20th Caledonia Days festival coming this weekend
Caledonia Days is on its way back to town this weekend, returning to Ola J. Pickett Park to celebrate its 20th year.
Escaped boar caught at day care, returned to owner
Bobo, an escaped 700-pound boar that has eluded police for a week, is back with its owner and soon will head to a meat processor.
Asbestos testing to start soon at CMSD campuses
Columbus Municipal School District is one step closer to starting its $36 million worth of bond projects.
Education: 9 local students named to MDE’s Student Advisory Council
The Mississippi Department of Education announced the newest 132 members of the State Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council, nine of which are local students.
Education: W music professor receives Mississippi Arts Commission Artist Fellowship
Valentin Bogdan, professor of music at Mississippi University for Women, was awarded an Artist Fellowship from the Mississippi Arts Commission in the classical music composition category.
Burglary suspect caught after roughly three months on the run
After spending roughly three months on the run, a Columbus man was arrested Thursday for allegedly burglarizing three Lowndes County businesses in July.
11 arrested following 6-month drug investigation in Lowndes
Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, working alongside state and federal agencies, arrested 11 suspects on drug charges Thursday following a six-month investigation conducted by its Special Tactics Investigative Narcotic Group.
Councilman calls out ABC group as ‘racist,’ ‘cancer’
Ward 5 Councilman Stephen Jones called out the advocacy group A Better Columbus on Thursday for what he believes are “openly racist attacks” he says have recently targeted his wife.
W professor gets $1M to study gecko toe pads
Suction cups don’t work in a vacuum, so you can’t use them in space. Tape works well unless it’s on a wet surface. Magnets require metal to stick.
Deputy assisting in pursuit involved in three-vehicle collision
A deputy trying to assist in a pursuit Tuesday was involved in a three-vehicle collision.
State treasurer: Mississippi made $375M from investments last year
When it comes to investment returns, surplus revenue and rainy day funds, State Treasurer David McRae told the Rotary Club of Columbus that Mississippi is in the best shape it’s been in since 1992.
Ask The Dispatch: Why do drivers keep hitting the Old West Point Road overpass?
On Oct. 1, an 18-wheeler hauling an excavator traveling east hit the bottom of an overpass at Old West Point Road that crosses over Highway 82.
Education: Lowndes CTC students now offered dual enrollment/dual credit to welding, culinary arts through EMCC
Lowndes County School District second-year students who take culinary arts and welding classes at the Career Technology Center now have the ability to take dual-enrollment and dual-credit classes thanks to an agreement with East Mississippi Community College.
Pedestrian bridge reopens to public after 4.5 years
The pedestrian bridge across the Tombigbee River is once again open to the public, connecting the city to The Island.
CLW, 4-County raise local power rates following TVA wholesale price increase
Columbus Light and Water and 4-County Electric Power Association customers will see a local rate increase on their November power bill in addition to that of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s wholesale price hike, all of which went into effect Oct. 1.
Columbus man charged with sexual battery of minor
A Columbus man is behind bars as part of an ongoing sexual battery investigation.
Tennessee Williams home funding in air after contract rejection
Funding for the Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center is up in the air after the Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation on Monday rejected an $81,000 grant for this fiscal year from the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau. But that money came with a contract – and terms – attached to it.
Annual fundraiser to help Loaves and Fishes feed 80K and counting
Since Loaves and Fishes of Lowndes County started in 2008, the nonprofit has fed a lot of hungry mouths.
Guns, cocaine and other drugs seized in September drug bust
Two suspects were arrested following a Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office drug bust in September that yielded guns, cocaine, cash and other drugs.
Police: Student brought gun to homecoming bonfire
A Columbus High School student was arrested Wednesday night during the school’s homecoming parade after police found a gun in his vehicle.
Four local soccer teams place at state and regional tournaments
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