Articles by Isabelle Altman
Room to grow: PACCAR communication manager talks hiring, benefits of Lowndes plant
When a Kenworth or Peterbilt tractor-trailer rolls down the highway, there’s an 80 percent chance that truck’s engine was built in Lowndes County.
New 4-County leader plans to continue trajectory of success
4-County Electric Power Association has a new leader.
Arrest made in Monday night robbery
An 18-year-old is in custody for a Monday night robbery in Lowndes County.
Fire destroys church building in Oktibbeha County
A church building burned down late Tuesday night in Oktibbeha County.
Grandmother rescues toddler from burning home
A Columbus woman escaped from her burning home Tuesday afternoon with her 2-year-old granddaughter in her arms.
CMSD announces launch of Parent University
“Partnership” was the key theme at Columbus Municipal School District’s annual Title I meeting at Brandon Central Services Tuesday night.
Into the fire: Dozens of area college students balance studies, volunteering as rural firefighters
Mississippi State freshman Mitch Graves was walking through the university activities fair on the Drill Field his first week of classes, looking at his different extracurricular options, when someone from one of the booths shouted: “Hey! You wanna be a fireman?”
10 years, thousands of cases: Columbus Crime Lab handles evidence for investigations throughout Golden Triangle
Austin Shepherd had been with the Columbus Police Department as a crime scene investigator not quite four years in 2007 when he and a police investigator went to then Chief Joseph St. John and pitched the idea of starting a local crime lab.
Two plead guilty to sexually assaulting children in separate cases
A man accused of sexually assaulting two children under the age of 16 will spend 15 years in prison.
‘Not just fighting fires’: Area fire chiefs compare firefighter pay in profession with increasing training, scope of duties
He’s 21 years old. He has a high school education and a higher-than-average ACT score. He’s just been handed 75 pounds worth of weights and is told to climb a stairclimber with them on his back for three minutes and 20 seconds.
Family of man held without trial for almost 12 years sues Clay County
The family of a man kept in jail for 11 years has filed a wrongful imprisonment lawsuit against Clay County and multiple public officials.
Young steps down as EMCC interim president
Less than four months after taking the position, Rick Young has resigned as interim president at East Mississippi Community College.
Patient awarded $2M in lawsuit against OBGYN
A Lowndes County jury awarded $2.4 million to the plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Columbus obstetrics and gynecology doctor Friday.
Six-hour standoff ends in death of Lowndes man
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a Lowndes County man who apparently killed himself after a six-hour standoff with county deputies.
Lowndes man to spend life in prison for molesting autistic child
A Lowndes County man will spend life in prison after a jury found him guilty of molesting a 13-year-old autistic child.
Searching for answers: Grandsons of victim in 25-year-old cold case record true crime podcast in her memory
For most of their lives, Nashville resident Jason B. Jones and his brother Simon have wanted the answer to one question: Who killed their step-grandmother, Betty Jones, and her friend Kathryn Crigler in Starkville on Labor Day 1990?
A community history: Archivists complete six-year project indexing county records
In 1856, Catherine Atkins, a 26-year-old free woman of color from Maryland, sued Lowndes County resident Dunston Banks for illegally holding her as a slave — and won.
Palmer Home sexual battery case continued because of juror shortage
A former Palmer Home house parent accused of sexually assaulting twin 8-year-olds girls in 2006 has had his trial postponed after not enough people showed up for jury duty.
Authorities seize 1,200+ gallons of moonshine
Law enforcement discovered and destroyed an illegal moonshine operation in southern Lowndes County Monday morning.
Retail development firm pitches city council
The Columbus City Council heard from the first of what could be several retail recruitment consulting firms at its meeting Monday.
Deputies searching for two suspects in Sunday double homicide
June 29, 2025
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