Hello visitors: Welcome to the Crossroads Chili Cook-off! Green Market hours: 9 a.m..- 3 p.m., Free Chili Tasting hours: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., $5 All in downtown Corinth on Depot grounds Also today: Corinth Home & Garden Tour 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., $15; Tickets in tent on Main St.
Saturday April 5,
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Daily Corinthian Vol. 118, No. 81
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 section
Bill aims to prevent future tragedies just months before and was committed at Magnolia Regional Health Center. District 2 Rep. Nick Bain (D-Alcorn) sponsored the bill, which the governor signed into law on March 27, that will help prevent children from being left in the care of a mentally ill parent. “I was the public defender in Alcorn County when Andrew was
BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Mississippi lawmakers passed a bill recently that will forever honor 11-year-old Andrew Loyd. Andrew was killed by his mentally ill single father, Billy, inside their Farmington apartment in 2012. Andrew was left in Billy’s care, even though he put Andrew’s life in danger during a shoot-out with police
killed. I have first hand knowledge of that horrible act and knew I wanted to do something to honor Andrew,” said Bain. “His memory will live on with this law.” The new state law will require hospitals and law enforcement to turn over any suspicion of child neglect to DHS. “The law reads that when a person is committed a pre-evaluation must
be preformed,” Bain said. “There will now be family related questions on the form like how many children the patient has. If there is a child in the patients care, the hospital must contact DHS.” Bain said the new law will not cost the state any extra money because the staff is already in place. The law will go into effect on July 1.
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Local company helping floor the Final Four BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Staff photo by Zack Steen
The Hole Dozen owner Tess Rouse and her son, Coleman, get their chili ready for the People’s Choice competition set for 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. today at the Crossroads Chili Cook-Off in downtown Corinth.
Chili champions converge on Corinth for Cook-Off BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Four world champions and one two-time world champion will call Corinth home this weekend. They are part of more than 30 professional chili cooking teams from around the country
that will converge on downtown Corinth today for the seventh annual Crossroads Chili CookOff. The event will get underway at 9 a.m. at the Corinth Depot in the C.A.R.E. Garden green space on Fillmore Street. After the mandatory meeting, cooks
competing in the International Chili Society (ICS) competition will let fires and begin preparing their ingredients for what they hope will be the winning chili. The local Cook-Off will feaPlease see CHILI | 3
Kids show off furry friends at First Baptist BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
It was a dog’s day. Canines dominated entries in the annual First Baptist Kindergarten/Preschool Pet Show on both Wednesday and Thursday morning. “We never know what kind of animals will show up,” said kindergarten/preschool director Jackie Huskey. A tradition for over 30 years, the show was split into two days with a total of 70 real or stuffed pets on display. On Thursday, man’s best friend easily outStaff photo by Steve Beavers numbered other animals such as a bunny rab- Braden McDaniel was among 70 students from the First Baptist Kindergarten/Preschool to take Please see PETS | 2 part in the annual pet show.
Index Stocks........8 Classified......14 Comics........ 7 State........ 5
Weather........9 Obituaries........ 6 Opinion........4 Sports...... 12
Four teams have survived the March Madness. Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky and Wisconsin have been preparing since October to reach the Final Four in Arlington, Texas. A local company also has ties to the Big Dance this weekend. Timber Products Company, at 2701 South Harper Road, is part of the organization responsible for supplying Maple used to make the floors for both the men’s and women’s Final Four, “It ties Corinth in an indirect way to this weekend,”
said David Mitchell, Timber Products Plant Manager in Corinth. Timber Products’ Michigan facility begins accumulating Maple needed for the floors in October. The wood is then shipped to Connor Sports and made into the floors. “Knowing we are connected with the Michigan mill and do business with them every day is pretty neat,” said Mitchell. “Our employees here take great pride in what they do and are excited to be tied to something like the Final Four.” Please see FLOOR | 3
Event sharing story of Contraband Camp BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com
Three important living historians are coming to the Crossroads. The Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center will present the Corinth Contraband Camp Symposium set for later this month. The two day event scheduled for April 17-18 will feature a panel discussion with living historians portraying Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and Fredrick Douglass. “The Corinth Contraband Camp is a significant part of Corinth Civil War,” said Interpretive Center Supervisory Park Ranger Ashley Berry. “We hope the event helps the local community find a connection with the camp, while also bringing tourists to town.” According to Berry, the National Park Service’s Shiloh National Military Park, which includes the Interpretive Center and the Contraband Camp
Dr. Curt Fields will portray Ulysses S. Grant during a panel discussion on April 18 at the Corinth Coliseum Civic Center. in Corinth, organized the event in conjunction with the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library at Mississippi State University and the Ulysses S. Grant Association, to highPlease see SYMPOSIUM | 2
On this day in history 150 years ago There were small skirmishes today but none could be called a battle. There was fighting at Natchitoches, La., Mark’s Mills and Whitley’s Mills, Ark., Quickland Creek, Ky.; Blount’s Creek, N.C.; and in the swamps near New Madrid, Mo.