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Council picks 2 CMSD board members

Columbus Mayor Robert Smith cast two tiebreaker votes Tuesday that effectively decided appointments to the Columbus Municipal School District Board.

TOP NEWS

Lowndes Co. bond info meeting to be held Thursday

Posted yesterday in Columbus & Lowndes County

The meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at New Hope Elementary School, is the first in a series of three meetings the district will hold throughout March.

Starkville aldermen say 'No deal' to Cadence Bank

Posted yesterday in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

Starkville aldermen ended months of speculation surrounding a potential purchase of Cadence Bank's Main Street property Tuesday by shifting their attention to renovating City Hall for Starkville Police Department's permanent home.

Caledonia, Crawford to get new fire stations

Posted yesterday in Columbus & Lowndes County

The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors approved loans for a total of $172,000 to allow for two new fire stations in the county while deferring action on a third substation during Monday's regular meeting.

A bowl of hugs: Anne Freeze has soups to get us through the last of winter

Posted yesterday in Food

Brrr ... it really has been cold and dreary lately. I am glad that I'm not affected mentally by weather.

OTHER RECENT HEADLINES

Cold temps, ice potential on the way |

Clell Gladney

Drug sting targets Maben, Starkville residents |

Parent training comes to Golden Triangle |

Caledonia fire department moves up a grade |

Airbus gets FAA airworthiness approval |

High school students will stop being required to pass exams |

Mills enters special House election in Miss. |

Miss. Power notes new Kemper overrun amid uncertainty |

Local man charged in Holly Hills death |

Smith picks up challenger in Dist. 39 |

Revisiting Mary Holmes College a decade after its closing |

Mullen: Change in beliefs leads to gridiron success |

45 candidates vying for 18 Oktibbeha seats |

Arrest report: 3-3-15 |

Search process in place for next MUW president |

Judge puts Miss. AG's investigation of Google on hold |

SPORTS

Schaefer leads MSU's award winners |

MSU announces pricing plans for new Dudy Noble |

MSU men need two wins, help to get SEC bye |

Arkansas-Pine Bluff hands MSU its first loss |

Moody leads Ole Miss past Alabama |

Rankin has Aberdeen boys focused on state title |

OPINIONS

Slimantics: Memo to the Mayor: You break it, you own it |

Charlie Mitchell: Attitudes about work are inconsistent, at best |

Slimantics: Mullen raises the bar of expectations |

Voice of the people: Debbie Wilkins Whitfield |

Froma Harrop: Open Internet survives weird politics |

Our View: School board appointments: Status quo or no? |

LIFESTYLES

This Feb. 2 photo shows lemon pepper roasted pork tenderloin in Concord, N.H. The recipe features coarse black pepper, kosher salt, dried thyme, garlic powder and lemon zest.