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McNairy Co. Election to decide Selmer mayor, alderman

Prentiss Co. Woman faces drug, child abuse charges

Alcorn Co. Group donates to Region IV

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121, No. 265

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 Section

County seeks payment of back taxes BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Alcorn County is asking several local industries to pay ad valorem taxes that went uncollected for a number of years because certain property was wrongly treated as exempt by the county. The three taxpayers — Caterpillar, Automatic Machine Products and Navistar — were on the agenda of the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors on Monday after the three were recently notified of the

mistake. The error was found several months ago by the tax assessor’s office, and it has been the focus of much research and an attorney general’s opinion during the last few months. “What was discovered,” said Board Attorney Bill Davis, “was that there was some inventory for a couple of companies that had been erroneously treated as exempt.” He emphasized there was no

fault on the part of the businesses. “They paid what they were billed,” said Davis. “The error originated some time ago in the tax assessor’s office and continued over time.” In the questions to the attorney general’s office, the county asked if it could offer any relief to the affected companies since the error is on the county’s part. The opinPlease see TAXES | Page 2

“What was discovered was that there was some inventory for a couple of companies that had been erroneously treated as exempt.” Board Attorney Bill Davis

New no call app launches

Book blessing Local club receives large donation

BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

Youngsters enrolled at the Corinth Boys and Girls Club will now be able to visit new worlds and meet new people — through books. The Boys and Girls Club of Corinth recently received a large donation of books from the Upsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma — a professional honor society of women educators in the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America and Japan. The Upsilon Chapter includes women educators from Tishomingo, Alcorn and Prentiss Counties and Upsilon member Mary Lynn Shadburn said the idea to donate books for the club came after a prior conversation with Boys and Girls Club Director Trecee Hughey. The director said when Shadburn first approached her, it was asked if DKG could donate paper, pencils and crayons. While the idea of the extra supplies was exciting, and would cerPlease see BOOKS | Page 2

“The Boys and Girls Club is focused on education and it is our hope that this partnership will lead to more reading ... these books are a blessing.”

Staff Photo by L.A. Story

Boys and Girls Club Director Trecee Hughey (left) and Mary Lynn Shadburn, of the professional honor society of women educators, Delta Kappa Gamma, Upsilon Chapter, look over a wealth of books donated to the club by Delta Kappa Gamma.

The state’s public service commissioner continues to work at decreasing telemarketer calls. Brandon Presley’s latest project is the release of a new Mississippi No Call smart phone app called “MS No-Call”, now available on Apple and Android devices. The new app will allow residents to register their landline and cell phones on the Mississippi No Call List and file complaints against illegal callers directly from their phone and at no cost to them. “We want to empower people by placing a tool literally in their hands to help us get at these predatory telemarketers,” said Presley, public service commission chairman. “This Presley free app was a long time coming, and I know it will revolutionize the way we track down the lawbreakers and shut their call operations down.” Presley said the commission began development of the app last year to create a faster, up-to-date way to sign up and file complaints. The “MS No-Call” app release comes just a few weeks after another handy app release that cuts down on telemarketing and fraud calls. Presley recommends AT&T smartphone users also download “Call Protect”. “Call Protect” is available for download in the Apple App Store and the Google Play store for free. Only iPhone 6 and above ownPlease see APP | Page 2

Registration opens for inaugural Jolly Jog BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

Santa Claus is comin’ to town .... down Fillmore Street. Rather, many Santa Clauses will be coming down Fillmore Street and all for a good cause — Havis’ Kids. Shirley Dawgs will present the inaugural Jolly Jog for Havis’ Kids next month. Event organizer Annie Richardson said the one-mile run is intended to be a “parade of Santas” running

down Fillmore Street. The run will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, at the courtyard of First Baptist Church, and head down Fillmore Street to Cruise Street, turn on Jackson Street, then onto Childs Street to get back onto Fillmore to finish back at the church courtyard. At the race’s conclusion, there will be hot chocolate, apple cider, festive music and pictures with Santa. Richardson said she had wanted to do a Jolly Jog and Havis’ Kids was a

wonderful cause. “It’s a good family-friendly run and it’s so festive and fun to see Santas running through the streets. Our hope is that we can grow this event every year and it will bring people to town. We want it to be big in years to come. We might even be looking at adding distance in the future,” said Richardson. Please see JOLLY | Page 2

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Certified vote totals show Bill Clinton taking a narrow victory over George Bush in Alcorn County while Bush carries the state.

Lester “Bubba” Carpenter is elected to his first term as state representative for Tishomingo County. Bobby Marolt is elected to his first term as Alcorn County chancery clerk.

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