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School district sues Lowndes supes over tax dispute

Lowndes County School District is suing the county's board of supervisors over $3.4 million in property tax revenue the district claims it was unlawfully denied.

TOP NEWS

Make-A-Wish child surprised with own Halloween 'parade day'

Posted yesterday in Area

Dressed for Halloween in his green dinosaur costume and matching beanie, Liam Lamb, 5, waited at the end of his driveway Thursday in Starkville. "There they come!" he shouted excitedly after a few minutes.

West Point resident's 'warrior spirit' tackles breast cancer three times

Posted yesterday in Area

In her role as regional community development manager for the American Cancer Society, Jennifer James has detected something in the breast cancer survivors she works with that is hard to quantify, but always present. "Cancer is a scary thing," James said. "But I think what it does, for all the bad and negative things that are part of it, is brings something up from within you, a spirit that says, 'I'm going to whip this.' It's a warrior spirit. They all have it." Among the women James works with, there is no greater warrior than Josetta Jefferson.

WPCSD sees 42 positive COVID cases, quarantines 115 over the past month

Posted yesterday in Area

Area school districts have reported a total of at least 187 positive cases of COVID-19 since school began, according to the latest data from Clay and Noxubee county school districts.

Man arrested for Wednesday shooting in North Columbus

Posted yesterday in Columbus & Lowndes County

Columbus Police Department has arrested a suspect for a North Columbus shooting Wednesday morning that hospitalized a man.

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Lowndes County Building Permits Oct. 28, 2020

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A different kind of Halloween: COVID fears likely to mean fewer trick-or-treaters, parties

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Aldermen likely to request state funding to relocate library

Police investigate shooting in north Columbus

Mississippi mayor challenges medical marijuana initiative

Two arrested for felony domestic violence in separate shootings

Suspect ignites mop to swipe Lowe's pressure washer

Absentee voting up more than 50 percent from 2016 in Golden Triangle

Arrest report for 10-27-20

SPORTS

Mississippi State coach Emory Bellard, left, and Alabama coach Paul 'Bear' Bryant, far right, meet at midfield after the Bulldogs toppled the Tide 6-3 on Nov. 1, 1980, at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson.

'When World War II ended, it wasn't as big a headline as we had today': Revisiting Mississippi State's 1980 upset of No. 1 Alabama

DJ Jackson set to lead Columbus High girls basketball in title defense

Prep football capsules: New Hope aims to slow down West Point

What MHSAA realignment for 2021-22, 2022-23 school years means for local prep football and basketball

'It was his time': Former Starkville assistant Ray Westerfield finding success at Kemper County as first-year head coach

For Starkville Academy football, Simpson County Academy poses first playoff test

OPINIONS

Froma Harrop: Actually, the Democratic Party never moved left

Other Editors: Vote yes for new state flag:

Patrick J. Buchanan: What the next president faces

Cartoonist View: 10/30/20

Our View: Closing the barn door after the cows have gotten out

Voice of the people: Bill Parker

LIFESTYLES

These savory witches' hats are flavored with sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil and garlic powder, but a sweeter version made with chocolate chips is an equally tasty treat for this coming weekend.