‘Pray for this county,’ sheriff says after 2 wrecks kill 11
A Mississippi sheriff is asking for prayers for his community after two wrecks claimed 11 lives in his mostly rural county this week.
11-vehicle pileup halts traffic on Highway 82
A hydroplaned vehicle on Highway 82 West caused an 11-vehicle pileup this morning, according to Columbus police.
Car crashes send 2 to Tupelo hospital
Two people sustained life-threatening injuries Thursday in two separate car accidents.
Five hurt in four car wrecks Friday
Four separate car accidents in Lowndes County sent five individuals — including an infant — to area hospitals Friday, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office.
Two dead following Hwy 45 accidents
One man was killed and two others transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Wednesday afternoon after a tractor-trailer collided with a white Ford pickup on Highway 45 South, according to a release from the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Snowstorm descends on Golden Triangle
For the first time since January 2011, Lowndes County residents awoke to find significant snow accumulations, triggering school and business closings and causing multiple vehicle accidents throughout the Golden Triangle. Government offices remained open for the most part, although municipal court was canceled.
Blinded by the light: Motorists’ visibility affected by sun during Fall rush hour
The leaves are really starting to change, you notice as you take another slight turn around a bend of tightly grouped trees on U.S. Highway 82. It’s close to 7 a.m. and you’re eastbound, headed to Columbus or point beyond.
Then, at the crest of the hill, it happens:
The morning sun breaks through the windshield and suddenly, you are blinded.
Three injured in pair of Highway 82 collisions
Two collisions on U.S. Highway 82 on Tuesday happened within a few hours of each other, but also within a few hundred feet of each other as well.
Highway 45’s ‘Misery Mile’ emphasizes need for bypass
Although it only covers a mile or so, the stretch of Highway 45 from the intersection of Bluecutt Road to the Highway 82 exit is the most traveled section of road in Lowndes County. On average, 9.1 million motor vehicles travel that stretch of road each year. That also translates into heavy congestion and accidents.
Tuesday morning wrecks injure two
Two people were injured in car wrecks Tuesday morning, one near Columbus High School and the other on 18th Avenue east of Highway 182.
Details unravel in Thursday wrecks
The Mississippi Highway Patrol continues to investigate a two-vehicle accident that occurred Thursday morning at the intersection of George Happy Irby Memorial Parkway and U.S. Highway 45 North, near the primary entrance to Columbus Air Force Base.