For the second year in a row, the Lowndes County School District has declared a shortfall in local tax revenue for its fiscal year.

Since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision guaranteed the right to an abortion, conservative legislators have spent considerable energy in writing laws to chip away at that right.

The conspicuous presence of scaffolding and construction workers since last week at the old Masonic Temple on Main Street has generated plenty of buzz in Columbus.

Harry Brewer with Falcon Contracting inspects a paver Wednesday on Garrard Road in Starkville. The City of Starkville began overlays across the city on June 20. Portions of University Drive, Hospital Road, Garrard Road, Ernest Jones Drive and Hollywood Boulevard are all receiving these improvements.