No millage increase expected for Caledonia

Caledonia residents incensed over recent sewer rate increases and the threat of higher water bills heard a bit of good news Tuesday night during the Board of Aldermen’s budget discussions.

Common sense urged as West Nile Virus hits area

West Nile virus is reaching its peak throughout the state, with Lowndes and Monroe counties among the most recent to report diagnosed cases.

Macon hay: Mennonites respond to Ohio drought victims

Macon farmer Gary Miller didn’t hesitate when his neighbor, Morris Miller (no relation), called to say dairy farmers in northeast Ohio were suffering from a severe drought, dipping into their winter reserves to feed their cattle. The two men sprang into action, and within hours, 540 bales of hay was northward-bound.

Schools try new approaches to building fan support

Tonight, around dusk, time will stop. A quarter will be tossed, shining silver against the darkening sky. Heads. Tails. Game on.

Waiver will help MUW attract out-of-state students

Tuition will be a little cheaper beginning in January for qualifying students at Mississippi University for Women.

Fugitive arrested in Columbus

U.S. Marshals nab fugitive in Columbus

Port Authority eyes land acquisition as business booms

On any given day, 30-ton steel coils from Severstal — as many as 50 at a time — are brought in by rail and loaded onto barges bound for Texas and Mexico. At Kinder Morgan, an automated crane lifts an annual average of 500,000 tons of scrap metal onto barges for transport. Logistics Services recently renewed a 10-year lease with the Port Authority.

Partial funding moves Phillips to open schools in Tenn.

Dr. Del Phillips has had his hands full since leaving the Columbus Municipal School District last May to accept a position as director of Sumner County Schools in Gallatin, Tenn.

‘Change’ will be operative word, says MUW’s Borsig

Mississippi University for Women is growing, as is its economic impact on the community, but the watchword for the years ahead will be change, MUW President Dr. Jim Borsig told members of the Town and Tower Club Tuesday morning during the group’s quarterly meeting.

Geuder leaves State for post at University for Women

For many years, Maridith Geuder’s mother held a cherished dream — she wanted young Maridith to study piano at Mississippi University for Women.

But Geuder had her own dreams.

Teachers get ‘debit cards’ for school supplies

Beginning this fall, Mississippi teachers will have a new way to purchase classroom supplies — state-issued procurement cards which will function similarly to debit cards.

Caledonia pre-K program draws rave reviews

Monday dawned dark and dreary, but Caledonia Elementary School’s new pre-kindergarten class was awash in primary colors and big grins from the four-year-olds, who have no idea they’re making history.

Columbus schools finish year with surplus

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Columbus Municipal School District is ending its fiscal year in the black.

Looking ahead: EMCC plans for the next 25 years

A century ago, no one could have predicted Kemper County Agricultural High School would become East Mississippi Community College. And certainly no one could have imagined a scenario in which the school would spill beyond its humble beginnings in Scooba, enrolling nearly 5,000 students at two campuses and four branches.

Link offers new approach to improving schools

He has been a public school teacher, public college dean and is now head of a top-ranking public high school — Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science. He is a passionate supporter of a high-quality education for all children, and his career has been driven by his desire to eliminate inequities.

New shot, procrastination combine for long waits at health dept.

Wait times were long this week as parents and children packed the Lowndes County Health Department, trying to fulfill a new immunization requirement that caught many off-guard when school began this week.

Columbus, Starkville prepare for arrival of college students

When college students return to campus this weekend, they’ll be greeted enthusiastically by the local business community.

Caledonia aldermen dismiss grievance

An ongoing dispute took a surprising turn Tuesday night when the Caledonia Board of Aldermen dismissed an employee’s grievance against his supervisor.

Fortune passes passion for biology on to her students

There’s always something happening below the surface in Flora Fortune’s Columbus High School biology class.

Phillips keeps kids out of school in budget impasse

Dr. Del Phillips is no stranger to education budget woes, but Monday he faces a watershed he never reached as superintendent of the Columbus Municipal School District: School’s out — indefinitely.