Less than two months into his tenure as CEO, the Golden Triangle Development LINK has parted ways with Iain Vasey. Meryl Fisackerly was appointed CEO on Thursday, following Vasey stepping down from ...

The Columbus Baptist Urgent Care is officially closed. Amy Thomas, chief marketing and communication officer for Urgent Team, cited “declining community demand for walk-in urgent care services” as the ...

STARKVILLE – An Oktibbeha County sheriff’s deputy was fired following a Sunday afternoon brawl with an umpire during a Grand Slam baseball tournament at Cornerstone Park. Lt. Darrell Holley, a coach ...

The city council hired a contractor Tuesday to complete the third phase of the Sen. Terry Brown Amphitheater on the Island. But Ward 6 Councilman Jason Spears had “just one question” before the ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence rose modestly in April despite growing anxiety over soaring energy prices brought on by the war in Iran. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer ...

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY – A former Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District teacher was convicted Wednesday of three counts of touching a child for lustful purposes. A jury found Kelvin Lamar ...

Helen Simpson Reed, age 93, transitioned to her Heavenly eternal home on April 25, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 23, 1933, to William Hood Simpson and Ellen Faulkner ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy accelerated at the start of 2026, expanding at a modest 2% pace from January through March after recovering from last fall’s 43-day federal government shutdown. But the ...

COLUMBUS — Eric L. Pruitt, 50, died April 20, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Tabernacle C.M.E. Church in Ethelsville, Alabama, with ...

Everett “Todd” Davis, age 62, of Columbus, Mississippi, passed away Friday, April 24, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Todd was born on December 23, 1963, in Columbus, Mississippi. He dedicated 30 ...

The Dispatch’s Best of the Triangle readers’ choice contest is the area’s longest-running recognition of the most popular businesses and professionals in the Golden Triangle. Businesses who want to ...