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• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • Two sections
Ayrshire Electronics announces expansion For the Daily Corinthian
Officials from Ayrshire Electronics, a full-service, privately-held electronics manufacturing firm, have announced the company is expanding operations at its Corinth facility. The expansion, Ayrshire’s second in four years in Mississippi, added 15 new jobs at the company’s Alcorn County plant earlier this summer. “I am pleased that Ayrshire Electronics is expanding its Mississippi operations, and I thank the company for its continued commitment to Corinth and Alcorn County,” Governor Phil Bryant said. “Ayrshire’s growth is proof that ‘Mississippi Works’, and we look for-
ward to the company’s continued success.” The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) provided assistance in support of the project for the rehabilitation of an existing HVAC unit. The Alcorn County Board of Supervisors and The Alliance assisted with the project, as well. In October 2008, Ayrshire acquired the former ACT Electronics’ Corinth plant after ACT announced its plans to close the facility and eliminate 200 jobs. With the assistance of MDA and local officials, Ayrshire moved quickly to acquire the assets of ACT Electronics’ Corinth operation and retain all of ACT’s full-time
employees. “Ayrshire has expanded its Mississippi operations again, and MDA has been proud to support the company as it continues to invest in its Corinth facility and grow its workforce,” said Brent Christensen, MDA executive director. “We are pleased the State of Mississippi was able to assist Ayrshire with this latest expansion, and we thank our partners in Corinth and Alcorn County for working to make this expansion possible.” “We appreciate the support of the State of Mississippi, Alcorn County Board of Supervisors, City of Corinth and The Alliance,” said Edward Carter,
vice-president of Aryshire Electronics of Mississippi. “As we continue our efforts to grow the Aryshire’s Corinth location, we know we have the support of all of these groups. Mississippi is a great place for business.” Alcorn County Board of Supervisors President Lowell Hinton said he recognizes Ayrshire's workforce capability. “We appreciate Ayrshire Electronics' growth in Alcorn County since 2008. Ayrshire recognizes Alcorn County's workforce has the capability to perform at a high level. The Board welcomes the opportunity to work with manufacturers who want to expand their
operations in the County and increase the availability of jobs for our residents,” said Hinton. Added Corinth Mayor Tommy Irwin, “Aryshire's leadership here and in Louisville (KY) have been proactive from day one in terms of job creation and capital investment. They continually search for ways to grow the facility in Corinth. I applaud Ayrshire's commitment to our community.” State Representative Nick Bain welcomed the news and noted the work ethic of local people. “This is exciting news for Please see AYRSHIRE | 3A
Job fair goal: ‘Right fit’ Tourism board discusses next step BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Board discussed its possible next steps in the ongoing budget cut issue during the board’s regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. The board discussed the possible outcome of a meeting scheduled for the morning of Sept. 29 when the Alcorn County of Supervisors and Corinth Aldermen will hold a joint committee to decide the future of the tourism office’s budget. “What it boils down to is they will set our budget,” said Tourism Director Kristy White. “We don’t know if they will set it line by line or designate money for the Crossroads Arena.”
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Renita Carr, with FMC Technologies Inc. in Saltillo, talks with a job seeker at the Northeast Mississippi WIN Job Fair.
Fair rates as a success for Northeast Mississippi WIN, employers and job seekers BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The right fit. Employers and job seekers had the same goal in mind at the Northeast Mississippi WIN Job Fair. “From what I have heard today, a lot of people are fitting the mode of these companies,” said Adam Todd, director of the Governor's Job Fair Net-
work. “Businesses are being a little more selective these days.” A total of 50 employers registered for the annual fair with 46 showing up on Tuesday at the Crossroads Arena. Those looking for work totaled 750. “Although the numbers were down, I think this was the best job fair yet,” said WIN Job Center Case Manager/Custom
Service Coordinator Amanda Johnson. Todd agreed. “There was a lot of positive feedback from employers,” he said. “Having the staffing companies here really helped.” The director expects the number of people being put to work over the next 12 months Please see JOBS | 2A
White said she thinks the committee should designate whether the money taken from the tourism budget will be used for promotion or general operating expenses. Board member Luke Doehner said it would set a precedent if the city and county leaders decide to set the budget line by line. “They could do that every year,” Doehner said. Board Member John Ross — speaking as a citizen and not from his board position — offered what he called a “revolutionary proposal” that would eventually require approval from the board if adopted. Ross’ idea is to place the Please see TOURISM | 3A
Preservation panel OKs restaurant plans BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth Preservation Commission has approved a certificate of appropriateness for a planned restaurant in the former Rankin Printery building. Proposed changes to the building had to come before the commission because of its location in the historic preservation district at 605 Fillmore Street. The application was made by Corinth restaurateur Rus-
sell Smith. Preservation Commission Chairman Robert Gray said Smith acquired the property and plans a restaurant that will include a new dining balcony featuring railings extending the Rankin pencil motif that is present in the existing facade. The plan would preserve the upper part of the facade with the pencil motif. According to the preservaPlease see PLANS | 3A Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Hathcock shooting — ‘Too many questions?’ BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Recently a former law enforcement officer from Arkansas named Mike Elam led a bus tour to Corinth and McNairy County. The purpose of the trip was to share a different version of some of the events in the life and legend of McNairy County’s “Walking Tall” sheriff, the one and only Buford Pusser. At one of the most important stops on the tour, Elam and his group stood on a concrete slab just north of Corinth on Old Highway 45. Overgrown and
garbage-strewn, the slab is all that remains of the Shamrock Restaurant and Motel – a place remembered as one of the most wicked pieces of real estate from a time when there was much competition for that title. The Shamrock was one of the haunts of the Hathcocks, charter members of what was called the State Line Mob. Here, they say, tourists were fleeced, the whiskey flowed, prostitutes operated unimpaired and sin held sway. It was here that Sheriff Pusser killed Louise Anderson Hathcock, one of the State Line
Mob’s most integral members and wife of the late Jack Hathcock, a longtime state line operator. Here’s how the official story goes: On Feb. 2, 1966, Sheriff Pusser made a trip to the Shamrock – which straddled the Mississippi-Tennessee line – with two deputies to investigate an alleged purse theft that happened in one of the Shamrock’s motel rooms. While Deputy Peatie Plunk Please see HATHCOCK | 5A
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Mike Elam discusses the death of Louise Hathcock at the ruins of the Shamrock Motel and Restaurant on the MississippiTennessee state line.
Weather......5A Obituaries......3A Opinion......4A Sports......8A
On this day in history 150 years ago In the Battle of Iuka, Grant positions his troops to the north and south of Iuka in a bid to destroy Price’s Army of the West. The plan goes awry and only Rosecrans’ column to the south engages the Confederates. The fighting rages for two hours and is only stopped by darkness.
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