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Friday April 29,

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 120, No. 103

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 22 pages • Two sections

Weapon found on CHS student BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

A threat by a Corinth High School student forced the lockdown of the school on Thursday morning. School administrators locked down the school around 8:50

a.m. when it was reported a male student had a weapon. “Out of an abundance of caution, other Corinth School District facilities were placed on lockdown even though there had been no reports of threats on those campuses,” stated the

school district on its website. The student left campus and a search for him and the weapon ensued. Corinth High School administrators, Corinth Police Department and other law enforcement personnel searched the high school campus and did

not find a weapon. Officers later found a concealed weapon on the subject following a search. He had been detained by a Mississippi Highway Patrol officer until the Corinth Police Department arrived.

“Corinth High School administrators, Corinth Police Department and other assisting law enforcement personnel are to be commended for their prompt and professional rePlease see LOCKDOWN | 6A

Bill passed to allow ‘go-cups’ in Corinth Bill still awaiting governor’s signature BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Photo compliments of the Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Department

Although no flames were ever visible, smoke could be seen billowing from Mississippi Silicon for several hours on Thursday morning.

Mississippi Silicon: Fire was minor BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

BURNSVILLE — Mississippi Silicon officials are calling the Thursday morning fire at the Tishomingo County plant

“minor.” According to a statement released by the company, the fire started shortly before 5 a.m. in an auxiliary area at the Burnsville facility.

“A call was placed to 911 and first responders arrived quickly and did an excellent job extinguishing the small fire,” stated

People of the Crossroads

Area school districts hit with budget cuts BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Area school budgets will be reduced by more than $360,000 following Gov. Phil Bryant’s decision to cut more funds from the already underfunded Mississippi Adequate Education Program last week. School districts across the state will be forced to dip into savings after the 0.43 percent reduction in funds are removed from their already allocated budgets for the 201516 fiscal year which ends in June. “This is a tremendous loss for us,” said Alcorn School District Superintendent Larry

Please see FIRE | 2A

State legislators passed a bill last week which would allow “go-cups” and the creation of an entertainment district in downtown Corinth. Although still awaiting the governor’s signature, lawmakers believe the “go-cup” bill will become law. If that happens it will allow Corinth leaders to establish leisure and recreation or entertainment districts in downtown where alcohol could be served and consumed outside. Within the district, people would be allowed to take alcoholic beverages from one restaurant to the next. Those people would be required however to stay within the entertainment district boundaries and would not be allowed to leave the area on foot or in a vehicle with a alcoholic beverage. The district could also prove handy during busy festival weekends where alcoholic beverages will also be allowed outside the festival gates but within the set entertainment district. An Alcorn County represen-

tative supported the passage of the bill. “I received many phone calls from some restaurant owners and city leaders in Corinth asking me to get Corinth added to this bill,” said Rep. Lester “Bubba” Carpenter. “Getting Corinth added was the first step. Once it’s signed into law, local government can set the parameters as they see fit.” The bill included several cities across the state, including Tupelo, Starkville, Holly Springs, Gulfport and Biloxi. “I believe it will be a great thing for the city during festival times and will broaden the horizon for other businesses and restaurants to open up in downtown Corinth,” added Carpenter. According to the bill, before a city can establish a entertainment district “a safety plan” must be put in place. City leaders will also be able to “tighten” the law to fit a particular situation. “We want people to be safe,” said Corinth Alderman Andrew Labas. “I’m sure the city will need to study options and maybe even update some of our existing ordinances to accommodate for this recent change.”

Jerry Charbauski, Tishomingo County Photo by Opal Lovelace

From poetry to song writing and now photography, Tishomingo County native Jerry Charbauski has done it all. The avid picture taker can often be seen snapping photos at local events, civil war reenactments and youth league and high school sports. In 2015, he took more than 100,000 photos. “That’s a lot of clicks,” said Charbauski. “The most rewarding part though is the feedback I receive from the folks I deal with.” The photographer also loves small town life as seen through the viewfinder of his camera. “The great part about living in Tishomingo County is I don’t have to go far to find beautiful spots to do photography,” he said. “Tishomingo County and our surrounding areas are packed full of these spots.”

B. Mitchell. “Our budget was already constructed, assuming we would receive all the money they had promised us. Now, we’ve got to go back and figure out what we don’t need.” Alcorn County schools reduction is $71,410, one of the largest amounts in Northeast Mississippi. “It will hurt,” he said. “We have already told our principals and administrators not to spend any more money unless absolutely necessary.” Mitchell added, “with gas prices being lower this year, Please see CUTS | 6A

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The Krossroads Kollection, under the direction of Put LaBarre, presents a gospel concert at First United Methodist Church.

Walter and Betty Frye are honored with the Corinth Area African American Historical Society Service Award for their service to the community.

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