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No charges filed in shooting Death case will go before grand jury BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

RIENZI — No charges are being filed after a Prentiss County woman was gunned down in

Rienzi on Friday night. Alcorn County Sheriﬀ Ben Caldwell said 77-year-old Gynell Windham was killed in self-defense following an al-

tercation at the Rienzi Auction shortly before 7 p.m. He said the shooting occurred later when two vehicles stopped in the middle of Highway 356

near Hopewell Baptist Church and less than one mile from the auction. “Windham exited her vehicle and displayed a firearm. The other person then fired two rounds striking Windham and killing her,” said Caldwell. “When law enforcement arrived

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Marshals capture local jail escapee BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

IUKA — The Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that last week’s jail escapee has been captured. Dustin Jourdan McCoy, 24, was apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Arkansas around 11 a.m. Monday morning, according to Tishomingo County Sheriff John Dennis Daugherty. The sheriff said they are

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Several local teachers earned extra credit from a Corinth civic club for their classroom dedication. Rotary on Thursday presented its annual Teacher of

the Year honors to four educators who received a plaque and $500 to spend as they wish. “These ladies do a job that probably most of us in this room would not want to do,” said Ellis Rhett, the club’s education chairman. “They do it very suc-

BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Local third graders who do not pass the 3rd Grade Reading Assessment state test can get a free eye exam. In its third year, the Mississippi Optometric Association (MOA) and the Mississippi Vision Foundation (MVF) have joined together to provide eye exams at no-cost to third graders who did not pass the state reading assessment test and do not have insurance. Less than 7 percent of the 221 Alcorn School District third graders who took the test recently failed. Students are given two more chances to retake the test. Students must pass the

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The City of Corinth is getting an extension of time to complete a large-scale drainage project that has been in the works for the last several years. With time running out on a

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major grant, the city was facing the possibility of losing the project, although it has invested $600,000 in planning the work. The Economic Development Administration has given the project a new deadline Please see DRAINAGE | 6

People of the Crossroads Randy Bostick, Corinth For more than 33 years, Randy Bostick has pastored Oakland Baptist Church. It’s a longevity that’s rare in the industry, he said. “This is a good place with good people,” Bostick added. “It’s home and hopefully I can finish here.” With no signs of retirement, the Houston, Texas native said every Sunday is like his first Sunday. “As long as everything stays fresh, I’ll keep doing this,” he said. Married to retired school teacher Sharon for more than 42 years, the couple has three children and nine grandchildren with another on the way. “I’m doing what I love to do,” said Bostick of his time behind the pulpit. “I feel like I’m doing what God created me to do. It’s not a chore ... it’s a passion.”

test in order to enter the fourth grade. “We are thankful for the support these organizations and the local optometrists are providing our students,” said ASD Elementary Curriculum Director Tammy Johnson. “I would encourage the parents of children who do not pass the test to take advantage of the eye exam in order to make sure their child does not have any vision diﬃculties.” Four Corinth optometrists are providing the free eye exams, including Dr. John and Nixon Dodd at Dodd Eye Clinic, Dr. Michael Weeden at Corinth Please see MOA | 2

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25 years ago

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Jerry Webb and Dr. Walter Webb donate their parents’ home on Meigg Street to the City of Corinth. Today it houses the Corinth Black History Museum.

The remains of an unknown Civil War soldier discovered at Battery Robinett are reentered at the site.

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cessfully, and they have a tremendous impact upon the kids that they’re involved with, our community and our economy.” The selections are made by the schools.

MOA offers free eye tests for 3rd graders

now awaiting extradition for McCoy, who escaped from Tishomingo County Jail last week at approximately 10 p.m. McCoy Wednesday night. During an interview regard-

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The Rotary Teachers of the Year are (from left) Gennella Graham, Candi Gaines, Lisa McDonnieal and Leanne Williams.

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on the scene, they were able to take the person into custody for questioning.” The person was released Monday. “It appears they were acting in self-defense,” he added. The case will be presented to the Alcorn County Grand Jury.

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Lawmaker apologizes for calling for lynching BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press

JACKSON — A Mississippi lawmaker has apologized for saying Louisiana leaders should be lynched for removing Confederate monuments, only after his comment sparked broad condemnation in both states. “The destruction of these monuments, erected in the loving memory of our family and fellow Southern Americans, is both heinous and horrific,” Republican state Rep. Karl Oliver of Winona said in a post Saturday night, which was removed

from his page Monday. “If the, and I use this term extremely loosely, ‘leadership’ of Louisiana wishes to, in a Nazi-ish fashion, burn books or destroy historical monuments of OUR HISTORY, they should be LYNCHED! Let it be known, I will do all in my power to prevent this from happening in our State.” The post was made after three Confederate monuments and a monument to white supremacy were removed in New Orleans. Oliver issued a statement Monday apologizing. “I, first and foremost, wish to

extend this apology for any embarrassment I have caused to both my colleagues and fellow Mississippians,” Oliver said. “In an eﬀort to express my passion for preserving all historical monuments, I acknowledge the word ‘lynched’ was wrong. I am very sorry. It is in no way, ever, an appropriate term. I deeply regret that I chose this word, and I do not condone the actions I referenced, nor do I believe them in my heart. I freely admit my choice of words was horribly wrong, and I humbly ask your forgiveness.”

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, a Democrat, was among the oﬃcials criticizing Oliver’s original post. “Now that everyone can see Mississippi state Rep. Oliver’s position on the matter clearly, his message proves our fight to tackle the issue of race head-on is both right and necessary,” Landrieu said. Oliver is a funeral director and first-term lawmaker who represents a district that includes the tiny town of Money, where black teenager Emmett Till was kidnapped before be-

ing lynched in 1955, allegedly for whistling at a white woman in a grocery store. Till was from Chicago and was visiting relatives in Mississippi. His disfigured body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River, and his mother held an open-casket funeral in Chicago. Outrage over his lynching helped spark the civil rights movement. Lynching was used in Mississippi and other states not only to kill people by hanging but also to intimidate AfricanAmericans who sought equal treatment under the law.

Judge denies bail for three Homeless man going to Harvard in child’s shooting death Associated Press

BY JEFF AMY Associated Press

CANTON — Three people accused of killing a 6-year-old boy in Mississippi were denied bail Monday as prosecutors consider whether to seek the death penalty against one of them. Madison County Justice Court Judge Bruce McKinley refused to give co-defendants Byron McBride Jr., Dwan Wakefield Jr. and D’Allen Washington a chance to get out of jail, saying he believed they were dangerous and might flee. The three are accused in the Thursday shooting death of Kingston Frazier. Frazier was asleep in the back of his mother’s car when it was stolen from a supermarket parking lot in Jackson. The car was found abandoned in a muddy ditch hours later in suburban Gluckstadt, with

Frazier’s body in the back seat, shot multiple times. Court papers obtained by The Associated Press show Wakefield told investigators after his arrest Thursday that the 19-year-old McBride stole the car and shot Frazier. Family members of McBride and Wakefield asserted their innocence Monday to reporters after the hearing. Byron McBride Sr. criticized reporters for identifying his son as the person who shot the boy. “No weapon was found on my son,” the father said. “How can you name my son? It’s wrong. My son didn’t kill that boy, but y’all are going to kill my son.” District Attorney Michael Guest had said Friday that investigators were still looking for the gun used in the crime. Monday, he wouldn’t say if the weapon had been

found. Wakefield’s aunt, Eva Roby, said the accusations don’t fit her nephew’s character. “I’d put my life on it that he’s innocent,” Roby said. “I know Dwan.” Wakefield and Washington are ineligible for the death penalty because they are 17, but are being charged as adults and could face life in prison without parole. Both were high school students at the time of their arrest. Guest told reporters after the hearing that prosecutors haven’t decided yet whether they will seek the death penalty against McBride, though he promised to “bring swift justice.” “As the investigation concludes and we have a chance to look at everything, we will sit down with the family and make that decision,” Guest said.

ENTERPRISE — Hunter Mollett hasn’t had an easy life. Not too long ago, the young man was living in a trailer without power or water with just a griddle to cook on, and no food. He’d spend his nights on a park bench in hot, humid weather with mosquitoes biting him as he tried to sleep. “The longest I remember going without food was four days,” Mollett recalls. “My parents got a bag of frozen peas that someone had put up way long ago. We cooked those and mixed up some cornmeal with water and fried it. That was the best meal I had eaten in my life. I never want to be without food again.” Things are better these days, since the senior at Enterprise High School got word he was accepted into one of the most prestigious universities in the world - Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Mollett plans to study biomedical engineering and pursue his dream of being a cardiothoracic surgeon. “Going to Harvard has always been a dream of mine ever since I was in fourth grade,” Mollett remembers. “I can remember watching the show Boston Legal and asking my mom how they became a lawyer, to which she replied, “They went to Harvard.” Having been abandoned by his parents by his junior year, Mollett has lived like a nomad, moving between caring faculty members, extended family and friends, according to Jacqueline Lewis, his Algebra I teacher and National Honor Society sponsor. She remembers the young man as a disheveled and poverty-stricken 14-yearold when he entered the ninth grade. On his first day in Lewis’s class, the freshman told her he was going to Harvard. “I remember smiling and telling him that I was proud of him for having lofty goals,” Lewis recalls. “But, I also remember thinking to myself - ‘how cute it was that this poor child from rural Mississippi thinks that he will go to such an impressive and expensive university.’ Fast forward four years - Hunter has been accepted to Harvard University with almost a full scholarship.” Mollett hasn’t been alone on his long journey to the Ivy League. Along with Lewis, English teacher Sharon Prater is one of the people who was instrumental in making sure he made it to school. “Hunter is an exception to the rule I don’t know what else the Lord could have put in his way that Hunter wouldn’t

have got around,” Prater said. “Yes, he has had help, but Hunter is the marker to his own success. He is what motivates us to be better.” Enterprise High School Guidance Counselor Kathy Dedwylder said when she first learned of Mollett’s living situation, he was living with diﬀerent families - once in a student’s backyard in a camper. One summer, he went to Meridian with his parents where they lived on the street, slept on park benches and lived in a homeless shelter. He came back to school at the end of his sophomore year, then lived with some people he didn’t know and had no way to get to school. Dedwylder said those obstacles didn’t stop Mollett’s drive to overcome his situation. “Hunter has never used his situation as a crutch - he tackles every problem with a certain amount of laughter because if he quit laughing, he would cry, and he will not give in to that despair,” Dedwylder said. “He doesn’t talk about what he has been through but when you get down serious it is not so funny, but he doesn’t dwell on it long.” One summer, when Mollett didn’t have a place to live, EHS band director Mark Edwards opened his home to him. “My goal was to get him through the summer,” Edwards says. “He needed stability and for those eight months, my wife and I gave it to him. He knew where he was going to eat and sleep - and was the first time he ever had a room to himself. He had a bed that was his, he got to paint his room, and he could shut the door and listen to his music. He had rules and I treated him just like my father treated me - he was a member of our family and sometimes called me dad, still does.” Before Mollett leaves for Harvard, he’ll take a trip to Chicago with the Mississippi Lions Allstate Band as one of 24 trumpeters selected. “He beat over a hundred of the best trumpet players in Mississippi,” Edwards said. “He is the first band member from Enterprise in over 10 years to be in the Lions band. Music is a passion of his, a release, and a getaway. You know if he has those headphones in, either something’s wrong, or something good has happened. I can pick up on that.” In spite of tremendous trials, Mollett scored 34 on the ACT, which earned him the title of Star Student. He also achieved the second highest GPA at the school and, when he wasn’t studying, founded an annual “LOVE” project, which aims to recognize school employees.

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ing the escape last week, Daugherty said it looked like the jail door had been jimmied and the fence was cut. It was believed McCoy may have had out-

side help, but the sheriﬀ said there have been no further arrests regarding the escape at this time. “We are still working on the investigation,” said Daugherty. “We’re just glad he’s back in custody.”

Prior to the escape, McCoy had been in custody at the Tishomingo County Jail since February, after being arrested for felony drug charges and diﬀerent misdemeanors, according to the TCSO.

not be available for a few weeks, last year 13 percent of Mississippi third graders did not pass the reading assessment. “As citizens of Mississippi we have a vested interest in making sure all of our students have the tools and the opportunity to succeed at their highest abilities. Only by partnering with our schools can we begin to see change take place,” said Dr. Mike Weeden, MOA President and Corinth native. “The MOA and its foundation are pleased to be a part of making a diﬀerence in the lives of students and we are committed to identifying those students who have vision problems.”

For students who are covered through private insurance, applicable copays may apply due to laws that require the doctor to collect this amount. All children, regardless of their family’s ability to pay, will be seen. The MVF, working with industry partners, will cover the costs for any student who needs an exam. Additionally, industry partners are working with Mississippi eye doctors to provide glasses free of charge to any student whose eye test reveals the need for corrective lenses.

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Eye Clinic and Dr. Robert Shappley at Shappley Eye Clinic. The exams are oﬀered through July 31. According to MOA, statistics show that 25 percent of all school age children have vision problems and more than 80 percent do not get the help they need. Results of the MOA and MVF Third Grade Eye Exam program (aimed at students who did not pass the third grade reading assessment) reveal that 88 percent of the students who were tested were found to be in need of some form of visual intervention. Although test scores will

(For more information, visit msvisionfoundation. org or contact 601-5720845.)

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Today in History Today is Tuesday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2017. There are 222 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History On May 23, 1967, Egypt closed the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping, an action which helped precipitate war between Israel and its Arab neighbors the following month.

On this date In 1430, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English. In 1533, the marriage of England’s King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer. In 1788, South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the United States Constitution. In 1814, a third version of Beethoven’s only opera, “Fidelio,” had its world premiere in Vienna. In 1915, Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary during World War I. In 1934, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. In 1937, industrialist and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, founder of the Standard Oil Co. and the Rockefeller Foundation, died in Ormond Beach, Florida, at age 97. In 1939, the Navy submarine USS Squalus sank during a test dive off the New England coast. Thirty-two crew members and one civilian were rescued, but 26 others died; the sub was salvaged and re-commissioned the USS Sailfish. In 1945, Nazi official Heinrich Himmler committed suicide by biting into a cyanide capsule while in British custody in Luneburg, Germany. In 1977, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeals of former Nixon White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman and former Attorney General John N. Mitchell in con-

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Across the Region Booneville City nears start of improvements BOONEVILLE — Booneville is edging closer to the start of major grant-funded improvements to the downtown area. Construction is expected to begin around September on the project which will improve six key intersections, Matthew Estes with Cook-Coggin Engineers told the Booneville Board of Aldermen during Tuesday’s regular board meeting. The city was approved last year for up to $750,000 in funding through the Transportation Alternative Program (TAP), a federal grant program administered through the Mississippi Department of Transportation. The project will require a 20 percent funding match from the city. Estes said they are very close receiving final approval from MDOT for the project’s budget and plans which will allow them to begin seeking bids on the work. He hopes to see construction begin by September. The project includes improvements at the intersections around the Triangle and at College Street/Church Street, Church Street/Main Street, Main Street/Market Street and Market Street/College Street. The work will include new ramps and sidewalk improvements to boost disabled accessibility along with new decorative light fixtures, plantings, electrical fixtures for use at festivals and other events, decorative stamped concrete crosswalks, milling and paving work at the intersections and more. The sidewalks between the intersections will be thoroughly cleaned to match the look of the new work. The board also directed water and sewer department manager Billy Spencer to inspect all sewer and water lines in the areas slated for work to determine if any repairs need to be made to those systems prior to the start of construction to try to prevent having to dig up the new work for repairs in the future.

Ripley Lawyer says reports blown out of proportion RIPLEY — The lawyer for a Ripley nurse practitioner believes that reports released May 17 regarding charges brought against that nurse practitioner have been blown out of proportion, reported the Southern Sentinel.

The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics announced the arrest of nurse practitioner Brenda Shelton, a provider for North Mississippi Primary Health Care, Inc. in Ripley. Shelton has been charged with one count of prescription fraud. Shelton’s preceptor, Dr. Dwalia South has not been charged but surrendered her Drug Enforcement Agency license. Tony Farese, who represents Shelton on the criminal charges and is a board member of NMPHC, says that the media has unfairly portrayed Dr. South and that he believes Shelton acted under good faith when prescribing medications. In a statement to the Southern Sentinel, Farese said: “Brenda Shelton has been charged with one count of prescription fraud as a result of not having a valid DEA license. News releases on Wednesday were misleading. Dr. South has not been charged criminally and will not be. In 2014, Shelton surrendered her nurse practitioner license. In September of 2015, she retained the services of a Ripley lawyer to get her license reinstated. On Oct. 14, 2015, Shelton had a hearing with the nursing board on her application for reinstatement. She was approved for a restrictive nurse practitioner license. That license had conditions, one of which was she had to work under a supervising physician at all times. Shelton then applied at NMPHC and was hired. Dr. South agreed to be her preceptor. Shelton’s lawyer at the time checked with the nursing board to see that full privileges had been restored and was advised they had been. Sometime afterward Shelton discovered her DEA license had not been reinstated. She acted in good faith due to the erroneous information that had been communicated to her. Shelton tried to remedy the situation and had conversations with the pharmacies that filled the prescriptions. Dr. South was asked by some of the pharmacies to co-sign the prescriptions Shelton had written. Dr. South advised them that she did not think it would help the situation but complied anyway in an attempt to help a colleague. Dr. South, NMPHC and Brenda Shelton were all acting in good faith. I believe the entire ordeal has been blown out of proportion and Dr. South has been unfairly portrayed in this matter.

Shelton and her legal counsel at the time did not check with the DEA to see if her controlled substance privileges had been reinstated. They reported their mistaken beliefs that Shelton had DEA prescription. Last week, this matter was investigated by the nursing board and DEA. NMPHS, Dr. South and Brenda Shelton all cooperated fully with the investigating officials. Mrs. Shelton tendered her resignation on May 12 at the clinic, which was accepted by the board. NMPHC is a wonderful facility that provides wonderful service. They have seven clinics across North Mississippi. I have been a board member since October 2016 We are extremely grateful for the services Dr. South has rendered to the clinic and the services Shelton has as well. This is unfortunate for Shelton. I believe she operated in good faith. Mrs. Shelton has accepted responsibility for her conduct and is heartbroken and upset that others have been affected by her mistake. I am giving this interview in hopes of giving a complete rendition of the facts of this situation.”

Tishomingo Co. Law enforcement officials investigate beating death TISHOMINGO COUNTY — Law enforcement are investigating the May 3 beating death of a man in Paden. According to the Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Department, Harry Rod Thomas, III, was involved in an altercation at the home of Karen Kennedy near 15 Railroad Avenue in Paden. Thomas was hit in the temple with an object, according to the North Mississippi Medical Center in Iuka.

Hardin County Department holds fundraiser for firefighters HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. — A community got a chance to show support for local firefighters this weekend, reported WBBJ. Saturday morning, the Hardin County Fire Department held its 3rd annual Firefighter Support Fund 5K. Firefighters in full turnout gear walked a mile in remembrance of fallen firefighters. This is the Hardin County Fire Department’s biggest fundraisers of the year.

“It supports our firefighters, our volunteers too. If they’re having an emergency in their family, or have to be in the hospital, or someone in their family has to be in the hospital, this fund provides some money for them,” said Fire Chief Melvin Martin of the Hardin County Fire Department.

Tupelo Few cities in state still elect their police chiefs TUPELO — When voters went to the polls this month in five northeast Mississippi cities, residents got to choose their police chief or town marshal. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that two more towns will have similar votes next month in the general election. Electing police chiefs was once the norm, but it is now the exception in Mississippi. Of 275 police chiefs across the state, the vast majority are appointed. Just 11 elected positions (4 percent) remain in Mississippi, and most of those are in the northeast corner of the state - Aberdeen, Amory, Baldwyn, Corinth, Houston, Iuka, Nettleton, New Albany and Okolona. The other two elected chiefs are in Brookhaven and Forest. Across the Mississippi River in Louisiana, most police chiefs are still elected.

Oxford Euro car fest makes its way to 3rd city OXFORD (AP) — A classic European car festival is adding a third city in Mississippi to its roster. The Oxford Eagle reports the annual Renaissance Classic Euro Fest Car and Motorcycle Show will be held for the first time in Oxford on Saturday. The event will take place on the lawn at the Community Pavilion at the intersection of University Avenue and Bramlett Boulevard. Over the years the fest has attracted more than 100,000 spectators and more than 1,000 cars from six countries have been displayed. It began eight years ago at the Renaissance Center in Ridgeland and expanded to Natchez in 2016. Event founder Mike Marsh says the Oxford Euro Fest will be a free, fun family event offering views of autos some may have only heard of but never seen.

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Can lawmakers ignore law? State’s attorney general says so JACKSON — Few political observers think former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove has much chance of winning his lawsuit trying to force the Legislature to spend the full amount demanded by Mississippi’s Jeff Amy school funding formula. It’s a heavy lift to persuade Columnist a generally conservative state Supreme Court to order lawmakers to spend hundreds of millions more. But when the attorney general’s office stands up in front of justices and says legislators aren’t bound to obey laws that they themselves passed, maybe Musgrove’s chances get a little better. That’s one takeaway from last week’s oral argument before the high court on the lawsuit brought by 21 school districts. The districts want judges to order the state to pay them $236 million that the districts say they were shorted in budget years 2010 through 2015 when lawmakers didn’t fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program formula. But beyond that is another $1.4 billion that other school districts could seek if the plaintiffs win their case. Plus, the districts want judges to order the Legislature to never underfund the formula again. That would cost next year’s state budget more than $200 million above the $2.2 billion Mississippi will already spend. The Attorney General’s Office won the case in Hinds County Chancery Court in part by arguing that another passage in the law contemplates years when lawmakers will appropriate less than the amount demanded by the formula. That’s a cleaner way out for justices, who could say the 2006 law requiring full funding turns out to be less than airtight, but that the Legislature isn’t violating it. The state’s written brief included that argument, but Assistant Attorney General Justin Matheny barely mentioned it Wednesday. Instead, he told justices that not only are legislators free to ignore MAEP, but that legislators may also turn a blind eye to other laws, instead of amending them. For example, Matheny said lawmakers were free to ignore a law that requires them to budget only 98 percent of projected revenues. Lawmakers have frequently amended that law to allow themselves to spend more on a year-by-year basis, but have never ignored it. At one point, Matheny told Justice Josiah Coleman that lawmakers don’t need a continuing funding formula at all, but could parcel out money in yearly appropriations bills. That seemed to contradict mandates in the state constitution saying lawmakers must provide for schools in general law, and that such legislation can’t be “engrafted” onto appropriations bills. Matheny also implied that the Mississippi Constitution requires some sort of minimum funding amount, but that shorting the funding formula wasn’t severe enough to trigger a constitutional violation. That’s significant because constitutional passage that requires support of schools says that support is “upon such conditions and limitations as the Legislature may prescribe.” Supporters of the unsuccessful 2015 state constitutional amendment aimed at requiring full funding believed the clause would be fatal to any state court challenge seeking more money, motivating part of their efforts behind Initiative 42. All this may not matter in the end. Justices seemed receptive to the idea that it wasn’t their role to tell the legislative branch what to do, meaning they could rule for the state to preserve the separation of powers. But after Wednesday, that outcome seems a little less certain. Jeff Amy has covered politics and government for The Associated Press in Mississippi since 2011. Follow him at: http://twitter. com/jeffamy

Prayer for today Almighty God, if I am overwhelmed by the tides of temptation and discouragement, let me not drift away to sea, but anchor and take harbor in thee. May I not be afraid to trust in thy protection, but calmly wait and watch for thy deliverance. Amen.

A verse to share What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. —1 Corinthians 2:12

School funding fight rests with judges Most students are out for summer, having finished their final exams. In all probability, there were no easy answers. The quest for better K-12 public schools in Mississippi continues, though. Likewise there are no easy answers. Last week, former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove fervently asked justices of the state Supreme Court to order the Legislature to obey state law. Justin Matheny, assistant attorney general representing the Legislature, responded that because lawmakers write state law, they are not constitutionally bound to do as the law says, whether they change the law or not. Or something like that. As this point, you may be as perplexed — as some of the justices seemed to be. Legalisms aside, there is a divide when it comes to talking about public education. One view, mostly from the political right, is that shifting to a model that incentivizes administrators and teachers is the way to go. The Legislature, the governor, the president of the United States and the U.S. Secretary of Education are highly enamored by “school choice,” which typically consists of contracting classroom management out to charter schools. The other view, mostly from the left, is there’s noth-

ing wrong with improving the model — they’re for it — but they question Charlie whether it Mitchell can be done without Columnist leaving some schools and some students behind. They say it’s better to help all schools than abandon those that struggle. There’s a lot of unhelpful finger-pointing in the conversation, too. The procharter believers call nonbelievers sponges on the treasury. In response, the non-believers accuse charter schools of giving up on equal opportunity, of favoring the few over the many and, in some cases, shifting public dollars to corporations. For now, it’s clear, the pro-charter camp has the votes and the checkbook. That’s what Musgrove is up against, and it explains the strategy of having the matter placed before the neutral branch of government. His clients were 21 school districts that mustered the courage to sue the hand that feeds them. It was 20 years ago that the Legislature dodged a federal lawsuit by adopting the Mississippi Adequate Education

Program. The feds said state support of local schools needed to reflect that some districts were wealthier than others. MAEP was supposed to balance things out, but the Legislature almost never provided enough money to fund its formulas. Eleven years ago, the Legislature revisited MAEP and inserted that the state “shall” provide districts the total amounts due. Musgrove said the law was like a contract. If the state binds itself to pay $10 million for construction of a bridge, it can’t later say, “Just kidding.” Matheny said one session of the Legislature cannot bind all future sessions. Justice Jess H. Dickinson begged for a precedent, any precedent: “I’m asking you is there some case somewhere that says what you’re saying or is this some interpretation or your personal view?” And the court hinted at a possible constitutional crisis if the Legislature is ordered to fully fund MAEP and just doesn’t do it. What could the court do? Lock them up? Musgrove’s client districts claim they are owed the difference between actual state funding for the past 10 years and what the formula would have provided. The gap is about $230 million. A victory would mean the state’s other 140 or so districts

could claim “back pay,” and, of course, the state is pretty close to broke. The lawsuit started in 2013 about the same time as the citizen petition process — Initiative 42 — was gathering steam. The petition, which got a lot more press than the court case, led to a statewide vote on moving “shall” from a plain old statute to a full-fledged constitutional requirement. It went down in flames, largely because the Legislature pulled out and played just about every subterfuge in its bag-o-tricks. Since the vote, lawmakers have hired a consultant to review how schools are funded and ramped up permissions for more charter schools. Heretofore, the Mississippi Supreme Court has established a fairly solid record of deference to the Legislature. Justices here don’t have the “take charge” temperament that some courts show, so Musgrove and the school districts will likely lose. That puts us we’re back where we began. Everybody is for better schools. The issue continues to be how to get there from here. Charlie Mitchell is a Mississippi journalist. Write to him at Box 1, University, MS 38677, or e-mail cmitchell43@yahoo.com.

Memorial Day honors those who gave all Memorial Day is set aside to honor the 1.2 million Americans who died fighting for this country. About half of those soldiers died in combat. The other half died from accidents, disease and other wartime hazards. For every soldier who died during wartime, 50 served and lived. We honor them on Veterans Day. By far, two wars contributed the most to those deaths: The Civil War and WW II. Those two wars produced 90 percent of the U. S. war-time fatalities. For every fatality, the U.S. suﬀered an additional wounded soldier. Since the founding of our country, there have been about 500 million Americans. So every soldier who died gave 500 Americans a chance to live in freedom. That’s worth remembering. With a professional military and no major wars in two generations, it’s easy to forget. When I turned 16, I received a letter from the government notifying me to register for the draft. That was one year before the Vietnam War ended. Over 55,000 men lost their lives

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in that war. My father was a second lieutenant in the Army infantry in the Korean Wyatt War, which Emmerich c l a i m e d 36,000 solColumnist diers. His platoon was bombed while celebrating Christmas. Several men lost their lives that night. He didn’t talk about it much. My maternal grandfather, Bob Buntin, was a test pilot in World War I. All 20 test pilots died but him, or so the family legend goes. So I shouldn’t really be here to write this column. My paternal grandfather, Oliver Emmerich, was in the World War I cavalry. I remember him telling me bedtime stories about him and his horse, Red. They were delightful stories of adventure for a young child to hear. He trained in America but was never shipped overseas. Staring at me from my computer screen is the handsome, innocent face of

Billy Taylor, my mother’s uncle. My mother recalled fondly how as a young child she adored her Uncle Billy, how he would play with his young nieces in Gulfport before he went oﬀ to war. He studied engineering in college, so he was assigned to rebuild the 717-mile Burma Road, which linked Burma to China, helping the Chinese fight oﬀ Japan during World War II. Wading through waist deep water, he was covered in leeches. Loss of blood combined with tropical diseases took his life. He died for his country, alone, thousands of miles from home. There is only a handful of people in the world who knows he ever existed. I have a half-dozen ancestors, maybe more, who died in the Civil War, all on the Confederate side. They probably believed in their cause. Their deaths are particularly tragic, for they died defending the wrong side of history. Soldiers still die in battle. Seven thousand men have died in our recent battles in the Middle East. Injuries

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there have been extremely high in proportion to fatalities. Fifty thousand young Americans have been injured there. These men need to be taken care of by our government. It is inexcusable that many of them struggle in poverty. War has changed since World War II, which killed an unfathomable 60 million people, 3 percent of the total population of the world. Half died in battle, half to famine and disease. Now we have weapons of mass destruction. One hydrogen bomb dropped on a big city would kill millions instantly and millions later. So far, that hasn’t happened. We pray to God it never happens. In the meantime, these terrible weapons have prevented the recurrence of another world war. There are no winners in a nuclear holocaust. We live by the providence of God. Given the stupidity and sinfulness of man, there is no other rational explanation. We can take comfort that all these men who died in battle were in the hands of a merciful Lord.

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Registration open for summer at Northeast Register now for Summer School (first term) at Northeast Mississippi Community College by visiting the college web site at www.nemcc.edu. On site registration for both day and evening classes is set for Thursday and Friday, June 1 and 2 and will remain open through Wednesday, June 7. Classes are being held on the Booneville,

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Setbacks are setups for success Now you have to determine the root Setbacks are a normal part of life. Not everything you attempt will work cause of the setback. Don’t look to blame other people or circumstances. out as planned. You will stumble Don’t attempt to justify a setback and fall. You will encounter obwith excuses. Doing so prevents stacles, problems, and challengyou from moving forward. You es. The path to success is never need to identify what decisions smooth, but the route of failure you did, or didn’t make which isn’t easy either. Since life recontributed to the setback. quires effort, regardless of your What did the setback teach you? outcome, you may as well have an Bryan How are you prepared to prevent objective of success. Golden the same setback from recurring? You learn more by solving probIf you had to do it over again, what lems than when all goes well. A Dare to Live sailor who only ventures out on Without Limits would you have done differently? Learning from your past is essenthe water in perfect conditions tial for being more successful in has very limited skills. When the wind, waves, tides, and weather are all the future. What changes are required to prevent perfect, sailing is easy. However, if the conditions turn adverse, the sailor has the same setback from occurring in the not developed the skills required to han- future? Doing the same thing over and over, while expecting a different result, dle bad weather. On the other hand, a sailor who prac- is one definition of insanity. Don’t be intices sailing in challenging conditions sane in the way you live. Eliminate bedevelops into a much better sailor. Abil- havior proven to be unsuccessful. It took Thomas Edison 10,000 tries ity grows in response to solving problems. This is why pilots constantly train before he formulated a successful comin flight simulators. It provides an op- mercially viable light bulb. With each portunity to practice solving a wide va- attempt, he incorporated what he had riety of problems they might encounter learned from his previous attempts. Each time he made some adjustment to his when flying. Setbacks are an important learning light bulb. Edison didn’t keep performing tool. They are an indication that some- the exact same experiment, hoping for thing has gone wrong. Setbacks provide success. With each setback, he discovered an opportunity to assess and improve another way a light bulb wouldn’t work. The bigger your goals, the bigger your your strategy. They give you a chance to take corrective action. There are always setbacks. Successful people get that way invaluable lessons to be learned when by becoming experts at using their setbacks as setups for success. This is how something goes wrong. Instead of becoming frustrated in re- they transform negatives into positives. Welcome setbacks for the growth opsponse to a setback, objectively analyze what has happened. You want to ascertain portunities they provide. Squeeze every what went wrong, and then determine drop of knowledge from each setback. what changes need to be made to prevent Apply what you learn to moving forward. With this perspective, setbacks become the same problem from recurring. To get the most value from each set- positive experiences, rather than feared back, determine the answers to the fol- events. lowing questions: What happened? Why NOW AVAILABLE: “Dare to Live did it happen? What can you learn? What do you need to do to prevent the Without Limits,” the book. Visit www. BryanGolden.com or your bookstore. same problem from occurring again? If you don’t know what happened, you Daily Corinthian columnist Bryan Goldwon’t learn anything, you won’t benefit, en is a management consultant, motiand you’ll make the same mistake again. vational speaker, author and adjunct Awareness is the first step to turning a professor. E-mail Bryan at bryan@columnist.com or write him c/o this paper. setback into an advantage.

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Current head of Mississippi Valley is pick for Jackson State JACKSON — The College Board is choosing the head of Mississippi Valley State University as its preferred candidate to lead Jackson State University. Trustee C.D. Smith announced the choice Monday. William Bynum Jr. became president of Mississippi Valley, the smallest of Mississippi’s eight public universities, in 2013. He will meet with members of the Jackson State community on May 31, with a vote by trustees to follow. Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce says trustees interviewed eight candidates. Jackson State alumni and others had voiced concern that trustees would choose someone unacceptable to campus constituencies.

State Board of Health chairman disciplined, license suspended JACKSON — Mississippi’s Board of Medical Licensure has disciplined the chairman of the state Board of Health. Dr. Luke Lampton, who practices in Magnolia, admitted to the board that he had signed extra prescriptions in case his patients who rely on a drug for opioid addition ran out of medication. He told the board Thursday he had done so out of fear a problem would arise while he was on vacation. The Clarion-Ledger reported Lampton told the board he realizes he made a mistake and deeply regrets it. Under a consent order, the board suspended Lampton’s license for six months, but held the order in abeyance. That means he can continue to practice and, if no further problems arise during a year, the order would be dismissed.

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Across the Region Tupelo Police remember fallen law enforcement officers TUPELO — People came together Friday evening at the Elvis Presley Birthplace in Tupelo to remember local law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, reported WTVA. The Tupelo Police Department held its annual memorial service where those in attendance lit candles in honor of the officers. Among those remembered was Gale Stauffer, a Tupelo police sergeant who died when he was shot by a bank robber on December 23, 2013. The most recent officer locally to lose his life is Lee Tartt, a state narcotics agent from Grenada fatally wounded on February 19 of last year while trying to end a standoff with law enforcement at a home near Iuka.

Hardin County Department welcomes new narcotics agent SAVANNAH, Tenn. — Savannah police have expanded their department in a way they believe will help them fight crime, adding a dedicated narcotics agent, reported WBBJ. “I’ve talked to hundreds upon hundreds of people since I got named into this position, and I would say probably 90 percent of them, that was one of things they told me, they felt like Savannah had a problem with illegal narcotic use,” Chief Michael Pitts of the

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Savannah Police Department said. So on May 9, Savannah police decided to promote and train one of their own officers for the position. “When they get into a situation that maybe is a little bigger than they’re used to handling, or they just need an extra set of eyes from someone who is more trained in this specific area, they can call in our narcotics investigator,” Pitts said. The chief says he doesn’t believe the city’s drug problem begins in Savannah, so the new agent is also a trained member of the 24th Drug Task Force. “We didn’t want to get into a situation where our guy had to stop at the city limits and we could only get the little guys here,” the chief said. “We wanted to be able to have that longer reach.” Chief Pitts says since the drug task force agent has been added to the department, he has already made a number of narcotics-related arrests in Savannah. But the chief says, along with his team, he also needs help from the community of Savannah. “We had the sweep a couple weeks ago, and it was very successful, and a lot of things that were going on during that sweep were stemmed out of information that people gave to us,” Chief Pitts said. The chief says Savannah’s drug task force agent will undergo additional training as soon as this summer in areas such as how to manage confidential informants, additional search warrant writing, and working undercover.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A service to celebrate the life of Brenda Crum, 76, was held Monday at 11 a.m. at Memorial Funeral Home with burial at Lone Oak Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation was Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. Mrs. Crum died May 18, 2017 at her residence in Memphis. She was born on February 24, 1941 to the late J.W. and Viola Hall Bridges. She was a graduate of Corinth High School and State Technical Institute. In her professional career, she was a computer programmer for Malone and Hyde, Fed Ex and International Paper Co. She is survived by her husband, A.P. Crum and son, Ronnie Crum of Memphis; and two brothers, Sam and Tommy Bridges. Bro. George Kyle oﬃciated the service. Online condolences: memorialcorinth.com

Virginia Robinson Chambers

Services to celebrate the life of Virginia Robinson Chambers, 96, of Corinth, will be held at 12 p.m. noon at the First United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Henry Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until service time at the church. Mrs. Chambers died on May 20, 2017 at Dogwood Plantation. She was born in Ramer, Tenn., to the late Elmer and Nona Lawson RobChambers inson. She was a 1939 graduate of Corinth High School and completed her education with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin from the Mississippi College for Women. She owned and operated a bookstore, the Virginia Shop, and was a teacher and librarian with the Corinth School District. She was an active member of the La Salle Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for 50 years and of the Corinth Music Club for over 70 years. Originally a member of Waldron Street Christian Church, Mrs. Chambers joined the First United Methodist Church in 1955 upon marriage. She was an active member of the Bell Bennett Circle of the United Methodist Women as well as church librarian for over 40 years. Mrs. Chambers is survived by her son, George Gouldbern Chambers, and his wife, Pam of Byron, Ga., grandson, James Peyton Chambers of Washington, D.C., first cousin, Helen Margaret Salisbury and her daughters, Ruth and Rebecca of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and niece, Polly Bell of Atlantic Beach, Fla., and a host of other family and close friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Peyton Chambers. The Rev. Roger Shock will oﬃciate the service. Online condolences: mcpetersfuneraldirectors. com.

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against selfincrimination in rebuﬃng a subpoena Monday in the investigation into Russia’s election meddling. Then a top House Democrat cited new evidence he said appeared to show Flynn lied on a security clearance background check. With Trump himself in the Mideast on his first foreign trip as president, investigations into Rus-

sian interference in the 2016 campaign — and allegations of Trump campaign collaboration — showed no sign of slackening in Washington. Flynn’s own defensive crouch revealed the high legal stakes he faces as investigations intensify: a U.S. counterintelligence probe of Russia, a federal investigation in Virginia and multiple congressional inquiries. As well, The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump asked two top intelligence chiefs in March to deny publicly that there had been collusion between the Rus-

sians and the Trump campaign. Citing current and former oﬃcials, the Post said the national intelligence director, Daniel Coats, and the director of the National Security Agency, Adm. Michael S. Rogers, both refused Trump’s request, judging it inappropriate. Coats could face questions on the report Tuesday when he is scheduled to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Flynn’s attorneys told the Senate intelligence committee on Monday that he will not turn over personal documents

$4.1 trillion budget relies on deep domestic cuts BY ANDREW TAYLOR AND MARTIN CRUTSINGER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s proposed $4.1 trillion budget slashes safety net programs for the poor, targeting food stamps and Medicaid, while relying on rosy projections about the nation’s economic growth to balance the budget within 10 years. The cuts are part of a budget blueprint for the upcoming fiscal year that amount to a dramatic restructuring of the government, with protection for retirement programs for the elderly, billions of dollars more for the military and the rest of the government bearing the bulk of the reductions. The plan was outlined in White House summary documents. It will be oﬃcially released today. The politically perilous cuts to Medicaid, the federal-state health care for the poor and disabled; college loans, food stamps and federal employee pension benefits guarantee Trump’s budget won’t go far in Congress, even though Republicans control both the House and Senate. Those cuts follow a par-

tial plan from March that targeted domestic agency operations and foreign aid that were quickly dismissed by lawmakers. “I just think it’s the prerogative of Congress to make those decisions in consultation with the president,” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said as he predicted the Medicaid cuts wouldn’t survive the Senate. “But almost every president’s budget proposal that I know of is basically dead on arrival.” The plan cuts almost $3.6 trillion from an array of benefit programs and domestic agencies over the coming decade. It assumes Republicans will repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s health care law, known as “Obamacare,” while reducing Medicaid, eliminating student loan subsidies, sharply slashing food stamps and cutting $95 billion in the program for highway funds for the states. “We need people to go to work,” White House budget director Mick Mulvaney told reporters Monday. “If you are on food stamps, we need you to go to work. If you are on disability and you should not be, we need you to go back to work.”

sought under the congressional subpoena, citing an “escalating public frenzy” against him. They also said the Justice Department’s appointment of a special counsel has created a legally dangerous environment for him to cooperate with the Senate panel’s investigation. Hours later, Rep. Elijah Cummings, senior Democrat on the House oversight committee, said government documents he’s reviewed showed inconsistencies in Flynn’s disclosures to U.S. investigators in early 2016 during his security clearance review.

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of Jan. 25, 2020. An EDA grant of $4.09 million will go to the project. After the Board of Aldermen recently rejected the bids for the two contracts, Cook Coggin Engineers is currently revising the scope of the work to lower the cost. It is hoped more contractors will take an interest in bidding on the scaled-back projects, which will be less demanding for the contractors. It is expected to go out for bids again in August with a notice to proceed date in January. The board learned of the extension in a special meeting on Monday. The first bids were well outside the available funding. The Oak Lane project, as originally proposed, extends along Hickory Road, Oak Lane, Magnolia Road and Shiloh Road, draining into Phillips Creek, and included 2,047 linear feet of reinforced concrete box culverts; approximately 5,000 linear feet of drainage pipe; 2,000 linear feet of channel improvements; utility relocations; roadway replacements; riprap; and erosion control. The Tishomingo basin, as originally proposed, extends along Polk Street crossing Washington Street, Tishomingo Street and the railway, draining into Elam Creek. The proposed work included 640 linear feet of reinforced concrete box culverts; 1,200 linear feet of channel improvements; 7-acre detention pond; and the portion involving the railroad, including removal and replacement of KCS tracks.

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“THE KINGDOM OF GOD MADE EASY”

It is absolutely astounding how complex and misconstrued some folks have made the Biblical teaching on the kingdom of God. It is a major theme in Scripture, but let’s see if we can see it in its simplicity. God prophesied His coming kingdom for centuries. The King of this kingdom would come from the tribe of Judah (Gen. 49:10), through the lineage of David (2 Sam. 7:12-16), to set up His kingdom during the days of the Romans kings (Dan. 2:44), and to rule as King at the same time He served as priest (Zech. 6:12-13; Heb. 8:4). God began pinpointing the timing of His coming kingdom for four years before its establishment. John the forerunner, Jesus Himself and the twelve all went out preaching, “The kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matt. 3:2, 4:17: 10:7). Jesus promised to build His church/kingdom and give “the keys of the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 16:18-19), all to be fulfilled within the life-time of His generation (Mark 9:1). God established His kingdom on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2. He said the kingdom would come with power (Mark 9:1), in the city of Jerusalem (Luke 24:49), when the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles (Acts 1:8). All of this transpired in Acts 2. God inspired New Testament writers to speak of the kingdom as being present (thus, in existence). Paul said that God “conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love” (Col. 1:13). It was in existence! John told his readers he was their “brother and companion in the...kingdom” (Rev. 1:9). The progression is obvious as one reads through Scripture. The coming of the kingdom was in the distant future (during the Old Testament prophecies). The, it was closer in time (but still future) during the ministries of John and Jesus. Finally, it came into reality (in the present tense) in Acts 2. Writers of the N.T. epistles referred to the kingdom as being present, thus having been established prior to their writing. Finally, God reveals the future of His kingdom. Already being in existence for nearly 2,100 years, what remains for the kingdom of our Lord? When Jesus returns and the end comes, “He shall deliver up the kingdom of God, even the Father” (1 Cor. 15:24). It is already here now; in the end, He will hand it over to His Father. The kingdom is an integral part of God’s eternal scheme of redemption, and it is not the complex mystery man has made it out to be. Study these simple points, and then recall that Jesus specified the terms of entrance into His kingdom. Have you done what Christ said you must do to be a follower of him? 1. Hear the word and do what it says (Matthew 7:24-27) 2. Believe Jesus to be God’s son. (John 8:24) 3. Repent by changing your life. (Luke 13:3) 4. Confess that Jesus is the son of God. (Matthew 10:32) 5. Be baptized for forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38) 6. Remain a faithful follower (Revelation 2:10) Read your Bible - Matt. 16:13-19 - Welcome

The honorees are: • Candi Gaines, Kossuth Elementary School The fourth-grade teacher has 24 years in the classroom. “She is one of the most professional, hard-working and dedicated teachers I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with,” wrote Principal Charla Essary. “She has a heart for children and for helping each one reach his or her potential.” She has two children, one at Kossuth High School and one at Kossuth Middle School. • Leanne Williams, Alcorn Cen-

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