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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121, No. 264

Toy store in need of help

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BY BRANT SAPPINGTON

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section

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The start of registration for the 2017 Lighthouse Foundation Toy Store showed a big need for help in the community this Christmas. The foundation kicked off registration last Thursday for this year’s edition of the annual program helping those in need provide Christmas presents for their children. Foundation Executive Director Gary Caveness said they had 55 people sign up for assistance Thursday. He said it’s absolutely vital for those wishing to participate in the program to register because the effort works on a tight budget and they must know how many people they need to serve. Registration continues each Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon at the foundation’s building on South Johns Street. These sessions will continue through Nov. 16. There will also be an evening registration session on Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for those unable to attend one of the morning sessions. A final registration day for anyone unable to attend one of the earlier sessions is set for Tuesday, Nov. 28 from 9 a.m. to noon. Those registering must bring a Social Security card and birth certificate for each child, along with proof of residency in Alcorn County such as a power bill, water bill or other document showing their physical address in the county. They must also pay a

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“We’ve already had a ton of calls and messages about signing up – this could be one of our biggest years.” BY ZACK STEEN Staff Photo by L.A. Story

everyone,” said Lucy Duffy, MRHC Auxiliary. The volunteers were busy sorting and pricing items Thursday morning in anticipation of the big event. The MRHC Auxiliary runs the hospital’s gift shop. It is important to keep it wellstocked and it is important to shop there. The money earned each year from the gift shop helps fund scholarships for young people going into the medical profession. “How many scholarships we give out each year depends on how much we make in the gift shop,” said Carpenter in a previous interview.

Downtown Corinth comes to life with Christmas spirit each year on the first Saturday in December. Not much will change this year as Main Street Corinth hosts the 2017 edition of the Corinth/Alcorn County Christmas Parade. Entries are now being accepted for the parade set for Saturday, Dec. 2 at 5 p.m. “We’ve already had a ton of calls and messages about signing up – this could be one of our biggest years,” said Main Street Corinth Director Angela Avent. This year’s parade theme is “Fairytale Christmas.” “We think the ‘Fairytale Christmas’ theme will allow people to use their creative nature to interpret how to incorporate the theme into their floats,” added Avent. Application deadline for parade entries is Nov. 18. The annual event normally features more than 100 entries, including marching bands, floats and a special guest appearance by Santa

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MRHC Auxiliary members Betty James (left) and Rachel Goddard sort through items that will be for sale at the annual craft sale.

Auxiliary prepares for craft sale BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

Santa’s helpers have been working hard at the craft tables making gifts for the upcoming craft sale at Magnolia Regional Health Center’s gift shop. Santa’s helpers – more commonly known as The MRHC Auxiliary (or the “Pink Ladies” because of their pink jackets) – have made a wide variety of items to sell in the annual Christmas Open House and Craft Sale at the MRHC Gift Shop, which is run by the MRHC Auxiliary. The craft Sale and open house will take place from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the MRHC Gift Shop. Auxiliary members said they usually have a lot of traffic to the annual sale as Christmas shoppers get their hands on handmade crafts.

“We have a lot more items to sell this year than we did last year.” This year, shoppers have even more to look forward to. “We have a lot more items to sell this year than we did last year,” said MRHC Auxiliary member Rachel Goddard. Among the items one can expect are a beautiful and unique cotton boll wreath. “Cotton is so popular right now,” said Linda Carpenter, MRHC Auxiliary. There are also lots of soft baby blankets with scalloped lace edges, a merrily jingling Santa door hanger, Christmas place mats and handmade scarves in a variety of styles and that is just a sample of the items which will be available for sale. “We try to have pieces for

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Volunteer fire department acquiring closed school building BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com

A former school building torn apart by vandals could help bring a community together. The Pisgah Volunteer Fire Department is in the process of acquiring the former Pisgah School from the Prentiss County School District with the goal of creating a community center and fire department training facility. The transfer of the property, located adjacent to the fire department, has been approved by the county school board but action still must be taken by the board of supervisors. “We want to create something that will benefit the community,” said Pisgah VFD Chief Gary Yancey. First, however, the depart-

“We want to create something that will benefit the community.” ment will have to repair major damage caused by vandalism since the school was shuttered with the closing of the Pisgah Head Start center prior to the start of the 2015-16 school year. The school is located in north Prentiss County not far from the Alcorn County line. Windows throughout the Please see SCHOOL | 2

Pisgah Volunteer Fire Department Chief Gary Yancey stands in the hall of the former Pisgah School building. The building has been heavily damaged since it ceased being used as the Pisgah Head Start center two years ago.

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