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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 19
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 14 pages • 1 section
10 businesses seek liquor permits BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Package stores and restaurants continue to submit applications for liquor licenses to the state as Corinth prepares for the return of legal alcoholic beverage sales.
The list has grown to 10 businesses, including six package stores and four existing restaurants. Those that have recently advertised the required legal notice of intent to apply for a license include:
■ Cafe Mike’s, 301 North Harper Road — On-premise retailer permit ■ Cash Cow Wine & Spirits, 1602 North Parkway — Package retailer permit. The application is being submitted by Cash Cow Advance, Inc.
■ Pizza Grocery, 800-A Cruise Street — On-premise retailer, wine-only ■ J.R.’s Wine & Spirits, Inc., 2015 Highway 72 East — Package retailer Others previously published in the newspaper include:
■ Corinth Wine & Spirits, LLC, 3113 Shiloh Road — Package retailer ■ The Twisted Cork, LLC, 108 Highway 72 West — Package retailer
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Business seminar answers questions about new tax laws BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter volunteers Leslie Boone (right) and Madison Degraffenreid measure one of the shelter rooms as part of the Art for the Shelter project.
With the constant financial hullabaloo in Washington, many Americans — especially those who own a business — have questions about what they need to do in regard to rapidly changing tax laws. That’s where The Alliance’s first Business Seminar of 2013 comes in. With the help of Brawner, Vanstory & Company, The Alliance will provide
the most current business tax information in a one-hour program beginning at noon on Feb. 1. “With the fiscal cliff we’ve all heard about and all that’s going on, there is a lot of confusion about tax laws for businesses,” said Andrea Rose, community development director for The Alliance. Vickie Gann, a certified Please see LAWS | 2
Project’s goal links student art Alcorn County honors with needs at animal shelter retiring 911 director BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
An Alcorn County resident is driving a project to transform the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter from drab to fab. Jacinda Byrom and a research team from the University of North Alabama is wanting to draw more volunteers to the shelter with high school students being the target. “We have discussed various projects that would encourage students to become involved,”
said Byrom. The discussion led to the Art for the Shelter Project. In the project, high school students are encouraged to use their skills in art, interior design, landscaping, metal work and carpentry to give the shelter a new look. “I have talked with teachers and all of them have been very excited.” said Byrom. “There has been nothing but positive feedback on the idea.” Byrom said the idea sprang
when core volunteers with the local shelter attended an expo of the United States Humane Society in the spring. “One of those ideas came from photographs of million dollar shelters,” said the UNA grad student. “The plan was to create a place that was fun and exciting through design and architecture.” In the contest, the shelter will be divided into 12 areas Please see SHELTER | 2
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Longtime 911 Director Teresa Burns has retired and will be honored at a reception on Thursday. It is set for noon to 2 p.m. at the Alcorn County Communications office in the justice center on South Harper Road. Her employment with the county goes back 28 years. “She has been a faithful employee of the county and has done an excellent job, par-
ticularly during this transition period of moving from the courthouse to the new justice center,” said Alcorn County Board of Supervisors President Lowell Hinton. “We had a lot of work going on to get all of that changed over. We appreciate what she has done for the county, 911 and the people of Alcorn County, and we wish her the best in her retirement.” Please see BURNS | 2
Decorated milk jug project raises over $1,300 for shelter BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Students stepped up. So did the public. The two combined to help raise more than $1,300 for the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter through the decorating of milk jugs. Volunteer Jacinda Byrom came up with the idea to incorporate students with the animal shelter. The project was for fifth grade students to decorate milk jugs during the Christmas season. The jugs were then placed at more than 140 businesses in the area to collect money. Donations received went toward toys and treats for animals at the shelter. According to Byrom, the Alcorn Central High School Beta Club was a big help in the event. “They really pulled us through on this by putting out jugs and by donating,” she said. Fifth grade students from Alcorn Central, Biggersville,
“What we really wanted them to experience was volunteering and how they could help at the shelter.” Jacinda Byrom Volunteer
Corinth and Kossuth were all allowed the chance to participate. Rienzi, Glendale, Pathway Christian Learning, North Corinth Christian Academy, Eagle Home School and Seventh Day Adventist students were also invited to take part. “What we really wanted them to experience was volunteering and how they could help at the shelter,” said Byrom.
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Volunteers Jacinda Byrom (left) and Madisyn Boone played a part in providing toys and treats to animals at the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter. The decorating of milk jugs during the holidays helped generate more than $1,300 for the shelter.
Index Kids Page...... 11 Classified...... 12 Comics...... 10 Wisdom........ 7
Weather........5 Obituaries........ 3 Opinion........4 Sports........8
On this day in history 150 years ago Gen. Grant attempts to control the operations of Gen. McClernand. Grant begins to dig a canal across the peninsula opposite Vicksburg to allow Federal shipping to avoid the Confederate fortress which blocks the Mississippi River.
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