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• Corinth, Mississippi • 24 pages • 2 sections
Tax rate will stay same in Corinth
Tourism tax keeps on record roll in city BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Sales tax proceeds showed a modest increase while the tourism tax continued to have robust results in the latest deposits. The 2 percent tourism tax on prepared food and lodging continues on a record-setting roll with a 10th consecutive monthly increase. The mid-August deposit of $96,403.83 is up 6 percent, or about $60,000, pushing the yearto-date total to $1.015 million, a 5 percent increase from the prior fiscal year. Sales tax for the same period, which reflects sales activity in local businesses during the month of June, generated $484,690.06 for Corinth, an increase of almost 4 percent. The year-to-date total of $5,086,785.09 is up eight-tenths of a percentage point from the prior fiscal year. In Corinth, the largest sales categories for the month were general merchandise at $9.863 million, compared to $9.676 million a year ago, and food at $9.242 million, down slightly from $9.309 million a year earlier. Six of 11 area municipalities had negative growth for the month, while collections across the state grew 3 percent at $34.4 million. Both taxes will see one more deposit before the city closes out the current fiscal year. Other sales tax results from the region (percentages rounded): • Booneville — $147,383.10 (-3%) • Burnsville — $10,997.21 (-14%) • Farmington — $4,803.30 (+30%) • Glen — $1,780.83 (-7%) • Iuka — $73,697.64 (-7%) • Kossuth — $3,843.21 (-4%) • Rienzi — $4,564.75 (+68%) • Ripley — $97,976.54 (-7%) • Tupelo — $1,491,906.97 (+0) • Walnut — $18,444.40 (+0)
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
who defies the stereotype of a traditional cowboy is The American Fellowship of Cowboy Churches (AFCC). This non-profit Christian organization is made up of cowboys who attend cowboy churches whose leaders and congregations believe they should represent the Bible to the fullest extent. The AFCC believes the Bible is the true, complete and failing Word of God and Brother V.L. Gilbert would like to promote this message
The proposed city of Corinth budget for fiscal 2014 will have no change to the ad valorem tax rate. With a public hearing on the budget scheduled to coincide with the next regular board meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen convened Tuesday morning to make decisions on finances for the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. The board also had an executive session to discuss pay for certain individuals, and the question of pay raises is still to be decided. A few outside agencies will see a bump this year if the proposed numbers hold. With Crossroads Arena now getting tourism tax funds and striving to generate money to sustain itself, the board is reducing its allocation from $63,000 last year to zero this year, allowing for a little wiggle room in agency allocations. The board put the tourism office’s monthly allotment from the tourism tax at $45,000, an increase from $42,000. Main Street Corinth would go from $12,000 to $20,000 in anticipation that Main Street will contribute to a number of capital projects, including development of a green space at Wick and Franklin to enhance the SoCo District. The Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter contract for housing animals and management of the shelter would increase from $67,500 to $70,000, and the airport would go from $67,500
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Photo by Joseph Miller
Brother V.L. Gilbert of the AFCC is excited about the possibility in sparking interest from the Corinth community.
Cowboy Churches coming to Corinth BY JOSEPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com
When one thinks of cowboys, they usually think of rough and rugged, hardnosed, boot wearing, tough guys who spit nails and is someone you don’t want to mess with. In the 1920’s the word “cowboy” was actually used as an adjective for “reckless.” That is the stigma these guys sometimes get in today’s society, being reckless, someone who ignores potential risks, and who is irresponsible and heedlessly
handles sensitive task. Some cowboys were labeled this way because of the boomtowns on Kansas where a large number of cowboys developed a reputation for violence and wild behavior and would get drunk and gamble and cause all kinds of trouble. However, not all cowboys should be labeled -- or grouped this way -- and any reasonable person shouldn’t judge a person because they wear a cowboy hat and cowboy boots. One group, in particular,
Longtime educator publishes her first novel BY DR. DELISE TEAGUE
Reception, book signing
For the Daily Corinthian
Longtime Ramer, Tenn. resident and McNairy County educator Marti Thweatt has put together quite an eclectic resume over the course of her lifetime. Skydiver, award-winning photographer, teacher, jewelry-maker, doctor of education, mother of three, grandmother of seven, missionary, case judge/consultant to a federal court monitor, world traveler ... In her typically humble and unassuming way, Thweatt added a new entry to her impressive list of accomplishments this summer with the publication of her first novel, Deceptions of Angels. Projected as the first
Iuka native and longtime Ramer, Tenn. resident Martha O’Bryant (Marti) Thweatt, writing under the pen name Amelia Glynn, recently published her first novel, Deceptions of Angels. She will be honored with a reception and book signing on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 1-3 p.m. at the Buzz (formerly the Village Coffee House), located at 141 West Court Avenue in Selmer. The public is invited to the meet and greet event. in a trilogy, Deceptions of Angels is a unique blend of historical fiction, Bible prophecy, and modern science within the context of a compelling story of love and betrayal. Thweatt penned the novel under the pseudonym Amelia Glynn, as a tribute to her dear aunt.
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On Sunday, Sept. 8, Thweatt will showcase her book locally at a reception and book signing at the Buzz, located at 141 West Court Avenue in Selmer. The public is invited to attend the event (1:00-3:00 pm) Please see THWEATT | 3A
Marti Thweatt
On this day in history 150 years ago Capt. Robert Taggert of the 9th Pennsylvania writes his brother about a lavish reception for Gen. George Meade, the victor of Gettysburg. The next morning five enlisted men were taken out and in another ceremony, executed for desertion.
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