Hemphill and Hartman to share fathers’ WWII POW stories at heritage museum
Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum will host a special program honoring history, memory, and resilience at 10:30 a.m. May 14.
St. Paul’s hosts annual May Luncheon and Memorial Sale May 7
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will host its annual May Luncheon fundraiser on Wednesday, May 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., offering boxed lunches, a bake sale, and a limited-time Boston Butt Memorial Sale.
Starkville Town and Country Garden Club celebrates an award-winning year
Starkville Town and Country Garden Club celebrated all of its 2024-25 accomplishments at its end-of-the-year meeting on May 1 at the home of Susan Turner.
Prayer after drunk driving accident leads Reall to share recovery with others
Scott Reall was shooting baskets at a park in Columbus, Ohio, when he was approached by a group of guys offering him a ride in their car. As a shy and struggling teenager, he decided to go with them, not knowing that the driver had been drinking.
Columbus Girlchoir sings jazz
Columbus Girlchoir will present its spring concert, which will include sections of The Little Jazz Mass by Bob Chilcott, at 4 p.m. May 4 in the Artz Fellowship Hall of First Methodist Church.
Community Calendar for 4-26-25
Saturday ■ Pancakes and Ponies: Mississippi State University’s Equestrian Team will be hosting an event with all-you-can-eat pancakes and pony rides at 8-11 a.m. at
With a camera or a paint brush, Payne captures images that speak to you
When Glenn Payne witnesses a moment he wants to capture, the only question he has to ask is whether he should grab his camera or his paintbrush and a canvas.
How does alcohol affect your health?
Drinking too much alcohol or too often can have a negative effect on your health and nutrition goals.
Starkville-MSU Community Band wraps up spring concert series with April 27 free show
A diverse selection of music will fill the afternoon air on April 27 as the Starkville-MSU Community Band concludes its spring concert series with a free, public performance.
New initiative to encourage prayer for 40 days after Easter
George Hampton Irby was helping to hang a cross back on the wall at his church when another member of his congregation told him Jesus spent 40 days on the earth between his resurrection and when he ascended into heaven.
Sweet potato becomes state’s official veggie, root’s farmers applauded by MSU expert
It’s official. The Mississippi sweet potato is growing tremendously – in status that is.
Community Calendar for 4-19-25
Saturday ■ Cotton District Arts Festival: The annual Cotton District Arts Festival will be filling the streets of Starkville with live music, local and regional
Starkville Town and Country Garden Club tours Herring Garden
The Starkville Town and Country Garden Club toured the beautiful and eclectic gardens and historic home of John and Dawn Herring in Mayhew, Mississippi for its April 3 meeting.
Junior Auxiliary of Columbus crowns 75th Charity Ball King and Queen
Junior Auxiliary of Columbus is pleased to announce the 2025 Charity Ball King and Queen: Dr. Floyd Norman Ford and Hanna Cathryn Hardy.
Community Calendar for 4-12-25
Saturday and Sunday ■ Spring Pilgrimage: Visit Columbus is hosting its annual Spring Pilgrimage, featuring tours of 16 pre-Civil War homes. Other special events will
Nigerian author gives voice to living and dead of civil war
When Chigozie Obioma told his mother he was writing a novel set during the Nigerian Civil War, she tried to discourage him from finishing it.
