Town hall meeting on Ricky Ball case planned for Tuesday
The city of Columbus will host a livestreamed Town Hall meeting Tuesday night where a panel of experts will answer questions about crime and policing in Columbus, including questions about the Ricky Ball case.
Town hall discussions focus on school funding
Mississippi Rep. Jeff Smith believes claims the Legislature under-funds public education are inaccurate.
Smith was one of four legislators who took questions Thursday night at the education town hall, hosted by The Columbus-Lowndes Chamber of Commerce’s Education Committee at the Courtyard-Marriott in Columbus.
Town hall meeting turns into ‘anti-sale’ rally
“Vote Against.”
Those who weren’t wearing buttons pressed with that message Thursday night were either holding them in their hands or had them hidden away.
Hospital town hall set for Thursday
Oktibbeha County Supervisor Marvell Howard is hosting a town hall Thursday he hopes will give the public some general information about OCH Regional Medical Center ahead of a Nov. 7 election when voters will decide whether to sell it.
MBN agent: State can’t arrest its way out of opioid problem
The way to beat the country’s opioid crisis is to medically treat opioid addiction rather than just throw addicts in prison.
Opioid town hall set for Columbus
Mississippi law enforcement and medical agencies are bringing the fight against the state’s growing opioid and heroin epidemic to Columbus next week.
Students to host Twitter town hall on consolidation
Student journalists with The Jacket Buzz, Starkville High School’s newspaper, will host a Twitter town hall event from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday that will focus on dialogue between teachers, administrators and pupils about the impending Oktibbeha County school merger.
Public education supporters to hold Twitter town hall
At least two Commission on Starkville Consolidated School District Structure members will answer questions about the group’s merger plan at 7 p.m. Wednesday during a Twitter town hall event, Starkville School District officials confirmed.
Father of Pa. shooting suspect: Son gave warnings
A man charged with killing three people at a Pennsylvania municipal meeting because of a feud over his junk-strewn property had given plenty of warning
Three killed at Pa. town hall meeting
A man feuding with township officials in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains over living conditions at his ramshackle, trash-filled property killed three people at a municipal meeting
Nunnelee to host Columbus town hall meeting Monday
First District U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee, R-Tupelo, will host a town hall meeting Monday in Columbus.
The meeting will be held at the Columbus Municipal Center at 6 p.m. Monday.