EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL AIRPORT MIKE HAINSEY REFLECTS ON HIS TIME AS A PILOT IN THE AIR FORCE AND THE IMPACT IT HAS ON HIS […]
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
Starkville received a $12.66 million federal grant in November to make one mile of Highway 182 more pedestrian-friendly and wheelchair-accessible, to increase broadband access, improve infrastructure and stormwater […]
DRAWING FROM LIFE
ARTIST CINDY BUOB SHARES HER STORIES ON CANVAS, INSPIRED BY LIFE ITSELF Sometimes an obstacle in life can be a catalyst. For artist Cindy Buob of Columbus, the […]
BLUES AND BUSINESS IN CLAY COUNTY
After an economic slump in the mid-2000s, business is steadily increasing in West Point and Clay County. The area has seen incoming retail and fast food chains as […]
A QUIET HISTORY
CROWDED BY GIANT TREES AND VISITED BY GHOSTS AND MONSTERS ALIKE, SKY LAKE IS WHAT EVERY FAIRY TALE IS MADE OF Sarah Costa thinks there might be some […]
A DAY AT MAKER SPACE
FULL OF ORIGINAL CREATIONS AND CURIOUS CUSTOMERS, THE MSU-RUN WORKSHOP AND RETAIL STORE GIVES LOCAL ARTISTS A CREATIVE OUTLET The back rooms of the Idea Shop smell like […]
3 Inspired People Spring 2020
ANN SPARKMAN Ann Sparkman rarely worked outside the home. Instead, she was a stay-at-home mom and homemaker, which turned out to be pretty good work training for the […]
MEET RON THORNTON
AS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, HE BELIEVES IN MAKING CHANGES, MENTORING THE YOUTH AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY Name: Ron ThorntonAge: 35Position: […]
REKINDLING LOWNDES COUNTY WITH NEW LIGHT
Downtown Columbus could soon look much different from what it is now, due to a $4.5 million project that would add a series of roundabouts along the corridor […]
GROWING SUNSHINE
A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SOLAR ENERGY COMPANY ORIGIS AND EIGHT LOWNDES COUNTY FARM OWNERS WAS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS REVOLUTIONIZING ENERGY IN LOWNDES COUNTY According to BloombergNEF, which […]
GRANTS PAVING THE WAY IN NOXUBEE COUNTY
In 2015, when Renee Sanders was still volunteer coordinator for United Way of Lowndes County, the organization received a grant from Volunteer Mississippi that allowed it to work […]
HARD WORK, RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED
CMSD TEACHERS IN HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOLS RECEIVE BONUS PAY FROM TIPP PROGRAM For Marissa Hackler, a 27-year-old Spanish teacher at Columbus High School, the month between December and January […]