Talent on display at Black History Club presentation

Travis Young stopped the show when he sang ?Tonight I Want To Cry? a song made famous by Keith Urban. His talent didn?t go unnoticed by the judges or the audience as he took first place in the competition.

T.C. Cope, a graduate of Warren County High School, once again filled the auditorium with laughter when he returned to emcee the event.

Claiming top honors were Travis Young, first place; Justin Morton, second; and Ash Wednesday, third.

Young stole the show with a song made famous by Keith Urban ?Tonight I Want to Cry.? His performance so gripped the audience that everyone stood up from their chairs with a standing ovation of cellphones glowing and swaying in the dark.

Morton, an up-and-coming comedian, had the audience and the judges almost in tears from laughter. Ash Wednesday, a rock band, had what seemed to be the time of their lives entertaining the audience with their unique sound.

Cope?s warm personality lit up the stage as he urged the audience to ?show some love? for each of the performers. Rounding out the 11-act lineup were, Flasco Sauce, Che? Wiley, Heather McVoy and J.T. Adams, Samuel Barnes, Chynetha Steele, Wesley Higdon and Aaron Stoik, Da Crunk Steppers, and Josh Cook.

Special performances were given by Skyline, Nathaniel and Brandy Alexander, and Mike Johnson. Judges were Wade Malone, Cali Tucker, and Peggy Barrochiere. Tabulating the judges scores was Helen Martin.