For months, and sometimes longer, parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited for the Education Department to make progress on their complaints of bullying or other discrimination. Now that ...

I’m about to act a fool, because it looks like Raising Cane’s is finally on its way to Starkville. The, in my opinion, premier chicken joint is officially scouting a Starkville location. According to ...

Don’t try to box Bryce Mitchell in. Mitchell, a musician and research professional, knows the stereotypes often associated with being from Mississippi. And while he understands why people are often ...

A Mississippi family whose 1-year-old child was killed when police fired into a moving car offered evidence on Wednesday that they say challenges the officers’ account that they were in danger when ...

TOPEKA, Kan. — As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower drug prices by reining in big companies that oversee prescription coverage for health insurers. Some of those ...

States that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day reacted with relief Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Republican effort to outlaw the practice. A decision favoring the ...

Whenever you walked through the wooden front door to Pheba’s Diner off Highway 50, there was always one thing that remained constant. Seated at the head of a large table in the middle of the main ...

James Oliver Allen, 87, of Columbus, MS, died on June 29th, 2026, at his home. Services will be held on Thursday, July 2nd, 2026, at First Methodist Church of Columbus Mississippi. Visitation will be ...

GULFPORT — Willie Ervin, 52, died June 11, 2026, in Gulfport. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Maranatha Faith Center. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens. Visitation is from noon-5 p ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY – Recent staff turnover at the Golden Triangle Development LINK has Oktibbeha County, Starkville and Oktibbeha County Economic Development Authority reconsidering their contracts with ...

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, at Bryan Union Hall with Elbert Lee officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at Bryan Union Hall. Carter’s Mortuary Services of West Point ...

The Panola County sheriff and his wife are suing a Columbus-based Substack writer for libel. In a civil complaint filed Tuesday in Panola County Circuit Court, Sheriff Shane Phelps and Melissa Meek ...