Articles by Dispatch Editorial Board
Celebrating big with berry punch
Holidays, gatherings and celebrations can be the best time to try new, easy, stress-free recipes.
Cuban chicken: A fresh, flavorful take on family dinner
If your family ever gets stuck in a dinner routine rut, it can feel like you’re eating the same recipes over and over again.
Hearty, wholesome dishes to support immune systems
If feeding your family wholesome meals is a daily goal, keep in mind you can serve up tasty foods that also feed your immune system by including ingredients like mushrooms.
Voice of the people: Paul Mack
Compliments to hospital and comments on pieces in The Dispatch First, for some time I have wanted to complement Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. For
Voice of the people: Lee Roy Lollar
Disapproves of Biden’s executive orders Six days as president and these are Biden’s accomplishments: 1. Keystone Pipeline shut down. 11,000 jobs lost; wages lost: $2
Voice of the people: Raymond Gross
Thinks effort to impeach is misguided Big vote on the Hill yesterday in DC plainly showing the attempt to impeach a former President is shot
MSMS boys soccer falls in first-round playoff match at Amory
The Blue Waves’ season ended with a 5-3 record.
Kabir Karriem: Mississippi needs criminal justice reform
Mississippi desperately needs to reform its criminal justice system. I know this first hand because I have walked the halls of the State Capitol and discussed this issue with my colleagues from both parties, with advocates, and with families who have been affected.
Mississippi governor gives State of the State speech today
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is preparing to give his annual State of the State address.
Brexit leader to head Mississippi public policy center
A leader of the Brexit movement and newly appointed government trade adviser in the United Kingdom is now the head of a conservative think tank in the American South.
Analysis: Transition turmoil splits Mississippi delegation
Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi won a 2018 special election and a 2020 regular election by making a single overarching promise — to support President Donald Trump. She stuck with Trump even as he made unfounded claims about the November election that he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
Doc: COVID vaccination plan for long-term care was ‘faulty’
Mississippi’s top health official criticized the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine within the state’s long-term care facilities Friday, calling the plan made by the federal government and pharmacies contracted to give the shots “faulty” and “frustrating.”
Arrest report for 1-25-21
The following arrests were made by Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office: Antonio Ingram, 24, was charged with possession of a weapon by a felon and domestic
Mississippi awards almost $3M in preservation grants
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is awarding nearly $3 million for preservation and restoration projects.
2 former lawmakers running again as mayors in Mississippi
Two former Mississippi lawmakers are seeking reelection as mayors, while leaders of some other cities will not be back on the ballot this year.
Prisons taking tobacco orders ahead of legal smoking
Officials at some Mississippi prisons say they are being inundated with orders for tobacco products as the state prepares to once again allow inmates to smoke.
Voice of the people: James Hodges
Responds to recent column In a January 12 column, Wyatt Emmerich stated the attack on the Capitol was fueled by internet conspiracy theories. Trump was
Roses and thorns: 1-24-21
A rose to Columbus-Lowndes Public Library and its Autism Resource Center for Saturday’s Family Fair, a virtual event which brought together a wide range of
Mississippi eases some education mandates amid pandemic
Because of disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Mississippi third graders and high school students will still take state-mandated exams this semester but will not be penalized for poor performance.
In the garden with Felder: Passing it on
Last week I stepped off the never-ending Mobius strip I call garden seasons to give a gaggle of neighborhood kids a little Nature perspective.
