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.