Moore’s team questions affidavit, absentee ballots

The substance of Johnny Moore’s challenge of last year’s Starkville mayoral runoff election began to take shape on Monday as the trial began in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court.

Chism out of hospital after mild stroke

State Representative Gary Chism is out of the hospital after suffering a “mild” stroke over the weekend, his colleagues have confirmed.

Starkville mayoral election trial set to begin Monday

Johnny Moore’s challenge of the 2017 Democratic mayoral primary election is going to trial this week.

Forum scheduled for Third Congressional District candidates

Six Republican candidates vying for Mississippi Third Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives are set to take part in a forum at the Oktibbeha County Courthouse next week.

Partnership announces Restaurant Week charities

The Partnership revealed the three charities that can win up to $5,000 from Cadence Bank during the sixth annual Restaurant Week later this month.

Bailiff conduct questioned in Batiste hearing

Bobby Batiste, a man on death row for the 2008 murder of his roommate at 21 Apartments, is contending that statements a bailiff made about the all-white jury that convicted him unfairly impacted his trial.

Split vote in Starkville allows beer at Clydesdales event

A pair of items at Tuesday’s board of aldermen meeting highlighted what aldermen say is a need to reevaluate some of the city’s special event policies.

Oktibbeha supervisor blasts road manager for excessive employee overtime

Tensions flared Monday between Oktibbeha County Road Manager Fred Hal Baggett and District 4 Supervisor Bricklee Miller, spurred on by a disagreement about whether more than 300 hours of overtime for road workers during the winter months was necessary.

Soltis previews New Narrative Festival

Steve Soltis said Mississippi, and its people, are full of stories waiting to be told, and the inaugural New Narrative Festival at Mississippi State next week aims to help explore ways to tell them.

MSU photographer retiring after three decades of capturing MSU history

For the next week, to step into the Colvard Student Union’s second floor art gallery is to take a look through the storied career of longtime Mississippi State University photographer Russ Houston.

Davis sole applicant for school board post

Starkville aldermen should be in for an easy decision Tuesday when they vote to fill former school board trustee Melissa Luckett’s vacant post.

Restaurant Week nominations close Friday

Time is closing out to nominate charities for The Partnership’s annual Restaurant Week.

State unemployment rates continue to fall

Mississippi’s unemployment rate hit another record low in February, according to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security’s monthly report.

Rye tapped for state board post

Brittney Rye said she never expected to get an appointment like the one she’s just been confirmed to.

Going out on top: Weeks earns top music educator award ahead of retirement; 24 students reach All State choir

Regina Weeks is reaching the end of her final year with Starkville High School, and it might be one of her best.

MSU starts work on College View project

Work is officially underway at Mississippi State University for a major mixed-space residential project that’s the first of its kind in the state.

An ‘honest opinion’ on business: MSU Small Business Development Center seeks to help small businesses see success

Most businesses that start fail within a few years.

Chip Templeton, director of the Mississippi State University Small Business Development Center, said his organization is trying to help entrepreneurs see better odds of success.

‘The hungriest state in the nation’

No state grapples with hunger, proportionally, as much as Mississippi, according to Mississippi Food Network CEO Charles Beady.

Donation highlights clothes closet needs at local schools

A Thursday donation of clothing at Sudduth Elementary School by Christian World Missions helps highlight some Starkville schools’ needs for their clothes closets.

Lights, camera, action: Movie production sports Golden Triangle flair

Critics agree — the Golden Triangle is a great place to film a horror movie.