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Daily Corinthian Vol. 116, No. 239
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section
Defendant’s hospitalization forces mistrial BY ANGELA STOREY astorey@dailycorinthian.com
BOONEVILLE — A mistrial was declared in the Rebecca Jones murder trial underway in Prentiss County Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon after Jones was apparently hospitalized Tuesday night in Alabama. Testimony in the murder trial of the Alabama woman began Tuesday in Booneville. She is accused of killing her moth-
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“The question is was her condition one she created or a heart attack she couldn’t help,” he said. Because of other cases set on the Prentiss County circuit court docket next week, including a capital murder case involving a large jury pool, and lack of space to move the trial to drug court, and the fact Jones could not be present to testify on her behalf, Pounds granted
the mistrial. He ordered Jones to reimburse Prentiss County for all trial costs and to pay for all costs of a future trial. He also ordered Jones to be held without bond once she leaves the hospital until further order of the court. Assistant DA Kimi Kitchens asked it be noted in the record the mistrial was over the objections of the DA’s office.
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er, Jane Jones, in May 2010. Jane Jones was shot twice at her home at 439 Hwy. 4 East, Booneville. Rebecca Jones’ attorney, Rob Laher, told the court Wednesday she had apparently been transported by ambulance sometime during the night to a hospital from her home in Alabama. With the approval of Circuit Court Judge Jim Pounds, Laher went to Alabama to learn more
about her condition Wednesday. She was still unresponsive at the hospital in ICU, Judge Pounds told the jurors Wednesday afternoon when court reconvened at 1:30. Laher asked by telephone for the mistrial, Pounds said. Pounds is asking for release of her medical records to the District Attorney’s office to determine if her condition was something voluntary or involuntary.
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth trick or treaters take note: Halloween will be on Halloween. The Board of Aldermen agreed Tuesday that an alternate observance date is not needed this year. Halloween falls on a Wednesday, and Mayor Tommy Irwin said some church pastors had expressed an interest in moving it because of Wednesday evening services. The city rarely recommends an alternate trick or treat date. It has happened twice in the last 15 years, most recently in 2010, when the spooky date fell on a Sunday. In other business, 14 addresses had public hearings or other property cleanup matters before the board. Aldermen set new public hearings for 5 p.m. Nov. 6 on three properties: 230 Franklin Street, 3008 North Polk Street and the Mary Bonds property on Box Chapel Road. The board adjudicated two properties which will be cleaned and the cost added to the property tax bill — the Tom Collins estate at the corner of Crater and White and the Melvin McClamroch estate on Meigg Street. The board gave a continuance of two weeks for 1301 East Waldron Street, where the owners have been dealing with probate. Aldermen gave a continuance of 60 days for the ongoing Rhodes property cleanup on Highway 72. Action on several properties was dismissed because Please see HALLOWEEN | 2
BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
this brigade did from this point to Davis Bridge two days later.” Wednesday’s morning hike was the first ever ranger-led interpretive program to the Oliver’s Hill section of the battlefield. Along for the hike were two men whose ancestors fought in the battle. Both men had drove for long hours to be part of the 150th anniversary activities. David Finney, 47, made the trip from his home in Omaha, Neb., to see where his ancestor fought. His grandmother’s grandfather was Private Hanson Alexander, who served in Company D of the 50th Illinois regiment. A lifelong Civil War buff,
Kossuth High School will host a Military Appreciation Night during the home game against Booneville Friday night. “I think it’s going to be a pretty big night,” said Principal Matt Smith. “Especially with all the disturbances at the embassies and around the world. People are feeling really patriotic.” The school will recognize all active, non-active and retired members of the armed forces — as well as family members of deceased veterans — at 6:25 p.m. The football game begins at 7 p.m. The presentation will honor those who have served America “with courage, honor and dignity,” according to KHS 11th grade journalism student Cheyenne Null. As part of the presentation members of the Corinth-based Company D, 106th Brigade Support Battalion of the National Guard will present a color guard and demonstrate a cavalry-style formation across the field. The “Military Appreciation Night” will also include a performance of the national anthem by a local trio. Veterans or those who wish to recognize a veteran for his or her service should call Kossuth High School’s Linda Hatcher at 286-2223 and provide the
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Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Park Ranger Tom Parson leads a discussion of the opening rounds of the Battle of Corinth.
History buffs hike through battle history BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
A group of history enthusiasts joined Park Ranger Tom Parson Wednesday morning for the first of the ranger-led hikes commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Corinth. After meeting at the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center, the car caravan made the short trip to Oliver’s Hill, the site of the battle’s opening rounds. The destination was off Wenasoga Road, just a few steps outside the Corinth City Limits. After a quarter-mile hike over a pine-shaded old roadbed and across a freshly cut field of grass, the group arrived at the ruins of the old Beauregard Line — earthworks built
by the Confederates while they occupied Corinth in the weeks following Shiloh and later manned by Union troops during the Battle of Corinth on Oct. 3-4, 1862. The hike was the first of four tours concentrating on the brigade of Confederate General John C. Moore. Moore’s Brigade was in the middle of some of the heaviest fighting in and around Corinth. “The brigade started with 1,892 men in five regiments. Over the next 48 hours they would see more action at Corinth than any other brigade during the battle,” said Parson. “They were cut down by 68 percent. During the Civil War, no Confederate brigade suffered as many casualties in a battle as
MRHC offering discounted digital mammograms in October BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Magnolia Regional Health Center wants to save them all. Big or small. The hospital is offering digital mammograms at the reduced price of $65 during the month of October as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Women 35 and older and without any augmentations or problems are eligible for a mammogram during the month. “It is important for people to catch problems early,” said MRHC Radiology Director Amy Mauney. “When breast cancer is detected early the survival rate is greater.” According to the National Cancer Institute, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Over 220,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. The institute also found that over 30 percent of women are diagnosed after the cancer has spread beyond the localized
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Andrea Harris with the Magnolia Regional Health Center radiology department performs a mammogram. The hospital is bringing more awareness to breast cancer during the month of October by offering mammograms for $65. stage. Mauney said women can
perform self exams to identify changes in the breast. Women
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should look for abnormalities such as:
■ Any unexplained change in the size or shape of the breast ■ Dimpling anywhere on the breast. ■ Unexplained swelling of the breast -- especially if on one side only. ■ Unexplained shrinkage of the breast -- especially if on one side only. ■ Recent asymmetry of the breasts -- Although it is common for women to have one breast that is slightly larger than the other, if the onset of asymmetry is recent, it should be checked. ■ Nipple that is turned slightly inward or inverted. ■ Skin of the breast, areola, or nipple that becomes scaly, red, or swollen or may have ridges or pitting resembling the skin of an orange. Most people who have breast cancer symptoms and signs will initially notice only one or two, and the presence of these symptoms and signs do not automati-
On this day in history 150 years ago Van Dorn renews the Confederate attack on Corinth. Battery Powell falls to them, but is quickly retaken. Hundreds of Confederates reach the railroad crossing, but the repulse of the attacks on Battery Robinett dooms the effort and Van Dorn is forced to call a retreat.
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