Protect your health with a heart-smart eating plan

As people have spent more time at home, many have rediscovered the simple joy of home-cooking and stumbled upon a secret weapon for health at the same time.

Our View: 4-County’s embrace of broadband service will improve lives

In the fall of 2018, northern district Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley held at meeting at the Lowndes County courthouse to rally support for legislation

Voice of the people: Bill Gillmore

Believes nostalgia has backed Republicans into corner The Plague Year was apparently the Year of Nostalgia for many people — nostalgia for the 1950s —

Lowndes County Marriages and Divorces Jan. 2021

Lowndes County Marriages Terrell Brantley and Tristen Beith; Jan. 1 Xavier Bennett and Amaiya Vance; Jan. 4 Adam Wohlsen and Mary Jo Wright; Jan. 4

City of Columbus Building Permits Jan. 25-29, 2021

Michael and Christy Hudson; 1205 Southdown Parkway; repair interior water damage; Rector’s Construction Inc. Judon Phillips; 1104 9th Avenue North; reroof residence; Excellent Roofing U-Stor

Voice of the people: Paul Mack

Ready for the ‘old’ Republican party I believe having at least two major parties capable of debating issues is important for a healthy democracy. If

Aberdeen mayor ordered to resign after his embezzlement guilty plea

A Mississippi mayor is being removed from office after pleading guilty to embezzlement by a public official.

Mississippi deputy fatally shot while responding to call

A southern Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot Monday while responding to a call of an attempted suicide, authorities said.

Starkville grad Zeke Cook hits game-winner as Northeast Mississippi CC men’s basketball squeaks by EMCC

Cook seized a loose ball and got a friendly roll off the rim to send the Lions to their first loss of the season.

Voice of the people: James Hodges

Believes Biden has inherited a crippled economy As I was reading a recent editorial from another paper printed in The Dispatch, I noticed it was

Voice of the people: Lee Roy Lollar

Follow-up on letter My letter on January 27 was addressing Mr. Biden’s first days not Mr. Trump. But all things are compared to Mr. Trump.

Analysis: Mississippi debates quicker purge of voter rolls

Mississippi residents who skip some elections would risk being purged from voter rolls, under bills being considered at the state Capitol.

Critics say the proposals would endanger constitutional rights in a state where some older Black residents still remember facing violence or economic repercussions for registering to vote.

Caledonia man dies after being struck by vehicle

A Caledonia man has died after being struck by a vehicle in Hamilton Friday morning.

Roses and thorns: 1/31/21

A rose to the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library for an innovative way to encourage kids to read. The library’s “Downtown Story Walk” runs through February. Starting

Scholarship established by family of Utility Lineworker graduate

The family of Joshua Reed, a May 2019 graduate of East Mississippi Community College’s Utility Lineworker Technology program, has established a scholarship in Reed’s memory.

In the garden with Felder: All plant sites are not created equal

Gardeners get irked when plants refuse to step up and overcome challenging situations.

W School of Education to support educators with GEER

Educators and students impacted by the coronavirus pandemic will receive support and training from Mississippi University for Women’s School of Education due to a grant from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund.

School news: Heritage Academy released its 1st Semester Academy Honors and Honor Roll Report

Academy Honors 3rd Grade – Emiline Allgood, Jack Blalock, Anaya Desai, Madalyn Dinsmore, Annie Edwards, Kendall Edwards, Rhett Galjour, Elliott Gaskin, James Golden, Mills Harrison,

Southern Gardening: Use MS Medallion tomatoes in your 2021 home gardens

For the last few weeks, I’ve been encouraging home gardeners to be intentional with their garden and landscape activities this year.

Attention to detail keeps clothes safe

Clothes manufacturers have made upkeep simple for many items of clothing, but owners may not always know how to handle pieces that need special care in the wash.