Active shooter drill scheduled for Thursday on W campus
Lowndes County Emergency Management Agency will conduct its annual active shooter drill Thursday on the Mississippi University for Women campus.
Dealership hits the gas on Bitcoin
A couple weeks ago Josh Gillis was looking to trade in his old SUV for a new truck.
Public’s help wanted in locating burglary suspect
Clay County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating a suspect who allegedly burglarized a church.
One hospitalized after Tuesday shooting on Northside
Police are investigating an early Tuesday shooting that left one man injured, according to a Columbus Police Department press release.
Education: 17 local students named 2026 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Out of the more than 16,000 semifinalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program, 17 are local students.
Education: Starkville Rotary Club honors SHS teacher, two high schoolers
On Monday, Starkville Rotary Club recognized Starkville High School teacher, Stephany Watson, as the organization’s Teacher of the Month for September.
Education Brief: Deadline approaching to apply for U.S. Senate Youth Program
Interested high school juniors and seniors have until Sept. 30 to apply for the 2026 U.S. Senate Youth Program, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith said in a Sept. 8 press release.
Delta State University is investigating a student’s death
Delta State University is investigating the death of a student who was found hanging from a tree on the Cleveland campus early Monday.
Man arrested for running down cows with car in pasture
A Columbus man was arrested Friday afternoon after allegedly breaking into a pasture and striking two cows with his car.
Community Profile: ‘African Dawg’ finds community with MSU soccer
Mississippi State soccer coach Nick Zimmerman received two gifts after his first win as head coach in August.
Lowndes supervisors rubberstamp tax increase for FY 26
County supervisors on Monday approved a budget for Fiscal Year 2026 that includes a 4.6% increase to its general purposes tax levy.
Columbus church burns six weeks before 156th anniversary
Canaan M.B. Church, which has stood for nearly 156 years on Bell Avenue, will have to rebuild completely after suffering substantial damage from a Sunday afternoon fire.
Victim in Friday fire expected to recover
A victim hospitalized after a Friday night apartment fire is expected to make a full recovery, according to a Starkville Fire Department Facebook post on Monday.
More than 120 gather for Charlie Kirk vigil
When Spencer Sanderson, a Mississippi State University senior agriculture business student, received the news of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk’s death Wednesday, he was sick to his stomach.
Mississippi sets execution date for man who killed a college student in 1993
The Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday set an Oct. 15 execution date for the man convicted of kidnapping and killing a college student in 1993.
No injuries reported in Thursday afternoon house fire
A Thursday afternoon house fire left a Ridge Road house and two vehicles in its carport destroyed, Emergency Management Services Director Cindy Lawrence told the Dispatch.
MSU student orgs face funding freeze
When members of Hillel at Mississippi State University, the only Jewish student organization on campus, gather for a Shabbat service, they serve challah and Kedem grape juice.
Despite liability concerns, police will ride CMSD buses
The Columbus Municipal School District board of trustees voted 3-2 on Friday to approve hiring off-duty Columbus Police Department officers as security on school buses despite concerns about liability, training and whether officers should be armed on a bus with students.
NATO flexes its muscles and bulks up defenses on its eastern flank to ward off Russia
WARSAW, Poland — NATO said Friday it’s bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with new equipment to
Roses and Thorns: 9-13-25
A rose to East Mississippi Community College, which continues to see an increase in enrollment. While enrollment at the state’s two-year colleges is up across
