Articles by Garthia Elena Burnett
Experts say C&G rail line should reopen
Restoration of the Columbus and Greenville Railway line could have far-reaching and long-lasting results, not just for the areas it touches directly but also for the entire nation.
Expert: Main Street associations successful economic engines
As local governments search for ways to drive their economy, Main Street associations are proving to be successful economic engines, according to recent research.
Extra obstacles face disabled drivers
From the time Tiffany Hamlin decided to get her Mississippi driver’s license, it took her six years to complete the process.
Crime adds new wrinkle to busy mom’s routine
Life just got a little more chaotic for Kellie Short. Recently she was flooded with calls about break-ins at Providence Place in Columbus. Police are investigating a string of home burglaries in the subdivision. And Short, property manager for Providence Place and Columbus Gardens, has had to field the calls and help reassure tenants.
Heritage seniors work to raise $180,000 for new park
Seniors at Heritage Academy wore royal blue T-shirts Friday, hailing Patriot Park as a place “where every kid can be a kid.” Joining a circle of animated children on the T-shirt was one child in a wheelchair and another using a walker. The students hope to turn the illustration into a reality with the construction of an “all-inclusive playground” at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.
Practice for the game of life: Team sports improve mental, physical health
Team sports do more than help kids stay healthy — they benefit their mental health.
Clubs keep Columbus High students busy
There’s a club for just about anything you can think of at Columbus High. And if you think of one the teachers and administrators haven’t already, by next week, there likely will be a club for that, too.
Common core: Schools moving toward curriculum that matches courses in other states, worldwide
In Switzerland, 12th-graders write essays analyzing John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s proclamation that led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
High voter turnout in Triangle
Area voters didn’t let the inclement weather keep them from the polls Tuesday. Lowndes County voting precincts reported steady traffic throughout the day, despite periods of rainfall.
Turnout steady in early voting
Traffic flow was steady throughout Golden Triangle voter precincts this morning, and area circuit clerk’s offices expected it to remain so throughout the day.
After five months, Omnova strikers still hold out
After 43 years at Omnova, Gene Gore of Columbus has put in more than enough time to retire. And with six children and 12 grandchildren, he has enough reasons to compel him to do so. But instead of resigning to a life of leisure and bouncing grandbabies, Gore mans the union hall across Yorkville Road from the Omnova plant.
County relocates East Columbus polling place
Lowndes County has relocated an East Columbus polling site.
Erasing the special-ed stigma: Students given chance in mainstream classes
A decade ago, most special education students got little preparation for the real world.
They were tucked in a classroom, away from their peers, and little was expected of them.
Often, that was a self-fulfilling prophecy.
With Internet’s ease, plagiarism a growing concern on campuses
As recently as 10 years ago, if you told someone to copy and paste, the appropriate response would have involved paper and glue. Today, copy-and-paste is widely known computerspeak. But copy-and-paste is doing more than complicating the English language. It’s blurring the lines between original work and plagiarism.
Moroccan-themed apartment, upstairs pool an unexpected surprise in Columbus
Melissa Rushing had dreamed of a place where she could use spa treatments and a soothing atmosphere to help people feel better, inside and out.
Train carrying chemical derails near Tronox plant
A train carrying hydrogen peroxide derailed in Hamilton at about 9 a.m. Monday morning. Monroe County Sheriff Andy Hood said his department had a report of the train derailment, off of Stovall Bottom Road, in a rural area.
Kugel challenges Kilgore for county school board seat
An incumbent Lowndes County school board member faces opposition from a relative new comer in her bid to reclaim her seat in the Nov. 2 election.
Things to do in the Triangle: A busy autumn awaits
From haunted hay rides, festivals and trick-or-treating to literary events and feeding the poor, the area has no shortage of events for the fall.
Columbus man faces DUI charge after plowing through yards, hitting truck
He plowed his white 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee through two front yards, turning statues into rubble and hitting a pickup truck. After battering the yards, in the 1600 block of Seventh Street North, he kept driving, leaking transmission fluid all the way to 824 Seventh St. N. There, three concerned citizens confronted William D. Sherman, who was apparently inebriated, and waited for police.
New EMCC nursing building still on life support
Any public funding of a planned health and wellness center is at least a year away. In the meantime, Dr. Rick Young, president of East Mississippi Community College, hopes to drum up interest in the project, which he hopes will have regional appeal.