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• Corinth, Mississippi • 22 pages • 2 sections

Missing teen found at ballgame BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

KOSSUTH — A Kossuth youth reported missing Sunday morning is back home. Kossuth High School senior Madison Hales was walking down Highway 172, trying to get to Tishomingo County High School where Kossuth had a softball game, when a Kossuth parent stopped and picked her up Tuesday evening, according to Kossuth’s head softball coach, Steve Lyles. School officials later noticed the girl in the area of the baseball field. Sheriff’s Department Investigator Jason Willis said Hales is back home and safe with her parents.

“I knew we played today for a reason,” said Lyles. The last three days had been a living nightmare for the worried parents, Brian and Kim Hales. “I just want to know she is okay,” said the 17-year-old Kossuth student’s father earlier on Tuesday. “We don’t want to see her name in the obituaries.” Madison Hales, a senior at Kossuth High School, was discovered missing from the family home on Highway 2 around 2:30 a.m. “We were getting ready to go to church when my wife called out for her to get up,” said Brian Hales. “She never answered and that’s when we noticed she was gone. We are just devas-

Madison Hales tated and have been looking everywhere since then.” According to Brian Hales, his

daughter didn’t take anything with her except the clothes she was wearing. He suspects she could have left because she was upset after getting in trouble. “Everyone is assuming she left on her own free will, but we don’t know that for sure,” said an emotional Hales. “At this point everything goes through your mind.” “This was totally unexpected to everyone,” added Lyles of his missing player. “We are just in shock … in 31 years of coaching I have never went through anything like this.” Madison Hales is a team captain and third baseman for the Lady Aggie softball team. “Madison is a great kid and very active in softball,” said

Brian of his daughter, who is planning a career in nursing. “Everyone knows her.” A call from a cell phone she was using was made close to 2 a.m. before she left. “We are in the process of subpoenaing phone records to give us somewhere to start,” said Brian. “I believe someone is holding back information of her whereabouts.” A prayer vigil was held at the softball field on Monday with over a hundred people showing up to lend their support. Tishomingo County High School softball players also conducted a prayer vigil the same night. “Words cannot explain how Please see HALES | 2A

City aldermen proposing pay raises for employees BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen is proposing a pay increase for city employees and some street improvements in the fiscal 2014 budget. The board held the budget public hearing on Tuesday and will consider adopting the budget in a special meeting

next week. Earlier in the day on Tuesday, the board held a special meeting to make some of the final decisions on the budget proposal, including the amount of a pay raise for personnel. The board settled on 3 percent or 30 cents an hour, whichever is greater. City employees also got a raise last

year in the amount of 5 percent or 50 cents an hour. The city is looking at a $1.6 million bond issue in the coming year which would not require a tax increase and would help to fund infrastructure projects. Mayor Tommy Irwin said Please see RAISES | 2A

October concert to benefit Wounded Warrior Project BY JOESPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com

Staff photo by Mark Boehler

Chief Black Eagle Chief Black Eagle, also known as Wayne Voyles of Burnsville, prepares for the ceremonial Cherokee dance at the Iuka Heritage Festival on Saturday in Mineral Springs Park. Indian music and dances were part of the heritage celebrated at the successful event attended by thousands — both locals and visitors.

Generations, a Salute to Journey and the Wounded Warrior Project will hold a benefits concert at the Crossroads Arena in October with all the proceeds going directly to helping our service members. The Wounded Warrior Project’s (WWP) mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors that have been injured in combat. Their purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members; to help injured service members aid and assist each

other; and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. On Saturday, Oct. 5, the doors are expected to open at 6:30 p.m. with the show set to start at 7 p.m. with promoter Mike Mcellhiney asking everyone to come out and support the cause. Mcellhiney is a member of the band, Generations, a journey cover band and his daughter, Anna Kate, who is 12-years old and sings classic country, will be the opening act. “We are so excited about this event and we are looking to raise money and awareness for a great project,” Mcellhiney

said. “The Wounded Warrior Project is a great mission and the money that is raised does go where it needs to go which is a good thing. They score really high on collecting the money and disbursing it to where it needs to go so, I feel really strongly about this particular project.” According to Mcellhiney, Corinth will be the first stop of the planned six stop tour and they are looking for donations of at least $100. With that donation, the donor will get four general admission tickets and will be Please see CONCERT | 2A

Redistricting plan, budget adopted by county leaders BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Alcorn County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday adopted the redistricting plan for the supervisor districts and ad-

opted the county budget for fiscal 2014. Public hearings on both matters Tuesday morning drew no comments from citizens. Unlike in past years, the re-

districting plan is considered effective immediately because there is no longer a requirement for review by the U.S. Department of Justice, said Attorney Bill Davis. That means

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supervisors who have gained new territory will apparently take responsibility for road maintenance in those areas immediately. In the final proposal, the 5th

District had no change to its boundary lines. One of the biggest changes is the East Third Street voting precinct moving Please see SUPERVISORS | 2A

On this day in history 150 years ago Gen. Grant is severely injured when his horse falls in New Orleans, La. Angry women in Mobile, Ala., carry signs reading “Bread or Blood” and “Blood or Peace.” They break into a number of shops and loot food and clothes.

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