ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI CDISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY TUESDAY | DECEMBER 23, 2014 West Point Bells will be ringing shooting wounds two Monday night Incident happened around 11 p.m. at Point Place Apartments DISPATCH STAFF REPORT WEST POINT — The police department is in- vestigating a Monday night shooting that left two men wounded. The incident happened just before 11 p.m. at the Point Place Apartment complex on North Forest Brinkley Street. Officers respond- ing to an 911 call were approached by a man at the scene who said he had been shot. The man was transported to North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point. Soon after that, 911 officials informed ach holiday season, The police another man had arrived at the Salvation Army under- NMMC-West Point emergency room takes its most prominent with a gunshot wound. Both men are E expected to recover, according to the fundraiser when men and police department. women set up with red kettles A preliminary police report found outside of businesses and ring that both men had suffered their inju- bells for donations. ries in the Point Place Apartments in- cident. The names of the wounded men Known as the Red Kettle were not released. No suspects have campaign, the annual push be- been identified. gan in San Francisco in 1891. Point Place Apartments is a gated It happens around the U.S. See SHOOTING, 6A and the Golden Triangle is no different. Shown here are five ringers who have recently been ring- ing bells in Columbus. State approves Clockwise from top left, are Gerome Dixon, 30, of Colum- Baptist bus, ringing at Hobby Lobby; Lucy Bruce, 70, of Columbus, renovations in ringing at Walmart; David Bruce, 68, of Columbus, ring- Columbus ing at Walmart; Unisa Bishop, 42, of Columbus, ringing at Work includes enlarging Kroger; and Franciska Walton, 30, of Columbus, ringing at operating rooms and new Walmart. pharmacy is scheduled to begin next year BY WILLIAM BROWNING [email protected] HOLIDAY GIFTS Changes are coming to Baptist Memorial Hos- pital-Golden Triangle. The Mississippi De- Columbus Police Chief partment of Health has Tony Carleton approved the Columbus receives a hospital’s plan to enlarge warm hug from one operating room and Crystal Biller, Cade replace two smaller oper- who received a ating rooms with larger bundle of gifts ones. The plan also calls for relocating for her children for Christmas. the hospital’s inpatient pharmacy, ac- Several officers cording to hospital officials. from the Co- The entire project has a $8.9 million lumbus Police price tag. Department Mississippi requires a certificate in a met at McDon- process designed to avoid duplication of ald’s in East health care services and control costs. Columbus on Monday to pres- The state Department of Health did not ent two families approve the hospital’s request to add with Christmas two new surgical suites, according to presents. See BAPTIST, 6A Michelle Schantz/Dispatch Staff WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS HOLIDAY CLOSINGS LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC 1 What Christmas gift began as a ■ The Commercial Dispatch: Normal hours on MEETINGS free-will gift but now has often be- Christmas Eve and day after Christmas. Closed Dec. 30: come a contractual bargaining tool? and no paper on Christmas Day Lowndes County 2 What magical, stubborn animal ■ 4-County Electric Power: Closed Dec. 24-26 Supervisors, brings gifts to Lebanese children? ■ Columbus Light & Water: Closed Dec. 24- 3 Who played Grandma Walton in 9 a.m., Court- “The Homecoming”? 26 house ■ City of Columbus: Closed Dec. 25-26. 8 Cale Upton 4 What carol shares a title with a Dec. 31: 1984 Mickey Rooney film? a.m.-5 p.m. on Christmas Eve Lowndes County Sixth grade, Heritage ■ 5 In “The Polar Express,” believers in Lowndes County: Closed Dec. 25-26. 8 a.m.- Board of Super- who can hear the sleigh bells? 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve visors, Court- ■ Golden Triangle Waste Services: Closed High 66 Low 49 Answers, 8B house, 9 a.m. Christmas Day. Thursday pick-up will run on Chance t-storms Jan. 5: Lowndes Saturday. Normal schedule on Friday. Full forecast on County Board page 2A. ■ Post Office- Bluecutt: Closed Dec. 24-25. of Supervisors, Normal hours on Friday Courthouse, 9 ■ Post Office- Fairlane: 8 a.m.-noon on Christ- a.m. mas eve. Closed Christmas day. Normal hours Jan. 6: Colum- INSIDE on Friday ■ Post Office- Downtown: 8 a.m.-noon on bus City Council, Classifieds7B Obituaries 5A Christmas Eve. Closed Christmas day. Normal James Savage works at The Municipal Com- 135TH YEAR, NO. 244 Comics 6B Opinions 4A hours on Friday Boys & Girls Club in Columbus. plex, 5 p.m. DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2014 THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com SAY WHAT? DID YOU HEAR? “We focus on the things we can change, and that’s our effort.” Mississippi State basketball coach Rick Ray on try- ing to halt a five-game losing streak. MSU will host Tuesday Jacksonville University at 7 p.m. tonight. Story, 1B. 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