Articles by Ryan Poe
CL&W considers buying land for sludge disposal
The Columbus Light and Water board today will likely discuss spending as much as $1.8 million to buy land in Lowndes County for sludge disposal.
Ex-Clay circuit clerk innocent of embezzlement charge
WEST POINT — A former Clay County Circuit Court clerk was found not guilty Tuesday of embezzling almost $5,000 in fees paid to the court.
Man arrested in sword-wielding home invasion
The 43-year-old man who chased a woman from her house with a sword Saturday has been arrested in Columbus.
Link, CVB find common ground
In a compromise with the Columbus-Lowndes Development Link, the city’s Convention and Visitor’s Bureau board voted 8-1 Monday to decrease the group’s funding by $19,000.
Avoid winter of discontent with easy energy savings
As the air chills, many Golden Triangle residents are bracing for a winter of discontent with their utility bills.
Sword-wielding suspect chases woman from home
Columbus police are on the lookout today for a 43-year-old man who kicked in the doors to a woman’s house and bedroom and chased her with a sword.
TVA says fuel costs down, though local electricity rates expected to increase
Monthly fuel costs this month are down 5 percent from October, saving customers between $3.50 and $7 on their bills, according to the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Collision ends in non-critical injuries
Two women suffered non-critical injuries Friday after their cars collided on Bluecutt Road in Columbus.
Foreclosures rising in Lowndes County
Owning a home may be part of the American dream, but that dream is facing hard realities in Columbus and Lowndes County.
Columbus man dies in one-car accident
A 36-year-old Columbus man died Thursday after his truck ran off Highway 45 and rolled in Lowndes County.
Columbus man charged with manslaughter DUI in death of passenger
A 24-year-old man has been charged with vehicular manslaughter after flipping his car on a gravel road in Lowndes County, killing his 25-year-old front-seat passenger.
MSU landscape architecture students take on Tennessee Williams home for project
Mississippi State University landscape architecture students wandered Columbus on Wednesday, scouting the area for design ideas.
Tuesday morning wrecks injure two
Two people were injured in car wrecks Tuesday morning, one near Columbus High School and the other on 18th Avenue east of Highway 182.
New ‘green’ generator to be built at landfill
The Golden Triangle Regional Solid Waste Management Authority plans to build the largest “green” generator in the area in the coming year.
Local electric bills on the rise
Local electric bills are expected to swell by as much as 10 percent over the next year, officials said, as the Tennessee Valley Authority expects raises its fuel cost adjustments.
City sued for 2008 killing of 21-year-old Columbus man
A lawsuit implicating the mayor in a deadly 2008 police shooting is just one of several high-profile cases pending in federal court against local governments.
Caledonia aldermen vote against raises
Caledonia aldermen voted 4-1 Tuesday against giving 3 percent raises to all 11 town employees.
An ounce of prevention: Columbus fire inspectors visiting businesses
When Frank Upton became a Columbus firefighter about 26 years ago, he was fighting fires almost daily.
Curtis Austin, trailblazing Columbus judge and lawyer, dies at 60
Municipal Court Judge Curtis Austin, a giant of the community who was one of the first African Americans to serve on the Columbus City Council and as a lawyer and judge in Columbus, died this morning in Birmingham, Ala. He was 60.
Seventh Avenue Heritage Festival draws record crowd
It’s official: The three-day Seventh Avenue Heritage Festival was a blockbuster.
Four local soccer teams place at state and regional tournaments
June 25, 2025
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