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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 277
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 section
Investigators seeking driver who hit eatery “A witness informed our officers the car had an Alcorn County license plate, but they couldn’t make out the numbers,” said Hitchborn. Extensive damage was done to Pat’s Cafe after the vehicle ran into the restaurant. Hitchborn said McNairy County officers are looking for a 1998-2003 gold Grand Prix with a damaged tail light. Anyone with any information about the case can call the McNairy County Sheriff’s Department 731-645-1004 or Hitchborn at 731-610-1202.
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
United Methodist Women Barbara Trapp (left) and Mary Katherine Butler get frozen food ready to sell at Saturday’s Red/Green Market. Proceeds raised by the women’s group will be used for restorations on the Fillmore Street Chapel.
SELMER, Tenn. — The McNairy County Sheriff’s Department is looking for help from the public to solve a hitand-run case. On Nov. 16, a car was traveling on Highway 22 toward Corinth when the driver lost control and hit a light pole and restaurant in Michie, Tenn., around 10 a.m., according to investigator Robert Hitchborn. The driver was able to get back on the road and continue toward Mississippi.
Methodist Women cook up Dismissal sought tasty fundraiser for chapel in shooting suit BY STEVE BEAVERS
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Cooking for the chapel. The First United Methodist Women have made close to 280 casseroles along with other frozen foods to benefit the restoration of the Fillmore Street Chapel. All of the delightful dishes will be sold during Saturday’s RED Green Market in downtown. The United Methodist Women will have a booth located at the most southeast corner of the CARE Garden. Selling of the food begins at 8 a.m. “Our most popular items from past years will be available along with one new item this
year,” said chapel committee chairman Rosemary Fisher. Chicken spaghetti, lasagna, cornbread dressing and apple pies are considered specialties of the group. Breakfast enchiladas makes its first appearance on the list Saturday. “Each year we try to do at least one structural improvement to the chapel and one cosmetic change or aesthetic enhancement,” said Fisher. “Last year, we were able to make a number of simple repairs, replace plants and purchase furniture for the reception rooms.” Over the years, a number of improvements to Corinth’s oldest church building have been financed by the chapel com-
mittee, members of FUMC and other interested individuals, according to Fisher. “The next major undertaking will be additional undergirding of the sanctuary floor joints with the installment of reclaimed pine flooring,” she said. “The improvement will require a large expenditure.” Last year, the women raised close to $3,000 during the event. Dating back to 1871, the Fillmore Street Chapel is a popular wedding venue. The sanctuary is well-suited for musical presentations and competitions due to its acoustics. It is often used for concerts open to the public.
cessive force and other violations related to his shooting on April 23, 2012. Curtiss died after he was shot by McCoy as the officers responded to a 911 call reporting a disturbance outside the home of his ex-wife, Cheryl Curtiss, on Stanley Street Extended. In their response, filed Nov. 12 in U.S. District Court in Oxford, the city and the officers deny all the claims made against them in the suit and ask the judge to dismiss the family’s complaint. The family’s suit argues
BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
The City of Booneville and two city police officers are seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died last year after being shot during an altercation with the officers. Attorneys representing the city and police officers Rusty McCoy and Brian Mays filed a response last week to the lawsuit brought earlier this year by the sons of David Andrew Curtiss. The Curtiss family is seeking damages of more than $150,000 for what they claim is the violation of Curtiss’ civil rights through the use of ex-
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Deadline extended for cemetery wreath project BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
There is still time for those wanting to honor deceased veterans. The deadline for the Wreaths Across America project, sponsored by American Legion Post 6, has been extended to Nov. 27. “We had a lot of people tell us ‘they don’t get paid until he end of the month,’” said American Legion Ladies Auxiliary’s Carlean Parker. “We want to get
“We would like to see over 7,500 wreaths placed to cover all the graves in the cemetery.” Carlean Parker American Legion Ladies Auxiliary as many wreaths as possible to show our appreciation to our deceased veterans and their families for their service to our country.”
Cost is $15 per wreath with each sponsorship tax deductible. The wreaths are a traditional live green with a red bow. Specific grave orders can also
be placed and are not limited to the Corinth National Cemetery. A ceremony to lay wreaths at the Corinth National Cemetery is set for Dec. 15 at noon. “We would like to see over 7,500 wreaths placed to cover all the graves in the cemetery,”
added Parker. Last year, over 400 were placed during the ceremony at the National Cemetery. Members of American Legion Post 6, Ladies Auxiliary, Sons of American Legion and Legion Riders are all taking orders. For more information contact Parker at 662-462-3443 or carleanparker@yahoo.com. Sponsorships are also available by seeing Lisa Lambert at McPeter’s Funeral Home.
County information available through new app BY JOSEPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com
A wealth of county-level information is available in seconds through a set of profiles created by experts with the Mississippi State University Extension Service. According to a press release from the Mississippi Agricultural Communication news
source, a new app and website will provide community stakeholders, business leaders and elected officials access to detailed socioeconomic statistics for each county in the state. Faculty from the Extension Center for Technology Outreach and the Center for Government and Community Development gathered information from
multiple public sources, such as the federal census. Then they compiled the data into user-friendly county profiles to show important statistics on population, income, educational attainment and employment. “Dr. Roberto Gallardo’s community profiles are a great tool for local government of-
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to strengthen their local economies.” The free app, “MSUES MS Profiles,” can be downloaded from the app store. It is available only for iOS systems. The information is also available online in a printfriendly format at http://gcd. msucares.com/communityprofiles.
On this day in history 150 years ago Chattanooga – Sherman’s soldiers file into position on the far left, facing Bragg’s defenders on Missionary Ridge. On the Union right, Joseph Hooker’s reinforcements from the Army of the Potomac are threatening from the Chattanooga Valley.
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