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Many are thankful for Andrew Loyd BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Many people are thankful for 11-year-old Andrew Loyd on this Thanksgiving Day. The late Farmington youngster always wanted to help those around him, and he was often drawn to movies with largerthan-life super heroes. In 2012, Andrew’s life was cut short by his mentally ill father. Soon after his death, Andrew become a real life

super hero by becoming an organ donor. “I never thought such honor and pride would come from the tragedy we faced after Andrew’s death,” said first cousin Brittany Burress Burcham. “It’s hard to believe something so good can come from something so bad.” Brittany treated Andrew like a little brother. They were actually reared together in the same household for many years by Brittany’s

father, Andy Burress. “Because of Andrew’s donation to others, he didn’t die that day — he lives on in more ways than we could have ever imagined,” she said. “There are children alive today because of him and countless others who will actually get a quality of life because of his donation.” Andrew’s donations included heart, eyes, skin and other vital organs. “I believe Andrew’s donations

ended up saving four lives,” added Burcham. The young super hero continues to touch people’s lives. In July, a bill authored by District 2 Rep. Nick Bain become law that requires DHS to be notified before a mentally ill person receives treatment if that person has minor children. The law is named in memory of Please see LOYD | 3A

Andrew Loyd

County searches for jail warden BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Security Chief Roger Settlemires was made the acting warden at the Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility Wednesday morning as the search begins for a warden to helm the jail. Sheriff Charles Rinehart met with the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors in a closed session for about an hour. Rinehart said he made Settlemires acting warden until a permanent warden is hired, probably around the first of the year. “Mr. Settlemires has been

running the day to day operations for a while,” said Rinehart. The sheriff will take resumes for the job. “And then we will look to see who the MDOC might approve,” he said. “Just because we like one doesn’t mean the MDOC will approve it.” Irb Benjamin of Mississippi Correctional Management submitted his resignation as management consultant to the county on Nov. 17, citing the escapes that have occurred this year and most recently on Please see SEARCH | 6A

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Mary Overholt gets T-shirts ready for sale during the Physician’s Urgent Care Lighthouse Thanksgiving Classic.

Benjamin’s company has many accreditation contracts

Classic serves up 14 games BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Hoop Heaven. Corinth High School will be the place to be for those in need of a heavy helping of high school basketball. Fans will get their fill Friday and Saturday with 14 games over the two days of the 2nd Annual Physician’s Urgent Care Lighthouse Thanksgiving Classic. “If you love basketball, you do not want to miss these two days of basketball,” said Lighthouse Foundation Executive Director Gary Caveness. “It’s a first class tournament and great

event for both the Lighthouse and Corinth.” Twenty-one teams are invading CHS for the Thanksgiving Classic, rated among the top five Thanksgiving holiday weekend events by MaxPreps. Games start at 11 a.m. both days. Cost to attend is $10 each day for adults. Students in K-12 can get in for $5 while those not in school are admitted free. Classic T-shirts and programs will be available during the two days. Shirts are $15 with programs costing $5. All proceeds go to offset the general operating budget of the

Associated Press

(Editor’s Note: All information related to Alcorn County in this story has been previously reported in the Daily Corinthian, which also interviewed Irb Benjamin for a story published last Friday. The two-time escapee in question is now serving 15 life sentences. Benjamin was hired for management of the jail and correctional facility after Alcorn County Sheriff Charles Rinehart gave up the duties. Rinehart was giving weekend passes to inmates who were not eligible to be re-

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Index Business......8A Classified......4B Comics......3B State......5A

BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS

Lighthouse Foundation. “The classic is our number one fundraiser,” said Caveness. “The dream was always to do something like this … we want to have the best tournament in the nation and we are taking another step toward that this year.” An array of top high school players will be part of the second classic. Callaway’s Malik Newman leads a talented group of players set to tip things off over the next two days. Newman, rated the third best senior in the ESPN Top 100,

leased. The state threatened that Alcorn County would no longer receive inmates if the sheriff remained in charge of the facility.) JACKSON — A northeast Mississippi county is paying $114,000 a year to a private prison company owned by a former state lawmaker who used to represent the area but now lives more than 200 miles away. Alcorn County has two contracts totaling $9,500 a month with Irb Benjamin, who’s president and lobbyist for Mississippi Correctional Please see CONTRACTS | 6A

On this day in history 150 years ago

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Gen. Schofield makes plan to pull his outnumbered forces out of their Columbia, Tennessee, fortifications and cross the Duck River before they can be cut off by Hood’s Army of Tennessee. Hood makes his own plan to capture the Union army.

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