Prentiss County Zoning variance for new retailer approved
Tishomingo County Prisoner found dead in county jail
McNairy County Organization presents classic comedy play
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Tax deadline shifts due to D.C. holiday BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Income tax filing procrastinators get an extra weekend this year to gather paperwork and crunch the numbers. The normal April 15 deadline
falls on the Washington, D.C., holiday of Emancipation Day, so the IRS moved the deadline to April 18. And residents of two area counties — Prentiss and Tippah — who were affected by the March 9 storms have
until May 16 because of the federal disaster declaration. April 18 is also the deadline for Mississippi state returns. IRS regional spokesman Mark Green said one of the biggest questions as the deadline
nears is whether to file even if the taxpayer cannot pay what is owed. “The answer is ‘yes,’ ” he said. “You should file on time or request the automatic six-month extension and pay as much of
the tax as possible with your return. If you do not file your return by the due date, you may have to pay a failure-to-file penalty. The key is to file something Please see DEADLINE | 2
Donated materials boost fun, learning McNairy County school superintendent resigns BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
Making learning even more fun, two education majors from the Ole Miss at Northeast campus in Booneville recently created project folders to be donated to Corinth Elementary School. Filled with games and other educational tools, the folders were created by Kaitlin Moore and Madalyn Patton last fall as their final exam project. Both are now in the second semester of their junior year. Other prospective students in the area can begin their college education at Northeast and complete two years there. They can then go on to Ole Miss on the Northeast campus and complete their last two years for certification in Elementary and/or Special Education. All of this can be done without ever attending the Oxford campus. “This is a great opportunity for those who have worked as teacher assistants and want to become certified,” said Instructor Connie Walton. The classes on the Northeast campus are taught in Hargett Hall, beginning at 4:15 p.m. The first course is taught from 4:15 to 6:45 p.m. and the second from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Students are generally scheduled for six courses per semester, which is an 18-hour work load. “If they are working full-time, or have families, this is quite a time commitment for them, but
BY JEFF YORK For the Daily Corinthian
SELMER, Tenn. — McNairy County Director of Schools John Prince turned in his resignation Thursday and will leave the office on July 6. Prince served as the leader of the school system for 27 months. Prince was hired as the director of schools by the McNairy County Board of Education in December 2012. Prince was given a two-year contract when he accepted the position and began work in January 2013. He came to McNairy County after serving as the princi-
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Staff photo by Kimberly Shelton
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Ole Miss at Booneville Students Kaitlin Moore and Madalyn Patton donate their product folders to Principal Brian Knippers for use in CES classrooms.
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Keep Corinth-Alcorn Beautiful’s new message is “Love Where You Live.” The local organization is hosting a Clean Your Block Party later this month in conjunction with Keep American Beautiful and the Great American Cleanup. “We are invited everyone to come join us as we cleanup the roads and neighborhoods in our community,” said Community Development Director Andrea Rose. “We have identified seven locations that need some TLC in Corinth and Alcorn County.” Set for Saturday, April 23
pal at Trenton Middle School. Prince had been a teacher/ football coach in McNairy County from 1994-2003. In his 24th year of education, he had previously taught at Ramer School, Adamsville Jr./ Sr. School and McNairy Central High School. Prince then returned to his hometown of Trenton where he taught for six years, was the district’s math coach and data specialist for two years and became the principal at Trenton Middle School in June 2012. Prince began his teaching/coaching career at
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