Eagles draw visitors
to national park
By Jebb Johnston
Staff Writer
SHILOH, Tenn. -- Shiloh National Military Park's newest attraction is a rare local sight that comes courtesy of nature. An eagle's nest where a couple of chicks have hatched has been drawing visitors to the park.
"We get asked where the eagles are just about every day," said Marcus Johnson, a park ranger.
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Knights set to collect money
for mentally challenged
By L.A. Story Houry
Staff Writer
The familiar red and yellow aprons will be seen around town today and Saturday as the local Knights of Columbus Council 8912, and members of the Region IV Mental Health/Mental Retardation Commission, come together for their annual candy drive fundraiser.
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Glen will celebrate with fest
By Brant Sappington
Staff Writer
GLEN -- The community is invited to Glen Town Hall Saturday to celebrate the town's heritage and help those who volunteer their time and risk their lives to help their fellow citizens. The town will host the annual Glen Heritage Day on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the town hall on U.S. Highway 72.
Kristy Clements, who is helping organize the event, said they encourage everyone to come out and support the festival and the volunteer fire department. All proceeds from the event go to support the Glen Volunteer Fire Department.
The annual heritage day festival will include plenty of great food including barbecue and homemade ice cream. Musical entertainment will be provided by Bobby Franks and the Courthouse Pickers, Dulcimers and Friends, Joe Rickman and Clifton Harville.
The Magnolia Car Club will host a cruise-in of antique cars and street rods. Antique tractors and farm equipment will also be on display in the Tri-State flywheel and antique tractor show. People are invited to bring their lawn chairs and their appetites and join in the fun.

Revenues strong
during latest period
By Jebb Johnston
Staff Writer
Although local officials aren't ready to declare an end to the economic slump, both Corinth sales and tourism tax revenues enjoyed a strong bump during the latest reporting period.
Corinth's mid-May sales tax deposit is $525,101.97, a 5 percent increase from year-ago totals, while the 2 percent tourism tax on prepared food and lodging generated $92,920.40, a 10 percent increase.
After four consecutive months of negative sales tax growth, City Clerk Vickie Roach said she was quite surprised by the turnaround. The figures reflect sales made at local establishments during the month of March, and Roach speculated that the Easter holiday falling in March might have been a factor in the increase.
It is only the second time that the tourism tax revenue has topped $90,000 in a single month. Earlier this week, in a meeting before the new numbers were released, the tourism board discussed the downward trend and agreed that caution is needed moving ahead. The tourism tax had negative growth during three of the previous four months.
"Where it's going to bottom out, we don't know," said board member Glennan Grady.
Board member Rickey Marecle, a hotel manager, said business travel is holding steady through the week, but weekend business is down. "A lot of (visitors) are coming for the day and going back home," said Tourism Director Kristy White.
Crossroads Arena General Manager Reggie Churchwell cited the cancellation of this year's Briggs food show, a large event normally held annually in June, as an example of the economic downturn.
For the fiscal year to date, the tourism tax has generated $611,584.05, an increase of a little less than 2 percent from the same point in fiscal 2007. Half of the tourism tax supports the tourism office.
Sales tax has generated $3,691,617.34 to date for Corinth, an increase of 1.5 percent from the same point a year earlier. For the current month, the majority of local municipalities saw increases, while sales tax across Mississippi gained 4 percent during the month. About 60 percent of Corinth's operating revenue comes from its monthly sales tax diversion.
Other May sales tax totals from the region: Booneville - $151,726.54 (+16%); Burnsville - $13,409.62 (-2%); Farmington - $5,248.72 (-16%); Glen - $2,117.61 (+20%); Iuka - $73,503.98 (+14%); Kossuth - $4,675.44; Rienzi - $3,314.48 (-0.5%); Ripley - $111,068.54 (+7%); Tupelo - $1,582,353.80 (+9%); Walnut - $20,429.62 (+8%).

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Civitan Club steak dinner
The Corinth Civitan Club will be selling ribeye steak dinners Saturday on Lowe's parking lot from 10:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. The meal will consist of an eight-ounce ribeye steak, baked beans, slaw and bread for $8. Tickets for the steak dinner can be purchased in advanced from any Civitan member or Tina Bugg at Trustmark Bank, Tim Wood at Roger's Super Market, Linda Garrett at Regions Bank, Don Greene or Joe Garrett at Farm Bureau Insurance and Rick Miller at Miller Insurance. Steak dinners will be served in take-out containers and can be purchased on the day of the sale without a ticket. All proceeds will go towards Civitan projects.

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