ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI CDISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY TUESDAY | JANUARY 16, 2018 Second child involved in Sunday wreck dies Dorothy Bunton, of Orlando, ed with an 18-wheeler at the The driver of the 18-wheeler Cousins were both students at Caledonia Florida, and Raymond Karr, Jr., intersection of Highway 45 and suffered minor injuries. 10, died at the accident scene. Spurline/Land Road in Lown- “This is just an awful trag- DISPATCH STAFF REPORT 2:50 a.m. today at Batson Chil- Karr and Burnett are cousins des County. The intersection edy,” said Lowndes County dren’s Hospital in Jackson, and both attended Caledonia is a two-way stop and drivers School District Superintendent A second child involved the Lowndes County Coroner Greg Elementary School, part of the on Highway 45 — where the Lynn Wright. “Our thoughts Sunday car accident that already Merchant said and MHP con- Lowndes County School Dis- tractor-trailer was traveling and prayers are with all the claimed the life of a woman and firmed. Burnett was airlifted trict. — have right-of-way. A MHP family and friends there in her grandson has died from his to the hospital following the There was no update on the press release said the pickup Caledonia in this terrible loss. I injuries, the Mississippi High- Sunday morning crash and had condition of Bunton’s husband, was traveling east through the know the whole school district way Patrol confirmed today. been on life-support since the James Bunton, 61, who was the intersection when the collision joins me in sending our condo- Dakota Burnett, 9, died at accident. driver of the pickup that collid- occurred. lences to the family.” Two local SNOW DAY educators inducted to Unity Park Stewart, Wier honored as part of MLK Day BY ALEX HOLLOWAY [email protected] The Starkville community gath- ered to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Mon- day and to recognize the inclusion of two new honorees at Unity Park. Monday’s ceremony saw the in- clusion of Rosa Stewart and Sadye Wier on a new plaque at the wall. The honorees were unveiled in the park on Douglas L. Connor Drive after an annual march that drew hundreds of people. The two women are the first of what Unity Park Advisory Commit- tee chair Jeanne Marszalek said the committee hopes will be many local contributors to civil rights progress in Oktibbeha County. She said the committee hopes to add new hon- Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff orees every year on Martin Luther Hadley Richards, 7, Connor Richards, 9, Miles Richards, 6, and their mother, Julie Richards, play in the falling snow this morn- King Jr. Day. ing. “I was going to go for a run today, but the snow changed my plans. Instead we decided to spend the morning playing in “We hope to continue this into the snow,” Julie said. the future,” she said, “to a time when I won’t be here, but it’ll go on and on. I hope it will encourage oth- er people to work hard to get some- thing done in this community — to keep moving it forward so we can all Architectural plans in place for downtown hotel enjoy life together.” Marszalek said the committee Plans to be with plans to restore the now received six nominees in the fall. Of dilapidated building to its See UNITY PARK, 6A approved by city former glory as a mixed use development. building department Now, more than a year lat- er, the preliminary architec- BY DEVIN EdGAR tural plans are in place, and [email protected] upon approval, Chain said the renovation can begin. The archi- “Nothing has changed, tectural draw- and the plans are still what ings for The they were at the beginning,” New Stone Chain said. “Once we get the Hotel and The building permit, we can move Arcade Hotel forward and start working on renovations the rebuild.” are now under Chain Dispatch file photo review in order In this 2016 Dispatch file photo, what used to be the New to begin the The plans Stone Hotel’s lobby is pictured. Developers Tommy Howard process toward The architectural plans and Chris Chain bought the property in 2016 with plans to Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff obtaining a show many similarities to the restore the building. Mississippi State University fresh- building per- original floor plan of The New men business majors Jackson Chloe mit. Stone Hotel back in the early also be a 1,000 square-foot Columbus Building Offi- Owens, left, and Destiny Smith Developers 1900s, with 14,766 square rooftop garden area. cial Ken Wiegel said the doc- volunteer their time picking up fallen Tommy How- feet of space on the first floor The plans also showed uments presented are still in limbs around Odd Fellows Cemetery ard and Chris and 13,766 square feet on “The Arcade Apartments” the “preliminary stages” and on University Drive in Starkville Mon- Howard day. “We wanted to spend Martin Chain bought the second floor. The second and “The Stone Hotel” sig- will be reviewed thoroughly Luther King Day wisely since he gave the 100-year-old property in floor features eight apart- nage, which features minor before a building permit is back. We wanted to do a service for 2016 from Susan Mackay and ment-style units, and seven changes from the original granted. the community,” Owens said. her brother, Wayne Price, suite-style units. There will names. See HOTEL, 3A WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC 1 Who hurled the final major-league MEETINGS Today Today: pitch of the 20th century? ■ Health Fair rescheduled: The Communi- 2 How many letters are in the Hawai- Columbus ian alphabet — 12, 17 or 28? ty Health and Wellness Fair scheduled at the City Council, 5 3 What common breakfast item was Rosenzweig Arts Center today has been post- p.m., Municipal Alfred Hitchcock said to be afraid of? poned until Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., due to weath- Complex 4 What former White House employee er concerns. For information, call 662-328-2787. Jan. 17: Tsubasa Isayama did John Goodman impersonate on ■ Music, Spoken Word postponed: The Columbus “SNL” after she surreptitiously taped Columbus Arts Council’s Music and Spoken Word First grade, Caledonia phone calls with Monica Lewinsky? Municipal School 5 What does the Latin phrase “tem- program scheduled for tonight has been post- District, 11 a.m., High Low pus fugit” mean? poned due to weather concerns. For information, Brandon Central 32 16 call 662-328-2787. Services Mostly cloudy and cold Answers, 6B Jan. 31: Full forecast on Lowndes County page 2A. Friday Supervisors, 9 ■ Eye Opener in West Point: The West Point a.m., County Growth Alliance invites the public to a morning Courthouse Eye Opener of coffee and networking from 7:15- INSIDE 8:30 a.m. at the Louise Campbell Center for the Classifieds6B Dear Abby 5B Arts, 235 Commerce St. in downtown West Point. Comics 5B Obituaries 5A For more information, call 662-494-5121 or Mary Gilkey enjoys walking 138TH YEAR, NO. 262 Crossword 4B Opinions 4A email [email protected]. and talking to friends. DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2018 THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com SAY WHAT? DID YOU HEAR? “The bottom line is we have seven weeks left in this regular season, so it’s more about understanding than anything. DuVernay, ‘black-ish,’ ‘Power’ We have to stay alive and active.” win at NAACP Image Awards Tuesday MSU men’s basketball coach Ben Howland. Story, 1B. ‘This is our time. ic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, on what would We can say have been Martin Luther A THOUSAND WORDS King Jr.’s 89th birthday. we were here While his politically tinged monologue poked fun at when all this the presidential adminis- tration and Omarosa Man- gorgeous art was igault, others used their time onstage to encourage happening ...’ more civic involvement and the fight for social justice. BY SANDY COHEN Producer Will Packer AP Entertainment Writer took a dig at President LOS ANGELES — A Donald Trump’s recent comments about immigra- jubilant Ava DuVernay was tion as the producer ac- named entertainer of the cepted an award for “Girls year at an NAACP Image Trip,” which won for out- Awards ceremony that standing film. focused on the black com- “Sisters, especially the munity’s power to create ones from Haiti and Africa, change. we love you as your broth- DuVernay lauded other ers,” he said. black artists from the stage Kerry Washington, Tra- as she accepted her award cee Ellis Ross, Laverne Monday night, naming Cox, Jurnee Smollet-Bell, writers and directors such Lena Waithe and Angela as Shonda Rhimes, Gina Robinson set the tone for Prince-Bythewood, Kenya the evening when they Barris and “Black Panther” emerged onstage holding Ryan Coogler. hands to dramatically issue “This is our time,” Du- a get-out-the-vote call. Vernay said. “We can say The six women declared we were here when all this support for the Time’s Up gorgeous art was happen- initiative to stop sexual Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff ing, and that we support- harassment and gender Starkville handyman Donnelli Johnson unloads a truck full of fallen limbs in the Cotton District Wednesday. “Any ed it — that we lifted each discrimination and urged time after rain we have to clean out the gutters of all the fallen pecan leaves also. I do all kinds of side jobs other up, that we did as viewers to speak up at the like brick laying, concrete work, cutting trees, landscaping, you name it,” Johnson said.