Sim Scott News Today

If you see a giant slide on Second Avenue North this weekend, it’s supposed to be there.

“I was in complete shock when people told me Sim Scott Park was gone, and the damage that was done to Hunt (School),” remembered Fred Shelton. “I was like, ‘Really?’ So I sent someone over there, and they told me, ‘No, it’s really gone.’”

A new road will hopefully alleviate some of the traffic congestion issues at the Lowndes County Port.

Some Lowndes County residents will be casting their votes in a new place when next month's primaries roll around.

A nonprofit organization, businesses, and community leaders are making sure families in Columbus feel the spirit of the holiday.

With schools beginning soon, Columbus Parks and Recreation has announced its after-school program. Starting July 27, the program will offer homework help and a safe environment for kids after school.

As the Hitching Lot Farmers Market wound down Saturday, a nearby street began to pack full of people. These were not random bystanders. These people were there for a reason.

In Columbus, May 8 — or Eight ‘o May — is recognized as Emancipation Day, commemorating the day federal troops arrived in the city and informed enslaved citizens they had been freed.

Quilts adorn the wall and tables in the back right corner of the Sallie Gray Senior Room at the Sim Scott Community Center, and while each one of them was made by Sallie Gray herself, not a single one belongs to her.

There are some new details in the case against a teenager accused of killing a 67-year-old man in his driveway. This is the mugshot of 16-year-old Tameron Ward.