Students struggle with Common Core assessment
Five years after Mississippi K-12 educators began teaching new curricula to help students meet Common Core standards, the results of the first statewide testing were released today.
Lowndes students score above average
High school students within the Lowndes County School District and the former Starkville district scored above the state average on English and algebra assessments, while Columbus Municipal School District students scored below state averages.
Mixed results in kindergarten literacy improvements
The results of Mississippi’s first statewide assessment of kindergarten literacy show the majority of the state’s youngest students made significant gains this academic year.
Ward 4 seat expected to be set tonight
Finality on who will lead Ward 4 for the next four years should come this evening after voters choose between incumbent Fred Stewart and challenger Marty Turner in today’s run-off election.
Turner, Stewart face runoff; Incumbents Karriem, Gavin breeze past foes
It will be two more weeks before residents in Ward 4 will know who will represent them on the Columbus City Council for the next four years. There will be no change in leadership in Wards 5 and 6, as incumbents Kabir Karriem and Bill Gavin handily defeated their opponents.
Wiseman clinches Democratic nod, 2 ward races undecided
While Mayor Parker Wiseman received congratulations from supporters after securing the Democratic mayoral nomination, four candidates from two tight races quietly sat waiting for new developments from their wards.
Today’s election decides board seats, Democratic mayoral race
Today’s Starkville municipal primaries will shape city governance for the next four years.
Officials beaming over success of Pilgrimage
The 73rd annual Spring Pilgrimage ended Saturday, concluding what organizers say was the event’s most lucrative year in a decade.