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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 219

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 22 pages • Two sections

Local schools receive top ratings BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Three local schools have earned the top “A” rating in the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. The ratings made public today by the Mississippi Department of Education include an A for Corinth High School, Kossuth High School and Rienzi Elementary School. The Corinth School District received an A rating, and the Alcorn School District received a B rating. “With the results of two ‘A’

schools and another school within two points of being an ‘A,’ the Alcorn School District team has diligently strived to meet the students’ present needs and future challenges of the new PARCC assessment,” said Alcorn School District Superintendent Gina Rogers Smith. “There are areas that we will be addressing to improve, but we cannot let that overshadow the overall performance of our students and their teachers.” With Corinth’s participation

“Biggersville High School has already put strategies in place to improve state test scores by utilizing online resources and tutorial classes during the school day and after hours.” Gina Rogers Smith Alcorn School District Superintendent in the Excellence for All program and with the high school using the Cambridge model, the high school and middle school did not receive ratings last year.

The Cambridge testing results are not figured into Corinth’s results. Corinth Middle School and Corinth Elementary School

earned a B this year. “We are especially pleased that the district has received an A ranking,” said Superintendent Lee Childress. “It shows the teachers, students, parents and the community have collaborated together to build and provide successful educational experiences for all children, and it also has helped in improving our graduation rate, which contributed considerably to the district being named an A disPlease see RATINGS | 2A

Corinth Interpretive Center Alcorn Circuit

Court renders more sentences for county BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Numerous individuals were sentenced following guilty pleas during the August term of Alcorn County Circuit Court. Sentences include the following, according to court records: ■ Joshua Teeter, 33, disposing of stolen property — Tenyear sentence with five years suspended, leaving five years to serve followed by five years of probation; $500 fine. On a separate two-count indictment for disposing of stolen property, the court imposed a Staff Photo by Joseph Miller

Coach Mangus shows off some of his Civil War medical collections to Park Ranger Parson.

Attraction gets new medical items to display BY JOSEPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com

Corinth’s deep Civil War Heritage is something that is appreciated and remembered in many different ways around the local area. From the Shiloh National Battlefield to the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center that is located at the site of Battery Robinett -- a Union fort that fell to a violent Confederate attack during the Battle of Corinth, folks continue to show their support and love for the Crossroads heritage relating to the Civil War. One person, in particular, that has proven their dedication to the preservation of Civil

War items is Coach Larry Mangus. Coach Magus is the crosscountry coach for Corinth High School and the Commander Col. of the W.P. Rogers Camp for the Sons of Confederate Veterans. However, in his spare time he enjoys being a collector of Civil war artifacts. “I have been collecting things regarding the Civil War for a long time and I love being so close to the history of that war, it is very fascinating, ” Coach Mangus said. “Not only do I like to collect these items for myself but, I like to share them with others too. So, I am doing a series of sharing my collections with the Interpretive

Center and I want to encourage people to stop by and view them.” Coach Mangus’ first series of collections was placed at the Interpretive Center on Thursday. Coach Mangus dropped off some medical artifacts from the Civil War with Park Ranger Tom Parson for display, much to the delight of Parson. “This is just great,” explained Parson. “Larry is an old friend of the parks and he has a marvelous collection and is always very generous in sharing his stuff.” Some of the medical items that are now on display at the Please see CENTER | 3A

concurrent five year sentence on both counts. The sentences are consecutive to a prior sentence. Restitution in the various cases totals $29,992.73 to four different parties. ■ Timothy Lowery, 34, burglary and larceny of a building — Seven years house arrest, five years of probation and $1,000 fine. The court retired three additional counts. On two other indictments for burglary and larceny of a building, the court imposed a suspended seven-year sentence. ■ Billy L. Stevens, 27, posPlease see COURT | 3A

Trail remembrance ride will make local stop BY JOSEPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com

A ride in remembrance of Native Americans tribes that were displaced due to the Indian Removal Act is set to roll through Corinth on Sept. 22. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 called for the voluntary or forcible removal of all Indians from the eastern United States of Oklahoma. May of 1838 marked the deadline for voluntary native removal where many of them agreed to move, however, many of them refused. So, the military was prepared to use force and did so under the command of

General Winfield Scott. Scott ordered the removal and round up of over 17,000 Cherokees who refused to leave and therefore began the ‘Trail of Tears’, which is one of the darkest episodes between the U.S. and the Native Americans. Therefore, the Trail of Tears Remembrance Association Incorporated has spent the last 13 years honoring this event with a motorcycle ride from Tennessee to Oklahoma. The group of riders are expected to stop in Corinth around 9 a.m. Please see TRAIL | 3A

Dentist implements one-day crown process BY JOSEPH MILLER jmiller@dailycorinthian.com

With digital technology, dentists can now make crowns in the office while a patient waits and the process usually only takes one or two hours. Dr. Andy Moore’s dentist office, in Corinth, is currently the only dentist in town that is using this technology of One-Day crowning. The systems includes a computer that takes digital images of the damaged tooth, software to design the crown and a milling machine to do all the work in-house. Moore, is from Belmont

and his wife, Mickey Mitchell Moore, is from Kossuth and they have two children, Macy and Molly. The couple first met in college and decided to move back to Corinth to raise their family and start the business -a decision that has paid off for Dr. Moore and his family. “I have been a dentist here [Corinth] since 1997 and we love it here,” Dr. Moore said. “It has been 16 years of my life that I don’t regret. We have been in this building we are at now (on Shiloh Rd.) since 2006, and things couldn’t be better.” Since implementing the one-

day crown option to patients, Moore says he has seen an increase in his business in the past several months. “We have had more folks coming end that have heard of this process due to word-ofmouth advertising -- we don’t really advertises in typical advertising fashion, but the word has gone out and it has been good for business,” added Dr. Moore. For those who are not familiar with the one-day crowning process, it was invented for the Staff photo by Joseph Miller

Please see PROCESS | 2A

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Dr. Moore prepares his machine for the One-Day crown process.

On this day in history 150 years ago In a move to support Gen. Rosecrans’ activities in Georgia, Gen. Grant is ordered to move all of his troops from the Vicksburg area to Memphis and then on to Corinth. Once they arrive in Corinth, they will move toward Tuscumbia and then further into Alabama.

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