Articles by Ryan Poe
Caledonia High students mourn victim of wreck
Fun-loving 16-year-old Kasandra Fowler wasn’t happy unless everyone was smiling. That makes the death of the Caledonia High School sophomore in a Lowndes County car wreck Saturday seem even more harsh, friends said.
Caledonia High student dies in car accident
A 16-year-old Caledonia High School student died late Saturday in Lowndes County after the car she and two friends were in swerved to miss a deer.
‘Great spirit of Seventh Avenue’: Festival draws large crowd with parade, Blues Trail Marker unveiling
The Seventh Avenue Heritage Festival has come a long way from a DJ in a flatbed trailer.
Lowndes works to dismiss E-911 discrimination suit
The county is expected to file a motion in federal court by Tuesday to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former E-911 dispatcher.
Columbus lands $518,000 grant to put cops on the street
The Columbus Police Department was awarded a federal grant of more than $500,000 Thursday to hire or rehire three officers.
Months after West Point Dollar General fire, tenant seeks closure
As she watched her life savings burn in West Point earlier this year, the question scorched in Brenda Merrifield’s mind was “why?”
Light and Water leaders’ pay in line with other boards
In line with many other appointed boards, Columbus Light and Water commissioners receive annual salaries of more than $9,000.
Council votes to refinance debt
The Columbus City Council voted in a special meeting Wednesday to use $3.8 million from the Mississippi Development Bank solely for paving, sidewalks and curbs.
Ala. deputies shoot pit bulls guarding loot, arrest alleged gang members
Pickens County, Ala., Sheriff’s deputies have arrested five men for the Sept. 22 robbery and kidnapping of an Aliceville couple.
Robbery suspect wounded in shooting had court record, ‘run-ins’ with police
Columbus police have identified 25-year-old Antonio Burgin as the masked man who was shot Saturday during an East Columbus robbery.
MONDAY PROFILE: Class’ letters brighten soldier’s tour in Afghanistan
Even if he has spent weeks in the brush without showers or decent food, reading a letter from New Hope Middle School students brings a smile to Russ Hudson’s face.
Store owner, robber shot in East Columbus gun battle
East Columbus convenience store owner was in critical but stable condition late Sunday after he exchanged bullets with two robbers Saturday.
Columbus soccer park project moves forward
Work on the planned soccer complex at Burns Bottom in downtown Columbus could begin by January, officials said at the final public hearing for the project Thursday.
Columbus wants suit by bar owner dismissed
The city has filed a motion in federal district court to dismiss a lawsuit claiming Columbus and Lowndes County law enforcement officers persecuted the Fuhgetaboutit downtown bar.
Columbus votes to put cameras along Riverwalk
The city council voted unanimously at its regular meeting Tuesday to accept a $17,989 bid to put surveillance cameras along the Riverwalk.
Columbus puts officers on bike patrol
he wheels are turning at the Columbus Police Department — literally. The department has a new bicycle patrol unit that will make rounds at events and in high-crime areas in the city, said CPD Public Information Officer Terrie Songer.
‘There are no magic words’: Family, schoolmates remember Heritage student who died after hunting accident
On a church youth trip to Panama City, Fla., 17-year-old Spencer Perkins decided to walk 35 miles to visit his girlfriend in Destin. He only made it about 15 before he was tracked down, but the story about love and dedication passed into youth minister lore, said First Baptist Church Senior Pastor Shawn Parker at Perkins’ funeral Tuesday.
High school coach faces additional sex charges in Monroe County
An Alabama high school football coach faces seven more counts of sexual misconduct in Monroe County, three days after he was jailed on federal charges.
Pregnant woman flips stolen van
A 25-year-old pregnant woman was critically injured Saturday morning after she flipped a stolen minivan in a Lowndes County road-side ditch.
