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McNairy County Former MCHS teacher given 100th Honor Staff.

Prentiss County Northeast offers unique cake decorating class.

Sports Tippah County squad among schools taking part in intial NE event.

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 119, No. 179

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section

State motion: Keep Nelms in jail BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

While Alcorn County begins to prepare to name a replacement for Jimmy Dallan “Dal” Nelms as Second District supervisor, prosecutors are seeking to have him held without bond following his arrest on a grand larceny charge last week. The state’s motion regarding bond for Nelms is set to be taken

up by Judge Paul Funderburk this morning in Alcorn County Circuit Court. Nelms’ case is not going to trial this week on the charges brought by the state auditor as originally scheduled. The district attorney’s office on Friday said an announcement about the case will be made in a press conference this week with the auditor’s office. In circuit court Monday morning,

Funderburk scheduled the bond hearing for today after speaking with the attorneys. Nelms has been in custody at the county jail since Thursday, when he turned himself in after being accused of stealing cash from a money bag at O’Reilly Auto Parts in Corinth on an earlier date. On Friday, Nelms made it known that he would resign from his post as

Second District supervisor effective immediately and withdraw his candidacy for reelection. Board of Supervisors President Lowell Hinton on Monday said the county is checking into the legalities of what it needs to do before making an appointment to replace Nelms. There is no meeting Please see NELMS | 2

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Plane crash lands in Tish County BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

IUKA — A small single-engine plane made a crash landing on a Tishomingo County road Sunday. The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to the scene of the crash that happened around 3:30 p.m. Sergeant Ray Hall said the

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Ronnie Gray will be retiring from Magnolia Regional Health Center after 44 years on Friday.

Gray responds to retirement call BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

EMT Ronnie Gray has been on thousands of calls. His last one comes Friday. The 66-year-old is calling it quits after 44 years at Magnolia Regional Heath Center on July 31. “This is something I have been thinking about for a cou-

ple of years,” said Gray. “It’s time to go … I have several things to do and I have grandkids who need me.” His co-workers say it will be different without Gray on the job. “He has been here since my first call,” said EMS Director Mike Lutz. “All of us have fallen under his wing as students.”

“You learned the right way to do things with Ronnie,” added paramedic Rick Bridges. Gray started his long career at the hospital in 1971. He began working in the stock room before becoming director of purchasing while also going on calls as an EMT. Please see GRAY | 2

plane made a crash landing on County Road 191. “The plane was trying to return to the airport when it when down,” said Hall. The pilot and a passenger were on board at the time of the crash. MHP did not immediately release the names. No one was seriously injured.

NWS expects front to lower heat index BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Excessive heat will continue to plaque the Crossroads area this week before a cold front brings showers and cooler temperatures. A heat advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for today and Wednesday. Today’s heat index values are expected to reach as high as 106, with a high temperature near 97 and mostly sunny skies. Wednesday’s high will reach

near 95 with rain chances increasing late Wednesday afternoon. According to the NWS, a cold front will bring a 30 percent chance of strong thunderstorms and gusty winds to the area late Wednesday night. The cold front’s passage will bring much cooler temperatures. Thursday’s high is expected to reach 89 with a low around 69. The weekend outlook includes sunny skies and highs in the high 80s with lows in the mid to high 60s.

Corinth schools launch reading program for students, families BY TAYLOR COOMBS For the Daily Corinthian

Corinth School District children and their families will take a journey when school begins. This journey will take them through forests and mountains and villages. Readers will meet monkeys, dragons and goldfish. A peddler, a village boy,

a king, a dragon, and a man of mystery and wisdom will all be encountered. Students will be introduced to young Minli who leads this journey in Grace Lin’s “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.” Plans have been finalized for the district-wide read of “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.” Every family in the

Corinth School District will receive a copy of the book during the registration process and asked to participate together in a literacy learning experience during the months of August and September. Funding for this program has been provided by Scholastic and the Corinth School Districts Innovative Approaches

to Literacy Grant funded by the US Department of Education. This initiative is intended to generate a shared experience in which all members of the school community read and discuss the same book. A reading schedule will be provided to parents and school and community activities are planned with the hope that families and

community members will participate. Community members may purchase a book for $6 at school offices. “The Corinth School District is interested in creating lifelong readers,” said Tanya Nelson, a literacy specialist in the Corinth Please see READING | 2

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Ed Bearss, chief of the history division of the National Park Service, tells Corinthians in a community meeting the area would be ideal for the creation of an interpretive center by the NPS. The area was previously slated as a priority site in the American Battlefield Protection Plan.

A gift from the Dr. Carl and Mallie Norwood Charitable Trust of $431,000 puts the CARE Endowment over the $1.2 million mark. The funds are to be used for grants and initiatives to improve the quality of life for all in Alcorn County.

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