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COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Leaders of an eastern Mississippi city have opened a time capsule that local residents buried nearly 50 years ago in anticipation of this year's bicentennial celebration.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi city is planning to spend most of its federal pandemic relief money on parks and recreation, and critics say elected officials are ignoring people who need housing.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi city is planning to spend most of its federal pandemic relief money on parks and recreation, and critics say elected officials are ignoring people who need housing.
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Letter: Supports Keith Gaskin for mayor By George Hazard 6 hours ago When you look at the present contest for mayor, three parts of Keith Gaskin’s platform are especially attractive: infrastructure; public safety; and community and culture. The city’s infrastructure is the aspect of Columbus life that we all see. Except for the comparatively independent Columbus Light and Water Department, that aspect of city life is discouraging wherever we look. Snake-like braids of hair lay on College Street for two weeks. We see the crooked public signs (for example, the Friendship Cemetery marke...