Wednesday's local reports bring a new statewide role for two Alcorn County educators, remembrance of a Corinth preservation leader and a guide to Halloween weekend events in Tippah County.
Alcorn: Kossuth teachers join state special education work
Kossuth Elementary special education teachers Kelly Hart and Erin Eaton have been invited to a Mississippi Department of Education task force developing lessons based on the state's Alternate Academic Achievement Standards, Alcorn County News reported Wednesday, citing the Alcorn School District's October board meeting. The lessons are intended to help teachers serve students with significant cognitive disabilities statewide. The report also says the school board approved a $10,700 state equipment grant for the Alcorn Career and Technical Center's health science program. The board meeting took place earlier this month; Wednesday's report is the new publication.
Alcorn: Corinth remembers preservationist Rosemary Williams
Corinth preservationist Rosemary Williams, 88, died Sunday, Oct. 25, at her home in Corinth, Alcorn County News reported Wednesday, citing the Daily Corinthian. Williams chaired the Siege and Battle of Corinth Commission and helped secure support for the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center. She also worked to preserve the Corinth Contraband Camp and served on the Mississippi Department of Archives and History's board of trustees. Funeral services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at First Methodist Church in Corinth, with visitation beginning at noon, according to the report.
Tippah: Halloween weekend event guide adds local options
A new Tippah News guide lists church trunk-or-treat gatherings in the Ripley and Walnut area, with times varying by host. It also lists the Cars for Kids Great Pumpkin Run in downtown Ripley on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a costume contest at 12:30 p.m. Families should confirm church event times and locations directly with organizers, especially if weather changes plans. Walnut's Sweet Treats on Main and the Spirit of Ripley festival were announced earlier and are not new events in this edition.
No separate meaningful new Union, Prentiss or Benton County development with enough verified detail was found for this edition.
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Featured image: Existing National Park Service photograph of the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center, a site Rosemary Williams helped bring about. It shows the center, not a memorial gathering. The NPS labels it an NPS photo; NPS-produced material is generally public domain unless otherwise indicated. No claim to original U.S. Government works.
