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Development projects in Oktibbeha ‘on the line’ without dirt borrow pit Aldermen deny request for special exception, after neighbor raises dust, noise issues ...

Roy Whitehead, age 82, of Columbus, MS, passed away Monday June 30, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus. A memorial service will be held at ...

Two men are dead after fatally shooting each other Thursday in the parking lot of the Quality Inn on Highway 12.

Every time Pastor and Judge Larnzy Carpenter Jr. is about to take the bench, he has a few things he likes to do.

Airbus Helicopters hopes to make the Golden Triangle a little greener with a near 6-acre solar farm on the facility’s grounds along Airport Road.

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.

Justin Flake named Starkville Academy head baseball coach Flake led Heritage Academy to a state championship in 2019, and most recently was head coach at Grenada.

A municipal election voting precinct opened 30 minutes late Tuesday morning because an election worker’s vehicle containing ballots was repossessed overnight.

The former executive director of Mississippi State University’s Longest Student Health Center has had his medical license suspended for a year for engaging in an inappropriate relationship with ...

Baptist selected as buyer for OCH hospital sale Sale price, other commitments still confidential until deal solidifies ...