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Saturday Sept. 24

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 115, No. 228

Furry contest at Green Market With vendors already signed up and cooler weather on the way, the October Green Market promises to be one of the year’s best. Organizers are bringing back a popular event from last October’s Green Market — the pet costume contest. “Last year it was a really big event. We had a whole lot of dogs and cats — and one dressedup rabbit,” said tourism Program Director Karen Beth Martin. “People loved seeing the pet contest and we had a ton of people out for it. It was a good event all the way around.” One minor change from last year’s pet costume contest currently under discussion by event organizers is the introduction of categories for big dogs and little dogs. This ammendment is for the sake of harmony among the four-legged contestants. The pet costume contest begins at noon. With the Green Market only a week away, the interest level is high. “October is one of our biggest markets and we’ve had a good many people sign up so far,” explained Martin. Sign-up cost is $10 for vendors who sign up by Friday morning and $15 any time after. Just in time for fall and Halloween, the Green Market will offer all different sizes of pumpkins for sale, as well as a special pumpkin giveaway. Bags of Green Market Brew coffee grounds will be available for purchase. “They make wonderful Christmas presents,” Martin said. Event organizers will also offer samples of the unique coffee to Green Market-goers. Singer, songwriter and guitarist, Joel Smith, of the Corinth-based bluesrock band Sweet Tea Jubilee, joined by his son, Seth, on guitar, will provide musical entertainment. The next Green Market will be held from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1. Held the first Saturday of each month at the Corinth Depot, the Green Market’s purpose is to offer local farmers, gardeners, artisans and craftspeople an opportunity to sell their wares in an open-air, grassroots setting and to encourage buying locally and stimulating the local economy while providing a place for residents and visitors to gather and share their goods. In 2011 it was named on of the top-five farmPlease see GREEN | 3A

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Fatal shooting

CHS celebration

Corinth man killed outside Sprint Mart on Cass Street BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

A Corinth man was shot and killed after an altercation outside the Sprint Mart at the corner of Cass and Meigg Streets Friday evening, according to the Corinth Police Department. Detective Capt. Ralph Dance said a man identi-

fied as Sylvester Fernando, 38, was shot once in the head and a couple of times in the chest. At least a couple of people witnessed the altercation, which happened about 6 p.m. Shorlty after the shooting, Dance said the man was in grave condition. Please see FATAL | 3A

Hwy 30 bypass open to traffic Monday BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@ dailycorinthian.com

BOONEVILLE — Travelers will soon be able to take advantage of a major new highway connection in Prentiss County. Mississippi Department of Transportation District Engineer Bill Jameison said Thursday the new Mississippi Highway 30 Bypass around Booneville is expected to officially

open to traffic on Monday. Officials held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the new eight-mile southern route around the city of Booneville earlier this month, but the road had remained closed to motorists while workers finished work on the project. The road will link U.S. Highway 45 on the west side of Booneville with the Please see BYPASS | 3A

Who’s your hero? The Alliance seeks nominations for annual Spirit of Service Awards BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Corinth High School student Hannah Avent waves to the crowd as she rides atop a float Thursday afternoon during the Corinth High School Homecoming Parade through the streets of downtown Corinth. CHS celebrated homecoming Friday night during the football game vs. Alcorn Central. For more photos from the parade, see page 2A inside today.

Who’s your hero? The Alliance wants to know. The floor is open for nominations for the 2011 Spirit of Service Awards — an opportunity to give special thanks to those who have made a difference in Corinth by giving of themselves. The honors have been bestowed since 1992 as The Alliance’s main avenue of recognizing distin-

guished volunteers. The honorees are recognized at The Alliance Annual Meeting, which this year is set for Thursday, Nov. 10. “There are so many individuals in the community who are deserving of recognition,” said Andrea Rose, community development director. She encourages people to submit nominations and make sure service that goes above and beyond is Please see HERO | 3A

Corinth Library rolls out new carpet for patrons BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Corinth Library is asking for patrons’ patience as a carpet replacement project continues. Library users can expect to find some areas inaccessible as workers tear out old carpet and replace it with new. “We are keeping the library open during this work and hope that people will bear with us,” said Librarian Ann Coker. “We’re sorry for the inconvenience.” The project began this past Monday and is expected to continue for another week to 10 days. Carpeting is being replaced throughout most of the lower level, excluding the regional offices. One of the library’s popular services that will be affected in the coming week is the public access computers. For several days, some of the 11 com-

puters will not be available. “I don’t anticipate any day that we won’t have any available, but it may be very few,” said Coker. “It’s first-come, first-served. People are welcome to make an appointment. They are guaranteed only one hour.” As few as three computers may be available. The library has a couple of other projects coming for the 42-year-old facility, including exterior painting and resurfacing the parking lot. Coker said business continues to boom at the library. “We have more computer usage than ever and are setting check-out records every month,” she said. The computers are continually booked as many people are using them to submit on-line job applications and resumes.

Index Stocks....11A Classified......4B Comics....12A Crossroads ..10A

Weather......5A Obituaries......3A Opinion......4A Sports......1B

Staff photo by Jebb Johnston

John Michael Tucker with Stephens Flooring & Remodeling smooths out an area of newly placed carpet at the Corinth Library Friday morning. Patrons are asked to be patient as work continues in the coming week.

On this day in history 150 years ago Sept. 24 — James Ewell Brown (Jeb) Stuart is commissioned a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. The former U.S. officer is destined to become one of the premier leaders of Confederate cavalry.


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