Seven brothers, seven veterans

For the Cummings boys of Pickens County, Alabama, there is more than one Veterans Day.

Slimantics: Waverley Mansion needs her friends

She is still beautiful, even in her old age.

But even her dear friends will admit she could use some fresh make-up, maybe a mild face-lift.

KiOR fails to make MDA loan payment

KiOR has missed its final deadline for making a $1.85 million payment on its $75 million Mississippi Development Authority loan.

In Mississippi, job placement made easier

Looking for a job? Looking for a worker?

In Mississippi, there’s an app for that.

Slimantics: An American music true to its roots

I despise country music and I’m not too keen about the music you generally hear in church, either.

This was not always the case.

MSU survives after getting pushed to final play

Even before the season began, the seven Southeastern Conference Western Division coaches talked about the incredible balance in the best division in the nation’s best conference.

Week in and week out, you hear it from winning coaches and losing coaches. So what is the difference between the team at the top of the SEC West and the team at the bottom?

KiOR fails to meet state loan deadline

KiOR has failed to meet a deadline to pay a $1.85 million installment payment to the Mississippi Development Authority.

Slim Smith: Mississippi’s Man of La Mancha

It is a little after 2 p.m. Friday and Shawn O’Hara interrupts the interview as his driver, Pancho Sancho, er, Eli “Sarge” Jackson, gets into the car. The two candidates are criss-crossing the state on the campaign train in advance of Tuesday’s general election.

Slimantics: State senate race: Four candidates, zero ideas

Tuesday evening, Mississippi University for Women held a candidates forum for the four men who are running to fill the unexpired, one-year state senate term of the late Terry Brown.

Backpack Buddies program helps feed hungry students

One of Starkville’s most successful feeding programs can trace its roots to a deception.

Slimantics: Prison stories have ring of truth

I have been reading with great interest the reporting of the Clarion-Ledger’s Jerry Mitchell on the conditions of prisons in Mississippi.

Lowndes County Senate candidates prepare for election

In 10 days, Lowndes County voters will go to the polls to choose which of four candidates will fill the unexpired term of former District 17 state senator Terry Brown.

Starkville awash in No. 1 football teams

Starkville is the only town in America where the chant “We’re Number One!” is met with the question, “Can you be more specific?”

Little change in Golden Triangle school ratings

Status quo can mean distinctly different things to different people.

CMSD supe: Third graders lag behind new state standards

A special meeting of the Columbus Municipal School Board of Trustees this week revealed some troubling news.

Golden Triangle crews work to restore power

Utility companies said that by the end of the day Tuesday service would be restored to the handful of customers who lacked electricity.

Slimantics: A level playing field for Mississippi workers

Our elected state officials, especially those with the big “R” attached to their names, will tell you they believe in small government and personal liberty.

Much rejoicing as Bulldog continue to prove they are worthy of ranking

In the beginning (of the season), Dan Mullen created the playbook.

And the schedule was void of wins and there was no preseason ranking for the Bulldogs.

Record-breaking crowd cheers Dawgs to sixth win

Today, when the Associated Press releases its weekly poll, one will be a number Mississippi State and its emotionally exhausted fans will cherish.

GameDay set for Saturday’s MSU broadcast

The ESPN GameDay crew has set up shop in The Junction for Saturday’s Mississippi State-Auburn game.