Coach struck by lightning inside Northport, Ala. school

A physical education coach at Walker Elementary School was struck by lightning while he sat in his office inside the school.

Business Briefcase 4-21-11

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Reception tonight opens MUW seniors’ exhibit

Artwork by 10 graduating seniors of Mississippi University for Women will be showcased at the Eugenia Summer Gallery on campus through Saturday, May 7.

Clarion Ledger: Why was Dan Mullen in Oregon? (link)

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Lowndes school superintendent candidates to meet in forum

The six candidates for Lowndes County School District Superintendent of Education will square off to answer questions April 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Nissan Auditorium at Mississippi University for Women.

MSU baseball beats Ole Miss in Pearl

PEARL — The University of Mississippi baseball team was in a generous mood Tuesday night.

Mississippi State didn’t complain.

Kendall Graveman pitched four scoreless innings to lead Mississippi State to a 6-1 victory against Ole Miss before an announced crowd of 7,334 in the Governor’s Cup at Trustmark Park.

QBs battle in Alabama spring game

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s football team may have been split into Crimson and White sides for the annual spring game, but it was the players in black who received the most attention Saturday.

Sides play to tie in Ole Miss spring game

OXFORD — University of Mississippi football coach Houston Nutt came into Saturday’s spring game hoping to get a better feel for who might win its three-man quarterback race. A few leaders on defense would be nice, too.

But much like the final score, not much was decided.

The Blue and Red teams finished the Grove Bowl in a 17-17 tie at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, and the unresolved outcome was a fitting finish to Nutt’s most crucial spring practice in his four-year tenure with the Rebels.

Columbus’ Verner defends state powerlifting title

Justin Verner, a junior at Columbus High School, defended his Class 6A state powerlifting title Saturday in Jackson, winning the 242-pound division at Mississippi Coliseum.

Spring storm destroys entire family in Alabama

The home Willard Hollon had shared with his son and granddaughters is gone now, as is the one where his daughter lived, both twisted from their foundations by a tornado and tossed into the woods nearby.

One dead in Miss. after suspected tornadoes hit state

The severe weather that hit Mississippi on Friday killed a person in Greene County, state emergency officials said Saturday.

State’s corn planted early, looking good

Crop producers have been busy planting corn, and while those in drier areas are nearly finished, those in wetter areas are trying to catch up.

Dunkelberg to speak at Table Talk

Dr. Kendall Dunkelberg, professor of English and director of Creative Writing at Mississippi University for Women, will discuss formal poetry, focusing on the sonnet, at the April 20 Friends of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library Table Talk program.

School of Arts announces auditions

The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) will be holding additional auditions for both Dance and Visual Arts only May 26. Applications are due no later than May 13.

Ala. woman loses eye in high-heel shoe attack

Authorities say a 19-year-old Alabama woman is expected to lose one of her eyes after she was attacked with a high-heel shoe.

7 killed in Ala. storms, bringing U.S. death toll to 16

Vicious storms and howling winds smacked the Deep South, killing at least seven people in Alabama including three family members whose homes were tossed into nearby woods.

Community Bancorp, Cadence’s new owner, acquires second bank

The Houston-based holding company that acquired Starkville-based Cadence Bank last year has assumed control of a Birmingham, Ala.-based bank closed Friday by the FDIC.

Storms leave minor damage in Ala.

Strong storms left scattered damage across a wide area of west Alabama on Friday, slamming trees into homes and roads and forcing schools to release thousands of students early as a precaution.

Tornado warnings issued for Lowndes, Clay, Oktibbeha, Noxubee counties

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for southeastern Clay County and northern Lowndes County, including Columbus, after a funnel cloud was spotted near Tibbee Friday evening. Minutes later, a warning was issued for Oktibbeha and Noxubee counties.

MDOT warns of flooding in Choctaw, Oktibbeha counties

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) would like to inform motorists of the following flood advisory in Choctaw and Oktibbeha Counties.