Prayer and Patriotism: Vietnam prisoner of war shares inspiring message

On Sundays, they knelt in their dirty prison cell and prayed. At the end of every service, they pledged allegiance to the country no enemy could make them betray.

Second suspect sought in robbery of pizza delivery man

A 17-year-old was arrested and another suspect is sought in connection with the robbery of a pizza delivery driver on Jan. 11.

Colleges respond to K-12 changes with revamped master’s program

Parents and students are used to seeing student teachers in the classroom.

Through revamped master’s degree programs, they also will get used to seeing student administrators. Mississippi University for Women is partnering with school districts to offer K-12 administration master’s degree candidates internships at local schools.

Lowndes County poised for more capital projects, economic development

The county is in excellent shape and poised for even brighter days ahead, according to Harry Sanders, president of the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors.

Aerial pioneer: Latest movie on Tuskegee Airmen real life for friends and family of aviator

He grew up exploring the fields of Carrollton, Ala., lying in the high, sun-warmed grass and staring at contrails in the sky, dreaming of being a pilot.There was no reason to believe his boyhood fantasies would come true. And yet, they did.

Colleges praise IB program

When it comes to college admissions, the International Baccalaureate diploma may not make much of a difference, but admissions counselors from the local level to the Ivy League were unanimous in their praise for the program.

Educators say International Baccalaureate program’s advantages outweigh costs

They were fresh-faced and eager, half-shy and half-confident in that way only high school seniors can be. They stood in the lobby of Columbus High School last spring and donned blue gowns, graduation caps slipping down over their eyes and falling off their heads as they sheepishly laughed.

Columbus High evacuated due to bomb threat

Students and faculty were evacuated from Columbus High School this afternoon following a bomb threat, but as of 3:30 p.m., police and bomb-sniffing dogs had found no device on campus.

Artesia constructs new fire station

The town of Artesia will soon have a new fire station, thanks to a rural development grant.

The old station overlooked 112 N. Front St. for more than three decades, but it was demolished in September to make room for a new one to be constructed at the same site.

Columbus police arrest accused laundromat burglar

Columbus police arrested the man accused of burglarizing Watkins Washette on Saturday and stealing a load of laundry in addition to cash from arcade games.

Search continues for convicted sex offender

U.S. marshals and Lowndes County sheriff’s deputies continue to search for a convicted sex offender this week. Jesse Steven Shelton, 41, was convicted in 1999 of attempted sodomy in the first degree.

Deputies make arrests in home burglaries

The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people Monday — including two juveniles — in connection with two unrelated home burglaries. Jeremy Marc Adams, 29, of 8061 Highway 12 E. No. 9, was charged Monday afternoon in connection with a home burglary on Woodlawn Drive.

Columbus city officials: Uptick in crime is a reality

Mayor Robert Smith didn’t mince words: Columbus has a crime problem, and he and the City Council are determined to do whatever it takes to eradicate it.

CMSD students raise $1,700 for Caps for Kids

Students from Columbus Middle School and Columbus High School raised $1,700 last week to bring cheer to children fighting cancer.

Police looking for two for failing to register as sex offenders

U.S. marshals and the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office are searching for two convicted sex offenders wanted for failing to register with the state’s sex-offender registry.

Taking control: Sheriff’s office encourages citizens to be its eyes and ears

CALEDONIA — At night, it’s easy to miss the driveway leading to the red brick church. It’s dark along Highway 12 East, heading into Caledonia. There are clusters of houses and then there are none.

Arrest made in sexual assault at laundromat

A man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman at a Main Street laundromat was taken into custody without incident Wednesday afternoon.

Women press on in goal to share historic hobby

Letterpress printers are asked to print all kinds of things. Greeting cards. Marriage proposals. Wedding invitations. So when 7-year-old Paxton Garrard strode into Jessica Peterson’s shop Wednesday afternoon and coolly asked to make a print of Godzilla, she didn’t blink an eye.

The W needs more men — and women, Borsig says

January has been a month of firsts for Dr. Jim Borsig, Mississippi University for Women’s new president. This week marked another first — public speaking outside the campus environment.

Columbus teachers honored for life of service

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke these words in 1957, and Monday, people gathered at Mississippi University for Women’s Nissan Auditorium to pay tribute, not only to King but to two local educators who have dedicated their lives to this principle.