Located on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway or Tombigbee River, historic Columbus, MS boasts to be the home of Waverley Mansion Plantation, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus Air Force Base, and the first home of prolific playwright Tennessee Williams, which now stands as the official Welcome Center for Columbus, MS. Columbus, MS's location on the Tenn-Tom Waterway and its moderate climate make Columbus a prime area for outdoor recreation.
The hospitality industry in Columbus strives to serve your every need and you'll find that our restaurants and accommodations are professional in their service and generous with their hospitality.
Arson Investigators Called to Suspicious North Side Fire NBC 4 Thursday at 6 p.m. Is anyone holding contracted companies financially responsible when a construction accident causes a costly gas leak, a fire or even an explosion? On NBC 4 at 10 p.m.
Boehner Re-Elected House GOP Leader 10 TV ... mdash; House Republicans on Wednesday re-elected John Boehner as leader of their depleted ranks while putting together a more conservative team to represent them in the next, Democratic-controlled...
Parents Starting Facebook Profiles NBC 4 Wall posts, pictures, and pokes, the ins and outs of facebook.com are second nature to teens, but a whole new world for their parents. Many parents are concerned about the amount...
One Dead, Another Critical After Shooting 10 TV ... mdash; A man is dead and his girlfriend critically injured in a double shooting in rural Champaign County.Sheriff's deputies were called to Wing Road outside Mechanicsburg about 7:20 p.m. on the...
Double Shooting In Mechanicsburg NBC 4 Gunfire erupts in the middle of the road, in an apparent domestic attack. One person is dead another wounded as sheriff deputies try to sort out what happened. This all...
Negative Results In Erica Baker Search 10 TV Acting on a tip, Kettering police spent the day searching for the body of Erica Baker at Enon Beach in Clark County. The 9-year-old Kettering girl went missing on Feb. 7, 1999, while walking her...
Buckeyes hold off Syracuse, 78-71 Examiner Buckeyes . She said the game was a step for future games - including the Buckeyes' next one."I thought we performed well," she said. "This is going to be the same style we see Sunday against Auburn....
Big Three Vie for Billions 10 TV Auto executives want Congress to deliver a bailout package that will keep the companies afloat. For the second day, Ford, Chrysler and GM leaders asked for a big bailout. The total cost has ...
Investors Shift Focus to Biotechnology 10 TV ... mdash; A Cleveland company is among those businesses reaping the benefits. Imalux specializes in OCT or Optical Coherence Tomography. "We have a clearance from the FDA to look at tissue...
Ohio man found dead inside car at bottom of lake Associated Press The Arlington man was found by sheriff's divers about 27 feet beneath the surface Wednesday in Hancock County's Whiskey Lake. Sheriff Mike Heldman says investigators are treating the death as an...
Stivers, Kilroy Want To Pay Back Government For Orientation NBC 4 The counting continues this week in the race between Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy and Republican Steve Stivers, but neither candidate is in town. They're both in Washington, D.C., learning the ropes of...
Phones Collected To Save Gorillas NBC 4 Kristen Ebright and her Enviornmental-Studies classmates at Licking Heights High School are collecting cell phones. They are hoping for at least 1,000 of them by next Tuesday. Handmade boxes are...
Crime Patrol Funding, Rapes Leave Residents Concerned NBC 4 The reports are of great concern to campus residents as city budget cuts could impact safety services. The City of Columbus has proposed cutting the budget of the community crime patrol.
Mixed Verdict Received On Man Accused In Beauty Shop Shooting NBC 4 A man accused of gunning down an East Side shop owner was found guilty on one charge of aggravated robbery -- but no verdict was reached on other charges in connection with the shooting. It's a...
Limited 3Q profit, sales down Columbus Business First ... rsquo;s third-quarter profit sank more than 60 percent as sales fell at a far less dramatic rate, the retailer told investors after the markets closed Wednesday. The Columbus-based operator of...
Could Ohio state QB Boeckman get a token start Examiner Ohio State uniforms are doing it for fun, for scholarships, for the coaches and for the university, but they're also doing it with hopes of making a career of football.Two of the dozen or so players...
Limited Brands 3Q profit falls, but beats forecast Examiner News ) - Limited Brands Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit dropped 66 percent as sales fell in the tough economy. But the results beat analyst expectations.During the three months ended...
Cleveland museum to return looted art to Italy Associated Press The Cleveland Museum of Art agreed Wednesday to return 14 ancient treasures ranging from Etruscan jewelry to a Medieval cross that authorities say were looted or stolen from Italy.
IBeam parent buys online dating service startup Columbus Business First Canal Winchester technology consultant iBeam Solutions LLC is getting in on the ground floor with an emerging Internet dating service just months after beginning a new chapter in its own history. ...
Midwest CPI slips 1.5% Columbus Business First The Consumer Price Index – which measures the value of goods and services – fell 1.5 percent in the Midwest in October, reflecting a month that nationally saw the largest drop in the...
Ohio ranked No. 44 for competitiveness Columbus Business First The overall picture remains bleak for Ohio in an annual report of states’ economic competitiveness, but the state showed improvement in some individual categories and landed a top 10 slot for...
Postage stamp planned for Bob Hope Associated Press Born in England as Leslie Townes Hope, the singer, actor and comedian was a youngster when his parents moved to Cleveland. He eventually became one of the nation's most beloved entertainers and was...
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