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WEATHER
Ethan Ramirez
Second grade, West Lowndes
High94Low73Mostly sunny, hotFull forecast onpage 2A.
FIVE QUESTIONS
1 Which two classic Monopoly gamestokens are articles that can be worn?2 Which is the largest planet in thesolar system?3 What term is used to describe apair of cymbals clashed together byoperating a foot pedal?
4 Which Scottish island boasts thehistoric site of Skara Brae?5 Who became a major star afterdropping out from a scheduled worldtour as one of Janet Jacksons backupdancers?
Answers, 8B
INSIDEClassifieds 7BComics 5B
Obituaries 4AOpinions 6A
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LOCAL FOLKS
Cindy Wamble is the principal
of Heritage Elementary.
CALENDAR
Wednesday, June 25nTable Talk:Share a favorite recipe
as Table Talk hosts a recipe swap and
tasting session. Local food lovers
participate in this indoor picnic at the
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314
Seventh St. N. Bring lunch at 11:30
a.m. or come for the swap at noon.
Friends of the Library will serve iced
tea. For more information, contact the
library, 662-329-5300.
Saturday, June 28Book signing:Columbus native
Carroll Uithoven will sign copies of her
book Dauphin Island, Alabama at
Books-A-Million in Leigh Mall, Colum-
bus, from 1-3 p.m. The book is a picto-
rial detailing the history and amenities
of the Mobile Bay barrier island.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
June 30:Lowndes CountyBoard of Supervisors, Court-house, 9 a.m.July 1:Caledonia Board ofAldermen, Town Hall, 6 p.m.July 1:Columbus CityCouncil, Municipal Complex,5 p.m.July 7:Lowndes CountyBoard of Supervisors, Court-house, 9 a.m.July 7:Clay County Boardof Supervisors, Courthouse,9 a.m.July 10:Clay County Boardof Supervisors, Courthouse,9 a.m.July 15:Lowndes CountyBoard of Supervisors, Court-house, 9 a.m.
West Point mural
Mary Alice Weeks/Dispatch Staff
Lila Miller, Kathy Dyess and Deborah Mansfield, all of the Main Street Design Committee, make preparations to continue workingon a new mural being painted at the intersection of Main Street and North Division Street in West Point on Thursday morning.
Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff
READING CAMP: From left, Lauri Sansing, Junior Auxiliary volunteer at Hearts After-School Tutoring Center,Lillie Caulder, 9, Katie Caulder, 10, Erin Johnson, 9, Maya Dismuke, 11, Shiniyah Longstreet, Anthony Holt, 9,and Alex Dawkins, 8, take part in reading camp on Wednesday. Lillie and Katie are the daughters of Leigh AnneCaulder and Edward Caulder, Erin is the daughter of Latoya Shies and Erick Lamar Johnson, Maya and Shiniyahare the daughters of Kista Dismuke and Dan Bush, Anthony is the son of Ella and Anthony Holt, and Alex is theson of Toulanda and Travis Dawkins, all of Columbus.
Gov. Bryants HealthRun has local ties
Miss. native awarded Medal of Honor
BY JOSH LEDERMAN
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON A 24-year-old vet-eran who lost an eye after taking a gre-nade blast in Afghanistan to save a fellowMarine received the nations highest mil-
itary honor Thursday in a somber WhiteHouse ceremony.
President Barack Obama walked from
the briefing room, where he had just an-nounced plans to send up to 300 U.S. mil-itary advisers into Iraq, to the East Room,where he praised retired Cpl. William
Kyle Carpenters instinctive valor andcalled him a shining example for a post-9/11 generation.
Carpenter should not be alive today,but the fact that he is gives us reason to
trust that there is indeed a higher power,Obama said.
The dual events Obamas Iraq
24-year-old took grenade blast to save fellow Marine
BY SARAH FOWLER
[email protected]
Saturday, Gov. PhilBryant will run in thethird annual 5K Run forHealth in honor of thelate infant son of a Colum-bus native.
John Pearson Claydied in March after be-ing born with Hypoplas-tic Left Heart Syndrome.He was four months old.HLHS is a severe congen-ital heart defect in whichthe left side of the heart is
underdeveloped.John Pearsons father,
Wesley, isa native ofColumbus.His grand-m o t h e r ,M a l i n d aClay, en-couragedlocal citi-zens to travel to Jacksonto run in the race. All pro-ceeds from the race willbenefit Batson ChildrensHospital and will be givenin John Pearsons honor.
Hopefully you will
never have to have the
Will benefit son of Columbus native
Bryant
SeeRUN, 8A
BY CARL SMITH
[email protected]
Starkville Ward 7 Alder-
man Henry N. Vaughn has
been charged with driving
under the influence, the Ok-tibbeha County Sheriffs De-partment confirmed.
The sheriffs office saidthe arrest was made at about1:56 a.m. Thursday near the
intersection of Miss. Highway182 and Reed Road. Vaughnwas also charged with no in-surance and careless driving.The Ward 7 alderman wouldgo on to post a $1,640 bondand be released at 2:59 a.m.,OCSD confirmed.
Deputies would not con-
firm any details stemmingfrom the arrest, including iflaw enforcement agents per-formed a field sobriety test orif Vaughn tested positive foralcohol in the field.
The Dispatch was unableto view an arrest report Thurs-day, but OCSD confirmed de-
tails on background.Vaughn did not attend
Tuesdays Starkville Boardof Aldermen meeting be-cause of a death in the fami-ly. Aldermen gave their con-dolences to the absent boardmember at the table before
Alderman Vaughn arrested for DUIOCSO confirms arrest, charges
VaughnSee VAUGHN, 8A
GoldenTrianglecelebrates
JuneteenthAs Columbus marksits 18th annual event,
Starkville prepares for
its first
BY CARL SMITH
[email protected]
Two GoldenTriangle citieswill host eventsSaturday mark-
ing Juneteenth,the annual cel-ebration of the abolishment of slav-ery and the emancipation of AfricanAmericans.
The event specifically honorsthe June 1865 announcement ofthe Emancipation Proclamation byUnion Gen. Gordon Granger in Gal-veston, Texas.
Starkville began hosting itsfirst Juneteenth Celebration andMulti-Cultural Arts Festival onThursday with a Mr. and Mrs. June-teenth Pageant. Celebrations con-tinue at 9:30 a.m. Saturday with a
celebration parade featuring May-or Parker Wiseman and formerStarkville School District adminis-
SeeJUNETEENTH, 8A
INSIDEnOUR VIEW:WhyJuneteenth matters,Page 6A.
SeeMEDAL OF HONOR, 8A
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Five-Day forecast for the Golden Triangle
Almanac Data National Weather
Lake Levels
River Stages
Sun and MoonSolunar table
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, i-ice, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow
Yesterday 7 a.m. 24-hr.Lake Capacity yest. change
The solunar
period schedule
allows planning days
so you will be fishingin good territory or
hunting in good cover
during those times.
Temperature
Precipitation
Tombigbee
Yesterday Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr.River stage yest. change
Columbus Thursday
High/low ..................................... 92/68
Normal high/low ......................... 91/68
Record high .......................... 102 (1953)
Record low ........................
