One hundred. That is the number of calls for help Susan Garton, executive director for the Golden Triangle Homeless Coalition, estimates she gets “every day, seven days a week.”
United Way wrapped up the 70th anniversary of the Columbus Lowndes County Airport by hosting a volunteer appreciation day.The day to give back came with free food, prizes, and fun activities for the kids.
The legislature has given the green light to a Lowndes County Board of Supervisors plan to give about $1.7 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to local nonprofits.
The crowd at Lion Hills Center erupts into thunderous applause as United Way of Lowndes and Noxubee Counties Executive Director Renee Sanders proudly announces the organization gave a total of $677,237 to community organizations during 2022.