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Vol. 120, No. 102
• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section
Disagreement leads to deadly shooting BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
A disagreement turned deadly for a Corinth man on Tuesday night. Deondre Simmons, 19, was shot once in the chest and lat-
er died at Magnolia Regional Health Center following an altercation at 612 Cemetery Street around 9:08 p.m. Corinth police have a suspect in custody, but no arrests have been made, according
to Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance. “The victim and suspect were at the residence and a fight took place,” said Dance. “At some point during the fight, the suspect shot the victim one time in
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the chest.” Multiple shots were fired from a 9mm handgun, but only one struck the victim, according to Dance. “The suspect turned himself in last night,” said Dance. “It’s
early in the investigation and right now, we are trying to get to the bottom of things.” Dance said it has been a wild few weeks. Please see SHOOTING | 5
CSD Foundation OKs more than $15,000 in grants BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth students will build mousetrap cars, paint a cafeteria mural and read amazing stories as the result of the new Corinth School District Foundation’s first round of grants. The foundation recently approved 13 mini-grant requests totaling more than $15,000. Teachers, grades and schools were eligible to submit projects for funding.
Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
Parsons Earthworks puts down a chip seal surface on County Road 510 Tuesday afternoon.
Much-maligned road getting resurfaced BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
One of Alcorn County’s bumpiest rides is getting a new surface this week. The Fourth District chip seal project includes 1.2 miles of County Road 510, which intersects Highway 2 at Kossuth, and 0.7 miles of County Road 505. Road 510 “was the most complained about road in my dis-
trict when I was campaigning last year,” said Supervisor Steve Glidewell. “This road is really widely traveled from people in other districts.” Its reputation even extends outside the county, and some people actively avoided it, he said. “I’m just excited to see it going down,” Glidewell said as he watched Parsons Earthworks lay the new surface Tuesday af-
ternoon. “It’s good to see people smile when they come through here for a change.” The chip seal project cost is about $40,000. A bridge replacement on the road beginning possibly later this year will bring further improvements. “The new bridge will be elevated 3 or 4 feet higher than Please see ROAD | 5
BY ZACK STEEN The Alcorn School District Board of Education recently reviewed bids for the installation of district wide wireless Internet. Director of Technology Rose Seaborn said the district’s network infrastructure overhaul necessary to begin the Wi-Fi install has been completed. Seaborn also presented bids to the board which included wireless install, new cabling in computer labs, UPS backup and recovery, cache servers and large racks. The enterprise class wireless will include access points
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Salvation Army sets summer camp dates BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The Salvation Army is ready to go camping. All it needs is some children for the trip. That’s good news for youngsters in the counties of Alcorn, Tippah and Tishomingo. Officials with the Salvation Army released dates for its
annual summer camp earlier this week. Children, ages 7-14, are urged to register for the June 20-25 dates at Camp Hidden Lake in Lexington. “The great thing is that it’s free to parents,” said Salvation Army Director Michelle Miles. “It’s a great opportuPlease see CAMP | 5
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School district planning wireless Internet install zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
“If this first round of grants is any indication of the future of our schools, we are in for some exciting things,” said Katy Stanley, the foundation’s board president. The foundation raises private funds to help provide additional educational opportunities. Executive Director Taylor Coombs looks for the grant program to grow in the
Van McMahan, Ramer, Tenn. Staff Photo by Zack Steen
McNairy County lawyer Van McMahan, 48, is a busy man. When not practicing law from his downtown Selmer, Tennessee office, he still finds himself in a courtroom as McNairy County’s General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge. “It really does seem like I work all the time,” said the University of Tennessee graduate. Married to Christy for 28 years, the couple have three children, UT freshman Peyton and twin 16-yearolds Grant and Grace. When not working, he “enjoys spending time with my wife and kids. If my family isn’t involved, I generally don’t do it.” McMahan said. “Whether it’s hanging out at home by the pool, going out to eat or going to see a movie, we always like to stick together.”
or hot spots in almost all classrooms in the school district. Each access point will be capable of delivering high speed Internet access to up to 30 devices. The project will cost $566,000 to complete, however Seaborn said E-Rate federal funding will assist. “The E-Rate program is an in-depth and complicated process, but because they make so much money available for school districts across the country, it makes it worth the time,” she told the board. E-Rate, the name commonly used for the Schools Please see TECHNOLOGY | 5
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