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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 100

BY JEBB JOHNSTON Judges handed down sentences for more than 20 defendants during the term of Alcorn County Circuit Court concluded earlier this month.

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Circuit court hands down sentences jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

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Sentences include the following, according to court records: ■ Lagene L. Conner, 26, sale of cocaine — 20-year sentence with 18 suspended and two to serve, five years of post-release supervision and a fine of

$1,000; sale of marijuana — concurrent two-year sentence ■ Ricky D. Mitchell, 29, burglary and larceny of a building — Seven-year sentence Please see SENTENCES | 2A

Man named in poison letters case goes into hiding Associated Press

SALTILLO — A Mississippi man whose home was searched in the investigation of poisoned letters sent to the president and others has apparently gone into hiding, but his attorney said he is cooperating and the FBI knows how to get in touch with him. Everett Dutschke, 45, had his home and former business in Tupelo searched in connection with the letters, which allegedly contained ricin. They were sent last week to President Barack Obama, Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi and earlier to an 80-year-old Mississippi judge named Sadie Holland. Charges were initially filed against a celebrity impersonator but then dropped. Atten-

tion then turned to Dutschke, who has ties to the former suspect and the judge and senator. On Thursday, investigators looked through a different home about 20 miles away and a plane circled above for much of the day. A friend of Dutschke's told The Associated Press that both he and Dutschke stayed at the home for a while Wednesday before slipping out through the woods to rendezvous with someone who drove Dutschke elsewhere. He said Dutschke was just trying to escape the news media. “I just helped him get out of the spotlight,” Kirk Kitchens said Thursday at his home in Please see DUTSCHKE | 2A

Confederate Memorial Day observed Sunday BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Parent volunteer Tracey Smith helps Corinth Elementary School second grader Brianna Duerr with an art project in the ArtSmart program of the school’s.

Elementary students getting ArtSmart BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthin.com

Students at Corinth Elementary School are being introduced to the wonderful world of art. ArtSmart — a PTO project — is helping Kindergarten through fourth graders experience the importance of the creative skill. “We realized art is something

we need in the curriculum,” said parent volunteer and former CES teacher Tracey Smith. “The kids just love it.” ArtSmart started out as a Junior Auxiliary Community Project before now being handled by the PTO. “Volunteer parents and teachers work together to teach kids

the basic elements of art,” said Smith as second graders worked on making a self portrait. “They get to study famous artists such as Picasso and Michelangelo and what they created.” Volunteers come to CES once a month to teach the students Please see ARTSMART | 3A

It’s a day to honor the men who wore the Confederate gray. The local observance of Confederate Memorial Day will be held on Sunday at Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center. “This will be our 21st year in honoring those Confederate soldiers who went off to war to fight for Southern Independence,” said Larry Mangus, commander of Corinth’s Col. W.P. Rogers Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. “Governor Bryant has also declared April as Confederate History Month.” The two-part program will begin at 2 p.m. in the auditorium at the Interpretive Center with a keynote address by Union General Ulysses S. Grant — as portrayed by Dr. E. Curt Fields Jr. “We are honored to have

General Ulysses S. Grant as our keynote speaker,” said Mangus. “Of course, Southerners were not too happy with his performance during his stay in Corinth and the surrounding area in 1862 and 1863.” Mangus said Fields does a remarkable job in portraying General Grant. “In reality he is a southern gentleman and SCV member whose ancestors fought for the Confederacy. Unfortunately he just happens to resemble General Grant instead of another Confederate general,” Mangus jokingly explained. Fields’ keynote address — “They Did Their Best” — will focus on the great respect the real General Grant had for the Confederate soldier. Local Civil War era band Lost Cause: A Confederate String Band will play a number Please see MEMORIAL | 3A

M&M Girls going bonkers for Bunko BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

The Daily Corinthian and the M&M Girls Relay for Life teams are inviting everyone to a Bunko Party on Tuesday at the Crossroads Arena. Featuring lots of door prizes, a silent auction and free food, the event is dedicated to the memory of Marla Shettles, a founding member of the M&M Girls team who recently lost her battle with cancer. “Marla Shettles was of of the

original M&M Girls with me,” said M&M Girl Martha Howell. “We Relayed so nobody would have to go through this or lose their life to this horrible disease.” No previous Bunko skills are needed by anyone who wants to participate. “If you don’t know how to play, we’ll teach you,” said Denise Mitchell, advertising manager for the Daily Corinthian. The party starts at 6 p.m.

and keeps rolling till 8 p.m. All money raised goes to Relay for Life. Mitchell requests those who are planning to attend to please contact her to give the teams an idea of how many people to expect. However, she said nobody will be turned away who show up the evening of the event. It will also be a night to remember the contributions of

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Weather....10A Obituaries......6A Opinion......4A Sports....11A

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Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith

M&M Girls founder Martha Howell and Daily Corinthian Advertising Manager Denise Mitchell get ready to throw a Bunko Party to raise money for Relay for Life. They are surrounded by great silent auction items the the event.

On this day in history 150 years ago Amid the confusion generated around Tuscumbia and Florence, Col. Streight and his “Mule Brigade” set out just before midnight on a raid across Alabama toward Rome, Ga. Gen. Nathan B. Forrest sets out in hot pursuit.

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