CMSD offers superintendent job; Chapman yet to accept
Columbus Municipal School District trustees on Wednesday offered Craig Chapman the district superintendent position, though Chapman has not yet accepted the job.
Mississippi man ordered freed after serving more than 10 years of an illegal 15-year sentence
A man illegally sentenced to 15 years in prison for a crime that carries a maximum penalty of five years behind bars is set to walk free, after Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves granted him clemency on Wednesday.
Mississippi attorney general shares opioid settlement recommendations with lawmakers
While telling the Legislature how the Mississippi Opioid Settlement Advisory Council recommends spending state lawsuit money, Council Chair and Attorney General Lynn Fitch said she and the other committee members would be reviewing their internal processes and may change how they oversee hundreds of millions of dollars.
Mary Means Business: Take-home pizza shop open for business
If you’re looking to make dinner easy this week, there’s a new take-home pizza spot in downtown Columbus.
Advisory committee pitched to help city with economic development
The city council on Wednesday broached the possibility of creating an economic development advisory committee to help the city recruit new businesses and encourage more investment from existing ones.
Vape enforcement begins, removing products from shelves across Mississippi
Shelves that were once lined with vape pens and pods were nearly empty Tuesday afternoon at Exotic Smokerz in Columbus.
$8.5M outpatient pavilion to expand Noxubee hospital
Access to speciality care in Noxubee County is set to expand significantly as Noxubee Medical Complex moves forward with an $8.5 million outpatient pavilion set to open in 2027.
A new bold plan aims to help more Jackson third graders read on grade level
Michael Cormack felt like he’d been punched in the stomach.
Innocence Project helps West Point woman get new trial
The Mississippi Court of Appeals has granted a new trial to a West Point woman convicted of first-degree murder in a decision handed down Tuesday.
Ask The Dispatch: How are new murals added to the Golden Triangle?
Over the last few months, new murals and public pieces of art have been added downtown in Starkville, Columbus and West Point.
New plaza, roundabout planned for MSU campus
Commuters passing through Mississippi State University’s campus will have to reroute next week as two major infrastructure projects get underway.
Holiday Night of Hope returns for underprivileged children
Christmas will come early next week for about 20 children in need during A Holiday Night of Hope, hosted jointly by Columbus Police Department and Building Bridges of Hope.
Education: West Point native, Ole Miss senior joins national Presidential Fellows Program
With plans to eventually give back to Mississippi, University of Mississippi senior and “nonstop” political science major Edward Hunter will channel his inner Alexander Hamilton, “reading every treatise on the shelf,” as part of his new academic honor.
Monkey who escaped Mississippi highway crash has new permanent home at New Jersey refuge
A monkey who spent several days on the lam after escaping from a truck that crashed on a rural Mississippi highway earlier this year now has a permanent home at a New Jersey wildlife refuge.
Education: Documentary studies concentration launches at The W
Ken Burns. Amy Berg. Werner Herzog. Students at Mississippi University for Women have the opportunity to study these and many other documentarians, and follow in their footsteps, with the new documentary studies concentration and minor, both of which launched this fall.
Education: SBE seeks high school sophomores to apply for 2026-27 junior representative position
The Mississippi State Board of Education is seeking applications from high school sophomores to serve as the new high school junior student representative on the board for the 2026-27 school year.
Smash-and-grab burglary targets BJ’s Pharmacy
BJ’s Family Pharmacy was robbed in a “smash and grab” early Monday morning, according to pharmacy owner BJ Cougle.
Community Profile: After 14 years, familiar face at Tennessee Williams House retiring
When visitors come to the Tennessee Williams House Museum and Welcome Center, they’re typically welcomed with a sweet voice, a warm smile and a question intended to start a conversation. For 14 years, that greeting has come from Carolyn Lowry.
Tupelo civic group fosters conversations across political lines
Two years ago, a political disagreement ending in harsh words nearly cost Buddy Stubbs a friendship of more than 40 years.
MSU quarterback Shapen earns Philanthropic Spirit award
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