Articles by Sam Luvisi
Hickman shows off district changes in community tour
Columbus Municipal School District Superintendent Philip Hickman led tours of district schools for local community leaders Thursday and Friday to experience what he calls a “new district,” following the implementation of a number of new initiatives.
MUW researchers honored for work on school’s 1966 integration
In the years following the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a new file was created in the admissions office at then-Mississippi State College for Women in Columbus.
After council win, Jones leaving school board
The Columbus Municipal School District Board of Trustees is about to have another seat open.
Phoenix graces hospital as ‘leap year’ baby
Columbus parents Becky and Derrick Andrews did not realize they had planned to induce their second child’s birth on a leap day until after the little boy was born Monday. Still, they found the news pretty exciting.
Council to choose school board member
The Columbus City Council on Tuesday can fill a soon-to-be-open seat on the Columbus Municipal School District board.
Columbus’ Surprising Spartans
Most of the people in their 20s and 30s that compete alongside Tony Phinisey in Spartan Races — known as one of the world’s most challenging obstacle races — are unaware he and members of his team are two or three decades their senior.
Karriem, Colom, Lowndes NAACP discuss criminal justice
Forty-six year-old Yolancer Nixon got some disappointing news after she came early to a Lowndes County NAACP meeting in Columbus Thursday hoping to find assistance in removing a 1999 drug conviction from her criminal record.
Pro-brewery bills die in Legislature Tuesday
Golden Triangle residents won’t be walking into the region’s single brewery, Mayhew Junction Brewing Company, and buying a beer anytime soon.
How safe is your drinking water?
There is increased scrutiny nationwide of lead levels in drinking water following the crisis in Flint, Michigan, but local officials say there’s no reason for fears of similar issues in Columbus and Starkville.
Local NAACP to host criminal justice forum
The Lowndes County NAACP will host “Promises Unmet,” a discussion about the criminal justice system, on Thursday evening at Municipal Complex.
