Students brainstorm tech to solve real-world problems
What if an ankle brace could track healing progress? What if a dog collar could monitor food intake?
Man charged with trying to rob Hibbett Sports at knifepoint
Police arrested a man after he allegedly threatened sporting apparel store employees with a butcher knife in an attempted robbery.
Dawg Daze returns with registration at capacity
STARKVILLE — This Saturday will see the Dawg Daze Open return to Starkville, hosting professional and amateur disc golfers for the weekend event. Starkville Disc
Woman who crashed into school bus drunk faces felony
A Caledonia woman who allegedly rear-ended a school bus while drunk Tuesday now faces two possible felony counts connected to the wreck.
USM removed the word ‘diverse’ from its mission statement. Faculty reps weren’t consulted
The University of Southern Mississippi has removed the word “diverse” from its mission statement and “inclusiveness” from its vision statement, surprising many faculty who did not know an update was in the works until it was approved without public discussion by the university’s governing board last week.
CAC executive director resigns to take new position
Columbus Arts Council is on the hunt for a new executive director.
3-year-old girl is among 9 people hurt in 2 shootings in Mississippi capital city
JACKSON — Nine people, including a child, were injured in two shootings Tuesday night in Mississippi’s capital city. “This is a continuous cycle of violence
Mary Means Business: Rubens Fish House and Muddy Waters property for sale
There’s a great investment opportunity just by the river.
The property that houses Ruben’s Fish House and Muddy Waters, 171 Moores Creek Road, is for sale priced at $650,000.
Woman allegedly hits school bus while drunk, flees scene
A Caledonia woman was arrested Tuesday after allegedly rear-ending a school bus while drunk, then fleeing the scene and resisting arrest.
Former CPD chief passes away at 62
Former police chief Joseph St. John never met a stranger.
Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her ‘Is this America?’ speech 60 years ago
Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats’ presidential nomination Thursday, exactly 60 years after another Black woman mesmerized the nation with a televised speech that challenged the seating of Mississippi’s all-white delegation to the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
CFO clarifies: City general fund balance more likely to be between $11M and $13M
The city’s projected general fund balance will more likely fall between $11 million and $13 million, Chief Financial Officer Jim Brigham said Wednesday during a press conference at City Hall.
Principal to bring lessons from UK to local classrooms
South Side Elementary School Principal Lucy McKellar has long believed students excel when their educators are well-equipped. It’s her driving force in her school.
Mississippi State transitioning from camp to game preparation
STARKVILLE — It may not be game week yet, but Mississippi State has all but wrapped up fall camp and is beginning to focus on
LCSO starts fourth week in search of a missing man
Lowndes County deputies are seeking the public’s help in finding a man who has been missing since July.
Ukraine has destroyed or damaged all three bridges over Russia’s Seym River, Russian sources say
By ILLIA NOVIKOV The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces have either destroyed or damaged all three of the bridges over the Seym River
Teenager missing since Sunday found safe
A missing teenager was found safe Tuesday afternoon, Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Tony Cooper said in an email to The Dispatch.
Mayor Gaskin sidelined for two weeks for cholesterol
Cholesterol problems have sidelined Mayor Keith Gaskin from duty for at least the next two weeks, according to city officials who spoke to The Dispatch.
1 person is killed and 5 others are wounded during a bar shooting in Mississippi’s capital
One person was shot to death and five others were wounded by gunfire at a bar in Mississippi’s capital city.
After allegedly sleeping on victim’s property and leaving a ‘kill kit’ in her car, man arrested
A Columbus man faces felony charges after he allegedly stalked a woman, burglarized her property and left a kill kit in her car.
