Our view: School board appointment holds promise for continued improvement
On Tuesday, the Columbus city council appointed a new member to the Columbus Municipal School District Board of Trustees.
Vaughn fails to recuse himself for school board vote
Ward 7 Alderman Henry Vaughn failed to recuse himself from Tuesday’s Starkville School District Board of Trustees appointment despite having a family member employed by the district.
Byrd, Dale reappointed to CVB board
Whirllie Byrd and Nadia Dale will remain on the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors for three more years.
City council to make 2 CVB appointments
The dynamics of the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors could change a lot — or not at all — depending on how Columbus councilmen vote on two vacant board seats Tuesday.
Our view: Council to residents: It’s none of your business
On Tuesday, the Columbus City Council will make board appointments to the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau and Columbus Municipal School District.
Not that it’s any of your business, of course.
Lowndes closer to buying property for tech center
The Lowndes County School Board is in the final stages of approving the purchase of a 12-acre-plus piece of land where the proposed career tech center will be built.
Supervisors appoint King to CVB board
A recently retired local businessman has been appointed to the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Trustees.
Lester King was appointed to the board by Lowndes County supervisors during their meeting Monday.
Columbus schools return $75K grant
The Columbus Municipal School board on Monday voted unanimously to return a $75,000 grant and officially end Project 2020.
The money will return to the Wal-Mart Foundation.
GSDP to nominate new board members
At its July 25 meeting, the GSDP board unanimously approved a nominating committee that will be tasked with replacing six board members whose terms are expiring.
CVB to discuss strategic plan at retreat
The Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday to be followed by its annual retreat, where members will discuss the budget for the upcoming fiscal year as well as a strategic plan.
Leaders must name charter school board members
JACKSON — And now the waiting begins. With the July 1 effective date for Mississippi’s expanded charter school law, the next step is to nominate
Deborah Bryant joins Community Bank board
JACKSON — Deborah Bryant, the wife of Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, is now serving on the board of directors for privately held Community Bank of
Media relations, criticism are hot topics at school board retreat
The Columbus Municipal School District’s board of trustees held its annual retreat Saturday morning at the Wingate by Wyndham hotel.
Sequestered in a tiny side room dominated by a long conference table, the board discussed the events of the past year and brainstormed ways to make the upcoming year better.
MUW names new alumni board
A year ago, Mississippi University for Women was steeped in uncertainty, deep in the throes of a presidential search, with a newly-merged alumni association working to establish a framework and identity to move forward.