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A Hamilton woman who intentionally drove her car into Columbus Lake with her 2-year-old inside was sentenced to 11 years in prison for attempted felony child abuse last week.

The woman who drove her vehicle into the water, with a child inside, will spend six years in prison. Cari Cullum pleaded guilty to child abuse in Lowndes County.

A Columbus man responsible for a 2021 drive-by shooting at McKee Park was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison.

“I’m going to vote for it, or commit suicide,” said District 17 Sen. Chuck Younger, referencing the largest economic development deal in the state’s history. That deal — an aluminum mill going onto Steel Dynamics’ campus off of Airport Road — represents a $2.5 billion investment by the company and a huge infusion of jobs.

Despite the storms that threatened and pounded the area Tuesday, voters still came out to the polls to cast their ballots in the runoff elections. 

Michelle Easterling has served Clay County and its surrounding areas in Mississippi for more than two decades in the civil courts as a prosecutor and a judge.

As campaigns for a pair of judicial race runoffs enter the home stretch, candidates are focused on motivating voters to return to the polls.

Voters went to the polls yesterday, but even after all the votes were counted, not all of the races have been decided.

Andy Boyd didn’t want to believe he had won. His opponent in the District 37 state representative special election, David Chism, had already conceded. Still, Boyd wanted to see all the numbers before declaring victory.

Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide races for the District 37 House of Representatives seat, as well as several judicial races across the area.