Hallmark seeks chance in GSC Tournament

As a redshirt freshman on the Delta State baseball team, Brent Hallmark hasn’t had many opportunities to pitch.

But Hallmark has made the most of the opportunities when he has gotten to take the mound.

Hallmark, a 2007 graduate of New Hope High School, has appeared in four games for the Statesmen this season and he hasn’t allowed an earned run.

Police respond to burglary call at Legends

Columbus Police Department reserve officer, Guy Taylor, was dispatched to Legends nightclub at 2005 13th Ave. N. at 2:35 p.m.

Three area men arrested on felony charges Monday

A trio of area men were arrested Monday by the Columbus Police Department on felony charges.

Barbour expected to sign cigarette tax bill

JACKSON — Lawmakers expect to give final approval next week to a bill increasing Mississippi’s cigarette tax to 68 cents for generating much-needed revenues and fortifying the state’s diminishing car tag reduction fund.

After being bogged down since Januar

Columbus East Lions Club celebrates 50 years of opening eyes

It often starts with the sound of a fax machine receiving an application. From there, a phone call and a visit to a stranger follow, and in many cases, a member of the Columbus East Lions Club approves a request for assistance in obtaining a new pair of glasses. Following the organization’s motto of “We Serve,” the club has worked to serve those in the community who have needed assistance to have their sight restored.

Troops show confidence, pride before deployment

Spc. Cade Simon is a soft-spoken and well-mannered 23-year-old man from Caledonia. As often as not, you can find Simon with a fishing line dangling in one of the fishing holes littering Lowndes County.

Angling with his father, Nick, is what he likes to do best. But for the next year, his chances of getting away with a pole and a tackle box will be few and far between.

Despite residency requirement, MUW police chief running for office in Meridian

Mississippi University for Women’s new campus police chief is running for re-election as a member of the Meridian City Council, but his new job requires him to move to Columbus.

No swine flu cases in Miss., but tests, prep under way

JACKSON — Public health officials say there are no confirmed swine flu cases in Mississippi, but they warn that it’s likely the disease will eventually make its way into the state.

The role of Lowndes County Democratic Party

In recent days misinformation has circulated regarding the role of The Lowndes County Democratic Executive Committee in the endorsement of candidates for public office, more specifically the city council races.

The changed economic landscape

As a young man, back in the 1970’s and 1980’s, I wasted a lot of time playing basketball and tennis. One of my tennis buddies from West Point worked at Babcock & Wilcox, which had the reputation of paying the highest wages of any employer in Clay County.

Area Arrests 4-27-09

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office released the following felony arrests reports:

Against Starkville board’s vote

I am sure that you have either heard or read about the failure of the rezoning of the Yellowjacket Drive building project at the meeting this week of the Board of Aldermen.

Disagrees with column

Something about the editor’s column (“Rays of sunshine in the Gloom Belt,” Steve Mullen, April 22) about how depressed we are in Mississippi did not ring true. So I did my own research.

Pickering speaks to Lion’s Club

The Lion’s Club of Columbus hosted Mississippi State Auditor Stacy Pickering as their host speaker Friday afternoon.

MUW to get $1.5 million for sprinklers

JACKSON – The governor has approved a $282 million construction-finance bill that includes $1.5 million for Mississippi University for Women to install fire-suppression systems in student dormitories.

West Point gets grant for sewer main

The city of West Point will be getting a $250,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to fix a collapsed sewer main.

The announcement was made Friday afternoon from the office of Democratic Congressman Travis Childers.

TVA has green options

While green power is taking hold of the country’s imagination, environmentally friendly ways to generate electricity in Columbus are few and far between, but customers of the Tennessee Valley Authority can sign up to receive some green power.

Study to begin on possible Tenn-Tom hyroelectric plant

JACKSON – The federal government has given a Utah-based company permission to study the feasibility of operating a small hydroelectric plant at the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway’s Stennis Lock and Dam near Columbus.

Betty Stone: ¿Pueblo chico, infierno grande?

Let me introduce you to my grandson, Douglas McRae, who is serving a 27-month assignment in Peru as a health volunteer. I thought my readers might like to know something about what it is like to do that, so I asked him to share his experiences with us. It is new to me, too. What he sent me follows.

Workshop: Get tips on how to deal with difficult people

You may work one of them. You may be married to one of them. You may even be one of them.