Funds secured for Alva Temple museum at airport

The Columbus-Lowndes Airport landed a grant to add a museum honoring Alva Temple and the Tuskegee Airmen to its terminal, but it will not be as much money as the city and county had hoped.

Police search for armed man accused of domestic violence

Police are searching for a man accused of strangling his girlfriend and threatening her with a weapon during a domestic dispute.

Lowndes Community Foundation endowment tops $600K

Last year, staff with the Good Samaritan Health Clinic were writing prescriptions and patient files entirely on paper rather than recording them electronically.

Main Street Columbus kicks off spring season Friday with Open House

Downtown is preparing once again to welcome shoppers for Spring Open House, set for this weekend.

Marble marker will honor Black WWI soldiers at courthouse

In roughly eight more weeks, the county will finally correct a more than 90-year-old error to the World War I monument sitting on the courthouse lawn.

Probationary CFR firefighter arrested on DUI charge

A probationary Columbus Fire and Rescue firefighter was arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly driving under the influence.  Jacorey Douglas, of Starkville, is charged with

Young entrepreneurs: Turning passions into paychecks

While she’s only a senior in high school, Remya Gibbs carries herself like a well-seasoned fashion designer, always striving for perfection.

Train derailment closes Artesia Road crossing for hours

Three train cars went off the rails Wednesday morning, redirecting traffic for more than six hours.

CVB hooks another major fishing tournament, landing sixth event for 2026

Columbus has grown into a hot spot for fishing tournaments, and it’s no longer a secret.

High-end seafood and steaks coming to former Woody’s on the Water

The former Woody’s on the Water property is poised for a comeback.

MSMS: Facilities could hit crisis point in 5 years

ive years.

That’s the window Ginger Tedder, executive director for Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, gave before years of deferred maintenance due to underfunding leads to a “major issue” in the school’s residence halls.

Flames engulf Possum Town Farms in Sunday blaze

Emily Snapka, manager for Possum Town Farms, knew when she was driving to work Sunday that the smoke looked bad from the road, but nothing could’ve prepared her to see the entire building in flames.

Mistrial declared in sexual battery case

A 2021 sexual battery case involving a minor ended in a mistrial Friday after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict.

Profile: Fields takes the helm of storied church

Long before he was Rev. Derrick Fields, he was a boy wedged into a grey Ford pickup truck with his four younger siblings, being hauled to church by a “sainted” couple who he said lived just up the highway from his family home in Aberdeen.

Legislation may open door for MUW to raze blighted historic buildings

The Mississippi University for Women has been around for 142 years, and over that timeframe, 26 of its buildings have been designated by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History as historic landmarks.

Assistant police chief, brothers compete for $20K on Family Feud

“In my book, it’s not a real burrito unless it has what in it?” Family Feud Host Steve Harvey asked the contestants.

New historic markers commemorate Columbus Black history leaders

On an unusually warm February afternoon, community members gathered along Main Street and later on Ninth Avenue South to honor two pillars of Columbus’ Black history – a pioneering historian who preserved the legacy of African American inventors and a school that transformed freedom into opportunity.

CMSD weighs cost, community use with new plans for Stokes-Beard gym

Columbus Municipal School District trustees are weighing cost, capacity and potential community use as the board considers five different plans for building an external gymnasium at Stokes-Beard Elementary.