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Station airs Alcorn student beating BY MARK BOEHLER editor@dailycorinthian.com
KOSSUTH — A Memphis television station aired a video on Friday showing a male Alcorn School District student brutally beating another while
other students stood around and watched. The footage aired during one of the top stories at 6 p.m. on WMC-TV Action News 5 and shown again at 10 p.m. shows what they said was a Kossuth
Middle Schooler beating another. The victim throws no punches and no assistance is given from others who are watching, the video reveals. “The incident involves minors and the school district is
unable to comment,” Alcorn School District Superintendent Gina Rogers Smith told the Daily Corinthian. A Channel 5 reporter showed up on the KMS campus and was unable to get any comment
from school officials. Channel 5 reported the student apparently didn’t like how the victim was dressed. The television station didn’t reveal the source of the Please see VIDEO | 2A
Tourism tax sets another record BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth’s sales tax collections moved up slightly in the first month of a new fiscal year, while the tourism tax continued its record-setting pace. Although the city’s share of sales tax proceeds received at mid-October was up only 0.8 percent from a year earlier, it set a new high mark for the
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Two vehicles traveled down a steep embankment on U.S. 72 East near the Kimberly-Clark Access Road. At least three people were hurt in the double rollover crash on Saturday afternoon about 1 p.m.
1 dead, 2 hurt after U.S. 72 crash BY MARK BOEHLER editor@dailycorinthian.com
A 75-year-old Booneville man died and two others injured after a double rollover wreck Saturday afternoon on U.S. 72 East near the Kimberly-Clark Access
Road. Corinth Police Department Captain Landon Tucker identified the fatality as Gene Dugger of CR 2312, Booneville. He was a passenger in a 2006 Ford Taurus driven by his wife, 74-year-
old Mary Dugger. The driver of the other car was identified as 58-year-old Sheree Stephens of CR 276, Iuka. Ms. Dugger and Ms. Stephens Please see CRASH | 6A
month, with $499,762.75 deposited into the city coffers. The funds reflect sales activity during the month of August in local businesses. Each of the last two fiscal years ended with record high totals, with fiscal 2015 gaining 6.8 percent over fiscal 2014. While collections across the state rose 2.5 percent, nine Please see TAX | 2A
Group promoting sensory friendly films BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Lights up, sound down. A local Autism awareness group has recently began hosting a monthly showing of a sensory friendly film at the Corinth Malco Cinema. “These film events are open to all with special needs who may need this kind of sensory friendly opportunity,” said
Reconnect 4 Autism board member Marissa NoonerKillough. “We have teamed Please see AUTISM | 5A
Mathis family tackles historic house project BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
With an energetic personality and a huge heart for others, Farmington native Margaret Mathis is ready to tackle yet another project. The 62-year-old retiree and her husband Richie recently fulfilled their life-long dream to own a piece of Corinth’s history when they purchased the historic B.F. Liddon Home in downtown Corinth from Ricki Parker and Casey Rutherford of Pontotoc in August of 2013. “Owning the Liddon Home makes one feel like he or she can make a difference in preserving a small piece of history,” said Mathis. “It is so heartwarming and encouraging when people just pull over and say ‘thanks’ to you for what you are doing and speak
words of encouragement.” “There is no way I can describe the excitement I felt when I was lucky enough to purchase the castle,” she continued. “I always say I have been so blessed in life and for that I am so thankful to the Good Lord in Heaven.” Complete with a square grand piano, vintage elevator, classic Tiffany light and other treasured jewels, the furnishings and fixtures of the home serve as exquisite reminders of its magnificent past. “We can tell already the structure was built well,” said Mathis as she gestured around the spacious abode. “We know Benjamin Franklin Liddon was very proud of his home and his impact upon the community ... and deservedly so, I might add.” “The feel of the home is a warm,
abiding place just waiting to come alive with a ‘sprucing-up’ and activity with another Corinth family who has always known it and loved it,” she added. “We are currently closed to the public due to the renovation process and are just taking things as they come, one day at a time.” In addition to rescuing time-worn homes and businesses, the avid gardener enjoys decorating, traveling and spending time with family and friends. A 1970 graduate of Alcorn Central High School, Mathis earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi State University in 1974. An educator for 12 years, she instructed students in accounting, computers, Please see MATHIS | 5A
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Margaret Mathis and her husband, Richie, purchased the historic B.F. Liddon Home in downtown Corinth from Ricki Parker and Casey Rutherford of Pontotoc in August 2013.
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The Wenasoga Volunteer Fire Department hosts the Haunted Battlefield. The fundraiser features a mock Civil War battlefield in the woods filled with spooks and scares says organizer Leisha Hopper.
Tickets go on sale for the return of the Oak Ridge Boys to Corinth. The legendary group is set to bring its Christmas tour to the Crossroads Arena in December says arena manager Reggie Churchwell.
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