Articles by Cadence Harvey
Sprinkler malfunction floods Rent Auditorium
y morning sprinkler system malfunction on Mississippi University for Women’s campus prompted a last-minute venue change for Heritage Academy’s graduation ceremony, scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight.
Supervisors seek firms to manage hospital trust
Supervisors have until July 1 to determine how much money they plan to deposit in the county’s newly-established reserve and trust fund. On Wednesday, they took the first steps in determining who will manage the funds.
Faith leads man through fire to save mother, baby
Oliver Latham was in his apartment singing along to karaoke with two friends during a birthday party April 17 when shouting outside interrupted the night.
One easement holding up flood work at Tobacco Juice Creek
A drainage project in Clayton Village is set to move forward after a two-year delay, while residents along Tobacco Juice Creek remain plagued by flooding as county officials seek property access necessary to begin work.
Starkville utility bills to be rounded up
Residents will see their utility bills rounded up to the next dollar beginning in July after aldermen approved changes to Starkville Utilities’ Power of Change program.
Ask The Dispatch: How to prepare for graduation season in the Golden Triangle
With graduation right around the corner for high school and college seniors, families are preparing to celebrate a milestone moment.
Oktibbeha deputy fired after brawl with umpire at Cornerstone
An Oktibbeha County sheriff’s deputy was fired following a Sunday afternoon brawl with an umpire during a Grand Slam baseball tournament at Cornerstone Park.
Heavy rains offer relief from historic dry spell, burn bans
Farmers and firefighters got a brief reprieve this week after nearly four inches of rain fell across the Golden Triangle, easing conditions during one of the driest starts to a year in more than a century. Still, the drought is far from over.
Officers, private security to patrol Cotton District on weekends
Business owners in the Cotton District are preparing for their first weekend under new city security measures following a Saturday shooting that left one victim hospitalized.
Security to tighten in Cotton District following weekend violence
New security measures will take effect this weekend in the Cotton District following an out-of-control crowd, a shooting and more than two dozen arrests during Super Bulldog Weekend.
Man arrested following East Columbus standoff
A Crime Stoppers tip led to the arrest of a Columbus man following a standoff with law enforcement Thursday afternoon in East Columbus.
Market Street Festival going strong after 30 years
Amber Brislin remembers standing on stage at the Magnolia Bowl in 1996, performing with her high school show choir before a crowd of thousands at the first Market Street Festival.
Summer camps readying around the Golden Triangle
With the school year winding down and summer around the corner, organizations across the Golden Triangle are preparing a full slate of summer activities.
Dachshunds dash for glory as Starkville Derby returns Saturday
In Savannah Johnston’s first Starkville Derby race in 2023, two of her dogs barely made it past the starting line.
City trims financing for stalled housing, gas station development
Aldermen on Tuesday agreed to scale back a tax increment financing plan tied to a mixed-use development project along Highway 12 that has only partially come together since its 2015 approval.
Woman injured in East Columbus shooting
Police are investigating a Saturday shooting in East Columbus that left one woman with non-life-threatening injuries.
Line switch failure leaves Columbus residents in the dark
A failed line switch at the intersection of 12th Street North and Main Street caused a widespread outage in areas of the city Friday afternoon, leaving many residents without power for more than two hours.
Starkville, Columbus continue outpacing FY 25 sales tax collections
Columbus and Starkville are still poised to fall just shy of their projected sales tax revenue budgets more than halfway through Fiscal Year 2026.
Lowndes biocarbon facility creates 100 six-figure jobs
Local and state leaders traded in their usual golden scissors and red ribbon for chainsaws and southern yellow pine logs Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the opening of Steel Dynamics’ new biocarbon facility off Artesia Road.
