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• Corinth, Mississippi • 22 pages • Two sections
Water treatment plant suit settled BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth’s dispute with the contractor on the surface water treatment plant construction has settled out of court. Georgia-based P.F. Moon and Company sought almost $1.6 million in damages, alleging it was forced to complete work beyond the scope of the contract. U.S. District Court
Senior Judge Glen H. Davidson dismissed the case on Thursday based upon a settlement by the parties. Terms were not disclosed. In addition to the City of Corinth, the Corinth Public Utilities Commission was a defendant. After a settlement conference on Aug. 31 reached no resolution, a trial for the case had recently been rescheduled
for May 2016. Moon’s complaint included a list of tasks the contractor says it was caused to perform that were not required by the contract, including additional grading in the lagoons, additional rip-rap at the existing detention pond, a metal roof connection at the filter building and moving the polymer tanks, among many others. The com-
plaint alleged this increased the contractor’s cost and time required to complete the work. Moon submitted a claim for additional compensation, the bulk of which was denied. The city and commission countersued Moon and Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, who held the contractor’s performance bond, alleging Moon breached
the contract by failing to complete the work correctly and in a timely manner. The Clifford Worsham Surface Water Treatment Facility located east of Glen went into operation in 2013. It taps the Tenn-Tom Waterway as a water source with the capacity to withdraw 10 million gallons a day. The case was dismissed without prejudice.
Quad sells plant to investor group For the Daily Corinthian
Staff photo by Zack Steen
Corinth Street Commissioner Philip Verdung talks to the crowd gathered at the SoCo District pocket park ribbon cutting on Tuesday.
A vacant industrial building in Corinth has been sold to an investor group. An affiliate of Phoenix Investors, LLC (Phoenix), based in Milwaukee, recently acquired a former printing plant from Sussex-based printing company, Quad/Graphics. The vacant property is located in Corinth at 2787 South Harper Road near U.S. 72 and is one of the sites Quad obtained during its purchase of World Color Press in 2010.
World Color Press had printed National Geographic magazine at its facility for many years. Since the acquisition, Quad has been integrating properties to improve efficiencies. For many of its early years, the local printing industry was known as Halls of Mississippi. This newly acquired 630,000 square foot building, which sits on 123 acres of land, will be the first industrial property Phoenix owns in Mississippi. Please see QUAD | 2A
New green space officially opens Tourism office to meet BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
The newest green space addition in downtown Corinth was christened on Tuesday. Members of the community, the City of Corinth and Main Street gathered at the Wick and Franklin Street intersection pocket park for a ribbon cutting ceremony. “This is a great accomplishment that was headed up by the Main Street board, but also included so many different agencies and private business owners,” said Corinth Street Commissioner Philip Verdung, who worked closely with former Main Street Director Taylor Coombs to com-
plete the project. “This is a great example of what can be done when we are all working together.” The property, donated to city in April 2014 by SoCo developers Stuart Green and Trey Albright, features a green space with a circular walk way. Street improvements at the property included the installation of bulb-outs with planters and ADA ramps, ADA connections to existing sidewalks and additional parking alongside the park. “This was my baby,” said Coombs. “It feels so good to finally see it completed and being used exactly the way we hoped and dreamed. To drive
by and see families enjoying it and see businesses unitizing it is so exciting.” A Pierce Foundation grant helped fund the project that took a little over one year to complete. Main Street Director Brent Johnson said the new park is only the beginning of the continued beatification projects in downtown Corinth and SoCo District. “To finish this project and officially open the park means we can now move on to the next big thing, which we are already in the process of looking and planning for,” he said. “It’s a step in the right direction for this community.”
with restaurant owners BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Tourism is bringing local restaurant owners to the table. Corinth Area Visitors and Convention Bureau will meet with local owners on Oct. 26 during a 9 a.m. meeting at the tourism office. A get-together with local hotel/motel owners is scheduled for Oct. 29. “It’s a time to see what they need from us,” said tourism director Christy Burns. “I want to get a feel for what we can do to get more people to restaurants.” There are about 20 local res-
taurant owners in the area. “It will get us together and help us be on the same page,” said tourism board president and restaurant owner Russell Smith. “We have to get past us looking at each other as being competition and work together so all of us will be able to grow.” Fellow board member and restaurant owner Billy Taylor agreed. “It is going to benefit all of us,” said Taylor. “We just need to get everyone involved.” Please see MEETING | 2A
Corinth tourism board seeks to change way it gives out grants BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Board moved a step closer to modifying the way it funds requests. Members of the seven-person board voted unanimously to meet with tourism guru Bobby King to address future funding requests. The meeting
will take place after the board meets with local hotel/motel, restaurant and events representatives. The tourism board then will meet to establish goals and relay to local organizations its decision. “We have to decide what we are going to fund before we take requests,” said board member Ricky James, who made the
motion for another meeting with King. “We have the money, but what do we do with it.” King, Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area project manager, met with the group on Sept. 30 to discuss avenues available through the Hills grant program. Board members want to fund requests which will bring in the
most tourists to the city. “What are our goals?” said tourism director Christy Burns. “We need to see what they are because that determines the marketing plan.” “We can come up with all kinds of ideas,” said board member Billy Taylor. “But are we doing the best thing with the money?” added
the board’s Laura Albright. “Before we make changes we need to let the public know we have changed the game a little bit.” In other board business, the group voted to table the election of officers until November’s meeting. Currently, Russell Smith is board president and Pauline Sorrell is vice president.
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Parents rally to support South Corinth Elementary School. Karen Frame is serving as president of the newly formed South Corinth Elementary PTO, formed to raise funds and help support the school.
Marsha Whitehead is honored with The Alliance Agricultural Stewardship Award and Roy Oaks receives the John Vaughn Memorial Award during the annual awards during the annual awards dinner following the Alcorn County Agricultural Tour.
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