Letter: Suggestions for the city
Kudos to the mayor and council for voting to approve the purchase of additional cameras to aid our police department in their various criminal investigations.
Roses and Thorns: 6-6-26
A rose to Golden Triangle libraries, whose diverse range of reading programs help our children continue to develop reading and comprehension skills while out of
Marc Dion: The right thing costs you
“If you’re trying to decide what to do, and you only have two choices, do the thing that’s hardest,” my pop used to tell me. “The right thing is always the hardest thing.”
Thom Caraccio: Just another day working at the strip club
More adventures in the film industry.
Ask Rufus: Memories of the gullies at Allison’s Wells
Schools are beginning to get out, and summer is just around the corner.
Our View: From fossil finds to kayak rides
Throughout history, access to waterways is one of the single most powerful drivers of a city’s development, economy, and culture. There is a reason almost every major ancient and modern metropolis — from New York and New Orleans to London, Istanbul and Tokyo — is situated next to a river, lake, or ocean.
Raymond Barranco: We keep asking the wrong question about public policy
Every major policy debate in Mississippi eventually collapses into the same argument.
Froma Harrop: Price gouging is whose problem?
Horrors. The profiteers running this year’s World Cup are forcing fans to shell out thousands for a single ticket.
Our View: Betting on trouble
On Nov. 18, 1865, the New York Saturday Press published a short story written by an obscure former miner and steamboat pilot writing under the name Mark Twain.
Other Editors: No nuclear enrichment for the Saudis either
No U.S. President has done more to confront Iran ’s nuclear program than Donald Trump, and one reason is to avert a nuclear arms race in the world’s most volatile region.
Thom Caraccio: Seeped in the South
To start this off, my 3x great-grandfather James William Henry Salley fought in the CSA’s 3rd Mississippi Infantry and later the 15th. Before that, he owned a small plantation near what is now Grenada.
Our View: Starkville High’s $125 million wish list needs less silence, more specifics
Last month, the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District board approved a $101 million bond for a new high school.
David McRae: The fraud fight
Taxpayers today lose as much as $521 billion to fraud every single year. For too many, that’s not just a number. It’s a road left in decay – a Social Security check never received – a childcare facility stolen from the community.
Bobby Harrison: US Supreme Court must answer key questions after its Callais redistricting decision
Some folks believe the recent U.S. Supreme Court redistricting decision in Louisiana v. Callais gives elected officials the authority to discriminate against Black people – to draw political districts with the express purpose of preventing them from being in the majority.
Letter: Remembering Roosevelt Bridges
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame we would like to offer our condolences to the family
Possumhaw: More about Columbus-Lowndes Public Library
After thinking about the lazy days of summer and wondering what to do when you’re out of school, I delved into studies about the use of libraries.
Wyatt Emmerich: Natchez, a treasure to be visited
Natchez is a treasure and I was delighted to spend a long weekend in that historic town on Memorial Day.
Roses and Thorns: 5-30-26
A rose to Fairview Elementary School, which officially closes on June 30, almost 69 years since it opened. The closure, along with the closing of
Marc Dion: What’s that peeking in my window? It’s my job
I used to work with a guy, and every morning, I would greet him the same way.
“Howyadoin’?” I’d say.
“I’m here,” he’d answer.
Ask Rufus: Capt. Simon’s ride of May 1736
In the 1730s, conflict in Europe between England and France spread to the Tombigbee River Valley between the Choctaw-French alliance and the Chickasaw-English alliance.
Nearly 4 inches of rain dump on area Sunday morning
June 8, 2025
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