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Hot weather likely to last BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The oppressive heat wave of the last few days may be settling in for the week. Outside of a chance of a shower tonight and Wednesday, there is little relief in sight. Today’s heat index in the dangerous territory of 106 to 109 could be repeated, particularly toward the weekend. “If this ridge of high pressure strengthens and we don’t see much clouds or rain, we could see a prolonged period of heat,” said Andy Chiuppi, meteorologist at the National Weather Service Memphis Forecast Office. The heat was felt Saturday night at the annual Slugburger Festival as a man passed out from apparent heat exhaustion in the concert area. “We had fans in the tented areas, but there is only so much you can do,” said Main Street
Manager Brent Johnson. Chiuppi expects an approaching weak frontal boundary to at least provide a little relief tonight into early Wednesday with some cloud cover, if not rainfall. Temperatures on Saturday and Sunday in the Corinth area should be around 96 or 97 with perhaps a slim chance of a shower on Saturday, he said. With only about an inch of rain for the month in Corinth and none since July 5, things are beginning to tip toward the dry side. “With these high temperatures and the breeze blowing, it does not take long to evaporate that water that’s in that top layer of soil,” said Patrick Poindexter, MSU extension agent. “It doesn’t take long after that for these row crops and garden crops to start showing signs of Staff photo by Steve Beavers
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Harmony Loncar stays cool by eating a popsicle.
County suffers 2nd ATV-related fatality BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
A Prentiss County man has died following an ATV accident in Alcorn County. John E. Lauderdale, 76, of Jumpertown died Saturday after being transported to North Mississippi Medical Center following the accident in the Pisgah area of Alcorn County near the Prentiss-Alcorn county line. Lauderdale’s death marked the second fatal ATV accident in the county over the week-
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Katie Yontz was among 20 kids who became familiar with the MyPlate program during the “Kids in the Kitchen” event at the Mississippi State Extension Service.
4-H program teaches kids to cook BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The kitchen was full. So were 20 youngsters after helping cook their own lunch. The children, ages 5-9, were part of “Kids in the Kitchen” sponsored by the Alcorn Coun-
ty 4-H Club at the Mississippi State Extension Service. The two-day program, those age 10-18 will don aprons today, introduced those who attended to the kitchen and the tools used there. “It was a good opportunity
for kids to have a hands-on learning experience and at the same time be introduced to 4-H,” said 4-H agent Tammy Parker. Parker, Family Resource Please see COOKING | 2
end. Jerry “Jay” Caldwell III, 19, of North Madison Street in Corinth died early Saturday of injuries sustained when he apparently hit a tree while riding in the Sharp’s Bottom area of eastern Alcorn County. Lauderdale was a retired truck driver and attended Pisgah United Methodist Church. Funeral services are set for today at 11 a.m. at McMillan Funeral Home in Booneville with burial to follow in Pisgah Cemetery.
Schools want single combined handbook BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth School District is in the process of combining the rules and regulations of three separate schools into a single student handbook for the coming year. With the effort to make a more user-friendly guide, the district is sifting through all of the rules to eliminate discrepancies, such as the one dealing
with excuses for absences. “One school said you had to bring your excuse within 24 hours,” said Superintendent Lee Childress. “One school said you had to bring your excuse within three days. One school said you had five days to bring your excuse. That point emphasizes why we need one handbook. At each school, it ought to Please see HANDBOOK | 2
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The Cross City Dancers, under the direction of the Marilyn Ruth Dance Studio, present “Friday the 13th- Part 2” at the Corinth Coliseum Civic Center.
Alcorn County’s American Cancer Society Relay for Life hits its $49,300 fundraising goal. Chairperson Lanell Coln credits the hardwork of area teams and volunteers for the success.
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