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A new round of property cleanup orders is targeting Cruise Street.

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The hearings will coincide with the board’s next regular meeting.

A former Corinth police chief is among those planning to be in the running for sheriff this year. Ned Cregeen plans to file later to run for sheriff as a Democrat, he confirmed on Friday. Currently a probation and parole officer with the Mississippi Department of Corrections, he has submitted a letter to the MDOC commissioner notifying him of his plans to become a candidate for sheriff of Alcorn County. Cregeen is a former Corinth police officer and served as police chief from 2002 to 2005. Among those who have formally filed a statement of intent to run for sheriff are David Derrick, chief deputy for the sheriff’s department; Mike LaRue, formerly of the district attorney’s office, MDOC and sheriff’s department; Keith Settlemires, an investigator with the Mississippi Department of Agriculture; and Roger Voyles, the post 2 constable. David Nunley, a safety investigator with the Mississippi Highway Patrol - Motor Safety Division, also plans to file to run on Feb. 27, the final qualifying day. The pace of qualifying activity has slowed in the past week. As of noon Friday, the only new addition is in the special election for Fourth District election commissioner. Sandy Coleman Mitchell, district clerk for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, filed to run as

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Alcorn School District Superintendent Gina Rogers Smith observes a third grader at Alcorn Central Elementary School.

New standards changing education in Mississippi BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Public school in Mississippi isn’t as easy as it once was. New teaching standards put into place in recent years have changed the way teachers teach and the way students learn. “Gone are the days where all a student has to do is know the correct answer and fill in the correct A, B, C or

D bubble,” said Corinth School District Superintendent Lee Childress. “Now students have to understand the question and answer it by writing a sentence, a paragraph or even an essay to explain how an answer is achieved. I think the new standards have made our kids smarter, because they have a better understanding of Please see EDUCATION | 2A

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Tax revenue keeps rising Tax collections continued to sprint ahead in the mid-January deposits. Sales tax posted a 14th consecutive monthly increase with $516,688.57, rising about $30,000, or 6.3 percent, from a year earlier. The month’s figures reflect sales activity that happened in local businesses during the month of November. It is the first time the January deposit has exceeded $500,000. Meanwhile, the statewide total rose about 1 percent to $34.5 million. The fiscal year’s total rises to $1.992 million, an increase of almost 8 percent from the same point in the prior year. The 2 percent tourism tax on prepared food and lodging in Corinth also reached a high for the month at $103,584.41, rising about $22,000, or 28 percent, from a year earlier. It is the first January deposit to exceed $100,000 for the tourism tax.

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Charlie Garrison: A man who died on the job

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Candy Garrison sorts through documents about her husband’s death at her kitchen table inside her Stantonville, Tenn., home.

BY MARK BOEHLER editor@dailycorinthian.com

STANTONVILLE, Tenn. — Candice “Candy” Garrison sits at her kitchen table, sorting through scores of folders filled with hundreds of documents. Somewhere in those piles of photos, reports, personal notes, court documents, printed e-mails and records, there is a story to be told. It’s the story of Charlie Garrison, the 63-year-old Packaging Corporation of America — Counce employee who was killed in the shipping warehouse on July 25 last year. Nearly six months later, not

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much has been made public about Charlie’s death. “I want his story told,” said Candy, his widow. “Before you hear about his death, you need to know his life Garrison and character.”

‘Dream Job’ Working for PCA in Counce was Charlie’s “dream job,” said his wife. Good pay. Good benefits. Counce is PCA’s largest container

board facility in the U.S. The Stantonville resident first applied at PCA in the 1970s, but he didn’t hear from them until 1996. For the next 20 years, Charlie worked in the trucking industry — hauling beans for Carl Moore, plants for Bonnie Plant Farm, gasoline for George Smith and various loads for C & C Trucking and East West Motor Freight. The veteran truck driver became an owner operator by 1985, which he did until PCA came calling. Like most new hires at what is Please see GARRISON | 12A

On this day in history 150 years ago Gen. Forrest’s assignment to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana rings hollow. His command comes with few troops but many responsibilities. The principal army under Gen. Richard Taylor is not subject to his orders.

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Fulton markers to be unveiled BY ADAM ARMOUR Itawamba County Times

Dog of the Week Cowboy is the Daily Corinthian Dog of the Week. Fostered through Diamonds in the Ruff Pit Bull Rescue in partnership with the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter, Cowboy loves treats and is super sweet and he doesn’t know he’s disabled. Cowboy was a victim of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was sleeping on his human’s couch when there was a drug bust. Cowboy was startled. He jumped up and began barking. The police officer out of fear of being attacked shot Cowboy. Dr. Locke and Diamonds in the Ruff worked together to heal Cowboy. He has completely healed. The former owners as well as the police officer who shot Cowboy told Chris Gardner of Diamonds in the Ruff that Cowboy never attacked anyone. He just got caught up in bad circumstances. Cowboy is a male, approximately 2-3 years old. He is crate trained, neutered, leash trained and house trained. Learn more about him and other animals available for adoption at the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter. The shelter is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at 3825 Proper Street. Visit them online at www.alcornpets.com or call them at 662-284-5800.

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At $399,923,30 for the fiscal year to date, the tax is 16 percent ahead of collections at the same point in FY 2014. Other sales tax results from the region (percentages rounded):

■ Booneville $154,530.09 (+1%) ■ Burnsville $11,430.76 (-16%) ■ Farmington $4,216.63 (+28%) ■ Glen - $1,662.72 (+6%) ■ Iuka - $64,356.10 (-2%)

■ Kossuth - $2,883.86 (-12%) ■ Rienzi - $4,294.85 (+11%) ■ Ripley - $104,732.26 (-4%) ■ Tupelo - $1,543,269.12 (-1%) ■ Walnut - $18,357.95 (-1%)

FULTON — Six locations in Fulton have been selected to receive historical markers from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The sites — each of which played some significant part in the area’s history — include Itawamba Community College, Fulton Grammar School, Aeolian Grove, The Cedars (more commonly known as the Gaither House), downtown Fulton and the Catholic church (designating the site as that of an early area church). A large sign will be placed at each site bearing information about

the historical significance of the location. A special unveiling event, officially designated “Fulton: Our March on History,” has been set for April 17-18. Representatives from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History will be on hand to unveil the markers, as well as various state and local officials. The April 17 event will include a gala event, which will raise funds for ongoing historical preservation projects. April 18 will kick off in the morning with open house events at all locations. Self-guided tours of the buildings being designated as histori-

cal markers will allow visitors to see why these particular sites were selected. A series of fun community activities is also being planned, including costumed portrayals of local historical icons, food and art vendors and merchant participation. That afternoon, the unveiling event will begin at ICC. The markers will be unveiled one at a time, allowing those with an interest in history a chance to attend all of them. Things should wrap up in the late afternoon with a non-denominational community church service at Fulton Catholic Church.

properties cleaned up. The board gave a 30day continuance for 1702 Tate Street. The owner addressed the board, explaining that he is handling the cleanup himself amid weather delays. The board approved a final 30-day continuance for 1540 Tate Street, where owners have met all of the city’s requirements except for a tree issue. The board also adjudicated property cleanup costs of $3,240 plus a $500 penalty for 1502 Tate Street and $2,485 plus a $500 penalty for 3903 Mathis Road. When the city identi-

fies a property as one that is in violation of code, some are now being identified with a notice posted on the property rather than by a mailed letter, said Ratliff. “When you receive that notice, the time starts ticking,” he said. “After that, you may be called to a public hearing.” In other business, the board heard from Tracy Harbor in closed session regarding a lawsuit filed in Chancery Court by James and Pat Daniel, who are seeking the closing of an unnamed alley at their East Shiloh Road property.

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Code Enforcement Officer Kim Ratliff said cleanup efforts will likely focus on several concentrated areas such as this in the coming months. “In the winter months when there isn’t much issue with high grass, we tend to focus on things like junk cars, items on porches and strewn in yards, and appliances sitting on the property,” he said. In hearings held Tuesday, the board voted to adjudicate 2301 Louisiana Street and the Willis property on Ross Street, meaning the city can proceed with having those

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the processes.” Alcorn School District Superintendent Gina Rogers Smith agrees. “One of things we are having to make our children understand is there is now more than one right answer,” she said. “These new standards have challenged the teachers and students to both think at a higher level.” Introduced in 2010, the new Common Core aligned standards, called Mississippi’s College and Career Ready Standards, have not been favored by all. Late last week, the Mississippi Board of Education announced the state would withdraw from the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. PARCC developed the English Language Arts and mathematics assessments that has defined what K-12 students must learn. The board cut ties with the controversial Common Core testing consortium after both Gov. Phil Bryant and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves called for a repeal of the current standards.

Corinth native and state education board member O. Wayne Gann said the board is committed to maintaining the Mississippi College and Career Ready Standards. “As a board we want to ensure all students are proficient and show growth in all assessed areas,” he said. The former Corinth School District superintendent said the words “Common Core” is misleading Mississippians. “These are our standards, developed by Mississippi teachers for Mississippi students,” he added. “The federal government has nothing to do with these standards.” Gann said the standards spell-out what the board expects students to learn in English language arts and math in grades 3-8 and in high school. “Coming to an end is the state’s purchasing of assessments from PARCC,” he said “We will use the RFP process to select another student assessment vendor and by doing so we will no longer allow a contractor hired by PARCC to supply student assessments.” NCS Pearson, Inc. will deliver

the 2014-2015 PARCC assessment as a one-year emergency procurement. This will remain the statewide assessment for the 2014-15 school year. “When it comes to developing the standards and measuring student progress, Mississippians are in the drivers seat and the federal government isn’t even in the car,” added Gann. “It’s just that simple.” New legislation passed Thursday will remove the phrase “Common Core” from state law. The legislation however would not require the state board to replace the current academic standards. Even after cutting ties with PARCC and removing the phrase “Common Core”, Mississippi’s College and Career Ready Standards are still very much Common Core aligned and remain the highest academic standards the state has ever had in its history. School districts have spent millions and teachers have logged thousands of hours preparing for the new standards. “There is always room for improvement, but I hope the state does not completely scrap the

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current standards,” said Smith. “We have worked far to hard and we won’t know how it has paid off until later this year.” Both local school districts expect the first set of test results in late fall. The results will determine how both teachers and students have done with the new state standards. “One of the problems we have always had in Mississippi, is we have had entirely to many standards to teach from, so we have not been able to teach to the depth that would allow for a student to have an understanding throughout their school life, K-12,” said Childress. “In terms of adding or replacing standards, what the state doesn’t need to do is add standards unless those standards are absolutely standards we need for success.” Childress noted test results coming this fall may not be as high as normal for the area. “Because these standards are far more difficult then what we have seen in the past and because it will be a national setting, we are probably not going to see as high a rate as we have normally seen,” said Childress. “I feel like we will have a num-

ber of children who will not see as much growth as normal.” Childress thinks the standards will give Mississippi a chance to change its reputation on a national level. “We as a state have continually lagged behind and we have continually had low student performance. I think if we can back up these standards and believe in them, then we all can make a difference,” he added. “I think our teachers will continue to step up to the plate and I think our children will, as well.” Mississippi Economic Council President Blake Wilson has many of the same hopes. “The standards were aimed at helping to make our state more competitive with other states. When corporate leaders seek to locate a facility in a new state -or expand an existing facility -they want to be able to evaluate educational achievement based on standards that are common across state lines,” said Wilson. “We want every student to graduate high school and be ready for either college or the career path not just in Mississippi, but across the country,” added Gann.

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Today in History Today is Sunday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2015. There are 340 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 25, 1915, America’s first official transcontinental telephone call took place as Alexander Graham Bell, who was in New York, spoke to his former assistant, Thomas Watson, who was in San Francisco, over a line set up by American Telephone & Telegraph.

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Aldermen address sales concerns BOONEVILLE — Booneville aldermen will consider regulating door-to-door sales in the city. Mayor Derrick Blythe asked the board to consider the future development of an ordinance regulating door-to-door sales in the city. The mayor said he’s received numerous complaints recently about aggressive salespeople visiting homes and disturbing residents. Several aldermen also said they’ve been approached by citizens with similar complaints. Blythe said current city law provides no ability to regulate

the sales as long as the individual or company obtains a business license from the city and there are no legal grounds to deny the license to any legitimate business. He asked Tucker to research the law and report back to the board on what regulations the city might be able to adopt.

Auditions scheduled for Campus Country BOONEVILLE — Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Campus Country will hold auditions on Saturday, April 11 in the Seth Pounds Auditorium on the Booneville campus. Campus Country, Northeast’s

only commercial music ensemble that consists of singers, instrumentalists, and sound technicians, will open auditions for the 2015-16 version of the group at 9 a.m. Scholarships are awarded to full-time students selected for membership. The group performs a wide variety of music ranging from traditional country and gospel to modern country, rock, and pop. Northeast’s Campus Country plays four Showtimes during the academic year – two in the fall and two in the spring – along with a variety of events throughout Northeast’s fivecounty area. Under the direction of Chris

Dunn, Northeast’s Campus Country has also had the opportunity to open for legendary country music acts such as the Kentucky Headhunters. In addition to giving students a chance to fine-tune their musical talents, Campus Country has been a springboard for many professional music acts. For more information regarding auditions, contact Chris Dunn, director of Campus Country, at crdunn@nemcc.edu. For Campus Country news and event updates, “like” the NEMCC Campus Country page on Facebook or join the Campus Country mailing list by sending a request to campuscountry@nemcc.edu.

Pickwick Electric president to retire

On this date: In 1915, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Coppage v. Kansas, upheld the right of employers to bar employees from belonging to labor unions by making them sign a “yellow dog contract.” In 1945, the World War II Battle of the Bulge ended as German forces were pushed back to their original positions. Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first community to add fluoride to its public water supply. In 1947, American gangster Al Capone died in Miami Beach, Florida, at age 48. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy held the first presidential news conference to be carried live on radio and television. In 1971, Charles Manson and three women followers were convicted in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actress Sharon Tate. In 1981, the 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived in the United States. In 1990, an Avianca Boeing 707 ran out of fuel and crashed in Cove Neck, Long Island, New York; 73 of the 158 people aboard were killed. Actress Ava Gardner died in London at age 67. In 1995, the U.S. and Norway launched a Black Brant rocket carrying equipment to study the aurora borealis, startling Russian officials who wondered at first if the rocket was an incoming Trident missile.

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BY JEFF YORK For the Daily Corinthian

Window art project winner Long Lewis Ford announced the winner of its annual holiday window art project earlier this month. Corinth High School art teacher Jennifer LeGoff and her students Sydney Warren, Kaitlyn Evans, Madison Welzbacher, Frannie Edmonson, Daebreon Shanks, Peyton Ross, Quameka Tripplett and Codie Lyn Vanderford won the contest. The long time dealership awarded the CHS art department a check for $500. Art class students from Alcorn Central High School, Biggersville High School and Kossuth High School also participated in the contest. The winner of the contest was determined by the most likes each picture received during the month of December on Facebook. Thirty-three students participated in the contest this year including 10 students from KHS, five students from ACHS, six students from BHS and 12 students from CHS.

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a Democrat. She is the only candidate in that race thus far. A number of individuals have picked up papers for various offices but have not yet filed their statement of intent, according to the circuit clerk’s office.

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A career of 44-years of service to Pickwick Electric Cooperative will come to a close next week for Karl Dudley. The president of PEC for the past 17-years, Dudley will retire on Jan. 29. He will be succeeded by John Bowers as the new president. Dudley began his career at PEC in 1970 as a groundman and then moved up journeyman lineman. He was promoted later to substation superintendent, operating superintendent and then to the president’s office. PEC has just moved into their new office on Hwy. 142 in the final major accomplishment of Dudley’s tenure. He was actively involved over the years on several committees for TVPPA. Dudley served as the West TN Industrial Association and later the chairman of the association. He served on the Seven States Power Corporation Board of Directors, was a member of the Selmer Rotary Club and the McNairy County Chamber of Commerce. In 2013, he received the highest honor from TVPPA, the Richard C. Crawford Distinguished Service Award. Dudley and his wife, Martha, have been married for over 50-years. They have two children, Tim and Debbie and six grandchildren. The Dudleys attend Stantonville Church of Christ. “My future plans are simple, I will take one day at a time for each day is a blessing,” said Dudley. The retiring president was the sixth in the history of PEC. Dudley replaced Leslie Gwin in May 1997, who served 12-years in the position. Pickwick Electric Cooperative serves members in all of McNairy County and portions of Chester, Hardeman and Hardin counties in Tennessee and Alcorn and Tishomingo counties in Mississippi. The cooperative has approximately 20,500 customers and maintains nearly 2,196 miles of lines. The average monthly kwh usage per residential customer is 1,198.

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Education battle dominates in House BY NICK BAIN State Representaive, District 2

As we predicted, last week’s Legislative action centered around public education and whether or not Initiative 42, which calls for full funding of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, would stand alone on November’s ballot. As it turned out, there will now be a confusing alternative initiative for voters. On Tuesday afternoon, January 12, the Constitution Committee was called together to consider an “alternative amendment” to the Initiative. This measure, House Concurrent Resolution 9, had been composed in response to Intiative 42. I was one of four committee members who voted against HCR 9 because I believed it would confuse voters. The matter passed and was sent on to the House for debate. The debate on HCR 9 dominated floor action on the next day. Opponents spent about two hours explaining to our colleagues the problems that would occur if this measure passed. The “alternate amendment” substituted the word “effective” for the two words “adequate and efficient” that appeared in the original. Additionally, opponents state that Initiative 42 would allow for a Hinds County Judge to determine the funding of public education. However this is already current law, the MAEP formula is required by law to be funded. It is already mandated by statute. Under our constitiution when a party, most likely a taxpayer, sues the State of Mississippi that suit occurs in the county where the seat of government is. Therefore any suit brought against Mississippi will be filed in Hinds County. After a sometimes-contentious exchange, the matter passed 65-56. The bill was held on a motion which was tabled the next day. The Senate endured a strong floor debate as well, but eventually passed it. It is the first time in Mississippi history that the Legislature has offered an alternative to an initiative that was brought by the people. The Better Schools/Better Jobs group gathered over 116,000 signatures of registered voters with about 200,000 individuals signing onto the petitions. Many of our public school officials have expressed their hope that we could get a mandate for full funding of MAEP because our schools have been shorted by about $1.5 billion over the past few years. Additionally, property owners have experienced increased taxes when strapped school boards have had to levy millage in order to try to make up part of the shortage. The insertion of the “alternative” means that voters will now have to cast three votes on the matter: 1) “Yes” or “No as to whether the Constitution should be changed 2) “Yes” or “No” on Initiative 42 3) “Yes” or “No” on the alternative (Initiative 42A). Additionally, a percentage of the voters must vote just alike in order for any action to take place. As you can see it likely will be extremely confusing. There is no doubt that you will be hearing more about this issue as the Nov. 4 Election Day draws near, and perhaps there may be an intervening action between now and then. We fought this as hard as we could, and I am very proud of my colleagues from both sides of the aisle who stood up for our public schools. I am always very proud to introduce my House colleagues to folks from home. Recently, our Supervisors Lowell Hinton, Jimmy Tate Waldon and Tim Mitchell as well as Circuit Clerk Joe Caldwell were at the Capitol. Also my friends, Mayor Tommy Irwin, and representatives from the Rienzi, Jacinto, Wenasoga, Farmington, Biggersville, and Corinth Fire Departments along with Our Southwest Emergency Management Director Rickey Gibens and community leader Roberto Ortega of Caterpillar paid us a visit. Please contact me on any issues of concern to you. You can check in on House floor activities by logging in at www.legislature.ms.gov and clicking on the “Live Webcast” link Check the House Schedule first to see when we convene. It’s a great way to watch your government in action. I look forward to hearing from you. Please call me at (662) 287-1620, email nbain@ house.ms.gov, message me on FaceBook at Nicholas Ryan Bain or follow me on Twitter @ StaterepBain2. (State Representative Nick Bain represents Alcorn County.)

Prayer for today Lord God, I pray that if I have struggled for the wrong, and have worked with weak hands, thou wilt forgive me for my lost strength. Give me more light to shine upon my work, upon thy promises, and upon my duties; and with thy wisdom may I search for the truth that is behind every wrong, and for the purpose that is beyond all journeyings. Amen.

A verse to share “Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.” 1 Samuel 12:24

The challenging road to reconciliation A few days ago, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Edward Mullins, president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association of the New York Police Department, to discuss potential ways to improve community-police relationships. He has been working with outstanding community leaders such as Pastor A.R. Bernard, and they sincerely want to achieve a highly successful outcome to a problem of trust that has spread throughout the nation. One of their proposals involves the establishment of police-sponsored athletic leagues throughout the city. There would be friendly competition between the teams, which would be composed of community residents and police. This would, of course, allow both sides to get a chance to know each other and form a relationship that is not adversarial. Most of human societal progress is accomplished

through relationships. People who are traditional adversaries can rapBen idly become Carson f r i e n d s when they Columnist work together, get to know each other and develop positive relationships. This opens the doors to communication, and people tend to give each other the benefit of the doubt when they know them. On the other hand, when communication breaks down, as it frequently does before divorce, the two previously friendly partners often become bitter enemies. I have no doubt that solutions like this one and others proposed by Mullins would be very helpful not only in New York City, but also across the nation. Unfortunately, there are those in our society who will continue to endeavor to stir

up strife and fuel hatred. These individuals wish to create dissatisfaction in almost all areas of American life. Thus, we have a war on women, age wars, income wars, race wars and religious wars. If it appears that our society is falling apart at the seams, it creates more fertile ground for a fundamental change. This divideand-conquer strategy has proved effective for many groups wishing to topple a prevailing culture over the years. It also will be effective in creating chaos and anarchy in our society if we do not begin to more carefully analyze and control our emotional reactions. If, like Mullins and Bernard, we are willing to sit down and rationally discuss solutions to our differences, we can build a bond of unity that would be stronger than the inevitable conflicts that accompany life in a complex society. Yes, it does require conviction, effort and even some humility to be will-

ing to make oneself vulnerable enough to invest in a relationship with someone previously unknown. The alternative of continued and worsening hatred and violence makes such a risk extremely worthwhile for all parties involved. We the American people are not enemies, and we certainly do not need to continue to try to tear one another down, especially when groups like the Islamic State are trying to destroy us. Our fractured relationships simply make their job easier. We must be able to look ahead and see the big picture of strength that results from a united front and peace that is derived through cultivating friendships. (Ben S. Carson is professor emeritus of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University and author of the new book “One Nation: What We Can All Do To Save America’s Future” (Sentinel).)

Funding battle brings focus back STARKVILLE — So how it is that Mississippi voters are facing three choices on the 2015 ballot on the question of funding K-12 education in Mississippi? One choice is to vote in favor of the proposed constitutional amendment pushed by the “Better Schools, Better Jobs” in the form of Initiative 42. Initiative 42 would require Mississippi to fund an “adequate and efficient system of free public schools.” A second choice is to vote in favor of the alternative Initiative 42-A, adopted by the Mississippi Legislature, which would require funding of an “effective system of free public schools.” The third choice is to adopt the status quo and leave the K-12 funding process as it now stands – as the province of the Legislature. Although the process has been around for more than two decades, Mississippi’s initiative process is getting a fresh look given the pitch of the K-12 education funding battle. Since 1993, Mississippians have had the option of taking the power away from the Legislature and changing the state constitution as

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they deem appropriate when the Legislature refuses to act. The process is called Sid Salter i n i t i a t i v e and referenColumnist dum and it isn’t easy. The process requires almost two dozen specific legal steps in Mississippi law, but here are the major ones, according to the secretary of state’s office. A minimum of 107,216 certified signatures of registered voters must be gathered with at least 21,443 certified signatures from each of the five congressional districts that existed when the initiative-and-referendum law was enacted in 1993. The number of signatures required represents 12 percent of the total number of votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial general election. All signatures on the petition must be certified. Once the petitions are received, reviewed and pass muster, the Legislature must have a chance to review the initiative’s wording. If legislators don’t agree with the amendment’s

wording, the law allows them to offer an amendment that the Legislature has approved. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann explained why that’s so in a 2013 “citizen’s guide” to the process published by his office: “Mississippi’s initiative law is a form of ‘indirect’ initiative. This means that after the petition signatures have been gathered — but before the initiative is placed on the ballot — the Legislature has an opportunity to hold hearings and propose alternatives to the citizen initiative. The Legislature cannot veto or amend the original citizen initiative, but it can pass an alternative that will appear on the ballot alongside the original initiative. ‘Direct’ initiative allows for a citizen initiative to be placed directly on the ballot without legislative consideration. Mississippi does not have ‘direct’ initiative.” Initiatives can only be placed on the ballot in state general election years, with the next one slated later this year. On the day of the 2015 election, the individual initiative must pass with a majority vote and 40 percent of the total voters partici-

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pating in that election must vote on the initiative (at the bottom of the ballot) to make passage of any initiative on that ballot legal. Clearly, the process has produced the same confusion and relative political uncertainty that has existed since the Fordice administration. An excellent example of the issues facing individual lawmakers on the issue can be seen in the blog (http://bricewigginsms. blogspot.com) of Jackson County state Sen. Brice Wiggins of Pascagoula, who told constituents: “I am glad that citizens got involved in this process. It has forced us (in the Legislature) to consider this issue more intently.” Wiggins is likely a prophet in that the Legislature will almost certainly spend more time on the future of MAEP than any single topic during this legislative session. With the Mississippi Farm Bureau on record opposing Initiative 42, the political stakes continue to grow along with the public policy examination to which Wiggins refers. (Sid Salter is a syndicated columnist. Contact him at sidsalter@sidsalter. com)

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Obama shortens trip to visit Saudi Arabia WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will cut short his three-day trip to India and visit Saudi Arabia to pay respects after the death of King Abdullah, U.S. and Indian officials said Saturday. The schedule change, announced shortly before Obama left for India, means the president will skip plans to see the Taj Mahal, and instead pay a call on an influential U.S. ally in the volatile Mideast. The king, who died Friday, was aggressive in trying to check the spreading power of Saudi Arabia’s chief rival, Iran. Obama visited the ailing monarch in his desert compound last March. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the president and first lady Michelle Obama would travel to Riyadh on Tuesday and meet with new Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud. Vice President Joe Biden was to lead a U.S. delegation, but Earnest said the White House changed plans after determining that Biden’s trip coincided with Obama’s departure from India. Biden will remain in Washington. The more substantive portions of Obama’s trip to India appeared unlikely to change.

NTSB: Planes should have locating tech WASHINGTON — Responding to recent incidents in which airliners vanished, U.S. accident investigators recommended Thursday that all passenger planes making long flights over water carry improved technology that will allow them to be found more readily in the event of a crash. Prompted in part by the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 and its 239 passengers and crew last March, the National Transportation Safety Board said one way that could be accomplished is with tamper-resistant transmitters that send a plane’s location minute by minute via satellite. It also asked that the government require that planes carry lowfrequency underwater beacons whose signals are more easily detected by search vessels. And it wants them to have longer-lasting batteries that can function for at least 90 days after a crash, instead of the 30 days currently required.

The board also asked the government to require that planes be equipped with cockpit video recorders. But even with such technologies, black boxes trapped under thousands of feet of water can be difficult to find and retrieve. The board suggested that black boxes could be made ejectable, so they would float on the surface with a locator beacon. Another possibility would be to require that planes, just before crashing, transmit crucial data, including airspeed, altitude, pitch and whether the engines were operating.

Jobless applications down after 4 weeks WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for the first time in a month, a sign that layoffs remain low and hiring is probably still healthy. The Labor Department says that weekly applications dropped 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 307,000. The decline comes after applications spiked the previous week to a seven-month high. Most of the volatility reflects widespread layoffs of temporary employees hired by retailers, restaurants and other companies for the winter holidays. The government seeks to adjust the data for those seasonal trends, but doesn’t always do so perfectly. Applications have been near or below 300,000 since September, a historically low level that suggests companies are cutting few workers. Instead, strong economic growth in the spring and summer has encouraged employers to add more jobs. “Through the volatility, claims are up a little recently,” Jim O’Sullivan, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics, said in a note to clients. “The rise is too small to date to signal an uptrend, but the data merit watching.” Weekly applications averaged 308,000 in 2014, O’Sullivan noted, almost the same as last week’s figure. Job gains averaged 246,000 a month last year, the most in 15 years.

Integration needed, Baptist leaders say NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Leaders in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination are preaching that integrated churches can be a key driver of

racial justice in society. But that could be a hard sell to those sitting in Southern Baptist congregations. About 20 percent of Southern Baptist Convention congregations are nonwhite, but less than 1 percent are multiethnic. Despite that lack of integration, a phone survey of about 1,000 churchgoers by Lifeway Research found that only 37 percent of evangelicals thought their churches needed to become more ethnically diverse. The Rev. Russell Moore, who leads the Southern Baptist’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, wants that to change. He said that when black Christians and white Christians begin to worship together, they will also stand up for each other.

Alabama seeks stay on marriage ruling MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama attorney general is asking a federal judge to stay a ruling that overturned Alabama’s ban on gay marriage, as advocates cheer what once seemed an improbable victory in the deeply conservative state. Attorney General Luther Strange’s office asked a federal judge on Friday to put the ruling on hold since the U.S. Supreme Court plans to take up the issue of gay marriage this term, “resolving the issues on a nation-wide basis.” U.S. District Callie V.S. Granade on Friday said Alabama’s ban was unconstitutional, ruling in favor of two Mobile women who sued to challenge Alabama’s refusal to recognize their 2008 marriage performed in California. The ruling is the latest in a string of wins in the South for advocates of gay marriage rights after judges struck down bans in the Carolinas, Florida, Mississippi and Virginia. The U.S. Supreme Court announced this month that it will take up the issue of whether gay couples have a fundamental right to marry and if states can ban such unions. Alabama plaintiffs Cari Searcy and Kimberly McKeand have been a couple for more than 15 years and have a son together who was conceived with the help of a sperm donor. They filed a federal lawsuit after courts refused to let Searcy be recognized as the adoptive parent of the boy because they were not spouses under Alabama law.

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Domestic violence conviction upheld VICKSBURG — The Mississippi Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Vicksburg man found guilty of forcing his ex-girlfriend to strip naked before beating her with an extension cord. The court this week upheld a 10-year sentence for 42-year-old Terris Torrell Stevenson, who was convicted in 2013 of third-offense domestic violence. The Vicksburg Post reports that Stevenson’s lawyers argued that prosecutors made improper statements during closing arguments that referenced him possibly not going to jail. Prosecutors said that the statements were made to show the victim’s state of mind when she initially asked police to drop charges against Stevenson.

New home near for sheltered animals NATCHEZ — A new home is nearing completion for animals at the NatchezAdams County Humane Society. The exterior shell of the humane society’s new building is 90 percent complete. The Natchez Democrat reports that humane society officials said completion of the exterior could be finished as early as next week. Completion of rooms and placement of kennels will follow. Humane society board vice president Sue Stedman said the organization hopes to move into

the new facility in May. Board president Kathy Fitch says the society hopes to increase its adoption rate with the new, spacious and clean building. Construction of the $1.4 million building began in December 2014. The shelter will be built to house 31 dogs, 21 puppies or small breeds and 51 cats.

Insurance agent surrenders license JACKSON — Mississippi’s Insurance Department says an Indianola insurance agent has surrendered his license. A release from Commissioner Mike Chaney says Randal Ray Henson was charged in Sunflower County with false pretense. Chaney said the charge is related to allegations that Henson failed to forward premium payments to insurance carriers. Chaney says anyone who purchased a policy from Mid-Delta Insurance Agency or Mr. Henson needs to be aware that their premium payment may not have been sent to their insurance carrier.

Houston officials ponder tourism tax HOUSTON — Houston officials are looking at a proposal to ask the Legislature to approve a 2 percent tax on local restaurants. The Chickasaw Journal reports the city also may opt to expand the tax to motel room rentals. Mayor Stacey Parker says the city would like to allocate half of

the revenue go to local economic development agencies such as the Chickasaw Development Foundation. He says the remainder could go to parks and recreation to develop Houston as a tournament destination for youth baseball and softball. Parker says one use for the revenue could be the construction of a Gateway and Welcome Center at the Tanglefoot Trail entrance in Houston.

Rust College, Oliver civil trial date set OXFORD, Miss. — A civil lawsuit filed by nine women alleging sexual misconduct by a former professor at Rust College is scheduled for trial Feb. 1, 2016, in U.S. District Court in Oxford. The lawsuit alleges misconduct by former professor Sylvester Oliver dating back over a decade. Rust College in Holly Springs is named as a co-defendant. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the case was initiated by a Rust College student who accused Oliver of forcing himself on her in his office more than two years ago. Several other women joined the civil case as Jane Does, accusing Oliver of sexual misconduct dating back to the 1993-1994. According to the civil suit, Oliver was caught in the act of assaulting another student in 2003 and asked to resign. Rust College rehired Oliver in 2008, despite knowledge of his prior behavior.

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Donald Vinson, 55, of Corinth, known by his friends as “Captain”, died Jan. 19, 2015, at Magnolia Regional Health Center, surrounded by his friends. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve and was a Christian by faith. He was also Ministerial Assistant for Living Free Ministries, Assistant for Crossroads Security and President of the Resident Association of Hickory Terrace. A Memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Living Free Ministries. Tommy Wilson, Bobby Capps and Truman Stockdale will officiate the service. Magnolia Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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Funeral services for Jimmy Dale Weaver, 67, of Walnut are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Christ Temple Apostolic Church in Walnut with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be today from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. and Monday from 10 a.m. until service time. Mr. Weaver died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at his residence. He was born July 6, 1947, and was the owner and operator of Weaver’s Used Cars for many years. He was a member of Christ Weaver Temple Apostolic Church. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Reba Pittman Weaver of Walnut; sons, Jeffery Weaver (Amber) of Walnut and Jody Weaver (Tasha) of Walnut; 7 grandchildren, Justin “Bubba” Weaver, Jordan Weaver, Madison Weaver, Aniston Weaver, Brooke Glidewell, Samantha Damron and Makayla Damron, all of Walnut; and a brother, Morris Weaver (Vivian) of Walnut. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dee Roy Weaver and Anita Wilbanks Weaver; and a son, Jamie Weaver. Bro. J.C. Hall and Bro. Clay Hall will officiate. Magnolia Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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WASHINGTON — Bowing to an outcry over online privacy, the Obama administration reversed itself Friday, scaling back the release of consumers’ personal information from the government’s health insurance website. The administration made the changes to HealthCare.gov after The Associated Press reported earlier in the week that the website was quietly sending consumers’ personal data to private companies that specialize in advertising and analyzing Internet data for performance and marketing. The personal details included age, income, ZIP code, tobacco use, and whether a woman is pregnant. That prompted lawmakers to demand an explanation, while privacy advocates called on the administration to make changes. Analysis of the website Friday by AP showed that the administration had made changes to reduce the outbound flow of personal information. Before that, the website was ex-

plicitly sending personal data to third-party sites. The site is used by millions to sign up for coverage under the health care law, or to merely browse insurance plans. The changes were confirmed by Cooper Quintin, a staff technologist with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil liberties group. Quintin called it “a great first step,” but said the administration needs to do more. An administration spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday. Officials of the Health and Human Services Department had at first defended their information-sharing practices, saying the outside companies only used the data to analyze the workings of HealthCare.gov and make improvements to the website that benefit consumers. There is no evidence that consumers’ personal information was misused, they said. Created under President Barack Obama’s health care law, HealthCare.gov is the online gateway to governmentsubsidized private insurance for people who lack

online for smoking-cessation aids? Are you investigating genetic markers for a certain type of breast cancer? Are you seeking help for financial problems, or for an addiction? Google told the AP this week it doesn’t allow its systems to target ads based on medical information. HealthCare.gov’s privacy policy says in boldface type that no “personally identifiable information” is collected by these Web measurement tools. That is a term defined in government regulations, but other personal details were being allowed through. Privacy advocates say the administration needs to do more. The mere presence of third-party connections on the website —even if they don’t explicitly receive personal data— should still be examined because of their ability to reveal sensitive information about a user. Quintin, the tech expert with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said the health site should disable third-party tracking services for people who chose to opt out by installing add-on software on their web browsers.

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Several also groused that leadership was trying to rally support for the border security bill instead of making a strong stand against recent executive actions by Obama granting relief from deportation to millions. The border bill “is a show horse, not a work horse, and as such it is an effort to convince the American people that we are doing something substantive to secure the border when in fact nothing substantive is being done,” said Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala. The Obama administration said the bill “would actually leave the border less secure.” In a statement released Thursday night, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said, “The bill sets mandatory and highly prescriptive standards that the Border Patrol itself regards as impossible to achieve, undermines the Department of Homeland Security’s capacity to adapt to emerging threats, and politicizes tactical decisions.” Congressional Democrats said the bill was filled with unrealistic mandates that would make it harder for border agents to do their jobs, while proposing to spend $10 billion on an array of drones, surveillance systems, radar, fencing and other technologies that might do little real good. “It is overly prescriptive

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and it is impossible, operationally, to succeed,” said Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. “This bill militarizes the nation.” A companion version was introduced in the Senate by Republicans Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Jeff Flake of Arizona and John Cornyn of Texas. Sen. John McCain, RAriz., said Thursday he was adding his name as a co-sponsor. McCain, who led efforts on a comprehensive, bipartisan immigration bill that passed the Senate in 2013, said border security must come first. The bill would require operational control of high-traffic areas of the border within two years, and operational control of the full border within five years. The bill defines operational control as stopping or turning back all attempted border crossers, which Democrats said was unrealistic. Some past immigration and border bills, including one advanced in the last Congress by McCaul’s committee, have sought to block 90 percent of would-be crossers. McCaul’s earlier border bill won unanimous Democratic support by leaving it up to the administration to come up with a strategy to secure the border. This time he abandoned Democrats to write a bill designed to be tougher and win more GOP support.

It comes as a number of rank-and-file congressional Republicans are eager to advance immigration legislation of their own and hope a border bill will be just a first step. The Senate’s immigration overhaul legislation stalled in the House in the last Congress because of conservative opposition. Now some Republicans want to show they can offer solutions to the pressing national issue, especially heading into the 2016 presidential election where the Latino vote could be critical. “It’s incredibly frustrating to absorb, continue to absorb, the whacks on doing nothing on the issue,” said Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev. “I’m just tired of defending nothing, I can’t defend nothing.” Obama cited House inaction as he took unilateral steps in November to offer deportation relief and work permits to some 4 million immigrants here illegally, a move that infuriated Republicans. House Republicans attached language to a must-pass spending bill for the Homeland Security Department last week to block Obama’s move, but the measure faces near-certain defeat in the Senate, leaving Republicans still searching for a way to stop the president. That issue is certain to complicate any immigration legislation Republicans seek to advance.

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Assistance Free Yoga Weekly chair yoga classes taught by Certified Yoga Instructor Karen Beth Martin are held every Thursday at 10 a.m., in the St. Paulâ€™s Episcopal Church fellowship hall. Each class is 40-45 minutes in length and are tailored to the abilities and limitations of those attending with the goal of improving strength, flexibility and balance. The class, geared toward seniors, is open to the public. Class is donation-based. For questions, contact the church office at 662286-2922. Â

Retiree breakfast The Caterpillar Retiree Breakfast is held the first Monday of each month at 7:30 a.m. at Marthaâ€™s Menu in Corinth. Â

Mississippi Youth Challenge Mississippi Youth Challenge Academy features a structured environment with a focus on job training, social skills and self-discipline. Other academic opportunities include high school diploma, college classes through a local university and nationally certified construction skills. The academy is designed to meet the needs of todayâ€™s â€œat riskâ€? youth. Both males and females, 16-18 years old, can apply. Applicants can earn their GEDs. Tuition is free. For more information, call 1-800-5076253 or visit www.ngycp. org/state/ms. Â

Volunteers needed â€˘ Hospice Advantage in Corinth is looking for volunteers in the surrounding area: Corinth, Tippah, Tishomingo and Prentiss County. Volunteering is a wonderful way to give back to your community and lend a helping hand to the elderly. For more information, call Carla Nelson, volunteer coordinator with Hospice Advantage on becoming a volunteer at 662-665-9185 or 662279-0435. The website is hospiceadvantage. com. â€˘ Magnolia Regional Hospice is currently seeking individuals or groups to be trained as volunteers. Hospice is a program of caring for individuals who are terminally ill and choose to remain at home with family or a caregiver. Some of the ministry opportuni-

ties for volunteers are sitting with the patient in their homes to allow the caregiver a break, grocery shopping, reading to a patient, craft opportunities, bereavement/grief support and in-office work. For more information, contact Lila Wade, volunteer coordinator at 662-293-1405 or 1-800843-7553. â€˘ Legacy Hospice is looking for volunteers. Legacy needs special people with special hearts and volunteers who are wanting to help others. Their duties will be helping with the support of patients and caregivers, writing letters, making phone calls, and community activities. There is a training period involved at no cost. If interested, contact Julie Hutchins, volunteer coordinator at Legacy Hospice, 301 East Waldron St, Corinth or call 662286-5333. â€˘ Alliance Hospice is looking for volunteers in the area that enjoy visiting and giving back in the community. If interested call 662-286-9833 or e-mail sabrina@alliancehospice.net. Â

Senior activities The First Presbyterian Senior Adult Ministry has two fitness classes available to senior adults. Judy Smelzer leads a stretching/toning class on Mondays at 9 a.m. in the fellowship hall. There is no charge. FPC is also hosting a Wii sports class for senior adults on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. There is no cost to participate. Call the church office at 286-6638 to register or Kimberly Grantham at 284-7498. Â

Al-Anon meeting Al-Anon meetings are held monday nights at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Corinth. Enter on the courtyard side. The meetings are for all those affected by alcohol. For more information call 662-462-4404 or 662-287-7819. Â

Red Cross no longer has a Corinth office, the organization wants to stress it continues to offer services in Alcorn County. People seeking disaster assistance in Northeast Mississippi can call the Tupelo headquarters during office hours at 662-842-6101. The tollfree after hours phone line is 1-855-891-7325. The Red Crossâ€™ service line for the armed forces is 877-272-7337. They also offer health and safety training, including first aid, baby-sitting and CPR, as well as disaster training for businesses. To learn more about the Red Cross health and safety training call 1-800-733-2767. Â

Friendship class The Friendship Class meets weekly on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the First Presbyterian Church on Shiloh Road. This group of mentally challenged adults and mentors enjoy sharing time together, games, crafts, singing and refreshments. For more information, call the church office at 286-6638. Â

Alcoholics Anonymous The Corinth Downtown Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. at First Baptist Church at 501 Main Street, Corinth. Â

The Corinth Marine Corps League meets the first Tuesday of every month at Marthaâ€™s Menu, downtown Corinth, at 6 p.m. Â

Children with disabilities The Alcorn and Corinth School Districts are participating in an ongoing statewide effort to identify, locate and evaluate children birth through the age of 21 who have a physical, mental, communicative and/or emotional disability. Early identification of children in need of special educational experiences is important to each child. The information gathered from contacts with parents other agencies will also be used to help determine present and future program needs as progress is made toward the goal of providing a free, appropriate public education to all children with a disability. Contact Stephanie Clausel at the Alcorn School District or Linda Phillips at the Corinth School District with information on any children who may have a disability by calling or writing to: Alcorn School District, Special Services, 31 County Road 401, Corinth, MS 38834, 662-286-7734 or Corinth School District Special Services, 1204 North Harper Road, Corinth, MS 38834, 662287-2425. Â

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Story Hour Pre-school Story Hour is held each Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Corinth Library. Year-round art exhibits are also on display and educational nonprofit groups meet in the auditorium monthly. The Corinth Friends of the Library hold its ongoing book sale inside the library. Hardback, paperback and audio books, and VHS and DVD donations to the library are always appreciated. For more information, call 662-287-2441. Â

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Red Cross The Northeast Mississippi Chapter of the Red Cross offers a wide variety of assistance and services, including disaster relief. The Northeast Mississippi Chapter includes 16 counties. It is headquartered in Tupelo, with offices in Tishomingo, New Albany, Starkville and Columbus. Although

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The Cross City Piecemakers Quilt Guild meets on the third Thursday of each month at the Homemakers Extension Office (beside the arena) Â at 1 p.m. Anyone interested in quilting (learning or collecting) Â is invited to attend. Â For more information, contact Sharon at 2870987. Â

The Alcorn County Genealogical Society is located at the southeast corner of the Alcorn County Courthouse basement in the old veteransâ€™ services office. It is open Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Society can be contacted at 662-286-0075 or email acgs2@att.net. Â

Support groups â€˘ The Crossroads Group of Narcotics Anonymous meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon, and at 7 p.m., seven days a week, at 506 Cruise Street in Corinth. All meetings are non-smoking. The Northeast Mississippi area of Narcotics Anonymous Hotline is 662-841-9998. â€˘ A Narcotics Anonymous meeting is held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the Johnson-FordMitchell Community Center, 707 Spring Street in Iuka. Call 662-279-6435 for directions.

â€˘ The â€œDowntown Corinthâ€? of AA meets Sundays at 8 p.m. for speaker meetings and Tuesdays at 7 p.m. for closed topic discussion meetings at the First Baptist Church (side pavilion) at 501 N. Main Street, Corinth. For more information for all area AA groups, please call 662-2122235. â€˘ An Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is held in Iuka at the old Chevy dealership building off old Hwy. 25 each Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Friday at 7:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women whose common welfare is to stay sober and help others achieve sobriety. The Iuka meeting is an open meeting, anyone who has a problem with alcohol or other substances is welcome to attend. For more information, call 662-660-3150. â€˘ The Alzheimerâ€™s Caregiver Support Group in Corinth is partnered with the Alzheimerâ€™s Association Mississippi Chapter. Keri Roaten is the facilitator. The group meets every first Thursday of each month at the Corinth Public Library, from 6-7 p.m. The group discusses the hardships of those caring for people effected by the disease and offer several different resources as well. For more information, contact k_roaten@hotmail. com or 662-594-5526. â€˘ The â€œGood Griefâ€? ministry of the HopewellIndian Springs United Methodist Charge is a collaborative effort of both churches and meets every Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. in the dining room of the Arbyâ€™s Restaurant, 706 Highway 72 East, Corinth. The ministry was established to support those who have experienced a devastating life event such as the death of a loved one, diagnosis of a terminal illness or condition, the loss of a spouse or parent through divorce, even the loss of a job or home. The ministry is non-denominational and open to all. There is no cost to attend and no obligation to continue. For more information, call Bro. Rick Wells, pastor of Hopewell and Indian Springs United Methodist Charge and facilitator at 662-5879602. â€˘ Al-Anon is a support group and fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics. The group

meets at 7 p.m. on Mondays at 1st Baptist Church in Corinth. For more information, call 462-4404. â€˘ Finding Hope Ministries, a ministry of Fairview Community Church is offering a depression support group. The sessions will be held in the fellowship hall of Fairview Community Church, 125 CR 356, Iuka -- just off Hwy. 350. The support group meets from 10-11 a.m. Friday mornings and 6-7 p.m. Friday evenings. For more information, call Debra Smith at 662808-6997. â€˘ A grief support group for anyone who has lost a loved one or may have a sick family member and needs someone who will understand what your going through is meeting at Real Life Church, (next to Fredâ€™s in Corinth), every Monday from 6-7 p.m. For one on one meetings, contact Sherry Scott at 662-415-7173. â€˘ C.A.U.S.E. (Corinth, Autism, Understanding, Support, Education) support group, â€œJust love them for who they are,â€? meets every first Monday of the month at 6 p.m. There is help for parents of a child with autism. Meet other parents, share experiences, ask questions, get advice, help others, vent or just read. For more information, call 662-415-1340. Corinth â€œCrossroadsâ€? Â Multiple Sclerosis Group invites anyone with multiple sclerosis to come meet with them on the third Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at the Mississippi State/Alcorn County Extension Office, 2200 Levee Road, located behind the Crossroads Arena. Contact Joy Forsyth at 662-462-7325 for more information. Â

Sharing Hearts Sharing Hearts is an adult care program offering a one day a week day care for adults suffering from Alzheimerâ€™s or any other form of disease related dementia. Volunteers and participants meet each Tuesday from 10-3 at First Baptist Church located at 501 Main Street. The program is designed to offer caregivers a day of rest and their family members a day of caring supervision along with music, games, lunch, exercise and crafts all designed to entertain and provide social interaction. For more information, please call Melinda Grady at 662-808-2206.

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW WEEKLY DOW JONES Dow Jones industrials

CLOSED 3.66

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NYSE 10,788.33+128.00

NASDAQ 4,757.88+123.50

S&P 500 2,051.82 +32.40

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Farmers and Merchants ribbon cutting Farmers and Merchants Bank at 515 Fillmore St. recently celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting. Brian McCullen cut the ribbon and was joined by Corinth Mayor Tommy Irwin, aldermen and other city officials, other local officials, representatives of The Alliance and other customers and supporters.

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Name

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CATTLE 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

386.75 395.25 402.75 409.25 417.25 425.75 432

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Feb 15 Apr 15 May 15 Jun 15 Jul 15 Aug 15 Oct 15

74.27 77.47 82.00 86.75 86.15 86.10 76.32

68.85 70.00 76.72 80.15 80.15 79.77 69.85

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530 532.75 536.50 544.25 555.75 562.25 562

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NL 10,000 NL 3,000 NL 10,000 NL 5,000,000 NL 5,000,000 NL 1,000,000 NL200,000,000 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 50,000 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 10,000 5.75 250 4.25 1,000 NL 3,000 NL 10,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 50,000 NL 2,500 NL200,000,000 NL 2,500 NL 1,000,000 NL 50,000 5.75 250 NL 50,000 NL100,000,000 NL 0 NL 50,000 NL 50,000 NL 50,000 NL 3,000,000 NL 1,000 NL 10,000 NL 2,500

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MARTIN, Tenn. â€” Kelly McCreight, CSP, president of Hamilton-Ryker, was recently elected treasurer of the American Staffing Association board of directors during Staffing World, the associationâ€™s annual convention and expo. ASA is the national trade association representing the $122-billion U.S. staffing, recruiting, and workforce solution industry. McCreight is president of Hamilton-Ryker, a multi-faceted company focusing on staffing and recruiting services, information technology, management consulting, and vendor management with over 26 locations across the U.S. McCreight began his career with HamiltonRyker in 1993 as a staffing coordinator. Over his 20 years with the company, he has worked as a vendor-on-premise, branch manager, business development manager, controller and vice president; he became president of Hamilton-Ryker in 2009. McCreight is also a past president and current board member of the Tennessee Staffing Association, a member of the ASA industrial section policy council, treasurer for the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and board member of the Nashville Triathlon Club. Founded in 1971, Hamilton-Ryker is a multifaceted company focusing on staffing and recruiting services, information technology, management consulting, and vendor management with over 26

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Expedia buys Travelocity Associated Press

NEW YORK â€” Expedia has acquired travel booking site Travelocity from the Sabre Corp. for $280 million in cash. The deal adds to Expediaâ€™s growing portfolio of websites. The Bellevue, Washington-company already owns nearly a dozen travel sites including Hotels.com, Hotwire and Egencia, the worldâ€™s fifthlargest corporate travel management company. Consumers shouldnâ€™t notice any change because of a deal already in place. Since 2013, Expedia Inc. has been powering Travelocityâ€™s U.S. and Canadian websites and providing Travelocity access to Expedia hotel supply and customer service program. Expediaâ€™s shares rose $1.62, or 1.9 percent, to $87.33 Friday.

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