Children’s House Montessori School’s Rosemary Lamar closes doors after 35 years

There was no pitter-patter of little feet. There was no laughter or the lilting cadence of children’s voices sounding out vowels and consonants. There was no sound but a distant radio and the echo of Montessori teacher Rosemary Lamar’s footsteps as she wandered through the two-story home where she has taught, and lived, and loved for so long.

Columbus schools hire firm that lured away Phillips

The Columbus Municipal School District took the next step this week in its search for a new superintendent, voting to hire the same national consultant firm that necessitated the search in the first place.

Sounds of Summer to fill air at Columbus Riverwalk

The cicadas are in full-throated chorus. Water sprinklers whisper a lazy tch-tch-tch. The evening air is filled with the laughter of children riding their bicycles and playing stick ball in the streets.

Sounds of Summer to fill air at Columbus Riverwalk

The cicadas are in full-throated chorus. Water sprinklers whisper a lazy tch-tch-tch. The evening air is filled with the laughter of children riding their bicycles and playing stick ball in the streets.

Supervisor pushes for county worker raises

Lowndes County employees may receive their first pay raise in two years if Lowndes County Supervisor Jeff Smith gets his way.

Columbus, Lowndes schools offer meals during summer

Summer tends to be a carefree time for school-age students, but for some parents, it presents a dilemma — how to handle the sudden financial burden of providing daily, adequate nutrition for children who normally receive breakfast and lunch at school.

Local volunteers remember the fallen in Columbus

Jerry Gibson was crawling on his belly through the jungles of Vietnam in 1969 when he got the news — he was going home. Three days later, he was standing on his brother’s front porch in Columbus, trying to figure out how to pick up life where he had left it.

The tour had taken its toll on the 25-year-old. He was 6 feet tall and weighed 120 pounds fully dressed, soaked in sweat. He had lost comrades. He had lost friends.

CAFB remembers service, sacrifice of fallen pilot

Members of the Columbus Air Force Base honored one of their fallen comrades Thursday afternoon, recognizing the late Capt. Jeffrey Hill for his service as well as his sacrifice.

Columbus American Legion to place flags on soldiers’ graves Saturday morning

Members of American Legion Post 69 will place flags on the graves of veterans at Friendship Cemetery and other cemeteries in Lowndes County, starting Saturday at 8:30 a.m.

Caledonia grad inspires with ambition, drive — and wins new car

Seventeen-year-old Blaire Ruth didn’t set out to become an inspiration to others; she was just trying to make it through her senior year at Caledonia High School. Day after day, month after month, the challenges kept mounting.

Learning, celebration on Lowndes’ last school day

If you passed New Hope Elementary Wednesday afternoon and saw a caravan of Toyotas and Camrys snaking around the school with car horns blaring, you might have thought the rapture arrived four days late in Mississippi. No cause for alarm — it was just the last day of school for the Lowndes County School District, celebrated teacher-style.

Bounds: Early learning essential

Education is the driving force behind economic development and the key to producing a stronger, more recession-proof Mississippi, state Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Hank Bounds told the Rotary Club Tuesday afternoon at the Country Club of Columbus.

Columbus, Starkville students earn National Merit Scholarships

A Columbus high school student was named the winner of a National Merit Scholarship on Wednesday.

Rachel Stanback, a senior at Columbus High School, was one of 2,900 students nationwide to receive the award. She plans to attend Samford University, where she will major in journalism and mass communication.

Community says goodbye to Phillips

Emotions were high Monday afternoon at Columbus Middle School as colleagues, supporters, friends and family gathered to pay tribute and say goodbye to Dr. Del Phillips, former superintendent of the Columbus Municipal School District.

Students, teachers prepare for summer enrichment programs

Monday was the last day of school for Fairview Elementary and most schools across the Columbus Municipal School District, but the hallways were surprisingly quiet as students and teachers geared up for summer … school, that is.

Vacant Columbus landmark shows new signs of age

A downtown landmark is partially boarded up now in response to a request by the city’s building inspection department. Plywood was recently placed over some of the side and rear windows of the old Masonic Temple, located at the corner of Main and Fourth streets.

First class: Columbus High’s IB graduates look back on challenges, friendships

For the past two years, they’ve pondered the mysteries of the universe together, but Friday afternoon, the biggest problem Columbus High School’s International Baccalaureate seniors faced was how to keep Zachary Thomas’ cap soundly on his head during Saturday’s graduation.

Lowndes teachers, parents, administrators recognized by county school board

The school year is rapidly drawing to a close, and the Lowndes County School District is busy giving appreciation to its unsung heroes — the administrators, teachers, and parents who sacrifice their time to the education and enrichment of children.

Liddell wants to keep departing Phillips’ vision alive

A motivational poster on the wall of Dr. Martha Liddell’s office sums up the leadership style she says has guided her throughout her 22-year career in the field of education: The image is a photograph of a bridge; the theme is teamwork.

Local Destination ImagiNation team to compete in global finals

If the words “hydrologic energy cycle” elicit panicked flashbacks of dusty science books and test anxiety, you probably haven’t met the seven Columbus Middle School students who have spent the past year mastering the wet stuff.