Roses and thorns: 3-7-21
A rose to Columbus Crime Prevention Task Force chairman Leroy Brooks for soliciting help from the Department of Homeland Security and the Mississippi Department of
Roses and thorns: 2-21-21
A rose of condolences to our Columbus Air Force Base family and to the families of the CAFB instructor and student pilot who lost their
Roses and thorns: 2-7-21
A rose to candidates for the upcoming municipal elections in the Golden Triangle. A late surge in qualifying on Thursday and Friday has ensured that
Roses and thorns: 1-24-21
A rose to Columbus-Lowndes Public Library and its Autism Resource Center for Saturday’s Family Fair, a virtual event which brought together a wide range of
Roses and thorns: 12-27-20
A rose to all those organizations, volunteers and donors who used this Christmas season as an opportunity to help those in need and, in doing
Roses and thorns: 12-13-20
A rose to Main Street Columbus for making sure a cancelled Christmas event doesn’t go entirely for naught. Main Street Director Barbara Bigelow announced that
Roses and thorns: 11-29-20
A rose to the West Point High School football team, which will play for its fifth consecutive state championship after Friday’s 29-22 semifinal win over
Roses and thorns: 11-15-20
A rose to Angela Hu of Tupelo, who has purchased the 1.9 acre property on Highway 45 near the Highway 82 interchange, a building previously
Roses and thorns: 11-1-20
A rose to all those who helped make Thursday’s Loaves and Fishes fund-raiser a success despite difficult circumstances. Normally the community soup kitchen’s annual fund-raiser
Roses and thorns: 10-18-20
A rose (and a reminder) to all the candidates in the special elections for the state legislature, which ended with Tuesday’s runoff for the District
Roses and thorns: 10-4-20
A rose to all those involved in the fight against breast cancer, which afflicts one in eight women in the United States. This month is
Roses and thorns: 9-20-20
A rose to Mississippi University for Women’s chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) for helping give a voice to the potentially
Roses and thorns: 9-6-20
A rose to the Starkville-MSU Area Rapid Transit bus system, which has proven to be one of best examples of cooperation between the city and
Roses and thorns: 8-23-20
A rose to the Columbus Municipal School District and its board of trustees, who will not be asking for an increase in local taxes this
Roses and thorns: 5-3-20
A rose to Columbus Light and Water general manager Todd Gale and the CLW board of directors for its decision to further delay utility shutoffs
Roses and thorns: 4-19-20
A rose to Columbus Mayor Robert Smith for his efforts to make sure grocery store patrons, as well as store employees abide not only to
Roses and thorns: 4-5-20
A rose to Columbus mayor Robert Smith, who moved quickly to protect public health when a potential threat emerged. Wednesday evening, the mayor instructed the
Roses and thorns: 3-22-20
A rose to the Starkville Board of Aldermen and Columbus City Council for implementing necessary, but difficult, restrictions on gatherings and businesses. Both city governments
Roses and thorns: 3-15-20
A rose to all of the unsung heroes — too numerous to mention individually — who find themselves in the trenches as our community faces
Roses and thorns: 2-23-20
A rose to all those who have joined in recovery efforts following the tornado and flooding that ravaged Columbus and Lowndes County on a year