Starkville man arrested following Sunday shooting
A man is in jail following a Memorial Day weekend shooting that left another man in critical condition.
Community Profile: Girl Scout turns love of outdoors into community project
When Julianne Marett attended a local geocaching event last year, she quickly noticed she was among one of the youngest participants there.
Child in critical condition after Memorial Day shooting
COLUMBUS – A Memorial Day shooting sent two bystanders to the hospital, including a child who remains in critical condition, Police Chief Joseph Daughtry told
‘Painful gap’ closed: Lowndes County corrects 93-year-old oversight on WWI monument
A 93-year-old mistake was finally corrected Friday outside the Lowndes County Courthouse.
Waymo pauses driverless car service in Atlanta and Texas ahead of potentially dangerous storms
Waymo has suspended driverless car services in Atlanta and Texas after one of its vehicles was stranded by flooding during heavy rains that will likely also hinder travel in a large swath of the U.S over the holiday weekend.
Families find ‘new lease on life’ through organ transplant journeys
Just days after Adeline Rollins was born, her mother knew something was wrong.
Wall Street keeps rising, even as U.S. households keep getting more discouraged
The split between Wall Street and most U.S. households grew wider Friday as U.S. stocks rose to the finish of their eighth straight winning week, the best such streak since 2023. That’s even though a survey showed U.S. consumers are feeling even worse about the economy.
Blanche at center of Republican firestorm over $1.8B fund as he seeks to prove his loyalty to Trump
When acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed off on a nearly $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate President Donald Trump’s allies for alleged political prosecution, he may have pleased his boss.
Facing intense internal pressure, DNC releases postelection autopsy that criticizes Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris “wrote off rural America” during the 2024 presidential campaign and failed to attack Donald Trump with sufficient “negative firepower,” according to a long-awaited post-election autopsy released on Thursday by the Democratic National Committee.
US stocks edge higher following the latest U-turn for oil prices
Hour-to-hour swings for oil prices keep jerking financial markets around, and U.S. stocks wavered Thursday following the latest reversal.
Trump eases refrigerant rule in a bid to address surging grocery costs
The Trump administration on Thursday loosened federal rules that require grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment, a step President Donald Trump said would help lower grocery costs.
Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement
Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Ex-prosecutor charged with sending to herself copy of Smith report on Trump classified files probe
A former federal prosecutor in Florida sent to her personal email account a special counsel report from the investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents despite a judge’s order that it was to remain sealed, according to an indictment made public on Wednesday.
Key federal agency approves the design plan for Trump’s Washington arch
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved the design for the triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built at an entrance to the nation’s capital, a key step in the project’s process but one that has no immediate bearing on the timeline for construction.
Supreme Court dismisses Alabama’s bid to execute inmate with borderline intellectual disability
A divided Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Alabama’s bid to be allowed to execute a convicted murder who was found by lower courts to be intellectually disabled.
Traditions, Tastes and Tunes event, Sandfield flag placement canceled
The Columbus-Lowndes Visitors Bureau has canceled its Traditions, Tastes and Tunes event and Sandfield Cemetery flag placement due to weather.
Memorial Day: Former POW Gene Smith, fallen airmen honored during CAFB ceremony
Nearly 2,000 days.
That was how long Lt. Col. Richard “Gene” Smith was a prisoner of war at the “Hanoi Hilton” prison during the Vietnam War.
Lowndes third-graders outperform state average on reading test
Third-graders in the Lowndes County School District continued to outperform the average on the first round of the state reading assessment this year, with 86% of students passing on the first try, compared to the state average of 75.6%.
Columbus braces for dinosaur stampede May 30
Few people can say they’ve run through downtown wearing an inflatable dinosaur costume, but that’s about to change.
Republicans mull dropping $1 billion security money request for the White House and Trump’s ballroom
Republican senators are considering dropping a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom after it has failed to win enough party support on Capitol Hill.
