Breast Cancer Awareness Month: More common in women, but breast cancer strikes men, too

Roughly, 2,360 cases will be diagnosed in men in 2014. About 430 men will die from the disease, according to the The American Cancer Society.

As more stores move into the Golden Triangle, how is competition shaping up?

About a decade ago, Shane Reed, a Neshoba County native who graduated from Mississippi State in 2000, decided to open a business in the Golden Triangle.

Browning on Business: Old 82 restaurant to open in downtown Columbus

In coming weeks, Old 82 will open for business at 400 Main St. — the former of Front Door, Back Door, which closed in February.

Clay Co. infant death leads to murder charge

A Starkville man is facing a capital murder charge after the death of a 2-month-old child.

Browning on Business: West Point getting a strip mall along Hwy. 45

The plan is for the building to house five to seven retail businesses, developer says.

Columbus charter school hopefuls get closer to goal

A group hoping to offer more educational options to elementary-aged children in Columbus has cleared the first hurdle.

MUW nurse: Knowing your body, mammograms key in detecting cancer

For women, the only cancer more common than breast cancer is skin cancer.

Browning on Business: Columbus getting new cosmetic chain, mattress outlet

Columbus officials confirmed plans for a 13,000 square foot commercial building to be built behind the Walgreens on Highway 45 North.

Dak Prescott’s hometown beginnings

You know the MSU quarterback’s on-field reputation. Now understand where he came from and what drives him.

A foster child keeps the faith

Ervinnisha is a teenager with a goal: She wants to be adopted by her 18th birthday.

For that, though, she is running out of time.

Browning on Business: Starkville beer hits shelves next week

SweetGum Brewing Co. will have its beer for sale locally next week.

MSU student creates website in wake of mother’s illness

Kaylie Mitchell lost her smile in May, when her mother’s cancer diagnosis came.

The Mississippi State University junior was home in Pascagoula, on a break from school. The family ate dinner and everyone was in the living room when her mother asked that the T.V. be turned down.

Browning on Business: Columbus restaurant has plans to move downtown

Thai by Thai is moving to downtown Columbus.

Scott Carley, the restaurant’s owner, confirmed to The Dispatch on Wednesday that he has plans to move his business.

Browning on Business: Golden Triangle gains a coffee shop, eatery this month

There are more than 21,000 Starbucks in the world. The first one in Columbus opens Friday, according to what is written on the front window of the coffee shop.

Severstal plant formally sold to Indiana company

Severstal Columbus has been sold to Steel Dynamics Inc., an Indiana-based steel producer and metal recycler.

The plant, which sits on 1,400 acres near Airport Road, was sold by its Russian owners for $1.62 billion, according to a Steel Dynamics statement Tuesday.

Election set to fill Brown’s vacated seat

A special election will be held Nov. 4 to fill the Mississippi Senate seat left vacant when Terry Brown died this month.

Columbus native makes top 10 finish at Miss America

Miss Mississippi Jasmine Murray, a Columbus native, was among the final 10 contestants in the Miss America pageant Sunday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Columbus native set for Miss America pageant

Jasmine Murray of Columbus will take part in the Miss America Pageant tonight in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

MUW enrollment hits highest point in decade-plus

Fall enrollment numbers at Mississippi University for Women are up from last year, according to preliminary figures released this week by the state Institutions of Higher Learning.

Browning on Business: Two new restaurant options open in Golden Triangle

Starkville is getting a restaurant for people who want to eat healthy, locally-grown food.