Commission rules in favor of CPD sergeant

The Columbus Civil Service Commission ruled in favor of a police sergeant who claimed she had been unjustly passed up for a promotion to lieutenant Wednesday.

Clinkscales steps down as judge, focuses on campaign

Columbus Municipal Judge Nicole Clinkscales has resigned her position from the bench to run for a position in the state Legislature.

Local voices: A Northern perspective

No one talked about the Civil War where I grew up. Not outside of class, anyway.

Columbus Recycling, in business since 1950s, still finding success

Benny Dora operates a massive machine with a 60-inch magnet picking up scrap steel as the heat beats down Tuesday afternoon.

LCSD holds public budget hearing

The Lowndes County School District Board of Trustees hosted a public hearing Monday to review the district budget for Fiscal Year 2016, which begins July 1.

Proposed special needs class in West Point raising money

Last fall, then 4-year-old Nora Molina stood atop a slide in West Point and looked down.

Family files $2M lawsuit against West Point

A mother has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of West Point, claiming police officers used unnecessary force and a stun gun on her developmentally disabled teenage daughter.

Labyrinth nears completion at Franklin

It takes three minutes to walk to the center of the 30-by-30-foot formation being painted underneath a blue sun-structure behind Franklin Academy Medical Sciences and Wellness Magnet School.

Columbus Christian Academy has new leader

Terry Walters, 57, has accepted the role as head of school for CCA and will serve as principal for grades 7-12.

LCSD hires former CMSD CFO Kenneth Hughes

The Lowndes County School District Board of Trustees approved the hire of a new business manager, appointed a new principal at Caledonia High School and approved a technology fee for students at Friday’s board meeting.

Area companies have paid nearly half million in penalties since 2011

Entities in the Golden Triangle have paid nearly half a million dollars in environmental penalties in fewer than five years.

Golden Triangle third graders improve on reading test

More Golden Triangle and statewide third graders are moving on to fourth grade.

Police investigate Southside shooting

Gunshots rang out Wednesday evening near the 1300 block of Fifth Street South and 15th Avenue South in Columbus.

Local, state Dems converge at Beans and Greens

Rickey Cole looked out at a room full of Oktibbeha County Democrats and reminded them to stay together.

School board debates pay additions for coaches, teachers

The Columbus Municipal School District Board of Trustees voted Monday to approve 58 supplements for teachers who coach or sponsor extracurricular activities, but the board argued over them for nearly an hour.

Caledonia debates dogs in parks

The Caledonia Board of Alderman on Tuesday continued their debate on allowing dogs in public parks.

Local non-profit group gets new home

A Columbus organization focused on helping non-violent felons and their families has a new building to call its own.

SILO — Supporting Inmates and their Loved Ones — is moving into a former youth ministry building at 516 Military Road.

LCSD weighs options on issuing bonds

Members of the Lowndes County School District Board of Trustees held a special meeting Thursday in which they considered their options for issuing the $44 million in bonds approved this month.

Louisville student shines at national spelling bee

One letter.

That’s all it took to knock Dev Jaiswal out in the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Mixed results in kindergarten literacy improvements

The results of Mississippi’s first statewide assessment of kindergarten literacy show the majority of the state’s youngest students made significant gains this academic year.