After dropping two straight games for the first time this season, Mississippi State looks to get back into the win-column on Saturday at long-time foe Auburn. Tip at Auburn Arena is slated for 7 p.m., and the game will be televised by Fox Sports South, with Dave Neal and Larry Conley handling the broadcast. “Auburn [...]

Circumstances can, from time to time, hold us for a moment against our wills.  Frustration can ensue, but, ultimately, we know that we will be able to go on with our lives, as planned.  There are rare instances, however, when the comfort of this certainty disappears entirely.  It is the moment that one becomes confined [...]

The Columbus Police Department has announced that an arrest has been made in the 1997 murder of George Wilbanks. Earnest Talley, 44, has been arrested, and will make his first court appearance today. Talley has a previous criminal record, and was in jail for burglary when he was arrested in the murder of the 70-year-old Wilbanks. [...]

Interim Superintendent Dr. Martha Liddell gave a no-holds-barred speech at Thursday’s Exchange Club meeting at the Columbus Country Club.   Holding nothing back, she addressed what could be a pending emergency situation regarding the Columbus Municipal School District (CMSD).  Instead of the usual flowery speeches given by most department heads and politicians, she dove into the [...]

Date:    February 14, 2012 Subject:  Columbus Schools Emergency Measures Taken Improve District’s Financial Standing for FY 2012-2013 From: Dr. Martha Liddell, Interim Superintendent of Education                          MESSAGE TO COLUMBUS SCHOOLS’ STAFF Providing a Quality Education in Tough Economic Times – Is a District Priority As [...]