Articles by Jessica Lindsey
‘No one fights alone’: Two mothers recount their stories during school’s annual cancer assistance drive
It is a parent’s worst nightmare — a headache or throat ache that turns into something more sinister: cancer.
City explores eminent domain for portions of Sandfield Cemetery
For years, the east side of Sandfield Cemetery has been falling into disrepair due to the lack of upkeep.
W forms task force to consider name change
Since it was established in 1847, The Mississippi University for Women has run through four official names, and in a letter to alumni MUW President Nora Miller said the time is right to consider a new one.
Noxubee schools break streak of F ratings
Noxubee County School District earned a D in the most recent Mississippi Department of Education Accountability ratings, breaking a seven-year streak of F ratings.
JA gives Lowndes students dose of ‘reality’
Students at the Lowndes County School District Career and Technology Center got a reality check Tuesday with the annual Reality Fair.
CMSD improves to C district, breaking yearslong slump
Columbus Municipal and Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated school districts both moved up a letter grade in the Mississippi Department of Education’s Accountability Ratings, while Lowndes County remains the region’s only A public school district.
Threat on social media spurs lockdown at SHS
When Starkville High School officials received a tip of a threat on social media Monday, the school went into a modified lockdown for roughly an hour.
Banned Books Week sheds light on censorship’s ‘slippery slope’
“Goodnight moon; goodnight cow jumping over the moon; goodnight light and the red balloon.”
The famous children’s book “Goodnight Moon” by Margaret Wise Brown is technically a “banned book” for two reasons.
ACS students make pinwheels for peace for 11th year
With the morning sun shining down and a blue sky above them, students at Annunciation Catholic School planted pinwheels in the ground around the school’s front garden peace pole.
Rotary trio sees poverty in Kenya firsthand
In a small village about an hour drive from Nairobi, Kenya, a mother pretends to begin preparations for dinner and prays for her children to fall asleep early before noticing they had no food.
Auditor speaks on welfare fraud case
Whether a sports fan or not, every Mississippian has heard of Brett Favre, and recently the Hall of Fame NFL quarterback has found himself at the forefront of national news for his role in a Mississippi welfare fraud scheme.
Fire captains see more raise than expected in FY ‘23 budget
Mayor Keith Gaskin cast the tie-breaking vote Thursday on a last-minute budget change to raise pay for Columbus Fire and Rescue captains by an additional $1 an hour.
MSU ranks fourth nationally for free speech on campus
After being named editor-in-chief of the Mississippi State University student newspaper, Heather Harrison sits in her office which is adorned with a pink flower backdrop for podcast interviews and other decorations that show her self-expression.
4-County, TVA donate $5,000 to purchase accessible playground equipment at PMS
Students with disabilities will soon see an improvement of accessibility of playground equipment at Partnership Middle School.
Photo: ‘Everything Starkville’
Deborah Mansfield, an artist from West Point, is in her third week of painting a mural on the corner of Lafayette and Main streets in Starkville. The full mural is set to be complete at the end of October, and it will be an homage to “everything Starkville.”
New principal hired at Columbus High School
Students and parents of Columbus High School will soon be seeing a familiar face around the halls as Dexter Peterson takes over as principal.
Transformer shortage impacting local utility companies
On a gray gravel lot on the north outskirts of Starkville, more than a dozen old, out-of-service electrical transformers sit idle, at least for now.
Candidate qualifies for LCSD board seat just before deadline
A candidate qualified for the District 2 Lowndes County School Board seat just before Friday’s deadline.
Public schools in Golden Triangle utilize free online tutoring program
Third-grade through 12th-grade students across the state have been given a new way to receive free online tutoring.
Utility leaders: Infrastructure key to avoiding local water crisis
With the slightest change in pressure, equipment running slower than normal or any other change at a water treatment plant in Starkville, Sean Johnston can monitor the conditions at the water treatment plant through an app on his phone.
