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Douglas challenges Ward 4 council primary in circuit court A special judge has been appointed to hear a civil suit filed last week over the results of the April 6 Democratic primary for Ward 4 Columbus City Council. Patricia Ann Douglas According to court filings, Patricia Ann Douglas filed the civil suit on May 6 in Lowndes County Circuit Court against her opponent, former councilman Marty Turner, in a bid to overturn Turner’s narrow victory. Monday, Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Randolph appointed former Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Larry E. Roberts of Meridian to ...

Slimantics: As good as it gets? Slim Smith About halfway through the Columbus Exchange Club’s candidate forum Thursday, my thoughts turned to a line from one of my favorite movies, “As Good as It Gets.” In the scene, a character is explaining to a neighbor a crisis he is facing and seeks his advice. But he soon grows frustrated by the response he is getting. “I’m out here drowning and you’re on the bank describing the water,” he laments. That was the impression I took away from Thursday’s forum. The five city council candidates who participated — Pierre Beard, Kori Bridges, ...

Council candidates highlight issues facing city at forum Exchange Club moderator Jerry Fortenberry leads a question-and-answer session with the five city council candidates who turned out for Thursday’s candidate forum ­— Ward 4 challenger Marty Turner, Ward 4 incumbent Pierre Beard, Ward 3 candidate Rusty Greene, Ward 1 candidate Kallie Phillips and Ward 3 candidate Kori Bridges. Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff Put charitably, Thursday’s Columbus Exchange Club meeting/candidate forum was an example of brevity being the soul of wit. Candidates for city council races were given five minute...

Task force proposes youth input, events to help prevent crime Columbus Municipal School District Superintendent Cherie Labat speaks at a meeting of the community Crime Prevention Task Force in the Trotter Convention Center in downtown Columbus Thursday. Labat chairs the task force's education committee, and committee members Fairview teacher Roselynn Rainey, left, and Dennis Irby, right, also presented during the meeting. The task force aims to find ways to prevent crime in the Columbus area. Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff Members of the community Crime Prevention Task Force had plenty of ...

Turner beats Douglas in certified Ward 4 primary By Dispatch Staff Report • 4 hours ago Marty Turner Former Columbus councilman Marty Turner has been certified as the winner of the April 6 Democratic primary for Ward 4. The election results were certified Friday with three affidavit votes added to the April 6 totals. All three votes went to Turner, who finished with 94 votes to 90 for his challenger, Pat Douglas. Turner, who served on the city council from 2013-17, will now meet incumbent Pierre Beard, running as an independent, in the June 8 general election. The June 8 election features ...