County Prepares for Property Tax Sale by JEBB JOHNSTON Begun Through Advertisements the Same Day at the Board Room End, “We Seem to Have Collect- Comparable
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Prentiss County McNairy County Tish County Community Family nurse School board mourns loss practitioner retires makes absentee of Keith Vaughn. from health department. policy change. Page 2 Page 3 Page 3 Thursday Aug. 13, 2015 Pleasant Today Tonight 75 cents 87 60 Daily Corinthian 0% chance of rain Vol. 119, No. 193 • Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section County prepares for property tax sale BY JEBB JOHNSTON begun through advertisements the same day at the board room end, “We seem to have collect- comparable. [email protected] in the newspaper posting the of City Hall. ed a little more money than last Payments totaling about The county and city are mak- addresses, owners’ names and Tax Collector Larry Ross said year,” he said. $16,000 had come in since ing preparations for the annual taxes due. The county’s auction the last day to pay the past due Ross had just prepared num- the weekend advertisement, tax sale on properties with de- is set for 8:30 a.m. Monday, taxes on a property and keep it bers for the school district which included a total of about linquent ad valorem taxes for Aug. 31, in the courtroom of the out of the tax sale will be Friday, showing an increase of about $140,000 in past due county 2014. Alcorn County Courthouse, and Aug. 28. $200,000 from last year. Num- The public notice process has the city’s sale is set for 1 p.m. on As the fi scal year nears its bers for the county should be Please see TAXES | 2 Tourism Event makes last appearance Nash backs BY STEVE BEAVERS school district OKs fund [email protected] Mike Whitehurst wanted restructuring to do something to honor his father. BY ZACK STEEN requests The past 15 years he has [email protected] done that and more with the For the fi rst time in more BY STEVE BEAVERS Owen B. Whitehurst Memo- than one year, Alcorn School [email protected] rial Golf Tournament. District board member Russ Tuesday was a busy morn- Saturday’s annual golf Nash voted “yes.” ing for members of the Corinth event will come to end after The vote helped grant more Area Convention and Visitors 15 years. than 25 students a transfer re- Bureau Board. “I am pleased what we quest out of The board heard six funding have been able to accom- the fi nancial- requests during a jam-packed plish over 15 years, but now ly strapped session. is a good time to end it,” said school dis- The Lighthouse Foundation Whitehurst. “Everything has trict. was among organizations mak- worked well and we have Nash had ing their pitch to the seven-per- had a ton of cooperation been casting son group. from everyone.” the lone “no” Vince Overholt, tournament The four-person scramble vote on trans- director of the Lighthouse gets under way Saturday at fer requests Thanksgiving Classic, spoke on 9 a.m. The event is being as they ap- behalf of the foundation. held at Shiloh Ridge Athletic peared before Nash “We take every opportunity Club. the board, but we get to put Corinth in front The fi rst scrambles were this week the fi rst district repre- of people,” said Overholt of held at Hillandale Country sentative had a change of heart. the two-day tournament that Club before moving to Shi- “I have been voting against brought in over 5,000 people loh Ridge. transfers in hopes that we as last year. “We want to continue Over 60 scholarships have a board would address the de- to put Corinth on the map.” been provided through pro- clining enrollment problem in The 3rd Annual Lighthouse ceeds of the scramble. A our district, but it has been to Thanksgiving Classic will be scholarship in the name of no avail,” said Nash following held Nov. 27-28 at Corinth High Owen B. Whitehurst will the Monday board meeting. “At School. Twenty-two teams will continue to be awarded to a this point, I think we need to make up the fi eld which sees high school senior in Alcorn start talking about restructur- eight games played each day. County each year, according ing the county school district.” “We know people traveled to Mike Whitehurst. Clark Hartfelder, the great-grandson of the late Owen B. Nash believes the declining Whitehurst, will be part of his first Owen B. Whitehurst Me- Please see TOURISM | 6 Please see SCRAMBLE | 2 morial Golf Tournament on Saturday. Please see NASH | 2 Gov. Stone visits Iuka ‘Blindside’ teacher talks to faculty BY STEVE BEAVERS BY BRANT SAPPINGTON [email protected] [email protected] IUKA — Ben Earl Kitchens “Miss Sue” brought lessons learned on The Blind is a local physician on normal Side to Northeast Mississippi Community College days. on Wednesday. Tonight, Dr. Kitchens as- Portrayed by Kathy Bates in the award-winning sumes the role of a famous fi lm “The Blind Side” based on the book of the Iuka resident. same name, Sue Mitchell’s work tutoring Michael Kitchens is set to portray Oher from an academically challenged foster kid former Mississippi Gov. John through his time at Ole Miss to a successful career Marshall Stone. Stone, a cel- in the NFL, including a Super Bowl championship, ebrated offi cer of the Confed- taught Mitchell valuable lessons about how to help eracy during the Civil War, students coming from diffi cult environments. played a huge part in the town “Everyone has value and sometimes we have to during the late 1800s. look really deep to fi nd the worth of the individu- The event is part of the al,” she told a packed crowd of NEMCC faculty and festivities of the Tishomingo staff taking part in the college’s annual In-Service County Historical & Genea- training and information day marking the start of logical Society annual meet- the fall semester. ing. The meeting is set for 6 Dr. Ben Earl Kitchens will Mitchell, a veteran teacher with classroom expe- p.m. at the Old Tishomingo portray former Mississippi rience from elementary school to college, was re- Staff photo by Brant Sappington County Courthouse Museum. Gov. John Marshall Stone cruited by Sean and Leigh Ann Tuohy to help the Sue Mitchell, the real-life “Miss Sue” from “Our volunteers are the during the Tishomingo Coun- young man their family took in from the streets the popular movie “The Blind Side,” visits heart of TCHGS and without ty Historical & Genealogical of Memphis and turn his life around. The Tuohys with Northeast Mississippi Community College Society annual meeting to- President Ricky Ford prior to her speech on Please see VISIT | 6 night. Please see MITCHELL | 2 the NEMCC Booneville campus on Wednesday. 25 years ago 10 years ago The Roscoe Turner Hot Air Balloon Race draws big crowds. Race Summer youth workers complete improvements to several activities chair BonnieNew McNeeseAmsterdam saysFlavor $5,000 Pints was raised for the Mango, Orange, Pineapple, Coco, city sidewalks. City Projects Coordinator Kim Ratliff says the NewKids Amsterdam Inc. charity duringCitron, the Peach, event. Redberry, Gin workers learned valuable skills while earning money during the $ $ 99 grant-funded summer program. 2 / 10 All Pints 2/ 10 WOW!!!WOOWW!!!! Jack Daniels Double Shot Taakaaakka 8080 Henryy McKennaMMccKKe Bulleiteiit BourbonBBoouru b Dark Horsersee ChardonnayChhar Burnettsetttts VodkaVod $ 00 $ 54 $ 99 $ 99 $ 99 $ 99 2/ 5 6 750 ML 20 1.75 L 25 750 ML 7 750 ML 14 1.75 L 2015 Hwy 72 E. Corinth, MS. 38834 • 662-594-1877 Mon. - Sat. 10 A.M.- 9 P.M. • www.JRwinespirit.co m 2 • Daily Corinthian Local/Region Thursday, August 13, 2015 Community mourns loss of public servant BY BRANT SAPPINGTON Featherston said everyone with respect. he said. Saylor Kate Vaughn. bsappington Vaughn was one of Boon- “Keith always knew Pollock recalled “He loved his wife dear- @dailycorinthian.com eville’s biggest supporters. you. He loved people, it Vaughn’s generosity in ly and was so proud of his Booneville entrepre- “Keith was one of the didn’t matter who you helping those impacted children. He had a special neur Keith Vaughn was biggest cheerleaders were,” he said. by tornadoes in Smith- glow about him when he remembered this week for Booneville I’ve ever “Keith was a unique ville, Tupelo and the talked about his grand- as a person with the head known. He gave and person rooted in the be- Ozark community of children,” he said. of a businessman and the gave of himself. I don’t lief of helping others,” said Prentiss County and his Arnold said Vaughn heart of a servant. really know where the longtime friend State Rep. kindness to those in need. never forgot where his The 50-year-old owner Booneville Chamber of Tracy Arnold. “He loved The minister said he also success came from. of Booneville’s Grambo’s Commerce and now the Booneville and Prentiss knows of numerous situa- “He was always a light. restaurant, Subway and Booneville Main Street County and was always tions where the entrepre- He loved God and was numerous other ventures Association would be giving of himself. He treat- neur gave opportunities very thankful of where he died unexpectedly Sun- without Keith Vaughn.” ed everyone the same with to people struggling in had brought him from. day evening of a sudden Baptist Memorial Hos- much love and compas- diffi cult circumstances. When I think back to all illness. Funeral services Vaughn pital Marketing Director sion. Just being around “He cared for people. the conversations we had, are set today (Thurs- and Booneville Kiwanis him, seeing his smile and Keith was just willing to even the one this past day, Aug.