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Corinth names assistant fire chief BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth Fire Department Capt. Todd Welch is being promoted to the assistant fire chief post. The Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen interviewed candidates and made the promo-
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tion last week. Welch takes the position effective Oct. 1. He follows the retiring John Wood, whose official final day is in January. He is currently taking unused leave time. Welch, a 1991 Alcorn Central High School graduate, joined the department in 1997. He
also runs Todd’s Lawn Care and Welch properties. He studied forestry at Mississippi State University. With the Mississippi State Fire Academy and National Fire Academy, he has 47 certifications totaling 1,356 hours. Welch has been serving the
fire department as the senior captain officer. Welch indicated to the board that he is interested in eventually serving as chief. The city will soon have another decision to make on fire department staffing as Chief Billy “Lucky” Briggs eyes retirement.
Briggs said he plans to retire in March, although he will officially remain a city employee until August. He became chief in January 2013 following the retirement of Rob Price. He will have 28 years with the department upon his retirement.
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BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Saturday is the day to safely get rid of old paint, batteries, chemical cleaners and other unwanted hazards lurking in closets, garages and around the house. Keep Corinth-Alcorn Beautiful will hold a Household Hazardous Waste Day disposal event from 8 a.m. to noon at the transfer station off South Harper Road near Physician’s Urgent Care. Residents can bring items at no cost thanks to a Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality grant of $25,000, which covers the cost of disposal and recycling. “Most communities normally do not have access to proper disposal,” said KCAB Director Andrea Rose. “Our goal is to have this event once a year to provide residents the opportunity to have these items properly disposed of. We don’t want them poured down the drain or dumped in the yard.” The event will again include recycling of tires, which are limited to 10 per household, and electronics. “The electronics are accepted through an R2 certified venPlease see WASTE | 2A
Basketball event grows to 17 games BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Christian Supply about ordering flags in bulk. “It’s a matter of identity to us,” said Bro. Blackard. “Our hope is other churches around the country will do the same thing.”
The Lighthouse Foundation plans on stuffing basketball fans with plenty of roundball over two days. Two teams have recently been added to the large field, pushing the third Physician’s Urgent Care Lighthouse Thanksgiving Classic to 24 teams and 17 games. “We are already the largest basketball event in Mississippi,” said event organizer Vince Overholt during the weekly meeting of the Corinth Kiwanis Club on Tuesday. “The classic has become a lot bigger than people thought it would be.” The annual event – set for Nov. 27-28 at Corinth High School – was created to offset the general operating budget of the Lighthouse Foundation.
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Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Wheeler Grove Baptist Church pastor Dr. Kara Blackard folds one of the over 200 Christian flags ordered by the church in an attempt to flood the area with the flags.
Local church promotes Christian flag BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
WHEELER GROVE — An area church is sending a message through the Christian flag. Wheeler Grove Baptist Church has taken on the task to flood the region with the
flags. “We aren’t putting up flags,” said pastor Dr. Kara Blackard. “We are running testimonies up the pole.” Blackard pitched the idea to the Wheeler Grove congregation in August. The church then contacted New Life
A couple of CorinthAlcorn Animal Shelter kittens were featured on the month of April in the 2015 shelter fundrasier calendar. Photo submissions for the 2016 calendar are due at alcornpets.com by Friday.
Shelter requests entries for pet calendar contest BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
The search for “purrfect” pet photos continues at the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter. Deadline is Friday to enter the shelter’s pet calendar photo contest where the top 12 lucky pets after a Facebook based voting period will be featured as a pet of the month in the 2016 calendar. “We have had a good response to our new calendar
contest,” said Volunteer Shelter Director Charlotte Doehner. “One thing I’ve learned so far is there are a lot of really cute pets in this area. Voters are going to have a hard time picking their favorite for the cover.” According to Doehner, the shelter has received around 20 entries so far. Each photo can be entered at alcornpets.com and requires a $25 donation to CAAS. Each Please see CALENDAR | 3A
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Corinth aldermen and Alcorn County supervisors approve a $4 million bond issue for Magnolia Hospital. The funds will support a major expansion including the addition of an oncology center, upgrades to the emergency department and labor and delivery and numerous other areas.
Local chancery and circuit courts will gain a fourth judge. The justice department has cleared the way for approval of a law signed earlier in the year by Gov. Haley Barbour adding an additional judge in both courts for the local district.
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