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ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI C DISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY FRIDAY | APRIL 3, 2015 TALES FROM THE CRYPT GOLDEN TRIANGLE’S Sim Scott NEXT GENERATION project tops Lewis’ first months New director wants efficiency, new programs at CLRA Mallory Marcetter Byrd BY ZACK PLAIR [email protected] New Colum- She plans bus-Lowndes Parks Authority Director Greg Lewis’ said he re- to leave, mained in a “state of discovery” fol- lowing his first Lewis but success three months at the helm. Lewis took the CLRA reins in January, following 24 years as Mark Wilson/Dispatch Staff began here the authority’s programs direc- Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science students Brenna Paola, left, por- tor. Though the Columbus native traying Mary Weenonah Zuleme Frazee, and Kameron Shook, portraying Sarah Esther said he is familiar with area citi- Haughten, rehearse their lines Thursday evening at Friendship Cemetery for the upcom- ing Tales From The Crypt event that begins April 8th. Brenna is the daughter of John Columbus High senior zens and the recreation authori- and Kim Paola, and Kameron is the daughter of Kelly Brentz and Todd Shook. ty’s operations, taking on the CL- credits community, RA’s top spots has been nothing short of educational. family for helping her “I’m still trying to find out how everything meshes,” Lewis said. Friendship Cemetery believe in herself “We’re putting a lot of emphasis on being efficient and making BY MELODY DIXON sure we maximize the impact of comes to life University of Mississippi student taxpayer dollars. The biggest dif- Everything about her says ference now is that I’m responsi- class and grace. Pageant inter- ble for everything here, whereas tury Columbus residents MSMS students take visitors views have shaped 18-year-old before, I was only responsible for and perform monologues Columbus High School home- parts of it. I take that seriously.” for visitors taking a guided on walk through history coming queen Mallory Marcet- Notably, many of CLRA’s de- tour throughout the cem- ter Byrd into the person she is velopments for 2015 are coming BY ISABELLE ALTMAN etery. today. to Sim Scott Park in north Colum- [email protected] Students play Civil War In addition to receiving her bus. There, the city has already soldiers, freed slaves, homecoming crown in Septem- provided $20,000 from the sale of “ he cemetery’s a lively place, isn’t devoted wives, unmarried Yarborough ber, she’s a former gymnast, the I.C. Cousins Center last year it?” school teachers and more. an A student, a varsity cheer- for a health initiative that will T That’s the question high Each one gives a lively leader, and has enjoyed being bring three treadmills and three school student West Givens will ask account of their characters’ lives. All of in Miss Teen Magnolia State stationary bicycles to the Sim visitors at Friendship Cemetery during the students involved are from MSMS pageants. After winning the title Scott Community Center. Pilgrimage this year, and he’d be correct. history teacher Chuck Yarborough’s U.S. of Miss Teen Golden Triangle But a March 20 shooting at Givens is just one of many students who History class. The students who do not in Starkville, which precedes the park that left four injured has bring long-departed Columbus residents perform are narrators who guide visitors state-level competition, Byrd made a marked difference at the to life during Tales of the Crypt. along the tours. went on to beat 50-odd women park, Lewis said, swelling com- Over the last 25 years, Tales of the “It truly allows the student to make in November to become the first munity concern and volunteer- Crypt has become a local tradition history come to life, and they make histo- runner-up in the state pageant. ism. during the Columbus Pilgrimage. Ju- ry come to life for the entire community,” Byrd has had perfect atten- Columbus police have re- niors from Mississippi School for Math Yarborough said. dance since kindergarten and See LEWIS, 8A and Science dress up as actual 19th-cen- See TALES, 3A has also left her mark as a leader in various organizations. As the current captain of the cheer- leading squad and the president of the Beta Club, she feels her parents are the reason why she Kiwanis Club gets lesson is not scared to flaunt her stuff. “They most definitely push me to do any and every thing I do,” Byrd said. “It’s always. ‘If on Stephen D. Lee home you want do it, then go after it.’ See BYRD, 8A sion of how the home came to ‘This is a house that be and how it still stands today. ■ Editor’s note: How do is a testament to The home was built by Maj. young people view the Golden Thomas G. Blewett in 1844. Triangle? It’s a question that volunteerism’ He spent $80,000 on the home, interested us. So when Univer- which Kaye told the crowd sity of Mississippi journalism BY ANDREW HAZZARD would be nearly $4 million to- students came to Columbus [email protected] day. The cast iron animals in recently to work on a package the front lawn were a part of the The Kiwanis club got a histo- of stories with The Dispatch, ry lesson Wednesday afternoon, original garden. When Major we asked them to find out. The but no one was falling asleep. Blewett died, the home passed students interviewed eight lo- The Kiwanians heard from to his daughter, Regina Blewett cal young people from differing Carolyn Kaye, the curator of the Harrison, the widow of Confed- backgrounds. Throughout this Stephen D. Lee home and muse- erate President Jefferson Davis’ week, we are presenting their Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff stories and how this area has um. With the 75th Pilgrimage lawyer, James T. Harrison. She Carolyn Kaye, the curator of the Stephen D. Lee home shaped them. Today, we feature kicking off Monday, Kaye gave added the wrought iron front and museum in Columbus, shakes hands with Jason Mallory Marcetter Byrd. Spears after speaking to the Kiwanis Club on Wednesday. the crowd the 20-minute ver- See KIWANIS, 3A WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC MEETINGS 1 How many pockets does a champi- April 6: Columbus-Lowndes Monday, April 6 Recreation Authority Board, onship snooker table have? ■ Pilgrimage kickoff party: 2 What U.S. state is known as the CLRA Administration Build- Come out for a crawfish and “Sunshine State?” ing, 6 p.m. shrimp boil from 5-8 p.m. on 3 What evolutionist penned “The April 7: Columbus City the Tennessee Williams Home Descent of Man” in 1871? Council, Municipal Complex, 4 What were the first words Edison Lawn, 300 Main St., to launch 5 p.m. Anahi Cortes spoke into the phonograph he had the 75th annual Columbus just invented? April 10: Lowndes County Third grade, Caledonia Spring Pilgrimage. Free. Pil- 5 What is the official language of grimage events are April 6-18. School Board, Central Office, Gabon? For information, call 800-920- 11 a.m. High 82 Low 47 3533 or pick up brochures April 13: Columbus Munic- ipal School District Board Chance t-storm Answers, 8B at the Tennessee Williams Full forecast on Welcome Center or Conven- meeting, Brandon Central page 2A. tion and Visitors Bureau. Office, 6 p.m. ■ Jazz band concert: April 21: Columbus City Mississippi State University Council, Municipal Complex, presents a free jazz band con- 5 p.m. INSIDE cert at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Hall’s May 4: Columbus-Lowndes Bettersworth Auditorium on Recreation Authority Board, Classifieds5B Obituaries 5A campus. For more informa- CLRA Administration Build- 136TH YEAR, NO. 20 Comics 4B Opinions 4A tion, call 662-325-3070. Erin Basinger lives in Columbus. ing, 6 p.m. DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015 THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com SAY WHAT? DID YOU HEAR? “On at least one day, he concerned himself for several minutes with search terms about cockpit doors and their security precautions.” Prosecutors’ spokesman Ralf Herrenbrueck on investigations into Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz’s online search history. Friday Story, 7A. A THOUSAND WORDS AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis In this March 27 photo, author Greg Iles poses for a photo following a performance of the Historic Natchez Tableaux, in Natchez. Amazon considers ‘Natchez Burning’ series for video service BY JEFF AMY surrounding parts of Mis- The Associated Press sissippi and Louisiana, with a separate season for each JACKSON — Author book in the trilogy. The first Greg Iles’ book “Natchez book, published last year Burning” is moving closer to positive reviews, is a fic- to becoming a television se- tional exploration of white ries, with Amazon Studios supremacist violence in announcing that it’s consid- and around Iles’ hometown ering production. during the 1960s. Spokesman George “If the show is green-lit, Cabico said Wednesday the present plan is to shoot the arm of online shopping on location here, to get the giant Amazon.com has authenticity that ‘True De- commissioned scripts for tective’ got in south Lou- two episodes, and then will isiana and ‘Friday Night decide whether to start pro- Lights’ got in Texas,” Iles duction for its video stream- wrote in an email. Courtesy photo East Mississippi Community College student Pauline Pimolle, of Marseille, France, shows off her first place ing service. Mississippi enacted ribbon for photography in front of her winning submission, “Veiled.” Pimolle took first at the 2015 Mississippi Later this month, Iles beefed-up tax credits for Community College/Junior College Art Instructor Association’s Student Art Competition.