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easier to check any video from prior to the hold-up. The FBI is in possession of the suspect’s picture from inside of the bank. While the suspect did not show a gun to the bank teller during the robbery, the threat of a gun carries the same weight as having a gun,
according to Siskovic. Burks said the suspect told the teller, “Give me the money or I am going to blow your head off,” while holding his hand inside his jacket indicating he had a gun. The Selmer police chief does not believe there were any other customers in the bank at the time of the hold-up. He said the
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FAIR: Wristbands for unlimited rides from 5 until 10 p.m. available for $15 every night of carnival
bank had three employees and a manager inside the business. SOUTHBank officially began business on May 4, 1990. The bank began with branches in Osceola and Blytheville, Ark. and Durham, N.C. When the bank did so well after opening in Corinth, the company expanded into Selmer in late 2001. Siskovic said the FBI was brought in to investigate the robbery because it is a federal crime to rob a bank. If the suspect is caught, he will face federal prosecution. “We have a very high solve rate when it comes to bank robberies,” said Siskovic. SOUTHBank officials at the corporate office in Huntsville, Ala., declined to comment on the Selmer bank’s robbery.
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canned goods inside and to the Conference Room will be available for participants with multiple entries.
Judging The Blue Ribbon Exhibitors canning competition’s entries will be judged Friday morning. When the fair opens at 5 p.m. Friday participants and spectators will have the opportunity to view the entries and winners in the Conference Room.
Quilt Registration Registration for the Quilt Show will be held in conjunction with the canning competition’s registration, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the main entrance of the
Crossroads Arena. The quilt exhibit will also be located in the Conference Room. The People’s Choice Award is unique to the Quilt Show. On Saturday fair-goers will vote for their favorite quilt. After judging is complete, items from both competitions will be on exhibit in the Conference Room through Saturday. “We hope that people will leave their entries on display through Saturday evening,” Mitchell said. The fair’s organizers anticipate a big turnout for Saturday and would like to have as many entries as possible on display.
ited rides from 5 until 10 p.m. will be available for $15 every night of the carnival. Tickets will also be available throughout the carnival. A family pack of 22 tickets can be purchased for $20. The majority of the rides will cost four tickets, although rides for children will cost three tickets and the Ring of Fire ride will cost five tickets. As required by the carnival guidelines, only tickets will be sold Saturday from 1 until 5 p.m. After 5 p.m. wristbands will be sold for the regular price. For more information visit alcornfair.com. To find out more about the Blue Ribbon Exhibitors canning competition and the Quilt Show call Crossroads Arena at 287-7779.
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BUDGET: Board mulled whether to pursue bond issue to match grants
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support from the city, but most are being held at level funding or took a cut. The total going to outside agencies will drop from $378,638 in the current budget to $314,470 in fiscal 2012. A couple of lastminute changes saw the Verandah House penciled in at $9,500 and funding
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for CARE’s downtown landscape maintenance added at $9,000. Both had been left out of the draft budget. City Clerk Vickie Roach estimated 1 mill will generate $85,000 to $86,000 in the coming year, up from about $83,000. Throughout the budget process, Mayor Tommy Irwin repeatedly called for expenses to be kept under control. “We don’t need to pass a budget that income and expenses aren’t snipping each other’s noses,” he said during a lengthy work session on Monday. And although it is a tough economy, “The taxpayers still expect us to do something with their money,” he said. The board wrestled with whether to pursue a bond issue to match possible grant projects. Because there is uncertainty how many of those projects will come to fruition this year and some debate as to what’s needed, aldermen discarded that option and will consider using the reserve fund of $1.1 million to provide
grant matches as the projects arise. There is concern about dipping into the reserve fund, which was accumulated during better economic times. “I don’t know at this time how we can rebuild it,” said Roach. “I think once you spend it, it’s gone.” Projects that could require a dip into the reserve fund include milling and paving on Fillmore and Proper and work on a primary drainage pipe in South Corinth, among others. The library is in the budget at $126,800, rising from $123,300; parks, $210,000, rising from $198,000; and tourism office, $505,000, rising from $462,000. Allocations for outside agencies: ■ Airport — $67,500, plus $19,000 grant match; was also $67,500 in fiscal 2011. ■ Alcorn County Health Department — $1,000; was $1,620. ■ Alcorn County Soil & Water — $5,850, unchanged. ■ The Alliance — $80,000, unchanged.
■ Crossroads Arena — $63,000 plus half of building insurance; unchanged. ■ Our Resource Center — $0; was $4,500. ■ Verandah House — $9,500; was $26,773 ■ Humane Society -—$67,500; unchanged. ■ CARE landscape maintenance — $9,000; unchanged. ■ Keep Corinth Beautiful — $12,000; was $15,300. ■ Museum — $12,000; was $11,475 ■ Business incubator — building maintenance; unchanged. ■ Veterans services — $1,620; unchanged. In other business, the board voted to appoint Joe Franks to the Crossroads Arena Board of Directors to replace Bill Strickland, who apparently does not wish to serve another term on the board. It is a joint appointment that also requires approval by the Board of Supervisors.
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