FEATURED STORY
'Fact-finders and decision-makers': Voters will choose judges ruling on family issues in Nov. 6 election
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has been on the road since Labor Day in his effort to encourage citizens to vote in the Nov. 6 general election.
TOP NEWS
SHS student hit by vehicle
A Starkville High School student was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle after school on Friday afternoon.
Peco Foods holds job fair at EMCC
Hundreds of people from across the Golden Triangle and beyond converged on East Mississippi Community College's Mayhew campus on Saturday for a job fair for the new Peco Foods plant in West Point.
Ask Rufus: Spanish Mustangs of the Prairie
Out of the devastation of Hurricane Florence last week came a bit of good news. The wild horse herds of the Carolina barrier islands had weathered the storm in pretty good shape.
Tell us a story: Master storytellers tickle funny bones and tug heartstrings
It was our own fault we were left standing outside the hallowed circle, on the fringes of the faithful packed in to hear Sheila Kay Adams at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee.
OTHER RECENT HEADLINES
Man busted for marijuana trafficking |
Starkville police arrest man for fleeing officers |
Retrial set for man accused in woman's burning death |
Mississippi casino revenue rises as sports betting begins |
Miss. officials urge safety after road worker injuries |
Ole Miss faculty ask donor to remove name after racial post |
Learning to lead: Mayor's Youth Council boasts record 54 members this year |
Delay of school rating approval blindsides local districts |
Starkville looking to change panhandling law |
Main Street Association lauds year of downtown growth |
Ole Miss could distance itself from donor over racist post |
Metro economic growth in Mississippi lags the nation in 2017 |
Man charged with attempted murder for using vehicle as weapon |
MDE issues last-minute notice that released school accountability ratings are unofficial |
Area districts all show gains in accountability ratings |
Vacation 'wish list': Columbus Airbnb ranked among top-sought in state |
SPORTS
Kelly sees signs of growth at Caledonia |
New Hope's Tackett sees progress despite winless start |
Penalties, lack of ground game hurt No. 14 MSU in loss to Kentucky |
Ole Miss bounces back to beat Kent State |
No. 1 Alabama pulls away to beat No. 22 Texas A&M |
OPINIONS
Steve Chapman: On Kavanaugh, does the Senate want the truth? |
Possumhaw: A walk in the dark |
Unity Park offers opportunity to honor civil rights leaders |
Larry Elder: The Times' Nikki Haley smear vs. The Times' G.H.W.B. smear |
Editorial cartoons for 9-21-18 |
LIFESTYLES
Columbus Art Walk Downtown Thursday is Top 20 Event |
Bring a chair, and even dinner, for 'Oedipus' this week |
Community Calendar for the week of September 23, 2018 |
Out There for the week of September 23, 2018 |
The Hon. Kenneth Griffis to speak at The W Thursday |
MSU history department to host WWII workshop Monday |
NATIONAL NEWS
AP source: Kavanaugh, Ford agree to testify on Thursday |
Rising oil prices haven't hurt economy so far |
Trump wants to rid Justice Department of 'lingering stench' |
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen boasts of aiding Mueller investigation |
Kavanaugh's accuser says she would testify under right terms |
Florence-weary South Carolina could get more record flooding |
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1. Man charged with attempted murder for using vehicle as weapon COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY
2. Starkville looking to change panhandling law STARKVILLE & OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
3. Delay of school rating approval blindsides local districts AREA
4. Man busted for marijuana trafficking STARKVILLE & OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
5. Learning to lead: Mayor's Youth Council boasts record 54 members this year COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY
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