In the interim, Brigham brings stability to MUW

Allegra Brigham came to Columbus from Washington County in 1965 as a 17-year-old freshman at Mississippi University for Women.

Omnova: We want to keep pay competitive

Driving along Yorkville Road this morning, Omnova workers still can be seen along the street, in Day-Glo vests holding signs announcing they are on strike.

Omnova strike talks at standstill

Omnova Solutions Inc. employees have been manning the gates at the Columbus plant for 24 hours a day, all weekend.

Omnova strikers want integrity

Longtime employees at Omnova’s Columbus plant say the strike is not about money; it’s about integrity.

Garthia Elena Burnett: A code to live by

The Columbus City Council recently nixed a proposed code of ethics.

Garthia Elena Burnett: A code to live by

The Columbus City Council recently nixed a proposed code of ethics.

Garthia Elena Burnett: City not so friendly anymore?

If you’ve had your ear to the grapevine over the past couple years, you’d think Columbus could be featured on an episode of “Gangland.”

Family sues city for jail death

It’s been more than three years since the death of 52-year-old Roosevelt Pernell Jr.

Garthia Elena Burnett: Even a good marriage has bumps along the way

Someone once told me, “Getting married isn’t for the faint of heart.”

Regional police agencies unite to solve old crimes

Red and white signs still are peppered throughout the city of Columbus, displaying the faces of senior citizens killed in the late ’90s.

Garthia Elena Burnett: Five men, one mission

I don’t know four people who I get along with a hundred percent of the time.

Turning the tide in Crawford

Turning into town from 245, the cares of the rest of the world seem to slip away. The streets are quiet, detached from the hustle and bustle of larger cities. The quiet town — once bustling with energy — has declined in population and businesses over the years.

American Eurocopter celebrates its 100th helicopter delivery at Lowndes County plant

American Eurocopter celebrated a milestone Thursday at its Lowndes County plant.

MUW students, faculty welcome shared degrees with Miss. State

Students in the Culinary Arts Institute at Mississippi University for Women said they were excited about a new partnership with Mississippi State, offering a degree in culinology.

MUW’s Limbert reflects on presidency, says she has ‘no regrets’

Claudia Limbert reclined sightly, relaxing her arms over a signature dark blazer. “What more could you ask?” her expression seemed to imply, as she prepared to answer questions posed by The Dispatch editorial board.

Children, others carry on philanthropist’s legacy

For years, Happy Irby had made his way through the community around Christmas time, giving out money, gifts and holiday fruit baskets, provided by the Happy Irby Christmas Fund.

Monday Profile: ‘I’m going to beat this’

Rashean Oliver-Hyde finished her second round of chemotherapy, Tuesday.

It went better than the first session two weeks prior, she said Sunday.

‘She was just a good person’

CALEDONIA — Freda Stacy sat on a park bench in Caledonia Sunday afternoon, remembering her “wonderful, wonderful granddaughter.”

Since the Oct. 25, 2008, shotgun death of Laura-Lee Godfrey Holliman, memories and pictures — like the one on the pin Stacy wore Sunday — are all she has.

Lawmakers: With or without Limbert, ‘Reneau’ won’t fly

With the state’s next legislative session two and a half months away, questions abound as to whether or not renaming Mississippi University for Women will be on the agenda.

The proposed new name — Reneau University — hasn’t yet been taken up by the College Board.

Wil Colom honored as Champion of Justice

Civil disobedience was a way of life. Freedom songs reverberated, setting the tone for sit-ins and protest marches.

“For a black child in Mississippi, the events of the 1960s seemed to be the dawning of a new day …”