Photos: Snow Day
Courtney Leveck, center, builds a snowman with her children, Lydia, 6, right, and Harlan, 2, left, in front of their house on Critz Street in Starkville this morning. Lydia has seen a snowfall like today’s before, her mother said, but Harlan has not.
Photos: Election day
From left, Terringo McCann, Jake Thomas and Mary Williams stand in line to vote at Townsend Community Center in South Columbus this morning. Though each said they’ve lived — and voted — in Columbus their whole lives, both McCann and Thomas said they’d rarely seen so many people at their polling place. “This is my first time being in line,” McCann said.
Photos: Art in the Park
Volunteers Tiffany Gladney, left, and Myles Spillers show a selection of free books to 2-year-old Jay Zachary, the son of Jessica Flowers, at the annual Art in the Park event Saturday in Starkville.
Photo: CAFB presents flag to Bradford Freeman
Members of Columbus Air Force Base conduct a ceremony for a new U.S. flag outside Army veteran Bradford Freeman’s home on Thursday in Caledonia. Freeman enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 assigned to the E Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. He fought in the Second World War and was present during D-Day.
Photos: Boys and Girls Club Parade
Braxton Butler, 8, waves to the Boys and Girls Club staff while Mary Weatherby drives during a parade on Thursday outside the club in Columbus. About 12 staff stood in line to clap, cheer and ring a cowbell for each car that drove through the parking lot.
Photos: Resilient
During a month like no other, we have absorbed shocks and found ways to cope.
Countdown to Christmas
In the weeks leading up to Dec. 25, anticipation builds as moments grand and simple fill the calendar.
‘We come every year’: Families make memories at annual fair
The sweet scent of funnel cakes and cotton candy wafted through the air at the Columbus Fairgrounds this week during the opening nights of the Lowndes County Fair hosted by Mississippi Delta Shows.
Photos: Bo on the go: A day at Camp Rising Sun
Laughs and hollers echoed through Camp Rising Sun on Thursday as campers played in the river, made arts and crafts and danced the night away.
Photos: State funeral for Sen. Thad Cochran
Speaker of the House State Rep. Philip Gunn speaks at the state funeral of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran at the Mississippi Capitol Building in downtown Jackson on Monday.
Photos: Farmers Market grand opening
Piper Flowers, 3, rides Lucy the horse during the Hitching Lot Farmers Market season grand opening in Columbus Saturday. “Thank you for the horsey ride,” Piper said. She is the daughter of Jessica and Dakota Flowers.
Photos: 24th annual Market Street Festival
Ella Margaret Sims, 8, and Bailey Stafford, 7, have a blast on a ride during the 24th annual Market Street Festival in Columbus Saturday. Ella Margaret is the daughter of Randall and Jennifer Sims. Bailey is the daughter of Kevin and Shannon Stafford.
Photos: Pride Parade
Hailey Thompson and Karlie Murrell, center, wave rainbow flags at the Starkville Pride Parade downtown on Saturday. The parade, Starkville’s second pride parade, went from Lampkin Street near Fire Station Park and marched through downtown Starkville.
Photos: Sinkhole on First Street
Fred Kinder peers into a hole at the end of his driveway on First Street South in Columbus Tuesday morning. The hole appeared Monday afternoon and road crews from the city public works department have been working to replace broken pipes in the hole.
Photos: Tornado damage
Every structure at Sim Scott Park was demolished, including the activity center on 20th Street North.
Photos: Flooding in Columbus
Paten Williams, 5, Pasqual Williams Jr., 6, Pasquayla Williams, 1, and Pasqual Williams Sr. watch the flood waters at the Riverwalk in Columbus on Saturday morning. “I’m watching for alligators,” said Pasqual Jr. The children’s mother is Franchesca Williams.
Photos: Rotary Classic Rodeo
Lefty Holman from Visalia, California, rides Spartacus in the Bronc Riding competition during the Team Roping Event at the Rotary Classic Rodeo at the Mississippi Horse Park in Starkville on Friday.
Photos: Celebrating MLK
Bennie L. Jones leads the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in West Point on Monday. People gathered and marched on Martin Luther King Street toward Mary Holmes College.
