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STARKVILLE – An Oktibbeha County sheriff’s deputy was fired following a Sunday afternoon brawl with an umpire during a Grand Slam baseball tournament at Cornerstone Park. Lt. Darrell Holley, a coach ...

STARKVILLE — Starkville Academy announced the return of Mark Alexander to the athletic department this week. Alexander will resume the role of head coach for the Vols boys’ basketball team that he ...

For the first time in program history, Mississippi State’s softball team is headed to the Women’s College World Series. Faced with elimination or glory, the No. 3 Bulldogs reached for the latter on ...

For nearly a year, a bitcoin mining facility in Columbus has quietly operated thousands of computers around the clock, drawing on excess electricity capacity from Columbus Light and Water with hopes ...

“Goodnight moon; goodnight cow jumping over the moon; goodnight light and the red balloon.” The famous children’s book “Goodnight Moon” by Margaret Wise Brown is technically a “banned book” for two ...

HATTIESBURG — Some people judge towns by their population. Others point to school systems, parks, water and air quality, or thriving local businesses. But to me, the character of a town is best ...

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State fans sitting in the suites and premium club areas will not go hungry at Davis Wade Stadium this season. Since 2020, MSU athletics has partnered with the Atlanta-based ...

To anyone in Columbus for the last 49 years, the giant building at 1404 Old Aberdeen Road has always been Leigh Mall. But the Hull Property Group, which bought the mall in 2019 with the goal of ...

Stark Road is rocking and rolling. Just across from Cardiology Associates, early dirt work is underway for a new development known as the “Steeldriver property.” While additional details from ...

At the Columbus City Council meeting last Tuesday, the Columbus fossil park being developed in Propst Park was officially named The Dr. John “Jack” Kaye Cretaceous Fossil Park. Several people have ...