Caledonia softball prepared to defend Region 2-4A title — again
As the winners of the 2019 district title, the Cavaliers still have a target on their backs, coach Andy Finch said.
County considering extending its COVID-19 employee leave policy into new year
On Wednesday, Lowndes County supervisors spent most of their last meeting of 2020 talking about how the county will handle employee sick leave related to COVID-19 in 2021.
COVID halts new 4-H director’s plans to increase hands-on activities for kids; club memberships have remained steady nonetheless
When Darrell Banks took over as Lowndes County 4-H Director, he had several new ideas he wanted to implement to grow programs and membership.
Lowndes sees more than 500 new COVID cases in a week
Lowndes County continues to see the largest area increases in positive COVID-19 cases by the week, Mississippi Department of Health data shows, with more than 500 new cases between Dec. 9 and Wednesday.
LCSD lets students switch from virtual to in-person learning mid-semester
Roughly 20 percent of students who originally signed up for virtual learning at Lowndes County School District will be back in their classrooms by Oct. 12, Superintendent Sam Allison said Friday
Columbus man charged with molesting child under 14
A Columbus man was arrested last week for allegedly molesting a child.
County disputes with school district over tax request
Lowndes County School District is standing by a local property tax request that could hike the tax rate by almost 10 percent. But Lowndes County Board of Supervisors may sue the district to keep that from happening.
Late score leads Heritage Academy over Caledonia in rivalry contest
Wesley Miller’s 3-yard touchdown was the deciding score as the Patriots earned a 28-21 win.
Supes decide on final site for Confederate statue
In an unanimous vote, Lowndes County supervisors selected Monday a piece of land adjacent to Confederate soldiers’ graves at Friendship Cemetery as the new location for the Confederate monument outside the county courthouse.
Columbus Soccer Organization introduces TOP Soccer for players with special needs
Registration is free and open until Sept. 4.
LCSD to implement full in-person learning plan starting Aug. 20
Lowndes County School District plans to start the school year with a hybrid learning method, then return to a fully in-person traditional method after two weeks.
LCSD to start school ‘hybrid’, then move to fully in-person by Aug. 20
Lowndes County School District plans to start the school year with a hybrid learning method, then return to a fully in-person traditional method after two weeks.
Lowndes tables decision on mask requirement
Lowndes County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Wednesday morning to table the decision to mandate mask-wearing countywide until its Aug. 3 meeting, citing the need for more information on the severity of the spread of COVID-19 in the county and concerns about enforcement.
NAACP letter gives businesses deadline to support, condemn Sanders
The Columbus-Lowndes NAACP has sent letters to several hundred businesses in the community asking business representatives to publicly state whether they support the effort to have District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders resign from the county board of supervisors.
‘I think he should get another chance’: District 1 voters in Caledonia show little appetite for wanting Harry Sanders off board of supervisors
In the two-plus weeks since Lowndes County District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders made his now-infamous comments following a board meeting about Black people remaining “dependent” since slavery ended, the voices calling for Sanders to resign from the board have been thunderous.
Supes grapple with how to move forward with Sanders still on board
Dissatisfied with District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders’ decision to only step down as board president during a Tuesday meeting over his recent racist remarks, many of his fellow supervisors and other local leaders vowed to continue pushing for his full resignation from the board.
‘We’re going to smoke him out’: Protesters undaunted by Sanders’ refusal to resign Tuesday
Fifteen minutes before the start of Tuesday’s Lowndes County Board of Supervisors meeting, Johnny Hampton stood in the entrance of the courthouse, using a bullhorn to lead a crowd of about 70 protesters in chants of “Harry Must Go.”
How does a removal petition work?
With District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders refusing to resign from the board over his recent racist remarks, some officials who have urged him to step down, including Supervisors Trip Hairston of District 2 and Leroy Brooks of District 5, say one way to force his removal is through a citizen petition.
Sanders steps down as supes president, does not resign
Harry Sanders opened Tuesday morning’s Lowndes County Board of Supervisors meeting by stepping down as board president.
He did not resign from the board entirely.
‘It’s quite late to do that’: Many say Sanders’ apology for racist remarks ineffective
Lowndes County Board of Supervisors President Harry Sanders says he’s sorry for comments he made more than a week ago saying Blacks have been “dependent” since slavery and that they are the only ethnicity that has not assimilated into American society.