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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 section
Aldermen OK budget, pay raises BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Budget talks Wednesday morning focused on pay raises as the Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopted the budget and tax levy for fiscal 2015. But the discussion was all
city employees, except for the individual cases that were voted on in the closed session. The aldermen, who have not had a pay increase in the last several years, will get a pay bump to $13,500 from the current $12,605.
behind closed doors as the board went into executive session, citing the need to discuss job performance and raises for certain individuals. Following the lengthy closed session, the board approved an across-theboard 2.5 percent pay raise for
The budget holds the tax levy at 95 mills, including 26.3 mills for general revenue purposes and 59.2 mills for schools. One mill is expected to generate about the same amount or slightly less in FY 2015 than in FY 2014.
A 5 percent decrease in health insurance rates with Blue Cross Blue Shield was one positive factor for the budget this year. Most of the outside agency allocations are unchanged Please see BUDGET | 2
Retiree has way with roses Juveniles charged
in school burglary and vehicle theft
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Clara Gale Davis has a way with words when it comes to flowers. The 71-year-old retiree gets the best out of each plant through a little encouragement or stern talk. “Everyone thinks I pet my flowers,” said Davis while looking over a bed of plants in her front yard. Davis is really proud of her multi-colored Rio Samba roses. Especially, the ones with seven pink flowers on one stem. “I have never seen that before,” she said of her first year growing Rio Samba. “I can’t stand to pick them because they are too pretty.” The Rio Samba grows up to five feet and has golden yellow blossoms which gain a reddishorange halo as the blossoms mature. Davis, who is retired from Caterpillar, decided to try the brand this year at her 3403 Mathis Road home. She set out four 18-inch plants which have grown to be three feet. “Everyone who drives by slows down to look,” she said. “They can’t believe their eyes when they see the seven on one stem … next year I am going to plant the entire front garden with Rio Samba.” Roses aren’t the only thing Davis knows how to grow. She also has five six-foot tomato plants in the front. The tomato plants have produced a hefty supply of tomatoes with the biggest being around one pound. “I just set out here in my rocker and watch my plants,” she said. That and a little talking to produces the best results for this gardener.
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth Police Department has charged two juveniles in connection with a school break-in, a vehicle theft and a vehicle burglary. The youths, ages 11 and 13, are charged with burglary and are in custody at the juvenile detention center and are yet to appear before a judge, said Detective Heather Glass. They are accused of breaking into Corinth Middle School on Friday by breaking through a window. The two youths, who are students at the school, allegedly stole two iPods and some money from the cafeteria. The school also reported damage to window shades, and some items in the band hall were spray painted. Glass said one of the iPods
Alcorn school board approves fundraisers BY ZACK STEEN Staff photos by Steve Beavers
Clara Gale Davis has the right touch when it comes to gardening, above. Rio Samba roses have been a great edition to Clara Davis’ garden, left.
Fall festival to offer fun for all ages BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
Taking advantage of their downtown location, Waldron Street Christian Church invites the community to take part in their upcoming Fall Festival. Slated for Saturday, Oct. 4, the festival offers fellowship and fun for everyone. “My wife and I have been excited to do something like this with our church family since we moved here,” said WSCC Pastor Drew Foster. “We feel that it is a great way to share the love of Christ and to let families and members of the community know that there’s a church right downtown that cares about them.” Music will fill the air as notes waft through the open doors of the church, inviting guests to relax and enjoy an evening of family-friendly activities. Featured activities at the fes-
“We feel that it is a great way to share the love of Christ and to let families and members of the community know that there’s a church right downtown that cares about them.” Drew Foster WSCC pastor tival from 4 to 6 p.m. will include face painting, two large inflatable bounce houses, craft station, cake walk, games and a short devotional and prayer before the meal. There will be free hotdogs, beans and other items to nourish the body while lifting the soul. Following the meal will be an outdoor family-friendly movie with free hot chocolate around 7 p.m.
Attendees will be given raffle tickets for the opportunity to win a prize. “Everyone who comes will get a ticket with a number written on it,” said Foster. “When we call the winning number, the person with that number will go home with a nice gift basket.” Wishing to sustain their presence and share the love of Christ, the church hopes to strengthen ties and build new relationships in the area.
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has been recovered. The two are also charged with grand larceny stemming from the taking of a truck on Weston Circle on Sept. 1. The truck was recovered the next day at Tate Baptist Church. They were also charged in the burglary of a vehicle on Oak Lane on Saturday. Glass said another 11-year-old was involved in that incident but had not yet been taken into custody as of early Wednesday afternoon. In a separate case, the police department is investigating a break-in at the Shiloh Market Tobacco & Beverage Center about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. The suspect broke out the front door of the Shiloh Road business and took three cartons of cigarettes and 15 cans of snuff.
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The Alcorn School District Board of Directors meet this week and approved more than 50 fundraisers scheduled to take place at 11 different schools in the coming months. Alcorn Central Elementary School plans to sell cookie dough, magazines and fall pictures. The school also plans to host a fall Scholastic book fair. Alcorn Central Middle School will sell school day pictures and School Partners cards, while the 8th grade math and science club plans to sell beef jerky. ACMS will also host a beauty review this fall. Alcorn Central High School has a full slate of fundraisers planned for the fall. The student government will host homecoming eve activities to raise funds and the girls basketball team will ask for donations to renew signs on the gym walls. The school will aloso sell chairs on the sideline for games and host a fall festival. The cross country team will collect donations and runners will run a 50 mile plus practice, while the girls and boys basketball team will host little league basketball camp. ACHS band will again sell cheese, while FFA students will sell meat sticks and FBLA
students will sell hand held bear paw fans. The school’s cheer team is set to sell small AC, football and bear tattoos. The math department will sell 9th and 10th grade class shirts to raise money and the history club will sell homecoming shirts. The FFA club at Alcorn Career Technical Center was approved to sell meat sticks and mums this fall. Biggersville Elementary School will sell school pictures for extra money. Biggersville High School cheer team was given the okay from the board for multiple fundraisers including the hosting of a mini cheer camp, the selling of spaghetti plates and hamburger/hot dog plates at the Meet The Lions night. BHS chorus will sell coupon cards from Sonic, while BHS 10th graders will sell Krispy Kreme dough nuts to be delivered after school. Glendale Elementary School was approved to host a Scholastic book fair, sell Great American brochure items, sell fall pictures and sell t-shirts and hoodies with the GES logo. Kossuth Elementary School PTC was approved to host little league football. The school will also sell fall pictures and Please see BENEFITS | 2
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