STARKVILLE — Starkville High School head football coach Chris Jones was named the new head coach at Hinds Community College on Monday, ending an eight-year run with the Jackets. The Starkville ...

Despite new ownership, a new name and an updated facade, the former Leigh Mall hasn’t yet shaken its old problem of losing tenants. Cato and Bealls are the latest casualties at what is now ...

Mississippi State and head coach Samantha Ricketts will have their work cut out for them in the new-look Southeastern Conference in 2025. What was already the toughest conference in college ...

Every year, roughly 230 of the state’s most gifted students flock to Columbus, prepared to take on the challenge of succeeding at Mississippi’s most academically rigorous high school.

A Starkville man was arrested for allegedly hitting a police car after fleeing a traffic stop early Friday evening. Jaquez Gray, 24, is charged with failure to yield when an officer signals and ...

SEATTLE — The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed dubbed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a honey bee hive in a matter of hours, has been declared ...

Mayor Keith Gaskin on Friday vetoed a city council decision to assign two police officers to community service for getting into an altercation in front of the Municipal Complex. At Chief Joseph ...

STARKVILLE — A Starkville Police Department officer was arrested shortly after midnight Sunday after Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about an assault on Lilac Street.

Immigration in 2024 drove U.S. population growth to its fastest rate in 23 years as the nation surpassed 340 million residents, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. The 1% growth rate this year ...

WEST POINT — Xzavier Orr was about to go into the ninth grade when his house burned down, and his family lost almost everything. But as his mother tried to figure out what to do next, she got a ...

A pedestrian who was killed Saturday after being struck while walking on the side of Highway 50 has been identified. Craig Alan Friederichsen, 63, died at the scene, Lowndes County Coroner Greg ...

In an analysis of 135 mall redevelopment projects, JLL, a professional services company, found 53.6% include housing. Medical offices were the next most common conversion at 34%. This doesn’t ...