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Malco Mayhem: Arrest made in shooting BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

A Prentiss County man was arrested Monday after firing a gun outside the Malco Corinth Cinema Saturday night. Herman Lee Shook, 37, of County Road 8525, Booneville, was picked up about 3 p.m. Monday by the Prentiss County

Sheriff’s Department and transferred to the Corinth Police Department. He is charged with one count of aggravated assault and two additional counts are anticipated, according to Detective Capt. Ralph Dance. Police Chief David Lancaster said the situation happened about 7 p.m. in the parking lot

of the South Harper Road theater and involved Shook, his wife and two small children who were in her vehicle. Dance said the woman was going to watch a movie with her two children when her estranged husband drove up and began speaking with her. At one point, she stepped back to her

vehicle to make sure the children were not getting out, and when she turned back around, Shook fired a round at her with a handgun, Dance said. The round ricocheted off the front driver’s side door of the vehicle and was not located. No one was injured. The shot was fired on the west end of the

parking lot and there were no immediate bystanders. Shook left the scene immediately after firing the shot, and police began to hunt for him. Prentiss County officials found him after searching a house, Dance said. Bond had not yet been set. Dance and Detective Heather Glass are investigating the case.

Preachers descending on Wheeler Grove for Bible conference BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Photo by Steve Beavers

Hoops for Heart Glendale Elementary third grader Robert Buchanan shows off his skills basketball skills while taking part in Hoops for Heart in the school gymnasium. All money collected from last Friday’s event will go to the American Heart Association.

CSD going with faster Internet BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Corinth School District is inking a deal for speedier Internet and networking services. Rather than continuing with the state contract, the district’s board of trustees on Monday approved a five-year contract with Telepak effective July 1 for 100 mbps Internet access and 1,000 mbps building-to-building circuits. With more daily activities involving use of the Internet, the district believes more speed and “bigger pipes” are needed. Many teachers are using Internet video with the interactive whiteboards, and testing increasingly requires the Internet. With the current access through the state, “if you are

ever here when all of the schools are in session and all of the labs are up and running, you will see that our network runs extremely slow, and that’s because the state only has so much bandwidth,” said Superintendent Lee Childress. “As we move toward common core, all of the testing is going to be online, and if you don’t have sufficient bandwidth, then there’s going to be major issues.” The district will go from a 33 mbps Internet connection to a dedicated 100 mbps connection. Technology Director Bobby Strickland said the district will also benefit from having direct control of filtering of web content. Telepak, which is associ-

ated with Cspire, was the low bidder at a monthly cost of $3,327. Through the E-Rate program, which provides discounts on telecommunication services for schools, the district will play $731.94 monthly. Other bidders were AT&T, InLine and Detel. In other business: ■ Trustees accepted the resignations of 5th-grade teacher Deborah Page effective at the end of the year and of Barbara Russell, a CES teacher. The board approved a leave request for CES teacher Cindy Deangelis Jones. The board approved the following recommended hires: Jennifer Brumfield, assistant kindergarten teacher; Please see SERVICE | 2

Individuals from across the country will descend on Wheeler Grove Baptist Church March 20. They will be there to hear some of the top preachers in their profession during the Real Evangelism Bible Conference set for March 20-22. “I think it is going to be a really good one,” said Wheeler Grove pastor Bro. Kara Blackard. “We are going to have some of the most sought-after speakers around.” The conference will be the eighth of the church since Blackard sought to bring an event of this magnitude to the area. “This is one place people can come and hear some of the premier preachers and music at the same time,” said the church pastor. “We want a conference where people will want to come back every year.” Bro. Blackard and popular nationally known speaker David Ring will kickoff off the conference at 6:30 p.m. March 20. Ring, who has Cerebral Palsy, has shared his story with over 100,000 people a year at events such as the conference. Born October 28, 1953 in Jonesboro, Ark., with Cerebral Palsy, Ring was orphaned at 14. Faced with insurmountable obstacles, he turned to a relationship with God. Through that relationship Ring gained selfrespect and acceptance of his physical challenge.

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

First Presbyterian Church is ready to spread the gospel. At home and around the world. The local congregation has scheduled its annual Mission Sunday for this week. Mission Sunday is the church’s special day to consider the call of God. “We want to build on our missions and be more aware of the Great Commission of making disciples of all nations,” said church pastor Dr. Don Elliott. First Presbyterian has set a goal of raising $25,000 at the 10:45 a.m. service. “The offering will be used as a pool to send members on shortterm mission trips,” added Dr. Elliott. “When we can’t go, we can send others in our place …

the Lord is calling us to spread the gospel and it is time to spread it with our lives.” First Presbyterian currently supports 25 Wilson missionaries from several denominations serving around the world. Dr. Sanders L. (Sandy) Willson will deliver the morning message on the church’s special day. Willson is the senior minister at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis. The church’s senior minister since 1995, Dr. Willson has helped the Memphis congregation

grow and expand its mission to the urban part of the city and the world. “He is a mission-minded pastor leading a missionminded congregation,” said the First Presbyterian pastor. Willson, a sought-after speaker who can be seen every Sunday morning on WREG-TV, is the co-founder of the Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies. The board member of The Gospel Coalition also serves on the Board of Reference for Union University and Reformed Theological Seminary. Dr. Willson has co-founded and is the chair of such ministries as Nexus, a leadership Please see MISSION | 2

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Water treatment facility nearing online status BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

First Presbyterian embarks on annual mission

Conference founder Bailey Smith and Gerald Harris are slated to open the second day at 10 a.m. Rick Coram and Roc Collins will follow at 1:45 p.m. The night will conclude with the Josh Smith, Craig Conner and the Triumphant Quartet. “This is not a Wheeler Grove thing, it’s a area church thing,” said Blackard. “It will be a time of refreshing.” The final day will see Steve Smith and Don Savells speaking at the 10 a.m. service. Collins and longtime conference speaker Junior Hill are slated to share the 1:45 service time. Tommy Steele and the Collingsworth Family will wrap up the evening service. The Mike Speck Trio will be singing each day. “From what I have been told by Bailey, the Collingsworth Family is amazing when it comes to music,” added the pastor. Dr. Steele, the Senior Pastor of New Life Independent Baptist Church in Concord, N.C., has had the opportunity to preach to thousands of people across this country and abroad. “We are trusting God for another great conference and will be having a 24-hour prayer vigil leading up to the event,” said Blackard. Lunch and supper will be provided free of charge for attendees on both Thursday and Friday. Wheeler Grove Baptist Church is located just over three

After many years of planning and preparation, Corinth’s new water plant tapping the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway is about to begin feeding water into the city. The Corinth Gas & Water Department is alerting customers that there may be some water discoloration during flushing of the system and as the surface water is gradually brought into the system. CG&W has begun flushing the system in preparation to bring the surface water treatment facility into operation, and the department of health is expected to do its final observation next week. “We will begin integrating the surface water into our distribution system in early April,” said Manager John Rhodes. “We will slowly integrate it into our entire distribution system. It will be a gradual increase in surface water and a gradual decrease in groundwater.”

Customers who encounter any discoloration of water during March and April are advised to run the water for a few minutes to flush it out of the plumbing, especially before washing laundry. If the problem persists, customers may contact the water department. Some discoloration is expected as the new water supply comes into the system and changes the usual patter of water flow. The $50 million facility located off U.S. Highway 72 east of Glen is designed to provide a dependable, longterm water supply capable of handling future growth. It has the capacity to withdraw 10 million gallons a day, and the utilities commission holds a permit for up to 16.5 million. In the future, it is possible that the plant will provide water to other water systems in Alcorn and neighboring counties. A dedication event will likely be held at the facility this spring.

On this day in history 150 years ago Gen. John C. Moore’s brigade is dispatched from Vicksburg to Fort Pemberton to halt the Union flotilla steaming up the Yazoo River. These are the same Confederate troops that stormed Battery Robinett in Corinth back in October.


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