Articles by Ryan Poe
Ceiling caves in at Columbus travel agency
The Roberts Travel Agency’s suspended, front-office ceiling collapsed from water damage Monday afternoon, almost burying two employees.
Special delivery: Mom gives birth to sixth child in car
A north Columbus woman gave birth in her parked car early today while on her way to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.
Work, bah humbug: Some area residents work through the holidays
Every time Christmas rolls around, a few, unlucky employees are left to hold down the fort in Columbus. And no, it’s not because they were naughty.
Kay Gunter Brewer, beloved teacher and coach’s wife, dies
When Karl Malone gave his Basketball Hall of Fame induction speech in August, his former Louisiana high school teacher beamed with pride.
Juveniles arrested in car break-ins
Four teens were arrested just after midnight Wednesday as they broke into two vehicles in the 800 block of Third Avenue South in Columbus, according to police.
Faith at 15,000 feet: Lowndes church plants pine trees in shape of cross near Golden Triangle Regional Airport
For 17 years, flights out of the Golden Triangle Regional Airport have passed over a large cross-shaped pine tree forest.
Caledonia votes to raise water fees
Caledonia aldermen voted Tuesday to change the water bill system for residents in and around the town to help offset the cost of a new water treatment plant and well.
Dredged well fails to shed light on missing woman’s fate
Putting an end to 24-year-old rumors, Lowndes County sheriff’s investigators emptied a well early today without finding the body of Madeline “Midge” Teresa Ponds.
Carpenter named interim head of tourism board
The Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau voted Monday to name Project Manager Nancy Carpenter its interim executive director.
Halfway house helps local women break bonds of drug, alcohol addiction
After prison, all too many women return to their old drug- and alcohol-infused lives. It’s easier. And when they’re broke and homeless, shunned by employers, they have precious few other options.
Developers could benefit from revival of low-interest loan program for Main Street
Main Street Columbus Inc. and developers are pushing to revive a long-dead low-interest loan program that helped spruce up downtown buildings.
Detectives pursue tip in missing-girl cold case
Following up on an urban legend, Lowndes County Sheriff’s deputies are planning to drain a well in hopes of finding a girl who has been missing more than 24 years.
Court: E911 dispatcher was not discriminated against
After a three-day trial in Oxford, a federal court jury has ruled that a former Columbus-Lowndes E911 dispatcher was not fired because of her race.
As weather cools, holiday scams heat up
It’s the season of giving, and no one knows that better than the holiday con artist. Columbus Police Lt. Selvain McQueen said snow jobs traditionally spike during the Christmas season when people are feeling the most charitable.
Columbus tourism director Tsismanakis stepping down
Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director and CEO James Tsismanakis announced Monday that he has accepted a position at the DeKalb County, Ga., CVB.
Vandals smash windows of Columbus businesses
The windows of three cabs and two businesses in the 1700 block of Eighth Avenue South were shattered over the weekend by a vandal or vandals, according to Columbus police.
Police: Columbus woman threatens to kill ex-boyfriend, his new girlfriend
A 23-year-old woman broke into the house of her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend while the couple was asleep Sunday morning and threatened to kill them with a knife, according to police.
Taking candy from a baby: Exercise shows Columbus residents leave themselves vulnerable to crime
Living in a town the size of Columbus can be relaxing — maybe too relaxing, according to Columbus Police Explorers.
Planners scale down options for soccer park
With bids in hand, the brain trust behind the proposed Columbus soccer complex and park is searching for ways to keep the project intact.
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June 24, 2025
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