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SPECIAL MASS-MAILER EDITION THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011 SPORTS COMING SOON New coach takes over Missing sister finds football at CA. family in Columbia. See page 2B See Saturday’s edition “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, VOLUME 109 • NUMBER 8 ESTABLISHED 1882 without partiality, and without hypocrisy.” — James 3:17 THIS EDITION: Teen charged in bomb threat JAIL DOCKET: Page 3A to 10 years from the Mississippi Bureau By Lori Watts and a fine of of Investigation in tracking Staff Writer up to down the message. “I was $10,000. overwhelmed by the help EDITORIAL: Columbia Police charged Davis alleg- they [the MBI] provided,” Kelsey Davis, 17, with Page 4A edly sent a Kinslow said. “They had the making a bomb threat, in threatening expertise to track the connection with the incident text message DAVIS message.” Kinslow said OBITUARIES: at Columbia High School last to a teacher Davis allegedly sent the Thursday morning. at 6:58 a.m. Thursday. message from an iPod, using Page 7A Columbia Police Chief Jim Kinslow said police an application that disguised Kinslow said the authorities officers with the CPD took or masked its source. are charging the CHS student the suspect into custody by 2 Davis was a member of the • B. Applewhite as an adult, due to the p.m. Thursday, after local CHS state champion • W. Daniels seriousness of the crime. The officials received support Columbia Police Chief Jim Kinslow briefs school charge carries a penalty of up See ‘Threat’ Page 6A officials at the scene Thursday. photo by Mark Rogers • G. Edwards • M. Geiger • M. Killen Expo • G. Lott • S. Lowe expectations • F. Melcher • T. Rutland • M. Scheetz • E. Sims • I. Smith Tri-Community firefighters work the scene on Mississippi 44 Friday afternoon. photo by Mark Rogers • H. White The Columbia Exposition Center hosts a variety of events during the year. • J. Wiginton photo by Mark Rogers Woman dies • J. Wilkerson McDonald, Expo manager, book the Expo for their By Lori Watts the facility's calendar is national and regional safety Staff Writer filling up for 2011. “As the meetings. “Lots of CALENDAR: year progresses, the businesses have their in Friday crash What do a circus, a rodeo, weekends will fill up. We employee parties here. Page 8A a bluegrass music festival, didn’t have a weekend free Private birthday parties, firefighters and the Marion educational exhibitions and last year,” said McDonald. weddings and receptions By Mark Rogers County Sheriff's Office a wild game tasting have in McDonald said the bigger and several horse shows are Managing Editor responded to a report of an SPORTS: common? They are all functions like the held here,” she said. injury accident at 2:17 p.m. functions hosted at the Cattlemen’s Rodeo and the There are already six An accident Friday after- Witnesses said it appeared Page 2B-3B Columbia Exposition Blue Grass Festivals get a horse shows on the noon on Mississippi 44 the vehicle had rolled and Center during the month of lot of attention, but that schedule throughout the killed a Columbia woman. she was ejected. An January. many other events take year with more pending, Tammy Creel Rutland, 45, ambulance crew from AAA LEGALS/ The Expo Center is place at the Expo McDonald said. “We are died when her 1999 Chevy Ambulance was on the scene coming off a successful throughout the year. working with the Good S-10 rolled on Mississippi as well. CLASSIFIEDS: financial year and McDonald said that at least Sams group now and they 44 about three miles north of The Mississippi Highway according to Jane two large local corporations See Expo’ Page 6A Columbia. Tri-Community See ‘Crash’ Page 6A Page 7B-11B UPCOMING WEATHER Columbia man claims assault by CPD officers following an incident in would make would be open to civil “There are two types of FRIDAY By Lori Watts Columbia Municipal Court no further liability and so would the investigations. There are 62 / 36 Staff Writer on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Little comment City of Columbia, if I criminal investigations and also filed a complaint with about the comment.” internal investigations. If Wesley Little, a 24-year SATURDAY the Columbia Police situation. In light of other recent charges are filed in court old Columbia resident, filed Department about the “By law, I complaints filed against against a police officer, that 65 / 41 charges of assault against incident. cannot say some officers in the CPD, officer has all the rights that two Columbia police CPD Chief of Police Jim anything LITTLE Kinslow explained how the any other defendant is SUNDAY officers, Lt. Kevin Haddox Kinslow said the department about that,” department handles com- entitled to,” he said. “A and Officer Chris Prine, 64 / 43 did receive a complaint but Kinslow said. “In reality, I plaints. See ‘Assault’ Page 9A MONDAY 60 / 40 Fire damages ballfields TUESDAY of the Tri-Community firefighters. Columbia sent By Mark Rogers Volunteer Fire Department. an engine and a rescue truck. 61 / 36 Managing Editor Tri-Community responded The Mississippi Forestry to the fields at 10:53 a.m. and Commission responded as WEDNESDAY A Saturday morning fire units were on the scene well. 58 / 31 damaged two baseball fields within a few minutes. The Approximately three acres at the Dean Griner complex. Columbia Fire Department burned. There was heavy THURSDAY “It started off as a assisted. Tri-Community damage to one field and the controlled burn and it got out responded with two brush corner of another field 55 / 34 of control,” said Derek Smith trucks, one engine and 12 A controlled burn got out of control and damaged See ‘Fire’ Page 6A two of the fields. photo by Mark Rogers THURSDAY 2A www.columbianprogress.com January 27, 2011 City receives new patrol cars Rollover accident using the financing plan allows the By Lori Watts department to upgrade its cruiser fleet Staff Writer without exhausting all the allocated funds in its budget. Four new patrol cars arrived at the The cars have the lower profile blue Columbia Police Department Friday. lights, which are aerodynamic and The city purchased the cars using a should add to fuel efficiency for the state contract, which allows the fleet, said Kinslow. They also came purchaser to take possession of the cars with a new design glass wall between now and pay for them over four years. the seats, instead of the older “cage” The yearly payment will be $28,154.71 type barrier. The cars are road ready, with a 4.986 percent interest rate. The except for the installation of radios and CPD budgeted $77,000 for capital striping. Kinslow said the new silver outlay in the 2010-2011 budget. Chief Kinslow inspecting one of the Crown Victorias will hit the roads by The driver, in this roll-over accident last week on CPD Police Chief Jim Kinslow said the end of January. new police cars of the CPD. photo by Lori Watts Lampton-Hilltop Rd. just off Hwy 13 S., walked away. photo by Lori Watts School board votes to extend James’ contract Web site of the legislature, new By Lori Watts bills introduced in both the Staff Writer house and the senate do propose such an office. Several Marie Shepard will serve bills contain language which another term as a member of would move preparation and the Columbia School District distribution of all school Board of Trustees. At the board payroll checks, all purchasing meeting Thursday, which of perishables, student happened to be the last day for cafeteria food, commodities, candidates for the position to educational equipment, qualify, Dr. Marietta James, education supplies, utilities, CSD superintendent, fuel, school buses, safety announced that Shepard was services, printing, audio-visual the only candidate to do so. and grant management James read from the state law, services to the newly created which reads, if only one central financial office. candidate qualifies, he or she Stringer also told the board “shall be declared duly about several other bills No Bad Credit? elected.” The board also proposing to move the authority Credit? elected Shepard to continue for ad valorem increases from 2005 2007 2007 serving as board president. school districts to the levying CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FORD SPORT TRAC FORD F150 XLT Rene Dungan serves as vice- authority of the tax, either the president and Charles Boston city or county government. is secretary. Some other bills would require Shepard and Dr. Ronald seat belts on all new school bus Ask About Our RENT -TO-OWN PROGRAM Luethje are the two elected purchases and would adjust members of the CSD board. teacher pay scales. The Columbia Board of In the facility report, James Aldermen appoints the informed the board that Hub remaining three members, who Construction, one of the main are currently, Dungan, Boston sub-contractors for the and Vernon Curtis. The terms district’s HVAC refurbishing of the five board members project, closed its doors this rotate so that one member’s month. “McInnis [the Repos? Bankruptcy? term expires each year. contractor] is currently in the Shepard’s process of finding another sub- 2009 2009 2010 first new contractor, but the work is at a FORD FOCUS SE Ford Taurus CHEVY MALIBU order of halt until one is found. Right business was now, they are not changing any to announce completion dates, but work has the results of stopped,” she said. “We are WE CAN FINANCE YOU! a special hopeful they will find someone Pre-Owned Vehicles at any Price Range....