Slimantics: Salvage operations are the talk of the Tombigbee

It began with a trickle of spectators braving the frosty early morning Tuesday to watch as the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based River Salvage Co. arrived at the John C. Stennis Lock & Dam to start work on removing two barges that had lodged against the dam, one half-submerged, the other resting tranquilly atop it.

Hickman addresses CMSD’s poor test results

On a night when it faced the grim results of state testing for math and English in grades 3-8, the Columbus Municipal School District Board of Trustees were presented with some more encouraging news on several other fronts during its regular board meeting Monday.

LCSD elects new officers, considers food service proposal

The first meeting of the year for the Lowndes County School District Board of Trustees was held Friday, with board members hearing updates on various projects, recognizing administrators and students and hearing a proposal from a food service management company.

As executive air travel explodes, GTRA finds a balance

It’s been almost a year since Golden Triangle Regional Airport Executive Director Mike Hainsey secured the local matching funds for a $1.5 million federal grant to be used to secure west-bound commercial passenger service for the airport.

More funds expected for Riverwalk, horse park

State revenue is down by $53 million from projections for the first four months of the fiscal year, but two local projects which are relying on more state funding should be able to move forward as planned.

Slimantics: Rubber-necking at the river

When I was a kid, one of my elementary classmates was a boy named Mike Davis. I remember Mike mainly because of the odd hobby he and his dad enjoyed.

Habitat for Humanity hopes to build off busy year

Since its start in 1989, The Columbus-Lowndes County chapter of Habitat for Humanity has built 36 houses throughout the county.

Supervisors boost pay for road manager

The names remained the same and so did the titles during Monday’s Lowndes County Board of Supervisors.

Christmas Tree Bonfire set for tonight

Dry and chilly may not be the best weather forecast for some events, but it’s the perfect recipe for tonight’s City of Columbus Christmas Tree bonfire.

Residents respond to Humane Society crisis

When the Columbus Lowndes Humane Society was inundated with newly arrived abandoned/stray pets — 100 in the first two weeks of December — the community responded in a big way.

Lowndes Co. supes vote to refinance USDA loan

The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors used its last meeting of 2015 to refinance a 2011 loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will save the county at least $2.5 million and shorten the term of the loan from 30 to 15 years.

Caledonia woman struck by motorist early Sunday

A 23-year-old woman was struck by a Ford Expedition while walking Highway 50 early Sunday. She was taken to University Medical Center in Jackson, where she remains.

Storm brings more rain, minor flooding expected

Sporadic heavy rain and the threat of severe weather ushered in the post-Christmas work week this morning as unstable weather preceded a cold front moving through the Golden Triangle.

2015 in review

2015 will be remembered for things both bad and good.

It was a year of violence, including a police-involved shooting death that rocked Columbus, and a death in New Hope with allegations that seemed to come from a murder mystery script.

Unemployment rates show little change in November

As was the case with the state and nation, unemployment rates in the Golden Triangle changed little in November.

Change in philosophy helps CVB pursue new projects

At its November meeting, the Columbus Lowndes Convention & Visitors Bureau Board of Trustees voted to purchase the Elks Building on Main Street and the building next door to it for $400,000.

Slimantics: Talking ’bout my generation: The movies the ’70s

The 1970s were my teen-age years, and so identify the decade as the one I grew up in.

Two days before I graduated high school, a far bigger event occurred. That day, May 25, 1977, was the day the original Star Wars opened.

Students struggle with Common Core assessment

Five years after Mississippi K-12 educators began teaching new curricula to help students meet Common Core standards, the results of the first statewide testing were released today.

Supes consider options for 911 phone system

Lowndes County has a third option to consider for the phone system that will be installed in the county’s new E911 Center, which is set to be operational this summer.

Slimantics: Fear and hatred are the first steps to injustice

Fear and hatred, on a large scale, requires some hard work.