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School board at odds on bond issue BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Biggersville parents and school leaders want more bond money spent on campus improvements, but Alcorn School District Superintendent Larry B. Mitchell said funds should be spent districtwide where the need is greatest. The argument ruled a somewhat uncomfortable special called school board meeting on Monday night where school board officials discussed how to spend the $4.25 million limited tax note. Mitchell presented the previously submitted list of projects he says are needed the most. He wants the money divided per school based on projects at each
school, which roughly breaks down to $2 million spent on the Kossuth campus, $1.4 million spent on the Alcorn Central campus and $376,000 spent on the Biggersville campus. Mitchell said he’s consulted with all principals and prioritized the most urgent issues. “It certainly won’t take care of all our problems, but these projects we believe are most important at this time,” said the superintendent. District 2 board member and Alcorn Central representative Ann Little said she wants the money divided evenly among the students at each school. “I see Alcorn Central students are getting $1,072 per student and Biggersville students are
getting $824 per student, while Kossuth students are getting $1,386 per student – we have a bond issue and all students should get the same amount,” she said. Board member Daniel Cooper, who represents Biggersville in District 3, said growth at BES is causing the elementary school to “bust at the seams”. “I understand growth is an issue at every school and these projects address those issues, but the need is there at Biggersville and we need more money,” said Cooper. He said the plan was to include additional classrooms in the multi purpose building to be built on the campus, but “with only $200,000 allotted for it, we won’t be able to.”
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said White. “And our school is growing ... we actually enrolled six students at Biggersville Elementary today (Monday), so I would be remiss to not speak out for my school.” Kossuth High Principal Travis Smith said they are also struggling with space issues at KHS and KMS. “We all need to strike a balance on needs, but at Kossuth, we are needing classroom space,” said Smith. “We don’t have places to put people, either.” A library is a future need at Kossuth Middle as student population is expected to soon increase to more than 500. The
Biggersville principals Elizabeth (Wamsley) White and Pete Seago spoke of growth issues and the need for more classrooms at Biggersville. Seago said a multi purpose building with classrooms would solve a lot of problems on the campus, while White agreed with Little asking that the money be allocated per student. She said by working together with school and district leaders, they can prioritize the needs and spend the money more wisely. “My sixth grade class is at the state maximum of 33 students in a classroom, and even though we can request from the state to go up to 35, any teacher will advise against it,”
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Meth possessions, auto thefts among circuit court guilty pleas wpossession of methamphetamine between 0.1 and 2 grams — Suspended three-year sentence and 30 months of unsupervised probation • Linda Renee McAfee, 34, possession of methamphetamine — Suspended threeyear sentence and 30 months of probation • Robert Blackburn, 36, attempted burglary and malicious mischief — Suspended seven-year and five-year sentences, respectively, with five years of probation and joint payment of restitution of $3,044.99 • Donnie Wayne Rorie, 61, of Rienzi, two counts of secretly photographing for lewd purposes — Suspended fiveyear sentences on each count and five years of probation. He must register as a sex offender. Rorie was arrested by the Corinth Police Department after a woman reported on June 26 that he attempted to take an inappropriate photo of her in a Corinth store. She took a photo of him and gave it to the police department.
BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
Staff Photo by L.A. Story
A celebration for the newly completed playground will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5, at E.S. Bishop Memorial Park, located on South Johns Street, in Corinth.
Bishop park playground wraps new construction BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
The community has proven a point — when generosity is mixed with determination, great things are produced. The people of the Crossroads area proved this point in late July when they raised enough money to purchase much-needed new playground equipment for E.S. Bishop Memorial Park on South Johns Street. Construction of the new play-
ground is now complete and there will be a celebration with cookies and drinks for the community children. The celebration will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5. “Our community is just second to none. From the first night we kicked off this project, I have been overwhelmed with words of encouragement, support and ... yes, money. I am so thankful to call Corinth my home,” said C.A.R.E. Advisory
Board member Orma Smith. The project was originally proposed at a community meeting on June 9 by Smith. He announced the project which would install new playground at Bishop Park. The project’s estimated cost was $45,000 and the C.A.R.E. Foundation seeded the fundraising with a check for $15,000, which Smith had said was the Please see PARK | 2A
A number of defendants entered guilty pleas in Alcorn County Circuit Court on Monday. Sentences handed down by Judge Jim Pounds include: • Walker Earl Reynolds, 31, two counts of felony taking of a motor vehicle — Sentenced to house arrest and five years of probation and must pay restitution of $164.67 • Tristan Kiddy, 19, two counts of grand larceny — Sentenced to the Recidivism Reduction Program. In a separate, one-count indictment for grand larceny, Kiddy received a suspended sentence and five years of probation to run consecutively to the sentence in the two-count indictment. • Diane Jones Taylor, 60, DUI third offense — One year of house arrest followed by four years of probation • Tommy Lynn Bunns, 44, possession of methamphetamine between 0.1 and 2 grams — Suspended threeyear sentence and 30 months of probation • Seth Lee Sanders, 38,
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Local Girl Scout troops seeking female veterans for parade BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
The local troops of the Girl Scouts of America want to help modernize the face of the American veteran. Local Girl Scout troops are seeking female military veterans who would be interested in riding or walking alongside their float for the upcoming Corinth Veteran’s Day Parade to be held on Saturday, Nov. 11. Nikki Smith, who is co-troop leader with Ginger Radtke,
of Girl Scout Troop number 23806, said they will be having a float in the parade for the first time this year. “We have never done this before. We have always walked in the Veteran’s Day parade but
never had a float,” said Smith. Smith said it is surprising they had not thought of having a parade float for this particular event, as it is a good fit for Girl Scouts. They chose to honor veterans by having them ride on the float or walk along side, whichever they prefer. However, she said the first picture of a veteran which might come to mind is often still a male image. “A lot of people have a certain picture in their heads
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... they picture the older veterans, someone’s grandfather ... a Vietnam vet ... but, these girls don’t see it that way ... now, it’s their moms and their grandmothers and we want to honor them,” said Smith. The Veteran is encouraged to dress in her full uniform if possible, but it is not a requirement. The idea was part of a service meeting for the troops. Upcoming regular service project events for the year will
include “Caroling for Cans,” where the scouts sing Christmas carols downtown for cans of food, which they will donate to the AMEN Food Pantry. Earlier this year, the troop built and installed a miniature free library for children in front of the Farmington Town Hall. (For more information about the upcoming parade or to volunteer, please contact Ginger Radtke at 662-212-4761 or Nikki Smith at 931-409-9947.)
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