In 2025, we said goodbye to those whose lives were distinguished by service to their communities. We note the passing of government officials, a longtime economic developer, a media personality, ...

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 ...

STARKVILLE — Photos of four properties on Ruth Road drew winces and looks of disbelief Tuesday during a board of aldermen meeting at City Hall. Three were abandoned houses in extreme disrepair. The ...

Ford is recalling more than 270,000 electric and hybrid vehicles in the U.S. because of a parking function problem that could lead to them rolling away. The Detroit automaker said that the recall ...

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 ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — Sheriff’s deputies arrested two suspects in a weekend double homicide on Kincaid Road. Travis Chandler, 34, and Devon Chandler, 27, both of Starkville, turned themselves in to ...

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University announced new tailgating zones for the 2025 football season on Thursday, with the biggest change being the rezoning of The Junction, removing public ...

She used to be a “five, five and five girl” — five minutes each of prayer, worship and reading her Bible every morning. Now she says she can’t look at her Bible without crying. “If I start to pray, ...

A Lowndes County jury awarded $2.4 million to the plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Columbus obstetrics and gynecology doctor Friday. According to circuit court records, Hamilton ...

More than 5.6 million youth will face premature death because of vaping, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. Laura Beth Turner, an assistant professor of nursing at the ...

This week, a 16-year-old boy named Ralph Yarl — Black — accidentally rang the doorbell of an 84-year-old white man, Andrew Lester. According to reports, Lester then shot Yarl twice through the door, ...

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 ...