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Starkville schools handle fence, paving issues
School hasn’t started yet, but Starkville school board members spent time in closed session discussing a student discipline matter in Tuesday night’s meeting where they also approved more bond issue work.
Ruben’s lets go of license to sell liquor
Ruben’s Fish House chose not to appeal the revocation of its liquor license following the death of a patron due to alcohol poisoning.
Police search for stabbing suspect
Starkville police are searching for a man wanted for his role in a stabbing Sunday afternoon outside Mac’s Meat Market.
County schools consider $12.6 million budget
School board members got their first look Monday night at the tight, $12.6 million budget the Oktibbeha County School District plans to operate with for the 2010-2011 school year.
Reports examines strengths, weakness of county schools
West Oktibbeha County Elementary and High schools both have a lack of rigor in their instruction and assessments, according to an evaluation by the Mississippi Department of Education.
Girl airlifted after hit-and-run
A 4-year-old girl was airlifted to the UAB Health System in Birmingham in serious condition from the scene of a hit-and-run wreck in Columbus late Saturday.
Hamilton woman dies of heatstroke
An 81-year-old Hamilton woman died of heatstroke Saturday in the first heat-related death in Monroe County since July 2008.
Help take a bite out of crime Tuesday night
On Tuesday, the Columbus Police Department will be sponsoring our Annual National Night Out on Crime Block Parties.
For 14 years, no electricity, water
Joseph Shelton moved into the small, one-story house across from Columbus’ I.C. Cousins community center in 1996. He hasn’t had running water or electricity for the past 14 years.
Stores report more activity on tax holiday
The Mississippi Department of Revenue held its second Sales Tax Holiday this weekend. From 12:01 a.m. on Friday to midnight on Saturday, shoppers were able to purchase select clothing and footwear up to $100 per article without having to pay the state’s 7-percent sales tax.
Local gas station owners bolt from BP as others call for rebranding
BP gas station owners across the country are divided over whether the oil giant stained by its handling of the Gulf spill should rebrand U.S. outlets as Amoco or another name as part of its effort to repair the company’s badly damaged reputation.
Businesses set the pace for United Way
Officers of the United Way of Lowndes County kicked off an annual corporate fundraising campaign Thursday at the Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Outpatient Pavilion.
Mental health facilities, including in north Miss., asked to develop closure plans
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health has asked four facilities to develop contingency closing plans by the end of August in case the Legislature doesn’t provide adequate funding in the next fiscal year.
Monroe360.com: Historic Aberdeen church to be celebrated Sunday (link)
A celebration for the former James Creek Missionary Baptist Church will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday on the grounds of the Adams-French home in Aberdeen. The public is invited to attend.
Clay County cold-case murder trial continued to Jan. 19
Robert Rupert’s trial for the charge of murder was continued to Jan. 19, for the purpose of hearing remaining pretrial motions.
Local murder suspects face court dates
A suspected killer will face his preliminary hearing Aug. 5 in Columbus Municipal Court.
Holiday Handcrafts Bazaar accepting vendor applications
July 12, 2025
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