Possumhaw: What in the world
That evening the Apollo 8 astronauts read from the Bible in the book of Genesis during a television broadcast. Astronauts Bill Anders read verses 1-4, Jim Lovell read verses 5-8 and Frank Borman finished out with verses 9-10. Reports say approximately one billion people in 64 countries watched the broadcast.
Roses and Thorns: 12-28-24
A rose to Starkville Strong and Worker Bees, which have organized a food drive where people can donate their Christmas leftovers to those in need.
Thom Caraccio: Saying goodbye to a Columbus legend
I usually love to write, but I find it a miserable task to write in the guest book of a funeral home about someone I was close to and admired greatly.
Ask Rufus: The horses of the prairie
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the New Madrid earthquakes of December 1811 through January 1812, which was when a horse from John Pitchlynn’s at Plymouth Bluff suddenly stumbled, fell and died.
Letter: Immigrants’ important role in America
For those who have never visited the most iconic symbol of our country, the plaque on Ellis Island, near the feet of the Statue of
Sid Salter: The ghost of TikTok Future and Trump’s return
Any way you slice, there’s a lot to unpack for fans and opponents of the social media application TikTok – the short-form Chinese-owned video platform with an algorithm that personalizes each user’s experience based on learning one’s preferences.
Slimantics: For MSMS, there’s no place like home
In 1973, my folks had a decision to make: renovate the little home they had lived in since moving to Tupelo in 1950 or purchasing a new, larger home that had been built a few miles outside the city limits.
Possumhaw: Dark night of Christmas
The young woman sitting next to me answered her phone. When she put down the phone she was crying. I waited awhile then asked, “Are you okay?” She said she just learned her aunt died.
Thom Caraccio: A trip to Illtown, more stories from the film set
Not every movie is a big budget production, but work is work.
Roses and thorns: 12-21-24
A rose to the Starkville Strong Youth Coalition for its efforts to help make Christmas happier for those in need. On Monday, the teens will
Ask Rufus: Christmas scenes
It is interesting to see how the images associated with the Christmas season have changed over the years.
Other editors: Ghost-gun murder highlights industry custom-made for crime
The murder last week of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan has spotlighted the fury that many Americans feel toward the nation’s dysfunctional health insurance system.
Our View: More reason for optimism at the old Leigh Mall
As work to reorient Columbus Place storefronts facing Highway 45 “inside-out” nears an end, Hull Group vice president John Mulherin said the company has adopted a new strategy for the redevelopment of the 123,000 square foot part of the property that faces Highway 82, commonly known as the back of the mall.
Our View: Smart cameras are a smart move
Installing cameras at strategic street locations is nothing new for the city of Starkville.
Letter to the editor: Jiben Roy
Role of cultures in human killing The other day the three of us were travelling by driving to Dallas and then to fly to Honolulu.
Wyatt Emmerich: Journalism battle in Mississippi
Should courts have the power to force journalists to hand over their records?
Slimantics: Dispatches from the War on Christmas
This year’s War on Christmas continues and the outcome is still very much in doubt as the final skirmishes unfold over the next week.
Nancy Loome: School choice backers keep changing their story
The “school choice” crowd can’t seem to get their story straight.
Sid Salter: GOP’s Clarke Reed fundamentally changed partisan politics in Mississippi and the South
Clarke T. Reed Sr., who skillfully and purposefully changed both the retail political allegiances and the philosophical worldview of many white Southerners, died earlier this month at his Greenville home at age 96.
Possumhaw: Bells will be ringing
During the years of the 1980s slipping over into the 90s I spent a good part of those years with the Salvation Army in Oktibbeha County where I lived at the time.
Deputies searching for two suspects in Sunday double homicide
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