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Columbus · ColumbusThe Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System will host the ninth annual Quilt Reception on March 18 starting at 11 a.m. in the upstairs meeting room. The Possum-Town Quilters Guild will present its ongoing project, Quilts of Valor. The reception is being sponsored by Friends of the Library for CLPLS. Every March and April, the library displays some of the quilts made by Possum-Town quilters. This has been a tradition going back 25 years, and the r…See the Story
Quilting reception coming to Columbus library
Columbus · ColumbusCOLUMBUS — In celebration of the upcoming Junior Auxiliary of Columbus 75th Annual Charity Ball, a very special Charity Ball Preview Tea took place on March 2 at the historic Colonnade Home downtown. The event was held in honor of all the Junior Auxiliary of Columbus past Pilgrimage/Charity Ball chairmen and featured an exclusive preview of the upcoming event in April, as well as a special presentation reflecting on the rich history and enduring…See the Story
Junior Auxiliary commemorates milestone Charity Ball with special Preview Tea
Columbus · ColumbusVisit Funeral Home Website Howard Allen Jenkins, 87 August 24, 1937 — March 5, 2025 Howard Allen Jenkins, 87, of Columbus, MS (New Hope community), passed away peacefully at home, embraced by the love of his family, on March 5, 2025. Howard Allen Jenkins was born on August 24, 1937, in Kosciusko, MS, to Frank W. Jenkins and Tommie Ellington Jenkins. He spent most of his childhood on the Jenkins Farm near McAdams, MS, where he learned the value o…See the Story
Howard Allen Jenkins, 87
Columbus · ColumbusMississippi State picked up its first win at the Southeastern Conference tournament since 2020 on Wednesday, taking down Missouri 75-55 with a remarkable second half turnaround. Head coach Sam Purcell saw his team lose in upset fashion in each of his first two seasons and the Tigers looked primed to make it three early exits in a row. The Tigers hit five shots from beyond the arc in the first half and were 8-8 from the free-throw line to establ…See the Story
Defense fuels offense in Purcell’s first SEC Tourney win
Columbus · ColumbusIt’s looking like Mississippi State’s shutout loss to Northwestern State on Sunday was simply a one-game blip. The No. 21 Bulldogs bounced back three days later by scoring four runs in the first inning and never looking back in a 14-1, five-inning victory at Nusz Park over Louisiana, perennially one of the top mid-major programs in college softball. MSU banged out a season-high 17 hits in the win, with every starter hitting safely at least once.…See the Story
Mississippi State back to its homer-happy ways in run-rule win over Louisiana
Columbus · ColumbusKTIBBEHA COUNTY – Officials are reviewing county roads and finding many in worse shape than anticipated, raising questions about how the county can repair them on a limited budget. The county’s public works department is roughly halfway through an inventory of Oktibbeha’s roads, with Districts 1 and 4 already mostly completed. Even at this early stage, Road Manager Victor Collins has found many miles of road so far degraded that standard mainten…See the Story
Road manager: 20% of Oktibbeha roads surveyed get an F
Columbus · ColumbusWhen Stephen Jones first ran for his seat as Ward 5 city councilman in 2017, he “wanted to see change.” Now, Jones is running for mayor because staying on the council for more than two terms “just doesn’t work for me,” he told the Exchange Club of Columbus on Thursday during its weekly meeting at Lion Hills Center. “Even being a mayor for more than two terms, I think it gets stagnant and it’s time to let younger people to come in,” Jones said. “…See the Story
Jones: If elected, amphitheater done in six months
Columbus · ColumbusCOLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi University for Women hosting the 9th annual Music by Women Festival at the historic Poindexter Hall. The festival features 15 concerts with music written by female composers. Over the course of three days, a concert is held at 10 a.m., noon, 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Along with performers from MUW, performers come from institutions of higher learning domestically and internationally. Concerts are free and ope…See the Story
