Slimantics: Coming soon: The Columbus-Lowndes Parks and Ruin Authority

Monday, the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors met with city of Columbus and members of the Columbus-Lowndes Recreation Authority to dig deep into the issues facing the parks system.

Jobless rate dips as students return to school

Unemployment in the Golden Triangle fell in August, but that dip is more a reflection of the start of the school year than a rebound in the economy.

Miss. Black Caucus to meet Saturday in Starkville

The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus will hold a town hall meeting Saturday at the Starkville Sportsplex, one of a series of town halls the group has been holding throughout the state since the end of the legislative session in April.

Slimantics: Ban a book, rob a mind

This week is Banned Books Week, a week the American Library Association (ALA) sets aside each year to call attention to what, in the minds of literate people, is the one of the most frustrating, wrong-headed, counter-productive practices in civilized society.

Slimantics: When cotton was king

It is the time of year in Mississippi where, at some unsuspected turn in the road, the landscape turns a bright white.

Crop outlook rated fair to middlin’: Cotton, soybeans and corn rally after poor planting season

Rodney McGill sat in the office at the Bogue Chitto Cotton Gin on Monday, calmly assessing this year’s crops.

Absentee voting begins today

Although the 2016 election is 42 days away, some voters will begin casting their ballots today as absentee voters.

Hotels see steady growth in Golden Triangle

Last week, when the cities of Columbus and Starkville released their sales tax income for July, they showed healthy increases in retail and restaurant tax revenue compared to July 2015.

McConnell: MSMS remains great investment in education

Germain McConnell, executive director at the Mississippi School for Math & Science, freely admits the two-year residential high school located on the MUW campus isn’t for everyone.

YMCA renovations nearing completion

Longtime visitors to the Frank Phillips YMCA in downtown Columbus are convinced the renovations of the 86-year-old facility included an expansion.

Leigh Mall parking lot repaving project begins

Work has begun on a long-awaited repaving project in the Leigh Mall parking area.

West Point man represents US in World Water Ski Championships

Last Wednesday afternoon, John Burris of West Point got in his final practice session before leaving for Sesena, Spain, for the World Water Ski Championships, which begin this week.

MSU offers signs of how good it can be

STARKVILLE

Raise you hand if you saw this coming.

Two games into the 2016 football season, it’s still hard to know what to make of the Mississippi State football team. For now, the Bulldogs reside in that murky zone between awful and awesome.

Most likely, Bulldog fans are fine with that uncertainty.

Ricky Ball Shooting: Citizens react to ex-officer’s indictment

At a little before 11 a.m. Friday, a group of about a dozen people gathered at the back entrance at the Lowndes County Courthouse.

Slimantics: State’s budget crisis requires the people’s attention

It is easy, often tempting, to ignore the machinations of our state government.

Slimantics: A highly questionable debut for Bulldogs

Saturday, Mississippi State fans were reminded of the memorable words from our Founding Document: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal — except in football. We’re definitely not saying that.”

Slimantics: Gator hunters miss the ‘larger’ point

It’s alligator season in Mississippi and I have a “large” problem with that.

Embracing the ‘Game-Day experience’

Mississippi State will open its 2016 football season Saturday at home against South Alabama and most Bulldog fans will be watching on TV — even those at Davis Wade Stadium.

MUW: Flag removal will be permanent

The Mississippi flag has been taken down at Mississippi University for Women, but the timing of its removal may have had more to do with construction than Reconstruction.

Property re-appraisals show stability in real estate market

Although you probably have not realized it, Greg Andrews or a member of his staff has been to your house or business and driven past your property three other times in the last four years.