WASHINGTON — Newly in the minority, Democrats voted with Republicans on Thursday to advance legislation that would require federal authorities to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been ...

Former Mississippi State baseball star Brent Rooker will be staying with the Athletics for another five years, regardless of where that franchise ends up playing. Following a 2024 season in which ...

STARKVILLE – A data breach that has crippled Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District’s network appears to be a ransomware attack, according to online sources. The district is listed ...

STARKVILLE – The city has gotten its first contested alderman race in Ward 7. Meanwhile, the Ward 5 incumbent announced Thursday he would not seek reelection. Nedra Lowery, 40, is trying again ...

A Lincoln County judge on Monday dismissed all charges against two white men who prosecutors accused of shooting at D’Monterrio Gibson, a Black FedEx driver, while he was making deliveries in ...

STARKVILLE — As Mississippi State keeps winning and keeps climbing up the rankings under head coach Chris Jans, Bulldogs fans are finding it harder to get their hands on tickets for home games.

Another retailer prepares to leave Columbus Place. Claire’s, 1404 Old Aberdeen Road, is officially slated for closure. The Starkville location closed in March 2024 and with the Columbus location ...

TUPELO – Scott Colom, district attorney for the 16th Circuit, has been named among Mississippi’s Most Influential African Americans for 2024-25 by Our Mississippi magazine. He will be ...

Overnight warming shelters are already in use as temperatures plunge below freezing, with organizers expecting more use as the worst of winter weather approaches. Overnight warming shelters are ...

William Robert Buckner, III, 73, was born on September 4, 1951, to the late William R. (Billy) Buckner, Jr. and Lavern Turner Buckner. He passed away on January 7, 2025. He was a retired ...

CRAWFORD — Willie James Hill, 79, died Jan. 4, 2025, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, at Charity Mission Full Gospel Baptist Church, with Bobby L. McCarter Sr.

STARKVILLE — Sammy Dale Thompson, 66, died Dec. 28, 2024, in Pontotoc. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Peter’s Rock C.O.G.I.C. Burial will follow ...