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Hiring practices, demand for jobs shift during pandemic
Jamal Cummings had been out of a job for more than a month due to the COVID-19 pandemic when he attended a drive-through job fair in Starkville that put him back on his feet in August.
TOP NEWS
Air Force veteran recalls time as POW in Vietnam
Gene Smith had just released two bombs in the sky over North Vietnam on Oct. 25, 1967, and was pulling out of a dive in his F-105 Thunderchief aircraft when the plane was hit by enemy fire.
Airline consultant predicts business travel will help GTRA rebound quickly from pandemic
It's been a tough year for airlines, and the Golden Triangle Regional Airport is certainly no exception as the industry struggles with the continuing effects of COVID-19.
Ask Rufus: Art, Hurricanes and French Explorers
It is amazing how people, places and events are so interconnected.
Pinwheels for peace
Imagine more than 200 handmade pinwheels spinning in the breeze, each one bearing a hope for peace from a child. That colorful sight will greet anyone passing Annunciation Catholic School at 232 N. Browder St. in Columbus on Monday -- International Day of Peace.
OTHER RECENT HEADLINES
Mississippi State Fair set to go on with COVID-19 rules
Mississippi justices: No broad absentee voting amid COVID-19
Teacher fired for refusing to work in crowded classroom
Area census self-response rates decline from 2010
SEC official offers insight into COVID-19 adaptations in college football
Lowndes EMA to distribute free masks Saturday
AT&T will provide records after a government subpoena
$156K poured into race for Dist. 15 Senate seat
Business moves with Mary: Dave's Tavern To-Go opens
Local businesses optimistic after governor loosens COVID restrictions
West Point man arrested for animal cruelty
Columbus man charged with molesting child under 14
Two men rob, beat New Hope resident at gunpoint in home invasion
City moves forward on series of project developments
Supervisors reject LCSD tax request, reduce overall tax rate by 2 mills
Aldermen vote to save 'at least some' trees at Garan site
SPORTS
Prep football roundup: Heritage Academy pulls away for big win over Bayou Academy
Takeaways, JaKobe Pate help West Point to victory over Noxubee County
New Hope defense holds late as Trojans beat Aberdeen for first win
Starkville Academy falls in back-and-forth shootout against Leake Academy
OPINIONS
Possumhaw: Well, well, all is well
Wyatt Emmerich: Wicker-sponsored bill would make social media companies more accountable
Voice of the people: Vicky Rose
Voice of the people: Who will speak for everyone else?
Froma Harrop: Apocalypse parade marches on America
LIFESTYLES
Columbus library will host Zoom program on cookbook project
Hazard Lecture to celebrate Beethoven with virtual concert
SAAC to distribute free art boxes Sept. 26
Take steps to reduce pandemic litter
In the garden with Felder: Transition seasons 'a little at a time'
Community Calendar for the week of September 20, 2020
NATIONAL NEWS
Stopgap bill to prevent shutdown held up over farm funding
Homeland Security whistleblower not yet ready to testify
AP-NORC poll: Majority plan to vote before Election Day
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
White House turns on Fauci as Trump minimizes virus spike
Hurricane Sally blasts ashore in Alabama with punishing rain
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