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GSDP CEO search plan expected by mid-July - The Commercial Dispatch
A board member, who did not want to be identified, said there have been no interviews for the position, which has been vacant since March, when the board voted to dismiss John Maynard. Asked if the two-month vacancy has resulted in lost opportunities ...
Uganda Kony-hunting soldiers face jungle threats - The Commercial Dispatch
Let me tell you, Kony is not a grasshopper that's there waiting to be caught," said a Ugandan soldier, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to a reporter. On a search through the jungle on Thursday, ...
Details emerge in Monday shooting by CPD officer - The Commercial Dispatch
A CPD source, who asked not to be named, Tuesday said Officer James Hanson has been placed on a paid administrative leave, pending the investigation. Public Information Officer Glenda Buckhalter and the CPD did not release the name of the officer ...
Jones ousts Liddell in Noxubee superintendent special election - The Commercial Dispatch
"Oh we will absolutely be contesting the election; yes we will," the spokesperson, who was contacted through Liddell's campaign website and declined to give his name, said Wednesday afternoon, as the elections results were being certified by the ...
East Columbus neighborhood organizes watch - The Commercial Dispatch
Still, she's afraid and asked to remain anonymous, because she fears her home again will be targeted. As a 23 year-resident of East Columbus' East Emerald Estates neighborhood, she felt safe leaving her doors unlocked and her window blinds open.
City to Harry Sanders: We want an apology - The Commercial Dispatch
"I don't know if he was speaking for all the supervisors or if he was speaking off the record. I haven't contacted him about it." The board voted 4-2 to write a letter on behalf of the council asking for Sanders to offer a public apology.
Columbus police arrest accused laundromat burglar - The Commercial Dispatch
The 24-hour laundromat, at 707 Highway 45 N., has been open about 12 years, according to an employee who did not wish to be identified. The employee, who has worked there for five years, said she came to work at 7 am Saturday and found the door to the ...
Accused student's shooter fired into the darkness, he tells police - The Commercial Dispatch
But residents of the apartment complex, who declined to be identified, said most of the New Year's Eve festivities were over by the time the shooting took place, at approximately 2:55 am "There really wasn't anyone outside at that point," one resident ...
Columbus officers encourage community policing - The Commercial Dispatch
One Ward 3 resident, who declined to give his name, said when he reports incidents, perpetrators retaliate. "We've seen suspicious things going on and reported it and had windshields broken in," the resident said. Lt. Carroll Culpepper of the CPD said ...
A feel-good place: Good Samaritan Clinic celebrates 10 years - The Commercial Dispatch
One current patient, a social worker in her 40s who asked to remain anonymous, is sensitive to the less-stressful atmosphere and genuine caring she feels at Good Samaritan. "You can tell it on Thursday nights when you come in; the nurses have smiles on ...
MSU track coach Schmidt hospitalized while at SEC meet - The Commercial Dispatch
A source close to the MSU track program said Schmidt suffered a heart attack and is in the intensive care unit in Athens, GA., though the MSU spokesman wouldn't confirm the reason for Schmidt's hospitalization. An update on Schmidt's condition is ...
After-hours dumping, undocumented payments alleged cause of Pratt suspension - The Commercial Dispatch
Several sources confirmed the allegations on the condition of anonymity. It is unknown how many times illegal dumping took place or how many people were involved, but the practice reportedly reaches back years prior to Pratt's hiring to head Public ...
Alleged love triangle ends with fatal shooting - The Commercial Dispatch
Witnesses at the body shop refused to be identified by name. Strickland ran into the body shop at about 10 am His wife had gone to a neighbor's house, ...
Belew found not guilty of sexual battery - The Commercial Dispatch
"Justice was not done here today," said the man, who declined to give his name. The case has been in the works since January 2009, when the former Caledonia ...
Problems at Columbus bars slowing, chief says - The Commercial Dispatch
You're going to have bar fights and stuff like that," said one man who lives in the neighborhood near the Everyday Lounge but declined to give his name. ...