Scott Colom keeps a folder in his office desk full of letters supporting his ill-fated nomination for federal judge. They come from area attorneys, law enforcement agents and about 30 victims in ...

With last week’s announcement that Franklin Academy would no longer be used as a school, it is worth reviewing the history of the historic 204-year-old school. It was the first free public ...

WEST POINT — Four West Point residents have been arrested in connection to a Wednesday night shooting that injured two young men, leaving one of them in critical condition. Brentston Edwards, 20 ...

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STARKVILLE — The Woman’s Club of Starkville kicked off 2025 by having Mississippi State Athletic Director Zac Selman speak at its Tuesday meeting held at the First Baptist Church. President ...

A case of mistaken identity kept a local media personality from being appointed Tuesday to the Columbus Housing Authority Board. Reggilond Taylor, a talk show host perhaps better known by the ...

STARKVILLE — The idea of relocating the tenants of the Starkville Housing Authority’s Pecan Acres development sparked debate in 2018 but has gotten barely a mention in recent years. Despite ...

A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven’t seen before. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico was combining with a low-pressure ...

STARKVILLE – The city is already facing a three-way mayoral race in the coming election, with aldermen incumbents also filing Thursday to run in almost all wards. Mayor Lynn Spruill filed ...

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday echoed U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in 2022.

The advocacy group American Immigration Council identifies 64,600 immigrants in Mississippi (2.2% of the state’s total population) as of 2025, with 37,400 immigrant workers in the state’s ...