The Dispatch’s Best of the Triangle readers’ choice contest is the area’s longest-running recognition of the most popular businesses and professionals in the Golden Triangle. Businesses who want to ...

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 entering the ...

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 ...

Mississippi Scholastic Team Cup Chess Tournament March 10, 2026 Rotary Classic Rodeo 2026 February 17, 2026 ...

WASHINGTON — A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even before the conflict began. An inflation gauge ...

The former executive director of Mississippi State University’s Longest Student Health Center has had his medical license suspended for a year for engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a ...

STARKVILLE – A new skate park could open at the Sportsplex by the end of the year following aldermen approval of a $120,000 federal grant Tuesday evening. The funding, administered through the ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S.

Last year, Mississippi was at risk of being the first state ever to not send a student representative to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Columbus “saved the bee” by rallying together to fund and ...

How do you make a boat out of pool noodles, cardboard, other scraps and some duct tape in 90 minutes? That was one of the challenges awaiting 16-year-old Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science ...

A judge has dismissed murder charges against a Columbus resident who was charged with depraved heart murder after the 2006 stillborn death of her child. Lowndes County Circuit Court Judge Jim Kitchens ...

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State’s offense caused problems for plenty of teams last season with explosive playmaking and an ability to stretch teams out. Early in the year, a running back tandem of ...