Ask The Dispatch: All your questions answered about compost
Rather than throwing out leftovers and yard clippings, many gardeners are making good use of their waste by creating compost.
Intervention courts give alternate path for guilty pleas, rehabilitation
Michelle Easterling is the first to admit that being a judge isn’t an easy job.
Shots fired at post prom party
Police are investigating gunshots fired Saturday night at an after-prom party at Columbus Fairgrounds.
Community Profile: From childhood curiosity to fossil expert
Before he was curating fossils at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, George Phillips was a boy searching for rocks on his family farm a couple miles east of Artesia.
Transitioning teen cannot change name, Mississippi Supreme Court rules
The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a ruling denying a transgender teen’s name-change petition.
Ward 2 candidates make last-minute push before runoff
Both candidates for the Ward 2 city council seat are making their last-minute pushes for voter support ahead of Tuesday’s runoff.
Hull Group claims no responsibility in stalled tax incentive deal for mall renovation
A stalled $3 million tax incentive deal for the former Leigh Mall and the missing sales data it hinges on has the Golden Triangle Development LINK and Hull Property Group blaming each other for who is responsible.
High hopes: Max Harvest finds early success in budding medical marijuana market
The harvest room at Max Harvest is thick with the pungent scent of cannabis, earthy, intense and unmistakable.
Alabama man killed in Friday morning motorcycle accident
An Alabama man was killed in a motorcycle wreck on Tuscaloosa Road late Friday morning.
OCH data breach exposed 67K patient files
OCH Regional Medical Center announced Friday that it suffered a data breach that went undiscovered for more than a week in September 2023, potentially compromising a wide swathe of patient information.
Trotter hosts inaugural Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame ceremony
COLUMBUS — The Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class on Friday at the Trotter Center in downtown Columbus, celebrating 10 of
DOJ dismisses pay discrimination lawsuit against Mississippi Senate
The Department of Justice on Tuesday voluntarily dismissed its civil lawsuit against the Mississippi State Senate over allegations that the legislative body paid a Black attorney less money than her white colleagues.
Ellis leaving CMSD superintendent role for job in Delta
Stanley Ellis will be leaving his position as superintendent of Columbus Municipal School District at the end of this school year.
Polk’s baseball playbook meant to help new coaches
Ron Polk takes pride in the fact that when you mention his name and college baseball, you’re probably talking about one of two things – the “Baseball Playbook” or the NCAA “attack dog.”
Columbus man gets 20 years in Alabama prison for armed robbery
A Columbus man was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for the April 2024 armed robbery of a Dollar General in Reform.
Collapsing bank closes section of East Gerrard Road for three weeks
A section of East Gerrard Road will be closed in both directions starting Sunday as workers make emergency repairs to address “a direct threat to public safety.”
Off-duty officer charged for hitting woman with personal vehicle at ATM
A city police officer faces an aggravated assault charge for striking a woman with his personal vehicle during a “road-rage incident” at an ATM.
Panel orders Mississippi to redraw DeSoto County legislative districts as special elections loom
A federal three-judge panel on Tuesday evening ordered state officials to develop another legislative map that ensures Black voters in the DeSoto County area have a fair opportunity to elect candidates to the state Senate.
Mary Means Business: pOpshelf officially closed
The Columbus pOpshelf location is officially closed.
Four injured in Hwy 82 wreck, one airlifted
Four people were hospitalized Wednesday after two cars traveling in the left westbound lane on Highway 82 collided.
Slimantics: Robotaxis beware: NYC eats hesitation for breakfast
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