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Daily Corinthian Vol. 119, No. 274
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Toy Store sign-up deadline nears BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Eddie L. Howard is the new CEO at ACE Power.
Time is running out for those in need of help to register for this year’s Lighthouse Foundation Toy Store. Thursday is the final day of registration for the annual Christmas toy program offering help for families in need to provide presents for their children. Foundation Executive Director Gary Caveness said registration numbers are running roughly even with last year at this point, but they know there are still people in the community who are hurting and who need help this Christmas.
He emphasized it is essential that those who need assistance from the program register by the deadline. The Toy Store operates on a tight budget and they are not able to provide help to those who don’t register in advance. Caveness said they don’t want to see any child go without this Christmas so they strongly encourage those in need to get registered. The final registration sessions are set for this Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon at the foundation’s Please see DEADLINE | 6A
Howard takes reins at ACE New store boosts Glen The Corinth native graduated from Corinth High School in 1978. He went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting from Mississippi State and went to work at Security Bank in Corinth. He joined the team at ACE in 1988 as an accountant. Since then Howard has served as assistant office manager, office manager and now
BY BOBBY J. SMITH
bsmith@dailycorinthian.com
There’s a new man in charge at ACE. Eddie L. Howard took over as CEO of the Alcorn County Electric Power Association the first day of November following the retirement of longtime CEO Jim Nanney. Howard is no stranger to ACE Power Association.
CEO. Howard said he anticipates no major changes in the dayto-day operations in the near future. “I’ve been involved in the day-to-day running of ACE for a number of years. Jim Nanney showed respect and allowed his department heads to
Please see HOWARD | 6A
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
GLEN — While eastern Alcorn County residents enjoy the convenience of a new Dollar General store on Highway 72 in Glen, the town is looking forward to a boost in its operating revenue. The eighth Dollar General in Alcorn County had its grand
opening last weekend. “We’ve been trying for quite a long time to have a Dollar General within our town limits,” said Mayor John Little. It has been a goal for 10 years or more, dating back to his father’s time as mayor. “We had tried to go through Please see STORE | 2A
Upcoming Mid-Morning Concert to celebrate American music BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
Broadening horizons, the Corinth Music Club is excited to announce its latest concert. The next Mid-Morning Concert will be presented at 11 a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 17, in the Chapel of First United Methodist Church. Free and open to the public, the 45-minute concert will be a “Celebration of American Music and Poetry”. All music lov-
ers, home-schooled children, adults and seniors are welcome. Several pianists and vocalists will perform patriotic songs such as “God Bless America”, but there will also be fiddles, flutes, and fingers flying on the
keyboard during the performance. “This program will highlight American music and poetry,” said William McMullin who is coordinating the event. “I want the audience to realize how
varied our musical heritage is by combining different instruments and different styles of music.” Beginning with the theme Please see CONCERT | 6A
Native is one step away from dream For the Daily Corinthian
Corinth native Austin Powell has long dreamed of winning a Rhodes Scholarship. Now, the University of Mississippi senior is just one step away from achieving that goal. The 2013 Corinth High School graduate goes to Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday to interview as a Rhodes finalist and he will learn whether he is selected for one of the prestigious scholarships. A public policy and philosophy double major in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and the Lott Leadership Institute, Powell said he was excited when he heard the news. “My ultimate goal is to
come back and raise the quality of life for Mississippians by developing an indepth understanding of the criminology and the criminal justice system, how different entities can become community partners in Mississippi, and how the state can take partial ownership of the solution,” said Powell, son of former state Sen. Eric Powell and Gwen Salters Powell. “When combined with my interests in correctional systems policies and the offender’s relationship with race, poverty and education, the Rhodes experience will offer professors, like Mary Bosworth, to guide my research on the discon-
nects that lie between empowering offenders in the entrepreneurial class and the reality of the low postrelease employment opportunities.” The Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest international fellowships, bring outstanding students from many countries to the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Besides “intellectual distinction,” the selection committee seeks excellence in qualities of mind and of person, which combined offer the promise of effective service to the world in the decades ahead. Rhodes Scholars are elected for two Please see POWELL | 2A
Austin Powell goes to Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday to interview as a Rhodes finalist.
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Battery F, one of the key sites in Corinth’s Civil War history, is purchased by The Conservation Fund to protect the historic location.
Alcorn Central High School Principal Ron Oakes accepts a grant from the Exxon Mobil Educational program to help fund outdoor classrooms at the school.
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