Articles by Isabelle Altman
Finding shelter from the storm
Luis Rojas made a last-minute decision Friday to leave his apartment in Fort Lauderdale and drive west away from Hurricane Irma.
Judge sets deadline for Second Baptist to comply with court order
Deacons at Second Baptist Church in Starkville have until Sept. 22 to turn over information from two bank accounts they opened, as well as the keys to the church building, to its board of trustees.
Locals commemorate 9/11 with service
Tom Green doesn’t often talk about the time he spent at Ground Zero in 2001, but he made an exception for the crew of volunteers who gathered at the Boys and Girls Club for the 9-11 Day of Service Friday.
LCSD teachers awarded money from MDE
Six of the eight Lowndes County schools have received money from the Mississippi Department of Education as part of the department’s school recognition program.
Waynesboro man gets 10 years for aggravated domestic violence
A man accused of brutally beating his ex-wife will spend 10 years in prison.
Preparing for the worst
Mississippi University for Women sophomore Ashley McReynolds spent Thursday morning at the hospital, being hosed down by Columbus firefighters and going through a “decontamination” process for people with serious chemical-related injuries.
Woman accused of threatening DHS found not guilty
A jury in Lowndes County Circuit Court found a woman accused of threatening the Department of Human Services not guilty.
Life for man who shot girlfriend’s 4-year-old
Family of four-year-old Brayden Barksdale, the child killed at his Sobley Road home in January 2015, had one question for the man who shot him: why?
No charges filed in convoluted Walmart ‘robbery’
Investigators with the Columbus Police Department say they have located the suspects in an alleged robbery at Walmart and have no plans to file any charges against them.
Suicide: Talking through a taboo subject
More than 250 bags will be strewn across the lawn in front of the cafeteria on Mississippi University for Women’s campus Tuesday — each one containing a reminder of the 44,000 people per year who take their own lives.
Police investigate robbery in Walmart
Investigators with Columbus Police Department are looking for three suspects accused of robbing a shopper in Walmart Thursday.
Columbus man arrested for statutory rape
A Columbus man is behind bars for allegedly having sexual relations with a child younger than 16.
Argument heats up over guns in courthouse
Local chancery court judges face a challenge in the Mississippi Supreme Court over the right of citizens with enhanced concealed carry permits to take weapons into a courthouse.
West Point police still searching for armed robbers
Officers with the West Point Police Department are investigating a Monday night armed robbery.
Too good for drugs: Program in area schools, community teaches kids about life skills to prevent drug, alcohol abuse
The day after 15-year-old Shelbi Taylor was released from the Lowndes County Juvenile Detention Center, she texted drug prevention specialist Arleen Weatherby.
Lowndes man gets 10 years for store armed robberies
A Lowndes County man will spend 10 years in prison following a guilty plea Monday in circuit court to one count of armed robbery.
Man who slept with 14-year-old gets 10 year sentence
A man who confessed to sleeping with a 14-year-old will spend 10 years in prison.
Civil Service Commission denies officer’s appeal
The Columbus Civil Service Commission Thursday unanimously upheld the suspension of a Columbus Police Department patrol officer for violating the city’s social media policies.
New Hope teen indicted for aggravated DUI in 2016 wreck
The driver in a wreck that sent three New Hope High School students to the hospital last October has been indicted on three counts of aggravated DUI.
Mother of statutory rape defendant faints in court
The mother of a man accused of sleeping with a 14-year-old fainted in the courtroom Wednesday after her son pleaded guilty to the charge in Lowndes County Circuit Court.
Jelly Roll to perform at Jeffery Simmons Community Fun Day
July 3, 2025
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