Mona Moore is the Service Journalism Desk Editor for the (Biloxi) Sun Herald, (Columbus) Ledger-Enquirer and (Macon) Telegraph. Originally from West Covina, California, she holds a bachelor’s and master’s in corporate and public communication from the University of South Alabama. Mona’s writing and photography have been recognized by press associations in Mississippi, North Carolina and Florida. She is on a mission to complete 50 fun adventures before her birthday in October and would welcome any suggestions to add to her list.
One would never expect a city of about 200,000 people to report more cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) than a city of 3.8 million, but that’s exactly what Columbus has done.
