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Vol. 117, No. 190
City dismissed from Kmart Corp. lawsuit BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
A federal judge has dismissed the city of Corinth as a party to the lawsuit filed by the Kmart Corporation over the May 2010 flooding at Fulton Crossing. In an order entered Friday in U.S. District Court, Judge Glen H. Davidson granted the city of Corinth’s motion to be dismissed from the suit. The
judge found that the city is entitled to sovereign immunity under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act’s discretionary function exemption, according to court documents. Another order entered Friday granted in part Kroger’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. A prior order had said the Please see KMART | 6A
Two men facing felonies
• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • 1 section
HUD awards grants for public housing For the Daily Corinthian
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan has awarded public housing authorities in Mississippi $19.2 million that will be used to make major large-scale improvements to their public housing units.
Tennessee Valley Regional Housing Authority is set to receive just over $1.9 million in the capital funds program, the secondest highest grant in the state. The grants are provided through HUD’s Capital Fund Program, which provides fund-
BY BOBBY J. SMITH
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Missing man returns home
Move to learn
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Two men are facing felony charges in connections with crimes committed in Corinth. Corinth Police have arrested 38-year-old Booneville resident William Bates and charged him with two counts of credit card fraud. According to Corinth PD Detective Capt. Ralph Dance, the suspect slipped in the back door to a Corinth doctors office on July 24 and stole a wallet containing a credit card from an office. He then allegedly made multiple purchases with the stolen card at Corinth businesses. Starting with surveillance footage from one of the businesses, Detective Dell Green was able to identify the suspect. Bates was arrested in Booneville, where he was charged with two counts of credit card fraud. Bond was set at $3,000 for each count. The arrest was made Monday. In an unrelated case, a Chattanooga, Tenn., man has been charged in connection with passing counterfeit checks at businesses in Corinth. Charssla Roberson, 25, faces charges on two counts of uttering a forgery.
ing annually to all public housing authorities to build, repair, renovate and/or modernize the public housing in their communities. The authorities use the funding to do large-scale improvements to the housing
BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
“When students get here, we have them doing something,” said the principal. At 8 a.m. each morning, CES students begin the day with the “Move to Learn Initiative.” Corinth was one of the first sites to implement
The search for a missing Arkansas man found a happy ending in Corinth on Thursday. Eldridge Gene Sterling, 84, had been missing since the day before, according to Gary Herner, the chief of police in Sterling’s hometown of Harrisburg, Ark. He was officially reported missing around 10:30 p.m. in Harrisburg, and soon authorities asked the Arkansas State Police to issue a Silver Alert — commonly used in cases involving missing seniors. Sterling, who has Alzheimer’s disease turned up shortly after 1 p.m. at the Sprint Mart on U.S. 72 West. Sprint Mart Manager Melissa O’Brien was on duty when Sterling showed up. “He came in to pay for his gas with a check, but we don’t take out-of-state checks,” said O’Brien. “I was talking to him and could tell he was kind of confused. My friend in the store knew right away that some-
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Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Kindergarten teacher Katie Draper encourages children to take part during pyhsical education.
Corinth Elementary School starting early, fast each day BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth Elementary School is moving and shaking. All in effort to increase learning at the K-4 campus. As students filed in on day one of school, they were put in motion from the time they arrived.
“The number one initiative is to get them physically engaged so their mind is turned onto learning,” said CES Principal Brian Knippers. “We don’t want the kids just sitting around in the room.” Knippers said the learning begins at 7:15 a.m. each school day.
College student receives happiness through BMAD BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The college experience begins today for Corinth High School graduate Isaac Patterson. When the 2013 graduate heads to Starkville he will be carrying a reminder to pass on his blessings. His memento to help others is in the form of a laptop. Patterson was awarded the computer, complete with flash drive, anti-virus software and mouse, by the local Brothers Making A Difference (BMAD) group. “I ought to be able to do the same in return for someone else,” said Patterson, who plans to major in Animal and Dairy Science at MSU. “It should be a repeated cycle.” His way of thinking is what con-
vinced BMAD to step in and help the college freshman. “You can see Isaac has Jesus living in him,” said BMAD member Fred Taylor. “Whatever he decides to do in life, he will do well because he is a personable young man who is motivated.” BMAD has been making a difference in the lives of young people since 1999. “We find a need and choose to invest in a kid’s life,” said Taylor. “We use the laptop as a vehicle do help us with the investment and then we keep a check on them to see how they are doing.” Taylor and the group’s hope is Please see BMAD | 3A
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Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Isaac Patterson (left), a Corinth High School graduate, received a laptop for college from the BMAD group represented by member Fred Taylor. Patterson leaves today for Mississippi State, where he is majoring in animal and dairy science.
On this day in history 150 years ago A Union expedition is departing LaGrange, Tenn., to recover rolling stock cut off after the Battle of Jackson, Miss. Between 40 to 70 locomotives and several hundred boxcars are on the tracks south of Grenada. The mission is to capture the vehicles.
August is CATARACT Awareness Month Cataracts are the leading cause of vision loss in the U.S. and blindness worldwide!
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