Hosemann: Mississippi Senate will analyze House tax plan

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said Monday that the state Senate will thoroughly examine a House bill that proposes several significant changes in state tax rates.

Wyatt Emmerich: Positive news for Mississippi commodities

At 1.13 billion, timber is the third biggest agricultural crop in Mississippi, behind poultry/eggs at $2.16 billion and soybeans at $1.21 billion.

Four injured in Saturday shooting

Columbus police are investigating a shooting that injured four people in South Columbus Saturday afternoon.

The victims were all in a vehicle when they were shot on the 1200 block of Seventh Street South at 4:40 p.m., according to a Columbus Police Department press release.

Partnership reflects on unconventional year at virtual awards ceremony

The Greater Starkville Development Partnership, Starkville’s community development organization, hosted its 20th-anniversary award ceremony virtually Thursday morning.

Typically an in-person banquet, the Partnership held this pre-recorded event due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in order to keep the community safe, said Paige Watson, Partnership special events and projects coordinator.

Analysis: Mississippi leaders try big, quick tax changes

When then-Gov. William Winter wanted to make substantial changes to Mississippi’s education system in the early 1980s, he and his staff spent months building support for their proposals.

Misery lingers for many without water in Mississippi capital

Water for flushing toilets was being distributed at seven sites in Mississippi’s capital city — more than 10 days after winter storms wreaked havoc on the city’s water system.

Historians oppose bill to change Archives and History board nominations

Historians are opposing a bill that they say could politicize the board that governs the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Man sentenced in shooting that partially paralyzed Madison deputy

A Mississippi judge has sentenced a man to 210 years in prison for firing an automatic rifle at law enforcement officers in 2019 and leaving a sheriff’s deputy partially paralyzed.

Mississippi center receives grant for work preserving Emmett Till legacy

A Mississippi institution is receiving a grant to advance its work in teaching people about the legacy of Emmett Till, a Black teenager from Chicago whose lynching by white people in Mississippi in 1955 spurred the civil rights movement.

Market Street rescheduled for September due to COVID

The Market Street Festival will return this year after a one-year hiatus, but it will shift from May to September for safety reasons, Main Street Columbus announced through a press release Friday.

CPD seeks help in Military Road gunfire exchange

Columbus Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying the occupants of a car believed to be involved in a Feb. 19 shooting incident on Military Road.

Fifth annual International Music by Women Festival will be virtual

Mississippi University for Women will host the fifth annual International Music by Women Festival throughout the month of March.

In the garden with Felder: Composting can be fuss-free

I just “86ed” some of my garden by tossing freeze-damaged plants and trimmings into my leaf-pile compost bin. It will be run back through the garden later.

Community Calendar for the week of February 28, 2021

Monday-Saturday, March 1-6 “Twisted Tales of Poe” — Mississippi State’s Shackouls Honors College presents this radio drama at honors.msstate.edu. Free. Tuesday, March 16 100+ Women

Author to discuss America’s Amazon

The Nell Peel Wolfe Lecture hosted by Mississippi University for Women’s Gordy Honors College will feature Ben Raines, environmental journalist, filmmaker and author Thursday, March 4 at 6 p.m. in a virtual event.

Southern Gardening: Leafless branches reveal non-threatening lichen

The great winter storm of 2021 is finally over, and now we can finally get out into our gardens to survey the damage. And my

Roses and thorns: 2/28/21

A rose to our utility providers and regulators, who are dealing with the aftermath of the winter storm that swept through the area during the

Voice of the people: David M. Chism

Sees tax bill as a tax swap Don’t be played! House Republicans in Jackson voted Tuesday to raise our taxes under the guise of eliminating

Jabe Nicholson: Win some by being winsome

Recently I’ve been bombarded with questions from people who are deeply concerned about raising their children in a nation increasingly hostile to Christianity and its values.

Voice of the people: Bill Gillmore

Thinks tax plan is misguided Dana McLean (for whom I voted, she being a W grad) is quoted as saying that cutting the state income