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Massive blaze destroys building
Photo by Jerry Whirley / Corinth Fire Department
The sun rises over Corinth early Monday morning as five units with the Corinth Fire Department battle the auction building blaze. See more photos inside today.
Early morning fire engulfs large auction company structure BY MARK BOEHLER editor@dailycorinthian.com
The State Fire Marshall is investigating a massive early morning Monday blaze which destroyed a 15,000-square-foot Corinth business. The fire first reported at 4:13 a.m. destroyed Scotty Little & Associates Auction Company just off U.S. 72 behind Russell’s Beef House Restaurant. Five units and 16 firefighters from the Corinth Fire Department responded to the blaze. When
firemen arrived, “the north section was totally engulfed in flames,” said CFD Training Officer Jerry Whirley. “By the time firemen had a hole cut on the east side of the building,” said Whirley, “the roof began falling in.” Two fire units were on the scene until noon Monday, then one unit had to return to the scene Monday afternoon, he said.
“There are no words to describe something like this. All you can do is start all over again.” Scotty Little Auction Company Owner
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Several enter guilty pleas BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Staff Photo by L.A. Story
Corinth JA members Natalie Montgomery (from left), Kelsey Richardson, Ellen Wesson, Jennifer Taylor Eubanks, Morgan Williams, Charity Ball co-chair Rebecca Inman, Charity Ball chair Michelle Brooks, Tiffany Sparks and Jamie Jones were stuffing envelopes recently as they prepared to send out invitations for the annual Charity Ball event.
Invitations sent for Charity Ball BY L.A. STORY
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Invitations have gone out for one of the area’s biggest extravaganzas — the Junior Auxiliary of Corinth’s Annual Charity Ball. The annual event is their biggest fundraiser of the year and proceeds go to support their many programs which benefit the children of Alcorn County. The winner of the Outstanding Citizen award each year is also presented at the annual
Charity Ball. This year, the ball is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 30, at The Franklin Courtyard in Downtown Corinth. The theme for the evening is “Cirque Du Corinth: An almost New Year’s Eve party.” The Outstanding Citizen award presentation will begin at 6 p.m. with dinner afterward at 7:30 p.m. This year’s theme will be a unique and fun spin on the renowned Cirque du Soleil, according to Michelle Brooks,
Charity Ball chair. Brooks said colors will be black and white offset with bright neon colors in hot pink, lime green, bright blue and orange with splashes of other colors. The cirque theme is meant to be a sophisticated fantasy celebrating the whimsy and drama of a circus. There will be a band of roaming performers — including a contortionist — which will move throughout the ball Please see BALL | Page 2
25 years ago
Wayne Taylor of Corinth is named Employee of the Month for the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s first district.
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A number of defendants have entered guilty pleas in Alcorn County Circuit Court. Sentences handed down on recent pleas, according to court records, include: • Ontarius Rashad Luster, 27, reduced charge of possession of methamphetamine — Fifteen years to serve in custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections followed by five years of probation. He must participate in a long-term alcohol and drug treatment program. • Grady Andrew Suitor, 45, possession of methamphetamine — Suspended three-year sentence and two years of probation • Joseph Brewster Rhodes, 37, possession of methamphetamine — Suspended three-year sentence and two years of probation • Justin Anderson, 29, sale of counterfeit substance — Suspended 20-year sentence with five years of probation. He also received a suspended sentence following a guilty plea on a separate indictment for sale of cocaine.
• Luther Dewayne Williams Jr., 33, sale of methamphetamine — Five years to serve. He also received a net sentence of five years to serve concurrent with the other sentence followed by five years of probation in a separate two-count indictment for possession of methamphetamine and possession of hydrocodone. • Marcel Walls, 26, felony possession of a firearm — Three years in the house-arrest program and five years of probation • Demetrius Atkins, possession of cocaine — Suspended eight-year sentence and five years of probation • Leslie Marie Mullins Roach, 28, false pretense — Five years to serve followed by five years of probation. She received suspended sentences in pleas to two other indictments, one for uttering a forgery and one for credit card fraud, and must pay restitution totaling $1,972.59 to two Corinth banks. • Lacey Summer Hicks, burglary of a building — Suspended Please see PLEAS | Page 6
10 years ago
Local student JP Whitlock plays the lead in ICC’s production of “Lover’s Leap”.
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