Columbus summer job program to start Tuesday

The city of Columbus’ summer job program will begin Tuesday, three weeks later than normal and after a mad scramble to put the program together.

Legal path cleared for Caledonia election

Caledonia will hold its second municipal election of this cycle on July 18 as planned as concerns about whether the town would have the requisite number of election commissioners to stage it have presumably been alleviated.

Rep. Kelly confirms he was first target of Virginia shooter

Mississippi Rep. Trent Kelly was the first intended victim of Wednesday’s mass shooting at an Alexandria, Virginia, baseball park, where members of Congress were practicing for a charity baseball game.

Slimantics: The lost art of the lawn mower

We have reached the time of year where most of us will spend our time outside looking for something to stand under. It’s all shelter or shade until October now.

Candidate’s aunt steps down from Caledonia election commission

Caledonia’s ability to hold its municipal election on July 18 may depend on a work schedule.

Caledonia sets new election for July 18

Caledonia voters will return to the polls on July 18 to select the town’s mayor and aldermen.

Artist’s ‘Stark Vegas’ design steps into spotlight

Sports Center has a little — and in some cases a lot of — just about everything when it comes to sports apparel.

Caledonia tosses out election results; calls for new vote

Caledonia’s election commission announced Thursday it would ask voters to return to the polls to elect the mayor and board of aldermen in the wake of ballot mishandling that led the commission chair to resign.

Willis provided a teacher’s sense of order to Caledonia board

Brenda Willis attended her last meeting as a Caledonia alderman Tuesday evening. After two decades on the board, she did not run for re-election this year.

Caledonia mayor’s race still undecided

The effort to confirm the election result of the mayor of Caledonia will stretch into two days — and possibly longer — after three separate counts of the votes has produced three different vote tallies in a razor-thin race between incumbent Bill Lawrence and challenger Mitch Wiggins.

Slimantics: The Count of Caledonia

Question: Who won the Caledonia mayor’s race?

Answer: We don’t know.

Caledonia mayor’s race too close to call

While the town of Caledonia has chosen four members of its board of aldermen, the mayor’s race and the final alderman’s position are still too close to call.

Caledonia candidates make final push

Less than 24 hours before today’s Caledonia municipal elections, not all the hay was in the barn, said the two men vying for mayor.

Mayor, three council seats on the line Tuesday

The city government of Columbus will have at least one new face when the next four-year cycle begins on July 1 after Frederick Jackson defeated incumbent Marty Turner in the Ward 4 Democratic primary runoff on May 16.

4-County members use pocket change to fund grants for community organizations

For the small communities which 4-County Electric Power Association serves, sometimes even the basic tools are budget-busters.

Anonymous donor’s $35,000 gift gives Columbus summer jobs program new life

A day after city of Columbus officials confirmed a lack of funding would mean no summer jobs program this year, an anonymous donor has stepped forward to provide the $35,000 needed to fund the program as program officials scramble to get the program off the ground.

Supes approve funds for New Hope playground

By August, the county will have a new playground near the New Hope Community Center, a project that probably would never have materialized were it not for dispute between the county at the state.

Summer jobs programs cut, downsized

As one summer jobs program ends a 23-year run, another will continue in the Golden Triangle.

Hire Mississippi could help local contractors

There are likely few state officials who spend more time on the road than Brandon Presley, the Northern District commissioner for the Mississippi Public Service Commission.

Unemployment rates continue to fall across the board

The April unemployment data, released Wednesday by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, showed steady improvement on the local, state and national levels.