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The sound of gears clicking and whirring echoed through the classroom as robot sisters Sammy and Kenzie took center stage on a distant planet. “Our transmission is completely shot,” Sammy said ...

COLUMBUS — April Mae Hendricks, 52, died May 29, 2025, in Baldwyn. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Bethlehem M.B. Church, with Willie James Gardner officiating. Burial will ...

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 ...

STARKVILLE — Defense and automation firm Camgian is expanding operations in its Starkville facilities to the tune of millions of dollars in artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company ...

STARKVILLE — Every time Pastor and Judge Larnzy Carpenter Jr. is about to take the bench, he has a few things he likes to do. First, Carpenter always prays through a special prayer before ...

Westbound flights are still on the table for the Golden Triangle Regional Airport, though adding a new route to Dallas is a work in progress. Tupelo Regional Airport announced this week it will ...

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 ...

STARKVILLE — Cowfolk are about to be back in the saddle in Starkville, as the Rotary Classic Rodeo returns to the Mississippi Horse Park for its 18th year. Kyle Jordan, president for Starkville ...

When a severe thunderstorm swept through Columbus on Thursday evening, all Marian Hazard could think about was the deviled eggs. “We had loaded the refrigerator with 1,200 deviled eggs, barbecue ...

The city council on Tuesday will face a question it has delayed for several months: Which comes first, naming the fledgling fossil park or setting a policy for naming any city facility? Since ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY – A new neighborhood development is coming to east Oktibbeha County, Atlanta-based real estate development firm Forest Street Partners announced Thursday. The project spans a 98 ...