Education Brief: Dean’s, President’s Lists students named for UA Fall 2024 term
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama released its Fall 2024 Dean’s List. The following local students are from Caledonia: Clara Hurst and Nathan Pennington;
Off-roading gets autonomous at MSU’s CAVS
Positioned adjacent to Mississippi State University’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS) is 55 acres of lowlands, wooded trails, sandy flats, rock and gravel littered paths and waist-high grass.
Ward 2 candidates advance after residency challenges fail
A Monday hearing determined all three candidates for the Ward 2 council seat are qualified to run despite challenges to each of their candidacies.
Community Profile: Columbus art bridges modern royalty, homelessness, cattle herders
For Brittany Horne, painting is much more than a hobby.
Cowboys compete for fortune and glory at Rotary Classic Rodeo
The Mississippi Horse Park was packed this weekend as a sea of people turned out to watch dozens of contestants ride livestock, rope cows and dive from their saddles to wrestle steers to the ground.
Clay County teen charged with murder in stabbing
A 15-year-old has been arrested for the murder of a man found dead Tuesday behind his residence along Mississippi Highway 46.
Electrical training program hopes to open doors to jobs, education for men at The Mission
For years, a lack of transportation kept the men at The Mission in West Point from accessing technical job training at East Mississippi Community College’s Communiversity.
Reaching for the stars: MSU aerospace student to play Mercury 13 pilot barred from space
Jerrie Cobb steps into an isolation tank. For the next nine hours, she will be tested for her mental fitness to go into space – in tests emulating those taken by the astronauts who took off as a part of the Mercury 7.
MUW, MSU asked for proposals to house MSMS
The future of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science is once again up in the air.
University of Mississippi student’s family one step closer to closure after discovery of remains
More than two years after Jimmie “Jay” Lee went missing, the remains of the University of Mississippi student and well-known member of Oxford’s LGBTQ+ community have been found.
Mississippi House advances bill that would ban DEI in public schools
Mississippi House Republican lawmakers advanced a bill that would shutter DEI programs in all of the state’s public schools, ban certain concepts from being taught in classrooms and dictate how schools define gender.
Grant writer in hot water after mayor defies council, OKs app
A grant application submitted Wednesday without the city council’s permission has the city grant writer in hot water. In a nearly one-hour executive session of
Challenge of Ward 2 candidates’ residency holds up ballot certification
A dispute over residency qualifications has delayed the certification of Democratic candidates for the April 1 primary.
Pet Mayor Buster Camp crosses rainbow bridge
Starkville’s first Pet Mayor, Buster Camp, passed away Wednesday.
Dispatch launches weekly podcast on Columbus, Lowndes politics
The Dispatch is launching a weekly news podcast this week that will focus on political issues in Columbus and Lowndes County.
Fire destroys Oktibbeha home; no injuries
A home in Oktibbeha County burned to the ground Wednesday, though nobody was injured and firefighters stopped it from spreading to nearby properties.
Sending taxpayer money to private schools advances in Mississippi House
A House committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would send taxpayer money from public to private schools.
Gaskin pushes grant application forward despite council’s ‘no’
While the city council voted against a motion to move forward with a $250,000 green energy grant during its Tuesday night meeting, Mayor Keith Gaskin is going ahead with the process anyway, instructing the city grant writer to finish the application.
TVA offers Starkville $3 million for missed solar credits
Starkville has accepted a deal from Tennessee Valley Authority that could earn the city millions of dollars over two decades, helping to compensate for clean energy credits the city missed out on amid rising solar costs.
Nearly 4 inches of rain dump on area Sunday morning
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