THROUGH A TENSE SUMMER, DA SCOTT COLOM PRIORITIZED TRANSPARENCY AND OPEN DIALOGUE Scott Colom’s mother doesn’t want him boxing competitively. If not for that, and strenuous work obligations, […]

MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN COLUMBUS AND LOWNDES COUNTY NEAR COMPLETION AMID THE PANDEMIC AND FOLLOWING WEEKS OF PROTEST, CENTURY-OLD CONFEDERATE MONUMENT IS TO BE RELOCATED Despite the impact […]

DIXON VIOLINISTS; BROTHERS AND COUSINS PLAY AND PERFORM AT CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE It’s hard to know for certain how many violinists there are […]

WITH EACH ISSUE OF PROGRESS, WE SIT DOWN WITH A HANDFUL OF READERS TO LEARN A BIT ABOUT THEM. THESE FIVE READERS JOINED US IN THE STUDIO, A […]

NEW BUSINESSES, INCLUDING BOOKSTORE AND HAIR SALON, HAVE SPRUNG UP IN AREA When Lisa Halverson told her friends she wanted to open her own business in Columbus this […]

THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS SLOWED LIFE DOWN BUT HASN’T STOPPED IN STARKVILLE AND OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, WHERE EDUCATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, RECREATION AND ACTIVISM ARE ALL SEEING UPGRADES AND FORWARD […]

SPRING PILGRIMAGE – AN EVENT TO TELL “THE FULL AMERICAN STORY” We occasionally revisit previous stories for updates. In the Fall 2019 issue of Progress, we reported the […]

A SHOWCASE IN THE MAKING Designs? Done. Marketing brochures? In production. All wheels are turning to put a must-see attraction right in downtown West Point. When finished, the […]

ONE STARKVILLE FAMILY EXPANDS ON THEIR DAD’S CAREER IN BEEF Beef has been a buzzword in and around Starkville lately – moreso since David Sanders’ family decided to […]

SYLVIA GRAHAM Sylvia Graham knows how hard life can be on the Columbus Northside, in an area called “The Blocks.” “I grew up there and came from those […]

MSU, SOCSD EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM UNIQUE COLLABORATION AT STATE-OF-ART SCHOOL On July 31, Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum took a tour of Starkville Oktibbeha […]

MANY ARE AWARE OF THE 105-YEAR-OLD CIVIC CLUB BUT MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE GROUP’S MISSION. WE INTERVIEWED THE STARKVILLE CHAPTER PRESIDENT AND A LONG-TERM MEMBER FOR MORE INSIGHT […]