Articles by Slim Smith
Slimantics: Presidential campaigns and the Little Dooey effect
Mitt Romney didn’t announce he was running for President during his visit to Mississippi on Wednesday.
Homeless Coalition making progress, Harris tells Exchange Club
Four months after a conversation that proved to be the genesis of the Golden Triangle Regional Homeless Coalition, organizers are beginning to see real progress.
Golden Triangle jobless rates increase no cause for alarm, official says
Unemployment ticked up slightly throughout the Golden Triangle in December, reversing a three-month trend in decreases.
Slimantics: Our greatest unofficial national holiday
Each year between Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January and Presidents’ Day in February, our nation pauses to celebrate a great national holiday.
Columbus remembers Jimmy Garton, a man of many titles
Aside from the Queen of England, few people held more titles that James Garton, who died Saturday at the age of 69.
2 events get partial funding from CVB
The main order of business at Monday’s Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors’ Bureau board meeting was releasing grant money to a handful of events that rely on CVB funding.
Supes approve refinancing of $7 million bonds
It only took a minute for the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors to sign off on a measure it believes may ultimately save the county $200,000 in bond payments.
Ecolab reducing Columbus workforce
Ecolab will reduce its Columbus workforce by roughly 43 percent over the next several months as the company shifts some of its operations to a new facility in Jacksonville, Florida.
Slimantics: Ours is a blended family
No kids. Tess and I both have two grown kids and all are out there in that big world on their own.
Slimantics: Send in the clowns, the Legislature is in session
The Mississippi Legislature reached a key point in its 2015 session on Monday, the deadline for presenting new legislation.
Slimantics: Discrimination in the name of God is still discrimination
When I was a child, a visit from the preacher meant a flurry of activity.
Partnership between entrepreneur, Columbus garment factory has been life-saver for both
For Cathy Griffith and Rich Coachys, there is no sound more beautiful than the collective whir of 100-plus sewing machines.
GTRA head asks Lowndes Co. for westbound flights funds
The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to commit $125,000 toward an incentive package that Golden Triangle Regional Airport Director Mike Hainsey said is needed to help secure westbound air service for the airport.
Slimantics: Why we can’t bring ourselves to hate moonshiners
Monday, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant which resulted in the confiscation of an undisclosed number of gallons of moonshine.
Steel Dynamics VP: Plant not threatened by oil price drop
This week, the average cost of a gallon of gasoline in Mississippi dipped below the $2-mark.
Slimantics: Bonfire brings community together
The inaugural Columbus Christmas Tree Bonfire proceeded as planned Thursday night despite frigid temperatures that surely kept many would-be spectators from attending the event.
Slimantics: All shook up: Elvis at 80
If he were still alive, Elvis Presley would be celebrating his 80th birthday today.
Lowndes school officials leaning toward $39.9M bond
Details of a Lowndes County School District bond, which was announced a month ago, should be made clear by the end of next week.
2014: Industry news abounds in Lowndes Co.
Unlike many years, there were no big press conferences announcing the arrival of a major project in 2014. But the year in Golden Triangle industry was not without surprises.
Columbus to host Christmas tree bonfire next week
The first of what Columbus mayor Robert Smith hopes will be an annual event will be held Jan. 8 at 6 p.m. when the city hosts a Christmas Tree Bonfire.