The Columbus Packet

An inmate at the Lowndes County jail created quite a frenzy last week when he repeatedly tried to light himself on fire.

You Can Run…But You Can’t Swim!

A Columbus man jumped nearly 100 feet into the river yesterday afternoon in an attempt to escape from police.

Alabama Cobras AAU Basketball

The 8th grade Alabama Cobras basketball team won a recent championship tournament held in Atlanta, GA.

Tate Reeves’ Brash Behavior Costs Taxpayers

For the first time since the Reagan Administration, Mississippi lawmakers ended the legislative session without a bond bill, leaving millions of dollars on the table and countless state entities scrambling for funds.

Kidnapper Adam Mayes Reportedly Dead

According to the Union County Sheriff’s Department, the search for kidnapper Adam Mayes, 35, came to an end on Highway 183 in Alpine, MS.

Featured Stories

0May 18, 2012
Got A Light?

An inmate at the Lowndes County jail created quite a frenzy last week when he repeatedly tried to light himself on fire.
10May 18, 2012
Sarah Deloach Arrested By Feds & Charged With Federal Social Security Fraud

Longtime Columbus political activist Sarah Deloach was arrested by agents of the Social Security Administration on Monday, picked up on a charge that she had reportedly been continuing to receive and cash her mothers social security check after her mother had passed away over a year ago.
7May 18, 2012
You Can Run…But You Can’t Swim!

A Columbus man jumped nearly 100 feet into the river yesterday afternoon in an attempt to escape from police.
0May 17, 2012
Near Fatal Shooting on William Roberts Road

Monday afternoon, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Lowndes County Deputies were dispatched to William Roberts Apartments on William Roberts Rd., in reference to a disturbance.
0May 17, 2012
The Stained Glass Lady

As a child, Jane Crawford often got distracted in church. Instead of listening to hymns or sermons, she often found herself lost in the church’s beautiful stained glass windows and the stories they told of the Garden of Gethsemane and the Good Shepherd.
0May 13, 2012
City, county battle over inmates again

At their May 8 meeting the West Point Board of Selectmen held a public hearing on a Community Development Block Grant application, put off a decision on redistricting, heard a complaint from a citizen about issues with the electrical department and once again found themselves at loggerheads with the county over inmate housing.

Accidents

Truck Wreck Results in Toxic Spill on Highway 82

Posted on May 11, 2012 | No Comments
Emergency crews rushed to the Golden Triangle Airport exit on Hwy 82 East just before 9am Saturday in response to an overturned tanker truck.
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Near Fatal Wreck on Nashville Ferry Road

Posted on April 14, 2012 | 1 Comment
A woman is in critical condition after her car left the road and crashed into a utility pole last week.
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Local Woman and Dog Survive Rollover

Posted on March 30, 2012 | 1 Comment
Breanna Pridmore is secured to a stretcher. Lowndes County District 3 Volunteers and Deputies raced to Gunshoot Rd. just South of Blaylock Rd. Wednesday afternoon around 4:30 pm in response to a rollover with injury.
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Arrests - Crime

Near Fatal Shooting on William Roberts Road

Posted on May 17, 2012 | No Comments
Monday afternoon, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Lowndes County Deputies were dispatched to William Roberts Apartments on William Roberts Rd., in reference to a disturbance.
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Culpepper Sentenced for Felony Elder Abuse

Posted on May 11, 2012 | 52 Comments
A Columbus Police Officer’s wife has been sentenced to ten years in prison.
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Kidnapper Adam Mayes Reportedly Dead

Posted on May 10, 2012 | 8 Comments
According to the Union County Sheriff's Department, the search for kidnapper Adam Mayes, 35, came to an end on Highway 183 in Alpine, MS.
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