Suspect in Sunday shooting turns himself in to police
A Columbus man turned himself in to police Tuesday following a Sunday shooting that sent one man to the hospital.
Supervisor advocates for demolishing historic old hospital
District 2 Supervisor Orlando Trainer wants to move forward with demolishing the old Felix Long Memorial Hospital, even without Mississippi Department of Archives and History approval.
Aldermen give up raises next fiscal year for extra police camera
The mayor and aldermen are passing up raises next fiscal year, instead dedicating that money toward the police department’s camera request.
Storm shelters, more police cameras coming to Columbus
New storm shelters should start popping up at city fire stations within two weeks.
MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine in national spotlight with Inspiring Program in STEM award
Mississippi State’s Vet Aspirations initiative in the College of Veterinary Medicine is celebrating national recognition as a 2024 Inspiring Program in STEM award winner.
Community Profile: Starkville police officer named National D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year
When Cpl. Tonya McWhirter started working as a D.A.R.E. officer more than two decades ago, she didn’t do it for the awards or the recognition. She just wanted to give students a chance she never had when she was a kid.
SOCSD launches B.U.S. positive behavior initiative for bus riders
The Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District has launched a new initiative with its transportation department to reward good student behavior exhibited by bus riders using the “positive behavior interventions and supports” approach to behavior management.
Jessi Jobe named director of admissions operations
Mississippi University for Women has announced Jessi Jobe as director of admissions operations.
‘You always have something to learn’: Shapen growing comfortable in MSU offense
STARKVILLE — During his three years at Baylor, Blake Shapen was constantly moving back and forth between lining up under center and in the shotgun.
Missing Columbus man found safe in Tennessee
A Columbus man who was reported missing in July was found safe, according to a Columbus Police Department press release.
$43M Aurora expansion to create 63 jobs
The county board of supervisors unanimously agreed to a 10-year ad valorem tax exemption for Aurora Flight Sciences’ planned $43 million expansion.
Oktibbeha County on the hunt for new administrator
The board of supervisors is officially on the hunt for a new county administrator, with a plan in place to get the county through the interim.
Ask The Dispatch: All your questions answered about the status of Columbus redistricting
COLUMBUS – It’s been more than three years since the U.S. Census Bureau released data collected for the 2020 Census, triggering state and local governments
Mother, son arrested after juvenile brings gun to CHS
A Columbus High School student and his mother face misdemeanor charges after the student allegedly brandished a firearm Friday afternoon on campus. Sherita Shunta Baker,
Bear necessity: Spray deterrents best practiced before need arises
If your plan for staving off a bear attack includes the use of a repellent spray, it’s important to know how it’s going to work
Echoes of dove openers past still loudly ring
Sometime after the Fourth of July, once all the pasture grass was brown and all the hickory leaves soon would be, my friends and I
In Mississippi, discovery of elephant fossil from the ice age provides window into the past
Fossil hunter Eddie Templeton was out exploring in Mississippi when he came across a remarkable find in a steep embankment. It appeared to be part of an ice-age elephant tusk.
Water crisis in Mississippi capital developed during failures in oversight, watchdog says
“Layers of inadequate oversight and enforcement” by state and federal agencies contributed to a water crisis in Mississippi’s capital city that left tens of thousands of people without safe drinking water for weeks in 2021 and 2022, a watchdog agency says.
$15/hr minimum wage sought for city workers
A $15 per hour minimum wage could be in the cards for city employees if a few city council members get their way.
Upgrades at EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus seek to stem nursing shortage
Next week kicks off the first full school year that nursing students will spend in newly renovated facilities at East Mississippi Community College’s Golden Triangle campus.
