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Downtown demolition
Goodloe trial ends in hung jury BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Basket fund donations start to arrive
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Asbestos abatement is currently in progress at the 700 block of Taylor Street. Demolition will follow.
Commerce Bank begins work on new offices
BY L.A. STORY
BY JEBB JOHNSTON
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Compassion flowing in the form of donations have begun to course its way into the Annual Christmas Basket fundraiser. The goal this year is $23,000 for the 22nd annual joint Corinth Rotary Club/Daily Corinthian fundraiser. “We need our community to make this happen and it’s exciting to see they are responding,” said Daily Corinthian Publisher Reece Terry. The funds raised helps to feed financially disadvantaged families in the Crossroads area during the holidays. Applications are still being accepted for those who may have need of assistance. Applications will be included in the Daily Corinthian and
“We’re excited to help support the growth we see on the horizon for our community.”
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The building occupying the 700 block of Taylor Street will soon be a memory. Demolition is imminent for the commercial building as Commerce Bank plans to replace it with its new offices. Asbestos abatement is currently in progress for the building in the block bordered by Taylor, Bunch, Webster and Childs Streets. Fencing went up around the block a couple of weeks ago as the work began. Commerce President and CEO Frank Davis expects the full building demolition to begin in about 10 days to two weeks. “It should not take long after the asbestos abatement to take the building down,”
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Frank Davis
Commerce Bank President, CEO said Davis. “Hopefully, towards the end of December, we will have it on the ground and all of the concrete and asphalt taken up and will be ready to begin the next phase of our project.” Design for the new headquarters building is in progress. It hasn’t been decided if the building will face Taylor Street, Childs Street, or perhaps a combination of both. With regulatory approval, construction is likely to begin in the spring with an eye to opening in 2019.
Commerce purchased the property in July with plans to build a 14,000-squarefoot, two-story facility. The bank also purchased property at the northeast corner of Childs and Webster for additional parking. Currently located on Cass Street, the bank is enjoying positive feedback on its plans for a major investment in downtown. “We’re excited to help support the growth we see on the horizon for our community,” said Davis.
An Alcorn County jury couldn’t reach a verdict last week in a case involving charges of sexual battery and fondling. The trial of Ronald Larry Goodloe, 36, ended Friday with the circuit court jury in an 11-1 deadlock. He was indicted in April 2016 on two counts of sexual battery and one count of fondling. The charges involved two minors. The state presented testimony from family members and others who said the children disclosed the alleged encounters to them. Attorney John Windsor, who represented Goodloe, said a key point in the defense’s case was the lack of a physical examination after the accusations were made. Goodloe, who is now a resident of Prentiss County, took the witness stand and testified in his defense. “He testified that he never touched those children inappropriately and was very seldom even alone with them,” said Windsor. “He fully denied it from the first time he interviewed with law enforcement.” Numerous cases have concluded during the term of circuit court in the last few weeks. Following are the remainder of guilty pleas and sentences not previously reported: • Steven Edward Flax, 24, Please see TRIAL | Page 2
Corinth Symphony Orchestra hosting a ‘Dickens’ of a concert BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
The Spirit of Christmas Past is bound to guide the attendees of the upcoming Corinth Symphony Orchestra Christmas Concert as they present “An English Dickens Christmas.” Tickets are on sale now for the concert which will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at the Corinth Coliseum Civic Center located at 404 Taylor Street. It is the second concert of the CSO’s 2017-2018 concert season. The season has been themed as a journey around the globe, and it began in Mississippi during for the September concert. The upcoming Christmas concert will transport the audience to merry old England for an English Dickens Christmas. Along with the beautiful music presented by the 40-member symphony orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Maurice Weatherall, the program will offer costumed Corinth Symphony Carolers singing typical British Christmas carols and Christmas favorites. The
concert should include an audience sing- a-long and religious Christmas music. In addition, there will be special guest artists performing including Soprano TaNechi Temple and the Freed Hardeman University Choir — under the direction of Dr. Gary McKnight. (Tickets are on available at the Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau [Tourism] office, located at 215 South Fillmore Street, and through the Corinth Area Arts Council. The Corinth Symphony Orchestra now has a website available listing Coliseum programs. The orchestra’s page may be reached through this site. Tickets can now purchased online. Purchasers can print their receipt, which may be used as a ticket. The office will also take phone orders at 662 -2878300. The website may be reached at www.corinthcoliseum.com)
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Conductor Maurice Weatherall will lead the 40-member Corinth Symphony Orchestra for the upcoming English Dickens Christmas Concert. The concert will also feature special guest artists including Soprano TaNechi Temple and the Freed Hardeman University Choir — under the direction of Dr. Gary McKnight.
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