Starkville rallies to support families displaced by fires just before Christmas
Renita Jones was cooking dinner for her family when she heard the sirens.
Second Servings asks for holiday leftovers Saturday
While Christmas may have come and gone, fridges and freezers in the Golden Triangle are still filled with holiday leftovers.
Highway 388 wreck leaves one man dead, another hospitalized
A two-vehicle crash on Highway 45 Alternate and Highway 388 Tuesday left one man dead and another hospitalized.
Health department’s budget request prioritizes training doctors, increasing health insurance coverage
New programs to train early-career doctors and help Mississippians enroll in health insurance are at the top of the state Department of Health’s budget wish list this year.
Hunt plans, Franklin future coming up at work session
As renovations at the Hunt school campus wrap up, Columbus Municipal School District is trying to determine what students will go to school there.
Retired Chicago firefighter revives abandoned West Point pecan orchard
Art Sanders never imagined he would become a pecan grower.
Mary Means Business: Taco Amigo expands into Starkville restaurant
Happy holidays, y’all. I hope you’re resting well after a couple days of family, friends, food and football.
Dog rescued in Central Ave. apartment fire
A fire broke out Tuesday night at a four-unit apartment complex on Central Avenue, displacing four families.
Education: SOCSD celebrates teacher assistants and interventionists
Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District honored the work of Yellow Jacket teacher assistants and interventionists on Thursday in a luncheon hosted by Superintendent Tony McGee and the SOCSD administrative team.
Education: A fresh perspective: Student-led farm cultivates learning, builds community
Mississippi State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences recently planted the first seeds on its new experiential student farm.
Education: Maldonado, W Investment Club take on Wall Street
Mississippi University for Women senior David Maldonado recently represented the university’s TVA Investment Club at the Tennessee Valley Authority Investment Challenge fall meeting, held virtually Nov. 6.
Education: Local students named Mississippi State Luckyday Scholars honored in pinning ceremony
Mississippi State recently honored a new cohort of Luckyday Scholars with a pinning ceremony featuring MSU President Mark E. Keenum and the Board of the Luckyday Foundation.
Civil rights icon James Meredith is honored in his Mississippi hometown
A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of James Meredith, honoring the Black man who fought white supremacy by integrating the University of Mississippi in 1962.
Council overrides veto, upholds community service punishment for officers
The city council on Monday upheld its original decision to allow community service as discipline for two police officers who got into an altercation in November outside the Municipal Complex.
Community Profile: MSMS grad finds a permanent home in Columbus, inspires others to learn
Life had a way of always leading Sabrina Bailey to Columbus.
Ask The Dispatch: How are cities, counties using their ARPA funds?
Golden Triangle cities and counties have either spent or obligated their American Rescue Plan Act funds, according to officials.
Starkville man arrested for hitting police car during chase
A Starkville man was arrested for allegedly hitting a police car after fleeing a traffic stop early Friday evening. Jaquez Gray, 24, is charged with
MSMS by the numbers
As the state’s first residential high school for academically gifted students, the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science has been a point of pride in Columbus since it opened in 1988.
Mayor vetoes ‘community service’ discipline for 2 CPD officers
Mayor Keith Gaskin on Friday vetoed a city council decision to assign two police officers to community service for getting into an altercation in front of the Municipal Complex.
Nearly 4 inches of rain dump on area Sunday morning
June 8, 2025
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