ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI R E E ! CDISPATCH.COM F FRIDAY | JUNE 20, 2014 Alderman Vaughn arrested for DUI intersection of Miss. Highway firm any details stemming tails on background. OCSO confirms arrest, charges 182 and Reed Road. Vaughn from the arrest, including if Vaughn did not attend was also charged with no in- law enforcement agents per- Tuesday’s Starkville Board BY CARL SMITH under the influence, the Ok- surance and careless driving. formed a field sobriety test or of Aldermen meeting be- [email protected] tibbeha County Sheriff’s De- The Ward 7 alderman would if Vaughn tested positive for cause of a death in the fami- partment confirmed. go on to post a $1,640 bond alcohol in the field. ly. Aldermen gave their con- Starkville Ward 7 Alder- The sheriff’s office said and be released at 2:59 a.m., The Dispatch was unable dolences to the absent board man Henry N. Vaughn has the arrest was made at about OCSD confirmed. to view an arrest report Thurs- member at the table before been charged with driving 1:56 a.m. Thursday near the Deputies would not con- day, but OCSD confirmed de- See VAUGHN , 8A Vaughn West Point mural Golden Triangle celebrates Juneteenth As Columbus marks its 18th annual event, Starkville prepares for its first BY CARL SMITH [email protected] Two Golden INSIDE Triangle cities n OUR VIEW: Why will host events Juneteenth matters, Saturday mark- Page 6A. ing Juneteenth, the annual cel- ebration of the abolishment of slav- Mary Alice Weeks/Dispatch Staff Lila Miller, Kathy Dyess and Deborah Mansfield, all of the Main Street Design Committee, make preparations to continue working ery and the emancipation of African on a new mural being painted at the intersection of Main Street and North Division Street in West Point on Thursday morning. Americans. The event specifically honors the June 1865 announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation by Union Gen. Gordon Granger in Gal- Miss. native awarded Medal of Honor veston, Texas. Starkville began hosting its 24-year-old took grenade blast to save fellow Marine “Kyle” Carpenter’s instinctive valor and first Juneteenth Celebration and called him a shining example for a post- Multi-Cultural Arts Festival on BY JOSH LEDERMAN itary honor Thursday in a somber White 9/11 generation. Thursday with a Mr. and Mrs. June- The Associated Press House ceremony. “Carpenter should not be alive today, teenth Pageant. Celebrations con- President Barack Obama walked from but the fact that he is gives us reason to tinue at 9:30 a.m. Saturday with a WASHINGTON — A 24-year-old vet- the briefing room, where he had just an- trust that there is indeed a higher power,” celebration parade featuring May- eran who lost an eye after taking a gre- nounced plans to send up to 300 U.S. mil- Obama said. or Parker Wiseman and former nade blast in Afghanistan to save a fellow itary advisers into Iraq, to the East Room, The dual events — Obama’s Iraq Starkville School District adminis- Marine received the nation’s highest mil- where he praised retired Cpl. William See MEDAL OF HONOR, 8A See JUNETEENTH , 8A Gov. Bryant’s Health Run has local ties Will benefit son of Columbus native BY SARAH FOWLER Wesley, is [email protected] a native of Columbus. Saturday, Gov. Phil His grand- Bryant will run in the mother, third annual 5K Run for Malinda Health in honor of the Clay, en- late infant son of a Colum- bus native. couraged Bryant John Pearson Clay local citi- died in March after be- zens to travel to Jackson ing born with Hypoplas- to run in the race. All pro- tic Left Heart Syndrome. ceeds from the race will He was four months old. benefit Batson Children’s Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff HLHS is a severe congen- Hospital and will be given READING CAMP: From left, Lauri Sansing, Junior Auxiliary volunteer at Hearts After-School Tutoring Center, in John Pearson’s honor. Lillie Caulder, 9, Katie Caulder, 10, Erin Johnson, 9, Maya Dismuke, 11, Shiniyah Longstreet, Anthony Holt, 9, ital heart defect in which and Alex Dawkins, 8, take part in reading camp on Wednesday. Lillie and Katie are the daughters of Leigh Anne the left side of the heart is “Hopefully you will Caulder and Edward Caulder, Erin is the daughter of Latoya Shies and Erick Lamar Johnson, Maya and Shiniyah underdeveloped. never have to have the are the daughters of Kista Dismuke and Dan Bush, Anthony is the son of Ella and Anthony Holt, and Alex is the John Pearson’s father, See RUN , 8A son of Toulanda and Travis Dawkins, all of Columbus. WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC MEETINGS 1 Which two classic Monopoly games Wednesday, June 25 June 30: Lowndes County tokens are articles that can be worn? n Table Talk: Share a favorite recipe Board of Supervisors, Court- 2 Which is the largest planet in the house, 9 a.m. as Table Talk hosts a recipe swap and solar system? July 1: Caledonia Board of tasting session. Local food lovers 3 What term is used to describe a Aldermen, Town Hall, 6 p.m. participate in this “indoor picnic” at the pair of cymbals clashed together by July 1: Columbus City Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314 operating a foot pedal? Council, Municipal Complex, Ethan Ramirez Seventh St. N. Bring lunch at 11:30 4 Which Scottish island boasts the 5 p.m. a.m. or come for the swap at noon. Second grade, West Lowndes historic site of Skara Brae? July 7: Lowndes County 5 Who became a major star after Friends of the Library will serve iced Board of Supervisors, Court- dropping out from a scheduled world tea. For more information, contact the house, 9 a.m. High 94 Low 73 library, 662-329-5300. Mostly sunny, hot tour as one of Janet Jackson’s backup July 7: Clay County Board Full forecast on dancers? of Supervisors, Courthouse, 9 a.m. page 2A. Answers, 8B Saturday, June 28 Book signing: Columbus native July 10: Clay County Board Carroll Uithoven will sign copies of her of Supervisors, Courthouse, book “Dauphin Island, Alabama” at 9 a.m. INSIDE Books-A-Million in Leigh Mall, Colum- July 15: Lowndes County bus, from 1-3 p.m. The book is a picto- Board of Supervisors, Court- Classifieds 7B Obituaries 4A rial detailing the history and amenities Cindy Wamble is the principal house, 9 a.m. Comics 5B Opinions 6A of the Mobile Bay barrier island. of Heritage Elementary. 2A FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2014 THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com DID YOU HEAR? SAY WHAT? “It’s just something with this team, when our back’s up against the wall, we play really good baseball.” Ole Miss’ Will Allen on the team advancing Chelsea Clinton hasn’t in the College World Series, Story, 1B. been on NBC for 4 months Friday Hired in 2011, Clinton is paid $600K A THOUSAND WORDS a year according to Politico BY DAVID BAUDER geting the P Television Writer underpriv- ileged that NEW YORK — Chelsea were shown Clinton — under scrutiny on “Night- for her pricey contract with ly News” NBC News — hasn’t been in January. featured since January, but NBC indicat- the network says it does ex- ed, however, Clinton pect two completed stories that Clin- to air soon, and two others ton has done two stories are in the works. that are expected to air on Bill and Hillary Clinton’s “Nightly News” shortly and daughter, who was hired two others for which film- in 2011, has done just a ing has been scheduled. smattering of reporting for Clinton is also busier with NBC News. Last week, Po- outside work, reportedly litico reported she is being taking a more active role paid $600,000 a year. Polit- in her parents’ foundation, ico also said the 34-year- and NBC wanted to avoid old, who is expecting her the appearance of a con- first child later this year, is flict by having her on the now on a month-to-month air around the time Hillary contract that would ease Clinton was doing a round her departure should her of media interviews about mother decide to run for her new book. president in 2016. Clinton began work at The news division would the network in November not go into detail about 2011. She was the second Clinton’s contract or her presidential daughter to get work when contacted by work at NBC; Jenna Bush AP Photo/Bilal Hussein The Associated Press. A Hager, daughter of George In this June 6 photo, Lebanese clown Sabine Choucair, a member of “Clowns Without Borders,” performs for Clinton spokesman, Kamyl W. Bush, is a “Today” show children at a Syrian refugee camp in the eastern town of Chtoura, in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. The children are Bazbaz, referred questions correspondent. Besides among the more than 1 million Syrians who have flooded into Lebanon over the past three years, fleeing the to NBC. “Nightly News,” Clinton violence that has ripped apart their homeland. NBC News has aired was hired to do stories for two stories by Chelsea Clin- Brian Williams’ “Rock Cen- ton so far in 2014, both on ter” newsmagazine, which education programs tar- has since been canceled. For Syria’s displaced children, CONTACTING THE DISPATCH clowns know laughing matters Office hours: Main line: n 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri n 662-328-2424 ‘People ask, ‘Is HOW DO I ... Email a letter to the editor? clowning worthwhile? n [email protected] Report a missing paper? Should we spend n 662-328-2424 ext.