STARKVILLE – One man is dead after an early morning fire in an apartment complex Friday. The victim is identified as Rodney Jenkins, 72, Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt told The Dispatch.

COLUMBUS — Curtis W. “Bob” Cox, 86, died March 3, 2025, at his residence. No funeral services will be held at this time. Lee-Sykes Funeral Home of Columbus is in charge of arrangements.

WEST POINT – From the cockpit of a Navy jet to the halls of the Mississippi State Capitol and the front lines of civil rights, three local women have made their mark in history. Now, they’ll ...

When Stephen Jones first ran for his seat as Ward 5 city councilman in 2017, he “wanted to see change.” Now, Jones is running for mayor because staying on the council for more than two terms ...

Whenever the case is made for MSMS moving to MSU, access to athletics through Starkville High’s programs is noted as an added benefit, yet that topic is mentioned only in passing in MSU’s ...

NEW YORK — Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” that has been sampled by such R&B ...

Incumbent Democratic Mayor Lynn Spruill speaks while eight of the 11 other candidates in contested races in Starkville’s upcoming municipal election listen Saturday during a public forum at the ...

Oktoc Road will be closed to through traffic starting at 10 a.m. Monday due to accommodate bridge repairs. The bridge being repaired stands just southeast of the Hillbrook subdivision by the ...

Fossils and other science assets of the city will soon be coming to life downtown in new ways, thanks to a grant from Main Street America. Main Street Columbus announced Wednesday that it was ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — A child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, officials there said Wednesday, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious respiratory ...

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 ...

A committee of city council members and stakeholders could meet as soon as next week to discuss the future of the Sen. Terry Brown Amphitheater on The Island. That suggestion came from Vice Mayor ...