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• Corinth, Mississippi • 24 pages • 2 sections
Gallery moving to new location BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth’s downtown art gallery is getting ready to move. The Corinth Artist Guild recently inked a lease with John Dodd for the former eye clinic building on Fillmore Street. The moving date is not set but is expected to be in December. The gallery will continue to be open for business at its 507 Cruise Street location until the
move. A “for sale� sign has been posted in the front windows of the Cruise Street building for some time, and the guild wants to eliminate the continual prospect of its location being sold. “If it did sell, we would probably have 30 days to get out,� said Guild President Sonny Boatman. At the new location, the guild is looking forward to having
more exhibit space and maybe picking up some different foot traffic. “We hope that the traffic for the new restaurant might give us an opportunity,� he said. Boatman said the new spot is a handsome building that will give the guild more room to display the works of local artists and a room that he hopes to see used for pottery classes in the future. Work is in progress
to equip the building for the gallery’s needs, including some changes to the walls and shifting around existing shelving and fixtures. The second floor is used for storage and is not currently available to the gallery. The guild is planning a series of fundraisers to assist with moving costs. The nonprofit guild depends on volunteer help to keep the doors open.
With more space, Boatman hopes to see more art classes offered for both children and adults. Tim Hacker is slated to conduct adult classes in April. The gallery has been on Cruise Street for about eight years following two years at its original location on Franklin Street. Anyone who would like to assist with the gallery’s move may contact Boatman at 415-2688.
Condos to go up on South Tate BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
A condominium development is planned for South Tate Street adjacent to the Alcorn Welcome Center. Following the planning commission’s approval, the Board of Aldermen on Tuesday approved a zoning change for the property from C-2 general commercial to special use - planned housing unit development district as applied for
by J&J Realty, LLC. All neighboring properties are currently zoned for commercial use. The development is called “The Pinnacle.� Site plans before the board showed a combination of two- and three-bedroom duplexes with two-car garages situated around a looping drive. Phase one is planned to have six units with up to 23 possible in Please see CONDOS | 6A
Staff photo by Joseph Miller
A two-vehicle crash near Kossuth resulted in two people being airlifted to hospitals. See related photo on Page 3A.
Tourism approves Two airlifted from wreck trio of requests BY JOSEPH MILLER
jmiller@dailycorinthian.com
KOSSUTH — Two people were airlifted following a twovehicle crash near Kossuth on Tuesday. A male driver of a Ford Edge and female passenger of a Ford van were transported from the scene via helicopter. The acci-
dent happened at 2 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 72 and Suitor’s Crossing. Two passengers from the van were ejected in the accident with the female being the only one airlifted, according to Mississippi Highway Patrolman Brian McGee. The male driver of the Edge
was airlifted to North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo while the female was taken to Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn. Both helicopters landed in the westbound lane of Highway 72 to transport the victims. More details from the crash will appear in Thursday’s edition.
BY JOSEPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau held its regular scheduled board meeting on Tuesday to discuss upcoming events, planning and budgeting.
Tourism board members discussed funding request from Sons of Confederate Veterans, Corinth Art Guild and the Corinth Area Arts Council. Larry Mangus was present Please see TOURISM | 6A
Celebrate Corinth slated for Thursday Homemaker
Volunteers plan annual event
BY JOSEPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com
Held in one of Corinth’s oldest buildings, the annual Celebrate Corinth silent auction kicks off the holiday season for Corinthians. Located at the old post office building, now SOUTHBank in downtown Corinth, the Celebrate Corinth event will take place on Thursday night beginning at 6 p.m. “We are selling raffle tickets for the Big Green Egg again this year at The Alliance, at SOUTHBank and from any Main Street board member, and we look for another good crowd to join us again,� explained Taylor Coombs, Main Street Corinth Director. “Tickets are only $20 for the event and they can be purchased on Thursday night at the event too.� Please see CELEBRATE | 6A
BY HEATHER SMITH hsmith@dailycorinthian.com
As the holidays are fast approaching, the time has come for the Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers to host their annual Holiday Fair. This Holiday Fair will be a project of the Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers. They have four clubs in Alcorn County. The fair is just one of their volunteer and charity projects that they participate in each year. They also hold a Cultural Arts event in May. Club members have donated their time and money to several different charitable organizations. They have made and sent items to the Main Street Board President Brent Lipford (left) and Vice President Carmen Leister stand with the Big Green Egg at SOUTHBank.
Index Stocks......8A Classified......4B Comics......3B State......5A
Please see VOLUNTEERS | 3A
On this day in history 150 years ago
Weather....10A Obituaries......6A Opinion......4A Sports....12A
After firing tons upon tons of munitions at Fort Sumter, there are casualties among the defenders. 1,344 artillery shells are fired today resulting in three Confederates killed and another 11 wounded.
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