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Traffic accidents spike Friday during winter storm
A late week snowstorm led to more than a dozen car accidents Friday, but despite icy conditions not a single accident was reported Saturday according to law enforcement. Mississippi Highway Patrol ...
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Ask The Dispatch: When will Columbus’ post office be repaired?
The downtown Columbus post office has had a portion of its front entrance cordoned off for more than a year after part of its stone facade fell in 2022. That crumbling stone is the most obvious ...
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Women’s Basketball: Hot-shooting start carries Mississippi State over Georgia
Eniya Russell was listed as questionable on the injury report the night before Mississippi State’s game at Georgia on Sunday, and the updated report before tip-off designated her as a game-time ...
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Mary Means Business: Claire’s closing at Columbus Place
Another retailer prepares to leave Columbus Place. Claire’s, 1404 Old Aberdeen Road, is officially slated for closure. The Starkville location closed in March 2024 and with the Columbus location ...
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Golden Triangle UNCF banquet set for Jan. 18 at American Legion Post 69
The Golden Triangle United Negro College Fund Committee (UNCF) has announced the date of its annual banquet. The event will be at 6 p.m. Jan. 18 at the American Legion Post 69 at 308 Legion Drive ...
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No explosives found at MSU after Maroon Alert
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University received a bomb threat Saturday morning, prompting police to search two empty buildings before declaring them free of danger. MSU Vice President for ...
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‘Embracing AI’: Mississippi governor mandates creating policies for using artificial intelligence
The Mississippi Department of Internet Technology Services will evaluate how state agencies use or plan to use artificial intelligence and will create policy recommendations for using AI in the ...
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‘Suspicious activity’ on SOCSD network keeps teachers, students off school internet
STARKVILLE – Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District started the spring semester Tuesday without internet access thanks to a disruption to its computer service. In a message sent to ...
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Former Bulldog Brent Rooker signs five-year contract extension with Athletics
Former Mississippi State baseball star Brent Rooker will be staying with the Athletics for another five years, regardless of where that franchise ends up playing. Following a 2024 season in which ...
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Ransomware attack likely responsible for IT crisis at SOCSD
STARKVILLE – A data breach that has crippled Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District’s network appears to be a ransomware attack, according to online sources. The district is listed ...
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Men’s Basketball: No. 14 Bulldogs fall to No. 6 Kentucky in another instant classic
STARKVILLE — John Calipari may no longer pace back and forth in front of Kentucky’s bench, but the Wildcats are still as big a thorn as ever in Mississippi State’s side. Calipari’s ...
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A major airline is being fined for chronic flight delays, and passengers may get a cut of the money
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