KTIBBEHA COUNTY – Officials are reviewing county roads and finding many in worse shape than anticipated, raising questions about how the county can repair them on a limited budget. The county ...

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University is changing the name of the Holmes Center, pending approval by the state board of trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning. Holmes Cultural ...

WASHINGTON — In a rare bipartisan move, two senators have introduced legislation in the latest attempt to fight the flow of fentanyl and its precursors into the United States from China, Mexico ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland and 19 other states are suing multiple federal agencies, contending President Donald Trump’s administration has illegally fired thousands of federal probationary workers.

Incumbent Democratic Mayor Lynn Spruill speaks while eight of the 11 other candidates in contested races in Starkville’s upcoming municipal election listen Saturday during a public forum at the ...

WEST POINT – Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill doesn’t flinch when confronted with the “B word.” “I’ll lean into it,” she said, prompting laughter Saturday from the audience at the Women ...

STARKVILLE – One man is dead after an early morning fire in an apartment complex Friday. The victim is identified as Rodney Jenkins, 72, Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt told The Dispatch.

NEW YORK — Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some laid-off federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their firing.

When Stephen Jones first ran for his seat as Ward 5 city councilman in 2017, he “wanted to see change.” Now, Jones is running for mayor because staying on the council for more than two terms ...

The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System will host the ninth annual Quilt Reception on March 18 starting at 11 a.m. in the upstairs meeting room. The Possum-Town Quilters Guild will present its ...

STARKVILLE – Mississippi is moving ahead among other southeastern states when it comes to training the next generation of workers. Mississippi Economic Council CEO and President Scott Waller on ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday approved enhanced legal protections for law enforcement officers after an emotional three-hour debate in which several Black ...