Articles by Dispatch Editorial Board
Roses and Thorns: 9-23-23
A rose to Caledonia High School Principal Gregory Elliott and the teachers, staff, students and parents for being recognized as a 2023 Blue Ribbon School,
Our View: The amphitheater should be a cautionary tale for CVB
The arrival of a $20,000 grant secured for the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau’s long-stalled children’s museum has resurrected informal talks about reviving the project.
Our View: Good news for Brookville Garden
When Brookville Garden apartments are in the news, it’s rarely good news.
Roses and thorns: 9-16-23
A rose to the Golden Triangle Development LINK, which celebrated its 20th anniversary Thursday with a reception at the Communiversity. The truest measure of the
Our View: Scholarship program is one answer in recruiting, retaining rural doctors
During Tuesday’s Columbus Rotary Club meeting, Wahnee Sherman, executive director of the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship program, noted that since its inception in 2007, the program has produced 100 physicians who have agreed to work in rural areas.
Our View: Growing a culture of service
Rodney Smith, Jr., started mowing lawns quite by accident, after noticing an elderly man struggling with the chore.
Roses and thorns: 9-9-23
A rose to the Columbus City Council for its selection of Brenda Lathan to serve on the Columbus Redevelopment Authority. Lathan replaces Robert Rhett, the
Our View: Regular improvements to Trotter a wise move
It’s nice to see when something works as intended.
Roses and thorns: 9-2-23
A rose to Airbus Helicopters, which is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Lowndes County facility. When it opened as American Eurocopter in 2003, the
Our View: Highlighting our natural history
A story in Thursday’s Washington Post featured some interesting parallels that only serve to bolster the argument for another sort of historic preservation as a key feature of a “Propst Park of the Future.”
Our View: Though tempting, ARPA funds should remain devoted to infrastructure
When local governments across the country learned they would be getting millions of dollars under the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, it was a lot like winning the lottery.
Our View: Millions of reasons to look forward to college football season
In October 2014, the Mississippi State football team had reached the high-water mark in its long history: unbeaten and ranked No. 1 in the college football standings.
Roses and thorns: 8-26-23
A rose to Columbus Police Chief Joseph Daughtry for his proposal that will streamline the promotions within the department. Daughtry will ask the Civil Service
Our View: An anxious start to the football season
One of the common errors in language is using one word when you mean another.
Roses and thorns: 8-19-23
A rose to Navistar Defense in West Point, which landed another major military contract, announced Wednesday. Navistar was chosen to manufacture 10,000 trailers for the
Our View: Private sponsorship of public projects is a vote of confidence
It is often said that small businesses are the life-blood of a community, not only for the jobs and tax revenue they provide, but in terms of building a community through supporting things residents value.
Our View: Themed festivals help establish a community’s identity
Festivals have been an important part of community life going back to the earliest known civilizations. The earliest festivals were mostly religious or tied to the seasons, but since then the scope of these events have grown beyond our ability to count them.
Roses and thorns: 8-12-23
A rose to all of the candidates who have either secured office or lost in that effort after Tuesday’s primary elections. Win or lose, your
Correction: Wrong ward
Due to an editing mistake by The Dispatch, Columbus Councilman Pierre Beard’s ward was incorrectly referenced in a Wednesday letter to the editor by Raymond
