Profile: Part of family ceramics business, West Point man finds niche in pottery
Travis Shope’s first spin on a pottery wheel didn’t go so well.
Health brief: Wellness Center to sponsor 9.11 Memorial Stair Climb
WEST POINT — North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point Wellness Center is sponsoring a 9.11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 11 at West Point High School
Prairie Arts Festival: West Point tradition kicks off Golden Triangle’s fall festival season
In mid-August, Prairie Arts Festival organizers worried that the rise of COVID cases would make them cancel the event that has been held since 1978.
West Point schools to move online for two weeks due to COVID
West Point Consolidated School District will move to virtual learning for the next two weeks due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
Prairie Arts Festival modifies schedule, activities in light of COVID
The annual Prairie Arts Festival, held in downtown West Point, is still going forward but with modifications, organizing committee members announced Monday.
Clay man wanted for attempted murder, kidnapping
Clay County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an suspect in an attempted murder and kidnapping.
Health brief: Grant joins Urgent Team-West Point
Urgent Team Walk-In Urgent Care in West Point recently welcomed family nurse practitioner Dana Grant, MSN NP-C. Grant earned a Master of Science in Nursing
Bouncing signals off the moon: Amateur Radio Club draws young and experienced ‘ham’ operators
Amateur radio operators from across the Golden Triangle gathered over the weekend at the Community Counseling Services Administrative Campus, formerly Mary Holmes College in West Point.
West Point police investigate weekend apartment shooting
West Point police are investigating a Sunday night shooting at an apartment complex off Highway 50.
West Point’s first Black mayor focuses on uniting city
On June 8, Rod Bobo became the first Black mayor in the city of West’s Point’s 163-year history.
Bobo elected first Black mayor of West Point
On April 6, Rod Bobo stayed at the Clay County Civic Center until well after midnight, waiting for the results of the West Point Democratic Primary, a race he eventually won by 101 votes over Cole Bryan.
Mayoral candidates dig into their own pockets for campaigns
Candidates in the West Point mayor’s race are pouring thousands of their own money into their campaigns, according to finance reports filed last week with the city clerk’s office.
Memorial Day events planned for Starkville, West Point
U.S. Army veteran Jeff Donald spent years in Europe, where every year, citizens held ceremonies and placed flowers on the graves at American cemeteries honoring those who died in the world wars.
Dream Center looking for site to house food distribution hub
Two years ago, when John Almond was first starting the nonprofit Dream Center Golden Triangle to meet the needs of Columbus’ most impoverished people, he found a young mother and her two children who were sleeping on the linoleum floor of their home.
Origis to build 200 megawatt solar farm in Clay County
In March and April 2020, when COVID-19 was shutting down cities, business and stifling in-person interaction, the Golden Triangle Development LINK was in the early stages of making a deal with Origis Energy to build a solar farm in Clay County.
Monday Profile: Oak Hill Academy art teacher goes ‘extra’ mile for role in ABC series
Christi Dubois barely got to meet her husband.
Ushered aboard a train car at the Durant Central Illinois Railroad Depot, Dubois took a seat. Next to her was a man she’d never met. He, Dubois was informed, was her husband.
