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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 section
Board looks at arena entertainers BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Crossroads Arena General Manager Tammy Genovese recently shared with board members some possible entertainers who may grace the arena stage in the coming months.
“I have a verbal agreement with Jamey Johnson to do a September show,” said Genovese. “We’re just working on some of the final details.” Genovese hopes to book the country music star for the weekend following the Alcorn
County Fair. The fair, set for Sept. 15-20, will feature a bull riding event inside the arena. “The car and tractor show that was held inside the arena last year during the fair will be moved to the parking lot this
year,” said the arena manager. Genovese said she is still working on negotiations to bring popular rock group ZZ Top to the arena. “We’re talking about a possible October date for ZZ Top,” she said.
Merle Haggard’s tour manager has expressed interest in coming back to the arena. Haggard’s 2004 nationwide tour featured a stop in the Crossroads. Please see ARENA | 2
Sales tax goes up, tourism declines BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Sales tax and tourism tax collections went in different directions in the latest reported month as the fiscal year enters its final quarter. Sales tax collections in Corinth increased for a seventh consecutive month, with $480,846.11 added to the city
Staff photo by Zack Steen
Andie Grace models Chandler Wilder, Destiny Sowell and Savannah Dixon use Fillmore Street, Corinth’s main drag, as a backdrop for a recent photo shoot.
Corinth’s main street a finalist BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Does downtown Corinth have what it takes to be the best town in America? Parade magazine recently announced the Crossroads city as one of 16 finalists in
their search of charming main streets and downtown areas. “It is a huge honor to included be on their short list of selected communities,” said Main Street Director Taylor Coombs. “A town is nothing
without the people who live there and in my opinion we have the best people. That is what sets us apart from many of the other communities.” Parade, which can be read Please see CONTEST | 2
coffers at mid-June, an increase of 3.4 percent, or about $16,000, from a year earlier. The city’s activity went against the statewide trend for the month, as sales tax diversions decreased 1.6 percent in Mississippi. Seven of 11 area municipalities posted gains for the Please see TAX | 2
Fire department to get grant for equipment BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth Fire Department will receive much needed aid for the purchase of air packs, supply hose and fire attack hose. These upgrades are being made possible thanks to a second grant from the AFG (Assistance-Firefighters-Grant) program. According to Corinth Fire Department Chief Lucky Briggs,
the fire department was officially notified of the $140,482 grant on June 1. “We are very excited to finally be getting new air packs as they are vital to our work,” said Briggs. “We have needed them for quite some time because most of ours are in a state of disrepair and do not meet today’s minimum standards. Our Please see GRANT | 2
20 unkempt properties scheduled for public hearing on Tuesday BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Tall grass and thriving weeds continue to bring unwanted attention to numerous city properties. Twenty different addresses are set for public hearings at 5 p.m. Tuesday before the Board of Aldermen. Those hearings, along with some continued hearings for other properties, will take place during a regular meeting of the board. Yet more addresses will likely be presented Tuesday to have adjudication hearings sched-
uled. “It’s not going to stop until the fall,” said Code Enforcement Officer Kim Ratliff. “We’re going to try to keep it going.” While seasonal growth is keeping the list full, other nuisances are also bringing properties to the list. At a Washington Street address, the city is seeking demolition. “It is structurally unsound with a lot of rot and mold issues, and I understand there is vermin in and out of the house,” said Ratliff. At a Fifth Street address, the
city wants a stagnant swimming pool drained and the grass cut. Another property near the dead end of Main Street on the east side of the railroad tracks has been overtaken by the woods. In its last session, the board dismissed action against 1223 Wick Street and 1215 Ross. The board continued 509 Tyson and a lot at Droke and Johns to Tuesday’s meeting. Following is the full list set for Tuesday: ■ 1806 Third Street (Parker) ■ 608 Wenasoga Road (Wilbanks)
Index Stocks........8 Classified......14 Comics........ 7 State........ 5
Weather........9 Obituaries........ 6 Opinion........4 Sports...... 12
■ 1123 Madison Street (Walker)
Lot 20, Block 571, S.D. Bramlitts (Knight property near Main Street dead end) ■ 1511 Main Street (Knight) ■ 1409 Fifth Street (USARA, LLC) ■ 1408 Fifth Street (Pollard) ■ 1005 Blasingame Street (Dengler) ■ Part of Block 519, Walker Addition (Wallace property on Washington Street) ■ 1509 Washington Street (Peden) ■ 202 Fifth Street (Shewmaker) ■ 101 Wenasoga Road (Co■
chran) ■ 1605 Third Street (Alrahimi) ■ 912 East Second Street (Copeland) ■ 1606 Droke Road (Miller) ■ Corner of Madison and Polk (Austin and Graham) ■ Lot 42, Cedar Creek Subdivision, Phase 3 (Hart and Dimitrova) ■ 1708 Pinecrest (S. Patricia Owens) ■ 411 King Street (Carlton A. Spence) ■ 702 Wenasoga Road (Pittman)
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