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Eight candidates qualified Thursday for this year’s municipal elections, with contested races now confirmed for mayor and the Ward 2 council seat. Democrats Leroy Brooks and Stephen Jones each ...

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STARKVILLE – The city is already facing a three-way mayoral race in the coming election, with aldermen incumbents also filing Thursday to run in almost all wards. Mayor Lynn Spruill filed ...

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts issued a defense Tuesday of judicial independence, which he said is under threat from intimidation, disinformation and the prospect of public officials ...

DOVER, Del. — It was her last day in session as a Delaware state senator, and Sarah McBride sat in her tiny office at the state Capitol, preparing farewell remarks. She had made history here, as ...

Happy New Year, y’all! I hope everyone celebrated 2024 safely and you’re all ready to start 2025. In Columbus, we’re kicking things off with a new restaurant holding its soft opening.

With three new houses now standing in the Golden Triangle Regional Homeless Coalition’s tiny home village, President Susan Garton can imagine what life will look like for its future residents ...

CHICKASAW COUNTY – The buck that stepped out in front of Matt Ellis, 16, this past Tuesday afternoon changed a somber, peaceful sit into an adrenaline-charged, heart-pounding experience in a ...

In the silence that came as darkness fell, the Old Man looked back on his time so far and could not suppress a smile. As a rule, the Old Man didn’t spend much time picking over his memories.

NEW YORK — Wayne Osmond, a singer, guitarist and founding member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, who were known for such 1970s teen hits as “One Bad Apple,” “Yo-Yo” and ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — Starkville weighs the role of security cameras in public safety. Revival of Highway 182 begins. Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District responds slowly to ...