COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) – An inmate who escaped a Mississippi jail in September has been captured nearly seven months later, in Georgia. News outlets cite a release from the sheriff’s office in Lowndes County, Mississippi, […]
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) – The U.S. Army is awarding a $273 million contract to a Mississippi helicopter maker for 35 aircraft. The Army announced the contract with Airbus Helicopters on Thursday for more UH-72A Lakota […]
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) – A white city council member running against a black challenger says he stands by a campaign letter he sent to voters, urging them to “maintain the current racial makeup of the […]
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) – Columbus police are investigating an apparent home invasion where the suspect was stabbed to death by the homeowner. Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant tells the Commercial Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2nf8HdP) that 21-year-old Deondra […]
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) – Columbus police have launched a criminal investigation into whether a fast-food worker intentionally served contaminated food. The Commercial Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2jgEWak ) reports that a Tupelo resident who may have received contaminated […]
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) – The city of Columbus has sent a pending criminal case against a state lawmaker to Lowndes County Justice Court. City spokesman Joe Dillon confirmed to The Commercial Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2h2tFZB ) Thursday […]
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) – Columbus police say firefighters called to a grass fire found a burning car – and when the fire was out, they found a man’s body near the car. Lowndes County Coroner […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Equipment from the failed KiOR biofuel plant in Columbus is being sold, but Mississippi taxpayers are likely to recover little of the $79 million that the state is seeking. Iowa-based REG […]
(AP) The man known as the “Stocking Strangler” who terrorized Columbus in 1977 and 1978 is expected to be back in court as part of his ongoing effort to get a new trial. The Columbus Ledger-Enquire reports […]
COLUMBUS – (AP) Beneke Magnolia Inc. has acquired Sanderson Plumbing Products Inc. and the purchase will ensure that 400 jobs remain at the Columbus plant, officials said this month. Gov. Phil Bryant announced the deal […]
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