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Vol. 120, No. 144
• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • Two sections
Board approves 58 student transfers BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
The Alcorn School District Board of Education has approved the transfer requests of 58 students out of the county school system.
Library kicks off reading event
The vote came during a marathon meeting on Monday night and could cost the district more than $300,000 in state funds over the next year and more than $4 million over the next 14 years.
Prior to the vote, P16 Alcorn County Advisory Council members asked the board to table the transfer requests until after a special called meeting -- a request by the council to discuss changes to the district’s current
transfer policy. “The members of our advisory council, especially the parents, have some concerns about our student transfer policy,” said P16 chairperson Jodi Fiveash. “We feel like there are
Goodbye, Mr. Moon
BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Tenn. for the U.S. Navy. He would cut the hair of fellow sailors aboard the USS Eldorado. “When he was discharged in San Diego, he hitchhiked back home,” said his daughter. “He told us he made it all right until he got with some people who he thought was fixing to rob a place and he got out.” When he didn’t get a job on
BURNSVILLE — The CEO of Globe Metallurgical, the company who sued Tishomingo County’s Mississippi Silicon over permit issues, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to exporting specialty metals to Iran. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Erdal Kuyumcu, 44, admitted to one count of conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The company was accused by federal investigators of trying to send a metallic powder composed of cobalt and nickel from the U.S. to Iran without obtaining a license from the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. The powder can be used to coat gas turbine components, including turbine blades for use in aerospace, missile production and nuclear applications. The metals are closely regulated by the U.S. Department of Commerce to combat nuclear proliferation and protect national security. Kuyumcu faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine
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Longtime barber Audry “Moon” Mullins passed away Monday. Mullins, shown here in a 2012 photo, cut hair at his downtown Corinth barber shop for 60 years.
60-year barber passes away BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Everyone knew Audry Mullins. They knew the longtime Corinth barber as “Moon.” Mullins, who had been cutting hair in downtown Corinth for 60 years, passed away June 13 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Funeral services for Mullins, 82, are set for 11 a.m. Thursday at West Corinth Baptist Church. Visitation
is scheduled for 5-8 p.m. tonight at the church. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. “I have so many memories,” said his daughter, Sherry Oakman. “Mother always said they never went anywhere that he didn’t run into someone who knew him.” Moon, who shared the nickname with a comic-strip character popular in the 1930s-40s, began cutting hair after he left Chewalla,
‘Oliver Twist’ hits the stage
People of the Crossroads Rose Seaborn, Farmington
BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
Corinth Theatre-Arts’ latest production will leave spectators saying, “Please sir, I want some more” as the community theatre presents “Oliver Twist.” Based on the 1846 novel by Charles Dickens and adapted for the stage by Joellen Bland, the timeless tale will hit the historic Crossroads Playhouse stage at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 16 through Saturday, June 19. The doors will open at 7 p.m. For those who prefer an earlier show, a Sunday matinee will also be presented at 2 p.m. The doors will open at 1:30 p.m. Please see OLIVER | 2A
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BY KIMBERLY SHELTON Making reading fun and enjoyable for all ages, the Corinth Library will kick off its 2016 Library Program themed “Ready, Set … Read” at 1 p.m. today. The informative event will begin with a visit from “Snake Man” Terry Vandeventer who will discuss various types of snakes and how to identify them. He will also be bringing several of his slithery friends with him to introduce to patrons. “This is great for those who love snakes, as well as for those who have a less-than-enthusiastic approach to snakes,” said Librarian Cody Daniel who looks forward to the visit. In addition to a special meetand-greet with the snake man and his critters, interested readers will receive a reading log for the summer to keep track of the books they have read. The lineup of summer events is as follows: • June 15 at 1 p.m. – “Snake Man” Terry Vandeventer
three points at this time -- the superintendent’s point of view, the board’s point of view and the parents’ point of view, all of which seem to be conflicting as
Staff photo by Zack Steen
A two-year committed member of the Corinth Lions Club, Rose Seaborn enjoys participating in the club’s fundraising activities. “I joined the club when I first moved in into the area in 2014,” she said. “I did it mainly to get to know and volunteer in my new community.” Since joining, the 43-year-old has volunteered at Lions Club roadblocks, ringing the bell on Easter and selling candy. “Everything we do in the club — all fundraising efforts go to help buy eyeglasses and hearing aids for those in need of assistance in the community,” said the Cherokee, Ala. native. The technology director for the Alcorn School District, Seaborn also enjoys the outdoors, especially hiking and canoeing.
Staff photo by Kimberly Shelton
Jackson Price will assume the lead role of orphan Oliver Twist in CT-A’s production of “Oliver Twist”.
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The Corinth Coliseum-Civic Center is selected as a recipient of the National Historic Preservation Award from the League of Historic American Theaters.
Gabe Null wins first place in the 17th Annual City/County Golf Tournament held at Shiloh Ridge Athletic Club.
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