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Welcome to the official website for the City of Corinth,
Mississippi. Population
- 14,288 (07) For municipal code and
charter information,
click here.
Mayor
Latch inducted into "Keep Mississippi Beautiful Hall
of Fame."
Mayory
Jerry Latch was recently honored at a luncheon in Jackson,
MS. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Keep Mississippi
Beautiful for "his dedication to very high standards
for his city." The honor was presented by Executive
Director Barbara Dorr who said, "The Hall of Fame
Award is given annually to an outstanding Mayor in Mississippi
who is setting the standards."
Agenda
for June 16, 2009
Click
here to download (PDF).
1.
Public Hearing Closing a Portion of 11th St.
2. Public Hearing Rezone Big A Auto Sales at 2800 Hwy
72 W
3. Report of Department Heads:
Chief David Lancaster-Police Dept.
Chief Rob Price-Fire Department
Jim Bynum-Street Commissioner
Billy Glover, Tommy Justice-Sewer Department
Dave Huwe-Director of Community Development & Planning
Dianne Johnson-Court Clerk
4. Consider Old Business/Previously Tabled (None)
5. Conisder advertising banners downtown - Nickel's Signs.
6. Consider tree ordinance - Andrea Rose.
7. Consider May claims docket.
8. Consider temporary beer license for NAACP
9. Consider AT&T Video Service Proposal
10. Consider Pay request on Spring Forest water project.
11. Consider Quit Claim Deed to Mrs. Dillingham (to center
of previously closed portion of Gloster St.)
12. Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission Matters,
if any
13. Approval Licenses: Plumbing, Electrical, Gas Fitting,
if any
14. Approval of Minutes of previous meetings May 5, 2009.
Street
Closing Schedule for June for Sidewalk Repair Project
Work will take place consecutively on six "critical"
blocks and will require that each block be closed to vehicles
while it is under construction, said David Huwe, the city's
director of community development and planning.
The blocks are:
- Waldron from Franklin to Taylor
- Waldron from Fillmore to Franklin
- Foote from Franklin to Taylor
- Foote from Fillmore to Franklin
- Franklin from Cruise to Waldron
- Franklin from Waldron to Foote
More information will be posted when it becomes available.
Corinth
sees gain in sales tax
Corinth gained some ground in its share of sales tax
revenue this month, offsetting losses that opened fiscal
2009.
Corinth City Clerk Vickie Roach said she was pleasantly
surprised to see a 4 percent gain in the latest sales
tax check.
Four months into fiscal 2009, that gain was enough to
bring year-to-date collections within about $200 of the
same point in fiscal 2008. The tally for the year stands
at $1,795,849.11.
The city's latest deposit is $469,496.76, a 4 percent
gain from the same month a year earlier. That follows
back-to-back months of negative growth to start the year
and a slim gain of less than 1 percent last month.
With the gain in January's deposit, Corinth went against
the general trend across the state, which saw a 3 percent
decrease for the month in year-to-year comparisons.
By Jebb Johnston
Source:
"The Daily Corinthian"
Read Full Article
http://www.dailycorinthian.com/
New
Traffic Signals in Corinth.
Ten intersections in Corinth will soon be getting
new LED (light emitting display) traffic signals. The
new traffic signals are brighter than the older models
and are more energy efficient. Intersections to receive
new signals are as follows:
Regular Traffic Signals:
Cass & Cruise
Tate & Fillmore
3rd & North Parkway
Shiloh Road & North Parkway
Flashing Signals:
Bunch & Cass
Kendrick Road & Henson Road
Tate & Fulton Drive
Shiloh Road & Polk Street
Harper Road & 3rd
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CPD
official named Law Enforcement Officer of Year
The Corinth Police Department's top sleuth has been honored
with a major award from the state prosecutor's association.
CPD Detective Captain Ralph Dance was recently selected
as the law enforcement officer of the year by the Mississippi
Attorney General and Mississippi Prosecutor's Association.
The award was presented by prosecutor's association President
and local Assistant District Attorney Arch Bullard.
Dance is a veteran investigator, having taken the helm of
CPD's investigations division approximately six years ago
following a career as chief investigator for the Corinth
office of the district attorney.
The detective also is a founder and leader of the police
department's Special Response Team and has played a key
role in working with local schools to create a response
plan for potential incidents on campus. CPD Chief David
Lancaster said Dance plays a vital role in the department
as head of a division that must deal with the most serious
offenses officers must handle.
"I depend a lot on Ralph to lead the detective division.
The detective division gets lost sometimes because they're
not on the street and visible, but it's a very important
role in the department because they deal mainly with felony
crimes and violent crime," he said.
Lancaster said Dance's strong memory for faces and facts
and his attention to detail are a big part of what make
him an effective investigator.
Bullard, who nominated Dance for the award, said he's known
the detective since the mid-1990s when Dance began his career
as a detective with CPD before coming to work at the district
attorney's office for five years.
"I've seen him in several different roles in law enforcement.
He's a very conscientious, very motivated, concerned law
enforcement officer. Not only is he good at responding to
crime and solving crime, but he's also interested in trying
to head things off," said the assistant district attorney.
Bullard also said Dance has a great way with people and
is a font of information on people throughout the county.
Dance said he's thankful and humbled by the honor, but is
quick to shrug off any personal credit, instead crediting
his fellow officers for their commitment to the serving
the community.
"This is a team effort. When you're surrounded by good
cops, it's hard not to succeed," he said.
Dance is not the only member of the Corinth Police Department
receiving honors recently. Captain Chuck Hinds received
third place awards for both team and individual sniper during
the recent state tactical team competition and training
meeting.
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By Brant Sappington
Source:
"The Daily Corinthian"
Read Full Article
http://www.dailycorinthian.com/news.htm
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