Corinth Veterans’ parking spaces unveiled
Glen Alcorn Central Band advances to state
Prentiss Co. Body identified as missing man
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Friday Oct. 27,
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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121, No. 257
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History comes alive
Driver released BY JEBB JOHNSTON
jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The driver of a tractor has been released from the hospital after Wednesday’s crash with an SUV in a rural area of western Alcorn County. The Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department identified the man as Benny Rainey, 68, of County Road 641, Corinth. He was released from North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo Thursday morning, said hospital spokeswoman Deborah Pugh. The crash happened about 4 p.m. Wednesday
BY JEBB JOHNSTON
jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth School District is inviting people to join the conversation about education. This school year, the district launched two monthly forums with Superintendent Lee Childress — “Coffee and Conversations” and “Lunch with Lee.” The district will host “Lunch with Lee” today at noon at the central office at 1204 North Harper Road. The gatherings are “to give people an opportunity to come in and share their thoughts and ideas about what is going on in the school district or ask questions that they might have,” said Childress. “These two events are open to anybody — parents, the community, anybody that might have something that they might want to discuss or ask about.” Students, as well, may attend. The district recently made arrangements for one interested student to participate in the lunch session. It is an informal gathering, running about an hour, with a Q&A type format. “If there is something going on in the district or something we need particular input on, we might ask it,” said Childress. “But, otherwise, it’s just strictly a conversation that we have among those that are there about various issues and
Photo by Dujuana Thompson
This weekend’s second annual Historic Corinth Cemetery Tour features five new legends and three returning favorites including Brock Thompson’s portrayal of an unknown Civil War soldier. Thompson’s daughter, Louanna Montgomery, will join the event as a tour guide.
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Cemetery tour features 8 local legends Two face
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BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
History will come alive this weekend on the hallowed grounds of Corinth’s oldest cemetery. Among the true tales to be heard include those of a volunteer, a doctor’s wife, a watch maker, a farmer’s boy, a mayor, a town character, the town’s co-founder and a man with no name. The second annual Historic Corinth Cemetery Tour presented by the Crossroads Museum will bring to life eight legends from Corinth’s past. Set for Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m., the tour will leave in groups of 15 every 15 minutes at the Corinth City Cemetery. This year’s version of the tour
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BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
features five new legends and three returning favorites with new true tales to share including Brock Thompson’s portrayal of one of the many Civil War soldiers buried in unmarked graves at the cemetery. Thompson’s a lieutenant colonel in the 22nd Alabama In-
fantry Regiment from Mobile, Ala. He’ll share the struggles of war with audience members and paint a picture with words as he leads his men through the peach orchard during the Battle of Shiloh.
Two people face felony drug charges after separate arrests by the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday. Wesley David Stover, 31, of County Road 793, Corinth, was found to be in possession of approximately 20 grams of methamphetamine and a controlled substance — hydrocodone pills, said Sheriff Ben Caldwell. The arrest followed a traffic stop about 5 p.m. on County Road 793 (Bradley
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Bike club to host second annual Mission 22 ride to benefit veterans BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
America needs to assemble an army to fight a war at home – the war to save the lives of veterans. The Mission 22 program website states, “Yesterday over 20 veterans were lost to suicide. That makes the war at home more dangerous than all our combat missions around the world. Let’s end the stigma surrounding Post Traumatic Stress and Traumatic Brain Injury. Let’s end the silence. Let’s save our veterans.” McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors, Memorial Funeral Home and B.A.G.G.E.R.S. motorcycle club are sponsoring a Mission 22 Ride on Saturday. The ride will begin in the parking lot at McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors, located at 1951 East Third Street in Corinth. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. and kickstands will go up at 11 a.m. The cost is $15 per rider and $5 per passenger. This will
be a 100-mile ride with a Mississippi Highway Patrol escort. Lunch and goodie bags will be included for all participants. There will be 50/50 tickets and Mission 22 patches and helmet stickers for sale. “I know there’s a lot going on Saturday, but this is an important cause – get your leathers on and ride with us. If you don’t have a motorcycle, then you can ride in a car. If you can’t do the ride, then just come by and donate,” said Lisa Lambert, B.A.G.G.E.R.S. member and McPeters Inc. Funeral Director employee. Lambert said 100 percent of
the proceeds from the ride goes to Mission 22 programs. This is the second year that the motorcycle club and funeral homes have done this ride. Fundraising for it began when McPeters and Memorial and the members of the motorcycle club were looking for service projects to benefit the community. Lambert said when she first saw Mission 22 on Facebook, she didn’t know what it was. Then there was Senior Airman Craig Talley, who lost the war at home. “We (B.A.G.G.E.R.S.) actually did the motorcycle escort for him when he came home,” said Lambert. She began talking with Airman Talley’s mother and it gave her the idea. The other riders and the funeral homes were on board. She said without the help of the funeral homes and B.A.G.G.E.R.S. riders they wouldn’t be able to host the fundraiser. According to Mission 22,
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Magnolia Hospital’s Radiology Department receives mammography certification from the American College of Radiology, recognizing its high quality of service.
the organization has three major programs – one of them is funding veterans to receive treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and other issues they may be facing. Another program is funding a memorial for those who have lost their battle. Mission 22 states, “There are memorials dedicated to the fallen warriors of nearly every major conflict in our country’s history. They remind us of the sacrifice, they honor those we’ve lost, and they tie civilian to soldier. But there was no national monument for those who have fallen in the war against Veteran suicide until the War at Home Memorial was created. With your support, we were able to build one. We raised a monument—and awareness. We are working with community leaders in locations like Norfolk, Washington D.C. and New York City to create a permanent exhibit to
pay tribute to those we have lost here at home.” Lambert said the funeral homes and B.A.G.G.E.R.S. will be doing their own version of the War At Home memorial, only it will be made of wood. It will have a soldier’s silhouette and will feature Airman Talley and Sgt. Justin Johnson, of the Tupelo area, and will include a biography for each soldier. “There will be a biography, so that you will know who these men are. These are our Mississippi soldiers,” said Lambert. She said the memorial will be displayed at the ride and will go from there to the Crossroads Museum, where it will be displayed for a time. (For more information about the Corinth Mission 22 Ride, contact Lisa Lambert during regular business hours at 662286-6000. For more information about the Mission 22 program, visit their website at mission.22.com.)
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Corinth Coca-Cola celebrates the opening of its new museum in downtown Corinth.
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