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Sheriff’s office investigates shooting BY STEVE BEAVERS For the Daily Corinthian
MICHIE, Tenn. — The McNairy County Sheriff’s Department is looking for two suspects allegedly involved in a Sunday shooting. One of the shooting suspects is from Alcorn County. Deputies were dispatched to 713 Hubert Manuel Road for a
gunshot victim on Sunday afternoon. Erick Tafoya, 36, of Michie, answered the door at Hubert Manuel Road address where the incident allegedly took place, according to the report of the McNairy County Sheriff’s Department. Tafoya told deputies two suspects kicked in the door and
shot him and his dog and then kidnapped his wife, Jeannie D. West, 40, of Michie. Tafoya suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and grazing wound to the back of the head and left shoulder, according to the report. Tafoya was airlifted to Regional One Health (The Med) Please see SHOOTING | 2A
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“It is a developing investigation and the information we originally received may or may not be reliable. We have two arrests warrants with one person being local and the other in Alcorn County.” Guy Buck McNairy County sheriff
Officials release school calendar BY ZACK STEEN
“Next year’s calendar has two days built in for inclement weather just like we have this year.”
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Staff photo by Zack Steen
New Alcorn School District board members took the oath of office on Monday night, including Ricky Fields, Daniel Cooper and Ann Little.
Three board members sworn in BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Alcorn School District’s three newest board members took the oath of office on Monday as they start the first year of their six-year terms. Attorney Arch Bullard swore
in District 3 board member Daniel Cooper, District 2 board member Ann Little and District 1 board member Ricky Fields at the Alcorn Education Center. The board’s election of officers also took place at the first meeting of the new year.
Members voted District 5‘s Randy Wilbanks remain board president for the next 12 months. Wilbanks took over the president seat in February 2016 afPlease see OATH | 2A
The 2017-18 school calendar has been set for the Alcorn School District. Officials approved the calendar on Monday night during the January board meeting. Students will attend 182 days of school in the coming year with the “same number” of time off as the current year, according to Superintendent of Education Larry B. Mitchell. “Next year’s calendar has two days built in for inclement weather just like we have this year,” he said. “If we need a third day, we could always use Good Monday as a makeup day if needed.” If the two built in inclement weather days are not used, students days will be trimed by two in April or May depending on testing schedules. The first day of school is set for Aug. 3 for students. District wide staff development days will take place Aug. 1-2. Student holidays include Labor Day on Sept. 4, fall break on Oct. 6 and 9, Thanksgiving break on Nov. 20-24, Christmas break on Dec. 20Jan. 3, Martin Luther King
Larry B. Mitchell Superintendent of Education Day on Jan. 15, Presidents Day on Feb. 19, spring break on March 12-16, Good Friday on March 30 and good Monday on April 2. The final day of school will be May 24 with a 1:30 p.m. dismissal for students. Teachers final day will be May 25 for staff development. High school graduations for 2018 will take place on May 21 for Biggersville, May 22 for Kossuth and May 24 for Alcorn Central. Mitchell also said the district has only used one inclement weather day so far in 2016-17. “We had to use a snow day last Friday (Jan. 6),” he said.
Project Attention hosts annual dinner BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The words “we shall overcome” have rarely meant more for the Project Attention Center. As the time comes for the annual celebration of the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the center is struggling to operate on far less funding than usual. This weekend’s dinner event, set for 6 p.m. Saturday at the Weaver Center, is the major fundraiser for the year, and the Minority Volunteers Organization is counting on its success. Tickets are on sale now. The center saw a significant
decrease in funding after a state department of education problem with 21st Century Community Learning Centers allocations. “We were one of the ones that had a big hit,” said Shirley Rolland, the center’s director. “We lost $60,000 of this year’s grant. We cut staff by two, and we’ve had to watch everything we do closely. We are just hoping and praying that somewhere down the line the grant money is going to come through. If it does, we are going to be well. If it doesn’t, then we are not going to be able to go through the rest of the school year.”
Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
Showing a positive message at Project Attention are students (from left) Zaniya Stingley, Tetiya Cox, Kylon Fields, Sabrina Patterson, Ja’Curina Wimsatt, Javia Williams and Janiya Beane. The group set a goal of $10,000 for the event. “Of that, United Way will match $5,000, so that would
give us $15,000 if we do well with this fundraiser,” said Rolland. The center currently serves
45 children in its after-school tutoring program. With report Please see DINNER | 2A
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Pisgah Volunteer Fire Department earns a drop in its state rating from Class 10 to Class 9, a gain which can save residents as much as 30 percent on their homeowner’s insurance.
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