COMMUNITY

Women to build homes in partnership with local low-income families May 4-12

Posted 4/20/2013 in Community

Lowndes County area women are invited to grab their hammers and volunteer during Habitat for Humanity's sixth annual National Women Build Week.

SAAC assists educators with grants

Posted 4/20/2013 in Community

Arts in Education grants totaling $4,430 from the Starkville Area Arts Council were awarded to teachers to fund arts related projects.

Table Talk hosts children's book author-illustrator

Posted 4/13/2013 in Community

Have you ever wanted to write or illustrate a children's book, but had no idea how to do it, or even where to start? Friends of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library just might be able to help.

Upcoming Tour of Kitchens helps send Girlchoir to New York

Posted 4/13/2013 in Community

"You've got to anticipate the note." The words are a tactical reminder from Director Cherry Dunn at a recent Columbus Girlchoir practice. But they are also a happy, long-range statement for the choir: They are anticipating plenty of high notes when they sing in New York's Carnegie Hall in May.

Style and function: A sneak peek in the Girlchoir Tour kitchens

Posted 4/13/2013 in Community

Comfortable and inviting. That's what the three kitchens on the 2013 Columbus Girlchoir Tour of Kitchens have in common -- that often elusive quality that makes a space the heart of a home.

Military brief: Johnson graduates

Posted 4/13/2013 in Community

Military brief: Collins graduates

Posted 4/13/2013 in Community

Military brief: Jones graduates

Posted 4/13/2013 in Community

Military brief: Hodges graduates

Posted 4/13/2013 in Community

Military brief: Blevins graduates

Posted 4/13/2013 in Community

Military brief: Jackson graduates

Posted 4/13/2013 in Community

MUW prepares to welcome Homecoming alumni and guests

Posted 4/13/2013 in Community

Homecoming at Mississippi University for Women promises to be one of the most exciting yet as the university welcomes alumni and guests back with a host of events scheduled for April 18-21.

JA of Columbus preserves history with donation to library

Posted 4/13/2013 in Community

Junior Auxiliary of Columbus celebrated seven decades of service to children in Lowndes County, and honored the memory of a revered life member, during National Junior Auxiliary Week April 7-13.

Charity Ball royalty recognized for achievements and service

Posted 4/6/2013 in Community

Junior Auxiliary of Columbus revealed its 2013 Charity Ball king and queen Saturday at the 63rd annual Ball held at Trotter Convention Center.

West Point preps for first annual Art Walk set for April 13

Posted 4/6/2013 in Community

Organizers are describing it as a "perfect storm" -- a mighty spring storm of creative art and festivities that will hit West Point Saturday when the West Point/Clay County Arts Council presents the first annual Historic Downtown Art Walk.

School news: Columbus High Honor Roll

Posted 4/6/2013 in Community

Hope is on the line: When all seems lost, CONTACT's suicide prevention training can save lives

Posted 3/30/2013 in Community

Amy remembers the day she picked up a razor to attack the seething anger she had bottled inside. At that drastic moment, life simply seemed too heavy to bear. The abrupt loss of her longtime job and the deaths of her father, mother and grandmother had propelled her toward crises.