Starkville Parks to host Hail-Oween this evening
Starkville’s Parks and Recreation Department will host its annual Hail-Oween festival this evening at the Starkville Sportsplex.
Organizers announce ragtime and jazz festival dates, Gatsby Gala
The music — and fashion — of the Roaring ’20s will be in the spotlight during the Charles H. Templeton Ragtime and Jazz Festival March 26-28 on the Mississippi State University campus.
2 events get partial funding from CVB
The main order of business at Monday’s Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors’ Bureau board meeting was releasing grant money to a handful of events that rely on CVB funding.
CVB adopts sliding scale for festival grants
Eleven Lowndes County festivals will have one more year before they begin to see less and less financial assistance from the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Tickets for Tupelo Elvis festival going on sale today
TUPELO — Tickets go on sale Monday for the Tupelo Elvis Festival. WTVA-TV reports the 4-day festival begins on June 5. Last year, an estimated
Caledonia Days, a ‘celebration’ of the town, begins tonight
Caledonia Days begins tonight and the mayor of the north Lowndes County town said despite rain the past few days, he expects perfect weather for the 10th annual two-day event.
Cruisin’ the Coast: Record 7,000-plus cars
D’IBERVILLE — More than 7,040 hot rods, antique and classic cars have set a record for the weeklong Cruisin’ the Coast festival. Organizers say that’s
Seventh Avenue festival to honor Alva Temple
The 31st installment of the Seventh Avenue Heritage Festival will honor late Columbus resident Alva N. Temple and highlight his accomplishments in the air and on the ground.
Howlin’ Wolf festival ready to howl
On Thursday afternoon, Richard Ramsey, the executive program director of the Howlin’ Wolf Memorial Blues Festival, said “the phone calls are still coming in.”
Where from?
“All over Mississippi,” he said, and from Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia and Missouri.
Ready to howl: Howlin’ Wolf Blues Festival honors West Point’s most famous native son
Chester Arthur Burnett was born without fanfare in the rural reaches of West Point, Mississippi, one sultry June day in 1910. There was nothing to indicate the baby boy would someday earn induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, much less have a U.S. postage stamp issued in his honor.
CVB board tables proposed ’14 budget
During the annual Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitor’s Bureau’s Board of Directors retreat, members unanimously opted to table the proposed budget for the 2014 fiscal year after requests for additional line items to be broken down into more detail.
17th annual Juneteenth begins tonight
The Afro-American Culture Organization will host the 17th annual Juneteenth celebration at Sim Scott Park in Columbus this weekend.
A kick-off party at Master Host Inn is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. before proceedings move to Sim Scott Park Friday from 6-10 p.m. and continuing all day Saturday, beginning at noon.
Deadline approaches for CVB grant requests
Columbus Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Nancy Carpenter said she encourages people interested in organizing festivals that would bring visitor traffic to Columbus to apply before the May 10 deadline to be considered for grant funding during the second half of Fiscal Year 2013.
Slimantics: Juneteenth has a transcendent opportunity
By my estimation, it took the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Trustees almost six months to say no to Leroy Brooks.
CVB rules not to consider Juneteenth funding
In March, a proposal submitted to the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors to fund the Juneteenth Festival failed by a one-vote margin. Juneteenth organizers remained hopeful, however, since two of the board members — Nadia Dale and Harvey Myrick — did not attend.
Brooks: Juneteenth still in limbo
Columbus Juneteenth festival founder Leroy Brooks said the likelihood of a 17th consecutive installment of the event will likely hinge on whether or not the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors has a change of heart from its decision last month against funding it.
2013 state theater champs announced
The Mississippi Theatre Association held its 2013 Theatre Festival in Columbus Jan. 17-20 at Mississippi University for Women. This year’s festival saw an increase in the number of attendees, maxing out at over 660 people representing six community theaters and 15 high schools. Theaters from Hattiesburg, Picayune, Tupelo and Meridian were awarded top honors in the community theater and secondary divisions.
CVB festival funding awarded
In what seems to be a regular occurrence, festival funding was once again a source of contention between members of the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors.
Our view: Celebrating our differences
Each spring at Pentecost, Annunciation Catholic Church holds an international food festival.
Columbus CVB increases festival grant fund
At a specially called meeting Wednesday, the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau’s board added an additional $26,250 to its local grant fund.