New narratives festival to focus on corporate communication, changing avenues for communication
For the second year, Mississippi State’s Department of Communication will host the New Narratives Festival and Conference to focus on the changing landscape of communication.
GTECHS students find success in unconventional setting
Six years ago, Jill Savely didn’t know what an early college high school was.
Slimantics: An experiment in the Delta
T.Mac Howard is not your typical civic club speaker, which probably accounts for his popularity.
Redevelopment Authority head addresses Lee Middle, Burns Bottom progress
In hopes privately developed real estate will grow the city’s property tax revenue, the Columbus Redevelopment Authority plans to extend its contract with the Columbus Municipal School District to market and sell the former Lee Middle School’s almost 15-acre property, according to CRA president John Acker.
Arts, entertainment museum coming to Meridian
For too long, Meridian has been a drive-through city for many along Interstate 20.
Organizers hope a new museum featuring the state’s rich arts/entertainment history will change all that.
Hughes talks fire dept. advancements, improvements at Rotary meeting
It used to be that bed keys were some of the most important tools firefighters carried.
Arts Council program director highlights holiday schedule
The Columbus Arts Council has committed to engaging 200 or more artists in 2017 in honor of the Mississippi Bicentennial year.
Presley addresses infrastructure, economic development at Starkville Rotary
Plans for internet service expansion, low-cost wind power and industrial park development are each progressing and may soon contribute to economic development in Oktibbeha County.
Crime author shares with Rotary ‘Confessions’ as undercover cop
One of former undercover cop Charlie Spillers’ most memorable arrests came when officers dragged a suspect out of an occupied vehicle and violently threw him against the car.
State senator praises educational advancement
As chairman of the Senate Education Committee, Mississippi Sen. Gray Tollison suggests student achievement in the state is on the rise, but the academic advancement will “not happen overnight.”
Prairie Wildlife manager speaks of ‘treasure of the South’
Xavier Fairley, a wildlife manager and shooting instructor for Prairie Wildlife of West Point, spoke to Columbus Rotarians at Lion Hills Center Tuesday afternoon, highlighting the enterprise’s conservation efforts and explaining its hunting and lodging opportunities.
Lowndes Co. public defender addresses Rotary
Collen Hudson, an associate at Sims and Sims law firm in Columbus, spoke to Columbus Rotary Club members Tuesday afternoon at the Lion Hills Center, sharing her experiences as a Lowndes County public defender and her impression of local crime.
State Rep. Smith speaks to Columbus Rotary
State Representative Jeff Smith addressed state budget issues, House Bill 1523 and gun control at the regular Columbus Rotary Club meeting Tuesday afternoon at Lion Hills Center.
Schaefer outlines the business of basketball
The Columbus Rotary Club is well-stocked with businessmen. And while basketball is not unfamiliar to club members, Mississippi State women’s basketball coach Vic Schaefer put his profession in terms Columbus Rotarians could easily understand.
Colom: Violent offenders are a priority
Scott Colom spoke to the Columbus Rotary Club on Tuesday about his intention to prioritize prosecuting violent crime during his tenure as district attorney for Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Noxubee and Clay counties.
Slimantics: Emmerich a relentless critic of state’s economic development strategy
Although he is careful not to call himself a Republican — as a journalist, he maintains that party associations are the enemy of objectivity — there is little doubt that Wyatt Emmerich is a fiscal conservative through and through.
Photo: Collins speaks to Columbus Rotary Club
Maj. Gen. Augustus L. Collins speaks to members of the Columbus Rotary Club on Tuesday.
Photo: Borsig talks MUW athletics at Rotary
Mississippi University for Women President Dr. Jim Borsig gives Columbus Rotary Club members Corky Smith, left, and Larry Cantrell an update on university goings-on Tuesday at Lion Hills Center and Golf Club. He told members about 40 people applied for the school’s new athletic director position, and that the second round of interviews has begun.
Economic leader touts increased infrastructure spending
Blake Wilson, President and CEO of the Mississippi Economic Council, told the Columbus Rotary Club on Tuesday that Mississippi’s economic health and road infrastructure are directly linked.
Huebner shares EMCC approach to ensuring continued education
Eight months in as East Mississippi Community College president, Thomas M. Huebner, Jr. spoke Tuesday with the Columbus Rotary Club about ways the school continues to work to connect youth with the secondary education experience and the meaning such outreach has for the Golden Triangle community.