Articles by Dispatch Editorial Board
Concerns about river bridge
As mayor of the City of Columbus and on behalf of the City Council, we are asking the citizens of Columbus and surrounding areas to refrain from using the old river bridge, located at the Riverwalk, as a diving board. We are concerned that someone will be seriously injured.
Danny Gardener: Weekend get-away on Gulf Coast offers a refreshing hiatus
“The Gulf Coast is lovely this time of year, and besides, we need to support the people down there whom the oil gusher has affected.”
Big names to headline upcoming festivals
Two Columbus festivals are rejoicing this week. The Seventh Avenue Festival was designated as a top festival in the Southeast, and the Sam Hairston Celebration received financial backing for its musical lineup.
Hype begins Wednesday for eager football fans
Let the hype begin.
The recruiting season is nice, as are spring games. But college football officially gears up Wednesday when the Southeastern Conference holds its annual football media days.
Roses and thorns 7-18-10
Kids’ Fire Academy graduates; Starkville Board of Alderman; organizers and sponsors of Sounds of Summer; Billy Brasfield
Red Cross in Oktibbeha County
I’d like to set the record straight regarding recent news stories about the status of the American Red Cross office in Oktibbeha County. In particular, I want to correct the misperception that the Red Cross is abandoning Oktibbeha County. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Shannon Bardwell: Red and yellow, black and white
Sometimes there is a pain in your heart that subsides over time but never ever goes away. On my walk today I was thinking about Nelle Harper Lee, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and her chosen seclusion for the last 50 years.
David Creel: Ten beauty commandments
Granted, I am not Moses, and these are not exactly Biblical commandments, but when it comes to beauty, I can write the book. To follow are a few well-versed commandments that might not be carved into stone, but if followed, they might bless you with a beautiful summer.
Brigham to speak at W Lowndes County Alums meeting
The Lowndes County Chapter of Mississippi’s First Alumnae Association will host its Annual Business Meeting Thursday, July 22, at the Columbus Country Club. The luncheon will begin with registration at 11:45 a.m. All MUW alums and friends are invited to attend. Officers will be installed to serve for the 2010-11 year.
Grammy Award winner Jason Mraz to headline 2010 Bulldog Bash
Grammy Award-winning artist Jason Mraz, a Virginia native now living in San Diego, will headline the Sept. 24 MSU Bulldog Bash presented by Cellular South.
MSU send-off parties biggest ever
A record-breaking 58 “send-off” parties will be hosted this month and in August by the Mississippi State University Alumni Association and Office of Admissions and Scholarships, as chapters around the nation welcome incoming students to the 132-year-old land grant institution.
Three West Alabama football players selected for All-Star Game
Lamar County High School football coach Ken Adams didn’t have to look at game film of all of the candidates to know three of the linebackers he wanted to play for the North in the 14th annual Alabama All-Star Sports Week game.
Adams, the linebackers coach for the North, selected three linebackers he knows quite well — Lance Bobbitt and Jimmy Lann of Lamar County and Sulligent High’s Ahmad Walker — to play in the game, which will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Louis Crews Stadium on the campus of Alabama A&M in Huntsville, Ala.
Curry chosen for all-star game
Deion Curry has no intentions of letting an injury keep him from showcasing his skills as an all-star.
The Pickens County High School senior intends to take part in the 14th-annual Alabama All-Star Sports Week in Huntsville, Ala., this week despite recovering from a knee injury.
The 5-foot-11, 185-pound Curry was selected to play for the South in the boys basketball game, which is scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday at Spragins Hall on the campus of the Univerity of Alabama at Huntsville.
Remembering one who made a difference
I looked up to Mr. John Harry Thomas, who passed away May 31, 2010, as an older brother role model since the age of 5.
Concerned about census
Have you been counted in the Census? There appears to be whole neighborhoods missing from the census log books.
Concerned about census
Have you been counted in the Census? There appears to be whole neighborhoods missing from the census log books.
Shannon Bardwell: Photograph phobia
“Ma’am I’d like to up my weight by a few pounds. That’s the weight I was when I got my learner’s permit. I’ve been meaning to change it for about 40 years, but I’m just now getting around to it.”
Roses and thorns 7-11-2010
A rose to Columbus’ Department of Public Works — one of those groups of people that doesn’t get a pat on the back often enough. Crews are out maintaining landscaping throughout the city — a job that gets tougher as the weather gets hotter and the weeds more ambitious.
Deadline nears for Cotton District poster contest
The deadline to turn in submissions for the 2011 Cotton District Arts Festival Poster Competition is fast approaching.
Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit near Propst Park
July 26, 2025
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