Sweet, savory and student approved

At Columbus High School, students are helping shape what’s being served in their cafeteria, and there are two things at the top of their wishlist: more chicken wings and baked potatoes.

Vernon man dies after crashing into garbage truck in Lowndes Co

A Vernon, Alabama man died Wednesday after his pickup crashed into a Golden Triangle Waste Services garbage truck on Highway 12 east of Columbus.

Still watching: The Spectator celebrates 120 years in print

The suffrage movement, the co-educational expansion of Mississippi University for Women and visits from Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan are just a few of the historical events The Spectator, the student newspaper for The W, has covered in its 120 years of existence.

CMSD offers superintendent job; Chapman yet to accept

Columbus Municipal School District trustees on Wednesday offered Craig Chapman the district superintendent position, though Chapman has not yet accepted the job.

Advisory committee pitched to help city with economic development

The city council on Wednesday broached the possibility of creating an economic development advisory committee to help the city recruit new businesses and encourage more investment from existing ones.

Holiday Night of Hope returns for underprivileged children

Christmas will come early next week for about 20 children in need during A Holiday Night of Hope, hosted jointly by Columbus Police Department and Building Bridges of Hope.

Education: Readers in the Making

Education: Documentary studies concentration launches at The W

Ken Burns. Amy Berg. Werner Herzog. Students at Mississippi University for Women have the opportunity to study these and many other documentarians, and follow in their footsteps, with the new documentary studies concentration and minor, both of which launched this fall.

Community Profile: After 14 years, familiar face at Tennessee Williams House retiring

When visitors come to the Tennessee Williams House Museum and Welcome Center, they’re typically welcomed with a sweet voice, a warm smile and a question intended to start a conversation. For 14 years, that greeting has come from Carolyn Lowry.

Eclectic European: Amata Italian Restaurant to open mid-January

Renovations are nearly complete at the future site of Amata Italian Restaurant on Main Street, expected to open by mid-January.

Body found at old Sanderson site showed no major physical trauma

An autopsy confirmed a body found Nov. 20 at the former Sanderson Plumbing facility as 34-year-old Nashieka Dobbs, according to a press release Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant issued Friday.

LINK touts growth, progress after turbulent year

Despite “what a year” it’s been for the Golden Triangle Development LINK, Chief Operating Officer Meryl Fisackerly said the region’s industrial development arm has continued pushing forward with major projects.

A quieter Christmas offered for sensory-sensitive kids

Lights, music and crowded rooms are often staples of the holiday season, but for children with sensory sensitivities, those same traditions can turn from festive to overwhelming.

Reading therapy: Kitty reading program builds literacy skills, socializes cats

A week before Thanksgiving, 6-year-old Callie Grace Faucette and 7-year-old Scott Thomas Boone sat cross-legged on the floor of the Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society’s adoption room, reading books aloud as cats nuzzled into their laps and pawed at the pages.

Last of city ARPA to fix drainage on Hwy 45, Summerhaven

City council members on Tuesday shifted about $269,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds away from its major ongoing drainage improvement project to a pair of smaller ones.

Supervisors table short-term rental ordinance tied to hotel tax

Supervisors tabled consideration of a new ordinance that would make short-term rentals in the county subject to the 2% hotel tax.

Homeless coalition eyes spring move-in for tiny home village

Golden Triangle Homeless Coalition members are hopeful to see residents moving into the Fresh Start Tiny Home Village on Airline Road by next spring, though the organization still needs roughly $160,000 to make it happen.

Temporary fixes would change traffic flow on Main Street

COLUMBUS – A couple of weeks ago, Mayor Stephen Jones sent City Engineer Kevin Stafford a photo of a car trapped under an 18-wheeler at

Amphitheater could host first show in spring 2027

If the city council votes next week to put $1 million more toward the project, a completed Sen. Terry Brown Amphitheater could host its first show on the Island in spring 2027.