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Avid runner loses 100 pounds 10K sets entry record
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Jody Ballard had no regard for his health. A little over four years ago, the 38-year-old was taking three pills a day and weighed close to 275 pounds. He then decided something had to be done. That something was running. The Kossuth man has shed 100 pounds since taking up running. Ballard has gone from a size 46 in the waist to a size 30 today in improving his way of life. “I went from taking three pills to taking nothing except vitamins,” he said. “Running is addictive and my wife said it's my new drug.” His commitment to physical fitness and being an example to others has earned Ballard one of three Gold Standard Bearer awards to be presented prior to today's 32nd Annual Corinth Coca-Cola Classic 10K. Memphis's Gerald Holbrook and Jackson's Rod Simmons round out the first class of Gold Standard Bearer recipients. “I was thrilled to be nominated, much less win,” said Ballard. Fourteen were nominated for the award and they include Rosemarie Amburgey, Cordova, Tenn.; Jennifer Burns, Corinth; Dale Davis, Memphis; Bobby Holley, Corinth; Jeremy Holley, Corinth; Randy Holm, Muscle Shoals, Ala.; Roan Johnson, Tupelo; Evita Lopez, Mathiston; Bonnie Partridge, Columbus; Harvey Pendergrast, Corinth; and the late Marla Shettles of Corinth. The three winners – signified by a bright yellow shirt – will be recognized during the awards ceremony following the race. Ballard's attempt to lose weight was a slow go. “My plan was to walk,” he said.
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The runner could only run for 30 seconds without stopping before he had to stop and
The streets of downtown Corinth will be packed for the running of the 32nd Annual Corinth Coca-Cola Classic 10K. So will the field. For the first time in the history of the race a cap was placed on the popular run through the streets of Corinth. Organizers of the race closed registration around 2 p.m. Thursday after reaching the 1,500 mark, a new record. “We had a few calls from people who weren’t happy,” said race co-coordinator Amy Smith. “This year we weren’t prepared for more … we have no time devices, medallions or shirts left.” Last year, 1,366 registered for a new mark for entrants. This year that number was easily clipped with a little over a day left. “We are looking at raising the
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Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Kossuth’s Jody Ballard has been selected as one of the three winners of the Gold Standard Bearer award. He started with a couch 5K app on his phone. “I started walking at the park … I thought there was no way I could run,” he said.
Music club celebrates Volunteers help with cleanup efforts ‘The Colors of Life’ BY BOBBY J. SMITH
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BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth Music Club is starting the celebration Sunday. As part of National Music Week – slated for May 5-11 – the club will be presenting a pair of musical events as part of its celebration. This year's theme for the national week is The Colors of Life. The first event is set for Sunday at the First United Methodist Church Chapel. Ginger Stockton's honor students will present a piano recital at 2 p.m. Dr. Ray Harris and Ben
Tomlinson will be featured in a piano recital spotlighting the works of Mozart and Debussy at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The free concert, also held at the chapel, includes Sonata No. 3 in D Major, K. 381 by Mozart (3 movements). “The piano sonata is one of the most virtuosic pieces Mozart ever composed,” said Bobbi Campbell with the Corinth Music Club. The sonata was written during Mozart's visit to Munich in 1774. Harris, head of the music dePlease see COLORS | 18
A dozen Keep Corinth-Alcorn Beautiful volunteers got an early start on Thursday cleaning up a plot of land at the intersection of Tate Street and Highway 72. Among the volunteers was Betty Fulwood, a member of the Homemaker Volunteers, the club that took care of the plot for more than 15 years. Last year Fulwood and the homemakers reached out to find someone interested in taking over the maintenance on the land — so that it wouldn’t revert back to the eyesore it had been before the Homemakers stepped in. That’s when Keep CorinthAlcorn Beautiful came into
the picture. “We are really honored that they asked us to help them keep it up,” said KCAB coordinator Andrea Rose. Assisted by a couple of city employees early in the day, the KCAB volunteers spent four hours working at the site. They hauled off dead trees, removed a truckload of overgrowth and other dead plant material, raked out leaves, put down fresh mulch and planted annual flowers. This weekend they plan to put a new coat of paint on the old “Welcome to Corinth” sign in the plot. Even before the job was finished, the volunteers were amazed by their handiwork. “I wish we had a photo of
before and after,” said Judge John Ross while holding a rake. “Even if we quit right now it would be so much different.” The KCAB effort at the intersection is one of several local cleanup projects happening this weekend or the near future. A cleanup is planned for the City of Farmington next Saturday. On May 15 Trustmark Bank will work to tidy up the area around the Boys & Girls Club and the city park. This weekend the Modern Woodmen of America will pitch in and do some cleanup work around the old West Corinth Elementary School Please see KCAB | 2
Watercolorist Cochran’s art visits Crossroads BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Mississippi scenes from one of the state’s best-known watercolorists have traveled to the Crossroads Museum. A selection of 25 works by the late Thomas L. “Tom” Cochran will hang at the depot museum until May 20. Favorite subjects of the prolific artist, who also did sculpture and wood carvings, included carousel horses and American Indians. While a strong sense of family and love of country were recurrent themes for Cochran, the exhibited works focus primarily on rural Mississippi scenes and architecture. “This exhibit gives visitors
a glimpse into Mississippi life through the eyes of a very talented artist,” said Museum Executive Director Brandy Steen. “We are proud to showcase these works at the museum.” A native Oklahoman, Cochran moved to Jackson in 1959 and was a Mississippi resident until his death in 2006. “A lot of his focus is on the Delta and south Mississippi area,” said Steen. Works on display include the Longwood antebellum mansion at Natchez, the Windsor Ruins, the Sprague river boat, and faded and forgotten rural buildings. Please see COCHRAN | 2
Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
Museum Director Brandy Steen shows Tom Cochran’s painting of the Natchez mansion Longwood, part of a new exhibit at the depot museum.
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On this day in history 150 years ago The Battle of Chancellorsville, Va., grinds to a halt. The casualties are staggering; 13,000 Confederates and 17,000 Union. It is the masterpiece of General Robert E. Lee’s career, but the cost is high and the Army of Northern Virginia will never experience such a triumph again.