Roses & Thorns
Roses and thorns: 4-18-21
A rose to the Hive Community Farm and Garden which is moving to a new site that will expand the space available for residents to
Roses and thorns: 4/11/21
A rose to all the candidates in Tuesday’s municipal primary elections. Five of 11 contested primary elections in Columbus, Starkville and West Point have been
Roses and thorns: 4/4/21
A rose of appreciation to all who attended Thursday evening’s Candidate Forum in Columbus. The event, sponsored by The Dispatch, WCBI and Lyceum at Lee,
Roses and thorns: 3/28/21
A rose to all of you who have offered your feedback to our new website, which launched last week. As is often the case with new things, we recognize that adjusting to the new website and its features may require some time and patience.
Roses and thorns 3-21-21
A rose to CampusKnot for landing a $100,000 grant to expand its online marketing efforts. The Starkville-based online education platform designed by a group of
Roses and thorns: 3/14/21
A rose to Yvonne Cox and Telisa Young who have moved into leadership roles on the Columbus Municipal School District Board of Trustees. The board
Roses and thorns: 3-7-21
A rose to Columbus Crime Prevention Task Force chairman Leroy Brooks for soliciting help from the Department of Homeland Security and the Mississippi Department of
Roses and thorns: 2/28/21
A rose to our utility providers and regulators, who are dealing with the aftermath of the winter storm that swept through the area during the
Roses and thorns: 2-21-21
A rose of condolences to our Columbus Air Force Base family and to the families of the CAFB instructor and student pilot who lost their
Roses and thorns: 2/14/21
A rose to all the “good neighbors” out there as we prepare for one, perhaps two, winter storm events over the course of the next
Roses and thorns: 2-7-21
A rose to candidates for the upcoming municipal elections in the Golden Triangle. A late surge in qualifying on Thursday and Friday has ensured that
Roses and thorns: 1/31/21
A rose to the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library for an innovative way to encourage kids to read. The library’s “Downtown Story Walk” runs through February. Starting
Roses and thorns: 1-24-21
A rose to Columbus-Lowndes Public Library and its Autism Resource Center for Saturday’s Family Fair, a virtual event which brought together a wide range of
Roses and thorns: 1/17/21
A rose to the nonprofit Community Recovery of Lowndes County (CRLC) which celebrated the completion of its first major project this week. CRLC, with partners
Roses and thorns: 1/10/21
A respectful rose of appreciation to the local elected officials who have decided not to seek another term in office. We thank them for their
Roses and thorns: 1/3/21
A rose to the Jay Fisher, Lowndes County Administrator for his foresight in addressing changes to the county’s COVID-19 policy. On Monday, Fisher apprised the
Roses and thorns: 12-27-20
A rose to all those organizations, volunteers and donors who used this Christmas season as an opportunity to help those in need and, in doing
Roses and thorns: 12/20/20
A rose of remembrance and gratitude to Gov. William Winter, who passed away Friday evening at age 97. Normally, this space is reserved for local
Roses and thorns: 12-13-20
A rose to Main Street Columbus for making sure a cancelled Christmas event doesn’t go entirely for naught. Main Street Director Barbara Bigelow announced that
Roses and thorns: 12/6/20
A rose to all those whose hard work in transforming a downtown Columbus building into “Whoville.” That effort was spoiled by the real Grinch –
