Hudson, other former MSU standouts thriving as MLB season winds down

Dakota Hudson is helping the St. Louis Cardinals fight for a postseason berth. Entering Monday’s games with two weeks remaining in MLB’s truncated season, Hudson has a 3-2 record with a 2.92 ERA in 37 innings pitched. The right-hander has 31 strikeouts and a 0.97 WHIP.

Monday Profile: Starkville family follows father’s legacy to open meat wholesaler

The Sanders family has always been “in the cow business,” as Will Sanders puts it.

Will, along with his older brother Scott, his sister Leslie and his mother Linda, wished to continue the legacy of his late father David, who started working with cattle 40 years ago.

Garrick Hodge: Predicting the outcome of the 2020 Mississippi State football season

There will be plenty of time for in-depth breakdowns later, but now, it’s time for a lighthearted, probably totally inaccurate season prediction column!

Caledonia, Heritage Academy flash different offensive game plans in matchup

Gunslinging won out over the triple option on Friday night.

Mississippi State soccer, volleyball release updated schedules

Mississippi State soccer and volleyball both released their updated schedules Wednesday.

District 37 House candidates outline campaign priorities

With two weeks before election day, Lynn Wright and David Chism continue to hit the campaign trail in Lowndes County.

Wright and Chism, both conservative candidates running for the vacant Mississippi House of Representatives District 37 seat, used various methods to appeal to voters Tuesday.

Mississippi State football notebook: Bulldogs host scrimmage, quarterback update, COVID-19 good luck

STARKVILLE — When Mike Leach arrived at fall camp, the first year Mississippi State head coach had no predetermined expectations. He simply wanted to see where everyone was at, good, bad or ugly.

Late West Point rally falls short; coach Chris Chambless remains upbeat

Losing has never been normal for the four-time state champion Green Wave, but they had to deal with it Friday at Starkville.

Mississippi State men’s basketball strength and conditioning coach Collin Crane pleased with team’s progress in offseason workouts

Crane has lauded the progress of the current Bulldogs, who will be one of the youngest teams in college basketball this winter.

Starkville, West Point set to clash in season opener

STARKVILLE — For the last four seasons, the West Point football team has been nearly unbeatable. Seeking a Mississippi High School Activities Association record 12th state championship, the Green Wave expect that to continue this season.

Columbus Christian Academy drops home opener to Delta Streets Academy

The Rams struggled to supplement an early kickoff return score with more points and fell to 0-2.

Garrick Hodge: Eight-man, nine-man, 11-man? Oh my.

Taking a look at different levels of high school football.

Mississippi State men’s basketball gets first commit of 2021 class

The Mississippi State men’s basketball team has officially starting building its 2021 class.

Clay supervisors extend county curfew 30 days

The Clay County Board of Supervisors opted to extend a county-wide curfew Thursday afternoon for an additional 30 days.

West Point native Brownlee hoping for standout season with Southern Miss

Jason Brownlee has already played at Southern Mississippi’s M.M. Roberts Stadium.

Garrick Hodge: Friday night football’s return welcome, but safety protocols must continue to be followed

Football is therapeutic for those playing and watching, and adhering to precautionary measures is the only chance we have of a season being played without pause.

West Point sets sights on fifth straight championship

WEST POINT — Last year couldn’t have ended better for West Point football.

Former Starkville High QB Brady Davis ‘hoping for some football’

The Missouri Valley Football Conference has officially postponed its conference competition to the spring.

Former MSU standouts Moreland, Woodruff thriving in truncated MLB season

Former Mississippi State standout Mitch Moreland is delivering for the Boston Red Sox so far in Major League Baseball’s truncated season.

Clay supes OK $50 hazard pay for pollworkers in special election

The Clay County Board of Supervisors on Thursday unanimously approved providing an extra $50 in hazard pay to each poll worker working the upcoming special election on Sept. 22 for the vacant Mississippi House of Representatives seat in District 37.