If there was ever any doubt what Doug Moulds wanted to be when he grew up, it would have been before he learned to read. “His mother told me he was always sitting around listening to the radio,” said ...

If you were building a public university from scratch in Mississippi, what outcomes should a taxpayer expect? You should expect a university that educates Mississippians. You should expect students to ...

Evan James Bailey was born September 12, 1991, in Columbus, MS, to Ronald Martin (Marty) Bailey and Susan Snapp. He passed away on February 16, 2026, in Monroe County. Evan is survived by his beloved ...

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In a meeting Tuesday that lasted less than two minutes, the Senate Education Committee unanimously voted to kill the House’s primary vehicle for getting its school choice legislation across the finish ...

There’s a new restaurant open in Starkville, and folks, it looks like a good one. Trey Spencer loves to cook. His new restaurant, Jive Turkey Breakfast Club Bar and Grill, opened this month, serving ...

Whether it’s a group of elementary school students on a field trip or a crowd of retired visitors coming through on a tour, visitors of the Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana tend ...

On Saturday morning, Jan. 24, as a massive ice storm was carving a path of destruction through parts of north Mississippi and more than 48 hours before Gov. Tate Reeves activated the Mississippi ...

STARKVILLE – Kicking off bright and early Saturday morning, the 41st annual Frostbite races are set to host more than 1,000 runners for the second consecutive year. Online registration remains open ...

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory of Columbus.

Chief Joseph Daughtry will remain at Columbus Police Department, after Jackson passed him over for the chief job there. Jackson Mayor John Horhn on Friday announced RaShall M. Brackney will be the ...

STARKVILLE – The Starkville Town and Country Garden Club was among five organizations and individuals honored Tuesday night at the Greater Starkville Development Partnership’s annual awards banquet ...