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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Emma McRae

    Lowndes to pull $1.2M from hospital trust to pay down debt (opens the original)

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    The board of supervisors will withdraw more than $1.2 million from its hospital trust fund this year to pay down debt on the BankFirst Yards Sportsplex. The trust was established in 2006 with $30 million the county received from selling the county hospital. The legislature in 2013 adjusted state law to allow Lowndes County to invest trust fund money in stocks and bonds. During a Wednesday meeting at Lowndes County Courthouse, County Administrator Jay Fisher told the board the trust fund saw a 5.

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Emma McRae

    Spears to seek Lowndes supervisor seat in 2027 (opens the original)

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    Jason Spears, who currently represents Ward 6 on the Columbus City Council, announced plans Monday to run for the county’s District 2 supervisor seat in 2027. Spears told The Dispatch his decision to run for office during his four-year council term is rooted in a hope to maximize his service not only in the city but in the county as well. “My commitment to the citizens of Ward 6 has not changed,” Spears said in a press release issued Monday. “I will continue working every day on behalf of the pe

  3. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Emma McRae

    Ambushed! (opens the original)

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    The emergency room lights were bright when Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Capt. Merle Temple stepped through the doors in November 1976, his adrenaline still pumping from the gunshots and panicked shouts all around him on a Lowndes County backroad he had just left. Inside, his eyes landed first on Agent Sara Niell, still shaken from an undercover deal gone wrong. “Sara was probably about 21 then,” Temple said. “She looked like she was about 81 – stressed. She’d just seen her partner shot. She j

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Emma McRae

    Women’s symposium to focus on leadership, mentorship (opens the original)

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    Seats are running out for Mississippi University for Women’s inaugural Women’s Leadership Symposium, an evening pairing 40 MUW Women’s College students with community and business leaders for an event organizers hope will leave both groups feeling confident and encouraged. The symposium, hosted by the MUW Women’s College and Allegro Family Clinics CEO and Founder Amy Bogue, will feature two guest speakers and networking opportunities for those attending. The goal is to connect women across indus

  5. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Emma McRae

    Workforce tops business leaders’ growth concerns (opens the original)

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    About 2 in 5 business leaders who were polled during the Mississippi Business Alliance’s statewide tour stop Tuesday at the Lowndes County PACCAR plant said workforce availability is the issue most likely to limit their organization’s growth over the next two years. MSBA President and CEO John McKay said workforce development is far from a new problem. “That’s one of those that I’ve been working on for 20 years, and I can imagine I’m going to work on it for another 20 years, and it still won’t b

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