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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 129
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Lineup unveiled for 16th Frazier concert BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Ivan Parker is bringing one of the all-time great songs in Southern Gospel to the Historic Corinth Coliseum Civic Center. Midnight Cry, originally recorded by Gold City with Parker as the lead vocalist, will be part of the music lineup for the 16th Annual Leon Frazier Me-
morial Concert on June 8 at 6 p.m. The Mike LeFevre Quartet is also slated to be part of the concert as well as Frazier’s daughter, DuJuana Frazier Thompson. LeFevre and Parker were once part of the quartet Gold City. “We would love to fill the Coliseum up and would be tickled to have 400-500 peo-
ple there,” said Kiwanis Club member Jimmy Rich. The Corinth Kiwanis Club, Dogwood Plantation and
Corinth Alcorn Convention & Visitors Bureau are the title sponsors of the event. Advanced tickets are $12. Tickets at the door can be purchased for $15. Artist’s Circle tickets cost $25. Two other artists will get the chance to open the concert Saturday night by a winning talent contest on Friday night at 7 p.m.
“We did the talent contest for about three years and then stopped doing it,” said Rich. “We decided to bring it back because it’s good for the local talent.” The contest is open to all forms of gospel and Christian music. Competitors should be prepared to sing two sings – Please see CONCERT | 2A
Public outcry leads to narcotics arrest, 2 others in custody BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Another drug offender is behind bars thanks to the help of the public. Officers with the Alcorn Narcotics Unit arrested Willie Craig Harris, 1704 Proper Street, Corinth, on Thursday for two counts sale of a controlled substance. Harris, 33, was on proba-
tion with the Mississippi Department of Corrections on previous drug charges. “Officers have purchased numerous pills from him over the last several months after receiving complaints from neighbors,” said Darrell Hopkins with the Narcotics Unit. “We want to thank the pubPlease see ARRESTS | 2A
Relay for Life begins with plenty of offerings BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Down & Muddy
Close to 50 youngsters took part in the week-long Corinth Area Baseball Camp of former Corinth High School Head Coach John Smillie at Crossroads Regional Park. Kyle Webb, one of the camp instructors, didn’t let the chance go by at sliding after the younger group took its turn on Thursday.
A wide variety of food offerings and entertainment choices are in line for tonight’s Relay for Life main event at Crossroads Regional Park. “There is so much stuff going on,” said Lori Moore, event chairperson and team captain for BancorpSouth. “We’ve got every kind of food you can think of and there’s going to be plenty to do and lots for the kids.” The entertainment lineup for the event includes the Jig Dance Company, the Alcorn
Central High School Dancers, Shelby Pratt, Ben Mathis, Joe Murray and the Church of the Crossroads Praise and Worship Band. Campsite activities for kids of all ages run the gamut from inflatables to hair and face painting, a Minute to Win It game and a princess hair station. Even the team camps will be something to see. Following this year’s theme to “Toon Out Cancer,” each team’s camp will be follow the theme for a different cartoon. Camps Please see RELAY | 2A
CT-A closing 2012-13 curtain with ‘Nunsense’ BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth Theatre-Arts is closing out its 2012-2013 season with performances of “Nunsense — The Mega Musical” starting tonight at the Crossroads Playhouse. “The silliness of this musical borders on the madcap antics of Inspector Clouseau and the Pink Panther movies or perhaps envisions a play if Mel Brooks decided to do a musical about singing and dancing nuns,” said Cris Skinner, director of the play and CT-A artistic director. The play tells the story of the nuns at the convent and school of Mt. St. Helen’s in Hoboken, N.J., as they try to raise money after a catastrophic series of events has resulted in the burial of 52 of their convent.
“We wrestled with the serious subject of death in ‘Whose Life Is It Anyway?’ but in ‘Nunsense,’ death is handled with humor as the nuns struggle with being under-staffed, under-funded and under-appreciated,” said Skinner. “Everyone in the audience can relate to one of these characters. The songs are diverse and border on nearly every genre. With ‘Nunsense,’ we end our 20122013 season on a high note.” Cast members are Cheryl Sproles (Mother Mary Regina), Beverly Harris (Sister Mary Hubert), Linda Dixon (Sister Robert Anne), Lesley Petty (Sister Mary Amnesia), Emili Gann (Sister Mary Leo), Jan Soltz (Sister Julia), Jenny Jordan (Sister Mary Brendan), Please see ‘NUNSENSE’ | 2A
Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Sister Mary Leo (Emili Gann) and Mother Superior (Cheryl Sproles) make a habit out of madcap antics in “Nunsense — The Mega Musical,” beginning tonight at the Crossroads Playhouse.
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On this day in history 150 years ago
Weather....10A Obituaries......6A Opinion......4A Sports....11A
President Jefferson Davis begins to despair over the fate of Vicksburg in his home state of Mississippi. In a Richmond meeting with Gen. Robert E. Lee and other top brass, he criticizes Gen. Joseph E. Johnston for allowing Pemberton’s army to be trapped inside the Vicksburg fortifications.
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