Burns Bottom survey reveals historically fragmented neighborhood
Findings from a survey of historical structures in the Burns Bottom area have Columbus Redevelopment Authority representatives hopeful the neighborhood could be removed from the National Register of Historic Places.
Teacher retention, community engagement priorities for incoming superintendent
Stakeholders who gave their input on the search for Columbus Municipal School District’s next superintendent say the board should choose someone who can improve staff morale, retain teachers, improve the district’s flagging image and engage more with the entire community.
SOCSD seeks community input in forming strategic 5-year plan
The Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District is seeking input through as broad a swath of the community as possible on a survey as it forges a five-year strategic plan.
Pew survey: Officers more reluctant to use force, make stops
The so-called “Ferguson effect” — officers backing off of policing out of fear that their actions will be questioned after the fact — has been talked about but never really quantified.
Survey: Parents binge on media, say they’re good role models
Parents spend more than nine hours a day with TVs, computers and other screen devices while also giving themselves high marks as role models for their children’s media use, according to a survey released Tuesday.
Local universities named ‘Great Colleges to Work for 2016’
Survey results released Monday by “The Chronicle of Higher Education” named Mississippi University for Women and Mississippi State University two of the nation’s “Great Colleges to Work for 2016.”
City beginning housing survey
Columbus residents might get some visitors from the city during the next few weeks.
Survey: 1 in 4 college women report unwanted sexual contact
Nearly a quarter of undergraduate women surveyed at more than two dozen universities say they experienced unwanted sexual contact sometime during college, according to a report released Monday.
Survey: School bullying at lowest ebb in 10 years
Nearly 1 in 4 surveyed U.S. students say they have been bullied in school. That’s an improvement, but the prevalence reinforces just how difficult the problem is to solve.
Survey: E-cigs surpass regular cigarettes in teen use
Electronic cigarettes have surpassed traditional smoking in popularity among teens, the government’s annual drug use survey finds.
County schools want parent feedback
If you are a parent with a child in the Lowndes County School District, schools officials want your opinion.
KiOR inches near deal for Columbus II
KiOR’s plan to build a second refinery in Columbus is closer to being a done deal.
Lowndes County Port Authority director John Hardy said the Texas-based alternative fuel refinery has hired engineering firm Neel-Schaffer to survey some land officials could potentially purchase from the county to locate a second plant.
AP-NORC Poll: Demographics divide views of schools
WASHINGTON — Minority and low-income parents are more likely to see serious problems in their schools — from low expectations to bullying to out-of-date technology
Health officials: 1 in 50 school kids have autism
A government survey of parents says 1 in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder.
ER visits tied to energy drinks double since 2007
A new government survey suggests the number of people seeking emergency treatment after consuming energy drinks has doubled nationwide during the past four years, the same period in which the supercharged drink industry has surged in popularity in convenience stores, bars and on college campuses.