Articles by Sarah Fowler
CAFB Main Gate reopens after threat
According to Columbus Air Force Base officials, a military working dog alerted on a vehicle attempting to enter the base through the main gate at approximately 11:05 a.m..
Lowndes sex offender arrested for statutory rape
Randy Scott Watkins, 24, of 30 Thompson Cove in Lowndes County, was arrested Monday.
Welty weekend kicks off Thursday
The Eudora Welty Writer’s Symposium kicks off this week, as writers from around the country come to the university.
Golden Triangle hospitals react to Ebola
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Health said the flu is more of a threat to Mississippians than Ebola.
CPD asks public to have ‘Coffee with a Cop’
The Columbus Police Department is asking people to join them for “coffee with a cop.”
Vo-tech: LCSD students gain opportunities, inspiration
Caledonia High School junior Haley Hicks has dreamed of being a nurse since middle school.
CPD offers citizen’s police academy
The Columbus Police Department is offering a program for locals interested in learning about the inner workings of law enforcement.
Domestic violence victims eligible for waiver
Domestic violence victims are now eligible for a 60-day waiver for utility deposits.
Lowndes school board votes to move forward with capital improvements
Just over a month after a bond intended to fund a capital improvement plan for the district failed to pass, The Lowndes County School Board on Friday voted to move forward with some items in that plan.
Death penalty not sought in child death case
Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a Clay County woman charged with capital murder in the death of her infant.
Pleasant Hill church sanctuary to be torn down
A local church sanctuary will soon be coming down after it was condemned last month.
Columbus firefighter axed for marrying co-worker’s niece
The Columbus City Council on Tuesday fired a firefighter because he married a family member of a fellow firefighter.
Firefighter transferred after marrying co-worker’s niece
The Columbus city council unanimously voted Tuesday to transfer a city firefighter to another department after he married the relative of a fellow firefighter.
CLRA to interview 4 applicants for director
Sixteen applicants have been whittled to four as the Columbus Lowndes Recreation Authority board looks to hire a new executive director.
Meth suspects arrested in Monroe County
Two Lowndes County residents wanted on multiple drug charges were arrested in Monroe County this weekend.
MSU paints the campus pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
Mississippi State will shed its maroon and white Tuesday and turn the campus pink as they recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Lowndes Co. drug bust nets $100K worth of crystal meth
The raid, which took place Friday, was the result of a five-month investigation conducted by the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Unit.
Family remembers Columbus fire victim
In the last hours of her life, Oranjula Shanklin did what she did best: She made her mother laugh.
Accident claims life of Monroe County peanut farmer
A Monroe County peanut farmer and member of the Monroe County school board died Wednesday night in a farming accident.
CLRA begins process to replace outgoing director
The Columbus Lowndes Parks and Recreation Board has received 16 applications for the department’s executive director position.