Last of city ARPA to fix drainage on Hwy 45, Summerhaven
City council members on Tuesday shifted about $269,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds away from its major ongoing drainage improvement project to a pair of smaller ones.
Education: MUW signs MOU with DeSoto County Schools to create career pathways, dual enrollment opportunities
Mississippi University for Women and DeSoto County Schools have signed a memorandum of understanding to create eight career pathway programs, expanding affordable career exploration opportunities for high school students.
Education: ‘Officially a Space Cowboy’: Make-A-Wish child launches MSU rocket
Six-year-old Christopher Best, of Flora, loves everything about space.
Education: MSU students, Partnership Middle School educators engage in ‘Building Thinking Classrooms’ professional development
Aspiring and current secondary math educators from Mississippi State University and Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District’s Partnership Middle School are engaging in professional development together, thanks to a $10,560 grant secured by the university.
Education brief: Okoli elected to Phi Kappa Phi
Deborah Okoli of Starkville, Mississippi, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Mississippi State University.
Supervisors table short-term rental ordinance tied to hotel tax
Supervisors tabled consideration of a new ordinance that would make short-term rentals in the county subject to the 2% hotel tax.
Community Profile: Fades, fresh cuts and followers: West Point barber gains online notoriety
When Terrance Evans was a child he was always fascinated by barbers.
Ask The Dispatch: Where can Golden Triangle residents help this holiday season?
With winter closing in and the holiday season in full swing, organizations across the Golden Triangle are gearing up to help families in need, and many residents are looking for ways to contribute.
Bulldogs win again, but lack of “focus” leaves Purcell wanting more
STARKVILLE – Something was missing for Mississippi State women’s basketball in its win over UL Monroe on Monday. At times, there was a lack of
Moments that mattered in MSU’s season-ending Egg Bowl loss
The 2025 Mississippi State football season came to a quiet end on Black Friday with a loss to rivals Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl.
Starkville, Columbus parades postponed due to inclement weather threat
Columbus and Starkville Christmas parades have both been postponed due to the threat of inclement weather.
New owner to open Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed as a memorial site
The barn in Mississippi where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed will open to the public as a “sacred” memorial site by 2030, the new owner announced.
Homeless coalition eyes spring move-in for tiny home village
Golden Triangle Homeless Coalition members are hopeful to see residents moving into the Fresh Start Tiny Home Village on Airline Road by next spring, though the organization still needs roughly $160,000 to make it happen.
Egg Bowl: ‘I had to have that feeling’
Columbus native Kylin Hill knows better than anyone what it feels like on the dark side of the Egg Bowl.
Starkville stargazer discovers first Mississippi-found asteroid
Back in January, Jean-François Goût, an assistant professor of biological sciences at Mississippi State University, was stargazing in his homemade observatory when he saw an asteroid that hadn’t been recorded before.
Rapid Recap: No. 7 Ole Miss 38, Mississippi State 19
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State’s 2025 season came to an end on Black Friday in an ugly Egg Bowl loss at home to No. 7 Ole
Christmas tree lightings, parades return to Golden Triangle
Holiday spirit is set to sweep across the Golden Triangle this week with Starkville, Columbus and West Point gearing up for tree-lightings and Christmas parades.
Temporary fixes would change traffic flow on Main Street
COLUMBUS – A couple of weeks ago, Mayor Stephen Jones sent City Engineer Kevin Stafford a photo of a car trapped under an 18-wheeler at
About 16,000 families waiting for child care vouchers after pandemic funds run out
Cantrell Keyes is working 90-hour weeks and losing $15,000 a month at the child care center she directs in Jackson, Mississippi.
Amphitheater could host first show in spring 2027
If the city council votes next week to put $1 million more toward the project, a completed Sen. Terry Brown Amphitheater could host its first show on the Island in spring 2027.
MSU quarterback Shapen earns Philanthropic Spirit award
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