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Education: Starkville Rotary Club honors SHS teacher, two high schoolers
On Monday, Starkville Rotary Club recognized Starkville High School teacher, Stephany Watson, as the organization’s Teacher of the Month for September.
Education Brief: Deadline approaching to apply for U.S. Senate Youth Program
Interested high school juniors and seniors have until Sept. 30 to apply for the 2026 U.S. Senate Youth Program, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith said in a Sept. 8 press release.
Delta State University is investigating a student’s death
Delta State University is investigating the death of a student who was found hanging from a tree on the Cleveland campus early Monday.
Letter: Trump’s accomplishments
President Trump has already done “much” more than I ever imagined since returning for his second term. He has been busy trying to fix the
Trinidad Chambliss seizes his moment in Rebels’ win over Arkansas
As of approximately 10:30 p.m. Saturday night, Trinidad Chambliss had yet to get to all of the messages on his phone. Given the gravity of the night he had, the quantity of those messages makes a lot of sense.
Victim in Friday fire expected to recover
A victim hospitalized after a Friday night apartment fire is expected to make a full recovery, according to a Starkville Fire Department Facebook post on Monday.
Outdoors Column: Sometimes our memories happened to other people
It’s early butterfly season and very late firefly season so, while the two briefly overlap, I occasionally drive past the house my little girl called home when she truly was one.
Outdoors Feature: Backyard gardens becoming havens for monarch butterflies amid declining populations
Monarch butterflies, long celebrated for their striking orange-and-black wings and epic migrations across North America, are finding refuge closer to home — in backyard gardens.
In the Garden with Felder: Surprised by sooty mold, honeydew and crape myrtle bark scale
On my flight back from my summer home in England, while semi-dreading dealing with my neglected Mississippi garden, I decided to draft a cheery column on getting heirloom holiday plants to flower.
The Barn resumes concert series Thursday
The Barn Concert Series, hosted by Kay and Steve Ellis at their home on Mac Davis Road, resumes on Thursday with a Blues show featuring Doug MacLeod with special guest Rachel Maxann.
Woman’s Club of Starkville kicked off season with mayor
The Woman’s Club of Starkville kicked off its 2025-26 season by having Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill speak at its Sept. 9 meeting held at the First Baptist Church.
Sherry Ivy: The favor of God is on your life
As Children of God, we have the favor of God on our lives because He has granted it to us.
Curtains Up: Theatre MSU unveils season of classics, musicals
Mississippi State University’s Theatre MSU launches its 2025-26 season this month with a vibrant adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic “The Jungle Book,” running Sept. 24-26.
Letter: Struggling to understand
I now wish I had given more attention to psychology in college. If I had, I might be better able to understand what our people
Andrew McLarty: In a world of noise, you have permission to wonder
A quiet voice from the past recently surfaced amid the clutter of my Facebook feed: a video clip of the late Fred Rogers. In it, he offered a gentle admonition that feels more urgent now than when he spoke it over thirty years ago.
Mississippi sets execution date for man who killed a college student in 1993
The Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday set an Oct. 15 execution date for the man convicted of kidnapping and killing a college student in 1993.
Clay Bowen: Sounds like home
My favorite memories are those that make us pause just a little bit longer. Do you ever catch yourself recalling a memory, and when you stop thinking about it, it’s as if you awoke from a dream? I love that feeling! I also love memories with a ripple effect.
One-half wonder leads Heritage over Kemper County
For the first half of their game last night in Columbus, Heritage Academy owned the field against Kemper County, racing out to a 24-point lead.
Prince Harry has tea with his father, King Charles III, in their first meeting in over a year
Britain’s Prince Harry joined his father, King Charles III, for tea on Wednesday at the monarch’s London home, the first time they’ve met in well over a year.
NATO flexes its muscles and bulks up defenses on its eastern flank to ward off Russia
WARSAW, Poland — NATO said Friday it’s bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with new equipment to
