The Southside Blues Festival will return to Townsend Park today for its 20th year of celebration. Southside native and District 4 Supervisor Jeff Smith said the festival has come a long way since it was first held in 2003.

Mississippi State announced the death of former All-SEC pitcher Caleb Reed on Wednesday. Reed was 35 years old.

Started in 2021 as a way to monitor crime more efficiently, the Starkville Community Camera Registry has grown to include 804 residential cameras and 714 business cameras, the SPD website said.

Don't let kids light fireworks, keep a bucket of water and a garden hose handy, only light one firework at a time and only use fireworks while you're sober. Celebrate and have fun this Fourth. I'll see y'all next week.

Daryl Harrison, 35, was charged with trafficking a controlled substance. Courtney Brooks, 33, was taken into custody on outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court.

Dr. Jacob Skiwski, best known as "Dr. Ski" in both a show of affection and an inability to grasp the pronunciation of his Polish name, passed away Saturday at age 80 after 47 years as a pediatrician in Columbus.

Madison Francis chose the Bulldogs to help form the program's second-highest rated recruiting class ever alongside fellow ESPNW Top 100 recruits Jaylah Lampley and Nataliyah Gray.

Former Mississippi State switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje, 22, joins two other teammates in the Mariners organization, Harry Ford and Lazaro Montes, on the American League roster, tying the organization with the Detroit Tigers for most selections.

The Bulldogs will return to Tupelo for the third straight season for nonconference play, facing West Coast Conference team San Francisco at Cadence Bank Arena on Sunday Dec. 7.

In a wave of unanimous votes Tuesday to start the new city council term, council members appointed Ethel Stewart of Ward 1 as vice mayor for the next four years. And the honor came on her birthday, no less.

A veteran of college basketball in Japan, Nwaedozi stands at 6-foot-3 and brings some much-needed size to the frontcourt for the Bulldogs.

Putting comfort ahead of life-saving equipment is not how these funds should be spent. Can you really apply a cost/benefit calculation on something where lives are at stake? Unfortunately, the answer to that question in Mississippi, is "yes, you can.".

No. No. I don't share it. I eat a WHOLE watermelon every year for my birthday.

Customers of BankFirst Financial Services woke up Tuesday without access to their accounts, but by 6:15 p.m., all services were restored.

Aldermen on Tuesday approved allowing Fire Chief Dewayne Davis to apply for a $821,099 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant, which would provide funding to hire 12 firefighters.

By the end of the day on Sunday, the Starkville All-Stars stood alone as champions of the Dizzy Dean World Series. The team went 5-0 over the weekend, winning the championship 8-0 against Bolivar Green.

Ryan Handran, 37, climbed the ranks at Rick's Cafe working positions ranging from the doorman to manager. Even as a new owner, he said nothing much needs to change about the Starkville nightlife fixture.

Having the county lease or purchase part of the Franklin property could give the redevelopment an injection of life, potentially making the property more desirable to private development.

Travis Chandler, 34, and Devon Chandler, 27, both of Starkville, turned themselves in to authorities at the Oktibbeha County Jail at 2:30 p.m. Monday, a sheriff's office press release said. Both are charged with murder.

Former Mississippi State baseball assistant coach Jake Gautreau is heading to East Carolina University, joining veteran head coach Cliff Godwin's staff as the hitting coach, per ECU beat reporter Stephen Igoe.