A ‘sweet soul’ lost in a ‘dark world’: Friends remember Drew Johnson for his kindness, pitching acumen

Chris Wright and his friend Drew Johnson were at a local fair in 2001 when they approached one of the games where players threw balls trying to knock over milk bottles to win stuffed animal prizes. Johnson told Wright to “give the man some money.”

Woman reportedly robbed at gunpoint in north Columbus over weekend

Officers with Columbus Police Department are investigating an alleged weekend armed robbery.

CPD: Man hides from police in apartment attics

A Columbus man is in custody for burglary after breaking into two apartments by crawling through a hole he kicked between two attics.

Artesia files petition to increase town borders

The Town of Artesia has filed a petition with Lowndes County Chancery Court to extend the town’s corporate limits, approximately doubling the size of the town.

Prescription for fraud: Recent medical professional arrests highlight increasing pain killer problem

Last year medical professionals in the state of Mississippi prescribed enough pain killers to give each person in the state approximately 70 dosages of prescription pain medication.

Columbus woman pleads guilty to conspiracy, health care fraud in federal court

A former employee at a Columbus medical clinic pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of conspiracy and three counts of health care fraud for her involvement in a conspiracy to defraud health insurance companies.

Man ignites trailer to get his girlfriend to leave

A Caledonia man is behind bars for allegedly burning his own mobile home, apparently to make his girlfriend leave.

Making an iron-clad case: DA-sponsored training helps Golden Triangle law enforcement with reports, interviewing techniques

Rule number one: Everybody lies.

Lovers’ spat turns into shootout

Columbus police investigators believe a couple’s lovers’ spat Saturday morning turned into a shootout.

Cold case arrest brings closure to family

At 6:40 a.m. Wednesday morning, Monroe County resident Dannie Fowler woke up to a call from Columbus Police Department investigators.

Police release more details on cold case murder arrest

Columbus police have arrested a suspect in a more than 20-year-old capital murder case, city officials confirmed today.

Having a voice: Tyler Edmonds seeks compensation from Mississippi for three years he spent in prison

Tyler Edmonds was about to take the stage to speak to a room full of attorneys in Biloxi earlier this month when he received some unfortunate news.

Man accused of stealing meat from Sunflower found not guilty

A Lowndes County Circuit Court jury on Tuesday acquitted a Columbus man accused of stuffing meat down his pants at a grocery store and trying to run away.

LCSO seeks suspects in store robberies

Lowndes County sheriff’s deputies are seeking suspects in a pair of Monday night store robberies.

Chief Deputy Marc Miley said the two robberies are possibly related.

Walking with purpose: Recent college graduate traverses Golden Triangle on cross country trek

Marshall Hardee is on the last leg of a 2,000-plus-mile journey across the country. On foot.

A family remembers ‘Willie Hoop’: For a week George Cotton’s family has gathered, sharing stories and speculating on his drowning death

Jeanette Cotton still expects to see her brother George walking down the street or coming around the corner of the hallway in the home he shared with his mother in southeast Columbus.

Man found in Lux appears to have drowned accidentally

A Columbus man whose body was found in Luxapalila Creek Monday drowned in what was most likely an accident.

Man accused in ‘arson for hire’ plot arrested for illegal moonshine

A man previously implicated in an “arson for hire” plot in Clay County is now behind bars for allegedly distilling moonshine.

Starkville nurse arrested for writing fraudulent prescriptions

A Starkville nurse has been arrested for allegedly writing false prescriptions.

Reform man pleads guilty to second-degree murder

A Reform, Alabama, man will spend 40 years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections after pleading guilty Monday to second-degree murder.