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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 227
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Torrential rains flood local streets BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
More than four inches of heavy rainfall brought flooding to streets throughout Corinth Friday night, but no major damage was reported from the deluge. Corinth Street Commission-
er Phillip Verdung said water covered streets in several areas with the most severe flooding found on Harper Road near the Alcorn County Justice Center where as much as a foot of water stood in the road from the west entrance to the Crossroads Arena to the middle en-
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trance to the Justice Center. Waters also rose along Oak Lane, under the city’s railroad underpasses, and along the unnamed creek that crosses Bunch, Foot, Waldron, Cruise, Proper and Wick streets. The parking lot of Harper Square Mall was also briefly underwa-
ter. Verdung said he has seen rainfall estimates of as much as 4.9 inches overnight and believes the area averaged around 4 inches with as much as 6 inches falling in some locations. Street Department workers
were out until around 5 a.m. Saturday morning clearing debris and making certain all roads were passable. While the waters rose during the heaviest period of rainfall, they also receded quickly when
Verandah House restoration continues
Run for Rotary
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Rotary’s 3.1-mile run through downtown Corinth has raised over $65,000 for the club’s numerous projects over the past few years. Another chairperson, Bobby Capps, said this race is some-
The Siege & Battle of Corinth Commission envisions four phases of restoration work for the VerandahCurlee House Museum. The Board of Aldermen recently approved an application for an additional Mississippi Department of Archives and History grant and committed to pay the local match of $40,845 for work that will fall under phase two and focus on meeting Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. The grant application seeks $163,380 for a total project of $204,225. Siege & Battle Chairwoman Rosemary Williams said the four phases include: ■ Structural and roof — The structural work is now underway with roof work to follow. This phase of work will extend into the fall. ■ ADA — Plans for the second phase are an off-street parking area for vans, walk-
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BY JOSEPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com
Alcorn County’s Career and Technology Center has announced the College and Career fair will be held next week and a big turnout is expected. The College and Career Fair will take place at the Mississippi State Extension Center from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, according to Jennifer Koon, the CTE Counselor for the Alcorn Career and Technology Center. “We expect to have incredible participation in this event,” Koon said. “At this time, there are over 40 organizations that will be there to set up booths for our high school senior students.” Participants will include high school seniors from all the Alcorn County and Corinth school districts. “The job fair gives the career delegates an opportunity to see what the real world is about,” Please see FAIR | 2A
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Rotarians Greg Cooley (left) and Bobby Capps discuss the details of the upcoming Austin’s Shoes Run with Rotary 5K race.
Austin’s Shoes 5K race benefits local club BY JOSEPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com
Austin’s Shoes Run with Rotary 5K fundraiser is just around the corner and all the runners, joggers and walkers are set for the mark for 2013. This will be the Fifth Annual Austin’s Shoes Run offered by
the Rotary Club in Corinth. It is set for Oct. 5 at 8:30 a.m. in downtown Corinth. “We are excited about this event and it is a great fundraiser. Our running community and Rotary are always very active in this event,” said race chairperson Greg Cooley.
Program teaches offenders way of thinking BY JOSEPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com
Mississippi Department of Corrections honored recent graduates at the Northeast Mississippi Community College Corinth campus Friday. Five graduates received a certificate of completion in a ceremony held for the “Thinking for a Change” program that started more than a decade ago. The National Institute of Corrections originally set this program up for the juvenile criminal justice system but the program has evolved over
the past few years, according to the Mississippi Department of Corrections Program coordinator director, Jessica Mills. “Over the past years this has progressed into the Adult Criminal Justice system,” explained Mills. “It is primarily set up for offenders who have completed the Regimented Inmate Discipline Program. The program teaches offenders about key life skills and the key ways to use those skills.” The goal of the program is to reduce the recidivism rate by
teaching the offenders a new way of handling situations. By doing this, Mills says that they hope that the offenders do not become repeat offenders. “The curriculum covers cognitive self change,” Mills said. “It also helps with social skills and problem solving skills.” These classes met for an hour once a week for 28 weeks and this type of class is only the second of its kind to be successful in the local area. “Our first class like this was
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Jessica Mills (left) talks with her assistant Amber Bone and graduate Ethan Rodgers at the graduation event.
Index Stocks..... 8A Classified..... 5B Celebrations.. 3B Entertainment 4B
Weather......9A Obituaries......6A Opinion......4A Sports....10A
On this day in history 150 years ago The Army of Tennessee begins a siege of Chattanooga as Gen. Rosecrans strives to rally his defeated Union army. Gen. William T. Sherman with 3 divisions is hastened to reinforce the Federals as the Confederates take strategic high ground around the city.
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