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Today’s Schedule:

World Slugburger Eating Championship

Hoss Skelton 6 p.m. Shameless 8 p.m. Mitch Rossell 9:30 p.m. Admission $10

CARE Garden — 4 p.m. Prentiss County Former Golden Bear named principal at Thrasher.

McNairy County Grant will fund new walking trail.

Education Student honored at career center.

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Saturday July 9,

2016

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 120, No. 165

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section

Law enforcement reacts to shootings BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

As the country seeks answers in the wake of another shooting tragedy, Corinth’s police chief suggests every individual look within. “What’s wrong with this

country is we’ve lost our hearts, and we’ve got to get that back,” said Ralph Dance. “It’s not a gun problem. There’s always been guns in the United States. We’ve got to start loving one another, loving God, and taking care of each other and quit try-

ing to hurt each other.” The murder of five police officers in Dallas Thursday night came during what had been a peaceful demonstration in response to the shooting death of two black men by police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota.

“There is a lot of resentment towards law enforcement because of some incidents that have taken place,” said Dance. “I understand all of that. I understand people are frustrated. What I don’t understand is when you start to lump every-

body together. We as human beings should not ever lump people together and say, ‘Because one of you is bad, all of you are bad.’” The vast majority of officers, Please see SHOOTINGS | 2

Corinth realigns street agency No tax increase in

city school budget

BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

The City of Corinth has a new Public Works Department. The decision to realign the city’s current street department was made on Friday during a special called meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. Although four new job positions were created, the board voted to hire no new employees and only realign current staffers. “We have looked at many different scenarios as far as efficiency in the city and a way to better operate departments within the city,” said Ward 1 Alderman Andrew Labas. “ We feel like going with a Public Please see STREETS | 2

BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Staff photo by Zack Steen

Mayor Tommy Irwin talks with the city’s new Public Works Director Clayton Mills and Construction Works Supervisor John Michael Tucker after Friday’s special called meeting.

Free legal assistance to be offered at clinic BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Continuing their efforts to provide practical law advice to low income families, the Alcorn County Bar Association will hold a free Family Legal Law Clinic at 4 p.m. on Monday, July 18. The event will be held at the Alcorn Chancery Building, located at the corner of Fillmore and Waldron Street in downtown Corinth. Individuals who attend the legal clinic will receive assistance from volunteer attorneys and law students with the following legal issues: divorce, child custody, child support, guardianship (for school atten-

School board members heard the Corinth School District’s $26 million budget presentation on Thursday during a special called meeting. Superintendent Lee Childress said the district will not ask for a tax or millage rate increase. “It pretty much mirrors what we have done in the past,” he said. “Which means we are able to provide services to students and the community and, when our operational millage is looked at, it’s actually lower than most other districts in the northeast corner of the state.”

District Finance Director Casey Palmer said the 2016-17 budget will however include a four percent increase, which is built-in to the district’s base and is added when there is growth in the area’s property tax base. “The district is required to do this because we can’t collect more than we request and we would like to receive any additional revenue available due to new property being added to the tax rolls,” she said. “But this is not a tax increase request, and we are requesting Please see BUDGET | 2

People of the Crossroads Kathy Essary, Corinth

dance purposes or for group insurance), name change and emancipation. The legal clinic is a “pro se” clinic, meaning individuals who attend and receive services will be expected to handle their legal matters on their own behalf following the clinic. All participants will be given instructions from those who volunteer at the clinic on how to draft documents and present their case in court in order to get matters fully resolved. In addition to the Alcorn County Bar Association, the clinic is being sponsored by the Mississippi Lawyers Project Please see CLINIC | 2

Staff photo by Zack Steen

“She runs this place,” said Gary Essary, owner of Metal Works. His wife of 37 years, Kathy, keeps things going at the Corinth business that the couple started in their backyard in 1994. “We started out small, just running metal for what Gary needed for himself,” said Kathy. “Soon we had tons of business.” Her favorite part of the business is the people. “We’ve made a lot of friends, and there’s many delivers we go on where the customer’s invite us in for supper,” she said. Family is also an important part of the business. The Essarys’ daughter, Holly, is also often seen behind a desk inside the business’ main office. In addition to Holly, the couple have two other daughters and nine grandchildren.

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Corinth Theatre-Arts hosts its first Showcamp for youth. Resident Director Murray Chase hopes it will encourage young people to get involved in the arts.

Anthony Essary of Corinth wins the first ever Slugburger Eating Contest by eating six and three-quarters burgers in 15 minutes.


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