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Two bodies found in Tennessee River (The following story was compiled by Independent Appeal Assistant Editor Steve Beavers.) SALTILLO, Tenn. — The body of a Bethel Springs man was among two recovered over the Labor Day weekend from the Tennessee River. Sixty-three-year-old Ronnie K. Steele was a passenger in a 1997 Mercury Mountaineer found by the Hardin County Special Operations Team
“Something needs to be done to add more caution. It has happened before and unfortunately continues to take place.” Melvin Martin
Hardin County fire chief and emergency management director around 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Steele was found still inside the vehicle. The driver of the SUV – 64-year-old Richie V.
Weaver of Milledgeville – was recovered outside of the vehicle, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
It’s fair time
The SUV was found east of the boat ramp on Main Street located in the small town in north Hardin County, Tenn. The street runs straight into the boat ramp and the river. A boater discovered the vehicle only a few feet beneath the surface when his boat hit the vehicle. “The boat snagged the shirt of the initial body,” said Hardin County Fire Chief and Emergen-
Harvey produces six tornadoes in the area BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Zack Steen
A popular attraction for youngsters, the petting zoo will return to the Alcorn County Fair on Sept. 14-16 at the Crossroads Arena.
Annual popular event makes return
BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
It’s time for the fair. The return of the Alcorn County Fair is just a few weeks away and even though organizers have cut two days off the normal five-day schedule, they
cy Management Director Melvin Martin. “We then put divers in the water and found the vehicle.” The crash is still under investigation by the THP. Weaver’s cause of death will be determined by an autopsy. “Something needs to be done to add more caution,” said Martin of Main Street ending in the river. “It has happened before and unfortunately continues to take place.”
say the fair will provide even more family, fun and fellowship than prevouis years. The seventh annual fair is set for Thursday, Sept. 14, Friday, Sept. 15 and Saturday, Sept. Please see FAIR | 2
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The National Weather Service in Memphis recently provided a damage survey report of area damage caused by tornadoes and storms spawned by Tropical Depression Harvey. As the remnants of Harvey moved across the Mid-South toward the end of last week thunderstorms produced several tornadoes. According to the NWS, there were at least six documented tornadoes in or near the Crossroads area. Among the closest, was an EF0 in the city of Booneville in Prentiss County. This brief tornado had an estimated wind peak of 70 miles per hour. It developed in a wooded area south of County Road 5131. It uprooted a few trees, damaged the roof and carport of an uninhabited home, and damaged the roof of a barn. The tornado dissipated just east of County Road 5031, the NWS report said. There was an EF1 reported in Itawamba County. This tornado developed in a wooded area south of Houston-Palestine Road. As the tornado crossed Houston-Palestine, it damaged trees and two mobile homes.
The tornado damaged trees along Natchez Trace Parkway and homes along Palestine Road. The most significant damage occurred along Highway 370 where a double-wide mobile home was carried 100 feet and a small commercial building had roof damage. The tornado dissipated north of Highway 370. An EF0 tornado in Benton County occurred just west of the intersection of Highway 7 and Highway 72 in northwest Benton County. The tornado uprooted a few trees and unroofed a metal barn. In addition, the NWS office identified additional tornadoes — a likely EF0 just north of Tupelo; a likely EF0 between Savannah and Crump, Tenn., and a likely EF1 near Olive Hill, Tenn., east of Savannah, Tenn. EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0 Weak - 65 TO 85 mph; EF1 Weak - 86 TO 110 mph; EF2 Strong - 111 TO 135 mph; EF3 Strong - 136 TO 165 mph; EF4 Violent - 166 TO 200mph and EF5 Violent .>200mph. In the wake of Harvey’s devastation, the United States Please see HARVEY | 2
Corinth native Tim Gray continues to make his mark in Nashville BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Corinth native Tim Gray lost it all and started over again six years ago in Nashville. Now he’s got his own company and is winning awards. The 1999 Kossuth High School graduate recently accepted the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and YP Nashville’s 2017 Nashville Emerging Leader Award (NELA) in the Entertainment category. The NELAs recognize Nashville’s top young professionals for significant accomplishments in their chosen career fields, as well as their commitment and contribution to the
Tim Gray
Corinth native community. The son of mom and stepdad, Dianne and Chip Timbes of Corinth, Gray is a two-time Top Five NELA finalist, as well as a Nashville 40 Under 40 nominee. He holds board of director positions for four Nashvillebased non-profits, including the Society of Leaders in Development (SOLID), Musicpreneur Storehouse, Alumni Advisory Council (AAC) for MTSU
College of Media and Entertainment, and Music Makes Us. He’s also a member of Young Entertainment Professionals (YEP), The Troubadour Society, Nashville Chamber of Commerce, The Recording Academy and the Country Music Association. The award has come on the heels of some difficult times Please see GRAY | 2
25 years ago
The Alcorn County chapter of the American Cancer Society raises more than $30,000 with its Biggest Rat in Town fundraiser. Don Perkins is crowned King Rat.
10 Year Anniversary! Doug Jumper
Michael McCreary
Rick Jones
Corinth native Tim Gray recently accepted the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and YP Nashville’s 2017 Nashville Emerging Leader Award (NELA) in the Entertainment category.
“It was incredibly humbling to know that my city and my peers saw me as a leader in a city that is growing as fast as Nashville.”
Neil Paul
Marea Wilson
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John & Brenda Hayes
Alexis Rudd
Roger Clark
Audrey McNair
Carl Jones
10 years ago
Construction begins on replacement of a key water line along Mississippi Highway 356 in the Alcorn Water Association.
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