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Two arrested in Omnova strike
Two union workers were arrested at Omnova Wednesday evening while they were protesting the way the company treated them.
Police on the lookout for shoplifting team
The Starkville Police Department is searching for a group of women suspected of shoplifting at several businesses throughout the city.
Carter graduates credit union management school
Melissa Carter, manager of Twin States Federal Credit Union, graduated Southeast CUNA Management School.
Job details available soon for north Miss. Toyota plant
State and local officials on Monday will reveal details about how people can apply for the 2,000 production jobs at the Toyota plant in north Mississippi.
The Monroe Journal: monroe360.com – Minga awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to wire fraud (link)
An Amory business man pleads guilty to federal fraud charges.
MSU vet students to hold charity dog wash Saturday
Man’s best friend can receive the “spa treatment” this Saturday at the Oktibbeha County Co-Op when Mississippi State University veterinary students host a charity dog wash.
Community rallies around man with no power, water
Joseph Shelton cooked a meal in his house on Tuesday for the first time in 14 years. He has lived without electricity or running water since 1996 and was happy to continue that way until the city of Columbus gave him 30 days to turn on his utilities.
Lesbian student sues over yearbook tux photo
Another teenage lesbian is suing a Mississippi school district, this time over a policy banning females from wearing tuxedos in yearbook portraits.
Man injured when truck leaves road, hits pole
A 63-year-old man was moderately injured Monday when his pickup truck left the road, hitting a culvert and utility pole in Lowndes County.
Driver flees scene of gas station fire
A car caught fire while it was attached to the pump at a BP gas station in New Hope Monday morning, and the car’s unknown driver fled the scene.
Columbus Arts Council gets Miss. Arts Commission grant
The Columbus Arts Council has been awarded a $21,750 operating grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission.
Despite heat, recent rains help jump-start crops
Record temperatures have some farmers sweating about the viability of their crops in August. Farmers in Lowndes County, however, aren’t hurting as badly.
Triplett faces child-porn charges in Lowndes
Robert Warren Triplett Jr. will face his first of two trials for possession of child pornography next Tuesday when he appears in Lowndes County Circuit Court.
Group distributes 528 backpacks, school supplies at Lock and Dam
July 13, 2025
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