Bill Gavin was minutes away from having surgery on Tuesday when he got a phone call from a constituent. "The lady started complaining about streets," the Ward 6 councilman said. "I said, 'Ma'am, I can't talk to you right now ... I'm going to get an operation.'"
Mississippi legislators are considering a Senate Bill that would allow third graders who fail this school year's state-required reading assessment to move on to fourth grade, and area educators say they support the move.
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, declaring that "democracy has prevailed" and summoning American resilience and unity to confront the deeply divided nation's historic confluence of crises.
Trump pardons Mississippi physician convicted of bribery
A Better Columbus founder calls for new city leadership
Aldermen 'leaning' toward rule change that would allow brewpubs to operate without selling food
Supes discuss more debt, possible tax increase, for new 5-year road plan
Lowndes woman dies in Tuesday car wreck
Mississippi could renew debate on revising tight parole laws
Mississippi Development Authority chief gets job permanently
Teacher pay raise plan awaits Mississippi Senate debate
Department of Corrections starts women's seminary program
City of Columbus Building Permits Jan. 11-15, 2021
Lowndes County Building Permits Jan. 19, 2021
MLK Jr. Day celebrations: MLK Day keynote speaker asks audience to 'give Mississippi a chance'
Columbus police plan data-gathering strategy to get at causes of crime in city
More than 100,000 have had 1st vaccine dose in Mississippi
Jackson State band to perform in Biden inauguration event
In control: How Emily Williams became a 'lethal weapon' for Mississippi State softball
Why Mississippi State's defense has to improve to avoid cratering in crucial SEC stretch
Prep basketball: New Hope picks up a pair of comeback wins over Noxubee County
Prep basketball roundup: Heritage Academy boys hold off Leake Academy
Prep soccer roundup: New Hope girls hit double digits in win over West Point
Ole Miss stymies Mississippi State, cruises to 64-46 win in Starkville
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Steven Randle and J. Robertson: Lawmakers have another chance to address state's prisons
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Biden puts forth virus strategy, requires mask use to travel
'Just move on': Republicans grapple with post-Trump future
States report vaccine shortages and cancel appointments
Senate confirms Biden 1st Cabinet pick as Democrats control
Some COVID-19 mutations may dampen vaccine effectiveness
New CDC director takes over beleaguered agency amid crisis
1. A Better Columbus founder calls for new city leadership COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY
2. Lowndes woman dies in Tuesday car wreck COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY
3. City leaders call ABC corruption claims 'baseless' COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY
4. Columbus police plan data-gathering strategy to get at causes of crime in city COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY
5. Aldermen 'leaning' toward rule change that would allow brewpubs to operate without selling food STARKVILLE & OKTIBBEHA COUNTY