Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS

Columbus is a city in Lowndes County, Mississippi that lies northeast of the Tombigbee River, also referred to as the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Major employers in Columbus, MS include Columbus Air Force Base, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Mississippi University for Women, Columbus Municipal School District, Lowndes County School District, and Steel Dynamics Inc. Historically, Tupelo has served as a regional transportation hub, primarily due to its location at a railroad intersection. Tupelo allocates its resources for business and job development, creating thousands of new jobs. West Point is a city in Clay County, in the Golden Triangle region of the state. It resides on the fertile “black prairie” region, and has twice been named in Norman Crampton’s 100 Best Small Towns in America.