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Vol. 121, No. 253
• Corinth, Mississippi •
20 pages • Two sections
Corinth grants two drainage contracts is still pending concurrence by the granting agency, the U.S. Economic Development Administration, which awarded $4.09 million for the project. The work will include new box culverts, channel improvements, riprap, erosion control
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth awarded two contracts this week for major drainage work in the city after several years in the works. Although the Board of Aldermen awarded the contracts, it
and other measures in the Oak Lane area, draining into Phillips Creek, and the Tishomingo Street area, draining into Elam Creek. The projects were revised after the previous bids were rejected.
The winning bidder was Enscor of Arlington, Tenn., with bids of $1,446,709.20 and $3,134.800.65 for the two contracts. In other business before the board this week: • The board approved the
purchase of crosswalk signals for new crosswalks being developed on Tate Street and East Shiloh Road. The Tate Street crossings are for the increased pedestrian Please see CONTRACTS | 2A
Supervisors hire accounting firm BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Photo by L.A. Story
Pastor Mike Dixon works at his desk at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. The church will host two public events in honor of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The first event is a special service, based on their liturgy, at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29. The second event will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 (Reformation Day), where they will hold a community question and answer forum describing events surrounding the Reformation, what the Reformation is and its impact on all Christian churches.
Church shares faith journey faith and grace. The Prince of Peace Lutheran Church located at 4203 Shiloh Road in Corinth would like to invite the public to attend two special events in honor of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
Five centuries have passed since the beginning of the Protestant Reformation and one local church would like to invite the public to come and hear their story about a journey to
The first event is a special service based on their liturgy beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29. Pastor Michael Dixon said the service will provide explanations of why they have a Please see CHURCH | 2A
Alcorn County is hiring a new accounting firm as it moves to get all county audits up to date. The Board of Supervisors during this past week voted to end its contract with the Sparks CPA firm and to contract with the J.E. Vance & Company firm of Tupelo for the 2016 audit and the 20172018 audit. The board wants the 2016 audit completed by the end of the year, and the Sparks firm indicated it could not meet that deadline. The Vance firm agreed to have a draft copy available by Dec. 31. The 2015 audit was recently completed and can be viewed on the website of the office of the state auditor in the reports section for local government. The audits got behind the normal timing during the state auditor’s lengthy investigation in the county, and some of the board members have expressed concern that it is knocking the county out of grant opportunities. In other business, Sheriff Ben Caldwell reported that the regional correctional facility is receiving some additional inmates from the Mississippi
Department of Corrections above the contractual minimum of 240. He hopes to see the number reach 60, which would put the regional facility population at 300. The daily reimbursement rate for the additional inmates is $20 per inmate, less than the $29.74 paid for the other MDOC inmates, but it is expected to be a needed boost to the regional correctional’s finances if the facility is able to maintain the higher number of inmates. Caldwell reported the latest monthly billing for the facility totaled $306,918.28, including $212,789.70 for MDOC inmates; $4,920 for MDOC inmates in county beds; $50,750 for county jail inmates; $344.28 for juvenile detention center meals; $30,000 for Corinth inmates; $2,000 for Farmington inmates; $4,300 for medical services; $564.64 for cable service; $574.64 for Corinth inmates’ pharmacy expenses; and $675 for Tippah County inmates. The county tax settlement for September sent $95,642 to general county; $44,785.28 to roads; and $6,078.58 to bridge and culvert. The delinquent tax settlement for September totaled $26,595.34.
Teacher makes difference for blind kids BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
One local teacher is making a big difference in the lives of blind children. Sommer Thornton works daily with children who have been identified with the disability. She’s a certified teacher of the blind who contracts with several area schools to fulfill the need. A need the Iuka educator says is often overlooked. “Blindness is not the characteristic that should define a child’s future,� said Thornton. “A lot of times people think being blind is the worst thing and with students, if they can see any vision, that’s what they are
pushed to use. A lot of times, a blind student might not be identified as blind because they can see something.� She currently works with five mostly middle school children who have been identified as visually impaired in three school districts including Tishomingo, Pontotoc and Itawamba. She’s also called on by other districts to perform assessments on children. “We’ll take the student into a well lit room, have them sit at a table and read sentences printed in black ink on a white piece of paper,� she said of a typical assessment. “We’ll start at a 18 point font and increase the letter
size until the student can see the words.� Thornton wants to bring more awareness to blind children in the area during October, a time when global focus is placed on blindness and vision impairment as part of World Sight Day. The month is also known as Blindness Awareness Month in the U.S. She is part of the small, but strong Mississippi Parents of Blind Children group. They host a growing annual summer camp program for blind children. “Kids from all over the state attend and learn age specific Please see TEACHER | 2A
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