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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 170
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 Section
City gets overall excellence award BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
BILOXI — The City of Corinth took top honors in the excellence awards handed out Wednesday by the Mississippi Municipal League. During the annual conference at the Mississippi Coast
Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi, Corinth received the overall excellence award for the Clifford G. Worsham Surface Water Treatment Facility, which greatly expanded the city’s water capacity by tapping the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway as a water source.
“I feel so much pride for the city today,” said a jubilant Mayor Tommy Irwin. “That project started probably 30 years ago, and it took a lot of people along the way to make it happen.” Awards are given to cities in the areas of public safety, planning and economic devel-
opment and city spirit. A committee of judges outside of the MML selects the winners, recognizing cities and towns for innovative problem solving, excellence in management, citizen participation and striving to provide a higher level of service. Irwin and members of the
Board of Aldermen were among the 3,000 in Biloxi attending classes and networking with other municipal leaders at the three-day conference. The recently completed water project is now in operation. Please see AWARD | 2
District reviews MSTAR plan BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
The Corinth School District is making preparations for a big shift in evaluation procedures for teachers and administrators. The changes are among the new requirements that come with Mississippi’s waiver from No Child Left Behind. The district’s board of trustees on Monday adopted the Mississippi Statewide Teacher Appraisal Rubric (MSTAR) for teacher evaluation, the Mississippi Principal Evaluation System and the Mississippi School Boards Association superintendent evaluation. The MSTAR evaluation looks at planning, instruction, assessment, learning environment and professional responsibility. “It requires that a teacher have an observation in the fall and an observation in the spring, and in addition to that, five walk-through observations that will be about 15 to 20 minutes,” said Superintendent Lee Childress. “The formal observations have to be what they consider to be a full class period, so we’re talking about probably 35 to 50 minutes, depending on what you might see at the elementary level.”
Walk-through observations are expected to begin in September. Student performance on statewide assessments will be one component of the teacher’s rating. “This is not a ‘gotcha’ system,” said Childress. “The state views this as a system that can truly bring about instructional improvement and increased student achievement.” Some training sessions have already been held for MSTAR, and more are scheduled in the next few weeks. The new evaluations for principals and superintendents will be more goal-oriented. In other business: ■ In personnel items, the board accepted the resignation of Shana Green, counselor at Corinth Middle School, and approved the hiring of Rob Phillip for the position. The board approved request for leave for Amber Ross, a Corinth Elementary School teacher. The board approved the hiring of Volante Jones, assistant girls and boys track Please see MSTAR | 2
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Crossroads Museum employee Martha Morgan adjusts a display at the museum.
Crossroads Museum taking a look at opening on Sunday BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
The Crossroads Museum is looking at expanding its hours to Sunday. The Corinth Area Conven-
tion and Visitors Bureau Board voted to pay the Sunday salary so the museum could be open seven days a week during its regular monthly meeting. Board members agreed to
pay the stipend – something the office has done in the past – until Oct. 1 and then revisit the matter at that time. Please see MUSEUM | 2
Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
One man was injured in a crash on US 72 Tuesday evening.
One injured in US 72 wreck BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photos by Bobby J. Smith
NPS Ranger Tom Parson shows Lt. Col. James S. Terral Jr.’s Kerr revolver to Interpretive Center visitor Peggy Rainey of Ripley.
Civil War Interpretive Center presents new permanent exhibit BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
A new permanent exhibit at the Corinth Civil War Interpre-
tive Center features the sword and revolver of a Mississippiborn Confederate officer killed in the Battle of Corinth.
The items now on display belonged to Lt. Col. James S. Please see CENTER | 2
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One man was transported to Magnolia Regional Health Center following a one-car crash on US 72 on Tuesday. The accident happened not long after 5 p.m. a few miles west of Corinth in the westbound lane, when the injured party’s car reportedly swerved to miss a truck and trailer and left the highway. The car traveled down the embankment and struck a drainage ditch between the
highway and a field. Shortly after the wreck emergency personnel called for Air Evac, but soon learned that the driver was injured but it was not severe enough to require an airlift. The driver was taken to the hospital via ambulance. According to personnel on the scene, the driver did not appear to be seriously injured. A passenger in the car was not injured. The accident is under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
On this day in history 150 years ago
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The second assault on Battery Wagner, South Carolina. The evening battle is begun by a charge of Col. Robert G. Shaw’s 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the first African-American regiment raised in the north. The attack fails.
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