From roads to resolutions, Lowndes gets lawmakers’ ear

JACKSON — The state Legislature this year has passed bills and resolutions uniquely fashioned for Lowndes County and people from there.

Phillips-Gaines joins Forbes Investor Team

Lynn Phillips-Gaines, CFP, CLTC, has joined the Forbes Investor Team that offers comments and insight on the top financial news as it is being made. She will participate in e-mail, telephone and sometimes video panel discussions with other leading strategists, financial planners, analysts, money managers and economists to help readers find what’s important in both the markets and their financial lives.

Branco becomes consultant with Tastefully Simple

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John Dorroh: Pork and bugs? Water’s boilin’ at The Dooey

Everybody’s heard of pork and beans, but who has heard of pork and bugs? If you haven’t, you will.

The bugs, of course, are mudbugs — crayfish if you live north of Kentucky. Crawdads or crawfish if you live around here. Fat, red, juicy, spiced-up crawfish, in a boiling bath with new potatoes and corn. Mmmmm. Some like them so hot-and-spicy they burn the lips, fingers and hands. The Dooey does ’em just right.

Legislators break with major issues unresolved

JACKSON — State lawmakers are taking a break in their annual three-month session, but they still have hard work ahead in trying to find more revenue and construct a state budget complicated by the economic recession and red tape in spending federal funds to help Mississippi.

Heavy rain, hail to hit Golden Triangle

Severe weather is headed toward the Golden Triangle area this afternoon, and the National Weather Service in Jackson says tornadoes are possible and hail is a definite.

Arrest Report 4-2-09

The following felony arrests were reported by the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office:

Possum Town Yard Sale set for Saturday

Main Street Columbus and the Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market invite everyone to jump into spring Saturday by visiting the Giant Possum Town Yard Sale.

Charlie, the owl that went to church

STARKVILLE — Charlie is a 5-week-old barn owl who lives in a tree along Greensboro Street, not far from downtown Starkville.

Legislation to allow sale of Carrier lodge dies on technicality

JACKSON — Legislation died on a technicality Tuesday to give Mississippi University for Women permission to sell Carrier Lodge.

Clemmons is new AARP Missouri state president

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Scott promoted to retail banking manager at Cadence Bank

Columbus Banking Center President Jim McAlexander recently announced that Jaime Scott has been promoted to vice president and retail banking manager for the Columbus area branches of Cadence Bank.

MUW to host energy conference

The College of Business and Legal Studies at Mississippi University for Women will host a 2009 Energy Conference Tuesday from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., in MUW’s Nissan Auditorium. Sponsors for this conference include Atmos Energy, Columbus Light and Water Department, Columbus-Lowndes Development Link, 4-County Electric Power Association, Paccar, and the MUW Center for Entrepreneurship. 

78 felons may soon hit county streets

The Mississippi Department of Corrections is either releasing or considering the release of 78 felons into Lowndes County this month.

Teacher passes love of science to students

Dr. Bill Odom has been a science teacher at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science since 1996. While it is tempting to dump him into the category of “Biology Teacher,” Odom’s emphasis is in some ways much broader and in others much more tightly defined.

Sanders decries requests for funds, labor

Across the country, news of a struggling national economy has been dominating headlines and news shows for several months.

Court allows some fines to be paid online

Area residents faced with fines in the Lowndes County Justice Court soon will have a “more flexible” way to pay, according to Lowndes County Administrator Ralph Billingsley.

A facelift for an old friend

At First United Methodist Church in downtown Columbus, a 14-month project to prepare for the future while preserving the past is nearing completion.

Starkville aldermen candidates speak of city’s growth potential

STARKVILLE — A half dozen candidates campaigning for seats on the Starkville Board of Aldermen came together for a forum Tuesday to discuss their plans for the city, with much of the talk centering on the need for smart growth and citywide infrastructure improvements.

EMCC to host Northeast Mississippi job fair Thursday

MAYHEW — Signs of the economic crisis are everywhere. Earlier this month, 800 people in Ohio applied for one job opening with a local school district. Cable news shows are running non-stop features about displaced workers as the national unemployment rate exceeds 8 percent. A widely released television commercial meant to reassure investors features budget tips — including one from a frequent business traveler who saves tiny bottles of hotel shampoo and comments, “I haven’t bought that stuff in years.”