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McNairy County Dancing with the Stars raises record amount

Prentiss County Unemployment rates see an increase

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121, No. 124

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 14 pages • One section

State of the Region

Farmington marks 20th birthday BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

in school, and that’s what we are comfortable with. But we have to get out of that comfort zone if we are going to be successful.” The Cambridge International Examinations curriculum challenges students to demonstrate a deep understanding of the knowledge they acquire. The tests involve performance-based activities and written responses in the form of short answers and essay questions rather than bubbled-in multiplechoice answers. “When you have a biology exam, you send in the results of lab reports that you have

FARMINGTON — Citizens and City of Farmington officials, both former and newly elected, gathered Tuesday evening for a time of celebration and reminiscing. Mayor Dale Fortenberry greeted the crowd with a welcome address Tuesday evening of the City of Farmington’s 20th birthday celebration commemorating the anniversary of the city’s reincorporation on May 23, 1997. There was a good turnout of citizens and officials and a cooling breeze softened the warm temperatures. The mayor began with a history of the city from when it was first established as a city in 1838. The city was burned down, except for the historic Farmington Baptist Church, during the Civil War. The community petitioned the courts and the present Town of Farmington was established in 1997. Farmington’s first mayor, Ray Hughes, was present for the event. Fortenberry spoke of the highlights of the city’s accomplishments over the past 20 years. “Every that has been done over the past 20 years, has been done because of the cooperation of the citizens of Farmington. I have been fortunate over the past 12 years to have a Board of Aldermen who have been very progressive-minded and good to work with. All this was accomplished because of one man’s work. He served us for eight years as the first mayor. He suffered through all the

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Leon Frazier

Concert honors Frazier legacy Staff photo by Jebb Johnston

BY ZACK STEEN

The CREATE Foundation’s Lewis Whitfield, senior vice president, greets Corinth Superintendent Lee Childress at the annual “state of the region” meeting.

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Corinth businessman and musician Leon Frazier was tragically killed in a tree trimming accident 20 years ago this week. Since then, more than $200,000 has been gifted in scholarships to Crossroads area students in Frazier’s memory. It’s a legacy his daughter, DuJuana Frazier Thompson, thinks her dad would be proud of. “He would be greatly humbled,” said Thompson. “He loved helping the youth in our area, and I’m sure he’s smiling every time a local student gets one of our scholarships.” The Leon Frazier Scholarship Foundation is funded through the Corinth Kiwanis Club Leon Frazier Memorial Concert, also celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

Childress: ‘Do school differently’ BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

TUPELO — Corinth Superintendent of Education Lee Childress talked about the need to do school differently in an address to the annual “State of the Region” gathering on Wednesday. “Schools are going to have to look different than what parents experienced,” he said. “And that’s a very difficult thing, because parents say, ‘That’s not how I was taught,’ or, ‘That’s not how we did it.’ “ Corinth got the opportunity to do it differently as a result of legislation allowing schools to get outside the box. The initiatives the district is bringing to the classroom

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with its District of Innovation status were developed over a period of five to six years. “This is an opportunity that schools had requested for many years,” said Childress. Schools in general have not made the shift from the old way of doing things, he said, with a focus on procedural knowledge. “We’re now looking at things like problem solving, creativity, complex communication skills, collaborating, working together,” said Childress. “It’s difficult for us as educational leaders to break away from that traditional lockstep approach that we experienced. That’s how schools functioned when we were all

Highway Patrol beefs up holiday patrols MHP is calling its campaign “Drive to Survive.”

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Mississippi Highway Patrol will increase patrols and set up checkpoints during the holiday weekend. MHP is calling its campaign for the weekend “Drive to Survive.” It runs from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday. “Motorists are encouraged to have a ‘drive to survive’ mindset and make safe driving along with responsible decisions top priority while traveling this weekend,” said Capt. Johnny Poulos. “With the anticipation of increased holiday traffic, all available troopers will be assigned saturation patrols in an effort to maximize visibility and reduce traffic crashes.” The state and federal highways had two fatalities in 2016

among 132 crashes during the holiday weekend. DUI arrests totaled 164. The American Automobile Association predicts an uptick in Memorial Day weekend travel this year, rising 2.4 percent for automobile travel, with the highest Memorial Day travel volume since 2005. Generally favorable gas prices is considered to be one reason for the increase. Gas prices this Memorial Day will be the second cheapest in the last decade at $2.39 per gallon, substantially lower than the 10-year average of $3.15 per gallon, reports GasBuddy, a price-tracking service.

Kossuth graduation Kossuth High School seniors Chelsea Jackson and Michelle Drinnen show off their graduation cap messages during KHS graduation ceremonies Tuesday night at the Crossroads Arena. For more photos of the KHS Class of 2017, see the Sunday Daily Corinthian print edition.

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Candy Parker serves as valedictorian and Tammy Roseberry salutatorian of the Kossuth High School class of 1992.

Alcorn County Habitat for Humanity dedicates its sixth home constructed in the county.

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