Daily Corinthian 072313

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Tuesday July 23,

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 174

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 Section

Standoff results in felony charges BY ANGELA STOREY astorey@dailycorinthian.com

BOONEVILLE — Bond was set at $250,000 for a Booneville man who faces felony charges after being involved in a standoff with police lasting over four hours Saturday at an apartment complex on Jefferson Street in Booneville. Patrick Wayne Windham, 29, of Booneville, was charged with one count aggravated assault

on a police officer with a deadly weapon and one count possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, said Booneville Police Chief Michael Ramey. Police responded to a disturbance call received from the suspect’s wife around 3:32 p.m. Saturday at Waters Village Apt. 107 at 301 Jefferson Street. Police were on the scene at 3:35 p.m. “When officers arrived Windham had barricaded

himself in a bedroom/bathroom,” he said. “At one point we had gained entry to the bedroom but then he locked himself in the bathroom inside the bedroom.” Within approximately 21⁄2 hours a shot was fired from the suspect, he said. The bullet fired from the 9mm hangun went in the bedroom wall, he said. No one was injured. However, police were inside the apartment

complex when the shot was fired. “We later notified the SWAT Team from the Tupelo Police Department and they assisted in taking Windham into custody around 7:50 p.m.,” he said. During the approximately 4 hours and 15 minutes of the standoff with the suspect, police shut down the streets on Jefferson, Walker Avenue and Evergreen. It was also neces-

sary to remove residents inside the apartment complex who lived beside, across and behind the suspect, he said. The $250,000 bond for Windham was set by Prentiss County Justice Court Judge Angela Pounds. Chief Ramey said Monday afternoon Windham was being held in the Prentiss County JusPlease see STANDOFF | 2

5th annual tax holiday approaches

Benefit at VFW successful

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

VFW Post 3962 saw someone in need. Then it took action to help. A benefit to help a pair of young children who lost their mother in a fire last month netted $3,718.09 on Sunday. Following a donation by Modern Woodmen of America, the total is expected to reach over $5,200. “All we did was see a need in the community and do something about it,” said Post Men’s Auxiliary President Tom Chartres. “It is what we are suppose to do.” Close to 150 people turned out for the benefit to help 5-year-old Destiny Tucker and 4-year-old Taylor Tucker. The children’s mother, 23-year-old Amber Parker, died in a mobile home fire last month in Itawamba County. According to a report by the Itawamba County Sheriff’s Department, Parker was seven months pregnant. Please see VFW | 2

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Getting cool after pre-school First United Methodist pre-schoolers took a short field trip to Jay Bird’s Shaved Ice in downtown last week. Jase Adams (left) and Michael Guare enjoy their shaved ice – topped with ice cream – before making the trek back to the church.

‘We’ll always have Paris’

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Five-year-old Paris Hill was the 3-5-year-old winner in the Alcorn County Welcome Center’s coloring contest. ing communities,” said center supervisor Sherry Brown. “The contest was just a way to promote the state’s unique attractions for the whole family.” Iuka’s Zane Pruitt was selected Best in Show. Madelyn Pruitt, of Iuka, claimed the 6-10 year-old age group award while Olivia Hopson, of Savannah, Tenn., took home the prize in

the 11-13 year-old division. The overall winner and three age-division winners each received a copy of local artist Tony Bullard’s Historic Corinth Coloring Book Volume I, a string backpack and Mississippi specialty items. Bullard also served as judge in the contest.

Index Stocks........8 Classified......14 Comics........ 9 State........ 5

Weather...... 10 Obituaries........ 6 Opinion........4 Sports...... 12

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Tourism tax hits six figures for third consecutive month

Local among the winners in Coloring Contest Five-year-old Paris Hill wanted to hang onto her string backpack while at Project Attention. Inside were some valuable items a youngster needs. Things like crayons and coloring books. Hill, the daughter of Ashley Graham and Bacarra Hill, proved she knows what she is doing when it comes to using a crayon by being named the 3-5 year-old winner in the Alcorn County Welcome Center’s coloring contest. “Paris is a very loving child who is eager to learn,” said Project Attention Director Shirley Rolland of the first-year summer enrichment program student. The contest was part of the Welcome Center’s theme of “Fun Things for Kids to do in Mississippi” which had a total of 56 entries. “We had a great turnout for our first kid-friendly function involving local and neighbor-

Parents can stock up on school clothing from socks to rain hats with a break on sales tax this weekend. It is the fifth year that Mississippi will offer a sales tax holiday to give parents a little relief in expenses as they get ready for the upcoming school year. The tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday and ends at midnight Saturday night. The exempt items are the same as those eligible in prior years — clothing and footwear items meant to be worn next to the body and costing less than $100 per item. School supplies and computers are not included. While general clothing items are eligible, accessories are not — jewelry, handbags, wallets, watches and backpacks are all subject to sales tax. Also specifically excluded from the holiday are cleats and items worn in conjunction with an athletic or recre-

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Tourism tax collections continue at a record pace while sales tax holds steady on flat growth. For a third consecutive month, the 2 percent tourism tax on prepared food and lodging in Corinth generated more than $100,000. Funds returned to Corinth at mid-July reflect sales activity from May. Prior to the current streak, the special tax had only reached six figures one other time about two years ago. The current month’s total of $101,857.32 is an increase of 3.5 percent, or about $3,500, from a year ago and takes the fiscal year total to $918,719.77, a 5 percent increase from the same point in the prior fiscal year. The upward trajectory for the tourism tax has been consistent although sales tax has struggled to grow. The tourism tax is currently on a run of nine consecutive monthly increases, while this month sales tax sees a sliver of an increase that puts a halt to four consecutive months of nega-

tive growth. Sales tax crept forward about $4,000, or 0.8 percent, to $481,089.51. The year-todate total of $4.121 million is 0.4 percent ahead of the same point a year earlier. Collections statewide totaled $34.53 million, according to the Mississippi Department of Revenue, an increase of 3.5 percent from a year ago. Area municipalities were split, with six posting gains and five in the red. Cities and towns will see two more sales tax deposits before closing out the fiscal year. Other sales tax results from the region for the latest month (percentages rounded): ■ Farmington - $3,661.70 (-19%) ■ Rienzi - $3,634.57 (+33%) ■ Kossuth - $3,472.10 (-11%) ■ Glen - $1,984.70 (-6%) ■ Burnsville - $12,980.42 (-1%) ■ Iuka - $67,669.95 (+2%) ■ Walnut - $17,086.67 (-8%) ■ Booneville - $149,900.54 (+0%) ■ Ripley - $111,190.13 (+7%) ■ Tupelo - $1,492,693.08 (+2%)

On this day in history 150 years ago The 3rd Corps of the Army of the Potomac pushes through the Manassas Gap of the Blue Ridge Mountains, only to learn the Confederate army has already marched further south to safety.

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