Columbus Exchange Club receives seven national awards
The Columbus Exchange Club received seven national awards at the recent National Exchange Club’s 97th annual Convention and 32nd Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Symposium July 30 through Aug. 1 in Columbus, Ohio.
Dispatch wins Freedom of Information award, 12 others
The Dispatch won the 2014 Daniel E. Phillips Freedom of Information Award and 12 other awards in the Mississippi Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, Editorial Division.
Local jiu jitsu students find success
Claude Long has made an impact in Columbus in less than three months.
Starkville’s McBroom takes ‘Best in Show’
The “best” entry and seven other top award-winning works by Mississippi State art majors are on display through March 13 at The Arts Center of Mississippi in Jackson.
W’s juried show celebrates art, names winners
Painting, photography, ceramics and graphic design are among the disciplines represented in Mississippi University for Women’s Juried Student Exhibition currently on display in the galleries of the Art and Design Building on campus.
Starkville wins two Main Street awards
The Mississippi Main Street Association awarded its Best New Signage and Best New Development Project awards to Starkville last week for two visible projects in the downtown area.
The Dispatch takes 14 awards at annual press contest
The Commercial Dispatch staff took home 14 awards Saturday in the editorial division of the 2013 Mississippi Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest.
School news: EMCC awards
East Mississippi Community College-Golden Triangle held its annual Awards Day April 10. Students honored include, from Aberdeen: Joseph Schrock, Welding and Fabrication; Katharine Crandall, Syzygy
Columbus volunteers earn recognition at state GIVE Awards
When nominations opened for the 2014 Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence — or GIVE — Awards earlier this year, Leslie Peel, director of the United Way Volunteer Columbus, was eager to seek recognition for some of the many “doers” in Lowndes County.
W’s nursing program picks up pair of honors
In ceremonies this week in Jackson, the nursing program at Mississippi University for Women received two significant honors.
MUWAA announces alumni award recipients
Four deserving individuals have been recognized for contributions to their respective career fields and Mississippi University for Women by the MUW Alumni Association.
Main Street Columbus announces awards winners
Main Street Columbus recognized its annual awards winners Thursday during a reception and the Rosenzweig Art Center. Main Street director Barbara Bigelow recognized five groups and individuals for their contributions in the growth and success of the city’s downtown.
Dispatch staffers win Press Association advertising awards
The Dispatch advertising staff brought home 14 awards from the Mississippi Press Association’s 2013 Better Newspaper Contest for advertising. Of the awards the advertising staff
Camp, MSU Baseball honored with GSDP awards
The Greater Starkville Development Partnership honored Dan Camp, the former Starkville mayor who single-handedly transformed Starkville’s most well-known neighborhoods into a widely praised New Urbanism development area, and other local business leaders for their service to community development on Monday.
Smith, Oglesby receive top honors from city, county schools
The Columbus Municipal School District and the Lowndes County School District honored some of their own on Friday.
Dream 365 announces award recipients
Dream 365 announces its 2014 award recipients in association with the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Columbus Jan. 13-20. The awards are identified by three categories: Unsung Heroes, Oasis of Freedom and Justice, and Student Essay and Creative Arts.
Town & Tower Club presents service awards
The Town & Tower Club presented awards for outstanding service at its recent annual holiday luncheon held at Mississippi University for Women.
Business brief: Contractors awarded
Mississippi Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (MABC) honored a number of its member contractors at the association’s annual awards banquet on Friday, November 1st for
CVB picks up award for tourism research
The Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau was one of seven tourism entities across the state to receive Research-In-Action awards at the Governor’s Conference on Tourism held in late September.
Dispatch picks up 14 awards at state press association
The Dispatch picked up 14 awards, including eight first-place honors, in the annual Mississippi Press Association Better Newspapers Contest. The awards were announced at Saturday’s MPA banquet, held at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino.