ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI CDISPATCH.COM 50 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY FRIDAY | JULY 14, 2017 Child killed in apparent accidental shooting BY ISABELLE ALTMAN lumbus, died from a gunshot mation Officer Joe Dillon said. release states, but investigators Although Dillon said the [email protected] wound at a residence on Flor- A CPD press release identi- determined the two children shooting looks to be acciden- ence Street in east Columbus. fied the weapon involved in the were not arguing or fighting at tal in nature, the CPD release Lowndes County Coroner Officers with the Columbus incident as an Anderson Man- the time of the incident. states the case will be presented Greg Merchant has released Police Department were called ufacturing AM-15 5.56 caliber The release also said the ri- to the Lowndes County grand the name of a child killed in an to the home just about 4 p.m. on rifle. fle’s owner was out of town on jury at a later date. apparent accidental shooting reports several children were A 13-year-old related to business, but his wife was at No charges have been filed, Thursday. playing with a gun when it was Morris is believed to have acci- home at the time of the shoot- and Merchant said an autopsy Lagarius Morris, 12, of Co- discharged, City Public Infor- dentally fired the weapon, the ing. will be conducted Friday. A refuge for children Sales tax collections mixed in area Monthly collections up in Columbus, Starkville; down in West Point BY ALEX HOLLOWAY [email protected] The Golden Triangle’s three pri- mary cities posted a mixed bag for sales tax results in May. Sales tax disbursements were up, compared to last year, in Colum- bus and Starkville, while they were down in West Point, which is now starting its new fiscal year. Taxes run on a three-month pro- cess, where they are collected one month, sent to the Mississippi De- partment of Revenue the next and then distributed to municipalities. The money distributed in July was collected in May. Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff Columbus Sheila Brand, executive director of Sally Kate Winters Family Services, talks with two sisters, ages 8 and 9, who are playing Columbus received $843,339 with Play-Doh at the organization’s facility in West Point. The foster sisters are two of almost 3,000 children who have found from MDR. The total is $32,278 more temporary shelter at the children’s home since it began in 1990. than the $811,061 the city took in last year. This month’s total is the highest July col- Sally Kate Winters nears three decades of service lection the city has ever received. BY ISABELLE ALTMAN children to come through Sally Kate of Human Services looked for another Mayor Robert [email protected] Winters’ emergency shelter program relative or a foster home that could take Smith said he’s pleased with the city’s Smith since the organization started in 1990. in the children on a long-term basis. Not long ago, a woman showed up at sales taxes results for The shelter, now a 12-bed residence “Because we’ve been open now 27 the doors of Sally Kate Winters Fami- the year and is looking forward to ly Services in West Point with her own complete with a playroom and a back- years, those first kids are adults,” said growth once the fall arrives. children in tow. yard play area, began as a place where Brand, who has been with the organi- “If municipalities can survive the “She said, ‘I just wanted my kids to children in the Golden Triangle, who zation since it started. “They do come summer, that’s a sign that something see where I grew up ... as a child’,” said suddenly found themselves in the fos- back to us. They bring their children to good is going on in the city,” he said. executive director Sheila Brand. ter care system, could have a bed and a see where they grew up. “Once football season starts, I think The woman was one of nearly 3,000 home while the Mississippi Department See SALLY KATE WINTERS, 6A See SALES TAX, 6A Magnolia Bowl wall to get a face lift with new mural Main Street Columbus partners with Columbus to use CMSD ra Bigelow, ing people to our down- and took suggestions for property for the painting Main Street town area.” improving the design to CMSD for downtown mural project of a mural that would wel- C olu mbus The mural design, ap- gain the board’s approval come visitors and local d i r e c t o r . proved at Monday’s meet- of the project. BY INDIA YARBOROUGH During its regular residents to Columbus’ “A mural ing, will feature the words “At the right end, we [email protected] meeting at Brandon Cen- downtown shops and project is a “live,” “dine,” “play,” added the word ‘learn,’” tral Services Monday, sites. lot of fun. It “shop” and “learn.” Bige- Bigelow said. “That really The drive past Magno- the Columbus Municipal “Our Main Street of- draws a lot low said Main Street Co- is not the focus of Main Bigelow lia Bowl on Fifth Street in School District Board of fice has been working of interest lumbus submitted an orig- Street, but as we talked Columbus is about to get a Trustees approved a part- since 2014 on murals downtown, which is what inal design to the school about it and discovered little more colorful. nership with Main Street downtown,” said Barba- we’re all about — bring- board about a month ago See MURAL, 6A WEATHER FIVE QUESTIONS CALENDAR LOCAL FOLKS PUBLIC 1 To which plant family does the herb MEETINGS Today July 15: Cale- bergamot belong? ■ Friday Night Jams: The West Point/Clay County 2 How many sets are there in modern donia candidate tennis doubles matches? Arts Council hosts an evening of live music at 7 p.m. at forum, 6 p.m., 3 Which Pass includes the highest the Louise Campbell Center for the Arts, 235 Com- Caledonia Com- merce St., West Point. Free. Open to the public. point on the Canadian Pacific railway munity Center and is the named after an unforeseen July 19: Colum- Abbigail Graham equestrian mishap? 4 Which celebrated English actor, Saturday bus Lowndes Fourth grade, New Hope renowned for his Shakespearian roles, ■ Kat Herd “Radeo” Show: Musicians Paul Brady, County Emergen- was the great nephew of actress Ellen Hope Bassett, Hal Truitt, Katie Burchfield, Bo Jeffares cy Management, High Low Terry? and Richard Hicks will be “undoing everything from 3 p.m., CFR Ed- 91 72 5 Who was the reigning British mon- the Dillards to Lucinda Williams” in this 7 p.m. concert Chance of t-storms ucation Center, arch at the time of the Gunpowder at the Columbus Arts Council’s Omnova Theater, 501 1601 Main St. Full forecast on Plot in 1605? Main St. Tickets are $15 in advance at columbus-arts. Aug. 1: Cale- page 2A. Answers, 8B org or 662-328-2787 (closed Mondays); $17 at the donia Board of door. Limited seating. Aldermen, 6 INSIDE p.m., Town Hall Classifieds8B Obituaries 5A Sunday Nautica Barry is studying Sept. 5: Cale- Comics 6B Opinions 4A ■ Sundays at the Center: The Sacred Heart Trio per- nursing at EMCC after donia Board of Crossword 7B Religion 7B forms at 2 p.m. at the Louise Campbell Center for the watching her aunt work as a Aldermen, 6 138TH YEAR, NO. 106 Dear Abby 6B Arts, 235 Commerce St., West Point. Free to the public. traveling nurse growing up. p.m., Town Hall DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 THE DISPATCH • www.cdispatch.com SAY WHAT? DID YOU HEAR? “Any time there’s a race like this — $5,000, $10,000, whatever it is — you always remember those close finishes, the ones you almost won.” Emmy nominations pit mainstream Eric Cooley, who will compete this weekend at Magnolia Motor Speed- programs against niche fare Friday way. Story, 1B. ‘Saturday of Donald Trump, tied with HBO’s exotic thrill- Night Live’ and er “Westworld” for most BUILD-A-BOT WORKSHOP nominations. ‘Westworld’ tie for In all, NBC landed 64 nominations, vaulting far 22 nominations ahead of fellow broadcast BY FRAZIER MOORE networks ABC with 34, AND LYNN ELBER CBS with 29 and Fox’s 21. AP Television Writer Even so, HBO, as usu- al, claimed first place with LOS ANGELES — 110 nods, while streaming “This Is Us.” And that is service Netflix had a ro- them. bust 91. When Emmy nomi- That represents the nations were announced other side of the coin, both Thursday, one side of the in the TV universe overall, TV coin hinted that broad- and, more specifically, for cast’s cultural relevance the Emmys, where broad- might be staging a come- based, popular programs back. This was thanks must vie with niche and largely to the 11 nods premium programming granted NBC’s “This Is for Emmy love. (The Us,” which broke out last awards-cast is scheduled fall as something no one to air Sept. 17 on CBS, with had seen in years: a hit Stephen Colbert as host.) mainstream family drama Netflix big-shouldered that had everybody talking the nominations’ best dra- (and sometimes choking ma category with three up) while critics swooned. contenders: “The Crown,” The show’s hold on the “House of Cards” and nation’s hearts and eye- “Stranger Things.” Rival balls was further demon- streaming platform Hulu strated by Emmy nomina- got its first-ever nods, to- tions that include those for taling 18, and Amazon had best drama series, two for 16.