BROWNING ON BUSINESS Inside, See page 4A ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI CDISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY THURSDAY | JUNE 11, 2015 Golden FOUND A QUIET SPOT Police Triangle investigate airport has Southside record month Airport had more shooting travelers in May than any No injuries reported month in last decade after Wednesday evening BY ISABELLE ALTMAN incident [email protected] BY ANDREW HAZZARD The Golden Triangle [email protected] Regional Airport had more passengers travel Gunshots rang out Wednesday eve- in May than in any oth- ning near the 1300 block of Fifth Street er month in the last de- South and 15th Avenue South in Colum- cade. bus. Approximately 3,974 No one knows how many shots were passengers boarded fired or what type of weapon was respon- flights at GTRAA air- Hainsey sible. The Columbus Police Department port, according to a continues to investigate. No arrests GTRAA press release. That is a 2.5 have been made. No one was injured. percent increase from the same month The shooting took place in a resi- last year. Most May flights were more dential area of Southside, in front of the than 90 percent full. Housing Authority building, about 11:30 Mike Hainsey, the airport’s exec- See SHOOTING, 8A utive director, credited the uptick in travelers to an increase in business traffic, from Golden Triangle indus- tries like PACCAR, Steel Dynamics and Yokohama. Karriem likely Yokohama travelers, in particular, have been using GTRA as they travel in preparation for beginning produc- heading to tion at the new West Point facility in October, according to Hainsey. Legislature Faculty, staff and students from Mississippi State University are also using the airport more, Hainsey said, After Harrison’s death, and more people are coming to the Golden Triangle area from western Al- councilman’s name will abama and Tupelo than in the past. “People are seeing they can travel be only one on ballot from here through Atlanta to just about anywhere for competitive prices and BY SLIM SMITH good connections,” Hainsey told The [email protected] Dispatch in an email on Wednesday. The death of incum- More travelers were catching flights bent state Rep. Esther out of GTRA than into it, Hainsey said. Harrison early Wednes- Based on June numbers so far, many day leaves one person’s See AIRPORT, 8A name on the ballot in the District 41 election: 2015 Passenger Totals Kabir Karriem, the Co- lumbus councilman January 2,850 from Ward 5. Karriem February 2,659 Birney Imes/Dispatch Staff Alayna Andrews, 6, entertains herself with a Leap Frog, an electronic learning Harrison, 69, had March 3,385 device, Wednesday at the Rosenzweig Arts Center. Alayna’s mother, Maria served as the representative for District April 3,590 Andrews, is a Columbus Arts Council volunteer, and was readying the RAC 41 since 2000 and was to face Karriem basement for upcoming arts camps that will go through June and most of July. in the Aug. 4 Democratic Party prima- May 3,974 Alayna’s father is Johnathon Andrews. See DISTRICT 41, 8A MUW library renovation continues Phase III includes work on The project’s architect is MORNING Burris/Wagnon Architects, WALK: Clara interior, new storage systems P.A. out of Jackson. Kuntz, of The architects are finaliz- Columbus walks her BY ISABELLE ALTMAN ing specs to use for the Auto- [email protected] dog, Soffie, mated Storage and Retrieval around Azalea System, a computer system Circle Thurs- Architects renovating the John Clayton Miller day morning. Fant Memorial Library on Mississippi Uni- that will store less frequently sought after materials and re- “I have three versity for Women’s campus have begun dogs and like Phase III of the renovations. trieve those materials when patrons request to walk them Phase III includes electrical upgrades and them online, according to Nora Miller, chief all separately the installation of a heating and cooling sys- financial officer and senior vice president every day so I tem, as well as finishing work on the library’s for administration at MUW. can get more exercise,” first floor and working on the existing interi- The architects are also in the process of says Kuntz. or, according to a MUW media release. See LIBRARY, 8A Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC MEETINGS 1 Who has received the most Acad- June 12: Lowndes County Today School District board meet- emy Awards nominations (18) for an ■ A Conversation with the actress who has only won three? ing, district offices, 11 a.m. Kinseys: The MSU Libraries hosts 2 In 1620, after one failed attempt, June 15: Lowndes Supervi- “A Conversation with the Kinseys” what famous ship finally departed on sors, Courthouse, 9 a.m. its journey to America from the English at 7 p.m. in the John Grisham port, Plymouth? Room of Mitchell Memorial Library June 16: Columbus City Council, Municipal Complex, Madison White 3 There are 206 bones in the human on campus. The Kinsey family will body. What bone is the longest? 5 p.m. Kindergarten, Vernon discuss African American art from 4 What does the acronym “EKG” June 18: Columbus City stand for? The Kinsey Collection displayed at Light and Water, CLW board- High Low 5 Who introduced the eight-hour, five- the library through June 20. Free to 90 69 day work week to Americans? the public. room, noon Chance of t-storms July 7: Columbus City Full forecast on Answers, 8B Council, Municipal Complex, page 2A. Today and Saturday ■ Library book sale: The Friends 5 p.m. of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Li- July 16: Columbus City Light brary host a book sale June 11 from and Water, CLW boardroom, INSIDE 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and June noon 13 from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Beth Thompson lives in July 21: Columbus City Classifieds7B Obituaries 5A library, 314 Seventh St. N. Call 662- Starkville and works as a Council, Municipal Complex, 136TH YEAR, NO. 78 Comics 6B Opinions 6A 329-5300, for more information. mentor. 5 p.m. DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015 THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com DID YOU HEAR? SAY WHAT? “Typically our first game ... is one where we struggle.” USA Men’s Under-16 National Team coach Don Showalter at the FIBA Americas U16 Championship. Thursday Story, 1B. Wade Payne/Invision/AP Carrie Underwood, right, and Mike Fisher attend the CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn. Carrie Underwood cleans house at CMT Music Awards BY MESFIN FEKADU that he has already in- AP Music Writer spired me so much as well as has my husband, Mike.” The CMT Music The show in Nashville, Awards should be re- Tennessee, marked Un- named the Carrie Music derwood’s fourth consec- Television Awards. utive victory for video of Carrie Underwood the year. cleaned house at the coun- The 32-year-old song- try awards show Wednes- day with three wins, in- stress, who also per- cluding video of the year formed, is the most deco- for “Something In the rated CMT Award winner Water,” and she even gave with 13 awards, includ- a shout-out to her 3-month- ing six for video of the old son. year. She walked into the “This is my first awards Bridgestone Arena with show since little Isaiah has five nominations — she been in the world,” said was the leader — and also Underwood, who gave won female video of the birth in late February and year for “Something In AP Photo/Seth Wenig sported a skin-tight white the Water” and collabora- A prison employee stands guard on a tower at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y., Wednesday. dress. “I’m sure he’s nap- tive video of the year for Police were resuming house-to-house searches near the maximum-security prison in northern New York where ping on the bus right now, “Somethin’ Bad” with Mi- two killers escaped using power tools, authorities said Wednesday. but I should definitely say randa Lambert. CONTACTING THE DISPATCH Search for escaped killers enters Office hours: Main line: n 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri n 662-328-2424 Day 6, expands to Vermont HOW DO I ... 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