CVB cuts staff to stay afloat without tax

The chickens are coming home to roost.

Missing woman slept in deer stands, drank creek water for two days before being found

Victoria Hudson has spent the last two-plus days sleeping in deer stands and drinking rainwater from a creek as she wandered in a wooded area in Clay and Oktibbeha counties trying to find her way out.

Missing woman found alive a mile from wrecked car

A woman missing for more than two days following a Thursday morning car crash has been found alive, Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott said Saturday morning.

Restaurant tax: Some restaurants still collecting expired sales tax

John and Ana were enjoying their Independence Day breakfast at McDonald’s on Highway 45 in Columbus when they were alerted to the fact that they may have been overcharged for their meal.

CAFB instructor pilot wins 3 medals in Wounded Warrior games after battle with cancer

In June, Capt. Hunter Barnhill won one silver medal and two bronze medals in the Department of Defense Wounded Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Goodbye, Columbus: Retiring Borsig helped MUW through identity crisis in his seven years as university president

It was 2 p.m. on a Tuesday and Jim Borsig was out of uniform. In the place of his normal a suit and tie, he wore blue jeans and an causal button-down shirt, a sure sign his days as president at Mississippi University for Women were drawing to a close.

Lemonade Day aims to teach kids about running a business

When life hands you lemons, start a business.

National Lemonade Day, a program designed to teach kids how to start and operate their own businesses is coming to Starkville in August.

Golden Triangle YTD sales tax collections remain steady

Sales tax collections for the month of May were up in Columbus and West Point and dipped slightly in Starkville compared to last May, but fiscal year revenues for all three cities are slightly lower than that in 2017, according to the June report.

Slimantics: Dems face daunting challenges in Senate races

The primaries are over and the stage is set for one of the most unusual general elections in our state history.

Slimantics: New Bulldogs baseball coach grinds his way to one of top jobs in the nation

By 10 a.m. Tuesday, the temperature had already pushed past 90 degrees and the 200 or so Mississippi State baseball fans who had gathered at the right field pavilion at Dudy Noble Field jockeyed for a spot under a tent awaiting the news conference announcing Chris Lemonis as the Bulldogs’ new baseball coach.

Ryan’s closes its doors after end of lease

On Monday, a small sign on the front door of Ryan’s Buffet confirmed the restaurant has closed, more than two months after speculation over the restaurant’s future began.

Chancery judges to hold free legal clinic for low-income citizens

As the old quip goes, “Justice may be blind, but it ain’t cheap.”

Primary run-off elections slated for Tuesday

The general election ballot will be set Tuesday following a pair of primary run-offs for Democratic U.S. Senate and Republican District 3 House of Representatives, but turnout is expected to be low.

Slimantics: MSU’s unlikely run in CWS ends in semifinals with two straight losses to Oregon State

Quick. Name the best team in Mississippi State baseball history.

Chancery judges appeal Supreme Court ruling on guns in courthouses

The three 14th District chancery judges have filed an appeal with the Mississippi Supreme Court, asking the high court to reconsider a June 7 ruling that overturned the judges’ order to ban guns in courthouses while court is in session.

Slimantics: Democratic run-off will be test of re-tooled state party

Thursday afternoon, David Baria arrived in Columbus for a campaign event at the Lowndes County Courthouse.

Area unemployment spikes, still lower than last year

Although unemployment rates spiked in Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha and Noxubee counties in May — increases of anywhere from 1 percent to 1.7 percent compared to April — data released by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security suggests that the unemployment rates have flattened after a steady increase over the past year.

Slimantics: Is this what America has become?

You’ve probably been hearing a lot about the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” policy on immigration, either from Trump and his surrogates or from every Mississippi Republican currently holding office in D.C. or campaigning for one of those seats.

CVB board delays budget discussions

On the same day the City of Columbus issued a reminder to restaurants they should not collect a 2-percent restaurant sales tax after June 30, the body most affected by that change delayed discussion plans for dealing with it.

A patient pastime: Columbus resident styles ‘trees in a pot’ in ancient horticultural art

When John Weathers retired and moved to Columbus in 2007, he looked around for something to fill his time. After remodeling his home for about a year, he tried his hand at fishing. After a year of that, he was bored.