New Hope News

During Friday's meeting of the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors, Board President and District 1 Supervisor Harry Sanders presented a plan to fund ongoing and proposed projects in the county, without increasing taxes.

About 250 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade New Hope Middle School students on a sunny Monday morning watched as a group of their classmates demonstrated their athletic prowess on brightly colored fitness equipment provided through a $26,000 Project Fit America grant.

After more than five decades as minister of music at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Floyd A. Hearns Jr.

High school seniors in Lowndes County are learning to take care of and better themselves and their communities.

For the second year, the Lowndes County YMCAs invite members of Columbus and Lowndes County to join more than 1,400 YMCAs nationwide in taking small steps toward creating a healthy family home during America On the Move Week with the YMCA, Sept.

Meaghan Doheny jumped up and down excitedly at the "pop" of a classmate's Alka-Seltzer-powered rocket launching several feet into the air.

Meaghan Doheny jumped up and down excitedly at the "pop" of a classmate's Alka-Seltzer-powered rocket launching several feet into the air.

The Lowndes County School District Friday approved 2009-2010 expenditure and revenue budgets nearly identical to the budgets approved by the district one year ago.

A benefit dinner for Estefany Lemus will be in the New Hope Middle School cafeteria on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Donation amount is $10 and includes a barbecue plate with baked beans, slaw, potato salad, roll and drink.

More than a dozen members of the Black Butterfly production company Tuesday rushed around The Attic vintage clothing store as they briefly transformed the Columbus business into a snapshot of Hollywood.

New Hope Elementary School Principal Susan Bullock joined in the fun during the school's annual field day, held May 8. The school's PTO arranged to have the giant slides at field day because the inflatables were not available during the school's fall carnival, as had been planned.

Drainage concerns along roads throughout eastern Lowndes County dominated discussions during a Monday night community meeting called by District 4 Supervisor Jeff Smith.

Before Friday, Columbus residents Pam Lewis and Cheryl Weichmann had not seen each other since they were high school classmates several years ago.

The county schools won't see their usual fleet of new buses this year. City school buses soon may be owned and operated by an outside company.