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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, at Calvert Funeral Home, with James Towery officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Garden Cemetery in West Point. Visitation will be one hour prior to ...

The Dispatch’s Best of the Triangle readers’ choice contest is the area’s longest-running recognition of the most popular businesses and professionals in the Golden Triangle. Businesses who want to ...

WEST POINT — James M. Ivy, 76, died May 5, 2026, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Mt. Hermon M.B. Church, with Timothy Brinkley officiating.