STARKVILLE – Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District plans to ask for roughly $4.7 million more from county taxpayers next fiscal year. The majority of the increase will service debt on a ...

WASHINGTON — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a rising national figure in the Democratic Party, is calling on the state’s Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell to either prove that he is fit to continue serving ...

It’s official: Get your boots ready and head down to The Ranch. Starkville’s newest dining destination officially opened Monday at 1044 W. Poor House Road. About five years ago, co-owners Roy Oswalt ...

Officials are looking into capping how many short-term rentals can operate at one time in the city limits. Mayor Stephen Jones floated the idea Tuesday during the city council meeting at the Municipal ...

OXFORD — Ole Miss’ 2024 season — one of the most highly-anticipated in program history — starts in just about five weeks when the Rebels host Furman on Aug. 31 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The Rebels ...

WEST POINT – A circuit judge declared a mistrial in a 2022 murder trial Thursday after it was revealed during deliberations that one of the jurors may have witnessed the crime. The jury, after nearly ...

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, at West Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Rock Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-5 p.m. Saturday, at the funeral home. West Memorial ...

WASHINGTON — Federal health officials on Friday said they have linked cases of a diarrhea-causing parasite tied to shredded lettuce to an additional four states, expanding the scope of the largest U.S ...

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Stephen Chapel M.B. Church in Columbus, with Claude Long officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Friday, ...

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Editor’s Note: It’s never too early for football. In anticipation for Mississippi State’s 2026-27 season, The Dispatch will spend this week and next breaking down MSU’s position groups. Today’s ...

Editor’s Note: This story will be updated with new transfers every Saturday edition. Its transfer portal season for Mississippi State Baseball. According to Pete Nakos of On3 Sports, seven Bulldogs ...