Articles by Garthia Elena Burnett
West Point bus strike on hold through Friday
Union officials have agreed to hold off on a bus driver strike — which would include West Point School District drivers — at least through Friday.
Impact of 9/11 felt eight years later
Mary Slater was at work at the Mississippi University for Women Police Department when she heard the news over the radio.
One word came to mind: “fear.”
Garthia Elena Burnett: Rebuilding Caledonia school
I can remember riding in the back of a pickup to get to campus.
From Main Street, the wreckage already could be seen.
Rubble. Twisted metal. Broken glass.
‘Mr. Bit,’ longtime supervisor, dies at 84
“Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.”
Those who worked closely with W.G. “Bit” Thompson, remember the longtime supervisor as the epitome of these words, penned by the apostle James.
Garthia Elena Burnett: Back to the drawing board on health department site selection
Ever notice how too many choices sometimes can turn into paralysis? It’s a problem the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors seems to have run into with building a new health department.
Officers in Vicksburg flap put on leave
It will be Tuesday before Columbus Police Chief Joseph St. John releases the findings of an investigation probing reports of police misconduct during a training trip in Vicksburg.
Garthia Elena Burnett: One more something for parents to be concerned about
It was almost 10 o’clock last Wednesday night. I had sent my 5-year-old daughter to bed, with instructions to pick out a bedtime story.
Local volunteers turn out to build home for family of 14
Long before you enter the path of red clay leading the way to 859 Kidd Road in Caledonia, cars line the curves of the street. The rhythmic sound of hammers hard at work beckons you.
Garthia Elena Burnett: When the naming fracas gets personal
What’s in a name?
For Mississippi University for Women, the more appropriate question is, ‘What’s not in a name?’: Reality.