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Speaker Gunn brings tour to Corinth BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Have an idea for state lawmakers? Mississippi Speaker of the House Philip Gunn will be listening on Tuesday. His Mississippi Solutions tour in the coming week includes a stop at Corinth City Hall at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The town hall-style meeting will take place upstairs in the board room and is scheduled to last an hour. “As a conservative, I firmly believe
that the solutions to our problems won’t come from government,” Gunn said. “They will come from the hardworking people of Mississippi. This is your chance to join us and let us know your thoughts.” The sessions are described as forums “for all legislators, citizens and the press.” Gunn (R-Clinton) is seeking ideas to help fix the core issues Mississippians struggle with daily. The speaker
conducted a similar tour last year. He is the first Republican speaker of the house in 136 years, having taken the role after Prentiss County’s Billy McCoy relinquished the title. The representative for District 56 (Hinds, Madison, Warren and Yazoo counties) is an attorney who was elected in 2004 and is a native of Hattiesburg. He has served as chairman of the Republican House Conference since it was formed in 2006 and has
served on the executive committee of the Mississippi Republican Party. As an attorney at Wells, Marble, Hurst PLLC in Ridgeland, he practices primarily in insurance defense and civil litigation. The itinerary for the tour includes Clinton, Clarksdale and Olive Branch on Monday; Oxford, Corinth and Starkville on Tuesday; Vicksburg and Natchez on Wednesday; and Laurel and Pascagoula on Thursday.
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Austin’s, Rotary host successful annual 5K race BY JOSEPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com
Austin’s Shoes Run with Rotary 5K fundraiser had another great turnout for the event in 2013. Runners, joggers, and walkers were all on hand on Saturday as the event kicked off Saturday morning. The Fifth Annual Austin’s Shoes Run race allowed for spectators to watch the first runner to cross the finish line with Nathan Ginn cruising across the line at an impressive time Please see RACE | 2A
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Boys & Girls Club Unit Director Christy Grice puts together a sailboat that will contain information about the club. The craft will be used at Tuesday’s 8th Annual Catfish & Khakis.
Local club hosts 8th fundraiser BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Mississippi is hoping to land the big one during its annual fall fundraiser. Food will be the club’s bait as it
plans to hold its 8th Annual Catfish & Khakis on Tuesday at the corner of Fillmore Street and Cruise. The club’s top fundraiser gives individuals a choice of fish or chicken to go along with hushpuppies, fries, slaw, cookie and a drink.
Tickets are $10 for the 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. event and can be purchased on the day of the luncheon. Attendees can dine-in or take-out. “It started just to keep our name
Staff photo by Joseph Miller
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Nathan Ginn cruises across the finish line first with an impressive time of 19:13.
Alcorn board of supervisors face heavy agenda during Monday meeting The Alcorn County Board of Supervisors will hold a regular meeting at 9 a.m. Monday at the supervisors’ office on Fulton Drive. The agenda includes: ■ Call to order and prayer — Bro. DeWayne Kirk, pastor of Pleasant Hill Pentecostal
Church ■ Approval of minutes of Sept. 3, Sept. 16 and Sept. 23 meetings ■ Approval of financial report and payment of claims (Sept. 16 to Oct. 7) ■ Joe Caldwell — Redistricting
■ Insolvency list for 2013 — Larry Ross, tax collector ■ Jail warden’s report ■ Juvenile Detention Center report ■ Bid opening — $900,000 negotiable note ■ Bid opening — Surplus equipment for sale by county
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■ Executed lease agreement — Flowers Baking Co. of Tuscaloosa, LLC ■ Appointments to tourism board — Pauline Sorrell (joint) hotel/motel and Billy Taylor (joint) restaurant — Terms expire in October ■ Authorization to pay in-
voices — Clayton O’Donnell, PLLC ■ Cook Coggin Engineers, Inc. — Copy of letter to Bonds Company, Inc. — Project SAP-2(19)S pre-construction meeting Please see AGENDA | 2A
On this day in history 150 years ago Gen. Chalmers’ cavalry engages in a skirmish near Holly Springs. In Middle Tennessee, the Confederate cavalry takes the worst of a fight near the Duck River. The defeat hampers the Southern effort to starve the Union army in Chattanooga.
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