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Tishomingo County Supervisors to vote on tax increase.

Prentiss County Booneville native finishes basic training.

McNairy County Former postmaster to lead national group.

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Thursday Sept. 10,

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 119, No. 217

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section

Corruption probe gets another plea partment of Corrections but will go into the house arrest program for one year. Upon successful completion of that year, the remainder of the sentence will be suspended. The sentence includes a $5,000 fine, four years of probation and court costs of $631.50. The indictment had 31 criminal counts, but McNair was sentenced on only one count after cooperating

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

A fifth person involved in the county corruption investigation was sentenced in Alcorn County Circuit Court Wednesday morning. Joseph Lin McNair Jr., 40, pleaded guilty to one count of false representation to defraud government and was given a five-year sentence in custody of the Mississippi De-

with the state auditor’s investigation. Describing the contents of the indictment, Assistant District Attorney Richard Bowen said McNair used the business name 3M Landscaping & Construction, allowing Nelms to submit fraudulent invoices for services to Alcorn County on his behalf and paying Nelms a portion of the money once payment

was received. He is also accused of allowing Nelms to use his business to sell items to Alcorn County. One such case involved a Ford pickup truck bought from a local business for $5,000 and then sold by 3M to Alcorn County for $10,500. Bowen described McNair as “a Please see MCNAIR | 2

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Interim 2nd district supervisor takes oath Coln to serve through end of year BY JEBB JOHNSTON

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Ralph Coln recited the oath of office and took the Second District supervisor’s seat for a meeting of the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning. Circuit Judge Paul Funderburk led the oath for Coln on the same day that he would later preside over guilty pleas and sentencing for Coln’s predecessor, Dal Nelms. Coln, a retired employee of the PCA Counce mill, was appointed by the board on Friday. The County Road 259 resident, who is also an electrician and tree farmer, will serve through the end of the year. The board had a fairly light agenda of routine matters for the session. In his report to the board, Sheriff Charles Rinehart said

Staff photo by Zack Steen

Severe storms strike area Several thunderstorms brought flooding to the Crossroads area Wednesday afternoon. Wind downed a tree near A Hand to Health Spa, snapping several power lines and causing outages for residents and businesses along Proper Street and North Parkway. The outage knocked out the traffic light at Proper Street and Harper Road, causing major issues with school traffic. Wind also knocked out several traffic lights on Cass Street, including the light at the key intersection of U.S. Highway 72 and Cass and underpass flooding shut down portions of Cass Street and Fulton Drive. The National Weather Service forecast continued rain showers through Saturday morning, with a chance of strong thunderstorms this afternoon.

Farmington officials plan new park BY ZACK STEEN FARMINGTON — A dream will soon become a reality in Farmington. City officials recently announced plans to build a park, walking trail and memorial garden near the Farmington City Hall off County Road 200. “It has been on the top of our wish list for years,” said Farmington Mayor Dale Fortenberry. “The Board of Alderman and I feel like this is another way we can give back to our citizens -something the entire family can enjoy.” Plans are to purchase around 20 to 25 acres near City Hall with debt services money. The board is set to pass a 5.23 mill ad valorem tax increase tonight and will set aside 2.5 mills of that for debt services to purchase the land. Fortenberry said once land is purchased, he will apply for grants to help pay to build the park. “No one likes to see a tax increase, but we have to move for-

BY ANGELA STOREY astorey@dailycorinthian.com

A former Boonevillian with a history of bank robbery now faces a charge of attempted strong armed robbery after attempting to rob Renasant’s Northgate office last week. Bond was set at $50,000 for Harold Wayne Willis, 62, of 218 George Mamann Road, Holly Springs, said Booneville Police Chief Michael Ramey. “Willis went into the Renasant Bank on North Second Street and started demanding a teller give him all the money,” he said. Police were notified about the attempted robbery at 9:08 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 6. He did not have a weapon and was taken into custody by police within seven minutes. Willis had actually left the bank on foot when officers arrived, he said. From the bank he apparently went to Auto Zone, where he is accused of stealing a ratchet tool set. “He was still on foot when he left Auto Zone and was arrested on North Second and College Street,” Ramey said. The police chief said Willis has lived in Booneville in the past and has twice been convicted of robbing a bank and served time for bank robberies in Meridian and Yalobusha County.

Mayor Dale Fortenberry ward if we are going to be able to have nice things in our community,” added Fortenberry. Initial park plans include a onemile walking trail and a 60x100 open-air pavilion with restroom facilities. “We want to have a pavilion large enough for folks to have family reunions and birthday parties under it,” the mayor said. “The memorial garden is something else we have always wanted to be able to do.” According to Fortenberry, the park will include a memorial garden to honor veterans who live in Farmington. There will also be a monument and five flags to honor fallen soldiers from Farmington dating back to the Civil War.

“We also want to be able to use the park area for city events, festivals and reenactments,” Fortenberry added. “We plan to put it to use every chance we get.” Fortenberry said at the Sept. 3 budget hearing that once the park is built another tax increase might be proposed for the maintenance and upkeep of the new property and facilities. “We are really happy to see growth in the community. Our population is growing and we want to be able to offer other things, like a city park and walking trail, to hopefully help continue to grow the city,” the mayor added. Plans are to begin the project next month.

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the correctional facility is looking at combining some staff positions because of the revenue situation. He is also concerned about the potential to lose some inmates in the future. “I understand the commissioner has decided to pull 20 percent from the regionals,” he said, but none has yet been removed locally. Representing Cook Coggin Engineers, Johnny Crotts updated the board on progress with the County Road 346 bridge replacement in the Second District. “They’ve got the pilings down,” he said. “The decking is about a third of the way across, and they are now working on the north and east side trying to get some utilities out of the way.”

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“No one likes to see a tax increase, but we have to move forward if we are going to be able to have nice things in our community.”

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