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Lamar County plays opponent rich in tradition
VERNON, Ala. — Lance Bobbitt has heard all about how the Lamar County High School football team won a state championship in 1984.
Bobbitt has been made well aware of it by his uncle Vance Herron, who was the quarterback on the 1984 state championship team.
“I’ve heard it since I was knee high,” said Bobbitt, a senior fullback and linebacker on this year’s Lamar County football team.
Bobbitt is the leading tackler and second leading rusher on a team that is trying to win its third state championship, and first since Herron was the quarterback in 1984.
Lamar County will try to remain unbeaten
VERNON, Ala. — The Lamar County High School football team will have a chance to make history at 7 p.m. Friday.
Lamar County can set a school record for most wins in a season when it travels to Ashland, Ala., to play Clay County in the semifinals of the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 2A state playoffs.
Man arrested in Friday night stabbing
Columbus police made an arrest Monday in a stabbing incident Friday night.
Officials probe fatal hunting accident, second accidental shooting
STARKVILLE — The Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a hunter found shot Sunday morning near the Choctaw County line.
The gulf between town and tower
While it was disappointing to see less than a dozen townspeople at a Sunday meeting of Friends of The W, it wasn’t altogether surprising. Most of the seats in the Nissan Auditorium were taken, but they were taken by the school’s students, faculty and alumni.
Monday Profile: Jerel Jordan rings the bell for volunteerism
With the holiday season in full swing, the Salvation Army bell ringers are in full force with their red donation pots, including Jerel Jordan.
Area school districts get middle-of-road scores in new accountability ranking
Area school districts have much room for improvement, according to new school district accountability scores released today.
Shannon Bardwell: Southern sayings
Early on I attempted to rid myself of all things Southern except, of course, my charm. I believed the accent and expressions made me sound ignorant, and I wanted to be cosmopolitan, sophisticated and smart. Then over dinner once in the North Country suddenly, “Well, that ’bout knocked me slap dead” came flying out of my mouth.
Starkville Christmas parade right around the corner
The 2009 edition of the Starkville Christmas Parade will feature all of the same floats and fanfare as previous years, but organizers this year also have a new activity in store.
MUW supporters to rally on campus against merger
Alumni and supporters of Mississippi University for Women are meeting on campus Sunday to discuss the school’s financial condition and Gov. Haley Barbour’s recommendation to merge the school with Mississippi State University.
Police probe Friday night stabbing that leaves Columbus man wounded
According to information provided by CPD Public Information Officer Terrie Songer, officers responded to a call Friday at approximately 9:17 p.m. in the 1500 block of 20th Street North regarding a person who had been stabbed.
Columbus Police Department sponsors toy drive
The Columbus Police Department is sponsoring its annual Christmas toy drive with a goal of providing 75 children with toys and/or gift cards.
MUW is alive and kicking
Reading the newspaper lately, I’ve begun to feel like the man who survives a shipwreck and when he finally makes it home, learns his family has already buried him and is so thrilled about the insurance money, they won’t accept the fact that he’s still alive. Or perhaps I should say, I feel like the Grandma whose ungrateful family wishes she’d just keel over so they can get their inheritance sooner rather than later. Too bad for them, Grandma is a smart old bird and she ain’t dead yet.
Suspect in fatal beating, robbery faces trial
He’s been in and out of mental facilities for years.
He’s seen numerous doctors for mental evaluation.
And Tuesday, a man who admitted to the 2006 baseball-bat beating death of 57-year-old Harvey J. Evans may finally have his day in court.
Two more suspects arrested in Nov. 14 drive-by shooting
The Columbus Police Department has made two more arrests resulting from a Nov. 14 drive-by shooting.
Caledonia marshal’s home burned
With one suspect in jail and others suspected of involvement, investigators continue to probe a Friday arson at the home of a Caledonia marshal.
Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit near Propst Park
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