Beard qualifies for House District 41 seat
Pierre Beard will face incumbent District 41 Rep. Kabir Karriem in a November special election for the state representative seat.
Mother claims 3-year-old was left alone in day care van for 45 minutes
Columbus police are investigating an incident in which a 3-year-old was reportedly left alone inside a hot van Thursday for nearly an hour.
Girls learn tools of the trade at FORGE construction camp
Across the country, women make up only 11.5% of payroll employees in the construction industry.
Anti-Trump protest slated for Saturday in Starkville
Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration are planning to speak out this Saturday with protests in cities all across the country, including Starkville.
Pedestrian safety upgrades proposed for Fifth Street corridor
The city council will decide Tuesday whether to seek a more than $5.8 million grant to upgrade pedestrian safety infrastructure along Fifth Street.
Friendship flourishes at Mississippi Governor’s School
How do you make a boat out of pool noodles, cardboard, other scraps and some duct tape in 90 minutes?
Students cast in Civil Rights-era film set in Lowndes County
Columbus Middle School theater teacher Chelsea Petty was teaching class one day when she got a message from the front office.
Mary Means Business: Zachary’s to open wine bar tavern
Columbus folks, it’s time to wine down.
Woman arrested in May shooting at Sandhill Arms
A Coffeeville woman was arrested Tuesday in a May shooting at a home at Sandhill Arms housing complex.
Theater camp keeps audiences watching with 44th musical
Superheroes and villains compete in a reality television show to find their arch nemesis. Employees at a mall food court are followed by a documentary crew. Amateur ghost hunters attempt to uncover the unknown, but they may find more than they expected.
Court of Appeals upholds attempted murder conviction of Oktibbeha man
The Mississippi Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Jerome Davis on an attempted murder charge that was the result of a disagreement over gambling.
Man arrested on multiple counts of credit card fraud
A Columbus man was arrested Monday by the Starkville Police Department following a coordinated multi-state law enforcement agency effort.
Columbus, Starkville plan multi-day celebrations for Juneteenth
Federal troops marched into Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865 – more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed – to inform more than 250,000 enslaved people in the state of their freedom.
Groups sue Mississippi education boards over new DEI law
A coalition of civil rights and legal organizations filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Mississippi’s education boards challenging diversity, equity and inclusion policies imposed by the Legislature at public schools, colleges and universities.
CMSD appointed board seat converting to elected position
The Columbus Municipal School District Board of Trustees is set to turn one of its five appointed seats into an elected one come November due to an increase in the number of students living outside city limits but inside the district’s territory.
Klosterman invests in local history with antiques, antebellum home
Columbus is home to a lot of history and beautiful buildings, but also to potential.
Black Men’s Mental Health Conference to return to Columbus
Since losing her father to suicide in 2019, Camillia Harris has dedicated her life to breaking the silence around the mental health struggles Black men face.
Two men arrested for burglary in Clay County
Two Monroe County men were arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly burglarizing a workshop and a shed behind a home in Clay County.
Incumbents qualify for re-election in special House races
Two state House districts in the Golden Triangle will hold special elections this fall as part of a court-ordered redistricting effort to ensure Black voters are fairly represented.
Rotary Club of Columbus donates $15K toward area youth programs
May was Youth Services Month for Rotary International, a global network of more than 1.2 million community leaders and problem-solvers whose motto is Service Above Self.
Deputies searching for two suspects in Sunday double homicide
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