Private eye’s report leads to probe of animal control
The Columbus Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into the work of its animal control officers due to a report submitted by a private investigator.
Long-sought dog heads out of town
This story is about a stray dog that with the help of a handful of unknown people roamed a rural area of Columbus for months, always staying one step ahead of animal control officers, until Friday, when it stepped into a trap and began a journey toward a place far away from the Golden Triangle.
Fake animal control truck spotted in Starkville
A vehicle posing as a city animal control unit could possibly be connected to reports of missing pets in the Greenbriar subdivision of Starkville this month, according to the Starkville Police Department.
City employee fired after drug test
A city employee who was involved in a automobile wreck in downtown Columbus last week has been fired after testing positive for marijuana.