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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 212
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 section
‘Pigeon drop,’ Jamaican lottery scams Old street scam resurfaces in Corinth, bilks woman for $900 BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
One of the oldest street scams has resurfaced in Corinth. The “pigeon drop,” normally reported to police about once a year in the city, has happened twice in the last few weeks, according to Detective Capt.
pigeon drop victim, an elderly woman, was taken for $900 last week. “This lady had just cashed her check, and they ended up taking her wallet,” he said. Often targeting the elderly, it is usually perpetrated by a couple of individuals outside busi-
Ralph Dance of the Corinth Police Department. Meanwhile, Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley, while visiting Corinth last week, said his office is seeing a rash of reports of the Jamaican lottery scam. Dance said the most recent
nesses where people are shopping and often near banks. “They approach the victim with what they say is a bag of money that they found or inherited and they would like the victim to help with it,” said Dance. The victim may be asked to
hold the bag but are asked to hand over some of their own money or jewelry to the perpetrator in order to show good faith until the deal is done. The victim is often left holding a bag stuffed with worthless paper Please see SCAM | 2
Board approves building changes motion approving the concept of the plan and authorizing the chairman to sign the certificate of appropriateness when it is submitted and found to be consistent with the conceptual drawings. The proposal will also go to the Board of Aldermen for consideration. The Bryant family purchased the 1920s Alcorn Wholesale building in 2002 and opened the pizza business and moved JB Outdoors there. Bryant, who sits on the preservation commission and abstained from the vote, said he and his wife have operated JB Outdoors for 13 years. Their son, Joshua, runs the pizza business, which will be the focus going forward.
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Proposed changes at the Pizza Grocery and JB Outdoors property came before the Corinth Historic Preservation Commission on Wednesday. The 800 Cruise Street building would see the expansion of Pizza Grocery into part of the retail space and a new entry to the restaurant. Owner Jimbo Bryant said the restaurant would use the additional space for a new waiting area. Work is planned in several phases, and the remaining retail space could see other uses in the future. The propose entry includes double doors and a canopy. The commission passed a
Members of the Taffeta Memories include (from left) Tina Downs, Leanne Williams, Wendy Talley and Kim Lucas.
Patriots planning Teachers, school secretary hit stage freedom meeting BY JOSEPH MILLER
jmiller@dailycorinthian.com
Taffeta Memories, a Select Entertainment Production written by Rick Lewis, will be presented by staff members of the Alcorn Central Schools at Alcorn Central High School today and Saturday starting at 7 p.m. Twila Bridges is the producer of Senior Sounds, which is an annual end-of-year senior musical revue,and Bridges has recruited them to show off their talent. “My exceptional staff of vocal
and dance coaches and choreographers plan to show off a little of their talent and plan to take viewers on a journey through the 1950s in this Off-Broadway hit,” Bridges explained. Taffeta Memories is about four sisters who performed and recorded in the 1950s and features some of the favorites from that time. They have returned to a television show, “Spotlight on Music,” 20 years later where they are looking back at the heyday of their careers. Some of the songs are “Sh-Boom,” “Mr. Sandman,” “You Belong To
Me,” “I’m Sorry,” and “Where The Boys Are.” These sisters are portrayed by Leanne Williams, ACHS Spanish and Theatre teacher; Tina Downs, Alcorn County Elementary School Music teacher; Kim Lucas, a retired ACES teacher and Glendale Science teacher; along with Wendy Talley, who is the secretary for ACHS. “This has been a great opportunity for adults to serve as role models for the students,” Williams said. “They have seen Please see TAFFETA | 2
nizer Bobby McDaniel. The Mississippi Supreme Court unanimously upheld the state’s open carry gun law on Aug. 29. The law, now in effect, had been on hold after Hinds County Circuit Judge Winston Kidd issued an injunction blocking the gun law from taking effect for close to two months. “This court now finds that the circuit judge erred as a
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The Alcorn County Patriots are going to show their support for those who helped pass Mississippi House Bill 2. Members of the group have planned the Stand Your Ground Freedom Rally for Saturday, Sept. 21 at Crossroads Regional Park. The event is set for 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. “We will be there as long as people are there,” said orga-
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103-year-old still enjoys reading her daily newspaper BY JOSEPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com
Something can be said for those who are dedicated to their passions in this life. Although everyone’s passions are different, one thing remains the same -- most people have them and pursue them in one way or another. On Dece. 24, 1909, Mary Taylor was born in Central Mississippi and she has had plenty of passions throughout her extended lifetime. Taylor moved to Corinth when she was 4years old years old and she developed
a love for reading the newspaper. Not just any newspaper, but the Daily Corinthian. Taylor has been subscribing to the Daily Corinthian since she was 30 years old and the faithful reader has never looked back. “I started my subscription back in 1939 and I loved reading the newspaper back then. I still love reading it today,” Taylor said. Taylor is now 103 years old and is looking forward to her 104th birthday on Dec. 24. Taylor said she hasn’t missed a day
of getting her Daily Corinthian newspaper for the past 74 years delivered to her wherever she has lived, and the subscriber doesn’t plan to miss getting one anytime soon. “Even though I currently live in the Shoals (Ala.) in assisted living, I still want to know the news that the Daily Corinthian newspaper is printing out and I wanted the paper to be delivered to me here no matter what,” Taylor said. “I live in the Shoals area now because this is where my daughter (Nancy Webb) lives and she wanted me
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closer to her. She takes good care of me and she knows I don’t want my subscription to the Daily Corinthian canceled.” Talk about passion, Taylor’s passion for the newspaper is clearly one that cannot be derailed. Her daughter was going to cancel her subscription when they first moved to Alabama. However, Taylor wasn’t having any of that. “Yes, that is correct,” Webb said. “I tried to cancel that subscription when we had my Please see TAYLOR | 2
Mary Taylor was born on Dec. 24, 1909. The 103-year-old Alcorn County native has been a subscriber to the Daily Corinthian for 74 years.
On this day in history 150 years ago
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U.S. diplomacy in Great Britain gains a victory when two ships being built for the Confederacy are seized by English agents. The Union Army of the Cumberland crossed the Tennessee River and President Davis fears for the loss of Chattanooga.
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