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Vol. 121, No. 228
• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section
School campuses getting improvements completed with 3 mill note funds, and some projects will begin in the coming week. One of the larger projects is the renovation of the auditorium at Corinth Middle School, which will include the creation of six classrooms in a portion of
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth school campuses will see some sprucing up and construction projects while students take an extended break in October. Most of the work is being
the space. All of the auditorium seating will be taken out and refurbished. The project will begin with cleaning out the back of the auditorium, followed by removal of ceiling tiles. The district plans to do work on the gymnasium floors at
both Corinth High School and Corinth Middle School. The floors have been deemed not ready for a full refinishing, but the work will include sanding, re-screening and finishing. “It’s going to give it a little bit of a yellow-er look,” said Chil-
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Farmington approves four invoice payments
dress. The finish will not be waterbased and is expected to be less slippery. Other projects include: • At the middle school, asbesPlease see SCHOOLS | 2
Corinth man faces felony drug charges BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
FARMINGTON — Board members gave approval for four invoices to be paid, which totaled more than $200,000. The approval to pay the invoices was made during Tuesday’s board meeting of the Mayor and the City of Farmington Board of Aldermen. The invoices were submitted by the Farmington Water Association for $84,164.80 to Hemphill Construction (payment will complete their contract); $24,600 to Engineering Solutions, Inc.; $86,616.30 to Plaxico Dozier Service and $7,925 to Jack Griffith & Associates, Inc. Earlier in the year, the board approved bids to complete a two-part project that will provide improvements to the water treatment plant and add water lines on the north side of the county. Funding for the project is paid for with a $443,160 Community Development Block Grant by the Mississippi Development Authority, Community Services Division. In other business, the board approved a mandatory body armor policy for the Farming-
The Texas Camel Corps will share the story of camels used in the Civil War.
NPS hosts anniversary demonstrations The sound of musketry, the roar of cannon, and the pounding of hoof beats will be heard at one of Corinth’s most important Civil War sites on Saturday, Sept. 30.
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In commemoration of the 155th anniversary of the Battle of Corinth, the National Park Service will host a large living history demonstration on the grounds of the Corinth
Civil War Interpretive Center at the site of historic Battery Robinett. The demonstrations will include artillery,
IUKA — A Corinth man was named among those arrested in Tishomingo County recently for felony drug charges. A 20-year-old Corinth resident, Rodsheed Windom, was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 9, and charged with felony possession of a Windom controlled substance (methamphetamine), according to a report from the Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Department. Windom’s arrest came “due Easton to a large gathering beside a church that was causing a disturbance,” the report stated. In other arrests: Thirty-oneyear-old Guntown resident Cutshall Kyle Easton was arrested on Monday, Sept. 4,
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New ordinance regulates transient vendors BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopted a revised ordinance this week tightening restrictions on transient vendors. It significantly expands on the provisions of what had been known as the “peddlers” ordinance. It regulates sellers who do not have a permanent location in the city and who set up in locations such as parking lots. It includes temporary auto sellers,
among others. Applicants for a 90-day transient vendor license will pay a fee of $250 and be required to execute a cash bond or surety bond. Sales will be limited to the hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and the vendors may only operate in I-2 industrial zones. Tents will be limited to no more than 400 square feet, and vehicle sellers can offer no more than 20 for sale or lease at one time. Campers and RVs are not al-
lowed at the selling sites. The ordinance contains a number of exemptions such as sales for local charitable, educational and religious organizations; garage sales; trade shows and conventions; and mobile services domiciled in Alcorn County, including food trucks and vehicle or equipment servicing, washing and repair, which have business licenses issued by the city. The ordinance also establishes a “no solicitations list” to be maintained by the city clerk’s
office for residents who do not wish to be contacted by transient vendors or door-to-door salespeople. In other business, the board heard from a representative of the Meeks family about the ongoing cleanup of the cycle shop at Tate and Fillmore and gave the park additional time to take on payroll processing. Because of requirements of the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi, it could not be completed by Oct. 1.
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The revised ordinance significantly expands on the provisions of what had been known as the “peddlers” ordinance.
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The community takes part in an open house at the recently opened Corinth High School on Harper Road.
Autumn Essary is selected as homecoming queen at Kossuth High School.