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Tishomingo Co. Iuka plans holiday ceremony.

Prentiss Co. Four face drug charges.

McNairy Co. State Rep says don’t pay tickets.

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 120, No. 128

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • Two sections

City continues property cleanup BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Tall grass is keeping Corinth code enforcement busy. The mowing season brings a big increase in the number of properties the city is requesting to be cleaned up, and this spring is no exception. The last session of the Board of Aldermen included action on 39 properties that were either before the board for a public hearing or had a new public hearing scheduled. “The majority of these are repeaters,” said Code Enforce-

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Don Nielsen (left) was among five speakers during the CREATE Foundation’s Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi on Thursday.

Nielsen tells CREATE about education plan BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

TUPELO — Don Nielsen has a plan of action. The Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute and chair of the Institute’s program on public education reform outlined the strategy Thursday during the CREATE Foundation’s Commission on the Future of Northeast Mississippi at the BancorpSouth Center. Nielsen was among five individuals who spoke on the various topics of Transforming

Education, Linking Education to Careers, Mississippi’s Highways and Bridges and State of the Region. “The only difference between education today and when it was established in 1904 is the building,” said Nielsen. “In my mind, our education system has become obsolete … we are not effectively educating our children.” Nielsen concentrated his activities on public education from 1992 to 2008. He traveled the country for two years

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studying America’s public education system and subsequently was elected to the Board of the Seattle Public Schools. Nielsen, currently Chairman of Lumenal Lighting, LLC., pointed out several things which pertain to education have risen in the United States. Items such as drop outs, underclass, poverty, incarceration rates, debt and medical costs. “If we want to fix any of Please see CREATE | 6A

Please see CLEANUP | 2A

April jobless rate follows state trend BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Alcorn County unemployment was 4.5 percent in April, following the state trend of a slight decrease for the month. The county was at 4.8 percent in March and 4.9 percent a year earlier. Mississippi’s not seasonally adjusted rate for the month was 5 percent, down from 5.6 percent in March and 5.7 percent a year earlier, according to figures released Wednesday by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The county had 720 categorized as unemployed in April, compared to 770 in March and 780 a year earlier. First-time claims for unemployment insurance in the county numbered 62, down slightly from 71 in March and 75 a year earlier. Continued claims numbered 345, com-

pared to 353 in March and 343 a year earlier. Rates across the state ranged from 3.4 percent in Rankin County to 14.4 percent in Issaquena County. Alcorn ranked 12th among the 82 counties. Mississippi’s not seasonally adjusted non-farm employment increased 3,800 over the month and 12,900 from one year ago. Industry sectors registering the largest monthly employment gains were leisure & hospitality and professional & business services. Nineteen states had notable unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier; two states had increases; and 29 states and the District had no notable net change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The national jobless rate was unchanged from March at 5.0 percent and was 0.4 percentage point lower than in April 2015.

People of the Crossroads Bugg has always had Allison Bugg, Burnsville Allison what she calls “junk fever.”

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The owner of Bonnie Blue Antiques in Burnsville has a knack for finding unusual eclectic things. “I enjoy the thrill of the hunt when searching for antiques,” she said. “We have some of the best pickers and re-purposers -- I think they are better than any on a reality show.” According to Bugg, every antique piece has a story and she loves discovering just that. “My family has deep roots in Tishomingo County, going back more than 160 years, and I am happy to be tending to some many pieces of history from here,” she added. “When I see customers humming to a song playing on the stereo, laughing or sharing a memory evoked by some item, I remember why I opened this store.”

BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Monetary donors will soon receive an extra incentive for their contributions as Biggersville Fire & Rescue proudly announces its new status as a 501 (c) (3) agency. As a non-profit organization, patrons who donate money to the fire station are now eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions since giving to a 501 (c) (3) allows a person or company to gain special advantages when filing their taxes. “This is a huge milestone for our department,” said Chief Jonathan Rider. “We are look-

ment Officer Kim Ratliff. In many cases, the houses are unoccupied, and the lawns quickly become overgrown when warmer weather arrives. Once the board votes to take action on a property and the work is completed, the cost is added to the property tax bill. And if they end up in the property tax sale for unpaid taxes, it can make them less attractive to buyers because “they are building up a bigger tab every year,”

ing forward to what doors this classification will open as we explore new methods of fundPlease see FUNDING | 6A

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Corinth radiologist Dr. A.H. Steiner spots a lump in a CNN anchor’s neck while watching television. He contacts the anchor and the lump proves to be a previously undiagnosed thyroid condition.

Local general surgeon Dr. James Edmonson goes green as he converts his 1995 Volkswagen Jetta into a fully electric vehicle.

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