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Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
Columbus Dispatch. May 17, 2024. Editorial: Reading scores will rise dramatically before end of summer. In May 2015, those who follow public education in Mississippi were introduced to a useful new spelling word: chill. That was the word from educators after the state’s third-graders were required to read at a...
Starkville police charge man with burglaries, drugs
STARKVILLE – A Monroe County man is facing multiple felony charges after being arrested Sunday night in connection with the burglaries of a business and a vehicle. Starkville police officers were dispatched to Industrial Recyclers of Mississippi at 211 C. C. Clark Road on Sunday, May 19, around 10:15 p.m. A caller reported a suspect was observed leaving the area after burglarizing the business. The caller continued to actively provide information as officers responded to the area and their continued assistance was critical to the apprehension of the suspect.
CoalFest kicks off this weekend in Brilliant
BRILLIANT — The 23rd Annual CoalFest in Brilliant will kick off this Friday, May 24, at 5 p.m. with local legend Lloyd Moses taking the stage first, a feat he continues to accomplish each and every year to the delight of all involved in the festival. Vendors will also...
Highlighting History: Memorial Day in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) – A cemetery in Columbus has a claim to being one of the first sites of Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day. In 1966, Waterloo in New York was proclaimed by President Lyndon B. Johnson as the official birthplace of Memorial Day. This was done...
Volunteers travel miles to help Columbus man fix his home
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Glen Spitler needed help getting his roof repaired. When a Columbus retiree needed help making needed repairs to his home, he wasn’t sure where to go. And thanks to the United Way and a group of volunteers from hundreds of miles away, now his...
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