Tuesday April 9,
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Daily Corinthian Vol. 117, No. 85
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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section
Strong storm expected to hit Wednesday BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com
A strong early spring storm system will bring the possibility of severe weather to the Mid-South this week. The storm system will reach northeast Mississippi Wednesday
evening, and wind advisories may be needed for blustery conditions ahead of the storm system, with gusts to 35 to 40 mph, according to the National Weather Service Memphis Forecast Office. As a strong upper-level low pressure system and cold front
approach from the west on Wednesday, a squall line is expected to form and move east across the region, with the greatest chance for severe weather occurring Wednesday afternoon and night. “Some thunderstorms along
the squall line may be severe with damaging winds, large hail and isolated tornadoes,” said NWSMemphis. “It is also possible a few severe thunderstorms could develop ahead of the squall line.” Rainfall totals are expected to reach 2 inches in some areas.
Rain is forecast to continue into Thursday in the Corinth area. The weather service predicts cooler conditions behind the front, with high temperatures dropping back to the 60s for a couple of days and low temperatures in the 40s.
CHS juniors to serve on Governor's Council BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Two Corinth High School students are representing Corinth in the Governor’s Youth Council. CHS juniors Avery McGrath and Jose Contreras were selected to be part of a council that will focus on Healthy Teens for a Better Mississippi. The council is made up of 120 youths from around the state. Avery and Jose will serve from April 2013 to June 2013 in a council dedicated to leadership training and service projects for the state of Mississippi. They are the sons of Jason and Emily J. McGrath of Corinth. “It was a wonderful opportunity for the boys to see our Please see COUNCIL | 2
Staff Photo by Steve Beavers
US 72 wreck
One person was airlifted to the hospital following an accident at the intersection of U.S. 72 and County Road 218. According to a statement from the Mississippi Highway Patrol, there were no major injuries. A driver of one of the vehicles was extricated and airlifted to a hospital, but he did not appear to have serious injuries. Contrary to initial reports, there was no four-car pileup but two separate crashes. The accidents happened around 3 p.m. on Monday.
Local's abstract paintings on display at Crossroads Playhouse lobby BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com
Six abstract paintings by local artist Brian DeVaughn will be exhibited in the lobby during the showings of “Whose Life is it Anyway?” at the Crossroads Playhouse this weekend. DeVaughn will join his artworks in the lobby before the Friday night premiere of the play. The exhibit is part of the Corinth Artists Guild’s outreach — an ongoing effort to share the work of local artists by placing their works in places they can be enjoyed by the public. DeVaughn is a self-taught artist who first learned about art from his grandmother, Mary “Mimi” Chambers. According to DeVaughn, his grandmother was “very artistic both in the visual and musical arts.” At an early age he would watch her paint landscapes and still life in oil, but he says he didn’t fully appreciate that artistic environment until later in his teenage years. He first began drawing in the third grade, when his interest in comic books led him to draw pictures of “superhuman figures battling one another.”
Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith
Corinth Artist Guild President Sonny Boatman displays an abstract painting by local artist Brian DeVaughn. The first formal step for DeVaughn’s education in art took place at Northeast Mississippi Community College, where he
majored in photography. It was at Northeast that DeVaughn felt obligated to push himself toward becoming a better artist.
At Northeast he began moving toward expressionism. “My paintings became more spontaneous,” he recalled. “I
would paint the first thing that came to mind. There are no accidents in art, only possibilities.” His first show — titled “Experience Enlight N ment” — was held in May of 2007 at Galerie d’Art in downtown Baldwyn. The opening drew a crowd of art lovers and supporters from the Northeast Mississippi area. The Baldwyn News ran a story about the show and DeVaughn’s artistic endeavors. In the past year he has shown his art around the region, with a solo exhibit at NEMCC, a display at the Gumtree Art Festival in Tupelo, a showing at a group competition at the Savannah Art Gallery and an exhibit at the Corinth Artist Guild Gallery. DeVaughn’s collage piece “The Music of Art, The Art of Music” won an online voting contest along with approximately 20 more artists to be featured in an exhibition at the Brooks Museum of Art in Memphis. The CT-A production of “Whose Life is it Anyway?” takes the stage Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. For more information about the play visit www. corinththeatrearts.com.
Winners announced from chili cook-off BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com
Henry Lawrence took down the big boys. The Olive Branch man carted away the first place prize in the Red Chili division of the 6th Annual Crossroads Chili Cook-Off on Saturday in downtown Corinth. Lawrence bested four former International Chili Society World Champions in his first ICS try to collect the $750 top prize. “He has cooked in chili events before, but this was his first ICS competition and first trip to Corinth,” said cook-off organizer Steve Knight. Thirty-three teams, up from 28 in 2012, were cooking to become the Mississippi State Champion
and move onto the ICS World Championship on Oct. 11-13 in Palm Springs, Ca. Local competitor Joey Gilmore took home both the People’s Choice and Local Favorite awards. Trustmark Bank was second in the People’s Choice while Corinth’s Rickey Derrick placed second in the Red Chili. Proceeds from the event went to the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter. The list of Saturday’s winners include:
Local Favorite 1. Joey Gilmore; 2. Larry Lauderdale; 3. Dr. William Senf
Salsa 1. Bob Lyle, Dearborn, Michigan; 2. Julie Netser, Seymour, Indiana; 3. Tom Hoover Columbus, Ohio
Chili Verde 1. David Mallory, Kitts Hill, Ohio; 2. Scott Barrett, Brookfield, Illinois; 3. Gail Kyle, Dearborn, Michigan
People’s Choice 1. Joey Gilmore; 2. Trustmark Bank; 3. Karen Puccio
Red Chili 1. Henry Lawrence, Olive Branch; 2. Rickey Derrick, Corinth; 3. Julie Netser Seymour, Indiana.
Index Stocks........8 Classified......14 Comics........ 9 State........ 5
Weather...... 10 Obituaries........ 6 Opinion........4 Sports...... 12
Staff photo by Steve Beavers
Trustmark’s Tashya Cottrell (left) and Wendy Shinault prepare samples in the People’s Choice division. (See photo, page 2)
On this day in history 150 years ago The USS Keokuk, damaged in the recent attack on Charleston, sank yesterday in shallow water. Confederate plans to dive on the wreck will be rewarded with the capture of the ship’s signal book, which allows them to read the enemy communications.