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A community already grieving one death received another blow on Sunday morning as last week’s wreck claimed the life of a second victim. Nathaniel (“Nathan”) D. Dixon, 36, of Corinth, died at Regional One Health in Memphis, Tenn., where he was hospitalized due to injuries he received as a result of a one-vehicle

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Nathan and Michelle Dixon of Corinth were involved in a crash Monday morning, June 12, which immediately claimed the life of Michelle Dixon. Nathan Dixon, who was seriously injured in the wreck, died from his injuries on Father’s Day — Sunday, June 18. The couple had five children.

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accident that occurred on U.S. Highway 72 during the early morning hours on Monday, June 12. The same accident immediately claimed the life of his wife Theresa “Michelle” Johnson Dixon, 34, whose funeral was held on Saturday, June 17. In an eﬀort to keep friends and church family informed, close family friend DuJuana Thompson made

the announcement in a Facebook post on Sunday — to which 1,000 people had responded, and shared 436 times, before noon on Monday. Dixon was the son of the Rev. Merle Dixon and Jeannie Dixon. The Rev. Dixon serves as pastor at West Corinth Pentecostal Tabernacle, where his late son was also a minisPlease see ACCIDENT | 5A

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A traditional open house for the Boys and Girls Club of Corinth has now expanded into a “Fun Day” thanks to some inspiration. The Boys and Girls Club of Corinth will host an Open House and Fun Day on Thursday, June 22, beginning at 3 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club facility located at 511 Clark Street. The event began as a traditional open house and summer registration, according to Boys and Girls Club Director Trecee Hughey. She said inspiration to expand the day into a “fun day” came from Boys and Girls Club Teen Liaison Nakia Strickland. Hughey pointed out the day is meant to be fun for children, but especially meant to be informative for parents. There will be valuable information provided and parents can view their facility and see what the Boys and Girls Club has to oﬀer. There will be a special “Money Matters” class for parents Please see CLUB | 2A

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Heather Wicks of Woodforest National Bank (back row, from left), Corinth Police Officer Edward Evans, Masonic Lodge #453 member Bobby Strickland, Corinth Alderman and Boys and Girls Club Board Member J.C. Hill, Crystal Ayers of Woodforest National Bank (front row, from left), and Nakia Strickland, Boys & Girls Club Teen Liaison, gathered to discuss the upcoming Boys and Girls Club Fun Day and Open House scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, June 22.

With no elections coming up this year, the delights of an old-fashioned Southern festival will be in the spotlight at Jacinto on Independence Day. The Jacinto Foundation is rounding up makers of arts and crafts and food vendors to fill the grounds at the heart of Old Tishomingo on Tuesday, July 4. Elected leaders and hopefuls are welcome to take the stage and make a stump speech in this uneventful political year. “It should be a laid-back day,” said Director Beth Whitehurst. “People can come and relax and have some good food. It is a family event and we work really hard to keep it that way.” The day will begin at 9:30 a.m. with political speaking scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will be a far cry from the big years in which political speak-

“It should be a laid-back day. People can come and relax and have some good food. It is a family event and we work really hard to keep it that way.” Beth Whitehurst Director ing has gone into the evening hours. American Indian ceremonial dancing, a part of the event for many years, is back on the festival schedule after an absence last year. A new group Please see FESTIVAL | 6A

Local church plans dedication service BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

Pinecrest Baptist Church will soon oﬃcially celebrate its new construction and remodeling work after a long process that began with prayer. The church, located at 311 Pinecrest Road, will hold a special Dedication Service on at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20 in celebration of their recent remodel and new education and administrative buildings. However, Pinecrest Baptist Church Pastor Jeﬀ Haney said the process began with a series

of church-wide meetings and prayerful consideration. A building project can sometimes be a strain on a church and Haney, who said Pinecrest’s building project was the third in his years of pastoring, said this one was done with ‘great harmony’ among the congregation. “It started with several church-wide meetings and we never, ever had any disagreement about doing something. We had several discussions about what to do but we never Please see SERVICE | 5A

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Elks donation to Project Package Thanks to the hard work of Clint Turner heading up the Elks Lodge 2573 annual golf tournament, they were able to make a nice profit to donate to Project Package. Project Package is an organization that pays postage to send packages to military troops overseas. They were very excited to get this donation so they will now be able to send 4th of July packages. They welcome donations from everyone who can for this worthy project. Presenting the donation of $3,000 is Elks Exaulted Ruler Rusty Stephens and Leading Knight Stan Pearce to Rickey Pope of Project Package.

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COLUMBUS — Sara Deloach. Patricia Brooks. Judy Lewis. Candidates in Columbus and Lowndes County the past 40-plus years likely know at least one, if not all, of these women and might have used their services. The three, and others, have built a loyal following of elderly and disabled citizens for whom they provide witness signatures on absentee ballots — election after election. State law allows voters who are 65 and older, or will otherwise be unavailable to vote on election day, to cast absentees through the mail or in person at a city registrar’s oﬃce for municipal elections or circuit clerk’s office for all others. Most absentees must be signed and witnessed by a notary public or court clerk. But in cases where voters are illiterate or temporarily or permanently disabled, anyone at least 18 years old can provide a witness signature on their mail-in absentee ballots. That’s where these women pick up the slack by gathering absentee votes, either as volunteers or as paid agents for a

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presented by representatives of Woodforest National Bank. “We’re going to be bringing our Financial Education classes that we oﬀer for adults,” said Crystal Ayers, Woodforest National Bank. She went on to say the class will hopefully help the adults, who will in turn influence their children to make good financial decisions. Woodforest National Bank representative Heather Wicks said, “What we’re doing is more geared toward helping them learn how to build a budget and looking at things like needs versus wants.” The Corinth Police Department will be doing fingerprinting and DNA swabs on the children as part of the Child ID program. These programs assist with identifying and locating children more quickly if they are missing.

“This builds the database up — just in case anything like that happened — then we would have a database record to help us find the child quicker,” said Corinth Police Officer Edward Evans. There will be a representative from the state who will provide information regarding sex trafficking. For “fun” part of the day, Hughey said there will be a dunking booth with Corinth Police Department officers volunteering to get “dunked.” The Corinth Fire Department will come and turn on the water do some slip and slides and bounce houses will be available. The Essence ladies will do some face painting, said Hughey. The Masonic Lodge #453 will help provide hamburgers, BMAD (Brothers Making a Difference) will provide and cook hotdogs and Coca-Cola will provide beverages.

“We became involved when my daughter, Nakia, came home and told me about this big event and asked if my lodge would help out. She gave me the date and we came up with the money to help,” said Bobby Strickland, member of Masonic Lodge #453. While the Open House/Fun Day begins at 3 p.m., the information on sex traﬃcking will begin at 2 p.m. for those who would like to be informed. The day will be fun for children, but Hughey emphasized who she hopes will attend. “Parents, parents, parents ... that’s what we’re looking for. Of course, we want the children to come too, but we want the parents to come out. Years ago, the slogan was this was a ‘positive place for kids’ and now our slogan is ‘be great,’ but I like to think we can be great and still be a positive place for kids,” said Hughey.

candidate. “I go to people I’ve been going to for years,” said Deloach, noting she has helped elderly and disabled voters with absentees for 45 years. “I know them. They know me. I just go out and assist them on making sure they cast a legal, valid absentee ballot. ... When I go out and help them, they know their vote’s going to be counted.” Their efforts can change an election. In the May 2 Democratic primary in Columbus, Eric Thomas led incumbent Ward 2 councilman Joseph Mickens, 180-177, before absentees were counted, and the two seemed headed for a May 16 runoff. Mickens, however, overshadowed Thomas 178-15 in the absentee tally, earning more in absentees than election-day votes and securing re-election with 54 percent of the vote. In the Ward 4 councilman race, incumbent Marty Turner overcame a 76-vote deficit to Frederick Jackson on May 2, using a 111-23 advantage in absentees to place first in the four-candidate primary by 12 votes. However, Jackson beat Turner two weeks later in a runoff.

Corrections A production error appeared in the free death notices on Friday. Bro. Russell Clouse is not deceased. He oﬃciated the funeral services of Alice Linton. Corrected death notices of both Alice Linton and Daniel “Poppi” Ynojos appear today.

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Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 20, the 171st day of 2017. There are 194 days left in the year. Summer begins at 11:24 p.m. Wednesday).

Today’s Highlight in History On June 20, 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted and was sentenced to five years in prison. (Ali’s conviction was ultimately overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court).

On this date In 1782, Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States, featuring the emblem of the bald eagle. In 1791, King Louis XVI of France and his family attempted to flee in the so-called “Flight to Varennes,” but were caught. In 1863, West Virginia became the 35th state. In 1893, a jury in New Bedford, Massachusetts, found Lizzie Borden not guilty of the ax murders of her father and stepmother. In 1921, U.S. Rep. Alice Mary Robertson, R-Okla., became the first woman to preside over a session of the House of Representatives. In 1947, President Harry S. Truman vetoed the Taft-Hartley Act, which was designed to restrict the power of labor unions, but had his veto overridden by Congress. Gangster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was shot dead at the Beverly Hills, California, home of his girlfriend, Virginia Hill, apparently at the order of mob associates. In 1966, the Beatles album “Yesterday and Today” was released by Capitol Records, initially with its notorious “butcher” cover photo which ended up being replaced. In 1977, the first oil began flowing through the recently completed Trans-Alaska Pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. In 1988, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld a New York City law making it illegal for private clubs with more than 400 members to exclude women and minorities. In 1990, South African black nationalist Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie, arrived in New York City for a ticker-tape parade in their honor as they began an eight-city U.S. tour. In 2001, Houston resident Andrea Yates drowned her five children in the family bathtub, then called police. (Yates was later found guilty of murder, but had her conviction overturned; she was acquitted by reason of insanity in a retrial.)

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Across the Region Prentiss County Warrant leads to arrest, return of stolen property PRENTISS COUNTY — A warrant led to the arrest of a man on multiple charges in Prentiss County, reported the Daily Journal. On Thursday, a North Mississippi Narcotics investigator executed a search warrant on County Road 1251 as a result of a traffic stop. Arrested was John Casey Crow, 32. Crow is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell, and that charge was enhanced with possession of a firearm. He was also charged with four counts of receiving/possessing stolen property. The Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department recovered a 2013 Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was reported stolen from Tippah County, as well as a 2011 Dutchman Camper reported stolen from McNairy County, Tennessee. A 2009 Weldcraft Boat that was reported stolen from Hardin County, Tennessee, was also recovered as a result of the search warrant. Crow’s arrest led to the recovery of additional stolen property, a substantial amount of meth, and multiple arrests in Alcorn County. Crow’s bond was set at $100,000 by Judge Angela Pounds.

Tishomingo Co. Truck connected to jail escapees is recovered TISHOMINGO COUNTY — Officers have recovered a truck believed to be connected to two jail escapees from Tishomingo County. WTVA reported Tishomingo County Sheriff John Daugherty says a Ford F-150 truck has been recovered. He wouldn’t specify which state it was recovered in, but he did say it was not recovered in Mississippi. The two escapees are identified as 26-year-old Jonathan Dakota Hamm and Issac Lenan Bennett, 23. They managed to escape on June 14. Following their escape, the sheriff’s department says the

duo was able to steal a white 1995 Ford F-150 truck. The hunt continues for both escapees.

BOONEVILLE — A Sunday afternoon safety checkpoint in Prentiss County leads to the arrest of a woman from Booneville. Sonya Anne Lowry, 38, was arrested on June 18 during a safety checkpoint conducted by the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department and the Mississippi Highway Patrol at the intersection of Highway 30 and Highway 145. She was charged with the possession of a controlled substance (meth), along with several misdemeanor charges.

vannah Police Department told WBBJ-TV. Chief Pitts said this is the first time the department has gone through this interior active shooter training. The department says, even though they hope to never face an active shooter situation, now is the time to practice. The chief said this training also includes learning about the psychology of a shooter, tactical medical response, and the mechanics of dealing with a potentially deadly situation. “We don’t want them to get in a mindset of, every one of these scenarios I’m shooting somebody,” the chief said, “but at the same time, we don’t want to get in the mindset of, I don’t have that option should I need it.” All 19 officers of the Savannah Police Department were certified on Friday.

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Shelter construction is finally underway

TUPELO (AP) — A mayor and a former Miss Mississippi are filing for divorce after about a year of marriage. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Tupelo Mayor Jason Shelton and Chelsea Rick filed for an uncontested divorce June 2 in Lee County. Court papers show they have been separated since about May 13 — about two weeks short of their anniversary on May 28. Rick won the Miss Mississippi pageant in 2013. Shelton, a Democrat, begins his second term as mayor in July.

TUPELO — The long-awaited construction of a new animal shelter is finally underway, reported the Daily Journal. After more than a decade of fundraising and planning, the Tupelo-Lee Humane Society received a construction permit about three weeks ago and work began in earnest this week. A Southland Construction crew began preparation to pour concrete footings for the future facility, which will be located on property off of Cliff Gookin Boulevard. The estimated 18,000 square-foot facility will dramatically increase the shelter’s available operating space over its currently cramped building. Significant public dollars are pledged to the project. The city of Tupelo has agreed to contribute $500,000 toward construction costs and Lee County will provide $200,000.

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Savannah Department receives active shooter training SAVANNAH, Tenn. — Police rush to Hardin County Middle School Friday afternoon, not for an emergency, but training for a worst case scenario. “It’s to teach our officers how to go in and handle a situation with an aggressive shooter who has escalated to the point that it requires a police response,” Chief Michael Pitts of the Sa-

Starkville End to court challenge sought in mayor’s race STARKVILLE — Lynn Spruill has filed a motion seeking to end Johnny Moore’s court

challenge to her victory in the Starkville mayor’s race, reported WTVA. Moore narrowly lost to Spruill in the May Democratic primary and wants a judge to order a new election, saying there were voting irregularities. Spruill, however, says in Friday’s filing that the Starkville Democratic Municipal Executive Committee has the final say concerning who won the election, not the courts. That committee unanimously voted earlier this week to declare Spruill the winner.

Jackson Ban on gun shows could affect area JACKSON, Tenn. — A controversial decision about gun shows could possibly affect future shows in West Tennessee, reported WBBJ-TV. According to an opinion released by the Tennessee State Court of Appeals, cities have the right to ban gun shows from their buildings. This week, the court said it agrees with the Nashville Metro Fair Board saying they can legally chose not to lease its buildings to gun shows. The Appeal’s decision could be challenged, if so, then it could go to Tennessee Supreme Court. A gun show event held recently at the Jackson Fairgrounds Park brought out hundreds of people.

Aberdeen Tupelo man pleads guilty to porn charges ABERDEEN — A Tupelo man has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges. Lonnie Darnell Marcy, 32, entered a guilty plea to two counts of sexual exploitation of a child in U. S. District Court in Aberdeen, reported WTVA. Marcy faced a five-count indictment for sending and receive images of children engaged in sexual activity on his computer and cellphone. A federal judge set an October 18th sentencing date on the charges. He faces a maximum of 20 years on each count.

Report analyzes mental health spending Associated Press

JACKSON — A report commissioned by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health confirms federal findings that the state has spent more on institutional care than community-based services for people with mental disabilities. The state released the report Saturday after settlement with The Clarion-Ledger . The newspaper fought a legal battle for public disclosure of the $300,000 taxpayer-funded document. The report found institutional treatment has made up “a disproportionately large share” of spending. The Technical Assistance Collaborative is a Boston-based nonprofit group hired by the state. It analyzed Medicaid fee-for-service information for budget years 2010 through 2014; and managed care information for 2013

and 2014. “It is concerning that spending and utilization of institutional care have increased over the past few years,” the report said. “Mississippi has the opportunity to serve many more youth in less restrictive and more integrated settings by promoting greater use of services, such as mobile crisis intervention, crisis stabilization, intensive outpatient program ... and peer support. More eﬀective use of these services could help divert youth from placement in costly institutional settings.” The report said use and spending trends for home- and community-based services “are largely in the right direction,” but more work is needed to promote those services. In the 2014 budget year, Mississippi Medicaid spent $184.4 million on children and youth behavior services.

Other study findings: Forty-nine percent of Medicaid child behavioral health dollars in 2014 were spent on services in institutional settings. Nationally, in 2008, 28.3 percent of child behavioral health dollars spent by Medicaid were spent on inpatient or psychiatric residential services. Spending for psychiatric residential treatment facilities and inpatient psychiatric hospitals increased by 11 percent and 6 percent, respectively, from 2010 to 2014. Among the institutional services, inpatient psychiatric hospitals experienced the greatest increases in the number of unduplicated utilizers. There was an increase of about 22 percent in the number of young people in inpatient psychiatric hospitals from 2010 to 2014. In 2010, there was a 10 percent increase of young people in psychiatric residential treatment

facilities. Utilization remained steady from 2011 to 2014. Findings related to home- and community-based utilization and expenditures included: More than $1 million in a given year was spent on assessment, community support, day treatment, individual therapy, intensive home-based treatment and targeted case management; while less than $1 million in a given year was spent on services such as mobile crisis, crisis residential, peer support and intensive outpatient. Despite declines in day treatment utilization, nearly a quarter of home and community-based services money was spent on day treatment. There was a 64 percent increase in spending on intensive homebased treatment from 2010 to 2014, with declines from 2013 to 2014, despite increases in claims and utilizers.

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Please make your pledge to benefit playground project To the editor: I am writing this letter to appeal to the general public to make your pledge and let’s get this new playground built at E.S. Bishop Memorial Park. The time is now. C.A.R.E. deserves so much praise and appreciation to start this wonderful project. The impact on the community for our kids will be far reaching for years to come. We must have a unified eﬀort to get it done. All donations are considered to be great. Please give what you can, as soon as you can. Our goal is $30,000 in 30 days or less. It is good to know that someone “C.A.R.E.s.” Make your check or money order payable to C.A.R.E. Playground Project and mail it to P.O. Box 239, Corinth, Miss. 38835. Thank you so very much and may God bless. J.C. Hill Corinth alderman

Thoughts on the ‘Russia thing’ BY RAY MOSBY Columnist

Prayer For Today Gracious Father, forbid that I should make thee regret thy gifts to me; and if I have failed to appreciate them, look upon me with pity, for I have cheated myself more than I have thee. Give me a deeper appreciation, that I may be strengthened day by day in the veriest duties of life. Amen.

A Verse To Share You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. — Revelation 3:17

Keeping in touch State: Sen. Rita Potts Parks Alcorn, Tishomingo, Tippah counties 662-287-6323 (H) 662-415-4793 (cell) rparks@senate.m.s.gov Rep. Nick Bain Alcorn County 662-287-1620 (H) 601-953-2994 (Capitol) nbain@house.ms.gov Rep. Lester “Bubba” Carpenter Alcorn, Tishomingo counties 601-359-3374 (Capitol) 662-427-8281 (H) lcarpenter@huse.ms.gov Rep. William Tracy Arnold Alcorn (Rienzi area), Prentiss counties 662-728-9951 (H) warnold@house.ms.gov All state legislators can be reached via mail: c/o Capitol P.O. Box 1018 Jackson, Miss. 39215 Federal: Oﬃce of the late U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee 202-225-4306 (Washington D.C.) Fax: 202-225-3549 662-327-0748 (Columbus) Fax: 662-328-5982 U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran 202-224-5054 (Washington D.C.) Fax: 202-224-9450 601-965-4459 (Jackson) 662-236-1018 (Oxford) Sen. Roger Wicker 202- 224-6253 (Washington D.C.) Fax: 202-228-0378 601-965-4644 (Jackson) Fax: 601-965-4007

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“People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. “ — Richard Nixon ROLLING FORK — Let’s just have a conversation, an honest conversation, you and me. Unfortunately, when the subject is anything related to politics, that’s not as easy as it once was, because folks have drawn their battle lines, aren’t ready to give an inch, and as a general rule are only willing to call folks not in lockstep with their thinking names in increasingly louder but less civil tones. But whether one is liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican (none of which mean what they used to), perhaps there are some truths that we might agree upon as something akin to ground rules. First oﬀ, I think we all need to recognize that what the president calls “the Russia thing” does, in fact, exist and is not some “made up thing.” The Russian government, to a degree we don’t yet know, interfered, tried to influence the 2016 presidential election in this country, has done that in other countries, and fully intends to do the same thing again here unless we figure out how to stop them. At its most basic level, an unfriendly foreign power attacked the democratic essence of the United States. Can we at least agree that happened and that is not a good thing? I ask this only because some administrationfriendly folks I know have started to say “blame it on the Russians,” about everything, as if that were as frivolous as saying “blame it on the bossanova.” I also wish that we might stop try-

ing to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for using the most hyperbole and clichés. While both the fact that way too many of the individuals in both the family and White House of President Donald Trump have connections of some sort to Russia about which they develop amnesia when filling out disclosure forms, and the fact that the president himself has acted more than passingly strange in every aspect of his dealing with now former FBI Director James Comey, it is unwarranted and far too premature to be constantly obsessing over words like “obstruction of justice” and “impeachment.” In the first instance, obstruction of justice is a criminal charge and the Constitution provides no manner for indicting a sitting president who also has the unchecked power of pardon and in the second instance, impeachment, in any practical sense, is a political act—at present highly unlikely since the president’s party controls both houses of Congress. Also, the ongoing scandal, the investigations being conducted into actions of Trump and his minions is not comparable and does not (at least yet) rise to the level of Watergate and we should all stop trying to force that analogy. As matter of principle, while we are at it, can we please stop calling every Washington scandal, large or small, something ending in “gate?” I know it is just a knee-jerk thing in some circles, but like perpetually jerking knees, it is also tiresome. Now, having said all that, I must now say that this is no petty, partisan, politically motivated and media promulgated “witch hunt” as the

president is so fond of calling it in person and on Twitter. Should Donald Trump simultaneously develop both lingering laryngitis and permanent thumb palsy, both his presidency and the Republic would be well served. The very idea of playing some political equivalent of Russian Roulette with the sovereignty of the United States is neither a laughing matter nor a concocted conspiracy theory. There’s an operant maxim about such things as this that maintains “the coverup is always worse than the crime.” And while that might generally be true, it would not be should the underlying crime turn out to be treason. And finally, to all those wishing that all this would simply go away and Washington get about doing the peoples’ work, I am sorry but that’s simply not in the cards. This is going to draw out for a long, long time. “The Russia thing” has already rendered mute the Trump agenda and soon it will consume the Trump presidency, itself. The president may have famously come to Washington to “drain the swamp,” but instead his arrival has provided yet another tributary to feed it. There are yet more shoes to drop, yet more reputations to be ruined, yet more loyalists to be sacrificed as selfglorification inexorably moves toward self-preservation and one reality show morphs into another. The scripts for all Washington scandals are remarkably similar, and like those before it, this one too, must now play out. (Ray Mosby is editor and publisher of The Deer Creek Pilot in Rolling Fork.)

Unclear path for revamp of student aid JACKSON — As tuition grows more expensive at Mississippi’s universities and community colleges, more students are seeking aid to help them pay. But the state’s financial aid programs have problems of their own. And while aid might be revamped, competing interests might preserve the status quo. Mississippi has three major undergraduate grant programs: the Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG), the Eminent Scholars Grant, and the Higher Education Legislative Plan for Needy Students (HELP). The three traditionally have had different goals. With low test scores and high school grade requirements, MTAG is available to many students, but excludes those poor enough to qualify for federal Pell Grants, meaning mostly middle-class and above students qualify for $500 in each of their first two years and $1,000 in each of their last two years. The Eminent Scholars Grant, by contrast, has high qualifications — an ACT score of 29 or above and a high school grade point average of 3.5 or higher to

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get $2,500 a year. Those best-qualified students generally come from more Jeff Amy a f f l u e n t families Columnist Most generous is the HELP program, which pays full tuition and fees for students whose families earn less than $39,500 a year, if the student earned a 20 or higher on the ACT and GPA of 2.5 or more. The Legislature made it easier to qualify for HELP, and it surged from the smallest of the three grant programs to the largest. In the budget year starting July 1, the state projects it will spend more than $18 million on 3,280 students. By comparison, $12.4 million will go to 23,500 MTAG recipients and $5.8 million will go to 2,700 eminent scholars. The Education Commission of the States, in a May 2017 analysis , found that growth in HELP meant Mississippi’s spending on need-based grants rose 221 percent from 2011 to 2015, the third-highest percentage growth among states in that time.

That expansion in HELP, combined with state budget cuts, is pressuring Mississippi’s financial aid program. Projecting a $9 million shortfall, lawmakers decided to end students’ ability to combine or ‘“stack” the grants , impacting 3,400 students. Lawmakers also directed oﬃcials to check student grades every semester, which means a projected 430 students will lose grants. Those two changes are projected to save $3.6 million. But lawmakers also cut $5.3 million from a series of smaller programs that repay loans for students who go into teaching or health care by barring new awards from any of those programs. The Education Commission of the States, in a 2016 report on Mississippi’s situation , suggests that the state should put more of its eﬀort into making sure students from families earning less than $50,000 a year go to college to increase skill levels across the state. It suggests the eminent scholars and MTAG programs may not be reaching their goal of keeping high-achieving students in the state. The report also questions

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whether the loan repayment programs are the best use of the state’s money. It suggests streamlining those programs and evaluating whether desired outcomes are met. Finally, the commission suggests a later application deadline for HELP and allowing part-time students to get grants, instead of just full-time students. Both those suggestions would increase costs. But those proposals would be hard to implement. Cutting eminent scholars grants might not cause any overall savings, because individual universities could use their own money to compete for highachieving students. Cutting MTAG could be unpopular among legislators. And increasing access would only increase the financial pressure on the system. Members of the state financial aid board could debate all those options in coming months. But without more money, the choices will be hard. (Jeﬀ Amy has covered politics and government for The Associated Press in Mississippi since 2011.)

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Music Hall of Fame inducts four new members SELMER, Tenn. — Music has been a way of life for the latest class of the McNairy County Music Hall of Fame. The 2017 inductees were honored for their musical accomplishments during the 5th Annual McNairy County Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony. “We love doing this event,” said Arts in McNairy Director Dr. Shawn Pitts. “It’s a fun time.” Peck Boggs, the late Carl Perkins, Billy Wagoner and Lloyd Watkins were inducted into the hall of fame on Friday, June 9. “Every year we are inundated with requests,” said Pitts. “The only way a person can get in is to be nominated by someone.” Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner and former McNairy County Mayor Jai Templeton presented Wagoner to open the night. “Bill will tell you he is no professional musician and music is just a hobby for him,” said Templeton. “He sells his musical ability short and is more than a little handy with a number of stringed instruments, including the banjo and guitar.” Wagoner began playing ban-

jo soon after graduating Adamsville High School in 1955. His musical career got going in 1970 when he joined The Tennessee Valley Boys of Wayne Jerrolds. “I thank God for all He has done in my life and my wife (Bobbye) who has stuck with me for 49 years,” said Wagoner. The Wagoners took on the responsibility or organizing the Adamsville Bluegrass Jamboree in 1993. The couple produced the show for 20 years. Wagoner, Jerrolds and David Killingsworth formed the Red Rooster Pickers in 2014. “Making music was never his primary calling,” said Templeton. “His greatest gift, the one that has earned him our enduring respect and admiration and the one that we recognize here tonight, is his role as a teller of stories. If McNairy County has a sage of local history and musical heritage, it is unquestionably Billy Wagoner.” Lloyd Watkins has done all kinds of things. Music is one of the things the veteran musician knows how to do well. “He is a constant presence on the regional music scene,”

said presenter Tony Chapman. “There is something special about Lloyd ... he makes it look so easy.” Watkins, who has taught over 100 West Tennessee residents how to play string instruments and piano, got his start on a Roy Rogers guitar he purchased on credit for $14.95 at the age of 11-years-old. He has played with the Lloyd Watkins Band, Jerry Whitten and the Tennessee River Boys for the last 15 years and plays with the Joe Rickman Band as part of the house band for the McNairy County Music Hall of Fame. “I wouldn’t be here tonight without God,” said Watkins. “Lloyd has approached music as a ministry, spreading love, joy and song, far and wide while helping raise countless thousands of dollars for local charities,” said Chapman, who is also Watkins’ brother-in-law. “When it comes to music I tell people -- if it feels good, do it,” added Watkins. AiM’s Leanne Emmons presented the late Carl Perkins for induction. “Perkins is widely acknowl-

edged as the “Father of Rockabilly Music” and an authentic cultural voice of he post-war South,” said Emmons. “Paul McCartney observed there would have been no Beatles without Carl Perkins ... there might have been no Carl Perkins without McNairy County.” The Beatles recorded the Perkins songs, “Honey Don’t,” “Matchbox” and “Everybody’s Trying to be My Baby.” In 1956, Perkins took part in the Million Dollar Quartet recordings with Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash. The recordings came two years after Perkins appeared at Bethel Springs High School. Cory Hill, Perkins’ greatnephew, accepted the award on behalf of the Perkins family. “All of West Tennessee loves Carl,” added Emmons. Peck Boggs grew playing music with his family. His experience of playing music with family grew into playing square dances with some taking place in people’s houses. “Peck had a powerful singing voice,” said Pitts, who presented the Pickwick Southside native. “Peck’s name has be-

come virtually synonyms with quality bluegrass in West Tennessee, North Mississippi and Alabama.” At the age of 15, Boggs joined his first band – Tennessee Valley Boys – and began playing at dances and other events, according to Pitts. Boggs started playing with a band called the Pickwick Fishermen in 1946. “The Fishermen were almost immediately sought after in the area, anchoring a popular dance at Savannah for several years and appearing every Saturday morning on an old-time radio program on WCMA in Corinth, Miss.” said Pitts. Boggs now plays with the Hatchie Bottom Boys. “I appreciate all of this,” said Boggs. “We had a lot of clean fun back in those days.” “Peck has remained a solid and influential voice in bluegrass music deep into his 80s,” said Pitts of the 86-year-old. “The Hatchie Bottom boys are widely regarded as one of the best bluegrass acts in the tristate area performing and headlining at innumerable music festivals.”

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to 20-year maximum sentences on aggravated assault convictions. Co-defendant Michael Holland awaits sentencing on convictions including second-degree murder. Jones was found guilty in May of fist-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder against Perez Love, Kennoris Stigler and Kelsey Jennings. Hines additionally sentenced Jones to 30 years for each attempted murder charge.

3 men sentenced in drive-by shooting GREENWOOD — Three Mississippi men have been sentenced in a fatal drive-by shooting. The Greenwood Commonwealth reported Judge Ashley Hines sentenced Armand Jones on Thursday to life in prison for the April 2015 death of D’Alandis Love. Hines also sentenced co-defendants Sedrick Buchanan and James McClung each

Man guilty in fatal abuse of daughter WAVELAND — A jury in Mississippi has found a man guilty of fatally abusing his 23-monthold daughter. The Sun Herald reported 34-year-old Oren Lewis was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for capital murder. Prosecutors say the Waveland resident was sentenced in Hancock County for the death of Ma’Leah

Grace “Gracie” Bush. Assistant District Attorney Matthew Burrell says that Lewis abused the toddler in August 2013 before she died from injuries days later. During closing arguments Burrell said that Gracie’s injuries were consistent with a fall from a two-story building. Medical professionals testified earlier in the trial that her injuries could not have happened from a simple fall.

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Pinecrest Baptist Church will hold its Dedication Service on Sunday, Aug. 20, at 10 a.m. to celebrate their newest facilities — an education and administrative building — along with a remodel of the lobby area outside their current sanctuary.

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had discussions about not doing anything. Everyone felt we needed to do something, so that was hurdle number one - the biggest one,” said Haney, who has been pastor at the church since 2006. “They were always cautious, but that was just good stewardship. You don’t want to jump into anything too fast. But our prayerful premise that I say is ‘It’s not our place to make decisions. It’s our place to make discernments.’ This is the Lord’s church, not ours, so we don’t get to decide, it’s ours to try to discern what He wants for His church. There was praying ... making sure that this isn’t our will, but the Lord’s will,” said Haney. Pinecrest Baptist Church was established in 1966, a new sanctuary was erected in 1978, and a Family Life Center was built around 2002 -2003, said Haney. When Haney became pastor at Pinecrest, he said one of the things the church had on the longterm goals was to do something about the aging facility. “It was still structurally sound, but it had become kind of confining and limiting where if everyone in our church showed up for Sunday School, we wouldn’t have had room,” he said. After it was decided what to do, the church hired an architect and started a building fund. “It was a fairly lengthy process because we decided we would not even begin until we had $125,000 sitting in the building fund. We seeded it with about $25,000 and while that was building up, we were finalizing the plans,” said Haney.

The congregation decided to keep the outside walls of the original sanctuary as they walls were still sound and it was part of the original building. Other touches were kept such as a Noah’s Ark wall mural painted by church member Tommy Kingen. They cut out the entire section of wall and framed it with some original pieces. The mural was incorporated into the the new education building. The current sanctuary was not touched, but the lobby area was remodeled. Ninety percent of the contracted work was done by Worsham Brothers and the other 10 percent was done by skilled labor from within the congregation. When all was said and done, the church nearly doubled their Sunday School capacity. They had their first Sunday in the new facility on April 23. He said that so far, there have been no complaints. “We have nine living charter members that are active in the congregation and they were adamant about getting this going. Not one time did they try to preserve brick and mortar ... they just wanted to see it done,” said Haney. He said in his past experience, that some congregations have diﬃculty during a building project because of sentimental items that were not to be touched, but this was not the case with Pinecrest — a meeting of minds which he referred to as “joyful.” “It took a little longer than we wanted, but with a building project you’ll have some cuts and bruises along the way ... but, when it’s all said and done, everybody sits back and goes, ‘Whew! That’s nice,’” he said.

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ter. Dixon was also a funeral director with Magnolia Funeral Home. Nathan and Michelle Dixon had been married for about two and a half years and were a blended family with five children. Thompson said the couple had just gone to Arkansas to set up their camper for a summer youth camp. They had been heading back to get some clothes when they were involved in the accident. The couple was strongly involved in their church activities. He and Michelle traveled often for Dixon to preach and she played piano and sang.

It appears that church and faith have always been a part of Dixon’s life and it showed. Amanda Bradley, a former classmate, who graduated high school with Dixon, said, “I went to school with him all of my life. He was just as dedicated to God in school as much as his adult years. Never wavering — gentle and kind ... respectful.” It is obvious from the statements of those who knew the couple, that the faith they practice in everyday life is what is pulling them through and providing them with a light in a time of grief. Dixon’s mother, in a quote regarding the death of her son, said, “We are crushed, but we are not

despondent and our faith is not wavering.” Thompson said one thing the family wants to express to everyone is their gratitude for all the love and prayers extended on their behalf, and Thompson continues to ask for the same during a diﬃcult time. In a public request, she said, “Again I plead with you to please cover our pastoral family with your love and prayers. They are some of the finest, most humble, kind-spirited people I have ever known.” Funeral arrangements for Nathan Dixon are with Magnolia Funeral Home.

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Deaths Imogean Crum

Funeral services for Imogean Elam Crum, 83, of Corinth, are set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Brush Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the service. Mrs. Crum died Saturday, June 17, 2017, at her residence. She was born in Alcorn County on Aug. 13, 1933, to the late Sollie Clark and Della Glidewell Clark. She was a member of Lone Oak Baptist Church and a retired factory worker. She enjoyed gardening, working puzzles, mowing her yard, talking to her girlfriends on the phone and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her first husband, R.V. Elam; her second husband, J.C. Crum; an infant daughter, Brenda Gayle Elam; her parents; and a brother, Reabon

Clark. Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Price and Clara (J.R.) Jones; a sister, Nellie Faye (Benny) Milan; two sisters-in-law, Sue Clark and Beatrice Elam; four grandchildren Michael (Angela) Jones, Rance (Amanda) Jones, Kim (Dewayne) McCreless and Brigett (Michael) Talkington; great-grandchildren Brianna, Dakota, Logan and Chandler Jones, Kyndal (Emanuel) Longoria, and Lauren McCreless; a great-greatgranddaughter, Ava Longeria; and a host of other family and friends. Pallbearers are Dewayne McCreless, Sammy James, Edward Willis, Dakota Jones, Logan Jones and Chandler Jones. Bro. Jay Knight will oﬃciate the service. Online guestbook: memorialcorinth.com

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Ed Harvey

Funeral services for Edwin “Ed” “Red” Harvey, 76, are set for 4 p.m. Tuesday at Wheeler Grove Baptist Church with burial at Wheeler Grove Cemetery. Visitation is from 2 p.m. until the service at the church. Mr. Harvey died Friday, June 16, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice. Born in McComb on March 14, 1941, he was a retired carpenter. He attended Wheeler Grove Baptist Church and enjoyed watching NASCAR, playing dominoes and having morning coﬀee at McDonalds. He was preceded in death by his son Timmy Harvey; mother Lilly Harvey; brothers Jimmy Doyle and Luther Harvey. Survivors are his wife, Katie Bingham Harvey; a daughter, Tamie Harvey; a son, Kyle (Katy) Harvey; a sister, Mary Bivens; grandchildren Megan Burns, Josh Harvey, Elizabeth

Fran Green

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coming from Alabama will perform. Other entertainment includes the band Lost Cause and the County Line Dancers from Tishomingo County. Whitehurst encourages festival visitors to take time to admire the historic courthouse, which has undergone some repair work and recently hosted filming for an independent movie, “Blood

Country.” Built in 1854 in the federal style, it was the courthouse for the oncethriving county seat. The courthouse will serve as the setting for a wedding a few days before the festival. It will be open for tours for at least a portion of the day on July 4. Contact the Jacinto Foundation at 286-8662 to reserve a space as a vendor or to join the political speaking.

IUKA — Funeral services for Fran Green, 67, are set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ludlam Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery in Iuka. Mrs. Green died Friday, June 16, 2017. Survivors include one son, Donald Bullard; two daughters, Angie Draper and Renee Sandlin (David); two brothers, Bobby Moore and James Moore (Velma); two sisters, Brenda South (Donnie) and Kathy Moore; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ricky Green; her parents, Lester Andrew Moore and Agnes Pauline Anglin Moore; five brothers, Jerry Moore, James “JaBo” Moore, Harold Moore, L.D. Moore and Lester Moore; one sister, Emma Weldon; and one grandson, Kyle Tigner.

Martha Jean Lamberth

Services for Martha Jean Lamberth are set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Magnolia Funeral Home. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until the service.

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Why Should I Look at the Church of Christ?

So, your friend invited you to come to the church of Christ for a worship service. Or, maybe you were surfing the web and came across a site for the church of Christ. Or, maybe you saw a building with the words “Church of Christ” on a sign in the front yard. And maybe you’re wondering, “Why should I look at the church of Christ?” That’s a great question, which deserves a multi-chapter book to fully address, but consider these thoughts for a moment. It may encourage you to know that the designation “church of Christ” is one that you can read in the New Testament (Rom. 16:16), and not one that we came up with on our own. In fact, that principle is a good way to explain the “church of Christ” to you. Our aim and purpose is to follow the same rationale for determining the name we wear as we use to determine everything else that we teach and practice. The Bible is the inspired Word of God (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 1 Cor. 14:37; 2 Pet. 1:20-21). The Bible teaches us that Christ has all authority (Matt. 28:18), and that it will be the words of Christ that will judge us in the end (John 12:48). The Bible teaches that we are not to “add to” or “take away from” the Word of God (Rev. 22:1819), and that we are not to “go beyond” or speak beyond what is written (1 Cor. 4:6; 1 Pet. 4:11). The Bible teaches that one’s entrance into heaven is dependent upon doing the will of God (Matt. 7:21). Since the Bible teaches that mankind is to have Biblical authority for everything that we say or do (Col. 3:17), our goal is simply to teach whatever the Bible teaches, without addition or subtraction or modification. We strive to call Bible things by Bible names and to do Bible things in Bible ways. Therefore, using the same rationale for determining the name that we should wear, we go to the New Testament to know everything else that we need to teach and practice. We are not interested in what we might be able to come up with on our own, or going along with what other groups are teaching, or being tied to a long-standing church tradition. We are endeavoring to be the very church that you read about in the New Testament- the very one that Jesus promised to build (Matt. 16:18), that Jesus shed His blood to purchase (Acts 20:28), that was established in Acts chapter 2, that grew throughout the pages of the book of Acts, that received numerous letters from inspired writers, and that Jesus said would never be destroyed (Matt. 16:19; Dan. 2:44). If you would like to go back to the church of the Bible and to follow the pattern of the New Testament and to restore Christianity as it was originally designed to be at its inception, you should grab your Bible and look at the church of Christ! Read your Bible - Matt. 16: 13-19 - Welcome

BURNSVILLE — Funeral services for Alice Mozell Linton, 86, were held Saturday at Poplar Springs Freewill Baptist Church in Iuka with burial at Antioch Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery in Tishomingo. Ms. Linton died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Glen. She was born Feb. 8, 1931. She was a homemaker and a member of Poplar Springs Freewill Baptist Church. Survivors are her sons, Charles Linton and Eddie Ray Linton (Sadonna), both of Burnsville; daughters Diane Jackson of Byhalia, Doris Meeks (David) of Glen, Loretta Phillips (Dale) of Glen and Tabatha Pace of Burnsville; brothers Maxie Lambert (Edna) of Burnsville and Thomas Lambert (Debbie) of Burnsville; sisters Juanell Potts (Nelson) of Corinth and Alma Lou Lambert

Rhebon Jones

Funeral services for Rhebon Jones, 80, are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Brush Creek Baptist Church with burial in the Brush Creek Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday from 5 to 9 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Jones and from 12

of Huntsville, Ala.; 16 grandchildren, Ricky Jackson, Ginger Brown, Stephanie Linton, Matthew Linton, Miranda Linton, Shelly Medlin, Sheree McManus, Zachariah Meeks (Lane), Corrie Linton, Sammy Linton, Scott Linton (Stephanie) Allison Woodruﬀ (Shane), Shannon Phillips, Kacie Pace, Stevie Meeks and Dalton Meeks; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sherman Lambert and Frankie Horn Lambert; a grandson, Jeremy White; and her brothers, Allen Lambert, Ronald Lambert, Arthur Lambert and C.W. Lambert. Bro. Russell Clouse oﬃciated the service under the direction of Magnolia Funeral Home.

David Ray Reid Sr.

IUKA — Funeral services for David Ray Reid Sr., 74, were held Monday at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka with burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery with Masonic rites. Mr. Reid died Saturday, June 17, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center - Iuka. Survivors include his wife, Judy Randolph Reid of Iuka; one son, David Reid Jr. of Carbondale, Ill.; two daughters, Deanna Reid of Crestwood, Ill., and Patricia Reid of Palos Hills, Ill.; three grandchildren, Harold Brock II, Mary Sanders and Alexis Gezik; one brother; and two sisters. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ed Clayborn Reid and Mary Miller Reid Dobbs. Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Research Foundation. Michael Gowen and Joe Dickson will oﬃciate the service.

Peggy Sue Taylor

Funeral services for Peggy Sue Gray Taylor, 64, of Corinth, are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rowland Mills Baptist Church with burial at Rowland Mills Cemetery.

noon until 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Brush Creek. Mr. Jones was born on March 9, 1937, in Alcorn County to the late Brownie and Trudy Jones. He was retired from LTV Steel in Chicago. He attended Calvary Baptist Church, enjoyed playing bluegrass on his guitar and playing Bingo. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Adelle Jones. He is survived by his special friend, Betty Kronsell, and her family, Rick Shaffer and Rick Shaffer Jr. of Indianapolis, Ind.; and his cousins, Helen Ferguson, Dorothy Crum and Clois Crum. Pallbearers will be the Tuesday morning group from Arby’s. Bro. Joe Marsh and Bro. Cody Hill officiating. Online guestbook: memorialcorinth.com

Mrs. Taylor died Saturday, June 17, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was a former Burnsville resident and a member of Rowland Mills Baptist Church. Survivors are her husband, Donnie Taylor of Corinth; one son, Jerry Gray (Bridgett) of Iuka; two daughters, Carrie McRae (Nicky) and Angie Gray, both of Burnsville; one brother, William Hall (Byvan) of Burnsville; one sister, Cathy Calton of Corinth; and four grandchildren, Tanner Wilmeth, Ashleigh McRae, Makenzie Gray and Jackson Gray. She was preceded in death by her husband, C.W. Gray; her parents, Clayton and Alma Celeste Hall; her daughter, Carolyn Wilmeth; and her sister, Jackie Wadkins. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rowland Mills Cemetery Fund. Bro. Ron Norvell and Bro. Sheldon Lambert will oﬃciate the service under the direction of Cutshall Funeral Home.

Daniel “Poppi” Ynojos

A memorial service for Daniel “Poppi” Ynojos, 70, of Corinth, was held Thursday at West Corinth Church of Christ. Mr. Ynojos died Friday, June 9, 2017, at his residence. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Survivors are his wife, Teresa Ynojos; his son, Daniel “Danny” Ynojos III; three stepchildren, Mylinda Daniel, Regina Caston and Cindy Robertson; his grandchildren, Eric Longoria (Coreen), Robert Longoria and Ivory Salazar (Ian); his stepgrandchildren, Tristan Daniel (Sarah), Dawson Robertson and Hailey Caston; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Don Jalico Ynojos. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pine Vale Children’s Home in Corinth or to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Cutshall Funeral Home of Iuka had the arrangements.

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Harvard’s ouster over posts stirs debate BY SALLY HO Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Few college-bound kids lose their shot, and their slot, at their dream school once they get in, but it happened at one of the world’s most elite institutions and for a reason that has, until recently, hardly registered in the university admissions process: social media. Harvard University’s decision to rescind admission oﬀers to 10 incoming freshmen because of oﬀensive Facebook posts

comes at a time of heightened attention to free speech and student conduct on U.S. college campuses, and has stirred debate far beyond the halls of the Ivy League school. Other schools say it’s an eye-opener for those involved in the admissions process. “We’re going to continue to watch how this unfolds and, with other higher ed institutions, learn from it,” said Janet Bonkowski, spokeswoman for the University of Wisconsin in Green Bay.

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Harvard rescinded the admission offers after discovering the students had traded offensive images and messages on a private Facebook group, student newspaper The Harvard Crimson reported. The posts were often sexually explicit and mocked Mexicans, the Holocaust, sexual assault and child abuse. The Cambridge, Massachusetts, university declined to comment, but the school does tell accepted students their offers can be withdrawn if their behavior “brings

into question their honesty, maturity or moral character.” Its decision may have been rare, but the situation it addressed was not: young applicants crossing lines in their social media posts. Mike Reilly, a former college admissions oﬃcer in Washington state and now an executive with the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Oﬃcers, said Harvard’s move can be seen as incongruent with free speech.

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