Dispatch newsroom takes 21 press association awards
The Dispatch took home 21 awards, including third place in General Excellence in its class, during the Mississippi Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest Saturday.
Franklin floated as potential solution to county’s lack of courtroom space
Just a month after the elementary school officially ceased operations, Franklin Academy came up in a supervisors meeting as a possible solution to the county’s courtroom space issues.
Suspects arrested in weekend double homicide
Sheriff’s deputies arrested two suspects in a weekend double homicide on Kincaid Road.
Community Profile: Once a ‘feather in the wind,’ Handran climbs ranks at Rick’s Cafe, from doorman to owner
Ryan Handran was out fishing in May 2024 with his boss Rick Welch when he was asked a question he hadn’t really thought about.
Jones vows to harness city’s potential in inaugural address
When Colin Krieger moved to Columbus nearly 20 years ago, he was working for Papa John’s to improve the quality and reputations of struggling community restaurants.
Deputies searching for two suspects in Sunday double homicide
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — Sheriff’s deputies are searching for two suspects in a Sunday shooting that left two men dead. Jordan Mitchell, 21, and Kaiden Evans,
5 injured in train, SUV collision in Lowndes County
A freight train collided with an SUV Saturday morning on Halbert Road in Lowndes County, injuring a mother and her four children.
House, car fires cause damage, no injuries
Columbus Fire and Rescue responded to two separate fires late Saturday morning, including a house fire and a vehicle fire. No injuries were sustained from either incident.
Defendant in Mississippi auditor’s ‘second largest’ embezzlement case in history goes free
Four years ago, agents from the state auditor’s office arrested Tunica nonprofit operator Mardis Jones in what the office trumpeted as the second-largest embezzlement case in its history and demanded Jones return over $1 million to the state.
LINK prepares to move to new, centrally located office next week
For the last week, CEO Joe Max Higgins has been lugging boxes to the dumpster parked behind the Golden Triangle Redevelopment LINK’s office on Main Street in Columbus as the organization begins its move to a new office.
Main Street Columbus celebrating 40 years of revitalization
From overseeing historic preservation and building a bustling downtown to securing public support for the Riverwalk, Main Street Columbus has been helping shape the city’s core for four decades.
Multi-day celebrations planned for Fourth of July
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence, and in 1870, the anniversary of the signing became a federal holiday known as Independence Day.
Mississippi executes the longest-serving man on the state’s death row for 1976 killing
The longest-serving man on Mississippi’s death row was executed Wednesday, nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer’s wife in a violent ransom scheme.
West Point police chief retires after decades of service
After more than four decades of military service, police work and karate lessons, West Point Police Chief Avery Cook is preparing to retire.
CPD asks businesses to help ‘Keep Columbus Cool’ this summer
As the summer heat continues to roll through Columbus, one initiative aims to keep residents hydrated.
Spears to resign from CRA board before taking council seat
Before being sworn in as Ward 6 councilman Monday, Jason Spears plans to resign his seat on the Columbus Redevelopment Authority board.
May unemployment rates rise in Oktibbeha, Lowndes
Most counties in the Golden Triangle saw an increase in unemployment last month.
Business Brief: Camgian honored as ‘AI Company of the Year’
Mississippi Small Business Development Center Network has awarded its inaugural AI Company of the Year award to Starkville-based technology firm Camgian.
Anti-abortion doctors ask Mississippi Supreme Court to overturn 1998 ruling
Lawyers for the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists have filed an appeal asking the state Supreme Court to overrule its 1998 decision and declare Mississippi’s effective ban on abortion constitutional.
Sales tax collections soar in Starkville, falter in Columbus, West Point
Starkville sales tax collections soared this month while Columbus’ and West Point’s collections fell slightly.
