KTIBBEHA COUNTY – Officials are reviewing county roads and finding many in worse shape than anticipated, raising questions about how the county can repair them on a limited budget. The county ...

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University is changing the name of the Holmes Center, pending approval by the state board of trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning. Holmes Cultural ...

LOS ANGELES, Cal. — Former Mississippi State soccer player Hannah Johnson signed a professional deal this week after earning a roster spot with National Women’s Soccer League club Angel City FC.

WASHINGTON — In a rare bipartisan move, two senators have introduced legislation in the latest attempt to fight the flow of fentanyl and its precursors into the United States from China, Mexico ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland and 19 other states are suing multiple federal agencies, contending President Donald Trump’s administration has illegally fired thousands of federal probationary workers.

STARKVILLE – One man is dead after an early morning fire in an apartment complex Friday. The victim is identified as Rodney Jenkins, 72, Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt told The Dispatch.

STARKVILLE – Mississippi is moving ahead among other southeastern states when it comes to training the next generation of workers. Mississippi Economic Council CEO and President Scott Waller on ...

WEST POINT – Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill doesn’t flinch when confronted with the “B word.” “I’ll lean into it,” she said, prompting laughter Saturday from the audience at the Women ...

Incumbent Democratic Mayor Lynn Spruill speaks while eight of the 11 other candidates in contested races in Starkville’s upcoming municipal election listen Saturday during a public forum at the ...

NEW YORK — Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some laid-off federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their firing.

WASHINGTON — The head of a federal watchdog agency must remain in his job, a judge in Washington ruled on Saturday, saying President Donald Trump’s bid to remove the special counsel was unlawful.

When Stephen Jones first ran for his seat as Ward 5 city councilman in 2017, he “wanted to see change.” Now, Jones is running for mayor because staying on the council for more than two terms ...