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Holloway gets maximum in robbery plea Court as a habitual offender and will not be eligible for parole or early release. According to information released by District Attorney John Weddle, Holloway contacted the victim’s husband prior to the robbery using a false identity and the guise of wanting to do business with him. He
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
An Alcorn County man was sentenced Monday to the maximum possible 15 years in state prison in a case of robbery of an individual. Jason Rickey Holloway, 37, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in Alcorn County Circuit
set up a meeting at a gas station to lure him from the apartment. Holloway then went to the apartment on Levee Road in Corinth, where the victim allowed him in after he told her a similar story about wanting to see pictures of her husband’s concrete work. After gaining entry to the apartment, Hollo-
way used physical force to rob the resident. Holloway obtained knowledge of the husband’s work as well as the location of valuable property in the apartment through Rachael Warren, his girlfriend at the time, who had previously been employed by a cleaning service and had
cleaned the victim’s apartment. Warren, who also drove Holloway to the apartment, previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve a term of five years in prison for her involvement in the case, according to the district attorney’s office. Judge Thomas Gardner III heard the plea.
Resident barks over loose vicious dogs BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Robert Tankersley is mourning the loss of a special dog. A pit bull attack on July 1 took the life of his pet and prompted him to come before the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors on Monday to ask the board to do something about dangerous dogs running loose in the county. A resident of County Road 105 in the residential area across from Box Chapel Methodist Church on Kendrick Road, Tankersley explained that he got attached to the dog
because it provided comfort to his late son after he returned from military service in Iraq and experienced post-traumatic stress disorder. “This little dog was my saving grace. After my son died, this is all I had left of him,” he said. The dog was still alive after the attack. Tankersley took it to a veterinarian, but too much damage had been done. The sheriff’s department responded to the complaint of the dog attack, and Tankersley said it is his understanding Please see DOGS | 3
Bryan “B” Brown works with youngsters during the Boys & Girls Football Camp.
Former standout athlete returns home to give back BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Bryan “B” Brown was back home. To give back. The former Corinth High School football and basketball standout was part of the inaugural Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Mississippi free football camp at Crossroads Regional
Park. “Working with the kids reminded me of where I used to be when I was their age,” said Brown. “I want to be a person who helps create a vision kids follow for their future and to let them know there is hope for gaining personal success in life.” Almost 100 kids, ages 6-18, took part in the one-day camp
on July 11. Brown, along with NFL players Kyle Love and Mario Addison and former NFL player and current Northeast Mississippi Community College defensive back coach Kareem Moore, worked with youngsters on football fundamentals. “I saw a lot of ambition and Please see BROWN | 2
MDOT to dedicate highway to veterans BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
Honoring those who gave their lives in service to others, The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) will hold a “Veterans Memorial Highway” dedication ceremony for U.S. Hwy 72 at 2 p.m. on Friday at the Corinth VFW, located at 1 Purdy School Road in Corinth. Attending the ceremony will be Transportation Com-
missioner Mike Tagert; Reps. Lester Carpenter (District 1), Nick Bain (District 2), Jody Steverson (District 4), John G. Faulkner (District 5), Steve Massengill (District 13) and Bill Kinkade (District 52) and); and, Sens. Bill Stone (District 2) and Rita Potts Parks (District 4). “In this day and age, it is more important than ever bePlease see HIGHWAY | 2
Park ranger gives life to Civil War story BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Rachel Winters spends most Saturdays telling a story. The park ranger normally dons apparel of the Civil War age to share the narrative of nurse Kate Cummings during Ranger Guided Walks at the Corinth Interpretive Center. “I have been relating her story for a couple of years,” said Winters. “Most people have never heard of her because she is not a well-known name.” During the summer months, rangers try to do programs every day. “Sometimes the schedule doesn’t al-
low for it,” added Winters. On Saturday, “Civil War Nurse: Kate Cumming” was part of four demonstrations slated. Other programs done on a regular basis are “Battery Robinett,” “Stream of American History” and “Infantry: Backbone of the Army.” Cumming’s story is an unique one in that her family believed hospital work was unladylike and doctors did not want women in military hospitals. “She came to Corinth because of her brother,” said Winters. David Cumming was part of the war effort. In 1862, Kate left her home in Mobile, Alabama at the age of 26 and
offered her services as a nurse. “The medical field at that time was strictly males,” said Winters. “It’s fascinating to see how many lives she helped.” Cumming published “A Journal of Hospital Life in the Confederate Army of Tennessee from the Battle of Shiloh to the End of the War” in 1866. Her book “Kate: The Journal of a Confederate Nurse” is available at the Interpretive Center. “If not for her journal, we wouldn’t know anything about her,” added Please see RANGER | 2
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Park Ranger Rachel Winters gives a demonstration during the Ranger Guided Walks at the Corinth Interpretive Center.
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Sites associated with the Siege and Battle of Corinth are given priority protection under a plan announced by the U.S. Department of the Interior. State Rep. Harvey Moss pledges support from the state level for preservation efforts as work at the national level intensifies.
The Corinth Area Tourism Promotion Council officially changes its name to the Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Director Del Horton says the change will help better define what they do and bring their name in line with that used by similar organizations.
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