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• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • 1 section
Vol. 117, No. 285
Police make drug arrests
2013 Christmas Basket Fund “A Community Tradition”
Fund total rises to $400 The spirit of giving is alive and well in the Crossroads area as donations are beginning to arrive for the 18th Annual Corinth Rotary Club / Daily Corinthian 2013 Christmas Basket Fund. The civic club and newspaper have set a $25,000 community fundraising goal this year so 1,000 food baskets can be given away to local families at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Crossroads Arena. If the number of applications are any indication, the need this year will be an all-time high for folks who need help with a good holiday meal. The total remains at $400 after the most recent donation arrived -- $100 from the Ambassador Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church. Donations can be the perfect time to make a holiday tribute to a special person. Contributions can be made “in honor of” someone living or “in memory of” someone who has passed. They can be family or friends, co-workers, employees, bosses or even groups who have made an impact on a person’s life. All tributes will be published in the Daily Corinthian until Christmas Day. Donations can be brought to the newspaper office at 1607 Harper Road or mailed to the Daily Corinthian, Attn: Christmas Basket Fund, P.O. Box 1800, Corinth, Miss. 38835.
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BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
give all our folks a reason to get up early and stay out late when they come to shop. Smith also chimed in on the advantages of opening earlier than waiting until midnight on Friday. “Well, we actually did better on Thanksgiving day then we have here on Black Friday,” Smith said. “I know we will have a good report for Friday when all is said and done, however, we really did so well by opening up on Thursday I don’t know if they will match up. We had lines from the time we opened Thursday until midnight Friday night, and it was something wild.” Smith said he does see a
A joint investigation of drug activity by city and county law enforcement led to a bust in the city last week. T.C. Poplar, 56, of 816 East Third Street, Corinth, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell. He posted $5,000 bond. The detectives division of the Corinth Police Department, along with the sheriff’s department, executed a search warrant at the address. Detective Capt. Ralph Dance said the search led to the discovery of 26 individually wrapped bags of marijuana and two larger bags. Officers also seized $605 cash, plastic bags and scales in the Nov. 22 bust. In other recent arrests: • Brandon Ray Andrews, 31, of Belmont, was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and some misdemeanor charges including possession of paraphernalia. The arrest occurred on Saturday after officers responded to a call of an intoxicated driver at Big Boys on U.S. Highway 72. Dance said officers found the man passed out in his vehicle and, after gaining consent to search, found a bag containing paraphernalia and Suboxone. Officers also found items such as an iPad and some guns that
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Staff photo by Joseph Miller
Belk Sales Manager Regina Cummings (right) helps one of her many customers on Black Friday. Linda Rossman (left) of Savannah, Tenn., says she drove all the way to Corinth for some good deals, and got just what she was looking for.
Retailers reaping success of Black Friday shopping BY JOSEPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com
Retailers all over the Crossroads area began the “Black Friday” event in hopes of increasing their respective business revenue on this historic day. Depending on what a particular shopper was looking for, there was something for everyone who was brave enough to fight the crowds. With most businesses now jumping the gun and opening on Thanksgiving, some local store managers feel like this is the new trend that is here to stay. “I definitely think opening up a day earlier is a big deal,” said Regina Cummings, sales manager at Belk. “We have had records broken here
since we opened up early on Thanksgiving. Opening up early is just the way to go, and gives some new excitement to the whole Black Friday deal.” Cummings said they have been swamped since they opened up the sale. “I have been here 11 years and this is by far the busiest I have seen it,” added Cummings. “We not only have plenty of local people coming in but, we also have folks coming in from Tennessee and Alabama who are checking out the sales.” After all, the focus of Black Friday shoppers is to find the bargains. “Its about getting a deal for our customers,” said JC Penney Manager, Jason Smith. “We want to make sure we
Black Friday deals attract shoppers BY HEATHER SMITH hsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Black Friday shopping is a holiday tradition and it attracts shoppers for all kinds of reasons. According to blackfriday. com, the term “Black Friday” was first heard in the 1960s. It was used to describe the beginning of the busy Christmas shopping season. This was a time when stores reduced their prices in order to gain more business. There are some families that do Black Friday shopping as a tradition or to spend time with family. “I came mostly just to watch people and it is a tradition with my daughters. I got up at 3:30 a.m. I am disappointed that it is not the typical Black Friday, “ said Sherry Jobe of Corinth. “Me and my daughter always do Black Friday, it is a tradition,” said Windie Wagoner of Corinth “At Walmart, it was televisions and at Belk, it was boots. I do Black Friday because of the deals and to spend time with family,” said Mary Shaw of Corinth. “It is a family tradition. I came with my sisters and we try to have a good time and
find Christmas gifts for our family,” said Kasey Brown of Iuka. Most shoppers attend Black Friday sales for the great prices. “We came here to get a great deal on an I-Phone 5c for my son’s birthday...plus a $15 gift card just for buying something we planned on buying anyway,” said Jennifer Belue of Iuka, who was shopping with her son, Blake. “This was my first time doing Black Friday and they had great deals on electronics. I came to get an I-Phone 5c,” said Jessica Faulkner of Mathiston. “I came to get lower prices on a variety of items and to enjoy shopping with my granddaughter. I got here about 6:15 a.m. There were very few people here, it was very quiet. We are still finding good bargains even though they opened last night,” said Linda Clenney of Corinth. “I came to get a good deal and I came to get Christmas for the kids,” said Shelly Wilkinson of Middleton. “I came to Black Friday because I have 3 kids and 3 grand-kids and I can get what I want at decent prices,” said
Kyllie Gonzales of Iuka. Stevie Garland of Iuka was also after the deals. “My main thing was to get good deals on everything,” she said. Tammy Waldon of Kossuth was on the hunt for Christmas presents. “We come for the deals. I am looking for Christmas presents. I noticed that the boots were really popular this year,” she said. Although there were a variety of different items on sale, it seemed that some items were more popular than others this year. For Jimmy Stutts of Corinth, electronics were the focus. “I came for a Blue Ray player, flash drives, and a Christmas tree,” he said. Carolyn Whitehurst had a different strategy, coming after the initial rush to take advantage of the sales. “The children’s toys have been popular. I come at the very and to see what is left over. I don’t fight the crowds,” she said. Hailey Troxell of Corinth said she was looking for whatever the good deals are.
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Weather........9 Obituaries........ 6 Opinion........4 Sports...... 12
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Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Lighthouse volunteer Roderick Herman helps 5-year-old Lillian Belle Mullins make a donation to the Toy Store during the opening day of the Physician’s Urgent Care Lighthouse Thanksgiving Classic. The classic is being held to help offset the general operating budget of the Lighthouse Foundation.
Lighthouse Classic continues today BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Worth the talk. The opening day of the Physician’s Urgent Care Lighthouse Thanksgiving Classic lived up to its billing. A line of spectators waited
outside Corinth High School some 30 minutes before the first of six games on Friday. Once all the fans got inside both lower levels were full as the Lighthouse Foundation’s Please see CLASSIC | 3
On this day in history 150 years ago President Jefferson Davis accepts the resignation of Gen. Braxton Bragg as the commander of the Army of Tennessee. He is temporarily replaced by Gen. William J. Hardee, “Old Reliable.”
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