KATE BRUMBACK | The Columbian-Progress

Home

This image provided by Georgia Department of Corrections shows Virgil Presnell. The life of Virgil Presnell, a Georgia man set to be executed Tuesday, May 17, 2022 for killing an 8-year-old girl should be spared, his lawyer argues, explaining that her client has significant cognitive impairments that likely contributed to his crimes and has suffered horrific abuse in prison. (Georgia Department of Corrections via AP)

AP
free content

Officials: Georgia execution won't be carried out Tuesday
By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press
Tue,05/17/22-11:20AM , 213 Reads
JACKSON, Ga.
Click Here to Read More

This April 2, 2017, photo shows Todd Chrisley, left, and his wife Julie Chrisley at the 52nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. A federal trial for reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley on charges including bank fraud and tax evasion is set to start Monday, May 16, 2022, in Atlanta. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

'Chrisley Knows Best' stars to stand trial in Atlanta
By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press
Sat,05/14/22-7:56AM , 541 Reads
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal trial for reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley on charges including bank fraud and tax evasion is set to start Monday in Atlanta.
Click Here to Read More

CORRECT FIRST NAME TO: JEFFERY, INSTEAD OF JEFFREY FILE - Young Thug performs on day four of the Lollapalooza Music Festival on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago. The Atlanta rapper, whose name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was arrested Monday, May 9, 2022, in Georgia on conspiracy to violate the state's RICO act and street gang charges, according to jail records. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

AP
registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Rappers Young Thug, Gunna charged with racketeering
By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press
Mon,05/09/22-10:57PM , 408 Reads
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta rapper Young Thug co-founded a violent street gang that committed multiple murders, shootings and carjackings over roughly a decade and promoted its activities in songs and on social media, prosecutors allege in a sprawling indictment that charges him, rapper Gunna and 26 others with racketeering.
Click Here to Read More

FILE-U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sits in a courtroom, Friday, April 22, 2022, in Atlanta. A judge in Georgia on Friday, May 6, found that Green can run for reelection, rejecting arguments from a group of voters who had challenged her eligibility over allegations that she engaged in insurrection. But the decision will ultimately be up to Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, Pool, File)

AP
free content

Challenge over Marjorie Taylor Greene's eligibility fails
By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press
Fri,05/06/22-1:26PM , 346 Reads
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger accepted a judge’s findings Friday and said U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified to run for reelection despite claims by a group of voters that she had engaged in insurrection.
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to KATE BRUMBACK

The E-Edition

February 19, 2026

Statewide poll

Submit Your Poll

Statewide Polls

Today's Weather

Columbia, 39429, MS

Current Temp

69°F

Mostly Cloudy

Chance of Rain:
Max Temp: °F
Min Temp: °F
Dew Point: °F
Humidity: %
Sunrise: 6:30 AM
Sunset: 5:54 PM

Wind Speed:
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 22 mph
Sky Cover: %
Visibility: mi
Dew Point: °F
Moon Rise: 11:50 AM
Moon Set: 1:56 AM

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Hourly Forecast

Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.

Load More