FEATURED STORY
CMSD solves compliance issues with SPED program
Columbus Municipal School District Special Education Department has been found compliant by the Mississippi Department of Education in three formal state complaints filed against the district last year.
TOP NEWS
SPD: Hit-and-run case moves to Youth Court
Police have transferred the case of a Friday afternoon hit-and-run to Oktibbeha County's youth court.
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.
Second Chambers trial begins with Oktibbeha jury
A second trial in the Jessica Chambers murder case is set to begin today in Batesville after Monday's jury selection in Starkville.
Man pleads guilty to 2016 Princess Theater shooting
A Columbus man will spend 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a man outside The Princess Theater downtown in 2016.
OTHER RECENT HEADLINES
Arrest made in Monday night robbery |
Woman charged with stealing two cars last week |
Mississippi auditor: 2 ex-workers at college misspent money |
Hosemann to visit Lowndes County on Voter Registration Day |
CMSD to address SPED compliance at public meeting |
Analysis: Public retirement plan pressure won't end soon |
Ole Miss: Donor wants his name removed after 'racial' post |
'Fact-finders and decision-makers': Voters will choose judges ruling on family issues in Nov. 6 election |
Peco Foods holds job fair at EMCC |
Man busted for marijuana trafficking |
Starkville police arrest man for fleeing officers |
Retrial set for man accused in woman's burning death |
Mississippi casino revenue rises as sports betting begins |
Miss. officials urge safety after road worker injuries |
SPORTS
Brownlee, No. 1 EMCC set to face No. 20 East Central C.C. |
Walters column: Marquee matchups headline remainder of prep football schedule |
Williams, MSU set to host Florida at Davis Wade |
Noxubee County looks to right ship in final non-region game |
DeCrane sees growth in game for ranked MSU soccer team |
Former Starkville High standout Brooks making plays at Copiah-Lincoln Community College |
OPINIONS
Our View: CMSD SPED program takes steps in the right direction |
Charlie Mitchell: Public purse not proper for punishment or reward |
Editorial cartoon for 9-25-18 |
Voice of the people: Joseph and Priscilla Ammerman |
Voice of the people: Lee Roy Lollar, Jr. |
Editorial cartoons for 9-24-18 |
LIFESTYLES
Tell us a story: Master storytellers tickle funny bones and tug heartstrings |
Columbus Art Walk Downtown Thursday is Top 20 Event |
Bring a chair, and even dinner, for 'Oedipus' this week |
Community Calendar for the week of September 23, 2018 |
Out There for the week of September 23, 2018 |
The Hon. Kenneth Griffis to speak at The W Thursday |
NATIONAL NEWS
With newfound aggressiveness, GOP ramps up Kavanaugh fight |
AP investigation: Drug prices going up despite Trump promise |
Average US price of gas drops a penny per gallon to $2.90 |
Rosenstein's job to be topic of Thursday meeting with Trump |
Cosby prosecutor asks for 5 to 10 years in prison |
New sexual-misconduct accusation rocks Kavanaugh nomination |
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