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Marriages and divorces 7-19-12

Posted 7/19/2012 in Business

Six chosen for role on Crawford's new fire board

Posted 7/19/2012 in Area

After years of not having a proper board in place, residents in District 4, including the Plum Grove Community and the Town of Crawford, have made steps to increase fire services in their community.

4-H group learns lessons at 4-County event

Posted 7/19/2012 in Area

A group of 99 Mississippi 4-H leaders received a lesson Tuesday at the 4-County Electric Power Association corporate office.

Former MUW accountant arrested for embezzlement

Posted 7/18/2012 in Columbus & Lowndes County

A former Mississippi University for Women accountant was arrested today and charged with embezzling roughly $30,000 from the MUW Foundation while employed with the university.

Arrest report 7-18-12

Posted 7/18/2012 in Columbus & Lowndes County

Starkville Electric begins fiber optics installation

Posted 7/18/2012 in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

The Starkville Electric Department will be working all along Highway 182 today installing the first pieces of a city-wide fiber optic network -- the first step toward providing customers with up-to-the-minute usage data.

Aldermen OK municipal project

Posted 7/18/2012 in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

For the first time in more than two months, the Starkville Board of Alderman approved and implemented the consent agenda Tuesday night, significantly cutting down on the length of the meeting and leaving plenty of time for Ward 3 Alderman Eric Parker to give an explanation he felt he owed constituents.

City Council approves paving projects

Posted 7/18/2012 in Columbus & Lowndes County

The Columbus City Council approved paving projects in its six wards by a 5-1 vote on Tuesday. The dissenting vote came inexplicably from Ward 2 Councilman Joseph Mickens, who made a second to Ward 3 Councilman Charlie Box's motion to accept City Engineer Kevin Stafford's paving recommendations.

Financing delays Silicor as deadlines approach

Posted 7/18/2012 in Area

The beginning of September will mark one year since a California-based solar silicon manufacturer chose Lowndes County for its sprawling new facilities. But after pushing the start date back several times, the company may soon be faced with having to request an extension or risk losing the hefty incentive package that state and local officials worked so hard to craft.

Columbus schools approve budget, announce hirings

Posted 7/18/2012 in Columbus & Lowndes County

With summer rapidly drawing to a close and students headed back to the classroom Aug. 6, the city school board seemed determined to tie up loose ends at Tuesday night's meeting, finalizing next year's budget and announcing a number of key personnel positions.

Public defender Jourdan states case for balanced view of criminal justice

Posted 7/18/2012 in Columbus & Lowndes County

Admitting it's "not popular to be a criminal defense attorney," one of Lowndes County's five public defenders spoke Tuesday to the Columbus Rotary Club, hoping to give her audience a new perspective.

Few details emerge as new group organizes

Posted 7/17/2012 in Area

The steering committee charged to explore forming a tri-county economic development group for the Golden Triangle is off to a slow start -- if it has started at all.

17 people hurt in Tuscaloosa bar shooting

Posted 7/17/2012 in Area

A gunman opened fire early this morning at a bar in the hometown of the University of Alabama, wounding multiple people, police said today.

Cadence mum on management shake-up

Posted 7/17/2012 in Area

Three days have passed since the resignations of two banking center presidents in Columbus and Starkville, but Cadence Bank officials remain tight-lipped on the management shakeup.

CVB weary of Legends talk; Sherrod signs on as pitch man

Posted 7/17/2012 in Area

The Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau has elected a new leader. During Monday's regular board meeting, Dewitt Hicks was unanimously chosen to serve a one-year term as board chairman. He replaces outgoing chairman George Swales. Hicks, who was appointed to the board by the City of Columbus, urged his board members to work together.