Authorities seize 1,200+ gallons of moonshine
Law enforcement discovered and destroyed an illegal moonshine operation in southern Lowndes County Monday morning.
One in custody following three-hour standoff
Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office deputies took a man in custody following a three-hour standoff outside a home on Will Hairston Road in southern Lowndes County on Thursday.
Four in custody for alleged car theft ring after chase with deputies
Four people suspected of being involved in a car theft ring are in the custody of Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators searching for person of interest in motorcycle wreck
Investigators with Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a woman in connection with a motorcycle wreck and possible aggravated assault from Tuesday morning.
Skull identified as missing son of former Columbus police chief
A skull found last month off Armistad Road has been identified as the son of a former Columbus police chief.
LCSO: Second human bone found off Armistad Road
Authorities with Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office and Columbus Fire and Rescue were searching a pond Wednesday off Armistad Road after the discovery of the second human bone found in the area in a month.
Lowndes officials honor deputies, local basketball players
Five minutes before the start of Monday’s Lowndes County Board of Supervisors meeting, the board room was packed and the search was on for additional chairs.
Preparing for attacks on schools
About 1,000 people — primarily educators and staff from Lowndes County School District and Mississippi University for Women — were silent as they watched what appeared to be surveillance footage of two teenage boys armed with long guns stalking the hallways of a school.
Shots fired in possible domestic case
The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident Wednesday evening in Caledonia that may be a part of a domestic violence case.
LCSO: Human skull discovered in Lowndes County backyard
Authorities have found what they believe to be a human skull in the backyard of a Lowndes County residence.
Man accused of attempted murder turns himself in
A man accused of cutting a woman’s throat is in custody at Lowndes County Adult Detention Center for attempted murder.
LCSO searching for man who cut woman’s throat
Lowndes County investigators are searching for a suspect in a weekend aggravated assault.
New Hope school attendance bounces back today
The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations, continue to look into a pair of social media posts that threatened violence at New Hope schools that had concerned parents keeping their children out of school Monday.
Student’s gun formerly in LCSO possession
New details have emerged from an investigation involving a Caledonia High School student who was arrested at school after authorities found a handgun in his room at home — including that the student may have been a bullying victim, that he also had ammunition and that the handgun authorities found was a weapon that should have been logged into evidence for an investigation at Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office 10 years ago.
CPD head investigator taking sharp pay cut to join sheriff’s dept.
Columbus Police Department’s head investigator Capt. Brent Swan is leaving for a job with Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, and it appears he’s taking a significant pay cut to do it.
Lowndes investigators search for child abuse suspect
Investigators with Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a suspect in a felony child abuse case.
Narcotics agents find counterfeit money in community
Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office has released a statement warning businesses that several counterfeit bills have found to be in circulation in the area.
Short chase with deputies ends in wreck
Lowndes County deputies have a suspect in custody after a brief chase that ended when the suspect crashed into a fence and a parked car.
Lowndes residents receiving calls from fake sheriff’s office
If someone calls 662-480-3001, they will get a voicemail from a man with a thick Southern accent, informing the caller they’ve reached the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office’s non-emergency line — dial 1 to talk to an officer, dial 2 for the warrants division and otherwise please leave a brief and detailed message, it instructs.
Man steals officer’s Taser while resisting arrest
A Caledonia man accused of multiple felonies, including previous sexual battery and drug charges, was arrested after an altercation with Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office deputies last week during which he stole an officer’s Taser.