Articles by Isabelle Altman
Journey of a lifetime: 19-year-old hikes 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail during COVID-19 pandemic
Just after sunrise on June 21, McLin Sanders stood at the rocky peak of Mount Katahdin, next to a wooden, weather-beaten sign declaring him at the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.
Noxubee man found guilty of killing girlfriend, shooting her son
A Noxubee County man will spend life in prison after a jury found him guilty Friday of killing his wife and shooting his stepson in Brooksville in 2017.
J5 to end partnership with Columbus June 30
The city’s project management firm J5 Global will end its partnership with the city of Columbus after eight years.
Three dead in two Wednesday shootings
Columbus police have made arrests in two separate fatal shootings that killed three people, including a minor, on Wednesday.
CPD investigating two separate fatal shootings Wednesday
Columbus police are investigating what appear to be two separate homicides in North Columbus. The first was an overnight shooting at a residence near the
Monday Profile: ‘Chef’ at Baptist brings colorful cooking background to hospital cafeteria
Wesley Pounders still remembers his first attempt at roasting a chicken.
Former CMSD board president hired as CLW GM
The Columbus Light and Water board has chosen Angela Verdell as the department’s new general manager, pending contract negotiations, board attorney Jeff Smith told The Dispatch.
“Made in a Day”
This past year, Airbus’ Columbus facility was featured in a National Geographic video series on manufacturing in America. The documentary series “Made in a Day,” which viewers can stream on Disney+, is about making different brands and products, from space rockets to electric guitars to whiskey. But it’s the episode on helicopters where the series gives viewers a look at Golden Triangle workers building the H125 at Airbus’ Columbus facility on Airport Road.
Gaskin wins Columbus mayoral election
Keith Gaskin has won the Columbus mayoral election, according to unofficial totals.
City sells Gilmer Inn property to private developer
The city council unanimously approved the sale of the old Gilmer Inn property on Main Street at Tuesday’s council meeting.
Gaskin wins Columbus mayoral race
Keith Gaskin has won the Columbus mayoral election, according to unofficial totals. He will take office July 1. Gaskin, an independent who currently works for
Stuck barge in Pickensville causes flooding in Lowndes
A barge broke loose from its moorings at the mouth of the Luxapallila Creek and floated down the waterway where it became stuck at the Tom Bevill Lock and Dam in Aliceville, Alabama, at about 3 a.m. Saturday.
Gaskin closes in on mayoral win after affidavits
Independent Keith Gaskin still leads incumbent mayor Robert Smith, a Democrat, by 40 votes after election officials processed 158 affidavit and 31 curbside ballots over seven hours on Thursday.
Beard wins Ward 4 contest with 30 more votes than Turner
Independent incumbent Ward 4 Councilman Pierre Beard Sr. has officially defeated Democrat Marty Turner, who previously held the council seat, following Thursday’s count of affidavit ballots.
Gaskin leads mayor’s race; still too close to call
As of late Tuesday night, independent challenger Keith Gaskin had 66 more votes than Democratic Mayor Robert Smith — but there are still 158 affidavit ballots to be processed, meaning it remains too close to call.
Polling place confusion fuels high number of affidavit ballots
Even before election day ended with multiple races too close to call and affidavits still to be processed, poll workers and city officials were reporting an unusually high number of affidavit votes cast at the polls.
Ward 1 ballot box left unlocked in registrar’s office Wednesday
City officials are trying to determine protocols for how to proceed with Ward 1 absentee ballots after the box for those ballots was left unlocked in the city registrar’s office for an unknown time period on Wednesday.
West Point men arrested for ‘dine and ditch’, purse snatching in Columbus
Two West Point men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a series of purse snatchings as well as apparently leaving a downtown Columbus restaurant without paying.
Starkville woman pronounced dead after fire starts in her home
A Starkvillle woman has died in a structure fire. Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt identified the victim as Willie Mae Allen, 76. Allen was pronounced
City to view doorbell camera footage with resident permission
Columbus City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to enter an agreement with the company Ring Doorbell that will allow police and firefighters to access video from residents’ Ring systems with the residents’ permission.
