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Vol. 117, No. 178
• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 section
Meeting results in permit approvals BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Board of Aldermen on Thursday accepted a grant for equipment to record police interviews and acted on two onpremises beer permit applications. The special meeting was called for the beer permit requests. Aldermen approved a
required at this business because of a change in ownership. In other business, the board accepted a JAG Wrongful Convictions Grant of $4,575 for video equipment for use by the Corinth Police Department in interviewing suspects. The city will pay a match of $1,525. Alarm Securities Inc. of New Albany had the low quote for
permit for Julio’s Mexican Grill LLC, formerly Don Julio’s, at Corinth Commons. The business has changed ownership and has not been serving beer for about the past 10 days while the permit was pending. The board also approved a permit for J.T.’s, formerly Southern Nights, on U.S. Highway 72. A new permit was also
the equipment and installation at $6,100. The equipment includes a Vivotek eight-channel network video recorder, 2 terabyte hard drive, two cameras, IP licenses and router. Police Chief David Lancaster said it will provide improved recording capabilities for suspect interviews, capturing both the interviewer and interviewee on
camera, and the recording will become part of the case file. It will also enable a supervisor to monitor the interview in progress. The board also had some discussion of the proposed transition to direct deposit for employee payroll. The next regular meeting of the board is 5 p.m. Aug. 6.
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Young ladies are on an 18-month mission BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
A long way from home, but ready to serve. Brook Saville and Rachel Senior are both in the same boat. The two 20-year-olds are taking 18 months out of their lives to bike across the country inviting people to come to Christ. Saville, from Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Senior, of Provo, Utah, are part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The two have been in Corinth six weeks and in other parts of the state along with Alabama and some parts of Tennessee. “The mission is hard work, but we love doing it,” said Saville, a student at Idaho State. “The Lord is guiding us through this, it’s not just us,” added Senior, who has completed a year of college at Brigham Young University. Saville and Senior picked
BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
ter school program which begins in a few weeks. “They are a life-saver,” added Grice. “With their help we
Tickets are still available for tonight’s one-of-a-kind experience at the Crossroads Playhouse — “Sights and Sounds: An Exposition of Audio-Visual Art” — taking the stage at 7:30 p.m. Organizer, promoter and performer Ben Ricketts says “Sights and Sounds” is not just another concert: It is an artistic experience meant to show that music and visual arts can come together to make something beautiful. The show will bring to life a combination of video and sound, with Ricketts performing a set of experimental pop music while a projector displays a homemade film he made of different facets of his life. And
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Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Brook Saville helps a Boys & Girls Club member with a math problem. up their latest chance to help those in the area when they walked into the Boys & Girls Club this week. “They came in and wanted to know if there was any way
they could help,” said club unit director Christy Grice. “They couldn’t have come at a better time.” Grice was having trouble finding tutors for the club’s af-
Corinth Gift Shop plays part in hospital’s mission proclaimed Purple Heart City BY STEVE BEAVERS
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BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
City of Corinth leaders are encouraging citizens to heed the Purple Heart and the sacrifices that came with it. Mayor Tommy Irwin recently signed a proclamation declaring Corinth a “Purple Heart City” in recognition that Corinth is home to a large, highly decorated veteran population including many Purple Heart recipients. The proclamation encourages Corinthians to “show their appreciation for the sacrifices our Purple Heart recipients have made in defending our freedoms, to acknowledge their courage and to show them the honor and support they have earned.” To veterans like Jim Weaver, who helped launch the local Please see CITY | 3
Magnolia Regional Health Center strives to provide the highest standard of care. The hospital’s Auxiliary Gift Shop also plays a part in helping meet the goal. Profits from the Gift Shop were recently used to award 17 scholarships to medical students. Each student was able to receive a $1,000 scholarship from MRHC’s Auxiliary. “Scholarships are our major project,” said the auxiliary’s Clare Aldridge. In addition to the scholarships, the Gift Shop also uses its proceeds to newborn blankets, medication for patients who cannot afford it, along with equipment and renovations at the rehab center of the hospital. “Where there is a need, we do what we can to help,” said gift shop buyer Gayle Sheppard. “We are not in competition with stores in town, what we carry are pick-up items.” Peggy Treadway is manager of the shop which has 16-18 volunteers who work MondayFriday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Barbara Gray, a Magnolia Regional Health Center Ladies Auxiliary volunteer, puts out an item in the gift shop. “Most of our volunteers have been doing this for a while,” said Sheppard, who has been involved with the auxiliary for
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over 20 years. “Volunteering is a great way to meet people and we are always looking for more who would like to help.”
The gift shops carries such items as jewelry, candles, baby
On this day in history 150 years ago Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard receives assurance from Richmond that heavy artillery is being shipped to assist in the defense of Charleston, S.C. In addition, he has removed nearly all of the heavy guns from Fort Sumter to be placed in strategic forts.
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