Area residents, groups feed those in need during Thanksgiving week
For five years, Dustin Nichols cooked meals on Thanksgiving Day and fed whoever came looking for food from his North Columbus home.
This year, the Alabama native is hoping for a broader reach.
CMSD pitches in per-diem fund to feed student-athletes on game days
It’s been a tough year for the Columbus High football team. Limited to just three home games by a COVID-19 truncated schedule, the Falcons stumbled out to an 0-3 start.
But things are looking up, lately.
Summer food programs aim to combat child hunger
Imagine a student leaving school each Friday afternoon not knowing if they will eat before returning to school Monday morning. Now imagine, instead of two days, the child must endure two months of food insecurity during schools’ summer vacations.
Meal programs expand summer nutrition for kids
A government-backed nutrition program seeks to provide two million meals to Mississippi schoolchildren this summer.
Congress relaxes whole grain standards for schools
Congress is taking some whole grains off the school lunch line.
Republicans make final push for school lunch waiver
House Republicans are making a final push this month to give schools a temporary break from healthier school meal standards.
Hattiesburg schools: Free meals to all students
HATTIESBURG — Beginning this school year, every student in the Hattiesburg Public School District will be able to eat a nutritious breakfast and lunch for
Local church hopes to start food backpack program
A local church group is hoping to feed 40 elementary students who would otherwise go without meals on the weekends.
City departments join to feed elderly
For many residents in the Golden Triangle, Thursday will be a day to celebrate with family around food and laughter. However, for some elderly Columbus citizens, Thanksgiving will be just another day that they spend alone.
Small number of schools drop out of lunch program
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department says 524 schools — out of about 100,000 — have dropped out of the federally subsidized national school lunch program
Meal programs expand summer nutrition for kids
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Four days a week this summer, lime green school buses loaded with games, books and computers rumbled through low-income neighborhoods south
300 calorie meals can boost that new year’s resolution
So, how are we doing? Nine days into 2013, and it’s safe to say a notable percentage of Americans who resolved to drop a few pounds are slip-sliding away. If you made that resolution, no doubt your commitment is built of sterner stuff. If you’re counting calories in a quest to a healthier weight, perhaps a few suggestions for meals that are 300-calories-or-less will shore up your arsenal.