Starkville could be among most park-convenient cities
The service areas of city parks already cover much more of the population than officials expected. Adding three more parks over the next 10 years could place its coverage percentage in the company of some of the most recreation-friendly cities in the country.
Poindexter elected as Macon’s first Black mayor
Mayor-elect Freddie Lee Poindexter, Jr. is set to take office as Macon’s first Black mayor July 1, after receiving 432 votes to Lillian Gillespie’s 376 in the April 22 runoff election.
In memoriam: Lawyer, soldier, hunter, author
Bill Threadgill lived 37,029 days and didn’t seem to waste any of them.
Voter registration deadline is Monday for city elections
With municipal elections approaching June 3, voters in Starkville and Columbus must register to vote by 5 p.m. Monday to cast their ballot.
West Point man wanted for sexual battery caught in Indiana
A West Point man faces a slew of charges related to sexual abuse of minors, according to a shertiff’s office press release issued Thursday.
City considering CREATE as fossil park fiscal agent
The city is considering working with the Tupelo-based CREATE Foundation as the fiscal agent for fossil park grants instead of the Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation.
Loss in federal funding threatens CMSD pre-K program
Columbus Municipal School District trustees face a critical decision about the future of its prekindergarten program after learning federal Head Start funding will soon be unavailable to the district.
Here’s when roads are closing for Market Street Festival
Market Street Festival is on its way downtown Saturday, with roads closing Friday in anticipation of the event. Cars should be removed from included streets
Mississippi appealing mail-in absentee ballot ruling to Supreme Court
Mississippi officials are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court a federal court ruling that struck down Mississippi’s five-day grace period for mail-in absentee ballots to arrive after Election Day.
Life sentence for man who beat, strangled girlfriend to death
Imia Williams could not speak to the jury Wednesday during a trial in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court to tell the story of how she died.
Starkville nonprofits ‘devastated’ by DOGE cuts to VISTA program
Cornelius Edmond logged into his email Monday afternoon, intending to accept an offer for a third year with AmeriCorps VISTA, a federal volunteer program.
Humane Society to take on county animal control duties
County supervisors are hammering out a deal to have the Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society handle the bulk of its animal control enforcement outside Columbus city limits.
Mary Means Business: Taco Amigo Starkville location opening soon
Taco Amigo’s Starkville expansion is moving in the right direction.
What bills did Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves veto? See the list
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed eight bills that lawmakers sent to his desk during the 2025 legislative session.
Human-mimicking petri dishes earn top marks at MSU Startup Summit
Before pharmaceutical drugs are tested on human subjects, they are tested on human cells in petri dishes.
215 pups ‘racing for glory’ Saturday through Cotton District
A symphony of barks and the thundering of tiny paws are about to return Saturday to the Cotton District, as dachshunds race for glory in the third annual Starkville Derby, presented by Bocock Brothers Premium Cigars.
Lowndes Community Foundation looks to casino night to boost grant endowment
Worn-out, deteriorating floors once threatened the punch and pace of Rock City Boxing, a class at the Frank Phillips Memorial YMCA for people suffering from Parkinson’s disease. Now, thanks to a $3,825 grant from the Lowndes Community Foundation, participants are back on solid ground.
Education Brief: Starkville students named semifinalists for 2025-2026 State Board Rep program
Four Starkville High School students have been selected as semifinalists for the State Board of Education student representative in the 2025-2026 school year, the Mississippi Department of Education said in a press release.
US Supreme Court declines review of Mississippi death row inmate’s convictions in killings of 8
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Mississippi death row inmate’s convictions for the slayings of eight people, including his mother-in-law and a deputy sheriff, over one night in 2017.
Hundreds expected Thursday for 14th annual National Day of Prayer
For a 14th year, prayers and people will return to the Lowndes County Courthouse lawn on Thursday to observe the National Day of Prayer.
MSU quarterback Shapen earns Philanthropic Spirit award
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