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Keeping the Meaning of Memorial Day Annexation Plan As Racially Motivated a Lderman Questions Need for Multi-Million Dollar Cornerstone Park ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI C DISPATCH.COM FREE! WEDNESDAY | MAY 22, 2019 Filling the summer food gap C olumbus, Starkville to offer free meals to children throughout summer BRY MA Y POLLITZ [email protected] In Mississippi, one-in-four children strug- IN SIDE gle with food insecurity. ■ OUR VIEW: According to feedingamerica.org, that’s A long hungry nearly 165,000 children in Mississippi that summer. Page 6A may not know where their next meal will come from. During the school year, many of those children at least have access to breakfast and lunch on weekdays. But when school stops, the need to eat does not. The United States Department of Agriculture funds the federal Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which pro- MSee SUM ER FOOD PROGRAMS, 3A Vaughn blasts Keeping the meaning of Memorial Day annexation plan as racially motivated A lderman questions need for multi-million dollar Cornerstone Park BY ALEX HoLLOWAY [email protected] Henry Vaughn had some grievanc- es to air at the be- ginning of Tuesday’s board of aldermen meeting. Vaughn, who represents Ward 7, opened the aldermen Vaughn comment period at the start of the meeting by blasting a series of ini- tiatives the city has undertaken, from its annexation plan to efforts to build a new park. Specifically, he leveled criticism that the annexation initiative is a Chris Jenkins/Special to The Dispatch racially motivated ploy targeted to The grave of a soldier at Mount Zion cemetery on Lake Lowndes Road is adorned with an American flag a part of diminish African-American influ- a joint project by VFW Post 4272 and American Legion Post 69. The veterans organizations will mark the graves of ence in the city. 800 soldiers interred in cemeteries throughout the county in observance of Memorial Day. “When this is done, there’s gon- na be some redistricting,” Vaughn said. “We know this is all about Local VFW, American Legion drawing the lines to make wards unequal — to make the first five wards stronger and to make 6 and to place 800-plus flags by weekend 7 weak.” Wards 1-4 are represented by white aldermen, while 6 and 7 are ‘ The meaning can get lost. That’s probably true of most holidays. For represented by black aldermen. Ward 5 does not currently have an us, putting those flags out there, we hope, will cause people to take alderman, with Patrick Miller’s res- a moment and reflect on what these men and women gave for their ignation last month. Miller is white. Mayor Lynn Spruill, speaking country. Then, they can go and have their cookouts and things.’ to The Dispatch after the meeting, said she was “disappointed” that American Legion Post 69 Commander Calvin Boswell Vaughn said her desire to move for- BY SLIM SMITH Columbus is broadly recognized as Union soldiers interred at Friend- ward with annexation is based in [email protected] the place where what we now cele- ship Ceremony. Known in the ear- any racial bias. brate as Memorial Day began. ly days as “Decoration Day,” the “Annexation is, to me, nothing more than an opportunity for the Of all cities, towns and villages According to historian Rufus practice soon swept the country, in the United States, Columbus and city to grow and taking in areas Ward, in 1866, about a year after although it did not become a feder- that are already enjoying the prox- Lowndes County should recognize the end of the Civil War, a group al holiday known as Memorial Day imity to the city without being re- the meaning of Memorial Day. of Columbus women decorated the until 1971. sponsible for some of the costs of Although there is some dispute, graves of 1,260 Confederate and 40 See MEMORIAL DAY, 3A the city,” Spruill said. “Redistrict- ing will come whether we annex See VAUGHN, 8A WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS C ALENDAR LOCAO L F LKS PUB LIC 1 The Master Chief is the hero of what intersection of Lampkin MEETINGS Thursday and Russell Streets. Pro- May 28: OCH video game series? ■ Downtown at Sun- 2 What one-syllable word is soccer ceeds support horticulture Regional Medical down: A series of free sum- announcer Andrés Cantor famous for scholarships to MSU. Center Board of mer concerts at Firestation making last a long time? Trustees, 4 p.m., Park in Starkville begins 3 According to his 1984 hit, what OCH speed can’t Sammy Hagar drive? with music by Flathead Ford Sunday ■ Northside Charity Boil: May 31: Board Katie Frost 4 What former “Saturday Night Live” from 7-9 p.m. Lawn chairs comic became a U.S. senator from This fundraiser benefiting of Aldermen work Fifth grade, Heritage or blankets welcome; no Minnesota in 2009? the Golden Triangle Home- session, noon, City coolers. Food and drink 5 What title did Burt Reynolds and less Coalition is hosted by Hall vendors will be on site. Magic Johnson give their autobiogra- Colin and Desiree Krieger June 3: Board of High 90 Low 67 For more information, visit phies? from 1-7 p.m. at 803 Fifth Supervisors, 9 Mostly sunny Answers, 8B starkville.org. Full forecast on Ave. N., Columbus. Water a.m., Oktibbeha page 2A. slide, live music, crawfish, County Courthouse Saturday gumbo, pizza, burgers and June 4: Board of INSIDE ■ Oktibbeha plant sale: more. Raffle prizes include Aldermen, 5:30 Oktibbeha County Master a gas grill and 50-inch TV. p.m., City Hall Classifieds7B NATS 7A Comics 4B Obituaries 4A Gardeners hold an annual Get advance raffle tickets June 11: Plan- Crossword 8B Scene & Seen 2A plant sale from 7:30-10:30 at 662tix.com. Call 662- ning and Zoning Dear Abby 4B Opinions 6A a.m. at the Starkville 329-7653, for sponsorship Cohen Hunt, of Starkville, is Commission, 5:30 Food 5B Community Market at the information. graduating from high school. p.m., City Hall DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2019 THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com DID YOU HEAR? Jamie Oliver’s UK restaurant chain collapses into insolvency Wednesday Insolvency will Two restaurants and a diner at Gatwick Airport will leave 1,000 continue to operate while FOND FAREWELL joint administrators explore Many well-wishers attended a May 13 retirement reception at Heritage people out of work options for the site. Over- Scene&Seen Academy honoring Cindy Wamble and Marilyn Felds. — Courtesy photos seas branches of Jamie’s BY DANICA KIRKA Italian, Jamie’s Pizzeria and AND JILL LAWLESS Jamie’s Deli, are not affect- The Associated Press ed, nor is Fifteen Cornwall, which operates as a fran- LONDON — Celebrity chise. chef Jamie Oliver’s British Other chains run by restaurant chain filed for celebrity chefs have also bankruptcy protection on struggled in recent years. Tuesday, partly due to in- Thomas Keller closed creased competition and es- Bouchon in Beverly Hills calating rents in local com- at the end of 2017, saying it mercial districts. couldn’t remain profitable. The insolvency will leave That same year, Guy Fieri 1,000 people out of work closed Guy’s American and reignited worries about Kitchen and Bar in Times local retail and food outlets Square and Daniel Boulud in Britain, which are strug- closed DBGB Kitchen and gling to attract customers Bar in New York, saying it much like downtowns in the didn’t get enough business United States. during the week. “I’m devastated that our Bad behavior can also much-loved U.K. restau- hurt chains’ success. In rants have gone into admin- March, Mario Batali gave istration,” Oliver wrote on up his financial stakes in Twitter. “I am deeply sad- all of his restaurants after dened by this outcome and being accused of sexual would like to thank all of the harassment. 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