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Sheriff’s office warns of new scam BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com

The Alcorn County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce is advising local residents to be aware of a scam involving the impersonation of an Alcorn County deputy.

Sheriff Ben Caldwell said a scammer has been calling local residents and identifying himself as Brice Fuller, a deputy with the Sheriff’s Office. The scammer tells individuals there is a warrant out for

their arrest for missing a court appearance and if they don’t provide money on a pre-paid card they will be arrested. The scammer then sets up appoint-

“There’s nobody here at the Sheriff’s Office by that name. The S.O. would never call and ask you to put money on a card.” Sheriff Ben Caldwell

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Churches partner with hunger program

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One local church is contributing in a variety of ways to those in need in the area and across the nation. “We’re definitely a congregation reaching out, living our faith in a very powerful way in the community,” said Corinth First Methodist Church Pastor Roger Shock. The church is currently involved in several diﬀerent projects to help others. First Methodist has partnered with Christ United

Methodist Church to put together 10,000 Stop Hunger Now meals. Volunteers are welcome to help church members package these meals on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church. Based in Raleigh, N.C., Stop Hunger Now distributes meals through feeding programs operated by partner organizations in developing countries. The organization operates meal packing programs in 20 Please see CHURCHES | 6

Nominations sought for Citizen of the Year BY KIMBERLY SHELTON Photo compliments of Ronnie Taylor

Firefighters from four different departments responded to an early morning fire Wednesday at the former Lee’s Country Store building near the intersection of Highways 2 and 350.

Early morning fire damages former store BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com

No injuries were reported from a early morning fire at an Alcorn County business on Wednesday. Farmington Fire Chief Jer-

emy Childers said at approximately 3:30 a.m. his department responded a to a fire at the old Lee Country Store building at the intersection of Highway 350 and Highway 2 in northern Alcorn County.

The fire chief said one half of the building which was unoccupied was lost in the fire, but the half occupied by North Corinth Family Clinic was saved, sufPlease see FIRE | 6

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With the cutoﬀ date quickly approaching, the ladies of Junior Auxiliary of Corinth are urging everyone to get in their nominations for the 2017 Outstanding Citizen of the Year. “We have mailed letters to local civic organizations seeking their nominations and are looking forward to getting nominations from others in the community,” said J.A. President Jamie Jones. “In

addition to local civic organizations, our selection is made from nominations by church groups and individuals.” This year’s recipient will be the 55th community leader to receive the prestigious award. The winner will be presented at 6 p.m. during the J.A.’s Annual Charity Ball on Saturday, Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve) at Shiloh Ridge Athletic Club. To be accepted, all nominaPlease see AWARD | 6

Legion hosts Veterans Day Parade BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Members of the American Legion Post #6 have been staying busy preparing for the annual Veterans Day Parade, beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday. Parade organizer Bobby McDaniel said all patriotic Americans who want to be in the parade should show up at the starting area at First Baptist Church in advance of the starting time. There is no need to call ahead. The lineup will be on Fillmore and adjacent streets. This year’s parade is dedicated to all those who served in Airborne units. Bill Wages, who served in the 82nd Airborne Divi-

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sion, will serve as parade marshal. McDaniel said all four local high school bands will march in the parade. He encourages all teachers to bring their classes to the parade for a lesson in patriotism. The parade was founded by two local men who served their careers in the military and went on to actively support veterans in the area — Bill Huff and Steve Wallace. Huff is also founder of the Military Families Honor Guard, a group of ex-military volunteers who perform military honors for the funerals of veterans. Wallace is a former veterans services offi-

cer in Alcorn County. The parade will conclude with a brief patriotic speech at the Alcorn County Courthouse. Following the parade, the community is invited to the American Legion Post #6 on Tate Street for another annual tradition — Veterans Day stew. Post Commander Tommy Watson said American Legion members are preparing approximately 400 gallons of stew. “We will serve close to a thousand people that day,” Watson said. Visitors to Post #6 are encouraged to make a donation when they come Please see PARADE | 6

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Members of the American Legion Post #6 and Legion Auxiliary are preparing to serve stew following the Veterans Day Parade on Friday. Shown here are (from left): Shirley Tutor, Auxiliary President Carlean Parker, Sheila McDaniel, J.C. Parker, Post Commander Tommy Watson, Norm Lademan, Auxiliary Treasurer Debbie Watson and David Starnes.

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Bryant won’t rule out taking Trump appointment president has to say.” Asked whether he would consider the job of agriculture or energy secretary, if oﬀered, Bryant said he would welcome an opportunity to support farmers. He spoke after delivering a unity speech Wednesday extolling Trump’s victory as an “ordained opportunity” for the state. He spoke from a written text, a move he reserves for only the most important occasions. “Mississippi, like Donald Trump, has often been misun-

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JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said Wednesday that he’s not actively seeking an appointment in the Donald Trump administration, but said it might be diﬃcult to turn down the president-elect. “I do not expect to receive that phone call,” Bryant said at a state Republican Party news conference celebrating Trump’s victory. “I played a minor part, actually, in the grand scheme of things. But we will see what the

derstood, and seen only for our imperfections,” Bryant said. “Today begins a new defining for this president-elect and for our Mississippi. Let us go together forth.” The governor campaigned for Trump in Pennsylvania, Florida and Louisiana as well as Mississippi. He also attended a presidential debate and met with Trump at his New York headquarters. “President-elect Donald Trump knows Mississippi,”

Bryant said. “He knows we were at his side during the victory and we will be at his side during the governing.” Bryant has three years left in his second term. If he were to leave, Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves would become governor. Such a move could have repercussions down the road for Reeves. The state Constitution limits people who serve more than two years as governor before being elected from winning a second four-year term in their own right.

Other Republicans also said they believe Mississippians will have access to Trump to discuss the state’s needs. Republican U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper is hoping to increases the likelihood of assembling Air Force training jets in Meridian. GOP leaders also pointed to the benefit of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran remaining chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker gaining influence after leading eﬀorts to retain the Senate’s Republican majority.

Republicans keep Angst over the economy helped Trump Senate control as Democrats fall short BY BILL BARROW Associated Press

BY ERICA WERNER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Republicans held onto their slim Senate majority, a stinging blow to Democrats in a night full of them. Democrats had been nearly certain of retaking control but saw their hopes fizzle as endangered GOP incumbents won in Missouri, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and even Democrat-friendly Wisconsin. GOP-held New Hampshire remained too close to call on Wednesday morning, but even if Democrats eked out a win there it would not make a diﬀerence. Republicans started the night with a 54-46 majority in the Senate and were on track to end up with at least 52 seats, presuming they win a December runoﬀ in Louisiana, as expected. The outcome added to a debacle of a night for Democrats, who lost the presidency and faced being consigned to minority status on Capitol Hill for years to come. Republicans celebrated their wins, already looking ahead to midterms in 2018 when Democrats could see their numbers reduced even further with a group of red-state Senate Democrats on the ballot. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who will serve in that role next year under a President Trump, issued a statement congratulating the president-elect. “After eight years of the Obama administration, the American people have chosen a new direction for our nation. President-elect Trump has a significant

opportunity to bring our nation together,” McConnell said. “It is my hope and intent that we succeed in the years ahead by working together with our colleagues across the aisle to strengthen our national and economic security.” As the night wore on, Democratic operatives struggled to explain why their optimistic assessments of retaking Senate control were so mistaken. Some blamed unexpected turnout by certain segments of white voters, or FBI Director James Comey’s bombshell announcement that he was reviewing a new batch of emails connected with Democrat Hillary Clinton. In Pennsylvania, GOP Sen. Pat Toomey won a narrow victory for his second term over Democratic challenger Katie McGinty. It was a race Democrats expected to win going into the night — and one that many Republicans felt nearly as sure they’d lose. The story was the same in Wisconsin, where GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, written oﬀ for months by his own party, won re-election against former Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold in a rematch. In Missouri and North Carolina, where entrenched GOP incumbents Roy Blunt and Richard Burr faced unexpectedly strong challenges from Democrats, both prevailed in the end. Democrats did grab a Republican-held seat in Illinois, where GOP Sen. Mark Kirk lost to Democratic Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a doubleamputee Iraq war vet. That stood as the one Democratic pickup.

WASHINGTON — A fractured, discontented electorate handed Donald Trump the presidency, allowing him to breach a region that Democrat Hillary Clinton was banking on in her bid for the presidency. Key battleground states Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin had voted for the Democratic candidate in every presidential election for a generation. Ohio, Minnesota and Iowa have been part of winning Democratic maps, as well. Trump outperformed expectations in all of them, moving most into the Republican column after President Barack Obama twice swept the region. Exit polls and unoﬃcial returns reflected deep racial, gender, economic and cultural divides nationally and across the Midwest and Great Lakes region, helping drive

Trump’s success. His soaring popularity among white voters without a college degree was essential to his capturing the Rust Belt and holding oﬀ Clinton in battlegrounds elsewhere, with voters describing themselves as “fed up” and ready for a diﬀerent, even if unpredictable, direction. “The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” Trump said in his acceptance speech, alluding to his economic populist message that helped him shift much of the old industrial territory. Trump’s support Tuesday skewed older, more male and overwhelmingly white. His supporters said they were deeply dissatisfied with the federal government and eager for change, according to the exit polls conducted by Edison Research for national media outlets. Nationally, he won almost 7 out of 10 whites

without college degrees. “It’s just shocking that it took a billionaire to connect with the workingclass folks that controlled this election,” said Byron Dopkins, a 59-year-old accountant and Trump voter in River Falls, Wisconsin. “It wasn’t the elite, it wasn’t the white collar ... it was the working-class people.” Trump’s surge in working-class regions was evident in places such as Mahoning County, Ohio. Obama won Mahoning, where organized labor still acts as a political force, by a 28-point margin in 2012. On Tuesday, Clinton won it by just 3 percentage points and fell short of Obama’s vote total by more than 20,000. Obama won nearby Belmont County, in the coal country along the Ohio River, in his first election. It shifted to Romney in 2012, and on Tuesday Trump won almost 70 percent of the vote.

Across Ohio, nearly half of all voters said international trade hurts the country’s jobs situation, and two-thirds of them backed Trump. Twothirds of the state’s voters said the job situation in Ohio had deteriorated or remained static over the past four years, and threequarters of them voted for Trump. John Osborn is a lifelong Democrat who owns a barber shop in Waverly, Ohio. He voted for Barack Obama twice, but the 44-year-old disabled veteran said people in surrounding Pike County have suﬀered too much. “We are hurting with industry, we’re hurting with jobs and morale is low. So for me, I had to take the chance” and vote for Trump, he said. “I’m a Trump supporter. I’m not racist. I’m not uneducated. I’m not deplorable. But I’m fed up.” It was a pattern that repeated across the region.

Obama urges unity, roots for Trump’s success Associated Press

WASHINGTON — In an awkward political ritual, President Barack Obama urged the nation Wednesday to join him in rooting for President-elect Donald Trump’s success, even as he and his shellshocked aides prepared to watch a successor undo much of their work. Conceding Hillary Clinton’s staggering loss, Obama vowed to do all he could to facilitate a smooth transition and to ensure Trump would be well-positioned to run the country when he takes oﬃce Jan. 20. In a brief conversation, he’d congratulated Trump by phone and invited him to sit down together Thursday at the White House. “We all want what’s best for this country,” Obama said.

Obama delivered his sunny call for unity while standing in the Rose Garden, much as his predecessor President George W. Bush did after Obama’s victory in 2008. It was a symbolic moment meant to signal the calm transfer of power from one president to the next. But it was also a bit of counseling for devastated Democrats. Obama spoke to more than a hundred of his White House staﬀers, who stood silently, dazed, some crying, before breaking out into a prolonged round of applause that continued long after Obama returned to the Oval Oﬃce. Obama made no direct reference to Trump’s vows to erase much of what Obama has accomplished. He downplayed

the notion that Trump’s presidency would mean an about-face for the nation. He said the U.S. has a tendency to “zig and zag” rather than move in a straight line, and he added, “That’s OK.” Obama remarks were striking after a campaign in which the Democrats declared Trump was unfit to serve and Obama told voters that “the fate of the republic” rested on defeating Trump. The brief call between Obama and Trump in the wee hours of Wednesday, after Trump claimed victory, was a “warm conversation” and a “gracious exchange,” Trump’s campaign manager said. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republicans would first target the heart of Obama’s legacy, the health care law

they have tried and failed to repeal since it was passed in 2010. With control of both chambers of Congress and the White House, they’ll soon be in position to virtually gut it. It’s not clear exactly how Trump and GOP allies would go about it. But Republicans last year passed legislation that eliminated Obama’s Medicaid expansion, government subsidies for insurance bought on marketplaces and some new taxes used to cover costs. The replacement would have increased the number of uninsured by about 22 million, according to nonpartisan analysts. Obama vetoed it. White House oﬃcials said they could continue to make the case against repeal as they walked out the door.

Clinton: Glass ceiling will be shattered Associated Press

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NEW YORK — Gone was the ballroom with a soaring glass ceiling, the confetti and the celebrity guest stars. Instead, Hillary Clinton looked out to a group of grief-stricken aides and tearful supporters, as she acknowledged her stunning loss of the presidency to Donald Trump. “This is painful,” Clinton said, her voice crackling with emotion, “and it will be for a long time.” But she told her faithful to accept Trump and the election results, urging them to give him “an open mind and a chance to lead.” Before Clinton took the stage at a New York City hotel, top aides filed in, eyes red and shoulders slumped, as they tried to process the celebrity businessman’s shocking win after a campaign that appeared poised until Elec-

tion Day to make Clinton the first woman elected U.S. president. Clinton, who twice sought the presidency, told women: “I know we have still not shattered that highest and hardest glass ceiling. But someday, someone will and hopefully sooner than we might think right now.” Her remarks brought to mind her 2008 concession speech after the Democratic primaries in which she spoke of putting “18 million cracks” in the glass ceiling. “To all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams,” she said as her husband, former President Bill Clinton, stood wistfully by her side. In perhaps a subtle nod

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Today is Thursday, Nov. 10, the 315th day of 2016. There are 51 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 10, 1766, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, had its beginnings as William Franklin, the Royal Governor of New Jersey, signed a charter establishing Queen’s College in New Brunswick.

On this date: In 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress. In 1871, journalist-explorer Henry M. Stanley found Scottish missionary David Livingstone, who had not been heard from for years, in central Africa. In 1951, customer-dialed long-distance telephone service began as Mayor M. Leslie Denning of Englewood, New Jersey, called Alameda, California, Mayor Frank Osborne without operator assistance. In 1954, the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial, depicting the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945, was dedicated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Arlington, Virginia. In 1982, the newly finished Vietnam Veterans Memorial was opened to its first visitors in Washington, D.C., three days before its dedication.

Prentiss Justice Court race goes to runoff BOONEVILLE — Tara Green Lauderdale and Richard Tollison now head to the runoff election for Justice Court Judge North in Prentiss County on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Jason McCoy was returned to the county school board in the county’s only other local contested race. Lauderdale and Tollison led the field of 14 candidates in the special election Nov. 8 to fill the post of Debra Moore who did not seek reelection. Moore’s husband, Trent, was appointed to fill the post until a new successor is elected. Unofficial returns show Lauderdale received 760 votes (13.91 percent) while Tollison had 732 votes (13.40 percent). A runoff is required because no candidate in the race received more than 50 percent of the vote. Lauderdale is presently a school teacher while Tollison’s occupation is Tollison Construction contractor. The other candidates and their vote totals were: Dewayne Mink, 595; Billy N. Williams, 573; Kevin Harold Lindley, 483; Sabrina King Hall, 422; Donna Lambert Inman, 398; Jerry E. Bridges, 380; Billy Sartin, 379; Joe Grooms, 200; Richard Franklin, 159; Jeff Prentiss, 127; Jo Carol Knight, 124; and Jimmy Wayne Russell, 123. McCoy won the race for the District 1 school board race 731 to 585 over challenger Perry Walden. McCoy will begin his second term on the board

when he is sworn in again this January. The incumbent board member defeated Walden for the second time Tuesday night. Walden was seeking to return to the seat he lost to McCoy six years ago. Sheila Johnson was unopposed for reelection to the District 2 seat on the school board in the only other board race on the ballot and received 1,346 votes Tuesday night as she was also returned to office. Prentiss County’s five election commissioners were unopposed. Those vote totals were: Chris Lindley, first district, 1,689; C.G. “Roddy” Jackson, second district, 2,160; Harry Cowan, third district, 1,497; Carolyn W. Jones, fourth district, 1,525; and Bobby Belue, fifth district, 1,386. Prentiss County has 14,899 registered voters. Voter turnout was 9,961 (66.86 percent). County voters gave a decisive win to Donald Trump on his way to election as president. Republican Trump received 7,647 votes in the county or 77.26 percent of the vote. Democrat Hillary Clinton received 2,067 votes or 20.88 percent. Libertarian Gary Johnson was next with 79 votes, followed by Constitution Party Darrell Castle with 33, 27 write-in votes, Green Party Jill Stein with 25, Prohibition Party Jim Hedges with 11 and American Delta Party Rocky Roque De La Fuente with 9.

McNairy County County goes Republican in four offices McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. — McNairy County voters provid-

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ed overwhelming support for President-elect Donald Trump with a convincing win over his opponent Hillary Clinton. The county went straight Republican in three other offices, including returning Marsha Blackburn to U.S. Congress. The county had 10,152 cast votes in this election which is 62.9 percent of their register voters. This number was up slightly from the election four years ago when President Barack Obama was elected to his second term when 9,500 cast votes. “I was a little disappointed in the turnout,” said McNairy County Administrator of Elections Joanie Collins. “I was hoping we would have more people come out to vote.” Guys Mayor Keith Rinehart was unopposed in his bid for another term and he received 153 votes. Wayne Henry II got 159 votes and write-in candidate Chris Howard received 25 votes to earn four-year terms as aldermen. William Butler will get a two-year term in office as alderman after receiving 143 votes. Ramer’s city election saw incumbent commissioner George Armstrong (89 votes) and Bobby Wardlow (71 votes) earned his first term in office. Kendall Summers got 53 votes in his try for another term in office. Randy Roten was elected to a two-year term in office with 108 votes. Ramer did not have a fifth candidate on the ballot and commissioners will have to appoint someone during their November meeting. The city is waiting for guidance from the state on how to

fill the open seats on the commission. David Leckner will return to office as the mayor of Adamsville after defeating former mayor Tommy Morris 462-302. Mark Massey (547 votes) and Matt Wood (469 votes) won four-year terms as aldermen while Sammie Maness (367 votes) was defeated in the race. Bethel Springs only had two candidates on the ballot for the two open spots on the city board. Bruce Jennings (209 votes) and Sherry Smith (174 votes) were elected to fouryear terms in office. Stantonville elected Larry Russell as their new mayor by beating opponent Reba Robertson 77-48. Jeremy McDaniel (95 votes) and Lane Moffett (91 votes) were both elected to four-year terms as aldermen. The Town of Finger did not have any candidates to qualify for the two open positions on their city board. Selmer voters approved the sale of wine in retail grocery stores with 1,016 voting yes and 572 voting against the referendum. Trump got 7,839 votes to top Clinton’s total of 1,847, Gary Johnson had 150 votes, and Jill Stein got 110 votes. Blackburn received 7,508 votes in her race for Congress while Tharon Chandler had 1,708 votes. Incumbent Dolores Gresham will return as State Senator as she was unopposed in her contest. Ron Gant was elected as State Representative by defeating Daniel Harris 7,6161,972.

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Hold memories in your heart BEAUMONT, France — I’ll never forget the first day I saw the little French millhouse. It had been my choice as a holiday rental, a blind decision, sight-unseen except for one blurred photograph, made Rheta because of the romantic deJohnson scription of its former role as a mill and the promise of a Columnist lagoon. This was in the days before the internet, and you didn’t take virtual tours. Four of us arrived late one summer Sunday as the red roses climbed the stones and the sunflowers in fields all around rotated toward the Dordogne sun. I was ecstatic, and probably irksome in my self-congratulatory enthusiasm. “It’s perfect,” I announced, daring anyone to disagree. It had been 20 years and some months since I first saw the small stone storybook house in the Dordogne countryside. It has remained my all-time favorite house, anywhere, ever, and I have photographs and Christmas cards and all manner of sentimental scrapbooks to prove it. It was French perfection. I lived in the fairytale rental for one month, with the others, and we spent much of our time convening out front on a wide patio. We raced baguette boats in the lagoon, watched the snazzy French farmers ride by on tractors and the grazing sheep across the way. It wasn’t a perfect time, but close. Travel always gets better in the rearview mirror. I wanted to see if the house was still there. I wanted to see it in the fall. I wanted to see if it remained as enchanting as I remembered. I had tried to find it online to rent again but could not. We drove about an hour, from another French rental that was somewhat less enchanting, but anything would have been. I had no problem locating the right turn down a dirt road in the middle of French Nowhere. I felt unreasonably anxious. It was still there. At the end of the path, where the yard meets a farmer’s field, the stone house sat empty and boarded up, more lonely-looking than any place I’ve seen in this part of France. I jumped out of the car and took a couple of photos, but “No Trespassing” signs were everywhere, and I didn’t linger. The rose bush was still there, but not blooming. The table where we’d solved the world’s problems was gone. The ducks weren’t in the lagoon. The surroundings seemed diﬀerent, not July profuse, not as inviting. It was depressing. And I remembered something my mother had said countless times. When we vacationed in Florida, where we nearly always vacationed, and I begged for postcards, usually I got what I asked for. Mother loved them, too. Every now and again, when our travel funds ran low, I guess, Mother would say, “No. Hold that memory in your heart.” And now I think that might be the best way to keep things from spoiling. Let memory do the work. There’s no going back. The husband who shared that house with me is dead. The friends who were with us are no longer part of my life. The little house that has stood there since the 13th century remains, but my short page of its story has turned. A lot of water’s been under the bridge and over the mill wheel. The trick is to work at creating new memories, then to hold them unmolested in your heart. To find out more about Daily Corinthian columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson and her books, visit www.rhetagrimsleyjohnsonbooks.com.

Prayer for today Loving Father, I bless thee for thy goodness and tender mercy which is over all. May I trust thy provision and love through all circumstances, and as I trust myself to thee may I have faith to believe that thou wilt give me strength for what I may have to endure, and believe that thou wilt care for me, as thou dost care for all. Amen.

A verse to share But even if you should suﬀer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats ; do not be frightened.” —1 Peter 3:14

Will the 2 parties survive, thrive? STARKVILLE — As I write this column, the polls remain open and voting continues in the 2016 presidential election. Democrat or Republican, Clintonite or Trumpster, liberal or conservative, the candle of hope for the candidate you support still burns bright. But by the time you read this, the election will be history. Either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will be our president-elect – unless we as a nation go down the rabbit hole of another recount, challenge, or long national tug-of-war over the outcome of the election as was the case in 2000 after the debacle in Florida. This election came down to a choice between two wildly unpopular candidates. Even many of those who eventually voted for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump would tell you on the way into the ballot box that they didn’t really like either candidate. In great measure, this election was about choosing what most of us considered the lesser of evils, the best of a bad choice, or which candidate we disliked the least. Of the prevailing sentiments from people who engaged me in conversation about

the election, the thing I heard most often was: “I don’t want to vote for either one of Sid Salter them.” But ElecColumnist tion Day has come and gone. The voters made a choice. In our system of government, the time has come for the victors to celebrate and for the losers to grouse but ultimately accept the will of the majority. In American politics, that means the will of the presidential electors. It’s my hope that the system works that way this time. It’s my fear that it won’t. The notions of “rigged” elections, the conspiracy theories and the distrust of institutions may well have become so imprinted on many voters that they simply can’t accept the results and move on. Whether they get encouragement in clinging to those fears and that anger from their candidates is something that remains to be seen. Regular readers will remember back in May that I revisited the writings of French sociologist, law professor and member of the

European Parliament the late Maurice Duverger, who died in 2014 at the age of 97. Duverger developed the social sciences “law” that bears his name. “Duverger’s Law” seeks to define the relationship between number of political parties in a country and that same country’s electoral system. Duverger argued that “first past the post” systems like that in the U.S. — a single ballot, simple majority system like our general elections — tends to favor a two-party system while second ballot simple majority systems that feature proportional representation for political parties in the electoral system tend to favor multiple parties. For example, the U.S. Congress essentially is composed of Republicans and Democrats. As we watched the 2016 presidential primaries evolve in the U.S., the fact that avowed Socialist U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders gave establishment Democrat Clinton fits in a primary that she had every conceivable advantage to win should give us all pause. And on the Republican side, a billionaire reality TV star blew both establishment Republicans and tea party

favorites out of the race as Trump became the GOP nominee. So the question remains, can our traditional twoparty system survive in a political environment where division — even in the two historically dominant political parties that enjoy an electoral structure, according to Duverger’s Law - should nurture and protect a twoparty system? Do the Republican and Democratic parties as we previously defined them still exist after the 2016 elections? Will the Sanders wing of the Democratic Party return to the fold or will their insurgency continue? What about the GOP? Will the establishment GOP, the Tea Party faithful, and the new cult of personality that supported Trump be able to get back together or will the fragmentation that dogged the GOP presidential primaries deepen and become institutionalized? Who know? We are in uncharted waters and the postelection assessments have only just begun. Daily Corinthian columnist Sid Salter is syndicated across the state. Contact him at 601-507-8004 or sidsalter@sidsalter.com.

What happened to American ideals? A friend of mine told me a few months ago what he expected the headlines would read the day after the presidential election. “Lucifer beats Satan.” His point, of course, was that, as never before, the key idea that the USA is a free nation under God, has never been pushed further oﬀ the political stage. There was no pretense, no hint in this election, about the ideal of America aspiring to be a “shining city on a hill,” the phrase of Christian pilgrim John Winthrop, often referred to by President Reagan. If the discourse of this election reflects what is happening in our nation, we have lost touch with our principles and ideals. In his farewell speech, Reagan described his vision of that “shining city.” It is a “tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than the oceans, windswept, Godblessed, and teeming with people of all kinds, living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and heart to

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guaranteeing personal freedom that starts with the Bible. The late Emory University law professor Harold J. Berman reminisced, in his writings, about the America where he grew up saying, “if you had asked Americans where our system of law came from, on what it was ultimately based, the overwhelming majority would have said, “The Ten Commandments,” or “the Bible,” or perhaps “the law of God.” “In the past two generations,” Berman wrote back in the 1970s, “the public philosophy of America has shifted radically to a secular theory of law, from a moral to a political or instrumental theory ... Law is now generally considered...to be simply a pragmatic device for accomplishing specific political, economic, and social objectives.” Court decisions and public policy have methodically put this secular, humanist view into place over the last 75 years. We’ve taken prayer out of school and the Ten Commandments out of public spaces, legalized abortion on demand and redefined marriage.

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The result is a nation run by judges and politicians with diminishing personal freedom and responsibility. Our economy is growing at sclerotic rates bogged down by huge debt to finance all the public programs enacted to supposedly make our society fairer and by tens of thousands of pages of regulations that pretend to make our society more just. We’ve destroyed more than 58 million of our infants since the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, today half our babies are born to unwed mothers, and 50 percent of American adults are married compared to 75 percent half a century ago. There is a deep feeling in America that something is wrong. In the latest Gallup poll, only 28 percent expressed satisfaction with the direction of the country. This feeling of dissatisfaction is our conscience speaking. It is time to turn away from political answers and toward the God who, according to our Bible, gave us our freedom. Star Parker is an author and president of CURE, the Center for Urban Renewal and Education. Contact her at www.urbancure.org.

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State Superintendent Dr. Carey Wright visits with Booneville School District Superintendent Dr. Todd English following a regional superintendentsâ€™ meeting held Tuesday at Booneville High School.

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Mississippiâ€™s top education oďŹƒcial wants hear from those she serves. State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carey Wright was in Booneville last week as part of a statewide tour meeting with district superintendents to hear their suggestions and concerns about the latest federal and state laws regarding education. Wright held a regional superintendentsâ€™ meeting at Booneville High School. She said the meeting was part of ongoing efforts to meet and hear from stakeholders at all levels of the educational process - including the community, teachers, administrators and others about the challenges and changes aďŹ€ecting education in the state. Her main focus was on the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

â€œThere are good things happening.â€? Dr. Carey Wright which was adopted last December in place of the previous legislation known as No Child Left Behind. The new legislation scales back the federal role in K-12 education and puts more responsibility into the hands of the state. Wright said while there are challenges, education in Mississippi is on the upswing. She pointed to recent results including an all-time high in the stateâ€™s graduation rate, growth in ACT scores, reading and math scores, major reduction in the dropout rate and other statistics. â€œThere are good things happening,â€? she said. She visited on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

The Crossroads Museum shares this old â€œStreet Sceneâ€? photo of Waldron Street in downtown Corinth featuring todayâ€™s oldest drug store in Mississippi â€” Borroumâ€™s Drug Store and its â€œluncheonette.â€? Note Rayâ€™s Shoe Store on corner, stoplight and parking meters. Have an old photo you want to share? Send digital version and related information to editor@dailycorinthian.com or bring it by the newspaper office located at 1607 Harper Road.

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fering only some minor smoke damage. No one was hurt by the fire. “No one was hurt in the fire department or in the building,” said Childers. “That’s always a good thing.” The Farmington Fire Department was the first on the scene. It was joined by Glen, Wenasoga, Biggersville and Corinth firefighters. “We appreciate all the other fire departments that came to help and provide equipment and manpower,” said Childers. “It’s greatly appreciated. Firemen were on the scene until almost 6 a.m., Childers said.

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ments to meet his victims to take their money. “There’s nobody here at the Sheriff’s Office by that name,” said Caldwell. “The S.O. would never call and ask you to put money on a card.” Anyone who comes into contact with the scam should just hang up and ignore the calls, the sheriff said. Anyone who encounters the scam or has information that could help law enforcement bring it to an end is asked to contact the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office at 286-5521.

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cities in the U.S. and in South Africa, Malaysia, India, Italy, Peru and the Philippines. Another First Methodist program has been the assembly of 50 flood buckets which will go to aid hurricane cleanup eﬀorts on the east coast. First Methodist is also donating a total of $20,000 to a variety of mission outreach programs across the state. These organizations include The Lighthouse Foundation, Living Free and Sharing Hearts. The church continues to press forward in the aftermath of a fire which destroyed many of its facilities on March 13. While the church sanctuary is safe, the adjoining building with many of the church’s oﬃces and classrooms is currently unusable. “We’re still in fire recovery mode, still have a long way from being back in our building,” said Shock. The pastor said he and members of the church are grateful to the local orga-

WALNUT — Funeral services for Samantha Nicole Cruz, 30, are set for 3 p.m. Friday at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. Visitation is Friday from 1 p.m. to service time at Magnolia Funeral Home. Ms. Cruz died Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, in Ripley. Born Aug. 30, 1986, she was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her daughters, Emily Thomas of KosCruz suth, Marissa Massey of Walnut and MaKenley Massey of Walnut; her father, Roberto Cruz of Memphis, Tenn.; her mother, Pamela Bobo Grimes of Walnut; her brother, Robert Cruz (Emily) of Corinth; and her sister, Regina Williams (Daniel) of Walnut. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Felipa and Toribio Cruz; and her maternal grandparents, Gene and Susie Bobo. Bro. Alan Parker will oﬃciate.

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First Methodist Church and Pastor Roger Shock are ready to send 50 flood buckets to the east coast to aid areas in the path of a hurricane. nizations that have taken them in after the fire, including Farmers & Merchants Bank, which has provided the church with oﬃce space; City Hall, which is supplying room for Sunday School classes; and Christ United Methodist Church, the current home for First Methodist’s preschool program. “We’re very grateful for the people allowing us to

First Methodist is also donating a total of $20,000 to a variety of mission outreach programs across the state. use their buildings despite all the struggles we’ve had,” said Shock.

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tions and supporting data must be submitted to J.A. President Jamie Jones at 2211 Hickory Road, Corinth MS 38834 by Thursday, Nov. 17. As in the past, Junior Auxiliary is requesting nominations be made on a J.A. Outstanding Citizen application, which can be obtained at the Corinth Library, The Alliance, or the Daily Corinthian. Supporting information for the candidate such as personal letters from friends, colleagues, or individuals the candidate has served are welcome. Each nominee will be evaluated on the following criteria: • Attainments in personal life • Participation in church, civ-

ic, and other organizations • Work with youth, underprivileged, and/or handicapped • Contributions to the community • Potential for continuing achievement “All nominations are confidential and will remain on file for three years,” said the president. “To reactivate a nomination, you will need to update it yearly with current information and mail it in.” Past recipients of the award are: Mrs. W.W. King, Dr. R.B. Warriner, Sr., Mr. B.F. Worsham, Sr., Mr. Paul T. Jones, Mrs. Mae Weaver, Mr. J. Everett Meeks, Mrs. Roy Goforth, Mrs. Fayette Williams, Dr. Frank Davis, Mrs. Robert Anderson, Mrs. John P. Davis,

Sr., Dr. R.B. Warriner, Jr., Mrs. Carl Norwood, Sr., Mrs. R.C. Liddon, Mr. Buddy Bain, Mrs. Leon Dutcher, Mr. Robert C. Liddon, Mr. Tommy Cooper, Mrs. Sara Hinton, Mr. John C. Stanley, III, Mrs. Robert W. Dalton, Mrs. H.L. Williams, Jr, Mr. Robert Anderson, Mrs. R.B. Warriner, Jr., Mr. Carl G. Howell, Mrs. Fred Rogers, Mr. Cliﬀord Worsham, Mrs. Plummer Hussey, Mr. John D. Mercier, Mr. E.S. Bishop, Sr., Mrs. Nita Dees, Mrs. Herman Gray, Mr. Arthur Boren, Mr. David Palmer, Mrs. Mary Francis Stephens, Mr. H.L. Williams, Jr., Mrs. Marie Anderson, Mr. Herman Gray, Mr. James E. Price, Jr., Mr. Richard Milam, Mrs. Corinne Pierce, Mr. Terry Cartwright, Mr. Gary Caveness, Mr.

Kenneth Williams, Mr. James Boyd, Ms. Betsy Whitehurst, Mrs. Richard Sharp, Mr. Tom Rogers, Dr. T.L. Sweat, Mr. Havis Hurley, and Mrs. Mary Dee Kemp, Mr. James E. Sonny Boatman, Mr. Jimmy Fisher and Dr. Lee Childress. Each past award winner has been presented with a celebratory banner to display on their home, showing the year they were a recipient. The tradition will continue this year. A service organization for local women, Junior Auxiliary of Corinth is aﬃliated with the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries. It encompasses seven states with a membership of over 12,000. Funds contributed to J.A. of Corinth remain in the Corinth/Alcorn County area to

underwrite the various projects conducted by the local chapter. Emphasis is placed on children, and many benefit from the activities of this enthusiastic group of women. J.A.’s projects include, providing sleepers and blankets to babies born at Magnolia Regional Health Center, new clothing for approximately 250 needy children, and scholarships for local students needing financial assistance to advance their education. In area schools, members reach children by providing art classes for elementary students and free vision screenings for all 5th graders. The ladies of J.A. also meet with middle school girls to provide them with role models and help build their self-esteem.

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WHO IS JESUS AND WHAT DID HE DO? It is imperative that in order to be saved from sin, and enjoy the blessings that follow, individuals have some understanding of who Jesus is, and what he has done for us. Certainly time and space will not permit an exhaustive answer to this question, but a look at Revelation 1:5, 6 will give us a glimpse into what we need to know about the Savior of mankind. John says this letter to the seven churches is: “from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us to be kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” Jesus is first spoken of as “the faithful witness”. John said of him: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) When the disciples questioned him about “where he was going” Jesus said, “If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also, and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. (Emphasis mine TC) Philip saith unto him, Lord show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. (John 14:7, 8) In verse nine Jesus explains it this way: “he that hath seen me hath seen the Father.” Paul said of Jesus in Colossians 2:9, “For in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. The writer to the Hebrew Christians said of God’s Son, that he was “the brightness of His (God’s) glory, and the express image (exact likeness) of His person.” (Hebrews 1:1-3) No one else in the history of mankind could have done what Jesus did! No one else has come from God to man in the manner Jesus did, bearing God’s perfect nature, and bearing witness of the Father in all he did. This is the message of the New Testament. Yes, there were others, who in ages past have faithfully spoken God’s will to man: and even spoke with God, as did Noah, and Abraham; as Moses did at the burning bush, (Exodus 3), and faithfully gave the fledgling nation God’s will and demonstrated His power in extraordinary fashion, but none, none ever laid claim to Divinity, as did Jesus. (More on this next week) We invite you to study and worship with us at the Danville church of Christ

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for a bowl of stew after the parade. Stew will also be available for purchase for $7 per quart or $25 for a gallon. Veterans Day activities at the Legion will also include drawings for three items — a .45 caliber Glock handgun, a home defense style 12-gauge shotgun and a patriotic quilt made by longtime local quilter Mary Dell Dicks. Tickets will be available up to the time of the drawing. The American Legion Riders are selling chances on the Glock for $5 each or three for $10. Tickets to win the shotgun are available from the Sons of American Legion for $5 each or five for $20. Chances on the quilt can be purchased from Auxiliary members for $2 each or three for $5. Legion members will also continue the tradition of distributing

red poppies on Veterans Day in memory of deceased veterans. The origin of this tradition reaches back to the poem “In Flanders Field.” Written during World War I by Canadian Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae after the funeral of a fellow soldier killed in the Second Battle of Ypres, the poem’s reference to red poppies growing over the graves of fallen soldiers led to the red poppy becoming a worldwide symbol for soldiers who died in combat. The members who are giving out the poppies will also be collecting donations to help area veterans. “Any donations made that day in conjunction with the red poppies will be used directly on helping local veterans,” explained Auxiliary member Tina Hurst, the Department of Mississippi’s 2nd Vice President. “Whether it’s helping out with electrical bills or medicine or a wheelchair, it has to be di-

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rectly helping a veteran.” Legion members welcome any help the community can provide with this year’s Veterans Day activities. “If anyone has time to help we are cooking Thursday, serving Friday and cleaning up on Saturday,” said Watson. In other American Legion news, the Legion Auxiliary is teaming up with Corinthian Funeral Home for the second year to collect toys for local needy children. Toys can be dropped oﬀ at the funeral home weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and at the American Legion Post #6 building Mondays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Fridays from 4 to 9 p.m. (For more information about the Legion activities after the parade call the American Legion Post #6 at 664-6442. For info about the Veterans Day Parade contact Bobby McDaniel at 415-6415.)

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