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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121, No. 280
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 42 pages • Four sections
Annual Candlelight Tour City eyes
Author continues mission
internet sales tax BY JEBB JOHNSTON
jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
visitors for the Christmas Candlelight Tour at the VerandahCurlee House will be transported to the Victorian era with this year’s theme.
The Corinth Board of Aldermen is putting its support on the record for distribution of use tax proceeds collected from Internet sales back to the cities where the sales occurred. The board passed a resolution on Tuesday supporting the remitting of a portion of the collected tax on Internet sales back to the cities rather than all of it going to the state, as is customary for items covered by the use tax. Alderman Andrew Labas made the motion, citing a decrease in the city’s sales tax revenue as the reason. He said he believes the decrease can be attributed to online sales. Although the city is currently enjoying an increase in the number of retail businesses, its growth in sales tax collections has halted. Through the first two months of the new fiscal year, the city’s share of sales tax proceeds is down 7 percent, or about $72,000, from a year ago.
Please see TOUR | 6A
Please see TAXES | 2A
BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Patrica Neely-Dorsey is a storyteller on a mission to change the Magnolia State’s reputation. The Tupelo author’s poem, “Meet My Mississippi”, has been in the running for the state’s official poem for the last two years and NeelyDorsey hopes the third time is a charm. “‘Meet My Mississippi’ is a wonderful literary tour guide and is a wonderful teaching tool for all ages,” she told locals during a recent Kiwanis meeting. “For two years, the poem hasn’t even made it out
Staff photo by Mark Boehler
Barbara Trapp was one of many volunteers two years ago during the Christmas Candlelight Tour at the Verandah-Curlee House. The tour returns this year.
Event features Victorian theme BY L.A. STORY
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Visitors can get a taste of Christmas past and jump-start their holiday spirit as they are swept back into another era for the 2017 Christmas Candlelight
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Tour. Christmas decorations can add so much more than mere ornamentation to a home. As the local garden clubs know, decor can convey a mood or an atmosphere and this year
Arts Council’s Christmas concert set to return for 11th year BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
With Cindy Mathis on piano, Bonnie Crum and Chad Dickerson get in some rehearsal time for Tuesday’s Christmas concert at the Coliseum Civic Center at 404 Taylor Street.
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For some, it has become as much a tradition as putting up the tree, hanging the stockings and giving gifts. The Corinth Area Arts Council’s gift to the community, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Coliseum Civic Center. It is the 11th year for the Christmas concert, which brings together talent of all ages to perform a mix of secular and sacred Christmas tunes. “It’s a great time to fellowship with the community,” said Cindy Mathis, who organizes the show with Chad Dickerson. “We appreciate that a lot of families have made it a tradition to get the Christmas season started on the right foot.” The $10 admission supports the art council’s work to maintain the historic coliseum. Funds from past shows have helped with projects such as improved stage lighting and new
carpet and furnishings in the inner lobby. Those improvements help keep the 1924 theater in top form for events such as weddings, receptions, recitals and meetings. The council is currently planning for some staging enhancements. The lineup for this year’s concert includes new and returning performers and local school groups. “We are always looking for new talent,” said Mathis. “It’s a good time to show the school groups on that stage where people like Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis performed years ago.” New vocalists singing are Bonnie Crum, Hannah Johnson, Aneysa Matthews, Luke Jones and twin sisters Melody and Lyric Perry. Mother and daughter violinists Becky and Anna Sharpe are also new to the show. Kenneth Williams is a part of the show for the first time, playing harmonica with Cindy Please see CONCERT | 5A
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