Vandals target Confederate monuments in half-dozen states
Vandals have targeted monuments dedicated to the leaders and soldiers of the Confederacy, painting the slogan “Black lives matter” on memorials in a half-dozen states where the landmarks stand tall in parks and outside government buildings.
‘Toofus’ graffiti viewed both as iconic and nuisance
For more than a year a mysterious face has been appearing on spaces in the heart of downtown Columbus.
MSU student arrested for graffiti spree
An architecture student at Mississippi State has confessed to multiple charges of malicious mischief following his arrest Wednesday night.
MUW artists go graffiti at Propst Park
If you can’t beat em’ join ’em. And if you’re going to join them, do it in style.
Graffiti cleanup in downtown Columbus to take weeks
A weekend graffiti tagger’s scrawled handiwork may linger in the downtown area until mid-May when volunteers can clean it up, Columbus Police Department Capt. Fred Shelton said Wednesday afternoon.
Rob Hardy: Ancient Graffiti
Go through any city and you will find graffiti written on any available surface. The stuff we see nowadays is usually spray-painted, and while some of it is just stupid and offensive, some has real artistry and style. Graffiti, of course, was not invented along with the spray can. It could famously be found on the walls of Pompeii, and also in Rome and in Egypt, and just about everywhere else in the ancient world.
Columbus votes to put cameras along Riverwalk
The city council voted unanimously at its regular meeting Tuesday to accept a $17,989 bid to put surveillance cameras along the Riverwalk.
Steve Mullen: Ghilles in the mist: Amid graffiti sweep, kids spraying more than paint
Do you feel like you’re being watched?
If you were strolling down the Riverwalk in the evening hours over the past three weeks, you probably were.
Graffiti artists arrested
Two Mississippi State University art students surrendered to police Friday and were charged with malicious mischief for their roles in the recent rash of stenciled graffiti seen around Starkville.
Police going after graffiti artist
When the first stenciled storm trooper appeared months ago on the side of the former Starkville Buses building at Jackson and Lampkin streets, Starkville Police Department Chief David Lindley admits he thought it was “kind of cute.”