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Getting stolen firearms off the street: Area law enforcement agencies promote prevention, up enforcement efforts to crack down on people obtaining firearms illegally

Posted in Area

A man walks through a neighborhood or parking lot, tugging on vehicle door handles until he finds one unlocked. When he opens the door, there's a handgun in plain view on the passenger seat. The burglar takes it, along with some other unsecured valuables, and leaves the area.

TOP NEWS

Remembering Beverly Norris: The 'princess' of Columbus art

Posted yesterday in Columbus & Lowndes County

Dale Robertson said Beverly Norris has been encouraging him as a musician since he was a teenager.

Aldermen to consider TIF for retail center on Highway 12

Posted yesterday in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

The Starkville Board of Aldermen will vote Tuesday on a tax increment finance plan for a retail shopping center development project at the intersection of Highway 12 and Industrial Park Road.

Ask Rufus: Dancing Under a Green Corn Moon

Posted yesterday in Local Columns

Last week there was a spectacular full moon. It was known as the Green Corn Moon.

Where the characters are: Columbus Writers' Group keeps going, growing

Posted yesterday in Community

It's 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month. Jeanette Basson is in her usual place. Sitting at a table in the Rosenzweig Arts Center gallery, her friends start to filter in and take their places, each clutching papers representing their creative efforts over the last 30 days.

OTHER RECENT HEADLINES

O'Rourke visits town targeted by 'terrifying' ICE raids

Alabama man arrested after high-speed chase from Lowndes to Pickens counties

Lowndes man killed during apparent struggle over weapon with son

Fiber internet coming to Lowndes County

Backpack food programs preparing for new school year

Advocates: Mississippi plant fires workers left after raid

CMSD improves scores for second straight year

Columbus-Lowndes Public Library receives NEH grant to restore photos

Ward 1 special election set for Sept. 24

Ward 4 candidate forum Sunday afternoon

Business brief: Shows recognized

Business brief: Horsley joins Baptist Golden Triangle

Business brief: Baptist Golden Triangle receives award

Arrest report for 8-15-19

Building permits for 8-15-19

White sheriff's text: Lawmaker 'worse than a black person'

SPORTS

MSU football notebook: Bulldogs hold scrimmage, QB decision getting closer, injury updates

West Point running back Brandon Harris runs a play during a drill at practice on Aug. 8, in West Point.

Four-peat on the minds of West Point

Starkville playing with championship standard in 2019

Southern Miss soccer tops Mississippi State 1-0 in exhibition

Heritage Academy soccer blanks Marshall Academy, 10-0

Heritage Academy football rolls in SECIS Classic

OPINIONS

Roses and thorns: 8/18/19

Partial to Home: In the fullness of August

Mona Charen: What Hong Kong means

Leonard Pitts Jr: The 'peculiar institution' is no artifact of the dead past

Patrick J. Buchanan: Trump's great gamble

Editorial cartoons: 8/18/19

LIFESTYLES

These smoked deviled eggs with crispy onion straws, cheddar cheese, green onions and sauce, by Chef Jacob Burrell of Bulldog Burger Company, were among specialties at the 2018 Starkville Area Arts Council Forks & Corks fundraiser. This year's event begins at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at The Mill in Starkville.