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McNairy County Ramer Elementary School has new principal.

Prentiss County Wreck claims life of 36-year-old Booneville woman.

Sports North Mississippi Motor Park sets featured event Saturday.

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 119, No. 180

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Judge revokes ex-supervisor’s bond BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Former Second District Supervisor Dal Nelms is now incarcerated at the Prentiss County Jail following Tuesday morning’s hearing regarding bond for Nelms. In Alcorn County Circuit Court, Judge Paul Funderburk granted the state’s petition to revoke Nelms’ bond and hold him without bond

in light of his arrest last week on a charge of grand larceny with property value greater than $5,000. He was out on bond at the time of his arrest in connection with the state auditor’s charges. The judge entered an order for Nelms to be immediately transported to Prentiss County. Several spectators interested in Nelms’ case gathered in the court-

room, but the hearing was conducted in judge’s chambers, out of public view. Wearing bright orange prisoner’s clothing and handcuffs, Nelms was briefly seen walking through the courtroom to a side door. Nelms had been at the Alcorn jail since Thursday. He turned himself in after being accused of stealing cash from a money bag at O’Reilly

Auto Parts. Nelms has since submitted a letter of resignation to the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors and withdrawn his candidacy for reelection, although his name will still appear on the ballot. The Board of Supervisors will appoint a replacement to serve until the general election winner takes Please see NELMS | 2A

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Candidate in race for constable dies BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

A candidate for constable in Alcorn County has died. Wayne Maddox, who was running for constable post 1, died of natural causes on Monday, according to Coroner Jay Jones. Maddox was a former City of Corinth employee who worked in code enforcement. More recently, he was security director at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Maddox was running as a

Democrat for constable post 1. The ballot is set for next Tuesday’s election and cannot be changed, so his name will appear on the ballot in the Democratic primary. Four candidates remain in the race: Scotty Lee Bradley (R), Johnny Butler (D), James McAnally (Independent) and Landon Tucker (D). Funeral arrangements for Maddox are pending and will be under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home.

Book challenge posed Staff photo by Zack Steen

Biggersville High School basketball coach Cliff Little addresses Alcorn School District board members about an athletic block problem at the county school.

Little sees big problem at Biggersville school. “For the last several years, Biggersville High School athletes have not had a practice period during the school day,” said Little, who oversees the head coaching duties for both BHS boys and girls teams. “Our players are forced to practice after school only. Students do not finish practice until at least 7:30 p.m. This hurts them academically with homework, keeps

BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

More than 50 parents and their Biggersville High School children gathered at the Alcorn School District Board of Education meeting Monday night. The group appeared before the five-person board in support of BHS basketball coach Cliff Little, who passionately talked about a student athletic block problem at the county

them from spending time with family and they have trouble keeping after school jobs.” Little said both Alcorn Central and Kossuth each have a full block — four hours — of practice time during a school day. “My players realize the other schools in the county have full blocks during the school day to practice — they ask me, ‘why Please see LITTLE | 2A

BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Encouraging a love of reading while promoting literacy, the Corinth School District is posing the 100,000 Books Challenge. Open to all who wish to participate, the challenge will encourage everyone within the community to increase the amount of time they spend reading, both individually with their families. “In the fall of 2014, the Corinth School District received an Innovative Approaches to Literacy Award from the US Department of Education, which has become

the primary financial source for Project REACH (Reading Expands A Community’s Horizon). The 100,000 Books Challenge is one component of this community-wide literacy initiative,” said Corinth School District Literacy Specialist Tanya Nelson. “The purpose of this challenge is to encourage community members to read more in an effort to raise awareness about literacy and the need for positive role models who inspire our children to become life-long readers.” The challenge began last Please see BOOKS | 2A

Corinth Coliseum hosting a tribute to Elvis BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

The music industry suffered a huge loss on Aug. 16, 1977. Legendary performer Elvis Presley died that day at his Graceland home. Country singer Ronnie McDowell introduced himself to the world later in 1977 with his “The King Is Gone” song in tribute to Presley. McDowell, 65, is coming to Corinth for a salute to Presley on August 16 at the Corinth Coliseum Civic Center. McDowell’s concert is set for 2 p.m. and also includes Charley Kyles performing at 1:30 p.m. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.

McDowell burst onto the scene with his salute to Presley. The record took off, getting airplay on country and pop stations across the country and around the world. McDowell, who had a voice similar to Presley’s, has sold more than five million copies of “The King Is Gone” to date. McDowell has also done several other projects pertaining to Elvis such as singing 36 songs on the soundtrack “Elvis” – a Dick Clark-produced television movie which featured Kurt Russell as the performer. He also was the singing voice for the television movie “Elvis And Me,” the ABC television series about the early

years of Elvis’ career titled simply “Elvis” as well as, the 1997 Showtime special “Elvis Meets Nixon.” His 1979 song “I Love You, I Love You, I Love You” became his second hit. He later chartered a series of hits from 19791986. All except one of the releases were Top 10 hits. Some of the top songs were “Older Women,” “You’re Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation,” “Watchin Girls Go By,” “Personally,” “You Made A Wanted Man Of Me,” “All Tied Up,” and “In A New York Minute.” Photo courtesy of presspassblog.com Tickets for the concert are $15 in ad- Country singer Ronnie McDowell will vance, $20 at the door and $25 for VIP. be in concert on Aug. 16 at the Coliseum Civic Center. (For tickets call 662-416-6702.)

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Corinth High School is one of four schools in the state to receive a fiber optic learning laboratory. Carl Bailey, president of South Central Bell, says the lab will demonstrate the latest technology and offer students a taste of potential high-tech careers.

Worsham Brothers Construction of Corinth submits the low bid for construction of Northeast at Corinth. The new extension center for Northeast Mississippi Community College will be located in the former Garan Manufacturing building on Harper Road.

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