Clarence Carter, the blues and soul musician and singer-songwriter with the raspy, emotional vocals whose hits included the ...

Alan Lewis was passed over in March to be the city’s next fire chief, but on Tuesday he got the next best thing. The city council appointed Lewis assistant chief, effective Monday, during its regular ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY – Three current employees and two former employees in the Oktibbeha County Tax Assessor and Collector’s Office could be on the hook for more than $31,000 after an investigation by the ...

STARKVILLE – Phillips Wealth Planners, a registered investment adviser firm, announced recently Lynn Phillips-Gaines and Lauren Black were honored with Forbes’ Best-in-State Wealth Advisors award.

A DoorDasher and a woman inside her home suffered injuries during a rash of three separate shootings over two days, Police Chief Joseph Daughtry told The Dispatch. Daughtry said the shootings stemmed ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world largest aircraft carrier, returned home to Virginia on Saturday after an 11-month deployment, the longest since the Vietnam War, that saw it support ...

Shelves that were once lined with vape pens and pods were nearly empty Tuesday afternoon at Exotic Smokerz in Columbus. Owner Esam Al Mugari said he has had to throw away at least $40,000 worth of ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — Supervisors are moving forward with selling OCH Regional Medical Center to Baptist Memorial Health Care. After a months-long request for proposals process, Board of Supervisors ...

MSU receiver Jordan Mosley, left, celebrates a touchdown with Anthony Evans, right, against Alcorn State at Davis Wade Stadium. It was Mosley’s first score of the 2025 season, and the fifth touchdown ...

Joshua Connors has been fighting fires in Columbus for more than six years and in that time has sustained several injuries on the job, including once when a brick wall fell on him. His father was a ...

LOWNDES COUNTY – Gregory “Black Boy” Roby, 46, died May 7, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at New Vision School in Macon, ...

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Beth-el M.B. Church, in Starkville. Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. Friday, at West Memorial Funeral Home. West Memorial Funeral Home of Starkville is ...