Poet laureate Trethewey reappointed
NEW YORK — The nation’s poet laureate, Natasha Trethewey, has been appointed to a second one-year term. The Library of Congress was set to announce
Analysis: Miss. campaign spending hard to track
JACKSON — If you want to know who’s spending money to influence voters in Mississippi, you may have a hard time getting a complete picture.
Susan Estrich: The morning after debate
If you’re having trouble following all of the twists and turns in the saga relating to the availability of what is commonly referred to as the “morning-after pill,” you’re not alone.
DNA ruling: Effective tool or infringement on rights?
In a landmark decision announced last week, the Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement officials in Maryland could legally obtain DNA from people suspected of serious or violent crime.
Air force base runway work ahead of schedule
Columbus Air Force Base officials report two thirds of construction on its center runway is done, making it on target and slightly ahead of its projected August 29 completion date. Work on the project began in March.
Mississippi wildlife officials say bear sightings up
Wildlife officials say coastal Mississippi is seeing higher than normal black bear activity this year and residents should remove attractants if one’s spotted in a residential area.
Columbus air base economic impact soars to $343 million
How much does Columbus Air Force Base mean to the local economy? $900,000. Every day.
Miss. creating driving trail of Indian mounds
Tourists will soon be able to follow a driving trail of Mississippi’s Indian mounds.
Early deadline could push up merger report
Members of the Commission on Starkville Consolidated School District Structure introduced the idea of setting a self-imposed, early merger report deadline which would allow state lawmakers more time to address consolidation issues during the 2014 legislative session.
Eurocopter lands deal to build six helicopters
American Eurocopter officials announced earlier this week that Arizona-based aviation company Pylon Aviation has placed an order for six new AS350 helicopters.
Robbery suspect changes mind, will go to trial
The saga of six Columbus teens charged with robbing a woman at gunpoint will continue to the next Circuit Court term in August.
Tevin Oglen, 18, who was expected to plead guilty last Friday in Lowndes County Circuit Court, has decided to go to trial. His trial date was set for August 7.
MUW honored to host Arts & Letters event
Artists from around the state will descend on the Mississippi University for Women campus Saturday to attend the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Awards. The prestigious awards will be presented to eight artists from throughout the state at the Hogarth Center on the MUW campus.
Miss. economy grew 2.4 percent in 2012
JACKSON — With manufacturing on the rebound, Mississippi’s economy grew by 2.4 percent in 2012, new figures show. Gross domestic product numbers released Thursday by
Republicans: Give governors more school say
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and his successors would be relegated to cheerleaders for the nation’s schools, and governors would be put in charge of classrooms under companion bills Senate and House Republicans introduced Thursday.
Deborah Bryant joins Community Bank board
JACKSON — Deborah Bryant, the wife of Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, is now serving on the board of directors for privately held Community Bank of
IRS official apologizes for $4M conference
WASHINGTON — An Internal Revenue Service official whose division staged a lavish $4.1 million training conference and who starred as Mr. Spock in a “Star
Man tries to slit his wrists outside ‘Today’
NEW YORK — A 76-year-old man yelling that the government was going to take his house slit his wrists outside NBC’s “Today” show Thursday morning
Interior allows more time for fracking comments
WASHINGTON — Companies that drill for oil and natural gas — and their critics — will have 60 more days to comment on a new
Board holds heated closed-door meeting on Liddell
Members of the Columbus Municipal School Board met in an often-heated three-hour executive session Tuesday night during a special meeting to discuss personnel matters involving Superintendent Dr. Martha Liddell.
Local couple arrested for baby smuggling
A New Hope woman and her husband were arrested Monday on suspicion of smuggling a baby across the Mexican border.