Monday profile: Lowndes County man looking to put literature on airwaves

The words of James Joyce going into West Point homes over the airwaves. The poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge crackling through the speakers of a car in Columbus. The tall tales of Mark Twain heard at night across the prairie.

That is the vision of one Lowndes County man.

KiOR misses scheduled loan payment to state

The Mississippi Development Authority confirmed Thursday that KiOR, an alternative fuel company that in 2011 built a $218 million facility in Columbus, did not make its latest scheduled loan payment to the state.

Browning on Business: New tenant on Main Street in Columbus

Main Street in Columbus has a new tenant.

The law firm of Crowell Gillis & Cooper is now located at 322 Main St.

Outtakes: Lost traveler yearns for home

This woman in ill-fitting, soiled clothes sat beside a shuttered gas station in front of Leigh Mall. I would pass by in the middle of the day and see her. This went on for weeks. We all have places to go.

Browning on Business: Where to get your ‘crazy’ fireworks

“It’s crazy.”

That’s what Deborah Turman said Wednesday when talking about this time of year. Turman has sold fireworks in Lowndes County for nearly three decades.

Columbus Scrap receives national honor

A business based in Columbus for more than half a century won a national award last week.

Columbus Scrap Material was named scrap company of the year during the American Metal Market Awards for Steel Excellence dinner in New York City on June 17.

City answers First Amendment lawsuit, denies wrongdoing

The city of Columbus has asked a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit a local pastor filed after being arrested while taking part in a pro-life rally three years ago.

Browning on Business: Restaurant moving into old State Theatre in Starkville

For roughly two months the building at 217 East Main St. in downtown Starkville has been undergoing renovations. That’s the 17,000 square foot spot that once housed the old State Theatre. It’s about to be a new restaurant.

KiOR begins layoffs, more expected

KiOR laid off approximately 18 employees at its Columbus facility Tuesday and that is likely only the beginning.

Browning on Business: Wingstop set to open in Starkville

Wingstop is tentatively scheduled to open in Starkville on July 2.

Anderson named dean of Arts & Sciences at MUW

Dr. Brian Anderson will become the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Mississippi University for Women.

Pastor files suit against city over 2011 arrest

A local pastor arrested beside a Columbus street three years ago while taking part in a pro-life rally has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and one of its police officers.

Dispatch reporter apologizes for comments

A journalist who covers Mississippi State University athletics for The Dispatch is apologizing for offensive comments he made about Lafayette, Louisiana, and its residents during an Internet radio broadcast last week.

Last Columbus recovery center closing today

The disaster recovery center at 222 Lawrence Dr. in Columbus will close permanently at 6 p.m. today.

National crappie tourney in Columbus this weekend

The Bass Pro Shops Crappie Tournament is taking place Friday and Saturday at Columbus Lake on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.

Browning on Business: New eye clinic opening in Columbus

Have you noticed a building on Hospital Drive in Columbus undergoing renovations? Here’s the low down: An eye doctor is opening shop there.

Caledonia loses park director

During Tuesday night’s board of aldermen meeting, Mayor Bill Lawrence told the board Allan Glenn turned in a resignation letter Monday.

Columbus charter school group: ‘We’re going to make it happen’

The state has denied a Columbus group’s charter school proposal but local organizers say they will continue their push to open another public education option for city children.

Columbus group’s charter school application denied

The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board voted today to reject a proposal that would have brought a charter school to Columbus next year.

‘Toofus’ graffiti viewed both as iconic and nuisance

For more than a year a mysterious face has been appearing on spaces in the heart of downtown Columbus.