MUW, county and city leaders to discuss future of MSMS at Monday press conference
A press conference set for Monday may provide some insight into the local fight to keep Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science at Mississippi University for Women.
$20M grant application includes salaries for CAG
The city is still in the running for a $20 million grant that would build an $8 million multipurpose facility on part of the old Kerr-McGee Superfund site and improve more than 400 homes in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Part of Kerr-McGee site ‘suitable and safe’ for recreation center
While cleanup efforts at the former Kerr-McGee site are not yet complete, one area of the site is currently “suitable and safe” for redevelopment – including holding a recreation center and storm shelter in the future.
Brooks: ‘We are going to get our house in order’
Leroy Brooks has been asked to run for mayor many times during his more than 40-year tenure representing District 5 on the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, he told the Exchange Club of Columbus Tuesday during its weekly meeting at Lion Hills Center.
Communiversity mock interview fair prepares high schoolers for the real deal
Hundreds of high school students came Thursday to the Communiversity for mock job interviews, nervously shuffling papers and speaking with professionals in fields ranging from medicine to truck sales to the military.
Police looking for suspect in shooting on Fourth Avenue South
Police are searching for a suspect following a Thursday shooting on the 900 Block of Fourth Avenue South.
State spelling bee to bring 25 top spellers to Columbus in March
For Mira Alnas, an eighth-grader at Heritage Academy who won the Lowndes County Spelling Bee, competing in the statewide spelling bee is a chance to put her skills to the test.
Columbus to lobbyist: Show your work
If the city’s lobbyist firm wants a new contract for a fourth year, it will first have to prove its value.
Overpass on Hwy 82 to remain closed through mid-fall
The Highway 82 overpass at Old West Point Road will remain closed until later this year, as the bridge awaits repairs from being struck twice in the past four months.
Ethics commission says public doesn’t have right to MHP chase policies
The Mississippi Ethics Commission dismissed Feb. 7 a complaint The Dispatch filed against the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, alleging it excessively redacted documents pertaining to Mississippi Highway Patrol vehicular pursuit policies.
Mickens begs for city attorney’s advice to deal with alleged phone threats
A city councilman claims he’s receiving threats on his personal cell phone, and he wants them to stop.
City says no to AT&T tower at Moore Creek
AT&T is headed back to the drawing board after city officials again rejected the company’s plans to build a 5G cell tower at Moore Creek.
Absentee voting opens for primaries, sparking illegal harvesting concerns from Brooks
Absentee voting for Mississippi’s upcoming municipal elections has begun, ringing the starting bell as well as bringing up old questions in Columbus about the line between accepted voter assistance and illegal ballot harvesting.
Easements on their way for city’s $6.2M watershed project
While difficulty obtaining easements temporarily stalled a $6.2 million watershed project to improve drainage in major flooding areas across the city, City Engineer Kevin Stafford said those easements will soon be in hand.
Heart Walk set for Saturday aims to promote heart health, provide screenings and resources
Despite being largely preventable with healthy living and regular check-ups, cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in the country.
Unlucky Hwy 82 overpass struck, damaged again
The Highway 82 overpass at Old West Point Road is closed and awaiting repairs from the Mississippi Department of Transportation following yet another strike from an eastbound oversized vehicle.
‘Scheduling conflict’ keeping Jones out of mayoral debate
A “scheduling conflict” will keep Stephen Jones from squaring off with his primary opponent in what was supposed to be a Democratic mayoral debate Feb. 25 at the Municipal Complex.
TVA energy plant to be up and running in Caledonia by 2028
Tennessee Valley Authority is officially moving forward with building a gas-powered combustion turbine energy plant near Caledonia.
Harvey joins Dispatch staff as general assignment reporter
Cadence Harvey has joined The Dispatch newsroom staff as a general assignment reporter.
W will submit proposal to keep MSMS, has backup plan if school relocates
If Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science is moved to Mississippi State University, Mississippi University for Women has a backup plan for the high school’s facilities.
Deputies searching for two suspects in Sunday double homicide
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