Cali Smallwood announced her decision to sign with Mississippi State on Wednesday, news confirmed by the program on Thursday, joining her younger sister Lani, one of the signees in MSU’s 2026 ...

A Columbus favorite is reopening soon. When American Deli closed in Columbus Place back in May, the reaction was everywhere. People weren’t just disappointed; they wanted to know not if, but when ...

WASHINGTON — White House economists estimate the United States has a shortage of 10 million houses, according to a new report out Monday — and say regulatory cuts could lead to more construction to ...

Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander doesn’t sound all that excited about the idea of becoming a back-to-back NBA champion. That might seem strange. It’s not. It’s just who the ...

Wiley Bryant “Pete” Cantrell, age 89, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2026, at his home in Caledonia. Services will be held Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The most popular last names in the U.S might be unchanged from the previous decade, but Asian surnames were the fastest-growing at the start of this decade, the U.S. Census Bureau said ...

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 ...

STARKVILLE — Lubertha “Lulu” CArr,61, died April 15, 2026, in Tupelo. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Austin C.O.C.H. U.S.A. Burial will follow at Sessums Community Cemetery.

STARKVILLE — Chanterrian Chandler, 25, died April 10, 2026, in Starkville. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at West Memorial Funeral Home. West Memorial Funeral Home of Starkville is in ...

COLUMBUS — Willie Mae Bush, 55, died April 22, 2026, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of ...

COLUMBUS — Robert Earl Nalls, 80, died April 17, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of Columbus.

WEST POINT — Natasha Evette Manning, 49, died April 10, 2026, in West Point. Funeral services will be at noon Saturday, at St. Robertson M.B. Church, with the Rev. John C. Harris Jr. officiating.