Articles by Andrew Hazzard
LCSD sets special meeting to decide on bond
The Lowndes County School District board of trustees announced it will hold an additional special session to determine the content, dollar amount and date of a pending bond issue at Friday’s board meeting.
Four now in running for Lowndes sheriff
Four men are now vying to be Lowndes County’s top law enforcement official.
Inside a high school quiz bowl
Inside a science lab in Parkinson Hall, on the Mississippi University for Women campus, two groups of sharped-dressed teens sit at tables on the edge of their seats with their thumbs hovering over buzzers.
$1M bond for Sprint Mart suspect
A Columbus man is facing three felony charges for his alleged role in a Wednesday morning robbery at a Military Road convenience store.
Person of interest detained for store robbery
The Columbus Police Department has taken a person of interest into custody in the investigation of a robbery and kidnapping at a local convenience store Wednesday morning.
Franklin Elem. principal resigns; interim named
Franklin Academy Medical Sciences and Wellness School has a new leader.
West Point police chief addresses pit bull shooting
West Point citizens need to lock up their dogs and car doors.
Columbus High interim principal named
Johnny Johnson begins his first day as interim principal at Columbus High School today.
CMSD lays out future for district
Columbus Municipal School District students beginning with next year’s freshmen class will take a new, more personalized path to graduation.
Lowndes pulls reservation for aluminum mill
The chances of Lowndes County being the future home of an aluminum mill that employs 650-plus people have taken a step back.
Hickman invited to Superintendent’s Academy
Columbus Municipal School District Superintendent Dr. Phillip Hickman has been invited to a statewide Superintendent’s Academy organized by the Mississippi Department of Education.
Cause of Columbus house fire undetermined
Investigators with the state fire marshal’s office could not determine the cause of a Jan. 23 fire that destroyed the home of Columbus Fire and Rescue Capt. Michael Scott Swain.
Caledonia Elementary named a top 50 elementary
Caledonia Elementary School is used to getting awards.
County, city parents talk consolidation
Change is coming for public school students in Oktibbeha County.
Lowndes Co. homeless population down in survey
A statewide tally of homeless Mississippians conducted last week shows that Lowndes County numbers are down.
CHS principal leaving district
Today is Jill Savely’s final day as principal of Columbus High School.
Lowndes School District mulls bond decision
The Lowndes County School Board met Thursday to work out details of a proposed bond issue, but the amount of the bond and the date it will be presented to voters remains unclear.
Romney speaks at MSU, still undeclared for 2016
In front of a sold out Lee Hall Auditorium on Mississippi State University’s campus, Gov. Mitt Romney delivered a speech to students and supporters as part of MSU’s Global Lecture Series.
