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BREAKING NEWS: Capella Healthcare makes lease bid for OCH

Posted yesterday in Area

Tennesee-based for-profit hospital chain Capella Healthcare has made an offer to lease Oktibbeha County Hospital Regional Medical Center. is working with officials

 

 

Brown nominated for district judgeship

Posted yesterday in State

 

Police seek suspects in two robberies caught on camera

Posted yesterday in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

Surveillance footage shows similarities with two Starkville robberies this week, but investigators are not yet sure if the incidents are related, Starkville Police Chief David Lindley said.

Obama vows to end 'scourge' of sex abuse

Posted yesterday in National

President Barack Obama is pledging to eliminate the "scourge" of sexual assault in the military while cautioning that it will take a long and sustained effort by all military members.

Indicted teacher still drawing paycheck

Posted yesterday in Columbus & Lowndes County

Nine months after being indicted by the U.S. Attorney's Office on fraud charges relating to a nationwide testing scam, a teacher is still on paid leave with the Columbus Municipal School District.

 

Palmer Home to open own school in fall

Posted yesterday in Columbus & Lowndes County

For more than a century, Palmer Home for Children has provided safety, shelter and love for children in need. Now, the Columbus facility is adding a new facet to its services -- a library and school for the 90 children who call the 110-acre campus their home.

 

Sequester threatens production at Columbus Eurocopter

Posted yesterday in Columbus & Lowndes County

Earlier this week, Sean O'Keefe, American Eurocopter parent company CEO , said cuts to the Pentagon budget under the "sequester" budget reduction plan could force the company to slash production of the UH-72 Lakota helicopter, which is produced at its Columbus facility.

 

Syracuse professor chosen as dean for College of Engineering

Posted yesterday in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

A New York higher education administrator and faculty member is Mississippi State's new engineering dean.

 

 

Starkville will have planned blackout Sunday

Posted yesterday in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

The Tennessee Valley Authority will pull the plug on Starkville's power supply early Sunday while workers improve the area's power grid.

 

Attorney: Wynn challenging at least one Ward 2 affidavit

Posted yesterday in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

Ward 2 alderman candidate Lisa Wynn is formally challenging the Starkville Municipal Democratic Executive Committee's Monday decision to reject at least one affidavit, Wynn's attorney Charles Yoste said Thursday.

 

House committee to grill ousted IRS chief

Posted yesterday in National

 

 

Obama calls for embassy security funding

Posted yesterday in National

 

 

Dying man's eye blinks lead to verdict

Posted yesterday in National

 

 

Miss. to hire superintendent of education

Posted yesterday in State

Mississippi could choose its new state superintendent of education by October. The state Board of Education agreed in a Thursday discussion to take applications for the post from early June through early September, with plans to interview finalists in late September and reach a contract with a new leader by October.

 

 

Mom chases down child abductor

Posted yesterday in National

 

 

Arias victim's family makes statement

Posted yesterday in National

 

 

Interior issues new fracking rule

Posted yesterday in National

Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, the Obama administration said Thursday.

 

 

CMSD workers forced to return pay

Posted 5/16/2013 in Columbus & Lowndes County

Custodial and maintenance staff with the Columbus Municipal School District will have 28 hours of pay deducted from their next paychecks as reimbursement for pay approved by their supervisors but ruled inappropriate by district officials. The 39 employees will lose approximately $200 to $500, depending on their pay rate.

 

Wright: Board vote may be a misappropriation of funds

Posted 5/16/2013 in Columbus & Lowndes County

Lowndes County Superintendent Lynn Wright is concerned the district may be judged to have misappropriated taxpayer funds if their vote opposing starting an alternative school in the county is not reversed.

 

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