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Council rejects Southside historic designation
Despite strong support from many Southside residents, Columbus City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday against applying for a federal grant to survey buildings in the neighborhood, the first step to designating the neighborhood as a Local Historic District.
TOP NEWS
Crawford gym renovation underway
Long before she became an alderman of Crawford, Sabrina Washington was a basketball player for the Crawford Jaguars, the local elementary school basketball team, in the 1980s.
Oktibbeha supes move forward with county lake funding search
Supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday for a measure to potentially foot half the bill for about $8 million of construction at the county lake dam -- "the most pressing issue in Oktibbeha County," District 3 Supervisor Marvell Howard said.
SMART sees 20.5-percent rise in ridership in 2019
The Starkville-MSU Area Rapid Transit system saw increased ridership in 2019 for its campus and city routes, director Jeremiah Dumas reported to the board of aldermen Tuesday.
And the survey says ... Internet searches reveal some Super Bowl favs
Neither of Sunday's conference championship games went my way, so at the moment any personal investment in Super Bowl LIV is at low ebb. This brief period of pouting shall pass, however; past experience predicts I'll rally to get interested in at least the chow to be served during the big game Feb. 2. So an email in my inbox about favorite Super Bowl snacks for every state sounded like it could be fun.
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Oktibbeha lake down 4 feet; breach warning lowered to watch
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Fire Station 5 reaches full capacity after 10 years
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Appeals court won't rehear Mississippi 15-week abortion case
SPORTS
Free-throw shooting, Perry lift MSU over Arkansas
Mississippi State's Reggie Perry continues prolific run in win over Arkansas
Autumn Taylor, My'Neka Frazier record double-doubles as MUW women beat Tougaloo College
For Heritage Academy boys soccer, slew of rainouts hasn't dampened spirits
Mississippi State hires Zach Arnett as new defensive coordinator, linebackers coach
Tennessee wins 73-48 as Ole Miss suffers 6th straight loss
OPINIONS
Voice of the people: Raymond Gross
Voice of the people: Responses to pro-Trump Lollar letter
Voice of the people: James Hodges
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Trump's acquittal will have an asterisk
Everette Cribb: You can't impeach connection
LIFESTYLES
Help yourself to healthier hummus
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Shaffer to keynote MLK Jr. Day Unity Breakfast at MSU
The W's MFA in creative writing ranked No. 1 in nation
NATIONAL NEWS
Southern burger chain Krystal files for bankruptcy
Senate approves impeachment trial rules, rejecting witnesses
Documents: Extremist group wanted rally to start civil war
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Washington man is 1st in US to catch new virus from China
At 90, Alaska Native woman is first counted in US Census
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