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No charges filed in shooting Death case will go before grand jury BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
RIENZI — No charges are being filed after a Prentiss County woman was gunned down in
Rienzi on Friday night. Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell said 77-year-old Gynell Windham was killed in self-defense following an al-
tercation at the Rienzi Auction shortly before 7 p.m. He said the shooting occurred later when two vehicles stopped in the middle of Highway 356
near Hopewell Baptist Church and less than one mile from the auction. “Windham exited her vehicle and displayed a firearm. The other person then fired two rounds striking Windham and killing her,” said Caldwell. “When law enforcement arrived
Classroom dedication
Marshals capture local jail escapee BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
IUKA — The Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that last week’s jail escapee has been captured. Dustin Jourdan McCoy, 24, was apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Arkansas around 11 a.m. Monday morning, according to Tishomingo County Sheriff John Dennis Daugherty. The sheriff said they are
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Several local teachers earned extra credit from a Corinth civic club for their classroom dedication. Rotary on Thursday presented its annual Teacher of
the Year honors to four educators who received a plaque and $500 to spend as they wish. “These ladies do a job that probably most of us in this room would not want to do,” said Ellis Rhett, the club’s education chairman. “They do it very suc-
BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Local third graders who do not pass the 3rd Grade Reading Assessment state test can get a free eye exam. In its third year, the Mississippi Optometric Association (MOA) and the Mississippi Vision Foundation (MVF) have joined together to provide eye exams at no-cost to third graders who did not pass the state reading assessment test and do not have insurance. Less than 7 percent of the 221 Alcorn School District third graders who took the test recently failed. Students are given two more chances to retake the test. Students must pass the
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The City of Corinth is getting an extension of time to complete a large-scale drainage project that has been in the works for the last several years. With time running out on a
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major grant, the city was facing the possibility of losing the project, although it has invested $600,000 in planning the work. The Economic Development Administration has given the project a new deadline Please see DRAINAGE | 6
People of the Crossroads Randy Bostick, Corinth For more than 33 years, Randy Bostick has pastored Oakland Baptist Church. It’s a longevity that’s rare in the industry, he said. “This is a good place with good people,” Bostick added. “It’s home and hopefully I can finish here.” With no signs of retirement, the Houston, Texas native said every Sunday is like his first Sunday. “As long as everything stays fresh, I’ll keep doing this,” he said. Married to retired school teacher Sharon for more than 42 years, the couple has three children and nine grandchildren with another on the way. “I’m doing what I love to do,” said Bostick of his time behind the pulpit. “I feel like I’m doing what God created me to do. It’s not a chore ... it’s a passion.”
test in order to enter the fourth grade. “We are thankful for the support these organizations and the local optometrists are providing our students,” said ASD Elementary Curriculum Director Tammy Johnson. “I would encourage the parents of children who do not pass the test to take advantage of the eye exam in order to make sure their child does not have any vision difficulties.” Four Corinth optometrists are providing the free eye exams, including Dr. John and Nixon Dodd at Dodd Eye Clinic, Dr. Michael Weeden at Corinth Please see MOA | 2
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25 years ago
10 years ago
Jerry Webb and Dr. Walter Webb donate their parents’ home on Meigg Street to the City of Corinth. Today it houses the Corinth Black History Museum.
The remains of an unknown Civil War soldier discovered at Battery Robinett are reentered at the site.
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cessfully, and they have a tremendous impact upon the kids that they’re involved with, our community and our economy.” The selections are made by the schools.
MOA offers free eye tests for 3rd graders
now awaiting extradition for McCoy, who escaped from Tishomingo County Jail last week at approximately 10 p.m. McCoy Wednesday night. During an interview regard-
Drainage project receives extension
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The Rotary Teachers of the Year are (from left) Gennella Graham, Candi Gaines, Lisa McDonnieal and Leanne Williams.
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on the scene, they were able to take the person into custody for questioning.” The person was released Monday. “It appears they were acting in self-defense,” he added. The case will be presented to the Alcorn County Grand Jury.
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