City, county to re-form drug task force
The city of Columbus and Lowndes County agreed to the terms of an inter-local agreement Tuesday that will restart a county-wide drug task force.
New fire agreement approved in Lamar Co.
Residents of Lamar County will feel safer in the event of a fire when fire departments throughout the county finalize an aid agreement next month.
Illinois deal on fracking could be national model
After years of clashing over the drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” the oil industry and environmentalists have achieved something extraordinary in Illinois: They sat down together to draft regulations both sides could live with.