''The Columbus Packet'', also known as The Packet, is a weekly

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sport ...

published in

Columbus Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to: * Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer * Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio Columbus may also refer to: Places ...

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mis ...

(

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). It was founded in 1991 by editor and publisher, Roger Larsen. Starting in July 2010 Colin Krieger took over the position as editor and publisher of The Columbus Packet with Roger Larsen remaining on as a columnist. ''The Packet'' is published once a week on Thursdays. It focuses on stories and advertisements of local interest, and has grown rapidly in circulation in recent years. As of October 2008, it has a circulation of over 11,000. A particular focus of the paper has been to increase media exposure of the affairs of local government in the

Lowndes County Lowndes County is the name of several counties in the United States: * Lowndes County, Alabama * Lowndes County, Georgia Lowndes County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census the ...

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''The Columbus Packet''
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