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Police chief encourages holiday safety BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
As the Crossroads area celebrates Halloween on Tuesday, local law enforcement encourages safety on the spooky holiday. Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance said extra officers will be on duty throughout the night to ensure safety among trick-ortreaters and party goers.
“We ask that everyone be aware of and observe traffic laws in order to keep this a safe holiday for kids who are out trick-or-treating,” he said. “Parents should keep an eye on your children, check their candy and make sure they wear light colored clothing and carry a flashlight with them so they can be seen easily.” Traditionally, a porch light
left on serves as a sign that little ghosts and ghouls are welcome to stop by. “Please remember that it is Halloween and don’t be alarmed if you get a knock on your door,” said Dance. “If you don’t want visitors, keep your porch light off so others will know you aren’t handing out Please see SAFETY | 2
Main Street seeks donations, sponsors for annual event
“There will be extra officers out patrolling our neighborhoods ... we ask that everyone be cautious and report any suspicious activity to us immediately.” Ralph Dance Police chief
HOSA kicks off service project BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
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Main Street Corinth President Brian McCullen, volunteer Taylor Coombs and director Angela Avent discuss early plans for next month’s Celebrate Corinth event. BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Planning has begun for Corinth’s kickoff holiday season event. Main Street Corinth will present their annual Celebrate Corinth showcase of local businesses and restaurants next
month. Set for Thursday, Nov. 16 at FMBank in downtown Corinth, the event will spotlight local shops with a silent auction. Entertainment and food from a number of local restaurants will also be featured during the fundraiser.
Tickets are $25 for the 6 p.m. event and can be purchased at FMBank at 515 Fillmore Street. “Celebrate Corinth is a perfect place to start your early Christmas shopping. We will have more than 100 items on siPlease see EVENT | 2
The Alcorn County HOSA, Future Health Professionals, formerly known as Health Occupations Students of America, will be celebrating National HOSA Week by doing some good for others. National HOSA Week is Nov. 6 through 10 and the HOSA members at Alcorn Career and Technology Center will kick off the celebration with a service project to benefit the community. “This is an annual event where they do a community service project. This year the chapter committee chose to assist Vertical Church and Maranatha Baptist in helping to fill their Blessing Boxes with needs for the community,” said Tila Johnson, RN and Health Science Technology Instructor at Alcorn Career and Technology Center. Between the two churches, there are three Blessing Boxes. Two for Vertical Church with locations — one at Kentucky Fried Chicken in Corinth and
“This year the chapter committee chose to assist Vertical Church and Maranatha Baptist in helping to fill their Blessing Boxes with needs for the community.” Tila Johnson Instructor
one at B&J’s Supermarket in Burnsville. Maranatha Baptist Church has a Blessing Box location at Farmington Town Hall. Items needed are canned goods, hygiene products, diapers/wipes, anything easy to Please see HOSA | 2
‘Secret’ Corinth robotics team heading to regional competition BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth Warrior Robotics may be a well-kept secret. This is the seventh year for the team and they recently finished third in the state out of 27 teams at Mississippi State
Best Robotics Competition at Mississippi State University in Starkville. The win qualifies them to advance to the regional competition for the southeast. They will compete against 58 other teams at the South’s Best Robotics
Competition at Auburn University in December. During the MSU competition, the Corinth team won six awards: Most Robust Robot; Second Place — T-Shirt Design; Third Place — Mascot Dance Off; Second Place — Spirit and
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Sportsmanship; Third Place — Marketing Presentation and Third Place Overall. The team is led by Coach Beverly Henson, who is also a Corinth Middle School teacher. The team has four mentors Nikki Smith, Jacob Smith, Ryan
Lawson and Angela Alvarez. Whatever the team does to place well in competitions, they appear to do it quietly until they compete. “I don’t think anyone knows Please see ROBOTICS | 2
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