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CHRISTMAS TREE BONFIRE SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY Inside, See page 6A ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI C DISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY TUESDAY | DECEMBER 29, 2015 City selects police chief finalists Smith said in- “It’ll be an open interview position. Committee narrows field to five, hopes to terviews will be process,” Smith said. “This is The city is seeking to replace have new chief in place by early February the next step in where the citizens will be invited former police chief Tony Car- the process. City to come and observe the inter- leton, who resigned his position BY ALEX HOLLOWAY morning in the municipal court. officials did not view process. We will bring each in early November in the wake [email protected] The 14-member committee release the names applicant in one at a time and ask of the Oct. 16 officer-involved spent most of the meeting be- of the five finalists questions, and thereafter we’ll shooting death of 26-year-old The field of Columbus police after the meeting have our selection process.” Ricky Ball. hind closed doors in executive Smith chief candidates has narrowed session. Afterward, Mayor Rob- in order to first in- Smith said he hopes to have The city council agreed to to five. ert Smith told The Dispatch the form them of their a new police chief by early Feb- form the committee last month The city’s chief of police committee reviewed 26 applica- selection. Smith said he expects ruary. to encourage citizen involve- search committee met for about tions for the job, ultimately cut- interviews will happen some- The city advertised a $72,000 ment in the police chief selec- two and a half hours Monday ting out 21. time in mid-January. to $75,000 salary range for the See POLICE, 6A COOL NEW TOYS SUV hits woman walking Hwy. 50 23-year-old in Jackson hospital following Sunday incident BY SLIM SMITH [email protected] A Cale- ONLINE donia wom- ■ BRITTANY an was EDWARDS’ seriously GOFUNDME i n j u r e d PAGE: gofund- Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff S u n d a y me.com/57g- Chris Short, 13, left, rides his new hoverboard with neighborhood friends in Northaven Woods on Saturday. Pictured with him are C.J. m o r n i n g mcb5w Colvin, 12, on his new go-cart, and his sister, Rhiee Colvin, 11, on her hoverboard. The kids said it only took them 10 to 15 minutes after being to learn how to ride the new hover boards. Chris is the son of Christy and Steven Short, and C.J. and Rhiee’s parents are Brandy and struck by a Charles Colvin, of Columbus. vehicle on Highway 50 near Gunshoot Road. Brittany Edwards, 23, of Caledonia, was walk- ing east along the High- way 50 shoulder at about Stuck barges disrupt well-traveled water route 2 a.m. Sunday when she was struck by a Ford Ex- At 6 a.m. Monday, one of pedition driven by Cynthia Average of 6M tons of goods travel the waterway each year the barges sunk. The barge, Lynch, 54, of Columbus, BY ISABELLE ALTMAN But the heavy rains from last week which belonged to Tom Soya according to Sgt. Criss [email protected] caused water levels to rise drastically, and Grain Company, was loaded Turnipseed with the Mis- three barges moored at Raymond D. Lucas with soybeans. A spokesper- sissippi Highway Patrol. During an average week, Golden Tri- Memorial Port in Clay County broke loose son from Tom Soya Grain de- There were no passen- angle residents may not think about the and floated away. Two of them eventually clined to reveal the volume of gers in the vehicle. barges that cruise up and down the Ten- the soybeans lost. Lynch veered off the came to rest against the gates of the dam at Saucer nessee-Tombigbee Waterway, carrying John C. Stennis Lock & Dam in Columbus The two barges against roadway and struck Ed- raw materials and people from port to port. on Saturday morning. See BARGES, 6A See PEDESTRIAN, 6A 2015 BELK BOWL Mississippi State coaches have North Carolina State ties coach against the team he dog first-year defensive Diaz, Turner both spent time on Wolfpack staff cheered for as a young kid. coordinator Manny Diaz BY BEN WAIT olina, about 50 miles from met my wife there,” Turn- The Bulldogs (8-4) spent six seasons from play North Carolina State 2000-05 with the Wolf- [email protected] Raleigh, North Carolina, er said. “I went to games (7-5) 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) pack. He was a graduate the home of NC State. He there, a bunch of games. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wednesday in the Belk assistant from 2000-01, David Turner is very fond grew up a Wolfpack fan. A lot of great players I saw Bowl at Bank of America linebackers coach from of North Carolina State. And he had two different there, Ted Brown (run- Stadium. 2002-03 and safeties/ Diaz Turner The Mississippi State stints on the Wolfpack ning back 1975-78), Bucky Turner isn’t the only special teams coach from defensive line coach grew coaching staff. Brothers (Don and Dave). and it’s home.” Bulldog assistant coach 2004-05. up in Goldston, North Car- “My first memory is I I have a lot of memories Turner will now get to with ties to NC State. Bull- See BELK BOWL, 6A WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR HOLIDAY PUBLIC 1. Which musical group had the 1967 MEETINGS Today through Dec. 31 Jan. 4: Lowndes Top 10 single, “I Think We’re Alone ■ PAPER Now”? “Christmas in the Park”: Take a driving tour County Supervi- 2. What 1993 film starred Ben through Guthrie Smith Park in Fayette, Alabama, to SCHEDULE sors, courthouse, Affleck, Jason London and Parker view dozens of animated and illuminated scenes. Entry 10 a.m. Posey? is $1 per car nightly, 5:30-9:30 p.m. Rides on the ■ The Dispatch’s New Jan. 5: Columbus 3. In what year was the first Kentucky mini-train are offered Thursdays through Saturdays Year’s Eve paper will hit Derby run? City Council, Mu- Ti’teyana Brewer ($1/person). The park is located near the intersection homes and news stand nicipal Complex, 4. Nick Carraway is the narrator in of Columbus Street and Temple Avenue North in Fay- Fifth grade, West Lowndes which novel? early Thursday morning. 5 p.m. 5. What is the name of the sea that ette. For more information, call 205-932-4587. A customer service repre- Jan. 8: Lowndes High Low lies between Israel and Jordan? sentative will be available County School 60 47 New Year’s Eve Day from Mostly sunny Monday, Jan. 4 District Board of Answers, 8B 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. for de- Full forecast on ■ Christmas Tree Bonfire: The City of Columbus Trustees, District livery issues. The offices page 2A. holds a Christmas Tree Bonfire at 6 p.m. at the west Central Office, 11 will close at 10 a.m. New end of the Old 82 pedestrian bridge at the Riverwalk. a.m. Year’s Eve Day and will Visit Columbus will provide refreshments and Chinese Jan. 11: Colum- remain closed on New lanterns for release. The city will conduct curbside pick- bus Municipal Year’s Day. Normal office up Dec. 26-Jan. 3, or drop trees off at the city’s Public School District INSIDE hours and production Works Facility on MLK Drive, or at the Hitching Lot Board of Trustees, schedules will resume Classifieds8B Obituaries 5A Brandon Central Farmers’ Market at Second Avenue and Second Street Sunday, Jan. 3. 136TH YEAR, NO. 249 Comics 7B Opinions 6A North. For more information, call 662-245-5061. Offices, 6 p.m. DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2015 THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com SAY WHAT? DID YOU HEAR? “I’ve been thinking about it. It’s really surprising. I’ve just got to buckle down and get ready.” Mississippi State sophomore linebacker JT Gray, talking about the chance to start Wednesday against Tuesday North Carolina State in the Belk Bowl. Story, 1B. A THOUSAND WORDS Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, file This June 26 file photo shows Motorhead bassist Lem- my Kilmister performing on the Pyramid stage during Glastonbury Music Festival at Worthy Farm, Glaston- bury, England. Motorhead frontman, rock icon ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister dead at 70 BY SANDY COHEN nosis just two days earlier, AP Entertainment Writer according to a statement from the band. LOS ANGELES — “We cannot begin to ex- Lanky and long-haired, press our shock and sad- with mutton chops and ness, there aren’t words,” moles, Ian “Lemmy” Kilm- the band said in announc- ister looked and lived like a ing the death on its Face- hard-rock hero. He found- ed Motorhead in 1975, and book page. continued recording and Born on Christmas Eve, 1945, in Staffordshire, En- AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File touring with the band until In this Oct. 2 file photo, cow dung cakes are left to dry on the wall of a house in Allahabad, India. In India, gland, Kilmister was deep- his death. where Hindus have long worshipped cows as sacred, cow dung has been used for centuries as fuel for fires He began every legend- ly respected and revered - whether for heat, cooking or in Hindu ritual fires, where it’s a necessity. Now, online vendors like Amazon, ary live show with the an- as a rock master and inno- ShopClues and eBay are selling cow dung patties to India’s ever-increasing urban population, especially those nouncement, “We are Mo- vator, from his time with who grew up in villages.