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Daily Corinthian Vol. 116, No. 266
• Corinth, Mississippi •
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Aldermen to consider liquor vote Supporters of a referendum on liquor sales present petitions Tuesday BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth aldermen will consider setting a special election for a city-wide referendum on the sale of liquor at their regular meeting on Tuesday night. An agenda for Tuesday’s regular meeting of the board of aldermen released late Friday
lists consideration of the certification of the petition seeking the vote and consideration of a resolution setting a special election for the vote among the items to be discussed. Supporters of a vote on the liquor issue have been gathering signatures since September and now have the required 2,400
signatures on their petitions to force a citywide vote. The effort is seeking a vote on whether or not to permit the sale of liquor within the city limits of Corinth. A new state law allows citizens in cities with a population of at least 5,000 people or which are the county seat and are located in a county
that is currently dry to petition for a referendum on whether to allow liquor sales only within the city limits. The petitions must include the signatures of at least 20 percent of the city’s registered voters, a number supporters have now reached in Corinth. The law requires the board
of aldermen to set an election on the issue once the required number of signatures is presented and certified. They must provide a notice of at least 30 days prior to the date of the election. Corinth’s referendum on the issue would most likely be held in December.
Election officials predict record turnout Tuesday BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Local election officials are expecting a big turnout for Tuesday’s general election and want to make the public aware of some new equipment that will be in place. The new electronic polling booths will be in place in half the 16 precincts in Alcorn County — Five Points, North Corinth, Jacinto, Central, Glen, South Corinth, Kossuth and College. They will be in place in all
of the precincts that are split for the school board elections, explained 4th District Election Commissioner Keith Settlemires. The electronic polling booths were also sent to other, non-split precincts to give voters a chance to get used to them. “Eventually it’s coming to this,” said Settlemires. “They have many advantages. They keep a paper poll you can double check, and in the time Please see ELECTION | 2A
Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Charge! The 16th Alabama living history regiment will demonstrate many facets of life for the common Civil War soldier in the Western Theater today at the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center.
Grand illumination spotlights history BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
For Corinth residents Larry and Marilyn Mangus, volunteering at the Grand Illumination is an annual tradition.
“We’ve missed one year, but we’ve been here every year but that one,” said Larry. The couple were among the many volunteers helping to place luminaries on the grounds
of the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center on Saturday. Larry is the commander of the local Col. W.P. Rogers Camp of
Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Circuit Clerk Joe Caldwell looks over the voting maps in preparation for Tuesday’s election.
Please see HISTORY | 10A
Field trip introduces elementary students to Civil War Toy Store registration kicking off BY BOBBY J. SMITH
bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
A group of Corinth Elementary School students spent a fun-filled and educational Saturday on a field trip to the Grand Illumination activities. Amy Chandler’s CES fourth grade class, along with some of the students’ siblings, made a day of the Grand Illumination activities. The kids learned about the Civil War from park rangers and living history reenactors, and even chipped in to help the volunteers place luminaries around the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center.
Please see TRIP | 10A
BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Fourth grade students from Corinth Elementary School learned about Old Douglass, the Civil War camel, during their field trip to Grand Illumination activities on Saturday.
Index Stocks...... 7A Classified......3C Comics Inside Wisdom......4B
Weather......5A Obituaries......3A Opinion......4A Sports......8A
Christmas is just around the corner and the Lighthouse Foundation is already gearing up to make the holidays brighter for those struggling in these tough economic times. The foundation will begin registering participants in its 17th annual Toy Store Christmas toy program this MonPlease see LIGHTHOUSE | 2A
On this day in history 150 years ago Grant’s army pauses at Davis Bridge on the Hatchie River, the scene of recent heavy fighting during the Corinth campaign. Richard Gatling receives a patent for his rapid fire Gatling gun which makes an appearance on battlefields late in the war.
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