Business brief: Young selected

Veronica Young, CLPN, has been selected by her peers as North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point’s Employee of the Quarter.

Building Permits 4-26-12

Columbus April 17- 25 Jason Spears; 629 Edinborough Drive; Swimming Pool; Sobley Pool Katie Franklin; 1318 5th St. S.; Repair walls; Longhorn Flooring & Remodeling

Marriages and divorces 4-26-12

COLUMBUS Marriages April 18- 24 Anterrio Javonta Patmon and Dana Dionne Wells Douglas Heath Gilliam and Ashli Nichole Holliman James Christopher Allen and Ondrea Dawn

Florida group to end Mississippi prison contracts

The Mississippi Department of Corrections says GEO Group Inc., one of the country’s largest private prison operators, will no longer manage three facilities in Mississippi.

Area arrests for 4-25-12

The following were arrested by officers with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office and Columbus Police Department. Anthony Kerrold Frierson, 33, of 630 22nd St. S.,

Program brings students, seniors together for reading

Kindergarten students at Sale Elementary School are connecting with seniors at Arrington Retirement Home thanks to a grant written by Mississippi University for Women alumna Debbie McLaurin of Columbus.

Myles leads Starkville past Columbus in spring game

STARKVILLE — The Starkville High School football team took the first step Tuesday night to settle unfinished business.

Rising senior quarterback Gabe Myles threw two touchdowns to lead Starkville to a 17-8 victory against Columbus High in a spring football game.

Area arrests for 4-24-12

The following were arrested by officers with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office , Columbus Police Department and the Mississippi Highway Patrol: Javoris Malone, 18, of

BancorpSouth’s profits jump in first quarter

Bancorp South is set aside less for future loan losses and made more in fees from mortgage borrowers, increasing profit in the first quarter.

Shedding his past: Tyler Edmonds starts fresh with tobacco shop

At first glance, Tyler Edmonds appears to be like any other young man in his early 20s; he’s physically fit, with a slender frame; he’s affable, intelligent and well spoken. His bright blue eyes are full of life and he smiles nervously, when he’s both happy and uncomfortable. But the past nine years of his life have been anything but ordinary, as he went from being a go-cart riding junior high student in West Point to a convicted killer to an acquitted free man, who now has opened a business in Columbus.

Miss. House seeks changes to charter-school bill

Mississippi House leaders are seeking changes in a proposed charter school bill, but Senate leaders appear unlikely to agree to measures that might win over House opponents.

City police report 4-23-12

The Columbus Police Department reported the following weekend activity: On Friday, Roxie Stewart, of 207 East Manor Dr., Apt. 4, reported a $200 Tom Tom

Arrest report 4-23-12

The following were arrested by officers with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office and Columbus Police Department. Daniel Kelly Bodry, 24, of 702 10th St. N.

YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day to be held April 28

Columbus, the YMCA, Columbus Kiwanis Club, Stark Aerospace and Carl Hogan Dodge Saturday are celebrating YMCA Healthy Kids Day with a free, community event for kids and families.

Miss. jobless rate drops as labor force shrinks

Job growth is still anemic in Mississippi, but people are leaving the labor force in droves, rapidly pushing down the state’s unemployment rate.

EMCC Job Fair to feature 50 employers

With hiring on the rise and more than 50 employers set to participate, East Mississippi Community College is anticipating one of its best job fairs ever May 1.

State ‘Move Over Law’ expanded to include utility crews

Mississippi’s existing “Move Over Law” now protects utility crews working alongside busy highways and local roads.

Arkansas beats Ole Miss to avoid sweep

OXFORD — After taking the first two games of the weekend series, the No. 22 University of Mississippi baseball team missed a chance for a sweep Sunday, losing to the No. 15 University of Arkansas 11-3.

Warren Central eliminates Columbus

Jeffrey Cook had a feeling.

Like any coach armed with a hard-throwing pitcher capable of going on back-to-back days, the Columbus High School baseball coach guessed Warren Central was going to come back with Cody Waddell in game two of their best-of-three Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 6A North State playoff series.

Caledonia baseball rallies to win game three

FULTON — “It wasn’t pretty.”

Those were Caledonia High School baseball coach John Wilson’s words as he watched his team struggle to be patient at the plate in a game two loss to Itawamba Agricultural High on Saturday.