Suspect in Georgia high school shooting denied making online threats last year
The teen charged with opening fire at a Georgia high school denied threatening to carry out a school shooting when authorities interviewed him last year about a menacing post on social media, according to a sheriff’s report obtained Thursday.
Orano USA to build a multibillion-dollar uranium enrichment facility in eastern Tennessee
A France-based company that specializes in nuclear power and renewable energy has selected a site in eastern Tennessee to build a multibillion-dollar centrifuge uranium enrichment facility, Gov. Bill Lee announced.
Mississippi House panel starts study that could lead to tax cuts
Mississippi lawmakers could consider a comprehensive proposal next year to make the state’s tax system fairer and more efficient, a state House leader said Wednesday.
Former Mississippi teacher accused of threatening students and teachers
A former Mississippi teacher faces federal and state charges after allegedly posting threatening messages toward school officials on social media sites.
Teen vaping hits 10-year low in the US
Fewer adolescents are vaping this year than at any point in the last decade, government officials reported Thursday, pointing to a shrinking number of high school students who are using Elf Bar and other fruity, unauthorized e-cigarettes.
County to cough up $2.3M from reserves to fund budget
Supervisors want to add $2.66 million to the county’s general fund budget for next fiscal year, but they are not planning to increase taxes to pay for it.
City still debating whether to fund chamber next year
When the city council approves its final budget Monday afternoon for next fiscal year, it is unlikely to include many of the requested increases in outside appropriations.
Business Brief: McDaniel joins Weichert Realtors Starkville office
Weichert Realtors-Innovations announced Ashley McDaniel joined its Starkville office last week in a press release sent to The Dispatch.
Giving up pets to seek rehab can worsen trauma. A Colorado group intends to end that
Simon Rubick had lost almost everything to decades of alcoholism and drug addiction.
Trump campaign must stop using ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ after lawsuit from family of song’s co-writer
A federal judge in Atlanta ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump and his campaign must stop using the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” while the family of one of the song’s co-writers pursues a lawsuit against the former president over its use.
Kroger’s CEO says shoppers would see lower prices after the chain’s merger with Albertsons
The chief executive officer of Kroger insisted Wednesday that merging with rival Albertsons would allow the two supermarket companies to lower prices and more effectively compete with retail giants like Walmart, Costco and Amazon.
Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame sets date for first induction ceremony
COLUMBUS — The newly established Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame announced a date for the induction of its inaugural class of honorees. The inaugural
House Republicans subpoena Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
House Republicans have issued a subpoena demanding testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken as they wrap up a sprawling yearslong investigation into the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.
Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep
When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles.
Raise taxes on the rich or cut them? Harris, Trump differ on how to boost the US economy
Donald Trump is betting that Americans crave trillions of dollars in tax cuts — and that growth will be so fantastic that it’s not worth worrying about budget deficits.
Doug Emhoff says he’s ‘gutted’ after the hostage killings in Gaza
Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris — and the first Jewish person married to a nationally elected U.S. leader — said he is “gutted” after the killing of American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five other Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.
Alabama sets mid-October execution date for man who killed 5 in axe and gun attack
Alabama has set a mid-October execution date for a man who admitted to killing five people with an axe and gun and later told a judge he was dropping his appeals so he could be put to death.
A 14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say
A 14-year-old student opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people on Wednesday, authorities said, sending students scrambling for shelter in their classrooms — and eventually to the football stadium — as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if their children were safe.
Ludacris set to headline this year’s Bulldog Bash
Grammy-winning rapper Ludacris will headline Mississippi State’s Bulldog Bash on Oct. 4 this year, the university announced in a press release on Wednesday.
Mary Means Business: Harbor Freight plans Starkville location
Harbor Freight is planning a Starkville location.