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City seeks solutions to neighborhood blight
When City Planner Christina Berry presented her ideas for the year to Mayor Robert Smith and members of the city council in January, one of her goals was to revitalize blighted neighborhoods. Berry took her vision one step further during a special called meeting Tuesday afternoon at Trotter Convention Center.
Tupelo schools hire Amory superintendent
Gearl Loden, in his third year of leading the Amory School District, has been hired as superintendent of the Tupelo Public Schools.
Natchez home tours to change?
A consultant will work with the owners of historic homes in Natchez to improve the local home tours.
CVB caps credit card expenditures and hires attorney
After numerous debates and arguments, the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau voted Monday night to enforce a cap on unapproved credit card spending. The subject has been a hotly-contested topic in recent months, especially between board member Whirllie Byrd and Executive Director Nancy Carpenter.
Nissan annexation case moved to 2013
A Madison County Chancery Court trial on the city of Canton’s petition to annex the Nissan North American plant has been postponed until June of 2013.
Gunshot victim leaves trail of questions
A weekend shooting has left Columbus Police with a tangled tale to unravel, beginning with the identity of the victim.
Stalled hotel project set to resume
Continuation of a new hotel development is on the horizon for Columbus. The neon green wrapped structure on Highway 45 next to Belk has sat dormant for months; however, Sunny Sethi, an owner of the property, said major changes are in store for the hotel and that construction of the project will soon resume.
Thieves take electronics, jewelry from Ponderosa Drive home
Columbus police are searching for suspects involved in a home burglary Friday off Highway 69.
The Columbus Police Department responded to 367 Ponderosa Drive at 1:37 p.m, where the homeowners reported a bevy of electronics and jewelry stolen from their residence.
Harvey working to make pine car derby a staple
You usually don’t associate church with competing in a pine car derby, but those two things are exactly what John Harvey, youth minister of Lighthouse Baptist Church in Columbus, has combined.
Harvey, along with his wife, Raeann, and children, Michael, Emerald, Gabriel and Pricila, moved from Colorado to Columbus in August. Harvey has since started work on the first annual pine car derby through Lighthouse.
Early morning kitchen blaze guts Columbus home
A Columbus man was displaced Saturday after fire and smoke gutted his home, though it’s unclear what started the blaze.
At 1:15 a.m., three engine companies responded to the home of Jeffrey Talley at 1411 22nd Street North for a structure fire. Firefighters took a little over two hours to extinguish the blaze. No one was injured, according to a Columbus Fire Department report.
MSU celebrates 134th birthday Tuesday
Mississippi State University celebrates the 134th anniversary of its founding with a birthday party Tuesday, Feb. 28.
Free and open to all, the MSU Alumni Association-sponsored campus celebration will take place 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Junction. Hamburgers, chips, cookies, soft drinks and MSU ice cream will be provided, while supplies last.
Table Talk’s mystery month concludes Wednesday
The Friends of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library concludes a month-long celebration of mystery and detective crime novels with a talk by local attorney and avid mystery fan David Dunn.
Man arrested for string of auto burglaries
STARKVILLE — Starkville police Thursday arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with five auto burglaries near Lynn Lane.
Joshua Michael Moore, of 205 Lynn Lane Apt. 2B, confessed to the burglaries after officers from the Starkville Police Department responded Thursday to Camden Place off Louisville Street.
Saturday Profile: Kelsey Collins
At first glance, Kelsey Collins appears to be an average teenager, awash in a sea of Aéropostale clothing and preoccupied with texting on her iPhone. But when she sings, whether it be a song of her own or a cover of a Lynyrd Skynrd song, it is clear that she is in a league of her own.
Sandfield restaurant faces zoning challenge
The 4th Quarter Bar and Grill sits on the corner of College Street and 23rd Street, nestled in a neighborhood of homes that survived an F3 tornado in November 2003. The local eatery, which is located on the grounds of a former car wash, will soon be looking to have its status rezoned from a restaurant to a nightclub, bar, tavern or lounge. The owner of the business, Donald Pope of Columbus, is scheduled to bring his request before the City of Columbus Planning Commission on March 5. But Pope may be fighting an uphill battle, according to building official Kenneth Wiegel.
MSU sets training for farmers’ market vendors
The General Food Safety Training and Acidified Canned Foods Training for farmers’ market vendors will be held March 13 in Pontotoc, March 15 in Gulfport and March 20 in Brookhaven. Golden Triangle farmers and vendors are encouraged to attend the Pontotoc session as none are planned for the area in the near future.
City moves forward with redistricting
A mandated redistricting of the six wards in the city of Columbus is officially underway. At Tuesday’s meeting of the mayor and city council, Chief Operating Officer David Armstrong presented bids submitted by civil planning agencies before the board. The chosen firm will assist with redistricting by creating maps and advising the city throughout the process.
