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Daily Corinthian Vol. 118, No. 111
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Voters heading to polls Tuesday BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Alcorn County’s 17 voting precincts will open Tuesday for the Thad Cochran and Chris McDaniel runoff in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.
It is the only race on the ballot and one that is stirring more interest than an average midterm congressional primary runoff. “It looks like we’re going to have more people to vote Republican this time than we did
last time,� said Circuit Clerk Joe Caldwell. He said absentee votes have recently averaged more than 20 per day. The office had issued 193 absentee ballots as of Friday afternoon, including those
mailed out but not necessarily returned. He expects Alcorn County voters to cast about 3,000 ballots, possibly a little more. Turnout in the first primary, including Republican and Demo-
cratic races, was 3,359, with about 2,600 of those voting in the Republican primary. In the neck-and-neck June 3 voting, Thad Cochran carPlease see RUNOFF | 6A
Commission seeks to aid education BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
(Editors note: This is the fourth of a five part series to be presented each Sunday on the task forces setup by the Commission on the Future of Alcorn County.) The Education Task Force of the Commission on the Future of Alcorn County was setup with several primary goals. The task force has assisted both the Alcorn School District and the Corinth School District in developing worldclass 21st century educational systems where all students and adults receive the high-
est quality education possible. The task force also worked to increase educational opportunities in the area and to increase competitiveness to reach international standards. “The task force focused on improving graduation rates and lowering dropout rates,� said Corinth School District Superintendent Lee Childress. “Alcorn improved it’s graduation rate to 77.5 and Corinth improved its graduation rate to 92.2.� Childress co-chairs the EdPlease see COMMISSION | 2A
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Matthew Louis works on one of the four tables he is making to donate to Corinth’s four fire stations as his Eagle Scout Service Project.
Eagle Scout project helps firefighters BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Drills and saws were buzzing on Sara Lane. Five Boy Scouts were helping a fellow Scout with his Eagle
Scout Service Project as the temperature approached the century mark. “Everyone enjoys doing it,� said Matthew Louis, who is making picnic tables for each
fire station in Corinth as his project. Louis, who will be a sophomore at Corinth High School in Please see SCOUT | 2A
Burger King hosts shelter fundraiser
Unsung heroes
Deputy fire chief makes a difference BY KIMBERLY SHELTON
BY KIMBERLY SHELTON
kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
Deputy Chief John Beavers of the Glen Volunteer Fire Department painted a picture of his most horrifying day on the job. “I arrived at the scene to find a threebedroom, 2,000 square foot brick home in Rienzi showing heavy fire,� said Beavers. “When dealing with a structure fire, the best way to save the house is to go inside, you can’t just douse it with water from the outside.� After entering the residence with Brandon Please see BEAVERS | 3A
Staff Photo by Kimberly Shelton
Burger King General Manager Michelle Warren and crew members Susan Templer and Andy Parr took time out to visit the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter.
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John Beavers is on the job with fellow firefighters Jay Cartwright, Stacy Newton and Darrell Mullin.
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Burger King is teaming up with the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter to hold a fundraiser “fit for a King.� Volunteers will be at Burger King from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Saturday collecting donations and raising much needed funds for the shelter. “We were contacted by Misty Cox, the franchise owner of Burger King about
doing a fundraiser to benefit the animals,� said Volunteer Coordinator Mary Schafer. “She adopted her dog Jax from us and wanted to give back to the shelter because of the wonderful experience she had with us, saying that Jax was the best best she’s ever had.� As usual, animals will be on site for adoption. The cost is Please see SHELTER | 6A
On this day in history 150 years ago
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Atlanta Campaign — Exceeding his orders, Gen. John B. Hood attacks with 11,000 men at Kolb’s Farm, Ga. The Union troops under “Fighting Joe� Hooker cut down the charging Confederates. The South loses 1,500 men, the North, 250.
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