Sarah Randolph woke up early on Thursday morning, too anxious to go back to sleep. Despite her nerves, she spent the day doing many of the normal things in her routine: going to classes, taking a ...

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 ...

Cullen Paradis has joined The Dispatch staff as its Starkville bureau reporter. His first day was Monday. In his role, Paradis will report on local government issues in Starkville and Oktibbeha ...

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump laced into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats on Thursday in a pointed and at times bitter speech as he headlined the annual Al Smith ...

My father and I were both fascinated by the printing process. How ideas from one mind could be spread to others through black marks on a page intrigued us. That’s how we ended up at McCormick ...

WASHINGTON — A student loan cancellation program for public workers has granted relief to more than 1 million Americans — up from just 7,000 who were approved before it was updated by the ...

Main Street Columbus is hosting a Boo Bash on Thursday, a new event designed to get downtown in the Halloween spirit. The Boo Bash will run from 5-8 p.m. and will include a costume contest, story ...

Life continues to stay busy for this old country gal! Grandchild No. 1 is a cheerleader at New Hope Middle School and No. 2 is a cheerleader at Gordo Middle School. Of course, I tried to make most ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. — Joy Olson proudly wore a “Make America Joyful Again” button Thursday as she waited in line to attend a Kamala Harris rally. But that doesn’t mean the 70-year-old retiree ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution printed 237 years ago and sent to the states to be ratified was sold for $9 million at an auction Thursday evening in North Carolina.

STARKVILLE — Third-grader Grace Campbell finished coding a series of actions on an iPad before staring down at the little blue robot on the floor in front of her. Nothing happened. “It’s my ...

STARKVILLE — Jeff Fulton, a landscape architect from Mississippi State University, presented “The History of Landscapes Starting in France and Culminating in the United States” at the Oct. 3 ...