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Corinth School District Community Yard weighs facility projects Sale returning BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

With an eye on various facility needs, the Corinth School District is beginning to look at renewal of its 3 mill note.

The district’s 2007 3 mill note is scheduled to be paid oﬀ in 2017, and Superintendent Lee Childress on Wednesday presented a list of possible projects to the board of trustees that

could be considered with renewal of the note. “Depending on the rate of interest that we have and what we Please see PROJECTS | 2A

Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith

Kossuth High School seniors in the government and economics class visited Corinth City Hall to learn about local government on Thursday.

City hall visit becomes lesson in local government for students BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Kossuth High School students are getting an up-close view of local government. The 12th grade government

and economics classes visited Corinth City Hall on Wednesday and Thursday to meet with local leaders and learn about the functions of city government. “The goal is to expose them to

government, and when they get out in the real world they’ll be prepared and, hopefully, they’ll participate,” said government Please see LESSON | 5A

Town welcomes fall with annual festival BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

With the autumn season just days away, the Town of Walnut is gearing up for its Fall Festival. Held annually, the celebration highlights two of Walnut’s greatest assets — community volunteerism and the spirit of giving. The 2016 Walnut Fall Festival will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Walnut Ball Park, located at 131 James Street. New to the festival this year is a car show which will run from noon until 5 p.m. Guests will enjoy a time of food and fellowship with friends, family and even

BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

It’s time to clean out the closet for a good cause. The Daily Corinthian Community Yard Sale will return next month to the CARE Garden green space in downtown Corinth. The local newspaper is teaming up with the nonprofit Crossroads Museum for the second year to host the annual fall yard sale on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. “This event gives area residents a chance to get rid of some unneeded items and benefit the museum at the same time,” said museum president Cathy Wood. Proceeds from 10x10 booth spaces will benefit the museum’s Save the Fire Truck Campaign, which will help house a 1924 American LaFrance pumper fire truck on loan from the City of Corinth. Booth space is $25. As a added thank you, the Daily Corinthian is including a free classified yard sale ad for each applicant. The 18-word ad should include items each applicant will have for sale during the Community Yard Sale. This ad will publish in the Daily Corinthian classified yard sale section on October 14 and 15. “Unlike Green Market, the yard sale will not be governed,” said Wood. “People will be able to sell whatever they want.” Items such as yard sale/

junk items, clothing, furniture, glassware, antiques, toys, electronics, handcrafted items, baked goods, commercial products and independent consultant items are a sample of things which can be sold. “Remember, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” added Wood. Booth rental fees will be donated to the museum. Also, those who do not wish to have a booth space can donate items to the museum to sell during the event. “Anyone who has items they would like to donate should call or come by the museum,” Wood said. “We really appreciate the great help from the community.” Registration deadline is Friday, Oct. 14, by 4 p.m. Those Please see SALE | 2A

People of the Crossroads Kimble Wilbanks, Corinth Staff photo by Zack Steen

Kimble Wilbanks and his wife Mary Ann were downtown staples while operating Treasurer Loans for more than 30 years. Two years ago they made a move they haven’t regretted. “I’ve always enjoyed working beside her,” he said. “Luckily I get to continue.” Kimble is vice president and branch manager at FMBank on South Harper Road and in the office beside his customers will find his wife, Mary Ann, who works as a loan processor. “Not many places let a husband and wife work together, but that’s just how amazing Farmers and Merchants is,” he said. “It’s a great community bank that really cares about their employees and customers.” Married for 31 years, the Wilbanks’ have two grown children, David and Grace Ann. In his spare time, Kimble can be found umpiring baseball at the city park.

strangers as they check out a variety of booths, all benefiting non-profit organizations. Activities will include a hay maze, inflatables, pony rides, fireworks, live music and two stages and more. StormTracker 5 will make a return appearance. The Wellness Committee will also be on hand to talk about the wellness initiative. Duncan’s Pharmacy will again provide health screenings and flu shots. Fair-goers will also have the opportunity to donate blood to MS Blood Services. “In addition to publicized activities, we may have a Please see WALNUT | 2A

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Horace Frost, an electrical technology instructor from Corinth, is among the new faculty announced for the fall semester at Northeast Mississippi Community College.

Diamond Rio, Neal McCoy and, of course, Daryl Worley headline Worley’s annual Tennessee River Run concert.

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have in the fund, the 3 mill tax that we have levied for this note should generate for us enough probably to borrow somewhere in the neighborhood of $2 million to $2.25 million,” he said. Renewal of the note would likely be for another 10-year term and would not require any change to the city’s property tax rate. The board requested some time to review the possible projects that would be specified in the resolution. The costliest items would likely be the purchase of a number of school busses — Childress said as many as eight are needed — and a roof replacement or modification at Corinth High School. Other possible CHS projects are furniture replacement, including student desks; carpet, lighting and sound upgrades in the auditorium; renovation of the gymnasium locker room; and

“ ... the 3 mill tax that we have levied for this note should generate for us enough probably to borrow somewhere in the neighborhood of $2 million to $2.25 million.” Superintendent Lee Childress replacement of the fire alarm system. At Corinth Middle School, possible projects are brick and plaster repair, painting, some furniture replacement, gym roof work, and replacement of floor tiles in a few classrooms. Possible projects at the central oﬃce are roof replacement, carpet and furniture replacement, and expansion. HVAC work and a variety of other small projects may also be considered.

Aldermen, supervisors set meetings this week BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

After finalizing new fiscal year budgets in the past week, city aldermen and county supervisors will be back to regular meetings in the coming week. The Alcorn County Board of Supervisors will convene at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the supervisors’ oﬃce on Fulton Drive, and the Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday. On the agenda for the supervisors is further discussion with bond advisors for restructuring of the $22.7 million Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Bonds, Series 2009, into two separate bonds. The county has several board appointments on the agenda — a seat on the Tuscumbia Water Management District Board of Commissioners to complete the term of the late Doug Mitchell; a seat on the Crossroads Arena Board of Directors currently held by Jane Summers; and seats on The Alliance Board of Di-

rectors currently held by Robert Wolfe, Michael McCalla, Scott Lemons and Danny Turner. The city board’s agenda includes continued discussion of an ordinance regulating the placement of solar panels. The board received a draft in its last meeting, and it was sent back to the building inspector for some revisions. The city’s contract with the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter is also on the agenda for approval.

mortar funds • Consider revision to drug testing policy

Other items before the county

• Consider street closure on Fillmore for a block party on Oct. 22, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Property cleanup adjudication hearings for 1501 Bunch and 1002 Meigg • Consider adjudicating the cleanup costs on 12 properties • Department head reports • Quotes for fire department uniforms and bids for turnout gear • Crossroads Arena’s request for brick and

• Resolution requesting the Department of Finance and Administration to declare the necessity for the issuance of state general obligation bonds in the amount of $400,000 for the Alcorn County rail hub • Adjust department line items in the 20162017 budget • Quotes for repair of traﬃc signal at Harper Road and Legacy Drive • Tax loss reimbursement — $221,150 to Alcorn County and $144,300 to Alcorn School District • Approval of Corinth Area CVB budget • $1 archive fee for filing any document for which a fee is already charged in any oﬃce • Alcorn County hospital water improvements project • Change order on Avectus Healthcare Solutions for extension of time

the dazzling pyrotechnics during our firework show at 9 p.m.” Oﬀering a colorful cornucopia of delight, the family friendly event is sponsored by The Town of Walnut, Community Involvement Task Force and the Health and Well-

ness Committee. (Forms for booth registration, the car show, “Decorate the Town” guidelines and the 4th Annual Walnut Fall Festival Pumpkin Decorating contest rules can be obtained online by visiting www.Walnut.com.)

Setup time is 5:30 to 7:30 a.m. the day of the sale. Takedown begins at 2 p.m. Space is limited and sellers must bring their own tables, chairs and tents. No electricity will be provided and generators are not allowed.

Booth rental fee is nonrefundable. If postponed due to weather, a rain date will be announced. Crossroads Museum needs about $50,000 to construct a viewing area to house the fire truck. Thus far, around $16,000 has been raised for the project.

Other items to come before the city

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interested can sign up online at crossroadsmuseum.com. Applications can also be picked up at the museum or the Daily Corinthian oﬃce on South Harper Road.

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Today in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 18, the 262nd day of 2016. There are 104 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 18, 1793, President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol.

On this date: In A.D. 14, the Roman Senate officially confirmed Tiberius as the second emperor of the Roman Empire, succeeding the late Augustus. In 1759, the French formally surrendered Quebec to the British. In 1810, Chile made its initial declaration of independence from Spain with the forming of a national junta. In 1931, an explosion in the Chinese city of Mukden damaged a section of Japanese-owned railway track; Japan, blaming Chinese nationalists, invaded Manchuria the next day. In 1947, the National Security Act, which created a National Military Establishment and the position of Secretary of Defense, went into effect. In 1959, during his U.S. tour, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev visited Wall Street, the Empire State Building and the grave of President Franklin D. Roosevelt; in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Khrushchev called on all countries to disarm. In 1970, rock star Jimi Hendrix died in London at age 27. In 1975, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco, 19 months after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

Across the Region Booneville National publication highlights schools BOONEVILLE — A national publication is putting a spotlight on the Booneville School District’s successful implementation of the latest learning standards. The district has been featured in the new publication from the Council of Chief State School Officers. Titled “A Path of Progress”, the publication highlights success stories of districts around the country that have moved to the college and career ready standards also referred to as the Common Core State Standards. The article on Booneville focuses on the district’s use of teacher training resources through the Mississippi Department of Education to prepare them to effectively teach the new material. Booneville Superintendent Dr. Todd English said the recognition speaks highly of the district’s efforts to put top quality people in the classroom and provide them with the tools they need to ensure student success. “This is just confirmation that we’re on the right track,” he said. The district was able to save significant amounts of money by tapping into MDE’s resources for professional development programs instead of hiring outside consultants. English said the training provided through the department was second to none. The superintendent said the district has been successful in moving to the newer, more rigorous standards in large part because of the support of the community and because of

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Michie New water filtration installed at school MICHIE, Tenn. — A new water filtration system in the McNairy County School System could cut costs for parents, reports WBBJ. “It tastes like regular water,” Mia Malone, a fourth grader, said. Malone filled up her water bottle Thursday at Michie Elementary School. The school installed five new water filtration systems this summer. “I like it because you really don’t have to hold your water bottle that much and you can just let it spray out,” she said. The machine has a sensor. Students place their bottle underneath, and filtered water comes out. “We were trying to cut costs for parents to have to send a water bottle to school every day,” Cherish McGee, a teacher’s aide, said. The school estimated they already saved more than 4,000 plastic water bottles this year by switching to the new filtration system. Michie Elementary School Principal Matthew Alred said they hope students pick up health habits and stay hydrated. “It allows them to concentrate better, allows them to focus better, cuts down on a lot of the fidgeting for kids,” Alred said. Malone estimated she fills up her water bottle

Henderson FHU Bible professor will debate atheist HENDERSON, Tenn. — Freed-Hardeman University Professor of Bible and Philosophy Ralph Gilmore, and Dr. Alexander Rosenberg, the R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, will debate the existence of God Tuesday, Sept. 27, 5:30-8:30 p.m. CDT. The event, sponsored by the Warren Center for Apologetics, will be in Mershon Auditorium on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The central question for the debate will be “Is God a Moral Monster?” Gilmore, a Christian theist, received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was an honor student in apologetics and philosophy of religion at Harding Graduate School of Theology, studying under Thomas B. Warren for whom Warren Center for Apologetics is named. Gilmore is editor of “Kingdom,” an online academic religious journal published by Freed-

Hardeman University’s College of Biblical Studies. He has appeared in numerous discussion and debate forums on biblical and philosophical issues. Rosenberg, an atheist, holds secondary appointments in the biology and political science departments at Duke. He has served as a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota, University of California at Santa Cruz and Oxford University. He received his doctorate in philosophy from Johns Hopkins University. Rosenberg is the author of several books including “The Atheist’s Guide to Reality” (2011). He is co-director of Duke’s Center for the Philosophy of Biology.

Oxford Man charged with several sex crimes OXFORD — The suspicions of a concerned parent landed a 26-yearold Oxford man in jail on multiple felony charges. According to the Oxford Police Department, a parent found suspicious text messages on her child’s phone. Feeling the suspect was planning on going to Oxford High School to meet the minor for sex, the parent contacted a school resource officer. While police investigators were monitoring the teen’s phone, Donald Barker continued to request a meeting for sexual relations. When he pulled up at the school Tuesday, OPD investigators and Metro Narcotics agents took him into custody without incident. After obtaining a search warrant for Baker’s phone and residence, investigators seized a computer that

Fulton Jail upgrade likely to prompt tax hike FULTON — Itawamba County’s often discussed new jail will likely come with a tax increase, according to county officials. They’re hoping county taxpayers will support it, anyway. According to Itawamba County Times, any estimates as to the cost of designing and building a new county jail are based on pure speculation. County officials have, at this point, neither officially consulted an architect nor seriously discussed any concrete plans for a new, larger facility. However, they have looked at facilities in neighboring counties and made some assumptions based on the costs of their construction. During last week’s regular meeting of Itawamba County’s board of supervisors, county leaders said they believe building a new jail will carry a price tag of several million dollars, likely mandating a millage increase in the neighborhood of six or seven mills. Itawambians will likely be asked to decide the matter in a special election. When that will take place is, as of now, completely undecided.

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Volunteers sought to help students The call for help has once again been placed upon the community. And we need to respond. Volunteer tutors and mentors are needed to help the young people of Alcorn County on their way to a brighter future. The Dropout Prevention Committee of the Commission on the Future of Alcorn County recently gathered several local organizations to collectively call for the need of volunteers. One organization in need of volunteers is LINK, an all-volunteer organization funded through diﬀerent grants with the mission of providing the children and youth of Alcorn County with experiences, opportunities and events that promote positive behavior and lead to success in school and life. LINK President Laura Gilham said there is always a need for more tutors at LINK, and that the organization often utilizes high school students as well as retired teachers as volunteers. Project Attention is another group seeking volunteers. Project Attention’s Shirley Rowland said the after-school group is there to help with homework and remediation, and working with the kids to be socially interactive. In the summertime they work on what the students will be studying in the next school year. Another group which targets at-risk kids is the Lighthouse Foundation, an after-school tutoring system for kids in the Corinth school system. “We go for the at-risk kids, the ones who are in danger of falling through the cracks,” said Lighthouse Executive Director Gary Caveness. “We try to catch these kids before they’re 15 to 18 and in trouble on the streets because education failed them or they failed education.” The Alcorn School District is also seeking volunteers for its Community Connections Mentoring program. The goal of the program is to meet the social, emotional, academic or spiritual needs of students. “We’ve had teachers who were skeptical at the beginning,” said Director of Mentoring Tammy Ray. “But after the mentors come they’re like, ‘Can we get a mentor for every child in school?’” The Corinth School District is also seeking high school students to serve as mentors in the foundational studies and enrichment activities program scheduled for Oct. 3-21, during the school year’s first break. High school students are being sought to help with the character education activities during the morning hours of the program. As one can see, there are many opportunities for anyone to step forward and lend a helping hand for a local student who needs our help. To volunteer or for more information, contact: • Alcorn County School District, Director of Mentoring Tammy Ray, 286-6159 • Corinth School District, Public Relations Director Taylor Coombs, 287-2425 • Lighthouse Executive Director Gary Caveness, 415-1670 • LINK Tutoring Program, Barbara Bennett, 287-3602 • Project Attention, Shirley Rolland, 2875200 Most adult volunteers will share that the experience of being a volunteer or mentor to a young person is one of the more gratifying things to experience. Volunteer today.

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Prayer for today Almighty God, I bless thee that it is thou who brought me to live on earth; and I rejoice that it is thou who wilt judge my life when thou takest me away. May I be saving thy rich gifts that I may not be found poor; and may I be worthy to receive thine inheritance and hear thee say, “Well done.” Amen.

A verse to share “Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest. —Exodus 34:21

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Bibi backs Trump — on Putin Since Donald Trump said that if Vladimir Putin praises him, he would return the compliment, Republican outrage has not abated. Arriving on Capitol Hill to repair ties between Trump and party elites, Gov. Mike Pence was taken straight to the woodshed. John McCain told Pence that Putin was a “thug and a butcher,” and Trump’s embrace of him intolerable. Said Lindsey Graham: “Vladimir Putin is a thug, a dictator...who has his opposition killed in the streets,” and Trump’s views bring to mind Munich. Putin is an “authoritarian thug,” added “Little Marco” Rubio. What causes the Republican Party to lose it whenever the name of Vladimir Putin is raised? Putin is no Stalin, whom FDR and Harry Truman called “Good old Joe” and “Uncle Joe.” Unlike Nikita Khrushchev, he never drowned a Hungarian Revolution in blood. He did crush the Chechen secession. But what did he do there that General Sherman did not do to Atlanta when Georgia seceded from Mr. Lincoln’s Union? Putin supported the U.S. in Afghanistan, backed our nuclear deal with Iran and signed on to John Kerry’s plan have us ensure a cease fire in Syria and go hunting

together for ISIS and alQaida terrorists. Still, Putin committed “aggression” Pat in Ukraine, Buchanan we are told. But was Columnist that really aggression, or reflexive strategic reaction? We helped dump over a pro-Putin democratically elected regime in Kiev, and Putin acted to secure his Black Sea naval base by reannexing Crimea, a peninsula that has belonged to Russia from Catherine the Great to Khrushchev. Great powers do such things. When the Castros pulled Cuba out of America’s orbit, did we not decide to keep Guantanamo, and dismiss Havana’s protests? Moscow did indeed support secessionist pro-Russia rebels in East Ukraine. But did not the U.S. launch a 78-day bombing campaign on tiny Serbia to eﬀect a secession of its cradle province of Kosovo? What is the great moral distinction here? The relationship between Russia and Ukraine goes back to 500 years before Columbus. It includes an ancient common faith, a complex history, terrible suﬀering and horrendous

injustices -- like Stalin’s starvation of millions of Ukrainians in the early 1930s. Yet, before Bush II and Obama, no president thought Moscow-Kiev quarrels were any of our business. When did they become so? Russia is reportedly hacking into our political institutions. If so, it ought to stop. But have not our own CIA, National Endowment for Democracy, and NGOs meddled in Russia’s internal aﬀairs for years? Putin is a nationalist who looks out for Russia first. He also heads a nation twice the size of ours with an arsenal equal to our own, and no peace in Eurasia can be made without him. We have to deal with him. How does it help to call him names? Scores of the world’s 190odd nations are today ruled by autocrats. How does it advance our interests or diplomacy by having congressional leaders yapping “thug” at the ruler of a nation with hundreds of nuclear warheads? Where is the realism, the recognition of the realities of the world in which we live, that guided the policies of presidents from Ike to Reagan? We have been told by senators like Tom Cotton that there must be “no daylight”

between the U.S. and Israel. Fine. How does Israel regard Putin “the thug” and Putin “the butcher”? According to foreign policy scholar Stephen Sniegoski, when Putin first visited Israel in 2005, President Moshe Katsav hailed him as a “friend of Israel” and Ariel Sharon said he was “among brothers.” In the last year alone, Bibi Netanyahu has gone to Moscow three times and Putin has visited Israel. The two get along wonderfully well. Perhaps Bibi, who just got a windfall of $38 billion in U.S. foreign aid over the next 10 years from a Barack Obama whom he does not even like, can show the GOP how to get along better with Vlad. Lindsey Graham says that the $38 billion for Israel is probably not enough, that Bibi will need more, and that he will be there to provide it. Remarkable. Bibi, a buddy of Vlad, gets $38 billion from the same Republican senators who, when Donald Trump says he will repay personal compliments from Vladimir Putin, gets the McCain-Graham wet mitten across the face. Daily Corinthian columnist Pat Buchanan is an American conservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist, politician and broadcaster.

Lying is a clue to a person’s character In 1996, The New York Times columnist William Safire diagnosed Hillary Clinton’s real problem. He called her a “congenital liar.” Congenital is defined as “having by nature a specified character.” Following Hillary Clinton’s health scare Sunday in New York, we may have reached the conclusion author Mary McCarthy did when speaking of playwright Lillian Hellman: “Every word [Hellman] writes is a lie, including ‘and’ and ‘the’.” A person’s character is a clue to the entire person and both Clintons have displayed over many years severe character deficiencies. Abraham Lincoln said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” Or her. Hillary Clinton has had power as first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state, now she wants to achieve the ultimate in power, the presidency of the United States. Along this road we

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have seen her record and it is a trail of cover-ups, misstatements, dissemCal blings, halfThomas truths and outright lies. Columnist It is increasingly diﬃcult to give her the benefit of the doubt on anything because doubt would imply there might be some reason to believe that at least some of the things she says are true. The perception is always that she is hiding something, which, if discovered, might harm her chances of winning the White House. But, from the inconsequential to the substantive, Hillary Clinton is about as transparent as lead. Her weak-kneed near collapse is just the latest example. Diagnosed last Friday with pneumonia, her campaign blamed her recent coughing fits on seasonal allergies. When a video shot by a bystander at the 9-11 memorial service showed

her supported by Secret Service agents as she stumbled and was helped into a van, she disappeared for 90 minutes with no press allowed to follow her. Most people would regard such an incident as worthy of a trip to the hospital, possibly the emergency room, but as The New York Post reported, Hillary’s aides took her to daughter Chelsea’s apartment instead because they wanted to “keep the details of her medical treatment under wraps.” Transparency is the key to credibility, but in Hillary Clinton’s case she and her handlers want us to believe the facade. The campaign says it will release more medical records later in the week, but who believes these will tell the entire story? Maybe the records will be like those emails, which she claimed at various times to have released. She said she released all of them. This was not the truth. This is the challenge when it comes to character. Think of people you know who have consistently lied to

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you. Would you trust them to pay back a loan? Would you let them baby-sit your kids? Would you trust them as president of the United States? Some Democrats are becoming increasingly concerned about Hillary Clinton’s health and credibility. Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Don Fowler wants the DNC to identify a potential backup candidate should Hillary Clinton be forced to leave the race. Fowler told Politico, “Now is the time for all good political leaders to come to the aid of their party,” adding, “the plan should be developed by 6 o’clock this afternoon.” The hour for such a decision may be long past six o’clock. For the Democrats, for Hillary Clinton and for the coming election less than 60 days away, it may be approaching midnight. Cal Thomas is the host of “After Hours with Cal Thomas” on the FOX News Channel. Readers may email him at tmseditors@ tribune.com.

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Several factors complicate survivor’s benefits BY ROY AND DIANE THOMPSON Columnists

One of the redeeming factors of the new Bi-Partisan Budget Act of 2015 is that they did not restrict options for Widows and Widowers, or as some may refer to as Survivor Benefits. You still will be able to claim your own benefit first and switch to a widow(er)’s benefits later, or vice versa. Some things you need to know about widow(er)’s benefits are: • Earliest you can claim is age 60 or age 50 if disabled. • Must have been married 9 months. • Can claim at any age if you have child or children in care

under the age of 16, or if you are the disabled child of the deceased. • Can file if you are the exspouse of the deceased, if married for 10 years and are single. • You can remarry after age 60 and still collect this benefit. Just because you are eligible for this benefit, does not mean it is in your best interest to file. Why would we say that? • If you are still working, and not Full Retirement Age, your benefit will be hit by the Earnings Limitations rules. • If you take the benefit at age 60, when most would be technically eligible, it will be automatically reduced by 28.5%. • If you take the benefit at age 50 and are disabled, it will be

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reduced by 28.5%. • If you wait to take at Full Retirement Age, (66 for most of our readers) you will receive 100% benefit, and can continue working without Earnings limitations. When looking at the combinations of options available for widow(er)’s, it is very important to have this choice reviewed by a professional. Let’s look at an example: ■ Sam Smith, age 65 died 10/23/2015 with a Full Retirement Age Benefit of $2,500 ■ Lisa Smith is 63 and her Full Retirement Age Benefit is $1,600. If Lisa takes her Survivor benefit Early her lifetime maximum benefit will be $713,360.

and economics teacher Kelley Hopper. The students listened to presentations from Mayor Tommy Irwin, Code Enforcement Officer Kim Ratliff, City Clerk Vickie Roach, Fire Chief Todd Welch, Construction Works Supervisor John Michael Tucker and Sewer Department Co-Superintendent Tommy Justice. Roach spoke on the importance of holding elected officials accountable. “You should expect them to represent you. If they’re not, you need to get them out of there with your vote,” she said. The mayor had some words of advice for the prospective first-time voters. “If you’re voting for the first time, I always tell people this,” said Irwin. “I’m a Republican. However, I like to vote for the person who’s best for the job.” The fire chief, construction works supervisor, code enforcement officer and sewer department co-superintendent all spoke on the responsibilities of their departments. Irwin emphasized the round-the-clock nature of these city jobs. “These jobs with city government, some people think they’re rosy — but these are some tough jobs,” said the mayor. “They never end. These folks are on call 24 hours a day.”

because they are eligible. Whoever told them this was probably just trying to help….but as you see, it can cost you money in the long run. For those who turned age 66 by April 30, please do not delay in contacting a professional in the area of Social Security claiming strategies….once this benefit is gone, it is gone. Roy and Diane Thompson are social security consultants at Pillars LLC. You can contact Pillars LLC at 601-954-0699 or visit their website at www. pillarsllc.com for further information. Roy and Diane are both National Social Security Advisors and Roy is a former CPA of 40 years.

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Also if she is working, for every dollar she earns over the $15,720 ceiling, her benefit will be cut $1 for every $2 over the $15,720 amount. If Lisa takes her Survivor benefit at Full Retirement Age her maximum benefit will be $720,000. No earnings limitations. If Lisa takes her own benefit at age 65 and then switches to Survivor Benefit at age 66, her lifetime maximum benefit will be $737,920. A $25,000 diﬀerence just because she was given good advice on how to file. In working with clients, we have seen this too often….people are told that the first thing they need to do after a death, is file for their Survivor Benefit,

“Best. State. Ever.” by Dave Barry c.2016, Putnam $27.00 / $36.00 Canada 230 pages Oh, how you need a vacation. Sure, you’ve already had one but aren’t they always too short? Plus, your list of Things To Do was so long that you never really felt like you vacated any part of normal life. So next year, get serious about fun with the new book “Best. State. Ever.” Author Dave Barry has some great ideas for you. As someone who’s lived in there for years and years, Dave Barry gets calls all the time from people who want to know about Florida . Mostly, he says, they want to know “What the… is wrong with Florida ?” Nothing, says Barry. And other states shouldn’t be pointing fingers, either. Look at Illinois , for example. California . Or New Jersey . But noooo, he says, even

“ Mississippi is laughing” though there’s a scientific reason for why there are “stupid people” in Florida . It’s because “people come down here all the time” and “the stupid ones can’t figure out how to” leave. Furthermore, “ T h e Stupid Factor” and the random “Weirdness Factor” both, um, factor in. And yet, “people keep coming here,” maybe because, says Barry, the weather is appealing, taxes aren’t too high, “the women are amazing,” and “it’s not boring.” Really, it never was. Barry says “The first humans arrived in Florida twenty thousand years ago… in search of Spring Break,” a restless quest that sometimes led to war - for about fifteen minutes, “because

of the humidity.” Today, Florida is “a modern and dynamic state… except during presidential elections.” It’s home to the Skunk Ape, for which Barry went i n search. He didn’t see the creature but he bought his wife a Skunk Ape t-shirt because “The ladies love a romantic gesture.” It’s home to mermaids and a charming place where “the fifties never ended…” It features p i n k dinosaurs, a sponge museum, a town filled with psychics, a dancing senior village, a machine gun shop, Key West , and alligators. Lots of alligators. “I love this crazy state,” says Barry, and “now, having traveled around… I love it even more.” Here’s a little something

to remember for your next vacation: travel guides don’t have to contain maps or websites, and they don’t have to be serious. Take a look at “Best. State. Ever.” and you’ll see that a good travel guide can actually be funny. And yet, this book isn’t really a travel guide. It’s true that author Dave Barry darts from here to there to report on Florida sites you can visit, but you won’t find stuﬀy museums or anyone famous in this book. Instead, you’ll read about the kind of places and people you’d encounter on a whim, or on a beer-fueled FriendsOnly Weekend (which, notso-coincidentally, is what one of Barry’s chapters is about). You’ll also find a love letter to a state full of “weird” people. Did I mention that you’ll laugh? Yeah, you’ll do that, too, because it’s Dave Barry, for heaven’s sake - and like his other books, once you start “Best. State. Ever” you’ll have a hard time vacating your seat.

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Podcast shares stories of addiction recovery BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — At a time when our nation is facing a drug epidemic and drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, American Addiction Centers is on a mission to spread a message of hope for those suﬀering with the disease of addiction. Every week on its new podcast, Far From Finished, someone in recovery shares their story of triumph. Josh Zeises was among the first to share his story. As the national alumni manager for

American Addiction Centers, he knows first-hand the power of a testimony. From revealing the details of the suicide letter he wrote moments before taking a potentially lethal dose of heroin, to sharing the joy he has found through recovery and starting a family, nothing was oﬀ limits in his episode. “I share my story because it is the greatest asset I have,” said Josh. “My story allows me to connect with those still struggling and shines light on the negative stigmas surrounding addiction. It also gives them a

chance to receive a message of hope just like I did, and start the path to a new life.” So far, there are 12 episodes available on Far From Finished with a new one added every Monday. In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 and the start of National Recovery Month September 1, American Addiction Centers is encouraging the public to share the podcast with their loved ones. “Hope is sometimes the only thing that we have,” said Alum-

ni Coordinator Nicole Vasquez who is four and half years sober. Her episode is scheduled for release in September. “I never know who needs to hear that someone just like me can find a solution. That’s why this podcast is so important.” To learn more about the podcast or to share a story, visit www.FarFromFinished.us. The podcast is also available on iTunes. For other news and updates during National Recovery Month, follow the hashtag #aacrecovery30 American Addiction Centers

is a leading provider of inpatient and outpatient substance abuse treatment services. It treats clients who are struggling with drug addiction, alcohol addiction, and co-occurring mental/behavioral health issues. It currently operates substance abuse treatment facilities located throughout the United States. These facilities are focused on delivering eﬀective clinical care and treatment solutions. For more information, log on to AmericanAddictionCenters.org or follow it on Twitter @AAC_Tweet.

Pipe bomb explodes before run MSU president addresses UN Associated Press

SEASIDE PARK, N.J. — A pipe bomb exploded in a New Jersey shore town Saturday shortly before thousands of runners were to participate in a charity 5K race to benefit Marines and sailors, authorities said. No injuries were reported in the blast in Seaside Park around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, said Al Della Fave, spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office. He said no surrounding structures were damaged. The FBI has taken over as the lead agency in the investigation. But officials would not say whether they believe the incident was terror-related or if they suspected participants in the third annual Semper Five run were targeted. Brad Cohen, the acting special agent in charge of the FBI’s office in Newark, declined to discuss the matter at length during a brief news conference staged Saturday evening. He also declined to take questions from reporters, citing the “active, ongoing” in-

vestigation. The race had been scheduled to start shortly before the blast occurred, but it was delayed due to the large numbers of people registering for the race and reports of an unattended backpack being found. Della Fave noted that if the race had started on time, a “good number of people” would have been running past the area where the explosion occurred. The race was canceled, and the immediate area was put on lockdown. Several homes near the scene were evacuated as a precaution, though those residents were allowed to return home early Saturday night. However, authorities said several beaches in the area would remain closed until further notice. The pipe bomb was in a plastic garbage can when it exploded, Della Fave said, but the immediate area where the blast occurred was mostly empty at the time. Authorities immediately cleared the boardwalk and beach area, and

bomb-sniﬃng dogs were used to search the area. Shortly after the blast occurred, Della Fave told reporters at the scene that preliminary reports said there may have been other devices connected to the pipe bomb, but those devices apparently had not gone oﬀ. New Jersey State Police said later in the day that bomb technicians “rendered safe” items located in a plastic trash can where the explosion occurred; they did not specify what those items were or provide further details, citing the ongoing investigation. They also said there was nothing to reports of another explosive device near the site of the explosion. Chad Ruedin, who happened to be walking along the boardwalk when the blast occurred, told News12 New Jersey that when he heard the explosion, he initially thought it was the start of the charity race. But after thinking about it for a minute, Ruedin said he thought to himself “that was one hell of a start to a race.”

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NEW YORK — Mis- academia, industry, insissippi State University ternational governments President Mark E. Kee- and the U.S. government. num highlighted the im- During his speeches, Keeportant role universities num touted the collaboand open data play in ration between nearly 90 addressing world hunger universities to create the during a speech at the Presidents United to Solve U.N. in New York Friday. Hunger (PUSH) consortium, a collection Keenum spoke of university leadin two separate ers dedicated to sessions Friday making food and during the Global nutrition secuOpen Data for rity a priority. The Agriculture and Presidents’ ComNutrition (GOmitment to Food DAN) 2016 Sumand Nutrition Semit. The two-day curity has been summit brought signed by univertogether public, Keenum sity presidents and private and nonprofit leaders to discuss chancellors from around the importance of shared the world, providing a scientific data and exper- framework for collabotise in providing global ration on a global scale. Keenum serves as chair of food security. “University research, the PUSH steering comoutreach and teach- mittee. “Our universities have ing have helped feed the world’s growing popula- only scratched the surtion throughout the past face of what research, century,” Keenum said. extension education, and “We have vital expertise teaching can contribute to contribute to every as- to the improved health, pect of the challenge and safety and security of milevery step of the food lions of people, and open chain – from the labora- data – open information tory, to the farm, to the – is going to play an increasingly important role market and to the table.” Other speakers during as we move forward,” Keenum’s morning and Keenum said. In addition to updating afternoon sessions included high-ranking oﬃcials global leaders about collecfrom the United Nations, tive university action to ad-

dress world food security, Keenum also highlighted the role MSU plays in disseminating relevant agricultural research at the state, national and global levels. For nearly 50 years, the university’s Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Seed Technology Laboratory researchers traveled throughout the nation and world to share their discoveries. MSU launched an online archive of approximately five decades of the university’s seed technology research this summer. Keenum acknowledged that there are obstacles to overcome before open data becomes universal, but said he was encouraged by the dialog and feedback he received during the GODAN summit. As a former undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and in his current role as MSU president, Keenum has dedicated a significant portion of his professional career to global food security issues. For more information on the GODAN summit can be found at summit. godan.info. MSU is Mississippi’s leading university, available online at www.msstate.edu.

Anti-cop note found at scene of rampage Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — A “rambling” note expressing hatred for police was found after a man opened fire on a Philadelphia police oﬃcer then went on a shooting rampage, injuring a second oﬃcer, killing a woman and wounding three other people before he was shot and killed by police in an alley, authorities said Saturday. Police Commissioner Richard Ross identified the gunman in the Friday overnight attack as 25-year-old Nicholas Glenn, who was “wellknown” to police and has a criminal record. Ross said Glenn had a 9mm Ruger and at least three magazines as well as a plastic bag with 13 to

15 live rounds. Investigators were trying to track the origins of the weapon, which had an obliterated serial number. “Obviously, he was hell-bent on hurting a lot of people,” the commissioner said at a news conference, adding that “we aren’t absolutely clear as to why.” The note was addressed “Doomed People” and expressed hatred for law enforcement and a probation oﬃcer; it was found on the gunman, Ross said. Police believe Glenn acted on his own and not as part of a group. Ross described the violent events as “completely bizarre” and said he “would have no diﬃculty” believing mental illness

was involved in Glenn’s actions. “We know (Glenn) carried out one of the most violent acts that we’ve seen in Philadelphia in a long time,” he said. “This rambling suggests that he clearly was trying to target a police oﬃcer, as he did ...” The wild chase and shootout through the streets of Philadelphia began about 11:20 p.m. Friday when Sgt. Sylvia Young, a 19-year police veteran, was ambushed while sitting in her patrol car in west Philadelphia; she was shot a number of times in the arm and protective vest, Ross said. “She didn’t hear him say a word, just walked up on her and started firing ... ,” Ross said.

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Physician declares Pence to be healthy INDIANAPOLIS — Mike Pence has released a letter from his doctor vouching for his “excellent” health. The letter summarizes the medical history of the Republican vice presidential nominee and says he can maintain his high level of work and exercise routines “without limitations.” The letter about Pence, the 57-year-old governor of Indiana, was dated Thursday and came after Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Tim Kaine, also provided some details of their medical history. The health of the candidates has become an issue since Clinton stumbled at a 9/11 memorial event and revealed afterward that she had been diagnosed with pneumonia. Pence’s letter is written by Dr. Michael Busk with the St. Vincent Health, Wellness and Preventive Care Institute in Indianapolis. He summarizes Pence’s medical history and results of a physical examination from July 6. Busk said that Pence had basil cell carcinomas — skin cancer — removed from his face in 2002 and 2010. He also had surgery in August 2015 to repair a hernia. Pence last had a colonoscopy in 2009 and no polyps were found. Busk said the only medication Pence takes is Claritin for seasonal allergies, he does not smoke or drink alco-

hol, has diet-controlled heartburn and exercises four times a week. Pence also has a condition known as “left bundle branch block,” which causes the heart’s left ventricle to contract later than the right ventricle.

Police shoot and kill black man in street TULSA, Okla. — Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, say an officer shot and killed a black man who they say ignored repeated requests to put up his hands before reaching into an SUV stalled in the middle of a street. Police say in a news release that 40-year-old Terrence Crutcher died at the hospital where he was taken after the officer shot him once just before 8 p.m. Friday. Department spokeswoman Jeanne MacKenzie earlier told reporters that the two officers were walking toward the stalled SUV when Crutcher approached them from the side of the road. She said an officer first used a stun gun on Crutcher before the other shot him with his gun. MacKenzie said that as of 9 p.m., police hadn’t searched the SUV and didn’t know if there was a weapon inside. The officers’ names and races weren’t released. In April, a white reserve Tulsa County sheriff’s deputy was convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting last year of an unarmed black suspect who was on the ground being re-

strained by officers. The deputy said he mistook his handgun for a stun gun.

Daredevil launches rocket over canyon TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Professional stuntman Eddie Braun successfully jumped over the Snake River Canyon Friday afternoon in an ode to his boyhood idol, Evel Knievel. Braun soared over the southern Idaho canyon in a custom-built rocket dubbed “Evel Spirit.” It launched off a steep ramp on the edge of the canyon rim just before 4 p.m. as hundreds of onlookers watched. The rocket reached an estimated 400 miles per hour before its parachute deployed, allowing Braun and the ship to land safely in fields on the other side of the canyon. Braun has said the rocket was identical to the model Knievel used for his failed canyon attempt on Sept. 8, 1974. Knievel landed at the bottom of the canyon when his parachute prematurely deployed, but walked away with only minor injuries. Braun hoped his effort would prove that Knievel could have made it across the canyon if his parachute had deployed at the correct time. Before the jump, the 54-year-old Braun said he was optimistic he would make it across the canyon. “I wouldn’t be doing this if I thought it couldn’t be done,” he said.

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Investigator: Man admits killing nuns DURANT — A man charged with killing two nuns confessed to investigators that he went into their home, struggled with them, stabbed them to death and stole their car, a state law enforcement agent testified Friday. Rodney Earl Sanders, 46, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, is charged with capital murder in the slayings of Sisters Margaret Held and Paula Merrill, both 68. Their bodies were found Aug. 25 after they failed to show up at the health clinic where they worked as nurse practitioners in one of the poorest counties in the nation. Sanders was arrested Aug. 26. Dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit, he sat quietly by his defense attorney Friday as Mississippi Bureau of Investigation agent LeCarus Oliver testified just a few feet away. Oliver said Sanders had been staying in a shed across the street from the sisters’ home for three days before the slayings. He testified that he was not in the room when Sanders confessed, but Sanders’ questioning by other investigators was captured on an audio recording. “He did acknowledge killing Paula Merrill and Margaret Held,” Oliver testified.

Grant to fund ‘safe room’ in Clarksdale JACKSON — Mississippi’s two U.S. Senators say a nearly $1.5 million federal grant will fund

construction of a “safe room” to provide shelter during severe storms in Clarksdale. In a joint news release Friday, Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker announced the grant for the safe room at Coahoma Community College. The Republican senators say the 10,000-squarefoot structure will be built to withstand wind speeds up to 250 mph. The money will come from the Federal Emergency Management Agenc Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. According to the news release, the safe room will be able to protect 1,592 students, faculty, staff, and residents within a half-mile radius of Coahoma Community College. Federal funding, which totals $1.49 million represents 90 percent of the total construction cost.

Couple sentenced for trafficking drugs GULFPORT — A pair of Texas newlyweds found traveling through Mississippi with two children and about 35 pounds of cocaine have been sentenced to prison. Ramiro Hernandez, 36, was sentenced Thursday in Gulfport to 16 years and eight months in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine, the Sun Herald reported. Judith Noriega Hernandez, 33, received a six-year prison term after pleading guilty to the same charge in June. The couple had been married four months when a state trooper pulled them over March 19 on Interstate 10 near Pascagoula. A state

trooper said he stopped the SUV after he saw two unrestrained children in the backseat. A vehicle search yielded a heavily wrapped package containing cocaine, court records show. It is unclear what prompted authorities to search the SUV. The children, two of the wife’s four children, were taken into protective custody. In a letter to the judge, Judith Hernandez said she had been serving as an interpreter for Hispanic women she was incarcerated with.

Last touches made to ‘Fishbone Alley’ GULFPORT — Finishing touches are being applied to Gulfport’s Fishbone Alley. It’s an alley that once was home to garbage bins. But, the Sun Herald reports it’s being transformed into a brickpaved, art-filled downtown walkway. It is scheduled to open on Oct. 2. That’s the same day the city hosts “View the Cruise,” one of the opening events for the annual “Cruisin’ The Coast” classic car celebration. Fishbone Alley has been under construction since the first of the year with a $250,000 city budget. Gulfport Economic Development Director David Parker had the idea for a pedestrian alley modeled after Printer’s Alley in Nashville. Artistic additions to the alley as opening day nears include an archway at the north end. Artists have painted wooden screens to hide transformers and garbage bins.

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MARKET SUMMARY: NYSE AND NASDAQ GAINERS ($2 OR MORE) LOSERS ($2 OR MORE) Last Chg %Chg Name VitaePhm 20.95 +12.90 +160.2 GtBasSci rs 3.95 AeriePhm 34.87 +14.77 +73.5 RealG rs rs 2.60 Acasti g rs 2.00 +.70 +53.3 PwSGBund 29.37 YumaE pfA 3.80 +1.32 +53.2 Tantech n 2.34 Alphatc rs 6.32 +2.06 +48.4 SundEng n 11.01 CVR Rfng 11.25 +3.65 +48.0 AppGenTc 8.92 CorbusPhm 7.14 +1.94 +37.3 ConcrdInt g 5.40 BluebBio 71.47 +18.04 +33.8 ChiCmCr h 2.27 Energous 19.24 +4.85 +33.7 Functnx rs 4.10 SORL 3.80 +.93 +32.4 PwSJpnBd 22.30 StellarB rs 2.79 +.67 +31.3 PwS3xJpBd28.16 Name

Last

Chg -7.09 -2.49 -13.11 -1.03 -4.83 -3.45 -1.90 -.74 -1.30 -7.09 -8.78

%Chg -64.2 -48.9 -30.9 -30.6 -30.5 -27.9 -26.0 -24.6 -24.1 -24.1 -23.8

ACTIVES ($1 OR MORE) Name

Vol (00) Last Chg

BkofAm Apple Inc AMD SiriusXM ChesEng Novavax WellsFargo FordM FrptMcM GenElec Microsoft

4273289 15.49 -.25 3785683114.92+11.79 2862753 6.05 +.15 2739808 4.11 +.01 2619499 7.35 -.27 2548938 1.29 -6.50 2483643 45.43 -3.29 2403990 12.11 -.27 2334404 9.94 -.33 2291808 29.68 -.20 1514984 57.25 +1.04

STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST Name

Wk Wk YTD Div Last Chg %Chg %Chg

AFLAC NY 1.64 AT&T Inc NY 1.92 AMD Nasd ... Ambev NY .19 Aon plc NY 1.32 Apple Inc Nasd 2.28 ArcelorMit NY ... B2gold g Amex ... BP PLC NY 2.40 BcpSouth NY .50 BkofAm NY .30 B iPVxST rs NY ... Bemis NY 1.16 Caterpillar NY 3.08 ChesEng NY ... Chevron NY 4.28 Cisco Nasd 1.04 CocaCola NY 1.40 Comcast Nasd 1.10 CSVelIVST Nasd ... CSVLgCrd rs NY ... Deere NY 2.40 DxGBull s NY ... Dover NY 1.76 DowChm NY 1.84 EnPro NY .84 ExxonMbl NY 3.00 FstHorizon NY .28 FordM NY .60 FrkUnv NY .47 FredsInc Nasd .24 FrptMcM NY ... FrontierCm Nasd .42 GenElec NY .92 GtBasSci rs Nasd ... HeclaM NY .01 iShBrazil NY 1.03 iShJapan NY .13 iShChinaLC NY .76 iShEMkts NY .84 iS Eafe NY 1.70 iShR2K NY 1.77

71.34 -1.06 -1.5 +19.1 40.20 +.49 +1.2 +16.8 6.05 +.15 +2.5+110.8 5.90 -.09 -1.5 +32.3 109.40 +.47 +0.4 +18.6 114.92+11.79+11.4 +9.2 5.43 -.42 -7.2 +68.9 2.74 +.04 +1.5+168.6 33.31 -1.04 -3.0 +6.6 23.67 -.73 -3.0 -1.3 15.49 -.25 -1.6 -8.0 38.91 +.02 +0.1 ... 51.22 +.45 +0.9 +14.6 82.05+1.26 +1.6 +20.7 7.35 -.27 -3.5 +63.3 97.84 -3.43 -3.4 +8.8 30.84 -.01 ... +14.5 42.14 +.22 +0.5 -1.9 65.92 +.81 +1.2 +17.3 33.40 -.53 -1.6 +29.5 18.77 -3.84 -17.0 ... 81.95 -.28 -0.3 +7.4 18.21 -1.12 -5.8 ... 67.94 -1.11 -1.6 +10.8 52.72 -.69 -1.3 +2.4 55.00 -.10 -0.2 +25.5 84.03 -2.81 -3.2 +7.8 15.06 -.05 -0.3 +3.7 12.11 -.27 -2.2 -14.1 6.70 -.08 -1.2 +16.9 9.95 -.12 -1.2 -39.2 9.94 -.33 -3.2 +46.8 4.28 -.17 -3.8 -8.4 29.68 -.20 -0.7 -4.7 3.95 -7.09 -64.2 -99.8 5.51 -.16 -2.8+191.5 32.67 -.41 -1.2 +58.0 12.09 -.24 -1.9 -.2 37.73 -.50 -1.3 +6.9 36.51 -.20 -0.5 +13.4 57.49 -1.04 -1.8 -2.1 121.86 +.61 +0.5 +8.2

Name

Wk Wk YTD Div Last Chg %Chg %Chg

Intel Nasd 1.04 NY 5.60 IBM NY 3.68 KimbClk Kroger s NY .48 Lowes NY 1.40 McDnlds NY 3.56 MicronT Nasd ... Microsoft Nasd 1.44 NY Times NY .16 NiSource s NY .66 NorthropG NY 3.60 Novavax Nasd ... Oracle NY .60 OrbitATK NY 1.20 Penney NY ... PepsiCo NY 3.01 ... Petrobras NY PwShs QQQNasd 1.52 PUVixST rs NY ... ProctGam NY 2.68 RegionsFn NY .26 S&P500ETF NY 4.13 SearsHldgs Nasd ... Sherwin NY 3.36 SiriusXM Nasd ... SouthnCo NY 2.24 Sprint NY ... SPDR Fncl NY .46 SP Util NY 1.55 Torchmark NY .56 US OilFd NY ... Vale SA NY .29 VanEGold NY .12 VimpelCm Nasd .04 WalMart NY 2.00 WeathfIntl NY ... WellsFargo NY 1.52 Wendys Co Nasd .24 WestRck NY 1.50 Weyerhsr NY 1.24 WhitingPet NY ... Xerox NY .31

37.67+2.23 153.84 -1.85 121.81 -1.15 31.08 -.43 70.95 -.82 115.28 +.70 17.48 +.67 57.25+1.04 12.28 -.17 24.12 +.75 211.00+1.76 1.29 -6.50 38.92 -1.11 72.48 -2.66 10.10 +.20 105.28+1.23 9.10 -.41 117.29+3.01 22.08 -.34 88.05+1.81 9.56 -.27 213.37 +.09 12.12 -.20 273.98 -.41 4.11 +.01 51.97+1.10 6.65 ... 23.62 -.42 49.26 +.80 63.84 -.53 10.00 -.59 5.03 -.16 25.96 -.45 3.40 -.50 72.87+2.57 5.73 -.08 45.43 -3.29 10.85 +.64 47.72+1.23 29.91 -.40 7.04 -.58 9.80 +.21

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AGRICULTURE FUTURES WkHigh WkLow Settle WkChg CORN 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel Dec 16 Mar 17 May 17 Jul 17 Sep 17 Dec 17 Mar 18

343.25 353.50 360.75 367 373.50 383 392.50

326.50 337 344.50 351.50 358.50 368.25 378.75

337 347.25 354.50 361 367.50 376.75 386.75

-4 -4.25 -4.25 -4.25 -4.25 -4.50 -4.75

SOYBEANS 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel Nov 16 Jan 17 Mar 17 May 17 Jul 17 Aug 17 Sep 17

990 993.75 996 999 1001.25 995.75 967.75

940.50 945.50 950.50 956.50 962.25 959.75 945

411 431.50 446 457 470.50 490.75 500

394.75 416.25 431 440.50 456.25 474.25 490

Oct 16 Dec 16 Feb 17 Apr 17 Jun 17 Aug 17 Oct 17

108.10 108.20 108.47 107.25 100.15 98.62 99.95

103.65 104.70 104.87 103.92 97.60 96.47 98.35

107.87 108.05 108.27 107.10 99.85 98.45 99.67

+3.47 +2.65 +2.72 +2.80 +1.53 +1.33 +1.17

55.47 49.95 54.37 59.92 66.25 70.02 69.50

-3.75 -3.97 -4.40 -4.30 -4.82 -4.75 -4.65

67.74 67.28 67.61 67.99 68.19 68.06 67.97

-1.14 -1.80 -1.69 -1.52 -1.38 -1.19 -1.21

HOGS-Lean 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

966 971.25 973.75 978.75 983.75 980.75 964.75

-14.25 -13 -13.75 -12.25 -10.50 -8 -1.75

WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel Dec 16 Mar 17 May 17 Jul 17 Sep 17 Dec 17 Mar 18

WkHigh WkLow Settle WkChg CATTLE 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

Oct 16 Dec 16 Feb 17 Apr 17 May 17 Jun 17 Jul 17

61.97 55.02 59.50 64.77 70.00 75.00 74.07

54.55 48.37 52.92 58.57 65.20 68.87 68.82

COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

403.25 425 439 449.50 464.75 484.50 499

-.25 +.25 -.50 -1.50 -1.50 -2.75 -3.25

Oct 16 Dec 16 Mar 17 May 17 Jul 17 Oct 17 Dec 17

69.12 69.11 69.22 69.29 69.28 ... 68.86

66.47 66.44 66.85 67.13 67.30 ... 67.07

Tables show seven most current contracts for each future. Grains traded on Chicago Board of Trade; livestock on Chicago Mercantile Exchange; and cotton on Intercontinental Exchange.

MUTUAL FUNDS Name

Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

Vanguard 500Adml Vanguard TotStIAdm Vanguard InstIdxI x Vanguard TotStIdx Vanguard InstPlus x Vanguard TotIntl Fidelity Contra American Funds IncAmerA m American Funds GrthAmA m Vanguard WelltnAdm x Vanguard TotStIIns Vanguard TotBdAdml American Funds CapIncBuA m Vanguard IntlStkIdxIPls PIMCO TotRetIs American Funds InvCoAmA x Fidelity 500IdxPr Dodge & Cox Stock Dodge & Cox IntlStk American Funds AmBalA m American Funds CpWldGrIA m American Funds WAMutInvA x Metropolitan West TotRetBdI Vanguard MuIntAdml Dodge & Cox Income American Funds FnInvA x FrankTemp-Franklin IncomeA m Vanguard IntlStkIdxAdm Vanguard PrmcpAdml Vanguard InstTStPl x Vanguard STGradeAd T Rowe Price GrowStk Vanguard HltCrAdml American Funds NewPerspA m Harbor IntlInstl Vanguard WellsIAdm x Vanguard TotBdInst Vanguard WndsIIAdm Vanguard TgtRe2025 Vanguard DivGr

LB LB LB LB LB FB LG AL LG MA LB CI IH FB CI LB LB LV FB MA WS LV CI MI CI LB CA FB LG LB CS LG SH WS FB CA CI LV TG LB

-1.6 -1.5 -1.6 -1.5 -1.6 -2.6 -0.9 -1.6 -1.3 -1.3 -1.5 -0.4 -2.0 -2.6 0.0 -2.2 -1.6 -0.6 -1.5 -1.5 -1.8 -2.3 -0.2 -0.5 0.0 -1.9 -1.3 -2.6 -0.8 -1.5 0.0 -0.5 -2.5 -1.2 -1.7 -1.0 -0.4 -1.8 -1.5 -3.1

170,798 142,423 115,307 101,978 94,083 86,584 77,618 74,865 74,847 73,205 72,892 72,083 71,834 63,702 59,168 58,331 57,520 56,552 55,456 54,486 52,927 51,918 50,533 48,392 46,972 46,823 45,705 44,162 39,098 37,929 37,382 37,126 36,990 36,881 35,704 35,472 35,106 32,044 31,579 31,476

197.44 53.37 195.36 53.36 195.37 14.75 100.78 21.20 43.20 66.25 53.38 11.02 58.08 98.68 10.29 35.92 75.58 169.81 37.49 24.66 44.78 40.18 10.97 14.45 13.90 52.91 2.21 24.67 108.92 48.26 10.77 53.47 87.88 36.85 61.29 62.74 11.02 62.23 16.51 23.29

+9.6/A +14.4/A NL 10,000 +8.5/B +14.2/A NL 10,000 +9.6/A +14.4/A NL 5,000,000 +8.4/B +14.0/A NL 3,000 +9.6/A +14.4/A NL200,000,000 +2.1/B +4.5/D NL 3,000 +4.9/B +13.3/B NL 2,500 +9.7/A +9.6/B 5.75 250 +7.1/A +14.1/B 5.75 250 +8.4/A +10.5/A NL 50,000 +8.5/B +14.2/A NL 5,000,000 +5.7/B +3.0/D NL 10,000 +6.7/A +7.9/A 5.75 250 +2.2/B +4.6/D NL100,000,000 +4.8/D +3.7/B NL 1,000,000 +10.0/A +13.8/B 5.75 250 +9.6/A +14.4/A NL 10,000 +6.8/C +14.9/A NL 2,500 -3.1/D +6.5/A NL 2,500 +8.9/A +10.7/A 5.75 250 +4.3/C +9.8/B 5.75 250 +10.3/A +13.0/B 5.75 250 +5.0/D +4.7/A NL 3,000,000 +5.8/B +4.0/B NL 50,000 +6.4/A +4.1/A NL 2,500 +10.2/A +13.5/B 5.75 250 +7.2/A +7.2/A 4.25 1,000 +2.2/B +4.6/D NL 10,000 +10.2/A +16.3/A NL 50,000 +8.6/B +14.3/A NL200,000,000 +3.7/A +2.5/A NL 50,000 +1.7/D +14.6/A NL 2,500 -2.8/A +19.0/C NL 50,000 +4.6/B +11.0/A 5.75 250 -0.3/C +5.6/B NL 50,000 +10.6/A +8.3/A NL 50,000 +5.7/B +3.0/D NL 5,000,000 +6.1/C +13.1/B NL 50,000 +6.1/B +8.8/B NL 1,000 +9.7/A +13.4/B NL 3,000

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, FB -Foreign Large Blend, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MI -Muni National Intermediate, TG -Target Date 2021-2025, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar. Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

Staff photo by Kimberly Shelton

Clara Burcham (from left), Ally Styers, Kerstyn Hamm, Cade Styers, Kaela Styers, Luke Styers, Melissa Styers and Charles Thomas suit up for a game of laser tag.

Faith, fun combine in new family business BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” – Mathew 5:16 (NIV) Kindling their love of fellowship and community, a husband and wife team has brought laser tag to Corinth. A family-friendly venue filled with classic and modern video games such as Galaga, Mr. Pac-man, Jurassic Park and Tekken 3, Ignition 516 is not your typical arcade. Adopting a name inspired by Matthew 5:16, Luke and Melissa Styers are using their business as a catalyst to introduce others to Jesus. “Our vision was to create an outlet for people to come and relax in a Christian environment,” said Luke who is also a youth minister at Pinecrest Baptist Church. “We just want to love on folks and provide them with a safe alternative to some of the more questionable activities that are out there.” “My father always said ‘boredom breeds trouble’,” he continued. “We wanted a place where kids could have fun without falling into mischief and had been praying about it for six years before we decided to take the plunge.” In business since September of 2015, the laser tag and arcade is most popular with children ages 8 to 16. “Though children are

Staff photo by Kimberly Shelton

Ignition 516 owners Luke and Melissa Styers man the snack bar. our biggest audience, we also attract those who are young at heart,” said Luke. “We get a lot of college students, parents and grandparents, but the dads are always the most fun to watch because they become the biggest kids and often have just as much, if not more fun than their kids.” A popular destination for food, games and parties, the arcade has some distinctive features. Grafittied walls, green LED lights, smoke machines, an impressive slide and a balcony are just some of the aspects which make the business unique. In addition to laser tag and arcade games, Ignition 516 also has a num-

Our clients’ interests come first. Eric M Rutledge, CFP®, AAMS® Financial Advisor 1500 Harper Road Suit 1 Corinth, MS 38834 662-287-1409

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Steven D Hefner, CFP® Financial Advisor 413 Cruise Street Corinth, MS 38834 662-287-4471

401 E. Waldron Street Corinth, MS 38834 662-287-7885

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ber of free games such as pegs, checkers, dominoes and uno cards for those who prefer. “We have a variety of options for everyone, but our most popular activity is laser tag, hands-down,” said Luke as he suited up for a quick game. “We usually recommend that children be five years old or up to play because the vests tend to be too large for them and they have a hard time keeping them on. We do occasionally make exceptions for those who are big for their age.” At just $5 per person, players can team up for laser tag (up to four teams total) or have a free-for-all (every man for himself). A bi-level experience, the arena has laser lights, swirling fog and adrenaline pumping music to maintain the excitement. Total playtime in the arena is 10 minutes. “We do a lot of birthday parties, but also get a lot of church groups, sports teams and cheerleading squads,” said Melissa. “It is a great atmosphere for businesses to come and enjoy team-building exercises with their employees as well.” Complete with a drink cooler and kitchen, the arcade also has the perfect selection of food items to help players refuel. Cheese sticks, bbq nachos, hot dogs, chili, pizza, and popcorn are just some of the tasty items available at the snack bar. No outside food or drink is allowed with the

exception of cake and ice cream for parties. Guests have the option of three party packages: Basic, Classic or Deluxe. A refrigerator and freezer are available on site. A family-owned business, the Styers’ hope to someday have a fullblown family fun center with go carts, putt-putt golf and other activities. Residents of Corinth for a little over two years now, Luke is originally from Laurel, Del., but moved to the “Magnolia State” in 2003. He is a 2000 graduate of Sussex Technical High School in Georgetown, Del. and is currently employed at Lindsey Auto Salvage in Booneville. The former owner of the Pet Parlor in Rienzi, Melissa was born in Michigan, but grew up in the Crossroads area. A 2000 graduate of Biggersville High School, she is now a full-time stay-athome mom. The couple have three children: Ally, 12, Cade, 5, and Kaela Styers, 11. (Current hours for the public are from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday and from 4 to 10 p.m. on Saturday. Private party hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; from 3 to 6 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. For more information call 662-643-3128 or visit the Ignition 516 Facebook page. Ignition 516 Laser Tag and Arcade is located at 1501 B Highway 72 East in Corinth.)

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