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Yesterday | Commercial Dispatch

Supes fire Allen, table request for MUW name-change resolution

By Kristin Mamrack kmamrack@cdispatch.com Monday, August 4, 2008 1:11 PM CDT In a 4 to 0 vote, the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors this morning fired Road Manager Rockey Allen.

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Related Topix: Lowndes County, MS, Marketing

Tue Aug 05, 2008

Commercial Dispatch

Judge sentences Starkville man to 25 years for kidnapping, car jacking

Monday, August 4, 2008 1:12 PM CDT Cooling off - Six-year-old Travion Lewis, of Columbus, plays a water game with other children to cool off during the Mayor's Youth Council's Saturday Back to School Bash at ...

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Mon Aug 04, 2008

Commercial Dispatch

New Hope, East Columbus hit hard by Saturday storm

Monday, August 4, 2008 1:11 PM CDT High winds and severe lightning created a busy weekend for members of the Columbus-Lowndes Emergency Management Authority and local law enforcement agencies, according to ...

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Hailstorm, New Hope, MS, Weather, Lowndes County, MS

Sun Aug 03, 2008

Starkville Daily News

Man draws 30 years in prison for robbery

By BRIAN HAWKINS Starkville Daily News A Crawford native received a 30-year prison sentence Friday after pleading guilty to an armed robbery charge, but not before several people, including the mayor of ...

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Related Topix: Starkville, MS, Oktibbeha County, MS, Sandhill, MS, Crawford, MS

Commercial Dispatch

Arts patrons bid Rowland a fond farewell

Saturday, August 2, 2008 11:38 PM CDT Many had kind things to say about Heather Rowland at a reception honoring her departure from the Columbus Arts Council.

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Related Topix: Arts, Theater

Commercial Dispatch

Let's all do the right thing

Saturday, August 2, 2008 11:32 PM CDT The argument I'm making isn't misogynistic or emotional.

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Related Topix: Mississippi University for Women

Sat Aug 02, 2008

Commercial Dispatch

Artesia Day Festival offers entertainment, prizes free food, school supplies during two-day event

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 11:09 AM CDT Move over, dog days of summer. The Artesia Day Festival offers a refreshing break, plentiful food and live entertainment this Friday and Saturday in downtown Artesia.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids

Fri Aug 01, 2008

Commercial Dispatch

A dose of Mississippi hospitality at Neshoba

Friday, August 1, 2008 3:49 PM CDT "Everyone in Mississippi ought to experience this at least once." Alan Perry Jackson "Don't wear those shoes." I didn't plan on donning my 3-inch heels to "Mississippi's Giant ...

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Related Topix: Mississippi State, MS, Neshoba County, MS

Thu Jul 31, 2008

Commercial Dispatch

Cultural Heritage Foundation to oversee local history events

By Kristin Mamrack kmamrack@cdispatch.com The organization responsible for many of Columbus' popular events, the Columbus Historic Foundation, has merged into the Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation.

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Wed Jul 30, 2008

Commercial Dispatch

Council votes to pursue city's annexation plan

By Kristin Mamrack kmamrack@cdispatch.com Wednesday, July 30, 2008 11:50 AM CDT In planning the city's 2008-2009 budget, Columbus' chief operations officer, David Armstrong, needed to know if the City Council ...

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Related Topix: Lowndes County, MS

Commercial Dispatch

Lessons in law: From clocking in to writing warrants

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 11:23 AM CDT Columbus police Lt. Selvain McQueen, center background, speaks to 16 members of various Lowndes County law enforcement agencies Monday during a field training officer ...

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Related Topix: Mississippi University for Women, Lowndes County, MS

Commercial Dispatch

Youth Council to host Back to School Bash Saturday

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 11:23 AM CDT Local school-age children will have the chance to participate in the first Back to School Bash hosted by the Mayor's Youth Council Saturday at Propst Park.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Education Etc.

Tue Jul 29, 2008

Commercial Dispatch

Supes give go-ahead to SeverCorr's $620M expansion

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 11:19 AM CDT The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors this morning gave the green light to a project expected to bring more than $620 million in investments to the county's industrial ...

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Related Topix: Lowndes County, MS

Commercial Dispatch

MUW Alumnae goes on record opposing name change

By Garthia Elena Burnett gburnett@cdispatch.com Tuesday, July 29, 2008 11:19 AM CDT This sign is located at Mississippi University for Women's College Street entrance.

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Related Topix: Mississippi University for Women

Commercial Dispatch

- Oh, the places you'll go'

'Oh, the places you'll go' Thursday, July 24, 2008 11:40 AM CDT ! I not only met interesting people with whom I expect to continue friendships, but also learned more about the many offerings of Columbus and ...

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Related Topix: Lowndes County, MS

Mon Jul 28, 2008

Commercial Dispatch

Completed mural ties city's history to river

A small reunion of artists gathered downtown and looked with pride at their work - a-12-foot-by-30-foot mural designed by Mississippi University for Women instructor Alex Stelioes-Wills. The mural graces the ...

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Related Topix: Mississippi University for Women

Sun Jul 27, 2008

Commercial Dispatch

Eight of 10 say yes to new MUW name

Eight out of 10 people walking through Leigh Mall Thursday said they would be in favor of change Mississippi University for Women's name.

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Related Topix: Lowndes County, MS, Shuqualak, MS, Jackson Metro, Mississippi University for Women, Canton, MS

Commercial Dispatch

Man arrested for defaulting on child support

Saturday, July 26, 2008 10:54 PM CDT Dispatch Staff Report A Columbus man wanted by the U.S. Department of Justice was arrested Friday morning by the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office in connection with ...

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Related Topix: US News, Lowndes County, MS

Commercial Dispatch

Columbus native Rachel Smith hired to head CAC

The incoming executive director of the Columbus Arts Council said she has no experience in the nonprofit world, but she's looking forward to a challenge.

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Related Topix: Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi State University, Theater, Arts

Sat Jul 26, 2008

Commercial Dispatch

Area health gurus fight the fat rap

By Kristin Mamrack kmamrack@cdispatch.com Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:39 AM CDT Staff at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle are doing their best to address obesity in the community, said the hospital's ...

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Related Topix: Mississippi University for Women, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Columbus, Mississippi is located in Lowndes County. Zip codes in Columbus, MS include 39702, 39705, and 39704.

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