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Monday Profile: MSU retiree finds second career among horses

Walter Kilborn was not meant to retire. The lifelong Starkville resident left Mississippi State University nearly a decade ago, but he said he was not made to sit on his porch and watch his days tick by.

OTHER RECENT HEADLINES

4 Louisiana men to plead guilty in Mississippi bribe scheme

Beverly Norris poses in front of the Rosenzweig Arts Center where she worked as Columbus Arts Council's program coordinator for the past eight years. Norris passed away Friday and is remembered for her relentless promotion of visual and performing arts in the Golden Triangle.

Remembering Beverly Norris: The 'princess' of Columbus art

Getting stolen firearms off the street: Area law enforcement agencies promote prevention, up enforcement efforts to crack down on people obtaining firearms illegally

Aldermen to consider TIF for retail center on Highway 12

O'Rourke visits town targeted by 'terrifying' ICE raids

Alabama man arrested after high-speed chase from Lowndes to Pickens counties

Lowndes man killed during apparent struggle over weapon with son

Fiber internet coming to Lowndes County

Backpack food programs preparing for new school year

Advocates: Mississippi plant fires workers left after raid

CMSD improves scores for second straight year

Columbus-Lowndes Public Library receives NEH grant to restore photos

Ward 1 special election set for Sept. 24

Ward 4 candidate forum Sunday afternoon

Business brief: Shows recognized

Business brief: Horsley joins Baptist Golden Triangle

SPORTS

Former EMCC standout Chauncey Rivers is expected to contribute to the Mississippi State football team this season.

Untapped potential: An inside look at the Mississippi junior college system and its impact on MSU

MSU football notebook: Bulldogs hold scrimmage, QB decision getting closer, injury updates

Four-peat on the minds of West Point

Starkville playing with championship standard in 2019

Southern Miss soccer tops Mississippi State 1-0 in exhibition

Heritage Academy soccer blanks Marshall Academy, 10-0

OPINIONS

Roses and thorns: 8/18/19

Partial to Home: In the fullness of August

Mona Charen: What Hong Kong means

Leonard Pitts Jr: The 'peculiar institution' is no artifact of the dead past

Patrick J. Buchanan: Trump's great gamble

Editorial cartoons: 8/18/19

LIFESTYLES

The Columbus Writers' Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Rosenzweig Arts Center downtown. Whether beginners or advanced, writers share their work aloud with other group members who offer encouragement and critique. The group formed in 2012.