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Education: Carey Beth goes to Washington: SHS senior selected for summer youth leaders program
When you ask Starkville High School senior Carey Beth Honnoll what she did this summer, it’s not the typical beach trips and laying beside the pool.
Education Brief: Local students among MSU’s Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program
Thirty-four Mississippi State University students are new scholarship recipients in one of the state’s most prestigious teacher education programs.
The Verdict: Circuit court rundown for July 14-25
Judge Lee Howard ■ Jamel Johnson, two counts of trafficking of controlled substances, retired to files based on guilty plea; ■ Damarion Robinson, failure to
Grow with O: Just piddling around
Nineteen years of retirement and the back-to-school feelings still cross my mind.
When it comes to clutch moments, new Ole Miss kicker Lucas Carneiro thinks simpler is better
Even though he hit all six of his field goal tries from 50 yards or more last season, Ole Miss junior kicker Lucas Carneiro wants more out of that right leg of his.
Outdoors Feature: Freezer cleanout pulls many methods
If you’re emptying your freezer in preparation for the whitetail season to come, a few great preparation methods are all it takes to supply the meat for any of the thousands of recipes available online.
Jabe Nicholson: Out of the blue
“You rang, m’lord?” This doesn’t refer to a phone call. It was the response of household servants when summoned by a bell.
Rick Cleveland: Brandon’s Rachel McAlpin swims to world championship in Romania
You, as I, might wonder how it feels to win a world championship at age 17. That’s what Mississippian Rachel McAlpin did Wednesday winning the 50-meter breaststroke gold medal at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania, nearly 6,000 miles from her hometown of Brandon.
Clay Bowen: Tattoos and the art of landscape maintenance
I was mowing my lawn this past Sunday and I was distracted with heavy thoughts.
Letter: When data disappears, democracy follows
Our president did not like the data that the National Labor Relations Board presented, so he fired the head of that organization and installed a
In the Garden with Felder: Chaos gardening and avoiding fad planting
Oh boy, time to figure out another hip “new” gardening style many of us have been practicing for decades before seeing it get renamed and trendy.
Outdoors column: Reasonable care may be only cure we need
The camp chef was making his version of jalapeño poppers, using breast meat from Canada geese.
Community Calendar for 8-23-25
Saturday, Aug. 23 ■ Game Day Kick-Off: Main Street Columbus is hosting a new event in celebration of the season from 10 a.m. to 4
Student project builds safe habitat to relocate, protect local bats at MSU
Mississippi State University celebrated the opening of a new bat house Tuesday, a student-led conservation effort aimed at changing public perception of one of nature’s most misunderstood animals.
The W invites musicians to join Community Band
The Department of Music at Mississippi University for Women is seeking musicians of all ages and experience levels to join its Community Band for the 2025-26 academic year.
Oscar Bird’s path to American football ‘was an opportunity to come on an adventure’
Ole Miss punter Oscar Bird is bound to stick out on the field at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
‘No dropoff’: Will Echoles is confident Ole Miss’ defense will shine again
OXFORD – Back for Year 2 in defensive coordinator Pete Golding’s defense, Ole Miss sophomore defensive tackle Will Echoles is comfortable with the Rebels’ scheme.
James Lindsey: Officers have the toughest job they could love
I am a deputy sheriff with the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department and have been for the past 25 years. The reason I am writing this is because recently my wife and I were in a local restaurant in Starkville having dinner. I was off duty and in plain clothing.
Lowe, cut by Nationals, signs with Red Sox
BOSTON – The Boston Red Sox signed first baseman Nathaniel Lowe to a one-year contract Monday, two days after he was released by the Washington
SDI acquires New Process Steel; IP sells Global Cellulose Fibers for $1.5B
Two industrial acquisitions announced this week will impact the Golden Triangle’s manufacturing landscape, with International Paper selling its Global Cellulose Fibers business and Steel Dynamics acquiring full ownership of New Process Steel.
