Gaskin pushes for capital fund as city reserves near $18M
The city’s accounting practices in Fiscal Year 2021 may not have been up to snuff, but the audit report released this week showed its cash position actually improved that year.
Lawsuit: Disability Rights Mississippi unlawfully barred from Palmer Home property
Disability Rights Mississippi is taking Palmer Home for Children to court, after Palmer Home denied the other nonprofit, acting as the state’s protection and advocacy system, access to its children and campus.
CFO: Improved internal controls will show in future audits
Despite nine findings of poor accounting practices in the city’s Fiscal Year 2021 audit, Chief Financial Officer Jim Brigham said Thursday that all but one had been corrected.
Girls learn construction, trade skills at FORGE camp
Twelve-year-old Annabelle Brislin is pretty sure she wants to be a professional soccer player when she grows up. But this week, she poured concrete.
Saturday conference to focus on Black men’s mental health
After losing her father to suicide in 2019, Camillia Harris decided she never wanted another man to lose hope again. Instead, she wanted to offer Black men a “safe space” to know they were not alone.
MSMS past, future focus of upcoming Town and Tower
The past, present and future of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science will be the subject of Mississippi University for Women’s Town and Tower meeting this quarter.
Two men hold Dollar General manager at gunpoint, take off with cash
Sheriff’s deputies are seeking two suspects who robbed a Dollar General in Artesia at gunpoint Tuesday night.
Business Brief: Klipstein named new pharmacist at Baptist Golden Triangle’s retail pharmacy
Ashley Klipstein will be the new pharmacist leading the Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Outpatient Retail Pharmacy.
Slimantics: Willie Mays, Willie May and the importance of preserving the history of local sports
The passing of baseball legend Willie Mays on Tuesday stirred up some old personal memories and reminded me how important it is to keep the folklore and history of sports alive for generations to come.
Lawsuit: Tax assessor gave favors to cops, then fired employee for reporting it
A former tax assessor’s office employee is suing her old boss and the county administrator, alleging she was demoted and later fired for reporting them to the state auditor’s office.
Mary Means Business: Wax and beauty shop open in Starkville
We’ve got two new salon spots open in Starkville.
MSMS senior wins first place at national history competition
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science rising senior Harrison Shao was awarded a first place prize at the annual National History Day competition in College Park, Maryland, last week.
Karriem to serve again as delegate to the Democratic National Convention
Mississippi District 41 Rep. Kabir Karriem will once again serve as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
Miller to retire after 24 years with horse park
After 24 years at the reins, Mississippi Horse Park Executive Director Bricklee Miller announced that she is retiring from her position at the end of June.
Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame begins nomination process
COLUMBUS — The Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame continued its efforts to raise awareness and encourage participation in its ongoing nomination process at the
Fiscal Year 2021 audit report: Unbudgeted spending, lax accounting still issues in FY 21
The city’s audit report for Fiscal Year 2021 contained nine findings related to its accounting practices and three other failures to comply with state law.
Cursed musical comedy spans time and space
A curse strikes a chaotic medieval kingdom. Little does the kingdom know, that curse will affect the near and far-off future, striking a modern high school battle of the bands competition, and eventually, a distant planet of space cowboys and aliens.
Community Profile: Pit Pastor’s the name. Smoking meat is his game.
Outdoor, live-fire cooking played an outsized role in Rev. Andrew McLarty’s childhood.
Palmer Home to leave sheriffs ranch property
After nearly 20 years, the Palmer Home for Children’s stay at the former Mississippi Sheriffs Boys and Girls Ranch will soon come to an end.
