🌱 Columbus family waits for answers after 20-year-old’s fatal workplace accident

What's up Columbus! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Columbus family waits for answers after 20-year-old’s fatal workplace accident
• What’s really behind that constant banging many hear across Columbus?
• Which Columbus properties are headed to the auction block July 1?

Also on today's calendar: Mindful Full-Body Yoga Flow with Josephine and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Cloudy, humid; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 90, low: 74.
• Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 87 and low of 74 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Remembering Elijah: Family of 20-year-old killed in industrial accident left waiting for answers (cdispatch.com) — A Columbus family is still searching for answers after 20-year-old Elijah Jones died in an April industrial accident at a Steel Dynamics-related facility. As OSHA investigates, his mother and grandfather in Columbus remember his work ethic, dreams of becoming a highway patrolman, and are raising funds for a proper tombstone while they wait for closure.
   

2. Where's that banging sound coming from in Lowndes County? (cdispatch.com) — If you’ve wondered about that loud banging echoing across Columbus and Lowndes County, it’s scrap metal being unloaded for Steel Dynamics at the West Bank Port. Officials explain how the operation supports hundreds of local jobs and detail a new rail project that could change traffic patterns and possibly reduce some of the noise in coming years.
   

3. A&W Trustee's NOS (cdispatch.com) — A trustee’s sale is scheduled for July 1 involving multiple commercial and residential tracts around 2nd Avenue North and Marx and Heard Addition in Columbus, all tied to A&W Towing and Recovery’s deed of trust. The notice details exact lot descriptions, prior right-of-way carve‑outs, and recording information at the Lowndes County Chancery Clerk’s office so interested buyers or nearby property owners can review what’s being auctioned.
   

4. 4-H Youth Development Agent speaks about 4-H Extensions Service at Columbus Rotary Club (wcbi.com) — A 4-H Youth Development Agent recently visited the Columbus Rotary Club to explain how Extension Service programs support local kids, homeowners, and farmers. From livestock and shooting sports to robotics and coding, 4‑H in the Columbus area focuses on teaching young people where their food comes from and how to grow it, while also seeking new youth members and adult volunteers.
   

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📸 Around Columbus

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Columbus

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• Ollie’s Clash at The MAG Finale →
  Magnolia Motor Speedways, 495 US-45, Columbus
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday June 17

• Mindful Full-Body Yoga Flow with Josephine →
  Redwood Business & Wellness Center, 5374 Hwy 45 N, Columbus
  10:00 am

Thursday June 25

• Restore & Release with Anna →
  Redwood Business & Wellness Center, 5374 Hwy 45 N, Columbus
  10:15 am

Thursday July 2

• USCS 4th of July Special →
  Magnolia Motor Speedways, 495 US-45, Columbus
  6:30 pm

Friday July 10

• 2026 Governor’s Cup - Day One →
  Magnolia Motor Speedways, 495 US-45, Columbus
  7:00 pm

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📣 Columbus Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Ollie’s Clash at The MAG Night One →
  Magnolia Motor Speedways, 495 US-45, Columbus
  6:00 pm

Saturday June 27

• Brassfield @ the Houston Mississippi homecoming ... →
  Houston MS Water Tower, 342 Jamison St, Houston
  2:00 pm
• Weekly Racing Series - Magnolia Motor Speedway →
  Magnolia Motor Speedways, 495 US-45, Columbus
  6:30 pm

Saturday July 11

• 2026 Governor’s Cup - Day Two →
  Magnolia Motor Speedways, 495 US-45, Columbus
  7:00 pm

Wednesday July 15

• Speakers Bureau: “The Challenges of the First... →
  Columbus Lowndes Public Library, 314 7th St N, Columbus
  12:00 pm
• Speakers Bureau: “The Challenges of the First Fifty Years of Women’s Suffrage” →
  Columbus Lowndes Public Library, 314 7th St N, Columbus
  12:00 pm
• The Cancer Journey-Starkville →
  Cancer Care, Maben
  12:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Sweet Spot: How to Use Body Recomposition to Lose Fat and Build Muscle Simultaneously
  We’ve all been conditioned to believe that weight loss is a simple math equation: eat less, move more, and watch the number on the scale go down. But… (Nextdoor College St)
• Relationships on Social Media
  My thoughts on people sharing their relationships on social media. https://inthemindofbrepodcast.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/relationships-on-social… (Nextdoor College St)

• Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Columbus. Apply here.
• Carrols Corporation posted a job opening for Team Member in Columbus. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbus here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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