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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 11
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Bond set for suspect in 4 bank robberies BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
Wind Damage
A tree fell onto a home at 1525 North Madison St., apparently caused by Thursday evening’s high winds. According to the National Weather Service Memphis forecast office, a somewhat unusual “wake low” moved across north Mississippi during the late afternoon and evening, bringing high winds that caused isolated damage. Downed trees and power outages were reported in Tupelo.
Bond was set at $10,000 Friday for an Alabama man charged in the robbery of four area banks last year. Brian Perry Jones entered a plea of not guilty to all charges before U.S. Magistrate Judge David A. Sanders Friday during his arraignment on four counts of bank robbery by force or violence. Jones is charged in four bank robberies beginning with the Aug. 16 robbery of the Renasant Bank branch on Constitution Drive in Iuka. He is also accused in the Nov. 16 robbery of the Renasant Bank on Market Street in Booneville along with robberies on Sept. 21, and Nov. 19,
of Renasant Bank branches in Tupelo. He was arrested on Nov. 19 by deputies with the Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Department who spotted a vehicle matching the description of one used in the Tupelo robbery traveling on the Natchez Trace Parkway near the Mississippi/Alabama line. The judge ordered trial to begin in the case on March 4 in U.S. District Court in Oxford. Any plea agreement in the case must be submitted to the court by Feb. 19. Jones faces up to 20 years in prison, up to three years post-release supervision and a fine of up to $250,000 on each count of the indictment if convicted.
Construction activity light in final quarter of 2012 BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The closing months of 2012 continued the trend of light activity in construction with a few commercial remodeling projects highlighting the last quarter. The largest project permitted during the quarter is the renovation at 618 North Fillmore Street for Dodd Eye Clinic. The permit is for a $325,000 project. A permit was issued Dec. 26 for remodeling at the old Kroger and Big Lots property for the return of Domino’s Pizza to Corinth. It is being opened by Doc Brown Pizza LLC of Coila, Miss. The permit is for a $68,000 project. The quarter had one new residential start and none in the commercial sector. Project values for the quarter totaled $1,316,680, well below the last quarter of 2011 total of $21.7 million, which was fueled by hospital expansion. The calendar year had proj-
ects totaling $6.139 million, down from $30.2 million in 2011 and $27.8 million in 2010. The prior two years had large projects such as the hospital expansion that boosted the totals well beyond that of an average year. Following are the quarter’s building permits:
December ■ 119 N. Fillmore — Commercial remodel; Jimmy Russell; $9,000 ■ 905 School Street — Residential demolition; Gerald and Greg Curry ■ 903 W. Eighth Street — Residential remodel; Greg Curry; $2,000 ■ 1804 Hwy. 72 E. — Commercial remodel at Pennzoil; Southland Construction; $53,000 ■ 601 Bradley Road, lot 3 — Residential remodel; David Shipman; $6,000 ■ 618 N. Fillmore Street — Commercial remodel for Dodd
Eye Clinic; Knight Bros. Construction; $325,000 ■ 1310 Hwy. 72 E. — Commercial sign; Nickels Signs and Graphics; $16,000 ■ 108 Hwy. 72 W. — Commercial remodel for The Twisted Cork; Billy Gray Contracting; $6,000 ■ 1102 Hwy. 72 E. — Commercial remodel for Domino’s Pizza; Boggs Building; $68,000 ■ 1102 Hwy. 72 E. — Temporary food trailer permit for Domino’s Pizza ■ 1510 S. Harper Rd. — Commercial remodel; Design Team; $8,500 ■ 611 Alcorn Drive — Commercial sign; Balton Sign Co.; $48,000
November ■ 1150 Pine Lake — Residential remodel; James Voyles; $20,000 ■ 181 Oakland School Road — Residential remodel; Norris Fisher; $10,000 ■ 602 Wick Street — Com-
mercial remodel; Stewart Green; $50,000 ■ 900 block of East Fourth Street — Commercial demolition; Jim Berry ■ 1002 Primrose Cove — Residential remodel; Sears Home Improvement; $17,069 ■ 2109 Hwy. 72 E. — Commercial sign; Design Team; $3,000 ■ 1435 Cruise Street — Residential remodel; Monica Sorrell; $5,000 ■ 1113 Hwy. 72 E. — Commercial remodel; Mailbox Depot; $1,000 ■ 2103 Bitner Drive — New residential construction; Gary and Sherrie Tucker; $140,000 ■ 7601 Edgewood — Residential remodel; Larry Boggs; $20,000 ■ 1579 Wenasoga Road — Residential remodel; Kelvin Smith; $2,000 ■ 1424 Ross Street — Residential remodel; ANCO Construction; $18,000 ■ 705 Webster Street — Commercial sign; Swan’s Sweet
Treats; $250
October ■ 2711 Brentwood — Residential remodel; Terry Payne; $10,000 ■ 1400 Hwy. 72 E. — Commercial sign; Jack Clark; $2,000 ■ 618 Fillmore Street — Commercial remodel; Knight Bros. Construction; $25,000 ■ 802 Hwy. 72 E. — Commercial sign; Nickels Signs and Graphics; $15,000 ■ 2219 Hillcrest Street — Residential remodel; Sears Home Improvement; $9,848 ■ 702 Waldron Street — Commercial remodel; S&G Construction; $58,213 ■ 1900 Willow Road — Residential remodel; A. Taylor; $15,000 ■ 514 Cruise Street — Commercial demolition; Preston Knight ■ 1311 Philips Street — Resi-
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CARE announces grant recipients Kiwanis hosting father/ BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The CARE Foundation recently distributed $10,000 in grants to organizations working to improve the community. Corinth-Alcorn Reaching for Excellence made the grant awards in December for a variety of ongoing and upcoming projects. “The steering committee was excited to be able to make grants to all of this year’s applicants,” said Mona Lisa Grady, CARE’s executive director. “For about the last five years, we have made these grants on an annual basis.” CARE considers projects that affect education, children and families, the elderly, civic and community development, and arts and entertainment. Nonprofits, schools, and city or government agencies serving the
Corinth area are eligible. Funding cannot go toward salaries or administrative expenses. Projects awarded grants include: ■ Crosswind Ministries — Family and Individual Transitional Housing program for displaced families and those who don’t qualify for other housing ■ Lighthouse Foundation — Summer reading program for disadvantaged youth ■ Oasis Medical Center — Better Living through Healthier Lifestyle Choices ■ Pinecrest Baptist Church — Weekend snack packs for elementary school children ■ Brothers Making a Difference — Community outreach, including high school student visits to a historically black college or university ■ LINK — Arts Infusion Program to expose students to arts
and culture ■ Minority Volunteers Organization — Provides healthy snacks for the Project Attention after-school homework assistance program ■ Alcorn County Human Resource Agency — Home delivery of meals to elderly and disabled individuals ■ Sharing Hearts — Alzheimer’s and dementia adult care program ■ AMEN Food Pantry — To assist in expanding the program to meet dramatic increases in demand ■ Bread of Life Ministry — Weekly meal deliveries ■ Easom Outreach Foundation — Hot meals program ■ Friends of the Siege & Battle of Corinth — Providing insurance for the national his-
Index Stocks........7 Classified......14 Comics...... 13 Wisdom...... 12
Weather........5 Obituaries........ 3 Opinion........4 Sports...... 10
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daughter Valentine ball BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Members of the Corinth Kiwanis are organizing the second annual Father/Daughter Valentine Ball — a special evening for dads, grandfathers and father figures to bring their daughters to the ball for a night of food, dancing and more. “The Kiwanis Club of Corinth is excited about bringing this opportunity to the area again this year,” said event organizer Ken Weeden. “Last year’s event was a huge success according to the feedback we keep receiving from fathers, father figures and moms.” The Valentine Ball is a Kiwanis fundraiser to raise mon-
ey for the club’s efforts to help local children. With the Valentines Ball, the Kiwanis wanted to create an event that would provide an opportunity for the little girls and fathers in the community to build better relationships. “Opportunities like that are few and far between,” Weeden pointed out. Weeden said the Kiwanis are going all out this year to make the event even better. Because of the enthusiastic reception last year’s inaugural event received, organizers have decided to move the Valentine Ball to a new venue to accommodate the growing demand. Please see BALL | 2
On this day in history 150 years ago The third session of the 1st Confederate Congress convenes in Richmond. President Davis praises recent battlefield victories, calls for European recognition of the Confederacy and roundly berates the Emancipation Proclamation.
January is GLAUCOMA Awareness Month Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness and may have no symptoms to warn you! x x x Dr. John Shipp, M.D.
Over 2.7 million Americans have glaucoma but only half of those know they have it. More than 120,000 are blind from glaucoma in the U.S (9-12% of all cases of blindness). The best way to protect your sight from glaucoma is to get tested so it can be treated if needed.
Call 662-286-6068 to schedule your glaucoma eye screening today.
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Eye Care Specialists 3302 W. Linden St. Corinth, MS 38834 (662) 286-6068