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A place to play: Community celebrates opening of Concord Park
The people of the Concord community in Lowndes County celebrated the official opening of Concord Park at 52 Shady Lane on Saturday. Swing sets, a basketball court, jungle gym, pavilion, walking track and volleyball pit were welcome new additions to the small community.
Noxubee man honors students
On June 18, Earnest Eichelberger of Macon will host the fifth annual scholarship banquet, in honor of his son, Micheal Sherrod Eichelberger, who died unexpectedly in 2005, six weeks before his senior prom.
MSU campus police Probe sexual assault report
An MSU student reported that Saturday morning between 4-4:30 a.m., she was approached at the intersection of Lee and Coliseum boulevards as she walked back to her apartment. Threatened with a weapon, she was assaulted near McKee Hall before her assailant fled.
Let the cowbells ring
MSU president Dr. Mark Keenum’s press release on ringing cowbells at bulldog games.
Police: Teens tried to rob store with BB gun
Police Thursday said the weapon used in an armed robbery by two young teens Sunday was a BB gun.
Funeral for longtime lawman set for Saturday
Local law enforcement will say goodbye to one of their own Saturday.
Clay County business on tap for resort status
The Clay County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously last week to grant resort status to the Prairie Wildlife Preserve.
Columbus City Council OKs personal transporters for police
The Columbus City Council Tuesday authorized application of a Justice Assistance Department grant, for about $16,700, to be used for the Columbus Police Department to purchase three two-wheeled, self-balancing electric vehicles, similar to Segways.
Columbus boy dies of injuries in lightning strike
A Columbus boy died Wednesday after being struck by lightning over the Memorial Day weekend.
State probes death at local bar
The Alcoholic Beverage Commission has opened an investigation into the death of a Columbus man Monday at Ruben’s Fish House.
West Point faces mounting charges of discrimination
WEST POINT — Another complaint has been added to the growing pile of current and potential legal actions against the city of West Point.
Aberdeen woman sues ex-electric dept. manager
ABERDEEN — An Aberdeen woman has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court alleging sexual harassment by former Electric Department manager Adrian Garth.
Barbour asks for more boats to protect Miss. coast
Gov. Haley Barbour says he’s asked BP and the White House to put more boats off the Mississippi coast to intercept oil after a two-mile long slick of crude washed up Tuesday on a barrier island.
Ala. governor: Boom plan to protect coast from oil ineffective
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley is angry about U.S. Coast Guard decisions he says have left parts of the northern Gulf Coast vulnerable to pollution from the Gulf oil spill.
Young guns: Teens, 13 and 14, charged with armed robbery
Two Columbus juveniles were arrested and charged as adults with armed robbery Sunday.
Coroner: Man found in bar died after drinking game
A man found dead inside a Columbus restaurant early Monday had passed out after a drinking game with an off-duty employee, and the alcohol content in his body was well over lethal levels, Lowndes County’s coroner said.
Turnout low in Lowndes, statewide
Turnout was low in Lowndes County and other north Mississippi counties for Tuesday’s 1st Congressional District race, voters and election officials said.
