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Mona Charen: How to keep loving America – even when it hurts
The approach of July 4 is making my heart hurt. Love of this country is deep-dyed in my soul, but pondering how or even whether to celebrate the semiquincentennial provokes a riot of mixed feelings.
Letter: Committed to kids
The Watson Foundation has committed to help sponsor scholarships for our up-and-coming talented young entrepreneurs at Schoolhouse Ice Pops and Lemonade. We applaud the efforts
Community Calendar for 6-20-26
Friday, June 19-Saturday, June 20 ■ SCT Rummage Sale: The Starkville Community Theatre will host a rummage sale fundraiser to raise money for its theatre
MLB owners propose banning high school signings, adding an international draft
Baseball owners proposed banning high school players from signing with major league teams, raising the age for international amateurs and slashing the money spent on signing bonuses in negotiations Thursday for a new collective bargaining agreement.
A ‘nasty’ new front in Tennessee, and Jeffery Simmons is ready to live in the backfield
New Tennessee cornerback Alontae Taylor looks at the Titans ‘ revamped defensive line and one word comes to mind.
The Big Ten and SEC don’t like the college sports bill in Congress. Can they break away?
The Protect College Sports Act took a step forward Thursday with a Senate committee approval. Plenty of potential pitfalls remain ahead, including opposition from the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences.
In the Garden with Felder: Don’t starve plants with fertilizer myths
Poor roses, poor tomatoes, being starved by folks who think gimmicky homemade fertilizer solutions make much difference!
Bodycam shows passenger tried to exit car before fatal crash
At a Tuesday traffic stop on Airline Road, the 16-year-old unlicensed driver was not following instructions to keep his hands where a Columbus police officer could see them.
Green joins Dispatch staff as general assignment reporter
Paloma Green has joined The Dispatch newsroom staff as a general assignment reporter.
Sherry Ivy: A Father after God’s own heart
A father after God’s own heart is more than a title; it’s a divine calling with responsibility, and these are some of the many things
Lowndes County Building Permits, June 17 2026
Pamela Holley; 391 Downs Road; set up mobile home; Williamson Electric Pamela Holley; 391 Downs Road; move mobile home; M.S. Transporting LLC George Pruitt; 280
City of Columbus building permits, June 8-11, 2026
Colin Krieger; 803 Fifth Ave. N.; accessory building; same Creola and Richard Young; 2024 College St.; repairs to siding; same
FIFA hydration breaks spark backlash and blamed for killing momentum at World Cup
Curaçao fans went wild. The Germans were in shock.
Froma Harrop: Politician names on public works is free advertising
When workers scraped Donald Trump’s name off the Donald Trump and John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center, they should have kept going. They should have taken Kennedy’s name off as well and restored the building to its original, simple title, the National Culture Center.
Trump delays his own national intelligence nominee, fueling tension with fellow Republicans
President Donald Trump on Wednesday derailed the confirmation process of his own nominee to head the nation’s intelligence agencies, an extraordinary move that upended Senate efforts to renew a crucial surveillance program and fueled fresh tensions with fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Federal Reserve policymakers show support for rate hikes as Warsh reins in guidance
The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet almost half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year.
Retail sales up a strong 0.9% in May, underscoring the resilience of the US consumer
Shoppers stepped up their spending in May and surpassed expectations as temperatures warmed and gasoline prices leveled off.
Dangerous flooding from Tropical Storm Arthur, first of the Atlantic season, threatens Gulf Coast
A disorganized cluster of storms that had been plaguing the Gulf Coast for days came together to form Tropical Storm Arthur on Wednesday — the first tropical cyclone of the season in the Atlantic basin.
Trump’s pick to lead FEMA pledges to be ‘fair and reasonable’ in assessing disaster aid requests
Cameron Hamilton, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, pledged to senators Wednesday to be “fair and reasonable” in assessing requests for disaster aid as he seeks to run an agency roiled by the administration’s threats to dismantle it.
Letter: Access to our public officials
There was an accident last Thursday evening when a truck ran a stop sign on Seventh Street North and hit a car. The two drivers
County to start paying SPD for animal control assistance
July 8, 2025
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