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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section
Griffith named alumnus of the year
Boys and Girls Club seeking new members
BY BOBBY J. SMITH
Caterpillar's Reman Roaster squad was getting ready to feed around 300 employees on Friday afternoon. “This gives us a chance as a company to get together and have good fellowship,” said team member Michael Kirk. “We all help each other come up with our own ideas.” Thirty-five squads make up the competition that will be
The Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Mississippi is looking to change the lives of children. Several dates have been scheduled for the club's attempt to add more members. “We are not trying to fill the building with children, but offer program choices that can change the life of those being served,” said unit director Christy Grice. “The Boys and Girls Club provides a positive environment for area youth and we want the public to know we are here to serve the community as a whole.” A membership drive is set for this morning at both WalMart and Combs Court. The event at Wal-Mart will be held from 8-10 a.m. with the drive at Combs Court slated for 11 a.m. until noon. “Although members can sign up throughout the year, the drive gives us an opportunity to educate the community in large numbers,” said Grice. Grice said membership registration will also be held on Oct. 9 at Mini City; Oct. 13 at Gardner's (8-9 a.m.) and Roger's (10-11 a.m.); and Oct. 20 at Kroger (8-9 a.m.) and Farmington Arms (10-11 a.m.). “The drive is part of an ongoing effort not only to increase membership, but also raise awareness of our free program available to all children and parents in need of our services,” said the unit director. The organization serves youngsters between the ages of 6-18 after school and during the summer. Some of
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Corinth High School class of 1969 graduate Lanny Griffith has been named the 2012 CHS Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. “Lanny has been very successful in his professional life as in his civic life, but with all his successes, his interest in his hometown Griffith remains strong,” said classmate Lenoir Wadlington Stanley, who nominated Griffith for the honor. “Though his travels have taken him far, Lanny is still our Lanny. He continues to remain interested and helpful to his old community and old friends. Lanny is truly a distinguished alumni.” Stanley described Griffith as a bright spot of the class of 1969. He was elected senior class president and “Most Dependable,” in addition to being inducted into the Hall of Fame and National Honor Society. Griffith was also an Eagle Scout. While serving as president of both his junior and senior classes, Griffith got an early insight into leadership. The experience also nurtured an interest in politics, he said. Griffith said honors like being named the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year are important because appreciation Please see GRIFFITH | 2
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Patsy Rinehart chomps down on a rib made by her KC Porkers’ teammates during the 22nd Hog Wild Festival. The Kimberly-Clark team fed close to 1,000 employees on Thursday night at the annual festival in downtown Corinth.
Running and ribs BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Today is going to be a busy one in downtown Corinth. The 4th Annual Austin's Shoes Run with Rotary 5K gets the activities off and running at 8:30 a.m. Day 3 of the 22nd Annual Hog Wild BBQ Festival follows later on the day. Barbecue teams were busy Friday getting ready for today's judging that will crown a Grand Champion and Reserve Grand
Champion. “It has been a blast,” said KC Porkers member Truman Williams. “It's tiresome, but we all love it.” The Kimberly-Clark unit fed close to 1,000 employees and others on Thursday night. The team's theme for the nightt was KC Family Spotlight. “We have done all kinds of themes in the past, but what we are at KC is a big family,” said team volunteer Patsy Rinehart.
C Spire launches 4G LTE service in Corinth and Alcorn County BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
C Spire Wireless launched 4G LTE mobile broadband service in Corinth and Alcorn County on Friday, boosting speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G speeds. Corinth is one of 31 Mississippi markets where C Spire is launching the service throughout October. It is also now available in Booneville. Another six cities will follow by the end of the year as part of a service upgrade covering
2,700 square miles, 1.2 million people and 364 cell sites. With the launch of 4G (fourth generation) LTE (long term evolution), the company says customers using compatible devices will be able to download music and apps faster, open files almost instantly and do real-time video chat, as well as surfing and streaming music and video with much faster speeds. The store hosted a launch party Friday with local officials and business leaders. Alliance President Gary
Chandler said the service will be a plus for business and industry recruitment. “Anytime you can show from a broadband infrastructure perspective that you have highspeed service available in your community,” he said, “it really goes a long way, because business owners have come to expect the cutting-edge technology that is available in larger metropolitan areas. By having the best and fastest network available it allows our community to stay ahead of the game.”
C Spire has invested $1.5 million since 2008 to expand the network. “We’re pleased that local businesses and consumers in Corinth are in one of the first markets in Missisippi with access to the next generation of mobile broadband services,” said Robert Hudson, regional manager of retail operations. “This technology will improve opportunities for taking care of business on-the-go and carrying out numerous mobile tasks at a pace that’s significantly
faster than consumers have ever experienced before on a wireless network.” C Spire offers several compatible smartphones and devices from manufacturers such as Motorola and Samsung. A compatible iPhone is expected at a later date. Mayor Tommy Irwin said he is excited that C Spire has included Corinth among the first communities in Mississippi to get the faster speeds. “I know it will help me do my job better and faster,” he said.
Artist turns found objects into whimsical works BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Ralph Barnes’ artistic pursuits started with a man chasing a woman. It was a stick man chasing a stick woman, to be precise, both fashioned from metal scraps fished out of the discards at work. His wife loved it, inspiring him to make more whimsical figures from metal pipes, rusty rebar, barn hinges and just about any other scraps he can get his hands on. Barnes’ work, along with that of Booneville painter Jim Tidwell, is featured in a double exhibit for October at the
Corinth Artist Guild Gallery. An opening reception is Sunday from 2 until 4 p.m. at the gallery at 507 Cruise St. Barnes, who grew up in Tippah County and now lives in Corinth, finds some of the pieces for his metal sculpture at yard sales and flea markets. It is a time-consuming process that includes cleaning up the pieces and smoothing out the sharp edges. “All of this stuff is solid rust when I get it,” he said. “It has to be sanded down.” Most of the exhibited pieces are animals, including a large
Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
Booneville artist Jim Tidwell (left) shows his painting “Red Lion Rags” while Corinth metal sculptor Ralph Barnes holds “Tail Wagger,” a puppy piggy bank he made from scraps. The two artists have an opening reception at the gallery on Sunday from 2 until 4 p.m.
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On this day in history 150 years ago The dead and wounded from the Battle of Corinth and Davis Bridge are counted: 7,937 total casualties, including 907 dead, 4,492 wounded and 2,538 captured. Confederate losses amount to 22 percent of the army and it marks the last Southern offensive in the state for the remainder of the war.