The Columbus Walmart has a new look. The store hosted a grand reopening to celebrate the renovations of the store. This is the first update the store has had since the year 2000, and they’re hoping it makes an economic boom within the community.
Harrisburg Baptist Church has partnered with the Mid South Food Bank out of Memphis. On Saturday morning, volunteers will hand out 500 boxes of food.
Over 1,000 free turkeys will be available on November 18 thanks to donations from the public. The Community Benefit Committee and the Lowndes County Sheriff’s office kicked off a turkey drive at the start of this month and their goal was met.
Two women have been indicted for a VFW armed robbery in Columbus. The hold-up happened this past January.
Jackson State University will soon have a new campus leader. The Institutions of Higher Learning named Dr. Marcus Thompson as the next president.
During the season of thanks, two turkeys will receive a get out of jail, or oven, free card. Community partnerships are ensuring locals don’t go without during Thanksgiving.
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A multi-car accident in the eastbound lane of Highway 82 near the Tenn-Tom Bridge brought the eastbound lanes to a standstill.
They may be in first grade, but many already have cell phones. That’s why the group of JA members known as “Drama Queens” came up with a musical, that encourages kids to make real connections, with real people.
It is the holiday season! More people are out traveling and shopping. With all that holiday fun and activity comes more opportunities for crooks to spoil your merry mood.
Peyton Buckner and 25-year-old Robert Ivy were each charged with two counts of aggravated assault. 24-year-old Brody Kizer was arrested on Tuesday and also charged with two counts of aggravated assault.
One business that always seems to find a way to survive is that of scammers. And you had better believe that they’re getting geared up for the holiday season, too.
Macon police are hoping you can help them find an accused gunman. Keyon Walker is wanted for aggravated assault. Police consider him armed and dangerous.
Getting people to come to the Friendly City for business or pleasure is the mission of Visit Columbus. The organization’s CEO was sharing that mission with area business and community leaders.
A man was indicted on three charges after Columbus police arrested him earlier in 2023 for alleged child sex crimes.
The people of Oktibbeha County elected its first African-American county tax assessor and collector, JoHelen Walker.
Columbus police are investigating an early morning armed robbery. The hold-up happened at about 2 a.m. in the parking lot of Country Air Apartments on Lehmberg Road.
You may have heard the saying “like a deer in the headlights” used to describe the way someone looks when they’re in shock. Well, both the driver and the deer tend to freeze up right before a collision, and Mississippi is considered a High-Risk state for deer collisions.
A Tupelo resident is sounding a warning about what he believes is a crisis in the Tupelo Police Department.
Although Thanksgiving is next, you can get your Christmas shopping done early at the Holiday Bazaar. Starkville’s first Christmas shopping experience returned yet again after more than half a century.
The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors honored a little girl for her bravery and quick thinking that likely saved her mother’s life.
The Columbus Police Department is getting a technology upgrade. The new software will streamline reports and record-keeping.
As the holidays are approaching, Mississippi State is lending a helping hand to its students. MSU’s student body association has been collecting donations for Bully’s Pantry.
A Lowndes County jury indicted a man in connection with a December 2022 deadly shooting. Bobby Childs Jr was indicted on the charge of first-degree murder.