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• Corinth, Mississippi •

BY ZACK STEEN

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Eyrn Coleman was one of several voters to cast an absentee ballot over the last few weeks.

Corruption news may hurt turnout Voters could be fed up. Corruption news over the last few months could keep some people away from the polls on Tuesday. “I heard some of that in the first primary,” said Al-

corn County Circuit Clerk Joe Caldwell. A slow year when it comes to the state level may also be a factor in voter turnout. “There hasn’t been a lot of television advertising in the state races and that makes a difference,” said Caldwell.

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Absentee numbers were at around 730 as of lunchtime Friday. Over 800 voted absentee in the first primary, according to Caldwell. Voters in a pair of precincts are reminded to vote at the corPlease see VOTING | 3A

The crowded Tuesday general election ballot will include a statewide education initiative which has caused confusion among voters. The citizen-sponsored proposal sets out to change the words of section 201 of the Mississippi Constitution to enhance the state’s commitment to public education. Supporters say if the initiative is passed, it will ensure the full funding of local school districts over a period of time, the same districts that have been underfunded $1.7 billion by the state since 2008. Opponents of the proposal say the initiative, if it passes, would represent a “radical” change in governance for the state. While the Corinth School District said it does not take a stand on political issues, members of the Alcorn School District Board of Education announced earlier this month their support of Initiative 42. Board members hope passing of the referendum will force the legislature to fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program and K-12 public education. Local resident Lee Jones said he wants to fund education, but believes 42 is too

vague. “It states that raising taxes is not recommended, but it does not rule it out,” Jones said. “It also states that there will be no cuts in other programs to fund education if this passes.” Jones believes changes should be made on a local level. “Do a little bit of housekeeping in the school systems and it will help improve the education our kids are getting without passing an initiative that will open the door to many unknowns,” he added. Initiative 42 opponents and proponents have jammed Mississippian’s lives with TV ads and mailers over the past few weeks with information each group believes to be the truth. “The television ads for and against Initiative 42 have some degree of truthfulness, but common sense should tell us both sides can’t be right,” said local resident Dale Leonard. “Somebody is slightly bending the facts to suit their taste.” “I have heard more positive things about the initiative than negative,” he said. Leonard calls the promise that a liberal Hinds County judge will get the power to Please see INITIATIVE | 3A

Toy Store registration gets underway Monday BY BRANT SAPPINGTON boonevilleeditor@bellsouth.net

As little minds turn to dreams of Christmas morning the Lighthouse Foundation is gearing up to again help make those dreams come true for those hurting in Alcorn County. Registration begins next Monday, Nov. 2 for the 20th Annual Lighthouse Foundation Toy Store. The annual outreach effort provides Christmas gifts to children in families in need through the generous donation of money and time from people throughout the community. The need for help is huge this year and it’s going to take a huge outpouring of support to make the Toy Store happen again this year, said foundation Executive Director Gary Caveness. “The need seems to be as big as ever. People are hurting,” he said. Registration sessions begin Monday and continue each Monday, Tuesday and Thursday through Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to noon each day at the foundation building on Johns Street. There will also be one evening

registration session from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17 for those unable to attend a morning session. Applicants must be residents of Alcorn County and should bring current identification, proof of Alcorn County residence (a utility bill, rent receipt or other document showing their current address in the county) and a Social Security card and birth certificate for each child they wish to be assisted. There is also a $5 per person registration fee. Caveness said the Toy Store only happens each year because of the dedicated financial and volunteer support they receive from the community. Donations are especially needed this year during difficult economic times. Donations may be brought to the foundation office or may be mailed to The Lighthouse Foundation, P.O. Box 2121, Corinth, MS 38835. Volunteers are also needed. All volunteers are required to attend one of two training sesPlease see REGISTRATION | 3A

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Emergency agencies took part in a mock drill on Friday.

Drill tests agencies’ response times BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Testing their reaction times in the event of a multiple-injury automobile accident, officers, firefighters and other emergency responders combined efforts to stage and clear a head-on collision involving an SUV versus school bus at 9:17 a.m. on Friday.

Agencies responding to the mock accident were Magnolia Regional Health Center, Magnolia EMS, the Corinth Police Department, Corinth Fire Department, Alcorn County EMA, the Mississippi Department of Health Emergency Planning and Alcorn Emergency Services. Located at the intersection

of Norman and Harper, approximately 16 students from the Alcorn Career and Technology Center’s Allied Health program served as victims. “We conducted a wrap assessment, checking vital signs and tagging those injured with color codes for triage,” said Please see DRILL | 6A

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Alcorn School District teachers receive earthquake preparedness training from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. District Curriculum Coordinator Mike Wamsley says the training is needed in light of concerns about a possible earthquake on the New Madrid Fault.

Troopers Allen Lyles, Brian McGee and Darrell Mathis visit Kossuth Elementary School for a patriotic program, sharing their experiences working on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina.

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Today in History Today is Sunday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2015. There are 60 days left in the year. This is All Saints Day.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 1, 1765, the Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament, went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists.

On this date: In 1478, the Spanish Inquisition was established. In 1512, Michelangelo’s just-completed paintings on the ceiling of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel were publicly unveiled by the artist’s patron, Pope Julius II. In 1604, William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello” was presented at Whitehall Palace in London. In 1861, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln named Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan General-in-Chief of the Union armies, succeeding Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott. In 1936, in a speech in Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini described the alliance between his country and Nazi Germany as an “axis” running between Rome and Berlin. In 1945, Ebony, a magazine geared toward black readers, was first published. In 1952, the United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb, code-named “Ivy Mike,” at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. In 1954, Algerian nationalists began their successful 7-year rebellion against French rule. In 1989, East Germany reopened its border with Czechoslovakia, prompting tens of thousands of refugees to flee to the West. Ten years ago: Democrats forced the Republican-controlled Senate into an unusual closed session, questioning the intelligence utilized by the White House in the run-up to the war in Iraq; Republicans derided the move as a political stunt. Five years ago: Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, 61, was convicted by a jury in Erie, Pennsylvania, of participating in a bizarre plot in which a pizza delivery driver was forced to rob a bank wearing a metal bomb collar that later exploded, killing him. (Diehl-Armstrong was later sentenced to life in prison.)

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Across the Region Burglaries, thefts lead to five arrests BOONEVILLE — A recent burglary in Tishomingo County helped Prentiss County officials solve a string of thefts and burglaries. Investigators exhibited diligence in pursuing the leads in the case which culminated in five arrests. Mickey McVey, 38, of Booneville was charged with two counts of grand larceny involving pull type trailers from Highway 30 West and CR 5011 and an air compressor that was taken along with one of the trailers. He was also charged with burglary of a dwelling on CR 1341. Narcotics officers charged him with conspiracy to possess or distribute a controlled substance. McVey’s bond was set at

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$12,500 and has been released on bond. ■ Steven Gentry, 30, of Booneville was charged with two counts of grand larceny stemming from the above mentioned trailer thefts, burglary of a dwelling on CR 5050, conspiracy to receive/ possess stolen property, and receiving stolen property. The later two charges stemmed from the burglary in Tishomingo County involving several guns. Gentry’s bond has not been set. He was transfered to the Union County Jail where he was under MDOC Supervision for charges from that county. He has a hold for Prentiss County. ■ Amber Ann Johnson, 26, of Belmont is charged with burglary of a dwelling on CR 5050, conspiracy to receive/ possess stolen property and possession of stolen

property. Johnson’s bond has not been set, she remains in the Tishomingo County Jail with a hold for Prentiss County. ■ Jessica Rhodes, 30, of Booneville is charged with burglary of a dwelling on CR 5050. Rhodes’ bond has been set at $5,000. She remains in custody. Investigators recovered five guns from the Tishomingo County burglary and the Air Compressor from the CR 5011 theft. They also have leads on some of the remaining stolen property. There were other arrests which stemmed from these cases but not directly related to the charges above.

Students pack food to combat hunger STARKVILLE — For the second consecutive year, Mississippi State

students volunteered on Friday, Oct. 30 to pack 10,000 nutritious meals in an effort to combat malnutrition and aid in the worldwide fight against hunger. Taking place in the university’s Bost Extension Center, the project was sponsored by MSU’s Center for the Advancement of ServiceLearning Excellence in collaboration with the Raleigh, North Carolinabased Stop Hunger Now international hunger relief organization. Meals packed by the students—many of whom are enrolled in a True Maroon First-Year Experience course—will be distributed to those in need around the U.S. and abroad. Weighing between 389-394 grams, each meal bag contains a vitamin packet and combination of dehydrated

vegetables, dehydrated soy and rice. According to event organizers, one bag will feed a family of six for one day. October is World Hunger Action Month. Follow the conversation on Twitter, using hashtag #WHAM2015. For more information about Stop Hunger Now, visit www. stophungernow.org. CASLE was launched in early 2013 as a joint venture between MSU’s Office of the Provost and Extension Service. Promoting university ideals of citizenship and service is its primary mission. (More information on CASLE is found at www. servicelearning.msstate.edu, http://bit.ly/ CASLE-FB and twitter. com/CASLE_MSU. MSU is Mississippi’s leading university, available online at www.msstate. edu.)

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sions set for Dec. 7 and Dec. 8 in order to participate. Caveness said with several changes to the operation of this year’s program everyone who volunteers must attend one of the training sessions. The Toy Store giveaway day will be on Wednesday, Dec. 9. Donations may be mailed to The Lighthouse Foundation, P.O. Box 2121, Corinth, MS 38835. Those interested in learning more about the program or in volunteering their time can call 662-286-0091 for more information.

move money away from good schools to somewhere else is a scare tactic. “The thing that is pushing me to support the measure is the intent to ensure the full funding of local school districts over a period of time,” he said. “Not immediately, as we are being led to believe. If there is one thing I dislike about any campaign, it’s mudslinging.” Leonard added, “judge or no judge, we must remember that God is in control.” The citizen’s Initiative 42 will appear above the Legislature’s Alternative Measure 42A on the ballot. Initiative 42‘s language says the state “shall provide for the estab-

lishment, maintenance and support of an adequate and efficient system of free public schools. The chancery courts of this state shall have the power to enforce this section with appropriate injunctive relief.” Alternative Measure 42A calls for the legislature to “provide for the establishment, maintenance and support of an effective system of free public schools.” It does not provide for the question of funding to go to the courts. To help with confusion, Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said voters should first select either “for approval of either” or “against both.” In the second step, a voter in favor of the one of the initiatives would then select either “for Initiative

Measure 42” or “for Alternative Measure 42A.” A person who opposes the initiatives would select “against both.” The voter can stop there if he or she chooses, but Hosemann said an opposing voter also has the right to vote in the second step, giving preference to one of the two initiatives. The initiative or the alternative must clear a couple of mathematical hurdles to win passage. Even if a majority vote in favor of approval of either in the first step of the vote, one of the two initiatives must receive 40 percent of the total number of votes cast for the office of governor in order to become a state constitutional amendment. (Staff writer Jebb Johnston contributed to this story.)

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rect polling place. Those in the North Corinth precinct will continue to vote in the fellowship hall of North Corinth Baptist Corinth. Voters in that precinct had formally voted at the Corinth Sportsplex. East Corinth voters can cast their ballot by going to the back of First Presbyterian Church. Those on the ballot are: ■ Governor: Phil Bryant (R), Robert Gray (D), Shawn O’Hara (Reform) ■ Lieutenant governor: Tim Johnson (D), Tate Reeves (R), Ron Williams (Libertarian), Rosa B. Williams (Reform) ■ Secretary of state: Charles E. Graham (D), Delbert Hosemann (R), Randy Walker (Reform) ■ Attorney general: Jim Hood (D), Mike

Hurst (R) ■ State auditor: Stacey E. Pickering (R), Jocelyn “Joce” Pepper Pritchett (D), Lajena Walley (Reform) ■ State treasurer: Lynn Fitch (Republican), Viola V. McFarland (Reform) ■ Commissioner of agriculture and commerce: Addie Lee Green (D), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R), Cathy L. Toole (Reform) ■ Commissioner of insurance: Mike Chaney (R) ■ Public service commissioner northern district: Mike Maynard (R), Brandon Presley (D) ■ Transportation commissioner northern district: Mike Tagert (R), Danny Woods (D) ■ District attorney: Arch Bullard (D), John Weddle (R) ■ State Senate District

On November 3, we urge you to vote FOR Initiative 42. This year alone, the Alcorn County School District is underfunded by $1.48-million, and the Corinth School District is underfunded by $1.09-million. We pride ourselves on excellent schools in Northeast Mississippi, but we cannot continue to provide a high-quality education without full funding. Strengthening the Mississippi Constitution will ensure that lawmakers follow the existing law that determines adequate school funding.

Voting FOR requires two steps: vote FOR APPROVAL OF EITHER, then vote FOR initiative Measure No. 42 [sample ballot]

4: Rita Potts Parks (R), Eric Powell (D) ■ State House of Representatives District 1: Lester E. “Bubba” Carpenter (R), Lisa Benderman Wigginton (D) ■ State House of Representatives District 2: Nick Bain (D), Billy Miller (R) ■ State House of Representatives District 3: William Tracy Arnold (R), Lauren Childers (D) ■ State House of Representatives District 4: Joseph F. “Jody” Steverson (D) ■ Sheriff: Mike LaRue (D), David Nunley (R), Billy Clyde Burns (Independent), Ben Caldwell (Independent) ■ Chancery clerk: Greg Younger (D) ■ Circuit clerk: Joe Caldwell (D) ■ Tax collector: Larry Ross (D)

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Please vote no on Initiative 42 To the Editor, I believe Mississippians are concerned about education in our state. What responsible person wouldn’t be? I certainly am and that’s the reason I am voicing my opinion on Initiative 42. First, I am surprised that Initiative 42 is so strongly advocated by so many educators in our state who should know and understand our state’s constitution. As with the U.S. constitution, our state’s constitution is set up with checks and balances composed of the legislative, the executive and the judicial branches. Initiative 42 would exclude both the legislative and the executive branches of our government from being a part of any decision concerning adequate funding for our schools. I believe that would be a bad and regrettable change. That is doing what one of our wise presidents warned against in the early days of our nation’s history. That is, the concentration of powers into the hands of a few. If my memory serves me right, that president was Thomas Jefferson. If we want “adequate” funding for our schools, the responsible thing is for all of us to get involved in every area of our government by the electoral process and elect people to our state legislature and every other political office of our state who will do the right thing. And then, we must keep the pressure on to see they do what they promised. Placing the responsibility of adequate funding of our Mississippi schools in the hands of the court would be placing this very important institution of our government which effects every part of our lives into the hands of a few or possibly just one. That’s a bad decision. After much prayer and consideration, I will vote NO on Initiative 42. A concerned pastor Raybon Richardson Corinth

Please vote for Initiative 42 To the Editor, Lisa and I will be voting FOR Initiative 42 on Tuesday. For these four reasons: ■ We believe Mississippi’s most powerful enemy is poverty. ■ We believe a good public education system – pre-K thru 12th grade – is our most valuable resource to help our citizens become self-sufficient Mississippians. ■ Given their consistent past refusals to fully fund a Minimum Adequate Education Program, our legislators have demonstrated that it is not their priority. ■ By voting FOR Initiative 42, we as citizens who care about our state, and care about each other, are simply saying, we want this to be the priority. Jack Reed Jr. Businessman Former Mayor of Tupelo

Prayer for today Almighty God, help me to make my life refulgent while I have the abundance of summer, that I may not find the November of life bleak and barren. Help me to live in the realities of life, that I may gain energy and repose, to use for the lonesome and anxious hours. May I be watchful for the conditions that thwart life, and with patience wait for the awakening of truth. Amen.

A verse to share “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.” Hebrews 8:12

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Election anti-climactic beyond initiative Other than the pitched, partisan battle over the outcome of initiatives 42 and 42A, few surprises appear to be the offing for the 2015 general election in Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Phil Sid Salter Gov. Bryant is exColumnist pected to easily dispatch the shadow candidacy of Democratic nominee Robert Gray and[SS1] the perennial Reform Party candidacy of Shawn O’Hara. Bryant’s path to a second term has been one that mystified Republicans who never saw Gray’s nomination coming from the Democrats. Likewise, incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves seems to be on cruise control for a second term despite a far more spirited challenge from former state legislators and Madison County elected official Tim “Elvis” Johnson, along with Libertarian candidate Ron Williams and Reform nominee Rosa B. Williams. The state’s only incumbent Democrat to hold statewide office – Attorney General Jim Hood – ap-

pears set to dispatch yet another strong Republican challenger in federal prosecutor Mike Hurst. Polls continue to show Hood with a solid lead, despite GOP dominance in the other seven statewide races. Down ticket, incumbent GOP Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is expected to easily win re-election over Democrat Charles E. Graham and Reform nominee Randy Walker. Incumbent GOP State Auditor Stacey Pickering is also expected to outdistance Democratic nominee Joce Pepper and Reform candidate Lajena Walley. Incumbent GOP State Treasurer Lynn Fitch is a heavy favorite, facing only Reform nominee Viola McFarland. Incumbent Republican State Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has no opposition in the general election. One area in which Democrats may well make serious gains is in the Public Service Commission. Central District PSC Democratic nominee Cecil Brown and Southern District PSC nominee Tom Blanton are both serious contenders to join incumbent Democrat Northern District PSC

Commissioner Brandon Presley and wrest control of that important commission from the GOP. While the tea leaves suggest that Republicans will once again dominate a general election, there is genuine concern that the predicted safety of seats held by statewide office Republican incumbents will drive down turnout and raise the possibility of success for Initiative 42. While not technically a partisan matter, Initiative 42 has been heavily supported by Democrats and heavily opposed by Republicans. Bryant, Reeves, and Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn joined each other in a series of statewide press conferences to express their unified opposition to the education equity funding initiative that proposes to fundamentally change how education funding and policies are generated. So a fair question would be this: how is it that Republicans appear ready to dominate seven-of-eight statewide races but face a possible loss on an initiative that has for months been as partisan and perhaps more so than any of the races on the ballot?

There are three answers. First, women have gravitated toward support for Initiative 42 regardless of party affiliation. Second, it is a mistake to discount the strength of bloc voting by teacher unions. Third, unlike many Democratic challengers in statewide races, Initiative 42 has had the resources to run a modern, well-organized campaign that outpaced the resources spent in opposition to it. Still, the initiative and referendum process is difficult and the fact that Initiative 42 is the first initiative to face an alternative measure on the same ballot greatly increases the degree of difficulty in passing the measure. The voluminous process of voting either for or against the initiative is also expected to be a factor in the outcome. But in terms of a pre-election forecast, all sides admit that there is no more motivating issue on the ballot in the 2015 general election than the prospect of voting either for or against Initiative 42. (Daily Corinthian columnist Sid Salter is syndicated across the state. Contact him at 601-507-8004 or sidsalter@sidsalter.com.)

For a good time, politics can’t be beat It’s entertainment. That’s what politics is about. Somehow it became Holy Writ this presidential cycle that Donald Trump and Ben Carson are doing well because they have nothing Roger to do with Simon Washington, a place that Columnist real Americans are supposed to hate. It is the year of the outsider, the political commentators said. And if you have never held political office, you naturally will be at the head of the pack. But that’s wrong. It’s not about being an outsider. It’s about being entertaining. Trump entertains with his bombast and gusto and outrageous self-promotion. Carson entertains with his slow blinks, clasped hands, soothing monotone and calm demeanor. Carson is a feel-good guy. He is not a shouter. John Kasich, who many in the media thought would do very well this year, believes there is a direct relationship between getting votes and decibels. Kasich may be many

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things, including smart and accomplished, but he is not entertaining. Trump is first in the RealClearPolitics poll average. Carson is second. And Kasich is ninth. Ted Cruz is in fifth place, right behind Jeb Bush. But I have a feeling Bush has secretly decided he’d just as soon be secretary of the interior as president of the United States. That’s how his debate performance looked, anyway. Which means Cruz could rise a notch or two. And as Cruz showed Wednesday, he understands entertainment. The CNBC debate moderators had attempted to use a tried-and-true formula to create a successful debate. They wanted to get the candidates to beat up on one another. “The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media,” Cruz said. “This is not a cage match.” Then he performed an impressive feat of memory, providing a compendium (as he saw it) of the media questions so far: “Donald Trump, are you a comic book villain? “Ben Carson, can you do math?

“John Kasich, will you insult two people over here? “Marco Rubio, why don’t you resign? “Jeb Bush, why have your numbers fallen?” “How about talking about the substantive issues people care about?” Cruz said. “The contrast with the Democratic debate, where every fawning question from the media was, ‘Which of you is more handsome and wise?’” But Cruz wasn’t done. “Nobody watching at home,” Cruz said, “believes that any of the moderators has any intention of voting in a Republican primary.” The audience members went nuts. This was gutsy stuff. This was fun. And they liked it. And later, when moderator John Harwood tried to interrupt Chris Christie, Christie shot back: “John, do you want me to answer, or do you want to answer?” The audience applauded. “Even in New Jersey, what you’re doing is called rude,” Christie said, which was dubious honesty but great television. At 9:18 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, it finally happened. The audience booed one of the moderators. CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla

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had been asking Carson about a controversial and delicate matter: Carson’s support for Mannatech Inc., a maker of nutritional supplements that has been sued in the past for making false claims. Carson said he made paid speeches for the company and he takes its food supplement but that is the extent of his support. But Quintanilla said Carson’s picture had appeared on the company’s home page. “If somebody put me on their home page, they did it without my permission,” Carson replied. But Quintanilla pressed further, questioning Carson’s “vetting process” with regard to appearing on home pages. And here the audience began to growl and boo and howl. Carson played it like a pro. “See?” Carson said calmly and quietly, a beatific look on his face as he praised the wisdom of the audience. “They know.” They do know! They know what they like. And that’s entertainment. (Roger Simon is chief political columnist of politico. com, an award-winning journalist and a New York Times best selling author.)

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Moore turns ordinary canvas into striking art BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Transforming ordinary canvases into striking works of art, artist Victor Moore has brought his exquisite oil paintings to the Corinth Artist Guild Gallery. Patrons will have an opportunity to meet the man behind the brush as the guild holds a special reception for V.L. Moore from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5. Sponsored by the Alliance, mailings for the exhibit were sent out to its membership. “This is something we do once a year for each member of the Alliance,” said Guild President Sonny Boatman. Free and open to the general public as well as Alliance members, the reception will also include complimentary refreshments. “Aren’t they just delightful,” exclaimed an animated Boatman as he pondered a particularly large piece, entitled “A Shady Path” which seemed to depict Jesus and an unknown man sitting beside a campfire on the banks of a swollen body of water. Believing it to be a metaphor for a particular verse of scripture, the guild’s president shared his assumptions, but wished for others to draw their own conclusions from the ornately-framed seascape. An inspiring artist, Moore was reared on a small farm in Southeast Shelby County. He now makes his home in Sweet Lips near Henderson, Tenn. with his wife of 27 years, Teri Moore. The

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Individuals will have the chance to meet the man behind the brush during a special reception for artist V.L. Moore on Nov. 5. couple have five children and three grandchildren. Before breaking out on his own, Moore devoted seven years to working for a company which employed the use of art for corporate design and another eight years in the home fragrance/gift business. “For over 10 years now, I have

had the privilege of working with numerous interior designers and individuals on a more personal basis. I have been given some wonderful commissions for a variety of canvas paintings, but most of my work has been a combination of murals, trompe l’oeil and faux finishes,” he said. “I believe my

experience in these wide variety of mediums and venues has prepared me for this next point in my life. I am looking forward to investing more time in my studio to paint the ideas I have yet to put on canvas.” “I have enjoyed working on many wonderful projects; from the pre-construction planning

stage to the final brush stroke,” he added. “I’ve always known I had to create art – a feeble attempt to approach God’s “creative beauty”, but of course I know nothing I do will ever compare.” In addition to Moore’s oil paintings which will be available for viewing through the end of December, the work of local photographer Bill Avery is also on display. Captured from his recent trips along the Columbia and Snake Rivers, his photographs will take visitors on a pioneer journey as they travel visually down the same route explorers Lewis and Clark navigated more than 200 years ago. His photos of Yosemite National Park also appear in the collection. Up for silent auction, the items will be displayed until Saturday, Nov. 14 when they will be picked by the winning bidders. One hundred percent of the proceeds from Avery’s 11 photographs will go toward the gallery’s expenses as a thank you to Boatman for his tireless contributions to the local arts community. (For more information contact the Corinth Artist Guild Gallery at 662-665-0520, visit their website at www.corinthartistguild.com or give them a “like” on Facebook. A nonprofit regional art gallery, the guild is located at 609 North Fillmore St. next to Smith. restaurant. Their hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday.) (Staff writer Zack Steen contributed to this article.)

Jackson County unveils new $27.6 million detention center Associated Press

PASCAGOULA — Jackson County leaders have unveiled a new $27.6 million Adult Detention Center and opened it for public tours before inmates are moved in before year’s end. The Mississippi Press reports the 104,000-square-foot, 752bed jail is on land adjacent to the current county jail.

The mostly steel building is a major improvement from the aging, overcrowded jail. For example, there’s a visual visitation room where family members can go to talk to inmates through a video feed. That cuts down on contraband issues and makes visits safer for everyone, Lead Correctional Deputy Heath Kelley

said. Family members with Internet access and a web camera can also virtually visit with inmates from their own homes, he said. The new jail also has a much larger kitchen that will be manned by fewer inmate workers, a medical center for both medical and dental attention, and more space for booking

and classifying inmates. There are even indoor recreation rooms, with skylights and basketball goals. There’s a fully secure sally port, 16 booking cells – 10 are singles and six hold multiple people – and two classification rooms to hold men or women. There are three pods – Pods A, B and C – that each have a

control room operated by one person. That control room has total control over the cells. The jail is made from a preengineered metal shell and has brick masonry on the main entrance. The jail will be able to withstand 150 mph winds, and its modular steel cells are meant to shelter inmates in place.

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Policy changes could continue hitting schools private schools, expand eligible areas for charter JACKSON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Walton schools, and create a speElementary School pro- cial district to take over claims that 3200 Bailey low-performing schools. Avenue, its location, is They could also require the â&#x20AC;&#x153;address of excel- further district consolidation, and rewrite the lence.â&#x20AC;? But even as Walton stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funding formula has earned a high grade to emphasize efficiency. She credits her under Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rating system, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an- schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success to vetother address that af- eran teachers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it is fects what goes on at the Gardnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30th year working at Walton and 450-student school. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 400 High 11th as principal. She Street, the address of the said experienced teachMississippi state Capitol ers were able to adapt to Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new four miles away. Walton and Missis- Common Core-linked sippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1,000 other pub- curriculum and to third lic schools have been grade testing, thanks in affected over the last part to training from the four years by a number district and community of changes, including partners. Superintendent Cedric requirements that third graders pass a test to Gray, though, said one advance to the fourth of the challenges of raisgrade, a new A-to-F ing achievement in the grading system, and dis- Jackson district, D-rated putes over what schools overall, are changes to should teach and what the grading system, curriculum and state tests. tests they should give. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to hit the Mississippi allowed charter schools for the target when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proverfirst time, tightened bially moving,â&#x20AC;? he said. requirements for new Gray hopes things are teachers and dribbled stabilizing, but anger at out some money for perceived federal constate-funded prekin- trol of Common Core dergarten. Lawmakers was palpable in Repubcontinued to squabble lican legislative primaover how much mon- ries, and some lawmakey should go to K-12 ers could again seek schools and how it changes. All four charter should be allocated. Lawmakers in the schools approved for next four years could Mississippi so far are in widen vouchers allow- Jackson. If each reaches ing students to attend capacity, they will enroll more than 2,000 students, about 7 percent of district enrollment. Only one rising fifth grader left Walton for a charter school, but STATE REPRESENTATIVE some other schools â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; â&#x2DC;&#x2026; have been harder-hit. BY JEFF AMY

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tine Feazell Briggs. He was a selfemployed construction worker who enjoyed fishing, riding four wheelers and spending time with his friends and family. He is survived by his daughter, Amber Lee Briggs; his mother, Christine Feazell Briggs; brothers, Joey (Tamra) Briggs and Gary Briggs; sisters, Becky Briggs and Joyce (Gerald) Price; uncles, Lum Feazell and Bobby Feazell; aunts, Madie Towns-

ley and Elizabeth Crum; and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Humpahrie Briggs; grandparents, Lee and Ruby Feazell and Matt and Beaulah Briggs Dixon; uncles, Athern Feazell and L.B. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Samâ&#x20AC;? Feazell; and an aunt, Susie Parsons. Visitation is 1 p.m. until service time today at funeral home. Memorials may be left at www. memorialcorinth.com.

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for 3 p.m. Monday at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer with burial in Antioch Church of Christ Cemetery. Mr. Jacobs died Friday, October 30, 2015. Born March 14, 1947 in Corinth, he was a mechanic. He served in the United States Navy and was a member of Antioch Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Glenda Kirk Jacobs of Pocahontas; three daughters, Brenda Glidewell and

husband Scotty of Kossuth, Tina Carter and husband Van of Pocahontas and Tiffany Jacobs of Pocahontas; and four grandchildren, Megan, Gage, Jerad and Briley. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ardon Douglas and Lois Lawson Jacobs. Darrin Stapleton and Jim Jones will officiate. Visitation is 4-9 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.

Funeral services for Jerry H. Briggs, 47, of Corinth are set for 2 p.m today at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Warren Jones officiating. Burial will be in Shiloh Baptist Cemetery. Mr. Briggs died Friday, October 30, 2015 at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was born January 7, 1968 in Corinth to Humpahrie and Chris-

RIENZI â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A memorial service for Thomas Arnold Shelton Sr., 73, is set for 3 p.m. today at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. Mr. Shelton died Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Magnolia Regional Health Center.

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POCAHONTAS, Tenn. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral services for Corky Jacobs, 68, are set

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is an internal drill such as a tornado or fire and the other is and external drill where we must bring in a minimum of 16 patients into the ER in order to meet the guidelines. It

serves as great practice for us, but is also mandated.â&#x20AC;? Thanks to level-heads and quick responses, the agencies were able to clear the scene in just three minutes.

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Carter participates in home-building ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter will participate in a Habitat for Humanity build on Monday in Memphis after the cancellation of an international project featuring the former president. The Atlanta-based charity announced the one-day project on Saturday. Carter previously planned to volunteer during a weeklong build in Nepal after getting approval from doctors treating his cancer. Habitat officials canceled that trip in early October, citing supply shortages and civil unrest in the region. Carter revealed in August that he had been diagnosed with cancer and that it had spread to his brain. He received radiation treatment and immuneboosting drugs to fight the illness. Carter has remained active during the treatment, including several public appearances.

Son facing murder after remains found WESTON, Conn. — Months after a Connecticut couple disappeared, their adult son has been charged with murder following the discovery of their remains in the yard of a vacant home in a wealthy town near their home. State police said an arrest warrant charges Kyle Navin, 27, with two counts of murder and murder with special

circumstances. His girlfriend, 31-year-old Jennifer Valiante, has also been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and hindering prosecution. The bodies of Jeffrey and Jeanette Navin, of Easton, were found Thursday in the yard of a home in neighboring Weston. The two towns are located near Bridgeport. Authorities previously disclosed text messages in which Jeffrey Navin asked his son if he hurt his mother, and in which Jeffrey Navin expressed concern he was being framed for his wife’s killing. The texts were sent the day the Navins vanished. Navin’s lawyer Eugene Riccio said Saturday morning that he expects his client will be served with arrest papers by Connecticut State Police sometime this weekend.

Shipwreck threats present unknowns TOLEDO, Ohio — Dozens of shipwrecks scattered along America’s coasts are thought to be holding oil and certainly will start leaking someday as corrosion eats away at their tanks. Preventing that just isn’t possible, experts say, because funding for such a huge effort doesn’t exist and there are too many unknowns about the locations of those wrecks and the cargo left inside. Some are simply too deep to reach. A sunken tanker barge recently discov-

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ered in Lake Erie that appears to be occasionally seeping an oilbased substance near the Canadian border is believed to be one of 87 shipwrecks on a federal registry that identifies the most serious pollution threats to U.S. waters. Most of those wrecks are along the Atlantic seaboard, torpedoed by German submarines during World War II. Other sunken ships thought to be holding oil are scattered along the Pacific Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida and Louisiana shorelines.

Labrie nixed deals for lighter sentence CONCORD, N.H. — A graduate of an exclusive New England prep school convicted of sexually assaulting a younger student rejected a string of plea deals that would have meant far less jail time and no registration as a sex offender. In addition to a year in county jail and lifetime sex offender registration, Owen Labrie of Tunbridge, Vermont, was sentenced Thursday to five years’ probation on misdemeanor sex assault charges and a felony conviction of using a computer to lure a 15-year-old girl for sex. Merrimack County Attorney Scott Murray, whose office prosecuted the case, said Friday that he believes the most recent deal offered to the 20-year-old Labrie called for a 30day sentence.

Associated Press

Lack of rain hurts sweet potato yield VARDAMAN — Agricultural experts in Mississippi say dry weather through much of September and October has hurt the sweet potato crop. A news release from the Mississippi State University Extension Service says the dry fall weather will keep yields from reaching full potential. Jamie Earp, president of the Mississippi Sweet Potato Council in Vardaman, said rain that soaked almost the entire state early in the week would have been helpful had it occurred at least a week earlier. On the bright side, the extension service says demand is keeping prices up for sweet potatoes. Earp told the Extension Service he believes demand for the product will keep growing. One down year won’t change the positive outlook, Earp said. “Sweet potatoes used to be something the family would eat at Thanksgiving or Christmas, but it is now getting to be more of a year-round food because it provides health benefits,” he said. “There are more health-conscious people looking for different food options.” More than 100 sweet potato growers in the state planted 23,200 acres of the crop, which is up about 12 percent from acreage planted in 2014. That acreage is second only to North Carolina in the U.S. According to the U.S. De-

partment of Agriculture’s Oct. 26 Crop Progress and Condition Report, 79 percent of Mississippi’s crop has been harvested.

Man gets 12 years in child porn case JACKSON — A 25-yearold Jackson man has been sentenced to serve 12 years in prison on a child pornography charge. A news release from Attorney General Jim Hood says Cameron Travelstead was sentenced Thursday by Hinds County Circuit Judge Jeff Weil, Jr. on one count of possession of child pornography. Travelstead was convicted by a Hinds County jury on Oct. 16. Weil also sentenced Travelstead to five years of post-release supervision. He must also register as a sex offender upon release.

Remains identified as Gulfport woman GULFPORT — Human remains found Oct. 7 have been identified as those of a missing Gulfport woman — and police have announced an arrest in her death. The victim was Tena Marie Broadus, who was in her late 20s. She was last seen Sept. 17 and her family had reported her missing on Sept. 25. Police said Friday they believe Broadus’s body was burned before it was dumped into the Biloxi River. Twenty-eight-year-old Joshua Anthony Peterman was arrested on a murder charge Friday. Police said they believe

Broadus was killed at Peterman’s home before the body was moved to another location, burned and dumped in the river.

Guilty pleas entered in pawn shop thefts GULFPORT — Four men have pleaded guilty and a fifth is set for trial on the theft and sale of 50 firearms stolen from a Saucier pawn shop. The Sun Herald reports Tyson Lee Gaines Sr., 34, Kevin Gerard Edwards, 51, and Willie Carter, 34, pleaded guilty Wednesday to receipt, possession or disposal of firearms stolen from Friendly Pawn and Auto. Andre Young pleaded guilty Tuesday to misprision of felony. He knew a crime had occurred but didn’t report it and later participated, Assistant U.S. Attorney Annette Williams said in court. Young was paid $50 to hide a shotgun and a bag of 19 stolen handguns under a mattress behind a business in Hardy Court shopping center. A different person retrieved the guns. Young’s payment was marked money from an undercover agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Young had been doing some work on a vehicle of George Sullivan Jr., who paid him to hide the guns and drove him to the drop-off spot, Williams said. Sullivan, 43, also was indicted, but died in custody July 4 at the Stone County jail. Officials said he had health problems and died of natural causes.

Lawmakers get all-expense paid Florida trip BY GEOFF PENDER The Clarion-Ledger

(Editor’s Note: This story first appeared recently in The Clarion-Ledger. It is being reprinted with permission. Please note lawmakers followed procedure, but we felt the story was worth sharing since two of the four lawmakers mentioned represent the Crossroads area.) When the 19 Mississippi law makers arrived at the Sandestin Hilton in Florida last summer, they were given hotel cards to charge expenses. Lobbyists picked up at tab of more than $26,000 for the three-day junket, which included hotel, meals, deep sea fishing, golfing, several cocktail parties and very little business for lawmakers

to tend to beyond sitting on a panel. The fete was put on by the Mississippi Consumer Finance Association, a group that wants l aw m a k e r s to pass a bill that would allow finance companies to charge fees that amount to up to 99 percent interest on small loans. Although some lawmakers who went described the event as all expenses paid, four House members also filed for reimbursement totalling more than $2,300 on their state expense accounts for mileage, meals and incidentals. Yet lobbying reports show lobbyists paid a total of$5,600 for the four.

Two of the four lawmakers, when first contacted, said lobbyist paid for the whole trip and they did not file state expenses. Another said he only filed mileage, not meals. But after reviewing records, they corrected themselves. Rep. Bubba Carpenter, R-Burnsville, when first contacted, on his way back from the same MCFA event in Destin this year, said: “No, sir, I did not. I didn’t file anything on my state report. (Lobbyist) Buddy Medlin paid for that. I can’t turn that in – (the House Management Committee) wouldn’t have approved

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523.50 527 530 530.75 538 549.25 557.50

493.25 499.50 505 507.50 516.25 529.25 552.75

64.50 66.97 70.60 74.97 78.35 77.82 77.02

59.02 62.45 66.70 71.72 74.95 74.60 73.85

139.25 141.72 143.42 142.12 132.77 130.17 132.00

-1.77 -1.68 -1.65 -1.68 -1.50 -1.63 -1.57

59.20 62.75 67.42 72.60 76.15 75.87 74.90

-4.40 -3.40 -2.55 -2.37 -1.55 -1.43 -1.65

63.32 63.00 63.60 63.95 62.86 63.44 64.16

+.56 +.40 +.49 +.52 -.42 +.17 +.13

COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.- cents per lb.

522 525.50 529 530 538 548.50 557.50

+31.50 +28.25 +27.50 +27 +26.75 +23 +19.75

Dec 15 Mar 16 May 16 Jul 16 Oct 16 Dec 16 Mar 17

63.44 63.29 63.83 64.09 63.12 63.58 64.16

61.91 61.75 62.27 62.65 62.86 62.50 63.26

Tables show seven most current contracts for each future. Grains traded on Chicago Board of Trade; livestock on Chicago Mercantile Exchange; and cotton on Intercontinental Exchange.

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Vanguard 500Adml LB Vanguard TotStIAdm LB Vanguard InstIdxI LB Vanguard TotStIdx LB Vanguard InstPlus LB Fidelity Contra LG Vanguard TotIntl FB American Funds GrthAmA m LG American Funds IncAmerA m MA American Funds CapIncBuA m IH Vanguard WelltnAdm MA PIMCO TotRetIs CI Vanguard TotBdAdml CI Dodge & Cox IntlStk FB Dodge & Cox Stock LV American Funds InvCoAmA m LB American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS Vanguard IntlStkIdxIPls FB American Funds WAMutInvA m LV Vanguard TotStIIns LB Fidelity Spartan 500IdxAdvtg LB American Funds AmBalA m MA FrankTemp-Franklin IncomeA m CA Dodge & Cox Income CI Metropolitan West TotRetBdI CI American Funds FnInvA m LB Vanguard MuIntAdml MI Harbor IntlInstl FB T Rowe Price GrowStk LG Vanguard HltCrAdml SH Vanguard InstTStPl LB American Funds NewPerspA m WS Vanguard IntlStkIdxAdm FB Vanguard PrmcpAdml LG Vanguard STGradeAd CS FrankTemp-Templeton GlBondAdv IB Fidelity ContraK LG Vanguard TgtRe2025 TG Vanguard WndsIIAdm LV Vanguard TotBdInst CI

141,990 117,037 97,372 95,836 84,543 73,012 70,171 69,548 68,009 66,389 65,332 61,545 60,340 59,096 53,733 52,750 51,051 49,950 47,318 47,313 47,244 46,474 44,908 43,767 42,576 41,445 39,708 38,101 37,616 37,249 36,519 35,186 35,129 34,773 33,957 30,838 30,354 30,047 29,671 29,319

192.07 51.85 190.20 51.83 190.21 104.05 15.11 45.18 21.04 57.96 67.30 10.52 10.76 39.89 175.04 36.81 45.70 101.08 40.76 51.86 73.38 24.97 2.23 13.53 10.82 53.31 14.19 65.67 57.87 95.31 46.92 38.61 25.27 109.41 10.64 11.72 104.06 16.67 65.19 10.76

Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt +8.4 +7.9 +8.4 +7.8 +8.4 +7.1 +6.3 +8.3 +6.1 +5.4 +5.4 +0.7 0.0 +7.8 +7.9 +8.7 +7.2 +6.3 +8.5 +7.9 +8.4 +5.8 +7.7 +1.0 0.0 +9.3 +0.4 +8.4 +9.1 +5.8 +7.9 +7.9 +6.3 +8.8 +0.1 +3.4 +7.1 +4.8 +7.4 0.0

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+6.4/B +5.7/B +6.4/B +5.5/B +6.4/B +10.2/B -3.6/E +7.9/C +1.2/D +0.1/B +3.8/A +1.6/B +1.7/B -7.0/E +2.2/C +2.2/D +0.1/D -3.5/E +3.7/B +5.7/B +6.4/B +5.1/A -4.2 +0.5/D +1.5 +7.6/A +2.5/A -0.1/C +13.4/A +13.6/A +5.7/B +8.3/A -3.5/E +7.1/C +1.4/A -4.9/C +10.3/B +2.4/A +2.9/B +1.7/B

+14.3/A +14.1/A +14.3/A +14.0/B +14.3/A +14.0/B +2.6/E +13.4/C +9.1/B +7.3/A +10.1/A +3.2/C +2.9/D +4.7/B +13.8/A +12.3/D +7.9/C NA +13.4/A +14.1/A +14.3/A +10.8/A +6.8 +3.7/B +4.5 +12.8/C +3.9/B +4.3/B +16.0/A +21.5/C +14.2/A +10.2/A NA +15.4/A +2.1/A +3.1/A +14.1/B +8.5/B +13.1/B +2.9/C

NL 10,000 NL 10,000 NL 5,000,000 NL 3,000 NL200,000,000 NL 2,500 NL 3,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 50,000 NL 1,000,000 NL 10,000 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL100,000,000 5.75 250 NL 5,000,000 NL 10,000 5.75 250 4.25 1,000 NL 2,500 NL 3,000,000 5.75 250 NL 50,000 NL 50,000 NL 2,500 NL 50,000 NL200,000,000 5.75 250 NL 10,000 NL 50,000 NL 50,000 NL 0 NL 0 NL 1,000 NL 50,000 NL 5,000,000

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, FB -Foreign Large Blend, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MI -Muni National Intermediate, TG -Target Date 2021-2025, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar. Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

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