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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 300
2013 Christmas Basket Fund
Basket fund tally passes $15,000 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 $15,070 after the most recent donations arrived. They are $50 anonymous gift in honor of Arch Bullard; $25 from Betty McCullar in memory of Lee McCullar; and $200 from Roger Bain in memory of Peggy Bain. 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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Trafficking sentence set BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
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A Corinth man will serve time for his role in a drug trafficking operation. Antonio Bean was sentenced to serve four years and three months in custody of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons after previously pleading guilty to a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute co-
caine and marijuana, according to court records. He was also sentenced to three years of probation, and the court recommended Bean be considered for placement in the 500hour intensive drug treatment program while incarcerated, if deemed eligible. He must surrender for service by Jan. 27. U.S. District Court Judge
Sharion Aycock imposed the sentence during a hearing last Thursday in Aberdeen. Also recently sentenced was Denorris Howell of Waterford, who previously pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana. Aycock sentenced him to serve five years and 11 months in custody followed by three years of
probation. It is concurrent with a sentence imposed in Marshall County Circuit Court. The two are among 10 people who were accused of arranging the purchase and shipment of drugs into northeast Mississippi between October 2011 and May 2012. Bean was 35 at the time of arrest, and Howell was 29.
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Cross walk Friends spread love of Christ along journey BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
A Corinth man and three friends have taken Jesus’ command to “take up the cross and follow me,” literally in an effort to spread the love of Christ this holiday season. Wayne Redwine — along with his friends David Berryman, Matt Jolley and Darren Bender‚ — caught the attention of Booneville residents Monday as they took turns carrying a six-foot wooden cross along Second Street late in the afternoon. The journey had begun earlier in the day in Corinth at Crossroads Church where they set out on a mission of testimony through action on their way to Northeast Mississippi Community College. “We want to remind people about the true meaning of Christmas,” said Redwine as he stood beside North Second Street near Cartwright Ford late Monday afternoon. He said the group of friends had been talking about making the trip for around six months and decided Monday’s clear weather made the perfect time to set out on the journey. He said their goal was simply to make people think about Jesus and his sacrifices during the holidays. “It’s kind of our small way of witnessing,” he said.
BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
A former employee of a Corinth medical office has pleaded guilty to illegally accepting Social Security disability payments while employed full-time. Teresa Wren of Baldwyn pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of a 14 count indictment before U.S. District Court Senior Judge Glen H. Davidson in Aberdeen. Wren was indicted in June for accepting 14 separate disability payments from the Social Security Administration while employed full-time at Corinth Cardiology. The payments totaled $13,142. Under a plea agreement accepted Monday she pleaded guilty to two of the 14 counts and prosecutors agreed not to prosecute her on the remaining 12 counts. Wren faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $250,000 and a maximum of three years supervised release on each of the two counts. She could also be ordered to pay restitution up to the total amount of the original indictment, according to the plea agreement. A date for sentencing has not yet been set and she remains out on bond pending sentencing.
Staff photo by Brant Sappington
Wayne Redwine of Corinth carries a wooden cross down North Second Street in Booneville Monday. Redwine and three friends carried the cross from Corinth to Northeast Mississippi Community College in an effort to remind people of the true meaning of Christmas. Redwine said they’d talked with several people along the way and had a lot of passing motorists honk their horns and give them a big thumbs up in support of the effort. He said they are trying to
take the love of Jesus with them and they just hope those who witnessed their journey will stop and think about Christ and remember his love and the true meaning of Christmas during the holidays.
Staff photo by Joseph Miller
Woman pleads to using counterfeit bill in Corinth BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
A Booneville woman faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to passing a counterfeit bill at a Corinth supermarket. Jennifer Strange, 34, of Booneville entered her plea Monday to one count of passing or uttering a counterfeit obligation before U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock. Strange was indicted in September on
Showing the way Maury Stevens of Batesville has worked for the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) for 22 years as a traffic engineer. Stevens and his crew are in the Corinth area putting up new road signs for the new roads leading to Kimberly Clark. This sign was placed on Hwy. 72 east on the right side of the road.
the charge. She is accused of knowingly passing a fake $20 bill at Rogers Supermarket in Corinth on or about March 11, 2013. The indictment alleges she was aware the bill was fake and was deliberately attempting to defraud the business through its use. She faces up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and up to three years of post-release supervision. A sentencing date has not yet been set and she remains free on a $5,000 bond.
Tax collections rebound in city BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Local sales and tourism tax collections enjoyed a rebound in the latest month. Sales tax, in particular, fared well in the city. Corinth is banking $468,906.99 at mid-December, an increase of almost
10 percent, or $41,000. That pushed the year-to-date total to $1.36 million, a 4 percent increase from the same point a year earlier. The trend was positive across the rePlease see TAXES | 2
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