Bulldogs drop five-set matches at Alabama and Ole Miss
Mississippi State was in position to pick up two big road wins over the weekend, but squandered leads in five-set losses to Alabama and Ole
Education: W music student wins first-place prize at statewide composition competition
Mississippi University for Women junior music composition major, Charles Weathersby, was awarded first prize in the Music Teachers National Association Composition Competition for the state of Mississippi.
Standoff with barricaded suspect ends safely with arrest
A more than 90-minute standoff involving a suspect, Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Starkville Police Department ended peacefully Monday with an arrest and no injuries.
Murder suspect tries to plead guilty without admitting to crime
A Columbus man came to circuit court Monday prepared to plead guilty to second-degree murder in the 2023 shooting death of his girlfriend.
Community Profile: Rockin’ Records owner opens shop due to son’s interest in vinyl
In some respects, Larry Pierson would be an unlikely record store owner.
House speaker hopes for more support for Medicaid expansion
Medicaid expansion will likely spend another session as one of the Mississippi Legislature’s central issues, but with a new administration headed for the White House, District 48 Rep. and House Speaker Jason White, R-West, hopes to gain more support for expansion.
Cornhole tournament benefiting arts council comes down to final throw
Beanbags thud and slide against wooden cornhole boards. For about three hours, the sound has been nearly constant, throughout the inaugural Creative Cornhole Classic.
Man injured, school bus hit in Northside shooting
A man is in the hospital and a school bus was shot during a firefight Monday afternoon on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Now, police
Ask The Dispatch: Why is BankFirst renovating a building on College Street?
The sidewalk in front of the former Gunter and Peel Funeral Home location at the corner of College and Ninth Street South has been fenced off since July when renovations began on the building.
Starkville man arrested for vehicle theft, eluding police in multiple counties
A stolen vehicle led Columbus police on a chase Friday evening that crossed county lines, ending in an arrest and the vehicle being returned to
One man dead in Saturday shooting on Highway 12
One man is dead after a Saturday shooting in Steens that is being investigated as a “Stand Your Ground” case. Zackery Mixon, 39, of Steens,
Surely, Shorty Mac would have an opinion on the LSU tiger controversy
There’s been quite the controversy next door in Louisiana where, at Gov. Jeff Landry’s insistence, a live tiger was on display in Tiger Stadium last
Sometimes voting is its own separate act of freedom
The Old Man sat in the same recliner he claimed every Friday night when he and my grandmother stopped by to visit, and the conversation
Knife sharpening is art, science all in one
In its simplest form, a knife’s edge is a pair of angles ground into steel. Keeping those angles consistent while sharpening, then, is the key
State-funded upgrades coming to LCSO, detention center
More than $3 million in state funding is set to give the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office a new case management system.
Visitor numbers quadruple for Heritage Museum since 2022
The Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum will be more than doubling its hours and bringing back several popular events as it looks to continue growing its number of visitors.
Suspect identified in Clay County home burglary
Authorities have identified a suspect in a Monday home burglary in Clay County.
Citing spiritual epiphany, Brooks announces mayoral run
At some point last week, he couldn’t remember the exact day, Leroy Brooks was driving down Highway 45 trying to decide what he wanted for dinner when he had a spiritual epiphany.
Mississippi expects only a small growth in state budget
Mississippi’s budget is expected to grow more slowly next year than it has the past few years, reflecting economic trends with a cooling off of state sales tax collections.
Top 2025 Mississippi recruit Caleb Cunningham flips to Ole Miss
Five-star in-state wide receiver Caleb Cunningham has flipped his commitment from Alabama to Ole Miss. The news was first announced by On3 on Wednesday. Cunningham
