In Crawford, a 140-year-old railway section house sees glimmer of new life
Under the fallen leaves heaped on the front porch of one of Crawford’s oldest remaining houses, Tommy Gentry could barely make out a hint of metal.
‘Symbol of hope’: Crawford gym reopening brings local youth together
Ball in hand, Tagarrine “Gary” Ellis hops off the ground.
All eyes are on him. On the scoreboard, his team trails behind the other closely. The 17-year-old Starkville High School senior aims, then shoots. He scores as the ball swishes in the basket.
Over the past six months, Ellis has been looking forward to a day when he could play basketball again with his childhood friends at the gym by the Crawford Community Center.
And now, he said, that day has finally come.
Lowndes Recreation Department closes recreation facilities until April 1
The department also suspended all recreation programs, including soccer and youth baseball and softball.
Residents in west Lowndes reflect upon Columbus tornado, express need for storm shelter
When a storm passed through Crawford in the 1990s, Lucy Henley had nowhere else to hide.
Staying in her mobile home on Tolan Street with seven children at the time, she said, she could feel the bottom of her home lifted off the ground by the gusty winds.
Crawford gym renovation underway
Long before she became an alderman of Crawford, Sabrina Washington was a basketball player for the Crawford Jaguars, the local elementary school basketball team, in the 1980s.
VegFest: Festival with a focus is planned for Saturday
Celebrity chef Andre Rush and Cindy Ayers Elliott of Foot Print Farms in Jackson are among experts set to share their knowledge at the Healing Springs Farmacy Mississippi Chapter VegFest Saturday, Nov. 30 in Crawford.
Lowndes man killed during apparent struggle over weapon with son
A Crawford man has died after he was shot during what authorities described as a struggle over a weapon during a domestic dispute Thursday night.
Crawford teen arrested for March shooting
Lowndes County deputies have arrested a Crawford teenager for allegedly shooting at a neighbor’s home.
New fire truck in Crawford could improve response times
To Gwen King, the addition of a new fire truck to Lowndes County Fire District 4’s modest fleet is a sign of a slowly-improving district.
Crawford gym being converted to multi-purpose center
With a plan in-place and the money now available, the renovations to the old Crawford Elementary School gymnasium should soon begin.
Crawford reaches agreement with IRS on tax lien
The town of Crawford has reached an agreement with the Internal Revenue Service to pay off a more than $30,000 tax lien from improperly managing employee retirement fund matches.
IRS: Crawford owes federal government $30K
The town of Crawford owes more than $30,000 to the Internal Revenue Service from improperly managing employee retirement fund matches.
The potter’s touch: A Crawford artisan is making his mark in clay
A potter with work inspired by the movie “Black Panther”? I was hooked. The press release from Mississippi University for Women about a graduate’s current ceramics exhibition made me curious about Stephen Phillips. Photographs of his dynamic work showed vessels of powerful design and high quality. And he was making all this in Crawford?
Crawford man arrested for choking woman
A Crawford man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly attacking a woman and choking her.
Crawford man in custody for assault, arson
A Crawford man faces domestic assault and arson charges after a Saturday morning altercation with his mother, according to Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Greg Wright.
Bill Crawford: If only Tupelo’s unifying culture reached statewide
Do you know the “Tupelo Story,” the uplifting chronicle of Tupelo’s self-transformation from “a hardscrabble hamlet” (Aspen Institute) to a prosperous small city and “national model for homegrown development” (William Winter)?
Bill Crawford: True conservative leaders know how to get things done
Lots of political yammer about who’s a real conservative and who’s not.
So, how do you tell?
Crawford resident receives award for 40 years of service to NWS
For 40 years, Esta Hayden has taken rainfall records at her home just west of Crawford. Recently, the National Weather Service honored her for it.
Bill Crawford: When the generals are in charge
Seven Days in May, written by Fletcher Knebel and Charles Bailey and published in 1962, portrays a tense, nearly successful coup of American government by a cadre of senior generals. A quote on the cover of the paperback attributed to the Army Times said, “They say it can’t happen here, but if it does, it probably will be pretty much as Knebel and Bailey say.”
Bill Crawford: Will Mississippi tax cuts have results like Kansas?
Is Kansas a lesson for Mississippi?
Conservative Governor Sam Brownback and the Republican controlled Kansas Legislature enacted massive state tax cuts five years ago, making Kansas the national poster child for anti-tax advocates.