Articles by Jason Browne
Wrongful death suits could be consolidated
Mississippi University for Women sought closure Thursday over the loss of four students to a January motel fire in Hoover, Ala.; meanwhile, lawyers for the students’ parents and the motel’s owners are just getting started.
MUW remembers Hoover, Ala. fire victims
Mississippi University for Women paid tribute to four students lost in a January motel fire Thursday as it planted four redbud trees in their memory in front of the dorm they shared.
On becoming men: Columbus High students get special training
A select group of students are learning more than academics at Columbus High School. They’re learning how to be men.
Link working 19 retail deals
Retail corporations and store owners eyeing cities share a lot in common with the people strolling through the businesses they own. Sometimes they’re just looking. Sometimes they say they’re just looking when they have something specific in mind. And sometimes they come right out and say what they want.
VIDEO: About 200 show up for Republican showdown
The Republican candidates for Mississippi’s First Congressional District attempted to differentiate themselves to the students of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Tuesday on the Mississippi University for Women campus.
West Point hires new electric dept. head
WEST POINT — West Point selectmen are remaining silent on the reasons surrounding former interim Electric Department Superintendent Shasta Plunkett’s firing. But business rolls on at the electric department.
New Hope celebrates the earth
New Hope Elementary gave the earth a variety of gifts for its special day.
West Point again fires former dept. head
WEST POINT — The West Point Board of Selectmen fired former interim electric department superintendent Shasta Plunkett again Thursday.
Center to West Point: consider our ideas
STARKVILLE — Before Mississippi Main Street’s charrette team came to West Point, there was already an effort under way to “CREATE” small-town change.
After shaky start, Eurocopter a top industry
Everyone loves a winner. And the Golden Triangle is home to one member of a globally successful team.
School leaders: Merger not on the agenda
An independent consulting firm says the Aberdeen and Oktibbeha County School Districts would do well to merge with Amory and Starkville schools, respectively. But as the schools focus on closing out the year, such speculative recommendations aren’t on the radar.
Aberdeen chief turns over keys to electric department
Things look to be calming down for the Aberdeen Board of Aldermen.
Club keeps focus on community service
Since its inception, the Columbus Archonette Club has focused on community service. But it wasn’t until cancer touched one of its own that Relay for Life was added to its list of philanthropies.
Teachers on the chopping block in West Point schools
WEST POINT — Approximately 20 certified teachers and 12 teacher assistants won’t be returning to West Point schools in August.
Fire tears through yet another Starkville apartment complex; no one believed injured
Fire struck another large Starkville apartment complex Sunday morning, destroying two buildings. No one was believed killed or injured in the blaze, officials said.
Administrators: MUW can’t offset budget cuts
While administrators are working to boost enrollment and have raised tuition, budget cuts expected for Mississippi University for Women in coming years will be too steep to offset, school officials said Friday.
A festival to remember: Crowds turn out to Starkville’s Cotton District in droves
The hills above University Drive echoed the sounds of the Cotton District Arts Festival Saturday as thousands of people packed the streets below. Cash register bells would have joined the cacophony had any vendors been using them, but the quiet whisper of rustling bills and the clinking jingle of change dropped into cash boxes was music to their ears.
Columbus woman slashed with broken bottle during fight outside bar
A 22-year-old woman was sent to Baptist Memorial Hospital–Golden Triangle early Saturday with cuts to her face following an assault at the Elk’s Lodge.
West Point’s Ross finishes term as College Board president
Scott Ross presided over his last meeting of the College Board Thursday.
Accident on Main Street sends three to hospital
A three-vehicle accident Thursday night on Main Street in Columbus sent three people to the hospital.
