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McNairy Co. State jobless rate hits record low
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Local man faces assault charges en to Regional One Health in Memphis, Tenn., where she remained hospitalized Monday in stable condition. The second person was the driver’s son, Tyrone Traylor Jr., who was treated and released at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Corinth Police Department Capt. Dell Green said officers responded to a 911 call at 9:13 p.m. Saturday of a female being struck by a vehicle at the Johns Street
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A Corinth man is facing assault charges after hitting a couple of people with a vehicle during a weekend disturbance. On Monday afternoon, the Corinth Police Department was preparing to charge Tyrone Traylor, 42, of Mathis Road, with two counts of aggravated assault. One of the individuals hit by the car, Anjana Saunders, 21, of 306 Johns Street, was tak-
address. Green said it appears Traylor and his son went to the residence and a brief altercation occurred. They left but apparently returned a short time later. According to the police report, the senior Traylor hit Saunders’ mother on the head with a bottle, and Saunders attempted to intervene. At some point, she struck the car with a baseball bat. At another point in the altercation, Saunders and Traylor Jr. were behind the
vehicle, and Traylor backed the vehicle into them before leaving the scene, said Green. Saunders’ mother, Qiana Saunders, was treated and released at Magnolia Regional Health Center for the head wound. Traylor was picked up at his home. In an unrelated case, the department charged Harold Ramsey, 60, with burglary of a commercial building in connection with a storage unit bur-
glary reported on July 7. He was picked up Friday at a County Road 179 residence with the assistance of the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department. The burglary occurred at Morris Crum’s Mini Storage at 3106 Highway 72 West. Some of the property was left behind the storage units, as if left with the intent to return for it. Bond was set at $25,000 and he remained in custody as of 2 p.m. Monday.
County looks at tourism tax BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
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With the help of the Alcorn Central Elementary School PTO, the school now has a new entrance sign.
Schools undergo renovations BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
A handful of renovations are wrapping up at Alcorn County schools ahead of the Aug. 3 start date. Alcorn School District Superintendent Larry B. Mitchell recent-
ly shared an renovation update with the Board of Education. “We’ve been working hard trying to get as much of these projects done before school starts back as possible,” he said. Renovations include a major transformation at the Alcorn Ca-
reer Technology Center. “We have been working on turning the old graphic design classroom into the culinary arts classroom,” said Mitchell. “We had to eliminate a lot of the old Please see RENOVATIONS | 2
IUKA — A group of Tishomingo County residents hope to be among the Northeast Mississippi communities that collect a tax on restaurant food sales to benefit tourism promotion. The county currently has a 1 percent tax on lodging. The proposed tax would be 2 percent on restaurant sales, and the Tishomingo County Board of Supervisors set a special election for Sept. 12 to decide the matter, as authorized by legislation passed earlier this year (Senate Bill 2829). It will require 60 percent voter approval to pass. A similar effort about five years ago did not succeed. With Harold Lomenick, Cindy Nelson was appointed by the Board of Supervisors to promote the benefits of the tax. “The belief was that there Please see TAX | 2
“The belief was that there wasn’t enough education provided that explained the tax and the benefits of it. Especially since Booneville recently passed their initiative, we felt like it was the right time for Tishomingo County to make an appeal again as well.” Cindy Nelson Committee member
School board member questions amount of fundraisers BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Are there too many school fundraisers? Alcorn School District board members are once again discussing a way to control the large number of school fundraisers approved each month. District 1 School Board Member Ricky Fields questioned the board’s quick approval for seven August fundraisers for the Alcorn Central High School dance team. “I understand these groups need fundraisers to survive, but seven seems like too many,” he said during a recent Board of Education meeting. “We have fundraisers on top of fundraisers – I think we need some type
“I understand these groups need fundraisers to survive, but seven seems like too many. We have fundraisers on top of fundraisers – I think we need some type of control.” Ricky Fields District 1 school board member of control.” Some schools, including Biggersville High School, allow each sport to only fundrise during their season. Some sports like band are allowed to hold fundraisers at any time during the school year. “We have had this discussion
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month in the past. In other news: • The district will receive $180,000 for teacher recognition from the Mississippi Department of Education. The funds, based on state accreditation rating and average daily attendance, is a nonrecurring salary supplement or one time bonus for teachers who were employed at each A or B rated school during the 2015-16 school year. Mitchell said the money would be split between teachers who staffed Kossuth elementary, middle and high, Alcorn middle and high and Glendale during that year. Please see FUNDRAISERS | 2
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before,” said Randy Wilbanks, board president. “I know we are fundraiser poor, but there’s really nothing we can do.” Superintendent Larry B. Mitchell said the groups receive no support from the district other than in some cases a teacher or coach supplement.
“The school doesn’t pay these groups a dime,” he said. “They reply on fundraisers to stay alive.” Alcorn County Advisory Council chairperson Jodi Fiveash suggested simple guidelines be created to prevent overlapping or the creation of groups without permission from the district. Thirteen fundraisers were approved for August. In addition to seven for ACHS dance team, two fundraisers were approved for ACHS math team, one for ACHS volleyball, two for Kossuth High cheer and one for the KHS Athletic Booster Club. Fifty to 100 fundraisers have been approved in a single
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