Work on Highway 182 project could begin this fall
The city is one board of aldermen vote away from beginning its long-awaited Highway 182 Revitalization Project in earnest.
$5K reward offered for information in Swedenburg Circle murder
The family of a Jackson, Tennessee, man is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in his murder.
Long-unpaid bills lead to some water service cutoffs in Mississippi’s capital city
Water service is being shut off at some apartment complexes in Mississippi’s capital city because of long-unpaid bills, the company that runs the Jackson water system said Wednesday.
Allison named to board of Mississippi school superintendents
Lowndes County School District Superintendent Sam Allison will serve as a member of the board of directors for the Mississippi Association of School Superintendents, the nonprofit association announced Wednesday in a press release.
License to plant: Area landscaper wants unlicensed operators held in check; Lowndes supervisor wants ‘overreaching’ law changed
Clay Bowen insists he already has more work than he can do.
Man arrested for allegedly cutting woman on Carver Drive
A man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly cutting a woman on Carver Drive.
New partnership means more food for Helping Hands
For Helping Hands Executive Director Jennifer Garrard, it feels like the need always exceeds the resources. All day, every day, she gets phone calls, emails, text messages and other requests for help.
‘Glass Castle’ author to speak at 2024 Welty Gala
Celebrated author Jeannette Walls, best known for her best-selling memoir, “The Glass Castle,” will be the featured speaker for Mississippi University for Women’s 2024 Welty Gala at 7 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Trotter Convention Center in downtown Columbus.
Sales tax holiday expanded, moved to this weekend
Mississippi shoppers will once again be getting a break from sales tax this weekend, with an extra day added to the tax holiday.
Mary Means Business: Recording, music lesson business coming to Catfish Alley
Music is returning to Catfish Alley.
Driver killed in Highway 12 crash identified
A Caledonia man was killed in a crash Tuesday afternoon on Highway 12.
Break-ins plague businesses near Military and Bluecutt
For 23 years, there had never been a break-in at Acceptance Auto Insurance in Military Plaza. So far this year, there have been three.
GTR Airport to host TSA PreCheck enrollment event
Leave your shoes on and your laptop in your bag.
One candidate so far for Maben special election for alderman
A special election to fill the vacant seat on Maben’s Board of Aldermen has drawn its first candidate.
Brett Favre is asking an appeals court to reinstate his defamation lawsuit against Shannon Sharpe
Lawyers for retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to revive a defamation lawsuit Favre filed against a fellow Pro Football Hall of Fame member, former tight end Shannon Sharpe, amid the backdrop of a Mississippi welfare scandal that is one of the state’s largest public corruption cases.
Southern troubadour John Mohead to perform at arts council Friday
John Mohead may be “the most famous blues artist you’ve never heard of,” but that won’t be for much longer, if the Columbus Arts Council has anything to say about it.
The W welcomes Woodford as dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies
Kelly Collins Woodford will be the next dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies at Mississippi University for Women beginning Aug. 1.
Driver killed in crash on Highway 12 in Lowndes County
One person was killed in a crash on Highway 12 in Lowndes County Tuesday afternoon.
Crawford Day Festival returns to town this week
The Crawford Day Festival is once again around the corner.
2 inmates who escaped a Mississippi jail are captured
Two inmates who escaped from a jail in southwestern Mississippi have been captured, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said.
