Articles by Brian Jones
Hank Aaron Park to get needed ‘TLC’
Hank Aaron Park on Southside is about to get a facelift thanks to a grant from the Tennessee Valley Authority. The total grant is $15,000,
Public works gets $500k in CARES for equipment
Columbus City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday night to use $500,000 of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding to buy new equipment for the public works department.
Council OKs $720K incentive pay package from ARPA
Columbus City Council on Tuesday once again took a run at using federal American Recovery Plan Act funding to give its employees incentive pay.
Monitoring internet use is key to cybersecurity for kids
The world changes fast, Jeremy Bandre told the Columbus Rotary Club Tuesday afternoon at Lion Hills Center.
Guns, ammo, body armor stolen from police vehicle
Weapons and gear were stolen from a city-owned police vehicle this week, according to Police Chief Fred Shelton.
Architect pitches $14M second phase for sportsplex
Estimates for a planned second phase for the Lowndes County sportsplex are between $13 and $14 million, Joey Henderson with JBHM Architects told the board of supervisors on Monday.
City asks county for $400k for stormwater design planning
Columbus officials on Monday asked the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors for $400,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds to put towards engineering fees and planning for its stormwater remediation project.
Under pressure: the corrosive effect of hypertension
We’ve all been there: at a doctor’s office, tight band around our arm, a nurse talking in numbers. Confusing, isn’t it? What do those numbers even mean? How high is too high?
Replacing leaky CPD roof could cost $600K
Roof leaks at the Columbus Police Department have gotten so bad they are flooding part of the building, according to Chief Fred Shelton.
Old equipment causing 2-year crime lab backlog
The Columbus Crime Lab is facing a two-year backlog in drug analysis work, and needs more modern equipment to better keep up with demand, according to Director Claudette Gilman.
Supes to city: If you want money, present a plan
Mayor Keith Gaskin, along with several other city officials, came to the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning to renew their plea to work together to remediate drainage and watershed issues. In the end he was invited to make a pitch at a future work session, but not before being told to take $3 million of the county’s money out of the city’s calculations.
Supes seek bids to reroof leaky coroner’s office
The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to ask for bids to reroof a portion of the former Maxxim Medical building, which houses the Lowndes County Coroner’s Office, as well as serves as a storage location for Lowndes County Emergency Management.
Caledonia Pharmacy burglars steal nearly all store’s controlled substances
The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two people who burgled the Caledonia Pharmacy Friday morning.
Fledgling program looks to educate law enforcement on gang activity
Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office is working with the Mississippi Department of Homeland Security to stand up a program that Sheriff Eddie Hawkins thinks can educate law enforcement — including corrections officers — about gangs and gang culture.
Area court reporters will get max pay allowed by state
Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties have taken action to conserve one of the area’s most endangered species: the court reporter.
Vandals deface small rural Lowndes church
“It’s mystifying, you know?” said St. Elmore Armistad, a deacon at Mt. Avery M.B. Church on Nashville Ferry Road in southeastern Lowndes County.
MSU’s EcoCar team engineers semi-autonomous Chevy Blazer
Driving involves doing a lot of stuff, all at once, that you probably don’t think about.
Photo: Daily Walk
Willie Hairston Jr., gets a walk in this morning at the Lowndes County Soccer Complex.
Supes ask for Billingsley’s lawsuit to be thrown out
Lowndes County, District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders and District 3 Supervisor John Holliman are asking that former county administrator Ralph Billingsley’s wrongful termination suit be thrown out, according to court filings.
New FedEx distribution center to open later this year
A FedEx Ground distribution center at the Golden Triangle Industrial Park should be complete later this year, according to Golden Triangle Development LINK CEO Joe Max Higgins.
Four local soccer teams place at state and regional tournaments
June 25, 2025
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