A healthier take on classic apple pie

As all-American desserts go, it’s hard to beat apple pie. We decided to create an apple dessert that lets us have our pie and our healthy habits, too.

Georgetown butcher tartare: a rare treat

Buy the best, most impeccably fresh beef you can find for this classic raw appetizer.

McComb man finds grenade in yard

A man weeding his yard Monday found a World War II-era practice hand grenade that authorities say could have caused harm despite its age.

Arrest report 8-15-12

The following arrests were reported by the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office and Columbus Police Department: Augustus Dean Davis, 44, of 68 Patterson Loop in Macon,

2nd agency cuts Mississippi Power’s credit rating

Lower credit ratings may be causing Mississippi Power Co. to pay more to borrow money.

Moody’s Investors Service became the second credit rating agency to downgrade Mississippi Power last week, days before the unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. returned to the bond market to borrow $200 million.

Arrest report 8-14-12

The following arrests were reported by the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office and Columbus Police Department: Virginia Gentry Bailey, 55, of 5708 Fire Tower Road in

Stolen goods recovered from pawn shop

A Columbus pawn shop was an unwitting participant in a sale of stolen goods, according to Columbus Police Department Public Information Officer Glenda Buckhalter.

Analysis: Bryant seeks to limit role of government

First-term Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant makes no apologies about his belief in small government and his pull-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps philosophy.

Inmates released early to save state money

Former crematorium owner Mark Seepe is out of prison after serving less than two years of a ten-year sentence for personal use of advance funeral payments.

Olympic gold medal back home in Miss.

About a thousand people welcomed Olympic long-jump champion Brittney Reese back to south Mississippi, and she gave them credit.

Arrest report 8-13-12

The following arrests were reported by the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office and Columbus Police Department: Kelcey Kilamanjaro Allen, 39, of 2406 21st Ave. N., was

Mississippi cleared to start 511 travel info line

Most Mississippians know that you call 911 to report an emergency and 411 to look up a phone number. Soon, residents and visitors will be able to call 511 to find road and travel conditions.

Miss. museum could allow same-sex ceremonies

Faced with the threat of a federal lawsuit, Mississippi officials have relented on a ban on same-sex commitment ceremonies at a state-owned museum and are processing a permit for two women.

Two Lowndes school board positions open

Qualifying opened Wednesday for two Lowndes County School District school board positions.

Arrest report 8-10-12

The following arrests were reported by the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office and Columbus Police Department: Aziz Mohammed Alowdi, 29, of 611 Waterworks Road, was arrested

Out and about for the week of August 12, 2012

The Golden Triangle is within easy traveling distance of some of the best entertainment and events in the region. Support all your community has to

Community Calendar for the week of August 12, 2012

Thursday, Aug. 16 Roast-n-Boast Auction — The public is invited to the annual Roast-n-Boast Auction at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, located at

Ex-officer sues Greenville officials over firing related to Facebook

A former police officer claims in a lawsuit that Greenville officials violated her free speech rights by firing her over comments on a social networking site.

Arrest report 8-9-12

The following arrests were reported by the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office and Columbus Police Department: Tommie Lee Flowers, 18, of 260 Miley Loop, was arrested

Marriages and divorces 8-9-12

COLUMBUS Marriages July 31- Aug. 6 Carlos Drouil Clemmons and Candice Michelle Hill Harold Von Winston, Jr. and Krystal Natasha Baker Timothy Brian Daniels and