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Great American Eclipse Rare event sweeps across area
‘A primal experience’
BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
The Crossroads area enjoyed the effects of the Great American Eclipse 2017, even if not in the path of totality. Those who watched as much of the process, as Corinthians could observe, got to see first contact and some phases of the eclipse until it ended. Many residents noticed the daylight outdoors became noticeably dimmer and while humidity remained the same, temperatures dropped as much as five degrees during the event’s peak. Social media came alive with photos of crescent-shaped shadows the eclipse casted on outdoor walls, sidewalks, streets and on the ground as tree leaves acted like multiple pinhole viewers. Glen resident Whitney Houry has deep shade along the county road where she lives and said, “With all the crescent shapes on the road, it looked like the road had turned to water.” People posted pictures of their private eclipse-viewing gatherings. Schools in the area had to make choices regarding how to handle their students’ observations of the event and districts varied in their policies for the day. Alcorn County Schools opted for their pre-k through sixth grade students not to participate in observations of the event. A letter from Alcorn School District Superintendent Larry B. Mitchell stated, “After researching the possible hazards and conferring with doctors,
Americans dazzled by solar eclipse BY MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
Photos by Michael H. Miller
A portion of the solar eclipse that went through the Crossroads area is seen in this photo taken through the eyepiece of a Mead telescope.
Northeast Mississippi Community College student and Corinth resident Parker Sparks enjoys the view of the solar eclipse on Monday.
The stars came out in the middle of the day, zoo animals ran in agitated circles, crickets chirped, birds fell silent and a chilly darkness settled upon the land Monday as the U.S. witnessed its first full-blown, coast-to-coast solar eclipse since World War I. Millions of Americans gazed in wonder at the cosmic spectacle, with the best seats along the so-called path of totality that raced 2,600 miles (4,200 kilometers) across the continent from Oregon to South Carolina. “It was a very primal experience,” Julie Vigeland, of Portland, Oregon, said after she was moved to tears by the sight of the sun reduced to a silvery ring of light in Salem. It took 90 minutes for the shadow of the moon to travel across the country. Along that path, the moon blotted out the midday sun for about two wondrous minutes at any one place, eliciting oohs, aahs, whoops and shouts from people gathered in stadiums, parks and backyards. It was, by all accounts, the most-observed and mostphotographed eclipse in history, documented by satellites and high-altitude balloons and watched on Earth through telescopes, cameras and cardboardframe protective eyeglasses.
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Second hazardous waste day is set for Sept. 23 BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality is granting $25,000 to support another hazardous waste day disposal event for Alcorn County and Corinth. It is scheduled to be held on Sept. 23 at the transfer station operated by Waste Connections off South Harper Road at 2610 Getwell Road. Last fall’s event had 344 cars drive through the collection center, more than doubling the traffic from the prior year. Residents get the opportunity to dispose of things such as outdated electronics, motor oil, old paint cans and insecticides that
People of the Crossroads Modern Woodman Financial Representative Steve Eaton loves giving back to the community he serves. Just this year alone through July, his company has given $415,405 in fraternal benefits in Northeast Mississippi - many of those in his home county of Alcorn. Eaton is president of Business Network International (BNI) and is an active member in the Corinth Civitan and Corinth Kiwanis clubs. The 38-year-old is president of the Kossuth Booster Club and serves on the Alcorn County Fair Board. A 1997 Kossuth High School graduate, he has been married to Jessica for 19 years. They have two sons, 16-year-old Hunter and 12-year-old Hank, both students at Kossuth. The father has been a volunteer coach in both baseball and football. “That’s my hobbies,” he said. “Working with my boys and helping my community.”
are otherwise difficult to properly throw away. Last fall, old TVs, computers, VCRs and other electronics totaling 24,028 pounds filled a semi trailer and a half. The second-biggest category was chemicals, totaling 3,491 pounds. That included 716 pounds of aerosols; 294 pounds of oxidizers; 2,094 pounds of poisons; 239 pounds of corrosives; 10 pounds of mercury; 92 pounds of batteries; and 46 pounds of compact fluorescent light bulbs, which contain mercury. Residents also turned in 1,646 linear feet of fluorescent
Staff photo by Mark Boehler
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