Millard Daniel (Salt) Jones, 72, passed away on October 1, 2025, at his home in Amory, Mississippi. Salt was born on May 27, 1953, in Sweetwater, Texas and grew up in Quitaque, Texas. In 1985, Salt ...
With the shuttering of Franklin Academy earlier this year, Columbus Municipal School District trustees must decide what comes next for the property. Ideas for the property, which has housed a school ...
Patrice Butts keeps a photo of her mother and sister on her desk at Safe Haven, where she works as a case manager for victims of domestic violence. Both women were killed in 2016 in an act of domestic ...
A fire early Sunday destroyed a Northside home, according to Columbus Fire and Rescue Chief Duane Hughes. Firefighters responded at about 1 a.m. to 1402 Eighth Ave. N., Hughes said. By then, the house ...
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY – A pair of Mississippi developers is eyeing a $45 million redevelopment project to transform an old stormwater detention area off Highway 12 behind Walk-On’s into a mixed-use complex ...
LOWNDES COUNTY – An inmate previously housed at Lowndes County Adult Detention Center is recovering after he was allegedly stabbed in the neck by other inmates last week. Two Lowndes inmates – Korey ...
The primary benefit for the city keeping a lobbyist on contract is leveraging relationships that open doors to the halls of power. That was the message Saleem Baird delivered to the mayor and city ...
Ask the Dispatch: If I live in the historic district, do I have to get permission to paint my house?
Residents of the Downtown Historic District began receiving letters recently from the city’s building department reminding them of what changes to their property require prior approval. For most, the ...
TJ Manna, owner of Proof, announced the downtown bakery’s closure last week. Proof, 109 W. Main St., opened in 2019 and has since changed hands and business operations over the years. “Proof bakery is ...
Spotlight Barbershop owner Arthur Brewer doesn’t condone violence of any sort, but especially not gun violence, which is why he has a “no guns” sign posted in his shop window. The signage didn’t seem ...
One man is dead after a Friday night motorcycle wreck on Highway 69. Antonio Pierre Harris, 43, of Columbus, was killed after his Suzuki motorcycle collided with a Toyota car at about 10:30 p.m. at ...
BROOKSVILLE – Former mayor Earlie Henley and former city clerk Shaquita Malone are facing felony charges for embezzling public funds. The state auditor’s office announced Friday that special agents ...
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