New chamber director navigates pandemic-fueled challenges
When Wilson Beck told his coworkers at Zachary’s Restaurant he had applied to be the new director of the Columbus-Lowndes Chamber of Commerce, he didn’t expect the response he got.
Panel discusses school safety, discipline at parent meeting
A group of about 150 parents and students gathered Thursday evening at Columbus Middle School to listen to school and city officials share information on a topic important to every parent in the district: school safety.
County backs off plan for separate soccer league
A plan to begin a county soccer program was abruptly put on hold during Monday’s Lowndes County Board of Supervisors meeting after a letter to the editor from Columbus Mayor Robert Smith in Sunday’s edition of The Dispatch questioned the board’s motives.
Shelton named permanent police chief
The first Columbus city council meeting of 2018 concluded Tuesday evening with a familiar face in a fresh role as chief of the Columbus Police Department.
Photo: Kerr-McGee update
Lauri Gorton, project manager for the Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust, presented the progress of the Trust’s work in Columbus during a Monday evening town hall at Sim Scott Park.
Meeting to discuss Kerr-McGee cleanup set for tonight
This evening, the Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust will hold an informal town hall to update residents about ongoing cleanup efforts in and around the former Kerr-McGee site in Columbus.
Community meeting on public safety to be held at YMCA
The community is invited to a meeting at the YMCA Tuesday to discuss crime and public safety downtown.
Consultant holds first community-wide meeting after hire
Columbus residents have to help the police keep the city safe, newly-hired police consultant K.B. Turner said at a public safety meeting Monday night.
Light and Water to host energy meeting
Columbus Light and Water will host a meeting Thursday at Sim Scott Park to teach residents about energy efficiency.
VA reps hold meeting for local veterans
At a town hall meeting at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Columbus Wednesday, local veterans told the director of the Veterans Affairs hospital in Jackson they were angry about the treatment they’d received from staff there.
Concerns raised over transmission line project
In a meeting with representatives from Southern Cross Transmission, North District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley told the representatives Thursday the company must meet one-on-one with landowners concerned about the company’s utility line project.
Southern Cross meets with citizens about proposed transmission line
Almost 200 people attended a three-hour public open house in West Point to have officials from energy company Southern Cross Transmission answer their questions about a proposed HDVC transmission line that may run through their property.
Starkville will seek outside funding for 182 infrastructure improvements
Starkville is likely to pursue grants and other outside funding sources to help improve Highway 182’s infrastructure after many participants of recent redevelopment meetings said the corridor’s lack of bike lanes and suffering aesthetics are the corridor’s main weaknesses.
Highway 182 redevelopment plan expected Sept. 30
Planners with the Alabama- and Tennessee-based firm Farmer Morgan LLC announced Wednesday they’ll complete a Highway 182 redevelopment and marketing initiative by the end of September.
Highway 182 corridor development meeting set
Starkville officials, planners and business developers are set to pitch ideas about how to draw new businesses to the Highway 182 business corridor in a public meeting scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Neighborhood watch meeting set for Tuesday
Columbus residents wanting information on how to form a neighborhood watch will have a chance to learn Tuesday evening.
City to hold energy efficiency meeting Thursday
The city of Columbus will host a public information meeting Thursday evening to introduce the Extreme Energy Makeover program to the community.
CMSD board sets goals
The Columbus Municipal School District Board of Trustees evaluated its performance during a Saturday meeting, settling on goals of emphasizing better meeting decorum, promoting greater involvement from the public and having greater assessment of staff attitudes and district programs.
Columbus leaders meet with daycare parents in wake of shooting
Columbus leaders met Monday with parents and relatives of children who attend a local daycare to discuss a shooting that occurred near the daycare Thursday, when a stray bullet entered the 23rd Street North facility.
Three overnight shootings in Columbus
Three shootings occurred overnight in Columbus, including one in which a victim was taken to a Tupelo hospital.