Dispatch takes home 18 press association awards
The Dispatch took home 18 awards, including second in General Excellence and five first-place honors in its class, during the Mississippi Press Association’s annual Better
Mississippians to dial 471, along with 662
Northern Mississippi and some central parts of the state are getting a new area code.
Bryan wins Ward 5 selectman seat
Cole Bryan won the Ward 5 selectman seat Thursday in a special election.
Pink hunting vests allowed. Squatted vehicles aren’t
Starting Monday, pink is the new orange for hunters in the Golden Triangle.
Or at least, one will be just as good as the other.
Addressing Mississippi problems by telling Mississippi stories
James Parker and Olivia Aylsworth won’t soon forget a night they spent last summer working with a Vietnamese boat captain and deckhand in the Gulf of Mexico.
Animal shelters overwhelmed; heat making problem worse
A litter of seven puppies sits trapped in a bucket under the hot sun, unable to escape the heat. If a Clay County Animal Control officer hadn’t found them, things could have ended much worse for them.
Officials developing ‘talking points’ for keeping MSMS in Columbus
Citizens who showed up for the quarterly Town and Tower meeting about the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science left Thursday with talking points to support keeping the school in Columbus.
W names founding director for Women’s College
The newly established Women’s College at Mississippi University for Women has its founding director as it prepares for its first academic year.
Selectman candidates talk housing, grants, constituent meetings
Monthly meetings with constituents, grant opportunities and affordable housing are some of the key initiatives two candidates for the West Point Ward 5 selectman seat aim to implement if elected.
Three arrested in Saturday night Econo Lodge auto burglaries
Three people, including a juvenile, are behind bars after a series of Saturday night auto burglaries in hotel parking lots.
Mary Means Business: Miskelly Furniture sets soft opening for July 15
Miskelly Furniture will open in Starkville by July.
Woman charged with mayhem for biting off victim’s fingertip
A woman turned herself in Tuesday after biting the tip of another woman’s finger off earlier this month, according to Columbus Police Department.
Traveling exhibit details life of Andrew Young, diplomat, civil rights icon
The life, achievements and contributions of Andrew Young, the first African-American U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and an invaluable aide to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., go on display next week at the University of Mississippi.
Man charged with stealing truck from Lowe’s parking lot
A man was arrested for allegedly stealing a truck from the Lowe’s parking lot on Highway 12 over the weekend.
Columbus man killed in Highway 45 accident
A Columbus man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon, according to Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant.
Over 110,000 Mississippi children lost Medicaid coverage in the past year
Over 150,000 Mississippians have lost health care coverage in the year after the Medicaid “unwinding” process began.
Drug raid yields meth, ecstasy, mushrooms, LSD, pot
Seven people were arrested in a Monday Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office drug bust.
Starkville secures $20M for Hwy 182 revitalization
Highway 182 revitalization is rolling forward, as the city received another $20 million grant Friday to cover the project’s still-fluctuating price tag.
MSU quarterback Shapen earns Philanthropic Spirit award
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