BROWNING ON BUSINESS Inside, See page 4A ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI C DISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY THURSDAY | APRIL 30, 2015 GUNFIRE WOUNDS MAN IN EAST COLUMBUS Market Street Festival begins Friday Road closings to start at 6 a.m. Friday; nice weather expected this weekend Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff Columbus police officers responded to reports of a shooting near the intersection of Forrest Boulevard and McCrary BY ISABELLE ALTMAN Road North about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday. As of press time today, authorities were still searching for the suspect. A [email protected] 20-year-old man was injured in the incident. The 20th Market Street Festival will be Authorities searching held in downtown Colum- bus on Friday and Satur- for person of interest day. This year’s event will in Wednesday shooting include 220 arts and crafts vendors, 30 food Bigelow BY ISABELLE ALTMAN vendors and more than 20 [email protected] musical acts performing INSIDE Columbus police, as of press time on one of five stages. The ■ STREET festival will also feature CLOSINGS: today, were seeking a suspect in a a 5K run, a car show and View a map of shooting that occurred Wednesday dozens of children’s ac- street closings near a convenience store. and areas to Authorities responded to the inci- tivities, according to fes- park for Mar- tival coordinator Amber ket Street, dent at the intersection of Forrest Bou- levard and McCrary Road North at ap- Brislin. Page 8A proximately 1:45 p.m. Musical entertain- Authorities this morning declined to ment will exclusively fea- release the victim’s name. At the scene, Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff ture local bands that have performed however, the victim identified himself over the last 20 years of the festival. Fri- Columbus police officers inspect the scene of a shooting near the intersection to a Dispatch reporter as Damian Cu- of Forrest Boulevard and McCrary Road North on Wednesday. day night’s kickoff concert, which will reton, 20. He was treated for a gunshot begin at 6 p.m. at the Riverwalk stage, wound to the elbow in the parking lot of the suspect, and they had a verbal al- Sonya Miller, a woman who claims will feature the Mississippi Lions All- Quick and Easy Deli on McCrary Road tercation moments before the shooting, to know the victim, was at the scene State Jazz Band, Juke Joint Gypsies, Big North by paramedics, but refused to be Swan said. Wednesday, said Cureton was on his Joe Shelton and the Black Prairie Blues treated at the hospital. Authorities have not released the way to Quick and Easy Deli when Ambassadors, and Swing Shift. Cureton was walking on Forrest suspect’s name. “someone came up behind him” and The festival opens at 9 a.m. Saturday Boulevard toward McCrary Road The Lowndes County Sheriff’s De- began shooting at him. and will continue through 5 p.m. North when he was shot, according to partment’s canine division assisted Dispatch reporter Zack Plair contrib- See MARKET STREET, 8A CPD Capt. Brent Swan. Cureton knew with the investigation. uted to this report. Norwegian company opens Columbus production site Petter Nord- 1970s. Now the company is opening li, with Loxy, ‘This is our big first step its first production site in the U.S. in stands in America’ Columbus. next to his Loxy makes products that sup- company plement high performance clothing. truck in BY ANDREW HAZZARD downtown [email protected] They produce high quality reflective Columbus. and seam sealing tapes. But Nord- Nordli, from Petter Nordli just moved to Amer- li is here to expand Loxy’s newest Norway, is ica and he brought his family’s busi- business, screen-printing and logo opening his ness with him. production. family busi- Nordli is part of the third gener- Loxy has taken over the old Lang- ness’ first ation in his family to work for Loxy, ford Furniture building at the corner U.S. produc- of Military and Bluecutt roads. Nord- tion site in the performance clothing supply Columbus. company his grandfather founded in li said they have totally renovated the Andrew Hazzard/Dispatch Staff a garage in Halden, Norway, in the See LOXY, 3A WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC MEETINGS 1 What nationality invented the North May 4: Lowndes County Friday Supervisors, courthouse, American toboggan? ■ Market Street Festival: Columbus’ 2 What major comedy star played 9 a.m. Garp in the movie adaptation of John 20th annual festival kicks off Friday night May 4: Columbus-Lowndes at 6 p.m. with a free concert at the Riv- Irving’s “The World According to Recreation Authority Board, erwalk. On Saturday, see more than 250 Garp”? CLRA Administration Build- arts/crafts, food vendors plus dozens of 3 How much did it cost to take the ing, 6 p.m. New York City subway when it began activities and live music 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in Shepherd Donald May 5: Columbus City in 1904? downtown Columbus. Go to marketstreet- Third grade, Caledonia Council, Municipal Complex, 4 What in 1998, became the first festival.com or call 662-328-6305. 5 p.m. movie since “The Sound of Music” to ■ MUW Choral Concert: Music from May 11: Columbus Munic- High Low win Best Picture Oscar without being around the world is featured in a free 76 47 nominated for its screenplay? ipal School District Board Sunny choral concert at 7:30 p.m. in Mississip- 5 What color joins green, white and meeting, Brandon Central Full forecast on pi University for Women’s Poindexter Hall. black on the flag of Afghanistan? Office, 6 p.m. page 2A. ■ Open House, tea party: The Oktib- May 19: Columbus City Answers, 8B beha County Heritage Museum hosts a Council, Municipal Complex, May Day open house and “tea party,” 11 a.m.-2 p.m., for an exhibit of hats by the 5 p.m. INSIDE late Carole McReynolds Davis. 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Elvis kitsch from Graceland too museum back on auction block THE ASSOCIATED PRESS gia mistakenly thought he was also bidding on the HOLLY SPRINGS — A 161-year-old antebellum huge, quirky collection of home when he bid $54,500. Elvis Presley memorabilia The property was actually is about to be auctioned off being sold separately and piece-by-piece. is still on the market, Greg More than 450 Elvis-re- Kinard of Meridian-based lated items from the col- Spur K Auctions said. lection of the late Paul Ma- “It was just a bad mix- cLeod, operator of the Elvis up,” Kinard said. Too home and museum in The Graceland Too Holly Springs, Mississippi, museum, its walls cov- will be put on the auction ered floor-to-ceiling with block once again Saturday a mishmash of photos, re- on the grounds of the local cords, figurines, cardboard landmark, The Commercial cutouts, clocks and other Appeal reports. random kitsch featuring The entire collection had Elvis, was not affiliated with initially been sold off in Feb- Graceland or the Presley ruary, but the online auc- estate. People could arrive tion was canceled because at any hour, pay $5 and get of a misunderstanding. The a tour from the animated winning bidder from Geor- MacLeod. CONTACTING THE DISPATCH Office hours: Main line: n 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri n 662-328-2424 HOW DO I ... Email a letter to the editor? n [email protected] Report a missing paper? n 662-328-2424 ext. 100 Report a sports score? n Toll-free 877-328-2430 n 662-241-5000 n Operators are on duty until Submit a calendar item? 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