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Meridian mayor announces layoffs, furloughs of city workers
Meridian Mayor Cheri Barry says 15 to 19 city workers will lose their jobs and the rest of the employees will be furloughed one day each month.
South Lamar softball earns trip to Class A state tournament
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. — The South Lamar High School fast-pitch softball team won four games to make it to the championship game and finished as the runner-up in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class A North Central Regional Tournament.
Events mark National Police Week
Columbus and Lowndes County law enforcement officials are pausing during several events this week to recognize National Police Week, which occurs each year during the week in which May 15 falls.
Planning commission OKs church in Gateway center
The Columbus Planning Commission Monday unanimously approved a permitted-use request to allow a church at 201 K Alabama St. in the Gateway Shopping Center, east of the Food Giant grocery store.
VIDEO: What do you like most about Market Street Festival?
We ask Market Street revelers what they like most about the festival. Here’s what we heard.
Fugitive assault suspect commits suicide in Florida jail
Kenneth Macon, who has been a person of interest in two residential break-ins and a brutal assault in Columbus, took his own life in a Florida jail on Sunday, sheriff’s officials said.
Hamilton softball team gets dose of own medicine
HAMILTON — The Hamilton High School fast pitch softball team learned a valuable lesson here Saturday afternoon — when you live by the sword, sometimes you also die by the sword.
Last week, the Lady Lions switched to a “small ball” strategy en route to a 7-3 win against East Union in the second and deciding game of their best-of-three series with the Lady Urchins in the opening round of the MHSAA Class 2A playoffs.
PHOTOS: Market Street Festival 2010
Photos from the 2010 Market Street Festival in downtown Columbus.
MARKET STREET FESTIVAL: About 40,000 people expected to converge on downtown for musical acts, food and vendors
Streets were being closed in downtown Columbus, and final preparations were being made, as the city pauses tonight and Saturday for the 15th annual Market Street Festival.
West Point native named ‘Rising Star’
Sarah Ward Hoffman, a West Point native and senior account executive for the DCI Group in Washington D.C. has been selected by Campaigns & Elections’ Politics magazine as one of its 2010 Rising Stars.
Govt. investigates shrimpers in Gulf turtle deaths
GULFPORT — Federal authorities are investigating whether fishermen eager to maximize their catch ahead of the massive oil slick threatening the Gulf Coast have been killing endangered sea turtles, an official said Wednesday.
Eighth of May festival returns this weekend
The Sandfield Eighth of May festival returns for its eleventh year this weekend.
Market Street road closures to begin Friday
Numerous streets will begin closing Friday morning and afternoon for the 15th annual Market Street Festival.
Arrest report 5-6-2010
Fifteen people were arrested on felony charges, according to reports released from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office.
Noxubee County doesn’t approve hiring of new football coach
Noxubee County School District Superintendent Kevin Jones said Tuesday that the district’s school board accepted the resignation of former football coach M.C. Miller but didn’t approve the hiring of a new football coach at its Monday meeting.
Jones said the school board will meet two more times this month, with the next meeting scheduled for Monday. The hiring of Tyrone Shorter to replace Miller as Noxubee County High School football coach is expected to be on the agenda at one of those meetings.
Shorter was an assistant coach for 12 or 13 years to Miller, who left Noxubee County High to take a job as head football coach at Harrison Central. Miller later reconsidered that opportunity and was hired to become the football coach at Louisville High School. He replaces Brad Peterson, who is the new football coach at Btrandon.
Victory Christian baseball team reaches Final Four
Landon Ellis struck out eight and allowed one hit in five innings Tuesday to lead the Victory Christian Academy baseball team to an 11-1 victory against Victory Baptist (Millbrook, Ala.) in the Alabama Christian Educators Association playoffs.
The victory pushes Victory Christian (10-1) into the ACEA Final Four at 3 p.m. Friday at Northside in Dothan, Ala. The Eagles likely will play Northside.
Victory Christian was forced to play Tuesday after it lost a coin flip with Tuscaloosa Christian. The teams split two regular-season meetings and were tied for the top spot in the region. The No. 1 seed received an automatic bid to the Final Four.
Caledonia , Noxubee track teams win region championships
ITTA BENA — The Caledonia High School girls and the Noxubee County High School boys track and field teams won Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 4A Region 1 championships Tuesday at Mississippi Valley State University.
The Lady Confederates scored 109 points to outdistance Amory (81 points) and Noxubee County (75).
The Noxubee County boys had 119 points to run away from Caledonia, which was second with 80.
