ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI CDISPATCH.COM 75 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY THURSDAY | JULY 25, 2019 CPD: Second person fired shots at Propst Park on Saturday “There has been a lot of informed but we must protect Citation issued for discharging a weapon in city limits talk and speculation about the the case as we continue our tragic shooting in Propst Park gathering of facts,” he added. BY ISABELLE ALTMAN discharging a weapon in the city murder Tuesday. last Saturday evening,” he said The Dispatch has submit- [email protected] limits citation after firing shots Shelton did not name the in the press release. “Much of ted public records requests for at Propst Park during a birthday individual who was issued the An individual at a party the information on the street the incident report and arrest party Saturday night. misdemeanor citation, nor did where a Columbus teenager is incorrect. The investigation affidavits from the event; docu- was fatally shot has been issued Arykah White, 16, of Co- he indicate what that individu- continues into the incident and I ments pertaining to the rental a citation for also firing a weap- lumbus, died at the party after al’s role was at the party. He also cannot and will not share details of facilities at Propst Park over on at the party. a fight broke out and another did not indicate whether Lathan that will harm or set back the in- the weekend the party took Columbus Police Chief Fred teenager fired into a crowd out- or the other individual shot first. vestigation. The integrity of the place; and policies for renting Shelton confirmed in a press re- side the Propst Park activity Shelton declined to release investigation is vital as we devel- city parks facilities for private lease this morning that one indi- center. Curtis Lathan, 17, of Co- further details on the shooting, op new information each day. events, including security re- vidual is facing a misdemeanor lumbus, was charged with her citing the ongoing investigation. “We want to keep the public quirements. Sixth Historic bell tolls again on MUW’s campus candidate jumps into Ward 4 race Hopefuls have until July 31 to qualify BY MARY POLLITZ [email protected] A sixth candidate has qualified to run in the Aug. 20 special election for Ward 4 councilman. Andrita Brown filed paperwork last week and has been Brown added to the those vying for the seat vacated by former councilman Fred Jackson. Brown joins Pat Fisher Douglas, Lavonne Latham Harris, Dorothy McClung ABOVE: The internal clock in the Mississippi University for Women clock tower has a series of gears and shafts Lewis, Pierre D. Beard Sr. and Keg- that connect it to the hands on the clock faces seen on the tower’s exterior. This clock was manufactured in 1885 by Seth Thomas Clock Company. BELOW: The bell in the MUW clock tower originally rang with the help of a rope dra Gibbs-Gray on the ballot for the that extended from the bell to the bottom of the tower in a shaft. When the mechanism used to rotate the clock Aug. 20 election. broke, a hammer was installed that strikes the bell from the side. — Photos by Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff Jackson resigned July 3. He was halfway though his first term, which expires July 2021. denly heard the bell Brown, 35, is a Columbus na- The Callaway Hall clock while she was stand- tive who moved back in 2017 after ing out on her porch spending two years in Pennsylva- tower has been silent one Sunday afternoon nia. She owns Leighton Legacy, for more than 10 years in March. “I thought, ‘Oh, a project management and event company. BY AMANDA LIEN maybe it’s one of With her experience working [email protected] the churches that Miller just got out,’” she told with various people hosting events, ississippi University for The Dispatch. “But then I walked Brown feels she will be an asset to Women President Nora toward the sound and realized, ‘No, Columbus. If elected, she said she MMiller doesn’t remember it’s the Callaway bell tower.’ ... The wants to help residents throughout when the bell inside the Callaway bell rang about 17 times and then Ward 4 that were affected by Feb- Hall clock tower stopped chiming. stopped. Then it rang again about a ruary’s EF-3 tornado, as well as in- She also doesn’t know why it sud- half-hour later. Ever since then, it’s creasing community activities for denly started ringing again. been running as if it never stopped senior citizens and the youth. After what she guessed is more in the first place.” “First things that come to mind, than 10 years of silence from the MUW Director of Facilities I want to represent the people and find out what their specific needs historic clock tower, Miller sud- See CLOCK TOWER, 6A are,” Brown said. “Another thing is expanding recreational programs, See WARD 4, 6A Hotel sales tax revenues setting record pace Collections through six months of returned single-month tax receipt Hotel tax revenue by month $75,675 in ever. 2019 could eclipse total haul for 2018 hotel tax It was good news for Month 2018 2019 money to Jennifer Prather, interim Jan. $16,830 $75,675 BY Slim SmitH revenue arrived for month the city, CEO for The Partnership, Feb. $17,558 $ 27,775 [email protected] of January, the numbers almost which receives all of the March $19,410 $28,323 would have made even a $60,000 hotel tax revenue for the April $21,268 $32,483 STARKVILLE — When novice bookkeeper do a more than Prather city’s convention and vis- May $20,393 $32,437 the city of Starkville’s double-take. The state’s the previous itors bureau. Year to Date $95,459 $196,664 2-percent hotel sales tax department of revenue January and the largest See SALES TAX, 3A WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR COMING SUNDAY PUBLIC 1 What was the first department store in the MEETINGS Today July 30: United States to establish wedding registries? ■ Sounds of Summer: Bouncing 2 What comic strip ended a ten-year run in Columbus Mu- Betty entertains 7-9 p.m. at the Co- 1995, with one character saying to another, nicipal School “Let’s go exploring!”? lumbus Riverwalk. Bring lawn chairs or 3 Often referred to as PowerPoint, what Apple blankets to the free concert. 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Friday a.m., County ■ Back to School Bash/Health Courthouse INSIDE Fair: Contact Helpline hosts this event Aug. 5: Lown- des County Business 5B Dear Abby 4B from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the American Classifieds6B Obituaries 5A Legion Post No. 69 at 308 Legion Look for The Dispatch’s Insight Supervisors, 9 Comics 4B Opinions 4A Drive, Columbus, Book bags, school Magazine, a guide to the Golden a.m., County 140TH YEAR, NO. 116 Crossword 2B supplies, food, more. 662-327-2968. Triangle, in Sunday’s newspaper. Courthouse DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019 THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com DID YOU HEAR? Man arrested for domestic violence, Thursday intimidating witness Sounds of Summer preview: 33-year-old briel Wyshaun O’Neal’s ar- rest for a charge of aggra- The Bouncing Betty currently in vated domestic violence, after deputies responded custody at the to a disturbance call on The six-member band, June 30 at 74 Sycamore Lowndes County Lane, according to a news that plays mostly release issued Wednesday 80s rock covers, Jail with a total by Sheriff Mike Arledge. At the scene, a woman will conclude the bond of $35,000 claimed her boyfriend, O’Neal, assaulted her by concert series with a DISPATCH STAFF REPORT attempting to choke her. O’Neal was not there when performance Thursday Depu- deputies arrived. ties with Investigators on the BY VICTORIA CHEYNE the Lown- case received information [email protected] des County that led to another war- Sheriff’s rant being issued July 9 for When the rock band, The Office ar- O’Neal for allegedly intimi- Bouncing Betty, plays you can ex- rested a Co- dating a witness. pect a journey through time. lumbus man The six-member group arranged O’Neal O’Neal is currently in Monday for custody at the Lowndes their set list so it starts with 70s alleged do- County Jail with a total hits, transitions into 80s — their fa- mestic violence and intim- bond of $35,000. He can’t vorite songs to play and the largest idating a witness. post bond due to a parole part of their show — and then into On July 2, a warrant was violation, an office repre- the 90s and 2000s. issued for 33-year-old Ga- sentative said.