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Daily Corinthian Vol. 116, No. 197
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City board begins budgeting process BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth Board of Aldermen held its ďƒžrst budget work session Tuesday to discuss the preliminary budget ďƒžgures for ďƒžscal 2013. The tentative budget timeline puts the public hearing during the regular meeting at 5 p.m. on Sept. 4 and approval of the budget on Sept. 11. The board reviewed proposed budgets submitted by the department heads, requests from outside agencies and a
breakdown of possible pay increases for city employees with some emphasis on increasing the lower end of the pay scale. Pay rates for city employees were unchanged in the FY 2012 budget. City Clerk Vickie Roach said assessed property values for the city have not changed, so 1 mill will again produce about $85,000 in revenue. If Corinth residents vote in favor of the Future Fare program next Tuesday, property taxes will rise by 12 mills.
Among the various departments, some capital expenditures are on the table, including three patrol cars for the police department and an administrative computer upgrade. In outside agency allocations, it appears little will change from FY 2012 funding. The board tentatively added the American Red Cross to the list at $3,000, and Mayor Tommy Irwin said he is asking the Tupelo-based chapter to consider reestablishing a Corinth ofďƒžce. Roach said the FY 2012 bud-
‘Toddlers & Tiaras’ features Corinth family, Aug. 29 BY STEVE BEAVERS
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““An episode you don't want to miss”â€? were the words of the editing producer. That comment makes Jessica McClamroch just a little uneasy. McClamroch and her 2-yearold daughter, Ava, will appear on the season ďƒžnale of ““Toddlers & Tiaras”â€? come Aug. 29. The TLC Network's reality show will be broadcast at 8 p.m. CST. ““The last show usually goes out with a bang,”â€? said the mother of three. ““I just hope we aren't that bang.”â€? A six-person crew spent two days ďƒžlming at the family home as Team Ava, which also consist of grandmother Helen Gillentine and Gillentine's sister, Doris Pittman, prepared for the ““Rock Around the Clock”â€? pageant held in Gatlinburg, Tenn., during late April. ““They ďƒžlmed 33 hours and will probably show 15 minutes,”â€? said McClamroch with a laugh. Ava's episode was originally scheduled to be shown in November. ““We are real excited they are going to show it early,”â€? said Ava's mother. ““I think it's an experience she will never forget even though she is only 2.”â€? McClamroch couldn't ““pass up the opportunity”â€? to depict pageants in a positive light. ““I want people to see that side of pageants,”â€? she said. ““We like to win, but we are graceful losers too …‌ it's just like sports in that you can't win them all.”â€? In the controversial reality series, families are followed as they attempt to claim a sparkling crown. McClamroch said ““she was asked the same question at least three different times during the day”â€? while the
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Ava McClamroch, 2, will appear on the season finale of “Toddlers & Tiarasâ€? on Aug. 29 on TLC. crew was ďƒžlming at her home. ““They want you to spice things up and they want the drama that goes with reality shows,”â€? she said. ““But I can't do
drama.”� McClamroch knows there will be clips of a few meltdowns, but Please see TLC | 2A
Farmington hosts Civil War events BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Organizers of the 150th Annual Battles of Farmington and Corinth reenactment say this year’’s sesquicentennial event should be the biggest ever. ““For Farmington, Corinth and Alcorn County it’’s our turn for the 150th —— and we’’re getting a lot of response because of that,”� said Farmington Mayor Dale Fortenberry. Hosted by the Blue-Gray Alliance and sponsored by the Farmington Heritage Committee, the event will be held Thursday, Sept. 13, through
Sunday, Sept. 16, on the historical site of the Battle of Farmington. Fortenberry said the organizers are expecting 1,200 local students for the school days on Thursday and Friday. Many activities and demonstrations are slated for the school days, including a display of camp life by the 48th Tenn. Infantry regiment, a cannon demonstration with Freeman’’s Battery and rides in an authentic 1860s horse-drawn wagon. A new demonstration for this year’’s event will be a portrayal of the lives of ofďƒžcers’’ wives by the la-
dies of the 48th Tenn. A memorial will be held on Saturday for Steiger and Penelope Allen, a Farmington couple whose home was located on the battleďƒželd and who were laid to rest at their old home-place after the war. ““We always decorate their graves with ďƒ&#x;owers, but this year we’’re going to have a memorial service for them,”â€? said the mayor. For Fortenberry, the school days are some of the best moments of the reenactments the Please see REENACTMENT | 3A
Index Stocks........ 7 Classified......14 Comics...... 12 Wisdom...... 11
Weather........5 Obituaries........ 3 Opinion........4 Sports........8
get appears to be on track to avoid a shortfall and possibly end with a surplus. In other business, the board discussed an agreement with Parkway Church of Christ for a barricade that was part of the legal agreement for the Droke Road improvement project. The church had concerns about the appearance of the proposed fence. The board also accepted a revised bid from 3D Construction for sidewalks on the north side of Corinth National Cem-
etery. The original bid did not include the required bond, and the revised bid is $42,719.75. The cost is covered by a donation from Corinth Community Development, Inc. An hour-plus closed session regarding a personnel matter in the police department preceded the special meeting. Because of the Future Fare election, the board will not meet on Tuesday, which is a regular meeting date. The next meeting is set for 10 a.m. Aug. 23.
City school district selling former schools BY JEBB JOHNSTON
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In other business: The board approved athletic event general admission ticket prices for the new school year, including increases to $5 for basketball and football. Volleyball will also see an increase, while soccer will have an admission fee for the ďƒžrst time. Q Trustees accepted a $1.9 million 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant in partnership with Kemper and Coahoma counties. The funds will be spread over ďƒžve years. The board also accepted a dyslexia grant from the Mississippi Department of Education totaling $105,326 over three years for materials and professional development. Q Childress updated the board on construction projects throughout the district. The high school ďƒželd house is near completion with ďƒ&#x;ooring expected to be installed this week and the weight equipment to follow. The facility includes built-in wood lockers. At the middle school, the rooďƒžng and door projects continue. Doors that will remain have been reďƒžnished, along with interior wood. The front exterior doors are being returned to their original look with a bronze color. At the high school, new doors and windows will be installed after hours and on weekends. Q
The Corinth School District expects to complete the transfer of one vacant school building and begin the sale process on two others within the next few weeks. Superintendent Lee Childress said the Easom Outreach Foundation appears to have worked out its ďƒžnal issues at the former South Corinth/ Easom campus and should be ready to complete the deal within about two weeks. The purchase price was not disclosed because the transaction is not complete. Easom has been giving portions of the campus fresh paint and other improvements in preparation for community center programs. It served as a participating site in the school district’’s summer feeding program. The district’’s board of trustees is ready to move on the sale of the East Corinth and West Corinth elementary buildings upon the closing of the South Corinth deal. Childress said the district has tried to work with any interested parties and that ““everybody has had ample time”â€? to express an interest in the vacant facilities. The district will notify a couple of groups that have rented the facilities —— West Corinth Baptist Church and the courthouse pickers.
Patriots Tea Party host three-county rally BY BOBBY J. SMITH
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The Alcorn County Patriots Tea Party group will host a three-county rally tonight at the American Legion post on Tate Street. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., the ““Grillin’’ With the Patriots”� event is the local Tea Party group’’s kick-off to the election season. ““We’’re not doing this because we’’re a bunch of radicals, but because we don’’t want people to be complacent during this election,”� said Charlotte Doehner, chairwoman of the Alcorn County Patriots. ““We’’re trying to get people excited about getting out to vote in the upcoming election and to take responsibility for our votes.”� Doehner said the focus of the rally will be the need for
voters to take a more active interest in how the country is being governed, and that voting is only one part of civic responsibility. After voting, she said, it is important to keep up with the candidates to know if they are voting according to their promises and stated values. The rally will include three speakers. Jeppie Barbour is the older brother of former Gov. Haley Barbour. He is a retired businessman and politician and served a term as the mayor of Yazoo City beginning in 1968. Sen. Chris McDaniel is an attorney, conservative commentator and native of Laurel. He has represented the 42nd District since 2008. Roy Nicholson is the chairman Please see PATRIOTS | 2A
On this day in history 150 years ago The last of the Union troops leaves Harrison’s Landing, Va., bringing a close to the failed Peninsula Campaign. With the threat of Union troops to his south removed, Robert E. Lee concentrates all his resources on stopping the advance of John Pope’s Army of Virginia.
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