Southern Gardening: Follow tips for good container gardening

You may have figured out by now that I am passionate about growing plants in containers. Everything in my coastal Mississippi landscape and garden grows in some form of container.

Photo: Winter reading

From left, Joe Cook Elementary School first-graders Genesis Hill, Trenton Edwards and Alison Hernandez show off new books they received through a grant from My Book of Lowndes County in January. Each student got nine books to add to their personal home libraries.

Jabe Nicholson: The ultimate valentine

I was deeply moved by this incident in Richard Selzer’s book, Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art of Surgery. “I stand by the bed where

Sherry Ivy: A prayer to pray for grief

Father in the name of Jesus, death is one of the hardest things for me to deal with.

Our View: Starkville Utilities rolls out energy efficiency program

In the late 70s, when America found itself facing an energy crisis, a saying began to circulate: If there are no throw blankets on your

Classes at J.L. King Center aim to help residents with energy efficiency

Friends of J.L. King and Starkville Utilities are partnering to create a program to help residents save money on their utility bills.

The program, “Power-Up,” aims to educate Starkville residents who may be struggling to pay their bills during the coronavirus pandemic.

SOCSD monitoring weather to determine if it will go all-virtual Monday and Tuesday

Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District is monitoring the weather for a possible transition to virtual learning for all students Monday and Tuesday, a press release issued this morning said.

Mississippi Senate revives medical marijuana tax proposal

The Mississippi Senate did an about-face on a proposal to set a 7 percent sales tax on medical marijuana, first killing a bill and then reviving it hours later in an unusual session after midnight.

Surviving bills in Mississippi: Alcohol, pecans, voting

Bills to allow home delivery of alcohol, to set stronger penalties for stealing pecans and to set new rules for removing people from voter registration lists are still alive at the Mississippi Capitol.

Mississippi trial delayed for former friar accused of sex abuse

A trial has been postponed until April for a former Franciscan friar accused of molesting students in the 1990s at a Catholic school in Mississippi.

Voice of the people: Sarah and Wayne Studdard

Appreciates National Guard’s role in vaccinations A big thank you to the National Guard units helping with the COVID-19 vaccinations at Fairview Baptist Church. Everyone

Mississippi State volleyball sweeps Ole Miss

Gabby Waden led the Bulldogs with 14 kills and Callie Minshew had 11 as MSU improved to 3-8 on the season.

EMCC men, women earn wins over Mississippi Delta CC

The Lions men fought back for a road win in Moorhead, while the women’s team blew out the Trojans in Scooba.

Voice of the people: Paul Mack

A response to day one of Trump’s second impeachment Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) said that Day 1 of the prosecution by the House managers was

Voice of the people: Bill Gillmore

In response to a letter which suggested Capitol and BLM rioters are held to different standards According to a statement released by the Capitol police,

Voice of the people: John ‘Buddy’ Kerr

Appreciates care received by his wife I want to extend my sincere appreciation to the staff of Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle, Fresenius Kidney Care

Voice of the people: Columbus Lowndes Humane Society Board and Staff

Appreciates funding from non-profit The Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society Board and Staff would like to extend a heart-felt thank you to the 100+ Women Who Care

Republican-led Mississippi Senate OKs faster purge of voter rolls

A sharply divided Mississippi Senate voted Wednesday to speed up the process of purging inactive voters’ names from election rolls.

The bill passed 36-16, with all the support coming from Republicans and all the opposition from Democrats.

Business brief: Regions Bank names Justin Casano as Golden Triangle Market Executive

STARKVILLE — Regions Bank announced Justin Casano will serve as Golden Triangle market executive leading the company’s banking teams serving people and businesses in Columbus,

Arrest report for 2-11-21

The following arrests were made by the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office: Adrian Mora, 21, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and sale of