Local 4-H hosts annual Promotion Day
Prentiss County Aldermen focus on dilapidated property
Sports High school football action kicks off
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Kossuth releases new Aggies logo BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
KOSSUTH — The Kossuth Aggies have a new logo. A branding dispute between the local high school and The University of Texas ended late
Friday when Kossuth High School Principal Travis Smith released the school’s new logo. “It took three months, but an agreement has been reached and Kossuth High School can now move forward,” said Smith.
To the untrained eye, little has changed on the Kossuth logo, but Smith says students and faculty who have seen the design like it. The University of Texas has given the Aggies as much as five
years, depending on the item, to transition to the new logo design. “New items such as t-shirts and stationary will transiPlease see LOGO | 2
Animal shelter seeks increase in funding BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Rep. Nick Bain and Alcorn County Chancery Clerk Greg Younger recently accepted $30,000 from Mississippi’s Unclaimed Property Director Tony Geiger on behalf of a local family.
Treasury office delivers $30,000 check BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
One Alcorn County family is $30,000 richer. The check was delivered on Thursday by Mississippi’s Unclaimed Property Director Tony
Geiger and accepted on behalf of the local family by Rep. Nick Bain and Alcorn County Chancery Clerk Greg Younger. According to Geiger, the lucky family isn’t the only Crossroads residents who might have mon-
ey waiting to be found. “Unclaimed property can be any intangible property and it’s everywhere,” said Geiger. “It’s normally unclaimed insurance Please see CHECK | 2
Veteran singer encourages connecting with Jesus Christ BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Veteran performer Charley Kyles was listening as he sat on his front porch. Kyles turned the message from above into a song which points people to Jesus. “Jesus is Calling” is the result of Kyles’ time on the porch. “The Good Lord gave me the song as I sat there in the swing,” said Kyles. “I am trying to say people need to put down their phones and talk to one another.” Born in Carroll’s Corner, Ark., Kyles became a resident of the Crossroads area in 1963. His music reflects his upbringing in Old Southern traditions. He has performed for all the governors of Mississippi since 1978. On May 6, 1988, a resolution was signed
The Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter hopes for a funding increase as budgets come together for fiscal 2017. The organization is seeking an increase from $70,000 to $75,000 in its contract for services with Corinth and an increase from $25,000 to $35,000 from Alcorn County. The shelter is seeking level funding of $3,500 from Farmington. The shelter plans to continue to operate with no intake fee unless it is unable to meet costs. It also plans to continue to operate as a no-kill shelter. The facility housed 1,193 animals in 2015 and 731 this year through June. Animals adopted or returned to their owners numbered 527 (44.2 percent) in 2015 and 242 this year through June. In 2015, 79 animals (6.6 percent) were euthanized or died at the shelter. The number is 49 (6.7 percent) through June this year. The cost of care per animal was $139.53 in 2015. The volunteer director,
Charlotte Doehner, told the Board of Aldermen that strengthened laws for animal control and increased enforcement are needed to deter animal abuse cases and people allowing animals to run loose. When those animals end up in the shelter, the owners “just go get another dog, and that dog also ends up out at the animal shelter,” she said. “We have a lot of repeat offenders.” The solution to overpopulation, she believes, is strict enforcement of laws including spay/neuter requirements, registrations and vetting. The facility on Proper Street currently houses twice as many animals as it was meant to hold. Wages for shelter workers is the largest expense, totaling $65,729 in 2015. The director is not paid. Total expenses in 2015 were $166,464. The budget submitted for FY 2017 has total expenses of $194,000. The shelter transports 30 to 50 puppies monthly to Wolf Trap Animal Rescue in Vienna, Va., where there is a waiting list of more than 125 families for mixed-breed puppies.
People of the Crossroads Trip Campbell, Biggersville
by the Mississippi Legislature commending him for his song “Mississippi’s Gonna Rise Again.” His records are played over the South and he receives mail from all over the world. “I am no minister, but I feel it’s time people become more concerned about their neighbor,” said the 70-year-old singer. “Jesus is Calling” is a Southern Gospel/Blues sound. It was recorded at Kevin Thompson Studios in Holly Springs. Kyles’ new release is being played at local radio stations such as WKWX in Savannah, Tenn.; Booneville’s WBIP-FM and WLRC in Walnut. James Judon, John Anderson, Eric Crane, Billy K. Williams and Meredith Lawton
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Biggersville High School senior Trip Campbell is a busy man. The son of Bob and Maria Campbell, he has served as president of his class the past three years. He loves sports, playing tight end in football, guard in varsity basketball the past four years and a pitcher and outfielder the past four years for the Lions. Last year he was honored as First Team All-Division in baseball. The honors student also excels in the classroom, where he has had the highest GPA in Spanish I, Mississippi Writers, Creative Writing, Health, Music, Trigonometry and Calculus. Trip is also active in service organizations, including the Beta Club, FCA, FBLA and Science National Honor Society. This past summer he attended the APEX Leadership Summit at Ole Miss. He is a member of Antioch Baptist Church.
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Carroll Little and Dennis Bumpas win the 12th annual Corinth Kidney Classic golf tournament at Hillandale Country Club.
The Perry A. Johns Post 6 American Legion Auxiliary is honored as Mississippi’s Unit of the Year. President Pearl Gurley says the award is the highest in the state and represents hard work by all of the group’s 70 members.
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