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MUW name change: Research sheds new light on Reneau's history

Posted 7/11/2009 in Columbus & Lowndes County

GTRA head named to airports board

Posted 7/10/2009 in Columbus & Lowndes County

Golden Triangle Regional Airport Executive Director Mike Hainsey is among state airport officials recently elected to the Mississippi Airports Association new board of directors and officers for 2009-2010.

Scammers target social sites, AG warns

Posted 7/10/2009 in Columbus & Lowndes County

State and local officials are warning area residents of a new scam tactic aimed at users of social networking Web sites.

CAFB plane crashes in Webster Co.

Posted 7/10/2009 in Columbus & Lowndes County

An aircraft containing one student pilot from Columbus Air Force Base crashed in Webster County near Mantee, west of West Point, Thursday evening, but the pilot parachuted safely, officials said.

Red Cross in the red, other non-profits struggle too

Posted 7/10/2009 in Columbus & Lowndes County

After Becky Thomas broke the news last month, the words may have been forgotten, but the impact drags on.

Shooting suspect behind bars

Posted 7/10/2009 in Columbus & Lowndes County

A Columbus man is behind bars today after he was arrested Tuesday in connection with a June 19 shooting on 18th Street North.

Gordo author, songwriter releases uplifting book, attends signing

Posted 7/9/2009 in Columbus & Lowndes County

One day, while sitting on a park bench, author Mark D. Jones, of Gordo, Ala., was asked by an old man, “Why do you do what you do? Why do you work where you work?”

CAFB included in military construction, veterans care bill

Posted 7/9/2009 in Columbus & Lowndes County

Columbus Air Force Base is one of four state military installations soon to get funding support if the full Senate approves pending legislation, U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran’s office announced Tuesday.

United Way catfish fry fundraiser set for Friday behind Leigh Mall

Posted 7/9/2009 in Columbus & Lowndes County

The J.C. Penney at Leigh Mall will host a catfish fry Friday to raise money for United Way of Lowndes County. The event will take place at the store’s back receiving doors from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Area schools to support vets with new GI Bill

Posted 7/9/2009 in Columbus & Lowndes County

Veterans who have served since Sept. 11, 2001, will be eligible for financial support at three Golden Triangle colleges.

Port authority exploring TIGER grant options

Posted 7/9/2009 in Columbus & Lowndes County

Members of the Lowndes County Port Authority soon may be seeking part of a large federal grant to aid the agency in constructing a nearly $6 million rail spur near the county’s West Bank Port.

LCSO Deputy involved in vicksburg incident reprimanded

Posted 7/9/2009 in Columbus & Lowndes County

The May 6 incident at the Vicksburg National Military Park, which resulted in the unpaid 15-day suspension of four Columbus police officers, resulted in a letter of reprimand for the lone Lowndes County deputy who was also involved.

Arrest Report 7-9-09

Posted 7/9/2009 in Columbus & Lowndes County

The following people were arrested on felony charges, according to reports released from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office:

New Caledonia board, mayor meet for first time since election

Posted 7/8/2009 in Columbus & Lowndes County

CALEDONIA — Mayor George Gerhart was back at the head of the table in Caledonia Town Hall Tuesday night. It was his first meeting with the new Board of Aldermen since the mayoral and aldermen’s election, which took place in the same building June 2.

July Fourth stabbing still under investigation

Posted 7/8/2009 in Columbus & Lowndes County

COLUMBUS — Marvin Lee Richards, 29, is suspected to have stabbed Michael Swanigan, 41, on the night of the Fourth of July, police said. Both the victim and the suspect were still in Baptist Memorial Hospital–Golden Triangle Tuesday; the victim was in critical care, and the suspect was getting surgery on his foot, said Columbus Police Department Capt. Fred Shelton.