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Extreme cold prompts warnings BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com

With weather forecasters pointing to a dramatic dip in temperatures over the weekend, local emergency personnel are urging area residents to

be prepared and stay conscious of the weather. According to the National Weather Service in Memphis, temperatures this weekend could fall over 50 degrees, from a high of 71 on Saturday

to a low around 16 on Sunday. Forecasters are also giving a slight chance for severe storms before the cold front hits Saturday morning. “Possibly one or two could be severe from what the weather

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BY BOBBY J. SMITH The First United Methodist Church of Corinth is celebrating the season with a pair of upcoming Christmas events. Beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday, the church Chancel Choir and guest orchestra will present a concert entitled “Invitation to a Miracle.” The choir and orchestra will be under the direction of Minister of Music Ken Lancaster. “We’re thankful for the community members and musicians who come in and help,” said First United Methodist Church Secretary Janet Wal-

became relics of their imprisonment. These range from carved wooden relics to a canteen painted with a scene of Union artillerymen. Libby Prison was a Confederate prison in Richmond, Va., which housed oﬃcers of the Union Army. Captured enlisted men were held at Belle Isle Prison, not quite a mile upstream from Libby Prison on an island in the

The new year will bring three new projects to the Alcorn School District. Superintendent of Education Larry B. Mitchell informed the board recently of his plans to convert an unused building at Kossuth Elementary School into the new pre-kindergarten building. Formerly known as the “first grade building,” Mitchell said it hasn’t been used in more than three years. “We think it’s quite suitable for our four pre-k classrooms at KES,” he said. The building remodel will include a new roof and a new HVAC unit. “We will completely gut the building,” said Mitchell. “There’s a lot of work to do, but most of it we can do ourselves.” The plan also includes the construction of a new, separate playground for pre-k students. Alcorn Central Middle School will see work done on an interventionist building. The building’s “shingled roof is leaking badly,” according to Mitchell.

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Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center Park Ranger Jim Minor (left) inspects an item of “prison art” from the new Libby Prison exhibit with collector Larry Mangus.

Exhibit shares story of Civil War prison BY BOBBY J. SMITH bsmith@dailycorinthian.com

A new exhibit of artifacts at the Civil War Interpretive Center focuses on Libby Prison, a facility that housed captured Union oﬃcers in the capital of the Confederacy. The exhibit features items from the collection of local Civil War collector and historian Larry Mangus. “It really brings home what the soldiers went through who were in Libby Prison and

shows what they would do to pass the time,” said Mangus. “In many ways this is common to prisoners of war in all of America’s wars.” Visitors to the exhibit will get a glimpse into life at Libby Prison through period photos of the facility and items including a piece of a rafter and a brick from the long demolished prison, as well as several examples of “prison art” — items created by prisoners of war to pass the time that

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Basket Fund continues growth The 21st Annual Corinth Rotary Club/Daily Corinthian Christmas Basket Fund continues to grow. A $23,000 fundraising goal was set so 1,000 food baskets can be given to local families beginning at 8 a.m. today at the Crossroads Arena. The newspaper has received $7,460 in donations so far. Donations include a $100 from Jimmy Howie in memory of Betty Howie; $100 from Peggy Wickersham in memory of Mike Wickersham; and $200 from the Sandy family in memory of M.L. Sandy Sr., Herb Sandy, Stephanie Sandy and Bob Wood. Christmas Basket Fund donations can be made “in honor of” or “in memory of” a special person or persons. The tribute will be published in the Daily Corinthian. The special fund will remain active until the end of the year. Donations can be brought by the newspaper oﬃce or mailed to: Daily Corinthian, Attn.: Christmas Basket Fund, P.O. Box 1800, Corinth, MS 38835.

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People of the Crossroads D.E. Wilson, New Candler Staff photo by Jebb Johnston

After spending some time in the likes of Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia, D.E. Wilson is back in the New Candler area of Prentiss County. Since September, he has served as librarian at Rienzi’s branch on School Street, and it is a good fit. “I’ve always been fascinated by the written word,” he said. He believes the book repository is important for Rienzi and communities such as Thrasher and Wheeler. “We’re the only educational institution between Booneville and Corinth that’s open to the public,” he said. Now is a time in which libraries are “rediscovering ourselves and finding out what the modern library will be,” he said. Outside the library hours of noon to 5 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, he writes copy for advertisements and product descriptions and does some voice-over work.

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A shining example of the true spirit of holiday giving, the Jacinto Volunteer Fire Department is assisting local families by providing gifts for their children this Christmas. Responding to the growing need, the fire department will pass out toys to those in need of presents from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today.

Good Samaritans may also drop oﬀ toys they wish to donate for the cause. Any toys that remain will be handed out from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. “Times are hard right now and we feel that giving back to the community in this way might just be the diﬀerence in how Christmas turns out for the kids this year,” said Lieutenant Josh Hite.

“We would like to invite folks to come out and take part in this event.” The Jacinto Volunteer Fire Department is located at 4 County Road 364 in Rienzi (approximately 8 miles east of 45 on Highway 356). (For more information, families can call Josh Hite at 662-808-4483 or Keith Hughes 662-6438064.)

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Today is Saturday, Dec. 17, the 352nd day of 2016. There are 14 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned powered-airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer.

On this date: In 1777, France recognized American independence. In 1925, Col. William “Billy” Mitchell was convicted at his courtmartial in Washington of insubordination for accusing senior military officials of incompetence and criminal negligence; he was suspended from active duty. In 1939, the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee was scuttled by its crew, ending the World War II Battle of the River Plate off Uruguay. In 1944, the U.S. War Department announced it was ending its policy of excluding people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast. In 1975, Lynette Fromme was sentenced in Sacramento, California, to life in prison for her attempt on the life of President Gerald R. Ford. (Fromme was paroled in Aug. 2009.) In 1996, six Red Cross workers were slain by gunmen in Chechnya.

Elvis impersonator suing over ricin case arrest OXFORD (AP) — An Elvis impersonator is suing the federal government for the third time alleging wrongful arrest in connection with letters laced with poison ricin sent to President Barack Obama and others in 2013. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Paul Kevin Curtis filed his latest suit Tuesday in U.S. District Court. He says federal prosecutors jailed him for five days despite finding no evidence he sent the letters to Obama, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and Lee County Judge Sadie Holland. James Everett Dutschke of Tupelo eventually pleaded guilty in the case and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Prosecutors said Dutschke tried to frame Curtis, a rival with whom he often feuded online. Curtis filed similar lawsuits in May 2015 and in January. Both were dismissed because of inaction.

Booneville Public meeting will discuss tourism tax BOONEVILLE — Booneville leaders are again seeking a new sales tax to support development in the city. Mayor Derrick Blythe said they are preparing to ask the state legislature to allow citizens to consider a 2 percent additional tax on prepared food and beverages at restaurants in the city to generate funds to better the community. A public meeting on the proposal is set for next Monday at 7 p.m. at the Prentiss County Courthouse. Blythe said the meeting is not organized by or sponsored by the city, but is instead being led by private citizens who want to get the word

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he said is a convenience for families but not something everyone has to purchase to survive. He also noted residents currently pay a similar tax whenever they go out to eat in Tupelo, Corinth and several other surrounding communities without it being a burden so he believes there’s no reason not to support such a levy here with the goal of helping the community grow and improve.

Selmer Districts to get new report cards SELMER, Tenn. — Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen has announced the launch of a new district and school report card, which has a redesigned layout to help educators and families better access and understand information about their schools. The new site also includes results from the 201516 TNReady End of Course exams, which are coupled with the release of redesigned student reports that are available today for high school families to learn how their child performed on TNReady. The report card highlights a number of data points that capture the academic success of our districts and schools, and it also includes updated data from the 2015-16 year. One of those updated pieces is a new public school ACT composite average for the class of 2016: 19.9. This is higher than previously reported because the earlier number was limited to the last score a student received on the ACT, not necessarily their highest score, which is included in the new figure. “We want all our families to have clear information on how their students and schools are doing, and today’s announcement moves us closer to that goal,” McQueen said. “This new report card is easier to

use and has better information about whether our students are academically on track, both of which will help parents, educators, district leaders, and advocates support our students’ success.” The department has provided a report card annually since the early 1990s, and it provides an overview of state, district, and school-level performance. The report card has expanded over time to include a variety of data points, including: enrollment statistics and demographic information; an academic snapshot about students’ achievement and growth on state assessments, graduation rates, and ACT performance; feedback about the performance of student groups; and additional context about school climates, which includes attendance and discipline data. The redesigned report card highlights figures that reflect a fuller picture of how students and schools are performing. It also includes additional resources to help district and school leaders more easily download and share the data with their communities. This release is the first phase for the report card redesign project, which began after education stakeholders and community members shared that they desired information that is easier to understand and that the previous layout may be difficult for some to navigate. The department plans to integrate additional data points and information into the new layout over the coming years. The new report card also shares school and districtlevel results from the first year of TNReady. The department released state-level TNReady scores in November, which set a baseline for future growth based on new, educator-developed expectations that will better ensure all students are on track to graduate prepared for college and careers.

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Rev. Elliot made a difference Dear Editor, I want to publicly express heartfelt gratitude and admiration for Rev. Don Elliot upon his retirement as minister of First Presbyterian Church, Corinth. When I moved here four years ago to lead “the other” Presbyterian church, Don reached out to me with grace, friendship, and love. Over the years, I have learned from him what “brothers living together in unity” looks like. Moreover, as a pastor, Don has exemplified for me the long lost virtue of what St. Thomas Aquinas called, “a theology of stability.” He has proven that loving a particular people in a particular place, for a particular time, through the seasonal pendulum of fasting and feast, is not only the definition of ministry, but also love. Cordially in Christ, The Rev. Sam McDonald Trinity Presbyterian Church Corinth, Mississippi

Election was a success Dear Editor, It has been a milestone election year for Mississippi. In 2011, 62 percent of Mississippians approved a citizen-initiated State Constitutional Amendment requiring voters to show photo ID at the polls. This year, 99.9 percent of voters came to the polls on Election Day with acceptable ID. While many other states remain embroiled in expensive litigation over voter ID, Mississippi’s law has not been challenged. The Secretary of State’s Oﬃce consulted a broad cross-section of key Mississippi and federal stakeholders in implementing voter ID. These included the heads of political parties, Circuit Clerks, Election Commissioners, attorneys, interest groups, and the U.S. Department of Justice. Litigation is expensive. Our schools need our taxpayer dollars. On November 8, the Justice Department dispatched more than 500 federal monitors to 28 states. Their purpose included ensuring there was no prohibited racial discrimination on Election Day. None were sent to Mississippi. Rarely does the Justice Department exclude Mississippi from its list of states in need of observance in a Presidential election. The credit belongs to Mississippi voters who showed up to their polling places, displayed courtesy to their friends and neighbors, cast their ballots, and departed to allow others to do the same. We trusted each other, and the result was a free and fair election. Conducting an election is a human endeavor. The Secretary of State’s Oﬃce takes every single problem, no matter how minor, and every impacted vote, seriously. Our Agency, Circuit Clerks, and Election Commissioners are continually searching for ways to improve the process. All in all, Election Day in Mississippi — with voter ID and without federal monitors — was a clear success. Governance begins at the ballot box. Mississippi voters turned a page in the history of our State’s electoral process on November 8. Each of you who cast your ballot had a hand in turning that page. Delbert Hosemann, Secretary of State

Prayer for today Lord God, help me to see the beauty of the world, and through my duty may I find the love in the world. May I not spend my life in discontent, but may I remember that thou hast said, “The meek shall inherit the earth.” Fill my heart with compassion, that I may love my fellow man as I love myself. Amen.

A verse to share I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. — Revelation 1:18

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Announcement has a familiar synergy In Meridian and Lauderdale County, excitement is high over the possibility of some 450 high-quality, high-tech jobs that will come to the community should defense contractor Raytheon win U.S. Air Force approval of their innovative T-100 Integrated Air Training System proposal. Following defense industry news on the project in late October, Raytheon joined state, regional and local economic development partners and members of the state’s congressional delegation this week to formally announce the company’s intent to build the proposed jet trainer system for the Air Force in Meridian. Raytheon is competing against a Boeing/SAAB team, a Northrup Grumman team that includes BAE Systems and L-3, and a Lockheed Martin/Korea Aerospace Industries team for the Air Force contract. On the economic development front, the Raytheon announcement is a huge win for Gov. Phil Bryant and the Mississippi Development Authority, the East Miss. Business Development Council, City of Meridian and Lauderdale County leaders, two major area foundations (Riley Foundation and the Phil Hardin Foundation), regional community colleges

and Mississippi State University. The process brings to mind a similar set Sid Salter of economic Columnist development circumstances along Interstate 20 more than 30 years ago. There was an old Sunbeam clock factory east of Forest that closed, then was reborn in 1984 as Hughes Aircraft when two Democrats, the late U.S. Sen. John Stennis and former U.S. Rep. Sonny Montgomery, steered the defense giant there. That company now does business as Raytheon Systems and over its history has manufactured EPLS backpack radios for the Marines and the Army, the MK-48 torpedo for the Navy, and the Avenger missile system and the Sentinel radar system for the Army — many of the weapons systems relied upon most by the U.S. military since the 9-11 attacks. The Avenger missile system was a mobile missile launch system mounted on a HumVee that could launch eight Stinger missiles and fire about 100 50 cal. machines gun rounds. It was Montgomery’s influence in the 1990s that paved the way for the Mis-

sissippi Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Artillery to become the first National Guard organization in the nation to receive the Avenger Air Defense System. In the post-9-11 era, Mississippi National Guardsmen from Newton, Decatur, Forest, Bay Springs, and Morton were deployed as part of the homeland defense mission in the continental U.S. The role of the Mississippi congressional delegation in both landing the original Hughes Aircraft plant and then transitioning to new defense contracts to keep those plants operating over three decades can’t be understated. First Stennis and Montgomery, then to U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Trent Lott worked to assure that part of the nation’s defense work went to Mississippi workers willing to train to successfully perform high reliability electronics work in the plants. Eventually, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper would be key influencers in the progression of the Forest plant. Defense appropriations have always been a highly political exercise. While the clout of Mississippi’s political establishment certainly helped secure the plant’s 30-year tenure, the bottom line has been the reliable

quality of the work done by those workers. Now some 32 years later for Raytheon, those same economic development stars are in alignment. Led by Cochran as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Mississippi’s congressional delegation is in a position in both the Senate and the House to help guide these new defense jobs to a Mississippi work force that already has proven their worth to Raytheon. Beyond the T-100 project alone, the synergy for developing related jobs exists as it did for the Forest plant. Think the location of the Air Force training project in Meridian doesn’t impact the fortunes of Mississippi’s air bases? What about Mississippi’s National Guard units? From shipbuilding on the Gulf Coast to rocket testing in Hancock County to air bases at Columbus and Meridian and numerous defense manufacturing plants across the state, this kind of economic development works for Mississippi and points up the value of congressional seniority for small states like ours. Daily Corinthian columnist Sid Salter is syndicated across the state. Contact him at 601-507-8004 or sidsalter@sidsalter.com.

Less, not more, government will help labor With the nomination of business executive Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, to be labor secretary, president-elect Donald Trump has picked a businessman who is economically literate and who understands the power of freedom and capitalism. This is good news because the best thing that can happen for those that want a job and who want to work under the best economic circumstances, is a growing, prosperous, competitive, job-generating economy. In other words, exactly the opposite of what we’ve had in recent years. As Puzder points out in a column he wrote for the Wall Street Journal last year, “Businesses create jobs; labor unions do not.” Economic growth proponent John Cochrane of the Hoover Institution has pointed out that economic growth in the U.S. since 2000 has been half what it was from the end of World War II to 2000. It has dropped from 3.5 percent per year to 1.75 per year. This means both lower wages and a lot of people not working that otherwise would be. Cochrane notes that if the U.S. economy grew at the same rate from 1950 to

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2000 that it has grown since 2000 to now, incomes today would be half what they are now. Star According Parker to Puzder, “about 2.5 Columnist million more people are working than were employed when the Great Recession began in December 2007. However, the employable population has increased by about 18 million people -seven times the number of people who found jobs.” What has been going on is that rather than government policy focusing on ensuring a free and secure economy in which entrepreneurs can create, in which businesses can grow, the focus has been on larding down businesses with regulations and larding down the nation with social programs and government spending. The Fraser Institute in Vancouver produces annually an Economic Freedom of the World Index. It measures economic freedom -- the extent to which individuals and businesses can freely conduct their economic aﬀairs without government interference -- using 42 diﬀerent factors.

From 2000 to 2014 the U.S. dropped from being No. 3 in the world to No. 16. President Obama has explained the anemic economic recovery because he inherited an economy that had already entered into a severe recession. But Harvard economist Robert Barro reports from his research that, historically, the stronger a recession, the stronger the economic recovery that follows. What is happening now, the very weak recovery following a strong recession, is unusual. Why? Again because rather than Washington serving up more freedom and capitalism to reinvigorate our economy, we got more regulations, more government. Barro notes that federal social benefits -- Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, including disability insurance, food stamps and unemployment insurance — increased from 8.7 percent of GDP in 2007 to 11.7 percent in 2010. And in the middle of all this businesses were hit with Obamacare. According a Heritage Foundation study, in the first six years of the Obama administration, 184 major new regulations were imposed on businesses and the private sector, each with

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an impact of at least $100 million. And per a Mercatus Center report, the DoddFrank law passed in 2010 added 27,669 new regulatory restrictions on financial markets. Productivity, per Barro -economic output per worker -- dropped to a third from 2010 -- 2015 from what is was from 1949-2009, as result of this economic strangulation. Puzder wrote last year “...if a politician wants to help workers win a raise, he should help businesses add jobs by simplifying the tax code, enacting regulatory reform, and replacing Obamacare with something that works.” It should also be noted that research shows that when incomes rise, they rise across the board -- for lowincome workers as well as high-income workers. If we want to restore robust job and income growth, we need more economic freedom not more government. Given all this, Andy Puzder appears to be a great pick for labor secretary. Star Parker is an author and president of CURE, the Center for Urban Renewal and Education. Contact her at www.urbancure.org.

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The Interpretive Center exhibit features a variety of items related to Libby Prison from the collection of Corinth’s Larry Mangus.

In the collector’s own words: You think about if you were a soldier. Here you are in Libby Prison. It’s cold. There’s no heat. There’s nothing to do. You don’t go outside, you don’t have any exercise. What are you going to do? Sleep and eat and try to stay warm in the wintertime. And in the summertime try to stay cool. It gets warm in Richmond, and it gets cold in the wintertime. So you had extremes. Somehow you acquire a piece of wood and as a way of passing time you start to carve on it. When you look at this, the intricacy of it, the skill, and to think, all he probably had was a pocket knife. And you look at it and see how he made those movable parts, how long it took. That’s not a piece you would do in a couple of weeks or a month. He may have been in there a year or more. Just something to do to pass the time. What do you do? Like the guy who carved this knife — 219 days. That’s a sentence and a half. Or the guy with the canteen. After the war, when he brought the canteen back home he said, “I want to record this for history.” So he had somebody paint the flags and a beautiful scene on the back. It’s just one of the stories of war when you get down to it. I mean, you could transport that to any prisoner of war camp in World War I or World War II. I think this was a way these guys could bring some sanity into what they were doing, to give their life a little bit of meaning. — Larry Mangus, Civil War collector and historian

James River. Originally constructed as a warehouse, Libby Prison was notorious for its harsh conditions, including overcrowding, disease and malnutrition. Inhabitants of the prison would sleep side by side at night to conserve heat in the cold Richmond winters. The building held as many as 1,000 prisoners at a time. Unlike many Civil War era military prisons, Libby had no external walls. Guards patrolled the sidewalks adjacent to the building, shooting at anyone who dared to show their face in one of the many windows. Following the war the building was moved to Chicago where it became a war museum before it was scrapped in 1899. After its destruction, many pieces of the old prison

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The exhibit includes a Confederate canteen that was obtained by a New York soldier on his way to Libby Prison. were sold as souvenirs, such as the rafter piece and brick in the new Interpretive Center exhibit. The Libby Prison ex-

hibit will be on display through the first months of the year at the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center. The Interpretive

Center is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

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“Basically, be prepared, and if you need help, dial 911.”

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Obama has tough talk for Putin BY JOSH LEDERMAN AND JULIE PACE Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama put Russia’s Vladimir Putin on notice Friday that the U.S. could use oﬀensive cyber muscle to retaliate for interference in the U.S. presidential election, his strongest suggestion to date that Putin had been well aware of campaign email hacking. “Whatever they do to us, we can potentially do to them,” Obama declared. Caught in the middle of a post-election controversy over Russian hacking, Obama strongly defended his administration’s response, including his refusal before the voting to ascribe motive to the meddling or to discuss now what eﬀect it might have had. U.S. intelligence assessments say it was aimed at least in part on helping Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton, and some Democrats say it may well have tipped the results in his favor.

Though Obama avoided criticizing Presidentelect Trump by name, he called out Republicans who he said fail even now to acknowledge the seriousness of Russia’s involvement in U.S. elections. Obama expressed bewilderment about GOP lawmakers and voters who now say they approve of Putin, and he said unless that changes the U.S. will be vulnerable to foreign influence. “Ronald Reagan would roll over in his grave,” Obama said as he closed out the year at a White House news conference. Afterward he left for the family’s annual vacation in Hawaii. Obama declined to state explicitly that Putin knew about the email hacking that roiled the presidential race, but he left no doubt who he felt was responsible. He said that “not much happens in Russia without Vladimir Putin” and repeated a U.S. intelligence assessment “that this happened at the highest

levels of the Russian government.” Obama said he confronted Putin in September, telling the former KGB chief to “cut it out.” That was one month before the U.S. publicly pointed the finger at Russia. Suggesting his directive to Putin had been eﬀective, Obama said the U.S. “did not see further tampering” after that date. The president has promised a “proportional” yet unspecified response to the hacking of the Democratic Party and Clinton’s campaign chairman. Emails stolen during the campaign were released in the final weeks by WikiLeaks. On Friday, CIA Director John Brennan said in a message to employees that the FBI agrees with the CIA’s conclusion that Russia’s goal was to help Trump win. Trump has dismissed the CIA’s assessment and talk about Russian hacking as “ridiculous,” while arguing both Democrats

and the CIA are trying to undermine the legitimacy of his victory. Clinton has even more directly cited Russian interference. She said Thursday night, “Vladimir Putin himself directed the covert cyberattacks against our electoral system, against our democracy, apparently because he has a personal beef against me.” The Senate intelligence committee said Friday that it will conduct a bipartisan investigation and hold hearings about what led the intelligence agencies’ finding. “The committee will follow the intelligence wherever it leads,” said chairman Sen. Richard Burr, RN.C. At the same time, Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., chairman of the House intelligence committee, complained that his committee’s oversight into the hacking has been stymied because the intelligence agencies have not provided information to the committee.

Director: ‘It’s all about Court won’t halt the kids’ during holiday home-delivered BY STEVE BEAVERS For the Daily Corinthian

It’s all about the kids for Jack Cheshier. He believes Christmas is their time. Cheshier will provide a better Christmas for over 300 children in McNairy County for a 34th consecutive year with the shopping spree of McNairy Children Support Group Inc. on Monday, Dec. 19. “I want kids to see Christmas is good as it is supposed to be,” said Cheshier. “This is one time children can go in a place and get what they want ... it’s all about them on that day.” The annual shopping spree is for children Pre-K through fourth grade. Those eligible to go on the spree are given a $60 limit to spend at Walmart. CDC teachers will do the shopping for students in those classes. “It is hard to put into words,” said Cheshier of his excitement in doing the spree each year. “There is a need here and it’s something I love to do.” Around $21,000 was donated to fund the event last year. “Only through God can you raise that amount of money,” added Cheshier. “People believe in what we are doing and that is why it has been successful.” The spree begins at 8:30 with students from Bethel Springs Elementary School

being the first to shop. Elementary schools in Selmer, Michie, Ramer and Adamsville will follow in that order until the shopping spree ends after 1 p.m. “Some of these kids will break your heart,” said Cheshier. “I am just honored to be the guy who helps makes their Christmas better.” Members of the McNairy Central High School Honor Society and numerous volunteers will be on hand to help children with their shopping. “This is our way of humbling our kids and allowing them to give back through their time,” said Misty Brown, MCHS National Honor Society sponsor. “I love seeing the joy on their faces and I believe volunteers get more out of it than the kids shopping.” The event is funded by 70 donors. “We aren’t looking for any thanks,” said Cheshier. “We are trying to make a diﬀerence in someone’s life at Christmas.” Cheshier’s goal is one day children will return the favor when they see others in need. “I hope they learn to be givers and not takers,” he said. Steve Beavers is assistant editor of the IndependentAppeal in McNairy County. This story is used with permission.

water in Flint BY ED WHITE Associated Press

DETROIT — A federal appeals court on Friday refused to block delivery of free bottled water in Flint if residents have trouble with lead filters, saying Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration is exaggerating the scope and cost of compliance. In a 2-1 decision, the court said delivery might be unusual. But it noted there’s “no precedent” for a system that “has caused thousands of people to be exposed to poisonous water.” “The injunction is in place to ensure that those people have access to clean water,” said judges Damon Keith and Bernice Donald at the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. On Nov. 10, U.S. District Judge David Lawson said the state and Flint must deliver water to people who don’t have a properly working filter and want the water. Free bottled water and filters have been available all over the city for months, but the judge said the response still hasn’t been totally eﬀective. The state and outside experts insist water quality has greatly improved in Flint since the city stopped using the Flint River in 2015, although people still are urged to use filters. The river water wasn’t treated to reduce corrosion, causing lead to leach from old pipes in the city of roughly 100,000 residents. The appeals court said the state has been “disingenuous” with earlier claims that it would cost $10.5 million a month to deliver bottled water.

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Deaths Mickey Joe Taylor

Mickey Joe Taylor “Joker”, 61, went to his reward on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, at Sancuary Hospice House after a short battle with cancer. Services will be at Tutor Memorial Funeral Home in Pontotoc on Saturday, Dec. 17.Visitation is from 1 p.m. until service time at 3 p.m. Pastor William Lambert will oﬃciate. He was born June 13, 1955, in Pontotoc, but called Corinth home the last years of his life. A host of family, friends and loved ones have gone on before him and he leaves behind a host of family, friends, and loved ones. The ones he loved most called him Papa Joe. He was a truck driver who made friends across the country with his outgoing, friendly personality and unique sense of humor. He was also a skilled brick mason and left his mark of beauty from Georgia to Mississippi. He enjoyed playing pool, was an avid outdoorsman, and a superb cook. Joe was hard working, generous and kind and will be missed by all who knew him. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for love oﬀerings to be made to the church Joe attended and loved – first United Pentecostal Church of Iuka, or Sanctuary Hospice of Tupelo.

Bobby Bobo

Funeral services for Bobby Gene Bobo, 78, of Walnut are set for 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18 at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. at the church. Mr. Bobo died on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth. Arrangements are pending with Magnolia Funeral Home.

Roy Wayne Luttrell, Jr.

TIPPAH COUNTY — Funeral services for Roy Wayne Luttrell, Jr., a resident of the Walnut Community were held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15 in The Heritage Chapel of Ripley Funeral Home with burial in Antioch Cemetery near Ripley. Mr. Luttrell died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, of an apparent heart attack while driving his vehicle on Hwy 15 at the Tippah Lake Intersection. He was born on July, 8, 1972, the son of Roy Wayne Luttrell, Sr. and the late Corrliss Whaley Luttrell. Mr. Luttell received his education in the Tippah County Public School System and later received his certificate to serve as a Certified Emergency Medical Technician. Roy was a Christian and was employed at the time of his death as a Forklift Operator for the Ashley Furniture Corporation for 17 years. He had also served his county as an Emergency Medical Technician for the Tippah County Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Tracy Lynn Wilbanks; his three daughters, Brittany Phillips, Montanna Luttrell and Anna Luttrell, all of Ripley and his two sons, Taylor Wilbanks of Walnut and Jonathan Luttrell of Ripley; and his brothers, Robert Luttrell and Bill (Melinda) Welch of Shannon. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jasmine Luttrell; and a sister, Montanna Lutrell.

Lois Spoon

GLEN — Funeral services for Lois Spoon, 89, of Burnsville are set for 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18 at Antioch Freewill Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Cutshall Funeral Home in Glen. Mrs. Spoon died on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was a member of Antioch Freewill Baptist Church. Survivors include four sons, Gerald Spoon, Tommy Spoon (Shiela), Paul Spoon, and Carl Spoon, all of Burnsville; one daughter, Jane Davis (Mike) of Burnsville; one sister, Mildred White of Iuka; six grandchildren, and several great and great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Spoon; her parents, Ellis and Josie Whitaker; her daughter, Norma Taylor; and two grandchildren, Eddie Joe and Tony Taylor. Memorial contributions may be made to the Antioch Cemetery Fund. Bro. Mike Edwards will oﬃciate.

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Across the Nation Associated Press

Man finds heroin in car seized by police CINCINNATI — A Kentucky man bothered by a rattle in a car he’d recently bought at an Ohio auto auction has found 2 pounds of heroin in a secret compartment inside the vehicle. The man drove the Volkswagen Jetta for several weeks before discovering the heroin beneath the front passenger seat. Investigators found more than 61/2 pounds of heroin in the car eight months ago after the Ohio State Highway Patrol arrested a former Mexican law enforcement officer who said a drug cartel forced him to drive the drugs across the country. A Highway Patrol spokesman says the car was thoroughly searched before it was released to the auction.

Feds want to speed up rail service Federal rail regulators are endorsing an ambitious and costly plan to rebuild the congested Northeast Corridor over the next 30 years. They say it will shore up crumbling infrastructure, expand service and speed up travel, with some trains eventually able to reach 220 mph on part of the Washington-Boston route. The Federal Railroad Administration plan, unveiled Friday, aims to cut delays and increase capacity by upgrading bridges and tunnels and realigning tracks to eliminate curves.

The agency estimates the changes will cut travel times between Washington and New York by 35 minutes and save 45 minutes to an hour on trips between Boston and New York.

Lesson: Don’t disturb Hells Angels’ bikes NEW YORK — The Hells Angels at their clubhouse in Manhattan’s East Village aren’t considered horrible neighbors — as long as you don’t mess with the motorcycles parked outside. A man from upstate New York learned that lesson the hard way earlier this week after he tried to move one of the orange traffic cones the bikers used to hold curbside parking spots. He ended up hospitalized with a gunshot wound, setting off the latest clash between police and the motorcycle club. The secretive group has frustrated police by refusing to help identify the shooter. This week, officers swept in and removed the cones, along with an unapproved bench and planters on the sidewalk outside the club’s front door.

Wind chills put U.S. in the deep freeze CONCORD, N.H. — Low temperatures and high winds have put the Northeastern U.S. in a deep freeze. Dangerous wind chills of 20 to 30 below in parts of the region made for some crippling conditions Friday. “You are talking about 30 degrees below nor-

mal highs. That is pretty darn cold,” said National Weather Service meteorologist James Brown in Maine. “This is pretty much a piece of Arctic air that came off the North Pole and came into New England.” Forecasters said a storm will follow the frigid weather, bringing chances for snow, sleet and freezing rain across much of the country. Some schools closed early Thursday and many others delayed opening Friday to avoid a bone-chilling wait at the bus stop.

Man faces murder charge in girl’s death LEXINGTON, Ky. — A grand jury handed down a wanton murder indictment in the shooting death of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay’s 15-yearold daughter. Trinity Gay was shot Oct. 16 outside a Lexington restaurant after witnesses told police that gunfire was exchanged between two vehicles. The Lexington Police Department said in a statement Friday that the indictment against 38-year-old Chazerae M. Taylor included murder and wanton endangerment charges “for his role in creating the environment that ultimately led to the death of 15-year-old Trinity Gay.” Two others, Lamonte Williams and D’Markeo Taylor, were indicted Thursday on wanton endangerment counts. The fourth person charged, Dvonta Middlebrooks, remains jailed on a wanton endangerment charge.

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Arrest made in killing of mayor’s son COLUMBUS — Authorities have charged a relative in the shooting death of a Mississippi mayor’s son. Davius Roshard Smith was arrested Friday and charged with murder. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain says the 20-year-old Smith lived at the same address as the victim, 39-year-old Robert Smith Jr., who was killed at the home Wednesday. Strain said the man arrested was the son of the victim. Robert Smith Jr. was the son of Mayor Robert Smith.

Company to extend natural gas service WHITE OAK — Mississippi officials have approved Atmos Energy’s plan to extend natural gas service to a rural community in Tunica County. Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley announced that the expansion by Atmos Energy will bring service to 215 homes in the county’s White Oak community. The project stems from Presley’s push to make more energy options available to as many unserved, rural communities in Mississippi as possible. Presley praised the cooperation of the Tunica County Board of Supervisors, which invested nearly $200,000 in the $485,000 project to get service into the area. Construction time for

the project is estimated at 90 days.

Jobless rate falls as payrolls flat JACKSON — Mississippi’s November unemployment rate was its lowest since February 2004, even as payrolls remained stagnant. The state’s jobless rate fell to 5.7 percent from 5.9 percent in October, and was below the 6.6 percent rate a year earler. People reporting jobs rose, while unemployed people fell to 73,000, also lowest since 2004. State payrolls fell less than 1,000 to 1.14 million. That separate survey — many economists’ top labor market indicator — remained slightly below last year’s level, reflecting economic weakness. Mississippi still has a relatively high jobless rate, tied for sixth-highest among the states, with Alaska worst at 6.8 percent. The nationwide

jobless rate fell to 4.6 percent from October’s 4.9 percent.

Troubled court judge plans to retire JACKSON — An Adams County justice court judge who has been cited for rules violations nine times says he plans to retire as he awaits a Mississippi Supreme Court decision regarding possible punishment. The Clarion-Ledger reports Judge Charles Vess announced his retirement plans Thursday. In August, the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance recommended that the state Supreme Court publicly reprimand Vess, suspend him without pay for a month and fine him $1,100. In the latest complaint, the commission says Vess told a defendant that he might shoot him because Vess felt threatened by the man’s hands being in his pockets.

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