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CMSD board approves sale of Lee Middle property
Columbus Municipal School District's board of trustees unanimously approved the sale of the former Lee Middle School property during a special-call meeting on Wednesday.
TOP NEWS
MSU alum, convenience store owner gives away Rally Bananas to MSU fans in Omaha
DeLone Wilson wanted it known that Mississippi State baseball fans joining him in Omaha, Nebraska, for the College World Series were specifically welcomed in his convenience stores, and he hung a banner outside his downtown storefront to prove it.
Police seeking second suspect in kidnapping case
Starkville police are searching for another suspect believed to be connected to a Monday kidnapping incident at the Brooksville Garden apartments.
Prather named interim CEO for Partnership
The Greater Starkville Development Partnership has named Jennifer Prather its interim CEO while it searches for a successor to Scott Maynard.
Area unemployment spikes, still lower than last year
Although unemployment rates spiked in Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha and Noxubee counties in May -- increases of anywhere from 1 percent to 1.7 percent compared to April -- data released by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security suggests that the unemployment rates have flattened after a steady increase over the past year.
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Judge dismisses suit over Mississippi city flying state flag |
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Bridging the gap between doctor and patient |
Teen arrested for holding two people at gunpoint |
City contractor appointed to CLW board |
Master plan commissioned for park complex at Cornerstone |
New band, old tricks: Big Hoss and the Little Joes to perform Thursday at Sounds of Summer |
Four arrested for hotel robbery |
Panel to survey Mississippi districts on testing practices |
Ex-3 Doors Down bassist held in 2013 Tennessee DUI death |
CRA confident Lee property will be developed |
Sears Hometown Store scheduled to close soon |
SPORTS
Freshmen players sill performing late in MSU season |
Notebook: Well-rested Billingsley takes mound for Bulldogs |
Chism looks for breakthrough at Bullring |
Oregon State eliminates UNC to set up game vs. MSU |
Coaches work together to keep Bulldogs on right path |
72 days to football: How MSU can finish more drives in 2018 |
OPINIONS
Slimantics: Is this what America has become? |
Larry Elder: IG Report -- Imagine this level of bias during the O.J. Simpson case |
Editorial cartoon for 6-21-18 |
Our View: Rural doctor program could be model for reducing brain drain |
Leonard Pitts: Immigrant children are real children |
Froma Harrop: When women's dignity counts for zero |
LIFESTYLES
Show your colors: Star-spangled sweets and party ideas for a fun Fourth |
Make Mexican pulled pork without the hassle of frying |
The trick to keeping your peach cake from getting soggy |
Asparagus, grilled foods sing with this Romesco sauce |
Sweet bond: This honey of an enterprise is about more than passing down skills from father to sons |
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on: Viva Las Elvis party is Friday |
NATIONAL NEWS
Trump supporters steadfast despite the immigration uproar |
Leaders of largest US black denomination decry separations |
Lawmakers rip tariffs enacted in name of national security |
Alabama musician loses work after anti-immigrant post on Facebook |
Some fear changes to state laws as US weighs pot medicine |
Appeals court tosses veterans' lawsuits over burn pits |
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1. MSU alum, convenience store owner gives away Rally Bananas to MSU fans in Omaha STARKVILLE & OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
2. Four arrested for hotel robbery STARKVILLE & OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
3. Fatal car crash begins in West Point Walmart parking lot AREA
4. Teen arrested for holding two people at gunpoint STARKVILLE & OKTIBBEHA COUNTY
5. City contractor appointed to CLW board COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY
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