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Daily Corinthian Vol. 118, No. 149
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • 2 sections
BHS makes big splash with Little BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
School officials voted unanimously this week to hire Cliff Little as Biggersville High School girls’ basketball coach. The controversial vote came just three weeks after parents and students crowded the Alcorn School District board room on June 9 in support of the current BHS boys
basketball coach. In early June, after the resignation of former coach Chris Parman went public, supporters rallied behind the hiring of Little for the position. However BHS Principal Gary Johnson continued to search for a replacement. “Mr. Johnson wants to hire a math teacher who can also coach basketball,” said parent Scott Nash
at the June 9 board meeting. “Why waste time searching for someone who does both, when we have a proven winner like Coach Little who is ready to take on the position of girls’ basketball coach?” In 2013, Little led the boys’ basketball team to the Class 1A state championship. Johnson started the search for a replacement several months ago. A
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new math teacher/basketball coach was hired, but apparently withdrew after being contacted by other upset parents. Little supporters believed Johnson would not originally recommend Little for the position due to a personal conflict between the two that occurred at the 2013 Alcorn Please see LITTLE | 2A
City rejects sewer assessment bids BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Police recovered a large amount of jewelry and a handgun that was stolen from Big Bang Trading Co. on Highway 72 West.
Two charged in connection with burglary BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth police have charged two people in connection with the burglary of a pawn shop where merchandise totaling an estimated $50,000 in value was taken. Sandy Crum, 28, of 277 County Road 738, was charged on Tuesday with conspiracy to commit burglary, and James
Arthur Timbes, 25, of the same address, was charged with burglary of a commercial building. Bond was set at $10,000 for Crum and $25,000 for Timbes. The burglary happened about 1:50 a.m. Sunday at Big Bang Trading Co. on Highway 72 West. Detective Capt. Ralph Dance said Timbes broke out the front glass door to gain entry and disabled the store’s
alarm. He tried unsuccessfully to get into the safe and left the shop but then returned some time later. Upon his return, he took a large amount of expensive jewelry, including many rings, bracelets and other pieces, as well as an expensive handgun. Detectives developed a sus-
BY STEVE BEAVERS RIENZI — Dollar General is taking the road to save lives. DG will be part of the “Road to Life 6 Blood Drive” promotion on Wednesday, July 19 at its 474 County Road 514 location. The Mississippi Blood Services donor coach will be parked at the store from 12-6 p.m. for those who want to donate blood. “These community blood drives get us to those individuals who want to donate blood, but find our draw stations too far away to travel,” said Susan
Ates, MBS Public Relations Specialist. “Dollar General’s overall commitment to Mississippi Blood Services, their willingness to help and support community blood drives helps bring the MBS Donor Coach to areas throughout our state
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where our donors are.” MBS has built a bond with such establishments as Dollar General, Walmart, Walgreens and Piggly Wiggly to bring community drives to the area. “By allowing us to park in their parking lots, stores like Dollar General help us reach donors who wouldn’t otherwise have the time or opportunity to donate,” said Ates. “The MBS Donor Coach parked where they can see it reminds people there is a constant need for blood.” According to Ates, hospitals
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The city will go back to the drawing board on a plan to evaluate aging sewer lines throughout the city after bids came in well above budget. The Board of Aldermen rejected bids Tuesday for the two contracts that include investigation of sewer lines throughout the city and rehabilitation. Only two contractors bid, and one of those did not bid on both contracts. “We’re in hopes that by readvertising, we can gain a little more interest,” said Matthew Estes of Cook Coggin. The bids came in about double what was expected, and he said that is unusual. Contract one had two bids, the lowest at $2.09 million, and contract two had one bid, at $3.74 million. The engineers will look at what changes need to be made in order to get more favorable bids when the project is re-advertised.
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In other business, the board worked through a long list of properties facing orders to clean up. Properties adjudicated for cleanup are 1806 Third Street; 608 Wenasoga Road; 1123 Madison Street; lot 20, block 571, S.D. Bramlitts (Knight property); 1511 Main Street; 1408 Fifth Street; 1509 Washington Street; lot 42, Cedar Creek Subdivision, phase 3 (Hart and Dimitrova); and 1708 Pinecrest. Properties dismissed from cleanup proceedings are 1409 Fifth Street; 1005 Blasingame; part of block 519, Walker Addition (Wallace property); 202 Fifth Street; 1605 Third Street; corner of Madison and Polk (Austin and Graham); 411 King Street; 702 Wenasoga Road; 509 Tyson Street; and corner of Droke Road and Johns Street. The board gave a two-week continuance for 101 Wenasoga Road and 1718 Droke Road and a 30-day continuance for 912 East Second Street and 1606 Droke Road.
MRHC recognizes staff BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Dollar General joins with blood drive sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
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Magnolia Regional Health Center recently honored a number of staff members for their outstanding contributions. The Physician Quality Awards recognized the physicians who exemplified excellence through the use of evidence based medicine to achieve the highest quality patient outcomes. “These doctors are some of the best at what they do,” said Penny McDonald, events coordinator. “The award winners were chosen based on compliance with core process measure recommendations indicating that the physician supports evidence based practice, collaborates with other members of the healthcare team and is committed to quality patient care.” The Physician Quality Award winners included Dr. Emad Mohamed, Heart Attack Care; Dr. Leonard Pratt, Heart Failure Care; Dr. B. Wayne McAl-
pin, Pneumonia Care; Dr. Robert Mathis, Stroke Care; and Dr. Randall Frazier, Surgical Care. “We presented Loyalty awards to 21 employees equaling 420 years of service at MRHC,” said McDonald. “We also presented several individual awards to physicians on our staff.” The hospital presented the Physician Loyalty Award to Dr. Carl Welch for 43 years of service at MRHC. The Citizenship Award went to Dr. Gene Combest who has made significant contributions to MRHC through unselfish service on special projects and committees improving the overall experience at MRHC. “Dr. Combest is the Vice President of Medical Affairs and in this role serves as a resource for many of MRHC’s LEAN teams,” said McDonald. “He also has executive responsibilities for the Graduate Medical EducaPlease see MRHC | 2A
On this day in history 150 years ago Shenandoah Valley. Confederate Gen. Jubal Early occupies Winchester and sets his sights on Harper’s Ferry. In South Carolina, Union troops make a landing on Johnson Island in Charleston Harbor.
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