Articles by Dispatch Editorial Board
EMCC alumna named ‘EMT Life Saver of the Year’
East Mississippi Community College alumna Britney Thrasher has been named a recipient of the 2020 EMT Life Saver of the Year award by Pafford Emergency Medical Services, her employer.
Worth the drive: Tennessee Williams exhibit to open at Meridian’s MAX
The MAX is always proud to support Mississippians and the arts, and will do both with a new special exhibition, Tennessee Williams: The Painter and the Playwright, which opens Feb. 6.
Mortyakova elected to international board
Julia Mortyakova, professor and chair of The W Department of Music, was recently elected to the board of the International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM). Mortyakova started serving in the new position January 2021.
School news: Lu selected as scholar
Michael Lu, a senior at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science in Columbus, is one of 300 students named as scholars in the Regeneron
School news: Annunciation Catholic School honors
Annunciation Catholic School released its second nine weeks honors list for the 2020 Fall semester. Principal’s List 3rd Grade: Audrey Barranco, Annabelle Brislin, Collins Davis,
In the garden with Felder: Midwinter in the garden
This midwinter I’m enjoying a couple of classic Southern bulbs from the gardens of my great-grandmother and two grandmothers, and which come up every fall and grow through the worst winters. With no care whatsoever.
Southern Gardening: Shop carefully for 2021 garden seeds
I’m in my 2021 garden planning mode right now, and along with many other intentional gardeners, I have my mind on seeds.
Photo: Pushis headed to state event
Hailey Pushis of Columbus won the title of Miss Historic Crossroads Outstanding Teen 2021 in Tupelo Jan. 9. The Miss Mississippi Corp. held only one preliminary event this season due to COVID-19 guidelines.
Roses and thorns: 1/17/21
A rose to the nonprofit Community Recovery of Lowndes County (CRLC) which celebrated the completion of its first major project this week. CRLC, with partners
MUW men open season with pair of losses to Campbellsville-Somerset
The Owls (0-2) fell 73-61 to the Tigers on Saturday and 90-76 on Friday.
Three charged in conspiracy to exploit vulnerable person
A Lowndes County grand jury indicted a family accused of exploiting a vulnerable person by using thousands of dollars of her money for their personal use.
Photo: Power of service
Lloyd Perrigin, left, a transmission for the Tennessee Valley Authority; Stephen Little, maintenance director for Columbus Municipal School District; and Larry Tate, a TVA community representative observe the electrical systems at Franklin Academy on Thursday. Perrigin, Tate and TVA foreman Vince Britton are all CMSD graduates and are planning a day of service to make electrical repairs at Franklin Academy in time for the celebration of its 200th anniversary on Feb. 12.
US surgeon general acknowledges Black skepticism of vaccines
The U.S. surgeon general on Thursday urged Black leaders in Mississippi to get COVID-19 vaccinations and to ask others in their communities to do the same.
Mississippi Lottery leader: Don’t fall victim to scams
The president of the Mississippi Lottery Corporation is warning people not to fall victim to scams.
Voice of the people: Annette Holland
All voices deserve to be heard I read in this paper where a doctor in Starkville was brought to light about his tweets pertaining to
CSO adult soccer league registration open until Monday
Registration for Columbus Soccer Organization’s 2021 adult soccer league will close Monday. Matches will begin in February at the downtown soccer complex.
OCH opens additional vaccination slots, experiencing high demand for COVID vaccine
Appointments to receive the COVID vaccine are filling up as quickly as they become available, and not only at OCH Regional Medical Center but also across the state.
Business brief: Ellis joins NMMC-West Point
North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point welcomes interventional radiologist Mark Ellis, M.D., to the medical staff. Ellis becomes the West Point hospital’s first full-time interventional radiologist.
Voice of the people: Sarah McAnally
Provides details on legal challenges to election In response to Stan Boden and so many others who are under the false impression — no that
Voice of the people: James Hodges
Comments on recent opinion pieces In respinse to a recent column by Wyatt Emmerich, in which he states Biden, through his son, was gorging at
Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit near Propst Park
July 26, 2025
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