Southsiders request more from CPD after shootings
Fourth Street South resident Japa Castro said his children have come up with a game they call “firecrackers or gunshots.”
That’s how prevalent the sound of gunshots has become in South Columbus, he told the city council at its meeting Tuesday.
He was one of a group of Southside residents who attended the meeting to raise concerns about what they said was an unprecedented increase in gun violence in their area.
CPD seeks suspects in fatal Southside shooting
One person has died and another is injured after a shooting in South Columbus Wednesday night.
Southside citizens concerned about potholes, slow city response to other issues
Potholes, specifically on Sixth Street, were the first concern Anne Ross had Monday night as she wondered if resurfacing the road was on the city’s agenda.
And she was not alone.
Mayor breaks tie to advance application for Southside historic survey grant
A second attempt for a historic survey of Southside homes narrowly passed Columbus City Council Tuesday, but it took Mayor Robert Smith’s tie-breaking vote to do it.
Council rejects Southside historic designation
Despite strong support from many Southside residents, Columbus City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday against applying for a federal grant to survey buildings in the neighborhood, the first step to designating the neighborhood as a Local Historic District.
Southside homeowners seek local historic designation
For 40 years, a section of Columbus’ Southside has been recognized as a historic district by the National Register of Historic Places, a largely honorary distinction noted Meredith Massey of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Suspect charged with weekend murder in Southside
A suspect is in custody for the Saturday homicide of a Columbus man on Southside.
Developer relents to Southside residents’ protest
A contentious dispute over building permits on a Southside lot in downtown Columbus has been put to rest.
Flier calling for boycotts further disrupts divisive Southside development issue
A flier circulating on social media calling for boycotts of three local businesses has made an already contentious Southside development issue even more divisive.
Property swap may be option for Southside project
A scheduled request for an appeal on a zoning variance granted for a townhouse project at the corner of Sixth Avenue South and Seventh Street is on hold after city officials and developer Kenny Frye discussed options for alternatives late last week.
Southside residents attempt to block townhouse development
A group of about 60 Southside residents turned out for Tuesday’s Columbus zoning board meeting to protest plans for a three-unit townhouse on a vacant lot, but they were quickly told their complaint could not be considered.
Living in fear: Residents of Southside deal with increased violence
When shots rang out near the intersection of Fifth Street South and 14th Avenue Thursday, neighborhood residents were suddenly faced with the possibility of stray bullets entering their homes and striking them or their loved ones.
Neighborhood concerns go before the city council
Julie Parker told the Columbus City Council on Tuesday evening she does not want her neighborhood to be an easy crime target.
Fields aims to transform Southside neighborhood
In Columbus, at the intersection of Eighth Street South and Fifth Avenue South, Mississippi University for Women’s campus touches a residential neighborhood peppered with antebellum homes and smaller, more modern houses.
Another arrest made in Southside shooting
A Columbus man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in shootings that occurred June 10 near Fifth Street South and 15th Avenue South.
Southside violence
It was a typical Friday night on Washington Avenue in South Columbus when T.C. Lowery heard gunshots ring out outside his home.
Another Southside shooting
Gunshots rang out in south Columbus on Monday afternoon in the area of Fifth Avenue South, causing a group of teenagers to bolt and officers from the Columbus Police Department to respond to the area.
Police make arrests in ongoing Southside violence
For roughly six weeks an area in the Southside of Columbus has been the scene of multiple shootouts.
Police investigate Southside shooting
Gunshots rang out Wednesday evening near the 1300 block of Fifth Street South and 15th Avenue South in Columbus.
Columbus shooting leaves one injured
One man is in jail and another injured after a Thursday shooting on the Southside of Columbus.