Summer camp season kicks off soon in Golden Triangle
With the end of the school year right around the corner, organizations across the Golden Triangle are gearing up for summer camp season.
Adopt-A-Block program launches Saturday with community cleanup
Keep Columbus Beautiful is launching a new Adopt-A-Block program this weekend to keep the city’s streets clean.
Mary Means Business: West Point antique shop prepares to close
Back in 2015, while I was a student at Mississippi State, I stumbled upon a bright-blue 1960s Schwinn Fiesta for sale outside Mawmaw’s Treasures in West Point.
GOP council candidates discuss crime, ‘ugly’ areas of city
Mary Beth Jeter, who is running for Ward 5 Columbus councilwoman as a Republican, says she’s afraid to walk to the Frank P. Phillips Memorial YMCA by herself.
Free community concerts set to return for summer evenings
Summer is about to be filled with music once again, with free community concerts returning downtown in Starkville and Columbus.
Audiobooks, federal funding returns to local libraries
Local library directors are celebrating a small win this week after the return of Hoopla, a streaming service for audiobooks and ebooks made free to library patrons through funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
16-hour cap on tuition-covered credits at MSU could require overachievers to pay out-of-pocket
In an effort to balance tuition costs with the number of credit hours students actually take, Mississippi State University is making changes to its tuition structure.
Mississippi School Boards Association to lead superintendent search
Columbus Municipal School District has tapped the Mississippi School Boards Association to lead its search for a new superintendent.
Federal court approves Mississippi legislative redistricting. Special elections will proceed
A panel of three federal judges has approved a revised legislative redistricting plan from the Mississippi Election Commission, which will allow special elections to move forward this year for 15 legislative seats.
Education: Longtime W scholar Thomas Richardson receives three emeritus distinctions
Mississippi University for Women has awarded Thomas Richardson the ranks of professor emeritus of English, dean emeritus of the College of Arts and Sciences and provost emeritus.
Education: MSU E-Center preparing for Golden Triangle Lemonade Day, expanding to neighboring town
Mississippi State’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach in the College of Business is helping local children make sweet profits and foster entrepreneurial skills with its annual Lemonade Day.
Education: West Lowndes High students earn associate’s degrees from EMCC
Braycee Jade Fenster loves puzzles.
Burglars smash front of Dollar General, steal tobacco products
Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office is searching for suspects connected with a burglary that took place at the Dollar General on 181 South Frontage Road over the weekend.
Westbound flights, expansion keys to growth at GTRA
In its first week offering westbound flights to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Golden Triangle Regional Airport is already seeing early signs of soaring success.
Community Profile: Air Force mechanic, environmentalist spends years with Scouts
Mike Jago qualifies as an expert in most things electrical or mechanical. Educationally, he’s one course short of being a rocket scientist.
Ask The Dispatch: How are crowd sizes determined for free outdoor events?
Thousands packed the Cotton District on May 3 for the third annual Starkville Derby, where organizers estimated a record-breaking attendance of 80,000, topping a headcount of more than 50,000 at the event last year.
Brett Favre’s defamation lawsuit against Mississippi auditor will move forward, court says
A defamation lawsuit filed by retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre against Mississippi Auditor Shad White for his comments on a welfare scandal will move forward after Mississippi’s Supreme Court on Thursday denied White’s appeal to dismiss the lawsuit.
Feds to make Columbus hub for training police in enforcing immigration
The federal government wants to make Columbus a hub for training police officers around the state in several areas, including enforcing immigration.
Starkville teen charged with child exploitation
A Starkville teenager has been charged with four counts of child exploitation.
MSU quarterback Shapen earns Philanthropic Spirit award
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