Archive for July, 2008

Sound-Off Response to Fields letter

From the July 31, 2008 Daily Corinthian: Show us Results I am writing in response to the July 18 letter by First District Supervisor Keith Fields. In his letter, Keith asks for support and help instead of criticism. Just exactly what does Keith think the group from Wenasoga came to offer at the July 7th [...]

Keith Fields responds to Sound-Offs

From the July 18, 2008 Daily Corinthian: Rethink landfill situation To the editor: I am writing this letter to express my strong desire to find another solution to the county’s current landfill situation. My wife, daughter and I live in Wenasoga and we are just as much a part of the community here as anyone [...]

Sound-Off Round Up

Here’s a few of the Daily Corinthian Sound-Offs that have come out in favor of the effort to Stop the Forrest School Road Landfill: July 12, 2008 Time to Stand Up As I get the news out of this latest tragedy of a board of supervisor’s meeting, I have to ask: “Where is the voice [...]

Address to the Board of Supervisors – Lisha Hopper

When this issue started, I think we all thought it would be a simple fix. We would explain our concerns to the board. You would understand and select a better location. We knew you had campaigned on wanting to make positive change in Alcorn County. Why this time last year, you probably would’ve all been [...]

Letter to the Editor – Greg Hinton

A landfill. Some of the supervisors want to know what the big deal is with putting a landfill by someone’s house. Some of the supervisors even said we would never know it’s there. Well, let me tell you why my family’s going to know it’s there. In February 2002, my son, Graham was diagnosed with [...]

Letter to the Editor – Clarence Hinton

Twelve years ago, the board of supervisors realized they made a mistake by selecting the Forrest School Road site for a landfill. They listened to the concerns of the local citizens and determined a hasty decision didn’t have to be a life-long mistake – it wasn’t an election year then either. My parents bought the [...]