Thursday’s deadline for signatures opposing the county’s sale of OCH Regional Medical Center came and went with no petition, clearing the way for supervisors to start searching for a buyer.

STARKVILLE — A proposed amendment to city ordinances around kitchen and security requirements for restaurants has narrowed its scope, garnering a mixed response from the business community.

No. 20 Ole Miss overcame a 15-point third quarter deficit Monday against No. 3 USC, taking a four-point lead with just under three minutes remaining in regulation and leading by two with 1:43 to play.

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CALEDONIA — Caledonia cross country made waves at the Mississippi High School Activities Association championships last weekend, winning the girls’ Class 4A state championship, with Ella ...

COLUMBUS — James “Jimmy” Nowick, 44, died Nov. 3, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. A memorial service will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, at Annunciation Catholic Church.

COLUMBUS — Basketball season has arrived, and the Owls women’s team is ready to go with a veteran roster under a new head coach. Mississippi University for Women named Eric Vaughn the new ...

“The MOU with MUW is an excellent opportunity for our students to have a smooth transition from ICC’s School of Education into MUW’s School of Education,” said Chris Cox, education ...

COLUMBUS — Mississippi University for Women saw two of its fall programs wrap up their respective competitions last week. Cross Country saw both men and women compete at the St. Louis ...

The county board of supervisors unanimously agreed to grant Airbus Helicopters a 10-year ad valorem tax abatement for the company’s $3.5 million expansion, which includes adding a 6-acre solar farm.

When Mary Dean Rose first started working polls in Oktibbeha County in the 1970s, elections looked different than they do today. “I was back in the day when they read out the ballot and you ...

JACKSON — Law enforcement officers were justified in using force in five shootings in Mississippi from 2021 to 2023, including a shootout that involved an escaped inmate, state Attorney General ...