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Vol. 118, No. 161

• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • 2 sections

Slugburger Salute

Little time left for city qualifying BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The qualifying window for Corinth’s upcoming municipal elections will soon close. The deadline is next week on Friday, July 18, at 5 p.m., for what is shaping up to be an unusually light ballot for Corinth’s full slate of elected leadership, including police chief, mayor and six aldermen. The city races have seen no new additions in more than a month, and the list of those planning to run has shrunk by one during the past week. Dewayne Porter, who was running for ward 4 alderman, recently filed a letter with the clerk’s office stating his intent to withdraw his candidacy, said City Clerk Vickie Roach.

Currently, the majority of incumbents enjoy no opposition, with only police chief, ward 4 and alderman at large having more than one candidate running. The current lineup: ■ Mayor: Tommy Irwin (R) (inc.) ■ Police chief: Ralph Dance (D), Ben Gann (D), Fred Gooch (R) ■ Ward 1: Andrew “Bubba” Labas (R)(inc.) ■ Ward 2: Ben Albarracin (R)(inc.) ■ Ward 3: A.L. “Chip” Wood III (R)(inc.) ■ Ward 4: J.C. “Honeyboy” Hill (D)(inc.), Steve D. Hill (D) ■ Ward 5: Michael McFall Please see QUALIFY | 2A

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Main Street Corinth board members Brett Garrett (left) and Scott Sawyer help Main Street Director Taylor Coombs model the 27th Annual Slugburger Festival T-shirts.

Former art students design T-shirts for 27th event BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

The design looks good enough to eat. It’s exactly what Main Street Director Taylor Coombs wanted for the 27th Annual Slugburger Festival T-shirt. A pair of former art students of Coombs, Madison and Morgan Wiggington, came up with the nifty design which features a small slug on a bun, pickle, onion, mustard, lettuce and a brown paper bag. “They are extremely talented,” said Coombs of the former Corinth High School students. “They incorporated all the elements when it comes to ordering slugburgers.” The shirts, a hot item when it comes to the annual festival, come in both adult and children sizes. Adult shirts are available in kelly green and white. Cost is $15 for the adult brand. Youth shirts, also in green and white, are $10.

“We love being part of the hometown tradition.”

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Morgan Wiggington Adults tanks come in lime green and are $20. “It was such an honor to be asked to design the shirt,” said Madison Wiggington. “We have been going to the festival our entire life.” “We love being part of the hometown tradition,” added Morgan Wiggington. “Madison and I are glad to use our talent, which we have worked hard on for many years, and share it in a way as this for everyone to enjoy.” Both girls are 2013 graduates of Corinth High School. Madison is majoring in art education at Northeast Mississippi Com-

Unemployment rates improve from 2013

munity College while Morgan is a business administration major at NEMCC. The festival gets started Thursday in downtown Corinth and continues through Saturday. Those wanting to purchase a shirt prior to the festival can do so at the Main Street Office from 8:30 to 5 p.m.

Area jobless rates rose in May but continued to show longterm improvement. Alcorn County unemployment was at 6.9 percent in the not seasonally adjusted calculation, up from 5.9 percent in April but better than the yearago rate of 8.2 percent. Mississippi unemployment was at 8 percent, up from 6.8 percent the prior month. Alcorn County ranked 12th among the 82 counties for lowest rate. For the month, Alcorn County had 133 initial claims for unemployment insurance, compared to 145 a year earlier, and 552 continued claims, compared to 638 a year earlier. Regular benefits paid in the county totaled $98,433,

compared to $129,244 a year ago. The county had 1,070 unemployed, compared to 1,270 a year ago, and 14,350 employed, up from 14,320 a year earlier. Tishomingo had the lowest rate among neighboring counties at 8.3 percent, followed by Prentiss, 8.8 percent, and Tippah, 9.4 percent. Across the state, Mississippi’s not seasonally adjusted non-farm employment increased 4,000 over the month and 13,300 from one year ago. Industry sectors registering the largest monthly employment gains were professional & business services and manufacturing. Jobless rates ranged from Please see JOBLESS | 2A

The Leader of the Band Hopson chosen to direct Music City Drum Corp BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Lee Hopson is directing his way into stardom. The 19-year-old Drum Major/Tuba Player was recently selected to lead the Music City Drum Corp as one of their 2014 Drum Majors. The Drum Corp, based in Nashville, Tennessee will conduct their tour practices at Tishomingo County High School this year. Comprised of talented young people, the corp will travel

across the United States this Summer sharing their music with the nation. No stranger to performing for crowds, the Alcorn County native says he is excited to see what the summer has in store for him. “I joined MCDC in 2013 to fill a euphonium spot. I was expecting only to improve my musical abilities, but I gained so much more from the experience,” said Hopson. “I made friendships that will last long after the tour ends. As a drum major now,

I’ve never been more proud to call these people my friends and family.” As Drum Major at Kossuth High School his junior and senior years, Hopson garnered All Superior ratings at each contest he entered and won the coveted Overall Drum Major Award at State Preliminaries. In high school competitions, overall awards are given to schools classified 1A through

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Drum Major Lee Hopson

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