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“I met this young man when he was around 19 years old,” said retired New Orleans Police Department Lt. Ira Thomas. “... When he learned I was a police officer, he kind of latched onto me. He wanted to know everything about being a police officer.”

Columbus resident Dennis Jones stands in front of the Kroger at 1829 Hwy. 45 N., and other stores like it four days a week, collecting money for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign. He said he does it because the organization was there for him in his time of need.

Parade alert: Expect to see Santa Claus, elves, queens and fire trucks on Main Street in Lexington on Dec. 5.

Though fresh off a resounding re-election victory, U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly shied away from talking politics Thursday when he spoke to Columbus Exchange Club at Lion Hills Center.

Sitting in a classroom, shots ring out from down the hall and those inside are instructed to hide or lay on the ground and play dead.

Silver Wings, the Columbus Air Force Base newspaper, has been known on base and in Columbus for nearly 80 years, though not always under this name.

One man was wounded in a shooting on Highway 45 Sunday night, according to Police Chief Fred Shelton.

Roof leaks at the Columbus Police Department have gotten so bad they are flooding part of the building, according to Chief Fred Shelton.

Last November, the family-owned West Point company, Plum Creek Environmental, which manufactures waste containers and recycling equipment, took advantage of a rebate program from the Mississippi Development Authority to help defray costs of a $3 million expansion.

This recipe for Tres Leches Cake is perfect for Cinco de Mayo.