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Starkville man found dead in Parchman

Posted in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

A Starkville man serving an armed robbery sentence became the latest inmate to die in a Mississippi Department of Corrections facility.

TOP NEWS

Monday Profile: Rao brings volunteer experience from India to MSU

Posted earlier today in Starkville & Oktibbeha County

Nagadarshan Rao had been speaking English for years when he arrived in the United States last year, but he wasn't completely fluent. Adjusting to the fast pace of native English speakers and the slang of the South was difficult at times, he said, but he has become more comfortable with the language over the past year and can give the Maroon Volunteer Center some of the credit for it.

Analysis: Leadership team will shape the lawmaking process

Posted earlier today in State

Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn has completed one of his most consequential tasks of the four-year legislative term -- choosing House committee members and leaders.

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SPORTS

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College commit Aniya Saddler is the leading scorer for Columbus and might just be the newest star for the Falcons.

Columbus High senior Aniya Saddler has had to wait her turn. Now she's the Falcons' newest star.

Mississippi State women dismantle Ole Miss as Kobe Bryant's death looms over game

Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

Starkville High star wide receiver Rufus Harvey commits to Arkansas State

Heritage Academy offensive lineman Ethan Bumgarner flips commitment to Northwest Mississippi Community College

Prep basketball roundup: New Hope boys rout West Point, reach 18-1

OPINIONS

Voice of the people: Raymond Gross

Voice of the people: Paul Mack

Voice of the people: James Hodges

Voice of the people: Lee Roy Lollar

Editorial cartoon: 1-27-20

Possumhaw: Hoy, hoypoo, koillee

LIFESTYLES

Mitch Cargile of Columbus slices through a row of water bottles at a cutting competition in Arkansas in 2018. He used a knife he forged himself — and named Sir Chops A Lot. Cargile, who lives in the New Hope community, was one of four smiths competing in the Jan. 15 episode of the show