STARKVILLE – An Oktibbeha County sheriff’s deputy was fired following a Sunday afternoon brawl with an umpire during a Grand Slam baseball tournament at Cornerstone Park. Lt. Darrell Holley, a coach ...

Based on last year’s hotel occupancy rates, Berkeley Young, president of Young Strategies Inc., believes downtown is prime for a new hotel. With the Sen. Terry Brown Amphitheater expected to open by ...

A worker with New Process Steel died Tuesday during an accident in the steel cutting area of the plant. Elijah Jones, 20, of Columbus, died of blunt force trauma, Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant ...

Four dachshunds in Heat 2 of the 2026 Starkville Derby fly toward their owners down the 100-foot pet turf track set up in the center of University Drive as the crowd cheers Saturday. The races are ...

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COLUMBUS – Longtime CEO Joe Max Higgins is no longer with the Golden Triangle Development LINK. A press release issued Sunday evening said the LINK’s Executive Committee determined “a leadership ...

William R. “Billy” Thornbrough, age 78, of Columbus, MS, passed away April 25, 2026, at Diversicare of Quitman, MS. Graveside services will be Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 3:00 PM at Egger Cemetery ...

WEST POINT — Natasha Evette Manning, 49, died April 10, 2026, in West Point. Funeral services will be at noon Saturday, at St. Robertson M.B. Church, with the Rev. John C. Harris Jr. officiating.

CALEDONIA — Arthur Greer Jr., 85, died April 12, 2026, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Anderson Grove M.B. Church. Burial will follow at Sturdivant Cemetery.

STARKVILLE – Four Starkville men are in custody following a Saturday shooting in the Cotton District that left one person injured. Dewaylon Brooks, 23, Jordyn Barrett, 21, Anthony Davis, 19 and ...

GREENWOOD SPRINGS — Jimmy Ray Arnold, 79, died April 19, 2026, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, at New Centerpoint F.W.B. Church, with Heath Webb and Jeremy Hollis ...