9-15-11 Daily Corinthian

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Thursday Sept. 15,

2011

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Daily Corinthian Vol. 115, No. 220

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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 section

Hosemann addresses local issues BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

The courtroom was packed almost to capacity as approximately 100 angry and worried citizens assembled to listen to the secretary of state as he addressed their concerns about prepaid services at two area cemeteries.

Accompanied by his staff, Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann discussed the current status of Forrest Memorial Park in Corinth and Oaklawn Memorial Park in Booneville — both owned by Wayne Hight of Corinth — and the nature of the civil action his office is currently pursuing. On Aug. 30, Hosemann or-

dered the cemeteries to quit selling pre-need services — including burial vaults, memorial markers and payments for opening and closing graves — after an audit discovered over $100,000 missing from the accounts for prepaid burial services. In voluntary meetings with the secretary of state’s office,

Hight disclosed that there was $75,000 in the trust account for Forrest Memorial Park when he purchased the cemetery in 1975, but that money — along with any trust funds that should have accumulated in the 36 years since — had been expended. Hosemann’s office has initiated the process of placing the two properties in receivership

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until they can be sold to a capable owner who will manage them properly. Hosemann is also seeking a judgment to provide for a perpetual care trust and pre-need merchandise and service trust — neither of which currently exists for the cemeteries’ cusPlease see HOSEMANN | 2

Pedestrian hit by car BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

A Corinth woman was injured Wednesday when she was struck by a vehicle in a parking lot. Jeneva Moss, 62, of Corinth, was taken to Magnolia Regional Health Center. Officers said the woman was experiencing pain. “It was a low-impact crash, but anytime you have a car versus a body, it’s a little more severe,� said Police Chief David Lancaster. The crash happened about 10:24 a.m. in the parking lot of Commerce National Bank at South Cass and Fillmore Streets. Moss was walking from her car to the bank while a 2007 Chevrolet Impala driven by Joyce Stockdale of Corinth was backing out of a parking space. Deputy Chief Scotty Harville said the rear of the vehicle made contact with the pedestrian, knocking her to the ground. The driver did not see the pedestrian, Lancaster said. There was a witness to the crash, which was investigated by Officer L’Brien Miller.

Woman cited for prescription fraud Staff reports

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Three year-old Zackory Cole rides around the ring on a pony during the opening night of the Alcorn County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday at the Crossroads Arena.

A Corinth woman has been charged with prescription fraud. The Alcorn Narcotics Unit this week arrested Crystal Suzanne Wright, 33, of North Shiloh Road. Narcotics Officer Darrell Hopkins said the arrest stemmed from the suspect obtaining a prescription from a local doctor’s office and changing the prescription to a different medication in an attempt to get 90 Xanax pills from a local pharmacy. After the pharmacist consulted with the doctor, narcotics officers were called. After an investigation, Wright was charged with attempting to obtain a prescription by fraud. The suspect turned herself in at the sheriff’s department, and bond was set at $3,000.

Schools reviewing recently released 2011 accountability results BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Most local schools saw results of “high performing� and “successful� in the 2011 accountability results made public this week. The school districts say they are studying the results to pinpoint areas that need improvement in the classroom. In unofficial results publicly released this week, the Alcorn School District earned the “suc-

cessful� performance label, while the Corinth School District earned “high performing.� The results are not official until approved by the Mississippi Board of Education, which is scheduled to act on the results Friday. In the Alcorn School District, campuses labeled high performing are Alcorn Central Elementary, Alcorn Central Middle School, Kossuth Elementary and Kossuth High School. Campuses rated successful are Al-

corn Central High, Biggersville High, Glendale Elementary, Kossuth Middle and Rienzi Elementary. Biggersville Elementary earned the academic watch label. The Corinth School District saw Corinth Elementary and Corinth High earning the high performing label, and Corinth Middle School rated successful. Lisa Wigginton, one of two district test coordinators for the Alcorn School District, said the district is pleased with the re-

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sults, which have shown some steady improvement over the last couple of years. “We had a couple of schools that made great gains this year,� said Wigginton. “Central Elementary went from a QDI of 158 to 194, which brought them from successful to high performing. Central Middle School went from a 181 QDI to 193, which kept them at high performing.� The QDI (Quality Distribution Index) reflects how stu-

dents fared on state testing. Other gainers include Kossuth Elementary, climbing from 176 to 182, and Kossuth High, rising from 186 to 219. “Now that teachers have had a chance to process it, we’re looking at what are our weak areas and what we need to focus on the most,� said Wigginton. She said the recent move to the Singapore math program in K-6 is expected to boost student Please see RESULTS | 2

On this day in history 150 years ago Robert E. Lee, bested at Cheat Mountain, Va., by a smaller Union force, withdraws Confederate troops from the western counties of Virginia. He is later sent to a minor posting in South Carolina and given the nickname “Granny.�

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