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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 203
• Corinth, Mississippi •
BY JEBB JOHNSTON
Staff photo by Joseph Miller
Big Boys co-owner Sammy Green (right) shows off one of his pistols on Friday to customers April Bates (center) and her daughter Madison Coats of Corinth.
Gun sales rise in wake of violent crimes August has been an interesting month for both the local police and investigators along with gun dealers after the rape and
robbery cases in Corinth. On Aug. 16, the Corinth Police department was faced with dealing with a rape victim at the Crossroads Regional Park. A few days later, on Aug. 19, the police
Kossuth students take national FBLA award
City police upgrade handguns
BY JOSEPH MILLER
BY JEBB JOHNSTON
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Two Kossuth High School students received a national award from the Future of Business Leaders of America’s (FBLA) National Awards Program recently. Riley Kuykendall and Kayla Willingham were awarded the FBLA-Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) National Award and placed eighth in the nation out of 60 participants. FBLA is the largest and oldest student business organization and held their National Leadership Conference (NLC) at the Hilton Anaheim back on June 27-30. Conference participants from around the country and the world were in attendance for the NLC and FBLA-PBL Institute for Leaders.
Corinth police are carrying new, more advanced firearms as they patrol the city streets. The department recently traded its 10-year-old, .40-caliber pistols for new Glock 9 mm Gen 4 pistols, and officers underwent training with Glock’s Charles Sumner, the law enforcement district manager for Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas.
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were called to respond to a pair of shootings -- both are now in the hands of investigators to solve, and those in the commuPlease see SALES | 3A
Main Street Corinth is getting behind the idea of a green space for the city’s growing SoCo District. The group is working with Trey Albright and Stuart Green, developers of the retail store spaces popping up in the old Wick Street warehouse district, on their vision for a green space at the corner of Wick Street and Franklin Street to further enhance the new downtown hot spot. Main Street Director Taylor Coombs said the project is in the early stages of planning, and Main Street is applying for a couple of grants that would be used for the park. It is possible the vacant lot could also incorporate some parking spaces, she said. The property is owned by Albright and Green, who are gradually renovating the spaces in the long-dormant warehouse district. The project is one reason Main Street Corinth has bumped up its budget request
for the next fiscal year. The group received $12,000 in the current city budget and seeks to return to its past funding level of $20,000. Also, “We hope to expand our festivals and look to target a new audience to get more people coming into Corinth,” Coombs told the Board of Aldermen. In other budget requests before the city: ■ The animal shelter is requesting $75,000 to continue its contract with the city; it received $67,500 in the current budget. ■ District Clerk Sandy Mitchell with the Alcorn County Soil & Water Conservation District reported that the office is working with the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District on a Bridge Creek cleanup project that will include areas east and west of Highway 45 and at the mouth of the Tuscumbia River, enhancing the city’s recent drainage work. The office also has a new emPlease see GREEN | 3A
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Deputy Chief Scotty Harville tries out the new Glock 9 mm on the firing range.
Annual Readers’ Choice ballots must be back by Sept. 2 BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
Daily Corinthian readers have only one more week to make their choice. The newspaper’s annual
Readers’ Choice competition is now underway with ballots due back at the newspaper office by Monday, Sept. 2. Ballots can be found each day inside the newspaper.
Index Business......8A Classified......7B Comics Inside State......5A
Weather......9A Obituaries......6A Opinion......4A Sports....10A
Advertising Manager Denise Mitchell said this year’s competition is drawing a big response. “The response has been overwhelming. We’re so excited
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On this day in history 150 years ago In response to the raid on Lawrence, Kan., Union authorities evict every family in four counties in Missouri, known for aiding the guerrillas. More than 20,000 people are evicted. A tragic event causes enmity lasting long after the war.
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