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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 ...

A former New Hope Middle School teacher arrested Thursday is accused of providing alcohol and tobacco products to students and engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a minor. Monica Grady, 41, ...

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 ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY – A new neighborhood development is coming to east Oktibbeha County, Atlanta-based real estate development firm Forest Street Partners announced Thursday. The project spans a 98-acre ...

In the wake of a politically charged climate surrounding immigration, some local businesses are facing heightened uncertainty. Immigration advocacy groups, like the National Immigration Law Center, ...

When Hull Property Group struck a deal with the city and the county three years ago, establishing about $3 million in economic incentives for the rehabilitation of the former Leigh Mall property, the ...

A woman accused of serving a cheeseburger smeared with her bodily fluids to a customer at Jack’s Restaurant on Highway 45 turned herself in to the Columbus Police Department on Monday. Sky Juliett ...

An on-duty officer with the Columbus Police Department was arrested Wednesday afternoon after trying to leave Dick’s Sporting Goods wearing a new pair of shoes she hadn’t paid for. Officers were ...

STARKVILLE – The Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District board on Tuesday approved a memorandum of understanding with Mississippi State University, agreeing to partner in planning for the ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — A man was arrested Monday for allegedly committing sex crimes involving a child and assaulting an Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office deputy. Javon Byrd, 20, of Starkville, is charged ...

Police are investigating a Saturday drive-by shooting that sent one man to the hospital. Officers responded to the 700 block of 21st Street North at about 7:21 p.m. in reference to a gunshot victim, ...