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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 298

2013 Christmas Basket Fund “A Community Tradition”

Basket Fund tops $12,600 The spirit of giving is alive and well in the Crossroads area as generous donations are arriving daily 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. Baskets were given on faith and hope the goal will be reached. The total increased to $12,645 after the most recent donations arrived. They are $25 from Pauline Missionary Society of Waldron Street Christian Church in honor of Bro. Ted and Marie Avant; $50 anonymous gift in memory of G.B. and Myrtle Burns; $200 from Sharp, Fisher and Borden; $500 from Caterpillar; and $500 from Long Wholesale in memory of former employees who died this past year — Billy Jones, James Cooper and Paul Rorie. 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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Ex-engineer seeks payment BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The former engineer for Alcorn County hopes the Board of Supervisors will decide to pay his bill for services. Ricky Newcomb appeared before the board Monday morning to ask the board’s intentions on an 18-month old invoice that included work on an economic development project. If the county chooses not to pay it, “we’ll move on,” he said. Newcomb was replaced by Cook Coggin at the beginning of the new term, but Newcomb

continued work relating to possible sites for the Caterpillar warehouse and logistics facility project for several more months. Cook Coggin eventually took over the project. Board Attorney Bill Davis is investigating whether the work was done before a contract was in place, and Board President Lowell Hinton said the county shouldn’t pay two engineering firms for the same work. Newcomb said all of the work is documented in the invoice. With one “no” vote, the board voted after a lengthy discussion

to take the matter under advisement with the goal of reaching a decision by the next meeting. In other business before the board: ■ Sheriff Charles Rinehart reported the monthly financials for the jail and informed the board that 30 state inmates are arriving today and another 20 are expected on Dec. 26 as the state resumes sending inmates to the regional jail. ■ Sandra Davis sought the board’s help to get her dog back from the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter. The dog has

been held at the shelter since it went after a neighbor’s goat and the neighbor stabbed the dog, a pit bull, she told the board. Davis has been unable to get the dog back. The board attorney said the supervisors have no authority on the matter and advised her to file an action in justice court. ■ Hinton said a compliance issue with bridge postings has been corrected and funding reinstated. ■ The next scheduled meeting of the board is Monday, Jan. 6, at 9 a.m.

Hosemann explains Voter ID process BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Voters in the state will be required to show photo identification at the polls come June 3. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann was in town Monday making sure the transition is a smooth one for those in need of a Mississippi Voter ID card. “We are committed to ensuring everyone who is qualified to vote gets the opportunity to cast a ballot,” said Hosemann during a training session at the Alcorn County Circuit Clerk’s office. “We have worked hard to make it as simple as possible.” Alcorn County was one of three stops by the secretary of state as he makes his way around the state to explain the process. “It’s important to be here today so the deputy clerks can understand it,” said Hosemann. “Voter ID will not be implemented until the June primary election, so everyone will have six months to get settled in.” According to Hosemann, cards will begin to be issued in the middle of January. “It’s in 18 counties today and we have not experienced any problems,” he said. On Monday, state representatives Nick Bain and Lester

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann goes over the process of obtaining voter identification card during a stop in Alcorn County on Monday. “Bubba” Carpenter along with Corinth Mayor Tommy Irwin were all on hand to learn more about the process. Any registered voter without an acceptable photo ID is eligible to receive a free card. Voter ID cards are only required if a voter doesn’t have other photo identification such

as:

Driver’s license. ■ ID card issued by a branch, department, or entity of the State of Mississippi. ■ United States passport. ■ Government employee ID card. ■ Firearms license. ■ Student photo ID issued by ■

an accredited Mississippi university, college or community/ junior college. ■ United States military ID. ■ Tribal photo ID. ■ Or any other photo ID issued by any branch, department, agency or entity of the Please see HOSEMANN | 2

Crossroads Arena board gets 2012 audit report results BY JOSEPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com

After a call to meeting the Crossroads Arena board members jumped right into the 2012 audit report on Monday afternoon. Stacey Mitchell, a Certified Public Accountant who represented the Dobbins & Mitchell, P.A. accounting firm out of Corinth, broke down the financial statements to the sevenperson board. “I really appreciate all of you allowing us to do business with the arena,” said Mitchell. “Hiring us to do this audit was a pleasure for us, and we look forward to doing this again next year with your approval.” According to the financial statements, a total profit of $255,182 was made in 2012. Board chairman, Dr. Hardwick Kay, said he was pleased with the job Mitchell and her company did with the audit. “I know we have much room for improvement still, however, we are on the right track,” Kay said. “Each year the report gets better and more detailed. Tammy (Genovese) and Tina (McKee) have both done a fantastic job putting this all together, and representing us well.” Genovese said the arena was looking at adding to their net

Staff photo by Joseph Miller

Crossroads Arena General Manager Tammy Genovese (left), Chairmain Dr. Hardwick Kay, Dobbins & Mitchell, P.A CPA representatives, Stacey Mitchell and Richard Dobbins, and board member Penn Majors discuss the 2012 financial statements during the audit discussions. profit in 2013 by bringing in big names like American musician Darius Rucker. “We think Darius will be a great act to bring in here,” Genovese said. “It isn’t anything concrete yet, it is still in the works. However, we want to try to bring him in on a Satur-

day night in mid-August if possible.” Rucker first gained fame as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carolina along with Mark Bryan, Jim “Soni” Sonefeld and

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Dean Felber. The band has released five studio albums with him as a member, and charted six top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Rucker co-wrote the majority of the band’s songs with the other three members. In 2009, he became the first

African American to win the New Artist Award from the Country Music Association, and only the second African American to win any award from the association. A second Capitol album, Charleston, SC 1966, Please see ARENA | 3

On this day in history 150 years ago A landing party from the USS Moose captures and destroys a distillery operated by Confederate troops on Seven Miles Island, Tenn. There will be no spiking of the eggnog this Christmas season.


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