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Daily Corinthian Vol. 118, No. 213
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Election moves to firetruck bays BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth City Hall is preparing for a moderate voter turnout Tuesday as the Democratic primary brings three contested races to the ballot. Voting will take place from 7
4-way stops coming soon
a.m. to 7 p.m. at City Hall with a new configuration for voting this year. All voting will take place in the fire department truck bays on the west side of the building, so there is no need to enter the main portion of the building.
If it goes well, this may become the normal setup for voting. “It’s more handicap-accessible, and it’s a larger, wide-open space,” said City Clerk Vickie Roach. Machine totals will come
quickly after voting ends, but then there will be the matter of some 300-plus absentee ballots for the election holders to go through. The number had reached about 300 early Friday. City Hall also opened Saturday morning for the last day of ab-
‘The Big Chicken’ Huge rooster now calls Alcorn County home
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth Street Department is moving toward erecting stop signs at several intersections in the coming week. The intersections include several on Third Street and the junction of Poplar and Hickory. Street Commissioner Philip Verdung said the department on Friday completed the utility locations, laid out the placement and was checking to make sure enough signage is in hand. He expects the signs will go up in the middle or latter portion of the coming week. Verdung encourages residents to exercise caution at the intersections until everyone becomes accustomed to the new fourway stops. The intersection changes include: ■ Establishing a four-way stop at the intersection of 3rd Street and Fillmore Street; ■ Establishing a four-way stop at 3rd Street and Taylor Street; ■ Establishing a four-way stop at 3rd Street and Webster Street; ■ Removal of two stop signs at 2nd Street and Taylor Street, Please see SIGNS | 2A
BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
What began as a Facebook joke between friends has mushroomed into an undertaking of epic proportions. It was on a trip to Memphis that the curiosity of Alcorn County residents Sandy Childs and Keith “Hoffa” Jones was piqued over an unusual object. Towering above Mid-South Ornamental Concrete in Marshall County was an 8-foot 8-inch tall fiberglass rooster. Sitting on its perch for close to a decade, the 300-pound rooster has enjoyed a bird’s eye view of both the concrete place and Highway 72 West. “We were needing to kill some time and Hoffa wanted to check on some stones, so we decided to stop and take a look at what they had to offer,” said Sandy Childs. “For as long as I can remember, the rooster has been sitting on the pedestal out front. While he was looking around, I went in for a closer look.” Feeling drawn to the ornamental statue, Childs said she shouted her question before she realized it. “How much do ya’ll want for that big chicken?” Thus, the “Big Chicken” got its name, beginning a month-long adventure that would leave members of Photo by Sandy Childs the community pecking for more. The “Big Chicken” which once greeted U.S. 72 motorists in Marshall County now calls Alcorn County Please see CHICKEN | 6A home. A homecoming is planned for next Saturday.
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
sentee voting in person, and a few more ballots will likely come in by mail on Monday. In comparison, the more heavily contested Democratic primary four years ago had a Please see ELECTION | 2A
Tax forum scheduled Monday BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The county budget goes to a public hearing on Monday as the Board of Supervisors convenes for a regular meeting at 9 a.m. The proposed county budget for fiscal 2015, which begins Oct. 1, would make no change to the total ad valorem tax levy of 105.76 mills, including 52.76 mills for schools. General county is 27.53 mills. Among the other millage allocations, the county road districts are budgeted at 3.95 mills, or $1.67 million; The Alliance, 1.6 mills, or $271,588; parks and recreation, 1.55 mills, or $263,101; solid waste department, 4 mills, or $394,981; and the volunteer fire departments, 1.43 mills, or $217,963. Also on the agenda for Monday to address the board are Charlotte Doehner and Gentry Parker regarding the animal shelter. The county proposed a contract with the shelter that increases funding and requires Please see HEARING | 2A
Rehab unit helping firemen do their job
Biggersville Fire Chief Patrick Claunch cleans a 9/11 sticker which is part of all department vehicles. See related photos on Page 2A.
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
BIGGERSVILLE — When the heat is on, Biggersville Fire & Rescue Rehab is there. Volunteers with the department pride themselves in keeping emergency personnel cool in the summer and warm in the winter. “The rehab unit was born out of necessity,” said volunteer Jonathan Rider. “We saw a need after providing water while backing up another district.” Biggersville’s service is the only type in Alcorn County and surrounding areas. “It’s not just a county service,” said Biggersville Fire Chief Patrick Claunch. “The unit has also been used in the city during fires and branched out to helping law enforcement.” Operated out of a 15-passenger van donated by Timber Hills, the rehab unit is
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equipped with bottled water, tents, fans, sun screen, portable lights, air bottles, caution signs and cones, and chairs. “The unit was also built with the intent of hauling firemen to a scene and dropping them off,” said Rider. According to Rider, the unit can also serve as traffic control during an accident so fire engines can be available for fires. Two tubs labeled summer and winter contain items needed for each season. “We keep a little bit of everything on the van,” added Rider. At least two volunteers man the unit, which is operated by donations from local departments and community members, each time it goes out. “It’s just for emergency personnel,” added Rider. “Folks who man the unit don’t fight fire … we are there to serve emergency personnel and the job they are doing.”
On this day in history 150 years ago Shenandoah Valley — A Confederate division under Gen. Richard Anderson marches out of the valley to reinforce Gen. Lee at Petersburg. This move weakens the Confederate army in the region just as the Union builds up for a major offensive.
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