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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 292
2013 Christmas Basket Fund “A Community Tradition”
Basket fund tops $6,400 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 could be given away to local families on Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Crossroads Arena. Food baskets were given away on faith the goal will be reached. The total remains at $6,470 after the most recent donations arrived. They are $25 from Ronald Wood in memory of Vergil and Mary Wood; $150 from SOUTHBank in honor of the local advisory board of SOUTHBank; $100 from Covenant Presbyterian Church in honor of Burlene Whirley; and $50 from the Hinkle Homemakers Club in memory of Ms. Ruth Lovell. 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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Area dodges ice, chance looms BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The Crossroads area dodged a bullet. But ammunition still remains when it comes to wintry weather for the rest of the weekend. The National Weather Service has predicted an 80 percent chance of occasional freezing rain and sleet for Sat-
urday night. Saturday night’s low was to be around 30 with a .10 of an inch of ice possible. “The ice potential for us is more on Saturday than Friday,” said City of Corinth Street Commissioner Philip Verdung. “Everything is ready to go should we need it.” The lone problem for Corinth on Friday was a tree fell on the
outskirts of the city. No ice appeared on streets, according to the street commissioner. In Alcorn County, there was some low-line flooding, according to emergency management director Ricky Gibens. “We pretty much escaped and hopefully, it stays that way,” said Gibens. “I think most of what they are predict-
ing is going to be rain on Saturday night into Sunday.” The National Weather Service is calling for an 80 percent chance of rain Sunday night followed by a 50 percent of snow on Monday. The forecast put a temporary hold on the Corinth Christmas Parade, but it was held Saturday night as planned.
50 defendants enter guilty pleas in court BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
About 50 defendants recently entered pleas in Alcorn County Circuit Court. Following is the final installment of pleas and sentences from the November term: ■ Russell Wayne Haynie, 39, sale of methamphetamine — 20-year sentence with 17 years suspended, leaving three years to serve with five years pro-
bation; possession of methamphetamine, two separate indictments — Sentences of three years to serve concurrent with other sentence. He must pay fines totaling $2,000. ■ Rickie Gene Huguley, 33, sale of hydrocodone — 15-year sentence with 14 years suspended, leaving one to serve, and five years probation; sale of buprenorphine — One year to serve concurrent with other
sentences; burglary and larceny of a building — One year to serve concurrent with other sentences. He must pay fines totaling $2,000 and restitution of $700. ■ Helen Marie Scruggs, 45, sale of cocaine — 15 years house arrest and five years probation; obtaining a controlled substance by fraud — Suspended five-year sentence and $1,000 fine
■ Cheryl Curtis, 48, manufacturing methamphetamine — Suspended 10-year sentence with $1,000 fine, concurrent to a sentence out of Lee County ■ Kristy Ivy, 32, possession of methamphetamine — Suspended eight-year sentence, five years probation and $1,000 fine ■ Daniel Gunn, 23, sale of
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Giveaway: Chilly day, warm hearts BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
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Spencer Owens (right) and Jackson Bailey help load baskets of food during the 18th Annual Corinth Rotary Club/Daily Corinthian Food Basket Giveaway on Saturday at the Crossroads Arena.
Below freezing temperatures outside couldn’t chill the giving going on inside the Crossroads Arena. The excitement of helping others was too much for any blustery winter day to affect during the 18th Annual Corinth Rotary Club/Daily Corinthian Food Basket Giveaway. “This is one of my favorite parts of Christmas,” said Corinth High School’s Grace Ann Wilbanks. “It’s something so small like this that makes people happy … it’s just rewarding to be part of it.” Wilbanks was just one of many volunteers from local Please see BASKETS | 12A
Slam dunk: Over 5,500 attend roundball classic BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The Physician’s Urgent Care Lighthouse Thanksgiving Classic was a slam dunk. A la Michael Jordan style. The two-day classic at Corinth High School brought in an estimated 5,500 people during the 13-game feast of high school basketball.
“At this point, we are still paying bills so we don’t have a firm number, but we did what we expected to do,” said classic organizer Vince Overholt. What the classic was expected to do was help the Lighthouse Foundation offset its general operating budget. The fundraiser accomplished the goal as well as generate more money for several local businesses. “It had a huge economic impact for
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Corinth,” added Overholt. “We wanted it to be a win all way around and it was important we accomplished that goal.” When Overholt and Lighthouse Foundation Executive Director Gary Caveness started thinking about such an event, they both wanted to start big and make it bigger. Please see LIGHTHOUSE | 2A
On this day in history 150 years ago In an address to Congress, President Lincoln offers amnesty to those who have left the Union and declares the threat of foreign intervention is no more; “The crisis which threatened to divide the friends of the Union is past.”
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