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Daily Corinthian Vol. 118, No. 231

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Change alters pain prescription rules BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

A new classification for certain prescription pain medications will take effect on Monday, and the change will affect how those pills may be dis-

pensed. The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration is moving hydrocodone combination products (HCPs) from Schedule III to the more restrictive Schedule II un-

der the Controlled Substances Act in an effort to curtail prescription drug abuse. HCPs are drugs that contain both hydrocodone, which by itself is a Schedule II drug, and specified amounts of other substances,

such as acetaminophen or aspirin. The change is “a huge deal in the pharmacy world,” said Loren Duke, pharmacist at Gunn Drug Co. Duke said the shift in sched-

uling affects some commonly prescribed pain medications such as Vicodin, Norco (a replacement for Lortab) and Vicoprofen and cough syrups Please see CHANGE | 6A

Country star Brice coming to arena

Best of Show

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Rebecca Parent’s “Hill Country View” was selected Best of Show in the 13th Annual Crossroads Museum Photo Contest.

Museum honors photo contest winners BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Having a good eye proved beneficial to some amateur photographers. Five different shutterbugs

claimed the top prize in the six categories of the 13th Annual Crossroads Museum Photo Contest. Rebecca Parent took home Best of Show for her entry of

“Hill Country View.” Parent also received a pair of second place awards. She took 2nd in the Pets/Animals/Wildlife/ Please see PHOTOS | 2A

Lee Brice hopes to make Crossroads Arena “More Than A Memory” when he hits the stage. Corinth is among the 14city tour of the country singer. Brice is slated to perform at the multi-purpose facility on Nov. 21. Brice rose to fame when Garth Brooks recorded “More Than A Memory” in 2007. The single was the first in the history of Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart to debut at number one. “I was thinking about keeping it for myself when Garth called,” said Brice on his website. “That changed the whole dynamic.” Brice’s stock took off in Nashville, Tenn. after Brooks recorded the song. Brice released his debut album, Love Like Crazy, in 2009. In April of 2014, the singer claimed the Academy of Country Music’s Song of the Year for “I Drive Your Truck.” “I had success as a writer before I had success as an artist,” he said. His new album, I Don’t Dance, was released on Sept. 9. On the album, Brice was in charge of every song.

Photo compliments of tasteofcountry.com

Lee Brice is set for a Nov. 21 p e r f o r m a n c e a t t h e Crossroads Arena. “I wanted to have control over every drumbeat and every lick of the bass part,” he said. The 7 p.m. show at the arena will feature Kirk Chism and Lost Highway. Tickets went on sale earlier this week. Tickets are $35, $25 and $20. (For more information call the Crossroads Arena at 662287-7779.)

Legendary author, journalist named distinguished alumnus BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

The Corinth High School Alumni Association recently named author Curtis Wilkie, a 1958 graduate of the high school as its 2014 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. Wilkie is only the seventh recipient of the prestigious award. Past honorees include: Rhodes Scholar, James E. Price, Jr. ; Former Ambassador to Portugal, John Palmer; President of Mississippi State University, Dr. Mark Keenum; Federal Judge, Neal B. Biggers; CEO of BGR Group in Washington D.C., Lanny Griffith and

Sandy Williams of Corinth Coca Cola. Wilkie, a 1963 graduate of the University of Mississippi will be honored during half-time at the CHS Homecoming game on Friday, Oct. 10. As he pondered his return to his alma mater, the alumnus designated lettering in basketball as one of his fondest memories. “Though I was not a starter, it was fun to be a member of a very good team,” said Wilkie. He credited Coach Caveness as being the teacher who had the greatest impact upon his life.

“Coach Caveness imposed some strong discipline and was a great guy,” said the former player of his coach. According to Wilkie, he and the other boys in his class were quite cruel to a certain teacher. “We were bad boys,” he said. “We used to torment Miss Emma Bostwick, an excellent English teacher, by twanging bobbie pins stuck in desks. Strategically placed around the classroom, Wilkie compared the sound to out-of-tune guitars. “She would run to one location and the twang would come from another spot,” he said.

Index Stocks......8A Classified......5B Comics Inside State......5A

Weather......9A Obituaries......6A Opinion......4A Sports....10A

Though Wilkie copped to wearing on the nerves of his teacher, he admitted that some of the boys’ other pranks were much naughtier. The accomplished author who now holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi looks forward to returning to the place where his sports stories appeared so many years ago. “I’m astonished and, obviously, grateful for the honor,” he said. “I’m not sure that all of the school administrators and faculty from 1958 would be so pleased, but I’d like to think that some of them – who had

Curtis Wilkie faith in me – would be happy.” Wilkie served as reporter and Please see WILKIE | 2A

On this day in history 150 years ago Battle of Altoona, Ga. — 3,200 Confederates attack the Union supply depot defended by 2,000 Federals. Gen. John M. Corse refuses to surrender, and telegraphs Sherman, “I am short a cheek bone and one ear, but am able to whip all hell yet.”

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