CHS Grad Earns Recognition, Scholarships While Overcoming
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ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI CDISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY WEDNESDAY | JUNE 13, 2018 MSU WR Todd arrested ‘Firecracker’ for simple assault Oktibbeha County sheriff’s office has yet to release details DispatCH StaFF REport Mississippi State wide receiver Reggie Todd was arrested Tuesday on a simple assault charge by the Oktibbeha Coun- ty Sheriff’s Depart- ment, according to Todd the online arrest log. Sheriff Steve Gladney, Chief Deputy Chadd Garnett and Inves- tigations Lt. Brett Watson did not return calls or messages seeking information on the incident by press time. A representative with the sher- iff’s office who The Dispatch did talk to refused to release Todd’s See TODD, 3A Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff United Way Tierra Ledbetter, a Columbus High School honor graduate, hangs out at the Riverwalk on Tuesday. She won both the local and state Exchange Club awards for Accepting the Challenge of Excellence (ACE) for an essay she wrote high- director lighting her lifetime of overcoming adversity. She now will compete for the national prize and a $10,000 scholarship. stepping down CHS grad earns recognition, scholarships Avery taking position while overcoming personal tragedies with Starkville-based BY MARY POLLITZ through adversity, has never been “People expected me to give up,” hospice facility [email protected] put out.” said Ledbetter, who graduated with Ledbetter’s life story has cen- honors from Columbus High School BY IsabEllE AltmaN ierra Ledbetter was a 4-year- tered on overcoming challenges in May. “I just wanted to make my [email protected] old tee-ball player when she since she was just over a week old, parents proud and not be a statistic.” got the nickname “Fire- T when her mother was shot and United Way exec- cracker” from her coach Cassandra An essay Ledbetter wrote this utive director Danny Bogan. killed. She and her sister Qula were spring about her lifetime of facing Avery has resigned Bogan, Ledbetter’s godmother raised by their grandparents, both adversity has already earned her his position and will and now guardian, said the fire of whom passed away on the same $1,450 in scholarships. On Saturday, be stepping down she saw in Ledbetter while she ran day last year from congestive heart she accepted $1,000 as the state June 29. around the bases still burns bright failure. Exchange Club Accepting the Chal- Avery and United within her today. After that, “Firecracker” moved lenge of Excellence Award winner, Way board chairman in with her old coach, maintaining which she vied for after winning the Avery “She’d just run so hard, like there Jennifer Miles both was no end to it,” Bogan said. “She’s her focus on higher education same award on the school and local confirmed Avery’s departure Tues- not going to get out; she’s deter- despite having to deal with a child- club levels. day. mined. That little bit of fire, even hood full of loss. See LEDBETTER, 6A “We’re sorry to lose someone with Danny Avery’s commitment See AVERY, 3A Making a splash Demi Craven, 8, plays in the splash pad at Caledonia mulls building INsiDE Propst Park ■ OUR VIEW: Splash pads Tuesday. Next splash pad while other area offer summer fun, but we summer, Cale- still mourn the lack of public donia hopes to cities praise value of theirs pools. Page 4A have its own splash pad, BY SLIM SMITH which have [email protected] Splash pads are out- become a safe, door play areas equipped Wiggins affordable alter- The town of Caledonia hopes to make with sprinklers, foun- native to public a big splash at a one-acre parcel located tains, nozzles and other devices that swimming next to the YMCA. spray water. pools. Demi is “It’s something the board of aldermen the daughter of The land, owned by the YMCA and Joe and Maran- leased to the town, is currently used as have been talking about for a long time,” da Richardson practice field, but as early as next sum- Mayor Mitch Wiggins said. “We thought of Hamilton. mer it could be the site of a splash pad. See SPLASH PADS, 6A Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC 1 What future jazz crooner was caught on film at age 9, MEETINGS Thursday, June 21 June 18: Lown- playing an impromptu piano duet with 93-year-old Eubie ■ Sounds of Summer: Big Blake? des County Hoss and The Little Joes 2 Who replaced Andrew Jackson on the first five-cent Supervisors, 9 entertain from 7-9 p.m. at stamp in the United States before it was issued in 1847? a.m., County the Columbus Riverwalk for 3 What American-born artist working in France in the late Courthouse Sounds of Summer. Bring 19th century was known for depicting mothers with their June 18: CVB, children? lawn chairs or blankets Colton Waddell 4 p.m., CVB 4 Name three of the four outdoor conditions that appear for this free concert. No First grade, Caledonia office in the unofficial motto of the U.S. Postal Service. coolers or pets. Food and June 19: City 5 What two words did Roberto Duran utter as he quit drink vendors will offer Council, 5:30 High Low in the eighth round of his 1980 bout with Sugar Ray concessions. Presented 84 68 Leonard? p.m., Municipal Chance of t-storms by the Columbus Lowndes Answers, 8B Complex Full forecast on Chamber of Commerce and page 2A. Main Street Columbus. ■ Downtown at Sundown: INSIDE Starkville’s free summer Classifieds8B Obituaries 5A concert is 7-9 p.m. on Main Comics 7B Opinions 4A Street downtown. Bring Crossword 6B NATS 7A lawn chairs and blankets. Dear Abby 7B Scene & Seen 2A No coolers. Food and drink Judy Coleman likes to hike, 139TH YEAR, NO. 80 Food 5B vendors will be on site. bike, play tennis and paddle. DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2018 THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com DID YOU HEAR? Israel: Social media monitoring nabs would-be attackers Wednesday ‘They are trying to justify the various SOUNDS OF SUMMER ways in which they violate the This series of free summer concerts at the Columbus River- Palestinian people’s rights ...’ walk kicked off June 9 with live music by Style. Other concerts Scene&Seen are set for 7-9 p.m. June 21, July 12 and July 26. Hanan Ashrawi, a senior Palestinian official in the West Bank THE ASSOCIatED PRESS and shooting attacks in Israel in recent years. He JERUSALEM — Israe- planned on sharing Isra- li authorities have foiled el’s knowledge with coun- over 200 Palestinian at- terparts at an international tacks by monitoring social security conference he is media and sifting through hosting that begins Tues- vast amounts of data to day. identify prospective assail- “The experience we ants ahead of time, accord- now have, we can help oth- ing to Israel’s public secu- er countries deal with this rity minister. kind of terrorism,” he said. These pre-emptive ac- He said working with al- tions put Israel at the fore- lies “can lead us to a much front of an increasingly better result in fighting popular — and controver- lone wolf terrorists.” sial — trend used by intel- But Hanan Ashrawi, a ligence and law enforce- senior Palestinian official ment agencies around in the West Bank, called the world that use big the Israeli profiling tech- data technology to track niques “horrific” and an would-be criminals. While “added dimension” to Is- the technology appears raeli control over Palestin- to be effective, its tactics ian lives. drew angry Palestinian “They are trying to condemnation and have justify the various ways in raised questions about civ- which they violate the Pal- il liberties. estinian people’s rights, Public Security Min- including the right to due ister Gilad Erdan, who process and the right to oversees the national po- privacy, using Facebook lice force, said Israel’s use and using social media as of algorithms and other a means of gleaning infor- Bill Shivers, Christy Shivers, Bennett Collins, Christina Collins, Ethyn Loreno technology has been an mation to prove people’s important factor in lower- guilt ahead of time,” she ing the number of knife said. CONTACTING THE DISPATCH Office hours: Main line: n 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri n 662-328-2424 HOW DO I ... 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