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‘Jeopardy!’ Kossuth native will appear on popular TV game show BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

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Nine-year-olds Madeline Brooks and Baylee Anna Bain offer up some refreshing lemonade and popcorn at the eighth installment of the Verandah-Curlee House Home and Garden Tour on Saturday. See related photo on page 2A.

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A busy weekend in downtown Corinth wrapped up on Saturday on the grounds of the Verandah-Curlee House. The eighth installment of the Home and Garden Tour featured something for everyone from home and garden information to a silent auction, basket weaving and a vintage carnival for kids. “We’ve had a wonderful event this year,” said event chair Stacy Brooks. “There were lots of other events going on this weekend, and I think we held our own pretty well.” The historic house was open for tours on Saturday. As

guides gave history lessons on the house, a gardening guru was entertaining more than 150 people outside. “Felder Rushing brought out a good crowd for us,” said Brooks of the retired Mississippi Extension Service horticulture specialist. “He gave everyone a diﬀerent spin on gardening.” Rushing is known for his truck gardens planted in the bed of pickups. A garden planted in his father’s 1988 pickup has been driven more than 500,000 miles as he travels across the country. On Saturday, he brought it to Corinth. The tour also featured a

Rushing inspired Passalong Plant Sale of plants, flowers and seeds donated by local gardeners from their own gardens. Interior designer Tracy Proctor was the featured guest speaker on Friday. A vintage carnival gave organizers a chance to educate kids on the history of the house, as well. “Each game featured a card that told a little history about the house,” added Brooks. Proceeds from the Verandah-Curlee House Home and Garden Tour will benefit the continued restoration of the home. (Staﬀ writer Jebb Johnston contributed to this story.)

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Those wishing to be proactive and take charge of their health are invited to take part in a prediabetes program at the Alcorn County Extension Service. “If you have diabetes or other risk factors for type 2 diabetes, now is the time to step up and make a positive change,” said Extension Agent III Mary Linda Moore. “The National Diabetes Prevention Program here at the extension service can help.” Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-

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CT-A actor Dan Marsh as Grigory Stepanovitch Smirnov in Anton Chekov’s “The Bear.”

Corinth adds second assistant principal BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Corinth School District is adding a second assistant principal at Corinth High School. The board of trustees Thursday night approved the hiring of John Strickland, who will also serve as athletic director. A native of the Burnsville area, he is currently one of four assistant

principals at Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, Tenn., where he also has responsibilities with the athletic programs. Superintendent Lee Childress said Strickland is a 28-year educator with “a skill set that he can immediately bring to work. I think he will really do a great Please see PRINCIPAL | 6A

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Putting his knowledge of trivia to good use, Kossuth native Dan Marsh will gain the experience of a lifetime when he appears on the popular TV show “Jeopardy”. After receiving a phone call on March 10, the 37-year-old admits he initially thought it was a telemarketer and chose not to answer it. “I let it go to voicemail and finished the TV show I was watching – “Wolf Hall”. Then, when I checked the voicemail, I flipped out and called back immediately,” he said. “I got sent to voicemail. Then, finally,

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Howard Tinsley is a long time volunteer of many things. He spent Saturday at the Verandah-Curlee House Home and Garden Tour volunteering his time with the Corinth Artist Guild Gallery’s silent art auction. Tinsley is also a Volunteer Field Representative for the Exchange Club, who provides schools with freedom signs and historical docu ments. “I love to volunteer,” he said. “It gives me something to do.” The Oklahoma native has called the Pickwick area home since 2007. When asked about his age, the 80-year-old said, “I’m 79 and progressing.” Tinsley’s son Ray is a featured artist and photographer at the local artist gallery.

tion, the program will feature an approach that is proven to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes and includes: a trained lifestyle coach, CDC approved curriculum, 16 weekly group meetings and six months of follow-up meetings. “This program is being done in key locations/extension oﬃces across the state,” said Moore. “The results are extremely valuable to the CDC because they can use the data to determine what they can do to better serve the public in the prevention of Please see DIABETES | 2A

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The Alcorn County Congressional Award 4-H Club helps improve the grounds of the Crossroads Arena. The club plants trees through a grant from the National 4-H Council.

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the disease.” “By improving food choices and increasing physical activity, you can lose 5 to 7 percent of your body weight,” she continued. “If you have prediabetes, these lifestyle changes can cut your risk of developing diabetes in half.” Current statistics show that one out of three American adults have prediabetes and most don’t know it. Having prediabetes means a person’s blood glucose level is higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Higher than normal blood glucose levels raise

the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Without weight loss and moderate physical activity, many people with prediabetes will develop type two diabetes within three years. Type 2 diabetes is a serious condition which can lead to health issues such as heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure; or loss of toes, feet or legs. Individuals with prediabetes may be at risk for type 2 diabetes if they are: ■ Age 45 or older ■ Overweight ■ Have a family history of type 2 diabetes ■ Are physically active fewer than three times a week ■ Gave birth to a baby

weighing more than nine pounds Lifestyle changes made in the Diabetes Prevention Program will help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. Participants who take advantage of the program will learn to: eat healthy, add physical activity to their life, manage stress and stay motivated. The program will begin on Thursday, May 5 from 5 to 6 p.m. and will continue every Thursday for 16 weeks. Follow-up meetings will continue once a month for the next six months. Designed for adults who have not been diagnosed with diabetes and geared toward prevention, the informational

program will include weigh-ins, food tracking, portion control, scales, food models and more. “We really wanted get people’s attention and stress awareness for the disease because it is very manageable and in many cases, preventable with a healthy diet and exercise,” said Moore who will serve as the lifestyle coach.” Diabetes is climbing the charts as far as statistics and we need to do something about it.” (Those interested in the program should call the Alcorn County Extension Service at 662-286-7756 and need to act fast as space is limited to just 15 participants.)

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Today’s Highlight in History: On April 17, 1961, some 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in an attempt to topple Fidel Castro, whose forces crushed the incursion by the third day.

On this date: In 1492, a contract was signed by Christopher Columbus and a representative of Spain’s King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, giving Columbus a commission to seek a westward ocean passage to Asia. In 1861, the Virginia State Convention voted to secede from the Union. In 1924, the motion picture studio MetroGoldwyn-Mayer was founded, the result of a merger of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and the Louis B. Mayer Co. In 1937, Daffy Duck made his debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon “Porky’s Duck Hunt,” directed by Tex Avery. In 1970, Apollo 13 astronauts James A. Lovell, Fred W. Haise and Jack Swigert splashed down safely in the Pacific, four days after a ruptured oxygen tank crippled their spacecraft while en route to the moon. In 1975, Cambodia’s five-year war ended as the capital Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge, which instituted brutal, radical policies that claimed an estimated 1.7 million lives until the regime was overthrown in 1979. In 1984, an 11-day police siege began at Libya’s embassy in London when an unidentified shooter inside the building fired on a crowd of protesters, killing police officer Yvonne Fletcher. In 1991, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 3,000 for the first time, ending the day at 3,004.46, up 17.58.

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Across the Region Booneville Fire department’s rating increases BOONEVILLE — Efforts to improve the Tuscumbia-New Candler Volunteer Fire Department have resulted in achieving a class 7 rating. Tuscumbia-New Candler VFD Fire Chief Greg Davis said the Mississippi State Rating Bureau notified the department the new class 7 rating was confirmed effective April 4. “It’s a big accomplishment,” Davis said, noting the class 7 rating is a first for the volunteer fire departments in Prentiss County. Booneville Fire Department in the city of Booneville has a class 6 rating. Previously TuscumbiaNew Candler’s Fire Protection Grading District held a class 8 rating which was obtained in 2009. The new seventh class rating is expected to help on house insurance for those living in the coverage area. Although he doesn’t have an exact figure it could mean savings close to $200 to $300 a year, he said. Individual property fire rates are also dependent upon specific construction, occupancy, private protection and exposure from adjacent buildings.

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Iuka Tishomingo County plans Clean-Up Day IUKA — Tishomingo County Supervisors are set for their Great American Clean-Up Day on April 23. Residents are encouraged to get out and clean up garbage from roadways in neighborhoods across the county. Garbage should be placed inside bags and placed beside the road, where supervisors will pickup and carry to dump. Garage bags are also available for free to use in the Great American Clean-Up Day from a supervisor. The Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Department is also joining in with a few local inmates to pick up trash along state roads beginning on Monday.

Houston City’s tourism tax bill remains alive HOUSTON — The bill to allow the city of Houston to establish a tourism tax remains alive in the Mississippi Legislature, according to reports. The bill would allow city residents to vote on the proposed two percent tax on hotel rooms and restaurants. A referendum in the city last year narrowly failed to pass. The new bill says the 25 percent of the funding would go to parks and recreation in the city. The remaining money would be used for community and economic development.

packed with exhibits about the park’s unique wildlife and history. According to The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, the new Nature Center will be dedicated to preserving the heritage of the state park and will feature the history of the park and Tishomingo County funded from Friends of the Park. Currently, the Nature Center is still in progress. Several donations equaling $2,000 have helped push the program along. The funds go toward preservation and enhancement projects for the park. Displays of Tishomingo county heritage, nature, art, animals, arrowheads and war memorabilia are just a few of the Nature Center’s focal points. Once the Nature Center finishes construction, Friends of the Park will focus on updating the cabins. On April 23, the group is hosting the first Swinging Bridge Trail Run with a four-mile option and a nine-mile option to raise even more funds for the park.

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TISHOMINGO COUNTY — In honor of Earth Day on April 22, Tishomingo State Park will reopen its Nature Center,

TUPELO — SeaPort Airlines was fined $30,000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation for violating requirements to provide advance notice before ending, suspending or reducing air service in several cities in recent months. SeaPort ended service in Tupelo and in Muscle Shoals, Alabama on Oct. 23, even though it had given the agency on Aug. 27 a 90-day notice. On Sept. 30, DOT ordered SeaPort to continue service through Dec. 28 or until a new carrier could be found. But SeaPort notified the department on Oct. 19 it would end service four days later. SeaPort also ended service in Greenville and in communities in Kansas and California without having a replacement carrier in place and/or not providing 90

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Starkville New development ahead in Starkville STARKVILLE — A new $14 million mixed-used development is planned to break ground in Starkville in the coming months. Starkville-based Tabor Development, in partnership with Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based Progressive Properties, announced pre-construction sales of The 509. The 509 will be comprised of 42 upscale condominium units, boutique retail space and a City Bagel Cafe. Construction is set to begin on the condominiums this summer, with completion of the first phase scheduled for Fall 2017. The 509 will include two residential condominium buildings located less than a mile from Mississippi State University.

Tupelo Natchez Trace sets Park Week events TUPELO — The Natchez Trace Parkway will celebrate National Park Week through April 24. The week long event is America’s largest celebration of national heritage. It’s about making great connections, exploring amazing places, discovering open spaces, enjoying affordable vacations and enhancing America’s best idea— the national parks. It’s all happening in your national parks, and that includes the

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Oxford Festival to present LGBTQ short films OXFORD — To be held in conjunction with Oxford’s first Pride Parade, Crossroads Film Society and Oxford Film Festival have partnered to provide a free screening of five curated short films. The LGBTQ Shorts: Struggles and Celebrations of Being Out in the Deep South will be shown on May 8 at 4 p.m. at Shelter on Van Buren. The Pride Parade, organized by Matt Kessler in conjunction with the University of Mississippi Sarah Isom Center, will be held on May 7 at 2 p.m. “We are so happy to partner with Crossroads during this important weekend in Oxford,” Oxford Film Festival Executive Director Melanie Addington said.

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Appointed superintendents a bright note for Mississippi Larry B. Mitchell will be the last elected superintendent of Alcorn County schools. A bill recently signed into law by Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant eliminates the election of school superintendents after the current term. The House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2438 in a 80-36 vote with very little debate. The bipartisan bill passed the Senate in February, and because the House made no changes, it went straight to Gov. Bryant -who said he supported the measure before he ever signed the bill into law. The bill will require all school districts in the state to appoint their superintendent starting in 2019. Any superintendent position filled in the last election (November 2015) will be allowed to finish their current four-year term. Mitchell is one of those. This is a great new law and long overdue. Although Rep. Nick Bain of Corinth and Rep. Tracy Arnold of Booneville voted against the measure, we were pleased Rep. Lester “Bubba” Carpenter of Burnsville and Rep. Jody Steverson of Ripley voted in favor of the legislation. Thankfully, the measure didn’t need all of local representatives votes. The Alcorn School District Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution last fall that asked the state to make the same change only in Alcorn County. But the state went to bat and took care care of the issue all across the state. Superintendents are currently elected in 55 of Mississippi’s 140 school districts, and the Magnolia state remains one of only three states in the nation to still allow superintendent elections. “Appointed superintendents are an innovation Mississippi schools have needed for a long time,” Bryant said before he signed the bill. “There’s a reason most of the U.S. appoints superintendents -- because it works. (This bill) is a game changer that will send a message to the rest of the nation that we are determined to make our educational system one of the best in America.” He is on cue. The Alcorn County School District Board of Education now has an even more important role in the future. Added to their current duties will be appointing a new school superintendent. Thanks to this new law, our county school board will be able to take applications from all across the U.S. to find the best candidate for the job. That’s why we needed this new law. We can branch out further than someone who is an Alcorn County resident to lead the Alcorn School District. Appointed superintendents is a bright note for Mississippi. And we approve this message. Daily Corinthian

Prayer for today My Father, may I not miss my work through indiﬀerence and feel it is thy neglect of me. May I be reminded that the enrichment of life comes through persistency and being consistent, and may not be found on the idle paths of extravagant ways. Help me to take up my work with a willing spirit and give my best to it. Amen.

A verse to share One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. — Psalm 27:4

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Congress still wastes taxpayers’ money As the tax deadline approaches it’s once again time to consider how the federal government wastes our money. Remember the spending caps that were supposed to keep Congress from overspending? Gone with the wind. How about the promise Republicans made about no more earmarks on spending bills? It disappeared almost as fast as a gold coin in a magician’s hands. Of course, they are not calling these new and improved earmarks earmarks. They call them something else, so they can claim they are keeping their promise. Is it any wonder this political season is characterized by voter anger? Just in time for Tax Day comes the annual Pig Book 2016. For more than two decades Citizens Against Government Waste, a nonprofit organization that, according to its website, advocates for the “...the elimination of waste and ineﬃciency in government through lobbying and grassroots activities,” has published this useful guide, which illustrates just some of the ways our elected representatives waste the money we send them. A few examples will set the tone, but you should read it all. It should embarrass every member of Con-

gress who voted for this unnecessary and wasteful stuﬀ, but, unfortunately, they are beCal yond embarThomas rassment. Here are Columnist a few of the categories. Defense: “$255,000,000 for two additional F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft for the Navy. The acquisition misadventures of the JSF program have been well-documented. In development for nearly 15 years and four years behind schedule, the program is approximately $170 billion over budget and has encountered an abundance of persistent issues. An April 2015 Government Accountability Oﬃce (GAO) report noted that the lifetime operation and maintenance costs of the most expensive weapon system in history will total approximately $1 trillion.” In February 2014, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Frank Kendall referred to the purchase of the F-35 as “acquisition malpractice.” Agriculture: “$3,000,000 for the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), which also received a $3 million earmark in the Agriculture

Appropriations bill in FYs 2014 and 2015. However, in FY 2016, the DRA received an additional earmark costing $10,064,000 in the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, for a combined total of $13,064,000, an increase of 335.5 percent over the past earmarks.” “According to the Republican Study Committee’s FY 2016 budget, funding for the DRA should be terminated because such regional commissions are duplicative of other federal programs and support mostly local projects. Support for cutting DRA funds is bipartisan, as President Obama’s FY 2017 version of Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings recommended reducing the agency’s budget by $3 million annually.” We’ll wait to see if that happens, but based on past experience Congress doesn’t like to let go of money, even borrowed money. Commerce, Justice Science: “Since FY 2002, members of Congress have directed 19 earmarks costing taxpayers $186 million for research facility construction at NIST in Alabama, Mississippi, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New York, South Carolina, Virginia, and Puerto Rico. These include two earmarks costing $60 million by Sen-

ate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), and four earmarks totaling $19.5 million by Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.).” “Sen. Cochran requested 709 earmarks costing taxpayers $1.9 billion between FYs 2008-2010, the three years in which members were required to identify their earmark requests. He requested both the highest number and dollar amount of earmarks in each of these years, making him the “King of Pork” for that period of time.” Visit CAGW.org to read the rest. There you will find many more examples of your hard-earned tax dollars not working. Presidential candidates are again debating how high, or how low, the federal income tax should be. They have it backward. Voters should tell politicians how much of our money we will allow them to spend and on what. It’s our money, not theirs and politicians ought to live within our means. But that would require asking less of government and more of ourselves. (Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@ tribpub.com.)

Will Trump be swindled in Cleveland? In the race for the Republican nomination, Donald Trump would seem to be in the catbird seat. He has won the most states, the most delegates and the most votes – by nearly two million. He has brought out the largest crowds and is poised for huge wins in the largest states of the East, New York and Pennsylvania. Yet, there is a growing probability that the backroom boys will steal the nomination from him at a brokered convention in Cleveland. Over the weekend, Colorado awarded all 34 delegates to Ted Cruz. The fix had been in since August, when party oﬃcials, alarmed at Trump’s popularity, decided it would be best if Colorado Republicans were not allowed to vote on the party’s nominee. After all, these poor folks might get it wrong. In South Carolina, where Trump swept the primary, a plot is afoot for a mass desertion of Trump delegates after the first ballot. The Republican Party in Georgia, another state Trump won, is also talking up delegate defections. In state after state, when Trump wins, and moves on, the apparatchiks arrive

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– to thieve delegates for Cruz. “This is a crooked system, folks,” says Trump, Pat “the system is Buchanan rigged. ... I go to Louisiana. Columnist I win Louisiana. ... Then I find out I get less delegates than Cruz because of some nonsense. ... I say this to the RNC. I say it to the Republican Party: You’re going to have a big problem, folks, because the people don’t like what’s going on.” Something rotten is also going on in the Democratic race. Bernie Sanders is on a roll, having won seven straight primaries and caucuses. Yet, he keeps falling further behind. “I watch Bernie, he wins. He wins. He keeps winning, winning,” said Trump in Rochester. “And then I see, he’s got no chance. They always say he’s got no chance. Why doesn’t he have a chance? “Because the system is corrupt.” Sanders seems to be shorted every time he wins a primary or caucus. And the insurmountable hurdle he faces was erected against

folks like Sanders some time ago – the 700-plus superdelegates. These are Democratic congressmen, senators, governors and Party officials. By more than 10-1, close to 500 of these superdelegates have lined up to back Hillary Clinton and stop Sanders. The Democratic Party believes in democracy, up to a point – that point being that Democratic voters will not be permitted to nominate a candidate to whom the party elites object. While the turnout in the Democratic primaries and caucuses has not matched the Obama-Clinton race of 2008, Sanders has rallied the young and working class, turned out the biggest crowds and generated the greatest enthusiasm. But on the Republican side, the Party has had the largest turnout in American history. And the reason is Trump. And if, after having won the most votes and delegates, Trump is seen as having been swindled out of a nomination he won, by intraparty scheming in Cleveland, the GOP could suﬀer a self-inflicted wound from which it might not recover. Another matter that could prevent a return to national

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unity? The deepening split over trade and foreign policy, both between the parties, and within the parties. Sanders, last week, was saying that what disqualifies Clinton as president is her support for free trade deals that gutted American industry and cost millions of jobs, and her support for an Iraq War that was among the costliest, bloodiest blunders in U.S. history. On both issues, Trump agrees with Sanders. Cruz, an uber-hawk and free trader, is more aligned with Clinton. If the “America First” stance on foreign and trade policy, close to a majority position today, is unrepresented by either party this fall, and we get a free trade, War Party president, the divisions within the country will widen and deepen. If Sanders and his revolution are sent packing in Philadelphia, and Trump is robbed in Cleveland of a nomination Americans believe he won, political disillusionment, and political realignment, may be at hand. (Daily Corinthian columnist Pat Buchanan is an American conservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist, politician and broadcaster.)

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ACTC Polymer Science team wins first place BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Complete with a reception, cake and one impressive trophy, five students from the Alcorn Career and Technology Center’s Polymer Science class were recently rewarded for their eﬀorts during the 7th Annual Polymer Science High School Competition. Held in November of last year on the University of Southern Mississippi campus in Hattiesburg, Shyna Dilworth, Dylan Hammock, Colman Cook, Austin Isbell and Anthony Redding competed in various rounds against students from other schools, bringing home the coveted title of First Place Overall Winner. “All of our Polymer Science students competed, but only five served on the Quiz Bowl team that went to Southern,” said Instructor Stephanie Parsons. “They are so excited to have won first place overall, first in essay, and first in Modulus and Tensile Strength Team Challenge.” The star students were presented with a golden eagle trophy on Wednesday by Sara Bayley who serves as the testing services and quality leader for the Mississippi Polymer Science Institute which is an auxiliary of the University of Southern Mississippi. President Gary Chandler of The Alliance was also in attendance. “It took them a while to determine the over-

President Gary Chandler of The Alliance; ACTC Polymer Science Instructor Stephanie Parsons; her Quiz Bowl team; Testing Services and Quality Leader Sara Bayley of Mississippi Polymer Science Institute and Alcorn School District Superintendent Larry B. Mitchell celebrate the accomplishments of the class. all winner because of the large number of students who competed in the team challenge and the high results teams provided. It was extremely competitive,” said Parsons who received an early present for Christmas last year. “I found out the day before Christmas break that our students had won and was shocked at first, but so excited.” Echoing her sentiments, ACTC Director Rodney Hopper also expressed pride for his students. “They went as one of the smallest districts in the state of Mississippi and competed against some of the biggest districts who have Polymer Science programs,” he said. “For them to have come out as the overall winner of the

competition is quite an accomplishment.” “Mrs. Parsons has done a wonderful job with them,” he continued. “She is a wonderful instructor.” In addition to receiving a trophy, the five also received full scholarships to Northeast Mississippi Community College. “The competition was a great experience,” said CHS Junior Shyna Dilworth “We went in there blind with no idea what it was going to be like, but it turned out we actually did know what we were doing because we won.” ACHS Junior Dylan Hammock was also impressed by the competition. “It was nice to compete and fun to tour the labs and campus,” he said. “We really enjoyed the process,

but some of the questions were challenging.” “It was a fun experience,” interjected KHS Senior Colman Cook. ACHS Junior Anthony Redding admitted he was nervous about the competition, but was pleasantly surprised by the outcome. “I was concerned about whether we could pull oﬀ a win or not,” he said. “When we got there, I saw we had a chance.” “Winning was pretty great,” he added. Expressing his excitement for the journey, ACHS Junior Austin Isbell says he would do it all over again. “It was a cool campus and was bigger than I thought it would be,” he said. “I would go back again.” Proud Parent Tamara

Dilworth served as the only parent chaperon for the trip. “I’m very proud of them, but to find out today that my daughter received a full scholarship … I’m honestly at a loss for words,” said Shyna’s mom. Bringing home the win, the students are already setting their sites on future challenges. “The Alcorn Career and Technology Center is providing students with the academic, technical and employability skills needed to pursue post-secondary training, higher education, or to enter a career field prepared for ongoing learning,” said Alcorn School District Superintendent Larry B. Mitchell. “Our Polymer Science program’s first place state

As the first place overall winners of the 7th Annual Polymer Science High School Competition, five students from ACTC’s Polymer Science class were rewarded for their efforts with an impressive golden eagle trophy from the Mississippi Polymer Science Institute, which is an auxiliary of the University of Southern Mississippi. win is a testament to the high level of performance our CTE students exhibit day in and day out.”

MRHC maintains focus on information technology Magnolia Regional Health Center is continuing to focus on the importance of information technology and the impact it has on the overall patient experience. For the past year, dozens of individuals on the staﬀ at Magnolia Regional Health Center have been attending numerous meetings and training sessions throughout the hospital. A team of hospital staﬀ members from multiple specialties, combined with consultants that specialize in the implementation of MEDITECH software, have been working together to customize and develop a rollout plan for the newest version of this software available to hospitals. MEDITECH 6.1, a state-of-the-art healthcare solution platform, will allow MRHC to continue to remain at the forefront of healthcare and integrate its health informatics system, originally put into place at the

Sherry Mitchell, project manager for MEDITECH 6.1 implementation, discusses project timeline. hospital in the 1990’s. The new MEDITECH 6.1 software platform will support all of MRHC’s daily

operations and will aﬀect all staﬀ members at the hospital in every department: clinical, financial,

and operational. “MRHC has been on the MEDITECH EMR since the early 90s and uti-

lized it very well throughout its lifetime. Now it is time to move forward with MEDITECH’s lat-

est EMR offering,” said David Parker, CIO and VP of Information Technology at MRHC. “This is a monumental project for this organization and requires a vast amount of capital and human resources. When complete, this EMR should provide us with a mechanism for the future, as we deliver healthcare to our patient population.” The software rollout, scheduled for June 1, aims to create an exceptional patient experience for patients, staff, and providers by redefining daily processes, providing new technology, and integrating clinical and financial data. “Our ultimate goal is that our patients have the best patient experience possible, said MRHC CEO, Ronny Humes. “With this software upgrade, our providers and staff members will continue to be able to provide them with the highest quality experience possible.”

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ACHS Senior Sounds Alcorn Central High School will present “Good To Be Alive” for this year’s Senior Sounds during a 2 p.m. matinée today at the Coliseum Civic Center, located at 404 Taylor Street in Corinth. Admission is $10. The matinée is walkin only, no reservations will be taken. For more information, contact ACHS at 662-286-8720.

day, April 22 – Grocery shopping at Roger’s Supermarket; Monday, April 25 – Birthday celebration; Tuesday, April 26 – Exercise at Tate Baptist Church and Doctor Day; Wednesday, April 27 – Bible Study by Jackie Calvart from Oakland Baptist Church; Thursday, April 28 – Bingo; and Friday, April 29 – Hour of Power Ministry by James and Naomi Spears and Roger’s Supermarket for grocery shopping. Daily activities include quilting, jigsaw puzzles, table games, Rolo golf and washer games. Senior citizens age 60 and above are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Art exhibits Disabled Medicaid Waiver Program The Northeast MS Planning and Development District/ Elderly and Disabled Medicaid Waiver Program is expanding in Alcorn County. This Home and Community Based Program is an alternative to nursing home placement and can offer services such as Personal Care Attendants, Expanded Home Health Services, Home Delivered Meals, Adult Day Services, In-Home Respite and Case Management. Those interested in the program are asked to call Irene Keller at 662333-1005 for details.

Bishop Activity Center The Bishop Activity Center will hold the following activities: Monday, April 18 – Legacy Hospice for Bingo; Tuesday, April 19 – Doctor Day and exercise at Tate Baptist Church; Wednesday, April 20 – Bible Study by Jackie Calvart from Oakland Baptist Church; Thursday, April 21– Bingo; Fri-

■ The Corinth Artist Guild Gallery is hosting an exhibit of photographs by Joey Wilder of Booneville through April 30. The photos include landscapes and nature images. Wilder is an employee of Magnolia Regional Health Center. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at 609 North Fillmore or by appointment. ■ The Corinth Library is hosting artwork by Syble Marlar Caples of Pickwick, Tenn., and Katherine BryantWilliams of Oakland, Tenn., through the end of April. An Iuka native, Caples is a self-taught artist whose themes are influenced by life experiences. Bryant-Williams is an award-winning artist who is fluent in oil, pastel and watercolor. Her favored subjects are landscapes, still life and animal portraiture, especially equine.

teers to spend time with patients and families in the surrounding area to provide companionship, friendship, and support to patients and families. Volunteers are also need in our office to place phone calls, file, make gifts for our patients and participate in community event. volunteering is a great way to enhance resumes and gain community service hours. For more information and to volunteer, contact Sherry Dalton, Volunteer Coordinator, at 662-286-5333 or sherry.dalton@legacyhospice.net.

Extension Activities: Art Class An Art Class is open to the public at no cost will meet every Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Extension Office, located behind the Crossroads Arena. Participants will need to bring their own supplies and should call 662-2867755 to register and get more information. The class is limited to 15 students. Batik Workshop A Batik Workshop will be conducted every Thursday night for six weeks from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Extension Office, located behind the Crossroads Arena. The cost is $10. Participants should register by calling 662-286-7755. Beginning Quilt Class A Beginning Quilt Class meet at 5 p.m. each Tuesday at the Extension Office, located behind the Crossroads Arena. Six sewing machines will be available for individuals who do not own one.

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Deaths Harold Wayne Hill

being offered by artist Jaylene Whitehurst at the Alcorn County Extension office. Sessions meet from 1-2:30 p.m. and are scheduled on monthly third Tuesdays: April 19, May 17, June 21, and July 19.The registration fee of $25, with a $5 discount for additional children in the same family, covers all supplies. Workshops are open to students ages 8-16: they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. A minimum of five students is required for the class to make. Fees are due at registration at the Extension office at 2200 Levee Road. The deadline for sign-up is the Friday preceding each Tuesday workshop. For more information call 662-286-7756.

Funeral services for Harold Wayne Hill is Monday at 3 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home with burial at Farmington Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is 11 a.m. until service time. Mr. Hill stepped into heaven on April 16, 2016 at his residence in Glen. He was born May 10, 1938 in Union County. He retired in 2005, at age 67, from Mississippi Polymers as Masters Planning Manager. He was a Mason 32nd Degree Scottish Rite and a member of Tuscumbia Baptist Church. Survivors include wife, Carol Hastings Hill; two daughters, Debbie (Ronnie) Fowler and Rita (Steve) Little; step children, Kenny (Lisa) Hastings, Paula (Wayne) Dixon; grandchildren, Chris Little, Riley (Alissa) Fowler, Casey (Joe) Moen and Jake (Blakley) Fowler; step grandchildren, Zack Hastings, Paige (Chevy) Null, Rexston and Ruby Carol Dixon; brothers, Ray (Cheryl) Hill of Verona and Robert (Jeanette) Hill of Dumas; two sisters, Ernestine (Edward) Moﬃtt of Dumas and Helen Chapman of Dumas; 11 great grandchildren; and long time friends Janet and Guy Tucker. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ellis and Emily Pearl (Hall) Hill; wife of 42 years and mother of his daughters, Christine Hill; and two brothers, Carroll Hill and Ross Hill. Pallbearers include Chris Little, Riley Fowler, Jake Fowler, Parker Little, Chevy Null and Rexston Dixon. Bro. Rodney Whittemore will oﬃciate. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Tuscumbia Baptist Church, Farmington Baptist Church Cemetery fund or a charity of your preference. Condolences may be left at memorialcorinth.com.

Friends of the Corinth Library The Friends of the Corinth Library will hold a used book sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 16. Among items for sale will be hardcover and paperback books for adults and children, cassette talking books and VHS videos. For every $5 worth of merchandise purchased, buyers will have their name entered into a drawing for a new book or video of their choice.

Virginia Lambert

Born December 13, 1931, in Woodruﬀ County, Ark. to Robert Lee and Nina Collier. Virginia Lee Lambert passed from this world at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo on April 14, 2016, following a long illness. Virginia was a retired AT&T telephone operator who was an active member of the Communication Workers of America. As the wife of a U.S. Navy submariner, she lived in locations from Groton, Connecticut to Honolulu, Hawaii. She was a parishioner at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Corinth and was a devoted mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harris Dalton Lambert; by her parents, and by her siblings Billy Wayne Collier, Robert Thomas Collier, and Iva Jean James. Surviving Virginia are daughters Karen Lee (Tommy) of Clinton and Kimberley Gutschmidt (Burkhard) of Magdeburg, Germany; sons William Lambert of New Orleans, La. and Joseph Lambert of Nashville, Tenn.; sisters Belinda Chaney and Marie Baldwin of Cabot, Ark., Barbara Cursey of Hernando, and Sarah Mann of Nashville, Tenn.; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Arrangements for a memorial service will be announced at a later date. Holland Funeral DirectorsTupelo assisted the family locally. Memorial contributions may be sent in Virginia’s name to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church P.O. Box 1225 Corinth, MS 38835.

Community Meeting Anyone who is connected to or has interest in the Williams Cemetery, located on CR 335 in Alcorn County is invited to attend a meeting on Monday, April 18, at the American Legion Building, located behind Kroger’s. Thee meeting will begin at 6 p.m. For more information call Maxine Henson at 662462-5804 or Ann Medlin at 731-627-0330.

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job and contribute a great deal.” Strickland’s family will move to the area. His wife is also an educator and potential hire for the school district. They have a son who will be in the seventh grade. Strickland will likely join the district around July 1. Jeannie Sauls will continue as an assistant

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principal. The outgoing athletic director is Chris Coleman, who is retiring after 19 years with the district. He has also served as tennis coach and assistant football coach. In other staﬃng actions, the board approved several supply teachers to help cover some vacancies at Corinth Elementary School. “We have several

teachers who are on maternity leave,” said Childress. “In addition to that, since the start of the semester, we have lost two pre-K teachers, and we have struggled to find people with a pre-K endorsement. We are having to use a mix of people in order to cover those classes because just not everyone is comfortable going into a pre-K classroom.” The supply teachers are Denise King, Lana Moss, Nicholas McAlister, Kaiirya Davis, Casey Dunn and Brandi Greene. Lee Ann Nuckolls will be a part-time

teacher. The board approved Elizabeth Strickland as a teacher at Corinth Middle School and Claire Windsor as speech therapist at CES. Retirements submitted to the board are Mary Fowler, Mitzi Kyle and Sherry Jones, CES teachers, and Ronnie Inman, CHS custodian. Resignations are Shawnique Ford-Rixner and Anita Mills, teachers at CES; Tomas Herrera, teacher assistant at CES; Ana J. Herrera, interventionist at CES; and Trika Smith, dance co-sponsor at CHS.

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she returned the call. I was on the phone with my sister relaying the details when she called so I had to hang up on my sister.” Marsh’s road to “Jeopardy” began after he completed an online test for a chance to be a contestant. “I’ve been taking the test pretty much annually since they started giving it in 2006. The contestant coordinators told us that 100,000 people take the online test. Of those, about 10,000 pass it. Only 3,000 of those 10,000 are invited to live auditions,” he said. “My live audition was last June 14 in Atlanta, Ga. (on my son’s 13th birthday). Of the 1,000 or so that pass the live audition, 400 actually get invited to be on the show. Marsh will fly to Culver City, Calif. on Monday, April 25. The episode will be taped April 26–28, but won’t air until mid-summer. “I was on my way to the movies when I got the call oﬃcially informing me I would be on the show,” said the excited contestant. “It was pretty hard to concentrate on ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ after that.” “I have been a fan of the show as long as I can remember,” he added. “Since DVR became a thing, I pretty much don’t miss an episode.” Aside from watching the show regularly, the Jeopardy fan is reviewing

episodes on the J!Archive website. “I came up with about 40 categories I felt like I needed to study (e.g. philosophers, opera, African geography, etc.) and filled a bunch of 3x5 note cards to study,” he said. “I recorded myself reading them and listen to them while I sleep.” A 1997 graduate of Kossuth High School and a 2000 graduate of Northeast Mississippi Community College, Marsh is the son of Deborah Glidewell (Wayne), the brother of Amanda Marsh (Javeed) and Joe Marsh (Jodie). He has two children, Max Marsh, 13, and Ava Marsh, 11, a nephew, Noah, 6, and two nieces, Allie, 10, and Elisheva, 9. Marsh earned a BBA degree from Faulkner University in 2005 and has worked at Caterpillar since 2004. He currently serves as supply chain analyst. His hobbies include reading, watching movies, playing board games, and performing at CorinthTheatre-Arts. Dan’s advice for future contestants: “Of all the accounts and advice I have read, the general consensus is to treat it like a game and have fun with it,” he said. “The most successful contestants are those who don’t give in to the pressure. That’s my goal. At the very least, I get to play my favorite game for real.”

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1 firefighter dead, 1 hurt in shooting TEMPLE HILLS, Md. â€” Police worked Saturday to determine why a person opened fire on firefighters who were responding to a call for help at a home in a Maryland suburb of Washington. John Ulmschneider, a 13-year veteran of the Prince Georgeâ€™s County Fire Department, died Friday night after he was shot while trying to enter a home to make a welfare check, police said. Volunteer firefighter Kevin Swain, 19, also was shot, and was in serious but stable condition after coming out of surgery Saturday, department officials said. Swain, who authorities say was shot four times, is expected to survive. Firefighters had gone to the Temple Hills home after the brother of the man who lived there told authorities he was concerned about the manâ€™s safety, said Mark Brady, spokesman for the fire department. The man said his brother had trouble controlling his blood sugar and recently blacked out. He told authorities he was worried because his brother wasnâ€™t answering the phone or the door and his car was parked in the driveway, Brady said. When the firefighters arrived on the scene, the person inside was unresponsive, so they decided to force entry, police said. As that was happening, the person inside fired several rounds, striking two firefighters and his brother, authorities said. Police said that once officers got into the home, the gunfire stopped. Â

Pair faces jail over lost library books TECUMSEH, Mich. â€” A judge told a Michigan couple they could land in jail for up to 93 days and face a maximum $500 fine for failing to return a novel and a Dr. Seuss book borrowed from the local public library. Cathy and Melvin Duren of Tecumseh, Michigan, appeared in Lenawee County court on Thursday to each

face a misdemeanor charge of failure to return rental property. They owe about $35 in late fees for â€œThe Rome Prophecy,â€? borrowed in April 2015. They lost a Dr. Seuss book their teenage son borrowed for their granddaughter in July 2014. â€œI canâ€™t image going to jail over it, but I certainly will fight these charges because Iâ€™m not guilty,â€? Cathy Duren said. Although the couple admitted they were negligent in returning the books, they think itâ€™s unfair to each be charged a $105 â€œdiversion feeâ€? to the Lenawee County Economic Crimes Unit in addition to fines owed to the Tecumseh Public Library, WXYZ-TV reported. In December, the Durens received a letter advising them to return the books and pay the fees, as well as the replacement costs if they couldnâ€™t find the books. The letter also informed them that they could be charged with a crime. In January, the couple was able to find and return â€œThe Rome Prophecy,â€? but they couldnâ€™t locate the Dr. Seuss book. The title of the book wasnâ€™t known. Â

Gov. Snyder urges tougher lead rules LANSING, Mich. â€” Michigan would have the toughest leadtesting rules in the nation and require the replacement of all underground lead service pipes in the state under a sweeping plan that Gov. Rick Snyder and a team of water experts unveiled Friday in the wake of Flintâ€™s water crisis. Other proposals include requiring utilities to test all schools, day care centers, nursing homes and similar facilities â€” not just some peopleâ€™s houses â€” and the mandatory disclosure of lead plumbing in home sales and rental contracts. The plan was given to The Associated Press before it was presented to a committee that Snyder appointed to work on long-term fixes related to Flintâ€™s leadtainted water crisis. It is unclear how much the proposal will cost, and

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the policy workgroup purposely did not take funding into account. The Republican governor said at Fridayâ€™s meeting in Flint that he wants a â€œmarker in the ground,â€? and he expects the plan to generate legislative debate and a better accounting of cost considerations. The federal lead standard is â€œdumb and dangerous,â€? Snyder said. The governor, who has apologized for his administrationâ€™s failures in the Flint disaster, noted that the EPA will not propose revisions until 2017, saying: â€œLetâ€™s set a higher standard faster.â€? The impoverished city of nearly 100,000 residents is under a monthslong state of emergency. Â

Immigration dispute divides high court WASHINGTON â€” The raging political fight over immigration comes to the Supreme Court on Monday in a dispute that could affect millions of people who are in the United States illegally. The court is weighing the fate of Obama administration programs that could shield roughly 4 million people from deportation and grant them the legal right to hold a job. Among them is Teresa Garcia of suburban Seattle, who has spent 14 years in the United States illegally after staying beyond the expiration of her tourist visa in 2002. She already has gotten much of what she wanted when she chose not to return to her native Mexico. Her two sons are benefiting from an earlier effort that applies to people who were brought here illegally as children. Garciaâ€™s 11-year-old daughter is an American citizen. â€œThatâ€™s why I come, for the opportunity for the children and because it is much safer here,â€? the 45-year-old Garcia said in an interview with The Associated Press. Now, she would like the same for herself and her husband, a trained accountant who works construction jobs. Neither can work legally.

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Students protest flying of state flag STARKVILLE â€” A group of students at Mississippi State University have issued a list of demands to President Mark Keenum and his administration as part of a protest sparked by the universityâ€™s continued flying of the state flag. About 100 students held a sit-in Wednesday at Lee Hall, which houses Keenumâ€™s office. Organizers told The Commercial Dispatch they wanted to show support for lowering and changing the state flag, which now bears a Confederate symbol. They also issued a list of demands related to minority issues they say administrators are ignoring. In addition to the flag issue, the group wants the administration to: equalize funding and support for black student organizations; increase minority faculty hires; address retention and graduation rates for AfricanAmerican students and facilitate more diversity and sensitivity training; create on-campus safe spaces for black students; promote inclusive environments for all minority groups; have equal and fair treatment for African-American events, concerts and programs; end discrimination in the universityâ€™s housing program; and deliver more physical and mental health programs for black students. Â

Jackson: No lead in cityâ€™s water system JACKSON â€” The city of Jackson has confirmed that water samples taken from the cityâ€™s distribution system tested below the detection limit for lead. Questions about the presence of lead within the cityâ€™s system arose after the city discovered an unacceptable amount of lead in drinking water over two months ago. The Clarion-Ledger reported that the city announced on Friday that recent test results confirmed the cityâ€™s belief that â€œthe lead exceedance is due to home plumbing and/or the presence of lead service lines.â€? The city tested 15 drinking water samples from elevated storage

tanks within the distribution system. The detection limit for lead is one-half part per billion. Â

Tax rebate granted for mall expansion RIDGELAND â€” A project to expand a shopping mall in Ridgeland has been granted a four-year extension of a sales tax rebate by the Mississippi Development Authority. Without the extension the $96.8 million expansion of the Renaissance at Colony Park would have lost nearly $30 million in rebates, challenging its feasibility, according to the Mississippi Business Journal. The Legislature voted to end the rebate program in 2014, but Renaissance at Colony Park LLC. got its application approved before the deadline. Still, the rebate has been controversial. Efforts to block the extensions have failed so far in the current session of the Legislature. Nine homeowners meanwhile have sued the city to block the development. Homeowners contend the expansion with Costco would create traffic problems and devalue residential property. Â

Taylor to give speech at Alcorn graduation ALCORN â€” Lawyer, author and public speaker Johnny C. Taylor Jr. will deliver the keynote speech at the 2016 commencement ceremonies at Alcorn State University. The university said Friday that Taylor will address 594 graduates on Saturday, May 7, at 8:30 a.m. and at 1 p.m. in the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex. Taylor is president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, a national organization that represents the countryâ€™s 47 publicly-supported historically black colleges and universities. He also serves on the board of Gallup, a research based, global performance management consulting company, and the board of The Cooper Union, a privately funded college dedicated to preparing students for careers in art, architecture and engineering located in New York City.

Taylor says he looks forward to celebrating with the Alcorn family. Â

Natchez mayor ends bid for another term NATCHEZ, Miss. â€” Citing health reasons, the mayor of Natchez has decided to withdraw his bid for re-election. On Friday, the Natchez Democrat reported that Mayor Butch Brown is withdrawing his bid for re-election in June. He told the newspaper heâ€™s not seeking re-election due to health reasons following multiple strokes in late 2015. He also said he wants to spend time with his family, including a new grandson. Brown had said he didnâ€™t want to run for reelection but that he would keep his name on the ballot and if the election turned out in his favor he would be compelled to accept another term. Now Brown says he has asked the Adams County Election Commission about the process for officially withdrawing his candidacy and removing his name from the ballot. Â

Tallahatchie County may get disaster aid PEARL â€” Residents and businesses of Tallahatchie County are now eligible to apply for federal assistance from the March flooding and severe storms. Gov. Phil Bryant announced Friday that the addition of Tallahatchie brings to 17 counties of the state that can receive assistance to recover from the historic rainfall and flooding that occurred. Bolivar, Clarke, Coahoma, Forrest, George, Greene, Jones, Marion, Panola, Pearl River, Perry, Quitman, Sunflower, Tunica, Washington and Wayne counties were declared eligible for FEMAâ€™s Individual Assistance Program earlier. The program helps with things like temporary housing assistances, uninsured or underinsured personal property losses and medical, dental and funeral expenses caused by the disaster. Residents and businesses affected by the disaster should online via www.disasterassistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362).

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THE WEEK IN REVIEW WEEKLY DOW JONES -20.55 164.84 187.03 18.15

Dow Jones industrials Close: 17,897.46 1-week change: 320.50 (1.8%)

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WEEKLY STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

NYSE 10,355.57+235.88

NASDAQ 4,938.22 +87.53

S&P 500 2,080.73 +33.13

Jumper Realty & Associates based in Corinth marked a banner first quarter with an all-time quarterly sales volume high. Posting sales of $5.1 million for the quarter, JR&A had an average sales price of $157,929, beating the market average of $144,659. JR&A sold more of its own listings than anyone in the market in the first

quarter with a volume of $3,953,500. The first quarter added three million dollar-producing Realtors — Marea Wilson, John Hayes and Neil Paul. The big quarter follows a 50 percent increase in sales volume in 2015. The firm continues to see success with its upscale apartment development The Pinnacle on

South Tate Street. “Though the Pinnacle is currently 100 percent occupied,” said Doug Jumper, “we’re constructing more two-bed, two-bath units that will be ready for occupancy around Aug. 1, and we’re taking reservations on those now.” With design elements such as stained concrete flooring, crown molding, granite countertops

and recessed lighting, the Pinnacle was conceived to meet the demand for quality rental property, particularly among professionals who expect to live in the city for just a few years. They are also ideal for seniors looking to downsize. The two- and threebedroom apartments are equipped with all appliances and two-car garages.

MARKET SUMMARY: NYSE AND NASDAQ GAINERS ($2 OR MORE) LOSERS ($2 OR MORE) Name

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ACTIVES ($1 OR MORE) Name

Vol (00) Last Chg

BkofAm ChesEng SiriusXM Pfizer Vale SA Alcoa Petrobras FrptMcM Facebook ValeantPh Apple Inc

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Name

AFLAC AT&T Inc Alcoa Aon plc Apple Inc ArcelorMit BP PLC BcoBrad s BcpSouth BkofAm B iPVixST Bemis Caterpillar Checkpnt ChesEng Chevron Cisco Citigroup CocaCola Comcast CSVixSh rs Deere DirDGldBr Dover DowChm EnPro ENSCO ExxonMbl Facebook FstHorizon FordM FrkUnv FredsInc FrptMcM GenElec iShBrazil iShJapan iShChinaLC iShEMkts iShR2K Intel IBM

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380.50 384 384.25 389.75 398.50 403.50 407.75

356 358.75 361.75 368 378 383.50 387.75

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SOYBEANS 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel May 16 Jul 16 Aug 16 Sep 16 Nov 16 Jan 17 Mar 17

959.50 968 970 968.25 969.75 973 973.50

915.50 923.75 928 926.25 929.25 934 935.25

466.75 472.50 481.50 497 512.50 521.25 526

446 453 463 478.50 493.75 503.75 510

Apr 16 Jun 16 Aug 16 Oct 16 Dec 16 Feb 17 Apr 17

132.32 122.67 118.37 118.40 118.50 117.52 116.50

131.37 121.75 117.35 117.15 117.27 116.40 115.62

131.47 122.17 118.02 118.07 118.15 117.22 116.05

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956 964.25 965.75 964.75 966.50 969.25 969.25

+39.25 +39.25 +38.25 +37 +35.75 +34 +32.50

WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel May 16 Jul 16 Sep 16 Dec 16 Mar 17 May 17 Jul 17

WkHigh WkLow Settle WkChg CATTLE 40,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

378.50 382 382.25 388.25 397 402.25 406.50

May 16 Jun 16 Jul 16 Aug 16 Oct 16 Dec 16 Feb 17

74.40 77.70 78.17 77.95 67.90 63.40 66.40

73.32 76.80 77.30 77.20 67.00 62.62 65.77

COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

459.75 467.50 477 494.25 510.50 520.50 525

-.50 +.75 +.75 +3.50 +5 +5.25 +2.75

May 16 Jul 16 Oct 16 Dec 16 Mar 17 May 17 Jul 17

62.37 61.70 60.74 60.62 60.95 61.34 61.80

59.17 59.12 59.30 58.30 58.82 59.51 60.03

Tables show seven most current contracts for each future. Grains traded on Chicago Board of Trade; livestock on Chicago Mercantile Exchange; and cotton on Intercontinental Exchange.

MUTUAL FUNDS Name

Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

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157,669 130,499 107,919 97,470 91,159 79,217 76,127 72,059 71,429 70,197 68,698 64,930 63,095 58,519 57,142 55,698 53,802 53,766 52,991 51,801 50,881 50,335 46,186 44,686 44,238 44,193 43,492 39,314 38,671 37,677 37,064 36,968 36,095 36,029 34,726 31,238 30,880 30,879 30,296 30,177

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Putter’s Pools recently celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting at their location at 1011 Highway 72 East. Owners Putter and Brooke Hamlin were joined for the celebration by Corinth Mayor Tommy Irwin, other city and local officials, representatives of The Alliance and other friends and supporters.

Poll: Americans upset with government BY TAMMY WEBBER & EMILY SWANSON Associated Press

AGRICULTURE FUTURES CORN 5,000 bu minimum- cents per bushel

Putter’s Pools ribbon cutting

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, FB -Foreign Large Blend, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MI -Muni National Intermediate, TG -Target Date 2021-2025, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar. Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

CHICAGO — All that talk of an angry America? An Associated PressGfK poll finds that most Americans are happy with their friends and family, feel good about their finances and are more or less content at work. It’s government, particularly the federal government, that’s making them see red. Almost 8 in 10 Americans say they’re dissatisfied or angry with the way the federal government is working, while about the same proportion say they’re satisfied or enthusiastic about their personal lives. Republicans are far more likely to be angry — half of GOP voters, compared with about one-quarter of Democrats or independents — and those Republicans are much more supportive of Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the party’s presidential nomination. Still, anger isn’t so much driven by political ideology as it is by an overall disdain for a political system that doesn’t

seem to be working, voters said in follow-up interviews. They’re upset with both parties, as well as career politicians and Washington insiders who, those surveyed said, don’t put their constituents’ interests first. “There are too many lobbyists and people who are not really working for the people anymore. They’re working to line their own pockets,” said 37-year-old Greg Boire of Belding, Michigan, who works as a bank customer service representative and voted for Trump in that state’s Republican primary. “It happens on both sides. ... It’s just the whole government in general.” John Santoro of San Jose, California, a 58-year-old market development manager for a company that makes semiconductor-related products, said he’s doing well financially but is angry about a lack of progress to lower the country’s debt. He mostly blames President Barack Obama, but “politicians on both sides of the aisle are to blame because they just can’t get

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anything done. They just fundraise and get contributions from special interests.” The AP-GfK poll showed that angry Republicans such as Boire and Santoro were much more likely than those who are just dissatisfied to have a favorable view of Trump, by 62 percent to 42 percent. Fifty-eight percent of dissatisfied Republicans, but just 36 percent of angry ones, have an unfavorable opinion of Trump. Both men say they do support Trump — to a point. They believe he could shake up Washington, but worry about his rhetoric and lack of campaign organization. Boire said he’s impressed that Trump is spending his own money and that what he says “is his opinion and not that of the lobbyists.” But Boire would be satisfied if the more politically experienced Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won the nomination because Trump “does not have the filter to shut oﬀ” negative comments. Santoro said he might vote for Cruz in the California primary if Trump doesn’t “cinch things up” and run a more professional campaign. Even so, Trump has harnessed anger toward the federal government to win many die-hard supporters, like 58-year-old Debra Waterson of Petoskey, Michigan. She’s upset that the gun lobby has a strong influence in Washington and that the Senate won’t vote on Obama’s nominee for Supreme Court. But she’s even angrier about the economy and foreign trade deals, so she voted for Trump in the Republican primary. “Up here in northern Michigan, there is so much unemployment and so many can’t aﬀord to eat or buy medicine,” said Waterson, who said her

family is getting by. In the Democratic race against Hillary Clinton, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders also has drawn support of voters who say they’re fed up with the federal government. Retired Miami postal worker Kenneth Olinsky, a Sanders supporter, said he’s angry at Republicans in Congress for being “obstructionist” on legislation that could help working-class or low-income families. “They haven’t done anything for the people as much as they’ve done for the wealthy and for businesses,” said Olinsky, 61. “There is a definite class system in this country; it’s the haves against the have nots.” In the poll, people were slightly more likely to describe the economy as good than they were in February, 45 percent to 41 percent. Despite the current uptick, 54 percent describe the economy as poor. Still, two-thirds or more of Democrats and Republicans say they’re at least satisfied with their personal and family relationships, financial situations, careers, and work-life balance. Independents lag behind on each of those measures, but are still more likely than not to be satisfied with each. But the vast majority of Americans — 71 percent — still think the country is headed in the wrong direction. Nearly half of Democrats, but less than 1 in 10 Republicans, think the country is headed in the right direction. Christopher Ashby, 32, a stay-at-home dad in Albemarle, North Carolina, who describes himself as a very conservative Republican and firm Trump supporter, said he is angry about government handouts for people and corporations and the influence of lobbyists and special-interest groups.

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