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From the Opinion Page of The Dispatch, the hosts of this podcast debate and discuss local news for Columbus and Lowndes County, Mississippi.

A former Georgia sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for repeatedly punching a Black detainee whose beating by guards was recorded by a jail security camera nearly ...

Nine men accused of breaking out of a New Orleans city jail in May after slipping through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a barbed wire fence pleaded not guilty to escape charges on Wednesday.

Three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday.

Of the top 10 most valuable economic development projects announced in Mississippi since 2018, four are in or near the Golden Triangle.

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A Mississippi law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs from public schools and universities was temporarily blocked by a federal judge Sunday.

Issac Smith leads a Bulldog defense hungry for improvement after disastrous 2024 The preseason All-SEC defender expects more accountability from the unit after an offseason of retooling with new ...

MSU pitcher Caleb Reed during the 2011 season at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville. Reed, 35, passed away this week after a battle with cancer. (Photo courtesy of MSU Athletics) ...

To anyone in Columbus for the last 49 years, the giant building at 1404 Old Aberdeen Road has always been Leigh Mall.

The federal government wants to make Columbus a hub for training police officers around the state in several areas, including enforcing immigration.