Dispatch offices will be closed Monday for Memorial Day, but the circulation department will take customer service phone calls from 7-10 a.m.
The following is a schedule of area closings:
Both Columbus and Lowndes County school offices will be closed, as will the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, the Columbus-Lowndes Development Link and the U.S. Postal Service.
Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Clay, Monroe and Noxubee County offices will be closed in addition to city offices in Artesia, Amory, Aberdeen, Caledonia, Columbus, Crawford, Starkville, Macon and West Point.
Area banks, including BankFirst, Cadence Banking, Citizens National, Bancorp South, Regions and Trustmark all will be closed for the holiday and will resume normal business hours on Tuesday.
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