Letter: Suggestions for the city
Kudos to the mayor and council for voting to approve the purchase of additional cameras to aid our police department in their various criminal investigations.
Letter: Remembering Roosevelt Bridges
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame we would like to offer our condolences to the family
Letter: Ferrari is making an EV
Listen up, folks! There is an electric Ferrari. An electric Ferrari! This is the car that made Shelby Cobra famous. China is eating our lunch
Letter: Mississippi’s disproportionately high cancer mortality rate
Mississippi has roughly the same cancer rate as the nation at large, but we have the highest cancer mortality rate. We trade off from year
Letter to the editor: Bill Gillmore
A right is not a right if it is not enforced.
Letter: Fire fighter age change is a good idea
We commend Chief Charles D. Yarbrough for recommending that the City of Columbus Fire Department lower its applicant age requirement from 21 to 18. Mayor
Letter: The importance of the vote
The Supreme Court, in its partisan wisdom, has given permission, all through the South, to disenfranchise our Black folk, allowing extreme gerrymandering. This is not
Letter: Familiar environs
A reason that has often been proposed for MUW having trouble recruiting MSMS students upon graduation is that the campus is already too familiar in
Letter: We have a lot to be thankful for in Columbus
We truly do still have a lot to be thankful for in the Friendly City. Even in this season of exploding gas prices, an unauthorized
Letter: Encouraging news about our Columbus
The Dispatch wrote on May 6 a lead story that the Amphitheater will be finished by March. I enjoy watching films as well as theatre.
Letter to the editor: G.D. Heda
More trees would enhance city’s appeal It is encouraging to see the recent improvements to sidewalks and the planting of new trees along Fifth Street
Letter: Ruling creates challenges
At this moment, I’m holding the words for Fannie Lou Hamer close. Her testimony of the brutality that Black voters endured in 1964 captures a
Letter: Agrees with editorial on cannabis
Editors are correct in their assessment that Mississippi’s medical cannabis program is operating as intended and that abuses are minimal (“The reefer madness never came,”
Letter: National Day of Prayer observance coming up
America has had a rich history of prayer since the founding fathers sought God’s help in establishing this nation in 1776. As we celebrate the
Letter: The amazing bird fauna of the Columbus Riverwalk
For an entire year and walking around 800 miles, I recorded daily the bird species at the Columbus Riverwalk using my vision and a bird-ID
Letter: Thanks to the admissions team and leadership at MSU
I recently returned home to Nashville, TN after a two-and-a-half-day visit to Mississippi State University last week, and I felt compelled to share my gratitude
Letter: Trump’s broken promises
Well, America, let the drama begin. We are less than 72 hours away from the expiration of the fragile ceasefire between the United States and
Letter: Building on successes
Your newspaper is an excellent source for staying updated on GTR-related local news. I read with great interest your coverage of industrial growth in the
Letter: Appreciates pilgrimage editorial
Thank you for mentioning the role of the Preservation Society of Columbus in helping to present a broader representation of the history of Columbus. We
Letter: Street improvements are enhancing Columbus
The improvements on Fifth Street North are really starting to take shape and they look terrific. The sidewalks are a great improvement and the landscaping
Nearly 4 inches of rain dump on area Sunday morning
June 8, 2025
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