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We have recently added the following articles to our website. These articles were originally published in the May 9, 2012 print edition of The Real Story. Simply click on the article title to be re-directed to the appropriate page on our website. Ask Meagan! – Topic: Bi-Racial Relationship and Unsupportive Family Consumer Corner: Thai-riffic Cuisine [...]

All area residents are urged to attend this public forum on crime. Special to The Real Story

Oh, What a Week it Was! Lowndes County politics is often feast or famine, and this week was a prime example of the area at its crazy, busy best.  Starting with a school board meeting that went from boring to interesting in the span of sixty seconds to a city council meeting that ensured that [...]

We have recently added the following articles to our website. These articles were originally published in the May 9, 2012 print edition of The Real Story. Simply click on the article title to be re-directed to the appropriate page on our website. America and the War on Women Ask Meagan!: Discrimination in the Workplace Consumer [...]

We urge all residents of the city of Columbus to attend the City Council meetings, which are held at the Columbus Municipal Complex (1501 Main Street), and begin at 5pm. Special to The Real Story                                           [...]

Cooler heads prevailed at the special-called meeting of the Mayor and City Council, on May 10, 2012.  The topic was redistricting, but, unlike last month’s meeting, no fireworks or name-calling ensued.  The meeting lasted about an hour, with the focus staying on the matter at hand. Chris Watson led the meeting and professionally steered the [...]

If everything goes according to plan, all road crew workers in Lowndes County will receive yearly drug tests and be subjected to random testing, quarterly.  Presently, employees are required to submit to testing, only if their name is selected randomly.  Concerns about the drug testing arose when District 4 Supervisor Jeff Smith mentioned the rash [...]

We urge all citizens of Columbus to attend this very important meeting of the Columbus City Council. Special to The Real Story

Oftentimes, a synergy occurs that cannot be denied.  In discussing the front cover of this week’s edition, the idea of the Second Amendment was brought up as the page two topic.  Not all news weeks are equal. Sometimes there are a hundred stories and other times there are none – not hard news, anyway.  So, [...]

Election Season Must Have Begun – The May 1, 2012 Columbus City Council Meeting  The May 1 meeting of the Columbus City Council was, on the surface, refreshingly boring. Of course, the Council plodded through the mundane minutiae of city government, with approval of various items and little or no discussion. Seasoned observers of Friendly [...]

We urge all citizens of Lowndes County to attend these meetings, which are held at the Lowndes County Courthouse, 505 2nd Avenue North. Special to The Real Story

What to Do When All the Answers Are Right, Even the Wrong Ones – The April 27th Lowndes County Supervisors’ Meeting Near the end of what had been, for the most part, one of the most boring Supervisors’ meetings in the history of humanity, electricity filled the air as District 5 Supervisor Leroy Brooks re-opened [...]

We urge all residents of the city of Columbus to attend the City Council meetings, which are held at the Columbus Municipal Complex (1501 Main Street), and begin at 5pm. Special to The Real Story

We urge all citizens of Lowndes County to attend these meetings, which are held at the Lowndes County Courthouse, 505 2nd Avenue North. Special to the Real Story

We urge all citizens of Lowndes County to attend these meetings, which are held at the Lowndes County Courthouse, 505 2nd Avenue North. Note: This is a specially called meeting, which begins at a special time – 8:30am.

See #5 Today’s lesson, boys and girls, is about meeting etiquette.  As the months have progressed, The Real Story has witnessed Robert’s Rules of Order being bludgeoned, on more than one occasion.  So, here are some simple instructions from the website http://www.robertsrules.org/: Guidelines Obtain the floor (the right to speak) by being the first to [...]

Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain Often, what is seen is not reality.  And, Tuesday’s City Council Meeting may have been one of the better examples of this principle.  While it would be easy to say that the meeting was calm – with just a few hiccups – that would be a [...]

The April 16, 2012 Columbus Convention and Visitors Bureau (CCVB) Board meeting was smoother than past gatherings, with calm and decorum reigning throughout most of the meeting.  With the exception of a slight flair-up by Bernard Buckhalter over a perceived omission in the minutes of the February Board meeting in regard to budgeting for the [...]

  Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published in our April 11, 2012 print edition. As Caledonia’s drama continues – most recently at the April 3, 2012 town meeting – the most overarching concern is that little conflicts of interests have become epidemic in town government.  In a small town, it is nearly impossible [...]

The April 13, 2012 Lowndes County Board of Supervisors meeting deviated from their normally mundane routine, with the introduction of by two big issues.  County Administrator Ralph Billingsley addressed the complicated matter of the personal use of County Vehicles and District 4 Supervisor Jeff Smith tackled the tough task of paving in the Temple Cove [...]

Liberal vs. Conservative Brains A recent article in the Washington Post discusses the differences in the way conservatives and liberals think.  They don’t simply view the issues differently, but have a completely different psychological makeup, the author argues.  Liberals tend to have an open view of the world in which they are willing to consider [...]

In our special SUN tabloid segment of at the “At the Week’s End,” we will address the importance of not being distracted by what tantalizes our eyes and the necessity of staying focused on the prize of searching for real information.  The most critical thing the citizenry can do is stay informed about their community, [...]

We urge all residents of the city of Columbus to attend the City Council meetings, which are held at the Columbus Municipal Complex (1501 Main Street), and begin at 5pm. Special to The Real Story

We urge all citizens of Lowndes County to attend these meetings, which are held at the Lowndes County Courthouse, 505 2nd Avenue North. Special to The Real Story

“…I may make you feel, but I can’t make you think…” – Jethro Tull In what had to be a Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau (CCVB) record, the Board met for 13 minutes to approve additional funding for the upcoming festival season.  Over $26,000 was added to the grant program, which benefits special events that [...]

Race.  It’s on everybody’s mind, but no one wants to talk about it; not only in Columbus, Mississippi, but throughout America.   It is the two-ton elephant in the living room, but the country acts like it’s not there. Not until the community gets rocked, does it become an issue.  So, over the past few weeks, [...]

The buzz that permeates Lowndes County, has reached a fever pitch, lately.  As The Real Story approaches its 10th issue, there is never a shortage of stories to address.  Since our inception as a website, on October 19, 2011, we have covered an incredible number of issues and events. However, our greatest accomplishment has been [...]

The House Education Committee voted, on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, to kill a charter school bill that would have brought public school choice to thousands of children across the state. After passing the Senate in February, the House Education Committee defeated Senate Bill 2401, by a vote of 15 to 16. Forest Thigpen, President of [...]

The April 3, 2012 City Council Meeting lasted 24 minutes.  It was highlighted by Councilman Joe Mickens apologizing to Hilda Fox and letting everyone in Ward 2 know his telephone numbers.  This was a result of Ms. Fox’s attack on the Councilman, during the last Council meeting, for not returning her phone calls. In other [...]