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Karriem, Smith join calls for AG Fitch to explain dropping charge in Ball death

Two Columbus-based public officials issued statements this week asking Attorney General Lynn Fitch to release the evidence backing her decision last Friday to drop the manslaughter charge against white former police officer Canyon Boykin, who fatally shot Ricky Ball, a black man, in 2015.

TOP NEWS

New state grant program could offset costs for local business owners

Posted yesterday in Area

Daisy Jones-Brown runs Born Beautiful LLC out of her Caledonia home, and she earns much of her income from the business by selling attire, accessories, all-natural and organic products at festivals and shows.

Toddler infected by COVID-19 after teacher tested positive at Vibrant Kids Academy

Posted yesterday in Columbus & Lowndes County

A child at Vibrant Kids Academy has tested positive for COVID-19 after a worker at the same facility tested positive last weekend, according to a prepared statement from the child care facility issued Thursday night.

Brandon man charged with capital murder in Oktibbeha woman's death

Posted yesterday in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

A Brandon man was charged with capital murder Tuesday for the death of a woman found in a burned mobile home last month.

Starkville JCPenney closing in company's bankruptcy reorganization

Posted yesterday in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

Starkville's JCPenney department store on Highway 12 is one of 154 locations in 38 states that will close this summer as part of the Plano, Texas-based company's "store optimization strategy," according to a Thursday press release.

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SPORTS

Rising junior quarterback Randall Futral shuffles in a drill during football practice on Thursday at Starkville Academy. Athletic director Chase Nicholson said the only difference in how the Volunteers practice now is that the team is split into three rotations in an effort to keep players spread out, but all the drills and workouts are the same.