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Vol. 118, No. 185
• Corinth, Mississippi • 22 pages • 2 sections
Voters keep ACE board incumbents BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Incumbents Jerry Brawner and Sam Tull were favored by Alcorn County Electric Power Association members at Tuesday’s board of directors election. Brawner took the most votes of the four candidates with 600, while Tull finished second with 538 votes. The two will re-
main on the board of directors for the next three years. Election newcomers James (Jimbo) Bryant Jr., and Harrison Childs received 297 and 147 votes, respectfully. “We had a good crowd steadily coming in all day, but our voter turnout was down by several hundred people,” said ACE Office Manager Eddie Howard. “Less people might
had something to do with community talk. It seemed like there wasn’t as much as there has been in previous years.” Howard said only 826 of the 18,049 member association visited the South Tate Street office to cast their vote. The election decided two of the five seats on the board. Other board members not up for re-election this year includ-
Opening arguments set in sexual battery case BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Opening arguments are set to begin this morning in the case of a pastor accused of sexual battery. In the case against Timothy Daniel Nall, a jury of 12 with two alternates was seated in Alcorn County Circuit Court about 2 p.m. Tuesday and dismissed for the day a short time later while the court took up some pending motions. Hearing the case is Judge
ed Bobby Roberts, Mark Gardner and J.B. Darnell. Corinth voting machines were used for the first time during this year’s election. “The machines really speeded up the process,” Howard added. (See ACE Annual Board of Directors meeting story on Brawner page 3A.)
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‘Hairspray’ at CT-A
James L. Roberts Jr. Nall is represented by Phil Hinton, and Assistant District Attorneys Greg Meyer and April Bostick were at the state’s table Tuesday afternoon. Among the motions before the court, Roberts denied the defense’s request to use a photograph taken in the home where the alleged crime occurred during the opening argument. There was also Please see BATTERY | 6A
Alcorn County opts out of building codes BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Alcorn County will continue to have no building code. A new state law that took effect Friday mandates a building code across the state but gives local governments the authority to opt out, and the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously voted to do so. The law allows a 120-day period from the law’s effective date to elect not to have a code. Those that do not opt out must adopt regulations
such as the International Building Code. Hurricane Katrina resulted in a push for the use of building codes in Mississippi. In other business: ■ The board adopted the new district boundaries for the two justice court judge and constable districts. Attorney Bill Davis said the changes are minor, but the changes do eliminate any instances in which precincts were split between the two districts. The Please see CODES | 6A
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Tracy Turnblad (Emily Claire Sewell) is comforted by her mom Edna Turnblad (Dan Marsh) during a scene in the CT-A production “Hairspray.”
Musical runs Thursday-Saturday, with Sunday matinee BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The latest Corinth TheatreArts production is filled with funky moves and outta sight music. “Hairspray” begins Thursday
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at the Crossroads Playhouse. Performances are slated for 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. A 2 p.m. matinee is set for Sunday. “‘Hairspray’ is simply amazing,” said director Bryan Es-
sary. “CT-A has brought together an extremely talented cast of adults and teenagers to bring Corinth the broadway musical.” In 1962, plump teenager TraPlease see ‘HAIRSPRAY’ | 2A
BMAD helps freshman
Chylencia Phelan checks out her new laptop with Lamar Keith of Brothers Making A Difference. BMAD donates a laptop each year to a student entering college.
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Chylencia Phelan is accustomed to giving back. This time the 2014 Corinth High School graduate was the one on the receiving end. Phelan, headed to Northeast Mississippi Community College in the fall, was the latest recipient of a new laptop donated by Brothers Making A Difference (BMAD). The local group presented the Toshiba laptop complete with flash drive, anti-virus software and mouse to her on Tuesday.
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On this day in history 150 years ago Shenandoah Valley, Va.: Gen. Philip Sheridan arrives at Harper’s Ferry to take command of a growing army. 43,000 men assembled to drive the Confederates from what is commonly referred to as the “Bread-basket of the Confederacy.”
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“She doesn’t owe us anything in the future,” said BMAD member Lamar Keith. “The only thing we want is her to do well in school … she owes that to herself.” BMAD has been making a difference in the lives of young people since 1999. “It’s a pure blessing,” said Patrice Morrison, Phelan’s mother. “Chylencia is always the same … she loves to show people she cares.” Phelan was the logical choice to receive the laptop, according to Keith.
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