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2012
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Daily Corinthian Vol. 116, No. 142
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • 2 sections
City releases Future Fare plan details BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The City of Corinth is making plans for Future Fare. Elected officials are beginning to talk about specific numbers and ramping up the public relations effort. A public presentation is planned for late July, when
more specifics will be revealed ahead of the Aug. 21 vote on a 12 mill ad valorem tax increase for Corinth residents. “It’s an open book,” said Mayor Tommy Irwin. “There’s no secrets. We’ll identify where the paving is going to be. Will it be enough to take care of everyone? Absolutely not. However,
you’re going to be surprised what three-and-a-half million dollars of paving will do in the City of Corinth.” The city is seeking endorsements of Future Fare from civic groups and others. On Monday evening, Irwin asked the Corinth School District Board of Trustees to consider an en-
dorsement of the proposed fiveyear thoroughfare and infrastructure program. The majority of the money — $3.636 million — is set to go to street paving and milling. Other plans for the money include: ■ Commercial and residential property cleanup — $300,000
■ Strategic master plan for years 5 to 15 — $100,000 ■ Drainage — $100,000 ■ Sidewalks and handicap accessibility — $200,000 ■ Signage — $250,000 ■ Aesthetics and corridors —$200,000
Please see FUTURE | 3A
Community mourns loss of ‘Mr. Smith’ Girl, 13,
dies in Monday wreck BY ANGELA STOREY astorey@dailycorinthian
Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Mr. Smith — the holiday-spirited Shiloh Road gorilla — was killed during the storm Monday night.
Storm system kills popular Shiloh Road gorilla BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
A beloved Corinth resident was killed in the storm Monday evening. Mr. Smith, the Shiloh Road gorilla, was decapitated when
a large oak tree fell on him shortly before 5 p.m. Monday. “I was out in the yard trying to move some stuff. The wind came up, the tree snapped and the gorilla was right in the line of fire,” said James Daniel,
who’d kept Mr. Smith as a pet for over five years. “The trunk went right across the middle of his back.” Corinth Street Commissioner Jim Bynum was on the scene shortly after Mr. Smith
was killed. He was one of the first to view Mr. Smith’s remains. “He usually stood up there with his arms on the fence,” Please see GORILLA | 3A
A 13-year-old died in a onevehicle wreck in Prentiss County Monday, said Sheriff Randy Tolar. Anna Rogers of Blue Springs was a passenger in a vehicle which was traveling south on CR 5111 near the intersection of CR 5226 when the accident occurred just before a severe storm hit the Prentiss County area Monday, he said. “It appears the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a utility pole. The vehicle overturned and ejected Rogers, who was pinned under the vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene,” Tolar said. Three others in the vehicle were transported by ambulance, with two being taken to the Booneville hospital and the more seriously injured was transported to Tupelo by ambulance. A condition report was unavailable on the three Tuesday afternoon. Their names were not released. All were females around the same age, he said. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Holland Funeral Directors in Tupelo.
Green Market begins reusing food container share program BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Recycling is good — but reusing is even better. Green Market organizers have announced a new program to encourage the community to start thinking about reusable items, especially in the kitchen. “To help reuse containers, we will have a Container Swap at the July 7 Green Market,” announced Program Director Karen Beth Martin. For the program, Green Market-goers can bring their empty food containers and put them on a designated table. People who see containers that they can use may take as many as they want. “All we ask is that the containers have lids and are reasonably cleaned out. You don’t even have to remove the labels,” explained Martin. Martin emphasized that the program is not for vintage dishware or Tupperware — only containers like a mayonnaise jar that would otherwise be thrown away. The program director said she got the idea for the pro-
gram while reading an article about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the world’s largest landfill, a floating mass of plastic and garbage said to cover a space one and a half times the size of the USA. “The plastic never goes away, at least not in a lifetime,” said Martin. The Container Swap is one way to reduce the amount of plastic cluttering landfills and waterways. A wide range of handy items can be made from old food containers, Martin explained, and there are many ways to turn an old plastic package into a work of art. “A lot of people see ugly jars, but you can fix them up really cute,” she said. Karen Beth’s ideas for reusing/decorating food containers: ■ Decoupage with lace doilies or scarves ■ Paint with chalkboard paint so you can write what is in them ■ Or buy chalkboard labels (available online) ■ Use for flower vases ■ Tie up with burlap or pretty
ribbon ■ Make into outdoor lamps ■ Wine bottle for kerosene lamps ■ Use for storage for Legos, Q-tips, cotton balls, any sort of kitchen item, homemade laundry detergent, buttons, craft supplies, or anything you can think of ■ Use plastic bottles to selfwater plants ■ Pop plants in jars, jugs, coffee tins ■ Use for candle holders ■ Store leftovers in jars (be sure to use lids) ■ Have your kids decorate old containers with food-safe paint ■ Cake-in-a-jar ■ Spices, bulk grains, beans, dry goods ■ Store bathroom items (“I make my own shampoo and moisturizer and love storing them in mayonnaise containers”) ■ Make hanging lanterns out of vinegar jars ■ Memory jars ■ Snowglobes ■ Cover the lids in fabric ■ Change jar For more information, contact Karen Beth Martin, 287-8300.
Index Stocks...... 7A Classified......5B Comics......3B Wisdom......2B
Weather......5A Obituaries......3A Opinion......4A Sports......8A
Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Next month the Green Market will feature a Container Swap to encourage people to reuse food containers in a creative way, like these repurposed containers.
On this day in history 150 years ago Halleck directs a reluctant Gen. Grant to complete the earthworks around Corinth. “They were laid out on a scale that would have required 100,000 men to fully man them. It was probably thought that a final battle of the war would be fought at that point.”