When Isabel Vanegas was a kid, she used to cook with her grandmother who dreamed of one day opening a restaurant in her native Mexico. Although her grandmother […]
Fall 2021
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Meet Angela Jones
For the Columbus mayor’s assistant, connecting with the public and great co-workers make for a fulfilling job Former Dispatch news editor Miles Layton sat down with Angela Jones […]
Fall 2021
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Multi-generational furniture company gets innovative
JTB in Columbus starts residential furniture line amid pandemic Brooks Berry hardly goes anywhere anymore without his companion, Murphy. That includes Wednesday afternoon walks through the Johnston Tombigbee […]
Spring 2021
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HOPE INSIDE A HOSPITAL
A YEAR INTO THE PANDEMIC, PHOTOJOURNALIST RORY DOYLE DOCUMENTS A DAY INSIDE A HOSPITAL AS LIFE CARRIES ON, ALBEIT WITH ADAPTIONS The lobby at Baptist Memorial Hospital – […]
Spring 2021
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A ‘COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE’
STARTING A BOOKSTORE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, EMILY LINER – THE OWNER OF FRIENDLY CITY BOOKS – IS BUILDING HER BUSINESS MODEL ON LISTENING TO HER […]
Spring 2021
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TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF MEMORIES
FRANKLIN ACADEMY ALUMNI RECALL EXPERIENCES AT STATE’S FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL Dena Bradford wasn’t ready to go. For the first few weeks of first grade at Franklin Academy in […]
Spring 2021
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CONTINUOUS GROWTH IN OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
FROM PLANNED BUILDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND COUNTY TO POTENTIAL UPGRADES IN DOWNTOWN STARKVILLE, BIG DREAMS ARE COMING TO FRUITION AND MORE ARE DEVELOPING IN […]
Spring 2021
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LOWNDES PROJECTS LOOK BEYOND PANDEMIC
IMPROVEMENTS AT PARK FACILITIES HIGHLIGHT SPRING AND SUMMER PLANS If the experts are correct in their projections, the nation’s long pandemic nightmare will be over soon, perhaps as […]
Spring 2021
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A PLACE TO ESCAPE
FOR A WEEKEND TRIP TO MERIDIAN, EXPLORE TENNESSEE WILLIAM’S VISUAL ART IN A TOWN FULL OF HISTORY, SHOPPING AND MORE Despite being the curator for The MAX, Mississippi’s […]
Spring 2021
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OUR READERS SPRING 2021
With each issue of Progress, we sit down with a handful of readers to learn a bit about them. These aren’t always news-makers, but each has their own […]
Spring 2021
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FORMER LEE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROPERTY
A FAMILY PROJECT When Ruth Berry first stepped foot in the old Lee Middle School building, after her husband, Scott Berry, purchased the property in 2018, the building […]
Spring 2021
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MEET JIMMY WOODRUFF
WHILE JIMMY WOODRUFF HAS SPENT JUST OVER A YEAR AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COLUMBUS YMCA, HE’S SPENT THE BETTER PART OF THE PAST 12 MONTHS HELPING […]