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Vol. 117, No. 199
• Corinth, Mississippi • 22 pages • 2 sections
Date set for two public hearings BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Public hearings on the county budget and the proposed redistricting of Alcorn County are set for the next meeting of the Board of Supervisors. The board scheduled the
two hearings during Monday’s meeting. Because of the Labor Day holiday, the next regular meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 3. The hearing on redistricting is set for 9 a.m. that morning, and the budget hearing will follow at 10 a.m.
The redistricting proposal is as it stood during the board’s last workshop on the supervisor district boundaries with a variance of 5.72 percent between the highest and lowest district populations. A copy of the map as prepared by the Northeast
Mississippi Planning and Development District is to be made available at the chancery and circuit clerk’s offices. Sharon Gardner, executive director of NMPDD, said the proposal does not split any census blocks, which had come up
as a possibility several times. After the board adopts the new map, it will be sent to the U.S. Department of Justice. In the 2010 census, the biggest population shifts occurred Please see HEARINGS | 2A
Interpretive Center hosts CACVBB monthly meeting BY STEVE BEAVERS
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Head-on collision Corinth police investigate a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 72 at the intersection with Mississippi Highway 2 which sent two people to Magnolia Regional Health Center about 1 p.m. Tuesday. According to the Corinth Police Department crash report, Justin H. Morphis, 24, of County Road 645, Walnut, was driving eastbound on U.S. 72 in a 2005 Dodge Ram when a 2010 Nissan Xterra driven by Melissa M. Smith, 41, of West Cooper Street, Ripley, attempted to turn in front of the Dodge to go south on Highway 2. Smith and a passenger, Debra James, 44, of County Road 419, Ripley, went to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. Both drivers wore seat belts.
Verandah House supporters eye reopening BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Verandah-Curlee House supporters hope to revive tours of the home soon after exterior repairs wrap up. Larry Mangus, representing the Siege & Battle of Corinth Commission, told the Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Tuesday that the exterior work is expected to finish within six weeks, and the commission is seeking grants for interior restoration work. “After the restoration of the outside is completed in the next
few weeks, we hope to be able to open the house and work with the National Park Service to give tours inside the house,” he said. The commission, charged with preservation and management of the city-owned antebellum home, is requesting a budget increase to help carry out its duties. “Y’all are giving us about $200 a month less than what it takes to run the utilities there right now,” said Mike Byrd, also representing the commission. “That doesn’t cover any repairs
that might come along.” Siege & Battle was allotted $9,500 in the current budget, and the commission seeks an increase to $17,010 for fiscal 2014. “Houses like that out there are hard to maintain,” said Byrd. “They are expensive to maintain. If you don’t maintain them, they are going down the tubes. There won’t be another Verandah-Curlee house.” The commission was among numerous outside agencies submitting requests for the new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.
The Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Board took a road trip for its regular monthly meeting. Members of the seven-person board met at the Civil War Interpretive Center on Tuesday. “It was a great way to get together and let everyone know each other better,” said Ashley Berry, Supervisory Park Ranger. Located near the site of Battery Robinett at 501 West Linden Street, the Interpretive Center features interactive exhibits on its 15,000 square foot facility. A 75-seat auditorium, research room, exhibit space and a commemorative courtyard with a water feature that interprets 100 years of United States history is part of the property. Visitors enter the center via an ascending walkway strewn with bronze reproduction artifacts reflecting the chaotic nature of battle. Inside, the facility’s impressive exhibits feature interactive displays and engaging multimedia presentations all at no cost to those who visit.
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“We want you to understand we think this is a valuable place,” said Shiloh National Military Park Superintendent John Bundy. “The Interpretive Center is one of the best values around.” According to Berry, visitors from eight countries have visited the center. “Most who come spend at least two hours then head out in town to eat,” said the supervisor. “There isn’t a person who goes to Shiloh that isn’t told about this place,” added Bundy. “Corinth is the rest of the story.” In the past three months, visitors from 45 of the 50 states have made a stop at the center. Last month alone, 2,409 people took in the experience of the Interpretive Center. “Last month was our best July since 2009,” added Berry. Tourism Director Christy Burns was impressed. “The Interpretive Center has so much to offer,” she said. “I would love to meet here or different places in the future because tourism is about what is in the community.”
‘Battle of Iuka’ 151st print selected Special to the Daily Corinthian
Millions of people give their time, talent, voice and resources to help strengthen communities around the world. Opal Lovelace stands out in Tishomingo County, especially in the town of Iuka. Opal’s love for history and dedication for preservation is what makes this 151st anniversary print exceptional. The photo, taken by Lovelace at the 150th Battle of Iuka Reenactment, will serve as the official 151st print for this year’s event. One hundred fifty-one numbered and signed prints have been printed and will be sold on a first-come basis. Prints are $25.00 and may be purchased at the Old Courthouse
Museum. Many people remember Lovelace from the 150th Battle of Iuka Reenactment weekend last year. She traveled from place to place capturing all the events that took place over the Labor Day weekend. Using her love of photography as a guidepost, Lovelace recently spearheaded a local photography contest which benefited the Old Courthouse Museum. The contest was fully sponsored by Lovelace, and the proceeds were used to help match grants from TriState Educational Foundation and Mississippi Community Education Center for two local high school students to work at the museum this summer.
She is already making plans for a second contest to be held this winter. In addition, Opal has 43 note cards using her local photography of the Tishomingo County Museum, Stone-Cutshall home, Masonic Hall, Iuka Covered Bridge, Twin Magnolias, Painted Lady, Mineral Springs Park, Front Street Snack Bar, Civil War in Tishomingo County, Battle of Iuka, Shady Grove Cemetery, Governor John Marshall Stone, and Jay Bird Park. “I have received messages from people as far away as Europe telling me that they have my cards,” said Lovelace. Last year, Gov. Phil Bryant was the
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One hundred fifty-one numbered and signed prints by Opal Lovelace (above) have been produced and will be sold on a firstcome basis. Prints are $25 and may be purchased at the Old Courthouse Museum.
On this day in history 150 years ago Quantrill and his raiders enter Lawrence, Kan., and burn 185 buildings. Over a four-hour period, 180 men and boys are rounded up and systematically executed. The single largest atrocity of the Civil War it is condemned by North and South alike.
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