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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121, No. 279

“We are trying to help children who may not get anything for Christmas, We are trying to give them some joy and let them know there are people who care about them.�

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 24 pages • Two sections

Being thankful and safe

County to collect back taxes BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

A local organization and a local business have teamed up to bring some Christmas magic into the lives of area children. The American Legion Auxiliary Post 6 and Corinthian Funeral home have launched

Officials stress safety on Thanksgiving Day Jones said her family will smoke their 24-pound turkey she purchased Tuesday morning at Roger’s Supermarket in

With a number of local industries facing payment of back taxes and penalties, Alcorn County says its hands are tied on the possibility of offering any relief. “Nobody likes the situation,� said Board Attorney Bill Davis. Several entities had hearings before the Board of Supervisors Monday evening, with the board approving tax assessments for the majority of them for taxes dating back seven years that were not collected because of errors on the county’s side. It involves ad valorem taxes on finished goods for Caterpillar and Automatic Machine Products and real estate ad valorem taxes for eight others on Monday’s agenda. Those involved still have the option to appeal to the circuit court. The county is acting in accordance with an attorney general’s opinion it requested which appears to give no discretion to forgive the taxes or the penalties and interest. The county specifically

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Corinthian Funeral Home Owner

Toy Drive accepting donations BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

Staff photo by Zack Steen

Ida Jones said her family will smoke their 24-pound turkey she purchased at Roger’s Supermarket on Tuesday.

BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Rubbed, stuffed, fried and roasted are just a few of the dozens of different ways to prepare a Thanksgiving turkey.

Local grocery stores have been bustling with shoppers this week as families throughout the Crossroads area get ready for Thursday’s feast. Eighty-three-year-old Ida

Church to continue holiday meal program without its leader BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

This will be the 29th year First Presbyterian Church will deliver a hot Thanksgiving meal to those who otherwise would not have one. However, this year it will continue without one of the well-known outreach program’s faithful volunteers — Dick Atkins. Atkins, who coordinated the meal assembly process, passed away on May 25. He had begun volunteering for the outreach project from the very start. Now, the outreach project he worked will continue to do what it was intended to do — feed the hungry. “Everybody who knew Dick is going to miss him. I know I will miss him ... he was my best friend,� said Lee Thurner, who now serves as coordinator for the meal assembly shift. Thurner said he has been involved with the outreach project since about 2008 and most of his years of experience were as Atkins’ assistant. He said his friendship with Atkins was initially what got him involved with the program. “He [Atkins] did it for many, many years. It was a thing at First Presbyterian that any-

time there was anything to do with food — Dick was the guy to go to,� said Thurner. The large scale community service operation’s meal assembly process was handily managed by Atkins for more than two decades. The current meal assembly coordinator said Atkins not only seemed to enjoy taking on the yearly project, but he also had practical business experience doing it. “He was the manager of what is now the Mississippi Care Center for about 20 years. So, food service was not something that was foreign to him. He put that to good use,� he said. This year there will a new face amongst those volunteering for the project on Thanksgiving Day and that is the Rev. Waring Porter, the congregation’s new pastor since July. Porter, who hails from Memphis, is not new to community outreach. For 13 years, he worked at a church in Memphis that was in a socio-economically diverse neighborhood and he said he was able to do a lot of outreach there. He expressed excitement that he would be able to continue that kind of work.

Thurner pointed out that Atkins was the chairman of the search committee that found Porter and called him when the congregation was looking for a pastor. Porter said he believes his experience with outreach may have made an impression on Atkins. “We [Atkins and Porter] met for the first time in January and we connected from the very beginning,� said Porter. “I know that Dick Atkins was passionate about a few things. He was passionate about the church and about Jesus. He was passionate about the Corinth community and about being willing to serve and do things for the community in service for those that are without,� the pastor said. The outreach project is a Thanksgiving Day tradition where the church’s congregation comes together to prepare and deliver 1,000 Thanksgiving meals to those less fortunate in Alcorn County. “I’m looking forward to being a part of it. I was happy to be a part of the the planning conversation and am looking forward to seeing it in action on Thursday morning,� said Porter.

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Corinth aldermen approve taking ownership of the historic Corinth Depot.

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Two things friends could count on every year at the Thanksgiving Day meal delivery program from Dick Atkins -- he was always smiling and wearing something related to Ole Miss.

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Capt. Ralph Dance, head of the Corinth Police Department’s Special Response Team, is honored as state tactical officer of the year by the Miss. Tactical Officers Association. 2014 NISSAN FRONTIER 4X4 PRO4X STK# 23093U ONE OWNER!

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