Mayoral candidate to seek counseling
Garthia Halbert, a candidate in Columbus’ mayoral race, agreed before a lunacy hearing in Lowndes County Chancery Court on Thursday to seek treatment at Community Counseling Services.
Hearing set for open meetings complaint against city
The Mississippi Ethics Commission is set to hear arguments next month over an ongoing complaint case against the city of Columbus.
Bite mark analysis on death row inmate defended
Michael West took to the witness stand Friday to defend his record on bite mark analysis.
West, a forensic odontologist, is at the center of an ongoing post-conviction relief hearing for death row inmate Eddie Lee Howard.
Crime scene DNA does not match death row inmate
DNA samples taken from the butcher knife used to kill Georgia Kemp in 1992 do not match those taken from Eddie Lee Howard, the man on death row for her murder, according to courtroom testimony Thursday.
Convicted child molester Sandusky gets appeals hearing
A Pennsylvania judge on Thursday gave convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky a hearing later this month to prove his claims that prosecutors lied, withheld evidence and leaked secret grand jury information to find additional victims.
Bite mark evidence in local death row case under scrutiny, again
A more than 20-year-old murder case took a new step Tuesday as a post-conviction relief hearing began for Eddie Lee Howard.
Liddell termination hearing postponed
Former Columbus Municipal School Superintendent Martha Liddell’s termination hearing has been rescheduled for the second time.
Liddell’s termination hearing pushed back
The termination hearing for former Columbus Municipal School District superintendent Dr. Martha Liddell has been continued.
The hearing was scheduled for Monday but Liddell requested a 45-day continuance earlier this week.
Public hearing set for tonight on Starkville tax increase
Starkville aldermen will hold a public hearing today on the city’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget, which includes a 2.78-mill increase on property taxes.
Coleman revokes Redden’s probation
A former Columbus businessman will be forced to serve a five-year sentence less than five months after being placed on unsupervised probation, a move that sparked a firestorm of criticism.
Alan Redden received the sentence Monday after admitting that he violated his probation by assaulting a child.
Our view: Judge learns a lesson, but teen paid the price
Monday morning, Judge Lee Coleman presided over the probation revocation hearing of Alan Redden of Columbus at the Lowndes County Courthouse.
The hearing, which included testimony from three witnesses and Redden, took about an hour, but it was clear from the get-go that Coleman could hardly wait to make his ruling.
Judge throws out Liddell lawsuit
A Chancery Court Judge has ruled to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the Columbus Municipal School District by former superintendent Dr. Martha Liddell.
CMSD asks court to dismiss Liddell’s suit
The Columbus Municipal School District Board of Trustees is asking the court to throw out a suit that would return Dr. Martha Liddell to the position of schools superintendent.
Liddell hearing set for July 16
Former Columbus Municipal School Superintendent Dr. Martha Liddell will soon learn if she will be reinstated to her former position.