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KCAB waste day set BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Next month’s Household Hazardous Waste Day offers a chance to rid the garage, cabinets and shed of old cleaners, oil and other materials that shouldn’t be tossed in the trash. Unwanted electronics will also be accepted. With a $25,000 Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality solid waste assistance grant in hand, Keep Corinth-Alcorn Beautiful and its partners have set the event for Saturday, Sept. 17, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the transfer station off South Harper Road at 2610 Getwell Road. As in past years, it will be set up as a drive-thru event. The opportunity to unload unwanted paint, disinfectants, pesticide, brake fluid, tub and tile cleaners, pool chemicals and a lot more draws a big crowd. “This is probably one of our more popular events,” said KCAB Director Andrea Rose. “It is expensive to bring these contractors here, so we can only do it once a year.” The contractors work with MDEQ to properly dispose of the hazardous materials and recycle whatever can be reused. Electronics accepted include cell phones, TVs, comPlease see WASTE | 2
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Celebrating another bountiful season, the Easom Community Center’s (foundation) garden has reopened. The garden is available to individuals willing to roll up their sleeves and pick vegetables to share equally with Easom’s Hot Meals program. “As you are probably aware the foundation provides a daily hot meal from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for qualified individuals enrolled in the program,” said EOF Chairman Samuel Crayton, Jr. “We are asking that everyone share their harvest with the program at a time when the crops are most plentiful. It’s a ‘win, win’
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Local veteran Johnny Little places a wreath at Corinth National Cemetery during a prior Wreaths Across America event. Orders can be made for wreaths to be placed on specific graves. All others are placed at random. The effort is not limited to the national cemetery — wreaths may be picked up and taken to others. “Our veterans, past and present, are truly blessed with the support of Corinthians and people of the surrounding areas,” said Parker. “They are always ready to step up and support any given occasion.” Across the U.S., the 2015
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Groups start wreath tribute to veterans It may be only August, but thoughts are already turning to the Christmas veterans tribute. The American Legion Post 6 and Ladies Auxiliary are getting an early start on preparations for the local observance of Wreaths Across America. The legion will launch the sale of sponsorships of wreaths to be placed at grave markers in Corinth National Cemetery on Sept. 1. Solicitation of sponsorships will end on Nov. 18. “There are 7,600-plus graves in our cemetery,” said Ladies Auxiliary President Carlean Parker, “and my goal is still to someday see a wreath placed at every headstone for Christmas.” A flood of last-minute requests last year prompted this year’s early launch. The cost of $15 is tax-deductible. The ceremony to lay the wreaths is set for 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, coinciding with the ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. “If you have never been to one of these ceremonies, by all means, I encourage you to attend and bring your children and grandchildren,” said Parker. “This is an event to remember, honor and teach, to pay respect to our veterans who have passed on, to let their families know they have not been forgotten, and to remind everyone our freedoms do not come free. There is a price to be paid for it, and our younger generations as well as ourselves need to be reminded of the fact.”
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effort saw 320,000 wreaths placed at 741 locations in the U.S. Wreaths Across America is a non-profit organization formed in 2007 as an extension of The Arlington Wreath Project with more than 1,100 participating locations in all 50 states and 24 national veteran cemeteries on foreign soil. To sponsor a wreath, contact Parker at 462-3443 or carleanparker@yahoo.com, Lisa Lambert at 286-6000 or any auxiliary or legion member.
Another round of state testing has been released and local school officials are pleased. Mississippi Assessment Program (MAP) results, a statewide assessment created in collaboration with Mississippi teachers, were released late last week by the Mississippi Department of Education. MAP, which assesses student performance in English Language Arts and mathematics in grades 3-8, English II and algebra I, measures students’ progress toward higher academic goals that equip them with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in jobs and college. Overall, students’ test scores in most school districts remained stable or improved from 2014-15 to 2015-16 as they transitioned from previous assessments to MAP assessments. Statewide, the percentage of students scoring in Level 1 – the lowest achievement level - dropped in mathematics and English Language Arts while the students scoring in Level 5 – the advanced level – increased when comparing MAP results to test results from the 2014-15 Please see TESTING | 5
Across the Region Katelyn Barnes, Tishomingo Staff photo by Zack Steen
The daughter of Donna and the late Scotty Barnes of Tishomingo, Katelyn Barnes is a senior at Tishomingo County High School. She has been a member of the Bravettes Pom Squad for two years and is also the president of the Beta Club, the captain of the dance team, a four-year band member and a member of the Cross Country and Track teams. She’s got a busy senior year ahead of her. “Managing both dance and band is definitely a challenge,” she said. “Luckily, I’ve always been good at planning ahead.” In fact, she’s already made plans after high school. “I plan to major in pre-medicine and eventually become a pediatrician at a big children’s hospital like St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis,” said Katelyn.
proposition.” Now in its fourth year of operation, the community garden was created to supplement the Hot Meals program with fresh vegetables throughout the year as well as to provide free vegetables for individuals in the community. Gardener Danny Finger has volunteered each year to plant the garden as well as provide guidance to the foundation in its daily maintenance. “We are now reaching out to others in the community to support the garden’s harvesting,” said Crayton. “In the next few weeks the garden will be open to the general public for perPlease see GARDEN | 2
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