The Columbus Light and Water board has chosen Angela Verdell as the department’s new general manager, pending contract negotiations, board attorney Jeff Smith told The Dispatch.

An amendment to expand the South Columbus Historic District could be adopted by the end of August, officials from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History said during a meeting with residents Thursday evening at City Hall.

Treveon, 10, and Braylen Fair, 7, love to participate in Starkville Parks and Recreation Department’s summer programs.

Texas, Tennessee and Virginia all bring orange — and their own distinct challenges — to the Bulldogs’ four-team Omaha bracket.