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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 154
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • One section
World Slugburger Eating Contest Reigning champion ‘Megatoad’ back after downing 30 in 2012 BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
“Megatoad” is ready to put away some more slugburgers. The Major League Eating competitor has committed to taking another bite out of the competition when MLE returns July 13 as part of the 26th Annual Slugburger Festival. Matt “Megatoad” Stonie downed 30 slugs in 10 minutes to become the first World Slugburger Eating champion last year. “I talked to him earlier this week and he is definitely coming back,” said Main Street Corinth Director Taylor Coombs. Stonie may be the world champ, but Coombs is pushing
local competitors to register for the event set for 4:30 p.m. “I want a local person to win,” she said. “I think the right person is here in Corinth … all they have to do is register.” Registration is open for the slugburger contest. Those interested can go to www.ifoce. com for more information. Contestants must be age 18 and over. This year’s contest, which is free to the public, has been pushed back to a little later on Saturday in attempt to draw more people to the second-ever world event. “I think it will help being moved closer to the entertainment,” said Coombs. “Those
coming to check out the entertainment for that night can come a little earlier for the eating contest.” MLE organizes, runs and promotes the event. The organization holds approximately 80 events annually, including the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest. The ESPN broadcast of the Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest has generated a higher rating than any Major League Baseball telecast on July 4 in the United States. Last year, Borroum’s supplied 200 slug burgers with Please see SLUGBURGER | 3
Summer Concert Series Area jobless rate
showed rise in May BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Area unemployment rates were on the rise in May. While Alcorn County went from a revised April rate of 7.4 percent to 8.3 percent in May, the county still fared better than the year-ago rate of 8.9 percent, according to data released this week by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The state’s seasonally unad-
justed rate rose from 8.2 percent in April to 9.2 percent in May. Relative to other counties, Alcorn ranked 13th among the 82 with 1,330 unemployed, compared to 1,440 a year earlier. The number employed was 14,760, nearly unchanged from a year ago. Initial claims for unemployment insurance in the Please see JOBLESS | 2
Water safety stressed for upcoming holiday BY BOBBY J. SMITH
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The Southern Gospel group Redemption Road will be performing at First Baptist Church on July 7 at 6:30 p.m.
Annual event begins next Sunday at FBC BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
First Baptist Church is bringing in a classic Southern Gospel sound to kickoff its annual Summer Concert Series. Redemption Road will get the Sunday evening event under way on July 7 at 6:30 p.m. in
the main sanctuary. The series is set to continue each Sunday night through the month of July at FBC. “Redemption Road is an exciting and established quartet, featuring the sounds of old-time favorites and familiar songs,” said FBC’s Jackie Hus-
key. “Their songs are powerful and infused with that classic Southern Gospel sound.” The quartet – comprised of Steve Camping, Rob Collins, Kevin Davis, and Adam Smith – were nominated as Dove Award Please see CONCERT | 2
bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants everyone to stay safe on the water this July 4 holiday. The Fourth of July is one of the busiest holidays at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lands and waters, according to Kavanaugh Breazeale, spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Vicksburg. “Visitors are encouraged to have fun and be safe,”
said Breazeale. “The Vicksburg District urges visitors to expect the unexpected and practice these safety tips this Fourth of July.” Visitors can have fun and stay safe by observing a few simple precautions: Wear a life jacket. Accidents can happen even to the most responsible boaters, and a life jacket can provide time for rescue. Statistics show that 90 percent of those who Please see SAFETY | 2
‘Love Doesn’t Die’ Former librarian puts her stories in print BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
A well-known local storyteller has put one of her most cherished tales in print. Patricia DePoyster Nachbar, who served as a librarian for 28 years at Alcorn Central, has published “Love Doesn’t Die,” a story she told to students for years but only recently decided to put in print. It is the story of the death of her father, Winford “W.B.” DePoyster, as seen through the eyes of her eight-year-old daughter, DeAnna, and how it affects the family. Although
written and illustrated in the style of a children’s book, she believes the message resonates for adults, as well. “It’s the things that my daughter, who was in second grade at that time, said to me about Dad’s sickness and death,” she said. “One day, one of the classes had been talking about death. I remembered all the things DeAnna had said. She was very curious about it, about why he was in the hospital. After they left, I sat down at my desk, and it just flowed from my pen.” Nachbar, better known as
“Mrs. Harville” to the former students who would gather around her on the library floor for story time, was encouraged by her husband to publish the story. Her niece, Debra DePoyster, illustrated the book. “I think it’s a book that most families need in their home because it helps children as Please see STORYTELLER | 2 Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
Retired school librarian Patricia DePoyster Nachbar shows her children’s book, “Love Doesn’t Die.”
Index Stocks........8 Classified...... 16 Comics........ 7 State........ 5
Weather........9 Obituaries........ 6 Opinion........4 Sports......13
On this day in history 150 years ago The Confederate defenders at Vicksburg are reduced to eating mule meat. The Union army holds them in a vice and a separate force ensures Gen. Joseph E. Johnston cannot break through to lift the siege.
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