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Yellow Creek lands auto part maker BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
TISHOMINGO COUNTY — Another new manufacturing plant will soon call Northeast Mississippi home. HAGO Automotive, the new North American arm of Germany-based Feinwerktechnick HAGO GmbH, is set to begin operations soon at the Yellow Creek
State Inland Port near Iuka. The company will initially invest around $10 million and create at least 80 jobs with an average pay of more than $32,000 per year. “We are excited about HAGO Automotive selecting a Northeast Mississippi location for their first U.S. manufacturing operation,” said Tishomingo County Devel-
opment Foundation Executive Director Gary Mathews. The company’s only other location is in Kussabery, Germany, where it employs more than 700 people. The company will manufacture automotive parts for BMW and Mercedes at the Yellow Creek Port location, according to Mathews.
“This project could not have happened without Tishomingo County’s partnership with the Mississippi Development Authority, Tennessee Valley Authority, Northeast Mississippi Community College and our neighbors in Alcorn and Prentiss Counties,” added Mathews. “There is little we can do alone -- together there is little we can-
not do.” MDA committed $500,000 in grant funds to help move HAGO equipment from Germany to the U.S. Mathews said it was a lengthy negotiation process to land HAGO in Tishomingo County. The company considered other sites in Mississippi, along with Kentucky and Georgia.
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MHP urges safe travel for holiday BY JEBB JOHNSTON
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The Mississippi Highway Patrol will step up enforcement for one of the biggest travel weeks of the year. The holiday enforcement period runs from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday with extra efforts to combat careless and reckless driving, speeding and distracted driving. MHP Capt. Johnny Poulos said safety checkpoints will be set up with a focus on impaired drivers, child restraint and seat belt laws. “We urge motorists who are preparing to travel on the roadways to include safe driving as part of their plans,” he said. “This helps ensure a safe and enjoyable holiday season for everyone traveling in Mississippi.” Last Thanksgiving saw three fatalities and 179 crashes on the state’s highways during the holiday period. AAA predicts a slight increase in the number of Americans who will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Thanks-
priate look for the era. “We will decorate the home inside and out, trying to stay in line with the period of the house, but also using the creativity of our garden club members in how we are going to decorate each room,” said Bonnie Dalton, a member of the club. “We know that decorations within that period were
Another phone scam has recently caused confusion in the Crossroads area. Attorney General Jim Hood says the scam challenges even the most savvy consumer. “Scammers realize that consumers are much wiser and more likely to reject calls from unfamiliar numbers,” Hood said. “They use caller ID spoofing technology to impersonate a known or trusted phone number to trick potential victims into answering the phone.” Hood said technology has evolved so much that consumers can no longer fully trust that the number displayed on a caller ID is the actual number calling. “Our advice has always been to answer only those calls from known numbers, but that won’t work when the caller identification has been spoofed, or is displaying incorrect information,” added Hood. Mississippi joined other states in 2010 to enact the Caller ID Anti-Spoofing Act to regu-
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Mark Boehler’s image of the Verandah-Curlee House blanketed in snow on the morning of March 8, 2008, is being used in promotion of the tour. The snowfall was 3 to 4 inches in Corinth.
Historic home sets candlelight tour BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
One of Corinth’s landmark Civil War sites will host a candlelight tour to greet the Christmas season. Visitors to the VerandahCurlee House will tour the history-filled rooms with guides in period costume and music by Corinth TheatreArts, children’s choirs and the First Baptist Church Men’s
Quartet. The event is set for Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 3-5, from 4 to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. Teaming for the event are the Friends of the Verandah House, the Little Garden Club and the Siege and Battle of Corinth Commission. The garden club members are in charge of giving the holiday decorations an appro-
Annual parade theme will feature ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Each year on the first Saturday in December, downtown Corinth comes to life with Christmas spirit. Not much will change this year as Corinth Main Street hosts the 2015 edition of the Corinth/Alcorn County Christmas Parade presented by Magnolia Regional Health Center on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. This year’s parade theme is “The 12 Days of Christmas.” “We think ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ theme will allow
“The parade serves as a great community event. It brings people of all walks of life and areas of the county together to celebrate the Christmas season.” Brent Johnson Main Street Corinth director people to use their creative nature to interpret how to incorporate the theme into their floats,” said Main Street Corinth Director Brent Johnson. “It’s just
something we thought would be perfect to help inspire people.” Sign-up deadline for the parade entries is set for Wednesday by noon at The Alliance of-
fice on Tate Street. “There are no major changes this year,” added Johnson. “The only thing is, we may have to move the broadcast location.” Johnson said there are several lighting issues that he is trying to work through in the normal broadcast location on the parade route. The annual event normally features more than 100 entries, including marching bands, floats and a special guest appearance by Santa Claus. “The parade serves as a great community event. It brings
people of all walks of life and areas of the county together to celebrate the Christmas season,” added Johnson. “It’s important to take a step back in today’s turbulent times to enjoy the simple pleasures in life.” Although the director couldn’t provide many details, he did say the parade will feature a very special grand marshall this year. “No one will want to miss it,” he added. (For more information, contact 662-287-1550.)
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Corinth High School gets a fiber optic link to other schools and state universities as part of the Mississippi 2000 program. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lee Childress says the program puts the school on the cutting edge of technology.
Tatum Lewis, Tario Knight and Stennet Smith claim top honors in the sectional competition of the nation punt, pass and kick competition. The win qualifies the two for the team championship in Nashville.
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