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Daily Corinthian Vol. 121 No. 18
Bill dies in legislature
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Rallying for the flag
BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
A bill that would have merged North and South Tippah school districts has died in the Mississippi legislature. Sen. Rita Potts Parks (RAlcorn, Tishomingo, Tippah) worked with the Senate Education Committee to kill the bill and move any future consolidation discussion to local school officials. “I’m happy that we were able to take care of this bill,” Parks told the Daily Corinthian. “Such an important decision needs to be made and talked about on the local level, not in the capitol.” Sen. Gray Tollison (R-Lafayette, Panola) filed Senate Bill 2462 several weeks ago. It stated the North Tippah School District and the South Tippah School District be consolidated into one school district to be designated as the Tippah County School District effective July 1, 2019. Schools affected would have included Chalybeate Elementary School, Falkner elementary and high schools, Walnut elementary and high schools, Ripley elementary, middle and high schools, Blue Mountain School K-12, Pine Grove School K-12 and the Tippah County Career & Technology Center. Tollison, who is Senate Education Committee chairman, said the move would reduce administrative costs.
RIENZI — The Christian flag returned to the Rienzi veterans memorial Saturday, at least for one day. Hundreds of supporters of the banner gathered at Rienzi town hall for a rally to show their backing for the flag that was removed from the memorial recently after the town
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Numerous bills advance in legislature BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Brant Sappington
Kevin Nelms is surrounded by a sea of Christian flags as he speaks Saturday during a rally in support of the return of the flag to the Rienzi veterans memorial.
Crowd shows support for Christian flag BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
“They took one flag down, just one flag, and you look at all those flags that are flying out there today. They can take one down, we’ll put a hundred back up and that’s exactly what we’re doing right now.” Kevin Nelms
It was live or die week in the Mississippi legislature. Thousands of bills were filled, but only a few hundred made it out of committee on Tuesday, the first big deadline during the three-month legislative session. It was the final day for House and Senate committees to act on general bills filed in their own chamber. Some bills that survived the deadline have already gone to the full House or Senate for debate, while other bills have moved on to one of the two chambers. Notable alive and dead bills include:
Alive Attorney general - HB555 - The Mississippi attorney general would have to seek permission from the governor, lieutenant governor and secretary of state before filing any lawsuit that might carry an award of at least $250,000.
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Special classes prepare parents for new arrivals BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Preparing for a first-time baby can be overwhelming. The staff at Oasis Medical Center hopes to calm new parents’ nerves by offering special classes starting next week. “Preparing for Baby” classes begin Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. until 12 noon at the center on Proper Street. Other class dates include Feb. 14, 21 and 28 and March 7 and 14. “We are providing the class as a service to first-time moms ... and dads or other support persons,” said Martha Jobe, executive director at Oasis. “We believe this may be the only class in the area that provides information for pregnancy, child-
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People of the Crossroads Danny Beavers, Glen Since retirement from the Highway Patrol, Danny Beavers said he had some alcohol addiction problems. These days, Beavers has recovered from addiction and is taking ministry courses and working with outreach. He is involved with ministering and sharing his story with others. “If God did this for me, then He can do it for you,” he said. Beavers works in a food ministry and said, “We don’t want to think there are people around here in need of food, but there are.” Beavers is also involved in a prison ministry. He noted the irony as he used to put people in prison and now he gives them tools to recovery and a foundation of faith that will help keep them out of prison once released. He and his wife, Pam, are Glen residents.
birth and parenting.” There is no charge for the classes, however seating is limited. Mom may be accompanied by the father of the baby or another support person. In addition to Oasis staff’s teaching about pregnancy, prenatal development and parenting, Magnolia Regional Health Center personnel will be on site to instruct class members on labor and delivery procedures. Class members will also have the opportunity to ask questions or discuss concerns. Local pediatrician, Dr. Branson Bolden, will be presenting practical information on newborn care, as well. Please see CLASSES | 5A
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