Sheila Lanius holds her granddaughter Ellis Malone, 2, while the band Rockchild performs as part of the second annual Hometown Throwdown that was hosted as a fundraiser for Ellis, who has Apert Syndrome. Event coordinator of the Hometown Throwdown, Jamie Welch and Brandon Davis, hope to find a child in the community every year to raise money for with the event. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)