Articles by Isabelle Altman
Man accused of killing, burning victim pleas
A man accused of killing a woman and burning her trailer pleaded guilty this week in Lowndes County Circuit Court to second-degree murder.
Mack Fowler cold case murder suspect indicted
A man accused in a 20-year-old Columbus homicide has been indicted for one count of capital murder.
Man accused of siccing pit bull on officer slated for trial
A man accused of setting a pit bull on an animal control officer is scheduled for trial during the Lowndes County Circuit Court session that begins today.
Letting out their ‘inner geek’: Second Columbus Comic Con bigger, better than last year
Three-year-old Columbus resident Trenton Edwards is quick to tell you he likes Sonic the Hedgehog, a blue cartoon character from the video game of the same name. Saturday, he got to be Sonic the Hedgehog.
Sex offender tries to assault Realtor during house showing
A registered sex offender from West Point has been arrested for kidnapping after he allegedly held an Aberdeen Realtor against her will.
MBN agent: State can’t arrest its way out of opioid problem
The way to beat the country’s opioid crisis is to medically treat opioid addiction rather than just throw addicts in prison.
CPD welcomes 11 new officers to force
Illinois native Emily Konior was working for the Transportation Security Administration in Birmingham, Alabama, when she was hired in March as an officer with Columbus Police Department, the department she’d been wanting to work for in the town she had been wanting to live.
Human trafficking in Mississippi
When Leah Daughdrill was 18, she moved in with a family friend. The Leakesville, Mississippi resident was promised a stable home, which she’d never had, and drugs, which she’d been addicted to for years.
Opioid town hall set for Columbus
Mississippi law enforcement and medical agencies are bringing the fight against the state’s growing opioid and heroin epidemic to Columbus next week.
Making a stand: Eagle Scout builds needed equipment for T.K. Martin Center
Dressed in his scouting uniform, 15-year-old Eagle Scout Simon Banzhaf arrived at T.K. Martin Center Wednesday after school to assemble the center’s platform swing with its new stand — a proud moment for him and his father George, as the two of them had made the stand themselves to help out the center.
MSMS ranks eighth among public high schools in US
The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science ranked eighth in the nation and first in Mississippi on the niche.com Best Public High Schools list for 2018.
Columbus police search for three armed suspects in armed robbery
Police are searching for suspects in an armed robbery in North Columbus Monday.
Rethinking ‘life without parole’ for juvenile offenders
Clay County resident Joey Chandler was only 17 when he committed the murder that would land him in prison for life.
Oak Hill student dies in swimming accident
On nights before Oak Hill Academy football games in West Point, defensive back Thomas Lee Bales could often be found dancing in the locker room.
West Point man sentenced to 105 years for Cotton District sexual battery, kidnapping
Terry Hill, 44, of West Point, will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for the role he played in the attack on two college students in the Cotton District in 2016.
State rests in Cotton District sexual battery case
An Oktibbeha County jury will today deliberate the fate of a West Point man charged with robbery, sexual battery and kidnapping in Starkville’s Cotton District in 2016.
Attorney in Cotton District sexual assault case requests to withdraw
Halfway through the first day of witnesses in a trial of a man accused of sexual assault in the Cotton District, the defense attorney made a motion to withdraw from the case because of multiple threats her client had made against her.
Cotton District rape, robbery trial begins
One of the two defendants accused of a robbery and rape in Starkville a year ago faces a jury in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court this week.
Connection with community goal of National Night Out
Columbus Police Department is throwing a party Tuesday. And all of Columbus is invited.
Police consultant to give report next week
Police consultant K.B. Turner will present his in-depth analysis of the Columbus Police Department to the city council on Tuesday.
Jelly Roll to perform at Jeffery Simmons Community Fun Day
July 3, 2025
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