Walker Grad's Fashion Design on Display at Neiman Marcus
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INSIDE TODAY: Crews investigate head-on crash that killed 13 in Texas /A3 MARCH 31, 2017 JASPER, ALABAMA — FRIDAY — WWW.MOUNTAINEAGLE.COM 75 CENTS BRIEFS Career Expo Marion County escapee captured in Carbon Hill planned for By ED HOWELL was arrested at 1:18 of property and ha- fore the escape. ment officials, includ- next week Daily Mountain Eagle a.m. Marion County rassing communica- Williams, who also ing the U.S. Marshal’s deputies picked him tions, Williams said. confirmed recent Office, as the pair SUMITON — An escaped Marion up at the Carbon Hill The theft charge in- media accounts of the crossed Northwest Al- Bevill State Com- County inmate was re- Jail and brought him volved a Ford Ranger escape and the search abama and into Mis- munity College and captured in Carbon back to the Marion pickup stolen from in the Journal Record sissippi. Hill in the early morn- County Jail in Hamil- Hamilton at the time in Hamilton, said Both were originally the Workforce De- ing hours on Thursday ton. of the escape and then Dean and Zepplin charged in different velopment and Edu- after a local police offi- Carbon Hill Police recovered last week in Kennedy, 20, Hamil- cases. Dean has been cation Initiative of cer saw the inmate sit- Chief Paul Agnew also Mooreville, Miss. The ton, escaped from the charged with seven the Chamber of ting in a local house. confirmed the arrest harassing communica- Marion County Jail on counts of third-degree According to Marion Commerce of Cory Thursday. tions charge involved a March 17, which initi- burglary, third-degree Wayne County Sheriff Kevin Dean was arrested threat that Dean al- ated a manhunt that criminal mischief, sec- Walker County will Williams, Cory Wayne Dean for third-degree es- legedly made to his has involved more ond-degree criminal hold its 2017 Ca- Dean, 22, Brilliant, cape, first-degree theft girlfriend shortly be- than 40 law enforce- See ESCAPE, A9 reer and Technical Workforce Expo on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bevill State’s Sumiton campus will host the event in the Tom Bevill Business and In- dustry Building (1400). The event will give companies an opportunity to re- cruit new employ- ees from among Bevill State stu- dents and local resi- dents seeking Special to the Eagle employment. Employers are Milo’s, seen here in a photo from the ham- asked to pre-regis- burger chain’s Facebook page, will open a lo- ter for the event, cation in Jasper later this year. which will guaran- tee a six-foot dis- play table, with Milo’s coming to seating for two. Special to the Eagle They receive free Wi-Fi *and have ac- Jasper late in 2017 Martine Beauvais, formerly of Jasper, was recently recognized with a Na- cess to a hospitality tional Black Arts Festival Award. She received a scholarship, and one of her suite with drinks By LEA RIZZO ment. designs is now on display at Neiman Marcus. Beauvais is a senior at the Sa- Daily Mountain Eagle However, al.com re- vannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta. and snacks. To reg- ported Thursday that ister, contact Bevill Milo’s restaurant is Milo’s would be located State-Sumiton’s Di- coming to Jasper, com- in front of Scott Crump rector of Campus pany officials confirmed Toyota at Highway 78 Walker grad’s fashion design Thursday afternoon. and Industrial Parkway. Services, Dr. Chris Company officials con- The story projected that Franklin, at (800) firmed the news to the the location will employ on display at Neiman Marcus 648-3271, ext. Daily Mountain Eagle approximately 25 work- 5601. Thursday. The company ers and hopes to open also posted the news early in the fourth quar- By JENNIFER COHRON that afternoon to its ter of 2017. Daily Mountain Eagle Twitter account, saying, Milo’s founder Milo A Neiman Marcus “It’s true! It’s true! We Carlton opened the store in Atlanta, Geor- are heading to Jasper.” chain’s first location in gia, is currently dis- The posting followed a 1946 in Birmingham, DEATHS playing a dress story on al.com earlier in where the business’ designed by a former Lillian I. Smith, 96, Jasper the day. headquarters are still lo- Jerry B. Chappell, 80, Jasper resident. No further details re- cated today, according to Cordova, Tenn. Martine Beauvais, a garding construction or a its website. The restau- Raymond Powell Jr., 76, 2009 Walker High projected opening date rants are known for its Detroit, Michigan School graduate, was were given. Questions secret hamburger sauce recognized with a Na- / A2 were directed to the and sweet tea. According Full obituaries tional Black Arts Fes- CEO, Tom Dekle, who to Wikipedia, the first was unavailable to com- tival Award for her Martine See MILOS, A9 fashion design talents WEATHER at a Fine Art + Fash- Beauvais ion event hosted by the store on Thursday, March 16. High Low Plant sale begins next week The award included a $3,000 scholar- 73 50 ship and the opportunity to have one of her designs included in a window display at Center of Technology at Neiman Marcus. “When I saw the display, I felt very Special to the Eagle INDEX By NICOLE SMITH hanced with nutrients — humbled and grateful for having had the Daily Mountain Eagle by the students. opportunity to participate and represent Martine Beauvais, a 2009 Walker Classifieds..............B7 Four or five varieties of myself as a Haitian-American designer,” High School graduate, was one of Comics....................B2 Walker County Center pepper and tomato said Beauvais, a senior at Savannah Col- three students from the Savannah Dear Abby...............B2 of Technology’s annual plants will be sold in 4- lege of Art and Design in Atlanta. “I felt College of Art and Design in Atlanta Horoscope..............B2 plant sale for the com- inch pots for $2 each, and that all the sacrifices I had made up until Opinion...................A6 munity will begin next herbs such as sage, basil, this point and the sacrifices of my family recognized at a Fine Art + Fashion Sports.....................A7 week. thyme and parsley will and friends that supported me, all led event hosted by Neiman Marcus on In January, students at be sold in limited quanti- and contributed to this wonderful accom- March 16. One of her designs is in Jasper-based WCCT ties for 50 cents. plishment.” the store’s new window display. Two sections, 18 pages started planting vegeta- Students used the fin- Beauvais said the dress is a ready-to- bles, flowers and herbs in ishing method to produce wear version of a more contemporary de- as students get to learn from the best Check the campus greenhouse the greenhouse’s flowers, sign that she created for her senior fashion faculty in higher education,” out our for the sale. With the ex- which includes trans- collection at SCAD. Beauvais said. Facebook ception of flowers, all porting small plants to Beauvais is currently working on a Beauvais, the daughter of Haitian im- page at other plants were grown larger containers. bachelor’s degree in fashion. She is sched- migrants, was raised in Pahokee, Florida, from seeds by the stu- Coleus, sweet potato uled to graduate in June. before relocating to Jasper in 2008. Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle dents. vine and dichondra According to its website, NBAF is the As a child, Beauvais was inspired by WCCT plant sciences flower plants will be sold oldest multidisciplinary arts organization the artistic ability of her brother, teacher Ryan Mullinax for $2 each, and 10-inch focused exclusively on the arts and on Lamarre, who still resides in Jasper. His said vegetable plants hanging petunia baskets artists of African descent. Two other stu- work has been featured at the Walker have been grown in 4- will average $8. dents from SCAD also received competi- County Arts Alliance’s Art in the Park. inch pots this year to pro- Mullinax said prices tive awards from NBAF this year. Her interest in fashion design was fu- duce a slightly larger may vary, according to While at SCAD, Beauvais has also com- eled by the Versace jungle dress worn by product, and some plants the size of each plant peted in design competitions hosted by Jennifer Lopez at the Grammy Awards have been grown hydro- sold. Lululemon and Joe’s Blackbook. ceremony in 2000. ponically — a water “As folks in the com- “SCAD is the preeminent source of “I was captivated and inspired by the growing method en- See PLANT, A9 knowledge in fashion education, and we See FASHION, A9 A2 — DAILY MOUNTAIN EAGLE Jasper, Ala., Fri., March 31, 2017 www.mountaineagle.com Today’s weather DEATHS & FUNERALS Forecast for Friday, March 31, 2017 TENN. Lillian I. Smith Jerry B. Chappell Oxford Lillian I. Smith, 96, of Jasper, passed away Sunday, Jerry B. Chappell, 80, of Cordova, Tenn., passed away 73/51 Huntsville March 26, 2017, at Cordova Health and Rehabilitation. Friday, March 24, 2017, at the Germantown Methodist 71/47 ARK. She was of Christian faith. Hospital in Tennessee. Visitation will be Saturday, April Graveside service will be Saturday, April 1, 2017, at 1, 2017, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Collins-Burke Fu- 11 a.m. at Hickman Chapel Cemetery in Green Pond. neral Home in Jasper. Funeral services will be Saturday GA. David Blevins will officiate. Visitation will be Friday, at 1 p.m. in the Collins-Burke Chapel, with burial at New March 31, from 6 until 8 p.m. in the New Horizon Me- Prospect Cemetery in Jasper.