Columbus & Lowndes County Burns Bottom soccer park a go: Last landowner agrees to sell11/6/2009 3:07:00 PM All 15 owners of parcels in a core group of land needed to locate a proposed soccer complex in Burns Bottom have agreed to sell their property to the county for its appraised value. Caledonia parents reconsider vaccine11/6/2009 12:02:00 PM CALEDONIA — Parents of Caledonia elementary and middle school students are re-evaluating whether or not to allow their children to receive the H1N1 vaccine after nine high-school students went to the hospital Wednesday with complications from the vaccine. Antiques show kicks off with gala, honors for local preservation efforts11/6/2009 12:02:00 PM When Keith and Chrissy Heard first saw Bryn Bella during a drive through Columbus, they decided the antebellum home on Stinson Creek Road was the place for them.
More than three years later, that decision came to fruition as the couple was named honorary chair of the 2009 Columbus Arts and Preservation Forum Antiques Show and Sale. The annual event began Thursday at the Trotter Convention Center. read more from this category
Starkville & Oktibbeha County Shooting suspects’ family members arrested11/6/2009 12:02:00 PM The Starkville Police Department is still searching for two men involved in a weekend shooting on North Montgomery Street, but three of the suspects’ family members were arrested this week for withholding information about their whereabouts. Boy Scouts prepare for trip to Rocky Mountains11/5/2009 11:13:00 AM STARKVILLE — While their friends spent Halloween weekend trick-or-treating around the Golden Triangle, a group of local Boy Scouts took to the woods to prepare for an upcoming trip to the mountains of New Mexico. Starkville students to get H1N1 vaccines11/4/2009 9:45:00 AM Starkville school officials on Tuesday gave their consent to a state Health Department program to vaccinate the district’s school children against the H1N1 virus. read more from this category
Election 2009 Mayor top fund-raiser in city races6/27/2009 Columbus Mayor Robert Smith significantly outraised and outspent independent opponent Tom Geiger during the mayoral campaign, with a host of contributions including $500 from a Washington-based lobbying firm, reports show. Wiseman's funding dwarfed mayoral opponents6/27/2009 STARKVILLE — A look at the campaign finance reports from the Starkville municipal election this spring shows a significant disparity in the amount of contributions made to each candidate. Starkville recount yields no change in Ward 2 election results6/5/2009 STARKVILLE — Election officials in Starkville Thursday held a recount of the general election results from Ward 2, but when all was said and done, the vote totals remained the same. read more from this category
SPECIAL: Horse-drawn trailer wreck MUW sets date to release new name6/30/2009 A new name for the Mississippi University for Women will be announced in August. Wagon driver back in the saddle after cross-country trek landed him in hospital3/17/2009 A New Hampshire man injured Feb. 10 when an 18-wheeler struck his horse-drawn recreational vehicle on Highway 45 South near Shuqualak is out of a Meridian hospital and is making plans to continue his journey across America, according to the man’s online blog. Man hurt in horse-drawn wagon wreck improving2/24/2009 MERIDIAN — A New Hampshire man injured Feb. 10 when his horse-drawn recreational vehicle was struck by an 18-wheeler on Highway 45 South is expected to be released from the hospital within the next few days, according to hospital authorities. read more from this category
SPECIAL: The Sportsplex Debate Future vision: Multi-purpose park, friendlier sidewalks9/4/2009 10:30:00 AM In revealing its plan for the future look of Columbus Thursday, a visiting charrette team emphasized the flexibility of its suggestions. As one team member put it, “This is not the vision for Columbus. This is just a vision.” Sports project's future up to property owners9/1/2009 10:34:00 AM Lowndes County economic officials this week likely will learn if 31 property owners in Columbus’ Burns Bottom area will be willing to sell their land to use for a proposed six-field soccer complex. Soccer field project moves slowly forward7/22/2009 11:00:00 AM The future of the project, not the location, seems to be the most important issue facing the proposed soccer complex tentatively slated to be constructed in Columbus’ Burns Bottom area, said members of the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors. read more from this category