Driver killed in single-car accident that struck MUW fence
A Columbus man was killed in a single-car crash that struck a column of the fence around Mississippi University for Women Wednesday night.
Holly Hills retail center changes hands
Holly Hills Plaza on Highway 45 has officially moved into the hands of a new owner.
‘Hefty’ match requirement has council leery of accepting drainage grant
The city is teetering dangerously close to losing nearly $3 million in federal grant funds to improve drainage in Northside neighborhoods prone to flooding.
Council hands 30-day suspension to police officer arrested for off-duty DUI
COLUMBUS – A police officer arrested last month for driving under the influence while off duty has been suspended without pay for 30 days, multiple
Southside Blues festival returns this weekend
The Southside Blues Festival is returning to Townsend Park this weekend.
Man seriously injured in Tuesday hit-and-run
Police are looking for a suspect in a Tuesday morning hit-and-run that seriously injured a 66-year-old man.
Homeless man found dead near railroad tracks
A man’s body was found on the side of railroad tracks Tuesday near Military and Black Creek roads north of Columbus.
Old Main Street Presbyterian parsonage cleared for demolition
City councilmen on Tuesday spurned the recommendation of the Columbus Historic Preservation Commission, voting to allow Main Street Presbyterian Church to demolish its old parsonage to make room for a parking lot.
CPD searching for rape suspect
Police are looking for a man suspected of rape, according to a department press release.
Contested appointments for CVB, CLW on Tuesday council agenda
Two longtime members of separate public boards drew challengers to their reappointment, and the city council will decide those appointments Tuesday.
Dispatch ad staff wins top honors at MPA for fourth straight year
The Dispatch advertising staff, led by director Beth Proffitt, earned top honors for the fourth straight year in the Mississippi Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.
Officials developing ‘talking points’ for keeping MSMS in Columbus
Citizens who showed up for the quarterly Town and Tower meeting about the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science left Thursday with talking points to support keeping the school in Columbus.
W names founding director for Women’s College
The newly established Women’s College at Mississippi University for Women has its founding director as it prepares for its first academic year.
Three arrested in Saturday night Econo Lodge auto burglaries
Three people, including a juvenile, are behind bars after a series of Saturday night auto burglaries in hotel parking lots.
Woman charged with mayhem for biting off victim’s fingertip
A woman turned herself in Tuesday after biting the tip of another woman’s finger off earlier this month, according to Columbus Police Department.
Columbus man killed in Highway 45 accident
A Columbus man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon, according to Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant.
Drug raid yields meth, ecstasy, mushrooms, LSD, pot
Seven people were arrested in a Monday Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office drug bust.
CPD seeks person of interest in May shooting
Police are looking for a person of interest in a May shooting, according to a Columbus Police Department press release.
Community Profile: For Spencer, music continues a decade after cruises stop
As Superstorm Sandy pounded New Jersey in October 2012, J.D. Spencer was hunkered down and praying in a Carnival cruise ship sailing in the North Atlantic.
Ask The Dispatch: Your questions answered about progress at Columbus Place
For more than 50 years, the giant building at 1404 Old Aberdeen Road has been a mall. But how that mall has looked has changed drastically over the past few years.
City of Columbus Building Permits, June 9-12, 2025
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