Mayor: Body camera video shows Davis holding gun when police officer shot him

Body camera footage shows Raymond Davis holding a gun when a Columbus police officer shot him dead early Saturday morning, according to Mayor Robert Smith.

One killed, 4 in hospital after Saturday night wreck

A fatal wreck on Highway 82 West claimed the life of a New Hope High School student on Saturday night.

Complaint filed with AG against Nothing but the Facts

A group advocating to keep OCH Regional Medical Center publicly owned is not taking recent advertising by its opposition lying down.

Christmas Open House begins today

Business partners Margaret Ann Borland and Tami McBryde pulled an “all-nighter” on Thursday to have their new store ready to open today.

Discord could jeopardize CVB funding: Plan would give city cut of 2-percent restaurant tax

A political standoff is brewing between Columbus and Lowndes County, and the fate of renewing a 2-percent food and beverage tax for tourism hangs in the balance.

CVB expects to spend almost all its revenue in FY 2018

The Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau is projected to spend all but $3.62 of its allotted revenue in Fiscal Year 2018, according to a budget document the organization provided The Dispatch.

Home Base: Stoking the fire of growing up

I’ve have often said of my middle daughter, Zayley, she carries with her a potent fire. With it, she can either light a room or burn it down.

Caledonia student claims he was suspended for conduct during national anthem

A Caledonia High School basketball player claims he was suspended from school for not properly saluting the American flag during the playing of the national anthem at a school event this week.

Ex-officer seeks waiver of city nepotism policy

Tony Hunt has long felt called to serve.

He did not join the U.S. Navy, as his father and brother had before him — something Hunt said he has always regretted.

City council approves new traffic signal plan

Traffic signals at four intersections in Columbus are coming down, while three other intersections will see signals installed.

Columbus, DA’s office each chip in $3,000 toward reward for escaped inmate capture

Columbus City Council upped the ante Tuesday to help law enforcement find an escaped inmate from Lowndes County Adult Detention Center.

Would-be CPD officer popped for DUI, other charges

A would-be Columbus police officer withdrew his application Monday after he was charged with several offenses during a weekend traffic stop.

Supervisor responds to public criticism by taking polygraph

An Oktibbeha County supervisor who openly supports selling OCH Regional Medical Center has gone to extraordinary lengths in an effort to prove she’s not deliberately misleading voters for personal gain.

Town hall meeting turns into ‘anti-sale’ rally

“Vote Against.”

Those who weren’t wearing buttons pressed with that message Thursday night were either holding them in their hands or had them hidden away.

Baptist, NMMC vying to purchase OCH

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation and North Mississippi Health Services are the two groups vying to purchase OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville.

Supes respond to ethics commission complaint

Four Oktibbeha County supervisors indicated Wednesday they have no problem with the public knowing the identities of firms that submitted proposals to purchase or lease OCH Regional Medical Center.

Hearing postponed for officer who pointed Taser

Columbus City Council dealt with several police department issues during its regular meeting Tuesday, suspending an officer, swearing in five, approving hire for three more and postponing a disciplinary hearing for another.

Dispatch files public records complaint against Oktibbeha supes

The Commercial Dispatch filed a complaint today with the Mississippi Ethics Commission questioning whether Oktibbeha County supervisors violated the public records act by not releasing requested information regarding the potential purchase or lease OCH Regional Medical Center.

Rickert to assume role as jail administrator

Just before Capt. Ryan Rickert started his law enforcement career as a jailer 20 years ago, he completed his job interview in the jail administrator’s office at Lowndes County Adult Detention Center.

Living the dream: New Jersey couple sees the world from a 40-foot motorized sailboat

Bill Turner isn’t shy.

In fact, he rarely meets a stranger, and he is apt to say just about anything. Most of it is even true.