Saturday Feb. 14,
2015
50 cents
Daily Corinthian Vol. 119, No. 39
Sunshine Today
Tonight
56
19
No chance of rain
• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section
Chiropractor pleads guilty, avoids jail BY JEFF YORK For the Daily Corinthian
An Adamsville, Tennessee chiropractor avoided a jail sentence and managed to retain his medical license after pleading guilty to statutory rape this week in McNairy County Circuit Court. Matthew Barnes had been facing a charge of a statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl, who was a student
in one of his self-defense classes. He pleaded guilty to one county of aggravated statutory rape, a Class D felony, and will be on probation for four years. Circuit Court Judge J. Weber McCraw placed Barnes on supervised probation for the maximum period of 4 years, during which he will be required to register and report as a sex offender pursuant to applicable
state law, and have no further contact with the minor victim in the case. The victim’s family did agree with the judge’s ruling of judicial diversion. Barnes also petitioned the court for the extraordinary relief of judicial diversion, by which the finding of guilt is withheld, and upon successful completion of the diversion
supervised probationary period, the charges can be dismissed and expunged from the defendant’s criminal record. There are several statutory factors that the court must consider in making a determination of judicial diversion relief, including the fact that the defendant has no prior criminal history. Please see BARNES | 2
Barnes
Snow accumulation in Monday forecast BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Anyone not on holiday for President’s Day may face a slippery work commute as a developing storm appears likely to bring an accumulating snowfall. Meteorologist Jim Branda of the National Weather Service Memphis Forecast Office said at least an inch of snow looks likely for Corinth, but the forecast computer models still have a great deal of uncertainty.
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Justin Presson and Sandy Mitchell bag some pines to be handed out during the annual tree giveaway.
Pining away: Over 3,000 trees handed out on state’s Arbor Day 7,495
or. ..........................
$
per month
123 00
$
13,995
Please see FORECAST | 2
Board approves county’s 2015-16 school calendar
Tan #6348
$
“I think the best chance for Corinth to see some accumulations will probably be in the 6 in the morning to noon timeframe on Monday,” he said. Accumulations could be rather light or enough to prompt a winter storm warning — it was too soon to tell Friday afternoon. “Some of the model data shows the I-40 corridor and north Mississippi actually get-
White #0023 school will be May 20. $ 00
Silver #8715 BY ZACK STEEN 00 $
$
203
350
23,495 or. .......................... or. .......................... “The school year will start zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
per month
per month
County school students will as normal on August 6, but we get one extra will be able to let Red #9592 one week next Black, the Crew, 4x4kids #3232 out $ 00 $ 00 $ early in May,” 00 said $ $ $ summer. one week 9,495 or. .......................... 159 23,995 or. .......................... 359 25,795 or. .......................... 387 per month per month The Alcorn School District per month superintendent Gina Rogers County Director with the Mis- 3,000 trees. Board of Education approved Smith. “I have spoken with Blue #2770 Red, #4844 Eddie Bauer, Blue #3876 sissippi State Extension$ Ser“There of the 2015-16 school other block schedule schools $ was a good 00 variety $ 00 calendar $ $ $ 165 234 418 9,795 15,995 27,795 or. or. or. .......................... .......................... .......................... vice. “It was a good crowd inihardwood,” said Sandy Mitchthis week, and students rein North Mississippi and this per month per month per month tially.” ell with the Alcorn County Soil ceived some good news. is the calendar they follow.” The Alcorn County Exten- Conservation District. “Jay Due to the of proNormal student holidays on Maroon #9459 Whitedecrease #9539 Red #3942 $ did a great $ 00 $ 00 Labor $ days sion Service, Forestry $10,595 Com- or.(Mitchell) get- or. .......................... fessional development schedule include 179 00job of$15,995 234 357 23,895 or.the .......................... .......................... per month per month per month mission and the USDA Natural ting five different kinds of hardfor teachers and an increase Day on Sept. 7, Thanksgiving Resources Conservation Serin student days throughout White #9898 Tan #4311 Silver #5656 vice combined to hand out over the year, final day of Please see Please TREES | 2 |6 $ 00 $ students’00 $ see CALENDAR 00 $ $ $ White #6555
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Folks got to the Alcorn County Courthouse early. The small gathering was there to load up on trees during the annual tree giveaway. “We had people waiting on us,” said Patrick Poindexter,
14,795
215
or. ..........................
per month
21,995
328
or. ..........................
per month
White #5348
$
10,895
$
per month
$
14,995
or. ..........................
$
per month
kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
This is the final story in a four-part series profiling programs at the Alcorn Career and Technology Center. Wrapping up the CTE (Career and Technical Education) showcase series, these last three featured courses allow students to dive in and get their hands dirty as they experience things for themselves.
Agricultural and Natural Resources I & II While mother nature draped the world in her icy cloak, students in the Agriculture and Natural Resources class were warm and toasty as they tended their plants in the center’s large,
Diesel. Red #2410
218 00
Gray #1280
36,995
or. ..........................
$
per month
Red #7640
562 00
White #4507
17,995 or. .......................... 26,495 or. .......................... 398 15,995 or. .......................... 234 sunlit greenhouse. sources225 II relays the importance per month per month per month Offered for nine years, the of conserving and managing Black #6766 Silver #0710 Leather, White #6348 course was formerly an Agri- natural resources; teaches agri$ $ $ $ business Management Class ac-or. .......................... cultural business00 management 234 15,995 7,295 or. .......................... $ 119 00 26,995 or. .......................... $ 405 00 per who month month per month cording to David Nowell practices and explores per the enhas taught the agriculture class vironment as it relates to water Silver #0076 Silver #5644 Silver #7833 since its transition. quality, and $wildlife. $ forestry 00 $ 00 $ 00 $ $ 264 138 280 17,895 7,995 18,995 or. or. or. .......................... .......................... .......................... Designed to introduce Instruction is provided on basic per stumonth per month per month dents to the fundamental con- agriculture construction techRed #5745 Black #8952 White #5111 cepts and principals of the mod- niques and agriculture business $ $ ern agricultural and $12,995 naturalor. .......................... management and00 processes. 188 11,995 or. .......................... $ 207 00 $22,995 or. .......................... $ 342 00 per month “The students are currently per month per month resources industry, Agricultural and Natural Resources I places working in our greenhouse and Gray #5644 Red #5060 Tan #5923 emphasis on career and$ leader- building raised00garden beds $ $ 00 $ 00 $ $ 10,995 14,995 24,995 or. .......................... 156 or. .......................... 256 or. .......................... 375 ship skills; basic principals of for Spring. They are also growper month per month per month plant, animal and soil science; ing and selecting seeds for their Red #0346 Gray #0569 Black #6009 and basic mechanical technolo- annual plant sale and pruning $ 00 $ 00 $ $ $ $ gies. and landscaping areas around 13,895 or. .......................... 199 16,895 or. .......................... 299 23,995 or. .......................... 358 00 per month per month per month Continuing the exploration of the career center,” said Nowell. fundamental concepts and the “Macho ferns and vegetables are Red #2081 Black #6348 Tan #2757 principals associated with agri- just some of the00 items they raise $ 00 $Staff photo by Kimberly 00 Shelton $ $ $ 14,695 18,995 18,495 or. .......................... 214 or. .......................... 280 or. .......................... 273 cultural and natural resources, Agricultural and Natural students tend their per month per month per Resources month Please see CENTER | 2 greenhouse plants. Agriculture and Natural Re$
BY KIMBERLY SHELTON
288
or. ..........................
Black #4431
155 00
Courses allow students hands-on experience or. ..........................
19,495
per month
$
00
$
$
234 00
$
$
00
$
203 00
Gray #1832
$
15,995
or. ..........................
per month
Index Stocks........8 Classified......14 Comics........ 7 State........ 5
2014 Ford F-150 Super Crew XLT
$25,800 Stock # 1366
White #4258
$
$
Tan, #9551
13,995
or. ..........................
per month
Gray #6712
$
22,995
or. ..........................
per month
On this day in history 150 years ago Tan #4093
00 00 Columbia, the capi$ army is quickly Sherman’s Weather........9 280 14,995 or. .......................... $ 218 18,995 or. .......................... $approaching tal of South Carolina. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard orders the city per month 6 per month Obituaries........ to be abandoned and directs Gen. Hardee in Charleston to be Opinion........4 prepared to leave that city and possible encirclement. Sports...... 12 $
Cartwright Serving NE Mississippi for 44 Years Over • 100 Pre-Owned in Stock
Hwy. 145 in Booneville 662-728-5381 www.cartwrightford.com
00
2014 Ford Econoline 350 Super Duty XLT 15 Passenger
$24,900 Stock # 0110
$
342 00