Teaching hands-on skills in a hands-off world
Like teachers everywhere, Jackie Shows spent the summer nervously wondering what fall semester would look like and how to prepare for it.
Rice will not return as football coach at Columbus High School
For the second straight off-season, Columbus High School is in the market for a new football coach.
Columbus High sends pair to junior college ranks
It’s not unusual for a coach to say a defensive back goes 100 mph.
Students teaching students: Columbus High seniors volunteer for elementary mentoring pilot program
Typically, after Columbus High School senior Jordan Harris finishes his British Literature class at East Mississippi Community College, he heads home for the day.
For the rest of the school year, though, Harris will drive to his former elementary school, Fairview Elementary, to mentor younger students Mondays through Thursdays.
Lady Falcons wrap up region title; Falcons fall
TUPELO — Typically basketball coaches go to their bench looking for a spark and an increase in tempo.
Columbus, Tupelo split basketball doubleheader: Lady Falcons take region lead
Columbus High School girls basketball coach Yvonne Hairston likes to keep the team’s suffocating press and trap defense in her pocket until its needed.
Columbus defense shuts down New Hope; Lady Falcons roll
Phillip Morris loves defense.
Year in Review: Columbus boys’ basketball tops local prep sports scene in 2018
For Mississippi State University freshman Robert Woodard II, it was a high school career with some ups and downs.
Facebook gun threat lands student in jail
A Columbus High School student is in custody after he apparently made a Facebook post threatening to shoot the school.
Starkville, Columbus split basketball doubleheader
Atavius Jones knew what was coming.
Latest near-miss keeps Columbus winless
Columbus High School found itself two yards away from tying Friday night’s Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 6A, Region 1 Homecoming contest with Southaven.
Five for five: Morris ready to lead Columbus basketball program
Whatever it takes is the motto Phillip Morris is going to live by this season.
Former Columbus coaches feel Morris deserves opportunity
Gary Griffin believes Columbus High School has the right man for the job.
Hosemann to high school seniors: Voting is an obligation
During their Tuesday morning assembly the roughly 250 members of the senior class at Columbus High School turned their attention to an important date on the calendar — graduation day — as they were informed about how to order everything from caps and gowns to class rings.
But the students’ attention was also directed to another day, Nov. 6, the date of the general election in Mississippi.
Columbus finds offensive rhythm before being denied win at Vicksburg
VICKSBURG — When Columbus High School senior running back Derrick Jordan was escorted by his coaches to the sidelines, the first player to offer encouragement to the wounded Falcon was junior teammate Devarkas Ramsey.
Columbus ready to focus on final non-region game at Vicksburg
A season ago, a matchup with Vicksburg was the best thing to happen to the Columbus High School football team.
Last call for CHS senior: Stokes-Beard teacher makes encouraging call to same student on the first days of school for 13 years
Early Monday morning, Columbus High School senior Kayla Carter got a phone call from her teacher wishing her good luck on the first day of school.
That would be unusual enough in its own right.
CHS championship basketball coach leaves after one year
On Monday afternoon, the Columbus High School boys’ basketball team received its state championship rings commemorating its Class 6A tournament win this spring.
Columbus basketball receives state championship rings
RJ DeLoach knew Anthony Carlyle was serious about basketball from the beginning.
Martin caps high school career with state track championship
Nicole Harris taught Kenneth Martin Jr. that if he wanted something to go get it.