Softball and volleyball action are entering key stretches of the season where all-important conference games are sprinkled into the schedule.

The seven new buses consist of two 71-passenger athletic buses and five 77-passenger buses that will be used for regular bus routes.

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Week One of the 2025 college football season is finally here, and with it a new opportunity for Mississippi State to shake the disappointment of a 2-10 campaign in 2024.

The Dispatch continues its overview of MSU football roster with a look at the linebacker room.

The key to catching Mississippi up to its southeastern counterparts is expanding industry and high paying job opportunities, Thomas Duff told the Rotary Club of Columbus on Tuesday.

I didn't see a single child without at least one piece of Banana Ball gear or a branded souvenir. I imagine the elementary schools in Starkville resemble a Party Animals dugout this week.

Make no mistake: This legislation doesn't cut fat. It cuts bone. Low wages, not low character, is the greatest factor.

After arriving at the school, a school administrator and teacher boarded the bus, confiscated the student's backpack, which contained the weapon, and escorted him inside the building where they were met by school resource officers.

"I can't remember exactly how long I've been interested in (dinosaurs and fossils), I just know I've liked them for a really long time," McFarland-Terrell said.

For now, the most important aspect of the win was that the Bulldogs put their new approach to the test against one of the strongest programs in the country and came away with confidence.

"We're not looking just to be a police department in our community. We concentrate continually on a mindset of being guardians.".

On the banks of Luxapalila Creek, they came across what is believed to be a nearly fully-intact vertebrae bone from a theropod, a land-roaming dinosaur, sticking out of the ground.

When he took over the program last season, Allen Glenn built his team upon the principle of "Attitude is Everything." Mottos may seem silly, but the 2024 season showed there was proof in his preaching.

"I would love for this LINK board to reconsider its decision and provide Mr. Higgins an opportunity to be a part of the community he has served so admirably for the last 20 years," Spruill said.

I blew the debris, grass clippings and leaves into neat piles then raked and disposed of them. All the while, my mind was rapidly jumping from lawn care to the little tattoo shop that just lost one of their beloved artists.

The 9,600-square-foot box hangar is the centerpiece of $3 million worth of projects that wrapped up earlier this year, which also included repaving the airport's 4,503-foot runway.

Luxapalila Creek flows through Columbus and Propst Park, creating a beautiful backdrop while opening a window into the age of dinosaurs.

In 2023, Mylroie began work on his 23rd book, another installment of the David Langwonaire series. Since then, he's written 13 chapters and is still far from done.

Residents can purchase a $100 raffle ticket online between now and then to have their name entered into a drawing for the United Way's $50K Your Way raffle. During the event, four names and one nonprofit will be randomly selected to win $10,000 each.

"I got the opportunity to fly airplanes … and just experience all the different types of aviation and how it helps support our community and our military. And I just fell in love.".