Seventh Avenue Heritage Festival returns, honoring entertainment district’s legacy
The Seventh Avenue Heritage Festival returns to Columbus next week, building on more than 40 years of celebrating the historic entertainment and business district.
Mayor calls again for forensic audit, using amphitheater
Mayor Keith Gaskin promised Columbus Rotarians no topic would be off-limits if they had any questions during his remarks to the club Tuesday at Lion Hills Center.
Columbus man arrested after evading police for months
After spending more than three months wanted by police, a Columbus man suspected in two separate shootings was arrested Monday.
Education: Lowndes CTC students show off on ‘Engineering Night’
Engineering students in the Lowndes County School District’s Career Technology Center (CTC) are branching out in more ways than one this school year.
Thunder Over Columbus: ‘Up close and personal’
Columbus Air Force Base once again opened its gates to the public for the Thunder Over Columbus air show this weekend, celebrating air power and the base’s connection to the city.
No injuries after LCSD bus was rear-ended Thursday
A Lowndes County School District bus was rear-ended Thursday morning, marking the fourth time a school bus in the Golden Triangle was involved in an accident since the start of the school year.
W nursing students get head start at BMH through new apprenticeship program
Denier Dismukes hasn’t always wanted to be a nurse.
Thunderbirds touch down in anticipation of weekend air show
The Thunderbirds have touched down at the Columbus Air Force Base, arriving Thursday afternoon before headlining this weekend’s Thunder Over Columbus air show.
Plan for old Kmart makes room for two retailers
A suitor for redeveloping the old Kmart store on Highway 45 North may be offering a 2-for-1 deal.
Foster father charged with sexual battery of teen
A longtime area foster parent is behind bars for allegedly sexually abusing a 16-year-old female in his care.
Gaskin won’t seek reelection for mayor; endorses local pastor
Mayor Keith Gaskin announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection next year and instead will throw his support behind a local pastor.
National retailer interested in old Kmart
A national retailer is interested in moving into the old Kmart building on Highway 45 North, Golden Triangle Development LINK CEO Joe Max Higgins told the city council Tuesday.
Emergency drill at MUW set for Thursday
Lowndes County Emergency Management Agency will hold a large-scale disaster scale on the Mississippi University for Women campus beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday.
Education: The W establishes accessibility navigator position
Mississippi University for Women has established navigator for accessibility and student success services as a new position for the 2024-2025 school year.
Education: CMS assisting students in promoting good behavior, attendance
Natalie Faucette wants to help students help themselves.
Health Brief: Baptist Golden Triangle among nation’s top performing hospitals for treatment of heart attack patients
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain-MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2024.
Ask The Dispatch: What are the cranes at the Stennis Lock and Dam doing?
For nearly two weeks, the John C. Stennis Lock and Dam has been closed as crews carry out inspections and repairs on the underwater infrastructure.
Lowndes OKs $1.7 million tax increase for raises, roads, parks
Supervisors on Friday approved a Fiscal Year 2025 budget that includes $1.7 million in additional revenue from ad valorem taxes.
Inmate charged for attacking corrections officer
An attack on a corrections officer in August drove Lowndes County Adult Detention Center to change its protocols for escorting inmates through the jail.