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Toddler drowns BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
A 16-month-old Alcorn County resident died in an accidental swimming pool drowning Tuesday morning. Coroner Jay Jones identified the toddler as Easton Dildy of County Road 249 in the Glen area. Jones said it appears the child, along with his twin, got outside the home through a garage door that was partially open. They then went behind the house to the pool, where the child apparently climbed to the top of the ladder and went into the water. The discovery of the child in the swimming pool at the residence was reported to 911 at 10:04 a.m. Memorial Funeral Home will have the funeral arrangements.
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
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Planners suggest city zoning changes Corinth’s planning commission voted on Monday to recommend approval of several zoning changes in the city. The three zone changes will have public hearings before the Board of Mayor and Aldermen at 5 p.m. on July 18. The commission gave its approval to rezone an area at Bradley Road and U.S. Highway 72 from residential to C-2 commercial for a commercial enterprise that is not yet being made public. The panel also agrees with the city’s plan 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. “We know at some point we are going to get new zoning coming with the Envision 2040, but, in the meantime, what we want to do is correct what is a previous oversight when they zoned it as heavy manufacturing,” said Dave Huwe, director of community development and planning. The city wants to eliminate the current I-2 industrial zones from what is considered a primary entrance to the downtown. Huwe showed the panel a conceptual rendering of a cleaned up South Tate Street that was created by consultants who made recommendations for improvements before the National Park Service built the Civil War interpretive center. “Since then, not only have we got more stuff going on downtown in terms of revitalization, but it has actually jumped across the railroad tracks to the SoCo District,” said Huwe. For the Alcorn County Co-op, the commission will recommend changing a portion of the property from R-3 to match the rest of the property’s C-2 zon-
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Main Street Corinth Director Angela Avent and City of Corinth Construction Works Supervisor John Michael Tucker check out one of 10 new bike racks installed throughout downtown Corinth earlier this month.
Corinth goes more bike friendly BY ZACK STEEN Downtown Corinth is now even more bicycle friendly. The Corinth Street Department and Main Street Corinth recently completed the installation of 10 new bike racks throughout downtown Corinth. The two-hoop design of the new racks allow for securely attaching three bikes. The racks are black in color and has the same design as the city’s existing benches, lighting and trash receptacles. The new stop signs and street signs will also be similar in style. “That’s one of the best things,” said Main Street Corinth Director Angela Avent. “The new racks only adds to the appeal of downtown. It’s a neat, uniform look.” Avent said bicyclists should feel more welcome than ever when pedaling through downtown. “I think both visitors and locals will use the racks, and hopefully folks will start no-
MBS hosts blood drives
“The new racks only adds to the appeal of downtown. It’s a neat, uniform look.”
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Main Street Corinth director ticing them and biking will increase,” she said. Installed by street department personnel on June 10, racks are located at the Alcorn County Courthouse, Corinth City Hall, Trailhead Park, Visit Corinth tourism office, Smith, Pizza Grocery, Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center, SoCo District’s pocket park and in the clock parking lot at the corner of Cruise and Fillmore streets. The final rack will soon be installed at the Corinth Depot Complex and C.A.R.E. Honor Garden. City of Corinth Construction Works Supervisor John Michael Tucker oversaw the installation, and said the new racks are a downtown safety enhancement.
There will be two opportunities during the upcoming holiday week for those would like to donate life-saving blood.
“We’ve had bikes tied off to signs and sticking out in the middle of the sidewalk,” he said. “These racks take care of those safety hazards.” It has taken sometime for the racks to finally be installed. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen gave Main Street the OK to install bike racks throughout downtown in September 2015. The racks were purchased shortly after and were placed in storage until last month when Avent contacted Tucker about the project. “John Michael was instrumental in locating and installing the racks,” said Avent. “We worked together, and I couldn’t be more excited that the project is now complete.”
Corinth Mississippi Blood Services will be holding a community blood drive in Corinth on Friday, July 7, from 12 to 6 p.m. The MBS Donor Coach will be at Car-Mart, located at 2402 U.S. Highway 72, in Corinth. Donors will receive a T-shirt or a Baskin-Robbins gift card (while supplies last).
Farmington Mississippi Blood Services will be holding a community blood drive in Farmington on Wednesday, July 5, from 12 to 6 p.m. The MBS Donor Coach will be at Dollar General, located at 4137 Country Road 200, Please see BLOOD | 2A
Slugburger Festival celebrates 30 years BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
The Slugburger Festival will celebrate 30 years next month as it pays homage to the deep fried goodness. The three-day event will return to downtown Corinth on July 13-15 and feature entertainment, a pageant, a eating contest, carnival rides and, of course, fresh slugburgers cooked onsite. Main Street Corinth’s summer festival will act as Director Angela Avent’s first major event in her new leadership role.
“I absolutely love the Slugburger Festival – I always have, and I couldn’t wait to get started on promotion this year. The Slug Fest is Corinth’s most unique offering. Other cities and towns can have Strawberry Festivals or Tomato Festivals, but only Corinth, Mississippi can have a Slugburger Festival,” Avent said. “This year will definitely be one to remember.” A revised version of the festival’s popular singing competition will return to the Thursday night lineup. Slug Voice Competition spon-
sored by Garrett Eye Clinic will showcase local vocal artists and offer prizes and cash to the best performers. “Brent (Garrett) has made some great changes to this year’s singing competition,” said Avent. “He’s working on the stage and they are even planning on having their own spinning chairs just like The Voice TV show – it’s going be a lot of fun.” Registration is open and entries can be submitted at Garrett Eye Clinic at 1804 East Shiloh Road.
Friday night’s entertainment lineup includes the Cary Hudson and George McConnell Duo and Mustache Band. On Satur-
day night, Tate Moore of Kudzu Kings and the 1-900 Band will Please see FESTIVAL | 2A
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Corinth Housing Authority is honored as a model agency for drug prevention efforts by the state office of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Ann Walker, RN, is honored as the 2007 Alcorn County Nurse of the Year.
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