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City, county continue political chess over CVB board appointments
The disagreement between the city and county on the Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau is now official.
Two arrested in Monday armed robbery
Police have arrested a man and are looking for another in connection with an armed robbery just east of Mississippi University for Women.
Drink and ride: Police encourage New Year's Eve drinkers to tap a designated driver
Drinkers, get your driving plans together now. Ten to 13 cabs (four to six in Columbus and seven in Starkville) will be on the road New Year's Eve night shuttling revelers to and from parties, but they can't get to everyone. Thus, law enforcement is recommending drinkers secure a designated driver.
Stabbing suspect taken into custody
Columbus police have charged a 25-year-old man with stabbing his ex-girlfriend in the shoulder Wednesday.
Columbus man arrested for assault, kidnapping
A 33-year-old Columbus man has been accused of holding his girlfriend against her will by threatening her with a broken plate.
Sprint Mart on Highway 45 North robbed
A middle-aged man robbed the Sprint Mart in the Shell gas station at Highway 45 North and Highway 50 in Columbus Wednesday, making off with about $100, according to the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office.
Pay of TVA managers frozen until 2013
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- TVA is freezing the base pay of about 3,500 managers and specialists until 2013. Tennessee Valley Authority President Tom Kilgore said Monday the federal utility is joining the two-year pay freeze that Congress adopted for 2 million other federal employees.
Grant program offers relief to low-income homebuyers
The Mississippi Home Corp. is offering a $14,999 grant to low- and middle-income homebuyers with modest credit.
School assistant principal found guilty of DUI
Columbus High School Assistant Principal Jill Savely has appealed a guilty conviction on a misdemeanor charge of drunk driving.
Two women stabbed in unrelated incidents
Columbus police today are looking for the suspects in the separate stabbings of two women.
Ceiling caves in at Columbus travel agency
The Roberts Travel Agency's suspended, front-office ceiling collapsed from water damage Monday afternoon, almost burying two employees.
Dealers push for end-of-year sales
Christmas is past, but Americans aren't yet finished buying new toys. In Columbus and around the country, the week immediately following Christmas day is the busiest for new car sales.
Special delivery: Mom gives birth to sixth child in car
A north Columbus woman gave birth in her parked car early today while on her way to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.
Lucas McTaggart uses his band experience to become tech dynamo
WEST POINT -- Lucas McTaggart's kitchen table is covered in junk. Well, what the majority of people would consider junk. In this world of disposable everything, when something breaks - especially something complicated and electronic, people usually swear and buy another one. But McTaggart knows how things work.
Work, bah humbug: Some area residents work through the holidays
Every time Christmas rolls around, a few, unlucky employees are left to hold down the fort in Columbus. And no, it's not because they were naughty.
Snow greeted most of north and northeast Mississippi Saturday morning
It was a white Christmas morning in Columbus and other parts of north and northeast Mississippi.
Kay Gunter Brewer, beloved teacher and coach's wife, dies
When Karl Malone gave his Basketball Hall of Fame induction speech in August, his former Louisiana high school teacher beamed with pride.
Arrests 12-23-10
The Lowndes County Adult Detention Center recorded the following felony arrests
Last-minute shoppers flood stores
Some people procrastinate. Others have to work. And others rack their brains until inspiration strikes and the perfect gift presents itself. But whatever the reason, Golden Triangle stores are buzzing with Christmas shoppers until the last minute this year.
Juveniles arrested in car break-ins
Four teens were arrested just after midnight Wednesday as they broke into two vehicles in the 800 block of Third Avenue South in Columbus, according to police.
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