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More than $2 million in Mississippi Department of Transportation funding is heading to the Lowndes County Port and the Golden Triangle Regional Airport for long-term projects.

With two new members in place on the county board of supervisors, the appetite to again explore privatizing OCH Regional Medical Center is growing.

Tamala Payne, Casey Goodson Jr.'s mother, said it wasn't easy to see photos of her son on the autopsy table. "It doesn't feel good at all," she said.

It’s not entirely clear what Cornerstone Government Affairs will be doing for the Columbus Redevelopment Authority, but it won’t be acting as its lobbyist.

Mayor Lynn Spruill is proposing an ordinance requiring Starkville businesses and retail centers of a certain size to install security cameras in parking lots, entries and exit areas.

Frigid temperatures will visit the Golden Triangle next week, bringing a possible mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow.

What’s in a name? With apologies to The Bard, sometimes quite a lot.

 

But can the former South Carolina governor compete in her home state?

Next year Lowndes County Board of Supervisors will get a $2,000 per year pay bump.