Articles by Zack Plair
Columbus honors four outstanding citizens
Tjajuan Boswell still has the legal pad from her first meeting with Columbus Mayor Robert Smith.
Home Base: Christmas shopping to the moon and back
I’m not sure when it happened. But it most certainly has.
Ricky Ball Shooting: Boykin claims self defense in lawsuit response
Former Columbus police officer Canyon Boykin is telling through federal court records his story of what happened the night he shot and killed Ricky Ball.
Serving Thanksgiving lunch: Salvation Army, volunteers feed area needy
Lunch was ready at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Columbus Salvation Army headquarters on Main Street, but Glenn McDonald wasn’t eating.
Home Base: Embracing feminism in a nation that doesn’t
Once, I recall saying something negative to my wife about feminism.
Authorities release more information on Cotton District shooting
Police report the victim of a fatal shooting Sunday morning in the Cotton District had multiple interactions with the suspects before he was shot, and more arrests are possible.
Gay Jr. moves to QB, leads Starkville past Warren Central
STARKVILLE — Starkville High School football coach Ricky Woods told a buddy Friday before his team’s game against Warren Central he expected his quarterback to rush for 200 yards.
As ambitious a prediction as it was, especially considering Woods moved senior standout linebacker Willie Gay Jr. behind center for the must-win game at Yellow Jacket Stadium, his prediction wasn’t even close.
Documents claim Karriem punched daughter’s head
Kabir Karriem’s adult daughter has accused the state representative of punching her three times in the head, according to documents the city of Columbus provided to The Dispatch Friday afternoon.
Debate arises over Walmart TIF
Proposed tax increment financing to aid a Walmart Neighborhood Market project in northeast Starkville met resistance Tuesday evening during a public hearing at City Hall.
WTVA files open meetings complaint against Lowndes Co.
The news director for the Tupelo-based WTVA television station has filed an open meetings complaint against Lowndes County with the Mississippi Ethics Commission.
Columbus electrical rates to increase
Columbus Light and Water customers will see a 1.5 percent rate increase on their electric bills starting Oct. 1.
Traveler finds pickleball match in Columbus
Traveling 6,000 miles in a 15-foot dinghy is sure to place David Pike in a number of pickles.
That’s precisely the point.
Home Base: Take time to remember before it’s too late
A soldier stood alone among headstones in a south Arkansas cemetery playing “Taps” on Saturday, while another waited by an American flag-draped casket that sat in front of a mourning family.
State flags no longer fly at MSU
The Mississippi flag is effectively removed from exterior public display at Mississippi State University.
Bud and Burgers event canceled
A planned Bud and Burgers fundraiser for the Columbus Main Street Association has been canceled.
Home Base: Ignorance is bliss
Facebook scrolling can be a sobering experience. If I hadn’t learned that before, I knew it Sunday night.
Kelly keeps up fight against ‘too stringent’ regulations
The rent for Trent Kelly’s 550-square-foot apartment in Washington, D.C., is higher than the mortgage payment for his family home in Saltillo.