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Building renovation bids run high BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Alcorn County is seeking an attorney general’s opinion to determine whether it can negotiate with the apparent low bidder for the contract to renovate the former Chadco building for Avectus Healthcare Solutions.

Bids unsealed last week came in higher than anticipated for the project, and the low bid by Roberts Builders of Ripley was about 10 percent greater than the available funds. The county government can negotiate with a low bidder when the bid is within 10 per-

cent of the budget. However, Board Attorney Bill Davis said the county needs clarification on whether to use the total cost of just bricks and mortar or the cost with all other fees included. He has found prior AG opinions that seem to point in both directions.

“The total construction budget with fees would be within the 10 percent threshold,” said Davis. “If it is only based upon brick and mortar, then the low bid is above the 10 percent threshold.” The grant-funded project includes renovation of the old industrial building on South Tate

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Jonathan Pearce, Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi Inc. HR associate, explains what the company makes to Alcorn Central senior Logan King during the annual Alcorn College & Career Fair.

High school seniors consider future at fair BY STEVE BEAVERS Local high school seniors got to look into the future on Wednesday. The annual Alcorn College & Career Fair opened the eyes of seniors to “A Sea of Opportu-

nity” at the Mississippi State Extension Office. Close to 350 students from Alcorn Central, Biggersville, Corinth and Kossuth visited with representatives from colleges, industries and businesses.

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Street to house office space on the upper and lower levels and the addition of a parking lot. Johnny Crotts of Cook Coggin said the engineering firm will be looking at some possible cuts to reduce the project cost.

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Four early graduation requests from Alcorn School District students forced one board member to ask questions at the district’s meeting earlier this month. “We see these requests from students all the time and I’m just wondering if we have ever followed up to see if what they submitted to the board is actually happening,” said fifth district school board member Randy Wilbanks. “They normally submit to us a letter of personal goals. It would be nice to know how and what they are doing now.” Before reaching board approval, early graduation requests must be signed off on by the student’s teachers, principals, counselors and the superintendent. “By law, once they transfer to a college we do not have to follow up, but that is one of the things they are promoting in the state right now. The Board of Education wants to be able to provide more information about the early graduates after they leave high school,” said Superintendent Gina Rogers Smith. In other business: ■ The board granted approv-

al to administrators at Alcorn Central Middle School and Biggersville High School to add a new course to each school’s curriculum. The Introduction to Agri-Science course will be added to the schedule in January 2015. ■ Board members approved the purchase of a new district maintenance vehicle. The vehicle must meet the state contract price of $19,650. ■ The board approved the hiring of nine new substitutes for the 2015-16 school year. Classroom substitutes will include Kelsey Davis, Michelle Dixon, Carolyn Gowen, Peggy Isbell, Robert Smith, Chelsey Whitaker and Tammy Phillips. Cafeteria substitutes include Tammie Owens and Wanda Hamm. ■ Eleven schools in the Alcorn School District will host more than 65 fundraisers this fall. The ASD board approved the large slate of fundraisers at a meeting earlier this month. The Alcorn Career Technology Center plans to sell Ranch House candles, while the center’s Teacher Academy group will sell local savings coupon books and t-shirts. Please see BOARD | 6

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Pink Heals program promotes local mission BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

When he drives into communities across the country in a pink firetruck, Dave Graybill hopes to leave behind a program that keeps charitable dollars in the community rather than paying salaries in large organizations. As Pink Heals Inc. visited Corinth on Tuesday, Graybill promoted his concept of keeping it local. “It’s basically a redesign of the nonprofit system in the

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Woody Harrell is welcomed as the new superintendent for Shiloh National Military Park. A reception is held for Harrell and his wife, Cynthia, as he takes the helm of the key Civil War heritage site.

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Today in History Today is Thursday, September 24, the 267th day of 2015. There are 98 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On September 24, 1890, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Wilford Woodruff, wrote a manifesto renouncing the practice of plural marriage, or polygamy.

On this date: In 1869, thousands of businessmen were ruined in a Wall Street panic known as “Black Friday” after financiers Jay Gould and James Fisk attempted to corner the gold market. In 1948, Mildred Gillars, accused of being Nazi wartime radio propagandist “Axis Sally,” pleaded not guilty in Washington D.C. to charges of treason. (Gillars, later convicted, ended up serving 12 years in prison.) In 1976, former hostage Patricia Hearst was sentenced to seven years in prison for her part in a 1974 bank robbery in San Francisco carried out by the Symbionese Liberation Army. (Hearst was released after 22 months after receiving clemency from President Jimmy Carter.) In 1995, Israel and the PLO agreed to sign a pact at the White House ending nearly three decades of Israeli occupation of West Bank cities.

Across the Region Complaints lead to drug arrests BOONEVILLE — Complaints from the community helped lead to the arrest of two individuals on felony narcotics charges, said Booneville Police Chief Michael Ramey. Jeremy Dehart, 24, and Marshelle Booth, 24, both of 503 Washington St., Booneville, were charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Booneville Criminal Investigation Division and patrol officers executed a search warrant at their Washington Street resi-

dence Tuesday, Sept. 15, he said. “After receiving complaints from the community and gathering enough evidence to execute this warrant, there were also four other people taken into custody at the time the search warrant was executed,” he said. Those four face misdemeanor drug charges. Their names were not released. Officers found several small individual bags of marijuana which appeared to have been bagged up for sale along with scales, Ramey said. “After further investigation, it was deter-

mined they had been selling narcotics from that residence,” he said. Bond was set at $25,000 each. Dehart is being held by the Mississippi Department of Corrections for a probation violation.

Friends of the Park organization formed TISHOMINGO – A group of concerned citizens met recently in the beautiful nature park called Tishomingo State Park to discuss forming a Friends of the Park organization. One of Mississippi’s

natural treasures, Tishomingo State Park has rocky canyons, several small waterfalls, numerous caves and rock shelters, native flowering shrubs and flowers in a hardwood forest, a swinging bridge, pioneer cabin, 13 miles of nature trails, and the usual facilities of a state park. The park staff has been reduced over the years and much help is needed to maintain and beautify the park. Friends of the Park will apply for nonprofit designation. The volunteer group will develop a listing of priorities and a work plan and dates.

Friends of the Park will meet again on at 6 p.m. on Monday, October 5 in the lodge at Tishomingo State Park. The public is invited to participate and volunteers are needed. For more information, contact Park Manager Terry Harp or Charlotte Lard at 662-438-6914, e-mail terryh@mdwfp. state.ms.us or charlottel@mdwfp.state.ms.us, or write Tishomingo State Park, P. O. Box 880, Tishomingo, Mississippi 38873. Visit the web site at www.mdwfp. com/parks-destinations/ ms-state-parks/tishomingo.aspx.

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and hoping for a cure.” The pink trucks have logged 350,000 miles while visiting more than 400 communities, touching all of the states except Alaska, Hawaii and Maine. With the truck parked at Corinth City Hall, Havis’ Kids was also on hand to take advantage of a fundraising opportunity. Many of the volunteer driv-

A meeting of concerned Jacinto area residents that was set for today has been rescheduled. It is now set for 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9 at the Jacinto Courthouse, which is the focus of the group’s concerns. A representative of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History is expected to attend. The courthouse is currently closed for renovation work, including repairs to a window and floor stabilization. The concerned citizen group has met a couple of times with local legislators to discuss their concerns, including the appearance of the grounds and park; limited access to the courthouse and park; the composition of the Jacinto Foundation Board of Directors; and the lack of funding support offered by Tishomingo County and Prentiss County, although they continue to have representation on the Jacinto board.

ers of the trucks are retired firefighters like John Rhyne of Oklahoma, who was part of the group rolling through Corinth and Booneville on Tuesday. “This program just touched my heart right away,” said Rhyne, who has driven the trucks in most of the U.S. states. Graybill, who was drafted by the Montreal Expos baseball team from Arizona State University in 1984 and played as a

pitcher, started out with a focus on breast cancer while working as a fireman. “We’ve evolved as an organization,” he said. “We’ve become one of love, one that supports the person as a whole — not an institution or a disease.” By keeping funds under the own community’s direction, he said, there is direct accountability. “You’ll gain control of your initiative again,” said Graybill.

■ Sheriff Charles Rinehart reported August revenue totaling $370,068.28 for the correctional facility. The total includes $275,778.71 for MDOC inmates; $3,200.20 for MDOC inmates housed in county beds; $50,375 for county inmates; $31,000 for Corinth inmates; $750 for Farmington inmates; $398.75 for juvenile detention center meals; $4,300 for nurse reimbursement; $970.61 for com-

missary clerk reimbursement; $565.78 for cable service reimbursement; and $2,709.43 for miscellaneous reimbursements. The sheriff also advised the board that his department plans to switch back to the prior radio system. ■ The August tax settlement will send $12,256.85 to each district road fund and $2,491.82 to each district bridge and culvert fund.

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An answer from the AG’s office is expected within 30 days. Avectus employs more than 250 in Corinth. In other business this week: ■ The board appointed Third District Supervisor Tim Mitchell to the board of directors of the Northeast Mississippi Planning and Development District.

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Is Biden inevitable? BY DICK MORRIS AND EILEEN MCGANN Columnists

Some are born great. Others achieve greatness. And some have greatness thrust upon them. William Shakespeare might have been thinking of Joe Biden. While the Democratic world ruminates on whether the vice president has the emotional strength to run for president, the political realities are such that he may have to run. Ready or not. Hillary Clinton is not merely sinking in the polls. She is imploding. And Clinton has fallen behind, by double digits in Iowa and by 22 points in New Hampshire. Even where she is running ads and campaigning in person, she continues to plunge. As her crash accelerates, the prospect that Bernie Sanders will be the party’s standardbearer in November will loom larger in Democratic nightmares. There can be little doubt that Clinton’s swift descent – free fall, really – will continue. She has yet to go through the Benghazi hearings and the monthly release of incriminating emails is now slated to continue well into 2016. In fact, some accounts have indicated that, because Clinton’s IT people didn’t write over her deleted emails with gibberish (easily confused with her campaign press releases) they can be recovered. Sanders, on the other hand, impelled by an authenticity -- a standout characteristic only by comparison -- and a bold and imaginative liberal agenda not heard in recent years, will continue to surge. Clinton’s standard playbook would call for negative ads against Sanders. But how can Clinton attack him? The more she does, the more she will drive a gulf between herself and Sanders’ liberal base – a base she will need for the general election. She can challenge his ability to win. But amid crashing poll numbers, she won’t look like much of a winner herself. Even surrogates – Democratic senators and governors – will find attacking Sanders dangerous since they, too, will have to come back to the liberal voters when they run again. In a week or two we can expect Sanders to pass Clinton in the national polls. Convincing Sanders leads in the big industrial states will soon follow. These developments will drive Democratic leaders frantic. They will start begging Biden to run. Should he decline, they will try to run uncommitted slates in some states. When that fails, they will cast about to the likes of Al Gore, John Kerry and, of course, Elizabeth Warren to save the Party. And the entreaties will pile up outside Biden’s front door. Biden will have to relent. Greatness will be thrust upon him. Once he enters the race, after a period of mourning and grieving, how can Clinton attack him? Biden, for his part, will face a lower bar as he seeks the nomination. His candidacy will be seen as a rescue mission for the good of the Party. That, combined with sympathy for his bereavement, will make it impossible for Clinton to run negative ads. And the media will be gentle on him. They will realize he is a last-minute substitute and will not want to antagonize the public either by criticizing him. In the meantime, Joe will find himself energized by the campaign trail. The crowds and the hoopla will stimulate him and begin to assuage his grief. For a politician, campaigning is therapeutic. If Biden runs, look for Sanders to remain in first place, followed by Biden, with Clinton holding on in third. Increasingly a vote for Clinton will be seen by party pros as a vote for Sanders in their three-way struggle. Fearful of a Sanders victory, they will redouble the pressure to vote for Biden. Obama will come into the game and Biden, the reluctant candidate, might well be the nominee. (Dick Morris, former advisor to the Clinton administration, is a commentator and writer. He is also a columnist for the New York Post and The Hill. His wife, Eileen McGann is an attorney and consultant.)

Prayer for today My Lord and my Friend, I pray that my sympathy may be sincere and comforting, and with a glad heart I may bring rejoicing to my friends. May I learn from thee how I may be a permanent friend. Amen.

A verse to share “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” John 1:14

A September night of long ago One September night when I was 4, my father came home early from the butcher shop where he worked in the Florida Panhandle town of Pensacola. We were, he announced, going to the fair. By “we” he meant three of us – himself, my older sister and I. My mother would stay home with the baby. By “fair” he meant the traveling one that had roosted on the edge of town and each night was embossing a celestial invitation with a searchlight that streaked across the sky. On the drive, all the way there, we watched the searchlight, a metronome of flickering vapor white that seemed as extraterrestrial as the moon. When eventually we walked past the light’s source at the fairgrounds, I marveled that such an effect could come from a cooking pan-sized contraption on a rolling stand. I don’t know why – I’ve been to a thousand fairs and festivals and amuse-

ment parks since – but memories of that night have stayed with me, the colors and Rheta sounds and Johnson e s p e c i a l l y the uncharColumnist acteristically frivolous behavior of my father. He was a young man, and he was having fun. First, my sister and I rode in separate small boats in a circular tank with water the brilliant blue of mouthwash. The boats had bells with which you could announce your floating progress. I loved that no-surprise boat ride with its infallible engine and would have been satisfied to stay in the little vessel in its tank for a few more hundred rounds and call it a night. But the ride ended. At some point my father lifted me onto the back of a real pony, and when he let

go, the horse grudgingly began its slow walk in concert with about six others, again in a circle, with some scarylooking man at the controls. I held onto the saddle horn and imagined falling. I remember hating the idea that the pony probably hated me and crying out to my daddy, who came running. We ate pink cotton candy. It was the best thing I’d ever tasted, spun sugar on a paper stick. It makes my teeth hurt to think of it right now. My father sat between us on the Ferris wheel, and the view might have been grand. Don’t know. I kept my eyes closed when we reached the top and sat suspended, for a long moment. The last thing that happened at the fair wouldn’t have happened if Mother had been along. I knew it then, and I know it now. My father made the money, but she made sure the money paid the bills. Already we were out on a discretionary funds limb, just by coming

to the fair. Daddy rolled up his white shirt sleeves and tried winning teddy bears by tossing balls and coins. When that didn’t work, he marched up to a carnival concession and bought two plastic kewpie dolls, show girls with babyish faces all decked out in age-inappropriate feathers and glitter. I sat in the back seat on the way home, the better to follow the searchlight. I vowed to keep my doll forever. I have no idea what happened to her. But when the air cools and days grow shorter and acorns hit the metal roof, I imagine a traveling carnival squatting on the edge of town. And I wonder if such a sight has lost its splendor, or become so common that even the young can see the seams. (To find out more about Daily Corinthian columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson and her books, visit www. rhetagrimsleyjohnsonbooks.com.)

Dr. Carson is right about Islam Dr. Ben Carson is now under fire for suggesting the values of Islam are not consistent with those of the United States. NBC’s Chuck Todd asked Dr. Carson if the faith of a candidate for president of the United States matters. Carson responded that it depends on what that faith is. “If it’s inconsistent with the values and principles of America, then of course it should matter,” said Dr. Carson. Todd then asked Dr. Carson if he thinks that Islam is consistent with American values and Carson responded, “No, I do not.” He then expanded to say, “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation.” Now the whole world is on Ben Carson. How dare you! Dr. Ben Carson is a very smart man. During his career as one of the world’s leading pediatric neurosurgeons, he found the time to write a good number of books, three of which are about the United States of America. He understands our Constitution very well, and he knows that it protects the

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freedom to practice one’s religion and allows for a person of any faith to Star run for poParker litical office. What he Columnist did say, and with which I totally agree, is that it is not advisable that Americans elect someone, particularly for our highest office, who does not share our values. I love our country and respect our Constitution. However, I do not believe we should elect someone who believes it is acceptable to destroy life in the womb. Do I believe such an individual should be free to run for office and for Americans to vote for that individual? Of course. If we are foolish enough to elect such an individual, we get what we deserve. What about Islam? We don’t need a theological discussion about the Quran to appreciate that Dr. Carson’s views, as he expressed them to Chuck Todd, make all the sense in the world. When Dr. Carson talks about American principles

and values, what is he talking about? Most Americans would agree that the fundamental American value is freedom. Is Islam consistent with the American value of freedom? Let’s just look at how Muslims run their own affairs in their own countries. According to the Pew Research Center, there are 31 nations in the world with Muslim populations of 90 percent or more. Freedom House in Washington, D.C., rates nations around the world according to freedom. They rate according to civil liberties and political rights. Nations are broken down into three categories: free, partly free, and not free. Of the 31 nations that are more than 90 percent Muslim, how many are rated free? Two. It seems pretty clear that freedom fares not so well in the Muslim world. How about the Constitution? The Constitution is not a value-free operating manual. The reason the founders created it was to preserve American values. They were quite clear about this in the preamble to the Constitu-

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tion. The preamble says: “We the people” establish the Constitution to “secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” I spend much of my time reading the Bible so I can be a good Christian. I don’t feel it is my responsibility to read the Quran and get into the business of trying to understand what Muslims believe. My measuring stick can only be how Muslims behave. And the evidence is overwhelming that Islam does not produce behavior consistent with the American value of freedom, the core value our constitution exists to preserve. It is perfectly constitutional to elect someone with values that will destroy America. It’s just not a very good idea to do it. When Ben Carson says he “would not advocate putting a Muslim in charge of this nation,” only someone who does not care about the future of this nation would question the power of his logic. (Star Parker is an author and president of CURE, the Center for Urban Renewal and Education. Contact her at www.urbancure.org.)

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Chinese president advocates reform SEATTLE — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday addressed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, billionaire investor Warren Buffett and other top American and Chinese business leaders, vowing that his country would work to remove barriers to foreign investment and improve intellectual property protections. Xi’s conference with the business leaders in Seattle marked the beginning of a busy day. He also toured the Boeing production facility in Everett and was to visit the Microsoft campus along with a high school in Tacoma. Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Jack Ma of Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba also were among the 30 executives who attended a closed-door discussion moderated by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that preceded Xi’s address. Xi told the group in a speech that was open to media that China’s economy has “big potential” and leaders will continue to remove barriers to foreign investment. “Without reform, there will be no driving force; without opening up, there will be no progress,” Xi said through an interpreter, echoing remarks he made during a speech Tuesday. “There is good news and I believe there will be more good news in the future.” Xi attributed the Chinese economy’s “moderation in speed and downward pressure with some ups and downs in the stock market” to three factors — world economic problems, proactive Chinese efforts at regulation and “protracted structural problems” in China. But, he said, “I believe in the long run that the fundamentals of the

Chinese economy are good.”

Panel OKs recovery funds for Gulf spill NEW ORLEANS — A panel on Wednesday approved using $134 million provided by energy giant BP PLC on 10 projects to help the Gulf of Mexico recover from a catastrophic 2010 oil spill. The approval came from a trustee council made up of Gulf coast states and federal officials overseeing ecological restoration from the offshore spill. About $126 million will go to projects to help sea turtles, fish, vegetation and birds and $8 million on enhancing recreational uses. In 2011, BP offered to spend $1 billion to spur the recovery of the Gulf, anticipating future restoration costs meted out through the courts. BP is expected to spend billions of dollars more on restoration. An April 2010 blowout at a well BP and its contractors were drilling touched off the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The explosion and fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig killed 11 workers and crews took nearly three months afterward to cap the leak, which some experts estimated at more than 130 million gallons of oil. So far, with these new projects included, about $832 million of the $1 billion has been awarded. The projects were announced previously in April. The largest amount of money — more than $45 million — will go to measures to protect sea turtles, which are considered threatened and endangered throughout U.S. waters. The April 2010 spill hit turtles hard, in particular a species of small turtles known as the Kemp’s ridley turtle. The new money will be spent over 10 years on finding Kemp’s ridley turtle nests in Texas

and Mexico, helping turtles that are nesting, rescuing turtles in distress and getting shrimp fishermen to avoid catching sea turtles in their nets.

Pope visits capital, speaks on climate WASHINGTON — Cheered by jubilant crowds across the nation’s capital, Pope Francis forged common cause Wednesday with President Barack Obama on climate change, immigration and inequality, as the popular pontiff signaled he would not sidestep issues that have deeply divided Americans. On his first full day in the United States, the pope also reached out to America’s 450 bishops, many of whom have struggled to come to terms with his new social justiceminded direction for the Catholic Church. He gently prodded the bishops to forgo “harsh and divisive language,” while commending their “courage” in the face of the church’s sexual abuse scandal — rhetoric that angered victims he may meet with later in his trip. Speaking in soft, halting English, Francis said that as the son of an immigrant family, he was “happy to be a guest in this country, which was largely built by such families.” The Argentine pope was born to Italian parents who left their home country before he was born, and he has been a forceful advocate for humane treatment of migrants. Francis was enthusiastic in his embrace of Obama’s climate change agenda, specifically praising the president for taking steps to reduce air pollution. In a firm message to those who doubt the science of climate change, he said the warming planet “demands on our part a serious and responsible recognition” of the world that will be left to today’s children.

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Casino debuts new suites on top floor WAVELAND — The new Silver Slipper Casino in Hancock County recently debuted nine penthouse suites on its top floor. The Sun Herald reports Full House Resorts spent an extra $1 million on the suites, which debuted Tuesday. Full House Resorts CEO Dan Lee says the suites feature amazing views of the ocean as well as additional perks guests can enjoy. Representatives of the hotel say the suites range from 650 to 1,300 square feet and have luxurious bedrooms and bathrooms. Some of the features include soaking tubs that fill from above, faucets that change the color of the water and toilets that clean themselves, says Lee.

after a Hickory woman’s body was found Tuesday afternoon floating in a north Lauderdale County pond, a man described as her on-again, offagain boyfriend was arrested. Coroner Clayton Cobler tells the Meridian Star a fisherman found the body of 25-year-old Sara Mullett floating face down in the pond north of Collinsville. Chief Deputy Ward Calhoun says 32-yearold Kenneth Weaver was arrested and charged with murder in Mullett’s death.

U.S. judge dismisses excessive force suit GULFPORT — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that accused Waveland police of using excessive force against a man who had been ordered arrested in 2010

for failing to pay misdemeanor fines. The Sun Herald reports Chief U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. dismissed the lawsuit of Marlon K. Jackson Jr. on Tuesday and ruled the defendants are entitled to recover costs from Jackson. The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, which means the complaint can’t be brought back to court. “There is no genuine issue as to any material fact,” Guirola wrote in his judgment. Jackson filed the lawsuit in 2013, seeking $101 million in punitive and compensatory damages. He claimed police abused him by throwing him on a courtroom floor and assaulting him in a nearby room after a judge had ordered him arrested.

Gulfport offering tax break for beach area GULFPORT — The city of Gulfport is offering tax breaks to people who build houses or businesses on property near the beach. The Sun Herald reports that residents can build a house on beach-area property and live in it for seven years without paying city taxes. City officials say they are trying to bring businesses and residents back to the beach, an area that has been mostly empty since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. The tax break is available for homes, multifamily housing and businesses south of the CSX railroad tracks. The break only applies to new construction. To qualify, the minimum investment for a house is $400,000 facing the beach and $100,000 off the beach. The minimum investment is $1 million for commercial property and $3 million for multi-family housing.

Boyfriend charged in woman’s death COLLINSVILLE — Authorities say just hours

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Secondly, consider the “Faith Factor”: CHALLENGING our giants. It is not enough to simply face Goliath. As surely as he defied the armies of God, steps had to be taken to “bring him down”. David’s unshakeable faith in God led him to call Goliath out, and assured Goliath, “the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands.(verse 47) The Apostle John reminds us that “this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. (I John 5:4) The faithlessness of the Hebrews served to strengthen, empower, and embolden Goliath. Because they did nothing he continued his defiant stand against the army of God, and was allowed to run amok because no one challenged him; that is, until David stepped up. The first challenge to the giant comes from a very unlikely source: a harp playing shepherd boy. He is doubted by his brothers, discouraged by the king, and laughed at by Goliath himself; but faith is about trusting God and not ourselves. “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1) To conquer the giants in my life, whatever they may be, my faith must move me past myself, my weaknesses, and inadequacies, to God. (Ephesians 3:20. 21) Finally, consider the “Sling and Stone Factor”: CONQUERING the giant. This has to do with FUNCTION. Exactly “how ya’ gonna” kill that big man, David? Some weapons were not right for David. Conventional weapons and armor were supplanted by faith and functionality. He fought with weapons he knew: a sling, and stones taken from a nearby stream. Conventional wisdom often does not work in our fight against the giants of our life; against sin. At some point we must go to the stream, pick up some rocks, put one in the sling, and “turn it loose”. Paul outlines the “whole armor of God “in Ephesians 6:10-20. He tells me if I am to win, I must “be strong in the lord and the power of his might”, (verse 10) defend myself with righteousness, (verses 13 -17a), fight with the sword of the Spirit, and pray for strength and power (verses 17b -18). Do this and watch Goliath fall!!

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Deaths Billy Kay Barnes

Funeral services for Billy Kay Barnes, 87, of Corinth are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial in Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Barnes died Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Born June 14, 1928, he was retired from U.S. Steel as a steel worker after 28 years of service. He served his country in the Army during WWII. Survivors include his son, Sammy Barnes (Deborah) of Macon, Ga.; a daughter; Vicky Barnes of Corinth; two grandchildren, Sammy Barnes Jr. and Gregory Allen Barnes both of Indiana; four great-grandchildren, Austin Neal Barnes, Alexis Barnes, Nicholas Barnes and Branna Barnes; two great-greatgrandchildren, Milo Neal Barnes and Paisley; sisters, Mildred Barnes of Corinth, Rejetta Leatherwood of Corinth and Nelma Mitchell of Corinth. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Marie Barnes; his parents, Raymond Barnes and Ester Kay Barnes; brothers, Eugene Barnes, Dub Barnes, Bobby Barnes and James Lowell Barnes; and sister, Joan Fooshee. Bro. Dennis Smith and Gary Holley will officiate. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. tonight and from 1 p.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Pallbearers are Terry Rickman, Harold Peters, Sammy Barnes Jr. and Gregory Allen Barnes. Online condolences can be made at www. magnoliafuneralhome.net.

Joe T. Gray

RIENZI â€” Joe T. Gray, 86, died Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Iuka. Arrangements are incomplete with Magnolia Funeral Home.

Marion Richard Woodruff

IUKA â€” Marion Richard Woodruff, 80, died Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete with Cutshall Funeral Home.

Emmett Cannon

Funeral services with military honors for Emmett E. Cannon, 89, are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Forrest Memorial Park. Mr. Cannon died Saturday, September 19, 2015 at his residence. He was born January 12, 1926 in Corinth to the late Namon Levi and Myrtle Cannon. He served in the US Navy during WWII and also served in the US Army. He was a retired maintenance worker and member of North Corinth Baptist Church, VFW and American Legion. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Phillip, Clayton and Dean Cannon; and sister, Janie Cook. Survivors include his daughter, Hilda Baswell; grandsons, Brian and Billy Wayne Baswell; and three greatgrandchildren.

Bro. Bill Wages will officiate. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today and from 1 p.m. until service time Friday. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Joseph Demitro and Albert Sykes Jr. Memorial contributions can be made to the civic organization of choice.

Sharon Ann Coughlin

GLEN â€” A memorial service for David Scott Murphy, 43, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cutshall Funeral Home in Glen. Mr. Murphy died Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at his residence. He attended Church of the Crossroads and was a construction worker. He loved the Memphis Grizzlies and the Memphis Tigers. He also loved his family and his pit bulls. Survivors include his father, John David Murphy of Iuka; his mother, Sue Swim (John) of Tuscumbia, Ala.; his grandmother, Lois Bryant; two brothers, Jonathan Murphy (Angie) of Memphis, Tenn. and Tyler Murphy of Tulsa, Ok.; one sister, Katy Murphy of Corinth. He was preceded in death by a son, Kaleb Murphy; his grandfathers, Lester Bryant and Dan Murphy; and his grandmother, Emma Gene Pace. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association by calling 1-800-DIABETES or at www.diabetes.org, or to Shaw Pit Bull Rescue by calling 662-386SHAW, or online at www.shawpitbullrescue.com. An online guestbook can be accessed at www.cutshallfuneralhome. com.

CARROLLTON, Georgia â€” Services for Sharon Ann Coughlin, 68, will be held at a later date. Mrs. Coughlin died Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Tenner Medical Center. Born January 27, 1947, she was a homemaker and member of St. James Catholic Church. Survivors include her children, Dawn Sykes, Richard Coughlin Coughlin Jr., Brian Coughlin (Gina) all of Chicago; Deborah Bollig (Robert Sr.) of Rienzi, Ellen Coughlin, John Paul Coughlin (Keri) all of Corinth, Denise Hansen (John) of Carrollton and Robert Smiley of Corinth; a brother, Michael Gullo of Las Vegas; a sister, Sandra Saylers (Dave) of Indiana; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard E. Coughlin Sr.; a son, James Coughlin; her parents, Michael and Theresa Francis Gullo; and her grandchildren, Steven Bollig, Denise Warren, Brandon Coughlin,

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Students at Alcorn Central Elementary School will sell fall pictures, cookie dough and magazines. The schoolâ€™s Music Makers club will sell t-shirts. A Scholastic Fall Book Fair fundraiser is also set to take place at the ACES library. Alcorn Central Middle School plans to a host a Beauty Review fundraiser, sell school pictures and spirit ribbons. The schoolâ€™s Junior BETA club will sell pink t-shirts and the cheer team will sell tshirts and sweatshirts. Alcorn Central High School will host the homecoming festival fundraiser. The tennis

team will host a car wash and sell candy. The boys and girls basketball teams will sell gym sign renewals and new signs. The drama department will sell t-shirts. The ACHS Dance Team will host golf tournament at Shiloh Ridge, sell ads for basketball program, sell t-shirts, bags and blankets and partner with Subway to receive percentage of sales and tips. The ACHS History Club will sell homecoming t-shirts, while band students will sell clothing with logos. Biggersville Elementary School students will sell popcorn, candy and school pictures. The Biggersville High

School junior class will sell 50/50 chances, Krispy Kreme donuts and t-shirts. The softball team will sell chances on a Wal-Mart gift card, while softball boosters will sell Papa Johnâ€™s Pizza to get percentage of sales. The BHS FCA will sell tshirts and the band will sell coffee and half raffle tickets. Band boosters will also host a Mini-Guard Camp. Glendale Elementary School will sell fall pictures. Kossuth Elementary School PTC will host third and fourth grade Little League Football and cheerleaders and sell pictures to Little League players and cheerleaders. KES students will also

sell fall pictures for the yearbook. Kossuth Middle School students will sell coupon books and school year activity pictures. KMS football will host fifth and sixth grade football. The KMS girls basketball team will host a car wash. KMS FBLA will sell Krispy Kreme donuts. The Kossuth High School band will host a Lip Sync Battle, sell cookie dough and sell chances on a cake at home football games. The Cross Country team will host a 5K run. The KHS girls basketball team will sell court side VIP seating. The team will also host a K-4 dribbling camp, sell tshirts and host a Shoot-A-

Thon. The basketball teams will also sell and renew ad signs and host a free throw and shoot-a-thon, The KHS SPED Department will sell Breast Cancer Awareness t-shirts. The art department will sell Yankee candles. The Spanish Club will sell t-shirts, FBLA will sell Christmas ornaments and the Dance Team will sell

fish plates. The KHS baseball team will sell chair back seats at the baseball field, chances to win two seats at the baseball field, drinks and hamburgers for every home game and Boston Butts, hams and turkeys for Thanksgiving. Rienzi Elementary School will host a Fall Festival, sell festival shirts and have a dinner.

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the military, local businesses and industries, and state and government agencies,â€? said Jennifer Koon, Alcorn CTE Counselor. Forty organizations took part in the fair. â€œFairs are a great benefit to my students,â€? said Kossuth High School counselor Kim Lyles. â€œThey can visit with college staff regarding admission, explore different options and career paths,

meet and talk with representatives from a broad spectrum of companies and discover what is out there in the world of work from one single location.â€? During the fair, students had a chance to engage each representative. They also got a chance to see what entry level jobs are available and what background is needed in the career offered. Students also had access to information pertaining to the top features of each university and their aca-

demic specialties. Connections, an education magazine, will feature the fair in its fall edition. â€œThat is a wonderful testament to the many organizations who show their support by coming to set up booths at the event,â€? added Koon. â€œSo many people work hard to make the event a success and itâ€™s my hope students will take the resources they were given and use them in planning for the future.â€? Rodney Hooper, direc-

tor of the Alcorn Career and Technology Center, likes doing the annual fair in the fall. â€œBy doing then, seniors gain more insight about their college or career choices before they graduate in the spring,â€? said Hopper. â€œThis event continues to grow with more post secondary institutions, businesses and industries taking part each year â€Ś counselors also work diligently to prepare this event for our seniors.â€?

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