Prep football capsules: Heritage Academy goes on the road to Greenwood
The Patriots meet Pillow Academy in a battle of 4-1 teams that have both gone undefeated since Week 1.
Prep football roundup: Road woes for local MAIS schools in Week 1
Starkville Academy, Columbus Christian Academy, Oak Hill Academy and Hebron Christian all lost on the road Friday.
To repeat last year’s success, Columbus Christian Academy football must depend on everyone it’s got
With five seniors graduated and again just 16 players on the roster, coach Jason Williams knows the importance of every single Ram this fall.
Prep basketball roundup: DJ Hughes hits game-winner as New Hope boys edge Columbus for district title
The Trojans girls also beat the Falcons by just one point, as both New Hope teams earned a first-round bye in the Class 5A playoffs.
Prep basketball roundup: Heritage Academy boys rout Washington in first round of MAIS Class 4A north state tournament
The Heritage Academy girls were eliminated with a loss to Pillow Academy.
Prep basketball: CCA boys drop to third in Class 2A in new Impact Sports MAIS coaches poll
The Rams (3-2) dropped two spots in the new poll.
Prep basketball roundup: Columbus Christian Academy boys win opener against Central Holmes Christian
Jonathan Peal had 25 points for the Rams to lead all scorers.
Headed to Market Street: Old Glory inspires a renewal for first-time festival artisans
It seems fitting that American flags came to the rescue of a man born on the Fourth of July.
For J.D. Fondren and his wife, Adrianne, crafting wooden replicas of the flag has gone from an idea to a demanding occupation in fewer than four short months. It’s also lifted the young couple from Steens from what they describe as a “low” in January to new heights of fulfillment.
Steens man arrested for assaulting a child
A Steens man has been charged with sexual battery of a child.
Man accused of molesting children under 14
A Steens man is behind bars for multiple counts of child molestation.
Piney Grove Church to mark 190th anniversary Oct. 7
Earliest members of Piney Grove United Methodist Church in Steens were among some of Lowndes County’s first settlers.
Lowndes firefighter undergoing surgery for burns
A volunteer firefighter with Lowndes County Fire Department is in surgery at a burn center in a Jackson hospital today with severe burns he received responding to a Tuesday fire near Steens.
Lost and found: Woman lost twice — once in life, once after death
Julia Mae Whitfield’s headstone sits in the New Zion M.B. Church cemetery in Steens, surrounded by yellow flags.
Steens man accidentally shoots mother
A woman is in the hospital after being accidentally shot by her son Tuesday night, according to authorities.
Lowndes Co. house burns to the ground
A Steens house burned to the ground early Thursday.
Living vegan: An area family talks about living — and thriving — as vegans
Dusty Jones grew up in the Deep South, where barbecue and chicken are king and tabletops often overflow with animal-based foods.
World War II anniversary: For Lowndes native, cemetery contrasts with tumult of war
About two years ago, the “Travel” section of The New York Times included a list of things to see in Hawaii. One recommendation was “the U.S.S. Missouri, an American battleship.” The wording implied there’s nothing special about a battleship today and nothing unusual about the Missouri.
Lowndes Co. Coroner: Bone found in Steens not human
Lowndes County coroner says bone found May 28 did not come from human.
Possible human remains found
Authorities say what may be a human bone was discovered in Steens on Thursday.
Mississippi menagerie: Steens resident converts old home into public attraction
Old homes in Mississippi are hardly rare.