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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 279
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • 1 section
Ingredients to make meth lead to arrest BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Turkey Feathers Most turkeys are defeathered this time of the year. Not at First United Methodist Church. Church preschool director Catherine Simmons adds colorful feathers made by preschoolers to promote the children’s program next week. The Thanksgiving program of the group is set for 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
A Booneville man has been arrested by the Alcorn County Narcotics Unit for possession of precursors. David Sam Norman, Jr., 34, of Long Street, Booneville, was arrested on Nov. 16 after it was discovered he was in possession of meth lab remnants. Deputy Mackie Sexton found Norman sitting in a parked vehicle on County Road 343. After Sexton spoke with the individual, he discovered there were several outstanding warrants for his
arrest. “Deputy Sexton could smell a strong odor coming from the vehicle and asked Norman if there was anything illegal in the vehicle,” said narcotics investigator Jason Willis. According to the report, Norman then handed over a bag containing a bottle that was the remnants of a lab and other items used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine. Norman remains jailed at the Alcorn County Justice Center on a $5,000 bond. Also assisting in the case was deputy Shane Latch.
Credit card scam Ornaments will raise funds targets businesses for local Theatre-Arts Guild BY JEBB JOHNSTON
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BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The Crossroads Theatre-Arts Guild will be in the Christmas spirit this morning to raise money for the CT-A. The group will be among several vendors at the RED Green Market today in downtown. “We will be selling beautiful ornaments made by Hinkle Creek exclusively for us, our
popular Critics’ Choice Cookbooks and hot cider drinks,” said CT-A Guild president Millie Duke. Guild volunteers are also offering Letters from Santa again this season. “Children will receive a personal letter from Santa Claus before Christmas,” added Duke. Ornaments are being sold today from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for
$20. Only 50 of the limited editions have been made. Letters from Santa can be purchased for $5. The items will also be available during intermission of each performance of ‘The Miracle Worker’ slated for Dec. 12-15. All proceeds are put back into the theatre in order to promote the arts and raise awareness of CT-A in the community.
A couple of local businesses recently became victims in an elaborate credit card scam perpetrated by a man sitting in a jail cell. The Corinth Police Department received complaints from two businesses, each of which had sold almost $2,000 worth of items to the perpetrator via credit card. Detective Capt. Ralph Dance said the businesses had received
a phone call from a man who said he had a work crew coming into town and needed to pick up some equipment and provided the credit card number. Someone did indeed come to pick up the fraudulently purchased items. After getting those complaints, the police department later learned from Alabama authorities that a man jailed in Sheffield, Ala., had been
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CT-A to bring Keller to life in ‘Miracle Worker’ BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth Theatre-Arts has a holiday treat for its audience. An uplifting and entertaining show is slated to be the upcoming production of CT-A. “The Miracle Worker” will be performed the four days of Dec. 12-15 at the Crossroads Playhouse. “This production has been one of the most daunting proj-
ects of the season for me as a director,” said CT-A Artistic Director Cris Skinner. “People in this area have the unique opportunity to see in person the history of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan when they visit Ivy Green in Tuscumbia, Ala. … combine the history with the extreme physical and psychological nature of the production and you have a very challenging production.”
The play covers the familiar story as the tenacious Annie Sullivan, a young woman who is nearly blind, instructs Helen Keller, a deaf-blind girl, in sign language. Helen, played by Riley Budny, doesn’t realize the finger spelling actually means words and it is possible for her to communicate with the outside world. The struggle to teach Helen is hindered by Helen’s kind-hearted
parents who are unable and unwilling to harshly discipline their disabled child. “There are visitors from Annie’s past who are reminiscent of scenes from Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol,’” added Skinner. “The story is redemptive in nature as Annie overcomes her insecurities and dark past when she is able to make the miracle happen for Helen, and Helen understands for the first time.”
Performances of ‘The Miracle Worker’ by William Gibson are set for Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m. A Sunday showing of the production is scheduled for 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students. Tickets can be reserved by calling the CT-A at 662-2872995. Tickets are also availPlease see CT-A | 2
Gallery Christmas sale offering unique gifts BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The annual Christmas sale is on at the art gallery. “This is our last hoorah at this location,” said Corinth Artist Guild President Sonny Boatman. “We have certain items with reduced prices from a number of artists.” An open house today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. will coincide with the Red Green Market, offering gift hunters two venues for locally made treasures. The sale will continue through Christmas at whichever location the gallery occupies; the move to Fillmore Street is expected to happen in December. Proceeds from the sale will help with the guild’s moving expenses. The gallery promotes its offerings as an opportunity to get
something different from massproduced mall items. “It’s a place where you can find something with more of a personal touch, made by people from Corinth and the surrounding area, for a richer gift,” said Boatman. Along with original artwork and prints, including prints from recent exhibitions, the sale rounds up a variety of other items such as quilts, knit scarves, pottery and jewelry. Some recent additions include license plate dustpans made by Paul Johnson, a wine rack and bookends made from horseshoes by Smith Ornamental Iron, and sewing needle cases made from quilting scraps. Wood items such as walking canes and a dulcimer are also
Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
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Gallery volunteers Carol Hebel (left) and Merry Overholt get locally handmade scarves and tree ornaments in place for the Christmas sale at the Corinth Artist Guild Gallery at 507 Cruise St.
Index Stocks........8 Classified...... 15 Comics........ 7 State........ 5
Weather........9 Obituaries........ 6 Opinion........4 Sports...... 12
On this day in history 150 years ago What appears to be a simple military review in Chattanooga turns into an assault by Union troops of Thomas’s Army of the Cumberland. The strategic Orchard Knob is taken when parading Union soldiers charge up the slope and capture the position.