Articles by Sarah Fowler
Columbus man gets $300K bond in murder case
A Columbus man charged with murder and aggravated assault has received a $300,000 bond.
Second suspect arrested in weekend murder
A second man has been arrested in a weekend shooting in Columbus that left one man dead and another injured.
Salute to first responders is Friday
For the 10th year, Lowndes County volunteers will be honoring local first responders near the anniversary of 9/11.
Columbus man arrested on murder charge
Devonte Jones, 20, of 2006 Cherry St., was booked into the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center at approximately 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
Columbus man’s body found hours after shooting
A Columbus man is dead and another injured after an early morning shooting Saturday.
Caledonia Elementary ranked one of top schools in state
A Lowndes County elementary school was ranked in the top 10 of schools in the state.
Longtime Golden Triangle political leader dies at 64
Terry Brown, a Columbus native whose hearty and affable laugh echoed off state capitol walls in Jackson for nearly three decades, has died.
He was 64.
Lowndes man sentenced for shooting wife’s lover
A Lowndes county man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2011 shooting death of his wife’s lover.
Accused New Hope shooter’s attorney asks for mental evaluation
A man accused of shooting two Lowndes County deputies and injuring a third will undergo a mental evaluation before he stands trial.
CAFB instructor killed in Texas crash
A Columbus Air Force Base instructor pilot died this weekend after his non-military plane crashed in Texas.
MSMS named one of top 100 high schools
The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science has been named one of the best high schools in America.
CMSD board buys new books
The Columbus Municipal School Board voted to approve $600,000 worth of textbooks Friday on the recommendation of superintendent Dr. Philip Hickman.
Lowndes man found guilty of manslaughter
A Lowndes County man was found guilty of manslaughter in Lowndes County Circuit Court Friday afternoon for shooting and killing a man romantically involved with the defendant’s wife.
Second man arrested in West Point fight
A second man has been arrested in connection with a weekend fight that left one man in a coma after he was found laying in a restaurant’s parking lot.
Father of West Point beating victim voices support for PD
The father of a man involved in a weekend beating that has brought national attention to West Point is voicing his support for the town’s police department.
Ralph Weems III told The Dispatch on Wednesday he is confident in local law enforcement’s investigation.
Florida man wanted for murder arrested in Columbus
A man wanted in connection with a 1979 cold case murder in Florida has been arrested in Columbus.
Lowndes County bond issue fails
Lowndes County voters on Tuesday rejected a $47 million bond issue that would have built a new vocational center and a new high school, as well as numerous capital improvements throughout the Lowndes County School District.
CMSD supe: All 9th, 10th graders under-performing
Every freshman and sophomore at Columbus High School is performing below grade level in mathematics, according to Columbus Municipal School District Superintendent Philip Hickman.
