2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (268+ words) Home » Opinions » Cheikh Taylor: What happens after the last hearing On October 1, the Joint Legislative Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting will hold its final public hearing at the Capitol in Jackson. Mississippians have shown up for eight of these hearings…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (933+ words) Home » Opinions » Wyatt Emmerich: Sharia tempest in a teapot Then the Internet took over. Within days, Ali found herself in the middle of an international social media firestorm. She was accused of lying about being a judge. Then she was…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1309+ words) Home » Lifestyles » Robert St. John: Restaurants lie at 8 P.M. Restaurants lie to you at 8 p.m. on Saturday night. They tell the truth at 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Saturday night has energy, full tables, cocktails, laughter and people dressed for the…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (68+ words) Photo: Turning over a new brick Commercial Dispatch You can help your community Lowndes County Marriages and Divorces, August 2026 Aldermen look to expand Leisure and Recreation District Mary Means Business: New massage therapist in Columbus Blues Museum turns to juke…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (387+ words) Home » Opinions » Letter: Public purchasing laws protect good government The Dispatch’s recent editorial concerning the City’s proposed public purchasing ordinance misses an important point about both the purpose and history of this proposal. The recent indictment does, however, illustrate why…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (501+ words) Roses and thorns: 8-29-26 Commercial Dispatch Home » Opinions » Roses and thorns: 8-29-26 By Dispatch Editorial Board • 2 hours ago A rose to the Golden Triangle’s public school football teams as the 2026 season gets underway. As this is written, those teams are preparing to…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (528+ words) Home » Lifestyles » Butter Together: Let’s hear it for 2020 Have you ever wanted to have a little taste of 2020 here in 2026? I mean, we have. There was something sort of lovely about having fewer obligations outside the house. We ate breakfasts…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (294+ words) Home » Opinions » Possumhaw: Good, bad, ugly technology Studies show there are about five negatives to technology such as social isolation, sleep disruptions, poor physical health from sitting too much, mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and a shorter attention span....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (622+ words) Home » News » BOA mulls whether to raise taxes or cut budget STARKVILLE – Vice Mayor and Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins tried to get the board of aldermen to commit to lowering the city’s property tax rate at Tuesday night’s board…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (604+ words) Home » News » Spears, Brigham spat over who’s in charge of budget A presentation Tuesday from city council finance committee chairman Jason Spears regarding upcoming budget priorities sparked a debate over whether he had encroached on Chief Financial Officer Jim Brigham’s…...