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 – […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

In every community, there are those among us who lead by quiet example. They seldom hold positions of power, nor do they have a title or any official […]

NEW BUILDINGS, IMPROVED ROADS, BRIDGES AND PLANNED INTERNET CONNECTIVITY ALL SIGNIFY BOTH CURRENT AND FUTURE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ONGOING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS Noxubee County received $2.34 million from the […]

THE COMMUNITY SEES COVID-19 VACCINE AS A WAY BACK TO NORMAL LIFE It was a late February  afternoon and the parking lot at Fairview Baptist Church in Columbus […]