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• Corinth, Mississippi • 34 pages • 3 sections
Iuka man drowns in Pickwick Lake BY JEFF YORK For the Daily Corinthian
IUKA — A 54-year-old Iuka resident died on Sunday morning after he drowned on Pickwick Lake close to the Tennessee-Mississippi state line, according to Hardin County
Fire Chief Melvin Martin. Roger Deaton was the victim after he drown around 11 a.m. Sunday. His boat was approximately a quarter-mile on the Mississippi side of the lake at the mouth of Yellow Creek when Dea-
ton lost his cap. He turned the boat around to retrieve his cap and jumped into the water and never came back up, according to Martin. Chief Martin said there were probably 10 boats on the water Monday to drag the lake look-
ing for Deaton’s body. The Hardin County Fire Department, the Mississippi and Alabama Wildlife, Colbert County and Cherokee, Ala., all had boats involved in the dragging operation. Martin estimated the wa-
ter was around 32-feet deep where Deaton jumped into the lake. He said the victim was not wearing a life jacket. The chief thought there were six to eight people on the boat with Deaton at the time of the accident.
MRHC employee relies on faith, positivity for job BY DONICA PHIFER dphifer@dailycorinthian.com
Co-workers identify Marquetta Trice as a smiler and a hugger. A person who looks for the positive outcome in any situation, Trice was awarded the Magnolia Regional Health Center’s 2013 Employee of The Year Award. While employed with MRHC, Trice served as a social worker, but has recently transferred to Home Health and Hospice as she marks her third anniversary with the Alcorn County employer. “I couldn’t believe that I was
chosen, but I am really active with all parts of the hospital because, as a social worker, I run into everybody,” Trice said. The Selmer, Tenn., resident was selected from 11 other candidates during a hospital wide vote, having been placed on the list for consideration after having been named the November Employee of the Month. Each monthly honor is put up for the yearly selection, Trice’s hospital supervisor Jill Tays said. “She never put her own thoughts or judgements sepaPlease see TRICE | 3A
Photo by Donica Phifer
MRHC Employee of the Year Marquetta Trice (left) talks with a co-worker at her new office in the Home Health and Hospice building on East Shiloh Road. Trice was awarded the honor for her social work with Magnolia patients and transferred into her new position as an “opportunity to grow and help more people.”
Staff earns 10 press association awards Swearing in ceremonies set in Rienzi, Farmington Staff report
The Daily Corinthian received 10 awards in the Mississippi Press Association Better Newspaper Contest for 2012. The awards were announced Saturday at the MPA’s annual conference in Biloxi. The Daily Corinthian competes in the class for daily newspapers with a circulation below 9,000.
Sports writer and photographer Donica Phifer won first place in the Best Pictorial Series in One Issue category for her photo spread of the Corinth Lady Warriors winning the Class 4A Slow-Pitch softball championship. The newspaper received three second place awards. Editor Mark Boehler won in
Best Headline for “Liquor Landslide,” the headline for the story of Corinth voters’ approval of the liquor referendum. Staff writer and photographer Bobby J. Smith won second in the Best General News Story category for a sto-
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BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Alcorn County towns are making plans to swear in leaders for a new term of office. Rienzi officials will take the oath at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Rienzi Town Hall for the new
four-year term. Circuit Clerk Joe Caldwell will administer the oath. The town has two newcomers taking the oath — Betty J. Williams and Dale A. Leonard Please see CEREMONIES | 3A
TV celebrities coming to ‘Kids and Family Day’ Tickets to see two Duck Dynasty stars available for purchase July 9 BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Photo courtesy of A&E
Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson and his son, John Luke, will be appearing at the Crossroads Arena on Sept. 21.
The Crossroads Arena is going to be part of the dynasty. A&E’s Duck Dynasty stars Willie Robertson and John Luke Robertson are slated to be part of the Alcorn County Fair and Arena’s “Kids and Family Day” on Sept. 21. “Their appearance is being highly anticipated by many fans here and in the
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surrounding areas,” said fair committee chairman Chris Porterfield. “We are extremely pleased to be working with A&E’s Duck Dynasty on this event.” The Robertsons became instant stars once their reality television series aired on A&E in March of 2012. The reality show, depicting the everyday life of a family who makes duck products for hunters, became the most watched program in A&E’s 29-year history when 9.6
million people viewed the season finale. “The experience is going to be unique and fun for our fans,” said Arena General Manager Tammy Genovese. “It’s going to be something special for the Arena and Fair.” A&E’s most-watched series features the West Monroe, La., family living the American dream while operating a Please see DYNASTY | 6A
On this day in history 150 years ago Union troops detonate 2,200 pounds of gunpowder under Confederate lines at Vicksburg. Col. Eugene Erwin of the 6th Missouri Infantry is killed. The coat he was wearing and his regiment’s flag are displayed at the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center.
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