Airbus solar farm to generate 72% of facility’s electricity needs
Airbus Helicopters hopes to make the Golden Triangle a little greener with a near 6-acre solar farm on the facility’s grounds along Airport Road.
City sells old fire station for $30K
More than four years after it closed, the former Fire Station 4 has been sold to a new owner.
Chisolm takes fifth seat on Caledonia aldermen board
While six alderman candidates may have felt lucky going into Tuesday night’s election in Caledonia, one missed the mark to take one of the town’s
Jones wins mayor’s race in Columbus
Stephen Jones stood smiling Tuesday night in the lobby of the Municipal Complex, sure his late mother was proudly looking down from Heaven. Though “just
Spruill elected for third term as Starkville mayor
Democrat Lynn Spruill has won a third term in the Starkville mayoral election, defeating Republican challenger Roger Bassett. After all valid votes were counted, the
UWA announces spring 2025 graduates
University of West Alabama held spring commencement exercises May 8 and 9, with President Todd G. Fritch conferring degrees to nearly 600 students in the graduating class, representing some 19 states across the U.S. and abroad.
Starkville High School inducts 81 into ACT 25/30+ Club
Last week, Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District administrative staff hosted the annual Starkville High School ACT 25/30+ Club Luncheon, celebrating students who earned a composite score of 25 or better on the ACT college entrance exam during the 2024-2025 school year. Fifty-two students were honored for scoring at least 25 this year.
Ask the Dispatch: When will we see progress with blight elimination?
With $6 million in federal funding secured for the city’s blight remediation program, officials say visible progress is finally around the corner.
Samford University students named to spring Dean’s List
Samford University recognized 2,222 students named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester.
NEMCC names 338 to spring 2025 President’s List
Northeast Mississippi Community College released its President’s List for spring 2025 semester.
Crime prevention, communication key talking points at Saturday forum
Amid discussions of a citywide curfew, high-tech cameras and increased police presence, incumbent mayor and independent Ward 1 candidate Keith Gaskin cautioned council candidates against turning Columbus into a surveillance state.
New MSU baseball coach brings championship experience
Mississippi State announced the hiring of American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer Brian O’Connor this weekend, who joins the Bulldogs after 22 seasons as head coach at Virginia. He led the Cavaliers to seven College World Series appearances, including back-to-back appearances in 2023 and 2024, and won a national championship in 2015.
Profile: Milk has done Austin Bailey’s career good
If you’ve drunk any milk in the past eight years, there’s a good chance Austin Bailey brought it to you, or, at least, supplied it for you.
Mayoral, council candidates clash over crime prevention
Crime prevention and public safety were key issues of the hourlong forum, hosted by the League of Women Voters of the Golden Triangle Area and attended by about 25 community members.
No injuries in Saturday New Hope plane crash
A single-engine plane carrying a family of four crashed into a pasture in New Hope at about 4 p.m. Saturday. No injuries were reported.
Mississippi lawmakers approve $7 billion budget in special session marred by political fighting
Mississippi lawmakers on Thursday finally passed a $7.1 billion state budget to fund government agencies, but it wasn’t a master class in legislative statesmanship.
Ryan Coogler hosts ‘Sinners’ screening in Mississippi town where film is set
Hundreds of people packed inside a local auditorium Thursday to see the hit film “ Sinners,” set in their community and steeped in Mississippi Delta culture.
Syphilis cases increase in Golden Triangle amid nationwide epidemic
Tacy Grant, a nurse practitioner at Allegro Obstetrics and Gynecology in Columbus, has witnessed the effects of the nationwide rise in syphilis personally.
Wettest May in a decade leads to crop loss, bug infestations, financial loss
The Golden Triangle has seen more rainfall this month than any May in the past decade.
