The search for a missing child who is presumed drowned entered its fourth day Tuesday.

Finality on who will lead Ward 4 for the next four years should come this evening after voters choose between incumbent Fred Stewart and challenger Marty Turner in today's run-off election.

A Columbus woman is in the hospital and her boyfriend is behind bars after he allegedly shot her in the throat Monday.

A Lowndes County woman has been named Mississippi's Parent of the Year by the state Department of Education. Roberta Weeks was awarded the designation late last week and received the letter in the mail informing her of the award on Saturday.

The Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors voted unanimously Monday to table two items related to the establishment of a conflict of interest policy and a new policy regarding teleconferencing as a means of attending meetings.
Judge denies West Point alderman suit |
Sistrunk, Wynn concluding campaigns for Ward 2 |
Court won't get involved in Miss. redistricting |

$1 million bond set for accused teen |
Kemper costs claim Miss. Power's president |
One child found dead, search continues for brother |
Suspect sought in morning shooting |
Columbus sales tax collection slump continues |
Restaurant Week's effect felt in 2 percent tax returns |
MSU to welcome Boys State May 26 |
Crop planting lags behind schedule |
West Point alderman sues to block primary ouster |
ATV outing at Magby Creek turns tragic, two children feared drowned |
EMCC's renovation at Lion Hills nears completion |
Columbus teen turns himself in for murder |

Pre-game at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium: SEC Tournament Day 1: No. 16 Mississippi State vs. Missouri - Bulldogs and Tigers finish off single elimination round |
Former Penn State quarterback Steven Bench confirms his transfer targets down to South Florida and Mississippi State |
Bulldogs, Tigers begin new rivalry at SEC tournament |
Hunter Renfroe makes it back to back years for MSU taking home Ferriss Trophy |
Ole Miss, Alabama ready for tournament openers |
MSU's Renfroe wins Ferriss award |
Voice of the people: Starkville election |
Our view: CVB ethics policy a welcome development |
Charlie Mitchell: Champions of liberty are often the worst abusers |
Michael Gerson: Government's heavy hand felt in IRS, AP scandals |
Possumhaw: Wilds in the Prairie |
Bill Crawford: Newspapers vital to communities |
School news: EMCC spring graduation |

The Power of purses: Donating handbags makes a difference to a ministry to Mexico |
Local landscapes: My magnolias look sick! |
Community Calendar for the week of May 19, 2013 |
Out and About for the week of May 19, 2013 |
Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill |
Senators require fingerprints at 30 airports |

Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister |
Honeybees trained to find land mines in Croatia |
Military sex abuse victims seek VA help |
Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent |
1. ATV outing at Magby Creek turns tragic, two children feared drowned COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY
2. One child found dead, search continues for brother COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY
3. Columbus teen turns himself in for murder COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY
4. Suspect sought in morning shooting COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY
5. Search continues for boy feared drowned COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY