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BOIL WATER NOTICE ISSUED FOR ARTESIA Inside, See page 8A ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI C DISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY FRIDAY | FEBRUARY 13, 2015 Borsig leaving W to lead IHL State says it will announce a search INSIDE ■ OUR VIEW: Borsig leaves a legacy Mississippi MUW can take pride in, Page 6A. University timeline for The W’s next president ‘soon’ for Women President BY SLIM SMITH of Nebraska. Thursday afternoon, the ru- Dr. Jim [email protected] “When Hank was named mors became reality. Borsig chancellor at Nebraska, ev- MUW President Dr. Jim Bor- speaks in When it was announced Jan. a 2012 erybody was saying, ‘Oh, no. 12 that Hank Bounds would be sig was named as the IHL’s new Dispatch stepping down as commissioner They’ll be coming after Dr. commissioner, charged with file photo. of Mississippi’s Institutions of (Jim) Borsig,’” Nora Miller, vice overseeing the operations of the Borsig was Higher Learning (IHL) board, a president for administration and state’s eight public universities. chosen sinking feeling settled over the the school’s chief financial of- He will begin his new duties on Thursday ficer, said. “It was just rumors, April 15. to be the campus of Mississippi Universi- IHL’s next This marks Borsig’s second ty for Women. but it made a lot of sense. Dr. commis- Bounds had been named the Borsig had been Hank’s right- stint with the IHL. Prior to be- sioner. new chancellor at the University hand man before he came here.” See BORSIG, 8A Dispatch file photo $1M bond for Sprint Mart suspect Manning wins new trial in Starkville slayings State’s high court says key evidence withheld BY JACK ELLIOTT JR. The Associated Press JACKSON — A Mississippi death row inmate has won a new trial after the state Supreme Court found Starkville Police De- partment investigators withheld evidence Manning from prosecutors and defense attorneys that showed a key state witness lied. Willie Jerome Manning was sen- tenced to death in the 1993 slayings of 90-year-old Emmoline Jimmerson Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff and her daughter, 60-year-old Alber- Autravious Tiyon Gaston, 33, is facing three charges in connection to an incident Wednesday at Sprint Mart on Military ta Jordan. Police and prosecutors say Road in Columbus. Authorities allege Gaston robbed the convenience store and kidnapped a cashier. the women were beaten and had their throats slashed. They were killed tary Road convenience store. and drove to West Point in a stolen during a robbery attempt at their Man facing charges Authorities formally charged Autra- 2005 gold Grand Marquis, according Starkville apartment. vious Tiyon Gaston, 33, of 723 Water- to a statement from Columbus Police Manning’s attorneys argued the of kidnapping, armed works Road, with armed robbery, kid- Department Capt. Brent Swan. Gaston conviction should be overturned be- robbery, vehicle theft napping and felony taking of a motor and the clerk did not know one anoth- cause of questions about the testimo- vehicle on Thursday. er, according to authorities. ny given by Kevin Lucious, who said BY ANDREW HAZZARD Municipal Judge Marc Amos set Swan said the clerk was found at a he lived in the Brookdale Gardens [email protected] Gaston’s collective bond at $1,010,000. Sprint Mart in West Point by officers complex at the time and saw Man- Gaston is charged with the armed with West Point Police Department. ning go into the apartment door. A Columbus man is facing three robbery of Sprint Mart at approxi- The owner of the Grand Marquis The state Supreme Court, in a 7-2 felony charges for his alleged role in a mately 4 a.m. Wednesday. Gaston kid- tipped authorities off to Gaston. The decision, said notes from when po- Wednesday morning robbery at a Mili- napped one of the Sprint Mart clerks See BOND, 8A See MANNING, 8A Columbus picked as a top retirement destination Fuller said “These smaller com- have a natural beauty of Birmingham, Jackson National magazine says Friendly City the towns munities offer a laid-back that can’t be found in and Memphis. It also c h o s e n lifestyle with less time larger cities ... knowing notes a “thriving down- a top eight small town in country for the list constraints, a lower cost your neighbors and a town,” antebellum homes BY WILLIAM BROWNING towns. appeal to of living and even the op- little small-town polite- and Columbus Air Force retirees portunity to walk to your ness also go a long way.” Base being part of the [email protected] In the March/April “who want destination — no cars The Columbus appear- local fabric. The life en- Columbus has been edition of “Where To Re- to settle necessary,” Fuller said ance in the magazine richment courses offered Fuller chosen a top retirement tire,” the city is featured into a slow- in a statement. “There’s notes that the town has a at Mississippi University destination for people as one of “8 Great Small er pace, avoiding crowds no skimping on the ba- population of 23,500 and For Women and the River- looking to settle in small Town.” Editor Annette and traffic.” sics of daily life and they is “within a few hours” See RETIRE, 8A WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC MEETINGS 1 What is the name for Argentinean Feb. 17: Columbus City Today, Feb. 13 Council, Municipal Complex, cowboys? ■ Big Band: Gill Harris and the 2 What was the southernmost of the 5 p.m. Big Band Theory present music thirteen original American colonies? March 2: Lowndes County and dancing at Trotter Convention 3 Who produced two booklets for Supervisors, County court- Center, 8 p.m. Table seats $30 in “Comic Relief” under the names of house, 9 a.m. advance at the Rosenzweig Arts Newt Scamander and Kennilworthy March 2: Columbus-Lown- Whisp? Center, 501 Main St., 662-328- Santoria Malone des Recreation Authority 4 Where is a ship’s bow? 2787. ($35 at door). Reserved Third grade, West Lowndes Board, CLRA Administration 5 What was Cy Young Award-winning tables for 10, $240. (For precon- Building, 6 p.m. baseball pitcher Jack McDowell’s cert dinner reservations at The musical group, formed in 1992? March 3: Columbus City High 48 Low 28 Southern call 662-364-3021.) Council, Municipal Complex, Mostly sunny Answers, 7B Full forecast on 5 p.m. page 2A. Today and Saturday, March 6: Lowndes County Feb. 13-14 School Board, 11 a.m. ■ Rotary Rodeo: The Starkville March 9: Columbus Munic- Rotary Club Rodeo begins at 7 ipal School District Board INSIDE p.m. each day. (Saturday pony meeting, Brandon Central rides/petting zoo 5-6:30 p.m.) Emma Hardy plays the violin Office, 6 p.m. Classifieds 6B Obituaries 4A $15; children $5 (12 & under and attends Heritage Academy in March 10: West Point City 135TH YEAR, NO. 287 Comics 4B Opinions 6A free Friday). 662-325-0508. Columbus. Council; 5:30 p.m. city hall DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015 THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com DID YOU HEAR? SAY WHAT? “I’m disappointed for my kids. We had some warriors out there. I couldn’t be prouder of them and prouder of my program. ” Police: Whitney Houston’s MSU womens coach Vic Schaefer after a 92-90 double overtime daughter was in traffic wreck Friday loss to Kentucky on Thursday. Story, 1B. BY KATE BRUMBACK It wasn’t the first time The Associated Press police have been called to the townhouse in adjacent A THOUSAND WORDS AT- Alpharetta, Georgia, where LANTA — Brown has lived with her Whitney partner, Nick Gordon. Houston’s Brown frequently referred daughter to Gordon as her husband, was involved but a lawyer for her father, in a traffic singer Bobby Brown, said accident they never married. that injured Brown The Associated Press two people requested records from days before she was found the Roswell Police Depart- face-down in a bathtub, ac- ment, the agency that re- cording to a police report obtained by The Associat- sponded to the Jan. 31 call, ed Press. for any previous contact Bobbi Kristina Brown with Brown or Gordon. lost control of her Jeep Lib- On Jan. 23, a security erty when a tire blew out guard at their gated com- on Jan. 27, crossing into munity called 911 reporting oncoming traffic and col- a fight at Brown’s address. liding with another vehicle. The guard said a neighbor Police in the Atlanta sub- reported people “hitting urb of Roswell described each other and swinging” “extensive damage” to outside the townhome. both vehicles. Brown’s pas- The guard did not describe senger and the other car’s the people involved, and no driver were hospitalized. one was there when offi- Brown blamed tire failure, cers arrived. and officers found a nail in Police were called to the the Jeep’s blown-out right home on July 8, 2013, and Gordon told officers Brown AP Photo/Fabrice Wislez rear tire, the incident re- A person looks at the eruptions of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano in the French Indian Ocean island of La Re- port says. was unresponsive after fall- union on Thursday. This is the second eruption in the past year at Piton de la Fournaise after 3 years of quiet. Brown’s family said ing on the floor. Gordon she’s been “fighting for her described it as a seizure, life” since she was found in but Brown told police she her bathtub four days later, had no history of medical face-down and unrespon- conditions and had never sive.

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