High school students in the Golden Triangle generally improved on state assessments last year, but elementary and middle school scores in English-language arts, math and science trended downward.| The Dispatch
Wall Street fell to a fifth straight loss on Thursday, hurt by a drop for Walmart and dampened hopes for coming cuts to interest rates.| The Dispatch
Canada will match US tariff exemptions under USMCA trade pact, Prime Minister Carney says| The Dispatch
Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday.| The Dispatch
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming months but gave no hint on the timing of a move and suggested the central bank will proceed cautiously as it continues to evaluate the impact of tariffs and other policies on the economy.| The Dispatch
OXFORD – According to Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin, progress is being made as far as turnovers are concerned. The Rebels held their second scrimmage of| The Dispatch
Mississippi University for Women assistant golf coach Scott Milam demonstrated his own expertise as a player last week, riding a late push to win the 2025| The Dispatch
If there was ever a time for West Lowndes to get over the hump, this year is it.| The Dispatch
James Dobson, who founded the conservative Christian ministry Focus on the Family and was a politically influential campaigner against abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, died on Thursday.| The Dispatch
A New York appeals court on Thursday threw out President Donald Trump’s massive financial penalty while narrowly upholding a judge’s finding that he engaged in fraud by exaggerating his wealth for decades. The ruling spares Trump from a potential half-billion-dollar fine but bans him and his two eldest sons from serving in corporate leadership for a few years.| The Dispatch
Bulldogs look to continue growth as 2025 campaign kicks off| The Dispatch
Southern Miss Athletics announced Friday a series of major upgrades and additions to The Rock designed to elevate the fan experience, improve efficiency,| The Dispatch
Mississippi State head coach Jeff Lebby has high hopes for his current quarterback room. In fact, at SEC Media Days in July, he called it potentially the| The Dispatch
A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, after finding the map dilutes the power of Black voters.| The Dispatch
Easy tailgate foods that don’t require cooking| The Dispatch
Is Yard of the Month still a thing? If so, what does it take to get the award, and are the costs worth it?| The Dispatch
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State football is 11 days away from kicking off the 2025 season at Southern Miss on Aug. 30. The Bulldogs held their second| The Dispatch
OXFORD – Ole Miss defensive coordinator Pete Golding isn’t worried about all his defense lost up front. The names will be different, he said, but he| The Dispatch
Mississippi State soccer finally got to hit the field on Sunday after a week of preparing for the start of the regular season. That kickoff will have to| The Dispatch
Supervisors unanimously agreed Monday to allow $700,000 left over state grant funding to be redirected toward relocating and upgrading the Josey Creek sewage pumping station, which serves NorthStar Industrial Park.| The Dispatch
Columbus man injured in Sunday shooting| The Dispatch
A man suffered severe injuries after a shooting Sunday morning.| The Dispatch
COLUMBUS – When Wright Thompson set out to research the murder of Emmett Till, he thought he already knew most of the story. What he uncovered showed just| The Dispatch
Downtown West Point is once again gearing up for the Prairie Arts Festival, which is returning for its 47th year.| The Dispatch
In the Garden with Felder: How to truly win at gardening| The Dispatch
Mississippi State women's soccer announced the addition of another exhibition match, scheduled to take place at the MSU Soccer Field on Sunday, Aug. 17 at| The Dispatch
I often hear the phrase, “believe what you see,” but how can we be so sure? Does an image tell the whole story?| The Dispatch
After more than two decades away, Hanna Raskin is returning to the city where her career as a journalist first began. And where she was arrested.| The Dispatch
Higgins’ conduct would ‘harm every member of this community’| The Dispatch
Easy tailgate foods that don’t require cooking| The Dispatch
From lazy days by the pool to weekend road trips and everything in between, summer is packed with adventures.| The Dispatch
MSU Soccer adds Sunday exhibition after Thursday rainout| The Dispatch
In the end, Raelin Chaffin and Mississippi State just ran out of gas. After surviving a grueling, 11-10 elimination-game win Saturday night against| The Dispatch
Facing NiJaree Canady for the fourth time in the last two seasons, Mississippi State forced Texas Tech's superstar ace into by far her worst start of the| The Dispatch
Got spots? After this rainy spring we are seeing a lot of leafspot fungi infections on garden plants.| The Dispatch
Education: Lowndes County Miss Hospitality crowned| The Dispatch
OXFORD — The balance that had been missing from Mississippi State’s offense for several weeks returned in a big way Saturday evening in enemy territory.| The Dispatch
GREENWOOD — The Heritage Academy boys basketball won the MAIS Class 5A state championship on Saturday, defeating Oak Forest Academy 77-72 in the| The Dispatch
Softball: Chaffin, Mississippi State beat Washington in NCAA Tournament opener| The Dispatch
Baseball: Mississippi State hits eight home runs in throttling of Missouri| The Dispatch
STARKVILLE — Aaron Downs had seen plenty of action as a reserve outfielder in his first three years at Mississippi State, but with two starting spots| The Dispatch
STARKVILLE — Lexi Sosa entered Thursday night’s home opener at Nusz Park with Mississippi State already in deep trouble. Starter Josey Marron had walked| The Dispatch
