Macon woman, 70, serving decade prison term for pot

During the summer of 2014, law enforcement agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, while flying in a helicopter, spotted marijuana growing in a garden near a home in Macon.

Zika-spreading mosquito not in Mississippi

The mosquitoes spreading the Zika virus in South America, Latin America and Caribbean countries are not in Mississippi as far as the state Department of Health knows.

Noxubee Wildlife Refuge to hold youth fishing rodeo

Children between the ages of 4 and 15, along with their parents, are invited to Noxubee County for the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Youth Fishing Tournament on Saturday.

City school board to vote on CHS principal

The Columbus Municipal School District Board of Trustees will meet Friday to discuss hiring a new Columbus High School principal.

Out of towners pour into Golden Triangle for weekend events

The Golden Triangle had a busy and economically successful weekend.

National Volunteer Week: Ortega works to engage youth in service

On Wednesday, Clara Ortega and a group of over 20 young volunteers gathered at Loaves and Fishes to prepare a healthy meal which they served to 97 people.

Sporting events, concerts to hit Columbus in coming days

Columbus is getting its share of events in the coming week.

Ruffin, prolific Southern writer raised in Columbus, dies

Paul Ruffin, a writer who spent his formative years in Columbus and later published two novels, seven collections of poetry and a multitude of short stories and articles, has died.

He was 74.

National Volunteer Week: Teriah Brown gets started with Girl Scouts

Among Lowndes County’s newest crop of volunteers is 7-year-old Teriah Hamilton.

Local voices: Libraries, now more than ever

I have an ongoing argument with a family member who claims that since the invention of the Internet, libraries have become obsolete.

Downtown YMCA getting facelift

The YMCA in downtown Columbus is being renovated and getting new equipment.

Finding the roots of Prairie Hill: A member of a rural church looks for the congregation’s origins in history

Samson Edmond is trying to track down the origins of his church.

Woman dies following East Columbus fire

A 46-year-old woman is dead following a house fire Friday morning in East Columbus.

Masked men rob The Pony at gunpoint

Authorities say The Pony was robbed at gunpoint early this morning and the masked culprits remain on the loose.

Kitchens speaks to Exchange about state Supreme Court candidacy

Jim Kitchens, a circuit judge in the 16th Judicial District, spoke to the Columbus Exchange Club at Lion Hills on Thursday about why he would make a good state Supreme Court justice.

Married coaches arrested for sex with students

Authorities in Alabama have charged two Pickens Academy coaches who are married for allegedly engaging in sex acts with two students.

Two taken to hospital after Highway 45 crash

Two people were transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Monday following an accident on Highway 45 South.

Macon PD to charge MSU signee Simmons

The Macon Police Department has filed simple assault charges against Jeffery Simmons, a Mississippi State University signee accused of repeatedly hitting a woman Thursday evening.

An ‘Idol’ in Amory

This Monroe County town’s own idol, Trent Harmon, returned Saturday to the place where he got his start.

Massive bee hive removed from depot

Construction workers renovating the old railroad depot on Main Street were abuzz Tuesday morning when they discovered a four-foot-long hive of bees.