BROWNING ON BUSINESS Inside, See page 4A ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI C DISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY THURSDAY | MARCH 19, 2015 Former Airbus exec. running for Congress tion to replace the late Rep. Alan Nunnelee, Adcock joining field of hopefuls who died in February. BY ZACK PLAIR “Airbus offered me an opportunity to take a
[email protected] leave of absence, but I decided resigning was more appropriate,” Adcock said. “This is not Sam Adcock An aerospace businessman of 19 years, an adventure. This is not a lark. I’m in this race announces Sam Adcock of Columbus quit his job Tues- to win.” his intentions to run for day. Adcock said that in 2001 he led a delegation Congress Adcock, the former general manager and that helped bring an American Eurocopter during a vice president for Airbus Helicopters’ Missis- (now Airbus) to the Golden Triangle, locating press confer- sippi operations, announced his resignation next to GTRA at the Lowndes County Indus- ence held at during a press event at Golden Triangle Re- trial Park. Since then, more than 800 aircraft the Golden gional Airport so he can run for Mississippi’s have been assembled, repaired or replaced at Triangle Re- the local Airbus facility, and more than 340 gional Airport vacant U.S. representative seat for Mississip- on Wednes- pi’s First Congressional District. He plans to Lakota aircraft from the facility have been de- day. join a field of hopefuls in a May 12 special elec- See ADCOCK, 8A Mark Wilson/Dispatch Staff A NICE RIDE Turner appeals DEC decision to remove him from ballot Candidacy issue now goes to circuit court BY ZACK PLAIR
[email protected] Would-be District 5 supervisor candidate Marty Turner is ap- pealing the Lowndes County Democratic Executive Commit- tee’s decision to ex- Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff clude him from the Turner Kyle Conner takes his wife, Elaine, and their dog, Sophia, on a Sunday drive in their 1929 Model A Roadster.