Daily Corinthian E-Edition 031313

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 62

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 22 pages • 2 sections

Post office decision 4-6 weeks away BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

GLEN — About 40 residents of the Glen area gathered Monday night to find out what the postman is delivering for the future of the Glen Post Office. The final decision is not expected for about 30 to 45 days, but the office at 2430 Highway 72 East faces a likely reduction to four hours of window service. “That’s better than the news that we were sharing with small communities a year or so ago when they were looking at closing offices altogether,� said Tupelo Postmaster Mike Davis, who

conducted the meeting at the Glen Town Hall. The Postal Service’s Post Plan focuses on keeping the nation’s smallest post offices open but with reduced window service hours. Davis said it is a way to help communities retain their post office and identity. Nationally, the program is to be fully implemented by September 2014 with estimated annual cost savings of $500 million. The new weekday hours for Glen will likely be 8 a.m. to noon or some slight variation of those hours. Saturday hours of 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. will not change. The current weekday hours

are 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. — a total of 6 hours and 45 minutes. A survey mailed to Glen area residents in the 38846 ZIP code found that a large majority — 87 percent — favored a realignment of hours over options such as a village post office or using a nearby post office. The survey had 253 responses. Davis assured residents that access to post office boxes would not be restricted and rural delivery will not be affected. The time that mail is collected from the mail drop will not change. Davis said the affected post offices were chosen based on

revenues, and the changes for each office are usually set in motion when a vacancy occurs in the postmaster position. Most of the offices with reduced hours are getting new part-time employees to run the offices. Glen’s former postmaster, Jason Crawford, moved to the Belmont postmaster job about a year ago, and Phil Sartain has served as acting postmaster since. When the reduced hours are implemented, Sartain said he will return to the Corinth Post Office, and Teresa South will run the office. Please see GLEN | 2A

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Tupelo Postmaster Mike Davis makes a point about post office changes in a meeting at the Glen Town Hall Monday night.

Alcorn Circuit Court: Guilty pleas entered, sentences doled out BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

More than 20 individuals recently entered guilty pleas in Alcorn County Circuit Court. The court handed down the following sentences during last week’s plea and revocation days, according to court records: ■Martha Louise English, 53, failure to register as a sex offender — Five-year suspended sentence with four years of probation and $1,000 fine; must register as a sex offender ■Amanda Gabbart, 43, false pretense/bad check — Threeyear suspended sentence with two years of probation and $100 fine; credit card fraud — Three-year suspended sentence with three years of probation, consecutive to other sentence ■Robert Eugene Thomas, 48, burglary and larceny of a dwelling — 15 years with 12 suspended, five years of probation and $1,000 fine ■Timothy A. Berg, 47, shooting at a motor vehicle — Five-year suspended sentence with five years of probation and $150 fine ■Matthew Eubanks, 24, two counts of burglary and

larceny of a building — Concurrent seven-year sentences with six suspended, five years of probation and $1,000 fine ■Chad Fitzpatrick, 25, possession of cocaine with intent — 15-year sentence with 10 suspended and five years probation; possession of marijuana with intent — Five-year sentence concurrent with others; possession of a firearm by a convicted felon — Five-year sentence concurrent with others; $1,000 fine ■Tyrone L. Bowden, 20, possession of cocaine — Suspended eight-year sentence with five years of probation, $1,000 fine and must complete GED ■Carl Eaton, 32, uttering a forgery — Suspended 10year sentence with five years of probation and $1,000 fine, consecutive to a Prentiss County sentence ■Jackie Ray Joslin, 43, grand larceny — Ten-year sentence with nine suspended, five years probation and $1,000 fine, concurrent with a Union County sentence Additional pleas will be published in an upcoming edition. The next term of court begins March 25 and is scheduled to go through April 12.

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Nine-year-old Amani Cox puts in a goal while getting ready for the Challenger Soccer League for special needs children at the Corinth Sportsplex.

League offered for special needs kids BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

The Sportsplex is opening its activities to special needs children. Programs director Havis Hurley is getting the ball started by beginning a Challenger Soccer League for those children with special needs.

“I feel like there needs to be more activities out there for special needs kids,� said Hurley. The league already has 16 registered for the indoor event. “Once things get going, I think it will be okay,� added Hurley. With the league being in-

doors, no more than six youngsters will be on a team. Hurley said the league is free and is set to begin April 2 at 6 p.m. The first night will be treated as a training session. “We will see what they can and can’t do on the first night,� Please see LEAGUE | 2A

Youngsters saddle up at 4-H clinic BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Marlee Turner was among more than 40 youngters who took part in the first day of the 4-H Horse Clinic.

School was out, but that didn’t keep some 41 youngsters from saddling up on their horse education. 4-H members, ages 8-18, spent the first day of Spring Break at the Crossroads Arena for the 4-H Horse Clinic. Members will return again this morning for the final day of the free event. Day 1 of the clinic covered the areas of halter/showmanship, performance events (western/gaited pleasure) and trail. “We have been going over 4-H Horse Show rules to

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eliminate issues that arise during competitions,â€? said Prentiss Co. 4-H Agent Skip Glidewell. Glidewell also was stressing the program is more than just about winning. “We want to teach the kids that winning isn’t the most important thing,â€? said the agent. “They can learn something to help their own personal skills by taking part.â€? Safety is a key element when dealing with a big animal such as a horse. “We want to stress safety,â€? said Tippah Co. 4-H Agent Nick Simmons. “Animals have their own mind ‌ they

have good days and bad days.â€? Patience is key for youngsters in the horse program. “One thing you will learn is patience,â€? Simmons told the group of youngsters. “Take care of them ‌ they are an investment for a long time.â€? An adult program was held on Tuesday night with Jon Law of Purina conducting the “Feedology 201â€? discussion. Kossuth’s Marlee Turner picked up some things from the first day of the clinic. “I learned some things I didn’t know when it comes Please see CLINIC | 2A

On this day in history 150 years ago

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A horrendous explosion destroys the Confederate Ordnance Laboratory in Richmond, Va., killing 70 people, mostly women. Most of the men are away with the Army, which leaves the dangerous work in ammunition factories to the women.

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