Clarence Carter, the blues and soul musician and singer-songwriter with the raspy, emotional vocals whose hits included the ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY – Three current employees and two former employees in the Oktibbeha County Tax Assessor and Collector’s Office could be on the hook for more than $31,000 after an investigation by the ...

Alan Lewis was passed over in March to be the city’s next fire chief, but on Tuesday he got the next best thing. The city council appointed Lewis assistant chief, effective Monday, during its regular ...

STARKVILLE — A Starkville man was arrested Monday for allegedly placing a hidden recording device inside his own home to surveil someone else without their knowledge. Scott Gronewold, 50, is charged ...

OXFORD — A court decision reversal released Thursday will allow a lawsuit filed against the NCAA by former Ole Miss football staffer David Saunders to continue its process after it was initially ...

Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but we need your help to ...

VERNON, Ala. — Barron Todd Patrick, 58, died May 16, 2026. Funeral services will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, at Chandler Funeral Home Chapel, with Brandon Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at ...

A DoorDasher and a woman inside her home suffered injuries during a rash of three separate shootings over two days, Police Chief Joseph Daughtry told The Dispatch. Daughtry said the shootings stemmed ...

Starkville – Mississippi State University is debuting a number of new features to Davis Wade Stadium this season, beginning with a night game against Arizona State on Sept. 6. Local media were given a ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world largest aircraft carrier, returned home to Virginia on Saturday after an 11-month deployment, the longest since the Vietnam War, that saw it support ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — Supervisors are moving forward with selling OCH Regional Medical Center to Baptist Memorial Health Care. After a months-long request for proposals process, Board of Supervisors ...

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Beth-el M.B. Church, in Starkville. Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. Friday, at West Memorial Funeral Home. West Memorial Funeral Home of Starkville is ...