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• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • 1 section

Aldermen OK sewer contract BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Corinth aldermen awarded a contract for a major sewer system assessment and improvements. REV Construction, Inc., of Tuscaloosa, Ala., was the low bidder at $1,907,485. The other bidder was Eubank Construction Co. of Booneville. It is one of two contracts that will be involved in an assessment of the sewer collection system to pinpoint and correct problem areas in the aging system. Only one of the two contracts was ready to be

awarded in Tuesday’s meeting. The project is partly funded by a Community Development Block Grant. In other business: ■ The board gave approval for retiring Police Chief David Lancaster and Assistant Chief Scotty Harville to purchase their firearms for $50 in accordance with state law. ■ Alderman Ben Albarracin requested the city look into placing a couple of street lights on North Shiloh Road north of Highway 2. Please see CITY | 2

Photos compliments of Opal Lovelace

SonShine Ranch owners tend to one of the 10 badly emaciated donkeys who were rescued in Alcorn County last week.

Authorities rescue neglected donkeys BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Ten badly emaciated donkeys were rescued from a temporary shelter in Alcorn County last week. One young foal donkey died from starvation shortly after being rescued by Iuka based SonShine Ranch. The donkeys, originally located on Oakland Road (County Road 216) in Farmington, were first reported to the Farmington Police Department. The Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter were called in to assistance officers with the compliant. “The property owner had become concerned over the condition of the donkeys,” said Shelter Volunteer Director Charlotte Doehner. “The donkeys were in terrible condition. We immediately began trying to find placement. We purchased a couple of rolls of hay and ensured they had water.” The donkeys were relocated to Country Road 343 in Glen near the home of donkeys own-

er who is currently incarcerated. Within two days, SonShine Ranch owner and Certified Horse Trainer Ricky Rogers traveled to Alcorn County to rescue 10 of 16 starved donkeys. “Trying to rescue 16 donkeys wasn’t easy,” said Rogers. “We chased them around the neighborhood and into the woods.”

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Rogers said he hopes to return to capture the remaining donkeys. “The animals were in bad shape,” he said. “They were wormy and very weak. We just couldn’t save the foal. We couldn’t get her to eat and she couldn’t get any milk from her mother because she was so emaciated.” Homes have already been found for seven of the 10 donkeys. “We are planning on keeping one of the donkeys at our ranch,” said Rogers. The long time horse trainer said he doesn’t understand how people can let animals starve. “Whoever did this doesn’t even deserve to own a goldfish, much less a donkey,” Rogers said. “If a person can’t afford to feed an animal, they don’t need to own the animal.”

Breaking Grass headlines Pickin’ at the Fair tonight BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Breaking Grass is ready to do some “Pickin’ at the Fair.” The group gets its chance tonight. Day 3 of the 4th Annual Alcorn County Fair is being highlighted by “Pickin’ at the Fair” tonight at the Crossroads Arena. The Hatchie Bottom Boys, Courthouse Pickers, Country Cloggers and a dulcimers group are also slated to perform as the event begins at

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5:30 p.m. Breaking Grass is slated to hit the stage at 8 p.m. “The crowd has been real supportive since we moved the event to the Crossroads Arena,” said fair committee member Sandy Mitchell. “It’s a little bit of a different atmosphere one time during the year.” Breaking Grass is doing exactly what their name implies with a fresh sound, original Please see FAIR | 2

Quilt show opens Friday

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Piloting an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet at more than twice the speed of sound, America’s first female fighter pilot Carey Lohrenz learned a lot about how to perform under intense pressure. Today, after breaking the sound barrier and the gender barrier, she’s sharing the lessons she’s learned as she travels across the country as a motivational speaker and author, bringing her message of pinpoint focus and commitment to excellence to corporations and other groups. “It’s that focus and that mission that allows very, very common people like me to

Devoting countless hours to preparation for their upcoming exhibit, members of the Needle Chasers Quilt Guild are making a mad dash to finish before the public viewing of their 2014 Harvest of Quilts Show. Slated for Friday, Sept. 19 and Saturday, Sept. 20, the quilt show will be held at Iuka Baptist Church. Guests are in for a treat as they view the patchwork and needlepoints of some of the south’s most talented quilters. Open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, this year’s show will feature more than 100 submissions from Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama. Seven categories will be ex-

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Breaking Grass will headline “Pickin’ at the Fair” tonight at the Crossroads Arena. Members of the group are Tyler White (from left), Thelton Vanderford, Cody Farrar, Britt Sheffield and Zach Wooten.

Staff photo by Brant Sappington

Carey Lohrenz, the U.S. Navy’s first female F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot, visits with an audience member after her presentation Wednesday at Northeast Mississippi Community College.

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The Needle Chasers Quilt Guild is busy setting up displays for its upcoming show. hibited. Making their debut to the quilt show, the items on display have never before been judged in a previous Needle Chasers showcase.

The cost of admission is $5. Judging will take place prior to the opening of the show. Awards will be given for Best Please see QUILTS | 2

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Shenandoah Valley — Gen. Early positions his Confederate army in a widely scattered position at Winchester under the belief that Sheridan is too timid to fight. Winchester holds the record for having changed hands 72 times in the course of the war.

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