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Prentiss County McNairy County Tippah County Meeting promotes Michie School collects FEMA offers neighborhood watch. ‘Jeans for Teens.’ rental assistance. Page 3 Page 2 Page 3 Thursday Jan. 21, 2016 Rain Today Tonight 75 cents 46 36 Daily Corinthian 80% chance of rain Vol. 120, No. 18 • Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section Area under a winter storm watch BY JEBB JOHNSTON ed a winter storm watch for all “And it will be windy. We are or 5 p.m. ing. Saturday is going to stay [email protected] of the Mid-South as a signifi - expecting reduced visibilities “Temperatures will be fall- cool with only a high of around An approaching winter storm cant snow-maker appears to be and travel diffi culties.” ing during the afternoon down freezing.” could blanket the Corinth area taking shape. He said the Corinth area can to the low 30s,” said Branda. The storm is expected to with several inches of snowfall For the Corinth area, “Right expect rain changing over to “As snow tapers off in the early dump the most snow in north- on Friday. now, we are looking at snow light ice pellets and snow some- evening, clouds will also start west Mississippi and parts of On Wednesday afternoon, accumulations potentially up time between 9 a.m. and noon. to clear, and the wind chill will west Tennessee, with up to 6 or the National Weather Service to between 3 and 4 inches,” Snow, moderate at times, is ex- be down in the teens to maybe Memphis Forecast Offi ce post- said Meteorologist Jim Branda. pected from around noon to 4 10 degrees by Saturday morn- Please see STORM | 2 Supervisors add purchase clerk Board votes to seek duties to chancery clerk’s office referendum on tax BY JEBB JOHNSTON work togeth- gave pay raises to Jill Goodwin [email protected] er to make and Floyd Crum, employees BY ZACK STEEN access would also be included. Alcorn County is electing this system at the supervisors’ offi ce who [email protected] “I’ve been lobbying the past not to hire a new individual to work for the have fi lled many of the duties Corinth Mayor Tommy Ir- few years for this opportunity serve as purchasing clerk. county and of purchase clerk during the win will again ask Mississippi to let our citizens decide if they The Board of Supervisors get our bud- position vacancy and will con- lawmakers to support a tax want to fi x our infrastructure,” Tuesday evening voted instead get and all tinue to have a role in purchas- increase referendum to repair said Irwin. to add the duties of that job to our fi nancial ing. streets throughout the city. The revised resolution in- the workload of the new chan- matters un- Tax Collector Larry Ross The Board of Aldermen voted cludes the repaving of Harper cery clerk, Greg Younger. The der control.” suggested it would be a good Tuesday to sign the infrastruc- Road, Shiloh Road and part of county expects to save about Younger The board time to get purchasing proce- ture resolution which calls for Tate Street from Harper Road $30,000 annually by not hir- also voted dures in writing for the county a 0.25 percent special sales tax. to Fulton Drive. ing another individual to fi ll to shift the inventory control departments. The tax would be used to fi x “These are roads we basically the post, which has been va- clerk duties from Younger to Younger said he will be aging infrastructure, includ- all use and are very important cant since July 2014. Willie Justice, an employee working with Goodwin and ing the repaving and repairs to the future growth of the city,” “It will be a big job,” said of the chancery clerk’s offi ce, Crum “to make sure the county of three major thoroughfares added Irwin. Younger, “but I can handle it, since Younger cannot hold in the city. Sidewalk improve- I know, and I hope that we all both titles. Supervisors also Please see CLERK | 2ments and the addition of ADA Please see TAX | 2 Health department office makes changes BY STEVE BEAVERS and Tippah counties will re- [email protected] main open. State health departments are “We are continuing to evalu- taking a different route. ate our programs and clinics to The Mississippi State De- ensure the most effective and partment of Health (MSDH) effi cient use of our funds,” said announced on Wednesday it Currier. “We will move toward is changing clinic hours and prevention-oriented activi- shifting focus to preventive ties such as diabetes self-man- health. agement, tobacco and chronic MSDH also announced it will diseases prevention while still no longer be enrolling new ma- providing standard services ternity patients. Patients now such as immunizations, disease have other options under the investigation and inspections of Affordable Care Act (ACA) and restaurants, child care facilities, Medicaid Managed Care. hospitals, on-site wastewater “Like any other business, and others on a daily basis.” we’ve had to face the current Hours for the Alcorn County environment and come up Health Department, located at with a different way of doing 3706 Joann Drive, are 8 a.m. to business while continuing to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Photo by Mark Boehler provide core public health to Most services are offered Shiloh National Military Park has new signs along the driving tour, such as this one on Tour all Mississippians,” said State at the health department and Stop #4 where Ruggles Battery of Confederate forces bombarded the Hornet’s Nest held by Health Offi cer Dr. Mary Cur- walk-ins are accepted on a lim- Union forces. Work includes new concrete and sidewalks at the exhibits. rier. ited basis in Alcorn County. Nine county health depart- The health department in ments will be permanently Prentiss County, located at 615 closed due to a very limited East Parker Drive, Booneville, New signs installed at Shiloh park number of people using their has the same hours as Alcorn services or as a more effi cient County and provides the same BY JEBB JOHNSTON terpretive wayside exhibits panels has been well received way to utilize staff, according services. [email protected] to replace panels that were by visitors. to a MSDH press release. Staff Hours in Tippah County are SHILOH, Tenn. — Refreshed approaching 30 years old is “It’s easier to stand there reductions effect 35 full-time 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, interpretive signs are point- substantially complete as the and envision what happened,” employees and 29 contract Tuesday and Wednesday. ing the way to a better visitor park service looks ahead to a said Park Superintendent Dale workers. Tishomingo County times experience at Shiloh National big year. Thus far, the more Wilkerson. “This tries to strike Locally, health departments are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m on Tuesday, Military Park. dynamic presentation of the in Alcorn, Prentiss, Tishomingo Wednesday and Thursday. The installation of 33 in- battle history on new roadside Please see SIGNS | 2 25 years ago 10 years ago The director of the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management Ben Tomlinson of Corinth proves his prowess as an organ District, Robert S. Weir, encourages a unifi ed approach to creating performer. Tomlinson, a senior music major at Millsaps College, a project to bring waterGentleman from the Tenn-TomJack to the local area. Blueplaced Ice Vodkafirst in the organ competiton at the Mississippi Teachers $2599 of $Music1598 Association convention. Chivas Regal St. Brendan’s Irish Cream All Yellowtail Wine Dreaming Tree Crush Pinnacle Vodka Tequila Rose $ 59 $ 99 $ 99 $ 49 $ 99 $ 99 14 375 ML 11 750 ML 10 1.5 L 12 750 ML 10 750 ML 24 1 LT 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/RegionThursday, January 21, 2016 Michie School kicks off ‘Teens for Jeans’ effort BY KIMBERLY SHELTON across the country in the dubbed jeans as one of multiple times between range from baby to adult. [email protected] past eight years. the most requested items washes, can be dressed “We can conserve energy MICHIE, Tenn. — “Our goal is to collect in homeless shelters. up or down and provide by reusing jeans and help Cleaning out their clos- more than 8,000 pairs,” In order to fi ll the con- a sense of normalcy to the others in the process,” said ets, dressers and ward- said MES Club Sponsor stant need, The MES En- person wearing them. Steen. “Please aid us in robes to help others in Debra Steen. “With the ergizer Club has held a Members of the com- reaching our goal.” need, Michie Elemen- help of our community drive for the past three munity, county and In addition to denim tary School’s Energy Club and neighbors, we are years and has collected school can support the pants and shorts, khaki “The Energizers” are col- hopeful we will be able to several hundred pairs of club by dropping off pants may also be donat- lecting denim jeans and meet that goal.” jeans. their gently-used denim ed. shorts as part of “Teens homeless youth of Ameri- Affecting an estimated According to dosome- from now until Thursday, (For more information for Jeans”. ca, the effort has gathered one million young people thing.org, jeans are the Feb.25 at MES, located and for questions, con- A national campaign over fi ve million pairs of in the United States each perfect item to donate on Hwy 57 East in Michie, tact Debra Steen at MES aimed at clothing the jeans from young people year, Statisticians have because they can be worn Tenn.