Hope lives for Walmart Neighborhood Market

A Walmart Neighborhood Market may be coming to east Starkville after all.

BOA narrowly passes comprehensive plan

A new comprehensive plan the city has spent more than $150,000 and nearly 18 months to develop narrowly survived a Starkville Board of Aldermen vote Tuesday evening at City Hall.

Two supervisors knock Trainer on transparency

Two Oktibbeha County supervisors called out the board’s president for what they called a lack of transparency during a public meeting Monday evening.

Oktibbeha public defenders ask for raise

Oktibbeha County public defenders want a raise.

Lynn Spruill to run for mayor in Starkville in 2017

A former Starkville chief administrative officer is running for mayor in 2017.

Aldermen to mull additional street funds

Starkville aldermen on Tuesday will consider adding up to $245,000 to its street overlay budget this fiscal year.

Mayor’s grandson arrested for murdering father

A Columbus murder suspect is claiming through his attorney that he shot his father in self-defense.

Aldermen to consider billboard moratorium

A citizen complaint has compelled Ward 3 Alderman David Little to seek a resolution to temporarily prohibit new billboards from popping up in Starkville.

Perkins won’t run for mayor in 2017

The longest-tenured Starkville alderman announced through a press release Monday night he will not seek the office of mayor in 2017.

City transfers Karriem case to justice court

The city of Columbus has punted a pending criminal case against a former city councilman to Lowndes County Justice Court.

City hires public defender for Municipal Court

In a split vote Tuesday evening, the Columbus City Council hired its first dedicated public defender in years for Municipal Court.

Columbus honors four outstanding citizens

Tjajuan Boswell still has the legal pad from her first meeting with Columbus Mayor Robert Smith.

Home Base: Christmas shopping to the moon and back

I’m not sure when it happened. But it most certainly has.

Ricky Ball Shooting: Boykin claims self defense in lawsuit response

Former Columbus police officer Canyon Boykin is telling through federal court records his story of what happened the night he shot and killed Ricky Ball.

Home Base: Remember those suffering holiday gloom

By the time you read this, I’ll be on the beach.

Serving Thanksgiving lunch: Salvation Army, volunteers feed area needy

Lunch was ready at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Columbus Salvation Army headquarters on Main Street, but Glenn McDonald wasn’t eating.

Home Base: Embracing feminism in a nation that doesn’t

Once, I recall saying something negative to my wife about feminism.

Authorities release more information on Cotton District shooting

Police report the victim of a fatal shooting Sunday morning in the Cotton District had multiple interactions with the suspects before he was shot, and more arrests are possible.

Home Base: The ‘mom’ solution

Sometimes my children cry.

Gay Jr. moves to QB, leads Starkville past Warren Central

STARKVILLE — Starkville High School football coach Ricky Woods told a buddy Friday before his team’s game against Warren Central he expected his quarterback to rush for 200 yards.

As ambitious a prediction as it was, especially considering Woods moved senior standout linebacker Willie Gay Jr. behind center for the must-win game at Yellow Jacket Stadium, his prediction wasn’t even close.