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• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • 2 sections

Coca-Cola Bottling expands territory For the Daily Corinthian

Corinth Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc. has announced it has signed definitive agreements with The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated for expanded territory rights.

These agreements implement the territory changes previously announced in April of 2013, when a Letter of Intent was signed. In the transactions now announced, Corinth will be expanding its presence in West Tennessee by obtaining distri-

bution rights and related assets in territories in the Jackson and Paris, Tenn. markets from Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc., who will first receive such rights from Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated. Coca-Cola Refreshments will

also transition a small number of routes from the Memphis/ Little Rock Market Unit to Corinth. The parties anticipate that these territories will fully transition to Corinth Coca-Cola Bottling Works during the first half of 2015. Financial terms

were not disclosed. H.L. “Sandy” Williams, chairman of Corinth Coca-Cola Bottling, said, “We are truly excited for the progress we have made since April 2013 and we look Please see COCA-COLA | 2A

Two plead guilty in Circuit Court BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Alcorn County Circuit Court heard guilty pleas on charges of statutory rape and fondling this week. During Monday’s plea day, Warren Jake Williams, 24, pleaded guilty to statutory rape. Judge Jim Pounds imposed a 20-year sentence with 19 years suspended, leaving one year to serve day-for-day in custody of the Mississippi

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Magnolia Regional Health Center Home Health and Hospice Volunteer Coordinator Lia Wade, Social Worker Beverly Haley, Regional Manager Lynette Kemp, Director Marquetta Trice and Hospice Coordinator Regina Stamphill go over schedule details for Thursday’s annual Caregivers Symposium, “I Care, You Care, We Care.” The free event for anyone who acts as caregiver will take place from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., at the Mississippi State Extension Center located behind the Crossroads Arena.

Symposium offered for caregivers BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

The role of a caregiver can be challenging and stressful. As a thank you, Magnolia Regional Health Center Home Health and Hospice invites the public and anyone who acts as a caregiver to their annual care-

giver symposium set for later this week. The “I Care, You Care, We Care” event will take place at the Mississippi State Extension Center located behind the Crossroads Arena on Thursday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. “We want to reward all care-

givers in the area by providing them with much needed information that will hopefully help make their job easier,” Director Marquetta Trice said. “The event will feature a full slate a speakers talking on a wide Please see CAREGIVERS | 2A

Department of Corrections, with five years of probation to follow, according to court records. He must pay a fine of $1,000 plus various assessments and register as a sex offender. According to the indictment, an incident with a child under the age of 16 occurred on or about July 10, 2012. In another case, David Please see PLEAS | 2A

Kid’s murder case: State asks for life BY JEFF YORK For the Daily Corinthian

SELMER, Tenn. — The defendant charged with first degree felony murder in the death of a four-year-old had her arraignment Monday in a McNairy County Circuit Court hearing. The state will ask for life without parole in the case. Kyrie Kyle, 26, 337 McIntyre Road in Adamsville, is charged in the death of Asher Drake Dilworth. She is pres-

ently being held in the McNairy County Jail. Kyle’s attorney, Claiborne Ferguson, asked Judge Weber McCraw for a hearing to have a bond set for Kyle. The attorney said that because it is not a capital case, she should have a bond that could possibly allow her to get out of jail. McNairy County District Attorney Michael Dunavant Please see MURDER | 2A

Corinth Ballet preparing for ‘The Nutcracker’ production BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

In an effort to broaden the horizons of students and to promote the various arts of dance as its center, Turning Pointe Dance Academy owner Crystal Sweeny Scarbrough is bringing the first ever professional ballet company to Corinth. Located at 507 Cruise Street, Turning Pointe Dance Academy will serve as the training facility of the Corinth Ballet. “I was approached by several parents and members of our community who felt we could sustain our own ballet and asked if I would like to head up the effort. I put it off for a year because I wasn’t sure if I could stretch myself that thin, but

ultimately decided that it was worth the sacrifice,” said Scarbrough who will serve as the artistic director of the non-profit organization. “Ballet is similar to martial arts because there are several different styles and both have become lost arts in many places. We hope to bring educational awareness and opportunity to the community through the promotion of this beautiful art form.” With ambitions to produce two full ballets in Corinth per year, the company will perform “The Nutcracker” at Christmas time and an annual spring ballet with a local chorus for jazz ensembles. “We have the talent here at home to produce a quality show

Corinth Ballet will hold its first performance of “The Nutcracker,” with a cast of 48 youth, on Friday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 7 at 1 p.m. every year,” said Scarbrough, who got her start as an assistant teacher at the Corinth SportsPlex. “If we can get the community to support the promotion

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of our ballet, we can create just as big a market as in Tupelo or Birmingham, Alabama.” According to Scarbrough, many have contributed to bring

the company’s dream to fruition. “We have had so many conPlease see NUTCRACKER | 2A

On this day in history 150 years ago At Big Blue River, Missouri, Gen. Sterling Price battles Union Gen. Samuel R. Curtis, his opponent from the Battle of Pea Ridge in 1862. Price fails to defeat Curtis and realizes he is nearly hemmed in by converging Union columns.

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