Mississippi University for Women has received a $140,000 grant from the Mississippi Department of Education through its Mississippi Teacher Residency program, covering tuition, books and fees for 10 ...

Residents of the Downtown Historic District began receiving letters recently from the city’s building department reminding them of what changes to their property require prior approval. For most, the ...

WEST POINT – Kenneth Baker drives a forklift carrying pallets full of spices through the Magnolia Seasoning facility. As the production manager carries each large bag over to a scale, he measures and ...

Based on political belief, “more than 4,000 federal workers were given layoff notices” according to CNN. This thing has happened in the USA. Where are diversity, equity, fairness, and inclusion? I ...

Ray Timm Posted: October 10, 2025 COLUMBUS — Ray B. Timm, 90, died Oct. 9, 2025, at Garden Hill Assisted Living. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home and ...

A while back I was rummaging through my closet off the bedroom, probably to find something that wasn’t a black T-shirt to wear that day, when I came across a shirt that seemed familiar but it looked ...

DALLAS — Susan G. Komen, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, completed its own analysis comparing the disparity in mortality rates in 2014 and 2023 between Black women and white women with ...

The Old Waverly Club announced the reopening of its Mossy Oak Golf Course on Thursday, reintroducing one of the top-rated courses in Mississippi after a redesign spearheaded by former U.S. Open ...

Terriaua Ickom, left, trades trinkets with Marz Bennett on Saturday during the Harvest Market in Columbus. Bennett told The Dispatch she frequently brings trinkets – small, inexpensive and sometimes ...

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State soccer star Ally Perry had a rare opportunity after the 2024 SEC championship season to play professionally in Europe. A member of a team that graduated nine starters ...

ATLANTA — An eighth body has been discovered at the site of a fiery Georgia highway crash between a semitrailer and van, Deputy Jackson County Coroner Dean Stringer said Tuesday. The victims were ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY – The sale of OCH Regional Medical Center to Baptist Memorial Health Care has officially closed, with Oktibbeha County poised to pocket about $30.5 million in net proceeds. Baptist ...