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July 7th, 2022

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As exchange student programs reopen, host families sought in area

By Jessica Lindsey • June 6, 2022

Host families for foreign exchange students have such an impactful role in an international student’s life, and there are new opportunities becoming available in the Golden Triangle for hosts.

Acupuncturists aim to help relieve pain, treat various conditions

By Caroline Beach • June 5, 2022

Just down the road from Mississippi State University, Dr. Jo Anne J. Turner spends her days treating patients out of the small oasis built in the back of her Starkville home.

Under pressure: the corrosive effect of hypertension

By Brian Jones • June 5, 2022

We’ve all been there: at a doctor’s office, tight band around our arm, a nurse talking in numbers. Confusing, isn’t it? What do those numbers even mean? How high is too high?

The mental health crisis of moms: what you need to know

By Statepoint Media • June 5, 2022

A new survey reveals that the mental health of American moms is going largely unattended, with many living under a near-constant state of stress and few seeking support to ease the burden.

New to the gym? Here’s some ways to get started

By Theo DeRosa • June 5, 2022

Cynthia Mutch has seen it before.

The membership and marketing director for the Frank P. Phillips YMCA in Columbus has seen new members struggle to fit in. Instead of joining an exercise class or orienting themselves with the gym’s weight machines, they’ll walk on the treadmill alone.

Juneteenth celebrations return to the Golden Triangle

By Violet Jira and Caroline Beach • June 4, 2022

In Columbus and Starkville, festivities, events and celebrations are in the works to observe Juneteenth.

Unfinished purchase of Woody’s building to close June 15

By Grant McLaughlin • June 4, 2022

After multiple delays, a deal to sell the former Woody’s on the Water building to a restaurateur from the coast is set to close June 15.

Unused city property mostly empty lots

By Brian Jones and Violet Jira • June 4, 2022

The sale of the Rollins-Crigler building on Second Avenue North, Woody’s on the Water at the marina and the old Gilmer Inn site on Main Street have all made headlines in the last couple of years.

Three summer interns join Dispatch newsroom

By Dispatch Staff Reports • June 4, 2022

Three college students, including two with strong ties to Columbus, have joined The Dispatch news staff as summer interns.

Man charged with fatally stabbing nephew

By Dispatch Staff Reports • June 4, 2022

A man is behind bars for fatally stabbing his nephew Friday on Highway 15.

Summer plans: Area libraries offer free summer programming to kids, teens

By Jessica Lindsey • June 2, 2022

As the days get longer and hotter, many parents look for programs to keep their children occupied while out of school.

Community Profile: Benny Weeks keeps lost art of clock repair alive

By Caroline Beach/[email protected] • May 31, 2022

Follow the chimes of grandfather clock bells, and you may find Benny Weeks tinkering inside one of his hundreds of clocks.

82 percent of LCSD third-graders pass reading exam, only 54 percent at CMSD

By Jessica Lindsey • May 27, 2022

Results in the Golden Triangle were mixed on the state third-grade reading assessment for the 2021-22 school year, according to data the Mississippi Department of Education released Thursday.

Area court reporters will get max pay allowed by state

By Brian Jones • May 26, 2022

Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties have taken action to conserve one of the area’s most endangered species: the court reporter.

Summer brings focus on fire safety

By Jessica Lindsey • May 25, 2022

With his classmates cheering, it was finally Daejon Johnson’s turn to begin.
The Starkville High School junior struck a tire 50 times with a sledge hammer, toted weights around a cone and pulled a weighted hose as he mocked climbing stairs.

North Star Industrial Park prepares for new industries

By Jessica Lindsey • May 22, 2022

Garan Manufacturing has been the sole occupant of North Star Industrial Park for a little more than a year, but the Golden Triangle Development LINK is looking to give Garan a few neighbors soon.

New FedEx distribution center to open later this year

By Brian Jones • May 22, 2022

A FedEx Ground distribution center at the Golden Triangle Industrial Park should be complete later this year, according to Golden Triangle Development LINK CEO Joe Max Higgins.

Plum Creek expansion exceeds expectations

By Slim Smith • May 22, 2022

Last November, the family-owned West Point company, Plum Creek Environmental, which manufactures waste containers and recycling equipment, took advantage of a rebate program from the Mississippi Development Authority to help defray costs of a $3 million expansion.

Skyrocketing asphalt prices forcing tough decisions on area paving projects

By Zack Plair • May 21, 2022

Joe Williams sat Wednesday at the board table during an Oktibbeha supervisors’ work session grappling with limited options — none of them particularly pleasant.

Baby formula shortage hampers Golden Triangle parents

By Jessica Lindsey • May 21, 2022

Empty store shelves where baby formula is meant to be stocked. Desperate parents driving from store to store hoping their luck is a little better at the next one.

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