Category: Politics
Aberdeen Mayor Drives City Car Out of State for Personal Job
A North Mississippi mayor could have run afoul of the law when he drove a city-owned vehicle out...
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City: Chief’s Post Does Not Violate Social Media Policy
A Facebook post by Columbus Police Chief Fred Shelton is not a violation of the city’s social...
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Trotter Time Perfect for Pilgrimage
At its March 6 meeting, the Columbus City Council restored the Trotter’s normal hours of...
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Hickman Fired
by Brian Jones Columbus city schools Superintendent Dr. Philip Hickman was terminated on a 3-1...
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CPD Chief Shelton Issues Statement to Community
STATEMENT FROM POLICE CHIEF FRED SHELTON JANUARY 11, 2018 As police chief, I want to update you on...
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Shelton Named Chief
BY BRIAN JONES At its Jan. 2 meeting the Columbus City Council named Fred Shelton police chief and...
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District 4 Meeting Focuses on Drainage, Sewer
BY BRIAN JONES brian.jones@packet-media.com District 4 Supervisor Jeff Smith held a community...
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Caledonia Election Thrown Out
BY BRIAN JONES brian.jones@packet-media.com CALEDONIA – The Caledonia Election Commission...
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Jones, Ward Face Off Before Tuesday’s Election
BY BRIAN JONES brian.jones@packet-media.com COLUMBUS – Incumbent Ward 5 Councilman Stephen...
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The Small Things Matter Most; Making the Most of Playtime
[An incomplete version of Steve Rogers’ column ran in Packet #1248. This is the full...
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Goodbye Marty, Hello Fred
BY BRIAN JONES brian.jones@packet-media.com COLUMBUS – Challenger Fredrick Jackson defeated...
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Legislators Talk Infrastructure, Education, Lottery at Chamber Luncheon
by Steve Rogers/The Packet Money to fix the state’s crumbling roads and bridges will have to come...
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