Artesia News

Funding Lowndes County's neighborhood parks and recreation is as important as funding economic development, District 4 Supervisor Jeff Smith said Monday, repeating a request earlier made by District 5 Supervisor Leroy Brooks to the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors.

Lowndes County District 5 Supervisor Leroy Brooks was hoping to prove a point in opposing a resolution Wednesday, but his protest didn't go far.

By KELLY DANIELS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The U.S. Senate passed the a bill this past weekend appropriating $500,000 to what will soon be known as the Oktibbeha County Southern Bypass.

Lowndes County communities are making preparations for their annual Christmas parades coming soon.

As of last month, a total of $72,000 in overdue fines is owed to libraries in the Columbus-Lowndes County Library System, according to Christy Burks, a library system staff member.

As a part of Tornado Awareness Month , the Jackson Weather Examiner will review severe storms that affected the state throughout the month of November.

Lowndes County supervisors took steps toward eliminating a hazardous eyesore in Oakdale Park Thursday.

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI a ' Funding provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has paved the way for numerous overlay projects in Northeast Mississippi.

COLUMBUS, Miss. - In 2006, when Tanya Wright first penned the script for a very personal film she hoped to one day make, she had never heard of Columbus, Miss.

Just because Lowndes County has donated less money to the local chapter of the United Way this year, doesn't mean people don't care.

By BRIAN HAWKINS This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it A suspect in a predawn robbery on Saturday remains behind bars today after leading a Starkville Police Department sergeant on a high-speed chase that culminated in the officer being forced to shoot out the tires of his car to apprehend ...

Next weekend, Artesia will have another chance to prove its motto, 'The small town that does big things.' The fourth annual Artesia Day festival will take place on Main Street in downtown Artesia Friday through Sunday.

About 65 jobs and a $25 million investment soon could be on its way to the Golden Triangle Industrial Park, members of the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors announced during a Tuesday meeting.