Plymouth Bluff welcomes community back after renovation
After undergoing renovations for the last four years, Plymouth Bluff Environmental Center returned to its former glory Thursday as community members gathered for a grand reopening celebration.
Motorcycle wreck on Hwy 82 claims life of Louisiana man
A Louisiana man died Thursday night in a motorcycle accident on Highway 82 West.
Golden Triangle group brings theater to Fairview Elementary
Golden Triangle Theatre realized a longtime dream this week with the start of a new partnership with Fairview Elementary aimed at exposing students to the arts.
Despite outburst, porn hack at trial, supreme court upholds Lowndes murder conviction
A grieving mother’s outburst and a brief porn interruption of Zoom testimony in a Lowndes County courtroom proved not enough to overturn a 2022 murder trial conviction.
8 sites picked for drainage work; half on Southside
The city has finalized selecting eight sites for drainage improvements funded through the American Rescue Plan Act.
Caledonia teen killed in ATV accident
A Caledonia teenager was killed in an all terrain vehicle accident late Tuesday afternoon.
Burford Electric secures 10-year tax exemption from city
The city council unanimously agreed to a 10-year ad valorem tax exemption for Burford Electric Service, Inc.’s planned $2.5 million expansion.
New agreement could make city have to pay to use soccer complex
Lowndes County supervisors are looking to change how the city is allowed to use the Roger Short Soccer Complex.
Education: The W continues focus on first-gen students with conference attendance
Representatives from Mississippi University for Women’s Student Success Center recently attended the Conference for First-Generation Student Success, sponsored NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education), held June 23-25 in Anaheim, California.
Education brief: University of Maryland Global Campus Spring 2024 graduates
The University of Maryland Global Campus announced their Spring 2024 graduates.
MUW pledges perpetual scholarships for MSMS students
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science students kicked off their school year with a groundbreaking announcement: Mississippi University for Women is offering full-tuition scholarships in perpetuity, ensuring every future MSMS student can access a top-tier education at The W.
Community Profile: From crossroads to Catfish Alley
In 2016, Josh Gillis was at a crossroads.
Woman arrested after allegedly attempting to steal gun
A Columbus woman was arrested after allegedly attempting to steal a gun from another person at the Sandfield One Stop on Friday afternoon.
LCSD to request $1.7 million more in local taxes this school year
The Lowndes County School District is expected to pass a budget requesting $1.7 million more in ad valorem taxes this fiscal year, causing a slight increase to the tax rate.
Division brewing over city’s property tax rate
Competing ideas on what to do with the city’s ad valorem tax rate next year emerged from a council work session Thursday at City Hall.
Either would result in the tax rate decreasing, but one would mean tax bills would still go up.
Family members remember Red Barber as he enters Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame
Red Barber may have made a name for himself in New York, as the longtime play-by-play broadcaster for the Brooklyn Dodgers and later the New York Yankees. But he traces his origins back to his birthplace of Columbus, and on Saturday he will be posthumously inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
Peeping tom suspect accused of harassing woman in Love’s bathroom stall
A Columbus man was arrested Wednesday morning after allegedly peeping at a woman using the restroom in the Love’s Travel Stop on Tuscaloosa Road.
Simulators give LCSD students hands-on heavy machinery experience
Lowndes County School District’s career and technical students are getting hands-on experience with heavy machinery, thanks to two new simulators installed Wednesday at the Career and Technology Center.
County agrees to purchase LINK building on Main St
On July 4, 2011, Greg Andrews declared his office’s independence from its cramped quarters at the county courthouse.
LCSD acquires old Ecolab building for new central office
By this time next year, the Lowndes County School District’s central office will be settled into a new home.
