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Two KHS students struck by vehicle BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
KOSSUTH — Two Kossuth High School students remain in a Memphis hospital after being struck by a vehicle. Mississippi Highway Patrol
Public Affairs Officer Ray Hall said troopers responded to the Labor Day crash involving two teenage pedestrians at approximately 9 p.m. on Monday night. The accident occurred on MS Highway 2 near County Road
600 just outside the Kossuth city limits. “Upon arriving on the scene, it appeared a 16-year-old and 17-year-old were walking in the roadway when they both were struck by a westbound vehicle,”
said Hall. The teens, a 10th and 11th grader at KHS, were airlifted from the school parking lot via Air Evac to Regional One Health (The Med) in Memphis. The driver of the vehicle was
not injured. In addition to MHP, the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department, Kossuth Volunteer Fire Department, Magnolia EMS and first responders responded to the accident.
Corinth man dies after being hit by vehicle BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
A Corinth man was killed in Tippah County on Friday after being struck by a vehicle. The fatality is one of three investigated by the Mississippi Highway Patrol during the busy three-day Labor Day weekend. MHP responded to the onevehicle wreck on MS 370 in Tippah County at approximately 7:55 p.m. on Friday. Sixty-four-year-old Ronnie K. Russell of Corinth was reported to be walking in the westbound lane of MS 370 before he was struck by a westbound vehicle. Russell was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other fatalities were reported after a head on collision between two SUV’s in Lamar County. MHP issued 3,843 citations and made 58 DUI arrests during the Labor Day enforcement period which began on Friday at 6 p.m. and ended Monday at midnight. MHP also worked 124 vehicle crashes that included 42 injuries and three fatalities. “A significant decrease in traffic crashes was recorded for the period compared to last year,” said MHP Capt. Johnny Poulos. “We credit this to responsible driving by motorists, statewide law enforcement efforts and safe driving messages promoted by the media.”
County advertises its District wants to reduce absenteeism cash flow loan intent Staff photo by Zack Steen
All K-12 students in the Alcorn School District, including those at Kossuth High School, are encouraged to strive for less than five total days missed each school year.
BY ZACK STEEN
zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Strive for less than five. K-12 student attendance is important, and that’s why the Alcorn School District is joining a nationwide push to reduce chronic absenteeism. September is Attendance Awareness Month, and ASD Director Tammy Johnson said the district has pledged to raise awareness about the value of regular school attendance and
strive for less than five missed days per school year. “Good attendance is essential to academic success, but far too many students are at risk academically because they are chronically absent,” said Johnson. “Student attendance is also highly important because funding the school district receives is based on student attendance.” Chronic absence is described
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BY JEBB JOHNSTON
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Alcorn County will take on a tax anticipation loan for at least one more year. The Board of Supervisors gave approval on Tuesday to advertise notice of intent to borrow $600,000. The loan is needed for cash flow and will be repaid once money begins to come in with payment of ad valorem taxes early in the coming year.
The county is hoping in the near future not to need a tax anticipation note. “We potentially could make it this year, but I am very hesitant to try and do so,” said Chancery Clerk Greg Younger. In other business: • Johnny Crotts of Cook Coggin Engineers updated the board on reseal work currently in progress on County Road Please see LOAN | 2A
Arby’s ‘Bingo Bunch’ comes through with supplies for the troops BY L.A. STORY lastory@dailycorinthian.com
BINGO! Everyone was a winner at the Arby’s Bingo Bunch gathering Tuesday afternoon as they gathered several bags of supplies to be shipped to overseas military personnel. Bingo Bunch is a group of senior citizens who get together at the local Arby’s restaurant to play the popular game each week. In the process, they also manage to work on regular community assistance projects, according to the group’s founder, Lanell Coln. “We try to come up with projects on a regular basis. It keeps our senior citizens active and vital with community involvement,” said Coln in a previous interview.
A senior citizens group known as the “Arby’s Bingo Bunch” gathered several bags of supplies to donate to Mid-South Project Package. The organization sends monthly care packages to U.S. military troops serving overseas. Organization coordinator Rickey Pope (from left) gathered with Arby’s associate Austin Wiginton, Arby’s Assistant Manager Hunter Lambert and Bingo Bunch founder Lanell Coln as they turned over the donated supplies.
The Arby’s Bingo Bunch was started 12 years ago by Coln and Arby’s Manager Linda Pace. The most recent project was done in cooperation with Mid-South Project Package, a non-profit, all volunteer organization that sends a monthly care package to the local midsouth service members as a way of letting them know they have not been forgotten and are appreciated. Project Package’s Coordinator Rickey Pope expressed surprise and gratitude at the amount that was gathered by the group. “I was both surprised and thrilled when I came in the door and saw all the supplies,” said Pope. Please see BINGO | 2A
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