Child’s play: Reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson adds team owner to his renowned racing resume

Kyle Larson’s latest racing endeavor might be more challenging than “The Double.”

Baklava bites and Olympic nights

Happy Winter Olympics season, y’all!

New Hope’s season ends with first-round loss at Florence

Florence is moving on in the soccer playoffs.

A look at Ole Miss’ 2025 financial report

Ole Miss’ athletics department reported a deficit of $5,147,021 in fiscal year 2025, according to information the school filed with the NCAA.

Education: Paging for the Senate

Backed by NFL and Olympics, flag football gains momentum in NCAA emerging sports program

Thousands gathered in San Francisco in the days leading up to the most anticipated game on the NFL calendar.

Education: Department of Music at The W welcomes prospective students for Music Day

Mississippi University for Women’s Department of Music will welcome prospective students to campus Feb. 20 for Music Day.

Education: Columbus Middle students reign superior at Jr. Thespian Conference

With each performance, each set design, costume creation and makeup artistry, Columbus Middle School Performing and Visual Arts students took on the role of winning.

Education Briefs for 2-10-26

Jacket job fair set for Thursday Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District will host its annual Jacket Job Fair from 5 p.m. until 7 Thursday at Partnership

Falcons smash Pontotoc in regular-season finale

One of the state’s best Class 5A boys teams came to The Hollow and showed why they’re worthy of that moniker.

Jackets struggle in second half, fall to Germantown

GLUCKSTADT — For the second time in two weeks the top-ranked team goes down. Behind the play of Sam Funches along with a strong second

Museum Miles 5K returns Feb. 21

Runners and walkers will soon have a chance to lace up their shoes and step into Starkville’s past while supporting local history preservation.

Manatees are making themselves at home on Mississippi’s coast

Move over, Florida – Mississippi’s coast is becoming a vacation spot for some very gentle visitors.

Theatre MSU brings heat, razor-sharp wit to 2026 season

Mississippi State University’s Theatre MSU is heating up Starkville with a spring season that promises both high-stakes drama and dark musical comedy.

Community Calendar for 2-7-26

Now through Feb. 20 ■ “A More Perfect Union: Mississippi Founders”: The Colvard Student Union Art Gallery hosts this traveling exhibit from the Mississippi Humanities

Report: Trinidad Chambliss’ appeal for 6th season denied by NCAA

Ole Miss senior quarterback Trinidad Chambliss – the former Division II star who finished eighth-place in the 2025 Heisman Trophy voting and helped lead the Rebels to a record-setting 13-2 season and College Football Playoff semifinals appearance – has had his appeal for a sixth-year waiver denied by the NCAA, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Alabama and Charles Bediako accentuate the messy condition of college sports

The thin-and-getting-thinner line that divides college and professional sports has become microscopic.

Golden Triangle middle schoolers can make their voices heard in National Civics Bee®

Middle school students across the Golden Triangle – including Starkville, Columbus, and West Point – have a chance to put their civic smarts to the test.

Everyday Clay: Love you still, always have, always will

I’ve been trying lately to immerse myself in every moment.

Reeves signs bill for hospital improvements as lawmakers work to boost rural facilities

A new law takes effect immediately that will make it easier for health facilities to make costly improvements and limit where the University of Mississippi Medical Center can open new locations without state approval after Gov. Tate Reeves signed the legislation into law Wednesday.