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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121, No. 247

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County school board OKs 3 bus purchases BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

The county school district needs new school buses more than ever. Alcorn School District Superintendent Larry B. Mitchell informed Board of Education members this week of the desperate need for buses. “Just in the span of a few weeks we’ve had a blown en-

gine on a Alcorn Central bus and that Kossuth bus from the wreck was a total loss,� said Mitchell. The superintendent asked school board members to reconsider a vote from a previous meeting to buy three new buses with air conditioning. He said buses equipped with air take six to eight weeks to build and ship, where buses without air arrive

in days. “We think its the right thing to do – to get buses without air and get them here quicker,� said Mitchell. “Maybe we can consider buying buses with air down the road.� A standard 72-passenger bus costs the district around $81,000 without possible grants. Air conditioning installed from the factory would

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CHS grad elected to campus honor BY L.A. STORY

add about $11,000. Although some board members think all future bus purchases should include air, Mitchell has said air can cause trouble. “...We (currently) have three or four handicap buses with air and they are constantly giving us problems,� he said. In the same meeting, the board approved $3,200 in air

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Photo courtesy of Savannah Smith

University of Mississippi senior Savannah Smith recently won Miss Ole Miss. She is a 2014 graduate of Corinth High School. active in the the Chi Omega sorority and a photographer for the Daily Mississippian. The Miss Ole Miss title is an ambassador, of sorts, Smith explained to the Daily Corinthian.

The Mr. Ole Miss and Miss Ole Miss representatives — one or the other, or both, maintain a presence at school events. Out Please see SMITH | 2A

In other business: • A recent flash flood caused major water damage at Alcorn Central Elementary School. “It was a heavy rain and water got into the building,â€? said Mitchell. Please see SCHOOL | 2A

Fall break activities help boost learning

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OXFORD — She put her heart into something unexpected and it paid off. Corinth native, and 2014 Corinth High School graduate, Savannah Smith said she didn’t choose right away to campaign for the honor of “Miss Ole Miss,� but was convinced by friends it was something she should do. Anyone who knows the University of Mississippi senior, would testify to her love of the university she attends. Smith, 21, has literally thrown herself into the midst of the university’s culture and traditions and been deeply involved in promoting the school from the moment she stepped onto its campus as a student. She has been active in the Associated Student Body for the past three years, co-director of the Ole Miss Big Event and vice-president of the Columns Society. She has been an orientation leader and an Ole Miss Ambassador for two years and

conditioner repairs on handicap buses.

Several hundred students have been participating in intersession activities at Corinth schools during the long October break. Superintendent Lee Childress reported attendance is numbering about 380 in pre-K through sixth grade and 75 to 100 at both the middle school and the high school. “I think we are seeing some positive things taking place as a result of it,â€? he said. During this past week, students participated in activities such as an “Earth and Beyondâ€? program at the elementary school and a bike safety presentation by the Department of Health. Regular classes resume on Oct. 23. In other school district happenings: • The district continues to develop a new employee handbook that combines essential points from state law and district policies.

“There are things that are implied in the district policies but need to be explicitly stated,â€? said attorney Bill Davis. “Some of it’s driven by common sense. Some of it is driven by recent events.â€? Policies regarding cell phone communications between staff and students is one area that prompted some discussion during this week’s meeting of the board of trustees. • The district is preparing for a visit by representatives of AdvancED for an accreditation evaluation in February. The team will be led by Jeff Wooten, former superintendent of schools in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. AdvancED has developed new standards, and Corinth will be among the first in Mississippi to be evaluated under them. • At the invitation of Cambridge International, the district submitted a presentation which has been accepted to be part of the annual meeting program of the National School Boards Association in April.

Tishomingo State Park gets spruced up for autumn BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com

TISHOMINGO — Already known for its natural beauty, Tishomingo State Park is now all dolled up as a colorful fall attraction. Brian Belue, President of the Friends of the Park organization, said park staff members and Friends of the Park recently worked together to decorate portions of the park, as well as landscape the park’s lodge. “About two dozen Friends worked to install colorful fall decorations throughout the park and on a new landscaping project behind the lodge. The park is looking great and we invite folks to visit the most beautiful state park in our state,â€? said Belue. Jeannie Wooten, Tishomingo State Park Clerk, said the deco-

rations are already being well received by visitors to the park. “We are absolutely thrilled with the Friends of the Park. Visitors have had nothing but positive things to say about the decorations and a lot of people have been using them as photo ops. I had one woman who had stopped along the Trace said she met another woman on the Trace who told her she had to come by and be sure to see the fall decorations because they are so beautiful,â€? said Wooten. Nestled in the beautiful foothills of the Appalachians, Tishomingo State Park is a natural treasure and one of the most highly rated state parks in the USA. Rated along with over 3,000 other state parks, Tishomingo State Park has received Please see PARK | 2A

Friends of the Park and staff members decorated several areas around Tishomingo State Park for the fall season.

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