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Daily Corinthian Vol. 116, No. 198
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 22 pages • Two sections
Construction falls from last year BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth saw six new construction starts in the second quarter as project totals fell shy of the same quarter a year earlier. The April through June period had project values totaling $2,249,717, falling short of 2011’s second quarter total of $3,095,943. The two quarters were about even on new starts, but last year’s relocation of Belk at the Southgate shopping center helped push it ahead in project values. The latest quarter included permits for two new homes, three residential rental properties and one new business — Big Boys Pawn, Guns & Gold. That Highway 72 development was the quarter’s largest construction job at $650,000. In the same quarter a year earlier, the city had three new home starts
and four new rental properties. The second-largest project during the latest quarter was remodeling at the Willow Terrace Apartments. Permits for the quarter included: June ■ 211 Hwy. 72 W. - commercial remodel (Alcorn County Co-Op); TEO Steel; $79,918 ■ 1310 Hwy 72 E. - commercial demolition; IVCO Inc. ■ 3504 Gaines Rd. - new residential construction (rental); Eric Price; $36,000 ■ 184 Henderson Rd. - swimming pool; Mike Timbes; $25,800 ■ 3100 Proper St. - residential remodel; Heath Barnett; $10,000 ■ 3100 Proper St. - swimming pool; Heath Barnett; $14,000 ■ 104 Allen St. - commercial remodel; Zach Byrd; $13,000 ■ 1106 Foote St. - residen-
tial remodel; Larry Roberson; $3,000 ■ 808 Hwy. 72 E. - Big Boys Pawn, Guns & Gold; Worsham Brothers; $650,000 ■ 9 Dennistown Rd. - residential remodel; Lawrence Irons; $9,500 ■ 3247 N. Polk st. - commercial remodel; SBA Towers; $6,500 ■ 1514 Shiloh Rd. - residential remodel; James Daniel; $12,000 ■ 504 S. Harper Rd. - sign; Joel Strickland; $2,000 ■ 15 Dunbar Ave. - residential remodel; Jimbo Bryant; $10,000 ■ 29 Gardner Rd. - residential remodel; Jerry Talley; $25,000 ■ 1511 Hwy. 72 E. - commercial remodel (Froggers); Shane Parker; $6,000 ■ 4706 N. Harper Rd. - residential remodel; Vince Overholt; $26,500
May ■ 802 Allen St. - residential remodel; Philip Burress; $1,000 ■ 2001 Patrick Dr. - pool house; Andy Moore; $40,000 ■ 416 Hwy. 72 W. - sign; Roger Dellinger; $1,000 ■ 3007 Village Drive - new residential construction; Nelson Wall; $190,000 ■ 2205 Oak Lane - residential remodel; Carter Byrd; $10,000 ■ 3034 Wynbrooke - new residential construction; Thad Fulghum; $100,000 ■ 3500 (A,B) Gaines Rd. new residential construction; Eric Price; $83,000 ■ 3502 (A,B) Gaines Rd. new residential construction; Eric Price; $83,000 ■ 313 Hwy. 72 W. - commercial remodel; El Quetzal Inc.; $15,000 ■ Willow Terrace Apartments - residential remodel; Hooker
Construction; $450,000 ■ Ft. Robinette Apartments - sprinklers; Hooker Construction; $120,000 ■ 2201 Chestnut - commercial remodel; Brad Brawner; $3,600 ■ 1918 Park Dr. - residential remodel; Paul Copeland; $3,000 ■ 516 N. Fillmore St. - commercial remodel; Jimbo Bryant; $3,000 ■ 1215 Webster St. - residential remodel; Shon Potts; $2,800 ■ 914 Webster - residential remodel; James Voyles; $1,000 ■ 914 N. Madison - residential remodel; Eric Price; $15,000 ■ 109 Deer Path - residential remodel; Danny Cook; $3,000 ■ 2411 Norman Rd. - residential remodel; Lyon Construction; $15,000
Church revs up with FUEL
Man robs Iuka bank BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Area police were on the lookout for a suspect who robbed an Iuka bank Thursday afternoon. Sheriff Glenn Whitlock said a man entered the Renasant Bank branch on Constitution Drive, handed a note to the teller and left the bank with an unspecified amount of cash. No one was injured during the robbery. Whitlock said the robberis white, 6-foot to 6-foot1, with a slim to medium build, and appeared to be in his 20s. The sheriff said he wore a white T-shirt with an emblem, a camouflage cap, khaki shorts and tennis shoes. He left the scene in a lightcolored vehicle. Report information to the Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Department at 423-7000.
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
KOSSUTH — Kossuth United Methodist Church has plenty of FUEL no matter how high gas prices rise. The church doesn’t need oil or gas to power the after school program. God has been the source its beginning in 2008. “There are no words to describe all the good that comes out of it,” said program volunteer Linda Davis. “I am in awe.” FUEL (Forever, Unending, Eternal, Love) revs back up on Wednesday at the L.C. Follin Christian Life Center. The Christian-based after school program works to make sure each child feels loved. “It has been a blessing,” said volunteer Linda Cox. “We are a small church but we always seem to make it work.” Church member Anthia Follin-King approached the church staff about the ministry idea. “I believe God made each child special and unique in His own image,” said the director of FUEL. “It was our prayer to develop a partnership among students, parents and Kossuth United Methodist Church.” Children need to bring a permission slip with contact Please see FUEL | 3A
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Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Trinity Martin (left) and Billy Martin are part of the FUEL (Forever, Unending, Eternal, Love) after school program of Kossuth United Methodist Church.
Shiloh will premiere Civil War documentary BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Archaeologists search for clues to Verandah House past BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Archaeologists have sifted through the soil of the Verandah House grounds this week, seeking clues to the past. Their on-site work wrapped up Thursday morning. Once Mississippi Department of Archives and History Historical Archaeologist Susan Olin submits her written report on the dig, construction will commence on the first phase of renovation. Along with MDAH Archaeologist Patty Beech, she did a series of shovel tests along the south wall of the property in an area
where a kitchen was formerly located, hoping to find building remnants. A new drain system will run under the porch and along the brick wall in this area. “We found a lot of brick and a lot of charcoal, a few pieces of glass, a couple of nails — nothing to really indicate an intact building foundation down here,” said Olin. However, “There were definitely more artifacts through where the kitchen was. We’ll have to watch it while they are digging the trench, so we will be back out here to make sure they don’t hit any intact deposits. If
Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
Patty Beech (left) and Susan Olin, archaeologists with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, examine the grounds of the Verandah House Thursday morning.
On Saturday, Aug 25, Shiloh National Military Park will premiere the new Ric Burns documentary “Death and the Civil War,” a film based on a popular and influential recent book on the subject. “This groundbreaking film, based on the book ‘This Republic of Suffering’ by Drew Gilpin Faust, explores an important but often overlooked aspect of the most pivotal event in American history: the transformation of a nation by the death of an estimated 750,000 people,” said Park Ranger Chris Mekow. “This carnage represented 2.5 percent of the Ameri-
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On this day in history 150 years ago Starving Sioux Indians in Minnesota commence a bloody six-week uprising. Chief Little Crow takes the warpath when promised food and treaty payments are withheld. Indian Agent Andrew Myrick says, “If they are hungry, let them eat grass.” Over 600 lives will be lost.
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