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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121, No. 195

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 22 pages • Two sections

Pharmacy techs face felony charges BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Two Corinth pharmacy technicians are among six Mississippi health care professionals facing felony drug charges in connection with investigations by the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

The arrests were announced Tuesday afternoon by Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Marshall Fisher and Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Director John Dowdy at a press conference in Jackson. The agencies say it is part of continuing efforts to combat the abuse of opioids and

other controlled substances. Dowdy said those arrested are: • Cynthia Purvis, 53, of Corinth, a pharmacy technician and 20-year employee of a Corinth pharmacy. Purvis faces a charge of embezzlement of a controlled substance, the amphetamine Adderall. She was booked at the Alcorn County Jail

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and held under a $3,500 bond. • Stephen Parker, 22, of Corinth, a pharmacy technician at a Corinth pharmacy and a pharmacy student. Parker faces a charge of embezzlement of a controlled substance, the opioid Norco. He was booked at the AlPlease see TECHNICIANS | 2A

BY ZACK STEEN

Alt-country rockers from Nashville, Richie Owens and the Farm Bureau, will be co-headlining the Shiloh National Military Park birthday bash concert on Friday, Aug. 25.

Shiloh park planning birthday bash Staff Reports

tary Park, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on the front lawn of the park’s Visitor Center. There is no fee to attend the concert as they commemorate the beginnings of the National Park Service in 1916. The concert will feature four artists, including two bands from last year’s concert series.

The evening’s headliner will be National Park Radio (NPR), an “Indie-Folk” band from the Ozarks of Arkansas. According to information received from Shiloh National Military Park, NPR blends folk, country, and bluegrass,

Yard sale proceeds to help ‘Save the Truck’

Parker

Before, after school program available zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

SHILOH, Tenn. — Music and celebration will be the order of the evening as Shiloh celebrates the 101st birthday of the National Park Service with a free concert. The concert-in-the-park will be held outdoors on Friday, Aug. 25 at Shiloh National Mili-

Purvis

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A program at two Alcorn County schools is providing parents with more options. A before and after school program was recently approved on the Kossuth Elementary School campus. A after school program is also offered at Alcorn Central Elementary. The before school program at KES coordinated by Linda Hatcher is offered to parents who need to drop their children off early before the school day begins. A after school program at KES and ACES allows children to remain supervised at school until parents can pick them up. Jeannie Anderson is the coordinator at ACES, and Principal John Anderson said the program is valuable for those parents who need it. “It’s perfect for parents who have work or other obligations that force them to have to drop off or pick up their children before or after normal school hours,” he said. Alcorn School District Elementary Curriculum Director Tammy Johnson said the two program coordinators aren’t employed by the district.

“It’s perfect for parents who have work or other obligations that force them to drop off or pick up their children before or after normal school hours.” John Anderson ACES principal

“These two individuals work for themselves through the school. They use the school facilities and each school office handles all applications and payment for the program,” said Johnson. Anderson said even though they aren’t employed by the district, the individuals still had to meet credential requirements and background checks before being allowed to care for children. At KES, the before school program often begins at 5:30 Please see PROGRAM | 2A

People of the Crossroads Ashley Berry, Iuka Ashley Berry has been a National Park Service ranger at the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center since it opened in 2004. Now a supervisory ranger, the Savannah, Tenn., native has been with Shiloh National Military Park and its Corinth unit for 18 years. She oversees the day to day operations of the facility, is in charge of staff schedules, meets with school and other groups and remains the museum curator. The favorite part of her job “is meeting and talking with visitors,” she said. A four-year cancer survivor, she will celebrate nine years of marriage to Clint Berry in October. Her husband and two children “are my life,” she said. Her two “miracles” are twoyear-old Clinton and eight-monthold Emilie. She is Blue Mountain College graduate, where she earned a B.A. in Social Sciences.

BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Saving the fire truck, one fundraiser at a time. The latest edition of the Daily Corinthian Yard Sale is set for next month as monies continue to be collected to save a historic 1920s fire engine. Set for Sept. 23 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., booth space rental fees from the bi-annual event benefits the nonprofit Crossroads Museum’s efforts to build housing to display the 1924 American LaFrance pumper fire truck on loan to the museum from the City of Corinth. “The Save the Fire Truck

Staff photo by Mark Boehler

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The Corinth High School Academic and Performing Arts Center on Harper Road opens for the first day of classes for the 1992-93 school year.

Mary Winkler is released after serving approximately 67 days and is placed on probation. She was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the 2006 fatal shooting of her husband, Matthew Winkler.

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