Difficulty obtaining easements has stalled a $6.2 million watershed project that would improve drainage in major flooding areas across the city. The city has only 20 months left to either complete ...

After nearly three decades as a fixture of downtown, Hollyhocks gift shop will close its doors by May. Opening the store was a leap of faith for owner Gloria Herriott, who felt as if she was ...

A former Lowndes County Juvenile Detention corrections officer has filed a lawsuit against the county, claiming she was fired after a fight with a white officer because she is Black. In a federal ...

STARKVILLE — A fire consumed part of a Starkville home early Friday morning, leaving one pet dead, though the family living there evacuated safely. Starkville firefighters responded to a ...

NEW YORK — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt — crimes his lawyer said he’s ...

COLUMBUS — Thomas Watson Jordan Jr., 89, died Jan. 31, 2025, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home. Memorial Funeral Home of Columbus is in ...

STARKVILLE — Emma Macon Patterson, 67, died Jan. 28, 2025, in Jackson. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Mt. Peiler M.B. Church in Starkville. Burial ...

VERNON, Ala. — Avery Grace Hankins and Blakeney Elizabeth Hankins were stillborn on Jan. 21, 2025, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at ...

Robbie T. Honnoll, 64, of Columbus, MS, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Golden Triangle, in Columbus, MS. Visitation will be ...

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State announced the final addition to Nick Zimmerman’s coaching staff this week, naming Henry Zapata as an assistant coach. Zapata joins the staff to work mainly on ...

WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, faced sharp criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike Thursday during a fiery ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — A midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said Thursday, as they scrutinized the actions of the ...