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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.
Nunnelee named winner in 1st District, avoids runoff
Unofficial results from Tuesday’s three-person GOP primary in the 1st District show Alan Nunnelee, a state senator from Tupelo, defeated former Eupora Mayor Henry Ross and Fox News analyst Angela McGlowan of Oxford.
Oil washes up on island near Mississippi-Alabama border
JACKSON – Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Tuesday that oil from a gushing undersea well in the Gulf of Mexico is hitting the state for the first time.
Miss. revenue falls 12.6 percent short in May
JACKSON – Gov. Haley Barbour says Mississippi tax collections have fallen short of expectations again.
Man dies in local restaurant
A Columbus man was found dead at Ruben’s Fish House early Monday morning.
Polls open today for primaries
Mississippi congressional candidates face the challenge of attracting voters for party primaries that follow the long Memorial Day weekend.
Circuit Court 6-1-2010
Sixteenth Circuit Court judges Lee Howard and Jim Kitchens handed down sentences during the May term in Lowndes County.
Columbus library launches adult summer program
“Water Your Mind — Read” is this summer’s theme at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library located at 314 Seventh St. N. in Columbus.
Musical ‘Pops in Pink’ brings back the good ole days
“Lipstick on Your Collar,” “P.S. I Love You” and “Where the Boys Are” are a sampling of the musical gems in store at the Center for Breast Health and Imaging Pops in Pink fundraiser in Starkville Saturday, June 5.
Columbian’s art chosen for N.Y.’s Mississippi Picnic
JACKSON — Karen Jamison of Columbus has been commissioned by The New York Society for the Preservation of Mississippi Heritage to do an original art piece for the 31st Anniversary of the Mississippi Picnic in Central Park.
Vaughn named VP of MSU research
A nationally recognized authority on cyber-security and head of Mississippi State University’s computer science and engineering department is the university’s new associate vice president for research.
Memorial Day marks growing season start for many
Memorial Day weekend is the traditional start of the gardening season for many. It is the time families plant their vegetables, containers of flowers and spruce up their landscapes.
U.S.-Vietnam relations to be examined in MSU program
A Fulbright Scholar and authority on Vietnam will discuss the Southeast Asian country’s relationship with the United States and other topics during a June 7 program at Mississippi State University.
Lowndes supes to negotiate for new hotel
The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors Friday approved a resolution stating the board’s intent to negotiate with the city and developer for an inter-local agreement for a hotel project on Highway 45 North.
BP’s ‘top kill’ fails to plug leak
BP admitted defeat Saturday in its attempt to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by pumping mud into a busted well, but said it’s preparing yet another method to fight the spill after a series of failures.
Brigham named interim MUW president
The College Board this morning named 4-County Electric Power Association CEO Allegra Brigham as interim president for Mississippi University for Women.
Dispatch upgrades story commenting
Visitors to The Dispatch’s website, cdispatch.com, may have noticed upgrades to our story commenting feature in recent days.
MSU students roll to EcoCAR victory
Mississippi State is on its way for a possible repeat.
A university student team of some 20 members took first place overall Thursday in the second round of the 2010 EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge.
BP: Effort to choke off gusher making some progress
BP’s attempt to choke off the gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico appeared to be making some progress, officials said Thursday as dire new government estimates showed the disaster has easily eclipsed the Exxon Valdez as the biggest oil spill in U.S. history.
