Police chase ends with one car in house

Two people were taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Hospital and two more are in custody following a police chase that ended with one vehicle in a ditch and another in a house Sunday afternoon.

Search called off for missing man

Police have called off the search for a local man missing since Monday after he reportedly called his mother Saturday evening to let her know he was OK.

Blaze destroys Caledonia home

There were no injuries in a house fire that destroyed a home at 485 Archie Agnew Road in Caledonia on Thursday.

GTECHS students report good grades, lots of college credit

The first time Columbus sophomore Alexis Turner got straight As was after she started high school at the Golden Triangle Early College High School on East Mississippi Community College’s Mayhew campus.

Van linked to missing persons case found abandoned

The work vehicle of a missing Columbus man has been found abandoned off a highway near Waynesboro.

Antiquon Harris, 35, who works as a delivery driver for Corporate Dining Concepts in Columbus, disappeared on Monday while on a route to Northport and Cottondale, Alabama.

Suspects in armed robbery arrested

A man allegedly at the scene of a weekend shooting in Columbus has been arrested on multiple unrelated charges, including armed robbery and assault.

Consultant tells officers he’s ‘one of them’

In his first meeting with city police officers since becoming the department’s consultant, K.B. Turner sought to alleviate concerns that he had a hidden agenda.

Local activist group to congressman: What will replace ACA?

More than 20 people showed up at U.S. Representative Trent Kelly’s Columbus office at noon Friday to let the representative know they oppose repealing the Affordable Care Act.

Lowndes deputies arrest eight in prostitution sting

Narcotics agents with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office have arrested eight people, including a 16-year-old girl, and charged them with misdemeanor prostitution following a two-week undercover operation.

A cup of tea? Roving ‘tea man’ dispenses wit, wisdom and cups of (free) tea

Guisepe Spadafora says he began serving free tea when he was living out of a pickup in Los Angeles.

Book of Golden Deeds awardee tells stories of volunteering

When Tammy Baines Prescott learned her friend Jack Reed would be getting the Columbus Exchange Club’s Book of Golden Deeds Award for 2017, she made sure to attend the award ceremony — where the award was promptly given to her instead.

Traveling tea brewer to give away free cups of tea in Columbus

A traveling tea brewer who gives tea to people for free will be parked in front of the Rosenzweig Arts Center on Friday, giving away cups of tea and stories for anyone who asks.

Local arts community meets Senate bill with concern

Local artists and leaders from two area arts councils have met a bill filed in the Mississippi Senate to abolish the Mississippi Arts Commission with confusion and concern.

AG Hood has money ties to Google competitors

As Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood enters his second legal entanglement with tech giant Google Company, campaign contribution documents on the Mississippi Secretary of State’s website show Hood has received thousands of dollars in from other entertainment and tech companies since 2011.

Columbus High lockdown lifted after CPD calls off search for suspect

The lockdown on Columbus High School has been lifted, and the Columbus Police Department has called off a search for a potentially armed suspect in the woods around the school.

Two arrested in weekend robbery, car chase

Columbus residents Eltoro Harris, 35, and Quareantae Miller, 16, are both in custody and awaiting formal charges after an early Sunday morning armed robbery that was followed by a possibly related car chase.

Police consultant promises transparency, community involvement in CPD analysis

A consultant tasked with analyzing Columbus Police Department promised transparency during his first public appearance since his hire last Tuesday.

Registering their dissent: Nearly 1,000 attend Women’s March in Jackson

“827 going.”

That was the number on the Women’s March on Jackson Facebook event page when I checked it for the fifth time Saturday morning.

Golden Triangle residents head to women’s marches Saturday

Tonight, Starkville resident Karin Lee will get on a plane bound for Washington, D.C., with nothing but her purse, a change of underwear and a pair of socks.

Teen charged in November shooting

A Columbus teen is in the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center after officers with the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force arrested him Wednesday for a November shooting in Columbus.