In Columbus, Rural Physicians head talks need for doctors

Mississippi is full of small towns that few people care about, aside, of course, from the people who live in those towns.

Slimantics: A moment vs. a movement

On Sept. 22 at Sim Scott Community Center, city councilman Kabir Karriem addressed a “Men of Color” meeting organized by county supervisor Leroy Brooks to address the “crisis” facing the city of Columbus.

Slimantics: Bulldogs, Rebels are an argument against the status quo

This isn’t supposed to happen. In fact, as recently as a few years ago, the general consensus is that it could never happen.

Prescott for Heisman? … Seriously

Beginning soon after his “oh, my” performance last year in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl and continuing through the first four games of this season, Mississippi State junior quarterback Dak Prescott wore the label of “dark-horse Heisman Trophy candidate.”

But after he helped No. 12 MSU dismantle No. 6 Texas A&M with cold efficiency, Prescott earned a different title.

Prescott for Heisman? Seriously?

Caledonia Elem. named Blue Ribbon School

Caledonia Elementary School was designated Friday as a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School, one of just two Mississippi schools to earn the prestigious honor and the only public school to achieve the distinction.

Dawgs rout Aggies

It really isn’t supposed to be this easy, is it?

Restaurants, hotels ready for big weekend

Regardless of the outcome of Saturday’s 11 a.m. game featuring 12th-ranked Mississippi State and sixth-ranked Texas A&M, restaurants and hotels in the Golden Triangle will be busy this weekend.

Slimantics: Coming soon: Legalized marijuana

This week, a group called “Mississippi for Cannabis” filed a petition seeking a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in the state.

Team U.S. beats World team for Handa Cup

WEST POINT — It may not have been the best double bogey World Golf Hall of Famer Pat Bradley ever made, but it likely was her most satisfying.

U.S., World teams tied entering final day of Handa Cup

WEST POINT — By their reckoning, Beth Daniel and Nancy Scranton aced the test Saturday at Old Waverly on the opening day of the 2014 ISPS Handa Cup.

Slimantics: Brooks’ epiphany leads to new mission

As a group of about 60 men settled into their seats at Sim Scott Community Center on Monday evening, city councilman Kabir Karriem opened the meeting with a stark word portrait of the black community in Columbus — high crime rates, high unemployment, high drop-out rates, and a high percentage of children born to single teen-aged mothers. They are all symptoms of a community in crisis, Karriem grimly observed.

Legends, crowds descend on Old Waverly

When Old Waverly founder George Bryan began lobbying for his new golf club to host the 1999 U.S. Women’s Open, critics questioned the wisdom of staging the LPGA’s most prominent event “in the middle of nowhere.”

Slimantics: It’s up to the men now

Monday night I attended a “Men of Color” community meeting at Sim Scott Community Center not because white is a color, too, but because I was invited by the organizer of the event, Lowndes County supervisor Leroy Brooks, who felt it proper that the media be included.

Brooks calls on black men to ‘do better’

About 60 men gathered at Sim Scott Community Center on Monday for a community “Men of Color” meeting called by Lowndes County Supervisor Leroy Brooks.

Slimantics: What would Jesus do a point of contention for Starkville aldermen

Upon further review, the Starkville Board of Aldermen, most of them at least, would like you to know that God doesn’t hate gay people; he just hates giving them health insurance.

Slimantics: Bullish on Columbus …

Generally, when something in Mississippi attracts the interest of those in other parts of the country, it is not a pleasant thing.

Slimantics: Tax-free bullets? We can hardly wait

In these troubling times, it is a comfort to remember that here in Mississippi our elected officials are looking out for us.

If you are inclined to doubt this, you need only look to this weekend for evidence of that.

Slimantics: A town united

Monday, black and white citizens of West Point gathered at First Baptist Church to pray for Ralph Weems IV, who was badly beaten in the parking lot of the Huddle House restaurant in the early-morning hours of Aug. 24.

Mismatch reveals only a little about MSU

Often, the final score of a game isn’t an indicator of how competitive the game really was.

Slimantics: A tale of two tails

Pete Creekmore sits in a chair in his upstairs office at Rae’s Jewelers on Tuesday afternoon, hunched over his microscope, examining two quarters that have one “head” between them or, if you prefer, three “tails.”