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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 122
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section
Tish County voters approve alcohol Missing BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
IUKA — By a tiny margin, Tishomingo County voters no longer want to be dry. The affidavit ballots accepted by the county election commissioners on Wednesday broke in favor of legalizing the sale of liquor, beer and light wine, thus deciding the outcome that was still in doubt Tuesday night. Affidavit ballots went in favor of liquor by a 35-12 margin and in favor of beer and light wine by a 40-11 margin. The final vote tally for liquor is 3,267 (50.3 percent) for and 3,225
against. For beer and light wine, it is 3,259 (50.6 percent) for and 3,186 against. The commissioners began scrutinizing the 69 ballots in the courtroom about 12:30 p.m. after Circuit Court adjourned for the day. The process wrapped up about 4:30 p.m. An affidavit ballot is one cast when there is some question about a person’s eligibility to vote. The person is allowed to vote, and commissioners confirm the person’s status later. “Some of these will count and some will not,” Circuit Clerk
Donna Dill told a small group of observing citizens as the process began. “But you never refuse anybody the right to vote.” Commissioners rejected 16 affidavit ballots for various reasons, such as not being a registered voter or voting at the wrong precinct. On Tuesday night, after adding 342 absentee ballots to the total, the vote stood with a 19vote margin in favor on liquor and 44-vote margin in favor of beer and light wine. Charles “Tubby” Aldridge, the man behind the three-year petition effort, said he doesn’t
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plan to have a celebratory drink — in fact, he says he does not drink but simply thinks Tishomingo County should benefit from the tax revenue that goes outside the county for liquor sales. “There’s one thing about it, I done what I said I was going to do, and I done it by myself,” said Aldridge, who wore a short-sleeved, button-down Budweiser shirt. The drys campaign held a march in Iuka Monday against alcohol and in memory of DUI victims and abuse and neglect victims.
BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
The search for a missing Wenasoga man ended in the discovery of his body on Wednesday afternoon. Troy Lee Harrison Jr., 33, of County Road 729, was reported missing by his family Tuesday morning. A search was organized around noon Wednesday, according to Alcorn Sheriff’s Department Investigator Reggie Anderson. Personnel from Alcorn County Emergency Services along with family members, friends and members of local volunteer fire departments searched the area where Harrison was last seen and discovered his body just off County Road 702 at approximately 1:30 p.m. The body was released to Assistant Coroner Josh Hodum. An autopsy will be performed. The investigation is ongoing.
Photo by Lisa Lambert
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Alcorn Central High School seniors (from left) Chase Strachan, Seth Mohundro, Alan Clemmer, Reid Price, Ryan Thompson, Tyler Burgess and Dakota Dooley strike a pose as they prepare for their graduation ceremony this week. Corinth will close out the area’s commencement exercises with graduation on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Crossroads Arena.
Travis Tritt packs arena BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Travis Tritt was a hit. It didn’t take a quarter to figure it out either. The Grammy-winning singer and songwriter opened the concert season at the Crossroads Arena last Friday with 2,114 attending the show that saw Jamie Davis and Soul Gravy open for Tritt. “It was a great kickoff concert,” said general manager Tammy Genovese. “Travis had a great time and wants to come back.” Friday was a busy slate of activity other than the concert in the area with graduations, a senior showcase and a high school baseball playoff game. “There was a lot of competition around, but once Travis came on stage the crowd was real receptive,” added Genovese. “He performed all his great songs and did a tribute to George Jones.” Genovese said the Arena is going to be a busy facility throughout the year. “I am excited and have already started planning for the next one,” she said. The Crossroads Arena has Please see TRITT | 2
Puppet show teaches environmental lessons BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
GLEN — Bobby Bass wants his water kept clean. Alcorn Central Middle School fourth and fifth graders know how to get the job done after the fish puppet and his friends from River Town took the students on a musical adventure involving environmental stewardship. The puppet play was part of the Watershed Harmony performance by the family of Ron, Cherie and Joey Schadler. The trio has produced educational entertainment since 1990. “The show is held to address non-point source pollution,” said Alcorn County Soil Conservation District Clerk Sandy Mitchell. Mitchell said funds provided by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality are used to put on two shows a year in county schools. The first presentation was held at Kossuth Elementary School in Dec. “It helps kids within that drainage basin learn about it,” added Mitchell. According to Cherie Schadler, the musical play – part of the family company Bayou Town – tells a story in a fun way. “The story is an exciting one, but we are here because there is a water problem,” she said. “The program serves to enlist the help of citizens in an ongoing effort to promote water quality in their communities.” In the musical play, River Town becomes a bustling community when a large manufacturing plant comes to town. Overnight, the town starts building more schools, homes, roads and stores which brings more jobs to the town.
Staff photos by Steve Beavers
Alcorn Central Middle School students were treated to the musical puppet play of Watershed Harmony. Watershed Harmony’s Cherie Schadler and her husband, Ron, and son, Joey, put on a 25-minute performance for fourth and fifth graders of the school. Things happened so fast that River Town fails to consider a plan to protect the environment. A huge rain storm washes large amounts of soil, litter and pollutants into the river. The aquatic life suffers and many are destroyed. “We want you to do a little thing that will make a big difference,” Schadler told the ACMS students. “Don’t litter, don’t dump and pick it up because all three effect the water quality.”
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