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Kossuth closes early after leak BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
KOSSUTH — School districts know how to deal with snow days. A water day may be a different story. Students got to go home early Friday, and it wasn’t because of winter weather. Months before Jack Frost will likely make an appearance in the Crossroads area, students at Kossuth Elementary School, Kossuth Middle School and Kossuth High School got an early weekend break as classes were dismissed at 10:45 a.m. Friday due to a water leak. “There was break in the main line that supplies the Kossuth school campuses
with water,” said Superintendent Gina Rogers Smith. “As a health precaution for students and staff, we decided to dismiss school early.” According the Kossuth Water Association president Ricky Marsh, a busted meter in front of the elementary school building caused the problem. “That meter had been there for about 15 years,” he said. “With it only being about four feet under ground, we believe the weight from so much school related traffic caused the meter to break.” Marsh said his department had the problem, which afPlease see LEAK | 5
Unemployment Students tour Contraband Camp rate reaches 5.2% Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Corinth Middle School fifth grader James Dotson takes notes during a field trip to the Corinth Contraband Camp.
BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
James Dotson came expecting to learn something. The Corinth Middle School fifth grader had plenty to jot down following a visit to the Corinth Contraband Camp. Dotson and his class were part of close to 250 students from the Corinth School District on a field trip to the Contraband Camp on Wednesday. Another 250 students from the Alcorn School District visited the camp Thursday as part of the LINK sponsored event for fifth graders. “I didn’t know a Contraband Camp existed until today,” said Dotson. Dotson was taking notes as Shiloh National Military Park Ranger Tom Parson spoke to the class about the camp. “Contraband is a name for a
month and was 8,400 higher than one year ago. Industry Alcorn County unemploy- sectors registering the largest ment hit 5.2 percent in Septem- monthly employment gains ber, rising from 4.9 percent in were government, educational & health services, and profesAugust. Mississippi unemployment sional & business services. runaway slave,” said Parson. cy. This amounted to classifying Across the state, rates ranged rose slightly as well, from 5.7 “They would run away for free- runaway slaves as contraband. percent to 5.9 percent, in not from 3.7 percent in Rankin “At the end of the war, condom.” County to 11.8 percent in Isseasonally adjusted numbers. Tan #6348 Silver #8715 White #0023 traband camp life wasn’t good, saquena$County and Jefferson During the Civil War, a conA year county $ 00 $ ago, the00 00 $ $ $ was 123 203 350 7,495 13,995 23,495 or. or. or. .......................... .......................... .......................... but it was freedom,” added Partraband was described as a new County. at 6.6 percent. The latest fi gper month per month per month status for certain escaped slaves son. Regional and state unemure ranks Alcorn County ninth White #6555 #9592 Black, Crew,were 4x4 #3232 Union General Grenville M. ployment rates little or those who affiliated with among theRedstate’s 82 counties. $ 00 $ 00 $ 00 $ $ 359 387 9,495 Dodge 25,795 or. .......................... or. .......................... .......................... in was159 responsible for$23,995 esUnion forces. The Union Army September, the U.S. The month saw 78 new fil- or.changed per month per month tablishing the Corinth ContraBureau of Labor Statistics redetermined the U.S. would per not month ings for unemployment insurrefugees who return escaped slaves who went band Camp for ported. Thirty-seven states and ance in the county, compared Blue #2770 Red, #4844 Eddie Bauer, Blue #3876 $ 00 $year ago, and 00 428 $ $ $ conto Union lines and classifi$9,795 ed had escaped to safety behind the District of Columbia had to 67 a 15,995 or. .......................... 234 27,795 or. .......................... 418 or. .......................... 165 per month per month per Union lines. unemployment rate decreases them as contraband. tinued claims, compared to 562month The local camp, located at “Union General Benjamin a year ago. The county had 810 from August; six states had inMaroon #9459 White #9539 Red #3942 902 North$Parkway,00 was home creases;$and seven00 states had Burton hated the fugitive slave people$categorized00as unem$ $ $ 10,595 15,995 23,895 or. .......................... 179 or. .......................... 234 or. .......................... 357 to 6,000 ex-slaves in November no change. law and he came up with a way ployed, compared to 970 a year per month per month per month to get around it,” said Parson. of 1862. earlier. Forty-one states and the DisWhite #9898 Tan #4311 Silver #5656 had unemButler refused to return the “They only lived here a year Mississippi’s not seasonally trict of $Columbia $ 00 $ 00 $ $ $ 14,795 or. .......................... 215 21,995 or. .......................... 19,495 or. .......................... 288 00 escaped slaves to slaveholders adjusted328 non-farm employper month per month Please see CAMPper | 5 month Please see JOBS | 5 who supported the Confederament increased 5,700 over the BY JEBB JOHNSTON
During the Civil War, a contraband was described as a new status for certain escaped slaves or those who affiliated with Union forces.
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Students will visit Orpheum BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
GLEN — Second and third grade students at Glendale Elementary School will be treated to a special show later this month thanks to a local church and several other donors. Principal Elizabeth Wamsley said the students will attend the Broadway-styled show of “The Cat in the Hat” performed by Childsplay and based on the Dr. Seuss classic at the historic Orpheum Theater in Memphis on Oct. 28. Please see MEMPHIS | 5
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Gamma Sorority and inter- as Miss MSU,” she said. “I #6766 Silver #0710 Leather, White #6348 viewed by a Black campus commitwill never be able00 to give back $ 00 $ $ 00 $ $ $ 234 119State 15,995 or.tee 7,295 or.to or. .......................... 405 .......................... .......................... Making her entrance amid composed of the ViceMississippi all it 26,995 has per month per month per month thunderous applause, Annal- President of Student Affairs, given to me, but it is my hope I eigh Coleman took her first of- the Associate Director of the will one day impact someone’s Silver #0076 Silver #5644 Silver #7833 $ 00 $ 00 impacted $ $ $ ficial walk as Miss Mississippi Association and three life the way MSU has 264 138 17,895 or.Alumni 7,995 18,995 or. .......................... $ 280 00 or. .......................... .......................... per per month per month State University as she and themonth student leaders from various me.” rest of the Homecoming Court organizations, Coleman was The valedictorian of the Red #5745 Black #8952 White #5111 were formally presented$12,995 dur- or.one of three nominees Class $ 00 chosen $High School 00 $ $ 188 11,995 Kossuth 22,995 or. .......................... $ 342 00 or. .......................... 207 .......................... ing half-time at the MSU-Louto be placed on the ballet per for amonth of 2012, Annaleigh Elizabeth per month per month isiana Tech University football campus-wide election held on Coleman of Corinth is the Gray #5644 Red #5060 Tan #5923 game on Saturday, Oct. 17. Tuesday,$ Sept. 29.00 daughter$ of Scott Coleman 00 $ 00 $ $ $ 156 256 375 10,995 14,995 24,995 or. or. or. .......................... .......................... .......................... “My experience on Saturday “My initial reaction wasper onemonth and Robbie Rogers Coleman; per month per month was truly unforgettable,” said of shock and disbelief. I was the granddaughter of Collin Red #0346 #0569the late Black #6009 Coleman. “It was an incred- honored to even be nominated and Bettie Rogers Gray and $ 00 $ 00 $ 00 $ $ ible honor to represent $MSU my sorority, so being placed Sue Coleman, all 199 299 358 13,895 or.by 16,895 Dennis 23,995 or. ..........................and or. .......................... .......................... Photo compliments of Randy J. Williams per month per month per month on the field in front of 60,000 on the ballot was incredible. of Corinth; and the sister of Annaleigh Elizabeth Coleman members of the bulldog fam- It was the greatest honor to Darbie Kate Coleman. of Corinth was presented with Red #2081 Black #6348 Tan #2757 00students $ 00as Miss honoring her ily.” elected by the of or. .......................... $ 280 00 $18,495 aor.plague $ $ 273 14,695 or.be 18,995 .......................... 214 .......................... MSU 2015. | 5 month Nominated by the per Deltamonth this great institution to serve per month Please see COLEMAN per BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com
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