Category: News
Council Limits Gatherings, Restaurant Service, Sets Curfew
BY BRIAN JONES brian.jones@packet-media.com The Columbus City Council has banned gatherings of...
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City Will Not Allow Spring Break Event
A planned “Extended Spring Break” party promising “Live Music, Kickball,...
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MSDH Gives Local Government, Responders, COVID-19 Briefing
BY BRIAN JONES brian.jones@packet-media.com The Columbus City Council, the Lowndes County Board of...
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City schools offering drive-in wifi accessibility
“Drive-in” WiFi accessibility for CMSD students, faculty and staff is being provided at the...
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Gardner Blvd Closed at 182 Until Saturday
Gardner Boulevard at Highway 182 is closed to through traffic until this weekend after a sinkhole...
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Local Rescue Teams Save ‘Treed’ Flood Victim in Hinds County
Firefighters from West Point and Columbus helped rescue a Hinds County man Monday afternoon from...
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Missing Man’s Body Found
A missing 59-year-old Clay County man was found dead Thursday morning. David Lee Box was found in...
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Searchers Plan ‘Big Push’ For Missing Man
Clay County emergency responders are planning a major push today in the search for 59-year-old...
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Wanted Man Arrested
A suspect wanted for “accessory after the fact” in a Columbus homicide case has been captured....
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CPD Seeks Suspect in Manslaughter Case
Columbus Police are asking for a suspect in a Dec. 19 2019 manslaughter case to turn himself in...
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Disgraced Sheriff Gets 18 Months in Prison
By The Packet Despite an apology and a plea for leniency, a long-time west Alabama sheriff brought...
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Columbus Trucker Charged in Clay Rape Attempt
A 37-year-old Columbus truck driver wanted in Clay County for burglary and attempted rape is...
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