2014 Leadership: Goodbye….and Hello
2014 was a year of change when it came to leadership positions in the Golden Triangle.
Those we lost
The new year begins tomorrow, but whatever 2015 holds in store, it won’t be quite the same.
2014: Industry news abounds in Lowndes Co.
Unlike many years, there were no big press conferences announcing the arrival of a major project in 2014. But the year in Golden Triangle industry was not without surprises.
County investments materialize in 2014 as Oktibbeha readies for industrial park
Oktibbeha County’s improving economy can be informally measured by a number of new buildings reaching to the sky and workers turning dirt at bustling projects, but the sale of bonds for the area’s best bet for significant economic development — a new industrial park — won’t occur until next year.
Here’s a look at five of Oktibbeha County’s biggest economic development stories from 2014:
2014: A year of tragedies and triumphs
As it is with every year, 2014 will be remembered both for the good things that happened and the bad.
Outcry, complaints follow Starkville aldermen in 2014
A lot of controversy stirred up by Starkville aldermen in 2013 — their first six months in office — followed them into 2014.
2014: Our year in pictures
We had tornadoes. Yokohama got closer to reality. We had deputies wounded. A local baseball team became state champions. And much more.
From two-tailed coins to sugar gliders, 2014’s odd news
There are many definitions of “news,” among them something considered unusual, unexpected or out of the norm.
CVB finishes FY ’14 in the black
The city and county’s tourism organization ended its 2014 fiscal year with a $11,468 profit.
Supes sign off on 2014 road plan
When Lowndes County supervisors passed their Fiscal Year 2013-14 budget in September, they set aside an extra $500,000 for road repairs.
Ellis in good health, spirits as legislative term approaches
State Rep. Tyrone Ellis, D-Starkville, can now laugh about a stroke he had last summer.
“It scared my family — and me too!” he jokingly said, Friday.
Legislators face myriad challenges in ’14 session
Representatives and senators in the Golden Triangle will meet with their colleagues in Jackson Tuesday for the 2014 regular legislative session to address budgetary, education and public safety challenges among others over the next three months.
Our view: Columbus 2014, Restoring optimism should be Job 1 for city leaders
Earlier this month, the Columbus City Council, after a two-day tour of the city’s six wards, met in a retreat in an effort to identify goals for the city, both short-term and long-term.
Options set for those lacking new health coverage
People whose existing health care insurance has been canceled because of the Affordable Care Act will not be hit with tax penalties for failing to line up new coverage as required under the law.
MUW student submits winning Market Street 2014 poster
The poster for the 2014 Market Street Festival has been revealed.
Main Street Columbus announced the winning poster Wednesday afternoon at Mississippi University for Women.
Obama tries to move past health care website woes
Seeking to move past its website woes, the Obama administration is launching a two-pronged health care strategy this month aimed at avoiding enrollment snafus come January while also trying to refocus the public’s attention on broader benefits of the sweeping law.
Government: HealthCare.gov on the mend
Computer crashes should be giving way to insurance coverage — if the government’s diagnosis of its health care website is correct.
Obama’s gatekeeper now point man on health care
WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff Denis McDonough was ready to vent. “I’ve had too much humble pie,” he fumed, striding into a top
To GOP, all roads lead to ‘Obamacare’
All roads lead to “Obamacare” for Republicans.
So much so that they acted like they had barely hit a small speed bump when Democrats voted unilaterally on Thursday to weaken century-old Senate filibuster rules and make it harder for the GOP to block confirmation of President Barack Obama’s nominees.
GOP sees health law as big 2014 opportunity
WASHINGTON — In his West Virginia district, the TV ads attacking Democratic Rep. Nick Rahall over the calamitous startup of President Barack Obama’s health care