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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121, No. 149
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Supervisors OK board selections BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
A light agenda for the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors this week included several appointments to boards and commissions. The two county appointees to the Corinth-Alcorn Parks and Recreation Commission, Darrell Duncan and Leo Choate, were each reappointed to another fiveyear term. A motion to nominate another individual to one of the posts died for lack of a second. The board reappointed Steve Wilbanks to a seat on the Tuscumbia Water Management District Board of Commissioners. The term had expired in October. Other items of business: • Farmington Mayor Dale Fortenberry received the board’s approval for some work to be done in the right of way on the Kimberly Clark Parkway to increase visibility for traffic entering and exiting Farmington’s planned municipal park. • The county will replace an HVAC unit serving the old superintendent’s office area in the courthouse at a cost of $6,493 from Taylor Heating & Air. The unit has been out of service for some time. • Sheriff Ben Caldwell reported the latest month’s reimbursements at the correctional facility — $214,128 for the housing of state inmates; $5,740 for state inmates housed in county beds; $50,375 for Alcorn County jail inmates; $409.21 for juvenile detention center meals; $31,000 for Corinth PD inmates; $1,350 for Farmington PD inmates; $4,300 for medical reimbursement; and $574.13 for inmate cable, for a total of $307,876.34. • Because of the Independence Day holiday schedule, the next regular meeting of the board is set for 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July 5.
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Several requests for zoning changes will get hearings before the Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen next month. The board set the hearings for 5 p.m. on July 18. The items include the Alcorn County Co-op’s request for a zoning change in preparation for some new construction on the property. The back portion of the business’ property on Highway 72 is zoned R-3 residential and would need to change to C-2 commercial. Also set for hearing is the city’s intent to rezone an area on South Tate Street generally between Turner Creek and the railroad from industrial to commercial. Neighboring properties are zoned C-2. The city does not want zoning for heavy manufacturing at one of the primary downtown entrances. The other zoning request affects property at the intersection of Highway 72 and Bradley Road. It would change from residential to C-2 commercial. Tuesday’s meeting included action on numerous property cleanup items and feedback from a couple of owners. Relatives of the deceased resident who lived at 2609 Madison told the board they are working out ownership of the property and intend to do everything needed to bring it up to code. The board gave a 60-day continuance with a status report requested at 30 days. An associate of the owner of a Wick Street property neigh-
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The Alliance President Clayton Stanley and Economic Development Project Manager GT McCullough stand in the middle of a crowded lobby at the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the new downtown location of The Alliance.
Alliance opens downtown office BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
“This is for you,” said Clayton Stanley, as he addressed the crowd gathered in front of The Alliance’s newly renovated historic corner office building in downtown Corinth. The Alliance president and Mayor Tommy Irwin cut the bright red ribbon to christen downtown Corinth’s newest gem on Thursday evening at the organization’s grand opening and ribbon cutting. “This is for the community,” said Stanley. “The Alliance finally has an office as
grand as our town. An office right in the center of the action, where we can offer potential clients a glimpse of our beautiful and vibrant downtown simply by looking out the windows.” Located at 502 Wick Street, the office’s corner windows have a direct view of downtown landmarks including the Historic Corinth Depot complex and Crossroads Museum, C.A.R.E. Honor Garden and the Visit Corinth tourism office. A portion of the busy east-west bound railroad can also be seen. Many state, city and county
officials were at the event, including Alderman Chip Wood, who said the move was one of best decisions for the area. “I’m so excited for Corinth and Alcorn County’s future. The Alliance has always been vital to our area, and their new space in the heart of downtown Corinth is the best thing for all of us,” said Wood. “I think with Clayton in charge and this wonderful staff behind him in this new location, they’ll do amazing things.” Wood said he’s happy to see Please see ALLIANCE | 2A
Tourism board approves $2,500 advance for reunion event BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Tourism Board approved a $2,500 advance for the upcoming NAACP Homecoming/Reunion event. The advance was requested during the board’s regular meeting Tuesday morning by one of the event organizers, J.C. Hill, for funds that had already been approved by the board. The board approved an advance after a presentation by Hill, who cited the advertising which was being currently incorporated and the number of rooms already reserved. He pointed out that more rooms would be used,
“It’s going to be a full weekend. You can’t lay down by the time to get up and do something else.” J.C. Hill Event organizer but none were available for that weekend, due to other area activities. The NAACP Homecoming/ Reunion is a biennial event meant to reunite alumni and community members. The event begins Friday, June 30 and goes through Sunday, July 2, and includes a number of entertaining activities such as the opening Fiesta on Fri-
day to the parade, a picnic, the Black and Gold Ball — all on Saturday, and Sunday afternoon’s memorial service. “It’s going to be a full weekend. You can’t lay down by the time to get up and do something else,” said Hill. After the presentation by Hill, the board hosted special guest, Daily Corinthian Editor Mark Boehler, who spoke to
the board for a few moments regarding the upcoming new Corinth Visitor’s Guide, as well as all the many products produced and/or printed by the Daily Corinthian, including Exploring Pickwick magazine, Crossroads Magazine, Pickwick Profiles newspaper and Crossroads Weekly newspaper. The Daily Corinthian also prints five other area weekly newspapers, he said. In other CACVB business: • CACVB Executive Director Christy Burns provided a marketing report — showing that CACVB social media platform is performing well, with the highest activity gain noted was the Instagram account. • The Shiloh Kiosk project
continues to progress, Burns said they have chosen to list “shopping areas” in Corinth, rather than specific places, but dining will be more specific. The kiosk will have an interactive touch screen, map pages for Hardin County, Tenn., and Corinth, should be easy to edit, add and expand and encourage the use of apps and website visits. • The tourism research continues with visitor surveys all due back by the end of June. • Burns advised board members of the ribbon cutting for the new Coke museum, which will be held on Monday, June 26, at 4 p.m. Next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 18.
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