Roses and thorns: 12/9/12
A rose to Mississippi State University football player Johnthan Banks, who was chosen as the winner of the 2012 Jim Thorpe Award on Thursday, the
Roses and thorns: 12/2/12
A rose to Columbus Municipal School District board member Aubra Turner for her willingness to speak out at board meetings, asking tough questions and refusing
Roses and thorns 11-25-12
A rose to all the volunteers who participated in Thursday’s annual event that delivered a traditional Thanksgiving meal to the elderly and disabled in town.
Roses and thorns 11-19-12
A rose to Beverly Norris of the Columbus Arts Council for her role in organizing the Possum Town Tales storytelling festival, which began Thursday and
Roses and thorns: 11/4/12
A rose to Mississippi University for Women on the grand reopening of Poindexter Hall Friday. A ribbon cutting, reception, musical performances and tours marked the
Roses and thorns: 10/28/12
A rose to all the folks who keep Columbus beautiful, with a particularly nice bouquet to the members of the Master Gardeners of Columbus, the
Roses and thorns: 10/21/12
A rose to the Lowndes County School Board for its efforts to add a vocational-technical school. Although even under the best of circumstances, the school
Roses and thorns: 10/14/12
A rose to the senior class at Heritage Academy for adopting the Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society as its service project for the year. Last month alone,
Roses and thorns 10-7-2012
A rose to teacher Linda Marlbrough for going the extra mile to bring a sampling of “moon rocks” to the Greater Columbus Learning Center this
Roses and thorns: 9/30/12
A rose to the Starkville School District, which has come up with another way to capitalize on technology to benefit students and their parents. The
Roses and thorns 9-23-2012
Roses: Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau, Columbus Municipal School District, livestock and those responsible for the soccer park. Thorns: Computers
Roses and thorns: 9/16/12
A rose to members of a tri-county group, who for months met weekly to craft a detailed proposal for a single Golden Triangle economic development
Roses and thorns 9-9-2012
A rose to the force of nature that is Brenda Caradine as the six-day Tennessee Williams celebration wraps up today with poetry and music at
Roses and thorns: 9/2/12
A thorn to Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department investigator Tony Cooper who said he will not investigate whether Eastview Baptist Church pastor violated state law by
Roses and thorns: 8/26/12
A rose to the Oak Hill Academy high school football team, which is 2-0. While there are any number of teams who are undefeated after
Roses and thorns: 8/19/12
A rose to Columbus school officials for making the extra effort to encourage community support at high school football games this season. The Columbus Falcons
Roses and thorns 8/12/12
A rose to the American Wind Symphony Orchestra Committee, which released a detailed account of its income and expenditures from its concert in May. The
Roses and thorns: 8/5/12
A rose to Denise Todd of the Red Cross. Eleven years ago, Todd lost her daughter and granddaughter in a house fire. A Red Cross
Roses and thorns 7-29-2012
A rose to Lowndes County District 4 Supervisor Jeff Smith for promoting the adoption of a comprehensive fire plan. Only a few days after Smith
Roses and thorns 7-22-12
A rose to the folks who run the West Point First Baptist Early Childhood Ministry, for its field trip to the Hitching Lot Farmer’s Market