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🌱 Columbus honors veterans with parade and courthouse tributes

Columbus, Mississippi Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Columbus! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Columbus honors veterans with parade and courthouse tributes
  • The W opens a new culinary internship path in Florida
  • Meet Nadia Colom, a familiar face in her husband's campaign

Also on today's calendar: Lunch Buffet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Periods of sun, with a high of 74 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Thursday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 67, low: 38.
  • Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 58 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Veterans Day Parade (cdispatch.com) — Retired Col. Bill Heath led the Lowndes County Veterans Day Parade as grand marshal Saturday, with family watching along Main Street in Columbus. The parade ended at the county courthouse, where a wreath-laying ceremony and an empty-chair tribute honored service members, including prisoners of war and those missing in action.
   

2. New culinary internship path for The W students announced (wjtv.com) — Culinary students at The W have a new route into restaurant leadership through a partnership offering academic-credit internships at Margaritaville restaurants in Florida. Selected students will receive faculty mentoring and leadership training. Participants must commit to the full summer season, including nights, weekends and holidays, and can contact Culinary Arts Institute director Tracee Watkins.
   

3. Who Is Mississippi Senate Candidate Scott Colom's Wife, Nadia? (newsweek.com) — Columbus resident Nadia Dale Colom has been a visible supporter of her husband's closely contested Senate campaign, appearing in videos and speaking about Mississippi's need for representation. The former Golden Triangle Boys and Girls Club executive director and Scott Colom have two daughters. His race remained uncalled Tuesday.
   

4. The City of Columbus would like to be a healthier city, and that means healthier citizens (wcbi.com) — Columbus residents got a free introduction to physical, mental and dental health resources at the city's first Community Health Fair. Organized with the state health department and Mississippi University for Women, the event aimed to connect people with care, and organizer Cory Clark hopes to make it annual.
   

5. Fundraiser supports city's warming shelter (wtva.com) — A Tuesday fundraiser at Zachary's supported plans for a Columbus warming shelter in early 2027. The Golden Triangle Regional Homeless Coalition says all November donations will support the seasonal shelter, which uses a state-owned building on Martin Luther King Drive and needs money for rent and supplies.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Before you focus on what you want to improve, pause to notice what you already bring.
    Maybe you listened patiently, solved a problem, tried again, or found a creative way to work with what you had. Your strength doesn’t need to look… (Nextdoor College St)
  • LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for To Go Specialist in Columbus. Apply here.
  • Michaels posted a job opening for Seasonal Team Member in Columbus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbus here.

Ok Columbus! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Columbus

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