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.
‘Consistent’ policy sought for special funding requests
The city council approved Tuesday donating $5,000 of public funds to help Columbus Municipal School District host a parade Oct. 17 celebrating its first-ever B accountability rating from the Mississippi Department of Education.
Oktoberfest returns to Burns Bottom for fifth year
Oktoberfest is on its way back to Columbus for a fifth year, as Munson and Brothers prepares to host a weekend of fun, live music and German traditions.
Pedestrian bridge reopens Sunday with celebratory ceremony, concert
After more than four years of closure, the pedestrian bridge across the Tombigbee River will reopen this weekend with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebratory concert.
‘Outdoor superstore’ Rural King eyeing old Kmart
The “outdoor superstore” Rural King is a step closer to locating in the old Kmart building on Highway 45.
18-wheeler hauling excavator hits Old West Point Road overpass
An 18-wheeler hauling an excavator Tuesday morning hit the bottom of the Highway 82 overpass at Old West Point Road.
Teen charged with murder after fatal Saturday shooting
A teenager has been charged with murder following the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old in East Columbus on Saturday.
Education: FORGE distributes tool kits to seventh-graders at Columbus Middle School
FORGE is excited to get an early start in celebrating Careers in Construction Month, which begins on Oct. 1, by distributing 180 tool kits to seventh-graders at Columbus Middle School.
Education: University of Alabama Student Arianna Brown Awarded ABB Scholarship
ABB, the leading NEMA motor manufacturer in North America, awarded a $3,000 scholarship to Arianna Brown of Columbus, a kinesiology student at the University of Alabama.
Education: The W seminar series continues with W staff, local physicians
Mississippi University for Women’s Department of Sciences and Mathematics is continuing its SM-100 seminar series for the month of October, welcoming a litany of guests to speak.
Education: Jaden Lacy of Columbus selected to UA Early College Summer 2024 Director’s List
A total of 298 students enrolled in UA Early College during Summer Semester 2024 at The University of Alabama were named to the director’s list with an academic record of 3.6 or higher.
Supes to withdraw more than $1.1M from hospital trust fund
The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors is withdrawing more than $1.1 million from its hospital trust fund this year.
Community Profile: New Hope native becomes international screenwriter, releases new film
Jason Rogers can still picture hanging out with his friends at the New Princess Theater in high school.
One teen dead, another injured in Saturday shooting
One teen is dead and another teen is injured from a Saturday afternoon shooting at an apartment complex on Constance Lane in East Columbus.
Bikers converge on fairgrounds for VFW’s annual indoor bike show
Of the 20 or so motorcycles displayed inside the Columbus Fairgrounds building Saturday, Bruce Hoffman’s Harley Davidson Night Train almost certainly boasted the most mileage.
Two charged with murder in burned body case
A drug deal gone wrong led to the murder of a Colorado man over Labor Day weekend, Sheriff Eddie Hawkins said during a press conference Friday.
