Daily Corinthian E-Edition 071112

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Wednesday July 11,

2012

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 116, No. 166

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • 2 sections

Weather likely factor in plane crash BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com

Federal investigators have completed their local investigation into a small-plane crash near New Site that took the lives of a Georgia family Sunday afternoon.

Dr. James Joseph Bartley Jr., 55, of Columbus, Ga., his wife, Terry Hammond Bartley and their daughter, Caroline Victoria Bartley, were killed Sunday when their single-engine Piper Cherokee Lance crashed near New Site High School around

2 p.m. Sunday during a violent thunderstorm. The family was en route from Andrews, N.C., to Oxford, where Caroline Bartley was enrolled at the University of Mississippi, when the plane went down. Prentiss County Emergency

Management Director Ralph Lauderdale said investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and emergency personnel completed their examination of the plane and a detailed search for wreckage in the surrounding

BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

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BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

BY JEBB JOHNSTON Josiah Coleman is counting on a record of appellate court work to help propel him to a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court. The 39-year-old, currently practicing law in Oxford, recently visited Corinth to campaign for the district 3 place 3 seat which is being vacated by the retiring George Carlson. Coleman’s opponent on the November ballot is Richard “Flip” Phillips of Batesville. After graduating with a law degree from Ole Miss in 1999, he had a two year clerkship for a federal magistrate judge in Oxford and then began practicing defense litigation and appellate advocacy. “In the past decade, I have been personally involved in

day of the 25th Slugburger Festival in downtown at the corner of Cruise and Fillmore streets. Whomever can put down the most slugs in 10 minutes will be presented the top prize of $1,500. Three-time defending slugburger eating champion Jeremy

Corinth’s proposed special tax levy for the Future Fare program will affect the price of car tags as well as property taxes for homeowners and commercial property owners. The staff at City Hall is in the process of compiling a Future Fare booklet that will provide a look at how the 12 mill tax increase would affect the tax bill for homes, businesses and cars of various values. In addition to the breakdown on taxes, the booklet includes a letter from Trustmark National Bank stating that the tax revenue will be kept in a separate account from the general fund; a copy of the resolution setting the special election; a breakdown of the city’s major revenue sources; a listing of Future Fare program priorities; and a detailed street paving list. The booklet will be distributed at the July 31 public presentation on Future Fare at 5:30 p.m. at Corinth High School. Mayor Tommy Irwin has said residents “will know as much as I do” about Future Fare after the presentation. For a vehicle with a true value of $5,000 and an assessed value of $1,500, the annual tag cost would increase $18. At a

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Professional eater Matt ‘Megatoad’ Stonie (left) will be out to claim the first World Slugburger Eating crown.

Major League Eating Local champ hopes to fend off pros for fourth slugburger title BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Some of the best competitive eaters in the country are coming to Corinth. Each has the gut filling goal of becoming the World Slugburger Eating Champion. Major League Eating (MLE) is sanctioning the event set for 2 p.m. Saturday during the final

Coleman eyes Mississippi Supreme Court position jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Please see CRASH | 2A

Booklet compiled for Future Fare event

CACVB approves funding The Corinth Area Convention & Visitors Bureau approved over $2,600 worth of funding requests from local organizations to help promote upcoming events which will bring visitors to Corinth. The largest sponsorship was awarded to Corinth TheatreArts. The Tourism Board approved $2,176 to help the local theatre company pay for far-reaching radio advertising, a newspaper magazine supplement and visitors guide advertising expenses for the recentlycompleted 2011-2012 season, and the 2012-2013 season, which has just begun. The new CT-A season’s first production, “Footloose,” will take the stage Aug. 3-5. Also approved was a $250 sponsorship for the 33rd Candy Classic Tennis Tournaments. The Tourism Board also provided approximately 150 “Welcome to Corinth” bags that will be given to each player as they arrive. The bags include a travel tooth brush, pens, pencils, notepads and items needed by visitors, as well as coupons from individual businesses inviting visitors to shop in local stores. The tournament is organized into divisions from age 10-18 all the way up to the senior di-

area on Tuesday. The aircraft is being removed by NTSB officials and will be transported to one of their facilities for further examination as they investigate the cause of the crash. The re-

over 20 appeals with our state courts and the fifth circuit,” said Coleman. “Appellate work is probably my favorite Coleman thing to do. I really enjoy the law. I enjoy researching it and I enjoy applying it.” He believes his affinity for that type of work would suit him well on the state Supreme Court. A graduate of Ackerman High School, Coleman also studied history and philosophy at Ole Miss. Please see COLEMAN | 2A

Corinth-Alcorn Literacy Council names student-tutor coordinator BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

The Corinth-Alcorn Literacy Council is welcoming its new student-tutor coordinator, Denise DeBoer. Following two weeks of oneon-one training, DeBoer now staffs the CALC office during regular operating hours, from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday. “A native of Michigan and tutor certified in January of this year, Denise brings enthusiasm, office skills and a willingness to learn on the go,” said CALC Tutor Trainer Cheryl Meints. “She’s not afraid to ask questions, seek or take advice or give of herself.” In her new position DeBoer Please see LITERACY | 2A

Index Stocks...... 7A Classified......5B Comics......3B Wisdom......2B

Weather......5A Obituaries......3A Opinion......4A Sports......8A

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Longtime Corinth-Alcorn Literacy Council Student-Tutor Coordinator Dorothy Hopkins (right) welcomes CALC’s new coordinator Denise DeBoer.

On this day in history 150 years ago Gen. Halleck is summoned east to command the land forces of the United States. The next senior officer in command, Gen. Grant, is to return from Memphis and assume the leadership of the Department of the Mississippi with headquarters in Corinth.

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