CMSD leaders pledge to repair Hunt campus

Crews of Columbus Municipal School District employees and volunteers have already begun cleaning up a former high school partially destroyed by the EF-3 tornado that ripped through the city Saturday. District officials said they plan to repair and rebuild.

Saturday storm deemed EF-3 tornado

The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-3 tornado touched down in Columbus at about 5:14 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

Dispatch branches into ticket sales, event promotion

The Dispatch has launched a new department in hopes of increasing community-involvement in the Golden Triangle.

Business Moves with Mary: Former College St. doctor’s office to become apartments

Dr. Billy Stallworth built his general practice office on College Street in 1938, and although the name of the building will remain the same, a new owner has recently taken ownership of the one-story brick building.

CMSD Board recognized for superintendent search

The Columbus Municipal School District board of trustees tried to involve the community in its lengthy search to find a superintendent last year.

Slime dunk: MSU center McCowan teaches Starkville children how to make slime at Emerson

Teaira McCowan spent much of Tuesday evening up to her elbows in slime at Emerson Family School on Louisville Street.

Weather, possibly budget delaying Partnership School

More delays have pushed the completion of the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District’s Partnership School with Mississippi State University beyond a fall 2019 opening date.

Business Moves with Mary: Georgia Blue restaurant, bakery coming to Starkville

A new restaurant and bakery are coming to downtown Starkville.

CMSD board votes to start capital improvements

Moving forward with the district’s capital improvement plan, Columbus Municipal School District board of trustees earmarked more than $2.3 million for new projects.

Caledonia assistant principal Byrd ‘let go’

Longtime Lowndes County School District employee Robert Byrd is out of a job as of Friday afternoon.

Starkville-Oktibbeha hires two principals

Two principal hires became official Thursday during a special-call meeting of the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Board of Trustees.

SOCSD to host second job fair

Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District is looking for candidates to fill 20 classroom teacher openings expected for the upcoming school year.

Business Moves with Mary: The Purple Elephant reopens

Nearly 10 years ago, Debbie Putt and Janis Kertsetter were working at The Purple Elephant.

Last Friday, they became the new owners and reopened the previously closed Columbus gift shop on Wilkins Wise Road.

Students teaching students: Columbus High seniors volunteer for elementary mentoring pilot program

Typically, after Columbus High School senior Jordan Harris finishes his British Literature class at East Mississippi Community College, he heads home for the day.

For the rest of the school year, though, Harris will drive to his former elementary school, Fairview Elementary, to mentor younger students Mondays through Thursdays.

Starkville man arrested for stolen vehicle

A Starkville man was arrested Saturday night at Dollar General after fleeing law enforcement in a stolen vehicle.

MUW students give back through day of service

Mississippi University for Women junior Markayla Duck walked into the Boys and Girls Club in Columbus on Wednesday for the first time in nearly a decade.

CMSD upholds Craig Shannon’s termination

The Columbus Municipal School District board unanimously upheld the termination of former deputy superintendent Craig Shannon on Tuesday night.

Board: Capital improvements a priority at CMSD

When parents pick up their children from Sale Elementary School, cars line up on Warpath Road in east Columbus, creating a public safety concern.

Business Moves with Mary: Subscription-based ride service coming to Starkville

When Kyle Staude sat in a police station with a DUI on his record, he knew it could have easily been avoided.

That was more than five years ago, when Staude was a college student. Now CEO of EZ-RYDR — a ride sharing company similar to Uber or Lyft — Staude said he could have used a transportation network in college to avoid some of his poor decisions.

MUW students, faculty take fitness challenge

For Sharia Moore, making it to her pre-nursing classes at Mississippi University for Women last semester was more difficult than it should have been.