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MDAH declares Hunt building a Mississippi Landmark

Mississippi Department of Archives and History has named the former Hunt High School a Mississippi Landmark.

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Cedarhill suffers damage from felled tree in Thursday storm

Posted yesterday in Columbus & Lowndes County

Sheena the tiger's roaming days have long since passed. That's a good thing, as it turns out. During Thursday's series of thunderstorms that swept through the Golden Triangle, a giant oak tree, 16 feet in circumference, came crashing down at Cedarhill Animal Sanctuary near Caledonia, smashing the fence of Sheena's enclosure.

Oktibbeha supes seeking contractor assistance for storm cleanup

Posted yesterday in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

Oktibbeha County is preparing to search for a contractor to help with storm debris removal after a pair of tornadoes swept through the county a week ago.

Ask Rufus: A Reflection of Sainte-Chapelle

Posted yesterday in Local Columns

Annunciation Catholic Church in Columbus is an example of a type of Gothic form rarely found in the South and is one of the most architecturally significant religious structures in Mississippi.

Family tree: There's more than one way to preserve a family story

Posted yesterday in Community

Don't be surprised, when talk turns to family trees, to see a smile break out on the faces of Jeff and Stacy Farnham. The words "family tree" usually bring to mind genealogical diagrams going back generations. The Farnhams, however, have -- well, an actual tree.

OTHER RECENT HEADLINES

Dispatch managing editor arrested over incident at Trotter

Officials: Hattiesburg visitor could have spread measles

Dixie Alley living up to its deadly reputation for twisters

Mississippi raises high-stakes reading bar for third graders

Ex-sheriff gets 6 years in prison over drug dealer bribes

Mississippi: Automatic renewal on hunting, fishing licenses

MUW to raise tuition 8.4 percent, MSU by 3 percent

Storm damage scattered, minimal in Golden Triangle

High water continues to affect traffic on Tenn-Tom

Police: missing girl found safe

Steens woman hits boyfriend with vehicle

Storms batter South, kill 2 in Mississippi, 1 in Alabama

Mississippi woman dies following rescue from flash flooding

Lowndes County man accused of assaulting teen

'We will be proficient': Stokes-Beard Elementary students create video for upcoming state assessment

Three CPD officers accept promotions with no raises

SPORTS

Mia Davidson of MIssissippi State jumps on home plate after hitting her 23rd home run of the season Saturday.

Bulldogs lose pitching battle to rival Ole Miss

MSU men face Tennessee for SEC title today

Shooting hoops for God

Struggling Dawgs fall to Arkansas again on road

Bulldogs fall to Arkansas in opener of SEC series

Caledonia is No. 1 seed in Region 2 softball

OPINIONS

Possumhaw: Poetry, blossoms and baseball

Roses and thorns: 4/21/19

Voice of the people: Melody Vydas

Leonard Pitts Jr.: A few reasons to be hopeful

Cartoonist View: 4/21/19

Slimantics: Are we becoming a nation of lousy citizens?

LIFESTYLES

Angela and McDonald George of Columbus hold photographs of their granddaughter, Alannah George. The Georges' recently learned the 4-year-old, who lives in England, has an IQ of 140 and has been admitted to British Mensa.