As the nation prepares Monday to honor Martin Luther King Jr., cities across the region are making sure his legacy lives on through celebrations, marches and community service projects. “Martin ...

If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you’re going to have to buy something. Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a policy that invited everyone into its stores.

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal early Saturday for a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages held there and pause the 15-month war with Hamas, bringing the sides a ...

GameStop is closing in Columbus. The video game retailer located at 1725 Hwy. 45 will shutter permanently Saturday, according to a sign posted inside the store. The company, headquartered in ...

A minor was hospitalized Sunday after being shot in an East Columbus neighborhood, according to a Columbus Police Department press release. Officers responded to Redwood Street Sunday at about 3: ...

Columbus native Chuck Younger has been named the chair of the state Senate’s Highways and Transportation Committee. Younger, the senator for District 17 since 2014, was appointed to lead the ...

Most of my life, I wasn’t a fan of Mardi Gras king cakes. Even during the decades when I consumed bucketsful of sugar – cereal straight out of the box, candy by the case – I still thought ...

BOSTON — The cost of college keeps spiraling ever higher, right? Not necessarily. New research indicates students are paying significantly less to attend public universities than they were a ...

A routine traffic stop turned into a drug bust Monday when Lowndes County sheriff’s deputies discovered 14 kilograms of illegal drugs. Daryl Dewayne Crowden, 54, of Jacksonville, Florida, is ...

Four vape shops and convenience stores in Lowndes County were the targets of raids Thursday for alleged illegal drug sales, Sheriff Eddie Hawkins told The Dispatch. Deputies received a Golden ...

After several years of discussions, the Mississippi legislature will address the subject of sales tax on groceries this session. Mississippi is one of just 13 states that tax groceries and because ...

STARKVILLE — Josh Hubbard’s spectacular freshman season came without the burden of expectations. As a sophomore, Mississippi State’s small but springy guard is sneaking up on nobody.