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Vol. 118, No. 211

• Corinth, Mississippi • 22 pages • 2 sections

Corinth requests more inmate labor BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Facing a labor shortage in the street department, the Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen is requesting more inmate workers. Sheriff Charles Rinehart ap-

peared before the board Tuesday to discuss the availability of inmate laborers. While the county has averaged about 65 to 68 of the “green and whites” available to work in the community in the past, the number is declining since the sentenc-

ing reform law recently went into effect, with only 50 available earlier this week. Rinehart hopes to see the numbers rebound. Despite the decrease, he offered assurance that the city and county governments will get priority in allo-

cating the available workers. As a result, some groups may have to give up an inmate laborer. “I know we’re going to hear from the city park, we’re going to hear from the SportsPlex, we’re going to hear from the animal shelter, but it is what it

is,” said Rinehart. “The city and county will be the priority on the workers out there.” He said the center will try to provide at least 15 for the city. On Tuesday, 11 were directed to Please see LABOR | 2A

City renames Dunlap Street

Pie in the eye

Board votes no on new signs BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

James and Jamie Bryant are helping their son Lane with the “Whipping CP’s Butt 1 Pie at a Time Challenge.”

Challenge brings cerebral palsy awareness BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Lane Bryant is whipping some “butt.” All the 9-year-old needs is a few pies. Bryant, the son of James and Jamie Bryant, is bringing awareness to cerebral palsy through the “Whipping CP’s Butt 1 Pie at a Time Challenge.” “So many people in Corinth have accepted the challenge,” said Jamie Bryant, Lane’s

mother. “We are trying to get the awareness out anyway we can.” According to Jamie Bryant, most people do not know about cerebral palsy. “There is no funding for cerebral palsy research,” said Jamie. Despite being the most common motor disability in children affecting over 17,000,000 people worldwide, the awareness of cerebral palsy remains

very low. It is estimated that 1 in 323 children and over 800,000 Americans are impacted by cerebral palsy. The Bryant family kicked off the local challenge on Aug. 24 after being contacted by a woman in Rhode Island. Corinth policeman Fred Gooch took his challenge a step further. Gooch challenged the entire city of Corinth after Please see CHALLENGE | 2A

The Corinth Board of Aldermen voted this week to rename Dunlap Street. It exists only in about a two-block stretch between Cass Street and Martin Luther King Drive, and it will change to Droke Road to be consistent with the street’s name east of MLK Drive. Ward 4 Alderman J.C. Hill said the change only affects one house that is not vacant or slated to be demolished. The city will notify the 911 office so that the appropriate address changes will be made. In other items before the board this week, a motion to purchase 88 street / stop signs with decorative posts for the downtown area died for lack of a second. The lower of two bids was Nickels Signs and Graphics at $47,696. The other bidder was Creative Awning & Sign of Ripley. The 24-inch reflective stop sign portion would be supplied by the city. The proposed street name signs were powder-coated gloss black with white reflective text. The signs would meet updated retroreflectivity requirements of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. “We are under a mandate to begin this process at some

point, and I believe it would be a good idea to begin in our downtown business area,” said Alderman Andrew Labas, who made the motion. While meeting the new standards, Street Commissioner Philip Verdung said the signs would also improve the aesthetics of the downtown signage and would be more resistant to damage and vandalism. With the existing signs, “We’re constantly trying to straighten them out and fix them,” he said. A couple of aldermen expressed reservations about the purchase. “I’m totally for doing some, but I don’t know if I’m ready to commit to 88 signs,” said Alderman Ben Albarracin. Mayor Tommy Irwin said the signs would help promote investment in downtown. The board also rescinded the recent sale of a 1986 fire truck to the town of Glen. Fire Chief Billy Briggs III told the board that he was informed the city cannot sell it for use as a fire truck because of requirements tied to the grant funding that was used for its purchase. The city will return the $10,000 purchase price to Glen and consider other options for disposal of the ladder truck.

Ex-nurse transforms her wire into jewelry BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Sue Harrison spent her working life helping others feel better, and now she’s helping them look better. The retired nurse from Ripley enjoys making jewelry using the copper out of electrical wiring to bring a little something different to necklaces and bracelets. She is a season seller at the Green Market, which is back this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Crossroads Museum in the C.A.R.E. Garden green space. “I got interested in wire jewelry and I bought some books,” said Harrison, who was a nurse for 20 years with the hospital in Jackson, Tenn. “I bought one that was about copper and I made every design in that book.”

Preparing the copper is a time-consuming process, but she has fun making the fashionable accessories. “I strip the wire and then you have a tool that you straighten the wire with and then you form it either freehand or with a jig,” she said. She also cleans it and sometimes adds a coating to help prevent tarnish before transforming it into a necklace. Some of her designs feature beads. They range from casual to formal styles, and she is partial to the sparkly look. Harrison has been a regular at the Green Market for the last two years along with her husband, Eddie, who also sells handmade items. An opportunity for artisans,

Staff photo by Zack Steen

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Sue Harrison enjoys making jewelry using the copper from electrical wiring to sell at the Green Market.

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