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Mitchell won’t seek policy change BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Alcorn School District Superintendent Larry B. Mitchell said he will not seek to change the student transfer policy, following unfavorable input from board members. Mitchell told board members
during an April 11 meeting that he wanted to “review the policy that regulates those (students) who want to leave the district for whatever reason.” On Friday, the superintendent said he will “back off” on changing the policy. “I asked the board for input
after the meeting, and it appears they are not in favor of revising the policy,” Mitchell said. “Hopefully it is something we can revisit at a later date.” The policy currently states that out-of-district transfers are granted if a parent is a regular employee of the school district
to which the student wishes to transfer; if the student lives more than 30 miles from the student’s home school; if the brother(s) and/or sister(s) of the student were approved for transfer previously; if a student’s parents are separated or divorced, the student may be
allowed to attend school in the district in which either parent is a bonafide resident; or if there are exceptional circumstances in the judgment of the board in individual cases. Other than in extraordinary Please see POLICY | 2
Authorities seek shooting suspect BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Police are searching for the suspect wanted in a Friday afternoon shooting. Corinth Police Department Capt. Dell Green said the shooting happened on Mitchell Street around 4 p.m. “A individual was grazed on the head by a gunshot,” he said. “The suspect fled the scene and is still at large.”
Intersection upgrade nearing completion
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Gracie Davis was one of 40 youngsters pedaling to help St. Jude.
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A Corinth tradition is returning next month as organizers put the final touches on the 37th Annual Candy Classic Memorial Tennis Tournament. The tournament, which raises funds each year for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is set for May 20-26 with United States Tennis Association sanctioned adult and youth action at the Corinth High School Tennis Complex. In 2015 more than 150 players helped the annual tournament surpass their $10,000 goal and raised $12,000 for the Memphis based children’s research hospital. The tournament honors the memory of two local young
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The victim attempted to go to the hospital in a personal vehicle, but was assisted by an ambulance near Carter’s Fabrics on Tate Street. The victim remains at Magnolia Regional Health Center, according to Green. “Although we are in the preliminary stages of this investigation, we do have a suspect identified and we’re currently trying to locate him,” the captain said.
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