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.
Tip leads police to busting illegal gambling operation in West Point
Police shut down an illegal gambling operation Monday, arresting two men who were allegedly running an unsanctioned casino with 14 machines.
Ex-official in Mississippi is treated for gambling addiction amid embezzlement charge, lawyer says
A former tax assessor and collector in north Mississippi checked into a residential treatment center for a gambling addiction after he called the state auditor’s office and confessed to misusing more than $300,000 in public money, his attorney said Tuesday.
Water, sewer rates won’t change … for now
Water and sewer rates are staying the same, for now at least.
In memoriam: Starkville’s everywhere man ‘lived large, laughed large and loved large’
Some people pass away in their sleep or quietly slip away in a nursing home or hospital room.
That would never have been Chris Taylor’s style, though.
Redistricting map adopted with no public hearing
City council members voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt a new ward map, rejecting Mayor Keith Gaskin’s urging to first hold a public hearing on the changes.
Mayor returns to work after 2-week health absence
Mayor Keith Gaskin sat at his desk Tuesday afternoon shuffling through documents that would come up for discussion at that evening’s city council meeting.
Victim found burned in car, murder suspected
Sheriff’s deputies found a burned body in a car Monday morning at Luxapalila Creek Park. Sheriff Eddie Hawkins said his department is investigating it as a homicide.
Vice mayor wants to delay city raises, buy more cameras
The city’s vice mayor wants to delay city employee raises by three months and purchase double the planned number of police cameras next fiscal year.
Governor’s Job Fair returns to the Communiversity
Employers from throughout the region will be on hand Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Communiversity to accept applications and interview job seekers during the 2024 East Mississippi Job Fair.
The W’s legal studies program earns reapproval from the American Bar Association
The Department of Legal Studies at Mississippi University for Women was recently reapproved by the Delegates of the American Bar Association. The continuous approval since 1987 distinguishes the program as one of only two ABA approved paralegal programs in the state of Mississippi.
Ask the Dispatch: What is The W’s economic impact?
During the 2024 legislative session, several bills were introduced that called Mississippi University for Women’s future into question.
Mississippi has nation’s lowest workforce participation rate, report shows
Mississippi has the lowest labor force participation rate in the nation, and it’s impacting women and their families.
New MSU landscape contracting and management concentrations expand career pathways
Mississippi State is introducing two new degree concentrations designed to boost graduate competitiveness and potential earnings in the thriving landscape contracting and management industry.
Investigators gather evidence at scene of Mississippi bus crash that killed 7, injured dozens more
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board were collecting evidence Sunday at the scene of a commercial bus crash in Mississippi that killed seven people and injured dozens of others.
MSU commemorates All-Steinway School status with public ceremony
Music filled the air Friday as Mississippi State celebrated its achievement of the prestigious All-Steinway School status with a public ceremony.
Multiple car burglaries lead to three juvenile arrests
Police arrested three juveniles Saturday after receiving multiple calls about car burglaries in East Columbus, a press release from the Columbus Police Department said.
Police seek convicted murderer’s cousin for witness intimidation
Columbus police are looking for a woman accused of threatening a witness in a murder trial, Public Information Officer Bryan Moore told The Dispatch.
Multiple car burglaries lead to three juvenile arrests
Police arrested three juveniles Saturday after receiving multiple calls about car burglaries in East Columbus, a press release from the Columbus Police Department said.
