Memorial Day could have started in Mississippi
There is no question that Memorial Day spurred from the Civil War, but there is question to where the founding of the national holiday should...
Tag : Columbus
UM Archaeology team works to discover Civil War graves
by Alex Paton
Representatives of the Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Mississippi will be at the Friendship Cemetery in Columbus as part of an effort...
Gang member receives max sentence for 2016 shooting
by Alex Paton
A Vice Lord gang member has been sentenced for his role in two gang-related shootings that took place back in 2016. Darmarcus Fisher is a...
RadioThon nets Palmer Home over $315K
by Alex Paton
Palmer Home of Mississippi is getting over $315,000 thanks to the SuperTalk Mississippi RadioThon, held Thursday. SuperTalk shows broadcast live from Palmer Home all day...
$7.6M in FEMA grants make Mississippi safer
by Alex Paton
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Congressman Steven Palazzo announced the approval of $7.3 million to construct eight additional safe rooms in Forrest County. ...
UPDATE: Silver Alert canceled for Columbus man
by Alex Paton
UPDATE: The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has canceled the Silver Alert issued earlier today. The subject of that alert has been located and is safe....
Featured Human skull identified as former Columbus sheriff’s son
by Alex Paton
Back in March, a skull was found in someone’s backyard in Lowndes County. A few weeks later, a second human bone believed to be from...
Palmer Home: Providing home, hope for children
In 1895, William States Jacobs was serving as the First Presbyterian Church in Columbus when he issued a challenge: start an orphanage in Columbus. In...
Youth to walk 166 miles across Mississippi
“We will walk so they don’t have to,” is the driving motivation behind the youth of Columbus First Assembly of God as they embark on...
UPDATE: Body identified from Luxapalia Creek
by Sarah Ulmer
COLUMBUS- A body was recovered from the Luzapalila Creek in Columbus on Monday, the identity has now been released. ...