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Mother, grandmother charged with neglecting child who drowned
The 5-year-old victim referenced in indictments in a child neglect case in Lowndes County is a child who died over Labor Day weekend, authorities have confirmed.
TOP NEWS
EMCC police searching for missing student
Police are looking for a missing East Mississippi Community College student last seen Wednesday.
CPD sets up mobile command center in business areas to deter holiday-related crime
Columbus Police Chief Fred Shelton has asked citizens not to be alarmed when Columbus Police Department parked its mobile command center in the Walmart parking lot Thursday afternoon, where it will remain for about a week before moving to Leigh Mall.
County taps CivicPlus for new website
Monday was a big day for Al Quinn, probably the most important day since Quinn was hired as Lowndes County's information technology director two years ago.
Exhibit at MSU highlights state's role in women's suffrage movement
Maddie Arbogast's visit to the women's suffrage exhibit on display at Mississippi State University was partly by accident, she said.
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