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Daily Corinthian Vol. 118, No. 270
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Alliance honors volunteers Longtime banker Jimmy Caldwell wrapped up his second term as CEO of The Alliance on Thursday night. Caldwell led the 20th Annual Meeting of Alcorn County’s economic and community development organization in front a member-packed convention center at the Crossroads Arena. “I have enjoyed serving as the CEO of one of the most important organizations of this city and county,” said Caldwell. “Being able to meet with so many people from small business owners to corporate officials and act as an ambassador for the city has been amazing.” The meeting included the recognition of outstanding community volunteers nominated by members of The Alliance. The Main Street Corinth Jack Hora Award was presented to longtime community volunteer John Orman, while Rob Jeter was selected as Ambassador of the Year.
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Duncan House to be moved BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
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The Alliance Community Development Council Chairperson Brittany Burcham presented the The Alliance Service Youth Leadership Award to Kendall Patterson on Thursday night at The Alliance Annual Meeting.
Plans are being made for one of Corinth’s Civil War era homes to move. It will not leave the property it sits on, but The Duncan House at 810 Polk Street will shift to a new position, following approval of the request this week by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The planning commission / board of adjustment previously recommended approval of the request made by Kenneth Williams. “My goal is to return the exterior of the house to its original look and make it a drive-by tourist destination,” Williams said in a written presentation to Please see HOUSE | 3
Landowners get help with beaver problems BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Beavers can wreak havoc on timber and crops. The rodents now have a bounty out on them in Alcorn County. Landowners in Alcorn County can sign up for the beaver control program through Nov. 28 at the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service office. “Many landowners have suffered significant damage for years due to heavy beaver activity,” said Sandy Mitchell, District Clerk with the Alcorn County Soil Conservation District. “They dam up creeks which result in water covering prime cropland and valuable timberland.” Funds have been earmarked by the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors to control the beaver population. The program, administered by the Alcorn County Soil and Water Conservation District, had 100 landowners take part last year with 360 beavers being eliminated on over 4,200 acres in the county. Since the program was initiated, over 7,600 beavers have been trapped. “Landowners may trap he beavers themselves or use the services of a trapper,” said Mitchell. “Landowners are asked to wrap each beaver’s tail and one back foot in clear plastic wrap or freezer bag and
freeze until collection day.” Only one person per household can register. Participants must own agricultural land to take part in the program. Those taking part in the program will receive $10 for each tail up to the maximum set amount. Bi-monthly collection days will be scheduled after the signup is complete and will begin in January 2015, according to Mitchell. Payments will be made to landowners on the collection days or within three to five days. No juvenile or baby beaver tails will be accepted. Only those who sign up before Nov. 28 are eligible to participate. The Soil and Water Conservation office is open from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office will be closed on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 and Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27. Excess funds will be redistributed to landowners who signed up during the signup period and have trapped over the maximum amount. Payments will be made on a pro rated basis and determined by the number of tails turned in during the year over the maximum payment divided into the total excess funds. (For more information about the program or to sign up call Sandy Mitchell at 662-2877223, Extension 3.)
Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
Debi Bond’s acrylic on canvas painting “On the Way to NoNo” is part of a collection of her work currently on exhibit at the Corinth Artist Guild Gallery. An opening reception with Bond is Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.
Bond’s art takes worm’s-eye view BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
An admirer of Debi Bond’s artwork might be surprised to learn that an eagle eye is not one of the tools she possesses. It is actually quite the opposite that plays a major role in the visions she brings to the canvas. “Because I’m this multicultural woman, I feel kind of hidden, and I have really bad eyesight, which makes me feel even more hidden,” said Bond. “So, a lot of my work is what I
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call a worm’s-eye view, where you feel like you’re looking out at the world like a worm in the grass. I tend to, from my eyesight problems, kind of get in close to things, but, at the same time, I always feel like I’m looking out.” The result is a style that brings a hint of the abstract to realistic scenes with bold dashes of color. “I don’t want to just copy a photograph or copy a memory I have,” said Bond. “I want to tell a story. I want you to see
what I saw, and I want you to live through what I lived through. But I don’t want to be abstract and lose what I saw.” The lively flora of Ecuador, with its often giant leaves, figures heavily into her work. Back in Corinth for about six more months, she is the current featured artist at the Corinth Artist Guild Gallery, with an exhibit running through November and December. The gallery will host Please see BOND | 3
On this day in history 150 years ago President Abraham Lincoln is reelected to a second term with Tennessean Andrew Johnson brought on as his new VicePresident. The ticket captures 55 percent of the popular vote and 212 of 233 electoral votes.
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