Articles by William Browning
Steens woman dies in Lowndes Co. wreck
A Steens woman is dead following a one-vehicle accident Monday on Highway 12 in Lowndes County.
CMSD invests $2M in district’s athletic facilities
It’s been nearly two decades since the Columbus Municipal School District made significant upgrades to its athletic facilities.
Post offices across the country in full gear
Think your Monday was hectic? Maybe so, but probably not as hectic as your local post office’s.
Columbus Christmas parade is Saturday night
The 2014 Columbus Christmas Parade is Saturday night. It begins at 7 p.m. and takes its normal route: down Main Street then back up College Street.
City appeals Ethics Commission final order
The city of Columbus has filed an appeal of the Mississippi Ethics Commission’s final order that states the mayor and council violated parts of the state’s Open Meetings Act earlier this year.
Browning on Business: Columbus car wash makes new home on Bluecutt
Did you know The Auto Spa is now on Bluecutt Road?
Ethics Commission upholds newspaper’s position on complaint
The Mississippi Ethics Commission issued a final order Friday stating that meetings the Columbus mayor and city council held earlier this year violated three sections of the state’s Open Meetings Act.
Browning on Business: Golden Triangle restaurants changing things up
This week we have Columbus restaurant news involving Italian, Thailand and southern seafood fare.
Browning on Business: New MSU apparel store opens in Starkville
Last Wednesday, Maroon & Co. opened in Starkville.
West Point PD makes third arrest in August altercation
A third suspect has been arrested for his alleged role in a beating that left a man in a coma after he was found laying in a West Point parking lot in August.
Airbus offers severance packages to employees
With the sale of helicopters down in the U.S. and globally, Airbus Helicopters has made voluntary severance packages available to its Lowndes County employees.
Browning on Business: Downtown Columbus shoe store set to open
The owner of Taylor Smith Shoes in downtown Columbus says the business will open next week.
A sugar glider in downtown Columbus
Sugar gliders are marsupials native to Australia but these days, if you know the right pocket to look in, you can find one in downtown Columbus.
Browning on Business: Longtime West Point laundromat has new owner
A West Point business around for roughly half a century has a new owner, name and look.
Browning on Business: Banks making changes along Highway 45
Trustmark Bank is expanding its Leigh Mall location. Bart Wise, the bank president, told The Dispatch this week the plan is to double the size of the facility.
Younger, Patrick head to runoff; Coleman establishes lead
Charles “Chuck” Younger and Bobby Patrick appear to be heading for a runoff election to see who will replace the late Terry Brown in the state Senate.
With a ’46 Chevy, time well spent
During Thursday’s gray morning, a grandfather taught his grandson how to drive a ’46 Chevrolet pickup.
Browning on Business: Smoothie, juice bar opening in Columbus
Columbus is getting a juice and smoothie bar.
City of Columbus Building Permits, June 9-12, 2025
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