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New trial granted for man convicted of capital murder

A Lowndes County man convicted of capital murder will get a new trial.

TOP NEWS

Ricky Ball Shooting: Boykin's lawyers seek change of venue

Posted yesterday in Columbus & Lowndes County

Former Columbus police officer Canyon Boykin's attorneys have filed a motion to move his manslaughter trial out of Lowndes County.

Clown hysteria comes to Golden Triangle area

Posted yesterday in Area

Clowns -- or clown hysteria, one or the other -- have come to the Golden Triangle.

Frazier to be inducted in MSHoF

Posted yesterday in Columbus & Lowndes County

Columbus native Leslie Frazier, who played on the legendary Chicago Bears team that won Super Bowl XX and later coached the Minnesota Vikings to the NFL playoffs, will be inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in August 2017.

Getting 'crankie': Locals enjoy workshop as part of Possum Town Tales Storytelling Festival

Posted yesterday in Columbus & Lowndes County

Ballads, poems, stories about little old ladies and hand-sewn panoramas illustrating them all were all in store for the handful of participants who attended the Crankie and storytelling workshop with national singers and storytellers Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Elizabeth LaPrelle.

OTHER RECENT HEADLINES

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Arrest report 9-23-16 |

McConnell: MSMS remains great investment in education |

Man allegedly shoots family member in leg |

Starkville Main Street awards businesses, partners |

Supplier: No listeria in product before going to Blue Bell |

New shelter in Starkville to help fire victims |

City spends $4,100 on Detroit funeral trip |

Three qualify for Nov. school board election |

Making history at SPD: Two female officers promoted to sergeant simultaneously |

The Sherman Business Report: Steel Forest Furniture opening in Columbus |

Noxubee County man convicted for armed robbery |

CREATE Foundation to hold career expo for area eighth graders |

Planned Parenthood pushes challenge of Miss. law |

Anti-drug chief to retire, be replaced by former prosecutor |

Wells Fargo workers: Sales focus all-consuming |

Blue Bell recalls some ice cream distributed in the South |

SPORTS

Starkville beats Callaway; Kemper County edges Noxubee County |

Spencer Hughes (11) clinched the 2016 NeSmith Street Stocks National Championship.

Hughes clinches 2016 NeSmith Street Stocks National Championship |

New Hope, Noxubee County trying to build momentum |

Starkville High's defense learning to love 'new' Friend |

Columbus' Knight will try to qualify for Saturday's Cotton Pickin' 100 |

Tomlinson emerges as force up front for Tide |

OPINIONS

Our View: 'Tell me a story' |

Lynn Spruill: Streets with personality |

Voice of the people: Sarah Studdard |

Patrick Buchanan: How Trump wins the debate |

Editorial cartoon for 9-23-16 |

Our View: City officials exercise poor judgment in travel decision |

LIFESTYLES

Church Hostess Leslie Smith looks over food service paperwork Friday as she plans menus for congregation meals at First United Methodist Church in Columbus. Smith invests plenty of advance planning in meals for Wednesday nights, plus a monthly Sunday luncheon, Keenagers' senior adults meal, Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen meal and other events.