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• Corinth, Mississippi • 20 pages • 2 sections

Pieces of Corinth’s past

Facebook post leads McKewen auction includes local historic items to shooting For the Daily Corinthian

When health issues affected both Joe and Doris McKewen late last fall, it became clear their photography studio must be sold and its contents moved. A formidable feat loomed, but with the help of lifelong friends and fans of the couple, it was accomplished. Joe’s 56 years of priceless negatives were packed (along with an entire building of memorabilia, props and furniture), moved, and stored, awaiting disposition. An auction of the McKewen building contents will be held Monday, July 21, at 6 p.m., including many Corinth historical items, photography studio props and general building contents. Benefiting McKewen, the auction will be held at the former site of the Federal Cotton Compress in Corinth at 401 South Fulton Drive. The auction will be conducted by Auctioneer John Caldwell of the Tiplersville Auction Company. Items can be inspected that day prior to auction start time on-site between 4 and 6 p.m. Details and photos will be available prior to the auction date on www.auctionzip.com. Most everyone working to help clean out the McKewen studio building saw only lots of furniture, props, picture frames, trash and the mountain of negatives and prints which had to be moved. The

late Stephanie Sandy, an avid researcher of local history, had an entirely different vision and immediately saw Joe McKewen’s extensive body of work as something which should be preserved for future historians and generations. She initiated contact with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) in early February 2014. Unfortunately, her rapid health decline and death prevented her from completing the negotiation. Through efforts led by longtime friend Mike McEwen, an agreement was reached with the McKewen family and the MDAH which will allow Stephanie Sandy’s vision to be realized. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History will acquire the complete collection of negatives, which spans roughly 1958 through approximately 2010. Also included are some commercial photographs, a great number of group photos, some street and local scenes of interest, and photographs used for postcards sold and marketed locally. While some of the collection is indexed, the majority is not. To handle the indexing and preservation of negatives will require specialized resources covering a time period in which photography experienced a seismic shift in technology. While digital photographs are common today, Joe McK-

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Police say a possible dispute over a social media posting led to a man being shot in Corinth on Wednesday. Assistant Chief Scotty Harville said the victim, Dernard Brashad Dorsey, 28, of Corinth, was shot in the arm as he West walked down Horton Street at 1:05 p.m. He Please see SHOOTING | 2A

Portion of 364 named for vet Joe McKewen was also a man of far-ranging interests, humor and knowledge, and his photographs captured extensive

A Prentiss Countian killed in action during World War II will have a portion of Highway 364 named in his memory and all World War II veterans have a special invitation to attend the ceremony. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced the “Oliver Wendell

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Bill Avery captured this shot of Joe McKewen in June for inclusion in a recent photo exhibit at the art gallery. ewen’s career and work was characterized by photographs being special moments in family and social history that deserved the recognition of a professional photographer.

Arena to be painted blue on Nov. 8 Project Attention gets funds to finish summer program

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Crossroads Arena is getting the blues. “An Evening of the Blues� – starring folk-funk creator Bobby Rush – is coming to the facility on Saturday, November 8. Rush will be joined by special guest Sir Charles Jones, the King of Southern Soul. “I am beyond excited about the show,� said Crossroads Arena General Manager Tammy Genovese. “This is another first for the Arena and I am certain it will be one of our most successful shows.� Rush, born Emmit Ellis, Jr. in Homer, Louisiana, appeared on the West Side blues circuit in the 1960s. His folkfunk style, a singular sound he dubbed himself, made Rush one of the the most colorful

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

With $6,000 from United Way, Project Attention will finish out its summer program. The board of directors of the United Way of Corinth and Alcorn County voted on Thursday

BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

ues throughout the eastern, southern, and upper mid-west areas of the United States which were safe and acceptable for African American musicians, comedians, and other

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The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures. It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth in numberless blades of grass and breaks into

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Index

tumultuous waves of leaves and flowers. It is the same life that is rocked in the ocean-cradle of birth and of death, in ebb and in flow. I feel my limbs are made glorious by the touch of this world of life. And my pride is from the life-throb of ages Please see BLOOD | 3A

On this day in history 150 years ago

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Tupelo Campaign: The Union army pushes through the Confederate line and enters Pontotoc. Generals Forrest and S.D. Lee have prepared a trap for the advancing Union column and plan to ambush A.J. Smith on the road to Okolona.

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Blood drives set to meet demand

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Bobby Rush is bringing his folk-funk sound to the Crossroads Arena in November. characters on the contemporary chitlin circuit. Once Rush began to develop his own individual sound, he chose to forgo the blues route in favor of targeting the chitlin circuit. The circuit is the name given to the performance ven-

to provide funding for the next two weeks of the center’s summer enrichment program. “We’re very appreciative of United Way coming to our rescue,� said Shirley Rolland,

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