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New Biggersville principal named BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
The Alcorn School District recently made several new hires. The board named Brian Johnson as new principal at Biggersville Elementary School. Johnson replaces the exit-
ing Chris Butler, who resigned from the post in June. Butler will assume a role in the Corinth School District. A new head boys basketball coach was also recently named at Kossuth High School. Joe Dan Roberts will coach,
as well as teach PE and social studies for KHS during the upcoming school year. New hires at Alcorn Central Elementary School include Sharon Ross as school testing coordinator and Kelley McGee as special education teacher.
Mike Lewis was hired as a teacher at Alcorn Central High School. At Biggersville, Nancy Wilbanks was approved to serve as the BES and BHS librarian. The board approved the hiring of a new Biggersville band
director. Joseph Short will teacher band and general music at BHS during the 2015-16 school year. Two new employees were approved at Glendale Elementary Please see PRINCIPAL | 3A
Kyles puts heart into music CT-A addresses funding troubles BY STEVE BEAVERS
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Charley Kyles still loves music. The 69-year-old has seen and almost done it all when it comes to performing on stage. Kyles gets a chance to mark another item off his to-do list when he steps on stage at the Corinth Coliseum Civic Center on Aug. 16. The country/gospel singer is part of a concert featuring Ronnie McDowell at the Coliseum. “This will be the first time I have performed in Corinth,” said Kyles. “I am honored the radio station asked me to be part of the concert.” McDowell will take the stage at 2 p.m. Kyles kicks things off at 1:30 p.m. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. “Everything has fallen into place for me,” said the singer. “I put my heart and soul into every song and I really enjoy the feeling of a live performance.” Born in Carroll’s Corner, Ark., Kyles became a resident of the Crossroads in 1963. “Buddy Bain and Carl Perkins gave me my break,” said the local performer. “Buddy was the one who brought Elvis (Presley) to Corinth on that very stage in the Coliseum.” Presley died Aug. 16, 1977. The concert will pay tribute to
BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Local performer Charley Kyles will offer part of the Elvis Presley tribute on Aug. 16 at Corinth Coliseum Civic Center. the legend. Kyles’ music reflects his upbringing in Old Southern traditions. He has performed for
all the governors of Mississippi since 1978. On May 6, 1988, a Please see KYLES | 3A
Counting its pennies as well as its blessings, Corinth Theatre-Arts is making a mad dash to fund its first show of the season. “We’ve known for two or three days this was going to happen and have been trying to figure out what to do ever since,” said CT-A Board President Cindi Bullard. “We had a corporate sponsor for ‘Into the Woods,’ but a change in the company’s policy resulted in their having to postpone their funding until a later show. Apparently, they are unable to fund things locally at this time.” “We could underwrite it ourselves, but if we did that we would have to raise our ticket prices just to make ends meet and we really don’t want to do that,” she continued. “Our goal is and has always been to offer quality entertainment to the community at an affordable price.” An artistic outlet for children as well as adults, the Crossroads Playhouse has brought the fun and excite-
ment of the performing arts to the surrounding area since 1968. “The theater means so much to so many people,” said Bullard. “I always say, everyone can’t make the winning basket at a state ballgame or hit the last home run, but when the lights come up and everyone claps, each individual person on stage gets the same feeling and validation.” Opening its 2015-2016 season of murder, mystery and mayhem with a musical, the theater has a great deal of work ahead of them. “A lot of people don’t realize musicals are our biggest undertaking. By the time we pay the artistic director, the music director and purchase the royalties, it usually runs us anywhere between $2,400 to $2, 500 or sometimes even more,” said the president. “In addition to royalties for the play, you also have to purchase a script for each actor because you aren’t allowed to make copies.” Additional costs for “Into Please see CT-A | 6A
Car show to benefit Labor fuels shelter’s increased budget request West Corinth drama BY JEBB JOHNSTON
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BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
West Corinth Baptist Church is bringing in the hogs. The 3rd Annual West Corinth Baptist Church Cruise-In is adding motorcycles to its antique and muscle car show Saturday. Proceeds raised from the 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. event will be used to fund the drama “Heaven’s Gates & Hell’s Flames,” which is slated for Oct. 11-13. Registration is set for 8 a.m. until noon. Cost to enter a car or motorcycle is $10. Judging is slated to be-
gin after noon with winners announced around 2 p.m. Three awards will be handed out for Best of Show Production, Best of Show Muscle Car and Pastor’s Choice. “We want people to come out Saturday,” said senior pastor Seth Kirkland. “It will be a good show and something different to do.” The event is free to the public with the only cost being for those who enter a car and for food. Food and drinks will be available to purchase at the church. Last year, the cruise-in had close to 50 entries. Please see SHOW | 3A
Facing a dwindling supply of inmate workers, the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter is seeking a $10,000 increase in city funding to help cover labor needs. That would increase the shelter’s funding from the city by 14 percent to $80,000 after receiving $70,000 for the last two years. The city contracts with the shelter for its services. “One of the major issues that we had this year was labor,” said Charlotte Doehner, the volunteer director, in a presentation to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. “We went from four inmates to anywhere from zero to two. We do not have money in our budget for a lot of wages.” She said her husband, Luke, stepped in to help fill the labor gap this year.
Other agencies that receive support from the local governments, such as the airport and the park, are concerned about the inmate labor situation. Park Director Ray Holloway said his department has received two inmate workers throughout the year, and he is looking at shifting some contract workers to regular employees to ensure labor needs are covered at the park. With the animal shelter barely able to pay its bills, Doehner said the organization may, depending on funding from the city and county, consider implementing intake fees. The shelter is again on track for an increase in the number of animals coming through its doors this year. The total through June was 854, while all of last year had a total of 1,316. “The only way we are going to
get this under control is a lowcost spay-neuter program,” said Doehner. The shelter is planning a program that would provide the service for $55, with the owner paying $25 and the shelter paying $30. In other business before the board this week: ■ Alderman J.C. Hill requested that Lucille Lane be added to the city’s priority paving projects. He said it is a nice subdivision that needs street paving and has no curbs and gutters. ■ The board scheduled property cleanup public hearings for 1908 Mississippi, 506 North Parkway, 608 Wenasoga, 1204 Main and 1208 Main. The board granted continuances for 1702 Tate, 1807 Maple Road, the old Long John Silver property and 107 8th Street.
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Corinth Superintendent Dr. O. Wayne Gann lauds the success of the district’s summer tutoring programs. More than 120 students participated in the programs designed to help them catch up and better prepare for the coming new school year.
The South Corinth Neighborhood Project is awarded a $175,000 federal grant. Barbara Bennett, who wrote the grant will direct the project, says the funds will be used to address safety issues and improve the overall condition of the community.
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