Ask The Dispatch: Where can Golden Triangle residents help this holiday season?
With winter closing in and the holiday season in full swing, organizations across the Golden Triangle are gearing up to help families in need, and many residents are looking for ways to contribute.
Starkville, Columbus parades postponed due to inclement weather threat
Columbus and Starkville Christmas parades have both been postponed due to the threat of inclement weather.
Egg Bowl: ‘I had to have that feeling’
Columbus native Kylin Hill knows better than anyone what it feels like on the dark side of the Egg Bowl.
Christmas tree lightings, parades return to Golden Triangle
Holiday spirit is set to sweep across the Golden Triangle this week with Starkville, Columbus and West Point gearing up for tree-lightings and Christmas parades.
Red Kettle campaigns launch this week in Columbus, Starkville with $150K Goal
The Columbus and Starkville Salvation Army chapters are gearing up to begin their Red Kettle campaigns on Friday with the goal of collecting a combined $150,000.
Education Brief: Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi elects new members
The following students recently were elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Ask The Dispatch: How are Golden Triangle schools dealing with AI technology in classrooms?
Since ChatGPT was introduced three years ago, artificial intelligence services have swarmed the market, leaving school districts to grapple with what place AI-assisted has in the classroom.
A diagnosis shared: Mom guides daughter through Type 1 diabetes
When Ashley Hall was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic about 25 years ago, she was terrified.
Christmas tree lots: Some branch out, others trim back
Chad McComic hauls Fraser firs from a truckload of more than 200 Christmas trees Friday morning, lining them along the front yard of CM Farms in West Point.
Starkville, Columbus sales tax revenue outpacing FY 25
Both Columbus and Starkville are outpacing last year’s sales tax revenues in the second month of Fiscal Year 2026, with 1.66% growth in Columbus and 9.45% growth in Starkville compared to November 2024.
Late-arriving mail-in ballots at risk as Mississippi law heads to Supreme Court
Absentee ballots received by mail after Election Day may no longer be counted if the U.S. Supreme Court chooses to overturn a 2020 Mississippi law.
Former LINK employee had 700+ recordings of Higgins
A former Golden Triangle Development LINK employee compiled more than 700 audio recordings of ex-CEO Joe Max Higgins, content from which may have played a part in Higgins’ dismissal from the regional economic development organization.
Mississippi begins partial SNAP benefit distribution for November
The Mississippi Department of Human Services is distributing partial Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits in November.
SNAP pause strains families, sparks wave of community support
Makayla Rose hesitated last week before she posted on Facebook, asking if anyone knew where she could find food for her family.
Holiday drives gear up to help families across Golden Triangle
As the holiday season rounds the corner and temperatures continue to drop, local organizations are preparing to help those most in need.
Ask The Dispatch: When, if at all, can convicted felons have their gun rights restored?
A Columbus man filed a federal lawsuit in August claiming it violated the U.S. Bill of Rights and the Mississippi Constitution to deny him the right to own a firearm, even though he is a convicted felon.
From parades to luncheons, Veterans Day festivities begin today
Each year on Nov. 11, Americans pause to honor those who have served in the nation’s armed forces.
18,000 in the Golden Triangle set to lose food funds if SNAP goes undisbursed next month
Unless the federal government intervenes, more than 15,000 people in the Golden Triangle are set to lose access Saturday to funds they rely on to buy food.
Grant offers homeowners up to $3.5K to build storm shelters
A statewide grant program is offering Mississippi homeowners up to $3,500 to build safe rooms, also known as storm shelters, on their properties.
Nonprofit-funded mammogram saves woman’s life
Shelby Holocher’s fight against cancer began long before her diagnosis.
