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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALICEVILLE, Ala. — Ida Mae Cockrell, 95, died Jan. 7, 2025, at Aliceville Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, at Lavender’s Funeral Services, with the Rev. Tonnie ...

MILLPORT, Ala. — Charles Banks Lawrence, 82, died Jan. 8, 2025, in Columbus. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Dowdle Funeral Home, with Ray Aldridge ...

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.

WEST POINT – A West Point man was sentenced to 41 years in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty this week to the 2022 capital murder of Mikel Craven in Clay County ...