Columbus Air Force Base officials say construction of a center runway is ahead of its projected late-August completion target.
The Commercial Dispatch reports the work began in March and officials say it is about two-third complete.
The $31.29-million project is the most extensive overhaul to the two-mile runway since it was built in 1959.
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A Lowndes woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for having sex with two teenagers.
A jury found 35-year-old Christy McGough guilty of two counts of sexual battery. Circuit Judge Lee Howard sentenced her to concurrent 10-year sentences but suspended five years of each term which means she’ll serve five years.
She also will be on post-release supervision for five years. […]
The National Weather Service (NWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have issued winter weather alerts for numerous counties across the state.
An ice storm warning is in effect for the upper Delta until 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14.
A freezing rain advisory has been issued for Elliot, Gore Springs, Grenada and Holcomb until 6 p.m., Jan. 14.
A winter weather advisory has been issued for Abbeville and Algoma until 12 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 15. […]
A Columbus doctor has been sentenced to 13 months in federal prison on three counts of distributing narcotics.
Dr. Mark Burtman was sentenced in federal court in Oxford.
Burtman was charged with illegally distributing prescription painkillers. He pleaded guilty to the three counts on June 28.
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The Columbus School District is recruiting churches, community groups and others to help high school dropouts throughout the region complete either their high school diploma or GED.
Schools Superintendent Dr. Martha Liddell tells WCBI-TV that the planned eCenters are the next major step in the Project 2020 dropout recovery program.
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A Columbus woman has been indicted and arrested for insurance fraud for filing a false report to her insurance company.
Brittney Latham, 22, was recently indicted by the Lowndes County Grand Jury on one count of insurance fraud. […]
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