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Between the Headlines dives deep into the stories shaping Columbus and Lowndes County, Mississippi. Hosted by The Commercial Dispatch managing editor Zack Plair and local businessman and commentator David Chism, this show goes beyond the front page to bring you the real conversations behind local politics, policies and people. Zack’s journalistic expertise and David’s insight deliver in-depth analysis, spirited debate, and behind-the-scenes context you won’t get anywhere else. It's honest discussion on what matters.
The Dispatch hosts Between the Headlines: Columbus, a news show with 76 episodes published.
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text A corruption headline hits differently when it’s your own town, your own tax base, and the same City Hall you drive past every week. We break down the newly filed grand jury indict
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text A redeveloped mall can look like progress and still leave everyone asking the same blunt question: where are the tenants? We dig into the latest around Columbus Place, formerly Lei
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text A $58,000 electric golf cart with air conditioning rolls into a city work session and suddenly Columbus has to answer a surprisingly big question: what’s the right way to spend pub
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text This week on Between the Headlines , Zack and David dig into what’s next for the Columbus Amphitheater, including Live Nation’s advisory role, the professionals being brought in to
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text A police chief leaves town, council members learn about it on social media, and suddenly Columbus has a new permanent leader at the Columbus Police Department. We talk through what
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text This week on Between the Headlines , Zack and David return to Catfish Alley Studio with a full slate of City Hall drama, airport questions and regional economic development talk. T
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text A split-second decision during a traffic stop can change a family forever, and that reality hangs over our conversation today. We talk through the case of a 16-year-old, charged wi
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text Oktibbeha County has given a two year notice to the Golden Triangle Development LINK. The guys discuss what that means for the region’s economic development recruiter and the stren
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text A contract gets signed, a check gets cut, the city council approves the check without questioning it. There's enough embarrassment to go around with this one. We walk through the s
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text Brand-new Mississippi State sports reporter Jake McMahon moves to Starkville, checks a score while unloading a U-Haul, and suddenly ends up on a midnight roadtrip to Oklahoma City
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text A $100,000 offer, a building that’s been closed for 17 years, and a buyer who suddenly goes quiet. We start with the latest snag in the Woody’s on the Water saga and ask the uncomf
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text We bring two sitting Mississippi legislators into the studio for a candid discussion about what’s really happening with the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science: why a to
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text A CEO comes in from out of state, lasts about two months, and suddenly he’s gone. We dig into the leadership shakeup at the Golden Triangle Development LINK, why “mutual parting of
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text A single unpaid bill can turn into a full-blown test of how local government works, and that’s exactly what’s happening between the City of Columbus and Lowndes County. We walk thr
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text A brand new road gets paved, then a jackhammer shows up and the patch looks worse than what was there before. That frustration kicks off a wide-ranging conversation about Columbus
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text A new grocery store can change the daily rhythm of a town, and the Aldi chatter around Columbus Place is getting too loud to ignore. We talk through what we’re hearing, why officia
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text A leadership decision can look “done” before it officially begins, and that’s where we start. We break down the Mississippi University for Women president search, including what we
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text Zack and David break down recent headlines, including Senate Bill 2114, which places additional demands on local sheriff’s offices when it comes to ICE cooperation. We walk through
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text Progress has a sound, and sometimes it’s a chainsaw. We start in Burns Bottom, where a few dozen older trees are slated to come down as a new housing development prepares for infra
Got a question or a tip? Send us a text We talk to Iain Vasey, the newly hired CEO of the Golden Triangle Development LINK, to talk plainly about how the Golden Triangle can win industrial recruitment with limited resour
Andy Boyd
VFX Supervisor · Anderson High School
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Brian Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology · First Aid for the Blind
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Dean Burrows Jr.
MUW Athletics
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Iain Vasey
Golden Triangle Development LINK
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Duane Hughes
Columbus fire department
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