly the people behind the revitalization of downtown Corinth,” added Stanley.

Associated Press

Severed head found; body gone JACKSON — The severed head of a young black man was found on the front steps of a Mississippi home and police are working to identify him. Jackson Police Cmdr. Tyree Jones says the rest of the man’s body has not been located. The head was found Saturday about 9 a.m. Jones says authorities do not yet have a motive for the killing. Asked whether it might be gang-related, he refused to speculate. He did say that finding just the head was not a typical homicide scene. Officials say the cause of death, at this time, appears to be severance.

Mayor’s race to get do-over CALEDONIA — An election was such a mess in one Mississippi town that officials are calling a do-over. The mayor’s race Tuesday in Caledonia was counted three times, resulting in three different numbers, the Commercial Dispatch reported. The town has about 1,000 residents. The chairman of the local election commission, Ken Byars, acknowledged he took home an unsealed ballot box on election night. He said he didn’t intentionally do anything wrong. Incumbent Mayor Bill Lawrence held a one-vote lead in two of he counts, while the other count showed a tie between Lawrence and challenger Mitch Wiggins. Wiggins’ attorney, Corky Smith,

asked election commissioners to set aside Tuesday’s ballots and schedule the new election. One of the commissioners is Wiggins’ aunt, Mildred Wiggins. The remaining commissioners are meeting soon to set a new election, which must be 30 to 45 days after that meeting. The ballot will list the same candidates as in the original election. New municipal officials are supposed to start their four-year term on July 1.

City to get $1M for museum BILOXI — Federal officials will give a Mississippi Gulf Coast city an additional $1 million to pay for a rebuilt museum destroyed by 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has ruled in favor of Biloxi in a dispute over funding for the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum. Biloxi appealed FEMA’s 2014 ruling denying some costs requested by the city for demolishing the old museum and elevating its replacement. Chief Administrative Officer Mike Leonard tells The Sun Herald that the city received a letter Tuesday from FEMA. The costs to elevate the new museum by 12 feet were in dispute. Work cost more than an earlier estimate because the city had to use drilled pilings. FEMA ruled the additional cost was necessary.

POLICY ther, out of character with the neighborhood. The code will also be updated from its current 1970s style to be more user-friendly and with images “so the coding actually expresses what you are trying to achieve,” said Barber. Expansion of the boundaries of preservation districts may occur. Other emerging directions include pursuing greenways, promoting tree maintenance, redevelopment and infill of neighborhoods, developing trails and parks, supporting marketing strategies to promote historic resources, capitalizing on the health care industry and strategizing for infrastructure renewal. Some other observations the consultants made include the possibility of an attractive sign with landscaping pointing the way from Cass Street to the national cemetery to replace the current small, standardissue street sign; parking lot retrofits with landscaping; and a means of separation between the hiking and biking trail and the roadway. With the desire to improve downtown entry

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ciate with Alta Planning + Design. “Based on the traffic counts we see from MDOT, you really don’t have a traffic problem. You have traffic problems on the peak hours, but so does every city in America. What happens when you build a bypass — it’s going to do the opposite of everything this plan is looking to do. It’s going to suck the life out of the center of the city and draw it toward where the bypass is located. All that land becomes open for development, and, usually, in an established city, things that are in the city end up moving out there and leaving more dilapidation and vacancy in town.” As the process moves forward, policies will be revised to align the city’s visions with the code. “Mundane things like where a building is positioned on the land is incredibly important, so we’ve got to get that right in the code,” said Barber. One example: In certain older Corinth neighborhoods, the homes are close to the street, but the existing code requires them to be set back far-

points expressed numerous times, Barber showed a concept of the South Parkway and U.S. Highway 72 junction with mast arm poles rather than lines holding the traﬃc signals, an upscale “welcome” type sign on one corner and a gas station using the “gas backwards” concept on one corner. The gas pumps are situated behind or secondary to the storefront. The city’s last comprehensive plan was completed in 1963. Comprehensive plans have legal status under Mississippi law. “It is a guiding document that a city will use to make development decisions and to guide its own public investments and to guide private investment through its policies that come out of it,” said Barber. Mayor Tommy Irwin said it will help shape a better community for today’s youth. “It’s about investment,” he said. “The better you get your community looking, the more investment opportunities you’ll have.” On the web: envisioncorinth2040.com

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW WEEKLY DOW JONES

Dow Jones industrials

-22.25 -47.81

37.46

8.84

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WEEKLY STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

NYSE 11,744.73 +26.03

NASDAQ 6,207.92 -97.88

S&P 500 2,431.77 -7.30

MARKET SUMMARY: NYSE AND NASDAQ GAINERS ($2 OR MORE) LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

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AMD BkofAm ChesEng Yahoo FordM GenElec Nvidia MicronT Ambev RiteAid Microsoft

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AGRICULTURE FUTURES

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391.75 399.25 409 416.75 422 426.50 415.25

371.25 379.50 390 399.75 406 411.50 402.50

387.75 +15 395.75 +15 406 +15 414.75 +14 420 +13 425 +12.75 415.25 +12

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944.75 948.50 948.50 950.50 957.25 960 964.75

917.75 920.50 921 923.50 931.50 936.50 943.25

941.50 945 945.50 948.25 955.50 958.75 964.25

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455.75 470 490.50 507.75 519.50 527.50 535

425.75 440.50 461.75 479.50 491.25 501.25 520

445.75 460 481.25 498 509.75 518.25 529

+20.25 +21.25 +21.75 +22.75 +22.25 +20.50 +19.50

+16.25 +16.25 +16.25 +15.25 +15.50 +15 +14.75

WkHigh WkLow Settle WkChg

CATTLE 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Jun 17 Aug 17 Oct 17 Dec 17 Feb 18 Apr 18 Jun 18

134.22 127.65 122.85 122.85 122.75 120.62 113.30

129.55 122.80 118.55 118.80 119.15 117.50 110.20

HOGS-Lean 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Jun 17 Jul 17 Aug 17 Oct 17 Dec 17 Feb 18 Apr 18

82.60 83.47 82.47 69.60 63.70 66.97 70.37

80.45 80.25 80.07 67.15 61.17 65.15 68.50

COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Jul 17 Oct 17 Dec 17 Mar 18 May 18 Jul 18 Oct 18

77.03 75.09 73.28 72.99 73.24 73.47 ...

75.55 74.13 72.26 72.15 72.43 72.52 ...

131.25 123.85 119.87 120.50 120.85 118.65 111.45

+.43 -2.20 -1.23 -.97 -.47 -.30 -.30

82.47 82.70 82.05 69.50 63.55 66.87 70.30

+1.25 +.73 +.35 +.80 +.50 +.50 +.83

75.69 74.33 72.49 72.38 72.70 72.96 70.91

-1.00 -.91 -.63 -.47 -.44 -.45 -.53

Tables show seven most current contracts for each future. Grains traded on Chicago Board of Trade; livestock on Chicago Mercantile Exchange; and cotton on Intercontinental Exchange.

MUTUAL FUNDS Name

Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

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203,021 168,092 131,941 116,194 105,993 96,497 94,094 82,407 80,745 80,599 79,748 76,271 76,249 71,672 67,198 65,360 61,541 60,796 59,423 57,069 54,438 54,259 53,379 50,766 49,585 49,071 48,566 46,586 45,976 44,573 40,259 40,257 39,334 39,225 38,059 36,803 36,620 36,541 35,737 33,698

225.31 60.95 222.48 60.93 16.87 222.50 60.97 114.96 47.53 71.24 112.88 10.79 22.82 62.01 85.35 192.15 43.89 39.19 26.47 28.22 43.81 49.27 10.23 60.14 13.83 14.22 10.68 2.36 124.28 10.74 10.69 63.76 41.47 54.68 64.04 12.35 10.79 87.54 17.66 177.63

Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

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+17.3/B +15.3/A NL 10,000 +17.6/B +15.2/A NL 10,000 +17.4/B +15.3/A NL 5,000,000 +17.5/B +15.1/B NL 3,000 +16.9/B +8.6/C NL 3,000 +17.5/B +15.3/A NL200,000,000 +17.6/B +15.2/A NL 5,000,000 +20.4/A +15.1/B NL 2,500 +19.7/B +16.2/A 5.75 250 +12.3/A +11.0/A NL 50,000 +17.0/B +8.7/C NL100,000,000 +0.6/D +2.2/D NL 10,000 +10.8/D +10.1/C 5.75 250 +8.9/C +8.5/A 5.75 250 +17.3/B +15.3/A NL 10,000 +24.2/A +17.2/A NL 2,500 +25.2/A +11.3/A NL 2,500 +15.7/C +14.8/B 5.75 250 +10.9/B +11.3/A 5.75 250 +16.9/B +8.7/C NL 10,000 +15.4/C +14.2/B 5.75 250 +16.5/B +12.1/B 5.75 250 +2.7/B +2.8/B NL 1,000,000 +18.6/A +15.7/A 5.75 250 +3.8/A +3.6/A NL 2,500 +1.0/A +3.1/B NL 50,000 +1.3/D +3.6/A NL 3,000,000 +13.6/A +8.1/A 4.25 1,000 +26.1/A +19.3/A NL 50,000 +2.5 +3.7 NL 100,000 +1.7/B +2.2/A NL 50,000 +25.2/A +16.8/A NL 2,500 +18.8/A +13.6/A 5.75 250 +17.7/B +15.3/A NL200,000,000 +6.0/D +7.6/A NL 50,000 +9.5 +8.4 NL 1,000,000 +0.7/D +2.2/D NL 5,000,000 +8.1/D +19.1/B NL 50,000 +11.4/B +9.8/B NL 1,000 +15.6/B +15.3/A NL 10,000

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, FB -Foreign Large Blend, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MI -Muni National Intermediate, TG -Target Date 2021-2025, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar. Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

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Bargain hunters pose big worry for stores BY ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer

NEW YORK — Shoppers who got addicted to sales during the last recession have more tools than ever to cross-check prices and find bargains, creating a race to the bottom — particularly on clothes. While retailers are trying to offer more exclusive products and improve the experience shoppers have in stores, online leader Amazon is expanding quickly into apparel, creating more discounting wars. Off-price stores and new discount chains keep the pressure on. “There is not a lot that I would pay full price for,” said Sara Scoggins, a 30-year-old Los Angeles resident who uses apps like Hafta Have for scanning items and tracking deals and Honey for coupons and promo codes. “There is always a deal. You are a sucker not to get a deal.” The bargain-hunting started in earnest during the Great Recession, when stores plied shoppers with discounts upon discounts to rid themselves of mounds of merchandise after consumer spending tanked. But even as the economy has perked up, Americans haven’t let go of the search for deals. “We’ve conditioned consumers especially coming out of the recession for promotions and discounting,” said Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist at the National Retail Federation trade group. Shoppers have time and technology on their side. An ever-growing number of apps, websites and browser extensions will search for shipping deals, sales and coupons. And for some shoppers, there’s a thrill in outwitting the stores. Marc Phillips, 26, who works in digital strategies and lives in Manhattan, says he mostly buys clothes at the end of the season and shops at outlets like Nordstrom Rack. “I have found some nice deals, like nice designer names,” he said. “I consider myself brand-savvy and price-savvy. I understand the types of tricks that stores play.” The cycle feeds itself. People got used to getting great deals, retailers who tried to raise prices saw sales suffer, and shoppers got more bargains. Moreover, as shoppers gravitate toward services or experiences, demand for stuff like clothing has waned — meaning stores have an even harder time raising prices. Department store and mall-based clothing retailers have wrestled with the biggest challenges. Even luxury names like Michael Kors and Ralph

Lauren have struggled to get shoppers to buy without discounts. And experts expect the discounting to increase as Amazon becomes more aggressive in clothing sales. Amazon has made a big push to expand its oﬀerings under private labels like Lark & Ro designed to be as stylish as recognizable national brands. So shoppers looking for a skirt or pants are automatically shown that brand compared to a wellknown label. A Lark & Ro skirt could be 50 percent below a similar item from a national brand, says Michelle Ai, manager of marketing at Boomerang Commerce, a startup that helps retailers use data to make price adjustments. Amazon is poised to surpass Macy’s this year as the largest U.S. clothing seller, according to Cowen & Co. analysts. They forecast that Amazon’s share of the U.S. clothing market will increase from 6.6 percent last year to 16.2 percent by 2021 as it gains more Prime members and increases its clothing selection. And in the meantime, U.S. retailers are facing new competition from low-price international rivals, including the Primark chain that has started opening stores in the Eastern U.S. It oﬀers

jeans as low as $7 and tops for $4. This all means retailers actually have less ability to raise prices now than during the recession, says Michael P. Niemira, chief economist at The Retail Economist LLC, based on an analysis of government data. Lyst, an online fashion platform, said that 30 percent of orders on the site last year included a discount, up from 23 percent in 2014. And First Insight, which helps retailers price new items, says its tests have found about 8 percent of products over the past three quarters could sell for full price or higher. That’s down from the 11 percent average over the last several years. Even that drop “has a signiﬁcant impact to the industry,” says Greg Petro, president and CEO of First Insight. So is there anything stores can do to convince people that their items are worth full price? Kleinhenz says stores

need to diﬀerentiate their products to give people more incentive to buy without sales. J.C. Penney, which has called its previous level of discounts “unhealthy,” plans to use a more data-driven approach to pricing to better manage discounting. Historically, Penney’s decisions on pricing and promotions had been made more instinctively and with few analytics. In the end, it’s a shopper’s choice whether to wait or jump. Leor Reef, 24, who works in public relations and is based in Chicago, says he learned about frugality from his parents, who always found good deals. He shops mostly online, uses browser extensions price-trackers like camelcamel.com, and tends to buy only when he sees a good deal. “It does put me in more in control as a consumer,” he said. “As long as I am not in a rush, I can hunt around and use my tools to ﬁnd the best price.”

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