Articles by Dispatch Editorial Board
Businesswoman appointed to school board
The Columbus City Council Tuesday appointed Currie Fisher to the Columbus Municipal School District board seat vacated by Julie Jordan.
No vote yet on school uniforms
School officials took no action Tuesday night on the proposed uniform policy for students of the Starkville School District.
School board hears principals’ reports
School officials heard five annual administrator reports Tuesday night from the principals of the high school, alternative school and vo-tech school, and both assistant superintendents of the Starkville School District.
Malone, West Lowndes shine in final home game
Demetrius Malone wanted to make the most of his final home game in a West Lowndes High School boys basketball uniform.
The senior shooting guard scored 24 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead West Lowndes past Broad Street 70-52 in the opening round of the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 2A North Half State Tournament.
Cannon has adjusted well at Campbell
Campbell University women’s basketball coach Wanda Watkins is thankful for a telephone conversation she had with Brian Alexander.
That conversation led Watkins to recruit and to sign shooting guard Courtney Cannon of Itawamba Community College in Fulton.
MUW to host dance, activities for Haiti relief
Mississippi University for Women’s offices of campus recreation and community service and the Wesley Foundation are supporting Stop Hunger Now by hosting Dance for Haiti on Friday, Feb. 19, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Stark Recreation Center.
Rob Hardy: And they were wonderful teachers
When we think of the American witch hunts of the 1950s, we are right to remember Joe McCarthy and the un-American pursuit of citizens who didn’t have the right political ideas. There were other sides to the persecutions, however, less famous but still historically significant.
Familiar West Alabama rivals meet in basketball
Eight members of the Pickens County High School football team don’t have to wait for next season to get revenge for a loss in the state playoffs.
The players will get a chance for revenge on the basketball court this afternoon when Pickens County plays Reeltown in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 2A Central Regional Tournament.
Police still searching for convict wanted in robberies
The Columbus Police Department continues to be on the lookout for Kenneth Macon, who remains on the loose at least two weeks after his 48-hour pass from the Walnut Grove Transitional Center in Leake County expired.
Columbus fugitive still on the loose
Even after the Columbus Police Department encouraged Kenneth Macon to turn himself in over the weekend, he remains on the loose, according to CPD Chief Joseph St. John.
St. John said officers are continuing to be on the lookout.
Shannon Bardwell: To catch an angler
Cleaning out some boxes I ran across a yearbook Mississippi College had compiled for incoming freshman. Each student submitted a photograph and a bio.
Columbus woman to serve time for wild night of car stealing
Tiffany Craven will see some time behind bars for her role in an incident involving stealing a vehicle last fall, and leaving a male companion on the side of the road.
Ex-MSU prof’s murder trial delayed
The murder trial of David Parvin, scheduled to begin in the February term of Monroe County Circuit Court, has been continued until the next term, which begins June 14.
Seventh person arrested in Aberdeen Electric Dept. investigation
ABERDEEN — According to Aberdeen Police Chief Henry Randle, a seventh person has been arrested since an investigation was launched into the Aberdeen Electric Department approximately two months ago.
Police to convict: Turn yourself in
No new leads have developed for the Columbus Police Department in their pursuit of Kenneth Macon, who is considered as a person of interest in an attack and robbery on Monday that sent a Columbus couple to the hospital.
Arrest Report 2-11-2010
The following people were arrested on felony charges, according to reports released from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office:
After the fact: Approval of Sunday liquor sales in West Point merits public comment
The last domino has fallen: West Point has joined Starkville and Columbus in the club of Mississippi cities that allow liquor sales on Sunday.
Dispatch ad dept. wins more than a dozen awards
The Dispatch’s advertising department brought home more than a dozen awards from the Mississippi Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, including first-place awards for best magazine and retail ad.
Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit near Propst Park
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