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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 ...

Every one who has served in the military has a story to tell – some more interesting than others, naturally. But few had a story to match that of Gene Smith, a Vietnam War fighter pilot was shot down ...

SDI representatives, CEO Mark Millett and Gov. Tate Reeves dig up dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for Aluminum Dynamics Tuesday afternoon off Charleigh D. Ford Jr. Drive. Millett expects to begin ...

STARKVILLE – A Sturgis teen is behind bars following a Sunday morning shooting at Sonic Drive-In, located at 913 Hwy. 12 W. Jakobe George, 19, is charged with attempted murder, according to booking ...

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 ...

STARKVILLE — While most novels aim to be interesting, not all involve eight real historical southern murders. “Our story starts in a cemetery and ends in a cemetery, with some other things in between, ...

DeeDee Baldwin, engagement librarian at Mississippi State University, has spent the last six years researching the first Black legislators in the state. “As faculty librarians, we’re allowed 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 ...

STARKVILLE — A toddler who shot himself Sunday with an unsecured firearm has died from his injuries. Armani Turnipseed, 2, passed away at about 8 p.m. Monday at Blair Batson Children’s Hospital in ...

STARKVILLE — William Thomas “Tommy” Chisholm will spend the rest of his life in prison after an Oktibbeha County Circuit Court jury found him guilty Friday of capital murder. Chisholm, 44, of ...

If you come across a brightly-colored window catching sunlight in Mississippi, whether it be in a chapel, a bathroom or even an Applebee’s, there’s a good chance it passed through Kathryn Davis’ hands ...