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Seven-year-old Katie Elliott, daughter of Stephanie Elliott of Columbus gets ready to kick off Clean Sweep Columbus with her broom of choice that she grabs at the Farmer’s Market, Saturday.
Seven-year-old Katie Elliott, daughter of Stephanie Elliott of Columbus gets ready to kick off Clean Sweep Columbus with her broom of choice that she grabs at the Farmer’s Market, Saturday. / Luisa Porter
Volunteers give Columbus a ‘clean sweep’
Areas of Columbus and Lowndes County look better today, thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers who participated Saturday in a Clean Sweep Columbus event. read more

Top News
Southside MB Church hosts feeding program, backpack ministry  

Longtime workers saw Domtar closure as imminent  

Bank robber nabbed after heist at Cadence Bank in Aberdeen  


Columbus & Lowndes County
Irby street dedication slated for Friday  

Clean Sweep Columbus in need of volunteers  

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Starkville & Oktibbeha County
Children treated for chemical burns  

Mayor vetoes School Board appointment  

Tensions flare at Oktibbeha Supes meeting  

DUIs on the rise in Starkville, Columbus  

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Area
Pastor cleared in Aberdeen scandal claims he was ‘set up’  

DUIs on the rise in Starkville, Columbus  

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State
Lesbian high schooler who sued over prom gets $30,000 scholarship on 'Ellen'  

College Board eases transfer to universities from community colleges  

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Entertainment
For the birds: Birder of the Year wants to share what all the flap is about  

Eat, bid, dance and be merry at CAC’s Dining for Art  

Columbus Choral Society, Meridian Symphony Chorus in concert March 28  

Alva to address ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ at MUW Thursday  

Veterinary students plan to welcome thousands  

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College Sports
MSU edged by North Carolina  

Disappointing ending for Bulldog seniors  

Journey nears end for MSU players from Congo  

Burt, Osterman familiar with recruiting foreign players  

MSU's Bost motivated for North Carolina  

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MSU's Bost motivated for North Carolina
STARKVILLE — Dee Bost is looking forward to Mississippi State’s game against North Carolina in the second round of the NIT. The sophomore point guard, of Concord, N.C., believes he has something to prove when Mississippi State (24-11) hosts North Carolina (17-16) at Humphrey Coliseum at 11 a.m. Saturday. The 6-foot-2 Bost was the Class 3A Player of the Year in North Carolina and he wants to play well against the Tar Heels because of what he perceived to be a lack of attention from North Carolina coach Roy Williams and his staff when he was being recruited. read more

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Your News
A unique dining experience.... at Zachary's  

March 15-21, 2010 is National Safe Place Week  

Sally Kate Winters Family Services implements new Runaway Homeless Youth Program  

Starkville's Cotton District Arts Festival needs volunteers!  

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