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1st public school in Mississippi marks its bicentennial February 14, 2021 GMT COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi community is celebrating the bicentennial of the state’s first public school, which remains open. Franklin Academy in Columbus was chartered by the Mississippi Legislature on Feb. 10, 1821. At that time, Mississippi was in its fourth year of statehood. Franklin is now a medical sciences and wellness magnet school, with about 250 students from kindergarten through fifth grade. T...

Miss. city cuts water after apartment managers miss bill payments File photo of a water faucet. (Source: Hawaii News Now/file) By Associated Press | February 1, 2021 at 12:37 PM CST - Updated February 1 at 12:37 PM COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — A city-owned utility company in Mississippi turned off water service at an apartment complex for several hours because a management company continued to miss water payments. It happened Friday at Cypress Park Apartments in Columbus. It has 144 units. ...

City cuts water after apartment managers miss bill payments February 1, 2021 GMT COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — A city-owned utility company in Mississippi turned off water service at a 144-unit apartment complex for several hours because a management company continued to miss water payments. Columbus Light and Water General Manager Todd Gale told the Commercial Dispatch that service at Cypress Park Apartments was disconnected Friday. He said the utility company had trouble reaching the apartment man...

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Aldermen in Starkville are considering allowing businesses in certain parts of the city to serve alcohol without requiring they also have a food menu. The...

Group attacks city leaders with now-removed billboard December 20, 2020 GMT COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — A new political group is aiming harsh criticism at the leaders of a northeast Mississippi city, but city leaders say the criticism is rooted in a personal dispute that the group’s two heads have with the city. A Better Columbus, founded by Leslie Sorrell and her husband, Will Sanders, has been sharply critical of the mayor and city council of Columbus, attacking them on social media and on a b...