Articles by Andrew Hazzard
Still in the fight: Boxing beat up by MMA, but won’t quit in Mississippi
It’s Deontay Wilder day in Columbus.
Twenty years ago, such an event may have sparked more excitement. Forty years ago, it might have shut down town.
Vandals target New Hope preschool
Tomorrow’s Pride Early Learning Center has called Tabernacle Road in New Hope home for 22 years, and, for the most part, it’s all been positive.
A Dispatch special report: In Macon, a senseless act
On March 2, Kristopher Haywood was shot in the head. He died two days later. His heart still beats in Mississippi.
Sheriff’s Department questions man in shooting
The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department is continuing to investigate a Monday afternoon shooting that left two people injured in Lowndes County.
Parents weigh-in on CMSD principal search
The Columbus Municipal School District is looking for three new principals and it is taking all the help it can get.
Shooting leaves 2 injured in Lowndes
Two people are in stable condition at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle following a shooting in Lowndes County on Monday afternoon.
New CMSD members sworn in, board president re-elected
The Columbus Municipal School District Board of Trustees began Monday’s meeting by swearing in its newest member and ended it by reaffirming its president.
Life Enrichment Program spring term begins
The Mississippi University for Women’s spring term of the Life Enrichment Program kicked off Monday.
Columbus group offers support for former inmates
Approximately 21,394 Mississippians are incarcerated.
That’s roughly one out of every 140 citizens — the second highest incarceration rate per capita in the U.S.
Constructing Caledonia
Take a ride around Caledonia these days, and you’ll be forced to notice something new.
CMSD, LCSD hold meetings for parents, public
Local school districts are hosting a series of public meetings in the coming weeks to discuss their futures.
Study reveals chronic absenteeism in Miss. schools
Eighty percent of success is showing up, the saying goes. For 74,299 public school students in Mississippi — 15 percent of kindergarten through 12th grade students — that isn’t happening.
Early College High School accepting applications
Local eighth graders interested in an unique, rigorous high school experience can apply to Mississippi’s first early college high school.
West Point fire, police departments engage in spring training
Ward 4 Selectman Keith McBrayer presided over Tuesday’s board of selectmen meeting in West Point due to the absence of Mayor Robbie Robinson.
President’s Cup coming to Columbus in 2016
Columbus will host Mississippi’s largest youth soccer tournament again in 2016.
New Hope graduate wins Miss Minnesota pageant
A Columbus native has qualified for the Miss United States pageant.
West Point woman charged with exploitation
A West Point woman is facing charges of exploitation during her employment at a Columbus nursing home.
