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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 137
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for state GED test BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com
The clock is ticking for anyone thinking about taking or completing the current GED test. The current version of the test is set to expire at the end of this year and be replaced by a completely new, revamped version. Northeast Mississippi Community College GED instructors Jane Billingsley and Pam Meeks explained when the current test disappears so will the scores of anyone who has taken one or more parts of the
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Alcorn County grower Wayne Smith sells some fresh produce on Saturday to Corinth resident Amanda Patrick at Farmers Market #1 on Shiloh Road.
Farmers Market #1 remains in full swing BY BOBBY J. SMITH Despite a cold and wet spring that put a damper on the early growing season, local produce sellers are doing brisk business at Farmers Market #1 on Shiloh Road. By 10 a.m. on Friday local farmer Larry Mayfield was almost sold out. Only four large heads of cabbage remained on his table at the Farmers Market. Though they were few, the cabbages were large enough to cover a significant portion of the table.
“I’ve got some even bigger than that,” Mayfield said with pride. “I grow them in three sizes — small, medium and large.” The growing season started with more than its share of troubles. With too much rain and too cold temperatures, local farmers and patch farmers were stuck with conditions that couldn’t get much worse. But now, with June marking summertime’s official arrival, local growers are finally reaping the fruits of their labors. Alcorn County grower Wayne Smith has grown and sold pro-
duce in Corinth for the last decade. For many years before that Smith raised vegetables with his mother. He can be found at the Farmers Market on Shiloh Road several days a week, along with his wife Janice and son Roger. On Saturday his table was topped with onions, broccoli, English peas, cabbages, Yukon Gold potatoes and red potatoes. “We’ll have green beans this week, and hot peppers, too,” said Smith. Please see MARKET | 2A
BY BOBBY J. SMITH A Corinth High School student has been selected to complete a prestigious internship at the nation’s second largest research park. Hayden Malone began an eight-week BioTrain internship program on Monday at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, Ala. Hayden was selected for the internship based on her application and essay, as well as recommendations from her science teachers at Corinth
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High School. The 15-year-old is the youngest person to ever be selected for this internship program. She decided to apply for the internship back in middle school, recalled her mother, Kathryn Dilworth of Corinth. “She was always so confident she would get it despite how competitive it is to get a spot,” said Dilworth. “I’m just so thrilled for her and so proud of her accomplishments with her studies.” Hayden plans to major in
Photographers offer ‘Passions’ on display
Ricketts is working on 6th collection of songs Ben Ricketts may very well be Corinth’s most prolific young musician. The 19-year-old Alcorn Central grad is currently writing and recording his sixth collection of songs on the heels of a busy period of live performances. After a period of traveling across the region on a recent string of shows, he’s spending some time at home to work on new material.
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current version but not completed all five sections to earn their GED. “The current scores won’t carry over to the new test,” said Billingsley. “So, anyone who needs to finish the current test must do so by the end of the year.” The revision of the test set to launch in January 2014 marks a major shift in the design and focus of the exam which certifies a student has obtained high school level skills. The current test includes
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Bill Avery hangs a photo of show dog trainer Jean Coombs of Shiloh, Tenn., at the Corinth Library. It is one of 30 photos by Avery and Lisa Lambert in the “Passions” exhibit now on display.
Index Stocks......8A Classified......6B Comics Inside State......5A
Weather......9A Obituaries......6A Opinion......4A Sports....10A
Artist Barbara Curlee painting on canvas ... umpire John Smillie dusting off homeplate ... Sonny Boatman at his second home — the Corinth Artist Guild Gallery ... musician Bobbi Campbell playing the flute ... Tim Lancaster and his Cheer Force girls .... Sarah Steiner playing the piano ... or Kenneth Williams in his running shoes. These are just a few of the 30 examples of Crossroads area people in Corinth photographer Bill Avery’s “Passions” photo exhibit now on display Please see ‘PASSIONS’ | 12A
On this day in history 150 years ago The Battle of Brandy Station. The largest cavalry engagement of the war is a tactical Southern victory, but is tempered by the realization that the Union cavalry is at last capable of fighting the Confederates on equal terms.
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