Bill introduced to split MLK, Robert E. Lee holidays

A Columbus legislator has filed a bill that would designate separate days to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. and Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Airbus: Lakota contract needed to keep employees working

Airbus Helicopters took the first step Thursday is securing a new contract for UH-72 Lakota light utility helicopters that may ensure the viability of the Lowndes County facility that assembles the aircraft.

Slimantics: A flu season like no other

This year’s flu season has been a bad one. Mississippi is one of 37 states where the flu is considered “widespread” by the Center for Disease Control and is the worst flu season in the state for at least five years, according to the Mississippi Department of Health.

Flu season and cases rampant in Golden Triangle, state

Not everyone in Caledonia has had the flu this winter. It just seems like it.

Aurora lands $48M Air Force contract for UAVs

Aurora Flight Sciences has been awarded a $48 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to further developing its record-setting Orion unmanned aircraft, company officials confirmed Thursday.

Supes approve bid for soccer complex playground

The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors met for the second time in five days Tuesday, which made its first meeting of 2018 a brief gathering.

‘We’re close’: LCSD officials tour new tech center

On the morning of Aug. 27, 2013, one thought dominated the mind of Lowndes County School District Superintendent Lynn Wright.

Those we lost in 2017

From an 8-year-old child whose optimism never dimmed in the face of a rare, often painful, disease to an 102-year-old World War II veteran and beloved professor, 2017 was a year where we said goodbye to heroes…

Supes poised for $1 million-plus withdrawal from trust fund

With a light agenda for its final meeting of 2017 on Thursday, the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors looked ahead, not to the new year but to today.

Unemployment rates continue to trend down

For economists, 4 percent is considered full employment.

Slimantics: After 200 years, more of the same

This weekend, we say goodbye to 2017, a significant year in Mississippi since this was the year we observed our state’s bi-centennial.

Donors rush to give to nonprofits by year’s end

For most people, the arrival of Christmas means the end of the season of giving.

For residents at Recovery House, Last House on the Block, this will be a Christmas like no other

Kimberly Clemons and David Hodges have one thing in common. Well, two actually.

First, both are addicts in recovery.

Second, for both Clemons, a 30-year-of single mom of three girls, and Hodges, a 40-year old who has spent half his life battling addiction, this Christmas will be like no other.

Restaurant taxes a boon for area cities

The 2-percent restaurant tax collected in Lowndes County may change next year, following the Columbus City Council’s passing of an entirely new tax which would collect revenue only from city restaurants.

Slimantics: Victims of a broken home

In many divorces, one of the most difficult questions that emerge is, “What about the children?”

Over the past week, our worst fears have been realized: The City of Columbus and Lowndes County are parting company on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.

City-passed bill kills CVB, seeks new restaurant tax

The Columbus City Council approved a resolution for a 2-percent food and beverage tax Tuesday that its attorney said will not require agreement from the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors.

Supes left with questions after school district proposes land swap

At its meeting Monday, the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors raised concerns about a proposal that the county buy a new office building for the Starkville-Oktibbeha School District administration in exchange for three properties the district no longer needs.

‘A lot of momentum’ in Starkville

Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill had two apologies to make before starting her presentation at the Starkville Rotary Club Monday at Starkville Country Club.

Boys and Girls Club campaign gaining steam

With about two weeks to go, the Golden Triangle Boys and Girls Club’s “36 Reasons” fundraising campaign is hoping to build momentum.

Presley blasts Net Neutrality ruling during Exchange Club speech

The news that the Federal Communications Commission had voted 3-2 along party lines to repeal “net neutrality” broke just as Brandon Presley was preparing to speak to the Columbus Exchange Club Thursday at Lion Hills Center.