Clay man claims police used excessive force

The city of West Point is facing a federal lawsuit from a man claiming West Point police used unnecessary force while arresting him during a welfare check.

Market Street Festival this weekend

he 23rd annual Market Street Festival in downtown Columbus will take place this weekend.

Starting Friday, residents and Columbus visitors can enjoy live music, vendors and other entertainment downtown for the annual festival. Hosted by Main Street Columbus, the festival occurs every first weekend of May.

Alabama man dies in West Point traffic accident

West Point Police Department is investigating a traffic accident that killed an Alabama man on Highway 45 Alternate near the Hampton Inn Monday.

Thousands expected for weekend sporting tournaments

About 5,000 people are expected to come to Columbus for the state’s second biggest soccer tournament this weekend.

Extended stays: Local inmate incarceration times an indicator of state-wide problem

Omar Beard has been in the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center since March 2012.

A house to love: The Haven, historic downtown home, passes to new ownership

Vonnie Moody admits she doesn’t know much yet about the history of her new house — but she does know that history is rich.

CMSD releases further information on superintendent candidates

The Columbus Municipal School District Board of Trustees will look at 19 of the 21 applications of superintendent candidates.

‘The bottom of the pool’: Bestselling author, speaker Andy Andrews speaks in Columbus

Whenever someone asks Andy Andrews what he does for a living, he tells them he’s a noticer.

Super Troopers actor to appear at Golden Triangle Comic Con

Super Troopers actor Erik Stolhanske will make an appearance at the third Golden Triangle Comic Con on Aug. 18.

Breaking barriers in the sky: Tuskegee Airmen exhibit visits local middle schools

Between 20 and 30 students at Columbus Middle School watched as the pilot on the screen before them flew out over the landscape and pointed the nose of his plane toward the sky.

CVB lauds success of 78th Pilgrimage

Of the eight years Rachel George opened her home, Baskerville Manor on Third Street North, to guests for Columbus Pilgrimage home tours, she thinks this year is the best she’s seen.

Helping others cope with trauma

Kirk Gayle said everywhere he goes in Columbus, he sees death.

Teacher retention, community engagement priorities for incoming superintendent

Stakeholders who gave their input on the search for Columbus Municipal School District’s next superintendent say the board should choose someone who can improve staff morale, retain teachers, improve the district’s flagging image and engage more with the entire community.

Thunderbirds cancel Columbus appearance after pilot’s death

The Air Force Thunderbirds will not appear at Wings Over Columbus later this month.

‘Electronics bundled with love’: MSU professor, New Hope Elementary students design robotic animals to help with therapy

Mississippi State University Associate Professor Cindy Bethel and New Hope Elementary teacher Jennifer Caldwell hope to soon set up a play date for two robots.

‘Itchy feet’: Pair of chance friends move through Golden Triangle on way to hippie commune

All Tamara “Pipes” Murck has is her guitar, her clothes, her sleeping bag, her spare tire and her hatchback, which she and her friend James “Hippie Jimmie” MacDougall are using to travel around the country.

LCSO: Second human bone found off Armistad Road

Authorities with Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office and Columbus Fire and Rescue were searching a pond Wednesday off Armistad Road after the discovery of the second human bone found in the area in a month.

78th Spring Pilgrimage starts today: Tours of 14 antebellum homes, new art events to highlight ‘showcase’ of city

The 78th Columbus Spring Pilgrimage, featuring tours of 14 antebellum homes and multiple arts events, kicks off tonight with the annual crawfish boil and live music at the old Elks Lodge on Main Street across from the Tennessee Williams Home.

In the neighborhood: Group of church members supply food from pop-up soup kitchen on Northside

The 4-year-old girl peering over the table laid out with sandwiches, chips and bottles of water had only one question for the men manning the food stand on 14th Avenue North Monday afternoon: How much?

Preparing for attacks on schools

About 1,000 people — primarily educators and staff from Lowndes County School District and Mississippi University for Women — were silent as they watched what appeared to be surveillance footage of two teenage boys armed with long guns stalking the hallways of a school.