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Thursday Oct. 15,

2015

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 119, No. 247

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • One section

CHS baseball facility now on deck chael Pittman Construction of Corinth at a cost of $1,868,592. The project is being funded through available capital improvement monies. With some limited changes to the project specifications, the district was able to negotiate

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

A new baseball facility is officially on deck for the Corinth School District. In a special meeting Tuesday, the board of trustees awarded the construction contract to Mi-

the low bid down by $118,700. The baseball field will be part of the growing sports complex on Proper Street. It will “mirror the softball facility in terms of a raised press box with storage underneath it, the dugouts and wood fence,” said Superinten-

Native Indian history

dent Lee Childress. “It’s identical except for it is baseball field dimensions.” The contract also includes finishing out the batting cages with concrete, turf and strut system with nets. “Lighting will be different

BY JEBB JOHNSTON

A Native American Artifact show is set for Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Crossroads Arena.

Artifacts reveal life of early Americans BY STEVE BEAVERS The Magnolia State Archaeological Society is offering folks a free history lesson. A Native American Artifact show – hosted by the society – is set for Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Crossroads Arena. “Some of the finest artifacts from the South will be displayed and sold,” said MSAS President

Bill Breidinger. “People will be able to see artifacts from all of the four major time periods.” Artifacts slated to be displayed include arrowheads, spears, axes, banner stones, celts (ungrooved axes), gorgets, pottery, and mortar and pestles. “One of the most interesting items displayed will be pottery,” said Breidinger. “Some of the pottery will actually show the fire marks were it was tem-

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and lighting will be more extensive because you hit baseballs higher,” said Childress. The district believes it is feasible to see the season’s first pitch thrown out at the new

pered.” Pottery was used for various purposes, but mostly for boiling meat and fish scraps and for carrying water, according to Breidinger. It was made of wet clay and ground up bone or shell. The bone and shell, which was usually river mussels, was added to the clay to help temper the pottery. Please see ARTIFACTS | 6

Oak Lane repair work is expected to continue into next week, making continued road closures likely. The road may see some short-term openings, but closures are expected to continue to at least the middle of next week. The section of Oak Lane from East Shiloh to Magnolia is being rebuilt to address a number of issues with the road base and to stabilize the shoulders. “At this time,” said Street Commissioner Philip Verdung, “we are not going any farther than the Magnolia intersection because of upcoming work on the EDA drainage project that will come through the Magnolia intersection.” The major drainage project will include pipe and box culvert installation, improved

ditch and channel areas and the installation of an upstream detention basin to slow water flow through the Hickory Road-Oak Lane basin. After the road repair work, resurfacing of the section of Oak Lane will follow in early November. Two other repair and surfacing projects are planned after Oak Lane — Covewood Lane at Afton and Lucille Lane off Wenasoga Road. Those will wrap up road work for the year. With colder temperatures coming, “We are racing against the weather to get all this in,” said Verdung. Some spot work is also being done as needed as the sewer rehabilitation project continues. Oak Lane was one of several roads targeted for repair this year, along with Purdy School Road and Forrest School Road.

Separate traffic stops lead to pair of drug arrests Staff reports

Separate highway traffic stops by Alcorn County law enforcement this week led to felony drug charges for two people.

Daryl Blakney, 32, of County Road 746, Walnut, was arrested Wednesday and charged with possession of Please see ARRESTS | 2

19 bands take over Warrior Stadium II BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Corinth High School will be the home to plenty of marching and music come Saturday. Nineteen bands are taking over Warrior Stadium II for the 2nd Annual Crossroads Marching Classic at 2:30 p.m. “Support from the entire community has been wonderful,” said Corinth School District Director of Fine Arts Tommy Thompson. “Our vision was for our kids to have this experience.” The second classic is up from 11 bands in year one. “This event brings people

to Corinth,” said Thompson. “So many folks from the northeast part of Mississippi, including other bands, are coming to help.” “They all want to make it a success,” added Corinth Band-Aide President Kathy Louis.

The classic is separated into two divisions. The Red Division consists of Hamilton (1A); Water Valley (3A); Baldwyn (2A); Alcorn Central (3A); Tishomingo County (4A); Shannon (4A); Itawamba (4A); Belmont (3A) and South Pontotoc (3A). Black Division competitors are Lawrence Co., Tenn. (4A); Lafayette County (4A); West Point (5A); Bruce (2A); New Albany (4A); Ripley (4A); Tupelo (6A) and Pontotoc (4A). Corinth High School and Northeast Mississippi ComPlease see BANDS | 2

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Harper Road Christian Church celebrates its 30th anniversary with a revival and reunion. Tom Weaver serves as speaker for the celebration.

The Village Inn Motel at the corner of U.S. Highway 72 and South Parkway is demolished. The old hotel makes way for restaurant construction at the site home today to Zaxby’s.

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