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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 ...

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 — 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 ...

The man who is reportedly the richest oligarch in Russia — and the target of numerous international sanctions because of his country’s recent invasion of Ukraine — played an important role in one of ...

OXFORD — Terms for Ole Miss head football coach Lane Kiffin’s new contract have been obtained by the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, and his new four-year deal will see him have a base salary of ...

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 — Mississippi State women’s basketball head coach Sam Purcell received a contract extension this week, keeping him in Starkville through the end of the 2028-29 season. The coach is entering ...

A suspect has been charged with murder in the late Saturday evening shooting death of a Columbus man. Israel Buckhalter, 39, was arrested for killing Desi Shepherd, 32. Shepherd died at Baptist ...

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 ...

A Lowndes County man is charged with murder for allegedly killing his father on Friday night. Bradley Wayne Peeks, 21, was arrested for the shooting death of Larry Wayne Peeks Jr., 45. Lowndes County ...