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• Corinth, Mississippi • 24 pages • Two sections

Sign of the times? Tall sign for Cracker Barrel gets approval BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

When Cracker Barrel comes to Corinth, it wants to be seen. The Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Tuesday gave approval to a variance request

from A1 Signs of Dickson, Tenn., to erect a 100-foot-tall sign for Cracker Barrel at the planned restaurant location at 1900 Highway 72 West. The planning commission/board of adjustment met earlier in the afternoon

and recommended approval to the city board. A Cracker Barrel official reached by phone Tuesday afternoon said it is premature to comment on the company’s plans for Corinth. Mayor Tommy Irwin said the city anticipates the restaurant will bring 200 jobs. The 200-square-foot sign would be located on the west corner of the property.

City Attorney Wendell Trapp said the company wants a sign that is visible from the intersection of Highways 45 and 72. With the property in a low-lying area, the planning commission found the height acceptable. Renderings of the sign show the height will get it just above trees and other obstacles. Plans for parking show 130 spaces plus recreational vehicle

Fiber service would make huge impact

Dog day afternoon

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

RIDGELAND — Describing it as “transformative” and “future-proof,” officials offer hope of great things for those who land 1 gigabit per second fiber Internet service. It can even increase property values, fiber advocates said at Monday’s C Spire Fiber to the Home event. Joe Reardon, former mayor of Kansas City, Kansas, the first Google Fiber city, is witnessing its power. “We are seeing the impact throughout our city,” he said, “both in new businesses coming and locating in Kansas City, Kansas, and we in fact have young people that are renting houses in neighborhoods that really did not have a lot of young people coming to them just to get access to ultra highspeed fiber.” The city beat out 1,100 competitors to land the service, which the mayor credits with spurring a new wave of economic development and new applications in health care. “Our citizens are enjoying a

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Meg Stutts and her dog, Lulu, wait to take the stage during the fashion show of the CorinthAlcorn County Animal Shelter.

Fashion show benefits shelter BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

The stage belonged to the dogs. Dressed in colorful costumes, eight canines strutted for the audience during the “Canine Fall Fashions” of the Corinth-Alcorn County Animal Shelter on Saturday at American Legion Post 6. “Participants love to show off their dogs,” said shelter director Charlotte Doehner. “The turnout was wonderful and we plan on doing the show twice a year now.” Those who missed the first show will have another chance in the spring as the event has been expanded to a fall and spring show. Meg Stutts entered three dogs in the show. Lulu, a chihuahua, was the first to entertain the

crowd in her pirate attire. First mate, Toby Mac, and fellow pirate, Snoopy, soon followed to round out the Stutts’ trio. “These pirates don’t steal gold, they steal food,” said Stutts, a volunteer at the shelter, said with a smile. Stutts and her son, Jessie, found the costumes while shopping for Halloween. Elmo, a Chihuahua and fiest mix of Pat and B.J. Pendergrast, was the smallest of the dogs on stage. The small canine made his fashion statement in a tuxedo and top hat. Cost to enter the show was $10 with all money taken collected going to the shelter. Money was also raised during

the day via a flea market. Items left over from the flea market were donated to Christ Gospel Church in Kossuth. “Debbie Lee worked for hours getting everything ready,” said Doehner. “I thought everything went well and I’m excited about the next show in the spring. Founded in August 2011, the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter is a non-profit organization funded by private donations, the City of Corinth, the City of Farmington and the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors. The shelter is managed by community leaders and a dedicated volunteer based staff. Currently, 246 animals are kept at the facility located at 3825 Proper Street.

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parking, slightly exceeding the city’s requirements for the store size. Construction could begin in December. Cracker Barrel has more than 600 locations, all company owned, in 42 states. Last week, the city issued a building permit for Popeyes chicken, which is locating at U.S. 72 and Cass Street.

quality of life improvement,” said Reardon. “Where fiber optic has been installed in homes, those homes are selling at higher prices than homes that don’t have fiber optic today. It’s something that we don’t often see, but we know infrastructure can make that kind of difference.” He expects the public-private partnership between C Spire and the participating Mississippi cities to be a model for others going forward. It is “something special, and I think is going to be a huge differentiator for the state of Mississippi,” said Reardon. Once the service begins to launch in the eligible areas — Corinth is one of nine Mississippi cities that will be racing to sign up households in targeted neighborhoods that are yet to be announced — C Spire President and CEO Hu Meena said the service will help give students a competitive advantage, give business owners and start-ups the network capacity and bandwidth to support their Please see C-SPIRE | 2A

Veterans finding success in business BY JOSEPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com

The Crossroads area takes pride in honoring its veterans throughout the year. However, this month with Veterans Day just around the corner, local citizens are going out of their way to make veterans in the area feel special. One way to show support for these veterans is to do business with local vets who owns a small business in the area. The kickoff of Veterans Small Business Week began earlier this week and was officially announced by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Monday. According to the SBA, this is an initiative to reach out to vet-

eran entrepreneurs and small business owners. Veterans Small Business Week is held from November 4-11 and is part of SBA’s work throughout the year to make sure nation veterans have the tools and capital they need to start, grow, or continue to grow a business. Corinth has a handful of small successful businesses who’s owners served in the military. Some of these businesses include Rick Miller, owner of Miller Insurance Company, located on1608 S Harper Rd., is one of those vets and he says he owes a debt of gratitude to Please see SUCCESS | 6A

On this day in history 150 years ago

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In the waters of the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia) the Confederate Raider CSS Alabama, under Captain Raphael Semmes, captures and burns the Union bark Amanda. Semmes kept his long mustache waxed, the inspiration for his nick-name “Old Beeswax.”

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