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Vol. 118, No. 139
• Corinth, Mississippi • 22 pages • 2 sections
Quiet zone would close crossing BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Changes to some Corinth railroad crossings would come with the proposed railroad quiet zone. It is an idea that has come to the table a couple of times
but is now getting closer to fruition. The concept must be discussed in a public hearing which was originally scheduled for an upcoming regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen, but the city plans to change it to another date separate from a
board meeting. Representatives of the Mississippi Department of Transportation and Norfolk Southern will likely be present. The quiet zone “would eliminate basically blowing their horns on the Norfolk Southern line all the way from the
city park out to the interpretive center, so it could be a real improvement to the downtown atmosphere,” said Dave Huwe, director of community development and planning. To do so will require the closing of the Madison Street rail-
road crossing, he said. Two others crossings — Taylor Street and Franklin Street — would become one-way passages in an effort to reduce the cost of the quiet zone conversion. Please see RAILROAD | 2A
Absentee voting begins Saturday BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Absentee voting is set to begin Saturday as the heated race between Sen. Thad Cochran and tea party challenger Chris McDaniel continues. Circuit clerks’ offices across the state will be open the next two Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon for absentee voting in the Republican primary runoff, and absentee voting will also be available during regular office hours next week. The Alcorn Republican and Democratic executive committees certified the party primary results for Alcorn County at 5 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Certification of the
statewide results is to happen Friday. The delayed certification is a result of affidavit ballots completed by people who went to the polls without an acceptable form of voter identification. They had five business days to show valid ID at the clerk’s office. Of the three affidavit ballots cast in Alcorn County because of voter ID, one of those individuals came to the clerk’s office to clear up the matter, adding one more vote to the Republican primary, said Deputy Circuit Clerk Crystal Starling. The other two ballots Please see VOTING | 2A
McNairy man charged with solicitation of minor BY JEFF YORK For the Daily Corinthian
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has obtained indictments for a McNairy County man accused of trying to solicit online who he thought to be a teenage girl. TBI agents began investigating Joe Kevin Horner on October 10, 2013, after receiving information from a police detective in Fairfax, Virginia, who posed as a 14-year-old girl online and engaged in an ongoing sexual chat with the McNairy County man. During the course of the TBI investigation, agents seized Horner’s
iPhone and discovered several messages sent between Horner and the detective posing as the girl, along with an explicit picture believed to be of Horner. The McNairy County Grand Jury returned indictments for the 50-year-old Michie man on June 9, charging him with two counts of Solicitation of a Minor and one count of Solicitation of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. Horner has turned himself into the McNairy County Jail, where at the time of this release, he was being held on a $20,000 bond.
A young volunteer focuses on the task before him.
Camp helps volunteers give back BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
Youth volunteers and good samaritans gathered at eight homes this week as part of the Northeast Mississippi Regional Work Camp. Approximately 100 people came out to participate in the week-long work camp, sponsored by the Church of Christ and coordinated by Terry Smith of Foote Street Church of Christ. “One week during the summer, usually the second week in June, we gather to paint and work on houses for needy families and the elderly in our community,” said co-site leader
Staff photo by Zack Steen
Clint Ellis. “We each contribute $45 toward the cost of paint and supplies.” In exchange for their efforts, lunch is provided daily for the youth and nightly devotionals are held at surrounding churches. The work done is a godsend for those who are financially destitute, disabled or unable to complete the projects themselves due to illness and other limitations. Preceding the work camp is two weeks of pre-work in which the workers prep the homes they will be fixing. “We replace boards, patch the
roof and do whatever else needs to be done before we can paint,” said Ellis. The Freed-Hardeman University student will soon complete his third year in the program as co-site leader and his sixth year as a laborer. “I’ve learned a lot and had the opportunity to grow closer to people in the process,” said Ellis, who considers the program to be character-building. “It builds a good work ethic and leaves you with a feeling of satisfaction, knowing you were able to help people and make a Please see CAMP | 2A
Tennessee River Run lowers ticket cost, moves to August
Country music star and Hardin County native Daryl Worley stands with a fan for a photo at the 2014 Tennessee River Run Media Day held this week at The Pickwick Plantation in Pickwick Dam, Tenn.
BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
PICKWICK DAM, Tenn. — Darryl Worley and friends will celebrate everything family when the 13th Annual Tennessee River Run kicks off in August. The event will take place in downtown Savannah, Tenn., on August 9. Gates open at noon. “Even though schedules are demanding, hosting the Tennessee River Run is a priority,” said Worley at the event media day at The Pickwick Plantation. “This year we’ve moved the event to August and lowered ticket prices.”
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Adult ticket prices will be $15 until the day of the show and $20 at the gate. “It’s all about family this year,” said Worley. “So, we decided to make kids free.” Children six and under can enter the event for free when accompanied by a paying adult. “We have always had a great time with this event, but the bottom line is raising money to help our neighbors,” said the country music star. “Even in the hardest times, the Daryl Worley Foundation has seemed to find a way to grow.” Worley’s manager said last year’s charity concert
alone reported a net lost of $18,000. “We are gonna try to do things a little different this year,” said Worley. “I love the fact that we will be will featuring some great local and regional entertainment this year. I have spent thousands and thousands of dollars on big name entertainment and each year we seem to lose money. So we have been cutting it back each year.” The August concert will feature well-known regional acts The Ben Parker Project, Crossroads, Cruzer, SurvivPlease see RUN | 3A
On this day in history 150 years ago The remnants of Sturgis’s army arrive in Collierville, Tenn. ending the disastrous Brice’s Crossroads Campaign. Sturgis’s career is in a shambles and he spends the remainder of the war “awaiting orders.”
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