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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121, No. 139
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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-
BY MARK BOEHLER editor@dailycorinthian.com
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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BY ZACK STEEN
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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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Lana Legett is honored as teacher of the year by the Rienzi PTC.
Corinth City Hall gets a security upgrade as a metal detector is installed for the municipal court courtroom.
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