“The growth potential is limited in our current facilities,” she wrote in an email to The Dispatch. “We will need larger academic and residential spaces to meet our future needs.” On ...

STARKVILLE – A Monday altercation between three people led to shots being fired in the Pecan Acres public housing development and one arrest, according to a Starkville Police Department press ...

MADISON COUNTY – University of Mississippi Medical Center have identified the three crew members who died in a helicopter crash Monday near Natchez Trace Parkway in northern Madison County.

STARKVILLE — For many, Christmas is a time of celebration, but for others, the season is filled with the pressure of trying to make ends meet. The Starkville Strong Youth Coalition is looking to ...

Two men are dead after fatally shooting each other Thursday in the parking lot of the Quality Inn on Highway 12 in Starkville. Veshawn Williams, 25, of Columbus and Robert Mayfield, 27, of ...

STARKVILLE — Every time Pastor and Judge Larnzy Carpenter Jr. is about to take the bench, he has a few things he likes to do. First, Carpenter always prays through a special prayer before ...

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

STARKVILLE — Defense and automation firm Camgian is expanding operations in its Starkville facilities to the tune of millions of dollars in artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company ...

STARKVILLE — 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. Holmes Cultural ...

When a severe thunderstorm swept through Columbus on Thursday evening, all Marian Hazard could think about was the deviled eggs. “We had loaded the refrigerator with 1,200 deviled eggs, barbecue ...

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 ...

STARKVILLE — A toddler who shot himself Sunday with an unsecured firearm has died from his injuries. Armani Turnipseed, 2, passed away at about 8 p.m. Monday at Blair Batson Children’s ...