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Daily Corinthian Vol. 118, No. 189
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Alcorn schools will add two nurses BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
The Alcorn School District will receive two $50,000 grants this year to help fund the hiring of two additional nurses in the district. The state funded school nurs-
ing grant, written by district employee Chrystee Hamilton, will pay the salary, fringe benefits and educational resources for two new nurses. “Thanks to Chrystee’s hard work securing this grant, we will be able to hire more nurses
for the district, which is something we have needed to do for some time,” said Superintendent Gina Rogers Smith. “The grant will cover the expenses for five years.” With the addition of two new nurses, the district will be able
to keep one nurse at the Kossuth campus full-time, while sharing one nurse between the Alcorn Central and Glendale campus and sharing a third nurse between the Biggersville and Rienzi campus. Previously only one nurse
covered all schools in the district. Hamilton said 25 percent of the nurses time will be spent on instruction in the classroom. “The main topics they will be Please see SCHOOLS | 2A
Officials make arrests in courthouse break-in Associated Press
BOONEVILLE — Prentiss County authorities have arrested four people in connection with a break-in at the county courthouse in January. Investigators identify the suspects as 64-year-old Gerald Guynes of Rienzi, 51-yearold Steve Gumm of Tremont, 50-year-old Donna Way of
Baldwyn and 47-year-old Joseph Moore of Shannon. Prentiss sheriff’s deputies and Booneville police say nearly $36,000 in cash and checks were taken from a safe in the tax collector’s office. The suspects were booked Friday at the Prentiss County jail. It was not immediately clear whether they have attorneys.
Corinth’s aldermen weigh renaming street BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Most of the proceeds from the 14th Owen B. Whitehurst Memorial Golf Tournament are going to the local DARE program. Corinth City Police DARE Officer Lane Fowler (left back) and Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department DARE Officer David Derrick (right) will use the funds to continue to teach youngsters like Cooper (left) and Chase Hopkins how to live productive drug and violencefree lives.
Golf tourney benefits DARE BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Organizers of the 14th Owen B. Whitehurst Memorial Golf Tournament are taking the DARE.
In its continuing effort to make a difference in the lives of young people, the annual fourperson scramble will be donating proceeds from the golf event to the local DARE program.
“I am excited about the tournament and working with the DARE program,” said tournament founder Mike WhitehuPlease see BENEFIT | 2A
Most incumbents return to office BY JEFF YORK For the Daily Corinthian
SELMER, Tenn. — There were no surprises in the McNairy County General Election held Thursday with all incumbents in county-wide races being returned to office. The county school board will see changes with a pair of newcomers winning election to the seven-member McNairy County Board of Education. McNairy County General Ses-
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Museum revamps photo contest
sions and Juvenile Court Judge Van McMahan soundly defeated a pair of challengers in his race. McMahan received 4,051 votes while attorneys Terry Wood got 1,814 votes and Pam Rodgers received 644 votes. County Mayor Ronnie Brooks will return to office with his defeat of Larry Smith. Brooks garnered 4,237 votes while school board member Smith got 2,397.
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
A picture is worth a thousand words. A great photograph is worth more in the 13th Annual Crossroads Museum Photo Contest. Some new twists have been added to the contest this year as area photographers get a chance to earn cash and prizes while benefiting the mu-
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The Corinth Board of Aldermen considered the renaming of Dunlap Street last week. The street runs less than two blocks from Cass Street to Martin Luther King Jr., Drive between Taco Bell and Burger King. Dunlap Street would become Droke Road and run from Cass Street to Harper Road. “We just need to make sure that changing the name won’t affect any mailing addresses,” said Ward 2 Alderman Ben Albarracin. The board voted to table the discussion to allow more research to be completed.
In other business: ■ The board heard from Director of Community Development and Planning Dave Huwe regarding the removal of two trees on city owned land at the Verandah-Curlee House. “Both of the trees are in really bad shape,” said Huwe. “One tree is located in front of the house, while the second is on the north side of the house.” The board approved the removal of the trees with the understanding the Siege and Battle of Corinth Commission would replant two trees on the
seum in downtown Corinth. “The whole thing has been revamped,” said museum board member Bill Avery. “We have come up with some new wrinkles to keep the interest up.” The youth category is new to the contest this year. Youngsters – age 17 and under – can enter photos taken with either a camera or cell phone in the division.
“A lot of kids don’t have a camera, but they have a good photo they have taken with their phone,” said Crossroads Museum Director Brandy Steen. “The new category nows gives them a chance to enter that photo.” Youngsters are not limited to the youth division, according to Steen.
On this day in history 150 years ago
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Atlanta: Gen. Sherman has taken the high ground at Bald Hill and places a number of large caliber cannon on the heights. Artillery rounds begin to fall on the city at a rate of 5,000 shells a day.
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