Columbus braces for dinosaur stampede May 30
Few people can say they’ve run through downtown wearing an inflatable dinosaur costume, but that’s about to change.
2 bystanders, including DoorDasher, hurt in shooting spree
A DoorDasher and a woman inside her home suffered injuries during a rash of three separate shootings over two days, Police Chief Joseph Daughtry told The Dispatch.
Lewis becomes city’s first asst fire chief since 2022
Alan Lewis was passed over in March to be the city’s next fire chief, but on Tuesday he got the next best thing.
Education: Andrews takes on assistant superintendent role at CMSD
Marlon Andrews knows the Columbus Municipal School District as well as anyone who has ever been appointed assistant superintendent for operations.
$1 million in Powerball winnings still unclaimed
Someone is sitting on $1 million, and they may not even know it.
Community Profile: Salvation Army leader aims to help youth
If you walk into the rear of the Salvation Army building on 2219 Main St. in Columbus today, you’ll see a vast space in desperate
Hooked on tradition: 70 years later, families keep casting lines at Barksdale Catfish Lakes
Stan McCrary still remembers the first day he took his grandson, Jefferey Turner, fishing at Barksdale Catfish Lakes in 2021.
Suspect arrested in pedestrian-vehicle hit and run
A suspect was arrested in connection with an alleged pedestrian and vehicle hit-and-run Friday on Lehmberg Road.
Lowndes WWII history documents now just a click away
For 11 years, World War II scrapbooks and photos featuring Lowndes County veterans have largely remained tucked away in the Billups-Garth Archives at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library.
Sprinkler malfunction floods Rent Auditorium
y morning sprinkler system malfunction on Mississippi University for Women’s campus prompted a last-minute venue change for Heritage Academy’s graduation ceremony, scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight.
Festival of the Fae returns this weekend, bigger than ever
From fairies to folklore, all things fantasy return to Luxilin Drive this weekend for the Festival of the Fae’s biggest event yet.
School safety officer arrested on drug charges
A Columbus Municipal School District school resource officer was arrested Monday on drug distribution charges by the U.S. Marshals Office.
CAFB pilots return home after midair ejection
Two Columbus Air Force Base pilots have returned home following a midair ejection during a training exercise Tuesday over west Alabama.
Columbus may lower minimum firefighter age to 18
The city council will soon consider lowering the age to work for Columbus Fire and Rescue from 21 to 18.
CAFB pilots safely eject from T-38 over west Alabama
Two Columbus Air Force Base pilots ejected safely from an aircraft Tuesday in west Alabama.
Faith leads man through fire to save mother, baby
Oliver Latham was in his apartment singing along to karaoke with two friends during a birthday party April 17 when shouting outside interrupted the night.
More than a decade in the making, Parkview breaks ground in Burns Bottom
“Columbus is Columbus’ biggest critic,” Nic Parish, of the Burns Group and Friendly City Development, told a crowd of roughly 50 Thursday during the groundbreaking ceremony for Parkview.
Man arrested for trying to rob church during Sunday service
A man is behind bars after he tried to rob the offering plate of a local church during Sunday services.
Amphitheater to be finished by March
The city council hired a contractor Tuesday to complete the third phase of the Sen. Terry Brown Amphitheater on the Island.
From jail to jobs: LCSO aims to break cycle of crime
Checking a patient’s vital signs, rewiring a house and fixing a broken diesel engine are just a few of the lessons a Lowndes County Adult Detention Center inmate can now learn while incarcerated.
Reese and Valincius earn USA Baseball invites
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