Open your hearts, and wallets, to the needy this year

The season of giving is upon us. Unfortunately, in a nation wracked by recession and many of us struggling just to make our own ends meet, charitable giving is down.

NeMissPrep: Starkville-Amory soccer canceled (link)

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Bubba Davis joins Starkville Academy football staff

Not too many football coaches have built the kind of career Bubba Davis has during the last 41 years.

Goodbye, James, and thank you

Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director and CEO James Tsismanakis is leaving for bigger things, moving on to the DeKalb County, Ga., Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Roses and Thorns 12-12-10

Sarah Jo Murphy; the Columbus Arts Council; Edwina Williams and Dr. Robert Gilbert; Geri Jones, Annie Norman and Vicki West; the volunteers of the Happy Irby Christmas Fund.

Don’t sacrifice quality of new soccer park

Bids for the proposed soccer park in Burns Bottom show that quality isn’t cheap. But as the county forges ahead with the project, we urge them to keep their focus on quality — and to explore every available funding o

Betty Stone: Meet Scrooge

The funniest Christmas story I ever read appeared years ago in one of the women’s magazines; I forget which. Will Stanton was the author.

David Creel: Decorate ‘you’ for the holidays!

If you know me, then you know that I love glitter! Ever since I was knee high to a grasshopper, anything that shines, sparkles or shimmers has made my heart beat faster.

Stay safe this holiday season

The shopping season is in full swing, and with it comes an inevitable uptick in thefts and scams.

Cameron Triplett: Just a game

William Brasher has filed a lawsuit against Brent Vowell for hitting him with a cowbell after a ballgame won by State, which both men attended.

Scott Colom: Another century of American exceptionalism

Despite the current chatter in many corners about the decline of America, I believe America’s best days are ahead of us. I’m optimistic that America will prosper in the 21st century as much as it has in past centuries.

David Creel: Paint the town red for the holidays

I dragged out the Christmas lights this weekend and began unraveling the many tangled cords of festive little bulbs of colored joy. It took some time as I sat thinking near boxes of last year’s decorations, nutcrackers from my childhood, Christopher Radko snow globes bundled up cozily in bubble wrap, and ornaments galore.

Rewrite the tourism ordinance

New drama erupted around the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau this past week, with Lowndes County Board of Supervisors President Harry Sanders proposing that the county vacate its four board appointments to the board, and make new ones.

Roses and thorns 12-5-10

Tornado victims; Columbus Main Street; Debbie Fancher; party responsible for the release of a Lowndes County murder suspect

We love a parade

Is it Christmas already? It’s getting there. New evidence will come marching down local streets over the next few days, as Christmas parades bring our communities out.

Man assaulted by cowbell at Mississippi State game sues alleged attacker, SEC

A man involved in an incident last year in which he was hit with a cowbell at a Mississippi State football game has sued his alleged attacker and the Southeastern Conference.

Columbus should move forward with annexation plan

When it comes to annexation, the city of Columbus is caught between a rock and a hard place.

The rock is the heavy costs associated with providing services to new city areas.

Keep politics off of CVB board

The all-out war that erupted several weeks ago between the Columbus-Lowndes Development Link and the Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau appears to have moved into a period of cold war.

Mark Bean: The ever underrated Leslie Frazier

Great article on Leslie Frazier. It looks like he’s off to a good start. Leslie has always been the consummate overachiever. At every stage of his development/career, he has performed well above expectations.

Congrats to the bowling Bulldogs

Few things are less predictable than college football. In Mississippi, the home team historically wins the Egg Bowl, the annual battle between Ole Miss and Mississippi State. This year, the game was played in Oxford. Yet the Golden Egg is still in Starkville.