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Local lawmakers weigh in on budget BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Lawmakers were back in Jackson this week passing a state budget bill which will allow Gov. Phil Bryant (R) to pull $60 million from Mississippi’s rainy day fund, marking the second dip into the fund this year. The special session saw the Senate easily pass the legislation, while House
members spent more time bickering about the bill’s consequences before passing it as well. As passed, Senate Bill 2001 says that only for this budget year, which ended at midnight on Thursday, the governor may withdraw from the rainy day fund to cover the state’s budget shortfall. With state tax collections falling significantly behind expectations, Bryant
had already made two rounds of budget cuts and withdrawn $45 million from the rainy day fund earlier this year. “It is unfortunate as a state we have seen a slowed economy since June 2015,” said District 4 Sen. Rita Potts Parks (R-Alcorn, Tippah, TishominPlease see BUDGET | 2A
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Jobless rate rises
BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
it.” On Wednesday, four groups of Pre-K and first graders were busy building a beanstalk by using paper towel rolls and duct tape.
In an effort to deter further destruction, Corinth-Alcorn County Airport Manager Donna Briggs is speaking out following a recent act of vandalism at the Roscoe Turner Airfield. The incident occurred somewhere between Sunday night and early Monday morning after the airport received an unwelcome visitor to its runway. “We believe the person(s) responsible came through the hog wire on the west side of the fence and either cut through or bent down to slide underneath,” she said. “With a 6,500 foot runway and approximately 560 acres of land, it has been difficult to enclose the entire space so there are many segments without the chain link fence.” After sneaking through the barrier, the culprits left quite a mess in their wake. “Our groundskeeper discovered some damage to the airport runway lights when he reported for work Monday morning,” said an exasperated Briggs. “Someone had accessed the airport through the damaged fencing and pulled up
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BY JEBB JOHNSTON County unemployment rates across the state rose in May with Alcorn County going back over the 5 percent mark at 5.4 percent. The rate rose from 4.5 percent in April but fared better than the year-ago rate of 6.1 percent and is half the rate from five years ago, when the county was at 10.8 percent. The county ranked 11th among the state’s 82. Mississippi posted a jobless rate of 6 percent for the month in seasonally unadjusted figures, up from 5 percent in April, but dropped from 6 percent to 5.8 percent over the month in seasonally adjusted numbers. County rates are not reported with seasonal adjustments. Alcorn County had 88 firsttime claims for unemployment insurance during the month and 483 continued claims, compared to 82 initial and 419 continued claims a year earlier. The county’s jobless total for the month was 870, compared to 990 a year ago. The number counted as employed was 15,180 — 30 more than in May
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Sofi Little adds a leaf to the top of her group’s beanstalk.
Campers enjoy hands-on learning BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
School is out for the summer, but learning has never stopped. The temporary break hasn’t slowed close to 50 children from learning while doing
Tuba player hitting right notes with All-State band the past two years, Jared has achieved the highest honor a kshelton@dailycorinthian.com A two-year member of high school band member can the prestigious Mississippi earn by being accepted into All-State Lions Band, Jared the Lions Band. To date, the Magnolia State Moore, 18, of Glen has crafted has won 32 Interquite a repertoire for himself. national Marching After competing in Championships and Honolulu, Hawaii durJared has had the honor of being a part ing the Parade of Naof two of them. tions at the Lions Club International Conven“He has been tion last year, Jared blessed with a Godhas recently returned given musical talent,” from the 2016 convensaid Lori Moore who is proud of her son’s tion in the capitol city Moore of Fukuoka which sits many accomplishon the northern shore of Ja- ments. “He has the skill and pan’s Kyushu Island. ability to play any kind of muAs the second chair tuba sical instrument.” Currently enrolled at Northplayer in the state and the only student from Alcorn County to be a member for Please see MOORE | 2A
at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Camp (STEM) this week. “This has been a great thing for kids to do and they love it,” said camp coordinator Stacy Brooks. “It has all been hands-on and the they love
People of the Crossroads Jason Burcham, Corinth
BY KIMBERLY SHELTON
After running a seafood truck in Birmingham, Ala., for three years, Jason Burcham has brought his business back to his hometown. “I wanted to provide for my family by the work I put in for myself, not for others. Being an owner/ operator allows me to ensure quality, fair pricing and consistency.” Established in May, Crossroads Seafood Co., LLC sells seafood from the Gulf Coast (Pass Christian) as well as alligator and andouille sausage from Louisiana. The stand, located at 2022 Hwy 72 East (in the Donald’s Doughnut parking lot) also sells seasoning. Jason is the husband of Megan Burcham, the father of Reid Burcham, the son of Chris Burcham and the brother of Rocky Burcham and Steven “Oochoow” Johnson. He can be reached at 662-415-0391, on Facebook, or by email at crossroadsseafood@gmail.com.
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A cut to the state’s Minimum Program Fund will cost the Alcorn School District around $500,000 according to Superintendent Tony Parker.
Patricia Grossell of Pleasant Hill Pentecostal Church is recognized for 27 years of service by the Mississippi District Office of the United Pentecostal Church International’s Sunday School Department.
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